Rockstar lifestyle might survive after college

The Daily Athenaeum ^ | Nov 29, 2006 | Christian Alexandersen

[qam1]

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[shekkian]

"Turn the Page", isn't that a Metallica song that he's covering? ;)

[NeoCaveman]

Reminds me of the song by Cake

<< Well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly.
How much did you pay for your bad Moto Guzzi?
And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket?
Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket?

Now tickets to concerts and drinking at clubs,
Sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of.
And how much did you pay for your rock'n'roll t-shirt
That proves you were there,
That you heard of them first?

How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? >>

[ccc_jr]

Slight difference between college students getting drunk and baby boomers. It's illegal for the college students...a fact that seems to totally escape the college student until they're arrested/ticketed for underage drinking.

I find it convenient that it was the baby boomers who made that so. More do as I say not as I do from the worst generation.

[sitetest]

"...drinking as much alcohol as you can before you pass out or smoking enough weed to numb your entire body,..."

I never really understood the appeal.

[-=SoylentSquirrel=-]

Hey, that's a good song!

But I'm really only on this thread for the weed.

[Richard Kimball]

I quit drinking because I didn't want my kids to see me drunk.

[the_devils_advocate_666]

I'm here for the beer... I ain't leavin' till I'm heavin'

[SpinnerWebb]

I quit drinking because I didn't want my kids to see me drunk.

I got my vasectomy for the very same reason.

[LetsRok]

The problem is that these "greying rockers" that are falling down drunk at the Bob Seger concert are probably in the same income bracket that they were in when they left school, if they even attended college in the first place.

[weegee]

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[wildbill]

"No mention of Sex while bent over a dumpster"?????

Hmmm. Did he call you the next day?

[Wolfie]

Doesn't sound any different than your average NFL game.

[jjm2111]

All throughout history people will let go from time-to-time. I'm all for work, family, and responsibility, but once in a while, letting go, having a good time is great for one's soul.

[MarkL]

Body by Budweiser

Some men work on getting "six pack" abs... Me? I've got a pony keg...

Mark

[RobRoy]

I'm 52. My band is playing at the Red Hen on the 28th. It's a blast but I only have one beer and water throughout the night. Playing the music is the fun part.

You do see a lot of "50 going on 17" men and women though.

[AmericanChef]

-"Students often use the excuse that the best times of their lives are in college..."-

It's because they don't know any better, hence the use of the word "student". And there's nothing more pathetic than watching 40+ folks getting sloppy drunk.

[t_skoz]

My dad used to play Seger for me when I was a wee lad, and now we have tickets to see him in Boston in January. I can't wait!

[Mr. Blonde]

Speaking of this, I saw this video yesterday. Dear old dad doing son proud on Dad's Weekend it looks like.

[Sirloin]

I was at his concert in Grand Rapids, Michigan...surprisingly i never once caught a whiff of the evil weed.

Thats because you were in Grand Rapids. Lots of stiff necks in that town. Its a nice place if you like hills and trees, but far too uptight IMO.