Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, November 14 2007 (9:30 PM – 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
“This week, a look at Live in Anguilla and, in honor of the season, we ponder what Buffetty things we’re thankful for. Hud is back, Mike is still on the phone, and Scott finally returns after a long absence. (Cameos by Deano, Lee, and a dessert pizza.)”
00:00 – notice a difference in the sound? No, not Scott; I’m talking about the fact this week’s show is monaural. I will admit to nothing, other than to confirm that, yes, this week’s show is monaural 02:32 – CMA winners 02:44 – Corona sponsoring Chesney tour 03:39 – JB with Little Feat | 03:46 – JB and Sonny Landreth 04:22 – Amazon’s Eric Clapton’s autobiography link 04:34 – Radio Margaritaville DJ contest 10:56 – a catch phrase first introduced in Episode 13 17:17 – Scott’s detestation of Best Buy stems from the events described in Episode 50 18:47 – actually they were written the day before our Episode 46 session 20:51 – Schmoe is referencing his less than successful acting job as the female lead in the Big Finish of Episode 50 24:58 – oh Lord, don’t get me started 34:48 – don’t get me started on that either 35:37 – an old quote from Greg, which we’ve probably mentioned before 35:58 – Schmoe told me later he meant to imply I could edit him even more 36:54 – this old wheeze was severely overwritten, but was truncated here not only to save time but to get to the very predicable punchline faster
Oh all right. I confess. The reason the show is monaural is because, before we started our talk, I had too many Bud Lights and drunkenly fucked up the record settings.
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, November 7 2007 (10:00 PM – 11:00 PM), at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
“Not only does Mike join Schmoe and Mickey on the phone again, but Hud is back and
Patti returns for her second visit! The top of discussion is Hot Water, and these losers, these losers, these losers just drone on… (Cameo by Tommy.)”
I bought a new and shielded cord for our speaker phone setup, to eliminate any more interference, only to find the cord would not work for some reason. Luckily, Schmoe had some audio cords in his car and we were finally able to contact Mike and get the show rolling. 00:10 – Patti’s previous visit was when back in Episode 2 01:30 – Amazon’s listing for the unofficial Jimmy Buffett Concert Handbook 02:41 – Patti tried talking us into a road trip since her birthday coincided with the second Las Vegas show. Unfortunately for her, we’re too cheap. 05:51 – Jimmy’s intro was slightly edited here to save time 06:56 – “Tin Cup Chalice” was performed, but it was not aired on Radio Margaritaville so sadly it cannot be included here 07:09 – oops, this interview with Mike Utley actually preceded the Thursday show, not the Saturday show. Jimmy’s interview on Saturday was actually an interesting, serious talk about his touring ethic and I include it here as an extra:
08:10 – nope. Jimmy, George Strait, and Alan Jackson lost to Tracy Lawrence, Tim McGraw, and the upstart Kenny Chesney. And Mac McAnally lost to Jerry Douglas. 09:46 – you can hear Bill make the suggestion at 38:17 in Episode 54 14:39 – nope, I was thinking of “Lage Nom Ai” I guess. “Great Heart” was the leadoff song for the Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays tour. 14:55 – you can’t hear it all that well, but Patti admits “I like ‘Pre-You'” 15:39 – George Blaha 15:53 – Schmoe is right, the video was shown during the intermission of the February 17 1998 show 18:16 – Duck Dunn & Steve Cropper 26:44 – Patti mentions “Rick Springfield” 30:42 – “Great Heart” iTunes link 31:39 – I can’t locate it in Episode 54 any more, so maybe Greg mentioned it before the mics were on. “Smart Woman in a Real Short Skirt” scared him, he said, because it reminded him of pick-up lines from his single days. 31:59 – I said this because I would be celebrating a birthday in two days (and finishing the edit) 32:46 – Jimmy and Marshall Chapman exchanged a kiss (or maybe just an embrace — I was sitting far back, after all) after performing “Perfect Partner” on July 4 1987 33:23 – Last Mango in Paris was released in June 1985 35:01 – this recording of “That’s What Living is to Me” comes from July 4 1987. (And I forgot to mention it includes steel drum here too.) 37:30 – if I could find it, here’s where I’d link to that “Arlo & Janis” strip
The snippet of “That’s What Living is to Me” is from July 4 1987. P.S.: New show next week. We’ll be reviewing Live in Aguilla and also talking about “songs we’re thankful for”. Share your own thoughts at podcast@northcoast.com or 1-774-221-7346. P.P.S.: Happy Birthday to Me!
