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My main body of work as a recording artist has been
the Instant Classic Opus Series, wherein I make
lounge-esque remakes of popular tunes. Since 2004,
when I had a big idea one day and created something
from nothing in a matter of hours, to today, where
I...create something from nothing, usually in a matter
of days, this has been my hobby.
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Primitive Moose
Mooseboy Alfonzo and
His Prairie Troubadours has been my "stage name" for
many years, going back to high school and even the
earliest incarnation of The Bingers.
In the 80's, while also working on Mike and the
Moosecanics stuff, I did a fair
amount of solo material, which I've collected here.
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Why Mooseboy Alfonzo and His Prairie Troubadours?
Why not pick something catchy, like Influenza or
Kajagoogoo?
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| It comes from
several places, some of which I don't even think I was
aware of when putting it together. It is, however, a
name I've used for about 30 years, so it's pretty much
"me". First of all, I'm big on <so-and-so> and the
<such-and-such> band names. For example, Duck Mangler and the
Radioactive Nuns. Next to matching
outfits, nothing says to me "professional entertainment"
like that kind of band name. |
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| Mooseboy comes from this 30-odd year "thing" I have for moose. That started in high school, when I developed the Theory of Moose De-evolution (itself the product of a few derivatives). It was a hit, a phenomenon. Blonde wigs for kids big. And from there, I've been called Moose, Mooseboy, Moosie, Moose Baby, Captain Moose, Mr. Moose, and Sunshine (oddly enough). |  |
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Alfonzo comes straight from "St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast" on Frank Zappa's Apostrophe album. Zappa is a huge influence for me. |
| Then came the Prairie
Troubadours. I don't remember specifically why I went
with it (other than chicks dig it, naturally), but years
later I remembered in the comics of the 40's I used to
read there was a character named The
Vigilante. The Vigilante was a western-themed hero
who had a secret identity as a singing cowboy on radio,
where he was dubbed "The Prairie Troubadour". They made
a movie serial in the 1940's featuring the character,
but I haven't seen it yet. |
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