Nov 28 - Dec 1
Papparazi somehow found out that the members of GNR and their road crew
were going to celebrate Thanksgiving at the Centro Bar & Grill in
Toronto.
After dinner Axl and longtime GNR associate, Del James, were spotted
at
the 721 club, a notorious afterhours establishment where everyone
entering
is frisked for guns. Axl smoked cigars, drank, and chatted with the
locals until 5am. Not too bad considering he had a sold out concert at
the Air Canada Centre the next day.
An unofficial rumor going around is that a new building record for
merchandise as well as a record for the amount beer sold was set the
night
of GNR's performance in Toronto. One thing is certain, by the time GNR
went onstage all of the beer in the Air Canada Centre had been sold and
drank. The lively crowd was on their feet for a solid two hours from
the
opening notes of "Welcome To the Jungle" until the final strands of
"Paradise City." Sporting a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey in a building
where hockey borders religion, Axl addressed the Montreal riot of '92
as
well as the recent cancellation in Vancouver. Guns N' Roses performed
an
amazing set that included three new songs.
Two days later in Boston, Dizzy Reed and Robin Finck were spotted at
the
Fleet Center at a Boston Celtics vs New Orleans Hortnets basketball
game.
Before the opening tip off, the crowd was getting pumped up for action
as
"Welcome To The Jungle" played over the PA system.
