"GOT OUZO?" 1/16/2013 official listening thread!!!

[mpa]

Just fired up directv dvr, man I look forward to Mikey saying hi to america, loving us, and crossing his eyes trying to read names all day

[Avery]

This show has had very little to do with sports, and I could care less. Viva la Artie

I actually hope sports is only a piece of the puzzle to this show.

The direction should be a "Man Show" for the radio.

[fatstuff]

See, that's what I don't get about these musical guests. Eddie Trunk could book Extreme every week on his show if he wanted to, and Artie does a show in NYC just like Eddie. Someone at DirecTV has to want "current" bands.

Usually these kinda shows have a talent booker and its usually a young indie chick.
You'll notice how many soundtracks of TV shows now are full of modern indie bands.
I think DirecTV is paying someone $200k to be the talent booker for this show.
Maybe its one of those indie chicks who doesn't understand what kind of music they're asking her for.

I like to think they've given the job to that Soul Joel guy and he just gets whoever the fuck he can.
"Buy one o' these Bocchetti calendars and ya get on the show"...

Its probably some guy in the music industry who only gets acts thru promoters/managers he knows and he just doesn't know enough different people.

When you think of the quantity and quality of bands going through New York its mind boggling that they only get these ones on the show.

[mpa]

it's worse, a bunch of these bands say shit like they drove in to do the show or haven't performed in months, etc. Nonsense

[starlit dreamzz]

watching on directv now, having read artie's book it is cool seeing him interact with orlando jones.

[Doobster]

Usually these kinda shows have a talent booker and its usually a young indie chick.
You'll notice how many soundtracks of TV shows now are full of modern indie bands.
I think DirecTV is paying someone $200k to be the talent booker for this show.
Maybe its one of those indie chicks who doesn't understand what kind of music they're asking her for.

I like to think they've given the job to that Soul Joel guy and he just gets whoever the fuck he can.
"Buy one o' these Bocchetti calendars and ya get on the show"...

Its probably some guy in the music industry who only gets acts thru promoters/managers he knows and he just doesn't know enough different people.

When you think of the quantity and quality of bands going through New York its mind boggling that they only get these ones on the show.

I was wondering who they have booking their guests too. As far as the sports guests go, Ive never heard of any of these folks. And when you look em up, they're a bunch of scrubs who never play anyways. Last night's guest, Darnell Stapleton, they were calling 'Super Bowl Champion' etc but the guy played 14 games in his entire career. He was on the Steelers roster when they won the Super Bowl but not even sure how much, if any, he even played that season if at all. And he was signed by the Patriots but released 2 days later. And as far as the bands go, Ive never heard of most of the bands they get on the show. Just seems like they struggle to get any big name guests on their show or whoever's job it is to bring in bigger names, just isnt very good at their job.

[onefourthree]

THAT is a GREAT idea...DONE and DONE!!! I've actually karaoked that as a goof (but tried to sing it as well as I could which makes it funnier). I was thinking Phil Collins "Separate Lives" or "Moonlighting" (who just met llllonnng the way) but I like yours better. I can even work in a "ZOO ZA ZOO" rt at the end of the lyrics there.

How quickly Nick's awesome presence has been washed away on just day 3!?!?!?

Yeah. And I kinda feel like the Artie Lange show is better. I'm finding it more enjoyable anyway.

I don't want to tell you how to do your thing, but to me the thing about songs is any lyrics you sing should be a direct reference or comment on something that's going on in the show, either on the surface or "inside". I don't know if sometimes you just sing stuff because you think it's a funny song in a random sort of way. Or maybe I'm missing the connection to the show somehow, I don't always catch everything. But being a part of a show, a good show anyway....it doesn't have to be especially profound or insightful (but can be), but definitely, connects to something, or builds off it.

[fatstuff]

I was wondering about the sports guests. There's no way for me to have heard of them, but I did wonder if they were famous or not.
I'm not really worried one way or another about the sports stuff. I just tend to tune out a bit while they talk about it.

[starlit dreamzz]

Yeah. And I kinda feel like the Artie Lange show is better. I'm finding it more enjoyable anyway.

This.

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artie said on the live look-in that he's living with Adrienne

[fatstuff]

artie said on the live look-in that he's living with Adrienne

Beats living with a whore/supplier...

[mpa]

I think Mike August who was with one of the big agencies and books Kimmel and Carolla is booking the show, Artie hinted as such

[starlit dreamzz]

Beats living with a whore/supplier...

hopefully that experience made him appreciate adrienne. i remember on adam carolla's podcast with her once a long time ago he talked about how mentally abusive their relationship was and how he punched holes in the wall etc.

[CAPTAIN KIRK]

watching on directv now, having read artie's book it is cool seeing him interact with orlando jones.

Its obvious Artie really feels bad for everything that went down when they were back in LA. Artie must've been some handful back then lol..

[CAPTAIN KIRK]

Ok the Issa segment is totally boring me. Bocchetti repeating toungue twisters during the break was hilarious though. "She shells sheshells ba da sheshore.." Haha

[mpa]

imagine the eye rolls from you know who, road comic, during the mad tv segments. So glad he's gone. Hell, the band is even a real rock band. And the show has finally become a sports show not really about sports, not a sports show trying to fake they know sports

[mpa]

so, um, aeeetie, what about that nba game. Red sox signed, um, you know who, Phil Niekro

[starlit dreamzz]

Its obvious Artie really feels bad for everything that went down when they were back in LA. Artie must've been some handful back then lol..

Yeah, Art was definitely a handful back then. The coked pig costume story for example, and he actually lived with Orlando for a while.

[CAPTAIN KIRK]

Yeah, Art was definitely a handful back then. The coked pig costume story for example, and he actually lived with Orlando for a while.

I think Artie really feels bad for calling Orlando a "rat" amongst other things as he was strapped to the stretcher by the cops...

[CAPTAIN KIRK]

LOL! Bocchetti ordering a subway sandwhich with a British accent! What's even funnier is his British seems better than his English haha