the DEMENTO SOCIETY NEWS

No. 108

WELCOME TO 1996!

Once again this year the Demento Society has a brand new membership package. We do believe it's the best one yet.

For starters, this year's Basement Tapes includes songs by the two most requested artists in the radio show's history, "Weird Al" Yankovic and Tom Lehrer. Both songs are appearing on CD and cassette for the first time anywhere.

Tom's song is "That's Mathematics," the first new recording in many years by America's greatest musical satirist. Al's song is a hilarious parody whose title we can't reveal here. It has never appeared on any of his albums or singles, even the rare early ones.

Many recent Funny Five favorites are also present, including three of the most requested tracks of the entire year: "Bulbous Bouffant" by Radio Free Vestibule, "Carrot Juice Is Murder" by The Arrogant Worms and "Everything Reminds Me Of My Therapist" by Nancy Tucker. There are several very-hard-to-find Demented "oldies" as well, such as "I'd Rather Have a Bottle In Front Of Me (Than a Frontal Lobotomy)" by Randy Hanzlick, M.D., "Tain't No Sin (To Take Off Your Skin and Dance Around In Your Bones)" by Lee Morse and her Blue Grass Boys, and "Let's Blow Up the Tow Truck" by Krypton.

More Goodies

Once again, each membership package includes a photo individually autographed for each member by the Doctor himself -- but this time the photograph is in full color! It was taken at the sessions that produced the cover photos for Dr. Demento's 25th Anniversary Collection and Dr. Demento's Country Corn.

Also in this year's goody bag are a brand new decal/bumper sticker, a newly redesigned button, a new press kit with recent news stories about Dr. D., a full color 1996 membership card and a coupon that's good for a nice discount on future merchandise orders. Each membership also includes a subscription to the Demento Society News.

Get That Renewed Feeling

You can renew your membership at any time, and get your new Basement Tapes CD or tape and all the other new stuff right away. Your membership will be extended for one year past the original expiration date, and you will continue to receive the Demento Society News for as long as your extended membership is valid.

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NAPOLEON'S SECOND COMING

by Dr. Demento

Napoleon XIV, AKA Jerry Samuels, is the man behind one of the most-requested songs in the history of the Dr. Demento Show, "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haa!" When first released in 1966, this record was an overnight sensation, selling nearly a million copies in about a week and a half.

Then it seemed to vanish as quickly as it had arrived, amid rumors of boycotts by mental health groups. The follow-up LP became an instant collector's item, and later Napoleon XIV recordings went unreleased.

Soon, the world will finally realize that Jerry Samuels is no mere one-hit wonder. In the spring of 1996, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the original single, Rhino Records is releasing the definitive Napoleon XIV CD, Napoleon XIV: The Second Coming. The CD will have the complete 1966 LP plus the best of Jerry's unreleased tracks, some of which he rightfully feels are his greatest work. Jerry compiled the new CD himself, and yours truly collaborated on the liner notes. We plan to offer the CD through the Demento Society.


NEW DEMENTED DISCS - FALL 1995

by Dr. Demento

THE ARROGANT WORMS: C'est Cheese
Funny songs are the only kind the Arrogant Worms do, and they do them very well indeed; "Carrot Juice Is Murder" was one of the biggest Demented "hits" of 1995. For their third CD, they've added a new Worm (Chris Patterson joins Mike McCormick, Trevor Strong and John Whytock) and moved almost clear across Canada (see new address). They've sharpened their satiric barbs a bit this time around; "Kill The Dog Next Door" and "Let There Be Guns" will ruffle some feathers. But, like Weird Al's work, this is still Dementia for the whole family, splendidly performed and recorded. And you no longer have to be Canadian to get all the jokes (as was the case with the Worms' first album).
THE ARROGANT WORMS, PO BOX 20085, OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA K1N 9N5.

