Latest / Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show / The Wild Journey of Ben Vaughn : From a One-String Guitar to Hollywood Composer
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- 0:13Welcome
- 0:13to
- 0:13Phil
- 0:13and
- 0:14Ted's
- 0:14Sexy
- 0:14Boomer
- 0:15Show.
- 0:15I'm
- 0:15Ted
- 0:15Bonnitt.
- 0:16And
- 0:16I'm
- 0:16Phil
- 0:16Proctor.
- 0:17Or
- 0:17what's
- 0:17left
- 0:17of
- 0:18him.
- 0:18Hi,
- 0:19Phil.
- 0:19How
- 0:19are
- 0:19ya?
- 0:20Some
- 0:20of
- 0:20me
- 0:20is
- 0:21good.
- 0:21Good.
- 0:21So
- 0:22you
- 0:22know.
- 0:22Yeah,
- 0:23I
- 0:23see
- 0:24you're
- 0:24just.
- 0:24I
- 0:24see
- 0:24you
- 0:24from
- 0:25the
- 0:25waist
- 0:25up.
- 0:25Where's
- 0:25the
- 0:25rest
- 0:25of
- 0:26your
- 0:26body?
- 0:26It's
- 0:26under
- 0:27the
- 0:27table,
- 0:28I
- 0:28hope,
- 0:28but
- 0:29it's
- 0:29walked
- 0:29all
- 0:29the
- 0:29way
- 0:29to
- 0:30the
- 0:30other
- 0:30end.
- 0:30That's
- 0:31the
- 0:31magic
- 0:31of
- 0:31Radio.
- 0:33Oh,
- 0:33man.
- 0:33So,
- 0:34yeah,
- 0:34today's
- 0:35gonna
- 0:35be
- 0:35all
- 0:35about
- 0:35music.
- 0:36And
- 0:37our
- 0:37guest
- 0:37is
- 0:37the
- 0:38lovely
- 0:38and
- 0:38talented
- 0:39Ben
- 0:40Vaughn.
- 0:40Hello.
- 0:41Hello.
- 0:41Am
- 0:41I
- 0:42on?
- 0:42Yeah,
- 0:42you're
- 0:43there.
- 0:43How
- 0:43are
- 0:43you,
- 0:43Ben?
- 0:43What
- 0:44are
- 0:44you
- 0:44on,
- 0:44Ben?
- 0:45What
- 0:45am
- 0:45I
- 0:45on?
- 0:46What
- 0:46am
- 0:46I
- 0:46not
- 0:46on?
- 0:47Can
- 0:47they
- 0:48pick
- 0:48up
- 0:48my.
- 0:48Can
- 0:48that
- 0:49recognition
- 0:49pick
- 0:50up
- 0:50a
- 0:50Jersey
- 0:50accent?
- 0:51Because
- 0:51I
- 0:51get
- 0:52ejected
- 0:52the
- 0:52minute
- 0:52people
- 0:53find
- 0:53out
- 0:53that
- 0:53I'm.
- 0:54Matter
- 0:54of
- 0:54fact,
- 0:54I'm
- 0:54leaving
- 0:54now.
- 0:55Thank
- 0:55you.
- 0:56Something
- 0:57I
- 0:57read.
- 0:57Was
- 0:57Ben
- 0:58Vaughn
- 0:58straight
- 0:58out
- 0:58of
- 0:58Camden.
- 1:00Exactly.
- 1:01And
- 1:01if
- 1:02anybody
- 1:02knows
- 1:02Camden.
- 1:03Yeah.
- 1:03Far
- 1:04more
- 1:04exciting
- 1:04than
- 1:05Compton.
- 1:06And
- 1:06it's
- 1:06also
- 1:06a
- 1:07good
- 1:07place
- 1:07to
- 1:07be
- 1:07out
- 1:07of.
- 1:09For
- 1:09people
- 1:09who
- 1:09are
- 1:09not
- 1:10acquainted.
- 1:10You're
- 1:10a
- 1:11singer,
- 1:11songwriter,
- 1:11musician.
- 1:13You're
- 1:13a
- 1:13record
- 1:13producer.
- 1:14You're
- 1:14a
- 1:15composer
- 1:15for
- 1:16television
- 1:16and
- 1:16film.
- 1:17The
- 1:17one
- 1:17tune
- 1:18that
- 1:18everybody
- 1:19knows
- 1:19you
- 1:20from.
- 1:20Let's
- 1:20just
- 1:20play
- 1:21it
- 1:21right
- 1:21now.
- 1:22I
- 1:22can't
- 1:22wait
- 1:22to
- 1:22hear
- 1:23what
- 1:23it
- 1:23is.
- 1:23Yeah.
- 1:24The
- 1:24suspense
- 1:25is
- 1:25killing
- 1:25me.
- 1:56All
- 1:56right.
- 1:56Name
- 1:56that
- 1:56tune,
- 1:57Phil.
- 1:57Name
- 1:57that
- 1:58tune.
- 1:58That's
- 1:59the
- 1:59turd
- 2:00rock
- 2:00from
- 2:00the
- 2:01Sun.
- 2:02That's
- 2:02right.
- 2:02That's
- 2:03opening
- 2:04theme,
- 2:04which
- 2:04Ben
- 2:05Vaughn,
- 2:05our
- 2:05guest,
- 2:06composed.
- 2:07You
- 2:07had
- 2:07moved
- 2:07out
- 2:07from
- 2:08New
- 2:08Jersey
- 2:09and
- 2:09you
- 2:09had
- 2:10an
- 2:10interview
- 2:10on
- 2:10KCRW
- 2:11here
- 2:11in
- 2:11town.
- 2:12Somebody
- 2:13heard
- 2:13you
- 2:14and
- 2:14hired
- 2:15you
- 2:15to
- 2:15do
- 2:15that.
- 2:15I
- 2:16was
- 2:16on
- 2:16the
- 2:16air.
- 2:16I
- 2:16was
- 2:17being
- 2:17interviewed
- 2:17and
- 2:17I
- 2:17was.
- 2:18I
- 2:19just
- 2:19made
- 2:19a
- 2:19joke.
- 2:19If
- 2:19anybody
- 2:20has
- 2:20a
- 2:20TV
- 2:20show
- 2:21or
- 2:21a
- 2:21film
- 2:21out
- 2:21there,
- 2:22call.
- 2:22Call
- 2:22the
- 2:23station.
- 2:23I'm
- 2:23available.
- 2:23And
- 2:24the
- 2:24phone
- 2:24rang
- 2:25and
- 2:25it
- 2:25was
- 2:25the
- 2:25president
- 2:26of
- 2:26Cary
- 2:26Warner
- 2:27Productions.
- 2:27And
- 2:27they
- 2:27had
- 2:28that
- 2:28pilot,
- 2:29wow.
- 2:29For
- 2:29Third
- 2:30Rock.
- 2:30And
- 2:30they
- 2:30were
- 2:30looking
- 2:31for
- 2:31a
- 2:31composer
- 2:32who
- 2:32was
- 2:32not
- 2:33a
- 2:33Hollywood
- 2:34composer.
- 2:34Somebody
- 2:35from
- 2:35the
- 2:35outside
- 2:36from
- 2:36Camden.
- 2:38Exactly.
- 2:39What
- 2:39a
- 2:39Hollywood
- 2:40story
- 2:40that
- 2:40is,
- 2:40man.
- 2:40That's
- 2:41really
- 2:41amazing.
- 2:41Yeah,
- 2:42it
- 2:42was
- 2:42cool.
- 2:42Are
- 2:43you
- 2:43multi
- 2:43instrumental?
- 2:44I
- 2:44am,
- 2:45yes.
- 2:45I
- 2:45started
- 2:46out
- 2:46playing
- 2:46drums,
- 2:46but
- 2:46I
- 2:47play
- 2:47guitar,
- 2:47bass,
- 2:48keyboards,
- 2:49harmonica
- 2:50when
- 2:50I'm
- 2:51in
- 2:51trouble
- 2:51in
- 2:51a
- 2:51biker
- 2:52bar.
- 2:52Oh,
- 2:52yeah.
- 2:53Lose.
- 2:53Harmonica
- 2:54will
- 2:54save
- 2:54your
- 2:54life.
- 2:55It
- 2:56really
- 2:56will.
- 2:57My
- 2:57first
- 2:57business
- 2:58was
- 2:58club
- 2:58promotions.
- 2:59I
- 2:59promoted
- 3:00music
- 3:00clubs.
- 3:01New
- 3:01Jersey,
- 3:02North
- 3:02Jersey.
- 3:02Oh,
- 3:03really?
- 3:03And,
- 3:04man,
- 3:04talk
- 3:04about
- 3:05cutting
- 3:05your
- 3:05teeth,
- 3:05because
- 3:05all
- 3:06my
- 3:06clients
- 3:06were
- 3:06mob.
- 3:07Oh,
- 3:08yeah.
- 3:08If
- 3:09they're
- 3:09not
- 3:09happy
- 3:09with
- 3:09the
- 3:09promotion,
- 3:10they
- 3:10will
- 3:10Say
- 3:11to
- 3:11you,
- 3:11why
- 3:11don't
- 3:11I
- 3:11just
- 3:11break
- 3:12your
- 3:12legs?
- 3:13And
- 3:13I
- 3:13was
- 3:13like,
- 3:13well,
- 3:13I
- 3:14don't.
- 3:14I
- 3:15think
- 3:15it'd
- 3:15be
- 3:15tough
- 3:15for
- 3:15me
- 3:15to
- 3:15do
- 3:16the
- 3:16promotion
- 3:16for
- 3:16next
- 3:16week,
- 3:17sit
- 3:18in
- 3:18the
- 3:18office
- 3:18all
- 3:19day
- 3:19and
- 3:19promote.
- 3:20They
- 3:20would
- 3:21yell
- 3:21at
- 3:21me,
- 3:21and
- 3:21I'd
- 3:21say,
- 3:22stop
- 3:22yelling
- 3:22at
- 3:22me.
- 3:23I'll
- 3:23explain
- 3:23it.
- 3:23And
- 3:24then
- 3:24if
- 3:24you
- 3:24stand
- 3:24up
- 3:24to
- 3:25them
- 3:25when
- 3:25they're
- 3:25pushing
- 3:25you,
- 3:26then
- 3:26you
- 3:27realize
- 3:27that's
- 3:27how
- 3:27you
- 3:28gain
- 3:28their
- 3:28respect.
- 3:29So
- 3:29suddenly,
- 3:29I
- 3:29became
- 3:30Teddy.
- 3:30Hey,
- 3:31Teddy.
- 3:31Yo,
- 3:32Teddy.
- 3:32I
- 3:32got
- 3:32this
- 3:32act
- 3:33that's
- 3:33gonna
- 3:33kill
- 3:34you.
- 3:34You
- 3:34got
- 3:34a
- 3:34Tuesday
- 3:34night.
- 3:35Cause
- 3:35we
- 3:35got
- 3:35this
- 3:35band
- 3:36coming
- 3:36through.
- 3:36They're
- 3:37gonna
- 3:37kill.
- 3:37And
- 3:38you're
- 3:38the
- 3:38guy.
- 3:39I
- 3:39told
- 3:39him
- 3:39you're
- 3:40the
- 3:40guy,
- 3:40so
- 3:40you
- 3:41gotta
- 3:41be
- 3:41the
- 3:41guy.
- 3:42That's
- 3:43truer
- 3:43than
- 3:43you
- 3:43know.
- 3:44Because
- 3:44I
- 3:44walked
- 3:45into
- 3:45this
- 3:45place
- 3:46called
- 3:46the
- 3:46Cuckoo's
- 3:47Nest,
- 3:47and
- 3:48it
- 3:48was
- 3:48right
- 3:48across
- 3:48the
- 3:48street
- 3:49from
- 3:49where
- 3:49in
- 3:50Rockland
- 3:50County,
- 3:50New
- 3:51York,
- 3:51where
- 3:51Bruce
- 3:52Springsteen
- 3:52recorded
- 3:53Born
- 3:53to
- 3:53Run.
- 3:54Oh,
- 3:55Blauvelt.
- 3:56Blauvelt.
- 3:57Blauvelt.
- 3:57Right.
- 3:58And
- 3:58this
- 3:58club
- 3:58was
- 3:59right
- 3:59there,
- 3:59and
- 4:00they
- 4:00were
- 4:01doing
- 4:01disco
- 4:01and
- 4:02having,
- 4:02like,
- 4:0210
- 4:02people
- 4:03on
- 4:03a
- 4:03Saturday
- 4:03night.
- 4:03They
- 4:04were
- 4:04dying.
- 4:04So
- 4:04I
- 4:04went
- 4:04in
- 4:04and
- 4:05said,
- 4:05hey,
- 4:05have
- 4:05you
- 4:05tried
- 4:06a
- 4:06new
- 4:06wave?
- 4:07Yeah,
- 4:07let's
- 4:07do
- 4:07new
- 4:08wave.
- 4:08And
- 4:09I
- 4:09had
- 4:09600
- 4:10people
- 4:10show
- 4:10up
- 4:10the
- 4:10following
- 4:11Saturday.
- 4:12And
- 4:12it
- 4:12was
- 4:12a
- 4:12killer
- 4:13promotion
- 4:14because
- 4:14there
- 4:14were
- 4:15so
- 4:15many
- 4:15people
- 4:15showing
- 4:16up.
- 4:16There
- 4:16were
- 4:16cars
- 4:16parked
- 4:16on
- 4:17both
- 4:17sides
- 4:17of
- 4:17the
- 4:17road,
- 4:17and
- 4:18someone
- 4:18actually
- 4:18got
- 4:18hit
- 4:19by
- 4:19a
- 4:19car
- 4:19and
- 4:19killed.
- 4:20Whoa.
- 4:20Yeah.
- 4:22Did
- 4:22you
- 4:22arrange
- 4:22for
- 4:23that?
- 4:23I
- 4:23did
- 4:23not
- 4:23arrange
- 4:24for
- 4:24that
- 4:24publicity.
- 4:25But
- 4:26I
- 4:26will
- 4:26say,
- 4:26when
- 4:26someone
- 4:26says
- 4:27it's
- 4:27a
- 4:27killer
- 4:27promotion,
- 4:28I
- 4:28bow.
- 4:29It's
- 4:31partly
- 4:32responsible.
