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TRAVANDA EUROPEAN TOUR 2008

Manda and I about to take-off at LAX

What is up? I finally have taken the time to post a new blog... This trip has been awesome. I am still so jacked that I am actually here in London, and we head off to Amsterdam tomorrow! Andi and Amy have been the greatest hosts; they have been planning on our arrival for months, and they organized a surprise party, got us passes on the London Eye... Just have been fucking awesome. They scooped us up at Heathrow, and we have been having fun non-stop.

PICTURES FROM HEATHROW

I promise to blog more the next couple of days, with pictures from The London Eye, The British Museum, Chelsea v. Newcastle, Our first Big Nite out in London Proper West End, with Pedro and George at China White, and so much more, including Andi and Amy's Super Surprise Party!!!!

I have been treated to some of the very best in London, mostly due to the kindness of Manda's Friend Pedro Phillipou, who is First Team Staff Masseur for Chelsea Football Club. Pedro has treated the two of us as family, and has been an awesome guy from the word go. THANK YOU SO MUCH PEDRO!!!

Manda is sleeping already, resting up for tomorrow, and I will post her pics soon.

She got tons of great shots today, my batteries failed just after the first hour at the British Museum, just wait till ya'll see her shots.

Thanks again Ry-Heen and Sarah, we couldn't get to do this; if it wasn't for the both of you...

LOVE YOU MOM and DAD... and I miss you both. It was great to talk to you today Mom.... I will see ya soon.

PEACE,

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TRAVIS MEETS SIXX

Painting I did of Nikki Sixx's Hands

I just want to start off by thanking Mikeal Maglieri, Celina Denkins, Tisa Mylar, Jack Whiteman and everyone else that helped me out last night at the Whisky a Go Go. You all were instrumental in getting me to Nikki Sixx, so I could give him the painting I did of his hands. Nikki is a class act guy, and I really think he liked the painting. He was cool enough to get a picture with me with the painting, and thanked me as much as I thanked him. I told him that his book inspired the piece, and that Mikeal wanted me to get to him so he could have it. I know that Celina and the staff at the Whisky let him know I was there, and made sure that he and I would connect after the battle of the bands Motley Crue was judging. I can't say thanks enough to all of ya'll and especially to Nikki, for being such a awesome guy. I like to root for guys that I know are class acts, and Nikki Sixx is a class act.

Me and Nikki with the painting

I spent most of the night hanging out by the Motley Crue bus, back behind the Whisky, I chatted with Jack Whiteman, and the crowd that had formed to see the guys, and all the bands preforming that night at the Whisky, I made a few friends and I just wanted to say what's up to all ya'll too... easier to stay warm out there when there are cool folks to talk to, it really passed the time.

Snake of Eden (Oskar, Rock and Kelli)

If you get a chance this Wednesday Night, check out Snake of Eden at the Joint, on Pico... They hung out back waiting on Tommy Lee all night...From Sweden originally.

Fabio, on the far right, and his Crew

And Props to Fabio and his friends, I got the MySpace hit man... See ya'll on the Strip Soon.

ALSO DON'T FORGET-

MOTLEY CRUE AT THE PALLADIUM

NOVEMBER 14TH!

THANKS PEACE,

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Loss Angeless Clothing Update:

Manda and I have been working together on this new line of T-Shirts, and through her connections in the entertainment community we have begun to get the shirts out to musicians, artists, and celebrities... Hopefully this will be the first in a series of Blogs dedicated to the Artists that are wearing our gear....

Joey DeGraw

JOEY, MANDA and ANDY

JOEY ON STAGE @ HOUSE OF BLUES-OCTOBER 8TH

Bio:
NYC based singer-songwriter, Joey DeGraw, combines powerful songs with a rootsy rock feel creating an unmistakable sound. DeGraw’s songs provide honest, witty, and sharp observations on life and he sings them with a voice that is raw and filled with emotion. The older brother of recording artist Gavin DeGraw, Joey is a prolific writer and has written with some of the industry’s top selling artists such as Joss Stone and Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors. "Gavin is like a rocket. Joey is like a time bomb," says NYC’s Bitter End owner Ken Gorka. Joey has packed the house at some of NYC's most famous clubs such as the Bitter End, the Knitting Factory, and Mercury Lounge to name a few. He has also toured internationally both with his own band, and as the guitarist and singer in younger brother Gavin's band. Well-known in the underground New York City music scene, Joey has been featured on Clear Channel's website as well as Z-100's website. He has received rave reviews in mainstream media like the NY Post and The Times Herald Record. Joey also performed two songs that appeared on the hit TV show One Tree Hill. Joey's self produced debut CD sold over 30,000 copies without any label support, major or independent. DeGraw is currently recording with noted Producer, Steve Greenwell. Steve is best known for producing Joss Stone’s “The Soul Sessions” and “Mind, Body & Soul.” Some of the guest appearances on Joey's forthcoming album are Joss Stone, Bonnie Rait, Jackson Browne, Mountain front man Leslie West, Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors, Johnny Winter and of course, Gavin DeGraw. "What makes Joey such a deep writer and overwhelming talent, besides his god given gifts, is that ... it is all about music as an art form. He is a purist and the only young blood in music today that gives me hope". - Chris Whitley

You can also learn more about Joey and hear some of his music at http://www.joeydegraw.com/ or http://www.myspace.com/joeydegraw



After working with Joey for over a year or so I got to know him pretty well! He is super excited about the release of his new record, “Say Something Strong”. Joey recently opened for his brother Gavin DeGraw at the House of Blues on Sunset. We think he looks good in Loss Angeless Clothing!!