THE FOREMEN: Folk Heroes
Nobody would accuse the Foremen of being in the contemporary mainstream, politically or musically, but they've landed that rarest of prizes for a funny-music act: a major-label contract. On their Reprise debut, they reprise (appropriately enough) the politically-oriented "hits" from their two indie albums, one of which was also called Folk Heroes. "Do the Clinton" is here, along with "Russian Limbaugh," "Hell Froze Over Today," "Ain't No Liberal" (wink wink), "Ollie Ollie Off Scott Free" et cetera, all nicely re-recorded. Of the four new songs, "My Conservative Girlfriend" is sneakily hilarious while "Firing the Surgeon General" is undeniably Demented. Their uncanny impression of a buttoned-down 1960s pop-folk group is, if anything, enhanced by the major-studio production work. The cover has an endorsement by Tom Lehrer. REPRISE; IN MAJOR STORES. (You might have to check both the "comedy" and the "folk" bins to find it).

ZACHERLEY: Zacherley's Dead Man's Ball
We've been airing tracks from this work-in-progress for the past couple of Halloweens. Now the completed CD is available, mixing sound bites from the remarkably literate intros and outros Zacherley did for so many horror movies on East Coast TV with a remake of his 1958 Top Ten single "Dinner With Drac" and newly-written songs in that tradition ("Grave Robbing Tonight" is a standout). At 77, he's still in peak form; he still hosts a rock 'n roll oldies radio show in New York. With Halloween in America getting more bloodless and commercialized with every passing year, Zacherley's Dead Man's Ball is a nice reminder of the way it ought to be.
TRISTIQUE LTD., PO BOX 2726, SOUTHAMPTON, NY 11969.

TONIO K.: Life In the Foodchain
Satiric rocker Tonio K. was right on the cusp of where rock was going in the late 1970s. He was as "modern" as anyone, but he didn't fit into any of the pigeonholes that defined commercial success for "modern rock" in the 1980s, and his career slipped through the cracks. Life In the Foodchain (1978) is probably his best LP; we played it then, and we'll be playing it again now that it's available on CD (thanks to the independent Gadfly label, which has also produced a lot of new stuff we really like). GADFLY RECORDS, PO BOX 5231, BURLINGTON, VT 05402.

CLEDUS "T" JUDD (No Relation)
As you might guess, "Cledus" does country music parodies. They don't quite have the wit or the depth of Pinkard & Bowden, but the best of them do hit you square in the funny bone. This CD includes several tracks released earlier as singles, such as "Indian In-Laws" and "We Own the World" (re Michael and Lisa-Marie) plus new ones like "Motel Californie." Look for this in bigger stores, or write RAZOR & TIE, PO BOX 585, COOPER STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10276.

ROB PARAVONIAN: Don't Crowd the Plow
Seventeen songs about beer, sex, drugs, microwave burritos, SAT tests, yuppies on Harleys and other obessions, annoyances and pleasures of the 18-to-34 urban male. Some of them are quite good. The title refers to a Chicago snowplow. XENOLITH RECORDS, 2242 W. CARMEN - 2ND FL., CHICAGO, IL 60625.

MAX GRINGO: No Problema
You could call this rock band the flip side of Los Lobos. They're "gringos" (Caucasians) who grew up in Latino neighborhoods and celebrate the interactions of rock music and Mexican traditions with rowdy, beer-soaked, generally rather cheerful songs. Various moments of Dementia occur along the way, such as "¿A Donde Esta El Baño?" (i.e. where's the bathroom?) CERVESA RECORDING CO., 107 W. 3RD ST., #C, CORONA, CA 91720.

THE KABALAS: Martinis and Bagels
This energetic band form the Davenport, Iowa area mixes klezmer, polka and other old-time European dance-music traditions with shards of 20th-century Americana. There's a bit of jazz, a taste of rock and lots of TV leakage; they do a swell version of the theme from Underdog. People who've seen The Kabalas live often compare them to Spike Jones. Some of their songs, though, have complex, ambitious lyrics which look amusing on the lyric sheet but don't quite connect when sung on the CD. Skip over those and you've got some great ethnic-flavored music for your next party. LEPPOTONE ELECTRICAL RECORDINGS, PO BOX 61, KALAMAZOO, MI 49005.

Frank Zappa fans may be interested in a variety of recently recorded CD's featuring Zappa compositions and other music in his idiom, played and sung by Ike Willis, Jimmy Carl Black, other ex-Zappa sidemen and various kindred spirits, released on the Muffin label. For information write to Music Bank, 3840 Broadway, Rockford, IL 61108.

