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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 02:58 PM
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LOL-"Climate Mash": Bobby "Boris" Pickett's new version of "Monster Mash"!
Edited on Tue Oct-18-05 03:27 PM by highplainsdem
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-18-2005/0004172036&EDATE=

He's Back, Doing the Climate Mash!

Halloween Rock Legend Records New Version of 'Monster Mash' to Fight Global Warming

Bobby 'Boris' Pickett Records New Take on Holiday Hit in Flash Movie Starring Bush, Cheney and the Oil Industry

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- "Monster Mash" -- the song that defines Halloween -- is being brought back to life again today with the help of the original recording artist and a new Web-based appeal to fight global warming. The song and a new Flash movie, both available at http://www.climatemash.org , ask the public to tell their elected representatives in Washington that they want action on global warming.

The "Climate Mash" was recorded by Bobby "Boris" Pickett, co-creator and vocalist on the 1962 hit "Monster Mash." The Flash presentation features well-known Halloween horror characters based on photographs of President George Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, members of Congress and oil industry executives.

"Our goal here is to make sure that people understand that one of the scariest things happening this Halloween is the Bush Administration and Congress refusing to deal with global warming in meaningful way," said Angela Ledford, director of Clear the Air. "This is a fun way to spread the word about the threat posed by White House inaction on global warming, and to remind people that they can speak up and be heard."

"Global warming is a huge problem, and Congress is acting like a bunch of zombies, just sleepwalking through it," said entertainer Bobby "Boris" Pickett. "President Bush is even worse. We are feeling the effects of global warming now, but even as these become more obvious, Bush just keeps fiddling while the earth heats up."

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tatertop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 03:03 PM
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1. Will work for ice cap
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 03:19 PM
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2. LOL. And "You're doing a heck of a job, zombie."
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tatertop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 03:39 PM
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6. that is too funny and so true
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oregonindy Donating Member (790 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 03:33 PM
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4. this is great! lots of fun!
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tatertop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 03:41 PM
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7. It is fun. And Bobby still sounds great.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 04:14 PM
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9. Yes, he does.
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tatertop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 04:35 PM
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12. seems to me he did something like this last year, as well
I just love it.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 05:35 PM
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13. He did, and the audio is still online at
http://www.monsterslash.org/ though the video's no longer there.

Thanks for mentioning this. I hadn't heard about it then, but was able to find a news story (http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2004/oct04/20041021_bobbypickett.html ) with a link to that site.
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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-19-05 11:54 PM
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15. I found the movie file with google
I used archive.org to view the old www.monsterslash.org website,
found out the movie name was monsterslash.swf,
google and found it here:
http://www.mindbuzz.net/flash/monsterslash.swf
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 03:29 PM
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3. I hope everyone will be able to see this. It takes a long time to load
if you have dial-up, but it's worth it. Very funny, and they nail the BushCo monsters.
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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 03:46 PM
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8. Recommended! The video is great! n/t
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 03:36 PM
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5. Didn't that guy have an affair with Tammy Faye Baker?
Edited on Tue Oct-18-05 03:39 PM by Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Now that is scary.



:rofl:
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 04:18 PM
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10. Too cool!
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cyberpj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 04:23 PM
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11. Excellent. Thanks Bobby! Loved Bush as Flashdance w/oil. So true.
will spread this far and wide.

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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-05 08:02 PM
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14. kick
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