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Alice Cooper and Barack Obama, Together Again for the First Time

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Here’s a little snippet I paraphrased from a press release sent to me earlier this week.
“School’s Out! Alice Cooper and Barack Obama Headline ASU Graduation.”

On Wednesday, May 13, Alice Cooper will appear before an anticipated crowd of 63,000 [Note: the release actually gave the number as “63,00,” so I’m just guessing], including 9,000 Arizona State University graduates, at ASU commencement ceremonies at Sun Devil Stadium in Phoenix. Alice will perform the perennial start-of-summer anthem “School’s Out,” backed by Runaway Phoenix, the band of which his son Dash Cooper (ASU Class of ’10) is a member.

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Happy 61st Birthday, Alice Cooper

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Dennis, Gail, Alice and Neal in 2003

Alice Cooper was originally a band consisting of Vincent Furnier on vocals and harmonica, lead guitarist Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar, Dennis Dunaway on bass guitar, and drummer Neal Smith. The original Alice Cooper band broke into the international music mainstream with 1971’s monster hit “I’m Eighteen” from the album Love it to Death, which was followed by the even bigger single “School’s Out” in 1972. The band reached their commercial peak with the 1973 album Billion Dollar Babies.

Furnier’s solo career as Alice Cooper, adopting the band’s name as his own name, began with the 1975 concept album Welcome to My Nightmare. The man formerly known as Vincent Furnier turns 61 years old today!

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Gail In Print: Modern Drummer, March 2009

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The March 2009 issue of Modern Drummer features a cover story tribute to the late Earl Palmer, as well as a  rockin’ feature on Ronnie Vanucci of The Killers and my update on metal master Jimmy DeGrasso (Megadeth, Alice Cooper, Ozzy). Read the entire issue online at This Link!

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Alice Cooper’s Top Hat Sells on eBay for Over $1700

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Those of you who have a lot of stuff and junk gathering dust in your closets, garages, basements and attics might want to do a little house cleaning and see if your unwanted memorabilia could bring you a few bucks. This vintage, silk top hat orignally owned by Alice Cooper drummer Neal Smith and formerly worn by both Alice and Neal on the band’s School’s Out tour in 1972 just sold on eBay for over $1700!

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Separated At Birth: Early Genesis-Era Peter Gabriel and My Friend Chrissy

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Peter Gabriel Sports His Famous “Reverse Mohawk” Hairstyle, circa 1970-something. Acid!

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Chrissy Sports Alice Cooper Make-Up, But Looks Like Peter Gabriel!

SHOCKING!!!!

Here’s another cool, old school picture of Petey where he and Chrissy kind of look alike. Man, he was so hot.

Peter Gabriel Flute

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