| Lo Fun Fact #1 |
| "Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. For as long as she lived, she had no idea there was anything sexual or seedy about being called "Lolita". |
| Lo Fun Fact #2 |
| I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins. |
| Lo Fun Fact #3 |
| Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all? |
| Lo Fun Fact #4 |
| I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? |
| Lo Fun Fact #5 |
| I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!! |
| Lo Fun Fact #6 |
| I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position. |
| Lo Fun Fact #7 |
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond. |
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| The LoLena Experience (Fort Bragg, NC) |
| Sunday, February 19, 2006 |
That would be The Lolita/Silena Experience (or the Silena/Lolita Experience...take your pick).
 We made our first tour appearance today at the PX at Fort Bragg, and boy, was it A BLAST!!!
Linda, Sert, and Mable at the PX took SPECTACULAR care of us.
 No lie, these women were real gems.
And look at this great display they put together...
Look at all those juicy books. Yum. You just want to eat them up, don't you?
 DON'T YOU?
These women hand-sold the book to everyone who walked in the front doors. Look at Mable going after dude...
 ...you just know my name and Silena's were clanging in his head for the rest of the day.
I mean, no one escaped. Check out Linda... 
Several obstacles threatened to get in the way of our event---delayed flights, re-routed arrivals---but positivity prevailed, obstacles be damned, and all was wonderfully right with the world.
Here's the stage where it all went down...  And, as you can see, Silena RIZZOCKED...
 ... THE HIZZOUSE...
...I MEAN, SHE WAS SICK WIT IT...
Dude's VIDEOTAPING her, okay??????
 How cool is THAT??!!!
SANG DAT SONG, GIRL!!! 
Folks are just watching her in awe.
 And people, when I say that this girl's voice is AMAZING, I'm not blowing sunshine at you. It sounds ten times better than it does on the cd, and it sounds blazing on the cd. My mouth was open as I watched her sing. She hits Mariah Carey octaves...STRONG. Her voice is hellapowerful.
Little kids were even standing there with their mouths open, and you know how honest kids can be...
 This young girl couldn't wait to get her copy of the soundtrack signed. (Of course, she can't listen to it until she's one hundred and ten.)
And the fans were excited to get the book.
Like Mark and Vickie...  ...and Soror Meme...  ...and Stephanie...  ...and COLONEL PORTER...  (" Colonel," okay??? because my book is NOT chick lit) ...and she knows it... 
It was all soooo much fun. And Linda, Sert, and Mable not only had food waiting for us...
...they also sent us off with these lovely parting gifts!!!
 Thank you ladies!!!
(We love gifts!!! Oh, and if the rest of you are at a loss as to what to give us...see the next post I do after this one...)
Alright, one mo' 'gin, people. Say it along with Silena:
 "The Sex.Lies.Murder.Fame. Tour ROCKS!!!!"
Come out and see for yourself!!!
BIG LOVE to the gilded (yup, folks, she's pure gold) GILDA SQUIRE, my publicist at Team Amistad, who HELD IT DOWN for us today. We're so blessed to have her pulling miracles out of thin air on our behalf. There are no big budgets at work here, people. Just a whole lot of folks believing in each other and their dreams.
Oh, and don't worry if you don't see me in these pictures. My essence (say it the way Strange' said it in Boomerang ---"eh-SAWNZ") is there. And you'll be seeing pics of me soon enough. Trust.
Stay tuned for more reports from the field.
Next stop: New York City!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sex.Lies.Murder.Fame.: The Book Tour!!!
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