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backseat of a '55 Chevy with James

with Blackie at a Michigan Lake

Denise, Jon, Victoria and a bit of Adolph posting this update

UPDATE JULY 31, 1997

hey, it's liz here! i found this and thought it might be helpful. here you go:

Addicted To Noise Senior

Writer Gil Kaufman reports:

If you ask rock mega-guitarist Dave Navarro, there was a higher power at work in bringing on the high winds and rain that aborted Japan's Fuji Rock Festival on Saturday.

And it's likely it's not the biggest fan of Western music. "I guess the gods of Mt. Fuji just weren't interested in having Western decadence turn a buck at the base of a holy spot," was how Red Hot Chili Peppers and once-again Jane'sAddiction guitarist Navarro summed up the band's experience at last Saturday's rained-out festival.

The concert, scheduled to be a two-day affair with sets fromGreen Day, Beck, The Prodigy and Weezer, among others,was hastily cut short due to Typhoon Rosie, which made her presence known during the Chili Peppers' set. "It was awesome," said Navarro, speaking Monday from the safety of his L.A. home. "The typhoon hit full-force right while we were playing. We were contracted to play an hour and a half, but it just wasn't safe to play after a while. Asked about rumors circulating backstage at the festival that this was the Peppers' last-ever live show, Navarro said not only is that not the case, but that the band have three upcoming dates, two of them make-ups for shows canceled following Kiedis' injury. "Oh no, absolutely not," was how Navarro responded to the rumors, joking that the only way the band can remain active when they're not doing anything anymore is to respond to such rumors. "Anytime it looks like the Soundscan numbers for our back catalog are lagging, we get one of those rumors out there to pump up catalog sales," Navarro joked.

In fact, the band, performing their first show since singer Anthony Kiedis shattered his wrist in a motorcycle accident three weeks ago, hit the stage in the headliner slot with a torrential rain falling already, according to Navarro, and, despite the "horizontal" pelting, they didn't want to stop playing. "The rain was coming down at incredible speeds, sideways, coming at us from all angles," Navarro said. "The rain went right into my and Flea's pick-ups and Flea's bass amps got so soaking wet that the speaker cones looked like saturated sponges." The drenching affected the band's sound considerably, he said. Festival officials, hoping to stage the largest outdoor festival of its kind in Japan's history, had to pull the plug 45 minutes into the Peppers' set when conditions became too hazardous. Nonetheless, despite a year's lay-off, the Peppers' set lived up to the band's expectations, Navarro said. The band was, however, a bit apprehensive about playing after mega-hot political thrashers Rage Against the Machine. "We refer to them as Rage Against the Well-Oiled Machine," Navarro said, laughing. "We weren't crazy about following them since they've been on tour forever and we haven't played in a year band our rehearsals were a bit off because of Anthony's injury."

Ironically, after the second day's events were canceled due to the poor conditions of the stage and grounds, Navarro said the weather became beautiful and sunny, bringing some of the rain-soaked performers out of their nests. "It was weird," Navarro said. "It was perfect on Sunday and since the bands had nothing to do, they came over to the hotel we were staying at, which had an amusement park." Then, setting up a scene worthy of a Fellini movie, Navarro described how members of the Foo Fighters, Beck, The Prodigy and Green Day spent their Japanese vacation at an amusement park together.

The guitarist also squelched Chili Peppers break-up rumors by revealing that the gang is scheduled to begin writing songs for their next album sometime after he returns from a late August European press junket for the recently announced "relapse" of Jane's Addiction. To make up for the July 21 show in Alaska and the July 23 show in Hawaii that were to be warm-ups to the Fuji date, the Chili Peppers will play the George M. Sullivan Sports Arena in Anchorage, Alaska on Sept. 13 and the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. The band will also play the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nev. on Sept. 11, "just for fun," according to Navarro, since the date is a new one and not a make-up.<<<

This is from http://www.addict.com/MNOTW/lofi/970729/970729_781.shtml

Head Honcho,

I went to Fuji Rock Festival(FRF) to see the RHCP's show. It was too short, but I felt glad of seeing their live show. Chad was the first man of them who I saw. I believed they really had come to Japan, when he appeared for sound check.

Anthony sang songs soulfuly, and acted violently nevertheless his serious injury. He made me feel that therewere only RHCP and us in the world. I have been afraid of getting his injury worse. Dave played a guitar like Apollo in the typhoon. His sexy guitar got me high.

Flea was Flea himself. Whenever he moved, we shouted for joy. Seeing him, I forgot the typhoon.

