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Yacht Rock Smoothly Sails Into New York to Premiere Long-Awaited “Footloose” Episode

12/28/07, 11:39 am EST

The world of online shorts has been emptier — or perhaps merely less smooth — since the initial departure of Channel 101’s Yacht Rock a year and a half ago. The show, which hilariously depicted Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Toto and other stars of 1970s and ’80s lite rock struggling to create their oh-so-smooth tunes in five-minute webisodes, ended its run in summer 2006. But on Thursday night at New York’s Knitting Factory, (fake) Loggins, (fake) McDonald and other cast members were in tow to debut the show’s eleventh episode. Spoiler alert: The song in question is one of Loggins’ more memorable movie themes (okay, fine, it’s “Footloose”), and the episode features a cameo from a skateboarder turned primetime sitcom actor who at one point offers around a “Me-L-T” sandwich.

As a bonus, perhaps the smoothest, most Yacht Rock-friendly musician to not yet be included in the show — Mr. Jimmy Buffett — finally makes an appearance, and his machinations ultimately lead to blood pouring down storm drains. Seriously. According to co-producer Hunter Stair (who portrays Loggins), there are more episodes in the pipeline. Expect Yacht Rock 11 to be online within a month. For now, click above to check out one of our favorite episodes, which tells the tale of how Van Halen got Doobie Brothers producer Ted Templeman to help create “Runnin’ With the Devil” (warning: these shorts are funny, but feature some NSFW language).


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