Has someone ever played this and sent it to Onstad?

I transcribed it into Finale once and made a MIDI of it. I'll see if I can dig it up. It certainly sounds ragtime-y.

Pure Achewood devotion earns a chubby for you.

I played it

It was 1/12 of an exercise

Special note: exercises aren't keen on being very musical

It's the intro to "Elite Syncopations" by Scott Joplin.

Shit, this would make me dance like there's an ass in my pants.

(Can I just make the point now that as a Brit, I am so envious that Americans get to use the word "ass". It's such a good word, "arse" just always sounds stupid, unless ssaid by an Irish person, and they're allowed to as "ass" as well.)

I much prefer 'arse'. It's all in the way you say it. Us Kiwis say it great. "It's fucking arse, mate."

My problems is that in my accent 'dance' rhymes with 'arse' but not with 'pants'. To make it rhyme I'd have to sing "Everybody dance like there's arse in your parnts!"

To be fair, with a kiwi accent, most words rhyme.

For example, "nostril" rhymes with "fart".

Joeynarcotic, I am sitting here with the finest scientific minds this side of the atlantic ocean, and we cannot conceive of a possible universe in which the word "dance" rhymes with "arse" and not with "pants".

Therefore we conclude that your very existence, and probably that of your nation, constitues some sort of logical paradox that ought to be addressed by an organization such as the Justice League for the good of all reality.

I guess what I am saying is don't be surprised if Superman kicks your ass.

I'd like to point out that in 1985 Eddie Murphy had a semi-legitimate pop hit called "Booty in your Butt" on the album "Party All the Time."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_All_the_Time

Coincidence?

Nothing about "Party All the Time" qualifies as even semi-legitimate.

That's the sweetest backflip I ever saw.

That sound effect from the Six Million Dollar Man play in your head too when you saw it?

The backflip is necessary for a good recording. It is basic.

true. the jackson five, ray charles, justin timberlake and that guy from led zepplin all got their start as acrobats in small timey circuses.

One of these things is not like the others.[

Honestly, are these rating buttons broken. How is the comic with the cat telling everyone to dance like there's ass in their pants and then backflipping to the piano to rock it, not a straight up 5? I ask you this.

I love the backflip, not only as a sweet move, but because Ray does it even though he's only recording sound. Now there's dedication.

Ever since I saw this strip I always dance like there is ASS in my pants. When people see me dance this way they too dance like there is ASS in their pants and soon everybody is indeed dancing like there is ASS in their pants, ASS in their pants, ASS in their pants.

Sorry Ray, we're gonna have to record that one again. The mic made a big thud when you dropped it.

ah wtf. *frowns* i've fucked up again.

Hey, shh. No judgements. We're all friends here.