Beck Does it Again! John Prine: John Prine (1971) with special Guest Jon from Edina
[0:00]Hey everybody, this is Rob, producer Rob, editor Rob. So this is a different character than on the show Rob. I just wanted to stop in and say a couple things because the timeline on this episode actually gets a little confusing. We had our buddy John from College Days and John Prine Expert talk to us and it turned out that John had made a parody song to start the episode and I of course never checked the email so I didn't see the parody song which I felt terrible about. So we ended up actually recording our reaction to the parody song afterwards. Now I have edited it into the episode and it is a seamless edit so you probably won't notice any difference whatsoever but it might be just a little confusing but I wanted to point that out. Again, I appreciate all the listeners out there and really appreciate everybody who's been leaving voicemails, etc. Please enjoy this episode with our good buddy John from Edina who once again became famous. It's because he listened to every episode. He listened to 140 episodes in 30 weeks
[1:00]Which is not recommended by many doctors. All right, so enjoy the show and I won't talk to you later because I'm, well, unless you know me that I'm a person then we will talk hopefully. All right, bye. Oh, wait a minute. I forgot my gong already. In 2020, four friends decided to listen to every one of the greatest 500 albums as decided by Rolling Stone magazine. This resulted in a text chain that celebrated the music excoriating the order. And led us to making this podcast. We are far from experts. We promise to do almost no research. All opinions are our own unless you disagree. Please sit back and enjoy. Beck did it better. We are all the way up to album 149. I love... Popsicle? Is that close? No, Popsicles. Yes, I nailed it. 149, I thought of at night. For the final 140, I nailed it. Who doesn't love Popsicles? I'm a genius. I don't care what areyouagenius.com says. I am a genius. It's one more than seagulls. You know what kind of Popsicles I did not like back in the day?
[2:00]Were like when you'd go to someone's house and they had like the homemade ones. Like those plastic those form things where like parents would pour like Kool-Aid and shit. And they're like, they can't even buy the real Popsicles out of the box. They had to like pour it in these molds and freeze them. That was the worst. Can I just take a moment right now to make a little PSA? Everyone buying gifts for people with kids. Guess what? We ain't making homemade Popsicles, okay? Stop buying us that shit. Stop buying us homemade Popsicle kits. We're not, guess what? I will shell out the three bucks. We can just buy Popsicles, okay? Popsicles are not going to put us under. Like we will be fine. What I don't have is a bunch of room for your Popsicle shit that I use about once. And then I forget about and toss it. So no more homemade Popsicles. And then your kids don't want them anyway. Because you say, oh, we got those Popsicles in the freezer. And they say, no, I want the one from the gas station. Like that's always what happens, right? What about Snoopy snow cones? Come on, Snoopy? Wait, what's a snow cone? Who's Snoopy? Snoopy. Now you're thinking of, in New York, what they have is they have two very ones that my kids get. Both of which come out terribly disfigured to what they're supposed to look like.
[3:00]And that is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which never looks any good. And then SpongeBob. And they have some sort of like black, like I don't know if it's the Junior Mint or something that's supposed to be his eyes. It's never in the right place. It's always hideous. It's terrifying to get, okay? It's a disaster. Oh, and guess what? Oh, are we buying? Did I buy two cones at a car the other day? A truck that sold cones? And Jenny turns to me and goes, I need $24. $24? You need $24 for two cones? That's $40 a cone. That's a lot of money. $40. Plus you got to tip the ice cream guy, don't you, Rob? I'm not sure the math is right here. Was that a Rolling Stones t-shirt? What the hell? What the hell, Rob? This isn't right. Get this guy out of here. No, we don't have time yet. We don't have time. We haven't done introductions. This is 1971. This is the eponymous. John Prine. It's John Prine by John Prine. And guys, I'm happy to announce we do have a special guest. Look at the size of this pineapple truly that I bought
[4:00]Just for this recording. The special guest will be this pineapple truly. Everybody's excited about it. Except for my wife. Makes my cum taste good. So I've heard from nobody, actually. Nobody's ever like, wow, that was good. Thank you for that. I like that part. That was my favorite. That was my favorite part. That was my father's day. Anyway. Can't make that joke with my kid walking behind me. We have a surprise co-host today. He's already my first favorite co-host of the whole podcast. He, you can tell he's getting dumber and dumber because he listened to all of our episodes. And how, John, how fast did you listen to those episodes? It was end of September until two weeks ago. Oh my God. So basically. Nine straight days. Thanks for the math, Matt. Geez. I was a math major. Took him a school year, about 30 weeks to listen to about 140 episodes. So if that doesn't. I'm so impressed.
[5:00]Just go back right now and just listen to like the Bob Dylan Highway 61 episode. It'll make your brain melt. Now imagine doing a couple of those a week. And he is here. Everybody say hello to John for me. John. John, how are you doing today? Hey, John. I'm doing fantastic. Now, is this my rolling going? No, this is the. No, God. Haven't you listened to any of the shows? How embarrassing. This is Suzanne part two. This is when she said she was a huge fan. And I had no clue what was going on. Suzanne is not a huge fan. I got news for you. Okay. She has. She's been on twice. She's been on twice. And she's not a huge fan. I don't even think she's listened to those two episodes. Honestly. What? Those are two good episodes. Listen to another song on the dial. John, what would you say we're going to hear on this next radio station? Well, there's a song about our host near and dear to, to the problems that you've been facing. And it meshes very well with John Prine's storytelling abilities. And it's just a song about the trials and tribulations. Of cohabitating with a spouse. Now, can I just say, first of all, the number of songs about cohabitating with people, it's through the roof right now.
[6:00]Everybody's talking about it. It's high. It's higher than some of us are comfortable with. Can I just say, thank you for finally recognizing that I have problems that people need to be thinking about. Everybody's like, oh, Rob doesn't have problems. His life is obviously perfect. Actually, no, I have a lot of problems. And the problem is people don't like me or the things I say. It's a big problem. Okay. So thank you for acknowledging that. John, introduce this song for us. Well, since this is episode 149 with John Prine, he's got a great song, Spanish Pipe Dream, about meeting a stripper and running off to Canada to beat the draft and basically burning your TV and reading, eating peaches, blah. It fit perfectly well with everything that you've described in the first 148 episodes of the struggles of a spouse going to bed before you or the kids waking you up. There's, there's a story. There's a solution here. And I think, Rob, I think you nailed it on the head, which I think you need your own bedroom. It was a level-headed doctor from east of Redwood Falls, but she had trouble sleeping
[7:00]Because of Rob's big balls. He pressed his balls against her. He sent a few dick pics. Not that Rob is a wreck, but he's better than Beck because he found the perfect fix. Rob has a T. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. He did all the dishes. Yes. Well, Rob's on the podcast. Now, Jen sleeps soundly on her own. Oh, yes. Yes. Twang. Well, Rob, for me, it's a good thing. He's got the candles and his dick's a tuna can. He stays up late to edit and sleeps with a white noise fan.
[8:00]He's in the eastern time zone while Aaron lives out west. Rob stays up late, a polyamorous date. We know that Beck did it best. Rob has a TV and a PlayStation in his own bedroom. Jen sleeps alone She did all the dishes While Rob's on the podcast Now Jen sleeps soundly On her own This is incredible. So good. That's it. I mean, that's... That was absolutely incredible. That was so good. Tuna can. He really does listen, Rob. Yeah, he's listening all the time. There's a part where I forgot the candles. I had like a flashback.
[9:00]I was like, uh... That was one of the best episodes. That whole scenario, I was like with you pushing the shopping cart as it fell out and just advising you, Rob, the candles fell onto the floor. And unfortunately, I think what I did during her birthday is edit a podcast, which is for some reason infuriated her. Can't imagine why that would be. But I will say this. It's so strange. I know. I do have strong feelings about this. I think sleeping separately... Jenny and I got a hotel room the other day because her parents were visiting. We got a hotel room with two queen-size beds. I said, I'm going to sleep in a different bed than you. And she was mad at me for that. Do you guys think it's appropriate for me to say let's sleep in separate beds in a hotel room with two queen-size beds when it's just the two of us? What would you guys do? Don't be perverted. Don't be perverted, Russell. Okay. I think you set up one bed is a sleeping bed and one bed is the sex bed.
[10:00]You referenced it in the last episode. You put a towel down to avoid the wet spot, but it doesn't have the separate beds. And you don't have to worry about it. And then it's up to you, Rob. You're like, I'll sleep in the wet spot. Right. If you make a wet spot big enough to take up an entire bed, number one, kudos. And number two, then you fall on the sword. You sleep in the whole wet spot and she gets her own bed. It really is in my head. What's happening here? This is my job for me, Dinah. Come on. Now we've got a legit conversation between these three bozos about the wet spot on a bed. It's like Rob has a yogurt truck exploded on the freeway. It's more like there's a slight leak in the yogurt truck. Oh. Like it's missing some yogurt. I remember there being more yogurt before. Yeah. I remember there being more yogurt before.
[11:00]Four guys here who are upset because they just actually I've got four other guys. I've Got five total and they're, we're all upset because we just invested in 10,000 flag decals. Okay. That's that's I thought I'd make it. That's on me. I got a flag, but it was blue And white and it said, I did it better. So is it confusing message? Like it's a lot of People didn't understand like who would get this exactly? Where's the crossover here? But Matt has a bunch of up around his house. Matt, how are you doing? Matt in Minneapolis. How are you doing today? I'm doing good, Rob. All I want to know is how the hell can A person listen to this podcast, take us seriously and come back week after week. I Mean, who the hell keeps listening to this podcast? Yeah. It's not us. We're getting closer And closer to say no, thanks to this. I've got Russell in Minnesota. Russell, how are you doing? Guys, if you see me tonight with an illegal smile, it's because I still have most of my DVDs And they'll last a long while. Won't you please tell my co-tenant? I didn't kill anyone.
[12:00]No, I'm just trying to have me some DVD fun. Well done. Hot dog bun. When Russell's being so vociferous saying this stuff, he is also looking around with his eyes. He's like, look inside the side to make sure nobody hears what he says. I've got Aaron out in Oaktown. Aaron, how are you doing tonight? Or no, wait, Actually shut up, Aaron. I've got John and Diana. John, how are you doing tonight? Rob, never better. Thanks for having me. It's an honor to be here first and foremost. I'll tell you set a great track record of some fabulous guest hosts from Emerson, Little Rosie. I wonder why they call them Little Rosie and Suzanne. Suzanne, I thought was a fabulous Addition. Rob, you obviously attract good people. I think every one of us would Get along with her fabulously because that was a lot of fun, but just pleased to be here. And John, if you notice, we haven't invited any of those people back because They weren't funny enough. So you better pick up your game. Okay. So far I've heard zero Funny jokes, nothing about jacking off. Think about changing that. It gets a lot of likes actually.
[13:00]Rob, I got a question for you. We've done a lot of cooking here. What, I'm confused. What's the difference between a chickpea and a garbanzo bean? I've never had a garbanzo bean on my face. I've got Aaron out in California now. Aaron was just telling us earlier, have you heard about the population increase That's going on in Ireland right now? Yeah, it's news to me. Yeah, it's Dublin. I've got Aaron, how are you doing? Hey, well, when I was a young girl, I had me a cowboy. Let's talk about John Pride. Oh, now that's erotic. Okay. That's what I'm Talking about. I love erotic stuff. It is, we are recording this on Father's Day. So I don't Know if that's extra cool or extra sad, but we're here. We're a, we told our kids to Leave us alone just like we do every Father's Day and nobody listens. Now, I don't know about your Father's Day, how it went, but I only got in a fight with one of my kids. So pretty happy. I think those, hey, new record. Two out of three ain't bad.
[14:00]Yeah. Hey, in five, in 500, I mean the Hall of Fame. Let's get into the voicemail. We asked them to leave messages on a voicemail line. By the way, we badly need voicemails, Please. Wait, again? I don't understand. We go from like a hundred to zero so fast. It's inventory mismanagement. Do these idiots not realize we only do audio? Our listeners are moronic. We're giving John the full song. Rob, I gotta ask, before we get to the voicemail, how did you feel having John on During the parody song? Proud. Because sometimes you've been nervous about that before. No, this is what I was proud of because it was that easy. You fucking nailed it. It's not easy to do a John Prine song. I'll tell you, it's complicated.
[15:00]All right. Let's get into this voicemail. It's short and sweet. Hey, gang. First time, long time here. Just wondering now that it's summertime, What your favorite summertime jams are with the caveat that name of the song Cannot have summer or anything that implies summer in the title. Limit. For me, my go-to is Feel Me Flow from Naughty by Nature. Let's see. I thought about this for all of two hours and I didn't come up with Anything as good as Feel Me Flow. How'd you get two hours? I just heard the question now. Oh, right. It's a total surprise to me. Right? The little keyboard is on top of the keyboard. This is a good one. Guys, it's summer. What does summer mean to you? You know what summer means to me, guys? It's officially school's done. I got Jack to do. This is why I have multiple songs for tonight. Oh, God, this is good. But you know what summer means to me?
[16:00]I've never tied my shoes again all summer. I'm wearing crocs. You're just going to slip on the crocs all summer and I couldn't care less. Taking my kid to the beach tomorrow. It's going to be a great day. You're going to have Naughty by Nature playing while you're going to the beach or not? Can you have a kid and her friends over and then be playing Naughty by Nature? That feels Wrong to me. You can play Feel Me Flow, I think. I can't play OPB. Feel Me Flow should be hip hop or raise fine. Actually, you have Naughty by Nature Surprisingly and kid-friendly now that I think about it. Yeah. I have to be like, well, those are actually other people's privates. So that's a whole different. You want to keep your hands off of those. Yeah. So what song do you guys have that summer that is for summer? Let's make a little summer playlist. That is summer, but does not have summer in the title Nor implies it. I don't even get what that means. So I guess like schools out forever, You can't do that or right. Can I go first? Yeah, Russell, let's hear it. I don't know if this has got summertime in the lyrics or not, but I think the Artists that define summer music, I'm going to go country. I know our, The caller who left that voicemail doesn't like country, but I'm going to go Kenny
[17:00]Chas need a song is get along. Wait, wait. There's a, there's no shoes right there. See? I mean, this is like a, I guarantee they play this at tailgating before Football games right at the end of the summer, right? Yes. The country song that came to mind for me was the fried chicken fry. Is that Zach Brown? Zach Brown band. Yeah. That's the one that came to mind for me. That's the country song that came to Mind for me. Wait, chicken fried? Fried. A little bit of chicken fry. It's probably not really. Go over here on a Friday night. You guys know what I'm talking about. He's a bit just right. He's going to be on the radio. I don't know, maybe it's not a summer song though. Well, it has to be a summer song. Do you like this one for summer? It's hard to fry chicken in the summer, Unless you got like, normal for me, Diana, you got to be like the most country, One of us with me. Have you stuck with your, you grew up in the sticks
[18:00]In Wisconsin. You've got to be damn right. The most country one out of all of us, right? Absolutely. Are you still stick with the country? 100%. I've actually, country's not country enough for me anymore. It's now bluegrass. So yeah, pull on in. Nice. I like to hear that. A little bit of chicken fry. Well, who's the bluegrass? Who's the bluegrass? I'm sidetracking it quick, But I'm interested in who's the bluegrass that we listen, that we're listening to. The greatest bluegrass musician out there right now is Sam Bush. He's getting a little old and behind him coming in is Chris Thiele, Who's taken over for Garrison Keeler, whatever that show used to be called. But that's Nickel Creek, great bluegrass. Oh, I remember you watching, I remember you going to Nickel, You've, you've followed Nickel Creek for a long time. That's right. I will say this, if you guys, I'm dated again, if you want to get into bluegrass, I think a great place to go is will a circle be unbroken box set?
[19:00]It's a great history of bluegrass. Everybody loves it. And then there's also this great song called, Oh, stop, no, stop, stop. John just gave us his song and you're making your own bluegrass song. Oh, I don't know. Is that, no, no, John, this is the summer jam yet. Let me give you a summer, which kind of threw me off the rule of, Of not having a summer piece. Cause obviously I went to Joe Siano's summer song, Which obviously breaks the rules. Apparently schools out is not with the rules. That was going to be my big pick, But I'd have to go with Otis Redding, Doc of the Bay, Because what do we do all summer here in the great Midwest? We go sit at the lake, right? Yeah. And then you see him back from the cabin. Wrote that song right out here in the bay in Sausalito. He wrote that song sitting in Sausalito. Wow. Aaron, go on mute for a second. Yeah, I'm muted. We may not need Aaron anymore. John's going to be coming for us. Yeah. Hey, we can just request central time At East Coast time for the next few years. Think about how early we can start recording.
