So I'm getting ready for work, getting the eldest ready for school and the kids want to watch Fuse, so we've got it on, and they are playing old videos of a band, followed by a new video. So we're running around, gettin gready and lo and behold... Mountain Song comes on, and Haelee says "What is THAT?!?!" And I start laughing and tell her "The band you like me to play in the car? That's the guitarist and the drummer when they were much younger." she keeps saying "No, it's not, no it's not!" and saying "They have CRAZY hair!" The whole family at this point is sitting around watching this, cracking up... Mountain song ends, and "Just Because comes on, and I tell the kids, "these are the same guys"

The two eldest look at me and go "Uhn UH! No it is NOT! Mommy, daddy's telling 'stories!'"

I could not convice them it was the same people at all... Haelee summed it up during the "Just because" video by saying "but they have nice hair!"

It rocked

oh... FIRST BIZATCH

Dave, when my Navarro PRS arrives (on order), is there any way I can send it out to your publicist or whoever I can go through to get you to sign the backplate? They say it'll be 5 months in the making...

Thanks!

Tim

ha ha! top 3...don't know why i'm so excited about that lol...not much to say...just saying hi

MUCH LOVE!
-love emily

I can’t find anything on the Grammy preshow…is it just an LA local thing, or is it CBS national? (East coast too?) Anyone?

I am sorry DAVE! I didn't mean to "correct" you. If we believe everything we read - well, look at the stories on Nick and Jessica - Brad and Jennifer . . . so tonight should be interesting.

Well, we shall see your beautiful face on Sunday night - how exciting - are you going to signal your family anyway?

And as a side note, a co-worker was reading your site here today (you master blogger you!), and she asked if you ever say negative things about any one. You don't and that is one of the other great things about you!

Always,
me

Speaking of Jackson, VH1 had a special "Michael Jackson's Secret Childhood" that was quite interesting and gave a good look into his life. It's on again tomorrow afternoon 1:30pm for most/12:30 central.

Funny enough, The Fabulous Life of Paris Hilton is on now.
So Willi Ninja is the one that coached her posing... she poses very well, i'll give her that.
She's lucky she can go and screw around wherever she wants and never get in any serious trouble. I get a kick out of The Simple Life sometimes!

Two words: Jack White. Have you met him, like/admire his non-digital approach, detroit style, songwriting, lyrics, vocal skills? Does he have an open invitation to CF?

Hey dave. I'm sad... oh why? Because ya know I wanna drop by and "keep in touch" or whatever. But I cant think of much to say... now see I do, but... butbutbutbutbutbuttt It would just be more to talk personally. get what I'm saying? haha maybe not, ah its ok. I still love ya. Have a nice dayy!

hey wasn't that pic in a magazine a few months ago? it said something
like "did dave borrow that scarf from carmen's closet?"

hey Dave and family, im off to bed now.

hope you all have a great day/night depending on where you are in the world.

chat soon

kyle

Damn Dave! Thanks for responding to two questions. Its cool you are supportive of M.J (like I know him n shit). But seriously I like to think of him as the artist and not the molester some paint him as. To bad much of the support he gets is from his fans outside the US. I hope Cory Feldman doesnt just have a speculation, and if he has something to say its genuine and helpful to the case (for either side). Why did he wait so long? Like the pic of Paris n you. For being so responsive I send you my demo and some disks from my collection.
Im bein "that guy." Sorry

Peace n thanx

Bootsie "the priested pimp" of New Haven

Wild question here, meteor's gonna strike earth and you have 2 weeks to live. Do you pick up the guitar at all?

some quick ones dave....
hendrix or page?
de niro or pacino?
beasties or nwa?
pepsi or coke?
cd or vinyl?
Mac or PC?
red or blue?
road runner or coyote?
mustang or corvette?

Sue: the Grammy pre-show is on here (LA) at 6:30 on the CBS station, then they're running 60 Minutes, then the Grammy's are on.

hey Dave - were you ever into weed? i know yer drug-free, but what's your feelings on it? in NY you can spend 48 hours in jail just for a roach. i smoke up all around the city and take photos in protest...
http://cityrag.blogs.com/main/cityrag_smokein/index.html

Willow...remember, blink once you will miss me!!!!

