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To the fan, I don't think it matters much what they get, the attention of someone they admire even for a moment is reward enough.

Send a joke - on topic or personalised if possible. Or do what the performers do and talk about where the fan is from.

My mother in law was meeting the band after an Arrogant Worms concert once. She said to the member signing her new CD "You're my favorite", to which he replied "You're my favourite too". Still makes her happy.

The video you pointed to was by Captain Tractor:

[Captain Tractor]'s most famous songs have been renditions of the folk music classics "The Log Driver's Waltz" and "Drunken Sailor", as well as a cover of the Arrogant Worms' "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate". This song has become so popular that many fans believe, wrongly, that is of their own creation

It's a common misconception that that the arrogant worms sing this song. I actually thought so myself until I checked on their site just now.

I know what you mean about feeling like a schmuck every time you buy music. I feel like I need a shower every time I see one of their damned "You need music and music needs you" commercials.

I bought a new CD last week, and even though it wasn't by an RIAA-owned artist (Canadian band, The Arrogant Worms), I still felt a tinge of guilt over giving my money to "the music industry".

The funny thing is that I don't even use P2P anymore. (Not out of any high moral standard...just another version of that age old story: Boy meets girl. Boy moves in with girl and her daughter. Boy no longer has time to sit around and download music, but still manages to read /. from work. :)

Listen up brothers and sisters, come here my desperate tale.

I speak of our friends of nature, trapped in the dirt like a jail

Vegtables live in oppression, served on out tables each night

This killing of veggies is madness, I say we take up the fight

Salads are only for murderers, cole slaw's a fascist regime!

Don't think that they don't have feelings, just cause a radish can't scream.

I've heard the screams of the vegetables, watching their skins being peeled.

Grated and steamed with no mercy.. how do you think that feels?

Carrot juice constitutes murder.. greenhouses prisons for slaves!

It's time to stop all this gardening.. let's call a spade a spade.

...

I'm a political prisoner, trapped in a windowless cage

'Cause I stopped the slaughter of turnips, by killing five men in a rage

The Arrogant Worms

listen up brothers and sisters come hear my desperate tale
i speak of our friends of nature trapped in the dirt like a jail
vegetables live in oppression, served on our tables each night
this killing of veggies is madness, i say we take up the fight
salads are only for murderers, coleslaw's a facist regime
don't think that they don't have feelings, just cause a radish can't scream

Chorus:
i've heard the screams of the vegetables (scream, scream, scream)
watching their skins being peeled (having their insides revealed)
grated and steamed with no mercy (burning off calories)
how do you think that feels (that it hurts really bad)
Carrot juice constitutes murder (and that's a real crime)
Greenhouses prisons for slaves (let my vegetables go)
it's time to stop all this gardening (it's dirty as hell)
let's call a spade a spade (is a spade is a spade is a spade)

I saw a man eating celery, so i beat him black and blue
if he ever touches a sprout again, i'll bite him clean in two
i'm a political prisonner, trapped in a windowless cage
cause i stopped the slaughter of turnips by killing five men in a rage
i told the judge when he sentenced me "this is my finest hour"
i'd kill those farmers again just to save one more cauliflower

Chorus

how low as people do we dare to stoop,
making young broccolis bleed in the soup
untie your beans, uncage your tomatoes
let potted plants free, don't mash that potato
oh spare the spud! Eat a cow instead!

I've heard the screams of the vegetables (scream, scream, scream)
watching their skins being peeled (fates in the stir-fry are sealed)
grated and steamed with no mercy (you fat gourmet slob)
how do you think that feels (leave them out in the field)
Carrot juice constitutes murder (V8's genocide)
greenhouses prisons for slaves (yes, your composts are graves)
it's time to stop all this gardening (take up macrame)
let's call a spade a spade
(is a spade, is a spade, is a spade, is a spade......)

Power to the peas! Give peas a chance!
all we are saying, is give peas a chance

-- The Arrogant Worms

Not the Christ. Just His pesky little brother.

That would be Bob, right?

I've had enough of this Canada bashing. It should be noted that we have beavers, moose, trees, rocks, water, Stockwell Day (Yanks may not know him but he is a hoot), the CN Tower, and Celine Dione. Plus the Arrogant Worms to sing about us. The Arrogant Wroms PS. We are not planning an invasion, 90% of us live on the border anyways.