OFFICIAL NEVER DIE RECORDS WEBSITE   ABOVE: Official Never Die Records logo ©2006 Dean Strickland Visit: For contact information and concert dates go to  (Click video still above to watch TV interview/performance) ABOVE: Video still of Patricio and Dean Strickland on The Patricio International Variety Show on CATV-19 in Nashville, Tennessee on August 23, 2008  (Click video still above to watch interview) ABOVE: Video still of Dean Strickland on CMT's Gone Country Episode 2  (Click video still above to watch interview) ABOVE: Video still of Dean Strickland on Gone Country on VH1 on January 31, 2008  (Click video still above to watch interview) ABOVE: Video still of Dean Strickland on CMT's Gone Country on January 28, 2008  (Click video still above to watch interview/performance clip) ABOVE: Video still of Dean Strickland at KPFT 90.1 FM in Houston, Texas on November 10, 2007 taken by Carmen Pasch  (Click video still above to watch performance) ABOVE: Video still of Dean Strickland on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee on October 31, 2007 taken by Carmen Pasch    (Click photos and video icons above to watch performance) ABOVE: Photos of Dean Strickland at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee on October 1, 2007 taken by Samuel M. Simpkins  (Click video still above to watch performance) ABOVE: Video still of Dean Strickland on Broadway Street in Nashville, Tennessee on September 26, 2007 taken by Nick Jones   (Click photo and MP3 icons above to hear radio performance) ABOVE: Photo of Dean Strickland in the green room at KXYL 96.9FM in Brownwood, Texas on September 14, 2007 taken by Mike Cope   (Click video stills above to watch interview) ABOVE: Video stills of The Howard Payne Half Hour Entertainment Host, Justin Harper, and Dean Strickland on KHPU-TV in Brownwood, Texas on September 13, 2007 unknown cameraman  (Click video still above to watch performance) ABOVE: Video still of Central Texas Spotlight Host, Michael Westbrook, and Dean Strickland on KHPU-TV in Brownwood, Texas on September 13, 2007 unknown cameraman  (Click video still above to watch performance) ABOVE: Video still of Dean Strickland at Luckenbach Texas on August 29, 2007 taken by Adam Romo   (Click photo and video icons above to watch TV performance) ABOVE: Photo of Richard Bowden, Dean Strickland, and Mark Vidito on the set of East Texas Live at KETK NBC 56 - News on August 3, 2007 taken by Meteorologist, Robert Thornton   (Click video stills above to watch news clip) ABOVE: Video stills of Dean Strickland in Sherman, Texas on April 5, 2007 taken by Rick Springer  (Click video still above to watch performance) ABOVE: Video still of Dean Strickland at SKKY Bar & Lounge in South Padre Island, Texas, February 2, 2007 taken by Theresa Najera
 (Click video still above to watch newsclip) ABOVE: Video still of Dean Strickland in Abilene, Texas, September 27, 2006 taken by Eyakem Gulilat   CD cover and graphix by Texas Sharp Shooters  The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal featuring Dean Strickland  The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal write up on Dean Strickland  The Waco Tribune-Herald write up on Dean Strickland  The Baylor Lariat write up on Dean Strickland (Click the link below to hear the interview recorded on April 20, 2006, in Waco, Texas.)  The Daily Toreador write up on Dean Strickland  The Daily Texan write up on Dean Strickland  The Eagle Newspaper write up on Dean Strickland
