DISGRACELAND - Bonus Episode: Your Top 3 Disgraceland Episodes and Eazy-Motherflippin'-E

Episode Date: June 1, 2023

Jake has been basking in the New England sunshine and listening to some John Coltrane. But first, we're talking about how moved 15-year old Jake was when he heard Eazy-E for the first time and going through your top three Disgraceland episodes.What artists moved you when were 15 years old? Let Jake know via text or voicemail at 617-906-6638 or on socials @disgracelandpod and come join the After Party. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is exactly right. Double Elvis. Hey, discos. Need a little more disgrace land in your life? Just a touch to get you through. Yeah, me too. This is the podcast that comes after the podcast. Welcome to Disgraceland, the After Party.

Welcome to the Disgraceland bonus episode. A little thing we like to call the after party. This is the show after the show, the party after the party, the bridge to get you from one full episode of Disgraceland to the other. the backyard to dig into the dirt. On this episode, we are talking about Easy E, Tina Turner, a couple seconds on the utter collapse of the Boston Celtics, and of course, your voicemails, text, DMs, and more,

and as always, a whole lot of rosy. All right, discos, let's get it. Yes, yes, yes, welcome to the disgraceland bonus episode after party hula-balloo extravaganza. Let's talk about easy mother-flippin'-e. Dead Man's Drug Stash, a kill list, and a musical effort that changed the game. We get into all of this in the latest episode of disgrace land, but what I want to talk to you about now is how EasyE is unlike any artist in music history.

You might be saying, what, how, and I might be saying to you in response, well, it's tough to answer. I don't really know, but all I can tell you is that if you were there when EasyE happened, then you knew, okay, when NWA happened. And by happened, I mean, when straight out of Compton made it past the West Coast, and was mass distributed to the suburbs, okay, when it got to us, when that happened, which was roughly in 1989, I know the record was released in 88, I know that's when straight out of Compton came, but when that record hit white kids like me in the suburbs, in other words, when all us dumbasses

got them after all the cool kids did and all the kids in the city and all the kids who were, you know, already aware of hip-hop and were older, the reaction that we had, okay, at the time, the quote-unquote masses, although that's over-generalization, but The reaction we had, it's impossible to explain. And the explicit nature of the lyrics, and more specifically the explicit nature of the storytelling, okay? The stories of gang life and, well, everyday life in Compton, the stories that EZE told on that record,

and that is his group members, fellow group members, I don't want to say bandmates, the other guys in NWA told, you know, the reaction we had to what we heard, it cannot be overstated. What we heard was literally unlike anything that we'd heard before. And EZE was at the center of those stories and at the center of that storytelling. His voice, the way it sounded, it was the most interesting of the voices in NWA. And his voice was the most authentic. He sounded different.

He sounded more believable. And he looked the part. He looked dangerous. He not only looked like he'd steal your girlfriend. he looked like he beat you down or worse if you got upset about it. And that's because, like I said, EZE was authentic.

Of all the members of NWA, EZE was the only legit, street credible hustler. The only guy who lived the life that they were rapping about on records, who really truly lived it. Now, they were all from South Central, okay? They were all around the life

that they were talking about. But my point is that EZE was the only one who actually lived it. And there was something about the fact that he had his own. own solo record as well of all the members in NWA at the time EZE he had so much to say that not only was he featured on every track of straight out of Compton but he had his own solo album as well where he doubled down on the stories from his life and it had to be from our point of view because he was

so real he was he was the most real he looked fucking weird he was short and stature but he was huge on the mic he was he was this image that ice cube at the time was not that dr. dr. dr. At the time was not yellow. All those guys, they could not match up to EZE. When he picked up a verse, it was different. You knew it. It felt different, okay? And again, the explicit nature of what he was talking about

was by far in a way some of the most explicit material we'd ever heard in music, okay? EZE, he wasn't a musician. He wasn't an artist. he was quite literally a product of the streets. And so was NWA, but it was only because of EZE. In the latest episode of Disgracing, we talk about why this is and just how EZE took the bounty of the streets,

the money he made from the streets, drug money that he fell into, and turned that into an iconic culture-shifting career in music that spawned not only his solo career, but also NWA, like I said. The older I get, the more I believe that pop stars, right? Famous music, super famous musicians, pop stars, that they're not just musicians, they're sometimes magicians, okay?

