Computer warriors are no where near as tough as the actors from the movie, and they were playing a role.
I don't think most realize even though you're making a disparaging comment dissing someone and calling them names you're still giving them props and promotion just like a poster on the subway (they say any publicity is good)....every band/personality/character has a computer tough guy ragging them....whether they're envious or outright hate you they're spending and wasting energy dropping that so-called knowledge...... of how small your opinions actually are and never add up..... the fact is most people don't care as much as we think about let alone opinion.
Even the toughest guys (La Cosa Nostra members, for example) are/were some of the biggest wash-women known to man....everyone is suspect and guilty of gossip, but how much do we all curb it and not sound like hypocrites when we talk about the haters online, or this asshole musician/singer/person/ or that promoter/label dude....etc?
I don't have an answer, but if we all tried to minimize it and we checked our egos at the door when we go into a show there would be so little beef and assaults if we minded our P's and Q's and didn't talk shit or cry if we get punched while dancing.....if you don't have a thick skin then don't take the role or responsibility of being somebody in this thing of ours.....even a simple kid/fan has to put up with this in their own little cliques.....like we never left high school, right?
If I actually cared about the comments people have for me I would've rolled up into a ball and withered the fuck away by now.....but I don't.....and I didn't quit...I'm still here.
I'm actually lucky. and I don't have the usual ratio of haters my friends have out there online...I call it "The David Lee Roth Theory" because no matter how much people like what you do you have just as many who hate what you are and what you do.
The majority of things said are mis-information and heard-through-the-grapevine all straight out of The HardCore Inquirer.....gossip rag material you read while on line for groceries like a fat-old lady and told to you or posted by a blowhard who is deluded to thinking they work for TMZ or some shit.......unless it's on camera(or in a person's own words) I won't believe half the shit out there until I saw for myself... or until I heard as many sides to story as possible.
I learned how funny it all actually is a handful of year's ago watching the guys in TERROR (Buske and the whole crew over 6+ years ago) laughing their asses off as they read the shit-talk online....I wasn't sure if it was a healthy approach and response or it was them and friends actually doing the posts (it was a healthy approach of course), and reminded me again how I was able to take it ever since I joined this musical popularity contest (I joined a HC band with metal sounds but it turned into a critique/debate club 25 to 30 years later with the internet ego of self-media
I've yet to meet one laptop loudmouth who actually (after calling them on it) back up their words at a show or some time and place either.....I had one, who after getting upset by fan responses I received on one board started a thread(to try and embarrass me) but it became even bigger and back-fired on him....he was so butt-hurt he then called me a clown....so I told him the next time you see me at a show, say hello, and we'll clown around a little......then he erased everything and never heard from him again.....this is a perfect example why none of us should let such talk actually bother you because the mother-fukker is transparent....it's rarely face to face, if ever.
When you find their "anonymous" asses out they become the last syllable of the word anonymous....a mous(e)....I hate having to stoop to this level, but sometimes you have to give it back and shut'em down
I figured I'd start blogging....because since all you think your comments/opinions are worth time mine must be, right? I mean, I've been a negative big-mouth too and I get caught up in it too, at times....but I make a better effort of holding my tongue as well....when you talk shit you're just revealing how jealous, self-righteous, embittered you are.....revealing your ugly side like a kid in a school yard with a puss on their face as if they didn't get dessert at lunch.
I also hope the blog gives you an idea of where I'm at as well, and give you an idea of what it's like to be a 50 year-old man who still wants to play music and do it better than a kid half his age.....it's really not easy but it's more exciting to be in it and doing it than it is reminiscing and wishing you could still do it.
That's where my head is at day to day, and thankfully I'm starting to get busy and keep it running on track.....we're starting to pick up speed now
I hope the blog at least will keep showing a better side of me.....I'm hoping I have much more to offer than gossip and negative opinions. Hopefully someone can learn something by at least not making the same mistakes I did or at least be entertained.
