Dave, how did you manage to become so enlightened and positive?

Have you always been this way, or was it years of darkness/depression/negativity that you learned from and "grew out of"?

Excellent exchange Dave. Thanks for letting us be an audience.

Wow, I think you've done a fine job Dave with how you handled this. Kudos for you!

Yes, thanks for sharing, Dave.

As Willie says: "All the world's a stage..." Fascinating stuff, indeed.

Have a lovely afternoon, everyone...

-Denise

This is one of the finest days on this blog...this is what I love and come here for...glimpses of you and what makes you tick!

Color me immensly entertained...thank you Dave!!!

Dave- ;)

hey Dave, do you still own a Fender Jaguar? I'm planning on buying one this summer. Thanks

Hey dave: mean people suck. comparing your love to brigette's chaos, is so unfair, and well, freaky to say the least.

hey everyone! join my tribe! it's awesome.

http://beautifulbrunettes.tribe.net/?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5B9849aca9-f39a-4071-9681-2d6a3d4a589e%5D&r=10448

Dave
I really enjoyed that exchange,haha,little bit of Reality Internet,hahaha.

yeah no shite; talk about "reality"!!...much love and respect to you, dave, for sharing with the community on a level not found anywhere else.

peace.

Dave

once again you amaze me with the grace you have even when people are trying to fuck with ya.

The world would be quite hard pressed to find a cooler more well adjusted person than yourself......and yes that includes Trent.

I read your site regularly, but I hardly ever post. However, today's entry compells me to speak up!

Dave, I have been a fan of yours for some time now, but today's entry truly reinforces my beliefs in you as a person. I wish nothing but the best for you and Carmen and a very happy future for the both of you (individually and united).

Just thought you might like to know that.

Sabrina

I wax everything. I mean, EVERYTHING. I'm literally a walking ad for Yankee candles. I tried to wax the dog, but he took exception to it. Fuckers' teeth are pretty damn sharp.

Dave how do you find stuff like that? Do you just Google yourself or do you pay someone to look you up on the web? ;-)

Dave,
I really like the way you handled this. Not with insults or name calling. I on the other hand usually speak before I think. But I really loved you approach to tell her the facts and put a pleasentness to the end result. I wish I can be more like that with my attitude one day. I know I would probably be a happier person, and maybe I would influence someone to have the same attitude like you have just proved to me that I could do as well. Thank you for sharing these messages with us and proving that you don't have to be loud or mean to be heard from anyone. (At least this is how I feel). Thanks again you have brightned my day a bit more.

-Catiyana

F*cking hell...no wonder her marriage failed, imagine having to wake up to that kind of crap everyday!

Hi Dave,

At least you got a dialog going with this non-entity 'writer'.....if that's what you wanted. Personally, I don't think she needed a response. Why? Because who the hell is reading her blog?

btw......anyone who studied journalism & English at Columbia University seems to consider themselves a 'writer'. loool

My question is....WHY did this poorly written 'article' bother you so much? She's hardly a famous journalist, TV critic or any other type of important writer anyone would read or even value her opinions on TDDUP or anythng else.

What did you expect from someone one who calls their blog (it IS a glorified blog, isn't it??).... "SWILL"?? She sounds like a confused, sad & somewhat bitter woman.

To me, the WORST 'writers'/critics are people who clearly know nothing about their subjects. Obviously, this chick barely knew WHO you were. A little background helps before a person reviews anything.

Her website is so unoriginal anyway........taking her font from designer Cynthia Rowley's "SWELL" line......"Swill is Swell"....how originalé.....HUMOR writer?? On what planet? Obviously, degrees from Columbia University aren't what they used to be! loool

I actually saw that 'article' a few months ago, I basically ignored it. I wasn't going to give that hater any free press, certainly not HERE. You've got enuff annoying people coming here busting your chops!

To me, it was just another faceless Internet person 'blogging' on.....her opinion means nothing in the scheme of things. If she's a 'journalist', I've never heard of her. She certainly doesn't write for any of the 20 magazines I subscribe to. I've never seen her by-line in The New York Times either.

I'd be more interested to know HOW you came across this article. I found it during a photo search for an old photo of you I was looking for. That photo of you in the stocks came up.

Dave, everyone's an 'armchair critic' ....NO ONE truly knows about your relationship with Carmen...only YOU & CARMEN do. Nice to see Ms. 'Condo' admitted that too.

