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Post by DG on Feb 25, 2006 20:49:21 GMT -5
Purpose:
This is a place to keep all of Dino's posts/information in one place.
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Post by DG on Feb 25, 2006 20:51:27 GMT -5
The Infamous Airport Experience:
DUDES!!!!!
HEY DUDES! This is the first time I am writing in this journal, but don't worry my little kiddies, I will get you caught up on everything! Ok, so the tour started in Vancouver - CRAZY!!!!!
We are in the airport and the drug dogs start sniffing me and won't leave. I was getting a little worried, but then realized that I was wearing the coat that I wear to take my dog Frankie out in,a nd usually have food in the pockets. Well, the dogs won't leave, but I just keep acting normal, and happen to go to the garbage to throw out my gum. Next thing I know, I have security all over me asking me what I threw out and asking me why the dogs are into me. I tell them about my dog food, and they say that their dogs are trained and don't act that way for food. I look down and see the dog eating a cookie off the ground - at that point, I knew I was ok. So they proceed to tell me that I have narcotics on me and that if I just tell them where they are, everything will be cool. Probbaly one of the funniest things I have EVER heard. They pretty much just picked me out cause they new I was in a rock band, and figured I may have something. Little did they know that I am not into any of that stuff - never have. They eventually took me in the back room, interogated me, then let me go after checking my bags, etc.
WOW!!!!! what a great start huh!?!?!?!?! So I walk out and see the rest of the guys talking to these great fans we met that came to welcome us to Canada. That made my day, and made any interogations worth the trip.
We did a few TV and press stuff the next day, then off to our first gig! I wasn't nerous about the show, but I am playing new gear - we all are, so I was hoping that all the shit work properly. Knowing we had Dan, Randy, and Brian (sound guy) running the show, I did feel a little more confident. We are also using in ear monitors for the first time, so that is totally different than what we are used to. Soundcheck was cool, we are haning out in the dressing room, and then 2 bottles of champaign are sent to our dressing room from INXS. THEN, those dudes come int o our dressing room to welcome us and let us know that they are there for us if we need anything. Honestly, the only thing I can say abotu these guys is CLASS. These dudes are legends, and they take time out of their busy schedule to make us feel comfortable?!?!?!?!??!?!?!? WOW, excuse my language, but all I can say is UNf**kING BELIEVABLE - these guys are the real deal folks.
The first show was ok. We are still trying to get used to the type of venue we are playing and we realize that the crowds dont really know our songs yet, cause the album isn't out, BUT I think people are starting to get it. We did Ring of Fire at soundcheck, and decided to play it - we have played it every night since............
Pretty much everything after that is a little cloudy - LOL!!!!! Gig, bus, gig, bus, gig is pretty much what we do every night. I think we are getting more comfortable playing, and the crowds are getting more comfortable with us as well. When we start the show, the house is about 90% full which we totally appreciate people giving us a chance. By the end of the show, people are getting what we are about, and I think most are into it.
We have been trying to meet all the fans/friends after each show any way we can. We have certain restrictions and have to be resectful of the rules, but we still need to be out there with everyone. SOOOOO, find us, cause we will be there - whether it is standing in the rain in Vancouver or Seattle, or in the Cabaret room in PALA, we will be there and we want to meet ALL OF YOU!!!!
MOST IMPORTANTLY - nobody has thrown any bras or underwear on stage yet - what is everyone waiting for!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
talk to you soon! we have a lot of Podcasts and pics that we want to share with all of you so stay tuned!!!!
Posted by dinokourelis at 04:15 PM
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Post by DG on Feb 25, 2006 20:52:38 GMT -5
Back in Chicago
Wow, back in Chicago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We drove straight to Chicago after Denver when we found out this weeks shows were going to be re-scheduled. It is nice to be back home, but at the same time we hate not playing, so we made a few calls and got this show at Joes for tomorrow. Joes has always been great to us, and I knew they would come through when we were in a bind for a venue. Many of you probably remember Joes from the "Marty Parties" during the show.