Hell....it could end in a trainwreck....
Friday, October 23, 2015
'Friday's' Part II.....
A week has gone by, and after having the flu I feel much better....on most things...
I'm trying to explain how hard it is to run a ship by yourself when you really have no one else you can count on other than your band members....it's impossible to stay positive 24/7 when you're $5K in debt (personally) after an inaugural tour and manage a mail order business on top of a touring band.....at my age, this isn't all about cocktails and pussy....it never was.
I feel mortality knocking at my door, and I know in just a few years I'm gonna have to let go of this life-style for good because at my age anything can happen, and my health just will not hold for much longer....I'm 50 years old, and a broken neck survivor who has "someone else's bones" in my neck....I'm lucky to even be walking let alone singing in a band and touring....it's a miracle and a gift to even be playing to just 60 kids on a Monday night let alone embarking on a tour of europe (even though your so-called tour-agency cannot budget a tour properly leaving everything in the RED).
I also have the mouth of a hockey player due to years of having a mic banged back into my teeth over and over....but this is HC and you do what you can....I'm always the smallest guy in the room but I never quit despite bruised ribs, cuts, etc.....in for a penny...in for a pound.
I'm on the road paying my band members out of my own pocket HOPING down the line I can re-coup....I have people in the industry side doing less than a half-assed job getting my music out on-time....they all want to co-opt this thing of ours, but they're really just weekend warriors with a hobby, it seems.....THIS IS MY LIFE and MY EVERYTHING.....every time I get back in it I AM ALL OUT....I cannot do this part-time because it consumes too much of my time....try managing a band, while trying to earn a living, care for your 70-year old mother every day, volunteer your time caring for a service dog (I also volunteer my time in addiction/recovery treatment, and patient's rights/advocacy), and spend time with your loved ones and family.....there is never enough time in the day.
It takes time to find the right people who are consistent and reliable.....we have too many people in the game here that fail to keep their word with you.....but they expect you to 'do the right thing' and it's the saddest joke running....it's like running for your life with a busted leg.
What keeps me going? The desire to be out there performing to people who have such love/respect for your music and this lifestyle we all share....to hear from people that tell me how my words(and the music I do with others) helped them endure the toughest moments in their lives and inspired or influenced them....it's just like my volunteer work....contributing to someone else's life and making a positive connection that actually changes a life/lives for the better.....that's a feeling of accomplishment to me....it goes beyond the reality I'm in as I try and keep a roof over my head.
After I took control of my life I still felt compelled to share whatever I had with anyone who asked despite the personal cost physically, mentally, and financially.....a stand-up man NEVER receives as much as he gives or shares.
I could have easily went on tour as LEEWAY....and cheat/lie to my fans/friends and made (maybe) enough money to balance the books better.....but my ego and wallet isn't everything, to me.....I'll leave that to the manipulative dudes that call their current line-ups the same name and they can bullshit the average fan... I can't and will not.
LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE is too cut and dry of an expression for a musical lifestyle, movement, or brotherhood....it works well if you're in a trench war.
Back in the day when Rock n Roll was just hitting the music industry the adage was SCREW or BE SCREWED and we had characters like Phil Spector, Allen Klein, Peter Grant who helped change the game for bands/artists, but they also were hucksters out for themselves only using their clients for personal gain......and only a few bands who came out of our thing are actually financially capable of living the actual dream....the rest of us fight and claw our way through every day hoping to make it through.
I just read someone else's blog as he ranted about whether he (or his replacement) is a better performer/artist, and it epitomizes how so many are in this ONLY FOR THEMSELVES....there is no I in 'band' or 'team'....you simply cannot do this by yourself....it takes a group...a band of brothers and sisters.....A TEAM.....it made me wonder....is this person raising his children to be the same, nasty, egotistical, narcissistic, bully he grew up to be? Are they growing up in the same poisonous, dysfunctional environment you fought to escape from? Apparently so.....and that's the sad reality of recidivism.
