Prodigious Saps

Episode 70: Red Astaire

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SlapperCast Episode 376: "Red Astaire"

We recorded this one last week during a day off on tour in Oregon, near Bend.

Topics discussed:

  • The sacred rules of black coffee with espresso shots
  • Our favorite Blaggards shirt designs
  • Patrick’s disgust with generic AI-generated posters
  • The difference between flying to gigs and touring in the van
  • Our legendary failed attempt to brew coffee in the van back in 2011 (video included)
  • Flying with instruments and Chad’s long history of bass travel anxiety

    • 00:00:00 — Tour updates

    00:05:04 — Favorite Blaggards t-shirts
    00:06:58 — AI-generated posters
    00:09:28 — Favorite t-shirts from other bands
    00:13:02 — What makes a good hoodie
    00:14:12 — Flying on tour rather than driving
    00:15:03 — Tour tips
    00:15:22 — Our attempt to brew coffee in the van
    00:18:08 — More about flying instead of driving

    Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.

    https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps

    RELATED LINKS:

    Blaggards

    https://blaggards.com/

    SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards:

    https://linktr.ee/slappercast

    Tesla City Stories

    https://www.teslacitystories.com

    Breakfast of the Gods

    https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods

    Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters

    https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

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    Prodigious SapsBy Chad Smalley & Brendan Jones