3711 – Tipping your hat with Jeff Babko
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In studio notes by Garon Cockrell
Editing and additional notes by Darryl Asher
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00 Welcome in! Indeed! Jimmy can’t remember how to start the show.
Throb finger!
Jimmy talks doing Murray’s show over the weekend!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kat_Corbett
LAPD and Ice talk!
We’re still trying to guess these bands for KROQs big concert.
Social Distortion, Evanescence, The All-American Rejects, The Paradox, Wet Leg,
15 – What’s a band you’d want to see at The Sphere?!
Could Sade do the sphere?
Talking the World Series.
20 – Jimmy, as a baseball fan, says this was one of the best series’ in years.
There was a text thread about the game that Garon (me) ignored.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Rosenthal
25 – “One team dominated the series and one team won it. “ – Matt
“That’s baseball.” – Jimmy
Real quick story from Jimmy. He went golfing on his own.
I come back to Jimmy still telling his story. Sounds like he was playing pretty well.
30 – Eventually he got forced into a group of older guys Larry and Lamont.
“The white people know Sanford and Son.” – Lamont
He ended up having the time of his life with these two guys. They were Vietnam vets.
40 – Zoe met Daryl McDaniel at her school and he was wearing a Doors t-shirt.
Adam Scott and Spike Lee spoke at Oliver’s school.
Wicked and Ariana Grande are gonna be there soon!
Apparently, there was a 13 yo named Larry on the opposite soccer team Charlie was playing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Kline
45 – Celebrity sighting!
Jeff Babko is in the hall lets go!
We’ll be right back!
45m42s – We’re back!
Jeff Babko is here! From The Jim Kim Show and Steve and Martin – The Shorts!
Jeff brought a right sized merch shirt for Jimmy.
Lotta musicians listen to NNF apparently!
Guy Caballero = Man Man
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Caballero
Does more SCTV hold up more than early SNL?
50 – John Candy doc talk.
Jeff talks about meeting John Candy briefly when he was a kid and asking him if there was gonna be a SCTV reunion.
Matt has to remind Jimmy we lost John Candy and he cannot be a guest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Bacon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagons_East
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_and_Dangerous_(1986_film)
Talking Step Brothers!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Step_Brothers_(film)
55 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judd_Apatow
Judd is working on Docs about Mel Brooks and Norm Macdonald!
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/mel-brooks-documentary-judd-apatow-1235066878/
60 – Jeff’s been touring a lot! He was recently back east with James Taylor!
I go take a picture of a young lady in a Chicago hat!
Jimmy immediately identifies the hat!
1h10m – Talking Chicago only having one original member.
It’s gonna happen to all the bands.
Health and Cognition!
WD40 for Jimmy’s chair?
Celebrity sighting!
1h15m – It was Eliot!
Jeff saw Steve Jordan and Shoshana Bean at rehearsal and got a charge out of it. There was a lot of folks from a lot of big things at this James Taylor show that Jeff was part of. Including Taylor Swift’s musical director David Cook!
Jeff talks about always wanting to be one of the side guys just hanging out and playing.
1h25m – Michael McDonald’s piano playing is something special according to Jeff.
Jeff comments on the “cancelation” of Kimmel.
1h30m – Do we blame Seth Myers for Trump?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_%26_Rich_discography
1h35m – Talking Yakov Smirnoff!
https://genius.com/Billy-crystal-you-look-marvelous-lyrics
1h40m – The guys talk about white comedians playing black characters back in the day and how it isn’t okay to do nowadays.
Would Billy Crystal be canceled today?
1h45m – SNL talk. Jimmy might be out and it sounds like Oliver might be out also.
Trivia time! Full results below!
We’ll be right back!
1h50m25s – We’re back!
Babko glasses off!
Oliver texted Jimmy during the break. Jimmy admits that Oliver wrote a lot of his jokes for Murray’s show!
Round the horn!
Screenager?!
I officially give Jimmy the okay to not stop and pick me up if he drives past me.
1h55m – WeHo Halloween!
Jeff talks cars!
Jimmy’s chair is still squeaking,
Ok Eliot went to Target. I dig through the lockers to find a snack.
Talking dogs in stores. Was it an emotional support animal? Or were they lying?
2h – Guesses!
Eliot MUST give his two names.
2h15m – https://fox8.com/news/chubby-checker-skipping-rock-hall-ceremony-for-gig/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crests
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chiffons
Oreo snack!
Eliot made some edits to the song. He added beeps.
2h20m – What’s the cookie taste like?
Jimmy: Windex or toothpaste?
Matt: Chemical peppermint?
Jeff: Crest toothpaste?
Eliot: Cherry
Two nights only in Japan! Jimmy asks about Jeff’s upcoming shows.
2h25m – No video of this show!
There is a local rehearsal though so maybe Jimmy can bring Jeff a coffee.
Debbie Gibson is gonna be at Kimmel next week! It’s 80s week. Susannah Hoffs, Christopher Cross, and Howard Jones. All sitting in with the band.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan%27s
2h30m – The Chiffonz!
Matt took another taste of the oreo. Second thoughts? No better.
The Tannins of Grapes!
Jeff talks about the great stand-up night for the Kimmel writers!
Laurie will do a set anywhere she can do a set.
Jimmy’s virtual show is 11/29 6PM Pacific! The Saturday after Thanksgiving!
JimmyPardo.com! Get your tix!
Jimmy wants Tubi without ads but we all would watch era specific ads.
2h40m – Matt talks Hadestown. He liked it and it got him emotional at the end.
We’re done!
See you next time!
Bye!
Trivia Results:
Category: Notable People
Question: Of the 59 individuals in 1989s We Didn’t start the fire, who was the youngest name mentioned.
Garon: Ryan White (8 pts) Preguess: Brian Warner
Eliot: Sally Ride (16 pts) Preguess: Ronald Regan
Matt: Mary Lou Retton (18 pts) Preguess: Ed Koch
Jeff Babko: Marilyn Monroe (12 pts) Preguess: Henry Kissinger
Jimmy: Michael J Fox (12 pts) Preguess: Louie Pasteur
Answer: Sally Ride
Eliot wins!
My pleasure,
Garon/The Beast/Mush Mouth Shy Guy/The Notekeeper/Lazy Queen/Sloth/Little Asshole
