looking forward to seeing/hearing the results of Project P Steve. And the website design too.

Its cool that you use this site like a journal- I guess in time it will make sense to us. Looking forward to hearing Project P and im really looking forward to hearing more Panic Channel stuff.

Love always,
Georgina x
redhotchilifoo panicagent2588

Hey Steve,
Just remember, "Stairway to Heaven" was put together from about 8-9 different riffs, all recorded at different times (originally), and thrown together. The ProjectP will be killer, I just know it.
Peace

Steve,
I was just visiting a fan link on Dave's site, I wanted to ask him if he ever got the money for me ordering Dave's book from his site. Instead, I left with hurt feelings, because it seems there is some residual feelings of disappontment among 6767 O. G's about how there isn't the personal closeness over at Dave's site.
What are your feelings? I mean, I know this is YOUR journal, but it is linked to Dave's site, and it is public. Do you mind me coming over and rambling incoherently? Please be honest...

Jez,

Maybe it's cause I just woke up, but I don't really understand the question... can you give me the childishly clear - pre-coffee version?

S

Steve,

She is talking about a post i made on my blog. I was simply stating that i felt the clutter of posts over at 6767 where limiting the closeness that dave had with us in the past. I did not specify and I should have that i was refering to all the one time posters who's post do not at all relate to the community or to dave's post.

I did not direct it at Jezi and didn't mean to hurt anyone's feelings. Thats why it was posted on my blog not on 6767.

Humbly,
WhitePony

And your coffee of choice is....?

I don't know why Steve but I get this mad professor image of you at the moment, disappearing (scuttling) into your "lab" with your hair all wild and a concentrated expression on your face (very purposeful)

Sorry, it's all these abstract letters and numbers you keep posting, they're begining to look like scientific formulae!

Peace to All

RP
x

I think it can be compared to just about anything that you discover in its infancy, a band, a new restaurant, cool clothing store, etc...You get a feeling that it is "your" thing and one of the coolest things is that it is intimate and small and personal. I love when I can go see a band in a small venue and be crowded, but if I really wish for the best for that band, then I have to realise that they are going to appeal to a lot of people (because they are so awesome!) Anyway...just sort of a random thought thrown into the mix here.

BTW...Jez, are going on Tuesday??? Looks like sure thing for me now!! But I was really lame last night(actually about 5am and still up...not a good time to pull out the credit card!) and i purchased the book from Amazon (sorry pony, if I was thinking clearly I would have remembered to go through your link) and I'm not sure if it's gonna get here in time now!! I guess I'm gonna buy one there anyway to get the wristband. Ai I'm soo confused...but I'm going!!! ;) se ya there???

Is Riss gonna be at the LA signings??? I'd love to see the lovely lady who knocks sense into you Steve! ;) lol

Jezzi/WhitePony

I'm coming in late here, but to some extent I agree, and in a sense I don't (Today's posts). When this all started out only a few people posted. I remember it started out that people would ask questions like "Hey-Dave-how do you do your solo thing" or man "I love that Ibanez Custom guitar" or "Jane's questions etc." On the flip side "Steve-get the purple amp." Or "people giving guitar advice like-man get the tele." I was personally stoked Steve liked "Shudder to Think." I also enjoyed how both Dave and Steve discussed what they were up too. What I thought about when I left the Panic ChannelS on my way home was how cool it was that it was as close as I could be. To get to have an idea about these guys before they get really big. I have never meet Dave, I have been a few feet away from him at like two concerts in the crowd, I saw Steve for the first time (tele is rocking by the way people.) I have never meet both of them, or have shook their hands, more or less even introduced myself to them. Maybe... some day. That would be cool. Steve's site and Dave's site will grow and more and more people will show up/post. It's totally inevitable. Will the orginal crowd of 6767/Steve posters exist..... of course. We are a "group" of people. Like it has been said, you know people without even meeting them. That's the amazing beauty of this is meeting everybody or reading people post's. I went to see TPC show and walked away with some friends. I have meet some really cool people that in no way or shape I would have ever meet/outside of this. The other thing is that we all have lives too!!! We all have similiar interests, difficulties in our lives, fight our own battles everyday, have moments of happiness and sadness, have strokes of genius here and there. Were are people too. We relate. I guess this whole posting thing is for dialect/inspiration, reflection you name it. I enjoy Jezzi posts becuase she is a fabulous women and I can relate (It was a total pleasure meeting her!), I respect you Whitepony-becuase your the only guy on the web that has a ton of Dave's music live on your site. I would have never know about you two if you/people didn't post. There are so many other's that can relate, have insight, etc. Will the community get bigger?...... of course. Will there be a closeness lost? I hope not. Am, I jealous of that... no way. Will the orginal "6767/Steve" posters become more closer as friends- I think it's already happening. I guess that's my point. I'm cool with that! (If I am a few posts off this subject, I apologize becuase I was writing a report for work.)

