Color In Flight

Ten years after our first mission we are here to announce that the Color In Flight Starship has once again taken to the skies.

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Greetings. My name is Bobby London, and I am a smart artificial intelligence construct that sits aboard the Color In Flight Starship. I was first created in 2008 when the captain of our ship Mr. Abraham Beltran first chose to take to the skies. A lot has transpired in the ten years since that inaugural flight. He married Miss Cecilia who came to him from a galaxy far away where women are not only super intelligent and right one hundred percent of the time, but they are also extremely fine and are able to entrance men with their powers of mind control. He took a pause from broadcasting as he was chosen to lead us in battle in The Great Pizza War which started in 2013 and was finally won earlier this year.

And today, Monday, August 27th, 2018 is a momentous day as this is not only our Captain's thirty four and forty one percent birthday but it is also the day that the Color In Flight starship has finally secured the extremely rare and priceless Flyzonium crystals which we searched for over these past 5 years and desperately needed in order to allow us to return to the skies. Currently sitting at a hovering altitude of 98 kilometers directly above Adobo Taco Grill in Lakewood, California, we broadcast today into your listening device for your utter enjoyment. Please know that the original 8 episodes were lost in the midst of The Pizza War as they were confiscated by the Intergalactic Federation for excessive flyness. And rumor has it that these files are currently sitting in the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. but we have yet to be able to send a reconnaissance team out to investigate. Nonetheless we hope that you enjoy what it is that we have prepared for you here.

We would also like you to acknowledge that, as per usual, Color In Flight is not responsible for any children that may be conceived while listening to the forthcoming broadcast, nor are we responsible for any medical bills that may result from your contorting your face in excitement to the musical flavors that we are about to lay down here before you. On behalf of your captain The Deacon of Speakin', The Former Chicken Nugget Champion, The Baron of Brisket, The Prince of Pizza, Mr. Abraham Beltran, we welcome you to this relaunch and hope that you are prepared to join us going forward as we regularly power up our Flyzonium crystals and travel into the outer reaches of the musical galaxy.

And as always, and most importantly, we ask of you this final request.

Drop knowledge. Not names.

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Tracklist
1. Abraham Beltran - Episode 1 Intro
2. Pan Ron - Kom Veacha Tha Sneha Kom
3. John Dankworth & His Orchestra - Return From The Ashes
4. Robin Trower - I'm Out To Get You
5. Leo's Sunshipp - Madame Butterfly
6. Little Beaver - I Like The Way You Do Your Thing
7. Michael Henderson - In The Summer Time
8. Roy Ayers - The Memory
9. Dexter Wansel - Theme From The Planets
10. Donald Byrd - Where Are We Going?
11. Leon Ware - Why I Came To California
12. Pleasure - Thoughts Of Old Flames
13. Michael Henderson - Let Love Enter
14. Rachel Modest - I Try
15. Chris McClenney - Redbone (Live)
16. Khruangbin - Maria También
17. Shintaro Sakamoto - Disco Is
18. Gundelach - Spiders
19. ESG - My Love For You
20. Elia y Elizabeth - Alegria
21. Doug Hream Blunt - Gentle Persuasion
22. Dry Bread - Words To My Song
23. Jesse Boykins III - B4 The Night Is Thru
24. Roman GianArthur - I-69
25. Barrington Levy - The Vibes Is Right
26. The Jones Girls - When I'm Gone
27. Arin Ray - We Ain't Homies
28. Stimulator Jones - Soon Never Comes
29. Moonchild

Wuddap wuddap! So Cecilia and I are 8 days away from leaving to Japan for a 10-day adventure (and my first visit to the island). In the spirit of getting ready (especially since Cil has been watching NHK 'round the clock and learning Japanese for the past 3 months), she decided it'd be a good idea for me to spend the first 45 minutes reading through the Food + Drink section of the Monocle Travel Guide to Tokyo before laying down an hour of uptempo funk/boogie burners.

I hope you dig the walkthrough of the Tokyo guide (who knows...it may turn out useful for you in the near future!), and I know you're gonna love the jams on the back half of this episode.

Much love, thank you for listening, and as always...DROP KNOWLEDGE NOT NAMES!

It's a family affair once again as I'm joined by Sha Boogie, Dan Siggy, Young Ced, and The Good Reverend Doctor Jerry for the mission of taking down a 30-piece Popeye's family special and navigating the hard-hitting topics of the day including:

1) is 2Pac over/underrated?

2) is Dr. Dre a lesser producer for having ghost producers?

3) do sonics matter more than content in music?

4) is ghostwriting a true knock against a rapper these days?

5) Domino's vs Pizza Hut vs Little Caesars

6) are McDonald's fries the best in the game?

7) why is Burger King so wack?

8) who has the best fast food cookies?

9) thoughts on the recent Filipino food explosion

10) with regards to ethnic foods, does authenticity matter more than pushing boundaries? 

As always, I appreciate your taking the time to listen, and we'll be right back in a handful of days with more heat for you!!

Also, shouts to fried chicken which has quickly become the unofficial sponsor of the podcast.

It's 102 degrees outside, I just drank something like 80 ounces of water, I have 2 fans pointed in my direction, I'm full of fresh-cut mangoes, and I'm on a good one.

52 minutes of jams that even made me smile as I was laying this episode down.

It's been months since I touched the decks, so the rust really shows (cool transitions, bro O_o) but it was still a ton of fun to be back in recording mode.

Episode 8 coming soon. I promise. I'm like 90% pescatarian and not sleepy all the time like before, so my energy levels are through the roof even in light of this "are we living in Arizona now??" level of heat.

Much love, and thank you for listening!

After 50 pieces of boneless wings from Wing Stop, my brothers Jerry, Ced, Danny, and I turned the mics on and talked about everything from the perpetual wackness of Big Sean to super secret Korean food spots near Mid-City. These dudes are family, and I hope you can hear how much fun we were having while recording.

Also special shout out to Sha Boogie for blessing the room with her presence.

And an extra shout-out to the dude who stole Jerry's catalytic converter. YOU'RE GONNA GET YOURS, YOU BASTARD. THE UNIVERSE ALWAYS SETTLES KARMIC BALANCE SHEETS, SON!

In this world there are people who love pizza and then there are what I like to call "Pizza Player Haters." My brother Ced is a self-proclaimed Pizza Player Hater, but my goal is that he'll listen to this episode, become emotionally overwhelmed, and welcome pizza into his life.

Music changes lives, and these 2 hours right here might change your life too.