- 4:32And,
- 4:33Ben,
- 4:34you
- 4:34have
- 4:34produced
- 4:35a
- 4:35lot
- 4:35of
- 4:35folks,
- 4:36too.
- 4:36Alice
- 4:36Chilton,
- 4:37Ween.
- 4:38Lost
- 4:38Straight
- 4:38Jackets,
- 4:39Nancy
- 4:39Sinatra.
- 4:40How
- 4:40was
- 4:40that?
- 4:41Working
- 4:41with
- 4:41Nancy
- 4:42was
- 4:42great.
- 4:42Yeah.
- 4:42She's
- 4:43a
- 4:43perfectionist,
- 4:44though.
- 4:44She
- 4:44wants
- 4:44to
- 4:45sing
- 4:46over
- 4:46and
- 4:46over
- 4:46again.
- 4:47And
- 4:47her
- 4:47first
- 4:48take
- 4:48is
- 4:48amazing.
- 4:49She
- 4:49has
- 4:49a
- 4:49great
- 4:50voice.
- 4:50I
- 4:50mean,
- 4:50she's
- 4:50underrated.
- 4:52Just
- 4:52an
- 4:52amazing
- 4:53singer.
- 4:54And
- 4:54working
- 4:54with
- 4:54her
- 4:54up
- 4:55close
- 4:55is
- 4:55really
- 4:55cool.
- 4:56Like,
- 4:56to
- 4:56rehearse
- 4:56the
- 4:56material
- 4:57and
- 4:57hear
- 4:57her
- 4:57without
- 4:58a
- 4:58microphone,
- 4:58to
- 4:59actually
- 4:59hear
- 4:59her
- 5:00human
- 5:00voice
- 5:00near
- 5:01your
- 5:02ear
- 5:03was
- 5:03really
- 5:03great.
- 5:04And
- 5:05it
- 5:05was
- 5:06for
- 5:06a
- 5:06film
- 5:07called
- 5:07the
- 5:07Independent,
- 5:08which
- 5:08was
- 5:08a
- 5:09mockumentary
- 5:10about
- 5:10a
- 5:11B
- 5:11movie
- 5:12film
- 5:12producer.
- 5:14And
- 5:15the
- 5:15Independent.
- 5:16Yes,
- 5:16I
- 5:17was
- 5:17in
- 5:17that
- 5:17movie.
- 5:18Are
- 5:19you
- 5:19in
- 5:19that,
- 5:19Stephen
- 5:20Kessler?
- 5:20Yeah,
- 5:21I
- 5:21was
- 5:21in
- 5:21that
- 5:22movie.
- 5:22My.
- 5:22My
- 5:23late
- 5:23wife
- 5:23Melinda
- 5:24and
- 5:24I
- 5:25played
- 5:25the
- 5:26parents
- 5:27of
- 5:27a
- 5:28Siamese
- 5:28twin,
- 5:29one
- 5:30of
- 5:30whom
- 5:30was
- 5:30a.
- 5:31Anti
- 5:31War
- 5:32Brothers
- 5:32Divided.
- 5:33The
- 5:33brothers
- 5:33Divided.
- 5:34That's
- 5:34right.
- 5:35That's
- 5:35you.
- 5:35Yes.
- 5:36I
- 5:36knew.
- 5:36I
- 5:36recognized.
- 5:37He's
- 5:37been
- 5:37in
- 5:37every
- 5:37production
- 5:38in
- 5:38Hollywood.
- 5:39That's
- 5:39amazing.
- 5:39You're
- 5:40the
- 5:40father
- 5:40of
- 5:40the
- 5:40Siamese
- 5:41twins.
- 5:41I
- 5:41am.
- 5:42I
- 5:43knew
- 5:43I
- 5:43recogn.
- 5:44Wow.
- 5:45Yeah.
- 5:45Yeah.
- 5:46I
- 5:46did
- 5:46the
- 5:46music.
- 5:47Brothers
- 5:47Divided.
- 5:49Oh
- 5:49my
- 5:49God.
- 5:50Amazing.
- 5:51Meet
- 5:51again.
- 5:52Yes.
- 5:52You
- 5:53do.
- 5:53Of
- 5:53course,
- 5:53your
- 5:53own
- 5:54original
- 5:54music,
- 5:54which
- 5:55has
- 5:55been
- 5:56described
- 5:56as
- 5:56nearly
- 5:57impossible
- 5:57to
- 5:58define,
- 5:59which
- 5:59is
- 5:59the
- 5:59point.
- 6:00Can
- 6:00you
- 6:01explain
- 6:01that?
- 6:02I
- 6:02never
- 6:02heard
- 6:03that
- 6:03description.
- 6:03I
- 6:03know.
- 6:04It's
- 6:04on
- 6:04your
- 6:04website.
- 6:05It's
- 6:05nearly
- 6:05impossible
- 6:06to
- 6:06find
- 6:07sometimes.
- 6:08A
- 6:09lot
- 6:09of
- 6:09it's
- 6:09out
- 6:09of
- 6:09print,
- 6:10but.
- 6:11Wow.
- 6:11I
- 6:11don't
- 6:12know.
- 6:12You
- 6:12know,
- 6:12I
- 6:12don't
- 6:12know
- 6:12how
- 6:13to.
- 6:13It's
- 6:13impossible
- 6:14to
- 6:14describe
- 6:14your
- 6:14own
- 6:14music.
- 6:15Really?
- 6:15Yeah.
- 6:16Or
- 6:16like,
- 6:17how
- 6:17would
- 6:17you
- 6:17describe
- 6:17what
- 6:18you
- 6:18guys
- 6:18do?
- 6:18You
- 6:19don't
- 6:19want
- 6:19to
- 6:19hear,
- 6:19right?
- 6:21You're
- 6:21right,
- 6:21I
- 6:21don't.
- 6:23And
- 6:23you
- 6:23won't.
- 6:24And
- 6:24even
- 6:25more
- 6:25so,
- 6:25you
- 6:25don't
- 6:25want
- 6:25to
- 6:25hear
- 6:26it
- 6:26either.
- 6:28But
- 6:28you
- 6:29had
- 6:29it
- 6:29in
- 6:29your
- 6:29blood
- 6:29from
- 6:30the
- 6:30beginning.
- 6:30I
- 6:30read
- 6:31that
- 6:31you
- 6:31had
- 6:31your
- 6:31first
- 6:32band
- 6:32back
- 6:32in
- 6:321967.
- 6:34You
- 6:34practiced
- 6:35around
- 6:35the
- 6:35corner
- 6:36from
- 6:36a
- 6:367
- 6:3611.
- 6:37I
- 6:37had
- 6:38one
- 6:38string
- 6:38guitar
- 6:38and
- 6:39I
- 6:39played
- 6:39it
- 6:39on
- 6:39my
- 6:39lap
- 6:40because
- 6:40I
- 6:40was
- 6:4012
- 6:40years
- 6:41old
- 6:41and
- 6:41I
- 6:41didn't
- 6:41have
- 6:42no
- 6:42strap.
- 6:42It
- 6:43was
- 6:43my
- 6:43first
- 6:44band.
- 6:45That
- 6:45is
- 6:45completely
- 6:46autobiographical.
- 6:47Your
- 6:47first
- 6:47guitar
- 6:48only
- 6:48had
- 6:48one
- 6:48string?
- 6:49It
- 6:49did.
- 6:50I
- 6:50was
- 6:50a
- 6:50drummer
- 6:51and
- 6:51when
- 6:52I
- 6:52was
- 6:5212
- 6:52years
- 6:52old,
- 6:52I
- 6:52was
- 6:53playing
- 6:53gigs
- 6:53as
- 6:53a
- 6:53drummer,
- 6:54playing
- 6:54dances
- 6:55and
- 6:55stuff,
- 6:55which
- 6:55is
- 6:56a
- 6:56great
- 6:56instrument
- 6:56to
- 6:57start
- 6:57on
- 6:57because
- 6:57you
- 6:57can
- 6:58either
- 6:58inspire
- 6:58people
- 6:59to
- 6:59dance
- 6:59or
- 6:59inspire
- 7:00them
- 7:00not
- 7:00to,
- 7:00depending
- 7:01on
- 7:01whether
- 7:01you're
- 7:01good.
- 7:03And
- 7:04in
- 7:04Philly,
- 7:05the
- 7:05Philly
- 7:05area,
- 7:06dancing
- 7:06is
- 7:06really
- 7:07important.
- 7:07So
- 7:07you
- 7:07have
- 7:08to
- 7:08really
- 7:08get
- 7:09the
- 7:09beat
- 7:09right
- 7:09and
- 7:09keep
- 7:10people
- 7:10on
- 7:10the
- 7:10dance
- 7:10floor
- 7:11or
- 7:11you
- 7:11don't
- 7:11get
- 7:11asked
- 7:12back.
- 7:13And
- 7:13then
- 7:14I
- 7:14decided
- 7:14I
- 7:14wanted
- 7:14to
- 7:14write
- 7:15songs
- 7:15and
- 7:15I
- 7:16had
- 7:16a
- 7:16guitar,
- 7:16it
- 7:16only
- 7:16had
- 7:17one
- 7:17string,
- 7:17so
- 7:17I
- 7:17had
- 7:17to
- 7:18start.
- 7:18I
- 7:19was
- 7:19able
- 7:19to
- 7:19play
- 7:19Rebel
- 7:20Rouser
- 7:20by
- 7:21Duane
- 7:22Eddy
- 7:22until
- 7:23the
- 7:23key
- 7:23change
- 7:23and
- 7:24then
- 7:26I
- 7:26didn't
- 7:26have
- 7:26another
- 7:27string.
- 7:27So
- 7:30you
- 7:31said
- 7:31your
- 7:31repertoire
- 7:31with
- 7:31the
- 7:32one
- 7:32string
- 7:32consisted
- 7:33of
- 7:33Satisfaction,
- 7:33Peter
- 7:34Gunn.
- 7:35Yeah,
- 7:35yeah.
- 7:36And
- 7:36Half
- 7:37of
- 7:37Rebel,
- 7:37Half
- 7:38of
- 7:38Rebel
- 7:38Rel.
- 7:41And
- 7:41in
- 7:41those
- 7:41days
- 7:42you
- 7:42were
- 7:42trying
- 7:42to
- 7:42go
- 7:42psychedelic
- 7:44and
- 7:44you
- 7:45then
- 7:45were
- 7:45in
- 7:45a
- 7:45band
- 7:46called
- 7:46Verbal
- 7:46Garbage.
- 7:47Verbal
- 7:47Garbage,
- 7:48that's
- 7:48good.
- 7:48That's
- 7:49a
- 7:49nice
- 7:49title.
- 7:49How'd
- 7:50you
- 7:50come
- 7:50up
- 7:50with
- 7:50that
- 7:50one?
- 7:50I
- 7:51forget.
- 7:52We
- 7:52were
- 7:52just
- 7:52looking
- 7:53for
- 7:53a
- 7:53psychedelic
- 7:54name
- 7:54and
- 7:54Verbal
- 7:55Garbage
- 7:55sounded
- 7:56good.
- 7:56Sounds
- 7:56good
- 7:57to
- 7:57me.
- 7:57And
- 7:57your
- 7:58hit
- 7:58tune
- 7:59was
- 7:59Don't
- 8:00Spill
- 8:00Ketchup
- 8:00On
- 8:00My
- 8:01Toast
- 8:01Bread.
- 8:02Yes.
- 8:02Which
- 8:03had
- 8:03about
- 8:03a
- 8:04hundred
- 8:04and
- 8:04twenty
- 8:04verses
- 8:05and
- 8:05could
- 8:05literally
- 8:06last
- 8:06as
- 8:06long
- 8:07as
- 8:07four
- 8:07hours.
- 8:08You
- 8:08only
- 8:08played
- 8:09it
- 8:09live
- 8:09once?
- 8:10We
- 8:10did.
- 8:11Geez.
- 8:12And
- 8:12the
- 8:12reaction
- 8:12we
- 8:13got
- 8:13was
- 8:13not
- 8:13good.
- 8:13And
- 8:14my
- 8:14drummer
- 8:14said,
- 8:14don't
- 8:15worry,
- 8:15that
- 8:15means
- 8:15we're
- 8:15ahead
- 8:16of
- 8:16our
- 8:16time.
- 8:19Keep
- 8:20running.
- 8:22But
- 8:22you
- 8:22stayed
- 8:23at
- 8:23it
- 8:23and
- 8:23you
- 8:23had
- 8:23another.
- 8:24This
- 8:24is
- 8:24a
- 8:24really
- 8:24funny
- 8:25one.
- 8:25The
- 8:25Derelicts.
- 8:26The
- 8:26Derelicts,
- 8:27yeah.
- 8:27We
- 8:27were
- 8:28like
- 8:28a
- 8:2850s
- 8:29rock
- 8:29and
- 8:29roll
- 8:30band.
- 8:30We
- 8:30greased
- 8:30our
- 8:30hair
- 8:31back
- 8:31and
- 8:31we
- 8:31did
- 8:3250s
- 8:32rock
- 8:33and
- 8:33roll
- 8:33tunes.
- 8:34This
- 8:34is
- 8:34early
- 8:3470s.
- 8:35Yeah,
- 8:35it
- 8:35would
- 8:35have
- 8:35been
- 8:361971,
- 8:37probably.
- 8:38There's
- 8:38a
- 8:38quote
- 8:38here.
- 8:38Our
- 8:39last
- 8:39gig
- 8:39was
- 8:39a
- 8:40total
- 8:40embarrassment.
- 8:41We
- 8:41were
- 8:41too
- 8:41high
- 8:42to
- 8:42play
- 8:42our
- 8:42instruments.
- 8:43At
- 8:43least
- 8:43I
- 8:43was.
- 8:44Ironically.
- 8:45It
- 8:45was
- 8:45a
- 8:45benefit
- 8:45dance
- 8:46for
- 8:46a
- 8:46local
- 8:46anti
- 8:47drug
- 8:47youth
- 8:47group.
- 8:48Yes,
- 8:48it
- 8:48was.
- 8:49Yeah.
- 8:50It
- 8:50was
- 8:50called
- 8:50the
- 8:51Smart
- 8:51Set
- 8:51Dance.
- 8:52And
- 8:52the
- 8:52Smart
- 8:52Set
- 8:52was
- 8:53this.
