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John Mayer Does Apple Tech Support for His Dad, Fails Miserably

In a twist of destiny, John Mayer—the guy who writes to Apple Support saying "Hey guys, John Mayer here" and actually gets replies back—had to turn into tech support guy after his dad called saying "Hey, John Mayer's dad here." The musician tried to guide his father through Mac OS X in order to find his Entourage icon with no success, getting more and more frustrated with every turn of the conversation. We were able to grab the hilarious 100% unedited clip from TMZ before it disappeared.

You all know we are not fans of John—one of Steve Jobs' favorite pop heads—but having experienced similar situations with family and friends, we absolutely sympathize with his frustration. Update: Some readers are saying this is staged. We don't know if it is or not, but it's funny nonetheless. Update 2: No, we are still not fans of John Mayer.

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OK, you are right. We don't. [Tumblr — Video no longer available — Thanks Benny and Richard]

8:00 AM on Mon Jul 28 2008
By Jesus Diaz
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