MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary:

"Nothing like a cover-up to help take the nasty taste out of your mouth.

"All I said was 'more black, please,' and all he did was nod his head knowingly, as if to say 'I understand.' It was quick, it was somewhat painless, but the pleasure will last forever….

"The tour is killer, but the days off are killing me. Damn, not enough time to go home and too much time to sit and stare at the same four walls.

" DJ 's [ Ashba , ex- BEAUTIFUL CREATURES guitarist and Sixx 's partner in Funny Farm Studios ] coming out to write music. We've finished up eight new tracks with no destination in mind, just following our hearts and even more so our fingers. Besides being onstage, I have that to look forward to.

"Day off, Charlotte, day off, Camdan, day off, day off, Boston, day off, Boston, day off… Arghhhhhhhhh.

"Rather be in the game than on the sidelines…"

Sixx recently told John Benson of Billboard.com that he's in no rush to begin work on the band's next sudio album, despite previous reports to the contrary.

"There's a lot of [new] music but I don't feel any urgency," he said. "I guess in a perfect world, the [ 'The Dirt' ] movie and the album and the tour would all kind of come at the same time. But in the MÖTLEY world, I doubt it."

The CRÜE 's journey is about to be transformed onto the silver screen with an MTV Films / Paramount project that is slated to move into production this fall. The biopic, which has yet to be cast, is based on the band's autobiography "The Dirt" and is due out next year. Sixx says the band will be "completely involved" in the production.

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CRIMSON GLORY guitarist Jon Drenning , drummer Dana Burnell , bassist Jeff Lords and second drummer/vocalist Jesse Rojas (a.k.a. Shadow ) joined CRIMSON GLORY guitarist Ben Jackson to perform a few classic CRIMSON GLORY songs during BEN JACKSON GROUP 's support set for KAMELOT at their only Tampa Bay appearance at St. Petersburg State Theater on Saturday, September 16. The CRIMSON GLORY portion of the set consisted of the following songs:

01. War Of The Worlds
02. Masque Of The Red Death
03. Dragon Lady
04. Red Sharks

Commented Jackson : "It was electric. Kick-ass night!"

Check out pictures from the concert in the form of a slideshow at the band's official MySpace page (scroll down).

CRIMSON GLORY members Jon Drenning (guitar), Jeff Lords (bass), Ben Jackson (guitar) and Midnight (vocals) have announced plans to release a wealth of material through an as-yet-undetermined label (the band's previous record company, Greece's Black Lotus Records , recently closed its doors), including remastered, expanded editions of the band's first two albums, a new version of "Astronomica" CD (which was originally recorded with current LEATHERWOLF frontman Wade Black at the microphone) featuring Midnight on vocals, and a brand new studio album, tentatively due in 2007.

Watch and download CRIMSON GLORY 's classic video for the song "Lonely" here.

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Original KISS members Gene Simmons , Paul Stanley and Peter Criss are being inducted in the inaugural class in the Long Island Music Hall of Fame . The Hall honors artists or groups that were either born on Long Island, or resided on Long Island for a significant portion of their career. The induction ceremony and all-star jam will take place on October 15 at the Patchogue Theater for the performing arts in Patchogue, NY. Tickets are now on sale. Peter Criss is listed as one of the confirmed attendees along with Billy Joel , TWISTED SISTER , Leslie West and MOUNTAIN , Joan Jett and more.

For more information, visit www.limusichalloffame.org .

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