This week on 108.9 The Hawk, Whisp Turlington and Geoff “The Angry Man” Garlock welcome legendary background singer Shelly Claymore to the Rock & Roll RV. Shelly has sung on every classic rock song you’ve ever loved, every classic rock song you’ve pretended to love, and possibly several instruments you thought were flutes. Now she’s telling all in her new memoir, 37 Feet From Stardom, a 4,000-page journey through music history, cryogenic ambition, legal disputes, Doobie Brother rejection, and the truth behind the Claymore Signal.
Shelly is played by comedian, actor, writer, and improviser Monique Moses from Astronomy Club. Monique talks about the Astronomy Club reunion, DCM, Chicago’s Improv and Sketch Fest, and why everyone should watch Astronomy Club on Netflix. Also, she brings Shelly Claymore into Val Verde with the confidence of a woman who has sung background on Boston, Hendrix, Pearl Jam, Peter Gabriel, The Who, Metallica, Foreigner, and songs no one can legally prove she was removed from.
Also on this week’s broadcast:
* Shooter’s Bar and Buffet hosts its “Is This Your Tab?” Amnesty Event, where old Bush-era bar tabs can finally be settled and weapons are collected at the door for one day only.
* Producer Scotty Leaf receives a live HR review and learns that “do better” is both a note and a complete management philosophy.
* Art Spart Traffic reports that Val Verde is completely jammed by residents lining up for a new Crazy Taxi game that may not exist yet.
* Geoff’s Good Rock Facts reveals Geoff “Skunk” Baxter’s shocking role in the original pilot of Saved by the Bell.
* Books-A-Thousand prepares for Shelly Claymore’s two-minute signing, immediately followed by Blue Oyster Cult, which is poor planning by Scotty and everyone knows it.
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00:00 - Whisp and Geoff Talk Paul Rodgers, Free, and Queen Math
02:12 - Christopher Walken, CNN Comedy, and Jake Tapper
05:18 - Shooter’s Bar and Buffet Tab Amnesty
08:00 - Val Verde Weather During The Oil Crisis
08:33 - Scotty’s Live HR Review
10:07 - Introducing Shelly Claymore
11:23 - 37 Feet From Stardom
12:46 - The Claymore Signal
14:11 - Shelly Explains Her Memoir
15:04 - Cryogenic Freezing and Roy Disney
17:12 - Benjamin Button, Tenet, and Tiny Nolan Screens
19:07 - Art Spart Traffic: Crazy Taxi Fever
22:17 - Whisp, Patreon, and Boss Ron’s Curtain
26:40 - Shelly Claymore Sang The Claps
27:22 - Shelly Is Suing The Voice
28:12 - Foreigner and the Birth Certificate Problem
30:09 - The Doors, The Miracles, and Smokey Robinson
31:36 - John Mellencamp, Adaptogens, and Helmets
33:04 - Shelly Sang With The Who
34:29 - Claymore Mines and CCR
36:12 - Metallica, Napster, LimeWire, and Ja Rule
39:09 - Shelly Refuses To Become A Doobie Brother
39:59 - Geoff “Skunk” Baxter Calls In
41:55 - Good Rock Fact: Skunk Baxter and Saved by the Bell
45:08 - Pearl Jam, Kurt Cobain, and Shelly’s Book
47:06 - Peter Gabriel and Solsbury Hill
49:18 - Blue Oyster Cult Trouble
52:24 - Books-A-Thousand Signing: Bring Your Own Pens
53:29 - Hitting The Post
53:59 - Monique Moses Talks Astronomy Club and DCM
56:09 - Support The Hawk
