Hello, everybody, Welcome, here we go. It is that time again,
Matt Connerton Unleashed and we are live from the studios of w m N
hinem and Glorious downtown Manchester, New Hampshire. Although it looks like it's about
to storm out there, but it is nonetheless glorious. Also on Comcast ninety
seven if you're in Manchester, and hello to all of our online listeners across
the nation and around the globe. You can go to my website Matt Connerton
dot com for all your live streaming options, social media links, contact info,
show archives, etc. Etc. Today is Friday, August four,
two thousand and twenty three, so nice to have you all with me.
We do not, as we normally do on Friday, we do not have
a classic film review from our friend Eric Pilcher this week. He's got a
lot going on this week, so he wasn't able to join us for our
Wednesday segment and he does not have a film review for us either, but
he will hopefully be back in action next week. I think he might be
staging a what they call in Hollywood a sick out, which is where you
you know you're sick because well in Eric's case, he just really wants a
T shirt. Actually no, I think he just has a lot going on.
But no, we support him and he'll be back next week hopefully so.
But we do have coming up at the top of the hour a great
musical guest joining us a via skype, all the way from Tech These Texas
metal bands. I tell you it's gonna get heavy Past the Ammunition. And
by the way, with a name like that, what other state could they
be from? Of course they're from Texas. Now, this really good power
metal trio. I shouldn't say power metal. That's a specific genre. They're
a power trio, but they play metal, but it's definitely not power metal.
It's much more aggressive. Forgive me the faux pa. They are a
power trio and they play metal, and they're called Pass the Ammunition. And
they're gonna be skyping in at five pm today, So really really good stuff.
So looking forward to talking with them, and who knows, maybe also
later in the show, we'll give another spin of the newest single from Jerry
and the Scumbags, the new track Hipster Dipster. Yesterday was the world radio
premiere of Hipster Dipster, and the response has already been truly remarkable, lots
of positive feedback. Everyone loves it. I think it is going to be
number one with a bullet, as they say again of a passing reference to
our musical guests coming up later today, pass the ammunition anyway. But yeah,
so lots going on. Let me tell you what, by the way,
and then we'll I want to get this out of the way, and
then we'll give the contact info for the show and we'll say hello everybody on
the Facebook, CLIFTA and so on. I have some some subjects today.
Obviously we do have a musical guest later, but I also have some specific
subjects to discuss on the show, and none of them directly relate to Donald
Trump. Now, obviously it's uh, he's been in the news quite a
bit lately if you haven't noticed. And yesterday we spent almost the entire show
except for you know, the world radio premiere of Hipster Dipster. We spent
the rest of the show talking about Trump's arrangement. Yesterday is third one.
It's you know, it's a big deal. First time in history we've ever
seen anything like this playing out. But um, I have to tell you
guys, I'm starting to feel a little bit of TFS Trump fatigue syndrome.
So I kind of had this idea that I think today, because we spent
almost the entire show on it yesterday as it was happening in real time.
His arraignment was at four pm, the same time that this show goes on
the air, I think i'd like to I'd like to just get into some
other things today. We live, for better or worse, we live into
a fascinating world where there are always many interesting things going on, and so
there's plenty of things to talk about and some other things that I wanted to
get to earlier in the week that we just didn't get to, some serious
and some more frivolous and so forth. So since we don't have Eric's film
review today, maybe we'll get into some of those. But I'm already feeling
that Trump fatigue syndrome setting in, and we've got a long way to go
with all the Trump stuff now, So I just I just I'd like to
take a little bit of a break from that now. I do have a
couple of caveats to that one, in that I do like to defer to
the listeners as much as possible as much as it is feasible to do so
sometimes you can't, but when you can, I like to. So if
anyone listening, if anyone in the audience has something that about regarding the happenings,
the goings on legally with Trump, that you would like to discuss,
I'm certainly open to it. So I'm not saying it's a no Trump zone
today. I'm just saying I'm not looking for it. I'd like to get
to some other things and not let him suck up all the oxygen. But
if somebody has something that they want to discuss regarding Trump, either on the
phone or in the chat room, I am certainly open to it. So
I'm not making a hard fast rule on this. I'm just kind of telling
you where my head's at and the other caveat and this should be obvious ciscos
without saying I'm sure. But if there's some sort of big breaking news,
a new development that merits our immediate attention regarding Trump's legal woes, we can
certainly discuss that. But we do have a call. Hi, welcome to
Matt Connerton Leash. Who is this Hello, Matt Polly Police from a retro
spectrum radio with police. How are you. I'm doing good. Listen.
I know you're going to commit the next two hours to talking about Donald Trump,
and I just I'm not listening right now, so I don't know what
you're what you're talking about. So, but I know that you're going to
spend the entire two hours talking about Donald Trump again, and I just wanted
to promote the show. That was a bad joke. I'm sorry, I
am listening. Oh okay, because I was going to then I was going
to then suggest that you could easily derail that by saying something about Hunter Biden
or Hillary Clinton or something. But yeah, me me, it's dude.
You want to talk politics with me, Let's talk about Abraham Lincoln or George
Washington. All right, that's that's it. Hey, two of the greats,
Two of the greats, that's right, two of the greatest. Yes,
Yes, I once saw this like mini series on the History Channel,
probably oh, fifteen years ago. That was the hundred greatest people of the
millennia, of the first thousand, of the first thousand years, for the
second thousand years, whatever it was. But anyway, Abraham Lincoln out of
all the I mean, they had everybody, they had the guy who invented
paper, you know, way back in the day, and all this other
stuff, and Abraham Lincoln was number one. Oh no, kidding out of
a thousand wow, okay, well good, well one hundred, I'm sorry,
a thousand years, one hundred people. Well, he did emancipate the
slaves. Kind of a big deal, I know. But he didn't invent
paper, that's true. Who did invent paper? And his paper the person's
last name, No, his last name is not paper, and it was
I think like somewhere in an Asian part of the world. Oh, I
see. I thought maybe it was named for him. Maybe his name was
Paul Paper or something. That'd be a fun thing to tell people though,
because most people won't bother to look it up, so just be a fun
thing to spread. Hey, did you know the guy who invented paper?
His name's Paul Paper, pall Paper. Yeah. I just wanted to call
and promote the show tonight. Yeah. I'll let you, uh get rid
of me and you can do your thing there. What do we what do
we have in store? Well? Can I we have no guests? A
nice quiet night between the four of us kicking back and chilling with touchy feely
song. Oh, will they make us h will they make us feel amorous?
You'll you'll blush wow? Particular nesher, So I am a blusher,
will indeed thank you blush? Wow? Well that's uh. Can you give
us? Can you give us a clue? Can you give us, Paul,
just one example of what is in the playlist tonight, Just just one?
Sure? I want to kiss you all over by Exile. Oh,
that song does make me blush. Yes, that's the blushing track. I
get all. But as far as the feeling part of it, feelings go
way beyond just physical Matt, and we'll be covering many different aspects of feeling
through song tonight. Feelings nothing more than feelings? Is that in there?
You know what I told Lisa what the topic was, Our good friend Lisa
who does our voiceovers with Katie. Yeah, And when I told her what
the topic was tonight, you know what she said? She said, feelings
nothing more than feelings, like you just did. And I'm not playing that
song. By the way, I will not be here tonight. I was
going to say, clearly, it is too obvious a choice and therefore I'm
sure you did not include it, right, No, it's too obvious.
And we just played that song, and that song, I mean, the
dude who sang it and got millions of dollars off it ripped it off from
another song from like Italy, I believe, and never told anybody, so
shame on him. Shame on him. And then led Zeppelin stole it too
and did their own version. Right, I'm sorry, yeah, exactly,
Yeah, yeah, I was suspected that wasn't really there's yeah, no,
it wasn't really there, but it sounds like it's theirs, right, It
sure does. And when you look at the record credits, they don't you
know, they say it's a Plant page. Yeah, I know, I
know it's not right. It's not right, and he's all like baby baby
feelings, you know, because exactly how he used to sing back then.
That was the most horrendous Robert Plant impression in the history of the world.
And I do apologize for it. I don't know why I do that.
I don't know if you ever noticed this about me, Paul. I do
these spontaneous impressions, and they're always really bad, and yet it's almost like
I can't help it. It's a compulsion. I'll just do one out of
nowhere for no reason, and it's always horrible, but I but I still
do him. There is a there is a diagnosis to that you have imitation
tourete, imitation tourettes. I. Yes, I wonder if there's a medication
I take for the millions it does. Yes, So you're not alone.
