The Rock & Roll Chef®

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS PHOTO OF STEVEN ADLER, taken in the kitchen yesterday afternoon around 2-ish before he & Dale Bozzio (Missing Persons) caught a ride together to Midway Airport to Las Vegas and New Hampshire (respectively). Here's the story:

I'm ashamed to say I don't have a digital camera right now (the one I had was "liberated" awhile back, haven't replaced it yet). And so, I called the Blue Island newspaper (The Forum) and told them Adler, Dale Bozzio, Chip Znuff and the Rock & Roll Chef were all here at the studio, and could they send a photographer over? Luckily, Cindy Rippe from the paper said she could make it over with her high-end Sony digital camera; I gave a heads-up to the rock stars (and believe me, trying these people going in the same direction is like trying to herd minnows), and hoped for the best.

The thing I love about this photo is how it seems to demonstrate the two sides of Steven I've witnessed - sweet Steven, and "Monster" (the nickname Chip & I both seemed to arrive at the exact same time). He's flashing that great smile, looking at what he holds in one hand - the shimmery-white, ethereal healthy tea kettle, with the promise of warm, soothing, good-for-the-soul, clean refreshment. In the other hand, only a turn of the head away, the dark side seems to be represented by a bottle of Red Stripe beer and (hard to see, but it's there) a lit Marlboro cigarette. Talk about a literal image...

Labels: blue island recorders, guns n roses, rock n roll kitchen, steven adler, the forum

It's been awhile since the last post, lots of stuff happening. One thing in particular: I've been doing some personal chef stuff for the original drummer from Guns N Roses at Blue Island Recorders (yes, southside Chicago). His name is Steven Adler, he's a pal & bandmate with my pal Chip Znuff, and since meeting & hanging with him, I've started to check out some GNR stuff I've found online.
Apologies to Steven - I can't say I was the biggest GNR fan in the world. But I can say I've really had some fun with him, he's a real sweet & funny guy (and I've been shooting some video of him, which I'll put online soon).

Beyond that, I was happy to find this live video of their band from 1988, and was very impressed. Everyone seems at the top of their games, it's a good tune, and Slash really plays well over the rest. Are the two guitars a little out of tune up front? Hey, that's rock & roll, baby - and maybe they really were one of the best rock bands ever? Enjoy...

Labels: blue island recorders, chip znuff, guns n roses, rock n roll chef, steven adler