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LoveLoveLove
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HEY!

so, ive just been soooo busy...

doin what, i, uh- couldnt tell ya.

i know theres quite a bit goin on..
writing, demo recording, development..

and workin with our online team to revamp all the pages, and really expand our connections to you..

but at the moment,
i'm sitting in my living room,
gazing out the window into the jungle of a courtyard

just being me.

i wonder sometimes,
how many people are there, out there?
how many dreams,
how much heartbreak?

how much absolute, pure joy?

so, why does a flamingo only lift one leg?

...cuz if it lifted both it'd fall over.

follow me on TWITTER!----->

(and theres facebook, purevolume,
ourstage, iLike, etc. you know what?!

JUST GO TO OUR MYSPACE AND LETS GET INTERNET MARRIED.


~WE FOUND AN ABANDONED CITY
DEEP IN THE HEART OF THE CRYSTAL SEA
THE RUINS,
THEY WERE MARVELOUS,
WE PLAYED IN THE MARBLE
PIECES AND TEASED EACH OTHER.~


back soon,
LoveLoveLove
rocknfuckinroll
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ok ok ok (a coin for the fountain)

...so, ive been without internet,
while in the process of moving into this awesome old 1920's building in hollywood, but i'm back up and running-

news?

writing constantly,
recording as much as possible,
painting, not nearly as much as i'd like to be...

being crazy... aaalways.

keep eyes, ears and mind open
and tuned to this and all other of my/our pages,
cuz there's gonna be some awesome new stuff comin your way.


for now-

this is a coin for the fountain
and when its gone, its gone.
this is a lullaby,
a kiss goodnight
until we meet again at dawn.

give me something
to remind me
to remember.

if every dream is a wish
then whatve we got to lose?
each moment is bliss
a sweet little drug to use...

if every dream is a wish
then tell me
whats left to lose?
this song, this night,
this moon, this life,
and you.

give me something
to remind me
to remember.

theres one little star
that has kept me,
right from the start...
its a symbol of hope,
through the dope,
the confusion, the scars...

it shines on my friends
like a perfect work of art...
yeah, its somethin to see,
but believe me,
it'll tear you apart.

give me something

a coin for the fountain.



lovelovelove
rocknfuckinroll
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james dean's sillouhette

theres a cool blade in my pocket
its hangin out the side
waitin for someone to pick me up
and take me for a ride
theres a smiling face tattooed
on my tired middle finger
so sick and exhausted
always workin for our dinner

come on out and dance with us
we'll write our names in stone
we'll love like we are not afraid
to be cut down to the bone
leave all our empty promises
for someone else to bear
and pull it all together
like the end is oh so near

DREAM AS IF WE'LL LIVE FOREVER
LIVE AS IF WE'LL DIE TODAY

orange on the ceiling
and bright green on our hands
light blue on the sliver moon
and red all over the sand
purple on your fingernails
and pink is in your hair
black is all around me,
won't you show me
just how much you really care...

2:10am, 105mph

2:10 on a tuesday evening
doin 105 and i'm feelin fine
that girl's gonna get it get it get it
what she wants is on my mind...

she's ready to roll
and i'm ready to roll...
but she don't know
just what's in store
man, i've seen it before
take it down
and they always come back for more

watch it, she's spinnin
she's spinnin around
and spinnin around
and spinnin out

somethin's happened to the midwest woman
got a fire inside she can't deny
she's got a steel wool sweater
and snake skin boots
you can see that desire
in her eyes


she's spinnin around
she's spinnin out

"Into a valley of the thousand bright flowers"

...so i spent most of the day recovering
from the long night, last night.

we played an unplugged set,
the first with the new bassist, tyler,
as a bit of a rehearsal.
i think we have a couple unplugged appearances
on this next tour, so its good to warm it up.

damn good time.

but i didnt get to sleep til reeaally late
or somethin, so i spent a bit more of the day
in bed than i wouldve usually liked to.

but other than that,
got coffee,
read some ezra pound and kept it cool.

went to malibu to see a friend of mine-

now, i'd like to say...
its so funny how things come and go in this life.

its sometimes sad,
and sometimes relieving,
but its really just interesting all around-
and (because i am who i am) i find it generally amusing...
watching it all move.

some people drift off,
some people morph and change into seemingly
other people, and the connection changes,
some people stay in touch...
no matter what or where their life takes them.

and you never know what lies ahead,
but you can always make the effort.

i was having this conversation with my drummer, gabe,
a while back-
where we sat outside "LE CONVERSACION" (?)
on doheny, drinkin immaculate coffee and eating
the most beautiful pastries-
and discussed life, and plates...
and how some things stick, and some things dont, dig.

i believe we rested on the idea that-
even though sometimes,
what we want to stick doesnt,
and its a drag, we just want to hold onto it-
we dont know whats in store for us...

see, we all have a plate,
and when that plate is too full,
we're just wasting food,
and probly goin crazy from such an overabundance...
or eating too much and just getting fat...
so it only seems fitting, and even convenient,
that if its not part of our feast,
it wont stick to our plate.
(and things that are meant to, do.)

and some things
we're only supposed to have a taste of...
so everything MUST be savored, cuz as i said,
you never know.

and whats even more hilarious is gabe and i,
2 badass, crazy rocknroll motherfuckers,
(me probly making a couple people uncomfortable
with my ink and somewhat abrasive language)
sitting outside a french cafe, gettin deep
over coffee and pastries n shit.

but, in any case,
i do have a good feast goin at the moment...
and i'm definitely savoring, just in case
any of the things or people i care about
are just my small alotted taste.

