Nearly A Band Member
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Location: New Fuckin Yawk | TS Fan Forever - 2006-09-30 4:57 PM
Hey SMF's.
I was one of about 50 people who attended the AJ drum clinic at Sam Ash last night and I gotta tell you all that hearing AJ practically in a solo is a site to behold. Usually we all see AJ in the very back when TS is playing, but last night he was in the front playing and slamming the drums.
He was playing along with his guitar player Mike Orlando and Bass player (forgot his name) from his band project Sonic Stump. The clinic lasted about an hour with AJ delivering a heartfelt speech to everyone in attendance. To sum up his speech, he basically talked about people just following their dreams and accomplishing anything they put their heart and minds to. Talked about how he started out up until the time TS split and got back together. And his honest opinions on whether or not TS would reunite was amazing. He said he would've never thought it would happen but he is glad it did.
After the clinic, AJ along with his Sonic Stump bandmates were very gracious in taking pictures with everyone, signed anything put in front of them, and answered any questions from anyone there. A true class act and very humble man AJ is!
And my opinion here....this is a good part of why I am such a loyal TS fan........all 5 guys are nothing but true class acts and very humble. So I can say with pride that I am a fan of the best band in the world....Twisted Sister. And I've never had the chance to really talk to AJ until the Wisconsin show back in July and last night.
Lastly, it was nice seeing a few people from the board at the clinic...SMF Cyndi, Eddie and his friend with kids, and Carrie!
I took some pictures and they will be posted on the board shortly.
I made a mistake with the spelling and name of the band...the name of the band is Sonic Stomp not Sonic Stump as I indicated in the post. I apologize for the incorrect name and spelling of AJ's project band. |