The Best of Motley Crue Vol. 2–December 1991-Part 2

 

[Part I can be found HERE]

The latter part of this classic magazine is padded out with features such as memorable quotes from the band & by other musicians & personalities about our beloved Crue.

 

I wanted to post as many ad pages as possible because they were such a big part of the lure of a magazine for so many kids. Only through these rags could we get some of the rarer metal content out there.

 

A kid who read his magazines & paid close attention could really build up quite knowledge of the Motley gang. For me, articles & interviews & biographical material was the most interesting part & by the age of 10 to 11 I was a walking Motley encyclopedia!

There’s a lot of recycled material in these publications & I already had several of these images & articles when they were originally published in magazines like Metal Edge, like the following interviews with Vinnie & the Readers’ Mailbag.

Crue Concert Craziness was purloined from another publication as well but we welcome the opportunity to view vintage Motley shots Live & Kickin’!!

This tribute was published roughly around the time Decade of Decadence was released in late 1991. 10 years of terror!!

The Illustrated Motley Crue Gigs: 1981-2

Click on the red highlighted dates to watch & hear footage related to the Motley gig. Gig list
comes from Paul Miles’ Chronological Crue Gigography.

1981-04-24......Starwood, Los Angeles, CA (2 shows)
1981-04-25......Starwood, Los Angeles, CA (2 shows)
1981-05-12......Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA
1981-05-15......Pookie's, Pasadena, CA
1981-05-25......Starwood, Los Angeles, CA
1981-05-29......Pookie's, Pasadena, CA
1981-05-30......Gahr Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
1981-06-06......Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA,
"Anywhere, USA" Northern California Tour:
1981-06-16......Lyman Gilmore School Auditorium,
Nevada City, CA
1981-06-18......Nevada Theatre, Nevada City, CA
1981-06-19......The Tommyknacker, Grass Valley, CA
1981-06-20......The Tommyknacker, Grass Valley, CA 

1981-06-25......Cabo's, Chico, CA
1981-07-09......Starwood, Los Angeles, CA
1981-07-24......Pookie's, Pasadena, CA
1981-08-01......Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
1981-08-06......The Barn, Alpine Village, Los Angeles, CA
1981-08-15......Excelsior Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
1981-08-23......Excelsior Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
1981-08-28......American Bandstand, Los Angeles, CA
1981-08-29......Centerxx, Los Angeles, CA
1981-09-03......Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
1981-09-04......Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
1981-09-09......Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA
1981-09-11......Pookie's, Pasadena, CA
1981-09-12......Pookie's, Pasadena, CA
1981-10-02......Country Club, Los Angeles, CA
1981-10-03......Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
1981-10-13......Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA
1981-10-30......Solari Ballroom, Los Angeles, CA
1981-11-12......Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
1981-11-19......?, San Francisco, CA
1981-11-20......?, Sacramento, CA
1981-12-11......Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA
1981-12-12......Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA
1981-12-18......Radio City, Anaheim, CA
1981-12-25......Country Club, Los Angeles, CA
1981-12-26......Oxnard Auditorium, Oxnard, CA
1981-12-31......Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA

1982-01-15......Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA
1982-01-16......Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA
1982-01-19......Perkin's Palace, Pasadena, CA
1982-02-12......Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA
1982-02-13......Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA
1982-02-14......Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA
1982-03-13......Country Club, Los Angeles, CA
1982-04-01......The Rock, San Francisco, CA
1982-04-08......Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA
1982-04-19......Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
1982-05-07......Civic Auditorium, Glendale, CA
 

Crüesing Through Canada Tour:
1982-06-04......The Wayside, Lloydminster, AB, Canada
1982-06-05......Centennial Auditorium, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
1982-06-07......Scandals, Edmonton, AB, Canada
1982-06-08......Scandals, Edmonton, AB, Canada
1982-06-09......Scandals, Edmonton, AB, Canada
1982-06-10......Riviera Rock Room, Edmonton, AB, Canada
1982-06-11......Riviera Rock Room, Edmonton, AB, Canada

1982-07-22......Country Club, Los Angeles, CA
1982-07-23......Country Club, Los Angeles, CA
1982-08-??......Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA
1982-08-13......Showcase Theatre, Corona, CA

1982-08-30......Country Club, Los Angeles, CA
1982-09-09......The Keystone, Palo Alto, CA
1982-09-10......The Keystone, Berkeley, CA
1982-09-11......The Stone, San Francisco, CA
1982-09-24......Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
1982-09-25......Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

1982-10-29......Santa Rosa Veterans Building, Santa Rosa, CA
1982-10-30......Perkin's Palace, Pasadena, CA
1982-10-31......Concord Pavilion, San Francisco, CA
1982-11-17......Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA
1982-11-19......Perkin's Palace, Pasadena, CA (8pm)
1982-11-19......Perkin's Palace, Pasadena, CA (11pm)
1982-12-31......Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA

Tommy Lee Part 5: The Dr. Feelgood Drum Solo

As far as awesome concert spectacles go Tommy Lee was not likely to top the spinning drum set stunt from the Crue’s 1987 tour. He sure came close though with the Dr. Feelgood drum solo of 1989-1990: on a track, suspended over the heads of the audience, Tommy & attached drum set would make their way around the arena while he played along with snatches of some of his favorite Rock songs.

The solo culminated with Tommy taking a long bungee jump off his drum set, dangling just above the audience. One night, a miscommunication with his roadie almost resulted in Mr. Lee cracking his noggin’ open like a cocoanut.

(from Chronological Crue)

‘7/4/90
At the end of his flying drum solo in New Haven, Connecticut, Tommy descends as usual on his bungee rope but has a feeling his roadie will not pull the brake on it in time. He panics and lets go of the rope to reach his foot strap, turning him upside down. When the rope’s brake is pulled on his twenty-foot plummet, Tommy’s head cracks into the head of a person in the audience, before he hits the ground head-first and blacks out. He gets taken to hospital for observation of his concussion, which not only signals the end of this show, but forces the cancellation of another show.’

Just as the 1987 drum solo was featured in the video for ‘Wild Side,’ Motley made sure those of us who didn’t see them on their massive Dr. Feelgood tour at least got a peek of Tommy’s latest trick.