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December 05, 2004
REFLECTIONS
Good morning everyone. I'm sitting here reflecting on the last forty eight hours, and its amazing how much can happen in that time. The Key Club show was just a fantastic experience. Doheny played well, and sharing the stage with The Tints and TPC, and having such a great turn out just made the whole night something really special.
The Camp Freddy show for Activision Games on Friday night was absolutely amazing. I don't think any of us were expecting to have such a great show, or to have such a brilliant audience. Crowd surfing at a corporate Xmas party? Who knew??!! We played 14 songs, and had Mark MacGrath, Steve Jones, Duffy, Cantrell, Macy, Michael Des Barres, Leif Garrett, Terri Nunn and Doug Fieger from The Knack join us onstage. Everyone had a great time. And doing My Sharona with Doug was definately a highlight of the night for me. Man In The Box, as always, brought the whole place down, and to do it with Jerry AND Terri Nunn doing the chorus blew my mind. I sang Search And Destroy at the end, with Jerry, Steve Jones, Dave and Billy Duffy all playing guitar. SO much fun.
Then last night, on Camp Freddy Radio, we somehow agreed to put on a free, no guest list, no bullshit Camp Freddy show at The Key Club early next year!! Not quite sure how that happened, but we're gonna do it. And I'm really excited about it. Doing the private, corporate affairs is fun, and low key, but it will be VERY cool to do a real show. And I'm pleased that we are going to make it free, and open to everyone. More details as we make them up!!
We also agreed to fly two competition winners to Vegas in January. They won tickets to friday's show, and then, unbeknownst to us, were unable to get in!! So as we are nice guys and want to make it right, we decided to make it up to them in a big way. So they will get to come to a big CF show in Vegas in January. HUGE apologies to the people who were trying to listen to CFR on the net last night. I'm glad that Julia called in and told us the problem. It was beyond our control, but we felt bad anyway. It wont happen again.
I'm working on locking in a couple of Doheny shows in January, and I am also working on an idea to get us out on a small West Coast tour in March. I hope it works out, cos it will be so much fun. Again, more details as I get them.
The good news is that I have some good footage from the Key Club show last week. So if the lovely Karen feels like using up more of her server space, I will send her a couple of clips and we'll put em up. How about it Karen? If you are into it - email me your address (again! I lost it!!) and I will mail you some clips.
Todays pic is after the Activision CF show. Duffy, Michael Des Barres, Terri Nunn and myself. And check out the new stuff in Your Artwork 4 from Heidi, Skot and Sue. Skot has made me wish I had some room on my back tattoo!!! I'm off to have a relaxing Sunday - movies and Playstation. Thanks everyone. Take care.
Peace
Billy
Posted by vivelerock at December 5, 2004 08:26 AM
Comments
It was such a pleasure talking to you, Dave and Dono. I was surprised you guys talked to me so long and that they even put me on the air. Maybe I have a nice phone voice? Anyway, someone from 6767.com was nice enough to email me asking if I wanted a tape of me on the radio. That is, of course, if there isn't one archived somewhere. I also forgot to thank TK for the ticket offer for the TPC/Doheny show. I must say that everyone from Indie has been incredibly nice to me. I even befriended another DJ/producer from Passport Approved. Maybe this means that after grad school I need to move out west...Anyway, the stream came back up towards the end of the show so we got to listen to the last 15 minutes. But thanks to Louise we got to hear much about the insanity that usually ensues during CFR...so thanks Louise! Can't wait to see the live Doheny stuff.. Karen, you just plain rule. The SDC vid rocks. Enough from me...time to mourn the loss of my ass length hair...
Posted by: Julia at December 5, 2004 09:46 AM
hey Bill
~ nice one! thnx for the words about the painless doheny replacement tattoo...and as per usual,I couldn't resist ;p (and thanks for the visual inspiration...I think it is just great fun to be able to crank out, and give 'computer artwork' ).....I LOVE Japanese Art and Text...thnx for sharing the translation. Really lichen the 'Doheny bananna' sticker Heidi...and, I join the ranks of the 'goegraphically disabled' who hope Karen puts up some clips. hope yer having a good sunday BIll, and everyone... :)
Posted by: skot at December 5, 2004 12:31 PM
It was interesting in the chat, even if I couldn't hear the show.
I'm hoping I might get the courage to phone in with my "jingle" some time soon!
Have some good chillin' time Billy!
RP
x
Posted by: RecklessPrincess at December 5, 2004 03:56 PM
I'm with Julia, if anyone out there has a copy of last nights CFR. I would like to have a copy of it too. I'm addicted to CFR, I want to listen to all the ones I've missed. :-)
Posted by: Karen at December 5, 2004 06:26 PM
Karen--two things. Someone from 6767 is going to make me a tape (actually, it's two tapes) of the CFR show..Very nice of her indeed. I can make you copies once I get it...but the sound might not be great since it is from a cassette tape. Also--I am going to try to record the show once it is on the UK radio station (via streaming audio online). Dave also responded to me asking if the show would be archived somewhere and he said he'd ask and get on it to see if it could be put onto mp3 (very nice of him). So either way, I should get my hands on it :)
Posted by: Julia at December 5, 2004 07:48 PM
Currently sulking because I have tickets to see The Darkness in Cardiff tomorrow..later today for me..Monday night, and I can't go. :S I've had the tickets since the end of August.
I can't even find anyone who wants the tickets. I need the money because I have to have emergency work on my teeth. Ow!
Cardiff is 2 hours away~I'm in no state to go there.
Just call me Grumpy.
Lisa
xxxx
Posted by: ylais at December 5, 2004 08:47 PM
Billy,
I've still got a ton of space, and all the bandwidth problems are worked out. I'd love to help out.
I'll e-mail you later about it.
Pony
Posted by: whitepony at December 6, 2004 06:24 AM
BILLY!!! You generous bloke!!! Thank you so much for the news that you are going to put on a Camp Freddy show for US!!!!, your humble subjects...!
I got my Christmas wish, Santa Baby!!!
jezebel(if you need any guest singers that are insanely untalented, I'm your girl!)
Posted by: jezebel at December 6, 2004 08:12 AM