-- by Iann Robinson
Kid Rock has a basement that most only sit in their house and dreamabout. The room was huge but not ridiculous. When you walk in, the firstthing you notice is the fully operational bar, then the Guns N' Rosespinball machine, old-school style. The requisite giant TV with stereo soundand all the trimmings was in place, in front of two couches that looked asthough they'd seen a whole lot of action in their day. Oddly, there was alsoa platinum record from Eminem on the wall, which Kid told me all about andhow he played a small part on the record itself. I myself was really intothe full-scale pool table and the oil painting of Kid Rock that was hangingabove us, guarding the place. However, all of it paled next to thepièce de résistance, a full-size stripper pole in the corner (nextto a digital dartboard, something I'd never seen before). The stripper polejust stood there, letting me know that women of a caliber I'd never knownhad been there. It was a haunting reminder of the parties, the women and thelegends that had been in this room ...
Iann Robinson: So talk to me a little bit about this place. What goeson here?
Kid Rock: What do you need to know? We got Guns N' Roses pinball.
Robinson: There you go. So, the Eminem plaque. How'd you get that?
Kid Rock: Bought it at a garage sale.
Robinson: Really?
Kid Rock: Yeah.
Robinson: Times were tight for him.
Kid Rock: No, I did a little scratching on the record. Me and him arefriends so he sent me over a plaque, I sent him a few plaques. Of course,this is the real Detroit plaque right here — Live Bullet, BobSeger.
Robinson: Nice.
Robinson: You and Eminem are both from Detroit. Does he have as muchDetroit pride as you do?
Kid Rock: I think so, yeah. Sure. I think everybody that's still herethat's been successful out here has a lot of Detroit pride. Talking aboutUncle Ted Nugent. Bob Seger. Grand Funk Railroad, the Motown artists. ArethaFranklin. We could go on for days.
Laying on the couch with Pam Anderson, doing karaoke in a diaper and hooking up with Sheryl Crow ... NEXT
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