10/18/04 Jay Levey Lecture

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stupidsurgeon27 wrote: It does sound like Bob went to the lecture. He was probably the one with the cartoon shirt of the all the different Al's.

Yes, and to translate for CB, Bob is Brian West. He is a member here *cartumedude*, but hasn't posted in a very long time. He designed the Year of the Al shirts. I am the proud owner of one. I hope to hear from Brian about this, perhaps over at STUPID. I'm glad you got to go, Fred. Thanks for the report.

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scottidog @ Oct 19 2004, 05:46 AM wrote: Hey, Jay. You can run, but you can't hide from determined WAY fans armed with Google.
I wonder whether he's ever just a little spooked by us. :o

He must at least be taken by surprise sometimes when he's recognized. It's a pretty behind-the-scenes job description he has, after all. Or sometimes behind-the-dhoti. :P
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Orthography Enthusiast @ Oct 20 2004, 09:23 PM wrote: Or sometimes behind-the-dhoti.
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Golly, I hope we're not looking there.

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Orthography Enthusiast @ Oct 21 2004, 06:23 AM wrote: I wonder whether he's ever just a little spooked by us. :o

Probably only when he's walking down the street at night and someone yells. "Don't move...slimeball!"

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I meant that JAY was behind the dhoti, not that we were looking there!

I really don't think we'd better start a Drooling Over Jay topic. Let's spare his blushes. :S
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Orthography Enthusiast @ Oct 21 2004, 12:23 AM wrote: He must at least be taken by surprise sometimes when he's recognized. It's a pretty behind-the-scenes job description he has, after all. Or sometimes behind-the-dhoti. :P
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CatraDhtem @ Oct 21 2004, 07:58 AM wrote: "Geez, direct and appear in one cult classic, and now people recognize me!"
Well, when I saw Jay at the Poodle Hat release-day autograph signing, I said, "Say, aren't you a movie star?" And he said "Not exactly," and scooted away pretty darn quick. :lol: It's not as though he was all that recognizable as Gandhi, either. It was probably BTM that really cooked his Goose of Anonymity.
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Orthography Enthusiast @ Oct 21 2004, 03:37 AM wrote: It's not as though he was all that recognizable as Gandhi, either. It was probably BTM that really cooked his Goose of Anonymity.
No, that's certainly true, but it does seem as if when something attains a "cult" status then fans are able to pick any of the performers out of a crowd. It probably wouldn't be too farfetched for someone to see Jay and think "Hey that looks like Gandhi but with hair!"

And actually, although I would definitely classify them as "anonymous," Jay at least hasn't been too bashful to get in the spirit of things and do cameos in the various videos over the years, so he's pretty much out there anyway.
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Forgive my ignorance, but which videos will we see him in?
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scottidog @ Oct 21 2004, 04:36 PM wrote: Forgive my ignorance, but which videos will we see him in?
Not "Bob" :x:

The only ones I can think of are "Dare To Be Stupid" as the coffee achiever, and "Living With A Hernia" as some guy with a hernia, and of course "UHF" but there might be more.

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