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Not content to have merely inspired a fruit in the form of C.C. Banana, C.C. DeVille has done one better and sired a fruit... of his loins! DeVille and girlfriend Shannon Malone recently gave birth to a bouncing baby boy, Vallon DeVille Johannesson. Weighing in at a healthy 7 lbs. 2 oz. and measuring 21" tall, DeVille's firstborn came into the world on March 15... the very day of C.C. Banana's own birth! What are the odds, eh? C.C. Banana is honored to share his birthday with the littlest DeVille and sends his warmest regards to the proud parents.
Hard though it may be to believe, it's been 5 full years since rock & roll comic C.C. Banana was set loose upon an unsuspecting scene. On the fateful afternoon of July 6, 2001 an ordinary man gave way to become an extraordinary fruit. Donning a tattered old banana costume and inexplicably choosing to lampoon Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille, the newly christened C.C. Banana would soon make fast friends with the hard rock elite. This July, C.C. Banana commemorates 5 years of rock & roll irreverence with the appropriately named Bananiversary Celebration, a 5-star salute to the fabulous fruit. Find out what C.C. has in store!
Have you worn out your original C.C. Banana T-shirt by now? Or outgrown it from not getting enough fiber in your diet? Don't worry, we understand. Moreover, we can help! The Banana Boutique is proud to announce an exciting new design for the true Banana aficionado. These sleek black 50/50 blend T-shirts are emblazoned in yellow with a striking new C.C. Banana logo, inspired by the iconic album art of a certain band of electrical rockers. This new design is also the latest uniform worn by the members of C.C.'s support team Banana 7! Available in a variety of sizes, this awesome new design is available now!
For no other reason than because he thought it would be fun, C.C. Banana now offers personalized photographs taken just for you! Inspired by no lesser authorities than Bret Michaels of Poison and Beetlejuice of The Howard Stern Show, C.C. will gladly take a customized photograph to your exact specifications. Want C.C. Banana to say hello to your grandmother in Europe? No problem! Want him to dump your girlfriend because she cheated on you? Even better! You name it, C.C. will write out your message and immortalize it for the ages! Find out how you can order your own custom Peelaroid today!
Surveying the state of Star Wars fandom, filmmaker Jeff Cioletti and Far Away Discourse Productions proudly present Galaxy's End: Revenge of the Myth. A follow-up to Jeff's original Star Wars documentary Millennium's End: The Fandom Menace, this bookend companion explores the emptiness and uncertainty left in the aftermath of the prequel trilogy. Returning for this latest effort are familiar faces from previous FAD Productions, including the unforgettable C.C. Banana! Again donning the robes and lightsaber of Bananakin Skywalker, C.C. doles out his intergalactic insanity and even belts out a popular showtune! Be on the lookout for a screening in your area and as always... May the Fruit be with you!
Again branching out beyond his rock & roll roots, C.C. Banana recently hit the Jacob Javits Convention Center to attend the first ever New York Comic-Con! Decked out in his colorful new superheroic threads, C.C. was interviewed for the G4 TV program Attack of the Show and by the video crew of DCComics.com! He also conducted a few interviews of his own with Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, Infinite Crisis penciler Phil Jimenez and Jason Mewes of Jay & Silent Bob fame. The Banana's spandex escapades were so well-received that they earned their very own headline at Cinescape.com! C.C. Banana would like to thank his new friends at the Buzzscope website, who were kind enough to host these interviews on his behalf.
Hot on the heels of his inspired infiltration of one big summer tour, C.C. Banana has hit the road to do it all over again! This time around, C.C. interrogates the members of 4 more hard rock heavyweights: Cinderella, Ratt, Quiet Riot and FireHouse! Due to an unfortunate series of banana calamities, this adventure almost ended before it began! Determined and undeterred, the fearless fruit went on to acquire 9 new irreverent interviews with the members of the various bands. Also featured are a few downloadable video clips from C.C. Banana's ill-fated attempt at documenting his adventure as a motion picture. For more interviews and more unanswerable rock trivia, check out this article today!
Metal mainstay W.A.S.P. is headlining its very own package tour this summer, though as ever the roster has already attracted its fair share of allegations and controversy. To get to the bottom of this metal mystery, C.C. Banana recently invaded their ranks to do some investigative reporting. Along the way he conducted a total of 9 asinine interviews with the bands on the bill, including members of Metal Church, W.A.S.P. and L.A. Guns! As part of these inane interrogations, C.C. solicits their opinions of the latest rock news and even tries to stump them with trivia about themselves! As a special bonus, also included is an exclusive interview with the infamous W.A.S.P. mic stand! Slippery and surreal, you have to read it to believe it!
Though C.C. Banana has scored some impressive interviews in the past, this time the fabulous fruit has truly blasted into hyperspace! While attending the massive Star Wars Celebration III in Indianapolis, C.C. managed to slip in a question to the very father of the Force, filmmaker George Lucas! Not only did the Banana's unorthodox inquiry impress the main man himself, it also evoked an outrageous response from the thousands of assembled Star Wars fans! Widely reported by such websites as Cinescape.com, CountingDown.com and TheForce.net, this extraordinary encounter is accompanied by a sound clip documenting the historic exchange! Also included is a selection of photos chronicling C.C.'s adventures as Bananakin Skywalker! Peel the Force, everyone!
Just when you thought C.C. Banana was alone in his mission to annoy mankind, there appeared... another!
He's not Darth Maul. He's not Paul Stanley. But he is The Phantom Menace of the Park and he embodies the worst of both worlds. Recently the so-called Sithchild received a bit of exposure on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and in the Triumph the Insult Comic Dog DVD. He also appeared in the VH1 special When STAR WARS Ruled the World. Maul Stanley is about to descend upon the realms of both sci-fi and rock & roll in a big way, heralded by the ominous whisper... "You've got Maul."
Succeeding where lesser fruits had failed, C.C. Banana courageously cornered the elusive Jani Lane for his fourth and finest Metal Sludge interview! The slippery sleuth inquired about a number of hot-button topics, including Jani's unexplained absence from the Bad Boys of Metal Tour, his thoughts on no longer being in Warrant and his current feelings toward his former bandmates. Jani also responded to criticisms of his past performance record and even voiced a few grievances of his own. Experience the spectacle as the rock & roll fruit takes on the Warrant wunderkind in his official Back-4-More interview!
A sure a sign of the comedy apocalypse, C.C. Banana has again joined forces with comedian Craig Gass! For this latest titanic team-up, the duo descended upon the Stand-Up NY comedy club for a top-secret yet history-making event: the first live 20 Questions for the Metal Sludge website! A new twist on an old favorite, this interview features downloadable video clips enabling readers to see and hear Craig's uncanny celebrity impressions! Not to mention the over-the-top antics of his potassium pal C.C. Banana! So unbuckle your funny bone and behold the brouhaha that is 20 Questions Live!
Upon the evening of March 15th, C.C. Banana celebrated the anniversary of his birth by throwing himself a rousing rock & roll reception! And he invited the incomparable Enuff Z'Nuff and Mike Tramp's White Lion to join in the fun! The Banana Birthday Blowout was a night of music and mayhem attended by several hundred dedicated die-hards and hosted by their favorite fruit! If you missed out on this landmark celebration, details and photos have been preserved in this handy virtual scrapbook! It's a sweet and sensational salute to the fruit!
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