Teacher at my school mentions Powerfest to me...

[Knulla]

Got to school today, and I was wearing the Martyr shirt I bought at Powerfest. I went upstairs, and a teacher walks up to me and says "Did you see those guys at Chicago Powerfest?" I talked to him for a very short time about it.

He said he was there and he knows "the guys who run Powerfest."

Yesterday, me and my friend were walking down the hall, and he commented on my friend's Death shirt.

So, guys who run Powerfest, do you know a guy who teaches at Plainfield North High School? I didn't get his name or what he teaches. It was pretty strange, I never expected any of the teachers at my school to be metal fans. Pretty awesome if you ask me.

 

[GateXII]

Very cool!!!

unfortunately, I have no idea who that could be...now I'm very curious though!

 

[Knulla]

Well, I'll find out on Tuesday, if I see him.

 

[Chris Lotesto]

haha...nice! the only guy i can think of offhand is "Kaptain Krude"
but I can't remember his last name....perhaps Mr. Fag?? haha I
believe he teaches English....

 

[booB]

I think Ken Luther sometimes rumbles with people who teach english... Ken, did you beat up anyone at Powerfest?

 

[Mountain King]

ohh I totally know who this is but I don't know if he wants that info to be revealed or not on here....

 

[metalprof]

I think Ken Luther sometimes rumbles with people who teach english... Ken, did you beat up anyone at Powerfest?

Almost! I heard someone at the bar talking smack about Chaucer, so I had to take him outside. I thought I could handle him, but he hit me in the head with a hardback copy of Middlemarch and knocked me cold. I'll get him next time.

Ken

 

[ShadowLioness]

Teachers and metal just shouldn't mix.

Boy I am gonna catch some shit for that one!

 

[Vegetaman]

Some girl I worked with over the summer down by Springfield IL knew who Dr. Luther was.

 

[metalprof]

Some girl I worked with over the summer down by Springfield IL knew who Dr. Luther was.

The charges were dropped, so don't believe her

Ken

 

[metalprof]

Teachers and metal just shouldn't mix.

Detention for you, young lady!

Ken

 

[Diabolik]

Why is it so strange for a teacher to like metal? It always cracks me up when someone is like...that guy is a doctor and likes this or that guy is a cop and listens to this.

maybe it is because growing up we have this thing that once you are an adult you have no interest or hobbies but now since we are that age you see that isnt true.

dont know why...but this thread cracks me up. I know lots of people who have very important jobs and have odd interest or hobbies or listen to different music. The strangest to me was this skinhead I met at a show years back and we got to talking and he worked in the labs at Argon labs I think out in the burbs as a lab researcher. If you saw him oyu would think that he was a thug but he was a very well spoken and really nice guy. just had the skin head look going.

 

[Knulla]

Because not many people were at Powerfest in the first place, so one of those people being a teacher at my school is just weird.

 

[Jasonic]

Yeah, it is weird.
I am a CPA, so whenever I tell people I am into metal, I get LOTS of weird looks.

Ironically, I found someone at my work who is into black metal.
Never in a million years would I have guessed it though.

This one guy I know had the old bass player from Zoetrope as a teacher.

 

[Dolamite S. Biffle]

Al Jourgensen has a PHD in History and plans on teaching after he is done with the next also the last ministry album/tour.

 

[metalprof]

Yeah, it is weird.
I am a CPA, so whenever I tell people I am into metal, I get LOTS of weird looks.

Being into metal *and* teaching math are TWO great ways to bring a conversation to a standstill at a party.

"So, what do you teach?"
"Math."
<Blank look.> "Oh."
End of conversation.

"Oh, you have a radio show? What kind of music do you play?"
"Heavy metal."
<Blank look.> "Oh."
End of conversation.

It's like social quicksand.

Ken

 

[metalprof]

By the way, two of the members of Epica have masters degrees, and their guitarist Ad Sluijter teaches math. I should get them to sign my calculator at the Chicago show.

 

[Diabolik]

Being into metal *and* teaching math are TWO great ways to bring a conversation to a standstill at a party.

"So, what do you teach?"
"Math."
<Blank look.> "Oh."
End of conversation.

"Oh, you have a radio show? What kind of music do you play?"
"Heavy metal."
<Blank look.> "Oh."
End of conversation.

It's like social quicksand.

Ken

thats funny, when ever I talk usually I get and "Oh"...end of conversation!
and that is about anything.

 

[ShadowLioness]

Detention for you, young lady!

Ken

Doh!

I seriously was kidding. Nobody's occupation defines them...at least it shouldn't. I'm a corporate whore and love the metal too. Metal has room for everyone!

 

[Normando]

I taught 7 years of middle school Technology Education from '92-'99. Just as Knulla mentioned.. the kids really thought it was cool that I listened to metal.

I played my acoustic guitar and sang with 2 different groups of kids at our talent show. I think they recruited me because they were too chicken to sing. We played Creep by the Stone Temple Pilots and Cover Me by Candlebox. The group of kids that played STP with me were really good.

One time during ski club I shared the fact that I stage dove and was body surfing at the Pantera concert, (Vulgar Display tour). They were floored. Luckily I wasn't when I was surfing! Oh to be young and stupid again.

Teachers that listened to metal were quite rare... considering the fact that I was the only in my school district.