GUESS WHAT I SHOVED IN MY 40 YR. OLD BODY ON SATURDAY.

Give up? Don’t really care? On Saturday the wife and I journeyed from Manhattan Island to the Isle of Long Island City to see my buddy’s band ADRENALINE play. 

THEY ROCKED!!! That being said…

We had to brave the F train ON THE WEEKEND!

Walked late at night through a deserted creepy industrial park…

‘til we finally arrived at the german restaurant / metalmania bar – Wunderbar

Immediately I ordered a big German beer with a giant head (mommy bloggers get your heads out of the gutter). 

Then after perusing the menu I settled on the

wiener schnitzel ala Holstein – every bite was pure heaven!

SO WHAT IS IT?

Essentially it’s deep fried veal topped with a nice healthy fried egg – Calorie-riffic!

Add the beer and fried potatoes to the mix and that pretty much sums up my need for …

…early Sunday morning. Still worth it. Every bite of it.

SEVENTEEN TURNS 22

Yep, Winger’s #1 SMASH hit SEVENTEEN turns the big 22 this year. The single can now officially drink, vote, and have unprotected sex in all 50 states. Just in case you don’t remember the Hair Metal anthem that defined a generation I’ll bring you up to speed…

Appeared on Winger’s self-titled 1989 album.

Single rocketed to #26 on Billboard’s Hot 100 charts in ‘88.

Named the 27^th best hard rock song by VH1.

The single is featured on Guitar Hero Encore: Rock’s the 80s.

FYI…Kip Winger turned 49 this year. That’s a hair shy of three 17s. 

LEGENDARY LYRICS:

She's only seventeen, daddy says she's too young, but she's old enough for me.

EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS I LEARNED FROM HAIR METAL.

Baby, don't treat me bad.
Well, this could be the best thing that you'll ever have.
Baby, don't treat me bad.
(Well) you can do anything, but baby, don't treat me bad.
Oh, don't treat me bad.


- Firehouse (1990)

HAIR METAL HAIRSTYLE TIP

Want an 80s Crüe cut? Here’s what you need to do…

[courtesy of wiki answers]

Step 1. Soak your hair.

Step 2. Apply a generous amount of mousse.

Step 3. Blow-dry hair while using a round brush.

Step 4. Tease hair with a rattail comb.

Step 5. Douse hair with 2 -3 cans of Aquanet.

STILL TOURING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

WINGER (late 80s hair metal):

Famous for: She’s Only 17, Miles Away

Date: Monday (March 22nd)

Venue: Academy (Frogmore St. Bristol, UK)

EDDIE MONEY (80s Pop):

Famous for: Take Me Home Tonight, Walk On Water

Date: Saturday (January 16^th)

Venue: The Beach Club Siesta Key (Sarasota, Fl)

GALLAGHER (70s/80s comedian)

Famous for: Sledge-O-Matic (Smashing watermelons)

Date: Saturday (January 22^nd)

Venue: Rogue Theater (Grants Pass, Oregon)

BELL BIV DEVOE (early 90s hip hop)

Famous for: Poison

Date: Friday (February 19^th)

Venue: Atlanta Civic Center (Atlanta, GA)

BEST SONGS TO LISTEN TO IF YOU BROKE UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND IN 1990.

by Not All There (NWM Staff Writer)

My apologies to the ladies for only offering songs from a male perspective.

DON’T TREAT ME BAD (Firehouse) 

GET THE FUNK OUT (Extreme)

****THE PERFECT ”JUST ON A BREAK” SONG****

LOVE SONG (Tesla)

****BONUS BOYFRIEND BREAKUP SONG****

THE PROMISE OF A NEW DAY (Paula Abdul)

 

HAIR METAL QUOTES OF THE DAY.

“Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet. Little miss ah innocent sugar me, yeah.”

- Def Leppard [Pour Some Sugar On Me]

“Now listen baby, I got news for you.
 Now don'tcha come knockin' on my door. 
'Cause I don't want your love no more. 
I don't need nobody like you.”

- Tesla [Party’s Over]

 

“But you know you got to stick to your guns when it all comes down. ‘Cause sometimes you can't choose. It's like heads they win, tails you're gonna lose.”

- Poison [Fallen Angel]

 

“Put a smile on your face ten miles wide. Looks so good bring a tear to your eye. Sweet cherry pie."

- Warrant [Cherry Pie]

NWM AFTER DARK: HEADBANGERS BALL REWIND.

Ricky R. officially aired this Kip & Co. classic on March 22nd, 1988.

NOT GUITAR LESSONS, GUITAR HERO LESSONS.

The Unofficial Master offers FREE instructional videos to help you be the ROCK GOD of GH. Lesson 1. Learn how to do flawless hammer-ons and pull offs. Whatever that means.

METAL + STORY = WHADDA CONCEPT ALBUM!

Personally, I kinda liked the bubble-gum pop, syrupy sweet, mega-ballads and anthems that came from the hair metal bands of the late 80s. Warrant. Winger. Poison. Totally my cup of Kool-Aid. Ok, I can maybe see the critics’ point of view about the lack of substance.

Of course, Operation: Mindcrime was totally the exception to the “teased up hair, head-banging” rule. Penned by the band Queensryche, Operation: Mindcrime is a dark, political intrigue-ish thriller set to music, with some spoken word. The main plot deals with Nikki, a former heroine addict who gets turned into an assassin by the mysterious Dr. X. Other characters include an evil priest and a prostitute turned nun. Honestly, it’s the opera version of The Manchurian Candidate (without the hooker-nun part).

Overall it’s a great listen. I'd have to say my favorite songs are Revolution Calling and Eyes of a Stranger. Yes, I know those are the 2 "featured" singles they released on the radio.

OPERATION: MINDCRIME BY QUEENSRYCHE. GIVE IT A TRY.