Greg Locke, a machine designer and bass player, has created
a self-playing rock band that is becoming an Internet sensation. "The Trons" took six months to build, and Locke lists The Velvet Underground and washing machines as their biggest influences. The band consists of Wiggy, the lead guitarist, Ham, on rhythm guitar, Swamp the drummer, and keyboard player Fifi. Along with their success on YouTube,
The Trons have performed five live gigs in their hometown of Hamilton in New Zealand. I wonder what their groupies are like.
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Seriously does no one read these? I like the idle pages, I hope they don't go the way of slashback... :(
Back on topic, I hope the Trons do a cover of Cantina Band by John Williams. Suck on THAT, Chalmun!
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Just today, I noticed the idle section, guessing that reverse psychology worked for me in this instance (waste of time, don't go there, etc).
By some weird coincidence, just today I asked myself where in Slashdot would be an appropriate place to have a thread along the lines of "What, in YHO (Your Humble Opinion), keeps Monty Python fresh and relevant after forty years?", you know, just philosophically shooting the sh*t about dead parrots, silly walks, the dead unjugged rabbit fish and a slice of strawberry
Humanoids of earth! (Score:1)
Captured by Robots (Score:1)
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