Metal, Madness & Mayhem - An Insiders Journey Through The Hollywood 80s by Michael J. Flaherty

Author:Michael J. Flaherty
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2008-03-21T04:00:00+00:00

The show plan was discussed, finalized and agreed upon by all present (Sans Nikki). The sound man would read the pre-intro over the PA, Dave and Michelle would take the darkened stage illuminated only by the spotlight, do a brief band intro while the guys took their places.

Roth told me that he wanted to watch the show from the balcony after his intro and since he wasn’t familiar with the set list he didn’t know when he should come downstairs and prepare to jump on stage for the encore. “Come upstairs and get me a few minutes before I’m to go on, OK Mike?”

That sounded a little strange but I agreed. It occurred to me that Dave was perhaps having second thoughts about what was in reality his public endorsement of Mötley Crüe.

The minute the Stormier set concluded our roadies quickly went to work preparing the stage for Mötley. After all the shows they had the set changes down to a near science. While we allowed the opening acts to use our risers and ramps due to the time it took to set them up, we always insisted they be draped in black scrims during their sets so those props, lighted and exposed would have maximum impact with the Cure’s show only. Mick’s Marshall stacks as well as Nikki’s SVT cabinets were pre-staged, levels adjusted and kept on standby mode. The major time factor was Tommy’s large drum kit, which was partially put together in sections and kept to the side of the stage to speed assembly during the change over. It was a strict rule that the showroom be kept dark as the crew took care of the final stage touches by flashlight. It seemed to add to the audience’s anticipation, of which Nikki had planned each step.… Blasting just a bit of fog on the stage to test the machine would draw cheers from the crowd. A test one-two-three on each microphone, unfurling the large black and white Mötley Crüe backdrop and a test-flash of the follow-spot would elicit more excitement. The final pre-show routine was to have Tommy, in the dark, take his place briefly behind the drums for final adjustments.

“I hate this part, man,” he complained to me that night as he did at nearly every show. “Can’t we just find a drum tech that’s exactly my size and do this shit for me?”

I thought it was a decent idea but we were never able to find anyone who was both Lee’s size and had enough knowledge of drums to do the job properly.

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