Saturday evening, March 14th 2009
So it's now March 2009 and as you can see by the blog to the right, my last instalment was over 2 years ago..

What the hell have I been doing!!

Went to acting school, and loved it..Taught me a whole lot about truth and authenticty, something I had been lacking as I can be full of shit alot of the time..I just think at times I have been playing at life, whether it be at music or relationships..I just want to do better work, and really contribute something of worth than just use it as a vanity project to enhance my own self loathing or hatred..

I know, heavy..

But I am excited!! New year and already doing a bunch of awesome things, developing a cool TV show pilot where I am playing a bad sort who dispatches of worse sorts who do bad things to kids etc..

It should be very cool..

Dave

Saturday December 23rd, 2006
Holy fuck, I am now a Canadian. Well, a permananent resident of Canada, which means I can do everything Canadians can do except vote, which is fine with me. In the next 5 years I have to spend 2 of those years in Canada, which is also a fair deal.
Words can't describe the feeling of actually legally being here in this country. I was homelees for 18 months and an illegal alien for 5 years, and I am currently writing a book about it all. Its a comedy, don't worry..
I would like to take the time here to thank Helen for everything she has done for me, without her and I wouldn't be here today. She has my undying love for what she has put into motion for me, and I am so lucky to call her my family. Thanks Helen, you are a beacon of inspiration, hope and light and my world and everyone in it is all possible because of you.
Thank you.

Also, this whole Dot On Shaft thing...I tell you, Mike is just the shit. This guy Mike, who owns Dot On Shaft is just a fuckin go getter, he doesnt fuck around. He's one helluva good guy too, very generous. It makes it easy to work with him on cool stuff, and want to see him succeed. We are kickin ass on that, with a new Molson's promo up on the Molson Canadian website. Special thanks to Paul Lipson and especially my good buddy Jeremy Major at Molson for making such a kick ass competition. Fuckin right Jer, that kicks ass!

Well, not too much else to report. Just focuing on working and kickin ass in 2007. Holy fuck this coming year is gonna kick ass!!!

Friday August 11th, 2006
As you may or may not know, I wrote some songs with Leslie Carter back in the day and now she and her brothers are doing a reality show to be seen on EChannel in Oct. Leslie invited me down to LA to play guitar with her and to musical direct the band to be filmed for the House Of Carters reality show. First thing to know is that Leslie rocks...She is not bubblegum pop, cause I aint bubblegum pop..She is also not rebelling against her family and doing the fuck you I'm a rocker thing. Leslie just loves what she does, and what we wrote together. Yes she writes all of her stuff and she's fucking good at it too..Why is it a surprise? Nick and Aaron have serious talent, if they didn't you wouldn't be giving a fuck and tuning into their reality show. William Hung aint getting a reality show.

Anyways, seeing Nick and Aaron moshing , and I mean serious like 2 pitbulls moshing, to Leslie's music was hilarious yet warming. The guys really support what she's doing, I respected that. When we finished the last song and I got off stage, Aaron says to me "you guys are going to win a Grammy." I smile humbly and say "cool", and he's like "no man, you are" and I'm like "Dude, I know man." Aaron just smiles and says "right on" The music is good. The guys are cool. The sisters are cool. Everyone is dysfunctional, exactly like you.

Thursday, July 27th
Today I became an official endorser for the greatest amp company in the world, Mesa Boogie. I love these amps, they are truly the most amazing souning amps on the planet for the style of music I love. Rock. Also, bands like Tool, 3 Doors Down and Foo Fighters and guitar virtuoso Steve Vai are all official endorsers too. Great company I'm sure you'll agree..

Just in the process of moving for the summer, so we'll see how that goes. New record out in the late Fall with High Holy Days, fuck it sound sreally good. How are you doing?

Drop me a line to tell me how things are sometime..info@davethompsononline.com
Cheers and love,
Dave

Saturday June 24th
I'm not sure if I mentioned the fact that I am now officially endorsing Dot On Shaft guitars. DOS is a guitar company from London, Ontario and is run by a guy named Mike Carparelli. Wonderful guy, seen some shit in his life and now imports guitars and gets them made with his name on them. Check out his guitars, they are really awesome. Tell him Dave sent you!
www.dotonshaft.com

Also, Mike is making me a signature model double neck guitar, it will come in 5 colors and be available sometime next year This guitar will be super cool..More on that to come..

