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February 25, 2005

Interpol's Evil Puppet

Everything you ever wanted to know about the newest member of Interpol.

Let's give him a name!

UPDATE: I should've read the whole article. Apparently "fans on the Interpol Web site have decided to call him 'Norman.'"

Posted at 8:58 AM




28 Comments

first time I saw the vid I just kept thinking of Reggie Miller. Sorry, Reg.

Posted by: frank at 02/25/05 11:59 AM | Reply
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Someone on the interpol message board named it "Norman"

Posted by: Eric at 02/25/05 12:10 PM | Reply
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oops, i guess i should have read the article before posting, that was already mentioned

Posted by: Eric at 02/25/05 12:12 PM | Reply
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am i the only one to think that this video has nothing of a "Interpol video"?

Posted by: boss at 02/25/05 12:40 PM | Reply
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"Norman?" That's the best they could do? What about "Jose C" or "Manuel B"... come on people.

Posted by: the management at 02/25/05 12:46 PM | Reply
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How about Scary P. McFrightensmygirlfriend?

On a related note, can't wait to see Interpol... and hundreds of black suit wearing, bitingly witty, IndieClones, for the 2nd time, next month.

Posted by: madskrillz at 02/25/05 1:18 PM | Reply
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i totally don't ever remember anyone on the board naming it norman. how lame.

Posted by: kelly at 02/25/05 2:12 PM | Reply
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Yo, I'm totally a Charlie White fan! Check out this article on hirm from Wired Magazine last year:

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.02/white.html

His 'post-photography' is BIZARRO! Better than looking at Fred Durst crap.

Posted by: Webradinger at 02/25/05 3:19 PM | Reply
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Oh yeah . . Charlie White is the 'first-time' video director of the Interpol video. He actually does weird ass digital photography. Check out his work - he's breaking out into the world of photography and postmodernism, and he likes to use puppets. Look out Cindy Sherman!

Posted by: Webradinger at 02/25/05 3:21 PM | Reply
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Uh, sorry to go on about this. I finally watched the video. I think his still work is more impressive.

Posted by: Webradinger at 02/25/05 3:33 PM | Reply
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It's the jerky movements and the lack of lips that really gets me.

Posted by: pippincat at 02/25/05 5:09 PM | Reply
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He looks like the lead singer from Hope Of the States.

G.

Posted by: juepucta at 02/25/05 7:26 PM | Reply
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Norman?!?

Posted by: dennard at 02/25/05 10:40 PM | Reply
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It looks exactly like Conor Oberst.

Posted by: Brock at 02/26/05 12:36 PM | Reply
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I think it's cute.

Posted by: calliwell at 02/26/05 3:04 PM | Reply
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hey! i sooo named him! and dont diss Norman, Jose C? what kind of shit ass name is that!? and i swear if Jose C is YOUR name, you should bitch slap your parents, lol i bet your ugly too.

jack ass

Posted by: mary at 03/04/05 7:05 AM | Reply
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Charlie White is so awesome and I am so lucky to have him as my teacher at USC. He doesn't take any shit from anyone but he is one funny guy. He's going places and we can all learn a lot from him.

Posted by: Rachel at 03/05/05 5:37 AM | Reply
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It reminded me of Tobey Maguire..I think it was the hair and the massive eyes :S

Posted by: Polo at 03/14/05 4:39 PM | Reply
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Interpol is one of the best bands I've ever heard...the muppet is cool, but I was expecting to actually see the band on the video....by the way...why does it have to b NormaN??

Posted by: Karla at 03/15/05 4:55 PM | Reply
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that thing is creepy looking. like something out of a stephen king movie..

Posted by: lin at 03/15/05 7:33 PM | Reply
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that thing is scary as hell. Norman is not a name for that thing. I can see it being a Norman, but it deserves a much scarier name. Damn...and I was going to go to sleep...

Posted by: Griffinox at 03/26/05 11:15 PM | Reply
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Personally, I think we should name him Willem.

Posted by: Dfunk at 03/28/05 7:46 PM | Reply
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that kick ass puppet should always be on the interpol videos from now on, oh, and Norman isnt such a bad name... but come on...Jose C or Manuel B? pleaseeee..are we doing rap here?

Posted by: maria at 04/09/05 7:14 PM | Reply
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how about jake?! sounds good to me!

Posted by: pamela at 04/26/05 7:18 PM | Reply
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Norman As in Norman Bates?

Posted by: Tyler at 05/19/05 1:09 PM | Reply
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Norman sounds cool. It's like what a serial killer would be called, y'know? a very boring name for a very creepy person.

Posted by: Tom at 07/03/05 3:42 PM | Reply
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How about Wilhelm? Sounds hell scary i think..
He loks like a Wilhelm.

Posted by: VampicLord at 09/01/05 4:39 PM | Reply
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It's NORMAN. No changing it. We named him that because it's an unassuming name, and it sounds a lot like "normal" and he's anything but. It's irony at it's best.

Posted by: Laura at 03/13/07 1:29 AM | Reply
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