The cool thing about music back then is that albums were basically good all the way through. I have some old Three Dog Night, Chicago, Steppenwolf, etc. LPs, and they work so well on vynil because you don’t ever have to get up to skip songs.

Go on

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Robert Johnson?

Tell me about it, Moving Pictures is one of the best albums of the 80s and for me was transformational with their music. Been a fan ever since and let's not even go into Neil being the best dummer in the history of music……ever.

I work as a waiter and i still remember the first time someone ordered red beer. I had the same reaction as Gary. It makes me laugh to this day. What a weird combo. But why do people only use tomato juice to be weird? Where's the carrot juice or eggplant juice with alcohol? Does anyone else have drinks that they do with this stuff?

QOTD 1: People that say there’s no good music today don’t have the desire to go find it. The music biz isn’t like it was in the 60s and 70s. The good stuff doesn’t come to you anymore, you have to go find it. Good god, get on pitchforkmedia.com, tinymixtapes.com, cokemachineglow.com, popmatters… scores of other music web sites giving press and reviews to the great music that’s being made today. Radiohead is the most accomplished, groundbreaking rock band since the Beatles, Spoon just plain doesn’t make bad albums ever, the new pornographers, andrew bird, deerhunter, neko case, neutral milk hotel, interpol, deerhoof, belle and sebastian, broken social scene, arcade fire, dan deacon, the fiery furnaces, the flaming lips, pavement, islands, the unicorns, menomena, of montreal, ruby suns, wolf parade, rufus wainwright, sufjan stevens, the shins, the strokes, the walkmen, the white stripes, times new viking, yo la tengo …. need i go on? there’s never been a better time to be a music fan. there’s more artists doing more experimental things and access to their work has never been easier. stop the deluded nostalgia of “there’s no good music anymore.”

QOTD 2: 50/50s, silly raffles, nothing major. not a gambler.

QOTD 3: sparkling month could be fun. so could red beer month. go for it GV!

It’s fun to play weird time signatures…11/8 is ridiculous…but if I am not playing along, it’s hard to listen to

Regarding red beer…

In late 2007, Anheuser-Busch began producing Budweiser & Clamato and Bud Light & Clamato. I tried one. Horrible! Absolutely hideous! I've no idea what the appeal is. I like beer, and I like tomato juice, but I don't like them together. Yuck.

Gary, there is no other Charger fans here! I am here alone on my own island! If I haven't said it enough, congrats and GFY 🙂

luck be a lady…

Congratulations on a big win, GV. Really thought the Chargers had you, but you gotta believe, I guess.

QOTD 1: Not big music fan except I like the real real real old music such as Renaissance polyphony, artists like Anonymous 4, Chanticleer, the Tallis Singers.

QOTD 2: I have almost never won anything in my life from a game of chance, but I did win $1 in the No. Carolina lottery and still have that ticket up on my refrigerator.

Also– Gary's side question: don't do so much on sparkling. I can't get anyone to drink it with me. I buy a bottle and it sits in the fridge waiting for someone to want to drink it. Everyone has “special occasion” itis.

Here's the question: can you drink wine, play poker, and still win? I drink Dr. Pepper when I play poker. Anything alcoholic tears up my judgment.

QOTD1: How about Green Day? Pearl Jam?
QOTD2: My current wine job kind of happened by chance. Wasn't in the cards yet it happened.

Pearl Jam! Yah!

QOTD1: Coldplay, U2, the style of music is so much different now.
QOTD2: Won $800 in the California Lottery.
Gary's QOTD: Don't care for many Champagnes so I find that sparkling wine fit that bill well for me, but then I usually only drink them on special occasions.
Lastly, RED BEER OH YEA, use to drink them as a hangover cure all,. We called them Bloody Mary Beer and did the spicy.

Wow. I can't believe you've never heard of a red beer (aka. Michelada). Anheuser-Busch has been making bank on this drink since early 2008 with their release of their Bud and Bud Lite Chelada. I've worked in the industry for 3yrs and sold gallons and gallons of the stuff. Anyway…

QOTD 0: Probably 1 bottle of bubble to 50 still. Go for a month of bubbles!
QOTD 1: I have a degree in jazz and definitely think there is still good music out there. My current favorite group is Chris Potter's Underground (jazz). But I also think there is a lot of good music out there, even in the pop realm. From a musicians perspective, a lot of the lyrics to pop (which includes rock/rap/country/etc) songs out there are crap right now, but a lot of the real music behind the lyrics is still really good. There are musical genius producers and composers out there right now being paid big bucks to make great music with total crap lyrics, with awful singers put on top of it. Most people just can't listen through the crap to hear the gold. There are also some really great artists creating their own music.
QOTD 2: Every time I play music it's a game of chance. Will it go well? Will the crowd like you? Is my horn going to crap out (or reed)? When those magic music moments happen, it's the most amazing feeling in the world.

Went to Monte Carlo and all they drink is Champagne and Rose Wine I'm totally down for adding sparking wine into the rotation 🙂

Great episode! Good job by all.

QOTD 1: I highly recommend trying Porcupine Tree. It's sort of a Radiohead meets Pink Floyd meets Tool. Best band I've been introduced to in the past 10 years.
QOTD 2: $12 from a slot machine. Not much of a gambler, and I can't think of another example!

New to your show. From Saint Paul MN. . Terrific show, makes me laugh out loud every time I view. I even enjoy your Jets banter, altho as a VIKINGS believer I gotta say ” It's gonna happen for the Vikes this time.” Let us know when you try the RedBeer concoction. Well the Belgians make all those fruity beers, and tomato is technically a fruit, . Perhaps with a bitter…….. nah still sounds wretched. Perhaps after a Gogol Bordello showt.

Bloody Beer FTW…We've been curing hangovers and the rotten guts that go along with them with bloody beer forever in Arkansas..

Never drink white…ever…im gonna work on that in 2010 fo sho..More of a bourdeaux, rhone, CDP kinda guy…

Peace to All

Hey Gary, could you please do a show with some wines from the Clos Du Val Napa Valley winery ?

Sorry to come outta now where with this, but I received a 2005 Merlot for Xmas out of this winery and I'd love to see your review of it.

BTW: Great Show and Go Jets !!!

Classic 70's bands: Pink Floyd, King Crimson. King Crimson's catalog just started re-issuing in 5.1 surround sound. Pink's Dark Side of the Moon in 5.1 is a religious experience if you have the equipment.
Modern Bands: Porcupine Tree is worth checking out in a live show when they are on tour (bring earplugs, they are over-the-top LOUD live). To me, their sound is a cross between King Crimson & Pink Floyd). Most of their catalog is also available in surround (Check out “In Absentia”).
Coming down from LA to San Diego to see the game on the Amtrak SurfRider was a blast. It rides along the beach most of the way there. I was a little speck of green in a sea of Blue and Gold, but the Charger fans did not give me too much trouble when my chant kicked in (it's now a reflex action).
Enjoy the game in Indy, Gary! I am really jealous.
If we can get enough pressure up the middle on Manning, then we may be see another amazin' upset.

Jets! Jets! Jets!

I don’t have as much Robert Johnson stuff (although I really dig the Clapton covers). I mostly listen to electric blues. I generally lean towards the hot guitarists like the three Kings: Albert, Freddie, and B.B., Clapton, and Stevie Ray. I do need to start listening to some more Delta blues musicians like Johson and Broonzy though.