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Hi Marc,

Thanks for your input here

Since Axl was missing in many of the rehearsals with OldGNR (and newGNR too I guess) where did he rehearse? At home? Did he go to the studio alone? And how often did he rehearse?

An example of rehearsal without Axl here:

German too i think

Another song from the Cuckoo gig

I see Sasha Volkova is credited with the Untitled Red Cross...didnt know she was doing painting?

Put on PC if you are running late for a meeting

I think the music machine has been converted into a retail store now, Electric Supply Connection.

Is it this one?

By the way, Salty Dog was a pretty good band

There is a movie about Whsiky a Go-Go called "A Shot of Whisky". Here is the trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsrGZf8hw1U

Edit: there are some GNR in the video starting at 03:58

And here is a vid from the sunset strip featuring some of the places OldGNR played:

The 1516 N. Gardner St rehearsal studio is now a theater for screenings, film shoots,
sound mixing, stage productions, workshops and presentations.

http://www.workingstage.com/index.html

Did some quick searching on it - they were doing open houses for the Hell House, and it's not 1139 N Fuller. You can see they had the room to set the equipment up in there. Have no idea if it's for sale now but someone was doing an open house over the summer for it.

http://greatwehotriplex.com/

Wow! thanks

The part that starts at 02:30 and lasts until 02:50 is just amazing. It can hardly get any better than that. Its the highlight of a great song for me.

Whats your favourite part of this song or do you have another example of a few seconds from a song that you particularly like?

In Watch You Bleed, a former Geffen employee recounts to Davis, "Axl fucked two or three girls at least two or three times at Rumbo Sound, without being satisfied with the results." One of these girls, the one who made the cut, was Adriana. Davis writes of the recording session: "As the tape was rolling, Axl barked at her: 'C'mon, Adriana! Stop faking -- make it real!'"

http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2009/05/revisiting_la_music_history_gu.php

Haha! Good strategy! Im not satisfied, next one!

He seems to love his Reggae, maybe some influence there?

Think about you

Except one days 1506 and one says 1516.

I think 1516 was the actual rehearsal studio and the alley by 1506 where they held their parties there

I guess we could add this 86 gig from the Central, Hollywood as well:

So guys what is your favourite GNR acoustic show?

As far as I know there were only two acoustic shows during the old GNR-era. CBCG in 87 and parts of the 93 concert in Argentina. NewGNR seems to like the small private acoustic shows a lot. For some reason most of them were held in NY. Out of 8 gigs five of them were in NY.

Personally I like the CBCG from the oldGNR era and the L'Arc, Paris one from the NewGNR

CBCG 87:

Argentina 93:

Plumm, NY 2006:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCKi_SM84MU&list=PL7C044C88648DDF20

Cuckoo Club, London 2006:

John Varvatos (CBCG 2), NY 2010:

L'Arc, Paris 2010:

Rose Bar, NY 2010:

Hiro Ballroom, NY 2012:

Pink Dot

One of Adler's favourite hangouts

Former GNR Apartment (Vicky Hamilton)

GNR stayed in 1114, while Motely Crüe lived in 1124

The Rainbow Bar & Grill

Inside by the corner is the GNR table, where GNR sits during the November Rain video

The Troubadour

Where GNR played their first show

You can read the whole article here: http://p3.no/pyro/tidenes-guide-fra-tarjei/

Its in Norwegian, but I guess you can use a translator

More photos:

Canter's Deli

Fairfax High School

Where Adler met Slash and Slash met Michelle Young (My Michelle)

Centerfold News Stand

Slash used to work here

Franklin Plaza Hotel (now Apartments)

GNR used to stay here for long periods of time. Janis Joplin and Nikki Six OD'ed here as well

GNR Rehearsal (1506 N Gardner St)

GNR rehearsed here in 85 and 86 and sometimes even lived here. Among the members it was known as "Sunset & Gardner Hotel & Villa". My Michelle and Nighttrain were written here

Sunset Strip Tattoo

Axl got some of his tattoos here, including the AFD cross. Their logo t-shirt was used by Axl in the SCOM video

Mobil Gas Station

GNR's first photoshoot took place here in 1985

Andaz Hotel/ Hyatt on Sunset

Axl had a BBQ on his balcony here once and threw BBQ-meat down to the fans before firefighters came by and stopped the party

Thanks for the info!

What I find interesting about GD is that its so different from the CD songs and makes me wonder what the other unreleased songs are like in terms of the style

Once a year he would invite friends and their families over for a special Halloween costume party. Decorating the swimming pool with pumpkin-lanterns and dangling fake spiders' webs from the overhanging palms, he would also have special mazes erected. Guests at these parties would later describe him as being almost as excited as all the children present, as he dashed around enjoying himself. Dave Quakenbush, vocalist with LA punk band The Vandals and a guest at the 1999 Halloween party, recalls Axl “wearing a dinosaur outfit. When some kids approached him and asked if he was Barney the Dinosaur, he said 'Nah! Barney's a fag!' Then he stopped himself and said, 'Oh, uh, I mean Barney's a pussy'.”

As the years passed and his friends' children got older, however, the Halloween parties got smaller, symbolising, as one guest later put it, Axl's “ever-shrinking universe.” All employees were still required to signing confidentiality agreements containing stiff financial and legal penalties if breached. It also became customary for all employees to submit a photograph of themselves which Axl would then offer to Yoda for “psychic inspection” to reveal their true motives; strengths and weaknesses; what kind of energy they emitted. Even photographs of an employee's children were requested on occasion.

http://www.mickwall.com/waxlrose9chap6.htm

Some more covers here:

Judging by Beta's Instagram shes been in New York for some time nw, Im sure Axl isnt far away. No pics though

Axl has covered a hell of a lot of songs live and in studio. As many or more than he's written himself.

I personally enjoy the piano ballads best, so I'll go with "It's Alright" or "Everything."

Thanks for that, didnt know they covered Everything. First time I hear it now and its really good

Never hear any talk about this one. Whats your thoughts on this cover of Queen?