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1967
June 7, James Raul "Mike" Navarro and Constance Colleen Hopkins bare a son and name him David Michael Navarro

1972
September, Dave enrolls in elementary school (it is some time during his elementary school years that he first meets Eric Avery)

1974
Dave begins piano lessons which last for 2-3 years
Mike and Connie divorce; Dave lives with Connie

1979
around this time Mike buys Dave an acoustic guitar at a yard/garage/rummage sale
Dave hears Jimi Hendrix at a skateboard park and becomes serious about guitar playing

1980
around this time Dave and his friends play classic rock cover songs; they call themselves South Dakota Railroad
around this time Dave begins to date Rebecca, sister to Eric Avery

1981
September, Dave enrolls in Notre Dame High School
Dave joins the marching band (it is at school that he befriends Stephen Perkins)
later Dave introduces Rebecca to Stephen and they begin to date

1983
March, Connie Navarro is killed by an ex-boyfriend; Dave moves in with Mike
around this time Dave and Stephen play in local clubs for money with friends in a band called Dizastre

1984
Dave is expelled out of the private high school he attends (due to bad grades, long hair, and drug use)
Dave enrolls in public school for the first time

1985
Dave quits school and does not graduate
[Perry Farrell's band Psi Com looses members and recruits Eric Avery; changes name to Jane's Addiction]

1986
Dave and Stephen see Jane's Addiction perform live
[Stephen joins Jane's Addiction]
March, Dave becomes the guitarist of Jane's Addiction
March 21, Dave and Stephen play their first gig with Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction is signed to Triple X Records

1987
Jane's Addiction release their first album which is self-titled and was recorded live on January 26
Jane's Addiction is signed to Warner Bros. Records
Jane's go into the studio and break up for a short time

1988
Jane's Addiction release their first major label album, Nothing's Shocking and tour (contains guest appearances by Fishbone members Angelo Moore and Chris Dowd; Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers; mainstream hit "Jane Says")

1989
the touring continues
Soul Kiss, the fan's video is released
the next album's recording begins but was scrapped

1990
the next album's recording is begun anew
Jane's Addiction release the album Ritual de lo Habitual (contains the mainstream hit "Been Caught Stealing")
Dave is a guest artist on two tracks on (his cousin's group) Lowen and Navarro's album Walking On A Wire

1991
summer, Jane's Addiction headline the first Lollapalooza traveling music festival tour
September 27, Jane's Addiction play their last show in Hawaii and the band calls it quits

1992
Dave joins the band Deconstruction with Eric Avery
Deconstruction gain Michael Murphy on drums
Dave denies membership to several bands including Guns 'N' Roses and the Red Hot Chili Peppers

1993
the Deconstruction album is completed
Dave is a guest artist on two tracks on Sun 60's album Only
Dave guests on a track on (his cousin's group) Lowen and Navarro's album Broken Moon
September 5, Dave becomes the guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers

1994
the Deconstruction album is released on American Recordings
Dave makes an acting appearance in the film Floundering, playing the role of "Drug Kid"
things don't gel during rehearsals so the Peppers go to Kona, Hawaii for one month of bonding and songwriting
August 10, the Peppers play Club Lingerie in Los Angeles in order to warm up for the upcoming summer festivals and to break Dave in
August 14, the Peppers play the 25th Anniversary of Woodstock (New York)
August 26, the Peppers play the Reading Festival in England

1995
Dave records and self-presses an EP entitled Rhimorse which is never released
Dave buys a baby grand piano and renews his interest with classical lessons
more troubles with the Peppers during recording sessions at several studios
the case of Connie's death is aired on the television show America's Most Wanted, leading to the perpetrator's capture, trial and conviction
Dave guests with 4 Non Blondes and cover "Misty Mountain Hop" for the Led Zeppelin tribute album, Encomium
Dave and Flea guest on Alanis Morisette's smash single "You Oughta Know"
Dave and Stephen Perkins guest on Flea's song on the Basketball Diaries soundtrack
Dave and Flea guest with Michael Stipe and Tori Amos on the track "It Might Hurt A Bit" for the Don Juan de Marco soundtrack which gets scrapped for Bryan Adams' smash hit; then the song gets scrapped from the Empire Records soundtrack
Dave guests on a track on Nine Inch Nails' remix album Further Down the Spiral
Dave and Chad Smith perform as Honeymoon Stitch with Michael Angelos (Plexi) on the Joy Division tribute album, A Means to an End
Dave and Chad as Honeymoon Stitch remix Traci Lords' song "Fallen Angel"
Dave remixes (with Flea and Chad recording parts) Janet Jackson's cover of "What I'll Do"
September, the Red Hot Chili Peppers release the album One Hot Minute and tour the world

