First, they talked about Al's LASIK surgery. After Al got done
talking about it, he asked if anyone on the show had gotten LASIK.
Chick *sports guy, and funny person*, said, in a Ted Knight kind of
voice: "Hi, Al, this is Chick McGee speaking" then he went on to say
he'd had LASIK and thought it was great. Then they talked about the
Poodle Hat cover. Then either Bob or Tom *don't know which* said his
favorite cd cover was the OTDE cover. Then yes, they did mention how
Al is usually seen wearing Vans, and Al talked about how he gets his
free because he's a walking endorsement for Vans. Christi called
them "Spicoli shoes", a reference to "Fast Times at Ridgemont High".
And then again, either Bob or Tom mentioned he used to wear them, and
how you can't find the classic ones so easily, and he asked Al if he
ever got his classic Vans on ebay, and that started the whole ebay
discussion. They asked if Al was inspired to write the ebay song
because of looking for Vans there, but Al said no. *I think Al also
eluded to the fact he didn't search on ebay for his Vans* Al did say
he was an ebayer, and that his wife was into it.
They talked about Bela, and they said how
cute she was, and they all started talking in that cutesy voice dog
owners use when they talk to their dog. "Cute little puppy", etc.
*Chick is famous for talking like that, and I was waiting for his
standard "she's a sweetie" in that goofy voice. He didn't say that,
but they all did say stuff like "good dog", etc. Cute! Then, they
talked about the whole Eminem thing. I also liked
what Al called Prince. hehe! *TAFKATAFKAP* They played a clip
from "Ode to a Superhero" and they were commenting as it played, and
saying how much it sounded like the original. They seemed to like it.
I heard laughing.
Then Al talked about "It's Still Billy Joel to Me" and how Billy had heard that song on the Dr. Demento show once
and wasn't real thrilled about it. Al said he was glad Billy gave
permission for "Ode to a Superhero", and said something like "We
finally buried the hatchet."
hehe, he also something like "Maybe he was still feeling the effects of that car accident when he gave
permission." *For OTASH* lol! Then they played a snippet of "Couch
Potato". It was a pretty good interview, I thought.
Patti
