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I hope after this reunion show, that we loyal fans of all things rocking will see the Clash of the Titans as the almighty Tap (the loudest band on earth) tours with Tenacious D (the greatest band on earth). Imagine the non-stop rocking!

Speaking of which, heads up for anyone in the area:

The D are playing in New Zealand & Australia next week.

Get there if you know whats good for you.

Only two humans and one demon ever heard it, and these guys forgot how it went.

For example, I used to have a bunch of Family Guy and Futurama episodes available. Now that they've been released on DVD, I don't share them any more. The same for Tenacious D's HBO series. I scoured the web for them and made them available, noting that they were wildly popular. As it turns out, HBO initially refused to release Tenacious D (the series) against the wishes of the band because HBO maintained that they were sole owners and hte band had no legal right to royalties. Now that Tenacious D are huge rock stars, Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks is available for sale. Even though I have every episode, I bought the DVD because I wanted a really good copy, AND I wanted to pay the band what they were due. And because I don't want to rob the band of income (cuz, you know, Jack Black is clearly starving to death), I don't share those files any more.

Rumor has it that it was rampant filesharing of "Family Guy" episodes that convinced Fox to release them on DVD. Again, even though I have most episodes, I paid to have good copies and because it's the right thing to do.

Here's a thought: the MPAA should digitize copies of their files at a low bitrate (say 750 kbps mpeg-1) and release them to P2P. IF the files turn out to be popular, they can be released commercially at a higher quality (4.5 mbps). This way, the work is promoted and if it turns out that there's an audience for it, a commercial release can follow.

By the same token, why not take advantage of "just in time" production? Make the files available at the low bit rate as a promo, and tag them with a url where a better quality copy can be purchased. That way, the copyright owners could create a continual stream of income even from "failed" series and pilots. As long as there's a market for it, why not exploit it?

I look forward to the day when I can buy a high-quality legal copy of the complete run of Duckman. After all, there's clearly a market for it.

Tenacious D.

I beg to differ. The D are anything but silent.

I belive that this was originally the idea of Tenacious D. You can hear Jack Black sing about it in the song "City Hall".

Unfortunately, one remote hole is all you need.

Sort of like cock pushups.

Except the rooting is of a different nature.

- A.P.

Fortunately most people in a video game store are like 12, so I can destroy them with my mind bullets.

Someone's been listening to a little too much Tenacious D lately!

From the song Wonderboy

"how bout the power to kill a yak from 200 yards away? WITH MIND BULLETS!!! Thats telekineses Kyle."

>Kyle Gass, not Glass

Appears to be a common mistake

The band consists of Jack Black and Kyle Glass who both play acoustic guitar and sing

In fact, I get more hits with google using 'Glass' than 'Gass'.

But, in fact the name is Gass according to the band's site

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