The Crüe paid homage to the Whisky when they filmed the music video for their hit single "Kickstart My Heart" at the small venue. One would be climbing out the window while another was coming in the door. spilled out into the courtyard and the street. There would be members of punk-scene remnants like 45 Grave and the Circle Jerks coming to our almost nightly parties while guys in metal newborns like Ratt and W.A.S.P. The only clothes I had in my possession was jungle. I had orders to leave for Sydney on November 23rd and had only a week or so to get prepared. It was time for a much needed break, so I put in for R & R at Sydney Australia. Singer Vince Neil writes: We played the Whisky, half the crowd would come back to our house and drink and do blow, smack, Percodan, quaaludes, and whatever else we could get for free. It was November 1970, almost eight months, since I first set foot in Vietnam. Bands like Mötley Crüe turned the Whisky into a must-visit club once again, attracting huge crowds that would follow them back to the band's apartment after their gigs.
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