| Records & Facts |
| The Strange Records & Facts Concerning J. Randall Casey &"Infusion"... (In No Particular Order) 1: The "Infusion" World Tour Was The Longest Instrumental Tour In The History Of Music... 2: The Night Casey Broke The Record, It Was The Fastest Sold-Out Show In The 62 Year History Of The Pier 16 Ampitheater... (16,000 Tickets Sold Out In Just 83 Minutes...) 3: It Was Also The Last Concert Ever Held There - 1 Month Later, 9-11 Happened, & The City Of New York Filled Up The Ampitheater With Rubble From The World Trade Centers... 4: At Roughly $12,000,000, The Price Paid For "Infusion" Is The Single Highest Price Paid For A Single Instrumental Song In History... 5: At Over 6,000,000 Million Copies Sold, "Infusion-Live" Has Sold More Copies Than Any Other Instrumental CD In History... ("Infusion-Live" Is Now In It's 7th Pressing...) 6: At 1,021 Sold-Out Shows, Over 5+ Years, The "Infusion" World Tour Sold-Out More Shows The Any Other Tour In Musical History... 7: Casey Is The Only Person From The U.S. To Ever Hold The W.G.P.I.A. Title Of The Fastest Guitar Player In History... 8: Casey Is Also The Youngest... 9: At Over 5 Years, Casey Has Also Held The Title The Longest... 10: The Guinness Book Of World Records Refuses To Recognize Casey As The Fastest Player In The World Because They Were Not Invited To The Breaking Of The Record... 11: Casey Has Broken Over 31 World Speed-Guitar Records, Including Every U.S. Freestyle Competition For The Past 5 Years, Every Canadian Freestyle Competition For The Past 4 Years, & Every European Freestyle Competition For The Past 6 Years... 12: Casey Has 114 Guitars - Custom-Made For Him By Jackson Guitars... 13: The Converse All-Star Sneaker Company Has Custom-Made Casey A Pair Of Chuck Taylors To Match Every Single One... 14: Randy Casey Is 35, & In 27 Years Of Professional Playing, He Has Logged In Over 3,240,000 Miles In 17 Countries... 15: Casey Has Survived A Plane Crash, Being Stabbed, Being Accidentally Shot, Being Bitten By A Rattlesnake, Being Bitten By A Poisonous Spider, 2 Stage Collapses & 3 Tour Bus Crashes... 16: Casey, An Amateur Skydiver & Freefall Jumper; Was Fined $5,000 For Freefalling, Without A Parachute, Off The U.S. Side Of The 1,000 Islands Bridge...Casey Survived The Jump Unhurt, But Was Arrested By U.S. Border Patrol As He Swam Ashore... Later On, That Same Night, Casey Played A Sold-Out Show In Montreal, Canada... 17: Casey Has Also Been Fined $750, & $1,000 For Jumping Into Both The Liberty & The Pretty-Boy Resevoirs In The State Of Maryland... 18: When Not On Tour, Casey Spends Most Of His Time Completely Alone In A Cabin He Built Himself On His Land In The Mountains Of North Carolina... Casey's Nearest Neighbor Is 31 Miles Away By Dirt Road,,, 19: Casey Turned Down The Record Label's Offer To Write "Infusion" 6 Times Before He Took It... 20: Casey Has Turned Down 4 Different Offers To Replace Zakk Wylde In Ozzy Osbourne's Band; Although He Says The Current Standing Offer Is "Not Out Of The Question"... 21: Doctors In Charge Of Casey's Hand At The Record Label Estimate That If The Muscles & Tendons In Casey's Arm Were As Well Developed As The Ones In His Hand; He Would Be Capable Of Throwing A Fastball At 160 mph. 22: A Self Proclaimed "Gear-Head", Casey Has A Master's Degree In Mechanical Engineering... 23: Casey Is A World-Class Cook & Has Studied Culinary Arts In 3 Different Countries... 24: Both The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame & The Prestigious Smithsonian Institute Have Asked Casey To Donate The Guitar He Broke The Record With...Casey Keeps It In A Vault... 25: Casey Can Speak 4 Different Languages, Including Fluent Russian... 26: Halfway Thru The "Infusion" Tour, When The Record Company Gave Him A Royalty Bonus; Casey Bought All The Members Of His Immediate Staff A House... 27: Of His 11 Immediate Staff Members, 7 Are Casey's Childhood Friends That Casey Had Trained Specifically For Their Positions... 28: Casey Has A Dog Named "Dave"... 29: Casey Once Caught A Fan At His Show With A Forged Backstage Pass...Instead Of Tossing Him Out, Casey Let Him Into The Show For Free & Even Had A Few Drinks With Him After The Show, Saying: "If that guy really went through all that trouble just to see me play; let him in & get him a drink..." |