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Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
16. He may have passed away, but he will never die.
Fri Mar 9, 2012, 02:55 PM
Mar 2012

He'll just start his routine on a different channel now.

I remember their Starchy and Mudhead routine very well because of Mr Tirebiter's habit of watching tv.
Well before Archie Bunker was introduced on tv, they were ripping at those stereotypes on their albums and performances.

And of course, their take on Evil Kneivel's failed attempt to jump over the Snake River was completely hilarious to those of us who lived in Idaho at the time and witnessed that spectacle.
"He's going to jump the biggest gawd damned hole that leads to the center of the earth."

Peter Bergman (Firesign Theatre) has passed [View all] lifesbeautifulmagic Mar 2012 OP
Man, that is a bummer. And the wheel turns. WheelWalker Mar 2012 #1
I will have to listen to "don't crush that dwarf" and "everything you know is wrong" NRaleighLiberal Mar 2012 #2
"Everything" is THE ONE. Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #32
Happy Harry Cox. Call me happy, because I AM! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2012 #34
Ultra-uncool megabummer, man! slackmaster Mar 2012 #3
I Knew We Had A Few Things In Common, Slack. Paladin Mar 2012 #15
Loved Waiting for the Postman, or Someone Else Like Him lark Mar 2012 #22
Electrician nt 12AngryBorneoWildmen Mar 2012 #56
A lot of them were involved with National Lampoon WCGreen Mar 2012 #4
Very sad news solara Mar 2012 #5
Nobody beats the reaper longship Mar 2012 #6
He's no fun he fell right over. Doc_Technical Mar 2012 #7
First thing that popped into my head as well. woofless Mar 2012 #9
I was really into Firesign! Newest Reality Mar 2012 #8
Maybe now... Roy Rolling Mar 2012 #10
YES! My first thought also Lifelong Protester Mar 2012 #12
*sigh* Another brilliant mind stilled. RIP. nolabear Mar 2012 #11
Me too!! Lifelong Protester Mar 2012 #13
He's back in the shadows again... I hate liars Mar 2012 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #19
He may have passed away, but he will never die. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #16
We're all bozos on this bus. Waiting For Everyman Mar 2012 #17
Guess so lark Mar 2012 #23
what a week graham4anything Mar 2012 #18
We're all Bozos on this Bus. GeorgeGist Mar 2012 #20
I like to think that JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2012 #61
"Hiya friends! Ralph Spoilsport here from Ralph Spoilsport Motors... Richardo Mar 2012 #21
He's no fun, he fell right over. bluescribbler Mar 2012 #24
Farewell, Lt. Bradshaw. Hope you finally get your own show. n/t Bossy Monkey Mar 2012 #25
Lt. Bradshaw was perpetually pissed off... Doc_Technical Mar 2012 #44
:sadness: Man, that's depressing. lastlib Mar 2012 #26
Oh, no! Octafish Mar 2012 #27
Damn.... how sad. AlbertCat Mar 2012 #28
He's no fun. Pab Sungenis Mar 2012 #29
4 guys, all fire signs MzNov Mar 2012 #30
Saw them at Stanford in the late 70s. Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #31
Just remember, "A mighty hotdog is Our Lord." 6000eliot Mar 2012 #33
"Antelope Freeway, 1/2 mile...Antelope Freeway, 1/4 mile...Antelope Freeway, 1/8 mile" Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #35
Zeno's paradox. God they were a smart bunch of guys. GliderGuider Mar 2012 #48
Damn proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #36
Goodnight Dear Brother unionworks Mar 2012 #37
Didn't the Teabaggers steal their motto from Firesign? IDemo Mar 2012 #38
I think they're all bozos on ths bus. mac56 Mar 2012 #43
Unlocking but please add a non-facebook link. rug Mar 2012 #39
Kick. rug Mar 2012 #40
"For the 2nd best in drugs and sex, it's Dr. X Second-hand Drug Store" DinahMoeHum Mar 2012 #41
To ancient Greece mac56 Mar 2012 #42
More Science High and Commie Martyrs High School Flap Jacks, heavy on the twenty weight. demgrrrll Mar 2012 #45
All right, come in out of the cornstarch and dry your mukluks by the fire. mac56 Mar 2012 #46
I didn't hear him enter, but my nostrils flared at the smell of his perfume... GliderGuider Mar 2012 #47
BTW, if pot fucks up your memory, how come we can all quote whole albums verbatim? Hmmm??? /nt GliderGuider Mar 2012 #49
Well, Bradshaw.. mac56 Mar 2012 #50
If remembering whole Firesign Theatre albums verbatim isn't fucked up, then what IS? saras Mar 2012 #51
Proctor & Bergman--It ain't soap Julian Englis Mar 2012 #52
Oh blinding light! Oh light that blinds! I cannot see--please look out for me. progressoid Mar 2012 #53
"Get me Spike on the phone. kentauros Mar 2012 #54
Just remember-- eridani Mar 2012 #55
My Home Country on my DU profile is a tip o' the hat to them. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Mar 2012 #57
I should tip my hat as well. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2012 #60
I almost spilled my bowl of "Loosner's Caster Oil Flakes." RoccoR5955 Mar 2012 #58
From Radio Free Oz RoccoR5955 Mar 2012 #59
Mudhead is dead. I am crying. Loudmxr Mar 2012 #62
+1 progressoid Mar 2012 #63
back to the shadows again thebigidea Mar 2012 #64
I'll have to listen to the live stream tonight... MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #65
So dies another piece of my youth...rest in piece man... Rowdyboy Mar 2012 #66
I can tell by the pie on your tie mac56 Mar 2012 #67
RIP Mr. Bergman. You will be sorely missed. Vidar Mar 2012 #68
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