| Dropping a line |
[Jun. 21st, 2006|01:27 pm] |
Haven't updated in a while, just thought I'd make this quick!
Father's day was good. Kelly fixed a wonderful dinner, ran me a candle lit bath! Very nice indeed!
Not too much has been up, been trying to stay away from people for the most part. I got sicked of all the two-faced backstabbers in my group of so called friends, and I have been busy weeding out the bad apples. Life is more peaceful now as a result. There's some seriously fucked up and deranged people in this scene that supposbly prides itself on unity and honesty. Both of those things are in short supply if you ask me.
Anyway... I have some things coming up. I'm involved in a side project with Phil Templar, Alex from the old British band Battle Zone, and Chris from Les Bombardiers, called Way of Death. We're playing two shows in NYC and Boston in July. Here's the dates:
July 15th- The Templars, Way of Death- BZ, Rat City Riot @ Club Lido, Boston, MA
July 16th- The Templars, Way of Death- BZ, Rat City Riot, Tommy and the Terrors, @ CBGB's
Other than that, I've had offers to form other bands. But don't feel being in another band is what I want to do right now. I'll probably wait till we move elsewhere, and have a bigger anad better pool of musicians to choose from. Besides, I feel I've done about all I can do with oi! and want to play more hardcore style punk. Not a big change, but different enough to be stimulating.
Anyone going to the DIRTY SOUTH FEST in Chapel Hill, NC? Kel and I are going so get in touch with us. |
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| BACKSTABBERS!!!! |
[May. 5th, 2006|07:57 pm] |
An Open Letter to Shotgun Solution
RESPOSTED FROM MYSPACE BLOG:
First off, I really feel ashamed to even be writing this. But a lot of shady dealings have been done lately and one member of Shotgun Solution wrote me a really snide letter yesterday and then blocked me from contacting him with a response, so I'm writing this in the hope that they will read this:
Never in my 15 years of playing music have I felt so betrayed. You call my actions unbelievable? How does my firing the singer for conduct detrimental to the band (telling people what not to wear, not to drink, meddling in peoples personal business...and then flat out lying to me when I confronted him about it) compare to you deleting my photos from the band page, changing the passwords and, apparently, trying to copywrite the name I came up with and the music and lyricsI wrote WHILE I WAS ON VACATION IN CALIFORNIA! Do you think those actions were brave? when I tried to call a couple of you to discuss matters on the phone man-to-man NO-ONE RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS. Are you proud of yourselves? If so, I truly feel sorry for you! BTW, there's no way I would have ever considered removing the drummer from the band. Until all this went down I considered him a really good friend and he wasn't bringing heat down on the band with his mouth and computer keyboard unlike other members. "Three bands in a row-you must be getting good at failure", I really don't see you getting anywhere". are you serious??? First off, I was in the Templars for 8 years played all over the US, Canada, and Europe, and co-wrote about half of their material during that time. I left APA on my own accord, but had a good run in that band as well and any remaining beef has been squashed. Shotgun Solution was my brainchild and not anyone else's. But that's your story and you're sticking to it i guess... You don't see me going anywhere? I already have 3-4ths of a new band in place and will be doing a side-project with Phil Templar. Where I end up remains to be seen, but I'll tell you this: with Mr. Napoleon-complex up front and without my coattails to ride on, I really don't see you guys getting very far. Beneath the surface you must feel the same way or else you wouldn't be fighting so hard to keep the name I came up with or play my material! If I'm such a failure, then why don't you come up with your own name and play all your own songs? I've taken steps to protect what I've created, but I prefer to fight this out where it counts the most-on stage! You guys do your thing and I'll do mine and we'll see who's where in a year or two. Goodbye and good riddance.
In the meantime, please take the time to delete them from your myspace if they are on your friends list.
I've also put together a new lineup to honor all local bookings. I'll decide the future of the band after that. |
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| All you Floridians missed out on a killer show last night |
[Apr. 14th, 2006|03:41 pm] |
Ya heard! If I might say so myself, we rocked last night. And if you weren't there, you missed our best show yet! Even my wife complimented me on our performance and that's a hard compliment to get. Action and Monster Squad put on a great show too! Monster Squad stayed at our house and were great guests. Come back anytime fella's!
Life has been going good. Kel and I are working hard on the house still. The place is really starting to look nice, FINALLY! We're getting new carpet next week. We're really looking forward to our trip to Cali too. SO any of you in the LA area, hit us up, maybe we can have a drink.
I regret to inform I'm going to have to cancel the show in Savannah, our singer can't get out of work early enough for us to make the show. But we will work to reschedule as soon as possible!
TASHA are you coming up this weekend???
And for those of you who don't know, we have our MP3's up!
