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Thursday, March 10 2011

Episode 142: A Two-Man Operation

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, March 9 2011 (10:30 PM - 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “After an unplanned month-long break, Mike and Mickey take up the slack and record something at last—if only to share the last concert roundup for 2010 and the first for 2011.  (Special guest: Jennifer.)”

    00:55 - for example, Mike had to take a night off for his anniversary, Mickey had a friend visit from California, Schmoe had a sick day or two, etc.
    03:07 - Buffett World’s announcement on Twitter
    03:14 - WOMC’s announcement
    07:08 - “Buffett’s Panama Vacation”, at Buffett News
    07:19 - “Buffett joins Chesney for Everglades Foundation”, from Buffett News | “Buffett and Chesney Perform at Everglades Benefit”, from Buffett World
    07:27 - “Buffett Jazz Fest Poster Unveiled”, from Buffett News | “2011 Jazz Fest Poster Features Buffett”, from Buffett World
    07:57 - 2011 poster order page—come on, it’s only nine hundred bucks!
    09:22 - Mike’s Circuit City ad
    10:40 - having Elvis play behind the introduction to the Las Vegas show was a completely unplanned
    15:01 - a time jump
    15:25 - another time jump
    15:37 - an old story, but included for the f-bomb
    29:01 - Jimmy’s “20 years ago today” and banter followed “Brown Eyed Girl” and preceded the band introductions
    35:05 - Jimmy made this same mistake throughout the song
    37:52 - “Growing Older But Not Up” was the last song but “Louisiana 1927” just seemed a better ending for the montage
    39:30 - again, the one-and-only Schmoenade recipe
    40:43 - “February is second snowiest recorded”, according to the Detroit News, February 26 2011.

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Wednesday, March 9 2011

2011 Radio Ad(s)

    Having learned yesterday, via Buffett World, that WOMC 104.3 had broken the news of a July 21 Pine Knob concert, I kept my recorder tuned to WOMC this morning to attempt capturing this year’s radio commercial.  I recorded four hours this morning (an hour forty-five of which was silence…grrrr) and another two hours this afternoon.  WOMC broadcast the ad at 12:40 PM.

    The ad is shorter than usual, only :30, and I’m not sure if this is a cost-saving measure or if there might be a :60 version out there too.  There was no newspaper ad this morning in the Detroit Free Press so I’m keeping an eye out for that as well.
    Update: I managed to catch the :60 version Friday, March 11, on WCSX 94.7.  I recorded six hours of them this morning and, listening back to the files, encountered the ad after only fourteen minutes (having aired at around 6:20 AM, I guess).  Quite the opposite of how it usually goes…

Saturday, January 29 2011

Episode 141: When It All Falls Down Under

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, January 26 2011 (10:30 PM - 12:00 AM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “Our Australian correspondents fill us in on Jimmy’s tour Down Under, Mickey rounds up the Irvine CA show, and Schmoe provides the latest about his nipples.  (Special guest: Jennifer.)”

    Jimmy sure knows how to make an exit.  His return to Australia after twenty-two years made headlines, but probably not the way he would’ve wanted.
    Mike provides this week’s title.  Alternates include:

Gravity Storm
Last Man Standing
Stars Fell In Australia
Why the Things We Do
Survive
Beyond the End…Of the Stage
Face Plant For the Night
Sinko de Jimmyo
I Wish the Stage Could Last Forever
When the Stagefront Betrays Me
A Pirate Looks at Floory
Defining Gravity
Changes in Altitudes

    01:43 - The Criterion Collection’s Broadcast News Blu-ray
    05:39 - according to Time and Date.com
    06:35 - photo of Buffett on gurney, from Channel 9 in Sydney

    06:44 - TMZ’s write-up and their front-row video:

    06:53 - An alternate angle, on YouTube:

    08:19 - more video from TMZ.com: Steven Tyler fell off the stage in Toronto, in August 2010
    08:55 - Listener Brett guested in Episode 30
    09:07 - audio is off the video from 6:53
    09:54 - Listener Mat’s video, at the Sydney Opera House:

