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February 25, 2008
LETS HAVE A MEETING
I truly love living in Los Angeles. The coffee flows all day long, the sky is blue (most of the time) and the opportunities are all around if you open your eyes and stay willing. I have had a great few days - last week I took a business trip to Nashville with a good friend of mine. We dropped by the Gibson offices and got given the tour - which for a player like myself is just an amazing experience. When I toured with The Cult, we did the Custom shop so this time we did Gibson USA. All I can say is SO MANY GUITARS!! It's incredible to see flying V's, SG's Les Pauls .... all getting made everywhere you look. Thank you so much to Frank, Henry, Ari, Joey and Caroline for hooking it all up and giving us a great day.
I have been in meetings for what seems like a week!! Talking about this, discussing that... SO much talking! Haha! I suppose you have to talk before you do, but it always surprises me just how many afternoon lunches we take in this business. If half the stuff I have been discussing comes to fruition, it will be a busy year. Just how I like it. I also did a piece for the LA Weekly today - comes out in a few weeks so I'll give you a heads up when that hits the streets. The DirecTV game show that Circus Diablo did with Meatloaf aired the other day. I would LOVE to get a copy of that to put up on the sites so if someone can help me out, just let me know please. We won, by the way!!
What else? Well obviously Camp Freddy have the May shows at The Roxy, but we also have a charity show at The Knitting Factory in a couple of weeks - March 14th to be precise. Camp Freddy will be performing at the "Give Me Shelter" benefit for teens. Tickets are available for $35 at The Knitting Factory: 7021 Hollywood Blvd, LA CA - 323 463 0204. And of course, the Billy Morrison album, "Stimulator" comes out in April on I-Tunes worldwide. Plans for a video to the song, Modern Primitives, are still being put together. I'll give you an exact date when I get one. Oh, and check out this coming weekend's Camp Freddy Radio. Thanks to Paul, we have last weekend's show up on the Podcast page, and because Dave and I are out of town this coming Saturday, we have taped another "Hair Metal Special" for you all. Another two hours of 'turning it DOWN at a red light' coming your way on Saturday!
So thats it. I think I need to take another lunch, have a meeting, discuss the agenda, make some plans. Fucking hell people. Enough talking. Lets do it!!
Peace.
Billy
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Posted by vivelerock at February 25, 2008 08:58 PM
Comments
All good Billy. The g-friend and I are flying in from Reno for the May 29 show. IT'S BOOKED!
Posted by: marku at February 25, 2008 09:18 PM
For a second there I thought all of us here were going to sit down with you at Starbucks for a meeting, they should be back open about now!
Posted by: beth at February 25, 2008 09:43 PM
Hey Bill, I never turn hair metal down, I luv it!
I display a KISS air freshner proudly in my cavalier:)
Have a great week!
Posted by: Danni at February 25, 2008 09:50 PM
I guess you going to the Gibson factory would be like me going to the Steve Madden factory and watch them make shoes! ;-)
I know Sue Tivo'd the game show (she has Direct TV, I have cable) but she has to try and figure out how to get it off tivo and on a DVD, unfortunately this week she's away skiing but I'll let her know!
Posted by: Robin-peebs at February 26, 2008 03:26 AM
My CF plans where shot down by "THE MAN" today. I had already had the flight/hotel at a doable price, spoke with someone at Mahoney's about getting tats while there. I was so fucking stoked. Come today, I cannot get ONE day off in May. Which also means there goes any plans of Rock on the Range either. Gotta luv workin for the man. PUKE. Oh well, I WILL catch a gig at some point. Best wishes to all those that get to attend!! Im sure it will be killer. Take care, Niki
Posted by: merc957 at February 27, 2008 07:49 PM
dont whant to be uhmmm... but why in the poster/flyer for the camp freddy shows, scots not in....?
Edwin
Posted by: a dutch fan at February 28, 2008 12:32 PM
hey edwin/dutch fan.....i could be wrong....but isnt scott in rehab again? http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/02/08/velvet-revolvers-scott-weiland-enters-rehab/
then theres talk of an australian VR tour....and an STP reunion after that....sounds like scotts to bizzy to do a months worth of shows with camp freddy
actually.....what do i know? lets ask someone who REALLY knows....
Peebs....care to chime in on this? =P
Posted by: UC13 at February 28, 2008 02:59 PM
My educated guess would be since the first STP date is May 17th in Columbus he most likely be busy before that in rehearsals etc..Those boys haven't played together in 7 years. If he were available and in LA I'm sure he'd pop on stage for a song or two.....
That's the great thing about CF, expect the unexpected....
Posted by: Robin-peebs at February 28, 2008 04:16 PM
which is why I LOVE CF. Ya never know who's gonna pop on stage.
Posted by: Kate at February 28, 2008 06:30 PM
http://www.youtube.com/user/bacardivideos
Bacardi put all the B-Live CF video's up from last year in Miami. Including a little interview with Mr. Morrison.
There is one moment during "I wanna be your dog" that cracked me up! Let's see if anyone else knows what I'm talking about.
Posted by: Robin-peebs at March 1, 2008 07:12 AM