Seeing their show, I felt that they were keeping togehter. I love them and their songs. I need them to fight my way to getting something I want. I cannot imagine my life without RHCP. I want to listen more their songs and to see more their show. I hope that they come to Japan again and that the show of FRF become a video. I am looking forward to receiving your magazine about FRF.

Bye.

Akiko Kitade(#8168)

UPDATE JULY 28, 1997

Typhoon Rosie Cuts Short Fuji Rock Fest

Chili Peppers had performed just 45 minutes when power was cut to their amps. Photo by Jay Blakesberg. Addicted to Noise Tokyo correspondent Brian Kushnir reports : Typhoon Rosie struck the mammoth Fuji Rock Festival '97 Saturday, causing the final act of the day, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, to abort their performance after 45 minutes.

The second day of the festival was canceled Sunday morning, because of extensive damage to the site by Typhoon Rosie, which hit Japan Saturday afternoon, blasting parts of the country with torrential rains and winds as high as 89 mph. (The severity of the typhoon was such that it nearly paralyzed air, land and sea transportation throughout Japan, with 100s of domestic flights canceled and many train and ferry services suspended, according to wire service reports.)

The festival, held in a ski area at the base of Mt. Fuji, was billed as the largest outdoor rock music festival ever held in Japan. The festival's promoter, Smash, said early Sunday that "...because of serious damage to the festival site caused by the typhoon yesterday, it is impossible to make the site safe and secure for both artists and audience."

Among the eclectic mix of artists that were scheduled to appear on the second day were Prodigy, Green Day, Beck, Massive Attack, Mad Professor, The Seahorses, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Weezer.

A steady rain fell throughout the day on Saturday, turning the Fuji Tenjinyama Ski Area into a sea of 4-inch deep mud. Full body rain ponchos were a must, and many of the estimated 20,000 people in attendance were also carrying umbrellas.

In addition to the headlining Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Saturday line-up included Rage Against The Machine, Foo Fighters, Southern Culture On the Skids, Third Eye Blind, and The Yellow Monkey, one of Japan's most popular bands.

By mid-afternoon, the area around the main stage, which was located at the base of a ski run, became a human mud slide. Due to a steep incline (audience members were packed onto the ski run), many people simply could not help but slide down into those in front of them.

Things took a serious turn for the worse during the Chili Peppers' set (singer Anthony Kiedis performed with a cast on his right wrist, and a sling). The band had to plead with audience members to assist each other in insuring that people were not crushed against the barrier in front of the stage.

The fierce winds sent rain pounding onto the stage, soaking the entire band. Although both audience and band seemed to be enjoying the show despite the storm, behind the scenes staff were struggling to hold the metal pieces of the stage (as well as various parts of Chili Pepper drummer Chad Smith's drum-set) together with their bare hands.

Staff members pleaded with band members to cut the show short. Power was cut to the band members on-stage amplifiers, and the massive light rig was operating at about 10% capacity. Reluctantly, the band agreed to finish things up, aborting their impressive and well-received set after only 45 minutes with their hit "Give It Away."

Strong winds and rain continued through the night, and the cancellation of the second day was announced early Sunday morning.

News Source: Addicted To Noise, the on-line rock & roll magazine - http://www.addict.com/

UPDATE JULY 23, 1997

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have la nded. In Japan for the Mt. Fuji show July 26th.

Vicky and Denise from the UK are working their butts off helping with the fan club. They're also exploring America's nightlife.

Thanks to ("the other") Denise for forwarding this newsflash along to us

<< Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea is a busy guy. Not only is he teaming up with the relapsed Jane's Addiction, but Variety reports he's also hooked up with avant-gardist John Lurie for a new MTV show. The Strip, a half-hour drama, will feature the two of them as small-time hoods who attempt to decipher the world around them while pulling off their petty heists. "They love the action, they love the girls, and you might find them unloading a truck full of V.C.R.s while having a metaphysical discussion about the Mars landing," says producer John Mekru. This isn't Lurie's first turn as a high-brow lowlife: fans of Jim Jarmusch's Down by Law will probably recognize the character. And Flea is no novice to the silver screen, having appeared in, believe it or not, seventeen films, including My Own Private Idaho and the Coen brothers' upcoming Big Lebowski. >>

And these pictures of Chad at the Guitar Center in Hollywood thanks to Edward Carter #8069

Chad Speaking at the drum clinic - pic

Chad with Edward Carter #8069 - pic

UPDATE JULY 19, 1997

Anthony is out of the hospital and back home. Today he rehearsed for the first time with the band for the Mt. Fuji Show. He says he'll stand but he can't jump around - strict doctors orders! Final tabulation: 11 broken wrist bones, all the ligaments, nerves and blood vessels torn asunder. Could take up to two years to completely recover.