    12:25 - the Auckland show was scheduled for Saturday; I was confusing it with Radio M’ville’s broadcast of the second Opera House concert on Friday
    12:35 - Jim Mayer’s Twitter post
    15:01 - our partial research shows Hordern Pavilion is twice the capacity of the Opera House
    15:30 - Listener Fiona’s pictures, at our WAOTNC Photo Gallery
    18:15 - a couple hours after this recording, we got word the Auckland concert had been officially canceled
    18:57 - “Buffett to appear on Lionel Richie Album” from Buffett News
    30:28 - this quote followed “Creola”
    37:56 - sorry, the M’ville Liquor Chiller deal ended on January 28 2011
    38:37 - Mike bought us M’ville Spiced Rum for Christmas back on December 22
    39:06 - Molly Maid
    39:15 - Larry is the proprietor of Zodiac, and back on December 3 he hosted a poker party — at which Schmoe and Scott knocked out half of his outdoor Christmas decorations when they decided to cut across the front lawn rather than use the sidewalk like grown-ups.
    42:53 - to be honest, Mr T’s “thumb dance” has morphed over the years from him simply standing up and pointing to the back of his t-shirts into us doing these moves from Airplane!
    45:12 - this was pretty much confirmed in the video Jimmy recorded the next day:

    49:25 - nope, not “Katie”: it’s Leah Flanagan
    56:58 - Colin Hay will be at the Ark (in Ann Arbor MI) on April 28 and April 29
    57:12 - vegemite on Wikipedia
    58:31 - Vitameatavegamin
    58:40 - welcome to Schmoe’s second nipplecast.  The first one can be heard in Episode 126
    1:03:40 - Chafe Free
    1:05:22 - Good God, that was the longest lead-up ever!  I hope the joke is worth it…
    1:06:34 - …oh well…
    1:06:51 - more audio off the video from 6:53

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Thursday, January 20 2011

Episode 140: We Go to ’11

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, January 12 2011 (10:00 PM - 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “For the first show of 2011, we look at the top stories of 2010 and the concert roundup is from Portland. (Special guest: Michele. Cameos by Jennifer and Lee.)”

    00:21 - unfortunately I cannot find this cell phone commercial anywhere online (and can’t even remember what company it was for).
    02:28 - since the purpose of these entries is to share behind-the-scenes information, I might as well go ahead and admit her name is ████.
    06:33 - I’ve completely forgotten the story behind this, but Scott was referred to as “cherubic” by someone some time before recording, to Schmoe’s great delight
    09:28 - I guess you could say I tangentially got something Buffetty for Christmas.  I bought myself the John Lennon Signature Box, which includes Robert Greenidge playing on “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)”. (A connection I had planned to make during our John Lennon episode but, once again, forgot to do.)
    09:36 - for Christmas, Mike bought all the podcast guys a bottle of M’ville spiced rum
    11:43 - Scott’s sound file got accidentally deleted; and this potion was all I was able to restore off the SD card, using some newly bought recovery software.
    13:36 - at the time, I was assuming our opening blather would not make the show
    13:40 - Ticket Web
    14:38 - “Land Shark Bar & Grille to open May 2011 in Myrtle Beach” from Buffett News | “Land Shark Bar & Grill Coming to Myrtle Beach” from Buffett World
    15:30 - Jimmy on the Today show
    16:29 - “Hollywood Beach Margaritaville Resort gets approval”, from Buffett News
    16:56 - “Margaritaville Eyewear Available Now, from Buffett World
    18:20 - “Sail On, Jay Spell”, from Buffett News
    19:06 - Tour Dates, at M’ville.com
    19:46 - Welcome to Fin Land artwork
    20:46 - Monty Python’s remastered Contractual Obligation Album and Spamalot CDs, from Amazon
    22:04 - no surprise, there is a 1-800-ASK-GARY website, but that still wouldn’t stop me from teasing Schmoe
    24:20 - Jimmy is referring to a pre-show interview, not a concert itself
    27:03 - a couple highlights that didn’t make the montage are the return of “Rhumba Man” and a beautiful medley of “Cowboy in the Jungle” and “Banana Republics”
    33:04 - DOM Coon let us know “Margaritaville Casino may be coming to Biloxi after all” and “New Margaritaville Casino plans are moving forward”
    34:16 - “Buffett Ukulele Songbook Released”, from Buffett News
    35:12 - Buffett World’s “Year in Review” for 2010
    36:45 - the 30 Rock sound clip is at the end of Episode 120
    38:06 - Jimmy’s South Park clip was included in Episode 126 (with screen-grabs in the blog)
    38:51 - audio from the Late Show Top 10 was included at the end of Episode 128. Plus there was this reference included in the blog
    41:05 - as evidence, the concert roundup in Episode 137
    41:21 - Nothing But Monkeys
    41:58 - from the TNT series’ tenth episode, the season finale, “I Want To Be Free”
    47:41 - download our theme song from iTunes (US) and Amazon.com
    52:24 - music is “In My Canoe”, performed by The Beau Hunks [iTunes (US) link]

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Tuesday, December 14 2010

Episode 139: Happy Crimble

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, December 8 2010 (10:00 PM - 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “Scott, Mickey, Mike, and Schmoe review Peter Mayer’s Goodbye Hello album, only about thirteen months after its release; and the concert roundup is from the October 16 Mountain View CA show.  (Cameo by Jennifer.)”

