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Yale Brothers Podcast

Yale Brothers Podcast

Roger Yale, Chris Yale

Identical twins and performing songwriters The Yale Brothers came of age in Hollywood in the glory days of the late 1970s and early 1980s. This show tells the tales of their experiences, the people they met and the enduring friends they made in that magical time. Now living in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, this podcast is not all about looking back. It’s about life. And music.
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Yale Brothers Podcast - Episode 56 - "Sh*thouse Rickshaw"
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12/08/21 • 26 min

After a brief hiatus, the twins are back - discussing an old tall tale, Chris' trips out of the country, Roger's road trip to the mountains, time with Chris' family, Roger's first-ever 5K, recent gigs and more, including a newly digitized gem from the audio archive.

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - "Defiance" by Chris Yale - Performed by Yale (first band) at the Bla Bla Cafe in Studio City, CA., circa 1980.

3:34 - Greetings and about the song

4:44 - Roger's Big Lie / Apologies to Roger's middle-school best friend Glen Ross / Raquel Welch

7:14 - Chris' two trips out of the country / Dominican Republic / Turks and Caicos / Airport Craziness over Thanksgiving Weekend / Casa De Campo / The "Island Treats" guy in Turks

11:16 - Roger's trip to the mountains of Southwest Virginia with Brenda / Dr. Grabow factory in Sparta, N.C. / Privy Races in Independence, VA / Shithouse Rickshaws

13:25 - Most recent gig at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach / Upcoming gigs

14:19 - Hanging with Chris' family: Miles, Elijah, Katie, Bill, Betsy and Martha / Miles warmed up to Roger

15:22 - Roger ran a 5K / The Market Common Myrtle Beach / Doug Shaw Stadium / Foot is still sore

17:22 - Franz Cough-ca

18:20 - Katie and Bill's 5K in Wilmington, NC

18:43 - Running into the Slushers at the airport

19:07 - Not Podfade Away

19:51 - Chris' current podcast recording situation / Mix-Minus / Roger wants a standalone multitrack recorder / Mr. Spock is a Logic Pro / Chris' middle-school best friend Daryl Macias

21:48 - Pooch-A-Mania event at The Market Common Myrtle Beach / WAVE 104.1 / Scott Mann / Scott Hyman / Myrtle Beach PD K-9 Unit / Killer Chihuahuas

24:43 - Parting shots

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Yale Brothers Podcast - Episode 55 - "Un-Bitchable"

Episode 55 - "Un-Bitchable"

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09/28/21 • 37 min

The twins talk about the positive energy at recent gigs, performing in the moment and assorted albums from Dylan to Springsteen to Yes. They recall their friendship with actor Joe Maher, discuss a friend's master's thesis on acting and much more, including a live recording from their first-ever gig with their first band.

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - "Drag Strip Blues" by Chris Yale - Performed by Yale- Bla-Bla Cafe Los Angeles circa 1980

4:21 - Greetings and about the song / John C. Dvorak / Andy Gibb Concert Miami 1970s / Hollywood Professional School

6:21 - Roger's son Wes' and daughter-in-law Leigh's first wedding anniversary / Chris' daughter Katie married six years to Bill / National Daughter's Day / Katie and Taylor (Roger's daughter)

9:07 - Judgy

9:28 - Latest gigs / LuLu's North Myrtle Beach / House of Blues Myrtle Beach / Acoustic fly rig and looper / Timing / "Thunder Road" - Springsteen / Yes, "Close to the Edge" / Springsteen, "Born to Run" album

15:27 - Bob Dylan, "Springtime in New York" / "Infidels" / "Slow Train Coming" / "Shot of Love" / Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare / Rolling Thunder Revue / "Echo in the Canyon"

19:15 - Chris' scratch-offs / More Yes / "Owner of a Lonely Heart" / Trevor Horn / Synclavier / Fairlight / Van Halen, "And the Cradle Will Rock" intro

21:50 - "I happen to know..."

