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Unbelievable what happened last night! Every artist brought it big time and the eclectic lineup that looked like it could be oil and water ended up being the friendliest lineup we've had so far. We all ended up going out to dinner afterwords and celebrating till the wee wee hours.

There was a time in the dressing room where John Mayer, James Hetfeld, Tommy Lee, Melissa and myself were just jamming and Melissa was trying to give me a back rub and a neck rub to relax me so I could sing better. I even got some voice coaching from her— HELLO!! While John was burning up the guitar, Tommy was beating on his knees with his hands and James and I were screaming our fucking lungs out like we always do. Magic magic magic! I feel like I made some new life-long friends last night on that stage and hopefully some fans as well. Maybe my favorite show in the last decade without a doubt!!

And what a special treat to have a legendary songwriter like Kris Kristofferson show up and at 80 years old willing to step out on the stage and contribute to the cause. It warmed my heart & brought tears to my eyes – even though I don't think any of us quite knew the song… next time we'll get a rehearsal on that baby!

Pat Monahan's “Purple Rain” had us all singing in the balcony with tears in our eyes. And seeing James with his daughter Cali again – so beautiful she's becoming a real singer!

See you all next year same time same place. PS. A total success in every respect thank you, thank you, thank you to the artists and the fans!

– Sammy

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I did Jay Leno's garage all day today with the "I Can't Drive 55" 1984 512 Boxer that was used in the video. What a blast!! We had police escorts to block off the road so we could do some fun driving. I can't wait to see this episode. Most fun I've had driving in a long time wooo hoo!!! Now I'm ready for Acoustic 4 A Cure. 

You guys can't imagine what a thrill it was to see Jay Leno driving my BB 512 Ferrari as a passenger!! One of the highlights of my driving experiences! The guy is a bad ass driver.

Watch the instagram video here!

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The SF GATE recently caught up with Sammy at his restaurant El Paseo in Mill Valley for a quick Q&A about the upcoming annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert at the Fillmore in San Francisco THIS SUNDAY May 15th! The concert is a pediatric cancer benefit concert with Metallica’s James Hetfield, Train’s Pat Monahan, John Mayer, Melissa Etheridge, Joe Satriani and others.

The concert is sold out, but you can read more details about it here: http://dev.sammyhagar.com/events/2016-05-15/3rd-annual-acoustic-4-cure

Sammy Hagar doesn’t really have to work anymore, not after selling off a big chunk of his Cabo Wabo Tequila. But he can’t help himself. The Red Rocker, 68, will spend the summer playing a handful of live dates with his second supergroup, the Circle; hosting his radio show, “Top Rock Countdown”; and filming his AXS TV series, “Rock & Roll Road Trip.” But first, Hagar will throw the latest Acoustic-4-A-Cure pediatric cancer benefit concert, with Metallica’s James Hetfield, Train’s Pat Monahan, John Mayer, Melissa Etheridge, Joe Satriani and others. He spoke to us at his Mill Valley restaurant, El Paseo.

Q: You have the restaurants, you have the book, you have Cabo Wabo, you have the tequila and your rum. You got a dog-walking business too?

A: No, I actually sold that.

Q: Where do you find the time?

A: I’m one of them people that I wake up in the morning and I just start going after things that I’m passionate about. I don’t have enough years left in my life to accomplish everything I want to accomplish.

Q: What made you want to do Acoustic-4-A-Cure?

A: If you write a check, it’s fine, but you don’t feel anything. I prefer to donate my time. You go there, and you play music, and your fans pay to see you. You take the money, and you give it to this thing. There’s no silent auction. We’re not going to show you pictures of babies dying. We’re not going to have doctors up there giving you these big long speeches that bum you out. It’s a f— concert. Just come and enjoy the show.

Q: And people get to see something special?

A: They get to see these people like they’ve never seen them. Who gets to see James Hetfield on an acoustic guitar singing “In My Life” by the Beatles? I’m just going, whoa, this is worth a hundred bucks right here! This year we’ve got all kinds of cool duets.

Q: How do you get someone like John Mayer involved? Do you just call him up?

A: Yeah. We call each person. The first year James called Billie Joe Armstrong (of Green Day). I called Pat Monahan (of Train), who honestly deserves to be called a third partner on this. This year Bob Weir was on. I called him up and he said, “Oh yeah, man, sure. I’ll do anything.” Then he comes back a month later and he goes, “Whoa, dude, I didn’t realize I’ll be in Canada.” But he hooked me up with John.

Q: Do you have a wish list you’re working off of?

A: Well, there are so many great Bay Area musicians. I want Bonnie Raitt. I want Steve Miller. I want Neil Young to do it. I feel a little bit of egg on my face talking to him because he’s like, “Wait a minute, dude, I started this s—, and you’re ripping me off.” That’s why I try to keep it in a small space. James and I could do a $10 ticket and fill an arena, but it would be a cold atmosphere for an acoustic thing. The Fillmore is perfect. It’s the best venue in the world.

Q: What’s going on with your own music? Is it just a hobby now?

A: It’s not what I do for a living. It’s really not. That makes it great. That’s why I still walk out there with passion.

Aidin Vaziri is The San Francisco Chronicle’s pop music critic. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MusicSF Acoustic-4-A-Cure: 8 p.m. Sunday, May 15. $135. The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., S.F. www.livenation.com.

What a great weekend for the Foot and the Foot Soldiers. I can't tell you how impressed I am with the loyalty and understanding from the fans of what we/Chickenfoot stand for and represent in this big giant corporate world of music we all live in.

I thought the band was great both nights I would hate to try to choose one over the other. One of the highlights the first night was in Aveneda Revolution our opening song when the entire audience was singing the lyrics to a song that probably has never been played on the radio. My heart was touched and I knew we would be in for a fun ride from that moment on.

The surprise the second night was even though it was Mother's Day and a lot of people probably sacrificed something to be there, the intensity was the same as the first night. From the opening chords I sensed everyone was there for a higher purpose once again my heart was touched and we all went for it from the opening bell. I love this band and I love the fans we will do it every chance we get.

God bless and thank you. Sammy forever at your service. 

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