{"id":2715,"date":"2010-04-28T10:47:23","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T14:47:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-04-28T15:13:19","modified_gmt":"2010-04-28T15:13:19","slug":"six-pack-of-shotgun-who-gets-which","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/six-pack-of-shotgun-who-gets-which\/","title":{"rendered":"Six-Pack or Shotgun: Who Gets Which?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A recent issue of GQ<\/em> is sitting in the men’s room at my office, with Jake Gyllenhaal<\/strong> making goo-goo eyes<\/a> at me. I’m sure it’s just the way God made him – and I’ve only seen him in one or two movies that he did not single-handedly destroy – but that guy really annoys me. Believe me, I know nothing about him (he may be a fantastic human being and all that), but every time I look at him he strikes me as a world-class kiss ass!<\/p>\n

This got me thinking about Townsman E. Pluribus Gergely<\/strong>‘s Six-Pack or Shotgun theory<\/a> on how we actually assess acting talent. To summarize, if you don’t have the time to go back and read the original thread, Gergely’s legendary late-night pronouncement on the topic should do:<\/p>\n

“There’s no such thing as Acting Ability<\/em>!” he said in typically definitive fashion, slamming his fist for emphasis. “When we watch any any actor in any movie it comes down to one thing: If that actor showed up unannounced at your back door, would you greet him or her with a six-pack or a shotgun?<\/em>“<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Today, let’s see if we can tackle the near-impossible task of applying this theory to related pairs of polarizing musicians. Sure, we’re loaded for bear when it comes to passionate, informed musical<\/em> opinions, but let’s see if we can leave musical content out of it and investigate whether there is a deeper truth to our feelings on the following pairs of artists.<\/p>\n

Your mission is to choose which artist in each pair gets the six-pack and which gets the shotgun<\/em>. There’s no in-between, no ties, and especially none of this<\/a>! The only risk you face in participating is the risk of revealing something deep about yourself. <\/p>\n

A final reminder: If at all possible, leave your opinions on the artists’ music out of it. To aid in this I have attempted to kick things off with the selection of a few pairs of artists whose music most Townspeople have equal amounts of musical interest in.<\/p>\n

When you’re done assigning the six-pack and the shotgun to each of the following sets of related polarizing artists feel free to add your own pair of related polarizing artists for us to ponder.<\/p>\n

Let’s get it on…after the jump!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Who gets which?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Bob Seger…Bruce Springsteen
\nRobert Plant…Janis Joplin
\nJoni Mitchell…David Crosby
\nThom Yorke…Bjork
\nMichael Stipe…Bono<\/p>\n

Next, how about a few bands?<\/em><\/p>\n

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“Dead air” is NOT an option.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Grateful Dead…Jefferson Airplane
\nJefferson Airplane…Jefferson Starship
\nChicago…Jefferson Starship<\/p>\n

Finally, perhaps the toughest choice I could think of. Remember: you are required to be a good host and offer the six-pack to one<\/em> of these artists.<\/p>\n

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Choose wisely.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Mike Love…Charles Manson<\/p>\n