THE MAN WHO SHOT RONALD REAGAN WANTS TO START A BAND

John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan, wants to start a band and wants to be allowed to publish his music. Hinckley has been in a mental hospital since he was found guilty by reason of insanity for the 1981 assassination attempt. He has been allowed freedom in stages. He spends 17 days a month at his mother’s Williamsburg home. His lawyer and treatment team now say he’s ready to live full time at his 89-year-old mother’s home in Virginia under certain conditions. One of his interests is music, and he sings and plays the guitar. He also participates in music therapy. His psychiatrist, Dr. Giorgi-Guarnieri, says Hinckley should be allowed to start the band but not perform publicly.
* Because musicians impress the girls, like Jodie Foster.
* They say he plays guitar like a maniac.
* He wants Mark David Chapman on bass, Charles Manson on drums, and Squeaky Fromme on vocals and keyboards.
* He might be ready for it, but we’re not ready for him.
* Man, this kid’s parents must be rich. They’re coddling him like a little puppy dog.
* Three guesses what would happen if a young African American male had done this instead?
* They’d be under the basement under the jail.
* Great, we’re canceling music education all over America but this loser gets a guitar.