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October 04, 2006

CAMP FREDDY ON JAY LENO

UPDATE: Now THIS is a cool ass photograph!! Dave? ..... well, we ALL missed Dave. Unfortunately, he was unable to make todays Leno Show, but he knows we all missed him, and he will be back in action with "The Fred" at the upcoming Orange County show on 20th of this month. The taping went well - we made a nice racket, turned it up to 11, and rocked with Slash and Rick - a nice little slice of rock guitar heaven for me!! I think we sounded good, but the show airs later tonight, so we'll see. I now get to watch the Season Three Premier of LOST - HELL YEAH!!! What a day for me - just did Leno with one of my bands, and now I get to watch a new episode of LOST. Couldnt get any better. Off to Frisco in the morning. Expect a new V-Blog by Sunday.

Its been fun times in Los Angeles recently, with all the parties and events, and last night was no exception. A Rolling Stone Magazine party at the new, ultra hip Stone Rose club in West Hollywood. Lots of fun, all the faces - sat and hung out with the VR guys and Dave for a long while. It got a little crazy in the end, so we bowed out about midnight and shot home. And it looks like the party time will be continuing for a while - its LA fashion week soon, which brings all the designers together - lots of runway shows to watch and parties to crash. San Francisco tomorrow, and then a Circus Diablo show next week, and another Camp Freddy show the following week. I love being busy - stops my head from talking to me ....... and you know what they say? ........ "inside my head is a bad neighborhood ... so dont go there"!!!!

Welcome Caroline69 - glad you found us. Hope you stick around. I try and be as personal as I can be here - hope you enjoy it.

Mary - the Ryan Starr I worked with was a female American Idol contestant!! Not the same Ryan Starr, I'm afraid. But well spotted, Miss Eagle Eye!!!

Fletch - Diablo at the 100 Club sounds perfect. Write to Metal Hammer and demand a UK tour!!!

Daniel - Thank you Sir. I do post the occasional pic of Jen, but we like to keep that side of things a little seperated. And The Godfathers? Yep - great band ..... used to watch em all the time in London.

D-Wez - Tight? Frosty? I believe I shall attempt to remain in these rather uncomfortable positions if I can!!!!! Glad you are still here ....... keep it real, baby.

Sue - Yeah, we should look at doing a Kinks song. great band and great songs.

Tina - Yes indeed. I was the lead singer in Stimulator. Not to be confused with the new 2006 female fronted Stimulator. She was nice enough to ask me if I minded them using the name. How sweet.

Eric - Thanks for the link, but the problem is having someone willing to hold the shirts and cope with mailing them out. I can put up a merch page no problem. But am I gonna go to the Post Office every day and mail out a few shirts? Not right now mate.

SugarTaste - Lots of great questions. And in a nutshell, I would say listen to your body. It will tell you when you are overdoing it. I am having some amazing vocal therapy sessions with a very well known vocal coach, and I would strongly suggest this as well. Singing scales to a piano might seem silly, but if it adds an octave to your range and saves on the polyps and nodes, then it might just be worth doing, right??!!!

Silky - Aha - another posting virgin. Welcome. Hope you stick around, and have fun.

Thats it folks. Gotta run. Get your Viper Room tickets soon, set your Tivo's to stun for the Freddy/Leno thing, and start hitching up Highway 1 towards San Fran, and I'll see ya'll soon. Happy days.

Billy

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Posted by vivelerock at October 4, 2006 10:07 AM

Comments

I'm actually sending two co-workers to the Viper Room on the 14th. They have to be out in LA for some kind of class. If I knew anything about 70/30 certification and medical gas piping I would have hitched a ride on that trip.
So if two guys come up to you and say "Peebs sent us..." ;-)

Oh and bad news, didn't win the lottery this week so The Morrison Media Network is still on hold :-p

Good luck manana on Leno, I will be tuning in!

