#11 Trapped in the Drive-Thru by Weird Al

Enough said, I'm feeling like we should kick up our feet and enjoy eleven songs that I feel are worthy to pass on to my loyal (few) but loyal readers, partly because I have no time to write up actual articles and partly because I'm feeling it. You feeling it? Good. Let's roll.

#11

Trapped in the Drive-thru by Weird Al

I still remember when I bought my first album by Weird Al. Ironically, it was (and still is) considered on the lower tier of quality, but I thought it was the best thing since video games. I would loop "Poodle Hat" over and over again on my CD Player, yes I had a CD Player instead of an MP3 Player. This was when CDs were still dominating the music world and dinosaurs roamed the earth. Anyway, I actually went to see his concert while he was on tour for his album. The same concert tour on which he heard that his parents had died. The concert opened with a dedication to his parents with us all responding by rising to our feet and giving a solid five minute ovation.

No one, I repeat, no one has so influenced how I view comedy and humor than Weird Al. This song is one of his best. It perfectly parodies an over-the-top music video by R. Kelly (don't watch it, you're not missing anything). Turning a super-dramatic music video into a mundane hilarious one.

All of this requires observation, creativity, and exaggeration. Important tools to use when making a speech, writing a book, or having a conversation. Christ's use of humor and parables shows that He effectively used these things, we should not hesitate to imitate Him.

I don't go as far as Mark Driscoll. I really don't think that media consumption to be culturally relevant is the most important thing. But there is no reason not to cultivate a strong imagination and mind through reading/writing.

There is a difference between reading/writing and watching/playing. The former is creating something with your imagination while the latter is simply reacting to something. There are exceptions to this, but I don't hesitate to say that what I've just described is a norm. I would love to someday hear a Christian preacher who was a video game designer and hear how he would weave together a sermon. I hear plenty of preachers who play video games, but their imagination and story-telling abilities are usually non-existent.