To everyone who sent messages in for my newspaper column column via deathbatnews, I wanted you to know that in addition to presenting the Sullivan family with the memory book, we also placed a copy of all your words at Jimmy’s final resting place–in that white envelope labeled Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan. Thank you for…

Here is my newspaper column today on the one year anniversary of the death of Jimmy Sullivan. Special thanks to Kortney at deathbatnews.com for helping me coordinate this special tribute to the Sullivan family. Photos will be included in the print edition of the paper, and until they are available in the on line version,…

Next week marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Jimmy Sullivan, drummer for the band Avenged Sevenfold, or A7X as the shorthand goes. A7X is from here in Huntington Beach, Calif., where we live. The Sullivan family is friends with my family and so our hearts go out to them.  I know the worldwide…

After skimming the year-end Rolling Stone wrap up issue, I have to say I was taken aback with the exclusion of Avenged Sevenfold’s “Nightmare” on the “best of” album list. I knew the magazine stopped being relevant a long time ago, still, here was a chance for a little redemption. But no – after this…

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