TODAY 10/30/18, Janeane spoke with ANNE LAMOTT, The beloved, bestselling author shares newest book, Almost Everything: Notes on Hope - AUDIO>>

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conversation with Anne Lamott!

“Every writer, truth-seeker, parent, and activist I know is in love with one or more books by

Anne Lamott… [S]he writes as naturally as she breathes, she explores the mysterious paths

and detours of life itself, and she reports back to make the way ahead easier for all of us.”

—Gloria Steinem, Cosmopolitan


What does hope look like? How do we find and hold onto it in the midst of personal turmoil, communal suffering, global chaos, and the everyday challenges of being alive in this world? Enter the profoundly wise and compassionate Anne Lamott, whose “words heal us all” (Associated Press). ALMOST EVERYTHING: Notes on Hope is an exploration of hope and the place it holds in our lives. Marvelously candid and remarkably perceptive, Lamott shares truths she has learned along the way (“almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you”), offering compelling lessons through memorable storytelling and mixing humor with piercing insight. As Maria Popova says, “Anne Lamott embraces language and life with equal zest, squeezing from the intersection wisdom of the most soul-stretching kind” (Brainpickings).

Anne Lamott speaks with Janeane October 30th as she shares stirring perspectives on:

· forgiveness

· generosity towards oneself and others

· the ways joy can be a radical act

· how “fear, against all odds, leads to community, to bravery and right action, and these give us hope.”

Meet Anne Lamott on her latest book tour coming to San Diego 11/13!


ALMOST EVERYTHING illuminates our human condition as only Anne Lamott can. Like all her best-selling, deeply beloved books, her examination of hope balances “wry, acidic humor with deep feeling” (Boston Globe), making “you laugh at the same time she makes you think” (Denver Post). She “has a gift for putting into words what it means to accept and ultimately embrace the beauty, mystery, and pain that is life” (San Antonio Express-News), and as a reviewer for the Chicago Tribune wrote of her work, “Lamott’s wise counsel…has shaped my brain and heart in ways that are nearly impossible to measure.”

Anne Lamott is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Hallelujah Anyway; Small Victories; Stitches; Help, Thanks, Wow; Some Assembly Required; Grace (Eventually); Plan B; Bird by Bird; and Traveling Mercies, as well as several novels, including Imperfect Birds and Rosie. A past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an inductee to the California Hall of Fame, she lives in Northern California and is online @AnneLamott.

10/29/18 - Post show conversation with the fabulous June Millington of the band Fanny Walked the Earth!

photo credit Marita Madeloni, Jean's daughter!

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ABOUT JUNE MILLINGTON

June Millington has been making music since she was a child playing ukulele in her native Philippines. Having moved from Manila to California in the early sixties, she and her sister, bassist Jean, turned in their folk guitars for electric and formed a succession of all-girl bands. By ‘69 they were in Hollywood with their band Fanny, which was the first all women’s rock band to be signed to a major label that released an entire album (Reprise/Warner Brothers). Through five successful albums and extensive touring of Europe and North America, Fanny served notice that women could do more than simply sing, they could write and play passionate rock ‘n roll. As David Bowie said of the group in an interview with Rolling Stone:

“They were one of the finest fucking rock bands of their time ... They were extraordinary: They wrote everything, they played like motherfuckers ... They are as important as anyone else who’s ever been, ever ...” (RS, January 2000)

June with Addie, who was in the Svelts and Wild Honey 

(which is the band that signed with Reprise) - rockin' it!
That was definitely the Svelts, 

I'd bet '67. courtesy the IMA Living Archives

June left Fanny in 1973 and continued to record and perform with Jean (Ladies on the Stage, Ticket to Wonderful, Melting Pot, Play Like a Girl) as well as releasing solo albums Heartsong, Running, and One World, One Heart. In 1976 she toured with Cris Williamson on her first groundbreaking national tour backing the explosive Changer and the Changed. She produced Cris' follow up, Strange Paradise, and continued with other artists including Holly Near (Fire in the Rain), Mary Watkins (Something Moving), Melanie DeMore (Share My Song), and Bitch and Animal (Sour Juice and Rhyme). She is the co-founder and Artistic Director of the Institute for the Musical Arts [IMA], a non-profit organization for women and girls which hosts Rock ‘n Roll Girls Camps each summer. The Institute for the Musical Arts is an internationally known teaching, performing and recording facility supporting women in music and music-related business.

