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April 19, 2005
A QUICK ONE BEFORE BREAKFAST
Whats up everyone. Wanted to post this pick of Ozzy at the show. We had a great response from that show and I am sure he will come down again at some point. We all had so much fun doing it. Yesterday was a good day - spent the afternoon shooting the VH-1 stuff. They shoot hours of footage and use about two minutes of it in the end! But I had fun with it and hopefully I will make the cut.
Today is Doheny rehearsal day - we are making sure that we can play a bunch of different songs on Saturday. Cant wait to play - and both Ricky Warwick and Owl are well worth seeing - so get there early.
Colin and I finally finished the 'Industrial' SG for the Breast Cancer Auction. Check it out. After weeks of trying to get it all flat and smooth, we finished it at the weekend. Of course, I wanted to do more, and keep going, but there was a deadline to finish it. Probably a good thing cos I would have started trying to mount taps, wash basins, bicycle frames and some garden hose to it!! You really get carried away when you are given free reign to fuck a guitar up!! Anyway - its done. I hope they like it and I hope that someone wants to pay some money for it.
Thanks for all the commiserations with the car thing. Its fixed now, and I will definately be staying away from the railroad in future!!
Kim - I think your idea is genius!! We can play a snippet of the Led Zep track right before we go into our loveline section called ....."Whole Lotta Love with Billy and Dave!!"
Six7Six7 - Thank you for your kind words about Evergreen. Its one of my favourite Doheny tracks. We are trying not to put too many tracks up online, so that we have some fresh material to put on the record when we actually get around to making one. But it wont be the last time we play that track on CFR. So keep listening.
Alchemy - Nice pics from the VR show. And sorry I didnt see you. I was busy chatting away with my friend. But yes - they did, in fact, Rock!!!
Abby - I checked the Henry Fonda site and I think they are a little confused. I have emailed the organizers so I will let you know what they say. But it is, for sure, a Doheny show, and Dave, Matt and Dono will not be performing. Thank you for drawing my attention to the mis-information.
Done. Finished. Outta here. Enjoy your day, be nice to at least one person that you dont know, and stay at peace with the planet. Love you all.
Billy
Posted by vivelerock at April 19, 2005 08:04 AM
Comments
Billy,
Alright, I've been hunting that very jean jacket you're wearing in todays pic with Ozzy. Evisu, right?
My guess is you bought in in Japan, any suggestions on how I would go about finding one stateside?
Help!
Thank you,
Jay
Posted by: Jay at April 19, 2005 08:17 AM
Hi Billy! Hi Jay! Hi Everyone! Just got back from the dentist, and still anaesthetised.
(forgot what i was going to say too. bit giddy. going to try drinking a cup of tea now with a numb mouth and lips)
Doheny, enjoy your rehearsals.
Billy~ excellent pics!
Lisa
xxxx
ps. I'll stop back when I'm less giddy.
Posted by: ylais at April 19, 2005 09:45 AM
"Enjoy your day, be nice to at least one person that you dont know, and stay at peace with the planet"
Great advice Billy, thanks. I hope you enjoy your day too :D
Posted by: Cori at April 19, 2005 09:51 AM
Billy-Thanks for the pic of the SG. That came out awesome. I hope it raises alot of money to help women with Breast Cancer. Very cool....
Posted by: Brett at April 19, 2005 10:52 AM
You should be able to get Evisu clothes stateside, just need to know where to look. Probably run a search on Evisu on the web.
That guitar looks quality, I'd be tempted to bid for it if 1) I had the money and 2) wouldn't apy through the nose for shipping costs. Is it just an aesthetic change, or has it affected the sound of the guitar?
Posted by: Kim at April 19, 2005 02:05 PM
That's cool Billy. Understood totally.
But what do you mean "when we actually get around to making one"?
After all that talk from Ozzy about Black Sabbath doing a record in 12 hours, aren't you inspired to do the same? lol
Posted by: Six7Six7 at April 19, 2005 02:26 PM
Nice guitar Billy, and alchemy your pictures rocked! Loved them…
Posted by: Wendybird at April 19, 2005 05:38 PM
Billy, will cameras be allowed at your gig? I’m assuming yes but just wanted to make sure before hand. In case you didn’t know I have a bit of a camera fetish…
Wb
Oh yeah, here are my pictures from that night, you can adjust the speed to go through them faster. They are pretty shitty compared to my Monday VR pictures; I had too many technical problems…next time. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendybird/sets/239523/show/
Posted by: Wendybird at April 19, 2005 06:07 PM
Billy. please say, yes to the cameras. Wendy is an awesome photographer.
Wendy, get right in there girl! Get us some good close up shots!
Love Lisa
xxxx
Posted by: ylais at April 20, 2005 05:12 AM
Great VR pics Wendy! Were you in the photographers section?
Posted by: ylais at April 20, 2005 05:19 AM
WENDY!!!! 3 days, sister!!
Billy, I second that emotion, she solidified her status as world's greatest photographer when she took a pic of me, that didn't make me cringe, she has the kind of lens that automatically makes double chins DISAPPEAR!!