- 8:53You
- 8:53know,
- 8:55I
- 8:55guess
- 8:55the
- 8:55faculty
- 8:56of
- 8:56the
- 8:56school
- 8:56decided
- 8:57to
- 8:57have
- 8:57an
- 8:57anti
- 8:58drug
- 8:58thing
- 8:58in.
- 8:59Try
- 8:59to
- 8:59attract
- 9:00kids
- 9:00to
- 9:00it.
- 9:00And
- 9:01we
- 9:01decided,
- 9:01perfect
- 9:02time
- 9:02to
- 9:02get
- 9:02high.
- 9:02So
- 9:02we
- 9:03were
- 9:03really
- 9:03loaded.
- 9:04Those
- 9:04were
- 9:04the
- 9:05times.
- 9:05Ten
- 9:05years
- 9:05before
- 9:06that,
- 9:07a
- 9:07good
- 9:07friend
- 9:07of
- 9:07ours
- 9:08who's
- 9:08been
- 9:08on
- 9:08the
- 9:08show,
- 9:08Noel
- 9:09Blank,
- 9:09who's
- 9:09Mel
- 9:09Blanc's
- 9:10son,
- 9:10Looney
- 9:11Tunes
- 9:11fame.
- 9:12Had
- 9:12an
- 9:13advertising
- 9:13business
- 9:13in
- 9:14the
- 9:1460s.
- 9:14And
- 9:14he
- 9:15was
- 9:15hired
- 9:15to
- 9:15do
- 9:15the
- 9:15first
- 9:16anti
- 9:16smoking
- 9:16campaign,
- 9:17really
- 9:18for
- 9:18cigarettes
- 9:19in
- 9:19the
- 9:2060s.
- 9:20And
- 9:21when
- 9:21they
- 9:21did
- 9:21it,
- 9:22everybody
- 9:22was
- 9:23smoking
- 9:23cigarettes.
- 9:23Everybody
- 9:24was
- 9:24chain
- 9:24smoking
- 9:24through
- 9:25the
- 9:25whole
- 9:25session.
- 9:27My
- 9:28girlfriend,
- 9:29Adele
- 9:29Abrams,
- 9:30who's
- 9:30from
- 9:31Jersey,
- 9:31by
- 9:31the
- 9:31way,
- 9:32she
- 9:32was
- 9:32working
- 9:33for
- 9:33the
- 9:33Tobacco
- 9:33Institute
- 9:34around
- 9:34that
- 9:35time.
- 9:35Promoting.
- 9:36Right.
- 9:37Her
- 9:37job
- 9:37was
- 9:37to
- 9:38promote
- 9:38tobacco.
- 9:40I
- 9:40interviewed
- 9:41the
- 9:42spokesman
- 9:42from
- 9:42the
- 9:42Tobacco
- 9:43Institute,
- 9:441976.
- 9:45They
- 9:45were
- 9:45still
- 9:45touring
- 9:46around.
- 9:46Should
- 9:47have
- 9:47been
- 9:47called
- 9:47the
- 9:47Tobacco
- 9:48Bureau
- 9:48tb.
- 9:49The
- 9:49guy
- 9:50had
- 9:50such
- 9:50a
- 9:50deep,
- 9:51smoky,
- 9:53damaged
- 9:53voice,
- 9:54but
- 9:54in
- 9:54a
- 9:54nice
- 9:54way,
- 9:55golden
- 9:55tone.
- 9:56And
- 9:56he
- 9:56was
- 9:56defending
- 9:57it.
- 9:57I
- 9:57said,
- 9:57well,
- 9:57what
- 9:57makes
- 9:58it
- 9:58you
- 9:58want
- 9:58to.
- 9:58I
- 9:59don't
- 9:59know,
- 9:59Ted,
- 9:59There
- 10:00are
- 10:00over
- 10:003,000
- 10:01chemical
- 10:02combinations
- 10:03in
- 10:03a
- 10:03cigarette.
- 10:04That's
- 10:05something
- 10:05you
- 10:05want
- 10:05to
- 10:06boast.
- 10:06Oh,
- 10:08more
- 10:08chemicals,
- 10:09please.
- 10:09Yeah.
- 10:11But
- 10:12you
- 10:12eventually
- 10:13went
- 10:13on
- 10:13your
- 10:13own
- 10:15solo
- 10:15career,
- 10:15beginning
- 10:16in
- 10:16the
- 10:16late
- 10:1680s?
- 10:17Yeah.
- 10:18Wow.
- 10:19Yeah.
- 10:19So
- 10:20you
- 10:20were
- 10:21just
- 10:21absolutely
- 10:22determined.
- 10:23Well,
- 10:23I
- 10:23mean,
- 10:23you
- 10:24know,
- 10:24like
- 10:25you
- 10:25guys,
- 10:25you
- 10:26know,
- 10:26if
- 10:26you
- 10:26don't
- 10:26do
- 10:27it,
- 10:27you'll
- 10:27die.
- 10:27Yeah.
- 10:28You
- 10:28gotta
- 10:28stay
- 10:29creative
- 10:29every
- 10:29day,
- 10:30you
- 10:30know,
- 10:30to
- 10:30live.
- 10:31A
- 10:31rat
- 10:31must
- 10:31Chew,
- 10:32as
- 10:32the
- 10:32Firestein
- 10:33Theatre
- 10:33once
- 10:34put
- 10:34it.
- 10:36One
- 10:36of
- 10:37your
- 10:37many
- 10:37albums
- 10:38is
- 10:38Rambler
- 10:3965,
- 10:40which
- 10:41you
- 10:41released
- 10:41in
- 10:4197.
- 10:42Yes.
- 10:43It
- 10:43was
- 10:43recorded
- 10:44entirely
- 10:45in
- 10:45your
- 10:45car
- 10:46in
- 10:47the
- 10:47driveway
- 10:47of
- 10:47your
- 10:47home
- 10:47in
- 10:48New
- 10:48Jersey.
- 10:49And
- 10:49it's
- 10:50considered
- 10:50to
- 10:50be
- 10:50a
- 10:51classic
- 10:51document
- 10:52of
- 10:52a
- 10:52man
- 10:52and
- 10:52his
- 10:53dream.
- 10:53You
- 10:53have
- 10:54a
- 10:54thing
- 10:54for
- 10:54Rambler
- 10:54cars?
- 10:55I
- 10:55do.
- 10:55I've
- 10:55owned
- 10:56five.
- 10:56Really?
- 10:57Yeah.
- 10:57Rambling
- 10:58Man
- 10:58I
- 10:58am.
- 10:59My
- 10:59family's
- 10:59first
- 10:59car
- 11:00was
- 11:00a
- 11:0059
- 11:00white
- 11:01Rambler
- 11:01wagon.
- 11:02Really?
- 11:02And
- 11:02I
- 11:02remember
- 11:03it
- 11:03very
- 11:03well
- 11:03because
- 11:03I
- 11:04got
- 11:04hideously
- 11:05car
- 11:05sick
- 11:05in
- 11:05it
- 11:06all
- 11:06the
- 11:06time.
- 11:07Then
- 11:07this
- 11:07album
- 11:08is
- 11:08not
- 11:08for
- 11:08you.
- 11:11You
- 11:11wanted
- 11:11to
- 11:11record
- 11:12this
- 11:12record,
- 11:13and
- 11:14somehow
- 11:14you
- 11:15were
- 11:16frustrated
- 11:17by
- 11:17the
- 11:17studio
- 11:17situation,
- 11:18the
- 11:18expensive
- 11:18studio
- 11:19situation,
- 11:19so
- 11:20you
- 11:20decided
- 11:20to
- 11:21record
- 11:21your
- 11:21album
- 11:22inside
- 11:22your
- 11:22Rambler.
- 11:23Well,
- 11:23I
- 11:23was
- 11:24in
- 11:24a
- 11:24recording
- 11:25studio,
- 11:25an
- 11:25expensive
- 11:26recording
- 11:26studio,
- 11:27and
- 11:27we
- 11:27were
- 11:28not
- 11:28getting
- 11:28good
- 11:28sounds.
- 11:29What
- 11:29was
- 11:29this?
- 11:29Back
- 11:29East?
- 11:30Yeah,
- 11:30in
- 11:30New
- 11:31York.
- 11:31And
- 11:31I.
- 11:32As
- 11:33a
- 11:33joke,
- 11:33I
- 11:33said
- 11:33I
- 11:33could
- 11:34get
- 11:34a
- 11:34better
- 11:34sound
- 11:34in
- 11:34my
- 11:35car.
- 11:36And
- 11:36everybody
- 11:36laughed.
- 11:37And
- 11:37I
- 11:37started
- 11:37thinking
- 11:38about
- 11:38it
- 11:38like,
- 11:38I
- 11:38wonder
- 11:38if
- 11:39I
- 11:39could.
- 11:40And
- 11:40then
- 11:41I
- 11:42made
- 11:42the
- 11:42mistake
- 11:42of
- 11:43telling
- 11:43people
- 11:43that
- 11:44I
- 11:44could
- 11:44make
- 11:45a
- 11:45great
- 11:45record
- 11:46in
- 11:46my
- 11:46car.
- 11:46And
- 11:46then
- 11:47they
- 11:47told
- 11:47me
- 11:47to
- 11:47prove
- 11:47it,
- 11:48so
- 11:48I
- 11:48had
- 11:48to
- 11:48prove
- 11:48it.
- 11:49And
- 11:49the
- 11:50funny
- 11:50thing
- 11:50about
- 11:50it
- 11:50was,
- 11:51I
- 11:51was
- 11:52turning
- 11:5240
- 11:52at
- 11:53the
- 11:53time,
- 11:53and
- 11:53I
- 11:53thought
- 11:54that
- 11:54I
- 11:54was
- 11:54avoiding
- 11:55a
- 11:55midlife
- 11:55crisis
- 11:56by
- 11:56doing
- 11:57this.
- 11:57And
- 11:57then
- 11:58I
- 11:58realized,
- 11:58this
- 11:58is.
- 11:59This
- 11:59is
- 11:59your
- 11:59midlife
- 12:00crisis.
- 12:00A
- 12:00midlife
- 12:01crisis.
- 12:02A
- 12:02classic
- 12:03example.
- 12:03A
- 12:03guy
- 12:04moves
- 12:04his
- 12:04entire
- 12:04studio
- 12:05into
- 12:05his
- 12:05car
- 12:06for
- 12:06weeks.
- 12:07That's
- 12:08a
- 12:08midlife
- 12:08crisis.
- 12:08Now,
- 12:09technically,
- 12:09what
- 12:09did
- 12:10you
- 12:10do?
- 12:10Did
- 12:10you
- 12:10run
- 12:10a
- 12:10wire
- 12:11from
- 12:11your.
- 12:12Your.
- 12:13Your
- 12:13basement
- 12:13into
- 12:14your
- 12:14car?
- 12:14And
- 12:15I
- 12:15moved
- 12:15all
- 12:15my
- 12:15gear
- 12:16out,
- 12:16and
- 12:16I
- 12:16just
- 12:16ran
- 12:17a
- 12:17big
- 12:17orange
- 12:18extension
- 12:18cord
- 12:19into
- 12:19the
- 12:20house.
- 12:20Right.
- 12:21And
- 12:21every
- 12:21day
- 12:21I
- 12:21would
- 12:22move.
- 12:22So
- 12:22your.
- 12:23Your
- 12:23studio
- 12:23was
- 12:24actually
- 12:24in
- 12:24your
- 12:24car?
- 12:25Yeah,
- 12:25I
- 12:25had
- 12:25a
- 12:25reel
- 12:25to
- 12:26reel.
- 12:26I
- 12:26had
- 12:26a
- 12:26speakers
- 12:27and
- 12:28an
- 12:28amplifier.
- 12:30And
- 12:30one
- 12:30thing
- 12:30I
- 12:31discovered
- 12:31that
- 12:31was
- 12:31really
- 12:31great
- 12:32is
- 12:32the
- 12:32trunk
- 12:33of
- 12:33a
- 12:33car
- 12:34is
- 12:34a
- 12:34great
- 12:34isolation
- 12:35booth.
- 12:35Yeah.
- 12:36Because
- 12:36I
- 12:36put
- 12:37my
- 12:37Fender
- 12:37Deluxe
- 12:38AMP
- 12:38in
- 12:38there
- 12:38and
- 12:38I
- 12:39closed
- 12:39the
- 12:39trunk
- 12:39and
- 12:40ran
- 12:40the
- 12:40wire.
- 12:42And
- 12:42I
- 12:42ran
- 12:42the
- 12:42wire
- 12:43through
- 12:43the
- 12:44tail
- 12:44light.
- 12:44I
- 12:45took
- 12:45the
- 12:45tail
- 12:45light
- 12:45off
- 12:45and
- 12:46ran
- 12:46the
- 12:46wire
- 12:46out,
- 12:46and
- 12:47I
- 12:47was
- 12:47able
- 12:47to
- 12:47sing
- 12:47in
- 12:48the
- 12:48car
- 12:49and
- 12:49play
- 12:50electric
- 12:50guitar
- 12:50with
- 12:51no
- 12:51bleed
- 12:51through.
- 12:51It
- 12:52was
- 12:52completely.
- 12:53And
- 12:53in
- 12:53Jersey,
- 12:54you
- 12:54were
- 12:54also
- 12:54entertaining
- 12:55the
- 12:56guy
- 12:56who
- 12:56was
- 12:56in
- 12:56the.
- 12:57Locked
- 12:57in
- 12:57the
- 12:58trunk.
- 12:58Yeah,
- 12:59exactly.
- 12:59You
- 13:00recorded
- 13:00as.
- 13:00Saying
- 13:00that
- 13:00was.
- 13:01Was
- 13:01not
- 13:01the
- 13:02smartest
- 13:02decision
- 13:02you
- 13:03ever
- 13:03made.
- 13:04It
- 13:04was
- 13:04very
- 13:04claustrophobic
- 13:05in
- 13:05there
- 13:05with
- 13:05the
- 13:05recording
- 13:06equipment.
- 13:06But
- 13:07it
- 13:07was
- 13:07a
- 13:08dare
- 13:08I
- 13:08made
- 13:08to
- 13:08myself.
- 13:09I
- 13:09had
- 13:09to
- 13:09finish.
- 13:10At
- 13:10one
- 13:10point,
- 13:10there
- 13:10was
- 13:11a
- 13:11bee
- 13:11inside
- 13:11the
- 13:12car,
- 13:12and
- 13:12I
- 13:12jumped
- 13:12out.