CONTACT THE RECORD COMPANIES LISTED ABOVE for information on these "New Demented Discs." The Demento Society does not sell the above recordings at the present time.


A SLIMY STORY

For the past couple of years we've been offering a CD called Worse Than Slime, featuring tracks by Barnes & Barnes, Wild Man Fischer, The Utensils, Stuart Paul and other artists, and including Dr. Demento's "Astrology Rap."

As mentioned in Demento Society News #103, this CD is out of print, but we were fortunately able to obtain a small number of copies which we have offered in our catalog.

Now it appears this supply is exhausted. (There is a remote chance that a few more may turn up). However, we do have copies of the vinyl LP version of Worse Than Slime, which features the eye-catching comic-book style artwork in its full-size 12x12 glory. While they last, we're happy to offer these LP's at $9.98 each.

Here are the tracks on the LP version: 2 HOT FOR YOU - PART II - Barry & the Bookbinders / I MARRIED MAMA - Barnes & Barnes / SURFIN' AT 43 - The Hodads with "The Poorman" / TEENAGE ROMANCE - Stuart Paul / I WISH I WAS A COMIC BOOK - Wild Man Fischer / HAND MUSIC - The Utensils / ASTROLOGY RAP - Dr. Demento / BUTTKICKERS FROM OUTER SPACE - The Utensils / ALIEN NATION - David Childress & Carcass / ANCHOVY PIZZA - The Downloaders / NORMAN - Wild Man Fischer and Barnes & Barnes / DON'T WANNA BE NO DINOSAUR! - Hot Food To Go / I GET WEIRD - John W. Christensen / VOWELS - Dangling Participles / WORSE THAN SLIME - Barnes & Barnes


A WORD TO THE WISE REGARDING OUR NEW BUMPER STICKERS....

The bumper stickers included with the 1996 membership package are the new DECAL type. We think you'll agree they're our best-looking, longest-lasting stickers yet. They're great indoors or out, on a wall, in a scrapbook or even on a real bumper. But they ARE decals...which means that wherever you stick them, they stay stuck! They are not easily removable.

Words from WHIMSICAL WILL...


Whinsical Will's column will return next issue. (We promise!) MEANWHILE...If you would be interested in purchasing a nifty CASSETTE COMPILATION of Will's "musical movie reviews" (including "A Trip To Jurassic Park," "Hittin' Bedrock," and all three Batman films) and other highlights from Will's contributions to the Dr. Demento show, please write to WHIMSICAL WILL, c/o The Demento Society, PO Box 884, Culver City, CA 90232.

DR. DEMENTO'S BASEMENT TAPES

Nos. 1, 2 & 3 are still available to members of the Demento Society. If you joined recently, or if you now have a CD player that you didn't have when you joined, don't miss this chance to complete your collection! Supplies are limited. You must be a member of the Society to purchase these items. Price is $9.98 each plus shipping charge. Use our handy order blank.

BASEMENT TAPES NO. 1 (CD only)
IT'S ALIVE - Bobby (Boris) Pickett / ORAL HYGEINE - Mr. Elk & Mr. Seal / THE SMALLEST THING KNOWN TO MAN - Lorne Elliott / THE BABY ZONE - Glenn Super / MOOSE IN MY HOUSE - Scott Laningham / IN 1492 COLUMBUS SAILED THE OCEAN BLUES - Tim Cavanagh / BOOGER ON MY BEER MUG - Sneaky Pete / HANGOVER - Krypton / SHE GRABBED MY COCONUTS - Barry & the Bookbinders / TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME - Palm Springs Yacht Club / MY DOG ATE NOLAN RYAN - Scary Gary Alan / BALLAD OF WOODY & MIA - Loose Bruce Kerr / I LOVE YOU - Jim Fontano / BABY I'M DEAD - Mike Toomey / MUTANT COWS - The Dyzmals / LATE BLOOMER - Lauren Mayer / THEY DON'T WEAR PANTS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF FRANCE - John Bartles / SUSHI BABY - Bianca Bob & Flystrip / ROAD KILL - Milo Tremley / MRS. FLETCHER (Help Me, I've Fallen) -- Slant 6 & the Jumpstarts / RUDY RUDY - Harry Jeremy / FREEZE DRIED FIDO - Joe Keefe / WHITE SPOTS - Jesse Goldberg / THE YUM YUM TREE - Tom Dark / A TERRORIST CHRISTMAS - James & Kling / I WANT A PART TIME GIRL FOR CHRISTMAS - Howie Nave

