You better start from the start.

June 3, 2005 12:45 PM

Everybody's workin' for the weekend. A little non-Flash Friday fun. (Link goes to a page with an embedded QuickTime movie.)
posted by Reggie452 (22 comments total)

Awesome. Something about the earnestness in his face just makes it work.
posted by j0hnnyb at 12:53 PM on June 3, 2005

no thanks.
posted by jsavimbi at 12:57 PM on June 3, 2005

I particularly enjoyed the light show.
posted by Miss Bitchy Pants at 1:08 PM on June 3, 2005

that was fun.

oh yes the light show!
posted by pointilist at 1:10 PM on June 3, 2005

Anyone else a little creeped out by the ratio of this guy's tiny head and skinny neck to his enormous arms? It's like John Basedow plays Loverboy!

Oh, but yeah, this rocked off various parts of my anatomy that can only be reattached through highly untested, experimental de-rockification surgery.
posted by StopMakingSense at 1:13 PM on June 3, 2005

this guy gets a gold star.
posted by 3.2.3 at 1:21 PM on June 3, 2005

It made me laugh. The guy must be unemployed or a student or something, though, as I can't imagine how much time he wasted on this. Props for the pointlessness of it.
posted by teece at 1:43 PM on June 3, 2005

Enjoyable.
posted by Specklet at 2:02 PM on June 3, 2005

Direct link to the video, for those that prefer their media downloaded.
posted by mathowie at 3:19 PM on June 3, 2005

2nd best thing I've seen all week. thanks.
posted by MiltonRandKalman at 3:25 PM on June 3, 2005

Cute, funny, thanks
posted by nj_subgenius at 3:51 PM on June 3, 2005

very funny, very earnest!

Did anyone else notice he has transparent legs whenever there's a group shot with the 'entire band' - actually none of the band members do. Interesting editing ;) What a fun video
posted by seawallrunner at 3:53 PM on June 3, 2005

I'm mirroring the video.
posted by waxpancake at 4:57 PM on June 3, 2005

seawallrunner: I believe that his legs are transparent because he shot himself in all the positions and just layered the cuts over each other and made each one vaguely transparent. This allows himself to appear in multiple places at once without all the hassle of digital trickery, such as bluescreening.
posted by cyphill at 5:35 PM on June 3, 2005

This is the greatest thing I've ever seen on the Internet.
posted by keswick at 6:27 PM on June 3, 2005

I was also just impressed with his ability to mock-play all those instruments--he may not be a true multi-instrumentalist, but he's certainly technically proficient enough pose as a real bass/guitar/keyboard/drum guy. I don't know enough to know whether he's really mocking all the right notes, but he's doing something convincing enough to look like he is.

(And cyphill's right about the layering--it's like when you intentionally double-expose a photo in a film camera.)
posted by LairBob at 6:28 PM on June 3, 2005

That was fantastic!
posted by GriffX at 6:56 PM on June 3, 2005

I really need to find a shirt like that that is combo paisley/camoflage.. can anyone help me out?
posted by Balisong at 10:02 PM on June 3, 2005

If you really want to see a one man band, check out Bernie Talty (a friend of a friend)
He's awesome! but probably won't make it big time, because he has a hard time working in a band with other people.. he knows how to play their instruments better than they do.. no matter what it is..

Check the video.. A real one man band!
posted by Balisong at 10:13 PM on June 3, 2005

OK, he needs a lead singer...
But that never stopped Bob Dylan.
posted by Balisong at 10:32 PM on June 3, 2005

no thanks.
posted by jsavimbi at 12:57 PM PST on June 3

Cool post, MeFi superstar "jsavimbi."

Great link, great video. Very funny.
posted by Optimus Chyme at 10:22 AM on June 4, 2005

Awesome!
posted by NickDouglas at 12:12 PM on June 4, 2005