  (Click video stills above to watch TV interview/performance) ABOVE: Video stills of That Denton Show with Dean Strickland and Eli Gemini on January 18, 2006 taken by Robert Kam    CD cover and graphix by Texas Sharp Shooters  Harder Beat Magazine write up on Dean Strickland      The SKRATCH mp3 sampler VOL. 26 featuring Dean Strickland and 4GIVNESS hit the streets the third week of October 2005.  The Harder Beat Magazine advertisement for Dean Strickland and 4GIVNESS MP3s available for streaming at: Saturday, September 17, 2005, PRESS RELEASE: Never Die Records is proud to announce that Dean Strickland and 4GIVNESS is releasing the single "Conflicting Interest" in publication with SKRATCH Magazine. 5,000 FREE cds are being distributed in the United States to record stores in 10 states, also featuring the likes of PENNYWISE, HORRORPOPS, CURL UP AND DIE, bands from Italy, Norway, and others. Thursday, August 25, 2005 PRESS RELEASE: Never Die Records has dropped Alan Norsworthy from it's record label for lack of talent and lack of a foreseeable future in music. Alan Norsworthy has been sending the record label text messeges threatening to nark in a Hollywood court on September 1, 2005. Alan has also sent text messeges to Dean Strickland stating that he has quit his day job in order to go to Texas to destroy him. Dean Strickland is doing well in Texas making money playing in clubs both original and cover songs at the redneck bar the ROADHOUSE on Friday nights.  (Dean Strickland, Asshole of the Year 2005)  The Rock City News write up on Dean Strickland and Alan Norsworthy  The Skratch Magazine advertisement for Victims Of The Carousel's World Wide Love Ride Tour  ABOVE: Kenny Kerner, currently the Director of the Music Business Program @ the prestigious Musician’s Institute. His bio reads like a history of the music industry, producing hits for KISS and Badfinger, Celebrity journalist interviewing John Lennon, Clive Davis, Stevie Wonder & countless others, PR for Jay Leno, Paramount TV & many more, and, RAN THE SECOND HIGHEST GROSSING TOUR OF IT’S TIME.  ABOVE: Dean makes fun with this cartoon he drew after reading the May 20th issue of the Entertainment Today below.   ABOVE: Photos of sidewalks in Hollywood, California with Dean Strickland and VOTC tags painted by the Dean Strickland street team, photographers unknown  Rock City News Hollywood Update on Dean Strickland for stalking, vandalism, breaking and entering, assault and battery against the Rock City News Saturday, April 30, 2005 PRESS RELEASE: Victims Of The Carousel Cancel Whisky A Go-Go Show and Stand Up For Band Name On Saturday night, April 16, 2005, Victims Of The Carousel chose to cancel in writing their show at the Whisky A Go-Go rather than accept the name given to them when billed in the Rock City News Section of the Entertainment Today. No one at the Whisky took responsibility for billing Victims Of The Carousel as Victims Of The Toilet. All fingers pointed the blame at Rock City News. Later that night Tasmanian Rebel Dean Strickland gave the RCN publisher the fight he believed he was asking for.  ABOVE: Victims Of The Carousel graffiti art infront of the Rock City News office in Hollywood, CA   The LA Weekly advertisement for Dean Strickland and Alan Norsworthy AKA Rocket Ride; Victims Of The Carousel's World Wide Love Ride Tour  The Rock City News write up on Dean Strickland and Alan Norsworthy AKA Rocket Ride; Victims Of The Carousel  The All Access Magazine advertisement for Dean Strickland and Alan Norsworthy AKA Rocket Ride; Victims Of The Carousel's World Wide Love Ride Tour  ABOVE: Dean Strickland and Alan Norsworthy AKA Rocket Ride on Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA, January 29, 2005 Sunday, January 30, 2005 PRESS RELEASE: V.O.T.C., Dean Strickland and Rocket Ride Versus Mojo El Diablo and Gerardo of HTTH at the Whisky A Go Go When Victims Of The Carousel, Dean Strickland and Rocket Ride showed up at the Whisky A Go Go on Saturday night January 29, 2005, to face Mojo El Diablo and Gerardo, who had a show that night with his band HTTH, they found out that Mojo had no show when it came to backing up the criminal threats he made against V.O.T.C. Rocket and Strickland looked good in their matching leather jackets, and with intent they confronted the Rock City Sr. staff writer, Mojo El Diablo, and Gerardo of HTTH whom had placed hits on them in the newspaper and on the internet. A crowd was gathered outside at the Whisky totally unaware of what was about to happen. In a flash the Tasmanian Rebels, Rocket