will be performing<\/a> at Breese Stevens Field on June 22, under the name \u201cDJ Shaq.\u201d That\u2019s right, folks. The Big Aristotle is a DJ now, and he\u2019s opening for REO Speedwagon.<\/p>\nI\u2019m well aware that everything I just wrote sounds made up, but I swear it\u2019s all true.<\/p>\n
The event is planned in conjunction with the American Family Insurance Championship, a PGA tournament hosted at University Ridge Golf Course. This is all real, I promise you. He\u2019ll be performing two 20-minute sets: one following the first opener, A Thousand Horses, and another after the second opener, Sara Evans. Both are country acts.<\/p>\n
REO Speedwagon, as you probably know, is a staple of classic rock radio, and all of this is real and actually happening.<\/p>\n
You might be asking yourself: \u201cWhy is one of the greatest NBA players of all time DJing at an event for a golf tournament alongside two modern country artists and an \u201980s dad rock band?\u201d<\/p>\n
The easy answer? Shaq is the brand ambassador for The General, an auto insurance company that\u2019s also an AmFam affiliate.<\/p>\n
The better answer? The world is a terrifying, chaotic place, and human existence is nothing more than drunken scrawlings on the universe\u2019s bathroom wall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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