Chuck Norris Is Cool?

About 10 years ago I worked in the publishing industry. One of my colleagues had just left a rival publishing house, and he said they were a little misguided sometimes. As an example he pointed to the fact they had just signed Chuck Norris to a book deal. They thought Chuck was cool, and the young people loved him. He was not. They did not. He was known mostly for his chop socky skills and making not-good movies like Good Guys Wear Black.

But flash-forward 10 years and you see Chuck Norris novelty t-shirts for sale on MySpace ads, and he's name-checked by Damian Marley in a hit song. Chuck is cool. He's hip. His tears cure cancer, but he has never cried. Something like that. How did this happen? Sure, we watched a little Walker, Texas Ranger for kicks back in the 90's, but only because it was Saturday night and we were too drunk to change the channel. We didn't tune in for any hipster points. Strange. Ah, kids today. They just do shit to annoy me.

Anyway, Chuck Norris is a badass in martial arts. He's a tough guy. Here's a tough guy song, written by another martial artist:

Sick Boys - Social Distortion

Now you kids get the hell off my lawn! Hi-Yaa!