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  • The twins return and quickly go down the rabbit hole - talking about everything from songwriting to recording, performing live, taking proper naps, Jesus and the cosmos, decluttering and so much more - including a song recorded eons ago in Hollywood.

    SHOW NOTES:

    NOTE: This podcast episode is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend, Kathy DiGiacomo. You are irreplaceable and will remain in our hearts always.

    0:00 - "Mine Again" by Roger Yale - Recorded at Paramount Recording Studios Hollywood, 1983.

    3:47 - Greetings and about the song / Steve Kobashigawa / Nick Walusko aka Nicky Wonder (RIP) / 50th Anniversary Tour - "Pet Sounds" / Beach Boys Fan Club and Brian Wilson tribute to Nick / The Wondermints / Nick's work with Brian Wilson and Beach Boys backup band / Chris' adventures with Nick

    8:07 - Chris alone at the house / Early waking / Proper sleep / Quiet time

    9:38 - Off-season in Myrtle Beach / Growth in Myrtle Beach / Jobs / Myrtle beach as a TECH HUB

    10:52 - Tommy James' open tuning / Irving Berlin's piano with transpose lever / Roger's transpose button / "Tin Pan Alley Twins" - Elton John "Bitter Fingers"

    12:15 - Sound system dialed-in at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach / Roger's grandson at LuLu's - BLOG POST

    14:20 - Roger's song ideas / snippets / Chris' songwriting / "Songwriter" movie with Willie Nelson / "Ishtar"

    15:44 - "Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain" by Charles Leerhsen / Asia Argento / "Unrequited Infatuations" by Stevie Van Zandt / More van Zandt / Apartheid / Sun City / South African Relatives

    17:35 - Colonialists / Imperialists / Greed

    18:19 - Band punctuation/grammar - "is" vs. "are"

    18:40 - Roger's decluttering project / The ceasless vacuuming by Roger's upstairs neighbor / Close miking / Hoarding tendencies / Chris wiped his old iMac / Remote storage / Bearded Clam in "Family Guy"

    21:55 - On napping / getting things done / Cleanup panic / Paul Rankin's figgy jam / Homemade pasta

    23:50 - More about "Mine Again" / Roger Dollarhide / Alto Sax

    24:30 - Henry Cutrona / The Hiding Place church in Los Angeles, 1980s / Dad rebuking Satan / "Shout at the Devil" Motley Crue / Christianity and cosmic matters / Carlos Castaneda / Chris: "Jesus is my sensei" / Danse Macabre / "Dance of Death" on the gallows

  • The twins are back -ruminating about turning 61, discussing recording gear and software, computers and e-bikes. That's just the beginning. There's also their work at a well-known cigar shop in Myrtle Beach, recent concerts, reads, gigs and so much more - including a gem from the musical archive.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "What Might Have Been" by Chris Yale

    3:40 - Greetings / July 4th Fireworks / About the song and Chris' album, "Well Enough Alone"

    4:37 - On turning 61

    5:09 - Chris' upgrade to Logic Pro 11 / New used iMac (2019) / Old Apogee Duet / Apple Loops

    6:20 - "He had to be shown" / AA Big Book / "The Beer Experiment" / "The Milk Experiment"

    7:22 - Chris' and Betsy's new KBO e-bikes / Hoop skirts and step-throughs

    8:54 - Chris at home without supervision

    9:25 - "The Season" is back in Myrtle Beach / Cigar events at Tinder Box Myrtle Beach / Tinder Box memories 1970s and 1980s / Roger's first imported cigar - Macanudo Portofino / Chris' first imported cigar - Macanudo Baron de Rothschild / Domestic cigars

    12:03 - Cigar snobs / $60 cigar versus a $12 cigar / Diminishing returns / $100 shots / Blowhards / Roger's take on cigar blends and aging

    14:05 - "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" streaming / Hollywood exteriors / "Lucifer" series - Sunset Tower on Sunset Strip

    15:06 - The Rolling Stones in Atlanta / Mercedes Benz Stadium / Chuck Leavell / Steve Jordan / Edify yourself / Darryl Jones / Wyman, lately

    17:37 - "Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple" documentary / The duster and the bandana / Paul Stanley-ish? / Chris Lord-Alge

    19:53 - Cubase / 64-gig memory on Chris' iMac / ZOOM LiveTrak L-8 / Logic Pro

    21:00 - Roger's writing efforts / Post and Courier Myrtle Beach / Georgetown Times / Charles Perry / Roger's work with Grand Strand Magazine

    21:39 - Queen sells music for $1.2 billion

    22:05 -LuLu's North Myrtle Beach gigs

    23:04 - Intracoastal Waterway / Bird Island / Sick Stooges / Brandon Toms / Freedom Boat Club

    25:05 - Roger hits 10 years of sobriety / Getting stuff done

    24:40 - "Turning Pro" by Steven Pressfield / Lao Tzu versus Sun Tzu / "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand / "A Tramp Across the Continent" by Charles Fletcher Lummis

    27:03 - Parting shots / Our jobs at Tinder Box / Chris' slow internet / Chris' grandkids

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  • In this episode, The Yale Brothers once again cover the waterfront - from The Grateful Dead to Ian Whitcomb, Gigs in Myrtle Beach to tripping at recording sessions, Roger's newspaper work to walking around Hollywood in the seventies and eighties. It's all that and more, including a musical gem from the archive.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "Strange Fascination" by Chris Yale

    4:02 - Greetings and about the song /The call of the flesh / Sobriety / Second lineup of their band, Rogue Alley

    6:42 - Noel Coward performs "Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)" in Las Vegas

    7:14 - Myrtle Beach is getting busy again / Spring break / Underage booze and tobacco / Chris mistaken for a street hustler in Glendale, CA, 1985

    8:23 - "Rough Trade" by Ian Whitcomb / Tripping balls at a Whitcomb recording session / Ronnie Barron / Dr. John

    9:22 - Jerry Garcia spiked the coffee / Joe Smith / Early Dead documentary efforts

    10:23 - "Long Strange Trip" docuseries / Workingman's Dead recording process / "Casey Jones" and "Uncle John's Band" / Roger's cover feature about Scott Mann, WAVE 104.1 Myrtle Beach / More about Scott Mann / More Dead

    12:35 - The outdated P.A. / Roger's solo gig at Dirty Myrtle Wing Company - Bike Night rained out

    16:43 - Upcoming Yale Brothers gig at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach

    17:03 - Roger's latest story for The Post and Courier Myrtle Beach appeared in The Post and Courier Charleston / History of The Post and Courier