I'm big enough to always admit where I'm at fault and I try to man up for everything I did wrong(and this is why I never feel as if I'm better than anyone, really)....I also try very hard to learn from each of each and every one of my many mistakes....I fall down constantly, but I get up, brush myself off and wash my scrapes and bruises and jump right back in the fray.....and most of the time it's done STANDING ALONE and taking a beating....not everything in life can be settled and worked through with friends(or crew) getting your back.
That's exactly the point....if you want something done right you have to do it yourself.....yet, not all the time is this possible and you need your friends, fans, family, and crew to step up, be reliable, consistent, and SEE IT THROUGH.
A lot of people are counting on me, and I simply refuse to let any one of them down....yes, I need a great deal of help, and no matter how hard this is along with the stress, anger, and being sick to my stomach I WILL SEE THIS THROUGH....I also add I will try my best to also keep my hands to myself because believe me I have a sincere desire to destroy more than one person's patella(pick a knee...L or R) so as much as I feel I'm being forced to make an example of someone fukkin me over I'm going to keep trying my hardest to be an adult and not flip or set shit off on someone.....but it's so very hard to contain when you feel fukked over and violated.....I just hope I'm strong enough when the time comes(many are ducking me and not getting back to me)....because most of you can surely kick my ass...but that still doesn't mean I'm so very capable of hurting each and every individual out there even if you're the size of Frankenstein....you'll find yourself 'thinking of me' every limping step you take if you don't get your act together....I can see making the same mistake once, or twice......but 3 times then you and I have something that needs to be sorted or you are out...do not make me put you down....and out.
It would be a perfect world if we all could just have more "fair play" in this so-called business and industry.....but you have to take a good look at where everyone came from....most were and are impoverished and lacking education.....I never had the opportunity for higher education, but thankfully I had a college-level reading level at 11 yrs/age so I educated myself through the years (and still don't know half of everything)....my point being whether you're a brokester or a spoiled rich kid (who doesn't understand what it's like to go without) we need to understand and respect each other in order to work together.....this is the dialogue I want to establish, and do it peacefully.
Treat people the way you want to be treated....make amends, or face the consequences.
So take my words to heart, please.....life is too fleeting to be stressed and angry when what we're doing here is supposed to be a movement and lifestyle....this thing of ours, HC*
I'm trying to explain how hard it is to run a ship by yourself when you really have no one else you can count on other than your band members....it's impossible to stay positive 24/7 when you're $5K in debt (personally) after an inaugural tour and manage a mail order business on top of a touring band.....at my age, this isn't all about cocktails and pussy....it never was.
I feel mortality knocking at my door, and I know in just a few years I'm gonna have to let go of this life-style for good because at my age anything can happen, and my health just will not hold for much longer....I'm 50 years old, and a broken neck survivor who has "someone else's bones" in my neck....I'm lucky to even be walking let alone singing in a band and touring....it's a miracle and a gift to even be playing to just 60 kids on a Monday night let alone embarking on a tour of europe (even though your so-called tour-agency cannot budget a tour properly leaving everything in the RED).
I also have the mouth of a hockey player due to years of having a mic banged back into my teeth over and over....but this is HC and you do what you can....I'm always the smallest guy in the room but I never quit despite bruised ribs, cuts, etc.....in for a penny...in for a pound.
I'm on the road paying my band members out of my own pocket HOPING down the line I can re-coup....I have people in the industry side doing less than a half-assed job getting my music out on-time....they all want to co-opt this thing of ours, but they're really just weekend warriors with a hobby, it seems.....THIS IS MY LIFE and MY EVERYTHING.....every time I get back in it I AM ALL OUT....I cannot do this part-time because it consumes too much of my time....try managing a band, while trying to earn a living, care for your 70-year old mother every day, volunteer your time caring for a service dog (I also volunteer my time in addiction/recovery treatment, and patient's rights/advocacy), and spend time with your loved ones and family.....there is never enough time in the day.
