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Friday, January 11 2008

Episode 59: 1,080 New Resolutions

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, January 9 2008 (10:00 PM - 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “Happy New Year!  Not only is Mike still on speakerphone but now Greg is too, discussing, with Schmoe and Mickey, their Buffetty Christmases and New Year’s resolutions.  Special guests: Hud and Jennifer.  (The Roger Clyne podcast starts at 7:51.)”

    00:00 - Hud’s holiday cheer was taped Wednesday as well, but he had to leave before the formal podcast session started.
    01:04 - Mike and Greg were upset I prompted Schmoe like that, but I wanted him to get the date right
    01:25 - ...giving me a chance to experiment with my iPhone’s conference call capability
    02:13 - Make it Right NOLA
    02:16 - YouTube video from the event, via BuffettNews
    02:22 - Dan Folgelberg‘s site.  (It appears Mr Folgelberg cowrote “Domino College”, which makes me think I was confusing him with David Loggins, who cowrote and co-sang “Island”)
    02:39 - The Innocent Age
    02:47 - our local paper’s copy of this article 
    03:15 - BuffettNews’s photos of the appearance | and their links to YouTube videos
    03:23 - BuffettNews’s coverage
    03:29 - “Blackwell”.  I know, it’s “Blackwell”.  (Maybe I was thinking of Nina Blackwood, having recently listened to a Martha Quinn interview from the Stuck in the ‘80s podcast.)  And here’s the link for Episode 50
    03:39 - Somewhere Over Hong Kong
    03:47 - Top 20 or 21 Tours of 2007, according to Pollstar
    06:08 - BuffettNews’s Top Story of 2007 Poll
    08:03 - RCPM’s Turbo Ocho page.  But to be honest, writing eight songs in eight days pales in comparison to Jonathan Coulton’s song a week schedule or Beatnik Turtle’s recently completed song a day for an entire year project!  (Though there’s still a lot to say for quality over quantity.)
    09:08 - here’s the video Schmoe describes
    10:33 - Steve Larson’s MySpace page
    11:55 - “Wackity Schmackity Doo!”, courtesy of Patton Oswalt, track 20, Werewolves and Lollipops (2007)
    13:03 - the famed Schmoenade recipe
    17:39 - mentioned because I recently saw Xanadu on Universal HD.  The movie is pretty bad, but I have to admit I still like the songs
    18:22 - this show was recorded Wednesday night and went up Friday night, which I think just barely falls within the parameters of my self-imposed time limit
    18:55 - even trying not to say them I still said them tonight.  However, I edited them out, for my own sake
    20:12 - for the record, Mike & Schmoe’s HDTV’s are 1080i plasmas from Vizio
    21:02 - some say “jacket”, others say “inner sleeve”
    22:39 - see 11:55
    23:02 - The Whole Enchilada
    23:50 - for the record, I’m referring to the Samsung BD-UP5000.  And I completely forgot how I also got the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy on Blu-ray, which I guess could be considered Buffetty
    24:30 - nice, inventive pronunciation of “supposedly” there, if I do say so myself
    25:43 - an explanation on why I’m laughing so much.  To cut down on interference we have my phone on one end of the table and the speaker (a plain old computer speaker) on the other end.  Even though Schmoe and I should be facing the phone and its microphone, so that Mike and Greg can hear us, we inevitably start addressing the speaker just because that’s where Mike and Greg’s voices are emanating.  At this particular point in the recording, I noticed Schmoe was really leaning in toward the speaker.  I gestured that he should turn and face the phone.  He nodded, turned toward the phone briefly, and then turned right back to the speaker.  The fact he acknowledged it and then two seconds later forgot it really cracked me up.  Then again, maybe you had to be there.
    26:16 - see 11:55

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Monday, January 7 2008

Turbo Ocho Sessions

    We hope you’ve been checking out RCPM’s Turbo Ocho page; otherwise, you’ve already missed half of the fun of witnessing Roger and the boys write and record a song a day.

Sunday, December 16 2007

Episode 58: A Last Can of Schmoe Hash

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, December 12 2007 (9:30 PM - 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “It’s our second annual Christmas episode! Greg joins Mickey & Schmoe, with Mike as the disembodied Spirit of Central Standard Time. With special guest appearances by Lee, Shields
& Yarnell, Joey Heatherton, and Chip Davis’s lawyers.”

    00:10 - Mike and Schmoe said they couldn’t recognize our theme song in this new Mannheim Steamroller-inspired version.  “Deck in the Halls” is in the right speaker, our theme in the left, courtesy of GarageBand.
    01:02 - bandolero: did I mean bandolier?
    04:32 - the tavern at Southland Mall is now a Ruby Tuesday’s.  Originally it was called McBob’s; and, thanks to my new scanner, here’s a photograph of the old interior with Christmas Carol:

Mickey, Mike, and Schmoe at left; Christmas Carol, center.

    07:59 - Radio Margaritaville finalists
    08:57 - JB’s appearance at DBA bar
    09:41 - StubHub’s 2007 tour rankings
    11:21 - the complete Times Union Parrot Head quiz
    16:00 - no calls please, it’s U of M football coach Rich Rodriguez
    16:28 - for the record, our 100th friend was the official RCPM listing
    17:02 - a clue!
    17:47 - another clue!!
    24:02 - Frozen Concoction Maker
    24:10 - Amazon’s Steve Goodman book
    24:23 - Squawker’s McCaw
    24:34 - Margaritaville Cargo.com
    24:44 - Windjammer Cruises
    27:56 - our other Mannheim Steamroller Christmas album parody.  The original features a recorder and although I have one I was lazy and just used a MIDI flute sound instead.
    28:50 - our tribute to Cheers.  Note the phone delay…and Schmoe’s scat-singing skills.

