Photos by Ron Lyon
After a three-year hiatus, The BOWL FOR RONNIE celebrity bowling tournament, hosted by television and radio personality Eddie Trunk, returned to The Pinz Bowling Center in Studio City, California.
Celebrities participating this year included Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Brent Woods (Sebastian Bach, Chevy Metal), Adam Jones (Tool), Luke Spillar (The Struts), Graham Bonnett and his band members Beth-Ami Heavenstone, Conrado Pesinato, and Kyle Hughes; Ministry members Al Jourgensen, Liz Walton, Roy Mayorga, Cesar Soto, Monte Pittman, John Bechdel and Paul D’Amour; Mark Chaussee (Danzig), Steven Adler (Guns N’ Roses, Adler’s Appetite), Doug Aldrich (The Dead Daisies), Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.), T-Bone Anderssen (Gov’t Mule), Blasko (Ozzy Osbourne), Chuck Billy (Testament), Ann Boleyn (Hellion), Phil Buckman and Brett Scallions of Fuel; Calico Cooper and Chris Latham (Beasto Blanco/Alice Cooper); Matt Duncan (Armored Saint), Shawn Duncan (LA Guns, DC4), Lita Ford, Tracii Guns and Johnny Martin of LA Guns, Abby Gennet (Slunt), Ritchie Kotzen (Winery Dogs), Patrick Kennison (Lita Ford), Sean McNabb (Lynch Mob}, Marty O’Brien (Daughtry), Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), Ricky Warwick (Black Star Riders), DJ Will (KNAC), Howie Simon (Winger), Michael Spencer (Flotsam & Jetsam), Patrick Stone (Budderside), Dave “Chili” Moreno, Jason Cornwell, Chas West, Jimmy Burkhard and Roy Z of West Bound; Nikki Stringfield (The Iron Maidens), Ahmet Zappa, Diva Zappa, Tim “Ripper” Owens, Casey Trask, David Garcia, Harry Conklin, Sean Elg, and Sean Peck of The Three Tremors featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens; Craig Goldy, Simon Wright, Rowan Robertson, Scott Warren and Bjorn Englen of the Dio Band; Jenny Vee and Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal; singers Em Beihold and Vasco Rossi; guitarist Bobby Keller; drummer Zak St. John and actors Star Fields (“Sons of Anarchy”) and Vera Vanguard.
One-hundred percent of the net proceeds from the sold-out BOWL FOR RONNIE went to the Dio Cancer Fund, which is now in its 12th year of raising awareness and much-needed funding for cancer research.
Photographer Ron Lyon was in attendance and managed to catch a few shots of the event.
