Empty Checking with Derek Brink

This episode is a little different just based on how long I spend talking about a personal experience with an online troll up top...but the greater message is "be a good fan" so I think it's worth sharing. Outside of that I talk about a couple James Bond movies, the Austin Powers flicks, and The Wrong Guy then go through some of my "Current Listening" including music from Gord Downie, Frank Black, Elvis Costello, Jason Isbell, Drive-By Truckers, and The Hold Steady. I had fun with this one and hope you will too!

 

Check out the companion blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for photos and more!

 

Time Index:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 11:24 - I start yellin' about a troll and about being a good fan.
• 28:53 - Music Break - Remember Me
• 29:23 - Recent Viewing including The Wrong Guy, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, and the Austin Powers movies.
• 54:46 - Music Break - Out from the Light
• 55:16 - Current Listening: The Hold Steady, Elvis Costello, Jason Isbell, DBT, Frank Black, and Gord Downie.
• 1:10:05 - Music Break - In My Heart
• 1:10:35 - Outro

This episode is all over the place and I had fun doing it. I talk about a bunch of stuff. The election (only briefly), my car, my back, and dining out to start...and then when it gets going (!) I talk about Deadliest Catch, some Connery-era Bond movies, and music from The Mountain Goats, Jason Isbell/Mike Cooley/Patterson Hood, Matthew Perryman Jones, The Wicker Man Soundtrack, Son Volt, Beth Bombara, J Mascis, Vigilantes of Love, and The Tragically Hip! (Whew!) (Also I accidentally called the guy from 30 Rock Jonah instead of Judah--I caught it listening back to it. I just didn't fix it.) It's a slightly different format because I just kinda babbled this week, but I hope you dig it!

Visit the blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for photos and more!

Time Index:

• 0:00 - Intro Stuff - The election, my car, my back, eating at a restaurant, and more.
• 13:54 - RIP Alex Trebek
• 19:42 - Deadliest Catch
• 24:43 - Sean Connery-era James Bond movies
• The Mountain Goats - Getting Into Knives
• 35:38 - Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood, and Jason Isbell - Live at the Shoals Theatre 2014
• 38:45 - Matthew Perryman Jones - Land of the Living
• 45:00 - A Weird Pile of Music!
  • 46:11 - Son Volt - Trace
  • 47:10 - Vigilantes of Love - Audible Sigh
  • 48:23 - The Tragically Hip - Man Machine Poem
  • 49:56 - The Wicker Man - Soundtrack
  • 51:10 - J Mascis - Elastic Days
  • 52:15 - Beth Bombara - Ever Green
• 55:51 - Butcher Queen and outro

This week's episode is a slightly-shorter-than-usual affair that isn't short enough to be a "FAST CASH!" but isn't as long as most full episodes. Whatever. In it, I freak out about the election for a while, then talk about Sean Connery, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, and even touch on Tana French and the Venture Bros. It's all over the place and I think that's probably pretty fun to listen to. Be sure to check out the companion blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com!

Here's the time breakdown:

• 000 - Intro: Derek freaks out about politics
• 8:07 - Music Break - Being There
• 8:37 - Rest in Peace, Sean Connery
• 25:29 - Music Break - Scars
• 25:59 - Music stuff - Springsteen and Costello
• 33:42 - Music Break - Coming Storm
• 34:12 - Outro, including hastily talking about Tana French and the Venture Bros.

The cover photo of this episode is an inside joke for people who understand what the 3 of Clubs means in magic circles. Figured it would throw some of you...

Anyway, this is more or less a "Fast Cash" episode, even though it's a *little* longer than that. I dish out what felt like a TON of "RIPs" to The Amazing Randy, Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Joe Shaver, and Tracy Smothers, and then I talk about the Tom Petty "Wildflowers and All the Rest" box set that just came out. And I also talk about my experience voting early in the intro and plug my buddy Jim's comic book in the outro. I had fun with this one. Hope you do too!

