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Topic: "Because Of Bob" song & album! Bad Rapport #100! "Fake Adult" is #7! Luke is Logan Awards Juror! - Luke Ski Update 3/13/2014

Started by: the great Luke Ski

the great Luke Ski   Offline  -  Artist & D.J.  -  03-13-14 04:06 PM  -  10 years ago
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MarsCon 2014 was not the only big project thing of mine that came to a conclusion over the past week. I also either handed or mailed off the final printed CD album of my Kickstarter donor songs to those donors, officially bringing my 2012 Kickstarter for "Luke Ski's AV Concert Rig" to an end. I'm going to do a video / blog post about it via the KS site soon, but the main point is that other than these songs getting delivered about 6 months late, the Kickstarter campaign was a total success. Thanks again to everyone who donated. Your contributions have gotten me the gear that has improved my performances and creative output immensely. I am likely going to do another Kickstarter in the fall for the purpose of acquiring one specific expensive piece of equipment. But until then, I have a new Luke Ski comedy music album to write, record, and release at GenCon Indy 2014. :) And now, the post-MarsCon-2014 news.

~ Luke Ski, 3/13/2014

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HEADLINES:

- "BECAUSE OF BOB", the new song by the great Luke Ski!
Download the a free MP3 now at the FuMP! www.thefump.com
Watch the music video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHwy6RxdnU8

- "BECAUSE OF BOB: LUKE SKI'S KICKSTARTER FAWM ALBUM
(SONGS I WROTE ABOUT PEOPLE FOR MONEY)"
Listen to the EP for free, buy a digital download of it for $4.99,
or buy a CD with digital download of it for $5.99 + shipping at:
lukeski.bandcamp.com

- LUKE & CARRIE'S BAD RAPPORT: EPISODE #100!!!
Recorded live at MarsCon 2014! Hear it now at badrapport.com
(Note: we also posted Episode #99 since my last email update)

--- MARSCON DEMENTIA TRACK WRAP-UP ---

* DEMENTIA SMACKDOWN WRESTLING: MARSCON 2014 BATTLE ROYAL!
Watch the video now at www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-vtE3QkoA4

* FUND RAISER HIT ITS SECONDARY GOAL! 3 LOGO T-SHIRTS LEFT:
marscondementia.com/products-page/categories/marscon-dementia-track-t-shirt

* THE MARSCON DEMENTIA TRACK NOW HAS A TWITTER FEED!
twitter.com/MarsConDementia

* MARSCON 2014 PODCAST COVERAGE ROUND-UP
Pros & Cons interviews Henry Phillips, Bad Rapport #100, & more to come
marscondementia.com/2014/03/13/marscon-2014-podcast-coverage-round-up

- "FAKE ADULT" HITS #7 ON DR. DEMENTO'S TOP TEN FOR FEB '14!
Download it now at Bandcamp: lukeski.bandcamp.com/track/fake-adult
Please REQUEST it for "The Dr. Demento Show": drdemento.com/request
and please include your e-mail address so it counts towards the Top Ten!

- LUKE SKI ANNOUNCED AS JUROR IN 2014 LOGAN AWARDS!
You can submit your favorite comedy songs/music videos of 2013
for potential nomination at www.loganawards.com/nomination-form

- LUKE SKI IN "SOME JERK WITH A CAMERA" DISNEYLAND REVIEW!
blip.tv/some-jerk-with-a-camera/abc-goes-to-disneyland-6736840

- KYLE & LUKE TALK ABOUT TOONS
Episode #10: SCUD LITE
Episode #11: MADAM, I'M SATam, PART 1
www.kyleandluke.com

- KYLE & LUKE TALK ABOUT FAWM ON "PROS & CONS" PODCAST!
prosandconspodcast.blogspot.com/2014/02/ep-73-tvs-kyle-and-great-luke-ski-wrap.html

- THE FUNNY MUSIC PODCAST
Episodes #192-#195 - www.thefump.com/podcast.php

REMINDERS:

- TOUR DATES:
CHI-FI 0 - chi-fi.org - Chicago, IL - Saturday, March 29th
EERIECON 16 - www.eeriecon.org - Grand Island, NY - May 2-4
DUCKON 23 - www.duckon.org - Wheeling, IL - June 6-8
FuMPFEST 2014 - fumpfest.com - Wheeling, IL - June 20-22

...and more!


