Swamp Devil

I would love to hit more stadiums. I’ve only been to Camden Yards and whatever the Padres stadium is called. That place was fun. Gotta get to Chicago and Boston, though.

I only know U.D.O. from the 90’s and his time before that in Accept. All good music. I try not to be a music snob. Some of the nu metal just seems over engineered and busy with a lot of sound. But, as long as hard music keeps getting made, it’s all good.

We’ll I was into Limp Bizkit. I know they have new music out. Most nu metal, I tolerate, but not in love with.

It all started with Rock Box on MTV for me.

WSOU is Seton Hall University’s radio station. It’s had a metal format for years. It’s more hardcore, now. Many of the bands playing the NJ/NY area would stop in. It was a great time. It was a lot of hair and glam. They would play a new band and I would check the East Coast Rocker newspaper for when they came to town. That was life before the internet. Then I would see the bands at places like Lamour, Limelight and Studio 1. But, I was only exposed to what WSOU played or MTV showed.

I was a late bloomer for metal. I grew up in Jersey and my high school was very southern and classic rock driven. I graduated in ‘84 and metal really took off locally around the following year. In school I bounced around between new wave (very popular at the time), but also was always into the Beatles. Then the Doors big time and still am. I remember having the Screaming for Vengeance cassette in ‘82. Thanks to MTV. But I was all over the map with music. From early Run DMC to Adam Ant. I got a job with a long haired metal head that got me listening to WSOU and GnR blew up and I never looked back. I went to Birch Hill night club for the first time and said this is where I belong. I started growing my hair that very night, lol. I had a good run in the clubs from 88-97. The scene definitely was changing. I cut my hair, but I never stopped listening to metal. Now married with 21 year old twin boys and a business owner. I have a food truck and recently a restaurant. I stream the Metal ShopRocks from Toronto everyday before I open. I highly recommend it. No commercials, and not very repetitive, like satellite. With the food truck I get to hear, not necessarily see live bands. Every year we the Trifecta Food Truck and Music festival. It’s kinda like a tribute and cover band Woodstock. But, tomorrow night I’m going to see Just Sabbath. Can’t wait.

Crazy old topic of mine. RIP TM Stevens

I’m going to see the Yankees for the first time. Their playing in Baltimore at the end of the month. It’s fun living in a small state with their own team.

I like the Reckoning. They play it the Metal Shop Rocks. I talked to Mark quite a few times in the clubs back in Jersey. Totally a cool and regulator guy. His cover band Big Richard would always end with Ace of Spades.

Let’s Go O’s! I’ve been living in Maryland for 10 years now. And haven’t posted in about as long.

I moved to Aberdeen, MD. So NJ shows are few and far between. I can't wait to check out KIX in their home state.

This brings back so many memories of seeing Mark sing this almost every wednesday night at the Playpen. http://youtu.be/FbaF53DKKt8

Just got back from looking around. We liked everything we saw. 98.7 is a cool format radio station, too.

I hate it! Just kidding

Lets all agree we miss CoP, alot!

I'm glad I found out you can get jail time for this!

TM Stevens in Korea

I was there! One of them shaggy heads was mine. This group of videos uploaded to youtube last year and I'm so glad. This show was before the digital age and I thought it was only a memory. Very, very crowded!I talked to Bruce Kulick at a KISS convention and he said I was very fortunate to see KISS in such a small venue. And yes, thats a keyboard player in plain view. Deuce Stone Pony 1990-video Also saw that night: Blue Oyster Cult, played under the name "The Red and the Black" TM Stevens, played under the name "The Perry Como's" It was a benefit and we left after KISS. It was a madhouse and we got there mega early to get close. But, I heard Springsteen, Bon Jovi and other big name were there afterwards.

"gave my anus a curly wurly" is in that song somewhere, too. Springsteen wrote that song. He must have had some good weed down there in Asbury Park.

We all have this friend that mutilates song lyrics.

I think they did 1 LA and 1 NYC show and thought about more. Still waiting.

Just the popular ones. And a little paragraph in the back for each band like KIX, White Snake, Riot(not Quit Riot) and others. The books $20 bucks a really good deal as far as books go.

What flea market?

I went to Vintage Vinyl yesturday to get a signed copie of Trunks book. The store actually ran out of copies and Eddie had some in the trunk of his car(no pun intended). Book looks great, but I haven't really had the time to sit down and enjoy it, yet. There was a guy there that drove up from Maryland, thats probably 3 hours or so away.