Ahmadinejad Honors Bachman Turner Overdrive

By David St. David

Randy Bachman, lead singer of the Canadian hard rock band Bachman Turner Overdrive, seen here backstage with Seth Ahmadinejad, the son of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, after the band's recent performance at the Tehran Civic Auditorium. B.T.O was recently honored by the Iranian president for their "continued pursuit of pure and constructive themes in their music ranging from taking care of one's business pursuits to the the challenges of not being able to see while battling blindness."

Bachman, 67, a resident of Calgary, said in a statement released through the band's publicist, "We're not really sure what to say. On one hand, it's always nice to be honored for your music, but the flip side is that we just really wanted to get the hell out of the country in one piece. No need to get anyone hurt, especially our drummer Billy Tubbs, who's been battling arthritis in both of his knees. The last thing he needed was to be dragged into the Iranian Foreign Ministry in the middle of the night about some damn award. Anyone has a problem with that can kiss my big, fat canadian ass."

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reacts to the the encore performance of Bachman Turner Overdrive's "Takin Care Of Business", during the band's recent performance at the national soccer stadium in the ancient Iranian City of Qum