Fashion Queen shares ~ your Summer Style!

Okay, it’s the peak of summer and it’s hot. Now, that means beaches and pools will be packed. Your clothes also matter. While trying to stay cool, try to wear self-respecting clothes. When you wear shorts, DON’T wear booty shorts! You want to stay cool, but you need to respect yourself and be modest. Wear shorts that go at least 1 inch past your underwear line. You stay cool without looking desperate.

Shirts: you can’t stress them enough! To stay cool, and look good, DON’T wear a shirt that shows off any explicit parts of your body. You CAN wear a low cut shirt and spaghetti-strap shirt, but PULL IT UP! If you don’t have an under shirt, pull your top up and make sure it isn’t hanging down. Be flattering!

Shoes, shoes, and more shoes. You can wear flip flops. But - make sure your toe nails look good. For girls, paint your toe nails with nail polish or leave them bare.  But, make sure they trimmed and clean. Then, you can go out in style. If you wear sneakers, don’t sweat it! Put on a thin pair of socks- don’t go with bare feet, you’ll get blisters - plus wearing socks means your feet don’t sweat. Then, you can strut with style.  

So, now you can hang by the pool, go to the beach and you can go out in style.

Happy Summer!

- Fashion Queen

Hot Local Band Alert!!! - Wicked Influence

that's our Mark !
(he's a wicked good musical influence!)

Wicked Influence is a local hard rock band headed up by a Warwick (Rhode Island) native and rocker-since-birth, Mark Thatcher.  Mark is like family to us...& this local band is definitely worth a listen or 2!!

Mark began the band in 1992 & has been rockin' ever since!  Mark writes all the music & lyrics…and is also one heck of a bass guitar player!

Wicked Influence includes ripping guitar riffs with great bass lines and pounding drums all wrapped up with killer vocals giving you an awesome listening experience. Here’s a link to the music page on the Wicked Influence website, take a moment & give it a listen - you'll be glad you did: http://wickedinfluenceband.com/Music.html.

Now you need more Wicked Influence?  Yeah, we thought ya might!...more here...
• http://wickedinfluenceband.com/AbouttheBand1.html
• http://www.myspace.com/wickedinfluencemusic/music

Try it – this Music Guru thinks you’ll like it!

Happy listening!  Rock on!

- Music Guru 

beach mama’s Music Guru speaks…..

Some possible Summer Songs of 2011...
We asked close family members & friends ages 9-50 to put their two-cents in…& this is what we have sooooooo far…(in no particular order whatsoever!)(grin)

• Boys of Summer - The Ataris
• Boys of Summer – The Eagles
• America - Ray Charles
• All Summer Long - Kid Rock
• Hot Sumer Nights - Van Halen
• Summertime Girl - Y & T
• Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels
• Little Pink Houses - John Mellancamp
• Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra
• Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn
• Cherry Bomb - John Mellancamp
• Feelin’ Alive - Jonas Brothers
• LA Baby - Jonas Brothers
• Shout - the Isley Brothers
• What Time Is It? (Summertime!) - Cast of High School Musical

Send us any songs that you think should be on this list!   You know you want to!

- from the Music Guru  :]

Let the blogging begin!

Wow!  Blogging totally rocks  =]
Stayed up till 2:00 a.m. setting up this dang thing! (LOL)
Thanks Becky for addicting us to BLOGGING!!  You’re so great!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (check out Becky’s Big Bytes, http://www.beckysbigbytes.blogspot.com)
  -  oxox beach mama

PLS NOTE:  this intro' entry for our blog was written by beach mama blog team member, Lil’expert!.....Well done, L.e. !!  Your 1st time on the www!!...

btw: just above is a photo of our way-cool team  :)

P.S.  Ok all, get in on the opinions!  As we go along, our blogging team promises a variety of topics - - including music, fashion, random thoughts, dance, recipes/cooking,…and much more!  Send your musings to the beach mama blog team at beachmama5@gmail.com!

P.S.S.  Future blogs are already in the works & coming soon by...

• Music Guru - RE the much-awaited Vans Warped Tour 2011!
• Fashion Queen - what else but your summer fashion tips!?!
• and, of course, more from Lil'expert!...on just about everything!