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♪♪
(man) FIGHTING THE HEAT OF THE DESERT.
(static and voices overlapping)
♪ I GAVE MY LOVE A CHICKEN ♪
♪ THAT HAD NO BONE ♪
♪ I GAVE MY LOVE A CHERRY ♪
SORRY.
(man) AAH, YEAH!
THAT'S RIGHT!
I WRITE. I TRAVEL.
I EAT, AND I'M HUNGRY FOR MORE.
♪ OOH, YOU'VE GOT TO ♪
♪ GET LOST ♪
♪ NO RESERVATIONS ♪
Closed Captions provided by Scripps Networks, LLC.
(Queens of the Stone Age's "Regular John" playing)
RECIPE FOR THE PERFECT ROAD TRIP--
A NICE CAR,
THE WIDE-OPEN ROADS OF THE DESERT,
AND SOME GOOD MUSIC.
♪♪
♪ WHO ARE YOU, GIRL? ♪
♪ WHO ARE YOU, BOY? ♪
(man laughing)
♪ OPEN UP YOUR EYES ♪
♪ OPEN UP YOUR ROOM ♪
♪ OPEN UP YOUR ARMS ♪
SOMEWHERE IN AMERICA,
ABOUT TWO AND A HALF HOURS INLAND
FROM THE LOS ANGELES SPRAWL IS ANOTHER AMERICA,
A STRANGER ONE.
THERE'S A LONG TRADITION OF PEOPLE COMING OUT HERE
TO GET AWAY OR TO SIMPLY GET WEIRD.
AND ONCE YOU'RE PAST PALM SPRINGS
AND INTO THE HIGH DESERT,
PEOPLE START TO VIBRATE AT A DIFFERENT PITCH
THAN THEY DO ELSEWHERE.
IS IT THE ENDLESS HORIZON, THE ARID LANDSCAPE,
OR SOME MYSTICAL TRANSFERENCE OF ENERGY
THAT DRAWS PEOPLE TO THE CALIFORNIA DESERT?
NO ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN THE LOCALS
BORN AND RAISED HERE,
LIKE MY FRIEND JOSH HOMME.
AS THE FRONT MAN AND LYNCHPIN FOR QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE,
ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED ROCK 'N' ROLL BANDS
IN THE WORLD,
JOSH HAS CHANNELED THAT DESERT ENERGY
INTO SOME OF THE BEST MUSIC AROUND.
A WHILE BACK, HE TOLD ME ABOUT WHERE HE COMES FROM,
ABOUT THIS PLACE RANCHO DE LA LUNA,
WHERE HE AND SOME OF HIS FRIENDS
HOLE UP AND MAKE MUSIC.
HE WAS QUITE INSISTENT
ABOUT THE WONDERFULNESS OF THIS PLACE
AND THAT I COME.
A CHANCE TO UNDERSTAND THE MYSTERIES OF THE DESERT
AND GET AN AWESOME SOUNDTRACK FOR THE SHOW?
NO QUESTION. I'LL BE THERE.
BEFORE WE HIT THE STUDIO,
WE DECIDE TO MEET OUT IN THE *** END OF NOWHERE
AT AN AUTHENTIC ***-TONK
CALLED PAPPY & HARRIET'S PIONEERTOWN PALACE.
(laughter)
YOU'VE GOTTA AUTOMATICALLY LOVE
ANY PLACE CALLED PAPPY & HARRIET'S.
HERE, YOU'RE AS LIKELY TO GET A BEER AND A BEATING
AS TO SEE AN IMPROMPTU PERFORMANCE
BY BANDS LIKE THE ARCTIC MONKEYS.
AND IF IT'S BIKER BABES, ***, OR BARBECUE
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR,
YOU'LL PROBABLY FIND IT AT PAPPY'S.
MAYBE YOU'LL REMEMBER JOSH, BY THE WAY,
FROM OUR HEARTWARMING CHRISTMAS SPECIAL A FEW YEARS BACK.
♪ IT'S SO FAR ♪
THAT EPISODE ENDED IN BLOODSHED, AS I RECALL.
(man) OH, COME ON, GIVE IT. GIVE IT BACK. AAH!
BUT HOPEFULLY THIS TIME, WE'LL MANAGE TO AVOID THAT.
HEY, MAN, HOW YOU DOIN'?
GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.
STRAIGHT OFF, IT'S-- IT'S LIKE A MASON JAR
(glasses clink)
WELCOME TO THE DESERT.
THEY TEND TO LIKE TEQUILA OUT HERE, IT SEEMS.
(sighs) YEAH.
SO AROUND HOW MUCH OF THE YEAR ARE YOU IN LOS ANGELES?
HOW MUCH OF THE YEAR ARE YOU HERE?
I WOULD SAY I'M--
I'M PROBABLY HALF THE YEAR ON THE ROAD
AND A QUARTER IN EACH-- YOU KNOW, IN L.A. AND HERE.
WELL, YOU LIVE--YOU LIVE KINDA LIKE I DO.
YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S WEIRD.
I'M HOME FOR--I'M RIDICULOUSLY HAPPY FOR A WEEK,
AND THEN I START GETTING, LIKE, CRAZY.
I CALL IT "THE BITTERSWEET CURSE"...
YOU KNOW? UM, IT'S AN ITCH NEVER ABLE TO BE SCRATCHED.
NOTHING FEELS BETTER THAN GOING HOME,
AND NOTHING FEELS BETTER THAN LEAVING HOME.
(both chuckling)
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE FRIENDS OUT HERE?
YEAH.
WHEN YOU'RE THE STRANGER IN A DESERT TOWN,
MM-HMM.
RIGHT.
BUT IT'S JUST STRANGE SOMETIMES TO BE GREETED WITH OPEN ARMS
RIGHT.
YEAH?
YEAH.
YEAH. (laughing)
TOTALLY.
THIS WAS A HANGOUT FOR BIKERS YEARS AGO
RIGHT.
I WOULD LIKE TO OWN A ROADHOUSE LIKE THIS.