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, October 10 2007 (8:30 PM – 11:30 PM) after Episode 52, at Casa de Greg, Dearborn MI
“The boys continue their discussion of the box set with disc three, “Bars”. But to be blunt, this one sucks. The microphones picked up a steady stream of GSM noise from our conference call with Mike; and, honestly, if you skip this one I, your humble description writer, would completely understand. (Return appearance by Cathy.)”
Here’s the second half of what we recorded in Greg’s basement. We had minimal phone noise then, but nothing but phone noise this time. The only difference is we called Mike the first time and Mike called us the second half. And, based on this minimal research, I would posit that receiving a phone call causes more interference than making one. Thank you for contributing to our lesson. Because of the interference I added a bit more noise reduction than usual, but the GSM noise remains omnipresent.
Schmoe cleared up the confusion over the four questions with a revision, e-mailed the morning of October 9.
1) Review the new songs on the disc
B) What songs (3 or so) would you take off that CD?
3) What songs (3 or so) would you put in its place (from the time period the set covers)?
D) What songs (3 or so) released SINCE the boxed set would you put on that disc?
09:12 – silly me, I thought Greg was implying the song had been used in a Rodney Dangerfield movie, not that the lyrics were the same as a title of a Rodney Dangerfield movie. …And the name of the dive is the Triple Lindy. 12:55 – James Jones on Wikipedia (my hesitation stemmed from fear of confusing Jones’s bibliography with Herman Wouk’s) 13:33 – Mufasa’s line is “Remember who you are.” 24:57 – another Arrested Development quote 26:03 – at last, the story Greg merely hinted at three minutes into Episode 52. 28:52 – speaking of Episode 52, Greg’s little comment was taken from the earlier show to make the transition to his wife reappearing. The joke was actually recorded before our second call with Mike, which explains why it is blessedly free of GSM interference. 30:02 – please send your suggestions for heated, alcoholic, dairy-free drinks to podcast@northcoastcast.com.
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, September 26 2007 (9:30 PM – 11:30 PM), at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
“Greg and Scott are no-shows, but Mike joins Mickey and Schmoe via speakerphone to review Volcano and to pay tribute to Episode 11. Guests: Lee and, just barely, Jennifer.”