Well, I just know that you're not alone in that imitation threat. That's
all right, We're million strong, see because that's my that's my impression of
Paul Stanley singing Crazy Nights with that line we're millions strong. See. It
was really bad, right, I usually I suffer from it too. Was
come out right now and let you know. But it's not with music with
me. It's more like with TV shows. I'm I'm going to join you,
Elizabeth, We're going to join you. Sorry, Yeah, that is
That is a pretty bad impression. Actually, yeah, you're right, okay,
Well yeah I'm not alone. Yeah that was terrible. You don't sound
anything like red Fox. Wow? Right, exactly. If that's half the
battle, half the struggle is not only breaking out in imitations, but they're
bad ones. I feel like we should start a support group, a twelve
twelve steps support group. Yes, I think it would be great. I'll
I'll see you at eight o'clock. All right, sounds good. I'll see
you then, Paul, thank you, all right, very good. Retro
Spectrum Radio with Pauly C Friday, of course, is my favorite day of
the week here at WMH ninety five point three FM. I get to do
double duty and I love it. I do this show and then I'm back
at eight pm of course for retro Spectrum Radio with poly C. I'm one
of Paul's co hosts on that show, along with DJ Steve and Mike from
Queen City Cabinetry, who I see in the chat room as well as DJ
Steve and Mike also one of our co hosts on that show, and one
of our sponsors of course here at the station, and so that'll be a
lot of fun. I always look forward to my Fridays and Friday nights,
especially getting to hang out with those guys for retro Spectrum Radio with Polyc tonight
live from eight to eleven pm here at WMH ninety five point three FM.
I don't really break out into spontaneous, really horrendous impressions on that show.
I think that's more just something I do here, so I guess I have
some control over it. And it's not like I do that just walking around
outside like in my daily life. I'm not you know, at a grocery
store or something, just randomly uh singing and not sounding anything like what the
person who actually sings the song sounds like. Um, so that's good,
but it's nice to know that I'm not alone. I am not alone.
See that's you know that song. You are not alone Michael Jackson. See
that was terrible. I just did it again. That was horrendous. I
am so embarrassed that I even attempted to do that. I didn't sound anything
like him. Um, it's a sickness and I need help. Maybe there
is a medication like uh uh imitator roll or something that I can take that
will I'd probably ask horrible side effects. Six Z three two five O six
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joining us, we do have a musical guest coming up at the top of
the hour pass the Ammunition Trio from Texas is going to be skyping in.
Looking forward to talking with those guys. Let's see, we will say hello
everybody in the Facebook live chat. J Fed joins us from the Great Sata
Vermont says, good afternoon everyone. Paul see also in the chat room as
well as DJ Steve. DJ Steve, by the way, said a great
intro. He really liked that opening song. Yeah, that is the High
Capital from the band Dust Profit and yeah they're really good. Of course,
it used to be in a band with Auto Kinsel from Dust Profit. We
were in a band together called Chemical Distance, and I've known Auto for like
two decades. We've worked together on some other things as well. That's the
only band we were ever in together. But I did some other up promotional
work for him. Oh speaking a very talented music. The Great Dylan Reynolds
joins us in the Facebook live chat and says, good afternoon, Good afternoon,
Dylan. Jenny is in the chat room and says shalom peeps. J
Fed says, I'm riding solo tonight. Oh my, let's see Mike from
Queen City Cabinetry says Happy Friday everyone. Oh. Police reminds us too,
there will be a new shower time with DJ Steve tonight on Retrospectrum Radio.
A very popular segment on the program. I mean it's a little unsettling,
but very popular. Police says in the chat. Didn't you sing some metal
tune in the style of the Begs? Now, I wasn't a metal tune.
It was after the lovin by who does that Inglebert Humperdink? Yeah,
that was I attempted it in my mind. It was really funny I was
going to do. The idea was it was a night where we were all
taking turns singing. It was kind of like a karaoke night on Retrospectrum Radio,
and I had chosen it was my idea. I was I wanted to
sing because I had sung after the Loven before, but I was gonna sing
it again, this time in the style of the Beg's And in my mind
it was really funny, and in the car when I did it, it
was really funny. But then when I had to do it live, it
was like it wasn't clicking. Actually bailed out of the bit, which you
should never do. That is a cardinal sin, you know. Once you
commit to the bit, you gotta finish the bit. I did not finish
the bit. I was I was mortified. I was so upset with myself,
but I just couldn't pull it off. Melanie Liberty joins us and says,
hey, guys, uh, let's see. Jay Fed says we are
getting a much needed thunderstorm, being sarcastic. Of course, they've had all
the all the rain they can handle and more. Just a few weeks ago,
mont Pelier was basically underwater. Oh we have I see the name on
the caller ID. I think our guest is early, but that's okay.
Hello, is this uh Blair Donald or Donald Blair? Hey? Ye,
how are you doing? From of course the band past the ammunition? Uh,
you're you're a little early, but that's okay, um no, no,
I was gonna I was gonna see I thought we had to skype ind
or something. I was trying to figure out when how to do it.
But if you want to do it like this, that's fine, But well
we can. I mean, you're you're on the line and it sounds great.
Is it just you? My drummers on the on his way over over
the rest of the guys, um my guitar player. He's like a fitness
kind of guy. So he's got people that uh uh pays them to help
them get their figure or whatever whatever you call that workout. Yeah, whatever,
we call it, like a personal trainer. Don't tell them more.
Mitch has had I called him, and so I guess it's just gonna be
me and Robbie the drummer. Okay, would be easier for you guys to
skype in so you can both be on Is that easier? I'm trying to
figure out how to do it, but oh, okay, you're having an
issue on your end. You know, Jin was telling me to uh skype,
but I'm like, whoa shoot, I thought, and a good thing
I did get in touch with you because I went to the main page or
whatever, And I'm looking at it and I'm like, well, there's a
telephone number, so this is no number. I call Yeah, our Skype
ideas WMNH radio if that helps. But I mean you're on the phone,
so I mean, we can just do this, just do this now?
Actually, do you want to? UM? I wanted to play to open
the segment, this song Shell that I absolutely love. But since you're already
on with us, why don't we do this? Let's um, can we
put you on hold? I'll go ahead and play. I'll go ahead and
play this track and then we'll we'll come back and talk about it, and
maybe your other band member will be there at that point as well. But
how's that sound? Awesome? Sounds good? Okay. If you don't hear
anything on your end, it's um. Sometimes people say when they're on the
phone line they can't hear what's going out on the air. So if you
can't, if you can't hear anything, don't worry. It's just the song
is playing. I'm gonna play this and then as soon as as soon as
that ends, we'll bring you back in. Is it Donald? Is that
how you say your name? Don Donnelle? Okay? All right, very
good, Donnell, gotcha, gotcha all right, hang tight with us.
We're gonna listen to this great song. I love. This is my favorite.
That's why I wanted to open the segment with this. I love this
song. So this is Shell from Pass the Ammunition and Donnelle from the band
is on the phone with us, and we're gonna talk with him right after
this. Don't go anywhere? Hold those don't you wore my trade? You
will retake you? Time job's twice so hard to last, time plaster to
be you want you last four times the time again? Why do I?
Why do I feel for when I don't Jakes? When to me got brand
branded me? Times is the all she can do? Time so hard to
be sat the stroke gets to be to play? Why do I? Why
do I feel so when I don't want? Taking the water whis wheels?
Old? Damn? When? Why? Where? That is good stuff?
That is Pass the Ammunition. That's the name of the band. The song
is called Shell and these guys are from Texas and don Ell are you still
on the line? Yeah, we still hear me? And U oh sorry
you and who me? And Robbie you and Robbie excellent excellent. Okay,
And what are you doing the band, don Elle? I'm the bass player
and singer. But you can say in the studio, I do them about
everything in the studio. Oh, I got you Bobby. Um he's the
new drummer of the band, and um I put him with you. Okay,
very good. So on the so on that track we just heard shell,
which, by the way, I opened with that because that's my favorite
of the songs that you said. I love that song. It's you know
it really it's it drives, you know? And that that uh who plays
the solo on that? So is that you in the studio on that track?
Don ll Do you do everything on that track? Um? Yep,
that's me playing almost everything I do. Um the producer does the lead,
and um, I do a lead and then um, Mitch Mitch Long uh
does the last lead on it. So it's like three leads on it.
