Mittenless man discovers hidden talent
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Farmer plays a song with ‘hand-farts’ (1933). (SLvideo / SFW)
This post should retroactively win the best post contest.
posted by elizardbits at 1:33 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by elizardbits at 1:33 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
I've seen the tape but I still think there was something up his sleeve.
posted by greasy_skillet at 1:36 PM on October 12, 2012
posted by greasy_skillet at 1:36 PM on October 12, 2012
And so refreshing without Auto-Tune. But somebody's gonna do it, amirite?
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 1:38 PM on October 12, 2012
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 1:38 PM on October 12, 2012
The pitch-shifting(?) that takes place with old recordings really makes this for me.
posted by 2bucksplus at 1:42 PM on October 12, 2012
posted by 2bucksplus at 1:42 PM on October 12, 2012
The word is "manualism." The practitioners are manualists. Previous Cecil Dill FPP by flapjax.
posted by Nomyte at 1:46 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Nomyte at 1:46 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
Yeah, it's hard to tell how much of it is wobbly pitch on the recording and how much of it is just that it's really hard to hand-fart in tune. But the piano seems to have gone a bit wobbly too.
posted by nebulawindphone at 1:53 PM on October 12, 2012
posted by nebulawindphone at 1:53 PM on October 12, 2012
One night when I was secretly staying up late to watch Johnny Carson, this guy came on. Amazing I didn't wake my folks with my pillow-muffled hysterics.
Those bass notes... they haunt me still.
posted by kinnakeet at 1:58 PM on October 12, 2012
Those bass notes... they haunt me still.
posted by kinnakeet at 1:58 PM on October 12, 2012
Back then, the ladies couldn't get enough of the hand farts.
posted by roger ackroyd at 2:02 PM on October 12, 2012
posted by roger ackroyd at 2:02 PM on October 12, 2012
A friend I sent this to replied with The Four Squeezins. Though disappointingly, there are only two of them, unless you count each hand separately.
posted by nebulawindphone at 2:03 PM on October 12, 2012
posted by nebulawindphone at 2:03 PM on October 12, 2012
If you've read this far, you must check out this guy, playing Iron Maiden's "The Trooper". The note-for-note solo at 2:14 is not to be missed.
posted by outlaw of averages at 2:05 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by outlaw of averages at 2:05 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
Iron Schmaiden. Check him out doing the Star Wars cantina song.
posted by Forktine at 2:11 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Forktine at 2:11 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
Imagine being around him for the three whole years when he could only play Yankee Doodle?
posted by ChuraChura at 2:14 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by ChuraChura at 2:14 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
Between this guy's seriousness and the Johnny Carson link, I'm laughing so hard I've got tears running down my leg.
posted by azpenguin at 2:14 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by azpenguin at 2:14 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
Pure Michigan.
posted by palindromic at 2:33 PM on October 12, 2012
posted by palindromic at 2:33 PM on October 12, 2012
One night when I was secretly staying up late to watch Johnny Carson, this guy came on. Amazing I didn't wake my folks with my pillow-muffled hysterics.
In my head, I have just made a mash-up of John Twomey and last night's VP debate, with Biden in the role of Carson.
posted by MonkeyToes at 3:20 PM on October 12, 2012
In my head, I have just made a mash-up of John Twomey and last night's VP debate, with Biden in the role of Carson.
posted by MonkeyToes at 3:20 PM on October 12, 2012
My goodness! He has the hand farts of an angel.
posted by Stove at 4:53 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Stove at 4:53 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
Our nearest evolutionary siblings fling shit at one another. Poop and fart humour is built into our DNA. Anenome and oysters probably exchange poop jokes.
posted by five fresh fish at 7:07 PM on October 12, 2012
posted by five fresh fish at 7:07 PM on October 12, 2012
Ah, this guy puts his heart and soul into Bohemian Rapsody!
posted by BlueHorse at 7:55 PM on October 12, 2012
posted by BlueHorse at 7:55 PM on October 12, 2012
Close up the thread now, people. We've seen it all.
Chariots of Fire theme. With theremin, manualism and sideways video.
posted by hot_monster at 9:02 PM on October 12, 2012
Chariots of Fire theme. With theremin, manualism and sideways video.
posted by hot_monster at 9:02 PM on October 12, 2012
Imagine if you could get an entire stadium full of people doing this in unison. It would be glorious.
posted by XMLicious at 9:57 PM on October 12, 2012
posted by XMLicious at 9:57 PM on October 12, 2012
Farmer quoted as saying: "World oil production peaked in 2006, but (see the Fukushima-Daicihi catastrophe) the leading potential successor is as of yet disastrously unsafe and incapable of supplanting petrochemicals in many crucial areas." before returning to hand fart music
posted by This, of course, alludes to you at 10:19 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by This, of course, alludes to you at 10:19 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
Oh man that's fucking awesome.
I'm sending this to my entire family with instructions to play this at my funeral.
posted by chococat at 10:42 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
I'm sending this to my entire family with instructions to play this at my funeral.
posted by chococat at 10:42 PM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]
I love the accents and intonations of American voices from the 1930s. (Sorry, no fart jokes)
posted by Rarebit Fiend at 9:46 PM on October 18, 2012
posted by Rarebit Fiend at 9:46 PM on October 18, 2012
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