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laurel · Post by **laurel** » 9/20/2006, 6:29 pm

Hey all,

Sorry to have been absent for so long. Hope everyone is grand. Life here is good. As you probably all have seen, we are releasing a greatest hits record soon entitled "A Decade". There will be 2 new songs on it, "Kiss On The Mouth" and "Better Than Here". The former was left off of Healthy at the last minute and you may have heard us play it live on our last tour. "Better Than Here" is a live off the floor recording from the Healthy sessions. It is just a take of us all playing together in Bob's Maui studio, with no fix-ups or anything, I don't believe. Basically live in the studio, the way we were going to do all of Healthy at first.

I have been fumbling about in my studio with the intention in the back of my mind of coming up with some ideas for the next time we get together to write for the next album. For whatever reason, night seems to be when I want to do this, so I've had some late nights lately. It makes for some interesting times, though. When I'm not feeling inspired I sometimes take a stroll in the streets and the neighborhood our studio is in is a sort of transvestite area of Hollywood. Interesting sights and conversations with some of the folks around there. Keeps it interesting. Also have made good friends with a brown-ish German Shepherd-ish looking mutt named Nick who lives behind a fence in the alley by the studio. We're tight.

I know that I always tell you all what I'm reading/ listening to at the moment, whether you like it or not.

I finished the Harry Potter series and have moved on to The World According to Garp, by John Irving. Coutts likes Irving so I thought that I would check it out. I like it so far.

I've been listening to Led Zeppelin a lot lately. Houses of the Holy. Physical Graffiti. Led Zep III.....sort of apprecciating that one in a way that I haven't before. It's a great record.
Also been listening to Music From Big Pink by The Band. Man could those guys play and sing.
And the Bach Cello Suites, as played by Yo Yo Ma. Some beautiful shit. Check it out if you feel like something different from drums bass guitar vocals. Not that there is anything wrong with that, however.

Anyway, that's about all I have to say today. Hope you all are well.
Let me know what you all are listening to/reading, also.

Peace,
STeve

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 9/20/2006, 6:30 pm

September 20, 2006 01:54PM

Hey all,

Sorry to have been absent for so long. Hope everyone is grand. Life here is good. As you probably all have seen, we are releasing a greatest hits record soon entitled "A Decade". There will be 2 new songs on it, "Kiss On The Mouth" and "Better Than Here". The former was left off of Healthy at the last minute and you may have heard us play it live on our last tour. "Better Than Here" is a live off the floor recording from the Healthy sessions. It is just a take of us all playing together in Bob's Maui studio, with no fix-ups or anything, I don't believe. Basically live in the studio, the way we were going to do all of Healthy at first.

I have been fumbling about in my studio with the intention in the back of my mind of coming up with some ideas for the next time we get together to write for the next album. For whatever reason, night seems to be when I want to do this, so I've had some late nights lately. It makes for some interesting times, though. When I'm not feeling inspired I sometimes take a stroll in the streets and the neighborhood our studio is in is a sort of transvestite area of Hollywood. Interesting sights and conversations with some of the folks around there. Keeps it interesting. Also have made good friends with a brown-ish German Shepherd-ish looking mutt named Nick who lives behind a fence in the alley by the studio. We're tight.

I know that I always tell you all what I'm reading/ listening to at the moment, whether you like it or not.

I finished the Harry Potter series and have moved on to The World According to Garp, by John Irving. Coutts likes Irving so I thought that I would check it out. I like it so far.

I've been listening to Led Zeppelin a lot lately. Houses of the Holy. Physical Graffiti. Led Zep III.....sort of apprecciating that one in a way that I haven't before. It's a great record.
Also been listening to Music From Big Pink by The Band. Man could those guys play and sing.
And the Bach Cello Suites, as played by Yo Yo Ma. Some beautiful shit. Check it out if you feel like something different from drums bass guitar vocals. Not that there is anything wrong with that, however.

Anyway, that's about all I have to say today. Hope you all are well.
Let me know what you all are listening to/reading, also.

Peace,
STeve

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 9/20/2006, 6:30 pm

....blast

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 9/20/2006, 6:35 pm

blogs are open to everyone without membership requirements

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 9/20/2006, 7:42 pm

I finished the Harry Potter series and have moved on to The World According to Garp, by John Irving. Coutts likes Irving so I thought that I would check it out. I like it so far.

points to duncan for recommending john irving.

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 10/3/2006, 5:59 pm

Snaps to Raine for blogging all over teh web.
I think he's got more blogs then me, now.

(from olp.cc)

October 2, 2006 (Evening)
Next year will mark 10 years since we started olp.cc, and we have to say the journey has been amazing. The largest gain would have to be all the lifetime friendships we have made along the way.

Although we do host just a 'fansite', we feel it contributes just that little bit to make a difference. Watching the band go from weekdays at local bars, to filling festivals, has been like witnessing your child hit their first homerun.

Then we read the following comment that Raine made in a recent interview: "I've never been on an OLP site or read an (OLP) newsletter or the fan sites. I've always stayed away from that, but I want to put some of this stuff up and see what people think. It's a work in progress." We realize his reasoning is that he doesn't like to get caught up with the media, however we must say it still hurts to know that 10 years of hard work has gone unnoticed by the lead singer.

Click here to read the full article. Thanks to Duke for sending the link.

(from .net blogs/mypsace/the inter-web in general)

for the fans by the fans?
October 03, 2006 05:05PM

Fan site's such as ourladypeace.cc are incredible organic phenomenons. they are constructed and run independently from the artists and record labels and have an innate ability to grow and nurture a loyal and passionate community of people. i have always veiwed these sites as for the fans by the fans. We have done our best to support the people running them as well as the fans participating through soundcheck parties, aftershow meet and greets and a host of other displays of appreciation.

i recently had a quote taken out of context from an interview that made it seem like i was unappreciative of these fan sites. let me make this perfectly clear; nothing could be further from the truth. although i choose to remain very much in the background i am honoured and grateful that we have such a loyal following and a motivated group of people willing to dedicate their time and energy to OLP. the information on these sites is usually more accurate and up to date than the offical OLP sites. the accusation of me not caring about them is inaccurate.

it is disappointing to have 10 years of of hard work and dedication to our fans seemingly erased by a simple misquote from one interview. i would hope i've earned your benefit of the doubt in situations such as this.

sincerely,
Raine Maida

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 10/14/2006, 7:22 am

Steve put up a new blog on .net 2 days ago.