Video of Reckless Road Book Signing and Launch Party

Check out this video we made of the Guitar Center - Reckless Road launch party event. As you can tell, everybody had a blast. Slash, Steven Adler, Adriana "Rocket Queen" Smith, Tom Zutaut, Mike Clink and of course, the author himself, Marc Canter were all there:



Guitar Center and Steven Adler have also posted lots of awesome photos on their sites.

Thanks again to everybody who helped make this night happen, especially the fans who waited for hours in the insane heat just to get in. We couldn't have done it without you.

More Photos from the Reckless Road/Sessions Event!

The Guitar Center event and Reckless Road party at the Northridge store


The Reckless Road team, Jason Porath and Linnea Johnsson


Slash onstage during Sessions event


Slash played his favorite guitar solos


Marc Canter joined Slash onstage to talk about Reckless Road


The book signing - almost 450 books in 2 hours!


Slash and Steven Adler signing books


Slash and Marc Canter signing books

A Historic Night for Reckless Road at Guitar Center

This is the first in a series of posts about the Slash Sessions Event and Reckless Road launch party at Guitar Center.

Real Deal Media, Gibson and Guitar Center combined forces to produce a Sessions event in Northridge, CA with Slash that was off the hook. In addition to the Q&A and performance, Gibson and Epiphone unveiled their Slash Les Paul Goldtop series and Real Deal Media kicked off the Reckless Road launch party.

Slash and Artistdirect editor Rick Florino spoke for about an hour about a range of subjects including Slash's techniques, future plans for Velvet Revolver and, of course, Reckless Road. Marc Canter got up on stage and joined Slash for a few questions about their friendship and the book. Slash played some of his most famous riffs: Sweet Child O Mine, Welcome to the Jungle and Slither.

After the Sessions part of the evening, the Reckless Road launch party kicked off and included a book signing with nearly everyone we interviewed for the book who was a major part of GNR history. Fourteen of us sat down together to sign books for anyone who got in line. We ended up signing several hundred books. It was epic. Among the guests were Steven Adler, Mike Clink, Adriana "Rocket Queen" Smith and former Geffen A&R rep Tom Zutaut.

That's all for now - we're still recovering from that night. Check back in a bit for tons more behind-the-scenes photos, video and stories. A huge "Thank You" to all of the thousands of fans who came out and rocked with us. You are reason for everything we do. Send us your stories and pictures; we'd love to hear from you.

Slash on stage at Sessions Event

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The crowd inside at the signing

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Adriana "Rocket Queen" Smith and Steven Adler

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Calling all GNR fans in LA

Don't forget... tomorrow is the big Slash Sessions event at Guitar Center in Northridge. Following Slash's performance, he will be signing copies of Reckless Road. The event is free and open to the public, so get there early to secure your spot.

See you tomorrow!

Wednesday, September 3 @ 6 pm
@
Guitar Center Northridge
19510 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91324

Slash and Reckless Road Cast of Characters @Guitar Center for Sessions and Reckless Road book signing event

Well, our scrappy team pulled it off! This event started with a casual conversation with Dave Weiderman of the Hollywood Guitar Center who thought it would be cool to combine a Reckless Road launch party with a Sessions event. And he was right.

Guitar Center has gone above and beyond to make this Sessions event and the RR book signing the biggest one they've hosted. Moving the event from the Hollywood store to the Northridge store was a necessity due to the huge turnout we expect. Instead of waiting in a line in the summer heat during rush hour on Sunset Blvd hoping some security guy will let you in, the event has been moved outside, in a parking lot with huge hi-def screens so that everyone will be in on Slash's performance. Pre-show, there will be live music and a Guitar Center tent where you can purchase your copy of Reckless Road. Slash will be on hand to sign books after the show.

The outdoor lot can easily accommodate 2,000 or more, so don't be shy...come to the valley... and... remember... hydrate!

We have many special guests coming...think "Cast of Characters" from the book. Just to name a few... Duff McKagan, Steven Adler (if he can get out of rehab), Mike Clink, Tom Zutaut, Adriana "Rocket Queen" Durgan and more.

Marc Canter will be there. Be sure to thank him for the great work he did to put this book together.

If you want your book signed by Slash, we suggest picking up a copy at the event. Guitar Center will be selling copies at the event site and only people who have a book will be allowed inside for the signing. There will only be a few hundred copies available, so with an expected turnout of 1,500+, plan on getting there early to pick up your copy.

See you there!

The Reckless Road Team