The trick, they trick us, and their greatest trick is making us believe in them and making us believe in their authenticity, okay? It's a fucking trick, okay? They are not who they say they are. They are at one point, but then they quickly grow into something else, and we can't fault them for that.

I'm not doing that. I'm not passing judgment. I'm just saying it is what it is. Bob Dylan is an enigma, But Bob Dylan is an enigma by design, by his own design. And smartly by his design. Kurt Cobain, he made us all think that he could care less about being famous, that it was all a burden to him.

And he just wanted to make little grunge cassettes while he pumped gas in Aberdeen or whatever. But there are so many stories of him wrangling his publicist, wrangling his management, about how he wasn't receiving enough press, how he wasn't getting the push that he needed from his record label. Okay, does that sound like a guy who could care less, about being famous.

I could go on and on. There are countless examples of artists like this, phoning in their authenticity or at the very least contradicting it. Don't even get me started on Ice Cube, who I love, by the way, and who is probably my favorite member

of NWA. And, you know, I'm sure EZE has his, I know he does, he has his share of contradictions as well. But in 1988, 1988, 1989, when EZE burst onto the scene with NWA, he was authentic as fuck, as authentic and compelling an artist

as I'd ever seen. I was 15. I think, ish, somewhere around there. And all of a sudden, ACDC was a joke. Megadeth. Megadeth were more like mega frauds. I'd go on to meet Arrowsmith later that year as a little kid,

and even then I could smell the bullshit backstage at the Boston Garden. Forget about what was on the charts in 1989. Warrant Debbie Gibson, Millie Vanelli, need I say anything else? EZE was an authentic bullet searing through a sea of imitation pop cheese. And he had a massive impact, okay?

impact an impact on suburban kids like me all over who just hyper-focused our interest in in hip-hop music and beyond that. I mean, it's it's no wonder that in 1989, that's the year I discovered hardcore music, sick of it all, wrecking crew, slap shot, breakdown, raw deal. After EZE, the fake shit just wasn't going to do it for me. It was go hard and go real or go home. Of course. Of course, of course. A lot of time has passed since then. I've lightened up over the years.

I can appreciate the context around all artists. And frankly, nowadays, I don't care if an artist wakes up in a bed of money and hitches a ride on the bullshit express to a recording studio. If the song itself that he records at that studio moves me in any way, I'm in. Okay? I'm talking to you the weekend. I'm talking to you, Miley Cyrus. I'm talking to you, Taylor Swift. I'm in.

But when you're 15, when you're 15, you don't have that perspective. I didn't at least. I just wanted it raw. I just wanted it real. An EZE, I didn't even know I wanted it that way, but EZE did. and he gave it to me like no one else did. And I know this is 100% subjective. One man's EasyE is another man's Bobby Brown,

and that's their prerogative. See what I did there. That was cheesy, but whatever. Allow me that. It was too easy. What artists moved you when you were 15? Right? Which ones?

Which ones compelled you? Which ones blew you away? Which ones drove you in another direction completely? Down a rabbit hole you didn't even know was there? Which artists were you obsessed with as a 15-year-old? Was EZE part of that obsession? Was NWA part of that obsession? or there are other artists from the world of hip hop that drove you deeper into hip hop, deeper into more

authentic music. 61790666-66-6-6-638. Let's get into it. Let me know. Hit me up. Let me know. Send me a voicemail. Drop me a text.

617-90666-66-38. Back in a flash. All right. 617-906-66-6638. You know the drill. Call me to leave me a voicemail. Talk, disgraceland, EasyE, or whatever you got on your mind. 617906-66-6-6-36-38.

Leave me a text, though. You can do that as well. You can, like I said, leave a voicemail. I dig the sounds of your voices. Get at me. You know the number. Let's check out this voicemail from Laura in the 9-14. Hey, Jake, it's Laura from the 9-14.

Thanks so much for playing that Tina Turner episode, you know, upon her passing. It was so good to hear her story. And I really wish her story to be told without Ike. But, you know, she's a survivor and you really can't ignore that part of her story. So thanks for playing it. She's an amazing woman, incredible music. Love the show. Thanks.