Brett

hey Brett...they're playing another show at the Dragonfly (don't know when though) so we'll all get to meet again! I know that wasn't the point of the post...but I just thought I'd throw that out there! :)

Abby-Thanks
I will definetly be there and it will be very cool to see everybody again/catch-up with what's been going on. I hope my last post wasn't too critical, I wasn't trying to be negative but positive. Take care.

Brett

I’m sorry to post this here, I was going to do it at the 6767 site but that particular comments entry was already closed and I didn’t want to post in the new one and revisit the topic.

About people posting personal stuff or stuff that doesn’t relate to Dave/Steve, I can admit that I’m also a guilty party. In my defense I can say that my rants are usually triggered by something at either sites. I’ve been talking to people at work about this and what a phenomenal concept it is. It’s truly amazing and a bit surreal. I know that as time passes things will evolve and this both sites might not be what they are right now or might not even be at all but that’s part of life things always change and who knows it might be for the better. Change is not always bad, maybe a bit different and unfamiliar but not always bad.

Here goes some triggering in action and I’m aware that I’m stretching concepts a bit.

This kinda reminds me about the immigration policies here in the states. How some people feel that we shouldn’t allow any more people here for various reasons. People often forget that this country is comprised of immigrants (with the exception of Native Americans) that no matter if our family came here 10 generations ago or are new immigrants we all came here for a reason. I think every single person up to the “ghetto” welfare mother of 10 contributes something to our existence. For example that “ghetto” mother might inspire me to reach for better things or her offspring could turn out to be the next Einstein. Just look at Governor Schwarznegger he’s a first generation immigrant imagine if he had been denied entry we wouldn’t have that famous quote “I’ll be back”. I think we all feed of each other and this is the reason I love this community because if anything it allows me to see so many different things and expand my horizons. A year ago I would never have dreamt of jetting off to New York by myself. Anyhow I don’t know if I’m making any sense and I know that there always comes a point where we feel that enough is enough and that change is hard. I think these sites will be what we make of them and what Steve/Dave will allow. It already is a phenomenal thing but who knows it might evolve into something even greater.

Personally I can’t read every single post because I’m at work so I get where you are going whitepony, but if I start to read something and I’m not interested I simply skip it. It’s that simple but that’s just my take on things.

Hi Steve,

Anymore 9/21 download songs going to be available?

Good luck w/ the song writing. I can relate, some of my best work has been done in the late hours as well. -Al

maybe I shouldn't be posting this here either, but since everybody seems to be discussing the 6767 clutter at the moment, I'll put in my two cents:

I haven't had as much time to be a computer nerd lately, so sometimes I'll check up on 6767 and there will be 3 new posts, with over 100 posts each. I always try to read all the posts just because I'm trying to preserve the community, and it's certainly overwhelming. But this isn't about me not checking in for days at a time, it's about poor dave who is basically *obligated* to read all the posts. And alot of the posts are sure off the subject and don't pertain to him at all. SO... is there anyway, on this typepad format, that you can make two different comment strands? (sorry, i don't know all the lingo, but I think you get ym drift.)

ok i'll stop rambling now, or soon we'll be discussing the same problem for this site!

paperdove

"So now, buckle up, hold on to your children and prepare for what the ENTIRE UNIVERSE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR:

...my blog."

Wow, I never read your first post. I love it.

what, I thought they were waiting for MEEEEEEEEEEEhttp://www.livejournal.com/users/dalena13/

I totally agree with the above posts. I've actually stopped reading the majority of the comments at Dave's site for the past weeks. If I need to find important posts, I do a "keyword" search. Every other day, I check to see if Dave has new entries so I can stay up to date.

