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June 13, 2010

THANK YOU to everyone that came out and supported the benefit for the Disabled Veterans out at the American Legion in Warrenton...We appreciated you coming out for this event and hanging with us even though it was wicked hot that day...

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for Slider's Final Show with the current lineup...

AUGUST 7th @ Cole's Point Tavern in Hague, Va is the location and it is going to be a wild one.  Bikini Contest to start off the festivities then Slider goes on to blow the roof off the Tavern...It's going to be a GREAT TIME so make those plans to get down to Cole's Point to party with Ricky, Randy, Jay, Gary and Greg as Slider "ONE LAST TIME"

Again, As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!  We'll see you at the next show!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


June 7, 2010

THANKS to ALL OF YOU that came out over the weekend to hang with us for our last 2 local club shows.  We cannot express our gratitude enough for the support you have given us.  It's been a great run but we still have a couple more shows on the books.

On Saturday June 12 we are playing a benefit shows for the Disabled Veterans of America at the American Legion in Warrenton.  Come on out and support out Vets because they need it!!

Our FINAL show will be at Coles Point Tavern in Hague, Va down on the water on August 7th.  Come on down and lets have one hell of a party.  It's going to be a blast!!

Again, As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!  We'll see you at the next show!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


May 31, 2010

We hope everyone had a safe weekend and we want to say THANKS to EVERYONE again for coming out to Rusty's Party and John's Place on Saturday.  We had a great time as usual.

The final shows are wrapping up so make plans now to come see us this weekend at the Sunset Grille and Hard Times Cafe - Manassas...

Again, As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!  We'll see you at the next show!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


May 23, 2010

THANKS to EVERYONE that came out and brought down the house at Sully's this past Saturday night!!!  You all were dancin' the night away and having a good time from our view...We had a great time and hope you all did as well...

This coming Saturday we are doing a double bill...1st up is Rusty Halls Annual Rolling Thunder Party.  We go on from 4:00-5:30 then we move down the street to John's Place and play the party there from 8:30 - Midnight.  Make your plans now to come hang out with us. 

Watch out for the Biker's out there!!!

Again, As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!  We'll see you at the next show!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


May 17, 2010

We had a BLAST @ PJ Skidoos and want to THANK EVERYONE that came out to Party with the band...

Next Saturday night is Sully's and we always have a great time there so make your plans now to come hang out with us...

Again, As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!  We'll see you at the next show!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


May 2, 2010

Another GREAT TIME was had with everyone at Mainstreet Friday night.  We'd like to thank everyone that came out to party with us.

Next stop is Slider's debut at PJ Skiddos on May 15th...

Again, As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!  We'll see you at the next show!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


April 3, 2010

Another great time was had by all @ JW & Friends.  We want to thank everyone for coming out and making our debut @ JW's a HUGE success. 

Next up is The Towne Pub in Aberdeen so make your reservations now.

Again, As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!  We'll see you at the next show!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


March 28, 2010

Big THANKS to everyone that came out to The Sunset Grille and the Backyard Grill.  We had a blast and want to apologize for the problems out at the Backyard. 

Next stop is JW & Friends on Friday, April 2nd.

Again, As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!  We'll see you at the next show!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


March 20, 2010

We just want to say THANKS to everyone that came out to Sully's on Friday, March 19th.  We had a great time as usual, Taylor Johnson gave us a nice poster thanking us for raising money for the Girl Scout Cookies that were sent to our troops...You all gave to the cause and we raised almost $840 for the cookies...Hopefully pics will be coming soon of the troops with the cookies you all bought for them...Thanks again!!!

We also had a wedding proposal that night...AS of right now, Scott Johnson and Leanne Mcauslan are engaged to be married...Was pretty cool seeing it all go down right there in front of the stage...Good luck to them both!!!   Humm, wonder if we are playing the Reception?  :)

Next stop this weekend is The Sunset Grille on Friday, March 26th and the Backyard Grill on Saturday, March 27th...

Again, As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!  We'll see you at the next show!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


February 22, 2010

We just had a great weekend...After being snowed out for 2 shows in a row we rolled into Mainstreet and Brittany's this past weekend and you all ROCKED...Mainstreet was a packed house on Friday night and then Brittany's was slammin' on Saturday but we still can't figure out the No Dancing thing...Kinda STOOPID if ya ask us!!!

You all helped us raise over $615 this past weekend for more Girl Scout cookies to be sent to our troops overseas...We also collected $245 from Sully's last month so you all donated  $860 for our troops...We appreciate it!!!

We're taking a little bit of time off but we will be back at Sully's on March 19th...

Again, As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!  We'll see you at the next show!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


January 24, 2010

What a way for Slider to start off 2010...THANK YOU - THANK YOU - THANK YOU to everyone that came out to Sully's on Saturday night.  Once again it was a PACKED HOUSE and as always we appreciate your support...WE LOVE YOU GUYS AND GALS and we'll see ya next week at The Sunset Grille!!!

