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Hey there party peoples! Here’s my official statement (and apology) for cancelling this last CA trip. First of all , I see it as a postponement , not a cancellation , we love our California peeps and we will see you again soon . I’m finally getting my voice back after a hardcore battle with larangitis and bronchitis . I got very sick in Iceland , barely managed to get through the two shows out there …(but I’ll be damned if I’m gonna fly 7000 miles to stay sick in bed .) I took a ton of icelandic herbal remedies .. none of which I can pronounce… all of which worked well for the window of time I sang in . But the backlash was my voice was thrashed worse than it’s been in years . Singing when you’re ill is like running on a sprained ankle…it ain’t good and prolongs your healing time .

So please accept my apologies … I ran my poor old body into the ground this year , so the best thing to do is rest up for our big show in Portland on the 20th (all ages at the Wonder Ballroom) and then get in shape for the coming year . Oh yes … there will be some exciting stuff for sure …stay tuned .

…oh …and Kudra tells me a few of you were ruffled by my fur hat . It is a russian military hat , and yes it is real rabbit fur . It’s the warmest thing ever . Here’s my philosophy on fur: If I eat it , I can wear it . So I wear leather , wool , rabbit and , now and then give pretty girls piggy back rides . Sorry if that’s upsetting anyone , but that’s my deal .

Happy holidays!
xoxoStormer

I don’t know why I’m awake…..

What an awesome show last night …Kudra , I’m so sorry I made you cry … I hope they were good tears . Even so , you looked so puddely I couldn’t look at you lest you get my water works goin’…Thanks to everyone who made it out ! I think we made damn near 20 grand for Amnesty International ! Can I get a Boo-Ya!?

Speaking of charities , I’ve got a couple cool things to report : I will be donating my old Fender Jazz bass (signed , of course .. ) to The Portland Mercury’s annual charity auction in December. I will be performing a couple of songs for Kidsgiving , a fundraiser put on by The Buzz here in Portland , that will be Wed. December 20th at 8am on The Buzz . Just the other night , I spent the evening with a group of kids at Harkins House , a shelter for troubled and abused teens . ( Thanks Sean for your kind words in your blog about this…you made me cry … ) I was so nervous , but MAN those kids were cool . One of em , a beautiful and shy 17 year old boy , after much whining by yours truly , got out his acoustic and we played a couple of songs … it was AWESOME! I love talking with kids and hearing about what they love , hate … anything . I can’t wait to go back and cook em’ dinner ! (They eat jail food , mostly , but parents and freinds of the shelter can donate time and come in to cook a decent meal for the kids . HOW FREAKING COOL IS THAT !? I’m all over it .)

A lot of times I find myself thinking the holidays are a huge commercial for useless crap we don’t need … but something about this time of year totally gets me in the giving spirit … as hokey as that sounds . The Balls and I are hustling to get a couple Christmas songs out that we will post on Itunes and give half the profits to soldiers families in the states , the other half to aid the Iraqi widows and children … I’m too broke to give money , but I can still sing , dangitt .

So here’s the nuts and bolts a-happnin’ in Stormworld:

We were supposed to be in Canada during December , but it fell through due to a slight communication breakdown . (Note to Canada: WE LOVE YOU AND WILL BE BACK FOR SURE! Ottowa , Toronto , Montreal , Vancouver … and points in between . I promise . )
We must bring The Balls to The People , so we did just that . We booked 5 shows in a day , so, California , here we come again :L.A, Knitting Factory December 7th, S.F. Red Devil Lounge , Dec. 8th, Mill Valley , Sweetwater Dec. 10th , and Portland , Wonder Ballroom , Dec.20th FINALLY , the all ages show that we’ve been promising . Also , in LA , we will be playing with our favorite new band , The Oolahs…check out their page, (They’re in my top 8 freinds ).Then I will be taking some time off performing to finish my record and get it out to you folks .

I hope you are all well and happy … if I didn’t see you last night , I will certainly see you out there , or in here .
Peace,
xoStorm

Sorry kids , though I STILL haven’t gotten official word from the RSSN camp , it seems the HB , Magni and myself have been unceremoniously bumped off the tour for financial reasons . They SAY it’s financial , but I know what REALLY went down …. I clearly haven’t slept with enough people . I thought I got all of em’ but a few were kinda squirrely and escaped my lusty grip . DANG IT !!

Dave Navarro called me to get the scoop , even HE didn’t know what the heck was going on . (Note to self: Don’t sleep with Dave Navarro , he isn’t in the loop … )

I , personally, intend to call everyone I slept with , (who gave me real names and numbers) and get to the bottom of it all . If you bought tickets just to see me or Magni or the HB … my apologies . We may still do something independantly of RSSN or in conjunction with , as we all still have deep affection and respect for one another … plus, I haven’t slept with ANY of those guys … so we’re still cool .

MEANWHILE , “Ladylike” debuted on Billboard Hot Singles List at ..5 , the new rock version with Dave Navarro will be out on Halloween Day (Tue. 10/31) , The Balls homecoming show at the Wonder Ballroom Friday the 13th is WAYYYY , sold out , me and two Balls are headed to Ottowa next week to rock the beautiful Capitol Canadians , (10/21 Thirsty Toad… outdoors , all ages ) and The HB , Toby , Dilana and I will be flying to Iceland to rock out for Magni’s Birthday on Dec. 1st . Beyond all that , I look forward to bringing much rock , some Balls , and all kindsa Stormy goodness to all of you out there rooting for me and my endeavors . You have all been amazing .

PS: If you still go to the RSSN shows , you should still show your support , don’t dis … Toby and Dilana , The Panic Channel and the RSSN guys are my friends and they didn’t make this happen .

See you out there !
Peace and Balls forever,
xoStorm

And remember , MySpacers… Don’t go nuts personally responding to this post … Kudra is juggling this AND school , AND a little one …. I’ll post more , when I know more . xoS