MONTHLY NEWS LETTER
| BIRTHDAY'S - OCTOBER 3 Tommy Lee 1962 3 Frank Hannon 1966 4 Ronnie Le Tekro 1963 5 Brian Johnson 1947 5 Fast Eddie Clarke 1950 5 Trory Luccketta 1959 6 Tony Cavazo 1958 6 Craig Goldie 1961 7 Marc Storace 1956 7 Tica Torres 1958 8 John Gallagher 1958 8 Mark Spenser 1964 9 John Entwistle 1944 10 David Lee Roth 1955 12 Jeff Keith 1958 12 Gonzo Sandoval 1963 13 Sammy Hagar 1949 13 Joey Belladonna 1960 14 A.J. Pero 1959 16 Flea 1962 16 Robert Sarzo 1958 16 Jay Reynolds 1959 18 Denise Dufort 1957 20 Phil Kennemore 1955 20 Fred Coury 1966 20 Allen Kelly 1963 21 Lorne Black 1962 21 Kenny Chaisson 1963 22 Leslie West 1945 |
22 Bobby Blotzer 1958 23 Wurzel 1949 25 Glenn Tipton 1947 25 Matthias Jabs 1956 25 John Levin 1963 27 K.K. Downing 1951 27 Scott Weiland 1967 29 Guy Gelso 1961 29 Kevin Dubrow 1956 HISTORIC EVENT'S - OCTOBER 1 Iron Maiden's The Number Of The Beast goes platinum 1986 10 Triumph's Stages released 1985 13 AC/DC's If You Want Blood You've Got It released 1978 14 AC/DC's Let There Be Rock released 1977 14 Rush's Power Windows released 1985 15 First Led Zeppelin U.K. concert 1968 16 First Deep Purple U.S. concert 1968 17 Billy Idol's Whiplash Smile released 1986 18 Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains The Same released 1976 19 First Yardbirds U.S. concert 1966 19 Montrose released 1973 22 Led Zeppelin II released 1969 22 Kiss' Hotter Than Hell released 1974 26 Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet reaches #1 1986 27 Rudy Sarzo's last Blizzard of Ozz concert 1982 28 ZZ Top's Afterburner released 1985 29 AC/DC's High Voltage released 1976 29 Stryper's To Hell With The Devil released 1986 30 Aerosmith's Greatest Hits released 1980 31 Ozzy Osbourne's Diary Of A Madman released 1981 |
In Flake News
We are putting last minute touches on "Fall Flake Fest 2000"! For the newbies, this one will be held in the Virginia area . We will be taking in two concerts, Halford on the 22nd in D.C. at the 9:30 Club, and Saxon with U.D.O. opening at Jaxx on the 26th. The group of people planning to come join in is growing daily and includes newbies as well as veterans. Details on exact location meeting places and times will go out via email to those interested. Email us for details if you wish to be included. Looks to be quite the party!!! Don't Forget your ear plugs.
Halford is touring in support of his latest, "Resurrection", and you can get more info on that at his official site, www.robhalford.com These last few dates headlining clubs in the States may be your last chance to see The Metal God back in action.
Saxon are out supporting "Metalhead". You can visit their official site at www.saxon747.com Saxon are on CMC International who have quite the roster of metal acts. If at all possible, even if you can't make this Flake get together, get yourself to one of these shows. Here is a list of dates so far:
10/27 - L’AMOURS - Brooklyn, NY,
10/28 - CITY LIMITS - Waterbury, CT
10/29 - WRECK ROOM - Wallington, NJ,
10/31 - THE STATION - West Warwick, RI,
11/01 - TBA - Rochester, NY
11/02 - STONED MONKEY - Huntington, WV
11/03 - EMERALD THEATRE - Detroit, MI
11/04 - ATTIC BALLROOM - Waunakee, WI
11/06 - HOUSE OF BLUES - Chicago, IL
11/07 - REMINGTONS - Springfield, MO
11/08 - JUANITA’S - Little Rock, AR
11/09 - CANYON CLUB - Dallas, TX
11/10 - THE METRO - Austin, TX
11/11 - SUNKEN GARDENS - San Antonio, TX
11/12 - BRICKHOUSE - Amarillo, TX
11/14 - TBA - Tuscon, AZ
11/15 - THE MASON JAR - Phoenix, AZ
11/16 - CAMEL ROCK - Santa Fe, NM
U.D.O. are the support act for the Saxon tour and are touring in support of "Holy" and is said to play many Accept classics live as well. For more information on his current career works and "Holy" see the official site at www.udo-online.de You may also get information from the label, Nuclear Blast.
We can't wait to meet everyone and take in these shows. This is going to rock. If you have to burn the numbers clean off your charge card, this one is going to be worth it.
Newbies!!
