Episode 153: The August Ending Month of Summer Edition

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, August 3 2011 (10:00 PM – 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “Concert roundups from Mansfield and Burgettstown, and Annie joins us for a less-than-exhaustive report on her Florida vacation. (Guests: Annie and Nathan. Cameo by Lee.)”

    What? Two episodes in the same week?! Three episodes in eight days?!
    01:26 – “Savannah Jane Buffett launches A1A apparel line&$8221;, from Buffett News | “Buffett’s Daughter Launches Clothing Line”, from Buffett World
    02:00 – Savannah Buffett’s website | the A1A clothing line
    02:53 – “Jimmy on the Bob Edwards Show”, from Buffett World. The Bob Edwards podcast was discontinued shortly after I subscribed to it. I wonder if it had anything to do with my downloading 4GBs of old shows from them in one night.
    04:17 – “Gulf Concert Earns ‘VH1 Do Something’ Nomination”, from Buffett World
    04:30 – “Knee Deep reaches #1 on Billboard’s Country Chart”, from Buffett News | “Buffett Scores Second #1 with ‘Knee Deep’”, from Buffett World
    05:03 – “Ralph MacDonald Honored in Stamford”, from Buffett News
    05:47 – have yet to receive those photos
    06:08 – Lulu’s Bait Shack in Ft Lauderdale
    09:24 – the Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks in seven games
    24:56 – I don’t recall what Lee gave us, but here’s the link for M’ville spiked tea and lemonade
    26:01 – Twisted Tea — WAOTNC-approved!
    31:13 – a slight edit, the sooner to get to Jimmy’s second mistake (of a song he’s done every show!)

Episode 152: Kings of Somewhere Hot

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, July 27 2011 (10:00 PM – 11:30 PM) at Joe’s Prime Time, Brownstown MI
    “You knew we couldn’t stop at just one. Mickey, Mike, and Schmoe continue recapping the 2011 Pine Knob show. (Cameos by Nathan and Tori.)”

    00:40 – despite making fun of it I ended up joining Foursquare half a month later
    01:16 – she’s referring to the Edirol R-09. Now we use the Zoom H2.
    02:39 – Nate Dogg died March 15 2011
    04:52 – as with the last episode, here’s Mike’s car thermometer (on Instagram)
    07:10 – the footage I shot isn’t great, and I was planning on just using freeze-frames from it — but, what the heck, here’s a quickly edited tailgate video for you. It pretty much covers what we talk about: our arrival, the electric fan, the generator, the unremitting sun, the truck with the pool, the big empty space in front of the M’ville booths, the cheeseburger cookies, the hot tequila, the lighted fan, even Mike doing the shark jaws. Everything but the breast-glitter guy. (Sorry.)

    08:19 – hey, why not — here’s something else from the archives…

Greg & Cathy. August 9 1997.

(Other 1997 photos are in our Photo Gallery.)
    20:13 – photos of Schmoe with Len & Shelly — and the rest of our photos from the 2011 concert — are also in our Gallery
    37:49 – a Nathan Fillion quote, from the Firefly gag reel
    43:40 – we’ll get to that concert roundup in Episode 156, along with the full concert roundup for Pine Knob.
    47:48 – “Red Wiggler, the Cadillac of Worms”® is a sponsor mentioned in WKRP in Cincinnati. (I made it harder on myself by calling them “Red Wriggler”.)
    48:16 – “Shark jaws” is the seldom-performed third step in the Fins Dance. We discussed this back in Episode 63.
    55:27 – on May 30 2001, the Elevation Tour, at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The U2.com website then made it worse by referring to us as “Detroit, IN”.
    57:40 – both these concert roundups were (are) part of the previous episode

Episode 151: Tales from the Tailgate

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Show Notes:
Recorded Thursday, July 21 2011 (11:00 PM – 12:00 AM) at DTE Energy Music Theater, Clarkston MI
    “The tailgate podcast, where Mike, Schmoe, and Mickey discuss this year’s Pine Knob concert immediately after seeing it. Also recapped are shows from Virginia Beach and Nashville. (Guests: Robert, Cindy, and Wayne.)”