    17:58 - More about Dirty Myrtle Wing Company

    19:24 - Chris without adult supervision

    20:06 - Chris' guitar string issues resolved on his PRS guitar / Dave Matthews / South African heritage / "Desiderata"

    22:29 - Main Character Syndrome / Solipsism / Living in a movie

    23:30 - Friend Daniel Alexander's gigs at Miceli's Hollywood / North Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood / Drinking at Miceli's / "This Is Spinal Tap" at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood / The Gold Cup Hollywood / Jackson Browne and Daryl Hannah / Newsstands on Las Palmas and Cahuenge Boulevard

    26:33 - Stopping at Del Taco in San Bernardino / Dick Naugle / Naugle's

    27:11 - Walking around Hollywood between La Brea Avenue and Highland Avenue - Franklin Avenue to Sunset Blvd / Driving the freeways / Close calls and dropping a bike

    29:36 - "Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Later Years, 1966-2016" by Kenneth Womack / "Pity the Reader: On Writing With Style" by Kurt Vonnegut and Suzanne McConnell

    31:28 - Aerosmith show reseheduled for October / Steven Tyler larynx / Rolling Stones in June

    32:12 - Benzedrine inhaler

    32:34 - Chris' new studio monitors - Kali Audio LP6 Version 2 / Dip switch

    34:55 - Parting shots / Chris' beard / Pizza for days / Iran strikes Israel / End times sandwich board / Argent

  • From recording in an iconic L.A. studio back in the day to upcoming gigs in Myrtle Beach - from books, music and a wonderful streaming series to shooting the Rogue Alley video (also back in the day) - from food to Bob Dylan and Bebe Neuwirth - the twins wonder how they manage to keep it all together. Also: Another musical gem from the archive.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "End of the Line" by Chris Yale - 1984

    3:29 - Greetings - Happy St. Patrick's Day / About the song / Paramount Recording Studios / Roger Dollarhide / Kepex noise gate

    4:59 - More Dollarhide / Motown / Gwen Gordy / Recording at Paramount / Bobby Womack / Blow / Mary Wells or Mary Wilson / Billy Preston / Korg Poly-61 / Bill Withers' DAT machine

    7:08 - Dee's Nuts brand

    7:49 - Bad lamb / More bone than meat / New York Prime / Ruth's Chris / Capriccio Myrtle Beach / Filet Marsala / Guy Smith

    11:00 - Shari Lewis odering lamb chops / "Lamb Chop's Play Along " Roger's twins

    11:58 - Stan Hutchinson - RIP

    12:24 - Upcoming Bob Dylan show / No phones allowed / Yondr Bag

    14:28 - Previous Dylan shows / G.E. Smith / Dylan and Willie Nelson in Myrtle Beach

    15:00 - Chris still sounds like Bebe Neuwirth or Antoni Porowski

    15:24 - Lilith / Mary Magdalene / Tom Petty and Bob Dylan at Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa - Roger thought it was Irvine Meadows

    16:02 - Billy Squier at Irvine Meadows / "Rock Me Tonite" video / Dave Slusher

    17:16 - "City of Pain" video - Rogue Alley / Dancer auditions / FM Station / Fontana / Kaiser Steel Mill / Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    18:42 - High in the sky / Pie-eyed in the sky

    20:27 - Upcoming shows at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach / Piano elbow progress report / Left-handed practice / Backing tracks / 2 Live Crew / University of Miami glory days

    22:18 - "The Chosen" series / Way cooler Jesus / "Jesus Revolution" / Noel Coward as Jesus? / Roger's Noel Coward project / Crowdfunding "The Chosen"

    26:55 - Crown Theatre Fayetteville, N.C. / Crown Complex

    27:45 - Oliver Sacks, "Hallucinations" / Little Free Library / "Awakenings" / Leonardo Da Vinci biography by Walter Isaacson / "The Coddling of the American Mind" / Taking notes on Kindle / Chat GPT

    32:16 - Ron Miller / Motown / "I've Never Been to Me" - Charlene / "For Once In My Life" - Stevie Wonder

    33:17 - Parting shots / More hallucinations / Crows / Squirrels / Language / Jezebel / "My Life In the Bush of Ghosts" - Brian Eno and David Byrne

  • Is 60 the new 40? Is Chris too old to look like Jesus? Remember the patch on Julia Child's blouse?

    Of course, the twins go down rabbit holes in this eipsode - and it's probably Roger's fault. From rock video shoots to Bible difficulties, Pete Townshend to L.A. Guns, Depeche Mode to W.A.S.P, the banter continues into books, pipes and tobacco, streaming television and more - including a musical gem from the archive.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "Salieri" by Chris Yale

    4:07 - Greetings and about the song / "Amadeus" / "Rock Spock" aka Peder Rudling / GarageBand / Logic Pro

    6:26 - Myrtle Beach versus Carolina Forest / Bible Difficulties / "Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties" by Gleason Archer / God and John Cena: "You Can't See Me"

    7;48 - Old Testament rules and regulations / New Testament / Opposition to Jesus by "religious" people / Man-made religion / Truth to power

    9:02 - "The Chosen" series / "Julia" series / Julia Child / "Hazel" Shirley Booth / It's not Alice Brady, dumbass / Julia's "L'Ecole des Trois Gourmandes" patch

    10:12 - Pete Townshend album, "Scoop"

    10:52 - Is 60 the new 40? / Blood pressure / Drinking

    12:42 - Roger's solo gig at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach / Allen & Heath ZED-12FX

    14:04 - "Rehab is for quitters" and "meetings are for alcoholics" / Songwriting challenge / Zoom LiveTrak L-8 for multitracking and as an audio interface

    15:57 - Chris' encounter with Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode at Spotlight Tattoo in Hollywood

    17:10 - Chris is too old to look like Jesus / Other biblical figures / Walt Whitman / "Song of Myself" / "I Sing the Body Electric" / "Fame" movie

    18:21 - L.A. Guns / Kelly Nickels / Sass Jordan video shoot - "Make You a Believer" / John Corabi / Jim Alden

    20:00 - Chris Holmes / W.A.S.P. / "Mean Man" / "The Decline of Western Civilization" / Control freaks / More about W.A.S.P / Blackie Lawless / Rogue Alley - attempts to get signed / Tromping around the Sunset Strip / "Sunset Strip" documentary

    26:52 - "The Coddling of the American Mind" / Safetyism

    26:52 - Chris' pipe collection / Mississippi River barrel-aged pipe tobacco / "Ready Rubbed" / Edgeworth Ready Rubbed

