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LLL054 Elizabeth A. Webster: What the Hell Was I Thinking?

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Mar 28 0

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Elizabeth Lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

Elizabeth Lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

What do you do when your find out your child has a disability? If you’re Elizabeth, you help other families who have children with autism. Elizabeth tells Lanna about how her oldest son came into her life, from her days as a Catholic Missionary living in Taiwan, to the adoption process, to his autism diagnosis. Elizabeth brings her exuberant personality fully forward and talks about her work with Easter Seals, educating families and law enforcement with information and strategies for living and working with children who have autism. They talk about spirituality, sacred sexuality and finding ways that people with disabilities can be sexual adults. They laugh a lot. They have a not-so-surprise guest! Elizabeth also talks about her next projects, and her passion for empowering women. And she answers 10 questions.

Elizabeth A. Webster

Elizabeth is the mother of two wonderful boys, uh, I mean “young men”. The first was adopted in Taiwan, ROC in 1990 at 6 mos old, and was diagnosed with autism and bi-polar disorder when he was 11 years old… the second was born in 1997 and is an awesome brother, trumpet player and outstanding citizen.

Elizabeth works as an Autism Support Specialist with Easter Seals NH with families and as an educator about autism to caregivers, educators, emergency responders and law enforcement across the state of NH.

She is blessed with a network of amazing and magical friends and wonderful parents. <3

The 411: Elizabeth A. Webster

Call for Guests on LannaLee Air!

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Mar 25 0

Announcing LannaLee OnAir! It’s an adventure in conversation with Lounging with LannaLee on Google+ Hangouts OnAir!

I will need guests, so here is your chance to be on the cutting edge of technology. And have a fun time from the comfort of your own home!

Click here to sign up.

Need more details? Read on.

What is it?

LannaLee OnAir brings you Lounging with LannaLee the talkshow! A half-hour to hour-long Video Podcast broadcast live on Google+ and YouTube. It’s a live video conference that anyone can watch.

When is it?

Every Sunday from April 7th to May 19th at 9 p.m. EST.

How can you watch?

Check out my Google+ or YouTube profile at 9:00 pm on Sunday nights starting April 7th.

How can you participate?

Fill out the form here: https://lannalee.com/lllonairguestwl/.

What do you need to participate?

In order to be able to play with us, you will need the following:

  • A Google+ Account
  • A Computer with Webcam/Microphone
  • A Headset or earbuds

What Happens?

Lanna and a group of people meet in a Google+ Hangout. Well, kinda like this:

As you can see, we didn’t have headphones on, well, I found out after the fact that we should’ve been wearing them to minimize feedback. (This is because when someone else is talking their voice can be picked up by your microphone. Doh!) Lesson learned!

If you have any questions, let me know!

Want to join in on the fun? Sign up now!

LLL053 LLL G+ Hangout: Lamest Lounge Ever #LLLSalon

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Mar 21 0
Google+ Hangout LIVE Lounge

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Google+ Hangout LIVE LoungeRecorded as a livestream Google+ Hangout, join Trisha, Allie, Edmund and Lanna as their discussion devolves from joy to strip clubs to burlesque shows to tittie bars. They talk about what brings them joy, how they get joy when they don’t have it and how they are going to make their lives better over the next year. Also: strip clubs. And robot voices.

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Tonight: Hangout with Lounging with LannaLee

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Mar 20 0

Lounging with LannaLee LogoNecessity is the mother of invention, isn’t that what they say? Somebody said it, I’m sure.

I find I am without a lounge for tomorrow. So it’s a perfect time for me to implement an idea I’ve had for a long, long, long-ass time: The Lounging with LannaLee Google+ hangout. I hope to be including some fun characters, like past guests from Lounging with LannaLee, and the bonus is, anyone can join in*!

Caveat – I have no idea how it will work. So this is a seat-of-the-pants endeavor. In my mind it is cool and cutting edge. I am prepared for speed bumps. So should you.

Here is what is going to happen:

  • I, and whoever wants to join in*, will Hangout on Google+ tonight (Wednesday, March 20th) at either 8 pm or 9 pm Eastern Standard Time. Time To Be Determined.
  • We will have special guests! To be determined.
  • We will talk about spring or happy joy things (as much as we can) – what brings us joy (because I need a reminder!)
  • It will be fun.
  • The hangout will be converted to Audio and shared with the Lounging with LannaLee audience as tomorrow’s new episode!

To participate:

  • You will need a webcam/microphone.
  • You should contact me so I can help coordinate, and make sure you have the right time!
  • Note: There may be a limit to the number of people who can participate, I will know more about this later.

To watch:

Updates will be shared via my Twitter account and on my Google+ account.

You will be able to watch on my Google+ account.

Note: If this goes as well as I hope it will, I will do a monthly Google+ hangout with the audio content being available only to Premium subscribers.

*There may be a limit to the number of people who can participate, I will know more about this later.

