Worst Armenian CD Cover Nomination #4
LA Armenians can only gasp when they see the Worst Armenian CD Cover Nominee #5. The artist is the incomparable Robert Chilingirian and the name of the album is "New York Style". Remember, we are just commenting on the album cover, and not the person. In this latest masterpiece, we have Robert looking very tough, New York Style, of course. Please note the mullett that has been out of style since the late 1980's (Armenian Pop artists are usually about 8 years behind the curve). Also, please check out our hero's tough-guy chains around his neck. This is classic stuff. we have 5 more to go, and then an open internet vote that will take about 1 month to determine the winner. The internet winner will get a gift certificate to "Super Cuts".
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About an hour ago, I had a chance to speak to a friend of mine who is going to be performing a live show about his experiences as an Armenian talk show host in Glendale. I plan to bring him to Boston in January 2006, when the show will be ready to tour. To get a quick view of his website, please check out www.thearmenian.com Stepan Partamian just got back from his first trip to Armenia and will be incorporating his experience there into this one man show. Many in Glendale, CA know who he is and apparently he is quite the controversial figure. I had a chance to be on the set of his show there on Glenoaks Blvd when I was on tour with Iakovos Kolanian this past spring.
Stepan knows everyone and everyone knows Stepan. He likes to "Bash Dem" (Armenians) and often engages in contentious banter on the airwaves. He took us around to a few of the "National Monuments" for the Armenian people, Glendale's own Conrads Restaurant and Carousel Restaurant- where about 60% of the clientele were Armenian on the days we were there. Not a white shirt in the crowd in a sea of designer black shirts and jeans. The Armenian Gadfly, as I like to call him.
posted by Raffi at 2:33 AM
11 Comments:
Hey..hey...I looked like that a few years ago. LA ting you know. :)~ LOL
Hagop,
I hate to admit this, but, so did I. Around 1988. Without the chains.
-Meneshian
People, you can't tell us this without posting photos!! :-)
I bumped into Stepan while he was in Yerevan... got some great pictures of him (which I won't post!! :-)
Oh wow...I didn't think Paul would have any serious competition.
Vrouyr,
I thought the same until I saw this. Wait until you see a few more of these I have plucked from oblivion. You will laugh, you will cry.
Farmer Raf,
Stepan has been in the States for a little over a month now and has been just doing his thing in Glendale. The show should be interesting. God knows his shows are.
-Meneshian
I love how Robert could not decide between two pictures, and finally settled with one with the condition that the other appears in the O on the left side.
It is a tough choice, Vrouyr. I think unltimately, the leather vest and $10 sun glasses you can buy at any ocean beach vendor wins out. He made the right choice, New York Style.
-Meneshian
I think he wears the sunglasses cause he's cross-eyed.
Mullet... EW!
What year is this from!!!!
My friend has that photo of Chilingirian on her wall. When she needs a good laugh, she just looks over at him. Inspired by her sense of humor, I put a photo of Harout with acid washed jeans and jean jacket posing like Michael Jackson on the "Thriller" album on my desk. Sadly, he is not accompanied by a cougar.
Weren't you supposed to put up new CD covers every Sunday, Raffi? Thanks for making every day a Sunday.;-)
Hi Myrthe,
You are correct! Actually, I wanted to get the ball rolling in a big way and now I will revert back to my original plan of Sundays. Stay tune, the next one will shock you!
-Meneshian
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