I don't put too much faith in so-called self help gurus & other yabbering idiots such as Dr. Phil. Phil Blowhard meets a person for 10 minutes and feels he's capable of dissecting their entire life? Wonder why he doesn't take his own diet advice? lol

You've got to catch "Penn & Teller's Bullshit" show, last night's show covered exactly that topic. It'll be repeated on Showtime's On Demand.

Lastly......I'm upset that you made that jerky chick annoy you to the extent that you had to write her......you certainly don't seem like the type of person who would even care about OR acknowledge such drivel.

Imagine, how she FEELS......a famous musician saw her crap article and responded to it? Believe me Dave, YOU made her dreary suburban day! She's probably calling ALL her hausfrau friends & telling them the BIG news!

take care,
itanja

Hon...I think Dave was just havin' fun!

dave you constantly astound and amaze me with your clever wit and positive outlook on life and love. you give hope to one so undeserving as i on a daily basis. you should start your own religion or be a self-help guru. on 2nd thought just continue to be you. that in itself is what makes me such a big fan. much luv big guy.

Wow! Talk about a tweaker. I think you did the right thing hon. Good for you. During the time "till death" was on, my marrage was falling apart but you know what? It was really nice to see something positive on t.v.
It mad me feel all warm and fuzzy.

PS to everyone. Check out this link, Dave and Carmen are showing there support for AIDS. Nice pics.
http://until.org./ads.shtml

Dave, I found out how to purchase the pics, thanks for your help anyway.
Love to all (even the tweakers)
-CC

Maybe I'm getting old.....but what's a "tweaker"...isn't that someone who's crashing on crystal meth??

Does that word have a new meaning these days??

It's so hard to keep up with all the 'hip' lingo aka slang these days. lol

Thanks for the link CC! Can you share info on how to purchase the pics??? I found some that could be purchased but none of Dave and/or Carmen....

This shit is better than reality tv. Thanks, Dave.

i'm continually amazed at the rudeness and audacity people have today. what right does a woman have to criticize a marriage that has NOTHING to do with her life. and to put words and actions into a marriage that have already proved false (dave and carmen's marriage has obviously lasted longer than the predicted 6 months)shows ignorance. if she was a true writer/journalist, she would at least have the intelligence to research her subject to make sure her information was accurate and correct. she just makes herself look like an ass.

sorry for the rant...but this comes on the coattails of a horrifying customer in my store. She referred to one of my co-workers (one of the nicest, sweetest, most polite people anyone could ever meet) as "the negro boy" and wouldn't correct herself when i told her his name. i was thoroughly disgusted...people really amaze me with their rudeness and ignorance today. especially a woman who is criticizing someone who wanted to put the ideas of love, friendship, and positivity in the forefront of a world obsessed with violence, sex, and hedonistic decadence. it's a sad shame. i'm glad we have people like dave who can turn a situation like that into a humorous banter once again, at least on his part, promoting the idea of love, no matter how long it lasts :-)

much love
-emily

Itanja- I use the word "tweaker" to describe someone who is out of their mind.

Cori-I called them and asked them if I could purchase them. Try that, if they don;t get back to you let me know. I can help you.

Love, CC

Classy, bra...Keep these fuckers in check! "Sho 'nuff!" (the new RAD)!

Thanks CC! I'll give it a try...

Dave, you are awesome for taking the high road--I would have said every wrong and hateful thing in the book to her....I am proud to be a fan of such a man who can say *exactly* the right thing at the right time, with no malice and much humor, and is not afraid to express his love for his woman....

May we all follow Dave's example...the world would surely be a better place....

"Even if a marriage ends, wasn't it worth the experience?" -- god I love that, it's just earth shattering and freeing. thank you. well played sir.

shane another good "dave-ism" was when dave was on the jimmy kimmell show shortly after having CE tattoo'd on his chest. he said "i dont believe in the removal,if you went thru the time, own the time man. what can i say? my body is a diary". statements like that really make me re evaluate certain times of my life. from what had been bad memories thanks to dave's outlook im learning to focus on the positive and the goodtimes of those periods of my life. thanks dave. ur the man. much luv.

Medication time, medication time! Itanja, you've missed your last 4 doses-I think it's time!-Nurse Ratchet :)

Said it before, and I'll say it again: DN is the man! :)

- Sean

> F*cking hell...no wonder her marriage failed, imagine having to wake up to that kind of crap everyday! Posted by: Simon

LOL, funny stuff!.

"Even if a marriage ends, wasn't it worth the experience?"