Time index:

• 0:00 - Intro Stuff
• 11:12 - Music Break - "Being There"
• 11:27 - Rest in Peace, Amazing Randy, Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Joe Shaver, and Tracy Smothers
• 24:29 - Music Break - "Beautiful Disaster"
• 24:44 - Tom Petty - "Wildflowers and All the Rest"
• 30:20 - Music Break - "Nobody Has It All"
• 30:35 - Outro Stuff including a plug for Butcher Queen.

Thanks for your support!

This week's? month's? episode is a full-length episode where I talk about a bunch of stuff including books by Tana French, music from Big Star, The Replacements, Lou Reed, and Prince, and I touch on some recommended Halloween viewing--Ed Wood, Rocky Horror, Clue, and Knives Out. It's a fun one. Enjoy it! I DEMAND that you enjoy it! And check out the companion blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for photos and shit.

Thanks for your support!

• 0:00 - Intro
• 9:37 - Music Break - What I'm Dying For
• 10:07 - Tana French Books, particularly "The Witch Elm"
• 22:51 - Music Break - Who I Am
• 23:21 - Deluxe Edition Box Sets!
  • 25:05 - Big Star - Complete Third
  • 29:21 - The Replacements - Pleased to Meet Me
  • 35:28 - Lou Reed - New York
  • 44:50 - Prince - Sign O The Times
• 54:41 - Music Break - Amanda, I'm Tired
• 55:11 - Halloween Movie Recommendations
  • 56:52 - Ed Wood
  • 1:01:05 - Rocky Horror
  • 1:02:45 - Clue
  • 1:05:35 - Knives Out, Etc
• 1:08:13 - Music Break - No One Leaves St. Louis
• 1:08:43 - Outro

This is a special episode with a different tone. The news broke today that Eddie Van Halen has died. I had to talk through that for a while. Thanks for listening.

Here's a nice, short episode for you, after the previous Robin Williams episode that was a real endurance test (but thanks for listening to it!). In this Fast Cash episode, we take just shy of a half-hour to talk about Neil Young, Red Dwarf, and a new comic book version of Slaughter House Five. The start of the show has a bit of a political rant to it, given recent world events...so pay attention to the time-breakdown below if you want to skip that. :)

As always, please visit the companion blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for photos and more!

• 0:00 - Intro, with some political ranting
• 7:22 - Music Break - Outlaw
• 7:42 - Neil Young - "The Times"
• 12:45 - Music Break - Burn
• 13.05 - Red Dwarf: The Promised Land
• 18:12 - Music Break - Greetings From Far Away
• 18:32 - Slaughter House Five Graphic Novel
• 25:43 - Music Break - We All Just Got Here
• 26:03 - Outro, including my now-legendary John Lithgow impression.

This week's episode is a movie-length theme episode. After realizing that we'd passed what should've been Robin Williams' 69th birthday and also the 6th anniversary of his death, I decided to watch some Robin Williams movies. And "some" turned into "30." In this special episode, I talk about all 30 of the movies I watched and also give my thoughts on Robin in general. It's a fun ride!

Check out the companion blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for photos and more!

Today's episode of Empty Checking FAST CASH is just shy of a half hour of talking about Knives Out, Taylor Swift, and some candles I bought. It's short, it's sweet, and it's something finally uploaded! Dig it!

Be sure to check out http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for more!

Time Index:

• 0:00 - Intro and Candles
• 8:09 - Music Break #1 - Coming Storm
• 8:28 - Knives Out
• 14:35 - Music Beak #2 - Hindsight
• 14:55 - Taylor Swift - Folklore
• 23:00 - Music Break #3 - You and Your Perfect Life
• 23:20 - Outro

This is a super-short episode (for me, anyway)! I've been wanting to sometimes just do short episodes where I maybe only talk about a couple of things because I don't always have an hour-long episode to do, but I can always do 15-20 minutes. So I'm going to do that sometimes, and when I do I'm going to call it a "Fast Cash" episode to tie in with the "Empty Checking" phrasing and whatnot--you get it.  This is the first one! Fast Cash!

In this one I bid farewell to Pete Hamill, then talk about the Yakuza game series, the new album by Alanis Morissette, and Rick and Morty. It's a good one. But short! FAST CASH!!!!!!!!

Be sure to check out the blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for pictures and stuff, too!