    28:22 - Staggering growth in Myrtle Beach

    28:39 - More about "Julia" and "The Chosen" / "Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Later Years, 1966-2016" by Kenneth Womack / "Green Lights" by Matthew McConaughey / Bebe Neuwirth / Jill Abramson / Vocal fry / Fry Baby / Cry Baby / Fender Tone Master Princeton Reverb

    31:26 - Roger's "piano elbow" / Little strap-on / Chris' shoulder / Stretching / Old man noises

    33:36 - Parting shots / Cidny Bullens in Lefsetz Letter / "TransElectric: My Life as a Cosmic Rock Star"

  • The twins return with a full dance card, covering the waterfront with magic, clowns, music gear and more, including Roger's magazine feature, an awesome Grammys moment, books and Chris' loop experiment.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - Chris' "Latin Space Vibe" in Apple Loops/Logic Pro

    1:14 - Greetings and about the loop

    2:28 - Lefsetz delay / Latency / Roger's interface issues / Humblebrag Insult / Roger's breakfast / Scott Mann, "Really good bread"

    4:30 - Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman at Grammys / "Fast Car" / Daniel Sims / Chapman at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum / Human Rights Now! 1988

    6:58 - Mike Heidtman aka Seaside Showman aka Captain Mike / Magic Castle / Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College Alumni Cruise

    7:35 - Self-serving / Self-service / Appetites

    8:26 - Magicians Chris knew from the Magic Castle and the Magic Hotel (now Magic Castle Hotel) / Peter DePaula / Hank Morehouse / Terry Seabrooke / Billy McComb / Lance Burton / Reveen the Impossibilist / Abb Dickson / Maxwell Grant aka Walter B. Gibson / The Shadow / Robert Harbin / Mark Wilson Course in Magic / Yutaka Kikuchi / Fickle Fire / Shimada

    11:51 - Roger's ventriloquist dummy / Magic and ventriloquist shows as kids

    12:34 - Slow season in Myrtle Beach / Growth in Myrtle Beach / "New" New York / Carolina Forest versus old Myrtle Beach

    14:04 - Roger's feature article in Grand Strand Magazine / Casey King / HGTC Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series / Dangling participles and feminine articles

    16:02 - "Scattershot" by Bernie Taupin / "These Dreams" / "We Built This City" / Grace Slick / "Welcome to the Wrecking Ball" / Mickey Thomas / Irwindale / First-time song memories

    19:39 - On being grandparents

    21:00 - Chris' studio improvements / California Blonde SWR / Davey Johnstone / Fender Tone Master Princeton

    24:19 - "Piano elbow" / Left-hand octave boogie bass

    26:05 - George Martin / "Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Later Years, 1066-2016 / Keenan Wallace Dunham / Keenan's screenplay, "Rain Falls on Everyone" / "The Crown" / Princess Diana / King Charles and the state of the monarchy / "The Chosen"

    27:55 - "George Carlin's American Dream" / "Time Has Come Today" by Harold Bronson / Rhino Records

    28:52 - Carlin on pro-life conservatives

    30:17 - Parting shots / Zoom LiveTrak L-8 / MXR EQ pedal / Old dude sayings / Trump visit to Myrtle Beach Area / Chris' Spanish lessons

  • The twins were freezing their asses off in Myrtle Beach. That's not right. They return with a trip down the usual rabbit holes - their lives at the Magic Hotel (now Magic Castle Hotel) in Hollywood, shady characters, tweakers, rockers and celebrities and much more - including books, Myrtle Beach, music and a musical gem from the archive.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "Only a Fool" By Chris Yale / Performed by Rogue Alley

    4:25 - Greetings / Roger's missing gig bag / About the song / KISS

    6:43 - Freezing in "Sunny" Myrtle Beach / Roger's "Don't Be a Dick" hat / Step away from the acid flashbacks / Around the world and back into your head / Seeing sounds

    9:17 - Tom Arnold on Episode 83 / HGTC Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series / Planet Hollywood Myrtle Beach / Hollywood Wax Museum / Madame Tussaud / Madame Blavatsky / Theosophy / Joe Maher

    12:32 - Exteriors of Hollywood / The memory versus the place / "Cosmic AI"

    14:02 - Golden Harmony Singers / LACC / Wes Abbott / Chris' cinema classes / Dr. Richards / Dr. Tom Stempel / Frau Dr. Ulrich / Chris' documentary / Luis Buñuel (not Jacques)

    16:03 - Magic Hotel (now Magic Castle Hotel) / Dad's hotel management style / Reservation nightmares / Working while 'shrooming

    18:41 - Tweakers at the Magic Hotel / Shady characters / "Dusty Williams" / Hank Williams Jr. / Les McKeown / Old pillhead couple / More tweakers / Black Randy and the Metrosquad

    21:29 - Rapid-fire name-dropping - like Speed Dating / Richard Herd / Stuart Damon / Ann B. Davis / Robert Morse / Daniel Stern / "Breaking Away" / Drunk Rock Hudson / "On the 20th Century" / Yul Brynner / Joe Maher / Chevy Chase / Kim Stanley / "The Right Stuff" / Noel Coward's "Red Peppers" / Tom Behringer / Frank Infante / Deborah Harry / Blondie / Peter Gallagher / "The Idolmaker" / Les McKeown / Bay City Rollers / Quentin Crisp / "The Naked Civil Servant" / John Hurt / Westwood Playhouse / Jeff Daniels

    29:10 - The need for exercise / Cleanse / "Colon Blow" SNL / "Bootie bump" / Straight Edge

    31:32 - Chris' belly dancer crush

    33:21 - Slow time in Myrtle Beach / Bernie Taupin book, "Scattershot" / Bruce Springsteen autobiography, "Born to Run" / R.C. Sproul, "The Holiness of God" / George Martin biography, "Sound Pictures" / Bag of books / "Green Lights" by Matthew McConaughey / Ed Mylett / Rainn Wilson, "Soul Boom" / Baha'i / I be high / "Baha'isexual"

    36:11 - Upcoming gig at Lulu's North Myrtle Beach / Chris' new hard-sided gig case

    36:52 - Help our friend Adam Holt if you can. His GoFudMe campaign is HERE.

    38:36 - Parting shots

  • On January 25, actor, writer and comedian Tom Arnold kicks of the 17th installment of the Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in Conway, South Carolina - just up the road from Myrtle Beach.

