Plastic Fantastic
They’re the YouTube sensations who have parlayed a novelty hit into a proper pop career. The Rubberbandits talk about riding, rhyming and the fashionista potential of plastic bags.
Roe McDermott, 18 Feb 2011
After a year spent building a huge fanbase through prank phone calls, appearances on The Republic Of Telly and frequent gigs, including a set at Electric Picnic, the enigmatic, plastic-bag wearing comedians from Limerick, The Rubberbandits, proved to be 2010’s funniest newcomers. Their single ‘Horse Outside’ achieved nearly six million hits on YouTube and became an international sensation, reaching No. 2 in the Irish charts (daaaamn you X Factor!)
Known only as Blind Boy Boat Club and Mr. Chrome, there have been frequent attempts to reveal the identity of the masked Bandits. In December, when ‘Horse Outside’ was scaling the charts, a few newspapers claimed they were none other than Limerick Masters of Psychology student Dave Chambers and model-maker Bob McGlynn.
“Ah no, sure they were just lads putting windows up in our houses and journalists somehow got confused. They also got photos of two lads who we bring around with us, but they’re just our decoys,” says Blind Boy.
Blind Boy also poo-poos my theory that their penchant for constantly wearing plastic bag masks is a lifelong habit instilled in them by their father, Michael Jackson.
“No, no – we’re the love children of Danny Glover and Mel Gibson.”
Ah, well, good to see Mel Gibson’s got over his racist rants then. But the plastic bags have earned the lads a bit of bad press, especially from that moralistic mouthpiece for the country, the ever reasonable and objective Joe Duffy
“Children can put them on if they want, but we clearly put holes in them, so it’s like wearing nothing. Really if they put them on their heads without holes, it’s Darwinian. People who listen to Joe Duffy are basically the equivalent of the comments section of YouTube – it’s a load of people roaring and shouting down a homophobic well.”
Criticism aside, apparently the free plastic bags are serving The Rubberbandits very well when it comes to the ladies. Yes indeed.
“Oh they love it! Banging the chicks with the plastic bags, they love it. Sure, they can imagine any face they want. Plus, women love shopping, so if they can ride shopping? Riding groceries? I’m sure I’m making you hot just saying it. Come on, you’d love to ride groceries.”
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