11 Real World Spinal Tap References in Honour of Nigel Tufnel Day

You are forgiven if it somehow slipped your mind that 11/11/11 is, beyond just a numerologically spooky aberration, Nigel Tufnel Day. He of the infamous amplifiers that go to 11 is to be honoured on this holiest of holy days, and what better way to celebrate the lasting legacy of the greatest metal guitarist of the '80s than with a list of 11 real world manifestations of the bold weirdness of This is Spinal Tap.

• 11. Metallica's Black Album

  Everyone knows who did this first.

• 10. The punk band None More Black

  And here's exactly where they did it first.

• 9. The Simpsons E.57

  

  "We were told they knew how to rock in Shelbyville. But nobody rocks like... Springfield."

• 8. American Express advertisements

  Best possible use of the pre-Tap Thamesmen's "Gimme Some Money."

• 7. Toy Story's Emperor Zurg

  

  His gun goes to 11.

• 6. Guitar Hero II's final level

  Complete the game in career mode, playing Stonehenge, and your drummer explodes.

• 5. Chris Jericho's entrance to the WCW's 1998 Fall Brawl

  Similar problems are often encountered at Cleveland's Xanadu Star Theatre.

• 4. Joe Satriani's The Satch Tapes documentary

  Further blurring the line between Spinal Tap and real life.

• 3. Volkswagon advertisements

  Still a viable commercial commodity in 2006.

• 2. National Geographic educational films

  Clearly pulling out all the stops enlisting experts for their Stonehenge Decoded project. CLICK FOR NUMBER 1(1/11/1111)