HONESTLY, THIS IS THE BEST FOOD IN THE ENTIRE HIGH DESERT.
EVERYTHING THAT'S MEAT
COMES OFF WITH SUCH A SMOKY FLAVOR,
SMOKY GOODNESS?
A PLACE LIKE THIS, LET'S BE HONEST--
YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE HIGHEST EXPECTATIONS
FOR THE CUISINE.
BUT THEY DO RIBS AND STEAKS RIGHT,
SLOW-COOKIN' THAT STUFF OVER MESQUITE.
AND THEY HAVE THE SUPREME GOOD TASTE
TO OFFER A RIB EYE STEAK
RATHER THAN THE LESS FATTY SIRLOIN.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
FOR JOSH, THE RIB EYE.
FOR ME, THE RIBS.
LIKE I SAID, THE SMOKY FLAVOR
YEAH.
OH, (bleep). THEY DON'T (bleep) AROUND.
YEAH, IT'S GOOD.
YOU KNOW THAT OUTER EDGE OF RIB EYE?
TAKE A BITE OF THIS, MAN.
OH, YEAH.
THAT'S SMOKE.
YEAH.
AWESOME.
AFTER DINNER, BETWEEN THE CONSTANT FLOW OF TEQUILA
AND JOSH'S MANHANDLING OF AN UNRULY PATRON AT THE BAR,
OUR PLANS TO HIT THE STUDIO TONIGHT EVAPORATE.
SOON ENOUGH THE SUN IS UP,
AND JOSH AND I ARE ON TO OUR NEXT STOP.
SO THIS IS BETTER THAN A NEW YORK STREET FAIR,
I'M ASSUMING, BECAUSE NEW YORK STREET FAIRS--I HATE 'EM.
IT'S, LIKE, THE SAME (bleep) EVERY DAY.
YEAH, WELL, NORMALLY I THINK OF SWAP MEET,
I THINK OF TUBE SOCKS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT HERE,
IT'S GIANT HUNKS OF METAL.
♪♪
YEAH, SUNSHINE, LOLLIPOPS, AND ROSES TO YOU.
WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY.
PUT ON A SUNSHINE FACE.
YOU'RE AT THE DOWN-HOME PEOPLE PLACE,
THE ULTIMATE RECYCLING MACHINE.
I HOPE YOU GET THAT GREAT BARGAIN
YOU CAME HERE LOOKING FOR.
IT'S OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.
♪♪
LET'S SEE. WE'LL GO TO THE FAR SIDE.
THE FAR SIDE IS WHERE ALL THE KINDA ACTION IS.
I LOVE THE FOREMAN GRILL.
IT TRANSFORMED COOKING IN THIS COUNTRY.
YEAH.
OH YEAH.
OOH, WHAT'S THAT?
YEAH.
WHAT GOES THROUGH THERE?
UH...I DON'T KNOW.
IT LOOKS LIKE-- IT LOOKS KIND OF LIKE A SUGAR CANE PRESS,
LIKE IT COMES THROUGH THERE AND SQUISHES AND THEN SLICES,
YEAH, KIND OF LIKE IT'S PULLED THROUGH WITH THOSE TEETH...
YEAH.
STUFF YOU NEVER KNEW YOU HAD TO HAVE.
(Anthony) THE EBB AND FLOW, THE CONSTANT CIRCLE OF LIFE,
THE NEVER-ENDING CYCLE OF PARTICLES THROUGH SPACE--
IT'S LIKE A YIN/YANG THING, RIGHT?
NOTHING EVER DIES. IT JUST ENDS UP HERE--
THE SKY VILLAGE SWAP MEET,
A BEYOND-THE-THUNDERDOME COMMUNITY
OF OFF-THE-GRID VENDORS SELLING EVERYTHING IMAGINABLE.
IN THE DRY HEAT, NOTHING ROTS.
IT'S PRESERVED IN A SLIGHTLY PARCHED FORM FOREVER,
LIKE GEORGE HAMILTON OR KEITH RICHARDS.
ARTISANS, HIPPIES,
MUSICIANS, SNOWBIRDS,
KIDS, BARGAIN HUNTERS,
URBAN COWBOYS, COLLECTORS OF ARCANIA--
THEY KNOW WHERE TO COME. THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
JUST BE PREPARED TO DIG DEEP.
(sighs) NANCY SINATRA.
OH. THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN'.
YEAH.
OH.
THANK YOU, SIR. I'LL GET TWO.
YOU'LL FIND A LOT OF HEADS HERE.
(woman) YEAH.
UM, 5 BUCKS?
JUST $7.
YEAH.
THIS ONE?
LIKE THIS ONE-- TWO OF THEM?
YEAH, THESE--I THINK THESE-- THE THINNING--
OKAY. OH, THAT ONE.
YEAH.
I'M GONNA RIDE IN THE CARPOOL LANE.
OH... (laughing)
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
LET'S GO FIND OUT.
(announcer) THANKS FOR COMING
TO THE DOWN-HOME PEOPLE PLACE, FOLKS.
SHOP THE SWAP FOR THE BEST DOGGONE DEALS
ON THE THINGS YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE,
"A" TO "Z."
(Anthony) THE TEQUILA'S BEEN SWEATING OUT OF MY PORES
EXCELLENT. EVERYTHING I NEEDED.
SO THE LOGICAL THING TO DO
IS A BARGE-SIZED HAM AND CHEESE OMELET FOR JOSH...
THAT'S TWICE THE HAM OF A NORMAL OMELET.
MMM.
GREASE.
HANGOVER GOING AWAY NOW.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH, THIS IS A-- IT'S A REOCCURRING THEME
MM-HMM.
THEY ALL HAVE THIS SIMILAR DESIGN THREAD, YOU KNOW?
YEAH.
IT'S NOT OVER TILL IT'S OVER.
AND I LOVE THAT HOPEFUL SIDE OF THIS AREA.
WELL, YOU KNOW, HOW LONG DID THESE TWO GIRLS
SIT THERE WAITING FOR THE RIGHT GUY TO COME ALONG,
"SAVE ME FROM MY SMALL TOWN."
