"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.

f.

(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
f.