Monday, June 16, 2008

Remembering "Smash"

Asher Benrubi, aka "Smash" was a largely forgotten MTV VJ from the late eighties, and the second host (after Dee Snider) of "Headbanger's Ball." Smash was a popular radio personality from St. Louis (where he now heads a hard rock band available for weddings, the Smash Band. Look em up on the web, maybe you can book them.) Here he is helming the first MTV appearance of Guns N Roses, and as is obvious, the dude is out of his depth to say the least. Bill Grundy and the Sex Pistols, Whispering Bob Harris and the New York Dolls, Tom Snyder vs Public Image all come to mind. Enjoy.

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