Alice's L.A. storage unit was robbed at the weekend. Of specific note is the jacket he wore in Wayne's World. If you see any such suspicious Alice-type items floating around ebay, or up for grabs in a seedy back alley, his people at archives@alicecooper.com want to know.
Details here.
Horrors! Alice has taken over the blog!
Click here to see our Coopertization. Dig around for hidden videos, pix, contests and more.
To see another site Coopertized, visit the Coopertizer here.
Alice talks about the creation and inspiration behind his much anticipated "Welcome 2 My Nightmare."
Alice's nightmares will be unleashed this year at Halloween Horror Nights hosted by Universal Studios Hollywood in California. Music from both "Welcome to My Nightmare" and the forthcoming sequel "Welcome 2 My Nightmare" will be utilized in this haunt.
Here's the press release.
(Found ourselves at Orlando's HHN in 2010 and had a horribly good time. With this announcement, pretty sure we'll find a way to CA come this fall. Haven't seen an Alice haunt since Brutal Planet. Plus I hear Disney transforms the Cali Haunted Mansion into "The Nightmare Before Christmas" round this time of year...)
Alice talks about the latest, the coming new album, past exploits and promotion of his upcoming "School's Out for Summer Rock and Skate" for Solid Rock on Arizona Midday.
Tonight, Fuse.tv aired the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and here are the Alice clips now available.
Rob Zombie Inducts the Band
Alice Acceptance Speech (complete with affectionate snake)
"School's Out" Performance
Band Interview Part 1
Band Interview Part 2
Check Fuse for more Alice news, photos and quotes as well.
The Alice Cooper Group was officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight in New York. And, as fans have collectively stated, it's about time!
So far, we've got this clip of "I'm Eighteen."
Also, some photos have shown up on the official Alice Facebook page. Go check 'em out.
Here's a little clip of the Group, sans Alice, rehearsing "No More Mr. Nice Guy."
And just jammin.' Dig it.
Well, the moment we all thought would make loads of sense has finally arrived. Alice, has been officially named as a 2011 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Here's the official release.
And an official "thanks" from the man himself.
Certainly more news to come, but hopefully this will give you plenty to read in the meantime: 2011 Hall of Fame induction articles.
Ok, Alice isn't actually in this one, but it does answer some questions people I know have asked. Pastor Mark Driscoll interviews Dr. R.C. Sproul about his relationship with Alice:
The Resurgence Interview
Alice was on the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards tonight presenting the Best Rock Album category with Katy Perry.
The (somewhat eclectic) category included:
Winner: 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
Black Ice - AC/DC
Live From Madison Square Garden - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King - Dave Matthews Band
No Line On The Horizon - U2
The presentation:
The backstage interviews:
Also some backstage and red carpet photo action.
Well, you all might enjoy this. This was our entry for the Alice Cooper "Keepin' Halloween Alive Cooper-oke Contest."
Spiney & the Backbones, a rock band with a lead singer who's only half there, and has an affinity for Alice, was the theme of our garage show for Halloween 2009... a concept that was actually 2 years in the making. (Yeah, we do Halloween serious.) Hope to post some of that set later on. But for now, hope you like this.
Alright, bad audio and such, but fun old stuff for Halloween. Love the comment about companies not wanting him endorsing their products. Enjoy.
Alright, just got an e-mail and thought it would be more effective to get the word out via the blog than 10 forwarded e-mails. Of course, if you know an interested golfer or 10, you should forward this to them.
Visit alicegolf.com for more info. Proceeds help benefit Solid Rock.
Greetings,
As this e-mail blast gets written, I am currently in Marksville, Louisianna getting ready for our show tonight.
We are down to the wire with only 4 weeks to go for our 13th Annual Alice Cooper Pro-AM and we are looking for a complete sell-out.
Many years ago when I was just a wee lad in grade school, I learned the power of multiplication. I ask that you forward this to 10 people. Based on the power and strength of numbers, we have set a goal of reaching 1,000,000 people within 72 hours. Here is how it will work. If you will forward this e-mail on to 10 people and ask them to forward on to 10 people who ask 10 more people, we will have reached 1,000,000 people within 72 hours.
We are looking for 20 people (or 5 foursomes) to signup in order to make this tournament a complete success. Don't you think that this is doable? Please help me and together we can have a fantastic event.
It is important to us that this event is completely sold out. If you have been waiting to register, please don't wait any longer. Do me a personal favor and sign up now to keep the momentum going.