Check it bitch's and add us!
www.myspace.com/shotgunsolutionband
Till next time.... |
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| Super picture post!!! |
[Mar. 12th, 2006|12:28 pm] |
FBC & Rat City Riot
Again with Rat City Riot
FBC hanging out @ the Rat City Riot show
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| Update again! |
[Mar. 5th, 2006|08:58 pm] |
Hey guys, sorry it's been so long since I've updated! Been fucking busy as hell! Kel and I are moving into a new house, and we're doing tons of repairs! Willa's first birthday is March 9th!!! Can't believe it. Other than that the band is doing great! Aaron has really worked out well, and we're playing our first show on the 18th of this month in Winter Park, Fl (Orlando area) so those of you who can make it out!!! We're recording our demo that weekend as well and if you want one you better comment bitch's.
So yeah here's the shows we're playing:
March 18th @ Island Oasis (Winter Park, Fl)
March 31st @ Thee Imperial (Jax)
May 19th @ The Jinx (Savannah, GA)
More shows are in the works, so watch for future updates!!! BTW does anybody actually read this??? Just curious. |
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| Shotgun Solution!!!!!!!!! |
[Feb. 12th, 2006|11:25 am] |
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Well after searching for what seemed like forever for a drummer, we came to the decision to do some lineup shuffling. We moved Dana our guitarist to drums, and are happy to say have a new guitarist Aaron, who’s also known for playing with the well known and talented hardcore band Vietnom! Anyone who has heard Vietnom knows he can tear you a new asshole on the bass, but words I’ve heard to describe his guitar playing are, “amazing, sick, and excellent.” He’s really excited about working with us, and we’re happy to have him aboard! Dana brings the same aggression and power to his drumming that he does with his guitar playing! Drew has a powerful and aggressive vocal style but he can harmonize well at the same time! Imagine Mike from Pressure point meets Carl Templar! No wonder I was attracted to his singing capabilities?!?! And you all know the power that I possess on the bass! So keep on the lookout for Shotgun Solution! We should be gigging by April, and will have a demo ready soon after! So those of you who have inquired about a myspace page, we’ll keep you posted. But should have one up by summer! |
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| Photos from this weekend and more!!! |
[Jan. 23rd, 2006|03:53 pm] |
SHOTGUN SOLUTION
FBC boys hanging out on Saturday night
FBC tearing it up in 2006
Another Shotgun Solution photo, Drew, me and Dana
Old photo from 1991, me at a Scooter rally |
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| New band coming soon to your area |
[Jan. 8th, 2006|03:03 pm] |
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Well the line-up of the band is complete. We've got Drew on Vocals, Dana on guitar, Krystal on drums and Perry on bass. We're now looking for a place to practice but Dana and I will start getting together to write songs beforehand. I've been writing lyrics like a madman and have been jamming regularly on the bass too. The chops are coming back and I will be tearing it up by the time we start gigging which should be bu late spring. We all can't wait to get to work and start making our mark on the punk/oi scene which desperately needs the swift kick in the ass we plan to give it.
We've narrowed it down to two names! Be great to have everyones input! So here are the choices:
Shotgun Solution
or
The Seditionaries
Comment bitches!!!!!!!! |
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| the shit finally hit the fan |
[Oct. 11th, 2005|10:50 pm] |
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What was supposed to be the weekend of Wasted ended quite dramatically for Kel and me. She got into a fight with Chet and I went crazy. I guess a bit of background information is neccessary for you to understand why this all happened. I swear everything in this blog is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth in my eyes at least. Of course there are two sides to every story and if anyone directly affected by this feel the need to retort, then please do so. I made a phone call to Phil after the incident, which I made some threats towards Chet and I'd like to apologize for that, it has nothing to do with him, or the rest of the band. I have high respect for Phil, Carl, and Matt.
There is a long history of tension between us and Chet. He's quite the manipulator, if it was a job he'd be a millionaire by now, and has a charming personality that can make you believe practically anything. We were really good friends during most of our time together in the Templars and APA, but something changed all that. Unfortunately, that 'something' was Kelly. From the time we first started dating he seemed a bit jealous, probably because we weren't spending as much time together, but that's not unusual. It's quite normal in fact, so that wasn't the problem.
The problem was that for some reason he started meddling in our business behind the scenes. That meddling ranged from badmouthing Kelly to Phil (more on this in a minute), to holding an APA band meeting regarding us. Around March of 2004 Kelly received some news: The disease she has had since birth had worsened and she only had a 50/50 chance of living more than four years. Needless to say we were devastated. We were really in love by then and the prospect of her dying was really hard for me to handle. I decided to do what I felt was best for her and move to Jacksonville so she could be near her parents and her doctor, who is an expert on her particular disease.
