Rockers, bowling enthusiasts, DIO fans and supporters returned to PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California on November 14 for the annual BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org). Officially sold out well in advance, the event brought in over $70,000 for the music-based cancer charity.
Hosted by broadcast personality Eddie Trunk, who is heard on SiriusXM’s 103 Faction Talk channel, this year’s attendees included musicians Vinny Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath); Regina Banali; Chris Beall and Jerry Dixon of Warrant; Ira Black (Bullet Boys, Dio Disciples); Mark Boals (Ring of Fire, Dio Disciples); Phil Buckman and Brett Scallions of Fuel; Mike Cancino and Rob Math (Soul Sign); Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses); Jeremy Colson (Steve Vai, Sebastian Bach); Fred Coury (Cinderella); Stoney Curtis (Count’s 77); Phil Demmel (Kerry King, Machine Head); Matt Duncan (DC4); Bjorn Englen (Dio Band, Soul Sign); Marc Ferrari (Keel, Cold Sweat); Damon Fox (The Cult, Bigelf); Eric Gamans (Cold Sweat); Juan Garcia (Agent Steele, Evil Dead); Abby Gennet (Slunt); Billy Graziadei (Biohazard); Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns); John Heintz (Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown); DJ Will Howell of KNAC.com; Paul Hudson (Stonebreed); Jesse Hughes and Jennie Vee of Eagles of Death Metal; Rob Jones and Chaz Ruiz of Yachtley Crew; Danny Koker (Count’s 77, Faster Pussycat); Sam Bam Koltun (Faster Pussycat, Dorothy); Richie Kotzen (The Winery Dogs); Julia Lage (Vixen); Luis Maldonado and Jeff Pilson of Foreigner; Sean McNabb (Dokken, Quiet Riot); Billy McNicol (Billy McNicol Band); Jason Charles Miller; Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave); Dave “Chili” Moreno (Puddle of Mudd, Westbound); Marty O’Brien (Daughtry, Lita Ford); Shavo Odadjian (System of a Down); Orianthi; Tim “Ripper” Owens (KK’s Priest); Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats); Robert Sarzo (Hurricane); Rudy Sarzo (Dio, Quiet Riot); Clint Schultz; Howie Simon (Alcatrazz); Glen Sobel (Alice Cooper, Mötley Crüe); Jason Sutter (Cher); Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Dead Daisies); Neil Turbin (Anthrax); Chris Velez (Lightning Swords of Death, Persecutor); Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth, Savagelands); Doug Weiand (Death Dealer Union); Chas West and Jason Cornwell of West Bound; Scott Warren and Simon Wright (Dio, Dio Disciples); August Zadra (Dennis DeYoung); producer Wyn Davis, comedian Lisa Curry and actors Kurt Deimer, Corey Feldman, Star Fields (“Sons of Anarchy”) and Zack Ward (“A Christmas Story Christmas”) as well as influencer Anwar Hadid and Jonathan Martin of Walnut Creek, California, who was the highest bidder in the Ebay auction to play on Eddie Trunk’s team.