Donnie Iris as guest on WQED Pittsburg's "Live from Studio A" debut show in Sept 2002. On stage is Hewlett Anderson, the WQED house band, featuring Pete Hewlett on vocals & guitar, Scott Anderson (Music Director) on piano, keyboards & vocals, Lisa Bleil with backing vocals, Dave Brown (of the Gathering Field) on guitar, Brian Stahurski on bass, Joe Waslousky on drums, with Eric DeFade on additional keyboards.
The performance featured "Love is Like a Rock, "Agnes", and "Ah Leah" in order.
Best Comments over five years:
"Eugene Levy on lead vocals... "
"The missing Hanson brother! "
"A long-haired version of Leonard Hofstadter "
"A thinner, curly-haired Mike Matusow? "
"Joaquin Phoenix, Jeff Spicoli "
"Al Bundy or Rick Moranis with a wig? "
“White tape on those glasses and he’s one of the Hanson Brothers from Snapshot”
"Joey Tribbiani on lead guitar! "
Clark Kent on guitar "
A young Joe Rogan? "
Didn't know David Hasselhoff played guitar "
“Is that Walter Goggins aka Boyd Crowder on guitar? lol”
"Hannah Storm on backing vocals "
"Looks a lot like Alison Krause, Debbie Boone "
"Is that Kathy Mattea singing backup? "
"Martina McBride, Joan Lunden in her younger days for sure! "
"Matt Foley on keyboard before he started living in a van down by the river "
"When did Louie Anderson join the group? "
"Jack Black on keyboard "
"Dancing guy in Peanuts Christmas on additional keyboards "
"The guy in the suit reminds me of that dancing kid from "A Charlie Brown Christmas", lol "
Best overall:
‘Ah Leah by the Branch Davidians, starring David Koresh on vocals.’
“I see when the Pastor wasnt looking the church band learned a killer song!”
‘Wow , as much as that was some kind of weirdo christian band , job well done’
“When you spike the drinks of a bunch of geeks at lunch,,,,, and they fight back in music class.”
“I love that the majority of the band looks like they're having to sell some used cars after this gig. “
“it's like a bowling alley in my hometown they just don't do it like that anymore”
“Nice McCartney/Farley bit at the end there.”
“I would swear this is an SNL skit”
“This video is old enough to legally drink in a bar.”