Bob the rock star is ready to wow the crowd with his hip brand of radical rap-rock-metal fusion. He calmly walks onto the stage. The crowd remains in an eager silence. He takes slow, echoing steps towards his personal, Jimi Hendrix signed microphone. His hand reaches out to grasp it. A light but dramatic cough, and... "Hey, Is This Thing On?" *tap tap tap* "Testing, testing, 1-2-3...". Not to be confused with Is This Thing Still On?, though the two are vaguely similar. Examples of Is This Thing On? include: