Whew. Three full summer days of rock n roll will take a toll. But I trudged through the Zoo. All in the name of metal. I'll just give a bullet point list of the weekend.
- Best Side-Stage Show - Bullet Boys (LA Guns gets a mention here for holding court too)
- Most Cuss Words in a Show That Didn't Allow Cussin' - Faster Pussycat
- Most Talkin' - Dokken
- Biggest Disappointment - Slaughter
- Bands That Redeemed Themselves from Previous Shows - Cinderella and Ratt
- Biggest Stage Presence - Scorpions
- Coolest Moment - Lita Ford singing Close My Eyes Forever in the middle of rain, thunder, and lightning
- Best Drum Solo - Scorpion's Kottak Attack
- Still My Favorite Band - Cinderella