Berke Breathed: A Tribute
I would be remiss if I didn’t let loose a “thbbbt” over the fact that that Berke Breathed, the creator of the comics Bloom County and Outland, announced earlier this week that he was retiring from comic strips to focus on writing kids’ books. Breathed’s deadpan Bloom County was a pretty gigantic influence on my evolving sense of humor during its Reagan-era heyday, and the fact that he brought the New Jersey goof-core band Mucky Pup to millions of giggling adolescents when he included a flexi of their song “U Stink But I Love U” in the collection of Bloom County strips Billy and the Boingers: Bootleg only adds to his stature in my book. Above, Mucky Pup’s clip for “U Stink” debuts on the Adam Curry-hosted Headbanger’s Ball; after the jump, another take on the song from a high school talent show ca. 1989.
Seriously, how come no one in my high school ever pulled stuff like this at our talent shows? ACK!!
Bloom County’s Berke Breathed Is Retiring [PopWatch] Mucky Pup – U Stink But I Love U [YouTube] Billy and the Boingers [YouTube]