Saw the commercial in the wee hours of the morning, two second glimpse of DAVE and you STILL gave me shivers, dammit!!

jezzi(Dave, Dave, you're my FAVE!!)

i'm going to do that question survey thing that someone posted...cause i'm massively bored!...here it is

hendrix or page? Hendrix
de niro or pacino? De Niro
beasties or nwa? Beasties
pepsi or coke? Coke
cd or vinyl? CD
Mac or PC? Mac (even though i use PC's)
red or blue? Blue
road runner or coyote? Coyote
mustang or corvette? Mustang

and there are my answers...interesting...i know lol...love ya all!

-love emily

Dave give all you can to the cause! --

Irish Rebuplican Army (IRA) FBI Files

Irish Republican Army FBI Files

2,871 pages of FBI files covering the Irish Republican Army and activities in the U.S. with links or possible links to the Irish Republican Army, archived on CD-ROM.

Prior to the Easter Rebellion of 1916, the last significant rising in Ireland against the British had been the Fenian Rising in 1867. After the failure of that attempt, the vast majority of Irish nationalists attempted to work through constitutional means to secure some form of independence, typically a home rule bill from the British government. Despite this attempt, however, there was still an undercurrent of activity by those who would resort to physical force to achieve their ends.

The Irish nationalists had traditionally attempted to wage open, positional warfare against the English forces. In this vein, the modern series of uprisings began in 1798 with the United Irishmen, inspired and led by Wolfe Tone. This coincided with an attempted landing and invasion of Ireland by French forces. This rebellion was crushed rapidly by the English. A few years later, in 1803, Robert Emmet led another abortive rising. This was followed by the First Fenian Rising in 1848, which occurred subsequent to the massive emigration and starvation of the potato famine years. Fenians was the popular name for a group known officially as the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). Once again, the English forces easily quelled this uprising, that had attempted to wage conventional warfare by seizing positions and attempting to hold them. The final rising of the nineteenth century was the Fenian Rising of 1867. This rising, too, was rapidly crushed, and many of the Fenians were imprisoned. A few of the surviving Fenians, however, subsequently experimented with new forms of physical violence. The aftermath of the 1867 incident was one prison breakout, an assassination, and a rash of bombing attacks in England. These were the isolated storm clouds and harbingers of an entirely new approach to violent resistance to English control of Ireland.

The Easter Rising of April 1916 was timed to coincide with a bank holiday (Easter Monday) and the arrival of a German arms shipment. The plotters planned on a nationwide rising, and to cover the assembly of the Volunteers and the Citizen Army, a long holiday weekend of training activities was scheduled. Many members of the Irish Volunteers, however, did not know that a rising was intended, and the plotters were limited in their assembly of manpower to the Irish Republican Brotherhood and its close associates. Beginning shortly after the apprehension of the last rebels, a series of court-martials were held, and many of the rebel leaders were hastily shot, including all those who had signed the Proclamation of the Irish Republic. James Connolly, because of the wounds he had received in the rising, had to be shot while strapped in a chair. After a trial in England that invoked an archaic Norman-era statute, Sir Roger Casement was hung for treason. In reaction to the severity of this British response, however, the tide of public opinion in Ireland began to shift swiftly.

The IVF (soon to be known widely as the Irish Republican Army) was reorganized and began clandestine training in a new style of hit-and-run warfare. Meanwhile, Michael Collins, appointed as director of intelligence, began to examine the security and intelligence structure of the British administration in Ireland. Once Collins had built a file of potential targets, he recruited a special squad of twelve hard young men, known as the Twelve Apostles, to carry out executions. Just as Collins attempted to do thorough investigative work to identify his targets, he and the squad did extremely detailed planning to conduct the actual assassinations. The general method was to follow the target to establish his habits and patterns of action. Then, a team of two to four gunmen was selected to conduct the attack. The attack was planned to provide the greatest possibility of success and to allow for a subsequent escape.

When the Irish Free State was established in 1922, the IRA remained a force of opposition to Ireland's status of being under the dominion of Great Britain and the separation of Northern Ireland. During the early years of the Free State, the IRA was responsible for numerous bombings, raids, and street battles on both sides of the Irish border.

The popularity and effectiveness of the IRA began to decline first when former IRA supporter Eamon De Valera took the helm of the Irish Free State in 1932. As time went on internal fighting, the public's lessening of tolerance for violence, pro-German sentiment in years before World War II, and increased autonomy of the Republic of Ireland, lead to a decline in status of the IRA and its being outlawed by both Irish governments. This drove the IRA underground, causing it to become a secret organization. In 1950's the IRA was repsonsible for bombings in Belfast, London, and the Ulster border region. Attacks stepped up in 1956 and 1957. IRA actions grew sparse until he late 1960's.

