Pope Trump – Life Imitates Art

UPDATE: My “Pope Trump” “First American Pope” video was released TWO DAYS before Trump said “I’d like to be pope”, FIVE DAYS before Trump’s official social media accounts posted an AI photo of himself as pope, and ELEVEN DAYS before the Vatican did indeed select the First American Pope? Can I see the future? Maybe…

On Monday, April 21st 2025, Pope Francis passed away. That night the thought occurred to me that Donald Trump, with his immense ego and lack of self-awareness, would probably want to be the new pope. I started working that night on a parody video of what it might look like if Donald Trump was The First American Pope.

I recorded a film-trailer style voiceover, put in my songs “Agnus Dei” and “A Walk in the Park” as background music; and then generated AI video clips and AI Trump voices that I thought would fit the aesthetic I was looking for in a “First American Pope” parody film trailer. I released the video on Sunday, April 27th 2025.

Here’s where it gets weird. Two days later on Tuesday, April 29th, 2025 – Trump was talking to reporters and said “I’d like to be pope. That would be my number one choice”. UNBELIEVABLE!

A few people have said that my parody is offensive, but I tell you that nothing on God’s green earth is more offensive than Trump believing he could be pope.

Oh, but we’ve only just begun. A few hours later, Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Republican) said: “I was excited to hear that President Trump is open to the idea of being the next Pope,” wrote alongside a video of Trump’s remarks. “This would truly be a dark horse candidate, but I would ask the papal conclave and Catholic faithful to keep an open mind about this possibility!” (https://www.newsweek.com/lindsey-graham-trump-pope-2065931)

Thanks all for joining in on the fun and please share my “Pope Trump” video.

Oh, my political videos? Yah shoor yoo betchya there’s going to be more… many more…

Here’s an interview all about my “Pope Trump” video:

2001 Space Odyssey Opener

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGbA3xJ-jr8

I find this incredibly disturbing so I’m posting it in the hopes that it incredibly disturbs you as well. And now ladies and gentlemen, the official 2001 Space Odyssey opener. (Mmmm…Also Sprach Zarathustra or something like that)

Bulgarian Idol 2 – Mariah Carey

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LTLEVC-sfQ

This is what happens when someone sings a song phonetically in English, but doesn’t actually speak any English. A sober reminder to the rest of us that have tried to learn a karaoke song in Mandarin or Cantonese and think that we’re “pretty darn close”.

Bulgarian Idol 2 female vocal audition sings the song Without You – Mariah Carey.

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PDQ Bach

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMSEPUuNP8k

(Part Two is the performance, so I post it first)

Itzhak Perlman and Peter Schickele mix it up in a hilarious duet at a Boston Pops Concert with John Williams conducting. Part 1 is mostly the setup, with Peter Schickele expounding on the life of P.D.Q. Bach, “the 21st of Johann Sebastian Bach’s 20 children.”

PDQ Bach is the ultimate in combining High Art and Low Art for awesome high brow comedy. It was great in this video to see PDQ Bach, violinist Itzhak Perlmand and composer/conductor John Williams all working together on the gags. I also like how the music makes you wait for each subsequent gag as they are interspersed with a fiarly straight ahead Riccoco style orchestration.

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Christmas Tree Rocketry

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCjHV63MQ4w

The Christmas holiday is one of the most difficult times of the year to stay ‘green,’ but rocket launching our Christmas tree was a great way to recycle our trash destined tree. 32 large rocket engines and some careful calculations ensured fun for the whole family.