Kate

WHERE'S THE DAMN LOVE PEOPLE?!?!?!?

2005-12-15T23:23:41Z

So here's the deal...

I'm living in Brooklyn now... working in Manhattan.

I'm a receptionist by day and a musical superhero by night.

Things are going smashingly! I'm playing lots of shows to good crouds! I'm signed to an indie lable with a manager! Life is good!

But here's the thing...

I know all of you are strapped for cash.. and time... and food probably... and maybe sweet tenderness....

BUT show a girl some LOVEIN!!!

If you haven't been to www.KateBranagh.com i ask...

no i INVITE YOU to do so! It takes like 3 seconds!!!

Now... if you go... FEEL FREE to also check out my

CD THAT IS FOR SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're all strapped for cash... but it's not expensive. Less then two strong drinks at a bar and no hangover the next day!

So yeah... show some love! If you believe in what i'm trying to do then step up and let me know.

And please... let me know what's going on with all of you. If i can return the favor PLEASE DO let me know!

BIRTHDAY PARTY!

2005-09-16T16:38:42Z

HEY!!!!!

For anyone in the NY area (or to my friends willing to travel)... you are all invited to

KATE AND ALLISON'S BIRTHDAY EXTRAVATGANZA!!! WWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

When: Sat. Sept 24 @ 10PM

Where: Artland Bar in Brooklyn. 609 Grand Street btwn Lorimer and Leonard Streets!!!

It's right near my appartement so there is plenty of room for trashed people to crash! yay!!!

If you're wana come email me @ KEBranagh@yahoo.com!

WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE... AND I KNOW YOU'D LOVE TO SEE US STUPID ON OUR BIRTHDAY!

Just a little update...

2005-08-22T16:37:19Z

SOOO... the CD is officially OUT...

and www.KateBranagh.com is officially UP

and my online store will soon be working! yay! fun.

I also have a bunch of shows coming up over the next few weeks! If you go to my site or my myspace site you can see more info about that.

Lets see... WHHHATTTT else?

OH! So i know i asked this before... BUT if anyone knows of any good places to play in their area... PLEASE DO contact my manager at EJacobson@eltrainentertainment.com

I want to go on tour! And maybe if get a show out of it...and your LUCKY i'll impose upon you and stay at your house! haha just kidding. But any good contact info... even a name of a good venue... that would be a wondrous help!!

I hope all is well for you LJ people.

Talk to you soon!

kdsugar @ 2005-08-09T00:01:00

2005-08-09T04:02:51Z

AAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD......... www.KATEBRANAGH.com is up and running.

Check it, check it, check it, check it out

MY FIRST CD!!!!

2005-08-03T20:45:55Z

Ladies and gentle-folk....

THE CD IS DONE!!!!

thats right... my frist album, Green and on the Brink, is completed and in my hands! If anyone is insterested in pickin one up please,

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

contact Elliot at EJacobson@eltrainentertainment.com

$10 A POP!

YEEE HAWWW!

ON THE BRINK OF GREEN!!!......

2005-04-26T00:23:09Z

So here's a little update for you folks who have been wondering whats goin on with dear ol' Kate Branagh. WEEEEELLL...

THE RECORDING IS DONE! Thats right.. you heard me! DONE! Elliot and I pulled 14 hours in the studio on Thursday! I'm a little ashamed... i fell asleep for several little cat naps while Elliot battled through the flu (or ebola...the plague... something of that nature). Anyway, the point is, we are done.

OH! and we also added a SICK German saxOphonist to a few songs. THANK YOU PAUL! You people don't even know what you are in for! HOT DAMN.

SO NOW.. the CD is off to get mastered. I'm just going to be quite honest here... this CD is good. It's REALLY GOOD. Thats all i can say. I am so proud of what we have accomplished. I'm not sure if any of you are as excited about this as i am... but i'm pretty fuckin excited.

SOOO ANYWAY... again, if you want a sneak preview check out a few songs at www.myspace.com/katebranagh. you can hear 3 songs off of the album (unmastered versions). Please do let me know what you think.

ALLLSSSSOOOO... BIG NEWS!!!!