-Manda

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LOSS ANGELESS

TUESDAY NOV 4th ELECTION DAY..... SOON to be a short film as soon as I get it edited... So you can see Manda nad I go pull the lever for change....

SO.....

Wow, what a week, I have been pretty involved with politics as of late and we, Manda and I have been all over Los Angeles as a result. First of All CONGRATS TO BARACK. Awesome, and I just want to say that I finally feel like I will have a guy in the White House that I identify with... A young guy if you consider 47 young, that has some great ideas, and a backing from the Democratic Controlled House and Senate, hopefully he will work with the GOP and get this place straightened out. I think he can be a great unifier, and if the Boomers will just give this guy an chance we will see some results.

OBAMA T-SHIRTS STILL AVAILABLE-

PRE ELCTION STYLE, POST ELECTION PRICES!!!

$25 EACH Mens and Women

WEDNESDAY NIGHT NOV 5th

MICHELE AND WILL IN SUNSET PLAZA---NO on 8!!!!! NO to HATE!!!!

Now on a completely different note...I was shocked and really utterly disappointed with the State of California's voters decision to ban Gay Marriage in the state. I think that it is truly unfortunate that we as a country, and definitely as a state took such a gigantic leap forward electing Barack Obama President, and then took a giant leap backward to strip the right to marry from the Gays of California. I also am outraged with The Mormon Church and with the Knights of Columbus for backing this proposition. I truly believe that many of the voting public really thought they were voting for Gay marriage when they voted yes on Prop 8. There has been many reports of being misled by the wording of the proposition itself. It is obvious the confusion when even the papers, and the TV news reporters covering the Proposition debate, both before the election, and then in the aftermath, as protesters took to the street, made glaring mistakes explaining the prop's wording, while they tried to explain the outrage produced by its passing. It is also sad to learn that the largest supporters, by demogaphics, for the Prop, came from the Black electorate. They voted overwhelmingly for the Ban... A group finally vindicated with Obama's win, chose to take away rights from Gays, another minority group. Same thing goes for the Hispanics in Los Angeles, a majority voted for it as well. No doubt spurred on by the encouragement of the preachers in the pulpit, both in the Catholic church and in the congregations of Southern Baptists as well. I guess that the Black community will continue to be highly homophobic, and the South will continue to be racist, and the Fly-Overs will continue to be clueless. When will we all finally try and do what is right for all?

WALKING WEST DOWN SUNSET, TRAFFIC WAS TOTALLY SHUT DOWN AND WE TOOJK OVER THE CITY!!!!

MANDA and I made our own Signs....

The main problems with Prop 8, besides the fact that it is discriminatory, is that it was intentionally, deceptively written, funded by religious zealots, and that the the public was inundated with advertisements in the weeks leading up to the election that were deceptive and used kids as their pawns to scare parents. So much so that some of the Pastors at area churches pushed for their congregations to get involved in this Campaign of HATE. From the pulpit they preached discrimination and Hate, and encouraged their congregation to donate to the cause in the form of cash as well as time. One Mormon Family donated over $50,000, their life savings, to Yes on Prop 8, said they prayed on it, and God told them it was the best thing for their kids and their kids better, better than investing the cash? The state of California has allowed the Mormons to insert religion into the state constitution, and the Knights of Columbus are just as guilty. The folks that preached for the Support of Prop 8 are misguided and ignorant at best; ugly and hateful at worst. If your pastor convinced you to vote for Prop 8 you should be ashamed, California should be ashamed, and this battle will go on. I feel so bad for all my friends. I just feel like it is so wrong to take away a group of people's rights. What started as a little rally in WEHO turned into a huge protest, So my Sister and I marched throughout the streets of Los Angeles, and shut down traffic and made sure that all the people in LA, and all the people in California, and all the people in the U.S. had to see that what the Churches (both the Catholics, and the Mormons) did was not right. The protest have continued and have shut down traffic and got the word out not only in WEHO, and Hollywood, and Long Beach, and Westwood, and in Sandeigo, and San Francisco, it has been all over the cable news channels and on Live on all the local affilites. I know that this will be the main Civil Rights issue for this generation to tackle. I also think that when you say you Love Jesus, and that Jesus loves everyone, and is tolerant, and forgiving, and treated those that others deemed unclean, or inhuman, as friends, then you treat others with no respect, and when you are filled with hate, and you try and pick on people based on differences then you should be ASHAMED. That is NOT CHRISTIAN, PERIOD. That is why I do not associate with the Hypocrites that attend organized religious services. Churches are a breeding ground for homophobia, racism, adultery, gossip, and HATE. Not to mention the mind control tactics, and the requests for financial assistance, and let's not leave out the molestation, mainly the Catholic Priests...So when the Mormons, a group that practices polygamy, and the Catholic Church, an institution that covers up the rape of little boys, begins to dictate social policy, and infringes upon the rights of the people of this state, I feel like something has to be done to put the Jesus Freaks back in line. I just hope that the lawsuits and challenges that go forward begin to spur debate, and lead to the eventual reversal of PROP H8TE.

WE STARTED IN WEHO on the corner of San Vicente and Santa Monica, with only a few protestors, but as the night grew the crowd grew.

MANDA gets the crowd going in Sunset Plaza.

COUNTDOWN TO EUROPE STANDS AT 9 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!

LOOK OUT GRASSHOPPER.

I can't wait to get out of the US for a while, and I know that I will be much more popular over-seas now with an Obama win.....THANKS BARACK! Amsterdam is just part of the trip...but isn't it pretty at night?

SEE YA SOON. PEACE.

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