[20:00]Here's the thing. We got to see what John does for a rolling gone. And if it's something where you roll your eyes and go, Who is into that shit? Then we'll know that we've got the new improved Aaron. Such a relaxing song, perfect. On central time. Oh, it's so good. Russell, hey, you're supposed to be muted. You're supposed to be muted, Aaron. Oh, right. Yeah. We didn't tell you to come back yet. And we're not going to. Aaron, you can listen to us make fun of you. You just don't talk to her anymore. Yeah. Aaron's getting so hard. All right, Aaron. I got your back, buddy. Aaron, come back. Come back. Oh, yeah. Hey, I'm about back. So, it's. Aaron, what happened to Otis Redding? Why isn't he around anymore? Oh, don't make, come on. Don't make me do this. Why is this? I'm just wondering. Well, he died in a plane crash And landed in a lake. That is so weird. No, don't do it. What? No. Already? Wow. If he can do it to Amelia, I heard he can do it to Otis. Baby, it's me. It's the big papa, baby. And I'm here for my greatest song of the summer, baby. Do you know what it is? Do you want to take one guess what you think it is?
[21:00]It's the one song we know of yours. No, we had that other song the other time Where we found out it wasn't that good. Oh, baby what I like. This is the song of the summer. It's the song of the summer. This is the summer. Because you know what I love to do all summer, baby? Number one, I spread COVID misinformation Via Twitter, baby. Oh, no. Uh-oh, I've been told I'm too loud. Oh, sorry. It's the big papa. It's a big head. So why do you think this is a great summer jam, papa? Listen, nothing says summer, Like calling people on the phone, okay? Or getting called on the phone. Is that what's happening in this song? And then talking about lace? I guess I don't understand what the song is about. Very. No one's quite sure. Big baba has to be quiet, baby. People in the house are sleeping And people, they're mad at big baba right now. Which is so sad to be mad at big baba on father's day. Oh, how could you do that to me, baby? Father's day, I only have an hour left
[22:00]To play my father's day cards. Oh, baby. Anyway, I died just like Otis writing in a plane crash. Goodbye, baby. Oh, yeah. Listen, I'm not going to lie. When I'm trying to think of a funny joke to end that And my wife is out yelling at me for being too loud, It's rather distracting. I can imagine. I can imagine. I've got the dog on a leash with one hand. I'm trying to type with the other hand. Kids are walking around. The wife is coming out yelling at me. It's tough. I'm ready for the summer to start. John, what is your song of the summer? It is Otis writing Doc in the Bay. I got thrown off the podcast because his picture's so good. Now I'm confused. I didn't hear that. You're feeding that dog some panties, Some chantilly lace, and we sit here in the podcast. Chantilly lace, put it in that dog's face. Listen, I wish that was the dog's biggest problem right now Because now what the dog is having with the dog Is that he has now developed an itchy skin. So he smells like nooch. He smells like nooch like crazy. So I think of Aaron all the time now.
[23:00]Yeah, man. I'm glad you probably feel good thinking of me. That's great. The dog smells like nutritional yeast. It is absolutely disgusting. Who hasn't gone with their song of the summer? Because I've got a mind-fit. I think Matt. Yeah, it took a while to think of it. Kind of maybe more themes. And so I think of Sublime as like summer music. So I went with Caress Me Down by Sublime. Wow. I didn't know she had the G.A. Joe Kung Fu grip. This is a definition win-amp. It really whips the llama's ass. This had to be on your win-amp player In the late 90s, really 2000s. You know, and what our caller had, Takes a while with it. Won't you all boost up? Yeah. Oh, no. You know, this whole album. Oh, Ron Jeremy? References? Come on. Yeah, this is very good. You know, the caller brought up a good point. I think I've got Craig Mack flavor in your ear Would be another one that just plays on repeat. Otherwise, I only listen to country in the summer anymore.
[24:00]I don't know. Like he just kind of feels like When you're at the cabin or whatever, It's about the only time I can listen to it. You're going on a boat or on a pontoon. It's the perfect match. That's about it. But I go back to Sublime most so much. That's so good. If you will. Can I get in one? Can I get in one extra? Because I jumped out on Russell's. Go ahead. You want a Mulligan? I need it. But not a Mulligan. I just I was riffing on Russell's. Go ahead. Aaron, let's hear it. Let's hear it. Because I do think the summertime, You got to it's a little bit of different mindset Because now you're not just playing for music yourself In your car while you question why you live In the place where you live. You have to pick music now that everyone In your family is going to enjoy. That's tough. You know what I mean? Like I don't need my mom being like, Who's Ron Jeremy? Like I don't need to explain to her. What's going on there? And that's fair. Or like the real awkward part is when you're listening To that and the car with your mom, Rob, And she's like, man, that's a funny line About Ron Jeremy. Oh, no. The fact your mom knows Ron Jeremy is amazing. Yes. I thought so much because like my summers Were so defined, at least in the early 2000s,
[25:00]By KDWB. So I was thinking about like 50 Cent With Hader and I love it. But honestly, the first thing that came to my mind Was Ja Rule and Jennifer Lopez. Like I'm real remix with Ja Rule on there. Like that's a summer. That's an absolute summer jam with Jennifer Lopez. Like J-Lo and the summer with Ja Rule. Like that was ruling the airwaves for at least three years. Are you serious? Yes. No, no, no. I was talking about- This is a summer jam? This is a summer jam. There is old as a golden girl. What do you mean by that? Talk about this before. J-Lo was a golden girl. You were going to either date J-Lo or Blanche Because they were both 53 years old. Room for you. I think I'll date J-Lo. Really going on an Olympia, Rob. Do you think old people just looked older back then? Is that what's happening? Like when we get older, Are we going to be more J-Lo than Blanche? Rob, who would you do? Blanche or Mona? Mona is one Everest that I would like to mount.
[26:00]It doesn't work, but I got it. There's something there. You give Rob one new audience member And it just turns the game up just like that much more. Was Mona's wealthy enough to have a former pro baseball player Be her housekeeper? That's true. That's right. She's got it like that. I thought it was Angela was like the rich architecture. Oh, they're wrong. Mona was just the mom. Yeah. But Mona lived, yeah. I watched a lot of that show with the sound off, So I'm not sure. I wasn't pretty sure what was happening there. I like the idea though that like Alyssa Malano's On a show and I'm like, oh no. Oh, Mona. Oh, do you think I'm looking at Judith Knight? Rob, were you watching that show with your summer jam on, Which was? My summer jam, of course, which is, And this is a song that I played all last summer. I'm in the boat. I am listening to this. You put the song on. It says summer to me. It is a straight up bop. It is Meghan Trainor with me too.
[27:00]Whoa, I don't know this one. It's a drag queen classic. Oh, I'm excited. Okay, nice, linky baseline. I like it. You don't know this song, Rosie? So good, Rosie. It's about how great she is. Just listen to these lyrics. It's so good. I want to hear Matt do it. That sexy thing I see over there. Yes. Stay standing in the mirror. What's that icy thing hanging around my neck? That's gold. Show me some respect. I'll tell you what. Ooh, yes. I know the words of the song, everybody. I do love that, man. Our listeners are going to love this. Now, was I going to say my summer jam is strawberry And throw everybody off a little bit? No, I was not going to say that. I didn't think of it till now, and I regret that. But I love a song where you're just hyping yourself up. I think that's one of the greatest things. It's a funky baseline. You get to dance. Now, she does talk about looking at herself in the mirror, And that is something I have been trying to avoid a ton.
[28:00]So somebody think, oh. Rob, when I hear, think about summertime, And I hear this song, all I can picture Is you speedo shopping in New York City And going into the dressing room and trying on your speedos. Having a moon landing or two? All it took was one. All it took was one, unfortunately, time picture That somebody took, and I will not be wearing that speedo anymore. What? I'm so disappointed to hear that. There is some, there is, I can put up with a lot of stuff On my body, except for some coloration issues. I'm like, can't see that. Like, when I'm bending over and it looks like It's some sort of weird coral, like, and nobody. Was this off of the lake? Damn. Where was this? Where did this picture take place? Of course, this was in Europe, where exactly zero other people Wore speedos. It was just me. So. Oh, wait. You thought wrong. You thought everyone would be wearing speedos over Europe. Yeah. And I knew it was bad because Jacques Cousteau came on And goes, damn, that's the craziest thing I've ever seen. What are they wearing for?
[29:00]Don't the dudes wear tiny swim trunks? They're wearing, like, literally long board shorts. Like, they are wearing, like, what? It would have been more like if they were wearing Suits and, like, a T-shirt going in the water. It would have been like, goddamn, I should have Grown up in Europe. This is my jam over here. All right. So there is our list of some, just everything. Everything. Anything. That is our summer list of summer jams. Let's get into rolling. Going. Rolling on. It's, it's, it's time to see what everybody's up to. It's time for Rolling Going. John, be our guest. Do the first rolling going. What you got? Son of a gun. And our guest. Thanks, Gaston. I fucked up at the beginning because this is Intimidating. I can understand why everyone tries to just go Right into rolling going because I was so excited And prepared for it. But now it's time for it. Guys. Also, just be aware, this is the only part of
[30:00]The podcast people actually listen to. So this is where you really got to sell it because The podcast, the best part is actually right at the end Of the album before the radio system. That's where the funniest jokes are usually told. We do appreciate you coming on to talk about John Bryant. We do appreciate that. Yes. Yes. So I don't know if we've said that. I can't wait to hear his takes on John Bryant. Well, here's my rolling going boys. I have been reborn. I have never felt better. I went and get a sleep study. It was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. Wow. That's kind of, that could be kind of scary though, Right? Well, typical people have five episodes a night. Episode being you stop breathing, Whatever happens. I was recorded with 91, 91 episodes. Damn. Wait a minute. You, you don't breathe 91 times a night. Now I know. Yes. It woke you up 91 times. Is that what that means? Yes. Like you choked yourself 91 times. For those of you sitting at home right now, I know what you're thinking. Oh, John has sleepy apnea. He must be a big fat guy with curly dark hair and a mustache.
[31:00]No, he's not. No, he's, he's a slim one guy. Dude, he lives and he died of, He's not allowed to look like that there, Rob. So I just want to say this is another win For all the fat guys out there who do not have sleep apnea. Now the skinny guy in the podcast has it. Now I haven't gone to a doctor technically, So I'm not sure if I have it, But I'm going to be convinced that I don't. It's not diagnosed, right? It's not diagnosed. So John, I would think the hardest part of the sleep study Would be literally going to sleep in a lab. Because I'm not going to lie to you, There's only one way I can really go to sleep at night. And I don't think they'd be like, God, these... I know what you're thinking. Wives are Wi-Fi so slow, And these brain things are off the chart. Makes no sense. So John, what was it like going to sleep in a weird lab? He jacked off with a hoodie on. It's creepier. The good news was his insurance declined the in lab, So they sent me home with a bunch of shit I had to hook up to myself. And I slept with that. I wouldn't even be able to check you.
[32:00]So John, hold on, John, you spent all this time in high school Doing all of these things to get into a good college. You go to an excellent college, Harvard is Midwest. One of the best. Yeah, right? It's not the best. You decide you're going to major in Norwegian For some goddamn reason. That's health fantastiske. Vaskalvi snuck gum. Exactly. And then you go and you get this great job. And I think you're moving all over the country a little bit. Now you live in Edina. You did all of that just to have your fucking insurance decline you. It's fucked up. The in lab sleep study. That's fucked up. You know what, though? Fast forward to the end. Doesn't fucking matter because if I was in the lab or in my home, I still had 91 fucking episodes, which are like seat map. I got the seat map. Oh, you guys, I don't nap anymore because I don't need to. I wake up and jump out of bed at six in the morning. I used to sleep until like eight because I was just so just.
[33:00]John, you're not like a CPAP salesman here. This isn't like a pitch. You didn't come out here to pitch a product, did you? I don't have any commissions to earn anything from the CPAP. But I'll tell you what, the first night I hooked up to that, It was like an avatar when Jake Sully hooked up To his creature with the things. It was super robotic. And you just look at a new person. And it hooked on and I fell asleep And I woke up the next morning, reborn. So PSA, go check out your sleep. Interesting. It's important, man. It's important. So we're getting older. So what was it? At what point did you realize like, oh, I should probably go do a sleep study. Like, did you have something in your life being like, hey, Just by the way, I heard you a couple of times And I thought you were dying because you stopped breathing. Yeah, I've had multiple feedback. Of course. Nice. Multiple feedback on your sleep. Yeah, my what? Feedback. You're going to get feedback from different people, John. There's a lot of people. There's a lot of ladies and he died And willing to give feedback on those types of things. So my wife's been telling me for years,
[34:00]You got a problem. She's like, fuck you. Just sleep through it, right? Yeah, like whatever. I completely ignore it. But I go on a couple of guys' trips For golfing and fishing. And every time everyone I'm like, dude, You stopped breathing last night. In fact, we videoed it and then they'd show me. I'm like, whoa, that's scary. And so then I was like, well, And then I had to come back with my tilt between my legs. I'm like, honey, you're right. I'm going to, I'm going to go see a sleeve specialist for it. She's like, I told you, but that's the best thing. Because now I've been saying it for years, But three guys that I see about twice a year told me I better do something. So I'm going to be leaving them in the house for a little bit. Hey, I'm much too busy. I'm much too busy to go see your parents this weekend. I need to go get this checked out now. Hey, Rob, if you were to go on a trip with John And he were to go into sleep like that, Would you set it up to look like Otto and Roddick's Asphyxiation instead? Like to have a little bit more like credibility Or excitement with it or not? Well, see, that's why I'm wondering, What's it like to J.O. With a CPAP machine? Dude, I don't mean like the extra oxygen. Wait, when we say J.O., does that mean you're saying that?
[35:00]I got David Kerrigan model. It's amazing. Cuts off the air right at the right time. Kung Fu grip. So now, John, are you, look, how do you sleep? Are you a back sleeper or how do you sleep with a mask on? That would be my thing. I don't know if I could do it. It's just a little apparatus that kind of comes in here, A little rubber thing. Oh, no. Do you look like a dying old person, John? Are you sleeping like a dying old person Where you have that nose thing? Is this sort of a dune? Maybe you look like dune. It is. Yeah. You're the Moa Dieb? It works. I don't care how it looks. It just feels great. And it was really kind of weird. I was at a tournament for my kids And I saw a guy in one of those motorized rascals Who had oxygen to like just be there And he had the same apparatus on. I was like, well, I know he must feel amazing. If it works. When you go on these tournaments, Do you take this all over with you
[36:00]Every night and use it and haul it in your suitcase? I've got a travel case for it. And it goes just like Rob's phone or his toy, his backpack. Yeah, I take it everywhere. So now, like, pardon me if this is too personal, But like if you and your lady go to bed together And have a nice time, How long do you wait to then put the CPAP on after? Once I know it's not going to happen, Then I can put the CPAP on. It's crystal clear. It's black and white. I know exactly. I kind of want to... But it doesn't fall off your face. Like when you tumble around, It like doesn't get yanked out or anything like that. Because like I said, Avatar, man, it's part of me now. My bedtime routine is officially messed up. I have a night guard, And as soon as that mouth guard goes in my mouth, It puts me to sleep. Nice. I'm like, it's like a signal to my body of like, It is nighttime. I have also now started wearing noise cans,
[37:00]Or headphones. They're not noise canceling, But they're a headphone band and it goes over my eyes And I listen to a podcast. Guys, it takes me like 10 minutes to set up to go to bed. It's messed up. Like everything in my life, I've made too complicated. I don't know. I got to have something for my nose now. Oh my God. This is going to be great. I can't wait to add another thing. I do remember Rob in Vegas. You've had to tell like, Warn people a few times about your sound machine And all that type of stuff And your whole routine in Vegas. So it is pretty intricate, isn't it? It is. I am, you can't, but you know, Is there anything more important When you're our age than sleep? Like, is there anything you think about more? Or like, literally, I would say It's about 50% of what my wife and I talk about. It's like, when are we going to sleep? When are we waking up? How much sleep are we getting? How do we feel about the sleep? Like all that stuff. We finally got our air conditioner fixed In our bedroom. And so now we can close the shades again, The blackout curtains. So I ran into something again. Oh my God, it's so great. I love being in a dark room sleeping. A CPAP, maybe that's what I need. It feels good because we're only about 10 years away From only talking about our poops. So like, if we're talking about our sleep now, Like that feels better
[38:00]Because like pretty soon It's going to be just talking about our poops. Like, thank God this podcast will be done by then. I'm going to save time and combine those two things. You know what I mean? Hey, the CPAP machine filled me up. So John, if you do have to get up like in the middle of the night You had a beer or too many earlier in the night You got to jump up. You don't wake up anymore Or do you wake up? Do you wear the CPAP machine to the bathroom And come back? How does it work? It's pretty slick. It's got a quick release right at the top. Oh, nice. Just pop it up. Amazing. Yeah. Game changer. Technology. Good for you, man. Honestly, props to you for taking care of your health. Like that's amazing. Well, I did tell the doctor It was the first time I've been to one Since my 18-year-old college entrance exam physical. So that's the one for me. Want to give me some more props, Aaron? Yeah. Yeah. No, no. I'm good. I'm good. I, God, I might have to go. I might have to go try that. I'm actually sleeping great. Like I, but I am sleeping in a lot.