It takes time to find the right people who are consistent and reliable.....we have too many people in the game here that fail to keep their word with you.....but they expect you to 'do the right thing' and it's the saddest joke running....it's like running for your life with a busted leg.
What keeps me going? The desire to be out there performing to people who have such love/respect for your music and this lifestyle we all share....to hear from people that tell me how my words(and the music I do with others) helped them endure the toughest moments in their lives and inspired or influenced them....it's just like my volunteer work....contributing to someone else's life and making a positive connection that actually changes a life/lives for the better.....that's a feeling of accomplishment to me....it goes beyond the reality I'm in as I try and keep a roof over my head.
After I took control of my life I still felt compelled to share whatever I had with anyone who asked despite the personal cost physically, mentally, and financially.....a stand-up man NEVER receives as much as he gives or shares.
I could have easily went on tour as LEEWAY....and cheat/lie to my fans/friends and made (maybe) enough money to balance the books better.....but my ego and wallet isn't everything, to me.....I'll leave that to the manipulative dudes that call their current line-ups the same name and they can bullshit the average fan... I can't and will not.
LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE is too cut and dry of an expression for a musical lifestyle, movement, or brotherhood....it works well if you're in a trench war.
Back in the day when Rock n Roll was just hitting the music industry the adage was SCREW or BE SCREWED and we had characters like Phil Spector, Allen Klein, Peter Grant who helped change the game for bands/artists, but they also were hucksters out for themselves only using their clients for personal gain......and only a few bands who came out of our thing are actually financially capable of living the actual dream....the rest of us fight and claw our way through every day hoping to make it through.
I just read someone else's blog as he ranted about whether he (or his replacement) is a better performer/artist, and it epitomizes how so many are in this ONLY FOR THEMSELVES....there is no I in 'band' or 'team'....you simply cannot do this by yourself....it takes a group...a band of brothers and sisters.....A TEAM.....it made me wonder....is this person raising his children to be the same, nasty, egotistical, narcissistic, bully he grew up to be? Are they growing up in the same poisonous, dysfunctional environment you fought to escape from? Apparently so.....and that's the sad reality of recidivism.
I'm big enough to always admit where I'm at fault and I try to man up for everything I did wrong(and this is why I never feel as if I'm better than anyone, really)....I also try very hard to learn from each of each and every one of my many mistakes....I fall down constantly, but I get up, brush myself off and wash my scrapes and bruises and jump right back in the fray.....and most of the time it's done STANDING ALONE and taking a beating....not everything in life can be settled and worked through with friends(or crew) getting your back.
That's exactly the point....if you want something done right you have to do it yourself.....yet, not all the time is this possible and you need your friends, fans, family, and crew to step up, be reliable, consistent, and SEE IT THROUGH.
A lot of people are counting on me, and I simply refuse to let any one of them down....yes, I need a great deal of help, and no matter how hard this is along with the stress, anger, and being sick to my stomach I WILL SEE THIS THROUGH....I also add I will try my best to also keep my hands to myself because believe me I have a sincere desire to destroy more than one person's patella(pick a knee...L or R) so as much as I feel I'm being forced to make an example of someone fukkin me over I'm going to keep trying my hardest to be an adult and not flip or set shit off on someone.....but it's so very hard to contain when you feel fukked over and violated.....I just hope I'm strong enough when the time comes(many are ducking me and not getting back to me)....because most of you can surely kick my ass...but that still doesn't mean I'm so very capable of hurting each and every individual out there even if you're the size of Frankenstein....you'll find yourself 'thinking of me' every limping step you take if you don't get your act together....I can see making the same mistake once, or twice......but 3 times then you and I have something that needs to be sorted or you are out...do not make me put you down....and out.
