This was basically Rob's We Are The World, except he's doing all the parts.
I was really happy to hear him finally get to Morphine in this episode - specifically the beautiful "In Spite of Me."
Most of my low-light playlists have The Night on it: it's wonderfully moody.
Interesting perspective, because I thought Rob's section did give Closing Time its due at least as much as any other song that he did that did not come from a band that has had a lasting cultural impact. I now know 1000% more about Semisonic, Dan Wilson, and the dual meaning of that song than I did before having listened to that episode, and I am someone who likes that song, too. Agree that Yasi was more dismissive and Rob was not particularly interested in talking more about Semisonic with her, but that was fine, too, considering he was also trying to wrap up the entire project. I could certainly feel differently if I had a personal connection to Wilson like you do.
Yasi Salek is the absolute fucking worst. Unlistenable.
If you really love this song, you should read, "So You Wanna be a Rock n Roll Star?" by Jacob Slichter. It's all about the band, that song, what happened before and what happened after. It's absolutely fantastic and was one of my favorite books of two years ago. Highly recommended.
Come on, Yasi is a the coolest chick in the history of women. Just ask her.
Thanks for the recommendation! Jacob also was a classmate (like Dan, very well-liked and respected though I knew him only slightly), and I can't believe I missed this. Headed to Amazon.
Yeah I turned off the last episode when the first half ended. I figured the segment with Yasi would be the 60 Songs equivalent of Dani burning the city on the back of her dragon.
The one great thing about KOC is he just shrugs off being wrong on his predictions. Russillo may have had a stroke. He really believed in Kyrie's and Luka's D
Ha, excellent impression.
Luka is the best offensive player in the NBA. He is amazing. Joker has a couple of small holes but Luka make Bird in his prime blush.
Good Russillo. You did miss the “are we going to do that thing?” and a few “it’s like”s.
Imo, that whole series is worth it for the one Van did about the Saints
Sure. I mean, it's a perfectly good point to make, Ryen just likes making it- a lot.
To see this done right, look at Jon Bois: Deep Rewind series.
He also thought the game was super close so I mean KOC is living a charmed life.
I turned his last podcast off around the 8 minute mark. “The story from the Celtics point of view was how they almost blew the game”. Then he discussed it with a tone like they were down 0-3. I was wondering if he ever got around to giving anyone any credit.
He did the current thing of saying he was a huge Tatum fan then spent a shit ton of time shitting on him and saying you can't win a championship with him because he isn't a super duper star. His guest wore him down.
I haven't listened yet, but I really like Russillo too. I feel bad for guys like him and KOC that can't appreciate being a fan anymore. Whatever issues folks may have with Simmons, Verno, and others, it has to be pretty great to have success and still be able to really enjoy a night like last night. BS has the means to go to all the games and do whatever he wants. Pod with his Dad, etc. That's joy. Not caring anymore feels like it's a 9-5.
To be fair, Russillo wouldn't have liked that joke. But I would listen to him complain about it, then besmirch Jaylen Brown,
It is interesting how each of the the Ringer guys have turned the corner after the finals.
It's a great pod, SVP is always excellent. Highly recommend.
He was not picking on Russillo. Russillo was just speechless hearing someone who he really respects shitting on all the talking points Russillo had taken up. I don't think Van Pelt was there shitting on Russillo or even knew Russillo had every point he made. But I also assume Van Pelt had told Russillo what he thought and Russillo thought "Hey I like this guy and he isn't going to dance on my grave. Why not take my medicine like this?" But when Van Pelt got going you could see Russillo just processing. He just didn't really talk and it is a podcast.
Addition by subtraction for me. I didn't think he brought much to the table. Prone to hot takes and he seemed like he would come up with a conclusion and then go search for the facts to back it up.