Oh okay, wow, yeah that last lead Mitch Long is his name.
That that is nasty and I mean that in a very very good way.
You could cut glass with that solo. That is really good. Um.
Everything about that track is just really really good. So now are you are
you guys a trio because it looks like there's, um, there's three of
you in the pictures that I saw on social media, but it sounds like
there's been some some pets who um what you call it? He's uh fitness
Oh yeah, yeah, he's working. You know, he's a fitness guy,
fitness trainer, Robbie, he's here. Um but UM, I think
we're trying to decide on um another guitar player. Yeah, oh I got
you, I got you? Um is uh, how many how many songs
have you guys recorded total or or out or I guess don lu specifically,
how many of you recorded with this band? We got to two EP two
CDs out okay, grill is the first one, and um uh firing on
find on all cylinders, cylinders, I'm sorry it's the second one, gotcha?
So um, all in all, it's about UM. I want to
see eleven songs okay, okay, um and where um we fished to record
a new new one called um um um I'm sorry sorry, um sorry,
Well I'll tell you the song the title later on. Oh I got you
not not fit for FM radio? I understand. Um, So uh when
did this project start? Donelle? When did you start recording. When did
it start? Started around I think two thousand nineteen, okay, so it's
relatively now. It started when, you know, I was playing in some
bands and around here, and it just I just didn't feel it with these
bands I was playing with. So I'm like, man, I gotta you
know, I got these songs on the shelf, I might as well get
them out there and everything. Yeah, so I decided to start past the
ammunition I got you. So you started it out so effectively. You started
it out as a solo project, right, and then it grew into a
band, is what it sounds like. Well, really supposed to be a
band, you know, I was gonna do like Trent Tress of nine in
Snails. I was gonna do the first one myself. Yeah, the second
one was supposed to be a band outing, but some some people came and
some people went. So yeah, yeah, I ended up I had to
do the second one myself, but hopefully with this one, um, the
new one's got called collateral damage. Okay. I wanted to make this a
band effort with everybody involved, you know. So yeah, yeah, it's
it's interesting. Yeah, some projects, you know you mentioned Trent Resiner with
nine in Snails, or another great example of course Dave Grohl that first Foo
Fighters album is all him, and then he put the band together after the
album was already done and out, and then of course ever since then it's
been a full band. But yeah, I think that I think it probably
makes sense to start out that way if you're if you're doing something new,
if you start out just by yourself and you get a bunch of studio tracks
done where you're in full control of what you're doing, that probably makes it
easier to really establish Okay, this is what the sound is, and now
we're going to go from here. I can bring in more people, but
now they have a template to work with. They understand this is the sound
because I've already established the sound myself. Is that kind of was that kind
of the idea when you went into the studio by yourself to do the first
tracks, Like, there's some people that came to me like for this new
this new CD that we're going to do clad old damage. I got to
put that out there again. Yeah, they wanted like, yeah, you
can work in our studio, you should work in this studio. I'm like,
no, we're gonna stay where we're at, you know, because this
is the sound that I want because it's all about the drums for me.
You know, if you got a good drums sound, I'm down for that,
you know. Yeah. Yeah, Like I said, Robbie's gonna be
be the guy that's gonna be uh behind the wheel for that that one right
right? Um? How do you can you talk to me a little bit
about influences because when I when I listen to that, like that song Shell
specifically for example, you know, I hear a little bit of King Zachs,
I hear a little bit of seven Dust. Um, I hear a
little bit of Tantera. That's kind of funny because on the first EP we
did a song called Eraser and that's one of Robbie's favorite right here, and
uh, the guy, this guy that I used to stay with me,
he's like, man, that's I hear some Kings in that One'm like,
yeah, even though the Gift Kings, I'm a big fan. Yeah,
but yeah, that's cool. Yeah, yeah, I hear I hear these
different influences. But what is different is there's also a rawness. It's not
the production is not particularly polished, I feel, and I mean that in
a good way. That's a compliment because I think very often metal, especially
now. I was talking to somebody else about this recently on the show How
you know, guitars don't sound as heavy as they used to sound, and
you know, um metal generally, along with everything else, I feel,
is a little bit overproduced and a little too clean sounding, and it takes
and that to me, takes out some of the rawness and the aggression of
it. But your music, to me, it really retains that that rawness
in terms of production. It doesn't sound too slick. It sounds you know,
it's heavy, but it's also a little rough, and I you know,
I think it's fantastic. I don't know if that's what you're going for
intentionally or if that just happens organically, but can you tell me a little
bit about that Your approach to production, Well, we record and soak it
up studios, and that's usually where I kept my eye on Ryan mc quistin
when I first started the Bear and I'm like, all right, I'm going
to get this guy to do the cover of each CD, and I'm going
to use this studio because this studio is like kind of like a studio where
Phil a Smo a Pantera. He usually send his musicians there. Used even
to rehearse our record and everything. So um yeah, the next outing and
everything. I still want that that same sound, but probably sound a lot
polished because I want to take take our time to get all the songs right
on the next one. Yeah yeah, I mean, I like I said,
I think these these songs sound great, and I you know, I
like I said, I like that it's a little you know, a little
raw, not not necessarily overly polished. I think it. I think it
probably helps you stand out a little bit. Where in Texas are you guys
by the boy? Well, I'm in I'm in Allington and bobbies were yet
he's in fourth fourth word worth Okay, um boy hot summer? Huh you
got that? Boy? That's all right? Yeah, Bobby says, there's
one hundred and six. He said, it's what how hot? Um?
What what did he say? One hundred and six? Yeah? Yeah,
um wow, that is yeah, that is hot? Do I mean,
what's what's how's the word down up there? I mean, we had a
hell of a heatwave recently, but for this last week it's been kind of
kind of cool out and uh, and a little bit rain. Well we've
had a lot of rain actually, Like right now it's kind of kind of
it's humid, but it's not it's not hot. But you know, we've
had the hottest summer ever here. But you know, of course that's how
it is everywhere unfortunately. But um, do you guys, do you play
out a lot or obviously I know this this whole thing is in flux right
now, uh don elle, but have you played out a lot with this
project or or have you been mainly focusing on recording the less lineup? The
first show was with opening up for accept and everything. So, um,
we played out three shows I think, okay, you know, and um,
the reason the reason why we did that was number one, Mitch is
from Oklahoma City and number two. We was a little bit picky about can
all gigs, But I think this time around we're gonna try to play play
out more and everything and what not be picky about the shows or anything.
So sure, sure, And what's uh, what's the scene like there?
It seems like, you know, Texas is known for I mean a lot
of people who don't know any better think it's you know, a lot of
country music and whatnot, and obviously that's a lot of what's there, but
it seems like this also, I think I'm gonna get this over with Robbie.
He could probably tell you better than that came. Oh yeah, oh
yeah, yeah yeah. Can you hear can you hear me? Hear me?
Yeah? Yeah, what's up, hey, Robbie? Yeah? What's
uh? What's the scene like there? Because you know, I was just
saying, yeah, a lot of people have this conception of Texas. It's
like, you know, a lot of country music and all that, and
obviously there is a lot of that there, but I get the impression there's
also a lot of metal, like a lot of metal bands, probably a
lot of them that you know, we haven't even become aware of yet in
this part of the country kicking around. But am I correct about that?
Is there a lot of metal? Well? Yeah, well, I mean
it goes up and down. I mean when I first moved up to DFW,
I'm originally from the Houston area, So when I first moved up here,
it was booming. There was so much underground you know, death metal,
black metal, uh, thrash everything going on. And then after a
couple of years, you know, slowed down a little bit and then now,
you know, and then it picked up a little bit, and then
it slowed down a little bit, and then it now it's kind of slowly
but surely picking back up, you know. So it's uh, it's it's
it always kind of come and go. I mean, you know, we've
there's not the same venues come and go, and they're you know, bands
come and go, and it you know, it's it's happening. It's there's
always new bands being formed. I mean, ever since I moved up here,
I've been in like six eight six or six or seven different bands.
So I mean it just you know, every day there's a new band coming
and newer new venue you opening up. So it's it's you know, it's
opened down. Yeah. And as a drummer, of course, uh,
you've had a lot of options. I'm sure it seems like bands are always
looking for drummers, oh all the time. Yeah. I mean I have
three different projects right now. One one band I'm in is a like a
blackened death metal band, and uh this one here thrash metal. So you
I mean it's and I'm my favorite thing to play, believe it or not,
it is actually like eighties glam metal. Oh no kidding. I'm in
a couple of cover bands from that kind of focus around that kind of stuff
too, So oh very cool. Yeah, so you you you're staying busy.
