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[threeplusfire]

I had this poster in my bedroom for seven years.

Tipped off by Sarah, I am watching the Behind the Music special on Guns N Roses. Ahh, it's strange to watch all that old blurry club footage. They were the first rock band I became obsessed with, back when I was a kid. They were the first concert I ever saw, on what was their last real tour. The sound of cassette tapes in my little jam box was so tinny and small compared to all that noise. I had a lot of posters, bootleg albums and live concerts, and tshirts. They were the first people I ever wrote fanfic about, as embarassing as that paticular admission is. But there you have it.

It's creepy to watch the interview footage of Adler. The damage from a cocaine induced stroke has paralyzed half his face and slurred his speech. He looks quite wrecked, even worse than Axel's strange plastic surgery.

I love the old MTV footage. This reminds me of being very young, and just beginning to think about things probably much too adult for my twelve year old self. How could I not love those videos, so overdone and crazy? Jumping off an aircraft carrier and swimming with the dolphins? But I don't know, it all meant a lot to me back then.

I'll never find anyone to replace you
Guess I'll have to make it through
this time
oh this time
without you

Comments

[alainn-sorcha.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to say that Behind the Music is losing it's touch. The last couple that I've watched just haven't been all that interesting. And I was addicted to Behind the Music in its heyday. I watched them all. Even Weird Al.

Also, a family friend was at the St. Louis concert that rioted. She didn't get hurt and she didn't participate, but she said it was crazy and terrifying.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Dude. The video footage of it, and the things I remember, made it look quite mad. I qould not have wanted to be there.

[feu-de-fripe.livejournal.com]

i want to see pictures of axle's weird plastic surgery? can you send any? or any links?
curiouser and curiouser

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

http://www.gallomania.it/curiosita/w_axl_rose.php

First a normal picture, then a recent one.

[alainn-sorcha.livejournal.com]

It's in Italian!!!

I need to practice. I've forgotten so much.

[feu-de-fripe.livejournal.com]

weird

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

It's odd, it looks like a face lift that got pulled a little too tight.

[feu-de-fripe.livejournal.com]

and it's waxy

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

You're right! Double weird.