On August 12, 1969, the Battle of the Bogside took place in Derry, when the Orange Apprentice Boys of Londonderry held a parade. Rioting broke out and 1,000 police arrived to contain the crowd. Bogside marks a pivitol point where the troubles in Ireland moved away from civil rights issues and toward religious and national identities. A few days later, the British Army arrived to maintain order.

In 1969 the IRA split into two groups, the majority, or "officials" and the "provisionals." The "officials" advocated a united Ireland, but disavowed terrorist activities. The "provisionals" claimied that terrorism was necessary to achive unification. In the early 1970's the British Government began imposing additional martial law rules over Northern Ireland. The "provisionals" then began a systematic terrorist campaign in Northern Ireland. In 1972 the "provisionals" extended their terrorism to England.

On January 30, 1972, known as "Bloody Sunday," during a civil rights march in Derry involving thousands of people, British paratroopers shot and killed thirteen Roman Catholics. Two months later the British government abolished Northern Ireland's Stormont Parliament and established direct rule. On July 21, 1972, known as "Bloody Friday", the IRA detonated 26 bombs in Belfast killing nine and injuring 130. The "provisionals" extended their terrorism campaign to England, culminating into the 1974 bombing of a Birmingham pub that killed nineteen. In 1974 the Northern Ireland Emergency Provision Act of 1973 was amended making the Ulster Volunteer Force and Sinn Fein legal organizations. From 1974 to 1975 a cease-fire was declared as secret negotiations between the Provisional IRA and the British security forces took place. The IRA believed this would be followed by a British withdrawal from Northern Ireland. In December of 1975 Britain began to prosecute Irish prisoners they had been holding with trial.

In March 1976, Britain ended Special Category status for those convicted of terrorist acts and declared that they were to be treated as ordinary criminals. In September Kieran Nugent, a Provisional IRA member is the first prisoner convicted and not given Special Category status. He refuses to wear a uniform and wears a blanket to differentiate himself from the other prisoners. This became known as the "Blanket Protest." In August 1978 Cardinal O'Fiaich visited Maze Prison and protests the unsanitary conditions. Three hundred Republican prisoners refuse to wear prison clothes and demand Special Category status. Protesters wear only blankets and smear the walls in their cells with excrement.

On August 27, 1979, Lord Mountbatten, the uncle of Queen Elizabeth II, is murdered along with three others when his boat is blown up by an IRA bomb. In October 1980, Tommy McKearney and six other IRA members start the first prison hunger strike demanding the right to wear their own clothes. On March 1, 1981. Bobby Sands begins a new hunger strike on the fifth anniversary of the ending of Special Category status. On April 9, 1981, forty days into his hunger strike, Sands is elected to parliament, winning the seat for Fermanagh-South Tyrone. On May 5, 1981, Bobby Sands dies on 66th day of his hunger strike. His death causes rioting in Northern Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland. One-hundred-thousand attend his funeral. The next day, provisional IRA prisoner, Joe McDonnell starts a hunger strike to take the place of Sands. Another nine IRA members starve themselves to death.

On November 15, 1985 the Anglo-Irish Agreement is signed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. It establishes an Inter-Governmental Conference to deal with political matters, security, and legal matters and the promotion of cross-border cooperation. This sets in motion years of movements back and forth toward a political solution to the Irish-British Crisis.

The files date from 1939 to 1976. Files contain approximately 1,200 pages of discernable memos.

Highlights from the files include:

A 1939 report accounts the history of the IRA and connections to Irish Americans in the United States. Files show concern in the late 1930's and early 1940's that anti-British sentiment by Irish Americans might be used by a German fifth column to foster sabotage and subversion in the United States. FBI memos concerning Cornelius Neenan, also known as Connie Neenan. Neenan was the former head of the Irish Republican Army in the United States and the founder of the U.S. Irish hospital sweepstakes. Information on organizations such as the Irish Northern Aid Committee and the Irish-American social organization Clan Na Gael. FBI memorandums Concerning Joseph McGarrity. Joe McGarrity was a leader of the Philadelphia district of Clan-na-Gael. Documents concerning former IRA chief Sean Russell. Memos show confusion over whehter Sean Russell was alive or dead and whether he was in the United States or if he had left. Memos show that when the July 31, 1943 edition of the Irish Advocate printed an article statng that an indiidual who had recently died had left $100 in her will to the IRISH Republican Army, this launcedned an FBI investgation to determie how the money would be tranfered to the IRA in the hope that it would reveal methods of transmission of funds from America to the IRA in Ireland. Memos show that an undercover FBI agent was able to attend a closed meeting of the IRA-Clan Na Gal held in New York City in 1944. Memos document the of pro-IRA demostrations held in the San Fracisco area in the early 1970's and possible interest by New Left groups in the IRA cuase.

up the RA dave!!!

