I finally downloaded the app (and live.ly too!) It was the article in today's WSJ. magazine. Let me see, can you access this without a subscription?
Unfortunately you can't, welcome to the new world of haves and have-nots, you thought information was gonna be free forever, but it's not, you're gonna pay if you want it, and that's gonna boil it down to the informed and uninformed, and forget about politics, if you want to know about trends, what's going on in business, you've got to pay, sorry.
That's what content companies don't understand. It's an evolution. Get them hooked, then close the doors, you're gonna make more money than ever before. But only a few companies in each vertical will sustain. And in news, it takes infrastructure, which is not easy to replicate, the HuffPo is a shadow of what it once was, even though it's better, and BuzzFeed actually has gravitas, but in the world of social media...
It's about innovation. For all the scuttlebutt about the power of Facebook, if it didn't buy WhatsApp and Instagram it would be struggling now, kinda like Apple, why does everybody always look at today instead of tomorrow?
Musical.ly is looking at tomorrow, Generation Z.
This is not for you, for old farts, this is for kids with more time than you, who are still figuring out their place on the social stratum, who are unafraid of taking a risk, making fools of themselves.
So basically, you post a video of yourself to a short musical clip.
Doesn't sound so revolutionary in concept, I've been tracking the story for over a year, sifting through the e-mail, because overhype is rampant and trends frequently don't last, but when I read about John Janick getting his acts involved, and Jason Derulo, when I saw the impact of these videos, I decided to check the app out.
And it is an app. Just like an older generation never knew a world without computers, without the internet, the youngest generation never knew a world without smartphones. You parents can bitch and moan, say your kid doesn't need one (doesn't DESERVE ONE!) but without a smartphone you're disconnected, not part of the firmament, never mind the discussion.
And for all the hogwash about the downside of technology, whose fires are stoked by the ancient intellectuals in the "New York Times," most of what technology brings is good, hell, did you see that article in the "Wall Street Journal" extolling the virtues of Kindles, especially the new Oasis? The writer said he'd never go back to print, and one day the publishers will wake up and see they've made a mistake, after all the Luddites buying physical books disappear.
Now musical.ly is not like Snapchat, there's very little learning curve.
And it's not like Facebook, where you boast about what you've done.
Nor Instagram, where you fake it for pictures.
No, musical.ly is all about the here and now, about making a video and posting it instantly. You almost want to participate, until you realize you'll never be that skinny, and your aged body can't take the workout.
It's riveting, to see what these kids come up with. And you instantly see beneath the surface, wanting to become a neighborhood (national, INTERNATIONAL!) star, the passing of information, which is so fast these days.
And then you look at the chart. And realize this could be the most important one in musicdom, even more important than the vaunted Shazam, this is what kids are listening to right now, kids who may or may not have a streaming music service, this is where hits are being BUILT!
And the categories are simple to divine. Popular, Song Chart and Leaderboard. Kids are involved, it's a community, with stickiness.
"Sensor Tower's data suggest that on average people spend more than three minutes in Musical.ly every time they open the app (compared with roughly two minutes on Instagram and 85 seconds on Snapchat) and that users are spending more than 15 minutes on Musical.ly each day (compared to more than 22 minutes on Facebook)."
I don't think musical.ly stars are forever, hell, I don't even think musical.ly is forever! This is one thing the straight media gets wrong, believing that acts can translate their success from one vertical to another, from social media to Hollywood. Sure, they've got fame, but so does that guy who roller skates and plays his guitar on Venice Beach, fame is not enough, especially today, when you're lucky if it last 15 minutes, and your talent is this, making musical.ly clips, not acting, not writing scripts, not supporting television shows, you overwork yourself to make coin, and then you're broke down and busted, sitting on the side of the street. As for musical.ly itself, what we've seen in the past ten years is a succession of social networks, there's always another cool one, one that captures the fancy of children, most of them are fads, and there are so many, but musical.ly is based on music, CHECK IT OUT!
"The Social Media Platform That Has Gen Z Obsessed - Musical.ly has captured the attention of the millions of teens who post videos on the platform - and now its influence is rippling through the music industry": http://on.wsj.com/2zwNT7J
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Saturday 4 November 2017
Hey, Western Union Man
I've written about this before.
Been one of those days, my computer speakers blew up, now what? That makes three dead sets on my desktop. And the manufacturers of all of them have gone out of business. Do I spend a lot, the internet seems to recommend Audioengine, or do I go for cheapies, those JBL clear ones for $160, or maybe sequence to Sonos Ones, but that'll be good for Spotify, but not everything.
The night before was wonderful.
Coran Capshaw was being honored by the City of Hope. And although the entertainment was Trey Anastasio and Dave Matthews, nobody listened. And although the food included sushi, it seemed like nobody ate, everybody was so busy TALKING! It was like a reunion, people from across the country you see once a year, or once every couple of years, we caught up, talked about Trump and Weinstein, I coulda stayed there all night. Actually, I did, just about closed the place.
And I was so revved up I could not fall asleep. I don't know about you, maybe you're integrated, but not me, most of the time I'm alone in front of a computer screen, and to tell you the truth I don't want to hang with most people, but there are certain environments that are so satisfying and rewarding I could stay there forever, like summer camp, like that month in Mammoth, like last night.
So I've been in a fog all day. And my Fridays are now like college Fridays. You remember those... You'd stay up late, 3 or 4, playing records, getting high, getting drunk, and although I do neither of those anymore on Fridays I stretch out, I rarely get to bed before 3, which is to say I read two days of papers through and through and found out the kneeling has had no effect on the NFL, they studied it, ratings are down because there's too much football, but no more in red states, which you'd expect, and although I read this in the WSJ, it's amazing how the scuttlebutt is wrong, all the bloviators on TV, and then I read about the Netflix ratings, which are inherently inaccurate, since they don't include tablets and phones, but "Stranger Things" is a smash, let me look it up, 15.8 million people watched the initial episode the first three days, 4.6 million watched the entire series last weekend, and that shows the power of programming, a hit, that's as much as the "Walking Dead," as many as "Game of Thrones."
And then I watched Bill Maher, which is depressing because political comment seems to have no effect, the Republican party has rallied around Trump, fearful of being primaried, and then I went out for a hike, just shy of midnight, it was cloudy, yet bright, because there's a full moon, and it's cooling down, a SoCal November, which means it's hovering around 60, and then I walked in the door and took out my contacts, which for some reason were foggy, and on Spotify I heard...
"Hey, Western Union Man."
I'm shuffling all my tracks, it's pretty fascinating. And the last time I wrote about this was when I discovered the original by Jerry Butler on XM, but the version that hooked me was on Al Kooper's initial solo LP, "I Stand Alone."
Al not only played the organ on "Like A Rolling Stone," he formed Blood, Sweat & Tears, and got kicked out of his own band, which then went on to monster success with his formula, but the irony is no one ever plays that album anymore, fans just spin the original, "Child Is Father To The Man," which is spectacular, and it's this formula that's employed on "I Stand Alone."
The flourish on the Butler original is strings, but on Kooper's take of "Hey, Western Union Man," it's horns, the track starts with a flourish right out of Philadelphia, kinda like "Rubberband Man," BUT THAT CAME AFTER!
It's like you're at a castle, but the king is hip, the trumpeteers are part of an ensemble, they're wearing uniforms, but not military, they're infected by the sound, they're not standing still, they're swaying with the music, you can only stand at attention.
"Oh, Western Union Man
Send a telegram"
That's right, now it's just for moneygrams, but it used to be the quickest way to send a message, the e-mail of its day.
"This is what I want you to do
I want you to tell her that I'm all alone"
The scourge of humanity, it'll keep you in a bad relationship, it'll have you hanging with boring people, because staring at the four walls can drive you to suicide.
"And if a telegram don't do
Send a box of candy too
And maybe some flowers
Tell her that I missed her for hours and hours"
That's lyric writing. The twists and turns, the image, the compactness.
And, as Lou Reed said politically incorrectly back in '72, the colored girls sing...
SEND A TELEGRAM
SEND A TELEGRAM
They don't make 'em like this anymore, this sound isn't even replicated, a sound you'd hear in nightclubs, with big bands, Steely Dan goes out with a horn section, but no one else wants to pay, but the horns put the whole thing over the top.
And after the flourish of the chorus, with everybody wailing, the whole thing breaks down, just a bass, and Al testifying, right in the middle of the number, and then...
"Listen to me...
Tell me have you got a boy you can send
This is what I want him to do
Put him on his bike right away
And see if he can get my message through
Date it tomorrow
But mail it today
I want the girl to know that I miss her
Something like yesterday"
Nobody even knows about mail anymore, the Post Office is for junk and Amazon on Sunday, but you used to live for what came in the box.
And the hook is that chorus...all about sending a telegram, and just when you're wishing for it, that horn flourish comes back and there's literally a telegraph beeping in the track, literally everything, including the kitchen sink, has been included, all you can do is jump up and jive, thrusting your arms in the air, willing her to come back.
That's the power of music, it's why women are drawn to musicians, how do they come up with this, how do they lay this sound down, a sound that has yet to come back.
Greta Van Fleet is bringing back rock, but no one seems to be bringing back the big dance bands, all we're left with is records, deejays, and it's just not the same.
"Do you hear what I say?"
I bought Al Kooper's solo LP because I loved Blood, Sweat & Tears that much. I was a white boy in the suburbs, in an era of experimentation after the British Invasion had started to fade, but the truth is there were people older than me who'd experienced history and knew the greatness of these soul tracks.
Like "Hey, Western Union Man."
https://open.spotify.com/track/6n2VIYlhJcaAxrTKkxJV7k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmOPG-Kxr14
Been one of those days, my computer speakers blew up, now what? That makes three dead sets on my desktop. And the manufacturers of all of them have gone out of business. Do I spend a lot, the internet seems to recommend Audioengine, or do I go for cheapies, those JBL clear ones for $160, or maybe sequence to Sonos Ones, but that'll be good for Spotify, but not everything.
The night before was wonderful.
Coran Capshaw was being honored by the City of Hope. And although the entertainment was Trey Anastasio and Dave Matthews, nobody listened. And although the food included sushi, it seemed like nobody ate, everybody was so busy TALKING! It was like a reunion, people from across the country you see once a year, or once every couple of years, we caught up, talked about Trump and Weinstein, I coulda stayed there all night. Actually, I did, just about closed the place.
And I was so revved up I could not fall asleep. I don't know about you, maybe you're integrated, but not me, most of the time I'm alone in front of a computer screen, and to tell you the truth I don't want to hang with most people, but there are certain environments that are so satisfying and rewarding I could stay there forever, like summer camp, like that month in Mammoth, like last night.
So I've been in a fog all day. And my Fridays are now like college Fridays. You remember those... You'd stay up late, 3 or 4, playing records, getting high, getting drunk, and although I do neither of those anymore on Fridays I stretch out, I rarely get to bed before 3, which is to say I read two days of papers through and through and found out the kneeling has had no effect on the NFL, they studied it, ratings are down because there's too much football, but no more in red states, which you'd expect, and although I read this in the WSJ, it's amazing how the scuttlebutt is wrong, all the bloviators on TV, and then I read about the Netflix ratings, which are inherently inaccurate, since they don't include tablets and phones, but "Stranger Things" is a smash, let me look it up, 15.8 million people watched the initial episode the first three days, 4.6 million watched the entire series last weekend, and that shows the power of programming, a hit, that's as much as the "Walking Dead," as many as "Game of Thrones."
And then I watched Bill Maher, which is depressing because political comment seems to have no effect, the Republican party has rallied around Trump, fearful of being primaried, and then I went out for a hike, just shy of midnight, it was cloudy, yet bright, because there's a full moon, and it's cooling down, a SoCal November, which means it's hovering around 60, and then I walked in the door and took out my contacts, which for some reason were foggy, and on Spotify I heard...
"Hey, Western Union Man."
I'm shuffling all my tracks, it's pretty fascinating. And the last time I wrote about this was when I discovered the original by Jerry Butler on XM, but the version that hooked me was on Al Kooper's initial solo LP, "I Stand Alone."
Al not only played the organ on "Like A Rolling Stone," he formed Blood, Sweat & Tears, and got kicked out of his own band, which then went on to monster success with his formula, but the irony is no one ever plays that album anymore, fans just spin the original, "Child Is Father To The Man," which is spectacular, and it's this formula that's employed on "I Stand Alone."
The flourish on the Butler original is strings, but on Kooper's take of "Hey, Western Union Man," it's horns, the track starts with a flourish right out of Philadelphia, kinda like "Rubberband Man," BUT THAT CAME AFTER!
It's like you're at a castle, but the king is hip, the trumpeteers are part of an ensemble, they're wearing uniforms, but not military, they're infected by the sound, they're not standing still, they're swaying with the music, you can only stand at attention.
"Oh, Western Union Man
Send a telegram"
That's right, now it's just for moneygrams, but it used to be the quickest way to send a message, the e-mail of its day.
"This is what I want you to do
I want you to tell her that I'm all alone"
The scourge of humanity, it'll keep you in a bad relationship, it'll have you hanging with boring people, because staring at the four walls can drive you to suicide.
"And if a telegram don't do
Send a box of candy too
And maybe some flowers
Tell her that I missed her for hours and hours"
That's lyric writing. The twists and turns, the image, the compactness.
And, as Lou Reed said politically incorrectly back in '72, the colored girls sing...
SEND A TELEGRAM
SEND A TELEGRAM
They don't make 'em like this anymore, this sound isn't even replicated, a sound you'd hear in nightclubs, with big bands, Steely Dan goes out with a horn section, but no one else wants to pay, but the horns put the whole thing over the top.
And after the flourish of the chorus, with everybody wailing, the whole thing breaks down, just a bass, and Al testifying, right in the middle of the number, and then...
"Listen to me...
Tell me have you got a boy you can send
This is what I want him to do
Put him on his bike right away
And see if he can get my message through
Date it tomorrow
But mail it today
I want the girl to know that I miss her
Something like yesterday"
Nobody even knows about mail anymore, the Post Office is for junk and Amazon on Sunday, but you used to live for what came in the box.
And the hook is that chorus...all about sending a telegram, and just when you're wishing for it, that horn flourish comes back and there's literally a telegraph beeping in the track, literally everything, including the kitchen sink, has been included, all you can do is jump up and jive, thrusting your arms in the air, willing her to come back.
That's the power of music, it's why women are drawn to musicians, how do they come up with this, how do they lay this sound down, a sound that has yet to come back.
Greta Van Fleet is bringing back rock, but no one seems to be bringing back the big dance bands, all we're left with is records, deejays, and it's just not the same.
"Do you hear what I say?"
I bought Al Kooper's solo LP because I loved Blood, Sweat & Tears that much. I was a white boy in the suburbs, in an era of experimentation after the British Invasion had started to fade, but the truth is there were people older than me who'd experienced history and knew the greatness of these soul tracks.
Like "Hey, Western Union Man."
https://open.spotify.com/track/6n2VIYlhJcaAxrTKkxJV7k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmOPG-Kxr14
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Friday 3 November 2017
Mailbag-Hot Sauce/Hamilton/Kid Rock
I've heard from so many people I really appreciate it Bob but I swear I truly was only trying to share good hot sauce w a buddy who loves hot sauce!
Thanks!!
Jim Guerinot
P.S. Gotta work the red into your repertoire. Maybe it's your "road sauce" i.e. In glove compartment for emergencies
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Jolene and I have been buying it for years! Awesome!
Eric Herz
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Tapatio
Have you tried that?
The Best!!
Geoff Maddock
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What's next, Lee Michael's Shrimp joints? Seriously, are they any good?
Don Crouch
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GRINGO BANDITO!!!
Love the stuff. We bring to Europe on tour with us!
~Bobbo
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Bob: In every brown bag taste test I've been involved in, the hot sauce that consistently wins is Crystal. Hands down, the best from Louisiana. Great on everything. It has a kick but NO burn like Tabasco.
Cob Carlson
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Hot sauce doesn't go well with yogurt? Crazy. Try swapping Greek yogurt for sour cream (or mayo!) in a recipe. Shit's good for you. Chicken salad...tacos...splash some hot sauce. Fucking magical.
yanni peary
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Secret Aardvark is SUPREME for everything!
Your welcome,
Noah K Lesser
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A Jew eating hotsauce...OYE!
Art Geyer
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.....ordering now......my review forthcoming!
Tommy Allen
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http://secretaardvark.com/
Habanero sauce.
Mmmmmmmmm
Brady Steel
Have chicken salad with balsamic glaze (not balsamic vinegar, use the glaze). Like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Roland-Foods-Balsamic-Glaze-Ounce/dp/B008L0X0SA/ref=sr_1_4_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1509660410&sr=1-4&keywords=balsamic%2Bglaze&dpID=416sUQliepL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch&th=1
Doug Witte
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YES!
Bought my first bottle a month ago. Ran out. Bought more. There is one good thing about Whole Foods, they have Gringo Bandito! The nutritional information on the bottle is priceless!
"Hot sauce really doesn't have nutritional value. It's vinegar and peppers for God's sake. What did you expect? Why are you even trying to determine the nutritional value of hot sauce? Just enjoy it!
Unlke you, I love The Offspring. Props to Rock and Roll Peg Pollard for putting "Self Esteem" on Rock 102 San Diego back in the day, long before any station knew who the hell they were. We had them on Rockline with the late great Bob Coburn. Great band! Great hot sauce. Viva Dexter!
Michelle Parisi
The Weekend Top 30 & The Remix Top 30
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What did they pay for this glowing review/add and how do I get that kind of traction?
Joe Dolan
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Vanderwall forces
(why the liquid doesn't want to come out of the little Tabasco bottles)
Jeffrey Lorber
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love it bob. cholula original is my personal favorite.
but i'm sure you'll receive hundreds of responses asking how you could write a post about hot sauce and not mention sriracha, the rooster!
the clocks go back this weekend so here's hoping your output volume goes up to stave off the seasonal affect disorder...
word.
seth lachs.
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I've been using Gringo Bandito hot sauce for a few years now and really enjoy it.
One of my favorite shows on YouTube, is "Hot Ones" a show about actors and music personalities eating wings while being asked questions.
