Rock's Oldest Joke: Yelling 'Freebird!' In a Crowded Theater

Wall Street Journal ^ | today | Jason Fry

[Rodney King]

One recent Tuesday night at New York's Bowery Ballroom, the Crimea had just finished its second song. The Welsh quintet's first song had gone over fairly well, the second less so, and singer/guitarist Davey MacManus looked out at the still-gathering crowd.

Then, from somewhere in the darkness came the cry, "Freebird!"

It made this night like so many other rock 'n' roll nights in America.....

[Rodney King]

really funny

[cajungirl]

I love it when the WSJ does an article like this. They do it so well.

[xsmommy]

this story has your name writ all over it ; )

[1Old Pro]

Yep, the WSJ is the best daily paper in the world IMHO.

[keithtoo]

Jeff Foxworthy: "If you think The National Anthem should be replaced with 'Freebir' you just might be a Redneck"

[keithtoo]

'Freebir' should be 'Freebird'. I just might be a Redneck myself.

[advance_copy]

That's hilarious.

[gbtheshark]

Personally I like to scream

"Freeeper"

during a lib's rant...

[Mr. Jazzy]

I always thought it was ...

"... Play Ball!!!"


hehehe

[retrokitten]

LOL! I have the "You might be a redneck if..." page a day calendar and todays is:

You might be a redneck if you can't find your lawnmower.

[LexBaird]

Let me know when it is posted at a site I don't have to register for spam mail to read.

[ElTianti]

I like "Stairway to Freebird."

[advance_copy]

Oh, that is really good. But it should be shouted more along the lines of "FReeper!"

[advance_copy]

You might be a redneck if you can't find your lawnmower

I hope Neil Young will remember where he put his lawnmower.

[green iguana]

Thanks for posting - that's funny. I like:

Dash Rip Rock often plays "Stairway to Freebird," a mash-up of the Skynyrd epic and Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" that Mr. Davis boasts lasts "less than two minutes. ... You're finished before people get mad."

I'd love to hear that.

[retrokitten]

LOL!!

[retrokitten]

try bugmenot.com they have all kind of logins for new sites.

[retrokitten]

*news sites, not new sites.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

The link says I have to subscribe to see the article.