Covers are for Lovers

Have you ever lost sleep over wondering what Tina Marie Williams would sound like in a Top 40/Classic Rock female-lead Cover Band?

Well, you can put your Ambien away! Thanks to craigslist, my lust for gigs that actually pay, and one of the lead singers going out on maternity leave, I have weaseled my way in to the local cover band sensation Triple Threat

triplethreatwny.com

Now you can see me showcase my baptist-church trained harmonies, all while swaying in perfect unison with two electric female vocalist dynamos! 

FRIDAY November 8TH - Crazy Jakes 9:30pm-1:30am

26 Webster St  North Tonawanda, NY 14120

(716) 693-9309

A fun atmosphere with great food, outdoor fire pits, and of course, amazing music 

SATURDAY November 23RD- Batavia Downs Casino 9pm-1am

8315 Park Rd  Batavia, NY 14020 (585) 343-3750 The entertainment factor will be no "gamble".......hopefully we'll have a "full house"......other gambling puns...... FRIDAY DECEMBER 27TH - Batavia Downs Casino 9pm-1am 8315 Park Rd  Batavia, NY 14020 (585) 343-3750 We "see" your cabin fever and "raise" you an exciting night that we "bet" you wont forget. (I know, I'm exhausting.) If gambling, drinking and generally breaking the 10 commandments doesnt appeal to you (loooooserrrrr....just kidding) I am still playing a few gigs all acoustic style, where you can indulge in slightly overpriced, definitely delicious coffee beverages all while listening to my soothing Yanni-like voice. If Yanni werent such a ninny. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14TH- Taste in East Aurora 7pm - 9pm 634 Main St #3  East Aurora, NY 14052 (716) 655-1874 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11TH- Taste in East Aurora 7pm - 9pm 634 Main St #3  East Aurora, NY 14052 (716) 655-1874 Well, thats all so far! I'm also working with Grace Stumberg (gracestumberg.com) and Savannah King (savannahkingmusic.com) with the Music Business department at Fredonia State, Look for dates and shows coming up with that :) Thanks for all your support so far, and please come out and see me!!!

Youre toxic, Im slippin under

It's a fresh Monday Funday here at Randys Car Care, and you know what that means.....

RCC Fashionista Spotlight

Now today is a bit of a double feature. Let's see if you can spot why:

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At first glance, there is nothing spectacularly South Buffalo about the ensemble. I mean, other than the fact that she obviously indulged in the Bon-Ton "Buy a coat get a free hair cut" deal (Yes Bon-Ton still has a salon) there is nothing over the top about this woman. 

Except. 

Wait.

Is that a Pall Mall?

Did she just.....light up a cigarette in the middle of a waiting room?

Now I realize that smoking in an enclosed public area has only been outlawed for over a decade, (Even in Bon Ton) but come on lady, time to get with the program. Being trapped in a small room, engulfed in cheep cigarette smoke gave me traumatic flashbacks of being locked in the backseat of my Grandfathers Lincoln while he and my sweet Grandma (a nurse, mind you) puffed away up front. I would silently beg to God for them to take the child locks off the windows. Just for an ounce of delicious oxygen. 

This Bi-weekly Bob Evans pilgrimage is single handedly responsible for my brother and I's asthma condition.

So I'd like to thank this woman for my asthma flare up today.

But to be fair "she didnt see a no-smoking sign."

By that logic maybe I should post a No-Murdering sign too.

In other news......

First the donut head trend, now post-apocalyptic surgical masks.

The Chinese truly are the pioneers of the fashion world.

"An index measuring PM2.5, or particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers, reached a reading of 1,000 in some parts of Harbin, A level above 300 is considered hazardous, while the World Health Organisation recommends a daily level of no more than 20.

I love how nonchalant this woman is. Like there's nothing out of the ordinary here.

Just another beautiful day in China.

Mom is MAD

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lost in translation

You can wear form fitting shirts while pregnant.
You can expose your tattoos.
You can show some mid-drift.

But not all at once.

And not at a government office.

Some people make me wish rosetta stone made a fast track course to teach people how to speak the language of self respect and decency.

Randy's Car Care FASHION

Im not sure why it happens.....maybe its my fathers inviting disposition coupled with his low hourly rate...maybe it's the trinity of crosses on his business card......or maybe it's the close proximity to South Buffalo....but we track in some real fashionistas here at Randy's Car Care. I try to snap some pics when I can, and then upload them on the internet, Kind of like my very own fashion week. And, naturally, I just need to share them with you. These were from today. And its only 11 am

                                                 I gave this guy 10% off, just for being fabulous.

                                      I charged this guy 10% more to cover the therapy session I'll need to stop seeing this in my nightmares.
              ( I should also note, this man wouldn't give me his keys. He said he would rather give the keys to the mechanics directly, so I wouldn't mess up that transaction)

Stay tuned, my blog world fashion enthusiast! There will be more where this eye full came from.
 

Average is only Average 

My name is Tina. 

I'm slightly overweight,

slightly employed

slightly pacifistic

slightly lazy.

However, I am above average at making excuses for the state that I'm in. 

Some examples:

You may think that sitting on the couch all day is slothful, but really, I'm fighting varicose veins. 

You may think that I should go to college, But really, its just a trap. College is for the conveyor belt types. I'm way too special for all that.

You may think I'm a talented songwriter/musician/performer, but there are so many people out there than can do exactly what I do. People who don't have kids or jobs or bills to pay. Squandering my "talent" is the responsible thing to do. And besides, I had a good run. I'm satisfied.

I'm also quite talented in lying to myself. I fall for it every time. Damn, I am good.

I don't need personal success to be happy
I don't care what other people think of me
There can't possibly be calories in baked chips.

Even in creating this blog, I first googled "how many active blogs are there?"  Google could have simply replied "more than ten" and I would have felt defeated. Instead, Google swiftly informed me that there are, in fact, 156 million blogs on this kaleidoscope of chaos known as the world wide web. It was all I had within me to ignore the daunting stat and start typing my seemingly pointless rantings.

I have recently, and fortunately I may add, cultivated a new romance in my life with one of the go-getters of the world. He pays his bills on time, and he almost always knows exactly where his keys are. I mostly just stare at him in wonderment most of the time, feeling like a rescue puppy. I mean, I pat myself on the back if i have clean underwear in my drawer every day.

But I digress.

My point, (If there's even one to make) is as follows: There are a lot of great people out there meandering about, with not goals, no motivation and virtually no plan. I have been a proud member of this demographic since 1988. And I have convinced myself that I am ok with that.

But I'm not.

I'm just a big scarred flabby baby.

This blog post marks the begining of a year of change for me.

Stand by.....