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House Concert Anyone?

If you'd like to host a house concert or book us at your church -- let us know!

To us, performing is like breathing.

We have played at our local Italian restaurant Fiamme a few times, and we are so appreciative of our loyal fans for coming to see us! Now it's time to think BIG. We'd love to do some church concerts and house concerts. Sue is brainstorming topics as she has the speaking bug again.

The CD is here and available at cdbaby.com/cd/specialblendmusic. It is on sale for $12 for a limited time, and is now avialable for digital downloads too. Download the entire CD for $9.99 or .99 for each song. Such a deal! We're planning a little down time on Maui over the next few weeks, then watch for more posts and videos.

Add some romance to your Thursday night on Sept. 3rd

Fiamme Restaurant Thousand Oaks Thurs. Sept. 3, 7-10 pm

Ooooh another gig at Fiamme in the works! Three hours of mostly original music on Sept. 3 at this luscious Italian Bistro with music in the dining room. Reservations recommended. They have live music every Thurs., Fri. and Sat. night. We want to bring DATE NIGHT back to the Conejo Valley. Great food, romantic music and a little cheek-to-cheek on the dance floor. We'll bring the schmaltz since that's our specialty. Dress up (a little) and show up. Invest in your love life or your friendships. Music makes everything better. We'll be there with the band and bells on. fiammerestaurant.com

"You Love Who You Love" is Here!

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The day after the night before

I was in High School when Alan O'Day's "Undercover Angel" hit #1. I played piano and guitar, and sang along to every song I liked, including that one. After a few detours I embarked on a songwriting adventure and was introduced to Alan by my friend, producer and songwriting mentor Denny Martin. I asked Alan to write a song with me and the rest is history. We wrote a song, I recorded one of his called "Please Don't Believe Me" and here we are great friends nearly 20 years later. Singing on his hits "Rock 'n Roll Heaven" and "Angie Baby" last night was such a thrill and a great honor. Bob had some great guitar moments, we did a few of our own songs, and Alan played keyboard on our "Renaissance Girl." No one plays like O'Day. A one of a kind, already inducted into Rock 'n Roll Heaven as far as I'm concerned. I feel like I've been hit by a truck today but that's ok. Doing music is worth it all. And a tip for my fellow musicians. Take the photos at the beginning of the evening before your hair falls.

Sue, Alan & Bob at Fiamme 8/13

My Heart Knows -- the Video

Special Blend tonight at Fiamme in Thousand Oaks with Alan O'Day

Welcome to our new blog site! Still experimenting. We hope to post some still and moving pictures soon. We'll take some shots tonight at our gig and post them tomorrow -- God willing!

We're playing from 7-10 tonight at Fiamme Restaurant in Thousand Oaks. For details and reservations, visit fiammerestaurant.com. Great Italian food. Music is in the dining room. Such a refreshing concept. Dinner and live music. Make it a date night!

We are opening the evening's music for headliner and #1 hit songwriter Alan O'Day, writer of "Undercover Angel," "Angie Baby" and "Rock 'n Roll Heaven," among many others. He is wildly entertaining and fun! All songwriters should hear "Your Song Sucks" from his recent CD "I Hear Voices."

Visit cdbaby.com to hear clips from Special Blend's CD "You Love Who You Love" and Alan's "I Hear Voices."

Special Blend is Sue & Bob Lopez, songwriters, artists, musicians and hippies at heart. Learn more about us at myspace.com/specialblendorg.

Sue met Alan in 1993 through friend and producer Denny Martin. She approached Alan to cowrite a song and they co-wrote "The Other Side" and launched a friendship. Being friends with a famous songwriter is pretty cool. Being friends with someone who is a caring, devoted and compassionate human being is even cooler.

Tonight will be a great time!