The year "Initiation" hit it big in Poland!

I was fondly listening to my Initiation CD today (my band before Poor Ould Goat) and I remembered this review we got a couple years ago from "Metal Hammer Magazine - Polish Edition":

"A group known as Initiation from among New York musical performers is worthy of great honor. Under not very much of an effective cover is concealed a great source of beautiful, solid, and authentic music.

This unit came into existence during the year 2000. It was composed by two famous knowledgeable musicians, whose names bear a pleasant Polish sound, namely those of Mark Partyka and Jeff Jankowski.

This group is able to rouse admiration from sounds of “Crystal Beach”, instrumental sounds of “Hyperbaric Flames” and even the Beatle riff “Don’t Go Near the Water.”

From: Metal Hammer Magazine – Polish Edition.

"Worthy of great honor! ...Two famous knowledgeable musicians!", and my favorite "...whose names bear a pleasant Polish sound!". No mention is made of Ric Stave or John Gilbert - both unfortunately born without Polish pedigree. With this kind of response, perhaps we should take a leave of absence from our jobs and tour Europe!

In honor of this hilarious review I invite you to click the Initiation link above and view our myspace account, complete with some videos shot at Rock and Roll Heaven, as well as Mark's recent, self proclaimed "schlocky" Sabres tribute song!

Viva La Poland!!

Orange County Choppers

Made a stop at Orange County Choppers on our way to Pratt (in Brooklyn) on Monday and I wanted to toss up a few pics of the display bikes in the gift shop. Unfortunately the pics don't do the bikes justice because they are stunning, and the detail is incredible. But if you've seen the show you already know that. Anyway, here's a few:

NASA bike:

Spider:

Aragon bike (note the chain mail):



Military bike:

P.O.W. bike (note the barbed wire spokes):



Green: