No Powerball Winner: Glam Edition

No one won Saturday's historic Powerball jackpot so now the prize rises to 1.3 billion (yes, billion with a B), set to be drawn Wednesday night. I always said if I won a giant lotto, I wouldn't change much in my life. After all, material possessions don't mean much to me. I would, however, spend money on experiences and that includes throwing a major concert for all of my friends. It would also be a charity event.

Well, now that we are at a DEFCON 3 level of money - I mean, we're talking about stupid money here - literally every band would be on the table. Who would I book? I'm not sure of the entire lineup for my fantasy concert, but I know I'd get Kix and Aerosmith (of course). Maybe I'd mix up the genres and throw in some of my other faves too like Alison Krauss and George Michael. Shoot, maybe I'd have enough money to make the long-awaited Wham! reunion happen. I'd definitely want an all-star jam with members of all sorts of bands, too. Something really rare and magical. Who would you book for a fantasy show if you hit the Powerball?

No #Powerball winner; jackpot estimated at $1.3B https://t.co/DXFeCuQxJo pic.twitter.com/5NgEAUVuFq

— IndyStar (@indystar) January 10, 2016

Comments

[Kixchix]

Hey, ya never know!!!

I don't normally play due to the infitismal odds. But I must admit I love the adrenaline that I get when I play and think "if I win....". I play the "big" pots (like $100million isn't reason to play). $2 and a dream.

I like your style Ally, huge benefit show and you pick the lineup!! Lol every glamsters dream.

Good luck & please invest your money wisely while dreaming. ;-)

"Baby I'm a dreamer, I found my horse & carriage". One of my fav Aerosmith tunes, No More, No More".

[Gary]

Best Aero tune ever Kixchix. You've got awesome taste! GREAT topic Ally. I'd book Van Halen. Then I'd quietly book Sammy and the Wabo's. Then I'd hold out hope that they all could put aside their middle school style beefs with each other and throw down about 4 or 5 hours of the entire VH catalog that's worth listening to (sorry Gary Cherone). Then I would give all but a couple million to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital,The Shriners Hospital, and the Ronald McDonald House. THAT would let me die a contented man,knowing I maybe somehow helped out families with horribly ill children.

[Niklas]

White Lion with Vito Bratta
Skid Row with Sebastian Bach
The real GNR lineup with Izzy and Adler

[oper8n]

That is a great question, and I am not certain that would be enough dollars to get all the bands I wanted to show, but I would definitely have Poison, KISS, and Def Leppard.
I would pay off all my student loans, and take enough vacation to actually learn how to play my guitar.
Then, I would never worry about copays from patient's families again.

[kari]

LOve this post - i also had thought about this some time back - if $$ were no object, in a DREAM WORLD.......i'd make my fest like an US Fest and have a rock day, pop day and don't puke, but a country day....... My ROCK day would include Aero & Hagar co-headliners, Lionel Richie for pop day, but.......I DO LOVE that george michael idea also Ally!! and then for my country day would be co-headliners Keith Urban/Kenny Chesney.

Metalboy, i think i may let you plan the GLAM NIGHT Pre-Party kick off, of your choice (haha).

MAN, OH MAN......if $$ were no object. My charity of choice to support would also be Team Gleason ALS foundation.

Guess i'd have to actually buy a lotto ticket to even have a chance at this....i think its all a gov't scam so i don't support the lotto (haha). Best of luck to all of you who play! Maybe i will change my mind and partake in this insane $1.3 billion pot. if that's the case, all the BBGers are welcome when I win and the BASH of the century takes place. haha

Here's hoping everyone has a great week!

[Metalboy!]

1.2 billion! With that kinda dough to burn we could get the classic line-up of King Cobra back together and be able to afford switching Marcie Free back to Mark Free and then back to Marcie after the show!

Seriously, though... We would throw The 1st Annual BBG! Reunion Festival (with Al's Blessing, of course) all paid for by me... A one-off show in LA... And this is who I propose for the line-up:

1) Guns n' Roses (with Izzy and Adler for "Appetite", Izzy, Clarke and Sorum for "Use Your Illusion" and all members included on stage for a third set free for all!)
2) Poison (with Michaels)
3) RATT (classic line-up sans Crosby, RIP, with Cavazo)
4) Britny Fox (with Davidson for 1st two albums and Paris for "Bite Down Hard", including Michael Kelly Smith for the duration)
3) Cinderella (with Kiefer)
4) Skid Row (with Bach)
5) Hanoi Rocks (obviously no Razzle - RIP. Maybe Sorum could sit in)
6) The Runaways (obviously no Sandy West - RIP. Maybe Tommy Lee's Sister could sit in)
7) Pretty Boy Floyd (with Kristy Crash Majors. Obviously, no Vinnie Chas on bass - RIP)
8) Junkyard
9) Wildside
10) Roxx Gang
11) Bulletboys (with estranged members of the classic line-up)
12) KIX (classic line-up including Purnell on bass)
13) Love/Hate
14) Heaven's Edge
15) Faster Pussycat (Classic line-up including all estranged members)
16) Hardcore Superstar
17) Crash Diet
18) Reckless Love
19) The Treatment
20) Foxy Shazam

...with Special Guests Cheap Trick reunited with Bun E. Carlos on drums

I figure the whole thing would run me $20-25 million just to shut people up about the middle school b*llshit Gary mentions and just reunite, even if it's just for this one-off show... I mean, how priceless would it be to pay off all of these various characters to hug it out...