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HEADLINES:


- "BECAUSE OF BOB", the new song by the great Luke Ski!

In 2012, I did a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds so I could acquire new tech that would aid me in making and performing new creative endeavors in art, comedy, and music. One of the donation prizes was that I would write and record a funny song inspired by the donor, and release all of these songs on an album. I participated in FAWM (February Album Writing Month) in 2014 as a means to write and record the 9 remaining songs I owe to those donors and release the album. This song, the first and title track of that album (available now at my Bandcamp page, see next story), is inspired by my largest Kickstarter donor, Bob Mathews aka 'Number 11', whose donation directly led to everything mentioned in the song happening, most importantly, fulfilling my promise to anyone who donated over $1,750 that I would mow their lawn. Bob donated $2,200. So while you likely won't understand much in this song or on the rest of the album, you'll certainly sense the fun and the appreciation I feel for all the folks who donated to my first Kickstarter. Thank you to all of you. Especially Bob.

Download the a free MP3 now at the FuMP! www.thefump.com

Click the following link to see the music video I made for this song full of pics and video of many of the actual events described in the lyrics: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHwy6RxdnU8


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- "BECAUSE OF BOB: LUKE SKI'S KICKSTARTER FAWM ALBUM
(SONGS I WROTE ABOUT PEOPLE FOR MONEY)"

The previous article already explained what this is, so I'm not going to recap it. You can listen to the 10 song, 27-minute-long EP for free at its Bandcamp page. You can also buy a digital download of it for $4.99, or buy a CD with digital download of it for $5.99 + shipping. Note, I haven't decided yet whether or not I will be reprinting this album as a physical CD. As of me typing these words, there are 7 copies of it remaining on CD for sale at the Bandcamp page. So if you're one of those fans who likes to own physical copies of the CDs by your favorite acts, I'd advise you to purchase it now, since you may not get another chance. The direct link to the album's page is: lukeski.bandcamp.com/album/because-of-bob-luke-skis-kickstarter-fawm-album-songs-i-wrote-about-people-for-money


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- LUKE & CARRIE'S BAD RAPPORT


Episode #099 – Naked Kiddo
We didn’t have the time to make another full-fledged episode in the midst our preparations for MarsCon 2014, so Luke & Carrie make appearances at the very beginning and the very end of the episode, sandwiching a huge block of comedy music. In our beginning segment, we have a special appearance by Moonbeam of “The Pod Of Destiny” recorded at Alex’s 2nd birthday party (as well as some classic stand-up from Dana Carvey), and at the end Carrie and Luke read your comments from episodes 97 & 98. This episode’s comedy music tracks are by Ookla The Mok, Devo Spice, TV’s Kyle, The Lonely Island, Tony Goldmark, Schaffer The Darklord, and the soundtrack of “Frozen”. Episode length: 52:35


Episode #100 - Live At MarsCon 2014

The numeric prophecy has come to pass, finally justifying my labeling our first episode as "#001". Lunging forth through the darkness of the internet, our digital audio warhammer has smashed through the barrier separating double digits from triple digits, for after 4 years, 4 months, and 26 days, the fortnightly-ish podcast known as "Luke & Carrie's Bad Rapport" has finally arrived at EPISODE 100!!!

This episode was recorded live at MarsCon 2014 as a part of the Dementia Track festivities, and features an audience made of people, our first physical evidence that our show actually has such a thing. You'll hear many familiar voices in the crowd of this episode, as well as hearing a handful of highlights from past episodes of "LCBR", as I have always abbreviated it.

The music for this momentus episode comes from Adam English of Ookla The Mok, Wayne & Garth, Mystery Science Theater 3000, T.J. Miller, Flat 29, The Toy Dolls, and three tracks by the great Luke Ski from his new 27-minute-long album "Because Of Bob: Luke Ski's Kickstarter FAWM album (songs I wrote about people for money)", which is available physically (for now) and digitally (forever) at LukeSki.bandcamp.com.

Our first episode was titled "Our Motto: Shoot For Tolerable". So Carrie and Luke put it to you, the listener, did we succeed? Has this show been tolerable, nay, even entertaining? Or has this show devolved even further into a colossal waste of everyone's time? After listening to this episode, please leave us a comment and let us know. Some congratulatory phone calls to 916-LUKE-SKI would be particularly welcome. No matter what you think of what this show has become, it is undenyable that it still exists, which is at least partially your fault. So take ownership of that by leaving a comment or a voice message, and we'll see you all at #101, unless all your messages are advising us to stop.

