[Dixielandjazz] Rock Star Demands

[Robert S. Ringwald]

My Daughter used to go with one of the Beastie Boys.  While they had a rough 
persona, that was only for show.  He was a great kid.  Used to stay with us. 
He would go down the street to the local high-school and play basket ball 
with the kids after school and they never caught on to who he was.  This was 
back when they were on top, one of the top Rock bands.

Anyway, I remember when they used to sit around trying to think of demands 
to put on the concert promoters.  I can't remember exactly what they came up 
with, but it had something to do with stocking M&Ms in their dressing rooms 
and demanding that a certain color be taken out.

When my daughter was under age and we had to be with her all of the time 
while she was working, or doing press, (it was a state law), we were often 
provided with limos.  Some of the limo companies would not rent to Rock 
musicians.  They would get high and just for fun, hold lighter or cigarette 
up against the lining of the limo and burn the whole car up -- Just for 
laughs.  They had so much money that they did not care.

They also used to trash hotel rooms.

I think when the musicians in the 20s and 30s were playing with the big 
bands & traveling, they would have done some crazy things.  But nothing like 
the Rock Star (no-talents) of today.

--Bob Ringwald K6YBV
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Leader, The Fulton Street Jazz Band
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The Boondockers (jazz and Comedy)
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 In the 60's, people took LSD to make the world weird. Now the world is 
weird
and people take Prozac to make it normal.