GRAHAM BONNET, MARIO PARGA: Pre-NAMM Rehearsal Footage Posted Online

January 21, 2009

On Friday, January 16, the night before their NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) performance at the Fishman booth at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, Mario Parga (lead guitar),Graham Bonnet (vocals; RAINBOW, ALCATRAZZ, MSG),Tim Luce (bass; ALCATRAZZ, SAVAGE PARADISE) and Eric Ragno (keyboards; JOURNEY, SAVAGE PARADISE, TAKARA) got together in Mario's hotel room in Los Angeles, California and did a quick run through of their all-acoustic set.

This rare "behind-the-scenes" footage filmed by Mario's wife Shawna shows the guys typically goofing off instead of practicing! They play some of the NAMM material, but burst into impromptu performances of the ELVIS classic "Viva Las Vegas" and "It's So Easy" by BUDDY HOLLY.

The acoustic set was originally going to include Mario's instrumental "Ritual" from his album "Entranced" (2007),but at the last minute, drummer Kevin Valentine was sadly unable to play the NAMM show due to technical issues with a borrowed drum pad set, so the song was removed from the setlist.

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