Again, As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!  We'll see you at the next show!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


December 21, 2009

What an adventure in Stafford on December 18th.  We went down to play the show, snow started falling at 8pm but there were at least 75 people there so we gave them a Slider show until Midnight when they told us to get out and head home.  By the time we got loaded and on the road it was 1:00am and there was at least 7 inches on the ground or more.  95 was covered and it was 25mph all the way home.  Everyone made it home that night except for Randy and he was stuck in Fredericksburg for 2 days but finally made it home on Sunday the 20th.  Everyone finally made it home safe and it was definitely a night to remember.  haha

We want to THANK everyone that came out to support us in 2009 because YOU were the ones that made it a great year for us.  We had a blast playing music for you all year and we are looking forward to more good times in 2010.

As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!  We'll see you next year!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


December 13, 2009

What a night we had at the Backyard Grill in Manassas.  THANK YOU to everyone that came out to support us...It meant a lot to us since the Backyard was a new club for us to play so seeing you all there made our night...

Birthday celebrations were going on all night and all sorts of debauchery... :)

Next stop for us will be Mainstreet in Stafford and Towne Pub in Aberdeen...

As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


November 15, 2009

What can we say...You all once again PACKED Sully's and we had a great time.  Birthday Celebrations for Jacob, Tammy and Carmen were going on, the place was a non-stop party and you all were dancin' the night away.  Thanks again for hanging out with us.

The Toy's 4 Tots benefit was a huge success.  Money was raised and given to the Marines to distribute and there were a lot of toys collected for the needy children out there in the world.  Thank you for your donations and for participating in this GREAT EVENT!! 

We're taking a little time off for the holiday but we'll see you on Dec 12th in Manassas.

As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


November 7, 2009

Thanks to everyone that came down to the Sunset Grille.   We appreciate everyone that came out to party with us.  Next stop next weekend is Sully's then the Toy's 4 Tots benefit.  We'll see everyone there!!!

As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


November 1, 2009

We had a blast at Rich and Lillie's Halloween "Wedding Reception" Party!!!  There were some crazy costumes going on that night and everyone had a great time.  Pictures are posted on Fidget's FACEBOOK page and they will be up here on the site soon.

We'll see everyone at a show soon.  Take care and be safe!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


October 11, 2009

We're starting to sound like a broken record but we had another great time at Mainstreet and The Towne Pub this past weekend.  Again, We want to say THANKS everyone that came out to see us this past weekend.  As always,  We GREATLY APPRECIATE the support we receive from everyone single one of you. 

We're taking a couple weeks off but we'll be back soon....

As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


September 28, 2009

We had another great time at Madigan's this past weekend.  You all came in and PACKED THE HOUSE both nights.  Thank you all so much for coming out to have a good time with us.  We GREATLY APPRECIATE the support we receive from everyone single one of you.  A Special THANKS to the "Slider Crew" and we'd also like to say THANKS to the "Norfolk Gang" for making that special trip up to come and see us.

We'll see ya next time at Mainstreet and The Towne Pub.

As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


September 19, 2009

We had a great time at Sully's for our 9th Anniversary Party but I have to say that we missed everyone that was at OC Bike Week.   We still want to say thanks to everyone that came out to celebrate with us.   We'll see you at Madigan's for another wild and crazy weekend.

As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


September 12, 2009

Another great weekend was had by the band and we want to THANK all of you that came out once again to support us.  We doo appreciate it...

Next Friday night is our 9th Anniversary Party @ Sully's so you don't want to miss that...

We'll see you there..

As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


September 7, 2009

What a GREAT Weekend!!!

Thanks to everyone that came out to support us at both Waterstock down at Tim's Rivershore and over at the Clifton Chili Cookoff and Car/Bike show.  We had a great time and even though the weather played a little havoc on the party on Monday, it still was a great time.  Can't wait to do both events again next year.

We like to say THANKS to Dave Taylor for filing in for Gary while he was out.  We appreciate it.

September is going to be a busy month so mark your calendars.  Sept 11 - Fast Eddie's, Sept 18 - Slider's 9th Anniversary Party at Sully's and Sept 25-26 at Madigan's Waterfront.

As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


August 10, 2009

We had a great Saturday night at Coles Point.  The 2nd Anniversary Party was pumping all day and the Bikini Contest was off the hook.  The Tavern was packed with people all day, parking lot was full, boats tied up on the water and everyone was having a great time.

A Big Thanks to our crew including Tammy, Cyndi, Joanie, Melissa, Tracie, Cara, Billy, Monte and the great staff there treated us fantastic.

The party at night was rocking too and all in all the 2nd Anniversary was a HUGE success.  If you were not there you missed a hell of a good time.

Mark your calendars for Labor Day weekend because we will be at Waterstock @ Tim's Rivershore on Saturday September 5th and then Clifton Days on Monday September 7th.  Both of those shows have a 4pm start time.

As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


August 2, 2009

Many thanks for two awesome slam packed nights this past weekend at MADIGAN'S on the Waterfront in Occoquan Virginia. What a great weekend with so many friends and folks jam-packing the club and rolling the party till closing both nights.

Kudos to our crew including Tammy, Cyndi, Joanie, Melissa, Tracie, Nancy, Mandy, Rebecca, Toby, Steven, Mike, Leanne, Cara, Billy and all the great staff there for treating us so well as always.

