A Good Cause

Ahoy, my darlings! And welcome back to Joko Records. Get ready for an evening of song, dance, magic, and a steak the size of your head (assuming your head is 8 oz.).

During the pre-pre-preproduction of an album, artists such as the debonaire boys of Daddy's Gonna Kill Ralphie enjoy contributing to the little people who helped make them famous. Although to the big egos that fill their recording booths, everyone is a little person. Except for Billy Barty, who comes up to Toby's chin. That makes him a very little person.

(Only in stature! We love ya, Billy!)

So how exactly do these Chris Kattan-esque superstars relate to their adorning public? We went straight to the source. Unfortunately, Chris Kattan was busy with his latest blockbuster, Corky Romano II: Please Give Me A Dollar, I'm Starving. So we just, y'know, talked to the band.

Kyle entered himself into an ice cream eating contest to raise money to build a rocket to send all of America's left-handed people to the moon. Little did he know, Kyle is severely alergic to Chubby Hubby. The benefit was critically panned for showing disturbing images of lefty scissors and backwards baseball mitts, as well as pictures of Gerald Ford, David Byrne, and Eudora Welty.

Rob has ventured out into the heart of this great country of ours with nothing more than a walking stick and a handful of Take 5 candy bars. He's walking across the continental United States to create awareness for Big Oil. His podcast, "Oy, My Aching Feet" is broadcast to riverboat casinos and Circuit Citys everywhere, where people can chronicle his journey while failing companies like Exxon and Texaco add supporters to their cause. Said Rob in his latest podcast, "My dogs will know no rest until we, as a nation, are paying $7 a gallon!" He later added, "I am not looking forward to the walk back."

In an effort to continue riding on George Clooney's coattails (yeah, we know what you're up to), Toby has been rally-jumping to support the Save Darfur campaign. While other activists are fighting for the US Government to intervene, Toby has taken on the equally difficult task of explaining to people what Darfur is. Come on people, don't you watch The Daily Show?

Meanwhile, we at the Joko Records office have been contributing to the welfare of this little place we call America. It's not much, but we do what we can. We call it the Leave a Penny, Take a Penny Tray. We might've been better off with a swear jar.


www.savedarfur.org

~Joko!