May 5, 2021
The twins discuss what drove them - what defined them when they were younger. Perhaps getting reconnected with that is the key to a more meaningful life now.
And Judas Priest, chemistry sets, Ken Kesey, Sherlock Holmes, stamps, comics and much more, including a gem from the archive.
PHOTO: Yale Brothers at House of Blues Myrtle Beach (PHOTO: Mike Heidtman)
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Chris messing around in GarageBand
1:41 - Greetings / K.K. Downing book / Judas Priest
2:45 - More about Downing / If you cut an old rocker's hair / Judas Priest / Rock 'n' Roll Church / Living After Midnight
4:28 - Remembering who we are / Buster and his cone / Sentient dog / Scientology
6:03 - Roger's blog post: Remember Who You Are
6:32 - "Clear" / Scientology and Chris' Scientologist girlfriend back in the day
7:07 - Roger reads part of his blog post: Remember Who You Are
9:34 - Comic shopping in Hollywood / Chris liked chemistry
9:45 - The Yale Brothers at 17
11:03 - Younger Chris: Sherlock Holmes / Chemistry sets / drums / Magic / Stamps / Secret Crime Fighting Service
11:23 - Chris' stamp collection / Mint never hinged / Old stamp collectors / Columbian Exposition versus Colombian Exposition
13:45 - Chemistry sets as presents
14:55 - Riffing on alchemy
15:25 - Chris' drums / First talks about playing music / Later talks about starting a band / The move to Los Angeles / School bands / Steve Kobashigawa and the glockenspiel
17:54 - Are we who we thought we would be?
18:11 - More from Roger's blog post / Our first band with Pascal Srabian / Bla Bla Cafe Studio City / Gazzarri's Hollywood / Lee Newman / Jimmy McHugh / Eddie Cantor
20:03 - Ditching at "Liverpool"
20:31 - More about Pascal (RIP) / Did we work hard enough? / Variables / 20/20 Hindsight / Collaboration / This podcast / "If You Walk Away" By Chris and Roger Yale / Influences
25:00 - Chris' definition of "hindsight"
26:30 - Who Chris wanted to be
27:29 - Rising above it
28:26 - Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out. Is Chris a hippie? / Sir versus dude
32:04 - More about K.K. Downing / Rob Halford
33:17 - Punk ethos versus corporate rock
33:48 - Divided only by ideas
34:57 - Getting on the bus / Ken Kesey / tripping for the first time / "Are we here?" /"The Bible Bus"
36:55 - Chris gets out of pulling weeds
38:56 - "Rise Above It"