June with Geoff Emerick, the Beatles engineer, at Apple Studio

(where we recorded Fanny Hill).
He recently - and unexpectedly - passed away. courtesy the IMA Living Archives

June released her autobiography “Land of a Thousand Bridges: Island Girl in a Rock ‘n Roll World” in June of 2015 and has received a great deal of resulting press including articles in Pitchfork, MS Magazine, and Newsweek as well as on NPR. Millington continues to perform, write and record and teaches at IMA as well as colleges and universities around North America. 

June and Jean continued to record and perform throughout the 80’s and 90’s – with Jean taking time off to raise her two children and June, together with her partner Ann Hackler, founding the Institute for the Musical Arts (IMA). The Institute is a teaching, performing and recording facility dedicated to supporting women and girls in music and music–related business. Millington is the Artistic Director of IMA, which, as part of its mission, runs summer rock PROGRAMS for girls and young women. June and Jean’s latest CD, Play Like a Girl is for the girls.

Links: 

www.ima.org

Jean's fundraiser

http://www.gofundme.com/jean-millington-GO

To order autobiography

http://www.ima.org/help-out/merchandise/

http://www.junemillington.com

10/29/18 - Post-show conversation with Musician/Singer Brie Howard Darling (Winner of Cake Wars 2016!) and member of the band Fanny Walked The Earth...and a whole lot of other incredible projects!

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Musician/Singer
Vocals . Drums . Percussion

WATCH Fanny Walked the Earth - "Lured Away"

Recorded, toured and performed in music videos with:

Carole King, Nikki Sixx, Jimmy Buffet, Robert Palmer, Roger Daltry, Ringo Starr, ELO, Melissa Manchester, Robbie Nevil, Jack Wagner, Keith Moon, Kiki Dee, Bruce Willis, Duran Duran, Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), American Girls, Screamin' Sirens, Spencer Davis, Boxing Gandhis, Natalie Cole & Brenda Russel.

Original BANDs

Kee Notes - '60s

Svelts - '60s

Fanny - ' 70s

Fat Jack - '70s

Neola - '80s

American Girls - '80s

Boxing Gandhis - '90s/2000s

Fanny Walked The Earth '16

Songwriter
Songs recorded by The Pointer Sisters, Ellen Foley, Randy Crawford, Peter Criss (KISS), Michael Jackson, Boxing Gandhis, American Girls, Fanny Walked The Earth, 'Nightline' with Glen Ballard/Davey Faragher - recorded for Thriller by Michael Jackson. (In the vaults, waiting to be released).

Film Roles (Lead)
"Android" with Klaus Kinski, Norbert Weisser - Lead / Maggie

"The Running Kind" with Juliette Lewis, Susan Strasberg, David Packer - Lead / Thunder

"Somebody To Love" with Harvey Keitel, Rosey Perez

"Tape Heads" with John Cusak, Tim Robbins


TV
Winner of 'Cake Wars' - 2016

Pilot in the works for a series based around Rock 'n' Roll - making elaborate cakes for celebrity clients.

Theatre
Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival (at Ford Theatre) with Cleavon Little, Susan Tyrell, Mare Winningham.

Supporting lead in "Butterfly" (directed by Jack Hofsis) at The Goodspeed Opera House in Hartford

Original, Carrie & Mother: Janiva Magness' autobiographical story in form of a musical

VIDEOS
Fanny Walked The Earth: Lured Away

Film trailer w/ Klaus Kinski: Android

Live Duet w/ Carole King: Way Over Yonder

Music video w/ Robbie Nevil: C'est La Vie

Michael Jackson recording: Nightline

https://www.briehowarddarling.com/

10/29/18 - Janeane spoke with Director Aaron Wolf about his film Restoring Tomorrow - AUDIO below!

