Some news at last

Hey there everyone! Please pardon my long, inappropriate absence. I hope everyone had an excellent Christmas and New Year, and I'm looking forward to an exciting 2005.

I'd like to apologize to Grownz Up for not being able to make it to Hollywood in March, but I had a nice talk with him a few days ago. I appreciate your understanding, dude. I know you and Thania will be very happy together, and I'm very proud of you both.

Everything in the UK is cool. It's been kind of chilly in London lately, but it only gets down to about freezing here. Fortunately, some of the cold has brought sunshine, which is kind of nice.

The job hunt continues without a lot of news, though there may be some results soon. We'll have to see what That Man has in store for old Rorrence. I'm currently hanging out with Jerome of Trinidad. Jerome and I studied in the Netherlands and Shi Dog and Miguelli met him when they came to Utrecht.

Jerome and I did some recording on December 22nd. We recorded two songs ("Blind Eye" and "Leaving Live Oak") at London's Enterprise Studios. As soon as I complete the US copyright, I'll be distributing copies to all the homies. They came out pretty good, but we're certainly missing Growns Up and Uncle Riley for the rhythm section. We're planning to get back in the studio some time in February. It was a real kick in the pants.

Sweet lady is doing great and sends regards to all the boys. She can't wait to meet all of you.

London is a great place, and there's a lot going on. They're pushing the 2012 Olympic bid (in competition with Madrid, New York, Moscow, and I think Paris). They're considering opening up drinking 24 hours in pubs, but there's a lot of resistance. They're having an election in May, so we'll see if Black Tony Blair can hang on.

I LOVE reading the newspaper. It's so cool that there are things of great moment happening all around me in the same town and you can read about them in the newspaper. I've been reading the Financial Times, because it's printed on silly pinkish-yellowish paper. Even their website is made of that stuff (http://www.ft.com/).

Anyway, I'll be writing more, so don't give up on me just yet!

Johnny English

Wedding Woes

Well, as most of you know, I'm getting married in March to my lovely fiance, Thania. I assembled a group of my closest friends to be with me at the altar on this special moment. Unfortunately, I just heard that Juan Sierra is not going to make it. I spoke with him this past weekend, and he told me the British immigration was giving him a hard time about entering and leaving the country so often. They implied that the next time he try to do this, they probably won't let him back in. Being that he's looking for a job and to build a life over there, this could be devastating to him. I understand his decision, but nonetheless I am very saddened by this. I'm sure you all are too. Nonetheless, I'm sure we're all going to have a great time, and it will be a special day for me to have so many great friends around me. I truly thank you guys for agreeing to be my groomsmen. It really means a lot to me. All that's left to do before the wedding is to have a kick-ass bachelor party.

JUAN SIGHTNING....SORT OF

Fellas, I just want to report that I got an email from our missing sibling, Juan. Sounds like he's happy on the other side of the pond. I suggest we all harass him to get back on the Stucrew and keep us updated of his many stories.

Tsunami Disaster Relief Company Matching

The tsunami disaster in Asia is beyond comprehension. It is far more severe than any manmade or natural disaster we have experienced in the States. I did a bit of research this morning and found this website:

http://www.case.org/new_mg/company_search/company_search.cfm?keyword=72A4DB96-6422-49F9-9B4B3C45D1813264

You can search for your company there to find out if they will match gifts given to charities. My company does provide matches, so I will certainly be making a donation through the program. CNN has a list of organizations accepting donations for tsunami disaster relief:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/tsunami.aidsites/index.html

Please help and send a donation no matter how small. If everyone in the U.S. donated just $2, it would provide over half a billion dollars in relief. This would be well over the $350 million that the U.S. government has pledged so far. Feel free to pass this information to anyone you believe may be able to contribute.

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS VORRENCE SAN DIEGO?

I don't know about you guys, but it seems Johnny has fallen off the face of the earth. He's over there putting shrimp on the barbie and somehow is not able to communicate with his brothers. I think we all need to do a seance to try and bring Johnny back to the world of the living. Johnny, if you're out there, reach out to us and let us know how you're doing. We're all interested in hearing the many tales I'm sure you have experienced over there.

Bourbon Brothers Forever!