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Blanks and Empty Spaces

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    I admit it: I have been terribly remiss in maintaining show notes for the podcast. In fact, we barely had any show notes for all of 2012 and almost half of 2011! In trying to correct this, I discovered twenty-three episodes are still needing show notes, covering a span of almost two years. Talk about slacking.
    I’m confessing this now, not only to beat myself up about it, but as preface to posting a two-year old video. While going back to do the show notes for Episode 152, I was reminded how we did not have a tailgate video for 2011. We’ve got parking lot videos for 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012 (as well as 1999 and 2000, and a 1998 roadtrip), but I never did post one for 2011 — mainly because I had never gotten around to editing it. I had my reasons, however. The footage wasn’t so great, for one thing; it had been so hot that day I hadn’t gone around and shot as much as I’d wanted to. Plus there’s an actual sweat stain on the camera lens, and I never noticed it all day since the sun was so bright. I was so dissatisfied with the footage I kept avoiding working with it.
    But, in going through the episode again, I decided to go ahead with the edit anyway, just for the sake of it. So, here’s the 2011 tailgate video, out of the archives…

    Update: That’s what happens when you impulsively start a video project. I did the edit so fast I completely forgot to include my concert footage. It wasn’t till I was doing the show notes for Episode 156 that I remembered the shot of the pirate ship on the lawn. It’s been added in now, plus a few other shots, making the video forty-five seconds longer.

Episode 160: Term of a Friendly Coin

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, March 21 2012 (10:00 PM – 12:30 AM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “The boys discuss their trip to Chicago to visit the M’ville Bar & Grill and to take in an RCPH show. We also learn about a few new listeners, including an evil doppelgänger from the darkest timeline. (Special guests: Joe Maj and Annie. Cameo by Jennifer.)”

    03:27 – “Summer Tour Announcement Coming”, from Buffett News | “Summer Tour Announcement Coming”, from Buffett World
    07:31 – Margaritaville Chicago Restaurant | Landshark Navy Pier Beer Garden
    12:28 – all based on which expression is more potent: “I’d wreck her” or “I’d ruin her”
    22:43 – Papcito’s Mexican Grille, perhaps?
    24:30 – Southport Lanes, maybe?
    24:11 – Schubas Tavern
    25:00 – You can download the entire Schubas concert from Archive.org: here, here, or here. (Third link is in 24bit, HD audio and is highly recommended.)
    30:56 – as discussed in Episode 143
    34:08 – referencing this YouTube video
    35:48 – was it Harry Carey’s Tavern on Navy Pier?
    38:37 – SpringHill Suites … not to be confused with the Springhill Mining Disaster
    43:35 – “Buffett to perform at NCAA Men’s Final Four concert“, from Buffett News | “Buffett to Play at NCAA Final Four in New Orleans”, from Buffett World
    45:12 – “Honolulu Pulse interview with Jimmy”, from Buffett News | “Buffett to Make Another Appearance on Hawaii Five-0”, from Buffett World
    45:30 – the top of the M’ville email, sent on March 20:

M’ville Casino Biloxi

    48:53 – epilogue comes from March 30 edition of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher

Greetings from Chicago

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    Another dispatch from our roving reporters. Mike and Schmoe are in Chicago for a Roger Clyne concert, and sent us this from the M’ville Bar & Grill on the Navy Pier.

Navy Pier, from Mike

Navy Pier, from Mike

Navy Pier, from Mike

Episode 154: What We Did On Our Summer Vacation

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, September 21 2011 (10:30 PM – 12:00 AM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “The boys are back with a month and a half of news, stories from RCPM’s show in Pontiac, Listener Ed’s Alpine Valley review, along with concert roundups of the Camden and, almost as if we planned it, Alpine Valley. (Cameos by Lee and Jennifer.)”

    00:03 – Chad Heckler, luthier to the stars
    07:49 – just to emphasize, she called the Labor Day Taste Summit the Memorial Day drinkathon
    08:37 – but I do have a photo from the Taste Summit. From left: Michele, Schmoe, Hud, Annie, Jacob, Mike.

