Van Zandt, who said "Exterminate [GOP] cockroaches", weaseled his way out of the draft telling expert panel: "i'm not that crazy about killing people"

[basquebromance]

he tells the not crazy about killing people story in his book "Unrequited Infatuations: Odyssey of a Rock and Roll Consigliere (A Cautionary Tale) - A Memoir by Stevie Van Zandt" (at the end of chapter 2)

Unrequited Infatuations

Uncover never-before-told stories in this epic tale of self-discovery by a Rock n Roll disciple and member of the E Street Band. What story begins in a bedro...

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Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band Guitarist Steven Van Zandt Deletes Call to ‘Exterminate’ GOP ‘Cockroaches’

Bruce Springsteen's veteran E-Street band guitarist Steven Van Zandt issued a call on social media to "Exterminate the (Republican) cockroaches.”

www.breitbart.com

 

[Billiejeens]

That's not very nice, little Stevie.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

He's an idiot

 

[basquebromance]

That's not very nice, little Stevie.

here's the full excerpt from the book:

There was one brief intrusion of reality into my tunnel vision. Like every other guy my age who didn’t go to college, I got drafted.
Everybody had a different idea on how to get out of it. None of them appealed to me. I thought for a minute, Maybe I’ll go. But who was I kidding? I couldn’t take orders from anybody my whole life. When I got into the draft-board room, I decided to just deal with it.
My anxiety spilled out in a nervous monologue.
I said, “Listen, man. I don’t really have the brains to bullshit you, you know? I mean I’ve heard of people successfully doing that, but I just can’t get into it, man, so you’ve got to, you know, like, help me out here. I’m not that crazy about killing people, I’m being honest with you, as opposed to those guys in the other room, who, you know, can’t wait. They are looking forward to killing people, and I’ve got to believe that’s the cats you want. And the room is full of ’em. I, on the other hand, don’t have that thing that just wants to kill people. So you’re gonna have to explain this to me.”
We were the last group and it had been a long day. The guy from the draft board squinted. “Whaddya mean, son?”
“I mean, explain it, sir. What’s the story with Vietnam? Start there.”
“Well,” he says. “It’s Communists, boy!”
“OK,” I said. “So what’s a Communist and why are we killing them? And all the way over there?”
“Well, a Commie is a… a… a dictator and uh, bad people, son. Bad people. And we’re fighting him there so he don’t come here.”
Really?
“I’m sorry, sir, but I still don’t get it. They’re coming from Southeast Asia to take over New Jersey? For what? Our tomatoes? I just cannot buy that. They land on Bradley Beach, I’ll be the first one there, but I ain’t going halfway around the damn world to shoot people just because you say so. All due respect.”
He stared at me for a long time. I figured, I’m going to jail. It wouldn’t be the first time. The first time was when the local cops planted marijuana on me to try and get the only freak in town off the streets. Luckily, my parents believed me when it was discovered they had loaded the wrong brand of cigarettes. Soon after that I started smoking weed. I figured if I’m already being punished, I might as well do the crime.
Finally…
“OK, son.”
“Check those boxes in the right-hand column,” he said, “and I’d better see you on Bradley Beach when the time comes.”
I said, “Yes, sir, you will, sir.” And that was that.
Maybe he knew I was trouble. Or maybe I was the small fish that got thrown back into the pond.
I didn’t have to hide in a college or run away to Canada. I was free to pursue my impossible dream.
But what were the odds of a kid from New Jersey becoming a Rock star? A million to one?
No. Worse.

 

[whitehall]

Springsteen's guitar player? Why does his opinion matter on any subject much less the political forum?

