EPISODE · Nov 25, 2024 · 3 MIN
Thanksgiving Week: When The Macy’s Parade Rickrolled Thanksgiving
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
This week we’re replaying some of our past episodes about the holiday and its traditions. In this episode from November 2020, we remember the 2008 Macy’s parade, the only parade that’s ever been Rickrolled in real time, by Rick Astley himself. Plus: a dad in Thailand has started playing piano concerts for a group of wild macaques living in an abandoned theater. An Oral History of Rickrolling (Mel Magazine) History of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (I LOVE NY) Playing Piano for Macaques (Nag on the Lake) We’re extra thankful this year for our Patreon backers!
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This week we’re replaying some of our past episodes about the holiday and its traditions. In this episode from November 2020, we remember the 2008 Macy’s parade, the only parade that’s ever been Rickrolled in real time, by Rick Astley himself. Plus: a dad in Thailand has started playing piano concerts for a group of wild macaques living in an abandoned theater. An Oral History of Rickrolling (Mel Magazine) History of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (I LOVE NY) Playing Piano for Macaques (Nag on the Lake) We’re extra thankful this year for our Patreon backers!
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