SLIDER has a return engagement there on Friday and Saturday nights, Sept. 25th and 26th so mark your calendars and join us then for another kickin' weekend while the weather's still warm out over the river.

As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!

Again, Thank you for your support and we'll see you soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


July 26, 2009

Many thanks to all of our friends and fans for being with us this past weekend at THE SUNSET GRILLE in Annandale VA. and SULLY'S in Chantilly VA.

Friday at the Grille was a blast as always with the "shooter girls" getting the party rolling EARLY! Kudos to Tammy, Cyndi, Joanie, Tracie, Madonna, Melissa, Leanne, Cara, Larry, Craig and Mandy for partying the night with us. 

Saturday night at SULLY'S was another fun time at one of our favorite clubs and a great crowd in party mode. Many thanks to those coming out to this show including Joanie, Cyndi, Tammy, Melissa, Tracie, Carmen, Steve, Manny, Nancy, Mandy, Rebecca, Toby, Steven, Dave, Monte, Rob, Chris, Jacob, Wes, Paula, Larry, Mark and all the great folks that came to hang with us as well as the great crew and staff at SULLY'S! 

Next up is MADIGAN'S on the Occoquan in Virginia. TWO big nights of SLIDER rockin' on the river. Friday and Saturday July 31st and August 1st! Get there early for some great food, acoustic entertainment out on the deck over the river and marina during happy hour and a great house party with SLIDER starting around 9PM both nights. 

As always, thanks to all those folks who support us and make all the efforts to come see us and share with us!!!!

Again, Thank you for your support and we'll see you soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


July 19, 2009

We'd like to say thanks to the awesome crew and everyone that was out to party with us last night up at The Towne Pub.  We had a great time and if you were not there you missed a good one.

We'll see you at The Sunset Grille and Sully's this coming weekend...

Again, Thank you for your support and we'll see you soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


June 21, 2009

Thank you ONE AND ALL for another HUGE house party at FAST EDDIE'S in Fairfax on Friday June 19th. What a packed house!! You guys are awesome as always. There were so many people in that club the AC couldn't handle the heat from all you crazy folks and it was party central all night long.

Also we want to say Thanks to everyone for a great night at Shenanigans in Leesburg Virginia on Saturday June 20th.  Spanky's  treated us great on our debut night and we appreciate it. 

Special thanks to all of our crew: Tammy, Cyndi, Leanne, Joanie, Tracie, Melissa, Mandy, Nancy, Rebecca, Steven, Sue, Mike, Cara, Larry, Deb, Barb, Rusty, Jacob, and Chris...Also THANKS to Toby & Monte for hanging out with us too...

We also want to say a special Thank You to the great staff at both Fast Eddie's and Spanky's for treating us so well!

We're taking a little break for some vacations and time off so we'll see you again at 'The Towne Pub' on July 18th.

Again,
Thank you for your support and we'll see you soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


May 31, 2009

Cole's Point was the bomb this past weekend....Great Weather, Great Food, and especially Great Friends made is a day to remember...We'd like to throw a special thank you out to Tammy, Cyndi, Traci, Melissa, Paula, T.J. and the crew at Cole's Point...  All we can say is if you were not there, you missed one hell of a good time...Pics will be posted soon...

Next up is Fast Eddie's and Spanky's on June 19th and 20th!!  See ya there...

Again, Thank you for your support and we'll see you soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


May 10, 2009

We had a great time at Mack's in Frederick.  We'd like to say thinks to Tammy, Cyndi, Cara & Leanne for coming out to Party with us.  Always a good time.  We'd also like to thank Frank and Patrick for bringing up the crew to party with us as well.  We even had a Slider 'Alumni Jam' session when JJ showed up.  JJ got up with Frank and we did a couple of tunes.  Always a good time when the old crew can get back together every once in awhile.  Once again, Thanks to EVERYONE that came out to the show!!!

Another great time was had at The Sunset Grille.  Nancy and Tracy were celebrating their Birthdays and the party was cookin'...The Grille was packed all night long and we'd like to thank everyone that came out.  Nancy, Tracy, Mandy, Rebecca, Tammy, Cara, Leanne, Cyndi, Joanie, Paula and probably as few more we can't remember.  Again thank you to everyone.

On a sad note after the show was finished, a friend and patron of The Grille passed on.  We do not have all of the details yet but it appeared that he had a major heart attack.  Tracy and another person there performed CPR on him until the Paramedics arrived but we found out a little later on that he didn't make it.  Our condolences go out to his friends and family.

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


April 27, 2009

What a GREAT WEEKEND.  Friday night was Rockin' at Sully's.  You all came out and packed the house on Friday and we had a blast.  Boo-Koo friends were out and got up on stage.  Emma, Gary's daughter got up and sang a song with us, Willy and Shadow got up and sang some Skynyrd, Jimmy Brown got up and played a little guitar.  All and all it was a GREAT NIGHT and we want to say THANKS TO EVERYONE that came out.

Saturday night at The Towne Pub wasn't quite a wild as Friday but we still had a great time celebrating Cara's 21st Birthday!!  It was a great weekend and as usual we had a great time.  Next stop on the tour is May 8th at Mack's Rock Bar in Frederick, Md. and then May 9th at The Sunset Grille. 