[39:00]Like I try to get nine to 10 hours now. So maybe I am having. Nine to 10 hours. Good for you. We had a side text chain about it. You really, are you in bed nine to 10 hours Or do you feel like you're asleep nine to 10 hours? I go to bed really late and I sleep in really late. Like I'm at the point now where I'm waking up On the weekends, like every day, 10 o'clock. That's my, that's my weekend. Summer rub. It's, yeah, it's, it is. Well, the kids sleep till one. I mean, and then Jenny goes to sleep at night at like 8 30. So like almost everybody's sleeping around the house. But I didn't take a nap today for two hours on Father's Day. So I don't know. But it was that nap where you started at 5 p.m. So you're like, Is that a nap or is that you went and had too many mimosas And drag brunch and you had a nap after that? Cause there's a difference. No, it was a, it was definitely not a, Oh, I have to get away from my family. Let's go sit in the bedroom type. And then I eventually fall asleep. So rolling, going Rosie, I was going with you. Man, it's going great. I listen, guys, I think you're aware.
[40:00]I've had a super fucking rock and roll week. So I got to give number one. I got to give a shout to Anna and Wallace Because I got invited to do some very cool stuff all week. And I went to those things. I had another thing that we were supposed to do together. I had to go by myself. Would any of this include the podcast That we scheduled for Friday? Yeah, I'm going to get to that. I'm going to get to that. I got to give a shout to you guys Because you were kind to reschedule the podcast. We were supposed to take the listeners behind the curtain a little bit. We were recording on Sunday night Because we were supposed to record on Friday night And I asked for a reschedule. So I got to thank you guys for rescheduling for me. So I don't know. Do you want to start with Friday night Or do you want me to run down my week? What do you want to do? Let's start from the start. Let's go chronologically. Chronologically Tuesday night. As you guys know, I have been loving the Oakland A since 2010 When we moved here. Now I'm not like, I've come to realize over the last couple of weeks
[41:00]Like the people who I know who grew up here Who say like, I used to have my childhood birthday parties At the Coliseum. Like those people are really going through some stuff, But I love the A's. And the A's recently announced They're moving to Las Vegas. So Tuesday night was the reverse boycott. So of course I was there for the reverse boycott, Which was actually just a really special night. Like the vibes were positive. The A's beat the Rays Who are the best team in the American League Beat them two to one. It was just like a cool, fun night. I had decent tickets. I was there with some guys who grew up here. So I heard a lot about their childhood experiences At the Coliseum. Go ahead, Matt. So the reverse, What was it called? Reverse the what? The reverse boycott. Reverse boycott thing, right? Okay. So was the point of the reverse boycott To show ownership, Like look, we can sell this place out Or was it to bring back nostalgia For the people that grew up in Oakland And part of the A's? Because all I see is that
[42:00]The ownership is just like, hell yeah, We're moving and they're bringing us, You know, like 40,000 people And buying all this stuff. Like this is like win-win for us. So I'm trying to figure out- This is like dumping somebody And they come over and do your laundry. Yeah. No, it was for them. Because actually what's funny Is the A's donated, Hey Rob, that kind of little, That kind of little personal, This first few days in a new place As a gone very well, But I'm hoping the laundry service continues. So you could edit that out. Excuse me. That's not how I fold my shirts. The A's ended up donating the gate receipts From that game to the food bank, Which turned great because like, Turned out great. No, the point of it was, Let's show, Because this was in the planning From about six weeks ago. The idea was pick a random Tuesday night In June against an opponent that like, Typically you wouldn't care about, But it turns out the rays Are actually really good this year And say like, Hey look, we can still fill this place Even though it's not the Yankees, The Red Sox on a Friday night or whatever. So like we're going to show them, Like it's not about The fans not wanting to be here. It's because you have done nothing
[43:00]To show you want to be here. You've torn down the roster five, Five times even in my tenure as an A's fan. I mean, I've seen four different roster terms Of playoff teams. So Tuesday night was amazing. Hey, is Brad Pitt still at the GM? I didn't see him there. Jonas Hill still crunching numbers back there. I mean, they must be. I haven't heard otherwise. So that was Tuesday night. Tuesday night was incredible. And then on Tuesday, As I'm on my way to the game, My friend texted me and he was like, Hey, what are you doing Friday night? And I was like, well, I'm doing my podcast. And he's like, well, I have A's tickets. And I was like, well, I'm on the way to the A's right now. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I'm doing Rob's podcast. Did you really say that you were doing the podcast? Yeah, hell yeah, I did. I told him. I was like, no, I can't. I've got to. Did he ask you follow up questions about the podcast? Yeah. Did he know what you were talking about? Well, he's a friend of mine. He knows about the podcast. He's never so, but he's never asked for the name of it. No, no, no. Yeah, there you go.
[44:00]Humiliated. And John, just get ready. You're going to see this, John. You try. You try to tell us, talk to somebody about the podcast And you're going to see why we don't do it anymore. It's absolutely humiliating. We need what we need? We need a reverse boycott of this podcast. Yes. Everybody who's been boycotting this podcast, Just come out. Okay. Show the ownership that. Yeah, you will listen. Show them. We will donate. We will donate everything we make from this podcast To the food bank as well. Yes. Thank you. We will donate all the money. Thank you. God, man, you're so smart. So then he's telling me like, Hey, you should come on Friday. I've got, I've got good seats. Okay. You know, but in the meantime, I'm also on Wednesday night, I have tickets to go to SFJazz to see, And I wouldn't have I got to give Russell credit for this. I would not have bought this ticket If Russell hadn't done a list about the greatest women Drummers. So Cindy Blackman, if you guys remember, Was on Russell's list, was planned here at SFJazz. And it was Cindy Blackman. She was playing with John Modesky on the organ, Vernon Reed from Living Color on guitar. Oh, I love that show. Yeah.
[45:00]In Living Color. Yep. Be what you want to be. In Living Color. And J.Lo was a fly girl. It's a full circle. Right. Jaco Pesto Riz's kid was playing bass. I cannot remember his name now, unfortunately. And then it also was saying. His name was Ago Jr. Just the Ago Jr. Pesto Riz. And then every flyer said, And special guest, and very special guest. So you guys know Cindy Blackman's married to Santana. So it's like, Carlos and you haven't shown up for sure. We do know that, Aaron. We do know that. So I was like, Santana's home show up for sure. How many Indians did Johann pitch? Was it like, you make stories confused? You make stories confused? Man, he always went seven and a third minimum, right? Like he was like seven and a third to eight and a third. Every time like one earned run. If you were here for the reverse boycott And you don't understand why a Johann Santana joke Was funny there, you're actually not part of our core audience That we're going for. We're going for Minnesota males age 40 to 42. Maybe that's part of the problem.
[46:00]We got one here as a guest host. That's exactly it. So I had tickets for Wednesday night. My wife was supposed to go with me. It was going to be our first date. And I don't even know how long with like, We had, I had the babysitter lined up. Like I got our neighbor to babysit. And then my son got sick. So I had to go to the show by myself. But Carlos Santana did show up and play Two tunes with Cindy Blackman's band. It rocked. It was amazing. I was in a small auditorium. Like they played great. Santana was incredible. Were you in the backfield? Where's Rob Thomas? Where's Rob Thomas? I was in Rokey. I was in Rokey. And like row A is on the floor, man. I was in it. It was amazing. How would you like, I went to a jazz fest that night And the special guest was Rob Thomas. It was a real bummer. I feel like I got the short end of the stick. So this was your first concert back here. And you were saying first concert in, I mean, since before the pandemic. Yeah. So it treated you well. It was great, man. Like I think people should go hear live music. I feel like that's a good thing.
[47:00]I just, like I bought her vinyl LP at the concert. It was great. You guys want me to keep going or should we, Should we go to somebody else? Special. You didn't, you didn't get to the, You didn't get to Friday night, man. Yeah. So Thursday night. I mean, honestly, the question, the answer is, Let's go to somebody else. But yeah, let's finish your story. Like, let's hear this. Thursday night, regular night, Friday night, I go to the A's game and my buddy owns a bar And the tickets were from a liquor distributor. And oh, that means they're good. Front row, the front row behind home plate, Like sitting as close as you could at a high school game. And so we drive in and we like, We drive down and we go to this parking lot. We're like my buddy's like, Well, I got the parking pass. And I'm like, no, no, no, you got to go to the next gate. So we drive in, we're in the VIP parking lot. But you got to understand this is the Oakland Coliseum now. So the owner definitely not going to show up. We drive into the VIP lot. You have to turn your car off, open the trunk.
[48:00]A cop comes and does a metal detector all around the car. Then you get to go in and park. We park in this lot where there's, I don't know, 12 spots open. And then there were also four spots That were reserved for the owner, But they were reserved using cones that said owner, Like yellow cones that said owner in green letters. But one of these cones said owner, But the E was missing. And then like we go in through the VIP entrance. So you go in and like, it was the Phillies in town. So you go in, you walk right past, Like you have to walk in, you get a wristband, You go in this entrance We walk right past the Phillies visiting locker room. So I saw Kristen Pache, like getting dressed for the game. We go down the steps. A guy is coming up. You saw him in the locker room. Yes, you could see into the locker room. I did not see any dungs, but I looked for you, Rob. You saw a guy coming up the steps, Carrying a tray of something. He's wearing in Phillies, like full Phillies uniform.
[49:00]It turns out he's the Phillies starting third baseman At Edmunds Southside, like to walk right by us. Then we go in and we go sit down. It was unlimited drinks, unlimited food all night long. I had a pulled pork sandwich with pineapple slaw. I had Korean beef tacos with kimchi on them. They had old-fashioned Mardellos I drank. Like it was incredible. I had such a good night. Who got that money, right? I didn't pay for any of it. You know who got that money? John Fisher got that money. That old owner got that money. Yeah. Yeah. He's like, oh, good. Another two cones I can buy for my parking spot. I got to thank you guys for being flexible with the timing Because I got to sit as close as you could to an MLB game. Go ahead, John. My question for you, did you get to catch up With your good buddy Kurt Schilling And just solve all the world's problems together? Because I know you guys are like two peas in a pod. Tight like this. I would love to talk with him, right? Like so strange.
[50:00]I didn't, he and I didn't like get to get together. Oh, weird. No, he wasn't there. I've got one more. I got one more little bonus than Saturday. Go ahead, man. One more thing, real quick, Rosie. When I hear these situations, There's a few people you have in your life Where you're like, oh, this person is in this situation. This is what he would have done. John from Edina is one of those people, right? Something happens, something pops up, And you say, oh, John from Edina, he would have done that. I have to think, and I was hoping That you were going to go with the story, But with the cones. Did you guys attempt to steal one of the owner's cones And throw it in the truck? We talked about it. Did you? Because John probably definitely would have Tried to steal one of those cones. We took a photo of two of the guys flipping the cones off. That's as far as we got. We didn't have the guts to steal the cones. That's like in his DNA that they would have been taken. There would have been no questions, right, John? We talked about it right away when we parked. We were like, we got to get those in our truck.
[51:00]Rosie, go drive back past that watermelon On the road by the airport, All the way to the Coliseum, And get those fucking cones and put it in your truck. Yeah. They're yours. Do it. We messed up, and we should have did it. But that's the problem, John, with having kids, isn't it? Because your kids will do something, Like steal the cone from somewhere, And you have to be like, this is very bad. You shouldn't be doing this. And then you have to be like, don't hear about me Growing up. I was actually much worse. Like, I have one kid who's like, The room is just full of soda cans. And I'm like, I get it. I want it at the same minute. That's what, yeah, what can you do? It's a pain in the ass that they're on my way. I totally get it. It makes no sense. That's a great call, Matt. We totally should have. We talked about it. We didn't do it, but we did. It was crazy. We got to talk. Like, we talked to a player during the game. Like, there was a replay. And we talked to Seth Brown about how he had gotten Picked off in the first inning. We're like, what did you say to the pitcher After you got picked off? He's like, I told him I wasn't going anywhere anyway. Like, it was incredible. And then one quick bonus. Yesterday was my wife's company's family event Concert at Oracle Park.
[52:00]So I saw Chance the Rapper and Dua Lipa yesterday. And like, and now I'm talking to you guys. Like, what the hell is Aaron's privilege Corner of the week here? It's incredible. I just like, I'm running with baseball games, free concerts. And I'm now I'm talking to you guys. So that's it. It couldn't be any better. So I'll be like, I just imagine How much work Aaron's getting done. Like imagine how much he's getting done at work. Just jack and shit getting done there. Hey, did you wear your Marlins gear in honor of Lawrence Levy? Or did you straight up? Cause you had some pretty sweet seats, right? And you were right behind home plate. Right. But no, I was wearing the green t-shirt that said sell on the Front, but then I went back and looked at the broadcast. I didn't see if I was on there or not. I don't know if I made it, but I was wearing the full Sell t-shirt. But anyway, I've taken up way too much of you guys's time. How's it rolling going with Russell? Rolling, going things are going good. Clearly. Not like I'm just looking around, making sure no one's around. Yeah. You wouldn't want somebody to throw in yellow. Everybody's looking at that window back there.
[53:00]Well, I have two different things. First, I wanted to share some of you guys. I did move this week in a new place and there was one or two Things that came up, but I'm going to share. So you're in the, you're in the new place tonight. I'm in the new place tonight. I'm in the new downstairs podcast studio where there's Technically two floors from where the code tenant is probably. So you, oh, so you just say this, your basement looks So much like Matt's basement. This is weird. No. It's bizarre. Like Aaron and I kind of have a similar area and now you two Kind of a similar area. It's wild. John's out in the garage. I mean, Rosie's favorite camping spot. I love my God. I appreciate you, John. So I was going to say the move went very well, But I was going to share four things that happened with me With this week that kind of rubbed me the wrong way. And the first one had to do with the, the, The first one is the moving went really well Until we got stuck on getting cable and internet hooked up
[54:00]Through Xfinity dealing with fucking cable companies And the internet companies is the worst. They're rid of it. Yeah. Xfinity is the worst. I was on the phone for like five to six hours. We had to go back to the Xfinity store and back. We had no disagreements between the code tenant and I About anything really the whole movement we were doing good Until there were numerous people screaming at people On the Xfinity line. What has your guys experienced been with these types Of service providers? She's like, she's like, I don't know why we need this High speed internet. What are you talking about streaming HD 3D content? None of this makes any sense to me. Why do you need to be ultra realistic and high definition? They have good audio fidelity. Why would you need that? I don't know. You guys ever have to deal with that type of thing. How do you get through it without losing your mind? Can I just say this? The answer is Russell, I let my wife take care of everything. Air conditioner broke. Our dishwasher broke all at the same time.