BASEMENT TAPES NO. 2 (CD and cassette)
WHEN I WAS A DINOSAUR - Trout Fishing In America / HAPPY BIRTHDAY - "Weird Al" Yankovic / HIGH SCHOOL GYM - Barnes & Barnes with SuLu / ESKIMO - Corky and the Juice Pigs / I WANNA FRIED PIE - Dick Price / DOG WITH PLASTIC STOMACH - The Yuh-uh-uh-uhs / GIANT SPIDERS - Joe & Sharon Keefe / WE EAT KITTY CATS - The Defectives / STRIP NAKED YOU SWEET MAGGOT - The Rudy Schwartz Project / B.A.R.F. CONSTRUCTION - Doo-doo Wah / DISCO TOILET - Hersh & Chipkin / BAD HAIRCUT - Wally Pleasant / A TRIP TO JURASSIC PARK - Whimsical Will / I GOT A CODE IN MY DOSE - Rosetta Duncan / DWARF TOSSIN' - Bouquet of Veal / 18 WHEELS LATER - Barry & the Bookbinders / P. C. (Politically Correct) - John Kunich / CRAZY - Ace T. & the Hindenburg Ground Crew / THE RAG RAG - Boogerman / BEER GUT - Da Yoopers / GET DRUNK WITH DIGNITY - Tim Cavanagh / THORAZINE SHUFFLE - Modern Entertainment / AN AXL CHRISTMAS - Sponge Awareness Foundation / LET'S ALL GET DEMENTED - Ivor Biggun

BASEMENT TAPES NO. 3 (CD and cassette)
DOWN WITH V.E.G. - The Amazing Onionheads / STRESS - Jim Infantino / LAZIN' IN THE SHADE (Of The Information Superhighway) - The Foremen / THRILLSEEKER - Fred Stoller / GOD TOLD ME TO ROB THE 7-11 - Dick Price / DO THE PICARD - Rusty Humphries and the Boneheads / BALD GUYS - Faust & Lewis / I'LL BE MELLOW WHEN I'M DEAD - "Weird Al" Yankovic / THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON POLKA - The Happy Schnapps Combo / ROLLERBLADING! - Tom Dark / SPRING FISHIN' - Bananas At Large / I WAS BORN TEN MILLION SONGS AGO - Steven Brust / WE'RE ROCKIN' IN THE REST HOME - Pat Sojourner / HAS ANYBODY SEEN OUR CAT? - Burt Shepard / CAT SONG - Joe & Sharon Keefe / DACHSHUNDS WITH ERECTIONS CAN'T CLIMB STAIRS - The Mrs. Ackroyd Band / IF PIGS HAD WINGS - Heywood Banks / EXISTENTIAL BLUES Part Too - Tom "T-Bone" Stankus / MR. GHOST GOES TO TOWN - The 5 Jones Boys / GRIDLOCK CHRISTMAS - The Hollytones / CHEERIO CHERRY LIPS CHEERIO - Gordon Wallace (Dr. Demento's Closing Theme)


THE DEMENTOPHONE LINE is open 24 hours daily for your requests. 1-310-ODD TUNE (310-833-8863)

DR. DEMENTO T-SHIRTS

SIZES M, L, XL, XXL Only $12.95!
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DR. DEMENTO BOX SET

We still have a very few copies of the boxed set of six vinyl LP's, DR. DEMENTO PRESENTS THE GREATEST NOVELTY RECORDS OF ALL TIME, originally released by Rhino in 1985.

Each set is INDIVIDUALLY AUTOGRAPHED AND NUMBERED BY DR. DEMENTO, and contains a big 12x12 booklet with almost 100 photos and Dr. D's notes about all the songs and artists.