Again, Thank you for your support and we'll see you soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


April 4, 2009

Another GREAT TIME was had with everyone at Mainstreet last night. The house was Rockin' and the crowd was non-stop all night. We'd like to thank everyone that came out to party with us and we'd also like to thank you all for the great support that you gave Tammy.  Tammy did a great job and we're very proud of her.  If you missed it, then you missed a very special and touching moment. 

As always the show was a BLAST to play and then the Down Time at IHOP was great too. Thanks again to everyone that came out...

Again, Thank you for your support and we'll see you at Sully's on April 24th and The Towne Pub on April 25th!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


March 22, 2009

Man...What a weekend...We want to throw out some HUGE "THANK YOUS" to everyone that came out to hang with us this weekend...Sunset Grille was packed and stayed packed all night...Hard Times was also a packed house....The party was definitely on this weekend...We had a great time and can't wait to do it again...

Baba G'Nush opened the show for us at Hard Times and played some great music to get everyone going...Just to let you know, they are going to be heading to California to see if they can hit the big time...They have the talent to do it so shoot some good luck their way and lets wish them the best...Keep track of what's going on with them at www.myspace.com/babagnush

Again, Thank you for your support and we'll see you at Mainstreet on April 3rd!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


March 8, 2009

We had another great time up at The Towne Pub in Aberdeen on Saturday night. Great people were there and the party was kickin'!!  Jello Shooters were galore and they kept coming all night...

We also want to say thanks to Cyndi, Tammy & Leanne for making the trek North to party with us...We appreciate it!!

See you at The Grill on March 20th and Hard Times on March 21st...

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


February 21, 2009

What a GREAT TIME you all made Fast Eddie's for us...We looked around at 8:00pm and the house was packed already and you all just kept rolling in the door....We just want to say THANKS to everyone that came out.....Tammy, Cyndi, Nancy, Mandy, Rebecca, Cara, Kathy, Sue, Paula, Mike, Sal, Rusty, Shannon, Maryroi plus we know we are probably forgetting some folks and we apologize for that....Again, THANK YOU for making our return to Fast Eddie's a great time.....

We're taking next weekend off (Fidget is going to Vegas for the NASCAR race and Randy is going down to Myrtle Beach) but will be back out and about on March 7th at "The Towne Pub" in Aberdeen, Md.   Mark it on your calendar, make your plans and lets road trip up to Aberdeen and have a party.

We'll see you in Aberdeen!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


February 14, 2009

Another great time was had by all at The Sunset Grill...The house was packed, everyone was in a party mood and the fun didn't stop until they kicked us all out....hahaha 

Thank you to everyone that came out to have a good time with us...Next stop is Fast Eddie's in Fairfax....See you there

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


February 7, 2009

What a great time we had a Mainstreet on Friday night....The place was packed, everyone was rockin' out with us, the Birthday Celebrations were going on and once again, you ALL made it a great night for us....

We'd especially like to thank Frank Celentano for coming out and running the video cam.  No idea how it's going to turn out but we'll find out soon enough....Also, thanks again to everyone that takes pics for us.  We appreciate it...

Another great night was had by ALL and YOU are the ones to thank for it....

We'll see ya at "The Sunset Grill" on Feb 13th....

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


January 25, 2009

Thank You to everyone that came out to Sully's on Saturday night making our 2009 debut there a GREAT TIME!!!!    We appreciate all of you that come out and party with us cause when you're having a good time, so are we....

Next stop is Mainstreet in Stafford on February 6th.....We'll see you there!!!

Thanks again and we'll see ya at the next show....

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


January 17, 2009

We'd like to 1st off thank everyone that braved the cold and came out to our Debut at Mack's...Cyndi, Joanie, Paula, Mike, "Birthday Girl" Leanne, Frank & Colleen plus anyone else we may have forgotten...

We had another great time and it was a great way to start off 2009....Just remember that the temps are rising and it will be better weather for this coming Saturday night @ Sully's!!!

Thanks again and we'll see ya at the next show....

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


December 13, 2008

What a great night at Mainstreet in Stafford!!!

The place was jammed packed and we had one hell of a good time.

We had a Calamity Jane mini reunion with Ric Lawhorne on Guitar from the Borrowed Time Band and Dave Lumb on Drums from Twist of Faite.  Calamity Jane was a band that Randy, Ric and Dave were members of back in the 90's.  Jezzz, just saying BACK in the 90's seems weird....  hahaha

We want to say THANKS to Joanie, Cyndi, Tammy, Leanne and Tracie for coming out and making out last show in 2008 a good time. Your support is ALWAYS APPRECIATED!!!

Thank you again for your support in 2008 and we'll see you in 2009!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


December 8, 2008

What a “GREAT WEEKEND”!!!!! 

