About Me
NOTE: THIS SITE IS OWNED AND MANAGED BY TORN TICKET PRODUCTIONS. TO CONTACT MICHAEL BRUCE, NEAL SMITH, RICHIE SCARLET, OR GLEN'S OFFICIAL MYSPACE, PLEASE GO TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MYSPACES FOUND BELOW IN THE "FRIENDS" SECTION. -
The original Alice Cooper was a five man band. They were Alice Cooper (vocals), Michael Bruce (guitar), Glen Buxton (lead guitar), Neal Smith (drums), and Dennis Dunaway (bass). The original Alice Cooper band released the first seven Alice Cooper albums beginning with "Pretties For You" in 1968 and ending with "Muscle of Love" in 1974 after which Alice Cooper morphed into a single individual of the same name and as the rest of the band seemingly disappeared from the face of the Earth for the next twenty something years. Torn Ticket Productions was formed in 1997 to revive and manage Michael's career with one of our major goals being the reuniting the original band. Torn Ticket managed Michael from March 1997 through October 1999 and highlights of Michael's association with Torn Ticket include Michael's acoustic shows and radio interviews, the formation of the original Michael Bruce Group, the re-uniting of Michael with Glen Buxton and Neal Smith as "Rock Legends from the original Alice Cooper band", the Bikes n Babes photo shoot w/ Michael, Glen, Neal, and Richie Scarlet, the Rock Legends shows at Billy Blues and Area 51 (October 1997), getting Alice and Michael talking again beginning with Alice's fundraiser in Phoenix (May 1998), re-uniting Alice, Michael and Neal at the Cooper'stown opening (December 1998), working with VH1 on "Behind The Music: Alice Cooper" (January 1999) and more. The heartbreak was Glen's death on October 19, 1997, just a week after the show at Area 51. Glen wrote in his last letter that he had a "fuckin good time" and his death ended any hope of a full reunion of the original Alice Cooper band. However, on December 19, 1998, Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce and Neal Smith played together for the first time in over 23 years at the opening of Cooper'stown in Phoenix. The next years, on October 23, 1999 the four surviving members of Alice Cooper, minus Glen, reunited onstage at the 2nd Glen Buxton Memorial Weekend, an event that only a couple of years before had been considered a virtual impossiblity.
This site archives the period from 1997 through 1999 when the members of Alice Cooper worked with Torn Ticket Productions. Rock and roll history shifted as the ice cracked from decades of silence to the original members releasing their own solo music, tours, and occasional remaining band member reunions. The videos below are provided for the enjoyment of fans who appreciate that Alice Cooper was a band and that these are the guys that made the music. This myspace site is dedicated to the memory of Glen Buxton. For even more detailed information on the events of 1997-1999 visit The Official Michael Bruce Website archives at www.michaelbruce.com .
ROCK LEGENDS FROM THE ORIGINAL ALICE COOPER BAND VIDEOS:
ROCK LEGENDS LIVE AT BILLY BLUES - I'M EIGHTEEN
RICHIE SCARLET SOLO AT BILLY BLUES
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ROCK LEGENDS LIVE AT AREA 51 - DESPERADO
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ROCK LEGENDS LIVE AT AREA 51 - MUSCLE OF LOVE
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ROCK LEGENDS LIVE AT AREA 51 - I'M EIGHTEEN
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ROCK LEGENDS LIVE AT AREA 51 - BE MY LOVER
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ROCK LEGENDS LIVE AT AREA 51 - SCHOOL'S OUT
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AREA 51 SET LIST - NEAL SMITH
