Cordova, TN
This is the best synopsis of pinball's appeal that I've ever heard. Big ups to everyone involved in the production of this short video.
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I love his first 2 albums, but now I don't even know if this is the same person. http://what-happened-to-awk.weebly.com/ It is weird that he only had 2 albums that sounded like "him" and that was like 15 years ago.
Quoted from pezpunk:yes yes we are all well aware there are lots of old out of touch dudes who have never heard of him.
You of all people are calling someone out of touch? That's pretty funny!
Quoted from Who-Dey:You of all people are calling someone out of touch? That's pretty funny!
yeah i admit i am out of touch with whatever old obsolete dudes are into. maybe you can show me how to connect with moldy middle-aged tastes. can you help me sing along to sweet caroline? i only know the chorus.
Quoted from pezpunk:yeah i admit i am out of touch with whatever old obsolete dudes are into. maybe you can show me how to connect with moldy middle-aged tastes. can you help me sing along to sweet caroline? i only know the chorus.
Sure would, if we ever get to meet in person make sure that you remind me and I'll be more than glad to show you.
Quoted from Who-Dey:You of all people are calling someone out of touch? That's pretty funny!
I just googled Andrew WK and I still don't know who the F he is.
Quoted from vicjw66:I just googled Andrew WK and I still don't know who the F he is.
I just listened to his sh*tty music and I'm more glad than ever now that I don't know who he is.
Quoted from jahbarron:Never mentioned Pinball Petes? Jack Danger always wears that same ill-fitting Bonobos shirt.
In reality, I only own about 4 shirts. 
Quoted from DeadFlip:In reality, I only own about 4 shirts.
But only that one is camera-worthy 
Andrew WK also always wears the same ill-fitting white t-shirt.
Listening to guys like this almost talks me out of pinball. At least not to the point of throwing up though...
Quoted from Rascal_H:» YouTube video
Sniff. When will real music come back? Been waiting a long time.
He's obviously an intelligent guy who figured out how to be successful in the media while being a smart ass wild man. I like this Freakin guy!
Sana'a
Quoted from vicjw66:I just googled Andrew WK and I still don't know who the F he is.
This is all you need to know:
I never knew girls existed like you
But now that I do
I'd really like to get to know you
The girl's too young
She don't need any better
It's all coming back
I can feel it
The girl's too young
She don't know any better
It's all coming back
I can feel it
[Chorus:]
She is beautiful
She is beautiful
She is beautiful
She is beautiful
The girl is beautiful
You're giving me moves and hits from all sides
And when you're hittin' like that, you melt my eyes
The girl's too young
She don't need any better
It's all coming back
I can feel it
The girl's too young
She don't know any better
It's all coming back
I can feel it
And though I never know you
I look at your face
To tell you that I love you
Don't know what to say
You're everything I got, you beautiful girl
The only thing I live for in the whole wide world
[Chorus:]
She is beautiful
She is beautiful
She is beautiful
She is beautiful
The girl is beautiful
I ain't got nothing to lose (Nothing to lose)
Going to throw it away
And talk to you
(She looks good)
She looks good
(And it's true)
And it's true
The girl is beautiful
She is beautiful
I ain't got nothing to lose (Nothing to lose)
Only living one time
And I want you
(She looks good)
She looks good
(And it's true)
And it's true
I ain't got nothing to lose (Nothing to lose)
And I'll never forget
When I saw you
(She looks good)
She looks good
(And it's true)
And it's true
The girl is beautiful
She is beautiful
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The brilliance of the song is that he writes it as an older guy smitten with the most beautiful girl he's ever seen.
He's trying to bolster his confidence by telling himself that she's too young to know any better.
He tries to convince himself that he can feel his mojo coming back.
By the end of the song he has his confidence up enough to "throw it all away" and actually try to talk to the chick.
Great songwriting from the perspective of a middle school boy trapped in a mans body.
The OP posted a fantastic video by someone who seems quite intelligent, well-spoken and seriously pumped about the hobby we all love. The only response is to applaud them both 
Thanks for posting OP!
The negative comments really back up what many people say about what pinside often degrades into. If you can't applaud someone who loves pinball and wants to share it with the world then what do you applaud?
Quoted from spinal:The negative comments really back up what many people say about what pinside often degrades into. If you can't applaud someone who loves pinball and wants to share it with the world then what do you applaud?
Then there are always the negative comments about those that might see things a little differently and may not be impressed by how somebody else shows his enthusiasm for all the world to see.
Québec, QC
Positive and energetic - hard to go wrong when you hold those two cards in your hand.
Love that song:
Cool interview too.
Quoted from spinal:The negative comments really back up what many people say about what pinside often degrades into. If you can't applaud someone who loves pinball and wants to share it with the world then what do you applaud?
There could be a Pinside thread about Stern giving 100 pins away to children's hospitals, and 95% of the following posts would be:
They should give away 200 pins, for the price they are charging the rest of us.
Kids will be pissed when there is a bubble in their decal.
Will Stern be replacing any playfields with ghosting?
Does anyone else think that this is inappropriate with JT having worked at Stern???
It's a trick! Gary only cares about making a profit.
When is Stern going to do an original theme for those kids?
If Gary really cared about kids, he'd stop using all that photoshop clip art.
Quoted from vicjw66:I just googled Andrew WK and I still don't know who the F he is.
Rock musician.
Classically trained pianist.
Hosted a tv show on Cartoon
Network.
Public speaker.
No idea how you could have googled that wrong
Quoted from practicalsteve:Rock musician.
Classically trained pianist.
Hosted a tv show on Cartoon
Network.
Public speaker.
No idea how you could have googled that wrong
Practical answer.
Username checks out.
Quoted from o-din:Then there are always the negative comments about those that might see things a little differently and may not be impressed by how somebody else shows his enthusiasm for all the world to see.
Fair enough, you're entitled to your opinion. To me that video was just so positive about our hobby that I guess I was just surprised at the negative responses.
Quoted from fumbleflippers:This is the best synopsis of pinball's appeal that I've ever heard. Big ups to everyone involved in the production of this short video.
It is? WTF is he babbling about?
"like drinking a milkshake in mechanical form"?
never heard of him and I don't want to ever again. 
Quoted from practicalsteve:Rock musician.
Classically trained pianist.
Hosted a tv show on Cartoon
Network.
Public speaker.
No idea how you could have googled that wrong
What I meant was that if I don't know someone "supposably" famous and I google them, it usually triggers an "oh yeah, he is that guy from that thing" response in my brain. Everything that came up on him did not trigger anything in my brain. I have never heard of him or any of the things he has done.
Quoted from Rascal_H:He's never heard of you either.
How do you know for sure? Did you ask him? I'm kind of a big deal.
Quoted from vicjw66:How do you know for sure? Did you ask him? I'm kind of a big deal.
He googled you and everything that came up on you did not trigger anything in his brain.
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