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| Left to Right: Nick Cox, Richard Hofherr, Tony DiGiulio, Danny Weymouth, Dan Miller |
| Band members this year |
Richard Hofherr - Guitar/Vocals
Tony DiGiulio - Vocals
Dan Miller - Drums
Nick Cox- Guitar/Vocals
Danny Weymouth - Bass
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| Photos from this year |
2000 Photo Album
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| CD released this year |
Faces Time Replaces
May - 2000
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| Songs we wrote/played this year |
War Machine
Gonna Break
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| Videos from this year |
Gonna Break
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War Machine
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| Crew this year |
Matt Zelinski
Dino Manzella
Bob Jozwiak
Jerry Rock
Rob Lubas
Byron Staggs
Jen Kushnir
Nicole Rock
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| Shows this year |
December 29
- Oasis 160
December 23
- Pop's (Pappa's)
December 16
- LT's
December 9
- Penny Road Pub
December 2
- Change of Pace
December 1
- Stix
November 28
- The Music Box - Lizzy Primier
November 25
- Penny Road Pub
November 22
- North Beach
November 18
- Q-Bar
November 17
- Rock Island Brewing
November 16
- Jenny Jones Show
November 11
- Daddios
November 10
- Duke O Briens
November 3
- Pelicans Cove
November 2
- Arlene's Grocery
November 2
- Jenny Jones
October 28
- Pop's
October 27
- Tuck Away Tavern
October 16
- Jenny Jones Show
October 14
- Change of Pace
October 13
- Daddios
October 12
- Guitar Center/Vans Fest
October 6
- Dragon Fly
October 5
- The Gig
October 2
- Jenny Jones Show
September 30
- North Beach
September 12
- Jenny Jones Show Taping
September 2
- Durty Nellies
September 1
- Sammy K's
August 26
- Blarney's Island
August 25
- Subterranean
August 24
- Sean Kaley's
August 19
- North Beach
August 12
- Famous Freddies
July 22
- Penny Road Pub
July 22
- Blarney's Island
July 21
- Tuck Away Tavern
July 16
- House of Blues - w/The Fixx
July 14
- Glendale Heights Fest
July 8
- Season Tickets
July 1
- Palatine Jaycees Fest
June 30
- Durty Nellies
June 24
- Penny Road Pub
June 23
- Alumni Club
June 17
- Blarney's Island
June 16
- Prairie Rock Brewfest
June 14
- Elk Grove Fest
June 10
- Pop's
June 9
- Brother Jimmy's
June 3
- North Beach
June 2
- Sammy K's
May 31
- Cadillac Ranch
May 20
- Four Lakes Pub
May 19
- Four Lakes Pub
May 6
- House of Blues
May 5
- El Sombraro Cinco De Mayo Fest
April 29
- Change of Pace
April 28
- Penny Road Pub
April 27
- Otto's
April 22
- North Beach
April 15
- Rock's Blackfront
April 14
- Q-Bar
April 8
- Daddios
April 1
- Change of Pace
March 18
- Season Tickets
February 25
- Rock's Blackfront
February 19
-North Beach
February 5
- Pop's
January 29
- Change of Pace
January 21
- Penny Road Pub |
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In January & February of 2000 the four other band member asked to meet with Richie to discuss making another attempt to break the band again. Richie was already making good money and having a solid job with WallStreetView.com that he was reluctant to do the band full-time again.
After three different 2-3 hour meetings with the band where Richie insisted if he were to commit to doing this that he will take over as the band's manager and will make all final decisioons. That was soon tested right away as the band was about to change it's name to "Drop Box". Tony felt very strong about changing the bands name and the rest of the band agreed.. except Richie. Richie called Alec John Such (Bon Jovi), JY (Styx), Tony Keys (first band manager) and a few others he trusted and asked them how they felt if the bands name was changed. Every one of them said "why would you kill your brand?". So right out of the gate Richie had to tell the band that the bands name would not change, which tested the bands ability to trust Richie.
Richie quit his job at WallStreetView.com to focus on 7th heaven. Discussion on what songs to put on the CD were discussed and originally the CD was to have 15 songs, some pop, one ballad and one dance song and after Nick Cox insisted the CD should be one style, the pop songs and ballad and dance song were pulled from the CD. Richie purchased studio equipment to record the "Faces Time Replaces" CD and took all his knowledge to start promtoing the band and the new CD.
Right out of the gate the band's music was placed on MTV's "Making the Video", which used the song "Boom" on LL Cool J's making the video. Soon after the Jenny Jones show called and asked 7th heaven to come perform on a show.
After a very successful shoot, Jenny Jones asked the band to shoot a second episode. 7th heaven performed the songs "Boom" and "Separated" on the show. (the band wanted to perform "War Machine" and "You Lied" but the show choose the songs)
Right after that the Discovery Channel picked up song 7th heaven songs for use on the show "Homeward Bound"
Then six 7th heaven songs were placed in the indie movie "Lizzie".
In the fall both Jenny Jones shows aired worldwide and the band was seen by over 12 million viewers worldwide. The band's draw to clubs grew as well as CD sales.
7th heaven continued to grow at a nice pace playing a variety of colleges in the midwest as well as touring to Los Angles and New York.
Richie started the NTD World conglomerate to handle all the band's needs:
NTD Records - to have bar codes to release products
NTD Music - to facilitate a publishing company to license the bands music
NTD Video - to shoot all the bands videos
NTD Management - to book the bands shows
NTD Studios - a place to name where the band records
NTD Graphics - graphic company that designs all marketing pieces and website
Fun Fact: 7th heaven dressed as the Presidents for Halloween
Tony - Bill Clinton • Richie - George Bush Jr. • Dan - Jimmy Carter • Nick Cox - Richard Nixon • Danny - JFK
2000 Summer Newsletter
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2000 Fall Newsletter
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2000 Winter Newsletter
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Verge story (E.I.U.)
HEET Magazine
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2000 website
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(story continues in 2001) |
