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b"After the great response we received from\\xa0Part 3\\xa0of our Vinnie Vincent special with special guest\\xa0Robert Fleischman, we decided to round things off with Part 4 this week.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nFirst up is Chris' conversation with\\xa0Hirsh Gardner. Hirsh is most well-known as the drummer for late 70's band\\xa0New England. New England's first album was produced by\\xa0KISS'\\xa0Paul Stanley\\xa0and the band opened for KISS on their\\xa01979 Dynasty tour. What many people may not know is that Hirsh was creatively involved with\\xa0Vinnie Vincent\\xa0in projects that predate his involvement with KISS as well as the Vinnie Vincent Invasion.\\n\\n\\n\\nHirsh Gardner 1980\\n\\n\\n\\nIn this discussion, Hirsh recounts his memories of being introduced to Vinnie through\\xa0Gene Simmons, demo sessions with Vinnie on some songs that wound up later being used by Invasion as well as KISS, his admiration for Vinnie's underrated vocal ability, and his memory of Vinnie telling him that he was offered the lead guitarist slot in KISS.\\n\\n\\n\\nHirsh also shares his memories of reconnecting with Vinnie during a KISS tour stop in Boston which sparked another musical collaboration when things went sour between Vincent and Simmons & Stanley. This collaboration came to a sudden halt when Vinnie, according to Hirsh, uprooted the project and jetted back to Los Angeles to form what became known as the\\xa0Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Hirsh also recounts the legal steps he took in trying to get what he felt he deserved which included having the Invasion's equipment seized before a show in Boston.\\n\\n\\n\\nHirsh Gardner Today\\n\\n\\n\\nThrough all of the drama, Hirsh seems to still have good memories of working Vincent on a creative level and his stories were very interesting to us, as fans. You can keep up with Hirsh at is official website of\\xa0www.hirshgardner.com.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nUp next is a brief discussion with\\xa0Tom Silver. Tom was a National Marketing Representative for Chrysalis Records in the 1980's while\\xa0Vinnie Vincent Invasion\\xa0was on its roster. In this conversation, Tom remembers his experiences of working with the members of Invasion, albeit limited.\\n\\n\\n\\nTom Silver (far right) w/Vinnie Vincent & Dama Strum\\n\\n\\n\\nThere have been rumors for decades about conflict between the Invasion and Chrysalis Records during this period and no one from the record company has publicly spoken about it. We ask Tom for his take on the theories that Chrysalis was showing favoritism of Mark Slaughter and attempting to squeeze Vinnie out of the band during the promotion for All Systems Go.\\n\\n\\n\\nTom Silver Today\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nTom also shares his memories of working with Slaughter as they formed from the ashes of the Invasion.\\n\\n\\n\\nTom is now a certified hypnotherapist and has appeared on many major network television shows. More information on Tom Silver can be found at\\xa0www.tomsilver.com.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThis will, more than likely, be the final installment of the Vinnie Vincent Special. For a full explanation of this decision, please check out the Humanity Wins Out blog post that is available on the official Decibel Geek website. We hope you've had a shredding good time listening to these specials!\\n\\n\\n\\nBuy Music!\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nNew England\\xa0\\n\\nKISS\\xa0\\n\\nVinnie Vincent\\n\\nSlaughter\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nContact Us!\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nRate, Review, and Subscribe in\\xa0iTunes\\n\\n\\nJoin the\\xa0Fan Page\\n\\n\\nFollow on\\xa0Twitter\\n\\n\\nE-mail Us\\n\\n\\nComment Below\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"