Sleaze Patrol Video Archives Part I, 1989-1991

Back when I started posting my collection of Motley video (eight or more years ago), I thought I had familiar footage to share. All these years later and my copies of Motley video from mostly Much Music in Canada from 1989-1992 are the only ones to show up on YouTube. I was all over Much Music and their sister French Canadian Music channel, Musique Plus, in those years and I got a lot of seemingly rare Crue content.
Here is a collection I put together of Crue appearances on Canadian Media in those years. Canadian Crueheads who were around then will probably appreciate this stuff more than most. Much Music VJs like Erica Ehm, Dan Gallagher and Laurie Brown were a part of our daily lives back in the late 1980s, early 1990s.

MOTLEY CRUE MEDIA PART 1, 1989-1990 (Canadian TV)
Not the most compelling stuff but a time capsule.
1. Early 1989, Erica Ehm Crue News+ 'Too Young' on MM Power Hour
2. Canadian Premier of Dr. Feelgood Video with Laurie Brown, Sept 1989 MM Power Hour
3. 'MM Blue Spotlight' Erica Ehm Intro
4. 'MM Hostess Sneak Previews' (Kickstart MH) Steve Anthony Intro, says 'Whitesnake' instead of Crue + Tommy Lee Interview clip
5. 'MM Hostess Sneak Previews' (Without You) Steve Anthony Intro + Tommy indecent exposure news 1990
6. Motley Crue Contest on the CBC video show 'Video Hits' 1990
7. Request for 'Smokin' In the BR' on MM with host Dan Gallagher
8. Dan Gallagher intro for Canadian Premier of 'Don't Go away Mad' on MM Power Hour 1990

MOTLEY CRUE MEDIA, PART II-1989-1991
1. Entertainment Tonight story on planes, quick shot of Dr. Feelgood plane
2. Dan Gallagher intro to Crue 'Spotlight' on Much Music
-'Looks' Spotlight title
-'Too Young' title
3. 'Girls' on All Hit Videos
4. Make a Difference Commercial
5. Without you MTV exclusive title
6. Terry David Mulligan Backtrax MM, 'Looks' title
7. Motley Crue Live clips-81-84-85-90 (unknown source)
8. SOS MTV Exclusive title
9. Michael Williams Intros Blue Spotlight of Crue
-Interview clips, Nikki & Vince 1984, Tommy & Nikki 1985, HSweetH title, Wild Side title, Vince 1990
10. Primal Scream title

MOTLEY CRUE MEDIA, PART III-1990-1991
1. June 19th, 1990, the day after Crue's performance at the Toronto Skydome, Much Music's Dan Gallagher starts the broadcast day excitedly giving Crue props for their killer show & then has a telephone chat with Crue's road manager Rich Fischer.
2. RSVP fan 'embroidery' request for Too Young To Fall In Love
3. MM FAX news report about Crue's June 18th TO show with live clip (Tommy jammed at a late night club with Sebastian Bach & others after the show)
4. MM requests for Without You, Valentines Day, Feb 14, 1991
5. 'Hottest Videos Ever' TV program feat. Girls, Girls, Girls
6. Crue contest winners on MM
7. 'Uncensored' winners MM

1983 Heavy Metal News Report & A Motley Make-Up Mystery

This is a news report about Heavy Metal music from the year 1983. This was the year when Metal seemed to break & bands like Motley, Quiet Riot, Def Leppard & the Scorpions were becoming household names & grabbing the attention of the youth of the western world.
The audio is bad (this is old stuff) but it's a rare piece of film of our heroes. The video for 'Live Wire' is shown throughout & we get some clips of producer Tom Werman talking about the appeal of Metal. He would know. Tom produced Motley's second album (&, arguably, their masterpiece) Shout At The Devil. Around June 1983 Tom & the Crue went into the studio. When I watched this vid for the first time [today!] I was kinda hoping, thinking to myself, Man I hope they show an interview clip! . . . & then, suddenly there they are! And from an interview I have never seen before! And from an early Shout photo session it looks like. They're having a drink, Nikki's speaking (of course) & sounds like he had a couple whiskeys & says,

'We're not here to make you feel heartache or any of that type of shit [bleeped]. You can save that for other bands. We're just here to have a good time & we'll have a good time as long as anybody will have us.'

Ah, the man's a poet! But seriously, we need to see more of this film. Also, take a look at Nikki's make-up. He has double lines under both eyes. Tommy would use that on his cheek (& is the subject of the goofy joke at the end of the 'Too Young Too Fall In Love' video). A Motley inside joke? Anybody with any more information about this report or this interview please leave a comment. Here's the news report:

[Warning: Bad Audio! Turn Down Your Volume! Adjust Accordingly!]

[Updated 2017] Have been meaning to edit this post a while . . . I realized that this interview is probably the band in the green room of that Pop & Rocker lip-sync performance they did of LOOKS & LIVE WIRE just before SHOUT was released in the Fall of 1983. There's only one part where you can see very well but Nikki has the two lines under his eyes in this performance and they're wearing the same costumes and make-up. Soooooo much vintage Rock footage is likely tied up in many archives of old TV stations and News shows. Could be more gems in the future.

X-Rated Motley Crue, August 1985

This two part news story from Minneapolis Channel 5 Eyewitness News drops us into the Theatre Of Pain Tour in August, 1985. Motley played the Civic Center Forum in St. Paul, MN on August 17th & we not only get clips of Crue fans explaining why they like the band but we also get some video of the band onstage & Nikki & Tommy interviewed backstage. There are some great segments where the lyrics to 'Live Wire' are written on the screen as the video plays & there is mention of the infamous radio call-in contest where pre-teens wrote x-rated responses in answer to what they would do to meet their heroes Motley! Also, check out the rad Allister Fiend flag those St. Paul fans made!