This Just Might End Up in the Book Someday.

Hello everybody and welcome to HAIR IN THE AIR, The Official blog of 3D In Your Face and The Midnight Devils.  It's been a few weeks since the last time I wrote for you.  I truly and sincerely hope everything is going well in your life.  The reason I haven't sat down to write a new blog is because we have been so busy traveling and playing shows.  It's been so amazing to get out on the open road and see so many great people along the way.  Let me be the first guy to tell you not all the shows have been great but I would say at least 75% have been blow out rock n roll parties.  Even the shows that aren't the best always end up being special to me because of the love and support you, or fans, show us week in and week out.  I want to start this blog by saying thank you to all of you that have traveled to see us perform.  You don't realize how amazing it makes us feel to see a familiar face in an unfamiliar town.  Tonight The Midnight Devils will be playing a private party so for all of you Devil Heads rest up we will be in Des Moines next Friday at Hull Avenue Tavern for a free show.  Then we will be playing Carroll, IA next Saturday night at The Piranha Club.  3D In Your Face is back in action this Saturday, April 1st.  That National Rugby Tournament will be coming to Wayne, NE and we are the official after-party band for the whole tournament.  Our party starts at 9:45 at Riley's Bar and Grill and you officially can't even enter the building unless you are wearing a toga.  I don't make the rules.  Even if you aren't brave enough to party with 1,000 toga clad college kids you can still get your fix by listening to me on 101.9 The Keg.  I will be on Saturday morning 12 AM -3 AM and again Saturday night at 11 PM for my show also called HAIR IN THE AIR.

This week was very special for me.  I had the opportunity to do some things and see some things that I never thought I would get to in my lifetime.  Sometimes you get so bogged down with work, school, family, and life that you forget about the beautiful things all around you.  You forget about the people, and the relationships that form the framework of your whole entire life.  Since I've now started doing the booking for The Midnight Devils I constantly find myself looking ahead in the calendar planning shows months and months in advance.  I completely forget that there is a unique and amazing world happening right in front of me.  I spend so much of my time staring at a computer or staring at my phone that when I finally get the opportunity to unplug myself it absolutely blows my mind.  This whole big thing we are going through each and every day really simply comes down to living in the moment.  Experiencing even the smallest things and appreciating them for what they are. Today I got to listen to my radio boss interview a very very famous drummer.  All I was allowed to do was sit in the studio with my head phones on and listen.  It totally blew my mind.  Who else gets to do stuff like this.  16 year old me would have been freaking out.  I find so much unexplainable beauty in music, in art, and in nature.  I love playing rock n roll music more than anything in the world but I also love looking at the stars on a country road, watching the sunset in a different time zone, and seeing that creative spark captured on a piece of canvas.

I may not always be the wildest, or the bravest, or the coolest guy out there but I take pride in knowing that no matter what happens on the weekend we always come back to Omaha with some of the best stories.  It's about finding your adventure.  It's about taking the path less traveled and making those unforgettable memories.  If you take the chance and fail at least you can say you gave it your best shot.  If you never even take the chance who knows what could have happened.  I got into rock n roll music because of that one little tiny spark that made me feel different that everyone else in my 8th grade class.  Those songs made me feel alive and gave me a reason to push myself.  In the beginning I was looking for fun, new experiences, new people, new cities, new friends, and I've gotten all of that back and more in return.  To this day when we leave town I'm always wondering what ridiculous adventure are we going to end up on this time around.  It's never dull that's for sure.  Life is about the stories we take away from the good times, from the bad times, and from the in between times.  Today I feel more alive than ever and I haven't even plugged in my guitar yet.  I'm ready for anything you can throw at me just know if it's that bad it's probably going to go into the book later down the line.

ALWAYS LOUD
FOREVER PROUD

SAM SPADE

Twisted as Hell Pt. 2 - Interview with John Hennis.