    The series will run on consecutive Thursdays through February 15,

    If you are a certain age like we are, you’ll remember Tom from his work on the long-running ABC sitcom Roseanne – or that he was once married to the show’s star, Roseanne Barr. And who can forget him opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies – or the hilarious restroom scene in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.

    But he cut his teeth on standup, which he still performs, and has appeared in scores of films and television shows over more than three decades. He’s also a single parent of a son and daughter.

    Tom is also in recovery – and has been very open about his experience with addiction, relapse, child sexual abuse and a series of health scares over the years. But he’s arguably in the best shape of his life now.

    In 2008, HGTC physics professor Casey King founded and launched Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series – a popular event that has included a growing “Who’s Who” of featured celebrity speakers – from actors to rock stars to medical professionals and many more.

    The series also features presentations and panels including college students, recovery advocates and spokespersons from local recovery groups, rounding out an event that shines as a beacon of hope for those still struggling with addiction and a lamp on the path of those on their recovery journeys.

    A big thank you to Casey for putting us in touch with Tom.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "Rise Above It" By Chris Yale

    4:49 - Greetings and about the song

    5:44 - About the Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series at Horry-Georgetown Technical College

    6:29 - About Tom Arnold

    7:43 - Welcome, Tom / Myrtle Beach / Planet Hollywood Myrtle Beach / Casey King

    8:50 - Tom's plans for Myrtle Beach presentation / Keeping track of time / Gig at Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel / Improv Hollywood gig / Watching other comics / Recovery comedy

    11:12 - Tom in FUBAR as Norm Carlson / True Lies / Bone marrow story / University of Iowa / Sperm donation letdown / The corkscrew

    17:05 - Moving to L.A. in 1988 / Minneapolis Comedy Competition / Comedy clubs in Minneapolis / Everclear Punch / Comedy Cabaret and other gigs / Meeting Roseanne Barr in Minneapolis in 1983 / Williams Pub

    19:37 - More about early relationship with Roseanne / Roseanne HBO Special 1987 / Writing, acting and producing on Roseanne

    20:55 - Magic Castle Hollywood / Tom's first apartment in Van Nuys / Living in Los Angeles

    22:45 - Burning the boats / Tom's Hollywood experience / All-in on the dream / Ottumwa, Iowa

    24:21 - Tom's quick career trajectory

    24:38 - Setting up addiction issues long before Hollywood / "Queen of Meth" - Tom's sister, Lori Arnold / Underage drinking / Drinking versus drugs / Stoners versus rednecks / Fights

    27:06 - First cocaine use in Minneapolis / Rock venue First Avenue / Purple Rain / Escalating coke use

    27:47 - Blow in Hollywood / Roseanne cautions Tom / More about Lori Arnold / "I want everything" / The meth business

    30:57 - Roseanne instrumental in getting Tom into proper rehab / Hiding addiction / Benedict Canyon / Moment of clarity / Public perception and the gossip mill / Learning to love yourself / Marrying Roseanne

    35:30 - 19 years of sobriety / 2008 motorcycle accident and pain medication / sobriety reset

    37:10 - The value of 12-Step Meetings / Recovery community in Hollywood

    39:25 - "In recovery" versus "recovered"

    40:27 - Tom's fitness journey / Mini-stroke in 2022 / Stroke protocal UCLA Medical Center / Weight loss coach Charles D'Angelo / True Lies weight / Losing 80 pounds / Night eating

    47:35 - Benzos and third stint in rehab / Chris Cornell / Matthew Perry

    50:47 - Future plans for Tom Arnold / Thoughts on upcoming 65th birthday / Single parenthood and life with his son and daughter / Living in the moment

    52:57 - Tom, Arnold - Arnold, Tom

    53:28 - Parting shots

  • Adam Holt's life would never be the same after, at nine years old, he saw Aerosmith's Joe Perry play a Silver Sparkle Gretsch Duo Jet on cable TV.

    Flash forward: Adam is a musical renaissance man - a performing songwriter focusing on contemporary Southern rock and blues. He lives near Gulf Shores, Alabama and has been a staple of the live music scene in the region for well over two decades. He's got three albums under his belt along with freestanding singles and other recording projects - and operates his own analog (two-inch tape) recording studio.

    The twins enjoy a conversation with Adam about all of this and much more, including two original tracks - one of which has garnered more than a million streams on Spotify.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "The End" by Adam Holt - from the album, Kind of Blues

    4:23 - Greetings and about the song / About Adam Holt

    6:16 - Welcome, Adam / Admiring his studio on Zoom / Road trip to Memphis / Adam visits The Crossroads in Clarksdale, Miss. / B.B. King Museuum / Robert Johnson gravesite / Muddy Waters birthsite

    7:51 - Spin Doctors in Tunica, Miss. / Gold Strike Casino Resort

    8:22 - Joe Perry's influence on nine-year-old Adam / Aerosmith "Dude Looks Like a Lady" / Gretsch Duo Jet Silver Sparkle

    9:00 - More about "The End" / Recording studio locations and history / Live recording versus multitracking / Recording Kind of Blues / Players on "The End" - Greg DeLuca, bass / Pierre Robinson, drums / Donnie Sundall, Hammond B-3

    10:49 - Adam Holt on Spotify / Other projects / Recording at Sun Studio in Memphis / Curry Webber / More about Sun Studio Experience

    13:37 - "The End" racked up 1.3 million streams on Spotify so far / Dutch magazine cover feature / Streaming and compensation / Concert ticket pricing / Touring and merch

    17:02 - Early music experiences, instruments and education / First guitar at 14: Yamaha electric

    18:18 - Goals for next album

    18:37 - Highlights from more than two decades in music / Bayfest / Lynyrd Skynrd / Drivin and Cryin

    19:43 - 20 years as a performer at Lucy Buffett's LuLu's

    21:34 - Booking talent at LuLu's

    22:40 - Producing other artists / More about Adam's recording studio / 1964 Gibson Hummingbird / 3M M79 two-inch Tape Machine / Producing Richard Douglas Jensen

    29:46 - GAS - Gear Acquisition Syndrome / Gibson SJ 200 / Picker's Paradise / Gigs at Hard Rock Casino, Biloxi / Slot wins / Cash is king

    33:30 - Family life / The Dad club

    34:43 - Co-writing "Don't Give Up on Me Baby" with wife Jillian.

