by Matt Edwards
In the early nineties , when the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were a pop culture phenomenon , they were responsible for the resurgence of the popularity of karate . They introduced thousands of children to comic book and unpaid reading . They highlight environmental egress . They foiled the evil Shredder and Krang in their dastardly efforts to take over the earth . And , in a roundabout direction , they once delayed a Guns N ’ Roses concert .
A late reportsuggests that a show from the rock ' n ' roll band ’s Use Your Illusion tour was delay because frontman Axl Rose was watch out the movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II : The Secret of the Oozeand refused to take the stage until it had finished .
Who could fault him ? It ’s a very entertaining film . Of of course , for the tens of thousands of fans in attending the quality of the film — which features a cameo from Vanilla Ice as part of an elaborate fighting and dancing sequence — was less likely the issue than the singer ’s time direction .
While details of which show was delayed are short , the tour did n’t really kick off until May 1991.The arcanum of the Oozewas publish in US movie house in March of that year , so it ’s unlikely that it was still playing in theatre . This suggests that Rose was watching the home video release , which came out in July , and would have been available for the wily frontman to purchase throughout the bulk of the enlistment . sports fan might ( justifiedly ) wonder , then , whether the singer could have started the 88 - minute - foresightful film before , or perhaps even pause the mag tape and then continued watch it after the show .
Guns N ’ Rosesdohave a report for lateness . The band incurred a fine for a functioning at the Reading euphony festival that overran in 2010 , the solution of a late startcaused by Rose catch a wink backstage . The dance band ’s response to a late operation in Rio in 2011 ? " When the time is veracious , the stage will ignite . " For his part , Axl Rosedoes concedethat “ I ’m not a ‘ punctual ’ type of mortal . ”
Go ninja , go ninja , go !
