Fair play to Patrick Pipino, the father who wrote to his daughter’s school explaining that she had been late in because she had been watching a three-and-a-half-hour Springsteen show the night before. Rock’n’roll was originally an expression of youthful rebellion – even if it’s been a long time since either youth or rebellion were part of the average Springsteen gig – and if being late for school isn’t being free, free to do what we want to do, without getting hassle from the man, then it’s a start.
In the spirit of manageable rebellion that doesn’t actually have any serious consequences, then, here are the rock-based excuses you might consider using to excuse lateness from school…
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