"So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star" [.]

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At one point, when Jake describes a compilation of his favorite drum fills, one wishes this were an audiobook. Some chorus fills (John Bonham / "Misty Mountain Hop") can be hilarious?

• The rock-band version of traveller's myopia: The country we most wanted to become stars in was whatever country we happened to be in.
• My most glorious moment was typing "Carole - vox" into the computer tracklist and pressing Record. {Carole as in King}
• Wearing the crown of accessibility is a common fate of drummers.
• 'Hi, this is Jake from Semisonic, calling for our three o'clock interview.' 'Oh, hi! I'm sorry. I'm finishing a term paper. Can you call back later?'
• (Seeing Biff Henderson, the stage manager of The Letterman Show actually managing the stage:) It was a brainteaser on the order of watching French children speak French.

Funny how many professions made good use of "Closing Time" - relief pitchers, surgeons, graduating seniors, real estate salesmen.