I‘m a day late, but this is important. ABC’s Jake Tapper reports that three members of Styx were seen at the White House Monday. He wrote: “Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto — 3 members of Styx are about to be given a WH tour.” Domo Arigato? Seriously? You would think that if Tapper were going to make a Styx song reference in his “tweet” on Styx visiting the White House, he could have come up with something better than “Mr. Roboto” — known primarily to Top 40 poseurs to who didn’t like the real Styx before they went commercial. The obvious choice? “Renegade,” off Pieces of Eight. It was the band’s single best song and it was Obama’s secret service code name during the campaign (not to mention the name of Richard Wolffe’s book about Obama.) By the way, Styx is playing with 38 Special at the Calvert Marine Museum on July 7. There is a rumor that the manliest member of the TWS staff will be attending. UPDATE: A friend writes, “Based on some of the decisions Obama is making, The Grand Illusion or Borrowed Time are also fitting song references.”