OOH.
YOU KNOW, OVER THE EYES LIKE THAT.
THE--THE TROUBLED TEEN LOOK.
(laughing)
WHEREVER YOU GROW UP,
YEP.
SO AS A KID, YOU'RE JUST CATCHING SNAKES
AND YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIND TARANTULAS.
AND IT WAS LIKE BOY'S HEAVEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE LITTLE.
BUT THEN WHEN YOU GET, YOU KNOW, HIGH SCHOOL AGE,
IT CAN BE TOUGH OUT HERE.
YOU REALLY HAD TO MAKE YOUR OWN FUN.
UM, AT FIRST,
WHEN EVERYONE STARTED PLAYING MUSIC,
IT WAS JUST SOMETHING TO DO.
YOU DIDN'T PLAY FOR GIRLS OR MONEY.
IT JUST-- YOU NEVER PICTURED
REALLY? WAS IT LIKE THAT?
I MEAN, YOU DIDN'T THINK, WELL, THIS IS MY TICKET OUT,
OR THIS IS MY TICKET TO SOMETHING?
I IMAGINED THAT I WAS GONNA, YOU KNOW,
UH, BE A GOOD CONTRACTOR LIKE MY FATHER IS, YOU KNOW,
AND WAS TOTALLY FINE WITH THAT, TOO.
IT'S--AND I JUST PLAYED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
YOU--YOU SORT OF HAVE SOUNDS BOUNCING AROUND IN YOUR HEAD.
MY FIRST PARTY I PLAYED WHEN I WAS 13.
AND IF YOU SOUNDED LIKE SOME OTHER BAND
THAT YOU WERE INSPIRED BY, YOU WERE RIDICULED.
AND, UH, BUT WHAT IT DID IS
IS IT FLOURISHED A REALLY GREAT MUSIC SCENE, YOU KNOW,
OF BANDS THAT REALLY SOUNDED LIKE NO ONE ELSE, YOU KNOW?
♪ NO RESERVATIONS ♪
OFF THE MAIN ROAD,
WHICH ISN'T MUCH OF A MAIN ROAD TO START WITH,
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE JOSHUA TREES,
IS THE LEGENDARY RANCHO DE LA LUNA,
A RECORDING STUDIO
AND GENERALLY KIND OF MAGICAL SPACE,
FAMOUS FOR INSPIRING SONGWRITERS,
BASE FOR THE SERIES
OF "THE DESERT SESSIONS" RECORDINGS,
WHERE SONGS ARE WRITTEN ON THE SPOT
AND RECORDED IN ONE TAKE, NEVER TO BE PLAYED AGAIN.
♪♪
A LOT OF GREAT BANDS AND GREAT MUSICIANS
LIKE DAVE GROHL AND P.J. HARVEY LIKE RECORDING HERE
RATHER THAN THE USUAL, MORE STERILE,
PROFESSIONAL-LOOKING ENVIRONMENTS,
INSPIRED BY THE HOME FEEL, THE DESERT,
EVEN THE SOUNDS OF THE DESERT.
A DOOR SLAMMING, WIND CHIMES--
IT ALL SOMEHOW AFFECTS THE FINISHED TRACKS.
IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO INSPIRE JOSH
TO GET STARTED ON THE FIRST TRACK OF OUR SHOW.
DAVE CATCHING FROM THE earthlings?
AND EAGLES OF DEATH METAL
AND PATRICK HUTCHINSON OR "HUTCH,"
THE CHIEF SOUND ENGINEER FOR QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE,
LEND A CRITICAL EAR
AND STUDIO SUPPORT.
WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT HERE IS, UH,
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN REALLY MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING.
I MEAN, I'M HERE FOR FIVE MINUTES,
AND YOU JUST HEAR STUFF.
AND YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T NEED MUCH MORE THAN THAT
TO--TO CONVEY THE RIGHT-- I'M DRIVING ALONE, YOU KNOW?
OH, DAVE, YOU ALREADY FOUND
A GREAT THING FOR THE HEADS ALREADY.
THERE'S SOMETHING VAGUELY MANSON-ESQUE ABOUT THIS SPREAD.
I-I DO WANT TO SAY THAT, BUT YOU KNOW,
IT'S MORE STEVE MANSON-- HIS BROTHER.
(laughter)
YEAH, JUST VAGUELY (bleep).
YEAH.
OH, MANSON. I-I'M WONDERING IF ANYONE
EVER SAID THAT TO HIM, YOU KNOW? OH, MANSON.
SO HOPEFULLY, WE'LL GET A BUNCH OF--
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT BETWEEN YOU AND I,
YEAH.
IT'S AN EVER-CHANGING CAST AT RANCHO,
BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, YOU'LL FIND DAVE,
WHO LIVES AT THE STUDIO
AND USUALLY MANS THE SOUNDBOARD
FOR THE RECORDING SESSIONS.
ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE STUDIO,
DOWN HARMZ WAY, IS THE HOUSE OF HUTCH.
NEARBY, THE EVER-EXPANDING RESIDENCE OF BRIAN O'CONNOR,
OR "B.O.C.," AS HIS FRIENDS CALL HIM,
BASS PLAYER FOR EAGLES OF DEATH METAL.
IT'S A SANCTUM SANCTORUM, WORKSPACE,
AND PERSONAL PLAYGROUND FOR THESE GENTLEMEN.
♪ TOO LATE TO THINK OR FILTER ANYMORE... ♪
AND LIKE ALL SELF-RESPECTING ROCK 'N' ROLLERS,
THEY LIKE CARS--
IN THIS CASE, VERY COOL CARS.
♪ YOU GOT IT ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ YOU GOT A FEELING ♪
DAVE CATCHING FAVORS
HIS 1970 CUTLASS SUPREME RAG TOP, "THE RED SHARK."
♪ OH ♪
♪ AND YOU'VE GOT IT ALL RIGHT ♪
HUTCH'S EVERYDAY RIDE IS A '52 FORD PICKUP,
RETROFITTED WITH A SMALL-BLOCK V50.