- 13:13And
- 13:13I
- 13:13still
- 13:13had
- 13:13my
- 13:13headphones
- 13:14on
- 13:14my
- 13:14head,
- 13:14and
- 13:14I
- 13:14dragged
- 13:15all
- 13:15the
- 13:15equipment
- 13:15out
- 13:15onto
- 13:16the
- 13:16car.
- 13:16Oh,
- 13:16geez.
- 13:18This
- 13:18is
- 13:18true.
- 13:19This
- 13:19is
- 13:19true.
- 13:21That
- 13:21was
- 13:22the
- 13:22B
- 13:22side.
- 13:23But
- 13:24again,
- 13:24you
- 13:24stuck
- 13:24with
- 13:24it.
- 13:25You
- 13:25said,
- 13:25I
- 13:25dare
- 13:26anyone
- 13:26to
- 13:26get
- 13:26a
- 13:26good
- 13:27sound
- 13:27out
- 13:27of
- 13:27a
- 13:27Lexus.
- 13:28There's
- 13:28just
- 13:28more
- 13:28metal
- 13:29in
- 13:29the
- 13:29way
- 13:29when
- 13:30they
- 13:30used
- 13:30to
- 13:31make
- 13:31them.
- 13:31Yeah.
- 13:32That's
- 13:32true.
- 13:32Wow.
- 13:33Well,
- 13:33let's
- 13:33play
- 13:33one
- 13:33of
- 13:34the
- 13:34tunes
- 13:34that
- 13:34you
- 13:34recorded.
- 13:35Yeah,
- 13:35it
- 13:35came
- 13:35out
- 13:36great.
- 13:36It
- 13:36sounds
- 13:36great.
- 13:36In
- 13:37your
- 13:37Rambler.
- 13:37This
- 13:37is
- 13:38Ben
- 13:38Vaughn
- 13:39and
- 13:39Seven
- 13:39Days
- 13:39Without
- 13:40Love.
- 13:42Seven
- 13:42days
- 13:43without
- 13:43love
- 13:44makes
- 13:45one
- 13:45week.
- 13:46A
- 13:46man
- 13:46can
- 13:47stand
- 13:47on
- 13:47his
- 13:48own
- 13:48two
- 13:48feet.
- 13:49He
- 13:49can't
- 13:50do
- 13:50his
- 13:50job,
- 13:51can't
- 13:51get
- 13:51a
- 13:52sleep.
- 13:52Seven
- 13:52days
- 13:53without
- 13:53love
- 13:54makes
- 13:54one
- 13:55week.
- 13:56The
- 13:56first
- 13:56day
- 13:57it's
- 13:57quiet
- 13:58at
- 13:58home.
- 13:59You're
- 14:00enjoying
- 14:00all
- 14:00your
- 14:01time
- 14:01alone.
- 14:02The
- 14:03second
- 14:03day
- 14:04doing
- 14:04all
- 14:05right.
- 14:06You're
- 14:06going
- 14:06out
- 14:07with
- 14:07your
- 14:07friends
- 14:08tonight.
- 14:08But
- 14:09the
- 14:09third
- 14:09day,
- 14:10well,
- 14:10that's
- 14:11something
- 14:11else.
- 14:12You're
- 14:13getting
- 14:13tired
- 14:13of
- 14:13being
- 14:14by
- 14:14yourself.
- 14:15Seven
- 14:15days
- 14:16without
- 14:16love
- 14:17makes
- 14:17one
- 14:18week.
- 14:19A
- 14:19man
- 14:19can't
- 14:20stand
- 14:20on
- 14:20his
- 14:21own
- 14:21two
- 14:21feet.
- 14:22He
- 14:22can't
- 14:23do
- 14:23his
- 14:23job,
- 14:24can't
- 14:24get
- 14:24no
- 14:25sleep.
- 14:25Seven
- 14:25days
- 14:26without
- 14:26love
- 14:27makes
- 14:27one
- 14:28week.
- 14:29The
- 14:29fourth
- 14:29day,
- 14:30same
- 14:31old
- 14:31thing.
- 14:32Sitting
- 14:32there
- 14:33waiting
- 14:33for
- 14:33that
- 14:34phone
- 14:34to
- 14:34ring.
- 14:36There's
- 14:37a
- 14:37cryin
- 14:37shame
- 14:38walking
- 14:39in
- 14:39circles.
- 14:40Calling
- 14:41out
- 14:41a
- 14:41name
- 14:41of
- 14:41the
- 14:42sex
- 14:42day.
- 14:43Well,
- 14:43there's
- 14:43no
- 14:44use
- 14:44trying.
- 14:45If
- 14:45you
- 14:45don't
- 14:46come
- 14:46back,
- 14:46you're
- 14:46gonna
- 14:47lose
- 14:47your
- 14:48mind.
- 14:48Seven
- 14:48days
- 14:49without
- 14:49love
- 14:50makes
- 14:50one
- 14:51weak.
- 14:52A
- 14:52man
- 14:52can't
- 14:53stand
- 14:53on
- 14:53his
- 14:53own
- 14:54two
- 14:54feet.
- 14:55He
- 14:55can't
- 14:55do
- 14:56his
- 14:56job,
- 14:57can't
- 14:57get
- 14:57a
- 14:57sleep.
- 14:58Seven
- 14:58days
- 14:59without
- 14:59love
- 15:00makes
- 15:00one
- 15:01weak.
- 15:02You're
- 15:02a
- 15:02nervous
- 15:03wreck.
- 15:04Ever
- 15:04since
- 15:04she
- 15:05left.
- 15:05Another
- 15:06week
- 15:06goes
- 15:06by.
- 15:07You
- 15:07think
- 15:07you're
- 15:07go
- 15:08to
- 15:08die.
- 15:27Seven
- 15:28days
- 15:28without
- 15:28love.
- 15:29Seven
- 15:29days
- 15:30without
- 15:30love.
- 15:30Seven
- 15:31days
- 15:31without
- 15:32love
- 15:33makes
- 15:33one
- 15:33weak.
- 15:34A
- 15:35man
- 15:35can
- 15:35stand
- 15:35on
- 15:36his
- 15:36own
- 15:36two
- 15:37feet.
- 15:37He
- 15:38can't
- 15:38do
- 15:38his
- 15:38job,
- 15:39can't
- 15:39get
- 15:40sleep.
- 15:40Seven
- 15:41days
- 15:41without
- 15:41love
- 15:42makes
- 15:43one
- 15:43week.
- 15:43Seven
- 15:44days.
- 15:47Seven
- 15:47days.
- 15:50Seven
- 15:50days.
- 15:54Great.
- 15:54All
- 15:55right
- 15:55then.
- 15:55Vroom,
- 15:55vroom.
- 15:56Seven
- 15:56days
- 15:56without
- 15:57love.
- 15:57How'd
- 15:57you
- 15:57get
- 15:57the
- 15:58drums
- 15:58in
- 15:58there?
- 15:58Yeah,
- 15:59how'd
- 15:59you
- 15:59get
- 15:59the
- 15:59drums
- 15:59in
- 15:59the
- 16:00Rambler?
- 16:00It's
- 16:00just
- 16:00a
- 16:00snare
- 16:01drum
- 16:01I'm
- 16:01hitting.
- 16:03There's
- 16:03no
- 16:03kick
- 16:04drum.
- 16:04The
- 16:04kick
- 16:04drum
- 16:04is
- 16:05my
- 16:05foot
- 16:05on
- 16:05the
- 16:05floor.
- 16:08Okay.
- 16:09Ben
- 16:09Vaughn.
- 16:10Yes.
- 16:10Singer,
- 16:11songwriter
- 16:12and
- 16:12radio
- 16:12person.
- 16:13Yeah.
- 16:13So
- 16:13tell.
- 16:13You
- 16:13do
- 16:13a
- 16:14radio
- 16:14show
- 16:14now?
- 16:14I
- 16:15have
- 16:15a
- 16:15syndicated
- 16:15radio
- 16:16show,
- 16:16the
- 16:16Many
- 16:16Moods
- 16:17of
- 16:17Ben
- 16:17Vaughn.
- 16:18How
- 16:18long
- 16:18has
- 16:18that
- 16:18been
- 16:18on?
- 16:19Oh,
- 16:20yeah.
- 16:20Really?
- 16:20That
- 16:21long?
- 16:2115
- 16:21years?
- 16:2220
- 16:22years.
- 16:22Oh,
- 16:22wow.
- 16:23And
- 16:23it's
- 16:23syndicated
- 16:24radio?
- 16:24Yeah,
- 16:25individually
- 16:26syndicated,
- 16:26though.
- 16:26Like,
- 16:26I
- 16:27call
- 16:27each.
- 16:27It's
- 16:28like
- 16:28Death
- 16:28of
- 16:28a
- 16:28Salesman
- 16:28the
- 16:29way
- 16:29I
- 16:29do
- 16:29it.
- 16:30I
- 16:30call
- 16:31or
- 16:31I
- 16:31email
- 16:31and
- 16:32say,
- 16:32do
- 16:32you
- 16:32have
- 16:32an
- 16:32hour?
- 16:33Yeah,
- 16:33I
- 16:33offer
- 16:33it
- 16:34for
- 16:34free
- 16:35and
- 16:35I
- 16:35have
- 16:3626
- 16:36stations
- 16:37out
- 16:37there.
- 16:37Wow,
- 16:37that's
- 16:38so
- 16:39quaint.
- 16:40It
- 16:40is.
- 16:41Yeah.
- 16:41That's
- 16:41the
- 16:42idea.
- 16:42I'm
- 16:42living
- 16:42the
- 16:43quaint
- 16:43life.
- 16:44However,
- 16:44I
- 16:45Can.
- 16:45I
- 16:45think
- 16:45it's
- 16:46great.
- 16:46Particularly
- 16:47young
- 16:47people
- 16:47are
- 16:48starting
- 16:48to
- 16:48rediscover
- 16:49radio.
- 16:49The
- 16:49most
- 16:50effective
- 16:50messaging
- 16:51is
- 16:51in
- 16:51the
- 16:52audio
- 16:52medium.
- 16:52It
- 16:53clings
- 16:53to
- 16:53people
- 16:54because
- 16:54it's
- 16:54like
- 16:54a
- 16:54personal
- 16:55experience.
- 16:56And
- 16:57I
- 16:57guess
- 16:57because
- 16:57you
- 16:58have
- 16:58to
- 16:58stimulate
- 16:58your
- 16:58visual
- 16:59imagination
- 17:00to
- 17:00comprehend
- 17:00radio
- 17:01so
- 17:01it
- 17:01just
- 17:01sticks
- 17:02a
- 17:02little
- 17:02better.
- 17:03I
- 17:03mean,
- 17:03I'm
- 17:03sure
- 17:03we
- 17:03stick
- 17:04to
- 17:04people
- 17:04pretty
- 17:04well,
- 17:05like
- 17:06super
- 17:06glue.
- 17:07So
- 17:07you're
- 17:07bicycling
- 17:09your
- 17:09show
- 17:09to
- 17:09all
- 17:10these
- 17:10different
- 17:10radio
- 17:10stations?
- 17:11Yeah.
- 17:12In
- 17:12Philadelphia,
- 17:13there
- 17:13was
- 17:13a
- 17:13guy
- 17:13named
- 17:13the
- 17:13Gator
- 17:14with
- 17:14the
- 17:14heater,
- 17:15a
- 17:15disc
- 17:15jockey,
- 17:16the
- 17:16boss
- 17:16with
- 17:16the
- 17:16hot
- 17:17sauce.
- 17:17And
- 17:17I
- 17:18studied
- 17:18under
- 17:18him,
- 17:18I
- 17:19became
- 17:19friends
- 17:19with
- 17:19him.
- 17:19He
- 17:20played
- 17:20all
- 17:20these
- 17:20crazy
- 17:20doo
- 17:21wop
- 17:21and
- 17:22hardcore
- 17:22R
- 17:22and
- 17:23B
- 17:23records.
- 17:24And
- 17:24I
- 17:24became
- 17:24friends
- 17:25with
- 17:25him
- 17:25and
- 17:25I
- 17:25would
- 17:25go
- 17:26with
- 17:26him
- 17:27and
- 17:27watch
- 17:27him
- 17:28sell
- 17:28ad
- 17:28time.
- 17:29He
- 17:29would
- 17:29buy
- 17:30time
- 17:30on
- 17:30stations,
- 17:31commercial
- 17:31stations,
- 17:32and
- 17:32then
- 17:32he
- 17:33would
- 17:33sell
- 17:33all
- 17:33the
- 17:33ads
- 17:35himself.
- 17:35And
- 17:36I
- 17:36would
- 17:36go
- 17:36with
- 17:36him
- 17:37to
- 17:37pizzerias,
- 17:37used
- 17:38car
- 17:38dealerships,
- 17:39all
- 17:39this
- 17:39stuff.
- 17:39And
- 17:39I
- 17:40just,
- 17:40I
- 17:40studied
- 17:40under
- 17:41this
- 17:41guy
- 17:41and
- 17:41I'm
- 17:41like,
- 17:41this
- 17:41is
- 17:42a
- 17:42great
- 17:42way
- 17:42to
- 17:42live.
- 17:43He
- 17:43had
- 17:43a.
- 17:43He
- 17:43had
- 17:43a
- 17:44connection
- 17:44with
- 17:44all
- 17:45these
- 17:45people,
- 17:45you
- 17:46know,
- 17:46and
- 17:46he
- 17:47was
- 17:47on
- 17:47a
- 17:47bunch
- 17:47of
- 17:47little
- 17:48stations,
- 17:49like
- 17:49a
- 17:4990
- 17:49mile
- 17:50radius,
- 17:50maybe
- 17:50five
- 17:51or
- 17:51six
- 17:51little
- 17:52stations.
- 17:53And
- 17:53he
- 17:53had
- 17:53relationships
- 17:54with
- 17:54all
- 17:54the.
- 17:55All
- 17:55the
- 17:56station
- 17:56managers
- 17:57and
- 17:57program
- 17:57directors
- 17:57and
- 17:58stuff.
- 17:58And
- 17:58I
- 17:58watched
- 17:59this
- 17:59and
- 17:59I
- 17:59thought,
- 17:59well,
- 17:59this
- 18:00is.
