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October 07, 2004
CHATTERBOX
NOW we're talking!! I had so many emails yesterday with ideas for questions, suggestions for online chats, artwork, pics etc. Thats really encouraging - thank you all. The first thing is the Online Chat. How many of you use I-Chat or AOL Instant Messenger? I think I have a screen name for the AOL thing that works in I-Chat. What about Sunday 17th October at 7.00pm LA time (10pm Eastern)? I would give everyone my AOL screen name and we could do it that way. Or, Karen has offered to set up a dedicated chat room here - that might be the way to go. What do you all think about the best way to do this, and my suggested date? Once we set this up, I'll have Jon and Sean join in as well. You can ask us all as much as you want!!
I love that you are all so eclectic!! Suggestions for covers ranged from Led Zeppelin to Culture Club!! I printed all the suggestions out, and I'll take it to rehearsal tomorrow.....see what the others think.
Today I have a cool photoshoot with the guy who shoots all the pics for the Guitar Center chain of stores. You know....the huge photos inside the stores? I have no idea if mine will make it to a store (I cant really see me next to guys like Tom Morello and Slash!!!) But I will see if I can get some copies to post up here and I'll let you know what he says about why we are doing it......I have no idea! I will be taking my new Camp Freddy Les Paul Custom, that Gibson just made for me. Its a beautiful guitar with the CF logo on it. I should really take a digi pic of the guitar and post it up here somewhere. I'll get on it.
Regarding SpaceMonkey's question about new Doheny Logo's - the vibe is clean, crisp, simple, modern, Philip Stark, metal, brushed aluminium, chrome, New York loft, .......... or not!! Whatever you feel like. As well as different fonts and ways to write the name, I am also interested in finding a logo - a shape, or a symbol that will always be associated with the band. Something we can use on everything. Maybe a simple cartoon character, or a 3D shape, a dice (although that was 'Shifter)...... lets see what comes up.
My good friend Brett Scallions from Fuel is in town for a couple of days, so I will be hanging with him later. I think they are doing an acoustic show in LA tonight somewhere, so maybe I'll go along to that. This week has been fairly quiet ( a blessing for me, considering that as from next week, the rest of October looks hectic. Doheny rehearsals, then the Orgy dates, then Camp Freddy in NYC and LA, then another private birthday party show, then Doheny at The Roxy on Nov 1st) - I have been working in my studio on those two new Doheny songs, getting versions of each done, so that I can email them to Jon in the UK. He will have the MP3's on his I-Pod so that he can write lyrics while he is working with Pitchshifter. I also came up with a great riff idea for another song, so I'll mess about with that when Sean and I get together tomorrow.
And Karen has come up with a KILLER question for todays blog. If life was a monopoly board, what would you want your "Chance" card to say?!!! Way to go, Karen. Let me be the first to answer that one. I think I would want "Advance to Doheny World Tour - If you pass Go, release the first album"
I should really go and try to make myself look half decent for this shoot - have fun today, and hit me with your thoughts about this chat. More logo's and artwork please......and what about the Rogues Gallery? Email me some pics and we'll get it going. And finally, I figured I would post another pic for all of you that liked the "Two Billys Tour" idea!! From the look of my tee shirt, it was just a little bit hot up there!!
Peace Out
Billy
Posted by vivelerock at October 7, 2004 08:19 AM
Comments
hey billy,
Can you set this up so that we can see the questions along with your answers? Kind of like the way dave does it on 6767? I read this site everday but don't know what the questions are, i just see your answers! just a suggestion!
Posted by: bobbie at October 7, 2004 08:41 AM
I am loving the Two Billys! :D
Posted by: ylais at October 7, 2004 08:46 AM
Oh Wow! That would be so great, having a huge poster like that.
Have a good photo shoot.
Posted by: ylais at October 7, 2004 08:47 AM
OK, my "Chance" card would be "Achieve your lifelong dream and be the first Doheny back-up singer, if you pass GO, go on their World tour". How's that for kissing-ass?
I'm lovin' the Two Billy's pic too!
Posted by: Stacy at October 7, 2004 10:08 AM
I'm on it ;-)
thanks Billy
Posted by: spacemonkey at October 7, 2004 10:22 AM
First of all..DAMN DAMN DAMN! I will be away the 17th visiting with my crazy French aunts in AC gambling my money away. I do have AOL so I have a screen name (LuvAstbury, of course). I also use MSN messenger. But I assume this is all irrelevant since I won't even be here :(
So again, I say, DAMN DAMN DAMN! Okay, and second of all, I think I have only played Monopoly once in my life when I was ten. But, if I did have a "Chance" card it would say, "You achieve your masters degree in psychology and if you pass go, there are NO loans to pay!" And I must get cracking on a photo for the Rogues Gallery. And about a Doheny logo---I had been thinking about a steaming cup of coffee (or gingerbread latte?) with Doheny written on it in a Starbucks kind of font. Just a thought. I'd have to try to get back some of my art class skills...
Posted by: Julia at October 7, 2004 10:31 AM
I'm hearing "minimalist" as far as logo/design goes....
Posted by: zannebee at October 7, 2004 10:38 AM
lol...apparently so...
Posted by: spacemonkey at October 7, 2004 01:32 PM
I'd want my chance card to say
"You have won 1st prize in a beauty contest. Collect $1,000,000."
however, I think I've drawn
"Go to the poorhouse. Go directly to the poorhouse. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200"
Posted by: Linda at October 7, 2004 01:38 PM
oops, got distracted by today's pretty picture O_O
I meant to add that I don't use AOL, but if that's the way we're gonna go, I'm game to jump in. Or if Karen's gonna make us a chat room, that's cool, too.
Posted by: Linda at October 7, 2004 01:50 PM
How 'bout mine reading:
Bring a night vision camera and head straight to The Hilton....
Posted by: Jay at October 7, 2004 04:11 PM
My "Chance" card would be "You've won the lottery! You can quit your job and devote yourself to creating art full time! Go directly to Park Place!"
Posted by: zannebee at October 7, 2004 04:28 PM
Firstly, LOVE todays picture. ;) As for chatting I would love to be there but I don't have AOL or that other one you mentioned. I think the best way to go would be to set up a page here which would mean any of us visiting can drop in to chat with each other any time. Would be very cool.
My Chance card would probably say:
Advance to the Doheny and Cult concert; if you pass Go, proceed to next city of tour.
Aahhh one can only dream, eh?
night all,
tina
Posted by: tina at October 7, 2004 06:31 PM
I'm all for getting Karen to set us up a dedicated chat room. She'll take good care of us all, cos she knows how much the Monkeys love the house they already play in. (Karen, it's really those beer drinking smilies and Nigel :P ) An AOL or an MSN chat would also work for me. Just name the time and place.
My "chance card" would say "You have won the lottery; proceed to your private jet and tour the world at your leisure"
And the "Two Billy's" pic - YAY - THANKS!
Posted by: flamingheart at October 8, 2004 12:07 AM
Tina~Your chance card sounds great to me. good thinking! ;)
I'm on AOL, msn, yahoo. A chat on here is fine too, only please please make it work for mac users if you do it. I have had such a hard time in the past using chats on websites.
Love ya,
Lisa
Posted by: ylais at October 8, 2004 01:46 AM
Thanks Lisa, wouldn't it be a great show? Of course it would have to be here on the east coast close to where I could get to it or it would suck LOL
Posted by: tina at October 8, 2004 07:34 AM