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The Who’s Baba O’Reily, played using only items from Think Geek.

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I watched this while trying to drink my coffee this morning.

I say "trying" because I just sat here with my mouth hanging open until the whole thing was over. This is pure brilliance. 

Anyway, it seems appropriate to share this as I'm going out the door to start work on The Big Bang Theory:

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24 February, 2010 Wil

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39 thoughts on “The Who’s Baba O’Reily, played using only items from Think Geek.”

  1. Stephenwbates says:
    24 February, 2010 at 8:38 am

    So much win.
    My favorite song by The Who.

  2. Charrion says:
    24 February, 2010 at 8:40 am

    That was great, you need to talk to the guys at B.B.T. and thinkgeek about making a truly geeky music video for that with the cast of B.B.T.

  3. Tazzmann says:
    24 February, 2010 at 8:40 am

    Wow. Just… wow. In addition to being tremendously creative and fun, it is a rather effective commercial for ThinkGeek! XD

  4. Sajina says:
    24 February, 2010 at 8:40 am

    Awesome! I was just trying to drink my afternoon coffee, but no way, it was not possible!

  5. Cb247 says:
    24 February, 2010 at 8:41 am

    Must be an awesome place to work —
    SPONTANEOUS JAM SESSION FRIDAYS

  6. JCB1978 says:
    24 February, 2010 at 8:43 am

    WOW!!! This is the coolest thing I have seen in a long time. How genius these guys are. This totally made the day! Thanks for sharing, Wil!
    Good luck on Big Bang. =]

  7. Jules says:
    24 February, 2010 at 8:45 am

    This made me smile. It was exactly what I need right now.
    Break a leg today!

  8. pojut says:
    24 February, 2010 at 8:50 am

    EVIL WIL! EVIL WIL! Any idea when this episode is going to air? Good luck!
    http://www.livingwithanerd.com

  9. OSUTuba says:
    24 February, 2010 at 8:51 am

    O … M … G!
    That was so cool it defies explanation. thanks for sharing that!
    Have fun working BBT today. Looking forward to finding out when the episode will be on 🙂

  10. KoderKev says:
    24 February, 2010 at 8:52 am

    How cool is the guitar t-shirt!? Great vid, wow. Amazing.

  11. UnHolyDiver says:
    24 February, 2010 at 9:19 am

    That is so effing cool. I only wish I had the wherewithall to come up with stuff like that.

  12. Lerah99 says:
    24 February, 2010 at 9:24 am

    Awesome Vid! Thank you for sharing it.
    Can I mention how excited I am that Evil!Wil will be back on BBT? It is made of Pure Awesome! I really hope Evil!Wil calls Sheldon “Moonpie” again.
    Speaking of evil characters played by one Wil Wheaton – is there any chance we will get to see a certain hacker on Leverage next season?
    If there is nothing currently in the works, do you have the address for the Leverage writers room? I bake fabulous lemon squares, and I’m not above bribery.

  13. Trilbyk says:
    24 February, 2010 at 9:31 am

    Love the smashing of the guitar shirt at the end. Perfect!

  14. Kyocum says:
    24 February, 2010 at 9:37 am

    I love the video info. Song = Timmy O’Reilly Band = L. Hadron and the Colliders. PERFECT.

  15. shinimegami23 says:
    24 February, 2010 at 9:56 am

    Wow, I was just looking at Think Geek products earlier this morning. This video makes all their stuff THAT much cooler! I was also amazed by it, thanks for sharing. Also, I am looking forward to Evil Wil’s reappearance as well. Have fun!

  16. JDominik says:
    24 February, 2010 at 10:46 am

    Giant bucket of AWESOME.

  17. Chris Cowan says:
    24 February, 2010 at 10:51 am

    That is awesome on too many levels. I’m sad that the only thing more awesome than that video will be your next episode of BBT and that will take weeks to arrive. Somehow, I’ll find the will to wait for it.

  18. Susannafrench says:
    24 February, 2010 at 11:49 am

    Hey man, if you keep playing with yourself like that, you’ll go blind!
    ThinkGeek is a global thermonuclear arsenal of shiny.