After I broke the news to my bandmates in APA and told them I'd be leaving the band as a result, Chet did the most fucked up thing he ever did to us: He called a band meeting to discuss ways to break us up. I don't know what he was thinking, but that's some pretty ill shit! I heard this from two of the guys in APA, so I know it's the truth. WE ended up staying in Atlanta because Kelly refused to let us move. Things were happening for APA; Our sound had gotten much tighter, we were getting great support slots in Altanta, and some big labels were showing interest, Kelly knows how important music is to me and she made that sacrifice cause she cared about me.
Yeah, she's really horrible, Damn her to hell! That seemed to be the impression Phil had of her way before he even met her. He told me that he'd been "hearing some bad shit about your girl", I remember this like it happened yesterday, and that "people are talking" about her. I don't know how he feels now, but I still consider Phil the best friend I ever had. He has always been there for me and can make me laugh no matter how bad I'm feeling. He has the best sense of humor of anyone I know. I share some of the blame for the rift that developed between us by not clearly communicating my feelings about Kelly and by not defending her as vehemently as I should. He probably thought she was just some girl I was fucking and not the future Mrs.Hardy that she was to become.
It's still a shame that he never really gave her a fair chance cause he had some birdies chirping in his ear the whole time. I know that one of those birdies was Chet. I've heard this from several people around Atlanta as well as indirectly from Phil himself during one conversation. Maybe I put 2 + 2 together and came up with 5, but there were only two people "very close to both you and Perry" in Atlanta that Phil was friends with. Unless Frank from Crash & Burn is a big-time shit-talker and I just don't know it, that leaves only Chet. It took some time, but Phil and I have come to terms with our issues and Kelly even encouraged me to mend my friendship with him. She even said she'd feel the same way if she was in his position, hearing bad things about a friend's girlfriend.
Being the crazy kids that we are Kelly I decided to elope to Las Vegas and got married by Elvis on July 15, 2004. We thought it would be a nice surprise, but a friend let it slip to Chet at a bar that we went to Vegas to get married. Half of Atlanta knew before we said out vows and word had also apparently reached Phil. I called him that night to give him the news, he told me I was out of the band, and we didn't speak again for several months. Upon returning from Vegas, Kelly's health took a turn for the worse, she was throwing up constantly and finally early one morning I insisted that we take her to the hosptal. Come to find out she was pregnant. Not only that, but there were complications. And so began the worst period of my life. We tried to stay in Atlanta, but I saw something I didn't want to see or believe in the bathroom at an APA show at Mulligans. That was the final straw; I quit the band that night, we packed our bags, and headed to Jacksonville. And I haven't talked to Chet since. maybe that was a part of the problem. If I would've dealt with my issues with him sooner it wouldn't have come to this:
The Templars show last Saturday night was the first time we had seen Chet since that night at Mulligans. He kept very much to himself and didn't look at either of us once. I actually wanted to pull him aside and talk to him, but was already in an ill mood for various reasons and didn't want to risk making matters worse. The templars played a great set and I left feeling better. The next day was stressful for both Kelly and I. Our friend Tim had been stranded with us in Hollywood for two days cause the girl he had come out there with had ditched him to be a band groupie for the weekend. She had the keys to the apartment they were staying at and Tim had no clean clothes little money. We spent most of Sunday trying to find her. I called Phil and discovered she was staying with the Templars at their hotel. Despite leaving several messages which I'm sure she got, she never contacted Tim. After debating whether or not to go see the Adicts who were playing a short drive from where we were staying, we decided to drive out to Pomona to see the Lower Class Brats. Maybe that wasn't the best idea in the end.
We were having a good time at the show hanging out with the guys in LCB as well as several friends from Atlanta. We were exchanging baby pictures with Mark from TKO and his wife...just having a good evening. Then the girl that ditched Tim came strolling in...with Chet! That was like a red flag to a bull for Kelly. She got in the girl's face and basically told her about how fucked up it was to leave Tim stranded. She also said some rude things about Chet which I'm sure provoked him cause he was standing right there. LCB got onstage and played a great show as always. We were dancing in the pit and having a great time. I was in the back of the club talking to someone when the words "fuck you Chet!" reached my ears. Kelly was confronting him about everything that he'd done and he shot back with "the truth is heavier than you", which actually makes no sense, but we got the point. Kelly shot back with something about his "problem" and he went ballistic. He comes running from behind the barricade that seperated them and they started yelling in each other's faces. Next thing I know I see his hand go up then kelly starts punching him. Judging by the handprint on her face afterwards it was obvious that he had slapped her. That was when I went psycho. I ran up and tried to hit him only to be grabbed by several bouncers as soon as I got to him. I remember yelling " what the fuck are you doing", him yelling "you know I would never swing on your girl" and not much after that. People have told me I threatened to kill him the next time I see him and judging by how enraged I was, I porbably did. I do remember breaking a bottle outside and trying to get back in the club only to be met at the door by several more bouncers and several friends who were trying to calm me down and keep me from getting arrested. Finally Scotti, and the girls from Atlanta got me calmed down enough to go home. Thanks guys!
