Dorks on Corks: The Winey Imposters (The Masked Marauders and Island Grove Wine Company)

Barry and Abigail discuss The Masked Marauders by The Masked Marauders and sample Blueberry Moscato and Sunshine State Berry Sangria from Island Grove Wine Company in Hawthorne, Florida. Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition. Abigail first learned of this “prank” album from the Ridiculous Crime episode The Battlin' Fleetwood Macs. The Masked Marauders band was made up of members from the Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band. Chicken on a Unicycle has an amazing illustration of the genealogy and history of these two bands. Read the original fake review of The Masked Marauders that appeared in Rolling Stone on October 18, 1969! Abigail shared that she recently watched Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which has a similar backstory to that of The Masked Marauders. The Wikipedia entry for the movie and the original Funny or Die trailer that inspired the movie are both worth a look. You can watch the film for free on The Roku Channel! I Can’t Get No Nookie, featuring a Mick Jagger impersonator, frequently gets mislabeled as an outtake from The Rolling Stones’ Jamming with Edward sessions. The version of I Am the Japanese Sandman (Rang Tang Ding Dong) that appears on The Masked Marauders is a cover of The Cellos’ Rang Tang Ding Dong (I Am the Japanese Sandman) (and includes the same racist music and lyrics). In trying to locate the origins of the song, we also played Paul Whiteman’s The Japanese Sandman (instrumental) and Nora Bayes’ The Japanese Sandman (with lyrics). Listen to The Truncated Marauders, our “resequencing” of this album. Up next… Crash Kings by Crash Kings Theme song, jingles, and dramatic reading by our friend Pete Coe. Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox