The twins discuss the fun they had at the Magic Hotel (now Magic Castle Hotel) in Hollywood when they were growing up. Also: Chris' time as a magician, PA systems, basses and other music gear, Chris' old job at Capitol records, Roger's reentry into the newspaper business and more - including another newly-digitized vintage song from the cassette archives.

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - "Living in the Wasteland" by Chris Yale - Circa 1981

3:38 - Greetings and about the song / Pascal Srabian (RIP) / Steve Kobashigawa / Hondo bass / Writing on bass / Carvin B4 bass

6:14 - Roger's ear is clogged / WAXY- Miami / Debrox

7:53 - "Please don't let me forget" / Tickler file

8:50 - Roger is back in the newspaper business / Post and Courier / Jay Rodriguez / Brookgreen Gardens Story / Chef Nicholas Huckabee (Great American Seafood Cook-Off) story / Roger's blog

12:00 - Chris scored some free food from his friend Leo / Chili's gift card

13:05 - Our "newspaper morgue" at the Magic Hotel (Now Magic Castle Hotel) in Hollywood / Old newsprint smell / Mimeograph smell

14:00 - Chris' time in graphic communications at Capitol Records / Stripping and platemaking / Kevin Yuruki

16:20 - Practicing music in vacant rooms at the Magic Hotel / Realistic PA / First Carvin six-channel PA / Trips to Carvin headquarters in Escondido / Bi-amp process / Our current old Carvin PA / Carvin combo amp

20:51 - LuLu's North Myrtle Beach / Chris is learning on the house PA / The Cartwheel Kid (one-person mosh pit) / Birthday ladies

23:06 - Chris was a magician / Robert Harbin / Mark Wilson / The old magic gear / Loss / Chris lost his Colibri Morpheus lighter

26:35 - Chris was the self-appointed house detective at the Magic Hotel / The billy club / Souvenir bats / Roger misuses "nomenclature" / More loss / "The price of admission" / Chris lost another ten minutes / More about Debrox and earwax / Deox-it / Parting shots