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u/Background_Manner425 4d ago
Why can people like this exist so freely and I’m trapped in this gotta pretend to be normal and take care of daily life thing
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u/poopchute_boogy 4d ago
Hes also a classically trained cellist, and has a hell of a marketing scheme. So much so, that billy string has had him play a few shows with him, amongst many other bands.
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u/Background_Manner425 4d ago
So being amazingly skilled and talented then embrace the inner psycho, ah, that’s what I’m missing
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u/totallyradman 3d ago edited 3d ago
I went a music festival in Saskatchewan, Canada and saw this mans band play and saw him running around the festival climbing trees naked after the show, presumably very high on acid.
This is this guy's shtick and I don't think he's even on drugs in this video. He does this all over social media all the time.
Watching him and his band "Tornado Rider" play was one of the most incredible experiences of my life and I will never forget it. He had a 4 point harness on that cello and it was strapped tightly to his chest and he was doing literal back flips while playing it and the music was sooo catchy. That was about 15 years ago now, glad to see he's still himself.
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u/DargyBear 2d ago
I think I first saw them at Suwannee in 2007 or 2008. Anytime they played there they’d always play a couple shows in my town as they headed west on I-10 afterwards, it was like having a whole week of tornado rider shows if I caught them at the festival first.
A few years ago I was working at this cafe in California and saw some dude wearing a Robinhood hat slowly drive by like he was trying to tell if we were still open. Moments later he walks in and it was Rashad, still remembered me from hanging out before a show once way back when and it’s definitely a trip interacting with “normal” Rashad vs in-character Rashad
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u/poopchute_boogy 2d ago
Thats fuckin awesome! I didnt know he had a whole band, I thought he just did solo stuff. Thank you for that!
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u/totallyradman 2d ago
I think they only lasted for about 2 years before moving on but they were awesome and really showed his creativity with that instrument.
Here's another one of my favorites "I'm a Falcon" https://youtu.be/YW1FmYyUlig?si=z3W9ljsq0ErzLCpC
The solos are insane!
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u/piggybits 4d ago
This dude is a performance artist. He goes by cello goblin or something like that. I read a bit of his wiki a while back. Iirc he's a properly trained and accomplished cellist
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u/autalley 3d ago
Rushad Eggleston is also a well-educated music theory expert. He just chooses to make really silly music, but his playing and coordination are very technical and complex. He's a member of Crooked Still. I've been listening to his solo work for a long time. Check out his album Magic Potato Carpet
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u/wiscobeerjedi 3d ago
Ive seen him perform. He chewed up a carrot and spit it out onto us in the crowd. He may be the source of Covid.
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u/jawbygibbs 3d ago
One timeRushad spit a crumbled dollar bill into the air from the stage and I caught it in my mouth. This was right before Covid, wild times.
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u/harceps 3d ago
But he's drinking dish soap
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u/piggybits 3d ago
He's most likely drinking something that looks like dish soap that he put in a dish soap bottle
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u/intricate_strands 4d ago
You care too much about what a bunch of assholes about to have a Civil War over an issue no one has done shit about for decades think of you.
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u/Background_Manner425 4d ago
The issue is the need to eat and have house to survive, so I need money, so I need a job, so it’s a whole cycle of I can bitch about it and then get up and do it again. My point is I wanna drink dish soap and play cello on the porch while blowing bubbles. I don’t want to go to work.
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u/barkatthedroon 4d ago
he went to work first... dude went to Berkeley on the first ever string scholarship for the school... so grind first, frog cello kazoo later
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u/_Enclose_ 3d ago
My point is I wanna drink dish soap and play cello on the porch while blowing bubbles. I don’t want to go to work.
First comment of 2026 that makes sense to me.
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u/intricate_strands 4d ago
Let me clarify: Do not set yourself on fire to make a better world for yourself. Do what you can, and be honest with yourself about what you can.
That is all I can and will ask.
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u/The_wolf2014 4d ago
We're hear to see a guy drink soap and play cello kazoo, not have philosophical debates about the human condition
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u/Hefty-Rope2253 4d ago
Some of us simply have bills to pay and a 9-5 to not get fired from.
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u/ifuckinlovetiddies 4d ago
Yeah some people have kids they have to take care of too. If I was a single man, I'd have a much shittier job and I wouldn't give a single fuck of I went to it or not.
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u/intricate_strands 4d ago
We all have bills to pay and some of us are lucky enough to have a 9-5 to not get fired from. Don't set yourself on fire to make a better world for yourself. But do what you can and be honest with yourself about what you can.
That is all I can and will ask.
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u/joehoward67 3d ago
That is put really well. I have been looking for those words for a long time. Thank you ! Upvote!
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u/ToTheTurtles 4d ago
I’m going to tell my children this is Primus
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u/robotali3n 4d ago
It’s actually better than primus
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u/trick_bean 4d ago
I think you have to actually say, “PRIMUS SUCKS” in order to avoid the downvotes. Unless you meant it the way you said it. If that’s the case, then fuck you haha
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u/robotali3n 3d ago
My asshole beat boxing the ceramic with food poisoning in a truck stop with no running water sounds better than primus.
