Aaawww...nice pic Dave!!!

Good Afternoon D & Fam!

wow, such a killer shot!

xleanne

Beautiful pic. It's lovely. Oh and Dave does not know the meaning of Xiola. I guess I will never know. Do any of you guys know what the name means?

as usual, you rocked.

a quick one : do you listen to jane's addiction or the peppers or spread or camp freddy or the panic channel like any other band? i mean, do you listen to it objectively?

thanks

Xiola was the muse of perry farrell before and during jane's, but she died. I don't know if this name has a real meaning, I'm not an expert.

Great picture!!! I just finished reading the book and it was great, sad, wonderful, heartbreaking....

I was one of the OG "uni's" who participated in the photo booth website and I remember us being so excited at that time that you were stopping in for chats and being so open on your website.

It was crazy to see the realiy of that time by reading what you were going through. Congratulations for making it through and continually being so thoughtful to your long time fans :)

Whoooooo Hoooooooo!!!!! Today is a great day, they've accepted our offer for the house...finally to become homeowners!!! Thanx for crossing ur fingers for us ")

About the "getting to know each other" thread goin around...KARA had sent that to me, then I to Abby n' Sandy and so on, wow I can't believe it's gotten around to so many of u's....sweet!!

Hope all is well Dave n' "fam" Peace n' Luv "P

Dave,

Have you ever worked with Adrian Belew? Are you a fan of his guitar playing?

I found this on a Kabala website of all places (for the person who was looking for a meaning to the name Xiola):

Although the name Xiola creates an interest in the deeper aspects of life, we emphasize that it limits self-expression and friendly congeniality with a moody disposition. This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses in the heart, lungs and bronchial area.
The name of Xiola gives you a clever, quick, analytical mind, but you suffer with a great deal of self-consciousness, lack of confidence, and much aloneness because of misunderstandings. Your idealistic and sensitive nature gives you a deep appreciation for the finer things of life and a strong desire to be of service to humanity. There are times when you experience inner turbulence at your inability to say what you mean. It is far easier for you to express your deeper thoughts and feelings through writing than verbally. You find pleasure in literature, in poetry, and in your ideals and will turn to them when you feel you have been misunderstood. You are deeply moved by the beauties of life, especially nature.

Dave,

wow, i can see the smile on your face is from ear to ear. your heart must have been beating like crazy!

family, i hope you are all well and partying hard

much love

dont do anything i wouldnt do. and if you do then name it after me

kyle

Hey D!

That's an amazing picture, you look like a kid in a candy shop!

Hope you had a great day.

- A.

The pic says it all!

Hey Dude, That is awsome! Thank you SOOOO much. It sounds like it is a real heavy name. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Just having a stressful day here at work. And that just mad my day. Groovy. Thanks again.

Much love to all of the family.-CC

Congratulations Colleen!!!! I'm so happy for you two :D

Wow, that's the greatest pic ever ! I love it.

Off for some days, visiting my mom.

see ya all next week,
love,

This is my first post so bear with me (I hope this is the appropriate place) but I wanted to say that I am reading the book and it's been interesting what a flood of personal memories it has brought back to me. I am having to read it slowly - like eating too much sugar, it's better for me in small doses at a time. You see I was also an addict and JA was one of my favorite bands during the time. This was many years ago (remember the Scream days in LA?) but the association of my using and the songs is very powerful. I couldn't listen to them - until now. For some odd reason, reading the book has been quite cathartic for me and I took the step of buying Three Days and watching it. Whew! The memories are bittersweet, just like reading the book. I guess the point of all this is to say I'm grateful we both survived and that the healing still continues. Thank you. Angela, Portland, OR

hey, beautiful pic! I see two icons of rock!
Hallo Dave and good afternoon to all the family. In the country where I live is, now, 21:45 p.m. and, in few hours it will be my 37th birthday (I'm 1967, amazing year!!!)You know,......my only desire for this day is to receive your personal wishes......do you think it is possible.
Thanks and bye bye.
Paola

Hey Paola, Happy early Birthday!

Yeah 1967 is a awsome year. Can you see the lunar eclipes where you are?