We had a great time at “The Grill” on Friday night.   You all kept the party going with us until they threw us out so “THANKS” for coming out and having a good time with us.  Tina came out and celebrated her birthday with us which was cool and we hope she continues to come out and hang with us….Can’t wait to get back to the Grill.  It’s always a fun place to play.  Room was packed all night, we had people waiting in the back to get out front, just an all around good time…Thanks again to everyone that came out…

Saturday night at Hard Times was a good night too.  Even though the weather kept a lot of people home we still made it a Party for Joanie & Fidget’s Birthday.  Fidge would like to say thanks to Joanie, Nancy and Mandy for the Cakes.   What can we say but “CREATIVE MINDS”….We had a blast and we want to thank Joanie, Cyndi, Paula, Cara, Leanne, Nancy, Mandy, Joe, Matt, Larry and everyone else (hopefully we didn’t forget anyone) for coming out and making it a great weekend for us.

Thank you for your support and we'll see you at Mainstreet on Friday night!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


November 23, 2008

We would like to just say "THANKS" from SLIDER to the great crew at The Towne Pub in Aberdeen Maryland Saturday night for throwing their usual party and as always, providing those world famous Jello Shooters!

Special thanks to Cyndi, Leanne and Cara for making the trip up to hang with us. We always appreciate such good friends and the efforts you guys make every time!

It was a blast and we look forward to rolling back in there after the first of the year.

Again, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


November 9, 2008

We would like to throw out a "BIG THANK YOU" to everyone that partied with us down at Coles Point Tavern this past Saturday.  What a great time you all made for us.  Everyone was dancin' all night and keeping the party hopping until we had to shut it all down.  You all were great and we appreciate the support.

We'll see everyone at "The Towne Pub" in Aberdeen, Md on November 22nd...

Again, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


October 27, 2008

What a great night we had a Sully's.   We had so much going on that night and the house was packed.  We'd like to especially thank everyone that came out from the "Reston Adult Social Club".  You all got the night started off in the right direction.  Plus we want to says thank you to everyone that came out and celebrated their Birthdays with us and to everyone that just came out to hang out and have a good time with us.  Sully's is always a great time for us and we love to play there.  We'll be back in 2009 so keep an eye out for the next Sully's date.

Next up is Cole's Point Tavern  so load on up and come south and party with us.

Again, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

We'll see you at Cole's Point on Saturday, November 8th!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


October 19, 2008

We'd like to thank everyone that came out to Mainstreet to party with us.  We had a great time as usual and the good news is that we will be back at Mainstreet on December 12th. Everyone was getting crazy and having fun plus we had a couple of Birthdays and something that was a 1st for us, a Marriage Proposal and she said YES!!!!

Again, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

We'll see you at SULLY's on Saturday, October 25th!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


October 13, 2008

What a great time we had on Saturday at Hard Times in Woodbridge...Everyone was getting rowdy and having fun, Birthday cake was everywhere and it just turned into an all out party.

Thanks to the wonderful staff there and their hospitality. Thanks to all of our friends that came out to support us and as always, you know we appreciate it...

Again, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

We'll see you at MAINSTREET on Friday!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


September 27, 2008

Man....Saturday night was pretty wild when we rolled into Aberdeen Maryland for The Towne Pub's 5th anniversary celebration. They were taking care of us all night with their world-famous Jello shooters so many thanks to the wonderful staff there and their hospitality. Thanks to all of our friends that came out to support us and as always, you know we appreciate it...

We will return to The Towne Pub on Saturday, November 22nd so make plans now and get your motel reservations EARLY! We look to be back in there fairly regularly in 2009 so stay tuned.

As always, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


September 14, 2008

Whew! What can we say. You guys came out like you said you would and it was a GREAT night! THANK YOU so much! All of our friends and familiar faces showed up and we had a blast. Thank you to Cyndi, Joanie, Leanne, Cara, Tinker, Lisa (who went to see a friend sing in Front Royal and then came to see us!), Nancy, Mandy, Rhonda, Sue, Chris, Jacob, Harley Angel, Dave, Mike and so many more. You make it SO worthwhile and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. It is always a pleasure to see you all. Take care and we head to the Towne Pub in Aberdeen, MD on Saturday the 27th. Then we are returning to Hard Times Cafe in Woodbridge on Oct. 11th so hope to see ya there. Thanks again!

As always, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


September 2, 2008

Waterstock was a fantastic time for the band. We had perfect weather and an awesome crowd down at Tim's Rivershore! Thanks to Leanne, Cara, Cyndi, Mandy, Nancy, Chris, Jake, Scott, Ricky and all the friends, family and fans who made the trek to see us. It was a BLAST to say the least. Bill Culver and Metro Events had the PA crankin' out on the barge in the Potomac and everyone was having a really great time. Kudos to Rick's son's band 2020 Vizion who played a great set.

Tim's Rivershore is a really cool place to play, hang out, eat, drink and just soak in the beach. Thanks to Eric for setting it up and all those on staff that made it such a successful happening. Can't wait to do it again next year! THANKS AGAIN!

We'd also like to say "THANKS" to Dave Taylor for filling in for Gary.   Great job and THANKS AGAIN!!!

As always, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!


August 11, 2008

What a weekend we just had....Talk about some great times.   We hit Mainstreet on Friday night and you guys just brought the house down.  We had old friends there plus we made some new ones.  Tim McGraw even showed up and partied with us!!!  :)     You'll see on the pics once we get them up.  We will be back at Mainstreet on October 17th so mark it on your calendar and come on out and party with us....

