You show up in interesting places...
http://www.modelmayhem.com/pic.php?pid=1173318
http://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=7504

is there any famous recovering person who you look to as a mentor? if so who and why? also now that Courtney is recovering do you ever give her any advice on staying clean?

Is Phil H. still your guitar tech? The last couple times I saw CF, he wasn't there. He was always pretty cool about hooking me up with a set list. If you see him, tell he has fans, too.

I'm curious. What drives your desire to engage in such an open discourse with the masses? (Of course, one could question why I find it appropriate to email you...)

Dave,

Check out this intelligent blog from your former bandmate:

http://ericavery.blogspot.com

Would you consider inviting Eric Avery to jam with Camp Freddy?

In the Camp Freddy Merry Christmas video, what shoes are you wearing when they do that zoom in on your bitchin' kicks? I'd love to get a pair for myslef.

Sunday 10 - Hi Dave - do you have any favorite or memorable Christmas traditions?

Dave
I have been reading yer book "Don't try This at Home" Were you at all nervous having it published or nervous you may loose fans because it shines a different light onto you?

but also let me not this..I have read it ,and as said before i am a recovering addict myself..I admire yer honesty and if anything i have a new found adoration for you.most put stars on a pedastol and they forget ,rockstars like you are people like us too.so let me leave you with a lil quote i heard this week.

"It washes over you how small you are but at the same time how big you could be "
-Will Smith
on meeting Nelson Mandella

Loves ya Dave
Jewl

Hey, Dave.

Since you'll be touring soon, what are you looking forward to the most? Is there anything in particular that you absolutely love about touring?

Can't wait to see you next month!

-Kristen
xoxo

Hi Dave - I posted this the other night, but in case you missed it, do you still have your photo booth? My good friend is turning 40 and wanted one for her b-day party. She's willing to drive it up from LA to SF, where we live. If you still have it, would you be willing to part with it? And does it still work?

I noticed Steve Isaacs sent out a "solo acoustic performance" MySpace bulletin... Are you going to see him???

you seem pretty comfortable in all the arenas in which you have to show up (red carpet, hosting parties, being on TV & on stage, etc etc) - are there ever times when you feel nervous or "stage fright" or out of place/uncomfortable? (other than your own skin which you're obviously very at home in!)

Hi Dave, Hi Fam,

You know what, I can't think of one question...

...ummmmmmmmmm...

How's the Christmas shopping going? (we all know how much you love doing it - - - - not!)

Enjoy the rest of Sunday
RP
x

How are you feeling?

Dave I have a few questions for you.

1) what do you like to do for Christams?

2) Do you have a favoirte Christmas memory you would like to share?

3) What is on your Christmas wish list?

4)What was the best gift you gave to someone else?

What can I say my name suits the seasons so why not ask some seasonal questions.

thanks for posting the podcast - I will check it out later. Survivor seasonal finale is on in a few minutes ...lol.

Merry Christmas all

Hey Dave. :-) Thanks for the podcast, as always, and for the great video, too. :-) I’ll be heading off on Christmas holiday within the next few days. I’m going up to spend some time with my folks, family and friends. So, I just wanted to wish you and everyone here a lovely Christmas and a safe, fun, joyous rockin’ New Year. :-) Safe travels to everyone who’s on the roads or in the skies at this time of year. Hope everyone’s having a fabulous evening and peace to the peeps. :-)

If there is one thing you could get for Christmas, what would you like?

Be Well,
Shannon

Hi Dave
how you doing? thanks so much for posting the podcast, i could not get on my itunes subscription or from the link here for some reason.

Q: what are your goals for 2007, in terms of your work and career. what would you like to see happen.

and thank you Dave for opening up my world to new music and stuff. i love to see videos of you playing, just love the way you move and play. merry christmas to you. may peace, love and sweet memories surround you and keep you warm. you're a beautiful and talented soul.

Preference of chocolate chip cookies crunchy or soft? and with or without nuts.

Hey it ain't deep but it IS cookie season.
If chocolate chip are not your favorite - what cookie can you not do without during the Holidays?

Do you ever use programs such as garageband?

I have been having a problem with alcohol these past few years. Hearing everything you went through as well as how you were able to get out of that lifestyle and achieve so much has been very inspiring. I stopped drinking every day and have really started to get my life into check because of you. Thanks dude.Sorry for being so deep .

Dave,

Why on earth is there no Rockstar Supernova single on the radio? I'm in Boston, and with 3 major "rock" stations in the area, no one is playing or promoting anything! I called to request it and just about got laughed off the air.

Q: What is your favorite artistic medium, beside music, more along the lines of fine art?

