I'm this much of a dork...

I fell off my couch and started frothing at the mouth when I saw this preview the other day...

My New Obsession...

Here I go again...

I had a blast hanging out with my boys in Pop Evil last night as they opened up for Whitesnake and Judas Priest at the Chevrolet Theater in Connecticut. I first got there while they were doing a sound check, I am a bit of a techno-gear slut, so it was fun to look at all the cool equipment their using...

Pop Evil did a kick ass job winning the crowd after a few songs then continued on to tear it up for the rest of their set. Tony, the lead guitar player, does an insanely awesome solo as part of the show, which really kicks the audience's ass in the face. Matt bounced around the stage, Dylan held it down on the drums, and Dave rocked out with his mohawk out. DJ Donnie D was missed as he wasn't on this leg of the tour but hopefully he'll be back soon.

Leigh really worked the hell out of the crowd and toward the end of the set, Pop Evil threw in a chorus of Pantera's "Walk" right in the middle of their hit song "Hero"

When the set was over the crowd was on its feet as I looked on like a proud parent. I love those guys and think they are doing a super kick ass job. I really miss being out on the road with them.

Afterward I hung out on their bus for a bit, where I discovered that Dave has a Tinkerbell night light in his bunk with sheets, blankets and a pillowcase to match! Hilarious. Oh yeah, after this picture was taken, Dave gave me his leather belt with a huge inscribed metal belt buckle.

Those guys are awesome.

Check out Pop Evil on myspace-> http://www.myspace.com/popevil


Dave Coverdale up to his pants in antics.

Whitesnake was thoroughly entertaining and well aware of their own absurdity. One of the highlights was the 10 minute guitar battle which displayed a blistering barrage of impossibly fast soloing between the two guitar players. Dave Coverdale worked the crowd like a veteran and indulged in all of his trademark moves. The whole crowd sang along to their classic hit "Here I go again!"

Priest rocking some British Steel and up to their buds in studs.

Three songs in, Priest launched right into breakin' the what??? "BREAKIN' THE WHAT?!!!" That's right, "Breakin' the law!" They did their synchronized head banging and rocking back and forth while playing that famous riff, which was a lot of fun to watch! The crowd went crazy during and after every one of their songs, and I even got to watch a bit of the show from the side of the stage!