So, there are those who might say that I look "preppy." The adjective "clean cut" might also apply. Well, screw that. Beneath this exterior beats the heart of a rocker.
Several years ago, when I still lived in Boston, I was challenged one night while out at a bar with a bunch of co-workers. I was drunkenly told, "You know, you keep
saying you're some big rock guy, but you don't
look like one." And being that I was also drunk at the time, I said, "Oh yeah? Screw that!" So I went up to the bar band and asked them if I could sing with them. They then asked if I could sing.
Yes, I can sing, but my friends know that not only do I tend to sing a lot, I tend to sing
more when I'm drunk. So it was not an issue for me to get up and do my thing with the band. And when I got offstage, my co-workers all greeted me with dropped jaws and a few variants on the responses "holy crap!" and "you weren't kidding!" and "daaaaaamn!"
To give you some idea of what I pulled off, here's the song I did. Right-click and save as, or I will stab you with my devil-horn hand gesture.
Buckcherry - "Lit Up"