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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]] | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]] | ||
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== Transcript == | == Transcript == | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 1 March 2005
Strong Bad Email #36
Derek asks Strong Bad if he could play the guitar. Strong Bad really over-reacts and... well, it's a little hard to explain.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad
Date: July 14, 2002
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Transcript
STRONG BAD: {singing} Oh, tap your toes and check your email, oh a-tap your toes tonight... {stops singing}
Hey Strong Bad whats up? Can you play the Guitar? Derek Highet Northern California
{Strong Bad has some trouble pronouncing the surname "Highet".}
{Throughout the email, Strong Bad types every syllable he sings.}
STRONG BAD: Hey, Derek. Not much, man. Yeah I can play the guitar. I know all about virtuosos {pause} and trembalos {pause} and arpeggios. {pause} I can do it all. I can play your basic rhythm guitar, like... {singing} jug jigga jug jigga jug jigga jug jigga jug jigga JAH JAH, jiggidy jug jigga jug jigga jug jigga jug jigga JAH JAAH! {stops singing} You know, something like that. I can also play some pretty hott lixx, too. You know the kind that are just way up high on the tiny strings and you mash your fingers on 'em. {singing} meedley meedley meedley meedley meedley meedley meedley meedley meedley meedley meedley MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. {stops singing} Yeah, yeah and then Strong Mad comes in on his bass and he's like, {singing} dou dow da dou da da DOU da dou da dou dou {stops singing} and The Cheat comes in on his keyboards and he's like boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boo and then I'm like "And the dragon comes in the NIIIiiiiIIIiiiiIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiIIIIIIIIiiiIIGGHH..."
{Strong Bad falls out of his chair.}
STRONG BAD: Augh... oh yeah!
{Strong Bad sticks up his arm up from the bottom of the screen and lights the BMW lighter like they do at rock concerts. The Paper comes down.}
Easter Eggs
- Be sure to wait at the end to see the funny effect of the BMW Lighter on the email print-out.
Fun Facts
Real-World References
- The "way up high on the tiny strings and you mash your fingers on 'em" part played by Strong Bad is actually the end of the solo in Creeping Death performed by Metallica.
- The "basic rhythm guitar" part played by Strong Bad is likely the opening to Barracuda by Heart.
DVD Version
- The DVD Version adds a hidden creator's commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching this email.
Commentary Transcript
(Commentary by: Mike Chapman, Matt Chapman)
MIKE: This email is titled Guitar. It's near and dear to our hearts. We grew up reading Guitar for the Practicing Musician and Guitar World and Metal Edge, and um...
MATT: Rather, our brother Donny read all of them.
MIKE: Hit Parade, Circus Magazine
MATT: Kerrang. Yeah.
MIKE: Yeah.
MATT: Rip. Remember The Rip?
MIKE: I think that's, that's all of them. That's so, yeah, we um... {short pause} we knew all about virtuosos and arpeggios.
{Matt laughs}
MIKE: And trembolos. I took guitar in 8th grade. I didn't, I was never very good, though.
MATT: Yeah. This one goes out to all those dudes that lurk around the guitar shop and won't go away, and all I want to do is buy some strings and maybe a pick and they make
MIKE: They make-
MATT: -me feel really intimidated and want to leave. And it seems like this actually appealed to a lot of, it seemed to get circulated among tab sites and sites that like guitar.
MIKE: Tab and, like, Diet Coke and-
MATT: Tablatures, Mike!
MIKE: Oh, oh, oh!
MATT: It's a tyerm!
MIKE: I thought you were talking about die- diet sodas.
MATT: It's a guitar tyerm. {pause} There you go, and of course, that later becomes a part of Trogdor, the song called Trogdor from website homestartotcom.
MIKE: There's the first appearance of the BMW lighter.
MATT: Watch as it burns the paper! So burnes.
