Some hosts we are.
We had a deluge last time Jimmy played in Michigan and it looks like the same might happen this time.
Crap.
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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, May 28 2008 (10:30 PM – 11:30 PM) at Casa de Schmoe, Dearborn MI
“The title refers to both Crazy Rummy and the fact Greg and Mickey finally offer up the
first of our ultimate setlists. (Special guests: Nathan and Rachel the Singing Waitress.)”
Joe’s Prime Time was packed when we assembled. We hadn’t realized so many people would show up to watch Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals there and we were forced to start recording much later than usual while we waited for the place to clear out.
03:44 – Margaritaville Cargo.com site, the Margaritaville Retail site, and the Soles of the Tropics footwear site
05:10 – the June 1 New York Times Bestsellers List and Publishers Weekly‘s list
05:59 – Amazon’s Swine Not? listing
06:48 – here’s an image of Greg’s Excel spreadsheet setlist (click on it to download the full spreadsheet, in PDF format):
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07:57 – that was a waitress noticing how bored Nathan was
11:00 – Timothy B Schmit.com
11:21 – recently discussed in Episode 51
11:31 – as discussed in Episode 69B, Mike has developed a fondness for the sounds of the Carnival Steel Drum Collection Jimmy Buffett tribute CDs. Here are Amazon’s links to Volume 8
11:50 – Clarence Clemons.com
13:56 – Martina McBride.com
14:08 – Shari Belafonte’s Wikipedia page
16:49 – and here’s my list, copy-and-pasted right out of Notepad. (Why Notepad? I wrote it at work.)
Mickey’s Ultimate Setlist
First Set
01. Gravity Storm [alt: Carnival World]
02. Weather is Here wish You Were Beautiful
03. Boat Drinks
04. Coastal Confessions
05. The Pascagoula Run
06. Lone Palm
07. Quietly Making Noise [alt: It’s Midnight and I’m Not Famous Yet]
08. He Went to Paris
09. Only Time will Tell [alt: Nothing But a Breeze]
10. Island
11. Son of a Son of a Sailor
12. Cheeseburger in Paradise
13. Volcano
14. MargaritavilleClub Trini remains on stage for intermission
Second Set
15. Nautical Wheelers (solo acoustic)
16. Brahma Fear (solo acoustic)
17. The Wino and I Know (solo acoustic)
18. West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown (acoustic with Mr Utley on piano)\
19. Livingston Saturday Night
20. Far Side of the world [alt: Don’t Chu Know / Lage Nom Ai]
21. Dreamsicle
22. Tampico Trauma
23. Window on the World [alt: Piece of Work]
24. Come Monday
25. Gypsies in the Palace
26. A Pirate Looks at 40
27. Fins
28. One Particular HarbourFirst Encore
29. Last Man Standing
30. I Have Found Me a Home
31. Someday I WillSecond Encore
33. Jolly Mon Sing
32. Tin Cup ChaliceThird Encore
33. African Friend
22:45 – actually I think Greg was ripping on Mike, who, following a concert many years ago, had been disappointed Jimmy had not performed “Changes” when Jimmy actually had. And I didn’t even tell my own story well. What I meant was that immediately upon finishing “One Particular Harbour” I guessed that Jimmy’s very next introduction was for “One Particular Harbour”. I’ve learned to hold my liquor better since then.
23:47 – ** SPOILER WARNING ** here’s some behind the scenes trivia for you. Through some clever editing, the waitress I order my Landshark from at 22:56 and the waitress who forgets my Landshark are actually two different people.
> Download Episode 70Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, May 24 2008 (6:00 PM – 12:00 AM) at Casa de Schmoe, Dearborn MI
“A bonus podcast, recorded at Casa de Schmoe. The boys rehash the headlines, review Swine Not?, take another look at fantasy setlists, and learn something disturbing about Greg. (Background vocals by Schmoe’s & Mike’s kids and Cathy.)”