Bye. Laura, thanks for the voicemail. And yes, you are correct. We should have a solo episode on Tina Turner, a story that deals only with Tina, not just one that deals with Ike and Tina. We, of course, re-released this Ike and Tina episode from back in the day because the Tina Turner's passing last week. frankly it's the only episode on Tina Turner we have.

I do have her on the list, though, for her own episode. It's been kicked down the can, and I should bring it up further in the queue. You know, Tina Turner, it's hard to overestimate her importance and her power and her stardom, both in pop culture and her just, abilities as a performer, not to mention the resiliency and everything she had to overcome and deal with. It's an incredible story. I've known the story of my whole life. That movie, what's it? What's Love Got to Do With it? What was it called? I think it was it was called. Great movie, does the story justice. I, as a storyteller, would be challenged to figure out a way to tell her story in a different way that is compelling and works for the medium of podcasting.

I'm excited to get into it. I love Tina Turner. I was sad to hear that she was gone. At the same time when these artists pass and they're in their 80s or they're in their 90s, God willing, or even older, it is important to remember, you know, Tina Turner had a remarkable life. She really, really did. And through all of the trials and tribulations, there's a lot of the trials and tribulations, there's

seen to be this this irrepressible spirit in her and this positivity and this massive energy and smile that went along with that just huge huge huge talent so Tina Turner you're so right laura at some point we'll get you that solo Tina episode all right let's check out this voicemail from brady in the 805 this is brady from 805 Long Pope, California. Been listening to your show for since the very beginning. Love it. Look forward to every episode.

Learn so much about music from it. I have some leads here and some things you might want to check out or listen to. I have seven, actually. So the first one is Gil Scott Heron. You might already know about him. Some people say he's like a godfather of hip-hop. Then we got the last poets. a very controversial band.

Then we have Me Scratch Perry, Doug Wizard from Jamaica, amazing stories in his life. Then we have Felakuti from Nigeria, insane activist and great musician and Bennett Afro beat. And we have Dr. John, definitely good stories about that cat.

Professor Longhair going back to New Orleans, ancient history, New Orleans. And then Tom Waits, our living legend, mutant Tom Waits. Anyway, love your show, keep doing what you're doing. Look forward to hearing this message, maybe. Bye, bye.

All right, Brady, of course, yeah, of course I know Gil Scott heroin, late heroin, Gil Scott Heron, excuse me. I was about to say Lady Day and John Coltrane and therefore the Freudian heroin slip, I guess. Last poets, I need to check out. And Lee Scratch Perry and Falakutie and Dr. John and Professor Longhair is disgrace-land subjects. I love all of that.

Not sure what the true crimes are there for Dr. John and Professor Longhair, but call back, man. Call back, Brady. Let me know. All right. And just so those of you know, the Lady Day and John Coltrane thing I was about to mention, that's a Gil Scott Herron song. I'm sure a lot of you know that, but for those who don't check that. out check that song out go to spotify now i'm blanking uh i'm blanking on the name of the album that is on

i own it it's great the whole record's good but that's the song for me my dad was in a band years ago when i was in high school and he was in the band with this these guys from it wasn't even a i don't even think they played live it was like one of those things he was doing on the side as he was a live performer a lot musician playing all the time he had this band with his high school but or guys from back home or whatever. And all they did was like obscure soul stuff. Gil Scott Herron, O.V. Wright, I think some blue stuff too, Bobby Blue Blam. And there was a, I used to go see him rehearse with my dad out in Worcester, the plantation

club. They somehow got it set so they could rehearse at the club and off hours. I'm not sure how they pulled that off. But I would go out there. And he had this cassette that he had all the tracks on it, they would do, that they would do all the soul songs and uh gill scott herron was part of that repertoire and that's how i got turned on him as a young kid very lucky for that my dad's influence i'm very grateful for it great musician in his own right but just great fucking taste as well an incredible record collection um all right i'm digressing let's do another voicemail here this one from eric in the nine four one hey jac it's Eric from the 9-4-1, if you want to talk about parents that really did a number to their kids,

check out Bud Cowsell from the Cowsells, the Six-Piece Family Man. He took a $20 million fortune and ran it into the ground. Have a great one. Love the show. Eric, great suggestion, man. I know a tiny little bit about this, but I never would have got here on my own without you sending this message in. Eric is responding to our question from last week's episode in light of the Justin Bieber disgrace land, full episode that we did on awful stage parents

and Bud Cowsell, I guess that's his name, that's who Eric's mentioning. That's the dad of the Cowsell's family band. I will check that out. Eric, you're not the first to recommend the Cowsells as a disgrace land subject, by the way, so I'm eager to look into that. All right.