Rande Linville
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Bob, like you I was a Tobasco fiend. I have all the flavors but red is my
fave of the bunch. I also have a collection of hot sauces and I love
habanero. However, over a year ago I got hooked on Siracha Hot Chili
Sauce. It has replaced all hot sauces for me. However, I will always put
a drop of Tobasco on my oysters. You can put this stuff on anything and
it will make it great. The flavor is better and deeper, less vinegar, more
texture (it replaces ketchup)When I want more hotness, I just add some
Trader Joe?s Habenero sauce. Anyway, try it, put it on your eggs,
sandwiches, pizza, hummus, whatever. You will thank me! Just look for the
red cock! http://www.huyfong.com/
Nick Attaway
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I was a catering runner for a McCartney show once and bought this for them. Got sent back later that day and the next day to buy all I could find. His catering fell in love with it.
Sean Janzer
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I'm a long-time Bob's-goer. Great alternative in the 'hood to the larger markets. But I'm scratching my head about your saying Gelson's is geographically convenient. They flipped the old Ralphs at Ocean Park and Lincoln into a Gelson's about a year ago. Too far for you?
Happy shopping.
Martin Fleischmann
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I can't believe you wrote about Dexter Holland today, of all topics! The last 24 hours I've been listening to Offspring's "Self Esteem", the band's 1994 pop punk anthem about absolutely sucking at the love game. Yep, whether you're 19 or 59, being single sucks.
Chris Qualmann
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Oh Bob..
Your such a beginner from L.A....I was raised in L.A....I cannot believe you have never endured the addictions of tasty spicy cultural food...well...it continues to be my vice...good luck with that young man...Timo Standing Buffalo Cano...............
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For chicken, and I like El Pollo Loco, the deal is Louisiana hot sauce. I especially like Crystal brand hot sauce. I got hooked on that back in the 70s in Hollywood with Pioneer Chicken (Sunset & Fuller across the street from rock & roll Ralph's)!
I haven't tried Bob's chicken salad but I do remember stealing food from Bob's back in the day.
Larry Green
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Bob go Vegan & feel exalted
Drew Chadwick
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Love Dexter's hot sauce as well - great stuff!
If you haven't, get to a Bristol Farms or Sprouts and try Lucky Habanero salsa. It's that good. Their regular is good and has a kick, and the Dragon Lips version takes it to another level. Family owned, and delicious. In fact, I am taking a break after this to drive to Bristol Farms to get some!
We're more of a Tapatio family than Cholula, but it has its place. Have several other reco's if you like on hot sauces. Just stay away from Dave's Insanity Sauce - all the heat, none of the flavor.
Regards,
Ned Ward
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Bob, With all due respect Tabasco is not hot sauce. Keep searching. Will have to try Dexter's. Always enjoy your work
Steve Gietka
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Fuck Dexter Holland! This racist fucker has co-opted the food and culture of the hispanic peoples for his own oppressive male gains! He has a Ph D in being a fucking DICK! Typical Trump-era drivel Bob!
And I thought I was going to miss talking about Kid Rock.
Andy Beach
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Brother Bru Bru's African Pepper hot sauce is The One. (The original; not the concessional milder stuff or chipotle variants that were late in the game).
Brother Bru Bru himself was Bruce Langhorne. Studio musician (notably on Bob Dylan records in the NY era) and arguably the titular inspiration for "Mr. Tambourine Man." While that song is clearly not about any particular individual in a narrative sense, Langhorne was known as the character running around Greenwich Village with a wagon-wheel sized tambourine.
Bruce succumbed to kidney disease recently. This disease that took him inspired the hot sauce, however. He liked hot sauce but couldn't find one he liked that was salt-free. So he made his own.
It's the stuff.
Best,
Andrew
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Bob, Yucateco Green Habaero. It as been the staple in Mexico since at least the mid 60's ( first time I had it in Merida). Any real tienda will carry it. try the black Reserve too.
Doug Cutler
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Hot sauce addictions are just that! Hurts so good! Now you have to try Trader Joe's Sweet Hot chili jam in the jar! But the game is finding it! I searched LA, Nashville & Seattle, finding the last six jars on the planet in Atlanta. But now, instead of $4 at TJs Amazon bought it all and is selling for $$$$. WTH? Now I'm an addict for this yummy 'crackinajar'!!!
Keep the faith!
MemphisKel
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i really enjoyed your hot sauce tips!
here's one right back at ya...
i think this is a great spice product to use for people who don't like immense heat.
it is called NANAMI TOGARASHI or seven spice. it has a 2 types of pepper, some
seaweed, some orange peel, black and white sesame seeds and ginger.
it comes from japan where people like a bit of zip and not massive heat. in context, you would put this on
a ricebowl dish or in ramen or udon.
a few shakes gives a pop, 10 shakes gives a bit of heat.
i always carry a bottle in my stuff or in my inside jacket pocket.
blandness comes into life in odd places and you don't want to be unprepared!!
derek sumisu
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You'll get metric tons of endorsements for hot sauces you should sample — as well as blowback on Tabasco, but I think the original red is the standard — but here's my two-cent picks:
Amazon Pepper Sauce, author Randy Wayne White and I favor this on shrimp.
http://www.amazonpepper.com/en/home/
Clancy's Fancy, preferred by writer and gourmand Jim Harrison. Great stuff!
http://www.clancysfancy.com/
Joe Perry's brand is actually top-notch as well. And I second your choice of hot sauce on any sandwich salad!
Thanks!
Bill Ramsey
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Try the red poblano sauce. You can only get this in Tucson, AZ and online.
https://www.acaciart.com/galleries/poblano/
Mike Berry
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I'm gonna check this out. I love hot sauce too! Tabasco all the way!
My wife and I were just in Tulum, Mexico and discovered a new hot sauce. Have you heard of La Anita's?
https://www.amazon.com/Anita-Habanero-Pepper-Mexico-Bottles/dp/B00EN292B4/ref=sr_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1509666113&sr=8-4&keywords=la+anita+hot+sauce
Very flavorful, nice heat. A little heavy on the artificial coloring, but other than that 5 stars.
michael walworth
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Vegetables were boiled? You were lucky! In our household, vegetables came out of a can, and might have been simmered.
But now you need to get a manbag, so you can carry your hot sauce (s)! with you all the time! Hillary Clinton does, along with lots of people!
Going to check out the ingredients of Dexter Holland's hot sauce… i love green hot sauce, particularly if it starts off with tomatillos. This sounds like a find! Thanks for sharing!
Sadly, Taco Bell stopped distributing their green sauce. Siracha the popular choice among the Taco Bell crowd these days.
But I'm always in the mood for New Mexico Hatch Green Chiles, and any sauce or salsa made with them! If you've not had chilies (and sauces and salsas) from Hatch, NM, run, don't walk!! They are soooooooooo good.
Amy Krakow, who sill eats eggs and loves hot sauce on a Western omelette
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OK. You sold me. I just ordered four bottles. Please send me your address in case I don't like the stuff and half to "gift" it to you. I'll only charge you a modest shipping and handling fee, plus a convenience charge, of course.
Seriously, I'm a hot sauce nut and can't wait to try this. When I'm hope in December I'll send you the names of a couple of my favorites. Trust me. They're freakin' incredible.
Thank you again for the recommendation.
Stan Harrison
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Shit Bob. I read this and walked over to Bob's Market and picked up the chicken salad. I love the 60s California vibe of that place. I'm also currently reading Jennifer Egan. Visit from the goon squad. Set in the 70s and 80s New York music scene. Good writer.
Steven Casper
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Bob I just ordered four bottles of hot sauce from the guy from Offspring based on your recommendation so it better be good. I like hot sauce.
Blake Ells
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Have you tried Tabasco Green? Sooooo good. I tried it for the first time in Sept and now am addicted
Tabasco Chipotle is the best. A total staple.
Tapatio for breakfast. And Cholula of course.
Stephen Tatton
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Boy, are you gonna get mail about this subject. Will be worse than politics or religion
Jeff Briss
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Bought two bottles of the green. Your hot sauce rep is on the line here!
Ryan
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Thanks for the recommendation....I ordered the variety pack!!
Don
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Secret Aardvark and Dirty Dick's are my go-tos.
https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Aardvark-Habanero-Sauce/dp/B00AIR3Q38?th=1
https://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Dicks-Hot-Sauce-Tropical/dp/B00PZ6B080/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1509670256&sr=1-1&keywords=dirty%2Bdicks%2Bhot%2Bsauce&th=1
Ryan Starks
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I'm not a fan of Tabasco unless it's cuisine-appropriate. My favorite hot sauce is Pico Pica. Cheap, salty, really spicy and generally only available in Latino markets. It makes Cholula seem disappointing. Check it out Bob.
Timothy Bluhm
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Thanks! This is also very very tasty, and actually not too spicy
Zombie Cajun "Lagniappe" Pepper Sauce (6oz) Best Bottle of Gourmet, Louisiana, Extra Thick and Spicy https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F3I9CBM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_rm8-zbAZW79W1
Billy Nobel
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Gee, thanks. Get my interest piqued. Amazon Canada has a 12-pack of G.B. Red for $C955.12.
I'm not THAT piqued.
Yours from Bland Land.
David Basskin
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Tabasco is fire water with zero flavor. The jalapeno (green) gets a pass but the winners are as follows.
Crystal hot sauce for the standard stuff, daily on almost everything.
Louisiana for a little extra spice, and for cooking.
That is all.
Michael Treadway
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Bob - I have thoroughly enjoyed your writing since I signed on about a month ago (even though you didn't like my book) but I gotta say, this one smacks of crass commercialism, even though I bet you did it as a fan favor (then again, maybe you now own a small piece?). As I've gotten older I, too, increasingly crave a little heat in my food, but I don't believe that there is hot sauce that can change my life.
Love,
G.D. Praetorius
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Heck yes Bob! Huge fan - Dexter's green stuff is LEGIT.
Chris Dauray, Brand Manager
Rupert Neve Designs
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I also am addicted to Bob's chicken salad, I have them put it in an avocado. Yum. Next time, I'll try hot sauce with it, sounds great.
I do all my grocery shopping at Bob's - mostly because of the butcher, but also their rye bread is great. And, because I don't buy anything already packaged, I get all my sandwich stuff (cheese, turkey, cole slaw) from the deli - I've got the whole thing choreographed. I order everything at the deli, then go to the Butcher and order, then do my shopping in the store, and when I come back, everything's ready and packaged for me :)
Would love to see you - snowing in Mammoth….
- Lesley Bracker
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Jerome's Caribbean Hot Sauce. I took a catamaran trip in St. John for a wedding many years ago, and when we were eating fish tacos on the boat they had about 20 different hot sauces, and this one was King… I've been ordering it from the St. John spice company for years since…
Greg McLoughlin
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My friend told me last week that this is his favorite hot sauce, he looks for reasons to eat, so he can use the sauce. They carried it at RalphÅfs in Ventura, until they put it in Closeout( just the green). So he bought them all.
Good stuff,
Mike Woglom
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Nice change of pace here, Bob. Now try Marie Sharp's Fiery Hot Habanero Hot Sauce. It's my go-to everyday hot sauce.Great flavor and solid heat.
Sei gesund,,,SSZ
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I can't wait to try this, and that's coming from a life long (almost 29 year old) Offspring fan.
You ever try Secret Aardvark? That stuff is what's up.
Blessings from Vermont.
Danny J.
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What about the Sriracha, Bob? God's greatest hot sauce! Spicy Asian ketchup produced in So Cal, making its way into American cuisine with NO advertising. A perfect product made from passion that has dug its way into the culture on pure quality. Tell me you've tried it?
Brian Carrion
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Tabasco is a thin vinegary hot sauce. It is good on oysters. But it is not good on Mexican food.
Sadly, in many chain Mexican restaurants, Tabasco has marketed their way in, so you can't get Cholula or even Tapatio, which is close to Cholula. Luckily in LA (which is, of course, part of Mexico) you can usually always find it.
But Tabasco is not hearty enough for Mexican cuisine. You want a Cholula or a Valentina (I saw this sauce more often in Mexico than Cholula).
Sometimes, though, you can ask the waiter to ask the kitchen if they have any Cholula. The cooks usually have some for their own use.
Gonna try Dexter's sauce. Thanks.
Gary Stockdale
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Not into hot sauce (tho your writing has me questioning), but THANKS for the intro to "How I Built This"!
Just listened to the Herb Kelleher episode, have his book on launching Southwest and to hear him speak personally was VERY inspiring.
Can see this will become addicting, you ROCK, Bob! DG
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Thanks for the heads up on Dexters hot sauce. I too am a huge hot sauce fan, and up till now I've been wolfing down Gator Hammock which I discovered in Florida. We don't have your market (Bobs!) in Cleveland but there's always online.
Buck
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You need to subscribe to the "Hot Sauce of the Month " club. You get a new special sauce in the mail every month. One of the great secrets I discovered two years ago and still enjoying. Stay hot!
Thomas Geimer
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You gotta watch the "Hot Ones" online series. They are creating a hot sauce revolution using a YouTube channel, hot sauce & celebrities. You'd love it. Thank me later.
Dusty
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Yes!!!
The green sauce is amazing!
I was working at The Warehouse in Vancouver (Bryan Adams' studio) and one of the assistants brought it over to me. I flipped. They said you gotta tell Bob Rock, who was working downstairs, apparently he's got a relationship. So I got to meet Bob Rock and he had them send me a case that arrived by the time I got back to NYC. I phoned them up to say thanks, couldn't have been nicer.
I wouldn't eat eggs without the green for a year. And yes, the other two are just ok.
Love the letter!
jason finkel
mixer/producer/engineer
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You've got to try Valentina. My current favorite.
Robby Miller
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Try Lindy?s Taco Sauce Bob!
I was born and raised in Whittier, CA and my Mom ONLY bought Lindy?s.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071K7ZP67/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_t2_TbrDzbDDQGJ59
LINDY'S PREMIUM Red Taco Sauce originates from the kitchens of
restaurateur Erlinda "Lindy" Jaime, a pioneer of the Mexican food craze in
Southern California. Her extraordinary taco sauces are classics, as rich
in tradition as they are in flavor. The perfect complement to all your
favorite dishes. Buen Apetito!
Lindy's red sauce is coveted in my family. I grew up with it. Most of us
migrated away from Southern California and quickly realized we were only
able to find it in one grocery store (Stater Bros) that is only in
Southern California.
Whenever one of us goes home to visit we stock up and bring it back for
the rest of the family. Last time I went I filled almost an entire
suitcase with the stuff.... at least 20 bottles bubble wrapped so they
wouldn't break on the plane.
Knowing it is now available for purchase on here makes my heart and
stomach happy. Granted, $10 a bottle is obscenely expensive. It's only a
couple dollars in Stater Bros.
Kevin Neathery
General Sales Manager
Reynolds Radio
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"... every meal must resonate" and you referred to your "nutritionist".
It's always fun when you deviate from some aspect of "the business" and this is no exception. Besides learning of new items to spice up our meals, I learned 2 things about you I didn't know before.
Mitchell Sussman
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Yo Bob
I hear ya. Something in the last year made me want to have hot sauce at every meal - pizza, meat, pasta. Why not?
Have you seen the YouTube show Hot Ones? It is some of the best interviews on the web, done while progressively eating hotter and hotter wings. You really get to understand someone's personality when their mouth is on fire.
Here's Terry Crews, if you haven't seen it
https://youtu.be/7TN09IP5JuI
Brendan Dangelo
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I hope you're also exploring Scotch Bonnet hot sauces, quite a different taste: sweet, a bit 'mustardy', and really hot!
A bit off topic, but try a little bit of curry powder, mixed into a tuna salad.
One wouldn't expect it to work, but it is great!
You must have loved the grilled finger chilies they bring around to each table at Lahore Tikka House.... ;-)
Cheers, js.
Jason Steidman
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Next time you're in NYC - head to Tacombi. The eats are decent, but the sauce (Vista Hermosa) in all its flavors is to die for.
Sadly they won't sell it online (or even in-house most times I've been there). I've offered the wait staff $50 every time for a single bottle, they never accept it.
Alex Holz
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Some of the most honestly made hot sauce I've had. Not only plenty of heat but amazing depth of flavor!!
http://www.clancysfancy.com/
Butch Gage
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Love your writing (and hearing you on The Wrap Up Show). I find myself in New Orleans for the first time reading this email and it made me laugh because I am also obsessed with Tobasco (original and Chipotle) and tried to get my wife to go to the source at McIlhenny on Avery Island since we are so close! She does not want to go.
On your recommendation I will try Dexter's sauce but my favorite green hot sauce is El Yucoteco. Fair amount of kick.
http://www.elyucateco.com/products/salsas-picantes/salsa-verde
Also, if you like spice with flavor check out Chile Crunch. This is not a hot sauce. It's red pepper chile flake and garlic cooked down in oil, so it likes chile oil with crunch. This can go on EVERYTHING! This stuff will change your life.
http://www.chilecrunch.com/chile-crunch/
Scott Peikin
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Try hot chicken next time you're in Nashville. No sauce required for the spice.
Aaron Harris
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Since I left California I've had trouble finding decent Mexican food and try nearly every place I see.
The salsa in the restaurants here sucks. So I make my own at home.
But there was one place, in downtown Norfolk, VA, called (strangely enough), California Burrito. My first thought was "Yeah. Sure.". But I went in anyway and not only did they have great burritos, they had their homemade VERDE hot sauce...which was top drawer. I'm not a big fan of green sauce either. And this shit is great on everything. Including Chicken AND Tuna salad. (Which, historically, requires Texas Pete...which is ubiquitous here).
I just noticed I have a few medium shakes left in the bottle.Time to head back to Norfolk.
Scott Sechman
P.S.:
There was one really good Mexican place in downtown Roanoke, VA. It's the only place I've seen here that has a salsa bar and it was extensive. Too bad it's 300+ miles away.
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Thanks for the recommendation, but how can you write a story about hot sauce without mentioning Sriracha???
Best Regards,
Zach Goode
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Try Marie Sharpe's, from Belize – I love it!
John C. Berg
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You don't cook?
Wow. Missing out on one life's true pleasures
Chauncey Jordan
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I love me some hot sauce so ok i'll bite and i agree with tabasco. The fact they age it gives it that extra pop that other hot sauces don't have. No to be a shill but there's a local brand here in Baltimore called Huckle's. All hand made, local, artisanal and all the buzzwords. Anyways, the long and short of it is their late-harvest jalapeno sauce is great. I'd put it up against anything (other than tabasco). I also just look for stuff to put it on. Anyways, if you're interested, i'd happily send you a bottle, because you can't buy it online yet (and i am not affiliated with these guys, i just love hot sauce).
