Slog - Comments on More About Michael Hussein Gregory http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory He's a kid. Can't be more than 20. He seems to be from Boone, North Carolina: Population 14,000, named for Daniel Boone, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Here's a video of Gregory and friends singing about Jimmy Smith Park in Boone (Boone also has a Jimmy Smith Wastewater Treatment Plant): Here's a song about space people from the future: According to his MySpace page, he now lives in Brooklyn. He's equal parts Chris Crocker and Tracy + the Plastics. His videos aren't all brilliant (his third prez debate video isn't nearly as good as the previous ones), but he's... Copyright 2008 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:40:36 -0800 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:31:15 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by uh I can't imagine anyone less interesting.

]]> uh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176572 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176572 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:34:42 -0800 Comment by Dubcek Leave the kid be. He's obviously retarded and can't defend himself from your predatory advances.

]]> Dubcek http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176573 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176573 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:34:44 -0800 Comment by Nixor well... he may be handy with protools but he should leave lipsynching and dancing to the pros. Surely his college has some musical theater majors. Or aspiring drag queens.

]]> Nixor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176586 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176586 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:46:57 -0800 Comment by thickturd "space people, from the future, assassinating abraham lincoln...

space people, from the future, messing with my facebook profile."

you are my hero.

]]> thickturd http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176591 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176591 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:49:21 -0800 Comment by yawn @1, i agree. these videos are not particularly funny, and this individual is so vanilla it hurts my eyes. zzzzzzzz....

]]> yawn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176594 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176594 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:49:46 -0800 Comment by John Bailo
Didn't that SNL skit about Space Olympics cover most of that ground?

]]> John Bailo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176596 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176596 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:51:28 -0800 Comment by thickturd brendan, i think charles hacked your post with the parenthetical about the new media hero. you should tighten your security.

]]> thickturd http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176598 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176598 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:52:01 -0800 Comment by mcFly silly to hate on this, its funny, free and better than 90% of the sh-t on YouTube. j

Remember, this is better than that jibjab crap from 2004.

]]> mcFly http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176605 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176605 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:55:33 -0800 Comment by AJ Thanks a lot, Andy Samberg you ass.

Now the hipsters have a reference point when trying to break into media.

]]> AJ http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176608 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176608 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:55:55 -0800 Comment by cochise. y'all are jealous. the dude's prolific and quick.

sorry, but this is funny stuff.

who's gonna work it out, baby, who's gonna work it out?

]]> cochise. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176612 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176612 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:57:20 -0800 Comment by mcFly The State of Desperation (And Alabama too, and Alabama too)

That is just rich.

]]> mcFly http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176620 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176620 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:06:57 -0800 Comment by Timothy The hatas are missin...

He's a genius. Certainly, he's hit his stride with the Pres debates. The lyrics of these things are brilliant.

:-)

]]> Timothy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176629 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176629 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:11:32 -0800 Comment by tasteless Brendan, it really says something about you when you rip on generic theater and then pimp something like this.

]]> tasteless http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176631 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176631 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:13:21 -0800 Comment by sean I don't know... I like the VP debate one best

]]> sean http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176632 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176632 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:14:36 -0800 Comment by Brendan Kiley But what does it say, tasteless? That I know what's good and you don't?

]]> Brendan Kiley http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176647 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176647 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:25:26 -0800 Comment by JC I agree with #14. The VP song was the catchiest one.

]]> JC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176656 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176656 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:31:59 -0800 Comment by Balt-O-Matt The line about "Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, so many stans I don't understand" is awesome.

]]> Balt-O-Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176676 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176676 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:43:41 -0800 Comment by Brooklyn Reader Love his debate tracks. The kid is totally brilliant. I just love his stuff!

Think about this: He took a wonderfully insightful sense of humor, wrote music to it, played, sang, produced the track, directed the video, edited up a storm putting together all the found footage, his own, and animation. Costume, props, acting. C'mon, people! Where's your sense of appreciation for the pure theater of it? He's my new idea of a creative-genius artist nerd-hero! The voice is too real for a nerd, though. This kid definitely has something.

His MySpace page has the audio tracks in high quality, btw.

Damn. If he's appearing anywhere, I'm ready to pay the cover charge. Count me a fan.

]]> Brooklyn Reader http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176693 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176693 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:53:52 -0800 Comment by Someone from the future I agree the kid is funny, not sure about brilliant. Only serious artist would find this not amusing.

]]> Someone from the future http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176711 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176711 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:03:17 -0800 Comment by Gurldoggie Leave Sarah alone! Leave her alone!

]]> Gurldoggie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176725 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176725 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:11:07 -0800 Comment by Timothy Seriously...this stuff is so satisfying on many levels. If he hasn't caught you yet, listen to it several times.

He's perfectly spoofing just about everything...from a perfect sense of current pop dance music (Timberlake, Timbaland) to the white dance guy to keen understanding of the political race...to executing modern computer production skills...to current hip vernacular...

but...seriously...the lyrics are just great. The songs have groove and melody without taking themselves too seriously.

again...

Miss caribou killa, black gold drilla...whatchya gonna do for Pakistan?

]]> Timothy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176742 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176742 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:18:05 -0800 Comment by Non Have you even SEEN Chris Crocker lately? It's in completely full blown freak-ass mode.

http://www.youtube.com/user/itschriscrocker

I dare you and Eli Sanders to eat your words.

JUST LOOK AND LISTEN TO HIM ugggghhh

]]> Non http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176750 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176750 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:21:57 -0800 Comment by Christy O I love it, he makes me think of that kid from Home Movies (Brendon Small?), as a teenager. And I like him even more that he's from Boone, a hippie-ish town in a beautiful part of the Appalachian Mountains.

]]> Christy O http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176761 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176761 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:26:12 -0800 Comment by B-yo Yes John Bailo, SNL did that. The kid is so brilliant, he posted his video 2 weeks before SNL aired theirs. He copied their idea, by visiting the FUTURE!

Just like your repub talking point laden posts, you get it wrong again!

NEXT!

]]> B-yo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176785 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176785 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:43:24 -0800 Comment by EmilyP @7: Bwa. When I started reading that paragraph, I scrolled up to check the byline, and was surprised.

]]> EmilyP http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176848 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/more_about_michael_hussein_gregory#c1176848 ??!! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:18:19 -0800 Comment by john this music is awful. stop listening to bad music.

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