lame ass security Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Tomorrow, Feb.2nd, marks the 30th anniversary of the Ritz show. It was aired on MTV and introduced the band to a national audience. Some of the things that I remember about the show are: Slash telling the crowd to "Alright, shut up." Classic. Then saying that Nighttrain wasn't dedicated to drug addiction or drinking but was really about a walk in the park. Axl using Slash's cigarette to light his own right before the guy from the audience hopped on stage, who Axl gave a thumbs up and smile to. Axl blowing up a condom like a balloon. How happy Steven looked. Axl stage diving during PC and almost getting his thumb ripped off in the process. Then Izzy having a huge smile on his face when Axl got back up on stage. I think the band claimed their instruments were sabotaged before the show and that was responsible for the somewhat sloppy show. The show was a bit loose but great none the less. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RONIN Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Doesn't Slash kick someone in the face during that show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lame ass security Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 14 minutes ago, RONIN said: Doesn't Slash kick someone in the face during that show? It's entirely possible, lol. It has been years since I saw this show. I also remember Axl rubbing a stuffed toy or something on his crotch, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeeker Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Remember that this wasn't even a Guns N' Roses show - GNR opened for Great White and Alan Niven snuck them on the bill knowing that MTV would already have cameras there to film Great White Niven said GNR stole the show and Great White sucked having to follow them Here's a taste of what followed after GNR that night: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F*ck Fear Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 To say that Guns N' Roses stole the show is an understatment. A raw, sloppy, drunken performance stole the show lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman5150 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 I never knew that. You wouldn't know it by watching the crowd. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lame ass security Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, TheSeeker said: Remember that this wasn't even a Guns N' Roses show - GNR opened for Great White and Alan Niven snuck them on the bill knowing that MTV would already have cameras there to film Great White Niven said GNR stole the show and Great White sucked having to follow them Here's a taste of what followed after GNR that night: Wow, that's right, I do remember that. I taped the Guns show with a VCR from my parent's old school 10 foot satellite dish, lol. It was on a long since defunct Canadian channel called MuchMusic. Cool memories. Edited February 2, 2018 by lame ass security Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Fan Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 I like how dave mustaine casually walks along the stage. I wondered what was dave doing their....I don't think dave knew himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlRoseCDII Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Off topic but I love your username lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) http://www.a-4-d.com/t1277-1988-02-02-the-ritz-new-york-city-usa#3789 Edited February 2, 2018 by SoulMonster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefish18 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 10 hours ago, lame ass security said: Wow, that's right, I do remember that. I taped the Guns show with a VCR from my parent's old school 10 foot satellite dish, lol. It was on a long since defunct Canadian channel called MuchMusic. Cool memories. That's EXACTLY how I got that show! We didn't have cable in my area so we got a dish from Radio Shack- too funny! As for the Mustaine appearance; wasn't that at the earlier Ritz show that recently surfaced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lame ass security Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 9 hours ago, AxlRoseCDII said: Off topic but I love your username lol Thanks, lol. I was in attendance at the infamous riot show in St. Louis so I thought it was appropriate for a username. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Dave Mustaine did not walk across the stage during this show... That was the 1987 Ritz show. Also Guns did not open for Great White.. They were Co-Headlining and Great White was initially supposed to play last. Guns N' Roses were blowing up and they decided to flip the bill last minute because they knew Great White wouldn't be able to follow them. Both bands played the same length of time though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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