by William Cooper
In 1977, I turned down a chance to see Star Wars because I was afraid of Chewbacca. I was pretty sure he was a werewolf and did not want to get into that whole business. What’s more, he was obviously a space werewolf and who needs that? How does that even happen!?
A year later, Star Wars was re-released. I had grown older and wiser and had friends for some reason. We piled into my parents’ gas-fumed Chevy Impala, were dumped out at the local fancy two-screen cinema, and with the largest tub of popcorn (extra butter) and a box of junior mints, I settled in… and had my mind blown out the back of my head.
If that happens to you when listening to this podcast, please see a doctor. We had no idea about medicine back then.
In this episode, we leave the down-low and go up-high by revealing our names. If that wasn’t enough excitement for you, we visit Scott’s junk pile, venture beyond the porch on a jankity 1970s ferry, celebrate William’s birthday with a far-too-honest three-year-old, and eventually land firmly in Star Wars glee. Only the Muffs can rouse us from a nerd afterglow, which they do with a sampler pack of low-cost, Ohio-flavored “homages” to many well-known 70s and 80s bands. Impressive. Most Impressive.
Links:
The M/V Hyak:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hyak
George Takei:
http://www.georgetakei.com/
The Muffs on Discogs:
http://www.discogs.com/Muffs-The-Muffs/release/6203765
The History of the Muff Bros / The Muffs / Money:
http://www.buckeyebeat.com/muffsmoney.html
Money / Muffs on FaceBook:
https://www.facebook.com/Money-Muffs-114142838616935/
Tom Weisend – Welcome to Realville:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/welcome-to-realville/id758712915
Muff Brothers (William’s Version)
http://www.muffbrothers.org
Columbus’ Main Street Bridge:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Street_Bridge_%28Columbus%29
