Fingers Metal Shop! a two hour hard rockin heavy metal radio show that went on the air 10/23/83. FMS played every category of music in the genre. It reflected the current scene and in some cases created it. It was my lifes passion and a dream come true. Every week the airwaves of 102.3 WBAB-FM on Long Island would bristle with sound of the loud and proud metal legions. After tens of thousands of songs and hundreds of interviews Fingers Metal Shop lay dormant at the ripe old age of 21. During last years anniversary show I let the cat out of the bag that FMS was approaching its final hours. The following five shows featured Vince Neil from Motley Crue, Geoff Tate from Queensryche, John Bush from Anthrax, Bret Michaels from Poison and the final show on December 18th 2005 was our Annual Kissmas special with Mark "The Animal" Mendoza from Long Islands own Twisted Sister. The Final song was Gene Simmons version of "When you wish upon a star" And then silence... FMS was 21 and over... Why? you say.

For quite some time I had this burning desire to do something different. Television was the focus but I was not sure in what capacity I would chase the medium. As a child I grew up watching Johnny Carson. He was funny talented quick on his feet and did great interviews. He was himself. I have been on television several times ranging from cable to network usually interviewed about music or life. I have even been on MTV twice. once filmed during FMS when Halford came out and once in a music video as a metal santa for Big Mouths Christmas song with Rick Derringer. I am not telling you this to boast, alright maybe a little. My point is I just seem to gravitate towards the camera, I got all this TV stuff without trying it just happened. And it always felt good. Still does. In part I think because I am always me just living some kind of weird dream. Ok so what am i gonna do? Another music show? I actually was part of a show called the Downtown Vibe with the good folks over at Video Vibe productions. As a matter of fact you can still catch repeats on local cable. It is my nature to create and while trying to explain a place I ride on my bike to a fellow rider I remember wishing I could show him. Thats when I started thinking about a motorcycle show. Short Scoots online community and television venture is a result of that process. I am very excited about and confident in this entire project. Because it brings with it the sense of community I felt with FMS, I love people and I love getting people to react and give feedback. I am also very passionate about Motorcycling. So I have stepped out of my box to try something new and different. I am chasing my next dream and I hope you will join me for the ride, whether it turns out to be a long haul or just  Short Scoot.

It is my hope to archive FMS in this section of this site. Until someday in some capacity FMS returns. In the mean time feel free to post your feelings and thoughts on the Music Forum.

To all the people who have listened, helped, supported, visited and championed Fingers Metal Shop over the years I thank you from the bottom of my metal heart...Fingers                 

We sit down and ride out with Long Islands own MindFreak Criss Angel at his warehouse in Las Vegas.

Today is the day we will cruise Skyline drive and hit Gettysburg and then the York HD plant. We fuel up have a coffee and a doughnut and hit the trail. Skyline drive runs 103 miles in the mountains from Waynesboro to Front Royal through Shenandoah. It truly is beautiful. A wiggling winding up and down carnival of road with some breathtaking vistas scattered throughout.  If you have not given this road a shot do your self a favor and do it because

One thing I have to say is Rob is very adept at finding cool routes to take as we traverse this great nation of ours. We started our day with a big breakfast at the Waffle Palace and quick stop at K-mart for supplies. I needed sox, shorts and video tape. I also got a Kentucky roadmap shirt. One of only two t-shirts I purchased the whole trip, the other was from Rude Rick’s Custom Choppers when we had the flat. I used to get a HD shirt from every state or dealer we hit but now I tend to just get a shirt when it ties into a real memorable event, like riding in Kentucky and the day we met Rude Rick in Oklahoma.