If this is the day that you avoid at all costs - candle-lit restaurants, flowers, heart-shaped chocolates, lingerie, and hallmark cards: this episode may just be for you. Bill, James and Cheryl bare tidbits of their hearts and souls while reveling in the flipside of St. Valentine’s Day with traditional Tom Waits' heart breaking love songs. Feel the love!
Inventions: Concertina Wire Museums, Coliseums, And Conundrums
Who’s more inventive than Tom Waits? Nobody. That’s who. Hold onto your pants folks, cuz Cheryl is back and we found another Tennessee song. Denny Crane!
Edgar Allan Poe: Dead Ringer For Tom Waits
And they're off...but you already know that, folks! Season 4 begins and finally reveals the 2nd in a Special Series on men with the middle name Allan or Alan: Dr. Timothy Scherman waxes Poetic as he schools Bill & James on how to mash-up Thomas Alan Waits & Edgar Allan Poe. Candles are lit and the cognac is open at midnight at the end of Poe's birthday, so drink up and bury the confetti!
Goodbye 2018: Grand Recantations & Salutations
After careful review we were shocked to discover that once again, we were not foolproof in Season 3 and mistakes were made, some harmless and others (well you'll have to listen for yourself). So here's our end of the year bonus mini-episode with the retractions and corrections from Season 3. Enjoy and Happy New Year!
Anti-Holiday: Big White Bearded Guys In The Sky
The Season 3 finale finds Bill and James ruminating on the yuletide season, commercialism, elves, good deeds and a hooker from Minneapolis. With a surprise guest and a holiday play list you won't forget, come join the anti-holiday party and ring in the new year right folks!
Forever Now: Malamute Musings At The Rainbow’s End
For all you folks that were waiting for an episode on curved space, warped time, twisted DNA and the wonkiness of being: this is your Lucky Day! Bill & James doggedly explore these topics along with: chattering minds, canines, bliss, and time collapsing. You may have to wait 'til 'Yesterday Is Here' to get it, but trust us, it's worth it. Let’s celebrate December 7th 1949: hail, hail…The Eyeball Kid! Start the Party!
Viva Mictecacihuatl: Just Another Day Of The Dead
Okay, folks...hold onto your sombreros! Bill & James dare to assert that Dia de Muertos is not just another day at the office. They attempt to squeeze the life out of this heavy subject and bring it into the light. Make sure your Ipanema Insurance hasn't lapsed, strap in, and keep your arms and legs in the vehicle at all times as we careen down this very dark rabbit hole...aaaaaaaaiiiiiiiihhhh!
The Human Guinea Pig: Rain Dogs Keep Fallin’ On His Head
Bill & James catch up with our very own Human Guinea Pig Brad Smith who's had the entire season to ruminate on Rain Dogs. His verdict? You'll have to listen to find out, folks. We can disclose however that Brad extracted an essential plumbing tip, if all you have is lower brass horns laying around the house. Our Guinea Pig may never get into Esquire Magazine, but we believe Tom Waits is slowly gnawing his way into Brad's furry little heart. Time, Time, Time will tell.
Just Passin' Through: Tailbone To Marylebone And Beyond
Inspired by a quote from the late great Jonathan Winters, Bill and James ponder the meaning of life, the denial of death, and important tips on refrigerator care and maintenance. That’s right, folks...it’s another hour of fun for the entire family. Featured songs include: Cold Cold Ground, Time, I Don’t Wanna Grow Up, and Whistle Down The Wind. Feel the Love!
Deep Cuts: The Road Less Traveled Is B.S.
This week, we bid a fond farewell to one of the guys we owe it all to folks, that 70s icon who shed his mortal coil last week: Burt Reynolds. Plus Bob Frost and his hilarious quips, courtesy of American Lit prof and almost centerfold...The Scherm! To his wife's horror, we dragged him into our dark web again, where thrush music called us to play songs that are not, in our inestimable opinions, listened to enough, or gotten to yet: deep cuts and mixed nuts. The bell's rung: fill those seats with your butts!
Upside Flow: Tennessee Rain Dogs
It's ironic, folks. Bill & James record this episode 6 miles apart in Tennessee via Zencastr. Smoky Mountain rain drives this drenched discussion right off the road...we learn about Tom Waits' first accident caused by James Brown, and how Bill's worst accident ends upside-down. Feel the soaked confetti!
River Reunion: Barns, Ballads, & Bricoleurs
Well, folks...it's another historic episode where Bill & James reunite at the river in the Tennessee mountains. This time, in a Smoky Mountain cabin with the lights dimmed to put them in the mood to riff on a Big-3-B episode. Along the way, as you've come to expect, they discuss spiders, hospital clowns, bears, condors, eagles, rainbow trout, and golf. Also, things get so deep, they call up Dr. Tim Scherman to help them dig out of their muckety muck. Feel the love!
