Reject du jour: old rockers
(image: carolita johnson)
Inspired by all the old folks still doing rock concerts, if it wasn’t rejected just because it’s dumb (highly possible!), another factor would be that The New Yorker does not condone puns. This was one that simply had to come out, though! So, no regrets! (My brother, a more inveterate ACDC fan than I am—not that I’m not a fan myself, just not as in the know—said he looked up ACDC and couldn’t tell if they’d retired or not, said it seemed they were still performing. Anyone know more?)
December 3rd, 2006 at 6:19 am
Well, Wikipedia only has events to the year 2003:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC/DC#Regained_popularity_.281988.E2.80.93present.29
But there’s a new album announced for 2007 (see further down in the same article). So I suppose they’re sort of still around…
Oh, and it seems Brian Johnson took part in some celebrity car race this year and bumped into some woman rapper’s car:
http://www.laut.de/vorlaut/news/2006/11/14/03638/index.htm
Some memorial plaque from Bon Scott’s tombstone was stolen this summer:
http://www.laut.de/vorlaut/news/2006/07/10/02515/index.htm
So let’s wait and see what’s up next. ;o)
December 3rd, 2006 at 10:10 am
Which means they’ll be even older than they are now, when they finally do their farewell tour!
)p
December 3rd, 2006 at 1:54 pm
Suppose it’ll be in wheelchairs rather than in rocking chairs by then… ;-D