Episode length: 1:39:59

Listen, download, subscribe, leave COMMENTS @ badrapport.com
You can leave a VOICE MESSAGE for us by dialing (916)-LUKE-SKI
You can email us at badrapport@gmail.com
You can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/badrapport
You can follow us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/badrapport
RSS Feed: feeds.feedburner.com/LukeCarriesBadRapport iTunes:
itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/luke-carries-bad-rapport/id335287593


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--- MARSCON DEMENTIA TRACK WRAP-UP ---

* DEMENTIA SMACKDOWN WRESTLING: MARSCON 2014 BATTLE ROYAL!

Commissioner J.P. Tuesday and Duke "Flyboy" DuJour were joined by special guest commentator Kenny Rogers for the 2014 MarsCon Battle Royal! The action was intense, with some unexpected surprises. Watch the whole thing now complete with the live commentary at www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-vtE3QkoA4 and find out which of the comedy musicians of the MarsCon 2014 Demntia Track took home the title this year!


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* FUND RAISER HIT ITS SECONDARY GOAL! 3 LOGO T-SHIRTS LEFT!

With some individual donations and merch sold at Table 27, I'm happy to say that the MarsCon 2014 Dementia Track Fund Raiser hit it's secondary goal! Thank you to everyone who donated and bought CDs & T-shirts!

There are still 3 LOGO T-SHIRTS remaining, one each in these sizes: M, 3XL, and 4XL. If you would like to buy one of these shirts, you can do so now at marscondementia.com/products-page/categories/marscon-dementia-track-t-shirt

We still have copies of the MarsCon 2014 Dementia Track Fund Raiser 3-CD album featuring concerts from MarsCon 2013, as well as MP3s, and the previous year's collections on CD and MP3. You can order them now at marscondementia.com/fundraiser-shop . All funds raised at this point will go towards the MarsCon 2015 Dementia Track Fund Raiser.


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* THE MARSCON DEMENTIA TRACK NOW HAS A TWITTER FEED!

Follow us for future updates on the MarsCon Dementia Track!
twitter.com/MarsConDementia


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* MARSCON 2014 PODCAST COVERAGE ROUND-UP

What an amazing weekend it was. MarsCon 2014 was incredible, and everybody and their Mom was recording a podcast there. I’ll be posting links to all the podcasts either recorded at or reporting on MarsCon 2014 as they are posted at marscondementia.com/2014/03/13/marscon-2014-podcast-coverage-round-up .

- Luke And Carrie's Bad Rapport: Episode #100 – Live At MarsCon 2014
3/12/2014 - badrapport.com/2014/03/12/episode-100-live-at-marscon-2014

- Pros And Cons Podcast: Episode #75 – Henry Phillips via MarsCon, MN
3/13/2014 - prosandconspodcast.blogspot.com/2014/03/ep-75-henry-phillips-via-marscon-mn.html


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- "FAKE ADULT" HITS #7 ON DR. DEMENTO'S TOP TEN FOR FEB '14!

I'm happy to report that my midlife-crisis-tastic song "Fake Adult" hit #7 on "The Dr. Demento Show's" Top Ten for February 2014! Hooray! I'm old and people find that amusing! If you'd like to hear him play the song again, and possibly make the Top Ten for March, you can REQUEST "FAKE ADULT" for "The Dr. Demento Show" at drdemento.com/request , and please include your e-mail address when you do so it counts towards the monthly Top Ten tabulations! As always, you can listen to the show every week at drdemento.com/online.html . I always do, and you should to. :)

You can download "Fake Adult" as an MP3 now for 99 cents at the FuMP, www.thefump.com/fump.php?id=1762 , or you can get it from my Bandcamp page in a variety of digital audio formats: lukeski.bandcamp.com/track/fake-adult

"Fake Adult" has also been at or near the top of the charts of the Mad Music Dementia Top 20 for the past 2 months! Thanks to everyone who's been voting! If you'd like to vote & listen, check out the links below in the "and more" section.


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- LUKE SKI ANNOUNCED AS JUROR IN 2014 LOGAN AWARDS!

