back the crüe up!

hey it's not every day that mötley crüe's manager invites you to check out a show on their new tour absolutely gratis-surely this will be entertaining on *some* level, and surely it was.

having been told backstage pre-show that things would get rolling at 8:15 we scurried back up to our seats and got ready for 2 1/2 hours of so-called rock and roll destruction. the crowd wasn't nearly as 'remember the 80s?' as i thought it might, but that didn't mean there weren't ample doses of big hair and camaros parked outside. introduced by a 'little' clown, (whom we met later as 'mighty mike') the band hit a flaming stage with shout at the devil, and continued to rock well on for...40 minutes, when an intermission was announced (by an incredibly dated animated deal onscreen). the band returned-cue the cliché-on choppers of course and continued on with the hits. tommy led the next interlude, with an extended drum solo and a very weird flighted trip up to the rafters for some experimental craziness, which was mildly received. the band (including an noticeably close-to-death Mick Mars) returned for the final set, including a visit from our dear physician friend Dr Feelgood.

this show simply had no shortage of your typical rock gestures on hand, and though there were some added elements (dancers, a brutal 'tit-cam' sequence with tommy, requisite pyro-mania), one has to wonder how many will buy in for the just-announced return of the same show in the summer!

I'll uh, see you there.