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I'm Nick Kelly, one of many Nick Kellys out there in the world wild web, but I'm the only ME that you'll ever know, and most folx are thankful for that. I'm a musician, a writer, an artist, a motorcycle rider, a hockey fanatic, a horror movie lover, a father, a husband, a son, and an overall lunatic. I've got some good stories so far on this wild ride I've called life and more comin' seemingly everyday, so hang out, pour yourself one up to the brim, and buckle up for safety.
It's going to be a fun ride.
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Okay, ow, my neck is sore. Why shouldn't it be? Division, the metal band I front, returned to perform our first live show in seven months last night. We had the fortune of playing with some great local talent, as well as some long-time legends in Metal. Doro Pesch, formerly of Warlock, headlined the show. Joey Belladonna from Anthrax and Chris Caffery from Savatage also played. What a great night.It felt phenomenal to come out on the Jaxx stage and rip peoples' heads off. Not literally, but hell, almost! The new material is infectious, and to see the crowd getting into things from the first note was a great experience.We won't be waiting this long for the next show. It's almost exactly a month away when we tailor our set to be even heavier and open for the Bay Area thrash gods, Testament! Details up on the official Division site.Today was a recovery day in which I didn't get to recover. Work went crazy, I was yanked in twenty different directions around a potential gig for JWP and little man wanted to take two hours to fall asleep tonight. Hey, when it rains....what's the rest of that, drink Jack, right?One love!nKLabels: Chris Caffery, Division, Doro, Jaxx, JWP, Nick Kelly, Testament
Danny, Cheyanne, Ray and I just wrapped up a great gig at the Family Festival at Chevy Chase Elementary School. We played nice radio edits of a number of our tunes we crank out in Just Wanna Play. Obviously, stuff like "I Touch Myself", "Crazy Bitch" and "Suck My Kiss" were withheld from the set list!Three more gigs this month...Division cranks it out with Doro Pesch, Chris Caffery and Joey Belladonna on Sunday, June 10th. JWP is out on the 16th at Happy Endings in Fredericksburg, and then the 30th at Asylum in DC with our babies, the DC Roller Girls!Saturday night, the Cat is loose! Join me with Sybir and Mijo at the DC Sportbike Riders' 5th Anniversary Party in Oxen Hill, MD. It's gonna be reeeeeeeediculous!One love!nKLabels: dc roller girls, DCSR, Doro, JWP, Sybir
Yeah, yeah, it's my birthday. No more 33 for me, just on the jersey not the driver's license. Ah, well. When you're as happy with your life as I am, you tend not to give a chit about how old you are.I'm still greatly reveling in the Lowen & Navarro concert from last week. What an inspiration. If things go as planned, I'll have a very cool story from scheduled events in the next two days. That's what we call a teaser, kids. Make sure you check back this time tomorrow. I think I'll have some cool stuff to discuss.In the interim, I aced an exam and am now an agent for U First Financial, meaning I can help homeowners' pay off their mortgage in as little as half the time it would take now. I know, it sounds like a gimmick. I wouldn't believe it myself if we didn't use the program here at home. Ask me more about it via email if you want, and we can discuss your free analysis.I had a writing session last night with the girl who created Delilah Dupree, which was fun. We kept missing one another. It was great to finally sync up.JWP had a fun and productive rehearsal on Monday night. Fun, productive and slightly intoxicated I should say... Anyway, the idea I had for Desert Skies worked, so expect to hear that one on the site soon.Division continues to ramp up for our June 10th gig with Doro. Our bassist is back in the country, so that helps. haha.Enough blabber. Go get some sleep! One Love!nKLabels: Division, Doro, JWP, Lowen and Navarro, MMA, UFirst
Ok, day three of being sick and hobbling. Let's see, for all those folks who marvel at the pace at which Sybir and I manage to keep going. Yesterday: Up at 6 am, Cardio. Showered, Shaved, got all my stuff together, went to work (which was just more getting accustomed to the new role), drove home. Pup and I switched out the solar lights for eight new ones, mulched some of the front yard, ran the sprinkler. Got him in, gave him a bath, he sacked out in the truck during a little drive intended to do just that. Got back home, hit the hot tub, drank some Jack, wrote just about another thousand words in Catwalk:Messiah, imaged a desktop to do a restore, watched a 38 minute training video, rapped at a few friends, and set up everything for work today.Can't wait till I'm healthy again.Don't forget - June 10th: Division @ Jaxx with Doro and Belladonna
August 17th: Division @ Jaxx with Kamelotget yer tix from us by hitting the link above.One Love!nKLabels: Division, Doro, Kamelot, Sybir
To say it's been an eventful night would be the equivalent of saying the Jim Jones mass suicide was "kinda upsetting". In the past ten days, I've had my day job change 180 degreees, my wife really dive deeply into her new role, our Motorcycle Club potentially double in size, my favorite team bounced from the playoffs, and my son prepare for pre-shcool. That's quite a deep-dish pizza, my devoted friends.Sybir swapped my schedule, leading to some cardio at 6:30 this morning, which should set the tone for this post. She's awesome, and the camo pants are just a tempting little finger drawing me to go to bed early. JWP finished another gig at Happy Endings this weekend, having an absolute blast while eating the fact that we played on the first gorgeous day of summer.Meanwhile, Division continues to work on selling tix to our next gig, June 10th with Doro. Old school metal heads will not want to miss out on this gig with the former vocalist from Warlock!Other than that, the edits continue for Catwalk: Messiah. Stand by for more free samples on the writing page!one love!nKLabels: Catwalk, Division, Doro, JWP, Lou-Evil Psycles, Sybir
Updating a links page may not be big news, but in this case, I feel like it is. Not only did we review code and get the Family Watchdog information posted (the site for the National Sex Offender Registry) but also the java applet for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. So, take a look at those very important sites, as well as the other great people I have linked on that page.I topped 14000 words on the Catwalk:Messiah working draft, and I have the rest outlined pretty well. It should be a good time as I move along here. Got a few great character tie-in ideas the other night.JWP plays Saturday night at the RNR Bar and Lounge in downtown DC. We're on around 10, so if you're in DC, come on by.Division is halfway through another brutal tune for the upcoming CD. We also added a new LIVE performance from last year to our MySpace page. We've got tickets already for the next shows, so don't hesitate to drop me a line for tix to see Division with Doro in June and Kamelot in August!One Love!nKLabels: Catwalk, Division, Doro, Family Watchdog, JWP, Kamelot, NCMEC
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