At the top of the pod, Adam tells Bryan and Gina about an amazing Offspring performance he witnessed that almost literally brought the house down. He also shares a story about he and Jimmy once planning a Mr. Birchum live stage show, and he asks a philosophical question about the unintended consequences of making things easier for people. The gang then talks about Love Boat ridiculousness, and more specifically about Halston’s bizarre performance. Before the break, Vinnie Tortorich joins the pod and warns of the dangers of the ‘Beyond’ food trend, as well as thoughts on hummus, climate change, and soy beans.
Adam welcomes Dexter Holland back to the studio at the top of Part 2. Adam asks him about his custom van, his hot sauce business, and recently completing his degree in molecular biology. Adam then asks Dexter about getting the band back on tour, and his plane back in the air. Later, Dexter talks about the process for training for a smaller scale triathlon, and the times he conducted the USC marching band. From there the guys talk about the KROQ Weenie Roast days, and what the experience was like when The Offspring first blew up. In the last part of the show, Gina reads news stories about United operating supersonic aircrafts, Chris Harrison continuing his Bachelor break, the Bam Margera / Jeff Tremaine feud, and a radio reporter who had sex on the air.
Maybe it's just me being particularly sucky at it, but the way he can downpick those power chords at 200+ bpm while singing is crazy to me. Like in this video (see around 0:28 mark) he actually looks completely relaxed and that song is around 210bpm. I can just about pull off clean downpicks like that at 200, but at that point i'm way too tensed up to sing. Strange to me he's rarely mentioned when talking about downpicking, I would love to be able to pick like him.
And as a side note, how do you practice your downstrokes, if you do? I see a lot of good downpickers (like Dexter or Hetfield) tend to hold the pick differently, with the tips of their fingers. I think that's slightly easier, but only slightly. I'm trying to do the 3 minutes method where I downstroke for 3 minutes at one tempo and increase a little every day, but not sure this strategy will get me far enough. Any tips?
Offspring lead singer Dexter Holland is in studio and talks to Adam about his hot sauce brand Gringo Bandito and flying airplanes. The gang also plays a spirited round of The Rotten Tomatoes Game based on famous actor’s offspring.
I remember when I was in 7th grade in the late 90’s, I was home sick from school one day and watching either MTV or VH1, and it was the first time I ever saw an Offspring music video, which was the video for “Why Don’t You Get a Job?”.
I remember one of my firsts initial thoughts was “wow, that guy kind of looks like Biff from Back To The Future”... ironically enough, part of the video proceeds through the set of Hill Valley.
Anyways, fast forward to a few weeks ago, I am on YouTube watching a more recent video of a live performance, and someone else commented that he looks like Biff.
So who else out there thinks that there is a resemblance?
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Summary:
At the top of today’s show, Adam talks about how employees aren’t afraid of their bosses like they used to be when he was growing up. Then Adam reads a feedback email he got from a millennial working at the publishing house he pitched his new book to. Before the break, Adam plays one of his stand-up clips from him at the Brea Improv about snoring.
Offspring lead singer Dexter Holland is in studio next, and Adam talks to him about his hot sauce brand Gringo Bandito. Then Adam asks Dexter about his airplane and how often he’s been piloting lately. Before Gina’s news the gang plays a round of The Rotten Tomatoes game based on famous actor’s offspring.
After the break, Gina reads news stories about one of David Gilmour’s guitars selling for over $3 million, Kevin Spacey’s 15 sexual assault accusers, and Good Morning America leaving Matt Later out of their 25 year look back celebration video. As the show wraps up, Gina does two more news stories on Cardi B going to court for allegedly assaulting two female bartenders, and a brawl at a youth baseball game. Stick around for today’s Good Sports!
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At the top of the podcast, Adam talks about the importance of owning your mistakes and trying to better yourself. He then rants about a news story from Bakersfield about parents who are angry at being kept away from their kids’ graduation ceremony—because they showed up late. Vinnie Tortorich is also in studio, and the guys have some fun talking to Dawson about his ridiculous diet and eating habits. Before Good Sports, the guys jam to a classic 311 track.
Dexter Holland and Nick Hexum are in studio next, and Adam talks with them about their Never-Ending Summer Tour, which The Offspring and 311 are co-headlining. Adam talks with Dexter about his hot sauce and custom van, and he asks Nick about where he grew up and how their two bands got together. Later, Adam recalls the backstage fight he witnessed between Green Day and Third Eye Blind, and talks to Dexter about the cost of jet fuel.
Gina begins the news talking about Kim Kardashian’s White House meeting to discuss prison reform. They also talk about a televangelist seeking donations for a $54 million jet, and a hotel valet who drove a car under another vehicle and got stuck. As the show wraps up, Adam laments the loss of cool album art, and chats with the guys further about their upcoming tour.
Tickets for the Never-Ending Summer Tour are available at http://livenation.com. You can follow the guys on Twitter @NickHexum, and @Offspring.
Also contribute to Vinny’s upcoming documentary here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fat-a-documentary#/
Producers: Chris Laxamana, Mike August, Mike Lynch, and Mike Dawson
Co-Producers: Gary Smith, Matt Fondiler, Caelan Biehn, and Dylan Wrenn
Newsgirl: Gina Grad
Sound Effects: Bryan Bishop
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