[55:00]Now, those are two things that Jenny loves. Jenny loves air conditioning and she loves doing the dishes. So for her to not be able to do those things, big bummer. But the dishwasher guy came over and he goes, Oh, is this, do you need to have this fixed? And I said, yes, my wife loves to do the dishes. We need to have this fixed right away. I think it's bonding as a couple to be mad At some other dumb shit. Because normally you'd just be mad at the cable company All by yourself. But now you get to have something to talk about Russell. I mean, to have, for a married couple, To have something to talk about for one night, Love it. Oh, do we want to talk about work? No. Do we want to talk about the kid? No. Do we want to talk about the 18 baseball games I've been through this week? No. We're going to talk about how much we hate The Xfinity cable people. It's a godsend. United front. Although Rob, you probably got to, You got to pre-rinse that shit And your dishwasher. You've probably let go. You've put dishes straight in without rinsing it. You know what? I'm going to text her a link to this episode With that timestamp. This guy listens to every word.
[56:00]Never. Nine straight days guys. Nine straight days. Nine straight days. Crazy. Can't believe it. Be legal to do to POWs. What's that, Russ? What happens if you have a different approach Than your co-ten with dealing with this? Like, I'm someone who's like, We have to get this done. It needs to be done today. We can't let this ruin another day. Right. And this co-ten of mine at one point Is like, hey, we need to go get something to eat. Like, we've been trying to do this forever. We need to put it. We've got to eat. I'm like, no. I'm like, no. We need to get this shit done now. Like, we're not letting this drag anymore. Russell, I was talking to a number of people Who've been married for quite some time. I think the answer is you could, Now here's, I think you have two options, right? You could work together, come to a compromise, And try a combination of your methods And see what should work best. Or you could just instantly stop caring, Let your wife solve everything, And you feel like you're never doing anything Important with the rest of your life. Okay. I mean, I think those are the two options. You feel like life is just a repeating wheel of mediocrity Where you've actually lost all control. So I would recommend going for that option.
[57:00]That's what I've gone with. Oh, jeez. Rob's right. How do you handle these situations? One, Xfinity's the devil. Just get rid of Xfinity and get anything Else besides Xfinity in the first place. Don't they got U.S. Internet at your place there? The Fiber stuff? I cannot do this. That is the best. Wait, where exactly, Or where are we talking about exactly? Yeah, where are you located? Russell, if you gave us an address, What would that address be? Or like, what's near there? Anyone? I got a message from Magic Mike. He was wondering where you're living now. He's on pass. He's on pass. Wait, I was trying to do a, like a, A map quest. It's the map, is the map thing? Yeah, it's true. Anyway, if it's going to get Magic Mike Anywhere near my house, I'm out on the map. I'm with Rob now. That bit sucks. Other than the school, go ahead, Matt. What I was going to say, So one, just you can start out By just not getting Xfinity, Because everybody in their grandma Has a story about how bad Xfinity is, And the exact situation that you're in right there. So just get rid of them to begin with.
[58:00]But two I would have Absolutely sent my co-tenant out the door. You go out, you go have some drinks, You go eat, let me just handle this. Because two people trying to handle that, It's been my experience. It's not, it's just me. It's not my way for anything. I cannot have like multiple things Coming at me or trying to figure out Or different opinions. Like I just need to handle it myself. So I would never be able to have a co-tenant Trying to handle that with me personally. It's very wise words. So other than Xfinity, There was a few other things That kind of got on my nerves this week. The second one was when you move into a new place, You expect like, it's going to be great. Everything's going to be the way you want it. So we get here. And one of the keys, One of the keys is to this new spot I'm living Is it's right along the river, Right in Minneapolis, Really cool spot right by the river walks. You can look out bikers, runners. You can walk two minutes to get to the river. Is that kind of by Harriet Island there Where you can see De La Salle High School right across?
[59:00]I'm just doing that. You guys want me to. I'll do that. Yes. I might be in Nicollet Island, man. In Nicollet Island, not here in Nicollet Island yet. Now Russell, can you help Mark a little bit there? Yeah. I haven't been the first to have an across right there. I mean, you got the White Castle. White Castle. Yeah, the old White Castle. In 394, you take that way. I know that White Castle. Right past the Twin Stadium there, Matt. Magic Mike is writing this down and getting, Finding his nicest sack that he has. But so one of the key, one of the best, The biggest pluses for this house is this great deck That overlooks the river. And you guys know I've had a problem with decks before When the door was left open and still watered And we got the bugs all over. But so. And sometimes your deck can't get hard. In a room. What? Russell's listening to that CPAP story Like, yeah, that does sound like a big problem. Wow, you can't sleep very well. I'm impotent. So we get up there and the first thing I do, I look out the window at the river. There are six biffy toilets sitting right in front
[1:00:00]Of the river like where our view is. And I'm like, these were not here before. I don't care what you're going to say next. Here's what you got to do. Yeah. You have to sit on your patio. And when they go in, you start a stopwatch. And when they come out, you just yell out like, Oh, that was two minutes and 30 seconds. That was awesome. 15.4 new. Rammers are cameras are for your yellow Cameras are for scientific purposes only. Russell, you got to take advantage of that. That's a dream come true. I've got a house with three bathrooms. I get in trouble for pooping in any one of them At any time. I would use six new toilets that are in my backyard. Just like you have, you're living in heaven. Clean daily probably clean daily, right? Yeah. I mean, they got to be cleaned fairly often. After three days of going in those every time, It will clear your chlamydia right up.
[1:01:00]That blue stuff is like magic. It's like snake oil. It fixes everything. That blue water. Oh man. I'm sleeping better. I'm breathing better. I feel cleaned out. It's the blue water fumes. So anyways, I think it was, There was a festival down here in this area Of 394 in Minneapolis. And I think it was just for the festival. So I'm hoping the biffies are going to be gone, But I thought you guys would get a kick out of, Hey, I get here. I think I've got the greatest view of the city And it's the biffies. I take back my statement. There's nothing worse than a porta potty At the end of the festival. That is fucking gross. Oh yeah, the end of the festival. I went, we went to it. Jenny has to go to the bathroom every two minutes. Like I don't think that's an exaggeration. It's all the time. And in New York, there's no place worse Where you have to go to the bathroom constantly. She once had to go to the bathroom. I'll never forget it. We were at a barbecue tasting. It was a barbecue contest, an outdoor barbecue contest.
[1:02:00]There was one biffy And they had been cooking and serving barbecue all day. And I was like, you're going to go in there? I was like, what's the best case scenario? You survive? Like I can't imagine. I think there are some people that have like a willful Like ignorance of what that's going to look like. They're kind of looking this blissful. They're kind of in the clouds and they're like, Oh, it won't be that bad. And they just have the, they have, They don't even realize how bad it's going to be. Right. Speaking of looking, Can I ask you guys a question? Can I have you judge me real quick? Do we have a theme song for am I a pervert or not? Let's see. Am I? No, we don't. Do you think, do you guys look? Can I just ask you this? And let's be honest. Okay. Let's all establish this. The circle of truth is a safe place. If you want me to edit it out, I'll edit this out. Do you guys look into the biffy slurpee when you go in? Like, do you look down at the liquid that's there? Like, do you see what's down there? Like, do you take it? Oh yeah, of course. Yeah, 100%. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. I will walk out if it is, does not meet my standards.
[1:03:00]Wait, what's in the fluid? It has to meet your standards. What do you expect to be in there? If it's a mountain, I'm gone. Check the next one. You need the blue, You need the blue water above anything. If it's a lake. Perfect. Oh my God. It's above the high watermark. You're out of there because you got to make sure there's no splash issues. But it also kind of gets you excited for what's going to happen. Right? You look down, you're like, it's not just me. Everybody, we're all in this together. You know what I mean? It's like a slacy vanity. You're like, yep, we're all, we're all doing the same thing. We're all here. I tell you guys, we're all here at this dairy and truly festival. Can I tell you my best porta potty story? Yes. And see if it hits. So I've been skiing in the American Berkabiner every year. Would this be John's porta potty advice corner? It could be. Is there such a thing? You've been doing the Berkabiner now. Let's see those Berkabiner muscles. John's porta potty.
[1:04:00]So similar to a festival, it's like a marathon on skis, right? So they've got the town of porta potties lined up. There's probably 100 porta potties. Well, in prep for these things, oftentimes you eat differently, right? And I got a lot of stuff. And before the race, of course, I had to go to the bathroom. Yeah, I can't go do this race without going to the bathroom. And you had beans, but you just drank the bean juice. You didn't eat the beans. You drank the juice that came out. It was worse than the beans. So I go into my stall and I don't want to put my cheeks on there Because it was cold and it's just gross. And so you're hovering over. I'm hovering. I'm hovering, but my aim was off. And I had projectile diarrhea over the backside of the toilet and the wall. Like it misfired bad, terrible. And it was like the most volume of shit I've ever had. And so I cleaned up myself and just got out of there. And there's a line and there's a lady in that line.
[1:05:00]And I said, was it me? I kept walking later. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. You said, you, now can I ask you this? It wasn't me. Hold on. I just pretend I peed. I was there when I got there. So do you think that this was on body? Open up, John. Guys. Hey, Rob, we're doing a shake episode next week. So you can pair anything. Oh, that's fantastic. I cannot do a single song off Nebraska. So I will be doing a, it wasn't me, port-a-potty parody song. Just want to announce that right now. What percentage of people have at one point lied about them, It not being them coming out of a port-a-potty? 99 percent. Over 50 percent. 99. Oh yeah. 99. Yeah. There's like one person out of a hundred who's ever been able to be totally truthful about that. Well, the best part was just the accident happened, right?
[1:06:00]And it was terrible, but it was anonymous. And I was like, I got away with it. Well, later on, I'm talking to my brother-in-law after the race. And he said, I went into this port-a-potty and it was destroyed. Diarrhea everywhere on the back wall. I had to just leave. And I was like, it was mine. No, I told him it was my brother-in-law. I had to share in the, like the conquest and doing it. John, is he looking for a podcast to listen to? Because I have a perfect one. If that's a conversation you guys are having him, I got the perfect idea for what he should be listening to. I'll send him the link. One of the other things that annoyed me this week, I know this is a food podcast too. I went to a Mexican restaurant with a co-tenant and we get there. And if you go to a Mexican restaurant, You got to start with like chips and guac or chips and salsa or something. It's, but it's just part of the bid, right? And so we order a bunch of tacos. We ordered the chips and salsa to start with the chips and guac. It's like a, it's like a sampler platter of guac and everything. Oh, yes. We're sitting there. We're waiting, having our drink.
[1:07:00]Tacos come out first. And is that the biggest outrage in the history of food service? Or the tacos that come out before the chips and the guac? It's rust removed. Rust removed $1 bill from the tip. Did they bring the chips and guac eventually or no? They brought it like right afterwards. So instead of like having your stuff coursed out, We just had all this food in front of like, you didn't, But what are you supposed to do? You can't just let your tacos sit there. Can you Aaron? You got it. You got to eat them. What do you do? You got to eat the tacos or they're hot. I mean, you get, yeah, they're going to follow party If they sit too long. It's the order of getting meals. You don't realize how important it is until it gets screwed up. And you're like just imagine eating an onion ring dessert. It doesn't make any sense. Your head cannot compute. That sounds really good. Onion ring ice cream. I'm in. You guys are losers. It does not compute. And my kids are finding this out because now They go out on their own or they're going out with us. And we, they just have more leeway in ordering Because they're not ordering off a kid's menu. So my oldest the other day ordered a burger
[1:08:00]And then she goes, and I'll have mashed potatoes. Whole move? Burger came out with mashed potatoes on the side. And she goes, what the fuck? She was like, I wanted mashed potatoes as an appetizer And a burger and fries. I was like, mashed potatoes as an appetizer. That's a real teenage thing. I was like, can you imagine now like eating mashed potatoes Than being like, yes, I will also have a burger and fries. And I turned my eyes like, and I will lie down and cry. I turned to Jenny. I was like, can you believe that she wanted mashed potatoes And appetizer? And Jenny's like, well, she should get what she wants. I was like, oh my God, I'm living in like a fantasy world. We're just everybody's. And then Jenny was like, we should just have drumsticks For Buffalo wings. You should be able to order just drumsticks. And I was like, no, wait a minute. Actually, mashed potatoes as appetizer And just drumstick chicken wings. This sounds like the perfect restaurant. You gotta go just flats. Russell, so did you? Because I would say just get another margarita And enjoy your chips after your tacos. What'd you do? We did. We tried to eat the tacos first, But it was interesting because they came out And the one bartender realized that was a fuck up.
[1:09:00]That's not the way you do things And kind of said, oh, this should have came out. Sorry about that or whatever. And he was like, by the way, I make a greatest restaurant routine if you want to try it. Yeah. The guy just stared at us like an idiot for a minute Being like, oh, I screwed up and he goes, We'll take those off. We won't even make you pay for it. But like, I don't care about that. It's fine. But did they take it off the bill though? No, no, no. And then he was like, I have to rush off to my other job Working at Xfinity Cable. It's just this other guy. And later this weekend, I'm installing more biffies around town. Like this guy just. The final thing that annoyed the shit out of me this week Is I went to a twins game last week And a few days ago with my sister, Sister-in-law, nieces and nephews, Brother-in-law, about 12 of us go to the game With a bunch of kids. A little, probably about Matt's age, Matt's kids agent. How old are your kids? Eight, 13 and 15. Wow. You went up. You went ascending order. 15 years old. Wow. At reverse order. Yeah. I don't know why. You had reverse order. That blows my mind that you did that with the ages.
[1:10:00]It's because he's from Wisconsin, guys. You had a kid 15 years ago. 13 and 15. You don't lead with a 15 year old. I should have. No, but I get it. I had an eight year old. I know I was doing that. Is that one of the least favorite? No. No order of favorites because you're all the favorites, right? No. I think I anchored to Matt's kids age And I started there and expanded up. Oh, that is a psychotic way to think About your kids ages is to bear it out To people on the podcast. So I'm at the twins game with some Younger kids ages, let's say four to nine, Like four of them four to nine. So a little bit younger. And one of the bits the twins do at the twins game, This is a music bit is they'll play a song And they'll put the lyrics up there So everyone can sing along. Super fun bit kids like that, especially, You know, if they don't know the words Of the songs or whatever, They're kind of in that world of like, Hey, I'm reading now and I can, You know, sing along and everything. They're like, Dad, This is my favorite Toby Keith song. It's about the boot up your ass. I almost think this is worse. They played the song, Mr. Brightside, Which is a great song.
[1:11:00]But if you listen to the lyrics, It's a song like with lyrics up there, Like she's calling a cab. It's he takes off her dress now. Let me go. Hold up, Rob. This could not be a play it at the twins Game for kids to sing along. Can it? And the kids were singing along. She takes off her dress. The way we have last year. Like they do a bit where it's like, Makes you think that they're having sex And then it switches to something else. It was only a kiss. It was only a kiss. It seems like a flaw in the twins. Doesn't mean we need to like, Not support them with public funding. Like Aaron, his community doesn't want to do. Jimmy, Claire, I do not support public funding better. I'm very sad they're leaving, but fuck them. Can I just say this, Russell? At some point you go to a thing. Like today, I went father's day, I went to a drag queen thing. And our kids are with us, right? Cause it's father's day. So we're bringing them.
[1:12:00]And this drag queen is a friend of ours. And so we're like, oh, well, maybe this is like, She said you can bring your kids. It's going to be a good show. She opens with the bit. The microphone is cutting in and out. And she goes normally in and out is really good for me Because I like it in the ass. And I was like, oh, so I was like, You just have to look at the kids. And then there's like other kids at the table. You just sort of look and smile. Be like, yeah, well, I guess we're coming to a drag brunch for Father's Day. This is what we're going to get. So your kids have seen the jackass movies. So they were prepared. They know. Oh yeah. Yeah. I'm like, this is the one where they take a shit in a toilet. And it's in the store. It's right outside Russell's house. I mean, just imagine, Russell, You're going to look at your window being like, What a nice day. You're just going to see somebody coming out And was just taking a massive dump. And all I could think about is John for me dying And what he did just into that bathroom. I'm going to save my money. We're going to continue the DVD tournament next week When we've got a little more time. I'm going to get to Matt. He's always prepared. So Matt Roland going, how's it going with you? Good. I'll keep it short and sweet this week.
[1:13:00]Brian from Woodbury. Congratulations. Stay tuned. Hey, Brian. Well done. Well deserved. Yes. Right. Congrats. Well deserved. Win the state. I'm sure there's no parents that complain now, right? I mean, just never parents can't complain anymore. You got a free title. Look, you did it. Won the state title, bitch. Get out of my face, right? And I can't believe that. I can't believe that all five of those students Just came out from the Dominican Republic this semester. Like that's so right. Right. Are you programming? Are you? You're 18 years old. C. C. You're so 18. That one left-handed hitter from Turks and Caicos. Yeah, that's right. It's like when I taught at War Road And I was like, here's the weird thing. This kid from Canada is such a good goalie. And his dad just took a job at our school. He's good at installing Anderson windows. I was going to say Anderson windows, Russell. That's sacrilege. It's Marvin, of course. Marvin.