Our first podcast with a teaser trailer! Catch Scott’s lame-ass RSVP as it comes in!…
I’m chagrined to admit this episode was delayed by several hours because I could not come up with a name! And embarrassed even more that after all that time, this was the best I could come up with. Alternate titles included “The Pit and the Porcus” (get it? an Edgar Alan Poe reference — zing! kerpow!), “Eine Schweine Nachtarmpit” (Mozart! pwned!), and “Days of Swine and Setlists” (Blake Edwards! the hits just keep on coming!). In the end, as you can see, I gave up trying, feeling it was more important to just upload the danged thing.
00:24 – Greg has obviously blocked the end of Episode 38 from his mind.
00:40 – the reason those clinks don’t sound like our usual Landshark clinks is because Schmoe had served us Frugal Margaritas in tumblers
01:07 – I know it’s hard to believe, but that comment was truly unintentional
01:19 – the occasional thumps in the left speaker are the Schmoe’s and Mike’s kids playing basketball outside
03:45 – Buffett World’s write-ups of Charlotte and Jazz Fest
06:24 – Amazon’s Swine Not? listing
07:47 – that’s what we call foreshadowing
08:49 – and that’s what they call playing along
09:59 – seeing as I’m writing these notes a month later, I can now state that Jimmy’s appearance is actually on disc 7
10:17 – Amazon link for Sonny Landreth’s new From the Reach album
10:30 – the sample of “Howlin’ Moon” on iTunes … which, although iTunes Plus, costs 99¢ (by the way) and not $1.29
10:44 – Wikipedia says Dr John was born in 1940
10:51 – Jimmy’s “Late Show Web Exclusive” performance at CBS.com
13:15 – Scenes You Know By Heart at Mailboat Records
15:07 – can you make out the narration by our robot overlords? If not, it goes like this: “But first a word of explanation. It was at this time the recording was paused briefly while the boys watched the three interviews. During the Regis interview, Greg caught everyone by surprise when he blurted out that he wanted to sniff Kelly Ripa’s armpit, presumably because she was still wearing a workout outfit from a previous segment. This was such an unexpected and verging on downright creepy glimpse into Greg’s personal peccadilloes that the boys of course had to make mention of it for the rest of the night. And now, back to the podcast.”
19:05 – imagine Schmoe with fists in the air. Then imagine the effect this has on Greg.
20:00 – the Swine Not? listing at Barnes & Noble
22:52 – “Gardening at Night” off R.E.M.’s 1982 EP Chronic Town
23:33 – and now, Listener Ed’s setlist, as originally e-mailed to us way back on February 17
Music Prior to Concert // Babylon By Bus (Bob Marley)
Jump In The Line
Hot Hot Hot
Makin’ Music For Money
Great Filling Station Holdup
Pascagula Run
Meet Me In Memphis
Coconut Telegraph
Stars on The Water (w/ Josh Leo)
Floridays (Original Version)
Cliches
South American
Trip Around the Sun (Duet w/ Tina G)
A Pirate Looks At 40
One Particlular Harbor
12 Volt Man
Tin Cup Chalice
Elvis Presley Blues
Gypsies In The Palace
Scarlet BegoniasIntermission – Sports Illistrated Video
Cuban Crime Of Passion
The City
Jolly Mon
School Boy Heart
Grape Fruit
Growing Older But Not Up
Barometer Soup
Mexico (w/ James Taylor)
Changes In Lattitudes
Ragtop Day
Son Of A Son of a Sailor
Dallas
Dukes On Sunday (w/ Henry Kopono)
Brown Eyed Girl (w/ Henry Kopono)Encore 1
5 O’Clock Somewhere (w/ Alan Jackson)
Margaritaville (w/ Alan Jackson)
Southern Cross
VolcanoEncore 2
Trying To Reason With The Hurricane Season
The Wino & I Know
Last Mango In Paris
Come MondayEncore 3
Stories We Could Tell (duet w/ Fingers)
27:44 – Greg’s wife Cathy showed up during our mid-show break. She first appeared in our back-to-back Episode 52 and Episode 53 podcasts (coincidentally, the night Greg mentioned back at 00:24)
31:04 – during Mike’s recent vacation in Florida, he became enamored with the sounds of the Carnival Steel Drum Collection Jimmy Buffett tribute CDs. Here’s Amazon’s links to Volume 8
32:07 – Henry Kapono.com
32:33 – everybody knows that’s a Seinfeld reference, right? Season 2? “The Chinese Restaurant”?
