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Kaanapali Sportfishing Maui, Hawaii, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, Sport Fishing Charters, marlin, mahi mahi, tuna,
Kaanapali Sport Fishing is a sport fishing charter operation in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, fishing for marlin, mahi mahi, and tuna.
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Bernie Torme Home Page
Bernie Torme, guitar, played with Gillan,Ozzy Osbourne, Dee Sniders Desperado, Atomic Rooster, as well as fronting his own lineups Electric Gypsies and Torme with Phil Lewis from LA Guns, (aka LA Guns ) Bernie Torme, legendary cult guitarist, uses his 60s Fender Stratocaster and Marshall 100 watt amp like he knew them in a previous life Realaudio (real audio) and realvideo (real video) clips on this siteBorn in Dublin, Ireland in 1952, Bernie Torme got his first guitar aged 11, in 1963As the late sixties turned into the early seventies, Dublin was a good place to be an aspiring guitar player The city clubs wailed to the sound of Rory Gallagher with TASTE, Gary Moore with SKID ROW, and Eric Bell with THIN LIZZY It was at this time that Bernie Torm put his first band together, playing supports to some of these now legendary names, as well as at venues all over the countryIn London, Bernie Torme formed a three piece band called SCRAPYARD, which at one point included bass player John McCoy, whom he was later to play with in heavy rock giants GILLAN SCRAPYARD eventually evolved into THE BERNIE TORME BAND, which included well known sessioneer Phil Spalding on bass (later with Toyah, Mike Oldfield, BEF, Original Mirrors, Steve Howe and GTO among others) THE BERNIE TORME BAND got their first record deal at the begining of the punk era they remain the only punk band on record with a resident guitar heroThe band toured the UK repeatedly, released two singles, and built up a considerable following At about this time Bernie came to the attention of ex-DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan, and was asked by Ian to join his band shortly afterwards GILLAN with Torme on guitar enjoyed widespread success, selling millions of records and touring extensively throughout the UK, Europe, Japan, and the USA They released three top ten albums, Mr Universe, Glory Road, and Future Shock, as well as many chart singles, including Trouble, New Orleans, Mutually Assured Destruction and No Laughing in Heaven Future Shock reached no1 in the UK charts in 1981 Never one to rest on his laurels, in the summer of that year Bernie decided to quit GILLAN After his departure from GILLAN, Torme toured and recorded with ATOMIC ROOSTER, with Vincent Crane (keyboards) and Paul Hammond (drums), both of whom have since sadly diedIn 1982 Bernie stood in temporarily for Randy Rhoads with Ozzy Osbournes BLIZZARD OF OZZ, following Randys tragic death in an aircrash Torm was Ozzys first choice as replacement, but he did not wish to join the band as a full time member At that time Bernie was already involved in forming the ELECTRIC GYPSIES The band toured extensively during the early 80s, releasing three albums Turn Out The Lights, Electric Gypsies, and LiveTroubled with shifting line ups, this project eventually metamorphosed into TORME, with Phil Lewis ( ex-Girl, LA Guns) on vocals TORMEs live performances became almost legendary throughout the UK, but major chart success eluded them TORME released three albums Back To Babylon, Die Pretty Die Young, and Official Live Bootleg Following the demise of TORME, Bernie worked in the US with Dee Snider (ex Twisted Sister) on his DESPERADO project, which also involved Clive Burr (ex Iron Maiden) He also wrote material which appeared on Dees subsequent WIDOWMAKER Blood n Bullets recording and also on the more recent Stand By For PainBernie Torme has contributed his trade-mark pyrotechnic solos to recordings by artists as diverse as ATOMIC ROOSTER, THE WALKER BROTHERS, MAMMOTH, and RENE BERG (ex HANOI ROCKS) His Wild Irish CD features drummer Chris Jones and bass player John Pearce (both have played with the ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE) More recently Bernie has released a new double CD called White Trash Guitar All Bernies CDs can be bought from his website via a secure server with shopping basket facilities
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