13 Responses to “Semi-Random Realization – Twenty Two Years Too Late Edition”

1. michele Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 8:43 am

   How about Billy Squier? With all the hand flapping, skipping and writhing, looks like he’s having some kind of homoleptic seizure.

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orW2NXQZg8U

2. michele Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 8:50 am

   Was Judas Priest the influence for the gay biker look? Or did S&M influence them both?

   I think Olivia Newton John inspired Billy Squier’s ensemble.

3. Cranky Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 9:22 am

   “homoleptic”

   That is priceless! Too bad you could make it to P-fest ’07.

   Oh and Michele, that’s just not fair. One bad video and his otherwise rockin’ career was sunk. Perhaps he should have fired his choreographer.

4. michele Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 10:17 am

   I actually like Billy Squier’s music. Unfortunately the video age killed a lot of good but odd-looking musicians.

   As far as P-fest goes, you know I’m a bit of a diva. I have to have the red carpet rolled out for me, since I’ve got my very own insufferable prick at home.

5. Nigel Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 11:09 am

   OK…”Judas Priest” was not gay…just Rob Halford. Yeah, I know, the lead singer is the “face” of the band.

   But if you like Judas Priest that doesn’t mean you’re gay.

   Now if you go to Romania and go on a “fact-finding” trip to a Romanian “bath-house”…

   Michele, I was going to say “don’t cast aspersions on Billy Squier.” But after that video flashback…you might have something there.

   And no matter how many chicks went wild at their concerts, just tell me this isn’t a love paen written by Bret Michaels to Rikki Rocket. Just listen to the lyrics and imagine…

   Rikki Rocket. Ain’t no way you can convince me that guy was straight.

6. Yiddish Steel Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 12:28 pm

   Gord-o… Rob Halford being gay was the worst-kept secret in Rock ‘n Roll in the 80′s. I worked at a radio station and whenever Priest were going to be in studio for an interview, someone would always be quick to break out the gay lexicon. You could just tell that the dude was uncomfortable around hot lookin’ women. It still will never change the fact that JUDAS PRIEST ROKKS \m/ \m/ Oh, hell yeah!

7. Gordon Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 3:38 pm

   Yid, to my sixteen year old mind, heavy metal was the most masculine, kick a$$ thing. If it was obvious, I must have just not wanted to see it.

   (see also AC/DC)

8. Yiddish Steel Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 3:51 pm

   Gord-o… Did you ever suspect that Paul Stanley was gay?

9. TinyElvis Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 4:38 pm

   Was the whole band a bunch of pickle-smoochers or just Halford?

   BTW.. ACDC are NOT gay.

10. Cranky Says:
    October 9th, 2007 at 4:55 pm

    Gord-o… Did you ever suspect that Paul Stanley was gay?

    Honestly, never thought of it. Much.

    TinyE, I saw the AC/DC movie “Let there be rock”. Angus or Bon said that their name meant they swing both ways. I just kept saying to myself, “they’re just kidding, they’re just kidding.”

    They probably were just kidding.

11. richard Says:
    October 9th, 2007 at 10:02 pm

    you never looked at the cover to the album “unleashed in the east” and thought “oh, leather queen!”??

    must not have been a musician, actor or artist, senor cranky.

    tsk tsk.

    that said: Go Vols!

12. richard Says:
    October 9th, 2007 at 10:09 pm

    Paul Stanley is not Gay!

    he’s bi to the core or the greatest actor playing a fop there ever was.

    ah, show biz!

    and billy squier? UGH! everybody wants you? bah. i’d rather wang chung tonight.

13. Holy GAY! Says:
    October 13th, 2007 at 1:25 pm

    Wow. I don’t remember Halford as being that. . . gay. . . back then! I thought the vid was kinda tough when I was 12. Man. . . it was like I was watching an alternate version of it just now. I do remember the pants falling down on that dummy. That should have been a clue, I suppose.

    BTW, did the drummer have a little boy sitting on his lap or was I just imaging that?