doug stanhope, one of my favorite philosophers, sent out a myspace bulletin with the following idea. it made me laugh, please make it happen:

Subject: Free Idea… Please Use

Please make a Youtube video of Death courting John McCain in a “You’re My Type” kinda way – like the Obama Girl.

You only need rudimentary lyric writing. Its the filming – the figure of Death playing a shy, playful teen-crush with that corpse of a candidate – that’ll take work. A couple hours anyway. And I dont have that kinda skill or time.

You might.

Easy network coverage.

Get on it.

stanhope

p.s. i met stanhope after his gig last year at the heinously located laugh’s comedy spot. as he came near, he broke into a huge grin and muttered “i love it!” and we shook hands. i think he appreciated my style amidst a sea of frat boy baseball caps… but he was also the better (or worse) for substances so it’s just as possible that doug thinks he hallucinated me.

watch this video and you’ll know why i love doug stanhope. clicky.

not my favorite of max raabe‘s covers, but still fun.

i like this cd a bunch.