The Con Man Dancin' Machine!

A BIG thank you to my friend Doug for these pictures from the Zoo!

Yet Another Atomic Night

Just want to give a reminder about our gig tomorrow night. It is a benefit for the Universalist/Unitarian Church located at 569 South 1300 East. We will be rockin' the house from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. As it is a benefit, it is $7.00 per person and $12.00 per couple.

To tell you a little bit about it, this is a fund raiser for the high school youth. Every summer they go on a humanitarian mission. Our guitar player, Craig is a member of this church. One summer, his son went and did some service work from the Navajo Indians. He says that Ryan came back a completely different individual. Powerful stuff. So Craig accompanied the kids the following year as they went and built wells for the Hopi Indian Tribe. He has trouble articulating how much it meant to him (and he is a lawyer, so there you go). He just says over and over that it was simply, life changing.

This summer the kids are hoping to go to the Gulf Coast and help make a difference by assisting in building homes for those affected by Katrina. Atomic Amy and the Spent Rods are proud and truly honored to be a part of this tremendous effort. If you can come by and help while enjoying some great music (if we do say so ourselves), please come on out. If you have any questions, contact me! And as always, we appreciate the support (and enthusiasm) that you give to us. The guys always say they can always count on Amy's friends and family to bring out the numbers!!!

Please Read

When you have a moment (and some tissue handy) please check out the blog of my friend Ginnie. She has a wonderful post that is a great read....and you might even recognize someone you know! Thanks to my beautiful friend!!!
//http://ginjohn81.blogspot.com/

Thank You Falletin Me

Be Mice Elf....at the Hogle Zoo! It was at times cold and a little bit soggy, but that didn't stop us from celebrating Mother Earth today....thank you to my friends and family members who came out to support us....Ray, Marcy, Cayden and Chris (who stayed for the WHOLE thing and showed some wicked dance moves eh, hem, Marcy), Cassandra, Chad and Angela with Emily and Jenny Rae in tow, Lacie, Hope, Joni, Oliva, Matt, Jen, Hayden, Emma, Grace and Enoch and my CSO Friend Doug who took lots of pictures! Oh, and of COURSE Lonny (who showed up right as I was singing "Songbird") and Connor who not only shook his groove thing, but some maracas too(who knew there was a maraca solo in the old blues standard "Stormy Monday"?) Thanks again!

One Last Reminder

Of our performance at the Hogle Zoo tomorrow! Come and celebrate Earth Day and check out the animals. We play from 11:00 - 2:00 at the Oasis Plaza, rain or shine (though the forecast gets better every time I check it!). Dress warm and be prepared for some drizzle along with your rock and roll sizzle! Thanks for the support and interest and we will try and make sure you have an ATOMIC experience!!!

Help Marcy Make Great Strides

I am very proud of my sister-in-law, Marcy and her efforts to fight Cystic Fibrosis. Two grandchildren of a co-worker of her's have this horrible disease. One little one, Elliot had been diagnosed and Marcy was already planning to walk when the other one, Claire was also diagnosed a few weeks ago. This is a heartbreaking ordeal for the children and their families. You can read more about it by visiting Marcy's blog at http://thewhitehouse-southernstyle.blogspot.com/.

Marce is participating in the Great Strides walk - named because the research and testing have a high progression rate....the life expectancy of someone with Cystic Fibrosis used to be 18 years; now it is nearly 40! But there is still much to do and this is something that these precious little ones and their families have to combat every single day of their lives. If your heart is touched, as mine is, by their bravery and you would like to donate anything at all, please visit Marcy's personal donation page at www.cff.org/great_strides/MarcyWhite And also, remember, prayer is another powerful tool! Tonight when you are holding and hugging your beautiful, healthy children or the special children in your life, say a little prayer thanking Heavenly Father for their health...and say another for the children who don't possess it. Thank you Marcy, for helping raise my personal awareness! And go, girl, go!!!

Our Camping Trip

We just got back yesterday from an awesome camping trip! We headed down to Wide Hollow Resevoir, just outside of Escalante for some nature lovin' and family time. We rented a trailer (cause Mama don't sleep on the ground no mo) and had a blast. Day One, Connor became a Junior Ranger (and quite frankly, I should have been made one too because I did all the work) and earned a badge, or a star as Con calls it. He learned about tracks - including paw prints and scat (that's poop to you city dwellers), and we made our own mold of a Bobcat track (Connor calls it a Catbob). Then we made tracks in the mud and looked for other kinds of tracks (including one almost three year old who walked right into a huge mud puddle). Lonny did some fishing and the three of us biked to the other side of the lake where Connor tried his hand at some fishing too (with his official Movie Car fishing pole). Day 2 we went on a hike...Connor's first! It was a mile long through the petrified forest. Connor made it for a little while, then his Dad carried him back. After some lunch we went out kite flying (with again, the official Movie Car kite) and Connor got to hold Katie on her leash all by himself. That night, Lonny made a cake in the dutch oven and we sang happy birthday (not because it was anyone's birthday, just cause Connor likes to sing it) and dedicated it to the cake ("Happy Birthday, dear cake") Lonny offered some to the neighbors who had heard us and immediately assumed (shocking, I know) it was Connor's birthday and it was easier to let them think that then explain it, so he got lots of attention. Day 3, we went about 50 miles up the road to Red Canyon. Lonny and I then kicked bicycling butt and rode a bike trail that inclined 700 feet over it's course. Lonny had the bike trailer that had Connor and at times, Katie in it and we all actually made it to the top! (Going down was AWESOME!!) We had good food, nice neighbors and everyone (especially mama) loved sleeping in the trailer. Connor talked in his sleep the first night and said "Pancake" which still cracks me up. He ended up sleeping with Mommy the first night, but then was a big boy and slept in his own bed the rest of the time. Katie was in heaven! There were lots of squirrels, rabbits and lizards for her to chase. We even had a cluck-cluck bird in our camp! We ate great meals, roasted marshmallows and did everything you should do while camping. Connor especially loved playing in the dirt (sigh). We had hot showers and super clean restrooms and our campsite sat right up against the beautiful red rocks. But, as always, we are happy to be home.

Our Perfect Camping Spot

Home Sweet HomeI will thank you kindly not to laugh at my man shorts




And in case you are wondering, Connor face-planted his first night (just about a foot from the fire, thank you very much) which is why he has a shiner. But all in all, I think this boy had a great adventure. We had so much fun, and can't wait to do it all over again with our next little one!