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This week we explore bands we dislike, bands we once disliked but came to appreciate later, and bands we used to like but lost interest in. Discussed: Anthrax, KISS, Poison, Rush, Triumph, Genesis, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, the Who, Duran Duran, the Smiths, Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Cream, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, Motörhead, et al. Also: more on the perils of smartphone addiction and how it can disrupt creativity, as well as the essential exchange of energy between performer and audience. Show notes The Fire That Inspired 'Smoke on The Water' Johnny Marr describes how he wrote How Soon is Now "How Soon Is Now?" - The B-Side That Defined The Smiths Sacha Baron Cohen's scathing attack on Facebook (full talk) Join us in IRELAND Fall 2020 Ireland 2020 — Sign up to learn more about our next Ireland tour Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? Send us your questions and we'll answer them on the show by leaving a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

What makes a good cover song? How does Blaggards choose the songs they cover? Why doesn't Blaggards cover any Dropkick Murphys songs? Also: O'Bannon's Taphouse in College Station is the #1 Guinness seller in Texas, Ireland tour timeframe for 2020, and Rock the Shelter XXXII. Blaggards hauling a load of presents after Rock the Shelter XXII, December 2009 (Photo by Mari Devlin) Show notes More Than This — Roxy Music cover by Robyn Hitchcock Waiting for the Man — Velvet Underground cover by David Bowie More photos related to this episode Join us in IRELAND Fall 2020 Ireland 2020 — Sign up to learn more about our next Ireland tour Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

Eleven years ago, Blaggards embarked on a nine-date tour through the Midwest with no drummer... and yet somehow wound up with three drummers. This ultimately leads to a discussion of how this band, like every other band that ever existed, has always been a delicate balance of personalities, talents, and temperaments. Show notes See photos related to this episode Claddagh Irish Pubs Short clip of the band playing with original drummer Brian Vogel at Dan Electro's from this period (late 2008) Join us in IRELAND next Fall Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

Patrick, Chad and Mike recount last week's IRELAND tour through Dublin, Bundoran, Sligo, and many the place between. Topics include: our favorite pubs in Dublin, the declining pub industry in Ireland because of stringent DUI laws, our adventures around Bundoran, Donegal, Sligo, Queen Maive's Cairn, and Achill Island surfing in Ireland, the curative effects of Irish country air, the music scene in Bundoran, the trad music culture in Ireland, the Book of Kells and the Long Hall (the Old Library) at Trinity College in Dublin Blaggards at the Fairy Bridges, Bundoran, Ireland (Photo by Laurie Valenzi Buell) Show notes Institute of Study Abroad Ireland — Bundoran, Ireland Johnny Gallagher and the Boxty Band The Bleeding Horse Pub — Dublin, Ireland Against the Grain/Galway Bay Brewery — Dublin, Ireland Bruxelles Pub — Dublin, Ireland Mulligan's Pub — Dublin, Ireland Atlantic Apartotel — Bundoran, Ireland Shoot the Crows Pub — Sligo, Ireland The Book of Kells Exhibition and the Old Library — Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland SHOUT! — Philip Norman Beatles Forever — Nicholas Schaffner Join us in IRELAND Fall 2020 Ireland 2020 — Sign up to learn more about our next Ireland tour Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guest: Mike McAloon.Support SlapperCast

Just a brief message to let you know the next full episode will be a bit late because of our adventures in Ireland this week. Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast: a weekly talk show with Blaggards

Patrick and Chad recount a fun weekend of pirate-themed shows—including Saturday night when the Astros won the game that sent them to the 2019 World Series—and look ahead to next week's Ireland tour. Also: Chad revives his nearly 50 year-old Sherwood stereo receiver. Join us in IRELAND this Fall Ireland 2019 - Are you in? Ireland tour pricing and itinerary (PDF) Sign up for the Ireland tour online Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

The whole band and our 'Merch Maiden' Laurie recount a fantastic weekend of shows in Cape Girardeau and Weston, MO. Recorded on Chad's iPhone at the Java Break in Lawrence, KS. Recording SlapperCast at the Java Break in Lawrence, KS (Photo by Laurie Valenzi Buell) Show notes The Java Break — Lawrence, KS Mary Jane Bourbon + Smokehouse — Cape Girardeau, MO Cape G Rocks — Cape Girardeau, MO Weston Irish Fest — Weston, MO Eddie Delahunt Eddie Delahunt on KC Live Join us in IRELAND this Fall Ireland 2019 - Are you in? Ireland tour pricing and itinerary (PDF) Sign up for the Ireland tour online Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guests: Laurie Valenzi Buell and Mike McAloon.Support SlapperCast