I agree. I think, since we all live so much longer today than when the institution of marriage was created, that we should have 7-year renewable contracts instead of lifelong vows. That way, if you want out, there's light at the end of the tunnel, and, conversely, if you want to renew, you can step up your game somewhere in the middle of year 5.

btw, congrats on handling your first blogument (blog + argument) with such class and compassion.

ok, dear Dave, you had me all the way up till the Brad Pitt like comment about even if a marriage doesn't last, it is still a success...grrrrrrrr.....grrrrrrr

Till Death Do you part? right?
or was that not in the vows? I've never seen the video.I just don't see the point in getting married at all unless you are in it for the long run..maybe that's why I am still single? Don't answer that.

see what happens when my computer breaks for a day

love to you and the missus
jezzi(as long as you both shall live)

oh, and one more thing....hi los lonely boy, way to be real...sho'nuff, indeed

jezzi(don't make me pull your punk card)

I hope you have your Tivo fired up, CBS is running 100 Years 100 Greatest Movie Quotes (or something like that). You might be able to add a few to your repertoire.

I hope you have your Tivo fired up, CBS is running 100 Years 100 Greatest Movie Quotes (or something like that). You might be able to add a few to your repertoire.

"Medication time, medication time! Itanja, you've missed your last 4 doses-I think it's time!-Nurse Ratchet :)"

Lyn,

I don't find that funny at all, but I'll respond anyway......seems I always have to explain myself to you......

Just because I don't think Dave needed to confront this woman, doesn't make me "CUCKOO"....it actually puts me in the MINORITY here...which is GREAT by me.

As you might have gathered Lyn, I usually don't follow the pack.

Seriously, I didn't think that woman needed to be confronted at all....her blog is just that.......ANOTHER FACELESS, BORING, SELF-INDULGENT BLOG.

I publicly wondered WHAT struck a chord in Dave ....why he had to confront her....

No one knew 'who' she was.....now all of us here do....basically Dave gave her some unintended publicity.

take care,
itanja

Dave,

Is the chick in that picture the Runaway Bride from Georgia?

TXR

Wow... look at all this to-do. LOL. I applaud Dave for what he did, but I see Itanja's point as well. The article to me was little more than a lighthearted albeit misguided stab at humor (which we've all made at least once or twice), poking fun at the reality TV genre, celebrity weddings, etc. It was probably written in jest... not necessarily a personal slam...

Still, it goes to show that you have to choose your words carefully, particularly when you poke fun at someone, because you never know who's reading it and how they'll take it... One of the caveats of the internet!

Peace and love,
-Denise

Hey Dave!!
The only thing I'm gonna say is that I'd love someday to have a husband so wonderfull and full of love like the one that Carmen has. And that I'd love to be such a wonderfull, caring and full of love wife like the one you have
And i DO belive in forever

you both are so lucky , but then again, I think you know that :)

Kisses to both of you^^

"Wow... look at all this to-do. LOL. I applaud Dave for what he did, but I see Itanja's point as well. The article to me was little more than a lighthearted albeit misguided stab at humor (which we've all made at least once or twice), poking fun at the reality TV genre, celebrity weddings, etc. It was probably written in jest... not necessarily a personal slam..."

Thanks Denise!

I think I also made a VERY GOOD point that Ms. Conde barely knew WHO Dave was. Which made her silly 'review', blog account or whatever it was....even more dismissable.

It wasn't as if she was writing in SPIN, Blender, RS, Q, NME or any other MAJOR music publication.

To me it would have been more of a slam had she known more about Dave. She barely knew who he was.

IMHO....It would have been more hurtful, if a known music/TV critic, one of his fans OR a famous 'rock journalist'.....which she is none of the above......actually knew a bit about the person they are putting down. To me, that's much more hurtful...than sophomoric commentary from a faceless NY surburban blogger who fancies herself a humorist.

Just MY two cents.....which was obviously TOO much for some people! looool

"Oh Lord...Please don't let me be misunderstood"....hmm....I wonder why that's one of my fave songs! ;)

TRX- There's no way that could be the running bride, her eyes are WAAAAY too Small!

Dave, I never thought to ask you this before. Did you ever at one point in time suffer from any sort of social disorder?

dave- do you think the sex is better in a commited and monogamous relationship?

DAVE QUESTION!

How do you keep your feet on the ground?

I see there's another Jenn. So I have to boast that I'm thee Jenn.

Anyhow, Dave, you the man! You handle things ever so well. I'm sure it made for some funtimes on the net. ;)

haha! Went out 2 days, and missed that fine moment of 6767.com! ;-)
Nice interaction, and dialogue. And thanx to share it with us. I guess that makes a good B'day one for 6767.com.

