



WELL SOME GOOD NEW HAS IT COME TO ME AND I'M LOVING THE NEWS. MY SISTER SHEILA HARTLEY IS
GETTING MARRIED TO A GOOD MAN TROY MUNSTERMANN. AND TY HOLLENBECK MY BROTHER IS GETTING MARRIED TO A WONDERFUL LADY JENNIFER
CRAMER. I'M SO HAPPY FOR THE TWO OF YOU. I PUT SOME PHOTOS OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I JUST RECENTLY GOT BACK FROM OR. WENT TO
MY GRANDPAS 90TH BIRTHDAY AND WE HAD LOTS OF FAMILY THAT I HADN'T SEEN IN YEARS. AND I HAVE PUT SOME PHOTOS OF THAT IN HERE
TOO. I HAVE ALSO NOT TO LONG AGO WENT TO MY 10 YEAR CLASS REUNION. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL MY CLASS MATES. THEY WERE GREAT.
WELL HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS FOR ALL OF YOU TOO SEE ENJOY






















THIS PART OF MY WEB PAGE IS ABOUT SINGERS THAT HAVE ROCK AND HAVE GOT AWARDS FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
THAT I KNOW ABOUT. I BELEIVE DESERVE IT. BON JOVI AND BAND WON THE DIAMOND AWARD LAST YEAR 05. AND IT DESERVED TO GO TO THESE
ROCKERS. THEY KNOW HOW TO ROCK THE US AND COUNTRYS NOT IN THE US. THEY HAVE SOLD OUT IN SO MANY STATES. THEY CAME TO SEATTLE
WASHINGTON. UNFORTANTLY I DIDN'T GET TO SEE THEM AND THEY SOLD OUT QUICKY. I HEARD THEY ROCKED AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THEY DID.
THEY ARE IN MY MIND THE BEST DAMM GROUP OUT THERE. AND NOBODY COULD EVER TELL ME DIFFRENT. BON JOVI WILL ALWAY ROCK THE PEOPLE
EVERYWHERE. I'M PROUD TO HAVE HIM AND THE BAND ON MY WEB PAGE TO SHOW EVERYONE WHAT THEY ARE ALL ABOUT. NOTHER GUY THAT IS
AWSOME AND ALSO KNOW'S HOW TO ROCK US ALL SO I FORGOT A VERY SPECIAL LADY JENNIFER NETTLES OF A VERY POPULAR COUNTRY
BAND. SHE DID CROSSROADS WITH BON JOVI AND IT ROCK. I HAVE HER AUTGRAPH AND ITS AWSOME. HER AND JON ARE UP FOR AN AWARD ON
THE CMT AWARDS NEXT MNTH AND THEY DESERVE IT. THEY DID A SONG TOGETHER CALLED "HAVE A NICE DAY."ALSO THERE IS LENNY KRAVITZ.
YOUR ROCK AND YOU AND JON SHOULD THROW A CONCERT TOGETHER. YOUR BOTH ALL HOTTIES. ANYWAY HERE IS SOME INFO ON ALL OF THEM.
STARTING WITH JON.
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Name |
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Jon Bon Jovi |
| Instruments |
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Vocals, Guitar, Primary Songwriter |
| Birthday |
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March 2 |
| Hometown |
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Sayreville, New Jersey |
| Resides |
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New Jersey, USA |
| Family |
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Wife Dorothea, children Stephanie, Jesse, Jake and Romeo |
| Influences |
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Side Johnny, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith |
Outside the Band |
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SPORTS Co-Owner PHILADELPHIA SOUL Arena Football League Team ACTOR (see filmography) POLITICS
(campaigned heavily in 2000 for Al Gore and 2004 for John Kerry) EXTENSIVE CHARITY WORK HOBBIES Workaholic does enjoy
MOVIES & FOOTBALL |
MOONLIGHT AND VALENTINO THE LEADING MAN LITTLE CITY DESTINATION ANYWERE NO LOOKING BACK HOMEGROWN ROW
YOUR BOAT U-571 PAY IT FORWARD VAMPIRES: LOS MUERTOS CRY WOLF PRE APPROVED (formerly
The Trouble With Frank)
* ALLY McBEAL (9 episodes as Victor Morrison) * SEX & THE CITY (1 guest appearance)
| Name |
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Richie Sambora |
| Instruments |
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Guitar, Vocals, Primary Songwriter |
| Birthday |
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July 11 |
| Hometown |
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Woodbridge, New Jersey |
| Resides |
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California (Homes in Los Angeles and Laguna Beach) |
| Family |
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Wife Heather Locklear; daughter Ava Elizabeth |
| Influences |
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Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, The Beatles |
Outside the Band |
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Music for television and movies Cameo appearances in
film and TV Avid golfer, avid Football Fan |
Links
Forever Young Foundation http://www.foreveryoung.org
Sonic Past Music http://www.sonicpastmusic.com
Shark Frenzy Artist Page at Sonic Past Music.com http://www.sonicpastmusic.com/artists/shark_frenzy/index.htm
| NAME: |
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DAVID BRYAN |
| GIG: |
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KEYBOARDS, VOCALS |
| BIRTHDAY: |
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FEBRUARY 7 |