Friday, May 6th is my CD Pre Release party at MARTINI RED HERE ON STATEN ISLAND! I know what you are asking... why the fuck bother with a pre release party. WELL... my CDs may not be done by the end of school and i would like to give EVERYONE the oppOrtunity to hear my new stuff live AS WELL AS PREORDER the CD... and give me email addresses! I INSIST on stayin in touch with all of you.

AND YET AGAIN if you are super duper excited and can't wait till the CD comes out YOU DO HAVE THE OPTION of preodering the album by contacting my (THE) MANager Elliot at http://www.elliotjacobsononline.com/

Ok this was a long annoying update, i know! But i'm excited and i wanted to share! I hope to see you all soon. (MAY 6TH!!!!)

TAKE CARE LOVELIES!!

MY LEFT SHOE

2005-04-08T04:28:41Z

SOOOOO Elliot and I have been hard at work in the studio! All the recording is done. Doing vocals was fun. I was stuck in a tinny padded room for 8 hours. No one could see me. What happened in there is now between me and God. so yeah.....and now we are taking on the arduous task of Mixing all the lovely layers of aural sweetness! It's a slow process but it's going well. I'm certain you will all be pleased!

ANYWHO... if you want a little sneak preview check out my new Myspace page

http://www.myspace.com/katebranagh

You can hear two of the songs off of my album!! YAHOOOOOO!

Let me know what you guys think!

P.S.

2005-02-13T19:28:00Z

Elliot updated his site so you should all go and see all the hard work he put into it!

http://www.elliotjacobsononline.com/

"Whoa... we're half way there... whoa! livin on a prayer"

2005-02-13T19:25:25Z

First off... today is the Lovely Mercury's 22nd Birthday! Happy Birthday you hot little hussy.

Ok so Friday we finished the first half of recording. It went really well. All the fuckin insane practicing payed off. It was very relaxed. Tons of fun! But what can one expect while hanging around with two dashing, sensuous young lads such as Elliot and Chris. um but anyway... I'm extremely excited at this point. Everything sounds so good. It was a surreal moment hearing my music coming out of speakers in full band form. I can't wait to share it with all of you.

Sat. was the photo shoot. No i did not get drunk before hand. It actually turned out to be alot of fun. I made love to the camera and hopfully the camera loved me back. haha. Kayla and Christina were awesome and they made me feel so comfortable. All i have to say is... Kate Moss, watch your fuckin back... Kate Branagh's takin over. Ya hear what i'm screamin, Beotch?!

So yeah, that's about it for this week. Next Friday I start recording the vocals. Oh... and I should extend a thanks for moral support to one Stacey Brit Fitzgerald. She was feeling a bit left out so I am going to formally thank my best (and sluttiest) cheerleader. What What, beotch.

Green and on the Brink

2005-02-08T16:08:16Z

Holy crap... i record my CD "Green and on the Brink" this Friday with Elliot and Chris. I've been walking around straight faced and dazed for a few days but strangely enough, thats me REALLY excited. Elliot and I have been spending practically lethal amounts of time practicing. And when i say "lethal" I am referring to the fact that our practice room is infested with little shit colored mice that i'm sure carry some kind of ebola. Hey, if this recording comes out at well as I want it to then it will be worth my organs cracking open and bleeding out.

My photo shoot with Kayla is this Sat. That i'm a little less excited for. I'm what some might call camera shy. To cure this problem I have purchased a large bottle of Jack. Don't be surprised if in my pictures my eyes are blood shot and i'm drooling and leaning slightly to one side. hahaha. Hey, half of my songs contain some reference to drinking. This will only bring my art full circle. haha i'm really joking.... except the part about being shnookered for the photo shoot.

OOO... other exciting tid bits!!... The best part of this project is that it's involving so many of my friends. We're all kinda discovering ourselves all at once. Kayla is my photographer extrodinair. Ben is gona tweak some pics for me and make me look sober. haha (kidding)... Carolyn is making me a fabulous web site... Jarod and Molly are making a documentary about my recording AND they are going to make my frist video around "Adam"!!! AND OF COURSE... Elliot is working his tookis off as usual... practically running the whole show. Yay for group effort! I would be crap with a guitar without these people and so there for I am more then blessed for all they are doing.

Oh boy... how things do progress.

please stop shouting, Sir.

