HI AXL FROM BETSY!!!!
THIS PAGE IS VERY INTERESTING HISTORY TO VIEW NOW! SEE THE HISTORY OF THIS AXL ROSE WEBSITE BELOW!
HELLO EVERYONE, & WELCOME!
FIRST, NEWS: AXL ROSE IS BACK! GUNS N ROSES CHINESE DEMOCRACY RELEASED NOVEMBER 2008! It is truly magnificent! You really must hear his new music if you have not done so yet! I will be adding some of his new songs on here immediately.
* IF THIS PAGE IS STILL LOADING WHEN YOU FIND IT - YOU ARE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO VISIT & VIEW A VERY OLD ORIGINAL AXL ROSE WEBSITE! THIS SITE TOOK MANY HOURS OF WORK BACK IN IT'S DAY, ALTHOUGH THE FRAGMENTS LEFT BEHIND HERE MAY NOT SHOW IT!
SO, PLEASE HAVE FUN PEEKING AT MY TRIBUTE TO AXL ROSE!
YOU NEED TO KNOW!
THIS FINAL SITE IS A MIXUP OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT SERVERS, AND YOU WILL CONSTANTLY NEED TO CLICK ON YOUR "BACK" BUTTON TO GET BACK TO THE MAIN PAGE OF LINKS! If you go see the pictures of my Trip to Axl's - you will have to go back a few pages in your history to get back there. (I hope to have time soon to finally correct all the problems/glitches I had with these sites when I had to combine them in 1998)
YOU ARE NOW VISITING AN ORIGINAL AXL ROSE WEBSITE THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1995-96. DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES AT THAT TIME, YOU ARE NOT QUITE SEEING THIS SITE AS IT ORIGINALLY LOOKED YEARS AGO!
TODAY IS FEBRUARY 7, 2009! Unfortunately, when this site was created, I was constantly harassed - which forced me to remove many of my pages. And, everchanging free servers going in & out of business back then presented me with a huge problem of constantly re-locating my then enormous site. I must admit that it was once a brilliant website. But, I realize the beauty of it no longer completely exists. Please enjoy the history that does still remain here in honor of Axl Rose. You might find it fascinating that I was afforded the opportunity to have rights to many Axl pictures back then that most people had seen yet. It was an amazing experience. Sadly enough, most of my photo's were "stolen", used without permission.(These were actually borrowed by me from Robert John, & others were taken by myself at Axl's home while I was visiting)
I prefer to leave this site in it's basic, original form as much as possible. (Note: I certainly did not know "html" back then, and these servers were not simple to build!) It serves it's own little place in history for future generations.
This site was deleted by outgoing internet servers who opened & closed in their failed attempts at internet businesses back in the 90's! So, what is left is saved from many old internet servers who hosted sites, but suddenly shutdown!
AND, IN FACT, THIS MAY ACTUALLY BE THE VERY OLDEST AXL SITE REMAINING STILL ONLINE!
I started this first Axl Rose website back in June, 1995.
The only other site I recall online back then was TAXL. (not sure what became of him?)
That has been over 14 years ago now! At that time, I did not have a clue what I was doing with my new computer, and neither did most people back then! (We did not have all of these sites offering free easy personal pages like we do now - such as myspace or facebook)
Now, this is all history! My first AXL site was indeed a masterpiece! (hard to believe, now?) Believe me, the original Axl site was much nicer than this free little site that still remains here. It is now in many bits & pieces that I managed to save from many servers temporarily online back then. It ended up growing into an absolutely huge, beautiful Axl site that was incredible at the time. At one time, I had over 150 pages & countless Axl pic's! I even won awards! I ended up scrambling to save everything I could, but amidst the confusion, I had to just let go of hundreds of my actual pages included in my website as it first existed. It continued to draw in at least 100,000 visits weekly, which was unbelievable back then! And, it still has quite a large number of visitors to this day.