Dave, what was your main inspiration in songwriting when you first played with jane's? You said before when you were in the chili peppers that it was different from jane's because you jammed and came up with ideas like that, instead of comming up with ideas on your own and showing the rest of the band later. So did you get inspiration from playing along with records, or from playing by yourself, or trying to copy other guitarists, or whatever else? And when Jane's was first starting were you all trying to come up with a certain sound or did it just come naturally from the four of you guys playing together? Thanks.

Ever had a problem with having an enormous COCK!? Did you and Tommy Lee ever talk about your penises while on the set of Rockstar?

Thanx for the SUnday 10 :)

Would you ever go skydiving?
Have a good night! Thanx for all U are, luv ya, Db

Any plans for The Panic Channel or Camp Freddy to come and play in Australia?

Do you ever sit down and listen to the albums you have recorded and listen to them the same way any other listener would? Can you sit back and enjoy it as a piece of music? Or when you hear them does it take you back to the process of recording them or get you thinking about bits you would have changed if you had the chance?

Have you ever thought of doing Alice Cooper's "Christmas Pudding"? My wife and I went last night. It was totally awesome, and for a good cause. The music started at 7:30pm and didn't stop until 1:20am. Steven Stills and Don Felder debuted their new band. They started with "Hotel California", and then things just kept getting better. A couple of unkown bands and artists, Les Stroud, F5 Ace Young, CTA, Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades, the Peacemakers, Al Dimeola, the guys from Tesla and for the first time in 30yrs Alice with the remaining members of his orignal band.
This is the 6th year for "The Christmas Pudding". Alice is trying to raise $5 million to build a youth center for the teens. The can go skate, play ball, climb on the climbing wall, learn an insturment or many other things. Construction starts this year on the campus of Grand Canyon University and is funded by Alice Cooper's "Solid Rock Foundation".
This was our first year, and we plan to make it every year from now on. Great music, great cause, and a free cup of pudding!

If you suffer from Christmas blues, HOW do you get over it?

You said your new company plans to create a platform for new talent to showcase. I don't know where you are looking for new talent or when, but are you willing to look at stuff you get from people over the internet, like from this page, for example?

Wow, really great questions and answers this week.

For Sunday 10 - I read "Don't Try This At Home" not to long ago and couldn't help wondering: It was mentioned that while you were going through your addiction, you were very argumentative but less so after you started going through rehab; so would you still consider yourself argumentative? Because you seem like you're really good at arguing and debating when you get into it.

Thanks so much,
~Ali

Dave,

i really like your comment about 'discomfort'. i wish my therapist put it that way. honestly, if i didn't have discomfort, i wouldn't be such an avid 'Jane's Addiction' fan...so i thank my mental self because it needs good healing and good music!!

i have a question for you, mr. navarro.. i have always wondered about you when you started out with jane's addiction...what was it like being in 'the band' at such a young age?? were you ever really amazed with the whole situation!! Like "What the fuck is going on???"...

U're guitar playing blows my mind, mr. navarro...!!!

1.Have you read the Jane's Addiction biography, Whores? and 2. Do you think there is any chance that The Panic Channel would come to Australia?
Love, Anna____

hey dave-

What can i say, the blog is inspiring. today is my birthday and a friend and i put up a blog site of my own. take a look if you feel compelled.

"We will be focussing on Internet TV, radio, music, art (visual and performance) and personalities. We also intend on creating a platform for new talent to showcase."

That's fuckin A right you will! :D I can't wait till all this gets going. It's funny, when I first stumbled onto this sight a couple years ago, I thought just your blogging and the interaction you consistently maintain w/ your fans was so great and progressive. Ever since, you've been constantly raising the bar for yourself and it's so great to watch these various creative outlets of yours grow and evolve. Thanks for the constant entertainment, DN...

** Have you experienced any resistance or resentful reactions from people in the business (say radio, tv, record labels, print, etc) who may not necessarily like that you are making such an effort to 'Take it back'? **

Have a good week everyone! Love, Amber :)

wow...at 12:30 in the morning sight=site for me I guess. haha You'd think an English major would remember to proof read...:)

Dave

very nice entertaining Camp Freddy

did you get to the mansion ?

peace

the ghost

Dave what's your opinion on P2P file sharing?

It's great in that I've heard so much music I would have never heard but I know there are a heck of a lot of people that don't by cd's anymore because of it.

Who do you think has been the most on form guitarist of 2006?

Will The DN be coming to the UK anytime soon?

