Wastin' Away on the North Coast
Podcasting about Jimmy Buffett from the Great Lakes State
Show Notes:
Recorded Saturday, December 16 2017 (8:30 – 11:00 PM) at Schmoe’s Cantina, Brownstown MI
“Schmoe, Mike, Mickey, and Hud reunite for a Christmas special, discussing the year’s stories, Schmoe’s graphic design skills, and Jimmy Buffett’s Buried Treasure album.”
Thanks to some dedicated Buffett fans who captured and uploaded the M’ville TV feed, we can confirm that, yes, we were on the big screens during the Pine Knob show!
And yeah, Mickey looks less than thrilled at hearing “Pencil Thin Mustache” again.
(Schmoe is not pictured. He was one section over, screen right.)
Summer is over, since our annual visit from Jimmy has come and gone. Presumably we’ll record a concert recap episode, but no date has been set yet. In the meantime, some of our photos are up on Flickr.
Show Notes:
Recorded Friday, May 26 2017 (10:30 – 12:00 AM) at Schmoe’s Cantina, Brownstown MI
“Schmoe, Mike, Mickey, Patti, and Hud discuss the Parrot Heads documentary, the new Jimmy Buffett biography, and the new tour. (Guest appearance by Debra.)”
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, April 19 2017 (11:10 – 11:35 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
“Mike talks about his visit to the Margaritaville Resort in Hollywood FL. (Roger Clyne podcast takes over at 19.12.) (Cameo by Jennifer.)”
The Parrot Heads Documentary on Netflix
A Good Life All the Way by Ryan White on Amazon
The other documentary: Here’s to Life: The History of The Refreshments
The RCPM Facebook Live video Schmoe was talking about
Mike’s send this dispatch from the M’ville resort in Hollywood FL…
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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, March 22 2017 (10:30 – 11:15 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
“The Jimmy Buffett Detroit date has been announced, and Schmoe is back to join Mike and Mickey in discussing this year’s ticket-buying adventures. (Cameos by Todd, Marcia, and Jennifer.) .”
Recorded off WDIV, our Detroit NBC affiliate, during Thursday’s Tonight Show…
What happened to the 2016 TV commercial? Funny you should ask. This is all I managed to catch, recorded February 26 2016 (also during The Tonight Show). It’s been sitting on my DVR for over a year.
I caught the “standard” radio commercial today.
Once again I was monitoring WCSX 94.7 FM, and it aired at around 10:50 AM.
Notice the change in sound quality? This recording is a bit cleaner, without any booming bass. I bought myself a new boombox last Christmas, with a cool Bluetooth feature where I can send it music off my phone. I was looking forward to seeing how it work in recording these commercials — especially since my old boombox didn’t have a working antenna! I was hoping I’d get a clearer signal, with less hiss, but instead I got the booming bass heard in the pre-sale commercial, below. I thought WCSX was overdoing it with the compression, but it turns out I unknowingly had had the boombox’s “Mega Bass” feature activated! So it was all my fault. Today’s recording was done without any augmentation.
You think we’ve been away too long? I forgot how to post a blog entry and upload stuff!
But here you go, fresh off my SD card — this year’s radio ad for this year’s tour, recorded off WCSX 94.7 FM, tonight, at around 8:20 PM (EDT). Unlike most years it includes pre-sale information, which makes me think I might have to listen for a “straight” radio ad next week.
(See if you can guess where the music bed comes from…)
Anyone else confused by all those numbers, dates, and caveats? It’s like the list of side effects in a prescription drug commercial!