REGULATORS COMMERCIAL FOR 2009
THORN
A New Hard hittin' sound from these Modern Day Kowboys. Served up California style. Currently in preproduction for they're upcoming album entitled RIPP ROARIN. Look for the Regulators on tour soon!!!
New Merchandice and Much More.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THE REGULATORS ARE BACK AFTER A WELL NEEDED BREAK. MUSIC PROMOTER RICH BARTLE STATED " THE REGULATORS ARE THE HARDEST WORKING BAND IN SHOW BUSINESS" AND ACCORDING TO FORMER BASSIST RANDY SMITH (WHO ADDAPTED THE NAME RIPP ROARIN) SAID "STOPPING AT THIS POINT IS NOT AN OPTION"!! RIPP NOW LEADS THE HELM ON GUITAR AND DOES HIS SHARE ON VOCALS. AFTER TAKING SOME TIME OFF TO RE-INVENT THE REGULATORS SOUND AND RE-EVALUATE HIS LIFE, WAS INSPIRED TO WRITE ABOUT HIS LIFE'S JOURNEY UP TO THIS POINT. THUS THE FORTH COMING RECORD ENTITLED, "RIPP ROARIN" DOES JUST THAT! WHEN THE REGULATORS WERE FIRST FORMED THEY WENT BY THE NAME "THE SMITH & WESSON BAND" .. FOUNDING MEMBER ALONG WITH RANDY, WAS HIS BROTHER JIMI HUGHES, WHO AFTER THE RELEASE OF THEIR FIRST RECORD ON POLYDOR PASSED AWAY. THAT OBVIOSLY CAME AS A SHOCK TO THE BAND AND THIER WELL ESTABLISHED FAN BASE. .... ..... AFTER PICKING THEMSELF UP AND CARRYING ON WITH THEIR STRONG WORK ETHICS, THEY RELEASED A SECOND ALBUM TITLED BAR & GRILL & IN EUROPE ABOVE THE LAW, WHERE IT WAS REMIXED AND REMASTERED BY RANDY HIMSELF! THEY CONTINUED TO TOUR AND DO BENEFITS ACROSS THE NATION! ONE PLEASANT STATISTIC THAT IS WORTHY OF MENTIONING IS, EVERY BENEFIT THE REGULATORS PATICIPATED IN, A SALUTION WAS FOUND! WHEN THEY PLAYED FOR CHILDRENS DIABETES, THE MONEY GENERATED, ENABLED DOCTORS TO COME UP WITH A PATCH THAT IS PLACED UNDER THE SKIN AND LAST FOR MANY YEARS SO CHILDREN WOULD'NT HAVE TO EXPERIENCE DAILY INSULIN SHOTS! .. WHEN THEY PLAYED WITH DWIGHT YOAKUM FOR THE WILD MUSTANG RESCUE, THE MUSTANGS FOUND A HOME! .. AND WHEN THEY PLAYED WITH KID ROCK, & PAMELA ANDERSON WAS THE SPOKESPERSON FOR HEPATITUS C, THEY AGAIN FOUND A CURE. PAMELA ANDERSON HERSELF IS LIVING PROOF OF THE CURE, ALONG WITH RANDYS OTHER BROTHER DAVE HUGHES! RANDY CLAIMS "IF THIS IS ALL I WAS PUT ON THIS EARTH FOR, THAN I AM COMPLETE BY THE GRACE OF GOD!!"
BUT HARD WORK AND DEDICATION CAN TAKE IT'S TOLL AFTER A WHILE! RANDY CLAIMED HE NEEDED A BREAK! AFTER LOSING HIS FAMILY FOR SPREADING HIMSELF TO THIN! MANY MORE PEOPLE HE LOVED BEGAN TO PASS AWAY. THRU ALL THIS HE FOUND OUT, A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO CLAIMED TO BE HIS FRIENDS, WERE NOT!! THIS WITH ALL THE TRAGEDIES AND DEATHS SURROUNDING HIM, HE WAS LOSING HIS WIND! THE STRUGGLE WITH THE EVERYDAY LIFE HE HAD BEEN NEGLEGTING, HAD FINALLY CAUGHT UP!!
AFTER WELL NEEDED TIME OFF, HE KNEW HE MUST ONCE AGAIN, GET BACK ON THE HORSE AND RIDE!! BUT THIS TIME IT WAS MORE REAL THAN EVER AND THE STRUGGLE OF HIS LIFE WAS WHAT HE WAS DETERMINED TO SHARE!!
AFTER STARTING TO WRITE HIS STORY IN SONG FORM AND REGROUPING WITH FORMER MEMBER LORENZO DELVECCHIO{ZO DRIVER}, WHO ALSO SHARED IN THE WRITING. AFTER RIPP @ ZO RECONNECTED WITH LONG TIME FRIEND & MUSICIAN, MIKE MILLER, WHO TOOK THE HELM @ THE DRUMS!
THE GUYS R GEARING UP FOR A ROCKIN' SUMMER IN ACCORD WITH 1 OF RIPP'S NEW OUTLOOKS " THIS TIME I'M GONNA' HAVE FUN WITH IT, OR DIE TRYING"!! .... "TO HAVE FUN THAT IS" ....
LOOK FOR THE REGULATORS RELEASE OF RIPP ROARIN AND A TOUR IN THE SUMMER OR FALL OF 2008!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
