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Move Over Crystal Pepsi..It’s Crystal Gravy Time

The Retroist — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:30:29 +0000

When I started looking at Crystal Pepsi stuff today, I instantly remembered this spoof that ran on Saturday Night Live for Crystal Gravy. Frankly, I think this idea is long overdue. Just because you cover your food, does not mean you shouldn’t be able to see it.

Love Boat: The Next Generation

The Retroist — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:00:23 +0000

Tomorrow is the big day for classic Trek fans. Get yourself in the mood with a little SNL ST:TNG starring Patrick Stewart.

Cya at the movies!

Chris Farley as the Great Dom Deluise

The Retroist — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:53:34 +0000

I had forgotten about this sketch until Doug reminded me about it in his post. It’s like Farley is channeling 1970s Dom perfectly.

More on the 1978 DEVO Appearance on Saturday Night Live

The Retroist — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:35:13 +0000

Last Sunday’s DEVO post was so popular I decided to do some follow up work on the performance and got some insight from DEVO’s own, Gerald Casale. I asked him if the agitation shown by members of the Saturday Night Live cast during those seemingly uncomfortable closing credits, where Booji Boy crawled around the stage, was real? I also wondered if this had been talked about in interviews before. Casale was nice enough to respond:

No, it was all too real. I have spoken about those 3 days in interviews. Incredible and unparalleled are the operative words.

This is exactly what I wanted to hear. It was all real AND their was other source material to look for (I love long term quests). So far I have been able to find one interview that has been posted online, but I will keep looking. The interview I found was one that Casale gave to Acid Logic’s Will Forbis. It looks like DEVO made quite an impression on the cast.

We appeared on SNL in October of 1978. Mark began dating Laraine. Belushi snorted the entire contents of the first gram of coke I ever purchased. Dan said he was sorry he threw away the DEVO video I had sent him a year earlier.

Obviously Akroyd really became a fan (and sorry he SHOULD be), because as many of you know, DEVO did the very awesome theme song for his underrated film “Doctor Detroit“. As for Belushi taking the entire gram of coke from Casale, that is kind of an honor, like Willy Wonka taking all of your candy.

For more information on DEVO, visit Club DEVO and stay there.
AND if you like DEVO you will love Gerald Casale’s solo project Jihad Jerry & The Evildoers.

DEVO Performs Jocko Homo on Saturday Night Live in 1978

The Retroist — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:53:24 +0000

Maybe you don’t realize this, but DEVO is awesome. They always have been and always will be. I will continue to hammer this point home every Sunday until you bow before their might. So to kick off this effort, please enjoy this amazing version of Jocko Home that was performed on Saturday Night Live in 1978 (Fred Willard was the host). I really like how they use the original intro from the Jocko Homo music video, it works really well.

Duty Now for the Future!