Street: Would you say your life compares more to The Eagles’ “Life in the Fast Lane” or Mos Def’s “Sex, Love & Money?”
Steve Waye: I’ll go with “Sex, Love & Money.” Because we’re sexy and people love us… and we’re money.
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Eric Karlan: Alcohol plays an instrumental role in each of our shows because if the audience isn’t plastered, we don’t sound nearly as good.
Steve: It’s like spinach for Popeye.
Street: At what point in your career do you plan on going to rehab?
Steve: I’ve been in and out many times.
Ben Miller: On the wagon, off the wagon…
Street: If Beethoven were alive what he would say about your music?
Eric: Beethoven was deaf, so he wouldn’t say anything.
Ben: He’d say “What?”
Street: Any unspoken rivalries, say between you and Penn Singers? Mask and Wig Band?
Ben: I think we get along pretty well.
Eric: We’re better than last year. Our only rivals are our ancestors. We are our own worst enemy.
Street: Why should we go to your shows?
Ben: ‘Cause there’s free beer.
Eric: Because Steve wears women’s underwear. It’s absolutely true.
Street: If your band were a food, what type of food would it be?
Steve: Crème brûlée. It is what it is.
Street: Hard on the outside, really soft on the inside?
Eric: We would be the opposite, I think. We play girly pop songs, but we’re really tough at heart.
Steve: We’re like a stale fruitcake, hard all the time. [Ed. note: That’s what she said. Sorry. Couldn’t resist.]
Street: You bring one (maybe two?) of your countless groupies home: what song do you put on?
Eric: Mike Slivjak singing a capella “Larger than Life” in a Bon Jovi voice.
Ben: Very sexy.
Street: Can your music help people? Can it save lives?
Steve: I’ve seen many people pass out on the floor and be revived by a power chord.
Ben: We’ll melt your face then revive you with awesomeness.
Grandpa and the Rockers plan on releasing a CD in the near future. Check them out tonight at 10 p.m. at Millcreek Tavern (4200 Chester St.). In the mean time, check out some of their covers at www.myspace.com/grandpaandtherockers.