So how did you become How did this come about? You becoming a
part of this band? Past the Ammunition? Well, I'm donell about five
years ago and it's a it's kind of a slow process and always been busy
with other different projects and work and all that other stuff. You know how
it goes, I do. But finally, you know, a few months
ago, I was finally had a clear, clear schedule only had yeah yeah,
yeah, only I only had one band on my plate, so I
was finally able to do it. So it just I knew don Nelle for
about four or five years now, so it was always listened to the songs,
always like the music. It just you know, never never could find
the right opportunity for me to jump in, you know what I mean.
When they needed a drummer, I couldn't do it. When they had a
drummer, I could do it. You know how it goes? Absolutely absolutely
well that's uh so is there a kind of a do you guys have any
shows coming up, Like is there a point where you're gonna finally get to
play live with these guys or maybe maybe you have already. I don't know,
but we beat that question again. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
definitely were planning on ticket on the road too. So good we got
we we got offered, uh like I think it was eight thousand bucks to
come to Kentucky the players show there. Yeah, but at that point we
didn't have a drummer, a real drummer, you know, we have feeling
drummer our friend or Kobe Rogers filling in, So we just didn't have a
really permanent drummer to do it. Yea, but we fished the make up
for that, you know, and try to do some uh hit the hit
the road like weekend shows. Uh you know whenever the fans. We got
fans all over the place, so they're gonna try to hit like weekend shows
like let's say, um, Kentucky and uh Tennessee do that for a weekend
and come back, or New Orleans and Florida come back. You know,
just places like the places like you know, where the fans fans want want
us to be. Yeah, yeah, absolutely, Um by the way.
So where does the name Past the Ammunition come from? Is there a story
behind that? Well? It Uh. I woke up one morning after uh
quitting my last band. I just woke up like one, you know,
inspired, like yeah, all right, what we're gonna call this? And
there was a song called Praise's Lord Past the Ammunition. Yes, you know,
uh it's an old song. Plus plus a siege from System of a
Down has a song called that. Oh that's right, just past the Ammunition
itself. It's like, you know, it means like, you know,
past the medal, like bring on the medal to me, That's what it
means to me. Yeah. Yeah, So that's how I got the name.
I just thought would be a cool name. Yeah, definitely, definitely
very cool. Well listen, uh, we'll we'll wrap up with you guys
in a moment. We'll let you go. I appreciate you talking with us.
I'm gonna play another song after we hang up with you, this track
All is Fair. This is another great track from you guys. But before
we let you go, don Elle and Robbie, what, um, what
do you want our listeners to know about how to find you online? Anything
they should know in terms of social media or a website so they can keep
up with everything you guys are doing and get the music and all that.
Well, we on a spot spotifly, we on YouTube, um spot Robbie,
Robbie's cracking up. That's all right, we know what you meant.
It's all good. Edit that. Oh hell no, this is live baby,
this is La. We're out there. Like I said, we're still
trying to get manager Aaron Martinez. We're trying to UACh reach more out there.
And I appreciate you guys doing an interview with us. Absolutely absolutely.
It means we spread and spreading the word, you know. Yeah, definitely,
Well, we we appreciate you. I appreciate you joining us today.
Like I said, I really really like what you're doing. That song Shell
is just incredible. I think that's gonna be I think that's gonna be one
of those tracks I do. I do play from time to time on the
program. And in a moment, we're gonna play another song from you guys.
All is fair, but we'll let all us fair. We did when
we did that video. That was a hot day. It was in this
building and it was about one oh seven, and that I mean, we
was like sweating. Oh my god, me, I was thinking, like,
all right, this is just gonna take two hours. It took like
almost the whole day to do that video. Oh no kid, anything.
Yeah, we had to get in our trucks or what cars in the AC
just to cool off and then go and do another take of it and everything.
And we shot that video with a metal Dave that's on tour with pan
Tera right now. Oh no kid. So yeah, and you know,
but the video came out great. Yeah. I think it's a kick ass
video. Absolutely. And by the way, I always say, I think
you might agree with me. I think rock and roll should be sweaty,
just generally. Anyway, Oh, it was worth it. I mean by
the end of the day, it's like when we got back to my apartment,
you know, I turned on the AC high blast and Mitch, you
know, him being the warrior, he had to drive back to Oklahoma City.
I told him like, yo, man, just chill out and the
cool off a little bit, you know, But he's a warrior, you
know. He you know, got back in the truck and trucked it back
to Oklahoma City. So yeah, yeah, well, well worth it.
Very cool. I suggest people check that out on YouTube, and all right,
Donnelle and Robbie, we're gonna let you go. I'm gonna play this
track. But thank you both so much for joining us today on the program.
Pass the Ammunition. Great great talking with you guys. Thank you,
Thanks for the opportunity. All Right, you got it, all right,
guys, thank you, Talk to you later. Bye bye, bye bye.
All right, that was Donnelle and Robbie from the band Pass the Ammunition
and let's play this. We're gonna play this track All is Fair, and
timing wise it works out well because we're coming up to the top of the
hour, so we're gonna play this song. I think actually know what I'm
gonna do. I'm gonna play this song and then we'll show some love to
our amazing sponsors. And then I might play one more song from a certain
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we are live from the studios of w m n H five point three FM,
Inglorious downtown Manchester, New Hampshire, also on Comcast ninety seven. If
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seven. I want to thank the guys again, Donnelle and Robbie from the
band Pass the Ammunition. We've heard a couple of their songs on the show
today there from Texas, and they skyped in and enjoyed that quite a bit.
Very very much a fan of that band. And also I played yesterday
we did the world radio premiere, but I decided to give it another spin
because I love it so much. The new single from Jerry and the Scumbags.
It's called Hipster Dipster and it also features Eric Pincher on lead guitar and
Billy Painter on drums and a guy named Matts Covington or Covington on bass.
And by the way, I was just looking at I didn't see this yesterday.
AD miss this somehow. But on the band camp for Jerry and the
Scumbags, in the description for the single Hipster Dipster, it is up and
it's free. By the way, you can get it on band camp.
It's a free download. There's a little bit of an explanation about what the
song is about and what inspired Jerry Robinson, the amazing talent that he is.
Jerry Robinson, by the way, I'll tell you he's he's a next
level talent. It says here Hipster Dipster is about the loser young people in
society with their pagers and beepers beeper devices rather, who don't respect old elderly
people like myself. As a sixty nine year old man, I get tired
of the stupid prank calls. So I decided to write a song addressing my
emotional old man feelings about the subject. So there you go. That that
kind of explains the muse of of the song Hipster Dipster. We'll get caught
up with everybody in the Facebook live chat here, and then we'll um and
we will continue on with some stuff. Of course. Let's see, I
did see a couple new people pop in. I think, oh, do
do do do do do? Yep? James H. Tribooki, I'm never
sure I'm saying his u last name correctly. He's in the chat room.
And also John Hopwood joins us in the Facebook live chat. Also Miriam Banish
in the chat room as well. Let's see, and we said, uh,
we said hello everyone else earlier, of course, but again these studio
line six three two five six z seven six h three two five six zero
seven and just a couple of quick programming notes let's see coming up tonight.
Of course, it is Friday, my favorite day here at WMNH. It
is my long day at the station, and I love it so because i
do this show until six pm and then I'm back tonight from eight to eleven
pm for retro Spectrum Radio with Paul ec I am one of Paul's co hosts
on that show, along with DJ Steve and of course Mike from Queen City
Cabinetry in the Historic Sun be Mall of course, not only one of our
great sponsors here at WMNH, but one of our co hosts on retro Spectrum
Radio, and we have a great time. No guests this week, apparently,
Paul called earlier it's just gonna be the four of us, just the
four of us, and we're gonna hear some music and talk about it and
it's touchy feely. I think that's what Paul said, touchy feely songs this
week. So looking forward to that a lot. So that will be tonight
from eight to eleven pm. Oh James says, as always, love the
show. Matt, Thank you, sir, thank you. I appreciate that
trement. But yeah, join us tonight Retrospectrum Radio with policy, and by
the way, we recommend you know, we love having people in the Facebook
live chat during that show, so please join us in there on the Retrospectrum
Radio Facebook page, but open a second browser tab and stream the audio of
the show at WMH radio dot org. Paul actually mutes the Facebook feed so
we don't get kicked off for violating their copyright rules. But then so you
can chat with us. We love being able to chat with the listeners on
Facebook, but open a separate browser tab so you can stream the show in
all of its uninterrupted stereo glory at WMH radio dot org. Melanie just asked
a very inappropriate question in the Facebook live chat. Melanie, I don't think
I can read that on the air, but I will just say this.
