It was late on a Saturday night. My wife had already gone to bed, and my young son had been asleep for a while already. I was half dozing on the couch, and thinking of hitting the hay myself. Saturday Night Live was just coming on. "Musical Guests...... AC/DC!" Having been a fan of the band for 20+ years and having had lost touch with them, I was now wide awake. "Fuck!" I thought, "Wow! It would be GREAT to see them!". Went, fixed myself a sandwich, and was all set... Got through the pre-requisite 7 or 8 comedy sketches. "The Rock" came out.... "Ladies and Gentlemen... AC/DC!" Angus' loud, unmistakable rough riff started. "Wow, Brian has put on a few pounds..". "I was out on a drive, on a bit of a trip, lookin' for thrills, ta get me some kicks... Now I warn you ladies, I shoot from the hip, I was born with a stiff (sniff), stiff upper lip". BAM! Phil kicked in, Angus' head rocketed back, the ballcap flew off and all I could think of was "Hot.... Holy.....Shit. Look at the receding hairline on ol' ANGUS!" He looked like someone's weird uncle or something. But you know what? Didn't matter one iota. They rocked heavier than anything out at the time, and anything out now. I've the feeling somehow, that if Angus is ever confined to a wheelchair in his old age, they better have more wheelchairs, because, he is going to wear a lot of them out. And I'll still love them. Rock on, and rock on forever.....
It was late on a Saturday night. My wife had already gone to bed, and my young son had been asleep for a while already. I was half dozing on the couch, and thinking of hitting the hay myself. Saturday Night Live was just coming on. "Musical Guests...... AC/DC!" Having been a fan of the band for 20+ years and having had lost touch with them, I was now wide awake. "Fuck!" I thought, "Wow! It would be GREAT to see them!". Went, fixed myself a sandwich, and was all set... Got through the pre-requisite 7 or 8 comedy sketches. "The Rock" came out.... "Ladies and Gentlemen... AC/DC!" Angus' loud, unmistakable rough riff started. "Wow, Brian has put on a few pounds..". "I was out on a drive, on a bit of a trip, lookin' for thrills, ta get me some kicks... Now I warn you ladies, I shoot from the hip, I was born with a stiff (sniff), stiff upper lip". BAM! Phil kicked in, Angus' head rocketed back, the ballcap flew off and all I could think of was "Hot.... Holy.....Shit. Look at the receding hairline on ol' ANGUS!" He looked like someone's weird uncle or something. But you know what? Didn't matter one iota. They rocked heavier than anything out at the time, and anything out now. I've the feeling somehow, that if Angus is ever confined to a wheelchair in his old age, they better have more wheelchairs, because, he is going to wear a lot of them out. And I'll still love them. Rock on, and rock on forever.....