Forget the last 69 Gordcasts, because Gordie and Paul are back with the BEST SOUNDING GORDCAST EVER! 

As we rack our brains to remember things at times, we talk about Paul's PURPLE RAIN TRIBUTE SHOW and Gordie promotes his Daily Deliveries via TUMBLR and goes to a big, big show.

REDD KROSS, PRINCE, MUSE, THE SHAGGS, VINTAGE TROUBLE, BOTTLE ROCK NAPA VALLEY, ROCKIN' FRIENDSHIP, PORCUPINE TREE, STEVEN WILSON, KAJAGOOGOO, BARRY MANILOW, MISSIONLOG PODCAST, EOC ANTHOLOGY 3, EMERALD CITY COMIC CONVENTION, MEGO, TUMBLR and pizza are all part of the program.

The GORDCAST returns with Paul and Gordie talking KISS, KISS and more KISS with PAT FRANCIS. (...from ROCK SOLID PODCAST and Never Not Funny fame.) We sail the seas of internet connectivity problems as usual, but settle in for in-depth opinions of the new KISS LP ~ MONSTER, DESTROYER (RESURRECTED), BOB EZRIN, VINNIE VINCENT, ALICE COOPER, NEW ENGLAND, VAN HALEN, ACDC, AEROSMITH, RUSH, SKID ROW, TED NUGENT, GARY LUCY and RUMPLESTILTSKIN. Paul barely meets PETER CRISS and we get a brief visit from a "member" of KISS!

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Lost a newish friend, so I got together with another friend to talk of his life and his passing.

We  head down many streets both literally and figuratively, as Gordie returns from Chicago and C2E2.

Gordie has a great time, considering. Paul does indeed meet THE SHAGGS and his new album is out.

RADIOHEAD, DICK CLARK, MR. McFEELEY, VINCE B, MIKE NORTON, SKOTTIE YOUNG, JOE KUBERT AND HELL-RIDER all show up.

This episode, Paul is reading Please Kill Me by NY punk, LEGS MCNEIL and Gordie gets ready for C2E2. Paul plays a show and Gordie goes to a couple of shows.  Paul tell of how he met Crystal and Gordie makes friends with a BEAN. CREEM MAG, MARC BOLAN, DAVID BOWIE, IGGY POP, MOTLEY CRUE, GNR, PCP, THE UPPER CRUST RADIOHEAD, THE PIXIES, VELVET UNDERGHROUND, AMBROSIA, SCOPITONES PORCUPINE TREE, STEVEN WILSON, NICK BEGGS and THE SHAGGS all show up.

This long delayed episode is so long that it took two weeks to edit.

Gordie and Paul finally get around to hundreds of topics, including: The new VAN HALEN and their recent show at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN and the bulk of the episode is about our dear, departed mentor - Harlan Briedenbach. Harlan was the owner of LOONEY TUNES records, the legendary used record store in NAPA, who brought counter-culture and musical awareness in the seventies. Paul goes to RANDEMONIUM and the MUSEUM OF MOVING IMAGE in NY and Gordie recommends BEING ELMO and reveals his new favorite LP ever.

ROCK SOLID PODCAST, TOM JONES, JOHN LENNON, WALT DISNEY, IGGY POP, THE BEATLES, RAMONES, THE MONKEES, DAVID BOWIE, BWANA DEVILS, IGGY POP and BOOTLEG DAVE all show up.

One hour and 40 minutes this episode to make up for the abscence. Use the pause button at your convenience.

Paul and Gordie are joined by Julie McKim again, and we talk  about living in New York, the movie going experience, sports and Julie correctly identifies the NY YANKEES colors, even though Gordie doth protest. VAN HALEN, JETHRO TULL, ERIC JOHNSON, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, THE MUPPET MOVIES, BATMAN, CORVETTE SUMMER, LASERBLAST, THE 49ERS and THE NY GIANTS all show up.

Gordie and Paul would like to discuss the Van Halen show streaming live, but don't get to do so. Jam packed first show of the year with: TOM DEMPSEY, TOM BELAND, THE BWANA DEVILS, SF UNSCENE, ALICE COOPER, WEIRD AL, STEVEN TYLER, THE FOUR SEASONS, THE FOUR TOPS, VAN HALEN, THE YARDBIRDS, JETHRO TULL, THE SCORPIONS, BANKSY, LIV TYLER, TORI SPELLING, HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE, MEGO  and what you would do if you had a time travelling machine.

Paul and Gordie celebrate Boxing Day the old fashioned way, with fifths of scotch and Christmas stories aplenty.

Paul receives many unexpected packages and Gordie gets a great package from the EOC Holiday Exchange, filled with the smell of old comics and autographs. Gordie has found a new vocabulary hiccup and talks PROG. Paul is a great sleeper and doesn't know that WILLIE AMES is now THE BIBLEMAN.  SPACE 1999, FRANK ZAPPA, DWEEZIL ZAPPA, ALICE COOPER, TWISTED FUCKING SISTER, LITA FORD, Y & T, CHEAP TRICK, BLITZEN TRAPPER, PUGWASH, NRBQ, THE MUFFS and REDD KROSS all show up too.

It's Pauls birthday so we sit down and talk for another rollicking GORDCAST. Paul does a little record shopping (shocking!) that leads to THE WHO's - QUADROPHENIA boxset. JETHRO TULL, ELTON JOHN, ROB ZOMBIE, JOHN LENNON and DIMEBAG DARRELL all show up too. Gordie checks out the temporary ice rink in downtown Napa and gives a postal update. The real gem of the night is talking about THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL from 1978, after being reminded of it from the EOC SKYPE N' DRAW night. (Featuring an excerpt from that conversation)

We close out with feelings of this time of year and unfortunately, black Friday madness.