Michele is either watching Friends or Scarface

    12:39 – “Top Boat Songs”, from Buffett News | “Buffett Tops List of Favorite Boating Songs”, from Buffett World
    13:04 – …and then wait a year…
    13:23 – Discover Boating’s website and Facebook page
    13:58 – “Worst Songs of Summer Countdown: #5. Zac Brown Band feat. Jimmy Buffett, ‘Knee Deep’”, from PopDust.com
    14:54 – NPR’s Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me, from the August 6 show
    16:50 – “High Praise for Buffett from Zac Brown”, from Buffett World
    17:21 – “Doctors rock out i the operating room”, from “The Chart” at CNN.com
    17:51 – The Doctor (1991) with William Hurt, at IMDb
    18:02 – “Billy Joel and Bon Jovi perform at Jane Buffett’s 60th”, from Buffett News | “Buffett Hosts 60th Birthday Party for Wife”, from Buffett World
    18:55 – “Margaritaville Coffee Coming Soon”, from Buffett News | “Coming Soon: Margaritaville Coffee”, from Buffett World
    19:03 – Burgerittoville
    20:18 – “Buffett Attends Party by Chris Blackwell”, from Buffett News | “Buffett’s Been Partying in the Hamptons”, from Buffett World. I completely forgot to point out that Buffett was on Chris Blackwell’s label, Island, for a couple years.
“Jiffy Lube Live show in Virginia postponed until Sept 1st”, from Buffett News. “Hurricane, tailgate ban subdue Jimmy Buffett’s final summer show”, from USA Today. The Boycott Jiffy Lube Live Tailgating Policy page on Facebook.
    22:12 – “Buffett saves Surfer off Montauk”, from Buffett News | “Buffett Rescues Surfer off Montauk”, from Buffett World
    22:45 – “Buffett’s Surprise Appearance at Stephen Talkhouse”, from Buffett News | “Photos from Surprise Long Island Show”, from Buffett World
    23:40 – “Margaritaville Coffee Now Available”, from Buffett News | “Margaritaville Coffee Officially Unveiled”, from Buffett World
    23:48 – M’ville coffee
    23:44 – “Volcano Live 2011 Release”, from Buffett News | “Live Volcano Album Now Available”, from Buffett World. And here’s the link to the album itself, on iTunes (US).
    25:06 – God’s Own Drunk (2011), from iTunes (US)
    26:12 – “Buffett visits office of music company Spotify”, from Buffett News | “Buffett Visits Spotify’s New York Office”, from Buffett World
    31:19 – no audio or photographs this time from the Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers show at the Crofoot Ballroom in Plymouth MI (September 17). But this guy took some photos.
    31:30 – Mill Street Grille
    35:41 – Scott was off by only 143 miles
    37:14 – “Mayweather vs. Ortiz: Big Fight That Turned into a Big Spectacle”, from Fox News.com
    38:25 – Tiki Bob’s Cantina, from Pontiac Bars.com
    41:01 – as heard in the Burgettstown concert roundup, last episode
    52:15 – feel free to read along…

Listener Ed’s 2011 Alpine Valley Review by WAOTNC on Scribd

    58:13 – coincidental, maybe; not ironic
    59:14 – Mr Utley mentioned this plant in the pre-show chat (which is included eight minutes from now)
    80:29 – Jason Sudeikis on Late Show with David Letterman, recorded August 29
    82:35 – from the Who Charted? podcast, episode #33. Hosts: Howard Kremer & Kulap Vilaysack, guest Marc Maron.
    85:37 – “Strike three! Sit your ass down!” That’s Lee watching the baseball game. (Detroit lost to the Orioles, 6-5.)

Episode 146: We Need a Cantina

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Show Notes:
Recorded Tuesday, April 19 2011 (9:00 PM – 11:30 PM) at Casa de Scott, Allen Park MI
    “Mid-April marks the start of the 2011 tour, and how did we celebrate? By throwing a listening party for the new Roger Clyne CD! But don’t worry, we still talk about the Tampa concert and the exciting new changes to the setlist. (Special guests: Todd and Ron.)”

    The show description originally began with “April 19 marked the start of the 2011 tour”. This is inaccurate; the tour began in Tampa on Saturday, April 16. April 19 was the release date of Unida Cantina as well as the date of the tour’s second stop, at Raleigh. What can I say, I wrote it after a long day of editing.
    Get Unida Cantina from Roger (CD or vinyl), at Amazon (CD, MP3, or vinyl), or from iTunes.
    Learn more about Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers.

    01:56 – a much better photo than I remember, from @peacemakerjd on Twitter
    02:14 – fan photo from RCPM’s sombrerofied Salt River Fields concert, April 16 2011
    04:35 – RCPM’s Watering Hole discussion board
    06:20 – radio interview from The Blaze, ASU’s Alternative Radio 1330 AM, March 24 2011
    20:01 – a time cut
    23:29 – Eddie Money’s “I Think I’m in Love”
    29:17 – sound effect provided by Scott’s djay app
    30:14 – Chad Heckler’s Heckler Custom Guitars
    33:13 – I was merely nodding toward Scott’s speakers; I didn’t expect the gesture would provoke such a reaction. And his speakers are quite good; he was just playing everything too loud for the room.
    50:38 – told you the speakers were loud
    53:41 – O.A.R.’s official site | O.A.R. on Wikipedia
    1:01:34 – Scott is trying to play “Green & Dumb” out of his music library but keeps finding live versions
    1:24:23 – as you can hear in the concert montage in Episode 144, they did perform “Boomerang Love” in Australia (but this was the same show where Jimmy had his accident, so I guess you can excuse his confusion)
    1:26:37 – a time cut
    1:27:41 – Jimmy changed this for the following concert, repeating that line twice just like he wanted
    1:29:53 – the full song, we mean, since some of it had been performed last year during “Where the Boat Leaves From”
    1:31:29 – especially since it sounded like a newer arrangement of “Son of a Sailor”, which I wouldn’t expect needs another arrangement
    1:35:26 – more from The Blaze radio interview

“It’s Sipping Good”

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    Mike, Scott, and Schmoe try out Roger Clyne’s new Mexican Moonshine tequila. Recorded Wednesday, October 27 2010, at Zodiac; with cameos by Joe Maj, James, and Jennifer. (Video might not be quite up to snuff; it was recorded on a cellphone.)

