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	''This article is about the making of The Cheatar.'' ''For the [[Toons\|short]], see [[The Cheatar]].''		''This article is about the making of The Cheatar.'' ''For the [[Toons\|short]], see [[The Cheatar]].''

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	A time-lapse video showing the making of [[The Cheatar]] for an auction at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum]].		A time-lapse video showing the making of [[The Cheatar]] for an auction at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum]].

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	'''Running Time:''' 0:54		'''Running Time:''' 0:54

	'''DVD Exclusive:''' [[strongbad email.exe Disc Three]]		'''DVD Exclusive:'''[[strongbad email.exe Disc Three]]

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	''{Throughout most of the video, the [[Everybody Everybody\|intro song]] plays.}''		''{Throughout most of the video, the [[Everybody Everybody\|intro song]] plays.}''

	''{The Cheatar starts off as a white fiberglass Fender Stratocaster standing in a wooded area. Matt, Mike, and other artists paint it in stages beginning by coloring the body, headstock, and neck yellow. Periodically, the guitar is covered up with a silver tarp, presumably to prevent foreign matter from sticking to the paint. Next, the fingerboard is painted brown, the black outline and spots of [[The Cheat]] are painted on the body, and the tuning pegs are painted silver. The right side of The Cheat is painted a darker shade of yellow, and the frets are painted on the neck. The black and white parts of the eyes are painted on The Cheat.}''		''{The Cheatar starts off as a white fiberglass Fender Stratocaster standing in a wooded area. Matt, Mike, and other artists paint it in stages beginning by coloring the body, headstock, and neck yellow. Periodically, the guitar is covered up with a silver tarp, presumably to prevent foreign matter from sticking to the paint. Next, the fingerboard is painted brown, the black outline and spots of [[The Cheat]] are painted on the body, and the tuning pegs are painted silver. The right side of The Cheat is painted a darker shade of yellow, and the frets are painted on the neck. The black and white parts of the eyes are painted on The Cheat.}''

	''{Suddenly, the music stops and a record scratching noise plays. Gary Palaroncini silently stands alone with fingerless gloves next to the empty silver tarp and a gas barbecue. He scratches his chin and walks offscreen to the right.}''		''{Suddenly, the music stops and a record scratching noise plays. Gary Palaroncini silently stands alone with fingerless gloves next to the empty silver tarp and a gas barbecue. He scratches his chin and walks offscreen to the right.}''

	''{The sound of drumsticks clicking leads into a short [[Limozeen]]-style riff. A still frame of Gary ~~"~~playing~~"~~ The Cheatar against a brick wall appears}''		''{The sound of drumsticks clicking leads into a short [[Limozeen]]-style riff. A still frame of Gary "playing" The Cheatar against a brick wall appears}''

	'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{singing}'' The Cheatar!		'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{singing}'' The Cheatar!
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''This article is about the making of The Cheatar.'' ''For the [[Toons|short]], see [[The Cheatar]].''

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"The Cheatar!"

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A time-lapse video showing the making of [[The Cheatar]] for an auction at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]], Other artists, Spectators, [[Gary Palaroncini]], [[Larry Palaroncini]]

'''Running Time:''' 0:54

'''DVD Exclusive:''' [[strongbad email.exe Disc Three]]

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== <span class="mw-headline">Transcript</span> ==

''{Throughout most of the video, the [[Everybody Everybody|intro song]] plays.}''

''{The Cheatar starts off as a white fiberglass Fender Stratocaster standing in a wooded area. Matt, Mike, and other artists paint it in stages beginning by coloring the body, headstock, and neck yellow. Periodically, the guitar is covered up with a silver tarp, presumably to prevent foreign matter from sticking to the paint. Next, the fingerboard is painted brown, the black outline and spots of [[The Cheat]] are painted on the body, and the tuning pegs are painted silver. The right side of The Cheat is painted a darker shade of yellow, and the frets are painted on the neck. The black and white parts of the eyes are painted on The Cheat.}''

''{Suddenly, the music stops and a record scratching noise plays. Gary Palaroncini silently stands alone with fingerless gloves next to the empty silver tarp and a gas barbecue. He scratches his chin and walks offscreen to the right.}''

''{The sound of drumsticks clicking leads into a short [[Limozeen]]-style riff. A still frame of Gary "playing" The Cheatar against a brick wall appears}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{singing}'' The Cheatar!

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