Bruno Ravel, Steve West (Danger Danger), Kelly Nickels, Mike Pont and the NY cover band Hotshot 1983

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Bruno Ravel, Steve West (Danger Danger), Kelly Nickels (LA Guns), Mike Pont and the NY cover band Hotshot 1983. This is the story of my friendship with Bruno Ravel and the formation of the cover band Hotshot in 1983. Bruno and Steve later went on the form Epic Recording artists Danger Danger. Kelly Nickels started out as Hotshots roadie and later became the bass player for LA Guns in 1987.
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@kevinstrang11 2 жыл бұрын

Great channel man, I just turned 60. I live in CT, I remember most of those Bands/Clubs, worked for L.A. Guns . Kelly Nickles was alot of fun for sure

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

@catherinefoster4254 Жыл бұрын

I stumbled upon your channel and I love it! And your stories! I am the same age as you and was in my 20's in the '80's. You are right, it was a different time. The young people of today will never know or experience the things we did, or the fun we had. They also will not and don't know how amazing music sounds when played live through Marshall amps! lol and with musicians actually playing their instruments. Or the sound that only vinyl can produce. I actually kind of feel sorry for them. I do miss those days for sure! You're stories bring me right back there!!! I look forward to reading your book and seeing your movie/series. Good luck! And keep the stories coming!

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I agree!! It was a special time! I appreciate your support!

@SeaToSkyImages 2 жыл бұрын

As a child of the 80s, and a metalhead, your stories are priceless. Thank you so much for sharing.

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for following me!

@weirdo-101 2 жыл бұрын

Love these stories so much!!

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@robertpavlicart1332 2 жыл бұрын

Bc I lived there for some time at my relatives house( big family..) in Glen Cove and visiting other places too ( CT, NJ,Maryland, Virginia etc) and esp.Long Island I know very well those places. Ive never imagined that so many LA bands members originated from NY or LI. Great stories man..

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Long Island spawned alot of great musicians! Danger danger was a NY band. Kelly nickels went west and became a LA guy.

@robertpavlicart1332 9 ай бұрын

@@beforeiforget1985 Steve Vai too...Satch too🤔...Mike Portnoy.....not sure about Blackie Lawless

@beforeiforget1985 9 ай бұрын

Thanks you as always! 🙏

@BT-808 Жыл бұрын

This makes #5 Love these stories Keep it coming

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@caseycoughlin4975 2 жыл бұрын

Love these stories! Can’t wait for more!

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@tomjames8268 2 жыл бұрын

I'll say it again. I LOVE the way you tell a story!

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir 🙏

@HANGINWITHTHEDREAMER 2 жыл бұрын

Great story Michael thank you for sharing I remember those times

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@HANGINWITHTHEDREAMER 2 жыл бұрын

@@beforeiforget1985 my pleasure May I please have you as a guest on my show Hangin with the Dreamer for either a live broadcast with full chat or a pre- recorded interview that I will spruce up for posting. I love you stories and I remember being apart of the scene .

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

@@HANGINWITHTHEDREAMER let’s talk more about it

@tdogmc966 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent man, keep them stories coming, love it!!! 🤟🤟

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@teecuzbruh4058 Жыл бұрын

A shout out to Louisiana's own Zebra! A mash of Rush and Zeppelin. What a great record that first Zebra record is

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

Love it!!

@scubanhooba 2 жыл бұрын

Awww, Bruno & Westie

@christophersullivan8009 2 жыл бұрын

Loving these stories man! Great Insta too. You had some experiences! Bet it was a great ride. Thanks again for sharing.

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for following me 🙏

@robintaylor485 2 жыл бұрын

Story Time i love it

@markrosenquist8259 2 жыл бұрын

The Kids was the name of Johnny Depps band in Miami during the same time. 80-82

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

True!

@mrbigbosskojak 2 жыл бұрын

great channel, thank you so much for sharing these stories. Great timing too as the 80s is making a huge comeback in pop culture. Keep it up!!

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@stephenmcgraw8871 9 ай бұрын

I was born in `71-- 8,10 years too friggin` late,or I think I would`ve ended up down there with you guys....Did you ever run into the guys from Anthrax at all? Also,I`ve got this tape of a band from Jersey called American Angel--do you remember them at all? Sorry for the questions,but just had to get `em out there...............Tuned into this episode after watching Dee and the boys,playing their last U.S. show in Glen Cove in `82 before heading to Europe to record "You Can`t Stop....."Anyway,I`m glad I found the channel....Thanx from the coast of Maine

@beforeiforget1985 9 ай бұрын

Hey ! Thanks for watching ! American angel I saw once. They played the circuit: NJ and Long Island. Anthrax was a different scene. 👍🙏

@vwbusman64 2 жыл бұрын

Another great story!