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AWARD WINNING “RESTORING TOMORROW” WILL BE SEEN ON 650 SCREENS ON NOVEMBER 13TH, PRESENTED BY FATHOM EVENTS

After touring the country in the current divided climate, Aaron Wolf brings his film of unification and hope back to where the inspirational journey began.

In a time where Restoring Tomorrow’s themes of bringing people together resonate more than ever, Aaron Wolf and Howling Wolf Productions’ award-winning feature recently premiered at the American Jewish Heritage Society in Manhattan. The Fathom Events specia screening on November 13th will include a special added value discussion featuring filmmaker Aaron Wolf,

Rabbi Steve Leder, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti,Phil Cooke, Michael Medved,Bishop Ken Ulmer,

Rev. Scott Coleglaizer and Rabbi Susan Goldberg

AWARD WINNING “RESTORING TOMORROW” PREMIERED OCTOBER 16 AT THE AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

In a time where Restoring Tomorrow’s themes of bringing people together resonate more than ever, Aaron Wolf and Howling Wolf Productions’ award-winning feature will screen for the first time in Manhattan, on Tuesday, October 16 at the American Jewish Heritage Society, 15 West 16th Street, NYC 10011. This performance will be followed by a Q & A and conversation with Wolf and special guests.

As director Aaron Wolf showcased the film in festivals and private screenings across the country, finding very similar dilapidation and a hunger for a deeper connection, it became even more clear that this wasn’t just an L.A. story, it wasn’t just a story of faith, it was truly an American story, especially for the America of today. “In these divisive times, we need to restore ourselves by connecting with things that truly matter, so we can see so much that we share in common, whether red or blue, old or young,” Wolf said. “Our film shows how communities around the nation can lead the way in bringing us back together. I found this in connecting to my place that mattered, Wilshire Boulevard Temple, and in exploring others around the country, as seen in the film, to so many different races, religions and cultures.”

Restoring Tomorrow, tells the tale of Los Angeles’ Wilshire Boulevard Temple, built in 1929 by the original Hollywood moguls. With its towering ten-story-high dome, it ranks with the Chinese Theater and Griffith Planetarium as among the great Los Angeles landmarks. But by the 21st century, it required tens of millions of dollars of restoration to avoid the wrecking ball and, ultimately, save the surrounding neighborhood. This against-all-odds story is told through the personal journey of director Aaron Wolf who, like so many of his generation, had become disaffected from his faith. In chronicling the Temple’s restoration, led by Rabbi Steve Leder, Wolf finds a personal restoration happening, as he reconnects with and finds new meaning in his community. Ultimately, the Temple’s story becomes a model for communities everywhere, as it demonstrates how, with determination and common purpose we can breathe new life into treasured places that matter.

The film’s production company, Howling Wolf Productions, will be donating a portion of ticket sales to The Interreligious Council of Southern California, which Wolf’s grandfather, Rabbi Alfred Wolf, founded. Wolf added, “My grandfather escaped from Nazi Germany. When I started making Restoring Tomorrow, I thought the term ‘Nazi’ was a thing of the past. Now sadly, it is in the headlines again. In some small way, I hope this film will help promote the bridge-building work of my grandfather, so we can heal again, and the conversation can continue. I’m astounded by the thoughtful conversations that viewers of all backgrounds have with me at end of the film, which definitely takes them to a place they don’t see coming. It’s a beautiful thing to see and I can’t wait to bring those conversations to the city where I grew up.”

Come see the documentary that critic Leonard Maltin calls “a genuinely inspiring film” and have the opportunity to speak with Wolf who will appear alongside special guests at selected screenings for post-film discussions during Restoring Tomorrow’s run.

WATCH THE TRAILER!