Ryan Detter
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What a perfect brand name! "Gringo Bandito" First off there are Holland's blond tresses on the label. But more significantly is the nod (perhaps unintentional) to the fact that since 1967 gringos have come to believe that "bandito" is the Spanish word for bandit. It's not. It's the Italian word for bandit. But "bandido" doesn't rhyme with "Frito" and language rudiments don't count for anything in marketing.
That said, I'm going to add a bottle of Gringo Bandito green to my condiment shelf and many thanks for the heads up and enjoy what I hope is Holland's two-part joke on the label as well as the contents.
Tom Krehbiel
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Thank you
I enjoyed that
Peter Noone
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For several years I forgot how to eat eggs without this stuff:
https://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/1654
It's not especially hot, but God, it's tasty.
I finally did burn out on it, but I know it's waiting for me, when I'm ready again...
Andy Robinson
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Hey there Bob,
We have never met--my name is Nick. Reading your hot sauce email was so funny and unintentionally related to what's going on in my life right now--I'll explain.
I recently signed a deal w Sony/RCA for a song of mine called Hotspice. A month ago, one of the marketing team guys suggested we do a Hotspice hot sauce for promotion stuff, (and because, who doesn't love hot sauce). So now that the deal is closed, we are going to speak to Sony's product manager and make it a reality--super hyped!
Just finding it so funny that I received both hot sauce emails at the same time and wanted to share that. I'm no celebrity--and I'm not even sure if anyone will want to buy our hot sauce, but I am confident that help the song in some weird way. If you'd like, I will mail you a bottle if and when the hot sauce gets made.
Best,
Nick Lee, fellow hot sauce aficionado
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Thanks, Bob, I ordered, have never tried, but always look forward to checking out a new salsa.
I'm your age and a salsa junkie since moving to Colorado for school and discovering Huevos Ranchero (flour tortillas only) for hangover mitigation.
I was into the reds for most of these years, used to make my own and moved through various high end gourmet favorites over the years.
But, in the last few years its the greens that really turn me on.
I have 2 gotos to add to your list if you haven't tried.
The pour-on table sauce a la tabasco or perhaps Dexters that I love is El Yucateco.
https://www.amazon.com/El-Yucateco-Green-Bottle-Habanero/dp/B0000GHNSQ/ref=sr_1_5_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1509739450&sr=1-5&keywords=el%2Byucateco%2Bgreen%2Bhabanero%2Bhot%2Bsauce&dpID=41EMiJ1x8%252BL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch&th=1
The jar salsa that I mainline - have even poured in cocktails - is Mrs. Renfro's Green Salsa. Now I've tried a couple dozen green salsas and enjoy most, but this one is orgasmic. I don't talk to myself much, but after every hit of Mrs. Renfro's I say, "damn that is good!" I could live on it and melted cheddar cheese.
https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Renfros-Green-Jalapeno-Salsa/dp/B000VDYWRS/ref=sr_1_3_s_f_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1509740084&sr=1-3&ppw=fresh&keywords=mrs.+renfros+salsa
Cheers,
Jimmy Dougal
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I have been addicted to the Traditional Red for 5 years now. I remember the day the Green was released, I ordered it the first day. It is good but I still prefer the Red. I do keep both on hand because the green is definitely better with some foods. In a few weeks, they release a limited edition sauce which is different from the normal 3 they offer. I always buy about 7 bottles of the limited edition and hand out for presents at Christmas. Who doesn't love good hot sauce? Long live Gringo Bandito.
Steve Burnette
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From: Dexter
Subject: Re: Dexter Holland's Hot Sauce
You might not like my band but you're gonna love my hot sauce!
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How the frick can an old white guy get the best show (Hamilton) the best chocolate chip cookie and the power of baseball ( which is Soo damn corrupt Bob. Dodgers Cubs Yanks and Braves control cable revenue. And until that changes GO ASTROS), into the same newsletter. Damn Lefsetz if you were a horse you just won the triple crown. Bravo Bob.
You are, as Thunderclap and Petty sang. "Something In The Air."
Bravo
Rob Johnson
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No one can do Lafayette as well as the great Daveed Diggs...saw the original cast before they left last year. Like the album, mind blowing. Friends tried to convince me to scalp the tickets and use the profit to go on a grand vacation ( they were asking that much in NYC); so glad I didn't.
We laughed. Teared up. Swelled with pride (remember, 44 was still commander in Chief).
A play, a playwright and a concept so perfect for its time. Unforgettable.
-Anthony Napoli
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Bob...My 12-year-old daughter, Gracie, knows every word of 2 1/2 hour show... or I should say soundtrack. She turned me onto it (or I should say - I was forced to listen to it, for over a year, when we drove together in the car) and every time I hear a new song I'm blown away at how well thought out every element of it is.
Marc Gentilella
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Bob: Totally second your comments on Hamilton in LA. I've seen it twice and my wife Cathy has gone four times including this past Sunday night. We play the music all the time. It's so perfectly timed for what's happening in this country today. By the way, I bought "Hair" in previews in New York and brought it to LA where it played for several years at the Aquarius Theater on Sunset (now the Nickelodeon). That show was perfectly timed for 1967-69 with it's hippy cast and anti-Vietnam theme. I have incredible memories and stories from producing that.
Ken Kragen
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The right show at the very right time. That's when a great piece of work rides a tsunami across generations and cultures.
John Brodey
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Hooray for Hamilton! I'm going back for a second time in Chicago, this occasion taking my daughter, who had been unsuccessful in getting tickets for LA via the lottery.
I scored two ducats at face value- probably because they were in the last row of the mezz, a Sunday matinee, and the week before Thanksgiving.
But at least we're in the room where it happens! And it also happens on Spotify.
InternetFM
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Hey buddy. I couldn't agree me. I was lucky enough to see it with Lin-Manuel Absolutely blew me away on so many levels.
Genre bending in the same way I thought Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway when I was growing up.
It feels like a concert only with more genuine emotions. All throughout
I hated the mix tape - because the original is just so fucking powerful
I dare anyone to listen to "satisfied" without smiling Or listen yo "its quiet uptown" without crying.
I ski listening to the soundtrack in aspen and ride my bike to it all summer long
Beat music experience. And not just a musical experience.
Bar none
Thanks
Victor Siegel
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No one but rich people can afford to see Hamilton—ain't that America indeed. Just like the Great White Way has always been.
John Davidson
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Spot on. Bob: I have two 14th row seats smack dab in the middle. Selling the pair for what I paid on day one. ($1,400). November 16 Pantages.
Know anyone who is looking.
Ken Freundlich
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?Hole in one, Bob. I'm a mother of three in the UK, one working in the music business, one on an Andrew Lloyd Webber scholarship at Arts Educational Schools (Musical Theatre), the youngest reading Drama and English Literature at Exeter University. When my son and younger daughter were still with the South London Youth Theatre, they became huge fans of Lin Manuel Miranda and 'In the Heights'. Then news reached them of 'Hamilton'. Within a week, the entire company - kids aged 14 to 18 - had memorised the musical, and started doing impromptu versions of some of the songs. It became their obsession. None of them was that interested in American history. They could barely give a toss about British history. But something about the concept, the whiplash lyrics, the music, the stance of the piece got under their skin. It has been extraordinary to watch its effect on them.
We would have gone to New York to see it, but who could get tickets. So the kids signed up for priority booking for the London run, and we joined the lottery last Christmas. We were lucky enough to bag four tickets at normal prices, in decent seats, in a London theatre which is still being rebuilt after 'Billy Elliot'. We see it in January. I have been a parent for 29 years, and I have never known a single obsession like it. The kids begin to weep with excitement at mere mention of the fact that the date is now looming. The anticipation is tsunamic.?
I couldn't be more familiar with the songs, ?having spent the past couple of years listening to kids going mad for them. I am no hysterical fan myself, having spent my earlier life on the road with artists from McCartney to Elton to Madonna and Michael Jackson. But there's a tremor in the bones that reminds me this is different, and life-changing. We know that we will leave with no doubt in our minds that musical theatre has been changed forever; that it's not now 'all about' the jukebox genre, and that punters will no longer take a risk on songs they've never heard and might not like. Lin Manuel Miranda has achieved a remarkable and irreversible thing. He has challenged stereotypes, invited the world to open its eyes, hearts and ears, and has proved that 'everything' HASN'T 'been done' before.
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Lesley-Ann Jones
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Thanks for this! Hopping to Chicago from KC for some business next weekend and snagged Sunday matinee tickets. $$$ even for that time slot but after your affirmation I'm super excited and sure it will be worth it!!
Michael Thomas Edmondson
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Haven't seen it yet, but soon, and "just you wait, just you wait..."
Meanwhile I bought the soundtrack when it came out and everyday since, not a day goes by where I'm NOT singing (either out loud or in my head) one of those songs.
Jc
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The writing is so good! My seven year old son is obsessed and now so am I. It's all we've listen to in the car for months. He likes to skip around and play his favorite tracks - occasionally I play the full album after he goes to bed so I can listen to the story in order. I wonder if I would have made time for this if my son hadn't insisted. Of course he was turned on through a buddy of his. Now we have to go see it, and it's going to cost me an arm and a leg, but I'm down because I'm more than happy to support this work of art.
Liz Penta
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Thanks for sharing the gospel Bob
Sure they roared. It's about time we all roared together. Diane and I saw this two years ago with the original cast and paid a scalper's ransom for the nosebleed seats and it was worth every penny. Changed my whole outlook on rap as a delivery system and an art form. Wait till you start hearing tissue paper and cheeseburgers hawked behind rap lyrics!
But the American history. The educational possibilities with jaded kids in urban schools, mathematics, you name it.
Lin Miranda is from another planet...and it's called earth. The Invasion came from within and it's right on time. Thanks for rekindling the fire I had when I came out of the theater Bob. I wish I could drag every lily white, country classic metal rock bumpkin I know to this show to open their minds. It's like an acid trip and makes us look inside! Putting in the soundtrack CD now!
Kenny Lee Lewis
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"People of color playing whites. Hip-hop the dominant soundtrack. It should be a failure."
I joke with my daughters that this show has the WORST elevator pitch I can imagine--A Hiphop musical with colorblind casting telling the story of the founder of the US treasury...This is an afterschool special we make the kids watch for extra credit(and they would hate it) Except this show is powerful and engaging. My kids know every word. My older daughter claims she scored so well in her AP US History exam because of the show. Thanks for highlight it.
Lin Manuel is a remarkable artist and I think we are all waiting to see what's next..."Just you wait"
Kevin M. Murphy
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The minute I heard the Hamilton soundtrack, five songs in, I realized this was the greatest piece of artwork created in my lifetime. I'm an entertainment attorney in practice for almost three decades and a self-professed musical theater geek. I don't say this lightly. What has impressed me more than anything was that when Miranda was writing it, Obama was president and at the beginning of that hopey, changey time. Miranda, most likely, did not foresee that this work of art would be the voice of the Resistance. But it is. It is the story of how we rose up and beat back a monarchy. How we fought for the freedom of immigrants, minorities and "others". And if people listen closely, they will know that the world sometimes turns upside down, but we can right it.
Oh...and if you didn't know, Miranda is a big fan of the hilarious podcast "My Brother, My Brother & Me" and incorporated a couple of references from that podcast into the soundtrack. Yet another reason why he's a treasure!
My best -
Stephanie Adwar
New York
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Any whites in the cast? No. Reverse discrimination, seems like it. How about an all white cast in Motown? Stupid liberal doormat
James Davis
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You are right on the money.
We haven't been able to go yet, but we keep trying the lottery from up here (Boston). My daughter would WALK down to NY if we got tix. She knows every damn word of every song, and every sigh, click, tick, and vocal inflection of the soundtrack. By heart.
We'll get there - just hopefully before she graduates her Musical Theatre program in college. (She's still a high school senior!)
Hugo Burnham
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Oh, Bob---after seeing HAMILTON at the Pantages, I was utterly gobsmacked that one person could possibly conceive and write such a masterpiece of musical theatre.
To blatantly steal from Jon Landau, I saw the American Musical's future and its name is Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Paul Antonelli
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Pre-sale tickets for Kid Rock in Charlotte are priced starting at $69.50-$350.00. I know production costs are high because I worked in the local IATSE for years, but $350? Horse shit!
Rodney Rowland
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Put me down as a non-fan.
dw davis
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Oh man... what would some of these folks think if they found out Johnny Ramone was an NRA supporting Republican? I can only imagine. Do a post about him please, Bob. Let's see where the hate truly lies in this country. Why can't we all just drop the needle and kick out the jam and share a beer together :) Come on people now, smile on your brother (oops. or sister... gotta be PC here)
Greg Malecki
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Sorry, Bob,
But his grammar, (and command of the one and only language he was ever asked to learn), is every bit as poor as I would expect from him and his dumbass fans. Sorry, but I got rid of every type of media featuring Cheryl Crow the first time I heard that stupid damned abortion they collaborated on. He corrodes everything he touches.
Alan Howard
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Pretty great all around mailbag experience. The personal stories are moving, genuine. And the video also says alot about him. Hey 'Cowboy' is a great song. I may not like his politics but there is no denying he is a good guy who seems well aware of the responsibility that comes with success if you have your head on straight. Something country artists seem to have down pat.
John Brodey
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So much contradiction, makes me want to tune out: BS dectector + straight shooter =? Trump supporter + pose with Palin out of boredom?
Joel Messerer
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Yknow, I always enjoy Kid Rock's Stern interviews. Every time I come away with the same conclusion: "I like the guy. He seems cool, he puts on a great show; it's a shame I don't like his music, but 'two outta three ain't bad'".
I actually read your take on it before I got to hear it (something I usually try to avoid; just like a movie I'm really interested in, I try to avoid knowing too much about it before I go to the theater) and based on your Letter I figured I'd enjoy this one as much (or more) than any of the previous ones. But I gotta say, this time around he came across like a real asshole. The arrogance ("Man, read a book"...as if Howard should assume we already all know how many tattoos he has?), the stupidity (he obviously just learned the word "narrative"), the ignorance (the NYT is "gay"? Look, say you don't like it, but what kind of jackass would use that word to describe it in 2017?). The showboating while he mangled "Ramble On", almost as if he was giving us a gift?...it was so embarrassing it made ME uncomfortable.
It seems like he's gone backwards. Maybe this was the "real Kid Rock" all along; he certainly talks like he's over trying to pretend like he cares. And he certainly doesn't have to. But for the first time ever I freaking hated the guy. It was hard to finish the interview. I questioned if it was my personal politics getting in the way, but no, they aren't news to me. He was unbearable.
Love you (and The Letter)!
Jeff.g
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As a longtime reader, I must admit the subject headings of Kid Rock are your only emails I've ever deleted without reading.
This Michigander dislikes everything about him and he sure doesn't represent most of us.
Thankfully he is not going to run for Senate because there be enough fools who would probably vote for him.
Devo was right.
Linda Baker
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Wowsers….do people actually write this stuff to you? Reinforcing the polarity and being generally intolerant and name-calling moves the human race backwards, not forward. And should we hold people to some "poverty authenticity" or disregard their work? That would eliminate a WHOLE lot of people regarded with credibility and a meaningful voice, from Strummer to Chappelle.
Without boring you with the details of my very minor relationship with KR, I'll say this: he was very kind to me, I could tell he genuinely loves music (all kinds) and he had zero airs. Once I ran into him backstage where he was sitting with a woman…and the FIRST thing he did was politely introduce me to his then-fiance…demonstrating manners far beyond what a lot of your respondents have shown.
peas,
paul santo
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Those complaining about how fake he is need to be reminded of a few things: CCR weren't born on the bayou, Tupac was a ballerina, Lou Reed had never been to Berlin, and Andrew WK never partied. Rock and roll is about pretending.
Andrew WK: "On my days off from work, recording songs was all I'd do. On weekends off I'd forego sleep and record 48 hours straight."
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/pgp8ag/andrew-wk-on-encouragement
—paul kelly
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Loved Kid Rocks comment back to you.
Wow, surprised how many split reactions there are. By all means no one would guess I'm the type to be a fan, but I am, I loved him in high school and it just kind of stuck. I don't know all of his songs, and I haven't been to a show, but there's a genuineness he exudes and that goes a long way with me. I applaud him for admitting he didn't grow up poor. What's wrong with him relating to the poor? People are just being spiteful with the hate. ... totally agree with Jeffrey Shoaf, don't know how you do it. But thank you for it!
Ash
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Wow. I neither love nor hate Kid Rock, but the comment he wrote and you shared is one of the more mature and thoughtful comments about sexual harassment I've seen in the last few weeks. Coming from Kid Rock, it means a great deal.
Thank you for sharing.
Alex Kruglov
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At least the dimbulb is against sexual predation; love him or hate him, ya' gotta give him that one. (Even if he can't tell there from their...)
Ken Shain
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I would take another month of Cocktober if I never had to hear the asskissing, hate filled rhetoric of Kid Rock ever again.
Lois Aronow
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He's still a turd and represents nothing that you praise so lavishly in your paeans to American music. Shit is shit, no matter what color.
Terry Maraccini
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Damn .. a lot of your readers have proved that they have terrible taste in music. You can defend Kid Rock's character but his music is an assault on good taste.
Mike Portoghese
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Back in the 90's I ran the backstage catering contract for the Target Center in Minneapolis. Metallica opened their Load tour with a few days of practice and a three night stand. We worked there for almost a week feeding the crews and musicians. One night the tour took everyone bowling... all the crews, the musicians, management, etc. Kid Rock was on our team. When asked how he could be such a good bowler his response was "Man, my name is Bob and I haven't been a rock star all my life!". He rolled like he was part of the catering operation vs. a performer. Just a good member of the team. I wasn't down with all his "fucks" on Stern... but I am old now.
Curt Olson
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No. No more Kid Rock.
- Seth Adam
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Isn't this what artists are supposed to do... challenge us? I may be miles apart from Bob/Kid politically but I can respect him and do. He's dabbled in rock, country, rap, and hip hop with varying degrees of chart success and has collaborated widely and creatively with a variety of musicians, earning their respect. He was also a pioneer at fighting scalpers and offered low-dough tour shows that directly benefited his fans and helped build a true bond with his audience. He's stepped up big for veterans and has traveled the world to entertain our troops. On the business side under the tutelage of Punch Andrews, he was an early believer in controlling his catalog and songwriting which has rewarded him handsomely. Back home in Michigan, he's a guy who puts his money to work on a local level in a state where that matters. Underneath his scruffy and occasionally polarizing exterior beats the heart of an artist and a man who cares.
