2023 is over and 2024 is about to begin. This past year has been interesting in several ways. It started early when, after living in Europe for over 36 years, finally went to Paris and visited Jim Morrison’s grave. However, that wasn’t the only good thing to come out of the Paris trip. While I was there, I discovered France’s best kept musical secret, Indochine, a band that has been around since the 80s and are virtually unheard of outside France but pack stadiums in their country.
While I didn’t go to any major concerts in 2023, I did get to see a couple of tribute bands. Thin Lizzy tribute band Limehouse Lizzy totally rocked Gloucester and AC/DC tribute band, Hells’ Bells never disappoint. In addition, I went to Edinburgh, Scotland in June and saw a number of cool bands at a great rock bar known as the Banshee Labyrinth. The management liked my post so much, they said to come back again.
I must also thank Mike Ladano, John Snow, Harrison Klopp and the others for allowing me to contribute to the Tee-Bone Man and Superdekes Adventures. It has been a great opportunity to really stretch out my imagination and let it go wild. Spoiler alert: I will begin working on my next contribution, Satan’s attempt to take over Rock Heaven. So, 2023 has been a pretty eventful year.
Things seem set to continue for 2024. First, some non-music related news. On January 31, my daughter Rowena is getting married and of course, I’ll bore you with all the wedding photos. In musical news, my big discovery from 2018, Lebanese heavy metal outfit, Slave to Sirens, will be putting out an album called “Echoes of Silence,” which I’m looking forward to. Furthermore, America’s best kept secret, Hannah Wicklund, has also been active so we might get an album from her. A lot to look forward to. In the meantime, here’s a track from Slave to Sirens.
With that, I wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year.
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