Right, gonna browse quickly thru all the previous comments, and i get back here. :-)

FreAk*

"I can handle things... I'm smart. Not like everybody says... Not dumb. I'm smart, and I want respect!"
Itanja, I didn't mean to offend you, and you don't have to explain shit to me. You come on here and say that you're not gonna give HER any publicity, and then that's exactly what you do, in the same post, by mentioning the site. You type up a book about how you're "upset" at Dave responding to this woman-why? Why would you give two shits who or what Dave responds to? He didn't even mention her name or site, but you chose to do both. Whatever. I think it's quite honorable to defend someone you care about, especially if you happen to be married to that person. My two cents.

Thank you Dave for being a warrior!

I think letting us know the response was great. Often, only part of the story is told. Glad to see the response.

Always,
me

Dave,
A boring workout question. When you do weights, is it a split routine or a full body workout?
Thanks

you need some thick skin? WTF?

any husband would react in a similar manner, at least one who was married for the right reasons

my friend recently was married and his wife only talks about how protective he's been since

I was married less than a three weeks ago and my wife says the same

marriage is half a priveledge and half a responsiblity and it's good to see some of the people I've always admired share that view

rant out-

Mike

Wow, tough stuff. I just hope everyone's happy! Take care, everyone!

My husband would have invited her in for a free tattoo, and then drilled her REALLY hard!!! Nice to have someone who loves you "so much".
~Bonita

"As for marriage as theater? I guess we just felt that the story of two people in love, is a far better..."

Sure Dave. I'm sure the nice paycheck and exposure had nothing to do with it. Have an excellent week!

Q

Fuck her, I say!

what a loser - why spend so much time criticizing DAVE instead of trying to accomplish something for herself?

LOSER! I bet she´s not even half as accomplished on every level as Dave is.

and talkin´ shit bout Carmne was really low too. Enough about this pathetic creature already! I bet a lil attention was all she was looking for in the first place anyway, poor thing...lol

Great Dave! And thank you for sharing that with us! have a nice dayy!

Thanks for sharing that Dave, I could read this stuff all day long.

Awww Ladies,
You KNOW we just wish Dave would spend that much time paying attention to US!
grin,
XOXO
'Neida

Firstly, I DID NOT post this: "I can handle things... I'm smart. Not like everybody says... Not dumb. I'm smart, and I want respect!"

That's not 'funny' either, you have a way of irking people in the name of 'comedy'. I certainly don't want OR need your respect, if that's what you're implying. My opinion differs from yours, I've obviously hit a nerve. Why are you always ragging on me?

What the hell business is it of YOURS how LOOOOOONG my posts are? That aspect of my postings ALWAYS seems to bother YOU. You are constantly 'joking' about the length of my posts. Simple Solution: Don't READ them.

There are many others here who spam this board with much longer posts....if you don't like what I or THEY post....just drive on through....I don't always respond to posts which bother me.

Sure it's honourable that Dave defended his wife, I have NO gripe with that, though if I DID.....it's still none of YOUR business. I wasn't putting down Dave, though I see that you seem to be twisting this into THAT direction.

"You type up a book about how you're "upset" at Dave responding to this woman-why? "
IF you actually READ my posts in this thread you'd see WHY I was upset. Again what business is it of yours how long my posts are or what my opinions are? If Dave no longer wants me here, I'm sure HE'LL tell me.

MANY fans here give opinions on a variety of subjects. MANY fans here also seem to answer questions that fans pose to Dave. My opinion simply differs on this topic.....then you decide to come here & argue with me?

That's what makes us DIFFERENT & INTERESTING as human beings...the fact that we don't have to agree and be robotic. It's OKAY for YOU to stifle MY opinions, then put me down as if I had no reason for my posts?? I had a reason, obviously you chose to ignore it.

"Why would you give two shits who or what Dave responds to?"
WHY DO YOU CARE SO MUCH ABOUT MY RESPONSE?

Lastly Lyn.....NOWHERE in ANY of MY posts did I mention the NAME of that womans website/blog! I mentioned her name. That info still wasn't enough to get people to seek it out.....and you damn well know it.

After Dave posted about it reading it......a few people here were VERY curious about what was written......that was way BEFORE I posted, so please stop the drama.

Opinions are like assholes Lyn.....everyone has one.

Stick with the 'comedy' Lyn, that's your forte!

Have a nice day.

Ahhhh.. good ol' Dave... what a diplomatic response :)

Dave, what do you think about the Smashing Pumpkins getting back together? If James Iha wasn't available would you like to play for them either for a one off gig or tour? top 3 Pumpkins songs?