Special guests: Robert, Cindy, and Wayne

    18:50 – the first of many. many, many breast glitter mentions. Almost lost in the archives is this cellphone video from Mike:

(We don’t know those women, by the way. They’re just average customers.)
    I also only recently re-discovered these photos Schmoe had sent me.

From Schmoe’s crappy old cellphone

    25:25 – “kidding on the square”: to kid, but to actually mean it. Popularized in Al Franken’s Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
    27:10 – celebrated on Instagram
    29:39 – Wallace getting dressed, from Wallace & Gromit’s The Wrong Trousers
    31:18 – Zumba Mexican Grille

Steambath and a Show

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    It was the hottest day of the year!
    I’m still worn out from this year’s concert, but here are few notes about the day…
    Mike did a more elaborate tailgate than usual, hooking up an inverter to his car battery to power a fan and his Frozen Concoction Maker. The parking lot was definitely a Barometer Soup and I’m not ashamed to admit I drank a lot more water than Landsharks or margaritas. We didn’t do a lot of wandering around, clinging too much to the shade of our canopy, but I still plan on whipping up another tailgate video soon. Watch this space. Maybe.
    The crowd rallied enough to be loud and appreciative by show time; but the people around me were lame and sat down way too often.
    Even after sundown, it was still quite hot. We recorded a podcast from the parking lot, but we sound so beat that it makes for some less than exciting listening.
    For now, here’s a batch of photos I took of the day, in our photo gallery. A far cry from last year’s front row seats, but oh well…
    And, ultimately, as always, it was a pleasure and a hell of an evening.

Section RTC, Row MM, Seat 68

Episode 150: Frozen Hahoctions

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, July 13 2011 (10:00 PM – 12:00 AM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “Scott’s back, joining the gang in time to talk about next week’s Pine Knob concert and to look at the Frisco and Atlanta shows. (Special guests: Annie and Todd. Cameo by Jennifer.)”

    01:29 – those sounds are from Scott fidgeting with the GarageBand app on his iPad
    03:08 – it’s actually Scott’s iPad camera that is being pointed at Annie. Later, I tried to fluster her by aiming my camera at her too.
    04:58 – Where the Hell is Matt? (Detroit shows up at 1:13 in the the 2012 video. …And, no, we were unable to attend.)
    05:27 – Schmoe doesn’t know the reference?! (Hint: “Holly came from Miami, F.L.A.” is the first line of Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side”.)
    06:16 – have yet to receive anything
    07:08 – M’ville Nashville | M’ville Myrtle Beach
    07:30 – “Margaritaville Going Down Under”, from Buffett News | “Margaritaville Coming to Australia”, from Buffett World
    07:48 – Listener Mat will provide us with a report, in Episode 171
    08:44 – “Buffett Attends Final Shuttle Launch”, from Buffett News | “Buffett on Hand for Final Shuttle Launch”, from Buffett World
    08:52 – The Alan Parsons Project | John Williams’ fan site
    09:23 – “Buffett Performs after last Space Shuttle launch”, from Buffett News | “After Launch, Buffett Plays Private Show for NASA”, from Buffett World
    10:38 – “Buffett on Extra”, from Buffett News
    10:52 – someone shot a video of Extra shooting a video
    16:35 – yes, three episodes ago
    30:45 – “the first version” refers to the song’s original recording on High Cumberland Jubilee
    39:10 – “Jacqueline Kennedy: White House Tour”, full-length, on YouTube
    49:26 – as before, these concert roundups are dropped in during the edit phase so the guys really have little idea what they’re commenting on
    50:05 – Cuyahoga Falls is thirty-six miles south of Cleveland and five miles north of Akron

Episode 149: The Second Longest Day

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, June 22 2011 (9:30 PM – 10:30 PM) at Joe’s Prime Time, Brownstown MI
“Mike reviews his new Frozen Concoction Maker and we recap the Houston and Jazz Fest concerts.”

