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LUCY AND RENEE UPDATES
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5/15/08

Lucy had a meet and greet during the soundcheck for the London concert. They got to listen to her rehearse for an hour and then she called them up on stage to have photos taken with her. Click on Lucy's pic below to see all the happy faces <G>

The January, February and March 08 photo club links
have been added on the right side.

Lucy on BSG.
She thinks she's in the sixth episode, but can't remember for sure.

And check out this London concert t-shirt.

Therapy on screen and in real life or How I Conquered the Boogeyman and Lost My Head --
an audio interview with Renee O'Connor.

Renee and Michael just sent me a behind-the-scenes photo from Bitch Slap. Hope you're sitting down when you click on the photo to see the larger version <G>

Lucy and Renee did bit parts in a movie with a
bunch of their Herc/Xena buddies:

I also did a small role as Mother Superior in BITCH SLAP, alongside the gorgeous, Renee O'Connor, who is a naughty novice in the convent. She is confessing her dark fantasies to my character -- just as she does in real life. Ha-ha, not really. (Yes, really.) BITCH SLAP is an epic exploitation movie written and produced by Herc/Xena producer, Eric Gruendemann and directed by Rick Jacobson, (one of my all-time fave directors on Xena). It also stars Michael Hurst; stunt co-ordinator, Zoe Bell. Kevin Sorbo also makes an appearance. So it was a terrific reunion for us all. Renee and I were spectacular. Just don't blink.
Lucy

Eric called me up and asked to come and play with all my old buddies. I had the BEST time in a long time!
renee

The London postcards.

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Folks have been asking if Renee was in/remembered a couple films that recently showed up. So I put it to Renee. She doesn't remember being in a movie called The Birth of Language directed by Paul Jay although a Renee O'Connor is listed in the credits. She also doesn't remember filming the Randall's warehouse informercial although she was definitely in that. She looked at the youtube video and exclaimed, "Scary!" Not sure if she was talking about her acting or the fact that such a piece of work has surfaced on the web. <G>

The things you can find on your camera. I took this outside Renee's house after Coffee Talk, hmm, which number was that? <G> We've just put it up for sale.

Rummaging through my movies, I found a couple clips I thought you'd enjoy over the weekend. The first is from the soundcheck for the convention when Lucy sang the "Cowboy Song" for the first time. The second is Lucy singing "Melt Into Me" at the Chicago convention with Joe LoDuca accompanying her on guitar. They rehearsed that song for the first and only time about 20 minutes before they were due on stage.

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Here's the clip the Renee fans have been waiting for. Her duet with Lucy on "Stop Dragging My Heart Around" at Lucy's Roxy concert. Instead of dancing, as she did at the other concerts, Lucy and Renee thought it would be fun if she sang along. And then there's the item that was thrown onstage from the audience. Hey, it's a Tom Jones concert!

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Here's Lucy's Roxy concert shirt which will be
for sale online next week.

Click here to view a trailer of Adrienne Wilkinson's movie, "Reflections."

Lucy changed outfits the second night at the Roxy. Did I mention Lucy changed outfits the second night at the Roxy! Check out this second clip as Lucy goes "Walking After Midnight" with Patsy Cline. And don't forget to check out Lucy's website for another Roxy clip, "Heartache Tonight."

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Lucy's got a mischievous streak and I thought I'd give you a peek at it in action.
And check out another clip on Lucy's website.

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Here's the fourth clip from the rehearsal sessions with Michael. (The other two are on Lucy's website.) This is a 20s sounding ditty by Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks called, "Sweetheart."

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Lucy's had the camera rolling during her Roxy rehearsals with her musical director, Michael Orland. Here's a Carpenters' tune, "Superstar."

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Here's a peek at what went on during Coffee Talk 6. I remembered, at a recent convention, that Renee talked about seeing Lucy at the Roxy and how evident it was that the fans loved Lucy and Lucy loved the fans. On stage, as she was saying this, Renee started to cry. I asked her why that thought made her so emotional. Here's her response.

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And here's a peek at the girls during Coffee Talk 6.

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Now we're off to the Chicago concert and Lucy and Renee's duet to "We Can Work It Out." No one knew this was going to happen, including the staff. Lucy and Joe were rehearsing "Melt Into Me" in the car on the way to the convention. Lucy called Renee and asked if Renee would join her singing "We Can WorkIt Out" and Renee gleefully jumped at the chance to sing <G> They put this all together in the green room 30 minutes before they went on stage. Watch the opening, which begins with the audience applauding after Lucy sings "Melt Into Me." The response is so great, she looks behind her to see why everyone is cheering so loudly. She thought maybe Renee had stuck her head out from behind the curtain. Couldn't believe all that applause was for her.
Back to the car -- and Lucy's mishap with her compact case. You know, those round things that hold powder and shoot out of the holder every now and then. Lucy opened it in the car and it shot out covering her lovely chaps -- front and back! You can hear Lucy tell the story of how Renee came to the rescue and, um, er, wiped up the powder. Luckily, there was someone in the room with a cell phone to record this good deed.

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