Trekkies

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A parody of a song by Grateful Dead.
Recorded by Kj Ohnstad in Minnesota
Recorded: 07/05/2015  Released: 07/06/2015  First aired: unaired

Lyrics

Silliness inspired by the TK Jingles Live event and the gang's comments thereafter.

Lyrics:
Trekkies, I don't know why
They call us trekkies, like nerdy sci-fi fans.
Resistance, well it's just futile.
TK trekkies? C'mon!

Well, the captain gathered us up from across the nation.
Chicago, Anchorage, Georgia, rain gave us a good scare.
The orange man even showed up with some of his people
waiting to hear those words - Beam me up, Jer.

Trekkies, I'm not sure we compare
Don't orange our skin or shave off our hair.
Sure there's a website where we can share
But we don't convene, ahem, nevermind!

I had a blast hanging out with so many Littles.
On the way out we said "Live long and prosper."
I can't explain the genesis of this correlation,
I'm just a Kornheiser jingler, not a doctor.

TK, that's why we started out.
But now he's just one cog in our wheel.
I've made some great friends and that's no doubt.
Trekkie or not, that's a good deal.

Yes it's true, the gang implied we are geeks
And it's also true, they all traveled to see
Lately it occurs to me, what a long strange trip it's been!

* A parody of "Truckin'" by Grateful Dead.

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  • Luke Overbey in Charleston, SC
    This is so good! Makes me wonder how many other good ones I've missed.
    3027 days ago.
  • Patrick Moffett in Sacramento, CA
    Jingler, not a doctor! Love it Kj
    3283 days ago.
  • Hampton Nager in Dallas, TX
    Lurv joo, Kahyeersteen <3
    3284 days ago.
  • rob in Pittsburgh, PA
    LOVE the reverse-Bones line! and i agree with Jason...you've expertly woven together multiple ideas here.
    3285 days ago.
  • Kj Ohnstad in Red Wing, MN
    Thanks, all. Sorry, Hampton. Rob-I flew from MN so that leaves you and Anita tied. And it makes me happy that you noticed the reverse-Bones line:)
    3285 days ago.
  • mrlip in Springfield, VA
    Beautiful summation.
    3285 days ago.
  • Brad Weiss in Williamsburg, VA
    Ka-BOOM! Or KJ-boom!
    3286 days ago.
  • joeythejammer in Ellicott City, MD
    Utter BRILLIANCE....!
    3286 days ago.
  • Hampton Nager in Dallas, TX
    My love for Kirsten's singing and my hatred for the Grateful Dead leaves me angry and confused.
    3286 days ago.
  • rob in Pittsburgh, PA
    I WAS going to say "I can't believe Anita came in from Alaska" but then I realized her flight was much shorter than your drive from Minnesota, and I drove 5 hours, hung out for 5, and then drove back that night. I'm not sure which one of these 3 is the most extreme.
    3286 days ago.
  • Anita from Alaska
    Thanks for this. I was going through withdrawal already!! Still getting odd looks trying to explain this to people.
    3286 days ago.
  • rob in Pittsburgh, PA
    first of all, this is way better than the original song. second, I also like the way you've woven trekkie references in with show references and I like the reverse-Bones line too. first post-break jingle in the clubhouse! who's next? Jason? If Jordan wins? Huh?
    3286 days ago.
  • judofuse in Atlanta
    So good. Brilliant mixing of references and making it seamless.
    3286 days ago.