1 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind, a production of 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: My Heart Radio. Hey, welcome to Stuff to Blow your 3 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: Mind listener mail. This is Robert Lamb and this is 4 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: Joe McCormick, and we're bringing you some of the messages 5 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: you've sent in over the past couple of weeks. Rob, 6 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: If you don't mind, I'm going to kick off with 7 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: a response to the Furry Fish episode. Oh go for it. Yeah. 8 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: So this comes from Yanni, and this is one of 9 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: those emails where it's clearly responding to something specific that 10 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: we said and I don't remember what it was, which 11 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: makes for some of the most fun listener mail because 12 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: you have to play a little sort of internal past 13 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: memory detective work. But Yanni says, Hi, Robert and Joe 14 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: or is it Joel, No, it is Joe. I'm Yanni, 15 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: and I'm sending you my greetings from Finland. Love your podcast. 16 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: I was listening to the fish Head for episode and 17 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,559 Speaker 1: I had to check. There really is a Christmas edition 18 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: of Big Mouth Billy Bass. There are also videos of 19 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: it on YouTube. Peace Lennox and Love Yanni. So I 20 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: assume you must be a developer of some kind if 21 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 1: you have that much Lenox passion. But but so I 22 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: looked this up. You're correct, Dannie. Uh we. I think 23 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: in the episode we were talking about what were the 24 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 1: different songs the big mouth billy bass sings. Uh So 25 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: there was take Me to the River, there's the one 26 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: that sings y m c A. I think I may 27 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: have mentioned that. The one that sings y m c 28 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: A I remember is in a Sopranos episode. It's like 29 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: a Christmas episode. I think Tony gets it as a 30 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: Christmas gift, so maybe that's what leads to this. But 31 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: there are indeed big mouth billy basses that's in in 32 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: Christmas songs, and they're not just Christmas songs. They're like 33 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: novelty hayseed country versions of Christmas songs. So it's got 34 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: a dashing and through this no kind of thing. God. Yeah, 35 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: so particularly egregiously annoying, and uh I don't know why 36 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: they did it that way. Why not with just some 37 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: regular recording of the song. Beats me. Well, if there's 38 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: anything that could make jingle bells more annoying, it's having 39 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: a big mouth billy bass sing it, I imagine. And 40 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: I say that as someone who greatly enjoys many holiday songs. 41 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: About well, jingle bells is just the worst rob. I'm 42 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: right there with you. I I don't hate Christmas music. 43 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: I love a great many Christmas songs, but there are 44 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:35,799 Speaker 1: a few that are just oh they're just razor blades 45 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: going under my eyelids. It's just awful. Yeah, I'm partial 46 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 1: to God Bless you Mary, gentlemen, because it has the 47 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: devil in it um, which I guess you know, brings 48 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: us back in season here because we don't want to 49 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: get too far ahead with the holiday stuff, because this 50 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: this listener mail's coming out during the height of the 51 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: Halloween season. You know. One of the Christmas carols that 52 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 1: I really like, I I think I tend towards the 53 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: ones that are in more a minor key and have 54 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,119 Speaker 1: kind of a note of uncertainty, and that will tie 55 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: into our very next message of For example, one that 56 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: came to mind is, uh, you know, I love I 57 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,839 Speaker 1: Love Green Sleeves. That starts with the minor third. Yeah, 58 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: green sleeves is great. Or I guess the Christmas version 59 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: with the lyrics is what child is it? Or what child? 60 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 1: What child is this? Yeah? Yeah, that's it. But that 61 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: should lead right into some responses to the episode that 62 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: I did on Spooky Music and Uncanny Melodies with the 63 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:33,519 Speaker 1: with special guest our producer Seth all Right, I'll read 64 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: this one from Matt. Really enjoyed the episode and Scary 65 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: music and the characteristics thereof The major and minor discussion 66 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: was particularly interesting in that I thought immediately of Celtic 67 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: Gaelic music. I play a lot of old Irish and 68 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: Scottish tunes with my brother and friends and have always 69 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: loved the interplay between minor and major keys in reels, jigs, 70 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: et cetera. The quick switches are both fun to a 71 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: company and make things more musically interesting. Always thought it 72 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: was a unique example of both miners and majors inspiring 73 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: good feelings rather than apprehension, as is usually the case 74 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: with the former huge Black Sabbath fan. I must admit 75 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: also get the same sorts of impressions from a lot 76 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: of Middle Eastern music, which is pretty cool. It's one 77 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 1: of the reasons I gravitated to such genres early in 78 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: my amateur music career. Thanks for the show and Happy 79 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 1: Canadian Thanksgiving, Matt wait is Canadian Thanksgiving in October? Yes 80 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: it is. It is the second Monday in October so yeah, 81 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: here we are, Matt. I think I know what you're 82 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 1: talking about with the the the alternations between major and 83 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: minor keys and like the uh what do you call them? Oh? Well, 84 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: by the way, that that Scotch and Irish music really 85 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: also does have like some of the best names for 86 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: things reels and jigs that almost doesn't sound like music. 