On Thursday, March 4th, 2010, I had the opportunity to do something not many Uh Huh Her fans (if any at all) have done before– I got to speak to them on the phone. Yes! I received a phone call from UHH! I was fortunate enough to be their phone call winner, and I cannot even begin to tell you how big of a privilege it was to answer my phone and have Leisha Hailey and Camila Grey on the other end. In what was only supposed to be a 15-minute phone conversation, turned into about 35 minutes of on and off laughter, questions and answers, and random banter. This experience is definitely something I’ll never forget.

My cell phone rang at about 9:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), and then I remembered “Not a Love Song” is my ring back tone, so Leisha and Cam got to hear THEIR music play before I answered. The girls were half-laughing and I think, kind of singing to it when I picked up. I said, “Hello? Is this Leisha and Cam?” and of course, it was them, sounding just as eager to speak to me as I was to speak to them. They began by thanking me for my support and telling me how much it means to them, and thought it was very cool I have one of their songs as my ring back tone. They then asked about me– what I do, where I live, what I’ve been up to lately, among other things. I found it very humbling they cared enough to ask me a few questions about myself.

Our conversation then shifted to the “nitty gritty” about their upcoming album. Nothing is set in stone so-to-speak, so I don’t want to say too much; however, the girls were able to give me a few answers about their 2nd album. Leisha and Cam have both confirmed this new album will be “polar opposite” of Common Reaction in the way it comes out. Their process for working on the new album changed a great deal (mostly since Leisha didn’t have to shoot The L Word while working on this new record). Leisha joked, “It’s probably something she didn’t want, but Cam had to see my face every day. It was like, I’m here now.” Any way you look at it, a lot of “love” when into making this album, and it WILL BE worth the wait. According to Camila, it’s safe to say fans can have this new album in their hands by late summer 2010/fall 2010 since in the next two weeks, it will be sent off to be mixed (it takes about six months to prep an album). And yes, there will be a tour with this record (United States for sure and a few other sporadic places), but concert dates/places are still to be determined.

From there, my conversation with UHH went anywhere and everywhere. It went from Cam’s work with Kelly Osbourne (she does a great impression of Kelly, by the way) to Adam Lambert, then onto Leisha’s work on The L Word and how it affected UHH writing/recording sessions, to their new and old pets, including Leisha’s new dog named “Zoo” and Cam’s new cat called “Frank” (named after Frank Sinatra because this cat has such beautiful blue eyes). FYI– Frank enjoys humping and biting every blanket in Cam’s house that he can find, and Cam just tells him now to “Have at it. Hump away, man.” Leisha then joked, “Like mother, like son.” My face and my abs hurt from them making me laugh so hard! Ha-ha! A few other things we talked about are: Cam now has five tattoos, and her car is nice and fixed after the “palm tree incident” she mentioned on twitter. Meanwhile, Leisha now enjoys watching CBS Sunday Morning since it’s a low-key 60 Minutes as well watching Millionaire Matchmaker.

As the conversation came to a close, they thanked me again for my support, and I thanked them for this opportunity, and told them how wonderful it is they found each other and formed our beloved Uh Huh Her. I’ve been a fan of Cam’s since her work with Kelly Osbourne as well as Dr. Dre, and a fan of Leisha’s for about 16-17 years now, so it’s pretty amazing they merged together to form this band. I also told Leisha how I’ve been a long-time fan of hers since The Murmurs, and she was very flattered. I even told her the story of when I was in the 5th grade, I used to go around singing “You Suck” all the time, and my mom used to get really mad at me for singing those lyrics. Thus, she offered a “Sorry, Mom!” as a peace offering.

I’ll never forget getting to talk to them on the phone, and what made this conversation even better is that they said they wouldn’t forget me either. I feel honored and privileged to have spoken to them on the phone as well as been given the opportunity to contribute to the release of their second album. Much love for you, Cam and Leisha! I cannot wait to get Battle (tentatively the name of their 2nd album) into my anxious hands.

–Amber

Thanks again Amber!

You can see Adam’s upcoming shows over here: http://www.adamofficial.com/events. His next appearance will be on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this Wednesday (3rd March). Not sure if Cam will be on there or if she’s only going to be out on the road with him but we’ll wait and see. (Update: Cam will not be on Leno as Adam’s present keyboardist has confirmed he will playing – @Twitter)

And before you panic, she’s still very much with UHH:

‘Throughout history artists have lent their creative expression to the ideas and issues that shape life in our communities, our country and our world. The Manifest Equality Gallery gathers together a diverse array of hundreds of the nation’s most talented visual artists under one roof to celebrate that role and join with our gay (LGBT) friends, family members and co-workers to demand full and equal rights for all Americans.

The Manifest Equality Gallery, issues an inspiring, visual call-to-action, with hundreds of artists motivating public energy toward true reform on a local, state and national level.’

It will be open to the public, however I’m waiting on confirmation that that includes the opening night party and whether or not tickets need to be bought. But I’ll update this post as soon as I find out.

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Gift Horse Project is a group of rotating musicians and visual artists. Conceived of by artists, to help artists in crisis. This show, in cooperation with Creative Visions Foundation, is to benefit BRANDAID.

BRANDAID foundation is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to help artisans from developing countries. Effective immediately proceeds from all BRANDAID project sales will be used to support Haitian relief efforts.

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Thanks for the info Ash!

UHH AUCTION ON EBAY UP TOMORROW AT 5PM
Current mood: adventurous
Hey Everyone-

We are finally going to be putting some very rare special items up on E-Bay this coming Sunday starting at 5pm. All items will be under UHHUHHEROFFICIAL. There are a variety of different items to bid on! We have some very high priced stuff, as well as some lower price items. Everything has been autographed. We’re doing this all to raise money to fund the remainder of our record, as well as give a percentage of what we make to our favorite charities. We appreciate all of you being so patient while we’ve been recording. It’s been a really challenging process doing this all on our own, but we’re certain it was the best route and we’re so proud of our new album. So happy bidding, and if you don’t want to bid there is a donation button on our myspace as well for any dollar amount big or small. That being said, we love all of our fans from around the globe. You make all of this possible, so thank you and know we can’t wait to have everything done and in your hands in the near future.

LOVE, UHH

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Tickets can be bought over here, prices range from $15-$60. And it’s all ages. More details over on the Free Press Summer Fest 2010 website.