Dave Logan
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Okay, after watching that video, all you haters of KR can suck it.
Keith Michaels
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Every pre-conceived notion I had about Kid Rock changed during the Hope for Haiti concert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoikD9L5YJo
Mark McLaughlin
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If Charlie LeDuff is cool with him ... he's cool with me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ZV2IHyQIA
Jeremy C.
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It's only rock n' roll and we like it. Kid Rock is the shit. His live show is amazing!
Bob, not pinning this on you, you are always mentioning in emails that artists are too timid, products of corporations etc to express any opinions whatsoever on displaying their opinions for fear of alienating people.
As you say, like him or hate him he's not afraid to be a rebel.
And he makes %$#ing great music at the same time.
People need to lighten up.
Dan Millen
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The first time I saw Kid Rock was at a Govt Mule show at The Beacon. I hadn't been a fan of the media persona erected about him. He walked out to Warren (Haynes) shook his hand and then sang my favorite live version of "Cant You See" ever. A year later I caught a show in Atlanta. He is like a party with many appetizers. Some you gobble up and some you take a bite of and fold the uneaten part in the cocktail napkin. A year or so after that I banged into him at the Sky Club in Atlanta and we both got shook up. He took my bag and held my arm and walked me to a chair. We both took a minute. I thanked him and introduced myself. He sai "I'm Bob. You Kay? Yup. But I'd be much better if he sang a bar or two of "Cant You See". Man looked me straight in the eye and said "Beacon?" I said I'd converted that night. He said something like I didn't look like a Mule fan and I said u didn't think he looked like an accountant. My husband saw him at The Fontanel a few weeks ago. Said it was outstanding. He's a good man who puts his money where his mouth is and he is direct and smart and deeply empathetic and compassionate.
Lisa Adams
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How depressing, Bob.
It's not Trump that's going to win him re-election. It's the people who are opposed to him. What a hateful, repugnant bunch of spoiled babies the left has become. Every time another story about how someone is "outraged" about a big nothing (like Kid Rock or some of his, let's face it, inconsequential, antics), I say to myself, "Awesome. There's another thousand votes against the left (read: Trump)."
Andy Beach
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He's now a hero to me! First his stance on sexual harassment and I watched the video of Dan's birthday.
Wendy Morris
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Hello. I live under a rock. I avoid news and the majority of media. I am uninformed, self evolved and full of free time. I thank you all for reminding me why I choose to be blissfully ignorant.
Sarah Halabecki
(Rock Girl)
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Won't lie Bob. I have zero feelings towards Kid Rock. Love and/or hating the guy seems like a waste of time. I enjoy some of his music but I've never downloaded it. Similarly I would never go out of my way to listen to his stuff. Meh. He's meh. Like so many these days, the internet just makes it easier to reach that conclusion.
Ambivalence. The worst word for any artist.
Thanks for your letters. You've not reached "meh" yet.
Jason Kennedy
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One is defined by one's actions and associates
Show me the latest by KR, not what happened 15 years ago
Riding the bandwagon of Trump is definitely a low
Vijay Thakur
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I can't stand this dirty Trumpster. Never heard one song, hope I never do. Let all those good Trump Christians in Nashville have this thug. He and his big buddy Hank, Jr. should be able to discuss fully how much talent they DON'T have.
Melanie Clark
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All this hate from the liberals is so disappointing! Liberals used to be the tolerant ones who championed individuality. This is a big reason I don't watch/read the news any more. I don't want to get mixed up in all the hate. I'll let them work it out amongst themselves. (Not that Conservatives are any better in that department. You can make a point without all the name-calling on either side)
Suzanne Bianqui
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I agree with Myles J Glynn. Sometimes, I think you're being trolled, too.
Rich Arfin
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Obviously you have never been to a Kid Rock concert. It is more like a cover band concert he has so little original music of his own.
He gets the crowd going by using his divisive talk and telling everyone to fuck off. From single moms (stop having babies)(never mentioning maybe the guys should step up) to not wanting to pay to help someone who needs help because you know they all are just milking the system. As he uses every swear word available then says we should be able to call Him by his name. I guess this is where he brings in the religion angle. Sad so many follow him and his divisive talk.
He was not kidding when he said he would run. He was not able to stand the kick back he got. Under all the I am tough talk, he is not.
I work at an arena and watched 5 Kid Rock concerts. His fans are all drunk and the arena is full of pot smoke. He fills up arenas because his tkts are cheap, I give you that, only way he can fill it up.
Not a Kid Rock fan, never have been, never will be.
Alisa Morozow
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Not to add on, I met Bob about the time he shucked "Kid", yes his line "I'm a Michigan boy can you feel that?" Have had made the hairs on my arms stand up... he's NEVER been nothing but original, humble in his own way, and 100% original from the start...he's earned his own place..
Don Jantzen
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Thank you for putting all ideas and opinions out in your "mailbag" on Kid Rock. Sound to me he's a straight shooter with opposing views that I have.
Keeping it real, Bob!
Thank you!
Darlene Gorzela
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I was at MTV when they made him a star. It went like this… The song is ok, right? (bawitdaba) yeah, plus the little guy is awesome too (Joe C). Cool lets book em. Good times.
Michael Davis
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This is really cool.. Listen to track # 6 "Back to the Otherside." This could finally give the band Breaks Co-Op the break they deserve. I thought I was one of the few who knew the Breaks Co-Op existed.
Steve Kalinksky
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"What next? Mickey Mouse is taking over Hollywood?"
Richard King, Mickey Mouse helped build Hollywood!
ANTHONY RHODES
Thanks!!
Jim Guerinot
P.S. Gotta work the red into your repertoire. Maybe it's your "road sauce" i.e. In glove compartment for emergencies
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Jolene and I have been buying it for years! Awesome!
Eric Herz
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Tapatio
Have you tried that?
The Best!!
Geoff Maddock
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What's next, Lee Michael's Shrimp joints? Seriously, are they any good?
Don Crouch
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GRINGO BANDITO!!!
Love the stuff. We bring to Europe on tour with us!
~Bobbo
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Bob: In every brown bag taste test I've been involved in, the hot sauce that consistently wins is Crystal. Hands down, the best from Louisiana. Great on everything. It has a kick but NO burn like Tabasco.
Cob Carlson
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Hot sauce doesn't go well with yogurt? Crazy. Try swapping Greek yogurt for sour cream (or mayo!) in a recipe. Shit's good for you. Chicken salad...tacos...splash some hot sauce. Fucking magical.
yanni peary
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Secret Aardvark is SUPREME for everything!
Your welcome,
Noah K Lesser
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A Jew eating hotsauce...OYE!
Art Geyer
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.....ordering now......my review forthcoming!
Tommy Allen
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http://secretaardvark.com/
Habanero sauce.
Mmmmmmmmm
Brady Steel
Have chicken salad with balsamic glaze (not balsamic vinegar, use the glaze). Like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Roland-Foods-Balsamic-Glaze-Ounce/dp/B008L0X0SA/ref=sr_1_4_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1509660410&sr=1-4&keywords=balsamic%2Bglaze&dpID=416sUQliepL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch&th=1
Doug Witte
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YES!
Bought my first bottle a month ago. Ran out. Bought more. There is one good thing about Whole Foods, they have Gringo Bandito! The nutritional information on the bottle is priceless!
"Hot sauce really doesn't have nutritional value. It's vinegar and peppers for God's sake. What did you expect? Why are you even trying to determine the nutritional value of hot sauce? Just enjoy it!
Unlke you, I love The Offspring. Props to Rock and Roll Peg Pollard for putting "Self Esteem" on Rock 102 San Diego back in the day, long before any station knew who the hell they were. We had them on Rockline with the late great Bob Coburn. Great band! Great hot sauce. Viva Dexter!
Michelle Parisi
The Weekend Top 30 & The Remix Top 30
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What did they pay for this glowing review/add and how do I get that kind of traction?
Joe Dolan
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Vanderwall forces
(why the liquid doesn't want to come out of the little Tabasco bottles)
Jeffrey Lorber
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love it bob. cholula original is my personal favorite.
but i'm sure you'll receive hundreds of responses asking how you could write a post about hot sauce and not mention sriracha, the rooster!
the clocks go back this weekend so here's hoping your output volume goes up to stave off the seasonal affect disorder...
word.
seth lachs.
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I've been using Gringo Bandito hot sauce for a few years now and really enjoy it.
One of my favorite shows on YouTube, is "Hot Ones" a show about actors and music personalities eating wings while being asked questions.
Rande Linville
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Bob, like you I was a Tobasco fiend. I have all the flavors but red is my
fave of the bunch. I also have a collection of hot sauces and I love
habanero. However, over a year ago I got hooked on Siracha Hot Chili
Sauce. It has replaced all hot sauces for me. However, I will always put
a drop of Tobasco on my oysters. You can put this stuff on anything and
it will make it great. The flavor is better and deeper, less vinegar, more
texture (it replaces ketchup)When I want more hotness, I just add some
Trader Joe?s Habenero sauce. Anyway, try it, put it on your eggs,
sandwiches, pizza, hummus, whatever. You will thank me! Just look for the
red cock! http://www.huyfong.com/
Nick Attaway
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I was a catering runner for a McCartney show once and bought this for them. Got sent back later that day and the next day to buy all I could find. His catering fell in love with it.
Sean Janzer
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I'm a long-time Bob's-goer. Great alternative in the 'hood to the larger markets. But I'm scratching my head about your saying Gelson's is geographically convenient. They flipped the old Ralphs at Ocean Park and Lincoln into a Gelson's about a year ago. Too far for you?
Happy shopping.
Martin Fleischmann
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I can't believe you wrote about Dexter Holland today, of all topics! The last 24 hours I've been listening to Offspring's "Self Esteem", the band's 1994 pop punk anthem about absolutely sucking at the love game. Yep, whether you're 19 or 59, being single sucks.
Chris Qualmann
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Oh Bob..
Your such a beginner from L.A....I was raised in L.A....I cannot believe you have never endured the addictions of tasty spicy cultural food...well...it continues to be my vice...good luck with that young man...Timo Standing Buffalo Cano...............
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For chicken, and I like El Pollo Loco, the deal is Louisiana hot sauce. I especially like Crystal brand hot sauce. I got hooked on that back in the 70s in Hollywood with Pioneer Chicken (Sunset & Fuller across the street from rock & roll Ralph's)!
I haven't tried Bob's chicken salad but I do remember stealing food from Bob's back in the day.
Larry Green
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Bob go Vegan & feel exalted
Drew Chadwick
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Love Dexter's hot sauce as well - great stuff!
If you haven't, get to a Bristol Farms or Sprouts and try Lucky Habanero salsa. It's that good. Their regular is good and has a kick, and the Dragon Lips version takes it to another level. Family owned, and delicious. In fact, I am taking a break after this to drive to Bristol Farms to get some!
We're more of a Tapatio family than Cholula, but it has its place. Have several other reco's if you like on hot sauces. Just stay away from Dave's Insanity Sauce - all the heat, none of the flavor.
Regards,
Ned Ward
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Bob, With all due respect Tabasco is not hot sauce. Keep searching. Will have to try Dexter's. Always enjoy your work
Steve Gietka
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Fuck Dexter Holland! This racist fucker has co-opted the food and culture of the hispanic peoples for his own oppressive male gains! He has a Ph D in being a fucking DICK! Typical Trump-era drivel Bob!
And I thought I was going to miss talking about Kid Rock.
Andy Beach
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Brother Bru Bru's African Pepper hot sauce is The One. (The original; not the concessional milder stuff or chipotle variants that were late in the game).
Brother Bru Bru himself was Bruce Langhorne. Studio musician (notably on Bob Dylan records in the NY era) and arguably the titular inspiration for "Mr. Tambourine Man." While that song is clearly not about any particular individual in a narrative sense, Langhorne was known as the character running around Greenwich Village with a wagon-wheel sized tambourine.
Bruce succumbed to kidney disease recently. This disease that took him inspired the hot sauce, however. He liked hot sauce but couldn't find one he liked that was salt-free. So he made his own.
It's the stuff.
Best,
Andrew
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Bob, Yucateco Green Habaero. It as been the staple in Mexico since at least the mid 60's ( first time I had it in Merida). Any real tienda will carry it. try the black Reserve too.
Doug Cutler
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Hot sauce addictions are just that! Hurts so good! Now you have to try Trader Joe's Sweet Hot chili jam in the jar! But the game is finding it! I searched LA, Nashville & Seattle, finding the last six jars on the planet in Atlanta. But now, instead of $4 at TJs Amazon bought it all and is selling for $$$$. WTH? Now I'm an addict for this yummy 'crackinajar'!!!
Keep the faith!
MemphisKel
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i really enjoyed your hot sauce tips!
here's one right back at ya...
i think this is a great spice product to use for people who don't like immense heat.
it is called NANAMI TOGARASHI or seven spice. it has a 2 types of pepper, some
seaweed, some orange peel, black and white sesame seeds and ginger.
it comes from japan where people like a bit of zip and not massive heat. in context, you would put this on
a ricebowl dish or in ramen or udon.
a few shakes gives a pop, 10 shakes gives a bit of heat.
i always carry a bottle in my stuff or in my inside jacket pocket.
blandness comes into life in odd places and you don't want to be unprepared!!
derek sumisu
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You'll get metric tons of endorsements for hot sauces you should sample — as well as blowback on Tabasco, but I think the original red is the standard — but here's my two-cent picks:
Amazon Pepper Sauce, author Randy Wayne White and I favor this on shrimp.
http://www.amazonpepper.com/en/home/
Clancy's Fancy, preferred by writer and gourmand Jim Harrison. Great stuff!
http://www.clancysfancy.com/
Joe Perry's brand is actually top-notch as well. And I second your choice of hot sauce on any sandwich salad!
Thanks!
Bill Ramsey
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Try the red poblano sauce. You can only get this in Tucson, AZ and online.
https://www.acaciart.com/galleries/poblano/
Mike Berry
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I'm gonna check this out. I love hot sauce too! Tabasco all the way!
My wife and I were just in Tulum, Mexico and discovered a new hot sauce. Have you heard of La Anita's?
https://www.amazon.com/Anita-Habanero-Pepper-Mexico-Bottles/dp/B00EN292B4/ref=sr_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1509666113&sr=8-4&keywords=la+anita+hot+sauce
Very flavorful, nice heat. A little heavy on the artificial coloring, but other than that 5 stars.
michael walworth
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Vegetables were boiled? You were lucky! In our household, vegetables came out of a can, and might have been simmered.
But now you need to get a manbag, so you can carry your hot sauce (s)! with you all the time! Hillary Clinton does, along with lots of people!
Going to check out the ingredients of Dexter Holland's hot sauce… i love green hot sauce, particularly if it starts off with tomatillos. This sounds like a find! Thanks for sharing!
Sadly, Taco Bell stopped distributing their green sauce. Siracha the popular choice among the Taco Bell crowd these days.
But I'm always in the mood for New Mexico Hatch Green Chiles, and any sauce or salsa made with them! If you've not had chilies (and sauces and salsas) from Hatch, NM, run, don't walk!! They are soooooooooo good.
Amy Krakow, who sill eats eggs and loves hot sauce on a Western omelette
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OK. You sold me. I just ordered four bottles. Please send me your address in case I don't like the stuff and half to "gift" it to you. I'll only charge you a modest shipping and handling fee, plus a convenience charge, of course.
Seriously, I'm a hot sauce nut and can't wait to try this. When I'm hope in December I'll send you the names of a couple of my favorites. Trust me. They're freakin' incredible.
Thank you again for the recommendation.
Stan Harrison
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Shit Bob. I read this and walked over to Bob's Market and picked up the chicken salad. I love the 60s California vibe of that place. I'm also currently reading Jennifer Egan. Visit from the goon squad. Set in the 70s and 80s New York music scene. Good writer.
Steven Casper
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Bob I just ordered four bottles of hot sauce from the guy from Offspring based on your recommendation so it better be good. I like hot sauce.
Blake Ells
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Have you tried Tabasco Green? Sooooo good. I tried it for the first time in Sept and now am addicted
Tabasco Chipotle is the best. A total staple.
Tapatio for breakfast. And Cholula of course.
Stephen Tatton
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Boy, are you gonna get mail about this subject. Will be worse than politics or religion
Jeff Briss
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Bought two bottles of the green. Your hot sauce rep is on the line here!
Ryan
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Thanks for the recommendation....I ordered the variety pack!!
Don
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Secret Aardvark and Dirty Dick's are my go-tos.
https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Aardvark-Habanero-Sauce/dp/B00AIR3Q38?th=1
https://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Dicks-Hot-Sauce-Tropical/dp/B00PZ6B080/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1509670256&sr=1-1&keywords=dirty%2Bdicks%2Bhot%2Bsauce&th=1
Ryan Starks
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I'm not a fan of Tabasco unless it's cuisine-appropriate. My favorite hot sauce is Pico Pica. Cheap, salty, really spicy and generally only available in Latino markets. It makes Cholula seem disappointing. Check it out Bob.
Timothy Bluhm
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Thanks! This is also very very tasty, and actually not too spicy
Zombie Cajun "Lagniappe" Pepper Sauce (6oz) Best Bottle of Gourmet, Louisiana, Extra Thick and Spicy https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F3I9CBM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_rm8-zbAZW79W1
Billy Nobel
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Gee, thanks. Get my interest piqued. Amazon Canada has a 12-pack of G.B. Red for $C955.12.
I'm not THAT piqued.
Yours from Bland Land.
David Basskin
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Tabasco is fire water with zero flavor. The jalapeno (green) gets a pass but the winners are as follows.
Crystal hot sauce for the standard stuff, daily on almost everything.
Louisiana for a little extra spice, and for cooking.
That is all.
Michael Treadway
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Bob - I have thoroughly enjoyed your writing since I signed on about a month ago (even though you didn't like my book) but I gotta say, this one smacks of crass commercialism, even though I bet you did it as a fan favor (then again, maybe you now own a small piece?). As I've gotten older I, too, increasingly crave a little heat in my food, but I don't believe that there is hot sauce that can change my life.
Love,
G.D. Praetorius
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Heck yes Bob! Huge fan - Dexter's green stuff is LEGIT.
Chris Dauray, Brand Manager
Rupert Neve Designs
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I also am addicted to Bob's chicken salad, I have them put it in an avocado. Yum. Next time, I'll try hot sauce with it, sounds great.
