sleeping in

03.10.06

No parties for me this weekend. Just soup, tea, and vitamin C. And prayers that I get well before heading off to Austin, Texas on Wednesday for SXSW! BUST is hooking up with Kill Rock Stars’ trio, the Gossip as well as Beggars Banquet for a bunch of day + night parties. Last year I ended up in a hot tub 30 miles outside of town with Texan high school kids and Scandinavian rock stars. Hopefully this year’s fest will bring more insanity.

The clean and conservative Vice Magazine interviewed me about One Kiss Can Lead To Another for their most recent issue. You can read the interview here. “Sheila Burgel knows fucking EVERYTHING about girl groups”—I think that just might be the highest compliment I’ve ever been paid. Thanks June Sprig!

There seems to be some confusion over my religious background. A Cha Cha Charming reader said that I’m a Sephardic Jew on my Iranian side, and an Ashkenaz Jew on my German side. “Why hide it, and why be misleading?” she asked. Uh....cos I’m not Jewish. I’m not religious. Period.

The one-year anniversary of Le One Night Stand has been confirmed for Thursday April 6th at the spacious Japanese ballroom, Hiro. We’ll be honoring Serge Gainsbourg all night long with live performances and your LONS resident DJs Melody Nelson, Peppermintwist, Josh Styles, and moi. Details are in the works, but click here to see what we’ve got planned so far.

Last Friday Mary + I attended the Behind Blythe opening, where doll luvers gathered for wine and collective hair-combing. Nothing like a room full of Blythe dolls decked out in Versace and kimonos to brighten a girl’s day.

So I feel like hell and can barely keep my head off the pillow, but it’s nearly spring outside. And I can listen to “Sara” again.

Sheila

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