For example, I had the KIX Road Manager of 25 years on Monsters of Rock Cruise tell me Hell would freeze over before Donnie Purnell would ever play in KIX again. Well, what if I handed each of those guys identical vintage black Samsonite briefcases containing $1,000,000 each? If I win the 1.2 bil that's chump change to get bands to hug it out like that. After all, every man (or woman) has their price.

p.s. Niclas! Good call! White Lion with Bratta! I saw them in 1988 at The Cat Club in NYC and Bratta completely blew my mind. What a shame he walked away from it all. I've heard interviews with Eddie Chump where he makes it sound like he would never be willing to get back into the music scene but like Al said, we're talking STUPID money here. With the old adage, "Every man has his price" legitimately coming into play, one would like to think even Bratta could be had. What would it take? A million dollars? 2 million? Name your price, Vito!

[fletch]

runaway..oh, we're there!

[Dj]

If money wasn't the biggest problem and I had billions from the lotto I would go crazy with reunions and bands at a festival.
In No particular order besides no 1....
1. Guns N Roses (Metalboys idea of all eras of the band)
2. Mercyful Fate
3. Faster Pussycat (original lineup)
4. Hardcore Superstar
5. Crashdiet
6. Black Veil Brides
7. RATT (closest to original that we can get)
8. Poison (with Bret of course)
9. Lamb Of God
10. Hatebreed
11. Judas Priest
12. LA Guns
13. Kix
14. Gene Simmons dunk tank (all proceeds going to drug counseling and depression research)
15. Wilson (incredible new hard rock band, check em out!!)
16. Skid Row (gotta be with Baz!!)
17. Love/Hate
18. Slaughter
19. Slipknot
20. Stone Sour
21. Foo Fighters
22. Wildside
23. Ugly Kid Joe (any love for them???)
24. Twisted Sister
25. Dokken (If GNR can do it so can they!!!)
26. Bullet For My Valentine
27. Buckcherry
28. Steel Panther
29. Avenged Sevenfold
30. Halestorm

I'd like to add a bunch of diversity to it to get a bigger crowd and get enough attention, then I'd donate everything to diabetes and kidney disease research.

[oper8n]

I like your style, Dj.
I would make plans to attend.

[Svenrox]

Very good question.

I second the White Lion with Vito Bratta. They are the one band I would fly anywhere in the US to see if they reunited for a show/tour. I catch myself multiple times a year going on youtube to listen to the compilation of White Lion solo's that some guy plays. He plays them note for note, and very, very well (perfect tone), but it's the beautiful melodic structure and buildup of Vito's solo's that (in my opinion) is unequaled in the genre we love.

Then definitely Poison, but I would have to be able to create the setlist, and it would include mostly "deep" cuts other than 5 or so hits. And more than their normal 11 songs!

It would also be interesting to see how much $$$ it would take to have the real Motley Crue final show at my venue! I'd also see if I could get Bon Jovi to play a final show with Sambora.

Then I'd invite Cry Wolf because I worked with the guitarist (Steve) in one of my last jobs. Great guy, and told me some good stories about the old days. Pretender is a really good song and I love his guitar work on it. Beautiful solo.

And finally the Rolling Stones because ... well, they're the Rolling Stones, enough said!

[Metalboy!]

Svenrox, if you win with Powerplay, maybe you could even get Wyman back into The Stones... The reason I say that is because we'd probably have to pay them off such huge amounts to get them to reunite with them. What would it take? My guess is 10 mil a piece. Hey, who's counting? And good point about Poison... Make them play the entire first album!

There's just a few others I would add... Vince Neil with the original line-up from his "Exposed" period which includes Steve Stevens, and they would play that entire first album. I thought about Crüe, too, before. How much would it cost to get them to renig on their "Contract in Blood"? And, once again, we would control the set list, as Sven suggested with Poison.

I finally figured out where to hold the BBG! event... The Hollywood Bowl, invite only. There would also be an after party at my new home I will be purchasing upon receipt of my winnings, The Playboy Mansion in L.A., recently listed on the L.A. market for a mere $200 million.

[Badland]

Eww no telling what ur going to find walking through the Playboy mansion with a black light. Im sure Charlie Sheens DNA is laying around there somewhere. Just build you a new mansion.

[Metalboy!]

Haha!! We'll do a complete disinfection for you, Badland, hahaha!!! I also want to get that house from the scene in "The Big Lebobowski where the Ben Gazzara character beats up The Dude, probably the second coolest house to The Playboy Mansion. Well, that and the house where Gloria Swanson lived in "Sunset Boulevard", but Tarantino's already got that place.