I do all my grocery shopping at Bob's - mostly because of the butcher, but also their rye bread is great. And, because I don't buy anything already packaged, I get all my sandwich stuff (cheese, turkey, cole slaw) from the deli - I've got the whole thing choreographed. I order everything at the deli, then go to the Butcher and order, then do my shopping in the store, and when I come back, everything's ready and packaged for me :)
Would love to see you - snowing in Mammoth….
- Lesley Bracker
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Jerome's Caribbean Hot Sauce. I took a catamaran trip in St. John for a wedding many years ago, and when we were eating fish tacos on the boat they had about 20 different hot sauces, and this one was King… I've been ordering it from the St. John spice company for years since…
Greg McLoughlin
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My friend told me last week that this is his favorite hot sauce, he looks for reasons to eat, so he can use the sauce. They carried it at RalphÅfs in Ventura, until they put it in Closeout( just the green). So he bought them all.
Good stuff,
Mike Woglom
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Nice change of pace here, Bob. Now try Marie Sharp's Fiery Hot Habanero Hot Sauce. It's my go-to everyday hot sauce.Great flavor and solid heat.
Sei gesund,,,SSZ
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I can't wait to try this, and that's coming from a life long (almost 29 year old) Offspring fan.
You ever try Secret Aardvark? That stuff is what's up.
Blessings from Vermont.
Danny J.
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What about the Sriracha, Bob? God's greatest hot sauce! Spicy Asian ketchup produced in So Cal, making its way into American cuisine with NO advertising. A perfect product made from passion that has dug its way into the culture on pure quality. Tell me you've tried it?
Brian Carrion
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Tabasco is a thin vinegary hot sauce. It is good on oysters. But it is not good on Mexican food.
Sadly, in many chain Mexican restaurants, Tabasco has marketed their way in, so you can't get Cholula or even Tapatio, which is close to Cholula. Luckily in LA (which is, of course, part of Mexico) you can usually always find it.
But Tabasco is not hearty enough for Mexican cuisine. You want a Cholula or a Valentina (I saw this sauce more often in Mexico than Cholula).
Sometimes, though, you can ask the waiter to ask the kitchen if they have any Cholula. The cooks usually have some for their own use.
Gonna try Dexter's sauce. Thanks.
Gary Stockdale
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Not into hot sauce (tho your writing has me questioning), but THANKS for the intro to "How I Built This"!
Just listened to the Herb Kelleher episode, have his book on launching Southwest and to hear him speak personally was VERY inspiring.
Can see this will become addicting, you ROCK, Bob! DG
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Thanks for the heads up on Dexters hot sauce. I too am a huge hot sauce fan, and up till now I've been wolfing down Gator Hammock which I discovered in Florida. We don't have your market (Bobs!) in Cleveland but there's always online.
Buck
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You need to subscribe to the "Hot Sauce of the Month " club. You get a new special sauce in the mail every month. One of the great secrets I discovered two years ago and still enjoying. Stay hot!
Thomas Geimer
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You gotta watch the "Hot Ones" online series. They are creating a hot sauce revolution using a YouTube channel, hot sauce & celebrities. You'd love it. Thank me later.
Dusty
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Yes!!!
The green sauce is amazing!
I was working at The Warehouse in Vancouver (Bryan Adams' studio) and one of the assistants brought it over to me. I flipped. They said you gotta tell Bob Rock, who was working downstairs, apparently he's got a relationship. So I got to meet Bob Rock and he had them send me a case that arrived by the time I got back to NYC. I phoned them up to say thanks, couldn't have been nicer.
I wouldn't eat eggs without the green for a year. And yes, the other two are just ok.
Love the letter!
jason finkel
mixer/producer/engineer
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You've got to try Valentina. My current favorite.
Robby Miller
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Try Lindy?s Taco Sauce Bob!
I was born and raised in Whittier, CA and my Mom ONLY bought Lindy?s.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071K7ZP67/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_t2_TbrDzbDDQGJ59
LINDY'S PREMIUM Red Taco Sauce originates from the kitchens of
restaurateur Erlinda "Lindy" Jaime, a pioneer of the Mexican food craze in
Southern California. Her extraordinary taco sauces are classics, as rich
in tradition as they are in flavor. The perfect complement to all your
favorite dishes. Buen Apetito!
Lindy's red sauce is coveted in my family. I grew up with it. Most of us
migrated away from Southern California and quickly realized we were only
able to find it in one grocery store (Stater Bros) that is only in
Southern California.
Whenever one of us goes home to visit we stock up and bring it back for
the rest of the family. Last time I went I filled almost an entire
suitcase with the stuff.... at least 20 bottles bubble wrapped so they
wouldn't break on the plane.
Knowing it is now available for purchase on here makes my heart and
stomach happy. Granted, $10 a bottle is obscenely expensive. It's only a
couple dollars in Stater Bros.
Kevin Neathery
General Sales Manager
Reynolds Radio
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"... every meal must resonate" and you referred to your "nutritionist".
It's always fun when you deviate from some aspect of "the business" and this is no exception. Besides learning of new items to spice up our meals, I learned 2 things about you I didn't know before.
Mitchell Sussman
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Yo Bob
I hear ya. Something in the last year made me want to have hot sauce at every meal - pizza, meat, pasta. Why not?
Have you seen the YouTube show Hot Ones? It is some of the best interviews on the web, done while progressively eating hotter and hotter wings. You really get to understand someone's personality when their mouth is on fire.
Here's Terry Crews, if you haven't seen it
https://youtu.be/7TN09IP5JuI
Brendan Dangelo
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I hope you're also exploring Scotch Bonnet hot sauces, quite a different taste: sweet, a bit 'mustardy', and really hot!
A bit off topic, but try a little bit of curry powder, mixed into a tuna salad.
One wouldn't expect it to work, but it is great!
You must have loved the grilled finger chilies they bring around to each table at Lahore Tikka House.... ;-)
Cheers, js.
Jason Steidman
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Next time you're in NYC - head to Tacombi. The eats are decent, but the sauce (Vista Hermosa) in all its flavors is to die for.
Sadly they won't sell it online (or even in-house most times I've been there). I've offered the wait staff $50 every time for a single bottle, they never accept it.
Alex Holz
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Some of the most honestly made hot sauce I've had. Not only plenty of heat but amazing depth of flavor!!
http://www.clancysfancy.com/
Butch Gage
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Love your writing (and hearing you on The Wrap Up Show). I find myself in New Orleans for the first time reading this email and it made me laugh because I am also obsessed with Tobasco (original and Chipotle) and tried to get my wife to go to the source at McIlhenny on Avery Island since we are so close! She does not want to go.
On your recommendation I will try Dexter's sauce but my favorite green hot sauce is El Yucoteco. Fair amount of kick.
http://www.elyucateco.com/products/salsas-picantes/salsa-verde
Also, if you like spice with flavor check out Chile Crunch. This is not a hot sauce. It's red pepper chile flake and garlic cooked down in oil, so it likes chile oil with crunch. This can go on EVERYTHING! This stuff will change your life.
http://www.chilecrunch.com/chile-crunch/
Scott Peikin
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Try hot chicken next time you're in Nashville. No sauce required for the spice.
Aaron Harris
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Since I left California I've had trouble finding decent Mexican food and try nearly every place I see.
The salsa in the restaurants here sucks. So I make my own at home.
But there was one place, in downtown Norfolk, VA, called (strangely enough), California Burrito. My first thought was "Yeah. Sure.". But I went in anyway and not only did they have great burritos, they had their homemade VERDE hot sauce...which was top drawer. I'm not a big fan of green sauce either. And this shit is great on everything. Including Chicken AND Tuna salad. (Which, historically, requires Texas Pete...which is ubiquitous here).
I just noticed I have a few medium shakes left in the bottle.Time to head back to Norfolk.
Scott Sechman
P.S.:
There was one really good Mexican place in downtown Roanoke, VA. It's the only place I've seen here that has a salsa bar and it was extensive. Too bad it's 300+ miles away.
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Thanks for the recommendation, but how can you write a story about hot sauce without mentioning Sriracha???
Best Regards,
Zach Goode
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Try Marie Sharpe's, from Belize – I love it!
John C. Berg
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You don't cook?
Wow. Missing out on one life's true pleasures
Chauncey Jordan
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I love me some hot sauce so ok i'll bite and i agree with tabasco. The fact they age it gives it that extra pop that other hot sauces don't have. No to be a shill but there's a local brand here in Baltimore called Huckle's. All hand made, local, artisanal and all the buzzwords. Anyways, the long and short of it is their late-harvest jalapeno sauce is great. I'd put it up against anything (other than tabasco). I also just look for stuff to put it on. Anyways, if you're interested, i'd happily send you a bottle, because you can't buy it online yet (and i am not affiliated with these guys, i just love hot sauce).
Ryan Detter
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What a perfect brand name! "Gringo Bandito" First off there are Holland's blond tresses on the label. But more significantly is the nod (perhaps unintentional) to the fact that since 1967 gringos have come to believe that "bandito" is the Spanish word for bandit. It's not. It's the Italian word for bandit. But "bandido" doesn't rhyme with "Frito" and language rudiments don't count for anything in marketing.
That said, I'm going to add a bottle of Gringo Bandito green to my condiment shelf and many thanks for the heads up and enjoy what I hope is Holland's two-part joke on the label as well as the contents.
Tom Krehbiel
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Thank you
I enjoyed that
Peter Noone
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For several years I forgot how to eat eggs without this stuff:
https://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/1654
It's not especially hot, but God, it's tasty.
I finally did burn out on it, but I know it's waiting for me, when I'm ready again...
Andy Robinson
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Hey there Bob,
We have never met--my name is Nick. Reading your hot sauce email was so funny and unintentionally related to what's going on in my life right now--I'll explain.
I recently signed a deal w Sony/RCA for a song of mine called Hotspice. A month ago, one of the marketing team guys suggested we do a Hotspice hot sauce for promotion stuff, (and because, who doesn't love hot sauce). So now that the deal is closed, we are going to speak to Sony's product manager and make it a reality--super hyped!
Just finding it so funny that I received both hot sauce emails at the same time and wanted to share that. I'm no celebrity--and I'm not even sure if anyone will want to buy our hot sauce, but I am confident that help the song in some weird way. If you'd like, I will mail you a bottle if and when the hot sauce gets made.
Best,
Nick Lee, fellow hot sauce aficionado
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Thanks, Bob, I ordered, have never tried, but always look forward to checking out a new salsa.
I'm your age and a salsa junkie since moving to Colorado for school and discovering Huevos Ranchero (flour tortillas only) for hangover mitigation.
I was into the reds for most of these years, used to make my own and moved through various high end gourmet favorites over the years.
But, in the last few years its the greens that really turn me on.
I have 2 gotos to add to your list if you haven't tried.
The pour-on table sauce a la tabasco or perhaps Dexters that I love is El Yucateco.
https://www.amazon.com/El-Yucateco-Green-Bottle-Habanero/dp/B0000GHNSQ/ref=sr_1_5_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1509739450&sr=1-5&keywords=el%2Byucateco%2Bgreen%2Bhabanero%2Bhot%2Bsauce&dpID=41EMiJ1x8%252BL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch&th=1
The jar salsa that I mainline - have even poured in cocktails - is Mrs. Renfro's Green Salsa. Now I've tried a couple dozen green salsas and enjoy most, but this one is orgasmic. I don't talk to myself much, but after every hit of Mrs. Renfro's I say, "damn that is good!" I could live on it and melted cheddar cheese.
https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Renfros-Green-Jalapeno-Salsa/dp/B000VDYWRS/ref=sr_1_3_s_f_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1509740084&sr=1-3&ppw=fresh&keywords=mrs.+renfros+salsa
Cheers,
Jimmy Dougal
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I have been addicted to the Traditional Red for 5 years now. I remember the day the Green was released, I ordered it the first day. It is good but I still prefer the Red. I do keep both on hand because the green is definitely better with some foods. In a few weeks, they release a limited edition sauce which is different from the normal 3 they offer. I always buy about 7 bottles of the limited edition and hand out for presents at Christmas. Who doesn't love good hot sauce? Long live Gringo Bandito.
Steve Burnette
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From: Dexter
Subject: Re: Dexter Holland's Hot Sauce
You might not like my band but you're gonna love my hot sauce!
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How the frick can an old white guy get the best show (Hamilton) the best chocolate chip cookie and the power of baseball ( which is Soo damn corrupt Bob. Dodgers Cubs Yanks and Braves control cable revenue. And until that changes GO ASTROS), into the same newsletter. Damn Lefsetz if you were a horse you just won the triple crown. Bravo Bob.
You are, as Thunderclap and Petty sang. "Something In The Air."
Bravo
Rob Johnson
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No one can do Lafayette as well as the great Daveed Diggs...saw the original cast before they left last year. Like the album, mind blowing. Friends tried to convince me to scalp the tickets and use the profit to go on a grand vacation ( they were asking that much in NYC); so glad I didn't.
We laughed. Teared up. Swelled with pride (remember, 44 was still commander in Chief).
A play, a playwright and a concept so perfect for its time. Unforgettable.
-Anthony Napoli
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Bob...My 12-year-old daughter, Gracie, knows every word of 2 1/2 hour show... or I should say soundtrack. She turned me onto it (or I should say - I was forced to listen to it, for over a year, when we drove together in the car) and every time I hear a new song I'm blown away at how well thought out every element of it is.
Marc Gentilella
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Bob: Totally second your comments on Hamilton in LA. I've seen it twice and my wife Cathy has gone four times including this past Sunday night. We play the music all the time. It's so perfectly timed for what's happening in this country today. By the way, I bought "Hair" in previews in New York and brought it to LA where it played for several years at the Aquarius Theater on Sunset (now the Nickelodeon). That show was perfectly timed for 1967-69 with it's hippy cast and anti-Vietnam theme. I have incredible memories and stories from producing that.
Ken Kragen
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The right show at the very right time. That's when a great piece of work rides a tsunami across generations and cultures.
John Brodey
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Hooray for Hamilton! I'm going back for a second time in Chicago, this occasion taking my daughter, who had been unsuccessful in getting tickets for LA via the lottery.
I scored two ducats at face value- probably because they were in the last row of the mezz, a Sunday matinee, and the week before Thanksgiving.
But at least we're in the room where it happens! And it also happens on Spotify.
InternetFM
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Hey buddy. I couldn't agree me. I was lucky enough to see it with Lin-Manuel Absolutely blew me away on so many levels.
Genre bending in the same way I thought Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway when I was growing up.
It feels like a concert only with more genuine emotions. All throughout
I hated the mix tape - because the original is just so fucking powerful
I dare anyone to listen to "satisfied" without smiling Or listen yo "its quiet uptown" without crying.
I ski listening to the soundtrack in aspen and ride my bike to it all summer long
Beat music experience. And not just a musical experience.
Bar none
Thanks
Victor Siegel
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No one but rich people can afford to see Hamilton—ain't that America indeed. Just like the Great White Way has always been.
John Davidson
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Spot on. Bob: I have two 14th row seats smack dab in the middle. Selling the pair for what I paid on day one. ($1,400). November 16 Pantages.
Know anyone who is looking.
Ken Freundlich
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?Hole in one, Bob. I'm a mother of three in the UK, one working in the music business, one on an Andrew Lloyd Webber scholarship at Arts Educational Schools (Musical Theatre), the youngest reading Drama and English Literature at Exeter University. When my son and younger daughter were still with the South London Youth Theatre, they became huge fans of Lin Manuel Miranda and 'In the Heights'. Then news reached them of 'Hamilton'. Within a week, the entire company - kids aged 14 to 18 - had memorised the musical, and started doing impromptu versions of some of the songs. It became their obsession. None of them was that interested in American history. They could barely give a toss about British history. But something about the concept, the whiplash lyrics, the music, the stance of the piece got under their skin. It has been extraordinary to watch its effect on them.
We would have gone to New York to see it, but who could get tickets. So the kids signed up for priority booking for the London run, and we joined the lottery last Christmas. We were lucky enough to bag four tickets at normal prices, in decent seats, in a London theatre which is still being rebuilt after 'Billy Elliot'. We see it in January. I have been a parent for 29 years, and I have never known a single obsession like it. The kids begin to weep with excitement at mere mention of the fact that the date is now looming. The anticipation is tsunamic.?
I couldn't be more familiar with the songs, ?having spent the past couple of years listening to kids going mad for them. I am no hysterical fan myself, having spent my earlier life on the road with artists from McCartney to Elton to Madonna and Michael Jackson. But there's a tremor in the bones that reminds me this is different, and life-changing. We know that we will leave with no doubt in our minds that musical theatre has been changed forever; that it's not now 'all about' the jukebox genre, and that punters will no longer take a risk on songs they've never heard and might not like. Lin Manuel Miranda has achieved a remarkable and irreversible thing. He has challenged stereotypes, invited the world to open its eyes, hearts and ears, and has proved that 'everything' HASN'T 'been done' before.
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Lesley-Ann Jones
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Thanks for this! Hopping to Chicago from KC for some business next weekend and snagged Sunday matinee tickets. $$$ even for that time slot but after your affirmation I'm super excited and sure it will be worth it!!
Michael Thomas Edmondson
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Haven't seen it yet, but soon, and "just you wait, just you wait..."
Meanwhile I bought the soundtrack when it came out and everyday since, not a day goes by where I'm NOT singing (either out loud or in my head) one of those songs.
Jc
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The writing is so good! My seven year old son is obsessed and now so am I. It's all we've listen to in the car for months. He likes to skip around and play his favorite tracks - occasionally I play the full album after he goes to bed so I can listen to the story in order. I wonder if I would have made time for this if my son hadn't insisted. Of course he was turned on through a buddy of his. Now we have to go see it, and it's going to cost me an arm and a leg, but I'm down because I'm more than happy to support this work of art.
Liz Penta
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Thanks for sharing the gospel Bob
Sure they roared. It's about time we all roared together. Diane and I saw this two years ago with the original cast and paid a scalper's ransom for the nosebleed seats and it was worth every penny. Changed my whole outlook on rap as a delivery system and an art form. Wait till you start hearing tissue paper and cheeseburgers hawked behind rap lyrics!
But the American history. The educational possibilities with jaded kids in urban schools, mathematics, you name it.
Lin Miranda is from another planet...and it's called earth. The Invasion came from within and it's right on time. Thanks for rekindling the fire I had when I came out of the theater Bob. I wish I could drag every lily white, country classic metal rock bumpkin I know to this show to open their minds. It's like an acid trip and makes us look inside! Putting in the soundtrack CD now!
