Stories

I have never been personally affected by rock and roll. I love listening to it but its lifestyle has never really affected my life yet. But when I was interviewing my dad about his experiences with the life that rock promoted he told me a little story.

He told me about how for college he decided to go down to FL. He went to a Bible college studying to become a minister. He got a job to help pay for college and he said it was a really good paying job at the time. He rose to management position and was doing well. At the time he also had a girlfriend who was going to marry him. So he was sending her money to get by while he went to college and worked. But because of the lifestyle that rock and roll brought into America he started drinking and partying. Even in Bible college they found ways to get beer. This just shows how a lifestyle that is born out of rock and roll has grown to influence every part of America. So needless to say he wound up losing his job. This lead to him losing his ability to go to college. Which lead to his girlfriend dumping him after he had already spent thousands of dollars on her and provided for her for years. 

This is one of the negative things that rock and roll has brought to America. It made sex and drugs cool and acceptable to a very young audience. This has ruined many lives over the years and I'm sure will continue to do so. But as far as I'm concerned I say ROCK ON!