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Ep. 45: The Booze Beggars- Still Beggin' After All These Years

Ep. 45: The Booze Beggars- Still Beggin' After All These Years

FromTwo Guys on Block Island


Ep. 45: The Booze Beggars- Still Beggin' After All These Years

FromTwo Guys on Block Island

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Length:
74 minutes
Released:
Sep 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode Rich conducts an interview with Block Island's most notorious Rock and Roll outfit, The Booze Beggars.This time around Marc finds himself on the other side of the mic along with his bandmates Steve "Lightnin'" Lighty, John Whitaker, Dominic Nardini and Peter Voskamp. And there's no shortage of stories here although some of the facts get...hazy...to say the least.Find out how this rag tag bunch of musicians organically coalesced to form a musical outfit that held the "house band" position at Captain Nick's for the better part of a decade. During that time The Beggars' show evolved from a bare bones setlist to a well lubricated spectacle full of inside jokes, shenanigans and monster riffs.We get to know each Beggar individually- their origin stories, influences and more all on full display. We also come to understand how Block Island's most enigmatic and sought after group of musicians developed their over three hour long set despite never having had one rehearsal. 
Released:
Sep 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Rich Tretheway and Marc Scortino live on Block Island, a seven miles-long by three miles-wide rock thirteen miles off the southeastern tip of Rhode Island. Life can get...well...kind of interesting out there. The island is populated by a host of colorful and eccentric characters who coexist the best they can in extremely close quarters. When summer hits and the ferry boats roll in packed with tourists, chaos sometimes ensues. Tune in to find out how the inhabitants of Block Island deal with it...or not deal with it. *While the things we talk about on the podcast shouldn't offend too many people, some explicit language is used.