There's some good voicemails there. Appreciate that guy. 61790666-3638. Leave your voice mails, your music-related messages. That's the number. Hit me. We also do text. Let's get into some text right now.

All right. From the 248 sends in this message, it's a link to the Tampa Bay.com news site. And it's an article about Taylor Swift's old man finding a burglar in the $4 million $4.4.8th, St. Pete's in Florida penthouse. Text her from the 248 says along with the link This was three years ago Even her dad had a stalker I live here

It was all over the news at the time In your episode reminded me of it The 248 is actually Obviously talking about referencing The Taylor Swift episode that we did And re-released in the feed A little while back You can check that out

I was also just in Westerly, Rhode Island Staying at a resort Which was right Pretty much right next door to Taylor Swift's house So I think that's That's what prompted that message there from the 412. Sorry, from the 248. Let's do another text here.

From the 250. Hey, Jake, Maddie from BC, Canada, British Columbia, I'm assuming. Absolutely love the podcast, both disgrace land and badlands. My top three disgrace land episodes. Number three, Beach Boys. Number two, ACDC. Number one, Bruce Springsteen. That's interesting.

That's fucking interesting, man. I think I'm with you there with Springsteen and ACDC. I cannot. argue with the Beach Boys either, although that's a two-parter, so you're kind of cheating there, 2-5-0. We called out for top three disgrace-land episodes of all time. You're kind of sneaking in a fourth there, but I'll take it. I'll take it. What are your, guys, what are your top three disgrace land episode? 617-9066638. Let me know. All right, same topic, new text from the 385. Hey, Jake, my top three disgrace land episodes in no particular order. Jim Morrison,

Rolling Stones and Altamont and part two of Kurt and Courtney Rocka Rola from Dylan. Those are some good ones, man. I left my fucking heart on the keypad when I wrote that Curt and Courtney episode there. The Morrison one was a lot of fun. I'm not going to spoil that one for anyone. And Altamont, Altamont was good. It felt like I turned a corner there. I'm not exactly how.

I don't know how. I can't put my finger on it. But something clicked with that episode. Let's do some more here. All right, from the 7-7-4, this guy says, or this girl, I don't know who is writing this, but they say, I agree with the voicemail from the 317, a man from Fairmont, Indiana,

who wanted a Morrissey or Smith's episode. You've covered everything except our Johnny Mara, Marcy in the Smiths. Goes on to say, we are the same age, same town, but instead of plugging your green tea, bust out some 617-508 love, and bliss of the Mar-a-Marsie. The Smiths in the town.

If you're not down to represent, I'll still listen with slight disdain. Slight disdain. I don't know. Represent what, man. Morrissey, the Smiths in the town? I'm not sure how those are related, but I guess because I'm from Boston, the town.

I'm legit dying from all the green pollen forcing itself upon us. He's right, or she's right. The fucking pollen is brutal right now. So I pray I'll hear episodes from you from aforementioned topics. Also, anything else, 6175.08, 8,000, 7,8, 7,8,000,

and 774. this person is a mass hole. That's a wrap. Dana, currently from the Cape, previously from Southie. Out. Dana, still don't know if it's a boy or a girl. All right, thanks for the text, Dana for the 774. I'll get on, I can't promise a Morrissey episode anytime soon.

But perhaps, I don't know. I love Morrissey. I love the Smiths. All right, from the 616, the sound design on the George Harrison episode was outstanding. Thumbs up. Why, thank you. Thank you very much. All props.

to the team of double Elvis for the sound design there. Matt Bowden. Ryan Spraker. Sean Cahelan, Matt Taney, the gang, killing it. All right, another text here from the 361 says, okay, listening to the after party and you gave props to Taylor Swift. Had to share this. My daughter is the one with the green bass.

