Fan Injures Bret Michaels was a top 11 story of 2011 for April. Here is the recap: (hennemusic) Strange story this week about a new health issue facing Poison singer Bret Michaels. As if Bret hasn't been through enough in the past year, Michaels is now dealing with the effects of a corneal ulcer due to an infection in his eye.Michaels tells the Birmingham News that his eye problem began after fans accidentally hit him with a glass during an impromptu nightclub appearance in Panama City, Fla., during spring break.
Although he wasn't scheduled to perform at Club LaVela, Michaels said he agreed to "go in and give them a free show, three or four songs." All went well until Michaels began to walk out of the venue. "Someone said, 'Bret, you rock!,' and this glass filled with vodka and Red Bull fell on my head, and something in the glass scratched my eye," Michaels said. "It was this comedy of errors that I survived through." - more on this story
This Thanksgiving weekend we are looking back at the top 11 Day in Rock stories for each month of 2011. See the other Top 11 of 11 stories here