My landlord’s wife read a book about Motley Crue. The mother of two was converted to heavy metal. AP her husband exposed her to Penelope Spheeris’ DECLINE AND FALL OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION – THE METAL YEARS. For better or worse and I promised her a heavy tee-shirt as a belated Mother’s Day gift.
“Black Sabbath or Judas Priest?” I asked, knowing the answer.
“Black Sabbath.” She wasn’t familiar with Judas Priest.
“Judas Priest was sued by several courts as accessories to murder.” Two Texas teens read a little too much into the lyrics of “Better By You, Better Than Me” during a night-long session of drinking and pot-smoking. Their suicides was seen by the DA as a direct result of heavy metal and satanism. Judas Priest was acquitted of all charges. “And Rob Halford is the best dancer in Heavy Metal.”
“And even better that millions of young boys idolized him without realizing that he was gay.” AP was no Judas fan, but know his rock.
“Gay?” His wife seemed surprised that Heavy Metal didn’t exclude gays.
“Very.” I loved his dance sequence in BREAKING THE LAW. His sexuality was never a secret to those in the know. “Nothing better than HEAD OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. So I’ll get you a Judas Priest t-shirt too.”
“Okay.” AP’s wife had a good heart and a free t-shirt was a free t-shirt.
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