They played Shake It Off in their Little Spring Showcase this morning. Actually, not bad for six-and-seven-year-olds. And then she sends in some picks of her kid there. Pretty cool. Also, her daughter is pictured outside a statue of Selena. So a couple disgrace and references there. Pretty cool. All right from the 509.

Hello, Jess here from Washington State. Longtime listener helps break up the mountain drive to a dam that I work at where Tom Petty and Kevin Costner starred in The Postman. Tom Petty? Was in the Postman? I don't know. Was he? I can't say that he wasn't. which there was a small town rumor here when tom petty was filming stevie nix was here at one point

to visit uh all right i'm not going to get into the rumors here um but thank you for the text also i'm not entirely sure tom petty was in the postman am i wrong let me know you definitely think there was but i've never heard that before um hey jake this is from the uh seven two four hey jake listen to your after party episode you asked about bad music parents especially pop stars when amy wine else's parents count. That's a good one. That's a good one, man. This person goes on to then say some stuff about Amy Winehouse's dad that I'm not going to repeat. And then says, talking about female stars, would you consider doing an episode of the cranberries? I would, actually, but that's sad, but I would still consider it. I don't stray from, I'm not afraid of sad.

I actually am, but I dive in every now and then. And speaking of opinions, in my opinion, top three episodes of disgrace land have to be number one, Taylor Swift. Number two, Michael Allig. Number three, the John Denver episode. Peace out, hope life is good and later days. You got it, man. Thank you. All right. We'll do one more here from the 24-O.

Jake, top three episode of Disgraceland, Sid Vicious. First episode I listened to in one of my favorites in the book, OASS slash Gallagher brothers. Have you watched the Brut Pop episode? This is Pop on Netflix. No, I have not. Number three, Paul McCartney. Maybe I'm basic, but I like Paul's prison story. I like it, too, and I don't think Paul's prison story is basic.

I've never heard anyone cover Paul's prison story, Not like that anyways. So not basic. P.S. I was screaming Britney Spears parents until you said it. All right, guys, 617-906-66-6-3-8. That's how you text me. It's how you leave me a voicemail.

You know this already. You're already voicemailing me and texting me. Is voicemailing a word? I don't think it is. I'm making it up. People make shit up all the time nowadays. They make words up anyways. voicemailing sounds good.

Let's do it. It'll probably be in a book in a couple years. Voicemail me. Text me, 617-906-66-36-38. DM me. at disgrace land pod on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok. I'm not going to open the DM machine right now. I got too much to do.

I just read a shit ton of text. And frankly, I can't get distracted by social media right at this moment. But I'm going to get into it tonight. I got to get on there. I'm going to talk about it easy. I'm going to go do all that. I'll respond to some DMs then and I'll get back at it next week. I'll do a full DM set here.

All right. In the meantime, I'm going to take a little break. I'm going to drink some more tea. Bigelow tea. Again, not sponsored by Bigelow tea. Not at all. not sponsored by any tea company and tea as you can hear

and as you have heard over the past, I don't know how many, scores of bonus episodes drinking tea is integral to the production of this show. So, with that said, you know, hey,

I don't like to turn people down. I'm just saying Mr. and Mrs. Bigelow or really any good tea company out there, just hold on one second, any tea company out there We drink tea here. I drink tea. And like I said, integral to the production of the show.

I'm going to take a quick break. I'll be right back. All right. I'm back. Back in the booth. So, this, this, this, I got to get that energy. I got to find that energy.

It's the end of the day here. It's 5.38 p.m. at the recording of this. It's been a long day. It was recording on a Tuesday. I usually do these on a Monday, but I had Monday off, like everyone at Double Elvis for Memorial Day. I had a little bit of a ripper at the house with my family this past weekend. Had about 30 people over.

It was a lot of fun. Hung out. Played a bunch of pickleball. Cook some stuff on the grill. Smoked some cigars. Drink some good bourbon. It was fun. It was really fun.