- 18:02Did
- 18:02he
- 18:02have
- 18:02regular
- 18:03shows
- 18:03on
- 18:03all
- 18:04these
- 18:04different
- 18:05stations?
- 18:05Really?
- 18:06He
- 18:06had
- 18:06a
- 18:06four
- 18:06hour
- 18:07show
- 18:07every
- 18:07day.
- 18:08And
- 18:08he
- 18:08played
- 18:09amazing
- 18:09stuff,
- 18:10just
- 18:10amazing
- 18:10stuff.
- 18:11So
- 18:11what
- 18:11Philadelphia
- 18:12station
- 18:12in
- 18:12Philly
- 18:13he
- 18:13was
- 18:13on?
- 18:15It
- 18:15changed
- 18:16a
- 18:16lot.
- 18:16He
- 18:16started
- 18:17on
- 18:17WCAM
- 18:18in
- 18:18Camden.
- 18:19That's
- 18:19where
- 18:20I
- 18:20first
- 18:20discovered
- 18:20him.
- 18:21On
- 18:21the
- 18:21top
- 18:21floor
- 18:21of
- 18:22City
- 18:22hall
- 18:22there
- 18:22was
- 18:22a
- 18:22radio
- 18:23station.
- 18:23And
- 18:23at
- 18:24night
- 18:24you
- 18:24would
- 18:24drive
- 18:25by
- 18:25and
- 18:25see
- 18:25the
- 18:25light
- 18:26on
- 18:26up
- 18:26there.
- 18:26How
- 18:26cool.
- 18:27Legendary
- 18:28back
- 18:28there.
- 18:29And
- 18:29so
- 18:29when
- 18:29I
- 18:29decided
- 18:30I
- 18:30wanted
- 18:30to
- 18:30do
- 18:30a
- 18:30radio
- 18:31show,
- 18:31I
- 18:31just
- 18:31copied
- 18:32the
- 18:32guy
- 18:32that
- 18:32I.
- 18:33How
- 18:33old
- 18:33were
- 18:33you
- 18:33when
- 18:33you
- 18:33did
- 18:34that,
- 18:34the
- 18:34radio
- 18:35show?
- 18:35When
- 18:35I
- 18:35was.
- 18:35I
- 18:36was
- 18:36a
- 18:36kid
- 18:36when
- 18:37I
- 18:37discovered
- 18:37him
- 18:38and
- 18:38hung
- 18:39out
- 18:39with
- 18:39him
- 18:39and
- 18:39everything,
- 18:40you
- 18:40know,
- 18:40I
- 18:40don't
- 18:40know,
- 18:4112,
- 18:4113.
- 18:42That's
- 18:42so
- 18:42funny.
- 18:42Cause
- 18:43I
- 18:43sorted
- 18:43out
- 18:44we're
- 18:44the
- 18:44same
- 18:44age.
- 18:45And
- 18:45I
- 18:45was
- 18:45in
- 18:46Delaware
- 18:46at
- 18:46the
- 18:46time.
- 18:47And
- 18:47that's
- 18:47where
- 18:47I
- 18:48got
- 18:48turned
- 18:48on
- 18:48the
- 18:48radio.
- 18:49Really.
- 18:49I
- 18:49was
- 18:49listening
- 18:49to
- 18:50local
- 18:50radio
- 18:50and
- 18:50our
- 18:51station
- 18:51was
- 18:52all
- 18:52Philadelphia.
- 18:52It
- 18:53was
- 18:53Deputy
- 18:53Fil
- 18:54Dandy
- 18:55Don
- 18:55Rose
- 18:56in
- 18:57the
- 18:57top
- 18:5710
- 18:57days.
- 18:57It
- 18:58was
- 18:58just
- 18:58an
- 18:58exciting
- 18:59time
- 18:59for
- 18:59radio
- 19:00because
- 19:00the
- 19:00hits
- 19:01would
- 19:01come
- 19:01out
- 19:01and
- 19:01they
- 19:01were
- 19:02great.
- 19:02Motown
- 19:03and
- 19:03then
- 19:04Bowie
- 19:04kind
- 19:04of
- 19:04made
- 19:04it
- 19:05famous
- 19:05with
- 19:05his
- 19:05Philadelphia
- 19:06Sound
- 19:07fame.
- 19:07The
- 19:08Funk
- 19:08record.
- 19:08Yeah,
- 19:09yeah,
- 19:09yeah.
- 19:09You
- 19:09know,
- 19:09because
- 19:09Philadelphia
- 19:10does
- 19:10have
- 19:10a
- 19:10distinct
- 19:11sound,
- 19:11does
- 19:11it
- 19:11not?
- 19:11Oh,
- 19:12completely.
- 19:12Yeah.
- 19:13Why
- 19:13isn't
- 19:13it
- 19:13better
- 19:14known?
- 19:15Or
- 19:15is
- 19:15it.
- 19:16I
- 19:16think
- 19:17it's
- 19:17pretty
- 19:17well
- 19:17known
- 19:17among
- 19:18soul
- 19:19music
- 19:19fanatics.
- 19:20Because,
- 19:20you
- 19:20know,
- 19:21Philly
- 19:21Soul.
- 19:22Yeah.
- 19:22Gamble
- 19:23and
- 19:23Huff
- 19:23and
- 19:23all
- 19:23that
- 19:23stuff.
- 19:24What
- 19:24kind
- 19:24of
- 19:24turned
- 19:24you
- 19:25on
- 19:25to
- 19:25the
- 19:25whole
- 19:25thing?
- 19:25Yeah.
- 19:26Before
- 19:26they
- 19:26were
- 19:26big,
- 19:27they
- 19:27had
- 19:28Cowboys
- 19:28to
- 19:28Girls
- 19:29by
- 19:29the
- 19:29Intruders
- 19:30Expressway
- 19:30to
- 19:30your
- 19:30heart
- 19:31by
- 19:31the
- 19:31Soul
- 19:31Survivors.
- 19:32These
- 19:33were
- 19:33the
- 19:33tunes
- 19:33we
- 19:33heard
- 19:34constantly
- 19:34in
- 19:35Philly.
- 19:35And
- 19:35Philly
- 19:36had
- 19:36two
- 19:36soul
- 19:36stations
- 19:37that
- 19:37I
- 19:37would
- 19:37listen
- 19:38to
- 19:38and
- 19:39two
- 19:39top
- 19:4040
- 19:40stations.
- 19:41And
- 19:43we
- 19:43had
- 19:43a
- 19:43country
- 19:44station,
- 19:44too,
- 19:44which
- 19:44is
- 19:44kind
- 19:45of
- 19:45weird
- 19:45for
- 19:45Philadelphia.
- 19:46It
- 19:46was
- 19:47wrcp.
- 19:48Real
- 19:48country
- 19:48power.
- 19:51So
- 19:51I
- 19:51was
- 19:51a
- 19:51radio
- 19:52fanatic.
- 19:52I
- 19:52would
- 19:52stay
- 19:53up
- 19:53all
- 19:53night
- 19:53and
- 19:53I
- 19:54would
- 19:54tune
- 19:54in
- 19:54WLS
- 19:55in
- 19:55Chicago.
- 19:55I
- 19:55could
- 19:56pick
- 19:56up
- 19:56the
- 19:56Grand
- 19:56Ole
- 19:56Opry.
- 19:58And
- 19:58then
- 19:58I
- 19:58got
- 19:58a
- 19:58hold
- 19:59of
- 19:59a
- 19:59shortwave
- 19:59radio
- 20:00and
- 20:00I
- 20:00would
- 20:00listen
- 20:00to
- 20:00Radio
- 20:01Luxembourg.
- 20:01Holy.
- 20:03I
- 20:03didn't
- 20:03sleep.
- 20:04Same
- 20:04here.
- 20:05I
- 20:05stayed
- 20:05up
- 20:05all
- 20:05night.
- 20:06Quito.
- 20:07Used
- 20:07to
- 20:07listen
- 20:07to
- 20:07Quito,
- 20:08Ecuador.
- 20:08They
- 20:09had
- 20:09a
- 20:09big
- 20:09station
- 20:09radio.
- 20:10Yeah.
- 20:10Wow.
- 20:11And
- 20:11what
- 20:11was
- 20:12the
- 20:12other
- 20:12top
- 20:1240
- 20:12in?
- 20:12It
- 20:12was
- 20:13FIL
- 20:13and
- 20:14WIBG.
- 20:15IBG.
- 20:15Yeah,
- 20:16WIBbage.
- 20:16But
- 20:17we
- 20:17could
- 20:17get
- 20:17ABC
- 20:18Radio
- 20:19from
- 20:19New
- 20:19York,
- 20:19too.
- 20:19I
- 20:20used
- 20:20to
- 20:20listen
- 20:20to
- 20:20cousin
- 20:20Bruce
- 20:20eto.
- 20:22And
- 20:22I
- 20:22would
- 20:22listen
- 20:23to
- 20:23Gene
- 20:23shepherd
- 20:23coming
- 20:24down
- 20:24from
- 20:24wor.
- 20:24That's
- 20:25what
- 20:25I
- 20:25was
- 20:25just
- 20:25going
- 20:25to
- 20:26mention
- 20:26when
- 20:27I
- 20:27discovered
- 20:27him.
- 20:27That
- 20:28changed
- 20:28everything.
- 20:28Yeah,
- 20:28that.
- 20:29That's
- 20:29what
- 20:29kept
- 20:29me
- 20:29up.
- 20:30Cause
- 20:30it
- 20:30wasn't
- 20:30about
- 20:30music,
- 20:31just
- 20:31music
- 20:31anymore.
- 20:32It
- 20:32was.
- 20:33He
- 20:33was
- 20:33a
- 20:33genius
- 20:35storytelling.
- 20:36Sounds
- 20:36like
- 20:36you
- 20:36had
- 20:36a
- 20:36dual
- 20:37love
- 20:37of
- 20:37music
- 20:37and
- 20:38radio.
- 20:39Yeah.
- 20:39So
- 20:39you
- 20:39eventually
- 20:40came
- 20:41out
- 20:41here
- 20:42to
- 20:42Los
- 20:43Angeles?
- 20:44Why?
- 20:47The
- 20:48weather,
- 20:48for
- 20:48one
- 20:49thing.
- 20:49No,
- 20:50I
- 20:50came
- 20:50out
- 20:50in
- 20:511995
- 20:53to
- 20:53do
- 20:53music
- 20:53for
- 20:54film
- 20:54and
- 20:55TV.
- 20:55Because
- 20:56what
- 20:56happened?
- 20:58When
- 20:58I
- 20:58was
- 20:58a
- 20:58kid,
- 20:59I
- 20:59decided,
- 20:59for
- 21:00whatever
- 21:00reason,
- 21:00that
- 21:00I
- 21:01wanted
- 21:01to
- 21:01be
- 21:02a
- 21:02practitioner
- 21:03of
- 21:03surf
- 21:03guitar.
- 21:05But
- 21:06this
- 21:06is
- 21:06back
- 21:06when
- 21:06surf
- 21:07guitar
- 21:07had.
- 21:08It
- 21:08was
- 21:08a
- 21:08dead
- 21:08language.
- 21:09But
- 21:09Dwayne
- 21:10Eddy.
- 21:11Yeah,
- 21:11Dwayne
- 21:11Eddy
- 21:12and
- 21:12also
- 21:12Dick
- 21:12Dale
- 21:13and
- 21:13all
- 21:13that
- 21:13stuff.
- 21:13But
- 21:14nobody
- 21:14won
- 21:14it
- 21:14in,
- 21:14like,
- 21:151970.
- 21:15So
- 21:16I
- 21:16spent
- 21:16all
- 21:17this
- 21:17time
- 21:17learning
- 21:18how
- 21:18to
- 21:18play
- 21:18surf
- 21:18guitar.
- 21:19And
- 21:19it
- 21:19became
- 21:19really
- 21:19proficient.
- 21:20But
- 21:20there
- 21:20was
- 21:20no
- 21:20market
- 21:21for
- 21:21it
- 21:21at
- 21:22all.
- 21:22You
- 21:22know,
- 21:22it
- 21:23was
- 21:23literally
- 21:23a
- 21:23dead
- 21:24language.
- 21:24Hoops.
- 21:25Yeah.
- 21:26Until
- 21:26Quentin
- 21:26Tarantino
- 21:27put
- 21:27out
- 21:28Pulp
- 21:28Fiction.
- 21:29Pulp
- 21:29Fiction.
- 21:30And
- 21:30then
- 21:30all
- 21:30of
- 21:30a
- 21:31sudden,
- 21:31I
- 21:32had
- 21:32the
- 21:32coin
- 21:32to
- 21:32the
- 21:33realm.
- 21:33Yes.
- 21:34I
- 21:34realized
- 21:35if
- 21:35I
- 21:35go
- 21:35to
- 21:35Hollywood
- 21:36now,
- 21:36this
- 21:37is
- 21:37my
- 21:37only
- 21:37chance
- 21:38to
- 21:38be
- 21:38relevant,
- 21:39interesting.
- 21:40Because
- 21:40I
- 21:40know
- 21:40how
- 21:40to
- 21:41play
- 21:41this
- 21:41stuff.
- 21:41And
- 21:41I
- 21:41can
- 21:42write
- 21:42in
- 21:43that
- 21:43style,
- 21:43too.
- 21:44And
- 21:44I
- 21:45landed
- 21:45here,
- 21:45and
- 21:45everything
- 21:46happened
- 21:46really
- 21:46fast.
- 21:47Cause
- 21:48everybody
- 21:48wanted
- 21:49that
- 21:50edge.
- 21:50And
- 21:50you
- 21:50came
- 21:51out
- 21:51relatively
- 21:52late
- 21:52in
- 21:52life
- 21:52for
- 21:53people
- 21:53who
- 21:53come
- 21:53out
- 21:53to
- 21:54Hollywood
- 21:54to
- 21:54make
- 21:54it
- 21:54right.
- 21:55I
- 21:55thought
- 21:55you
- 21:55meant
- 21:56came
- 21:56out.
- 21:57Well,
- 21:58actually,
- 21:58today
- 21:58is
- 21:59the
- 21:59day,
- 21:59ladies
- 21:59and
- 21:59gentlemen.
- 22:00Well,
- 22:00we
- 22:00have
- 22:0015
- 22:00more
- 22:01minutes.
