I haven't really even heard any poison songs besides every rose has its thorns. Recently I learned Talk Dirty to Me for Wiskerbisket. I guess I can't honestly say that I don't like them because I don't really know their stuff, but it's definitely NOT something I'd listen to in my spare time. The little bit of his new music I have heard from the show is...well...terrible.
Women seem to love poison, though.
Brett Michaels is a pretty odd guy. He really seems to genuinely like nasty girls. My fiancee watched Rock of Love this season and I couldn't believe the choices he made. Why you would ever try to find a slutty, braindead chick for a long-term relationship is beyond me. This guy is gonna be single 'til his raging diabetes puts him under or until rock of love MXLVII, whichever comes first.
Maybe this encounter with the set piece knocked some sense into the guy?
Lights out for Bret Michaels at Tony Awards
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Native Tongue is HIGHLY underrated. Much love to CC, but Ritchie Kotzen tore it up on that album. He had one of the best clean tones around, too (e.g., Seven Days Over You). It sucks that he was sleeping with Rikki's wife.EyesOfAnguishbassist wrote:I love Poison. Especially Native Tongue.
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HA HA HA!!! Thanks for saying this for me and doing a better job of it.bassist_25 wrote:Why didn't that Big John security dude prevent this from happening? Doesn't that dude like do everything, save wiping Michael's ass? How do you get a gig like that, anyways? Do you put "Professional Douchebag" on your resume?
Maybe this time he'll take the hint and go away...finally.
::will admit that she thinks Poison was one of the worst bands to come out of the eighties and can't understand the attraction to Bret -slowly turning into Joan Rivers- Michaels::
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BRET MICHAELS' Representatives Slam TONY AWARDS Organizers Over Response To Incident - June 9, 2009
POISON singer Bret Michaels' representatives (Michaels Entertainment Group, Inc.) have issued the following statement in response to the incident at the Tony Awards on June 7:
After a performance by [POISON and] singer Bret Michaels at the Tony Awards Sunday night, he turned to exit the stage and was struck in the head by a descending half-ton stage prop, sweeping him off his feet causing contusions to his face and knocking him to the ground. Even at that point of impact, the heavy prop was still not halted and continued to descend even though Michaels remained underneath it. Witnesses state the singer moved himself out of the way just moments before the prop touched down.
Janna Elias, a representative for Michaels, stated, "With all due respect to everyone working the Tony Awards, somewhere down the line there was a lack of communication and the prop should have been immediately halted until Michaels was clear. Sunday morning at rehearsals, Bret was never informed that the descending set piece existed, let alone would be moving into position as he was exiting the stage."
Although Bret was visibly dazed, he remained extremely calm backstage as members of POISON's road crew brought him a towel to wipe the blood from his face. His only comment at the time was, "What the hell just hit me?"
The severity of this injury is not being taken lightly as symptoms from head and neck injuries at first may seem like nothing and sometimes do not present for days. At this time, the full extent of his injuries remain to be seen until all x-rays are back.
Added Elias: "I find it surprising that a Tony spokesperson would brush off this incident with a comment stating, Mr. Michaels missed his mark,' with no mention of concern for his condition. If everyone at the Tonys were aware that Bret missed his mark, then they should have been aware enough to stop the set piece from hitting him or at least slowed it down until he cleared the stage. I feel had this incident happened to Liza Minneli, Dolly Parton or Elton John, the Tonys would have at least issued a letter of concern.
"Bret has performed live, with POISON or solo, for over 20 years and on a daily basis is around pyro, lasers and a moving light show. He understands that there is always an element of risk in any live performance, but Bret entrusts his safety to the crew whose job it is to make sure the show goes off without a hitch, and should any member of the band be in harm's way, that they do not complete the gag. However, in this situation, Bret was not on his stage but was at the mercy of the Tonys. He was performing on the Tonys stage and had the reasonable expectation that that safety of the artist was a priority and at no time did he do anything over the top or outlandish that would have put himself or others in a dangerous situation.
"To put this into perspective, a garage door has a safety mechanism so that it doesn't come down if your child should accidentally walk under it while it is in motion. You mean to tell us that with all the technology, producers, directors, stage managers and crew that no one at the Tonys saw Mr. Michaels clearly backing up and turning to exit the stage or was capable of halting the prop or slowing it so it didn't strike Bret? There was no official mark; Bret did what he was instructed to do, which was to finish the song and return to the retractable stage platform, which was exactly what he was doing when the prop struck his head."
Bob Wallerstein, a representative for Michaels, said "We realize the show is live and must go on, however it is unfortunate that the show's host made light of the situation without having any knowledge of the severity of Bret's injuries. Comments that Mr. Harris was doing shots backstage with Mr. Michaels and that Bret was completely fine were untrue considering Bret never saw Mr. Harris prior to, during, or after the Tonys, but in fact was being attended to by medical personnel backstage. Michaels did not return to the stage, the seats nor attend any after-parties."
An official statement by Michaels on this incident is expected by the end of the week.
and from a blog posted by Eddie Trunk...
6/8/09: Got a bunch of emails about the Bret Michaels/Tony accident. I was not watching the show live. Even though it was a rock band playing, I am not, and never have been, a fan of Broadway and that whole musical style/singing, etc. Anyway most important Bret is a friend and I wish him well and hope his injuries are not serious. However there is a back story to all this that nobody knows or is talking about. When Rikki Rockett was in my studio Friday night he came direct from the bands rehearsals for their performance at the Tony's. Rikki had a video on his phone of the set and the band running through the song which was not played live, common for TV. It was a rehearsal more for where to be on the stage and learn where the props and production would be. Looking at the video I noticed Bret was not with the band and there was a stand in (Rikki's assistant) for Bret. Rikki explained that Bret could not make rehearsals because he was doing a show with his solo band and would not join them until the day of the Tony's. Later in the interview Rikki talked about how he wished Bret was more committed to Poison and was not a fan of him doing solo shows because it took away from the impact of Poison. All I could think of was Rikki saying this Friday night on my show when I saw Bret's accident on national TV. My immediate thought was the band, who have a strained relationship with Bret over the years anyway, just shaking their head when this happened that if Bret were there for rehearsal, and not with the solo band this probably would not have happened. Also, if you are a Poison fan at all, you know that Bret and the band always joke about so many crazy mishaps through their career at major moments. Chalk another one up on the list! Thank goodness that the injury was not super serious at all, and again, feel better Bret. Typical stuff in the every crazy world of Poison!
Looks like some major drama going on in camp Poison.
POISON singer Bret Michaels' representatives (Michaels Entertainment Group, Inc.) have issued the following statement in response to the incident at the Tony Awards on June 7:
After a performance by [POISON and] singer Bret Michaels at the Tony Awards Sunday night, he turned to exit the stage and was struck in the head by a descending half-ton stage prop, sweeping him off his feet causing contusions to his face and knocking him to the ground. Even at that point of impact, the heavy prop was still not halted and continued to descend even though Michaels remained underneath it. Witnesses state the singer moved himself out of the way just moments before the prop touched down.
Janna Elias, a representative for Michaels, stated, "With all due respect to everyone working the Tony Awards, somewhere down the line there was a lack of communication and the prop should have been immediately halted until Michaels was clear. Sunday morning at rehearsals, Bret was never informed that the descending set piece existed, let alone would be moving into position as he was exiting the stage."
Although Bret was visibly dazed, he remained extremely calm backstage as members of POISON's road crew brought him a towel to wipe the blood from his face. His only comment at the time was, "What the hell just hit me?"
The severity of this injury is not being taken lightly as symptoms from head and neck injuries at first may seem like nothing and sometimes do not present for days. At this time, the full extent of his injuries remain to be seen until all x-rays are back.
Added Elias: "I find it surprising that a Tony spokesperson would brush off this incident with a comment stating, Mr. Michaels missed his mark,' with no mention of concern for his condition. If everyone at the Tonys were aware that Bret missed his mark, then they should have been aware enough to stop the set piece from hitting him or at least slowed it down until he cleared the stage. I feel had this incident happened to Liza Minneli, Dolly Parton or Elton John, the Tonys would have at least issued a letter of concern.
