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Justin Reed, hero of the Chicago DJ community, friend of the show and guest for the Entheogens show produced this track for us back in 2005. Hope you enjoy it!

Guy from Cobden by Justin Reed

Yes, folks, I’m about to wet myself with excitement!! Tonight the Viking Youth are venturing up to the Danger Zone (Wisconsin) for premiere cabaret seating at the Don Rickles performance at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino.

The Vikings owe more than we probably care to admit to the Sultan of Insults and, at long last, we’ll have the chance to see the Merchant of Venom in his own domain.

Is this what it was like when the Beatles stayed with the Maharishi? Will this crevasse new psychic terrains of hillarity and dimensional compassion in us, rocketing the Viking reportoire to new heights?

Or will we see the all too frail human behind the masterful charade? Will Rickles try to take my money? Will Rickles try to screw my wife? For that matter, will I?

From Johnny Carson to Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra, this guy has skewered the best and made some of the most caustic, funny and un-PC moments in American comedy. Remember when America used to be able to laugh at itself?

In honor of this historic occasion…

If you weren’t able to make it out to the first annual EsoZone conference last August and watch the Vikings offend the sensibilities of the SRO audience of budding occultists and fun-loving misanthropes now is your chance to witness history!

Thanks to the nice folks at the Grey Lodge for capturing this video that is sure to haunt us for years to come. Gracias to the AlterTube folks for hosting it.

If you want to see the Viking Youth live we will be performing on May 23rd at the Green Door Tavern in Chicago. More info coming soon…