Kenny Lee Lewis
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"People of color playing whites. Hip-hop the dominant soundtrack. It should be a failure."
I joke with my daughters that this show has the WORST elevator pitch I can imagine--A Hiphop musical with colorblind casting telling the story of the founder of the US treasury...This is an afterschool special we make the kids watch for extra credit(and they would hate it) Except this show is powerful and engaging. My kids know every word. My older daughter claims she scored so well in her AP US History exam because of the show. Thanks for highlight it.
Lin Manuel is a remarkable artist and I think we are all waiting to see what's next..."Just you wait"
Kevin M. Murphy
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The minute I heard the Hamilton soundtrack, five songs in, I realized this was the greatest piece of artwork created in my lifetime. I'm an entertainment attorney in practice for almost three decades and a self-professed musical theater geek. I don't say this lightly. What has impressed me more than anything was that when Miranda was writing it, Obama was president and at the beginning of that hopey, changey time. Miranda, most likely, did not foresee that this work of art would be the voice of the Resistance. But it is. It is the story of how we rose up and beat back a monarchy. How we fought for the freedom of immigrants, minorities and "others". And if people listen closely, they will know that the world sometimes turns upside down, but we can right it.
Oh...and if you didn't know, Miranda is a big fan of the hilarious podcast "My Brother, My Brother & Me" and incorporated a couple of references from that podcast into the soundtrack. Yet another reason why he's a treasure!
My best -
Stephanie Adwar
New York
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Any whites in the cast? No. Reverse discrimination, seems like it. How about an all white cast in Motown? Stupid liberal doormat
James Davis
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You are right on the money.
We haven't been able to go yet, but we keep trying the lottery from up here (Boston). My daughter would WALK down to NY if we got tix. She knows every damn word of every song, and every sigh, click, tick, and vocal inflection of the soundtrack. By heart.
We'll get there - just hopefully before she graduates her Musical Theatre program in college. (She's still a high school senior!)
Hugo Burnham
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Oh, Bob---after seeing HAMILTON at the Pantages, I was utterly gobsmacked that one person could possibly conceive and write such a masterpiece of musical theatre.
To blatantly steal from Jon Landau, I saw the American Musical's future and its name is Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Paul Antonelli
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Pre-sale tickets for Kid Rock in Charlotte are priced starting at $69.50-$350.00. I know production costs are high because I worked in the local IATSE for years, but $350? Horse shit!
Rodney Rowland
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Put me down as a non-fan.
dw davis
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Oh man... what would some of these folks think if they found out Johnny Ramone was an NRA supporting Republican? I can only imagine. Do a post about him please, Bob. Let's see where the hate truly lies in this country. Why can't we all just drop the needle and kick out the jam and share a beer together :) Come on people now, smile on your brother (oops. or sister... gotta be PC here)
Greg Malecki
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Sorry, Bob,
But his grammar, (and command of the one and only language he was ever asked to learn), is every bit as poor as I would expect from him and his dumbass fans. Sorry, but I got rid of every type of media featuring Cheryl Crow the first time I heard that stupid damned abortion they collaborated on. He corrodes everything he touches.
Alan Howard
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Pretty great all around mailbag experience. The personal stories are moving, genuine. And the video also says alot about him. Hey 'Cowboy' is a great song. I may not like his politics but there is no denying he is a good guy who seems well aware of the responsibility that comes with success if you have your head on straight. Something country artists seem to have down pat.
John Brodey
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So much contradiction, makes me want to tune out: BS dectector + straight shooter =? Trump supporter + pose with Palin out of boredom?
Joel Messerer
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Yknow, I always enjoy Kid Rock's Stern interviews. Every time I come away with the same conclusion: "I like the guy. He seems cool, he puts on a great show; it's a shame I don't like his music, but 'two outta three ain't bad'".
I actually read your take on it before I got to hear it (something I usually try to avoid; just like a movie I'm really interested in, I try to avoid knowing too much about it before I go to the theater) and based on your Letter I figured I'd enjoy this one as much (or more) than any of the previous ones. But I gotta say, this time around he came across like a real asshole. The arrogance ("Man, read a book"...as if Howard should assume we already all know how many tattoos he has?), the stupidity (he obviously just learned the word "narrative"), the ignorance (the NYT is "gay"? Look, say you don't like it, but what kind of jackass would use that word to describe it in 2017?). The showboating while he mangled "Ramble On", almost as if he was giving us a gift?...it was so embarrassing it made ME uncomfortable.
It seems like he's gone backwards. Maybe this was the "real Kid Rock" all along; he certainly talks like he's over trying to pretend like he cares. And he certainly doesn't have to. But for the first time ever I freaking hated the guy. It was hard to finish the interview. I questioned if it was my personal politics getting in the way, but no, they aren't news to me. He was unbearable.
Love you (and The Letter)!
Jeff.g
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As a longtime reader, I must admit the subject headings of Kid Rock are your only emails I've ever deleted without reading.
This Michigander dislikes everything about him and he sure doesn't represent most of us.
Thankfully he is not going to run for Senate because there be enough fools who would probably vote for him.
Devo was right.
Linda Baker
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Wowsers….do people actually write this stuff to you? Reinforcing the polarity and being generally intolerant and name-calling moves the human race backwards, not forward. And should we hold people to some "poverty authenticity" or disregard their work? That would eliminate a WHOLE lot of people regarded with credibility and a meaningful voice, from Strummer to Chappelle.
Without boring you with the details of my very minor relationship with KR, I'll say this: he was very kind to me, I could tell he genuinely loves music (all kinds) and he had zero airs. Once I ran into him backstage where he was sitting with a woman…and the FIRST thing he did was politely introduce me to his then-fiance…demonstrating manners far beyond what a lot of your respondents have shown.
peas,
paul santo
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Those complaining about how fake he is need to be reminded of a few things: CCR weren't born on the bayou, Tupac was a ballerina, Lou Reed had never been to Berlin, and Andrew WK never partied. Rock and roll is about pretending.
Andrew WK: "On my days off from work, recording songs was all I'd do. On weekends off I'd forego sleep and record 48 hours straight."
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/pgp8ag/andrew-wk-on-encouragement
—paul kelly
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Loved Kid Rocks comment back to you.
Wow, surprised how many split reactions there are. By all means no one would guess I'm the type to be a fan, but I am, I loved him in high school and it just kind of stuck. I don't know all of his songs, and I haven't been to a show, but there's a genuineness he exudes and that goes a long way with me. I applaud him for admitting he didn't grow up poor. What's wrong with him relating to the poor? People are just being spiteful with the hate. ... totally agree with Jeffrey Shoaf, don't know how you do it. But thank you for it!
Ash
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Wow. I neither love nor hate Kid Rock, but the comment he wrote and you shared is one of the more mature and thoughtful comments about sexual harassment I've seen in the last few weeks. Coming from Kid Rock, it means a great deal.
Thank you for sharing.
Alex Kruglov
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At least the dimbulb is against sexual predation; love him or hate him, ya' gotta give him that one. (Even if he can't tell there from their...)
Ken Shain
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I would take another month of Cocktober if I never had to hear the asskissing, hate filled rhetoric of Kid Rock ever again.
Lois Aronow
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He's still a turd and represents nothing that you praise so lavishly in your paeans to American music. Shit is shit, no matter what color.
Terry Maraccini
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Damn .. a lot of your readers have proved that they have terrible taste in music. You can defend Kid Rock's character but his music is an assault on good taste.
Mike Portoghese
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Back in the 90's I ran the backstage catering contract for the Target Center in Minneapolis. Metallica opened their Load tour with a few days of practice and a three night stand. We worked there for almost a week feeding the crews and musicians. One night the tour took everyone bowling... all the crews, the musicians, management, etc. Kid Rock was on our team. When asked how he could be such a good bowler his response was "Man, my name is Bob and I haven't been a rock star all my life!". He rolled like he was part of the catering operation vs. a performer. Just a good member of the team. I wasn't down with all his "fucks" on Stern... but I am old now.
Curt Olson
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No. No more Kid Rock.
- Seth Adam
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Isn't this what artists are supposed to do... challenge us? I may be miles apart from Bob/Kid politically but I can respect him and do. He's dabbled in rock, country, rap, and hip hop with varying degrees of chart success and has collaborated widely and creatively with a variety of musicians, earning their respect. He was also a pioneer at fighting scalpers and offered low-dough tour shows that directly benefited his fans and helped build a true bond with his audience. He's stepped up big for veterans and has traveled the world to entertain our troops. On the business side under the tutelage of Punch Andrews, he was an early believer in controlling his catalog and songwriting which has rewarded him handsomely. Back home in Michigan, he's a guy who puts his money to work on a local level in a state where that matters. Underneath his scruffy and occasionally polarizing exterior beats the heart of an artist and a man who cares.
Dave Logan
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Okay, after watching that video, all you haters of KR can suck it.
Keith Michaels
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Every pre-conceived notion I had about Kid Rock changed during the Hope for Haiti concert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoikD9L5YJo
Mark McLaughlin
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If Charlie LeDuff is cool with him ... he's cool with me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ZV2IHyQIA
Jeremy C.
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It's only rock n' roll and we like it. Kid Rock is the shit. His live show is amazing!
Bob, not pinning this on you, you are always mentioning in emails that artists are too timid, products of corporations etc to express any opinions whatsoever on displaying their opinions for fear of alienating people.
As you say, like him or hate him he's not afraid to be a rebel.
And he makes %$#ing great music at the same time.
People need to lighten up.
Dan Millen
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The first time I saw Kid Rock was at a Govt Mule show at The Beacon. I hadn't been a fan of the media persona erected about him. He walked out to Warren (Haynes) shook his hand and then sang my favorite live version of "Cant You See" ever. A year later I caught a show in Atlanta. He is like a party with many appetizers. Some you gobble up and some you take a bite of and fold the uneaten part in the cocktail napkin. A year or so after that I banged into him at the Sky Club in Atlanta and we both got shook up. He took my bag and held my arm and walked me to a chair. We both took a minute. I thanked him and introduced myself. He sai "I'm Bob. You Kay? Yup. But I'd be much better if he sang a bar or two of "Cant You See". Man looked me straight in the eye and said "Beacon?" I said I'd converted that night. He said something like I didn't look like a Mule fan and I said u didn't think he looked like an accountant. My husband saw him at The Fontanel a few weeks ago. Said it was outstanding. He's a good man who puts his money where his mouth is and he is direct and smart and deeply empathetic and compassionate.
Lisa Adams
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How depressing, Bob.
It's not Trump that's going to win him re-election. It's the people who are opposed to him. What a hateful, repugnant bunch of spoiled babies the left has become. Every time another story about how someone is "outraged" about a big nothing (like Kid Rock or some of his, let's face it, inconsequential, antics), I say to myself, "Awesome. There's another thousand votes against the left (read: Trump)."
Andy Beach
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He's now a hero to me! First his stance on sexual harassment and I watched the video of Dan's birthday.
Wendy Morris
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Hello. I live under a rock. I avoid news and the majority of media. I am uninformed, self evolved and full of free time. I thank you all for reminding me why I choose to be blissfully ignorant.
Sarah Halabecki
(Rock Girl)
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Won't lie Bob. I have zero feelings towards Kid Rock. Love and/or hating the guy seems like a waste of time. I enjoy some of his music but I've never downloaded it. Similarly I would never go out of my way to listen to his stuff. Meh. He's meh. Like so many these days, the internet just makes it easier to reach that conclusion.
Ambivalence. The worst word for any artist.
Thanks for your letters. You've not reached "meh" yet.
Jason Kennedy
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One is defined by one's actions and associates
Show me the latest by KR, not what happened 15 years ago
Riding the bandwagon of Trump is definitely a low
Vijay Thakur
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I can't stand this dirty Trumpster. Never heard one song, hope I never do. Let all those good Trump Christians in Nashville have this thug. He and his big buddy Hank, Jr. should be able to discuss fully how much talent they DON'T have.
Melanie Clark
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All this hate from the liberals is so disappointing! Liberals used to be the tolerant ones who championed individuality. This is a big reason I don't watch/read the news any more. I don't want to get mixed up in all the hate. I'll let them work it out amongst themselves. (Not that Conservatives are any better in that department. You can make a point without all the name-calling on either side)
Suzanne Bianqui
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I agree with Myles J Glynn. Sometimes, I think you're being trolled, too.
Rich Arfin
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Obviously you have never been to a Kid Rock concert. It is more like a cover band concert he has so little original music of his own.
He gets the crowd going by using his divisive talk and telling everyone to fuck off. From single moms (stop having babies)(never mentioning maybe the guys should step up) to not wanting to pay to help someone who needs help because you know they all are just milking the system. As he uses every swear word available then says we should be able to call Him by his name. I guess this is where he brings in the religion angle. Sad so many follow him and his divisive talk.
He was not kidding when he said he would run. He was not able to stand the kick back he got. Under all the I am tough talk, he is not.
I work at an arena and watched 5 Kid Rock concerts. His fans are all drunk and the arena is full of pot smoke. He fills up arenas because his tkts are cheap, I give you that, only way he can fill it up.
Not a Kid Rock fan, never have been, never will be.
Alisa Morozow
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Not to add on, I met Bob about the time he shucked "Kid", yes his line "I'm a Michigan boy can you feel that?" Have had made the hairs on my arms stand up... he's NEVER been nothing but original, humble in his own way, and 100% original from the start...he's earned his own place..
Don Jantzen
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Thank you for putting all ideas and opinions out in your "mailbag" on Kid Rock. Sound to me he's a straight shooter with opposing views that I have.
Keeping it real, Bob!
Thank you!
Darlene Gorzela
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I was at MTV when they made him a star. It went like this… The song is ok, right? (bawitdaba) yeah, plus the little guy is awesome too (Joe C). Cool lets book em. Good times.
Michael Davis
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This is really cool.. Listen to track # 6 "Back to the Otherside." This could finally give the band Breaks Co-Op the break they deserve. I thought I was one of the few who knew the Breaks Co-Op existed.
Steve Kalinksky
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"What next? Mickey Mouse is taking over Hollywood?"
Richard King, Mickey Mouse helped build Hollywood!
ANTHONY RHODES
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Thursday 2 November 2017
Dexter Holland's Hot Sauce
I'm addicted.
We never ate hot sauce when I was a child, it was not a thing, food was bland, vegetables were boiled and my taste buds were fresh. But as I've aged I've required a little zest to spice up my food. As a matter of fact, I employ Tabasco each and every day, usually with Bob's Market's chicken salad.
That's right, the market is named after me! And before Santa Monica outlawed plastic bags I had a plethora of name brand merchandise! And I never ate chicken salad, hell, it was years before I even ate tuna salad! I'd sneer when my mother made it. I was all about fried bologna, I even ate fried eggs back then, even though I won't touch the progeny of chickens in any recognizable form these days (unrecognizable is cool, especially in ice cream!) But as I've gotten older I've become more experimental, hell, there's little I won't eat other than eggs and liver, I've got to have sea urchin with a quail egg at every sushi bar, the weirder the better, and I'm burning out on so many of my staples, but not Bob's chicken salad.
Really, what they're selling is meat. Bob's is all about the butcher shop. But not only do I not cook, I don't know how to! I no longer go out for every meal, but I buy prepared stuff. And Whole Foods is expensive but bland. And Gelson's is expensive and good, but geographically inconvenient. So I'm left with Bob's.
So I decided to try the chicken salad.
I don't want too much mayonnaise. But Bob's is thick, mostly chicken. Bob's chicken salad is almost like eating a breast. Whereas everybody else's is some gooey mess and...
The point is I cannot burn out on Bob's chicken salad.
But I only eat it with hot sauce, without it it's too bland.
Oh, not too bland for the hoi polloi, but for my aged taste buds, and I've come to need that Tabasco zest in order to be satiated, in order to survive.
Yes, Tabasco. Mostly traditional red. Very occasionally green. And I keep a bottle of chipotle around, but I've got a love/hate relationship with it. And speaking of Chipotle, you've got to listen to Guy Raz's podcast "How I Built This" with Steve Ellis, the founder of the chain bearing that name. I once got sick from Chipotle, but this makes me want to go back, I like this guy. (http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this)
Anyway, out of the blue Jim Guerinot sends me a sampler of Dexter Holland's hot sauce.
Dexter Holland... I'm not the biggest Offspring fan. But I respect him, for not being a nitwit. He has a Ph.D., right? And I know he flies Guerinot to Telluride in his jet. He's a renaissance man.
But I'm sick of brand extensions. Just because you're famous that doesn't mean I should be interested in, never mind buy, the products outside your vertical.
But in this case, I LOVE hot sauce, I'm gonna try it out!
Right now the benchmark is Cholula, it's everywhere, it's the standard at Two Elk in Vail, where I pour it all over my chili, like I said, I need to spice up EVERYTHING! And basic Cholula is good, and the brand extensions are fascinating, but they don't wear well, Tabasco does. You never burn out on Tabasco. You check into a hotel, they deliver those breakfast sausages with those tiny little Tabasco bottles, MMM! Although I will say opening those little bottles is damn near impossible. It's the seal. And once you do, you have to shake them violently to get any out. Which makes no sense, since you're gonna toss the bottle anyway, why not let it all come out, or hang out, like that great song by the Hombres...
So there are three models of Dexter's Gringo Bandito hot sauce.
There's the traditional red, which is satisfying, but I still prefer Tabasco.
And then there's the hot stuff, and once again, Tabasco is preferable.
But then there's the green stuff...
Now I'm looking for things I can eat so I can use it.
No, hot sauce does not go well with yogurt. But with tuna salad??
I was hungry last night, I was reading Jennifer Egan's "Manhattan Beach" and I realized I could not go to bed without a few bites of something. And my nutritionist says the Balance bars I devour are like candy bars, so I'm trying to cut down, but I'm not really interested in real food, but then I see some tuna fish in the fridge and a lightbulb goes off, I CAN EAT IT WITH DEXTER'S HOT SAUCE!
So I break out all three flavors. Testing them once again. But it's the green I cannot get enough of.
And I'm thinking of other greens. That one at Campos, it's pretty spectacular, but it's much more spicy, that zest is not for every day.
And they don't have a good green at Poquito Mas.
And I'm wondering where Dexter's green is on the spectrum...
But then I don't care. I'm convinced. This is great stuff!
So I go online and Google, and it turns out I'm not the only one. This stuff IS pretty fly for a white guy, someone not from south of the border.
And salsa has eclipsed ketchup. Our entire nation is one of gourmands. So I know many people don't care, then again many do.
