As we all know, I never miss an episode of The Spoon podcast. It's HIP! It's WHAT'S HAPPENING! Hosts Robbie Rist, Chris Jackson, and Thom Bowers always present an entertaining and freewheeling conversation covering music, the arts, TV, movies, pop culture, radio, show biz, the ever-miserable world in which we're living, and whatever other topic teleports its ornery way into their well-informed noggins.
And HEY! They even manage all of the above when I'M their guest. Impossible...but TRUE! You can examine evidence of that in the two previous Dana and Carl Spoon appearances (We Cook Our Hot Dogs and Still In The Garage [The Dana & Carl Story]), and it's still the case with this week's episode, Haha, I'm On The Radio! [The Carl Cafarelli Story].
What do Robbie, Chris, Thom, and I rant about? Well, we talk about my books, of course--a podcast's job is to sell stuff--and we ramble our way through topics including the Flashcubes, doing a radio show, AI, the process of creative work, how writing is like improv, the importance of friends who recommend potential new fave raves (like my sister getting me to watch The Monkees in 1966), the value of passion in things we dig, trying and failing to write comic books, learning from mistakes, the need for local points of view in a homogenized society, appreciating people who support us (and supporting them in turn), promoting our own projects, classic AM Top 40 radio, Buffalo college radio in the 1980s, doing things we love even though we don't make any money off it, plus Elvis Presley, the Beastie Boys, CREEM magazine, Slade, Joan Jett, Ray Davies, Styx, and more. There's even a big surprise-to-me twist at the very end--a reveal which I nearly ruin because I'm too freakin' inept to properly read subtle cues--but it still works in spite of me. Oh, and SPOONFEEDING, where we talk about things we like. Yes, a splendid time is bait-and-switched for all! Here's their official description of this week's Spoon:Show Notes
This is The Spoon, where Carl Cafarelli is our guest, and we have good taste in lamps.
Music By
Spoon Feeding
- Carl Cafarelli ~ Guitars vs Rayguns: Short Stories And Other White Lies
- Simon Whistler
- The Ricky Gervais Show (Animated)
- Spider-Noir
- Sons Of Nothing LIVE in SLC 10/10/26
- Dave Murray ~ A Breath Of Fresh Air (A Transplant Tale)
- Tony Dees ~ Shy
The Men Of The Spoon
The Spoon Facebook Group
Email: the_spoon_radio@yahoo.com
And although humility is not what I do, I have to thank Robbie, Chris, and Thom for inviting me, for putting up with me, and for making me seem waaaay more interesting than I am. Thank you, Men of The Spoon!
Now. GO LISTEN! And The Spoon says goodnight.
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My new book of short stories Guitars Vs. Rayguns!! Short Stories And Other White Lies is out now, and you can get autographed copies of the new book, its six-chapter novelette digest A Band Called GUITARS VS. RAYGUNS!, and my previous book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) directly from me. You can still get my previous previous book Gabba Gabba Hey! A Conversation With The Ramones from publisher Rare Bird Books, OR an autographed copy here. If you like the books, please consider leaving a rating and/or review at the usual online resources.
I compiled a various-artists tribute album called Make Something Happen! A Tribute To The Flashcubes, and it's pretty damned good; you can read about it here and order it here.
This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl airs Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, streaming at SPARK stream and on the Radio Garden app as WESTCOTT RADIO. You can read about our history here
