Gordcast

Gordie and Paul cover 1980. BON SCOTT, GEORDIE, DIO, IAN CURTIS, ERIC CARR, SOLID GOLD, JOHN BONHAM, DARBY CRASH,  JOHN LENNON, IRON MAIDEN, ALICE COOPER, PETE TOWNSHEND, SCORPIONS, JUDAS PRIEST, X, KISS, QUEEN, DEVO, JOY DIVISION, DAVID BOWIE, MICHAEL NESMITH, OZZY, PRINCE, JOE JACKSON, THE RESIDENTS, RAY MANZEREK, REO SPEEDWAGON, JOURNEY, PEARL HARBOUR & THE EXPLOSIONS, J GEILS, SQUEEZE, CHRISTOPHER CROSS, GERRY RAFFERTY, DEF LEPPARD, VAN HALEN, ADAM & THE ANTS, PETER SELLERS, MARIO BAVA, TEX AVERY, STEVE MCQUEEN, and COL. SANDERS.

Gordie and Paul discuss the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony 2014 with a little help from BILL ZANOWITZ, our Guy Smiley in the field.  Paul and Gordie resume their 1979 record album connections after Paul meets PAUL STANLEY for the second time. We end up, wondering if AC-DC will truly break-up. MICHAEL STIPE, TOM MORELLO, QUESTLOVE, HALL & OATES, CAT STEVENS, LINDA RONSTADT, KISS, NIRVANA, JOAN JETT, PETER GABRIEL, ALICE COOPER, BON SCOTT, PINK FLOYD and double cassettes.

Gordie and Paul get together on St. Patricks Day to discuss the year 1978 and the beginnings of record collecting. Paul fulfills a 20 year quest, tells Monkee stories and drops a major KATE BUSH bomb. Gordie gets around KISS restriction and watches some more documentaries.  VAN HALEN, DIRE STRAITS, THE POLICE, BONO, RAMONES, GREASE & SGT. PEPPERS SOUNDTRACKS, SHAUN CASSIDY, MIDNIGHT OIL, QUEEN, BRIAN MAY,GEORGE HARRISON, JOHN LENNON, MAY PANG, MIKE NESMITH, THE FILLMORE EAST, RUSH and decoupage.

Gordie is joined by Nathan Alfaro as promised and they only begin to scratch the surface of MARILLION talk. Gordie dares Nate into re-imagining MISPLACED CHILDHOOD & CLUTCHING AT STRAWS, blending them into one continous conceptual story. MARILLION dominates, but we do manage to mix other characters into the story. PETER GABRIEL, GENESIS, SGT. PEPPERS, JOURNEY, ROGER DEAN, EDITH PIAF, KISS (THE ELDER), GAME OF THRONES and...   THE 3 STOOGES. Stick around to the end for outtake silliness.  

Gordie and Paul implore you kids to get off their lawns. Paul loves Hall and Oates and Gordie bookends the show with The Pink Section. And these guys show up: KISS, NIRVANA, CAT STEVENS, LINDA RONSTADT HALL & OATES, PETER GABRIEL, BRIAN EPSTEIN, BAND OF SKULLS, Y&T, RON KEEL, MARILLION, ROBBY THE ROBOT, K-TEL RECORDS and THE BICENTENNIAL.  

Gord and Paul talk about THE BEATLES GRAMMY TRIBUTE, PETER FRAMPTON, JOE WALSH, KEITH URBAN, ANNIE LENNOX, PHARREL WILLIAMS, PAUL WILLIAMS, PETER GABRIEL MANUEL GOTTSCHING, and ABSOLUTELY SANE JOHN

Paul and Gordie talk non-stop for an hour and a half about DOCUMENTARIES, BIG STAR, HARRY NILSSON, GREENWICH VILLAGE, THE FIFTH BEATLE, GOOD OL FREDA (FREDA KELLY) THE BEATLES, RUSH, METALLICA, JETHRO TULL, THE GRAMMY'S, AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS, PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS,DOWNTON ABBEY, SHERLOCK, TGI FRIDAYS  One of the Jimmy's and how record stores are like Indian restaraunts. We finish up with heartfelt admissions of how important good friendships can be.

Paul and Gord talk for the first half hour about an early KISS show from 1973. So listen carefully or fast forward and enjoy MARY POPPINS, "HOLIDAY"  MOVIES, LENNY & THE SQUIGTONES, SPINAL TAP, CHARLES BRADLEY, A BAND CALLED DEATH, BAND OF SKULLS, BLACK SABBATH, SCORPIONS, GOO GOO DOLLS, VAN HALEN and JAMES AT 15. This episode is dedicated to Mark Henson. 1966-2013

After 8 months off, the boys are back! It's Life Day, so Gordie and Paul celebrate with THE STAR WARS MINUTE, ERIC CARR, FREDDIE MERCURY, KISS, PAUL MCCARTNEY, MEGOS, CYNDI LAUPER, BLUE OYSTER CULT, EAGLES, WHITE TIGER, CHEW BOP'S, BOB WILKINS AND did I say... STAR WARS?

If you recognize that opening music, you know we're talking about OVER THE EDGE. Gordie and Paul talk NEW GRANADA, CHEAP TRICK, VAN HALEN, THE WARRIORS, JOE WALSH, REDD KROSS, LINDA BLAIR, ALICE COOPER, BIG COUNTRY, OCEAN BLUE, THE BEATLES SOLO PROJECT, ROCK SOLID PODCAST, WINGS OVER AMERICA, CORVETTE SUMMER, FILM SACK, BRIAN POSEHN, CHRIS HOLMES, REELRADIO, BARRY MANILOW, SOUND CITY and drunk guys in Seattle. 

