Comments on: Alice Cooper and Bob Hope

By: Keir

Keir — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:12:58 +0000

Bill, point well made–and point taken. (I grew up with Caddyshack, after all.) But I’d have a lot more respect for Alice if he were playing on a public 9-hole course with some of his roadies than playing the Bob Hope Classic with Carson Daly and Rush Limbaugh (or if he’d at least wear a concert tee and ripped jeans instead of golf togs while he did it).

Back Nine sounds really good. The author name also sounds like a pseudonym for “Bill Ott.”

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:45:43 +0000

I must offer one timid word here in defense of golf. Whenever a celebrity outs himself as a golfer–from Willie Nelson to John Updike–somebody writes about how appalling it is that such a fine singer, writer, heavy metal star, etc., would stoop to playing golf. Yes, I’ll give you the clashing archetypes (rock star and golfer), but eventually, don’t you think we could start to modify golf’s rich-guy image just a bit?

To help in that process, I recommend a fabulous first novel (to be reviewed in Booklist in January) called Back Nine by Billy Mott. This tale of real life in the caddyshack is as gritty as any of the pool books Keir recommended a couple of days ago, and the author’s reflections on what a well-hit golf shot feels like will remind Hustler-fans of Fast Eddie Felson explaining how sometimes the cue becomes an extension of his arm.

So, yes, golf and heavy metal make strange bedfellows, but don’t forget that golf is more than country clubs, Bob Hope, and, for God’s sake, O. J.–all of whom are bad for the game.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:52:46 +0000

My wife, who works for the Chicago Cubs, has a story about Alice coming to Wrigley Field. His people requested a switch in his seat location because, “Mr. Cooper is chilly.” How un-metal is that?