(I hope this is not a re-post) ======================= http://www.bankrate.com/nsc/news/investing/20020114a.asp?keyword=   Alice Cooper: Outlandish on stage, humdrum on money By Larry Getlen • Bankrate.com Pop quiz: Which of the following correctly describes Alice Cooper? -Painted-face shock rocker -Born-again Christian -Long-time real-estate investor -Daily golfer -Faithful husband of 25 years and father of three -President of a Christian nonprofit charity for inner-city kids The correct answer is, All of the above. While Alice Cooper may seem a mass of contradictions, he wasn't always that way. Early in his career, while he was scoring hits with songs such as School's Out, and Billion Dollar Babies, Cooper was as menacing as his persona. At the time, he was drinking a bottle of whiskey a day and living a life every bit as scary as the horror scenarios he depicted on stage. But the late '70s saw him bottom out, and Cooper was institutionalized (his drying-out time is depicted in his From The Inside album). Since then, Cooper has been a new man, much like his father before him, a minister who also changed his life after conquering alcohol addiction. While Cooper himself changed, his music and show have stayed the same