Remembering Eddie
I never got to see Eddie and his band of merry men during the original David Lee Roth era. I really wish that I had gotten that chance. But, I did get to see him and the band during the Sammy era. An experience I will never forget. It was July 31st, 1993, on the "Right Here, Right Now" tour, at Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wisconsin. Vince Neil, who had just recently departed his band, Motley Crue, had just released his first solo album and was opening for VH on most of the tour. I knew that tickets for this show would be hard to come by, and I was right. But, me and the person I was going with, managed to get tickets anyway, albeit, lawn tickets, but hey, we were going none the less! Vince opened the show with his own incredible energy. I have to admit, it was a little strange not seeing him with Nikki, Tommy and Mick, but he was great none the less. He had his own great guitarist with him in the form of Billy Idol axe-man, Steve Stevens. And, the rest of his ba...