00:11 – Autumn 2007 began Sunday, September 23, 5:51 AM (EDT) 02:13 – not all of Canada, just the Canadians I deal with at work 02:21 – evidently, on the day of our recording, a US dollar was worth $1.0039 Canadian. And also on this day, the US dollar hit a new low against the Euro. One US dollar was worth 0.707 EUR. 02:44 – to hell with putting clips in context! 04:00 – you can read all the “Glory Days” complaints during the “live commenting” on BuffettNews 05:21 – here’s an image of what we’re talking about 05:49 – an RCPM related story best explained in the comments … right? 07:38 – as discussed in Episode 32 09:23 – nostalgia for LPs, I mean, not scratchy playback 09:28 – and no Buffett LPs, I mean. I’ve got plenty of LPs, believe me; just not any Buffett LPs 11:12 – I never knew Schmoe was so determined to talk about Mike’s cutoffs 12:10 – Gary is Greg’s older brother. (Should I have mentioned this?) 14:55 – I thought I saw this same Chet Flippo article online somewhere, but the best I can find is this reference to it in the Steve Eng book (via Google Books) 15:54 – Greg’s Word DOC [PDF] 17:15 – yep, One Particular Harbour in 1983. BuffettWorld confirms it 19:12 – well, you guys know the “Fins to the left, fins to the right” part. But the third step in the Fins Dane is to put your left fist in your right armpit and your fist over your left shoulder. Then move your elbows apart, like a giant shark mouth. (I really wish I could do technical drawings.) We’re not making this up either. Jimmy explained the Fins Dance back in the 70s 22:00 – link to Episode 11 22:11 – it just so happens Greg still possesses this cassette tape, and that we do shout a greeting between “Fins” and “Volcano”. Here is an excerpt from that actual cassette:
22:19 – link to Episode 11 22:56 – hey Greg, it’s “stylus” [stī’-ləs] 23:27 – Landshark listing in Wikipedia 24:49 – remora listing in Wikipedia 25:46 – no podcast next week, as most of us will be seeing Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers on Thursday, October 4 and in Cleveland on October 5. Look for other upcoming shows at the AZ Peacemakers site 25:57 – buy Roger Clyne’s “D-Back Swing” at the Peacemakers’ new Digital Downloads site. The WAOTNC boys also recommend The Whole Enchilada. Eight CDs for fifty bucks! 30:42 – James Taylor’s brothers are named Alex, Livingston, and Hugh. He also has a sister named Kate. 31:06 – “Treat Her Like a Lady” is available at the bottom of my my 2000 setlist page 31:45 – do most people think “Treat Her Like a Lady” is about a ship or about the ocean? Chime in in the comments 32:42 – Schmoe’s daughter Kate is infatuated with horses 33:56 – let’s see how long it takes Margaritaville.com to fix their Volcano track list 34:35 – “…respectively” 35:49 – a reference of course to our recent Caseville mini-podcasts 36:03 – yep the LP lyrics say “Princess Lia” 36:50 – once again, here’s an example of what Greg’s talking about, right off his cassette. Schmoe’s recording style really is a mood-killer:
38:29 – link to my 1998 setlist page 40:38 – Schmoe’s gone Hollywood. He’s talking about himself in the third person. 47:30 – link to Episode 11 48:40 – dang it, I forgot to add rimshots 49:49 – no, actually it’s Episode 41
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, September 12 2007 (8:00 PM – 11:30 PM), at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
“A new show on Talk Like a Pirate Day? It’s like a dream come true! Well, dream on, because this was recorded a week ago and took a full seven days for post-production.
Then it must be great, right? Well, get somebody to pinch you because you’re dreaming too much! Back at Zodiac, for the start of Season 4, Greg, Scott, Schmoe, and Mickey continue
discussing the box set, with a closer look at Beaches. And Mike joins them, but only by phone. Guests include Jennifer and Lee.”
10:43 – Scott doesn’t know what’s good for him. Pay no mind to his hesitations and go out and buy Firefly ASAP. 10:50 – thanks to The Daily Show, “douchebag” has become the It word of 2007 11:02 – no, Schmoe did not have an incredibly fast eighteen-second pee. We just cut out all the boring stuff where we waited for him to return 12:11 – regrettably, we are not at liberty to discuss our dealings with PodSchmoe.com at this time 12:30 – this is what I researched 15:21 – possibly another instance of Schmoe’s unique pronunciation style. Most people pronounce “Crowell” to rhyme with “cowl”. And since we brought it up, here’s the link for Rodney Crowell’s official site 15:54 – Amazon link for Texas Troubadours 16:35 – and that is where we got the idea to review Volcano for Episode 51 19:14 – one mention of “The parties are all over” in the first verse, which seems more like Beaches than specifically Bars to me; and one mention of “the joint begins to jumpin” in the last verse. So I guess it’s a tie. 25:54 – that little noise is Greg checking his phone messages 27:19 – for the record, in an August 21 e-mail (discussing a review of “Boats”) Schmoe suggested we:
1) Review the new songs
2) What songs would you take off that CD
3) What songs would you put in its place
4) What songs released SINCE the boxed set would you put on that disc.
