I flew into LA on a Thursday. We were scheduled to shoot both Friday and Saturday, and at the band’s launch party on Saturday night. Nate (lead guitarist) and Stacey (manager) picked me up around 2 pm. The plan was to scout locations and finish up any last minute details.
We scouted a few locations around West Hollywood, including the garage that Guns and Roses lived in back in the 80s. Then we stopped by Guitar Center on Sunset so Nate could pick up some strings, and I got to check out the Hollywood Rock Walk. There was so much history and memorabilia there- Paul Stanley’s Boots, Eddie Van Halens Guitar, an old Zeppelin set list. It was awesome! You can check it out here.
After a great sushi dinner at Crazy Rockn Sushi, we headed over to Cascade Studios so I could check it out, see the stage and the lights.
What we didn’t know at the time, was the Stacey would get a call from Carlos the next day telling her that the venue owner was not going to let them play there. Her didn’t like how the party was being advertised.
The next two days were crazy. Nate had blown his amp and was hoping it would be done in time for the show, and the band didn’t know if the launch party would even happen.
Tomorrow: Rock and Roll Photo Shoot in LA: Day 2.
by Nardi
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