Everybody loves a Smart Ass, especially me.
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Not many families can boast having two sons that are both rock music legends, but that’s the case with the Appice family. First inspired by seeing his older brother Carmine drum with classic ‘60s group The Vanilla Fudge, Vinny Appice picked up a pair of drum sticks himself at age eleven. Vinny recorded his first album with guitarist Rick Derringer while still a teenager, and he hasn’t slowed down since. Thirty years into his impressive career, Vinny is currently best known for providing the metal thunder with Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi in Black Sabbath and its offshoot, Heaven & Hell. Currently touring with Heaven & Hell on a must-see line up featuring Judas Priest, Motorhead and Testament, Vinny and the group will be entering the studio in early fall to record the first full-length album of original material by Heaven & in sixteen years.
Continue reading An Interview with Vinny Appice of Heaven and Hell
I never miss a chance to rag on the world’s crappiest Internet service provider, AO-HELL, so I really have to thank my good pal Frank for posting this awesome story about
AOL refusing to cancel a dead woman’s service!
Hell, Michigan Heats Up for 666
HELL, Mich. (AP) – They’re planning a hot time in Hell on Tuesday. The day bears the date of 6-6-06, or abbreviated as 666 – a number that carries hellish significance. And there’s not a snowball’s chance in Hell that the day will go unnoticed in the unincorporated hamlet 60 miles west of Detroit.
Nobody is more fired up than John Colone, the town’s self-styled mayor and owner of a souvenir shop.
Continue reading See You In Hell!
“Is It Hot In Here or Is It Just Me?”
I don’t know how hot it is in Hell, but I’m pretty sure it’s a few degrees cooler there than it is in the Chickpad right now. Even the floors are hot. Jeez.