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January 10, 2005

Bad Childish Geekery: A Star Wars Christmas

Atomic sends a link to a horrific Christmas album, sung chiefly by C-3PO and Chewbacca (!).

Would have liked to have heard "The Christmas Song" performed by Grand Moff Tarkin.

In a cosmic convergence of vileness, it turns out that fronting one of the choruses on the album was a then-unknown 18-year-old named John Bongiovi, who of course would later call himself John Bon Jovi.

What the crap is this? Horrible, horrible, horrible.

Unrealted Geekery: William Shatner explains his differences with Michael Moore, in song. Or, rather, "song."

Thanks to Hubs and Spokes (formerly Marcland), who also tips to a WSJ article which speculates that a Washington State re-vote might actually happen.

posted by Ace at 11:43 PM
Comments

Holy shit that's funny.

Posted by: Bill from INDC on January 10, 2005 11:56 PM

Friend of mine found a video of the "Star Wars Holiday Special" on eBay a while back and told me about it. It sounded absolutely atrocious. Description at:

http://www.lucasfan.com/swtv/index2.html

Posted by: Alex on January 10, 2005 11:59 PM

Man, I wish Grand Moff Tarkin would do more acoustic sets.

You know, really explore the studio space.

http://www.ink19.com/issues_F/99_08/live/025_grand_moff_tarkin.shtml

Cheers,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on January 11, 2005 12:31 AM

Oops, html got cut off.

The last bit is:

/025_grand_moff_tarkin.shtml

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on January 11, 2005 12:33 AM

Bon Jovi?

Try Buongovianni! I knew his deaf (Tony B - NJ wop) brother when he owned/ran NYC recording studio PowerStation in the early / mid 80's. His name was Tony and he mixed the tracks for Top Gun and was deaf as a stone. I sold him a $150K video projector for his "a" mix room...... His partner was Ed .... blah

Tony told me (at the time) John was stoopid and that he made him, and bragged that the younger wop sister would be bigger a star because of him .( and eclipse the Kerry backing loooser - my judgement here)

Posted by: MRB on January 11, 2005 02:33 AM

Not to be PC-- but what's this "wop" crap?

What's the point of saying that?

Posted by: ace on January 11, 2005 02:41 AM

"Bells Bells Bells bells Bells."

Most of you probably didn't make it past the first song. But I did.

And I will never be the same.

Posted by: Hans Bricks on January 11, 2005 03:12 AM

come on man-nobody likes Italians. You can admit it...your among friends.

Posted by: amish on January 11, 2005 03:15 AM

oh great! Hans is here.you see what happens Ace? you start stickin up for the italians and now a German showes up...i smell creeping fascism

Posted by: on January 11, 2005 03:21 AM

Hey guys just a warning, there is also a made for TV star wars christmas special out there. With Maude from the golden girls playning a sultry owner of a cantina or some crap. Trust me, the tv special makes this album sound great, the addition of video makes it so, so much worse. There is also a segment that includes Chebaccass dad watching some crazy disco porn on a virtual reality orgasmotronic headset thing. I swear this was the most vile, and disgusting bit of programming ever commited to the airwaves. Ace , for the sake of readers with more delicate sensibilities, please please do not dig out a link to the tv show. Im serious, the world is not ready to revisit that horrific moment in history.

Posted by: Marty on January 11, 2005 08:39 AM

It's worse than that. Not only was Bea Arthur in it, but you also get to see Harvey Korman, Art Carney, and Dihann Carroll.

A couple feature songs were "Bells, Bells, Bells" and "What Do You Get A Wookie For Christmas".

I believe I have a digital copy of the whole special on my computer somewhere. I'll have to look and see if I can still find it.

Posted by: Jimmie on January 11, 2005 09:34 AM

Capt. Kirk still kicks ass! Now bring on the green slave girls!

Posted by: Iblis on January 11, 2005 12:21 PM

*** ULTRAMEGAGEEKALERT!! ***

Zarking fardwarks! A Hitchhiker's Guide movie is in the works!

Sorry if you already knew.

www.hitchhikersmovie.com

Posted by: TallDave on January 11, 2005 01:44 PM

"Everybody gets a cookie,
We brought extra for the Wookie"

Posted by: barbula on January 11, 2005 02:38 PM