and Dean, took on what most would fear and never attempt. Bravely they stepped up to the crowd of Satan loving haters, but no one was stepping up out of the whole mob of twenty or more, because they were scared of getting too close, fearing they would be clubbed with the jar of Holy Water in Strickland's hand. This was good versus evil. Rocket said in loud voice, "Well, guess who it is. Mojo, you called out Victims Of The Carousel and now we're here. What do you got to say? You posted email threats and published in the newspaper a contract on my life, and we're here to settle the score. You want us dead? Then bring it on. I don't think you got any balls." Gerardo said, as though with an attempt to save face, "We'll be done with our show at 12:30. Meet us then." Mojo was silenced when Strickland spoke and said to him and the rushing mob, "Let Mojo stand behind what he wrote." Mojo had a look of terror in his eyes, and spoke not one word during the confrontation. It was a war of words, and V.O.T.C. stood their ground, and took a fearless stance showing they mean business in the music industry, while Mojo and Gerardo did nothing to back up their words. No more hunting down Victims Of The Carousel, because they brought it to the table of Mojo and Gerardo and they did'nt eat.  The Rock City News write up on Dean Strickland and Alan Norsworthy AKA Rocket Ride; Victims Of The Carousel's World Wide Love Ride Tour  Dean Strickland mentioned in the Rock City Newspaper  The Rock City News write up on Dean Strickland and Alan Norsworthy AKA Rocket Ride; Victims Of The Carousel's World Wide Love Ride Tour  The Rock City News write ups on Dean Strickland and Alan Norsworthy AKA Rocket Ride; Victims Of The Carousel's World Wide Love Ride Tour  ABOVE: The aftermath of Victims Of The Carousel's Rock City News Awards Show concert December 4, 2005  ABOVE: Dean Strickland's Best Songwriting Trophy awarded by the Rock City Newspaper in Hollywood, CA Monday December 6, 2004 PRESS RELEASE: Hollywood's own Victims Of The Carousel successfully brought their World Wide Love Ride Tour 2004 back home to Hollywood. Rocket Ride and Dean Strickland drove in from their next to last show in Denton, Texas where they found themselves on the front page of the North Texas Daily, the student newspaper of the University of North Texas where Strickland matriculated for four years before moving to Hollywood, California in 2002. Victims Of The Carousel "HIT BIG!" in the Rock City newspaper VOL 22 NO 15 - OCT 22, 2004 - page 12, and was nominated by Ruben MacBlue, Editor of Rock City, for "Best Band Name". They were also nominated for "Best New Band". Dean Strickland was nominated for "Best Songwriting", and Jasmin Guevara was nominated for "Best Female Drummer" for her work on the 4GIVNESS EP, recorded and release in the spring of 2004, on which Strickland fronted the band. VOTC ran ads in the Rock City newspaper for their show "Jonesin' For The Smash" at the 10th Annual ROCK CITY AWARDS SHOW, Dec 3rd, 2004 held at the Qtopia Events Center located at 6021 Hollywood Boulevard. It was clear to the Victims something was wrong when the first award of the night, "Best Band Name", went to a band with one of the lowest percentages on the Main Ballot # 2 at rockcitynews.com despite the incredible lead Victims Of The Carousel held. For "Best New Band" the awards presenter announced "It's a tie," between VOTC and another band, and two trophies were awarded again, despite VOTC's undisputed lead in the polls. Rocket and Strickland then accepted their award and gave short acceptance speeches. Later, in the category of "Best Songwriting", Dean Strickland tied with another band. Again, despite his undisputed lead in the polls. In Strickland's acceptance speech he said, "GOD gave me a talent to write songs, and I'm grateful." He also spoke of his knowledge of Jasmin Guevara's over three thousand votes gained for "Best Female Drummer" and his hopes that she would win the Rockie Award. Victims started their set at 