00:36 – AKA, the tiki bar
01:12 – Mike got his Frozen Concoction Maker on Friday, June 17, sharing this photo in our Twitter feed
06:06 – here’s a brief video from Mike’s house on Sunday, between a graduation party and the U2 concert:

    06:36 – on second thought, it was behind Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland
08:30 – Frozen Concoction Maker
08:53 – Greg’s video review from Episode 75
11:26 – “Margaritaville opens at Navy Pier in Chicago“, from Buffett News
11:43 – “Knee Deep Hits the Top 40“, from Buffett News
11:37 – “Knee Deep Video Premiere“, from Buffett News
12:06 – “Knee Deep – Video Sneak Peek“, from Buffett News
25:17 – a time cut
28:20 – “Bossier City to Land Margaritaville Casino“, from Buffett World
28:50 – our apologies if you happened to listen to this in your car
32:00 – here’s that poster again
36:00 – Jimmy’s comment about Pete’s hat followed “Life is Just a Tire Swing”. The discussion about “CILCIA” preceded “Pascagoula Run”.
38:50 – another time cut
39:29 – that was my iPhone! Good thing it tumbled onto the wooden floor of the tiki bar rather than the cement of the patio!
40:44 – actually, the power apparently came back on less than a half hour before this

Episode 148: Mike is a Member

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, June 1 2011 (10:00 PM – 12:00 AM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “Back at Zodiac, for more news, more discussion, and recaps of the two Missouri concerts. (Cameo by Jennifer.)”

    00:43 – beep effect stolen from the Eardrop podcast (specifically, the June 4 2011 file)
    00:54 – Scott’s Twitter page
    02:46 – Murray Lake, on Google Maps, and on Wikipedia
    03:14 – M’ville Orlando | M’ville Las Vegas
    05:00 – Twisted Tea Sweet Tea | Half & Half | Raspberry | Backyard Batch | M’ville Spiked Tea & Lemonade | Seagram’s Raw Tea
    06:33 – according to his November 27 1993 obituary in courant.com, “Charles D. Miller, a retired executive in the hobby industry and father of actress Susan Saint James, […] was the president and chief executive officer of Testor Corp. of Rockville, Ill., the leading manufacturer of glue and paints for the hobby industry. He was cited by President Nixon in 1969 for pioneering the use of horseradish in all model cement products to curb glue-sniffing among American youths.”
    07:51 – “Buffett & ZBB Nominated for CMT Music Award“, from Buffett News | “Buffett Earns CMT Music Award Nomination with Zac Brown Band“, from Buffett World. And, once again, we completely dropped the ball on this one. JB and ZBB were in fact nominated for their video performance of “Margaritaville” from CMT’s Crossroads.
    08:26 – “Zac Brown is ‘Knee Deep’ in Mexico“, from AOL’s The Boot.com
    09:10 – Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jane Buffett at Jazz Fest, from USA Today‘s Lifeline Live
    09:36 – Entrapment on IMDb.com
    09:40 – “No Tailgating at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow“, from Buffett News | “Tailgating Banned at Jiffy Lube Live“, from Buffett World
    10:02 – “Buffett Says He’ll Work on Tailgating Issue at Jiffy Lube Live“, from Buffett World
    10:39 – “‘Jiffy Lube Live’? Why not ‘Live Nation Disaster Hole’?“, by Tom Jackman in the Washington Post. (“A pen and paper are dangerous instruments” is the actual quote.)
    12:46 – “LandShark Bar & Grill opens today in Myrtle Beach“, from Buffett News | “Landshark Bar & Grill Opens Today in Myrtle Beach“, from Buffett World
    13:50 – “Margaritaville Online Game coming to Facebook & iPad“, from Buffett News | “Margaritaville Game Coming to Facebook and iPad“, from Buffett World
    16:39 – “Buffett to release Buried Treasure of unreleased songs“, from Buffett News | “Buffett to Put Out Unreleased Original Songs from Early Days“, from Buffett World
    20:05 – “Chesney joins Buffett for Nashville Show“, from Buffett News | “Kenny Chesney Joins Buffett in Nashville“, from Buffett World
    20:58 – from NPR’s All Songs Considered blog: “After The Love Has Gone: Fans Spill On Ditching Their Favorite Artists”
    22:23 – “Beware the Flip-Flop!“, from About.com
    22:35 – of course, when I said “the official unofficial start of Summer” what I meant was “the official unofficial start of Summer”
    23:19 – M’ville Footwear
    24:53 – a few notes from the April 30 Kansas City MO concert: Jimmy finally says “Kar-dash-ian” instead of “Ka-dar-shian” (during the new “Off to See the Lizard” verse), “Trying to Reason” reappeared in the setlist, and the “we’ll be dead by then” line is from Jimmy’s band intros at the end of the show
    32:59 – Hall of Famer George Kell [link goes to Wikipedia] was, for decades, the voice of the Detroit Tigers on TV
    33:36 – Square Grouper: Godfathers of Ganja on Netflix, Amazon, and IMDb.com
    33:51 – This Week in Photography #192 (at about 15:05 into the episode)
    41:20 – my front-row photos and video, from earlier in this blog
    42:12 – “Buffett Funds Middle Schoolers Trip to Gulf Coast“, from Buffett World
    44:33 – a few notes from the May 3 St Louis concert: “Trying to Reason” again and also added “Nautical Wheelers”, “Volcano” clip included because of Jimmy struggling to remember what day it was (“Sa-Thur-sday”)
    56:56 – Mike’s new favorite show is Justified
    57:95 – clip comes from EW‘s “Inside TV” podcast, near the end of the April 29 2011 episode

