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In case you haven’t seen this, the shadow prime minister of California has re-teamed with the Guest-McKean-Shearer core of Spinal Tap for the first time since 1984–in the cause of July 7’s Live Earth concert. The 15-minute short gets progressively funnier as it goes along, especially once Derek Smalls enters the picture. But what’s remarkable is how unremarkable the fly-on-the-wall freakshow format seems now. As inventive and absurdist as Rob Reiner and co. are, their characters are actually less outré than the real-life inhabitants of VH1’s “Celebreality” programming. For proof, look no further than the Vixen episode of Bands Reunited. May 10, 2007 More Rock Snobbery »
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Delaney and Bonnie. Frye-booted, syphilitic-looking married couple of early-’70s vintage (last name: Bramlett) who pioneered the “heavy friends” approach to a rock career, recording several albums of amiable but undistinguished blues chooglin’ in the company of such esteemed helpers as Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, George Harrison, and Dave Mason. (Their best-known album is called Delaney & Bonnie & Friends on Tour with Eric Clapton.) Though their time in the spotlight was short-lived, Bonnie Bramlett resurfaced in the late ’70s when she clocked Elvis Costello in a bar fight. Read more from the Rock Snob's Dictionary » 
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