When
did you first get into LAG? What's your favorite LAG song?
Humm, this is a tough one. As the years go by it's harder for me to remember
these kinds of things. I'd have to say the first LAG song I ever heard was
The Ballad of Jayne and to this day, it is still my fave LAG song. By the
time 1991 rolled around and Hollywood Vampires came out, I was full swing
into LA Guns! I swear I must have played that tape a million and one times.
What
is your fave LAG album?
Wow, another
tough question. I'm going to have to go with their first four albums!!
haha Oh and the Cuts album too. I just LOVE when bands play covers!
Your
Favorite Piece of LAG Memorabilia You Own:
 
I have been to quite a few LAG shows and because of that I have TONS of
live photos. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love to take pictures.
I also treasure the few signed band photos and CDs I have. Oh, I almost
forgot, back in 2001 Cherie, Flynn and I road tripped to Detroit and then
to Ohio the next day.
From that second show
I have a drumhead that is signed in a very original way. From what I remember
Tracii and Muddy played Tic Tac Toe, Tracii drew the face instead of signing
his name and he also wrote the phrase "Evil like the Frooitz of the
Devil". Phil, Steve and Muddy all signed their names. Road trips
are the BEST! I highly recommend them to everyone!
And last but not least…the
one thing that to this day still makes me smile big…seeing my name
in the Thank You's of the German Release of Waking the Dead. Thanks again
to Jan (Python) for sending me the CD! You rock in the biggest way man!!
What
is your best LAG memory?
Do I have to pick one? Well let's see, I have seen LA Guns a total of
17 times so I guess there should be at least one BEST memory. (side note:
I just had to count the number of times and HOLY COW BATMAN, I am shocked!
I had no clue it had been that many times! WOW!!! Ok, back to your regularly
scheduled FOTM.)
My very first LAG
show was on May 5, 1998 at a club formerly known as Jackhammer's in Schaumburg,
IL. (See Cherie's comments about the same show). Even though it wasn't
the original line up, they came out and rocked the place!! Did you know
that even way back then people were yelling out "Tracii Guns is Satan"!
Before 1998 I wasn't the big time concert go-er that I am today. Oh boy,
what a year that would come to be. Also, LA Guns were the 2nd band I had
EVER met in my life! Hanging out with them that night was the best! So
I guess maybe the first time was the best time!
 
Or wait, Cherie commented
on the time in Lansing, IL. I will too! (Her and I have a lot of the same
memories you know! heehee) It was a lot of fun driving Phil and Tracii
out to dinner and then to the mall. Of course Phil called shotgun. It
was a little bit weird for me to be driving with Phil sitting in the seat
next to me and Tracii in the back with Cherie and Flynn! 
Taken from Cherie's
FOTM Memories: "And at a Chinese buffet place, one of the little
signs at the buffet table was misspelled and I think Phil snagged it...
and I'm pretty sure Teresa ended up with it." See proof below. haha
Also, before the show Phil asked me to run back to the mall for him to
buy some computer game controller or something. What was I going to say,
no? haha
Oh and at the show
4 days later I MET KELLY NICKELS!!! : ) hehehe (Umm, he's my 2nd fave
* wink wink * )
Oh, here was a memorable
night. LAG played the Hard Rock Café in Chicago for their Man in
the Moon release. (The first album with Phil back in the band.) They played
every FREAKIN song on the new album along with some "gems".
It was an AWESOME night! Afterwards I got so caught up with hanging out
that I forgot about my car being valet parked in the lot. It was after
midnight when I realized it and there was a private party going on in
the venue and no one would come to the locked doors even though we were
banging on them. Finally, LAG's Tour Manager got a hold of someone inside
the venue and they returned my keys to me. I thought for sure my car was
going to be stuck there all night.
Another time at a
Detroit show, Tracii played some recorded demos from the yet unreleased
album "Waking the Dead". What a treat it was because they sounded
incredible.
Who
is your favorite member?
No offense to anyone else in the band (past or present) but without a
doubt, hands down, it's Tracii Guns. The guitar is my absolute favorite
instrument and well, he's pretty damn good at it. Not to mention, he is
one of THE nicest people I have had the pleasure to meet. Hell, all the
LAG band members have always been very cool.
How
do you feel about being the Street Team Leader?
To be honest, I really like it. Granted it is a hell of a lot of work,
but seeing the dedication of so many fans makes me feel proud to be a
part of such a huge LAG family. I have met some of you over the years
and everyone has been great
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I
have been married for just over 11 years now and have a son, Jacob, who
is 10. We also have TWO cats (no thanks to Cherie-haha-just kidding) that
we love to death named Wakko and Daisy. 
Aside
from all the MANY items in my music collection (I have a room dedicated
to my music obsession. Can you say no more wall space for anything?),I
collect Gargoyles, Pocket Dragons and Faery's. My favorite author is Stephen
King and I love Vampire movies. My favorite holiday is Christmas with
Halloween coming in at a VERY close second. I have been sky diving twice
and I love to watch Extreme Sports, X-Games, etc. 
