In August of 2020, I had this 2nd conversation with Laurie Bell

Laurie Blalock Bell was first of six children in a strictly run military family. She moved 9 times and went to 7 schools before the age of 16. Over the course of her life thus far she has moved 31 times and has had over 42 paying jobs, ranging from serving in a navy mess hall to bartending in Amsterdam, singing and acting on radio and television, PR manager for a large hospital conglomerate, personal assistant to Luci Baines Johnson (LBJ and Ladybird’s daughter), program director for the chancellor of the Texas A&M University System and manager of her own health food store (that 40 years later is still in operation).   

Laurie's spiritual quest and  compassionate curiosity about life has always been the light guiding her through her eclectic life.  Today, she loves taking care of her beautiful home, three cats and amazing husband, along with singing, drawing and reading, refinishing and creating decorative finishes on furniture, real estate staging and home redesign.   

But, her special passion for over 25 years has been in providing comfort as a volunteer for Hospice. Laurie has given her love and support to countless numbers of individuals helping them find their path through the grieving and healing process. Laurie has raised two wonderfully creative and successful daughters who are both in the music and entertainment industry.  She enjoys a very large and incredibly supportive community of friends in Austin, and playing with her husband Clay, whom she says is her role model and biggest fan. She credits all she has and is today to Spirit, girlfriends and Clay Boykin.