...aaand speaking of feasts...
someone tonight asked me about thai food-

now, (terri), in los angeles,
the question of "the best thai food"
is a highly debated one...
some say that you have to go to thai town,
some say that you have to go to new york,
some even say, (including my guitarist fernando)
even though it blows me away,
toi thai is the spot-
which is just thai blasphemy,
as far as i'm concerned...
toi is a (or are) cool spot(s), i will say,
for vibe and ambience, and theyre open superlate,
which is always good...
but its hollywood, lets be honest-
what looks the best, usually,
is just a falsefront for something that is
sub-par and overrated.

go to toi if youre lookin to party,
not if youre lookin for
"THE BEST THAI FOOD IN LA", which i will say,
is at a place called, THE THAI HOUSE,
in yes, westwood, on gayley.

this place is outstanding.
its run by an endearing thai family,
its been there for ever, and they never disappoint.

get the mee-krob with whatever other dish you want.
(they do larger portions, and its always good to share)

...but i dont know how many people see this,
and its one of my favorite places to eat,
so please dont crowd me out of a table.

anywayz, thats it.
one of my secret spots devulged,
out into imaginary space.

(also, though, if youre in hollywood,
or if youre a deadhead eastsider,
which i find fairly funny- regardless-
and dont wanna leave the "too cool for the pool"
silverlake/hollywood area,
theres also THAI PEPPER on franklin.
at, i think cahuenga.
its also adequate. thanks K.)

so,
im goin into a bit of the darker, stranger,
"valley of the thousand bright flowers" place,
inside, so this whole blog-thing may start to get interesting.

stay tuned, whatever.

lovelovelove
rocknfuckinroll.

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BEST PERSIAN FOOD- and possible new artistic ops..

after covering for Blitch,
i spent most of the afternoon with my good friend Joshua.
(some friends, i don't see nearly often enough)

we had a beautiful lunch,
during which we discussed the hilarity of people
and the sarcastic disinterest in boring, undesirables...

had some coffee and brainstormed/co-wrote
for a script that Joshua's working on for a pilot.
it was badass.

i got a few things done at the pad,
which was very necessary,
and then went out for a bit to enjoy my friday night.

had dinner with a couple friends-
BEST PERSIAN FOOD (goddamn!),
at a place called SHAMSHIRI GRILL,
on westwood blvd, in westwood- by ucla.

Ugh! man, outstanding chicken kabob dish and whatnot... incredible.

blew off teddy's for the night,

-hungout with a friend for a while...
all in all, a damn good 24.

you know, i was chattin with this dame a bit earlier-
when i mentioned that i've been doin what i can to live in a state of zen...
like cruisin the road that is my life, with the top down and my favorite shades on.

keepin it cool.

oh, also, i may have a chance to work with slash and duff from velvet revolver and gnr.
that could be interesting...

rocknfuckinroll
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(ok, ok, OK- technology is wierd, but i'm convinced) BEST RESTAURANTS AND BARS IN L.A.

...ok.

so ive always been wierded out by technology,
specifically the internet.

i grew up as probly the last generation that didnt have the internet to learn how to READ with,
we had actual books, with yes... actual paper.

so it kinda wierds me out, to be honest...
this whole invisible world, where even fans of my band somehow are able to find my PRIVATE contact information
(i.e. my home address).

...yyyeah.

BUT, i was at dinner this evening (ravioli at Bossa Nova, robertson, beautiful by the way), at about midnight, which is just about my favorite time to eat a good meal at a good spot with good friends, and i was describing to my friend Matt that- because i never eat at home ("I ALWAYS EAT OUT" AHAHAHAH hellyeah), that i now happen to know of all the best places to eat for all genres of food in LA- more so, even, than the many LA natives ive astonished with this repertoire of dining expertise...

when he mentioned- "you should start a blog".

and i said-

"huh?"

and we went into a discussion with my other friend Jayson about what exactly that meant.

and yeah, i guess its free,
and its kinda fuckin badass.

and i'm realizing that i know of a lot of different kinds of places and things and stuff, not just around LA (because i seem to ALWAYS be on the road, especially lately) and that i can probly think of many-a-random piece of coolness to yap about.

IN FACT, i probly bore more than enough of my friends with this many-a-random piece of whatever, often enough to just put it all down here and tell anyone who's interested to check it out on here instead, filtering out all the uninterested parties and potentially saving lots of time, which i'm now wondering what i'll end up doing with...

so, stay tuned, if anyone ever reads these things, and we'll have lots of crazy shit to toss around.

rocknfuckinroll
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