Yoyodyne

[maxrad at cruzio.com]

Yes indeedydoody. Also available were Yoyodyne T-Shirts (I have one, he sez 
smugly. Never got any doubletakes off  it, though) and-- slightly off-topic, 
I know-- the prestigious Banzai Institute Visitors Pass.

I'm just amazed that someone ELSE  knew the connection. No one I've talked 
to who was a Buckaroo Banzai cognescenti has even heard of TRP, much less 
been aware of the *homage*...but I'm sure other newsgroup members will 
disabuse me.

--rick
>
>An ad in the latest issue of WIRED solicits employees for a video
>game company calling itself Yoyodyne.  This reminds me of
>something I';ve been meaning to mention since day one on the list.
>Several years ago a friend sent me an embroidered patch--the kind
>you see for Boy Scouts or motorcycle clubs or whatever.  This one
>was roughly triangular in shape.  On a white background in blue
>letters was "Yoyodyne Aerospace", and its logo of a 'Sixties
>era rocket orbiting the earth.  I suspect this was a relic from
>the film BUCKAROO BANZAI, but never asked and
>can't ask now.  I used to wear this once in a while pinned to
>my shirt at my bookstore job, and with every hundredth customer
>would get a massive doubletake, followed by a look of
>sheer avarice.
>
>--
>Paul Di Filippo/2 Poplar St./Providence, RI 02906/401-751-0139
>What is the sound of one air guitar playing?
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