I'll just say this much, Melanie, You never know. I'll leave it
at that. Let's see. Oh, also too, we have our amazing
sponsor, the Hop Knot in the Brady Sullivan right across the street. You
know, they've got those delicious scourmet pretzels, they have their ever burgeoning assortment
of craft beers, and they've got a big event coming up this weekend.
This is what they put on social media. We took July off, but
this Saturday we are back with our next installment of the Gender Blender Drag Show.
Join us at ten pm on Saturday, August five as some of your
favorite local drag performers serve up some Broadway realness. This is a twenty one
plus show with no cover. We will reach capacity for this show, so
please get here early if you'd like a seat. If you're not here by
nine, then you may not get a seat. Yeah, this is a
very popular feature at the Hopknot. When they do these, they fill up
very quickly. So so if Governor Ron de Santisa, Florida, if he
happens to be in the state campaigning, he might not be able to get
in over at the Hopknot because there might just not be room. And we
have a call, we'll grab this. Hi, Welcome to Matt Connerton Unleashed.
Who's this? Hello? Hello? Hello? It sounds that voice is
familiar, but there's also this weird buzzing in the background. I wonder if
it's some sort of alien. I've been captured. Mac Oh, my goodness,
it's John Hopwood. You've been captured and probe I assume how is how
is that going not very well. Uh huh, well that's disappointing. But
you can only yeah, I know, right, I mean some kind of
factory creating these anatomically correct dolls. I see. How did they capture you?
Did they suck you in through the Satanic portal? No? No,
no, you never have any problems with Satanic portal. Wow, that's quite
a relief. This is just as straight and all the flying sauts that comes
down and just snatched me up all right, like uh you know, Grandpa
Simpson, I really when they they're appy you, I'm very easy to get.
I don't move very fast. That surprises me because you're kind of a
little guy. I would have assumed that you'd be very quick and wiley.
You would assume that would just make an ass out of you and me.
I've never heard that before. Wow, wow, alright boy, Yeah,
we use cliches here at the factory. Oh you do? Huh? So
they've so it's forced labor, is what you're so? These aliens are forcing
you to work in a factory. Is it an is it actually is it
a factory? Or is it an Amazon distribution center? Oh no, oh
no, no, Well I was my great experience I'm an overseer, so
you know, these these poor drudges here, you know, I uh,
you know, being a small man, I learned to be very nasty at
an age because you got to do something so you don't get the crap knocked
out of you. And the pre the pre riddling days before they drugged all
the boys, you know, So I just shout a lot. You know,
I don't think some of these people, not all the people here are
of human origin. Mac Well, that sounds terrifying. Not to be xenophobic,
but i'd be very frightened. Yes, you're you're being homophobics in human
beings or I didn't catch that xenophobic. I don't mean to be xenophobic,
but it sounds terrifying to be around beings that are not necessarily human. Well,
you know, I was in the army and there were a lot of
people from the deep stuff, you know, the type that vote for you
know, people like Rick Defantas. So I'm kind of used to being around
sub human life forms, but non human life forms I'm getting used to.
Okay, you'd be surprised where you know, Well, we're putting on the
he's anatomically correct dolls n all of them are the unit species mac and you'd
be surprised where the genitals are located on some extraterrestrial creatures. Yes, I
believe there's something about that in Star Trek six, uh, the the Undiscovered
Country, but we won't we won't get into that. Uh but uh yeah,
Um, all right, Well I hope, I hope you're okay.
I hope they are giving you food and water and uh, what can I
say? Sounds off right now? Well, it was my idea to to
you know, type in wm NAH nine five point three FM. And I
was just wondering. We heard about the Paul Kormire show. Yes there's a
reason we don't we don't use the word retro here. Oh, because there
were people that, yes, they exist to an infinity of time, you
know. Oh but alpha or a mega one of these people might actually be
God aka Donald Jesus Trump, who knows. You know, that's exciting job.
So you know, we don't want to be time biggots here. But
right, so the Paul korm Your show we heard about. But we were
wondering if mister Pilchage is going to be doing a film review today. Ah,
there is no film review this week. He has been quite busy.
He was not able to join me Wednesday, and he was not able to
provide a film review today. But hopefully he'll be back for the attack next
week. Well, hopefully I'll still be within this galaxy. Well, I
certainly hope so you guys have a nice time, and I do get a
discount on the anatomically correct dolls. I may be coming. I may be
in the process of evolving into a wholesaler about all right. Well, that's
uh. You've got to seize upon these opportunities when they present themselves. Hey,
hey, cut that out over there. Yeah, I gotta go.
You know, some of these creatures are acting up. I understand the non
union shop by hye, bye, all right, bye John, all right,
John Hopwood, Well, we certainly hope for the best in his new
intergalactic adventure. That does open up the line for you. Six h three
two five six seven six three two five six zero seven. Rondo ferverro joins
us in the Facebook live chat and says, I swear I'm gonna fly out
there from Cali just to go to the hopknot. I'm jones in for one
of those pretzels. Yes, they are delicious. They are delicious. And
Melanie had a specific question in the chat room about what's happening to John Hopwood
right now. And I can't answer that, Melanie, But I just hope
that he I hope that he survives at all. We'll just say that.
Oh, another quick programming note two. Yesterday on the show, we announced
that Mary Anne Williamson, Democratic candidate for the president presidential nomination. She's running.
She's running against Joe Biden for the nomination. She will be here not
on the original date that we had announced, but on I believe the twenty
second. She's not able to be here on the eighteenth, as was originally
planned, but she'll be here for the first hour on August twenty seconds.
So we look forward to that, really looking forward to meeting her and talking
with her. Oh, there's the sirens. Happens once a show. Lots
of lots of sirens outside. Let's see a couple of just quick things I
wanted to look at that happened earlier in the week. And if you're just
joining us, I'm kind of avoiding all the all the Trump stuff I need.
I'm getting that Trump fatigue syndrome. I can feel it. It's just
exhausting. So I know it's a big week. Yesterday we spent the almost
the entire show talking about Trump's arrangement as it was happening in real time because
I was at four o'clock at the same time the show starts. So I'm
a little bit I'm a little bit exhausted by all that. So again I
said at the top of the show, if you're just joining us, if
anyone wants to chime in on anything regarding that, I shall defer to you
as I like to accommodate the listeners, but left my own devices, we're
not going to get into that. We've got plenty of time in the future
to because God knows he's going to continue to dominate the political headlines. But
I'd like to do some other things for the moment. But obviously, you
know, if there's some big breaking news or whatever regarding Trump, will certainly
talk about it if that occurs in the next forty minutes or so. But
Cardi b if you saw this, she threw a microphone at an attendee at
one of her at a concert. So this has been a terrible trend.
And you know, as someone who also I'm a man of many hats,
and uh, you know, I do some work in the have done a
lot of work actually in the music industry and in concert promotion and so forth.
And you hate to see this this new trend now where people are throwing
things at artists while they're on stage performing. Now that's not entirely new,
but uh, it's it seems to be becoming more dangerous. Like people are
throwing cell phones. Why anyone would throw a cell phone at someone performing is
a little I mean, I think the idea is you throw your phone at
the performer and you hope that they'll catch the phone and then maybe take a
selfie while they're on stage of themselves performing, and then throw the phone back
to you. I think that's the idea. You know, that really enhances
the concert performance, if you can throw a phone at the artists and they
actually and then they you've actually got their DNA on your phone, right because
they're holding your phone and they're sweating on your phone because they're under the hot
stage lights, and then they throw it back to you. I think that's
the fairytale idea. Of course, there's so much that can go wrong if
you're going to throw a phone at somebody on a stage, and by so
much, I mean really everything. There's not much that can go right.
Chances are they're not going to catch it, but you might hit them in
the face with it. And even if they were to successfully catch it and
take a picture, it's not like they're gonna be able to just throw it
right back to you. You there's a good chance you're not going to get
your phone back. But something else happened with cardib somebody threw a drink in
her face, so she threw her microphone at the alleged fan in the audience.
