Kids Will Be Kids: The Special Rock Edition
How perfect is it that Kid Rock--possibly the most famous example of white trash in our era--was arrested for brawling outside of a Waffle House near Atlanta at 5 a.m.? And, if I read the story correctly, over the honor of a woman. Or something like that.
“He and five members of his entourage were involved in a fight with a male customer inside the Waffle House,” said Mekka Parish, a spokeswoman for the DeKalb County Police Department.
The customer recognized a female with Kid Rock’s party and exchanged words with her, Parish said.
“It escalated to a physical altercation between Kid Rock and that male customer and moved outside to the parking lot,” she said. At some point the customer punched out a restaurant window, she said.
I could never really get into Kid Rock’s music, but I’ve always had a strange respect for the guy. He’s stayed true to his roots in pretty much everything he’s ever done. He is, very nearly, the white trash ideal--and I don’t mean that in a bad way. None of it would have been my dream (with the notable exception of the heavy cash flow), but he’s lived out his dreams of cars, money, fame, cash, and booze. Hell, even the inflatable-boobed Playmate made an appearance or two.
What a guy.