- Updated the news page with some info about the Sabbath
Tour, and Bill Ward solo plans.
- Updated the news page with some info about the Black
Sabbath record signing tour.
- Fixed a couple of broken links on the Merchandise Page.
- Added a page with Bill's
thanks for all the get well cards he's gotten.
- Moved the link to Bill Ward's Eulogy for Cozy Powell
to the Links Page.
- Added a page with some photos
from a Bill Ward Band backstage gig in July of 1997.
- Replaced Ronnie Ciago's picture on the Band Page.
- Changed the picture on the front page.
- Updated the news page with another update on Bill's
condition.
- Updated the news page with an update from Bill about
his condition.
- Added info to the news page about Bill's heart attack,
and the fact that he cannot tour with Black Sabbath this spring because of it.
- Bill Ward wrote a eulogy for Cozy Powell, who was
killed in a car accident this past weekend. You can get to that here.
- Added Bill Ward's Bio
(written by the man himself) to the web page.
- Changed the look of all the rest of the bio pages
slightly (different fonts).
- Added a lengthy interview with Bill Ward (over 1
hour!) to the sounds page that was done around Spring
1997. Bill talks about a whole ton of things here. Both of his solo albums,
Black Sabbath. This is a spectacular interview!
- Added a link to Bill's favourite motorcycle dealer
(European Cycle Specalities) to the links page.
- Added an interview with Bill Ward to the sounds page (30 minutes) with Mike Stark with Bill on January 2,
1998 about the Sabbath reunion last month.
- Added a photo of Bill playing at the NEC gigs in
England with Black Sabbath to the Pictures page. The photo was
by Alexander Rack of the Black Sabbath Fan Club Deutschland.
- Updated the News Page with a small announcement from Bill
regarding the recent NEC gigs, and possible future involvement with Sabbath.
- Updated the news page with an announcement that Bill has
endorced Attack Drumheads.
- Updated the News Page with info on the official announcement
that Bill Ward *WILL* be playing the Black Sabbath reunion shows in December.
- Updated the News Page with info on Bill going to the UK to
rehearse with Black Sabbath.
- Added some sound bytes to the Discography Page and the Sounds Page of Bill Ward speaking about the Bough Breaks album.
- Added a 24 minute interview with Bill Ward by Mike Stark to the Sounds
Page.
- Added "When the Bough Breaks" to the Merchandise
Page.
- Updated Spencer Sercombe's Bio Page.
- Added a link to Four Seasons Leasing to the Links page. Four Seasons is a Tour Bus
Company that Bill has an association with.
- Updated the Tour dates page with all past gigs.
- Updated the Discography & news
pages with some information about the reprint of "When the Bough Breaks".
- Replaced the October 6th Sabbath Reunion text with some slightly more updated text
written by Bill himself.
- Updated the News Page with some info about a Bill Ward gig in
October, and a possible original Black Sabbath reunion in December.
- Updated the News Page with some info about Bill in Australia.
- Changed the picture on the front page.
- Fixed an error with the spelling of Spencer Sercombe's name. Had it spelled as
Sercrombe. Sorry, Spencer! :)
- Updated the discography page a bit with info on Bill's
future releases.
- Added an About this site page, but there's not much to tell, as
I didn't want to write much about myself (Joe Siegler); this is Bill's site, it should be
about him. :)
- Updated the news page with a short blurb about some drum clinics
that Bill is looking to do.
- Added some pictures from the July 19th gig in Detroit.
- Added the Merchandise Page.
- Added two posters for sale on the Merchandise Page.
- Added three more sound clips to the Sounds Page. These three
are from Bill's first album, "Ward One: Along the Way" from 1990.
- Updated the News section and the Tourdates
Page with information on two upcoming gigs.
- Added a bio for Keith Lynch to the site.
- Put up new pictures for the bio pages for Bill Ward, Keith Lynch, Ronnie Ciago, &
Paul Ill.
- Added a bio for Paul Ill to the site.
- Added a bio for Spencer Sercrombe to the site.
- Added the tourdates page. Also added reviews of three of
the shows, including one with pictures.
- Added a scan of a poster to the Pictures Page that was put
out for the Bill Ward Band's first ever live gig in March 1997.
- Moved the "Site History" link from the Menu to the Welcome
Page, and added text denoting the actual date the site was last updated.
- Renamed menu item Contact the Band to simply The Band.
- Added a personal bio for Ronnie Ciago to the Band page.
- Added three more pictures to the Pictures Page.
- Updated some of the links on the Links Page.
- Added a "Contacts Page" where you can send E-Mail
to the various bandmembers.
- Added a hit counter to the Main Menu. It was started at 9:45AM Pacific time with a count
of 1.
- Added the Discography Page.
- Added some more pictures to the Pictures Page.
- Site goes public for the first time. Lots of things not functional, but will be soon.