Rock N Roll Story Guys

The guys get into the tale of Jello Biafra and that time his house got invaded by cops because of... penises.

SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Dead Kennedys “Too Drunk to F*ck”

Other episodes of Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories referenced:

Episode 28 – W.A.S.P vs the PMRC

Episode 36 – Rock n Roll vs Satanic messages

Episode 55 – AC/DC vs the Night Stalker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._R._Giger

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Tobler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_Landscape

https://diffuser.fm/jello-biafra-obscenity-trial/

Info on the whole series of paintings: http://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/1973/04/landscape-xx-wrk-219.html

http://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/1985/10/dead-kennedys-frankenchrist-and-penis.html

Alien winning the Oscar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcwd40G4NFk

https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/grim-and-endless-night-sweet-prince-of-darkness-hr-giger

NYT article from August of 1987: https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/10/arts/singer-s-trial-on-nudity-in-album-begins-today.html

https://qz.com/210900/the-obscenity-trial-that-made-h-r-giger-an-icon-for-punk-rock-and-free-speech/

https://boingboing.net/2018/06/28/dead-kennedys-jello-biafra-i.html

Jello on Oprah: https://youtu.be/IKRGX1a-JBE

Jello talking to AltPress in 2021: https://www.altpress.com/jello-biafra-tea-party-revenge-porn/

Vox article about Jack Chick: https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/11/8/13426962/jack-chick-alt-right-fundamentalism-tracts-catholics-trump

The This American Life episode: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/285/know-your-enemy

Brian breaks down the story of Debbie Harry and the encounter she still claims she had with one of the most notorious killers of all time.

Show Notes:

Story rundown: https://www.nme.com/news/music/blondie-27-1297267

Bundy Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Bundyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Harry

Newsweek story: https://www.newsweek.com/blondies-debbie-harry-sets-record-straight-about-her-connection-ted-bundy-1491691

Robert Williams video: https://youtu.be/Y3Iha7d0g-Y

Snopes investigating: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/call-me-disbelieving-blondie/

Debbie still claiming it is real: https://boingboing.net/2020/03/11/debbie-harry-debunks-the-debun.html

Brian answers listener emails and the guys post outtakes from the Episode 91 recording session to answer the demand for MORE VAN HALEN CONTENT!

The guys get into the second entry in the Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories “Hotel Suite” of tales involving rock royalty battling it out with their overnight accommodations. Hear how Ozzy disappeared in Nashville and caused the FBI to be called.

SHOW NOTES:

Van Halen News Desk story: https://www.vhnd.com/2018/11/09/ozzy-missing-1978-black-sabbath-tour/

Metal Devastation Radio story: https://metaldevastationradio.com/thebeast/blog/2527/that-time-ozzy-lost-a-cocaine-snorting-challenge-to-david-lee-roth-circa-1978

Van Halen Rising book: https://www.amazon.com/Van-Halen-Rising-Southern-California/dp/1770412638

Black Sabbath Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath

Black Sabbath – “Black Sabbath” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTHBEbivfZI

Forbidden Planet – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrZagvsP3o0

Audio of Van Halen’s set at make-up show: https://youtu.be/2nen8UpI8mc

Audio of Black Sabbath at make-up show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSI6Swub6q0

The boys dig into the backstory of an old Taylor Swift song and uncover the histories of some major women in music who thought about leaving it all behind – and one who actually did.

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: “Circle of Two” by Steve and Annie Chapman; “The Lucky One” by Taylor Swift; “Sweet Sucker Dance” by Joni Mitchell; “Four Letter Word” by Kim Wilde; “Ode to Billy Joe,” “He Made a Woman Out of Me” and “My Dog Sargent” by Bobbie Gentry; “Fancy” by He Is Legend

Swiftie Dad article: https://www.mtv.com/news/wtuea9/1989-tour-taylor-swift-dads-quiz-louisville

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_(Taylor_Swift_album)

https://taylorswift.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lucky_One

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/17/bobbie-gentry-trailblazing-queen-of-country

https://www.distractify.com/p/who-is-the-lucky-one-by-taylor-swift-about

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/17/bobbie-gentry-trailblazing-queen-of-country

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell

https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-britney-spears-lucky-one

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Wilde

https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/20684250.kim-wilde-i-couldnt-choose-gardening-singing-/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/all-southerners-come-home–as-has-long-disappeared-music-legend-bobbie-gentry/2016/06/02/3988aba2-28df-11e6-a3c4-0724e8e24f3f_story.html

Bobbie Gentry on Ed Sullivan (1970): https://youtu.be/qg6IjF4Tsa8

Bobbie playing the first song she ever wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhiWVcVjF6A