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Hello from Lizard
Land, it's Randy, the bassplayer. We haven't played out
since our NYC show with Cactus last year, and it's time
to tell you why!
I had a very bad car accident on 19th December. Not only
did I total my beautiful purple sparkle Cadillac coupe deville
hot rod (arrrgggghhh!), but I broke my left thumb and also
very badly broke my right ring finger. Listen to that fast
bass run on track #2 from Against All Odds ("Can't
Fool Myself") Well, that's the ring finger on my right
hand. After much deliberation, I opted not to operate. I
was told if I tried to straighten it, it might backfire,
and would surely make it stiff. My main concern of course
was playing bass, so I let it heal naturally. Amazingly
it seems to be well on the mend and I expect to get all
my chops back. See the photos HERE.
There are issues, of course... at the moment I have to wear
a 'glove' when I play, to stop my fingers from rubbing against
each other - and my right pinky sorta gets in the way. I
also had to develop thick callouses in new places. But,
hey - there's nothing else I wanna do, so I'm crawling back
to you all! I've been playing for longer and longer every
day, and can happily report that the practicing has paid
off, and I'm now fighting fit again!
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We've actually
been busy in the shadows. We edited and mixed 3 shows
for our new dvd. Then, at our last show opening for Cactus
we decided to put together a set with songs we rarely
play live. We filmed it and, well, it came out great.
So we're adding that to the dvd. We're 93% finished with
it and that will be the next thing you get from us. We
hope to do a small headline tour in Europe to promote
the dvd in 2007.
We also continue
working on our 'covers' cd. Did a smokin' version of Thunderbox
by Humble Pie, and there are covers of Bad Co., Uriah
Heep, lots of cool stuff. It's two-thirds done and a ton
of fun!
We've all been busy
on our own. Mike is touring with Masterplan in Europe
into the spring, with our blessings! I'm in the NYC
Blues Devils and Cactus, and Pat performs with the
theatrical "Psycho the Clown". Bobby keeps up
a gruelling practice routine which is why his chops improve
every year. He tours the drum clinic circuit regularly. |
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songs recorded for our 5th studio cd of originals,
going under the working title "Reptilicus Maximus".
Rest assured, we're pushing the envelope again, for
your listening pleasure!
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OUT
NOW!
THE LIZARDS new album AGAINST
ALL ODDS
featuring guest vocalist
- the legendary GLENN HUGHES
Find out more HERE
Plus..... Glenn and
Randy talk about the new cd and more
in an interview
with ROCK N ROLL UNIVERSE - HERE
Also we'd like to welcome everyone who's
recently joined our Mailing List
We'll make sure that the next Newsletter
is sent out very soon!
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BOBBY RONDINELLI instructional dvd for MODERN DRUMMER MAGAZINE
ARTICLE
DOUBLE STROKE HANDS - SINGLE STROKE FEET
HERE
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Hi folks – Patrick
Klein, the Lizards' guitar player here.
First, let me welcome you to our new site! It is the creative
genius of the legendary Batttttty - the supreme vai-countess
of rock and roll!
If you’ve wondered why it’s been so quiet here
lately it’s because we have been cooking up some goodies
such as this new site, and we have also finally completed
the new album! Mastering is underway and cover art is nearly
complete. Look for it soon. This record contains many of
the new songs we have been playing live over the past year
that a lot of you were asking about at the shows. And a
special guest to boot!
Also underway is our live dvd compilation. Taken from three
killer performances, it should give ample evidence that
The Lizards "walk it like we talk it". With little
or no tampering with the true performances, we're gonna
let it all hang out for you. Filmed in New York, Germany,
and at Sweden Rock Festival, this dvd will be packed with
extra goodies, and more cameras then we've ever used. (Nine
high-definition cameras in Germany!)
We have some shows lined up
here in the USA in May. We will be the support act for guitar
legend Uli Jon Roth. See the tour page for details. For
our European fans we are working on our very first headlining
tour! If all goes well we hope to be there in the fall.
Even I don’t know the details yet but I’m told
it’s moving forward. Hope we see you all then!
Of a slightly lower priority,
our "covers" cd project is also steadily moving
forward. We're creating a love letter to our childhood heroes,
especially the more obscure ones. So far we've recorded
songs by Stray Dog, Boomerang, Detective and Free. We'll
also have some Blues and Funk on there - including
a killer version of John Lee Hooker's "I'm Mad"!
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new live set will be mixed with some old favorites that we have
revived as well as some of the new songs from the upcoming studio
album. We are always writing so it’s possible we will
add some completely new stuff as well.
Thanks for stopping
by - and let us know if there's anything you'd like to see on
the website. We have high hopes that this version will be dynamic
and user-friendly! All the best!
The Lizards!
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