On Saturday night we played the 1 Year Anniversary party of the Coles Point Tavern.  We want to thank our friends that came out (Leanne, Cyndi, Barb, Tammy....) for coming out and hanging  with us.  It was a blast as usual and THANKS AGAIN to everyone that came out and supported us this weekend...

We're taking off for the rest of the month of August because Gary's oldest daughter is getting married so he has a lot of stuff going on and the rest of the guys are going to be taking some time off too.  We'll see everyone at Sully's on September 13th....

As always, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


July 28, 2008

What can we say about this Friday & Saturday night other than "YOU ALL RIPPED this weekend!!!!"   Talk about a WILD ONE....

THANKS TO EVERYONE that came out and "ROCKED THE HOUSE" with us.....

We'll see you at Mainstreet in a couple of weeks...

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


July 12, 2008

Hey everyone,

We'd like to say "THANKS" to everyone that came out to Fast Eddie's and made it "ANOTHER" great party as usual.   You guys were great all night long and as always it as a pleasure for us to play for you.

We had a great time and as always, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

We'll see you in a couple of weeks...

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


June 21, 2008

Hey everyone,

Sully's was another great time and as usual, you all packed the house.   It's was a great time hanging out with everyone and being a part of the birthday celebrations...

We had a great time and as always, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

We'll see you at Fast Eddie's next month!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


June 1, 2008

Fox Chase Tavern was a hell of a party.   If you were not there you definitely missed a good one.    The place was packed all night long and you all stayed on the dance floor until they shut us down.   We'll definitely be back there sometime but no definite date is on the books right now.

Make plans now to follow the party out to Sully's on June 14th...

We had a great time and as always, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


May 25, 2008

We had a great time being back at the Oasis and we want to throw out a big "Thanks" to everyone that came out to party with us...

We had a great time and as always, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


May 12, 2008

Well what can we say!!!!     Once again the Slider fans packed Fast Eddie's....

It made the night easy for Fidget to get thru even though he had wrecked on his Harley the day before.....

We'd like to thank Steve and Brian from Smylin' Jack for coming up and singing some tunes with us and lets take our "Hat's Off" once again to Jake for getting up on stage with us again and tearing it up on the drums.

As always, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


April 21, 2008

We'd like to throw out a big THANK YOU to everyone that came out and partied with us at the Hard Time's Cafe last Friday night. We had a good time and we hope you all did too. We'll see ya next time at Fast Eddie's...

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget
March 24, 2008

Thanks to all of you, Sully's turned out to be another great time too.   We always love playing at Sully's because that feels like home to the band.  We'd like to say thanks to Tony, Jimmy and Jake for getting up on stage and jammin' with us.  It's always a pleasure to play with friends.

Next time for us will be Hard Times in Woodbridge so we hope to see everyone there...  

As always, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget
March 19, 2008

Once again the Slider fans turned out and packed Fast Eddie's and it was a good time all the way up until they shut us down at 1:30am.   We could see that everyone was having a good time and when you all have a good time it translates into us having a blast playing music for you all.   We'd like to thank Ryan and Brian for coming up and singing some tunes with us and lets take our "Hat's Off" to Jake for getting up on stage with us again and tearing it up on the drums.  Mr. Jake definitely has a future in music if he keeps at it because at 15 he ROCKS so we can only imagine what a few more years of experience under his belt will do.  

As always, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget
February 20, 2008

Hey there,

Hard Times Cafe was an absolute riot.  Great place to play, Club Management was "Top Notch" and everyone that was there hanging out with us were fantastic.  We can't wait to get back in.  Right now the word on the street is that we will be back there in April but we do not know the date for sure. 

As always, We ALL appreciate your support and hope to see everyone again soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget
February 10, 2008

Hey Everyone,

Madigan's Waterfront absolutely ROCKED this past weekend.  Friday night was packed and Saturday night was "STANDING ROOM ONLY".  We had a great time and everyone there was screaming for more all night long.   THANK YOU to everyone that came out and partied with us.

As always, We ALL appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you again at other shows later on…Hope to see everyone again soon!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


January 22, 2008

Once again we all just want to say THANK YOU to everyone that made it out to Fast Eddie’s on January 18th.  We ALL appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you again at other shows later on…

All of YOU are the reason that we love to play music and you are the ones that make it fun for us….Hope to see you all soon.    

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


December 31, 2007

We all just want to say THANK YOU to everyone that made 2007 a great year for the band. The show at Sully's on December 29th was definitely our best of 2007.  With more than 250 people packed into the place, you definitely made it a great way to close out 2007.

The Party Train continues on into 2008 and the first stop is at Kirkpatrick's in Ashburn so come on out and lets keep the party going.   Hope to see you all soon.    

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget

December 21, 2007

Hey everyone,

We're going to be back at Sully's on December 29th tearing it up so come on out and have a good time with us...

We'd like to thank everyone that made 2007 a great year for us and we're looking forward to having some great times with you in 2008.

Everyone have a GREAT CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

See you in 2008!!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget

November 19, 2007

Hey everyone,

We're going to be playing Moe's Peyton Place in Springfield ( NEW CLUB FOR SLIDER) on November 30th so come on out and let's pack the place and show Moe how we have a good time. 