Hmmmmm, let me see what I can talk about. Well, I guess I can start with the LA shows. I thought that was one of my favorite nights so far. Playing the Gibson in front of all those people, then doing the midnight show at Viper was so wild. The energy in that room was unbelievable. That show just had a crazy vibe to it - I guess the panties and Scot W. among others being in the crowd helped that vibe! Just to be able to sweat with all those fans/friends and just let it all out was great! I wish we could do that every night!
OFF TO VEGAS........ HOLY CRAP!!!!! 10,000 ready to party! THis show was insane! I was excited cause my dad adn Kim came to the show, so it was real nice to see them. Marty's parents and Billy's brothers also came, so it was good to have everyone backstage and kind of share what we have been going throuigh with them. This crowd was into it from teh opening note - loud crazy and singing the words to the songs - just the way I like it! Only bad part was the fact that the post show meet/greet was cut short and we had to leave after like 15 minutes of signing stuff. It was a security issue, so I am cool with it, but just feel horrible that we couldn't meet all those beautiful people that were cheering us on during the show. We'll be back folks, no worries!!!!!!!!
Denver? Well, not quite yet! We got stuck in Avon, TX due to some weather. We were all ready to have a night on the town in Denver, but Mother Nature had different ideas. Maybe it was a good thing. Rather than going out and getting wasted, we stayed in did some laundry and ordered Dominos - LOL. Ok, NOW we can go to Denver - once again a great crowd from the very beginning. This time the meet/greet goes off without a hitch, and we are there for over an hour meeting everyone - totally cool!!!!!!!!!!
Our tour manager Ted is doing such a great job with us. I can't even imagine doing this without him.
Ok, BIG weekend! Thuirsday Joes, Saturday at noon Virgin in-store, Sat night Chicago Theatre. Please spread the word about Joes and Virgin. We pretty much are doing these because Chicago Theatre sold out so fast and we don't know when we will be back in Chicago, so come on out and say hey!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by dinokourelis at 12:03 AM
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Post by DG on Feb 25, 2006 20:54:09 GMT -5
Frankie at 2 months  Frankie at about 5 and 1/2 months  |
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Post by DG on Feb 25, 2006 20:54:37 GMT -5
The hand injury...
February 08, 2006
Hand Job
Dudes,
I messed up my fingers when my dog Frankie's leash got caught in the elevator, and the elevator started going up. I just grabbed it and pulled as hard as I could. The leash ended up breaking, and I ended up getting my middle finger cut pretty bad - all the way to the bone - GROSS, and ripping the skin off my ring and pinky finger. My right hand just lost some skin, but it is pretty much ok.
I have been playing only using one finger on my left hand, and dealing with the pain. Does it hurt? Yes. Does it suck? YES. BUT, I have 3 other guys counting on me, and I am not about to let them down.....
Frankie is fine too, don't worry!!!!!!
ROCK!
dK
"El Cid"
Posted by dinokourelis at 02:33 PM
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Post by DG on Feb 25, 2006 20:55:15 GMT -5
February 22, 2006
Stiches are out!
HEY DUDES! I finally took my stiches out. I am not sure if I was supposed to yet, cause my finger looks gross, but oh well, it is too late now!!!!!!! We are in Atlanta right now. It sure is nice to get in some warmer weather. Last night was a really cool show, and all the gifts we got were unbelievable. Our bus is literally filled with stuff from all our friends and fans. We can't thank you enough for all of that.
Boots - I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A PAIR OF BOOTS THIS WHOLE TOUR!!!! NO LUCK. I just want a pair of black boots, with a few inches of a heal of course to make them tough, but no luck so far. I don't get it. Why is this so hard - I am a size 10, so it isn't like I have a crazy size or anthing either. Anyone know of any good boot stores!?!?!?!?
