Completely Conspicuous 495: Down the Wrong Road Both Ways

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our rock n' roll regrets. Listen to the episode below or download directly.


Show notes:
- Recorded at CompCon world HQ
- Jay: Gave away a bunch of vinyl in the '90s
- Price gouging vinyl-loving hipsters
- Looking for bargains
- Young entrepreneurship gone wrong
- Taping music off the radio
- In praise of Barooga Bandit
- Phil: Wish I'd seen shows at some historic venues
- Jay: Bands I once liked that I now regret liking
- There should be no guilty pleasures
- Coming to terms with disco
- Some early '90s radio staples now ring false
- Getting rides to concerts from parents
- Jay: Not going to club shows earlier
- Only went to hockey arenas and amphitheaters

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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Completely Conspicuous 494: Regrettable

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our rock n' roll regrets. Listen to the episode below or download directly.


Show notes:
- Recorded at CompCon world HQ
- Phil: Bands I never got to see
- Missing artists before they died
- Sometimes it's for budgetary reasons
- Jay: Saw Neil Young last month for the first time
- The time Phil got dosed at a Cure show
- Phil: Not being old enough to see certain artists in their prime
- Following bands on tour
- Jay: Not sticking with the guitar
- Been playing on and off for decades
- Short-lived band experiences, including Bea Arthur's Revenge
- Phil: Giving away CDs and mixtapes
- Mixtapes can tell a lot about someone's personality
- Jay: Still have all my cassettes
- To be continued

Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!

The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.