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       LES CLAYPOOL
Special Selection August 09 Decades from now, when historians begin studying the development of the bass guitar in our generation, they will look to one man. That man is Les Claypool. Beginning with his 90’s jam band Primus, Les has played with a countless number of bands playing a multitude of instruments. His bass selection ranges from an old family banjo strung up bass stylies, to his classic six-stringer, to a wooden hinge-like instrument Claypool may or may not have invented called the Whamola. Claypool's funky, creative playing style on the electric bass mixes finger-tapping, flamenco-like strumming, and slap techniques. He is a multi-instrumentalist, novelist, music producer, actor, film director, fly fisherman, and indeed an awesome dude.
Nominated by Frizzle The Farout
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Les Claypool was voted MORE AWESOME than:
 Chewbacca  The Couch Dress  Moustache Balaclava  Shaved Ball Cap  Giant Nintendo Controller  Little Superstar  Meat Suitcase  Mock Apple Pie  BigDog Robot  Dwight K. Schrute  Mister Rogers doing The Wave  The Hamburger Bed  Bob Ross  Beer Maids  Hedgehogs  Paul Bunyan  Space Invader Invasion  Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator  James Earl Jones Counts to 10  Literal Video Versions  Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka  The Lone Ranger  Marilyn Manson  Daft Punk  Danny Way Jumps the Great Wall  Emperor Norton  Competitive Eating  Afro Samurai  The Motherland Calls  Jackalopes  Capes  Georgia Guidestones  Coalition to Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide  Los Pikadientes De Caborca  Wienermobile  Holy Hand Grenade  Manticores  Shreddin Les Claypool was voted LESS AWESOME than:  Jesus Riding A Dinosaur  Jesus Christ  Theo Jansen's Art  Nikola Tesla  Crop Circles  Roller Derby  Freerunning  Miracle On Ice  Aurora Borealis  Flying Spaghetti Monster  Rollerman  Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton  The Man with No Name  Banksy  MST3K  Extent of the Universe  Mark Twain  Walking on the Moon Walking on the Moon  Napoleon
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        ROLLER DERBY
December 2008 Champion This has to be the most unique sport ever! I can't quite put my finger on it... roller skating, quarky fashion, maybe bowling league, www wrestling?...
Nominated by Ivana B. Awesome
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Having been a fan and follower of this sport since 2004, I can say without any reservation that it is the most exciting, hard hitting, and awesome sport to watch. It's got something for just about everyone: amazing action, speed, hitting, strategy, beautiful women of all shapes and sizes, and it's totally DIY - almost universally skater owned and operated! Roller derby is the sporting incarnation of awesome itself!
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hell yes!! roller derby is life!
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No bassist in history has ever been recorded slapping the strings of a bass guitar as fast as Claypool can.
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Its been interesting to see how some musical entries get worked, and others take off. Seems to me Les Claypool does something that most people understand--he plays bass guitar. We know that that instrument does, what it is used for, what its general limitations are. When we see what he can do with a bass in his hand, it is undoubtedly awesome. Marilyn Manson pops up, and well, he's more of a freak personality than a mind bogglingly talented musician. He may stand for something, and some people may really respond to that, but being a symbol is apparently just not as awesome as exuding talent. Claypool is getting a lot of votes from me, because I simply can not believe he can play a bass like that. He's like Danny MacAskill with a guitar.
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Not even Victor Wooten?
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After the death of Metallica's bassist Cliff Burton, Les Claypool auditioned for the empty space in the band. Claypool did not earn the spot because James Hetfield said quote "He was too good".
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Hell yeah. If you're too good for Metallica, you must be some sort of godlike figure.
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not really, metalica in facts suck bigtimes. the only reason they a revered like gods is that their music went mainstream and a few of their songs were acceptable for mainstream radio-stations. Metalica has nothing on Megadeth or Iron Maiden.
( don't hate me i'm a troll! )
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I actually agree. Metallica is a bunch of sellouts. They had one or two good albums, but then they kicked me off Napster, and I hate them for it.
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clearly an unbiased opinion.
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Rollerderby is here to stay!
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Roller Derby is the most awesomest of the awesome! I play this wpnderful sport and love everyday of it!
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