But there's an update on this. You got to see the video of
this. But Shannon is online. We'll talk to Shannon for a moment.
Hi, Shannon, Hi, Matt, what Jenny? I had a question
these assets that are throwing things at the stage, Yes, do security grab
them and just throw them out? Oh? I'm sure yes, because I
don't know if it shows that also or or you know, explains the punishment,
you know, I mean, these guys are trying to make a living
and trying to entertain people, and you always got those I don't know what
I'm allowed to say. Well, I know what I'm not allowed to say,
but I know this is okay, so I won't say it. But
I mean, actually John Hopwood said assinine ones, So I know I can't
say that if they just stay home, yeah, or they should. They
should hand in all the cell phones and be told listen, if you throw
something, you're out on your rear end. Yeah. Well, I think
I think that goes without saying, or at least it should go without saying.
Um. And I assume that probably the kind of person who does that
they expect to be kicked out. If you're throwing something at somebody on stage,
you're definitely getting booted by security, assuming they're able to identify in that
crowd who it is who threw the offending object. Yeah, I mean,
come on, pete, how disgusting does this world have to get for people
to wake up and just enjoy what's out there and not abuse it, you
know. Yeah. Unfortunately, it's not an entirely new trend. I mean,
I've been at shows where I saw the past underwear soft things. Yeah,
well, that's that's always okay. Melanie was saying that the chat room
throwing underwear is still okay, right, Well, of course, but that's
not going to harm anyone. And and you know, in the especially in
the eighties with the hair bands, it was not uncommon to see, you
know, somebody Actually there's a video of Kiss you know where you know,
Paul Stanley catches a bra that somebody threw on stage and then he hangs it
off of the the neck of his guitar. But uh, yeah, but
I've been at shows where I mean, back Jesus would have been probably fifteen
years ago, I was. I saw it Disturbed at a at a festival
in Massachusetts where for some reason, people were throwing throwing things at Dave Draymond
and uh, you know, it was just, uh, you know,
the crowd, most of the crowd, obviously we're very into it. I
think The Disturbed was actually the headliner of the show. And uh, but
for some reason there were some people close to the front of the stage who
were throwing stuff, and Dave Draymond actually stopped and said, you know,
if you keep that up, we're just gonna leave. We're just gonna stop
playing and leave. And uh, and they did stop, they did stop
throwing things. Oh, I was hoping you were going to see if you
don't stop it, I'm going to come down there and kick your ASTs.
Well, Dave Draymond the right, he was assaulted first. Yeah, well
yeah, and he's uh, he's kind of a big I mean, he's
not a tall tall man, but he's he's muscular. I wouldn't mess with
him. I remember, I was just gonna say Shannon too. I remember
back in uh, back in the nineties, like when Guns n' Roses was
first getting big, there was video I remember seeing you know, this was
pre internet, but we would see the video on MTV of or in the
news of Axel Rose jumping into the crowd, not because people were throwing things,
but because he would see a fight going on, you know, toward
the front row, and he would get mad and he would jump in and
defend whoever was getting pushed around, which is you know, Axel. You
can say a lot of negative things about him, but he did. I
mean, I don't know if he would do that now, but back then,
he was not afraid to get in there. And you know, if
he saw somebody getting pushed around, he'd jump in. He'd jump in and
defend him. He didn't want that going on at their shows, right,
And I'm not going to harp on the fact of my vision. But you
know, even watching videos or or movies repeatedly, Um, I miss a
lot of things, you know, a lot of the little things or whatever.
So it's just could you know whatever intel to know that you know people
are such I don't know, shape up, that's right, do better.
You have the privilege of seeing these guys play. And I saw I don't.
I remember when I was in high school. I saw a lover boy
and talking down at arms Park. Yeah. Um. And I saw a
couple that I saw Neil Diamond at the Verizon. I'm still gonna call it
that. Uh. And and there was one I think it was Motley True
skid Row and someone up. I don't know, but it was three of
the hair bands, like you know. And uh, I mean that was
you know good. But those are the only concerts I've been to. Oh
really? Oh I yeah, so no, I've been lots and lots.
Well, good Share every now and then when you were at a loss for
something, share or share stories so I can see what I've missed. Okay,
Doublon taunted there, yes, or Shannon, you say you give Jenny
a big hug for me? Of course, and um yea have a good
weekend, all right, fun tonight with the touchy feely songs. Yes,
yes, all right, Shannon, thank you for the call. We appreciate
it already. Bye, all right, bye bye, all right. That
was our friend, Shannon, and that does open up a line for you.
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You know what I was just thinking about too, And we've actually talked
about this on Paul's show on Retrospectrum Radio. I think more than once is
not just people throwing things, but there was a trend, I don't know,
probably in the late two thousands, people showing up at concerts with those
laser pointers. And um, there's a couple of videos of this happening at
Kiss shows where Paul Stanley, you know, threatened to do something really uncomfortable
to someone who had a laser pointer. With the laser pointer, but uh,
you know that's dangerous too because if you you know, you could actually
harm someone's retina if you get them in the eye with that laser pointer.
It's it's not funny. So you don't even have to throw something, actually
throw a physical object to potentially harm someone on stage Kyle Clayton from the Morning
Show. As in the chat room, he says, I'd throw more than
a mic if someone did that. Yeah, if someone threw a drink in
your face at a show. Yeah yeah. The um And you know it's
interesting. So when I first heard the story in the news about Cardi b
throwing a microphone at somebody in the crowd, I the mental picture that I
had was different than the reality of it. Um. The mental image was,
She's on a on a stage in a in an arena doing a concert
and somebody throws a drink because you can, uh, you know, we've
all seen this happen. You can be in a big crowd, in an
arena crowd and if you've got a cup full of a drink, you know,
if you do it just right, you can you can make that whole
cup full of whatever is in it fly and hit somebody in the face from
a distance. Um. And uh, that's what I thought had happened when
I heard that someone had thrown a drink in her face. I thought somebody
in the crowd had thrown a cup of coke or whatever and throwing it at
her and it hit her, and then she threw the mic at the person
in the crowd, and based on that assumption that I had in my mind
when I first heard the story, my first thought was, Wow, I
hope she has really good aim, because if you're throwing a microphone into a
crowd like that, you better make sure you're you're throwing it at the right
person. Number one, not that it's a good idea at all. You
shouldn't do that, Yeah, because again, there's just too much that can
go Obviously, there's a lot that can go wrong with throwing whatever it is
it's being thrown to begin with, and you shouldn't do that. But you
also shouldn't respond by throwing something like a microphone at somebody because again, first
of all, your aim better be perfect or you're gonna hit the wrong person.
Second of all, you could cause serious injury. Even though the person
who you know, even if you do definitely hit the right person, you
could really mess him up if it hits them in the face. I mean,
look, I know, you know, I'm not gonna have a whole
hell a lot of sympathy for whoever, through the drink or whatever the object
is that they're throwing at somebody. You know, an argument could be made
they brought that on themselves. But still, you know, if you if
you really injure them in some way by throwing that microphone at them, you're
gonna end up, you know, with a lawsuit. Yeah, there's a
lot that can go wrong. You might be charged with AsSalt because what they
threw was something harmless like a drink, and you threw something hard. Anyway,
when I saw the video, the actual video of what happened, it
was not what I imagined. It's actually like she's doing a small show somewhere
and it's like, just from what I saw in the video, she's she's
right at the edge of the stage, right up close, and somebody They
didn't throw a cup, They just kind of threw it so where you know,
they they moved the cup quickly so that the drink actually, you know,
like you would do if you were sitting with somebody and you throw a
drink in someone's face, or if someone throws a drink in your face.
Not that that's ever happened to me, but you know, like that,
that's what it really was. Somebody got up close to her and just through
that drink in her face, and then she responded by chucking that microphone right
at them. But I mean they got her good, Like her face is
covered in whatever was in that cup. So she chucked the microphone right at
them, and I don't blame her. John Hopwood in the Facebook live chat
says, why doesn't someone throw a bagel at Chris Christie because it could be
fatal to the thrower as he stampede to devour the bag of baked goods.
That's what we call fat shaming, John, and I don't think we can
do that. Oh my goodness. John Hoppwood also says, don't be so
earnest mac. Let's see. Apparently there was some question about whether Cardi b
would be charged for battery because of throwing that microphone, but the BBC John
Hoppood says fat shaming. I am fat. Well, that's why you can
get away with it, you know you can. You can get away with
you know, like if you know, like I could tell an Irish joke
because you know I'm Irish, so I can get away with it. But
that's true. I mean you can play that card and use that loophole.
