What ever happened to Dr Demento?
What ever happened to Dr Demento?
Demento. Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Barret Eugene “Barry” Hansen (born April 2, 1941), known professionally as Dr.
How old is Demento?
80 years (April 2, 1941)
Barry Hansen/Age
What is Dr Demento’s real name?
Barret Eugene Hansen
Barry Hansen/Full name
For 40 years, Barret Hansen, known on the airwaves as “Dr. Demento,” has broadcast everything weird in the music world. The Dr. Demento Show has become a cult radio institution, providing an outlet for what Demento describes as “mad music and crazy comedy.” This past month, the show has finally gone off the air.
What does Demento mean?
noun, plural de·ment·os. Slang. a deranged, mentally disturbed, or fanatic person; lunatic; nut.
Who discovered Weird Al?
Yankovic
Demento was further impressed by the fact that Yankovic, who was just a 16-year-old high-schooler at the time, had learned to play the accordion from Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
Why do Dementors exist?
Dementors are born when there is so much pain and suffer in the air that it can materialise it’s self. That means that most Dementors were created during the First and Second wizarding war or in the time of Grinwald’s attacks in Europe. That’s why Dementors can only be destroyed by the Patronum summoning charm.
Who wrote Like a virgin?
Tom Kelly
Billy Steinberg
Like a Virgin/Composers
“Like a Virgin” was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. The idea for the song originated when Steinberg was living at his father’s vineyards in the Coachella Valley, and driving a red pickup truck one day.
What was Weird Al’s first song?
My Bologna
His first song, “My Bologna” (a parody of The Knack’s classic “My Sharona”), was recorded in a college bathroom. After being played on the “Dr. Demento Show” radio program, it caught the attention of Doug Fieger, lead singer of The Knack, and Fieger arranged for his record label to sign Weird Al for a short contract.
Can a Dementor be killed?
Dementors are amortal, meaning that you can’t kill them because they were never alive to begin with (even though they do die off eventually 😕). Dementors are ‘impossible to destroy’. And there you go, you’ve got rid of a dementor.
Is Sirius Black evil?
Sirius Black is not a bad person. He is a flawed person but with a good heart and a mind. His loyalty is unquivering and he definitely makes for a good friend. But he is also too arrogant and cannot admit that he could be in the wrong as well.
Who sang Like a Virgin first?
Madonna
Like a Virgin/Artists
Why was like a virgin so controversial?
The controversy including “Like a Virgin” did not end there. During her 1990 Blonde Ambition Tour, Madonna performed “Like A Virgin” on top of a bed. Madonna’s promiscuous actions were highly inappropriate for a public concert, and again, caused much controversy around this song.
