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March 24, 2009 - Tuesday 

Current mood:  excited

Back by Popular Demand, Rock Stars’ Cars & Guitars 2 at Henry Ford Museum this Summer, May 16-September 7

This
exhibit features more than 20 cars, more than 50 guitars and a wide
array of rock memorabilia, including iconic costumes and concert props.

Get an up-close look at:
• Pete Townshend’s 1956 Lincoln and smashed Rickenbacker guitar sculpture
• Jonas Brothers’ costumes from the Disney Channel’s original movie, Camp Rock
• Snoop Dogg’s 1974 Cadillac Coupe DeVille, the “Snoop DeVille ‘Sticky Icky’”
• Iconic costumes and guitars from KISS, including Gene Simmons’ “Axe” bass guitar and Paul Stanley’s “Star” guitar
•Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason’s Lola/Cosworth T297 race car, custom
Ferrari-themed Fender Stratocaster and custom drum kit and cymbals
• 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback, “Bullitt,” driven by Sheryl Crow for her music video, “Steve McQueen”
• ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons’ 1932 Ford Coupe, “Eliminator”
• 1953 Buick Skylark and matching ESP X-ton PC2-V guitar from Metallica’s James Hetfield
• Roy Orbison’s 1967 Corvette

Opening
day of Rock Stars’ Cars & Guitars 2 (Saturday, May 16): Get your
fix of rock in all shapes and sizes on opening day of this explosive
exhibit. Henry Ford Museum will host a full day of free concerts with
some of Metro Detroit’s most entertaining and crowd-pleasing bands.
Concerts are included with membership or admission to Henry Ford Museum.
12 p.m. - 80's INC.
1:30 p.m. - Candy Band
3 p.m. - Hot Rod Lincolns

Also check out The Henry Ford's Rewind series!
• June 18: Charles Phoenix, pop culture expert and humorist
• July 16: Wanda Jackson, 2009 Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee and first lady of rock 'n' roll
• August 20: Mark Arminski, local artist
Doors
open at 6 p.m., with the program beginning at 7 p.m. Cash bar is
available. Tickets for Rewind events are $10 in advance and $15 at the
door. 18 and over welcome.

Admission to Henry Ford Museum is
$14 for adults, $13 for seniors and $10 for youth; members and children
four and under are free. For more information, call (313) 982-6001 or
visit www.TheHenryFord.org.


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Way Kool...Not to take away from Snoop Dogg or the Jonas Brothers but, I hear Mark Farner [Grand Funk] put his Gibson L5 s in the display! I think that was the tour guitar he used on the "We're An American Band' Tour!.. 
 
Posted by MARK FARNER/NRG TIME WARP on May 1, 2009 - Friday - 7:34 PM
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