News Update:

Rehearsals are winding down for the upcoming Unstoppable Tour of Japan (October 17-26). All I can say is it's gonna be a lot of fun. The band is as tight a pickle jar lid. Long Neck Jimmy (my strat) is ready be played and has been telling the other guitars in the flight case to step aside and watch a veteran Fender make some noise!

More airplay this week from Yellow Beat. On Friday "I Don't Wanna Be In Trouble" will be played at approximately 8:25pm (Japan Standard Time) on Yellow Beat radio in Shonan Beach, Japan. You can listen online at www.yellowbeat.com . I am so thankful for their ongoing support of this tour. Little guys like us usually never get heard. Please tune and enjoy the show!

Had a nice conversation with Michael J Downey who is performing in Japan, Korea and China in October and November. Michael was the lead guitarist with Femme Fatale and has made quite a splash in Asia with his solo work. Check out his website at http://www.michaeljdowney.com

The upcoming Lucky Henry CD "Musical Chairs" is getting a final wax and rinse from mastering guru Jim LaForest at AudioVista in California. Look for the CD in the next 30 days or so.

My good friend (and Unstoppable producer) Kasim Sulton will be playing his final solo show this Friday at the Bitter End in NYC (the Village) before heading out with Meat Loaf on world tour to support the upcoming Bat Out Of Hell III. His show starts at 8:30 so if you are in the area go tell him Rick sent you!

Recommended listening: I have been enjoying the latest release from Donald Fagen, "Morph the Cat". It is one of the best records I have heard in a long time. Check it out at iTunes. And while you're there, remember you can download cuts from my CD's Unstoppable and Evidence too!
See Ya Rick

Sounding Rick
サウンディング・リック
On Japanese Radio
Friday 22 9 pm (Japan Time)

Another cut from Unstoppable is getting airplay this Friday in Japan. Yellow Beat will be playing "Left Your Mark" at 9 pm Japan Standard Time (7am CT in US). You an listen live by going to www.yellowbeat.com .

Rehearsals are moving along and I am pleased to say that this is going to be a great tour! The guys are becoming a well-oiled machine!

Cheesy Video Plug....

Not to miss out on the youtube phenomena, we have produced a one minute video of one of our recent rehearsals.

Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_rpkgBX5kk .

Enjoy!

More Unstoppable on Japanese Radio This Friday

Just got the word from the nice folks at Yellow Beat radio that they will be airplaying/webcasting one of my favorite songs from Unstoppable, "Less Hate More Love" at approximately 9:56pm (Japan Standard Time) that is 7:56 CT in the USA.

You can listen by going to : http://www.yellowbeat.com/

Rehearsals are going well and the band will be smokin' on this tour!!!

Oh Yeah!!!

These guys from Pittsburgh won the first game of the 06 NFL season last night!

There is no secret that I love the Steelers and have been a fan since I was a kid in PA.

I got so excited last night I couldn't sleep after the game...LOL!!! What am I gonna do to get some sleep after the game next Monday night?

Lets fill up these seats with friends

I was told last year by my web developer that I needed to get a myspace site set up.

I took his advice and began one last January but really haven't had the time to manage it.

Here is the link www.myspace.com/soundingrick

Stop by and say hello!

Today I caught a fish! He said his name was Mr. Limpit and he sounded like Don Knotts! Actually, I took my youngest son and my 75 year old father fishing today (Labor Day) and I did catch a fish, a small speckled trout which I promptly threw back in,(my first in years). What a Labor Day! Seeing my dad and my son fishing together, very COOL! I think I will head back to the studio and get out of the sun now!