As promised, Schmoe brought his Christmas tequila over for us to sample. I got to see a matinee of Spamalot earlier in the day, but arrived well in time to record the taste testing session. We included it in the feed as a special holiday bonus and also have it here as a Flash Video file.
If we’ve been good little boys and girls, perhaps Schmoe will share his drink recipes. And, if we’re lucky, maybe we can hear his clinking bottles in the air as he travels from house to house dispensing holiday cheer.
As of yesterday, Digg.com, the popular news-sharing site, has started listing podcasts; and as of today, we’re part of that list. You can see our page here. They not only list each episode and give you the ability to view or watch it directly at the site, they also offer the ability to comment on each episode. If you’re already a Digg member, we encourage you to post your feedback there (or here). We love to see what you have to say.
Happy Holidays. New festive video coming soon (we hope). P.S.: I forgot to mention you have to be registered with Digg to see their beta Podcast section, but if you’re the kind of hip with-it netizen whom TIME would honor as Person of the Year this won’t be a problem. Also you can seek us out at the new Plugg’d directory.
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, December 13 2006 (10:00 PM – 11:00 PM), at the Zodiac Racquet Club in Southgate MI
“Mickey, Schmoe, and Mike learn the true meaning of Christmas Island, as they present their all-singing all-dancing holiday special. Guests include Debby Boone, Donny and Marie, Charo, and Rosey Grier.”
I forgot to mention performances by Lola Falana and Joey Heatherton.
There’s a bit more background noise this week. Our room was commandeered by a group of women right before we arrived. Somehow they did not recognize it as our recording studio and just thought it was some non-smoking room. Scott promised to attend, but family illnesses got in the way. And I did find my CD of Christmas Island soon after the show.
And now, onto the show notes:
Not that it needs any more publicity, but in the interest of completeness this is the Taylor Hicks story to which Schmoe refers (via Buffett News). Here’s Amazon’s link to Tennessee Christmas, Amy Grant’s own link to A Christmas Album (again: highly recommended), and Mike’s approved Amazon link to his favorite Mitch Miller album. (By the way, I know Amy Grant is married to Vince Gill. Gary Chapman was her husband from 1982 to 1999 during which time A Christmas Album was recorded.) There were nine volumes in the Goodyear series of Christmas music compilations, 1961 through 1969, released through Columbia Records. My personal favorite is Volume Five, 1965. My old maxim was the only Christmas CDs you need are Amy’s A Christmas Album and Mannheim Steamroller’s Christmas. Sadly, I’m so sick of every Mannheim Steamroller CD sounding the same that I can no longer endorse my own words.
You can learn more about Billy Idol’s Happy Holidays album here; and about the Who’s the Boss? there song here. Schmoe found a link where the Andrews Sisters sing “Christmas Island”.
Brian Wilson’s recording of “South American” is off his Imagination CD, released June 16 1998; and we saw Jimmy and him perform it in Cincinnati on July 25 1998.
The ukulele on “Mele Kalikimaka” was played by Peter Mayer. The “-buca” drink I was trying to think of was Sambuca. And the reason I cite Harry Potter podcasts as the worst has nothing at all to do with the books themselves. It’s just that almost everyone on PotterCast and MuggleCast annoys the crap out of me.
Much the same reason I don’t listen to ours either.
And speaking of goodwill to men: Happy Holidays everybody!
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, December 6 2006 (10:00 PM – 11:00 PM), at the Zodiac Racquet Club in Southgate MI
“Back with another recording, back to doing album reviews. Mike, Schmoe, and Mickey discuss Floridays, with additional (pre-recorded) comments from Hud, Dave Attell, and Leonard Nimoy.”
We’re back from our Thanksgiving break.
As you might have guessed, the bit was Hud was recorded the same night before we started the show proper. Hud did not stick around to be on the panel, but he shared a few words before he left. The Dave Attell comments are from his Skanks for the Memories CD. His store is closed but you can order the CD here.
My memory was slightly fuzzy in recalling “Creola”. What was cut from the LP was actually the “Forget about mumbo jumbo / Hello to the world of gumbo” couplet.
The comment about my personal “First Look” refers to a Windjammer trip to the Leeward Islands in 1998.
I thought there was a “Hoodlum Drink” explanation on some JB FAQ somewhere, but the best I can find is a Hoodlum Drink recipe.
I’m pleased searches for Run C&W show the CD is still available. Here’s their story, from one of the band members.
The last line of the show — “You want the pie?” / “Take it to your boys” — reminds me of a scene from The Godfather.
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, November 15 2006, (9:00 PM – 11:00 PM) at the Zodiac Racquet Club in Southgate MI
“Another FourCast: holiday dining tips, and favorite Fingers solo, Buffett shirt, and Buffett-influenced song. With special guests Hud, Larry, and Jennifer. Happy Thanksgiving!”
It’s a Thanksgiving miracle. The oft-mentioned Hud finally joins us for some choice comments. Also, Larry, proprietor of Zodiac Racquet Club, makes a couple appearances. The gang discusses the latest four questions (itemized in the preceding blog entry) while discussing the latest Buffett news and making fun of each other.
