Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/04/24/the-time-a-fake-beatles-group.html
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funny how half the people in the doc said the band was lip synching, and others said it was played live and sounded terrible
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the founding manager, Bob, who appears around 7:00 in looks eerily, scarily familiar.
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Are we sure this isn’t kicking off the next season of Documentary Now?
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That was my first impression.
One-off side project of Shonen Knife member Michi Nakatani:
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Headline says a fake Beatles group tricks South America but the band never tried to fool anyone. The promoters certainly allowed confusion tho.
Certainly a great day in the sun for a mediocre cover band. Great story.
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i remember a couple of these guys moved to haight ashbury in 1970 and the band name then was Osceola—lived across the street from me
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The truth is revealed!
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The 2nd video here shows them performing at Pacific Ocean Park - just outside the infamous ‘Deepest Deep’ dark ride…
Theirs was a friendship that would last a lunchtime.
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Looks like a Python sketch, only less photogenic.
Close:
Okay, I had totally forgotten about that little venture.
Life telling art to hold its beer, same as it ever was.
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