22:15 - Hanging with Joe Maher / Magic Hotel (now Magic Castle Hotel) / "Heaven Can Wait" / Chevy Chase / Ken Howard / Yamashiro / "The Natural" / Chinese Theatre / Flip-flop problems / Richard Nielson / Julie Christie

26:35 - Love it or leave it?

32:17 - Elizabeth Gilbert, "Big Magic" /

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Yale Brothers Podcast - Episode 15 - "Misophonia is not a Missed Call"
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10/20/20 • 34 min

The twins run the gamut from Ann B. Davis to Glenn Danzig - plus recording software, misophonia and gigging in Myrtle Beach. As always, there's a cool song in there somewhere, too.

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - A universal truth from my friend Deborah.

0:40 - "Small Town Girl" by Marc Weisman and Chris Yale

4:02 - About the song and the production process

5:30 - Sick Stooges

6:22 - Duke's Coffee Shop West Hollywood

6:30 - Mouth sounds and misophonia.

7:18 - Ann B. Davis at The Magic Hotel

9:33 - Apologetics: The science of being sorry?

10:14 - Richard Thomas

12:48 - George Michael and the flight attendant - and Chris' encounter with him at Tower Records. And our cover of "Careless Whisper" at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach.

15:32 - More about our recent gig at LuLu's

16:32 - Roger's reel-to-reel storage quest - and more about old tapes

19;23 - Our pal Jim Alden went to Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles last night - and Chris' memories of Roscoe's and traffic court.

20:16 - Cubase and Logic Pro

24:17 - More about LuLu's gigs. And a shout-out to Adam Holt for booking us. Click on the link for more about Adam and his music.

25:25 - Roger's son has got him on a strength and conditioning program. And Chris rides his bike a lot.

27:22 - Grown men on bikes and mopeds. A lot of them aren't doing this for fitness or for fun. Fill in the blanks.

29:10 - Discussing our old tape archives and riffing on DeBarge versus degauss versus (Suzanne) DePasse.

32:38 - Archival content: NOFX, Black Flag, Fear, Misfits

33:25 - Glenn Danzig's neck - and Roger's time hanging with Derf Scratch at Ian Talcroft's old studio in Glendale.

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Yale Brothers Podcast - Episode 13 - "Airsoft Ain't Soft"
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09/23/20 • 39 min

Roger's son's wedding is coming up fast. The twins talk about that and Wes' bachelor getaway and bonding time - a weekend trip to an outdoor shooting range followed by an airsoft battle the next day - and Roger's "war wounds."

Also: An alternate version of Chris' song, "I See September," memories of our first trip to Hollywood,a lively chat about more of the shows we they experienced at several venues...and more!

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - "I See September" by Chris Yale. Alternate version recorded in Myrtle Beach by his old band, Early Train.

3:57 - More about "I See September"

4:55 - LuLu's North Myrtle Beach

6:12 - Wes' bachelor getaway after KISS got postponed: Outdoor shooting, airsoft (airsoft is not soft).

13:59 - The wedding is Saturday. Wasn't it just 18 months away?

15:26 - First trip to Hollywood, 1967. Hippies in Griffith Park, Dad's apartment on Carlton Way, The Hollywood Palace with Paul Revere and The Raiders. Travel Town. Griffith Park Equestrian Center.

18:54 - Fast-forward: Cathay de Grande/The China Club, Pleasant Gaiman.

20:25 - The Palladium Hollywood: Early U2, The Clash 1979, Smithereens, REM.

23:57 - Shows at (Six Flags) Magic Mountain: Redbone, The Bangles while Chris was tripping, Dad's friend Vic Perry, Michael Steele, not Michael Steele. Thomas Dolby, Heart, the Supremes without Diana Ross and John Waite.

30:32 - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Greek Theatre, Wiltern Theatre.

31:20 - Boring shows: Steve Winwood, Moody Blues and probably ZZ Top.

32:42 - Tribute Bands versus Cover Bands.

33:40 - Tinder Box Myrtle Beach

34:00 - Chris' chihuahuas should have been named Jacob and Esau.

35:20 - Dad's 1967 Impala and The Kinks at the bygone Universal Amphitheater.

36:03 - Driving stoned and Anxiety Weed.

