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this is about the evening i met gabriel and xan from the band 'cake' at the stein club in atlanta. super nice guys, put me (and Erica and Allison, two of my favorite people in the world whom they didn't even meet) on the guest list to their sold-out show, even after several hours of my being a total dingaling. martinis everywhere. seriously. i can be such a mess.

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i can pretend i didn't stick my big foot in my fat mouth
and i can pretend you don't think i'm some poor girl
from the loquacious south
and i can pretend that you'll say hi
if i walk by
yeah, i can pretend

one of these days i fully intend
to learn a lot from my mistakes
but i've got this theory that taking lots of risks
is exactly what really living takes
still i know i'm not the only one
who wishes i didn't have to spend
so much time and energy proving just how well

i can pretend i didn't stick my big foot in my fat mouth
and i can pretend i didn't flap my jaw
and let all those words spill out
just like my drink
all those crazy thoughts i think
poured out in a puddle
in the middle of the table
good thing that i am so completely able
and willing to pretend

good thing for me, i guess, that you're so nice
then again if you weren't, i wouldn't think twice
something i should learn to do before i speak
instead of after the fact and later on in the week
by that time i'm busy trying to rationalize
and defend
relying heavily upon the fact that

i can pretend i didn't stick my big foot in my fat mouth
and i can pretend that i didn't boast real hard
and then express my doubt
and i can pretend that i was calm and cool
not some babbling fool
yeah, i can pretend

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from live from the gluck theater at wvu: at a moment's notice, track released December 7, 2011
i wrote it all, that's me singing and playing.
john casey engineered it live, managing to get a great stereo sound for the piano from a mono output.
lena got it all going and rick got it on here for me.

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stephanie barbian Morgantown, West Virginia

classically trained in piano and voice. considered a wordsmith by some and a smartass by most. originally from st. louis mo, moved around midwest, appalachia and southeast. love music and texture. piano is my best friend. really personal? i'm a preacher's daughter, i like to work on my own car, my dream job would be snl cast member/writer and i love dressing in psuedo-costumes. ... more

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