87 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: It sounds like stuff you'd use to like kill a fish, 88 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: to kill a fish. Maybe I just got billy bass 89 00:04:55,560 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: on the mind. Okay, So this next uh, this next 90 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: message comes from Dan. Also about the music episode. Dan says, 91 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 1: I just finished listening to your episode on Scary Music 92 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: and have an album recommendation for Rusty Needles Record Club. 93 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: This is Seth's new podcast, and uh, Seth and I 94 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 1: talked about me possibly going on there to talk about 95 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: Neil Young. Uh, Dan says. When we get into discussing 96 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: the stranger records in Neil Young's discography and what Dan 97 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: recommends his his album trans from nineteen eighty two. It 98 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: is his Kraft Verk inspired album and features a lot 99 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: of vocoder and synthesizer work. So maybe Robert could also contribute, 100 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: being as how he loves synth music. Are either of 101 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: you familiar with this record. Computer Age that's the name 102 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: of the song is a total bop. According to Young, 103 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,359 Speaker 1: part of the inspiration behind this album was as a 104 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: way for him to communicate with his young son, who 105 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: has cerebral palsy and was unable to speak. Apparently this 106 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: was lost on Geffen Records and the start of their 107 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 1: infamous lawsuit against Neil Young for not making Neil Young albums. 108 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: And then there's abrupt transition, also being this is a 109 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 1: stuff to blow your mind, listener email, I have a 110 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,239 Speaker 1: suggestion for the role of Tom Bomba Dill. I would 111 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: like to nominate Danny de Vito. Is he the right choice? 112 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: Maybe not. It's been a long time since I read 113 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: Fellowship of the Ring, but the thought of Frank Reynolds 114 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: and a Lord of the Ring's adaptation is such a 115 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 1: perversely amusing thought. I cannot resist imagining how that would 116 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,159 Speaker 1: play out. It's always sunny in Middle Earth, The Gang 117 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 1: Steal the One Ring. Thanks as always, Dan Well. First 118 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: of all, sometimes I kind of speed read these emails 119 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: as they come in, and so I I thought Dan's 120 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: recommendation was ultimately that Neil Young played Tom Bomba Dill 121 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: and so I've been thinking about that, um all morning, 122 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:49,359 Speaker 1: and I was thinking. I was thinking to myself, you know, 123 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: I could imagine that. You know, I often associate Neil Young, 124 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 1: of course, with the harvest season. That's that's the time 125 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: of year when I'm most likely to fire up uh 126 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 1: some some of old Neil and listened to him. Um so, UM, 127 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: I don't know what to think about Danny DeVito. Haven't 128 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: had time to process that. I'm still on on on 129 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: Neil Young as bomba deal. I mean, we know Neil 130 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: Young can sing. Other than that, I don't know if 131 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: his if his vibe is really on. I mean Neil, 132 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: as I said on the music episode, I'm a big 133 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: fan of Neil Young, but he he always comes off 134 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: as kind of a weird old crank and not sort 135 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: of the jolly, care free Bard image we get of 136 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: Tom Bomba Dill. But I don't know. Yeah. Also, I mean, 137 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: Neil Young is someone who has always been He's always 138 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: been willing to tackle uh, you know, political issues, uh 139 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: in his lyrics, and Bomba Dill is is you know, 140 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: largely cut off from the politics of the world. Uh So, yeah, 141 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: it seems like they're completely opposite each other. In that regard, 142 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: but Bomba Dill is constitutionally incapable of engaging in politics, 143 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: like he's not even on the same plane as them. 144 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, yeah yeah. But oh but also your mention 145 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: of the Neil Young album the so Um If you're 146 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: not familiar, this album trans by Neil Young that came 147 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 1: out in nine two. It is the classic example of 148 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: the Neil album that even a lot of die hard 149 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: Neil fans make fun of and and think, Okay, that's bad. 150 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: And you know, when I was a younger Neil fan, 151 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: I felt the same way. I mean, it does have 152 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: some arguably very goofy production