Alaska and Hawaii will be rescheduled for September.

Denise #807 & Victoria #1438 from England and Esther #1635 from France are here visiting the Rockinfreakapotamus headquarters and helping with the fan mail and email.

UPDATE JULY 14, 1997

Anthony was in a pretty serious motorcycle accident Sunday morning in Los Angeles. After five hours surgery on a badly smashed wrist, he's now listed in stable condition at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center (8700 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles CA 90069).

Anthony says someone made a U-Turn in front of him and he couldn't avoid them. He broad-sided the car crushing his wrist between his motorcycle and the car and then flew over the car doing a complete flip and miraculously landing on his feet. He added "I'm in a lot of pain but not to worry cause I know somehow this is all going to work out."

As for the upcoming tour dates, Anthony says The Whiskey on Thursday is definately cancelled, and they may have to reschedule Hawaii and Alaska. Mt. Fuji Japan will go on as planned, but he'll probably have to do it Frank Sinatra style -- nice & easy maybe sitting on a stool.

UPDATE JULY 13, 1997

 

 HH with Rachel at HQ's pic

 

Fan Club Member Rachel Bayne #8093 from Irvington New York recently visited us here at Chateau Rockinfreakapotamus for a week, in fact she picked us up at the Grand Rapids Airport when we returned from the Dragon*Con convention in Atlanta.

 

 

 Head Honcho at Reid Weitz (Member #1)'s Love it Loud record store in Tucker Georgia

 and with GWAR sex pot Slymestra Hymen at Dragon*Con

UPDATE JULY 12, 1997

Chad did one of his drum clinics at the Guitar Center in Hollywood last week and "let it slip" that the Red Hot Chili Peppers are going to be doing a warmup show for the Japan minitour at The Whiskey Thursday July 17th.

...and for the record this was recently in RollingStone On Line.

 

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction reunites for a fall tour

Six years after disbanding at the height of their popularity, Jane's Addiction are coming back. The band plans to release a live album this fall and is currently hashing out plans for a subsequent tour, according to representatives of Porno for Pyros. Jane's may also release an album consisting primarily of outtakes from their two studio efforts, "Nothing's Shocking" and "Ritual De Lo Habitual," at some point next year.

"Originally there was talk of a week-long West Coast tour and a week-long East Coast tour," says Eric Greenspan, an attorney for Porno for Pyros' and Jane's Addiction. "Now there's talk of doing something like 17 dates, but the shows will definitely be billed as Jane's Addiction and not Porno for Pyros."

Sources close to Perry Farrell say the live album will include mostly material culled from Jane's 1989-'90 tour, as well as songs from their performances as headliners on the first Lollapalooza. One or two new studio tracks may also be recorded for that album, according to Greenspan.

Not all of Jane's original members will participate in the reunion, though. Jane says bassist Eric Avery, whose stormy relationship with Farrell was considered a principal reason for the group's breakup, will be replaced by Chili Pepper Flea. Original drummer Stephen Perkins and original guitarist Dave Navarro will be along for the ride with Farrell.

The reunion ends months of speculation that began early this year when Navarro and Flea joined Farrell, Perkins and guitarist Peter DiStefano to record "Hard Charger" as Porno For Pyros for the "Private Parts" soundtrack. That same line-up reunited to play "Charger" and "Mountain Song" at the film's premiere, then performed at a Porno for Pyros show the next night. Rumors were rekindled over the Fourth of July weekend, when Farrell, Perkins and Navarro performed acoustic versions of Jane's Addiction's "My Time" and "Ocean Size" at a Porno show at a Los Angeles club.

Greenspan says Jane's impending re-addiction does not put an end to either Porno for Pyros or the Red Hot Chili Peppers. In fact, according to Greenspan, Porno for Pyros have already started pre-production on their new album and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are rehearsing for their headlining slot at Japan's Mt. Fuji Festival later this month. "[The reunion] is just something the guys are going to do," Greenspan says, "but Jane's Addiction is not getting back together full force.

"With these bands, it's all so fluid," he adds, chuckling. "This is the best of the L.A. music community. They're all the same people."

