wildhope Blog and Journals

wishing everyone a very happy holiday.  i'm thankful for my wonderful family and friends and sushi ;)

how about you??

 

xoxo

MM

Hi guys,

Just a quick little post today, responding to a question that keeps coming up...

"Do You Cook?"

or

"What's Your Favorite Thing to Cook?.....Your Specialty?......Your Secret Recipe?"...you get the idea.   Perhaps people are interested because the holidays are right around the corner or maybe I just have the Gourmet Chef look...not quite sure, but what I can say with 100% certainty is that I'm no Rachel Ray and Emeril does not need to worry ;-) 

I would love to learn to cook, however, and WILL take classes sometime soon. 

In the meantime, for all of you who are challenged in the kitchen like I am, here's a recipe I can share with you -- 

ICE. Freeze water.

But definitely ask me again in a few months after I start taking my cooking classes!

xoxo

MM

p.s. Southland Tales opens this Friday...I'm going to see it...are you??

Hey everyone....

Happy Fall!  Sorry I haven't written in a while.  I actually took a little vacation and got some much needed r&r after the tour.  I even left the laptop at home if you can believe it.  

While I was away I was thinking about things I love....and what I wouldn't be able to live without.  One of my friends and I got on the subject of food and she asked me if I had to pick only 5 things to eat or drink for an entire year what would they be....I thought for a second and then realized I could be happy for an entire year with only 3 things...

Sashimi, Almonds and Green Tea would be all I need.  Japanese food is by far my favorite.  I could definitely eat it every day.

What would be on your list?  

So, I hope you guys check out Southland Tales -- it opens in theatres next week.  I included a little preview below in case you haven't seen it yet.  I play Madeline Frost-Santros -- Dwayne's wife.  The movie has such a great cast.  Even Justin Timberlake is in it.  The soundtrack has some really good songs on it too -- especially if you're a Moby fan!!  I think it comes out today actually.

Which brings me to my next question....if you were put in charge of making the perfect movie soundtrack what 12 songs would choose? 

I'll be back later to check out your lists.  Talk to ya soon!

xoxo

MM

Hey guys,

 

Greetings from the road...what's up with all of you?

Today's a free day -- YAY-- so I'm trying to catch up on some much needed rest, but

I'm getting really excited for "How I Met Your Mother" tonight. Hope you're all gonna

be in front of the tv tonight watching! Feels like we shot the episode ages ago

already....it was so fun. Honestly, what do ya think of the tats? Can I pull them

off? They're not quite as impressive as Kat Von D's, huh?

 

 

 

So, over the weekend, I had some time to look through all the songs you guys

love...and all I can say is WOW!  There were some awesome ones in there....alot that

I haven't heard, so I'm exited to check them out...some that I was like -- "oh yeah, I

forgot all about that song" and some that I listen to all the time.  I'm going to put

together a bunch of playlists from the songs you guys suggested and include some

others as well-- here's the first one -- let me know what you think.

 

 

1.       Jeff Buckley -- Lover, You Should Have Come Over

2.       John Mayer -- Not myself

3.       The Commodores -- Nightshift

4.       Rachael Yamagata  -- Worn Me Down

5.       Halos -- Helium

6.       Crowded House - Weather with you

7.       Foo Fighters - Best of You

8.       Bjork – Hyperballad

9.       REM - What's the Frequency, Kenneth?

10.   David Bowie -- Under Pressure

11.   Motion City Soundtrack -- LG FUAD

12.   Stevie Nicks – Landslide

13.   Plain White T's  -- You and Me

14.   Tegan and Sara  -- Call it Off

15.   Jewel- who will save your soul

16.   Maroon 5 -- Wake Up Call

17.   The Postal Service -- Such Great Heights

18.   My Chemical Romance -- Heaven Help Us

19.   Bright Eyes - No One Would Riot for Less

20.   The Who - My Generation

21.   Bloc Party -- Blue Light

22.   Fiona Apple -- Sleep to Dream

23.   John Mayer -- Come back to Bed

24.   Dandy Warhols: Bohemian Like You

25.   Elton John- Tiny Dancer

26.   Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Wither Spoon -- Jackson

27.   Death Cab For Cutie --  Will Follow You into the Dark

28.   Damien Rice -- The Blowers Daughter

29.   Bow Wow Wow -- Fool's Rush In

 

xoxo

MM

 

I promised I'd be checkin' in......and here I am......I looked at every one of your lists and WOW...some really good songs here!!! I'm gonna have fun making new mixes tomorrow.  Keep sending them to me and I'll check in again in the morning.

hope0414 – your note was so sweet :)

 

blahblebluh: -- yay for Rachael Yamagata

 

mandymoorelover727 – it was cool meeting you!!

