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Tab Hunter

Prince in an asymmetrical coat fronting a lady-heavy band. (FUN FACT: No one, not even Prince, sounds cool calling heroin “horse.”)

Remember The Banana Man? Well, he was a real chimp that Elvis bought from some goober and named Scatter. It ended poorly because it could end no other way but.

Everybody was arguing about the Pistols the other day, and they were all wrong. Even the people I agreed with.

This is wonderful: Bill Graham’s production notes from the 1980 Warfield run. A useful list of management principles can be derived herein: Know your market, set clear goals for your team, make sure your wieners are the best available.

If anyone’s aware of more available footage of the JB’s, let us all know. Of note in this performance: the Collins’ brothers adorably half-assed dance moves, Mr. Brown announcing his move to the keyboard by shouting “JAMES! PEE-AN-UH!”, and Soul Sister #1 on the podium.

This’ll break your fucking heart.

This Rolling Stones unreleased track features Jimmy Page on guitar, and is a rip-off of a different unreleased Stones track. Name it in the Comment Section and win a shiny imaginary nickel.

Valued Commentator JES wrote something nice, and also wrote something nice about me; go visit.

More to come.

Reaching Out

“Murder–”

Oh, no.

“–Heist, you beef jerky-looking motherfucker.”

BELOVED PRESIDENT TAKING IT ON THE CHIN AND CRUMPLING NOISE

“This bitch, too.”

BELOVED FIRST LADY RECEIVING SIMILAR TREATMENT FROM A MUSICAL LEGEND NOISE

“Why not?”

GIFTED ACTRESS WHO DESERVED BETTER THAN THIS FROM A PARTNER AND THE WORLD, ETC., NOISE

Stop that!

“I was kind to the crackers.”

What about your wife?

“Don’t ask me about my personal business. I ever ask about you?”

No.

“So don’t ask about me.”

How is laying out the First Couple and your wife part of the Murder Heist?

“You remember that time Ghost Rider tried to fuck the White House?”

Nicolas Cage.

“He fucked Peggy Sue, too.”

Nicolas Cage.

“Yeah. This shit is like that shit. There’s a desk with a puzzle built into it, or a riddle carved into the floorboards. Nothing may be as it seems. I gotta solve some shit.”

Can you be more specific?

BANG!

Sorry.

“Bet your ass you are. Sorry-ass motherfucker. You’re lucky I don’t call you a Jew bastard. We know each other a long time, so I won’t say that shit out loud, but we both know it’s in the air.”

I apologize, Mr. Davis.

“Between you and me, who you trusting on a Murder Heist?”

“You say ‘neither of us,’ I’ll shoot at your ass again.”

I would trust you, sir.

“Damn straight. I’m thinking maybe the paintings have been arranged to form some sort of pictocryptic clue, or even a warning. I’m gonna have Stevie Grossman look at it. Jews are good at deciphering.”

Stevie Grossman’s part of this?

“Stevie Grossman’s part of a lotta shit.”

Okay, sure. If there’s riddles and whatever, then you’re part of the “heist” section of the Murder Heist.

“Never know. Could be the answer to the riddle is ‘Murder some motherfucker.’ Never wanna anticipate the Murder Heist. You gotta listen.”

Did it tell you to punch the President, the First Lady, and your wife?

BANG!

“I told you my marriage ups-and-downs are off-limits.”

Sorry, Mr. Davis.

“You’re a shining example of how fucking mediocre a white man’s allowed to be in this world. You think Caspar Weinberger is here?”

Why?

“I wanna punch Caspar fucking Weinberger.”

Is that part of the Murder Heist?

“Let’s find out.”

FOURTEEN YEARS EARLIER, BUT ALSO SIMULTANEOUSLY BECAUSE OF TIME SHEATH-RELATED BULLSHIT NOISE

“Mr. Brown, we can’t have it. Not this administration, not the people of America, not the Black community. The unrest in the streets has got to stop, and I would, uh, greatly appreciate your counsel on that. But, firstly, I want you to get MIles Davis to stop coldcocking Republicans”

“A man can act th’ fool sometime, but not always and not in some places. Man’s gotta be dignified in th’ White House! Man’s gotta be respectable and serious. Can’t be punchin’ on old white people.”

“Yes, yes. We’re of a mind about this. He, uh, just nut-shotted George Schultz.”

“We can’t be havin’ it!”

“No, no. All of this is out of the question, the events of the past few days. We’re informed this is all part of something called a, uh, Murder Heist. That is the name. Whether it is euphemistic is yet to be seen. As of yet, no one has died.”

THE ULTIMATE SOUL BROTHER PEEKING OUT A SLIGHTLY CURVED DOOR NOISE

“Gonna be honest, Mr. President: Nancy looks dead.”

“She’s a very slight woman. I can’t imagine her taking much of a beating before succumbing to her wounds. The nation mourns.”

“She was the eleganzo bean in America’s stew.”

“Yes, well, all right. Please, Mr. Brown. Go calm Miles Davis down before he kneecaps Lawrence Eagleberger.”

“The Jew is a man who can be partnered with!”

“I’ve not found that. My dealings with them have been less than sound. You may, of course, have had different experiences. I can only speak to my personal experiences with members of the race. Incidental to his people’s beliefs is the fact that he cannot be pummeled by a trumpeter at a White House banquet. How does that look to the Chinese?”

