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Bonnaroo scene report #2
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Alejandro Escovedo had never heard of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog before today’s press conference with the Robert Smigel puppet, plus Tift Merritt and Elvis Perkins. Escovedo’s now a fan. Some Triumph highlights:
“This place has more stages than syphilis.”
“I saw alot of underarm hair at the Ani DiFranco set. I thought one woman had a Yorkie in a headlock.”
“On Monday this place will smell better… when it goes back to being a hog farm.”
Host Andy Langer said to Escovedo and Perkins, “Did you ever think you’d be on a panel with a dog?” to which Triumph exploded, “Tift Merritt is a very beautiful woman! How dare you?”
*”Jimmy Buffett is here? This place really is eco-friendly. There’s nothing like recycled music.”
*”Phish broke up five years ago, They could’ve played three songs in that time. The original script of the Gettysburg Address was ‘Four Phish songs and seven years ago.’”
“Is there anything that Phish fans can’t make out of hemp- besides deodorant?”
“So many Bruce Springsteen fans have come from New Jersey. You can tell because of the smell of weed mixed with Axe body spray.”
“It’s a different time. At Woodstock three babies were born. Here three babies were traded for a case of Dasani and a meat pie.”
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By SaviorofAustin
June 14, 2009 1:41 PM | Link to this
Triumph is hilarious! He is the voice in my head.
By brittasaur
June 14, 2009 1:58 PM | Link to this
Geez, Corky, is that the best you can do? I was hoping to read something about Alejandro or his performance. Not read a bunch of recycled one liners from a stupid puppet.
Remember, it’s called REPORTING, not REPEATING!
Fail.