Dave is so cute in the pic, I just love it.
But again, have a happy birthday.
-CC

Forgot to tell ya Paola. I hope you get your b-day wish from Dave. Good luck!

Paola---Happy Birthday, and Welcome, hope you get your wish!!

Cori, I saw your post at Steve's site, down the block, around the corner, and I just picked myself off the floor...Everyone, check this out!!
www.slapthecandidate.com

Dave, what an awesome pic, I don't think I have ever seen Lou Reed smile, I LOVE his guitar!, who's the guy in the middle, is he single?

jezebel(holla to all the Finns, and Norwegians, and Dutch....you are my PEOPLE!....well, along with the Irish, and the Spaniards, and the English, and the German....and those bloody Scots!)

Dave,

You lucky bastard, got to not only meet but PLAY with Mr. Reed!!!! I'm so happy for you! I was excited to read in your book that Lou loved your cover of Venus In Furs. Do share more about your meeting, from the book, and this most recent episode....

You forgot Russians, Jezebel. Don't ever forget a Russian. (blows kisses)

WOW!!!!!!

hey hey
thats a cool pic. looks like lou reed has a tight grip on u. dave do u or any1 here know any good goth/dark portraits and sketches sites? im growin a lil goatee and i got the whole 'deep' look goin on. all i need is a notepad and sum stained trousers...stained from paint not anything else..ahem.
later dudes
G
x

wow, that dude is still looking pretty sharp! I am still incredibly happy and insanely jealous of you, Dave. (:

Soph xx

A magnificent pic! Is Lou a humor man? How would've he taken it if you were wearing one of those Kill Your Idol tees?

BTW we Finns got our own O.J. today as our most successful olympic athlete of all time was sentenced to two years and two months in prison for attempted manslaughter. Only! Yeah, the law is a bit different on this side of the globe.

Anyways, Dave, I've always wanted to know how many guitars does a pro like you have? I mean is it as many as a painter has brushes or more like a chaffeur has cars?

Peas on earth!

Dave,

What does Lou think of your version of venus in furs?

obviously we all love it, but you hold him in such high regaurd. Just cursious.

Much love

Pony

Hey Crecencia check xiola.org click on bio and on the botton of perry's picture you will find Xiola is the first one.

hi jezz!!!

amor y paz,
blizardi

Hi All,

Did you know that Lou Reed is also a furniture designer~~!?? This was in NEW YORK magazine a few months ago.

http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/shopping/homedesign/features/n_10138/index.html

enjoy!
itanja

Groovy Bluelizard. I am gonna check it out right now. Good thing I am having my lunch at my desk or I would have missed it.

WOw. Crazy story about her (Xiola). Not sure if you guys know but last year SPIN mag printed the fully story about how JA got together. And if my memory servs me right, they tell the story of "three days". It is a really cool story with cool pics. I was so thrilled to have the story that I bought 2 copies.

Cori-congrats! Very happy for you.

I'm changing my name here to my full name (previously just "Justin") *waves*

lou reed is one very jewish badass

Did anyone get to the Tommy Lee book signing? I got there JUST in the nick of time!!!! It was so RUSHED! No personalization. We were able to take pics, though. And it seemed you could get other memorabilia signed.

My quick story....I said to him that if he tours solo again he HAS to play drums for at least one song! We missed that the last time....he looked at me with this look like "How did she know?! How could she possibly know I play drums" it was WEIRD...lmao
He was cool & said something like "right on, definitely, awesome" lol

For anyone having a bad day, this will make you feel better...

http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~geoffo/humour/flattery.html

Hope everyone is having a great day regardless!!

~Melissa~

Hey Melissa,

You are right. It made me smile. Very cute. Thanks girl.
-CC

You look so happy meeting him, did he mention if he has listen to you play his songs.

also just wondering if you have a favorite record that you just keep playing, I've been playing Ziggy Stardust so much as of late. It just has so many creative changes.

R.I.P John Peel

Welcome Angela!!!

Colleen...I'm pretty sure Crecencia's message was intended for you:

"Cori-congrats! Very happy for you" CC, I think you meant to say Colleen, right?

Dave,
Wonderful picture! You definately look happy!

Melissa,
Thanks for that link. Work today put me in quite a bad mood, that link made me smile!

~Lori~