2005-01-12T20:27:02Z

Ok so the party in Brooklyn is being rescheduled. BUMMER.

BUT BUT BUT

NEXT SATURDAY, Jan. 22 I'll be playing at a house party here on the Island of Staten! It's suppose to be BIG BIG BIG.

WHO WANTS TO GO?!

ALSO... i have a favor to ask of anyone who is willing. I know alot of you are still in college and such. If any of you can think of places to play on or near your campuses and such I would much appreciate your suggestions.

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes!! I heard from alot of people i haven't talked to in a while. This project has been a long time coming and is probably the most significant thing i have ever done. It's wonderful to know you all still take an interest! I am so greatful! Much Thanks!!

HAPPY FREAKIN NEW YEAR

2005-01-06T22:22:30Z

So we're a few days in and thus far 2005 has been productive. I finally, FINALLY... set up an official date to start recording my first full 10 song album!!! with a band!!!! yay!!! Elliot (my manager/drummer/super hero fabuloso) and I have been working on all the fun little details. Elliot is starting up an entertainment company called El Train Entertainment ( http://www.elliotjacobsononline.com/ ). TRES exciting. That's french for "VERY exciting". Anyway, I'm going to start updating more often now that I actually have something interesting to talk about. And if anyone is feeling over zealous and wants to PREORDER my album you can do so on Elliot's site.

HEY! If anyone in the NYC area is looking for something to do on January 15th, i'm playing at a huge party/concert in Brooklyn that night! Trust me, this won't be your average cocktail party... there will be good music, booze, attractive New York types and......MEYHAM! oh boy! If you're interested in going please do let me know!

Your Daddy: To my Best Friend

2004-11-02T07:15:48Z

Your daddy died
comin on three years this February.
Your backbone is just as straight
but your smile is probably
more natural then he remembered.

We pulled up to your old house,
Fence built by his hands,
Golden retriever still on the mail box,
But the realitor had locked the doors.

We went around back
And the only noise
Was the sound of
My green heals clicking
On the cold November deck.
"This is where his bed was,
The one he practically died in.",
You said at the back window
As the words made breathy fog on the window.

The soft pads of your fingertips and palmss
pressed hard on the glass.
I imagine your daddy had rough hands,
Big ones like lion paws
And when he yawned I'm sure
You could see some danger
At the back of his gaping mouth.

But
Then
He would scoop you up
With those huge hands and say,
"whachoo doin lil' girl?"
And smile
The way you do,
Soft and Genuine.

A bleach white bench
Sat alone,
A monument
In the back yard.
The right side was raised
Slightly higher then
the left.
Maybe your daddy
Perfered that left side.
You cried
As i hugged the black corduroy
Jacket around you.
This was the first time
You had come back to his home.

It was getting late
So we walked back up the yard
Over the deck and around the small
House to where my car was parked.
You stood on the front porche
And acted out a funny scene
Between you and your father.
"Yeah, your mother was kinda heavy
when i met her, probably 160.
You look about 160."

I laughed.
We both know
You got your daddy's figure.

A Turnpike Drive- Nov. 1

2004-11-02T06:39:08Z

You never could guess
why she went starring out windows
during long drives
through Pennsylvania
in the fall.

I suppose it was the idea
that
she could pull things together
like needle and thread
bound and stitched
through thoes amish quilts
she saw as a kid,
as bright and as heavey
as textured autum branches.

But the secret is
she never found answers
in those nights
just more questions
that lead to
little developed daydreams
that came and went
with the Pennsylvania
road signs.

The truth is
a daydream
can be
answer enough.

I am the Sike Master

2004-02-04T06:36:09Z

the average american female pisses me off approximately 10 times a day.

I woke up at 1:00pm today... went to lunch

thought about going to the gym

watched a woman get impaled by a fish on Opera
-thank god her breast implant saved her

went to din din

radio show

slapped a hoe

So i guess i use to expect things to just happen. But as I have realized without effort things just seem to keep rolling on and on and on and on with little change or direction or meaning. I suppose i thought life was made up of seperate sections each begining and ending in some fantastic, life altering big bang. No. I feel just as young and unready as always, if not more.

WHOA LIVE JOURNAL

the tacos in the union smelled like BO today... awesome!

