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These Boots Are Made For Walken

Written by The Great Ganesha
Published March 02, 2007
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Right now, there are three women (Lily Holleman, Amy Kelly and Tara Price) and an Asian man (Kenzo Lee) along with a bunch of other people (Michael Bayouth, Patrick O'Sullivan, Brennan Vetter and Troy Vincent) who imitate Walken. From the NPR show, it seems at one time they even had a black guy and an Asian woman in the show. Each has their own interpretation of the Walken-style of speaking, and they each focus on different aspects of his speech. They played clips from the show on the podcast, and I have to say it was downright hilarious. The creator of the show - Patrick O'Sullivan - even gave a little tutorial on the three things you need to impersonate Walken's speech: (1) The stilted-ness; (2) the inflection and; (3) the rasp. The whole concept is so absurd that it's brilliant. It's almost a parody of the obsession that this country has for him. An obsession which has -rightly, I think- given him a secure seat in the court of pop culture royalty.

The show is only performed on Mondays because Patrick O'Sullivan is also a waiter, and that's his only day off. Some reviews of the show can be found here, here and here. The NPR podcast (originally from the Day to Day show) is here.

If you're in the LA area, you might want to check it out and leave a comment. I'd definitely like to hear your take on it.

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The Great Ganesha is a doctorate in Quantitative Finance who loves to write. Originally from Bombay, he now lives in San Francisco. Read more about him, if you like.

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These Boots Are Made For Walken
Published: March 02, 2007
Type: News
Section: Culture
Filed Under: Culture: Arts, Culture: Celebrity, Culture: Humor and Satire, Culture: Society, Culture: Theater
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