- 22:01Actually,
- 22:02one
- 22:02of
- 22:03the
- 22:03gifts
- 22:03for
- 22:03the
- 22:04pledge
- 22:04drive
- 22:04is
- 22:04a
- 22:05date
- 22:05with
- 22:05me.
- 22:05Ooh.
- 22:07How
- 22:07can
- 22:07you
- 22:08put
- 22:08a
- 22:08price
- 22:08on
- 22:08that?
- 22:12You
- 22:13didn't
- 22:13come
- 22:13out
- 22:13in
- 22:13la.
- 22:13You
- 22:14came
- 22:14out
- 22:14to
- 22:14la.
- 22:15I
- 22:15just
- 22:15did.
- 22:16And
- 22:16the
- 22:16third
- 22:16Rock
- 22:17from
- 22:17the
- 22:17sun
- 22:18had
- 22:18that
- 22:19sound.
- 22:19And
- 22:19is
- 22:20that
- 22:20kind
- 22:20of
- 22:20how
- 22:20connected?
- 22:21Yep.
- 22:22Wow.
- 22:23Interesting.
- 22:23Yeah,
- 22:24everybody
- 22:24wanted
- 22:24that
- 22:25sound.
- 22:25And
- 22:25I
- 22:25landed
- 22:26in
- 22:26town.
- 22:26Like,
- 22:27the
- 22:27right
- 22:27week
- 22:28isn't
- 22:29sweet.
- 22:29Yeah,
- 22:29the
- 22:30timing
- 22:30was
- 22:30amazing.
- 22:31And
- 22:31you
- 22:31came
- 22:31out
- 22:32to
- 22:32Santa
- 22:32Monica.
- 22:32Yeah,
- 22:33same
- 22:33here.
- 22:34Boy,
- 22:34did
- 22:34we
- 22:34luck
- 22:35out.
- 22:35Yeah,
- 22:35I
- 22:36just
- 22:36kept
- 22:36driving
- 22:36until
- 22:37there
- 22:37was
- 22:37no
- 22:37land
- 22:38left.
- 22:38Yeah,
- 22:39right.
- 22:39I
- 22:39was
- 22:39either
- 22:40gonna
- 22:40drive
- 22:40into
- 22:40the
- 22:40ocean
- 22:41or
- 22:41get
- 22:41an
- 22:41apartment,
- 22:42so
- 22:42I
- 22:42got
- 22:43an
- 22:43apartment.
- 22:44You
- 22:44scored
- 22:45several
- 22:45films.
- 22:46Psycho
- 22:46Beach
- 22:46Party.
- 22:47What
- 22:47the
- 22:47heck's
- 22:48that
- 22:48about?
- 22:48Oh,
- 22:49it's
- 22:49a.
- 22:49It's
- 22:49a
- 22:49great
- 22:50film.
- 22:50It's
- 22:50a
- 22:50parody
- 22:51of
- 22:51the
- 22:51Frankie
- 22:52and
- 22:52Annette
- 22:53films.
- 22:53I
- 22:53like
- 22:53that
- 22:54film.
- 22:54Yeah.
- 22:54Oh,
- 22:54wow.
- 22:55Okay.
- 22:55Are
- 22:56you
- 22:56in
- 22:56it?
- 22:56Are
- 22:56you
- 22:56in
- 22:56that
- 22:57movie?
- 22:59I
- 22:59wouldn't
- 22:59be
- 22:59surprised.
- 23:00Not
- 23:00that
- 23:01one.
- 23:02And
- 23:02the
- 23:02independent?
- 23:04Yep.
- 23:04Scorpion
- 23:05Springs
- 23:06featuring
- 23:07Phil
- 23:07Proctor.
- 23:08Phil
- 23:08Proctor
- 23:09Peterson.
- 23:10Wow.
- 23:10And
- 23:10then
- 23:10you
- 23:11got
- 23:11into
- 23:11producing
- 23:12as
- 23:12well.
- 23:12Lost
- 23:13Straitjackets.
- 23:14How
- 23:14did
- 23:14that
- 23:15happen?
- 23:15It
- 23:16sounds
- 23:16like
- 23:16you
- 23:16just
- 23:16came
- 23:16out
- 23:16here
- 23:17and
- 23:17you
- 23:17just
- 23:17met
- 23:17a
- 23:17lot
- 23:17of
- 23:18people.
- 23:18Well,
- 23:19I
- 23:19was
- 23:19a
- 23:19record
- 23:19producer
- 23:20before
- 23:20I
- 23:20came
- 23:20here.
- 23:21That
- 23:21was
- 23:21what
- 23:22I
- 23:22was
- 23:22doing,
- 23:22kind
- 23:23of
- 23:23what
- 23:23I
- 23:23was
- 23:23known
- 23:23for.
- 23:24And
- 23:24that
- 23:24was
- 23:25one
- 23:25of
- 23:25those
- 23:25things
- 23:25where
- 23:25I
- 23:26just
- 23:26started
- 23:26telling
- 23:26people
- 23:26that
- 23:27I
- 23:27was
- 23:27a
- 23:27record
- 23:27producer
- 23:28because
- 23:28no
- 23:28one
- 23:28could
- 23:29define
- 23:29what
- 23:29the
- 23:30job
- 23:30is.
- 23:30Yeah,
- 23:31yeah,
- 23:31yeah.
- 23:31You
- 23:31know,
- 23:31it's
- 23:31like
- 23:31being
- 23:32a
- 23:32film
- 23:32producer.
- 23:33You
- 23:33can
- 23:33get
- 23:33a
- 23:34card
- 23:34printed
- 23:34up
- 23:34and
- 23:34hand
- 23:35it
- 23:35to
- 23:35somebody
- 23:35and
- 23:36enough
- 23:37people
- 23:37will
- 23:37believe
- 23:37you
- 23:37and
- 23:38hire
- 23:38you.
- 23:40It
- 23:41worked
- 23:41for
- 23:41abstract
- 23:41Hollywood
- 23:42personifies
- 23:43reinvention.
- 23:44It
- 23:44does.
- 23:45You
- 23:45can
- 23:45come
- 23:45out
- 23:45and
- 23:45do
- 23:45whatever
- 23:46you
- 23:46think
- 23:47you
- 23:47can
- 23:47do.
- 23:47Yeah,
- 23:48I
- 23:48came
- 23:48out.
- 23:48I
- 23:48became
- 23:48a
- 23:49film
- 23:49and
- 23:49TV
- 23:50composer
- 23:51here.
- 23:52And
- 23:52I
- 23:52wasn't.
- 23:52No
- 23:53one
- 23:53called
- 23:53me
- 23:53that
- 23:53before
- 23:54I
- 23:54came
- 23:54here.
- 23:54Were
- 23:55you
- 23:55working
- 23:55in
- 23:55Philly
- 23:55or.
- 23:56Yeah.
- 23:56So
- 23:57you.
- 23:57Did
- 23:57you
- 23:57ever
- 23:57spend
- 23:57time
- 23:57in
- 23:58New
- 23:58York?
- 23:58Oh,
- 23:58yeah,
- 23:59a
- 23:59lot
- 23:59of
- 23:59time.
- 23:59So
- 23:59you
- 23:59were
- 23:59working
- 24:00New
- 24:00York
- 24:00and
- 24:00then
- 24:01were
- 24:01your
- 24:01folks
- 24:01musically
- 24:02inclined?
- 24:03No,
- 24:03no.
- 24:04Really?
- 24:04No,
- 24:05I
- 24:05discovered
- 24:06it
- 24:06all
- 24:06on
- 24:06my
- 24:06own.
- 24:06And
- 24:07are
- 24:07you
- 24:07a
- 24:07single
- 24:07kid
- 24:08or.
- 24:09Two
- 24:09brothers.
- 24:10Two
- 24:10older
- 24:10brothers.
- 24:10Are
- 24:11they
- 24:11into
- 24:11music
- 24:11too?
- 24:12Into
- 24:12it,
- 24:12but
- 24:13didn't
- 24:13play.
- 24:14Huh.
- 24:14I
- 24:14have
- 24:14no
- 24:14idea
- 24:15where
- 24:15it
- 24:15came
- 24:15from.
- 24:16Wow.
- 24:17Radio.
- 24:18Well,
- 24:18yeah,
- 24:18definitely
- 24:19yeah,
- 24:19definitely.
- 24:20No,
- 24:20but
- 24:20the
- 24:21talent,
- 24:21that's
- 24:22from
- 24:23God.
- 24:23So
- 24:24you.
- 24:24You
- 24:24still
- 24:24playing
- 24:25in
- 24:25your.
- 24:25And
- 24:25you
- 24:26do
- 24:26tour
- 24:26occasionally?
- 24:27I
- 24:28do.
- 24:28I'm
- 24:28popular
- 24:29in
- 24:29Spain.
- 24:30Ah.
- 24:30Which
- 24:31is
- 24:31a
- 24:31great
- 24:31place
- 24:32to
- 24:32be
- 24:32popular
- 24:33all
- 24:33through.
- 24:34Throughout
- 24:34this
- 24:34country
- 24:35or
- 24:35region.
- 24:36Yeah,
- 24:36so
- 24:37I
- 24:37go
- 24:37over
- 24:37there
- 24:37and
- 24:37play
- 24:38France.
- 24:39My
- 24:39records
- 24:40did
- 24:40really
- 24:40well
- 24:41in
- 24:41Europe
- 24:41in
- 24:41the
- 24:4180s.
- 24:42So
- 24:42you're
- 24:43the
- 24:43Bad
- 24:43Bunny
- 24:43of
- 24:44Spain.
- 24:45Yes,
- 24:45that's
- 24:46true.
- 24:46I
- 24:46sing
- 24:46in
- 24:46English.
- 24:47Right.
- 24:47Yeah,
- 24:48not
- 24:49a
- 24:49problem
- 24:49there.
- 24:49You're
- 24:50probably
- 24:50not
- 24:50being
- 24:50attacked
- 24:50by
- 24:51rednecks.
- 24:52No,
- 24:54I
- 24:55never
- 24:55saw
- 24:55one
- 24:55redneck
- 24:56in
- 24:56Spain.
- 24:56There's
- 24:57a
- 24:57lot
- 24:57of
- 24:57hot
- 24:57sun
- 24:58there,
- 24:58though,
- 24:58I
- 24:59gotta
- 24:59tell
- 24:59you.
- 25:01So
- 25:02you're
- 25:02the
- 25:02Jerry
- 25:02Lewis
- 25:03of.
- 25:04I
- 25:05have
- 25:05a
- 25:05song
- 25:05called
- 25:05Jerry
- 25:06Lewis
- 25:06in
- 25:06France.
- 25:07You
- 25:07do?
- 25:07Which
- 25:08is
- 25:08about
- 25:08being
- 25:08appreciated.
- 25:09It's
- 25:09a
- 25:09love
- 25:09song.
- 25:10Like,
- 25:10you
- 25:10can't
- 25:11be
- 25:11more
- 25:11appreciated
- 25:11than
- 25:12Jerry
- 25:12Lewis
- 25:13was
- 25:13in
- 25:13France.
- 25:14You
- 25:14know,
- 25:15he
- 25:15was
- 25:15a
- 25:15genius
- 25:16there.
- 25:16Although
- 25:17I
- 25:17heard
- 25:17a
- 25:17funny
- 25:18story
- 25:18that
- 25:18when
- 25:18he
- 25:19was
- 25:19invited
- 25:19over
- 25:20to
- 25:20get
- 25:20his
- 25:21Les
- 25:21Genneur,
- 25:22his
- 25:23special
- 25:25national
- 25:25award
- 25:26for
- 25:26being
- 25:26a
- 25:27cultural
- 25:27favorite,
- 25:28when
- 25:28he
- 25:29got
- 25:29up
- 25:29to
- 25:29speak,
- 25:30people
- 25:31were
- 25:31disappointed
- 25:32because
- 25:33the
- 25:33voice
- 25:33that
- 25:34came
- 25:34out
- 25:34of
- 25:34him
- 25:35was
- 25:35not
- 25:35the
- 25:36voice
- 25:36of
- 25:36the
- 25:37overdubbed.
- 25:38Oh,
- 25:38yeah,
- 25:38yeah.
- 25:39Jerry
- 25:40Lewis,
- 25:40huh?
- 25:41The
- 25:41French
- 25:42guy
- 25:42who
- 25:42did
- 25:42it,
- 25:42you
- 25:43know.
- 25:44You
- 25:44got
- 25:44it.
- 25:45Yeah,
- 25:45yeah.
- 25:46That's
- 25:46the
- 25:46story
- 25:46I
- 25:46heard
- 25:47that
- 25:47didn't
- 25:47make
- 25:47sense.
- 25:47I
- 25:48thought
- 25:48it
- 25:48was
- 25:48always
- 25:48incongruous,
- 25:49because
- 25:49I
- 25:49would.
- 25:50When
- 25:50I
- 25:50was
- 25:50a
- 25:50kid,
- 25:50I
- 25:50read
- 25:51his
- 25:51book
- 25:51about
- 25:51filmmaking.
- 25:52I
- 25:52love
- 25:52that
- 25:53book.
- 25:53Yeah,
- 25:53I
- 25:54love
- 25:54that
- 25:54book.
- 25:54There's
- 25:55one
- 25:55moment
- 25:55where
- 25:55he
- 25:55says,
- 25:56I
- 25:56love
- 25:5735
- 25:58millimeter
- 25:58film
- 25:58so
- 25:59much.
- 25:59When
- 26:00no
- 26:00one's
- 26:00looking,
- 26:00I
- 26:01lick
- 26:01the
- 26:01emotion.
- 26:04I
- 26:04love
- 26:04that
- 26:04book.
- 26:05And
- 26:05I
- 26:06have
- 26:06a
- 26:06book
- 26:07that
- 26:07he
- 26:07signed
- 26:08over
- 26:08to
- 26:08me
- 26:08because
- 26:08I
- 26:08got
- 26:09to
- 26:09work
- 26:09with
- 26:09him
- 26:09a
- 26:09couple
- 26:09of
- 26:10times,
- 26:10which
- 26:11is
- 26:11a
- 26:11French
- 26:11book,
- 26:12a
- 26:12study
- 26:13of
- 26:13all
- 26:13of
- 26:13his
- 26:14films
- 26:15by,
- 26:15you
- 26:15know,
- 26:15a
- 26:16great
- 26:16French
- 26:16critic
- 26:17and
- 26:17everything.