B.O.C. RIPS UP THE DESERT IN A '67 BLACK CAMARO
HE CALLS "SABBATH."
THIS BEAST PUSHES NEARLY 470 HORSEPOWER.
(engine revving, tires squealing)
HERE'S THE DEAL TONIGHT--
JOSH WORKS. HE MAKES MUSIC FOR THE SHOW.
I CRANK OUT SOME FOOD.
BUT FIRST, HUTCH, THE RANCHO MIXOLOGIST,
WHIPS US UP ANOTHER LITTLE COCKTAIL
THEY CALL THE CORVETTE SUMMER
AFTER THE CRAPPY FILM OF THE SAME NAME.
IT'S GOT TEQUILA, OF COURSE,
FRESH SQUEEZED GRAPEFRUIT JUICE,
LIME, AND TONIC.
JUST MIX IT IN A GLASS, ADD ICE,
DRINK A (bleep) OF A LOT OF 'EM, AND THEY DO.
I MEAN, OUT HERE,
TEQUILA PRACTICALLY GROWS ON TREES.
FINAL TOUCHES ON THE TRACK--
DAVE LAYS DOWN SOME KEYBOARD.
JOSH GRABS THE WIND CHIMES OFF THE PORCH
FOR SOME ATMOSPHERICS.
AND THE FIRST CUT OF "NO RESERVATIONS" SOUNDTRACK
IS COMPLETE.
ALL THAT'S LEFT TO DO-- PICK UP GRAMMY,
THROW TV OUT WINDOW, O.D. IN POOL.
(Josh) NOW WHERE'S THAT CORVETTE SUMMER?
IN BETWEEN PERIODS OF INTENSE CREATIVITY,
TRUE ARTISTS NEED A FEW MOMENTS OF DISTRACTION.
♪♪
DO YOU HAVE A JETHRO TULL RECORD?
CAN WE SHOOT IT?
A GOOD TIME TO SETTLE UP AN OLD SCORE,
OR AT LEAST FEEL BETTER
ABOUT THE SHAMEFUL 1990 GRAMMY AWARDS,
WHERE AN AGING, CLUELESS,
AND INCREASINGLY INCONTINENT JUDGING BODY VOTED JETHRO TULL
THE HARD ROCK AND METAL RECORD OF THE YEAR.
YOU SHOT HIS EYE OUT, MAN.
THE INSULT, EVEN ALL THOSE YEARS LATER,
STILL STINGS. IT BURNS.
THIS HELPS.
(Josh) LET'S LEAVE THAT ONE IN.
MAYBE YOU REMEMBER WALLY, THE CAMERAMAN ON SEASON 1?
NICE PIERCING.
(laughter)
YOU KNOW WHAT, THOUGH? I THINK YOU GOT THE BASS PLAYER.
IT'S A MOE GREEN.
YEAH.
THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU DID TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
HEAVY METAL RECORD OF THE YEAR.
GOD, WE GOTTA DO THIS MORE OFTEN.
YEP.
♪♪
JOSH AND BRIAN HEAD BACK TO WORK
ON A SECOND TRACK FOR THE SHOW.
AND I GET BUSY THROWING TOGETHER A LITTLE THING I CALL
ASPARAGUS RISOTTO WITH BLACK TRUFFLE
AND PECORINO CHEESE.
WHEN YOU RECORD HERE,
CHANCES ARE IF YOU'RE NOT PLAYING,
YOU'RE COOKING FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.
CHECK YOUR SHOES,
(laughs)
YOU CAN EAT THIS WITH A SPOON AND WITH A FORK--WHATEVER.
I GOT THOSE.
WELL DONE.
BY THE WAY, YOUR RISOTTO SHOULD NEVER STAND UP, RIGHT?
YOU SHOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO REALLY MOUND RISOTTO.
(Josh) REALLY? I LIKE IT A LITTLE THICKER.
MAYBE I'M JUST A-- JUST A COUNTRY BOY AT HEART.
ENLIGHTENMENT FINALLY REACHES
(laughter)
♪
AS JOSH LAYS IN THE FINAL PIECES OF THE SECOND TRACK,
A FEW FRIENDS DROP BY FOR A DICE GAME CALLED "BONES."
(man) FIVE! FIVE!
(cheering)
♪ NO RESERVATIONS ♪
MORNING IN THE DESERT, AND ANOTHER DAY WAKING UP
WITH MY BRAIN SHRIVELED UP LIKE A DRIED APRICOT.
JOSH LEADS US TO A FAMOUS ISLAND OF RELIEF AROUND HERE,
THE JOSHUA TREE COUNTRY KITCHEN.
HERE, YOU'VE GOT THE USUAL AMERICANA BREAKFAST FARE
AND THE OPTION OF A PLETHORA OF CAMBODIAN NOODLE DISHES
(bell dings)
SERVING THE LOCALS AND DISTINGUISHED VISITORS--
CAMBODIAN éMIGRé AND OWNER,
THE UNFLAPPABLE MARIEN.
WOULD YOU LIKE ANY SALSA? I HAVE HOMEMADE SALSA.
OKAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A WORLD WAR II THING,
BUT MY GRANDPA USED TO JUST MAKE A PILE OF EVERYTHING...
AND THEN HE COULD JUST TACKLE IT.
YEAH. YEAH.
SHE'S BEEN HERE A LONG TIME?
(Marien) YES?
20 YEARS.
20 YEARS.
GUESS IT WAS BEFORE I STARTED COMING HERE.
IT'S INTERESTING--
PEOPLE CAME OUT HERE TO MAKE NEW LIVES FOR THEMSELVES.
YEAH. BUT I DON'T RECOGNIZE IT
MM-HMM.
AS MUCH AS TRULY LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT WHEN I WAS A KID,
BECAUSE YOU JUST WANT TO GET OUT OF YOUR TOWN,
BUT NOW I KIND OF FEEL LUCKY TO BE AT A PLACE
WHERE THERE'S NOTHING, YOU KNOW?
