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Title: It's PAFWFFAAC! - "Boat of Car" and They Might Be Giants
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 13, 2010, 04:25:01 AM
AKA - Pro's and Feature Writers Friday Fun(?) Artist and Car (puzzle)

This artist is relatively obscure, but his work has been mentioned in another puzzle solved in the last 1/2 dozen months. He was ultimately not associated with that puzzle, but could have been inspired by it.  ;)

So, who is he, and what's the connection?


Title: Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
Post by: Allemano on August 13, 2010, 04:44:12 AM
One of the various wrong guessed illustrators?
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 13, 2010, 04:50:32 AM
No sir. He was not guessed as a possible puzzle solution, but one of his works was mentioned in a non-guess reply to puzzle that was not of the Art & Cars variety. 
Title: Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 28, 2010, 05:14:16 AM
Open to all
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 12, 2010, 05:04:03 AM
Yet another recently-solved puzzle could make this connection easy.
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 29, 2010, 04:13:37 AM
Dear friends, would those of you who know what this is all about please raise your hands?
Title: Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 14, 2010, 06:48:45 AM
Another puzzle - and another clue - have appeared here within the last week.
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Post by: Ray B. on November 27, 2010, 05:03:37 PM
Instead of searching clues and mentions in other puzzles, maybe I'd better keep asking for his trade.
Musician?
Title: Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 27, 2010, 06:01:49 PM
Yes!
Title: Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
Post by: Ray B. on November 27, 2010, 06:45:36 PM
Relief! I felt tempted to analyze the pile of clues posted above, but I fortunately renounced before they lock me up with a straightjacket.
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 28, 2010, 04:09:45 AM
More's the pity. His work was again indirectly mentioned in a puzzle elsewhere at AutoPuzzles, within the last handful of days.
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Post by: pnegyesi on November 28, 2010, 04:15:23 AM
Related to "daddy sang bass" :)?
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 28, 2010, 04:34:18 AM
Indeed!
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Post by: pnegyesi on November 28, 2010, 05:19:18 AM
Related to the Statler Brothers?
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 28, 2010, 05:41:13 AM
Other than that three-word phrase? No.
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Post by: pnegyesi on November 28, 2010, 06:25:09 AM
Is he a country singer?
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Post by: Ray B. on November 28, 2010, 07:09:20 AM
Is the fact that this picture seems to show a restaurant of any relevance?
Title: Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 28, 2010, 11:29:38 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on November 28, 2010, 06:25:09 AM
Is he a country singer?

Definitely not
Title: Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 28, 2010, 11:29:56 AM
Quote from: Ray B. on November 28, 2010, 07:09:20 AM
Is the fact that this picture seems to show a restaurant of any relevance?

None
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Post by: pnegyesi on November 28, 2010, 11:50:06 AM
Is he a singer at all?
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 28, 2010, 12:36:46 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on November 28, 2010, 11:50:06 AM
Is he a singer at all?

yes
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Post by: pnegyesi on November 28, 2010, 12:54:44 PM
Did he cover Johnny Cash?
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 28, 2010, 01:49:50 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on November 28, 2010, 12:54:44 PM
Did he cover Johnny Cash?

Beyond three words? Not that I'm aware of
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Post by: pnegyesi on November 28, 2010, 02:09:14 PM
Any connection to JD Sumner?
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Post by: Ray B. on November 28, 2010, 02:31:01 PM
The man is John Flansburgh of They Might be Giants.

So would the car be "Electric car"?
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Post by: Tom_I on November 28, 2010, 02:37:51 PM
Damn! Beaten to it by minutes.

The answer was staring us in the face - Otto has even posted a YouTube video of their song Boat of Car, which includes a sample of Johnny Cash's Daddy Sang Bass.
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 29, 2010, 03:44:31 AM
"Boat of Car" is what I was looking for. Here are a selection of vehicle tunes (sort of) by John Flansburgh and They Might be Giants.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhUakaF67xc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAv6M1Bai0c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXyq6dOASt0

So, a point each for Ray and Tom. Ray found another applicable TMBG song, and Tom found the song I so heavily hinted at.