Rock Goddess Shannon & Dirt
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Report by Mario Salazar
One of the best parts of summer for me, is the abundance of outdoor festivals that celebrate life and freedom in this great country of ours, with everything from local up 'n' coming artists to established national and international acts. On the beautiful evening of July 3rd, the eve of our Independence Day, I had the opportunity to see the legendary Dan Buck of The Boyzz perform in front of thousands at Naperville's Ribfest. Dan and his band had the daunting task of warming up the crowd for none other than Ted Nugent. Being the seasoned pros that they are, they took to the stage and gave a performance that will NOT be forgotten any time soon. The band, made up by "Dirt" on lead vocals, John Abel and David Barhydt on guitars, Joe Gagliardo on bass guitar, Bob Blom ..boards, 'Wild' Bill Glisson on drums and the backup vocal team of Traci Cassa and Jean Dalleska, performed a variety of songs that included original hits that brought a smile and memories of "the good 'ole days" to many in the crowd who sang along, threw their fists in the air and cheered as if their lives depended on it. They also included a few select covers such as Deep Purple's 'Hush' and a medley of The Who's 'My Generation' and 'Won't Get Fooled Again' that increased the energy level several notches both on-stage and in the audience. As the show progressed, they brought in a special guest. Performing 2 classic songs from "back in the day" was Boyzz guitarist Gil Pini, who joined "Dirt" and the band on killer renditions of 'Wake It Up, Shake It Up' and the fan-favorite "Too Wild To Tame". The performance was incredible and even Dan made the comment that it sounded "...just like the album". The crowd loved it. But then again, it was a cool, crisp, low (if any) humidity, with great food, friends all over and one of Illinois greatest bands on stage, ....how can you NOT love that?!? |
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I'd like to personally thank Mario Salazar from chicagosrock.com for the great press on the 2008 Naperville Ribfest.
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Dirty Dan Buck
We're in the Whale Zone 
Frizz what it izz - Scot was the soundguy for the Boyzz 4ever 
Dirt,Otto and George and Mongo pick out the dummy! 
U/T friends 
Dirt & lil sis doin what comes naturally at Bannerman's 
Ma Nugent & Dirt at the Hooker Lake Inn UNFORGETABLE! 
Nancy, Dirt, Aunt DD & Uncle Bob at Brewfest 
Dirt & ol friend Scot Kelly drummer of Dirt's Raiders SOLID as a ROCK! BRAT STOP 
The Gooch dirty dancin at Double Vision 
Dirt gets lots of lovin at the Brat Stop from Geri and Peggy. 
Dirt and the adorable Tiffany 
Dirt's favorite weather guy Steve Baskerville 
The lovely Lora Braun obviously tickled about something... it wasn't me?! 
Dirt & John Abel 2 Amigos Antioch Fest 
Dirt with the one and only Pete Berwick Planet Vodka 
Lil Traci & Uncle Dirt 
Dirt & David Barhydt at Hobart Fest 
Dirt with Heavy weight champ Bobby Hitz 
Ted Nugent & Dirt cutting up back stage Durty Nellies 
Dirt & Amy Jacobson golfing for charity 
Steven Tyler & Dirt two young guns from the Way Back Machine 
Mike Kersey,Dirt and Wayno Chicago City Limits 
Dirt and Chip Z'Nuff shameless plugging for buddy Tom Lounges' BEAT magazine 
Dirt & ol buddy Eric Kinkel 
Gil Pini,Dirt and Eric Kinkel at Naperville Ribfest 08 
Mike Preston & Zanie Cindi for the interview |
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