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Re: Axl/DC stories w/ Dave Grohl
Merged a few Alt Nation articles, since they really expanded one story about the Washington show into two.
Greice Santo and John Elledge have shared an exclusive story with AlternativeNation.net about Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and Guns N’ Roses & AC/DC frontman Axl Rose. When Grohl recently attended AC/DC’s show in Washington DC, he spoke to the band’s frontman Axl Rose backstage...
Axl was commenting on how he had been working on the back line to smile a little more. Grohl said it was kind of an AC/DC trademark for the guys in the back to stand there playing emotionless and only step forward when they had to sing, and then step right back again. Axl said that Angus had told them that went back to the club days when they played biker bars, the rhythm and bass guitarists had to stand back with the drummer so they wouldn’t get hit with bottles that the bikers threw.
Angus said that’s what got him running around so much onstage, too: dodging bottles. Then one night Angus got hit with a bottle and cut his hand and needed medical attention. One of the patrons of the bar offered him a ride to the hospital and Angus agreed to go with him. On the way they were chatting, and the guy driving told Angus that he was the one who started all the bottle throwing. Angus asked why he would do such a thing, and the guy told him, “Because you guys look so awesome when you’re pissed off.”
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Axl Rose, with the help of Santo, invited an 18-year old waitress named Sadie Elledge to the concert after discovering that she was bullied. Elledge was recently left a note on a customer’s receipt that said ‘We only tip citizens’ at Jess’ Quick Lunch in Harrisonburg. Elledge was born in America, and is of Honduran and Mexican descent. The story caught media attention, and ‘Jane The Virgin’ star Greice Santo decided to reach out to the young woman due to her own experiences being bullied. Santo treated Elledge to a makeover through her ‘Glam with Greice’ program, and also connected Elledge with Axl Rose, who gave her and her family free AC/DC tickets. Rose was a complete class act at the concert, according to Santo and the Elledge family.
Rose was very nice to Elledge, Santo, and their entire party. He was kind enough to even have his own photographer take photos of him with everybody backstage.
AlternativeNation.net has received an exclusive e-mail from Sadie’s grandfather John Elledge about the dream experience of meeting the legendary Guns N’ Roses and AC/DC singer.
“I have been an AC/DC fan for nearly 40 years, and Axl Rose’s invitation to my granddaughter and her family (which luckily included me) to last night’s concert in Washington DC was a true thrill. Not only was it a fantastic show, but being there with Sadie and her mom and dad was an unmatched experience for three generations of Elledges.
Axl’s generosity and good humor made this an absolute highlight in our family’s lives. Talking to him backstage, hearing his humor and feeling his kindness to us only magnified my respect for the man. And his performance was out of this world. He really did get the job done. It’s incredible how, in picking Axl to front the band, AC/DC picked up where they left off, without missing a beat. He was both true to himself and true to AC/DC. I’m blown away.”
AlternativeNation.net was also told that Axl Rose’s manager Beta Lebeis, and her son Fernando, were class acts. Beta checked with Greice to make sure she and her party were okay because the concert was so loud, and had earplugs delivered to them.
Axl Rose’s reign as the king of rock in 2016 continues.
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