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'Shit People Say in L.A.' Girls Make KCRW Pledge Drive Video
Last week, we brought your attention to two videos that took on the lofty theme of "shit L.A. people say." One, which stars actresses Elena Crevello and Heidi Niedermeyer, includes the oft-stated opinion that Jason Bentley of KCRW sounds hot.
As it turns out, we weren't the only ones to take notice of the reference -- Crevello and Niedermeyer were apparently recruited to make a video for a KCRW pledge drive, and it was posted to YouTube today. In it, the girls envision a life without the radio station: being forced to listen to Top 40 or never-ending mattress commercials, not being the most outstanding guests at dinner parties, and perhaps worst of all, sounding like an idiot (i.e.: "I love Michelle Bachmann!")
What do you think -- will this make you pledge?
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