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Hanging Out With SLASH In New York City - Apr. 6, 2004

Tricia Romano of the Village Voice has included the following tidbit in the April 5 installment of her "Fly Life" regular column:

"Still in recovery mode the next night, I went to my weekly moonlighting DJ gig at the Soho Grand. The four hours are usually passed with mellow house music and downtempo. Imagine, then, how wussy I felt when Slash from GUNS N' ROSES walked in, wearing his trademark leather pants and a leather jacket emblazoned with the logo of his new band, VELVET REVOLVER, his curly hair back in a ponytail, and pulled up a chair next to the bar filled with straitlaced dorks. He was in town mixing the record — 'I'm the workhorse of the band,' he explained later. Slash approached the DJ booth and asked if we could play some VELVET REVOLVER. I soon became his personal DJ, taking some of his requests (AC/DC, ZEP, and um, BEYONCÉ and MISSY). Slash was surprisingly sweet and hung out behind the DJ booth, selecting records. When he chose HOLE's 'Live Through This', we bonded over our love for Miss Love. He talked about GN'R's demise and Axl's descent. 'If I hadn't left the band in 1995, I'd be a dead junkie,' he confessed. 'You have to move on with your life.'

"In between giving 'Walk Like an Egyptian' dance lessons to a lady at the bar ('You put your hands over your head like this and move your neck'), the rocker almost got in a bar fight because a drunk guy didn't believe Slash was really Slash. If you ask me, that guy deserved to get sucker punched. Pow!"

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	COMMENT \| SLASH IS PRETTY COOL posted by : B.o.D 4/6/2004 12:52:37 AM

	WHERE IS FINCK?!

	COMMENT \| AXL KICKED YOUR ASS OUT BITCH posted by : B.o.D 4/6/2004 1:01:50 AM

	AXL WAS THE MASTER & THE BRAINS! SLASH IS THE SLAVE TO THE GRIND!!! AXL OWNS YOUR ASS PUNK!

	COMMENT \| SLASH.... posted by : Benzer 4/6/2004 1:06:04 AM

	...much cooler than AXL ever was or will be.

	COMMENT \| AXL OWNS THE WORLD=WAIT TIL CHI.-DEM. posted by : B.o.D 4/6/2004 1:11:15 AM

	Everyone will be jocking Axls nutsack! He will sell-out all over.... PS(Slash) Funny=the rocker almost got in a bar fight because a drunk guy didn't believe Slash was really SLASH ... Good one !

	COMMENT \| One can only wonder - posted by : Itwalksamongus 4/6/2004 1:44:25 AM

	. - what "Everyone will be jocking Axls nutsack!" could mean. Axl's a fucking joke - and virtually no one is waiting for his solo record because even his staunchest fans have come to realize that waiting for it to come out is a fruitless lesson in futility. Slash, on the other hand, put a band together, recorded an album, and has it ready to go - all in a fraction of the time Bill "Axl" Bailey has spent putting out zero music and robbing his record company blind in the process. The Axl Rose solo album will not come out. Ever. End of story.

	COMMENT \| Slash... posted by : Front13 4/6/2004 3:29:47 AM

	The working man's rockstar. He's not above anyone, like a certain red head.

	COMMENT \| posted by : TheSentinel 4/6/2004 3:29:48 AM

	Sounds like a fuckin great evenin at the club...

	COMMENT \| uh-oh posted by : DRAVEN 4/6/2004 8:41:39 AM

	could SLASH be next on courtney love's snuff list?

	COMMENT \| slash has no taste in music posted by : ol'Melonhead 4/6/2004 10:06:12 AM

	...

	COMMENT \| SLASH IS GOOD posted by : W.A.R.(need I say more)? 4/6/2004 10:23:50 AM

	AXL IS GOD

	COMMENT \| i know it!!!! posted by : sourceofselfdestruction 4/6/2004 10:40:10 AM

	courtney love is a whacko...and the society made her so....she's misinterpreted by the press.....

	COMMENT \| posted by : agentpatience 4/6/2004 12:14:20 PM

	"He will sell-out all over...." Yes, indeed, Axl will sellout all over again. "Everyone will be jocking Axls nutsack!" For real! I know "W.A.R.(need I say more)?" will be. And "B.O.D." And "MOTLEYBRIDEDISCIPLE" and "Bach" and "Axl Kills Nu-Metal Dead." 5 schizo personalities, but only one hand and one nutsack. Should be a good fight. Melonhead and Draven are currently battling for snowball privileges.

	COMMENT \| Worthy for Infernal Combustion!!!! posted by : diabolical 4/6/2004 2:48:07 PM

	Now, this is probably some of the cheasiest of cheeses! The bar is some sloppy dance/trance electronica place but in walks Slash and they start playing decent music (well, except Hole).

	COMMENT \| how can ANYONE think Axl is better than Slash? posted by : doops 4/6/2004 4:45:14 PM

	i'm by NO means a big GNR fan but i mean come on. I would never pick someone who can play a guitar as well as Slash can over someone ANYONE who can sing. any idiot can sing, AND any idiot can play guitar, but it takes a professional to play like Slash.

	COMMENT \| agentpatience posted by : DRAVEN 4/6/2004 5:56:27 PM

	whats the matter your shower massager broken? you feel big picking on poor little old DRAVEN....motleybride and the t-boner names are 2 different people but you believe what your narrow mind wants to....you virus sending bitch.

	COMMENT \| whoops type-o posted by : DRAVEN 4/6/2004 5:57:58 PM

	you virus sending bitch/should be YOU VILE SMELLING BITCH after all I have no proof you send E-virus's

	COMMENT \| posted by : agentpatience 4/6/2004 7:07:57 PM

	...or any proof that I'm a woman. Or vile. Or smelly. All of which are equally as incorrect as your virus assumption. You are, however, one of T-Boner's driveling minions. And we DO have proof of that. Hey check your email, k? T-Boner=empty inbox Hey check your email, k? Did you send it? No, let me try again. Ok, check your email again. Ok I think I got it but check this link. Nobody needs to read that crap when they jump on a thread to make fun of a washed up has-been singer. As long as you continue to hold personal conversations on public threads, I will continue to post personal insults. And to agree with doops, comparing a washed-up "has-been" singer to a "still-is" guitar player leaves no comparison at all.

	COMMENT \| sorry to double post, but I missed something posted by : agentpatience 4/6/2004 7:29:06 PM

	"you believe what your narrow mind wants to" Wow. Narrowmind, huh? Actually, I believe I have at least 1 of the 5 most open minds on these boards, based on the bands/styles/genres I've discussed. Not to say everyone would consider an open mind a good thing, because I think we all know that's not the case around here. But I'll spare everyone else the list. I would be forever greatful to hear how you think you have a more open mind however...please indulge me.

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