    01:18 - sorry about talking with my mouth full; I was finishing off the pizza.
    01:48 - audio taken from one of the many versions on YouTube
    03:05 - “Behind Cosell’s Announcement of Lennon’s Death, from New York Times
    06:40 - Double Fantasy was released on November 17 1980 (US)
    07:27 - Scott is reading from “Death of John Lennon” on Wikipedia
    07:53 - John Lennon: The Life by Philip Norman [Amazon link]
    08:28 - Hud used to drive me (and Mike’s sister) to high school
    09:32 - Peter Mayer’s Goodbye Hello [Little Flock Music link]
    11:02 - “Photos from Jimmy’s Appearance in Nashville”, at Buffett World
    11:14 - “Videos from Andy Roddick Foundation Charity Gala”, at Buffett News
    11:27 - setlist for the Andy Roddick Foundation gala, from Buffett News
    11:37 - “Use Me” clip at YouTube, via Buffett News
    11:50 - “Videos of Jimmy with Allen Toussaint at NOAAHH”, at Buffett News.  Jimmy’s third appearance was a private show in Houston for American Express platinum cardholders.
    12:28 - “Jimmy Buffett Announces Australia Concerts on Today Show”, at Buffett World
    14:02 - Outsourced, at NBC.com
    14:57 - refers to a U of M football Top Ten List in the Detroit Free Press and its “One Particular Harbaugh” listing.  For more information on Jim Harbaugh, e-mail Schmoe.  You’ll learn more than you ever wanted to know about University of Michigan football coaching.
    15:34 -  Mike’s shopping suggestion: the cordless Frozen Concoction Maker on sale at Buy.com
    17:01 - our 2009 Christmas wishlist
    17:26 - my insistence in making fun of Schmoe had me taking a clip from the end of the recording and jamming it here, hence the difference in sound
    18:02 - unfortunately I failed to record this concert — the only one I missed this year — and had to use SunLover‘s MP3s from Buffett News.  Note: there was no pre-show interview this night, Jimmy and Mac played through what would’ve been the intermission, and apparently Jimmy’s cold was why he sang “Margaritaville” so badly.
    28:01 - specifically, Coverville #723 The 7th Annual Thanksgiving Double-Shot Beatles Cover Story
    30:40 - hey! Scott set off a new alarm!
    32:09 - “Shoot me” is what John Lennon repeats during the beginning of “Come Together”
    34:17 - The Beatles remastered box set at Amazon: stereo and mono
    36:20 - pistoning the forearm, much like the Irish Drinking Songs seen here
    35:51 - St Mary’s in Rockwood MI
    37:30 - Michele, by complete coincidence, will show up in Episode 140
    38:12 - I seriously have no idea why I’m saying “frenchified” so much.  I don’t know what came over me.
    38:49 - an inside joke.  Schmoe completed the Detroit marathon (as almost seen here) on October 18; Mike ran the half-marathon, and we won’t let him forget it.
    44:40 - Nadirah Shakoor’s Nod to the Storyteller, which we reviewed in Episode 94
    57:12 - Faygo Pop, a local pop company.  [Warning: page loads with music.]
    58:27 - get the “Love Theme from Wastin’ Away on the North Coast” at iTunes (US) and Amazon.com

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Thursday, December 2 2010

“It’s Sipping Good”

    Mike, Scott, and Schmoe try out Roger Clyne’s new Mexican Moonshine tequila.  Recorded Wednesday, October 27 2010, at Zodiac; with cameos by Joe Maj, James, and Jennifer.  (Video might not be quite up to snuff; it was recorded on a cellphone.)

Thursday, November 18 2010

Episode 138: A Little Dumber Boy

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, November 10 2010 (9:30 PM - 11:00 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “The boys are back (after three weeks—plus an embarrassing eight day turnaround!)—to review Robert Greenidge’s Christmas album and the last two concerts of the summer tour.”

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