I think it's neat that Cold War Kids drummer Matt Aveiro gave someone else a chance to grip for the last photo.  Who says all rock stars are gloryhounds? #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #coldwarkids @coldwarkids #indierock #blueeyedsoul #bluesrock #00s #10s (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAErpsjg-ey/?igshid=vokhr9wqebvo

Delirious? grip? twice? in one picture? #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #delirious #christianrock #modernworship #90s #00s (at Littlehampton Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAEqluXAVM-/?igshid=frql3kn2j1f8

After having penned one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time, Deep Purple took time out for a gripping promo session. #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #deeppurple #hardrock #classicrock #progressiverock #60s #70s (at Hertford, Hertfordshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAEp1o8AGX9/?igshid=13oakrvxl0s42

Class grippers Kings of Leon demonstrate a classic plus a variation of the Up-Under: the Up-Under-Wrist-and-Fist. #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #kingsofleon #alternativerock #southernrock #garagerock #00s #10s (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_6D9T7pN-E/?igshid=ah78f1dxgozv

We see that sneaky gripface, Billy Currington! #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #billycurrington #country #countrymusic #countryrock #90s #00s (at Rincon, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_6B4GYJ6yZ/?igshid=1xsqoil1pnko8

Grips of an Angel: Hinder does the deed. #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #hinder #alternativerock #altrock #hardrock #00s (at Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_6BL1_JkeB/?igshid=1tltp1rle6pav

“And a long grip for yourself can be a short grip for everyone else.” Jasper by @hootontennisclubbers. Welcome to the grip, lads. Thanks for the music. Photo cred: @blackhamimages #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #hootontennisclub #indierock #noisepop #janglepop #10s (at Wirral) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_py7ZUJ_SZ/?igshid=1m0erqqdtul1j

I am still gripping with your ghost! Everclear headlined the Alaska State Fair once or twice. The rumor was that one of the band members had married an Alaskan girl. The truth was that Gallagher was performing there as well and they were just really excited to meet him. But nobody grips watermelon. #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #everclear @everclear #alternativerock #powerpop #postgrunge #90s (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_oMyjKpVQA/?igshid=hncxt267dgs6

The Fray! They grip! It's not really all that surprising anymore. #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #thefray @thefray #poprock #altrock #softrock #00s #10s (at Denver, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_oMANupFGC/?igshid=ya7a578ft87n

The Deftones with a Sit-n-Grip done metal. #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #deftones @deftones #metal #altmetal #artrock #80s #90s (at Sacramento, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_oLrABJCFD/?igshid=1jsdtwltir8sg

If you don't have all the 77s albums, you're in the wrong.  They rock. They grip. They do it for love. They may even change your world. In photo 2, lead singer/blues rock maestro Mike Roe demonstrates the Elbow-Add-Chin variation plus a bonus straitjacket from a fan. #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #77s #the77s #seventysevens #michaelroe @micro77s #bluesrock #bluesrockguitar #christianrock #christianalternative #altchristian #newwave #80s #90s #00s (at Sacramento, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nz683JF6Z/?igshid=1wvtfv8r49bxu

Maroon 5 demonstrate that a band is free to perform the difficult combo of the classic grip and the straitjacket variation without fear of censure or reprisal. #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #maroon5 @maroon5 @adamlevine #poprock #blueeyedsoul #funkrock #softrock #90s #00s #10s (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nyqCgJV5i/?igshid=1rl9c3uo27in1

Story goes, a local band with ideas, dreams and visions, Circe’s Smile by name, used to hold parties at a home in Agoura Hills, California. The lads from Incubus, from nearby Calabasas (RIP Kobe) came by one night for sips, grips and professional development. We can’t tell you what happened that night, nor what came of the dreams that young men dream, but we can tell you that they believe in the grip. No doubt about that. “Whatever tomorrow brings, I will grip there.” #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #incubus @incubusofficial #alternativerock #altrock #funkrock #numetal #postgrunge #scratching #90s #00s #10s (at Calabasas, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nx4zcJTqh/?igshid=w5w1706hd7uo

Lynyrd Skynyrd: no grip, no Free Bird.  Yep, we said it. For to truly rock, you gotta grip. Have a look around. We’re not making this up. #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #lynyrdskynyrd @skynyrd #skynyrd #countryrock #rock #classicrock #southernrock #bluesrock #freebird #60s #70s (at Jacksonville, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nEU3PpbZP/?igshid=1eqgtw3cb0rys

Besides Karmin's 200 million-plus views on youtube; besides appearances on @theellenshow and @nbcsnl; besides all of this, check out the gripshot. Not since @tobykeith has a rock star gripped on an album cover. #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #karmin @karmin #pop #hiphop #poprap #10s (at Boston, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nF14qJWHh/?igshid=1ol5jd8qogl9i

Thanks for the yuks, Weird Al!  Thanks for the videos, the costumes, the songs!  Above all, thanks for the new variation on the ol' grip: the Grip-n-Hip. #rsgte #rockstarsgripping #weirdal #weirdalyankovic @alfredyankovic #rock #hiphop #pop #randb #comedy #comedyrock #parodysongs #polka #geekrock #80s #90s #00s #10s #20s (at Lynwood, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nE2gZJN2g/?igshid=pqg7w3pe0x04