38:20 - The Capitol Records Tower Hollywood.

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Yale Brothers Podcast - Episode 85 - "Dangling Participles and Feminine Articles"
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02/16/24 • 33 min

The twins return with a full dance card, covering the waterfront with magic, clowns, music gear and more, including Roger's magazine feature, an awesome Grammys moment, books and Chris' loop experiment.

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - Chris' "Latin Space Vibe" in Apple Loops/Logic Pro

1:14 - Greetings and about the loop

2:28 - Lefsetz delay / Latency / Roger's interface issues / Humblebrag Insult / Roger's breakfast / Scott Mann, "Really good bread"

4:30 - Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman at Grammys / "Fast Car" / Daniel Sims / Chapman at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum / Human Rights Now! 1988

6:58 - Mike Heidtman aka Seaside Showman aka Captain Mike / Magic Castle / Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College Alumni Cruise

7:35 - Self-serving / Self-service / Appetites

8:26 - Magicians Chris knew from the Magic Castle and the Magic Hotel (now Magic Castle Hotel) / Peter DePaula / Hank Morehouse / Terry Seabrooke / Billy McComb / Lance Burton / Reveen the Impossibilist / Abb Dickson / Maxwell Grant aka Walter B. Gibson / The Shadow / Robert Harbin / Mark Wilson Course in Magic / Yutaka Kikuchi / Fickle Fire / Shimada

11:51 - Roger's ventriloquist dummy / Magic and ventriloquist shows as kids

12:34 - Slow season in Myrtle Beach / Growth in Myrtle Beach / "New" New York / Carolina Forest versus old Myrtle Beach

14:04 - Roger's feature article in Grand Strand Magazine / Casey King / HGTC Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series / Dangling participles and feminine articles

16:02 - "

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Yale Brothers Podcast - Episode 88 - "End Times Sandwich Board"
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04/20/24 • 37 min

In this episode, The Yale Brothers once again cover the waterfront - from The Grateful Dead to Ian Whitcomb, Gigs in Myrtle Beach to tripping at recording sessions, Roger's newspaper work to walking around Hollywood in the seventies and eighties. It's all that and more, including a musical gem from the archive.

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - "Strange Fascination" by Chris Yale

4:02 - Greetings and about the song /The call of the flesh / Sobriety / Second lineup of their band, Rogue Alley

6:42 - Noel Coward performs "Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)" in Las Vegas

7:14 - Myrtle Beach is getting busy again / Spring break / Underage booze and tobacco / Chris mistaken for a street hustler in Glendale, CA, 1985

8:23 - "Rough Trade" by Ian Whitcomb / Tripping balls at a Whitcomb recording session / Ronnie Barron / Dr. John

9:22 - Jerry Garcia spiked the coffee / Joe Smith / Early Dead documentary efforts

10:23 - "Long Strange Trip" docuseries / Workingman's Dead recording process / "Casey Jones" and "Uncle John's Band" / Roger's cover feature about Scott Mann, WAVE 104.1 Myrtle Beach / More about Scott Mann / More Dead

12:35 - The outdated P.A. / Roger's solo gig at Dirty Myrtle Wing Company - Bike Night rained out

16:43 - Upcoming Yale Brothers gig at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach

17:03 - Roger's latest story for The Post and Courier Myrtle Beach appeared in The Post and Courier Charleston / History of The Post and Courier

17:58 - More about Dirty Myrtle Wing Company

19:24 - Chris without adult supervision

20:06 - Chris' guitar string issues resolved on his PRS guitar / Dave Matthews / South African heritage / "Desiderata"

22:29 - Main Character Syndrome / Solipsism / Living in a movie

23:30 - Friend Daniel Alexander's gigs at Miceli's Hollywood / North Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood / Drinking at Miceli's / "This Is Spinal Tap" at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood / The Gold Cup Hollywood /

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Yale Brothers Podcast - Episode 45 - "Tripping at A&M"

Episode 45 - "Tripping at A&M"

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07/14/21 • 38 min

This episode, Chris compares two versions of one of his songs before the twins jump down a rabbit hole - talking life at 58, songwriting, recording studio shenenigans, the absurdity of drinking while tripping - and so much more.

