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Select Category   SelectBand Blogz   Sub-category   SelectDebbie GabrioneAndrew FosterMark RoseTim KeenanGreg Nash     Debbie: 12/31/08 -New Years Eve (day) Just wanted to wish everyone a happy (and safe) new year. If you're coming down to the Bayou tonight...then I'll see ya later. Not that 08 was a bad year...but I will be SOOO happy when Jan 1 comes and goes. Between the holiday season (shopping, etc) and all that we've had going on (gigs, recording, etc)....I will be happy when life goes back to normal. (Well...as normal as life can be). 2009 is gonna be great. We have SOOO much coming up. On the agenda...find producer, make KILLER album, sell millions of CD's and take over the world with our infectious music !!!!   Mark: 12/30/2008 Hahahaha.... I'm glad you're both having lots of fun at my expense. Just remember, I do the website and if you guys keep it up, you'll find lots more photos of yourselves that look similar to the ones on the top of our Bloopers page! And just to make sure everyone can find them, go to our Photos page and scroll down to the Bloopers category. :)   Andy 12/29/08 - Thanks Mark... Debbie got off easy.... Mark, not only did you break my heart but it burns when I pee... you promised it would go away by now. I'm off to the Doctor for a shot of penicillin. Boy, I wish all I had was a runny nose. P.S. Thats the last time I share a room with you!   Debbie: 12/18/08 - Thursday Just wanted to say thanks to Mark for his extra thoughtful Christmas gift of a COLD !!!!! I love when my nose won't stop running, and I can't stop coughing. It's my FAVORITE !!! Just wanted to say thanks Mark. Just for that, I'm riding with you this weekend to and from Vermont and to and from Plattsburgh...and I'm sharing my room with you, so my coughing and nose blowing keeps you up all night. You'd better bring a BIG garbage bag for my used tissues !!!!   Mark 12-16-2008 - Rough 2 Weeks! Ok... so I thought last week was rough... Several days before our show at Northern Lights with Gavin DeGraw (last week), I came down with the Flu. I couldn't eat anything and was completely wiped out. The other guys (and gal)prepped for "plan B" to do the show without me. By the morning of the show, I felt good enough to give it a try. We made it through ok, although I had so little energy, my hands were shaking the whole set. And one of the times I spun around, I almost fell over. Did anyone catch that? Hope not. So I thought I made it through a rough week, and was looking forward to getting back into the swing of things, but no... the first day I start feeling better (Thursday), I lose power in the ice storm. The weekend comes, my house is freezing and still no power. With a show Friday night, I take a cold show to wash my hair. At least on Saturday, Timmy & Sharon were nice enough to let me get a hot shower at their place... and I got to see Duke (their HUGE Great Dane). It really sucked coming home from shows on both Friday and Saturday night to climb into a ice cold bed. It's Tuesday night and I just got back from practice. 5 days and still no power. I'm so depressed.   Debbie: 12/11/08 - Thursday 9:30am Just wanted to say what a great time we had at Fly 92.3's Jingle Jam last night...with Gavin Degraw and David Archuleta. We met TONS of great people who came out to see the show and we really had a blast. Gavin was VERY nice...and had a great voice. We got to hang out with him before the show. Probably one of the nicest national recording artists we've ever opened for. It's cool to meet a successful artist who isn't 'a diva' and is actually nice and friendly. David...on the other hand....wasn't as friendly. He was limo-ed in for a 6 mintue sound check, limo-ed out, then limo-ed back again 5 mintues before his set. When he was done, he took right off...despite the line of screaming fans. He put on a great show, and has a sincerely great voice...but it would have been WAAY cooler if he would have signed an autograph for some of the younger fans that came to see him. We met some people who drove 3 hours to be there !!!! Anyway...I'm not ripping on David...he really was a great performer...it just would have been nice if he signed a few autographs and didn't take off so quickly. BUT !!!!...we had a great time, and got to meet a ton of great people. Fly 92.3 was AMAZING. We love them. They are the nicest people and are SOOOO grateful for their support.   