34:57 – during another lull, Schmoe gave Cathy a handful of horseradish root to take home
Breaking news, from Casa de Mike:
“Meijer is selling the salsa now. Chips too!”
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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, May 21 2008 (10:30 PM – 12:00 AM) at Joe’s Prime Time Pub, Brownstown MI
“Here comes another podcast about Roger Clyne…and Mexico! They just can’t help themselves: Mike and Schmoe went to RCPM’s Circus Mexicus in Puerto Peñasco last weekend, and are full of stories. For those of you hungry for Buffett content, they at least made a stop at the new Margaritaville Café in Glendale AZ along the way. (Special appearances by DJ and Rachel.)”
A camera was present during the session, which allows us to present this little behind-the-scenes look at one of the episode’s highlights.
Since the Roger Clyne talk monopolized the episode, we’ve already recorded a more normal show which will be available in a couple days.
Despite what we said earlier, it looks like there will be no new show this week. Schmoe and Mike are heading to Roger Clyne’s Circus Mexicus, and Schmoe needs time to prep on how to say “Puerto Peñasco”. We’ll have a new show next week, where we can discuss our fantasy setlists, and, presumably, hear stories of Mexico.
Update: Text messages from Schmoe, sent Friday, May 16:
We were able 2 go to m’ville cafe glendale so we can charge trip 2 scott’s paypal acct
I am making… Waffles!
Update update: now that Mike and Schmoe are back, we found out the reason Schmoe’s IMs stopped so prematurely.
First of all, I must tell everyone that my cell just plain stopped working in and around the border. No chance at Cholla Bay. I would have loved to keep my texts going. Especially if Mick was going to run his own Twitter site for me on our blog, it would have been funny to see them in order. At least for me it would have been. I apologize for starting some hours later than I should have and then ending abruptly.
Update update update: photos from the trip are now available in our Photo Gallery.
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, May 7 2008 (9:30 PM – 10:30 PM) at Joe’s Prime Time Pub, Brownstown MI
“For a short episode this sure took a long time to edit. Schmoe, Greg, and Mickey see out our second year and kick off our third looking back at the tour’s first leg and looking ahead at
a new project. (Special appearance by Jen.)”
00:00 – This week’s cold open was stolen from the Retro Crush podcast, episode #137. Learn more at Retro Crush.com.
00:42 – ah, the old opening music, repeating our tradition of bringing back our old theme on our anniversary shows
02:04 – DRANO: “Downriver Area Narcotics Organization”
03:45 – pretty sure Jimmy meant Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Which I guess means he did.
04:13 – included since that has to be the scariest sounding fan ever!!!
06:07 – sorry, we had no windscreens
10:11 – share your fantasy setlist at podcast@northcoastcast.com
11:50 – more on this in Episode 71
14:01 – most likely she’s in the background of Episode 41
15:15 – Grand Theft Auto IV had been released a week earlier (April 29 2008)
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, April 23 2008 (9:30 PM – 11:00 PM) at Joe’s Prime Time Pub, Brownstown MI
“We’re still here too! With the start of our new season and Jimmy’s concert tour
coinciding, we bant— I mean, we discuss the new setlist. (Panel includes Greg, Scott, Schmoe, Mickey, and, once again in person, Mike. Cameo appearance by DJ.)”
