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Welcome to the Bunker! You may say, "I've never heard of it," but the Bunker is a satellite studio of Doc's in the Western suburbs managed by Doc's uncle- Bruce 'Bog' Gottlieb. Bog is an accomplished pianist, guitarist and drummer, also trained by John Moss, the same teacher of the Doc himself. If Doc's Guitar Studios main studio in Lino Lakes were to be a Stealth fighter- The Bunker, by comparison would be a World-War One Biplane. Bog's studio is well equipped with both vintage and modern equipment, and provides host to many jams for his band: "Rose Cottage." Bog's scorching pentatonic lead work has been compared to Slash and his squealing pinch harmonics can shatter triple-paned glass. Although sub-par tone-wise comparatively to Doc's own personal studio, The Bunker comes fully equipped with a wide range of tones, from state of the art Line 6 Vetta technology, to vintage 60's Fender tube tone, all locked and loaded to launch your aural assault. FOR A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE BUNKER, INCLUDING VIDEOS OF THE BOG HIMSELF, CLICK HERE!!!! _____________________________________________________________________ Below we find Bog jamming in the Bunker with one of his many vintage Gibsons. Behind him sits Donald Ricker, a drummer of unbelievable prowess. Donald is also known as 'A poor man's Buddy Rich.' The combination of Bog's searing leads fueled with Donald's vertigo-inducing percussive action can be dizzying. Listen with care because out of the Bunker comes 100% rock....
Here is an interesting picture outlining what happens to Bog when he hears his nephew, The Doc of Rock play:
Below, Donald spends a rare reflective and pensive moment, serenely contemplating his next percussive assault:
Here we find the Bog Dog calmly adjusting the settings on one of his many vintage amps in a rare moment of calm respite. In hand, we find one of Bog's numerous vintage Les Pauls, begging for more scorching pentatonic wizardry.
This picture finds Boggy releasing one of his own hatched Cecropia Moths. Bog takes many walks through wetland areas in the winter and spring in search of the elusive Cecropia Cocoon, which is remarkably difficult to find. Once found, Bog brings the cocoons back to his home and hatches them in an aquarium before releasing them safely into the wild. Cecropia moths are the largest moths in North America.
Below we find the fruit of Bog's cocoon hunt.....in one day, Bog found an unheard of eight cecropia cocoons, and one of the very elusive and mysterious Polyphemous moth cocoons as well, located in the right Pepsi container. This unheard of yield has cemented Bog's standing as the foremost large-moth cocoon hunter in North America, and the only certified cocoon Grand Master in existence today.
Official 2005 Cocoon Hunt Totals FIRST Place- Bruce 'Quaking Bog' Gottlieb - 20 SECOND Place- Brad 'The Doc of Rock' Gottlieb- 4 Third Place- Connie 'The Con' Gottlieb- 3 Fourth Place- Christina 'Smoocoon' Gottlieb- 1 TIE for Fourth Place- Anna 'Cocoon Slayer' Carlson- 1 TIE for Fourth Place- Dana 'CecropiAce' Holger- 1 LOSER- Gregg 'Shunt' Johnson- 0 ...sadly, Gregg discovered a "cocoon" on April 6th, 2005. Upon closer inspection, Gregg's "cocoon" was simply an old bird's nest (see picture below).
JUST IN! Check out these photos of BOG's recently hatched moths: Here is a recently hatched Cecropia moth. He emerged from his cocoon on June 18th, 2005.
Below are two shots of BOG's newly hatched Polythemous Moth:
Want to join the Cocoon Hunt? Send an e-mail to the Doc of Rock including an attached digital photo of your cocoon(s). Your name and total will be posted above in the charts.
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