With 2 dead drummers and a dead junkie guitar player how can you have a New York Dolls reunion??!!! No Thunders = no Dolls!!!!!!! At least it's only for 1 show, thank God. This is almost as bad as the Thin Lizzy reunion scam from last year. Call these things a "tribute show" or something, just not a reunion.
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NEW YORK DOLLS Singer: IZZY STRADLIN Will Do A Really Good Job At Reunion Show - Apr. 17, 2004
Former NEW YORK DOLLS singer David Johansen recently spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about the prospect of ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin filling in for late axeman Johnny Thunders at NEW YORK DOLLS' upcoming reunion show at London's Meltdown Festival in June.
"Izzy's a sharp guy, and he broke his teeth on our tunes, so I think he'll do a really good job," Johansen said. "I don't want to have to turn this thing into marathon rehearsals for just one show hopefully everyone will do their homework and we can all just get together and throw it on the stage."
Johansen told the magazine that he is looking forward to playing with the rest of the guys again. "We grew up on the streets, we didn't go to college, so it's like a fraternity, you know? It will be like getting back together with the cats from the skull and bones and seeing what's cooking," he said. "When I decided to commit to this, I kind of made a mental snapshot of it, and I think it's going to be good."
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NEW YORK DOLLS Singer: IZZY STRADLIN Will Do A Really Good Job At Reunion Show - Apr. 17, 2004
Former NEW YORK DOLLS singer David Johansen recently spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about the prospect of ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin filling in for late axeman Johnny Thunders at NEW YORK DOLLS' upcoming reunion show at London's Meltdown Festival in June.
"Izzy's a sharp guy, and he broke his teeth on our tunes, so I think he'll do a really good job," Johansen said. "I don't want to have to turn this thing into marathon rehearsals for just one show hopefully everyone will do their homework and we can all just get together and throw it on the stage."
Johansen told the magazine that he is looking forward to playing with the rest of the guys again. "We grew up on the streets, we didn't go to college, so it's like a fraternity, you know? It will be like getting back together with the cats from the skull and bones and seeing what's cooking," he said. "When I decided to commit to this, I kind of made a mental snapshot of it, and I think it's going to be good."
However a get together of Johnny, Marky and CJ playing bass AND singing would be interesting. I can't think of any other way it could work. I think the hardcore fans would accept CJ singing (since he sang several songs on the last couple albums) but like I said, anyone else would be taking their life in their own hands. 