BUT I MEAN, A LOT OF PEOPLE COME OUT HERE FOR THAT.
THEY COME OUT HERE FOR SOME WEIRD CONNECTION
WITH--WITH SOME FORCE LARGER THAN THEMSELVES.
I MEAN, PERCEIVED AS THERE'S SOME MYSTICAL (bleep)
YEAH, WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S OVERPOWERING.
IT'S JUST GRANDER THAN YOU.
I MEAN, YOU'VE SPENT SOME TIME OUT HERE.
THAT EMPTINESS, THAT WIND BLOWING,
THE, YOU KNOW, STOPPING FOR THE SUNSET...
WITHOUT BEING, UH, SAPPY ABOUT IT,
YOU GO, "GOD, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL."
AND SO IT SORT OF PERMEATES YOU.
IT KIND OF JUST SOMEHOW SEEPS IN.
♪♪
SOMEWHERE OUT IN THIS DESERT,
THERE'S A SPECIAL PLACE
WHERE AN INEXPLICABLE CONFLUENCE OF PEOPLE,
MAGNETIC FORCES, EXTRATERRESTRIALS,
AND OTHERWISE STRANGE (bleep) CAME TOGETHER.
WE DRIVE AWAY FROM JOSHUA TREE
AND FURTHER OUT INTO THE HIGH DESERT.
OUR DESTINATION--
A REMOTE AREA IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT
NEAR THE TOWN OF LANDERS.
THERE'S AN ACUTELY DISTINCT DIFFERENCE,
PERSONALITY-WISE, BETWEEN THE HIGH DESERT
YEAH?
IT IS THE END OF THE ROAD,
WHICH REALLY, IT TURNS OUT, ISN'T A BAD PLACE.
RIGHT.
AT THE END OF THE ROAD, WE FIND THIS.
OH, THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM.
(chuckles)
BOOM.
IT'S CALLED THE INTEGRATRON,
A HANDCRAFTED DOME,
A MARVEL OF ENGINEERING,
SITUATED ATOP A FREAKISH GEOMAGNETIC VORTEX.
BUILT IN THE 1960s
BY A RETIRED AEROSPACE ENGINEER,
GEORGE VAN TASSEL, WHOSE BLUEPRINTS, HE CLAIMED,
WERE A SORT OF TELEPATHIC DOWNLOAD
FROM OUTER SPACE FRIENDS,
NORDIC-LIKE EXTRATERRESTRIALS.
WELL, UH, THIS--THIS THING IS VERY SIMILAR
TO A THING THAT HAPPENED IN OUR BIBLICAL RECORDS
WHERE, UH, A LORD PRESENTED MOSES WITH A PATTERN
TO BUILD A TABERNACLE.
AND THIS PHENOMENA THAT'S TAKING PLACE TODAY
IS AS OLD AS OUR HISTORY.
TODAY, THE INTEGRATRON IS OWNED AND LOOKED AFTER
BY SISTERS JOANNE AND NANCY KARL,
AND THEY MAY HAVE AN OPEN MIND. ABOUT THE ASTRAL PLANE,
BUT THEY'RE SURE AS HELL QUICK TO HELP US GET ON IT
WITH SOME TEQUILA SHOTS, AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THE ENIGMATIC GEORGE VAN TASSEL.
1953--HE HAS A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A SPACESHIP,
A PHYSICAL ENCOUNTER WITH A SPACESHIP.
THEY INVITED HIM TO COME IN, AND THEY DOWNLOAD HIM
WITH A BUNCH OF INFORMATION.
THEY TOLD HIM THAT HE COULD BUILD A MACHINE
THAT WOULD EXTEND OUR LIVES 20 TO 50 YEARS OR MORE,
AND THAT IF HUMANS EXTENDED THEIR LIVES,
THEY WOULD GAIN ENOUGH WISDOM
TO SAVE OUR RACE.
HE SPENDS 25 YEARS OF HIS LIFE
ENGINEERING AND BUILDING THIS STRUCTURE,
AND HE NEVER GETS TO TURN IT ON. RIGHT?
HE'S SHUT DOWN BY THE GOVERNMENT A FEW TIMES.
DO WE KNOW WHAT KIND OF TECHNOLOGY HE WAS TALKING ABOUT?
TESLA SCIENCE. TESLA TECHNOLOGY.
CLEARLY, SOMEBODY DIDN'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN,
BECAUSE HE DID DIE SUDDENLY AND MYSTERIOUSLY,
AND DAYS LATER, EVERYTHING DISAPPEARED FROM THE BUILDING--
SMALL MODEL RESEARCH, ALL OF HIS JOURNALS.
SO CONSENSUS-- SOMETHING SPECIAL'S
YEAH. WE'VE ENTERTAINED
DOZENS AND DOZENS OF SCIENTISTS.
AND UPSTAIRS IN THE CENTER OF THE ROOM,
THERE IS A SPIKE
IN THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD
THAT IS SO SIGNIFICANT,
IT'S OFF THEIR CHARTS.
AND THEY CAN'T REALLY EXPLAIN IT.
THE INTEGRATRON IS THE ONLY ACOUSTICALLY PERFECT,
ALL-WOOD SPACE IN THE U.S.A.
AND WITH ITS PARABOLIC SHAPE,
IT CREATES SOME EERIE ACOUSTIC ANOMALIES.
(Josh vocalizing)
WHEN YOU STAND DIRECTLY OPPOSITE SOMEONE--
SO, TONY, IF YOU-- IF YOU CAME OUT
AND STOOD ON THE LINE ANYWHERE,
AND YOU HEAR MY VOICE LIKE IT IS RIGHT NOW, RIGHT?
BUT IF I DROP INTO THE SPACE...
(voice echoing) THAT'S DIRECTLY OPPOSITE YOU...
RIGHT?
I CAN HEAR YOU IN A WAY THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN,
AND VICE VERSA.
FREQUENCIES CAN BE DELIVERED, IT IS SAID,
DEEP INTO CELLULAR LEVELS.