Posted by: Peebs at October 4, 2006 11:06 AM

Hiya Billy! Looks like you're having a good time.
I want to know, at what point do you say, "Okay, that's it..it's getting a little too crazy for me now" ? (hee hee) I mean seriously, when does it get too crazy for Billy Morrison?

Hugs
Lisa
xxxx

Posted by: Lisa Jackson at October 4, 2006 03:19 PM

Hi Billy!
can't wait to see ya guys and Vr on Jay Leno! I saw a pic of you and SLash and you two looked great ^^ Yeah, quoting Lisa, when does it get too crazy for you? XD

Hugs
Samy

Posted by: Samy at October 4, 2006 04:54 PM

Billy - cheers on your continuing success at being smoke free.
People I know who have kicked various habits say nicotine is one of the worst so well done you!

Just saw a CF show sched for the OC Perf Arts Ctr...can it be true? Can you tell us more??
Please, please?

Posted by: ozmerica at October 4, 2006 04:57 PM

That can be the code word for getting us into private CF shows..."Peebs sent us" :)

Great, get that Kinks song in gear and get your butts over w/CD or CF to NYC! Quickly, please.

Between Oct 19 and the end of Jan, it's dead as hell for shows here, except AiC and that's SOLD OUT!

Love,
Sue

Posted by: Sue at October 4, 2006 05:33 PM

Bet my neighborhood is worse than your neighborhood..lol!

LOST starts tonight. TGIW. Hope all the shows upcoming go well. I'm sure I'll be watching!!!

Posted by: Kate at October 4, 2006 06:13 PM

Oz...it's a private show there. But hey... you know us and private shows.....

Posted by: Kate at October 4, 2006 06:14 PM

Since Tina mentioned Stimulator, I've got to say how much I love those tracks. Very aggressive & sexy. Would love to see you one of the songs live with CD, but I doubt you'd want to mix the two.

Have fun on Leno! Work is keeping me from camping out for Camp Freddy.

The Viper show is going to be amazing. Don't worry, I've already got my ticket!

Posted by: Theresa at October 5, 2006 11:51 AM

I ditched work to go the taping but slept in... ha. Anyhow can't wait to see it tonight.


Posted by: Wendybird at October 5, 2006 12:39 PM

Hi Billy,
Thanks for saying hi - wish there was a way to see the Leno show, maybe I can find it somewhere, will look at weekend. The party season sounds like it won't end til New Year now.. rollercoaster all the way so hold on tight to your nicotine patches you may very well need them.
Have you got Dave converted to Nip Tuck yet - not that it seems that either of you guys have time to watch TV!
I'm sticking around :)
Silky.x.x.x

Posted by: Silky at October 5, 2006 02:06 PM

Peebs, there's plenty of us at the LA show to welcome your co-workers. Tell them to be up front with the rest of us!

Just a few more hours to go here til Leno time. Geez, it's gonna be a jammed packed weekend.

Posted by: Kate at October 5, 2006 05:12 PM

Kate, I'll tell them! :-D
I wish I could go, Sue said to me "Can't you lie to hook up on that business trip". I could lie. But unfortunately I would end up looking like Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High in a N.F.P.A class with all these plumbers since I know shit about Medical Gas Plumbing and/or Medical Outlet Certification. I only do the reporting....

So I'll just wait. Patiently. For the guys to swing East. Patiently. Like forever...:-p

Posted by: Robin (peebs) at October 5, 2006 05:22 PM

dude that was awsome today me and wade were there. cheered me up. holly broke up with me im a mess. but very busy see ya

Posted by: alec from camp teddy at October 5, 2006 07:28 PM

You guys rocked on Leno!! Scott sounds/looks awesome!

Posted by: Sharon at October 5, 2006 09:48 PM

Looking and sounding good on Leno Mr. Morrison!!

Ok so why was Dave missing? I guess if you have to replace Dave, Slash is a pretty good substitute! :-p

Posted by: Robin (peebs) at October 5, 2006 09:49 PM

Just got back from the Leno taping. OK, we stopped for dinner afterwards. They sounded absolutely fantastic, looked fabulous.
Everyone left fairly quickly after the taping but we were able to catch up with Slash for a signature and Scott for a picture and signature.

