By the way, what OP said about the video is not true, here is the truth straight outta Dan Deacon:
Dan Deacon sets the record straight. Stupid internet. Stupid dresses.
"the
video for 'drinking out of cups' (2003 meetle mice) seems to be going
viral again, this time in the comedy world. sara silverman posted it on
her twitter and 'opie and anthony' discussed it on their radio show.
there is an amazing amount of disinformation and completely wrong
information about this piece and i just want to clear some things up.
in
2002 i recorded myself watching television with the sound off doing a
character that was meant to embody long island culture (where i grew
up). i was NOT on acid when i made this piece. i have NEVER DONE ACID.
while
i have no problem with psychedelics and think that they are important
to human culture, i do want it to be known that i was not on any
psychedelics or any drugs while making this piece. it was all stream of
conscience, reacting to watching the tv, changing the channels, with
the sound of, talking to it as if it were a person communicating back
to me.
the track was on my 2003 album meetle mice. in 2005 or
2006 liam lynch came across the track as it was getting passed around
on message boards and file sharing sites. he contacted me about making
a video for it and about using my song 'big big big big big' as the
theme song to his podcast show. i love liams work and of course said
yes. the video has grown in popularity to the point where i get fan
mail from soliders in iraq, blog about my celebrity comedians and its
gotten 2.8 million views on youtube.
this is all great and
whatever but i want people to know this video was created without drugs
or acid. i'm glad that people like the video but lets just make this
perfectly clear:
1. I WAS NOT ON ACID WHILE MAKING THIS VIDEO
2. I WAS NOT LOCKED IN THE CLOSED AND BEING RECORDED
3. I RECORDED THE TRACK 100% SOBER
4. I USED THE TRACK A SCHOOL PROJECT AS A SOLO VOICE/TAPE PIECE
5. I HAVE NEVER DONE ACID, AND LIKE JEFF LEWIS, NO I DON'T WANT ANY ACID, THANK YOU
6. YES, THAT IS ME TALKING AND I WROTE THE PIECE
7. ITS A CHARACTER SATIRIZING LONG ISLAND STEREOTYPES
8. THE SONG CAME OUT IN 2003
9. THE VIDEO CAME OUT IN 2006
its
really insane to me that i have been the subject of two separate viral
videos that exist simultaneously inside and outside of my music career.
the internet is a strange place. i don't really know how i feel about
this kind of stuff. while my work is weird and some what 'experimental'
its not that weird or that 'experimental' where it should cause so much
confusion and bewilderment among the mainstream audiences that it comes
across. but i guess thats what happens when anything is out of the
immediate ordinary.
anyway, thanks for taking the time to read
this. please stick up for me if you see on message boards or youtube
comment sections or anywhere if you see it being stated that i am on
acid while making that piece. i made the piece to be funny and a piece
of absurd humor. it was edited down and crafted with care. while it
seems like a mindless ramble, some time and effort went into making it.
if that ads or distracts from the piece so be it, it wasn't meant to be
a process piece and i never thought i'd be explaining it or that it
would be seen by nearly 3 million people.
i guess i should just
be glad so many people enjoy it. however, to have it be stated that i
was on acid time and time again takes away from any of the creative
process i put into the piece. i'm not sure i'm getting my point across
but i am tired of writing this and need to get back to work on
whartscape. love you all.
dan deacon"
Link:
http://www.evolvehappy.com/2009/07/dan-deacon-on-drinking-out-of-cups.html 