This site allowed me to meet some wonderful people, including Axl Rose. I still have some lasting friendships from back then that are very special to me. I am older. My son is 17 years old now. Back many years ago, people claimed he was Axl's son - which created quite a disturbance online! hehe. Well, Skotty is not the son of Axl Rose. He is all grown up now, and still adores Axl, but he has his own music interests, too. He enjoys rave music & gabber. (Just an update for those old fans who come here & have emailed me!)
THE OLD GUESTBOOK IS STILL JUST AS IT WAS AFTER IT WAS RE-LOCATED IN 1998. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LEAVE YOUR ENTRY. IT WILL BE SAVED IN THE CASE THAT THE OLD SERVER SHUTS DOWN WHERE IT IS LOCATED STILL. (which was the ongoing problem back in the 90's with keeping my initial huge Axl site online - sites shutting down!)
IF YOU CLICK ON MY LINKS BELOW - SOME PAGES MAY STILL LOAD FINE, AND OTHERS MAY NOT. SOME PICTURES ARE NO LONGER WORKING. SORRY!
Note: I see the original AMB - Axl Forum - is BACK UP & RUNNING THANKS TO YOU GUYS!
GO HERE CHECK OUT & JOIN US - My ezboard community! FANBASED!
MY NAME IS BETSY KENDRICK! I am from Macon, Georgia. I am still here, and I still have the greatest respect and admiration for Axl Rose! We have all grown older, but I guess I will always have a "crush" on Axl! LOL!
Back in "the day"(I'm remembering mostly between 1996-2001) of this site's popularity, there were many hardcore fans who created problems. It erupted into some serious confrontations (including vicious attacks on myself), & people acting/speaking aggressively towards & about Axl Rose. (Wow, looking back, I certainly did take up for Axl, and I will never regret it! And,it was so worth it!) And, I was actually told by the police to sign off back in 2000, & not to come back to interact online for a long time. So, I have only checked back a few times in the last few years without much interaction. AND, HERE WE ARE! It's now 2009!
NEWS? AXL ROSE & GUNS N ROSES RELEASED THEIR FIRST ALBUM IN MANY YEARS THIS PAST NOVEMBER 2008! IT IS NAMED "CHINESE DEMOCRACY"! I will be adding some of the songs here SOON! Axl still rocks! You have to truly love this man!
I do want to say hello & thank all of you fans who spent many long hours moderating the AMB board/forum! The AMB used to be a very popular forum for Axl fans, and I never allowed anyone to talk negatively about Axl Rose. It was quite the gathering place.
I hope that some of my original pictures of my visit to Axl's home are still loading here on my site. I will always cherish the memories of meeting him! I would love to hear from any of you! You can email me at: bcbk@usa.com If you are returning here to see what is going on, & if this site still exists - perhaps you will be happy to see it is still here! If you are new here - this site actually has a treasured place in time!
I WILL ALWAYS BELIEVE - THERE NEVER WAS AND THERE NEVER WILL BE ANYONE QUITE LIKE AXL ROSE. His music helped generations express many of their deepest feelings. His voice touched our emotions like no other. Axl's lyrics are set within our hearts forever. He will never be forgotten!
And, so, this site is still - "A TRIBUTE TO AXL ROSE OF GUNS N ROSES!"
IMPORTANT NOTE!!! (Next, originally posted 11/1998 still exactly as it was with no changes!)
THIS SITE IS IN HONOR OF AXL ROSE! ALL AXL - ALL THE TIME! NO NEGATIVE CONTROVERSY AND GOSSIP HERE!
LINKS SECTION #2!***UPDATED 2/2000! ALL AXL ROSE PICS SECTION! EXCLUSIVELY W.AXL ROSE PICTURES FOR YOU ONLY HERE! ENJOY THE VIEW! Most pages are loading again!
"THIS I LOVE" FROM CHINESE DEMOCRACY
BETSY BRINKLEY KENDRICK. 1176 BRIARCLIFF RD. MACON, GA 31211. 706-505-2812.