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“Ladies and Gentlemen….The Beatles” A 50th Anniversary (1964-2014)

Those were the words that television host Ed Sullivan said to his audience of 70 Million Viewers that night as he introduced The Beatles to the USA. According to what I have read that was thirty million homes and approximately 40% of the US Televisions. That is pretty impressive for its time. In honor of the occasion The Ed Sullivan Theater has put up a special anniversary marquee and I made sure to snag a photo for you all to enjoy.

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The Ed Sullivan Theater 2/9/1964
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Enjoying Rhythm & Stealth and Jogyo’s Musical Offerings

Back in December I had the chance to attend a Holiday Mixer over at The Marlin Room at Webster Hall. This is a relatively new space in the building and essentially gives NYC a grand total of three venues in this location. That is great news if you are a musician and for those who are curious, this Marlin Room is slightly larger than the downstairs Studio. Anyway, after the party my buddy Skeleton Pete and I went downstairs to enjoy the music. Two of the bands that were performing at the time were Rhythm & Stealth and Jogyo. Check them out in these images.

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Now That’s What I Call A Drumset :)

I was out and about in our fair Metropolis back in September when the PiercingMetal Canon needed to be serviced and on my way back from the Phototech Repair shop I decided to wander into the brand new Sam Ash Music Store. Believe it or not I had never been inside this new space even though I was a regular customer/visitor to the now desolate “Music Row” of 48th Street. As I walked inside there was an immediate sight that caught my attention or in the words of Ralph Kramden “homina, homina, homina”. Perhaps you see why…..

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Digging Some Dynasty Electric (12/16/2013)

After attending a Holiday Mixer over at the Marlin Room at Webster Hall, I decided to do a little exploring to see what was happening down at The Studio (which is a space that many Metal fans know about since we’ve all been there for shows). Having done numerous reports about these events at the space, I was intrigued by the sounds that were happening there this evening but it was not really up my normal reporting alley which led me to scribbling some thoughts here on the PiercingKen site. One of the exciting acts that was doing their thing was called Dynasty Electric.

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Attending “Black Tie, Black Leather” at Harley-Davidson of NYC (12/12/2013): Part 2

Hello my friends and welcome back. For those who are late to the program, this is the second chapter of a two part narrative discussing the recent “Black Tie, Black Leather” event that was held at Harley-Davidson of NYC. I had been fortunate that PiercingMetal was among the accredited press at the showroom for the unveiling of several new bikes and if you didn’t see the first chapter yet, please click HERE so you are up to speed and then come back and continue the journey with us. Skeleton Pete and I were having a blast exploring this event and now its time to get to the rest of the nights fun. Get your motor running.

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I’m going to jump around a little bit in this post since its going to feature a whole gamut of items.  These looked like sturdy backpacks.

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There were several awesome vendors in attendance at the party and attendees could sample the wonderful William Wolf bourbon.  I’m not really a spirits guy and I was loving this.  Of course this should only be enjoyed in moderation.

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