Here’s a video of the coolest thing I ever did.
At last year’s WFMU Marathon, just a few days after I had my retinal reattachment surgery, Tom Scharpling asked me if I knew how to play acoustic guitar for his big show closer song. I told him I did.
So, here now is a video of me playing guitar as Tom Scharpling, John Hodgman and Patton Oswalt perform Donovan’s “Atlantis.” Please enjoy.
(The original video was found on YouTube and was taken by fellow “Friend of Tom” scratchbomb. I added the annoying annotations.)
Ramsey Ess is a writer and comedian living in Brooklyn. He is a