Motley Crue at Goodman Music in the Valley

full in bloom: I’m looking at these photos you took. Were these taken at a music store?

Don Adkins: Yeah. They were at Goodman Music up in the Valley. I think it was in Sherman Oaks or something. One of the things their manager, Allan Coffman, made sure of was that they were equipped with really good gear. Nikki also did a really good job selling the idea to Allan because he knew Allan had a lot of money. Nikki was great at saying, ‘We need the best equipment. That’s the only way we’re going to make it.’ Allan was very good with money, and they thought they’d drawn up a pretty rock‑solid agreement for Allan Coffman (laughs), which later turned out not to be.

They were able to get sponsorship deals where they’d appear in Goodman Music ads and, in turn, get some equipment out of it. That’s what that photo is from. We were doing an appearance at Goodman’s.