The Engaging Brandi Carlile

I just had the good fortune of seeing Brandi Carlile headline at Red Rocks and it was a great show.

I've seen her before a couple of times over the last few years and I am a big fan of her folksy, country rock and roll band. They know how to put on a good show and I have never been dissapointed. This time though it was Red Rocks, probably the most beautiful music venue in the world and the whole band just seemed to revel in it. Brandi (or someone on the tour bus) has started to participate a bit more in social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. They posted the following about the show:

And we agree, it was pretty freaking amazing. They covered Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen and it was epic, look for the video someday on YouTube.

Something else that caught my eye..... a big shiny ring on Brandi's ring finger. I had never seen it before and believe me I was looking. My girlfriend and I both thought that Brandi must finally be engaged to her long time girlfriend Kim Bogucki, pictured below. Sure she's nearly sixteen years older than Brandi, but we figured Brandi was in love with this Seattle Police Officer because she was with her before the fame struck and they did some charity work together. Washington State is poised to have legal, same sex marriages very soon and we thought it was pretty great that they finally decided to tie the knot.

But, much to my surprise, I did not find a picture of Brandi Carlile and Kim Bogucki but instead this picture from the Seattle Lesbian's article on Brandi's engagement to her girlfriend Catherine Shepherd. So, I guess Kim and her broke up..... and then she found this Catherine Shepherd... and uh then got engaged?

All I can do is speculate about what went wrong, but it's always a little sad when a couple you were rooting for decides to split. But as a fan, and nothing but a fan,  I have to shift gears. I need to always cheer for the happiness that other people seek and hope for the best between Brandi and Catherine. She does seem like a nice person based on the fact that she's the new executive director of Brandi's charity, The Looking Out Foundation. She's traveling via bus with Brandi and the band, something that might seem amazing but maybe not altogether relaxing.

I hope they take care of each other, love each other, and live normal, happy lives, for the rest of their lives. And I hope it doesn't end in distaste and disgust like so many rock star marriages. We lesbians really need more than Ellen and Portia making it work. Another successful celebrity marriage please! Amen.