"I WANT TO BE STEVE BUSCEMI" - SONG UP AT "THE FUMP"!
There will be new tracks featuring Luke Ski posting at the FuMP on June 3rd, June 10th, and June 13th, so be sure to keep going back to http://www.thefump.com to download them all for free! My most recent song posted at the FuMP is "I WANT TO BE STEVE BUSCEMI" ( http://www.thefump.com/fump.php?id=1047 ).
Tom Smith's classic hit 'I Want To Be Peter Lorre' has been parodied countless times over the past couple decades. Back in the fall of 2004, I got the idea to take his song about the beloved bug-eyed character actor of classic cinema, Peter Lorre, and rewrite it about the beloved bug-eyed character actor of modern cinema, Steve Buscemi. I performed it a couple of times, but it has since been collecting dust in a spiral notebook in my storage room of doom. Recently some fans and friends were asking about it in the Dementia Radio chat room, which led to me asking Tom for his permission and talent in making it a reality. Tom graciously whipped up some background music for me to use... Background music which will later be improved for his forthcoming re-recorded version of 'I Want To Be Peter Lorre' as part of his 'Sounds Familiar' project which he's been posting at iTom, where you can get even more free comedy songs, just like right here at the FuMP!... Anyway, I had always hoped to have this song recorded someday, so thank you again to Tom Smith for making this track a reality.
Dr. Demento played "I Want To Be Steve Buscemi" on his show 2 weeks ago! If you'd like to hear it make Dr. Demento's Top Ten countdown, or would like to see my Top Ten hits "JACK BAUER" or "THE CHAINSAW JUGGLER" return to the top ten, you can request either song at the official REQUEST page, http://drdemento.com/request , and make your demented voice heard! Literally!
That's right, as a new feature of "The Dr. Demento Show", you now have the ability when requesting a song at his website to attach an audio file (wav or mp3) of yourself making your request, which could be used on the show itself! Yes! YOUR VOICE REQUEST COULD BE HEARD ON "THE DR. DEMENTO SHOW!" Find out all about it at the aforementioned request page: http://drdemento.com/request You will also receive a free online listen to the show if your request is chosen for broadcast!
You can find out all about "The Dr. Demento Show" at his website, http://www.drdemento.com , where you can listen to the show for just $2.00 an episode!
You can also make requests for your favorite new Luke Ski songs for the Mad Music Top 20 at http://www.themadmusicarchive.com/top20voting.aspx , and for Dementiamania at http://www.dfsxradio.com/9400.htm. And of course, you can purchase the songs from my artist page at the FuMP: http://www.thefump.com/artist.php?id=2
SUMMER TOUR DATES:
ConVergence 2008
http://www.convergence-con.org/
Bloomington, MN (Twin Cities) - Sheraton Bloomington Hotel
July 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th, 2008
I'll be doing a short set in Connie's Space Lounge Cabaret on Saturday night, and a concert on Sunday at 1:00 pm in Harmonic Convergence. Also performing that weekend: Possible Oscar, dementia fangirl belly-dancers, and others!
GenCon Indy 2008
http://www.gencon.com/2008/indy/
Indianapolis, IN - Indianapolis Convention Center
August 14th, 15th, 16th, & 17th
I'll be the judging-time entertainment of the Costume Contest on Saturday, and I'll have a table in the dealer's room in Autograph Alley. Tom Smith will also be there as a roving musician, with his dealer table hopefully next to mine.
I do not know yet if I will be performing at Dragon*Con 2008. I want to, I have contacted D*C about it, they have gotten back to me saying I will have to wait to find out if I will be booked this year, and the same goes for me coordinating any comedy music programming for D*C like I did from 2004 to 2006. I will let you all know as soon as I know anything.