Andrew: 11/23/08 Absolutely Perfect... That best describes my Saturday which I spent cleaning vomit off of my equipment. Yes folks, while we were on a set break Friday night someone came up on stage and threw up on my gear. Thanks for the memories! As many of you know, we played with two drummers Friday night. Greg and Billy played so great, it was worth not being able to hear out of my left ear until Saturday afternoon. I'm looking forward to Wednesday's gig at the Bayou. Should be a night to remember! Be sure to wear your Ten Year Vamp shirts and come out early 1) who wants to wait in a cold a$$ line all night? and 2) drink for free from our keg... while it lasts! Andy   Debbie: 11/17/08 (Tues morning) So this Thursday we take the next step in our Album Project process...we record some new songs (demo version). Songs have been written (and continue to be written), and now we're recording about 8 of them. We're going to record it live (as opposed to in a studio), because we just want to get a relativly rough mix. We're going to mic each instrument and adjust levels so everything is discernable and mix-able, but we're not going to worry about little mistakes, or isolating each instrument. I'll probably go back and record harmonies to the tracks. Then, when we have the disc relatively mixed together, we take the disc and use it to get a producer. We'll show him (or her) our song ideas, our sound, and see if he (or she) 'gets us' and thinks they can work with us to make the CD we want to make. We'll send this CD (along with some other material) to tons of producers and hope we find someone to work with us on the album. (For those of you who don't exactly know what a producer does...they kind of choreograph everything involved in the recording and decide what we need to do, to get the sounds we want and make our songs sound like the songs on the radio; like add more guitar parts, put this effect on the vocals, put a tambourine in a certain section, drop the double length chorus, add a harmony here, etc). So we need to find a producer who KNOWS the genre we're in and can make our songs sound like the songs you hear on the radio. We can't work with a producer who does hip hop or does jazz bands....because their production and effects will be VERY different then us (modern/pop rock). So....we believe this will be a tedious process, involving US interviewing producers to make sure they can do what we want and they 'get us'..... and the producers interviewing us...to get an idea as to what we're going for, and if we're a band they'd like to be associated with. So...Thursday we record. I'm sure we'll leak a new song or 2....so keep an eye on our website, our weekly e mails and our myspace page...to see if they make their way into the hands of the public. Also...if you don't own a share in our album...it's not too late. $25 gets you a piece of our album (and a share of the profits) and gets you a vote in all decisions....PRODUCER BEING ONE OF THEM. We're gonna need help picking a producer. All album owners will get a vote and will help us decide on who we choose. We've been saving all the money, and we can afford a really great producer...we just need your help to decide. So visit our Album Project page for more info, and buy a share or 2. The more shares you own, the more votes you get (and the more money you'll make when our CD drops in a few months).   Tim 11/17/08 Seriously though.... It's nice to be riding the crest again....for those who know, don't know, care, or don't care, the summer and fall months of 2007 had me quite convinced that home life on the weekends was how I'd rather live... I'm sure now that kind of thinking was largely due to a couple of "abdominal like" surgeries and the pain that followed them...... but enough of that....cuz pain goes away....and now over a year later I find myself again happily gazing at these familier (some not so) faces and ass cracks that make up TVY..... so let it be said ....and honestly from me....thanks to Mark, Deb, Pete, Scotty, Chad, Andrew, Greg, Guy, Billy, and all the faces that never change.... Deb's got some great new stuff and all shall really remain the same ........ Tim   Duke the dog having a bad day!!   Tim 11/16/08 I was driving by a church today looking for some words of wisdom from one of their nifty marquee like signs...........and it was a good one!!! Take care and we'll talk soon Tim   Debbie: 11/03/08 (Monday morning) So Halloween weekend has come and gone, and I'm left with fond memories, and a sprained ankle. Yup that's right. For the first time in 5 years of touring, I'm injured (neck and back injuries excluded : ) What a bummer. I hurt it Friday night, about 10 songs in. And what choice did I have but to keep playing on it. I spent all day Sat at the ER. Turns out it was a torn ligament. I was told to stay off it, keep it iced, and use crutches. Of course...what choice did I have...cause we had a gig Sat night. So...I played on it anyway. Happily though, I didn't seem to screw it up any worse Sat night. I did a lot of hopping on my right leg, but I don't think anyone really noticed I was 'injured'. It was just swollen and bruised...but didn't really hurt too much. It could have been WAAY more fun for me if I wasn't so worried about hurting it even more, or if I wasn't in so much pain...but honestly...i really had a blast. Everyone's costumes were amazing, and the vibe was just great. Jillians was MOBBED. Andy played some cool Wizard of Oz sound clips from his guitar amp all night to add a cute little flare to our costumes (if you weren't there....we were the Wizard of Oz cast). It was really a great time. I'm sure we'll have some pics up real soon.   