choices, but I've come around 153 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: on it over the years. I think it is absolutely 154 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: worth a second listen. And I really like the song 155 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: that Dan singles out here, computer Age. That's a good one. 156 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: I the one that sticks with me the most is 157 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: Sample and Hold. That one has a good beat to it, 158 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: and it very much has the the synth, the vibe 159 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: and the robot voice. Um yeah, to probably do the 160 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: surprise of No. One. I've always loved this album. I 161 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: heard this. This is one where my dad had some 162 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: Neil Young, and I don't think he had the album 163 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: trans but he had another album that, weirdly enough, had 164 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: two of the songs off of this US some other material. 165 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: I forget what it was called. Oh yeah, so it was. 166 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: It was weird in that regard because it's just here's 167 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: some robots songs and here's some more traditional stuff, and 168 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 1: I was like the Robots songs. But yeah, I probably 169 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: heard those tracks way before I actually heard any Kraftwerk, 170 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: so it was kind of an early introduction to that 171 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: world that's a wonderful kind of inside out. You know. 172 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: There's a moment in the song computer Age where, like 173 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: a lot of the songs on this album, is hard 174 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: to tell what the lyrics are, but there's one part 175 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: early on where it sounds like Neil is singing the 176 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: phrase I stand for the signal, And I think that 177 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 1: might literally be about a crosswalk on the street, like 178 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: the line right before it is about cars or something. 179 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: But it's one of those great lyrics that you hear 180 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 1: with a weirder secondary meaning that may not be intended, 181 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: but either way it gives me a shiver. I stand 182 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 1: for the signal. It's like it's like in Tron, like 183 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: I fight for the users. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can 184 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: I can see that connection. Oh and also yeah, X 185 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: be Damned. I like the electronic take on Mr. Soul. 186 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: I think some of the song concepts on this album 187 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:10,079 Speaker 1: might be much better received now with a just slightly 188 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: different production approach, Like I think I think Computer Age 189 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 1: could have a slightly more goth techno edge. I'm thinking 190 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: about production more like bands like The Knife and Uh, 191 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: I don't know if you call that a band, whatever 192 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: you call that, and it might be considered a classic 193 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: sibling duo. How is that what it is? Yeah? Okay? Uh? 194 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: And one last thing that I thought is hilarious is 195 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: that you can sometimes still hear Neil's Canadian accent through 196 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 1: the vocoder. There's this song on there. It's one of 197 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: the Goofier ones. It's called Computer Cowboy has like horsehoof 198 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: clip clop sounds, but he's he's singing vocoder and you 199 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: can still hear It's Nail Young. Oh well, I don't 200 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: remember that track in particular. Yeah, I guess it's been 201 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: a little else since I've fired it out. I mainly remember, 202 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: and I guess when I dip back into it, I 203 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 1: tend to play sample and hold Computer Age. Uh. Maybe 204 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: one other Transformer Man. Gotta Transformer Man is good. That's 205 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: the other one. Yes, yeah, that one got a beautiful 206 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: low low tech rendition on Neil's nineteen nineties unplugged album 207 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: I did it, Okay. I don't know if I've heard 208 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: that well anyway, that was an extremely strange digression, but 209 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 1: h well, no, it's an interesting album. And of course 210 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: now with with with digital and streaming, I mean it's 211 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: widely available. Everyone can go out and have a have 212 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 1: a taste of this album. So I mean, I don't 213 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: I don't want to oversell it. Again, I could not 214 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: deny that a lot of the production is is undeniably 215 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: pretty goofy, but I still think there's some cool stuff 216 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: in there. Rob, you want to do this one about 217 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: Hilda and the Lindworm? Alright? This next one comes to 218 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: us from Greg. Greg writes, I subject my four and 219 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 1: a half year old to quote daddy's boring podcast on 220 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: our regular commutes. Um, I don't know. I guess I'm 221 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: cool with that, knowing but knowing the kind of things 222 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: kids are into. Um, yeah, maybe our our podcast is 223 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 1: a little bit boring, uh to to the younger listeners. 224 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 1: But that's okay either. You know, perhaps they'll age into it. Anyway, 225 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 1: Greg continues his opinion of your podcast maybe changing, as 226 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: he was ecstatic to hear Hilda and the Lendworm referenced 227 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 1: in the latest artifacts segment. At this point, this would 228 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: be Artifacts slash Monster Facts segment from a couple of 229 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 1: weeks back. Uh. He continues, like Robert's son, he was 230 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: familiar with the Lendworm from our repeated viewings of Hilda. 