JP on Jimmy Fallon 1/14/11 (Sort Of)

[PetFish]

So Jimmy often has guest musicians play with The Roots and they're set next to the band on the audience side.  So today during the intro music I notice there's more guitar than usual so I'm thinking it's a guest guitarist.  So, Jimmy comes out at the end of the intro and they cut to a wide shot and standing their noodling is a guy with a bright orange EBMM, black shirt/jeans, short black spiky hair and a black goatee... and I immediately perk up saying "wait, is that? no, it can't be, no way JP is on Fallon".

And he wasn't.  It turns out it's Steve Lukather but I swear to cow it's JP from 2005.  Same JP look and guitar from that era.

Man, I almost crapped myself, it was pretty sweet.  If you're west coast you can check it out for yourself in a couple of hours or check it out online tomorrow.

PS - Remember when we always thought Conan would be the likely place for DT to ever get on national TV?  I believe that hope now falls on Jimmy and there's a great chance it actually could happen.  His show is more music-centric than any other past or present late show and considering all of the obscure and cool music he's already had on his show, AND he's in New York, I think it really could happen when the new album comes out this year.

[Perpetual Change]

Cool story bro.

[Adami]

Tale of mild temperature sibling.

[tri.ad]

 

GMD?

[TheMadgician]

I think I'd be sad if DT got on Jimmy Fallon. I mean, it's Jimmy Fallon. That's barely a step above George Lopez.

[wolfking]

Don't see how you could get Steve Lukather confused with JP, but I guess at a quick glance it may be possible.

[chrisbDTM]

saw thread title 
read thread 


jimmy is a funny dude though

[hefdaddy42]

I think I'd be sad if DT got on Jimmy Fallon. I mean, it's Jimmy Fallon. That's barely a step above George Lopez.

Jimmy is hilarious, and yeah, I can see how it would be awful if DT got exposure on a national late-night show.  Yeah, that might just be the end of their career right there.

[Mladen]

PS - Remember when we always thought Conan would be the likely place for DT to ever get on national TV? 

Well, Conan is now on basic cable, but I'd still like to see that happening. 

[King Postwhore]

I think that Luke has his own model of guitar that he promotes simmilar to the EBMM.

[wolfking]

I think that Luke has his own model of guitar that he promotes simmilar to the EBMM.

That's right.  He has his own Music Man signature model just like Petrucci.

[Gadough]

Tale of mild temperature sibling.

I snickered IRL

[oh8wrx]

Well MP was on VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show"...not a late night talk show viewed by millions of people, but it's still something, right?

[hefdaddy42]

Well MP was on VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show"...not a late night talk show viewed by millions of people, but it's still something, right?

Yes, but I get the feeling he was on there more because of his friendship with host Eddie Trunk than any sort of respect for DT.

I could be wrong.

But at any rate, that didn't feature any footage of the band playing.  It would be unbelievable for them to get on one of the major late-night talk shows.  I've often wondered why that has never been pursued.  Another avenue I'm amazed that they've never pursued is film soundtrack work, especially since their music is so cinematic (IMHO).

[Ħ]

Another avenue I'm amazed that they've never pursued is film soundtrack work, especially since their music is so cinematic (IMHO).

I think SFAM was used as the main soundtrack for a Dragonball Z movie.

[BRGM]

For real? or are you kidding?

[hefdaddy42]

Another avenue I'm amazed that they've never pursued is film soundtrack work, especially since their music is so cinematic (IMHO).

I think SFAM was used as the main soundtrack for a Dragonball Z movie.

That wasn't their idea, AFAIK.

[2Timer]

The best part of the post was "I swear to cow".

[LCArenas]

I read the title as RIP Jimmy Fallon and I was like WUT?

[oh8wrx]

Well MP was on VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show"...not a late night talk show viewed by millions of people, but it's still something, right?

Yes, but I get the feeling he was on there more because of his friendship with host Eddie Trunk than any sort of respect for DT.

is it just me or does Eddie Trunk seem like he used to be one of those dorks in school who wanted to be cool so he studied and memorized everything he could out of the encyclopedia of rock in case he ever got his chance to prove to the cool kids that he wasn't a dork?

[hefdaddy42]

Well MP was on VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show"...not a late night talk show viewed by millions of people, but it's still something, right?

Yes, but I get the feeling he was on there more because of his friendship with host Eddie Trunk than any sort of respect for DT.

is it just me or does Eddie Trunk seem like he used to be one of those dorks in school who wanted to be cool so he studied and memorized everything he could out of the encyclopedia of rock in case he ever got his chance to prove to the cool kids that he wasn't a dork?

...it's not just you.

[PetFish]

The best part of the post was "I swear to cow".

Thanks for noticing that obscure reference.  I didn't even put it there wondering if anyone would even catch it.  Nice work.  


Tell me at a quick glance this doesn't make you think you saw JP from 2005:

[hefdaddy42]

It would if this was 2005.  Maybe.

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

For real? or are you kidding?

He's not.

[Ħ]

I don't see it.

What a weird thread. 

My music professor looks a bit like Mike Portnoy.  Can I make a thread about him too?

[ZKX-2099]

Riveting tale, chap.

[Remco]

I don't see it.

What a weird thread. 

My music professor looks a bit like Mike Portnoy.  Can I make a thread about him too?

Please do so!