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - "Something I Remember" by Chris Yale - Original Reflector version

4:11 - Greetings and about the song

5:50 - "Something I Remember" by Chris Yale - from the album, "Well Enough Alone"

9:06 - Cutting the baby in half / Old Testament

10:01 - Happy birthday to us - thoughts on 58 / Peter Murphy / "Deep"

11:19 - Living in the now / Wiser? / Demons / Innocuous Nigel / Is Rog smart? / The new cash registers

13:35 - On songwriting / Writing fast / Ideas sometimes just show up

14:36 - Gordon Lightfoot documentary / More about Lightfoot

15:39 - More about songwriting

16:15 - Recording studio experiences / Mystic Sound / Steve Fuji / Paramount / Roger Dollarhide / Ian Whitcomb / Lee Allen / Big Jay McNeely / Ronnie Barron

18:12 - More about Dollarhide / Kepex / Paul Rothchild / Paramount tape vault / Master tapes / Old tapes

20:16 - Echo Sound / Lee Newman / Leon Russell / Paradise Records / Paid in weed / Skyline Studios Topanga Canyon

20:16 - People think Chris is a stoner / "Flower" / "Flowers for Algernon" / Ian Talcroft / Sound Image North Hollywood / Glen Matisoff / Peder Rudling / Soldano Amplifier / Tripping at A&M Studios / Berlin video shoot on Soul Train sound stage

24:43 - The absurdity of drinking while tripping or tweaking

25:21 - Hamster International Records / KROQ / EFX Studios

26:12 - Are we who we thought we would be?

27:20 - Chris knows how Rog is

27:45 - More Lightfoot

28:26 - Little Free Libraries / Bobby Rydell autobiography / Tommy Steele /

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Yale Brothers Podcast - Episode 47 - "Tao Jones"

Episode 47 - "Tao Jones"

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07/28/21 • 35 min

Songs that come to you complete in five minutes. Remembering Jackie Mason. A bygone ABC pilot. Marilyn on a lighter. Crying at rock concerts. Books, movies and much more - including a newly-digitized song from the cassette archive.

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - "Mine Again" by Roger Yale - Version number 2

3:46 - Greetings and about the song / The idea came during a walk / Paramount Recording Studios / Roger Dollarhide (RIP) / Steve Kobashigawa / Nick Walusko (RIP)

5:05 - The hissing cat at Broadway at the Beach / Beefs with animals? / Chris' chihuahuas

7:17 - Jackie Mason dead at 93 / "The Best of Times" pilot / Nicholas Cage / Crispin Glover / Marc Copage / Janet Robin / The audition / George Schlatter / Don Mischer

9:59 - Schlatter at The Masquers Club Hollywood / Foster Brooks

10:34 - Working as extras in Hollywood / Friends working as extras in Myrtle Beach / "Eastbound and Down" / "Magic Mike XXL"

11:23 - Dissing Jackson Browne, Eric Clapton and Sammy Hagar

12:43 - When Hitchcock dissed Spielberg / Henry Rollins dissing a fan in Myrtle Beach

14:49 - People dissing California / The Orange Curtain / Factions burning down the world

16:33 - "Last Night of the World" by Bruce Cockburn

17:17 - Dave Matthews in Charlotte / Our South African heritrage / Johnny Klegg and Savuka / Opening for a DMB tribute at House of Blues Myrtle Beach / Chris lost 10 minutes

19:10 - KISS coming to Raleigh on August 28 / Roger's ticket scare / Safetix / Chris' Springsteen day

20:45 - KISS in 1977 / 1980s no makeup / World Domination Tour / Rock the Nation Tour / Eric Singer / Tommy Thayer

21:45 - Rock shows are like church / Chris crying at Springsteen / Roger crying at Elton John Barclay's Center

21:46 - Chris' Marilyn Monroe lighter

22:42 - Rockers aging out / Stones new tour and ticket prices / More Elton

25:22 - Roger's lyric tablet / Lucinda Williams /

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Yale Brothers Podcast - Episode 81 - "Sharon This, Sharon That"
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10/18/23 • 31 min