About Howling Wolf Productions

Howling Wolf Productions (HWP) is a full-service award-winning production company that tells stories. HWP principals Aaron Wolf and Tim Nuttall, working with a talented team of Los Angeles- and New York-based film professionals, pride themselves on their ability to produce quality stories for all genres and all budgets that have played in theaters across the country from the historic Chinese Theater to Times Square. Howling Wolf’s narrative films include the award-winning Guest House, starring Michael Gross and Heather Lind; and The Walk, starring Aaron Wolf, along with Oscar- and Emmy-nominee Peter Riegert. Upcoming adventure-thriller TAR, starring Timothy Bottoms, Graham Greene, and Max Perlich will be released in theaters in 2018. 

Currently, Howling Wolf is in pre-production on the comedy LD University and its companion documentary (We Are All) disAbled, drawing from Aaron’s personal experiences with learning disabilities. For more information, please visit www.howlingwolfproductions.com and catch up with Restoring Tomorrow and other projects on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

10/29/18 at 9:45am pst - Brilliant bestselling author, Ellen Hopkins, spoke with Janeane about her latest book, People Kill People

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Ellen Hopkin’s is known for her no-holds-barred approach to tackling tough issues facing today’s teens including drug addiction, depression, mental illness, prostitution, pregnancy, sexual abuse, PTSD/military life..and now guns/

People Kill People is one of the only books that addresses, head-on, gun proliferation and easy access to firearms in the United States, a topic kids see on the news and deal with on a daily basis. On Tuesday, the Journal of the American Medical Association released a study showing that the US comes in 2nd for gun-related deaths. Entertainment Weekly calls People Kill People “Fall’s most provocative YA read" —an important book for both teens and adults alike.

Ellen Hopkins' hugely bestselling books have won more awards that I can list (http://ellenhopkins.com/YoungAdult/vitale/), and her work has opened the door to poetry and prose to teenagers and adults alike. Ellen Hopkins has over four million books in print, many reaching #1 on the New York Times bestseller list

Just as Death narrates The Book Thief, Hopkin’s has Violence weave together six people and a gun. Hopkins also comments on race and privilege and the burgeoning white supremacist movement, topics that are central to today’s social and political discourse.

10/29/18 - 9:30am pst - Janeane spoke with author, producer and writer Kac Young

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About Kac Young
Kac has been a producer, writer and director in the Hollywood television industry for over 25 years. Kac has also earned a Ph.D. in Natural Health and a Doctorate in Naturopathy. She completed 36 courses in nutrition from Baylor University. Clients come to her for advice on health, nutrition and spiritual well being. Using her third Doctorate degree in Clinical Hypnotherapy, she helps people manage weight control, smoking cessation, behavior modification, stress reduction, past-life regression, and phobia management.


She is the author of 16 books:“The Healing Art of Essential Oils,” “The (Supposedly) Enlightened Person’s Guide to Raising a Dog,” “Heart Easy – The Food Lover’s Guide to Heart Healthy Eating,” “Chart Your Course,” “Discover Your Spiritual Genius,” “Feng Shui the Easy Way,” “The Art of Healing with Crystals,” “The One Minute Cat Manager,” “Dancing with the Moon,” “21 Days to the Love of Your Life,” “Gold Mind,” “Cheese Dome Power,” The Path to Fabulous,” “The Quick Guide to Bach Flower Remedies” and “Supreme Healing.”

Her entertainment credits include General Hospital, The Showtime Comedy Club Network, Politically Incorrect, Circus Of The Stars, The People’s Choice Awards, The Golden Globe Awards, The Genesis Awards, and several dozen talk, dramatic, variety and entertainment specials with Hollywood’s biggest stars. Most recently she was Vice President of Television Production and Development for Universal Studios Hollywood, and has also served on the boards of The Director’s Guild of America and Women in Film. She won an Iris Award for her work as producer of “Mama” and a Golden Acorn Award for “Cleaning Up Your Act.”