- 26:17And
- 26:17it's.
- 26:17That's
- 26:18why.
- 26:18Why
- 26:19Jerry
- 26:19Lewis
- 26:19and
- 26:20France?
- 26:21Well,
- 26:21they
- 26:22love,
- 26:22you
- 26:22know,
- 26:22Chaplin,
- 26:23they
- 26:23love
- 26:23Pratt
- 26:23Falls.
- 26:24Physical
- 26:24comedy.
- 26:25It's
- 26:25the
- 26:25art
- 26:25of
- 26:25it,
- 26:26too.
- 26:26Jacques.
- 26:27Jacques.
- 26:27Tati.
- 26:28Tati.
- 26:29Another
- 26:29person.
- 26:29I
- 26:29had
- 26:30that.
- 26:30And
- 26:30I
- 26:30also
- 26:30think,
- 26:31you
- 26:31know,
- 26:31maybe
- 26:31they
- 26:32get
- 26:32a
- 26:32kick
- 26:32out
- 26:32of
- 26:32thinking
- 26:33all
- 26:33Americans
- 26:33are
- 26:34idiots,
- 26:34too.
- 26:35I
- 26:35have
- 26:35something
- 26:35to
- 26:36say
- 26:36about
- 26:36the
- 26:36Fireside
- 26:37Theater.
- 26:37That
- 26:37first
- 26:38album.
- 26:38Yeah.
- 26:39Waiting
- 26:39for
- 26:39the
- 26:39Electrician.
- 26:40Yep.
- 26:41That
- 26:41first
- 26:42track
- 26:42on
- 26:42there
- 26:42explains
- 26:43the
- 26:43founding
- 26:44of
- 26:44America
- 26:44better
- 26:45than
- 26:45any
- 26:45history
- 26:46book.
- 26:46God
- 26:47bless.
- 26:47Vespucci
- 26:48Lamb.
- 26:49It
- 26:49is
- 26:50so
- 26:50great.
- 26:50Oh,
- 26:51thanks.
- 26:51It
- 26:51is
- 26:51so
- 26:52great.
- 26:52I
- 26:52loved
- 26:53it
- 26:53then
- 26:53and
- 26:53I
- 26:53listened
- 26:54to
- 26:54it
- 26:54again
- 26:54again
- 26:54now
- 26:55before
- 26:55I
- 26:55came
- 26:55over.
- 26:55And
- 26:56I
- 26:56was
- 26:56like,
- 26:56it
- 26:56still
- 26:56holds.
- 26:57That
- 26:57is
- 26:57really,
- 26:58really
- 26:58everything
- 26:58you
- 26:59need
- 26:59to
- 26:59know
- 27:00about
- 27:00the
- 27:00founding
- 27:01of
- 27:01of
- 27:01the
- 27:01west
- 27:02is
- 27:03in
- 27:03that
- 27:03first
- 27:03track,
- 27:03civilization.
- 27:06And
- 27:07you
- 27:07know,
- 27:07the
- 27:07music
- 27:07that
- 27:08was
- 27:08supplied
- 27:08on
- 27:08that
- 27:09album
- 27:09through
- 27:10Jimmy
- 27:10Gwercio
- 27:11was
- 27:12the
- 27:12Wrecking
- 27:13Crew
- 27:14and
- 27:14Glenn
- 27:15Campbell
- 27:15plays
- 27:15on
- 27:16that
- 27:16album.
- 27:16I
- 27:16was
- 27:17wondering
- 27:17about
- 27:17that
- 27:17because
- 27:17the
- 27:18music
- 27:18is
- 27:18really
- 27:18good.
- 27:19Yeah,
- 27:20they
- 27:20do.
- 27:20We.
- 27:20We
- 27:20walked
- 27:21into
- 27:21the
- 27:21studio
- 27:21and
- 27:21there's
- 27:22this
- 27:22band
- 27:23ready
- 27:24to.
- 27:24To
- 27:24do
- 27:25our
- 27:25stuff.
- 27:25I
- 27:25mean,
- 27:26it
- 27:26was.
- 27:26Oh,
- 27:27I
- 27:27tell
- 27:27you.
- 27:27You're
- 27:28listening
- 27:28to
- 27:28Phil
- 27:28and
- 27:28Ted's
- 27:29Sexy
- 27:29Boomer
- 27:29show.
- 27:30He's
- 27:30Phil
- 27:30Proctor.
- 27:31I
- 27:31am.
- 27:32And
- 27:32I'm
- 27:32Ted
- 27:32Bonnitt.
- 27:33And
- 27:33our
- 27:33guest
- 27:33is
- 27:34Ben
- 27:34Vaughn.
- 27:34And
- 27:35that's
- 27:35true
- 27:35too.
- 27:36You
- 27:36do
- 27:36a
- 27:36podcast
- 27:37as
- 27:37well?
- 27:37I
- 27:38do.
- 27:38What's
- 27:38that
- 27:38about?
- 27:39It's
- 27:39called
- 27:39Straight
- 27:40from
- 27:40the
- 27:40Hat.
- 27:40And
- 27:41my
- 27:41co
- 27:41host
- 27:42is
- 27:42Laura
- 27:42Pocadello.
- 27:43She
- 27:43runs
- 27:44Sun
- 27:44Records
- 27:44down
- 27:45in
- 27:45Nashville.
- 27:45Yeah.
- 27:46And
- 27:47she
- 27:48is
- 27:48a
- 27:49younger
- 27:49person,
- 27:50but
- 27:50she
- 27:50loves
- 27:51older
- 27:51music
- 27:52and
- 27:52her
- 27:52record
- 27:52collection
- 27:53is
- 27:53immense.
- 27:55And
- 27:55I've
- 27:55worked
- 27:55with
- 27:56a
- 27:56lot
- 27:56of
- 27:56the
- 27:56people
- 27:56in
- 27:57her
- 27:57record
- 27:57collection.
- 27:57We
- 27:58worked
- 27:58on
- 27:58a
- 27:59project
- 27:59together
- 27:59and
- 28:00we
- 28:00got
- 28:00to
- 28:00talking
- 28:00and
- 28:01we
- 28:01both
- 28:01realized
- 28:02pretty
- 28:02quickly
- 28:02that
- 28:03we
- 28:03were
- 28:03both
- 28:03Sonny
- 28:04Bono
- 28:04fanatics
- 28:05and
- 28:06not
- 28:06ironic
- 28:08Sonny
- 28:08Bono
- 28:09fanatics.
- 28:09We
- 28:09really,
- 28:10you
- 28:10know,
- 28:11his
- 28:11career,
- 28:11even
- 28:12before
- 28:12Sonny
- 28:12and
- 28:12Schar,
- 28:13he
- 28:13had
- 28:13at
- 28:13least
- 28:1310
- 28:13years
- 28:14of
- 28:14working
- 28:14with
- 28:14Phil
- 28:15Spector
- 28:16and
- 28:16producing
- 28:17for
- 28:17specialty
- 28:17records,
- 28:18a
- 28:18lot
- 28:18of
- 28:18R
- 28:18and
- 28:18B
- 28:18stuff.
- 28:19You
- 28:19know,
- 28:19he
- 28:20career
- 28:20before
- 28:20that.
- 28:21He
- 28:21lived
- 28:21on
- 28:21my
- 28:21street,
- 28:22by
- 28:22the
- 28:22way.
- 28:22Did
- 28:23he
- 28:23really?
- 28:23Yes,
- 28:24really.
- 28:24And
- 28:24Margaret,
- 28:25Elvis
- 28:26has
- 28:26been
- 28:26on
- 28:26our
- 28:27street
- 28:28and.
- 28:28And
- 28:28he
- 28:28lived
- 28:29up
- 28:29at
- 28:29the
- 28:29top
- 28:29of
- 28:30our
- 28:30street
- 28:30in
- 28:30Benedict
- 28:31Canyon.
- 28:31When
- 28:32I
- 28:32met
- 28:32Ben
- 28:33and
- 28:33I
- 28:33said,
- 28:33you
- 28:33should
- 28:33come
- 28:34on
- 28:34our
- 28:34radio
- 28:34show,
- 28:34he
- 28:34said,
- 28:35yeah,
- 28:35because
- 28:35I'd
- 28:35like
- 28:35to
- 28:35talk
- 28:36about
- 28:36the
- 28:36Sonny
- 28:37Bono
- 28:37murder
- 28:37mystery.
- 28:38Ah,
- 28:40what?
- 28:43I
- 28:43said,
- 28:43really?
- 28:44He
- 28:44goes,
- 28:44yeah,
- 28:44I
- 28:44know
- 28:44everything
- 28:45about
- 28:45Sonny
- 28:45Bono.
- 28:46I
- 28:46said,
- 28:46murder
- 28:47mystery.
- 28:47Oh,
- 28:47do
- 28:47tell.
- 28:48I
- 28:48can't
- 28:49really
- 28:49say
- 28:49too
- 28:50much
- 28:50other
- 28:50than
- 28:51the
- 28:51going.
- 28:55The
- 28:55going
- 28:55information
- 28:56was
- 28:56that
- 28:56he
- 28:57was
- 28:57addicted
- 28:57to
- 28:57painkillers
- 28:58and
- 28:59was
- 28:59a
- 29:00wild
- 29:00skier
- 29:00because
- 29:01of
- 29:01it.
- 29:01And
- 29:01that's
- 29:01what
- 29:02Mary
- 29:02Bono
- 29:02said.
- 29:03And
- 29:03even
- 29:03Scher
- 29:03chimed
- 29:04in
- 29:04and
- 29:04said,
- 29:04oh,
- 29:04yeah.
- 29:05But
- 29:05the
- 29:05toxicology
- 29:06report
- 29:06showed
- 29:07no
- 29:07drugs.
- 29:08So
- 29:08you
- 29:09think
- 29:09a
- 29:09tree
- 29:09reached
- 29:10out
- 29:10and
- 29:10killed
- 29:10him?
- 29:11You
- 29:11know,
- 29:11he
- 29:12was
- 29:12a
- 29:12congressman.
- 29:13Yeah.
- 29:14And
- 29:14he
- 29:14might
- 29:14have
- 29:14been
- 29:14uncovering
- 29:15something
- 29:15that
- 29:16didn't,
- 29:16you
- 29:16know,
- 29:16that
- 29:16people
- 29:17didn't
- 29:17want
- 29:17uncovered.
- 29:18Huh.
- 29:19So
- 29:20a
- 29:20secret
- 29:21branch
- 29:22of
- 29:22the
- 29:22government
- 29:23got
- 29:23him.
- 29:24Now
- 29:24he's
- 29:24in
- 29:24the
- 29:25trunk.
- 29:27Where's
- 29:28my
- 29:28rim
- 29:28shot?
- 29:29Premise
- 29:30of
- 29:30the
- 29:30podcast
- 29:31is
- 29:32she
- 29:32pulls
- 29:32a
- 29:32name
- 29:33out
- 29:33of
- 29:33a
- 29:33hat
- 29:33and
- 29:34your
- 29:34challenge
- 29:34is
- 29:35to
- 29:35tell
- 29:35us.
- 29:35Yeah.
- 29:35With
- 29:36no
- 29:36preparation.
- 29:36Kind
- 29:37of
- 29:37like
- 29:37what
- 29:37you
- 29:37guys?
- 29:37Any
- 29:38kind
- 29:38of
- 29:38a
- 29:38name,
- 29:38you
- 29:39mean?
- 29:40Well,
- 29:40she
- 29:40Pulled
- 29:40out,
- 29:41you
- 29:41know,
- 29:42Lynyrd
- 29:42Skynyrd.
- 29:43And
- 29:43it
- 29:43turns
- 29:43out
- 29:43I,
- 29:43you
- 29:44know,
- 29:44I
- 29:44played
- 29:44harmonica
- 29:45with
- 29:45them
- 29:45on
- 29:45stage
- 29:45in
- 29:46front
- 29:46of
- 29:4620,000
- 29:46people.
- 29:47Really?
- 29:48Wow.
- 29:48How
- 29:48was
- 29:48that?
- 29:49It
- 29:49was
- 29:50weird.
- 29:51Yeah.
- 29:51Was
- 29:51it?
- 29:52It
- 29:52was
- 29:52like
- 29:52being
- 29:52in
- 29:52a
- 29:52movie.
- 29:53You
- 29:53know,
- 29:53when
- 29:53you're
- 29:53on
- 29:53a
- 29:54stage
- 29:55that.
- 29:55With
- 29:56an
- 29:56audience
- 29:56that
- 29:56large.
- 29:57What
- 29:57was
- 29:57that?
- 29:57What
- 29:57was
- 29:57that?
- 29:58That
- 29:58was
- 29:58our
- 29:58audience.
- 29:59Are
- 29:59the
- 29:59aliens
- 29:59here?
- 30:01Okay.
- 30:01So
- 30:02it
- 30:02was
- 30:02Leonard
- 30:02Skynyrd.
- 30:03And
- 30:03she
- 30:03also
- 30:04pulled
- 30:04out.
- 30:04Well,
- 30:05Sonny
- 30:05Bono,
- 30:06you
- 30:06know,
- 30:06shows
- 30:06up,
- 30:07but
- 30:07she
- 30:07wrote
- 30:07down
- 30:08all
- 30:08these
- 30:08names.
- 30:08And
- 30:09it's
- 30:09really
- 30:11like.
- 30:11I
- 30:11threw
- 30:12some
- 30:12names
- 30:12in,
- 30:12too,
- 30:13but
- 30:13we
- 30:13don't
- 30:14know
- 30:14what's
- 30:14coming
- 30:14out.
- 30:14Yeah,
- 30:15that's
- 30:15cool.
- 30:15And
- 30:16then
- 30:16I
- 30:16just.
- 30:17With.
- 30:17No,
- 30:18I'm.
- 30:19Pull
- 30:19a
- 30:19name
- 30:19out.
- 30:20Okay.
- 30:20Frank
- 30:21Zappa.
- 30:21Frank
- 30:22Zappa.
- 30:22I
- 30:23met
- 30:23him
- 30:23in
- 30:231970.
- 30:25Mother's
- 30:25Day.
- 30:26Oh,
- 30:26perfect.
- 30:27Perfect.
- 30:28They
- 30:28did
- 30:28a
- 30:28Mother's
- 30:29Day
- 30:29concert
- 30:29in
- 30:30Philadelphia.
