AC/DC Abruzzo conquer Mt. Gran Sasso (The Big Stone)

No more AC/DC concerts. No more trips around the world. No more exotic food. No more exotic girls. No more challenges. No more adrenaline... Despite the making of the Black Ice photo book, life was getting a bit boring after the end of the Black Ice World Tour. So the boys in AC/DC Abruzzo decided to meet again for another enterprise. To conquer the highest peak of the Gran Sasso Mountain and the Apennines, the Corno Grande (The Big Horn) 2912 m above sea level.

On August 19, Matteo, Stefano, Andrea, Alessandra and Marco, after spending the night in tents near Campo Imperatore, started climbing the last part of the "Little Tibet of Abruzzo" at 2 am and managed to reach the peak at 6 am. Just in time to witness the enchanting sunrise...

What now?

BLACK ICE WORLD TOUR PHOTO BOOK ON ACDC.COM

Preview of the Black Ice World Tour 2008-2010 Photo Book on the official AC/DC website (Italian version).

AC/DC BLACK ICE WORLD TOUR PHOTO BOOK (UPDATE)

We proudly present the official book cover of the BLACK ICE WORLD TOUR PHOTO BOOK which will be officially available on 15 October 2010 .

Extra exclusive photos from the following concerts were added:

30 Oct '08 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena

01 Nov '08- Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena

03 Nov '08- Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse

13 Nov '08- New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

Dec 02, 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina River Plate Stadium

Mar 12 2010 Saitama Japan Saitama Super Arena

Mar 14 2010 Saitama Japan Saitama Super Arena

The book will be sold ONLINE and it will NOT be available in book stores. It will be a LIMITED EDITION collector's item. You can still secure your copy pre-ordering it here via paypal or by sending an email to acdcabruzzo@gmail.com.

BLACK ICE WORLD TOUR PHOTO BOOK

The AC/DC Black Ice World Tour 2008-2010 Photo Book will be released on October 15. You can pre-order and secure a copy of this LIMITED EDITION book for €65 on this page by using the Paypal button below. For other methods of payment please contact us via email. acdcabruzzo@gmail.com

-Photos from more than 30 shows around the world including special sections for the private show in Wilkes Barre, October 26, 2008, O2 Arena London April 2009, Sydney, February 2010, and the Italian show in Udine, May 19 2010 (pro-quality photos)

-Special section "Photos with the fans"
-Professionally printed on a very limited number of copies
-Hardcover
-Large Format 30x25 cm
-160+ pages
-Coated/protected heavy silk paper
-Strictly limited edition - Collector's item

THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES OF AC/DC ABRUZZO

"I love Italian food" - Brian Johnson

Today is the second anniversary of the official come back of AC/DC almost 5 years for the video shoot of Rock'n'Roll Train in London. After that there was the Black Ice album and the Black Ice World Tour. For us it was the realization of the Rock'n'Roll Dream.

But how did we make it possible? We already told you some of our secrets... But there's more... It was during the first encounter with Brian Johnson in Stockholm that we had the inspiration about our ambitious project. In fact Brian gave us a real lesson on how to build the rockstar lifestyle laying down the founding principles of AC/DC Abruzzo.

During the two hours we spent with him and Cliff, Brian explained everything we had to know about SEX, FOOD (MANGIARE) and ROCK'N'ROLL. In the following 15 months we applied his teachings (together with those of the Kosp and KK and other mentors). And it was a glorious time...

So thank you Brian and thank you AC/DC!

This abridged version of Brian Johnson's lecture and explanatory video is endorsed by KK and the Kosp and his assistants and it is considered as a valuable educational instrument for those about to rock around the world with AC/DC

BRIAN'S MESSAGE + UPDATE ON THE PHOTO BOOK

Tomorrow, 15 August, it's the second anniversary of AC/DC's comeback after 5 years of waiting. Exactly 2 years ago the whole band met in London for the video shoot of the Rock'n'Roll Train video with a few lucky fans from all over the world. We were there. And that was just the first step of an incredibly long trek around the world with AC/DC. And the beginning of our blog...

To celebrate this anniversary tomorrow we will post a special video message from Brian to our blog readers from our first meeting with him, which definitely inspired all our adventures around the world in the last two years. "The Founding Principles of AC/DC Abruzzo". See you tomorrow!



UPDATE OF AC/DC ABRUZZO PHOTO BOOK

Since we had so many exclusive photos and material from the Black Ice tour we decided to opt for a bigger format and make a real deluxe limited edition coffee table book (30cmx25cm), similar to the huge BackTracks book. The AC/DC Abruzzo Photo Book will be ready in September and started to be delivered in October.

