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Dear Rocky,
I hope this question doesn't bring up any painful
memories, but I have long wondered how you became a One Eyed Cat? I'm sure the
story of your eye loss is a true "rock n' roll" tale that all of your loyal
fans would love to hear.
-Delco Man
Dear Delco Man,
It was a painful event, but I don’t mind telling about
how I became a one-eyed cat. Believe it or not, I lost my eye in a stage diving
accident in Mexico! You and my fans probably are familiar with stage diving,
which was really big in the 1990s but they still do it today sometimes - at a
show, you run up out of the audience and leap onto the stage, and after just
making contact with it you leap back into the crowd. I’d done it many times here
in the States, so when my people took me with them to Ensenada on vacation,
obviously I wanted to give it a try down there as well. Here in the States, you
start from the right side of the crowd, touch the stage, then aim for the left
side of the crowd when you jump off. In Mexico, it is reversed, as I quickly
found out when I leaped off the stage and my eye made contact with the snout of
a Chihuahua that was coming in for a landing
- bang!!! I was knocked out and when I came to they had
a bag of ice over my eye and were giving me shots on Tequila to relax
me.
Eventually my eye became useless and I was unable to see
from it, but doesn’t bother me much as I have one other good
one.
But let that be a lesson to everyone - know the customs
before you visit a foreign country. I understand that in Katmandu, if you pick up another cat’s clothes at the
dry cleaner by accident, then tradition says you’re required to marry his
daughter when she turns 21. That’s why old Rocky will be doing his own laundry
if the band ever visits Katmandu!
Sorry for the long answer, but thanks for writing Delco
Man!
Your Cyclops Friend,
Rocky
What an interesting story! Can't wait to hear more awesome facts about Rocky!!
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