Video: Nearly Beheaded Bret Michaels Is Not Long For The Theater
So, this just happened: there’s a Tony-nominated musical called Rock of Ages, which is a “jukebox” of 70s/80s anthem-rock staples, starring American Idol alumnus Constantine Margulies. Bret Michaels performed with the show tonight, and it did not go well.
As the song ends, you can see the “fly” (set piece) come down as the STD-clad Rock Of Love star and Poison singer swaggers towards the back of the stage, right into the set, and flat on his arse. It’s wonderful.
[Thanks to failed Webutante Nominee/Blogger Soup for the tip.]
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right from the opening w elton john's mic not turned on at first (I'd be pissed!) to poison's beheading, camera coverage confusion, even Dolly Parton sounded nervous- the whole thing reminds me why I am not into Broadway, the Tonys, CBS...
Neal patrick Harris is pretty cool though.
I would go to more Broadway shows if they featured this kind of ending being played out on has-been, smug 80s rockers.
@Richard Lawson: Oh, but she was so insightful. AND SO JUDICIOUS WITH HER USE OF CAPS!!!
I used to watch the youtube post of the two-legged dog to cheer me up...now I have this!
Mymoustache
I watched this maybe 40 times, over and over and over again. My life feels somewhat complete.
@missmargo: Bye.
Lip-syncing? Come on guys. Really?
Almostbanned
Scalped 'im good.
saltwater
Well, it's a start.
onebadclam
The final Charm School lesson goes too far...
Senor_Macho_Solo
Did his weave survive the terror?
Beelzebubbles
Also, with that sweet cowboy hat on, he probably couldn't see that giant object coming down at all.
Oh sure, the one time I don't watch the Tonys, and something newsworthy actually happens.
Many dreams have been crushed by Broadway. It's about time that nightmare was served the same fate.
@TittiBarr:
nothing inside the cranium or no injuries..?
pony_express
Heee!
pony_express
This kind of injury at the minimum might have caused severe problems like blinding headaches, personality changes and memory lapses. And since Bret just missed it, the world cries.
It's Stockard Channing entering in front of him in a ball gown singing Rodgers & Hart that makes it art.
This just in....
After the incident,Mr. Michaels insisted on a finding a doctor that could give him a XXX-ray - just because it's "cooler"
BTW, The standard x-ray of his head showed nothing.
Oh, crap. I missed this while flipping back and forth between The Tonys and "World's Tallest Children".
Getting injured at the Tonys is NOT very Rock and Roll.
HAAAAA. Trying to catch my breath after laughing my not flat ass off!!!!
WHO CARES?
missmargo
@Richard Lawson: At the Tony viewing party I attended, we nearly spit out our cocktails in laughter. Then we rewound the DVR for extra laughs.
Encore!!
El_Gato
@Flippyjack: Not fair. The performances were actually pretty GOOD, there was just some piss-poor camera work/directing/sound going on. The whole production team should be fired.
cmd
Only NEARLY beheaded? Charon is not doing his job.
forwardmotion
The best was Stockard Channing and some dude singing so earnestly, and there, right at centerstage, is Bret Michaels' cowboy hat. Gone perhaps, Bret, but clearly you will not be FORGOTTEN.
Melanie
Who ever said Bret Michaels isn't for head banging?
Thats right, I'm here all day folks.
BullionWise
I can't tell -- did it knock off his hair?
kentuckienne
OSHA is going to have a field day.
The only logical next step here is to have keyboard cat playing him off as his head hitting the set is looped to infinity.
@Richard Lawson: OMG, you're not even working but you swooped in to ban someone?
That is the most awesome thing I've ever seen.
SaraRueful
@Richard Lawson: Aw, Richard. Just seeing this. LUVZ.