I hate prefixes such as "Indie Kate"

There's alot of people that i don't talk to anymore. People that even a year ago were so realevant in my life. Now... nothing. Do I really discard friends with old hair styles? I guess there is some profound metaphor that can be found in that. Something about change and growth... and... uh growing up. haha

i am so fuckin deep it hurts!

my math teacher is russian and has a funny accent. Instead of saying "roster" he says "rooster". haha

kdsugar @ 2004-02-02T21:54:00

2004-02-03T03:24:55Z

thinking: hair extensions... are they just for skanks? Could i bring class to plastic hair?

interesting semester so far.

I miss Stacey sooo much

* tear *

Who will know to pull out from under my bed?!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> xlostindarknessx <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

but being independant of my better half has let me meet some amazing new friends.

Still miss Stacey
love the ladies i have left

hey... are you calling me ugly?

-meloncoly is not a fruit nor a dog
-i am meaner then i look
-mandolin makes me sexy
-pot is a good subsatute to going to the beach
-its not "making out" if they are your roomates
-Baby love... Moisturizing Hairdress Lotion
-Madonna- 1984, track 3 and the prom date trade off
-Salutations From New York
-*SHABA* SHOCKING!
-i'm still really messy but now i have bangs
-Chirstopher Reaves is a national treasure
-Hard Hats must be worn
-yeah, so i farted.
-Soccer mom, double time
-good thing i don't think about assholes named Josh anymore
-green ribbon and funky pin
-Cocoa Butter: helps eliminate dry, ashy skin
-I'm always right.. girls SUCK
-I believe in a thing called love... just listen to the rhythm of my heart!
-Whydotheything 4 evah!
-Frump-a-dump dump dump
-Gavin DeGraw in my sex slave.. clearly
-Two day marathon underwear is ok if you turn it inside out
-no that was a joke... its not ok
-some freshmen are kool
-i wear peach perfection blush because i am a peachy perfection myself
-respect... feels good like warm socks
-shave the cha cha
-Dunkin McCloud is always the safe bet
-Yoga, great until that old lady ripped a toot, popped a cork, shot a bunny
-remember that time that i stepped on that dead rat in the street and i felt it squish under my shoe? That was kinda kool... but i mean its still a bummer.
-stream of consciousness

did you ever notice how Live Journal is just like a big bowl of spaghetti?!?!... right?... who's with me?

Self Fulfilling prophecy

2003-10-30T17:42:46Z

you have a bad day and think...
ok well i could be worse

then it gets worse

then you say
well it really could be worse

then it gets worse

Then you say
stay possitive it could be worse

then a bird shits on you.

you stop saying
that it could get worse.

kdsugar @ 2003-10-30T12:18:00

2003-10-30T17:19:22Z

a few more

i-n-c-h-e-s

and that

bird

t
u
r
d

would have hit the

HOT CHICK

instead.

kdsugar @ 2003-09-02T12:46:00

2003-09-02T16:48:13Z

I

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Anti-war protest

2003-03-23T17:15:05Z

Yesterday I went to the Anti-war protest in NYC. Witnessing history was much different then i thought i would be. The greatest conclusion in which i can bring out of yesterday is that people have an unfortunate tendency to divide reality into two fully contrasting halves. The problem with extremes is that they cannot be applied to real life. Life rarely exists in black and white and almost always exists in multipul tones of grey. Extremes only become contradictions in the overlap. It is here, in this overlap, in this battle of conviction that our greatest flaw has been revealed. We seek opposition and devower it like the Last Supper. If it's not one war its another. And yet obviously something must be betraying us in this because in all our struggles over extremes we still fail to solve any of the plights of the human race.

kdsugar @ 2003-03-22T00:51:00

2003-03-22T06:19:19Z

Its possible that not all of us fall in love.

Maybe some of us
glide into
tumble around
swim through
happen into
trip over
slopp around in
spat into
fumble with
lick the side of
examin the insides of
longingly sniff
pull apart
glue together
dip a toe in
sing about
laugh on top of
converse about
hammer though
gigerly pet
slant by
screach past
hum in the ear of
climb down upon
become

LOVE

splat

2003-03-22T05:44:40Z

I cried tonight

I've never felt so unaware.
I can understand
depth and complexity.
And you know, it all makes sense to me.
But where are my own conclusions?
But where are my own connections?
I absorb
I sing
I write
But where am i in all that?
Where do i fall?
Where do i stand?

