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I've underestimated how much I like 'everywhere feels like home'

Howdy folks.

I've been so busy working on the album after the one we're releasing right now that I totally forgot to stop and smell the roses. The Sage Larson reminds us:

Yep. EFLH is a downright good piece of work. We're fussy perfectionists of one sort or another and we've spent our time looking at the things we could do better. Ok, maybe that's just me. Nope, mostly me. k. Maybe Rosie too. A little.

Ah.

Also Mr Wizard.

Oh and Theo.

But not Bill. He's so cool.

I took a few days to listen to the whole thing, go to whoah, after Lynchy had mastered it.

I fricking love it.

I tried giving the guys some praise at rehearsal the other day, with a whole Durante-esque attaboy and they all pretty much pooh-poohed it and told me to hurry up and start singing the next song.

Philistines.

EFLH is another weird milestone on a voyage pretty much sign-posted by our willingness to do Whatever Sounds Good, damn the torpedos, full hamster ahead! Yes, the going got weird and the weird turned pro. Get used to it.

I've had a number of emails from our mates in France getting down on the vibe of the album. That's nice. they could do with a breather over there. I've also been driving around with it in the Sydney heat, listening.

I think the guys should be proud of getting to their 7th album whilst still liking one another. Thats a milsetone in itself.

They should also take a moment of pride from the other musicians who chose to be a part of it 'cos they dug it too.

That's the best kind of compliment, like when we got stagejacked by KC Kelsey this year in Kansas because 'you mother******s are playing your mother******* asses off' and he wanted to be in on it.

That's right, the greatest compliment you can get is when other muso's want to be part of it because they feel something too.

We're not making a fuss over Everywhere Feels Like Home because we're too caught up in doing the new work, but we should be. Both making a fuss and caught up in the new. that's what drives us.

We're lucky to be able to do it, fortunate to have the bonds of fellowship that attach us to one another and to the work we do.

I like this album. I like it a lot. Imma let you finish, but imma go listen to it again.

Stormcellar at Blues At The Bull mini festival, Sunday 6 Dec.

We're at the Bull & Bush in Baulkham Hills this Sunday around 5pm for a set as part of the Blues at the Bull. I think it's free entry.

Pre-orders for Everywhere Feels Like Home CD now available

Howdy Folks.

Getting the new album finished and off to CD manufacture.

We're doing a limited run of these to start with, and principally for Promo and the people that made it with us. As a format, the CD's days may be numbered.

Get yours before I run out and I'll run out fast.

Once I'm out this box goes away and then digital copies will be available online by that stage anyway so no biggie.

SC1501 - Everywhere Feels Like Home - Pre-order AUSTRALIAN $20 + Postage -

please note it''ll be at least 5 days before we start sending them out as at 25 nov.

Just keep on going - weekened gig reports

No one can accuse us of not keeping it 'Real'.

I present exhibit A, our side-of-stage :-)

This weekends two shows saw a series of small mishaps. GPS Fails, logistics errors, snare drum head snafu's. I forgot words, blew out an Eb harp.

Still, nowhere else I'd rather be :-)

On Friday night we played like Eggplants in set one.

and King Kong in set two.

I should also extend my regards to the Pop Culture Whizzes at Lazybones who extracted CD's from me for knowing the answer to my uber geek random statements about The Arnold Rimmer Salute and The Kwizatz Haderach.

OMG whilst looking for the appropirate image I just came across a Dune/Halflife Nerd Combo. Thank you internets. Gordon Fremen? Awesome.

If this stuff makes sense, come to a gig, you will win a CD from me when I ask about such things and you know them.

I reckon theres a bit of breaking bad in that image.

Anyway.

Saturday we were supported by the very able Stone. Cheers to Ray, Dion, Roger and Steve

Watching the Manager out the front of the venue with a Sound Level meter lets me know that they're truly concerned with their neighbours well being (great) and is also utterly terrifying. Thankfully, no one exceeded the average Db level for background noise and a good time was had by all. 'Go hard' mate was the cry after Stone rocked it out.

We decided to Go Hard and Theo's snare drum obliged by going PHWAAANGGG so we played two acoustic numbers to start with.

It took a couple of songs to get our Mojo working properly but thanks to a re-grounding via some Sonny Boy Williamson, (a note to Aussie readers, The blues guy not the footballer) we got back there. For the first time in a while we even ended with the Boogie.

So, to further embellish the legend of our propaganda page, we played two shows where little tiny things went wrong and drove us nuts and we had to make a greater effort to get our game on.

And we're incredibly fortunate to be able to do it.

Meanwhile the masters for EFLH are in.

The show goes on.

Our song 'Bloomington' played by a DJ in France as part of a tribute.

Far out.

I was correspoding with one of our mates in France and sent him the final mix of Bloomington just because, well, what else can you do. It's kind of a peaceful bit of music and a little bit sad and a little bit hopeful.

Cesar wrote back to me saying it was midnight and he was listening to the track and feeling the sound of the sea and peacefulness. I invited him to share it with whoever might need the same vibe.

I got an email in the wee small hours to say Robert on the Crossroads radios show had done a tribute segment for the recent events and played Eagles of Death Metal and then Bloomington on air. That's touching.

I know in the scheme of things, it's a laugh against the storm, but if even a couple of people got a moment of Zen listening to it, then it's a win.

Creation during a time of destruction.

We show we're alive when we create

it's what life does

in a time of destruction

as silly as a grin of defiance at the end

pointless, ephemeral, eternal

and each one who comes in

experiences everything for the first time

the most joy

the most pain

the most sorrow anyone has ever felt

all alone

unique and together

Other people would just write 'hey looks like we finished the album.'

I gotta stop reading all this poetry, it's starting to send me frilly.

We send our love to so many right now, some far away, some close to home. We hunker down in the stormcellar and play music and watch and watch and think.

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