After getting the Southeast Texas fans all riled up and on their collective feet, Michaels brought o

The sixth annual BCA Christmas Concert, presented by Coondog Productions, featured rock superstars Bret Michaels of Poison and Vince Neil of Motley Crue on the opening night of the VH-1 sponsored �Rock of Love 2� tour. Each artist delivered a set of the hits which made their respective groups legends, vacation rentals new hampshire while including a cover or two of songs by legendary artists which helped shape the music world of yesterday.
Neil went for the throat right off with classic �Crue tunes such as �Live Wire� and �Piece of Your Action,� before offering his take on the Led Zeppelin hit, �Rock �n Roll.� vacation rentals new hampshire Fresh from a reunion tour in 2005 and 2006 with his band mates in Motley Crue, Neil was all smiles as he bounced around the stage during Saturday�s performance.
Neil�s touring band, which includes bassist Dana Strum, and, guitarist, Jeff Blando, both of Slaughter, rocked hard as if they had played each song for years. Only the exclusion of any material from the �Shout at the Devil� album left fans scratching their heads and begging for more.
Michaels, not to be outdone by Neil, went right for the throat when his touring band opened with Poison trademark hits �Talk Dirty to Me� and �Look What the Cat Dragged In,� before unleashing his well-done version of the Lynyrd Skynyrd classic, �Sweet Home Alabama.�
After getting the Southeast vacation rentals new hampshire Texas fans all riled up and on their collective feet, Michaels brought out the acoustic guitar and slowed things down a bit as he performed early Poison ballads, �I Won�t Forget You,� and �Something to Believe In,� the latter of which Michaels said was not scheduled at this part of the set.
�Just like I�ve done since we (Poison) first wrote this song, I want to dedicate it to all of the men and women serving our country,� Michaels said as the crowd roared its approval and he began strumming the intro to �Something to Believe In.�
Taking the show back up a couple of notches, Michaels asked security to let the fans on the floor closer to the stage after stopping shortly into �Unskinny Bop� and then restarting it once he knew the crowd was happy.
Local rock band Image 6 opened the show at approximately 7:45 p.m. Saturday and delivered a strong, 30 minute set of material which showcased a couple of new band members since the group�s last local performance.
Patrons were asked to bring a brand new, stuffed animal toy which would be donated vacation rentals new hampshire to children at the Shorkey Center in Beaumont. The center helps children with �special needs� and this donation would allow some of those youth to have a brighter Christmas. The Skylar Neil foundation was also present and benefited from Saturday�s performance.
Image 6 AKA Brent Goon's guilty pleasure. Haha. Wish I could buy the opportunity for my crappy band to open for all of my crappy washed up favorite bands from when I wasn't old as a fucking grandfather.
Yeah it really is ashame BRENT COON can't share the love with other more deserving groups, but hey? He's rich and can do what he wants, so screw it. No sense in bitch!n about it. It won't change anything.
It's amazing what hard work, determination and a brain can get you...money dumbasses! vacation rentals new hampshire And yes, he can do what the hell he wants because of that. Jealously is an awful thing but I promise you all one thing he's NOT losing sleep over it! As for the rest of Beaumont,enjoy the shows because they will keep on coming just as sure as haters will keep on hating.