Recent content by MikeEckman

Someone recently contacted me to tell me the link to the video was offline. I made a change to the format of my site a while back which screwed up the media folder. I fixed it, so the video is again available to download for anyone who wants it.

YEP! Thats her!!! I found the exact pic on her website!! Friggin awesome! GOD, I was FAT back then! :) I'm at least 30 lbs lighter now than I was back then. Oh well, the memory of singing a Morgana Lefay song on stage with Charles on stage is something I'll never forget!!! Heres the pic!

I definitely remember her having long hair, but I dont think it was blonde. More brown. All I can tell you is she seemed to know a lot of people there and I have seen her at several Power Fests, so she was a regular...and she took a LOT of pictures! Sorry I know thats not much to go on.

That sucks! I never knew there was money owed to you guys too. I just assumed that when the Pearl Room went under, you guys just didnt have anywhere to host a show. I didnt know it went beyond that. Hope it gets settled. The Powerfest shows were always one of the highlights of my year.

Im glad you enjoyed it! I had always wanted to do something with this video, but back then I didnt have the capability to host large files on the Internet. Now that I host my own site, I can put up anything I want! By any chance, were you the girl at JJ Kelleys the night before (Thursday)...

I am keeping my fingers crossed, but unfortunately there havent been any new "metal friendly" places that have opened recently. Back in August of this year, JJ Kelleys in Lansing had an all day "Rock festival" and they setup an outdoor stage. It was mostly local cover bands, but the...

Edit: I accidentally titled this saying 2004, but this is from the 2005 show. I found this video on an external hard drive I had laying around. I recorded this at the 2005 Powerfest show at JJ Kelleys in Lansing, IL and never did anything with the video. Only one friend of mine has ever seen...

I am so happy I happened to go online a couple days ago to check the band lineup for last nights Edguy show cause otherwise, I woudl have standing at the doors of the Pearl Room wondering why I couldnt get in! :) I loved NvmbrsDoom5's post. I agree that everytime a place like this closes...

:rock::rock::rock: Okay, now Im excited! I listened to Kyuss...I mean Kiuas's songs on myspace and Im already digging them. Its like....Gamma Ray meets death metal! :) How do you pronounce their name? Kee-ooo ass? K-we us? Q-ass? Aaah, who cares, its cool! :)

Nice! I've seen November's Doom 3-4 times, and I loved "The Novella Reservoir". They've gotten better as the years have gone by. Im like Rycher in that I am not familiar with any of the other bands. I've never heard of Kiuas, but too bad it wasn't Kyuss! :) Even though they totally...

:rock: Nice usage of the umlaut! :)

You know what makes a good snack, get the Mild Mexican flavor of Velveeta brick cheese and melt it in a pot with Hormel Chili w/o Beans (It has to be Hormel - all other brands make it taste different). You could do it with beans if you want, but I prefer it without. Then stir it all together...

It doesn't seem like they're too active though. They only have the one album and their only real presence on the web (at least I could find) is a lowly Myspace page. For anyone who likes the Epic Doom Metal bands, I strongly recommend checking out their self titled disc. If they were to...

Ooh, what about Manowar?!?! :) "If you're not into MET-AL you are not my friend!!!"

Dark Tranqulity is at the top of a very short list of bands Ive never seen but absolutely would love to! In Flames has had some great albums over the years, my favorites were Jester Race, Whoracle, and Colony...everything after that just sounded to sound the same to me, but DT has managed to...