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* RevivalByCommercialization: "Rock and Roll [=McDonalds=]" gained notoriety after it was featured in the movie ''Film/SuperSizeMe''.

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* RevivalByCommercialization: "Rock and N' Roll [=McDonalds=]" [=McDonald=]'s" gained notoriety after it was featured in the movie ''Film/SuperSizeMe''.
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* DespairEventHorizon: A particularly traumatising one. In 1989, his stepfather robbed him at gunpoint - of $200 he had saved to move out - which he claimed led to his first experience of schizophrenia voices. This also led to Wesley carrying his cash everywhere with him.

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* DespairEventHorizon: CreatorBreakdown: A particularly traumatising one. In 1989, his stepfather robbed him at gunpoint - -- of $200 he had saved to move out - -- which he claimed led to his first experience of schizophrenia voices. This also led to Wesley carrying his cash everywhere with him.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only two of his albums (''Rock And Roll Will Never Die'' and ''Rush Hour'') and three select few {{Greatest Hits Album}}s are available on streaming services. Many of his other recordings were self-released and could only be purchased directly from Wesley himself in person. You'll have to dig deeper to find his entire discography.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only two of his albums (''Rock And Roll Will Never Die'' and ''Rush Hour'') and three select few {{Greatest Hits Album}}s are available on streaming services. Many of his other recordings were self-released and could only be purchased directly from Wesley himself in person.person - some sources had it that Wesley preferred selling his music directly to fans, and thought no one would buy [=CDs=] from him at shows or on the street if too many of them were in stores. You'll have to dig deeper to find his entire discography.
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** The default "Intro" track that comes with the music player Winamp is a radio bumper claiming the player "really whips the llama's ass", a reference to the "Whip the Llama's Ass" song he sang with The Dragnews.
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** VideoGame/StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople episode 3, Baddest of the Bands. Bubs says it when you end a conversation.

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** VideoGame/StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople episode 3, Baddest of the Bands. Bubs says it "Rock Over London, Rock On Chicago" when you end a conversation.
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** VideoGame/StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople episode 3, Baddest of the Bands. Bubs says it when you end a conversation.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only two of his albums (''Rock And Roll Will Never Die'' and ''Rush Hour'') and three select few {{Greatest Hit ALbum}}s are available on streaming services. Many of his other recordings were self-released and could only be purchased directly from Wesley himself in person. You'll have to dig deeper to find his entire discography.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only two of his albums (''Rock And Roll Will Never Die'' and ''Rush Hour'') and three select few {{Greatest Hit ALbum}}s Hits Album}}s are available on streaming services. Many of his other recordings were self-released and could only be purchased directly from Wesley himself in person. You'll have to dig deeper to find his entire discography.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only two of his albums, (Rock And Roll Wil Never Die and Rush Hour) and three select few Greatest Hits collections are available on streaming services. Many of his other recordings were self-released and could only be purchased directly from Wesley himself in person. You'll have to dig deeper to find his entire discography.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only two of his albums, (Rock albums (''Rock And Roll Wil Will Never Die Die'' and Rush Hour) ''Rush Hour'') and three select few Greatest Hits collections {{Greatest Hit ALbum}}s are available on streaming services. Many of his other recordings were self-released and could only be purchased directly from Wesley himself in person. You'll have to dig deeper to find his entire discography.



** In the ComicBook/New52 ComicBook/WonderWoman comic, the character Milan is an {{Expy}} of Wesley, with his manners, speech pattern and even appearance been very close to the real person.

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** In the ComicBook/New52 ComicBook/WonderWoman ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' comic, the character Milan is an {{Expy}} of Wesley, with his manners, speech pattern and even appearance been very close to the real person.

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** In the ComicBook/New52 ComicBook/WonderWoman comic, the character Milan is an {{Expy}} of Wesley, with his manners, speech pattern and even appareance been very close to the real person.

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** In the ComicBook/New52 ComicBook/WonderWoman comic, the character Milan is an {{Expy}} of Wesley, with his manners, speech pattern and even appareance appearance been very close to the real person.


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** "Defense System" by Canadian IndustrialMetal group Monster Voodoo Machine starts with Wesley saying "Rock over London, rock on, Chicago" - it's easily mistaken for an isolated vocal [[{{sampling}} sample]] of one of his songs, but they actually did bring him to the studio to record his catchphrase in person.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only two of his albums, (Rock And Roll Wil Never Die and Rush Hour) and three select few Greatest Hits collections are available on streaming services. You'll have to dig deeper to find his entire discography.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only two of his albums, (Rock And Roll Wil Never Die and Rush Hour) and three select few Greatest Hits collections are available on streaming services. Many of his other recordings were self-released and could only be purchased directly from Wesley himself in person. You'll have to dig deeper to find his entire discography.
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* RevivalByCommercialization: "Rock and Roll [=McDonalds=]" gained notoriety after it was featured in the movie ''Film/SuperSizeMe''.
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* DespairEventHorizon: A particularly traumatising one. In 1989, his stepfather robbed him at gunpoint - of $200 he had saved to move out - which he claimed led to his first experience of schizophrenia voices.

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* DespairEventHorizon: A particularly traumatising one. In 1989, his stepfather robbed him at gunpoint - of $200 he had saved to move out - which he claimed led to his first experience of schizophrenia voices. This also led to Wesley carrying his cash everywhere with him.
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* DespairEventHorizon: A particularly traumatising one. In 1989, his stepfather robbed him at gunpoint - of $200 he had saved to move out - which he claimed led to his first experience of schizophrenia voices.

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* Main/KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only two of his albums, (Rock And Roll Wil Never Die and Rush Hour) and three select few Greatest Hits collections are available on streaming services. You'll have to dig deeper to find his entire discography.

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* Main/KeepCirculatingTheTapes: KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only two of his albums, (Rock And Roll Wil Never Die and Rush Hour) and three select few Greatest Hits collections are available on streaming services. You'll have to dig deeper to find his entire discography.discography.
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** The Volume 1 UsefulNotes/{{DVD}} for ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' has his song "Birdman Kicked My Ass" playing over the title menu.
** Jick, creator of ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'', was a huge fan of his, and the game is liberally studded with references to Willis - Heartbreaker, Meansucker, and Nervewrecker themselves even show up in Hey Deze.
** In the ComicBook/New52 ComicBook/WonderWoman comic, the character Milan is an {{Expy}} of Wesley, with his manners, speech pattern and even appareance been very close to the real person.
** ''[[http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-rock-over-london/ Rock Over London]]'' was a syndicated show hosted by British DJ Graham Dene that aired on US radio in TheEighties and TheNineties.
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* Main/KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only two of his albums, (Rock And Roll Wil Never Die and Rush Hour) and three select few Greatest Hits collections are available on streaming services. You'll have to dig deeper to find his entire discography.

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