I remember my boyfriend at the time in college making us stay in on a Saturday night to watch "Headbanger's Ball", they debuted "Welcome To The Jungle" and I remember thinking "oh, this is going to be HUGE!!!". I wish I could have placed a bet on it!
I worked at the Ritz Carlton in St. Louis, watching Slash walk through "high tea" the afternoon before the big riot at Riverport was hysterical, all the elderly ladies in their gloves and hats and Slash and his hat and sunglasses and cigarette just meandering around, awesome! I have met so many famous people working in the hotel and casino business, and I don't get star struck often, but that was awesome to watch.
I really like Nikki too, he seems really down to earth, I never met him but I did see them back in the 90's I think. I had great connections with the jobs I had, and I think I have paid for maybe 10 concerts in my life, but have seen hundreds! Ah, my life as a groupie, but I never had to use my knee pads for anything!!!