The standard "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome ..." concert
intro apparently isn't quirky enough for the Presidents of the
United States of America. So starting in a few weeks, the
Seattle-based band will reinforce its offbeat image by taking the
stage to a laughter-filled introduction that will be this week
recorded by Ruth Buzzi, a veteran of the late-'60s, early-'70s
comedy show "Laugh-In." The Presidents were first introduced by
Buzzi when they performed on the "Rosie O'Donnell show on
President's Day, and decided they wanted to take along her taped
voice on their current tour. Since obtaining the rights from the TV
show would have been expensive, the group did the next best thing
and hired the '60s star to recreate her 12-second, laugh-filled
introduction in the studio. In other Presidential news, the band
just finished recording the title track to the live-action Disney
film "George of the Jungle" (due this summer) with producer Don
Was. The group's latest single, "Volcano," will be on the
soundtrack to Twentieth Century Fox disaster film "Volcano," which
is set for release this fall.
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VERY INTERESTING ... BUT STUPID
Laugh-In's Ruth Buzzi socks it to the Presidents of the U.S.A.
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