This is the first time I've ever aired my dirty laundry in public! However the skinhead scene being the sewing circle it is, I know word is going to get around and I'd rather have my version of events out there for all to see.
As far as Chet's concerned, I want to talk to him, and work things out in the most peaceful way possible, but am prepared to go to war if necessary. I'm not a violent person, but no one is going to smack my wife, and the mother of my child under ANY circumstances. I don't condone her insults to him, and have told her so, but I do feel she had the right to confont him on everything that had happened between us. She was pissed, probably even more than I was, and this had been festering for more than a year, and finally was given the opportunity to explode.
I would like to extend a apology to Mark, Gonzo, and anyone else that we put in a bad position. Hopefully this will not happen the next time we cross paths with Chet! But that is largely up to him, and how he handles things when we talk! |
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| No More RAC in this house! |
[Sep. 29th, 2005|10:21 pm] |
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
Goodbye RAC Collection!
It's funny how things change once you have a child. You don't look at the world the same way anymore. Certain things that didn't phase me before I find myself paying close attention to. One of those is the music I listen to. Those of you who know me well know that I like some RAC stuff. Being biracial it goes without saying that I find the racial views reprehensible, but I always justified it by saying 'the music's good, man'. Well that just won't cut it anymore. Being the proud father of a mixed race child, I don't want any of that stuff in my record collection anymore. Some of it is up for sale now, more will be when I return from L.A. and have time to sort through all my CD's. View my bulletin if you're interested in specific titles. It's all outta here, or will be soon. |
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| I'm Not Happy!!! |
[Sep. 21st, 2005|04:37 am] |
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It's 4:37 in the fucking morning and I should be sleeping. But my little butthead of a daughter decided to get up an hour ago and won't go back to sleep!! Arrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!!! I want to kill!!!! I've got to get up in two hours and she's still up. I know Kel's going to be in a shitty mood today, I'm going to be sleepwalking at work and I'm still bummed that Wasted was cancelled. Fun fun fun! On a brighter note, work is going good. Everyday I spend at these meaningless slightlyabove-minimum-wage-bullshit jobs that I've had the past year all I can think about is getting my ass back in school. I will start the ball rolling on that today if I can keep my eyes open when I get home. I hate being tired!!! Fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Bored and Violent |
[Sep. 13th, 2005|12:28 pm] |
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| | Blood for Blood "Revenge on Society" | ] |
I'm off from work this week cause I'm between jobs. One the one hand it's nice to hang out with Kel and Willa all day, on the other I can see why Kel is so stressed out everyday when I get home. Willa is a handful and a half and whines all day unless she'd being held. I love holding her but I have to get other things done too. I've been freaking out a lot lately and have been losing my rather volcanic temper on a regular basis. I had to take two valiums with a strong rum and coke to calm down last night. I really need to get a new band together or at least start making time to write lyrics and practice. Performing was one of the ways I exorcised my demons and I haven't found another way to get that release. On top of it, I've stopped taking my meds cause I have no insurance and can't afford them and haven't been able to smoke pot due to drug tests for various jobs I've been applying for. I'm probably about a year away from being in position to start a new project. I want to start trade school by year's end and we plan to move once we're done. When I have a solid career to fall back on I'm going to immerse myself in music once again. Hopefully I won't lose Kel or my mind before then...Till next time. |
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| What's up with all this glam rock bullshit???? |
[Sep. 7th, 2005|02:14 pm] |
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I don't usually post blogs. I don't have much free time and I'm sure most of you could care less about the mundane detail of my life. But since I couldn't work today thanks to Mother Nature, I'm going to sound off on something that's really been getting my goat as of late; All the so-called punks who are turning into glam rock faggots. What the fuck does Poison or Motley Crue have to do with punk??? Nothing, that's what! If I see one more person on here talking about how great Guns & Roses was (OK they had a few good songs, but come on...)I'm going to puke. Let me clue you kiddies in on something; I come from a time when punks were punks, skins were skins, and glam rockers and metalheads were not welcome in our community. If you had long hair at a punk show back in the day it had better be spiked up or that was your ass. Now this '77 meets poison meets whatever else look is all the rage. can't you people find anything better to worship, besides the fact that you look like retards that music sucks and has NOTHING to do with punk. Poison sucked in the 80's and they bite even harder now, same with all that garbage and it has no place in the (supposedly) street-level punk scene. Glam punks fuck off!!! |
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