Hard Rock Party May 19
All Bet On It readers are invited!
This May 19, all Bet On It readers are invited to hear Georgetown philosopher Jason Brennan’s band perform live at my house in Oakton, Virginia for a belated birthday party.
Jason is most famous for Against Democracy, Markets Without Limits, and Cracks in the Ivory Tower. He and I were jointly attacked for our “libertarian elitism” in the latest issue of Democracy: A Journal of Ideas. But when Brennan isn’t rocking academia, he’s making music - as both guitarist and lead singer. I saw his band, Fürst Try, open for The Four Horsemen - and if you’ll permit a Wayne’s World reference, Jason’s band wails. I’ve hand-picked the set list to overdose on Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, and (fingers crossed) Bad Religion.
Before and after the concert, this event doubles as a DC-area Bet On It meet-up. But the band plays loud, so you may have trouble chatting during the concert… which is thirty songs long. And even if no one else dances, be warned: I shall dance.
The event starts at 6 PM, and the band goes on at 7:30. Dinner served. As always at my events, kids are super-welcome.
Tiny hurdle: If you want to attend, email me for details. Just google my name to find it.
Hope you can make it!
Since you are now obsessed, here’s a list to fuel your obsession:
- Iron Maiden, pick anything, you only need one album
- Hanoi Rocks, a surprisingly good hair-era band that had little success
- old school Rush, before they first used a synthesizer
- Metallica, redefined metal, ignore anyone who says that any particular album was them selling out; pick as much as possible
- Motley Crue, just their first album
- Guns n Roses, same
- Judas Priest, Seether, Pantera, Five Finger Death Punch -- just pick some, it’s all good.
What happened to Italian opera?!? - Wished I were there. Enjoy!