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Bay Area singer/songwriter Brooke Michael Smith stays hopeful during COVID-19 pandemic

Bay Area singer/songwriter Brooke Michael Smith stays hopeful curing COVID-19 pandemic[/caption]Bay Area singer/songwriter Brooke Michael Smith is choosing to focus on hope during the COVID-19 pandemic while continuing to shelter-in-place with her six-year-old daughter in Oakland. In her conversation with Dave, she shares the therapeutic nature of songwriting as an expression of self-growth, reflection and dreams. Smith explains some of her inspirations, her recordings and performs live while playing acoustic guitar. The self-described night owl tells the story of how moving from St. Louis to Los Angeles was turning point in who she is today.

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Bay Area Singer/Songwriter Brooke Michael Smith Stays Hopeful During COVID-19 Pandemic

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April 5, 2020

Published by Dave Lewis at April 5, 2020

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Bay Area Singer/Songwriter Brooke Michael Smith Stays Hopeful During COVID-19 Pandemic

"Everyone is dealing with some version of isolation and we're all kind of in the same boat. I know some people certainly have it harder than others...and I know with all the loss, there's certainly an opportunity for renewal. I'd like to think you'd have to think that way. Otherwise, what do you have. You have to go where the hope is."

March 26, 2020

Published by Dave Lewis at March 26, 2020

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KPIX’s O’Donnell Embracing Working from Home During the Coronavirus Crisis

"We got back to basics. We're all cooped up in the same house. We do things together. Last night, we watched Arthur together....we play corn hole, we cook breakfast together so in a funny way, it's a good bonding experience during this terrible time."

May 23, 2019

Published by Dave Lewis at May 23, 2019

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Fifty No’s for 1 Yes–Why the Numbers Work for Actor Solana Paz

"Auditioning and acting--getting the gig are two different jobs, very different jobs. When you to go an audition. your job is to carry out the audition, period. It's not to get the job because you may or may not get the job and that's completely unrelated to what you did in the audition. So when I go to the auditions, I'm going just for that--for the audition, for the experience. I love it. I audition for three main reasons."

February 23, 2019

Published by Dave Lewis at February 23, 2019

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Bay Area Actor Solana Paz is Living the Dream

"If I don't get it, it's there loss. There's so many factors. If they don't want an accent and I went with my best accent, okay. That's out of my control at that moment. If I look like the ex-girlfriend of somebody and they don't want to hire me, I have zero control over that. There are so many factors that, honestly, I just don't take it personally. It's not up to me."

August 6, 2018

Published by Dave Lewis at August 6, 2018

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Larry Beil of ABC 7: How to handle a daughter’s suitor “with authority”

We live on the back of this hill and I told my daughter, "Just let any of these dudes know if I catch them with alcohol, I'm throwing them over the fence. They're not going back out the front door. They are going over the fence and down the hill."