LLL052 Robbie Furman: Balloon Missionary @twisticologist

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Mar 14 0
Robbie Lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

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Robbie Lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

Robbie Lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

Here is the sixth part of a six-part series featuring those special people who make art and entertainment out of folding air into latex balloons. Our conversations centered on making a living doing art, how they started in the biz and their creative processes. Laypeople and twisters alike will enjoy these fantastic conversations.

Robbie tells Lanna about his missionary work, how he loves to help people, and his simple creative process. Robbie and Lanna geek out about balloons, while Robbie explains how he got started twisting. Robbie makes Lanna cry. And he anwers 10 questions.

Robbie Furman

Originally from Parsippany, New Jersey Robbie Furman, CBA has been working with balloons for over 20 years. His original designs and techniques have become the mainstay of many balloon decorators and artists the world over.

As a small boy, Robbie saw his first twisted balloon at a birthday party and told his mother he wanted to make balloons when he grew up. His mother quickly replied…”Yes Dear, I’ll remind you…now go play” Well, his mother forgot to remind him, but years later, while working in a used book store, Robbie found a copy of Balloon Magic, by Marvin Hardy- and as they say, the rest is history.

With this new love and knowledge of balloons, Robbie started volunteering at various non-profit events and, after several years, had a calling to become a full-time volunteer. He dedicated a year and half of his life to missionary work in San Diego and also served in the Domestic Peace Corps. During that time, he used his balloons to put smiles on many peoples’ faces. As a result of these experiences, he had a chance to try new things with his balloons and venture into the Deco-twisting world full-time.

Robbie is currently based in the Northern New Jersey area, where his unique style has allowed him to decorate for thousands of events over the years. His balloons have been seen on ABC’s All My Children, One Life to Live, Live with Regis and Kelly, Ugly Betty and Good Morning America.

Over the past several years, Robbie has been teaching his Deco-Twisting style to thousands of students around the world. Most recently Robbie has traveled to Israel, France, Italy, Colombia, Japan, and England.

Robbie’s passion and desire is to share his balloon knowledge and enthusiasm with those around the world. Recently, Robbie was awarded the Golden Light Award, given in honor of the late Linda Bruce.

The 411: Robbie Furman

LLL Has a New Comment Policy, for the Funtimes

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Mar 13 0

I explain over at Musings of LannaLee Maheux:

Whelp. It’s time. I got a rude comment on the Lounging with LannaLee website. Time to make it clear I will not be trifled with.

The funny thing is, I don’t have a lot of people commenting on my many websites. (I’m sure I’m doing something wrong, I suppose I “should” have more comments. I just don’t care enough about it to do anything.) This comment, which was struck as soon as I became aware of it, was full of malice and f-bombs. And has no place on my webpage. My “house,” if you will.

Click here for the full story.

And

Click Here to read Comment Policy on this site.

Have a great evening!

LLL051 Suzanne Haring: In the Moment @TheSooziShow

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Mar 7 0
Suzanne lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

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Suzanne lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

Suzanne lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

Here is the fifth part of a six-part series featuring those special people who make art and entertainment out of folding air into latex balloons. Our conversations centered on making a living doing art, how they started in the biz and their creative processes. Laypeople and twisters alike will enjoy these fantastic conversations.

Suzanne and Lanna talk about getting paid for their work, career trajectories, reinventing themselves, and being the funny girls. Daughter of an opera singer, Suzanne explains why she doesn’t sing. Lanna airs some dirty laundry. Suzanne chats about her time as a Clown in Residence at Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. And she answers 10 questions.

Suzanne Haring

Suzanne Haring is The Soozi Show! Sheʼs been bringing her unique brand of entertainment to family & corporate events, movie premieres and festivals all around the world since 1982.

Soozi has entertained at parties for both the NY Yankees and the LA Angels playersʼ families (major rivals in… football is it?), performs in one-of-a-kind balloon body puppets on stilts (and once on a Segway!) at Disney Movie Premieres including Up, Wall-e, Ratatouille, & Pirates of the Caribbean 2, 3 & 4 (accidently blocking Johnny Depp’s entourage with her big-arse balloon ship). She is one of 60 multinational performers invited to entertain at the First 3 International Clown Festivals in Mainland China, has been the Production Manager for the world’s largest balloon art project – Airigami’s Balloon Manor (a 10,000sf haunted mansion built from over 100,000 balloons), entertained hundreds of hospitalized children with the award winning Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit in NY, performed her Statue of Liberty on Stilts for the 2004 Republican National Convention, body painted models at The Playboy Mansion(!) and entertained at family parties for The Sultan of Brunei (and lived to tell about it!), Johnny Depp, Neil Patrick Harris and lots of other nice people.

Suzanne is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the world famous MAGIC CASTLE in Hollywood.

