A listener letter sends Brian and Murdock back to Christmas season 1984 and the wild week and bad decisions that put an end to the rise of a certain Finnish rock band. 

 

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Motley Crue “Kickstart My Heart”; The Rasmus “In The Shadows”; Hanoi Rocks “11th Street Kids,” “Kill City Kills,” “Up Around the Bend”  

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi_Rocks

https://rockandrolltruestories.com/the-tragic-story-hanoi-rocks/

https://musicfinland.fi/en/news/seppo-vesterinen-in-memoriam

https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppo_Vesterinen

1982 Kerrang! article: https://hanoirocked.tumblr.com/post/42575927588/text-from-dave-dicksons-article/amp

2009 Gyp Casino interview:

https://www.metal-rules.com/2009/01/22/gyp-casino-ex-hanoi-rocks-live-ammo-road-rats-rolene/

2022 Gyp Casino interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yoTi4dJXPE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razzle_(musician)

https://metalheadzone.com/michael-monroe-says-hanoi-rocks-razzle-reminded-him-of-keith-moon/

https://hanoi-rocks.net/writings/thestory/four/

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/razzle-hanoi-rocks-killed/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe

Chronological Crue website: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cruekiss/84.htm