Hello everybody and welcome to HAIR IN THE AIR, The Official blog of 3D In Your Face and The Midnight Devils.  I meant to get this thing out last week but I completely ran out of time.  Things have been happening so fast it's tough to get a minute to sit down and collect my thoughts.  This weekend is huge and we are very excited to be bringing you some amazing shows, not to mention today we are celebrating my birthday and St. Patty's Day.  Tonight The Midnight Devils will be opening for "Rock of Ages" the musical at The Omaha Community Playhouse.  We will begin playing around 6 PM in the corridor to the theatre and we will play right up until 7:30 when they open the doors.  Saturday night we are heading back down south to St. Joe, MO for a big rock n roll riot with Coverboy at The 'Vous.  Show starts around 10PM.  Also if you can't make any of these shows please keep it tuned to 101.9 The Keg all weekend.  I will be hanging out live with Crash Davis this morning as he does his St. Patty's Day Beer and Breakfast party at The Brick Street Tavern in Omaha.  I will also be doing Saturday morning on The Keg 12 AM - 3 PM and my show Hair In The Air Saturday night at 11 PM.  There's a ton of rock n roll mayhem happening and you just have to be apart of it.

If you missed it, The Midnight Devils will be opening for the mighty Jackyl on Friday, April 14th at The Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln.  Tickets available here.

Last week I talked to you about The Twisted Diamond, a sacred place in Topeka KS.  It's a rock n roll/hair metal/glam rock museum located in John Hennis' basement.  John runs security at The Boobie Trap Bar and has one of the coolest places I've ever seen.  For guys like us it's a little slice of heaven away from home.  Here is our tribute to John for taking us under his wing and become a good friend.  Enjoy the interviews and the pictures.
ALWAYS LOUD
FOREVER PROUD

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Twisted As Hell Pt. 1

Hello everybody and welcome to HAIR IN THE AIR, The Official Blog of 3D In Your Face and The Midnight Devils.  I'm sorry I missed last week.  This tour has got us working our asses off and I ran out of time during the week to get my thoughts in order.  We had an absolute blast in Brandon, SD at Double D's Saloon.  The great people there treated us amazingly and we can't wait to come back.  Sioux City was a thrill to say the least.  The Filling Station was an amazing setting for this giant rock n roll reunion.  Can you believe it had been almost two years since we played in Sioux City?  See all of you again was exactly what the doctor ordered.  Trust me we wont wait that long to come back again.  This week I want to try and do something very special.  Before we get into the nuts and bolts there are a lot of great things happening this week in our word.  Tonight we have the amazing honor of playing at The Legendary Boobie Trap Bar in Topeka, KS.  This will be our second trip on this tour to one of Topeka's finest rock n roll establishments.  We've got a few miles under our belts and we are out for blood this time.  Saturday we head back to Fremont, NE for a wild rock n roll party at Tin Lizzy's Tavern.  Fremont happens to be my home town and it's getting closer to my birthday.  Get ready to party.  On the radio front, I will be doing an over night shift on 101.9 The Keg tonight at midnight and then my normal show also called HAIR IN THE AIR will be one at 11 PM CST.  If you can't make the shows at least tune in and get your fix over the air.

As I said earlier we are heading back to Topeka, KS for a big rock n roll party at The Legendary Boobie Trap Bar.  We hit up this historic landmark back near Thanksgiving of 2016 on the first leg of this tour.  The big thing for all of us was not only the fantastic people we met but a little unknown place called The Twisted Diamond located in a the security guard, John's basement.  An avid Twisted Sister fan, John has turned his basemen,t now know as The Twisted Diamond into a hair metal museum.  It's paradise for glam rockers the world over.  My goal is to capture just a little bit of the magic and report back to you.  This story needs to be told.  Funny enough, back when we released The Midnight Devils album in 2013 I was shopping around for radio interviews to promote the new album.  I came across a Internet podcast called Bleach Bangs that was right up our alley.  I emailed and messaged and got a big fat nothing in return.  Four years later in Topeka I run into John and learn he was a host of Bleach Bangs.  I was like "What the hell man?"   No hard feelings but I think it's time we turn the tide on John and sit him down for an interview at The Twisted Diamond.  My college radio skills are totally coming in handy this weekend.  Sorr to cut this blog short but my goal is to report back to you Saturday with the second part of this blog. Until then keep spreading the word.  The Midnight Devils tour is almost full and we wont rest until Rocklahoma.

ALWAYS LOUD
FOREVER PROUD

SAM SPADE