    36:05 - Get your copy of Kind of Blues on limited run 180-gram blue vinyl by visiting www.adamholtmusic.com

    39:03 - "Don't Give Up on Me Baby" by Adam Holt (Songwriters: Adam W. Holt / Jillian J. Holt)

  • The twins discuss Charlotte, N.C., where they both lived at different times. And as usually happens, they also travel down a primrose path - lighting on topics such as Noel Coward, their acting careers that never happened, chihuahuas, parrots, current reads, perceived reality and more, including a gem from the music archive. (Photo by Brendan Wright Images)

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "Matter of Time" by Chris Yale

    02:24 - Greetings / "Walk" by Pantera / Dimebag Darrell / Machismo in music

    04:08 - Chris' chihuahua, Django / Reese's African grey parrot / "I'll cut your ass" / Chris watching Cocaine, a cockatoo / Preludin / Coke Escovido at The Magic Hotel Hollywood / Sheila E. / Quentin Crisp at The Magic Hotel

    08:39 - Spiritual beings having a human experience / Pierre Teilhard de Chardin / reality? / God's dream / Discernment

    09:46 - Roger spouts Noel Coward / "The Coward in Me" / Mark Mulkeen

    11:27 - Living in Charlotte, N.C. aka "The Queen City" / Matthews, N.C. / Recollections / Partying in Charlotte / Chris meets wife Betsy at Howie's Uptown / Uptown Charlotte / Roger's Tinder Box experience / Eastland Mall / Carolina Place Mall / SouthPark Mall was not fancy back in the day

    16:06 - Kerry Collins and the nascent Carolina Panthers / Charlotte layout and roads / Sharon this, Sharon that - Quail this, quail that / Blockbuster Pavilion (now PNC Music Pavilion)

    17:00 - Roger playing piano at the bygone Rheinland Haus / Shuttered music venue Double Door Inn / George Mandrapilias

    18:42 - Odd encounters in Charlotte / The house party /MDA vs. MDMA

    21:38 - We could have been actors, but we wound up here / Ann Wright Agency / Crispin Glover / ABC pilot - The Best of Times / Nicolas Coppola (now Cage) / George Schlatter / Don Mischer

    23:32 - Chris' animal babysitting duties

    23:51 - Roger's solo gig at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach / Allen & Heath Mixer / Roger's current writing work for Post and Courier Myrtle Beach and collaboration with Paul Grimshaw for Grand Strand Magazine

    25:16 - Catastrophizing / Kiss "Plaster Caster"

    25:49 - Springsteen book, Born to Run / Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way / Brian Tracy, Maximum Achievement / The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul / October Sky film with Jake Gyllenhaal

    28:11 - Carmine Ragusa (Eddie Mekka) - "The Big Ragoo" / Preambles / About Chris' song, "Matter of Time"

    29:45 - Parting shots / Reality? / Freedom / The cage door is unlocked / Indoctrination

  • The twins are thrilled to share digitized audio from a bygone South African radio show called "The Castle Beer Show," written by their father (Carl Yale) and starring Carl and Roger Yale - the original Yale Brothers.

    And down the rabbit hole they go, discussing growing up in Hollywood in the 1970s, recent gigs, musical gear then and now and much more - including road trips, friends, concerts, postponed tours, books and music. They suck at fencing and tap dancing.

    SHOW NOTES

    0:00 - Audio excerpt: "The Castle Beer Show" with Carl and Roger Yale (the original Yale Brothers) / South Africa

    4:00 - Greetings and more about "The Castle Beer Show" / Digitizing / LegacyBox

    6:25 - Dad and Uncle Roger wanted us to follow in their footsteps, but we wanted to be rock statrs / Pearl drum set / KORG Poly Ensemble P (Univox) / Electric Mistress Flanger / Nadine's Music / Realistic P.A. system (RadioShack)

    9:07 - First carvin P.A. / Current Carvin P.A. / Electro-Voice Evolve 50M and 30M / Zoom LiveTrak L-8

    10:18 - Fencing lessons at Falcon Studios Hollywood / Ralph Faulkner / Nick Evangelista / Coach Terry Matthews, Daniel Murphy High School / Tap lessons with Al Maines / The lost tap mat

    12:24 - Growing up in Hollywood / Copper Penny / Toff's Coffee Shop / Steven Boyd / Jim Brown

    14:04 - Roger's teeth

    15:36 - More about digitizing project

    17:35 - "Celebrate" by Three Dog Night (Is this rock?)

    18:34 - New mixer at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach / Allen and Heath ZED-12FX / Old Bull and Bush Pub Myrtle Beach

    19:43 - Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie in Raleigh, N.C. - Freaks on Parade Tour / Is Zombie a nerd? / Crying at shows / "A Chorus Line" / Chris' times in the orchestra pit

    22:24 - Steven Tyler's vocal issues / Peace Out Tour postponed

    22:40 - Side trip to Durham, N.C. to visit the Duncans / Charles, Dot and Robbie / Durham Bulls Athletic Park / Duke University

    24:38 - Chris' new amp: Fender Tone Master Princeton Reverb / PRS SEHollowbody II Piezo (Chris kept talking while Rog went to the bathroom)

    27:27 - Riffing on Krista Tippett / Kerry Washington

    28:36 - "All the Way" with Bryan Cranston / "The Whale" with Brandon Frasier

    29:10 - "Born to Run" Springsteen autobiography / "Deliver Me from Nowhere" by Warren Zanes / Springsteen "Nebraska" album / Tascam Portastudio 144 / Susan Orlean's "The Library Book" / "The Power of One More" by Ed Mylett

    30:54 - Parting shots

    31:43 - More "Castle Beer Show"

  • In this episode, the twins welcome singer/songwriter Kristi Jacques.

    During the pandemic, Kristi picked up the guitar again after 25 years and began writing and recording. She now has two albums and several freestanding singles under her belt, and she's just getting started.

    In 2009, Kristi was diagnosed with pulmonary sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disease that affects many organs and usually goes away on its own, but not in her case.

