A New Day is in Bloom

So,
I've received so many emails and beautiful comments, from those of you who have heard this-or-that about the state of affairs with Palmerston.

In response to this,
I have no comment...
Other than:

Thankyou,
For being you,
And being so supportive and concerned with me as an artist and what it is I'll be doin for you next.

You're so RocknRoll :)

and regardless,
As far as I'm concerned,
I'm an artist, and what I do is create art.
So whether with Palmerston, or any pieces thereof, or not-
I'm actively workin on some new treasure for your EARS, EYES and SOUL, NOW.

I'm actually very excited about the stuff that's been comin together, as are some other people I am grateful to have in my life-network.

Make sure to keep your
Eyes, Ears and Mind
WIDE OPEN...
And tuned to this page,
Among others (listed below) for more updates as they come.

Sittin on the Coffee Bean patio, on Sunset here in Hwood, watchin the sun set...
I couldn't be more aware of the grand, mysterious beauty of things...

...Or more grateful for YOU.

Hit me up!

Twitter.com/iamfrench
Myspace.com/cfrench
Myspace.com/palmerston
Facebook (search "French Laughs")

Etc etc etc...


LoveLoveLove
RocknfuckinROLL!
f.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Questions & Answers
so many little mysteries remain
I got Questions & Answers
sometimes its in the darkness that became
Your reflection
Our love like hurricane
Candy Apple Kisses in the rain

Lay your head down and sleep

Questions & Answers
So locked away
so deep inside your brain
I had Questions
You had Answers
No one can stop
the wild lion of change
Your reflection
Our love like a hurricane
Candy Apple Kisses in the rain

Lay your head down and sleep
Lay your head down and sleep

I bet you never thought it would come to this

Lay your head down and drift off to sleep
to sleep
sleep...


f.

twitter.com/iamfrench
myspace.com/cfrench

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
f.

..the last day of the year

Here we are-
The last day of the year.

Its been a BIG one.

Its been difficult and beautiful and joyous and turbulent...

Its been a year

We spent quite a bit of Time on the road,
Workin on new things,
Building our experience...

We had the chance to see a lot of new places, a lot of good friends
WE MADE SOME MEMORIES

And I'd like to extend an enormous thankyou to everyone who has helped and participated...

Palmerston will be workin toward our 2ND record,
Children will be bringin you something awesome,
And I'm sure we'll all have the chance to touch base
many more times in the coming year.
So keep eyes, ears and mind open,
And GLUED to this page for updates.

PALMERSTON WILL BE PUSHING BLACK N WHITE TV
AS A SECOND SINGLE, SO IF YOU'RE IN AN
AREA THAT SUPPORTS US ON RADIO,
PLEASE HELP BY SPREADING THE WORD AND REQUESTING IT.

...But for now,
I'm sittin with Cash on ventura in LA-
(He says hello, by the way)
Its a perfect, beautiful California afternoon,
The sun is shining on this starbucks patio
And all I can say is that I am so incredibly grateful to be alive.

We all have the privalege of witnessing what proves to be,
probably, the most expansive, INCREDIBLE Time in social human history...
And MY EYES are open.


Everyone,
Have FUN.
Be safe.
Enjoy every Living Moment-

May the Sun shine on your face,
May the Wind be at your back,
May the Dice be Kind,
and the Gods turn an occasional Blind Eye.

Happy New Years
ROCKNFUCKINROLL

Your biggest fan,
french.

www.myspace.com/cfrench
www.myspace.com/palmerston
www.myspace.com/livelikechildren

DRIVE CAREFULLY- (4am in Louisville)

so, we were comin around a turn on Grinstead Dr,

after the show in Louisville saturday night..
across the street from the largest most beautiful cemetary,

the headlights from the car comin toward us inched closer and closer..


in an instant we realized this oncoming vehicle was crossing over the center, onto the wrong side of the road- OUR side of the road.


we thinly escaped a head-on collision,

but could not avoid an accident-


he hit our vehicle, and trailer, crushing it and throwing the contents,

all our equipment, all over the road-

in the rain...
at 4 oclock in the morning.




so we had to cancel the next day in Indianapolis,

and yesterday in Chicago, and deal with insurance from hotel rooms.


BUT-
WE'RE ALIVE.

we're all ok, no injuries, and all equipment has been replaced..

and Cincinatti went really well tonight.


thanks to all who were concerned,

and even bigger thanks to anyone who helped.


we're back in action now

lovelovelove

ROCKNFUCKINROLL


french.

www.myspace.com/palmerston

A Song for a Girl (rest in peace)

It was 2 weeks ago or less
That I heard from her last
Got word that Amy
Took her own life
I can't say I'm not surprised
Never saw it in her eyes
A distaste for the World
So bad that she'd wanna die

All throughout this country
There are people in poverty
And corn fields that stretch
To the horizon
Still, beautiful girls
In their diamonds and pearls,
Are at the end
Of their own tight rope

There's a giant cross
On the side of the highway
An exit or two away
from where we stayed
And give it a week,
I'll be back on the beach
Reminded of just how
Temporary-
This fragile, dying day.

Glad I got to meet you darlin,
I know you were there
Glad I got to look into your eyes
I knew you were alive.

Close your eyes darlin,
There's peace in rest.
There's peace in rest.

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...

"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.