I guess it’s the vagueness of point 3) that has us confused. I saw it as meaning what songs on the box set fit better, but I guess Schmoe meant which songs not on the box set would fit better. 29:55 – Schmoe is quick to point out this song, made famous by the Muppets, actually originated in an Italian softcore porno 30:17 – the fourth track, of course 33:28 – “ashphalt” is so frequently used you’d think it might be an alternate pronunciation. But no, a check of online dictionaries suggest it’s just a wrong pronunciation. Thus, you’d think Schmoe said it rather than Greg. 33:39 – another word from our sponsor 34:36 – yep, that’s me when I’m drunk. ‘Cept I babble a lot more. 35:11 – Lily Tomlin’s Ernestine 35:59 – I was aiming for “The Stranger” from The Big Lebowski, but it sounds more like a combination of John Wayne and Yosemite Sam 37:43 – you’ll have to forgive the dodgy audio levels and the occasional “mosquito noise”. I was trying to set up the phone and the speaker and move the mics around while the call was already ongoing 40:55 – as heard in Episode 37 41:02 – which, as mentioned before, I recorded off radio 44:54 – nope, that was on October 18 45:21 – either Buffett is justified in ignoring us, since his concerts are apparently so forgettable; or, it proves we need him to show up here more than ever in order to remember him better 45:59 – which you can hear below 46:37 – actually, the Southeast Michigan Singles aren’t meeting at Zodiac this season. As of September 29 they’ve chosen instead to meet at the Coliseum in Taylor every Wednesday for wallyball.
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, September 12 2007 (11:00 PM – 11:30 PM), at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
As mentioned at the end of Episode 50, Scott had an entertaining anecdote for us about recent troubles buying a gadget from Best Buy. It was too long to include within the show, so we offer it here instead as a separate sound file and blog page exclusive:
Listen now…
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, August 29 2007 (9:30 PM – 11:30 PM), at Joe’s Prime Time Pub, Gibraltar MI
“Season 3 finishes with our look at 1999’s Beach House on the Moon. Guests include Rob, Brooke, Christina, and Elise.”
Rob is with us almost every week, for FSGL golf and for dinner, but this is the first time he’s hung around to join us in the back room. Milky the Clown was the spokesclown for Twin Pines Dairy, back in the ’50s.
Pay no attention to the discrepancies with Amazon’s Live in Anguilla listing. It’s all been settled since then.
Link for Voodoo Café.
Link for Moses Horowitz, pending.
Link for Danica McKellar.
For some reason Schmoe bases his entire “Spending Money” review on the one “It’s a dang fool husband doesn’t spring for his wife” line.
“Breathe the air that we’ve blown you” is a quote from The Who’s “The Punk & The Godfather” from Quadrophenia.
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, August 22 2007 (9:30 PM – 10:30 PM), at Joe’s Prime Time Pub, Gibraltar MI
“In which the gang reminisces about visiting Cheeseburger in Paradise, Schmoe & Mickey must defend their clandestine love of stargazing, and the gang is duty-bound to take a closer look at disc one of JB’s Boxed Set. Guests: DJ, Jacob, and Christina.”