AND THE SISTERS CREATE THE, VERY POPULAR WITH VISITORS,
SOUND BATH,
A SORT OF SONIC HEALING SESSION
USING QUARTZ CRYSTAL BOWLS
KEYED TO YOUR BODY'S CHAKRAS, OR ENERGY CENTERS.
VISITORS HAVE REPORTED EXPERIENCING
ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE SOUND BATH.
NATURALLY, I'M THINKING, WE COULD WEAPONIZE THIS THING.
(deep humming drone)
(psychedelic music playing)
(rhythmic clapping)
(George with voice echoing) AFTER WE GOT OFF THE SHIP,
THE FORMULA WAS GIVEN TO ME--
"F" EQUALS 1 OVER "T,"
"F" BEING FREQUENCY AND "T" BEING TIME...
(echoing) TIME... TIME... TIME.
(music stops)
THAT FEELS GOOD.
♪♪
(Anthony) YOU GOTTA BE CAREFUL WITH THIS.
THAT'S POWERFUL STUFF.
♪ NO RESERVATIONS ♪
50 MILES SOUTH OF PALM SPRINGS
YOU HIT THE DRY, MOSTLY MONOCHROME LOW DESERT.
YOU SKIRT THE SALTON SEA.
IF PALM SPRINGS IS WHERE THE AFFLUENT GO
TO MAKE THEIR LAST STAND ON THEIR OWN PATCH OF GREEN,
IT'S A MORE HARDSCRABBLE FINISH
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND HERE.
BUT EVEN HERE, ONE MAN HAS MADE HIS MARK,
CREATING AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF COLOR
IN AN OTHERWISE BLEAK LANDSCAPE.
LEONARD KNIGHT HAS HAND-PAINTED A MOUNTAIN
WITH OVER 100,000 GALLONS OF PAINT--
HIS WAY OF DEMONSTRATING HIS LOVE OF GOD,
A GIFT, HE SAYS, TO THE WORLD.
(Leonard) I JUST WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY THAT GOD LOVES US.
SO IF GOD LOVES US,
WE DON'T WE LOVE GOD AND KEEP IT SIMPLE?
THAT'S--THAT'S THE MESSAGE.
HIS SALVATION MOUNTAIN ADDS COLOR AND LIFE
TO THE EASTERN SALTON SEA.
JUST 60 MILES AWAY,
THE WESTERN SHORE RUNS AS GREEN
AS THE EYE CAN SEE.
THIS IS ANTHONY VINEYARDS.
BECAUSE OF THE PECULIAR HEAT AND DRYNESS
OF THE DESERT AROUND HERE,
THESE GRAPES ARE THE FIRST TO RIPEN IN THE COUNTRY.
AND IF YOU'RE EATING TABLE GRAPES IN AMERICA
BETWEEN MAY AND JUNE,
THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE THEY CAME FROM HERE--
THE COACHELLA VALLEY.
THE MAN IN CHARGE, ANTHONY BIANCO--
THIRD-GENERATION FARMER
AND HIGH SCHOOL BUDDY OF JOSH'S.
WE'RE NOT OUT HERE TO JUST TOOL AROUND.
ANTHONY'S INVITED US TO EAT THE GOOD STUFF,
THE CREW MEAL,
PREPARED COOKOUT-STYLE
BY THE GUYS WHO WORK IN THE VINEYARD.
IT'S A FAMILY THING, SERVED FAMILY-STYLE,
AND THE MENU IS REAL MEXICAN
AS OPPOSED TO FAKE-*** MEXICAN.
THAT MEANS TRIPE, PORK BUTT, RIBS,
ALL SIMMERED TOGETHER IN A COPPER KETTLE.
ALL THAT LARD IS GONNA CLEAR UP,
RIGHT. THEN YOU'RE READY.
THEY'LL BE READY.
♪♪
ONCE COOKED TILL TENDER IN PORK FAT,
(man) TRY IT.
PORK RIND.
YEAH. THAT'S SOME GOOD STUFF.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS LIKE AN APPETIZER FOR US.
YEAH.
SALSA BANDERA-- WHICH LITERALLY MEANS
"FLAG" SALSA--
RED TOMATOES, WHITE ONIONS, GREEN JALAPEÑOS--
THE COLORS OF THE MEXICAN FLAG, HERMANO.
GARNISHED WITH FRESH SQUEEZED LEMON
AND SOME AVOCADO,
AND YOU'RE TALKING DELICIOUS WAY.
ON THE GRILL OVER BURNING MESQUITE
WE HAVE RANCHERA BEEF WITH BEER AND SPICES.
ROASTED JALAPEÑOS AND TOMATOES
CHOPPED UP AND TOSSED TOGETHER
MAKE UP ANOTHER SALSA.
WHEN MASHING, A BEER CAN IS HELPFUL.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A FARMER.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO GROW GRAPES.
I ALWAYS DID, EVEN WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO.
AND EVER SINCE THEN, I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GONNA BE THE FIRST ONE TO WORK
AND THE LAST ONE TO LEAVE,
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GAIN RESPECT FROM THESE GUYS.
THE MAIN EVENT IS TRIPA--
OR TRIPE AS WE KNOW IT--
BOILED IN A COPPER KETTLE WITH MILK
UNTIL SOFT AND DELICATE, THEN DRAINED,
THEN SAUTéED WITH A MIXTURE OF ORANGE JUICE AND MORE MILK.
WHEN SLIGHTLY CRISPY ON THE OUTSIDE,
IT'S READY.
OH, NICE.
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NOW IT'S JUST A MATTER OF LOADING UP
AS MUCH GOOD STUFF INTO A FRESH TORTILLA
AS POSSIBLE-- AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
MMM. OH, THAT IS GOOD.
THAT'S GREAT.
♪♪
YOU KNOW, HUTCH AND DAVE--
THEY WERE VEGETARIANS,
AND, UH, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO
(Anthony) YEAH.
BUT BACON IS THE GATEWAY MEAT, YOU KNOW.
YES, YOU JUST COOK BACON AROUND 'EM,
JUST COOK BACON AROUND 'EM...
