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Jeopardy, the greatest game show in the history of the world, and the fourth-greatest TV show of all time (behind Salute Your Shorts, Alf, and The Golden Girls) is usually not looked upon as being cool. This is dumb, but whatever: Jeopardy is cool, and Jeopardy nerds know it, and this week, the show proved it. By having a category all about alt-rock.
This was in single Jeopardy, so with no questions about Sparklehorse or the Wipers here, serious "alt" fans are in for a cakewalk. Though it was still a delight to hear stodgy old Alex Trebek stumble over the word "alt" a bunch of times and to watch a contestant get one very easy question wrong. (IDIOT!) How will you do? Watch and/or read the questions below:
There's a lot going on here, so let's break it down. First, "Journey guitarist" -- you know who Neal Schon is, right? He's the sole member of one of San Francisco's all-time most successful (and, yes, embarrassing) rock bands, the one who really didn't stop believing.
Now. Mr. Schon is enamored with one Michaele Holt Salahi, star of a trashy televised thing called "Real Housewives of D.C." So enamored that they want to get married. Naturally, on live TV, because all important people live their lives on TV now, when they aren't crashing White House parties. Neal and Michaele are doing their TV nuptuals at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts. This Sunday. And they want to charge you $14.95 for the privilege of watching what has been breathtakingly named "Neal and Michaele: The Winter Wonderland Wedding and Music Event."
Guess what, everybody? Henry Rollins has a new movie coming out! And he's in the lead role for once! And it's a beautifully nuanced romantic drama about... Oh, no. Wait. Sorry. It's actually a movie about a cannibal, called He Never Died. And Henry is the cannibal. Because of course Henry Rollins is playing a cannibal. Because, Henry Rollins, despite being an articulate, sensitive, deeply intelligent, incredibly sympathetic, all-round-likeable dude, is literally only ever cast in asshole tough-guy roles. Is it because TV show and filmmakers can't see past his bulging muscles and gigantic neck? Or is it that -- in a fit of self-hatred and/ or self-deprecation -- Henry only feels comfortable playing total douche-lords? Whatever the reason, Hank's acting career thus far makes him look like King of the macho shit-heads.
Here then, to revel in the ridiculousness of it all, are Henry Rollins' Top 5 douchiest tough guy roles.