But I was paying for it yesterday, man. Pain for it. I can't drink anymore. Cannot do it. Older I get, can't do it. But anyways, a little late to the game today. A little backed up here on Tuesday. trying to get this stuff done. I got to bring the energy. All right. This is the recommendations

part. This is the recommendations part. The part where we recommend the things I need recommending the recommendations part. All right. What I'm reading, what I'm listening to, and what music content I'm watching. For the what I'm watching segment, we're talking strictly music content here now. That's what that's, you know, other than the TV and the film recs, that's all over in the rap party now. Okay. That's in the Badlands bonus episode and the Badlands feed. And, you know, like I said, I get into what I'm reading here and what I'm listening to as well. So first, what I'm listening to, well, let me tell you, today, gorgeous day here in the Northeast. Beautiful, beautiful, perfect day. I'm outside this morning. I'm writing out in my

backyard. The sun's shining. The birds are chirping. They're not chirping too much, though, you know? It's like normal chirp, normal chirp level, okay? Nothing to remark about. And I get a little music set up outside, right? So when I write, I like to listen to instruments. instrumental music sometimes jazz mainly uh john coltrain right so i put on blue train okay the album blue train by john coltrain i got that going outside i'm putting together my notes for this episode and uh what starts to happen coltrain's blowing the birds start freaking the fuck out i'm not exaggerating they're losing it like honestly like responding to the cold train's blowing the birds start freaking the fuck out i'm not exaggerating they're losing it like honestly like responding to the Coltrane music that I'm playing.

And I'm freaking out. I mean, that's freaky enough, right? It's notable enough. But it's made more freaky because if you have listened to our Miles Davis episodes of disgrace land, I do this whole bit about how Miles learned how to blow trumpet as a kid. He would take his horn into the woods and he would mimic the sounds. that the birds were making. And I thought that was fascinating,

and I was really excited to put that piece together. And Matt Bowden did a great job scoring it. And it was just one of those things. Like, you know, it's a really cool anecdote. It's something you could tell at a dinner party. It's very interesting. And we were able to bring it to life with music. And then here I am this morning,

playing John Coltrane, who of course collaborated, it was in Miles Davis's band for a while. and the birds start freaking out. And I'm like, is this fucking real? Is this happening? So I switch from John Coltrane's Blue Train to the birth of cool by Miles Davis, right? I don't want to put anything in weird.

I didn't want to put on anything weird, okay? Just something, you know, kind of down the middle for miles anyways. And I put on the birth of cool, expecting the birds to like be like, hey, it's Miles. Are we no Miles? You know what I mean?

And freak out or whatever, just like they did with Coltrane. and it was almost crickets. They didn't do shit. They just quieted down. They didn't do anything. Nothing. I put Blue Train back on and they start dancing.

They start singing again. They start chirping again. Fucking weird. Nature's weird. I don't know. I don't even know what I'm talking about. But anyways, that's what I was listening to. It's listening to Blue Train and the Birth of Cool this morning.

So if you're interested, two great jazz records. All right. What I'm reading, Dale Earnhardt. I'm fascinated with this guy. Those of you who know now, NASCAR know who Dale Earnhard was. Those of you who don't know NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt is an incredible character

in the history of not only American sport, but just America. This guy was one of a kind, and I found myself compelled to continuously read about him. I've read numerous books at this point, watch numerous documentaries on him, and I'm reading this sort of commemorative, I guess is the word,

Sports Illustrated issue, where it's the issue, it's a tribute issue from when he died, and it's just fascinating. And it's sort of like his arc throughout the history of NASCAR as a driver also kind of tracks these multiple phases of the sport that I find fascinating. So that's what I'm reading. Okay, doesn't have anything new music, but hey, I got a break here. I'm not researching anything at the moment for podcast episodes, so I'm checking that

out. If you're into that thing, go for it. Okay? What I'm watching. All right, this is, now, as I said at the top of this segment, the TV and film wrecks are in the Badlands bonus episode called the rap party in the Badlands Feed from now on, okay? But here's where I'm talking about, uh, music content that I'm watching, right? Um, which I'm going to kind of bend that rule a little bit right now because I got to talk about this. And it's not music, but I'm going to contextualize it with music, okay? All right.

The who. The who's Keith Moon. REM's Bill Berry, Mark Sandman from morphine. The drummer from Megadeth, Nick Menza. What do all these musicians have in common? Okay. You know, you know what it is? They all fucking collapsed on stage, all right?

