Here is Part Two of our conversation with Doug Stanhope. In this segment, Doug spends much of his time essentially interviewing us, which again shows you what a genuine person he is. Can't wait to have him on the show again.
Congratulations to our friends Kelly & Debbie Howe on their 30th anniversaryDoug asks about our mutual friends in Houston-based band RAT RANCHDoug's history at Chilkoot Charlie's in Anchorage, AlaskaThe challenges of having too many people in a bandPaddy: being a comedian is the hardest job in the worldHow old-school casette audiobooks changed Doug's life on the road in the early daysThe joy of exploring backroads locations while on tour (how Doug found Bisbee, AZ)Doug and Paddy compare their (very close) agesDoug asks how long Blaggards have been togetherEric's frustration with joining the band right before the pandemic kicked inWhy our former drummer Mike McAloon left the bandDoug asks what 'Blaggards' means'Plausible deniabilty' for band names before the internet Doug asks what "Behind the Music" dirt Blaggards might haveDoug asks if any of us are sober or singleIs music a young man's sport?Doug asks what cover songs we love doing in our own styleHow Blaggards side-step Irish rock clichésDoug's love of Irish Rock (despite his disinterest in music in general)What Irish rock band does Paddy dislike the mostOverplayed bar-band songsHow cover songs are often better than the originalsThe complicated issue of comedy theftHow Australian comedian Jim Jeffries blatantly stole a routine from DougComics have no recourse to copyright infringementHow joke theives are effectively drummed out of the businessDoug asks if anyone has ever stolen from BlaggardsHow we came up with our version of "Drunken Sailor"How young comics often try impress Doug with similar materialHow language barriers can create conflicts in comedy materialShow Notes
dougstanhope.comDoug Stanhope Podcast (Patreon)Doug Stanhope on Bill Burr's Monday Morning Podcast (May 12, 2014)Digging Up Mother - Doug StanhopeNo Encore for the Donkey (audio book on Audible) - Doug StanhopeThe Dying of a Last Breed - Doug Stanhope (Amazon Prime Video)Join us in IRELAND Fall 2021
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