I’ve never told y’all this, but the New Pad has an interesting history. Mister and I rarely think of it, because it has nothing to do with us. But once in a while, a former owner’s name comes up and then we share a chuckle. This week, the mail brought a reminder…
If the name “Rudy Sarzo” doesn’t ring any bells for you, let me shine a light. Rudy was the bassist for Quiet Riot. Later, he played bass in Whitesnake (and all kinds of other bands). And yes – he used to live here, in the ‘80s, the heyday of big hair metal.
There are few remaining signs of his tenure in the house. (Speaker wires in a closet are all that come to mind.) But we marvel at all the shit this house must have seen! I for one am super grateful for the massive amounts of chlorine that have gone into the pool over the years. I’m guessing Tawny Kitaen was in that water once or twice, and though she may now be a right proper lady, that chick had to have been exposed to some stuff back in the day. (Who wasn’t? Honestly. But, you know, not all of us were Tawny, so I’m just sayin’.)
Anyhoo – Mister and I had ourselves a good laugh about getting some random junk mail addressed to Rudy Sarzo. Weird world.
Note: Mister suggested I write this entire post in Quiet Riot fashion, with their sense of spelling and abundant use of vowels. I told him my head ached at the mere thought of such a task. He then said maybe I should just approach a single paragraph a la Quiet Riot. I told him I thought he should quiet his riot and shut the hell up.