It would be a perfect world if we all could just have more "fair play" in this so-called business and industry.....but you have to take a good look at where everyone came from....most were and are impoverished and lacking education.....I never had the opportunity for higher education, but thankfully I had a college-level reading level at 11 yrs/age so I educated myself through the years (and still don't know half of everything)....my point being whether you're a brokester or a spoiled rich kid (who doesn't understand what it's like to go without) we need to understand and respect each other in order to work together.....this is the dialogue I want to establish, and do it peacefully.
Treat people the way you want to be treated....make amends, or face the consequences.
So take my words to heart, please.....life is too fleeting to be stressed and angry when what we're doing here is supposed to be a movement and lifestyle....this thing of ours, HC*
Friday, October 16, 2015
Friday's Lesson to the aspiring "Artist" or future bandleader...
I promised myself I would maintain a positive, upbeat, and provocative blog, but some things you need to purge and get off your chest so people have an idea of what I have to work with day to day trying to do my thing.
This so-called business of entertainment is quite simply a major pain in the ass, and most of you have no clue what a cluster-fuck it is to manage a band and keep it afloat on the road or in any market.
Most arrangements start with someone contacting/offering you an opportunity, and of course is always starts off as positive as any would hope, but almost always the situation changes and the proposed agreement ends up having a different face and personality of it's own....they're always different depending on the person you're dealing with.
Mind my use of steady analogy to explain myself here.....it's a simple way I like to break things down explaining myself.
You see, in our thing, Hardcore music whether it's shows, music releases, merchandise, or licensing you find the LAW named after MURPHY comes in and something happens....delay in product....cancellations at last minute...."we're over budget"....someone's flaking or just plain fulla shit....lack of time....injury....weather conditions....something has to knock on the door just before you get to catch your breath.......and at the same time you have to balance your personal life, care for family, loved ones, and keep a roof on your head.....I have to wear every hat every day without fail or someone gets let down.
You're not allowed to be a nice guy or you just get played close to every time you go out and try to work and separate yourself from the dead-weight, bloated carcasses that seem to be everywhere in this thing....while at the same time finding there are truly stand-up people....it just seems too many just can't seem to keep their word and maintain fair play.
The one thing Leeway always did back in the day when we dealt with such shit we just did OUR JOB and just ran with the ball as best we could regardless of whether this so-called business person or entity fulfilled THEIR END....we felt and agreed to BE HONORABLE and WE HELD OUR END OF THE DEAL EVERY TIME...it's something to take pride in, and I guess it makes you the better man....but at the same time a lot of these rats get bolder and after they have their nose in your ass they might as well take a bite.
I'm not into playing this anymore to be the better man as much any more, and it's why I try to establish new, and better relationships today instead of just going backwards...but you still end up catching a rat or raccoon messing your yard up while digging through your garbage. If you don't end up chasing it, or killing it you have yourself quite a headache week after week cleaning up another's mess and whatever else you allow vermin get away with.
There's really not a grown man out that cannot just go on the road for a period of time for glory and for the music...it's impossible....how do I expect to have grown men(some with kids at home) go on the road and play with me for free? Are you for real? Yet some of these partnered groups the band has to deal with try and double-bang you and never seem to be able to balance a budget....some of these "entities" have been together for 25 years and still can't get it right...
I'm sorting through the assholes who want to book a show (because the see $$ signs and convoluted expectations), and then after your reputation and name has been announced and confirmed they're backing out because whatever they were smoking/drinking when they first came up with this idea doesn't seem to make sense when you take a more sober look.....I have no interest now working with any promoter who cannot keep their work or do not have the skills to actually contribute to the show....throwing a flyer on Facebook doesn't cut.....I mean WTF?! This ain't "Field of Dreams"....and the line in the movie is "if you build it they will come"...not "if we post it..."
A promoter....a real one, that is, knows his scene/market and should know what to expect......I even see the biggest bands in NYHC who draw and carry large guarantees play to 61 kids when they should easily draw well over 350.......
