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What Did You Get Axl Rose For His 50th Birthday?
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Christopher Robbins
Published Feb 6, 2012
Modified Feb 7, 2012
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Before Chinese Democracy, before the finger-licking photos, before the giant yellow coat, Axl Rose was the brilliantly overweening frontman of a band that made decent music. Today is Axl's 50th birthday: wish him well with some heroin or casual racism.
If you didn't get tickets to GNR's upcoming shows at Roseland, Terminal 5, or "The Ritz" (AKA Webster Hall) there are some bargains on Craigslist that will make you forget all about Buckethead.
Enjoy this video of the band's acoustic set at CBGB's, and remember how jealous you were of your high school buddy's Spaghetti Incident t-shirt.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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