In this Episode A rock & roll road trip to Houston to see Zakk Wylde and Black Label Society sounded like a great idea. Then a tropical storm decided to head toward Houston at the same damn time. In episode 46 of I’m Leaving Right After This Drink: Rock & Roll, Whiskey and Other Stories, […]
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In this Episode Big Rig Ron Michaels has spent more than three decades behind the microphone at Tampa Bay’s legendary 98ROCK — and he’s got the stories to prove it. Big Rig joins me for a long-overdue conversation about growing up obsessed with radio, building his own pirate radio station as a kid, breaking into
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In this Episode I wasn’t expecting much from Mötley Crüe. I’d never seen Marilyn Manson live. And I’ve got my own opinions about Rob Zombie. Then I went to the shows… and apparently I was wrong about a few things. I recap two killer weeks of live rock & roll featuring Extreme, Tesla, Mötley Crüe,
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In this Episode Ever wonder why so many people hate going to the gym? Sometimes it’s not the workout that’s the problem—it’s the people. In Episode 43, I rant about the gym etiquette that apparently nobody bothers with anymore. Equipment hogs, selfie photographers, loud grunters, people glued to their phones, and all the other characters
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In this Episode Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite for Destruction is 39 years old—and it still kicks ass. In Episode 42, I look back at one of the greatest debut albums in rock history and why Appetite still sounds dangerous, raw, and relevant nearly four decades after it changed rock & roll. I also recap one
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In this Episode I finally get into my one-of-a-kind Bryan Shaw Signature Iceman guitar—how it came together, what makes it mine, and why this guitar is unlike anything else in my collection. In Episode 41, I also give an update on the book, which is officially back in the works, recap some birthday shenanigans, talk
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In this Episode What REALLY happens on a rock & roll tour bus when the show is over? My good friend and longtime rock ‘n’ roll tour bus driver Jeremy Owsley joins me for a few whiskeys and tells us what life on the road is actually like when your office is a 45-foot bus
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In this Episode I got the chance to meet Kid Rock, and in Episode 39 I tell the story of how that happened and what the experience was actually like. I also tackle one of rock & roll’s great unanswered questions: Who the hell is Bob? Then there’s some elite-level people-watching featuring grown men confidently
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In this Episode Poison, Quiet Riot, and Vixen—apparently I’m spending some quality time back in the glory days of hair metal, and I’m perfectly fine with that. In Episode 38, I get into some of the bands that made the era great, survive a little dollar store chaos, and explain why watching way too much
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In this Episode The Rolling Stones dropped new music, and somehow after all these years they’re still proving why they’re the greatest rock & roll band in the world. In Episode 37, I get into the new Stones music, then hit the road to see George Thorogood, who once again absolutely crushed it live. Unfortunately,
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