Episode 108

Date
Saturday, 7/11/2020, 3:00 pm Length: 1:36:07

Title
The Day Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan Swung By The Living Room On A Somewhat Silly Saturday Before Josh Got Everyone Thinking About Alfredo And Gelato And Mary Had A Productivity Time Adventure Zone

Link
Facebook Video: https://facebook.com/275526386885426

Noteworthy Details
Regular Episode Location: Living Room Secret Surprise Special Guest: Musician Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo

Summary
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Episode Description

 * Not a Kitchen Sink

Quotes and Taglines:

 * “That’s a tangent…” (on Mariah Carey being the face of crisps in the UK when Josh was there)
 * “I’m not passing judgement because we all get excited about things we shouldn’t. It takes one to know one is what I’m saying. If I judge you, I judge myself because, man oh man, do I get excited about the most boringest stuff, you guys wouldn’t believe it.”
 * “Guys we have a format here, a formula. We’re trying to get ratings. We plan things out in advance…”
 * “I should know that one better. I’ve roller skated to it.” (on Everybody Have Fun Tonight)
 * “I didn’t cuss hardly at all for like the first, what, 90 days, and then I’m letting it all hang out. You know, when you’re cooped up in the house for 17 and a half weeks straight, strange things happen. You start doing things that are not in your character, like cussin’ and fussin’.”
 * “We don’t care about doing it right. We prefer to...” (Ira Kaplan on philosophy of YLT’s “Murdering The Classics” benefits for WFMU; also acknowledged as tagline for 7IS)
 * Josh: You guys remember that movie Shall We Dance — Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, late 30s? // Mary: Yes. Yes, yes. // Josh: Do you remember the Gershwin song that’s in it; it’s called Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off. I think it’s the scene where they’re dancing while roller skating? You guys know that song, // Mary: Yesssssss! I do! // Josh: I just learned this morning that Gershwin borrowed several elements of that song from an old, traditional Italian folk ballad. // Mary: Of what song? // Josh: It was originally a traditional Italian folk ballad. Did you guys know that? It goes like this: ‘You say alfredo and I say gelato, you say alfredo and I say gelato. Alfredo, gelato, alfredo, gelato…let’s call the whole thing delicious.’ True. Italian folk music … they like to write about their cuisine, as does any culture that has good cuisine. // Mary (laughing wildly): Josh Kantor, you’re ridiculous! Let’s keep going. Oh, I just need a breath. I’m OK.
 * “Guys, I don’t know what’s happening.”

Baseball Card of the Day

 * Hubie Brooks: [placeholder]

Player of the Day

 * N/A

Album of the Day

 * N/A

Hatter or No-Hatter?

 * TBD

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