Hey Dave!

Thought you'd like to know that I was at BN yesterday and I spotted your book on the shelf there. (Got my copy for a Christmas gift.) It was right next to Jimi Hendrix's book! Thought you'd be excited to know that! You rock!

Also wondered if you were going to answer my question (and someone elses) from a few days ago about your such different tastes in women, ie: Carmen and Messy. Thanks!!!

Hey, has anyone ever seen Tomas jj and Itanja drink water at the same time? I don't think so. (hey sweetie, pet your turtle for me!)

Dave, awesome pictures of Voltaire. I can imagine your 'pain' taking them. Makes you wish marriage was like a diet plan with a cheat day built in. J/k You have an amazing resistance to temptation you've developed over the years. On a more practical matter, do you remember what tuning you used for 'Iris'?

Why has someone posted IRA stuff on here? Surely this isn't the arena for that? That's an extremely sensitive subject and complex subject. Whatever. Oo
The mind boggles. I could say loads, but it's pointless.

I think I know why this person has done this..that links to the ira. Dave, I think if you can you ought to delete that post and link. It's someone bombing the site, is it called that? I've seen ppl talk about doing that to sites before. Not up on this thing though.

Tomas jj you ledgend!

On January 30, 1972, known as "Bloody Sunday," during a civil rights march in Derry involving thousands of people, British paratroopers shot and killed thirteen Roman Catholics. Two months later the British government abolished Northern Ireland's Stormont Parliament and established direct rule. On July 21, 1972, known as "Bloody Friday", the IRA detonated 26 bombs in Belfast killing nine and injuring 130. The "provisionals" extended their terrorism campaign to England, culminating into the 1974 bombing of a Birmingham pub that killed nineteen. In 1974 the Northern Ireland Emergency Provision Act of 1973 was amended making the Ulster Volunteer Force and Sinn Fein legal organizations. From 1974 to 1975 a cease-fire was declared as secret negotiations between the Provisional IRA and the British security forces took place. The IRA believed this would be followed by a British withdrawal from Northern Ireland. In December of 1975 Britain began to prosecute Irish prisoners they had been holding with trial.

Yeah Dave....you puff tuff? Did you used to, seems harmless in my life, but everyones different.
I know marajuana maintenance alone doesnt work!

Sensimilla, sensimilla!

jah holy bootmon

Hey Dave, what do you do with all those rad clothes we see you wear in public once and then never again?

Do you give them away to charity? Because i would be more than willing to take some off your hands if they are taking up valuable closet space.

You just let me know when to pick them up and i am there.

hey dave i just saw soul mover on tv.....what a record.......your presence is really felt in that song......you chad n glenn should make an album together....a proper one......u could call yourselves the addicted purple chili peppers....or something

Yo Mr. Navarro

whats the most annoying or repetitive question you get asked ? surely a couple must get on your nerves

hi dave...how u doin ?

there a rumours all over the place.....i even saw one in the newspaper today.....they are in a couple online forums online....can you just confirm or deny it....is it true panic channel/camp freddy are supporting audioslave on their europe tour ?

plz say its true

From a really excited person

Dave

I was hoping to go to that show in Anaheim, but then I saw the price. $85-$100. Ouch. Doesn' fit into a student's salary. Oh well, next time. When can we expect TPC to be playing in LA again? I need more live music.

Danielle

Dave - silly question, but I've always wondered about it...

On the Lennon tribute, you covered "I Found Out" with the Peppers. I'm pretty sure that's you saying "Baby... babe?" at the end. Any interesting backstory to that? You were AMAZING on that song, by the by. (Huge JL/Beatles fan)

And an part b for that question... ever meet any of the Beatles?

(and when I say JL, I surely don't mean J Lo.)

Just saw this at digitalart.org....
http://digitalart.org/artwork.jpeg.php?ID=40804

looks sort of, "Messy-esque", eh?

So tired, I don't even know what I'm spreading,
Deena

Can anybody help me? I can't get the link on Dave's page to the Panic channel readio to work. Can anyone give me the url or site name thingy so I can access it? I'm at work, bored, and I can only listen here. Thanx.

