garybarth
Sr Member
Wow, this this post and replies bring back memories. I was a long hair until about 3 years ago. Sadly, my guitar playing skills have fallen quite a bit (although I still own a custom ibanez and a PRS as well as some other guitars). I went to a lot of concerts, most after graduating high school. The big one was Day on the Green (Victory, Yngwie, Y&T, Metallica, Ratt and Scorps. Later on, I got to meet a lot of these bands and get backstage passes. I got to see a meltdown between Dokken and Lynch first hand and it was awesome!
Ever since I started working for PlayStation 17 years ago, I've got of meet (and in some cases, work with) some of these guys. They are just regular dudes who are trying to make a living playing music or composing now that the golden era is over. I actually got to shoot a videogame trailer for Singstar 80s at Dee Snider's house and I feel comfortable calling him a friend.
One of the coolest things is that, when KISS re-designed their costumes a couple years back, my wife, who makes silver jewelry, custom fabricated Eric Singer's costume belt buckle. We got front row tickets and if you google "Eric Singer Jimmy Page", you'll see the buckle next to Jimmy!
Ever since I started working for PlayStation 17 years ago, I've got of meet (and in some cases, work with) some of these guys. They are just regular dudes who are trying to make a living playing music or composing now that the golden era is over. I actually got to shoot a videogame trailer for Singstar 80s at Dee Snider's house and I feel comfortable calling him a friend.
One of the coolest things is that, when KISS re-designed their costumes a couple years back, my wife, who makes silver jewelry, custom fabricated Eric Singer's costume belt buckle. We got front row tickets and if you google "Eric Singer Jimmy Page", you'll see the buckle next to Jimmy!