231 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: We got to discussing how he thinks you could improve 232 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: the podcast. His suggestions are, number one, more Hilda content. 233 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: Number two space sound effects. Uh, in fact, seth Can 234 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:52,199 Speaker 1: we go ahead and have a little space sound effect 235 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: just to just just to help out the listenership? Okay? 236 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:00,960 Speaker 1: And train sound effects for the episode it's about trains. 237 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: Hold on staff, no train sound effects yet because we 238 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 1: need to we need to line up a train episode. 239 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: But I could. I would be into that doing something 240 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,559 Speaker 1: related to trains or subways. I I live next to 241 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 1: a train track and am fascinated by trains. I love trains, 242 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:18,079 Speaker 1: and I think I think we may well have even 243 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:23,599 Speaker 1: a creepy train related episode coming up. That's right, we do, Okay, 244 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 1: all right, Well it's a possibility no promises, but a 245 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: strong possibility. Okay, that one will probably not be good 246 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: for kids though, but but yeah, we'll have to do 247 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: some train content in the future anyway, Greg continues. Hilda 248 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:39,319 Speaker 1: for the uninitiated is a children's Netflix program that is 249 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: based on the graphic novel series by Luke Pearson. It 250 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: frequently features mythological creatures from around the world in stories 251 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 1: with animation that appears to be influenced in small part 252 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: by Calvin and Hobbs. You have my full support in 253 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: doing a lengthier deep dive into the mythological creatures as 254 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: referenced in Hilda. It might make for a fun twist 255 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: on your anthology shows, but please know who trained sound effects. Greg, 256 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: what was this conflicting advice? I don't know what to 257 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: do with that. Well, I don't think there are any 258 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: trains in Hilda. I don't remember there being one. But anyway, 259 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 1: at any rate, Hilda is indeed a fabulous show. Um, 260 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:17,839 Speaker 1: I haven't seen it. It's a kid's show, but it's 261 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: one of these great kids shows that you don't need 262 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: to be watching it with a kid to enjoy it. 263 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: It's it's adorable and cute, but not in a sickening way. Yeah, 264 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: it's it's very sweet, and it has all of these 265 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: various mythological creatures pop up. You will be delighted to 266 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: know that the Yule Lads pop up in one episode. 267 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: Oh spoon liquor and and what goat Claude sucker or something. Yeah, 268 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: I forget what what names are given, but I believe 269 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: Andy Cirkus is in that one playing the voice of 270 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: one of the ul children. So it's pretty great. That's 271 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: too good. Sausage Swiper, I think is only something like that, 272 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: but I highly recommend Hilda It's it's a wonderful show. Uh, 273 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: just absolutely wonderful. All right. I guess we're gonna look 274 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: at a couple of messages regarding Weird House Cinema. This 275 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 1: first one comes from Matt. Matt says, good Day Fellas, 276 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: the episode on the Thing from Another World was pretty neat. 277 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: I'm definitely going to try to give it a watch. 278 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: Couldn't help but immediately consider some plot parallels with HP 279 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: Lovecrafts at the Mountains of Madness, both said in an 280 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: Arctic waste, both with some variation on a vegetable based 281 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: or partially vegetable based species from beyond and to a degree, 282 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 1: the marauding mindlessness of the show goth seems to fit 283 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: the uncaring approach of the movie Monster. I can only 284 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: assume some inspiration was taken from Ole Howard to reference 285 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: what I think is in this context and ironic quote 286 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: from the story quote, poor old ones, scientists to the last. 287 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: What had they done that we would not have done 288 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 1: in their place, being scientists themselves. I think the old 289 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: ones would have very much enjoyed your shows. Thanks again 290 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 1: and all the best. Matt. Wow, that's nice, man. I 291 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 1: don't think the old ones would have liked our show 292 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 1: very much. I don't think so at all. I don't know. 293 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: They might not even been able to listen to it. 294 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: I don't know. Um, it was just incomprehensible squealing to them, 295 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 1: and then they would devour us right, eat our souls, 296 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: and they would have their own podcasts, which to our 297 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 1: ears would be incomprehensible squealing and the piping of mad 298 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: flutes and so forth. Uh. I think I've seen somebody 299 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: somewhere makes some connections between the Thing at least Carpenters 300 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: the Thing, and and Lovecrafts of the Mountains of Madness. 