When this happens only a true promoter steps up and does his job by standing by his agreement/rider contract (verbal or signed)....you know what that means....he takes the loss, and works on the next event....feast or famine......it's not easy, but that's what should be other than back-pedal, change the song and dance time.
I know how hard it is to promote.....I tried, and was even trying to make a scene happen after CBGBs closed....I was in a HALO after breaking my neck, and I did everything I could to keep my word and pay everyone......you can never make everyone happy and there's always gonna be some fat bitch crabbin' and carpin' shit around....thems the breaks....you pick yourself up, admit you failed, and move forward or move on
I fully understand when expectations fall through and it's why I set lower goals so I don't end up disappointed, but the excuses a lot of these mutts use never seem add up and then they're not man enough to discuss it with you so you have to chase them down because they can't be up-front or take responsibility. It's got to be an ego thing.....or fear.....I would take honesty and give a guy a break as long as their real about keeping their word....I fuck up too, but I stay in touch and I see it through.
Over 30 years I've fallen many times, but I keep coming at you....I brush myself off and I try again, and again.....learn from your mistakes and be fair....it's hard not to take all of the nonsense personal but you have to stay the course and have a plan because something or someone always comes along who can't carry their weight or want to jam your game up.......it's hard to be a nice guy in this thing.....I'm too old to be a boy scout, but I remember the motto; BE PREPARED
This so-called business of entertainment is quite simply a major pain in the ass, and most of you have no clue what a cluster-fuck it is to manage a band and keep it afloat on the road or in any market.
Most arrangements start with someone contacting/offering you an opportunity, and of course is always starts off as positive as any would hope, but almost always the situation changes and the proposed agreement ends up having a different face and personality of it's own....they're always different depending on the person you're dealing with.
Mind my use of steady analogy to explain myself here.....it's a simple way I like to break things down explaining myself.
You see, in our thing, Hardcore music whether it's shows, music releases, merchandise, or licensing you find the LAW named after MURPHY comes in and something happens....delay in product....cancellations at last minute...."we're over budget"....someone's flaking or just plain fulla shit....lack of time....injury....weather conditions....something has to knock on the door just before you get to catch your breath.......and at the same time you have to balance your personal life, care for family, loved ones, and keep a roof on your head.....I have to wear every hat every day without fail or someone gets let down.
You're not allowed to be a nice guy or you just get played close to every time you go out and try to work and separate yourself from the dead-weight, bloated carcasses that seem to be everywhere in this thing....while at the same time finding there are truly stand-up people....it just seems too many just can't seem to keep their word and maintain fair play.
The one thing Leeway always did back in the day when we dealt with such shit we just did OUR JOB and just ran with the ball as best we could regardless of whether this so-called business person or entity fulfilled THEIR END....we felt and agreed to BE HONORABLE and WE HELD OUR END OF THE DEAL EVERY TIME...it's something to take pride in, and I guess it makes you the better man....but at the same time a lot of these rats get bolder and after they have their nose in your ass they might as well take a bite.
I'm not into playing this anymore to be the better man as much any more, and it's why I try to establish new, and better relationships today instead of just going backwards...but you still end up catching a rat or raccoon messing your yard up while digging through your garbage. If you don't end up chasing it, or killing it you have yourself quite a headache week after week cleaning up another's mess and whatever else you allow vermin get away with.
There's really not a grown man out that cannot just go on the road for a period of time for glory and for the music...it's impossible....how do I expect to have grown men(some with kids at home) go on the road and play with me for free? Are you for real? Yet some of these partnered groups the band has to deal with try and double-bang you and never seem to be able to balance a budget....some of these "entities" have been together for 25 years and still can't get it right...
I'm sorting through the assholes who want to book a show (because the see $$ signs and convoluted expectations), and then after your reputation and name has been announced and confirmed they're backing out because whatever they were smoking/drinking when they first came up with this idea doesn't seem to make sense when you take a more sober look.....I have no interest now working with any promoter who cannot keep their work or do not have the skills to actually contribute to the show....throwing a flyer on Facebook doesn't cut.....I mean WTF?! This ain't "Field of Dreams"....and the line in the movie is "if you build it they will come"...not "if we post it..."
