Cleats by Bill Hinds for February 04, 2010

where’s Animal, when you need him?

yyyguy I haven’t thought of that forever. Animal was my favorite character on the whole show. (you were talking about the muppets, right?)

Fairport, in my opinion Fred LeBlanc is a bit of an a$$. I’ve met him a couple times when I was living down in New Orleans, and he seems to think that he’s God’s gift to the world. It’s a shame too, because I like Cowboy Mouth’s music, and am very provincial when it comes to bands from my hometown.

You may also recognize the voice of Harry Shearer (Derek Smalls in Spinal Tap) as that of Mr. Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner and many others from the Simpsons.

I used to see Cowboy Mouth in Downtown Mobile, Al. all the time. They rock.

Thanks for clearing that up, Joe.

I miss Shearer’s weekly column, in the LATimes Magazine on Sundays, once upon a wayback.

This is Spinal Tap?

I wonder how many heads this went over the top of.

Yep — Spinal Tap….had to be..