Cheers
Dave

Thursday, June 22nd
Hey guys...Some of you I miss, some of you I never want to see again..Now you're thinking huh?

Life is great, been playing music everyday. I have been playing Hitman Blood Money for Xbox, good game. I need a game to immerse myself in another world, I get so caught up in music and life that I need a healthy distraction. It's either Xbox or crack..Like I said, healthy distraction..

Going through some personal changes lately, ones that I am aware of anyways..I suppose we are always in a constant state of mutation, thanks to radiation..I feel great change coming, looking fwd to see what that is..Personal heartache will always prevail, missing the ones I love, needing the love of one. I keep searching, someday to be bestowed with love..I have lots to give, at last I'm ready to receive it..

Happy summer people, love each other and be creative..Always.
Dave

Thursday, June 1st, 2006
Thought I'd add the day too....
So I am in Vancouver right now working at the fuckin' most awesomest studio..The Factory Studios..Same studio where Dr Feelgood was recorded, Slippery When Wet, Permanent Vacation and tons more..Classic records. The gear in The Factory is so awesome, I'm in love..

Studio owner John McLean is a wicked guy, makes me laugh constantly..You can tell this guy has seen it all..Sheldon, the engineer at the studio saved my fuckin ass time and time again man..He is a machine and is awesome..If you guys read this...Go fuck yourselves..;)

So I just finished workin with Liesa Norman on her debut record. Sounds great and she is super happy. Liesa is easily one of the most coolest gals I have ever had the pleasure of workin' with. We had so much fun, and she tolerates my weirdness well..Oh ya, and her boyfriend has Johnny Cash's chandelier in his house. The coolest thing I have seen since I got here..Looks like we are going to England for a few days to shoot a video for her single, called "How Do I Know". I sing with her in the chorus so I get to be in the video..I better start workin out....

I also got to mix Theresa Sokyrka's new single while I was here from here forthcoming album out on Maple/Universal, and it sounds awesome..Theresa is soooo cool, so laid back and so talented. We get along awesome and I'm proud to call her my friend. The fact that I get to mix her awesome voice makes it even better.

So It looks like I will be heading to LA to work with Leslie Carter again in her brother Nick's studio on the new Carter reality show..I have to call her at the end of this week to nut out the details..That's fuckin funny. I'm gonna love it there..

If you're reading this, go outside! It's warm now..
Love ya's
Dave

May 7th, 2006
Holy fuck eh? I have been pretty lazy with this journal thingy...I have just been livin life and such..
So I am in England right now, coming to the end of my stay here in concentration camp..Recording this new HHD record was a weird experience. I got to see a male stripper, shoot a shotgun and get driven around by a crazy drunk dood. Not at the same time of course...

The Male Stripper

Don't ask about the male stripper, it wasn't my doing..And also, being the only other guy in a crowd of horny women ain't such a bad thing..Unless those women are overweight elderly housewives and are looking at you like you're dessert...The stripper was really good though, man could move..And he's a friend so it's all good..Fuck, there is just no explaining this is there...

The Shotgun

Hearing gunfire outside your window can be a harrowing experience, a little nerve racking if you will. Well what was I suppose to do, being in rural Northern England hearing gunfire? I had to go check it out, didn't I..So went for a walk and saw these guys drinking beer and shooting a shotgun. I introduce myself and make it very clear that I wasn't American..They hand me a beer and a few mins later ask If I wanted to shoot the gun. I never have in my life, so i was like fuck yeah..

Pull!

Blam!

Fuckin fun. Took out a bunch of those clay pidgeons...

The Drunk Dood

So I am walking out of the compound to the store, when this guy stumbles over and asks where I'm going. Well, I say, I am going to the store for some candy, because candy will make me sick and that would be better tham starving in this hell hole. He ignores the comment and offers me a lift to the store...Im like sure, the store is a good 3 min walk away and fuck me if I was gonna walk it..Lazy bastard I know.

So we get in the car, and the noxious scent of drunk breath overwhelms me. He puts in a CD and proceeds to tell me that the well known singer on the record is his friend and that he paid for the recording of the song. As I'm listening to this extremely well know artist, I am thinking that this guy is absolutely insane.

This will be fun I thought.

So we get to the store, but it's not a convenience store, it's a liquor store..He goes straight for the beer and hands me a 12 pack.."Here ya go!" he says..

