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Spinal Tap reunion
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_on_en_mu/spinal_tap_r...
Mock metal group Spinal Tap to reunite
By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
NEW YORK - Spinal Tap is back, and this time the band wants to help save the world from global warming.
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The mock heavy metal group immortalized in the 1984 mockumentary, "This is Spinal Tap," will reunite for a performance at Wembley Stadium in London as
part of the Live Earth concerts scheduled worldwide for July 7.
The original members of Spinal Tap will be there: guitarist Nigel Tufnel (played by Christopher Guest), singer David St. Hubbins ( Michael McKean) and
bassist Derek Smalls ( Harry Shearer). Rob Reiner, who both directed "This is Spinal Tap" and played the fake documentarian Marty DeBergi in the film,
will also be in attendance.
A new 15-minute film directed by Reiner on the band's reunion will also play at the opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on
Wednesday. The slate for the opening gala, to be hosted by Al Gore, was previously announced, excepting the Reiner short.
The festival is to open with a showing of several global warming-themed short films produced by the SOS (Save Our Selves) campaign. SOS is also
putting on the Live Earth concerts, to be held across seven continents.
Reiner spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday to explain the reunion of Spinal Tap ? a band always known more as a parody of rock `n roll excess
than environmental awareness.
"They're not that environmentally conscious, but they've heard of global warming," said Reiner, whose other films include "When Harry Met Sally" and
"Stand By Me." "Nigel thought it was just because he was wearing too much clothing ? that if he just took his jacket off it would be cooler."
Spinal Tap has reunited several times since the film, but hasn't for a number of years. For the band ? whose last album was 1992's "Break like the
Wind" ? the occasion warranted a new single: "Warmer Than Hell."
Reiner provided a sneak peak at the lyrics: "The devil went to Devon, it felt like the fourth degree/ He said, `Is it hot in here, or is it only me?'"
The director said the new short film explains what the band has been doing with their lives lately. Nigel has been raising miniature horses to race,
but can't find jockeys small enough to ride them; David is now a hip-hop producer who also runs a colonic clinic; and Derek is in rehab for addiction
to the Internet.
Reiner, 60, has for over 20 years worked with the National Resources Defense Council, an environmental action organization. Though the Spinal Tap
reunion will be a lot of laughs, he hopes the SOS short films program and the Live Earth concerts have a substantial effect.
"What I think is going to be nice about this whole effort is there will be marching orders for people," said Reiner. "Not only from a personal
standpoint of what individuals can do in their lives, but a macro perspective with respect to the public sector and government."
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Hahah... thats awesome!
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We need more this stuff. Great news BD.
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HAHAHA. Awsome.
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Gotta love Spinal Tap.
‘Do you know what a love letter is? It’s a bullet from a fucking gun. Straight through your heart.’
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