29P – Feeling the pressure with Tess Rafferty
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In studio notes by Garon Cockrell
Editing and additional notes by Darryl Asher
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29 Panic at the Disco
00 29 Pardo! Welcome in!
The Jimmy Pardo Project?!
Band’s named after band members, not lead singers.
https://www.musictimes.com/articles/9467/20140830/9-bands-named-after-members-who-arent-the-singer-van-halen-fleetwood-mac-and-more.htm
Celebrity sighting!
Also Working Actress sighting?
5 – Jimmy talks about getting a little testy with his doctor.
The actress was Amanda Brugel! From Handmaid’s Tale and Canada’s Drag Race!
Hair dyed!
10 – Talking Oprah and the frauds she has unleashed upon the world.
Fed Ex!
Still guessing!
Jimmy thinks Trump could take him.
Matt talks about Shaq trying to meet Obama.
25 – We took WAY too long to guess Ben Stein.
Matt has been up since 3AM…
…Trying to get a PS5.
He got it but the order got canceled?!?!
The saga continues!
35 – HE GOT HIS PS5!
Back to Ben Stein. Jimmy ALMOST got the Ben Stein’s Money gig.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Stein
He’s 77!
45 – Golden Tee!
Mail!
Kyle Reardon!
50 – Tess Rafferty!
The Red The Fed & The Dead!
Kyle sent gifts!
For Jimmy: a DVD of a broadway show called Blast!
Tess has Marching Band trauma. She talks about it.
For Matt: A collection of Spike Jonze videos!
55 – For me: Chungking Express!
For Eliot: A card game called “We Didn’t Playtest This At All!”
Thank you, Kyle!!!
Tess Rafferty is here!
Symptoms are mild with the Omnicron?
1h5m – Jimmy wants to spray low level covid out of a van ala The Joker.
We’ll be right back!
We’re back!
Jimmy reads a PSA for Comedy Gives Back!
Tess Rafferty is here!
She talks about her books, which are all set in Italy.
1h10m – Talking Italy and food and Olive Garden!
Joseph Bologna – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bologna
Talking Lucy and Desi’s time hating each other.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blame_It_on_Rio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_You_and_Me,_Kid
1h15m – More about Tess’ book!
Tess talks about writing.
1h20m – Jimmy talks about his preference for in person vs Zoom.
The Circus – https://www.sho.com/the-circus-inside-the-greatest-political-show-on-earth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circus:_Inside_the_Greatest_Political_Show_on_Earth
1h25m – Prioritize Your Outrage!
Round the horn!
Tess guesses first!
Tess loves TV mysteries as well!
Talking Louise Penny.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Penny
1h30m – We’re back! Sorry about that!
It’s a great year to Refi!
The joy of us makes Jimmy feel better.
None of us understand blood pressure numbers.
Tess guesses Pixies!
Matt’s guess is Pentatonix
1h35m – Are they annoying theater kids?!
Acme Vocals! https://www.singers.com/groups/Acme+Vocals
Jimmy goes with Pearl Jam.
Hello! Round the horn!
1h40m – Talking about hair color and kids leaving the house!
Jimmy sobbed thinking about it.
Jimmy expects Oliver to move and Danielle to divorce him same weekend/day.
Tess talks about how parents realize they enjoy it when the kids go.
1h45m – I started The Way Down.
Cut that mustache Tony Bennet!
Panic! At The Disco is my guess!
1h50m – Jimmy talks about his band days and what happed post Rainbow Bridge!
They almost started a band and called it Pantera.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantera
Phantom of the Paradise talk along with Director Brian DePalma – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_De_Palma
Ted Lasso leaves generations of men in their feels with no after care per Tess.
We hear a little bit of Pantera.
2h5m – Tess talks about a former roommate becoming an international sensation mixing Beatles and Beastie Boys!
The Beastles – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beastles
All I Want For Christmas Is You mixed with We’re Not Gonna Take It
2h10m – Back to Eliot!
He talks about the Housing inspections that happened that led to new floors in one apartment.
2h15m – We hear the fans.
The Pixies origin is Boston.
We talk vax rates!
https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/covid-19-vaccines-distribution/#county-comparison
Eliot’s P word is…
5) The Police
4) Pitzacoto Five
3) Propeller Heads
2) Pearl Jam
1) Primus
No winner!
Dug Pinnick – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Pinnick
Tess talks about the character in her book, Kat Kelly, a mystery solving comedy writer!
Thank you, Tess!!
My pleasure,
Garon/The Beast/Mush Mouth Shy Guy/The Notekeeper/Lazy Queen/Sloth
