Namaste, Salaam, Sussreekall, and HighestHolyfuckinBonjour to all of you MostestBeautifulPeople! I hope this finds you feeling your own personal love energy right this very minute! It is with my ever growing+opening lil’ heart that I write these notes to you all. :)
Yes, my Loves, I am BACK HOME in Vancouver! Om Hare Home. Home is where Nick’s fart is! Hahahhaha! (Is that bad for me to say???? Please don’t be offended! Its just that he has lived on Basmati rice and Italian Meatballs in my absence!!!! He is so fat and sooooooo gassy! …….but he is deleriously happy and joyful and so loved by Walker. Those two really are Swingin’ Batchelors!)

Seriously, home is where the HEART is……and therefore, wherever I am, I am HOME because my Heart is me and I am my Heart. Om Nama Shivaya.
I have included a photograph taken as I exited the tourbus, to show you my philosophical way of leaving with what I arrived with. I take my own bowl, my own mug (not shown) and my massive suitcase (that I had to buy in Berlin after the big, Heathrow-200000travellerd-stranded-due to “terrorism” fiasco two years ago that LOST all of my luggage when I was travelling back+forth between Martial Arts tv show in Costa Rica and European tours! I had A LOT of stuff in my suitcases as a result!)
Anyhoo……….my bowl reads “poison” to deter anyone raiding my sprouts+hempseeds+tomatos or bananas or popcorn (not a “raw” food, yeahyeahyeah) but honestly, my band and crew do NOT like my food IN THE LEAST. Hahhaa!
I would like them to TRY vegan fake meat (which I, personally, do not eat…but I do cook it for my friends in my famous Hindustani foods!) But they will not even TRY . Hahahha!
That’s okay.
I won’t TRY pizza or hotdogs or anything so I guess we’re even! :D
We have yet to determine who is winning our bet (regarding whether or not one burns 4000calories during a show) but we have ALLLLL summer!!!
That’s right! I AM home but only for TWO days. You can see from the continuing schedule that new shows are being added all the time and I will, basically, be on tour all summer. Yay!!!!!!!!!
And I will always take my bowl, mug, and suitcase and wear my HEART on the inside and out. :)
Thanks to everyone who came out to all our shows and thank you for all your energy!!! You guys RULE,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I couldn’t and wouldn’t do it without you!!!!!!! Om Nama Youguys,!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bigbigbig love and blissful energy to you all!
Love,
Biffy
Xoxoxoxooxoxooxox

Namaste and Sussreekall and Salaam and Word Up to all you BeautifulLoveyPeople! What an auspicious week it is, filled with so many different twists+turns+emotions! And, like life goes, there’s always MORE to come! That’s the thing about life: you just NEVER KNOW what can happen. Like Farrah and Michael (may they rest in Peace-Shanti Om Nama Shivaya). And like the little dog we met in Saskatoon, who was having puppies. So cute (she was a Chihuahua)! She was very happy and had an incredible “Kundalini” vibe to her, being all pregnant and wagging her little tail! :) And, like in Edmonton, where we were parked in a parking lot beside a busy street, and Jason, Jacen, Flavio, and I were discussing shower-room etiquette (don’t ask! LOL!) And I saw, not one, but TWO Bichon Frisee dogs (yes: the spitting image of *gulp* Sri Annastasia, my dead babydog) RUNNING IN THE FUCKING INTERSECTION!!!!!! No lie! I LOST MY SHIT! Dropped my popcorn bowl (no, popcorn is NOT a “raw” food, people. We were ALL eating it. So sue me. LOL!) And in horror, RAN OFF THE BUS AFTER THEM! The traffic was heavy and the cars were four-lanes-thick with speeding cars!! Tears streaming down and my choking/screaming, “stop! Stop!” As the dogs skirted in+out of danger, after their OWNER (a white, male, teenager..nonchalantly walking them off leash) who was not at all concerned!!! Even his Bichons were happily skipping along after him (yes, miraculously safely on the curb, now) and the cars kept’a driving and the guy kept’a walking and his Bichons kept’a skipping merrily along behind him. I wanted to kidnap/rescue the dogs away from him. By force. I was so upset at that guy. So upset. I yelled, “hey!” After him as the trio disappeared through a fence. By the time I reached it (and discovered it lead though a greenbelt of trees+bushes) they were gone. Vanished. History. I sulked all the way back to the bus (likely, talking to myself as usual, and pouting and repeating Anna’s name, etc.) Like nothing happened. And that’s just like life. YOUR experience in a situation, often, is felt+known ONLY BY YOURSELF. And it forces you to DEAL. You and only you can think for yourself and compartmentalize your own feelings BY yourself. I had to deal with my terror,rage, anger, sadness, yearning, desire, disappointment and shock all by myself. Mindfully thinking and walking all the way back to the bus. Yes. The dude was an ignoramus. Yes. You and I would (and do) take better care of our babydogs. Yes. I am upset with that person. Still. Yes. I CAN forgive and be grateful for my ability to forgive. Yesyesyes. Acha, acha. Hanji, hanji. But I’m STILL UPSET. Which I will get over the MINUTE I kiss Nicklas the Babydog on the eyelashes. We shall speak of Him no further or I WILL LOSE MY SHIT.

