Completely Conspicuous 510: Maiden Voyage

Celebrating 13 years of podcasting with part 1 of my conversation with guest Gary Barth as we discuss the concertgoing experience...while we drive to a concert. Show notes: - Recorded in Gary's car on the way to the show - Driving to an Iron Maiden concert at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA - Gary's first concert: Huey Lewis and the News in 1985 - Huey's got rock cred - All the big shows back in the '80s were at hockey rinks - Many bands now play smaller theaters and clubs - Jay: Used to go see arena shows only back then - Arenas in Worcester, Portland, Providence - Shows were cheaper back then, but we had less money - People would get really wasted before concerts - The guy who sat behind us and still missed the entire Maiden show - Getting rides to concerts from parents - Gary plays in a Grateful Dead cover band, Deadbeat - Listening to some "nice hahd rawk" - Jay's (very) short-lived high school band - Jay: Liked a lot of metal and hard rock in high school, turned away from it in the '90s - We both started listening to Maiden again in 2006 - Bands don't make money from selling albums anymore - Saw Drive-By Truckers at the local theater in Beverly - Go see Deadbeat at the Bull Run in Shirley, MA on 8/9 - Cover bands are doing pretty well these days - Heavy Metal Cul de Sac - Bands keep touring into their old age - The Iron Maiden guys are all in their 60s but put on a high-energy show - To be continued Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.