Rick Moranis - the country music star?

[muchlove]

Feb. 5, 2006 — At first glance you would swear that the Grammy nominated musician with a quirky country music album is none other than the Minion of Gozer.

Most anyone alive in the 1980's remembers Rick Moranis from that strange yet iconic role in "Ghostbusters" — or perhaps from his turn as the phallic, yet fun Dark Helmut from "Spaceballs." Or, if you are the type who likes Molson and hockey, you know him best as one half of the Bob and Doug McKenzie duo made famous on SCTV.

However anyone envisions Rick Moranis, chances are they do not envision him singing country music. Until now. Moranis is the singer-songwriter on a new Grammy-nominated album titled "The Agoraphobic Cowboy."

"The music is pretty simple: It's, you know, it's country music," Moranis says, seated comfortably in a ramshackle recordings studio in a friend's apartment in Brooklyn. "There's a couple of melodies that are okay, I guess."

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[SVZ]

who?

[moomies]

He's the short geeky guy from Ghostbusters.
I think he's Canadian.

[ourmaninBusan]

This is going to be one of the greatest musical tragedies
of our era.

[muchlove]

Well, it's nominated for a Grammy. Not that that means anything, but... it makes me wonder if maybe it's decent.

[mia981]

hey it's Wayne Zilinski from Honey i Shrunk the Kids

[ourmaninBusan]

a new Grammy-nominated album titled "The Agoraphobic Cowboy."

I geddit! I think agoraphobia is the fear of wide open spaces, which
is a contradiction in terms when used to talk about cowboys.
It's a comedy album.

I hate being taken in like that. RTFA!