DAVID BASHAM with BLAIR R. FISCHER and KEVIN RAUB

UPDATE JULY 8, 1997

Dave is doing an interactive chat session in the "Rant'n Roll" auditorium at Prodigy.com. The session will be Wednesday July 9th at 7PM (Pacific Time) 10PM (Eastern Time).

Dave and Chad's new CD... "Spread?" ... "Dead Downstairs?" ... or "Something Else?" is finished and perhaps Dave will discuss it's imminent release by Warner Bros. at the "Rant'n Roll" chat session.

UPDATE JULY 5, 1997

 

Head Honcho & webmaster OmniOne's Trip to Dragon*Con 97

(Sci-fi, fantasy, horror, gothic, gaming, comic convention)

 

 

Artist Buddy Finethy, HH, Jon Waterhouse & Atlanta Hard Rock Cafe Manger.

Atlanta cult stripper Blondie (Background)

UPDATE JULY 2, 1997

Anthony was nominated as the TV Guide King of Rock 'n' Roll along with Maxwell, Jakob Dylan (Wallflowers), Liam (Oasis), Trent Reznor (NIN), and Gavin (Bush).

UPDATE JUNE 22, 1997

RollingStone Magazine - July 10-24, 1997

GRAPEVINE - Page 32

UPDATE JUNE 19, 1997

More info about Flea's movie... from Chicago Tribune May 25th.

"Jeff Santo, who has written several plays about baseball, turns to poker for his movie directing debut. An independent feature, "Liar's Poker" is a crime drama set in Chicago, with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea in the cast. It began filming in L.A. in May."

Head Honcho and OmniOne are attending a comic book convention in Atlanta GA next week were a new RHCP comic book will be unveiled. More details to come about the comic book after returning from Atlanta.

Word is that the band plans to meet in L.A. to rehearse for the Mt. Fuji/Alaska/Hawaii shows around July 1st when Flea will be done with his work on the movie.

Hey, and what's up with this? Is "YM" doggin' Dave?

from YM - March 1997

UPDATE JUNE 8, 1997

Flea is currently working another movie. This one is a small independent film.

Dave & Chad have finished recording their own album and have submitted it to Warner Brothers. WB has not decided yet how and when to release the recordings.

* * and finally we just got the news that the "Asian Tour" has been postponed for now although RHCP will still play at the Mt. Fuji Festival on July 26th after shows in Alaska on the 21st and Hawaii on the 23rd of July.

UPDATE JUNE 7, 1997

Today is Dave's birthday. Here are a few of the many birthday cards he received from fans around the world. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE!

 

Postcard to Dave Front Back

UPDATE MAY 22, 1997

 You choose:

Happy Days

Good ol' days

Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end.

Business as usual

(Navarro says Dave & Chad duo CD project almost finished)

UPDATE MAY 12, 1997

 

1 BIGMOB License plate Paul Daley - Fanclub member #936

 

 

Sorry for the abscence of updates, but we've been working on

issue #10 of the fan club magazine which will be in the mail soon.

 

 Part of the Trulio Disgracias ensemble pic:

John Frusciante, Bob Forrest (Thelonius Monster), and Norwood (Fishbone) at the "House of Blues", Chicago May 4th 1997

Update of Trulio Disgracias Tour (NUTTSTALK 19 NUTTY 7) with ex-RHCP guitarist John Frusciante as previously explained on the April 18th update.

 

And finally, Flea HAS returned from Australia as there have been Flea sitings at Laker Playoff games.

UPDATE APRIL 20, 1997

Check out this web site. It has a lot more info about the "Fuji Rock Festival '97" http://www.smash-jpn.com/indexe.html.

UPDATE APRIL 19, 1997

RHCP will headline Mt. Fuji Festival in Japan Saturday July 26; also on the bill are Beck, Rage Against the Machine, Foo Fighters, and Green Day. RHCP will also play Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Guam, Honolulu, and Alaska in July and August; and Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Venezuala, Argentina, and Puerto Rico in November. See RHCP Fan Club Magazine issue #10 for further details.

UPDATE APRIL 18, 1997

Blackie's back from L.A. were he spent a week at Anthony's house and had good visits with Dave & Monet; Chad, Maria and baby Manon; and Louis, Sherri and baby Cash. Among those he crossed paths with were Steve Jones (Sex Pistols), Alice Cooper, Stephen Dorff on the set of his new movie 'Blade' with Wesley Snipes, Lukas Haas (ET) now 20 years old and visiting from his home in Austin TX, Jay Leno at the Burbank Bob's Big Boy, John Schneider (Dukes of Hazard) on the set of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, new RHCP booking agents Don Muller and Marc Geiger (hence the Asian tour info), plus everybody at the "welcome back Anthony" party, and last but not least the sexy and voluptuous Tracii Lords who left a big lipstick smacker on his cheek.

