Episode 54 - "Trans Plant"

The twins unearth another gem from the cassette archive and then fall headlong into the maelstrom - discussing everything from recent gigs in Myrtle Beach, Paul Anka, Chrissie Hynde and Garth Brooks to authors, show tunes, a really cool park in Miami and much more. SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - "Answer Me" by Chris Yale circa 1988 4:17 - Greetings and about the song / Stare Cat Sound, Glendale, CA / Ian Talcroft / Steve Kobashigawa 6:00 - "It's a Rock Thing" - English guys singing Southern / Blues and Country origins 6:31 - Garth Brooks documentary - part 2 / Quitting music 7:51 - Shout-out to our friend Carl McClain - thanks for loaning us your P.A. head. 8:29 - Latest House of Blues gig - very enthusiastic crowd / Early gigs versus late gigs / Latest LuLu's gig - great mix 10:40 - "I got pretty good" / Chrissie Hynde / The Pretenders / Lemmy couldn't score with Chrissie 11:44 - "I Want To Be Your Man" - Roger (Troutman) / Peter Tosh with Stones / Ron Wood albums 12:52 - Matheson Hammock Miami / Raleigh Chopper bicycle / Matt Ross / Dixie Highway (U.S. 1) 14:15 - Roger "ran away" from home twice / Mom's soap operas 15:45 - Novellas / David Leavitt, "Arkansas" / Little Free Library / Oscar Wilde 17:45 - The time Dad didn't show up 19:05 - Random show tunes / "Pal Joey '78" with Lena Horne / Roger working out to "Evita" 19:54 - Roger's training for a 5K / Advice from Buck and Jodie / Pacing and distance / Stan Obrycki / Roger's son Wes' "pinky swear with Chris / "Pain Retains" 21:29 - California reports lowest COVID-19 rates in nation / California homelessness / Austin homelessness / Drunk Panhandlers outside Barney's Beanery Hollywood 26:44 - Roger's shroud of political correctness 26:57 - Paul Anka on Lefsetz podcast / More Anka / Anka chews out a musician about wardrobe / Buddy Rich rants on bus 31:08 - Our gig t-shirts 32:32 - Change afoot: Explosive growth growth in Myrtle Beach / Carolina Forest / Myrtle Beach natives / Transplants / Trans Plant / Dread Zeppelin / El Vez 35:22 - Parting shots / Five gigs in a week