And I Thank You Show

Andy Kindler - Comedian, Returns!

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2278852/fan_mail/new] The show is explained. We get one thing out of the way: People attending live entertainment have the permission to STFU.  We do a plug for Dynamic Homes.   Andy Kindler returns. Fresh off standup work, Andy and Jim go all over the map, talking comics, live music, celebrating image identification in cognitive tests, how A-1C affects Hi-Chew consumption, and everything else. Come for the fun, stay for the rambling.  We play "Thank You, No Thank You" and Andy is a gentleman and shows you who is worthy, who is not.  We finish as always with Disclaimers and Thank You's. About Andy: You may know Andy from 50+ David Letterman appearances in standup and segments, regular appearances on Everybody Loves Raymond, and current work as Mort (oddly, a mortician) on Bob's Burgers.  Stream Andy's latest standup special here: Hence the Humor. [https://lnk.to/hencethehumor]  Andy co-hosts the weekly podcast Thought Spiral, with J. Elvis Weinstein, available here: Thought Spiral [https://thoughtspiral.libsyn.com/]  Comments to the management on this fine show can be filed at andithankyoushow@gmail.com  And I Thank You!

Frank Gallagher - Soundman Extraordinaire

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2278852/fan_mail/new] The show is explained. We get one thing out of the way: The greatest generation of music is knocking on heaven's door - go see them live NOW.   We do a plug for Dynamic Bitcoin.   We meet Frank X Gallagher, the man behind the console, at your live concerts, who makes the B-52's, The Talking Heads and others - sound incredible. Fresh off the road doing sound for B-52's/Devo/Lene Lovich shows nationwide, Frank takes a break after Thanksgiving to join the show. Frank has done everything in live rock, from Scotland to New York City, to the west coast and everywhere in between. We talk 60's, 70's, 80's artists, and go under the covers a bit on how live sound lives and breathes, and how Morrissey ducked tossed links.  We play "Thank You, No Thank You" and Frank is a gentleman and shows you who is worthy, and kindly, who is not.  We finish as always with Disclaimers and Thank You's. About Frank: Frank X Gallagher has done everything: Mixed rock bands, road managed rock bands, ran a restaurant, booked NYC rock venues and on and on. He is the live  soundman for the B-52's, The Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, and others. He hosts his own excellent podcast Soundman Confidential, where he interviews coolest and best acts. Plug-in and tune into that show, give it a listen and give it a subscribe here:  Soundman Confidential  [https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1470052.rss] Comments to the management on this fine show can be filed at andithankyoushow@gmail.com. And I Thank You!

Michael "Stoney" Stone - Detroit Sports Talk Radio Legend

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2278852/fan_mail/new] The show is explained. We get one thing out of the way: Steven A. Smith is omnipresent and overplayed.  We do a plug for Dynamic Gaming.  We meet Mike Stone - "Stoney" to anyone who is a sports fan in Michigan. Pioneer of the nascent sports talk radio industry with Bob "Wojo" Wojnowski in the 90's on the acclaimed "Stoney & Wojo" show. Disclaimer: I brought content to it. Mike and I run the gamut of sports media nationally, locally Detroit, we talk a bit of Red Wings and I go all Marshall McLuhan.  We play "Thank You, No Thank You" where Stoney answers the requisite questions on sports media, music, Stern, Little Steven, and we mercifully keep it short on Bruce. We finish as always with Disclaimers and Thank You's. About Mike: Mike Stone is a long-time American radio host that helped pioneer the sports radio format in Detroit. He is best known as co-host of "Stoney and Wojo" on WDFN-AM from 1994 to 2009, then became the morning show host at WXYT-FM from 2009 until 2024. Stoney teamed with the great, dearly departed Jamie Samuelson on 97.1 He appears frequently on the local Fox 2's SportsVerks with the lovely and talented Dan Miller.  Mike hails from Philly and heals from an affair in Atlanta. Prior to his Detroit move, he produced the syndicated George Michael's Sports (not Sex) Machine out of DC, before moving to Detroit to work with Bernie Smilovitz' and produce at Local 4 in Detroit. He teamed with Mitch Albom on FM radio, leading him to WDFN and the rest is his story. Stoney is married to the lovey Cindy and is the father of twin daughters. He is not an expert in hair.  You can catch Mike on: 97.1 the Ticket on the FM dial and streaming out of Detroit. "Restore the Floor" - a Detroit Pistons podcast available where you rent your podcasts - here on the Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/restore-the-floor/id1651495333 "That's Mike Stone!" as quoted by Jim Rome. Comments to the management on this fine show can be filed at andithankyoushow@gmail.com. And I Thank You!

