Thursday, October 12, 2006
Cream Dream Supreme
Way back in the 90's I caught a little show on late night HBO. No, not "Real Sex." Get real. Masturbating is shameful enough as it is; I don't even want to consider the shame spiral that I'd be facing after masturbating to a "Real Sex" segment spotlighting swinging couples in their 40's who groom each other's pubic hair for foreplay. The show I caught that fateful night was "Tenacious D." And it was awesome.Fast forward a few years. The D's debut album was released and I bought it on the first day it was available. And it was awesome. My friends and I traveled to Kalamazoo to catch their only Michigan tour date, and THAT was awesome. Their song lyrics became part of our lexicon and a source of endless inside jokes and drunken proclamations. My friends and I vowed to see JB and KG if they ever came to town again.
Fast forward a few more years. Jables has become a boner-fide movie star and Rage Kage is still bald. They have a new movie coming out, that doesn't look very promising. They also have a new album coming out. Based on the first single, I'm a bit disappointed. Then I found out that Tenacious D is touring and coming to Detroit in late November. I clickety clacked over to Ticketmaster's site and found out that tickets for the main floor cost 44 bucks. Not to mention the pound of flesh Ticketmaster charges in service charges. Boo-urns!
Here are the rest of the dates for those interested:
Nov. 17-18: Los Angeles (Gibson Amphitheatre)
Nov. 20: San Francisco (Bill Graham Civic Auditorium)
Nov. 22: Denver (Fillmore)
Nov. 25: Detroit (Masonic Temple)
Nov. 27: Toronto (Ricoh Coliseum)
Nov. 29: Camden, N.J. (Tweeter Center)
Dec. 1: New York (Madison Square Garden)
Dec. 3: Fairfax, Va. (Patriot Center)
Dec. 5: Atlanta (Gwinett Center)
Dec. 10: Dublin (RDS)
Dec. 11: Glasgow (SECC)
Dec. 12: Manchester, England (Evening News Arena)
Dec. 15: Birmingham, England (NEC)
Dec. 17: Brighton, England (Brighton Centre)
Dec. 18: London (Hammersmith Apollo)
Jan. 9: Christchurch, N.Z. (Town Hall)
Jan. 11: Auckland (Logan Campbell Centre)
Jan. 13: Brisbane, Australia (Entertainment Centre)
Jan. 16: Sydney (Hordern Pavilion)
Jan. 19: Melbourne (Festival Hall)
Now I'll definitely get the new album, but I don't think I'm going to pony up the cash to see Tenacious D climb upon their faithful steeds in Detroit Rock City. To try and fill that void, I searched trusty youtube and found a great tribute video to the Tenacious D song "Tribute." The best part of the video, for reasons too many to list, is when the little pudgy kid shows off his bosoms. Enjoy.
