During this time, the band opened for such artists as Saigon Kick, Great White, Quiet Riot, Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe, Lita Ford, FireHouse, Slaughter, L.A. Guns, Bang Tango, Enuff Z'nuff and Dokken, also opening for several dates of Warrant's 'Ultraphobic' and 'Belly To Belly' tours.
Mark was married to Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe on May 28, 2000; she filed for divorce in August of 2001, citing "irreconcilable differences".
In 2010, Wester simultaneously began studies at Yale University and was cast on ABC's primetime television series Skating with the Stars as the professional skating partner for Vince Neil.
He has performed in two Stephen King films, The Mangler 2 where "critics" compared him to a young Vince Neil and NBC's remake of Carrie where he received rave reviews from traditional media and online critics.
The 1999 tribute album Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper includes covers of 'Cold Ethyl' by Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Mike Inez, Billy Sheehan and Simon Phillips and 'The Black Widow' by Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith, Tony Franklin, Tommy Aldridge and David Glen Eisley.
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This song has been covered by several artists, including Vince Neil (on Carved in Stone), Straitjacket, Local H, Robert Forster, Intruder, Bruce Foxton, The Moog Cookbook, Earth, Wind, and Fire, Pacifika and Umphrey's McGee.
In 2006, Vince Neil, lead singer of the band Mötley Crüe, opened Vince Neil Ink, a tattoo parlor inside of O'Sheas.
The Peppermint Creeps then recorded a studio E.P. with guitarist Macy Malone on vocals, that was produced by Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne, Vince Neil & Billy Idol) and Randy Castillo (Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford & The Motels), called "Cre.E.P.show".
Over the past decade, he has performed with artists including Tommy Shaw of Styx, Jack Blades of Night Ranger, Styx, Night Ranger, Shaw Blades, Don Felder, Robin Zander, Dwight Yoakam, Johnny Lee, Mac Powell of Third Day, Bun E Carlos, Vince Neil, Ted Nugent, Jeff Carlisi of 38 Special and Tommy Thayer of Kiss.