Insider Exclusive Interview: Pleaseeasaur

Pleaseeasaur, the "an astonishing two-man entertainment
strike-force comprised of performer/musician JP Hasson and
projectionist/costume designer/multimedia extraordinaire Thomas Hurley II,"
renowned for their absurdist commercial parodies and surreal stage shows
recently signed a seven year, lots of albums contract with Comedy Central
Records under which their most recent album, "The Amazing Adventures of Pleaseeasaur" recently debuted. On July 11th, they will be performing with Brian Posehn at the 7th
Annual Lebowski Fest in Louisville, Kentucky. To exploit this
extraordinary coincidence, we sent frontman Hasson eight questions over e-mail,
and he replied to all of them:

What brings you to Lebowski Fest?
An Airbus A320.

We are excited to play the 7th Annual Lebowski Fest this
year with Brian Posehn. We were asked to play at last year‚Äôs festival in Los Angeles…but we were
on tour at the time and couldn‚Äôt do it. But this year…the magic could not be
stopped…so we are Kentucky
bound. Louisville is a radical city…we are
planning excursions to the Louisville Slugger Factory and the Slint Museum on our day off.

Who do you draw your musical influence from?
If Ron Popeil (inventor of the RonCo family of products) made albums…then he
would be number one on my list.

But he never did…so fuck him.

Mike Post
The Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra
Frank De Vol
Ennio Morricone
Lalo Schifrin

And of course The Dead Milkmen…because they were my
favorite band growing up and later I was lucky enough to be in a couple bands
with their guitarist Joe Jack Talcum.

You're famous for your fake commercials and genre parody. What turns you on
about making fun of people?
The commercials are not fake. They are all real products or corporations…I
actually own 177 different companies. No Prob Limo, Bowl Noodle Hot, Business
Inc., The Nacho Jogger, Pizza Brothers & Sons Inc. The Dream Barge…just
to name a few. All of which I write songs for…for promotion. I figure if even
one of these great companies gets of the ground then I have a chance at some
real cash money funds.

You were recently on Fox News, after calling the network a "total
mess" on your blog. Did they react to that when they finally got you on
air?
Actually yes. I had forgotten all about the blog post…which I meant in the
most loving way possible. But at the very end of the show the Red Eye Ombudsman
Andy Levy brought it up and rightfully called me on my shit…he asked me
"when you get invited to a party at a friend's house…do you walk in and
tell them that their house is a total mess?" I froze for a
mili-second…but managed to squeeze out this answer: "Yes I do…but only
when going to a party at Sean Hannity's house". While I do indeed think
Fox News is a mess (by Fox News I mean Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Steve Doocy
and that other guy on Fox & Friends that‚Äôs not Steve Doocy)…I really do like
Greg Gutfeld, The Red Eye show and thank them for having me on. I’d like to do
it again!

You deploy many costumes throughout the course of a performance. Any personal
favorites?
I used to wear a costume for the

Beef

Flavored

Island
trilogy of songs which only consists of two songs. Beef Flavored

Island and The Meat Reef. The costume depicted me as a
baby riding on the back of my grandmother. I know it’s hard to picture in your
mind…but you just have to try harder. Come to think of it…none of what I
just said really makes any sense. Maybe that’s why we don’t do those songs live
anymore.

You're often compared to Neil Hamburger — in fact, you've performed with him
– but he's a curmudgeonly old comic and you're a spunky, alternative musician
in the prime of his youth. What gives?
I’m not sure we’ve ever been compared to Neil for exactly those reasons. But I
sure do love his comedy. We all get along so well…which is why we tour
together so much. I think we have done around 120 shows together. It is really
an entertainment match made in heaven. We often travel together in the same
vehicle. And as long as we make frequent stops for him to use those coin
operated computers at truck stops then he’s fine with all the young type things
we do.

Internet people often describe your act as "warped,"
"absurd" and "hella crazy." Can I reasonably conclude that
you're insane? Or are you simply misunderstood?
I would be insane if I answered this question. So I guess I am because I am
typing this answer right now and also now.

You recently inked a seven year album deal with Comedy Central Records. Would
you like to take this opportunity to thank your new corporate overlords?
Sure…thank you!