Also, put it on your calendar now that we will be at Sully's on December 29th.  This is our 1st time back at Sully's since April 2006 so come on out and let's have a good time. 

Hope to see you there!!!

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget

October 28, 2007

The Halloween Party this past Saturday night at Gene and Tina's house was a great time.  The weather got a little chilly but it sure beat having the rain come down.  Costumes were abundant.  Food was a plenty and the cold beer was flowing out of the kegs like water going over Niagara Falls...  :)    Honestly with the way it was looking late Friday night, we didn't think that playing outside was going to be possible but the stars aligned for us and we couldn't have asked for a better night.  Well, maybe a little heat would have helped out.. hahahaha 

Everyone have a safe Halloween and we'll be seeing you soon...

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget

October 22, 2007

Once again, this past Saturday night at The Oasis was another GREAT TIME.  The place was packed as usual and people were dancing and partying with us all night long.  We really couldn't have asked for a better night.  We'll be back down there again sometime soon so keep an eye on the schedule.  We'll be seeing you soon...

Riko, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget

August 23, 2007

Breaking News 

Ricky Johnson is once again back in Slider!!!

After a hiatus of almost 4 years to the day, Ricky is once again at the Helm and taking control of the Lead Vocals for Slider....The band is now 4/5 the way it was back when it all started and now with Jay working the skins for us, we are a better band now than we were 5 years ago. As we have sorta phrased it, "It's the 4 Horseman and Jaybird" ready to get out there and kick some "Rock n Roll" butt.


July 23, 2007

Greg lost a great friend on July 16, 2007 due to a motorcycle accident in Wardensville, WV.  Bobby was a great person and could make friends with anyone.  He will be missed by all....

In Memory of a Great Friend
Robert Dewayne “Bobby” Crites
May 5, 1956 - July 16, 2007


June 11, 2007

The Oasis was another GREAT TIME.  The place was packed and people were dancing and partying all night long.   It was a non stop party from start to finish.   It all started even before we hit the stage but we can't talk about that here.  hahahaha   The PA was rippin' and the drinks were flowin' and a good time was had by ALL.   We'll be seeing you soon...

Killer Dwarf, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


June 3, 2007

Fast Eddie's was a GREAT TIME.  We were kicking some serious BUTT that night.  The NEW PA was thumpin' and we were in the groove.  We were rockin' so Hott that night that the Fairfax County Fire Department showed up.  haha :-)  Seriously, we were crankin' too much out of the fog machine and it set off the smoke alarm.   Good thing it didn't set off the sprinklers.

We just want to say THANKS to all of you that came out and had a good time with us.  We hope to see ya soon...

Killer Dwarf, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


May 23, 2007

We just want to say "Thanks" to all of you that came out and partied with us at our inaugural Kirkpatrick's gig in Haymarket.  You guys made it a good time as usual and we WILL be back on August 18th so tell your friends and let's "ROCK THE PUB"...

Hope to see you all at Fast Eddie's in Fairfax on June 1st...

Killer Dwarf, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


April 30, 2007

April 27th & 28th was an "ABSOLUTE" blast at Madigan's Waterfront.  We want to say "Thanks" to all of you that came out and partied with us.  We saw some familiar faces as well as made some new friends so you ALL made it a BLAST for us.

We'll be crankin' out the "Rock n Roll" at The Oasis this coming Saturday, May 5th for "Cinco de Mayo" so come on out and celebrate it with us.....

So, Don't be strangers and we're looking forward to seeing everyone again real soon.

Killer Dwarf, Iceman, Jay Bird, Opie and Fidget


March 12, 2007

March 10th at Kirkpatrick's was a blast for us.  Thanks to all of the people that came out to see us at our first show with the "New" lineup. It was great to see some familiar faces as well as everyone new that was there partying with us. Plus, as always, it's fun to share the stage with some of our of friends and band mates. That always makes it fun for us. So, Don't be strangers and we're looking forward to seeing everyone again real soon.


January 22, 2007

Hello everyone,

Can you believe it's 2007 already.  Since our last show in September we have been on the hunt for a new drummer and lead vocalist to fill the shoes of JJ and John. Let us tell ya this, it was "NOT" an easy task.   It was a long hard search to find the right people to come in and fill JJ and John's shoes but we finally did it.   Would you please welcome to the mix, Lead Vocalist - Kasey Swecker and Drummer - Jay Alper.

Kasey had played in bands since the age of 14 and fronted his last band, "Hung Jury" for the past 10 years. Kasey's range is going to let us continue to play the rock n roll tunes that we did in the past plus there will be some new ones coming at ya that we know you're gonna love too...

Jay has played drums in numerous Northern Virginia bands since moving to the area and one of those past bands was with Randy so they already knew each other and once Jay came in, the rhythm section was on its way to being tight from the 1st practice.

We can't wait to get out there and play some shows for you in 2007 and we can't wait to see some old familiar faces as well as some new ones. Tell your friends it's time to Party.

Mark it on your calendar....March 10th at Kirkpatrick's in Ashburn is the debut of the new band so come on out and party it up with Kasey and Jay. Oh yeah, Gary, Randy and Fidget will be there too... Can't wait to see everyone again...


