Open Up and Say… Ouch!
Who woulda thought a washed-up hair-metal singer from the ‘80s would steal the show this year at Broadway’s Tony Awards? After leading his band Poison (joined by the cast of hair-metal musical, Rock of Ages) through a rousing rendition of “Nothin’ But a Good Time” from their classic 1988 album, Open Up and Say… Ahh!, singer Bret Michaels turned back to walk off the stage — and was promptly smashed in the front of his face by some errant scenery. Michaels — who also stars in the Rock of Love reality show — suffered “a fractured nose and a contusion to his lip that required three stitches.” Elton John and Dolly Parton also performed at the Tonys, but it was the clip of Michaels getting his face smashed in that became a MySpace sensation overnight. Have a look: