Joel has a long history of playing in bands with really big names. He recently now spends his time with his imaginative, animated music theory software. Very cool product. I started to study theory at seven and this would have been a lot more fun. Adults or children can use this, it is the best!! harmonicvision.com

Thank you Joel for the gift you gave us it was very appreciated!!!

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If you are looking for complete professional applications for all multimedia, these are the people to talk to. This is the best I have seen!!!! When we are ready to broadcast and web cast on a full scale it will be through Dalet Digital Media Systems!!! Excellent!!!!! Dalet Digital Media Systems.com

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I met Tony Spencer from The John Lennon Songwriting Bus. Tony is the official tour driver and has toured with very big names including Loretta Lynn. He has a lot of interesting stories to tell, what incredible experiences he's had. Tony is going to be touring on the "EL tour" !!! It will be the best tour yet!! He invited me to tour the bus and I met Ryan Szarko. Ryan won in the dance category in The John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Ryan and Tony were so nice to make five free CD's of "Let's Dance" for me, which I am very thankful for. Ryan played me his excellent dance music he wrote and recorded!!! They said I could come up and record Thursday night when they had left the show, but we will have to rendezvous at another time. Suddenly I spotted Jane and flagged her down to come on the bus. We stayed on the bus for quite a while, it was very cool. What an opportunity, what a concept this bus is. Free mobile recording for musicians. http://www.jlsc.com

Those of you who received those brightly colored disc's of "Let's Dance" hold on to them their are only five in existence!!

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The Tonic show was incredible, I have thirty-six photos of this band but I do not have permission to use them yet. If you want to see them please contact me. I would have had to have been on stage to be any closer. Jane and I went together but barely spent anytime together we were both meeting great people at the party and having the best time. I met with Brent, hello Brent!!, who drove all the way across the desert to go to the IMX, hope the drive back went well. The press was there, if you are reading this MACLAREN of Magic Music... Hello!! I hope you had some great footage of the Tonic Concert

Here is Jane with Rich from Discmakers, this is the company that manufacturers my CD's they are excellent!! http//www.discmakers.com

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I met Alex and Loren incredible musicians from Seattle at the party. Loren is an incredible guitarist, musician and composer. AleX is an excellent keyboard player, producer, composer, musician and he uses a computer (like me) to record guitar, keyboards, electronic music and work his magic doing incredible production. They are excellent people and beautiful too!! After the show, with Jane now out somewhere else, Alex and Loren and I took off and went back to my hotel to exchange music. I loved singing to their music, it's excellent. We were all very impressed with each other, very cool!!!

I have spoken to them about forming a band together and touring up and down the coast of California. I will let everyone know what happens. **** What a great band we would be!!!!!!

****(AleX and EL got together and formed EL-X Nine)

Here are some beautiful photos of AleX and Loren in the Veranda bar at the hotel and downstairs in Lobby.

EL with Loren and Alex

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Please email Alex (click here) if you would like to contact them el

We spent the day in classes and were getting hungry so we headed to the Cafe. I turned for a second and spotted someone I knew I had to approach. I walked up and gave him my card. He was so nice and what a beautiful voice and accent!! I am forever grateful for the way he has inspired me. He was representing Vitaminic.com. one of the best music sites on the Internet and my absolute favorite now!! They are all over Europe, get your music up on their site as fast as you can, I did! We headed off to class and went back to the booth to talk later.

All the best were here, it was great and after class we got to talk with Peter DiStefano formely of Porno for Pyros. He was so kind as to give me all kinds of information on the best set up for recording on a laptop, something I am very grateful for. When I came home from Los Angeles he had sent me an email thanking me and complimenting my voice and music. Thank you Peter DiStefano!!!

I love his music!!!!!!! Check it out on the link below!!!