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Tuesday, December 11 2007

Episode 57: Bollocks

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, December 5 2007 (9:30 PM - 12:00 AM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “Just the core group of Schmoe, Mike, and Mickey this week, discussing the latest news, reminiscing about old concerts, and finally wrapping up their four-part review of the box
set.  (Cameo by Lee.)”

    The plan was to record Wednesday, November 28; but evidently we were still too sleepy and full from Thanksgiving.  The recording was postponed till Wednesday, December 5, when we would finish up our review of the boxed set with a discussion of “Ballads”.
    My apologies once again for taking so long to upload this.  Not only are things typically busy at this time of year, but I spent two days just looking for my cassettes of the 1991 concert.
    And now, the show notes:
    01:10 -  please tell me you all still know what Centipede is
    01:52 - of couse, this is a reference to the Live in Anguilla review n our previous episode, of coure
    02:51 - MTV’s blurb on Anguilla sales, via BuffettWorld.
    03:08 - WSJ‘s story on Palm Beach water guzzling, via BuffettNews
    05:07 - yes, we saw two concerts that tour
    06:29 - this refers to the first Palace show, back on Friday, June 30 1989.  I’m pretty sure we talked about this, and even featured some audio, but to be honest I can’t remember what episode it was.
    08:17 - link to the ill-fated Journeyman, which Schmoe and I had just started really getting into…in time for its cancellation
    08:51 - Keating’s comments, via BuffettWorld.
    10:03 - Thomas Crompton’s blog post on the Chinese charity concert
    12:04 - story on Pulaski County, via BuffettNews’s discussion board.
    13:54 - Last Mango Stables
    14:05 - a reference to The Sopranos episode “Whoever Did This” from Season 4
    14:37 - I did not have access to a copy of Knocked Up so this audio comes from a clip YouTube.  (And boy was I tempted to try editing around the phrase “her and her doctor”.  What the hell kind of English is that?!)
    15:26 - a reference to the Scrubs episode “My Identity Crisis” from Season 7
    16:20 - you know, that joke never gets old.  No…wait a moment…it does
    18:30 - “Everlasting Moon” debuted during the “Jimmy’s Jump Up” tour of 1990
    19:52 - our memories are not entirely correct.  The shooting star occurred during Pirate Looks at 40
    21:09 - with my luck they probably only performed “Money Back Guarantee”.  I almost forgot: the notes for Episode 28 have a link to the DVD of this show, available on Amazon
    23:14 - that rant sounded better in my head
    32:17 - “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo”
    33:59 - audio recorded Saturday, July 27 1991
    35:10 - the preceding was provided by the good folks at PodSchmoe.com
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Saturday, November 17 2007

Episode 56: Thanksguilla

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, November 14 2007 (9:30 PM - 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “This week, a look at Live in Anguilla and, in honor of the season, we ponder what
Buffetty things we’re thankful for.  Hud is back, Mike is still on the phone, and Scott finally returns after a long absence.  (Cameos by Deano, Lee, and a dessert pizza.)”

    00:00 - notice a difference in the sound?  No, not Scott; I’m talking about the fact this week’s show is monaural.  I will admit to nothing, other than to confirm that, yes, this week’s show is monaural
    02:32 - CMA winners
    02:44 - Corona sponsoring Chesney tour
    03:39 - JB with Little Feat  |  03:46 - JB and Sonny Landreth
    04:22 - Amazon’s Eric Clapton’s autobiography link
    04:34 - Radio Margaritaville DJ contest
    10:56 - a catch phrase first introduced in Episode 13
    17:17 - Scott’s detestation of Best Buy stems from the events described in Episode 50B
    18:47 - actually they were written the day before our Episode 46 session
    20:51 - Schmoe is referencing his less than successful acting job as the female lead in the Big Finish of Episode 50
    24:58 - oh Lord, don’t get me started
    34:48 - don’t get me started on that either
    35:37 - an old quote from Greg, which we’ve probably mentioned before
    35:58 - Schmoe told me later he meant to imply I could edit him even more
    36:54 - this old wheeze was severely overwritten, but was truncated here not only to save time but to get to the very predicable punchline faster
    Oh all right.  I confess.  The reason the show is monaural is because, before we started our talk, I had too many Bud Lights and drunkenly fucked up the record settings.

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Sunday, November 11 2007

Our First Annual Beauty Contest

    It’s a free-for-all.  Fifty-five episodes enter and ... well ... fifty-five episodes leave—but! ... in what order?
    You decide…

Friday, November 9 2007

Episode 55: Homemade Musings

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, November 7 2007 (10:00 PM - 11:00 PM), at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “Not only does Mike join Schmoe and Mickey on the phone again, but Hud is back and
Patti returns for her second visit!  The top of discussion is Hot Water, and these losers, these losers, these losers just drone on…  (Cameo by Tommy.)”

    I bought a new and shielded cord for our speaker phone setup, to eliminate any more interference, only to find the cord would not work for some reason.  Luckily, Schmoe had some audio cords in his car and we were finally able to contact Mike and get the show rolling.
    00:10 - Patti’s previous visit was when back in Episode 2
    01:30 - Amazon’s listing for the unofficial Jimmy Buffett Concert Handbook
    02:41 - Patti tried talking us into a road trip since her birthday coincided with the second Las Vegas show.  Unfortunately for her, we’re too cheap.
    05:51 - Jimmy’s intro was slightly edited here to save time
    06:56 - “Tin Cup Chalice” was performed, but it was not aired on Radio Margaritaville so sadly it cannot be included here
    07:09 - oops, this interview with Mike Utley actually preceded the Thursday show, not the Saturday show.  Jimmy’s interview on Saturday was actually an interesting, serious talk about his touring ethic and I include it here as an extra:

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