Line Out - Comments on Freak Out, Far Out http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/freak_out_far_out While searching for photos of local band The Moondoggies for next week's paper, I came across this classic video of Dr. Hook playing the Old Grey Whistle Test. Holy fuck! This clip has everything: high kicks, lewd hippie spider-dancing, gratuitous... Copyright 2008 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:54:40 -0800 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:54:43 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Dougsf I don't know if that whole thing is on Youtube, but the best part is when he stops the band playing about a minute into there "hit", yelling about how no body wants to hear that song anymore.

I think this originally aired on daytime TV, meaning thousands of Swedish school kids were tuning into the view the effects of acid. cocaine, and years of booze on grown, unkept men. Kinda like Fraggle Rock with real people, and not just for rich kids.

]]> Dougsf http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/freak_out_far_out#c878644 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/freak_out_far_out#c878644 Classic Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:05:04 -0800 Comment by Paulus that fraggle rock comparison is so dead on!

]]> Paulus http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/freak_out_far_out#c878649 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/freak_out_far_out#c878649 Classic Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:10:35 -0800 Comment by jz holy hair farmers, that shit is FILTHY. devendra banhart has nothing on these guys.

]]> jz http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/freak_out_far_out#c878657 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/freak_out_far_out#c878657 Classic Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:21:09 -0800 Comment by Get Drenched! They look like if Band Of Horses started smokin' Wet Ones.

]]> Get Drenched! http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/freak_out_far_out#c878684 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/freak_out_far_out#c878684 Classic Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:54:43 -0800