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Gong Show Memoirs

Oh, it was a beautiful night at the Crocodile. I was not there long. But I did see the ventriloquistish woman who allowed the tiny imaginary man inside her puffy-cheeked mouth to speak and sing his heart out.

I saw Jim Morrison and his mother. I saw a comic who made me laugh but whose jokes I do not remember. I saw a rhyming poet who is quite angry with the Bush administration and seemed scary in general. The gongers were afraid.

I feel I missed so much …

Comments (22)

1

Will any of the Gong Show wind up on YouTube?

Posted by elswinger | April 13, 2007 11:32 AM
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I took video up until my memory card was maxed during the stand-up easter bunny comic. I'll upload what I've got over the weekend.

It was a fun night—thanks Stranger!

Posted by Carollani | April 13, 2007 11:36 AM
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I took video up until my memory card was maxed during the stand-up easter bunny comic. I'll upload what I've got over the weekend.

It was a fun night—thanks Stranger!

Posted by Carollani | April 13, 2007 11:36 AM
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I saw Fnarf shove a total of 14 quarters into his respective nostrils. I have a crush.

Posted by Callie | April 13, 2007 11:38 AM
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We will have Gong Show content up in our Video page soon! Have no fear, you shall see the freak show!

Posted by Ari Spool | April 13, 2007 11:42 AM
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My favorite line from host Schmader:

"Gonging a poet? Isn't that like raping a baby?"

MC Frank Zapatista: worst moniker ever.

Posted by otla | April 13, 2007 11:43 AM
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I saw Fnarf shove a total of 14 quarters into his respective nostrils. I have a crush.

Posted by Callie | April 13, 2007 12:01 PM
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i am still scared of that poet. i totally have a crush on the bunny comedian. i am still in awe of the amazing woman that danced to glamorous life. and, I MET FNARF!!!!!

i am also still drunk.

thanks for the good times, stranger. it was a hell of a night.

Posted by kerri harrop | April 13, 2007 12:02 PM
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Whoa. Doublt comment post was totally an accident. I seriously thought Frank Zappatista was going to shoot us all.

Kerri: Schmader, you're just mad because you used to be a poet.

David: And a baby. I used to be both.

Genius!

Posted by Callie | April 13, 2007 12:12 PM
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Whoa. Double comment post was totally an accident. I seriously thought Frank Zappatista was going to shoot us all.

Kerri: Schmader, you're just mad because you used to be a poet.

David: And a baby. I used to be both.

Genius!

Posted by Callie | April 13, 2007 12:12 PM
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I was giggling like a school girl when I met Fnarf. I had my picture taken with him. Then I ran up to a non-slogging friend and gushed about my excitement, and he looked at me like I was retarded. Fnarf is an acquired taste, apparently.

Posted by Aislinn | April 13, 2007 12:12 PM
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I wanted to do exactly that too, Aislinn, but he was with his wife(?) and I didn't want to seem creepy. He's totally internet famous! Or at least slog famous...

Posted by Callie | April 13, 2007 12:15 PM
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Schmader: Last night you told us this would happen again. We are going to hold you to it. Holy god, it needs to happen again.

Posted by Matt | April 13, 2007 12:25 PM
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i want to see what fnarf looks like. is his info on the gawker stalker site?

Posted by infrequent | April 13, 2007 12:48 PM
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I was completely unprepared for the phenomenon of cute young girls running up to me and bashfully asking for a photo with me. I don't think Missus Fnarf was too upset; bemused perhaps. If she's annoyed at anyone, it's me, for stuffing quarters in my nose in a roomful of people. I think she wishes I would find entertainment options that she can tell her folks about!

And I totally called the kooky poet. I saw him earlier in the bar, with his leather pants and punk-military regalia (a studded beret?), going through his zippered binder of tightly-scribbled whatevers, and I said to a friend "dollars to doughnuts that one's going to go on a scary political rant". He did.

Posted by Fnarf | April 13, 2007 12:50 PM
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Fnarf, he was wearing a kilt too, wasn't he? I'm glad he didn't subject us to his business end, as well. Also, I totally didn't know it was you stuffing quarters into your nose until after you were mostly done. I turned to my friends, who were chanting "Fnarf!" and was like "what are you saying?! I was so stoked when I realized! To be honest, and I think I drunkenly mentioned this to Schmader, I had totally pictured you with a long, dark ponytail and maybe some sandals with socks. I'm glad I was wrong!

Posted by Callie | April 13, 2007 1:01 PM
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Callie, the long, dark ponytail was during a few rough months in 1992. And sandals with socks isn't me, though I could maybe go there as long as they weren't Tevas or Birkenstocks. And as long as the socks were Argyle.

That was not my first time on the Crocodile stage. I also appeared in a dance contest during a Lois Maffeo show back in 1993 or 4, doing "the vacuum cleaner", and beating out "the ironer" and "the floor scrubber" for first prize. I still have the lucky shirt I wore.

Posted by Fnarf | April 13, 2007 1:14 PM
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perhaps teh ironer could give you some tips for keeping that shirt in top shape. but whatever you do, don't listen to the floor scrubber.

Posted by infrequent | April 13, 2007 1:25 PM
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I love Lois. I grew up in Olympia. She's such a sweet lady. I was totally thinking of teva's. And a predilection toward D&D... not that I don't have one.
Again - glad I was wrong!

Posted by Callie | April 13, 2007 2:22 PM
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dude, that skit from resovoir dogs rocked. the chick with the pink hair was hot. and that other chick was hotter.

Posted by amie | April 23, 2007 12:02 AM
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Totally!!!! That brunette wench quoting Tarantino made me cum in my shorts!!!

Posted by Annie | April 23, 2007 12:06 AM
22

What about the amazing-ness of the Disney medley?! SO much talent, yet the judges were a little gong-happy that night, as we all know....

Posted by Vaneesa | April 23, 2007 12:26 PM

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