Back to the Beyond!!!

Well we had our first meeting of cast and crew for the movie we will begin filming after the first of the year this morning...Saturday. It was a blast...meeting everyone...talking about our roles and the film schedule as well as the locations and big expectations that we all have with this project. Kevin and Ralph DiBacco are going to be incredible to work with...these guys really know their stuff and it will be an incredible experience. The crew is very talented and seasoned so we couldn't ask for a better bunch to be working with. The movie is titled "Back to the Beyond" and is a paranormal thriller...you couple the script with Maine's beautiful landscape, history, talent and the group involved with DiBacco Films and we are going to give the viewers an experience to remember!!! I will try and keep you involved throughout the process as much as I can...and I look forward to all the support of you the members of Bone Nation as we prepare for the release of this amazing film.

Stay Tuned
The Bonedriver

Concert Season Is Finally Here!!!

Well it is finally here...the snow is gone...the temp is rising and the Real Rock is coming!!! We are proud to welcome, among others...KORN, Staind, Shinedown, Chevelle, Offspring and many more as this concert season kicks off. I remember my first concert...BOSTON was the show and it absolutely rocked. I was hooked...I had to see all my favorites live and vowed I would!!! Well many years later here we are and maybe I haven't seen "all" my favorites but I have seen more than my share of incredible shows. I have been blessed to meet some awesome people along the way and believe it or not...many of them are no different than you and I...regular people that have found themselves in incredible situations being able to play their music in front of tons of amazed fans who scream and cheer from the opening note to the final curtain. I would have to say that my most memorable concert experience would have to have been "Ozzfest 2002" at what was then called the CDNOW.COM Amphitheatre on July 13th. I was there with another station I worked for and had the opportunity to visit backstage and interview all the people I could throughout the day...the "person" that I ended up with as a tour guide was none other than Dave Williams of Drowning Pool. Bodies was a huge hit, and was followed by their songs Sinner and Tear Away. I was a huge fan of the band and couldn't believe I was able to just hang out all day with this guy who was just as amazed as I was that he was there. He was like a kid in a toy store with a pocket full of cash!!! A regular person, in an amazing situation...in absolute disbelief that he was performing for the second year on the biggest concert festival stage in the entire country and he was genuine. He wasn't a full of himself, pompous, celebutard, jaded by the "sudden" fame...probably because it was anything but sudden...that band worked hard for a long time before any of us knew who they were and here they were on their second tour of duty with Ozzfest...he couldn't believe it. Dave was showing how things worked backstage with the prepping areas for each band's stage gear...introducing me to tons of people both in bands and working the staging area. I had a blast and the show absolutely kicked ass. We talked about the show, the interviews, the performances and the crowd for days on air after returning home and going back to work. All that excitement ended one month later...when the word arrived that Dave was gone. He had died in his sleep on the band's tour bus from a previously undiagnosed heart disease at only 30 years of age. I've had the opportunity to spend time with Mike, CJ, Stevie and singer Ryan McCombs who have carried on the Drowning Pool flag and they remain as humble and as down to earth as Dave ever was...and that is something that will always stick with me no matter how many shows I see or bands I meet...my youngest son got to spend the day with Drowning Pool...Mike even bought him some new guitar strings...I know he will always remember that day as long as he lives. He's still playing on those strings...and who knows maybe he will someday be the man who meets some wide eyed fan on their first time backstage at a show and I hope he will be as humble and as appreciative of their attention as Dave was to us...here is to a summer full of amazing moments, cheers and lets kick some ass together this summer.

Until Next Time...
The Bonedriver

Where's my MF'N SHOVEL!?!?!?!?!?!?

I know, I know...you watch the news...you see the forecast...you go to bed and somehow between nighty-night and snooze button you completely forget that there is going to be at least 6 - 8 inches of fresh powder before you open your eyes and finally get your ass out of bed. I awoke this morning just like that... I watched the news last night and I saw the forecast all weekend long calling for a winter storm watch to be in effect but did I prepare myself for what I was going to face this morning when I stepped out onto my front porch?...NO! Why? Because I am a dumbass. We talk about them every day during our time on the air together...the stupid people that find new ways every day to make us feel better about ourselves if even for only a little while because at least if we cannot be rich...successful...or a combination of both there is someone out there to make us "feel" more intelligent. Well today that person appears to be me. I completely forgot about the snow...even though it was falling when I went to bed last night. I didn't put my boots out or my shovel inside the door on the sun porch...hahahaha, sun that is funny. I "did" prepare the coffee pot so I at least had a piping hot coffee to spill on my self as I slipped out onto the stairs and into the pile of newly drifted snow that had completely covered my steps and walkway...to those of you keeping score...that would make me a double-dumbass. Anyway with all the pissing and moaning over with it was time to get to shoveling. I made my way to the garage and grabbed my trusty bright orange weapon of choice and went at the driveway knowing I had to leave soon less I be late for work on top of being sore assed and covered in hot coffee. I decided right then and there that I would soldier through and shovel enough around my car to get into it and at least get the stairs uncovered so that I would not repeat my Chris Farley on skates routine on my way back out to my car. Mission accomplished...and no I didn't raise any banner. I returned to the warmth of my house...I cleaned up and changed into dry clean clothes...kissed the dog and patted my wife on the head and out the door I went with a fresh mug of coffee. I was the king of the world!!! All the blunders of the morning had been erased and I was going to be at work in plenty of time. I had started the car earlier so it was nice and warm inside...I changed my radio from the sissy crap my daughter listens to everytime she gets into my car to the FB&HW show so I could laugh at someone else for awhile and headed out of the driveway towards the frozen tundra that awaited me... Ever get that feeling you just forgot something? You internally scratch your head thinking whatever could it be but nothing comes to mind...? As I hit the snow bank that had been kindly deposited at the end of my driveway by the loving plowmen of my town it hit me...well it hit my windshield...my fresh cup of coffee that I had left on the roof of my car was now cascading down like the snow itself was dropping a deuce on me. As I yelled words that even the late George Carlin would have deamed unacceptable I plodded on...over the snow bank, into the road and off to work...I never like that mug anyway.

Winter not over yet!!!

Another morning of digging ourselves out of the heavy white stuff before beginning another day at the office. At least this time around we had some warning...not like the last storm we had. Just relax...before you know it we will be in late April talking about how much snow we "had" this year and it will all be gone. We are entering the concert season so it is time to schedule our time around the bands that we love that are coming to town. Beginning next month on Wednesday March 18th we have the "Saints of Los Angeles" tour hitting town with Motley Crue, Hinder, Theory of a Deadman and The Last Vegas. This should be one hell of a show if the reviews we have been getting about stops leading up to this date are any kind of clue...and this is the last stop on the tour so...everything should be "top of game" to wrap things up. Next on the horizon is the "Music as a Weapon Tour 4" with annual headliners Disturbed taking the stage with Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil and Chimaira and a whole host of other attractions in the day long festival with doors opening at 2pm. As the shows line up and dates are announced The Bone will continue to be your source of details and ticket opportunities...so keep it tuned to us and we will keep rocking for you.

Until Next Time...
The Bonedriver

Happy Holidays...

I hope all of Bone Nation has a happy and safe holidy season. I hope your families are healthy and happy and we all look forward to a hugely boneified real rock new year. I will you see you in the mosh pits...cheers.

Until Next Time...
The Bonedriver,