00:12 – quite the long mid-season break, eh? Take THAT Battlestar Galactica!
00:30 – and in sports, the Tigers trounced the Texas Rangers 19 to 6 and the Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 105 to 88.
00:36 – the deck had been recently stained and the smell of it was filling up the back room
01:07 – Landshark Lager
02:08 – the full quote, “It’s pronounced ‘Canada’; and, no, I haven’t”, comes from a Labatt Blue commercial (YouTube link)
03:06 – in the previous episode, Schmoe went on a rant about the lack of any irony in the Alanis Morissette song “Ironic”. It was cut for time.
03:29 – Kirsten’s phone call, as mentioned in Buffett News
04:13 – St Louis Today article, via Buffett News
05:05 – first mentioned in Episode 63
06:31 – score by John Williams, of course
07:44 – “Skip to the end”: a Simon Pegg quote from Spaced, available at last in the US on July 22 2008
11:07 – Commonwealth Displays
11:14 – according to Wikipedia, Radio Margaritaville started streaming in 1998 before being picked up on Sirius in 2005
12:35 – admittedly a not so subtle riff on the Monty Python “Knights of Ni” scene
13:27 – we learned later that Scott’s playout music is the Rolling Stones’ “She’s a Rainbow”. And my song is arguably Eric Clapton’s “Bell Bottom Blues” (though technically I only stepped out to go to the lavatory; I did not actually leave the bar).
No playout music for Greg, Schmoe, or Mike though, unfortunately. The jukebox had stopped playing by then.
14:06 – my 1989 setlist page
15:57 – learn more about The Goners at John Hiatt.com
21:05 – as mentioned in Episode 64
26:16 – my 1992 setlist page
26:25 – despite Mike contributing in person, we still get goddamned GSM noise! Scott is innocent since he had actually left by this point. I can’t say for sure, but i’m tempted to say Greg is to blame since I seem to recall him fiddling with his phone at this time.
36:30 – as discussed in Episode 64
Agree with us? Disagree? Let us know at podcast@northcoastcast.com.
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, April 16 2008 (9:00 PM – 11:00 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
“Another season winds to a close as Greg, Mickey, Scott, Schmoe, and Mike review the Glendale AZ mini concert. And we bring back the fourcast, as Schmoe quizzes us on our favorite Jimmy Buffett performances. Share yours at podcast_at_northcoastcast.com. (Special appearance by Jennifer.)”
What? Another show? Yes — partly because Mike is still in town and partly because concert season is starting to heat up, we’re getting back into our weekly shows routine.
Re: title. You’ll have to pardon the slight paraphrasing of the song lyric. It sounds better, for our purposes here.
01:26 – Roy Orbison’s Black & White Night on Blu-Ray
01:26 – in Episode 65
01:55 – recorded April 11 at the Gothic in Englewood CO, available from the Live Music Archive at Archive.org
04:23 – compare for yourself: Pita Jungle vs Jungle Java
04:54 – which of course means next week it will be Scott’s favorite concert ever
12:32 – the 41st Country Music Awards, hosted by Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus, were broadcast two nights prior (Monday, April 14)
16:23 – as captured in Episode 20
16:39 – previously mentioned in Episode 15
17:01 – this was in 1992, but Jimmy also did three shows around the Fourth in 1993
17:57 – also discussed in Episode 63
19:07 – Mike and Schmoe are referencing the Roger Clyne lyric “The kids are lighting firecrackers, boom boom boom” from “Counterclockwise”
19:48 – this was possibly my first Jimmy Buffett concert too. I was too drunk to remember any of it, but I do have this cool tour button as a souvenir…
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20:44 – available on my 1993 setlist page. The story behind this: I talked my brother into bringing his wife and younger daughter to this show. They were up in the lawn, and during the show a woman was coaxed into taking her top off for the cameras. I was mortified, thinking such debauchery would scandalize my young niece. I hoped that they might not have seen it … only to find out afterward it had happened only a few feet away from them! Jimmy made mention of the incident in his song introduction.
