Jul 29, 2019
Kim
Fulleman's first experience with the desert were as a Girl Scout,
visiting Joshua Tree National Park to camp and hike. Kim and her
friends would find the biggest rock formation they could –
and climb it.
After
20 years in a 400 square foot Hollywood apartment, Kim was ready
for a change. She was feeling like it was time to get back into
nature and heal from some things she’d experienced in her life.
After looking for and bidding on a place in Joshua Tree, only to be
outbid, a friend suggested she take a look in Landers - where she
found her home.
Kim's
first few months here were not without some desert challenges.
In this episode, Kim talks about
moving to her home in early June and having the swamp cooler go on
the fritz – causing her to be sequestered to her bedroom with only
a small window air conditioner for relief. Then roots were entering
the plumbing. But that
wasn’t the end… when she heard something that sounded like
explosions, she texted a friend and found she was hearing the
military exercises conducted at the Marine base in 29
Palms.
In
Hollywood Kim was a professional musician, playing bass and on
vocals for 'The Distillers' and other bands, including 'Punk is
Dead', a band that performed Grateful Dead songs punk style. When
not working professionally, Kim did what most folks do in Los
Angeles to pay the rent – restaurant work, bartending, security,
pet-sitting and more.
Now,
here with the silence and expansiveness of the desert, Kim has
found herself inspired to begin writing poetry and talking with a
friend about creating some healing type music.