I explain that I didn't come for beer, but for chocolate..He then asks me if I wanted Jack Daniels..I told him that I had some, so he oders the store clerk to get me a bottle..The lady behind the counter is confused. I pay for my chocolate and tell buddy that its all good, lets go..He is perplexed at why I asked to go to the liquor store and didn't buy any liquor.

On our return to the compound, he starts explaining where I will be staying in my new bed at his house.He takes me into his house and shows me a bedrrom, the bathroom and his and his wife's bedroom. I kindly thank him for his time and make a hasty exit, knowing fully well that he would wake the next morning and ask who the fuck I was and why I was sleeping in his spare room.

Fun times indeed..

I am looking fwd to returning to my home, which is now Canada. I have people I miss there..This summer holds many changes, I can feel them coming. Like Leslie's new reality show with her brothers. She was talking to me and said that the producers of the show really like the music we did, and want us to work on more material on the show..Me on a fuckin reality show with the Carters..Fuckin hell.

Working with Liesa Norman has been cool too, that girl is cool. And she's a good friend, I can tell her anything and she doesn't get weirded out..;)

Get to mix on a flying fader Neve at the end of May, fuckin right that will be cool..

I'm a little lonely right now, in concentration camp...

Love you..
D

January 11th, 2006
Happy New Year...
Time to work hard and do great things, kick as and crack skull..

Thanks to all who have helped and supported in 2005, it is really appreciated. Couldn't of done it without you...

I am really looking forward to what this year has to offer. The opportunity to work with many wonderful artists, to meet many more amazing people and to generally have a great time doing it all. Staying positive is important, sometimes when great things happen, it comes as quite a surprise, especialy when you're used to things being a struggle. Feeling bad's a good thing if you're used to it, so the lyrics go in Halfahalo's The Same Day.

This year I'm gonna do some great things, and I'm going to help as many talented people as I can achieve their dreams also..

Dave

Wednesday, Dec 21st, 2005
Hi people..I am back in the land of Canucks..Home sweet home, it was good to finally come back to a place that feels like home.

I had a great time in New Mexico with Derek and his family, thanks to Scott and Roxy for being the most hospitable hosts. Thank you!

Just rehearsing with the High Holy Rockers right now, it's great to get back to that. Lots of fun.

Sort of feeling shitty right now, getting over the worst of this flu/cold that I have..I think I'll try and take it easy for Xmas, then give'r like a muthafuckin demon in the new year.

I hope you take the ride with me....

Monday, Dec 12th, 2005
I'm feeling reflective today, so maybe I might just reflect a little..
People ask me if I miss playing with Halfahalo now that High Holy Days has taken up so much of my time. I miss the guys for sure. Halfahalo is far from gone. That band went from inception to signing a deal with Maverick in 2 years.

I love Halfahalo, because it is a true extention of my creativity. I love the music, the way the vocals meld together. And so do others I have found. I have over 25 songs written for the next Halfahalo record and that will be out sometime in 2006.

With any project that I am involved in, I tend to take on so much more responsibility then initially expected. Maybe it's my control issues, I don't know. Maybe it's because I'm such a resource that people take advantage of that, and rightfully so.

High Holy Days is a great band and I have so much fun playing with them. Marc is awesome, very talented and a good friend, Brian is wow on the drums, and Chris Amey is a decent bass player with a whole world of knowledge about the music industry. Great guys, great band.

Being in High Holy Days has been very positive for me, except for a few sacrifices that were anything short of small. But I will never give up the dream. I am living the dream.

Halfahalo, I miss you..But i will see you very soon...

Sunday, Dec 11th, 2005
Recording is going great, just finished the first song with the band Future Pilot. The song is a rock ballad tentatively titled Finding My Way. Email me and I will send you a copy to listen to, as I sing lead on this song, until the vocalist gets into town. Future Pilot will be playing a show in Puerto Rico in March opening for the Beach Boys. I will play bass for the show, can't miss out on sharing the stage with legends.

So I have a cold, all the cold air, warm air change of temp...Oh well, shitty deal..

I started a store on this site, you may have noticed..It's my little vanity project where you can buy my crap. I need to eat ya know, so buy that shit already..I will forgive you if you can't stomach the 8x10, but man, those picks are fucking cool...

As usual, I love you and I miss you..

