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Episode 141: When It All Falls Down Under

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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

Episode 140: We Go to ’11

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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]

Episode 139: Happy Crimble

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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

Episode 138: A Little Dumber Boy

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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.”

    02:08 – National Podcast Post Month group at Ning.com
    12:12 – that’s “Andy Roddick”. Be careful how you say it; it sounds so much different. “Buffett to perform at Andy Roddick Charity Gala”, from Buffett News
    12:35 – “Buffett Attends Miami Heat home opener”, from Buffett News | “Buffett Attends Miami Heat Game”, from Buffett World
    12:53 – “McAnally wins CMA for Musician of the Year”, from Buffett News | “Mac McAnally Wins CMA Musician of the Year Again”, from Buffett World
    15:27 – “Margaritaville Nashville opens on Nov 22nd”, from Buffett News | “Nashville Margaritaville Opening in Two Weeks”, from Buffett World
    17:43 – this chocolate cake story shows up a lot in these concert roundups
    29:20 – Get Robert Greenidge’s A Coral Reefer Christmas at Mailboat Records

Episode 137: Sacked!

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, October 20 2010 (9:30 PM – 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “The boys review Zac Brown Band’s You Get What You Give, recap the Chicago and Jones Beach concerts, and discuss the recent RCPM show in Lansing. (Cameos by Dino, Lee, and assorted FSGL’ers. The Roger Clyne podcast starts at 59:12.)”

    Apologies for the delay. Thursday and Saturday were busier than expected at the old production house.
    02:33 – “Buffett Performs in Paris”, from Buffett News | “One Day in Jimmy’s Life in Paris”, from Buffett World
    02:45 – “Buffett Performs at Fund Raiser for Alex Sink”, from Buffett News | “Photos from Alex Sink Fundraiser”, from Buffett World
    03:14 – ̶McAnally Humbled by Another CMA Nomination”, from Buffett World
    04:28 – “Margaritaville coming to Chicago’s Navy Pier”, from Buffett News | “Margaritaville Coming to Chicago’s Navy Pier”, from Buffett World
    14:59 – “Margaritaville 25th Anniversary Specials”, from Buffett World
    15:57 – Coconut Telegraph PDFs
    18:44 – Ole Miss Rebel Mascot Concepts. Look for “Rebel Land Shark”.
    19:32 – “Vinyl Records” is the second track of Todd Snyder’s New Connection album (2002)
    20:30 – Scott’s alphabetical “Name That Tune” game was discussed in Episode 65
    20:40 – “Modern Family Mentions Jimmy”, from Buffett World
    21:28 – “Bon Jovi and Brad Paisley to perform in Gulf Shores to boost tourism after oil spill”, from NOLA.com
    22:41 – You Get What You Give (Deluxe Version), at Amazon or iTunes (US)
    24:52 – Mike’s difficulty keeping CDs and CD cases together was discussed in Episode 115
    40:16 – Washington Post album review, written by Chris Richards
    63:10 – Chad Heckler and Jim Dalton’s performance of “Hellbound Party Train”:



    59:37 – Chad Heckler interview is part of Episode 52
    67:25 – Jim Dalton’s podcast is no more. He’s still on Twitter though.

The Loft, down the street from the state capitol


“Hellbound Party Train”


Roger, in red, greets fans after the show

Episode 136: Mustard & Ketchup

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, September 22 2010 (9:30 PM – 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “It’s our last podcast of the Summer. And it might sound like a rerun since we talk about album covers again, but it’s not. Really. And anyway there are two concert roundups too (Camden and Pittsburgh). (Guest appearance by Joe Maj. Cameos by Jennifer.)”

    02:23 – the You Get What You Give Deluxe Editions from iTunes, Amazon, Target, Walmart, and the official site
    04:17 – “Jimmy Buffett visits campus“, from The Student Printz
    04:42 – “Trump Marina Hotel deal in Atlantic City off again“, from Buffet News | “Margaritaville Casino in Atlantic City now ‘Out of the Picture’“, from Buffett World
    06:01 – Robert Greenidge’s A Coral Reefer Christmas, to be released on October 26 and available for pre-order
    06:10 – see 7:18
    07:18 – concert montage from Tuesday, August 10; the second show of the fourth leg of the tour, and the second of two shows from Camden NJ
    19:46 – hear that, Mike? I bet Jimmy played that final chord just for you.
    21:22 – I meant to repeat how I’m always giving License to Chill short shrift by always forgetting about it –- and, ironically, it slipped my mind!
    23:20 – yes, I admit it, despite Schmoe’s admonition to ignore songs performed live, we still based our selections on concert setlists
    24:52 – reviewed in Episode 104
    27:15 – already covered in Episode 10
    28:23 – Margaritaville Orlando has a cool t-shirt based on the Changes cover: Buy it here | View it here
    31:51 – all this was previously discussed in Episode 10, including my photo of the original Feeding Frenzy packaging
    33:33 – it appears the Songs You Know By Heart MasterDisc is out of print, so here’s the album cover just to prove my point (and to show all you youngsters what you’ve been missing):

Hey, MCA! THIS should be the cover!

