As expected when I wrote an article yesterday in this space about certain people that can’t wait to POUNCE, twist, and distort things I found some people that did exactly that. It is a sad world we live in when “media” can constitute anyone with a blog, twitter feed or Facebook. When people filter out 95% positive things and only POUNCE and distort your opinion on one thing you don’t like to further their agendas. I see it every day on so many fronts and all you can do is laugh. The days of intelligent respectful debate are gone online. Even if you try to do that a certain percentage will just find a way to distort and POUNCE and take out of context anything to make them look better or smarter. Stunning some could reach the conclusions I took “shots” at Steel Panther for my preference to have seen a traditional metal band open for Priest, ignoring of course all the positives about the band in the post. In this day and age to some that is “taking shots”. That is sad and pathetic. Imagine if someone REALLY took a shot at someone? They’d need to go on a month apology tour! But there will always be that element out there that lives to cause shit. I’ve been in this far to long to cave to that bullshit. But thanks to the internet there are so many screaming for attention that just live to knock people down a peg. More proof? Just over the weekend I went to dinner with Chris Jericho (oh, wait, I should have just said “a friend” because then I am a name dropper, another idiotic thing if I ever heard it!). The chef asked for a photo with me and Chris. I drove to the dinner in my convertible on a nice night. My hair was a mess. When the photo was posted to twitter it was nothing but comments about my hair? I mean you couldn’t make it up! After 30 years in the business I have heard it all and grown an awfully thick skin. But it is sad that this is the world we are in now. It isn’t everyone by any means. Don’t get me wrong, the great majority are people that are cool and respectful. But the bottom feeders who essentially make shit up are out there everywhere and just waiting to POUNCE as I knew they would…
Live SiriusXM show tonight 6-10P ET on channel 39. Bobby Blitz from Overkill in around 7, Night Ranger in to close the show around 9:15 ET. Join me for music and talk that rocks and maybe some open phones if we have time.
Pleased to announce my show is back on WAAF/Boston. It starts up 7/11 and will be on every Friday night starting 11P. Great to have them back with us on the syndicated show! This weekends Eddie Trunk Rocks will feature all American hard rock and metal for the 4th.
The Eddie Trunk Podcast launches 7/10 via Podcast One. Available free worldwide. More soon.
See you 7/16 at Retroactive in Myrtle Beach SC 5-7P. Both books for sale and a live radio broadcast with my Myrtle Beach affiliate. Should be a blast!
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Lol Eddie, you are too sensitive. You are kind of a name dropper, but it’s part of why we love you.
How exactly do you report on things without saying who they were with? Just wondering how you do that?? Do people on ESPN say they visited with athlete X and then saw athlete Y who told them such and such? Dumbest thing I ever heard…
Eddie….be sure to vent….hit the gym……hit a nice 10 mile run in Central Park etc., before you unpack the wife’s china. 🙂
Eddie, in respose to your twitter comment about ‘Trunks Bar.’ U have spent a lot of time in WEHO the last few years w/That Metal Show work. Stay om Sunset (Rainbow).Every bar on santa monica blvd is GAY!
It was 25 years ago when I had that experience going into that bar. I didn’t know LA then like I do now.
Eddie,
You talk about this pounce media that distorts the truth…I guess the easy thing would be to cancel your twitter and/or facebook accounts…not sure why anyone needs them( although the popular excuse seems to be so they can stay in contact with relatives?)..I think people are just too accessible nowadays and these additional forms of media just make you more of a target than maybe you should be..just a thought..
Eric, thanks for the note. To engage in social media you have to have a thick skin no doubt. And trust me after 30 years my skin is pretty thick. I find social media useful to keep people who care in touch with what I am doing and where I will be. The problem is the few that opt in to follow who do it only to perpetuate hate, bias and make up things. A side effect of the medium but most people get that.
Eddie, great show tonight as always! I have to admit that I’m not really fans of either band you had in tonight but it didn’t stop me from enjoying the hell out of the show. I have Taking Over by Overkill but never really got into them, however, I really liked the sound of the new song Armorist. Same thing with Nightranger. Only knew a couple of their hits, but by the second song St. Bartholemew I was actually head-banging. Just based on the interview with Bobby Blitz and what a cool, fun guy he sounds like, makes me want to give the band another try. Thanks for a good show Eddie, and cant wait til next Monday!
Thanks James!
Dana: It appears any enthusiasm you had for Kiss has been crushed by you having to read hundreds of threads from petulant Kiss fans this year.
Thank you for your wisdom, Bob.
At times, it was definitely a bit trying-LOL!
D 🙂