Neal Rubin of The Detroit Free Press

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2278852/fan_mail/new] The show is explained. We get one thing out of the way: Sports broadcasting jocks are "unbelievable!" This needs to stop. We do a plug for Dynamic Mattresses.  We meet Neal Rubin, esteemed and witty columnist for The Detroit Free Press. We talk about news and sports and entertainment in the 70's and up till now from Neal's career of writing on Detroit. We play "Thank You, No Thank You" where Neal answers the requisite questions on Detroit rock and roll, pizza, sliders and media. We finish as always with Disclaimers and Thank You's. About Neal: Neal has a tremendous body of work reporting and column writing since 1984 at The Detroit Free Press, then Detroit News, and currently back at the Freep. His eyes and ears and writing style paint vivid pictures on what is happening in a dynamic (not that Dynamic) Metro Detroit. Neal's Sunday column is required reading, as well as his columns during the week in print or at freep.com.  Neal wrote the comic strip Gil Thorp for 18 years. The strip told the story of the fictional Milford High School football coach and chronicled the wholesome trials and travails of high school students and society. Fun reads from Neal:   Getting under the sheets on convenience stores and who wants them: https://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/neal-rubin/2025/01/19/sheetz-michigan-farmington-hills-council-rejection/77772641007/ On young NFL kicker Jake Bates striking gold through the prism of his wedding registry: https://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/neal-rubin/2025/01/11/lions-kicker-jake-bates-wedding-registry-shows-restraint-as-leaps-of-faith-rewarded/77592951007/ It appears that Neal does not do much on social media, but can be reached for column suggestions and other folderol at narubin@freepress.com.  Comments to the management on this fine show can be filed at andithankyoushow@gmail.com. And I Thank You!

Chris Sprague of Los Straightjackets

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2278852/fan_mail/new] The show is explained. We don't get anything Out Of The Way - We get on with the show.  We do a plug for Dynamic Wine Coolers.  We meet Chris Sprague, drummer and vocalist of Los Straightjackets. Currently on tour backing Nick Lowe, we go deep with Chris on backing a legend, touring with everyone, and being in a killer band of good people.  We play "Thank You, No Thank you" where Chris hates on prog rock, deplores Ringo's All Starr Band (but loves Ringo), and explains Roth-era Van Halen as funny, Vaudevillian, and a guilty pleasure.  We finish as always with Disclaimers and Thank You's. About Chris: Chris Sprague is a musician and singer. And behind the Lucha LIbre (Mexican wrestling) mask – Chris "Gringo Starr" is the great drummer and singer for the incomparable Los Straightjackets.  Los Straightjackets are a crack instrumental band with 20-plus albums recorded. According to legend, they are Conan O’Brien’s favorite band, having played live on his shows 13 times! For the last many years, the Straightjackets have been Nick Lowe’s band. They’re currently touring North America and Europe with Nick in support the album recorded together entitled “Indoor Safari.”  If you know Nick Lowe, you know greatness. And if you’ve seen Los Straightjackets – especially live -- you’ve SEEN greatness. Chris is the drummer and main vocalist of the band. You’ll hear his sweet harmony vocals behind Nick Lowe’s singing. Outside of the Straightjackets, Chris can be heard in a bevy of other bands including The Sound Minds, The Outta Sites and on the west coast in Ventures Mania - tribute band to The Ventures. Chris lives in upstate New York with his wife and cats.  Follow Chris on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chrisgringostarrsprague/ [https://www.instagram.com/chrisgringostarrsprague/] Follow The Outta Sites https://www.instagram.com/theouttasites/ [https://www.instagram.com/theouttasites/] Follow The Sound Minds https://www.instagram.com/the.sound.minds/ [https://www.instagram.com/the.sound.minds/] Follow Los Straightjackets for music, tour dates and the like here [https://linktr.ee/losstraitjackets?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYOx4H7y0M_fr42pKU8oz0B6953HuoODF30t-nQtL6_qqJ5ucJOyTRF5PI_aem_1kmCjDDpmLbVWIRKVHBkqg] Buy and stream this kick-ass live recording of Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets playing all the Nick Lowe hits and Straightjacket hits  https://nicklowe.bandcamp.com/album/nick-lowe-los-straitjackets-live-at-haw-river-ballroom Check out Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets new music "Went To A Party"  https://youtu.be/3WMon2-5uxo?si=NnR3NwFANFl4C_vJ Check out Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets live performing "Love Starvation" https://youtu.be/Gr_QyfXgvgU?si=xpFrovtJCuulyyUF Check out Los Straightjackets performing Vince Guaraldi's "Linus & Lucy" https://youtu.be/MYDkQEl-PyA?si=b4z3_lqLZOsxANZb Check out The Outta Sites performing Frankie Laine's "Jezebel"  https://youtu.be/j55bdpAzKj0?si=GiqM4CpERUvRhqnR And I Thank You Show is a production of Arthur Street Weirdos. And I Thank You Show comes out of the birth canal of Arthur Street Media. Please follow me on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky @ThePlymouthJim  Comments to the management can be filed at andithankyoushow@gmail.com And I Thank You!