Brian and Murdock explore the story behind session legend (and former Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers multi-instrumentalist) Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and his associations with NASA and other government-related organizations. And then they end up talking about... aliens.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://strat-talk.com/threads/jeff-%E2%80%9Cskunk%E2%80%9D-baxter-how%E2%80%99d-he-get-the-nickname.566440/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic

https://simonwarner.substack.com/p/rock-stories-6-jeff-skunk-baxter

https://www.mmone.org/jeff-skunk-baxter/

Beato interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLT9LUVcISg&t=4705s

Corgan interview: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steely_Dan

https://outsidethebeltway.com/skunk_baxter_former_doobie_brother_counterterror_advisor/

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/doobie-brother-jeff-skunk-baxter-on-how-he-became-a-missile-defence-expert/article_45f41923-c660-5a21-8ea7-47dab4f525a9.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder

https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/can-you-make-it-more-green-jeff-skunk-baxter-recalls-his-strangest-studio-sessions-from-steely-dan-to-dolly-parton

https://x.com/ExpandingDan/status/1749508536072065291

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-steely-dan-jeff-skunk-baxter-became-a-missile-defence-expert

Really, No Really (Jason Alexander) Podcast: https://youtu.be/_blc89zsndc?si=Z2wecEFYryGHd7WD

https://www.ihmc.us/groups/jbaxter/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_May#Scientific_career

https://www.independent.co.uk/space/ufo-tom-delonge-blink-182-aliens-are-real-b2385824.html

The Tom was Right T-shirt: https://tothestars.media/products/tom-was-right-t-shirt-black-1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLonge

https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/tom-delonge-ufo-timeline-8071145/

https://listverse.com/2024/12/03/10-musicians-who-have-other-jobs/

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