L.A . SUMMER 06
Category: Music

Where Do I Start,

The plan was to PARTY HARD, WORK HARD and get SIGNED. Armed suitcases and CD's we took on the greatest escapade into ROCKIN' known to man, From the first sip of Booze at Dublin airport we knew this trip was gonna be the best thing we'd ever do. The majority of us were completely blind to what LA had to offer. The innocence wouldn't last long. As soon as the JAGER started flowing and the sessions with ROCK N' ROLL legends like Lemmy and John Corabi, Dizzy Reed, and Gilby Clarke down "The Cat Club" after their gigs with "The Star Fuckers" started happening there was no turning back.

Talk about hitting LA in style we lined up 2 cracking Gigs in the best venues in town, "The Cat Club" and "The Roxy" shortly after arriving. Without so much as a guitar with us we had to search for the tools we'd need to plant the STILLROOM name in LA, With thanks to Sabrina firstly for the lend of the guitar and then the Lads in SIR for the great help in hiring out the drums, amps and guitars we needed to ROCK in style. We HIT HARD in the cat club with a full rocking set from start to finish and the crowds were dying to hear more, Then with an equally ROCKIN' set in "The Roxy" and a few extra songs, we stole the show on a powerful Saturday night. Then with offers of more gigs flying in and our time in LA running out we vowed to get our White Irish Asses back to our spiritual home as quick as possible (just waiting on Uncle Sam to give us STILLROOM boys our one way green ticket to heaven). Then the second we hit LA soil we'll being ROCKIN' the stages day and night. There'll be no stopping us.

(scotty and berko rockin The Cat Club, Hollywood, L.A.)

We had an amazing house up the hill form the Whisky a Go Go, bout 3 minutes walk from all the great Rock venues on the strip. It goes without saying that the sessions back there after the pub were crazy, with all sorts happening till all hours details are sketchy in my brain now but I know I had a good time. There were the nights with the piano thanks to Claudio (aka Van Helsing on Smack) and Melrose Larry Green. The amazing John Corabi with his acoustic set, the Jacuzzi nights chillin out till the sun came up and the rest of the sessions that ended up wrecking the whole house. The neighbour of course didn't like us but fuck that it was her own fault for not joining the party. WE'RE ON HOLIDAY!!!!!

We were hardly there a day and we were asked what we were doing on Monday night, We'd clearly be drinking but the venue wasn't scripted, the key club we were told METAL SKOOL we had to be there, That we were, walking into the most amazing night "Liquor and Poker" it was the launch of an all female CD doing all male ROCK, The first act were a Zepplin tribute band form San Fran, it was a raunchy sex-fest we loved it. Then we had a look around the place and stumbled across the poker after a few JAGER and a quick hand the sound of the DC was calling and a quick as ya can down a gargle we were upstairs again watching THUND-HER-STRUCK. What a performance it was mind blowing. Then the main event was the Hilarious yet amazing METAL SKOOL, we didn't know what to expect, but we went away delighted and then made Monday night from then on METAL SKOOL NIGHT.  


How about the yanks, we met some of the greatest people in them 3 weeks. I'm gonna start from the start try remember everyone as we met them, First Sabrina (God we couldn't get rid of her) only messy we LOVE you, your amazing. You made our 3 weeks so easy and great fun and you were always up for a night on the Gargle. That was the first night after that the concept of days went out the window, Susan your next in my blur of a memory with your crazy adventure bus, amazing eye for a photo and unbelievably big snake you ROCK'D. Then came Mel Fuckin Gibson (aka Hollywood Bob aka Bob Murphy aka Murf), you're a Legend BOB you'll go down in STILLROOM history. I'll have to write a separate blog on bob there's that much to talk about. Then There was DAN the best damn Taxi driver in the land, his taxi journeys were no more a trip than a trip back in time to visit the history of LA, it was a lesson in were to go, what to do and how to get there with some dollars still left in your pocket (fucking Armenian's). Everyone in the world should go on one of Dan's Hollywood tours. Then we met the friends of our initial mates; there was Lindsey, Jill, Sarah, Jessica, Auzy Steve, Mick Uzell's double, Michelle + Daughters, Dawn, and SEXY JOCELYN. I know I've missed out on loads I'm sorry JAGERS ONE HELL OF A DRINK. You guys are cool we love you, you all ROCK. Without all of you, we would have met other people. Ha Ha.

(The boys rockin The Roxy Hollywood, L.A.)
To Everyone I didn't mention Hi, to everyone else ROCK ON!!!!!!. We'll be back soon. Long live "the campaign to get STILLROOM back to LA". See you all soon.

Love Ya's All

STILLROOM