Famo & the Wookie (No.24) -- 3/27/2011

Famo & the Wookie - No. 24 (3/27/2011) [download]


It's a Sunday Spectacular
and we here at Famo & the Wookie enterprises
want to spend the sabbath with y'all.


Guerilla-style Podcasting this week.
All Famo...
All Wookie...
No Bullshit. 


We're about to go HAM on this podcast.
Someone's gonna die tonight talkin' sports...


On Tap this week:
- MLB Preview 2011: the NL East
- Wrestlemania XXVII
- Eric Clapton?
- MLB Preview 2011: the AL East
- the Butler Bulldogs
- the City of Boston
- Arab Strap


Famo & the Wookie
Podcasting the way it was meant to be.
It's the Grand-daddy of them all, baby!


No One is SAFE
...Join Us, Won't You?


CONTACTS:
Sam Famolaro [twitter]
Dan Avissato [twitter]
Facebook Group [link]

Fantasy Music Draft Results

So, I stole this idea from a Bill Simmons podcast.


William, if you're listening (and I am sure that you're not)
please don't sue me...
I'm already poor. 


Here are the basic rules of the
Famo& the Wookie
Fantasy Music Draft
Rule #1-
Only one band member PER group.
(If you draft John Lennon as your singer, you can't have anymore Beatles.)


Rule #2
Only one job PER band member.
(If you draft Phil Collins, he can't be your singer AND your drummer) 


We set up a 7-man roster for each band
with the positions broken down like this...

Vocals (x1)
Guitar (x2)
Bass (x1)
Drums (x1)
Utility (x2)

We left Utility open to interpretation
as either piano, extra vocals/guitar, producers, dj's...
whatever you want, really.


Then at the very end, we all picked one bonus member.
...just for fun. 


So, I give you the final results
as well as the overall draft order. 


And let us know 
who you think
did the best job...


Final Rosters:
Big John Studd
manager: Dan Avissato
1. John Bonham (drums)
2. Freddy Mercury (vocals)
3. Eddie Van Halen (guitar)
4. Jimi Hendrix (guitar)
5. Jack White (utility)
6. Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) (utility)
7. Dirk Lance (Incubus) (bass)
8. S.A. Martinez (311) (bonus pick)

the Jimmer 
Fredette Experience 
manager: Sam Famolaro
1. Paul McCartney (vocals)
2. Prince (guitar)
3. Sting (bass)
4. the GZA (utility)
5. Ben Folds (utility)
6. Stephen Malkmus (Pavement) (guitar)
7. Travis Braker (Blink 182) (drums)
8. Elvis Costello (bonus pick)

the Eastern Block
manager: Adam Goldstein West
1. Morrissey (vocals)
2. Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) (guitar)
3. David Byrne (utility)
4. Flea (bass)
5. Brian Eno (utility)
6. David Gilmore (guitar)
7. Kliph Scurlock (Flaming Lips) (drums)
8. James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) (bonus pick)

the Questionables
manager: Eric Bromeo Tuttle
1. Brandon Flowers (vocals)
2. Reginald "Fieldy" Arivizu (Korn) (bass)
3. Jamie Smith (the xx) (utility)
4. Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) (guitar)
5. araabMUZIC (utility) 
6. John Otto (Limp Bizkit) (drums)
7. Eddie Vedder (guitar)
8. James Blake (bonus pick)




Draft Order:
1. John Bonham - Big John Studd
2. Paul McCartney - the Jimmer Fredette Experience
3. Morrissey - the Eastern Block
4. Brandon Flowers - the Questionables
5. Freddy Mercury - Big John Studd
6. Prince - the Jimmer Fredette Experience
7. Jonny Greenwood - the Eastern Block
8. Reginald "Fieldy" Arivizu - the Questionables
9. Eddie Van Halen - Big John Studd
10. Sting - the Jimmer Fredette Experience
11. David Byrne - the Eastern Block
12. Jamie (xx) Smith - the Questionables
13. Jimi Hendrix - Big John Studd
14. the GZA - the Jimmer Fredette Experience
15. Flea - the Eastern Block
16. Tom Morello - the Questionables
17. Jack White - Big John Studd
18. Ben Folds - the Jimmer Fredette Experience
19. Brian Eno - the Eastern Block
20. araabMUZIK - the Questionables
21. Ezra Koenig - Big John Studd
22. Stephen Malkmus - the Jimmer Fredette Experience
23. David Gilmore - the Eastern Block
24. John Otto - the Questionables
25. Dirk Lance - Big John Studd
26. Travis Barker - the Jimmer Fredette Experience
27. Kliph Scurlock - the Eastern Block
28. Eddie Vedder - the Questionables
---------
bonus picks:
29. S.A Martinez - Big John Studd
30. Elvis Costello - the Jimmer Fredette Experience
31. James Murphy - the Eastern Block
32. James Blake - the Questionables


And No...
Nobody drafted Gary Numan

Famo & the Wookie (No.23) -- 3/16/2011

Famo & the Wookie - No. 23 (3/16/2011) [download]


"Tis a common proof,
That lowliness is young ambition's ladder,
Whereto the climber-upward turns his face;
But when he once attains the upmost round,
He then unto the ladder turns his back,
Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees
By which he did ascend." (2.1.22)
- Julius Ceaser, William Shakespeare


Boy, I'm really excited for this one...


The baseball countdown continues
and as the fantasy season gets closer
we are once again joined by 
& In-house correspondant
Mr_AdamWest
(NFL/Boxing/Music/Jewish Analyst)


And for the first-time ever
Adam's Besty & Special Music Correspondant
Eric"BRoMeo"Tuttle
(DJ/MeMe/Lamestreamer Analyst)


And we're very excited that they
could join us for the Inaugural
FAMO& theWOOKIE 
FANTASY MUSIC DRAFT


Also on tap this week: 
- the Fab Five
- MLB Preview 2011: the NL Central
- An On-Air Chinese Food Delivery (we kept it in)
- My Morning Jacket
- Kobe & Bynum
- Ted Leo & the Pharmacists 
- March Fuckin' Madness


Et tu, Wookie?...
Et tu, Wookie.


No One is SAFE.

Join Us, Won't You?

CONTACTS:
Sam Famolaro [twitter]
Dan Avissato [twitter]
Adam Goldstein [twitter]
Eric "Bromeo" Tuttle [twitter] 
Facebook Group [link]

Famo & the Wookie (No.22) -- 3/8/2011

Famo & the Wookie - No. 22 (3/8/2011) [download]

Famo & the Wookie keep on rollin'
...thus, we gather no moss. 


We missed out on last week,
because of "extenuating circumstances"
but we're bringing it back... in a big way. 
Once again, we'll be joined by 
& In-house correspondant
Mr_AdamWest
(NFL/Boxing/Music/Jewish Analyst)

On tap for week "veintidos":
- the NBA's Best Teams
- MLB Preview 2011: the AL West
- Last Night at the Jetty
- Tecmo Super Bowl
- MLB Preview 2011: the AL Central
- Japandroids
- Chris Bosh's Tears of Defeat


So remember, 
As spring training gets underway
we must try & remind ourselves that It won't stay cold forever.


Unless you live in Utica or Buffalo.
Then you're probably screwed.

No One is SAFE.

Join Us, Won't You?

CONTACTS:
Sam Famolaro [twitter]
Dan Avissato [twitter]
Adam Goldstein [twitter]
Facebook Group [link]