1996
February 2, the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at the Werchter Festival (Belgium)
the touring for One Hot Minute continues
June 15 & 16, the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at the Tibetan Freedom Festival in San Francisco, California
Brain Taco, a side project Dave was involved with, evolves into Ruined Eye and contribute a track on the Germs tribute album, A Small Circle of Friends
Dave guests on several tracks on Donovan's Sutras album
Dave remixes "Alright" for Jamiroquai but the single is pulled
Dave and Flea guest on Porno For Pyros tracks, one on the album Good God's Urge and the other on Howard Stern's Private Parts soundtrack
Dave, Flea, and Chad Smith record a track with L.L. Cool J for Howard Stern's Private Parts soundtrack
Dave and Chad form a side project called Swallow then rename it Spread

1997
February 27, Dave and Flea join Porno For Pyros at premiere of Howard Stern's Private Parts in New York to play "Hard Charger" and "Mountain Song"
February 28, Dave joins Porno For Pyros on stage at the Roseland in New York to play songs, including "I Would For You"
March 7, Dave joins Porno For Pyros on stage at the Dragonfly in Los Angeles to play Jane's Addiction songs
July 4, Dave joined Porno For Pyros at a benefit show at the Opium Den in Los Angeles to play Jane's Addiction songs (acoustic set)
July 14, Jane's Addiction announces a reunion which they call a relapse since Flea will be replacing Eric on bass
July 26, the Peppers play at the Mt. Fuji Music Festival, which is Dave's last with them
the first studio version of Spread is submitted to Warner Bros.
Jane's Addiction release a collection of rarities called Kettle Whistle
the Jane's Relapse tour for about 6 weeks

1998
Dave and Jimmy Boyle collaborate together as Molecule
Dave and Chad re-record the Spread album
April 3, it is announced that Dave has left the Red Hot Chili Peppers
shortly thereafter, Chad leaves Spread
Dave leaves Warner Bros. Records and signs to Sony Music Entertainment under the Work label
June, Dave acquires an old B&W photo booth and begins his year-long photo booth book project
Dave guests on a track on Marilyn Manson's album Mechanical Animals
June 7, Dave obtains a photo booth for his birthday and documents 1 year of life at his home--everyone who enters his home must have their photo taken in the booth (Dave writes about the year and includes the photos in a book project which was put on hold and eventually released in 2004)
June 8, Dave establishes and is heavily active online with his website 6767.com
the Spread project undergoes several studio recordings in Los Angeles and New York

1999
Dave was a guest on the Guns 'N' Roses track, "Oh My God", for the End of Days soundtrack
Dave contributes piano to the song "Lola" for Leif Garrett's band, Godspeed
end of the year, Dave re-surfaces with radio and television appearances
Dave has a small role as "Spitz" on t.v.'s Martial Law on the episode "Friendly Skies"
Late Summer, Dave plays a couple gigs with his girlfriend's band, Nancy Raygun
November 4, Dave performed one/two songs with Peter DiStefano's Ghettoblaster (with Stephen Perkins) at the second annual Sunset Music Festival (Los Angeles)
December 4, Jane's Relapse had a mini reunion when Dave and Flea joined Stephen to perform a few songs (instrumental) for Drum Day LA at the House of Blues in Los Angeles

