Guitarist BRUCE KULICK (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, ex-KISS, UNION), has issued the following update:

"Hope the summer is going great for you all! I have been rocking with Grand Funk in so many cities it is hard to remember what state I am in. The wonders of flying for sure... except as all of you know flying these days is very stressful. We had a minor hassle this past Saturday when our second flight to the show in Michigan was canceled because the engine didn't sound very good on take off, so that was a blessing of course. But then we had to get rental cars to make the Festival in Farwell, MI just north of Saginaw. Very crazy, as we had no luggage and I had to perform in my travel clothes! Kind of Van Halen baggy pants I kept telling myself, and of course a Grand Funk T-shirt to complete the outfit. The show went great, but it was a crazy day.

The day before we were at the big Cadott, Wisconsin Festival that we missed last year because our flight got canceled from Fresno, CA. Since KISS was the big headliner on Saturday I saw lots of KISS fans, and of course that made me feel right at home. I think that show was amazing, and Grand Funk was exposed to a crowd that day that were also going to see Saliva, Godsmack and Fuel! I cranked it up for that show! Ed Trunk from VH-1 was there and, as a fellow New Yorker, we were discussing the beauty of the Wisconsin farm land where the event is held each year. We hope to go back again as the Festival stages are big and the crowds really love the band.

Max, the singer in Grand Funk, and I were working on some stuff at the hotel as well... something for BK3 and I will share that all with you when we firm up the plans. But I am excited to have him involved with my next solo disc. Doing some work on the road helps the waiting around and the travel days go faster. I have seen movies over the last few weeks to kill the time. Transformers - LOVED IT! License To Wed - funny and easy to watch. Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix - good, but not as amazing as I hoped. I don't seem to get to the movie theater in LA much, so seeing them on the road is a fun way to kill some time.

So it's been from Oklahoma, to Wisconsin, to Michigan, to Tampa Florida on July 4th, just to name a few of the past places. I will share some cool fireworks pix from Busch Gardens, and the live shots linked in here are from Cadott.

More messages and news coming."