The twins discuss Charlotte, N.C., where they both lived at different times. And as usually happens, they also travel down a primrose path - lighting on topics such as Noel Coward, their acting careers that never happened, chihuahuas, parrots, current reads, perceived reality and more, including a gem from the music archive. (Photo by Brendan Wright Images)

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - "Matter of Time" by Chris Yale

02:24 - Greetings / "Walk" by Pantera / Dimebag Darrell / Machismo in music

04:08 - Chris' chihuahua, Django / Reese's African grey parrot / "I'll cut your ass" / Chris watching Cocaine, a cockatoo / Preludin / Coke Escovido at The Magic Hotel Hollywood / Sheila E. / Quentin Crisp at The Magic Hotel

08:39 - Spiritual beings having a human experience / Pierre Teilhard de Chardin / reality? / God's dream / Discernment

09:46 - Roger spouts Noel Coward / "The Coward in Me" / Mark Mulkeen

11:27 - Living in Charlotte, N.C. aka "The Queen City" / Matthews, N.C. / Recollections / Partying in Charlotte / Chris meets wife Betsy at Howie's Uptown / Uptown Charlotte / Roger's Tinder Box experience / Eastland Mall / Carolina Place Mall / SouthPark Mall was not fancy back in the day

16:06 - Kerry Collins and the nascent Carolina Panthers / Charlotte layout and roads / Sharon this, Sharon that - Quail this, quail that / Blockbuster Pavilion (now PNC Music Pavilion)

17:00 - Roger playing piano at the bygone Rheinland Haus / Shuttered music venue Double Door Inn / George Mandrapilias

18:42 - Odd encounters in Charlotte / The house party /MDA vs. MDMA

21:38 - We could have been actors, but we wound up here / Ann Wright Agency / Crispin Glover / ABC pilot - The Best of Times / Nicolas Coppola (now Cage) / George Schlatter / Don Mischer

23:32 - Chris' animal babysitting duties

23:51 - Roger...

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Yale Brothers Podcast - Episode 76 - "Edison of Alcohol"
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06/09/23 • 26 min

The twins are getting the hang of recording remotely with the same equipment. Their conversation starts with Hollywood in the 1970s and detours into the present with a discussion of Roger's new stage piano and Chris' electric guitar work, Roger's visit to an amazing property devoted to conservation, education and research, current reading and viewing and much more - including a musical gem from the archive.

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - "What Might Have Been" - By Chris Yale

3:39 - Greetings / Recording remotely / "I love Jesus but I drink a little" / Ellen DeGeneres / Bono / Duality

6:07 - Newspaper "morgue" at Magic Hotel, 1974 / Exploring vacant rooms / Jeff Daniels let Chris keep his Rolling Stone subscription

7:35 - Piddling around with our papers

8:06 - Roger's new piano / Graded hammer action versus semi-weighted keys on old piano

9:37 - Chris' electric guitar practice / New guitar rack

10:50 - Wrecking Crew documentary / Brian Wilson / Hal Blaine / Tommy Tedesco / Chris' note from Blaine / Blaine's daughter (Michelle Blaine) / Visiting Blaine's house / Hollywood Professional School

13:08 - Just say "know" / Sass Jordan / Michael Benner, KLOS / Carol Kaye and Gene Simmons / The demise of The Wrecking Crew / Glen Campbell / Jimmy Webb / The Mamas and the Papas / Sonny and Cher

15:45 - "The Wrong Missy" / "The Whale" / Films based on plays

17:03 - Roger's visit to Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown SC / FDR / Churchill / Bernard Baruch / Belle W. Baruch / University of South Carolina / Clemson University

22:10 - "The Gift" by Hafiz / "The School of Life" by Alain de Botton / Krista Tippett

23:10 - Parting shots / Tinder Box Myrtle Beach / About "What Might Have Been" / Chris' album Well Enough Alone / Roger's daughter's new drink invention, The "Guin and Tonic," featured at Hartley's Irish P...

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