Richard Christy (ex-DEATH, ICED EARTH, CONTROL DENIED) has issued the following update:

"Happy New Year everybody! Hopefully it will be a good year for everybody. I started the New Year by drinking lots of Vodka and Champagne and playing Scattergories with Friends, it was a blast! I'm pretty bummed that the Holidays are over but I'm already starting to plan my Halloween adventures to keep my mind off of the fact that the Holiday season is over.

I also want to thank everybody who came out to see Sal and I at the Northeast Motorcycle show this past weekend in Hartford, CT. We had a blast meeting fans and hanging out with all the Stern fans and Bikers! I'd like to thank the organizers of the event and also I'd like to thank Sickboy Motorcycles, they were in the booth next to us and they're really cool people who sell awesome clothing! You can check out their stuff at Sickboy.com.

I'll be appearing in Staten Island on Saturday night January 17th from around 10 PM to 2 AM at Rhythm and Brews Bar and Grille, 1674 Richmond Road in Staten Island. Come hang out with me and have some drinks, some food, and some fun! For info about the bar you can go to Myspace.com/rhythmandbrews1674. I hope to see all of you there so we can knock back some brews and have a great time!

Sal and I are coming to Upstate New York! The Richard and Sal Show: Starring Sal and Richard! A Night of Stand Up Comedy, Music, and Hijinx! is coming to New Windsor, NY in January! On Thursday, January 15th we'll be at R.K. Hartley's, 171 Temple Hill Road, New Windsor, New York. Call 845-565-7896 for reservations and for more info go to: RKHartleysMinuteman.com. Hope to see you there!

Sal and I are also coming to Orlando, Florida! The Richard and Sal Show: Starring Sal and Richard! A Night of Stand Up Comedy, Music, and Hijinx! January 23rd and 24th at Bonkerz Comedy Club at The Why Not Lounge in The Clarion Inn, 230 W State Road 436 at I-4, Altamonte Springs, Florida. Go to BonkerzComedy.com for info. To Purchase Tickets just email - TKTSNOW@AOL.COM or call 407-865-0736 for Tickets. You can also call Bonkerz at 407-629-2665 if you have any more questions. Hope to see you there!

Sal and I are booking a lot more shows for this year so hopefully we'll be coming to a town near you soon! I'm also really psyched for a couple of killer Metal shows coming up in the New York area. I'm going to see METALLICA on Long Island this month, which I can't wait for! I haven't seen them in about 16 years so I can't wait to see the Legends again! James Hetfield is one of my heroes and I'm always in awe of his talent, he's hands down one of the coolest humans to ever live in my opinion. Plus MACHINE HEAD and THE SWORD are opening up, two crushing Metal bands! I'm also super psyched for the SLIPKNOT, COHEED AND CAMBRIA and TRIVIUM show coming up in February at MSG in New York City! My neck will definitely be sore after that one! If you see me in the beer line at MSG make sure you come up and say hi and I'll make sure to do a hearty Metal toast with you! I'm also going to see my comedy heroes Cheech and Chong at Radio City Music Hall at the end of this month! I'm going to watch every Cheech and Chong movie the day of the show; I can't wait to hear the song Mexican Americans live!!!!

Also, just a heads up, I'll be filming new episodes for my Howard TV show Inside The Porn Actors Studio soon and we'll be possibly looking for a studio audience here in New York City in late January so keep checking back here for more info.

Well, if you've made it this far reading my update I'd like to thank you for checking out my nonsense! I hope to see you at one of my comedy shows or appearances! Until next time, take care and have a Very Heavy Metal New Year!"