I really worked with my head to convince myself I could surpass any lasting emotional damage by using the age old spiritual suggestions of “pray for her”, etc. I can recall a moment after feeling such joy, I thought of her and borrowed my strength from that moment to call good wishes upon her, and […]
When I met Ciro, I was at a point in my life where freedom, happiness, and exuberance were peaking on a daily basis. I had been flying solo for a solid 7 months, and in that time had accomplished a major dream of touring. After travelling for a month in the states, which was magical […]
Life carried on. I focused on other things. I relaxed. With my head turned away from the pain of possibly losing sight of the only vision for my career I had ever known, I was free to enjoy all the other wonderful parts of my life. There were twists and turns of other aspects of […]
It’s been nearly a year since I last blogged. It’s been about 2 years since I last wrote a song…all by myself. “Why?” you may wonder(I have many theories). Every time I sit down to write explanations of my absence: I get lost,I freeze up,I ramble on, I lose my focus. The blog […]
Kendall loves sleeping in Photo by Ciro DiRuocco Sleep. It’s my favourite thing in the world. My favourite sensation and state of being. I know this because for no other state of being have I made such great efforts to make last longer when the time was up. When that alarm goes off at […]
My Response to Being Rejected for FACTOR Funding and a BC Arts Council Mentorship Program She arose out of her own shadow. Lying in bed for a 6-month winter of emotional recovery and arguments with fate, she suddenly became unhappy with how big her bum had gotten. Despite what appeared to be an abandonment […]
Everyone met at our house by 11:30am on Tuesday Morning. Paul, our new bass player, has a van, which he has kindly donated to travelling Betty trips during his stay with us. We hope it is a long stay. We’ve had quite the changeover of bass players in our time. Paul brings more to the […]
As you may or may not know, my recent show at the Roxy in Vancouver was a special show. It was set up as a “showcase” by my publicist for the specific purpose of inviting industry professionals out to watch the show. Among the invitees were representatives from agencies, record labels, and publishing companies. […]
GOING IT ALONE? / CONCLUSION “I need the road to show me how I feel when I’m all by myself.” The Road by Kendall Patrick At first I planned to go with my girlfriend at the time. We had ideas to vlog the adventure as we went, documenting candid lover spats and using the […]
CHARTING NEW TERRITORY Physical Tour Booking Issue #1: GIGS When it came to the actual booking of the tour, I had no idea what to do. This was always my problem. For years the notion of touring was strong in my heart and weak in my mind. Whenever I asked someone how they just “went […]