Ted Nugent-Stupid, Crazy Bastard

How can you argue with that?

Apart from being a nutter, who is this bloke? Is he a celebrity nutcase or something? An ex-con? Did he used to play for a death metal band and has gone establishment? Any ideas?

Off his rocker.

He's a nut job.

I'm a little acorn brown
Lying on the cold cold ground
People come and step on me
That is why I'm cracked, you see.

I'm a nut (click) (click)
I'm a nut (click) (click)
I'm a nut (click) (click)
I'm crazy

Took myself to the movie show
Sat right down on the very first row
Wrapped my arms around my waist
Got so fresh I slapped my face!

I'm a nut (click) (click)
I'm a nut (click) (click)
I'm a nut (click) (click)
I'm crazy

Surprised you never heard of him.

Starting out as a "genius" 17 year old guitarist on the late 60's record, Journey to The Center Of The Mind, he became a big star in his own band in the 1970's, where he also took over the vocals. He gradually became known as a wild man on stage, appearing in loin cloths and swinging around like Tarzan.

He had a reputation as quite the guitarist, and his big hits Cat Scratch Fever and Wango Tango were all guitar oriented.

Despite the seemingly intellectual theme of Journey..., he really was just a rock-as-big-party star with little to say except sexual boasting. The package worked, his band was a big hit for years, he still records, but his rep as a guitar player is somewhat overrated-nobody ever talks about Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Ted Nugent.

Arising in age where rock was taken seriously by adults, Nugent admitted that his audience was a bunch of 15 year olds who were looking to explore their wild side.

A deep thinker, he ain't, but I doubt Ted would consider that a criticism.

While he advocates shooting all sorts of miscreants (rapists, pederasts), I don't see him mentioning morons. Pity...

I use to Like Ted, but he has recently joined my **** list along with Toby Keith!

Couple of nut jobs!!!

"Shooting child molesters"

Yes, he says that now.

However, in his heyday there was the small matter of getting himself appointed legal guardian of his 17 year old girlfriend-he was well over 30 at the time.

And then there are these rumors about him and a 14 year old Courtney Love. I thought she was Australian-she couldn't have been out of school that early.

Regardless, the 17 year old was NOT the only teenager Nugent was known to be with-his taste ran to teenagers.

Go figure!

Does this mean cjhsa won't be associating with us anymore?

Nah... CJ takes a lickin and keeps on tickin :-D

(I was going by the article, where Nuge says that NRA members should only associate with other NRA members.)

(I'm assuming about cjhsa -- maybe he isn't!) (Not that there's anything wrong with that!)

Ahhh, I got ya! Well, CJ knows where I stand on things and he hasn't written me off yet, so I hope Ted doesn't pull him under, heehee.

Thank you for the info. Now I vaguely remember him. If he was big around the time of Pink Floyd then there's a reason I don't recall him well. I spent a couple of years in an isolated community in the early 1970s (no, I wasn't doing time) and commercial radio wasn't available. Looks like I didn't miss much though people tell me Pink Floyd were okay.

Pink Floyd are not merely "okay." Those who tell you that are not your friends and should not be trusted.

careful with that axe, Tico

"Remember the Alamo! Shoot 'em!" he screamed to applause. "To show you how radical I am, I want carjackers dead. I want rapists dead. I want burglars dead. I want child molesters dead. I want the bad guys dead. No court case. No parole. No early release. I want 'em dead. Get a gun and when they attack you, shoot 'em." [YAAAARRRRR!!!!]

He's the Howard Dean of the NRA.

Crazy and stupid as a fox, I suppose. I do not agree with his views but his career and name was virtually forgotten until he latched on with the NRA.

Now he is almost a household name again.