Here is Part 2 of 2 from what we call THE DAY. In the last episode, the guys took you up to about 7pm on January 4th, 2020 having met their hero in Robby Krieger from The Doors, hung out with Leif Garrett and all kinds of other things. 

The night was just beginning as they then scampered off to a Hollywood black-tie affair to see a Nirvana reunion, Cheap Trick and many more acts. You'll never believe how they ended up hob-nobbing with A-List celebrities who were actually jealous of THEIR outfits! Listen along for these stories and much more that happened even after THAT show!

If you missed Part 1: The Day of The Doors, listen to that here

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This was it. THE DAY. It's been their most talked about day of shows together for years and your hosts both unanimously agree that January 4th, 2020 is the greatest day for shows either of them have ever experienced. 

The first part of this day starts with them attending a "Day of The Doors" event in Los Angeles. Being that The Doors are both of their all-time favorites, they were on adrenalin overload at this event: They got to get their photo in the re-created window for Morrison Hotel, met guitarist Robby Krieger and of course were in the front row for a performance of his. Plus they got to do much, much more, including having an odd run-in with a former teenage heart throb. 

Have a listen to this episode and hear them fan-boy out about their heroes, PLUS hear EXCLUSIVE audio of Krieger and Co. from a private performance that day!! Because you know, those rules don't apply to them....

This is Part 1 of a 2 part episode. 

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For years, we have said that The Seamonster Lounge in Wallingford is the best music venue for live, original music in all of Seattle. And we still stand by that statement. So much so that this entire episode will be dedicated to the venue, the people there and our experiences there. 

Funky 2 Death. Joe Doria. Marmalade. Blood Moon Orchestra. If you don't already know about these names, grab a pen and paper because we have a LONG list of musicians around Seattle that you need to know about. Class is in session. 

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We know you might be listening to this podcast and be amazed at the wonders of the perfection in audio and content quality, assuming we're basically flawless in the creation of these episodes. 

Wrong. 

As we've mentioned many times, we're just a couple of clowns, horsing around and have no idea what we're doing. However we are having fun and you'll hear plenty of that in this special episode. 

This is the bloopers episode; a full episode of the mistakes that we cut out of each episode throughout the past year, but we saved them. Laughter, word fumbles, things that don't make sense, foul language, and of course arguing about baseball. 

Have a listen back at the silliest moments we've had over the past year and listen to how the magic DOESN'T happen, lol. 

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Circus. That's what pops up when you look up Super Geek League. While this technically a concert that the guys went to in 2016, it's far from only being about the music. Clowns riding surfboards on top of the crowd, contortionists, acrobats, and a gagillion tons of confetti. Andy and Mackenzie will do their best to explain what this experience was like, but viewing the photos they will post on the socials is probably best. 

From there the show does a complete 180 when they discuss seeing guitar legend Jeff Beck that same year, and hanging out with him backstage. How in the world did they pull this off and what was Jeff Beck like? They'll tell you all about it. Listen to our latest episode, which also includes exclusive audio!

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Energy. Rock and Roll. That sums up this episode in four words. In this episode, Andy and Mackenzie re-visit 2017 twice as they talk about separate performances of both Black Pistol Fire and The Schizophonics in Seattle that year. They both really want you to go see both bands, and they're both really mad that their friends aren't helping to sell out every show of these bands. Hear them talk all about it and try to convince you why in this latest episode!

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Andy and Mackenzie mention in this episode that they believe that Chris Cornell was perhaps the best rock male vocalist of his generation. The guys were incredibly lucky to not only experience seeing Cornell solo at the prestigious Benaroya Hall in Seattle in 2015, but of course they had good seats. Listen along as they recount this performance with energetic and at time emotional stories, plus listen to audio from the show at arguably the best sounding room in all of Seattle. Seriously, you'll feel like you're in the room if you listen to these clips and close your eyes.....

They'll also talk a bit about other Cornell performances and also his untimely passing, how that effected them, and where they were the day they heard the news. 

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Listen to Part 2 of our "The Art of Ticket Buying" tips. In this episode we'll talk about buying from scalpers and how to be safe doing that. Did you miss Part 1? Listen to it here or wherever you get your podcasts. 

But before we get to that, the guys talk about hanging out backstage (and even ON stage during a dare) with artists like Michael Franti, The Violent Femmes and more in Las Vegas. 

Do you have tips or experiences in ticket buying that we haven't mentioned that you'd like to share with others? Please comment on one of our social media pages here or send us an email to [email protected] and we might read your comments in a future episode! 

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If you've been listening to this podcast for a while you might be wondering how we even get in the door for some of these very prestigious events; especially the ones that are ultra sold out. Andy and Mackenzie get asked by friends all the time to help them get into shows and to share some of their methods on how to do so. 

Honestly, it's kind of like a form of art; a challenge. So we decided to dedicate an entire episode to sharing our tips, tricks and knowledge on the art of ticket buying! How to get tickets before everyone else, how to find presale passwords, how to protect yourself from scammers and much more! We ended up talking about this so much that we decided to break this into multiple episodes so here is Part 1. 

Do you have tips or experiences that we haven't mentioned that you'd like to share with others? Please comment on one of our social media pages here or send us an email to [email protected] and we might read your comments in a future episode! 

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He was and is a Beatle. When a Beatle comes to town, you go to the show. Andy and Mackenzie saw Paul McCartney together on April 17, 2016 at Key Arena in Seattle, WA. Hear their tales about almost not even getting into the show, yet somehow ending up closer to the stage than nearly everyone else. Again. They discuss all of this and also include some live audio from the show!

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