Hair Band History (December 23rd)

December 23, 1987: After meeting up with Slash at the Cathouse Club before going to the hotel where Guns N' Roses were staying, Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx overdosed on heroin. He was later pronounced dead when his heart stopped beating for two minutes, but adrenaline shots to his chest revived him. Crüe band members were prematurely informed of his death.

December 1987: Def Leppard made plans to perform in their home country with the "Hysteria" Tour coming to the UK in April 1988. Poison was scheduled to open, but backed out just weeks before and were replaced by Loverboy.

December 23, 1992: "THIS IS gonna be a good one!" smiles Phil Lewis as L.A. Guns played their "snotty, street punk roles to perfection" at Nottingham's Rock City in the UK. -Kerrang!

December 1987: Ace Frehley's new band "Frehley's Comet" went gold in the US and Canada with their debut album and were now gearing up for two shows on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day at Brooklyn, New York heavy metal club, L'Amour.

Portland, Oregon hard rockers Black 'N Blue went a little less polished on their third studio album "Nasty Nasty", produced by KISS' Gene Simmons except for single "I'll Be There For You" (written and produced by Journey's Jonathan Cain) issued in December 1986.

December 23, 1994: Supporting his debut solo album "Exposed" issued a year earlier, Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil with Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens, played The Ritz in Detroit. The music video for the fourth single from the album, "Can't Have Your Cake" issued that year, featured actress Pamela Anderson as well as Neil's son Neil Wharton who portrayed a young Vince Neil.

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