4/6: BACK FROM PORTLAND & SEATTLE, ACE, HOF, TMS, MORE
Just back from a busy weekend in the Pacific NW with Don & Jim doing our live stage show. These are so much fun and it’s been great to meet so many TMS fans as well as fans of my radio shows. We each do 20 minutes on stage of stories and comedy, then a Q&A with the audience, then a little live trivia with prizes. Usually bands play when we are done. Saturday in Seattle we had a sold out crowd 700 strong at Studio 7. Michael Wilton and Parker Lundgren of Queensryche jumped on stage with us for some Q&A as well. They said the name decision with the two bands is very close to being announced. Last night was another great gig in Portland at Tonic Lounge. Smaller club but also a great turn out and tons of fun with some cool local live acts after we left the stage. Thanks to all who came to these gigs. We have more being added based on our schedule. They are listed on the home page under Appearances as they are confirmed. Remember NONE are TMS tapings. Special thanks to promoter Tony Lopez for taking good care of this on this latest run. Next up, this weekend, we come to Mexico City and Puebla! Mexican fans so supportive of TMS so can’t wait. Dates on the home page.
Tons of pro photos will be posted soon from my recent hosting of the MOR Cruise. Some already on the site in news.
Thoughts and prayers to my friend and guitarist Karl Cochran. Karl is an old bud from NJ and a talented musician who has worked with Ace Frehley, Joe Lynn Turner and many more. Was stunned to hear the news he was stricken with a serious stroke. Get well Karl!
Thanks to all for the kind words about the season finale of TMS last night. That was the last of our 12 episode new season and many felt it was one of our best seasons yet. VH1 Classic decides when and where we do season 14. Likely not until the Fall from what I am hearing with location and details TBA. I’ll keep you all posted. Most of the Spring and Summer will be a reshuffle of many repeats so a good chance to catch shows you may have missed. Thanks to all our great guests for being on and all of you guys for watching. Can’t wait to start again but VH1C makes all the calls as to when. Also please note I do NOT control where the show airs outside the USA and how it can be accessed online. I also have nothing to do with TMS merch. Please see the merch I do have for sale on this site, including the all new just released “That Eddie Trunk/ Stump This” shirt!
I will be live on SiriusXM tomorrow 6-10P ET on channel 39 TRUNKNation (Hair Nation). Ace Frehley will be in studio around 6:15PM ET. MUCH has gone on around Kiss and the HOF induction which is this Thursday. We will get into all of it. So much has been said from so many sides last couple months. Sucks as Kiss fans waiting so long for this not only are we getting no performance but the sniping has really been pretty brutal. Today’s NY Post story with Paul the latest example (in the News section). Not sure any band has gone into the HOF with this much drama before. Hopefully at least for a few minutes they can stand at the podium and make their speeches and then be done with this. It has certainly not been the celebration Kiss fans have hoped for fighting to finally see this day. More to come no doubt and we will discuss with Ace and let you speak with him as well tomorrow on Eddie Trunk LIVE TrunkNation!
Have some cool new announcements coming for more upcoming gigs and hosting events. Keep an eye on this space, Twitter and the Appearance section.
Finally if you’d like to see Iced Earth in NYC at Best Buy Theater 4/18 email me through the site with “Iced Earth Tickets” in the subject line. Include your name and address in the email. You will get a confirmation email if you are a winner. Please only send one email. YOU ARE ONLY A WINNER IF YOU GET AN EMAIL SAYING YOU ARE IN, OTHERWISE YOU ARE NOT ON THE LIST. THANKS.
If Ace is anti-Semitic for collecting Nazi memorabilia, what does that make Lemmy?
Tom,
Under the supposition that the information about Ace might be true, then in my humble opinion, it doesn’t make Lemmy, Ozzy or Nikki Sixx, any better. To each their own, but I think collecting memorabilia from one of the most evil regimes that ever existed, is just disgusting and gross.
Dana
G@P hiding behind there religion thats embarrassing fans are not drinking there koolaid anymore.
Forgot to give you props for rocking out in the Starz shirt for the final show!! I actually had their first 2 albums on 8 track back in the 70″s!!!
Many comments about that, thanks
yep I was surprised to see the starz shirt too!!! I would be stunned if he wore a godz shirt too!!!
It’s a damn shame KISS can’t work it out for a song or two. Linda Ronstadt is in poor health.
Kurt Cobain isn’t with us. KISS still has the original members and should take advantage what others would love to do. In the grand scheme all these petty differences are so minimal.
It doesn’t matter anymore, KISS is just a memory now. Just remember the good times.
Well said, Stuart. If Gene and Paul have an ounce of sentimentality about anything other than their own egos (which I doubt), then they may look back on this missed opportunity with regret. But they know that if they play with Ace and Peter the audience would go bat crap crazy, which probably never happens at a current lineup KISS show. And that’s one thing Gene and Paul don’t want to shine a spotlight on.
Looking forward to what ace has to say! Also I officially HATE paul Stanley’s guts. Only axl rose and sid vicious out douche him! Oh wait also gene!
Glad you and the boys had good gigs up in Seattle. It is very disappointing that Paul Stanely is keeping the bitterness up front and in the limelight. His hatred for Ace and Peter are sickning at best, just a very dissapointed fan right now.