(There is a certain poetry in a musician succumbing to the weight of an instrument.)
“I’m guessing an accidental drug overdose,” he says somberly.
Fred Armisen, who joined theSNLcast two years after “Cowbell,” suggests something more vague.
Will Ferrell as Gene Frenkle in ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch ‘More Cowbell’; Dana Carvey.Credit:NBC; Paul Morigi/Getty
We did it,'" he says.
“I’m gonna say natural causes!”
“Bending over to pick up a penny in New York City.
Will Ferrell as Gene Frenkle in the ‘More Cowbell’ sketch on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 2000.NBC
He was struck by a bus,” he posits.
“Gene Frenkle, he was Jeff Bezos' favorite cowbell artist,” he says.
“Became friends, still alive.
He lives in Newport Beach.”
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