 

optimisticcautiously29: -- thanks for coming to see me in PA

 

kimmybee: -- you joined just for me….that’s awesome.  Good music pics!

 

mmooreobsessed – so glad you could make it to the show. 

Sweet dream...

 

 

 

Hi Hi Hi,

 

We're in Albany now....playing tonight at the Sawyer Theatre.  Any of you coming out for the show?  We've been on tour for a while now and it's been so much fun!!  But as you can imagine we've spent  ALOT of time on the bus. 

 

Here are 5 of my favorite songs that we've been listening to over and over ..... and over again on the bus...and of course singing along to at the top of our lungs.  Our driver's probably about ready to strangle us ;) 

 

JEFF BUCKLEY "LAST GOODBYE"

LORI MCKENNA "ONE MAN"

RACHAEL YAMAGATA "ELEPHANT"

JONI MITCHELL "FREE MAN IN PARIS"

WATERBOYS "WHOLE OF THE MOON"

 

BTW....I was so impressed with how many of you turned in your "FAVORITES" lists that here's homework assignment #2 --

 

If you were on a bus driving cross country, what would your 5 "MUST HAVE" songs be? 

 

Post your lists as a comment and I promise I'll be checking back in after the show tonight!  I'm in need of some new tunes for my ipod, so I can't wait to see what songs you LURVE.......

 

xo

 

MM

 

 love my rachael.....

Can you guess what Mandy Moore's favorite song is off her new album "Wild Hope"?

How about what books she's been reading, DVD's shes been watching and what her hobbies are?

Mandy Moore sat down with DJ Rossstar at the House Of Blues Anaheim to answer these questions and more.

Check back soon to see my interview in which Mandy also discusses her favorite chick flicks and profiles she's looked at on Buzznet!

In the meantime, check out new video that Mandy shot and uploaded herself!

  

Hey everyone!

 

It's Mandy.  Just want to say a quick HELLO to all my new friends on Buzznet. Thanks for making me feel welcome with your friend requests and comments... I love hearing from all of you!

 

These past few weeks have been a whirlwind getting ready for the tour which just kicked off a couple of days ago. 

 

I'm so excited to be on the road - and hopefully will see a bunch of you at my shows.  It's gonna be a blast and I'll be updating Buzznet with pics and other fun stuff for you guys while I'm out on tour.

 

I seriously can't believe summer's almost over.....boy time flew! 

 

Here are my favorite memories from this summer -- What are yours? 

 

Favorite Summer Movie:

Once

 

Favorite Summer Song:

Free Man In Paris by Joni Mitchell

 

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor:

Chunky Monkey

 

Favorite Summer Trend:

Wish I had time to enjoy one ;)

 

Favorite Concert/Event I Attended:

Any show at the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles

 

Hmmmm.......what else has been going on....well, in case you didn't know

My movie "Dedication" will hit theatres soon.  While I was just in LA, I also shot an episode of "How I Met your Mother" - so watch out for my

guest-star appearance this fall.  

 

I'll be on Buzznet as much as I can sending photos and videos from life on the road and posting new topics in the forum, so check back often and keep in touch!! 

 

<3

MM

 

 

 

 

Mandy Moore has been been making movies for the past few years but with the release of a new album, Wild Hope, on June 19th 2007, she hopes to be able to tour in support of it.

Moore told Billboard, "We're already doing some fun, acoustic shows. I think as the record comes out we're going to do some showcases in bigger cities across the country.  It's just fun to finally be singing my own music and have the band up there. It's a completely different experience."

Wild Hope will be the first album in which Moore helped co-write the songs and it is said to be more mature and singer/songwriter based rather than just hit after hit pop songs.

For older fans that are wondering if she will play her old pop hit Candy, Moore reveals, "Well, we've done 'Candy' a couple times with the band.  We have this, like, Stones-y version of it, and that's kind of fun to do, so maybe we'll incorporate that into the set."

Moore has made up her mind that she will tour this fall and would only back out if the right movie role came about.