League of Ordinary Gentlemen Podcast Episode #540 - The League Vs. Tapeheads

The League travels back to a different time to take on the Mike Nesmith produced, 80's classic Tapeheads. Musician cameos, videos, and maybe Menudo. This one had it all.Tim Robbins and John Cusack star as two aspiring music video directors — fired from their security jobs and determined to make it in the biz. Along the way they tangle with a shady presidential candidate named Norman Mart, a mysterious tape that could ruin him, and the legendary Swanky Modes, their childhood heroes who are now playing dive bar auditions. The boys behind Video Aces will stop at nothing to get the Swanky Modes back on top — even if it means Menudo has to wait.Packed with celebrity cameos — Ted Nugent, Weird Al, Jello Biafra, Don Cornelius, Fishbone, Courtney Love (pre-fame), and even Mike Nesmith himself as a water cooler delivery guy. Plus: the greatest Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles commercial ever committed to film."Am I crying?" No. But it wouldn't surprise us if you were.