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Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our rock n' roll regrets.

Show notes:

- Recorded at CompCon world HQ

- Jay: Gave away a bunch of vinyl in the '90s

- Price gouging vinyl-loving hipsters

- Looking for bargains

- Young entrepreneurship gone wrong

- Taping music off the radio

- In praise of Barooga Bandit

- Phil: Wish I'd seen shows at some historic venues

- Jay: Bands I once liked that I now regret liking

- There should be no guilty pleasures

- Coming to terms with disco

- Some early '90s radio staples now ring false

- Getting rides to concerts from parents

- Jay: Not going to club shows earlier

- Only went to hockey arenas and amphitheaters

Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!

The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Direct download: CompCon_495_081418.mp3
Category:Completely Conspicuous -- posted at: 8:26pm EDT

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our rock n' roll regrets.

Show notes:

- Recorded at CompCon world HQ

- Phil: Bands I never got to see

- Missing artists before they died

- Sometimes it's for budgetary reasons

- Jay: Saw Neil Young last month for the first time

- The time Phil got dosed at a Cure show

- Phil: Not being old enough to see certain artists in their prime

- Following bands on tour

- Jay: Not sticking with the guitar

- Been playing on and off for decades

- Short-lived band experiences, including Bea Arthur's Revenge

- Phil: Giving away CDs and mixtapes

- Mixtapes can tell a lot about someone's personality

- Jay: Still have all my cassettes

- To be continued

Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!

The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Direct download: CompCon_494_080818.mp3
Category:Completely Conspicuous -- posted at: 5:49pm EDT

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