AND YOU KNOW, PUT IT IN POTATOES,
SALADS.
GREEN BEANS.
***. THEY'RE KNOCKIN' ON THE BACON DOOR.
OR--OR YOU KNOW, YOU ROAST THE POTATOES
IN DUCK FAT OR SOMETHING... (clicks tongue) YEAH.
IT'S LIKE, WELL, THERE'S NOT ANY ACTUAL MEAT IN THERE.
THE PAN, LIKE... (makes chomping noises)
I WENT OUT WITH A VEGETARIAN ONCE, BRIEFLY.
BRIEFLY WITH A VEGETARIAN, YEAH.
YEAH.
(laughter)
TASTES LIKE A SALAD.
I SHALL CALL YOU "TOFU."
PALM SPRINGS IS A PATCHWORK OF GREEN LAWNS,
HIGH-WALLED COMPOUNDS, GOLF COURSES,
AND GATED COMMUNITIES.
THE DESERT BLOOMED IN THE MOST BIZARRE WAYS.
IT'S WHERE MANY RICH AND NOT-SO-RICH
FOUND THEIR LITTLE SQUARES OF HEAVEN
IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OTHERWISE ARID
AND UNFORGIVING DESERT.
THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT THIS PLACE
MAY NOT BE YOURS OR MINE,
BUT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING OF THE CHILD STILL
IN WHOEVER DREAMED UP THIS PLACE--
AN HOMAGE TO THE LORDS AND LADIES
OF A MERRY OLD ENGLAND THAT NEVER EXISTED
ANYWHERE BUT HERE-- LORD FLETCHER'S.
PRIME RIB IS THE HOUSE SPECIALTY.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO EAT A BIG SLAB OF RED MEAT,
YEAH, WHAT--WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL MANLY, TONY?
YEAH?
WITH--YOU KNOW, LIKE, A CLASSIC MARTINI.
(Anthony) YES.
NO.
I'M THE DIRTY GUY.
REAL DRY, IF YOU PLEASE.
REMIND ME TO-- STOP ME AT ONE, THOUGH,
BECAUSE, UH, I HAD AN INCIDENT AT THE HOUSE OF PRIME RIB
YEAH.
WHERE HALFWAY THROUGH THE MEAL I HAD TO BE EXFILTRATED.
(man) WELL, THERE WE GO.
CHEERS.
CHEERS.
THIS WAS A PLACE THAT EVER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID--
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN EATING MEAT HERE
SINCE I WAS TOO LITTLE TO FINISH IT, YOU KNOW?
IN FACT, I THINK, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN,
THIS WAS ONE OF THE FEW PLACES THAT YOU HAD TO PUT A COAT ON.
AND YOU COULD RENT A COAT,
BUT YOU ONLY NEEDED IT
RIGHT. THEN YOU COULD TAKE IT OFF
AND PUT IT ON THE BACK OF THE CHAIR.
THEY WOULD BE LIKE, "YOU CAN GIVE IT BACK NOW."
SO PLACES LIKE THIS-- THERE'S ONLY A FEW PLACES
THAT HAVE REALLY LASTED FOR 30 YEARS, 40 YEARS.
AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE YOUNGEST PEOPLE
REALLY?
THE KIDS ARE OUT TONIGHT.
YEAH, THIS COULD-- IT COULD TURN INTO A RAGER.
(chuckles)
WHAT ABOUT A BIG, BLEEDING SLAB OF MEAT?
YEAH, LET'S DO IT.
BACK IN THE DAY, LORD FLETCHER'S WAS A LANDMARK
OF DESERT NEW-MONEY ASPIRATIONS,
DATING BACK TO THE DAYS OF OUR ROYALTY--
BOB HOPE, FRANKIE, DINO, LIBERACE--
I HAVE SOME STEAK KNIVES FOR YOU.
THERE YOU ARE.
SOME YORKSHIRE PUDDING, CREAMED SPINACH,
AND DON'T SKIMP ON THE HORSERADISH, VARLET,
LEST I SMITE YOU WITH MY CODPIECE.
YOU KNOW, NOTHING HAS CHANGED HERE AT ALL, HAS IT,
SINCE 1966?
THE SAME. RIGHT.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
SO, UH, IF YOU HAD TO COME BACK AS EITHER FRANK SINATRA,
DEAN.
TO ME, THERE'S NO QUESTION.
I MEAN, HIS-- THE SWAGGER,
IF COOL IS NOT GIVING A (bleep),
DINO NEVER GAVE A (bleep).
TOWARDS THE END, DINO STOPPED DRINKING,
BUT HE NEVER STOPPED ACTING LIKE HE WAS DRINKING,
BECAUSE HE KNEW IT WAS WHAT PEOPLE WANTED.
BUT REALLY, THAT WAS JUST HIS OWN SWAGGER.
NO *** NECESSARY TO MAKE HIM SORT OF RAMBLE AROUND--
"HEY, HOW YOU DOIN'?"
FRANK SINATRA IN HIS DREAMS WANTED TO BE DEAN MARTIN.
YEAH.
STRANGELY, AFTER A FEW MORE DRINKS
THAN I ORIGINALLY PLANNED ON AND A REQUISITE JOINT OF BEEF,
I FEEL SOMEHOW YOUNG AGAIN.
♪♪
♪ NO RESERVATIONS ♪
IT'S BACK TO WORK FOR JOSH AND THE BOYS
AT RANCHO DE LA LUNA,
THE GRIM, LONELY BUSINESS OF PROVIDING MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK
TO SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.
ROCK 'N' ROLL AIN'T EASY
OR PRETTY WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO IT.
IT'S A JOB LIKE ANY OTHER--
LONG HOURS, SWEAT, TOIL,
AND TEQUILA.
BUT HERE AT LEAST AMONG THESE NOBLE PURVEYORS OF HEAVINESS,
THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL SHARED TALENT--
THESE GUYS CAN COOK.
