Every so often, you see a headline that completely eliminates the need to read the article itself. For example:
Kid Rock jailed in Georgia waffle house brawl
But what the hell, I read it anyway:
The rocker, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, and five members of his entourage were charged with simple battery after the predawn fight with a man police identified as Harlen Akins. The fracas erupted as Kid Rock and his crew pulled up at the Waffle House restaurant about 5:15 a.m. after a gig at The Tabernacle in Atlanta.
Akins, 39, got into a shouting match with a female friend who was accompanying Kid Rock's posse and then got into a physical fight, police said.
Akins allegedly broke a window at the restaurant and suffered cuts from flying glass that required treatment at a local hospital.
I was going to make some snide comment about how Harlen/Harlan/Harland must surely be a Deep South name, and was going to rely on some extensive internet research to confirm this:
Harlan Ellison - Born in Cleveland, OH
Harland Williams - Born in Toronto, Ontario
Col. (Harland) Sanders - Born in Henryville, IN
Russell B. Harlan (cinematographer for such movies as Blackboard Jungle, Rio Bravo, and To Kill a Mockingbird) - Born in Los Angeles, CA
So much for that.
I think it’s just the influence of the Harlan County, USA (Kentucky) documentary.
I love Waffle House. The hamburger and pancakes special in Baton Rouge nearly saved my life.
nearly saved my life
I’m almost afraid to ask.. Were you suffering from a red meat deficiency? Needed a refuge from berserk debutantes? Was it during the great Waffle Crisis of ‘94?
With the name Harlen, it’s usually best to take it in context — is it wearing a green trucker’s hat _without_ an ironic tag? Does it live on “Jeder Road”? Is it followed by the last name of Akins? These sorts of things will help you out, I think. :)
What self respecting redneck would not throw down and defend his honor in the presence of skanks at the Waffle House? This is so white trash but great media exposure for Kid Rock. He has a new album to pimp and news like this reinforces his “badass” monicker among his fans.