In the meantime, life goes on and the Show must go on and I am truly truly fortunate and blessed with my daily life of ROCK!!!!!!!!!! And MY PEEPS: Jason, Flavio, Jacen, Christie, The General, Jimmy the Diamond, and Mel. Everyday is Our Adventure of Mass Proportion. We have a good time, a good routine, a good system, a good bond, and good good energy. Om Hare Om. I am so fucking lucky. Everyday. No matter WHAT the day brings. Good or bad. The Experience of Life is my treasure. And playing shows for YOU is my reward. Thank you for comin’ out and seeing the shows! And there are MORE dates being booked all the time!!!!!!!! Keep checkin! Loveyloveygushgushmushymush!!!!! *beam* Have a beautiful weekend and enjoy every moment of it! Find your bliss and breathe deeply. Have fun. Have a (big suprise) banana!!!! Yup. Todays picture is of Moi having my 6am breakfast on the bus while everyone is sleeping. Serendipity. Yumminess. Love. I wish these things for you. Om Nama Shivaya. Love, Biffy Xo P.s. One thing that my dog-experiences-week brings to mind is the BCSPCA!!!! PLEASE GO TO THEIR WEBSITE www.spca.bc.ca/vancouver and find out how to help!!! We MUST help those who can not help themselves (and you KNOW dogs are often waaaaaaaay nicer than people! Yes. Cats, too. The Only Reason I don’t have cats is because I’m so deathly allergic, btw) Well…Nicklas is pretty allergic, as well. LOL! :)

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NamasteSalaamBonjour!!!!!! Hello, Beautiful Lovebugs! Happyhappyhappy Monday!!!!! May you all be experiencing positivity and increased bliss, today. *hugs*
I am in my wee, back-of-the-tourbus lair (like a troll under a bridge) WIDE awake (on sooo many levels) while the boys sleep their usual, ten-hour slumbers.
THIS would not work for me.

Even before chemo, there was no way I could sleep for more than four hours. Five would be a treat, but only psychologically. My body would FREAKOUT! Seriously. The edema (swelling) would be marked and uncomfortable for me.
And, of course, I’m only seven-weeks-post-surgery (ovariectomy/handlebars/estrogenbadforBiffy, Remember?) Which made “surgically induced menopause”, common cause of “insomnia”.
I still sleep sitting up (since chemo one, last January, due to the surgically-implanted-port-a-cath…with that sexy cathater being threaded-up my jugular vein…..where it would remain for ten months of infusions, until the bloodclot-that-surrounded-it forced the doctors to remove it early). Yes, Loveybabies, my bloodclot is still there. I may or may not have SVC syndrome. I am off the daily Fragmin injections (anti-clot) after six months of em with no change.
Sooooooooo……..sleeping-sitting-up, and getting my three-to-four hours a night is what The Universe grants me. I am grateful for that. I wake up everyday with positivity and energy. I love mornings. They are my favorite. :)

I am hungry in the morning, so I have my two-banana-plus-Vegahempshake in silent gratitude (for nourishment) while everyone sleeps. I am very mindful, in the mornings, and feel extrememly serene and meditative and contemplative.
I reflect. I think. I plan. I dream. I pray. I drink buscoffee (an entire, seperate blog could be penned on busfood habits, but I digress). I seek trukstop ladies rooms (not to be discussed). I clean the front of the bus. I utilize the recycling for the bottles. I type on my wee blackberry (as you see) I do SunSalutations and asanas and pranayama breathing. I go for walks around the bus. I have a great time!

