Here’s When Bret Michaels Knew Poison Had ‘Hit the Big Time’

Bret Michaels revealed the second he knew Poison had “hit the big time” – and his reply might shock you.

The singer was a latest visitor on the SiriusXM present Trunk Nation. During the course of dialog, Michaels detailed a second that he thought-about “one of my biggest days of my life.”

“When Poison’s Look What the Cat Dragged In made it to Columbia House,” the rocker confessed, referring to his band’s 1986 debut album. “That, literally, I’m not making it up. When I saw it on there I said, ‘That’s it. We hit the big time.’”

Like many music followers, Michaels had been a member of the Columbia House report membership when he was rising up. The firm was infamous for luring in prospects with the promise of 11 albums for a penny. The catch was that customers needed to assure they’d purchase 5 extra albums at “regular club pricing” over the yr – a price which was usually larger than retail worth.

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“I never bothered to read the fine print underneath,” Michaels confessed, including that his dad as soon as warned him about how Columbia House labored.

“He goes, ‘Did you read this part at the bottom?’ I go, ‘No.’ I said, ‘They’re just giving me everything for a penny,’” Michaels recalled. “He goes, ‘No, no. You’ve got to read.’ Because he knew he was going to be the one holding the bag for it. But he made me, I worked. I did some lawn mowing and snow shoveling to work through the rest of those club pricings.”

Is Bret Michaels Touring in 2024?

Michaels already has a handful of concert events introduced for this yr, with extra set to be unveiled quickly. The rocker is teasing the return of his Parti-Gras tour after a profitable 2023 version.

Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider, former Eagles member Don Felder and nation singer Chris Janson are lined up for Part-Gras 2024, with extra particulars nonetheless forthcoming. A submit on Michaels’ web site says present dates an on sale info will probably be revealed “the morning after the Super Bowl, Monday, February 12.”