Episode 91: Everything's Private Property If You've Got a Gun — Doug Stanhope (Part Two)
Summary: <p>Here is Part Two of our conversation with Doug Stanhope. In this segment, Doug spends much of his time essentially interviewing <em>us</em>, which again shows you what a genuine person he is. Can't wait to have him on the show again.</p> <p>Topic list:</p> <ul> <li>Congratulations to our friends Kelly & Debbie Howe on their 30th anniversary</li> <li>Doug asks about our mutual friends in Houston-based band RAT RANCH</li> <li>Doug's history at Chilkoot Charlie's in Anchorage, Alaska</li> <li>The challenges of having too many people in a band</li> <li>Paddy: being a comedian is the hardest job in the world</li> <li>How old-school casette audiobooks changed Doug's life on the road in the early days</li> <li>The joy of exploring backroads locations while on tour (how Doug found Bisbee, AZ)</li> <li>Doug and Paddy compare their (very close) ages</li> <li>Doug asks how long Blaggards have been together</li> <li>Eric's frustration with joining the band right before the pandemic kicked in</li> <li>Why our former drummer Mike McAloon left the band</li> <li>Doug asks what 'Blaggards' means</li> <li>'Plausible deniabilty' for band names before the internet </li> <li>Doug asks what "Behind the Music" dirt Blaggards might have</li> <li>Doug asks if any of us are sober or single</li> <li>Is music a young man's sport?</li> <li>Doug asks what cover songs we love doing in our own style</li> <li>How Blaggards side-step Irish rock clichés</li> <li>Doug's love of Irish Rock (despite his disinterest in music in general)</li> <li>What Irish rock band does Paddy dislike the most</li> <li>Overplayed bar-band songs</li> <li>How cover songs are often better than the originals</li> <li>The complicated issue of comedy theft</li> <li>How Australian comedian Jim Jeffries blatantly stole a routine from Doug</li> <li>Comics have no recourse to copyright infringement</li> <li>How joke theives are effectively drummed out of the business</li> <li>Doug asks if anyone has ever stolen from Blaggards</li> <li>How we came up with our version of "Drunken Sailor"</li> <li>How young comics often try impress Doug with similar material</li> <li>How language barriers can create conflicts in comedy material</li> </ul> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.dougstanhope.com/" rel="nofollow">dougstanhope.com</a></li> <li> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-doug-stanhope-podcast/id610821246" rel="nofollow">Doug Stanhope Podcast</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/stanhopepodcast" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/themonday-morning-podcast/monday-morning-podcast-5-12-14" rel="nofollow">Doug Stanhope on Bill Burr's Monday Morning Podcast (May 12, 2014)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.dougstanhope.com/store/digging-up-mother-a-love-story-signed" rel="nofollow">Digging Up Mother - Doug Stanhope</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/No-Encore-for-the-Donkey-Audiobook/B08FMTGS9S" rel="nofollow">No Encore for the Donkey (audio book on Audible) - Doug Stanhope</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dying-Last-Breed-Doug-Stanhope/dp/B08CY4XDMC" rel="nofollow">The Dying of a Last Breed - Doug Stanhope (Amazon Prime Video)</a></li> </ul> <h3>Join us in IRELAND Fall 2021</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://blaggards.com/ireland/" rel="nofollow">Ireland 2021</a> — Sign up to learn more about our next Ireland tour</li> </ul> <h3>Show dates</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://blaggards.com/shows/" rel="nofollow">Blaggards.com</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/blaggards/events/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bandsintown.com/a/3808" rel="nofollow">Bandsintown</a></li> </ul> <h3>Follow us on social media</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/blaggards" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/blaggards/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/blaggards" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/blaggards/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></li> </ul> <h3>Become a Patron</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/blaggards" rel="nofollow">Join Blaggards on Patreon</a> for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives.</li> </ul> <h3>Rate us</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slappercast-a-weekly-talk-show-with-blaggards/id1452061331" rel="nofollow">Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes</a> </li> </ul> <h3>Questions?</h3> <p>If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, </p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/blaggards" rel="nofollow">leave a comment on Patreon</a>, or </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/blaggards" rel="nofollow">tweet them to us</a> with the hashtag <strong>#slappercast</strong>.</li> </ul><p>Special Guest: Doug Stanhope.</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/blaggards" rel="payment">Support SlapperCast</a></p>
