Sunday, May 23, 2004
Andy Kaufman Lives, sort of.
Andy Kaufman no-showed the DOA bash marking the 20th anniversary of his "death." But guest of honor or no guest of honor, it sounds like it was a lot of fun. Check out a review here, another review here, and some pictures from Act III here. With any other celebrity it would end there. A celebration fitting of a legacy, then back to the daily grind. But come on folks, this is
Andy Kaufman we're talking about, it only gets weirder from here.
Check out this fake press release that wound up on Yahoo heralding the return of Andy, and to promote his new blog. Yes, not is Andy Kaufman alive and well, but completely in synch with the digital age. Must be all that Transcendental Meditation. (Check out Snopes and Zap2it for more information.)
Then there's the mysterious Enrique Presley, his connection with Stephen Maddox, and the strange case of the Houdini postcards. Conspiracy theorists are picking this mystery apart on two separate message boards, one here, the other here. I warn you though, the theories presented in these threads can get a little esoteric at times, so you may want to bring a tin foil hat along for safety's sake.
Via the above mentioned threads came this image. Who's face is that on the right hand side? Speaking of images, much time and effort has been spent in an attempt the decipher the significance of these four images.
And last, but certainly not least, comes the announcement that Tony Clifton & his Cliftones are planning a nationwide tour. This is the officially sanctioned Bob Zmuda version mind you, so the conspiracy rating is only a "who turned out the lights?," rather than a magic bullet. Still the opportunity to see one half of the original Tony Clifton is not to be taken lightly.
All the fuss, all the hype, is pure Kaufman. Andy Kaufman is dead, long live Andy Kaufman.
Some other Kaufman links worth checking out include: Andy Lives, The Andy Kaufman Home Page, and Andy Kaufman.org.
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