Career
Uttar Pradesh the YUP (1985) and YUP lieutenant Uttar Pradesh! (1986). The musicals parodied the excesses of the evolving Silicon Valley culture associated with the term "yuppie" — hence "YUP". The songs from these reviews, including "Teen-age Computer Tycoon", "The Bay Area Sprawl" and "I Want to Be in a Pepsi Commercial", have remained in the memory of Bay Area professionals long after they, and Silicon Valley, have ceased to be young.
Continuing as a solo act, he explained the philosophy behind writing and performing humorous songs on increasingly political subjects,
At the counter-events to the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City, he chose to perform his song, "Chickenhawk", an indictment of those who approve of militarism as long as neither they nor anyone they know has to be directly involved.
His songs are also played regularly on Doctor Demento"s radio show.