Adam Ant

[Guest TankerHC]

I was thinking I may have posted this a while ago, couldnt find it if I did. Adam Ant is a spokesman for Mental Health issues, He suffers from Bi-Polar disorder and severe depression. While going through a divorce and a downward career spiral, his manager told him to find a nice quiet place to relax for a while. He did, Dayton, TN. In 96 he bought an old house up on Dayton, Mountain. Lived here for two years and lived between here and London for the 6 years after that. He remarried in Dayton and his daughter Caitlyn was born in Dayton. In his book he says he really liked it here, loved the people and wrote one of his hit songs about Dayton. This is the song. Cool Zombie.

 

http://youtu.be/3myAmL-9870

[Guest sL1k]

I had no idea he lived in Dayton.

[soapy]

Good action.  

[Chucktshoes]

That is fricken awesome.

[Good_Steward]

I cant believe he didn't mention the strawberry festival! :)

[Lumber_Jack]

That is an awesome factoid. I do a lot of work in the Dayton area and had no idea Adam Ant was possibly nearby.

[Guest Razz]

That's really cool.
Thanks for posting this, Tanker.

[TripleDigitRide]

Stand and Deliver was a great autobiography.

Stand & Deliver: The Autobiography


Edited August 14, 2013 by TripleDigitRide

[Guest TankerHC]

I was in The Monkey Bar at the Best Western years ago and every Friday and Saturday night was Karoake night. The usual Karaoke singers were singing and one guy gets up there and starts singing. This place was pretty tightly packed, not very big. Everyone in the bar was going ballistic and my wife was saying how good he could sing. I looked at her and said they were treating this Karaoke Star like a celebrity, he can sing because he's a Karaoke Star, he sings the same fricken song every week and probably practices the same friken song every day at home. Probably the only song he can sing. When he finished, everyone was screaming for more and I was like "Blah...Karaoke King" He sang and left.

 

It was Adam Ant.

Edited August 14, 2013 by TankerHC

[EMB145]

When I hear the name Adam Ant, the only thing that pops in my mind is the song "Strip". It's kind of weird to think this video is 30 years old now.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z7fV-wB2z8

Edited August 14, 2013 by EMB145

[NRA]

man has he changed

[TripleDigitRide]

man has he changed

Yeah, he's gained some weight, and he's not nearly as pretty.

[Guest tdoccrossvilletn]

I was in The Monkey Bar at the Best Western years ago and every Friday and Saturday night was Karoake night. The usual Karaoke singers were singing and one guy gets up there and starts singing. This place was pretty tightly packed, not very big. Everyone in the bar was going ballistic and my wife was saying how good he could sing. I looked at her and said they were treating this Karaoke Star like a celebrity, he can sing because he's a Karaoke Star, he sings the same fricken song every week and probably practices the same friken song every day at home. Probably the only song he can sing. When he finished, everyone was screaming for more and I was like "Blah...Karaoke King" He sang and left.

It was Adam Ant.

Really cuz I was in there every Friday night Saturday night, and Sunday and I never recall this happening. Course I did drink allot back then.

Sent from my mind using ninja telepathy.
Edited August 14, 2013 by tdoccrossvilletn

[Defender]

Always thought he was a little...wierd, but he was really popular in England when I was there many years ago...and I like some of his stuff too.

[Guest TankerHC]

Really cuz I was in there every Friday night Saturday night, and Sunday and I never recall this happening. Course I did drink allot back then.

Sent from my mind using ninja telepathy.

 

 

Yea, it happened. Have to ask my wife when exactly it was. I was in there a lot too. Probably ran into you. Place was so small, dont know about you, but people were always sharing the few tables.

 

Did you live in Dayton? Reason I ask is I can see no reason anyone would want to drive to Dayton to drink 3.2 (Or whatever that low alcohol content was)beer in a tiny hole in the wall. Really didnt like that place. People were nice though, some of them

 

BTW, I didnt know who he was. Even when he left. There were some women with boyfriends or husbands jammed around one of the tables, got all giddy when he started singing. I didnt have any idea who he was until a while after he left and the women at the table next to our started talking about it. I never liked AA music in the 80's, or Duran Duran or INXS or any of the rest of the cookie cutter makeup wearing bands.

 

What were you doing in a bar three nights a week, every week? lol

Edited August 14, 2013 by TankerHC