For one of the promos, they taped Bob Newhart wearing Rick's big yellow guitar and Slash's tophat, together. It's a look not many people can pull off.
Saw the Camp Teddy Boys:-)
We did not get to speak to Billy, so the night was almost perfect.

Posted by: beth at October 5, 2006 11:46 PM

Just got home from the Roger Waters show. AWESOME. Waiting for CAMP FREDDY to play on Leno. We need a public show! Maybe a charity show at the Key Club. Sounds good huh? Billy, I spotted you outside Tower Video the other day.. lookin' good! See ya at Viper Room next week! Gotta go... CF almost on.

Posted by: Hj at October 6, 2006 12:30 AM

Just saw the Leno show... Excellent job as always guys! Missed Dave but know he can't be in two places at once. Just wish Leno would have introduced you all by name.

Posted by: Kate at October 6, 2006 12:41 AM

So I fell asleep on the couch...& woke up just BEFORE CF started!
How great is that?!

You all rawked as usual & now I'm awake & want more! lol

@ Alec, hugs for you my friend XX

Posted by: ozmerica at October 6, 2006 01:17 AM

billy who's "the fred" and have you anymore sneaky news as to who else is going to play athe CF gig on the 20th?

Posted by: Paul at October 6, 2006 03:30 AM

Hiya! Please tell me you taped this Jay Leno appearance, and then I can see it? And wow, Rick and Slash were there. Very cool. Nice pic too.

hugs
Lisa
xxxx

Posted by: Lisa Jackson at October 6, 2006 03:31 AM

hey billy! i'm from italy and woke up early this morning to watch you and the guys on Jay Leno in streaming. you rocked!!

hey are you a Lost-addicted too?? OMG! what do ya think about the first episode? it kicked ass, didn't it?

take care
*hugs*

Samy

Posted by: Samy at October 6, 2006 05:03 AM

I didn't feel good and went to bed without taping Leno :( Blah. Billy are you going to put the performance up on the Camp Freddy site?

~ Ca

Posted by: Carol Anne at October 6, 2006 05:22 AM

Here in the UK the second series of Lost just finished...so we have to wait a few months for the third series to start. Why can't we be on the same schedule as the states?!

Posted by: Jenny at October 6, 2006 05:36 AM

Let's hope someone is kind enough to throw last nights Leno performance on "You tube"

What did we ever do without your tube!!LOL

Posted by: Peebs at October 6, 2006 06:28 AM

I taped it, but my VHS is lousy, not worth a dime. One of these days I'll have to join the 21st century. Shoot, I only got DSL last month.

Lost... I love Lost, but I was thinking, "This is a season opener???". Seemed too low-key for a season opener (IMO). Good show, but not the "OMGs" I'm used to.

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go,......

Posted by: Kate at October 6, 2006 08:37 AM

Last night's performance sounded simply amazing! I got lost in Weiland's vox and the band just killed it. Wow. Thank you Billy for rock'n our world, again.

pEAce,
clk

Posted by: Carly at October 6, 2006 09:20 AM

ps. the pix just got posted and it is fucking beautiful!!!! Really good~ :)

