Looking back, is there anything more terrifying than The Rock-afire Explosion, the animatronic house band from Showbiz Pizza Place back in the day?
I had heard about the documentary that was made about the band and a man’s nostalgic quest to purchase his very own Rock-afire Explosion. And now Mayer Hawthorne’s new video for the song “Dreaming” has reminded me to add the movie to our Netflix queue.
Nostalgia was a key theme to Hawthorne’s video for the song “A Long Time,” also off his new album How Do You Do. For “Dreaming,” Hawthorne takes two girls on a pizza date before joining Rock-afire on stage.
It never dawned on me as a child, but why the hell is there a cheerleader in the band?
YES, the band was so freakish and I never realized it until now! I can hear the clicking of their movements in my brain and mentally taste that spongy pizza as I watch the video.
the movie about this is so good
I was terrified as a kid by the Rock-afire Explosion. But I’m really looking forward to the doc. Hooray for instant watch.