Articles By: Randy Cook
W.A.S.P. Stings The Plaza In Orlando With The Album One Alive Tour With Support From Armored Saint
November 24, 2024 | The Plaza Live – Orlando, FL All Photos By Randy Cook & Travis Failey Almost two years to the day of my first W.A.S.P. concert, the same killer twin bill lineup returned to the same venue for what was a show of the same epic proportions as the first time. With […]
ProgPower USA XXIII Soars to Conclusion On Day 4 In Atlanta
Fully rested up after a rocking day yesterday, ProgPower USA’s XXIII (PPUSA) last day started early with an acoustic show with Jeff Scott Soto & Jason Bieler performing for VIPs and Gold badge holders upstairs in The Loft. It was my first time checking out the upstairs area of the venue and it was quite spacious, […]
An Eclectic Lineup of Bands Take the Stage on Day 3 of ProgPower USA 2024
After a good night’s rest, I was refreshed and ready for my second day at ProgPower USA (PPUSA). Just like yesterday as soon as I arrived at the venue I was among familiar faces. As soon as I stepped foot inside the performance area for the first band of the day it was an obviously larger crowd […]
ProgPower USA 2024 in Atlanta Resumes On Day Two
The journey to attend ProgPower USA XXIII (PPUSA) began in August of 2023 in my initial conversations after meeting my friend Christina. She made a comment about a Monsters of Rock Cruise (MoRC) shirt I was wearing and how the 2024 sailing would be her first time on that cruise. Soon, our conversation shifted to […]
Tesla Shines At Night Number Two at The House of Blues
Fresh off two performances on the 2023 Monsters of Rock Cruise, hard rockers Tesla took over the House of Blues in Orlando for two nights, playing to a sold-out audience on Friday, May 5th followed by a nearly sold-out show on Saturday, May 6th. I attended the Saturday show with a good friend and concert photography mentor, […]
Sunshine City Roller Derby Bout: A High-Action Game Derailed by Electrical Malfunction.
By Codzilla #F15H On Saturday 4/22, Sunshine City Roller Derby hosted another fun filled evening of hard hitting action at the Youth Park outdoor roller hockey rink. This bout featured the league’s home athletes sorted into team Orange and team Teal, with a handful of guest athletes from nearby leagues joining the rosters. Roller Derby […]
A Roller Derby Revival in Saint Petersburg
Sunshine City Roller Derby versus Tallahassee Roller Derby | March 25th 2023 How do you explain how much fun you had doing something when you are not exactly one hundred percent sure of what you just witnessed? So begins the challenge of describing my first visit to a roller derby bout which lived up to […]
On The Blue Cruise 2023. Day One in Review
On The Blue Cruise | January 28-February 2, 2023 | Norwegian Pearl For the 2023 On The Blue Cruise, I was once again joined by my Jedi behind the lens friend Obi Wan. Since our last adventure together at the Monsters on the Mountain festival in Gatlinburg, he has upgraded his camera body from a […]
The Chief Metal Officer’s Year in Review
No one knows exactly what their future holds, and when January 1st rang in the New Year I had no idea that 2022 was going to be the most epic concert year that I have ever had. This calendar year has afforded me the opportunity to see some musical legends and my favorite bands, and […]
Rocking With The Monsters On The Mountain
With an invitation in hand to come and check out the 2022 Monsters on the Mountain music festival, my ‘Jedi behind the lens’ friend Brian (B Man) and I made travel arrangements and the day of could not get here soon enough. We would be flying into Knoxville, TN and then had a ride pre-arranged […]
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