Tuesday, Dec 6th, 2005 1.52am
So I have been in New Mexico for the past few days...Had problems at US Immigration leaving Toronto, probably because I look like a rocker with a black eye..

I was just lucky the rubber glove didn't come out..

The elevation here in Tijeras, New Mexico, is over 8,000 feet, so I'm finding it a little hard to breathe. I get worn out just from walking up stairs...And I am constantly tired. The say it takes 90 days to aclimate..Oh well...

So I get to play with puppies while I'm here, so awesome..They are sharpe cross Australian cattle dogs and I think they love me because I too am a Australian cross Scottish cross Irish cross Swiss..We're all muts here.

We have just finished putting all the gear in the studio and it sounds great in there. Ready for the creative process. The monitoring system is the KRK 8" powered monitors with the 10" powered sub. Sounds so good.

Running Logic Audio Platinum with plugins from Native Instruments, Waves, Universal Audio and Nomad Factory. Check them out if you get the chance...

I'm having fun, but we are a little removed up here in the mountains..Have to go to Alberquerque tomorrow and see people....

Love you all..

Friday, Dec 2nd, 2005 3.06am
So I leave for Tijeras, New Mexico tomorrow (Saturday). I am really looking fwd to this trip, to see new parts of the world I have never been to. Jane Carter, Nick's mom, hooked this up. She really believes in what I do, which is definitely cool...

Another person who really believes in what I do is my PA, Stephanie Murray. Steph and her family are soawesome, so supportive and so proud of what I do. It's great that I get to have someone working with me on all this. Thanks Steph, you mean alot, and I am very lucky to have found you. Your support and commitment to the dream inspires me to work harder. I won't let you down.

I went to the bar tonight and said hello to an old friend who just had a birthday. It was good to see her, she's doing well...She looks great, and asked me I f I was interested in working on a record for her sometime next year. Sounds good, I was flattered she asked me. But I just don't know where the hell I'll be in 6 minutes from now let alone 6 months.

I love the music industry, one day scrounging for food in dumpsters, next day taking Limo's to awards parties.

I wonder why I don't like rollercoasters...Oh, I know, because I'm on one constantly...

Good night to the sweet people who read this....

Wednesday, Nov 30th, 2005 1.14pm
I just got 2 new Thornley demos today from their upcoming record, fuck they sound great. Scott Shields produced this stuff, High Holy Days will be working with Scott too in Jan 2006.

The new Thornley stuff is like a Queens Of The Stone Age with a tip of the hat to Jeff Buckley, complete with hooks. I really love the production on it.

So I was chattin with my bro Geoff Kent last night, he is Jully Black's tour managerist (ha) and FOH for 3 Days Grace. He wants me to write some stuff with Jully, she wants to go a little more rock on her next record. I'll keep you posted...

Oh ya, and Music Man sent me 3 awesome T-shirts, man they are cool..

Wednesday, Nov 30th, 2005 1.55am
So I'm starting a journal..Makes sense, I used to write alot back in the day in Halfahalo, on the website about cool stories that would happen to us as a band, or cool things and people I would encounter while on this amazing journey.

So what's new?

Well, I just got off tour playing guitar with High Holy Days. We went to the UK and out East to places like New Brunswick, Nova Scotia etc. It was awesome. I have always toured, it is one of the only things that makes perfect sense to me. Amidst the chaos, I find reason. A reason to strap on a guitar and channel emotions to frequency, to touch others by being true to myself. My own version of honesty.

Gibson are making me some really cool picks with my signature and name on them. They will be black and silver..sexy...

Now I'm back in North Bay, home of High Holy Days and I'm working on a bunch of graphic based things, posters, websites etc. It's fun, it's ok. I enjoy the creative freedom clients allow me, as they trust my sense of design.

I never went to school for anything that I know how to do, I just pretty much started doing it. Later on I would google how to do things in flash and photoshop. I spend countless hours learning new things that allow me to express my perceptions, on how I feel things should be. It just amazes me that they resonate with others. That's a blessing. It's a different release than music.

I leave for New Mexico on Saturday, and I'll be gone for 2 weeks. That will be fun. I am looking fwd to meeting Derek Spaulding, cousin of Nick Carter and working with him on his new musical endeavour. Again, I get to be creative, another blessing. Thank you God for allowing me to be myself, and for the gift of others acceptance in the creative output of my flow....

I look fwd to writing more soon...