| HOMETOWN: |
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EDISON, NEW JERSEY |
| RESIDES: |
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NEW JERSEY, USA |
| FAMILY |
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Children COLTON, GABRIELLE and TYGER LILY |
| INFLUENCES: |
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MOZART, BEETHOVEN, BACH, SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES, DEEP PURPLE, LED ZEPPELIN |
OUTSIDE THE BAND:
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Musical Theatre projects included ‘MEMPHIS’ Avid
GOLFER
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CHARITY WORK www.davidbryan.com |
Links
Dave Bryan's Official Site http://www.davidbryan.com
VH1: Save the Music http://www.vh1.com/insidevh1/savethemus/
Rounder Records http://www.rounder.com
Yamaha http://www.yamaha.com
| NAME: |
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DAVID BRYAN |
| GIG: |
|
KEYBOARDS, VOCALS |
| BIRTHDAY: |
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FEBRUARY 7 |
| HOMETOWN: |
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EDISON, NEW JERSEY |
| RESIDES: |
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NEW JERSEY, USA |
| FAMILY |
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Children COLTON, GABRIELLE and TYGER LILY |
| INFLUENCES: |
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MOZART, BEETHOVEN, BACH, SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES, DEEP PURPLE, LED ZEPPELIN |
OUTSIDE THE BAND:
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Musical Theatre projects included ‘MEMPHIS’ Avid
GOLFER
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CHARITY WORK www.davidbryan.com |
Links
Dave Bryan's Official Site http://www.davidbryan.com
VH1: Save the Music http://www.vh1.com/insidevh1/savethemus/
Rounder Records http://www.rounder.com
Yamaha http://www.yamaha.com
NOW HERE SOME INFO ON LENNY KRAVITZ.
.
One of the preeminent rock musicians of our time, Lenny Kravitz
is an icon whose bold, channeling sound has transcended genre, style, race and class. His music is devastatingly rich with
the influences of '60s and '70s soul, rock and funk, and yet, each of his six previous studio albums have communicated the
urgency of their current years. As Lenny Kravitz's 2000-released triple-platinum GREATEST HITS album proved, those songs have
resonated onward into a timeless catalog. Now Lenny Kravitz releases his seventh studio album, BAPTISM, and with a career
that spans fifteen years since the release of his 1989 debut album, LET LOVE RULE, he has come full circle. "It's strange,
man, but I've made my first record all over again," he says. "That's how it feels, as pure as the beginning."
Kravitz's
music is robust and driven by an emotional core that materializes in soulful riffs and soaring vocals. From the start, he
has consistently redefined his sound, never painting the same picture twice, never using the same colors. "It's not a conscious
point, but I'm not into repeating myself," Kravitz says. "Once I do something, I've done it and I just want to continue on."
That attitude has rewarded Kravitz with an unparalleled musical appeal. All of his albums have been certified either
platinum or multi-platinum. From 1999 to 2002, he won an astounding four consecutive Grammy Awards, setting a record for the
most wins in the "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" category for his single "Dig In" (previously winning for "Again," "American
Woman" and "Fly Away"), and representing one of the most successful stretches of recognition for any musician in the awards
ceremony's history. In 2003, he received his fifth Grammy nomination in the category for "If I Could Fall In Love" off his
last studio album, LENNY. Kravitz's appeal also reaches his peers. His collaborative efforts are as varied as his own influences
? having worked with everyone from Madonna, Slash and Jay-Z, to N.E.R.D, P. Diddy and others.
Like all great records,
the seeds of BAPTISM came from personal epiphany. Kravitz had spent many months in the early part of 2003 in Miami working
on songs for an all-out, dedicated funk album. But in the fall of 2003, his initial direction transformed into unexpected
revelations when Kravitz visited his old hometown of New York City. The trip was a throwback to an earlier time in his life
when he was a burgeoning musician, working on what would be his groundbreaking and critically acclaimed debut album, LET LOVE
RULE. "Ultimately things change in life, but I really missed that feeling," Kravitz says. "There I was, riding my bike around
the city and I felt the way I did fifteen years ago.?
