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Brad Rusthoven

Brad Rusthoven

Human Resources Manager at Franchino Mold & Engineering and host of the Slamfest Podcast

Aug 30, 2026

5:33
history.
5:34
I came in early on the first album.
5:37
Again, I think I got it for Christmas.
5:39
I think it was a stocking stuffer, [laughs] which I don't know if that, what that says about my folks, but, or s- well, Santa Claus, right, at, uh, at that time.
5:47
But, so I got that, got Last Command when it came out, and a couple of the Slam Fest crew members went to Kiss Asylum tour with W.A.S.P. opening.
6:00
I know they opened some of the Analyze tour as well, but this was the Asylum tour that these guys saw, and I just, I, I was just a year or two away from going to concerts, so I, I missed that.
6:11
But when this thing came out, I don't know, I kind of checked out And some kid brought it to school, again, I was in middle school at the, at the time, brought it to school, and I think I saw the album cover, which you referenced a little bit, Steven, at the top.

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Brad, your thoughts on Restless Gypsy.
TomHOST
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It sounded really live.
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It did.
64:24
It did.
64:24
And again, fireworks were a thing back in the 70s, 80s.
64:28
People lightened that shit all the time.
64:31
Yep.
64:32
Tom, I agree with you.

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TomHOST
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Which
9:09
I mean, Rob, did you or Brad, did you catch any of the Tom Kiefer shows this, this late this time around?
9:16
Well, if it counts like it last September, yeah.
9:20
I saw him with LA guns.
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So I don't know.
9:23
I mean, I don't know if that's the same, the same run that he's doing, but yeah, he was awesome.
9:28
He was great.
9:29
And, uh, you know, Steve, you know, you're talking about all these vocal issues, all this stuff happening at the same time.

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