Mark: 10-27-2008 So we've got the halloween show this weekend at Jillian's... I'm not super thrilled about my costume - acually I don't think any of us are. I think Deb is the only one who can do something possibily cool - I'm sure she'll look outstanding as always. We'll all look pretty funny - especailly since we're coordinated... sorry Andrew. :) I still think we should have dressed up as KISS and played KISS covers and Rock and Rolled All Nite. Maybe next year. :)   Greg 10-25-08 11:24 p.m. I just wanted to take a second from restless pacing to leave a lil note on this here forum. If you haven't met me yet I'm the new drummer for the group ,i like movies about gladiators, I've been to a turkish prison,and I've clapped along at a Styx concert.....be that as it may I can still funk. Seriously ,I'm literally having the best time of my life these days,I feel like I'm 13 yrs old,I'm playing better than I ever have in my life.It's like finding a place that you know you belong and should have already been at for years.......not that I'm old but(don't laugh!) ,with age comes wisdom and I am learning to enjoy the moment in the present,while its happening,appreciating it as it unfolds and still being able to look back at it favorably. I think this new found outlook and my ambitious playing lately has alot to do with the people I'm surrounded by,the positivity is overwhelming and infectious and I'm NEVER afraid or reluctant to take a chance or offer a suggestion.....I've found myself saying out loud a half a dozen times 'I shouldve joined this band years ago'......all I can do to remedy that is enjoy the time ahead. We are in the process of working on some really great songs that Deb has written,specifically a new sexy as fuck ditty entitled 'Say That You'll Make love To Me" We are making more and more progress as a live act and arranging team...I look forward to when we will be a constantly touring act....its already starting to feel like a well oiled machine...I appreciate my fellow bandmate's professionalism,humor,and downright muther fucking asskicking!!! p.s. come to the Halloween show at jillians....will easily be the hottest gig around,I'd go if I wasn't goin already kid. p.p.s. I am now accepting students for drumkit gregorynash79@hotmail.com   Mark 10/17/2008 - New Video Episode finally done! So last night around 8pm, I figured I was just about done with the latest video episode. I just needed to make a few edits, even out the audio, and add a few graphics... figured I'd be done and playing video games by about 10pm, right? NOPE. It took forever!!! It was about 1:45am and I thought I was almost finally done... I was reviewing it one more time and then I caught Greg and Debbie with some rated R language. We could really care less about the lnguage, but it's nice to not have to mark a video as "explicit" when we post it online... and it's funny when we drop the red X over our mouths. So anyway... I had to go back and fix those with the Red X and add some sort off truck horn sound effect. Was I done yet? NOPE. At the last review, I caught the tattoo guy swearing so back to the sound effects. It was almost 3am by the time I finished! But it's finally done, and well worth the time spent. You can find it on our video page Just please don't fault me if I'm grumpy and tired at tonight's show! :)   Debbie: 10/14/08 Thanks to all our Plattsburgh friends who came out to see us this weekend. Both shows were crazy and PACKED !!! We LOVE Plattsburgh !!! Also...we tried out a new song Friday night..."Oh So Nice and Slowly". It sounded pretty good, if I do say so myself. We still have some screws to tighten up, but it was very well received. Thanks for the apples and thanks for the portrait. We're doing our booking for 2009 now, and man our we filling up quickly. I remember when we first started playing, and I had to call bars and beg them to give us a shot. Now...we have them contacting us. It's just a nice feeling to know we've proved ourselves and now our performance speaks for itself. We're looking to get into some new clubs (outside the Albany area), so that when our CD comes out in a few months, we'll have a bunch of cities to promote sales in. So...if you have a sister, who dates a guy, whose 3rd cousin owns a bar in Phili or another big city...give em a call and tell em 10YV would LOOOOVE to play their venue ; )   Mark 10-14-2008 Alright... so I've got nothing to say so I'll tell you the new stuff I'm listening to on my iPod.... 1) Jackson Browne's Solo Acoustic album #1 and #2 2) Sister Hazel's Before the Amplifers live album 3) Marilion's latest album called Somewhere Else 4) The Alarm's latest album called Guerilla Tactics 5) Debbie's new demos :) 6) Counting Crows iTune Live from Soho 7) Gavin DeGraw's new album 8) Bruce Springsteen's Girls in their Summer Clothes 9) Lindsey Buckingham's Live At the Bass Performance Hall album ... and last but not least... 10) U2's latest release, Live In Paris from 1987!   