492: Loveless
Part One: The Return of Intern Skippy!
Jack and Mike and here presenting an important Valentine’s Day edition of Hardly Focused! For the first time in nearly a decade, former show intern Joe “Skippy” Anders returns to the show. Longtime listeners from the Talk Radio Meltdown-era may remember Skippy as the kid who got in trouble during a bar event for being in the pub underage.
A fellow musician, Skippy discusses the COVID pandemic’s effect on the live music industry. Jack wonders if people will start buying albums again, since concerts are being sidelined indefinitely. He also argues that bands who currently live stream their shows need to back them with gimmicks, else fans won’t pay to watch.
Part Two: Nirvana Reunion, and Zoom Cat Filters
Jack kicks off this segment by discussing Foo Fighters’ recent appearance on Howard Stern’s show. Dave Grohl mentions that when he, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic meet up, they regularly and privately perform Nirvana songs. Jack, Mike, and Skippy discuss who could best front a Nirvana reunion, with John McCauley from Deer Tick being the favorite.
Elsewhere, an unfortunate lawyer vent viral for joining a virtual court hearing with a cat Zoom filter active. Jack asks the room if they’ve had their own Zoom mishaps, or witnessed any during professional work meetings.
Part Three: “How Fucking Dumb Are You?” feat. Gorilla Glue
Gorilla Glue is the topic in this edition of “How Fucking Dumb Are You?” Thank God that impeachment is over, else we’d have nothing to talk about!
A woman is out of surgery after using Gorilla Glue spray on her hair in lieu of actual product. Meanwhile, a Louisiana man attempts to downplay the severity of the previous story by sticking to his face a Solo cup covered in liquid Gorilla Glue. Mensa candidates, the both of them!
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