Jul 6, 2023
The twins recall gigs at a bygone Sunset Strip venue and continue down a conversational hallway with many doors: From tape format conversion, friends, misheard lyrics and turning 60 - to electric guitars, family, gigs, Hollywood and much more. Chris unearthed a live recording from said bygone venue.
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - "Just No Way" by Chris Yale - live at The Central (now The Viper Room), Hollywood. Performed by Kirby and the Gators circa 1987.
4:21 - Greetings and more about the song. Ian Talcroft, guitar / The Central / The Viper Room / Filthy McNasty's / Filthy McNasty / FM Station
5:24 - The tape archive / Format conversions and digitizing
6:00 - Misheard lyrics / Cher, "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" / More about "Just No Way" / "There was no way" Family Guy clip.
8:30 - Staring down 60 / Family birthday plans / Elton 60 / Elton John current tour
9:55 - Endgame: Stay healthy / Mobility and stretching / Phantom of the Paradise / Diet / High colonic / Roger's sugar incident / McDonald's / Sodium / Annual physicals / Weight loss
14:24 - More about family birthday plans / Chris' chihuahuas
16:45 - Our friend Adam Holt / More about digitizing
17:37 - Chris' electric guitar playing / Sire Larry Carlton T-7 / Yamaha Pacifica / Marcus Miller bass / Indonesian guitars / 1978 Telecaster / Seymour Duncan Hot Rail Humbucker pickup / Rick James "Bustin' Out"
19:45 - Roger's bare-bones piano (Alesis Prestige Artist) / Upcoming gig at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach
20:25 - Roger's solo gig at House of Blues Myrtle Beach / Indigo Room / VIP Club / Our friend Carl McClain / P.A. setup / More about VIP Club
22:03 - Hanging with Anderson (Roger's grandson) / Swim session / Anderson at Roger's place / Piano books for Anderson
23:34 - "The Season" in Myrtle Beach / Cigar events at Tinder Box Myrtle Beach
23:44 - Procrastination and songwriting / "On the air" / Left-handed boogie piano / Gigs
24:47 - "Daisy Jones and the Six" (the book) / Hollywood / Exteriors in "Twins" / "Deliver Me From Nowhere" book about Springsteen's "Nebraska" / Tascam Portastudio 144 / Eurythmics
26:58 - Zoom LiveTrak L-8 / Logic Pro / Cubase / "Scataolgic Pro" / Sean Delaney / Skatt Brothers / KISS incognito, 1970s
28:42 - "Take Your Eye Off the Ball 2.0" book / The Yale Brothers on football / Scott Mann / Football diagrams
30:25 - Our friend Daniel Alexander's piano gig at Miceli's Hollywood / Getting hammered at Miceli's / "This Is Spinal Tap" at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood / Newsstands on Las Palmas and Cahuenga in Hollywood
31:35 - Full-body merkin / Fur sweater / "His and Hirsute"