“They on the come-up.”

“Yes, yes.”

“Wanna go in they house, gotta take off your shoes.”

“Also correct.”

“Lumpy eggs.”

“Afterwards, for sure. Consider it done.”

“Counter-attack on the attack!”

GODFATHER OF SOUL PURPOSFULLY OPENING THE OVAL OFFICE DOOR NOISE

“I ain’t kiddin’:Nancy dead!”

“We’ll take care of it. Just bring order, son.”

Watch What Happens Live (At The Apollo)

“Johnny Boy!”

“Look out, look out: The Andy Man!”

“How’s my guy?”

“Goodish. Verging on good.”

“Aw, what’s the matter? It’s not your hair. Your hair looks great.”

“I know. I mean, thank you. But I know my hair looks great. It’s not my hair.”

“Is it that you can’t grow a beard?”

“I have facial hair.”

“Facial hair is not a beard. Beards cover your cheeks.”

“Andy, we’ve talked about this.”

“See what I have on my face? This is a beard. You’re rocking, like, a partial Van Dyke.”

“Can we talk about something other than my beard?”

“We can’t talk about what doesn’t exist.”

“Let’s change the subject.”

“Absolutely. Which set of Real Housewives do you wanna talk about?”

“I don’t really watch any of those shows.”

“How do you think that makes me feel?”

“Oh, Andy, don’t do that.”

“I work so hard getting those housewives to be real, and you just ignore all of it.”

“It’s just that I’m busy.”

“Busy doing what? Clearly you’re not busy shaving.”

“Hey!”

“You hurt me, I hurt you.”

“This is not why I came on this–”

SHWIZZZZZZZZZZLETHROOP!

“Oh, for fuck’s sake.”

“Jimmy Legs!”

“Hello, Mr. Brown. How do you keep finding me?”

“I am radariferous!”

“Wha?”

“Lumpy eggs!”

“Yes, yes. Lumpy eggs. What about the lump–”

“LUMPY EGGS!”

“I hate this universe.”

The Bug-Out

Are you fleeing?

“No, of course not. I’m camping.”

“Yeah, I’m fleeing. I smell doom. Society has, like, ten weeks left.”

So you bolted a tent onto the top of your Land Rover?

“This is one of several escape vehicles for Goodbye Day.”

Goodbye Day?

“That’s what we call the day the supply chains sever and the power goes out. We think it’s real close!”

Who is “we?”

“Luxury Survivalists. Our bug-out bags are Louis Vuitton.”

Dammit, Meyers.

“Birkins for the ladies, obviously.”

Who is in this group with you?

“Bill Maher, Steve Aoki. Posty.”

Post Malone?

“I’m his friend. I call him Posty. We all went in on a ranch in New Zealand to get our citizenships, and we have a G6 on 24-hour standby. G6 can do that route non-stop.”

So what’s the hippie van for?

“What if antifa blows up the plane?”

Antifa?

“Or the Boogaloo Boys.”

How long are you spending on the internet each day?

“Not gonna lie: I have increased my consumption recently.”

You’re not gonna get into Qanon, are you?

“No?”

“Nooooooo.”

Goddammit, Meyers. Don’t you go yak-headed on us.

“I’m not into Qanon.”

Good.

“I’m into Jewanon.”

Less good. What is Jewanon?

“It’s like Qanon, but there are more Jews.”

Are the Jews helpful and compassionate, kind to strangers, and ethical to a fault?

“No, the opposite.”

Ah.

“And they are also werewolfs.”

Sure. Do we need to have the talk about “embarrassing the Grateful Dead” again?

“Billy also believes in Jewanon.”

CELL PHONE NOISE

“You just don’t wanna hear the truth.”

Pick up the phone before I turn your head inside out.

“Can you do that?”

FORMER TEEN HEARTTHROB’S HEAD TURNING INSIDE-OUT NOISE

FORMER TEEN HEARTTHROB’S HEAD RETURNING TO NORMAL NOISE

“I did not enjoy that.”

No, I wouldn’t imagine anyone would.

CELL PHONE NOISE

Pick up the phone.

“Asshole.”

“You’re on with John”

“Zebba-YAAAAeeeh.”

“Pardon?”

“Huckonamooooostragoostra!”

“Mr. Brown?”

“Lumpy eggs!”

“Are you okay?”

“Zebba zebba. MAMA’S GONNNNNNNNA WORK IT OUT. Zebba.”

“Can I maybe get you a cup of coffee? Some water?

“Lumpy eggs!”

“Uh, okay. I could rustle up some eggs.”

“Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.”

“Hoo.”

“I’ll see about those eggs.”

“Zebba.”

Alternative Viewing Options For Tonight

In late 60’s San Francisco, there was a group of hairy men who took too many drugs and didn’t like to rehearse.

In the 80’s, there was a hairy man who took too many drugs and loved to rehearse.

Oh, shit, I didn’t know this was on YouTube. Watch “the negro singer Jimmy Brown” save Boston.

And now watch Mr. Brown’s show in its entirety. WGBH in the house, y’all!

Hey, if you wanna watch racist tits, at least watch talented racist tits. One of TotD’s favorite films of all time, Mike Leigh’s Topsy-Turvy.

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