Act now - when they're gone, they're gone! Price is $49.98, plus shipping.


WHEN ORDERING FROM THE DEMENTO SOCIETY...
PLEASE ALLOW 6 TO 8 WEEKS FOR THE PROCESSING AND SHIPPING OF YOUR ORDER.
THANK YOU!

IF THE DR. DEMENTO SHOW IS NO LONGER HEARD IN YOUR AREA...

WRITE to the PROGRAM DIRECTOR at one or more of the stations you listen to and say how much you'd like to hear the show. (A letter is more effective than a phone call). If the show was heard on a particular station until recently, be sure to write that station.

GET YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE LETTERS TOO. Get a bunch of them to sign a petition! Many radio executives are simply not aware how many people enjoy Mad Music and Crazy Comedy. Let 'em know!

The Doctor thanks you.


If the word "LAST" appears on your address label...

your membership has expired or is about to expire, and this is the last Demento Society News you will receive. RENEW NOW and get the 1996 membership package -- our best one yet! See our front page story. IF YOU HAVE RENEWED RECENTLY, disregard this notice. THANK YOU!

DO YOU HAVE FUNNY SONGS IN YOUR HEAD?

Dr. Demento is eager to listen to original songs or parodies for possible use on the show.
Send your songs on cassette, CD, DAT, reel-to-reel or vinyl to DR. DEMENTO, PO BOX 884, CULVER CITY, CA 90232
Please allow several weeks --
Dr. Demento listens to all items personally.

(Please do not send song lyrics alone -- the Doctor can only use material in recorded form).


WE'LL PRINT YOUR NAME HERE

OR MOST ANYTHING YOU LIKE! The DEMENTO SOCIETY NEWS is now accepting advertising. Just $18 per column inch (this box is one column inch) or $30 for a two-inch ad. Camera- ready copy or artwork required. Write Sue Hansen, Demento Society News, PO Box 884, Culver City, CA 90232.

SEND FOR OUR FREE CATALOG

It contains complete track listings for all the Rhino CD's and tapes available through the Demento Society, including DR. DEMENTO'S 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION, DR. DEMENTO'S COUNTRY CORN, HOLIDAYS IN DEMENTIA and the Doctor's unique kids' album DR. DEMENTO GOOSES MOTHER.

FROM DR. DEMENTO'S DIARY

On Sept. 9 I MC'd an outdoor classic rock concert in Glendale, CA. featuring Robbie Krieger (of Doors fame), Spirit, Big Brother and the Holding Company and Strawberry Alarm Clock. Several blocks of downtown Glendale were blocked off for this concert, drawing tens of thousands of rock fans.
The concert gave me a chance to renew my friendship with Randy California and Ed Cassidy of Spirit. In 1965, five years before the Dr. Demento radio show began, I was working at the legendary Ash Grove nightclub in Los Angeles when Randy and his stepfather "Cass" appeared there with a band called the Red Roosters. Randy was only 14 at the time. Randy and Cass later moved to New York, where Randy played for a few months with Jimmie James and the Blue Flames. That band broke up when Jimmie went to England, where he quickly became much better known as Jimi Hendrix.
Randy, meanwhile, had learned much from playing with the man often called the greatest electric guitarist who ever lived. (It was Hendrix who gave Randy his surname, after initially introducing him on stage as "Randy from California"). Randy and Cass returned to the West Coast where 16-year-old Randy's playing astonished the locals, most of whom had not yet had the chance to hear Hendrix himself. Most of the former Red Roosters regrouped under the name of Spirit and quickly became one of the hottest bands on the L.A. club circuit.
By that time I'd learned a little about the record industry and learned more while producing a demo for Spirit. Alas, I never got the chance to produce Spirit's albums, as the group opted for Lou Adler, who had already produced numerous million- sellers. That 1967 demo eventually did come out on a CD, though; you can hear it today on the Spirit compilation called Chronicles (available from W.E.R.C. C.R.E.W. Inc., 323 E. Matilija, #112, Ojai, CA 93023).
Spirit went on to make four brilliant albums as a five-piece group before splitting up in 1970. (I contributed one verse of lyrics to their biggest hit, "I Got a Line On You.") Today's Spirit is a trio featuring Randy and Cass. Randy remains the purest exponent of the original Sixties "psychedelic" guitar sound, while Cass, now 72, now bills himself as the oldest active rock musician.