September 6, 2006

Hello gang...Been awhile since we put anything up here but we just wanted to make a note and say that this Saturday night is JJ and John's "LAST SHOW" with the band.  Come on out and lets make it a Party!!! They are both moving on to other ventures and we wish them the best...We have the Drummer slot filled and are very close to having the Lead Vocalist slot filled too.  We're going to miss JJ and John but come on out and lets make their "LAST SHOW" one that they will remember. We're going to take a little break while we get everything back up and running so keep an eye on the website. We'll be back out there before you know it..


April 21, 2006

Hey everyone.  We found out yesterday that Jon Ballard from DC101 played out version of Shine over the airwaves.   Gary's sister gave a guy that works at 101 our Demo because she thought that we could enter the "Last Band Standing" Contest to open the Chili Cook-off on May 20th.   We later found out that the contest was for "Original Music" bands only but our CD is still floating around the DC 101 studios.   Rumor has it that Shine is one of Ballard's favorite tunes and he liked our take on it.   We thought it was pretty cool that he played it on the air.  Maybe they will put us into their daily rotation.  hahaha

We're ready to have a kickin' time at Madigan's this coming Saturday night.   Come on out and lets have a Party.  New tunes will be coming your way too so we hope to see you there....

JJ, Randy, John, Gary and Fidget


March 6, 2006

Hey everyone.  Just wanted to say "Thanks" again to everyone that comes out and supports the band.  With you all there it just makes us put on a better show for you all.  Speaking of shows, we have a bunch lined up for this Spring and early Summer.  Things are really starting to take off for us because of all of you and because of that, we're branching out and going to be playing out in Waldorf, Md. as well as a new club out in Winchester, Va. so get yourself ready to come out and party with the boys in the band.  Updates will be sent out to everyone that is on the e-mail list.  If you would like to be added to our list please send an e-mail to sliderrocks@yahoo.com.

Thanks for taking "The Poll" and letting us know what you want to hear.   We're working on adding some new stuff from the bands that you voted on ASAP.

Hope to see you at the show this Friday night at "Fast Eddie's",

JJ, Randy, John, Gary and Fidget


February 6, 2006

We just want to shout out a big "THANK YOU" to all of the "Slider Fans"  that came out this weekend to see us at Sully's on Friday night and Madigan's on Saturday night.  You packed both places and we partied until they shut us down and kicked us all out.   Having you all there makes us play better and it makes the party a blast.  Thanks again and we'll see you next time...


January 31, 2006

Go check out the latest addition to the Slider website.   Click on "The Poll" and vote for the bands that you want Slider to cover more tunes from.   We'll listen to the results and give you what you want to hear.


January 21, 2006

The "Slider Fans" were out and partying it up with the band at our first show of 2006 at Fast Eddie's on January 20th.  We had a blast and the crowd just kept screaming for more.   Ricky Johnson and Steve Bray from Smylin' Jack got up on stage and played a few tunes with us too.  Ricky and Steve both used to be in Slider so it was a "Reunion" jam so to speak.  It was a great way to start off 2006 and hopefully the energy and excitement will continue throughout the year.  Thanks for helping us start off 2006 the way it should be.


December 14, 2005

The Final Mix of our Demo was finished on December 13th.  Go to the Sounds page and download the tunes.  Enjoy and Spread the word !!!


December 13, 2005

The Demo is finished.   Tunes will be up on the site on Wednesday the 14th.  Download them and make yourself a CD if you want.  Tell your friends about them and have them download them too.  Spread the word !!!  See ya at the next show.


December 12, 2005

We're going back to the Studio tonight to do the "Final Mix" on the Demo.  We will have them up on the site tomorrow if all goes well tonight.  It's been one thing after another it seems but we're finally going to get it finished tonight.


November 18, 2005

We hit Cue Recording Studio last night and laid down 6 tracks for our Demo. We're going back tonight to finish the vocals and mix it down. We'll have it on the site ASAP.


November 12, 2005

The Oasis kicked some serious Bootie on Friday night.....We had a great time and the party was non stop until they kicked everyone out.  We had 3 birthdays going on that night...Steve, Carmen and Sarah all celebrated with us.  A good time was had by all.  If you missed it, you missed a hell of a good time.


October 28, 2005

During the show at Sully's, Gary found out that his 2 oldest Daughters were involved in a car accident on the Dulles Greenway.  Needless to say Gary left the gig early to go home to be with his family.   Fortunately the only damage was to his daughters emotions.  Once they got themselves settled down they were ok.  We're just happy that his kids are ok because a car is replaceable, your kids are not.

Also, someone decided to slam into the back of Fidget's truck after the show.  No big damage but the bumper on his truck got pushed in on the passenger side.  We're guessing that the car that hit his truck is in worse shape than the F-150.  Other than that we had a good time.  Would have loved to have seen more people come out but it was the night before the big "Halloween Parties" so we understand why people were not out.  See ya at the next show.


October 25, 2005

We went into Cue Recording Studios to start recording our Demo but they had problems with the Pro Tools set up so nothing was even recorded last night.   We have rescheduled to go back on Nov 17th & 18th and try it again.  Once we get it finished we'll post it on the Web plus burn some CD's to give away at some shows.


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