Billy Idol plays Wash. man's birthday
SEATTLE -- A local man's improbable dream of having rock legend Billy Idol play a concert for his birthday came true Friday night.
It was two years ago that Michael Henrichsen launched his relentless campaign to convince Idol to come to the Emerald City to play his birthday.
All that work paid off Friday night when Idol and his band took the stage at Seattle's Showbox at the Market.
Idol said he had been aware of Henrichsen's campaign for some time.
"Two or three years ago I started to see some of the Youtube videos he'd made with some of the different musicians, sports people and celebrities who were asking me to play his birthday party," Idol said. "He also drove Steve Stevens, my guitar player's wife, nuts by tweeting her all the time."
How cool to have been able to pull this off? Some PR firm needs to hire this college graduate and I still listen to Billy Idol even though I am old. His song, 'White Wedding' got me through some tough times while trying to find my way in life after the war as did 'Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.'
That's a face without eyes.
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 @HarryJuku Nooo...when you start playing for senior gambling junkets at 7 Feathers Casino in Canyonville, OR off I-5...THEN your career is over.
Way to go kid. Your determination and persistence paid off. Happy birthday.
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From here on out all your other birthdays will be a letdown compared to this one. But you will have your memories and when you get my age that is good enough.
How Incredibally cool! I used to have all of Billy Idol's albums back in the day.Its good to see he is still kickin it after this many years.
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And, a pretty cool dude that doesn't take it all too seriously. I like him more than any of the other geezer rockers in the news for all their guns and anger. At least Billy's still having fun and pleasing audiences.