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ifutureman on ...Wheel of Fortune???
It was 1992 and I was recently out of college and living at home (thank you mom and dad) and making a very feeble (in hindsight) attempt at being in an all-original band. We definitely liked Helmet.
To earn money, I did a lot of temping. One awful assignment had me doing data entry for an insurance company. Six weeks of hell and the only good thing was the really nice supervisor. He mentioned the day before the job ended that he was heading to Atlantic City that weekend to try out for Wheel of Fortune. Now, anyone who has sat with me through an episode of W.O.F. knows that I am very good with those puzzles. So, I made sure to hit Merv Griffin’s casino and take my shot.
The first “round” was a quiz of 6-7 puzzles where you’d see the blanks (like hangman) and some letters filled in, along with a category. If you scored perfect on that, you could come back at the end of the day for a 15-phrase test. I aced that one and got invited to return another day for more in depth screening!
The second round was wild. There were about 80 of us in this large conference/meeting room, with a small mock stage and a vertically aligned wheel designed to imitate the gameplay. People were brought up in groups of three to pretend to play. They told us that they wanted to see lots of happiness and energy, and I managed to suppress my cynical sarcastic nature and pretended to be the perfect clean cut American kid. Through the afternoon, they would “call back” a smaller and smaller group to keep playing. They reached their desired number. I made the cut.
They told me that sometime within the next year, I would get the call to come out to Burbank and tape the show. It was a sweet moment for sure, but I had no idea when it was really going to happen. I went back to life and started substitute teaching among other things. You’ll hear me mention it on the show.
Sometime in the Spring of 1993 I got the call. Again, thank you mom and dad for flying us out to L.A., as I really could not have afforded it on my own!
Once we got to the studio, they sequestered me immediately. Contestants could not have any contact with the outside world. I signed a simple contract with Merv Griffin Enterprises for one day’s work (I think the base pay was the parting gifts). Then I was taken to a room reserved for that day’s contestants. At one point we were taken out to the taping area to do promotional spots for our respective markets. Basically, you would say “Hi I’m Chris Hewitt from Middletown New Jersey. Watch me on Wheel of Fortune!” The thing is, I was so nervous that I could not stop my lip from quivering, and they ended up saying “It’s ok, don’t worry about it” and didn’t do a promo spot for me at all.
The show tapes a full week in one afternoon. So, including alternates who were there in case a contestant got sick, there were about 12-13 of us (this was when the big winner would return the next “day”) and I was in the last group chosen. To my dismay, I got stuck in third place and did not even get a shot at the first puzzle.
Aaaaaaaannnnnnnnd then there’s the second puzzle. It’s hard to describe the feeling of having $7000 in your bank and knowing the solution and watching the woman next you (who by the way had already won like $40K) keep spinning and winning. And then the $7000 was gone. As were my hopes of emerging with any dignity.
But along came puzzle three. Thank goodness I watched Carol Burnett as a child in the 70's. And I must admit I did not play this puzzle particularly well (WHY DID I NOT ASK FOR AN H????) - I was at that point in equal parts panic and despair. I had gotten screwed HARD on puzzle two. The game was half over and if I fucked this one up would I get any other chance? How was I going to face the world if I came out penniless on the national stage? But, I am eternally thankful to say, I won a puzzle! I solved it early, I could have spun again and probably won some more money, but I had gotten royally screwed once already. I did not take any chance. But yeah, I really wish I’d asked for an H.
Poor Mazie. She and I had actually become pals as we watched many other contestants get picked to play. So it really sucked that she had a terrible bout of stage fright right before we started taping. It was touch-and-go for a bit, Pat was actually coaching her along during the commercial breaks, encouraging and helping her calm down. Meanwhile the wheel was doing her no favors. But in the end, everyone came out victorious :)
By the way, the parting gifts included Centrum, some STP car product, Wishbone salad dressing, and a very large box of sample-size Jergens lotions. And I actually received a second round of those gifts several years later because the episode had aired again somewhere. Hilarious.
