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What is this FAQ all about?This FAQ (Freguently Asked Qustions) is to answer the basic Alice Cooper questions and more fun Alice facts! If you have any FAQ or fun Alice facts that you would like me to put on this page, just mail me at Erik Holmstrom What WAS the SickThings mailing list?The sickthing mailing list was an Internet mailinglist dedicated to Alice Cooper. We discussed all things releated to Alice, the original Alice Cooper group, past members of the group, you name it. The mailing list was maintained by Hunter Goatley at Western Kentucky Unviversity. You will find the SickThings webpage here www.sickthings.com Another realy great mailinglist o... Who is Vincent Furnier and how do I pronounce his name?Vincent Damon Furnier (Pronounced "Fern-yea") is the son of a Metodist minister, was born February 4, 1948, in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Vincent Furnier would later be known world wide as Alice Cooper. What was the names of Alice highschool bands?Bandmembers: Glen Buxton - guitar Dennis Dunaway -bass John Tatum - guitar John Speer - drums Vince(nt) Furnier - vocals Over the year, we taught ourselves how to play instruments and changed our name to the Spiders. We learned all our songs from Yardbirds and Rolling Stones albums which we had to play several hundred times each to figure out the chords." - Alice Cooper Jo... Who is/was Alice Cooper?Alice Cooper was originally a 5 men band, comprised of: Vince Furnier(later known world wide as Alice Cooper) - Vocals So, when did ACG become Alice Cooper the person?In 1974, after the relese of their "MOL" album, the band officialy split. Also in 1974, Furnier officialy took the name Alice Cooper. Where did Alice grow up and where does he live now?Alice has lived in various cities in the United States. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 4, 1948. When Alice was just three years old, his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona but returned to Detroit just a year later. They lived in Detroit for another five years before his father decided to join Alice's uncle in Los Angeles, California. Once in LA, Alice's father ... Did Alice once appear naked, with a snake, on a billboard?Of all the numerous times Alice Cooper was photographed, one of the most notorious pictures ever taken was a shot by famous photographer, Richard Avedon. In this photo, Alice appeared completely naked with only a boa constrictor wrapped around his crotch. This notorious picture made headlines and newspapers all around the world in 1972 after it was blown up into a twenty-f... Did the press once take off their clothes at an Alice Cooper press party?In 1972, Alice Cooper held a press party at Chessington Zoo the afternoon before their concert at London's Wembley Arena. Chessington Zoo was a small park with a circus tent. What was unusual about this afternoon press party, was the fact that the only thing being served was alcohol. For some strange reason, no one remembered to order any food and alcohol was generally not... Did a member of parliament try to have Alice banned from Britain?A member of the British Parliament, Leo Abse, asked the government to have Alice Cooper banned from Britain. Abse said that he made his decision after talking to his teenage children who told him that Alice was absolutely sick. On the floor of Parliament, Abse said "I regard his act as an incitement to infanticide for his audience. He is deliberately trying to involve thes... Did an old lady die next to Alice on a plane?Just as Alice was acquiring the reputation for being "every parent's worst nightmare", a strange incident took place. He was sitting on a plane, playing cards with the old lady sitting next to him, when she told Alice she was going to sleep and to wake her when the plane landed. When Alice tried to wake her, he discovered that the old lady had died. The reaction of some pe... Did Alice Cooper ever run for governor of Arizona?In 1988, right before the election for a new governor of Arizona, Alice joked about the upcoming election during an interview. The interviewer "misunderstood" what Alice had said and this led to a rumour that Alice Cooper would be running for governor of Arizona. The rumour spread like wildfire and the result was many Arizonians saying they thought it was a great idea. Som... Did Alice ever pose as a "Sun Girl"?In 1991, Alice dressed up as a dominitrix and posed for the British publication, the London Sun, as their page three Sun Girl. In this picture, Alice is wearing turquoise eye-makeup, a black shiny teddy, fishnet stockings and thigh-high boots. Many Sun readers must have been shocked to discover that that day's Sun Girl was no girl at all but the infamous Alice Cooper. Alic... What is the babys name that Alice holds on the B$B record cover photo?The baby in question was a girl by the name of Lola Pfeiffer. She was the daughter of Carolyn Pfeiffer who handled Alice's PR in the UK. What is the "Life and crimes of Alice Cooper"?It is a 81 songs retrospective of Alice Cooper albums from pre Alice Cooper songs to present day. A very nice 80 pages booklet with many never seen before photos. The boxset includes demos and many unrelesed songs. The boxset is produced by Alice special assistant Bryan "Renfield" Nelson. It is a must have! The only bad thing about this boxset is that the song "Halo of fli... Are there any books about Alice Cooper or the ACG?There are a few books out, but some of them are very hard to find. In 1974, Bob Greene wrote a book called Billion Dollar Baby. This follows the band through their touring following the B$B album and the recording of MOL. Unfortunately, it is long out of print. In 1976 Alice (the man) relesed a book with Steven Gaines called Me, Alice. This is the definitive Alice book. Me... How did Alice execute himself on stage?He got fried in the Electric Chair, he got hanged on the Gallows and he got his head choped of in the Guillotine! They did all this tricks very realistic. They learnt how to do the hanging like they do it in the movies. And their was a real blade in the guillotine that only missed Alice neck with a few centimeters. What movies has Alice been in?A 1 hour tvshow for the WTMN album, song by song. Vincent Price as the Spirit of The Nightmare. This is a classic. Mae West movie, Alice plays a bellhop and performs "Next, Next". (A unused song "No More Tears" is on LACOAC boxset!) Concert video recorded under the Madhouse Rock tour (From The Inside album). Recorded in San Diego, USA Meatloaf movie. Alice plays himself an... Alice Cooper, you have been accused of mass mental cruelty. How do you plead?A cool thing, as Alice later played Freddy´s evil stepfather in the movie "Freddys Death: The Final Nightmare" |
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