Debbie: 10/6 (Monday morning) So it's monday morning, and tomorrow is our 'marathon practice'. We're gonna practice all day, from early morning to late at night. We're hoping to get about 5 new originals together. It should be fun. Hopefully...one day in the future...we'll be able to spend most days writing music and practicing from morning to night...instead of having to go to work. It's such a huge bummer to have to work a 9 to 5. I like my job a lot, but finding time to write music (then to practice) is a challenge. I like to write in like 5 hour blocks...so by the time I start writing, it's 6 at night, and then I'm up to midnight writing, and have to get up in 6 hours for work. On top of all that, it's hard to get in the mood to write after a long stressful day at work. Anyway...Tues will be fun, cause it'll be a day of just writing and playing. To those of you who were at Sat night's show in Glens Falls...thanks for coming out, we had a blast. It was PACKED in there !!!   Mark 10/1/2008 We had a killer practice last night working on some new originals. The songs are falling together nicely and I can't get them out of my head... oh shit... I gotta go pay the rent... see ya :)   Andy Says............. Just listened to the new recordings from last night’s 1st mega rehearsal. These new tunes kill. Can’t wait to work them into the set. To be one of the first to listen and help us decide what goes on the album become part of the TEN YEAR VAMP ALBUM PROJECT 2008!   Debbie: 9/22/08 Well we made it through the weekend. Our Fly interview went REALLY well. Uticafest was great. We had a great article in the Utica Observer Dispatch and another great article in the Uticafest publication. We def killed it. Friday night was crazy and by the end of the night, we were BEAT. Sat was a little easier to get through, but I bascially woke up and went straight to the gig and didn't get home until about midnight. All in all it was a great weekend, and we pulled off 4 great shows. AND!!...the Giants won on Sunday. So this Tuesday night, we're starting the first of our 'marathon practices'. I wrote about 8-10 new songs, and we want to really invest a good amount of time in getting them perfect. So we're having LOONG practices, 2 days a week, starting this Tuesday. Which bascially means I will have even less of a life then I currently have, cause we'll be spending our evenings cut off from the world in a tiny practice room. I'm sure we'll video tape it, so you'll get to see what goes into creating originals. Anyway... today is the first day of fall, so happy fall to all. To celebrate the start of the fall season...go to itunes.com and download Ten Year Vamp's "Fall".   Mark: 9-22-08 I don't know about the rest of the band, but I'm still sore after the back-to-back shows on Saturday with FLY92/Pearl and Jillian's.   Debbie: 9-17-08 - lots 2 say cause I haven't said NEthing in a while Don't you love the new page ?!!!! We're moving forward at the speed of light. So much going on...TONS of new stuff coming your way (and the new originals are HOT as hell !!!) But for today.... I’m sooo tired. It’s like 8:40am on Wednesday, and I’ve been up for like 3 hours. We were supposed to be on Fly 92.3 at 8am this morning, to play 3 live acoustic songs and promote our tour and CD, but they called at 7am and said they’re having mic issues, and want to reschedule for tomorrow. It’s def something we’ll do...but I’m just beat. We had a late practice last night, and by the time I got home and showered and ate dinner and got into bed, it was after midnight. And...as I’m sure you all know, morning voice isn’t the hottest. So I got up at 5:30am, to warm up my vocals and chug coffee. As you can imagine, I’m pretty tired. Tomorrow will be an even longer day. Radio interview with the Morning Rush at 8am, go to work till 4, drive to Utica and check into the hotel, then play the gig 10:30-11:30. Apparently, we’re headlining the Thursday night show at the Electric Company. We’ve never played Utica, but I guess our reputation proceeds us : ) That’s cool. The festival takes place over 3 days, with 230 bands and 20 different venues. Should be tons of fun. Friday, we have 2 shows in one night...Jillians and Pearl. We have to be at The Pearl for sound check at 3pm, so I’ll prob go straight from Utica to the Pearl. Then home for shower, nap and to eat. Then down to Jillians (at 9pm) for the gig (which starts at 10pm). In case you don’t know, we're playing Jillians 10pm to 2am, but on our set break (11:30pm-12:30am), we’re playing the Fly 92.3 gig across the street…so we technically won’t get a break on Friday night. (Which means I won’t be able to straighten my hair….yuck). Also, Tilla Tequilla bailed on the Friday night gig with us at Jillians. She got bumped to the following Friday. That blows, cause she prob attracts quite a crowd, and it would have been an packed house. Not that it won’t be a packed house when we play...but we would have been able to play for a new crowd. Then Sat we have a private party. So...that's what the next few days look like. See ya !!   Mark 9-14-2008 Working on this new website. Converting all our old photo pages to the new site layout - took 4 hours... and I'm ready to rip the hair out of my head trying to get this blog thin to work! I'm s confused... but I'm not giving up. :)