- 30:30And
- 30:30a
- 30:31friend
- 30:31of
- 30:31mine,
- 30:31I
- 30:32loved
- 30:32the
- 30:32Rubin
- 30:32and
- 30:32the
- 30:32jets
- 30:33out.
- 30:33Because
- 30:33I
- 30:33love
- 30:34doo
- 30:34wop.
- 30:35That
- 30:35record
- 30:35was
- 30:35so
- 30:36good,
- 30:36and
- 30:37it
- 30:37was
- 30:37my
- 30:37favorite
- 30:37Mothers
- 30:38album.
- 30:39I
- 30:39maybe
- 30:39didn't
- 30:40like
- 30:40the
- 30:40Mothers
- 30:40as
- 30:40much
- 30:41as
- 30:41I
- 30:41liked
- 30:41Ruben
- 30:41and
- 30:42the
- 30:42Jets.
- 30:43So
- 30:43we
- 30:43went
- 30:43to
- 30:43see
- 30:44Frank
- 30:44Zappa.
- 30:44And
- 30:44afterwards,
- 30:45my
- 30:45friend
- 30:45said,
- 30:45we're
- 30:46gonna
- 30:46hang
- 30:46by
- 30:46the
- 30:46stage
- 30:46door
- 30:47and
- 30:47we're
- 30:47gonna
- 30:47meet
- 30:47him.
- 30:48And
- 30:48I
- 30:49was
- 30:49like,
- 30:50we're
- 30:50never
- 30:50gonna
- 30:50meet
- 30:51him.
- 30:51Yeah.
- 30:51But
- 30:51we
- 30:52hung
- 30:52out.
- 30:52And
- 30:52he
- 30:52said,
- 30:52don't
- 30:53worry,
- 30:53I'll
- 30:53do
- 30:53all
- 30:53the
- 30:53talking.
- 30:54And
- 30:54I
- 30:54said,
- 30:54okay.
- 30:55So
- 30:55we're
- 30:55waiting,
- 30:55and
- 30:55all
- 30:56of
- 30:56a
- 30:56sudden,
- 30:56Frank
- 30:56comes
- 30:56out.
- 30:57I
- 30:57don't
- 30:57know
- 30:57if
- 30:57you've
- 30:58probably
- 30:58met
- 30:58Frank
- 30:58Zappa.
- 31:00Striking
- 31:00man.
- 31:01Like,
- 31:01just
- 31:01his
- 31:02presence
- 31:02is,
- 31:03like,
- 31:03tall.
- 31:04Something's
- 31:05going
- 31:05on.
- 31:05Very
- 31:05commanding
- 31:06and
- 31:06almost
- 31:06like
- 31:07a
- 31:07predator.
- 31:07Yes.
- 31:08Very
- 31:08intense
- 31:09stare.
- 31:09Very
- 31:10intense
- 31:10person.
- 31:11And
- 31:11my
- 31:11friend
- 31:12all
- 31:12of
- 31:12a
- 31:12sudden
- 31:12couldn't
- 31:12talk,
- 31:13so
- 31:13I
- 31:13had
- 31:13to
- 31:13do
- 31:13all
- 31:13the
- 31:14talking.
- 31:15I
- 31:15told
- 31:15him
- 31:15how
- 31:15much
- 31:16I
- 31:16loved
- 31:16Ruben
- 31:16and
- 31:16the
- 31:16jets
- 31:17and
- 31:17how
- 31:17much
- 31:17I
- 31:17love
- 31:17doo
- 31:18Wop.
- 31:18And
- 31:18then
- 31:18he
- 31:18asked
- 31:19me
- 31:19if
- 31:19there's
- 31:19a
- 31:19record
- 31:20store
- 31:20in
- 31:20Philadelphia
- 31:21where
- 31:21he
- 31:21could
- 31:21buy
- 31:21doo
- 31:21wop
- 31:22records.
- 31:22So
- 31:22I
- 31:22directed
- 31:23him.
- 31:24So
- 31:24we
- 31:24were.
- 31:24It
- 31:25was
- 31:25great
- 31:25for
- 31:25making.
- 31:26I
- 31:26was
- 31:26like
- 31:2715
- 31:27years
- 31:27old.
- 31:28Oh,
- 31:28wow.
- 31:29And
- 31:29everybody
- 31:30told
- 31:30me
- 31:30I
- 31:30was
- 31:30too
- 31:30weird.
- 31:31And
- 31:31then
- 31:31I
- 31:32met
- 31:32the
- 31:32weirdest
- 31:32guy,
- 31:33and
- 31:34he
- 31:34approved
- 31:35of
- 31:35me.
- 31:36That's
- 31:36right.
- 31:37The
- 31:37affirmation
- 31:38that
- 31:38I
- 31:38needed
- 31:38at
- 31:38that
- 31:38moment
- 31:39was
- 31:39to
- 31:39have
- 31:39someone
- 31:40like
- 31:40Frank
- 31:40Zappa
- 31:41put
- 31:41his
- 31:41hand
- 31:42anoint
- 31:42me.
- 31:42I
- 31:43had
- 31:43five
- 31:43years
- 31:43in
- 31:43a
- 31:43row,
- 31:44front
- 31:44row,
- 31:44watching
- 31:45him
- 31:45do
- 31:45his
- 31:45Halloween
- 31:45show
- 31:46at
- 31:46the
- 31:46Academy
- 31:46in
- 31:46New
- 31:47York.
- 31:47Really?
- 31:48And
- 31:48then
- 31:48Baby
- 31:49Snakes
- 31:49was
- 31:49premiering
- 31:50his
- 31:50movie
- 31:50in
- 31:50Times
- 31:51Square.
- 31:51And
- 31:51our
- 31:51radio
- 31:52station
- 31:52was
- 31:53Promoting
- 31:53it.
- 31:54So
- 31:54unfortunately,
- 31:56my
- 31:56friend
- 31:56who
- 31:56ran
- 31:57the
- 31:57station
- 31:57made
- 31:58me
- 31:58dress
- 31:58up
- 31:58in
- 31:58a
- 31:58hideous
- 31:59superhero.
- 32:00Oh,
- 32:00is
- 32:00that
- 32:00when
- 32:00that
- 32:00happened?
- 32:01Yeah,
- 32:01Eve's
- 32:02costume.
- 32:02The
- 32:02guy
- 32:02who
- 32:03made
- 32:03Christopher
- 32:03Reeves
- 32:04outfit
- 32:04made
- 32:05into
- 32:05my
- 32:05body.
- 32:06And
- 32:06they
- 32:06made
- 32:07me
- 32:07put
- 32:07on
- 32:07this
- 32:07paper
- 32:08mache
- 32:08oversized
- 32:09head
- 32:10which
- 32:10looked
- 32:11like
- 32:11doubly
- 32:11do
- 32:11right
- 32:11on
- 32:12acid.
- 32:12And
- 32:12it
- 32:12would
- 32:12scare
- 32:13children,
- 32:13make
- 32:13them,
- 32:13you
- 32:14know,
- 32:14cry.
- 32:14But
- 32:15at
- 32:15least
- 32:15I
- 32:16didn't
- 32:16know
- 32:16one
- 32:16had
- 32:16to
- 32:16see
- 32:16my
- 32:17face
- 32:17in
- 32:17this
- 32:17outfit.
- 32:18So
- 32:18as
- 32:18soon
- 32:19as
- 32:19I
- 32:19got
- 32:19to
- 32:20the
- 32:20theater,
- 32:20they
- 32:20wanted
- 32:20me
- 32:20to
- 32:21do
- 32:21a
- 32:21meet
- 32:21and
- 32:21greet
- 32:21on
- 32:21the
- 32:21red
- 32:22carpet.
- 32:22And
- 32:23I
- 32:23hated
- 32:23it.
- 32:23And
- 32:24having
- 32:24worked
- 32:24in
- 32:24radio
- 32:24movie
- 32:25theaters,
- 32:25I
- 32:25knew
- 32:26where
- 32:26I
- 32:26could
- 32:27hide.
- 32:27And
- 32:28I
- 32:28found
- 32:28the
- 32:28manager's
- 32:29office
- 32:29of
- 32:29this
- 32:29theater
- 32:30in
- 32:30Times
- 32:30Square.
- 32:31And
- 32:31I
- 32:31ran
- 32:31in
- 32:31there
- 32:31and
- 32:31I
- 32:31couldn't
- 32:32see
- 32:32out
- 32:32of
- 32:32this
- 32:32helmet.
- 32:33And
- 32:33I
- 32:34turn
- 32:34around
- 32:35and
- 32:35I
- 32:35slam
- 32:36the
- 32:36door.
- 32:37And
- 32:38into
- 32:38the
- 32:38door
- 32:38I
- 32:38scream
- 32:40f
- 32:40me.
- 32:42And
- 32:42I
- 32:42go,
- 32:43where
- 32:43am
- 32:43I?
- 32:43And
- 32:43I
- 32:43turn
- 32:43around.
- 32:43It's
- 32:44this
- 32:44tiny
- 32:44little
- 32:44room
- 32:45that's
- 32:45triangular
- 32:46shaped.
- 32:46And
- 32:46cowering
- 32:47in
- 32:47the
- 32:47corner
- 32:47is
- 32:47Frank
- 32:48Zappa
- 32:48all
- 32:48by
- 32:49himself.
- 32:49How
- 32:49about
- 32:49that?
- 32:50And
- 32:50he
- 32:50said,
- 32:51oh,
- 32:51God,
- 32:51I'm
- 32:52so
- 32:52sorry.
- 32:53I'm
- 32:53just
- 32:53hiding.
- 32:53He
- 32:54said,
- 32:54well,
- 32:54why
- 32:54do
- 32:54you
- 32:54think
- 32:54I'm
- 32:55here?
- 32:56He
- 32:56said,
- 32:56sit
- 32:57on
- 32:57down.
- 32:57And
- 32:57we
- 32:57had
- 32:58this.
- 32:58I
- 32:58was
- 32:58like
- 32:5819,
- 32:5920,
- 32:59you
- 32:59know,
- 33:00and
- 33:00we
- 33:00had
- 33:00this
- 33:00half
- 33:00an
- 33:01hour
- 33:01conversation.
- 33:02And
- 33:02he
- 33:02was
- 33:02so
- 33:03kind
- 33:03and
- 33:04genuine.
- 33:05His
- 33:06pianist,
- 33:06Ian
- 33:07Underwood
- 33:08was
- 33:08the
- 33:08first
- 33:08guy
- 33:08to
- 33:08turn
- 33:09me
- 33:09on.
- 33:09He
- 33:10was
- 33:10at
- 33:10Yale
- 33:11and
- 33:11he
- 33:12got
- 33:12me
- 33:12stoned
- 33:12for
- 33:13the
- 33:13first
- 33:13time.
- 33:13Really?
- 33:13Ian
- 33:14Underwood?
- 33:14Yeah.
- 33:14Wow.
- 33:15Cool.
- 33:16Oh,
- 33:16man.
- 33:16Ben
- 33:16Vaughn,
- 33:17thank
- 33:18you
- 33:18so
- 33:18much.
- 33:18Sexy
- 33:19Boomers
- 33:19is
- 33:19the
- 33:19best
- 33:20name
- 33:20for
- 33:20a
- 33:20show
- 33:20I've
- 33:21ever
- 33:21heard
- 33:21in
- 33:21my
- 33:21life.
- 33:21Oh,
- 33:22thank
- 33:22you.
- 33:23I
- 33:23love
- 33:23it.
- 33:23Thank
- 33:23you.
- 33:24It.
- 33:25It's
- 33:25like.
- 33:25It's
- 33:25like
- 33:26gold.
- 33:27You're
- 33:27going
- 33:27to
- 33:27get
- 33:27a
- 33:28bumper
- 33:28sticker
- 33:28for
- 33:28that.
- 33:29Do
- 33:29you
- 33:29have?
- 33:29Oh,
- 33:30yeah,
- 33:30I
- 33:30got
- 33:30one
- 33:31for
- 33:31you.
- 33:31Sexy
- 33:32Boomer
- 33:32on
- 33:32board.
- 33:33You
- 33:33can
- 33:33hear.
- 33:34Really?
- 33:34Yeah.
- 33:35Now
- 33:35you
- 33:35can
- 33:36go
- 33:36to
- 33:36our
- 33:36website
- 33:36at
- 33:37Sexy
- 33:37Boomer
- 33:37Show.com
- 33:38and
- 33:38all
- 33:38your
- 33:38favorite
- 33:39podcast
- 33:39platforms
- 33:40and
- 33:40hear
- 33:40all
- 33:41of
- 33:41our
- 33:41shows.
- 33:41And
- 33:42we
- 33:42love
- 33:42meeting
- 33:43new
- 33:43people
- 33:43like
- 33:43yourself
- 33:44on
- 33:45the
- 33:45show.
- 33:45And
- 33:46so
- 33:46good
- 33:46to
- 33:46get
- 33:46to
- 33:46know
- 33:46you.
- 33:47Really
- 33:47good
- 33:47to
- 33:47know
- 33:48you.
- 33:48This
- 33:48is.
- 33:48This
- 33:49is
- 33:49a
- 33:49blast.
- 33:49Hey,
- 33:49thanks.
- 33:50Thanks,
- 33:50man.
- 33:50Thanks
- 33:50so
- 33:50much
- 33:51for
- 33:51coming
- 33:51on.
- 33:51Anytime
- 33:52you
- 33:52got
- 33:52anything
- 33:52to
- 33:53promote,
- 33:53give
- 33:54us
- 33:54a
- 33:54call.
- 33:55I'll
- 33:55be
- 33:55here
- 33:55next
- 33:55week.
- 33:58All
- 33:58right.
- 33:58Ben
- 33:58Vaughn,
- 33:59thanks
- 33:59so
- 33:59much.
- 33:59You
- 34:00are
- 34:00welcome.
- 34:00I'm
- 34:00Ted
- 34:01Bonnitt.
- 34:01I'm
- 34:01Phil
- 34:01Proctor.
- 34:02Thanks
- 34:02everybody.
- 34:03Really
- 34:03appreciate
- 34:03you
- 34:04joining
- 34:04us.
- 34:04And
- 34:04again,
- 34:05stay
- 34:05sexy.
- 34:06Bye.
- 34:06Bye.