1. What was the last video you watched? Orianthi- According to You

2. Nickelback or Muse? Nickelback. I respect Muse and all, but I’d just rather listen to Nickelback.

3. If you could be in any band right now besides 8KOunt, who would it be? Velvet Revolver. Slash, Matt and the gang- how do you beat that?

4. If you could have dinner with any 4 living people right now, who would it be? Alice Cooper, Rush Limbaugh, Oscar de la Hoya and Luca di Montezemolo

5. Everybody knows you’re a Steelers fan, so who’s your favorite all-time? I like Big Ben, Troy and James Harrison a lot. But my all-time has to be Jack Lambert.

6. Who are your biggest singing influences? Bruce Dickinson and Steven Tyler are some of the biggest. Aside from that, I really like Joe Elliott, Bowie, Halford, Adam Lambert, Ville Valo, Bono, etc… Just about everybody that sings popular music influences me somehow.

7. If you could drive anything now, what would it be? While I’m interested in the new 458 Spider, I’d have to go with my standard- Ferrari California!!

8. Is it true that you have sung in church? Yes. I still do whenever they’ll have me!

OK- here's another tune from the vault. This one is called "Your Enemy." This was the song that we ended with for a while. It was written during the Iraq War as a tribute to the men and women fighting over there. It had particular meaning to me because my brother is a SEAL team member that was over there many times. On top of that, Robby is a veteran and Dayton has a large military presence because of the AF Base.

We used to dedicate this to all those who were serving or had served before the end. Anyway, this was another of those tunes recorded in the middle of nowhere, KY. The audio quality isn't as good as most of the 8K stuff our fans have come to expect, but it's a cool song with a lot of great memories for me.

SUGAR

I’m happy to share a song from the 8KOunt archives that most of our current fans have never heard! “Free From Me” was the first song we ever recorded for our first demo. While we sold a few copies at shows, it was never made available on iTunes or other media.

The song was recorded in Kettle, KY (yeah, I’d never heard of it either). The owner of the studio was a New Yorker that had moved out to the middle of nowhere and set up a recording studio. I remember joking at the time that he must have been a mobster in witness protection! The accommodations that they promised were, let’s just say not as advertised. From that session, we recorded four tunes of which this is the first.

You can hear early influences (Rob Zombie, etc) and even though it isn’t the same quality of recording that our later stuff was, the song was a good one. In fact, it was good enough that it was the first song in our set for probably the first year of the bands existence!

Enjoy!!!

SUGAR

1- What is your favorite guitar?
AS- Gibson S.G. There's no other guitar like it!

2- What was the first band you ever saw live?
AS- KISS at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. On one of their many farewell tours.. lol It was a sick lineup with Skid Row and Ted Nugent opening! Love my Uncle Ted!

3- Salty or Sweet?
AS- Sweet!

4- Coffee or Hot Chocolate?
AS- Hot Chocolate. My grandmother drinks her coffe black and she let me have a sip of her cofee when I was about 4 yrs. old. It scarred me for life. Soo, Hot Chocolate!

5- How long have you been playing guitar?
AS- About 14 years. Since age 7

6- Who is your favorite movie star?
AS- A total tie between Johnny Depp, Robin Williams, and John Goodman!

7- Since you recently started driving, if you could have any car in the world, what would it be?
AS- The Batmobile!

8- If you could have dinner with any 4 people alive today, who would they be?
AS- Jesus Christ, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Ted Nugent!

In this "8 Questions" series, we're getting to know 8K members in a different way. This week, we talked to drummer Jimmy Bartels about everything from his first band to sushi and this is what he had to say:



1. What was the name of your first band?
 Libation
2. When did you start playing the drums?
5th Grade
3. Coffee or Tea?
Frappachino!!
4. Wrestling, Boxing or MMA?
Boxing, the other 2 remind me of ghey porn
5. Who is the most famous person you've met?
Doc McGhee (the only "famous person" that would recognize me)
6. Who was your favorite band in High School?
REO Speedwagon because I already know the set! I could jump right in right now :)
7. If you could play in any band aside from 8K, who would it be?
8. What is your favorite Sushi roll?
California roll