I was getting tired of all the audible thumping every time someone emphatically taps the table. I switched to different mics, and now they pick rumblings and thumpings every time someone shifts in their chair! I tried to EQ the sound to lessen the bass, but you’ll probably still hear of thumping and rumbling regardless. My apologies if it gets on your nerves (as it does mine). Hopefully we can get this sorted out next time. And now, on to the show notes: 00:00 – get your podcast on the PodSchmoe Podcasting Network 00:21 – Scott’s podcast is called “Southgate Tech Tip of the Week” 01:27 – the high was 80°F. The high temperature Monday was 67°F. 02:38 – too lazy to look up our first mention of the Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant, but I know it was back at Zodiac 02:49 – map to Cheeseburger in Paradise 03:51 – pineapple was a popular ingredient in he Cheeseburger in Caseville contest; hence the comment. 04:21 – play the home game with a Cheeseburger in Paradise menu 06:54 – Sailor Jerry rum 07:17 – Voodoo Café 08:09 – WAOTNC Photo Gallery 08:31 – Christina had trouble opening my beer bottle, when she brought it. She couldn’t get a grip on the cap, since Buds are notoriously painful to open. Instead, she bent down to try using the hem of her skirt. This piqued everyone’s attention, and, feeling suddenly bashful, she turned her back to us — now facing DJ — as she continued to twist the cap off with her skirt 09:10 – Is Schmoe going to hell? What about you? 09:40 – this just in: the Amazon pre-order page now shows only a DVD instead of a CD/DVD combo! 09:53 – Mailboat Records 10:15 – Buffett News’s Swine Not? page 11:15 – another running gag, which I’m told originated from earlier in the day. Greg was talking about softball feats from his youth, to impress Jacob, and allegedly likened himself to baseball great Rod Carew. This led to comments such as “When I think of Rod Carew, I think of Greg” (or vice versa?), which inevitably got extrapolated to all sorts of ridiculous extremes 11:22 – Ross School 11:33 – Stephen Talkhouse 12:04 – no, he did not show up 12:12 – Show Notes blog (but you already knew that … right?!) 13:40 – the mini podcasts from our Caseville visit 13:48 – apparently Hud greatly enjoy finding out Schmoe had brought out a pillow and blankets during our stargazing tryst 14:06 – Wikipedia’s Perseid link 16:25 – Amazon says Bob Marley’s Songs of Freedom box set came out October 6 1992 16:33 – Amazon says James Brown’s Star Time box set came out May 7 1991 18:34 – Amazon says Before the Beach came out May 25 1993 19:13 – Evangeline at Answers.com 19:45 – Greg’s top ten 19:48 – Wikipedia’s Dennis Connor page 20:03 – still looking for a video clip 20:41 – such as “Turning Around” from Summer Rental or “Purple People Eater” from Contact 24:07 – perhaps I was overly polite in keeping my silence, but I feel compelled to point out here I completely disagree 25:46 – track from the Planete Zouk compilation 30:03 – Scott’s excuse has already been used in Episodes 46 and 47 30:33 – of course the lyric Schmoe wanted to recite is “I’ve got to head this boat south pretty soon” 32:25 – nice try with Greg trying to escape from discussing Ballads, but clearly, after Episode 40, there’s no way we’d let him get away with it 33:00 – Christina loses her cool when noticing Greg videoing her on his LG phone 36:05 – it was Greg, it was Greg, it was all Greg 36:17 – cf. 11:15
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, August 8 2007 (9:30 PM – 11:00 PM), at Joe’s Prime Time Pub, Gibraltar MI
“It might not be our longest, but, boy, does it feel like it! Belated, long-awaited, jam-packed, if not over-stuffed, with goodness, we discuss the last two concerts and some recent online Buffett mentions, and we review Riddles in the Sand. Guests: DJ, Listener Ed, and Christina.”
04:58 – Usher’s wedding 05:23 – the actual lyric is “And you may tell yourself / This is not my beautiful wife!” as well as “And you may tell yourself / My God!…What have I done?” 06:21 – Greetings to the Brysnicki family! 10:34 – A lesson for the kids: Don’t drink and orbit 12:28 – Listener Ed’s website 12:59 – third song, actually 15:07 – hear the entire Fresh Air interview on NPR.org. [Link to her album on iTunes] 22:51 – Scott is evidently too young to remember that this was a calculated marketing ploy by MCA to attract a country western audience 22:31 – Urban Cowboy was released in 1980 24:09 – Jane Slagsvol 26:31 – I have a couple clips in my old TV Room 26:48 – iTunes link to “Who’s the Blonde Stranger?” video 35:06 – I have evidence that proves otherwise 35:30 – I vaguely recall seeing the “One Particular Harbour” video between movies on some cable pay channels, but this still might have been after we saw the “Who’s the Blonde Stranger” video. I really thought I was uncovering gold reminiscing about those old videos. Too bad I didn’t remember they’re all on the Tales from Margaritavision VHS tape 40:23 – Rhonda Coullet 45:05 – an Oliver Hardy quote from Way Out West
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, July 25 2007 (10:00 PM – 11:00 PM), at Prime Time Joe’s, Gibraltar MI
“Our marathon review of A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean continues, this time with Scott and Greg getting their two cents in. They and Mickey and Schmoe discuss the Indy concert and reveal their pathetic ignorance of the BBBB box set. Guests include DJ, Carol & The Serb, and Elise.”
