Got hooked on Dr Demento, and recorded most of his shows circa 1990 on my own 2 casseette desktop boombox (Panasonic I think). But 1st commercially made cassette was actually a gift in a crowd at a Campus life event. Raised my hand fastest to win..... Drum roll..... Petra - Beyond Belief.
Love this. After a "spiritual awakening", I became aware of all the inappropriate lyrics I knew by heart. Thankfully (maybe), I was always one of those idiots who is going to make up his own phrases. Did you know that "Der Ritterman is gonna get ya."? Sang that for years, like some German suddenly appeared at the club. So, after I found God (or He found me) I replaced nasty lyrics with more innocent ones on my favorite songs because no one can escape the rhythm.
Haha I remember this, that classic karaoke night at The Future Will Be Bright Lounge where, if I recall correctly, you did a fancy mic drop at the end where you kinda belay the mic so it hits the ground, but not that hard. It seems crazy to me that the fancy mic move plus the talented rap flow struck enough of a chord to stay in my memory 8 years later, but those salty lyrics, despite my own Amy-Grant-infused upbringing, completely escape my memory and must not have registered at the time either. What a fun writeup. Glad the HR police didn't track you down and ship you off to a Tumblr gulag.
And by the way: Poindexter, a character in the animated TV series Felix the Cat (1959–1962), whose name has become a slang term meaning "a bookish or socially unskilled person" (Wikipedia)
Got hooked on Dr Demento, and recorded most of his shows circa 1990 on my own 2 casseette desktop boombox (Panasonic I think). But 1st commercially made cassette was actually a gift in a crowd at a Campus life event. Raised my hand fastest to win..... Drum roll..... Petra - Beyond Belief.
Blew my mind, and worked in God.
Wore it out.
"We're content to pitch our tent..."
You and Nate were the ones who introduced me to Dr. Demento, who was a gateway drug to Weird Al and well, here we are.
I'm sorry for all that mental scarring.
But... Proud dad moment when my 18 yr old added weird al to his play list
Love this. After a "spiritual awakening", I became aware of all the inappropriate lyrics I knew by heart. Thankfully (maybe), I was always one of those idiots who is going to make up his own phrases. Did you know that "Der Ritterman is gonna get ya."? Sang that for years, like some German suddenly appeared at the club. So, after I found God (or He found me) I replaced nasty lyrics with more innocent ones on my favorite songs because no one can escape the rhythm.
Love this story. This is the way.
Haha I remember this, that classic karaoke night at The Future Will Be Bright Lounge where, if I recall correctly, you did a fancy mic drop at the end where you kinda belay the mic so it hits the ground, but not that hard. It seems crazy to me that the fancy mic move plus the talented rap flow struck enough of a chord to stay in my memory 8 years later, but those salty lyrics, despite my own Amy-Grant-infused upbringing, completely escape my memory and must not have registered at the time either. What a fun writeup. Glad the HR police didn't track you down and ship you off to a Tumblr gulag.
I dug this piece, maybe more than I should have!
And by the way: Poindexter, a character in the animated TV series Felix the Cat (1959–1962), whose name has become a slang term meaning "a bookish or socially unskilled person" (Wikipedia)