If you watch a lot of television – even if you are a millennial – you will recognize the man on the left as Colonel Harland David Sanders, the founder of “finger lickin’ good” Kentucky Fried Chicken. Sanders, by the way, died in 1980 – at 90 years of age. Take a moment to see if you recognize the other man in the photo. He is Vincent Damon Furnier and he appears here without make-up. Need another hint: He uses a woman’s name when he is onstage and he is not a crossdresser. If you guessed Alice Cooper, you are correct.
America is a land where you can start out as a nobody and end up a star. Until he was in his 50s, Sanders was still working for other people. Furnier, now known as “The Godfather of Shock Rock,” draws inspiration from horror films and gruesome acts of violence. When this photograph was taken, probably in the 1970s, both were at the top of their game. While it is odd to see them together, keep in mind this is America and here celebrity status breaks down all barriers. Only in America does age have no bearing on success or, for that matter, medium. [See my books at https://authormasterminds.com/master-of-the-impossible-crime.]