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I grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado on what was not so much a farm or a ranch, but really an 8-acre petting zoo. We had, and still have dogs and cats by the dozen, peacocks, chickens, geese, ducks, sheep at one point and once, even a wayfaring ring-tailed cat that boarded in our Chevy Beauville van for a few days. My sister and I were raised without religion except for the casual presence of Sathya Sai Baba, an Indian mystic and miracle-worker. My parents subscribed to his pamphlets and we had some photographs of him around the house. Though I dont think my parents ever said as much, I just assumed that these were pictures of God, and felt very indignant when my Mormon friends didnt recognize the dark-skinned, afro-haired portrait of our lord. I eventually became vaguely aware of Jesus Christ and that he had a very close connection to Santa Claus, that they were friends or were at least united in the common cause of granting wishes. So whenever I felt lost or desperately desirous of a Thundercats action figure, I would piously reach out to the holy trinity, Jesus Sai Baba Claus. The desert surrounding Grand Junction is a spiritually charged place. My dad once saw a half-man, half-hawk shapeshifter while jogging along the irrigation canal near our house, an event that inspired the song, Aytd oopa, one of the many unique numbers on Gynocracy. After graduating with a BA in Chinese Language and Literature, I lived in China for a while working as a Chinese-speaking-but-not-actually-Chinese-actress. I returned to the states and almost took a job as a translator for the NSA. After failing two polygraph tests and being made to cry after a severe hazing ritual from a 5-foot-2 polygrapher, I decided to move to Brooklyn and pursue music. Gynocracy is an inspiring collection of songs on themes of power, women and love. I have also founded an organization called The Break Free Project which is devoted to discovering innovative American badasses in small towns through a music tour in a veggie oil-fueled RV. Check us out at www.thebreakfreeproject.org and flightoftheladyhawke.blogspot.com