Dr. Kendall Crowns

But the most annoying thing that he did was on the morning of our examinations.

And that activity was, he would play the song Rooster by Alice in Chains.

If you're not familiar with Alice in Chains, they are a heavy metal band that formed in Seattle in 1987.

And they're always mixed in with the grunge musical scene of the 1990s.

If you're not familiar with the song Rooster, it's a song about a soldier in the Vietnam War.

And it is written by one of the members of the band by the name of Jerry Cantrell.

It's a very loud guitar and drum-driven song.

And at 7 a.m.

on every test day, it would start like clockwork.

I would be sitting, eating my Cheerios next to my kitchen sink, reading my panic notes that I had put together the night before to do some last-minute studying.

And I would hear the opening guitar riff to the song, followed by the lyric, "'Ain't found a way to kill him yet.'"

And a few seconds later, the chorus, "'Here they come to snuff the rooster.

You know he ain't gonna die.'"

And all the while, Lane was screaming at the top of his voice along with a song.

It was obviously his pre-test ritual.

And we all have those.

I always like to wear a particular shirt.

But for me, his was really annoying.

Before that time, I thought Alice in Chains were a decent band.

But after this sonic torture that I endured during this time period, I've never been able to listen to them again.