[1:14:00]Yeah. Marvin Arena. I heard one of those kids That cleaned my bathroom one time. I'll tell you that story off air. Something I realized now as a teacher is not ethical. Well, it's a different time back then. And I came out and I said it wasn't me. So that's how they knew it wasn't me. I did see a live show as well this week. I went at the Armory, which is about, I think it's about like eighth and fifths downtown, You know, right across from How close to Portland is it? A couple blocks away from You had to make it like this. How close to Portland is it? Oh, Portland's that one way. But is it the one way or two way? Yeah, is it one way or two way? No, no, no. Portland's that one way. I'm thinking frankly. Park is out the other way. I think it's the in-park out. I just had a realization. You guys don't do that bit because you like it. You do it because it bugs me. No, no, no, no, no. I never put that together. Wait, it's a bit? No, no, no, no. I thought I was just describing where people are at a certain point. This is educational podcast.
[1:15:00]Yeah, on Father's Day two. So I saw Modest Mouse open up for Weezer. And they did play Floodown. They played it this time, huh? They did play it. Yep. So they played it Weezer. Again, I said it numerous times. If you're a band from the 1900s and you're still selling out Wherever you're at, you're very good at your job. And Weezer absolutely killed it. They're a bunch of nerdy rockers who are awesome at their job. So they did really well. Anytime you get a chance to see a Weezer show, I would highly recommend it. How much of the Blue Elbow did they play? At least half. Oh, love it. Well over half. They played a lot. I almost went with the summer song with the surf wax USA. Oh, my God. That is such a good, John. I was in a band growing up that used to play that song. I got to dig up a tape. Pull it up. I don't know. Hey, and it has a round, guys. We could do a round. Oh, my God. Do you remember how to do a round? I mean, let's do it. Let's do it. It's kind of like boondocks, but in a round.
[1:16:00]Man, you were going way back. That's like episode two. He really has. No, to him, that was only four months ago, though. That's the thing. This is, yeah. So they had like a big screen behind them. It was just awesome. So wait, that's a good song. Let's get to the rest. Let's get to the rest. This is right up the alley of that's Got to be some sort of American Pie movie, right? Same era. You take your car to work. Now I can never go home. It's so nice to ramp it up. It's so they had a huge it was animated. It was great. What's the garage song off that album? Phenomenal. That's okay. In my garage, I feel safe. So I saw that. I realized that my the thing that I I hate the most lately, I just can't stand it anymore is Minnesota.
[1:17:00]Goodbye. Does anybody know what the Minnesota. Goodbye is? Yeah. Well, you're stealing it. It's a Midwest. Goodbye. Yeah. It's Wisconsin. It's a Midwest. Goodbye. You know, we say, okay, well, we're going to get out of here. And oh, yeah, it looks like it might rain tonight. So like we better make sure the deck furniture is Put away and oh, we got some new deck for Just goes on forever. So that's like, I got to figure out how to get rid of it. So in that vein, I'm just going to end my rolling going and Say, Rob, rolling, going, how's it going with you? Weezer, by the way, 294 on the list. That's going to happen in the next decade. After two after Van Halen by Van Halen. Yeah. That's going to be a fun week. Wow. That's going to be, when are we going to do that? Like in two years? In 2026, maybe. Great. That's going to be awesome. John's like, so John, is it kind of sick when you have to Wait like for a week and maybe I forgot to release it Once Tuesday? Hey, Rob, on Tuesday, I almost fucking drove off the road Because that's my commute and it didn't come out.
[1:18:00]And I looked at my phone every 10 minutes and it started On my Spotify to tell me when the new episode comes. And it wasn't coming. Like maybe something's wrong with my phone. And when Wednesday hit, I'm like, God damn it. So I had to re-listen to old episodes. I mean, Russell's got one problem, but our podcast Problem is that sometimes we come a lot later than We're supposed to and people actually get sick of that. Yeah. And it's, John, from now on, I'll tell you what, You want the raw, rough copy, the raw version. You text me and I'll say, all the jokes are Unbelievable. You know what, hey, and now that you're, Now that you're on the podcast, you get the double secret, Which episode did we never do? Oh, the radiohead kid A. Yes. Radiohead kid A. You get the secret double secret, Radiohead. Now that you've been on the podcast, You get the super inappropriate songs about Aaron and Matt. Yes. Russell's legitimately upset that we released that episode. He would get legitimately very nice.
[1:19:00]Rob, what's your role in going? I love to think of, I love to think of John listening To early episodes though. And we're like bleeping out deep dicking. And now we're like, man, whatever. That's too much work. Man, whatever. We, it's fine. Nobody's listening. Rob, do you see my login name here? Oh, of course. Norma Stitz. Here with Norma Stitz. It's a classic until your kid is named that Through middle school. John, warning, that's got to be changed Before you sign off tonight, Or you're going to have problems tomorrow. Yep. Real quick, my kid has a play. I sat at the other night, I went, I don't know what to do Because this is a community theater, right? It is hot. Like you go in there, it's hot. So I have on a hot community theater. Yeah. So I'm like, listen, I know it's going to be hot. It's going to be full of people shorts and t-shirt. I go in, but I'll tell you what, Have you ever had somebody say something to you That you just know you could never come back from? And because they're right, And they just have burned you so bad, And you're just like, I pull up, I see a parent of a friend.
[1:20:00]And the parent has their son there Who is a middle school aged kid. And the son takes one look at me And turns to his mom and says, See, I told you we didn't have to dress up. That is a bummer. And that kid was eating a massive spoonful Of scrambled eggs at that time, Just eating, just shoveling in. He used spoonful of scrambled eggs and saying, That is a deep cut. You know what, Rob? I don't think there's, I think you just got to get over it. Like I have this moment a lot, Like if you go to the, Let's say you're going to show at the Orpheum Off like 10th and Hennepin mat, You know, right up off over by 1st, Over by 1st Avenue Mall. Cross over, yeah. Seven over there, yeah. I go to things a lot Because I like going, trying new stuff. And I'm always worried like, Do I have to overdress for this? Or like maybe you're going to a restaurant And you're worried about being under, Fuck that. Where would you want to wear? Like, you're like, People aren't going to ask you to leave. Nobody's judging you. And if a kid's judging you on what you wear, Who gives a shit? I think you should just dress the way you want, Be who you are,
[1:21:00]Go to the events And who gives a shit what other people think. Well, it turns out I do quite a bit Because when this kid said this, I was devastated for the next 10 minutes. I was like, I don't even know what to say Because he's not wrong. I didn't dress up. And I was like, I'm like, you, I'm like, Well, I'm just going to a community theater thing. Like, should I dress up? Well, hold on. It wasn't like mesh shorts, was it? Wow. Were there pockets? Is there a drawstring? Maybe I'll take this all back if it was mesh. That's the style now though For middle schoolers. I'm sure John can back me up. It's pajama pants, right? Like, are they wearing, Trying to wear pajama pants to school? Yeah. My girls, they're all wearing pajama pants. I was like, I can. It's the Billie Eilish thing, right? Like that's her influence, I feel. It, it must be, I, can you imagine You have to wake up And then pick a pajama pants to wear to school? Well, you can't wear the ones you wore last night. It's got to be a new pair. Nobody in the hole. Not so sure with my kids that they would just get in. So Rob, did you, Rob, did you respond to this kid or anything?
[1:22:00]Or did you just let it hurt your feeling? That's the thing is I looked at the mom and I was like, Yeah, the mom, because what do you say if you're the kid's mom? Oh, no, you don't have to dress up or like, no, Don't say that about Rob. He's trying the best he can. Like I, I think she immediately says, well, We don't, we're not like all families. It's like, I think it's, She'd probably say something against all families. It was, some families do things differently. It, it just, it totally was just devastating. It's time for nobody's favorite part of the album. It's rough to hear the album. Oh, was this a music podcast? There you go. This is my favorite part of the episode. This is a music podcast. A lot of people said, a lot of people's favorite parts. My second favorite part is the wrestling talk. I just want to tell you. Eyes. We're going to have to figure out a way to work that in. I watched a five minute interview today With Horn Swaggle on TikTok. Yes. Oh, I'm sorry. Five minutes. I saw it on the times. That's what I say now instead of TikTok. Rob, I still. I saw it on the times of five minute interview
[1:23:00]With Horn Swaggle. It was interesting. I stole your Hulk Hogan sushi bit with some buddies of mine And they were on the floor just going crazy. It's amazing. Stolen valor. Stolen valor. Did you guys see the text I sent you Where a bubble of love sponges come out And said that after that, after Hulk Hogan Was done deep digging his wife and Burpee And then taking phone calls, he came back out And Bubba the Love Sponge gave him a new pair of Oakleys And said, you're my best friend, brother. Here's some Oakleys. You know what though? If any of you guys came over and deep-dicked my wife, I would also give you a new pair of Oakleys And say we're best friends, brother. Oh, yikes. Even if it was Aaron. Wait, where me? How are you thinking about me? I don't know. You just feel like above that, Like you wouldn't do that. The rest of us, we might wander. I'd give him aviators. He doesn't, if he put on Oakleys, People would instantly think he's like a proud boy. Anyway.
[1:24:00]Rob, what are your three sentences? I can't wait to hear your three sentences So we can get to why, I want to figure out Why John wants to be on this. What is this history, but let's hear your sentences. This album jumped all the way from 452 To in the first list to 149 On the current Rolling Stone, Best album of all time list. And basically this whole album just shows you John Pryne, I think we can agree, One of the all time great songwriters. Like I was not super familiar with John Pryne. I knew more of his stuff off that Made the circle be in broken box set. And the Johnny Cash, as the Johnny Cash box set Is really what he's on. But he, I mean his songs. Johnny Cash recorded a bunch of his songs. He's a great songwriter here, right? The writing is just unbelievable. Pryne grows up in Chicago, right? You think of him as like this country, Americana guy. He grows up in Chicago. He plays, starts playing guitar at 14. He goes to a school Called the Old Town School of Folk Music. John Pryne went to a school for folk music. That is shocking.
[1:25:00]And basically he would play around these clubs in Chicago. He's also a mailman at the time. And Roger Ebert gave him a good review. So Chris Christofferson decided to come in And see him and says, Basically you're great. You should come play with me. The record company sees him playing With Chris Christofferson in New York City In the West Village and says, Hey, you got to come do an album. So he goes and records an album in Memphis With this Arif Marden, Who's been with Aretha Franklin and King Curtis before. And so basically all these musicians were like, Yeah, we had John Pryne come in And they had just like been recording stuff With like Elvis or somebody. And now they're switching to John Pryne. They're like, it was a totally different. I mean, can you imagine going from Aretha Franklin To John Pryne? I mean, it'd be such a huge change. I mean, I didn't know that till he told me about the, I mean, the band was super tight on this album. And it's like a lot of the music's, You know, simple straightforward stuff, But they play it, they play the hell out of it. John Pryne was nominated for Best New Artist in 72, Didn't win and is one of the few bands who was nominated
[1:26:00]But did not win Best New Artist And later won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement. So these are people who did not win The Best New Artist Grammy, but were nominated But went on to win a Lifetime Achievement. You ready for this list? The Beatles, Chicago, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Antonio Carlos-Hobim, Led Zeppelin, Lytton Price, and John Pryne. All those people were nominated Best New Artist And didn't win, it is a wild list. Let's get into... Well, yeah, let's hear from John a little bit. This is something we don't really like to do, Have other people on because we're worried They're going to steal our thunder, Be funnier than Rob or more music than Aaron. John asked to be on on John Pryne, So what's your history with John Pryne? Why do you want to talk about it? Yeah, Russell, number one, You're the best question-asker I've ever heard. It's true. Very podcast, I love it. It's true. It's a fantastic element. And the answer to that is actually,
[1:27:00]John Pryne is my prince to Aaron. Oh man, this is so excited. It's so great, I'm so excited. I did see him once wearing pants Where he could see his butt, So that makes sense to me. He said it was a seared smile? Yes, with the assless chef. No, it was... This is an artist that I greatly respect And love their stuff, And I never saw him live, And I lost that chance when we lost him to COVID. And after he passed away, We sat in our living room, Like most Americans, And I had John Pryne layering on our Sonos, And we were doing puzzles. And that was just kind of the new normal for us. So it was like a realization, Like I need to go see people Live. Matt, you are very good at this. I failed at Weezer. I should have been there. I wasn't. I should have held to my principle, But going to see these people before you can't. So that was my John Pryne. So I was hoping, In participating in this podcast, I could get a little bit of karma back From missing out on his live performances.
[1:28:00]You're going to be able to see more concerts too, Because you're not so sleepy. Oh, that's so good. You're getting so much better sleep That you're going to be able to stay out later. This is absolutely good. I was going to ask John one other question, Because this is, I think Matt mentioned this. I didn't know that you were into music Or that you played or like, Do you have any sort of like musical background Or did you like John Pryne growing up? Or do you play guitar or anything like that, John? Because I did not know that you did if you do. I am obsessed with music. And I had a similar experience to Rob. I got to say in all of thinking, I know music, And I walk into the kids room And he picks up his Jackson guitar With his Marshall stack And he just starts ripping. And I was like, I'm worthless. And so it's kind of like your bass example, Rob, When the kid picked up your bass And started playing the two of the peppers. Just the worst. So it would be like, It would be like if somebody had your exact same dick And your wife was like, I love this. This is so good. And you're like, it's the same tool. It's just the way you're operating it. Yeah. I got the same one.
[1:29:00]But no, I love music. I play guitar, mandolin, bass. After college, I played in a couple of bands. I had a question for you guys. So our number one band was Liars and Saints, right? Of course, yes. That was their second name. What was the original name? Do you remember? Jamestown. Yes. Oh, nice. Good job, Russell. I didn't remember that. Excellent. And do you remember then that the class above, Who actually had a classmate of ours, Luke, From Minneapolis had drummed for them, What was the name of that band? We like cream of weed in a ball field. Now it takes one small step To bring a whole city down. Not the limestones band. No, not the limestones. Oh, I'm talking about catnapping. You guys remember catnapping? Catnapping. I forgot what they were called. That was Chris Koza. And then Koza broke off and, yeah. What a great band name. I forgot they were catnapping. Yes. Those are kind of like one of the... So, did you ever play? John, did you ever play with anyone in college or no? You know, I jammed in the dorm rooms With a couple of those guys, like Eric from California,
[1:30:00]Who's part of catnapping and Anton from, Excuse me, from Liars and Saints. And Anton from Liars and Saints. We would jam, but... I mean, they were just humoring me, right? I mean, the talent of those guys And guys like Aaron, he can't compete. I'll never forget. I was at a party once with John, And he was playing U2 on a guitar. And I didn't play guitar at the time, But he was playing U2 on a guitar And all these women were looking at him. And I was like, God damn, I got to start playing. I was like, damn. Honestly, I was like, I've seen this song. I do some stuff. I know I can learn to play guitar. I know what this is possible. And actually, there was something I thought of when I learned How to play guitar. I was like, I got it. I could be sitting at a party with people looking at me. Rob, did he then take that guitar And waffle it over one of his friends' head Like the honky-tonk man over a magic penny? Yeah. He stood up and he, first of all, He made the people recorded on their iPhones, Just like U2 would. And then I knew something was bad Because the song you started to play was...
[1:31:00]And when somebody starts playing this thing Guitar at a party You're about to get the shake right over all the first part. There you go, John. So, John, I want to double back. Was John Prine someone who you felt like You didn't appreciate him enough when he was still alive Or you knew his stuff when he was alive? I was a big fan. Once he... Good question, Aaron. Big family who was alive. Missed out on seeing him live When I had many of opportunities to do it In Duluth and in the Twin Cities. Duluth's up 35, just north of the Twin Cities. Oh, no, two and a half. Sorry, Ron. Last one. Last one. But I never did because I was lazy. I'm like, I'll see him next time he comes to town. Well, he didn't come to town again. So I missed out. And actually now I'm getting much deeper into his catalog Than I probably would have had Did not transpire the way it did. Right. Well, I have to say before you start, Before you start the album, There is a perfect song on this album. Ooh. I'm sure John will get to it, But there is a perfect song. Okay. Let's play that perfect song right now.