There will not be a show next week, because of the holiday, but we’ll be recording again on the 29th (…I think). Scott requested going back to doing album reviews, and I suggested Floridays. Feel free to send your own reviews to podcast at northcoastcast.com or send us an audio message at northcoastcast@gmail.com or via Skype at 1-774-221-7346 or shortfatguyonline. 11/28 Update: unfortunately, some household matters are preventing us from all meeting up this week. We’ll be recording next week instead. Thanks for your patience.
We will podcast this week (11/15). Then we will take at least one week off for the holiday. That means, this week is our Very Special Thanksgiving Episode™. As always, there is homework.
Another FourCast:
1) Idea to add just a bit of Buffetty-ness, if at all, to your Thanksgiving holiday
2) Favorite Fingers solo of all time
3) Favorite Buffett clothing (of your own, not Jimmy’s wardrobe)
4) Favorite songs by other artists that mention Buffett
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, November 8 2006, (9:30 PM – 11:00 PM) at the Zodiac Racquet Club in Southgate MI
“Scott’s back, in time for another FourCast: favorite lyric, live song, and covers (song or art). Plus talk of a Buffetty Thanksgiving.”
Sorry about the delay in getting this week’s podcast up. I was busy celebrating my birthday and getting the place ready for the arrival of my big-ass TV.
The boys are back from their Roger Clyne break (photos soon come, maybe?) and even Scott returns for tonight’s show.
For those whose interest was piqued by my live song descriptions, you can hear those very recordings at my Buffett setlists page. Or get them here: specifically, “Chanson Pour Les Petits Enfants” and “He Went to Paris“. One song I completely failed to mention was when Jimmy sang “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” at Buckeye Lake following a drenching torrential all-day rain. It was most notable for containing the new verse So here we are in Central Ohio
On a very rain night.
Well we got ourselves a party,
What a wonderful sight.
We’re going to do it all this evening.
We’re going to do it till we’re dead.
So we’d just like to thank each and every one of you
Crazy fucking Parrot Heads!
Sorry about them being in RealAudio, but that was the thing back when I made those pages. I discussed “Livingson Saturday Night” back in August.
Scott and Joe and Mike were at the Roger Clyne concert on November 2, at The Magic Bag. They enjoyed the concert a great deal and got to meet the band after the show. Some of their photos were added to the Gallery, but the stories behind these photos were edited out of this week’s podcast. Instead, I’ll add them here as a bonus audio file. (The audio isn’t the greatest since I was only just setting the mics up. You can hear Jennifer, our waitress, in the background, admiring the desktop wallpaper on Scott’s laptop.)
P.S.: I don’t recall the Buffett news sites mentioning this, but “Here We Are” is finally available as a downloadable single (in stereo!) from iTunes. [iTunes link] Evidently this was announced on Mailboat Records a week ago but I only discovered it last night.
It’s another four-question quiz for this week’s podcast — or, in this case, what you might call a “FourCast”. What are your responses to the following?
1) Favorite Buffett line/lyric
2) Favorite Buffett cover song or remake
3) Favorite Buffett live song (from CD or heard in-person)
4) Favorite Buffett album cover
Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, October 25 2006, (9:30 PM – 11:00 PM) at the Zodiac Racquet Club in Southgate MI
“The long awaited best/worst discussion; and fueled by pizza and beer (’Roni Rage?) the trio even pick fights with their listeners!”
The wait is over! And oh is it worth it!
Not our show of course. I was actually practicing my announcing for when something good or of interest happens. Until then, it’s just another episode of our podcast. A little longer show than planned; but then again, we’re taking another break next week, so it can tide you over till November 8. (Joe and Mike will be seeing Roger Clyne next week and I’ll be eating my Halloween candy.)
By the way, I created an iTunes iMix (yeah, I know; I’m a couple years behind) of the Buffett cover versions we sometimes discuss. You can reach the page here, and of course you need iTunes to use it.
Over the last several days, you’ve probably encountered this —
MySQL ERROR:
Error Number: 1226
Description: User ‘shortfat_XXXX’ has exceeded the ‘max_questions’ resource (current value: 50000)
Query: SELECT hits, locked_out, last_activity FROM exp_throttle WHERE ip_address= ‘XXX.XX.X.XXX’
— rather than the usual blog template. Evidently this site’s server host, iPowerWeb.com, has been throttling SQL queries to 50,000, which I hear is quite low. With the growing interest in our podcast and constant hits from searchbots and the usual phentermine spammers, the blog has been going offline every other day. Often, I can catch this and repair it, but the more it happens the more irritating it gets.
Thus, I have moved the blog to our other domain, hosted at Bluehost.com. All the entries should be intact and all the comments should have been retained. The blog also has a simpler URL than the old convoluted “http://www.shortfatguy.com/blog.php/jbcast/index” one from before.
Hopefully waters should be less choppy here.
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