Author Archives: DFFD123
Happy Birthday to Top Ten!!
Happy birthday (Feb. 6) to Dictator and Del-Lord extraordinaire, the great Top Ten himself — Scott Kempner!
Basking in the Afterglow
(Photo courtesy of Ian Jane /Rock! Shock! Pop!) Did you spend the weekend craving a cigarette and some cuddling? If not, then you weren’t at the Manitoba show at the extremely oversold Bowery Electric on Thu 1/26. The lucky attendees … Continue reading
Filed under HDM, Live Review, MANITOBA, Ross the Boss, Thunderbolt
Happy Birthday to Handsome Dick Manitoba!!
Today we celebrate the birth of the Handsomest Man in Rock and Roll, the King of Men, the World’s Greatest Entertainer — Handsome Dick Manitoba! Join the birthday boy hisself at the World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Tavern (Manitoba’s, 99 … Continue reading
PROTOTYPE!!
We know a lot of people want to know how MANITOBA’s New York City debut went last night*, but The DFFD Blog’s official reviewer is still driving up 95 … Let this video of the band’s amazing power onstage at … Continue reading
Filed under HDM, Live, MANITOBA, Ross the Boss, Thunderbolt, Video
Handsome Dick’s ‘Jimmy Fallon’ Encore
If you missed Handsome Dick Manitoba’s segment on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” earlier this month or just wished you had seen HDM in HD on your 60-inch TV screen in your man cave, you have another chance — his … Continue reading
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Pics: MANITOBA @ Asbury Lanes, 1/13/12
I am not a professional photographer, as will be evident as you check out these pics of MANITOBA’s first time onstage … but, as in most things, I make up in enthusiasm what I lack in talent. If you have … Continue reading
Filed under Dics Pix, HDM, Live, MANITOBA, Ross the Boss, Thunderbolt
The MANITOBA Era Is Nigh!!
The chance to catch MANITOBA is nearly upon us! Catch the debut of the band (Handsome Dick Manitoba, Ross the Boss, J.P. “Thunderbolt” Patterson, Daniel Rey, Dean Rispler) at Asbury Park, N.J.’s Light of Day benefit, on Friday, Jan. 13. … Continue reading
Filed under HDM, Live, MANITOBA, Ross the Boss, Thunderbolt
Happy Holidays From The DFFD Blog!
It doesn’t matter if you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa — we ALL celebrate the Dictators! Happy holidays and Dictators Forever Forever Dictators! To celebrate, some video of the band in 1997 at Coney Island High … enjoy!
Woohoo!! We’re 2!!
It’s the two-year anniversary of this thing of ours. If you haven’t figured it out by now, this site exists to pay homage to the greatest band ever. There is no room here for the negativity and arguing that is … Continue reading
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‘Tators Tracker: Herding Cats Edition
Where are the Dictators members these days? Where AREN’T they? Personally, I’m having great difficulty keeping track of them and their many different projects. Here’s a quick snapshot of where to find who doing what when … if I missed … Continue reading
Filed under 'Tators Tracker, Adny, HDM, Ross the Boss, Thunderbolt, Top Ten