    38:45 – concert montage from Thursday, August 12, at Pittsburgh, the second to last show of the fourth leg of the 2010 tour
    45:13 – transmission problems caused us to miss a song, to lose the beginning of “Volcano”, and for the rest of the concert to be broadcast in mono
    50:21 – the “hillbilly shit” comment actually followed “Gypsies in the Palace”

Episode 135B: The Other Half

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, September 1 2010 (9:30 PM – 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “Listener Ed’s 2010 Alpine Valley review plus a concert roundup from Bristow VA. (Cameo by Jennifer.)”

    Feel free to read along with us:

Listener Ed’s 2010 Alpine Valley Review by WAOTNC on Scribd

And clips from the concert are part of our concert roundup in Episode 132B.
    01:20 – for more on “shadows tall”, consult Episode 98
    02:20 – Listener Ed’s blog
    03:33 – here’s Listener Ed’s proof:

“Just wanted to show that the cell network could not process calls even though I had 5 bars.”

    04:12 – I had the same thing happen at our Pine Knob show. As the intermission started, I tried sending one of my photos to TwitPic. A song and a half into the second set I finally gave up.
    09:14 – our own concert roundup is part of Episode 132B as well
    19:55 – here’s the photo I refer to
    22:40 – “stopped mentioning”. I meant to say “stopped mentioning”. The exact opposite. What a dumbass.
    22:50 – this was brought up in Episode 131. The mistake has been corrected, but here’s our screen-grab of it.
    23:20 – “Margaritaville (Live) – Single” by Bret Michaels & Jimmy Buffett [iTunes link]
    35:50 – the change in audio is because I moved the mics for the joke. The “We’re back” was in case the joke immediately followed the concert roundup.

Episode 135A: The First Half

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, September 1 2010 (9:30 PM – 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “The boys discuss how they spent their Summer vacations, with stories about Caseville, Parrothead Night with the Detroit Tigers, finding Margaritaville Rum, and uncovering a Landshark bottling mystery. Plus Scott reviews Tom Corcoran’s Key West book. (Cameo by Jennifer.)”

    00:36 – looks like Scott last joined us back in Episode 129! Sheesh!
    01:26 – our tenth season, right? But Season 9 feels like a writers’ strike season, since we did so few episodes. Or maybe an AMC season.
    01:31 – watch the documentary and get the lowdown on that “shadows tall” line in the show notes for Episode 98
    03:32 – apparently Schmoe thinks Caseville is like Brigadoon
    03:47 – Cheeseburger in Caseville (and another link to our 2006 videos)
    03:56 – No. In 2006 and 2007.
    06:15 – a callback to Mike and Schmoe’s Mexican vacation, which was discussed in Episode 69A
    09:12 – which would be August 14
    10:07 – the Freep‘s Cheeseburger in Caseville article, from August 5
    10:44 – the article as sent to Mickey by Mike, in PDF format
    11:29 – yes, all this time Scott has been absorbed in reading the Tom Corcoran book Mike brought for show-and-tell
    12:07 – Jimmy Buffett: The Key West Years (2006) by Tom Corcoran
    12:50 – Air Dance Iguana (2005) by Tom Corcoran
    15:39 – Life Lessons of a Legend by Brad Manard | Steve Goodman: Facing the Music by Clay Eals | Jimmy Buffett and Philosophy: The Porpoise Driven Life by Erin McKenna & Scott L Pratt
    25:41 – here’s Schmoe’s photo, sent way back on the morning of July 31. We saved it for the podcast rather than posting it on Twitter; little did we know how long it would take till we got around to discussing it.

Schmoe’s Momentous Discovery
(the St Louis bottle is on the right)

    And here’s what Schmoe wrote to accompany the photo. We assume he was drunk.

Where is YOUR Landshark From?