    Join us for a candid conversation with Kristi about all of the above, plus her creative process and collaborations, gear, guitars and three songs from her catalog.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "Working On A Dream" by Kristi Jacques

    3:07 - Greetings and about Kristi

    5:18 - Here's Kristi / About "Working On A Dream"

    6:40 - Music production / Tavis Stanley / Art of Dying / Internet-era production / Todd Kerns

    7:50 - Growing up in Charleston, S.C. / Music / Spoleto Festival / Fox Music House / Charleston Free Times newspaper

    10:15 - Arrival in Myrtle Beach

    11:02 - The Diabetes Wellness Council / "Eartha Gets Well"

    12:38 - The pandemic / Nutrition degree / Picking up the guitar again / YouTube rabbit hole / Myles Kennedy insired Kristi to get back into music

    13:55 - Relearning guitar from Tesla's Dave Rude / Musicianship versus songwriting

    14:41 - Project timeline / Songwriting / College of Charleston / Writing lyrics / Elise Testone

    16:05 - Songwriting process / Mission Control Studios / Working remotely with Tavis Stanley

    16:56 - "Better Late Than Never" by Kristi Jacques / Recording in Nashville / Off the Row Recording Studio

    18:30 - Details about new single, "Breaking Down The Walls"

    19:01 - "Breaking Down The Walls" by Kristi Jacques

    22:08 - Geeking out on gear / Home studio rundown / MacBook Pro / Scarlett Audio Interface / Pro Tools learning curve / "Guitar problem" and Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS) / PRS Myles Kennedy signature guitar / Gibson Garage / Epiphone Nancy Wilson Fanatic Nighthawk / Sweetwater Sound

    26:21 - The albums: Working On A Dream & Mosaic / freestanding singles / Various styles

    27:35 - Pulmonary sarcoidosis diagnosis, 2009 / About the disease / Coping / Recalling Alter Bridge and Sevendust show at House of Blues Myrtle Beach / Trip to Richmond for Sevendust show

    31:10 - Pulmonary rehab at Conway Medical Center / Preparing for double lung transplant / Waiting list

    33:00 - Parting shots

    33:51 - About "Shadows Fall"

    35:20 - "Shadows Fall" by Kristi Jacques

  • This episode is dedicated to the memory of a dear friend and incredible musician, Tom Hanlon.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "Is That What it Is" by Roger Yale.

    4:14 - Greetings and about the song, recorded circa 1988 at Ian Talcroft's Stare Cat Sound, Glendale, CA / Band name at the time was Reflector.

    5:02 - Chris discussess the incident that led to the song.

    6:21 - Recording with pants on / Jeffrey Toobin / News anchors and U.S. Marines official portraits

    7:15 - "Crayon Eaters" / "Grunts" / Roger's grandon eating a crayon - like father, like son

    7:38 - RIP Tom Hanlon - friend and musician / Memories of a long friendship / Paul Grimshaw / Paul Grimshaw Band / 1967 Star Sitar / Darien Sahanaja

    10:48 - Tony Bennett / Chris' encounter with Tony Bennett at Peggy Lee's House / Mark Mulkeen / The "Clampett Estate" in Bel Air / "Peggy Lee" Rose / The hot tub incident

    14:11 - Back-to-back gigs / LuLu's North Myrtle Beach / Old Bull and Bush Pub / Cigar events at Tinder Box Myrtle Beach

    15:46 - Chris sounds like Bebe Neuwirth or Antoni Porowski / "Queer Eye" / Imagining Chris on a "Queer Eye" makeover / Tan France / Jonathan Van Ness

    17:27 - Chris' newest guitar - PRS SE Hollowbody II / Piezo and Humbucker pickups / Sweetwater Sound / Chris' anxiety about returning instruments

    20:23 - Dumb celebrity songs

    21:34 - Roger's upcoming shows on The Deck at House of Blues Myrtle Beach / Live painting event with folk artist Ken Pease / Chris mentions Harold Finster

    23:17 - "The Power of One More" by Ed Mylett /"Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska" by Warren Zanes

    25:32 - Judgemtal bastards / Art versus schlock

    25:19 - Chris opened for David Allan Coe / Gene Simmons sitting alone in a mall in Myrtle Beach / Chris met Paul Stanley in a boot shop on Melrose Ave. in L.A.

    26:20 - Leering Gene / Lisa Carletto / Is Paul nicer than Gene? / Is Hall nicer than Oates? / Hall and Oates backstage at House of Blues Myrtle Beach

    28:07 - High-functioning introvert / Energy levels in introverts and extroverts after social gatherings

    29:27 - Roger's new editor at Post and Courier Myrtle Beach / Charles Perry / My Horry News / Carolina Forest Chronicle / Sun News / Weekly Surge / Loyalties as a freelancer

    30:47 - Roger is still trying to understand football / "Take Your Eye off the Ball 2.0" by Pat Kirwan

    31:77 - Parting shots / Family in town / Palmetto tree / Palmetto bug

    33:49 - "Carolina Moon" by Chris Yale, acoustic performance by Chris in honor of Tom Hanlon, RIP

  • The twins recall gigs at a bygone Sunset Strip venue and continue down a conversational hallway with many doors: From tape format conversion, friends, misheard lyrics and turning 60 - to electric guitars, family, gigs, Hollywood and much more. Chris unearthed a live recording from said bygone venue.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "Just No Way" by Chris Yale - live at The Central (now The Viper Room), Hollywood. Performed by Kirby and the Gators circa 1987.

    4:21 - Greetings and more about the song. Ian Talcroft, guitar / The Central / The Viper Room / Filthy McNasty's / Filthy McNasty / FM Station

    5:24 - The tape archive / Format conversions and digitizing

    6:00 - Misheard lyrics / Cher, "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" / More about "Just No Way" / "There was no way" Family Guy clip.

    8:30 - Staring down 60 / Family birthday plans / Elton 60 / Elton John current tour

    9:55 - Endgame: Stay healthy / Mobility and stretching / Phantom of the Paradise / Diet / High colonic / Roger's sugar incident / McDonald's / Sodium / Annual physicals / Weight loss

    14:24 - More about family birthday plans / Chris' chihuahuas

    16:45 - Our friend Adam Holt / More about digitizing

    17:37 - Chris' electric guitar playing / Sire Larry Carlton T-7 / Yamaha Pacifica / Marcus Miller bass / Indonesian guitars / 1978 Telecaster / Seymour Duncan Hot Rail Humbucker pickup / Rick James "Bustin' Out"

    19:45 - Roger's bare-bones piano (Alesis Prestige Artist) / Upcoming gig at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach

    20:25 - Roger's solo gig at House of Blues Myrtle Beach / Indigo Room / VIP Club / Our friend Carl McClain / P.A. setup / More about VIP Club

    22:03 - Hanging with Anderson (Roger's grandson) / Swim session / Anderson at Roger's place / Piano books for Anderson

    23:34 - "The Season" in Myrtle Beach / Cigar events at Tinder Box Myrtle Beach

    23:44 - Procrastination and songwriting / "On the air" / Left-handed boogie piano / Gigs

    24:47 - "Daisy Jones and the Six" (the book) / Hollywood / Exteriors in "Twins" / "Deliver Me From Nowhere" book about Springsteen's "Nebraska" / Tascam Portastudio 144 / Eurythmics