You don't want to miss meeting and playing with some of the great names in PGA golf like Hale Irwin, Stan Utley and Ted Purdy along with 17 other PGA teaching pros. Clinics that will be taught by these professionals are unique and special to this event.
This is one of our largest fund raisers for the year and the money raised is critical for Solid Rock to continue moving forward with plans for THE ROCK Teen center.
Help me turn this snarl into a smile.
For registrations and questions please call the Solid Rock office at 602-522-9200 or toll free at 888-97ALICE.
Your pal,
Alice Cooper
Okay, well here's something fun to download just in time for the holidays. For just $1.99 via iTunes you can have the spanking new single "Keepin' Halloween Alive" just out today.
Your hardly earned money will get you the tune, a "Cooperoke" sing along mix, and a digital book so we can all pretend we got something tangible. But the "flame retarded" book does contain some nice cover art and old school comic style ads. Alice is also mentioned as the "King of all things Halloween" (which I'd say puts him in some stiff competition with one Jack Skellington).
The book also mentions a new website, www.keepinhalloweenalive.com, which appears to simply be parked by GoDaddy at the moment. But that's awful nice of them in case they actually want to use it sometime soon.
Alice is reported as saying he likes to celebrate the October 31 event with his family in style around a spooky tree wearing matching black and orange sweaters and exchanging gifts, so he just wanted to write a song about it. I knew there was something I liked about that guy. Keepin' Halloween alive, honey 3-6-5.
So, this is, uh, different. But, hey, if you gotta change your name...
Check out the story and video.
Here ya go, 49 minutes and 48 seconds of Alice interviewed by Drew.
Visit the site to download the MP3 interview.
Alright, no embedding allowed! But click for some more British comedic fun as Alice appears on Nevermind the Buzzcocks.
(Oh, and in case you're wondering, it's Ecclesiastes 3:1-8.)
Here's a pre-interview with Phoenix's CBS affiliate KPHO 5 promoing the '08 Pudding and what it's all about.
Tickets are still on sale through Live Nation for Alice Cooper's 8th Annual Christmas Pudding December 13 at The Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, AZ. All proceeds support Solid Rock and Arizona's youth.
So far, this year’s line-up includes:
Alice (who, as of now, is doing the entire '74 Greatest Hits)
Bob Welch – Fleetwood Mac
Robby Krieger – The Doors
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers - Alt-Country/Rock
Whiskey Falls - country rock
F5 - heavy metal
Les Stroud - Canadian musician and survival expert
Runaway Phoenix - Alice's son Dash's band
Mike “Blackjack” Wilson - comic
Brad Perry - emcee (KTVK-TV)
The "Proof is in the Pudding" Band and Soloist winner (which band appears to be called No Longer Together)
This just in:
Icon - metal glam
Marty Mitchell - Southern rock and country
Michael Nitro - Valley rock and blues guitar
Craig Gass - comic
I've also heard Iron Chef winner Mark Tarbell is making Christmas pudding for everyone.
Eclectic! Looks like we're going this year as VIP's. Just have to pack (and pray for no ice or snow), and we're off to the desert. If you can, go and support this great cause and, Lord willing, we'll see you there.
Stay tuned for highlights if we make it out!
Hey, let's get back to whole reason we started this blog in the first place, shall we?
Here's a few interviews, past and present, with Craig Ferguson. (I really like that dude, even more since this, also from 9/10.)
interview (Sept. 10, 2008)
Elected!
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Part 1 (Sept. 25, 2005)
Part 2
I recently got this evite for a special Solid Rock fundraiser in December.
Apparently, this is for all of us who really don't know what we're doing on the green...
On December 6, Alice and up to 60 event golfers will beat, chase, chip and hack at golf balls - risking total exhaustion, aching muscles and possible cardiac arrest - to help make a difference in the lives of kids that we endeavor to reach.Alright, so there's your chance to swing for a good cause. I can't make it for this, but I'm hoping to make it for Christmas Pudding this year. I'd love to get out there before the place goes up and revisit after it's going strong.
If you would like to sponsor Alice for $1, $2, $3.../hole, and he WILL play 100 holes, please call or e-mail Kendra or Jeff (see below).
The 100 Hole Golf Marathon is an incredibly fun event which will raise some serious funding for Solid Rock and The Rock Teen Center. When compared to a traditional golf tournament, golf marathons are much more fun and a whole lot more profitable.
If you're not a golfer, that's OK. No golf skills are actually needed for this golf marathon!
Each golfer that participates will be required to do three things.