One of the reasons I intentionally didn't release any new songs in 2013 was so that I could be a Juror for the 2014 Logan Awards. Having won twice before, it's time for me to save some water for the fishes and do my duty to the genre I love by handing out awards to the best comedy songs and music videos of 2013. Well, to be 1/7th responsible for it anyway. To find out who the other 6 jurors are, go here: www.loganawards.com/jurors .

As a Juror, I am not allowed to nominate songs, so it is up to you, the fans, to let me know which funny songs & music videos you felt were award-worthy on the calendar year of 2013. You can submit your suggestions for potential nominees from now until April 3rd at the following website: www.loganawards.com/nomination-form . To see what has already been nominated, look here: www.loganawards.com/nomination-list . And finally, if you need a reminder of some awesome songs from 2013 that you may want to nominate, read the first comment on episode #99 of Bad Rapport: badrapport.com/2014/03/02/episode-099-naked-kiddo/#comments


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- LUKE SKI IN "SOME JERK WITH A CAMERA" DISNEYLAND REVIEW!

If you're a Disney nerd, especially when it comes to going to the Disney theme parks, then the best show you could possibly be watching online is Tony Goldmark's "Some Jerk With A Camera" series on Blip.tv. For the past few years, Tony has covered everything from the Country Bear Jamboree to Captain EO, with hilarious results. His most recent season of the show finished with a story arc in which Tony reviewed all of the ABC sitcoms of the 90's that did episodes where their family visited Disney World in Florida. In the season finale, he reviews the ABC sitcoms that went to Disneyland in California, and at the end of the episode, there is a special appearance by me which was filmed when I was in California last April. You can see that episode here: blip.tv/some-jerk-with-a-camera/abc-goes-to-disneyland-6736840 , and again, if you're a Disney nerd, I highly suggest you go back to Episode 1 and watch the whole damn thing. Just watch out for 3-D spinning rocks in space.


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- KYLE & LUKE TALK ABOUT TOONS

Episode #10: SCUD LITE
In this episode, Luke talks about the 20th anniversary of the comic book "Scud: The Disposable Assassin", and Kyle talks about the new "PowerPuff Girls" special.

Episode #11: MADAM, I'M SATam, PART 1
In this episode, we rundown all the Saturday morning cartoons we watched in the 1980's.

Our website is www.kyleandluke.com , and please leave us
COMMENTS on our Facebook group: www.facebook.com/kyleandluke
Subscribe to our RSS feed at kyleandluke.libsyn.com/rss
iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kyle-luke-talk-about-toons/id725309162?i=169130669


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- KYLE & LUKE TALK ABOUT FAWM ON "PROS & CONS" PODCAST!

Jonah Knight and Mikey Mason had Luke Ski and TV's Kyle on the Pros & Cons Podcast to talk about February Album Writing Month, conventions, and other deep stuff. You can hear it at prosandconspodcast.blogspot.com/2014/02/ep-73-tvs-kyle-and-great-luke-ski-wrap.html


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- THE FUNNY MUSIC PODCAST

Devo Spice and Luke Ski interview the artists who posted songs at
the FuMP dot com over the past week. Recent episodes include:

Episode #192: Insane Ian and Steve Goodie
Episode #193: TV's Kyle and the Confabulation Of Gentry
Episode #194: Devo Spice
Episode #195: Bonecage

Webpage: www.thefump.com/podcast.php
RSS feed: feeds.feedburner.com/funnymusic

The FuMPcast is recorded live on Thursday nights at 9:00 pm CST on
Dementia Radio. To listen live, just take whatever audio program you
use to listen to streaming audio online (WinAmp, iTunes, Windows
Media Player, RealPlayer, etc.) and have it play the following
address: dementiaradio.org:8027 . If you need more help tuning
in, visit the Dementia Radio website, dementiaradio.org .
Dementia Radio can also be heard on Roku.


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REMINDERS:


- TOUR DATES:


** CHI-FI 0 **

chi-fi.org
Hilton Palmer House Hotel - Chicago, IL
Saturday, March 29th, 3:00 pm to 3:00 am

I'll be performing at this event AT 6:00 PM in the Monroe Room. If you bought a pre-reg for Chi-Fi 2014 (now 2015) admission to the event is free. If you'd like to buy a ticket for the event, you can do so here:
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/562039


** EERIECON 16 **

www.eeriecon.org
Byblos Niagra Resort and Spa - Grand Island, NY
May 2nd, 3rd, & 4th, 2014

EerieCon's music track has a new chair, Adam English of Ookla The Mok! Adam asked me if I'd help kick off his first year as he brings nerdy comedy music to the Buffalo / Niagra Falls area convention scene! Stay tuned for coming details on who else besides Luke Ski and Ookla The Mok who will be performing there.