Circles have no begining
no end point
No point at all.
I'm a dog
Chasing its tail
Running rings around myself.
Is my tail too short
Or have i yet to just catch up to it?

Without a position
Without a point
Without a sharpness
Unable to peirce
Humanity.

The surface is hard to get through.
I'm skating on the skin
flirting with touch
flirting with disaster
flirting with the notion
That I can be
I can see
I am more.

Self awareness is like
A four letter word.
It offends those too
Afraid and protected
To accept it as expression
As a crude and beautiful
Part of life.

I am insacure and warry
But never afraid and protected
Always verbosely crude.
But where do i fall?
Where do i stand?
Am i aware?

...enought to know that
I cried tonight.

LOLOLOL....

2003-03-19T00:17:39Z

You Are The Pretty Boy

What Type Of Gay Man Are You?
brought to you by Quizilla

... i figured it would have gotten "manly gay"... ok maybe even "Flamboyant Gay"... but PRETTY BOY?! I want a recount!

kdsugar @ 2003-03-04T17:07:00

2003-03-04T22:49:37Z

So i've come to the conclusion that i'm possibly not meant for one of those cinderella stories. Maybe i'm just too complicated. I'm far from the beaitful, blushing princess. I'm actually the complete opposite. I'm loud (annoyingly so at times), strong willed, strange... bla bla bla bla.

I think you reach a certain point in your life where you start realizing your own greatest downfalls. I have a rather large list of these but possibly the worst is (Jackie's expression) my amazing ability to emotionally high-jack myself. I will literally SABOTAGE myself the min. i develope some kind of interest in a person. This happens without fail. Instead of just chilling out, being myself and letting things happen... i TWEEK. I analyze everything and put myself down for every action that i did or could have done. I get to the point where i just freeze in that person's presence... completely blank. Now if i even get over thinking that i am not worthy of this person... i never actually let that person get to know me or develope anything for me. I"m convinced that this has to be some kind of Social disorder. haha.

When it comes down to it i need to stop being so fuckin insacure about myself. I'm approaching 21 years of age. Its about time that i just got over it. I am who i am, i look like what i look like. This behavior is getting old. I need to stop treating the next person as my last chance at true love. (slight exageration) How lame is that?! To be fair... i don't even let MYSELF get to know these people because i turn into disfunctional jello at every good oppertunity. Maybe if i fuckin chilled out and stopped the whole "scared, awkward 6th grade girl" thing i would actually meet some great guys that seem me as more then just a "treasured friend". Imagine!! And whats worse... if i put the same energy into... say building a bridge... as i did in thinking about all this... i could have connected the United States to Europe by now. haha thats a fuckin shame.

This is my March resolution (fuck new years)... I am going to make a conscious effort not to give a shit about relationships and to stop acting like i have a social defect around anyone that i have some interest in. From space we all just look like dust, So why should i be intimidated by any person ESPECIALLY when I respect that person. DUMB... but dumb no longer. And there are scarier things then rejection in the world...like the "what if"

*sigh*

thats much better.

kdsugar @ 2003-03-04T14:27:00

2003-03-04T19:31:44Z

I feel shakey... like i'm waiting for something to happen

but i don't know what.

And i'm sad

And anxious

over nothing.

I feel like i'm going insane.

I'm a little ashamed that i feel like i'm losing peices. I'm entirely too "together" to feel this crazy.

There is no reason for it.

i'm disgusted at myself... and my downfalls... and my fuckin obsessive personality... and i'm sick of being insacure and feeling like i constantly let myself down and lose oppertunities... and i hate feeling like i'm not good enough and thinking that in some ways i can control that (my actions) and in others i can't (my appearance)... and i hate how i'm feeling like a nervous little creature and i can't just be one of those kool, layed back girls that everyone wants... i'm just PISSED at myself. It has to do with everything... guys i guess... my weird mood swings... how i view myself... how i look at myself incessently in the mirror to try and find away around being disappointed at what i see... its fuckin everything... and all of it i could control if i stoped acting like an asshole