Apropos of nothing: He’s scheduled to perform at the Arizona State Fair on October 31, along with Weird Al on October 16. I haven’t been to a fair in years, but this year I’m going just to see them. 
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Well, I’ve been growing it out for the past nine months, but since I started with this, I’ve got a ways to go yet.
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How the hell did you get past that point? I have my hair very short like that, and everytime I even get close to growing it I can’t get past looking like a Chia pet, and I have to cut it close again. I suspect that if I did try to stick with it, the Chia head phase would last 6 weeks or longer.
I look as good with a Chia-head as any other 'do. Interpret that as you will.
And I was unemployed, so I didn’t really have to leave the house.
**Bosstone **, oh shaddup! Don’t make me slap you. Needless to say, my greeness of envy over floweth. Actually though, I even considered making the trip to Mecca (because c’mon, HALLOWEEN and Alice!), I had to think again when I tallied up the bus trip – the 10th circle of hell with Nancy Grace on more of a downer / upper cocktail – and the cost, plus the fact that I normally have issues with getting out of the house. So, until Alice wants to hang out on my couch [ ::: mops brow ::: ]… I’ll looked forward to some Texas gigs.
But still. What’s a cooperite gotta do to entice some wonderfully helpful Doper to hook her up with Alice? Cookies? A new puppy? Being named after the first born of Prince William?? Whatever, I’m your woman. I will certainly take care of any needs to see my honey.
And hey you two, I adore Chia pets. I just never thought of anyone wearing them on the head. However, I’m sure if anyone call pull that look off, it would be the most excellent members of this board (see, I will flatter you silly, and mean it of course, for simply a hint of the aforementioned). Thus ends another of shameless Alice plugs. I do desire pictures though. Seeing as I’m a hippie (who has also had her head shaved) and all, that kind of hairstyle will give me groovy vibes.
Thanks everyone for participating in my thread! This is made me so happy and has squelched a little bit of my everyday withdrawals. More goodies? I have basketfuls.
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I’ve gotten DaDa on the way and Zipper Catches Skin
And are you saying that you didn’t like “Let’s Dance”? I found that hysterically funny…
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Given the time it was recorded, and if you also watch the Welcome to My Nightmare TV special near that time, I’m not so sure it was supposed to be intentionally funny or ironic given the disco-craze context of the time. Maybe he realized that he was starting to look like the lost 5th Abba member and wisely took things in a different direction 
I admit I like the song, although I do look around over my shoulder to make sure no one is in earshot before turning it up.
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Alice Cooper is part of two very important “Firsts” in my life. His was the first rock concert I ever attended (the Billion Dollar Babies tour) and that show was the first (but by far not the last) time I ever did ELSSSDEE.
Billion Dollar Babies is still my favorite album by him. I bought it after the show and played that thing to death. I still love it. I especially love Donovan being all creepy on that song. As a big Donovan fan at the time, his choosing Donovan to sing on BDB was one of the things that made me know he was a very very cool guy. Oh, that, and running around onstage with a giant toothbrush then catching up with the fleeing giant tooth and fucking it with the toothbrush. That blew my Kansas farmgirl mind.
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I saw Alice on the Billion Dollar Babies tour, too, but I did not partake of any illicit substances. They were being openly sold while we waited to get in, though.
Alice rocks. I’ve met a first cousin of his who was not eager to claim kinship.
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Given the time it was recorded, and if you also watch the Welcome to My Nightmare TV special near that time, I’m not so sure it was supposed to be intentionally funny or ironic given the disco-craze context of the time. Maybe he realized that he was starting to look like the lost 5th Abba member and wisely took things in a different direction
I admit I like the song, although I do look around over my shoulder to make sure no one is in earshot before turning it up.
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That’s right! Where he had that little rant, but if you’re to believe (mmm hmm, I don’t think the Great One is always completely truthful) Alice these days, he just says that “he wasn’t allowed to.” Yeah, right. He did recently confess to liking some disco performers, but for the life of me I can’t remember who. No guilty pleasures here. 
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Alice rocks. I’ve met a first cousin of his who was not eager to claim kinship.
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Eh, probably either just sour grapes or disdain for him having moved away from the theological practices of his family. Silly cousin. Coop does rock!!
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It can’t be worse that Gene Simmons…can it?
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God but he’s unlikeable. I just can’t stand him!
: I just got Alice Cooper tickets for $20 each. Stage left seating and pretty darn close to the stage at that.
:(: I have nobody to go with. 'Twill happen, though.
I haven’t seen anyone else who can claim membership in the 70’s “official” fan club…(neener x3)
If you two don’t hush, I’d hate to smack you over such things. I swear, just pour salt in the wounds and watch me cry. It’s just not fair I tell ya…
where is Alice when you need him? 
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Equipoise, that first one is such an excellent story! I wish I had one. 
Course, I still haven’t even ever tried pot, so I doubt I could be quite so zealous in my pursuit of chemical recreation. I’ll live through you instead. As to the Billion Dollar Babies tour? Holy shit! I’m assuming that must’ve been one of the trippiest thing ever. Those boots (yummmm), fighting some guy from the crowd who crawled up on stage, hanging stuff off his, erm, nether regions (no, I’m not kidding), the really gross spitting stuff and, yup, the whole fear of dentists bit was just surreal. No wonder Groucho thought he was the last hope for vaudeville.
Unfortunately, I only know all this from having purchased the DVD. If only I were older; like I used to say when I was still in high school, but it was never for such an awesome reason as Alice!!
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I should probably watch the DVD, because I don’t remember most of that stuff. Only mainly the tooth. Part of the reason is because of said hallucinogens, but part is because we were way up in the balcony, nosebleed section. I only saw the tooth because it was so damn big. I couldn’t tell much of what else was going, but the music (I had only heard “School’s Out” previously) was amazing. That’s why I rushed out and bought the Billion Dollar Babies album (LP, which I still have) the next day. I think I was about 14.
How did I miss THIS?!
Yeah…I found it by searching “Alice”. No surprise…
I don’t even know where to start! Faithfool, you DO know about the Maidens, don’t you? Those girls make you look positively calm! You may want to check out their group. Try contacting AlienSpice or Madame Bondage over on Sickthings.
I’ve got every single album and pretty well all the usually available DVD/VHS stuff, except The Nightmare. Got my Monster Dog but I need Roadie and Sergent Pepper. I’ve been to four live concerts beginning in '77. Yep, major fan!
Now go check out Billion Dollar Babies, the Alice Cooper Show. It’s the best damn tribute band out there! Heh, I should know…that’s me in the Igor outfit and in the old pics as Frankenstein. I think that one’s on our frontman’s own site. There’s a link on the Myspace friends. This link takes you to the MYSpace and there’s a link on the left hand side of the page to the band site which is under new construction.