** DUCKON 23 **

www.duckon.org
Westin Chicago North Shore - Wheeling, IL
June 6th, 7th, & 8th, 2014

No details on when my concert will be yet, but I will have one. Also, the Toastmaster will be Tom Smith, and the Music Guest Of Honor will be Dan The Bard.


** FuMPFEST 2014 **

fumpfest.com
Westin Chicago North Shore - Wheeling, IL
June 20th, 21st, & 22nd, 2014

At LukeSkiCon 2013, Devo Spice announced that he will be the chair of FuMPFest 2014, a convention dedicated to the FuMP and funny music in general. We are proud to announce that the Guest of Honor at the first FuMPFest will be none other than legendary radio personality Dr. Demento! He will be joining us for the weekend giving presentations, playing funny music, signing autographs, and joining in all the FuMPy fun that we have planned. Also performing will be Devo Spice, the great Luke Ski, Worm Quartet, Power Salad, Carrie Dahlby, Insane Ian, Tony Goldmark, Possible Oscar, Tom Smith, Raymond & Scum, Seamonkey, Garden Fresh, Dan Hart, and more!

FuMPFest will take place at the lovely Westin Northshore in Wheeling, IL, from June 20-22, 2014. Our hotel group rate is $109 a night. If you call be sure to mention “FuMPFest” so you get the group rate (and we get credit for the booking, which is very important). Or you can book online using this link: www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1308017870&key=53D4D Registration for the convention is available online for the discounted rate of $35 for the weekend. Registration at the door will be $45 so you can save yourself some money by pre-registering now at: fumpfest.com/registration/


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THE "...and more!" SECTION:


- STUFF YOU CAN BUY AT LUKESKI.BANDCAMP.COM :

- "LUKE SKI'S PUPPET VIDEOS: VOLUME 1" DVD
A 2-hour DVD full of all of Luke Ski's puppet videos from YouTube,
including "The FuMPet Show"! Order it now for $14.99 plus shipping:
lukeski.bandcamp.com/merch/luke-skis-puppet-videos-volume-1-dvd

- "WORST. TRIBUTE. EVER. (A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT LUKE SKI)"
A 2-CD, 100-minute-long album of covers of Luke Ski songs
done by his colleagues from the the FuMP & "The Dr. Demento Show!"
2-CD set with MP3 download - $14.99 plus shipping:
lukeski.bandcamp.com/album/worst-tribute-ever-a-tribute-to-the-great-luke-ski

- "LUKE & CARRIE'S BAD RAPPORT: BEST OF 2012" CD
All the best more-than-tolerable moments from Luke & Carrie in 2012!
CD - $4.99 plus shipping:
lukeski.bandcamp.com/merch/luke-carries-bad-rapport-best-of-2012-cd

To see the full list of products, visit:
lukeski.bandcamp.com

- THE MAD MUSIC DEMENTIA TOP 20 REVENGE

Please go register at the Mad Music Archive forums here:
www.madmusic.com/signup.aspx
Submit your weekly votes at the voting page here:
www.madmusic.com/top20voting.aspx
You can listen to the show here:
www.madmusic.com/mmtop20.aspx

- HIRE ME TO DRAW CARICATURES FOR YOUR PARTY!

Yes, I am available to draw caricatures at your party or event
in the Chicagoland tri-state area! The details are at:
www.artbylukeski.com/caricatures-for-parties-events/
And for individual caricatures or cartooning work,
check out the rest of www.artbylukeski.com

- THE DR. DEMENTO SHOW

It's still the best show ever.
You can listen at: drdemento.com/online.html ,
and if you'd like to request a song, you can do that here:
drdemento.com/request
Please include your email address when requesting. Thanks! :)

- thegreatLukeSki.com's FREE MP3 OF THE WEEK is:

"STEALING LIKE A HOBBIT"

Download it for FREE now at www.thegreatlukeski.com
And please tell your friends online!

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