Radio - looks like radio is starting to react to Trees which is really cool. Please continue to call in and request everywhere you anytime you can but please make sure to keep it positive, short and sweet. Just ask for Trees and say thank you, or if you hear it, thank them for playing it - that is all you need to do......
Ok, gotta jet....
-dK
Posted by dinokourelis at 12:23 PM
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Post by DG on Feb 25, 2006 21:11:31 GMT -5
Dino's Posts here at mc.org His priceless first post... Hello everyone! I am new to this board. My name is Dino, and I like to play bass guitar  ROCK! dK His 2nd one Dudes, What's shakin!?!?!?!? I need to start off by thanking everyone that has been coming out to the shows and supporting us. The first 4 dates are over, and the response has been really cool. I will write more in our diary section, but just wanted to give a little update on here too. We are off tonight, and are hanging in San Fran. I love this city, and wish we had some more time here, but today was great anyway. Everyone is out, and I decided to stay in tonight and try to get better. I have been pretty sick the last few days, and can't hear out of my left ear because of this cold - with that being said, I think I need to take a break to get over this. I am usually soaking with sweat after the shows, and we weren't able to do meet & greets inside, so we just try and go where we can to meet fans and sign stuff - unfortunately that means outside, and even more unfortunate is that our first few shows were in the NW where it is cold and rainy - LOL! Anyway, we are all doing good, the tour is going great, and we are looking forward to getting to meet and see all of you. Please spread the word about the cd on Tuesday, and lets make this happen. Without you were are nothing. later my little kiddies dK |
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Post by DG on Mar 6, 2006 19:35:32 GMT -5
There are 2 Dino podcasts available to listen to as of right now The first one explains his hand injury. The second is very brief because he has to take a shower. You can hear the water running.. FUNNY. There is also a podcast for Billy too. feeds.feedburner.com/LovehammersPodcast |
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Post by radioclash on Mar 8, 2006 14:05:22 GMT -5
Dino has answered 3 questions sent in to LH.com. www.lovehammers.com/qa_answers.htmlXSivelyHammered from Florida USA asks Dino... I LOVE the new CD and the new versions of your old tunes. Question: What happened to the bass guitar riff in Eyes...the sexy one that made you want to strip on a pole...you know..dadaduh dadaduh dadaduh dadaduh "Face to Face"? I like the new lyrics in there, but kinda miss that riff. Would you ever play that MoMM version live again with the additional chorus? See ya soon. (Viper and at least 3 more) Dino Answers: We wanted to keep the song moving and felt that the old version kind of slowed it down a bit - we thought it would be cool, to build build build…. We probably would play it the old way - we actually have a few times, cause we forgot that we changed it!!! LOL!!!!! ****** Brendan Walles from Mokena, IL USA asks Dino... What great bassists have inspired you and what bands are they in? Dino Answers: There are so many great bass players out there. I am not necessarily into the ones that are the best "players" or ones that are very flashy, etc. I think the bass and drums should lay down a good beds for the rest of the song to build on. That gives you the freedom to build with some cool guitar and vocal stuff. Some guys that I think fit that mold are Michael Anthony from Van Halen, Mark Hoppus of Blink 182, Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam, Krist Novoselic of Nirvana, and of course Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue. ****** Erica Rivera from San Bernardino, CA USA asks Dino... How long have you known Marty? Did you guys go to school together? Dino Answers: I have known Marty since at least 1982. We were on the same little league team together (Me, Bob, Marty). We went to High School and college together. |
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Post by cjspas on Mar 16, 2006 19:04:33 GMT -5
Posted on Lovehammersforum
Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:35 am Post subject: VH1
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DUDES!!!!
How is everyone? I have to keep this short cause i only have one working hand - I had surgery on Tuesday.
Anyway, I hope EVERYONE checked out VH1.com and dug it. I also hope that EVERYONE tells VH1 how much they enjoyed it. The more feedback they get, the more they will possibly do with it.
I have seen them play those performances as videos, so why not ours?
please spread the word my little kiddies!