Danielle

hey dave, is the cd of tpc going out in argentina????????

thanks

I noticed that you and steve have similar site layouts. I am wondering if you guys built them yourselves and if you could tell me where I can go to make a site that looks like that. Thanks

Danielle

Disable your pop up blocker then click on the radio. It should work just fine.

Dave, do you think it would be wise for Alice In Chains to actually start up again with a new singer? For me, there is no AIC without Layne. What do you think?

hey Dave

just wondering, what do you think about bands like Slipknot. I really like alot of their music...but all the stuff about hurting eachother and they had 8 FROZEN COW HEADS on spikes on their stage. I personally don't respect this at all.
I've found their ok people, but their just so desperately trying to be something their not. What are your thoughts about bands like these?

Dave, I just came across a picture of you and Mark Tremonti... did you ever get a chance to have a good chat with him ? If so, how did it go ?

"Hey, has anyone ever seen Tomas jj and Itanja drink water at the same time? I don't think so. (hey sweetie, pet your turtle for me!)"

Say whaaaaat?????

Very funny....'It Ain't ME Babe'! Check the ISP/IP numbers.

I compose my OWN posts...I don't copy them verbatim from somewhere, then post them on musicians blogs.

Besides, I wouldn't be posting about the IRA!

What's with th emad pro ira shite? Is this not a guestbook type thing for Dave navarro? Wankers!!

Hey Dave any chance of hearing the circle of the noose song that you recorded with the chilli's? I remember reading that you thought it was the best thing you guys recorded!

i'll answer them too...

hendrix or page? hendrix (he's second to dave in my opinion...dude you so totally rock)
de niro or pacino? de niro
beasties or nwa? beasties...i saw them live last year and they blew me away
pepsi or coke? coke...i am a whore i know
cd or vinyl? vinyl all the way
Mac or PC? PC
red or blue? blue (i would do the perry quote from 'three days', but i won't)
road runner or coyote? coyote...i feel his pain, it's liek every date i've ever been on
mustang or corvette? mustang

and while yes, ozzy is better, you must love mob rules dave...come on, if that doesn't get you out of bed in the morning ready to kill a man, nothing will.

and another question-

in your opinion, what is the best Live album ever released?

(personally, i'm going for the Ramones- It's Alive)

"Very funny....'It Ain't ME Babe'! Check the ISP/IP numbers.
I compose my OWN posts...I don't copy them verbatim from somewhere, then post them on musicians blogs.
Besides, I wouldn't be posting about the IRA!".

J/K sweetie, just looking for some humor :). I know you wouldn't be posting about such a thing!
Besides, if people rollover their IRA from a previous employer, a 401K plan, I really don't see what all the fuss is about. You can then make your OWN investment decisions. Plus, the yearly contribution limits were raised again this year. Hey, maybe it'll pay for my social security!:)

Thanks, Willow!
Unfortunately for those of us on the East coast, it's only on in your area. :( Somebody tape it, please!

Dave,
Work, Coffee and working out. Do you ever sleep? Do you consider yourself a workaholic?

Also did that guy that called on CFR ever get his signed picture of your wife.

Matt

Hi Dave,

I read a previous post about you guys watching Some Kind of Monster. Have you and the members of a band you're in ever participated in a therapeutic group together? Do you think it would be beneficial for new bands to go through therapy early on to "iron out" any incompatibilities/issues before they rear up?

Thanks
Jen

Whats the deal with the IRA statements, its like history class. Ahh, politics.....one time I mentioned LBJ and caused a ruckus. These guys better be careful. What nationality (s) are you Dave? Im a mutt of Italian and Ukrainian. Are these crazed fans from Ireland posting poitics?

At work last night I heard of some of the sickest sexual fetishs/things ever. Dave/family-ever heard of-
"shrimpin",
"cleveland steamers",
or "bukkake"?
*Nasty stuff I dont want to explain.

Beyond Porn*

*******Boot n' down

Dave, have you ever been this desperate?

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=765&e=2&u=/nm/20050211/people_nm/crime_sizemore_dc

Matt

Dave,

Have you checked out the Loop Experiment site created by the LE thread?
http://www.loopexperiment.com

There are quite a few songs being built, and another one "With You" recently completed.

Or with all the studio time you have been logging, you don't have the oppurtunity right now?

Cheers!

Mike C.(FLA)

P.S. Thank You for the being an integral part of getting this thing started. We're having a blast!!!!

Hey Dave,

Do happen to have any idea what time the pre-show to the Grammies starts? Internet hunting has come up as a lose for me.

Mel