I can give you the 411 on that: BROOKLYN BRATS lead singer Scott Free ( the only band member actually from Brooklyn, NY) was a big comic book fan (long before it became mainstream), so he arranged for the Golden Apple Comics store on Melrose Ave. in L.A. and several other sponsors (Marvel Comics among them)to co-produce the benefit to raise money for Statue of Liberty restoration. Tony Danza was apparently managed by the same company as Brooklyn Brats, and he needed to do the benefit to comply w/ his drunk driving probation req. for community service. I'm amazed I remember all this stuff....
...used to stand for "The Sleazy Rock Manager", but these days you can just go with the Sleaze Rock Man I reckon. As a companion to my blog "The Hair Up There", where I post rare records and demos of the most obscure 80's hair metal I have, I present "Walk the Strip", featuring scans of original band flyers from Hollywood's 80's hairday...I mean heyday. Growing up in LA, my friends and I used to walk the Sunset Strip every weekend, the hallowed sidewalks between the Whiskey and the Roxy (but not as far as Gazarri's, that's where the Warrant fans hung out). You couldn't walk two feet without a band member shoving a flyer in your hand, and luckily for you, one of my friends saved some great ones. In addition I'll be adding scans of band ads from local rags such as BAM magazine and L.A. Rocker fanzine. Click on the flyers for high-res versions to print out. Enjoy your walk down the Sunset Strip...
As for "The Hair Up There", I only post records that I believe to be so obscure they're not commercially available. If you are the legal copyright holder and wish to have the content removed, please contact me and I'll remove it immediately if that's your wish.
I can give you the 411 on that: BROOKLYN BRATS lead singer Scott Free ( the only band member actually from Brooklyn, NY) was a big comic book fan (long before it became mainstream), so he arranged for the Golden Apple Comics store on Melrose Ave. in L.A. and several other sponsors (Marvel Comics among them)to co-produce the benefit to raise money for Statue of Liberty restoration. Tony Danza was apparently managed by the same company as Brooklyn Brats, and he needed to do the benefit to comply w/ his drunk driving probation req. for community service. I'm amazed I remember all this stuff....
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