5.19.2004
Andy Kaufman (1949-84, 2004-?)
Andy Kaufman, alive and well, starts his own Blog
This is amazing. I mean it. The end of "Man on the Moon" was perfect, because it always left you questioning whether or not Andy Kaufman would really come back. Zmuda was perfect to do that.
And now...well, you've got to wonder.
That...is a genius. Twenty years after he left the world's focus, he's still here, very alive in our minds. People all over the place are wondering if he's back. He has a blog, www.andykaufmanreturns.blogspot.com , in which "Andy" is posting regularly.
The fact that people held a welcome-back party because he said that, if he were faking cancer and his death in 1984, he'd return twenty years later...wow. I'm not sure if ANY comedian could have that kind of control over his audience.
Then again, if you were to listen to Andy Kaufman, you'd believe he wasn't a comedian.
This has made my day. It makes me believe that some people ARE human, after all.
I really want to believe this, and despite me being a pessimist, I think I will.
Thanks, Mr. Kaufman.
Andy Kaufman, alive and well, starts his own Blog
This is amazing. I mean it. The end of "Man on the Moon" was perfect, because it always left you questioning whether or not Andy Kaufman would really come back. Zmuda was perfect to do that.
And now...well, you've got to wonder.
That...is a genius. Twenty years after he left the world's focus, he's still here, very alive in our minds. People all over the place are wondering if he's back. He has a blog, www.andykaufmanreturns.blogspot.com , in which "Andy" is posting regularly.
The fact that people held a welcome-back party because he said that, if he were faking cancer and his death in 1984, he'd return twenty years later...wow. I'm not sure if ANY comedian could have that kind of control over his audience.
Then again, if you were to listen to Andy Kaufman, you'd believe he wasn't a comedian.
This has made my day. It makes me believe that some people ARE human, after all.
I really want to believe this, and despite me being a pessimist, I think I will.
Thanks, Mr. Kaufman.
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Comey... take a look at the bottom of the press release.
"Andy Kaufman
E-mail Information
This news release was issued on behalf of the above organization by the eMediawire Newswire, a service of PRWeb™. http://www.prweb.com "
Go to PR Web... and they have their "e-media newswire"
http://www.emediawire.com/recentnews/2004-05-19/0/index.htm
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/5/emw127003.htm
...it's not a real news story, it's a press release. THAT is why it appears in the business section of yahoo news.
...and the release in question?
"We're sorry. This release has been placed on 'Dispute Hold'."
Sorry man, it's all a hoax... or more appropriately, Kaufman's punchline delivered 20 years later.
-Ken
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"Andy Kaufman
E-mail Information
This news release was issued on behalf of the above organization by the eMediawire Newswire, a service of PRWeb™. http://www.prweb.com "
Go to PR Web... and they have their "e-media newswire"
http://www.emediawire.com/recentnews/2004-05-19/0/index.htm
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/5/emw127003.htm
...it's not a real news story, it's a press release. THAT is why it appears in the business section of yahoo news.
...and the release in question?
"We're sorry. This release has been placed on 'Dispute Hold'."
Sorry man, it's all a hoax... or more appropriately, Kaufman's punchline delivered 20 years later.
-Ken
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