301 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 1: But for the life of me. I can't remember what 302 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: those connections were other than the obvious. You know, they 303 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: have a frosty settings being Guiama Do Toro was was 304 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 1: going to do and at the Mountains of Madness adaptation 305 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: that was like his pet project. But it was as 306 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: if I remember correctly, like it was going to cost 307 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: a lot of money and it was one of these 308 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: films it was only going to get made if Tom 309 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: Cruise was on board, and Tom Cruise it was apparently 310 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: on board, and there was but what but it was 311 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: like you still couldn't get it made for some reason, 312 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: so it just did Cruise what well. I mean it 313 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: makes sense right if you if you're gonna have a 314 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 1: soup a monster movie, just it's so expensive, like you've 315 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: got to have somebody like like Cruise in it, or 316 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,719 Speaker 1: you know, you've got to have a total uh you know, 317 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,159 Speaker 1: sure shot a lister at the helm and then you 318 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 1: can have all the monsters you want. I'd go with 319 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: the Rock, you know, the Rock, Yeah, I mean that 320 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 1: would seem that would seem to be a strong choice. 321 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: You know, if if you get the Rock on there, 322 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: then who's gonna mess with you? It's they'll let you 323 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 1: have all the monsters you want, but I'm probably over 324 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: simplifying things. I know the Rock has been attached to 325 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 1: two projects that have yet to come to fruition, so 326 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,119 Speaker 1: who knows how Hollywood works or or by connection? How 327 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: about Vin Diesel? There you go, Vin Diesel at the 328 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 1: Mountains of Madness. As long as it doesn't it wouldn't 329 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: endanger our next Riddick movie with it. Uh it can't, 330 00:17:52,000 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: it can't. Possibly. Okay, we got one more Bomba Dell contribution. 331 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: At some point I think we must just have to 332 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: stop reading these as they will just keep coming in forever. 333 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: But this one was too good to skip over. I 334 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: thought this was truly inspired. Choice. Do you want to 335 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,159 Speaker 1: read this? Oh? Yeah, I'll get it. This is from 336 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: Nick subject line bomba Deal quote? Is this bit still going? 337 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 1: I thought i'd add my suggestion before a halt is 338 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 1: called to all bomba Deal dreamcasting. When I visualized Tom 339 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:29,120 Speaker 1: bomba Deal, I can picture no other than Kevin Murphy. 340 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 1: For many years the voice of Tom Servo on Mystery 341 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: Science Theater three thousand. You might also remember him from 342 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: the Roman Times interstitial sketches, where he played a fog 343 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:43,159 Speaker 1: horn voiced Miles Glorious type. What I'm not sure what 344 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,639 Speaker 1: he's referring to. Oh no, this was the Roman Times 345 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: on a mystery Sense theater through thousands miles gloriosis, glamles glorio. 346 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: There you go, miles gloriosis type. Okay. He had all 347 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:56,120 Speaker 1: the qualities of Tolkien's Mary Fellow an or an orotunned 348 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,679 Speaker 1: and booming voice, a joeyal demeanor, a hefty frame, and 349 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: a winkle in his eye, as well as a penchant 350 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 1: for constantly breaking out into song in response to nothing 351 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 1: in particular. Really, he's the most bombadilly person. I know. 352 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:12,120 Speaker 1: This is perfect. I feel like this can't be beat 353 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:13,919 Speaker 1: I as soon as I saw this, I was like, 354 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 1: oh my god, it's right. Kevin Murphy is Tom bomba Dill. 355 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: He's got every he hits every single note. Yeah, yeah, 356 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 1: I think I think he does. Plus he's I've seen 357 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: episodes of MST where he breaks into a Tom bomba 358 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:30,880 Speaker 1: Dell impersonation like he's singing, you know, Tom bomba dilloh 359 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: and all that. Yeah that might don't remember that Jack 360 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: Frost that might be in the Jack Frost trip that 361 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 1: he does that a bit. Okay, So yeah, he's he 362 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: is Slash was perfect for this role. If Jackson wasn't 363 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 1: going to cast him, Uh, then it's just as well 364 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: that we didn't get it, you know, Hey, Doll, Mary Doll, 365 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 1: I cannot disagree. Al Right, Well, we're gonna go ahead 366 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 1: and close the hatch on this particular listener mail, but 367 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 1: we'll be back next Monday, so keep them coming. In 368 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 1: the meantime. What I goes on during the week, well, 369 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: we have our Tuesday and Thursday Core episodes. We have 370 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: Artifact or for the at least the rest of the 371 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: month of October, Monster Fact, but who know it may 372 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: be Monster Fact will return in December and we'll do 373 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 1: some some Christmas creatures. We have Weird House Cinema on 374 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 1: Friday's that's our chance to talk about a weird movie 375 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: of choice. 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