A pair of merry pranksters gave an impassioned plea for the right to party at a Los Angeles city council meeting.
Chad Kroeger (not of Nickelback fame) can be seen in video of the meeting approaching the podium.
He addresses the public servants: ‘What up, council? My name is Chad Kroeger, um, I’m an activist and a house party enthusiast.’
Chad Kroeger (left) and JT Parr (right) are two Californians who attended a Los Angeles city council meeting to fight for the right to party
Kroeger (pictured speaking at a podium) addressed the crowd: ‘What up, council? My name is Chad Kroeger, um, I’m an activist and a house party enthusiast.’ House parties might face restrictions in the Hollywood Hills after numerous resident complaints
Kroeger continues that he has been ‘in a state of deep despair’ since hearing of crackdowns on parties in the Hollywood Hills, and proclaims that he is ‘determined to stop this future “atroxity.”‘
He relates how house parties were central to his personal growth and describes his upbringing in San Clemente, a couple hours south of LA.
The Californian says: ‘My first introduction to manhood came when the captain of my water polo team, Boomer Kingsley, asked me to shotgun a tall can of Bud Light in front of the whole squad at his end of the season bash.
‘His parents were in Tahoe at the time so we tore that weekend up. It was epic, and I was super stoked.’
To shotgun a beer means to punch a whole in the bottom of a can, generally using an implement such as a set of keys, and putting one’s mouth over the hole so as to rapidly consume its contents.
Lake Tahoe is an alpine resort area about eight hours by car from LA.
Upon saying ‘raging at house parties is the truest way to party,’ Kroeger is promptly dismissed by the council members.
Earlier this year, Kroeger implored the San Clemente city council to install a 12-foot statue of Paul Walker
Upon the conclusion of Kroeger and Parr’s fight for the right to party, a council member said: ‘I want to welcome you to LA council’s Bill and Ted’s excellent adventure’
The next person to come forward, JT Parr, is a fellow prankster who quickly launches in to an impassioned defense of the right to ‘rage’.
‘I didn’t need love. I had keg stands. I discovered I was great at raging, and it revealed wonderful things about myself.
‘I could relate to bros regardless of what kind of bro they were. I could be at a party and moon people and everyone would laugh, you know, be witty.
‘Or I could play beer pong and compete with real integrity. In short, I fulfilled my potential.’
He is similarly dismissed and a city councilman says: ‘I want to welcome you to LA council’s Bill and Ted’s excellent adventure.’
The 1989 film Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure details two California slackers played by Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter as they go through a series of misadventures.
Kroeger was previously seen lobbying the city of San Clemente to erect a 12-foot statue of Paul Walker.
He told the council that the statue would serve as a ‘unifying figure’ in the ‘midst of gnarly times’ earlier this year.
One councilperson responded: ‘I’m a big fan of Paul Walker, don’t get me wrong, but… no. Sorry bro.’
Walker did not grow up in San Clemente.
Short-term rentals are popular in the Hollywood Hills in part because guests can take advantage of the high number of large, detached mansions to throw giant parties.
KPCC reported in late November that a plan for more stringent punishments against those who have house parties is on the path to winning approval in Los Angeles.
Residents wanting peace and quiet say they have lobbied for changer for more than five years.