Kac Young is also a licensed Religious Science Minister, a Certified Archetypal Therapist and Counselor; a Certified Meditation Teacher; a Career Coach for aspiring actors and directors; a Medical Qigong Teacher and a former pilot of private airplanes.

She is active on behalf of animal rights and fostering and preserving women’s rights, globally.
“With Kac Young’s breadth of knowledge on the powerful use of crystals you will reap the benefits of greater balance between mind, body and spirit." – Jacklyn Zeman

”Kac Young has shared her remarkable metaphysical insights in a variety of books published over the last ten years but by far her latest book The ART Healing with Crystals is a long time coming. I had the pleasure of working with Kac when she returned from her first trip to Egypt and she spoke with eloquence, knowledge and passion about her crystal experience in the Giza pyramids. It was clear to anyone who knew Kac then that a new journey was beginning. Now thirty years later we are lucky she is sharing her well researched and insightful crystal knowledge for all of us to learn and use to better our lives. What a gift! “ - Tracy Abbott, writer, David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

10/29/18 at 9:15am pst - Cheray O’Neal (Actor, Playwright, Producer) joined Janeane to talk about her solo show, Journey This - a 2 time NAACP Theater nominated solo show (2018) written and performed by Cheray

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with featured guests Cheray O'Neal

Synopsis
Journey This is a 2 time NAACP Theater nominated solo show (2018) written and performed by Cheray O’Neal. It’s a transcendent love letter to family and an exercise in breaking the generational curse of stoic womanhood. A granddaughter searches her past to make sense of her present by breaking family cycles and awakening the power of forgiveness.

Story
It’s the day of her grandmother’s funeral and the grief has reached a boiling point. Journey, stoic and alone, is forced to face demons long suppressed while navigating the pull between self love and destruction. Death is the greatest teacher for the living, but can Journey learn the lesson before it’s too late?

This powerful, humorous, bittersweet memoir charts triumph over self-destruction while navigating the ebbs and flows of grief. 

Schedule and link to purchase tickets:

Oct 27th 8pm

Oct 28th 2pm

Nov 2 8pm

Nov 3rd 8pm

Nov 4th 2pm

Nov 9th 8pm

Nov 10th 8 pm

Nov 11th 7pm

8 shows left!

~Every ticket sold gifts a woman coping
with cancer a new wig

~10% of the entire runs' proceeds benefit 

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

WATCH the Promo of Journey This: https://youtu.be/LbxyLsvh_FM 

About Cheray
Cheray O’Neal (Actor, Playwright, Producer) is an actor and award-winning writer-poet. She can be seen in the highly acclaimed film H4, produced by Harry Lennix and the Mark Pellington directed documentary Honesty. She’s a proud member of the LAByrinth Theater Company, and is creator/co-writer of a 17 episode web-series (currently in pre-production) titled HOTmEsS with director Kimberly Greene Williams. She’s authored and published two books, A Taste of Sour Honey and Love of the Lick; won Best trade feature in the USA for her piece Home Away From Home; and judged the renowned Teen Poetry Slam Get Lit.

Cheray was a guest artist for the NAACP Image Awards Nominee luncheon where she wrote and performed for their centennial anniversary event. She’s recorded two EP’s on the Javi Coltrane produced album In This Day, and was writer-performer of the title song ‘O’ for Showtime’s hit docudrama The O Tapes. National TV campaigns: for Direct TV, Ford, Sears, Walmart, Taco Bell, Hyundai, Cellar One and Bank of America. 

She’s equally proud to include activism in her repertoire, having traveled internationally to facilitate Born, her creative writing poetic theatre workshop for teens. www.cherayoneal.com


A Personal Statement from CherayI’m hoping the show gives people permission and freedom in their lives to find their truth, talk about it and ultimately heal. Time is short and precious, share your truth, that’s where the healing begins, you are not alone, be a part of something greater than yourself, you can be a ripple and make a change.“The pain and fear literally starts and stops with you”.