1. Dedicate a half day of golf, 7 a.m. to noon. That includes breakfast, lunch and golf!
2. Sponsor yourself for at least $1 per hole.
3. Solicit sponsorships from business associates & friends with a minimum goal of raising $25 per hole ($2,500). Our overall goal this year is $200,000!
If you would like to sign up or have more questions, call Kendra or Jeff at 602-522-9200 or email Kendra@alicecoopersolidrock.com or jeff@alicecoopersolidrock.com. Not only are they organizing the event, they're also participating!
• The Pageant, University City, MO, August 7, 2008
Well this was a different experience for me. Back when I got tickets, I somehow missed the initial sale (despite every possible alert). I was going to get reserved balcony, but they were gone. So, general admission it was. Again. Having seen Alice here many times, always stuck standing in back of the room gasping my way through cigarettes, I decided to take the day off and see if I could actually work the system. That idea paid off in a big way.
I love U City's Loop. Lots of quirky shops, unique restaurants and entertainment venues. So, even though our schedule was tight, we ran up the street to catch a quick meal and free root beer float at Fitz's. Before dinner was served, I ran across the street to grab "Along Came a Spider" at Vintage Vinyl, one of our last remaining pure music shops. (Still trying to support the "little" guys.) Afterward, we booked it back, just minutes to spare, to stand in a rather long line for a bar.
That's the interesting thing about this place. We had to get in line outside in hopes of getting in another line inside. At 5 p.m., the 21 and older crowd are heralded in limited numbers into the Halo Bar, and thus gain early access to The Pageant. Given the numbers before us, I thought we might miss the cutoff, but we made it in. And there we stood an hour and a half, meeting some interesting people and being thankful we weren't in the outside line when the sky let open.
Right after getting in, I learned small cameras were allowed. Of course, mine was in the car. But I asked permission and ran out to get it with no problem. (This seems to be a habit for me. At least this time I didn't have to run clear across London's Hyde Park.)
At 6:30 p.m. we were finally corralled into the venue, rejoicing to learn it was a non-smoking show. The vast majority of early entrants headed straight for tables. I, somewhat in disbelief, walked right down front to the left facing the stage. Right down front. I guess standing for several hours no longer appeals. And there we were, right on the rail, meeting more friendly people who were very willing to save each others spots.
It was 9-something when Alice finally took the stage.
This is still the Psycho-Drama Tour, so it was very similar to the one we saw (from a distance) in Sedalia, MO last year. It was hard rocking and thoroughly entertaining as always, but it was nice to catch some of the little details we usually can't. I've seen "Only Women Bleed" performed at nearly every show, but being able to see the expressions on Calico's face I was surprised it actually got to me a little more. She does a great job.
It's also a little different when your hero (there, I said it) is standing 2 feet in front of you. Nice to really be able to see all the expressions and movements he's honed over the years, along with all the costumes and the rest of the insanity going on all over the stage.
I was surprised when they brought out the gallows. I always reckoned this stage was too small for that since we've always seen the guillotine, but I understand they just finally brought it back after the near mishap years ago. (I was mesmerized by that trick as a kid at Buckskin Joe's in Colorado, so now I watch to make sure they've really got Alice hooked up just right.) I heard a few audience members comment on how scary they thought it was.
Things were constantly flying over our heads—guitar picks, canes, balloons, "dirty diamonds," Alice bucks—but we didn't manage to score anything except a few little pieces of confetti from the balloons, as seen on my ticket above.
Good thing I grabbed that camera. I somehow managed over 100 photos while still enjoying the show. Here's a sampling:
Following "Elected," a masked Obama and Hillary ran out, fighting, then embracing, then fighting some more, until Alice told them, "Get off my stage." Pretty hilarious.
After the concert, we went out back to stand around the bus and see who showed up. Chuck Garric, Keri Kelli and Eric Singer hung out and signed stuff, especially for the kids. That's Chuck's autograph on my ticket. Alice stayed on the bus, but signed a jacket they took into him for a lady in a wheelchair, which we thought was nice. The guys were cool, but it didn't take long before they had to jump on the bus and roll.
The video is dark, but the bus is green. Bet they get some good gas mileage with this monster.
