VINNY APPICE ddrum Clinic GODPS Music Newbury Park, CA 8/30/2013

This is my hometown.   It is so cool that there’s an incredible music store here.   That’s many years overdue.  If this place was only here when I was growing up and learning how to play music…..

This was a great way to start the Labor Day weekend.  I arrived shortly before the 6:30 start time and was greeted by several pleasant staff members.

I gazed at the rooms full of instruments for a few minutes before taking my seat to watch Vinny do his thing.

In addition to seeing him play many times with DIO (RIP), I have recently watched him perform at the taping of That Metal Show earlier this year (and prior to that, attended a taping when Kill Devil Hill was a brand new band), and last year caught Vinny with his band Kill Devil Hill at the Key Club as well as paying tribute to John…