Cruefest 2008 was a rousing success this past week. A packed house at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre got their money's worth with 6 hours of killer performances from 5 bands, topped off by amazing sets from Buckcherry and Motley Crue. Crue in particular pulled out all the stops with a huge new light and pyro show, crushing sound system... and then proceeded to deliver the finest single show I have ever witnessed from them. Vince, Mick, Nikki and Tommy were simply stunning Wednesday night. All of the bands were giddy with excitement backstage as were the Loyal Loopers in attendance. Everyone (including myself) went home completely drained. What a day!

(See Motley Crue perform "Wild Side" live at the FMBA here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=H0Wus5hgpkg)

(See Motley Crue perform "Saints Of Los Angeles" live at the FMBA here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=914xM0m_5lA)

(See Motley Crue's grand finale live at the FMBA here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=6_z4rHkpV1U)

CAUTION... THE FOLLOWING VIDEO CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT! (See the video for Buckcherry's new song "Too Drunk..." here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qplBVqPhbBY)

If you're a regular listener to my show, you have heard what a great sense of humor the guys in Rush have. Rush made their first appearance on U.S. television since 1975 this past week... and it was hilarious.

(See Rush on the "Colbert Report" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1y2SV7fn9k&fmt=18)

All this week on my show, win tickets to see Alice Cooper at "The Venue" inside the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond August 19th. This Wednesday night I will be doing my show live from the Styx/Boston show at Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island. See you there!

(See Styx perform "Blue Collar Man" live here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=JlVaC1DWrOs)

(See Styx perform "Renegade" live here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=YVS3zgTHOsw)

(See Boston's video for "More Than A Feeling" here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=uZUcVFPrml0)

(See Boston's video for "Don't Look Back" here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KiOqHLVxZvA&feature=related)