I like how it's more "quiet" here. By the way, this is the first time I posted since watching the show on 09/21. I've never bothered with visiting Steve's site until Dave introduced him onstage. I anticipated to drool over Dave in person. Instead, I was completely mesmerized by Steve, especially his voice. On top of that, I actually paid attention to the lyrics and watched the other band members play. I never see members of any band "smile" or have a pleasant expression while they're performing. And I noticed the drummer smiling..and thought.."hey..cool". Everything felt calm rather than heart pounding. Later, I read Steve's posts from last week and he mentioned the same about his band members. =)

My sad ittle secret: that was my first concert/show ever. I'm such a dweeb.

..By the way..how did the other 6767ers get to meet Dave, Steve, and everyone else? I stuck around for a bit and couldn't find anyone. I'm such a newb. There was a secret door, wasn't there? Or maybe I hallucinated such a post...

I totally feel the same way Steve does when it comes to ideas and working on them right away before they *poof*. I often wake up at 3 or 4am with *great* ideas for my projects..and I'll spend a good half hour thinking about it. Then I tell myself I'll get to them in the morning...stupid me goes back to sleep without writing it down and everything's a blur when I wake up. Sometimes I'll be stuck on a certain aspect of a project and think so much about it that it gets stuck in my dreams. Then I wake up feeling like I haven't slept at all. But at least it keeps me *fueled* and it *drives* me to make it happen.

Mmmkay..I'm rambling. If I go on, I will be contradicting the first sentence of this post.

.....Steve's voice is so awesome. It's not just how it *sounds*...but it's the emotions that are in it that makes it so great. ..Can't wait until the end of this month! =]

Wendybird,

Is it too late to go to Amoeba records? Are the stickers gone? I'm down in Anaheim...and I barely get to make to L.A. once every two weeks. And did you really get to meet everyone at the TCP show? You're so lucky! (Well..figuratively speaking..since I don't believe in luck. Eep! I'll go away now).

Bettina
I don't think they ever delivered the stickers but I might have missed a beat. And no I didn't get to meet everyone :(, I met Dave, Steve and Annie. I wish I could have met more of the fam and Chris and Stephen. The experience however was very surreal. Both Dave and Steve are awesome people and the best part about them is that they are so “real”. I see a movie coming in the years to come.

Anyhow, since I didn't get any work done again, I'm going home. I really need to turn off the internet. I have no self control. It’s a good thing I don’t have a computer at home or cable anymore. Between the net and VH1 I don’t think I would ever leave home. Thank God for a low budget.

Wendy

ok, im gonna get off the topic for a minute, even though i do agree 6767 is getting alil cluttered with posts. anyway...

steve, i wanted to ask, did you get vocal training or vocal lessons? im really in awe about the way you sing and your style. any advise for me??

kyle

Yeah, baby!

Isaacs you're the man, LONG SONGs rule!!!!!!
May inspiration bless you!

Kyle,

I always liked to sing. I sang alone, and never really sang for a band in high school. Always thought I would sing backup. I went to music school and found out that I liked writing songs, and so that I wouldnt have to rely on a singer, I just wrote songs and sang them myself.

Started playing acoustic songs in coffeehouses and got experience. A few years later, I auditioned for "The Who's Tommy" play, and got the part of "Tommy" and it scared the shit out of me - I got a vocal coach for a couple months before the tour to learn about warming up, singing in a sustainable way, etc. I would highly recommend it. There's no reason to fear that you will sound all "Broadway" after some lessons, but it can open your mind up to getting more control and tone out of your voice. It's not neccessary by any means for rock, but LOTS and LOTS of singing IS. Nothing is better than singing every day, shower, car, home....experience is the most important thing. The best thing I learned from lessons was the importance of warming up. Doing scales, and excercises before singing. So you don't spend half a rehearsal/gig getting your shit together, you can just hit the ground running. It's really uncomfortable to do them at first - it just sounds bad, but after a few weeks, you all of a sudden notice you can hit higher notes, and your pitch is more "on".

hope this helps

S

Steve,

I think it's great that you get your thoughts out. Sometimes it helps to spill it all out and then sift through things to find out what makes sense. I have faith that Project P will keep going strong, because you want it to. Do what you love! Good luck and keep us posted!

Jandy