To my fellow Shark lovers,
When Mick enlightened me this week that I had Landshark at Nate’s party that was from St Louis, I realized I look numerously at the ‘Jacksonville’ on the label and never saw another city. I checked it out and, YES, I had Sharks from both cities in the Cantina Icebox. Not only that, but the St Louis bottle is a shorter longneck. The St Louis brew was a full case I purchased. The Jacksonville lager was personally delivered inside a 12 pack per usual. (Still, Zodiac considers our beer an ‘import’, but I digress…)
I conducted a taste test last night. They both rated the same: wet, cold, smooth, lime-friendly, relaxing, and an excellent finish with a high chill factor.
I provided a photo for reference.
End of report…for now…….

    29:01 – Caribbean Blue
    30:51 – here’s some of Mike’s video footage from Comerica Park (uploaded September 6 but then revised and re-uploaded on the 7th)

All the mentions of Brian are explained in Episode 128.
    31:35 – the Tigers lost to the Angels, 4-2 (from the Detroit Tigers.com scoreboard)
    31:44 – some clips of the dust-up from MLB.com
    32:42 – Park Colony Club
    35:52 – …still waiting…
    36:24 – Air Margaritaville‘s song “Whatever It Was I Didn’t Do It” is off their Cayo Hueso CD.
    37:46 – the obligatory Commonwealth Displays link
    40:03 – this was just mentioned in the previous entry, but here’s a link to it anyway
    43:18 – will Scott find Margaritaville Rum at Meijer’s? Stay tuned…

Episode 134: Dinner for Schmoes

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, August 4 2010 (10:00 PM – 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “We’re on Schmoecation, with a special appearance by Jennifer and a cameo by Nate. (The Roger Clyne podcast starts at 6:21.)”

    01:56 – a pre-order link for the Margaritaville Liquor Chiller from The Green Head, with some nice large images
    06:03 – Greg’s Concoction Maker video review, from Episode 75
    06:48 – This July 27 RCPM concert was streamed live, via XERS. (Guitarist Brian Blush was with Roger Clyne in The Refreshments, from 1994 to 1998.)
    10:36 – “Surprise Show at the Margaritaville Niagara Falls“, from Buffett News | “Buffett Playing Surprise Show at Margaritaville Niagara Falls“, from Buffett World
    12:20 – Margaritaville Cargo contest submissions, on YouTube
    13:13 – Margaritaville Beach Hotel contest
    13:43 – Sammy’s fighting words
    14:10 – YouTube video of Greg “Fingers” Taylor for NuHart. At the time, we did not notice the video is from 2007 (which explains why he’s still listed as a resident of Oxford MI).
    15:40 – 2008 lawsuit
    17:07 – The Persian Jimmy Buffett, from the Mysterious Glow blog
    17:57 – scene from The Music Man (1962), with Hermione Gingold and Shirley Jones
    19:19 – as we mentioned on Twitter, here’s more information about the Detroit Tigers’s Parrothead Night at Comerica Park
    26:34 – “Mississippi Missing from Buffett & Friends Tee Shirt“, from Buffett News
    29:17 – M’ville footwear
    30:13 – Orange21’s Margaritaville eyewear, as discussed in Episode 123

Episode 133: A Clown Walks Into a Fruit Market (and Other Disappointing Stories)

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, July 21 2010 (10:00 PM – 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “It’s Patti’s Jammies Jimmy Jam! She and Hud guest star, joining the gang in discussing the big Gulf Coast concert.”

    Three — count ’em, three — podcasts in one week. And this one had only a one-day turnaround!
    00:46 – John Wayne Gacey, in Wikipedia
    01:03 – It clown, from Google
    01:56 – Mike first shared that dyslexic joke in Episode 124
    02:22 – NPR’s “Clowns Teach People Not To Be Afraid Of … Clowns” story (from June 17)
    07:22 – Schmoe, in his July 20 email, called Patti out thusly: “Patti — we NEED your voice and stories. I mean, seriously, how many times in a row can you pimp us? You have to show up to something SOMEtime! {This is Schmoe, calling Patti out.}”
    11:43 – the AP article which mentioned Zach backing out, from AL.com
    14:59 – Lulu, not Lulu
    15:50 – the One Love One Ocean t-shirt from Lulu’s site
    17:36 – I echo complaints about the the From the Big Apple to the Big Easy charity DVD, from Episode 14
    18:27 – clip from NPR’s “Oil Spill Means Dismal Summer For Gulf Beach Town“, July 1
    21:43 – “Mayor Shows Impatience with Biloxi Margaritaville Casino” on Buffett News | “Biloxi Mayor Frustrated with Idle Casino Project” on Buffett World
    22:45 – AP article on M’ville Beach Hotel’s disappointing holiday weekend
    34:25 – music taken from Karaoke Hits & Evergreens [iTunes link]