Did I hear a rumor about a discount flyer? Are they preselling tix? I am becoming increasingly fearful that the GIG will be sold out
love to you and yours,
jezzi
Posted by: jezebel at April 20, 2005 07:49 AM
jezzi, there is a discount flyer. Here's an excerpt from a message sean sent out at myspace:
"Also there is a discount list. Email us here and leave your ACTUAL email address for us to send an E-flyer to."
So I would say go to the doheny myspace page and leave them a message with your email address and they'll send you an e-flyer.
Posted by: tina at April 20, 2005 08:34 AM
Hi Jez!
Tina! There you are!!!
My fantasy (flesh for fantasy) Camp Freddy comes to the UK this summer, and Billy Idol is the guest. And you guys play White Wedding. And Steve Stevens too.
(Billy Idol is in the UK over the summer for the Ozzfest)
Me and my little ideas.
Posted by: ylais at April 20, 2005 09:04 AM
Tina! There you are!!!
My fantasy (flesh for fantasy) Camp Freddy comes to the UK this summer, and Billy Idol is the guest. And you guys play White Wedding. And Steve Stevens too. Mustn't leave him out!
(Billy Idol is in the UK over the summer for the Ozzfest)
Me and my little ideas.
Posted by: ylais at April 20, 2005 09:06 AM
Yeah, Dave C got a special even message from Doheny from myspace regarding that, and I didn't. Sulking. :( Nah, I know, I'm in the UK. You never know though, I could go nuts and sell my car.
Posted by: ylais at April 20, 2005 09:06 AM
(I'm having trouble posting on here, sorry)
Posted by: ylais at April 20, 2005 09:07 AM
keep your fingers crossed, I'm going to look at an apartment tonight and I hope I like it because I hate this stuff. If I like it i'll tell you all about it tomorrow, even if you don't want to hear it. That's what families are for. ;)
Posted by: tina at April 20, 2005 10:16 AM
Billy, I just had to comment on the photo of you sitting with the guitar. That is one of my favorite pics of you. Can I get a full size poster print of that photo? ;-)
Posted by: Karen at April 20, 2005 11:27 AM
Oops sorry Jezz, new message up at myspace today from doheny, no flyers. ;)
Posted by: tina at April 20, 2005 11:48 AM
ylais, Thanks but no photo privileges yet. I'm working on it...
I’ll send you a link to my San Diego VR pictures. They turned out much better.
Jezzi can't wait!
Posted by: Wendybird at April 20, 2005 12:25 PM
Oh yeah, I’m also working on my last CF pictures.
I did a sloppy job last time so I’m fixing it.
Posted by: Wendybird at April 20, 2005 12:28 PM
Thanks, Billy. See ya Saturday!
Thank you, Wendy. You've got some great shots, too.
Posted by: Alchemy at April 20, 2005 01:08 PM
well nothing to tell on the new apt front... the one i went to see last night was a huge disappointment *sigh*
AND if you can believe it, it snowed last night :( I need to move somewhere where there is no snow
Oh well, ;) hope you all have great days!
Posted by: tina at April 21, 2005 05:35 AM
Tina - It's been snowing here since Monday. It quit yesterday afternoon, then this morning we are getting dumped on again.
Have a great day everyone!
Karen
Posted by: Karen at April 21, 2005 06:43 AM
oh no karen, sucks to be us I guess. ;)
Posted by: tina at April 21, 2005 07:38 AM
We should move south... ;-)
Posted by: Karen at April 21, 2005 07:46 AM
I got a new guitar! I had to order it because I'm lefty. Picking it up on Tuesday. As you all may have guessed I paid a visit to the music store today. I'm so excited.
Posted by: ylais at April 21, 2005 12:26 PM
here's a link to the guitar i'm getting, cherry red! i was just looking at that pic, and decided it looks like a little devil! :D
http://www.epiphone.com/default.asp?ProductID=24&CollectionID=3
Posted by: ylais at April 21, 2005 01:00 PM
Tina~Keeping my fingers crossed for you finding a great new home. It's been sunny here, but weird because there was a hailstorm.
Suddenly there's little bits of ice hitting you and the sun's shining.
Posted by: ylais at April 21, 2005 09:33 PM
I had too share this with everyone, took me a while to find this pic~
http://thepanicchannel.com/community/index.php?showtopic=1523&hl=trends&st=40
Go to my post on that page, and have a look at that pic of me from 1985. (I think it was 85, could've been 84)
Hanging around in antipation of the next post from Billy,
Lisa
xxxx
Posted by: ylais at April 22, 2005 12:04 AM
hey lisa, thanks i hope i find one soon as well. You looked cute in 85 ;)
Posted by: tina at April 22, 2005 05:28 AM
I don't like using this blog to promote myself, but my friend's band is getting really good album reviews at the moment, so if all of the peeps here don't mind checking out www.mylifeinthemaking.co.uk and www.myspace.com/mylifeinthemaking it'd be much appreciated!
Posted by: Kim at April 22, 2005 06:37 AM