Hi,
Love the fact you keep the communication with us all going strong. AND REALLY looking forwards to the new project next year.
Question today - since being in Camp Freddy we have heard you (and Billy) say quite often one of the best advantages is you have been able to play with such a great range of musicians, folk that you truly admire. So, I was wondering WHO would YOU like to ask YOUR Sunday 10 to given the same amazing chance you give us week after week?
Thanks.
V.
x

Did you end up going to the Playboy mansion even with the rain? How was it? Probably a foolish question huh? :) Happy Holiday's everyone!

~katie

Hey Dave me again hugs
Sending one out to colledge boy
congrats man as a recovering alcholic congrats,keep spirits high and remember set small goals at first then bigger ones.I don't even know you and I'm beaming proud its such a hard thing to kick.Don't know about you but for me its been a rough road but each day i get more and more positive.
thanks
Jewl

Any idea who the Spiderman is in the video?
I forwarded the video to a friend of mine who's stepson is in LA and is playing (probably one of many) Spidermen, she had no idea if it was him or not. They haven't seen him in a few years and only talk with he calls as he doesn't have a phone.

Thanks!

Great questions and even greater answers. thanks dave...kind of neat to come on here first thing each morning to see what's new.
I bought the new ROCKSTAR SUPERNOVA CD last night and had a partial listening and thought it was really good. Not hearing much promotion on this either in CT. They compliment PC's music and the tour will have a nice balance of sound. See you NEXT MONTH IN WORCESTER!!! YIPEEEE

Dave, I'm just now getting 2 read the 10 and it reminded me of exactly why I have stayed reading you all these years~ Luv ya DN6767! peace.

Dave in DTTAH you said that in a room full of people you would pick the sickest most co-dependent woman there. Question:

Bad boy and co-dependent woman. Do you believe there is a chemistry that draws the two together, even without any verbal communication?

So I was listening to NPR last week and they did 5 minutes on a band called the "long players" essentially a camp freddy for the nashville set, these are well established session and touring musicians who play a classic rock album from beginning to end and then fill out the show with favorite covers, using different guest vocalists.

I think this is a cool trend that may have started with messer navarro & donnovan.elite musicians playing music that they like to play because they like playing it and letting people watch; screw the musical elitism, we like this song here is our take on it, enjoy. that attitude has got to be the best thing for live music ever.
has camp freddy ever thought of doing a classic album or are everyone's tastes too diverse ? Either way, thanks and have a happy holiday.

Hey Dave,
I just wanted you to know, I had a most irresistible urge to write you.
I have sonic landscapes on my mind because I want you to know how significant you have been in the lives of my boyfriend and me.

We went to see The Panic Channel perform at the 9:30 Club.
While we were standing outside, a little away from the crowd, waiting for the doors to open - we saw you all come outside.
We went inside as soon as we possibly could to be in the front on your side.
My boyfriend (who plays guitar) has made me appreciate what a true artist you are…
(we pretty much agreed with you on everyone on Rock Star, except maybe a few!).
That concert truly was a defining moment in our relationship.

After that wonderful event, I had to ask him to move out (at least for a while), because I knew we needed to grow as individuals before we could grow together as a couple.
We separated for about a week when we both realized that we deeply loved each other.
A month later we proposed - to each other - in a wonderfully romantic setting.
We are now planning for our wedding, June 16th in Las Vegas
(we’d love it if you could come…wink, wink).
June 16th is very significant for me – my birthday is June 1st and my bat mitzvah was June 16th, 1984 (Now you know my age – oy! – Gemini’s Rock!).

(BTW: My fiancé is seven years younger!).

Well, that’s all for now.
Say “hi” to Steve, Stephen and Chris for us.
Come back to DC y’all!!!!
Love, AK

dave, you are so funny with the fantasies. and i easily imagine you today with very strong and intelligent women who have alot of positive & creative things going on in their lives, just like you. thank goodness your life is much better today than in the late 90s.

hello to everyone out there too.
battling the blues: go outside for a bit for any ounce of sunlight there might be in your area. and i like to volunteer, serving free food or visiting.

dave if you see lindsay lohan can you hint to her about how great aa is?
because you are my sober hero!

something to help a S.A.D eposode: to to a gay disco and dance the night away. stay out really late and hop around for nightcaps (with or without alcohol it doesn't matter) it helped me yesterday, since i've taken to sleeping 12 hours a night, which totally suks. its a rough time for many so just know you are not alone.

Looking forward to seeing TPC in February. Are you guys ramping up for the tour yet? Any tidbits of info you can toss us? Thanks!

Dawna

Had to laugh - I tend to still go for the bad boy being sick and codependent like I am(but working hard at changing). I am almost 33 months clean and sober but still out to fix the world - one bad boy at a time. I have a hard time being attracted to the guy that has a full time job and well adjusted. Something is terribly wrong with this picture!! Any well adjusted guys want to try and fix me? lol