That is true. So this is from the BBC US Police drop battery investigation
overthrown microphone. It says the Las Vegas Police have dropped their criminal battery investigation
into an incident which saw rapper cardib throw a microphone at someone in the crowd.
The incident occurred John up, what's making me laugh? In the chat.
The incident occurred last weekend after a member of the audience appeared to throw
water at the performer. At least it was only water and not some some
soda or some alcoholic beverage. You know, water is at least water is
easy to clean up. A video of the star taking matters into her own
hands at Drey's Beach Club was widely shared on social media at the time.
I assume that's how I pronounced that dr Ai dre dry Dreya. I don't
know, but she will now face no charges due to quote insufficient evidence,
police said, insufficient evidence. I mean, I'm glad she's not being charged
because whoever threw a drink in her face to begin with shouldn't have done that.
But insufficient evidence is video of it, it says here. This is
from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in a statement shared to the media.
Quote, after a thorough review of this case, and with the consultation from
the Clark County District Attorney's office, this case has been closed as having insufficient
evidence. No charges will be filed in relation to this case. Unquote.
I wonder if it's the person who whom the microphone was thrown at. I
wonder if they didn't come forward or I didn't want to press charges or something.
You know, they're probably pretty embarrassed about, you know, throwing a
drink in her face and consequences thereof knowing that they had made a terrible mistake.
It says here are lawyers for the Grammy Award winner responded by thanking the
police for their quote, diligent and prompt resolution of this matter unquote, in
a statement reported by multiple outlets. So what happened in the footage caught on
camera from multiple angles by several fans? See, that's that's one good thing
about you know, everybody's got their phones out. Some people complain about that.
People don't think it's cool, you know, to have your phone out
at a show, because why can't you just stand there and enjoy the show.
Why do you have to have your phone out? Why do you have
to be taking pictures? And streaming and everything. Um, you know,
I don't see anything wrong with it. You know you want you want to
document the experience. There's nothing wrong with that in my opinion. But also
a good thing about it is if something goes wrong, you know you've got
You've got it caught on tape, So it says here. In the footage
caught on camera from multiple angles by several fans, security staff are seen surrounding
the perpetrator at the front of the crowd while recovering the rappers. Microphone footage
from earlier in the concert showed Cardi b asking a different member of the audience
to spray her from behind as she turned her back to the crowd. Huh
is this so all right? I don't know what's going on here at this
show, but that sentence that I just read is very strange. Later,
what's going on here? Later in the show, the thirty year old explained
the earlier spray had been I'm uncomfortable reading this, all right, I'm just
gonna do it. I mean, there's no it's just my own mind putting
things in there that shouldn't be there. Later in the show, the thirty
year old explained the earlier spray had been done on her back and under her
own instruction, whereas she objected to the other member of the crowd unexpectedly throwing
water which hit her face. Las Vegas police later confirmed that a show attendee
had come forward to report a battery, but have now concluded that no crime
was committed. The microphone in question was reportedly being auctioned off on eBay,
reaching more than ninety nine thousand dollars so far, by the owner of an
audio company. Oh so, whoever owns that microphone, they're selling it and
it's now a piece of entertainment history. Apparently, Cardi b is best known
for well, we don't need to get in all that, all right?
She is the latest performer to have had items some of these songs us we
don't need to get into. She's the latest performer to have had items thrown
at them while on stage in recent months, following similar incidents including Hairy Styles
and Pink Styles. Was hit in the eye with a sweet at a gig
in November. What does that mean? With a sweet like a piece of
candy? I guess it's the BBC. I guess they say sweet instead of
pieces of candy. I don't know. This is why we had to have
the American Revolution because they used words, and I'm confused by some of them.
Why can't they speak American like the rest of us. Anyway, Styles
was hit in the eye with what I assume was a piece of candy in
November, and more recently, Pink looked stunned. Oh god, that's right.
I heard about this when a bag of human ashes was thrown on stage.
I have to tell you I would be quite stunned as well. Like
if I was sitting here. Let's say I'm sitting here doing the radio show
one day and just somebody runs in here with a bag of human ashes.
Well, actually I would probably invite them on because I'd be so fascinated.
I'd want to know why they chose to do that, you know, in
whose ashes there were and whatnot, because I you know, I like to
interview people. I have an inquisitive mind. I'm curious. Sweet but psycho
singer Ava Max I guess that's a band has also been slapped on stage of
late, while somebody else threw a bracelet at country singer Kelsey Ballerini Adele recently
joked with her Las Vegas audience that she would kill anyone who tried to chuck
something at her. Well, there you go. So that's a terrible trend.
I hope that. I hope it passes soon. Very often these trends,
which is good, at some point, some degree of collective sanity is
restored, or at least we can hope Shannon's calling back. Hi, Shannon,
Hi, I just wanted to say the girl who put she asked Pink
if she could put those ashes. It was her mother's ashes, and her
mother mustle she loved Pink and just asked her if she could put them there
while she played. And Pink was like, okay, maybe you know,
she was a little uncomfortable, awkward, you know, but that's who.
That's whose ashes it was. At least that's what I heard on another store.
Okay, Dory, No, that's good. So it's not like somebody
threw a bag of their mother's ashes by the speaker. Oh okay, oh
so the ashes and they asked permission first. Yeah, yeah, well that's
I mean, okay, so that's good. So that's in a completely different
category because not only was nothing thrown, but I do think, uh and
you know, and I credit my family for raising me. Right, you
know, I have manners. I'm unfailingly polite. I think if you are
going to, uh put a bag of ashes on a stage while someone is
performing, you should ask their permission. Yeah, it's respectful, right.
It would be presumptuous to show up with a bag of ashes and just PLoP
them there and say yeah, yeah, yeah, hey pink, look it's
my mom and just throw them there. You know, you want to you
know, it's something you want to approach with some decorum and uh and and
respectfully. So I commend the person for that. Yeah, I just want
to let you know why. Yes, I appreciate it, Shannon. Okay,
bye, okay bye bye. Yes, I mean, and you know,
it's a teachable moment. You know, if you're gonna, you know,
if you're gonna show up with ashes, I would say anywhere. You
know, if you're, uh, say, you're going out to dinner with
some friends and maybe you have some ashes from a loved one and you know
you want to bring them with you, you know, uh, I mean,
you know, go ahead and bring the bag of ashes, but before
you just PLoP it on the table in the middle of dinner. You're gonna
want it, maybe check with the restaurant. There could be a health code
violation potentially there, and you want your other dinner partners to make sure.
I mean they're gonna be cool with it, right, I mean, if
it's your mom's ashes, they're gonna be like, oh yeah, your mom
can hang out with us. You know, uh kind of wish you know,
she wasn't a bag of ashes. That's a little weird, but whatever,
we'll roll with it. We're your friend and we support you. But
you know, the waiter or waitress or server, I guess is the term
we use, they might be a little bit freaked out. But then again,
they wouldn't have to know. You know, they could just they could
come over to take your order and they could just be like, hey,
you got a bag of ashes there, and you could just say, oh
yeah, that's don't worry about it. It's we're gonna have some herbal tea
after our meal or something, you know, and just just to kind of,
you know, calm everything down. Six zo three two five oh six
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zo three two five O six. We do have a little bit of time
left. Melanie in the chat room says, listen, Grandma always liked being
included for dinner. I'm not asking anyone. Well, yeah, I mean
it's your grandma, you know, I understand. But Melanie, I would
hope that if you're going to go to a concert and you know, you
want your grandma to you know, hang out by the one of the speakers,
I would hope that you would ask the performer or maybe even just check
with you know, check with one of the security people. You know,
Hey, I got got grandma here, mind if I put her over there
for a bit and uh, and would you mind keeping an eye on her?