Kravitz found more than nostalgic comfort in that trip: he found
a gateway to simplicity. "I returned to Miami, picked up my acoustic guitar and just started playing," he remembers. "All
these tunes started coming out ? two, four, five, eight." Kravitz went to his Miami studio and started to explore what these
songs could become. "I realized what I needed to do had to be done now," he says. "It was urgent. It was just flowing out
so I let the creative process take over." The funk album could wait.
With BAPTISM, Kravitz is reborn. He comes full
circle in his career, ready to close out one cycle and embrace the beginning of another. With its charged, elegant rock 'n
roll, its brazen riffs and heartfelt lyrics, Kravitz has made a revealing album that stands as a tribute to the basics in
life. Delivered with the craft he's mastered throughout his career, the music of BAPTISM leaps from the speakers.
Kravitz
wrote and recorded the album over the course of the year. "Everything just came together," he explains. "I would go in to
lay down dummy vocals over the music, but then the words would just come out. It was very open.? All the instruments on BAPTISM
were played by Kravitz (save for string sections and saxophones): every thumping bass line, to every lofty drum kick and rocketing
guitar riff. Kravitz's multi-instrumentalism is one of the most overlooked aspects of his musicianship and a thrusting energy
source in the album.
"Where Are We Runnin'?," the first single from BAPTISM, is a groove-laden anthem that, true to
Kravitz's style, beats with grinding riffs and struts with the stage-high blues calls of old soul greats. From the song's
first thundering drums to the whirling rockabilly piano solo at its end, it is a blissful slice of rock 'n roll.
On
"Lady," Kravitz celebrates the consuming fire of love and passion. He wails to the stripped down grit of an old-school rhythm
sound, lifting its bluesy southern rock into the stratosphere with his charismatic cat calls and passionate pleading. "California"
feels like driving up Highway 1, top down and 30 miles too fast. "It definitely has this west coast feel, definitely," Kravitz
says. "It's a very fun song about LA and all the experiences I had as a kid."
"California" echoes Kravitz's journey
from New York to Los Angeles at the age of 11, facilitated by his mother's (actress Roxie Roker) move from Broadway to her
acceptance of the role of Helen on television's hit sitcom, The Jeffersons. "It was a culture shock. Growing up in New York,
you're very independent. Suddenly, I was in this place in LA and no one's on the street. You can't go anywhere unless your
mom drives you," Kravitz laughs. But Los Angeles is where Kravitz would find rock 'n roll ? at John Adams Junior High School
in Santa Monica during the mid-'70s. "Growing up in New York, I knew about RnB and funk and jazz and gospel and blues from
my parents. Now I'm in LA and I'm hanging out, skateboarding and listening to Zeppelin, Kiss, Aerosmith and Hendrix."
While
some songs swirl with the ingredients of influence into its own dish, others find Kravitz going in directions heretofore never
explored. "Storm" features a guest appearance by Jay-Z, whom Kravitz met when playing on the hip-hop superstar's album, BLUEPRINT
2.0 (on the song "Guns And Roses"). Offers Kravitz, "I've never had a rapper on any of my music before. But I felt the song
needed that flavor." Kravitz reached out to Jay-Z via telephone and the artist offered to do the song right then and there.
"Musically, he's really gifted," says Kravitz. "He sat, played the song a few times and just walked in the room and nailed
it on one take."
Kravitz's musical success has afforded him many opportunities in which to fulfill his creative vision.
He has established his own record label, Roxie Records, named after his late mother, whose memory he draws eternal inspiration
from. Through the label, distributed by Warner Brothers, he can scout and enable other creative talents. But Kravitz's opportunities
also extend beyond the recording industry. He has created a design company, Kravitz Designs, that undertakes various high-concept
projects. Currently, through his company, Kravitz is designing a recording studio in the penthouse of the Setai Group's hotel
in Miami. Kravitz is also making strides in the film world. He is writing, producing and plans to direct a movie based loosely
upon the story of his own interesting life.
However, as BAPTISM reinforces, the music is Kravitz's center. Finding
himself back at his starting point on BAPTISM, Kravitz gives a nod to the struggle that birthed his early records. "I think
I spent a lot of time before LET LOVE RULE trying to be what I thought I should be. I was using this name, Romeo Blue, and
I had this image of what I thought was right. But that's part of the road to finding yourself. You put on these images and
you try to be something you're not. It showed me what I wasn't, which was a good exercise. LET LOVE RULE was the time everything
changed for me. All of the sudden, I had a purpose, a sound, a vibe ? and it came naturally through me. It was electrifying.
So to come back to that point, to that purity, is a really profound moment for me and I think it shows up in this music."
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