9:00p.m. kicking Mascot balz into the audience. After that they smashed their acoustic guitars, and Strickland threw broken guitar pieces into the audience. Then Rocket and Dean grabbed two new acoustic guitars, and started the musical part of their show. Strickland said to the audience, "Listen up f-ckers" while Rocket faced his back to the audience displaying the VOTC logo. Strickland then played his song "You're Almost Dead" from their new advance CD Naked Acoustic that was recorded in Hollywood, also at the Burns Station Sound Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Dickson, Tennessee during their World Wide Love Ride Tour 2004 on October 26th and 27th. Dean finished his song, and then like mad men he and Rocket began to level the stage with their guitars. Strickland smashed to pieces all of the Rockie Award trophies that were placed on the stage in front of him. Rocket focused on the castle to the far right of the stage smashing his guitar several times into the plywood structure with intention to take the tower castle down. After smashing the trophies, Strickland wildly threw the Rock City podium off the stage, and down on top of the busted awards. He then threw the microphone stand into the backdrop of the stage castle wall striking the drums as he walked off the stage. Rocket exited the stage throwing his guitar into the drum set. They walked bravely by the bands, and audience in awe of what happened, and Ruben MacBlue. Ruben made a citizens arrest, and had Victims detained by several security guards. Strickland when asked by MacBlue, "Why did you smash all the trophies?", spoke out loud saying, "Jasmin Guevara had over 3000 votes in the category of "Best Female Drummer", and how the drummer awarded had fewer votes. When asked by Ruben, "Why did you do it?", Rocket replied, "You f-cked our fans out of their votes, and you stole 'Best Band Name' from us giving us a tie after we clearly ruled the polls from the beginning of the voting period. And you're stealing of our over 1800 votes that you took away from us, and knocked us down to 100 votes. Strickland and Rocket were release at 12:15p.m. Monday, December, 6th.  The Rock City News advertisement for Dean Strickland and Alan Norsworthy AKA Rocket Ride; Victims Of The Carousel's World Wide Love Ride Tour  The Rock City News advertisement for Dean Strickland and Alan Norsworthy AKA Rocket Ride, Victims Of The Carousel's World Wide Love Ride Tour  North Texas Daily write up for Dean Strickland and Alan Norsworthy AKA Rocket Ride; Victims Of The Carousel's World Wide Love Ride Tour  North Texas Daily write up on Dean Strickland and Alan Norsworthy AKA Rocket Ride; Victims Of The Carousel  The Rock City News advertisement for Dean Strickland and Alan Norsworthy AKA Rocket Ride; Victims Of The Carousel's World Wide Love Ride Tour  Victims Of The Carousel advanced CD  The Rock City News write up on Dean Strickland and Alan Norsworthy AKA Rocket Ride; Victims Of The Carousel's World Wide Love Ride Tour Smashville In Nashville (The above display reads): Victims Of The Carousel from Hollywood, California smashed these guitars on the Bluebird's stage on Monday September 27, 2004. Rocket Ride and Dean Strickland, performing singer/songwriters drove into Nashville, Tennessee on their independent promotional World Wide Love Ride Tour ready to give the World Famous Bluebird Cafe a high energy show. With a phone call a few days before to Barbara Cloyd they were given exception and booked to play the open mic. They purchased these two guitars at the Guitar Center at 721 Thompson Lane in Nashville just hours before the show. Low on funds Dean traded his Vox amplifier for the guitars. Immediately after smashing VOTC picked up the pieces of their guitars and raced for the door expecting a rowdy crowd, but instead were cheered on and shown love as they drove away. On Thursday October 14, 2004 they presented to Amy Kurland, Owner of the Bluebird Cafe this display.  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