#218 Today's Boondoggle- from the Cathouse to the Penthouse with Riki Rachtman

In this episode Bill talks with former host of MTV's Headbangers Ball, as well as the owner of the Infamous Cat House, Riki Rachtman. We talk about his upcoming tour One Foot In The Gutter which kicks off here in Cleveland, Ohio at The Winchester on December 7th. We also talk about growing up in Hollywood California and his drive to make it in the music industry, starting the Infamous Cat House Night Club on the Sunset Strip with Taime Down from Faster Pussycat, his friendship with Axl Rose and Guns N Roses, the role Axl played in getting Riki his job with MTV, how much of an influence Riki and Headbangers Ball had on myself and young Metal Heads across the globe, his love for Pantera, and his wild interview that he had with Alice In Chains at Action Water Park. We also talk about his time working for WCW, his relationship with Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey, who his favorite wrestlers were back in the day, loving to hate MJF today, his friendship with Dolph Ziggler, being front and center for the celebrity death match that almost took place between Axl Rose and David Bowie, opening up about depression and substance abuse during his time filming Decline of the Western Civilization, his love for motorcycles and Evil Knievel, plus so much more. Today's Boondoggle fans can receive 10% off their orders at dreemnutrition.com by using the promo code BOONDOG10 at checkout. So kick back with your headphones and cold one for this latest episode. Enjoy our additional segments featuring music from the Flo White Show and Stories from the VFW Hall. Remember Boondoggle Listeners Matter, so e-mail us at [email protected] and let us know your thoughts so we can read them on air. Tweet us @2daysBoondoggle and Follow us on Instagram @todaysboondoggle as well as on Facebook. Please subscribe and give 5 stars and review. Every review we receive on either Apple Podcast or Google Music we will mention you on a future episode and our Social Media pages. Follow Today’s Boondoggle also on our Social Media as well as DomainCle.com and on Anchor.fm Today’s Boondoggle logo designed by Stacy Candow. Additional music by Evan Crouse Also please consider financially supporting us at Todays Boondoggle using Venmo, our GoFundMe, or sponsoring us on our Anchor.fm page, so we can continue to provide you with quality entertainment.