[arewhyehen]

Once we got the equipment set up, we sat down and interviewed for about 40 minutes. Once the podcast is released, I will post it here along with the full audio of the interview. He touches on a bunch of the questions posted here, which I replied to a few simple questions already. We tried to work some in, but had to stay on topic while doing so. Overall, it was really cool. Once we turned the mics off, we kept talking for about another hour and a half. That is when a lot of the coolest part of the conversation began. My girlfriend is working on a blog that we will post here that sums it up much better than I can...my short-term memory is pretty awful...haha

I think a fan with a deep knowledge of the band can come up with an interview that is every bit as interesting as a journalist with only a superficial knowledge. Looking forward to hearing what you new gems you unearthed!

I think this is a compliment? hahah
Thanks

[arewhyehen]

Here is the blog... It's pretty short and sweet. Bit of a teaser for the podcast.

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More to come...

Awesome work!

that's awesome....good on ya

Thank you both. We are still riding the high. We are waiting on approval to go after a few other big artists for the podcast series....cross your fingers.

[arewhyehen]

Nothing to add..but just wanted to say thank you for doing this/sharing this. Fascinating stuff! I did always wonder about that needle drop at the beginning of Toronto #4. Now I know. Very cool.

Apparently Rob has quite the collection at Bathouse and I also collect, so we got on the topic and were talking about pressing our own records and lathes and this came up. I thought it was pretty interesting as well.

[potsie]

I think a fan with a deep knowledge of the band can come up with an interview that is every bit as interesting as a journalist with only a superficial knowledge. Looking forward to hearing what you new gems you unearthed!

I think this is a compliment? hahah
Thanks

Definitely a compliment... and not even a back-handed one! A journalist doesn't care about the needle drop on Toronto #4. I do, and you're the man to get that information for me. Good work!

[arewhyehen]

I think a fan with a deep knowledge of the band can come up with an interview that is every bit as interesting as a journalist with only a superficial knowledge. Looking forward to hearing what you new gems you unearthed!

I think this is a compliment? hahah
Thanks

Definitely a compliment... and not even a back-handed one! A journalist doesn't care about the needle drop on Toronto #4. I do, and you're the man to get that information for me. Good work!

For sure. Thank you. We went in there agreeing that we would not touch on Gord's diagnosis. I think the main media sources have covered that enough and personally it's none of my business and not why we were there. We chatted like friends about the hip and about music and our common passions... It was very cool to pick his mind and just hear what he had to say.

The guy was just so incredibly humble. One thing that stuck out was when we asked him why he thought the hip was chosen as the one when it comes to Canada's band and he responded with something along the lines of we were just a bunch of friends who were having fun. They were the same on stage as off stage. They were true to themselves and didn't put on an act like many other bands did. That helped them last as a band all these years. They just always put one foot in front of the other. We also asked when he knew they finally made it big. What he thought that big moment was..his response "this past summer."

[Scotty12]

Nothing to add..but just wanted to say thank you for doing this/sharing this. Fascinating stuff! I did always wonder about that needle drop at the beginning of Toronto #4. Now I know. Very cool.

Apparently Rob has quite the collection at Bathouse and I also collect, so we got on the topic and were talking about pressing our own records and lathes and this came up. I thought it was pretty interesting as well.

As a fellow collector, I think that a spinoff post here or your blog that details your collection would be well received.

Thanks for sharing

[arewhyehen]

Nothing to add..but just wanted to say thank you for doing this/sharing this. Fascinating stuff! I did always wonder about that needle drop at the beginning of Toronto #4. Now I know. Very cool.

Apparently Rob has quite the collection at Bathouse and I also collect, so we got on the topic and were talking about pressing our own records and lathes and this came up. I thought it was pretty interesting as well.

As a fellow collector, I think that a spinoff post here or your blog that details your collection would be well received.

Thanks for sharing

I don't really have anything crazy hip related. I'm a big Jack White/TMR and Neil Young collector. I have maybe 800 45s of random bands and probably 500+ LPs spread around the house haha. I also have a ton of posters from shows I attend...

Maybe one of these days I will get around to posting some of my rare pieces.

What sort of stuff are you into?

[Scotty12]

Thats an impressive sized collection for someone that looks to be in their early to mid 20s.

I also collect vinyl, but was into posters first.

Used to buy every show I attended, now it has spiraled out of control. Walls cant fit anymore frames, flat storage is maxed out, closets are full of tubes. It is a slippery slope.

[arewhyehen]

Thats an impressive sized collection for someone that looks to be in their early to mid 20s.

I also collect vinyl, but was into posters first.

Used to buy every show I attended, now it has spiraled out of control. Walls cant fit anymore frames, flat storage is maxed out, closets are full of tubes. It is a slippery slope.

Hahaha I'm 30 in April, but thanks for the nice compliment. I've been going to shows since I was 14 or 15. Now days I usually do about 40-50 shows a year, so I've got a few under my belt, even though I'm quite young. Wish I was about 30 years older though so I could have seen some of the artists and festivals I missed.

I have always had vinyl, even in high school. I wish I started collecting posters from all my shows way back in the day. Even if it's a bar show, I try to take a flyer off the wall with info. Got them all in a few big ITOYA portfolios that I can flip through. I also started collecting guitar picks a few years ago and wish I started doing that way earlier. I'm already close to 100 picks in about 3-4 years.

A couple of my favourites...

I was at the Jack White show at his label in Nashville a few years back when he played a set and recorded it live and pressed it and sold it within 3 hours a 55mins or so. It was the worlds fastest record for recording to selling in store. The pick he used for the show was given to me after the show by his keyboard player Ikey Owens who sadly passed not long after that show. I've been offered over $1000 for it. No way...

I attended the Eagles of Death Metal show when they returned to Paris this past year. I was the only person who got to go in early with all the bataclan survivors and meet the band. I stood on the front row with 19 incredible people who survived the attacks. The atmosphere was amazing in that show. Jesse came up to me and handed me his pick during the show and told me he loved me. I also got a pick from Dave. He plays a Flying V guitar and had picks made for the Paris show that had the Eiffel Tower on them but shaped like a Flying V guitar. Also from that show Jesse smashed his guitar and I caught the volume knob. My friend caught his guitar...so lucky.

Another one of my favourites is my Rob Baker pick from the Kingston show this past summer. I've got a few of his, but that is my favourite. Also got Gord's handkerchief that night too.

There's a ton of other great stories in there...but those are some of the better ones.

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[arewhyehen]

Used to buy every show I attended, now it has spiraled out of control. Walls cant fit anymore frames, flat storage is maxed out, closets are full of tubes. It is a slippery slope.

These are great for storing in limited space and still allow you to flip through the pages.

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There is also a 24x36 version that is made by only one company. I had to specially order it from an art supply store in Nashville when I went down a few years ago. Cost me about $150 but it was very worth it when I think of how expensive the posters inside are. I HATE keeping posters rolled in tubes.

Wow, it looks like the 24x36 portfolio is now $259 USD. That is insane... I hope mine doesn't fill up...haha

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