Rocker works with wounded veterans, shares story at NRA Convention

By: Lars Dalseide, NRAblog.com

Nobody gets the crowds rocking harder than the Motor City Madman, and his appearance at the NRA Convention on Sunday was no exception. This experience, however, ended a little different than the others. Sure there was talk of guns and politics and the spirit of the hunt, but that soon gave way to a more somber moment. The moment when the Nuge revealed one of his darkest secrets.

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In town for a stop on the Midwest Express with REO Speedwagon and STYX, Ted accepted an invitation to stop by and shoot bows with the men of Exodus Place – many of whom are military veterans. Read more about the exciting events that took place in the two articles below.

MLive.com: Rock legend Ted Nugent shoots bow and arrows with veterans, talks technique before rock show

As soon as Ted Nugent's trademark camouflage cowboy hat poked into the cafeteria at Exodus Place in Grand Rapids, Doug Largent's eyes lit up.

Nugent, in town to play a three-pronged rock show at Van Andel Arena with fellow musical veterans REO Speedwagon and Styx, stopped by the facility to shoot bows with the men on their way back into society after struggling with homelessness or prison, many of whom are veterans.

Ted Nugent. The very name of this famous son of the Motor City conjures up different images to different people – hunting enthusiast, NRA spokesperson, TV host, author, American patriot, environmentalist, ultra-conservative, humanitarian, family man – and all of them are accurate.

Like all of us, Ted Nugent is a complex man with many sides, many moods and many opinions. Opinions he is famous for sharing whether one wants to hear them or not, because as Nugent puts it, “I’m all about good health, keeping fit and exercise. That includes exercising my First Amendment Right of Free Speech to help keep this country fit and healthy.”

But first and foremost, Ted Nugent is a rock ‘n’ roller known for his wholly unique stage entrances -- swinging on stage from a rope wearing a loin cloth, riding in atop a live buffalo, or in the earliest days jumping to the floor from a 25-foot stack of Marshall amplifiers – and for such high decibel hits as “Stranglehold,” “Motorcity Madhouse,” “Great White Buffalo,” “Free-For-All,” “Cat Scratch Fever,” and “Wango Tango,” which made him one of the most popular rock stars of the 1970s.

By: Don and Sharon Chance

When three classic powerhouse rock acts get together for an evening of music and fun, there’s bound to be plenty of both.

Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon and Styx thoroughly rocked a full house at Grand Prairie’s Verizon Center Tuesday night, and the fans, some of them as far away as Wichita Falls, aren’t likely to forget it anytime soon.