Posted by: Carly at October 6, 2006 09:22 AM

"Camp Freddy will change your mind about cover albums."

~~~c.k.

ya like that?

Posted by: Carly at October 6, 2006 10:48 AM

ya fucked my ears last night, beautiful music~~~ Cheap trick was/is so under-rated! Gr8 summer tunes!

Posted by: CFROCKS at October 6, 2006 11:17 AM

Hope you guys have a fabulous time in San Francisco. You were great in Leno. Dude you all look smokin in the picture.


Posted by: Wendybird at October 6, 2006 12:13 PM

Billy ,
Y'all were totally and completely awesome on Leno! I concur everyone looked smokin.
I thought Lost delieverd. Oh yeah.

I have a question. Besides Dave who is the most fun person you have ever worked with?
Much Luv

Posted by: Terri at October 6, 2006 02:40 PM

SHITGODDAMNHELLFUCKMYARSE!!! i was all set to tape you guys on leno....AND MY DUMBASS FELL ASLEEP!....that never happens i'm always up till dawn...WTF???

PLEASE TELL ME SOMEONE TAPED IT....IF POSSIBLE PLEASE YOUTUBE THAT BADBOY ASAP.....or if you're feeling especially nice you could email it to me (tonight show has a habit of yanking vid's off youtube with a quickness)

UncleCreepy42069@aol.com thankx in advance to anyone able to answer this request

Posted by: UC13 at October 6, 2006 04:38 PM

I concur!!! CF fucking rocked last night! And, yeah...I thought it was a bummer he didn't introduce everyone, but I guess it's Leno's gig..looked like you guys were having a really great time...I even got my mom to watch it..haha.

She actually just wanted to catch a glimpse of your bake Billy. As some of you may know, a while back Billy generously gave his creative time and talent to customizing a Gibson SG for auction to benefit breast cancer research. I know too well of the importance of that research and the support they give to women (and men) battling this terrible disease, so thank you again for stepping forward to contribute.

Anyway, I understand the inspiration for the design was some of your very own ink. And, my question(s) is this: Do you have a pic or video of the finished guitar? I've only seen it as a work in progress. Also, do you know who was the high bidder and now lucky owner of the ax? I'm sure it's a sexy beast as stainless steel is second only to leather in rock n' roll!

Hope to see you and Owl at the Viper...tell Chris the bald chick says hi!

Posted by: SugarTaste at October 6, 2006 05:56 PM

I'm sorry...I forgot to thank you for your response to my questions about "the care and maintenance of vocal cords"...: ) Thank you! Indeed, our bodies speak to us and mine says, "throw the fags in the bin!!"

Posted by: SugarTaste at October 6, 2006 05:59 PM

Billy,
Camp Teddy (Alec and Wade) and I were at the Jay Leno taping and as usual Camp Freddy ripped it up. Great Job!!!! The boys from Camp Teddy doin well, they've been recording. Had a school show Tuesday, they sounded great. Alec Featured on Retrofest 2007 poster. Hoagy Barmichaels, Newport Beach, Camp Teddy Show OCT 21st. Again, Billy thanks for suporting the boys.
Eric

Posted by: eric Camp Teddy Exec at October 7, 2006 11:03 AM

Newbie here!

Hey Billy :) I listend to last weeks Camp Freddy podcast and I was surprised that you only know BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4. Channel 5's relatively old :p I think you need to get back to the UK and play some gigs...just my opinion ;)

And since I'm a Londoner, I'm missing out on all these Panic/Circus/Camp Freddy shows, hahaha.

You and Dave did make me giggle last week. As you do every week, so keep it up, sunshine, and I hope to see you soon :)

Love Sophie x

Posted by: Sophie at October 7, 2006 11:39 AM

shouting from the blog rooftops.....

(robin) PEEB'S IS A GODDESS!!!

Posted by: UC13 at October 7, 2006 08:43 PM

Jeff Spicoli had a pizza delivered 2 Mr. Hand's class which was confirmed with sausage but when opened and eaten, was plain cheese.

Posted by: bird vaczine at October 7, 2006 10:18 PM

MANY THANKX TO PEEBS 4 HOOK'N A BROTHER UP WITH THE CAMPFREDDY PERF. ON LENO....IF ANYONE ELSE MISSED IT SHE WAS KIND ENUFF TO MEGAUPLOAD THAT BADBOY! KEEP IN MIND ITS A LARGE FILE DivX
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JXF2Q721

Posted by: UC13 at October 8, 2006 04:18 AM

Hello Billy,

DO you know who will be playing with you all on the 20th?

P.S. That is a very cool picture.

Matt

Posted by: Matt S. at October 8, 2006 06:20 AM