You can preorder your copy for €65+ S/H by using the PAYPAL button below or by contacting us via email to this address for other methods of payment.

acdcabruzzo@gmail.com

AC/DC BLACK ICE WORLD TOUR Photo Book + Shipping/Handling

Photo Book + S/H Europe €77,00 Photobook + S/H USA & Canada €82,00 Photobook + S/H Rest of the World €85,00 Photobook + S/H Italy €75,00

AC/DC BLACK ICE WORLD TOUR Photo Book + Shipping/Handling

Photo Book + S/H Europe €77,00 Photobook + S/H North America €82,00 Photobook + S/H Rest of the World €85,00 Photobook + S/H Italy €75,00

AC/DC and THE INFINITE POWER OF ROCK'N'ROLL

PERTH, Australia March 9, 2010

AC/DC Abruzzo: Hi Angus, we just wanted to thank you for this amazing tour. It's been fantastic!

Angus Young: Thanks. You're Abruzzo, aren't you? (smiling)

AC/DC Abruzzo: ... :O

This was the last meeting with Angus in Australia. We also met him in Europe in 2009 and 2010, but in Perth for some reason, it was something special. In Australia you can feel the presence of Bon and the true essence of AC/DC more then anywhere else... It was one of those unforgettable moments of this tour that we'll treasure forever.

Unforgettable. Just like when we met our good friend Yann from France outside the San Mames stadium in Bilbao on June 28 before the show. He explained to us how AC/DC Abruzzo had been important for all those hard core fans who had managed to follow the tour thanks to us. He showed us he was literally having goosebumps thinking of what we had accomplished on behalf of the fan community, in the name of AC/DC and Rock'n'Roll...

When we think about moments like these, about Angus' smile or Yann's grateful look, about all the wonderful memories we've gathered during the tour and about all the support messages we've received from all over the world in the last 20 months, we get the confirmation that this was the right thing to do in this moment of our lives.

And we also got some tears in our eyes when we realized that the dream from the London Hammersmith show in 2003 finally came true...

Thank you AC/DC!

London, Hammersmith Theater October 20, 2003 - The soundcheck - The first Rock'n'Roll epiphany

London, Hammersmith Theater October 21, 2003 - A few minutes after the gig -The genesis of the dream

With young Orangus - The Ticket Master

THE FUTURE OF AC/DC ABRUZZO - THE AFTERMATH

"We've been around the world. We've seen a million girls..."

What now? This has been the most recurring question since the last show in Bilbao. Before wrapping up with AC/DC Abruzzo Blog and posting the exclusive message of Brian Johnson for our readers as we've promised, here's an update about the boys of AC/DC Abruzzo and about some of our craziest friends. What happened to them?

THE SECRETARY GENERAL

Back in Roseto degli Abruzzi he's now looking for a job as a sommelier in a luxury hotel/restaurant. He's seriously considering to work at the local Ritz...

THE VICE PRESIDENT

He's back in Città Sant'Angelo. He got back to his full time job at Villa Serena, the famous mental institution of Abruzzo. His dream is to solve his conflict of interest like Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi did and become President of both AC/DC Italia and AC/DC Abruzzo.

ORANGUS

He's back in Milan to his mysterious underground career. He finally bought a new GPS device to avoid getting lost and arriving late to concerts. He's convinced there will be another tour in 2013.

MARCOM from AC/DC Italia

He's back full time to his family business flying back and forth to the US and Italy selling "technological" socks. He's seriously considering our offer to leave AC/DC Italia and join AC/DC Abruzzo. An offer he can't refuse...

MARK from Vancouver (aka BigJack5)

Back to his furniture business and rock'n'roll family in Canada. He secretly hopes the next album will be recorded in Vancouver again. He's still shocked by the fact that the Abruzzo region really exists...

(SHOOT TO) PHIL from Belgium

Got engaged to French "inflatable" Rosie, whom he met at the after show party in Paris last month. They moved to the Loire Valley and now live happily together. This broke Orangus' heart.

UNCLE MICHEL and NONNO ALAN

Michel is back to his real job and family guy life. He's got now plenty of time to print silly t-shirts (which is his favourite hobby). Rock'n'Roll Nonno got back to his grandchildren and his passion for sports. He couldn't resist the temptation to visit Abruzzo and booked a flight to Pescara for August 5.

AND THE PRESIDENT?

Well, the President has been working around the clock on his "legitimate" business as well as on the AC/DC Abruzzo photobook for the last 3 weeks. He got a third job too, just to try to make ends meet. He's started showing strange bipolar/schizophrenic symptoms (something similar to Jack Nicholson in The Shining). The next AC/DC Abruzzo meeting will probably be organised by the Vice President at the Villa Serena hospital... Just in case...

The dark side of the President