You know the rules. An insult has been hurled, feelings have been
bruised, and now a challenge has been issued - a fistfight will be going
down after school on the playground, between the jungle gym and the
swings.
The participants are the pop bands
Hanson and the
Kings of Leon, famous for each being comprised of three brothers (plus one cousin, in the case of the Kings).
In an
interview with WENN.com, Hanson drummer
Isaac Hanson criticized Kings of Leon vocalist
Caleb Followill for canceling the band's entire US tour last month for reasons including exhaustion and vocal strain.
Guaranteeing himself a flood of press during a slow showbiz news day,
the refreshingly candid (if nosey) Isaac Hanson chided the Kings for
"acting like a bunch of pricks," mocked them as "bad boys," and called
them unprofessional.
The Fight Card
Caleb Followill (above) is unable to fight due to his ongoing bout of
exhaustion and intestinal distress, or irritable bowel syndrome, or what
folks in his Oklahoma hometown might refer to as "having a vagina."
Baby-faced guitarist
Matthew Followill will also miss
out on the fisticuffs as he was last spotted lighting fireworks in the
nearby woods and doing impressions of gym teacher Mr. Foley for a
delighted crowd of girls.
Bassist
Jared Followill will be unable to spar with Hanson because he went home already to do his paper route and study for his Eagle Scout exam.
Representing the Kings of Leon will be drummer
Nathan Followill , the hulking kid brother and, had the Kings been around in the 1970s, the member most likely to appear on the cover of
Teen Beat magazine.
On the opposing side, drummer
Zac Hanson, who lately looks disturbingly like the young
Gloria Steinem, will be sitting out the fight due to the Kings of Leon's belief that it's wrong to hit girls.
Isaac Hanson will also be absent because kids who talk shit are never the ones who actually fight.
Keyboardist and frontman
Taylor Hanson has grudgingly agreed to represent his brothers against the Kings of Leon.
Fighting Styles
Nathan Followill: A diehard
Oklahoma Sooners
fan, Nathan is expected to emulate his college football heroes by
chasing Taylor around the playground, tackling him to the ground, and
calling him emasculating names like "girlie man."
Taylor Hanson: Unbeknownst to the public, Taylor Hanson is a
third degree black belt in taekwondo who has trained extensively in Thai
kickboxing and Brazilian ju-jitsu when not playing music with his
brothers.
Actually, we made that up.
The Odds
According to Vegas bookmaker Antonio Calabrese, "Nathan is going to
stomp Taylor's ass, and it's a shame, because Taylor seems like such a
good kid. Maybe next time his older brother will keep his mouth shut."
By the way, Hanson will be performing with Meiko at the House of Blues in Anaheim on Sept. 10. $32.50, all ages.
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