Quiet Riot Comes to Wisconsin (we're opening!)

[Cosmicman]

I wanted to ask you if King Diamond influenced some of your music? I can hear a bit of them in some of your songs.

I'm sorry to be late on this. Yes Brad, King Diamond is a major influence in my music. It's nice when people can pick out the various little things in my voice that I like.

I love music and have a cd collection of about 1000 discs now. I am looking very forward to meeting you and am now pretty psyched to see the show. I'm very glad you posted this here.

Hey, we just released our new CD. It can be bought at the Exclusive Company in Janesville, Wisconsin. We have it on sale through PAYPAL at [email protected] for $12.00. The new album has been selling really well. It pays to use a good engineer and studio to get your ideas across.

[Cosmicman]

A mini-Mego Meet? LOL Some show pix

I'm not going to blog down pix from our band opening for Quiet Riot but it was a find time. Had a couple Mego Museum guys make it out. Thanks Brad!

Nice to have some people from here care enough to come out and come all the way to watch us play.

Frankie Banali signing a drum head for a fan


"The secret door" Quiet Riot came into


Frankie Banali again


Chuck Wright (the bass player)


The guy in the middle is Mark Huff. He is a good friend of mind and now had the job singing for Quiet Riot. His voice will blow you away how close he sounds like the late Kevin Dubrow.


Quiet Riot had a stipulation contract that no fans were allowed to shoot video or pictures at the show. There was little midget roadie guys running around and slapping cameras. One guy almost got beat up, it was funny.

Mark Huff: Lead Vocals


Alex Grossi: Guitar


Thanks Brad for paying the money and checking out my band and then leaving. That means alot. I am glad you liked the CD.



Our crazy guitarist, Allister Dawkins


Our insane drummer, Bret 4:22


Me, getting a shot of my privates taken. Not sure what they were shooting.


Our nutty bass player, Jim Beam (Yes, that's his real name)

[Brad]

(just FYI - this is Brad's wife, Maggy, posting. Hi everybody!!)

It was a really great show, Wrathdemon! Wish you'd been able to play longer. We just aren't enough of QR fans to have stayed to hear them - just wanted to hear you guys. Hopefully you'll be playing close by again sometime, because I'd love to come back. Have to tell you something funny - didn't want to put it over on the other place we communicate and possibly hurt somebody's feelings. Your drummer, god bless him! We saw him come through the crowd before you guys played, and I thought he was a juggalo kid (the way his face was made up). I was really surprised to see a juggalo kid in Janesville. Then you guys went on stage - oops I was wrong! He's incredibly talented. There's a lot of talent in the band.

Well, thanks everybody for letting me hi-jack Brad's account for a minute )

[Cosmicman]

(just FYI - this is Brad's wife, Maggy, posting. Hi everybody!!)

It was a really great show, Wrathdemon! Wish you'd been able to play longer. We just aren't enough of QR fans to have stayed to hear them - just wanted to hear you guys. Hopefully you'll be playing close by again sometime, because I'd love to come back. Have to tell you something funny - didn't want to put it over on the other place we communicate and possibly hurt somebody's feelings. Your drummer, god bless him! We saw him come through the crowd before you guys played, and I thought he was a juggalo kid (the way his face was made up). I was really surprised to see a juggalo kid in Janesville. Then you guys went on stage - oops I was wrong! He's incredibly talented. There's a lot of talent in the band.

Well, thanks everybody for letting me hi-jack Brad's account for a minute )

Hi-jack it all you want. Nice to see kudos coming my way on here. Thanks!!
If you know a place in your area point me to it and I'll send it to Managment. It's all about rock n roll and money.


Deep Purple Sat. 6.18.11..Highland Park, IL Ravinia. Trying to figure out where the hell that is. Can't be too far.

[Cosmicman]

We saw him come through the crowd before you guys played, and I thought he was a juggalo kid (the way his face was made up). I was really surprised to see a juggalo kid in Janesville. Then you guys went on stage - oops I was wrong! He's incredibly talented. There's a lot of talent in the band.

Well, thanks everybody for letting me hi-jack Brad's account for a minute )

I just noticed this. You know, before people hear our band they assume we are Sweedish Dark metal and the Jugaloo kid is a new one. I love it.
I came up with the majority of the makeup ideas....Bret had the half face idea. We hate I.C.P. so don't worry about anything like that happening.

Thank you again.

[jimsmegos]

Speed metal? Thrash.....

How's this song for you? We get play for this on the Monster.

What do you think of this we did?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jFfzm-Rhns

Great stuff! My head reflexively started banging at my desk.

And I thank you for that.

[Cosmicman]

Great stuff! My head reflexively started banging at my desk.

And I thank you for that.

Thank you...and people find it funny when I say it's Christian rock metal lyrics. It really is.
With us, you can love God and bang your head!

[Twiki1979]

Quiet Riot doesn't allow pictures or video?? REALLY???

[Brad]

The concert was AWESOME!!! As Maggy said we both really enjoyed ourselves. The guy at the front door/ticket desk loved my Samhain t-shirt too which was funny. I told Maggy to send some info (which she did) on another great place to play so hopefully your band can get booked there too.


The band before yours (I think the name was Wide Open) was good too. Of course the fact that the singer was cute didn't hurt either. I loved her thigh high boots.

Deep Purple Sat. 6.18.11..Highland Park, IL Ravinia. Trying to figure out where the hell that is. Can't be too far.

That would be Ravinia Park in Highland Park. Highland Park is on the North Shore area of Chicago. Up past Winnetka and Glencoe. Beautiful area. We may just go see you there as well.


Thanks again! It was a fun concert and we are still listening to your CD here at work.