And by the way, though, just because she's my grandma, don't
treat her like she's special. You know, if she starts acting out or
whatever, you know, feel free to kick her out. But probably not
going to happen, because you know, she's ashes um all right. I
don't even know what that means, John exactly, but it's funny for some
reason. Uh speaking of uh, now this is uh, since we're being
morbid on a on a Friday, I want to kind of pick up on
there was a story we did we talked about yesterday on the show. Oh
so, I guess we didn't spend yesterday entirely on Trump because I think I
talked about this yesterday, or maybe it was the day before, Ronda Santis
said, And there's there's been some reaction to this. Now, Ronda Santis
said, you know, governor of Florida has a little bit of an issue
with France people. Ronda Santis has said that when he is elected president,
he's going to get rid of the deep state because he's going to start slitting
their throats. Now, that's some pretty violent imagery. Just to be clear,
I'm not speaking hyperbolically. I'm not paraphrasing anything he said. He literally
said that. He said he's going to start slitting the throats of of people
when he's president, when he's in charge. He literally said that. I
understand he's using it as a figure of speech. I'm assuming he's not actually
a serial killer. But apparently there's been some, uh, there's been some
reaction to his use of violent imagery, and I want to I want to
look at that. Melanie says he's a psychopath. Yeah, I kind of
get that vibe. And I believe John Hopput is back on the line Hello,
I heard a click, though I don't know if he's still there,
John, Are you there all right? He's not there. So apparently for
a major Republican candidate to go around talking about slitting people's throats, some people
have noticed. This is from The Guardian outrage after DeSantis says he'd start slitting
throats if elected president. National Treasury employee is union president calls Republicans remark on
federal jobs repulsive and unworthy of campaign trail. It says here. Right wing
Florida governor in twenty twenty four, presidential hopeful rhnd De Santa was widely condemned
after he said that if elected to the White House, he would quote start
slitting throats unquote in the federal bureaucracy on his first dand power. And by
the way too this, uh does this make him? I mean he spends
a lot of time sort of trying to get to the right of Trump.
Does this qualify? Because Trump, when he ran the first time, he
just talked about draining the swamp. He was gonna he was gonna get to
get to DC and he was gonna drain the swamp. I don't remember Trump
ever talking about slitting throats. I think this is John Hoppit again? John?
Are you there? Yeah? I got a quick break, Matt.
Oh you did. Wow? They give you breaks a superposed are Oh that's
right, yes, and you're probably in a union. You really, you
really don't know what the phrase getting your ashes hauled means. I've never heard
that in my life. What does that mean? No ashes sold? No?
Does that mean like getting your ashes hauled to a concert where you get
dumped on the stage? What does that mean? Well, let's put it
this way. Is something you know. I don't want to cause any trouble
between you and Jenny, So I'll use myself as an example. If one
of these comely young well we'll use the term woman or not for now,
even though some are of indetermined gender, being from other galaxies. If one
of these young women at the factory came up and said to me, who,
because of her ignorance, finds me a dandy specimen of human being?
You know, a real paradigm of studs them. If if she came up
to me and said, I'd like to haul your ashes, what she means
is she wants to do to me what Donald Trump has done to this country
for the past six years. It's very dirty. Wow, okay, And
I'm glad you're off that subject about people throwing ashes at rock and roll stars
because it was getting pretty boring, frankly, and I felt like I was
going to have to come down there and slit your throat. Oh my goodness,
wow, oh good thy goodness. You have a good time with policy.
All right, thank you, John. This ship goes on for a
long time, so we'll be listening. All right, very good, Thank
you. Bye, And don't get your ashes hauled by any alien. That's
that's good advice in any dimension. It is, isn't it. Yes,
bye, all right, bye bye, all right. That was John Hopwood.
If you'd like to get in with a quick call, I say quick,
because we are rapidly running out of show. Six ZO three two five
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It says here. The president of the National Treasury Employees Union, Tony Reardon
called the hardline Republicans comment repulsive and unworthy of the campaign trail. The president
of the American Federation of Government Employees, Everett Kelly said, quote Governor DeSantis's
threat to start slitting throats of federal employees is dangerous, disgusting, disgraceful,
and disqualifying unquote. Among commentators, the columnist Max Boot called DeSantis's words deranged,
while Bill Crystal, founder of The Bullwork, a conservative site, said
the governor was quote making a bold play to dominate the maniacal psychopath lane in
the Republican primary. Unquote. By the way, he kind of already owns
that lane. I guess he wants to make sure that he continues to claim
it. DeSantis is a clear second to the Republican in the Republican primary by
more than thirty points behind Donald Trump in most averages, notwithstanding the former president's
proliferating legal jeopardy, including seventy eight criminal charges. On Friday, a major
poll in The New York Times ends he had a college in the first state
to vote Iowa, put de Santis twenty four points behind. DeSantis is widely
seen to be trying to reset his campaign, having fired staffers, including a
conservative writer who created a video ad containing a Nazi symbol, but the governor
has not noticeably retooled his hard right rhetoric. DeSantis made his comment about slitting
throats at an event in the second state to vote, New Hampshire last Sunday.
Quote on bureaucracy. You know we're going to have all these deep state
people. You know, we're going to start slitting throats on day one and
be ready to go. You're going to see a huge, huge outcry because
Washington wants to protect its own unquote. Asked later to clarify, he said,
quote, the streets will be flowing with blood. No, okay,
No, I made that part up. He didn't say that. Complaints about
the so called deep state, notionally, an embedded government of officials and bureaucrats
Republicans claim exists to thwart their agenda, is a common feature of fire right
campaigns from Trump down. Should he return to power, Trump is widely reported
to be planning, um act, well yeah, it doesn't matter that stuff
we all already know that we've already been talking about. But uh yeah,
so that's um so. Some reaction to h de Santis is h comments there,
M yeah, a little off putting. I would say, a little
a little off putting. Let's see, do we have time for one more
quick thing? Oh you know what we didn't get to this week is well,
actually there's a couple of things. Our credit rating, the United States
credit rating has been downgraded by one of the ratings agencies, and it took
a while for it to happen, but NBC news dot Com as a story.
What the US credit downgrade means for taxpayers and consumers for now not much
as changing, but economists say it represents a warning about America's fiscal standing.
Something that I talked about a lot when we had that where we almost went
over the fiscal cliff this last time, is that, you know, I
don't think people, a lot of people necessarily realize that even flirting with disaster
without the disaster actually coming to fruition is very dangerous when you're talking about the
debt limit. And this is not the first time. This is the second
time now. The first time that our credit rating was downgraded by one of
the agencies, one of the credit ratings agencies was during the Obama administration,
when in twenty eleven we came perilously close to default for the first time in
our nation's history. So even going up to the edge, you know,
we didn't go over the edge, and people celebrate that, and I was
relieved, of course, I was very concerned about what could potentially be a
global economic armageddon if we were to ever actually default. But even looking like
we might default, like it's a possibility, is in and of itself,
very very dangerous, John Hopwood says. In the chat room, doctor Jeff
Cassell says, it is too minor to really affect the US finances. Hopefully
that's true. That does seem to be the dominant theory actually that this won't
have a huge effect. But that's not to say that it won't have any
effect. And you know, my point is again, it does show that
there is a cost too, even if we don't go over that line,
Even if we don't go over the cliff, just walking up to the edge
of the cliff and sort of standing there and looking down, that has a
cost. John Hopwood says, Oh my god, Matt, you are so
earnest. I am earnest. I'm like an Annie DeFranco song. I'm very
very earnest. But so, anyway, there was that that was one thing
that we didn't really get to this week. Maybe we'll get into it a
little bit next week also too, if we get to it next week,
The Hill dot com as a story up GOP releases Devin Archer transcript after lawmakers
give conflicting accounts. Devin Archer is the one, a former business associate of
Hunter Biden. He went and testified in a closed hearing, and the transcript
is out. You can read the transcript. But of course, as always
happens, everyone goes to their ideological corners, Republicans claiming that you know the
Stephen Archer testimony. This proves once and for all that Hunter Biden is an
international crime lord and Joe Biden is a part of this Biden crime family and
all of that, and Democrats are saying no, actually this is entirely the
opposite of that. But you can read the transcript itself and make your own
determination. I have not read the transcript yet, but there are very differing
interpretations being offered right now. So we will try to get into that next
week as well, but we need to begin to wrap up. So it
is Friday, my favorite day here at WM ANDH, so that means I
will be back tonight at eight pm eight to eleven pm for Retro Spectrum Radio
with Paul ec and of course DJ Steve and Mike from Queen City Cabinetry.
Really looking forward to that tonight. The subject this week, the subject,
I should say, because it's a weekly show, is touchy feely songs and
it sounds like it will be very romantic. John Upwood says it would be
a privilege to live through armageddon. I don't know. I don't know about
that. I don't know if about a privilege. J Fed in the chat
room says, see you tonight, So thank you again, by the way,
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