I was extremely pissed just like every STP fan was when it was announced that Chester Bennington was going to be in STP. What made me even more pissed was the fact I have 3 friends who have been longtime Pearl Jam fans and I knew that they were gonna roast my ass. The day it was announced they didn't know about the news much to my surprise. I was relieved, but at the same time far from comfortable because I knew it was only a matter of time before they would find out. I figured the best way to break it to them would be telling them myself before they read about it.
I paced back and forth in my house for about an hour thinking of someway to bullshit them into thinking this was a good move. Finally the next day we were all shooting the shit in the basement playing pool and I figured that it would have to be right now or never.
I started off by saying: "Man, isn't funny how some really talented singers just happen to be in shitty bands?" followed by a desperate laugh. They agreed. Whew. So far so good.
I followed up by then saying: "Ever wondered what it'd be like if they quit that shitty band and actually played for a talented band? It could be really good.. r-r-r-right guys??" They agreed again. Whew. My confidence shot way up at that moment.
"Chester Bennington is the new singer of STP". There was a 10 second silence that seemed like an eternity that was then broken into cruel ignorant howls of laughter. Then there was that "No way dude, you can't be serious" moment then they all rushed to the computer to confirm it reading articles and laughing after every sentence. The rest of the night was filled with never ending jokes and intentional bullshit stories that led the Linkin Park guy to getting the chance to front STP because Weiland is back in prison again and that was the only reason for this all. Now it seems every time I'm around a Pearl Jam fan I get heckled these god awful puns like how "in the end, it won't even matter" and how Chester paid STP a handsome ransom to perform a song he wrote about Weiland in 2001 called Wonderful. Fuck my life.
Guys where did I go wrong in my approach?
What should I have done?
How did you break it to your Pearl Jam fan friend that Chester Bennington joined STP?