I just wish I had a full kitchen on the tourbus and then I could make everyone breakfast everyday!!!! (They don’t eat like me, which I think is easy-peazy eating:bananas+hemp protein). They like things like oatmeal, eggs, meats, bagels, etc. But you know I love cooking for people, so I would make them whatever they like without judgement or hesitation. (They don’t judge ME for hempseeds, right? Right.)

The shows are amazing, rewarding, and blissful. Our days+nights are auspicious and filled with total fun! Fuck yeah! Oh- I DO have a bet (even though you know I do not “gamble” and have never even put a nickel in a slot machine!) I DID accept a bet from both Jacen and Jason regarding my theory about “4000-possible calorie expenditure during performance” (Flavio is in agreement with me).
They each bet me $20 that I’m “wrong”. Really? I think there are too many variables to ever determine the truth for each individual. All I know is I believe in my hypothesis. LOL! (Of course I do!)
I will keep you posted. :)
I don’t really care if I win or lose “money” in this bet. Its pretty funny to be IN the bet, in the first place.

I have included a photo from the back of the tourbus, in my little Sanctuary. The sunlight was beaming through the window, and it felt warm and loving.
I am sending you ALL energy and potivity and gratitude everysingle day!
Om Nama Shivaya.
Big love+bliss from the Road,
Biffy
Xoxo

NamasteBonjourHolaSalaamWordUpSussreekall!!!! HappyBeautifulFriday to all you HappyBeautifulPeople!!!! Can I just say, THANK YOU!!!! Everyone is SOOOOfuckin’awesome coming to the shows and making us look good to the promoters (cuz the shows all “sellout” and that makes’ the promoters “happy”) and it makes me feel BLESSED!!!
Thank you for coming!! Thank you my wonderful friends. I am so happy everynight when we take the stage (even though I know you know I know you know I get three hours’ sleep every night and often squeak my way through the set, feel embarrassed about my fuckin’curlyweirdpost-chemo hair, and battle dizziness during some of the set) you guys never let me feel stupid and I LOVE you for that!!!!!!!!!!! You are THE BEST!!! *beam*
Jacen and Jason sing backups and harmonies with me and they are sooooooooo good. Honestly, they are both vocalists and they NEVER lose their voice. Never. LOL! But a lady once told me that “women have trouble singin’ rock music because their vocal chords are smaller/skinnier than mens’” or something. I don’t know if I believe that generalization. But, I DO know they get way more sleep (like 10hrs a day!) And they eat meat (another thing that is CONSTANTLY told to me, “meat eaters sleep better/ more energy/etc”) and, big shocker, I say, “WhatEVVVVVVer!!!!!”
Flavio is the BEST drummer I have ever met and everyoneeverywhere knows him by reputation. He sweats the most on stage (I mean LOOK at how physical his job is! He must expend, like, 4000 calories-per-show!!) Then, I sweat the second most (I blame TangoShoes for that! LOL!) Then Jacen then Jason (in that order) and I mean SWEATY!!!!!! I thought I would take a photo of us RIGHT BEFORE we left to take the stage (as pictured, above, taken on bus). Yeah…I know we all got those red eyes. What can I say? Its just my wee camera I been using for four years (and if we can recall my LAST camera was *gasp* STOLEN by someone on a videoshoot…..um I think it was the “MyGreatestMasterpiece” video??? I can’t REMEMBER! I have, like, 25 videos or something??? Hahaha! Don’t quote me on that………I don’t even remember how many TATOOS I have for God’s sake! Um….like..44tattoos??? Hahahaha!)
Anyhoo…I hope you like the photo of “before show”. :)
(The “after show” photo is yet to come…usually I’m too busy puttin my pyjamas on and scarfing down, like, SIX oranges in a desperate-dehydrated-tizzy! Haha!)

Our tour has been so much fun I can’t believe time is flying so fast!
Seems like only yesterday I was in my beloved Rainforest home with my babydog in the ocean-front dogpark he gets to poop in each morning.
No. I can NOT think about Nicklas when I’m away from him so we will not discuss further, today.

We are in Gorgeous Saskachewan, now, and winding our way through QuapelleValley, etc. I love this country! Love it! I see beauty everywhere. In everything. Om Nama Shivaya.
And I see so much beauty in your faces everysinglenight I am sooooooo moved+inspired by EACH of you. Prema Om. Shanti Om. You make me deleriously happy. Thank you. :)
Have a fabulous weekend!!!! Enjoy every moment and see the Beauty in all things. Yes-especially in bananas. :)
Highest Blessings to you.
Loveydoveylove,
Biffy
Xo

NamasteSalaamSussreekallSalut and salutations to everyone! Yes, Beautiful Lovey Friends, its “mid-June”. Fuckme! Time FLIES and we are almost through the first, entire HALF of the year!!!!!!!!!! Wow!
Incredible, isn’t it? I am astounded and humbled and it makes me pause and feel deeply. Reminds me to be “present” and “enjoy the Now”.

