Brett Michaels’ Tour Starts Today Despite Injuries

Rock of Love Star Goes On Tour Despite Broken Nose, Busted Lip

Poison frontman, and VH1 reality show star Brett Michaels has announced that his tour will start on time, despite injuries to his face that he suffered when a piece of the stage came crashing down on him at the Tony Awards. He has posted this press release on his blog:

“Even in light of his recent injuries suffered at the Tony Awards on June 7th Bret has every intention of giving 100% on stage and throwing his legendary after parties for the fans just like he has for the last 20 years,”  comments Michaels’s rep Janna Elias. The Tony Award incident has been viewed over 5 million times on YouTube and over 2000 unique news outlets picked up and continue to report on the story.

Michaels recently has had to postpone several dates of his ROCK OF LOVE solo tour due to the extent of the neck injury, however has every intention of going through with the Def Leppard /Poison / Cheap Trick tour which kicks off Tuesday June 23rd at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey, just outside of Philadelphia. Live Nation was excited that tickets for the tour opened up very strong even in this tough economy. Between the three acts they have sold over 100 million albums worldwide, have had 62 top 40 singles and have sold out arenas around the globe for the last twenty years. Def Leppard, Poison and Cheap Trick fans know they will not only get an incredibly energetic stage show but also a night of nothing but hit songs.

The latest in a long list of career highlights for Michaels is being named as one of People Magazine’s Hottest Bachelors of 2009. Other recent highlights include, three seasons of his VH1 hit reality show “Rock of Love With Bret Michaels,” being featured in Blender Magazine’s “Superstar Section” as well as making their “Hot Report,” Michaels also did motion capture for “Guitar Hero III” in which his solo music was highlighted, and he was also honored at the BMI Film and Television Awards for composing the song “Go That Far” from his solo album “Rock My World” which was included in one of cable television’s top rated shows for the year. He also lent his voice to the song “Wheels Of Thunder” which was featured in the first season of Nickelodeon’s “Penguins Of Madagascar” TV series. These items combined with the fact that he has sold over 30 million albums with his band Poison, Bret continues to bring a new generation of fans not only to his BMB solo shows but to the Poison concerts as well.

“I am really excited about this summer because I have been trying to put a Poison / Def Leppard tour together for over 9 years.  Not only do I get to rock the stage with Poison but I get to hang on the side of the stage and party while listening to two of my favorite bands. And you never know with Poison, anything could happen from pyro to prize fights the music prevails and The fans always get their money’s worth,”  states Michaels.

Simon and Schuster releases Bret Michaels highly anticipated autobiography ROSES AND THORNS late this summer. To pre-order the book go to BretMichaels.com.

Taya from Rock Of Love Bus Penthouse Pictures NSFW

Anyone who watches Rock of Love Bus regularly knows that Taya was a Penthouse Pet. Actually, all you have to do is watch it for about five minutes and you’ll most likely hear her mention being a Penthouse Pet (or model). So naturally, I had to go find the pictures so that I could see what all of the fuss was about. Now I see why she is in the Penthouse Pet for 2009.  But you didn’t come here to read my opinion on the pictures. You came to draw your own conclusion.

These Pictures are NSFW so as always make sure the kiddies are out of the room.

Taya Exposed..once again courtesy of Bourgy.Com

Bret Michaels Halts Rock of Love Tour to Help Crash Victims Families

Rocker and reality show star Bret Michaels has suspended his Rock of Love Bus tour to assist the families of two people who were killed in a crash that was caused by a “Rock” roadie.

Teenagers Yasmin Jackson and Kevetta Davis were fatally injured in a car accident that occured Friday on Interstate 57 in Illinois. The accident was caused when Michaels’ roadie, Dennis Hernendez fell asleep while driving a truck to  a Rock of Love shooting location. The truck veered off the road, crossing the median strip and killing the two girls.

Although Hernandez was assisting in the Rock of Love shoot, he was not an actual associate of Bret Michaels or part of his tour staff, according to VH1.

VH1 issues this statement:

A crew member from the 51 Minds Entertainment production of the upcoming ‘Rock Of Love Bus’ series on VH1 was involved in an auto accident on Interstate 57 in southern Illinois on Friday afternoon. The crew member, who is not an associate of Bret Michaels or part of his tour staff, was traveling alone to the next location stop for the series. The accident resulted in two fatalities in one car and injuries to two passengers in another vehicle. The crew member survived and has been released from the hospital. Local authorities continue to investigate.

Bret Michaels has requested that his participation in the production of the series be temporarily suspended in deepest sympathy as he attempts to reach out to the families of the victims. Traveling separately, Mr. Michaels had left Illinois early Friday morning and was not near the scene of the accident.

Michaels, 51 Minds Entertainment and VH1 extend their deepest sympathies to everyone involved in this terrible accident.

“As a father of two, I cannot even imagine what the families must be going through at this time. I will make every attempt to reach out to them to let them know that my heart and prayers are with them during their time of grief,” said Michaels in a statement.