On February 2, 1990, Christi’s brother Keith and I travelled from their home in Beavercreek to Fairborn to meet two guys from the heavy metal band Whitesnake. These members were Adrian Vandenberg and Rudy Sarzo and they were making an appearance at the music store Absolute Music (not a record store, but a store that sells musical instruments) in support of their 1989 album Slip of the Tongue.
I was never a huge Whitesnake fan, so I opted to take the cheap way out and have them sign my CD of their self-titled Whitesnake album (the one that had their number one hit song “Here I Go Again” on it), despite the fact that neither Sarzo nor Vandenberg had played on it. I also ripped a page from a recent copy of “Metal Edge” magazine for them to sign (see below).
In addition, I had Rudy Sarzo sign a Quiet Riot 45rpm picture sleeve and my cassette of Ozzy Osborne’s Blizzard of Oz and Quiet Riot’s Metal Health. He had graduated from both of these bands. Hair metal ruled in those days!
Return to the 1990’s here.
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