Stabbone and McGraw: Black Keys/ White Menace

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Black Keys/ White Menace

The Black Keys. They're from West Akron. We're from West Akron. I'm happy for the guys, and I'm proud of their success. While it's true I've got a small ongoing beef with one half of the duo, my respect for the Firestone High School grads grew exponentially after reading this, from their recent Rolling Stone cover story:

They had turned down a six-figure opportunity to use a song in a mayonnaise ad the year before.

The passage relates to their struggle to gain financial footing in the early years of their recording career. As tempting as those dollars must have been, they knew mayonnaise has no place in Rock 'n' Roll. Cheers to you, lads, for not losing your souls on the way to stardom.

nwb

1 comment:

Kid Shay said...: My respect for them has grown exponentially.; July 18, 2012 at 6:18 PM

Post a Comment

The Legend of Stabbone and McGraw

In 1967 the world's most powerful criminal super-genius, Stabbone, stole ten trillion dollars worth of gold boullion. Police, baffled as to the whereabouts of Stabbone's purported impenetrable underground lair, called on top investigator Rock McGraw to crack the case. Working tirelessly day after day, McGraw eventually tracked Stabbone to an abandoned latex mask factory. While McGraw radioed the boys for backup, Stabbone made his daring escape. In the chaos that ensued, both disappeared. Thirty years later, the case of Stabbone and McGraw remains a mystery, though some say that McGraw remains undercover, in relentless pursuit of his evil arch-nemesis.