2000
Dave seemingly hibernates
Sony Music Entertainment lays off workers and kills the Work label

2001
Dave's manager becomes the head of Capitol records and takes Dave with him
April 26, Jane's Addiction relapses again with a Santa Barbara Bowl warmup show
April 28, Jane's headlines the Coachella festival in Indio, California
May 18, Dave's single "Rexall" was released
June, Dave made his solo performance television debut
June 19, Dave's album Trust No One was released
July 31, Dave guest performed with P. Diddy on television for his song "Bady Boy 4 Life"
August 30, Dave makes his solo performance live debut in Boston, MA (and continued with a brief tour)
August 31, tour: Lupo's in Providence, RI
September 1, tour: 9:30 Club in Washington, DC
September 3, tour: Radio 104 Fest at Meadows Music in Hartford, CT
September 4, tour: Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia, PA
September 7, tour: The Odeon in Cleveland, OH
September 8, tour: Guinness Oyster Festival in Chicago, IL
September 9, tour: First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN
September 12, tour: The Patio in Indianapolis, IN
September 13, tour: M in Pittsburgh, PA
September 15, tour: 106.5 End of Summer Weenie Roast at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Charlotte, NC
September 21, tour: 99X Bigger Day Out at the HiFi Buys Amphitheater in Atlanta, GA
September, Dave's second single "Hungry" was released
Dave's photo booth book Don't Try This At Home is put on indefinite hold

2002
Dave is a guest artist on a song by David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets)
Dave made a cameo appearance in Moby's video for "We Are All Made of Stars"
Dave joins Camp Freddy, a cover band formed by Billy Morrison
April 24, Dave performs with Michael Jackson at the Apollo Theatre, NY (Democratic National Committee)
May 24, Camp Freddy perform at the Standard Hotel in Los Angeles, guests include Marilyn Manson and Twiggy
June 14, Camp Freddy perform at Moomba in Los Angeles, guests include Slash, Robbie Williams, Moby
July 18, Jane's Addiction Jubilee incarnation resurfaces with a summer jaunt that hits the major festivals in the USA, Korea, Japan, Belgium, England, Scotland, and Mexico
September 7, performs with the Hendrix tribute band at the San Diego Street Scene
Dave is a guest artist on Mariah Carey's cover of "Bringin' on the Heartbreak"; he subsequently appears in the music video

2003
Dave makes an acting appearance in the film Uptown Girls, playing the role of "rock star"
Dave is a guest artist on Michelle Branch's album Hotel Paper
Dave is a guest artist on Christina Aguilera's album Stripped
Jane's Addiction release Strays, their long awaited studio album
Perry and Jane's revive Lollapalooza and tour with several Lollapalooza alumni
Jane's Addiction tour Europe

2004
Jane's Addiction breaks up
Dave is a guest artist on Dead Celebrity Status's album Blood Music
April 20, Camp Freddy begin a radio program called "Camp Freddy Radio" where they DJ weekly on Indie 103.1FM in Los Angeles (also airs on the net)
May, The Panic Channel is born--members of Jane's Addiction Strays minus Perry plus Steve Isaacs (they jam at first and decide on a name later)
June 24, Dave guest performs with Jay-Z on the song "99 Problems" at the BET Music Awards
Dave revives his website 6767.com as a blog
Late July, After much debate on a name for the band the guys settle on 'The Panic Channel'
September 21, The Panic Channel make their live debut at a secret gig at The Dragonfly in Los Angeles using the moniker "The Drapes"
October 5, Dave's photo booth book Don't Try This At Home was released
October 11, The Panic Channel begin their first studio recording session for an album, despite not being signed to a record label
November 16, The Panic Channel performs their second show, again at The Dragonfly in Los Angeles
December 1, The Panic Channel performs their third show at the Key Club in Los Angeles
December 8, Dave guest performs with Usher on the song "Bad Girl" at the Billboard Music Awards

2005
Release of Dave Navarro signature model PRS (jet white) guitar
Release of Dave Navarro signature model Yamaha acoustic guitar
February 3, The Panic Channel play a showcase for record label companies (officially begin to seek a record contract)
February 7, The Panic Channel embark on the second recording session for the debut album with a planned release in the fall, despite still not being signed to a record label

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