Morphines Mark Saman from a heart attack, and he died on stage. Megadeth's Nick Mensa had a heart attack on stage as well, and he was dead on arrival at the hospital. Keith Moon was wasted on PCP. Bill Berry had a brain aneurysm, and both of them survived, Moon for a little bit anyways. But you know who didn't survive? You know who collapsed in epic fashion? The Boston Celtics. Okay?

Okay, okay? I mentioned this. I'm gonna, I'm gonna restrain myself. I mentioned this because the Boston Celtics are the fucking clown show I thought they were, okay? They are the clown show I've been watching for the last week or so with the rest of America. It brings me no pleasure to say this, okay?

All my family at our party the other day, they're all giving me shit because the Celtics came back from 3-0. They're all like, oh, you want to take that bad guy? How's being a heat fan going for all that, right, right, right? I wish I was wrong. Not really, because in all honesty, I was rooting for the heat pretty hard. Not just because I came out in the last episode of the after party and had that ridiculous, angry Celtics rant.

But just these guys are what we fucking know they are, okay? They have no heart. And they are as characters in a story, they are not the types of characters that you root for, okay? And it's plain as day to me. And it's been going on for years now. This isn't like just something that's come upon us in the last couple months. In the last couple months and weeks, it's become too obvious for me anyways to ignore, all right? The Boston Celtics right now are like the sex pistols, the replacements, and Chepp Baker rolled into one, which is to say wasted talent.

But worse, because unlike the sex pistols, the replacements in Chepp Baker, the sex pistols, the replacements in Chepp Baker, the Celtics, like I said, they have no fucking heart. Okay? And again, this brings me no joy, all right? I want to root for all things, Boston. I do, but I'm allowed one non-New England team. I don't know what the rules are if I'm breaking. I know I'm fucking breaking.

I don't care. Fuck, fuck these guys. I can't. I fucking cannot. Like David Mamet says, characters are who they are. They end up fulfilling the destiny. that they are demonstrating over time with each step in their progression. And these Celtics keep doing the same dumb shit over and over again and play with no heart.

Okay, did you watch Succession? I'm not going to get into it. I'll get into it in the rap party thing, but did you watch Succession? The ending, the ending was fucking perfect. Why? Because the characters all did what the characters, what we knew the characters were going to do. They were who they were. And the Celtics were who they were, which is to say politely,

Not winners. Okay. Jimmy Butler is a winner. He in six. All right. Biggest flameouts in music. Greatest untapped potential or biggest bunch of losers. I don't care.

It's your call, 6179066638. Let me know what you think, America. Your recommendations, that's what I got. I'm going to take a quick break. Come right back after this. All right. Let's recap, shall we? Number one, EZE is the latest episode of disgraceland,

and it's in your feeds right now. Number two, we just released our previously exclusive episode. on George Harrison, so dig on that, if you will. Number three, we've got a special treat for your grads in the feed on Monday, and just you fans of, I don't know, rock and roll or whatever. This is coming up on the next Monday on the schedule, along with a special relative interview with Chris Schifflett from the Foo Fighters that I did over the last couple of days at Boston Calling.

That's coming up in next week's after party, all right? Number four, Jeff Buckley is the next full episode of disgraceland. That's coming next week as well. Kerry Fisher this week in Badlands, my number, 617-906-66-36-3-8. Call me on the telephone or go ahead and text me. Okay, in honor of the irrepressible Miami, heat, me reading you, the phone book from 1958

and none other than Miami. Grace, Richard, 216 Catalonia Ave, C-G-H-I-8-7449. Green, Norman, 5706 Bird Road, M-O-5-1031. Gross. Gilbert, Congress Boulevard, 1-8587. Gustafson, Gordon, 919 South Miami Ave, 9-2683,

Goodenmacher, David, 1759 Southwest 3rd Avenue, 4-0771, Hartman, 4-8479, Hassen Camp, 3-6592, heck in Hassancamp, 3-6592, Hemmings, Arthur, Juan DuPont Boulevard, 7-3553. Henricks, Earl, DuPont Boulevard, 3-0716. Harris, Irving, Pan American Boulevard, 9-3631, 9-2683. Goodmarker, David. Quit talking and start mixing.