The 411: Suzanne Haring

LLL050 Danny Schlesinger: School for Fools @circoridiculoso

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Feb 28 1
Danny Lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

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Danny Lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

Danny Lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

Here is the fourth part of a six-part series featuring those special people who make art and entertainment out of folding air into latex balloons. Our conversations centered on making a living doing art, how they started in the biz and their creative processes. Laypeople and twisters alike will enjoy these fantastic conversations.

Danny and Lanna talk about performing with balloons, circus skills and giving feedback. Danny admits he’s an idiot. Lanna asks Danny what he thinks of the United States and remarks that he is her first foreigner on the show. Danny talks about working with Avner the Excentric at the Celebration Barn Theater and describes his creative process. And he answers 10 questions.

The 411: Danny Schlesinger

Danny Schlesinger is an award winning performer who works in theatre, circus, cabaret, tv and film. He has worked with (amoung many) The Royal Opera, The Natural Theatre Company, Circus Sensible, Dynamic New Animations and in 2005 made his West End debut in “Burlesque!” at the Arts Theatre, London. He has performed at the London International Mime Festival and at theatres, corporate events and variety shows. Danny’s film and TV credits include Happiness (BBC2), Jack Dee’s Sunday Service (CH4) and Danny was Homer Simpson. Danny was also the lead in “Sniffer” – a Norwegian short film which has won many awards including the best short film at Cannes 2006.

Danny produces his own solo balloon shows for theatres and events and has won awards for doing this!

The 411: Danny Schlesinger

LLL049 Larry Moss: Experiencing the Art @airigami

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Feb 21 0
Larry lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

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Larry lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

Larry lounged with LannaLee and got a couch!

Here is the third part of a six-part series featuring those special people who make art and entertainment out of folding air into latex balloons. Our conversations centered on making a living doing art, how they started in the biz and their creative processes. Laypeople and twisters alike will enjoy these fantastic conversations.

Larry and Lanna chat about art, minor celebrity and being balloon famous. They discuss using community to create large-scale balloon sculptures and the ins and outs of getting a Guinness World record. Lanna quizzes Larry about his adventures in Cannes with Bright Bricks and Aardman Animations. Larry talks about his really bad Harry Anderson impression. And he answers 10 questions.

Larry Moss

Larry Moss began his career in 1985 as a NYC street performer, but has gone on to display his amazing air-filled art in 12 countries on four continents. His achievements have been recognized by The Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, CNN Headline, PBS, Smithsonian Magazine, American Profile and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Moss has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show, NBC’s “Today” and at the White House, and has held the Guinness World Record for the largest non-round balloon sculpture since 2000. The author of many published ballooning books, Larry also has a degree in applied math and computer science, as well as a master’s in elementary education. Building community through his large-scale art creations is of particular interest to Larry, and was the focus of his 2009 TEDx talk in Rochester, NY.

The 411: Larry Moss

LLL048 Annie Banannie: Breaking the Rules @BalloonStory

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Feb 14 0
Annie Lounged with LannaLee and Got a Couch!

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Annie Lounged with LannaLee and Got a Couch!

Annie Lounged with LannaLee and Got a Couch!

Here is the second part of a six-part series featuring those special people who make art and entertainment out of folding air into latex balloons. Our conversations centered on making a living doing art, how they started in the biz and their creative processes. Laypeople and twisters alike will enjoy these fantastic conversations.

Annie and Lanna talk about collaboration, being creative and getting in touch with their inner brats. They discuss the finer points of improv. Annie confesses she doesn’t want a job and ponders the eternal question “Why do you think that’s funny?” And she answers 10 questions.

About Annie Banannie in her own words

Hi, I’m Annie Banannie …

When you’re a kid, having the courage to write a story and share it with others is a huge thing!

I travel to elementary schools and show students how fun it is to write a story, and then I give them a reason to share it: How about a contest with awesome prizes? After we’re done with the assembly, the teachers use my contest and the classroom materials to make writing assignments feel like a game.

Why am I so passionate about this? I was THAT KID – the kid who couldn’t control my impulses: always getting in trouble, talking in class, etc.

I was BORED. (A little ADD didn’t help things either.) I only wanted to learn what I was interested in, not the class assignments. So, I got to know the principal a little too well.

Then I found music and theater. This was it! Here were the stories I loved, and now I got to tell them – loudly! Life was good, but only outside of school.

Later, I discovered making up stories with kids is even more fun than musical theater. The sillier the story, the more fun we have, and the more we learn together. You see, kids don’t hate to learn. They just want to learn stuff they’re interested in, not what the California State Standards say it’s time for them to learn.

So, our challenge: Can we make the educational standards exciting? You betcha.

I turn California Language Arts Standards into a 60-minute creative extravaganza where students can’t wait to share what they know.

I’m also the founder of StorytellerKids.com, which will be a safe online community where kids can share stories they write and earn prizes while they’re at it!

My experiences as a kid in music and theater, and later as a storyteller, have shown me that if kids get passionate about something, there’s no stopping them. Now let’s bring that passion into the classroom and watch what happens.

The 411: Anne Banannie

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