38FF – Driving cross-country with Tony Thaxton

October 11, 2026 Darryl Asher

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In studio notes by Garon Cockrell
Editing and additional notes by Darryl Asher

NNF Platinum 38FF – Tony Thaxton

@TonyThaxton

00 Hello! Welcome in!

38 Fonzie!

The white sox shit the bed yesterday so Jimmy is decked out in sox gear to get some mojo going.

They’re playing again tonight at 5.

Air Supply show # 3 on Saturday?! Jimmy might be late if the sox don’t win today.

NNF Fantasy Baseball has ended!

Who won?!

Mad Dog Pardo is here with a Bruno bed!

Eliot’s Error Count – 24

Post Malone Oreos – 24.5

Honk Kong Suits – 25

Ys Men – 45.5

Beacon For Duds – 57.5 (Jimmy)

On The Hop – 67

Gardening Knights – 77

Naked Tunas – 78

Count Van Count – 85

David Goddard – 94.5

Snicky Snack Socks– (100 Trades?!) 100

Eliot’s Long Ass Car – 101.5

Thank you Bruno!

10 – https://greatergood.com/blogs/news/cw-finding-joy-and-connection-with-frontotemporal-dementia-emma-hemings-story

Baseball Is Dead is a popular Major League Baseball (MLB) podcast hosted by Jared Carrabis, Dallas Braden, Justin Havens (Jay Hay), and Tyler Milliken.

https://www.youtube.com/@BaseballIsDeadPod

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_O%27Neil

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

The rock vocalist auditioned at Eddie Van Halen’s 5150 studio in 1996 and was told he had the job. However, he withdrew and declined the position after seeing the band make a surprise, awkward on-stage reunion with original frontman David Lee Roth at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards.

Jimmy’s got a story about getting recognized as Jimmy Dore at Target.

Turns out the guy was thinking of Jimmy just got the remembered the name wrong.

20 – Bill Maher’s first book = https://www.amazon.com/True-Story-Novel-Bill-Maher/dp/0743291352/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1YTC5NCWGH499&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.eM546HOZ1X5lHUGcH4ULQAl87a_MtxIamg-m1gVxoQGxedn3V2XyI1cRy-f8mQ__ogDVclHrxZOhxAnXkOhirTABe0oVsr25N1xiMt4MtM29qig71HDIK6RjjDXwLz2EB2OTB6okauMq_b4o8RbKHevromKHJat4sQJ0opS-k7SIQ8C2lcL1d8TwO5u5KW3f-L0_jebgvXCLG91y76lfzascqsGqjxtX4cXDIloYwEs.h5sWlifzKgRI3cYcm8Vy4nFAI2HRtzldX6jp7T5krKQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=bill+maher&qid=1791481557&sprefix=bill+maher%2Caps%2C284&sr=8-4

Talking Musicals – Solo Ticket Thursday!

Talking Once: The Musical

Evan Harrington is the artist Jimmy is refering to who did the Meatloaf show at Harrington.

Solar Panel talk! Get out of here with your salesmen!

I go get our guest and come back to Jimmy talking about the Sebastian Sirius XM situation.

35 – https://deadline.com/2026/10/sebastian-maniscalco-siriusxm-controversy-raw-dog-airplay-1237147151/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/sebastian-maniscalco-breaks-silence-in-damning-accusations

45 – We talk about the Cornell situation. Fuck those men and they need to be in prison.

Drummer and Podcast producer Tony Thaxton is here!

But first Jimmy talks about his shirt that he got adjusted.

We’ll be right back!

50m12s – We’re back!

We have a drummer here!

Jimmy shares a bluesky post from someone he follows that compliments Motion City Soundtrack, Tony’s band.

It’s weather talk!

Tony talks carbving a pumpkin that basically melted in two days because of the heat.

Matt has a pumpkin hack in using cookie cutters.

Where do you store a big plastic reusable pumpkin?!

Matt talks about his giant skeleton degrading.

60 – The skeleton is named Phoebe, after Phoebe Bridgers.

We definitely missed Tony at the 20^th!

1h5m – can we confirm that Tony is moving?! He’s moving back home to Virginia!

Masturbating on the plane is a new thing now?

Is the “pull” in LA anymore? Is the cool stuff here?

1h15m –Taskmaster at the Hollywood Bowl! https://www.hollywoodbowl.com/events/performances/4913/2027-06-22/taskmaster-live-on-stage

Jimmy and Tony talk the first time they met at the UCB.

1h20m – LaBamba did background vocals on Springsteen songs, Buffalo Gals, Old Dan Tucker and How Can I Keep From Singing and Trombone on several others.

https://readdork.com/credits/richie-la-bamba-rosenberg/bruce-springsteen

talking the looseness of old school late night TV and David Letterman!

1h25m – The guys talk Leterman and Conan!

Tony talks about the time they did Conan’s late night show in NY.

1h30m – Tony talks his plans driving across the country to get home.

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

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

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

1h40m – Are Drummers still crazy?

Talking band logos!

1h45m – Round the horn!

Matt talks Turnstile.