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  • Jesse And The Rippers Present: Forever

    I was at work yesterday passing old videos with my co-worker via YouTube. Let’s just call him EFreezy. He lobbed me one that just sent me into all kinds of hysterics.

    On the great show Full House, John Stamos played Uncle Jesse, who was always singing old Elvis tunes. He was in a fictitious band called Jesse And The Rippers and used to sing a Beach Boys song on the show called Forever. That isn’t all that noteworthy.

    Did you know that the Beach Boys re-released this song one of their albums in the 90s with none other than John Stamos on the lead vocals? Did you know that there was an actual music video for this song, featuring Stamos and the Beach Boys? But that’s not even the best part. It’s by Jesse And The Rippers. When I saw this, I lost it.

    Featured in the video, are Jesse’s twin sons. I’m surprised Joey didn’t make an appearance doing Mr. Woodchuck. What about Miss Donna Joe Tanner? And wouldn’t it have been great if Kimmie Gibbler made a cameo. Ok, maybe not.

    I learned all of this information on John Stamos’ actual 45th birthday. It was just meant to be. Enjoy some Jesse And The Rippers. Foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

  • Props: Duncan Sheik

    Most of you reading this, if you remember the name Duncan Sheik at all,it’s because you couldn’t duck into a supermarket without hearing “Barely Breathing” in 1996. It was Sheik’s only legitimate hit, but it’s incredibly unfair to relegate him to one-hit wonder status.

    Part of that can be attributed to the fact that the male singer-songwriter had fallen out of favor in the Nineties. The only dudes hitting the charts were R&B vocalists, rappers or frontmen for grunge or jangle-rock bands. Had Sheik arrived five or six years later, it’s possible that his initial success would have paved the way for a more commercially fruitful career.

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  • R.I.P. Leroi Moore: 1961-2008

    As a veteran of Dave Matthews Band concerts that now run into the double figures, I am completely shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of DMB’s saxophonist Leroi Moore, apparently from complications arising from an ATV accident that occurred in June. I’m struggling to describe what Leroi’s contribution with the band was, not because it was minimal, but because each of the band’s five members contributed so much. It’s hard to imagine the band’s sound without any of the five individual members. This is definitely a blow. My condolences go out to Moore’s family and everyone in the DMB camp.

    http://www.davematthewsband.com/