Spinal Tap to Save the Earth

April 26th, 2007 by Rory Harper

I’m feeling all hermitish and uncommunicative this week, so haven’t posted or commented much. Sorry about that.

And I went to the doc today and he told me I had to stay off my leg for another two to three weeks, which really bummed me out.

But I couldn’t let this one go by:

The Spinal Tap Reunion

Click the pic above to check out the 15-minute reunion film that details what the Tap have been doing since last we saw them.

They’ll be playing in support of the worldwide Live Earth concerts to raise awareness of global warming issues.

Quote from Director Rob Reiner: “They’re not that environmentally conscious, but they’ve heard of global warming. Nigel thought it was just because he was wearing too much clothing — that if he just took his jacket off it would be cooler.”

This made my day a lot better than it has been. There’s a video link on the page.

No word yet on who the new drummer might be…..

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And you can visit LiveEarth to learn more about the concerts and get environmental info.

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Posted in Music, People, Pop. Culture | 7 Comments »

7 Responses

1. Erin O'Brien Says:
   April 26th, 2007 at 9:27 am

   Dear Mr. Harper,

   I invite you to drop by my place and indulge in today’s emergency share time link. It might be the single most important nine minutes of video ever recorded.

   Now then, I am off to find an orgasm that will take me to eleven.

   Thank you for your support,

   Erin O’Brien

2. Steven Gould Says:
   April 26th, 2007 at 10:55 am

   The new drummer will just spontaneously explode like all the other ones.

3. Rory Harper Says:
   April 26th, 2007 at 12:00 pm

   Erin — Darn. I’m at work, and I have a suspicion, based on the comments, that I probably should NOT click that link. Tonight, when I’m in the mood for something exotic, though….

   Steve — Yeah, it must be hard for them to get new drummers any more. Kinda like a death sentence to play for Tap.

4. Erin O'Brien Says:
   April 26th, 2007 at 12:45 pm

   Rory, believe me, this is better than a set of miniature Stonehenge stage props and is guaranteed to raise your spirits … or something.

5. Ken Houghton Says:
   April 26th, 2007 at 9:11 pm

   Now wait a minute! Only ONE drummer spontaneously exploded, no? There was another who choked to death on vomit (Punch line omitted).

   Rory – NSFW or kids was a good guess. (My exposure to Vagina Power so far today is taking breaks from reading Breaking the Ice by reading chapters of Daredevil: The Cutting Edge. And I’m keeping it that way until the kids go to sleep, if they ever do.)

6. Ken Houghton Says:
   April 26th, 2007 at 10:23 pm

   Correcting brain short-circuit: Burning the Ice, of course.

7. Morgan J. Locke Says:
   April 27th, 2007 at 10:36 am

   Ken —