"Bret has performed live, with POISON or solo, for over 20 years and on a daily basis is around pyro, lasers and a moving light show. He understands that there is always an element of risk in any live performance, but Bret entrusts his safety to the crew whose job it is to make sure the show goes off without a hitch, and should any member of the band be in harm's way, that they do not complete the gag. However, in this situation, Bret was not on his stage but was at the mercy of the Tonys. He was performing on the Tonys stage and had the reasonable expectation that that safety of the artist was a priority and at no time did he do anything over the top or outlandish that would have put himself or others in a dangerous situation.
"To put this into perspective, a garage door has a safety mechanism so that it doesn't come down if your child should accidentally walk under it while it is in motion. You mean to tell us that with all the technology, producers, directors, stage managers and crew that no one at the Tonys saw Mr. Michaels clearly backing up and turning to exit the stage or was capable of halting the prop or slowing it so it didn't strike Bret? There was no official mark; Bret did what he was instructed to do, which was to finish the song and return to the retractable stage platform, which was exactly what he was doing when the prop struck his head."
Bob Wallerstein, a representative for Michaels, said "We realize the show is live and must go on, however it is unfortunate that the show's host made light of the situation without having any knowledge of the severity of Bret's injuries. Comments that Mr. Harris was doing shots backstage with Mr. Michaels and that Bret was completely fine were untrue considering Bret never saw Mr. Harris prior to, during, or after the Tonys, but in fact was being attended to by medical personnel backstage. Michaels did not return to the stage, the seats nor attend any after-parties."
An official statement by Michaels on this incident is expected by the end of the week.
and from a blog posted by Eddie Trunk...
6/8/09: Got a bunch of emails about the Bret Michaels/Tony accident. I was not watching the show live. Even though it was a rock band playing, I am not, and never have been, a fan of Broadway and that whole musical style/singing, etc. Anyway most important Bret is a friend and I wish him well and hope his injuries are not serious. However there is a back story to all this that nobody knows or is talking about. When Rikki Rockett was in my studio Friday night he came direct from the bands rehearsals for their performance at the Tony's. Rikki had a video on his phone of the set and the band running through the song which was not played live, common for TV. It was a rehearsal more for where to be on the stage and learn where the props and production would be. Looking at the video I noticed Bret was not with the band and there was a stand in (Rikki's assistant) for Bret. Rikki explained that Bret could not make rehearsals because he was doing a show with his solo band and would not join them until the day of the Tony's. Later in the interview Rikki talked about how he wished Bret was more committed to Poison and was not a fan of him doing solo shows because it took away from the impact of Poison. All I could think of was Rikki saying this Friday night on my show when I saw Bret's accident on national TV. My immediate thought was the band, who have a strained relationship with Bret over the years anyway, just shaking their head when this happened that if Bret were there for rehearsal, and not with the solo band this probably would not have happened. Also, if you are a Poison fan at all, you know that Bret and the band always joke about so many crazy mishaps through their career at major moments. Chalk another one up on the list! Thank goodness that the injury was not super serious at all, and again, feel better Bret. Typical stuff in the every crazy world of Poison!
Looks like some major drama going on in camp Poison.
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"Bret has performed live, with POISON or solo, for over 20 years and on a daily basis is around pyro, lasers and a moving light show. He understands that there is always an element of risk in any live performance"
Ok then, STFU.
He's fucking crying because he didn't get an apology, and isn't on a pedestal with Liza Minelli and Elton John? Rock the fuck on dude.
"Bret has performed live, with POISON or solo, for over 20 years and on a daily basis is around pyro, lasers and a moving light show. He understands that there is always an element of risk in any live performance"
Ok then, STFU.
He's fucking crying because he didn't get an apology, and isn't on a pedestal with Liza Minelli and Elton John? Rock the fuck on dude.
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