22:49 – no, I did not get mess up the title. I simply did not pause enough between “Night” and “live”
24:47 – available on my 1995 setlist page. I’m not sure, but it might have been Tropic Depression Six which was spawned by Hurricane Erin. The story behind this: I had clumsily given myself a head injury (hitting myself in the forehead with a tire iron while changing a flat, if you must know) and it required four stitches. The doctor instructed me to make sure to keep the bandage dry — and here I was, the next day, standing in an all-day rainstorm!
27:45 – Amazon’s link for the Music for Montserrat DVD
30:37 – available on my 1989 setlist page
30:56 – available on my 1996 setlist page
31:06 – available on my 1987 setlist page
31:17 – one which is available on my 1997 setlist page
31:27 – one which is available on my 1992 setlist page
32:05 – as you can probably guess, the pretense of calling Scott back was because our big finish was recorded prior to the podcast, when Scott was still present
33:27 – Lake Michigan car ferry
Note: I keep forgetting my setlists site is so old most of the content is still in crappy-sounding (and, in most cases, no longer playable) RealAudio. I had intended on linking my fourcast list to the respective audio clips on my old LADI34T site, but I’m reminded it will be necessary to redo the clips to make them more listenable. Something new for my To-Do list. Stay tuned.
P.S.: the “banter” count for tonight’s show is 8
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, April 9 2008 (9:30 PM – 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
“The boys are back from their road trip weekend (seeing Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers in Ferndale and Chicago) and they’re full of stories. Let the mancrushing begin. (Cameo by Jennifer.)”
We saw Roger Clyne in Ferndale on Thursday, April 3 and in Chicago on Friday, April 4. Many of our adventures are illustrated by pictures in our photo gallery: the Ferndale album and the Chicago album.
00:00 – audio from our Roger Clyne interview, in Episode 37
01:31 – Schmoe’s and my night of stargazing is part of the bonus audio to our “Caseville 2007” entry, and has been ridiculed ever since
02:29 – Joe’s Bar, Chicago
04:45 – Emmett Kelly
06:06 – “Buffett Performs in Glendale AZ”, from Buffett News | “Buffett Plays Glendale Margaritaville”, from Buffett World
06:25 – “Buffett Performs at the St Barts Bucket Regattas”, from Buffett News
06:45 – “Buffett Number 1 On Top Events Lists”, from Buffett World
07:18 – “Early Review of Swine Not?”, from Buffett News
07:44 – audio from “Onion Radio News”, March 30
26:26 – funny because the original couplet is “Got off in the wrong direction / Found some hookers and lost our erections”
27:00 – the picture under discussion. (I cropped off all the empty space, but you can see Greg’s bunny pose.)
29:11 – or this group shot from Chicago
32:58 – Georgia, the band
39:11 – I believe Scott getting a Shurman bandmember’s attention by shouting “Hey, Shurman!” was first mention in Episode 37 (or maybe its bonus episode)
40:41 – as with the previous clips, audio from Ferndale is taken from the upload at Live Music Archive at Archive.org. I left in a lot of this song to get to Greg’s out-of-tune singing on “Echo, echo, echo.”
48:07 – yes, it’s an inside joke, but the butt of it is not part of the podcast
49:45 – as seen in “Dunder Mifflin Infinity”, the second episode of The Office season four
51:14 – it may seem wimpy to use ear plugs, but those guys play loud!
54:19 – the RAM, Chicago
57:50 – pretty sure this story is bullshit, but I agree it should catch on
65:24 – I don’t remember if this has been discussed before. Mike is referring to when Scott confused the band Scandal and the band Journey. But in Scott’s defense, it was because Scandal covered Journey’s song “Only the Young”.
73:08 – yes, that’s still me on the right; but listen for Mike on the left. (Chicago audio is from my own Zoom H2.)