To earn money, I did a lot of temping. One awful assignment had me doing data entry for an insurance company. Six weeks of hell and the only good thing was the really nice supervisor. He mentioned the day before the job ended that he was heading to Atlantic City that weekend to try out for Wheel of Fortune. Now, anyone who has sat with me through an episode of W.O.F. knows that I am very good with those puzzles. So, I made sure to hit Merv Griffin’s casino and take my shot.
The first “round” was a quiz of 6-7 puzzles where you’d see the blanks (like hangman) and some letters filled in, along with a category. If you scored perfect on that, you could come back at the end of the day for a 15-phrase test. I aced that one and got invited to return another day for more in depth screening!
The second round was wild. There were about 80 of us in this large conference/meeting room, with a small mock stage and a vertically aligned wheel designed to imitate the gameplay. People were brought up in groups of three to pretend to play. They told us that they wanted to see lots of happiness and energy, and I managed to suppress my cynical sarcastic nature and pretended to be the perfect clean cut American kid. Through the afternoon, they would “call back” a smaller and smaller group to keep playing. They reached their desired number. I made the cut.
They told me that sometime within the next year, I would get the call to come out to Burbank and tape the show. It was a sweet moment for sure, but I had no idea when it was really going to happen. I went back to life and started substitute teaching among other things. You’ll hear me mention it on the show.
Sometime in the Spring of 1993 I got the call. Again, thank you mom and dad for flying us out to L.A., as I really could not have afforded it on my own!
Once we got to the studio, they sequestered me immediately. Contestants could not have any contact with the outside world. I signed a simple contract with Merv Griffin Enterprises for one day’s work (I think the base pay was the parting gifts). Then I was taken to a room reserved for that day’s contestants. At one point we were taken out to the taping area to do promotional spots for our respective markets. Basically, you would say “Hi I’m Chris Hewitt from Middletown New Jersey. Watch me on Wheel of Fortune!” The thing is, I was so nervous that I could not stop my lip from quivering, and they ended up saying “It’s ok, don’t worry about it” and didn’t do a promo spot for me at all.
The show tapes a full week in one afternoon. So, including alternates who were there in case a contestant got sick, there were about 12-13 of us (this was when the big winner would return the next “day”) and I was in the last group chosen. To my dismay, I got stuck in third place and did not even get a shot at the first puzzle.
Aaaaaaaannnnnnnnd then there’s the second puzzle. It’s hard to describe the feeling of having $7000 in your bank and knowing the solution and watching the woman next you (who by the way had already won like $40K) keep spinning and winning. And then the $7000 was gone. As were my hopes of emerging with any dignity.
But along came puzzle three. Thank goodness I watched Carol Burnett as a child in the 70's. And I must admit I did not play this puzzle particularly well (WHY DID I NOT ASK FOR AN H????) - I was at that point in equal parts panic and despair. I had gotten screwed HARD on puzzle two. The game was half over and if I fucked this one up would I get any other chance? How was I going to face the world if I came out penniless on the national stage? But, I am eternally thankful to say, I won a puzzle! I solved it early, I could have spun again and probably won some more money, but I had gotten royally screwed once already. I did not take any chance. But yeah, I really wish I’d asked for an H.
Poor Mazie. She and I had actually become pals as we watched many other contestants get picked to play. So it really sucked that she had a terrible bout of stage fright right before we started taping. It was touch-and-go for a bit, Pat was actually coaching her along during the commercial breaks, encouraging and helping her calm down. Meanwhile the wheel was doing her no favors. But in the end, everyone came out victorious :)
By the way, the parting gifts included Centrum, some STP car product, Wishbone salad dressing, and a very large box of sample-size Jergens lotions. And I actually received a second round of those gifts several years later because the episode had aired again somewhere. Hilarious.
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very helpful thank you!
@@vaughnmcmanamna you are so welcome! Have fun with it
Do you remember how you spent the $5,850?
@@markheying2830 I think after taxes it was about 4 grand and most of that was spent on a used Hyundai LOL. But I will always remember going into Tower Records that night after we did the show and buying more than $400 worth of CDs. Still the most I ever spent on music in one go!
Hell yeah, I might actually try and learn this now.
Have fun with it! Slow and steady, you'll get there. I never did make it to full album speed but it sounds nice even at slower tempos. I will use this song for the rest of my life as the prefect triplet exercise.
