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The tune you hear during the opening credits of the NBC series 'Chuck' is an instrumental version of 'Short Skirt/Long Jacket,' by Cake. But before the California rockers' music introduced a TV show, they had introduced a young boy to manhood.
Mitchell Schops didn't want some washed-up cover band performing at his bar mitzvah. He felt a special occasion calls for an equally special band, so the 13-year-old wrote to his favorite quirky indie rockers, begging them to swap their trademark trucker caps for yarmulkes -- well aware that the chances were slim that a group as big as Cake would even reply.
Much to Mitchell's surprise and delight, Cake were so moved by his heartfelt appeal that they packed up their gear and flew from Sacramento to his Florida hometown, making his bar mitzvah the "unofficial launch" of their tour. Said singer John McCrea, "Cake is very much pro rites of passage."
Rock Stars Kick Off Tour With the Torah
The tune you hear during the opening credits of the NBC series 'Chuck' is an instrumental version of 'Short Skirt/Long Jacket,' by Cake. But before the California rockers' music introduced a TV show, they had introduced a young boy to manhood. Mitchell Schops didn't want some washed-up cover band performing at his bar mitzvah. He felt a special occasion calls for an equally special band, so the 13-year-old wrote to his favorite quirky indie rockers, begging them to swap their trademark trucker caps for yarmulkes -- well aware that the chances were slim that a group as big as Cake would even reply.
Much to Mitchell's surprise and delight, Cake were so moved by his heartfelt appeal that they packed up their gear and flew from Sacramento to his Florida hometown, making his bar mitzvah the "unofficial launch" of their tour. Said singer John McCrea, "Cake is very much pro rites of passage."
