Murdock dives into the deep end of nostalgia and his childhood obsession with metal to discover if Chris Holmes of W.A.S.P. really had vodka in that bottle while floating in the pool and filming for The Decline of Western Civilization, Part 2.

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SHOW NOTES:

The Mean Man documentary trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uYbqCtLZok

The clip from Decline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUxXO3eSHa0

Black Sheep “RO-ADS” scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBjNpZ5t9S4&t=41s

Chris Holmes Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Holmes_(musician)

WASP wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.A.S.P._(band)

Penelope Spheeris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope_Spheeris

Inspired by news from the KISS camp, Brian and Murdock explore misperceptions and lore around Gene, Paul, Ace and Peter. Did they really serve the Devil? Did they really put their blood into a comic book? And what was with Paul’s ear?

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SHOW NOTES

Paul interview 2021: https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1445256/Kiss-Paul-Stanley-Gene-Simmons-end-of-heavy-metal-band-after-world-tour-rock-music

KISS Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_(band)

Wicked Lester: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLS-KpVDtoc&list=PLOf97ULJj0rSNSunbwh030QlkmHr4p0FG

Chelsea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWnhhia_N4A

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kiss/

Sally Jesse Raphael clip – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sum9dPoCXgI

The photo of KISS pouring the blood into the ink: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/kissfansite/viewtopic.php?t=1468&=1

Kiss (comics) wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_(comics)

https://www.wired.com/2014/09/this-artist-had-a-robot-print-his-selfie-with-ink-made-from-his-blood/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/28/style/nike-satan-shoes-lil-Nas-x.html

Brian and Murdock get the lowdown on the music and lifestyle of the 1980’s Sunset Strip (and find out if Slash REALLY DID audition for Poison) by welcoming rock journalists Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock to the show.

Check out Tom and Rich’s amazing oral history NÖTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME: The Uncensored History of the ’80s Hard Rock Explosion here.

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The guys get out all the details of the rise, the wreck and the ultimate return of Rick Allen and the boys from Def Leppard.

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SHOW NOTES:

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

Behind the Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8zYR-Ah9RM

Artists as tax exiles: https://bravewords.com/news/def-leppard-among-other-artists-deal-with-tax-issue

https://www.artbusinessinfo.com/vat-for-artists.html

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-bands-taxes/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Allen_(drummer)

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/def-leppards-hysteria-turns-25/

https://parade.com/635868/nancyberk/def-leppards-rick-allen-talks-music-art-and-discovering-the-power-of-the-human-spirt/?fbclid=IwAR1LNtiETeK8CPuX9SW2fVfCXFPiyglrkYWnWRVSmm12OqC6YuAnSc4SuaQ

https://www.weberlifedesign.com/post/def-leppard-rick-allen-speaks-drumming-and-his-fine-art-interview

The guys celebrate the start of summer by flipping through their playlists and picking their favorite songs of the year so far.

Listen to the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2vpCXIJr2smNNT3lbuQ0Om?si=27ee0c2b652141ff

Brian examines the connection between that one line in Spinal Tap and that band of studio musicians who owned the early eighties with “Rosanna” and “Africa.”

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SHOW NOTES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosanna_(song)

https://rulefortytwo.com/secret-rock-knowledge/chapter-14/tragic-gardening-accident/

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toto_(band)#Band_members

https://www.musicradar.com/news/drums/ten-great-tracks-featuring-jeff-porcaro-574361

Jeff’s instructional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMI81yIlT0Q

The guys get listener mail from an upset source; Murdock reveals that Jimi Hendrix got kidnapped once – and never even knew it…

SHOW NOTES:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/book-excerpt-the-man-who-saved-jimi-hendrix-from-the-mafia-187900/

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/jimi-hendrix-so-high-kidnapped-by-mafia/?amp

The guys welcome legendary music journalist Joel Selvin to join them in a discussion of Jan and Dean (featuring kidnaps and train wrecks), the Monterey Pop Festival and hanging out with Dennis Wilson.

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SHOW NOTES:

More on Joel Selvin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Selvin

More on Jan & Dean: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_and_Dean

Joel’s book Hollywood Eden: https://houseofanansi.com/products/hollywood-eden

The guys pay tribute to video vixen Tawny Kitaen in the wake of her passing, examining her outsized influence on Whitesnake and early Tom Hanks.

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SHOW NOTES:

Bachelor Party trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMvLcJiEj7w&t=42s

The Seinfeld appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2JIHzPVRn8

Murdock’s first introduction to Tawny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMvLcJiEj7w&t=42s

Before Bachelor Party – The Perils of Gwendoline…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKLyXsxcCB8

Ratt’s Back for More

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2CsUYAP6AU

And those Whitesnake videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyF8RHM1OCg

Here I go again

https://open.spotify.com/track/29pzjF6ZkzcW3ofgOVbF0t?si=98c77add03d64094

Fool for your loving was originally on 1980’s ready and willing

https://open.spotify.com/track/5qZnB1misAxvptTqwpB4cd?si=7cda4812d3c24c87

Interview from March of this year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRsE82m3ITY&t=1236s

Tawny’s favorite video was this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuUz7QedAaM

The guys follow a listener suggestion into the world of a martial-arts-master-turned-movie-star and his vintage guitar collection.

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SHOW NOTES:

2009 Seagal and Billy Gibbons hangout: https://www.vintageguitar.com/3813/albert-kings-flying-vs/

History Channel documentary clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2MUzYR_2eM

Grunge.com piece on Seagal’s guitars: https://www.grunge.com/249001/what-you-should-know-about-steven-seagals-amazing-guitar-collection/

Looper.com article: https://www.looper.com/29030/untold-truth-steven-seagal

Message board chatter: https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/steven-seagals-guitar-collection.1840945/

Seagal’s Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Seagal

The Estonia article: https://filmindustry.network/steven-seagals-music-career-nosedives-estonia/25418

Albert King: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_King

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/albert-king-617/

Phil Hartman album covers: https://www.fastcompany.com/3044107/8-album-covers-designed-by-legendary-comedian-phil-hartman

Steve Cropper: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Cropper

Dan Erlewine: https://www.stewmac.com/video-and-ideas/online-resources/reference/about-dan-erlewines-new-repair-videos.html