The Metal Flakes on-line community is growing. New friendships are being forged Please welcome kikstand454, Mr. Sinister, DeathtofalseMetal, Brian, Lockfist, Edison666, Qryche38, Sotarctki, Metal1 VeRoNiCa, dan, Dekon, Depp, OverMuch, Paul G, Nikko, Metal Update Features, B, Hammer, AssaultAttac, Freeride, Darksoul, Batman, Zej, Crusader of Sweden, Neckbreaker, Billcar, Jake, Ripperjack,10yearsgone, Motörola, zombie, nitro4040, Minister of Propaganda, Iron Chef, PrimalFear, Wrath & SickPuppy, We even have some pics up in the Resident Flakes section of some of these newbies already. Some of you are being shy, get in the pit, we don't bite! Not hard anyway.
Rest In Peace "songbird"
Sadly, we lost one of our ranks last month. Many of you knew "songbird" from the Metal Flakes and Johncam chat rooms. She had been battling and once beaten breast cancer, but lost that battle in the end. "songbird" will always be remembered for her chat humor and all around good nature. We will mourn her loss. Please take a moment and say a prayer or kind words for her family and friends as they grieve her loss.
Site Additions
We are holding our second Metal Poll in October. This one is regarding Rob Halford and Judas Priest. Participate now or look for the link to it from the message boards. There will be another Metal Poll in November. We need some ideas for the next one. Please send your thoughts to the email link at the bottom of this page.
There are some new photos up in the Flake Fotos section. Some older ones of Rob Zombie from Ozzfest 1999 and new photos of Zakk Wylde. Also see some King Diamond shots recently taken by Neon Black. If you have any concert photos please send them in, we would love to add them.
Addition's to the Tattooed Flakes section are also now up. If you got ink, we want to see it. Send it in and we will put it up, and we promise not to laugh.
In Metal News
We cannot possibly report all the metal news going on nor assure that it is true, that's what the boards are for and of course the rest of the net.Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society Sweeps Across The South
While the tour was cut short due to lack of support, Flakers made it out to shows all around and reported excellent experiences without exception. The show I caught was rip-roaring excellent and incredibly cheap. $10 admission for this with two support bands, Crowbar, and Sixty Watt Shaman is a gift to the fans these days. It was worth the $10 admission just to view Zakk's interesting guitar collection up-close, in person. My photos from this show are now up in the Flake Fotoz Section
Though Zakk has proven himself strong as a solo artist, the metal music industry just isn't being kind these days. It's been reported that Zakk may well be returning to work with Ozzy Osbourne on his next release. No word yet on this being definate, or if after it's release, if Zakk will accompany Ozzy on tour in support of the release. We wish Zakk the best in his future plans regardless of what they may be. Visit Zakk's Official Web Site for more information on his career and sample sounds of the latest release, "Stronger Than Death". You may also get information from Zakk's record label's official web site, Spitfire Records You will find many other favorites listed on their roster as well, and learn of their activities.
Slaves On Dope Email Interview
We announced last month that we were doing an email interview with Slaves On Dope. So far, we have only received 5 questions. Please do visit the Slaves On Dope web site and get more information and decide what YOU want to ask. Also check out their label's official site at: www.divinerecordings.com.
JJoker's Corner
Prosecutor: Did you kill the victim?
Defendant: No, I did not.
Prosecutor: Do you know what the penalties are for perjury?
Defendant: Yes, I do. And they're a lot better than the penalty for murder.
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An old man was on his death bed. He wanted badly to take all his money with him. He called his priest, his doctor and his lawyer to his bedside. "Here's $30,000 cash to be held by each of you. I trust you to put this in my coffin when I die so I can take all my money with me."
At the funeral, each man put an envelope in the coffin. Riding away in a limousine, the priest suddenly broke into tears and confessed that he had only put $20,000 into the envelope because he needed $10,000 for a new baptistery.
"Well, since we're confiding in each other," said the doctor, "I only put $10,000 in the envelope because we needed a new machine at the hospital which cost $20,000."
The lawyer was aghast. "I'm ashamed of both of you," he exclaimed. "I want it known that when I put my envelope in that coffin, it held my personal check for the full $30,000."
Personal Announcements and Messages
From: Metal Flakes
To: X-Hardboardians
Welcome home! Get crunchy!From: DEB
To: The Mad Bassist
Show yourself, we want to meet up in Baltimore!CREDITS:
Writing: DEB
HTML Editing: DEB
Additional HTML Editing: Ouroboros
Jokes contributed by: JJoker
Photo of Zakk Wylde by: DEB
Photo of Accept by: DEB
Photo of songbird: Contributed by songbird
Slaves On Dope Photo (borrowed from official web site)
Saxon Photo (borrowed from official web site)
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