Episode 147: But, Anyway…

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Show Notes:
Recorded Sunday, May 15 2011 (4:00 PM – 5:00 PM) at Cantina Dos, Dearborn MI
    “Hud joins us, as Mike talks about his trip to Florida and we recap the first leg of the Fin Land tour.”

    00:27 – Scott’s ran the Relay for Life that morning; he thought he could make it, but then changed his mind
    00:58 – sorry about the whistling, but I’d been playing the Tremé soundtrack for Mike and had “Skokiaan” on the brain
    02:04 – Mike is talking about this photo, from his collection
    04:41 – our Twitter page
    04:52 – Mike’s spiked tea photos, in our gallery
    05:28 – Mike’s review, from earlier
    07:04 – We have recorded over 232 GBs of audio since we started. (I’m not sure what this works out to time-wise; I’m too afraid to drag all of it into iTunes or too lazy to calculate it.) Out of that, we have 76 GBs of edited shows in uncompressed CD quality, which then comes down to less than four and a half gigabytes of MP3 podcast files.
    08:38 – Mike’s Sloppy Joe’s photo, in our gallery
    11:24 – Gatorscafe.com
    11:43 – KingGatorVision’s channel on YouTube
    11:57 – a time cut since the video was taking so long to load
    12:16 – Mike’s Kirk Adams photo, in our gallery
    12:21 – Kirk Adams’s “Mexican Wrestler“, from MySpace
    12:51 – M’ville sunglasses display photo, in our gallery
    13:28 – M’ville salt photo, in our gallery
    24:48 – Jimmy’s first discussion of Wisconsin’s cheese trees can be heard in Episode 132B.
    29:40 – “Lady I Can’t Explain”, performed that night for the first time, is heavily edited here for brevity
    31:23 – In Harm’s Way, at IMDb.com
    36:54 – not the all-night party we mention, but the one from the following year (1984), from Mickey’s college archives:

Your future podcasting team: Greg (left), Schmoe (second from left), Mike (third from right), and Mickey (right)

    46:04 – not a mistake, just an edit for time
    50:19 – our notes from last year suggest the guy’s name is Doug, and he shows up in the parking lot podcast at the end of Episode 131
    51:22 – Square Grouper on Amazon, Netflix, Blockbuster Online, and IMDb

There’s Nothing Soft About Hard Teas, Part 2

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    I promised a review of the new Margaritaville products that I stumbled upon in Florida last week, so here you go:
    Margaritaville Spiked Tea: Kind of a tea-like flavor. Lightly carbonated. On the sweet side. I found it to be quite refreshing. Great right from the bottle or over ice. This product is more like Mike’s Hard Iced Tea than it is like Twisted Tea. If I had to rank it among these, I would put it after Twisted Tea and before Mike’s. I would buy this again.
    Margaritaville Spiked Lemonade: Not as sweet as some competitors. In fact, I found it to have a bitter edge to it. Descent lemon flavor comes through. Lightly carbonated. I didn’t care for the first one I had. I would not be able to drink a few of these in a row. Later in the week I gave it another chance over ice. That was better. Definitely more refreshing that way. Not sure I would buy this again, but wouldn’t turn one down if someone offered it. I would add ice though.
    There you have it. Keep an eye out for it when shopping. Maybe it will be in Michigan soon. I would be interested in your opinions too.