Alright, so this week I met people, from golfers to rock fans, who've met Alice, I stood right outside his bus, met some of his band and we stood 2 feet apart, but still no meaningful conversation. It's cool. I figure we'll talk sometime. It just might have to wait 'til the other side of eternity.
the Band:
guitarist Jason Hook
guitarist Keri Kelli
bassist Chuck Garric
drummer Eric Singer
the Set List:
It's Hot Tonight
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Under My Wheels
I'm Eighteen
Is it My Body
Woman of Mass Distraction
Lost in America
Feed My Frankenstein
Be My Lover
Dirty Diamonds
Muscle of Love
Desperado
Halo of Flies
Welcome to My Nightmare
Cold Ethyl
Only Women Bleed
Steven
Dead Babies
Ballad of Dwight Fry
I Love the Dead
School's Out
Billion Dollar Babies
Poison
Elected
Alice Cooper, Golf Monster:
A Rock 'n' Roller's Life and 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict
So, I finally bought and read Alice's autobio. Ok, maybe I'm slow. I've had my eye on it for a while, but we're always looking for a deal. So after I got a Borders birthday coupon—and eventually located it in the golf section, as opposed to the music section where we originally found the hardback—I grabbed the paperback about a week ago.
I actually finished today. Nice timing, since we're scheduled to go see him in concert Thursday. But this is also a major feat, since I have this bad habit of reading about a quarter of a book and then start in on something else. I have stacks of fourth and half read books. But I burned through this in just a few sittings. I couldn't put it down.
Even more ironic is the fact that I actually finished the last few chapters on a golf course. I got 
roped into working a sponsor hole on one of the hottest days of the year at the St. Louis Italian Open for Children's Charities at Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis. We had a contest to see who could whack a marshmallow the farthest. (The record at our hole was 136 feet or so.)
One of our contestants, Sam, asked who was reading the Alice book and told me he golfed with Alice a few years ago at an amateur tourney right before the Phoenix Open, with comments like, "He's a really good player," and, "He's a nice guy." Yup, that's what I keep hearing.
So, reading this book did make me think that one day maybe I could actually get off the driving range and onto a course. Maybe. We tried a range again this week and I did about as good as usual, which isn't very. Still, I tell everyone I used to win trophies at mini golf. Not kidding. So if I could actually get it on the green, piece of cake. It's the few hundred yards between that seem to be the problem.
But Alice doesn't stop short in giving out all kinds of good advice on playing the game, on down to his own little clinic at the back. And, as with everything, it makes me a little scared to ever get bit by the Golf Monster. I'm always afraid I'll end up obsessed myself, and with me that can tend to get expensive.
If you're not into the whole golf scene (or not yet, anyway), but really dig rock 'n' roll, you won't be disappointed either. This seems like a pretty well crafted, if not occasionally repetitive, account of Alice's life, including many of the celebrities whose paths he's crossed.
But what really struck me wasn't the celebrity flashbacks or the early rocker lifestyle. That was just an account of day to day life from somebody who happened to live it. More, it was seeing the path he's been on and the fact he's still alive. I knew a lot of the stories, since he tells them all the time, and even wondered about a few that seemed to be missing, but this helped put some of the events in a time perspective.
From the peritonitis caused by a burst appendix at age 11 to the bouts with alcohol and subsequent pancreatitis and other issues, it's a wonder he has an organ left functioning. But as the story goes on, it seems clear the Lord took him through all that and kept Alice alive for a reason. And having just read that big things appear ready to start happening with Solid Rock, I wonder if we're about to see the next part of God's plan take shape.
Overall, this is a fun read, with a lot of drama and truly dangerous situations mixed in. You get a chance to see just how much of Alice's life is reflected in his work, and what's really important to him now.
It amazes me just how many people I run into, even fans at the shows, who have no idea of any of this, especially since he's been so open about it for so long. They know the image they were sold in the past, but just don't know what's going on in the present. If that's you, then you really ought to get your hands on this book and learn something about the Alice you never knew.
And see if you can run from the Golf Monster. It might at least get you out to the creepy glow-in-the-dark Putt Putt.
Well, the villain is definitely back. (And this is a heckuva marketing job.)
Wanna meet him? Play the game! Visit the SPV site for more on that.
And listen to the whole album while you're at it, if you're not squeamish.
Well, in case you haven't heard it (and I'm sure you have), Alice's new song "Vengeance is Mine" is available for listening on his .com and MySpace (but not forever). They also say a new website is in the works.
"Along Came A Spider" is due out July 29, and along with that came more tour dates, so keep your eyes peeled for spiders, er, I mean a show near you.
In the meantime, you should probably check out Gabrielle Geiselman Photography, who is responsible for Alice's new cover art. Dig around the site, though. There's some really cool stuff, including Alice stage pix.
Oh yeah, and if you happen to have $500 laying around (after gas money), check out the new Platinum Packages and go meet the man. If you'd like to buy me one too, definitely feel free. :p
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