And in Southern California, the shelves are littered with hot sauce brands.
And to tell you the truth, I have not tasted them all. But I have tasted a lot. But most are one and done, I don't need any more.
But I'm already worrying about Dexter's Gringo Bandito green running out. And there's nothing worse than having chicken or tuna salad without hot sauce. I've literally gotten up from the table and run out to buy some, because every meal must resonate.
And every life must have some spice.
TRY IT!
https://www.amazon.com/Gringo-Bandito-Sauce-Green-Ounce/dp/B00CXZKD16?th=1
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We never ate hot sauce when I was a child, it was not a thing, food was bland, vegetables were boiled and my taste buds were fresh. But as I've aged I've required a little zest to spice up my food. As a matter of fact, I employ Tabasco each and every day, usually with Bob's Market's chicken salad.
That's right, the market is named after me! And before Santa Monica outlawed plastic bags I had a plethora of name brand merchandise! And I never ate chicken salad, hell, it was years before I even ate tuna salad! I'd sneer when my mother made it. I was all about fried bologna, I even ate fried eggs back then, even though I won't touch the progeny of chickens in any recognizable form these days (unrecognizable is cool, especially in ice cream!) But as I've gotten older I've become more experimental, hell, there's little I won't eat other than eggs and liver, I've got to have sea urchin with a quail egg at every sushi bar, the weirder the better, and I'm burning out on so many of my staples, but not Bob's chicken salad.
Really, what they're selling is meat. Bob's is all about the butcher shop. But not only do I not cook, I don't know how to! I no longer go out for every meal, but I buy prepared stuff. And Whole Foods is expensive but bland. And Gelson's is expensive and good, but geographically inconvenient. So I'm left with Bob's.
So I decided to try the chicken salad.
I don't want too much mayonnaise. But Bob's is thick, mostly chicken. Bob's chicken salad is almost like eating a breast. Whereas everybody else's is some gooey mess and...
The point is I cannot burn out on Bob's chicken salad.
But I only eat it with hot sauce, without it it's too bland.
Oh, not too bland for the hoi polloi, but for my aged taste buds, and I've come to need that Tabasco zest in order to be satiated, in order to survive.
Yes, Tabasco. Mostly traditional red. Very occasionally green. And I keep a bottle of chipotle around, but I've got a love/hate relationship with it. And speaking of Chipotle, you've got to listen to Guy Raz's podcast "How I Built This" with Steve Ellis, the founder of the chain bearing that name. I once got sick from Chipotle, but this makes me want to go back, I like this guy. (http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this)
Anyway, out of the blue Jim Guerinot sends me a sampler of Dexter Holland's hot sauce.
Dexter Holland... I'm not the biggest Offspring fan. But I respect him, for not being a nitwit. He has a Ph.D., right? And I know he flies Guerinot to Telluride in his jet. He's a renaissance man.
But I'm sick of brand extensions. Just because you're famous that doesn't mean I should be interested in, never mind buy, the products outside your vertical.
But in this case, I LOVE hot sauce, I'm gonna try it out!
Right now the benchmark is Cholula, it's everywhere, it's the standard at Two Elk in Vail, where I pour it all over my chili, like I said, I need to spice up EVERYTHING! And basic Cholula is good, and the brand extensions are fascinating, but they don't wear well, Tabasco does. You never burn out on Tabasco. You check into a hotel, they deliver those breakfast sausages with those tiny little Tabasco bottles, MMM! Although I will say opening those little bottles is damn near impossible. It's the seal. And once you do, you have to shake them violently to get any out. Which makes no sense, since you're gonna toss the bottle anyway, why not let it all come out, or hang out, like that great song by the Hombres...
So there are three models of Dexter's Gringo Bandito hot sauce.
There's the traditional red, which is satisfying, but I still prefer Tabasco.
And then there's the hot stuff, and once again, Tabasco is preferable.
But then there's the green stuff...
Now I'm looking for things I can eat so I can use it.
No, hot sauce does not go well with yogurt. But with tuna salad??
I was hungry last night, I was reading Jennifer Egan's "Manhattan Beach" and I realized I could not go to bed without a few bites of something. And my nutritionist says the Balance bars I devour are like candy bars, so I'm trying to cut down, but I'm not really interested in real food, but then I see some tuna fish in the fridge and a lightbulb goes off, I CAN EAT IT WITH DEXTER'S HOT SAUCE!
So I break out all three flavors. Testing them once again. But it's the green I cannot get enough of.
And I'm thinking of other greens. That one at Campos, it's pretty spectacular, but it's much more spicy, that zest is not for every day.
And they don't have a good green at Poquito Mas.
And I'm wondering where Dexter's green is on the spectrum...
But then I don't care. I'm convinced. This is great stuff!
So I go online and Google, and it turns out I'm not the only one. This stuff IS pretty fly for a white guy, someone not from south of the border.
And salsa has eclipsed ketchup. Our entire nation is one of gourmands. So I know many people don't care, then again many do.
And in Southern California, the shelves are littered with hot sauce brands.
And to tell you the truth, I have not tasted them all. But I have tasted a lot. But most are one and done, I don't need any more.
But I'm already worrying about Dexter's Gringo Bandito green running out. And there's nothing worse than having chicken or tuna salad without hot sauce. I've literally gotten up from the table and run out to buy some, because every meal must resonate.
And every life must have some spice.
TRY IT!
https://www.amazon.com/Gringo-Bandito-Sauce-Green-Ounce/dp/B00CXZKD16?th=1
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More Kid Rock
These comments, in all there diversity, prove how spot on your article was!….. "You either love him or hate him!"
The one comment I will address head on is on Kirt Webster. Which the shocking accusations of sexual assault and mistreatment of others I take dead seriously. I never witnessed or heard about any of this outside that he was probably gay, which I could care less about. We (BMG) cancelled his and his companies services upon not only hearing about these, but other rumors that are starting to swirl. I hope to god this shit he is being accused of is not true as he has been nothing but a good friend to me. But if it comes to light that it is, I will be the first to cut the head off the snake.
Unfortunately, I believe sexual harassment is like cancer. We all know someone affected by it and it has to stop.
Robert Ritchie / Kid Rock
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saw this popular comment on Reddit last week:
When someone says they like country music I put on Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London" then I watch their face sour when they realize it isn't Kid Rock.
danieldeblanke
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I saw him years ago at a post-grammy party in the Hollywood Hills and what amazed me most is, despite the fact that he made it in an industry that is built on bullshit, he is one of the most straight-shooting guys I've run across. He's able to detect bullshit from miles away, and seems to have no tolerance for it. Probably why he's succeeded at doing it his way – too many talented people start to believe the BS people around them say and lose their way and their edge. Not Kid Rock. He's kept it real.
Lee Totten
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Wow. The preachers of love & tolerance chime in...
Greg Malecki
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Nope.
Dude grows up privileged and has been posing ever since. FAKE ROCK. FAKE RAP. FAKE COUNTRY. FAKE WHITE TRASH. The guy has sold his FAKE AUTHENTICITY to a niche who would lynch the guy if they knew how badly he has been playing them all along!!!
Not buyin it. He sucks now and he always has.
Urbano
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Bob (Kid Rock) was on Continuum the Universal-distributed label I worked for in Cranford (the music capitol of NJ?) in the 90's.
He was always a straight shooter and he does bring it in concert. Never believed he was going to run for the Senate and he's kind of
bored when he isn't touring so why not pose with Palin at the White House for a laugh?
Bob Ardrey
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For all of the vulgar replies you got for the Kid Rock post:
"People who live in glass houses should shut the fuck up."
All the best
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Norm Levy
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the amount of hate and name-calling...it's like a letter on Hillary or Trump.....amazing...maybe our problem ISN'T just Congress.
So very sad.
Thanks for your work,
Louis Heidelmeier
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You definitely picked the right response email to launch this compilation - kudos! ;-P
Jason Steidman
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These people need to smell the coffee kid rock is ok but sadly this how divided the country is i came to NYC and I know what reverse bigotry is you can not say the n word or the j word but if you were from the south there was nothing wrong saying good old boy or red Neck
Terry Rbodes
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Great! Donald Trump plans on destroying our democracy as we know it and Kid Rock will destroy the music biz as we know it. What next? Mickey Mouse is taking over Hollywood?
Richard King
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Bobaloo,
I commend you for being able to take all of this unmitigated horse shit!…..and from your "fans" no less? Whatever.
I guess it comes with your territory.
How you can hang in there and not take it all personally is way beyond me ….and most mere mortals.
Keep up the good work! Richie Rich deserves a little slack here and you gave it to him!
Good job.
Jeffrey Shoaf
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Man, I don't watch news anymore and I'm happier for it!!
There are some real negative people floating around out there. And the ones that accept KR seem to want to couch their reactions in surprise or kinda slither around about it.
The guy is genuine and that goes a long, long way in my book. He's a bit sketchy but so what he does bring joy.
I'm appalled by the hate side of the reactions in your mailbag. Rather scary and evident that this country is in deep do do. Never realized it was that deep.
Thanks for your newsletter. Always a pleasure, Bob!!
Rich K.
Central Florida
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Kid Rock a perfect product of his time . The same mentality that brought us jay wow and the Jersey Shore goofs.
Not your best blog .... But still a huge fan , keep making us think.
Gerry
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KID ROCK is an opportunist and self-created hype.
I can't remember the title of one of his songs, and
he has actively joined the Trumpster bandwagon,
which means he is supporting White Supremacy
and Authoritarian Immigration policies.
I assume you can choose for yourself what you write about,
and in this case, you made a bad choice on spilling ink.
Terry Wright
Big Blue Ocean Recordings, LLC
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He lost me at "should of".
L. Silver
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All you need to know about Kid Rock is in this video. Good guy!
https://youtu.be/bUPaPnz-sc0
Michael Edmondson
CrossroadsKC at Grinder's
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I am a bit of a liberal, but when did other peoples ideas become so toxic to liberals they have to resort to name calling? What ever happened to manners and tolerance? Kid Rock is not a Nazi, he just sees things differently than some people.
I guess diversity really doesn't include everyone, does it. Lighten up everyone, please!!
Stan Goman
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Bob,
It was great reading all those opinions about Kid Rock. Truth is he is "one of us" and works hard at what he does. It's all about the music for him for sure. AND ALSO the Working men & Women and the Ticket Buyers and His city of Detroit...and he gives of himself and gives to so many charities. He has lifted Detroit Up with all he gives and has given to that city. He is simply "The Man's, Man" (and you can insert woman here too, if you'd like.)
I'm from outside Detroit also and my dream is too meet him someday, However I do reside in Nashville now and I know he lives up the road from me! Someday!
Anyhoo, enjoyed it...I'm Happy You get Him...AND I loved Kid's Rock email there at the end! Great exclamation Mark!
Sincerely,
Mary Hartman
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PS - Any band or musician who thinks they are the cats pajamas should of been at The Eagles show sunday night at The Grand Ole Opry!! Simply untouchable in that environment.
Robert Ritchie / Kid Rock
Should've been or should have been...... lol
Jake Gold
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The only thing I've never liked about Kid Rock is his use of the Confederate flag. That's only because he's a smart guy who came up in Detroit. He knows black folks and should know better about using that kind of symbolism - regardless of how *he* and other white folks view it (often as a symbol of the *nice* parts of the South, not the racist stuff), it's seen as a painful reminder of racism, hillbillies, etc for minorities. I know Kid Rock knows black folks. If he just asked them openly and honestly, "How do you and your family feel about this symbol?" he's have all the info he needed on that. I consider him an honest and genuine dude, so I just wish he'd do that and *listen.* And don't just ask one dude, ask a lot. Get some real life data points on the board.
Short of that Confederate Flag stuff, the dude is legit. He makes cool songs and kicks ass.
I'm 32 and I remember seeing his songs/videos on MTV and they were just cool as hell. You can't deny cool and you can't deny quality.
I also always had a lot of respect for how much Rock respects black music and black culture and his historical roots in Detroit's music scene.
He's always seemed like a super rad dude.
-Evan Sanchez
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Does anyone every talk about all the young white poor kids that didn't join in on the white flight after the Watts riots? I remember being spit on called honkey every other day of my High School years. I had to take two buses in order to attend a High School out of my district in order not be beat up every day! I remember watching the fires from my Grandmothers house on 109th Place and after that my life changed! I never could stay after school because if I didn't catch that bus a 3:30pm than I walked through my crime ridden neighborhood. One of my brothers became a junkie and my oldest brother left four years before the riots. From the 6th to the 12th grade all I remember was having blonde hair and blue eyes I was the devil! Nobody ever talks about this period. It's truly a miracle I even graduated from High School! I have never heard this narrative! This is not PC so this won't be shared and I understand.
Wayne Landry
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How amusing to see so many liberals express so much hate. Pathetic. Worse, such animus over an individual's political point of view suggests that our nation is becoming Balkanized and that our society is in serious jeopardy. Funny that we don't see this level of intense hostility on the right.
Frank A. Gagliano
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Just read the feedback to your Kid Rock post.
Kid Rock has a pretty extensive catalog of kick ass, fun music. And for some people, that's just not enough. When we were children, we didn't fall in love with music (whoever your band was that lit the flame) because of the message of the artist or their politics. We got hooked because the music was fun and the personalities and characters were appealing. Way back in 1984, Ratt was my first musical crush and their album Out Of The Cellar lit a fuse that has never burned out. I liked the way the music sounded. I liked Stephen Pearcy's voice (if you can imagine that) and the way his hair was forever covering half his face. I loved the guitar hooks and the superb production from Beau Hill. Most of all, I loved the way the music made me feel when I listened to it. And Kid Rock has done the same fucking thing for me for the last 20 years. Saw him live for the first time 2 years ago and the show was outstanding. He played multiple instruments and delivered non-stop energy throughout the entire show. And everyone in the sold out crowd was happy. But, shit, he visited the Trump White House. And for a lot of people that's simply unacceptable and therefore he's a hack. I can't think of a more ridiculous reason not to enjoy good music.
Neil Johnson
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Anyone who supports Donald Trump is at least willing to tolerate racism. Anyone who supports Donald Tump wholeheartedly is a racist.
Geoffrey Weiss
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Cant be all bad, most progressive bands came from Michigan anyway. Stooges, MC5, Frost, SRC, Mitch Ryder, and many more
John Green
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Some of those most be fake. My money is on a room full of people paid to troll you, there seem to me too many similar themes. Self admitting 'libritards, 45 year music vetrans that have never heard a KR song?
Myles J Glynn
Av Guy
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Well written ... you captured the truth being what it really is to be a Rock Star ... Keep on Rock'in .. Kid Rock!!
Scott Palazzo
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This is beneath you. Or it should be.
Quentin
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You really need better friends. If these are the tolerant west coast lefties you laud and seek validation from, I'd really look for a vocation that plays to a better slice of humanity.
BlairSchrum
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I thought it was a great honest and open interview. I liked how Rock said I don't care if someone's gay and wants to get married. Or how we said he's more down the middle then to the right.
I respect what he's built and won't not like him based on the support of trump.
Jared Polin
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Re: Kid Rock- really people ??
Bob- kinda scanned thru some responses on this piece... but didn't analyze like I would if it was something I cared about.
Whoa on the anger people. I thought you were the enlightened.
Pretend he's a black Muslim woman artist promoted by the neo- EU pop art movement - expressing thoughts.
Would there be that vitriol ? Think about it.
Best, Dale Flanigan - Cleveland OH
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Bob . Kid Rock is an embarrassing relentless reminder of the OF American redneckness
In the rest of the world he's a turd . An embarrassment. Not a lot of talent., a dumb white flag waving self absorbed idiot. NOBODY in the rest of the world out side the USA gives him the time of day . Why ?
BecAuse he represents all that is shit about the good ol US OF A. He's like the barroom brawler with the fake irish accent.
I wish we had Better living rock idols.
Tom Petty is dead .he was authentic . Long live the king.
Kid rock doesnt even have a name . I can think of one. It starts with 'useless' and his sir name begins with a small c and has 4 letters.
Bob, don't give him credit for his moment of humility on the radio. I think you are scratching the barrel For a blog topic. Rid Kock
Michael Brunnock
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Why does that kind of language need to be popped up on my phone summary where my kids can see it without even opening anything?What ever the politics or opinions some consideration might help.
Mark Schneider
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Kid Rock replied to you and wrote: "should of been."
This pretty much sums up the whole story.
Deb Wilker
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Someone sent me what you wrote about Kid Rock and I really appreciated it. My name is Tyler Mahan Coe. My father is David Allan Coe and I was the leader of his band for about 13 years, during which we worked with Kid Rock quite a bit and I can confirm that much of what you say about him and see in him is true.
-TMC
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Quote of the day: ""It's taken him a while to find his voice. He should keep looking"
Apparently with him and Trump taking the lead, you can say anything now and people will excuse it by saying "AT LEAST HE'S HONEST AND SAYS WHAT'S ON HIS MIND!"
If you disagree you're gay.
Feh.
Glen Willows
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American praise and adulation for mediocrity and the willingness to "belong".... ignorance is bliss
k d
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Wow, what a span of opinions about KR...
He's one lucky SOB in that he grabbed one of the brass rings years ago...
That anyone is talking about him today seems amazing.
Most rockers show some evolving over time.
Maturity has not wasted a visit with this guy.
He strikes me as a very dull 'tool'.
