Rain Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) That's me 35 years ago today, after 10 hours on the bus to see Alice Cooper. The photo was taken early in the morning, shortly after we arrived. I believe this was our second bottle of Jack Daniels. And no that's not a hat. It was my first time in the big city, 400 miles from home. There was a giveaway on TV and I'd called in the hopes of winning a cassette. Instead I'd won a pair of tickets, a t-shirt and the cassette. Just my luck.. Going to Montreal was essentially the same as going to China. I had no money, no license, no car… But an older friend who had a bit of money helped figure things out. (In essence, he paid for everything in exchange for a ticket. I was always blessed with extraordinarily generous friends). I’d long been a fan of Alice, but during the weeks leading up to the show, I took a deep, deep dive into his discography to familiarize myself with records I’d somewhat ignored, like From the Inside, Goes to Hell and Zipper Catches Skin. That process made me the Alice Cooper fan that I have remained ever since. My own music has very little to do with his on the surface (except for a few covers), but he’s one of my biggest influences. I also came to understand and appreciate the importance of producers and people like Bob Ezrin because of him. The show made a phenomenal impression on me. I spent the next several months working on a big poster-size pencil drawing of Alice hanging at the end of a rope for my high school art class. While the teacher commended the skills and the hard work, he said that, unfortunately, due to the subject, he could not put it on display… Something I was kind of used to at that point, to be honest. My drawings had already earned me a series of visits to the psychologist's office starting in grade school. I guess wearing all black wasn’t just a phase after all, but I’m certainly glad that the hairstyle evolved a little. Although I’m sure I wouldn’t look out of place here in Las Vegas. This would also be my only visit to the sacrosanct Montreal Forum, the most storied building in hockey history. I'm thankful that I got to set foot there at least once. Edited January 5 by Rain 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Cool story! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwalpwal Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) Looks like noel fielding stole your look Edited January 5 by pwalpwal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 On 1/5/2025 at 10:40 AM, pwalpwal said: Looks like noel fielding stole your look Quite a coincidence - I would have had no idea who that was. But, strange coincidence: I was just watching an interview with Alice Cooper describing the time he met Elvis, and that guy was on the show too. That popped up in my Instagram feed, moments ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwalpwal Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 alice ain't far off either i highly recommend the tv show "the mighty boosh" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Kelley Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I had long hair until I married a barber. She’s been doing it ever since. And I don’t miss it. Mine was long mainly because I was lazy back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I once went to Graceland to see Elvis. But they wouldn't let me in with my shovel... 😜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 13 hours ago, Terry Kelley said: I had long hair until I married a barber. She’s been doing it ever since. And I don’t miss it. Mine was long mainly because I was lazy back in the day. My grandmother owned a hair salon and my mom worked there, so she did my hair until I decided to let it grow when I was a teenager. I've been taking care of it myself afterwards. I've had two professional haircuts in my adult life. I don't like people touching me, unless they're of the opposite sx, pretty, and have ulterior motives... 😁 These days I just trim the sides every couple of weeks. I have a big head with a weird, narrow face full of angles, so long hair doesn't really work for me unless I keep it in a pony tail - and I always end up feeling like I've a dead animal attached to the back of my head. Also, I don't want to look like one of those Las Vegas rock musicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Boog Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 18 minutes ago, Rain said: I don't like people touching me, He's dead serious. This is what happened to the last guy who touched Rain... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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