Debby is Naked Beggars 'merch-girl' and Jeff's beautiful fiancée!
1. How would you describe yourself?
Well..."weird" in a good way.You'll never find another person like me.:)
2. When was your first Cinderella show and how was it?
August 20th, 2000...Sunday. It was in Davenport, Iowa about 25 minutes from where I lived. That was indeed my very first concert ever. It was Slaughter, Dokken, Cinderella, and Poison. "The Power to the People Tour". My cousin and I went. We were close to the front on Jeff's side of the stage. 2 to 3 people in front of us. The singer of Slaughter walked into the crowd and sang to me and all I thought was "wow, he has nice teeth". They were great. Dokken obviously didn't give a shit to be there. They were awful. People left so I squeezed my way to the front for Cinderella. The lights went out. The black thing in front of them dropped as "Night Songs" began. I caught one of Jeff's pics. :) It was so amazing. They all were inches from me. I could reach out and touch them. I didn't, but I could have. After their show while Poison played, Jeff and Fred were on CC's side. They looked into the crowd and I waved my hand so fast and I was completely geeky about it, they smiled and waved back to me. I think my heart skipped a beat. Oh yeah. Poison was good.
3. How did you feel after seeing Naked Beggars for the first time?
I saw them August 19th, 2004 in Clinton, IA at Sabra's. I was blown away. I walked in blind. I hadn't heard anything from them. Inga was always the sweetest. She kept in touch with me after the Cinderella 2002 tour. Told me about the process of the album and things like that. I was asked by Eric if I would help and sell their merch because that's what I did. They gave me a free cd and tank top. Jeff started flirting with me almost instantly...well, after he set up his gear. I thought it was a joke...ya know? Like, why would Jeff LaBar like me?--type thing. They played the next night in Clear Lake, IA at The Surf Ballroom. They opened up for WASP. I sold their merch again. I offered from the night before. I had to see them again. They seriously blew me away. Everyone was so nice to me and my friend/roomie. Jeff continued to flirt with me. I out-sold WASP in merch and they hired me that night. How could I say no? Really. Jeff didn't like it. He wanted to date me and you can't dip your pen in the company ink....ya know what I mean? That thought lasted a week.
4. How did you and Jeff get together, for those that don't know?
I was hired by Naked Beggars. Moved to TN in September. Hung out with Jeff alot. He is a fun person to be around. Loves life. He was the first person to get me. I love that about him. We flirted for like a month. Then one night in October, I told him how I felt and here we are.
5. What has it been like being on the road with Cinderella this summer, and meeting the bands/and fans? traveling, etc?
Traveling sucks...living out of a suitcase part anyway. Getting to know the other bands and crew has been really great. I have seen all of these bands before and gotten autographs from them all too. So I was excited about this tour. (and because Cinderella headlined) I can't pick one band or member that I favor. They ALL have been great. Made all my visits enjoyable. As for the fans....I could tell you the good and the bad. You have the ultimate fans that know and have everything (like me) but they like to show you up on that. Prove they are the # 1 Fan. I don't do that..it's a little cavemanish. Then there are the wanna-be groupies that try to hang on the band members. Not talking about Jeff alone. You see a lot of that with Ratt. But of course there are really nice ones that aren't scary or slutty like my friend Amanda who wrote these questions for me to answer.
6.How is Tom's voice doing on the tour?
Um. As far as I know, great. He knows how to take care of it.
7. Were you shocked by Jeff's proposal?
Was I shocked by it? Not really. I had the feeling it was coming, but not then. I had no idea it was coming so soon. It was the absolute sweetest thing. But that is Jeff. Nothing but sweet and great to me. I have one of the best men ever.
8. How would you describe Jeff?
I have several words. Mine...lol. Sweet. Romantic. Loving. Fun. Just about everyone who meets him falls in love with him. I sure did. How could you not love him?
9. How would you describe Cinder and Beggars live--chemistry?
They are both drastically different I think. It's actually hard to describe. They have their own way to pull you in. You just have to witness it yourself.
10. Any message(s) to Cinder and Beggars fans?
See as many bands and shows as you can...you may kick yourself later for missing them. I know I have a few bands that I missed out on and kick myself for.
***Huge thanks to Debby for this awesome interview! Luv ya!