DAVE'S GOT THE SIDES COVERED
WITH A HOMEMADE JALAPEÑO CHEESE CORNBREAD
AND SOME SUPERB COLLARD GREENS,
REFLECTIVE, I BELIEVE, OF HIS SOUTHERN ROOTS.
B.O.C. OFFERS UP FRESH VEGGIE WRAPS
WITH A SOY-PEANUT DIPPING SAUCE,
WHICH I PLAN TO SLIP SOME PORK INTO
AS SOON AS HE'S NOT LOOKING.
JOSH IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT HIS MOM'S RECIPE
FOR RED CABBAGE SALAD
WITH VINEGAR, CRACKED RED PEPPER,
AND CRUMBLED ROQUEFORT DRESSING.
IT MAY BE THE STICKS,
(Anthony chuckles)
YEAH.
I DO MY BEST TO SHAMELESSLY DUPE SCOTT CONANT'S RECIPE
FOR SPAGHETTI ALLA POMODORO.
FRESH PLUM TOMATOES GO RIGHT FROM THE BOILING WATER
INTO AN ICE BATH
TO HELP THEM SLIDE OUT OF THEIR SKINS.
SOME ONION AND A LITTLE GARLIC
GET SAUTéED IN GOOD OLIVE OIL.
ADD IN YOUR PEELED AND SEEDED TOMATOES
AND SOME FRESH BASIL.
WHILE SIMMERING, PERHAPS CATCH UP
ON SOME VIRAL VIDEOS THAT YOU'VE MISSED.
(laughter)
SNEAK A LITTLE BUTTER INTO THE TOMATO SAUCE
FOR A CREAMY, RICH TEXTURE.
COOK THE SPAGHETTI UNTIL IT'S ALMOST DONE.
AND HERE'S A STEP OFTEN IGNORED--
FINISH SPAGHETTI IN THE SAUCE
SO THAT IT ABSORBS ALL OF THAT DELICIOUS FLAVOR.
THEN IT'S TIME TO FEAST.
WHEN WE SIT DOWN TO ENJOY THE FRUITS OF OUR LABORS,
HUTCH SURPRISES US
WITH A SLOW-COOKED MESQUITE PULLED PORK.
NICE. WHOO.
(Hutch) I STARTED AT 8:00 THIS MORNING.
PRETTY MUCH.
♪♪
WHEN YOU-- WHEN YOU WORK UP HERE,
YOU END UP DOING THIS ALL THE TIME,
BECAUSE THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO.
THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO OUT AND EAT.
IT IS COOL THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE MAKING MUSIC,
WELL, JUST--IT SORT OF BRINGS YOU TOGETHER,
AND YOU HAVE TO KIND OF PULL TOGETHER.
IT'S HIPPIEISH, BUT WITH SHOWERING.
I NEVER EAT BEFORE THE SHOW.
ROCK 'N' ROLL DOESN'T EAT FOOD.
RIGHT.
BEING FULL AND JUST FEELING LOOSE ABOUT YOURSELF, YOU KNOW,
WHEN DOES THE HUNGER HIT?
IT'S NOT RIGHT AFTER. YOU'VE STILL GOT THE ADRENALINE
WHEN YOU GET OFFSTAGE, SO THERE'S A DECOMPRESSION PERIOD.
IT TAKES ME A COUPLE HOURS.
AND WHEN YOU--WHEN YOU COLLECTIVELY GO SOMEWHERE
AND START HAVING A DIALOGUE SITTING AROUND EATING,
YOU'RE ABLE TO DECOMPRESS SO MUCH FASTER.
'CAUSE WHEN YOU GO ON A SPEAKING TOUR,
NOBODY.
NOBODY.
NO ONE GOES WITH ME.
THAT IS TOUGH.
YOU GOTTA TAKE SOMEBODY.
IT'S EASIER THAT WAY. I'M THERE TO WORK.
I'M NOT THERE TO (bleep) AROUND, YOU KNOW?
OH, MAN, WE GOTTA WRITE YOU SOME LONE WOLF MUSIC.
NICE.
(laughter)
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I REALLY THINK,
MAKE SURE TO VISIT MY WEBSITE AT...
♪ NO RESERVATIONS ♪
LIKE I SAID,
ROCK 'N' ROLL IS A GRUELING,
SOMETIMES UGLY BUSINESS.
IT SUCKS YOU DRY,
LEAVES YOU BROKEN AND HOLLOW.
I KNOW, BECAUSE I WAS THERE,
AND IN THE END, I GAVE IT EVERYTHING I HAD.
YEAH, JUST LET IT TAKE YOU.
(Anthony laughs)
OH, IT'S COMING, MAN.
AS WITH SO MANY OF THE ARTISTS WHO SPENT TIME HERE,
RECORDED THEIR MUSIC,
MY CONTRIBUTION, TOO, SHALL LIVE FOREVER
IN THE PANTHEON OF ROCK.
(clang)
♪♪
(Josh) SO HOW WAS IT FOR YOU?
(laughter)
A LITTLE TOUCH,
ONE LITTLE FILL-UP THAT I LIKE TO THINK
PUSHED THE TUNE WE NOW KNOW AS "LONELY T-BIRD"
OVER THE TOP
AND INTO LEGEND.
THAT MAY SEEM LIKE JUST ME
HITTING ONE TIME ON A PIECE OF METAL,
BUT IT REPRESENTS A LONG AND PAINFUL PROCESS.
I HAD TO DIG DEEP.
I HAD TO GO PLACES,
BOTH INSIDE MY HEAD AND OUTSIDE.
AND IN THE END, AFTER SEARCHING AND SEARCHING,
AS SO MANY WHO COME OUT HERE
TO THIS STRANGE AND SAVAGE LANDSCAPE DO,
I FOUND IT--
THE PERFECT NOTE,
A PURE, BALLISTICALLY DELIVERED NOTE,
A BLOW AGAINST THE EMPIRE,
A RINGING, SINGLE, BEAUTIFUL STRIKE,
A HAMMER OF THE GODS
THAT WILL LIVE IN ROCK FOREVER.
NOW WHERE'S MY (bleep) GRAMMY AWARD?