My Epic Story

[Pate]

Alright...about an hour ago, I went into my music class before it started. The previous class, music business, had just left, but their teacher was still in there. He's a 50-ish Jewish guy, fyi. I happen to be wearing my Celtic Frost shirt today. I sit down, and mind my own business.

A minute later he says "Celtic Frost? Are they still around?"
Me: "Yes"
Him: "I was their publicist back in...'84 and '85."
Me:
Him: "Yeah...I worked for three bands. The other two were later. It was...King Diamond and Voivod."
Me:
Him: "Then I quit...to become the editor of Metal Maniacs magazine."
Me:
Him: "'Look at him now' you say. People get older, tastes change."
Me:


As soon as I got back here I looked him up on our site, and apparently it's all true.

In a 30 year career in the music business he has worked as a radio and recording studio engineer, producer, and musician, record retailer and distributor, recording artist, trade journalist, record promotion, publicity, and A&R consultant, radio programmer, director at an early online music company, and editor of many music publications, including Creem Special Issues, Sheet Music Magazine, and Rock Scene.

I'm sure Ken will appreciate this, perpetuating the metal teacher stereotype.



EDIT: Upon further review, it was actually the short-lived Metal Mania magazine. I guess I misheard him.

 

[Srontgorrth]

Hahaha, thats a fucking epic story XD

 

[Jasonic]

That's why us Jews love the Satanic stuff...
It's all fantasy to us anyhow!!

Cool story. You should get in his class...

What is his name BTW?

 

[Jasonic]

Never heard of him.

Oh, and Lee, please consult Dan(imal) for some SERIOUSLY needed Photoshopping skills..

 

[Srontgorrth]

LOL

 

[Knulla]

The manager of Wallgreens in Aurora asked me about my Powerfest shirt yesterday. "I grew up listening to Atheist and Solitude Aeturnus and other bands like that," he said. Awesome.

 

[metalprof]

I'm sure Ken will appreciate this, perpetuating the metal teacher stereotype.

Well, jeez, many more stories like this and the sterotype will quickly flip the other way completely - the stereotype will be that professors are all really cool people with great musical taste. We rock.

Ken

 

[metalprof]

You do. At look at that postcount.

Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Posts: 666

\m/ \m/

Damnit, I missed that milestone! I should have snagged a screen shot. Oh well.

Ken

 

[Jasonic]

Yeah, but at 669, you can be the "Neighbor of the Beast"

 

[Rycher]

Yeah, but at 669, you can be the "Neighbor of the Beast"

More like "Across the street from the Beast." His neighbors would be 664 and 668.

 

[Jasonic]

More like "Across the street from the Beast." His neighbors would be 664 and 668.

Smartass!! So you don't consider folks across the street from you to be your neighbors?

What is it, your side of the street against the other side?
Winner take all?