Chad Lee's Diary

Hope everyone had a great Christmas.
We finally made it home from our vacation in Jamaica around midnight on Christmas Eve, (four days late ) For the most part we had a great time until the night before we were due to come home. To keep a long story short... our last night on the resort my wife slipped on a wet floor in a restaurant on the resort, and since getting home home we have found out she fractred her foot in THREE places....OUCH ! The resort did absolutely shit for us, we had to stay four additional days, because she could not get on the plane the next morning, and we couldnt get another flight out until Christmas Eve. Again....MUCH more to the story, but thats the jist of it, and the resort has not heard the last from us.
As for the rest of the trip, it mostly a relaxing trip full of hanging at the pool and consuming many many frosty cold Red Stripe beers. We did venture off the resort one day and headed up to Mount Zion, the birthplace, home and final resting spot of the legendary Bob Marley. This was an EXTREMELY cool experience. I will have photos posted from the trip soon.
As far as things going on workwise... I will be heading to La Jan 16th to be with Zakk Wylde, friends and family as he is inducted into the Rock Walk on Sunset Strip, then the rest of the week will be spent at the NAMM show in Anaheim. For those not familiar with the Namm show, it's basically like the auto show for the music industry. I will of coure have lots of photos up from that once i get home. Should see alot of my work at the show, including banners, posters and photos at endorsement companies booths, catalogues, as well as promotional posters, and photos for musicians to sign at autograph sessions throughout the weekend. Some of which include Tommy Clufetos of Rob Zombie will be signing posters/photos of mine at the Sonor booth and Ahead. Kerry King will be signing some of my work at the Kahler booth, BcRich and probably Emg, as well as LOTS of others. More on that after the show.
Again, hope everyone had a great Christmas, have a safe and HAPPY NEW YEAR !
CHAD

ONe last entry before heading to the airport.

 There should be a few new promo video clips up in the next few days. When you come to the main page and see the video of DIme and I, there will be a scrolling box and you can watch a few different clips of other friends and artists.

  As i said before, TONS of photos from my trip and back to adding other galleries when I get back from vacation.

 Until then...

 YAH MON, IRIE IRIE IRIE...look out JAMAICA, here I come !

chad

 Welocme to the newly designed ROCKCONCERTFOTOS.COM !

 Hope everyone likes the new layout and design. Many thnaks to the designer of the new site Ezra Kamer. He can be contacted at http://www.ezrasweb.com . The new layout allows me to update the site with photos, or diary/news updates at anytime from anywhere I may be.

 I put a ton of photos into the separate galleries for l;aunching, but I am still adding new and old stuff to the site on a daily basis. Newest additions include photos in THE MERCY CLINIC portrait gallery, TONS of Black Label Society photos from the Spring, Summer and Fall Mafia tours. There are hundreds of photos in the Damageplan live gallery, but I still have a few more shows to add. Be sure to keep checking back for updates. Also I have added new photos to the landscapes section inlcuding Cancun, Mexico as well as the Mayan ruins of Tulum. There are new photos of Anthrax in Long Beach California from the final night of their tour with Judas Priest.

  As you may have noticed on the intro page to the site I have a new ad and poster of Slash with MArshall amplification in worldwide circulation. That is the most recent addition to my print work. Also I have a photo of DIMEBAG- R.I.P on the cover of a new book called NEW WAVE OF AMERICAN HEAVY METAL. I also have a photo of Zakk Wylde on the back cover of the book. You can scroll down to the bottom of the main page for a direct link to order the book. There is also a new Kahler ad featuring one of my Kerry King photos that will debut in magazines soon.

 December 8th, has now come and gone. It has been 1 year since the world lost a guitar legend and many of us lost a close friend. Not a day goes by that I don't think about Dime and the time that I was fortunate enough to spend with him. I , the same as the rest oif the world and his family and friends miss him dearly. The day was spent adding photos of him to the site, and blasting out some Damageplan and Pantera tunes. I had planned to get together with several friends on Thursday night, but mother nature had other plans for us.....a BLIZZARD :(  We all managed to get together Friday night, share some meories, make some noise, and toss back a few shots in memory of our brother DIME.  Your memory will live on in all of us my friend.

  Lastly, 2 more days until VACATION !!!!! I will be away this week, and wil return with many photos from the trip to share with everyone. Time to lay on a beach and pretend I'm Bob Marley for a week in Jamaica.

 Enjoy the new site,

 happy holidays

CHAD

Spent majority of the weekend working on the new website, photo shopping and uploading images. Hopefully we will get this thing launched today, tomorow at the VERY latest.

 Sunday night went out with some friends and was introduced to Jon Oliva of Savatage, and most recently known for his work with The Trans Siberian Orchestra. I will be photographing the the TSO show here in Chicago on Saturday the 10th.

 Counting the days until vacation, leaving for sunny Jamaica in 1 week, CAN'T WAIT !

 A few new items out in print right now. I have a new Slash ad, and poster out with Marshall amps for worldwide distribution, you can  see that in the print media photo gallery as well as the entry page of the new site. Also the SONOR drums ad with Rob Zombie's Tommy Clufettos is currently running in a few magazines. Also the John Maggard (Unearth) and James Lomenzo Warwick Bass ads are currently running. Also I have a Zakk Wylde photo featured on the box cover of the new Sony Playstation 2 game Guitar Hero. The game features the Zakk/Bls song Fire It Up. As well as a ton of other songs by bands like : Pantera, Zz Top, Joan Jett, David Bowie, Motorhead and more. It comes with a Gibson Sg guitar controller, and will give you hours of addictive fun ! Check it out

 Also I have a Dime photo on the cover of a new book New Wave Of American Heavy Metal. There is a link here on the site where you can purchase the book directly. More info soon !

 Lastly, 8 days till i hit JAMAICA !!!