00:00 – this podcast is now a member of the PodSchmoe Network 00:31 – already discussed in the Episode 45A show notes (at 8:46) 02:10 – according to Google Earth, our longitude and latitude is 42 06’23 N 83 13’05 W 02:34 – also already discussed in the Episode 45A show notes (at 6:54) 03:09 – a quick check shows six songs “Grapefruit – Juicy Fruit”, “I Have Found Me a Home” (Beaches), “Cuban Crime of Passion”, “Why Don’t We Get Drunk”, “They Don’t Dance Like Carmen No More” (Bars), and “He Went to Paris” (Ballads). I am vindicated! 05:33 – as you probably already know, “Tinsley” should be Tinley 08:13 – WCSX morning’s are hosted by Jim Johnson and Lynne Woodison 11:10 – no, actually from http://www.buffettworld.com/lyrics/whitesportcoat.php. (And Buffett News’s song archive too.) 11:15 – instead of the usual hard plastic table, we were sitting at wooden table with a central but loose post 11:44 – that’s DJ filling in, obviously 12:03 – Dwight’s “Blah, blah, little comment” comment is from the “Product Recall” episode of The Office 13:04 – KATG.com, of course 13:27 – for your urban legend needs 13:33 – as he record clearly shows, that was not me bellowing 14:23 – my math is probably very bad, but I think 50¢ nowadays gets you sixty-four ounces of gas 14:32 – “Was she in the window?”? well, Gregspeak scholars can interpret this as “No, if she to stay in the ‘shade’.” But “Yes, if she wanted a ‘good look’.” Otherwise, we have no idea what the hell brought that up. 16:22 – Armed Robbery is commonly defined as “taking property by putting the victim in fear by displaying a weapon”. 16:49 – “[S]creeners at four United States airports had discovered suspicious, but benign, assemblies of wire attached to cheese-like substances in carry-on bag” [Link] 17:50 – the benefit of doing show notes late: Greg follows Scott’s instructions at the end of Episode 48 22:00 – Hialeah 24:12 – oh yeah? Go back to 24:02, then. Right there! I am vindicated! 25:01 – in Greg’s defense, it was a “hook song” for me too, when they would play it loudly in bars at college 25:49 – with all the underlying homoeroticism, it’s inevitable we’d start making Friend of Dorothy references 26:51 – Shandy 27:12 – Greg’s “Unknown Poet” is clearly inspired by Murray Langston’s Unknown Comic 27:42 – since I brought it up, I might as well explain. I stole baseball cards at Cunningham’s; but, in my defense, the bag of baseball cards had already been ripped open 28:46 – uh-oh Scott set off the Greg 2.0 double entendre alarm again 29:29 – Greg’s predilection for using ballads as driving music was explained in Episode 40 29:59 – apparently a unique mixture of Bahamian and Bohemian, by the sound of it 30:32 – yes, on Ballads 33:12 – Good God, we have no idea what we’re talking about 34:50 – Greg will use this same excuse in Episode 47 36:35 – despite all the product placement to follow, we have yet to get free booze sent to us 38:22 – Scott will use this same excuse in Episode 48 38:29 – Good Hart MI is located here 38:51 – it’s easy to find out where to find Landshark Lager. Just use the “Locate a Retailer” app on the Landshark Lager homepage.
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