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No matter how big a Luke Ski fan you claim to be, you are not a bigger fan of me than my mother, Caroll Pearson. Sorry everyone else who I sang about on this album, she wins, hands down. Having spent her adolescent years in the 60's, she's been a Bob Dylan fan since the beginning, and suggested my song about her could maybe be done in a Dylanesque style. Despite whatever Oedipal Complex I may still be suffering from, it's still a great suggestion. So here's a song that lists off just some of the many, many things that my mother encouraged me to do to become a creative artist and performer since birth, and her subsequent fandom of everything I (and my siblings) create. The music for this was made with the 'Blues' setting on Magic Garageband.

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Even before I could walk or stand,
My mom would tape a crayon in my hand.
At my high chair, I learned how to draw.
Got inspired when on the TV I saw,
Snoopy cartoons and Sesame Street.
Soon I taught myself how to read.
At restaurants, the wait staff got blown away,
as toddler I read the menu, “Soup of the day!”
It's been that way ever since my time began.
My mother always was my biggest fan.

Skipped past Kindergarten to 1st grade, and should I mention
I watched every program made by Jim Henson.
My and my sis took the LP “Frog Prince”,
what we did with it would make most parents wince.
We made felt stick puppets at such a young age.
Turned a refrigerator box into a stage.
and performed to the record at the Public Library.
Most other mothers would probably think that was scary,
but she encouraged, helped us,
and cheered us on the best she can.
My mother always was my biggest fan.

I did Star Wars disco acrobatics on stage,
was President of Bloomfield Township 4-H,
Reach-Out showtunes, singin' full voice,
Animated films made with He-Man toys,
Entering artwork at the County Fair,
Alf Halloween costume with auburn shag hair,
Played Ed Sullivan in “Bye Bye Birdie”
Did stand-up at 15 saying words that were dirty.
The Lake Geneva Regional News must have been all like,
'Oh god, not HER again!'
My mother always was my biggest fan.

My siblings have similar stories you'll find.
Michael inventing gadgets for Odyssey of the Mind.
Amy danced ballet for real,
while J.T. was scratchin' records on the wheels of steel.
Her kids creative expression is her groove,
whether it's playing a concert, or helping us move.
So when I call and say, “I'm making YouTube puppet shows,
and some of them need custom make fandom clothes”,
She'll drive 53 miles to help with whatever is my crazy plan.
I always was my mother's biggest fan...

...and so are Amy and J.T. and Michael.

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from Because Of Bob: Luke Ski's Kickstarter FAWM album (songs I wrote about people for money), released March 7, 2014

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"the great Luke Ski" is The Dr. Demento Show's most requested artist of the 21st Century. His parodies and original songs about pop-culture have made him a favorite performer at fandom conventions all across the country. Founding member of The Funny Music Project, aka 'the FuMP' .com .

Luke Ski is an animation Storyboarder, Writer, & Voice-Over Actor.

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