 

[basquebromance]

Springsteen's guitar player? Why does his opinion matter in the political forum?

he's calling for genocide of white conservatives. i think it matters

also, he's a political activist, not just a guitar player

 

[basquebromance]

 

[yidnar]

he tells the not crazy about killing people story in his book "Unrequited Infatuations: Odyssey of a Rock and Roll Consigliere (A Cautionary Tale) - A Memoir by Stevie Van Zandt" (at the end of chapter 2)

Unrequited Infatuations

Uncover never-before-told stories in this epic tale of self-discovery by a Rock n Roll disciple and member of the E Street Band. What story begins in a bedro...

www.hachettebookgroup.com

Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band Guitarist Steven Van Zandt Deletes Call to ‘Exterminate’ GOP ‘Cockroaches’

Bruce Springsteen's veteran E-Street band guitarist Steven Van Zandt issued a call on social media to "Exterminate the (Republican) cockroaches.”

www.breitbart.com

what would one expect ... just look at the weakling ... the guy probably isnt strong enough to twist a bread tie ... he's a poster boy for white male democrats .

 

[SassyIrishLass]

what would one expect ... just look at the weakling ... the guy probably isnt strong enough to twist a bread tie ... he's a poster boy for white male democrats .

Bbbut he was a make believe gangsta

 

[yidnar]

Bbbut he was a make believe gangsta

yeah ... lol ! a lot people in the entertainment industry
are .

 

[mamooth]

Who is Van Zandt, and why should anyone care?

What's that? He's a crazy musician? Well, if you want to obsess about him, we can't stop you. After all, it will give you a persecution orgasm, if that's what you're after.

 

[basquebromance]

Who is Van Zandt, and why should anyone care?

What's that? He's a crazy musician? Well, if you want to obsess about him, we can't stop you. After all, it will give you a persecution orgasm, if that's what you're after.

let me guess: you're a liberal who is embarrased by your own team

 

[mamooth]

let me guess: you're a liberal who is embarrased by your own team

What feature of Van Zandt do you find most attractive?

I'm just trying to figure out your mancrush here. I mean, you don't see normal people caring about him.

 

[Mac-7]

he tells the not crazy about killing people story in his book "Unrequited Infatuations: Odyssey of a Rock and Roll Consigliere (A Cautionary Tale) - A Memoir by Stevie Van Zandt" (at the end of chapter 2)

Unrequited Infatuations

Uncover never-before-told stories in this epic tale of self-discovery by a Rock n Roll disciple and member of the E Street Band. What story begins in a bedro...

www.hachettebookgroup.com

Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band Guitarist Steven Van Zandt Deletes Call to ‘Exterminate’ GOP ‘Cockroaches’

Bruce Springsteen's veteran E-Street band guitarist Steven Van Zandt issued a call on social media to "Exterminate the (Republican) cockroaches.”

www.breitbart.com

Sounds like your kind of guy

 

[basquebromance]

Sounds like your kind of guy

how so?

elaborate, sir.

my dad died in the lebanese civil war. i grew up without a dad, never saw one beyond my 1st year on earth so i've done my sacrifice

 

[Mac-7]

how so?

elaborate, sir.

my dad died in the lebanese civil war. i grew up without a dad, never saw one beyond my 1st year on earth so i've done my sacrifice

A few days ago you implied that your dad was an American soldier

Do you ever tell the truth?

 

[basquebromance]

A few days ago you implied that your dad was an American soldier

Do you ever tell the truth?

huh? i wouldn't lie about such a thing so you're mistaken

here's another thread where i say the same thing about my dad

Webinar: US-Lebanon Relations, Setting A New International Framework For A More Responsive Government

i should make a poll: should i be lebanon's ambassador to the us, or us ambassador to lebanon?

www.usmessageboard.com

 

[Flash]

Another stupid Hollywood Leftest asshole who thinks he is an "influncer".

 

[basquebromance]

Another stupid Hollywood Leftest asshole who thinks he is an "influncer".

Van Zandt is from New Jersey

he was on The Sopranos, which according to wikipedia, "was primarily filmed at Silvercup Studios in Long Island City in Queens, New York City and on location in New Jersey."

you know what they say in Jersey: "don't upset someone from New Jersey. They're already upset about being from New Jersey"

 

[basquebromance]

Springsteen Guitarist Steven Van Zandt Calls Obama a 'Eunuch'

Steven Van Zandt, the man you likely know as one of the guitarists in Bruce Springsteen's band or Tony Soprano's consigliere Silvio, is very disappointed with Barack Obama. In a lengthy piece published at the Huffington Post Saturday evening, Little Steven went so far as calling the President a...

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