John Frusciante will be going out on the "Trulio Disgracias' tour about April 20th with Norwood, Walt, Fish, and Angelo of "Fishbone", former RHCP guitarist Duane "Blackbird" McKnight, Bob Forrest, Dix Denny, Chris Warren of "Thelonius Monster", Keith Morris of "Circle Jerks", and "Street Walkin' Cheetahs", "Super 8", and "Skeletones".

The tour will last about two months; among the city's already scheduled are:

UPDATE APRIL 13, 1997

Actor Stephen Dorff had a 'Welcome home from India' party for Anthony at his home high in the Hollywood hills overlooking the City of Angels. Among those attending where Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Tracii Lords, David Arquette, Lukas Haas (ET), Zoe Cassavettes, Stephane Sednaoui (Director of "Give it Away"), Rick Rubin, Guy O'Seary, Anthony, the Head Honcho, and a bevy of beautiful ladie's and gentlemen.

UPDATE APRIL 11, 1997

Subject: Head Honcho visits L.A.

HH is in L.A. for a week visiting Anthony and has gotten together with Chad and Dave.

First of all there is new tour info to give. RHCP has confirmed the news that they will go to Japan in July for festival. An open-air event at Mt. Fuji which RHCP, Beck, Rage against the machine and other bands will be performing at. After that, RHCP will do a small Far East tour which may take them to places like Taiwan, Bangkok, Manila, Singapore as well as some other countries. There'll be more details on this later.

HH got a close up look at the heir to the Chad empire, Manon St.John Smith, who was just born March 3rd to Maria and Chad. What a baby!

Anthony has just returned to Los Angeles from a retreat in India and Nepal.

HH and James are living it up in L.A. right now and catching up with old friends. They will be filling us in on anything new in RHCP-land along with some details about the next RHCP album.

'At the helm, yet lost in Cyberspace' --OmniOne

UPDATE MARCH 31, 1997

Spin Magazine reports "according to Dave Navarro, the L.A. punk-funksters (RHCP) will begin recording their eighth album when Anthony Kiedis returns from a retreat in India this April. Meanwhile, the rest of the band recorded two tracks for the Howard Stern film Private Parts--collaborating with Perry Farrell on "Hard Charger" and with L.L. Cool J on "I Make My Own Rules." "In this day and age you can't swap sexual partners, " Navarro says, "so we switch around with creative ones."

UPDATE MARCH 22, 1997

Los Angeles, California - March 2nd 1997

 

Flea, Pete Weiss, Bob Forrest "Thelonius Monster", John Frusciante onstage at The Whiskey

 

Photographer Edward Carter #8069 and buddy Dan Warkentin

 

John Frusciante at The Whiskey

UPDATE MARCH 16, 1997

Flea and Anthony are now in Australia ready to write music for your next record. They also plan to do some major surfing; Flea bought Anthony a bigass surf board.

UPDATE MARCH 7, 1997

Sorry our update news anchor was out of town for a couple of days but Daddy Chaddy and his wife Maria had a baby girl, Manon St.John Smith, March 3rd 10:42AM in Pasadena California. 8 pounds 3 ounces 21 inches.

Anthony reported in from India. He was waiting for his rickshaw to take him to the train station for a 24 hr train ride up the East coast from Madras. Then inland for a while, then some whitewater rafting on the Ganges river and eventually up to Nepal for a visit with the Dalai Lama.

UPDATE MARCH 1, 1997

 

Katie DeRogatis #46 & her Dad Andy from New Jersey did a recent volunteer stint with the fan club. She's Kiedislvr@aol.com

 

Cool Digital Computer Artwork by Terry Wells #749. Wembley Arena 7/11/96.

41 St. Helens Rd., Brigg, North Lincolnshire, DN20 8DQ England

 

Flea recently completed his part as a German Nihilist on the Coen Brothers (Academy Award winning "Fargo", etc.) newest film "The Big Lebowski". Also look both ways and listen for Flea on the new Nickelodeon cartoon "The Thornberry's" about a five year old kid raised by an Orangutan in Africa. Flea's movie "Whiskey Down" has been released on video as "Just My Luck".

UPDATE FEBRUARY 21, 1997

Flea & Dave join Porno for Pyros on David Letterman show Wednesday February 26th (Check your TV listings for exact date in case of last minute changes.)

