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Poor Mick Mars.  The guy is already suffering from a disease that makes it extremely difficult to move his body, and some guy jumps onstage while he was performing and rams right into him, knocking him down.  This chump somehow gets past security, jumps onstage, and after hitting Mars, then grabbed onto Vince Neil.  Finally security gets the guy down, and one of the security guards ends up with two broken ribs.

Funny thing is you can see Nikki Sixx kicking the guy while he is on the floor being detained by security.  Check out the video!

This summer KISS and Motley Crue are heading out on tour together; first since way back in 1982. The 40 city tour begins on July 20th and will wrap up on September 23, 2012. Here’s the dates:

Jul 20: Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Jul 21: Virginia Beach, VA – Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
Jul 22: Raleigh, NC – Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Jul 24: Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Jul 25: Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jul 27: West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheater
Jul 28: Tampa, FL – 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
Jul 31: Pelham, AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Aug 3: Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug 4: Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavillion
Aug 7: Albuquerque, NM – Hard Rock Casino Presents The Pavilion
Aug 8: Englewood, CO – Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
Aug 10: Phoenix, AZ – Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
Aug 11: Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Arts Center
Aug 12: Chula Vista, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug 14: Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug 16: Concord, CA – Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
Aug 18: Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
Aug 19: Ridgefield, WA – Sleep Country Amphitheater
Aug 24: Grand Junction, CO – Rock Jam
Aug 26: Tulsa, OK – BOK Center (on-sale 3/30)
Aug 27: Maryland Heights, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug 29: Minneapolis, MN – Minnesota State Fair (on-sale 3/31)
Aug 31: Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend MusicCenter
Sep 1: Noblesville, IN – Klipsch Music Center
Sep 2: Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagra Pavilion
Sep 4: Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Sep 5: Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sep 7: Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sep 8: East Troy, WI – Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Sep 11: Allegan, MI – Allegan County Fair (on-sale 5/5)
Sep 12: Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
Sep 13: Toronto, ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Sep 15: Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Sep 16: Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center
Sep 18: Scranton, PA – Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Sep 19: Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
Sep 21: Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Sep 22: Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Sep 23: Hartford, CT – Comcast Theatre

What? That sounds so ridiculous but Vince Neil has told Robin Leach of The Las Vegas Sun that he’s thinking about leaving Motley Crue after their short residency in Las Vegas in February.

“I’m having a great time here — I could stay a year! I’m sitting on my yacht, contemplating my future, and I’m not sure it will be with Motley Crue after Las Vegas. Great things are coming up and pushing me in another direction.”

Read more here:

Las Vegas Sun

You would think Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue would be done after writing 2 books, The Heroin Diaries and This is Gonna Hurt.  Now not only is he writing another book, but he’s writing TWO!  While he doesn’t really say what they will be about, he did mention when they would be out.

“I am working on it now… I am hoping to release it somewhere between May-June 2012.  I am writing two books as we speak actually. The 2nd book will be out in 2013.”

Nikki Sixx recently spoke about his upcoming album. The Motley Crue bassist says:

“Sixx AM is balls out and balls to the wall working on our new album. DJ Ashba layed down guitars yesterday on a few tracks. Today is bass and a new tune we’re just finishing up. Some very Sixx AM left turns on this album. I don’t remember laughing this much in the studio in a long time. I imagine there is over two albums worth of material written, but just like last time it will probably be a single album…the cream always rises to the top…no filler allowed.”

I never understood how this happens when you have money.  A law firm has sued Vince Neil of Motley Crue for $62,000 for refusing to pay for 4 months of work back in 2008.  He could have disputed the fees but he never did.  Is he really that busy?

If you are a member of the Motley Crue Fan Club, then you should be excited.  They are sending out the EP of live performances from Crue Fest 2008 with a patch….ooooohh.  If you want to get in on the fan club you can go to Motley.com

Here is the tracklisting of that EP

1. MF Of The Year
2. Wild Side
3. Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
4. Looks That Kill

“The Crue Fest” DVD will be coming out on March 29, 2009 through Eleven Seven Music.  The DVD will include a 90 minute performance from Motley Crue along with Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx:  A.M. and Trapt.

Preorder your DVD here
Motley Crue: Crue Fest 2008