[1:32:00]This is good. I like that. There it is. That song was actually written by John Pran. A lot of people don't know that. Illegal smile. Is this not the perfect song? Because I think this is a perfect song. This is pretty close. That is such a good song. Erin, you've talked about this song once. I don't remember what episode before, But you talked about this. I don't remember why. Well, because I think he swears That this song was not about drugs, right? Mm-hmm. Like, in the interview, He said this wasn't about drugs. Even out of his way to say numerous times, John, from you, Diana, what do you think about drugs? It absolutely has to be about drugs. What else is in Illegal Smile? Like, I'm going to get high, And I'm going to smile. Everything is going on. All my friends are insurance salesmen. Like, that's fucking crazy now. Was I going to make this a secret smile Of Russ hiding in the porta-potties Outside of his apartment? Because all he has to do Is put on a wetsuit and some goggles, And he's right there. Okay.
[1:33:00]Could do a parody song about that. Can I go salesman situation or not? Okay. Listen to the end of this podcast. If you hear a parody song about Russell And get into the porta-potties to Illegal Smile, That's going to be gold. No. Oh, no. Oh, I can't wait for two Tuesdays from now. You guys hear that picking pattern? Did you hear that? It was just a methodical. Let's hear it one more time. Hit it again. So John Prine was famous for using A song called The Travis Picking Method. It's a method that is used all through Rock and roll and folk. I mean, you hear it done landslide from Pleatwood Mac. Kansas played it. What it is, your thumb plays kind of the quarter notes, Bass notes, kind of strumming between strings five and six. And then your fingers just do a repeating pattern On kind of doing that melody that you hear him playing. So you're going to hear it too. John, I've always kind of had to change my finger pattern up.
[1:34:00]I've always heard it's better to change that pattern. I read the alphabet with my finger, right? I'm just going to figure that one out, right? Yeah. Aaron thinks you play two strings With the two fingers and one strings. What is going on? So John, real quick, because I don't play, But so you're plucking essentially with your fingers, right? But then you're the top fingers playing like the bass. So it's your thumb that is playing the bass note strings Of the guitar, right? The sixth string guitar. And you're just boom, boom, boom. But this is the hand that would normally be holding a pick Instead of picking. Okay, gotcha. So you're using your, it's finger picking, right? And so you now have five picks And your thumb is doing the bass line And your four fingers are doing the melody. And that's John Prine playing the guitar on this one. Fingo. Oh, yes. He's the one playing the guitar. John, can I just say, I use the Travis method When I drive home from the bar where I have a... Couple drinks and it helps me get home.
[1:35:00]I was going to say I use the Travis method for mining Where I'm looking for coal and I find a diamond, But at the end I decided to drop the hammer on Randy Travis. That son of a bitch, he did one thing wrong in his life And I'll never let him go down. Oh, no, I had another Travis method And I can't remember what it is. Some about Travis Tritt, But I don't know anything about Travis Tritt, Except for that fringe outfit he was wearing that one time. Let's do... I got a rice cooking in a microwave. Got a three-day beard. I don't plan to shave. That's a summer song. That is a good summer song. The bit I was going to do for this album was I was going to look on YouTube and read comments From each one of these songs and laugh about how funny They were because they're all the most depressing comments. And I was going to see if we could power through the podcast. You know what? I'm going to just look at the comments for this song And I'll show you why this would not be a good bit to do. Okay, so we're just going to look at what are the... What are the comments on the YouTube for illegal smile? Okay, and I'm just going to go through. Let's just read a couple. This is the first on the podcast.
[1:36:00]I didn't do this bit because it's bad, But I'm going to do the bit anyway to show you how bad it is. It actually sounds like a lot of the podcast, If you think about it. It's a new... Lost my dad in 2014 when I listened to this song, I could picture it to him singing along. Okay, so make a joke about that, guys. We can do it. We're good. We're funny enough. We need this handicap. I'm not sure why we're doing this. This is like in horse racing Where the jockey weighs a little less And they put some weight on his back To make sure he weighs the same. My God, the news hurts so bad to read. I pray for... Okay, so we don't have to do this anymore. Like, that was not... No, no. Okay. Next song. But maybe one more comment. You guys want to look at the next one? Okay, Spanish pipe dream. This... Every song paints a picture almost immediately. Like, you can put yourself into the song as a story. Who's playing the slide guitar in this steel guitar? I don't know. That's not... I don't know. That was not John. Okay. But the bass player is everyone's favorite Air raid coach, also now passed away. Mike Leach. Mike Leach. Yeah, I got the bass player on this album.
[1:37:00]It's the guy named Mike Leach. So... That's funny. All right. I was going to pull up his greatest hits, But we might have a different list tonight, But I was going to do a whole bit On like the fat little girlfriends With Mike Leach, the bass player from John Prine Band. I love the blow up your TV line. What? What? Do you ever hang out with people that watch a lot of the news? I went down to see my folks the other day, And my mom was telling me all this stuff, And I was like, what are you talking about? I don't know about any of this stuff. And I was like, it's just... Somebody who watches the news, I don't think I could do it mentally. Like, I couldn't keep up with the news. I can barely... What's the point? I sometimes get like over serious about TikTok stuff. I'm looking at it. I'm like right now, You know what they're showing me a ton of right now? Cleaning horse hooves or cow hooves that have become affected. Those are great. Are they? Shoeing horses? Yes. They're like... They're like, there's a lot of pus under this hoof, And they're like cleaning it out. And I'm like, so I'm on a train watching this. I'm like, man, there are two of these
[1:38:00]Fuckers in the water. There are two of them out of this podcast tonight. It's so good. Thank you, John. Guys, John and I are going to start our own podcast. I don't know. I'm whispering to all of you. It's about the horse hooves. Yikes. Hello in there. Guys, this is a classic song. Okay. It's about Russell at the Tipperwills game. Okay. It's a song saying how much they love, He loves old men. And it's interesting because he said the song is structured In a way the verses tell the tale And the chorus tells the moral of the story. I was hearing this on the, I was going to ask Aaron and John, Maybe you guys can jump in there. There's two people I think of when I hear this one. There's another one too, But the first is Bob Dylan. Like, is this a Bob Dylan ripoff? Is it fair or am I allowed to lie And to say this is like a Bob Dylan impersonator? I wouldn't say impersonator. I think you can't do, You can't talk about American singer-songwriters Without the shadow of Dylan, right? But I think Prime was doing his own thing Because I think he's a little bit more
[1:39:00]Straight forward, like cutting with it, Like a more of an edge to it cutting. I don't know, John, what do you think? By this time too, Dylan's out for eight years, right? Like Dylan's not a new artist anymore by 71. Go ahead, John. I was going to say Same genre. So Russ, I appreciate the question. My opinion, similar to Aaron, very different. And my personal opinion, I can't stand Bob Dylan, that harmonica. The harmonica. Yes, the harmonica. Can't do it. I think Dylan's more off the wall. I think John Prine, to what Rob is talking about, He tells you that story And you feel like you're in the room with them And you know the uncle and you know that person And you know that stripper as you're going to Montreal. Like, you feel like you're there In Dylan's songs. I just, I don't connect. And maybe that's just me. It's like, yeah, it's like Dylan's songs Take place in more of like a dream world And John Prine's songs are like here on earth kind of. Yeah. Interesting. [100:00] God, there's another Travis method joke I had that's so good
[1:40:00]and it's going to come back to me in a little bit. [100:04] Can't wait to hear it. [100:05] I'm looking forward to it. [100:05] I can hardly wait to think of what it was. [100:07] Making note. [100:08] Now, I have to admit, this is the one I read the comments for on YouTube. [100:11] Don't recommend it. [100:12] Sam Stone. [100:12] No, it's the saddest song I've ever recorded. [100:14] I mean, great song, but Jesus. [100:16] To be John Prine's saddest song, you have to be so sad. [100:21] Like if he walked into a porta potty and it was destroyed by John, that would not be the saddest things in one of his songs. [100:27] I think this song actually you wrote after being at the Berkey that year. [100:32] It became Sam Stone. [100:36] I had one other artist that I was thinking of. [100:38] I wanted to ask you guys about two. [100:41] And I didn't hear it as much in this song, but maybe a few of the songs earlier, the quicker ones. [100:46] How does he compare to John Denver? [100:48] And should he be higher on this list than John Denver? [100:52] I like the batting order, Rosie, if you'd lead us off. [100:55] Yes. [100:56] He should be a million times higher than John Denver. [100:58] You think so? [100:59] Yes. [100:59] John Denver is fine, but he's not. [101:01] He doesn't write songs like this. [101:03] He's not even in a ballpark. [101:05] John Denver is fine. [101:06] Life on the farm is kind of laid back. [101:08] He's nothing in a country boy like me can't hack. [101:11] Oh, no. [101:11] Oh, who's calling? [101:12] Who could it be? [101:13] Early to rise, early in the sack. [101:14] Thank God I'm a country boy. [101:16] I mean, hello. [101:16] Hello. [101:17] Hello. [101:18] Hey, baby. [101:19] Big Bopper needs to be quiet,
[1:41:00]because he got quite a lot of trouble earlier today. [101:24] But he wasn't happy with how that Big Bopper bit turned out, baby. [101:26] So he had to come back and do bit number two, the make-up bit, baby. [101:32] But Big Bopper, I wasn't calling. [101:34] What's going on up there today? [101:35] Listen, I'll tell you what. [101:36] You know who's next to me right now. [101:38] It's John Denver. [101:41] Can we speak to John Denver? [101:42] Yeah, you can. [101:43] Hey, everybody. [101:43] It's me, John Denver. [101:45] I took flying lessons from the pilot for the Big Bopper. [101:48] Oh, baby. [101:48] John Denver also died of plane crash, baby. [101:51] If you remember, he was died flying an experimental plane. [101:54] Wait, for real? [101:55] Yeah. [101:55] I don't know if I would get into an experimental plane. [101:57] Oh, no. [101:58] My experimental plane crashed. [101:59] What a huge surprise. [102:00] Yeah. [102:01] It's a fucking experimental plane, baby. [102:02] Oh, yeah. [102:03] Okay, baby. [102:04] John, is it true that you married a lady
[1:42:00]who went to Gustavus College, another private school down in Minnesota? [102:11] It's true. [102:11] It's a junior college, I think, just south of St. Louis. [102:14] Oh, whoa, shots. [102:18] I did. [102:19] I remember what their admission standards are like. [102:21] And when the day I died, I came up to heaven, St. Peter said to me, Mr. Denver, I've loved your music. [102:27] It's not as good as John Prine's, but it's fine. [102:30] I'll give you one wish, which I didn't realize I had to admit is how heaven works. [102:34] It's like your birthday, you get one wish. [102:36] And I said, I just want a tornado to go through and destroy Gustavus. [102:40] I think that would be the best thing that could happen. [102:41] And God was like, yes, I also think that's good. [102:44] I support national disasters. [102:45] 1998. [102:47] I'm all knowing and all controlling. [102:53] Thank you, John Denver. [102:54] Yeah, I guess I will bring up John Denver again. [102:56] John Prine didn't really get played on the radio, right? [102:58] And John Denver did. [102:59] So I think John Denver
[1:43:00]was able to distill some of this into something that was radio friendly, whereas John Prine wasn't. [103:06] Did you guys have any John Prine songs on your Winamp in college? [103:10] Came after. [103:11] Good question. [103:12] Yeah. Never heard him in college, no. [103:14] Right. [103:16] You guys got to keep going. [103:17] I'm looking at bits. [103:18] Paradise. [103:19] So if you thought that last song was sad, here's the song that John Prine wrote for his dad after his Kentucky town of paradise. [103:29] Yeah, this one I didn't know was a John Prine. [103:31] Excuse me, Aaron. [103:32] I know you're trying to cover up strip mining because you think it's good. [103:34] It's not. [103:35] I was trying to cover up this song. [103:36] I'm looking at bits. [103:37] You're trying to help you out because you said you're looking up bits. [103:40] Aaron's trying to jump in and help you out. [103:41] Now, I know what you're thinking. [103:42] Strip mining? [103:45] Maybe. [103:47] Maybe I go with my friends in college and it's actually awkward because we're all getting turned down, sitting together. [103:52] No, that's not what strip mining is. [103:57] Go ahead. [103:58] Well, I just thought Aaron and Mr. Peabody
[1:44:00]just need to get the fuck out of Kentucky because that's just a travesty. [104:05] Travis. [104:06] Travis T. [104:07] A Travis T. [104:08] A Travis. [104:09] That is another good Travis method. [104:11] I only knew that one from the Johnny Cash recording of it. [104:13] But I mean, I don't know when he did that one, but Johnny Cash recorded a few of John Pratt's songs, that being one of them. [104:18] I don't think that soundings on so bad when Guns N' Roses sang about it. [104:24] I mean, I heard the grass is green and the girls were pretty. [104:27] But Russell, they're all turnt. [104:28] They got big tits and they're big titties. [104:30] There you go, Jocels. [104:31] I'll turn it in there. [104:32] Got it. [104:33] Pretty good. [104:35] This is very Bob Dylan to me. [104:39] Now, what do you think? [104:39] You were a big Dylan. [104:40] You're probably like Dylan more than the rest of us. [104:43] What was really on this? [104:44] What do you think? [104:45] I do like Dylan, but to your guys' point, I mean, this is very much more straight up like Americana. [104:50] I think Dylan always was trying to be so obscure with everything he did that it was hard to like really dive in and like,
[1:45:00]like you liked one album, but then the next album was completely different. [105:03] So you couldn't be a fan of his all the time kind of a thing. [105:07] Whereas John Prine I don't know, did he ever write a bad song? [105:11] John, did he ever? [105:12] It feels obviously he did, but it just feels like every song, you're like, yeah, what a great song. [105:18] Part of it too, though, is like the musicians pointed out. [105:19] They said when he came in, they knew they're into something because every song is in the same key on the whole album. [105:24] It never switches key. [105:25] It's always the same. [105:26] Same three chords. [105:27] He definitely has, he definitely has a style that he likes. [105:30] But I also have to say, if you go to a folk music school growing up, there's got to be a whole class on Bob Dylan, right? [105:36] Like, you can't, you can't possibly escape it. [105:39] Pretty, no. [105:40] Your flag decal won't get you into heaven. [105:44] I love a good anti-American song. [105:47] I cannot get enough of it. [105:49] Whoa, whoa, no, no, no. [105:50] I don't think the song's anti-American. [105:53] I think it's anti-war. [105:55] Okay, anti-war. [105:57] Yeah, it's anti-war. [105:58] Sure, but it's anti-war for sure. [106:00] But I think
[1:46:00]I think John Prine will come from, no, John Prine comes from a place that I agree with, which is that being patriotic can also mean saying we can do better, we can do something different. [106:11] Well, I think when he's talking about, you know, so many of these songs are veterans coming back, which obviously was a huge deal. [106:16] That's why he was a big fan of drone strikes. [106:21] There's none of this. [106:24] What? [106:24] Rob, you're not, listen, this is a John Prine album. [106:27] You cannot go through the entire episode without being sincere even once. [106:31] You cannot. [106:32] Like, you can't hide the sincerity of this album. [106:34] You can't do it. [106:34] I love the fact that this song is basically like, this flag won't get you into heaven because you've already killed so many young men in the war. [106:41] It's such a great thing to hear from like country when you're used to this being like, you know, like I said earlier, I'm going to put a boot up your ass. [106:47] And this one, they're like, you dumb fucks, you can't do this shit. [106:50] Like, I just love a song that is like that. [106:54] I just can't get enough of it. [106:55] Far from me. [107:01] Admittedly, this is, and I understand