Flea will also do the Porno dates at Roseland in NYC and a show in Washington DC. Check venues for exact dates.

Flea and David will also hook up with Porno at Madison Square Garden for the Howard Stern 'Private Parts' movie premiere party February 27th.

John Frusciante, Dave & Flea are doing a gig with 'Thelonious Monster' at 'The Whiskey' in Los Angeles March 2nd.

UPDATE FEBRUARY 18, 1997

 

pic from Rolling Stone Magazine - March 6 1997.

Also another quote about the Dave & Flea in Rolling Stone

"It's not a Jane's Addiction track, but it sure sounds like one: Porno for Pyros recorded "Hard Charger" with Chili Peppers Dave Navarro and Flea for Howard Stern's biopic, Private Parts. Says Stern (above, with Perry Farrell, Peter Di Stefano and Stephen Perkins, from left): "Shooting the video with Perry was absolutely fun. We started spontaneously teaching each other to dance. He's doing this rap: 'Howard, man, dancing isn't a male or female thing. People are uptight and can't fuck, so they dance. You gotta act like you're fucking.' I'm just like, 'Perry, let's get real, OK?"

UPDATE FEBRUARY 10, 1997

Flea finally called in to the Howard Stern Show. They got it on pretty good and resolved their differences, both bringing out their mutual admiration for each other.

Dave and Chad finished the basic tracks (drums, bass, guitar, rythm guitar) - 10 songs. They are now working on the vocals.

Anthony is leaving for his yoga, meditation, hiking, and mountain climbing exploration of Southern, Western and Northern India on February 12th. He and Flea will meet up in Australia in March to write music for the new album, and the entire band will start work on it in L.A. in April.

Dave and Monet celebrating 8 months together now.

 

<<< To see other RHCP pictures take a look at our Family Album Page >>>

UPDATE FEBRUARY 1, 1997

Dave and Chad are in an L.A. recording studio collaborating on an album together. No other details yet other than Dave will be doing the vocals, guitar, and bass and Chad will be on the drums and maybe some vocals.

Flea is currently working on his part in the upcoming Coen brothers film, fielding other film offers, and still putting together his solo album.

Anthony is pitching hay and fixing broken water pipes at his home in New Zealand this weekend.

And if you've been listening to the Howard Stern show you might of heard all the talk about the movie soundtrack. And also all the specific talk about Dave, Flea and Chad (although Howard Stern couldn't remember Chad's name). Howard also mentioned his close friendship with Flea and said that Flea would be calling into the show to talk on the air sometime. Stern pointed out the fact that Anthony was the only Chili Pepper not involved in his movie soundtrack.

Lindy Goetz, RHCP manager since 1984, has announced his retirement.

UPDATE JANUARY 25, 1997

Janette Sweet, fan club member #299 reports that John Frusciante played Johnny Depp's "Viper Room" on the Sunset Strip January 20th. Flea and Chad were in attendance also.

Anthony is in New Zealand on his way to India. Later he'll meet up with Flea in Australia to do some writing for the new album.

UPDATE JANUARY 10, 1997

Dave and Flea and Porno For Pyros and Howard Stern are shooting the initial MTV video from the Howard Stern movie soundtrack this weekend in LA. It's called "Hard Charger". Another track has Chad, too, and LL Cool J. There's been a lot of talk about these collaborations on the Howard Stern Show

UPDATE JANUARY 9, 1997

Anthony had a great time in New York - dinner with Jon Waters and Ben Stiller - meeting with the head of Miramax Films about a future project. Flea has been cast in an upcoming film by the Coen brothers ("Fargo", "Barton Fink", "Raising Arizona").

Anthony is back in L.A. as of last night. He plans to visit New Zealand and India in the near future and then rendezvous with Flea back in Australia in March to resume work on the album.

I guess it's OK now to mention that Chad and Maria are expecting a baby in February. They wanted to keep it quiet but it leaked out a while ago so we're just verifying it.

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UPDATE JANUARY 2, 1997

Anthony and his childhood friend Joe Walters who now resides in Switzerland are in New York City to celebrate New Years. He'll be back in Rockford soon to continue helping with the fan club as he has since November 17th. In a couple of weeks he'll return to L.A. and the band plans to resume work on the new album.

Issue #9 of the RHCP Fan Club magazine hot off the press, and in the process of being mailed. Sorry for the delay - computer crashed, post office had new mailing requirements which required us to create a new database, and of course the holidays made everything crazy.

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