Ric Chetter - From Radioland

Episode 103: Toni Green, Howard Grimes & John Gary Williams Talk Willie Mitchell

Every once in a while we capture a truly magical moment in Radioland. This was one of those moments. Ric & Jeff sat down with Toni Green, Howard Grimes and John Gary Williams to talk about their work with the great Willie Mitchell. How to be a great musician and entertainer as told from these legends. A fantastic talk about a fantastic producer and musician himself. Plus, music from The Mad Lads, produced by Willie Mitchell with lead vocals from a guest on this show, John Gary Williams.

NOTE: In the interest of time, parts of the original recording were edited.

NEXT WEEK: Grammy nominated artist Cedric Burnside.

Episode 102: Willie Hall Talks Blues Brothers & Isaac Hayes

It is always a good time when Willie "Too Big" Hall comes to the studios. On a recent appearance on the Radio Memphis show, Booze & Blues, Willie talks to Ric and Jeff about his work with the Blues Brothers and recording with Isaac Hayes. There are some great stories in this show about the early days of Stax and being on the road as a travelling musician in those great early days. Also in this episode, music from Isaac Hayes from a track Willie plays drums on.

NEXT WEEK: A tribute to Willie Mitchell with Toni Green, Howard Grimes and John Gary Williams with music from The Mad Lads.

Episode 101: Wrestling With The King - Jerry Lawler

One of the most iconic people of wrestling stopped in the studio for a chat about the business of wrestling and being a part of one of America's top 100 moments of television. Jerry "The King" Lawler sat down with Ric and they talked about the growth of wrestling and what it was like working with Andy Kaufman and recreating the whole scenario with Jim Carrey for the movie Man On The Moon. Apparently, working with Jim Carrey was "difficult" as the story Jerry tells will prove.

NOTE: Video of the incident in our discussion can be found HERE.

NEXT WEEK: Willie Hall keeps the time for The Blues Brothers.

Episode 100: A Conversation With The Boss - Dianna Fryer

In the brand new format of the show, Ric sits down with the General Manager of Pirate Radio Studios, Inc and Radio Memphis to have a chat about podcasting, listener trends in the digital world and what it takes to understand the business of show business. Also, as Ric enters the "decade of wisdom" he wonders what he has learned and what he needs to figure out. Plus, music from Rind Stars.

NEXT WEEK: Jerry Lawler.

Episode 99: Pausing To Look Behind

As we near a monumental number of episodes for this show, Ric takes a little look back over the history of this little show From Radioland. Nostalgic? Kind of. For a lot of shows, attaining this number is no big deal. For us it is. As we inch closer to the big triple digit show, Ric will give a little history behind the early days of the show and a peek of what is to come.

NEXT WEEK: The decade of wisdom and what is expected.

Episode 98: Being Unreasonable

It has been said on this show that being an asshole is an archetype all on its own. These people are everywhere. Ric feels as though he is surrounded by them. Maybe we truly are a product of our environment. If that is the case, we become the very things we detest. In this episode, Ric explores his stance on people and their issues and how he finds himself dealing with other peoples problems.

NEXT WEEK: A look back.

Episode 97: Sarcastic Bastard

Sarcasm is a tricky thing. Some people get it, others not so much. Plus there is the added benefit when sarcasm turns out to be insulting and often offensive. In this episode, Ric takes a look at the genre of sarcasm and how he uses it to his benefit. Sure, like anything else there is a time and a place for sarcasm. It's where those lines get blurred is where Ric gets into trouble.

NEXT WEEK: Other people's problem.

Episode 96: See You At The FEMA Camp

Ric learned something new on social media this week. Never engage a conspiracy theorist into an argument. You will never win. In this episode, Ric talks about that incident and how in the absence of logic, idiocy reigns supreme. It points to the gullibility of people who follow these things or gives them one ounce of thought beyond what they are told by their media of choice. Then again, if FEMA camps are a real thing, then Ric will see you all there.

NEXT WEEK: Sarcastic Bastard

Episode 95: Holiday Radio Madness

There are a lot of theories regarding the art of radio programming. In this episode, Ric ponders the idea surrounding the concept of 24 hour Christmas music programming from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day. With all the hustle and madness that comes with the holiday season, there are radio stations that provide an amusing soundtrack to all of this. When people act like jackasses in "the most wonderful time of the year", it is an interesting juxtaposition to have holiday music playing in the background.

NEXT WEEK: People who still believe in mythical things, like FEMA camps.

Episode 94: Xenophobia Runs Rampant

All the talk in the news of late seems to have been about the absolute fear of displaced Syrians making their way to the United States. In this episode, Ric takes a look at that fear introduced by certain members of the media and how the public is reacting to this presence of this fear. He uses the word "xenophobia" and here is the official definition: From Merriam-Webster - fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners.

NEXT WEEK: Holiday madness with it's own soundtrack.