I Sang on Stage with Poison, and My Only Proof Is This Drumstick

There are moments in life that feel too strange to be real — the kind you replay just to make sure they actually happened. This is one of those stories.

On Saturday, June 17, 2000, during Poison’s Power to the People tour at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ, I went from the crowd… to on stage with Poison.

One minute I’m watching a rock concert. The next, I’ve got Bret Michaels’ microphone in my hand, singing KISS’ “Rock and Roll All Nite” in front of thousands of people.

It wasn’t planned. It wasn’t staged. It wasn’t something I ever thought I’d experience at a Poison concert.

Since this was before everyone had a camera in their pocket—I have no footage, no photos, and no proof in the modern sense of proof. Just an unused Rikki Rockett drumstick… and one witness who was there with me.

In this episode, I’m telling the full story of what it was like to end up on stage with Poison, how it happened, and why moments like this don’t quite fit inside normal memory — especially when it comes to live rock concert stories.

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like when the line between fan and performer disappears at a rock show… this one’s for you.

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