XOXO,
dK
"El Cid"
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Post by nlt on Mar 17, 2006 16:03:36 GMT -5
Hey, he was just on again at lh.com and posted:
Topic: LH #17 Top Album Chart @ VH1 !
D2K
Forum: Band Press Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 1:23 pm Subject: #1
let's get it to #1 so VH1 will play it!!!!!
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Post by cjspas on Mar 17, 2006 23:03:09 GMT -5
New Podcast over at lh.com. Dino talking about his surgery. Sounds like some sophisticated stuff--moving nerves from his arm into his hand. Pretty spooky. He talks about his good friend "vicoden" so he's got to be in pain--poor guy! But the good news is sounds like all went well.  |
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Post by chk on Mar 30, 2006 11:00:44 GMT -5
March 30, 2006
I'm back
Wow, it has been a long time huh? Well the first leg of the tour has ended for 2 weeks now, and w are gearing up to hit it again. With the time off, I was able to have surgery to repair my finger. Turns out it was much worse than expected, so they had to pull nerves out of my arm, and put them in my finger - pretty cool huh? God bless science! I pretty much knew I was messed up worse than what I was oriinally told, but I was trying to gut it out and not be a problem on the tour. I was detemined to make that first leg as successful and drama free as possible, and I think we occomplished that.
It was great to pop our cherry with INXS. They were geat to us, and treated us very good. Everyone from the band to the first tech was very helpful and comforting. I am also really proud of the guys and crew in our band. Everyone worked their asses off, and I think we made a little noise out there on the road. Ted kept us in check, Brian made us sound good, Sean got us to every show in one piece, Dan and Randy made sure everything worked, and that let us just rock. I was most flattered when some pretty big time musicians would come up to us after our set and thought that we were playing with backing tracks or hidden musicians, etc. I would tell them it was only us 4 and they wouldn't believe it - literally clling me a liar - LOL. There is nothing wrong with doing that as 95% of bands out there do it, but we just didn't for this tour. That makes me feel like we did a decent job.
Ok, so besides surgery, I have been working on new songs and trying to get as familiar as possible with new recording software. IK mulimedia has been great to us and continues to send me different toys. I can't really play guitar with my hand messed up, but I can still put some basic ideas down, and plan to sit with the guys and record a bunch of stuff. I love watching songs develop - it is like a baby growing up, or if you want to go the other route, it is like a stripper getting naked - every so often she takes another article off, then another, it keeps getting better and better, then FINALLY it is done - shes naked. Now on to the next stripper (song). On second thought, that didn't make much sense.
Mig - One of the best people I have ever met. I now call him Saint Mig. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to spend time with Paula. You helped fill her last few days with joy and happiness. I will never forget what you did, and want you to know that we are her for you always.
Paula - I wasn't going to address this, cause I start to break down when I think of her, BUT I thought I should say something. Paula was/is someone very special to me. People like her really don't exist anymore - she was the most selfless person I have ever met. Her main goal was to comfort those around her and never thought about herself first. As she was getting more and more ill she would pull me to the side and apologize for being a burden. SHE SAID SHE WAS SORRY FOR GETTING SICK AND MAKING US WORRY AND TAKE CARE OF HER - ARE YOU FRICKING KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?
Paula was always my rock - someone I could talk to about anything and know that she would be there for me to listen or give advice when needed. She fed us when we had no money for food, let us sty at her place when we couldn't afford to pay our energy bills, and always welcomed all of our friends. I remember Jeremy and Bambino coming to visit one time from LA. That got to our place before we were home. We finally get home, and those guys walk in giggling. We ask them where they were, and they say Paula's. I am like, "you know Paula?" They say, "now we do" Paula saw them waiting outside in the cold, got worried, and invited them to her house and fed them. Later that night, they got lost, but for some reason remembered where Paula lved so thy knocked on her door at 4:00 AM asking for a place to crash. Paula's answer, "Of course!" That is classic Paula - being so kind to complete srangers with tatoos all over their bodies because they were our friends.