A promoter....a real one, that is, knows his scene/market and should know what to expect......I even see the biggest bands in NYHC who draw and carry large guarantees play to 61 kids when they should easily draw well over 350.......
When this happens only a true promoter steps up and does his job by standing by his agreement/rider contract (verbal or signed)....you know what that means....he takes the loss, and works on the next event....feast or famine......it's not easy, but that's what should be other than back-pedal, change the song and dance time.
I know how hard it is to promote.....I tried, and was even trying to make a scene happen after CBGBs closed....I was in a HALO after breaking my neck, and I did everything I could to keep my word and pay everyone......you can never make everyone happy and there's always gonna be some fat bitch crabbin' and carpin' shit around....thems the breaks....you pick yourself up, admit you failed, and move forward or move on
I fully understand when expectations fall through and it's why I set lower goals so I don't end up disappointed, but the excuses a lot of these mutts use never seem add up and then they're not man enough to discuss it with you so you have to chase them down because they can't be up-front or take responsibility. It's got to be an ego thing.....or fear.....I would take honesty and give a guy a break as long as their real about keeping their word....I fuck up too, but I stay in touch and I see it through.
Over 30 years I've fallen many times, but I keep coming at you....I brush myself off and I try again, and again.....learn from your mistakes and be fair....it's hard not to take all of the nonsense personal but you have to stay the course and have a plan because something or someone always comes along who can't carry their weight or want to jam your game up.......it's hard to be a nice guy in this thing.....I'm too old to be a boy scout, but I remember the motto; BE PREPARED
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Well, gang.......let's try and do this again.....a new blog since the first one I did several years ago is still up online, but hell if I remember the password.....it's in a notebook....somewhere.
I'm just about recovered from the 2015 EAST COAST ROAST tour of the new and improved band I now have for THE EDDIE LEEWAY SHOW...and we closed the tour this past Sunday with a memorable all ages show at Bowery Electric with EGH, Impact, Manipulate, and my homies from Jacksonville, FL, Rhythm of Fear (who did the east coast tour with us as support)....a great bunch of youngbloods who I worked with this past summer on a track called "Devil's Chair" and they were my back up band for the event CARLYFEST 2015....they earned the right to come up north with me and achieved the necessary exposure to get on the map, and now will be playing the next BLACK n BLUE BOWL for 2016...with yours truly on the bill as well.
So here's my test run blog....just to get things started and update you where I'm at today....I have a tour of europe coming up this November, and the goal is to do 100 shows in the next 12-14 months....I'm gonna make that happen, and my boys have my back......no more fukkin stutter steps and let-downs from so-called bros who promise you the world and don't even show up with a pocket globe....I have the right people behind me and that means you can't stop me.......I'M COMIN'
I'm just about recovered from the 2015 EAST COAST ROAST tour of the new and improved band I now have for THE EDDIE LEEWAY SHOW...and we closed the tour this past Sunday with a memorable all ages show at Bowery Electric with EGH, Impact, Manipulate, and my homies from Jacksonville, FL, Rhythm of Fear (who did the east coast tour with us as support)....a great bunch of youngbloods who I worked with this past summer on a track called "Devil's Chair" and they were my back up band for the event CARLYFEST 2015....they earned the right to come up north with me and achieved the necessary exposure to get on the map, and now will be playing the next BLACK n BLUE BOWL for 2016...with yours truly on the bill as well.
So here's my test run blog....just to get things started and update you where I'm at today....I have a tour of europe coming up this November, and the goal is to do 100 shows in the next 12-14 months....I'm gonna make that happen, and my boys have my back......no more fukkin stutter steps and let-downs from so-called bros who promise you the world and don't even show up with a pocket globe....I have the right people behind me and that means you can't stop me.......I'M COMIN'
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