Take it easy bro

Matt

Sweetie, the quote, ""I can handle things... I'm smart. Not like everybody says... Not dumb. I'm smart, and I want respect!" is from Godfather2, I wasn't quoting you. I whipped that out as Dave had whipped out his quote from the same flick about family and I thought it fit. And I didn't twist jack shit. YOU were the one that said you were upset. I was just wondering why? You seem to be on the edge lately. You were particularly vocal on your opposition to the INXS show over on the board a while back, and now the recent post. It would be different if it were Molly or some other constant hater, but coming from you, it seems out of character, that's all. And I don't constantly rag on you-if you go back and read MY post, you'll see I started it off by apologizing. Now, I'm not one of these people that feel that they HAVE to take up for everything that Dave says or does, he's a big boy, he can take up for himself. I'm just saying, that for YOU, you seem different in a way lately. That's all. Relax. Don't take everything so defensively. You have a good day too, Sweetie!

Kudos to you Dave! :)

good morning/afternoon Mr N, and all this time we thought that Perry was the philosophical brain of Janes.. once again you astound us with your enlightenment.

Went to watch Crue on saturday last, despite anything any of you may have read/heard to be negative about Motley, their show was awesome from start to finish. Killing Joke were also very good, although I aint too familiar with their music. Highlight of the evening has to be an amazing rendition of "On with the show"..Lowlight of the night having to carry some poor stranger out of the crowd who collapsed, and having to wait with him while paramedics checked him over. Thank you to the fella who took the time to help me carry this guy out, nice to see some people in the world still give a fuck about other people.

Be safe Be happy(all of u)

tonto

67th?

Okay, it's lunchtime here and we have on Access Hollywood. One topic was aabout Sunglasses. I looked up and there was Dave waving over the TV at me . . .

Did you see me waving back?

Hi Lyn,

I'm certainly not 'Molly'. I've met Dave a few times, he knows WHO I am. lol

I tend to not always agree with everything posted here. Though I've never posted anything about Dave versus Perry...I'm usually the FIRST person to tell the 'Dave haters' to take that Jane's stuff elsewhere.

When this board first went up, there were a few coming here making very derogatory remarks about Carmen, I was one of the first people to tell them to leave.

How many times can 'Molly' post their Dave hating drivel. Yeah, we know 'Molly' hates the fact there's no more JA....they need to get over it and deal with their OWN shit. A band breaking up should NOT effect ANYONE'S LIFE.

Re my reaction to Dave's email to that woman 'writer'......I guess I felt that he over-reacted...considering that no one even knew who she was to begin with. I was upset FOR him....that he made some nameless writer annoy him to that extent.

Re the INXS show: I thought INXS should change the name of the band when they finally get a new singer....simply because Hutchence will forever be 'THE' INXS singer. No matter how great the person who is picked might be, Hutchence was the image of the band. He had a very distinctive voice to begin with.

I had seen them live about 3-4 times, they always put on a great show. Hopefully the new person also needs to have Hutchence's charisma factor. Will they look for person who sounds like him.....or hire a female? The door is open. IMHO...please change the name of the band.

Could the DeLeo brothers have called any new band they might form, STP? I think not. Could Steve Tyler leave Aerosmith and call his new band by the same name? Never! Could The Police reform without Sting, it wouldn't be 'The Police'! Even though The Police was drummer Stewart Copeland's idea, the lead singer in ANY band is always the focal point of a band, no matter if they write the music or not.

I also wasn't sure of the exact concept of the INXS show etc. None of what I was posting re the INXS show was putting down Dave's participation.

I don't enjoy most 'reality' shows in general....perhaps, YES...I over-reacted to Dave's participation with the show BEFORE I read more about it. I assumed it was going to be cheesy like 'AI'. I simply don't associate shows such as 'AI' with real rock music. I don't associate Simon Cowell & his opinions with good music. lool

Peace out.

...Wow, this is TOTALLY one of the many reasons you are my favorite celebrity, Dave!

Best of love to you and Carmen! ♥

That probably actually made her week though, gettin a response from you like that. I bet she told all her friends you emailed her!

LoL!

Ps: I **LOVE** the p.s.!

Best of luck at rehearsals! Hope you have a great day..

Elsa

Dave, Did you and Carmen agree to always stay friends, even if you break up some day (knock wood that it will never happen)?

"That probably actually made her week though, gettin a response from you like that. I bet she told all her friends you emailed her!"

Hmmm....that's EXACTLY what I said!