And forgiveness lives in my sorry ass *laughs*. It’s quite a thrill, but it’s a responsibility that I have paid to my heart because I really do have love. They have learned American English to figure out who I am. When I come on that stage, they know who I am. I wrote 92% of that music and I am who my songs say I am. This DVD is a good representation of what our relationship is with these fans. But man, I cannot wait to get back on that stage and do it for a real live audience. For the time being, we’ve just had to do it on video or this Zoom thing or do it over the wi-fi. Except this lockdown stuff has really put a boot in it. We get whatever we want, whenever we want it. dude! It was awesome! When the people hear this and see this show, they’re gonna realize what American rock n’ roll means to the rest of the world. They were all singing my songs in American English louder than the P.A. There were a lot of people from Brazil there and Peru and Argentina. But it wasn’t just Chileans at that show. But the first opportunity I had to go, I took it because I love playing for foreign audiences. It’s Did Grand Funk ever get around to playing Chile back in the day? If you or any of the readers know of a veteran who needs or you’ve seen a veteran hanging out in an alley or something, give them this phone number. Everything that he has done has stayed and stuck. It was a real good thing and here he is today, still doing it for the veterans. There were so many Detroit bands, Savage Grace and The Rationals. It had Dick Wagner from Alice Cooper and The Frost, Randy California from Spirit, Rob Tyner from the MC5. He set up a show we did at Harpo’s in Detroit called The Guitar Army. I love this foundation because Keith King, who’s our coach and runs all the plays, has been running plays since 1968. They get them a job, they are back in society, they are producing as a family member. It’s all veteran run and they get these guys back on their feet. They house them, they put them in a place with other successful veterans. It’s a group of veterans that help these guys that are down and out, that are living in the streets, living in the gutters, living in the alleys. My wife Leisa and I wanted to do something for our veterans, so $3 from every one of these DVDs that sell for $14.99 goes to the Veterans Support Foundation. And it’s all caught on this DVD which has 18 live performances, 2 bonus videos, and 5 new songs never released in this form before. From the first note, when we walked out, it was just an incredible reception. It was such an enthusiastic and excitement filled show. I might’ve been just about 3 feet over the top of that, floating the whole time we were up there. When we hit the stage, I don’t remember if my feet were really on the stage. It was a big theater in the round, kind of like coliseum rocking. MF: It was cut in Santiago, Chile, at a venue called Teatro Caupolicán. You’ve got a brand new live DVD coming out entitled From Chile with Love. Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the site and the first show that I ever reviewed for the site was you at the Arcada Theatre last January. I’m doing great! This is an honor for me. Mark Farner: Hey brother Joe! It’s good! “Metal” Joe Miller, I like that title Defenders of the Faith. Greetings Mark and welcome to Defenders of the Faith ! How are you doing this afternoon? In this exclusive new interview, the former Grand Funk frontman leaves no stone unturned, touching on everything from his ex-bandmates and unorthodox autographs, to Homer Simpson and Ringo Starr. Yet Mark Farner stands tall: A true hard rock warrior walking down the road of salvation. In those 50 odd years, the man himself has faced hardships that would be the demise of most mortals. “Farner, man!” This phrase, or perhaps an explicit variation of it, has been used by rockers, metalheads, and heshers worldwide as a substitute for “Awesome!” and “Badass!” for 50 odd years. Mark Farner performing live at the Arcada Theatre in St.
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