11/18: POLL, TMS, AC/DC, CANCER SCREENINGS, MUCH MORE.
Early results on the year end special poll on the home page at the time I am writing this have Maiden, Rush and VH leading the top 3 for what shows I will do radio specials on in December. Kiss is in 4th just a few votes from VH. Interesting to see and the top 3 bands will get all 3 hours of one of my show for the holiday specials. Voting will close December 1, so whatever are the top 3 get the specials! Be sure to vote for your favorite of the choice there.
Thanks to Nuno Bettencourt, Carmine Appice and Joe Lynn Turner who were my guests last night on my SiriusXM show. As usual you can hear the interviews on the SiriusXM app if you are a subscriber and missed them. Extreme announced a 12 city tour and I will be hosting them in NJ 1/20 at Bergen PAC. Carmine and Joe have a new band together called Rated X. I’ll be seeing both of them Thanksgiving Eve at Dingbatz at the benefit for Karl Cochran.
Please be sure to check the appearances on my home page. Many added and info is always changing. Hope to see you at these gigs if in the area.
Have my first call with VH1 about the new season of TMS this Friday. Taping starts in Feb. Feels good to start the TMS machine rolling again! More info when I have it.
Ran into Brian Johnson of AC/DC last night at SiriusXM. He and Angus (who I saw but didn’t get a chance to speak with) are making the promo rounds through tomorrow in NYC. The scheduling didn’t work for me to get time with them on this run but likely will have some time a little down the line. Both Brian and Angus have been on my radio shows and TMS and I look forward to speaking with them more. Brian is in amazing shape for his age and both seemed in great spirits (Brian was running to have a cigarette before his next interview!). Cool to see the guys and see them looking and sounding so positive when you consider some of the question marks surrounding the band with Malcolm and Phil. They will be on Stern tomorrow. Should be interesting.
I’m getting my every few years colonoscopy tomorrow. I bring that up because it is so important for us as we get older to not be ashamed of such things and get screened. My Dad had colon cancer and caught it early and is thankfully fine now. Ronnie James Dio did not get screened. If he had we may still have him with us today. It was a huge honor for me to host Dio’s memorial five years ago and I will never forget his doctor telling me it’s so important to get the word out about screening. Also congrats to Peter Criss who is getting an award tonight in NYC for his work creating awareness for male breast cancer. Peter was nice enough to ask me to present the award for him but because I am prepping for my screening tomorrow I couldn’t. Peter is doing great work helping to raise awareness and I’m happy he is getting honored for it.
Make sure to see your rock idols while you can. Cancer. Old age.. other things are all taking them from us. Motörhead’s Motörboat will be happening again in 2015. Don’t miss Lemmy and the boys. You never know when your last show will be. I got to see my 38th priest show this weekend in Vegas. . Could always be my last.
Hi Eddie, hope all went well today. I have a suggestion maybe for next year’s poll, Scorpions! Oh and are we allowed to vote more than once? And if so, how?
Eddie, Ronnie passed away from stomach cancer, not colon cancer, correct? Regardless, still important to get checked. Good luck today.
Ed gotta do the kiss as special just do all Ace songs, you can probably get, Deuce, Strutter versions with Ace on lead vocals.
Eddie did you hear Brain Johnson and Angus Young on Howard Stern today? Pretty good stuff…I know they’ve been on TMS before. Hope you can get them on again early in the year before they go on tour. I know it’s all about availability, etc., but damn…you are up there with Stern so lean on those boys!!
I did not but I’m sure I will catch the replay. Did he ask them about Mal and Rudd?
Yes he did ask about both of them. Brian and Angus mostly kept it light about Phil, kind of making jokes about his situation…hit man joke kind of stuff, etc. They did turn it serious for just a minute basically saying that Phil had gotten himself in a lot of trouble of his own making and that there was nothing that the band could do about it until the legal situation played out. And both were adamant that it would not have any bearing on their touring plans…I think Brian said “We are all in”…
They didn’t say anything about who might be a replacement drummer and Howard didn’t ask.
As far as Mal, surprising how open both of them were about how he was showing signs of dementia during the making of Black Ice and the subsequent tour. Angus touched on Malcolm telling them “keep making music” which both of them said they will still be doing.
As usual, both of them were in great spirits. Surprising how humble both of them come off…no egos at all. Hope you can get them on again.
Eddie, Did u hear the news on Dave Holland? Insane!!!!!
What news?
It was a great interview. Eddie would know better than any of us, but those two guys seem like the coolest, most down-to-earth guys in the world. They seem to be in town all week. Hope Eddie can tie them down before they head out.
Eddie, heard about the diverticulitis issue. Not a big deal. Fiber my boy, fiber.