Yes…..I’m writing this on my trusty, wee, handheld gadget, from the back of a tourbus that is bouncy-rolling-winding its way through Northern Ontario right this minute. The sharp rock face, lilly-pad+cattail-covered ponds, and birchmaplevergreen trrees all wave at me as we pass them. I am so happy to be staring at it all, through the blur of buswindow glass, from the coziness of my buspyjamas. (Nope. No photos of those..they are covered in spilled hempshake and banana string, anyway.)
Yup. Time for wash!
The entire gaggle of us will be seeking out a Family Field Trip to A Laundrymat, today. Bunk sheets and stage clothes. What fun! Like a fucking tv commercial, or something. It is still a “drive day” because its so far from Toronto-to-Winnipeg (though I used to DRIVE THE VAN myself, MANY times, from even Quebec City, deadheading the drive between the two cities to make the next show!!! And, sometimes, we DID play every place in between from Lakehead U. To North Bay to Timmins even Wawa and Dryden! )
I love this shit! So many gifts it brings.

And, as you see, I’ve included a photograph of some of the generous gifts we get (called “rider” though I have a feeling I may actually be charged or docked for it, or something?) From the shows. LOOOOOOOK at my fruits and veggies!!!!!! (Yes, it is for all of us kids..boys like the raw veg+fruits, but they prefer the meat tray…which you may notice, is picked over a bit) they did eat LOTS of fruits, at my prodding, initially on this tour………..but, alas……that has changed and given way to meat, whey protein, and pizza-apres-show.
As you can guess, I am living on bananas, popcorn (NOT a raw food!) And gum. LOL!
I do my best. :)
The shows have been tremendous and thundering, and I think numbers like “Tango Shoes” and “Sick” have enabled me to finally break-in those black, cowboy-boots-with-the-skull-on-the-toes, with my antics.
My throat is, like EVERY tour, veryvery mad at me. Haha! Yeah…..its pretty hoarse. Yes. I’ve tried everythingeverknown to anyone. WarmupsbreathingpacingslippereyelmbarkhoneywarmwaterthroatcoatsilencelessonsrestingyouNAMEIT!! LOL!
I find REST when I can is always superhelpful. As long as I produce sound by showtime, I’m happy.
Besides: I’ve been doing this for 20 YEARS, Beautiful Ones!!!!!!!! (Yes, DUH! Iwas “underage” when we started!!!!!! Hahaa!
20. Twenty. Holyfuckingwow!!!!!!! I have to smile! I have to tell you THANK YOU for coming to shows. I hope I got better in 20yrs! Haha! I know the snacks are better!

And I have to tell you I could die happy every single day of my life. This winding Ontario highway and the hoarseness and the fatigue and the jokes+bus shenanigans has been my LIFE. My entire life, THIS is what I did and do.
And NOW I even get Pineapples!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so lucky!!!!! Om Nama Shivaya.
And I get to witness the beauty of the land for all these years.
And I get to see YOU and your smiling faces as we play shows all over the world. I pinch myself everyday.
Wonderful!
There is a Freedom in being able to “die happy” and its something I’ve always had, for my whole life. I wish that same Liberation for everyone. I never came across to much of it in the wards but I carry it in my heart (keeping my own counsel and always Staying True to My Own Path) and this tour has really strengthened my spirit, my resolve.
I thank you for that.
I thank the Gorgeous Earth I travel.
And I thank my wonderful tourfamily (and will even if someone throws their black sock in my laundry or something).
And, of course, I thank the promoters of the shows for giving us bananas and pineapples and oranges and tomatos and cucumbers and even the “boyfood” things those guys eat. I am very thankful. I feel lucky and I know you know I would basically work for bananas (but not “peanuts” which I do NOT eat as they are mould-covered. Just sayin’)
I hope everyone has a beautiful day.
I’m sending you tourbuspyjama waves from the bus window as we pass by, and of course all the positivity and love energy from my heart. Om Sai Love! Om Sai Ram!
Love,
Biffy
Xoxo