Not only was Paula a great friend, but a dedicated mother. She had lost her husband, to cancer and was raising her daughter alone. We talked about how diificult that was, and I aways told her how much I respected her for that, and how Sam would grow up to be a beautiful smart woman because of the unconditional love Paula showed.
OK, I think I am all over the place with this, so I should end it. Basically, Paula was one of my best friends, and a better person than I can even dream of being. I love you Paula, and I thank God everday that I met you and we had become so close over the years. You taught me so much and were there for me everytime I needed you...
-dK
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Post by chk on Mar 30, 2006 11:01:07 GMT -5
that one made me cry, d. xoxox
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Post by keysunset on Mar 30, 2006 11:10:50 GMT -5
thanks for posting that chk.
What a wonderful tribute to someone obviously very special to many, many people.
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Post by nicole26 a.k.a nick's mom on Mar 30, 2006 13:54:41 GMT -5
Dino is so lucky to have had someone so wondeful in his life. We can all hope that one day we will find a person like that in our lives or better yet be that kind of person for someone eles.
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Post by kellysgirl on Mar 30, 2006 18:39:20 GMT -5
We can all learn from Paula. Not too many like her in this world.
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Post by velvet on Apr 20, 2006 10:39:15 GMT -5
Dino called in a podcast after his surgery yesterday.
Go listen at lovehammers.com
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Post by chk on Apr 20, 2006 20:14:21 GMT -5
that podcast is hard to listen to. poor guy. it really sounds like he called just after surgery. Hope all the chicago-area fans who see them at best buy will report that he's doing okay.
xoxo to our Dino!
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Post by DG on Apr 27, 2006 21:06:20 GMT -5
April 27, 2006
Just another manic surgery
2 surgeries in a month - not bad huh?!?! Well, I have to admit, i got into a bit of depression, and felt sorry for myself. After those 2 minutes were up, I punched myself in the face and said, "SNAP OUT OF IT!" It is so easy to give up hope and fall into a trap of self pity. The hard part is to realize that being negative or losing faith, or giving up will NEVER give you the results you desire. The bigger the problem or road block, that harder you have to push on the gas pedal and go through that motherf**ker (sorry for my language). I don't believe in giving up - never have - never will.
Example - people complain that their favorite radio station isn't playing Trees. You call a few times, they don't play it and give up. The trick is to not give up - rather introduce all your friends to the song. If they like it, they will call too - pretty soon everyone that listens to the station is calling for it - get it? You don't give up - you just work harder - make a difference - start your own revolution.
My example - my hand doesn't heel. I say, screw it, get in there and fix my nerves. Nerves are thrashed in my finger, and can't be fixed - we then say we'll grab some nerves from my arm. Skin was thrashed too bad and won't grow back leaving a wound - we then go back, grab skin from my stomach and put it on my finger - and here we are now. What if the skin graft didn't work, then I'll take skin from my ass - if that doesn't work, I'll take skin from Frankie - if that doesn't work, I'll take leather from a couch - I don't care, I won't give up - get it?
WHAT'S NEW YOU ASK!?!? We CANNOT WAIT to get on the road again! We will be doing a couple shows, Best Buy/Memphis, but are planning a Tour, so hold tight - we want to come everywhere. You guys keep spreading the word, and we'll make it to your city. We may be on a major label, but we are a Indie band, and need you to make this thing happen - grassroots style!
Favorite new song - Crazy Bitch by Buckcherry and Walk Away by Kelly Clarkson. Speaking of American Idol, did you guys see that Pickler got kicked off - what a crock of poo poo. GO TAYLOR!!!!!!!!!!
oh, and last but not least, I got a card from Mr. & Mrs. Casey today - made my day, and I swear it made the pain go away in my hand for a good 6 hours - take that vicodin!
Posted by dinokourelis at 08:27 PM
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