Frank blacks dad
Ah yes, _"perplexus repair.mpg"_
Growing Ancient With The Cold Lyrics (From what I could decipher) Freezing cold (?) once again (?) (?) I don't need to (?) (?) For (?) Freezing cold it breaks my soul (?) only way to go (?) But the deal that I have made (?) (?) running free (?) easily (?) me No walls can break (?) me No light can illuminate (?) For a path that I can take (?) (?) So weak, you're weak of mind (?) (?) So helpless feeding on the lies (?) (?) that bind my soul (?) In the (?) of the (?) life is cold (?) Take this (?) just an illusion (?) Pain and terror are basking in confusion See the fear of human fragility By the strength of my insanity (?) I'm compelled by my major vulnerability The end of my humanity So cold, I'll never be warm again (?) So cold, (?) So cold, (?) So cold cold (?) once again (?) (?) I don't need to (?) (?) For (?) Freezing cold it breaks my soul (?) only way to go (?) But the deal that I have made (?) (?) running free (?) easily (?) me No walls can break (?) me No light can illuminate (?) For a path that I can take (?) (?) So weak, you're weak of mind (?) (?) You're helpless leading on the blind (?) (?) that bind my soul (?) In the (?) of the (?) life is cold (?) Take this (?) just an illusion (?) Pain and terror are basking in confusion See the fear of human fragility By the strength of my insanity (?) I'm compelled by my major vulnerability The end of my humanity So cold, I'll never be warm again (?) So cold, (?) So cold, (?) So cold
Again is there anyone to put this show on the road
Good drum work!!
I just fixed mine after years of it being broken! Thanks for the video! However, considering I have a toddler, instead of gluing it back I used electrical tape! It worked like a charm and now (not if) when, my toddler breaks it, it'll be easy peasy to open up and fix it! I could even buy blue or white electric tape if I wanted to make it match.
You should do a tutorial on this one
I did try to make one, long ago... but this song is more complicated, especially the fingerpicking. I just can't put it into words in a two dimensional video! I need like multiple angles and real production values to teach this song. Have you tried studying this video played back at half speed?
@@ifutureman I will try this
I was stunned to see you made a tutorial on this song . I love this song and have played my own versions but not as accurately as you. You're a pretty cool dude if no one has told you
Wow, you're into Hedwig! That's awesome. Yeah I was lucky to see it back in the Jane Street Theater NYC like 1999, and then I saw it in a bunch of different cities. I was crazy for it. And I studied the songs pretty hard. I thought about doing a lesson for Sugar Daddy but it was too much work. But if you watch my performance video you can see a lot of what's going on,
Hey future man! Check out the little tune I just posted, inspired by your tutorial here
Beautiful song and tutorial I practiced for a week and I'm already up to speed
@@JourneytoMusicalFluidityv2 I’m so happy I helped you out! This video is one of the best things I have ever done.
Super crunchy dude just like Paige !!!!
I remember this spring of 1993.
Really good cover. I always found this a tricky song play as well, particularly the chorus bit at 1:04, really tough to get that ryhthym right.
Thanks a lot! Yeah I love that weird chorus. But it's very hard to describe it using time signatures. Technically I would call it 5/4 or maybe 5/8 but I never count this one in my head, it's a rare riff that I just play by "feel"
BADASS
@@MindSnapFacts1 thanks a lot!
Awesome cover. Super heavy crunchy guitar !!!
Thanks man you know it's amazing what Marshall can do with a simple practice amp onboard overdrive. It's just my little MG-15! Plus, how the hell these cell phone cameras can capture the sound they do... what a time to be alive!
@@ifutureman it is a great time to be alive!!! If peeps only knew some simple film and editing techniques along with the technology most of us have access to nowadays …….
@@DRUMMERMIKE yea I should relearn how to edit my videos. I’m just kinda lazy about it which is why most of my videos are just one camera continuous shot
This is when they no longer had to buy things, they got to keep their money and do whatever they wanted with it.
My god I am sitting . And can't stop my leg a jiving .
I got one leg going, and now the other- gonna stand up and... here I go! 😄 Link is great!
Dance to this . Who would need exercising . Shake the legs .