[1:47:00]what Aaron and John are saying about the sound is a little bit different and it's more Americana maybe than Dylan. [107:10] But this sounds like a Dylan impression to me, admittedly. [107:14] Maybe Dylan was impersonating Brian. [107:15] I don't know. [107:18] Time machine, rivets, smoke. [107:25] Don't make me get the PB balloon out. [107:27] Can you imagine if you're, if you're past Bob Dylan, you're like 60s Bob Dylan and Bob Dylan from like 1990 visits. [107:33] He's like, Hey man, I got these great songs and it's like, guess what? [107:35] Nobody's gonna listen to those songs. [107:38] One headlight. [107:39] Let me give you a night. [107:40] Oh, wrong Dylan. [107:44] Wrong Dylan. [107:44] I'm sorry. [107:45] Jacob, it's a great song for you. [107:47] I got a great song. [107:48] It's called the one headlight. [107:49] Check this one out. [107:51] This is how you don't get a DUI. [107:53] One headlight. [107:56] I call it the Travis method. [107:58] All right. [108:00] Angel from Montgomery. [108:02] It's the perfect song. [108:03] I was just gonna say this is gonna be it, right? [108:06] Number one. [108:07] It's a song about a major middle-aged woman
[1:48:00]who feels like life is monotonous. [108:11] So I don't know who can relate to this. [108:13] We'll let John get into this, but I listened to this album once through and listened to nothing else for the rest of the week, except for this song and covers of this song and movies it was in. [108:23] And I just cannot get enough. [108:25] This is a perfect song. [108:27] This is a great song. [108:28] Speaking of movies, I have a list. [108:30] You guys want me to start a list with you? [108:31] What? [108:32] It's a past hit of Russell List. [108:34] What? [108:34] Am I allowed to put it on your list? [108:37] Well, you just come in and feel Russell's bit. [108:39] I'm so excited. [108:39] What kind of shit is that, John? [108:40] This is it? [108:41] I just want to get you to get to it. [108:43] When you have a guest, you guys should relax and take a seat and let the guest do some work. [108:47] I want to be your help. [108:49] I'm a little, I guys, I'm a little worried this episode is not very good because John did just put on a CPAP machine. [108:53] I don't think that's a good sign. [108:54] What happens halfway through? [108:56] Well, halfway through with two hours in. [108:58] Go ahead. [108:59] Hey, Rob, it's oddly perverted, too. [109:02] It's a little bit erotic. [109:04] You're turned out. [109:05] A little bit erotic. [109:06] I love basement Russell, the biggest perv. [109:10] Guys, the list this week,
[1:49:00]it's a little bit of a different twist so that Russ, you did a, you did a movie song list ages ago, right? [109:18] In the last nine days of my listening. [109:20] This is actually a specific list called music that made the scene, right? [109:26] This is without this, without this music, this scene doesn't exist, right? [109:31] And I bring it up now because angels from Montgomery is near and dear to me. [109:37] It actually comes up in Into the Wild, right? [109:39] So you've got the story about Al Gander, Super Tramp, Chris McCandless going up to Alaska, spoiler alert, dies in a bus, right? [109:48] And you got two great actors. [109:50] A ton of Eddie Vedder. [109:51] All Eddie Vedder. [109:51] Eddie Vedder did the entire soundtrack and then there's a scene where they're out at the Sultan Sea with a bunch of people living in trailers. [109:58] I hope you kept this one. [109:59] Do not throw this one away, Russell. [110:00] You have my permission to keep. [110:02] Into the Wild is in your DVD collection? [110:05] It is. [110:06] Yeah, that's what you got to watch at once. [110:07] I just watched, I watched it on a plane
[1:50:00]about two months ago. [110:10] Why would you guys watch that? [110:11] I know what it's going to end. [110:13] It's such a good movie. [110:14] You love this. [110:15] Why do you watch Shawshank Redemption again? [110:17] You know he gets out. [110:18] Because I would like to be in prison. [110:19] You know he ends up in Mexico. [110:20] I would like to be in prison every time. [110:22] You never know. [110:23] People not coming out and telling me for being too loud. [110:25] I can be as big as I want in prison. [110:27] What makes this a great scene? [110:28] Well, before I get to the scene, I got to give Rob some advice here. [110:31] No corner stuff, Rob. [110:32] This would be perfect for you. [110:33] Watch this movie once a month, because I do, when I get to that point with the four women that are in my house, I'm like, I'm just going to fucking run to Alaska. [110:42] I'm just going to fucking do it. [110:44] It's done. [110:45] I'm gone. [110:46] So it, it helps. [110:47] After I watch it, I'm like, John, I'll stay here. [110:49] I'll stay here. [110:49] John's going to eat some weird berry and have diarrhea until he dies of cholera. [110:54] And his last thought is going to be like, hey, I died of diarrhea. [110:57] LOL. [110:57] I can't believe I left that big of a mess on that old porta potty next to the van. [111:01] Guys, there was a bagel in the toilet. [111:03] There was a bagel. [111:05] You come into the bus
[1:51:00]and there's just poop all over the back of the toilet. [111:09] And there's John's, there's John's lifeless corpse. [111:12] He's finally run away. [111:13] He's gone to Alaska. [111:14] He's done what we've talked about a number of times on this podcast and I've edited it out every time. [111:18] And he has a note in his hand and note. [111:22] And it's a note. [111:22] And it says to whoever finds me and you open up the note and it just says, it wasn't me. [111:29] And you're like, well, I get your CPAP machine on a rock. [111:38] That would be the way. [111:38] I think he died. [111:39] CPAP wouldn't work at the magic bus. [111:41] That's why I'm staying here. [111:42] I can't get this quick release thing to work right. [111:44] Oh, well, I'll go to sleep. [111:45] I'm sure it'll be fun. [111:47] So, Russ, the scene of the movie, it's great. [111:50] You got a meal perche and Kristen Stewart, who was later made famous in Rob's favorite movies, the vampire ones, where she's like, Edward, why won't you touch me? [112:00] And so she's in this. [112:02] It seems beautifully a rendition of Angel from Montgomery. [112:06] So, yeah, Rob, take it away. [112:17] Oh, wow. [112:18] It makes the scene. [112:22] Do you think she's singing, John? [112:26] I do, actually. [112:27] Is she singing? [112:27] I think she is. [112:29] That's her, right? [112:30] I think it is. [112:32] Guys, Russell, what kind of organ is that? [112:35] What is that organ, Hamman? [112:37] It might be a Hamman, isn't it? [112:38] I think it is. [112:39] Hamby 3, right? [112:39] Yeah, it's usually us. [112:41] I was going to say, when you guys were talking
[1:52:00]about this song, being an amazing song, Matt, I heard the organ and the organ just ranked through for me. [112:49] I loved it. [112:50] Matt said, greatest song ever on the list. [112:52] I agree. [112:53] And I can see you, John, why you wouldn't think if we were watching the scene in the movie. [112:56] It's fantastic. [112:58] This one makes the scene. [112:59] I mean, there is no scene to do that. [113:00] This is the scene. [113:01] So this is the standard of like,
[1:53:00]you watch this movie, just made it. [113:07] So let's get to the rest of the list, because there's some really good stuff that needs to be educated here, guys. [113:11] Number five coming in is none other than our favorite, Peewee Herman from Peewee's Big List. [113:18] Yes. [113:19] Top five list of all time. [113:21] Peewee comes in, top five list of all time. [113:23] I would like to point out something from this clip that I've noticed from my childhood, which is that Peewee loves busty women. [113:28] If you look at every Peewee movie, he is surrounded by busty. [113:31] I mean, just look at this woman in the biker bar. [113:33] Large bar, which was pretty busty, wasn't she? [113:36] He's like usually head level with them too, Rob. [113:39] They come right up and they're always like six to four women. [113:43] That is my finger picking method, by the way. [113:46] It's called the large marge, right? [113:47] Just turn and I go like this real quick. [113:53] So the song is obviously Tequila. [113:55] You should all know this scene. [113:57] Don't I get a last request? [114:05] Why not? [114:10] Peewee is literally battling the Proud Boys here too,
[1:54:00]I should point out. [114:13] Yeah, he's really... [114:14] He's taking a stand against fascism. [114:17] Big time. [114:17] He borrows like a biker crew. [114:18] He's this. [114:23] Where he takes off the shoes and he's so much shorter, got me every time. [114:29] You know what's good? [114:30] This is a podcast. [114:31] Nobody can see this, but everybody who's listening knows exactly what scene this is from. [114:37] Right. [114:37] Everybody from our era can actually do this dance and if you see someone doing it on the street, you're like Peewee Herman, Tequila, right? [114:44] Yeah, you're doing the Tequila dance. [114:45] I swiped that, my jump and my butt and I do that in front of my kids. [114:48] They're like, what are you doing, dad? [114:49] I'm like, Tequila. [114:51] They don't get it. [114:51] Matt, did the Tequila dance come up at all when you did the... [114:54] When you were at the reunion during the blind, the deaf disco or whatever you call them? [114:59] Nope. [114:59] There was no Tequila. [115:01] No Tequila? [115:01] That would have been pretty good. [115:03] They should throw things in like this
[1:55:00]just to see who's brave enough to do these. [115:08] Look at Tequila today. [115:09] I finished it two hours ago. [115:10] Great dance. [115:11] And guys, he's winning the biker's hearts right now. [115:14] They were so pissed and then he told them to be quiet. [115:17] He was on the phone and they're like, what the hell? [115:19] And now he does it. [115:20] Look at that. [115:21] Tiptoes? [115:21] Amazing dancing. [115:23] That bar has Mikalov on tap with a time. [115:27] I do love the idea that he does exactly what happens to me on the podcast, which is you're doing the Tequila dance. [115:33] You're trying to keep everybody happy. [115:35] The minute you don't think people think you're funny, you start breaking stuff and just causing internal chaos and doing terrible stuff. [115:41] It will always give a reaction every time. [115:44] So number four on the list actually comes to educate you because there's someone on this list that doesn't even know this movie. [115:51] Well, it has been brought up multiple times since 2020 when you started this, but the point is someone hasn't seen this movie and it's a classic. [116:01] And this music, which has been covered
[1:56:00]in the top 10 music of the Rolling Stones. [116:07] It's not on animal sounds, but you get my point. [116:10] Surfing USA coming straight from Teen Wolf. [116:12] Oh, I get it. [116:14] I still haven't seen it. [116:16] Michael J. Fox up on top. [116:17] You're right. Okay, so I pick you up. [116:19] Yeah, I'm gonna pick you up. [116:22] These waves are mine. [116:24] This is girlfriend's name, Booth. [116:28] Like, he's surfing on top of it. [116:30] Like, he's surfing on the band. [116:34] I hate to be too crass, but the symbolism of Teen Wolf is puberty and jacking off, right? [116:37] Like, this is a whole movie about jacking off. [116:40] It's 100% it. [116:43] He becomes Terry. [116:45] He becomes more interested in women, be better with women. [116:49] He has better basketball. [116:50] He's doing dumb stuff on cars. [116:54] Side note. [116:55] Side note. [116:56] There's a documentary about Michael J. Fox on Apple, I think. [116:59] It's like a two or three part. [117:01] No, it's a movie. [117:02] It's like an hour and a half long document. [117:04] And it's awesome. [117:05] Going through his career and everything. [117:06] Like, I didn't think I'd like it at all,
[1:57:00]but it was pretty darn good. [117:09] Well, but they're not gonna do like a cut down job on them. [117:11] Like, can you imagine they found it? [117:12] Everything bad. [117:13] He ever did be like, wait, did they cover Teen Wolf? [117:15] Let's fucking handle this guy. [117:16] Well, yeah, because he didn't, this was like between he was doing this and then came what's the Doc Brown and Jesus, back to the future. [117:26] Back to the future. [117:28] You know, but so he's doing this because he can't get anything. [117:30] And he movies, right? [117:31] So he does this B movie. [117:32] And then all of a sudden he gets like these great ones. [117:34] And this one turns out to be really good, namely because he's so popular in the other ones, everybody comes back and then to Blake and this one too. [117:41] So this movie was so good because he had a girlfriend named Booth. [117:44] I just confirmed the girlfriend's name in the movie was Booth. [117:47] We just watched. [117:49] You want to tell me this is not a parody about a parable about jacking off for the first time. [117:52] He was doing flips on the top of a driving car. [117:55] That's literally what it feels like the first time you do it. [117:57] I think you're just trying to, you're what you had in your mind
[1:58:00]growing up is just coming out and you're projecting it onto this movie here. [118:04] Me watching Greek on MTV and him doing flips on the back of a car is exactly the same. [118:10] I should point out that Michael J. Fox's best friend Chubby was also Francis from Pee Wee's Big Adventure. [118:16] So a little connection there. [118:17] Wow. [118:18] Okay. [118:19] That is fantastic. [118:20] Make it happen. [118:22] This is a Russell style movie. [118:23] Well, speaking of Russell, this number three comes straight out of his basement. [118:27] We have the song Goodbye Horses straight from Buffalo Bill's basement. [118:33] Oh, boy. [118:35] This was good. [118:37] This song made this movie. [118:40] It really adds to the character. [118:41] The character's not the same without it. [118:42] Are they? [118:43] Oh, God. [118:43] This is wild that you just said this song makes this movie. [118:47] This is like the least memorable thing from this movie. [118:51] Oh, it shows. [118:52] Wait till the end because he pulls us straight up my patented move for the final scene. [118:59] Which is? [118:59] You patented this one? [119:00] We call it the fruit basket. [119:01] We stuff everything between. [119:04] And then you stand up
[1:59:00]like Jesus on the cross. [119:07] John, what were some more of those tricks he used to do back to the day of the wristwatch? [119:11] Oh, Jesus. [119:11] So I learned because my music skills weren't great enough to be part of like the old require and the strong musicians. [119:19] So I went down one wrong and I mastered penis puppetry and I figured out all of these moves. [119:25] Like the wristwatch was great. [119:26] That's classic. [119:27] Yep. [119:28] The Toadstool. [119:29] The Windsurfer, Hamburger Hot Dog. [119:31] The Windsurfer, yeah. [119:32] It was a hit. [119:33] The Small Hunt. [119:35] Most of my... [119:37] The Bird's Nest with one egg in it. [119:39] Yeah, exactly. [119:40] I was always a pro at the... [119:42] No, it's just really cold outside. [119:43] The water was really cold. [119:45] That was my trick. [119:47] Number two. [119:48] Number two. [119:49] Coming up to the grand finale, number one. [119:51] Number two is Canned Heat from the great Napoleon Dynamite. [119:55] It's been talked about multiple episodes. [120:00] This was the... [120:01] We did talk about Napoleon Dynamite
[2:00:00]last week during the tournament, actually. [120:05] We did... [120:06] John, you'll hear this coming up. [120:07] We've got a DVD tournament and we had Napoleon Dynamite. [120:13] And it went against... [120:15] Also, you guys... [120:16] It should have worked. [120:17] Jamiroquai is... [120:18] Jamiroquai is way more than Canned Heat and Virtual Insanity. [120:22] Jamiroquai is a good band. [120:24] Like, we put their album on the other day. [120:26] It's just my son and me home and he kept saying like, what is this music? [120:29] It's really good. [120:29] Like, Jamiroquai is fun music to listen to. [120:32] And do you think that when Jamiroquai saw all these big hats that were being sold, you know, like the big hats, he was probably like, fuck! [120:39] I was way ahead of the curve. [120:41] My hats were so fucking big. [120:43] Great song. [120:43] Great scene. [120:44] Nice work, John. [120:45] Well, this song definitely made the scene and made the movie, John. [120:48] Unfortunately, the movie Kingpin knocked Napoleon Dynamite out of the comedy regional in the DVD tournament. [120:57] Go back to your dumpster and pick that one up. [120:59] You cannot leave Napoleon. [121:02] I got two copies in my basement. [121:05] I'll send you the other one. [121:06] Okay. [121:07] You guys, this is one of the hardest