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What a great group, they were so nice. I recorded "Let's Dance" on Roland software and used a Roland program called DoReMix for this song in combination with additional instruments. I am very grateful to Roland for providing the sound and the program and for helping me with all the information I need to set up my new Roland Recording Studio!!! Roland sound is the best!!! (I will have my Roland Studio shipped and be ready to record by October 30, 2000!!!!!!) Watch bayislandrecords.com because a lot of music will be released over the next few weeks!!! Edirol.com

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Tony from The John Lennon Songwriting Bus met us back at the hotel after the IMX and we called a cab to go to CD Baby's IMX closing night party at The Viper Room. We were already to go and Jane made the fatal mistake of telling the cab driver to take the fastest way he can. Well he hit the pedal to the metal and we were flying. We hit the expressway on-ramp so fast he took the cab up on two wheels and it screeched all the way up.

I asked if he could slow down but he said he was a "good driver" don't worry! Oh No!! We were so scared we laughed the entire way. He cut in and out of every car and when we were on the streets he floored the gas pedal towards parked cars to pass people on the right. He drove straight towards red lights, which somehow managed to turn green the second he flew under them. Somehow we made it alive to The Viper Room and what should have been a thirty minute drive took us ten minutes!!!!!!! Whew!! We were awake now and ready to dance!

The Party was great we all had an excellent time, Derek Silvers of CD Baby was there, of course. I met Jonathan Grell of Music Connection Magazine, and the music was excellent. What a way to end the IMX, thank you Derek!!

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We went to the beach for the next three days.

As Jane and I walked down the beach we walked right through a set of people ready to start filming, we were the last ones before they started to shoot. We didn't notice at first that everyone in the restaurant and around us were all in the movie. They were shooting a mini series about Marilyn Monroe that is to be aired sometime this fall I believe.

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Thursday we met an extremely friendly Brian in Venice Beach. Even though I didn't want a temporary Tatoo, I ended up with two. He does all freehand work and it's painted on and stays on for about two weeks. Thanks Brian they were pretty while they lasted. If you want a great Henna Tatoo, see Brian right on Venice beach.

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Friday night we met with Cory at the hotel. Jane and Cory listened to a live performance of me sing to some of my new unreleased songs. I always carry my performance cd with just music and backing tracks so I can sing anywhere, anytime.

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We met these great guys, Ron and Tom in Marina Del Ray. They took our photos for us and invited us to the Cow's End for some coffee and for me, the health conscious person as I am, herbal tea. What a great and famous place this is. A lot of legends have walked through these doors.

We relaxed and enjoyed the breeze off the beach, this is an everyday lifestyle for these two. Relaxing and enjoying life on the beach. We can't wait to be out there too!!

They both have very interesting backgrounds and are great people. If you have seen recently all over the news the new "foolproof" Electro-Cardiogram Tom is the inventer!!!

When we come back we will take you up on your offer to go to the roof top bar on the beach. I can't wait to be there so I can sing up there outside facing the ocean. Yessssss!!

We had been invited to a party with MTV's realworld stars Melissa and Julie so we had to leave.

Ciao for now.

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We arrive at Council Travel, after the day on the beach, where we met with our good friend Cory and my new friends who work there. Franck the General Manager is from France and is such a nice person. Hello Franck!!

Cory drives the MTV Real World stars all over. Melissa and Julie are so nice, I have at least three photos with Melissa!! Thank you Melissa and Cory!! What a great party this was.

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After the party we headed to the Top of the Radisson with everyone from Council Travel. What a sight up there nothing but lights and mountains and the ocean and you can watch the planes taking off too!! It was beautiful!! We also went to the Third Street Promenade to hear incredible musicians play outside. The streets were filled with people dancing. What a great time!

We said goodbye and Jane and I ended our last night in Los Angeles. We flew back home the next day Jane to Tampa and I to Connecticut.

Top of the Radisson and The Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica

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Special thanks to the entertainment group I met on my plane home and to Jeffrey Booker I hope you are enjoying the music!!

So long for now Los Angeles, we will see you very soon!!!! We can't wait!!

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Stayed tuned for the next adventures of EL and Jane. We will be attending the NAMM in California in January.

I have been asked to the prom in November. I never went to mine and a local radio station is throwing the event. Could be a very interesting evening!!!

I will keep you posted. Ciao, EL