John Tesh vs. Yanni

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Tesh gets the edge because he used to be on 'Entertainment Tonight' (is he still?)

dave q, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Speaking of TV, how about Kathie Lee Gifford?

dave q, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I believe Dave Q has been reading his Joe Queenan (Tesh means less than nothing in the UK btw - is he as bad as George Winston?)

Andrew L, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

the URGENT question: when will Stone Phillips release his debut album? (i imagine him in silhouette against a reedy bluff of beach, his concerned look apparent even here; back of disc reveals covers of "christmas in the trenches", "king of the road", and "it must have been love")

Tracer Hand, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Isn't Stone Phillips good friends with Dennis Rodman?

Kris, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I'm the proud owner of a 99 cent copy of John Tesh's "Victory -- the Sports Collection" CD... contains a live version of "Roundball Rock"! At least that song is catchy... so Tesh gets it.

Brian MacDonald, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

John Tesh actually comes off pretty cool in interviews, very self- deprecating and disparaging about his whole deal, but he does have gymnastics on stage. Yanni Rules: he plays TWO keyboards at once... unbelievable. Watch the "Yanni at Red Rocks..."

Andy, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Tesh is probably hung like a motherfucker but Yanni's moustache is hard to beat.

Kris, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Tesh is married to blackhaired beauty Connie Sellecca, who starred in 'Hotel', but Yanni's banging Linda Evans, who played Crystal in 'Dynasty'. Yanni's the mack in my book.

Alacrán, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

yanni's a wuss...the tough question is tesh vs hasslehoff

Geoff, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Fuck Hotel, Connie Selleca was also in The Greatest American Hero!

Kris, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Hasselhoff - too arrogant. Although I'm told that "Germans love David Hasselhoff."

Tesh - he's awesome. OK, his music sucks, but he seems like he's got a good sense of humor & he knows that a lot of people can't stand that airport music.

Yanni - he sucks. Because I thought he was some Greek, international superstar (who, granted, makes that crappy airport music that I hate) that has outsold the Beatles and Elvis AND Slim Whitman AND Richard Clayderman combined! Turns out he's some shlub from Detroit. What a letdown... He's Steve Perry with a moustache.

Dave225, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Detroit?! Damn...And I remember him having some sort of Greek accent. All fake huh? That's it, I recant.

Yes, ze Germans like ze Hasselhoff. He had a huge hit with a song called 'Looking For Freedom' back when the wall came down. Djinkees!

Alacrán, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

nine years pass...

I'm not sure where else to put this, so I will put it here.

I had a super weird dream last night that I was related by marriage to John Tesh, and he had suffered a brutal rape (which I did not see) on an airplane and the whole world was after the guy who did it. It was like this huge international media thing, and John Tesh was sort of enjoying the publicity, but lamenting the fact that he had to be brutally raped in order to have this sort of attention. He was like "what about my music? What about 7th Heaven? Was that worth nothing to these people? I had to be attacked by that animal in order to be recognized?"

That's all I remember. He knew who had done it, and he knew that once that guy was found, he (John Tesh) wouldn't get as much attention, so he just told me. It was a guy named Gary Pflower.

Ralpharina (La Lechera), Saturday, 26 March 2011 17:45 (thirteen years ago) link

so did john tesh spell that name out to you

goole, Saturday, 26 March 2011 18:39 (thirteen years ago) link

yes. yes he did.

Ralpharina (La Lechera), Saturday, 26 March 2011 18:45 (thirteen years ago) link

Since when is Yanni from Detroit? I saw nothing of it in his bio. I had no idea that he and John Tesh were in a band together!

don't flux, whatever (u s steel), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 19:37 (thirteen years ago) link

Yikes!

Si tu parles, tu meurs. Si tu te tais, tu meurs. Alors, dis et (Michael White), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link

nine months pass...

Yanni lived in Greece at least up to age 14, then attended the University of Minnesota. So he's not a totally fake Greek

river, Monday, 23 January 2012 01:27 (twelve years ago) link

I am very sorry to break this to you guys, but my dream about Yanni detailed upthread is one of the scariest dreams I have had in the last 5 years or so.

La Lechera, Monday, 23 January 2012 03:11 (twelve years ago) link

John Tesh dated Oprah Winfrey, married Connie Selleca
Yanni dated Linda Evans

earlnash, Monday, 23 January 2012 03:32 (twelve years ago) link

I'm always happy when dave q threads get revived...

Clarke B., Monday, 23 January 2012 04:09 (twelve years ago) link

six years pass...

After having a current look at both John Tesh and Yanni's websites, I got to say Yanni is more in it for the music.

earlnash, Thursday, 15 March 2018 14:48 (six years ago) link

my friend once tweeted at tesh 'excuse me, but isn't 'round ball' in the title 'round ball rock' a little redundant?' and tesh replied 'okay, well, YOU name the songs. i hate that part.' so tesh all the way

global tetrahedron, Thursday, 15 March 2018 16:04 (six years ago) link


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