Hey Girl, I'm in a . . .Tribute Band?
Tribute Bands Freak Me Out
July 10, 2011
By: Josh Sharrow
My Celebrity Doppelganger
The Great Lakes Bay Region has recently become consumed by Tribute Bands. People have been flocking to local event centers/parks to see the likes of:
Bob Segar
AC/DC
Aerosmith
The Eagles
Kiss
Rascal Flatts
Taylor Swift!?
Taylor Swift Really!?
Shouldn't the person at least be dead before you start a tribute band?
So, what is the actual definition of "Tribute Band"
The official
Dictionary.com definition of Tribute Band isn't as creepy as I believe it should be.
Main Entry:Tribute band
Part of Speech:Noun
Definition: A musical group that imitates a former band or performer that was highly popular; a band that performs the music of a famous band
Former band or performer that
WAS popular?
Again, Taylor Swift Tribute?!
A while back when Sam Capello, Owner of the Euclid Big Boy Restaurant, was still alive, Sam told me I looked like Big Boy. I guess I should have immediately started a career and started to market myself to appear as Big Boy at local events.
Will they compensate me with food?
The people in a die-hard tribute band have made themselves look, sound and even act like the person they are . . . paying tribute to. The Big Boy look-a-like for me came naturally. . . unfortanately.
Wouldn't that concern you if you were still alive? I know if I find out someone has formed a Josh Sharrow tribute group, I would be concerned. A group of people who all act, look, and sound like me?
The idea of someone modeling themselves so close to someone else, that they can start a tribute band and make money off of a celebrity's fame and fortune, freaks me out.
So, as I sit here . . . in my red & white checkered bibs . . . holding my tray full of cheese burgers . . . I suddenly realize it may not be so bad to be in a tribute group.
With that being said, join me this Wednesday at Wenonah Park in downtown Bay City as Shawn Doyle & myself introduce, "Lights" . . . A Journey Tribute band for The Bay Art's Council Free Concert in the Park."