Patrick and Chad discover that Houston Astros games can peacefully co-exist with live music at pubs, reminisce about the '94-'95 Houston Rockets championship seasons, and talk about how they're endeavoring to free themselves from their smart phones. Also: books they've read recently, with kudos to poet/novelist Paul Auster and Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead. Show notes 1994-95 Houston Rockets - Double Clutch Luv Ya Blue — Mack Hayes Lemmy: The Definitive Biography — Mick Wall Lemmy (documentary film) Lemmy buys the Beatles Mono Box Why Write? — Paul Auster Boom, Like That — Mark Knopfler's song about McDonald's founder Ray Kroc Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's — Ray Kroc (the book that inspired Mark Knopfler's song) The Founder — movie about Ray Kroc starring Michael Keaton Join us in IRELAND this Fall Ireland 2019 - Are you in? Ireland tour pricing and itinerary (PDF) Sign up for the Ireland tour online Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

Patrick talks about his favorite home recording device. Chad complains about how the digital age has rotted his brain, and pines for the old days when devices had one singular purpose. Also: memories of long gone Houston music venues, and Patrick's love of the Houston Astros. Show notes Boss BR-1180 promo video from 2002 The Ale House It's Love (Live, 1992) — King's X Texas Music Emporium Join us in IRELAND this Fall Ireland 2019 - Are you in? Ireland tour pricing and itinerary (PDF) Sign up for the Ireland tour online Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

Patrick and Chad talk about house concerts and private engagements, and then discuss the many catastrophic flooding events that have hit Houston in recent times, including last week's Tropical Storm Imelda. Photo by Slade Ham of Patrick & son Conor on the flood waters of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017. Show notes Houston Food Bank Houston SPCA Wide Open Spaces — Roark Smith, KPFT Houston A 2nd Cup — Non-profit coffee shop that aims to end human trafficking Slade Ham — Comedy and Travel Photography House concerts and private engagements — Blaggards.com Join us in IRELAND this Fall Ireland 2019 - Are you in? Ireland tour pricing and itinerary (PDF) Sign up for the Ireland tour online Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

Our longtime friend and Houston music scene legend Allen Hill joins us for a wonderfully wide-ranging discussion of live music, recording, songwriting, the Houston music scene, bass guitar, his experiences playing with Archie Bell and Chuck Berry... and Allen's brand new solo record "All Over the Map"! Show notes Allen Hill Entertainment All Over the Map with Allen Hill (Press release) Music video: Two Gigs and a One Way Ticket to Amsterdam How to Make a Living Playing Music — Danny Barnes Remembering Chuck Berry, Rock's Unruly Founding Father — Chris Gray, Houston Press Beyond Oldies: Allen Hill Goes All Over The Map in Debut Solo Album — Gladys Fuentes, Houston Press Houston’s Allen Hill makes a soulful travelogue — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle Join us in IRELAND this Fall Ireland 2019 - Are you in? Ireland tour pricing and itinerary (PDF) Sign up for the Ireland tour online Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guest: Allen Hill.Support SlapperCast

Patrick and Chad rhapsodize at length about the amazing Mark Knopfler concert they saw this past Friday in Sugar Land, TX. Show notes Mark Knopfler Mark Knopfler on his guitar picking technique Speedway at Nazareth — Mark Knopfler, Sailing to Philadelphia Mark Knopfler stops time in Sugar Land — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle Shelly Yakus talks about recording Mark Knopfler's guitar for "Romeo and Juliet" — Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro Join us in IRELAND this Fall Ireland 2019 - Are you in? Ireland tour pricing and itinerary (PDF) Sign up for the Ireland tour online Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

Patrick and Chad talk about recent shows, house concerts, our upcoming Ireland tour, and the importance of recording and listening back to our own live shows in regards to our new sister podcast Blaggards LIVE. Show notes Drunken Monkey Privateers Blaggards LIVE Chad's weight loss vlog Join us in IRELAND this Fall Ireland 2019 - Are you in? Ireland tour pricing and itinerary (PDF) Sign up for the Ireland tour online Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

At long last, this week we're joined by our longtime friend, the massively talented Paul Beebe... musician, vocalist, songwriter, producer, arranger, audio engineer, owner of Beebe Gunn Studio, and member of more bands than we can count. He also happens to be recording our new record. Chad and Patrick with Paul Beebe Show notes Beebe Gunn Studio Paul Beebe's website Beetle Disco Expressions The Light Rock Express Thunderado Grand Old Grizzly Chad's weight loss vlog Blaggards LIVE podcast Join us in IRELAND this Fall Ireland 2019 - Are you in? Ireland tour pricing and itinerary (PDF) Sign up for the Ireland tour online Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guest: Paul Beebe.Support SlapperCast

An epic conversation with our good friend Randy Hill of local Houston band Little Outfit. Randy with Patrick & Chad right after recording the show. Show notes Little Outfit — Facebook, Instagram Join us in IRELAND this Fall Ireland 2019 - Are you in? Ireland tour pricing and itinerary (PDF) Sign up for the Ireland tour online Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guest: Randy Hill.Support SlapperCast