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February 22, 2006      Share/Save/Bookmark

NOTE FROM JEFF:
After the huge success last year of
“Rock Star: INXS,” in which the Aussie band
used a televised competition to choose their
new lead singer, rumors have been
rampant about a new season with another
band. The most likely candidate seems to
be the brothers from Pasadena…

The Top 7 Things Overheard
During Taping of “Rock Star: Van Halen”

7> “Well, your sister could try out to be a groupie, at least.”

6> “I’m just not hearing enough ‘blissed out on methadone and
Thunderbird’ in your rendition of ‘Poundcake.’”

5> “If you’re selected, are you truly ready for the hard, wild,
crazy life of playing county fairs?”

4> “Whoa! The bass is actually filled with Jack Daniel’s?!”

3> “Do you have your own codpiece?”

2> “You may be a big star in Germany, dude, but there’s no way
in hell we’re changing our name to ‘Van Hasselhoff.’”

and the Number 1 Thing Overheard During Taping of “Rock Star: Van Halen”…
1> “That last guy couldn’t really sing at all. On the other
hand, he IS an enormously egotistical asshole.”


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Credits:

Selected from 51 submissions from 19 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Scott Bostick, Lake Ridge, VA — 1, 3 (4th #1!)
Joseph Prisco, Ithaca, NY — 2, 5, 6 (Hat trick!)
Pete Marinucci, Astoria, NY — 4
Allan Rousselle, Redmond, WA — 7
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH — Topic
Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — Banner tag
Jeffrey Anbinder, New York, NY — Maestro

RUNNERS UP list — Might as Well Jump the Shark

“Did you hear the reject who sounded like a young Marshall
Mathers? He should know the band doesn’t like green Eminems.”

(Mike Davis, San Antonio, TX)

“So, Miss Yothers, what have you been doing since ‘Family Ties’?”

(Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL)

“We need to fire the roadie who forgot to take the Immodium pills
out of the bowl of Viagra.”

(Roy Opochinski, Toms River, NJ)

“I dunno, if they were willing to go with Cherone, I say Bonaduce
has a fighting chance.”

(Guy Payne, Leeds, AL)

Runners Up list name

(Pete Marinucci, Astoria, NY)

(Allan Rousselle, Redmond, WA)

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