Forget the last 69 Gordcasts, because Gordie and Paul are back with the BEST SOUNDING GORDCAST EVER!  As we rack our brains to remember things at times, we talk about Paul's PURPLE RAIN TRIBUTE SHOW and Gordie promotes his Daily Deliveries via TUMBLR and goes to a big, big show. REDD KROSS, PRINCE, MUSE, THE SHAGGS, VINTAGE TROUBLE, BOTTLE ROCK NAPA VALLEY, ROCKIN' FRIENDSHIP, PORCUPINE TREE, STEVEN WILSON, KAJAGOOGOO, BARRY MANILOW, MISSIONLOG PODCAST, EOC ANTHOLOGY 3, EMERALD CITY COMIC CONVENTION, MEGO, TUMBLR and pizza are all part of the program.

The GORDCAST returns with Paul and Gordie talking KISS, KISS and more KISS with PAT FRANCIS. (...from ROCK SOLID PODCAST and Never Not Funny fame.) We sail the seas of internet connectivity problems as usual, but settle in for in-depth opinions of the new KISS LP ~ MONSTER, DESTROYER (RESURRECTED), BOB EZRIN, VINNIE VINCENT, ALICE COOPER, NEW ENGLAND, VAN HALEN, ACDC, AEROSMITH, RUSH, SKID ROW, TED NUGENT, GARY LUCY and RUMPLESTILTSKIN. Paul barely meets PETER CRISS and we get a brief visit from a "member" of KISS! twitter.com/Pat_Francis http://support.smiletrain.org/site/TR?fr_id=1070&pg=entry

Lost a newish friend, so I got together with another friend to talk of his life and his passing.

We  head down many streets both literally and figuratively, as Gordie returns from Chicago and C2E2. Gordie has a great time, considering. Paul does indeed meet THE SHAGGS and his new album is out. RADIOHEAD, DICK CLARK, MR. McFEELEY, VINCE B, MIKE NORTON, SKOTTIE YOUNG, JOE KUBERT AND HELL-RIDER all show up.

This episode, Paul is reading Please Kill Me by NY punk, LEGS MCNEIL and Gordie gets ready for C2E2. Paul plays a show and Gordie goes to a couple of shows.  Paul tell of how he met Crystal and Gordie makes friends with a BEAN. CREEM MAG, MARC BOLAN, DAVID BOWIE, IGGY POP, MOTLEY CRUE, GNR, PCP, THE UPPER CRUST RADIOHEAD, THE PIXIES, VELVET UNDERGHROUND, AMBROSIA, SCOPITONES PORCUPINE TREE, STEVEN WILSON, NICK BEGGS and THE SHAGGS all show up.

This long delayed episode is so long that it took two weeks to edit. Gordie and Paul finally get around to hundreds of topics, including: The new VAN HALEN and their recent show at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN and the bulk of the episode is about our dear, departed mentor - Harlan Briedenbach. Harlan was the owner of LOONEY TUNES records, the legendary used record store in NAPA, who brought counter-culture and musical awareness in the seventies. Paul goes to RANDEMONIUM and the MUSEUM OF MOVING IMAGE in NY and Gordie recommends BEING ELMO and reveals his new favorite LP ever. ROCK SOLID PODCAST, TOM JONES, JOHN LENNON, WALT DISNEY, IGGY POP, THE BEATLES, RAMONES, THE MONKEES, DAVID BOWIE, BWANA DEVILS, IGGY POP and BOOTLEG DAVE all show up. One hour and 40 minutes this episode to make up for the abscence. Use the pause button at your convenience.

Paul and Gordie are joined by Julie McKim again, and we talk  about living in New York, the movie going experience, sports and Julie correctly identifies the NY YANKEES colors, even though Gordie doth protest. VAN HALEN, JETHRO TULL, ERIC JOHNSON, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, THE MUPPET MOVIES, BATMAN, CORVETTE SUMMER, LASERBLAST, THE 49ERS and THE NY GIANTS all show up.

Gordie and Paul would like to discuss the Van Halen show streaming live, but don't get to do so. Jam packed first show of the year with: TOM DEMPSEY, TOM BELAND, THE BWANA DEVILS, SF UNSCENE, ALICE COOPER, WEIRD AL, STEVEN TYLER, THE FOUR SEASONS, THE FOUR TOPS, VAN HALEN, THE YARDBIRDS, JETHRO TULL, THE SCORPIONS, BANKSY, LIV TYLER, TORI SPELLING, HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE, MEGO  and what you would do if you had a time travelling machine.

Paul and Gordie celebrate Boxing Day the old fashioned way, with fifths of scotch and Christmas stories aplenty. Paul receives many unexpected packages and Gordie gets a great package from the EOC Holiday Exchange, filled with the smell of old comics and autographs. Gordie has found a new vocabulary hiccup and talks PROG. Paul is a great sleeper and doesn't know that WILLIE AMES is now THE BIBLEMAN.  SPACE 1999, FRANK ZAPPA, DWEEZIL ZAPPA, ALICE COOPER, TWISTED FUCKING SISTER, LITA FORD, Y & T, CHEAP TRICK, BLITZEN TRAPPER, PUGWASH, NRBQ, THE MUFFS and REDD KROSS all show up too.

It's Pauls birthday so we sit down and talk for another rollicking GORDCAST. Paul does a little record shopping (shocking!) that leads to THE WHO's - QUADROPHENIA boxset. JETHRO TULL, ELTON JOHN, ROB ZOMBIE, JOHN LENNON and DIMEBAG DARRELL all show up too. Gordie checks out the temporary ice rink in downtown Napa and gives a postal update. The real gem of the night is talking about THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL from 1978, after being reminded of it from the EOC SKYPE N' DRAW night. (Featuring an excerpt from that conversation) We close out with feelings of this time of year and unfortunately, black Friday madness.