Giveaway: Rollins Speaks Sunday Night!

Henry Rollins
Sunday, Oct. 5
La Zona Rosa (612 W. 4th Street)
Doors at 8 p.m., $30
[info] | [tickets]

It was a long hard road that brought Henry Rollins from the frontman position for the greatest hardcore band of all time ever to his present gig as a middling standup comedian. But come on, the man lived in a tool shed for longer than some people go to college so he could gargle Evian wearing a tutu and we'd probably still pay good money for the privilege.

Thing is, Rollins is actually a really funny guy--check the "Horses" clip on his MySpace. Although he occasionally lapses into lame topical "what's the deal with texting anyway?" patter, otherwise he's got the Angry Modern Man thing down cold. He's basically George Carlin with neck muscles. And for those who like to mix politics with their standup, well, the show is called Recountdown 2008 so we can safely assume Rollins still has a bone to pick with the Bush administration. RISE ABOVE, WE'RE GONNA RISE ABOVE!!

Follow the jump for a chance to win tickets (and some video goodness).

Henry Rollins Official MySpace

From the "Shock and Awe" DVD

"Liar" Video

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By matthew dewitt in Arts & Entertainment on October 2, 2008 2:57 PM 0 Comments

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seth

Matthew,

Fuck you for even mentioning George Carlin on the same page as Henry Rollins.

Henry Rollins is NOTHING compared to Carlin. Gap ad model. Sassy Magazine staff writer. TV host. Alcoholic beverage endorser (Hank's Hard Lemonade). Whatever-pays-money-schill. Now he's going to soak a bunch of fucking idiots who are dumb enough to pay $35 @ La Zona Rosa to hear him make a bunch of blatantly obvious observations and talk about himself.

Rollins won the lottery by getting on the mic for Black Flag. He was standing on the shoulders of the giants who had preceded him. Black Flag was already one of the biggest punk bands in the US. That's why he had the tattoo on his arm before he was even in the band.