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Meg Whitman Twitter Fail Sends Backers to Odd Video

Typo leads Twitter followers to tutu-wearing bassist

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 20, 2010 2:00 AM CDT | Updated Oct 20, 2010 4:31 AM CDT

(Newser) – A tutu-wearing Japanese man who plays bass guitar in his bedroom has won the break of a lifetime, courtesy of the Meg Whitman campaign. A spokeswoman for the California GOP candidate made a typo when trying to tweet a link to a Whitman endorsement, and... More »

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DennisCLee
Oct 20, 2010 6:13 PM CDT
It's nice to see Sean Lennon making music again. What, too soon?
ChickenChopper
Oct 20, 2010 10:11 AM CDT
that tutu is surely the crime here. his hair is no picnic either...
nagisaman
Oct 20, 2010 9:47 AM CDT
Smokin' bass skills. and nice instrument. But the writers who originally identified the player as a "Japanese girl" need to have their eyes checked. Still, the dude really gets off. Props.

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