    26:58 - Zoom LiveTrak L-8 / Logic Pro / Cubase / "Scataolgic Pro" / Sean Delaney / Skatt Brothers / KISS incognito, 1970s

    28:42 - "Take Your Eye Off the Ball 2.0" book / The Yale Brothers on football / Scott Mann / Football diagrams

    30:25 - Our friend Daniel Alexander's piano gig at Miceli's Hollywood / Getting hammered at Miceli's / "This Is Spinal Tap" at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood / Newsstands on Las Palmas and Cahuenga in Hollywood

    31:35 - Full-body merkin / Fur sweater / "His and Hirsute"

  • The twins are getting the hang of recording remotely with the same equipment. Their conversation starts with Hollywood in the 1970s and detours into the present with a discussion of Roger's new stage piano and Chris' electric guitar work, Roger's visit to an amazing property devoted to conservation, education and research, current reading and viewing and much more - including a musical gem from the archive.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "What Might Have Been" - By Chris Yale

    3:39 - Greetings / Recording remotely / "I love Jesus but I drink a little" / Ellen DeGeneres / Bono / Duality

    6:07 - Newspaper "morgue" at Magic Hotel, 1974 / Exploring vacant rooms / Jeff Daniels let Chris keep his Rolling Stone subscription

    7:35 - Piddling around with our papers

    8:06 - Roger's new piano / Graded hammer action versus semi-weighted keys on old piano

    9:37 - Chris' electric guitar practice / New guitar rack

    10:50 - Wrecking Crew documentary / Brian Wilson / Hal Blaine / Tommy Tedesco / Chris' note from Blaine / Blaine's daughter (Michelle Blaine) / Visiting Blaine's house / Hollywood Professional School

    13:08 - Just say "know" / Sass Jordan / Michael Benner, KLOS / Carol Kaye and Gene Simmons / The demise of The Wrecking Crew / Glen Campbell / Jimmy Webb / The Mamas and the Papas / Sonny and Cher

    15:45 - "The Wrong Missy" / "The Whale" / Films based on plays

    17:03 - Roger's visit to Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown SC / FDR / Churchill / Bernard Baruch / Belle W. Baruch / University of South Carolina / Clemson University

    22:10 - "The Gift" by Hafiz / "The School of Life" by Alain de Botton / Krista Tippett

    23:10 - Parting shots / Tinder Box Myrtle Beach / About "What Might Have Been" / Chris' album Well Enough Alone / Roger's daughter's new drink invention, The "Guin and Tonic," featured at Hartley's Irish Pub in Brooklyn / Edison of alcohol / Palomino, 1970s / Robert Preston

  • The twins are back, podcasting from their respective studios - and as usual going down rabbit holes. Lots about the recording gear they are using, misheard lyrics and vocal tics - Chris' solo concertgoing back in the day, Roger's recent trip to see The Wallflowers - current reading and viewing and much more, including a gem from the musical archive.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - Castaway by Chris Yale

    4:28 - Greetings / Paraquat Kelley / Castaway Studios Australia / Zoom Livetrak L-8

    5:54 - Using the L-8 as a mixer for live sound / Schlepping / Using the L-8 as an audio interface / Zoom Video Communications (not the same Zoom) = Zoom Zoom?

    8:25 - Filling in lyrics with our own sounds / Possible spectrum component / Deciphering misheard lyrics - Elton John / Duran Duran / Michael Stipe

    10:30 - R.E.M. at the Palladium, Los Angeles / R.E.M. at Beverly Theatre, Los Angeles / Chris' "lone wolf" concertgoing / R.E.M. "Fables of the Reconstruction" Tour / Marcy Playground (not the band) / Minutemen

    13:42 - Family in town / Roger was the Putt-Putt biggest loser

    14:41 - The Wallflowers in Charleston / Charleston Music Hall / Jakob Dylan / Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson in Myrtle Beach / Tom Petty and Bob Dylan Alone and Together, Irvine, California / Tom Petty at Greek Theatre, Los Angeles

    16:57 - Wallflower songs / Three Marlenas, The Only Difference, One Headlight, 6th Avenue Heartache, Everybody Out of the Water

    17:37 - Leon Russell at Charleston Music Hall

    18:00 - Chris comes "out of retirement" / Upcoming show at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach / Game face / Doing the work / "Do the Work" by Steven Pressfield / "Idea men"

    19:19 - John Hiatt biography / Brian Tracy, "6 Essentials to Start & Succeed in Your Own Business" / We are the product

    20:10 - Matthew McConaughey, "Green Lights" / Interview with Ed Mylett

    21:18 - "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" final season / Rachel Brosnahan / Tony Shalhoub / Ensemble

    22:04 - Bitches with glitches

    22:18 - Chris and electric guitar / SRA Reading Lab

    23:13 - Roger's trip to Guitar Center / Digital pianos / Alesis Prestige Artist / Nord / PRS guitars / Tobacco Sunburst Gibson Les Paul / Acoustic guitar room

    26:01 - Parting shots / Thumber bummer / Scott Mann / Scott Mann's Blues Hangover / Scott Mann's Headshop / Scott Mann on Yale Brothers Podcast

  • The twins try their hands once again at remote recording from their respective studios with the identical gear - and talk about everything from the recent heavy snow in the California mountains and insane concert ticket pricing to the Dominican Republic, KISS, Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie - and much more, icluding a musical gem from the archive.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "Go" by Chris Yale

    3:25 - Greetings / Remote session via Zoom LiveTrak L-8 / About the song and Chris' album (Well Enough Alone, 2007) / Mastering engineer Ronnie Morris (RIP) / Yamaha AW2816

    6:02 - Magic Hotel / Dad used to disappear

    7:17 - More about Zoom LiveTrak L-8 / Mixing "in the box" / "Fix it in post" / "Flying it into Logic Pro

    8:33 - "Don't touch it - it may have some disease." / Budding forensic scientist

    9:33 - Heavy snow in Crestline, Ca. / Mark Mulkeen / Goodwin and Son's Market / Goodwin twins / First Communion / Secretly Married

    11:48 - KISS at Madison Square Garden TICKET FIASCO / No love for the working man / KISS Army / KISS in Raleigh

    14:09 - Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper in Raleigh / Freaks on Parade Tour / Filter / Ministry

    15:11 - Is Alice Cooper a rock star? / "Elected" / "Clones" / Rock 'n' Roll Wayne Newton / "School's Out" / "No More Mr. Nice Guy"