This is music . ❤❤❤
Awesome story. The Helmet guys truly are just nice, humble everymen. There's no air of superiority of rock star syndrome with them at all. No matter how heavy and abrasive their music can get, ultimately they're all about good vibes. Love that.
Thanks for uploading this, what may have been the base to what future ROCK n ROLL and anything that is similar became 👍. This is for: Link Wray, Duane Eddy, Les Paul, Joe Meek(Telstar) and so many others that probably never got on the spotlight who created beautiful music, this is a THANK YOU ! Great to be able to enjoy this 🙏 !
Man, it's so fun singing along to your instrumental cover. I try to make my voice all harsh and staccato like Page's, and I usually end up coughing and hacking up a storm like 30 seconds in, LOL. Great job !!
Thanks! I know exactly what you mean about trying to sing this one LOL
Have had this bootleg since 87, but it's nice to see this upload.
Thank you!
You are so welcome! Helping people learn music is the fucking best!
young Rutan
Got any more from meantime
Could watch this on loop all day. Thanks!
Thanks very much! I hope this helps you figure out some of the riffs if you were having trouble. But avoid my mistakes like where I missed the last "chucka" before the first verse of Better!
Hello there from the future! It's been 12 years and just a heads up: The manufacturer of Perplexus seems to have seen this video... Mine was welded shut (ultrasonic weld perhaps?) and there is *no way to remove the ring without permanently destroying it* anymore. Very, very sad and probably a way to sell a few more of these toys instead of being able to repair them. There is literally NO reason to weld the ring shut. But they do. Just to sell a few more... So to be clear: DO NOT TRY TO OPEN THE PERPLEXUS ACCORDING TO THIS VIDEO. Chances are, you will not be able to put it back into a single unit. Sad times... 😢
Great cover. Would you ever do the other guitar with the crazy solo?
LOL not a chance. I But thank you for watching this!
Depressing but fascinating
Bought this back in '95 because Steve Albini's name was on it. Listened to it more times than I could count. I don't think it gets the respect it deserves. Had this been released four years later in the midst of the "twee pop" scene, or if it said "Elephant 6" on the package, it would be considered a milestone. I'm here today because I can't find my CD and I'm mourning the passing of a man who made everything sound better.
Need some help to setup a road show and bring this to the people who knew this and the people who Need it
My god I missed the best time in life 😢
Bring back the sixties please
Asking for the SIXTIES ? Wait 36 more years, it'll be the SIXTIES once again... Mathematically I can make it, but physically, don't think so 🥲. (Bet there will be FLYING CARS like THE JETSONS by then 👽 n 🤖...)
@@johnnyp8979 Flying cars were supposed to be here by NOW !
Takes me back to Jr. High in the early 90's when I was first learning these songs on a Peavey Bandit and discovered dropped-d tuning. I still only own this album cassette. Huge favorite! Great sounds and instrumentation! I really miss the 90's now! Thanks for sharing and cheers to all Strap it On fans!
bravissimo! 👏
Grazi!
2024 perplexus repair, reporting in.
D. A true guitar GOAT!!!
I met Helmet
Lyrics: The birdies are singing I gotta get holda myself. I gotta pull myself up by my socks. I gotta grab myself by the collar and shake! The birdies are singing. The birdies are saying what I want to say. Now watch this close. (Oh, I should say 'closely.') Here we go! The foot goes up. And the foot goes down. And so I move along. And actually get somewhere, Actually get somewhere. And when the feet, The big feet get tangled Bang! And I fall down on the ground? Well, I get back up. I get right back up! Look at me! I've got my feet on the ground. And my head in the air. And I'm moving along. The wind's going through. And my hair's standing straight out behind. And I'm moving along. I'm standing up. And I'm going Some-Where.
Can you cover rude?
I tried it a couple of times but it never quite sounded right. Maybe I’ll get it someday
@@ifutureman just did rude and sinatra posted it on reddit
I hear they play at funerals for a price. i'd pay to see them in a small place like the pic. dive bar, a farm, haunted cellar etc.... It already looks like a stone cold classic.
great playing and vocals across the board! youve reminded me to have a go at relearning this one.
Thanks for the video. I need to fix that same cup on mine.
I'd love to know what chords your guitar playing are using