Moonlighting as a rocker helps Spiezio recover

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- Moonlighting as a rocker helps Spiezio recover
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Moonlighting as a rocker helps Spiezio recover
San Francisco Chronicle – Feb 3, 2008
He poured the emotions from that ordeal and his team’s doomed follow-up to a World Series title into the latest CD for Sandfrog the hard rock band he fronts in his spare time. The title “ffseason” speaks to Spiezio’s off-field issues Josh Hancock’s drunk-driving death and the team’s myriad injuries. Hancock’s death was particularly devastating for Spiezio. “The emotions and the lyrics are very deep” Spiezio said. “There’s a lot of songs about dealing with friends and family with problems and overcoming them and seeing that light at the end of the tunnel. “Whether it’s the loss of a teammate guys getting injured our team not doing well… Spiezio is Sandfrog’s lead singer and the principal writer of the five-member group from his hometown of Morris Ill. The group’s name is a combination of the last names of the four original members. The music has a heavy metal sound packed with throaty vocals and power chords and has been variously described as modern Black Sabbath or new metal in Spiezio’s words. There are no plans to tour. “I’d like to keep my day job. It’s much more easily controlled when you’re around these guys” Spiezio said referring to his teammates. “I have a lot more help than it would be with four rockers on the road.

Vows-Weddings-New rleans – New York Times
New York Times – Feb 3, 2008
“We had Katrina. We had the death of her father” he said referring to Michael Shane Reynolds the Hemingway scholar. In addition to pursuing her music Ms. Yseult owns a designer scarf company and several New rleans galleries have shown her photography. The couple are also owners of a tavern called the Saint where he shares quips with the saucy staff and neighborhood regulars. “He is extremely entertaining and not afraid to embarrass himself and everyone around him” said Ms.

A young man with hio roots vanishes on Kauai in a case reminiscent…
Plain Dealer – cleveland.com – The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com – Feb 3, 2008
The young man of “Into the Wild” Chris McCandless was missing from his family for more than two years before his body was found along Alaska’s remote Stampede Trail. He would have remained mostly anonymous if not for Jon Krakauer’s best seller that retraced his journey. “Chris McCandless’ last adventure reminds me of my son” said Marks. “I believe Chris and Dan thought alike. After a massive search we concluded that Dan too lost his life to the magnetic draw of that independent but often dangerous spirit… He produced three CDs under the name Erth. He was skilled as a musician and writer and was passionate about the environment. He had tattoos of leaves on his upper arms and Japanese symbols running back to his hairline from his temples. That November his family knew he was off camping but didn’t know where.

John Richards | For DJ a lesson in cool from brother
Seattle Times – Feb 3, 2008
Q: Was there much of a music scene in your hometown of Spokane?A: No scene. I moved to Spokane [from Coeur d'Alene] when I was 12. I was listening to terrible bad metal and classic rock. I was a radio junkie. I probably won 100 radio contests including tickets to Wang Chung and a case of Campbell’s tomato soup. Q: How did you fine-tune your musical taste?A: My brother was in Phoenix and he was listening to a great station when he heard the Pixies for the first time. It was 1987 and he started recording off-the-station and he sent me a tape… Q: What song did you get married to?A: Etta James. “At Last!”Q: What music releases are you most looking forward to?.