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ROCK THE BAYOU - Houston, Texas - August 29-September 1, 2008
MILE HIGH MUSIC FESTIVAL - Denver, Colorado - July 19-20, 2008
REFURBISHED VINTAGE - BURIED TREASURES
October 17, 2008
I pay tribute to the memory of my beautiful, beloved mother. Five years has gone since she left this world I'm in, but my loss of her never gets any easier. She is my angel and lives on in my heart forever......
I love you and miss you, Ma.
"Angels, angels, I hear them in the trees and I wish that one was me"
Thank you for visiting my site!
Take a stroll down memory lane and visit my website, too: www.susanthorsen.com
2008 Photo Postings At A Glance.....
Starting out 2008 with a major bang - NAMM!
JANUARY, 2008:
QUEENSRYCHE and DON DOKKEN with KELLY KEELING - - so hot they're melting the snow in Colorado!
The beginning of writing show reviews to go along with photos for the German-based web-fanzine, Reflections of Darkness reflectionsofdarkness.com
FEBRUARY, 2008:
From NAMM weekend - BRIAN RAY and his band, BLACK UNICORN.....
Local Denver bands, THE ROCK DOCTORS and PEACE PIPE
The beginning of writing show reviews to go along with photos for the Los Angeles-based music fanzine, All Access Magazine
allaccessmagazine.com
MARCH, 2008:
THE BRIAN JORDAN TRIO, blending their amazing funk, rock and jazz in one of Denver's best rooms for sound! .....
BLACK 'N BLUE, Club Vodka in Hollywood, CA - Oh, how I love reunions and this one was one of my all time favorites - looking and sounding better than ever, soooo rockin' cool to see these guys again!
THE MUTS, Club Vodka, Hollywood, CA - Awesome group of guys, awesome set of songs and taping a hot video, too..... Stay tuned!
APRIL, 2008:
Photos and show reviews for All Access Magazine..... Fresh from their LA reunion show, lookout for my hot, rockin' Portland homeboys, BLACK 'N BLUE (with a very special surprise guest!), along with LA band, THE MUTS..... Fantastic shows from both these bands.....
MAY, 2008:
More "homeboys", my favorite funky bluesman, the legendary CURTIS SALGADO (www.CurtisSalgado.com) and his incredible band..... Photos and reviews from their Las Vegas and LA shows!
Celebrating the 20 year anniversary of the infamous Filthy McNasty's FM Station nightclub with lots of photos of the bands Hardly Dangerous, Vains of Jenna and PairADice.....
JUNE, 2008:
BILLY IDOL and his smokin' hot band - DEREK SHERINIAN, STEVE STEVENS, BRIAN TICHY and STEPHEN MCGRATH..... Photographing and reviewing one of the shows at the start of the tour for Billy's new cd/dvd release "The Very Best of Billy Idol - Idolize Yourself". Also interviewing amazing keyboardist, DEREK SHERINIAN and drummer, BRIAN TICHY..... both smokin' hot - a true highlight to meet with these two great talents!!!
JULY, 2008:
I'll be out of commission for several weeks while I celebrate 4th of July and my birthday recuperating from yet another surgery.....
July addition (depending on my health!):
The 1st Annual MILE HIGH MUSIC FESTIVAL in Denver, Colorado - - featuring headliners TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS, THE BLACK CROWES, STEVE WINWOOD, JOHN MAYER, THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND and many others - 2 days (July 19th & 20th), 4 stages - I'll be there shooting pics, reviewing shows and loving every minute of it!
Also in July, the blues and rock legend, JOE COCKER, playing Denver's extraordinary outdoor amphitheatre, Red Rocks! What an awesome combination of music and natural elements.....
AUGUST, 2008:
SNOWED OUT!!!! Winter Park stayed true to it's name and snowed out on the Hawgfest - unbeliveable - snow in the middle of August..... only in Colorado, the radial weather state!
Catching back up with phenomenal bassist MARCO MENDOZA playing with LYNCH MOB - previously scheduled photos - now happening in Houston, Texas at (can you say HOT ???) Rock The Bayou, Labor Day weekend.....
SEPTEMBER, 2008:
GEORGE LYNCH & MARCO MENDOZA from LYNCH MOB, BLACK 'N BLUE, GREAT WHITE, LITA FORD, GILBY CLARK, COCKPIT, DOKKEN, ENUFF Z'NUFF, SLICK FIST, SQUARE WHEEL and many others - all enduring nearly unbearable heat and humidity from ROCK THE BAYOU in Houston, Texas.....
OCTOBER, 2008
The San Francisco Blues Festival..... CURTIS SALGADO & his big 12 piece band, RUTHIE FOSTER & her "all girl" band, MICHAEL BURKS. BARBARA LYNN, RICK ESTRIN & THE NIGHTCATS, amazing "down home, old style" blues with 93 year old DAVID "HONEYBOY" EDWARDS, and others all with their smokin' hot blues (sorry guys, too much beautiful San Francisco sunshine foreced me to end each day early - no Elvin Bishop or Johnny Winter).....
Watch for my pics, reviews & interviews in:
AllAccessMagazine.com
and.....
ReflectionsofDarkness.com
One of my new fave videos..... Hey, how'd my voice end up in Patty Smyth's throat anyway? :o) :o) :o)
Another of my favorites,
EXTREME-"Get The Funk Out"
The HOT, HOT, (and still) HOT Curtis Salgado - doing one of my fave songs, "You Love Me And I Don't Blame You" - this one is a classic Curtis performance from the "old" days..... Love ya, Curtis, you are too still a "hottie" no matter what you say!
Some VERY talented and great friends of mine - check out their sites, you won't be disappointed!!!
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www.TrickPickleStudio.com
www.rogonbass.com
N A M M January,'08!
If it sounds good, I'll listen..... if it's FUNKY, I'll probably even dance..... but if it's COUNTRY..... it better be over the top spectacular!
The Jerk; The Song Remains The Same; Amadeus; The Sound of Music; Dr. Doolittle; The Commitments; Cleopatra; Braveheart; Gone With The Wind; Spinal Tap; The Wizard of Oz; The Incredible Journey; Fast Times.
Always OFF.....it's boring and depressing and I have better things to do.
One of life's greatest pleasures that I wish I had more time for!
Favorites: Journey/Destiny of Souls - Life Between Lives, The Art of Spiritual Healing, Marley & Me, any biography, my German grandmother's journal.
Those who's souls touch mine. And, of course, the angels that are always watching over me......