  19. Amatadlc says:
    24 February, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    Thank you for, once again, bringing our attention to something made of pure Win & topped with Awesome sauce.

  20. CoolDrum3 says:
    24 February, 2010 at 12:17 pm

    That made my day! Some people’s creativity just astounds…

  21. Brighouse1971 says:
    24 February, 2010 at 12:28 pm

    WOW, I totally agree…that was mouth droppingly amazing.

  22. Drillslinger says:
    24 February, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    That is one of the most awesome things ever!

  23. Wannabeelf says:
    24 February, 2010 at 1:47 pm

    this is awesome, unfortunately it made me spend some time looking at thinkgeek, which led me to find a shirt that I MUST HAVE. http://tinyurl.com/8chkat as if people don’t spend enough time looking at my tracts of land already.

  24. Geoffrey Knobl says:
    24 February, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    OT Post
    I hope you are watching the U.S.A. vs. Swiss game at the Olympics. Talk about goaltending! And I’m NOT a hockey fan. Great game.

  25. Bill says:
    24 February, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    Cool stuff. The most popular song-without-a-chorus in the entire world.

  26. Tw1tterp8 says:
    24 February, 2010 at 2:04 pm

    Love it! And I just got the stylophone (position 4 in the grid) for Xmas. ThinkGeek has taken another important step in their evil plans to get my money 😉

  27. Bookwyrm says:
    24 February, 2010 at 2:18 pm

    Somehow I missed that shirt. Thank you! for bringing it to my attention. Can’t wait to get it. 🙂

  28. Mamporrera says:
    24 February, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    Dude, you find the best shit, I swear.
    Smashing the guitar at the end achieves GEEK PERFECTION!!

  29. Mamporrera says:
    24 February, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    damn you.
    /alexander dane

  30. Maddalena Cocco says:
    24 February, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    This is amazing *-*

  31. Eric Leslie says:
    24 February, 2010 at 4:17 pm

    The tee shirt guitar smash at the end was amazing. Also, the band name.
    Brilliant. Thank you for sharing this.

  32. whatupdog says:
    24 February, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    Not sure if anyone else asked.
    Any posts about Andrew or Walter Koenig?

  33. Wannabeelf says:
    24 February, 2010 at 7:59 pm

    HEE HEE HEE…

  34. blooflame says:
    24 February, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    That was fun. If you want to see another awesome version, check out the Blue Man Group’s version in their show “How To Be A Megastar 2.0”. I’m sure it’s on YouTube somewhere but really it’s awesome to go see the whole show – it was one of the best concerts I went to last year.

  35. V2Blast says:
    25 February, 2010 at 12:23 am

    Haha, I happened to see this even before you linked it! I think I saw it on Twitter minutes after they posted a link to it. Awesome stuff. Stylophones are fun stuff. 🙂

  36. twitter.com/CommiePuddin says:
    26 February, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    TG missed a golden opportunity to use annotations to throw people at the various products they’re using there. JMHO. 🙂

  37. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1770399230 says:
    28 February, 2010 at 1:32 pm

    Coolness incarnate!

  38. Marissa's Dad says:
    4 March, 2010 at 10:49 am

    Marissa’s had so many seizures this week, I can’t even count them. I’ve got a new baby due in two weeks that may or may not also have epilepsy.
    This is so excellent and brought so much joy to me today, I thought I was going to cry. Thanks, Wil.

  39. Lewis Crise says:
    10 March, 2010 at 2:12 am

    Hey, Wil! I never read the credits because they scroll so fast and didn’t even realize that was you…lolol Wesley Crusher is still fresh in my mind with all the syndicated reruns..Anyway, Think I’ll start watching it more ’cause I loved…uh…”That didn’t quite come out the way I meant…”–liked you on TNG. They should’ve kept you for the entire series. You are awesome!
    That whole quote: “I’ve come to think you’re handsome for a Klingon. That didn’t quite come out the way I meant, sir.” lol Good, funny times…

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