2002.11.14 - The Stranger (Seattle) - Celebrity I Saw U (Axl)

Celebrity I Saw U

by Adrian Ryan

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And can anyone please explain why the hell Axl Rose was working out at the Convention Center Gold's Gym last week? The Convention Center Gold's? Jesus--that's like seeing Quentin Crisp in a titty bar (and no, I CANNOT believe I just said "titty bar" publicly, and twice now).

Axl reportedly caused quite a giddy stir amongst the mostly gay male thirtysomething crowd at the gym (AKA everyone). His all-red sweat ensemble consisted of a headband, shorts, a sweatshirt, and matching silver-and-red Nikes (I'll be expecting a check for that, Mr. Nike), and he replied with a polite, very un-rock-star-ish "Thank you" when wished well by a well-wisher. Plus, he didn't break a gosh darn thing, hit anyone, or make any AIDS jokes.

https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/celebrity-i-saw-u/Content?oid=12548

Related article in Blabbermouth, December 13, 2002:

GUNS N' ROSES Frontman Lands In Gay Gym

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose unknowingly ended up in a mostly gay gym in Tacoma before the group kicked off their U.S. tour, Star magazine has reported. "The boys were frantic," a source at the gym revealed. "They didn't know if he was even going to stay. He looked pretty surprised. But he stayed, and they just started running up to him for autographs. He signed every one of them." Axl even waited patiently in line for many of the weightlifting contraptions without insulting anyone or acting up.

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-frontman-lands-in-gay-gym/