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The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, a staple of my adolescence, performing on The Gong Show, a staple of my childhood. (KD Bryan)

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  1. Glad to see you enjoyed it, sir. I had always wondered what Danny Elfman looked like and this answered that question.

    Of course, it raised many others - chief among them being why more accordion players aren't smoking hot ladies.

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  2. Oh, hey, I also found you another present - Oingo Boingo's cover of "California Girls"

    http://www.coverfreak.com/media/070916-California-Girls.mp3

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