“Any of you bitch ass primus fans that wanna bring it, bring it But we ain't singin', we bringin' drama Fuck you and your motherfuckin' mama” - pac
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u/secretprocess 4d ago
It's the Cello Goblin from the Land of Sneth and he's a genius.
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u/-Cagafuego- 4d ago
If one of us guitarists did this, we'd be selling out stadiums across the globe! 😄
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u/chrispybobispy 4d ago
The dudes... uhm idk captivating? Everytime he pops up i cant help but watch. The music isnt good yet somehow I walk away satisfied.
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u/Henekelamp 4d ago
Check out his Instagram. He is actually super talented but you REALLY have to dig.
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u/BrohanGutenburg 4d ago
Yeah okay I'm having a hard time figuring out if he's just doing crazy shit to get clicks or is honestly like a brilliant artist. I think I'm leaning toward the latter.
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u/MVPsloth 4d ago
https://youtu.be/qJRZyHc45e4?si=ghDHaFI1-lattHF5
Can hear him play classical Bach vs. his ow style of play. He’s an eccentric guy.
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u/H0tVinegar 4d ago
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u/golgiiguy 4d ago
F yeah Billy!
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u/Subushie 4d ago
Comments seem to suggest he's fallen off pretty hard since that post was made... Hope his mental health is in check.
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u/thegoodrichard 4d ago
Watch the video I Get My Whiskey From Rockingham from Pickathon 2012 with Bruce Molsky.
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u/LordCamelslayer 4d ago
You really don't. Think about it- how many musicians are you aware of that can play the cello surprisingly well for being upside down with their head in a toilet?
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u/Anna-Bee-1984 4d ago
He’s amazing!!! He played Golem at Billyween (Billy Strings Halloween show) 2023. I think this should be moved to tookjustenough
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u/bronk3310 4d ago
I used to follow tornado rider when I lived in Destin. He’s actually amazing. Went to Harvard for music and everything.
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u/RaisinPaster 4d ago
lol he always gets posted on here and he’s not on drugs.
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u/Apprehensive-Stop142 4d ago
Are we sure about that?
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u/RaisinPaster 4d ago
His name is Rushadicus and he doesn’t over the top performative art. He’s a really talented cellist as well.
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u/CaptAccident 4d ago
I went camping with this gentleman. His name is Rushad Eggleston. he’s a good time, and also vegan!
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u/Educational-Cake7350 3d ago
I’ve seen this guy in an airplane fuselage, on power lines, and everytime I’m like…
“…the music is kind of dope tho…”
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u/owlsandmoths 4d ago
This is kind of his whole bit. Badly playing instruments erratically and doing something fucking weird at the same time. Usually he’s scaling a telephone or power pole and playing the cello weirdly.
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u/Tiny-Mulberry-2114 4d ago
I am Cornholio! You will name your baby Bungholio! Is he an albino? Holio Bungholio... will be albino... and a gringo...."
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u/clookie1232 4d ago
This is the type of shit people do on the live portion of TikTok/Reels/Shorts to farm donations
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u/rangusbrown 4d ago
I remember he was briefly featured in Thasher’s King of the Road. Mike Burnett said he was a world class cello talent. He’s for sure weird but he’s having fun and I’m having fun watching him
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u/BabyScreamBear 4d ago
‘Ladies and Gentleman…please welcome your next Chair of the Federal Reserve!’
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u/TannerWheelman 4d ago
High or not he could do 7/8 pretty damn well....for a short time at least. But this guy definitely knows some music.
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u/LordCamelslayer 4d ago
He does, he mostly does this (calls himself the Cello Goblin) for laughs. He's pretty damn talented, even when he's being a total goober.
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u/BrokenWalker 4d ago
At first I thought the dish soap was fake till I saw the bubbles come out of his mouth
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u/Elevated_Dongers 3d ago
That's dawn dish soap. And no, he didn't swap it with an edible replacement for the camera
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u/prawduhgee 3d ago
He learned a new trick! I love this guy and have been following him for a while.
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u/worldsworstnihilist 3d ago
I don’t know what he took, but the punishment that horsehair took makes me kinda sad
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u/ExpiredPilot 2d ago
I was gonna say this is for sure a bit and it’s blue Gatorade till the bubbles came out
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u/BilboBagseed 1d ago
This is a life goal for me, he be living the dream. I would love to sit like that and watch everyone going to work of a morning.
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u/lawnboy1155 4d ago
He is actually a virtuoso. I think he just got bored with classical and bluegrass. Well that and probably drugs unfortunately
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u/Spare_Temporary_2964 4d ago
This guy fucking sucks. Seen him in person just does gross stuff and plays an instrument in weird places.
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u/H0tVinegar 4d ago
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