[2:01:00]lists to make. [121:09] And Russell, you've made a ton of them. [121:11] And a couple of you guys have sprinkled in some lists as well. [121:13] So you know how hard it is. [121:14] There was a lot of things I had to left off. [121:17] I had left off, right? [121:18] It's tough. [121:18] But number one. [121:19] Honorable mentions. [121:20] A lot of honorable mentions. [121:21] But number one comes to us straight from the namesake of this podcast, Beck. [121:27] This is coming from, I love you, man. [121:29] And here's Paul Rudd. [121:30] I love you, man. [121:32] I love you too, bud. [121:35] Great movie. [121:38] I love you too. [121:39] It's about male friendship. [121:39] I love you, bro, Montana. [121:41] I love you, Holmes. [121:42] I love you, bro, Sifco Wiggles. [121:44] I love you, Machacha. [121:45] I love you, Tico Brohey. [121:46] Okay. [121:46] Tico Brohey. [121:47] Okay. [121:49] Let's continue here. [121:50] He's marrying the lady from the office. [121:52] You will. [121:53] I'm going to. [121:53] Quincy Jones' daughter. [121:54] Good afternoon. [121:55] Good afternoon. [121:56] I Zoe Rice. [121:57] Here comes back. [121:58] I Zoe Rice. [121:58] Take you, Peter Claver. [122:00] Take you, Peter Claver. [122:01] To be my wife. [122:02] We got some Beck coming in here. [122:04] Soul of a man. [122:05] Oh, wow. [122:07] Good work job. [122:07] You can do everything. [122:08] Fenty. [122:09] Right? [122:09] He makes your jerkers. [122:11] The, ah, so good. [122:13] What a pull. [122:16] So as I finish my list, gentlemen,
[2:02:00]my question to you is, who did it better? [122:22] No, no, no, no, no, no. [122:23] You got to listen to these episodes, Chad. [122:25] You have to say something. [122:26] And then I answer the question. [122:28] Oh, shit. [122:28] You're trying again. [122:29] Hey, I feel like you didn't know what, Robbie. [122:31] If you think that we're going to say Beck did it better on episode 149. [122:36] Oh, we're saving that for 500. [122:37] We're going to make the big announcement where we have a little more, a little more pizzazz. [122:41] It's got to be like, who did it better when it comes to making amazing songs that make the movie? [122:45] You got to just give it a little bit more and then they'll give it to you. [122:49] Guys, I have a question for you. [122:51] Let's hear it. [122:53] No, I forgot what I was going to say. [122:55] Yes. [122:56] John, you have fit into the podcast perfectly. [122:59] Okay. [123:00] That is a perfect response to that. [123:02] And if you want to know
[2:03:00]who puts songs into the movies that we've all loved better than any other, I don't know, Beck did it back. [123:09] Did it better? [123:10] Nice. [123:11] Great list to end on a Beck as a plus. [123:15] It's a power move. [123:17] I got one honorable mention that we're talking with a tiny dancer from almost things. [123:26] That was a pretty good. [123:27] They had the buster. [123:28] They had the plane of it. [123:28] They're on the bus. [123:29] They're on the bus. [123:30] Yeah. [123:30] Great scene. [123:31] That's when I was thinking that's a classic bit. [123:34] Nice. [123:35] Quiet man. [123:38] We're back. [123:38] Back to John Frye. [123:41] This is very Dylan. [123:42] I guess we're a good organ of this one. [123:48] Don and Lydia, a music critic, I read, said this song was about jacking it. [123:56] Making making love from 10 miles away. [124:02] Next up, six o'clock news. [124:13] This is a fun one. [124:14] We already did our news take to
[2:04:00]you guys. [124:18] Think there's enough like change ups in this album? [124:20] Does it all sound similar to you or do you hear enough differences in the songs for like it to really stand out and jump out to you? [124:27] Or is it two one note from beginning to end? [124:31] Russ, great question. [124:32] I think the first half of the album has a lot of variation. [124:36] Even though it's the same three chords, it's it's got a lot of variations in the stories. [124:39] When you get the back half of this album, it starts to bleed together in my opinion and start these songs at the last year. [124:46] I skip them, right? [124:48] It's poop, next. [124:49] I'm going on to the next album. [124:52] It's tough. [124:52] Where do you go from Angel and Montgomery, right? [124:54] Like once you hit Angel from Montgomery, where do you go from there? [124:56] That's hard. [124:58] Flashback blues. [125:00] This got a little more. [125:06] This is definitely a different
[2:05:00]stylistically, right? [125:08] Yeah. [125:12] All right. [125:13] I can't believe this is from 71. [125:14] I think it sounds so good for that. [125:16] Listen, let's get into. [125:18] I know you think it's early, but we'll get into it already. [125:20] Let's get into the rating system. [125:27] This is everybody's favorite part of the show. [125:32] It's very popular. [125:34] All right. [125:37] If you find yourself looking at the Rolling Stones, best album of all time lists. [125:42] Okay. [125:42] And you say to yourself, hey, I should do a podcast about this. [125:44] Don't do it. [125:45] Don't do it. [125:45] It actually caused a lot of problems in your life. [125:48] Okay. [125:48] A lot of strife. [125:49] Okay. [125:50] I'm sure you're going to hear about this tomorrow. [125:53] Yeah. [125:54] What? [125:55] I just can you believe like this is actually a big deal? [125:57] Like John is here with us because he listened to the
[2:06:00]podcast. [126:01] I mean, you can make other jokes and we've gone on too long, but this is really incredible, like bringing people together. [126:06] So of all the nights, like this is amazing. [126:08] John, he didn't want to hang out with us at all for 20 years after college and now he's listening to the podcast. [126:16] My excuse is that 8, 13, 15. [126:21] That's what happened. [126:23] Too busy having sex. [126:26] Three times. [126:27] Only three times. [126:28] C-PAP now is into having friends again. [126:30] Exactly. [126:34] Is this okay? [126:36] Like a porta potty. [126:37] You go in there, clean. [126:39] It's great. [126:39] And guess what? [126:40] It's a lake. [126:41] Okay. [126:41] You know, this is fresh. [126:43] This is right there. [126:43] By the way, I can't, I haven't told you where I use the porta potty all the time lately. [126:47] And that is at a powerlifting meat for one bathroom. [126:51] There's a powerlifting meat. [126:52] Everybody's dehydrating and rehydrating. [126:55] Not great. [126:56] Not great. [126:57] Okay. [126:57] That would be a rolling well tone. [126:58] This is perfect at 149. [127:00] Okay. [127:00] You, it's so great. [127:01] You should make a podcast
[2:07:00]about it. [127:04] Or is this like a porta potty where somebody comes out right before you and says it wasn't me. [127:10] Yet it's so warm. [127:11] Big mouth. [127:11] They're so warm in there. [127:15] This is the porta potty episode. [127:16] Such a bummer, John, that you ran for the porta potty episode. [127:18] But what are you going to do? [127:20] That would be rolling bone. [127:23] Now, John, let me explain this to you because some people don't understand this. [127:25] If you think this album is rolling boned, you think that it should be higher up on the list. [127:30] Okay. [127:31] Which of course would be a lowered number, which means we would have covered this earlier. [127:35] Okay. [127:35] So think of that you're climbing a mountain downwards in reverse time. [127:40] That's how I like to do it. [127:41] I like to twist that around on my head so I understand it. [127:43] Rob, you're climbing down. [127:44] I keep it straight in my mind with the Mountain and Valley analogy you gave back in like episode 52. [127:49] I completely get it. [127:51] Whoa. [127:51] I remember that. [127:53] I remember that. [127:55] I remember that. [127:56] Or is this a rolling groan? [128:00] You do not like this album. [128:02] Okay. [128:02] It makes you groan. [128:04] Okay. [128:04] You can't stand the Travis
[2:08:00]picking method. [128:07] Okay. [128:07] You don't, you hate it. [128:09] And you don't even like it when you're catching touchdowns for the chiefs. [128:14] Travis Kelsey. [128:16] Why would you groan for that joke? [128:17] That would be a rolling groan. [128:20] Okay. [128:21] If you did not like this album and that means it should be higher on the list, which of course is a higher number. [128:25] Now, somehow being higher on the list is both a lower number and a higher number on my system. [128:29] Okay. [128:29] It doesn't make sense. [128:30] Maybe we're at the bottom of parabola. [128:32] Y equals X squared. [128:33] Look it up. [128:34] Thumb shits. [128:35] Oh, Rob's smart again. [128:36] Whoa. [128:37] Oh, change the Y intercept up. [128:40] X squared plus two. [128:41] No problem for me. [128:42] Okay. [128:43] Now, Erin, Erin. [128:49] This is the moment where Rob doesn't want one to end because we've got a guest down. [128:53] There is nothing. [128:53] I know I shouldn't laugh. [128:56] What do you think Rosie rolling well toned, rolling boned, or rolling groan, John Prine. [129:01] 1971. [129:02] John Prine. [129:03] Yeah. [129:03] As we went,
[2:09:00]so the one of the hard things about this album is that I don't think I think you can enjoy it by just having it on in the house. [129:10] Like I had it on several times this week in the car in the house. [129:13] Nobody complained. [129:15] When Angelmon Cumber comes on, my wife says, I love this song. [129:17] I do too. [129:18] My son doesn't mind having the having the music on. [129:21] It's pleasant music. [129:22] It's great musicians. [129:23] The band's playing great. [129:24] You don't really get the music unless you're really sitting with the lyrics and because he's such a, like the pros is great. [129:31] He's like an author. [129:33] So it sounds the song sound fun. [129:36] They sound like you're like, Hey, this is good times. [129:39] Yeah. [129:39] And it's not an obvious album. [129:41] So you really have to sit with it and listen. [129:42] And we have, I don't think we've had anything like that for quite a while on the list. [129:46] I think it's unique in what it is. [129:49] I don't know if it's, I mean, John, you'll have to tell us it might not be John Perrin's best album. [129:53] But I think because we haven't heard so much like it, I think also because many people wanted to, we're influenced by
[2:10:00]what he did and the way he wrote, I'm going to give it a rolling well-toned. [130:04] Russell, what do you think? [130:05] Rolling well-toned, rolling boned or rolling, rolling. [130:09] At first, I was listening to this and really enjoying it, but I did immediately think this sounds like a knockoff of Bob Dylan. [130:16] I enjoyed it more than some Bob Dylan stuff because there's no harmonica. [130:20] I just thought it it sounded a little bit like what? [130:24] Oh, it's just such a funny reason. [130:26] No, it's just like harmonica. [130:28] Like a harmonica. [130:29] Yeah. [130:30] But, but I think you guys are right. [130:32] Like if you just put this on in the background, like it's a good summer album, you could sit there and have a beer outside I could sit up and stare at the river, stare at the biffies, watch the people come in and out with some of this music and enjoy it. [130:43] It was a little one note for me, but I will say Angel from Montgomery makes the album. [130:47] Like that song is unbelievable. [130:50] Like just like it's that song makes the movie, it makes the album for me. [130:54] And I'll also say, I think you Aaron's right. [130:56] Like if this album brings people together, this the whole point of the journey
[2:11:00]is to like have a new experience with music and having John come onto the podcast. [131:04] So for me, this 100% is rolling well-toned. [131:06] A great album. [131:08] Matt, what do you think? [131:09] Rolling well-toned, rolling bone or rolling grown? [131:11] John Prine. [131:12] I'll go rolling well-toned. [131:13] I think Rosie's brought it up a number of times. [131:16] We don't have a number. [131:17] We don't have a lot of albums like this on the list to date. [131:23] Still no Willie Nelson. [131:25] Yeah. [131:26] So maybe you know, Willie should probably be ahead of John Prine in my estimation, but all things being equal, I'll just say, mid-100s here. [131:37] I'll say rolling well-toned. [131:39] Now, John, I'm about to ask you your opinions on the album, but first I want to tell you this fact. [131:43] Do you know what John Prine named his first child? [131:47] Well, there's the Twin Lakes, Elizabeth and Marie. [131:51] Wasn't one of those two, was it? [131:52] No, it was Optimus. [131:58] Oh no. [131:59] Optimus, Prine. [132:00] Sab. [132:02] I'm addicted to heroin, Sab. [132:04] That's awesome. [132:06] Well done. [132:07] My country did support me
[2:12:00]when I came back from Korea, Sam. [132:11] That would be a bummer, wouldn't it? [132:12] If you were walking down the street and one of the unhoused vets was Optimus Prime, that'd be awesome. [132:18] You'd be like, why don't you live in the trailer? [132:20] He's like, it's part of me. [132:23] Meanwhile, Bubblebee was draft dodging for years. [132:26] Bubblebee's up in Canada. [132:28] Yeah, he's up in Montreal with his stripper girlfriend, eating peaches. [132:31] Yeah, it's right here. [132:31] Geez. [132:32] What's your raking? [132:36] I got to hear your raking on this one. [132:38] I mean, it should be no surprise. [132:39] This is rolling boned. [132:41] It should be way higher. [132:44] It actually triggered when Matt said willy and I'm like, that's actually a good comparison. [132:48] That's two very different paths. [132:49] That's Nashville versus Americana, Chicago. [132:52] Hotdog salesman turned into a mail carrier turned into the greatest finger picker of all time, other than Rob Ward. [133:00] Oh, bleep that out. [133:01] Oh, oh, oh. [133:04] Guys, let me just say. [133:04] We can edit that. [133:06] We'll have to edit that out. [133:07] Let me just say for the last year or so,
[2:13:00]I've had no complaints. [133:09] I'm just going to put it that way. [133:16] So this, what was happening before that? [133:18] This guy's is rolling bone. [133:20] I think it actually should be double digits. [133:24] It should be in the top 100 in my book. [133:26] Top 100. [133:27] There's been 50 albums that I've heard you guys review. [133:30] These last. [133:32] So if I guess for me, that would have been last. [133:34] Four days. [133:34] No, two and a half days. [133:35] Last two and a half days that are, they don't belong. [133:38] This one is better. [133:40] Obviously I'm biased, but I'm going with rolling bone. [133:43] Awesome. [133:44] Listen. [133:44] Great thoughts. [133:45] Love it. [133:46] And you know that Starscream was a conscientious objector. [133:49] You know what I mean? [133:49] Like that's just, that's what makes sense in my head. [133:52] And you know that the Go-Bots, you guys remember Go-Bots? [133:55] Yeah. [133:56] They were in the National Guard. [133:57] They're like there. [133:59] All right. [134:00] They're like the off-brand version, weren't they? [134:02] Yep. [134:02] Hey, grandma, thanks for this Go-Bot. [134:05] I really appreciate it. [134:07] Which ones were the Merchant Marines, Rob? [134:10] That would be, well, I want to say
[2:14:00]Psy-Kill, but that was another Go-Bot, of course. [134:14] Gargoyles. [134:15] Gargoyles of the Merchant Marines. [134:16] Next up. [134:18] Next up. [134:18] Power Rangers. [134:19] Oh, by the way, this album, it's a rolling down home, sweet home, Chicago. [134:25] Who would think that this guy, So you were wrong? [134:28] Folk music, you were wrong. [134:29] Folk music. [134:30] 150 in a row. [134:31] Americana. [134:32] Well, more than that, actually. [134:33] It's kind of depressing to think about. [134:34] We've actually done more than that many episodes. [134:38] Are we doing a Christmas episode this year? [134:40] This guy came from the same town as the famous song. [134:45] I have to be quiet because the people are sleeping. [134:46] Rubber biscuit. [134:49] Okay. [134:50] Everybody's favorite movie and favorite song from the Blues Brothers. [134:54] Next up. [134:55] This is a great album we have coming up by Bruce Springsteen. [134:58] Unfortunately, it was beaten by the you
[2:15:00]at the Orange Bowl. [135:04] This, of course, is Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen coming up next. [135:08] Oh, you want to hear about the greatest albums of all time. [135:12] You know what the end stands for, don't you? [135:15] Knowledge. [135:16] Knowledge. [135:18] It's a classic. [135:21] Now, John, this is the most stressed out part where we rely on you to come up with a joke at the end of the podcast, to tie it all together. [135:28] Okay. [135:28] And I know that you can do it. [135:31] Rob, what's the difference between jam and jelly? [135:37] A prepared joke? [135:38] I'm not going to jelly a garbanzo bean. [135:41] There's something. [135:42] It's time. [135:43] Time is a flat circle. [135:44] I can't gel. [135:47] Well, that's. [135:48] Wow. [135:49] Wow. [135:51] That's going to be bleeped out. [135:53] Everybody knew that was going to be. [135:55] He wants a bleeped out joke that everybody wonders what the joke is. [135:58] Oh, what was the joke? [135:59] What was the joke? [136:01] That will be bleeped out. [136:03] We're going to bleep that out,
[2:16:00]even though most people actually know the punchline if you are on TikTok enough. [136:09] All right. [136:09] I'm done recording. [136:11] I am also done recording. [136:13] Sad. [136:35] And look at the city. [136:39] But now when he looks out the window sees a bunch of biffies. [136:44] Now, unfortunately, Russell has to see people going to the bathroom publicly when he looks out tonight. [136:54] Russ might stare for a while. [136:57] He'll wonder if it's a blue lake or a big nasty pile. [137:02] When they open the door, they're all going to see. [137:08] Russell saying that it wasn't me.
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