Mexican Moonshine

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    Scott just had his first shot of Roger Clyne’s Mexican Moonshine, just arrived direct from Arizona by way of Ohio.

Scott’s report: “Mmm. Good.”

    It’s surreal, sublime, man-made, and divine
    It’s the moonshine….

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Episode 137: Sacked!

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, October 20 2010 (9:30 PM – 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “The boys review Zac Brown Band’s You Get What You Give, recap the Chicago and Jones Beach concerts, and discuss the recent RCPM show in Lansing. (Cameos by Dino, Lee, and assorted FSGL’ers. The Roger Clyne podcast starts at 59:12.)”

    Apologies for the delay. Thursday and Saturday were busier than expected at the old production house.
    02:33 – “Buffett Performs in Paris”, from Buffett News | “One Day in Jimmy’s Life in Paris”, from Buffett World
    02:45 – “Buffett Performs at Fund Raiser for Alex Sink”, from Buffett News | “Photos from Alex Sink Fundraiser”, from Buffett World
    03:14 – ̶McAnally Humbled by Another CMA Nomination”, from Buffett World
    04:28 – “Margaritaville coming to Chicago’s Navy Pier”, from Buffett News | “Margaritaville Coming to Chicago’s Navy Pier”, from Buffett World
    14:59 – “Margaritaville 25th Anniversary Specials”, from Buffett World
    15:57 – Coconut Telegraph PDFs
    18:44 – Ole Miss Rebel Mascot Concepts. Look for “Rebel Land Shark”.
    19:32 – “Vinyl Records” is the second track of Todd Snyder’s New Connection album (2002)
    20:30 – Scott’s alphabetical “Name That Tune” game was discussed in Episode 65
    20:40 – “Modern Family Mentions Jimmy”, from Buffett World
    21:28 – “Bon Jovi and Brad Paisley to perform in Gulf Shores to boost tourism after oil spill”, from NOLA.com
    22:41 – You Get What You Give (Deluxe Version), at Amazon or iTunes (US)
    24:52 – Mike’s difficulty keeping CDs and CD cases together was discussed in Episode 115
    40:16 – Washington Post album review, written by Chris Richards
    63:10 – Chad Heckler and Jim Dalton’s performance of “Hellbound Party Train”:



    59:37 – Chad Heckler interview is part of Episode 52
    67:25 – Jim Dalton’s podcast is no more. He’s still on Twitter though.

The Loft, down the street from the state capitol


“Hellbound Party Train”


Roger, in red, greets fans after the show

Episode 112: Bizarre But Yet Outstanding

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Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, October 7 2009 (10:30 PM – 12:30 AM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “More about Landshark Stadium, ringtones, and Margaritaville Cargo, plus Listener Ed’s in-
depth report from the Alpine Valley concert. (Special appearance by Jennifer.) (The Roger Clyne podcast begins at 45:03.)”

    00:21 – as she does every year at this time, Jennifer was wearing her Halloween t-shirt which reads “I’m Your Treat”
    03:35 – I’m reading off my MacBook Pro; Mike is reading off his Blackberry
    04:32 – Paris show: Buffett News write-up (and photos)
    05:07 – Miami Marine stadium rescue: Buffet World’s write-up | Buffett News’s write-up
    05:39 – news about Timothy B Schmidt’s new album
    06:30 – Buffett News’s write-up about CIP’s new ownership
    08:11 – Buffett World’s write-up on Jimmy’s new iced teas
    10:38 – Margaritaville’s Coconut Television
    10:51 – Playing for Change.com
    11:47 – Grandpa Elliot
    12:29 – Mike spotted the commercial Saturday, September 19 and texted us about it; but ABC/ESPN did not replay it. But, as we mentioned on our Twitter page, the commercial is available at the Margaritaville Cargo.com.
    15:08 – oh no! Scott set off the Double-Entendre Alarm!
    19:57 – contact us on Skype at 1-734-274-5959
    22:07 – feel free to follow along as we read:

Listener Ed’s 2009 Alpine Valley Review by WAOTNC on Scribd

    23:41 – Listener Ed’s blog
    23:45 – Glenn Worf’s Wikipedia page
    26:53 – Scott has moved to the other side in order to plug his laptop in
    29:11 – in Episode 107
    29:58 – yeah, but who knows what other changes JJ Abrams will be making?
    31:15 – we went through all this in Episode 2 et al
    47:44 – here’s the video Scott promised (restored after Facebook changed their embed code):


    52:44 – …and then multiplied by 42

RCPM on a Sunday

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    Testing out my new Zi8 at the recent Roger Clyne show, Sunday, October 4. Video looks good; editing is more complicated than it should be.
    Here are some random shots, which turn out to be mainly the ends of songs. A medley of finales.