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10/09/06 - Don Dokken Resurfaces
Update from Don: Hi everyone its me, That singer guy who seemed to drop off the Planet for the last 6 months, I
figured its about time to write and let everyone know what's up in Dokken land which isn't easy when you type with one finger. As you might know Mick and Barry just finished a grueling tour with everyone's favorite hunter "Uncle" Ted Nugent. I saw them at the house of blues and they rocked, it was interesting to watch my bro.'s play from the audience. I have to say that Ted is one of the coolest guys you'll ever meet, I first met him 20 years ago at Cal Jam. A lot of people in this business change as time goes on, some for the better some not. He's still the same straight-ahead tell it as he sees it, endless amount of energy guy I first met. After the show I thought I'd give them some space to chill but Mick and Barry dragged Jon and I into the dressing room right away for a hug since we hadn't seen each other in months. They had just played a 2 hour show and
had about 5 minutes to cool off before the dressing room filled up with friends and the usual amount of Celebs, which
always seems to be the case in Hollyweird. Ted took the time to say hi to everyone before he even had a chance to
chill out. He really is a gracious guy. After Jon and I watched the show it made me miss playing with the guys even
more. I had decided for us not to tour this
summer since I had 4 CD's to finish, yes 4. First, my way over due solo
CD which I'm happy to say is finally done, you'll be able to hear samples of the songs at "Dokken.net" "DonDokken.com"
and "Dokken my space" in a few days. I've just finished mixing Dokken live 81, which was recorded before BTC came out
in the U S. There are 3 unreleased tracks on it that are pretty cool. I'm playing guitar and doing some solo harmonies
with George, now that's a trip!
Jon and I have been working on a new studio album called "Lightning Strikes Again" and to
top it all off we recorded a new greatest hits with Mick and Barry when they had time off from
Ted which wasn't much so it took some time. As if all this didn't keep me busy enough I bought
an old house in the Santa Monica Mountains which kept my hammer busy all summer. I've always
wanted a place where you can walk out your door and pick apples peaches or plums for breakfast. So
now I have Gene Simmons for a neighbor. The only difference between his house and mine is that his
garage is bigger than my entire house lol. As some of you might know we did a few shows in Virginia
a few weeks ago. It was great to be on stage with my partners in crime again. Now the boys are home
were finishing up our music and going on tour starting Dec1 until a few days before Christmas. After
that were planning on doing a US tour and Europe starting around May, we just don't know where we'll
start first, but as soon as I know you will. So there it is, I do read your posts and if I ever learn
how to type I'll try and write back more often. The good news is there's going to be a lot of new
Dokken music out they're soon and I hope
you all enjoy it. We should have our December dates posted
in about a week. I hope to see you at the shows
Keep Rokken
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