TOS 1-5, "The Enemy Within," with Calloway Ritch
from Troubadours on Trek Hosted by Grace Pettis, Calloway Ritch
Keep up with Ruby Dice on the official website for upcoming shows and new music. And follow Calloway on Facebook and Instagram. Here's a link to the official Troubadours on Trek Spotify Playlist, where you can hear all the featured songs from every episode in one playlist (songs will be added as episodes air on Patreon): Calloway's song pairing for this episode: "Satan and Saint Paul," by John Fullbright. Grace's song pairing for this episode: "Evil Twin," by Buddy Guy. Calloway's featured song is a Ruby Dice tune: "Don't Call Me Baby." Corrections/Further Insights: For more on the “Toledo War” see wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War Who did the unicorn dog belong to?? I was not able to answer this question. If you are able to find our more about its breed, owner, and name, please let us know! The technical name for the "creature" is the Alfa 177 canine. More background on Spock's "last name": In "This Side of Paradise" (TOS 01:24), Spock establishes that has a named that's unpronounceable to humans (thanks, Jerry Gilio for that info). Vulcan culture is seemingly both patrilineal and matriarchal, which is interesting. On the one hand, Vulcans name themselves using their paternal lineage (“Spock, Son of Sarek.”) On the other hand, many (most) of their leaders seem to be female (examples include T’Pau in the Original Series, T'Lar in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, T’Pan in Next Generation, Oh in Picard and T'Rina in Discovery). But Vulcan society is not a feminist paradise. In “Amok Time” (TOS 02:01), we see that Vulcan females can be betrothed in childhood and only released from that betrothal by combat between their betrothed and a second male of their choosing. Whoever wins in combat earns the right to marry the female. She becomes the “property of the victor.” The episode I mention that features lots of Riker’s chest hair and women running things is “Angel One” (TNG 01:13). I could not find a definitive answer to the question of which Star Trek series includes the most incidents of shirtless-ness. I'm sticking to my original guess that the Original Series probably wins this trophy, thanks to Captain Kirk.
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Toledo native Calloway Ritch is an Austin, Texas-based songwriter and guitar player. Ritch is a mainstay in the Austin music scene, lending his musical talents over the years to various Texas outfits, including The Matthew Kline Band, The Conquistadors, the Ruby Dice trio, and the Grace Pettis Band. Ritch is a long-standing member of both the Ruby Dice and the Grace Pettis Band (6+ years). With Pettis, he co-wrote and recorded an independently released acoustic collection of songs, entitled Blue Star in a Red Sky (2017). His latest work can be found on duo partner, co-writer and fiancé Ruby Dice's latest EP, Wild Ones (2020). In The Pocket Magazine writes: "Based out of Austin, Ruby Dice Band is a combination of two songwriters Ruby and Calloway Ritch. Together they create a mix of soul and rock n' roll that fits just fine here in the heart of Texas. Dice's soulful vocals and Ritch's articulate but bluesy guitar make for a sparse, powerful combo. Any millennial rocker that grew up infatuated with the White Stripes and/or the Black Keys will easily dig what they hear in Ruby Dice.” We review Star Trek (the Original Series), Season 1, Episode 5, "The Enemy Within." Topics include: Michigan and Ohio fighting over Toledo, how Grace stole both a stage and a lead guitar player, Calloway and Ruby are getting hitched, Spock's last name, medicinal brandy in space, Evil Us 's drinks of choice, Bad Kirk is bad at pretending to be Good Kirk, Grace Lee Whitney’s assault (life imitating art and/or the other way around), characteristics of a good/bad person, characteristics of a good/bad man, the unicorn dog, incidents of shirtless-ness, and that weird joke at the end of the episode.
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