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@vwbusman64 2 жыл бұрын

@@beforeiforget1985 thank you for these awesome stories! This channel is going to get huge!

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

@@vwbusman64 🙏🙏🙏

@tomhathaway4941 2 жыл бұрын

These are awesome stories and you tell them well,the 80's....whew, what a great party it was!!!!

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed! Thanks for the follow 👍

@ronwilliams1094 2 жыл бұрын

I love Bruno's band, The Defiants! I just discovered them recently.

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! He is rocking with the defiant now

@douglasboggs85 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is awesome bro. Really enjoy your stories

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@douglasboggs85 2 жыл бұрын

@@beforeiforget1985 you're welcome 🤘

@clivekelly8124 Жыл бұрын

I was a teenage sleaze metal fan in Ireland. It wasn’t popular there so it seemed so exotic and different. These stories are amazing because they give such deeper understanding of the bands i only knew as posters on wall. Please keep em coming! Ps im a dj too, that shot of your decks- no pitch controls?

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. Glad you are enjoying the clips. Which decks? Both photos of turntables on my channel have pitch controls. One photo is the Technics 1200 and one is the 1100. Both with pitch controls. 🙏

@clivekelly8124 Жыл бұрын

@@beforeiforget1985 cool! Theres a pic of a dj booth in the clip and i couldnt see any pitch sliders on there. Must be my eyesight lol love the rotary dial mixer, ive never had a chance to use one.

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

@@clivekelly8124 yes the old knob mixers were more expensive but sounded better than the slide mixers. The Bozak was the one everyone wanted. 🙏

@robintaylor485 2 жыл бұрын

You’re gonna have to upload videos a lot sooner than you are the stuff is too much fun to listen to it’s amazing it really is amazing I can get lost in this.

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@tomjames8268 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up on a barstool! so awesome!

@brooklynboy1000 2 күн бұрын

Stevie W is my cousins cousin. Great guy. Did you go to Uncle Sam’s? Cool club.

@beforeiforget1985 2 күн бұрын

Small world. Went to Uncle Sam’s and Spit many times ! Thanks for watching 🙏

@est4nis 2 жыл бұрын

as a hard core 80’s junkie that I am… your stories take there way better than Stranger Things! and that’s saying a lot. 🤘🏼keep them coming.

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@robintaylor485 2 жыл бұрын

Joe Jackson has such a devout group of Fans to this day. I forget how popular he was in the early 80s

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Very poular. Hit songs, good band. He wasn’t punk , was kinda new wave, and all rock n roll

@staceystein2956 2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@janetphillips5444 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your KZfaq channel!🎶

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for following me 🙏

@hollandrocksls 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget your Rick James story and also any stories on fastway?

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t forgotten! Unfortunately I Fastway stories 🙏

@robintaylor485 2 жыл бұрын

How did you keep it all together using all that blow. How did you not take it to the next level and start smoking it when that craze hit

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

I just knew. something inside me said do not smoke that stuff! And I never did

@Sunsetsonthehorizon 2 жыл бұрын

❤

@jacobcoughlin24 2 жыл бұрын

Love these stories! Are you making weekly videos?

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

I try to do one a week . Thanks for following!

@bristolbatson7743 2 жыл бұрын

Please let the book get published! I have to read it.

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@scottanderson4175 Жыл бұрын

Bro do you have any Child’s Play stories they were a band from Baltimore signed to chrysalis records 😐

@cdegennaro 2 жыл бұрын

Love your stuff here and on insta. Really small world - Bruno’s parents are my sister’s godparents. At his brother’s med school graduation I sat at the hot shot table…great spot for a 10 year old…I remember looking at him and had i a determination to be a rock star. I went to music school, but now I sell software 🤣

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha small world! Great story! Thanks for the follow!

@slnsuz Жыл бұрын

You forgot to mention that Joey left Hotshot to play with Vixen. I think this was when Joel Frick from Vixen formed Tara. After Joey left Hotshot he was replaced by Kelly's (Blade) brother the Duke(Phil) and then by George Tebitt . Gary Bivona replaced Bobby when he got thrown in jail for selling coke. Later he played in Vixen. It's too bad you missed the 70's music tri state area music scene. Now that was realty great.

@stevehsu8365 2 жыл бұрын

Great stories! I’m a big fan of DD, but I don’t know Bruno used to be bass player for Michael Bolton! Ha! What I know is he used to be bass player for White Lion, maybe you will share that later! Keep on keeping on man!

@beforeiforget1985 2 жыл бұрын

Yes he was in white lion for a minute. That gig didn’t last very long . Thanks for following me 🙏

@robintaylor485 2 жыл бұрын

The early 80s were basically so wild until Ronald & Nancy Reagan showed up and put the brakes on everything that’s what changed everything.