Kevin Patrick Goulet
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I'm going to write this, not to defend, but to show you that Kid Rock is all about the music:
A few of my musician friends (also all Detroit Tigers) fans went to Cheli's in Detroit a few years back to catch a Tigers playoff game in that awesome atmosphere. While at our table a busboy told one of my band mates that I reminded him of Kid Rock which was crazy to him because he's busing Kid Rock's table upstairs. So my boy, asks is there any chance I'd be able to meet him since i've been a fan of his hustle and straight up dedication from the very beginning. I actually molded our whole bands strategy around Kid Rock's 'never say die' motivated attitude. He wasn't able to pull any strings but when I caught wind that he was there I saw it as an opportunity to put us on his radar. (At that time we had been touring North America for about 6 years, had pushed well over 10,000 albums independently, had a single on a few Detroit and Flint stations, as well as a little steam on MTV2 and muchmusic in Canada). I went up to the bouncer at the stairs, asked him if I could go up, NO DICE. So i did the next best thing, found out where he parked and stationed myself at his truck until he ended his night and i'd hopefully get in a few words. My boys knew my dedication and didn't dispute or say a word. After a half hour or so one of them came out and told me that Kid Rock is downstairs at the bar, so I made my way in and sure enough there his is, Cigar in mouth, rocks glass of whatever liquor in hand, and hat on his head. I kind of eye'd up the situation for a moment, and then just said 'fuck it' and went for it. As he was about to make his way back upstairs I cut him off and put my arm around his neck like we were friends for years and said 'i'm a independent musician, and I will empty my pockets, and every dollar on my credit card for 5 minutes of your time'. No bullshit Mr.Lefsetz he looked at me, kind of grinned in a way that told me (Kid i remember when I was in your position) and then proceeded to saying 'come with me upstairs' so i followed and as I looked back at my group of friends they all had looks on their face that said 'Holy shit, whatever Mike just said, WORKED'. As we head upstairs we passed the bouncer, he shook his head with a smile and shook my hand, it was awesome. Once we got upstairs we were face to face in the hallway, I had his undivided attention (Chris Chelios came out at one point, as did KR'sgirllfriend and he introduced us to each other and let them know he'd be back in when we were done chatting). We discussed music, mutual friends and connections, even some of his projects he'd been working on, but most importantly he dialed in when I discussed our band. He said sing me something, so I sang our latest single which had been charting regionally, he said that's actually really good. Let me hear something else, you don't even have to sing it kid, you've proven you can sing (just so you know, hearing one of your biggest musical influences tell you you're good at what you've dedicated the majority of your life to is a feeling I can never fully describe). I worded the lyrics to our follow up single, yet to be released at the time, and he said 'I want to stay in touch, I don't know what i can do for you, if anything at all but take my email and keep me informed on what you guys are up to.' Everytime I emailed he responded btw. As the convo was ending I offered to buy him a drink which he said wasn't necessary, so I took it as our time is up and to head back down. I thanked him, and he said 'Hey kid, keep fighting the good fight' and also made sure I subscribed to YOUR newsletter which i've read ever since. On my way downstairs I passed that bouncer again and he said to me 'good for you' in a proud form of admiration. From there, I went outside and broke down and began crying as I was overcome with emotion. My best friend found me out there, saw me and began crying with me. He was the guy that introduced me to Kid Rock back in 1998 when Devil Without a Cause first came out, and we listened to that album non-stop, we were impressionable 17 year old kids and couldn't believe how over the top and badass this rock meets rap guy from Detroit was.
So whether people have good or bad to say about him, I always defend him, because opportunities don't come often in the music industry and he could've easily told me to 'Fuck off' when I approached him but he didn't. I truly believe he saw the hunger in my eyes, and that passion and fire that a young dedicated musician has. So here I am, once again with tears in my eyes telling you this story, still pushing along trying to make something of myself in this crazy business. Cheers to you Bob, and to you Kid Rock, your five minutes of time gave me a lifetime of drive!!!
Mike O'Phee
The one comment I will address head on is on Kirt Webster. Which the shocking accusations of sexual assault and mistreatment of others I take dead seriously. I never witnessed or heard about any of this outside that he was probably gay, which I could care less about. We (BMG) cancelled his and his companies services upon not only hearing about these, but other rumors that are starting to swirl. I hope to god this shit he is being accused of is not true as he has been nothing but a good friend to me. But if it comes to light that it is, I will be the first to cut the head off the snake.
Unfortunately, I believe sexual harassment is like cancer. We all know someone affected by it and it has to stop.
Robert Ritchie / Kid Rock
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saw this popular comment on Reddit last week:
When someone says they like country music I put on Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London" then I watch their face sour when they realize it isn't Kid Rock.
danieldeblanke
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I saw him years ago at a post-grammy party in the Hollywood Hills and what amazed me most is, despite the fact that he made it in an industry that is built on bullshit, he is one of the most straight-shooting guys I've run across. He's able to detect bullshit from miles away, and seems to have no tolerance for it. Probably why he's succeeded at doing it his way – too many talented people start to believe the BS people around them say and lose their way and their edge. Not Kid Rock. He's kept it real.
Lee Totten
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Wow. The preachers of love & tolerance chime in...
Greg Malecki
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Nope.
Dude grows up privileged and has been posing ever since. FAKE ROCK. FAKE RAP. FAKE COUNTRY. FAKE WHITE TRASH. The guy has sold his FAKE AUTHENTICITY to a niche who would lynch the guy if they knew how badly he has been playing them all along!!!
Not buyin it. He sucks now and he always has.
Urbano
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Bob (Kid Rock) was on Continuum the Universal-distributed label I worked for in Cranford (the music capitol of NJ?) in the 90's.
He was always a straight shooter and he does bring it in concert. Never believed he was going to run for the Senate and he's kind of
bored when he isn't touring so why not pose with Palin at the White House for a laugh?
Bob Ardrey
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For all of the vulgar replies you got for the Kid Rock post:
"People who live in glass houses should shut the fuck up."
All the best
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Norm Levy
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the amount of hate and name-calling...it's like a letter on Hillary or Trump.....amazing...maybe our problem ISN'T just Congress.
So very sad.
Thanks for your work,
Louis Heidelmeier
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You definitely picked the right response email to launch this compilation - kudos! ;-P
Jason Steidman
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These people need to smell the coffee kid rock is ok but sadly this how divided the country is i came to NYC and I know what reverse bigotry is you can not say the n word or the j word but if you were from the south there was nothing wrong saying good old boy or red Neck
Terry Rbodes
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Great! Donald Trump plans on destroying our democracy as we know it and Kid Rock will destroy the music biz as we know it. What next? Mickey Mouse is taking over Hollywood?
Richard King
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Bobaloo,
I commend you for being able to take all of this unmitigated horse shit!…..and from your "fans" no less? Whatever.
I guess it comes with your territory.
How you can hang in there and not take it all personally is way beyond me ….and most mere mortals.
Keep up the good work! Richie Rich deserves a little slack here and you gave it to him!
Good job.
Jeffrey Shoaf
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Man, I don't watch news anymore and I'm happier for it!!
There are some real negative people floating around out there. And the ones that accept KR seem to want to couch their reactions in surprise or kinda slither around about it.
The guy is genuine and that goes a long, long way in my book. He's a bit sketchy but so what he does bring joy.
I'm appalled by the hate side of the reactions in your mailbag. Rather scary and evident that this country is in deep do do. Never realized it was that deep.
Thanks for your newsletter. Always a pleasure, Bob!!
Rich K.
Central Florida
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Kid Rock a perfect product of his time . The same mentality that brought us jay wow and the Jersey Shore goofs.
Not your best blog .... But still a huge fan , keep making us think.
Gerry
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KID ROCK is an opportunist and self-created hype.
I can't remember the title of one of his songs, and
he has actively joined the Trumpster bandwagon,
which means he is supporting White Supremacy
and Authoritarian Immigration policies.
I assume you can choose for yourself what you write about,
and in this case, you made a bad choice on spilling ink.
Terry Wright
Big Blue Ocean Recordings, LLC
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He lost me at "should of".
L. Silver
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All you need to know about Kid Rock is in this video. Good guy!
https://youtu.be/bUPaPnz-sc0
Michael Edmondson
CrossroadsKC at Grinder's
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I am a bit of a liberal, but when did other peoples ideas become so toxic to liberals they have to resort to name calling? What ever happened to manners and tolerance? Kid Rock is not a Nazi, he just sees things differently than some people.
I guess diversity really doesn't include everyone, does it. Lighten up everyone, please!!
Stan Goman
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Bob,
It was great reading all those opinions about Kid Rock. Truth is he is "one of us" and works hard at what he does. It's all about the music for him for sure. AND ALSO the Working men & Women and the Ticket Buyers and His city of Detroit...and he gives of himself and gives to so many charities. He has lifted Detroit Up with all he gives and has given to that city. He is simply "The Man's, Man" (and you can insert woman here too, if you'd like.)
I'm from outside Detroit also and my dream is too meet him someday, However I do reside in Nashville now and I know he lives up the road from me! Someday!
Anyhoo, enjoyed it...I'm Happy You get Him...AND I loved Kid's Rock email there at the end! Great exclamation Mark!
Sincerely,
Mary Hartman
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PS - Any band or musician who thinks they are the cats pajamas should of been at The Eagles show sunday night at The Grand Ole Opry!! Simply untouchable in that environment.
Robert Ritchie / Kid Rock
Should've been or should have been...... lol
Jake Gold
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The only thing I've never liked about Kid Rock is his use of the Confederate flag. That's only because he's a smart guy who came up in Detroit. He knows black folks and should know better about using that kind of symbolism - regardless of how *he* and other white folks view it (often as a symbol of the *nice* parts of the South, not the racist stuff), it's seen as a painful reminder of racism, hillbillies, etc for minorities. I know Kid Rock knows black folks. If he just asked them openly and honestly, "How do you and your family feel about this symbol?" he's have all the info he needed on that. I consider him an honest and genuine dude, so I just wish he'd do that and *listen.* And don't just ask one dude, ask a lot. Get some real life data points on the board.
Short of that Confederate Flag stuff, the dude is legit. He makes cool songs and kicks ass.
I'm 32 and I remember seeing his songs/videos on MTV and they were just cool as hell. You can't deny cool and you can't deny quality.
I also always had a lot of respect for how much Rock respects black music and black culture and his historical roots in Detroit's music scene.
He's always seemed like a super rad dude.
-Evan Sanchez
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Does anyone every talk about all the young white poor kids that didn't join in on the white flight after the Watts riots? I remember being spit on called honkey every other day of my High School years. I had to take two buses in order to attend a High School out of my district in order not be beat up every day! I remember watching the fires from my Grandmothers house on 109th Place and after that my life changed! I never could stay after school because if I didn't catch that bus a 3:30pm than I walked through my crime ridden neighborhood. One of my brothers became a junkie and my oldest brother left four years before the riots. From the 6th to the 12th grade all I remember was having blonde hair and blue eyes I was the devil! Nobody ever talks about this period. It's truly a miracle I even graduated from High School! I have never heard this narrative! This is not PC so this won't be shared and I understand.
Wayne Landry
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How amusing to see so many liberals express so much hate. Pathetic. Worse, such animus over an individual's political point of view suggests that our nation is becoming Balkanized and that our society is in serious jeopardy. Funny that we don't see this level of intense hostility on the right.
Frank A. Gagliano
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Just read the feedback to your Kid Rock post.
Kid Rock has a pretty extensive catalog of kick ass, fun music. And for some people, that's just not enough. When we were children, we didn't fall in love with music (whoever your band was that lit the flame) because of the message of the artist or their politics. We got hooked because the music was fun and the personalities and characters were appealing. Way back in 1984, Ratt was my first musical crush and their album Out Of The Cellar lit a fuse that has never burned out. I liked the way the music sounded. I liked Stephen Pearcy's voice (if you can imagine that) and the way his hair was forever covering half his face. I loved the guitar hooks and the superb production from Beau Hill. Most of all, I loved the way the music made me feel when I listened to it. And Kid Rock has done the same fucking thing for me for the last 20 years. Saw him live for the first time 2 years ago and the show was outstanding. He played multiple instruments and delivered non-stop energy throughout the entire show. And everyone in the sold out crowd was happy. But, shit, he visited the Trump White House. And for a lot of people that's simply unacceptable and therefore he's a hack. I can't think of a more ridiculous reason not to enjoy good music.
Neil Johnson
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Anyone who supports Donald Trump is at least willing to tolerate racism. Anyone who supports Donald Tump wholeheartedly is a racist.
Geoffrey Weiss
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Cant be all bad, most progressive bands came from Michigan anyway. Stooges, MC5, Frost, SRC, Mitch Ryder, and many more
John Green
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Some of those most be fake. My money is on a room full of people paid to troll you, there seem to me too many similar themes. Self admitting 'libritards, 45 year music vetrans that have never heard a KR song?
Myles J Glynn
Av Guy
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Well written ... you captured the truth being what it really is to be a Rock Star ... Keep on Rock'in .. Kid Rock!!
Scott Palazzo
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This is beneath you. Or it should be.
Quentin
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You really need better friends. If these are the tolerant west coast lefties you laud and seek validation from, I'd really look for a vocation that plays to a better slice of humanity.
BlairSchrum
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I thought it was a great honest and open interview. I liked how Rock said I don't care if someone's gay and wants to get married. Or how we said he's more down the middle then to the right.
I respect what he's built and won't not like him based on the support of trump.
Jared Polin
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Re: Kid Rock- really people ??
Bob- kinda scanned thru some responses on this piece... but didn't analyze like I would if it was something I cared about.
Whoa on the anger people. I thought you were the enlightened.
Pretend he's a black Muslim woman artist promoted by the neo- EU pop art movement - expressing thoughts.
Would there be that vitriol ? Think about it.
Best, Dale Flanigan - Cleveland OH
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Bob . Kid Rock is an embarrassing relentless reminder of the OF American redneckness
In the rest of the world he's a turd . An embarrassment. Not a lot of talent., a dumb white flag waving self absorbed idiot. NOBODY in the rest of the world out side the USA gives him the time of day . Why ?
BecAuse he represents all that is shit about the good ol US OF A. He's like the barroom brawler with the fake irish accent.
I wish we had Better living rock idols.
Tom Petty is dead .he was authentic . Long live the king.
Kid rock doesnt even have a name . I can think of one. It starts with 'useless' and his sir name begins with a small c and has 4 letters.
Bob, don't give him credit for his moment of humility on the radio. I think you are scratching the barrel For a blog topic. Rid Kock
Michael Brunnock
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Why does that kind of language need to be popped up on my phone summary where my kids can see it without even opening anything?What ever the politics or opinions some consideration might help.
Mark Schneider
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Kid Rock replied to you and wrote: "should of been."
This pretty much sums up the whole story.
Deb Wilker
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Someone sent me what you wrote about Kid Rock and I really appreciated it. My name is Tyler Mahan Coe. My father is David Allan Coe and I was the leader of his band for about 13 years, during which we worked with Kid Rock quite a bit and I can confirm that much of what you say about him and see in him is true.
-TMC
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Quote of the day: ""It's taken him a while to find his voice. He should keep looking"
Apparently with him and Trump taking the lead, you can say anything now and people will excuse it by saying "AT LEAST HE'S HONEST AND SAYS WHAT'S ON HIS MIND!"
If you disagree you're gay.
Feh.
Glen Willows
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American praise and adulation for mediocrity and the willingness to "belong".... ignorance is bliss
k d
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Wow, what a span of opinions about KR...
He's one lucky SOB in that he grabbed one of the brass rings years ago...
That anyone is talking about him today seems amazing.
Most rockers show some evolving over time.
Maturity has not wasted a visit with this guy.
He strikes me as a very dull 'tool'.
Kevin Patrick Goulet
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I'm going to write this, not to defend, but to show you that Kid Rock is all about the music:
A few of my musician friends (also all Detroit Tigers) fans went to Cheli's in Detroit a few years back to catch a Tigers playoff game in that awesome atmosphere. While at our table a busboy told one of my band mates that I reminded him of Kid Rock which was crazy to him because he's busing Kid Rock's table upstairs. So my boy, asks is there any chance I'd be able to meet him since i've been a fan of his hustle and straight up dedication from the very beginning. I actually molded our whole bands strategy around Kid Rock's 'never say die' motivated attitude. He wasn't able to pull any strings but when I caught wind that he was there I saw it as an opportunity to put us on his radar. (At that time we had been touring North America for about 6 years, had pushed well over 10,000 albums independently, had a single on a few Detroit and Flint stations, as well as a little steam on MTV2 and muchmusic in Canada). I went up to the bouncer at the stairs, asked him if I could go up, NO DICE. So i did the next best thing, found out where he parked and stationed myself at his truck until he ended his night and i'd hopefully get in a few words. My boys knew my dedication and didn't dispute or say a word. After a half hour or so one of them came out and told me that Kid Rock is downstairs at the bar, so I made my way in and sure enough there his is, Cigar in mouth, rocks glass of whatever liquor in hand, and hat on his head. I kind of eye'd up the situation for a moment, and then just said 'fuck it' and went for it. As he was about to make his way back upstairs I cut him off and put my arm around his neck like we were friends for years and said 'i'm a independent musician, and I will empty my pockets, and every dollar on my credit card for 5 minutes of your time'. No bullshit Mr.Lefsetz he looked at me, kind of grinned in a way that told me (Kid i remember when I was in your position) and then proceeded to saying 'come with me upstairs' so i followed and as I looked back at my group of friends they all had looks on their face that said 'Holy shit, whatever Mike just said, WORKED'. As we head upstairs we passed the bouncer, he shook his head with a smile and shook my hand, it was awesome. Once we got upstairs we were face to face in the hallway, I had his undivided attention (Chris Chelios came out at one point, as did KR'sgirllfriend and he introduced us to each other and let them know he'd be back in when we were done chatting). We discussed music, mutual friends and connections, even some of his projects he'd been working on, but most importantly he dialed in when I discussed our band. He said sing me something, so I sang our latest single which had been charting regionally, he said that's actually really good. Let me hear something else, you don't even have to sing it kid, you've proven you can sing (just so you know, hearing one of your biggest musical influences tell you you're good at what you've dedicated the majority of your life to is a feeling I can never fully describe). I worded the lyrics to our follow up single, yet to be released at the time, and he said 'I want to stay in touch, I don't know what i can do for you, if anything at all but take my email and keep me informed on what you guys are up to.' Everytime I emailed he responded btw. As the convo was ending I offered to buy him a drink which he said wasn't necessary, so I took it as our time is up and to head back down. I thanked him, and he said 'Hey kid, keep fighting the good fight' and also made sure I subscribed to YOUR newsletter which i've read ever since. On my way downstairs I passed that bouncer again and he said to me 'good for you' in a proud form of admiration. From there, I went outside and broke down and began crying as I was overcome with emotion. My best friend found me out there, saw me and began crying with me. He was the guy that introduced me to Kid Rock back in 1998 when Devil Without a Cause first came out, and we listened to that album non-stop, we were impressionable 17 year old kids and couldn't believe how over the top and badass this rock meets rap guy from Detroit was.
So whether people have good or bad to say about him, I always defend him, because opportunities don't come often in the music industry and he could've easily told me to 'Fuck off' when I approached him but he didn't. I truly believe he saw the hunger in my eyes, and that passion and fire that a young dedicated musician has. So here I am, once again with tears in my eyes telling you this story, still pushing along trying to make something of myself in this crazy business. Cheers to you Bob, and to you Kid Rock, your five minutes of time gave me a lifetime of drive!!!
Mike O'Phee
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