Stop pretending your hometown hero is a rockstar when he can’t draw a crowd in the next zip code. We expose the pathetic reality of local legends and the corporate vampires at BMI who are picking their pockets. This episode originally aired on 9/22/12.
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– Jim Bob learns lyrics five minutes before the show (Professionalism!).
– The "Terminator" dance version of Dokken that nobody asked for.
– Why Peter Frampton probably hates this version of "In My Dreams."
– Playing for people who have never heard music before.
– Michael Stanley: Arena god in Cleveland, total nobody in the real world.
– Sebastian Bach’s bizarre vocal warm-up secrets.
– BMI & ASCAP: The guessing game that steals your money.
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