This is it, the last day of the Marathon. Tonight, we're all gonna get ripped and put all this fundraising madness back in the closet for another year -- so here's hoping you've made your pledge!!
Tonight, we're trotting out several dozen of your fave WFMU air personalities to celebrate the 6th Annual Hoof & Mouth Sinfonia Marathon Finale. They'll be belting out the song in their hearts for your entertainment (and ours) to the accompaniment of a live karaoke band. For now, here's one last look back at a Marathon Finale from yore -- it's Station Manager Ken, closing out the 2003 Marathon Finale with a truly startling take on a scene from Blazing Saddles.
Ken Freedman "I'm Tired" (mp3 for download, 7.1 megs)
You should've been there, Ken really nailed the physical presence of Madeleine Kahn! Check out the webcam tonight, who knows what'll go down! The Finale gets underway at 7pm and shall continue right up to about midnite. Keep calling 1-800-989-9368 - and keep pledging!
Hi,
I may be a statistical outlier but there are a few things that would have gotten me to up my pledge further that you may wish to employ during next years marathon.
Firstly some physical/historical/aesthetic explanation of that bayonet guy statue a mile or so from the studio. I offer you my hypothesis. I've been a little busy to follow up with research but it may be a good starting point. So here goes: The soldlier is Roger Waters' dad, the angle of the bayonet rifle can be explained by its being wielded by 2 Romulans employing their renowned chicken fighting close combat technique as well as their cloaking device which would explain their invisibility. The rifle is in a state of discharge in the moment represented by the statue which explains why it is visible. It must un-cloak to fire. A self published chapbook expanding on these ideas or perhaps bringing in other hypotheses accompanied by a panel discussion would certainly encourage me to 'give till it hurt.'
Similarly if the Hoof -n- Mouth Sinfonia could perform a Brit-pop style interpretation of Magma's Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh in it's entirety I might even dip into my Kobaian tattoo fund, which includes airfare to New Zealand.
Anyway those are things that would interest me.
I don't get out much but some things that I think might go over with other listeners are the following:
Tanning booth designed specifically for the left arm, for an ironic trucker's tan. Again, I might be behind the curve on this one, but you must admit Americans love gadgets.
The Happy Listener's Guide to Spud Cannon Legislation.
The Happy Listener's Guide to Spud Cannon Litigation.
See the trick with these last two is you offer one on the first week of the marathon then the other on the second week. This way you get them coming and going. Who would want one but not the other? It's only once in a while I can catch lightning in a jar like that.
So I am making light of the marathon a little, but only because you guys are great and I'll be sending in my pledege shortly.
Posted by: bartelby | March 13, 2006 at 01:02 PM