Frank Yankovic & His Yanks - Who Stole The Keeshka?

[Montauk6]

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1. I grew up with this.

Even polka danced to Frankie and his band. Probably 40+ years ago.

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2. Ghoulardi played this song.

[Montauk6]

5. YES!!!!

That's where I discovered. In Detroit, The Ghoul was based on Ghoulardi Ernie Anderson, I learned years later. He was a younger guy Ron Sweed (who passed away a couple years back). He was definitely the hippie answer to the more conservative (in demeanor not politics) Sir Graves Ghastly.

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6. Ghoulardi's influence exceeds all others, IMO.

Doug Kenney grew up with Ghoulardi. His National Lampoon elevated dark humor and
unleashed Michael O’Donoghue on the world (SNLs first head writer).

Jim Jarmusch, Devo, Black Keys, Pere Ubu, just to name a few. All nod to Ghoulardi.

[EarnestPutz]

7. "Cool it with the boom-booms."

[EarnestPutz]

3. I knew about Yankovic's Cleveland roots but was amazed to read his Wiki entry just now. Not....

....only was he a Slovenian born in Davis, West Virginia, just like my great Aunt, but his parents met in a lumber camp, just like my grandparents. My grandfather was a logger and my grandmother was a camp cook.

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4. I bet I saw this when it was first broadcast.