15 Jul 2010

Jewel Goes Undercover to the Karaoke Bar

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When I anointed the “karaoke” Category on this blog, I thought it would only be for iPhone videos capturing me at conferences. But actually, MercedesRules sends this entertaining Funny or Die video where they had Jewel pretend she was part of a frozen foods convention and go to a karaoke bar and sing her own songs. The crowd is blown away.

Once Joe Salerno, Hans Hoppe, and I pulled a similar stunt. We put on tweed jackets and GMU name tags, and went into an AEA meeting. I got up there and started talking about how fractional reserve banking was inherently fraudulent. The crowd couldn’t believe it.

9 Responses to “Jewel Goes Undercover to the Karaoke Bar”

  1. david says:
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    ” I got up there and started talking about how fractional reserve banking was inherently fraudulent. The crowd couldn’t believe it.”

    Is gently mocking humour even permitted in the economic blogosphere?

  2. Michael Suede says:
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    “Once Joe Salerno, Hans Hoppe, and I pulled a similar stunt. We put on tweed jackets and GMU name tags, and went into an AEA meeting. I got up there and started talking about how fractional reserve banking was inherently fraudulent. The crowd couldn’t believe it.”

    LOL

    dead

  3. Michael Suede says:
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    You know, it would be cool to host a tea party demonstration outside the next AEA meeting and unload Austrian theory with a bullhorn in their general direction.

    They shouldn’t be allowed to meet in peace without resistance.

    I think the next one is in Denver:

    January 7-9, 2011 (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday)….Denver, CO

  4. Silas Barta says:
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    When master violinist Joshua Bell went undercover to play the world’s best music on the world’s best violin, it didn’t quite work out so well. He made even less than buskers usually make.

    Go fig. Really, go fig.

  5. Gene Callahan says:
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    Who is this Jewel person?