    17:28 - Daily routines / Morning routines / Interruptions / Jounaling / "Gin and Juice"

    19:03 - Chris' upcoming Dominican Republic trip / Travel prep / Anxiety / Language barrier / Punta Cana and Casa de Campo / Learning Spanish? / Pimsleur Spanish course / Afrikaans / More about routines and interruptions

    22:08 - A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole / Picaresque novel / Author suicide / Posthumous publication and Pulitzer Prize

    23:28 - Chris' computer issues / iMac

    27:10 - Parting shots / Grandfather life

  • The twins are back - and down the rabbit hole they go, talking about everything from quirky South African phrases and spy ballons, music gear and grandsons, Todd Bridges' recent visit to Myrtle Beach and much more - including a new musical snippet from Chris.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "Way Back Home" by Chris Yale - Snippet

    2:03 - Greetings and about the song / Roland V-Drums / EZdrummer

    3:15 - "UZZUT" explained / South African expressions

    4:38 - Flaccid balloon / Chris saw Chinese spy balloon shot down in Myrtle Beach / Richard Branson's balloon adventures / Balloon Boy Hoax / More about Chinese balloon

    7:23 - Roger's baby grandon, Anderson / The Grandfather Club

    8:40 - Roger's solo gigs at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach / Recent aborted gig / Barefoot Landing

    10:18 - Chris' guitar adventures / Acoustic Fly Rig / Electric Fly Rig / California Blonde amp

    11:28 - Chris on a roll / Anxiety?

    11:58 - More Chinese balloon / Surveillance is a two-way street

    13:00 - Roger's free associations: Bela Fleck / The Smithereens / Dave Matthews'
    Satellite"

    13:30 - Todd Bridges / HGTC Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series / Chris' memories of Todd Bridges at Hollywood Professional School / Todd's recovery story / Killing Willis book / Casey King / Read Roger's blog post HERE.

    15:50 - Chris and Logic Pro / Howard Jones versus Howard Johnson's / Nostalgia / Misophonia

    17:53 - More about Todd Bridges

    19:47 - The slow season in Myrtle Beach

    20:34 - The Master Key System by Charles F. Haanel / Steven Tyler memoir / American Colonies by Alan Taylor / Penguin Press / Burgess Meredith as The Penguin

    22:22 - Mike Nichols documentary / The White Lotus / Aubrey Plaza / Emily the Criminal

    24:25 - Sleep hangover

    24:46 - Parting shots / Chris' gear / Fearless moral inventory / Government Mule / Lekker Eats in Myrtle Beach

  • The twins run the gamut from songwriting to music gear, Elton John to the Miami Dolphins, embarrassing moments to books, movies, Lemmy and much more - including a musical gem from the archive.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "The Wind" by Chris Yale

    3:32 - Greetings / 1972 chatter / New For '72 LP / Miami Dolphins

    4:50 - About "The Wind" / Chris' songwriting / Dark lyrics / Uncle Roger was superstitious

    6:17 - Behringer Tube Amp Modeler / California Blonde amp / Davey Johnstone / Reticular Activating System / FOMO vs. FOMP

    8:07 - Elton John at Dodger Stadium

    9:28 - Thanksgiving at the Yale homes

    10:35 - Holiday sides / The Robotooth blunder / Robot-Coupe

    14:34 - Embarrassing little moments

    15:57 - The need to be understood / Read Roger's blog post HERE

    16:55 - "The Critic's Crypt"

    18:04 - Press passes / Bloggers

    18:42 - Terry Allen / Bob Lefsetz / Allen's songs "Amarillo Highway" and "Gimme a Ride to Heaven Boy"

    20:47 - Little Free Library / Robert Lowell Notebook / The Elements of Style

    21:42 - Christmas in retail / Where's Jesus? / Black Friday / Hymns versus hers / "Hymn to Her" / Chrissie Hynde / Pretenders / Lemmy

    24:10 - Elvis biopic = depressing

    25:38 - Touring and merch

    26:01 - Parting shots / Don't be conformed / Subtleties of propaganda

  • In this episode, the twins run the gamut from MGM musicals to The Great Smoky Mountains, Jerry Lee Lewis to W. Kamau Bell, Sigmund Freud to Bob Dylan - and much more, including a musical gem from the archive.

    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 - "Tighter" by Doug McKelley - Performed by Chris Yale, 2009

    2:40 - Greetings and about the song

    3:41 - Hanging with Chris' cats, Stevie and Kevin

    5:23 - Undercover Introvert

    6:03 - Roger tries a new joke on Chris / The problem with "get it?" / Standup

    7:53 - Chris' throat issues/ Sigmund Freud oral cancer / Freud and cocaine

    9:44 - Trips to the Vagabond Theatre with Dad, Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles / MGM musicals / The Bijou Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard / C.C. Brown's / Swensen's / David Lee Bynum

    11:30 - More MGM musicals / "That's Entertainment!" / Meeting Eleanor Powell / Powell's tap shoes at Capezio Hollywood

    13:24 - The original Yale Brothers didn't "get" rock 'n' roll / dying onstage versus killing onstage

    14:12 - Audio issues with remote recording / ZOOM Livetrak L-8 / DAW / Logic Pro / Presets on L-8

    15:54 - Roger's trip to the mountains / Maggie Valley, NC / Elk in Cherokee, NC / Bryson City, NC / Great Smoky Mountains Railroad / Wrecked trains from "The Fugitive" / Dillsboro, NC

    17:49 - Gatlinburg, TN aka Myrtle Beach in the Mountains / Pigeon Forge, TN (same thing) / Ripley's Aquarium / Hollywood Wax Museum

    19:33 - More David Lee Bynum

    20:03 - Show tunes

    20:56 - Grandfather and grandfather-to-be ' Kids and colds

    22:08 - "The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell" / United Shades of America

    23:07 - Jerry Lee Lewis documentary, "I Am What I Am" / Chris met him in Myrtle Beach

    24:22 - Figuring out cousins

    25:19 - More Jerry lee Lewis - "The Devil's Music" / Sun Records

    27:17 - More about vacations / Spending money

    28:08 - Chris' music gear and accessories

    28:34 - Bob Dylan documentary, "No Direction Home" / Pete Seeger's long-neck banjo / Dave Van Ronk / Fred Neil / Oscar Brand (see Fred Berney podcast episode) / Degrees of Dylan separation

    29:50 - Parting shots / Retail killed the Christmas spirit / Our souls / Love not sleep

    31:39 - Roger checks on Chris' state of mind, and that annoys Chris / "That don't confront me."