I spent the last weekend of September in Lansing, MI. as "musical guest of honor" at ConClave, an annual convention of science fiction fans. While ConClave is primarily devoted to literature, it features a healthy lineup of "filk singers" who do acoustic originals and parodies primarily (but by no means exclusively) based on science fiction themes. I got to hear and meet several fine artists whose work has been heard on the show, including Tom Smith, Robin Nakkula, Michael Longcor, and Barry & Sally Childs-Helton. On Saturday evening I gave a talk on Science Fiction Dementia for a large and extremely enthusiastic gathering. Similar gatherings are held annually in many parts of the country; based on my experience at ConClave I'd recommend checking them out if you're interested in this type of entertainment.

I recently signed with a booking agency, Traditional Arts Services of Seattle. My first personal appearance for them will be at DuPage College in Glen Ellyn, IL. on February 16. I'll be presenting "An Evening of Dementia" with hits from the radio show plus a large number of hilarious films and videos. Do come to see me if you're in the area! If you are affiliated with a college, university or other organization that books concerts, Traditional Arts Services would be interested in speaking with you regarding a Demented presentation at your auditorium. Contact John Ullman at 206-367-9044.


Still available...the unique and beautiful DR. DEMENTO WRIST WATCH!

It's a custom-designed "never-fade" watch with genuine quartz movement, stone crown, milled bezel, sweep second hand, and black double-looped lizard-textured leather wristband. Guaranteed for two full years! Includes battery.

DELUXE GOLD-PLATE WATCH $44.95
SILVER-PLATE WATCH $39.95

Specify man's or woman's size. Add $4 for shipping.

DEMENTO SOCIETY NEWS BACK ISSUES

We have the following issues in stock at press time:
Vol. 2 #2 (Monty Python, "Life with Dr. Demento" by "Mrs. Demento") Vol. 3 #1 ("Collecting Cassettes," 1989 new releases) Vol. 3 #2 (Moving Day in Dementia, 1990 new releases) Vol. 4 #1 (Dr D's 20th Anniversary Tour) #101 (1991-92 new releases) #102 (Who's Whimsical Will, 1993 new releases) #103 (Frank Zappa 1940-1993, late 1993 releases) #104 (1994 new releases, Words from Whimsical Will) #105 (Late 1994 new releases) #107 (Summer 1995)

The price is just $1.00 per issue, plus $1.00 PER ORDER for postage and handling. No shipping charge if ordered with CD's, T-shirts, etc.


THE SPIKE JONES ANTHOLOGY

"Musical Depreciation Revue"

The Doctor himself personally compiled and wrote notes for this 2-CD treasure chest of Spike Jones' 40 greatest recordings. 2 CD's - $27.98. 32-track double cassette package - $17.98. Add shipping charges.

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH / APRIL SHOWERS / BARNEY GOOGLE / BLACK BOTTOM / BY THE BEAUTIFUL SEA / CHLOE / CLINK CLINK, ANOTHER DRINK / COCKTAILS FOR TWO / DANCE OF THE HOURS / DER FUEHRER'S FACE / THE GLOW-WORM / HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT / HOTCHA CORNIA / I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE / I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU / I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING / JONES POLKA / THE LATE LATE LATE MOVIES, PART II / LEAVE THE DISHES IN THE SINK, MA / LIEBESTRAUM / LOVE IN BLOOM / THE MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE / MY OLD FLAME / NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART / PAL-YAT-CHEE / RHAPSODY FROM HUNGER(Y) / THE SHIEK OF ARABY / THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC / WILD BILL HICCUP / WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE / YA WANNA BUY A BUNNY / YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE / Following on CD only: BLACK & BLUE DANUBE WALTZ / HAPPY NEW YEAR / HOLIDAY FOR STRINGS / ILL BARKIO / LAURA / MORPHEUS / SECRET LOVE / YES! WE HAVE NO BANANAS


Allow 6 to 8 weeks for delivery on all orders. Thank You & Stay Demented!

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