Their epic West Coast battles, fueled by huge sponsorship deals were a major draw, and their loyal fans never tired of seeing these two “Legends of the Quarter Mile” go head to head. The two faced-off in match races that raged over a period of about 3 years. One of the greatest rivalries in all of Drag Racing history!Īny red-blooded race fan lucky enough to have been born of that era remembers these famous Funny Cars decked-out in bright Hot Wheels badges screaming down the 1/4 mile in a furious blur that lasted all of 5 sweet seconds. Now it’s time for Christmas dinner – I think the robots sent us a pie!Don “The Snake” Prudhomme versus Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen… I mean we’re literally begging you to visit us. We really hope you’ll come and visit us soon. That’s all the family news that we’re allowed to talk about. They carry weapons and they know if you’ve been bad or good.Īnd the rocks outside the airlock exude ammonia-scented snow. Who watches over us with glowing red eyes. On every corner there’s a giant metal Santa Claus Where we’re working in a mine for our robot overlords. That hasn’t undermined our holiday cheer.Īnd we know it’s almost Christmas by the marks we make on the wall. The robot council had us banished to an asteroid. You may recall we had some trouble last year. This year has been a little crazy for the Andersons. Oh, and if someone pisses me off, I can put them on mover 3 to… you’ll see.” Chrion Beta Prime just got taken over by Daleks. I let both simmer for three years, tinkering on paper, and I saw a beach cave somewhere and I imagined an airlock and thought two levels of dancers, perfect! As for the robots, a mashup of Gary Glitter and Green Day Holiday by Dean Gray has been on my mind for a long time, and that one would have Daleks and Cybermen and a Tardis and Geordie as Doctor Who flying around while the dancers dance and… eh, that takes effort. It was down to Weird Al’s Christmas At Ground Zero or Joco’s Chiron Beta Prime. Plus, Matisyahu is more reggae and soul than traditional. R says: “I wanted to do a really messed-up holiday song because a certain person kept asking me if I’m okay with being in Christmas shows, and I’m like um, whuh? And I’m not about to do one of those Token Jew Routines because I think Adam Sandler’s song is utter crap and anything actually culturally relevant would miss the mark.
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