The Radiators bassist’s long career began with piano prince James Booker, followed by the great Professor Longhair, with some Bay-area blues giants in between. After 40 years together the Rads continue to sell out annual reunion shows attended by their legion of fans from across the country and beyond. The success of the N.O. Suspects is a testament to his professional drive, while his survival of pancreatic cancer shows there’s no quit in him. See how he fares with the Troubled Men.

Topics include Thanksgiving, a charitable suggestion, a street preacher, the diaper guy, a trip to Disney World, Popeye, the Rawhide Bar, Sammy Davis Jr., the Will Mastin Trio, Charles Brown, Sonny Rhodes, Eddie Money, Dave Malone, an unnamed sax player, Ed Volker, the Rhapsodisers, Clark Vreeland, Bruce Raeburn, Camille Baudoin, Frank Bua, band names, taping culture, early touring, Michael Kaplan and Epic Records, the Sony takeover, the M.O.M.s balls, the D.A.D.s balls, a brush with death, the Whipple procedure, Gandhi vs. Stalin, bass effects, and much more.

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Intro music: Styler/Coman

Outro music: “Red Dress” by the Radiators from “Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland”