Episode 73

## Episode Guide

"Time Crisis, a very special episode. This week, we check in with Sweet Martha to find out what's going on in Minnesota. We also compare the Top Five hits of Jake's birth year '77 with mine, 1984. All this, plus Droga5, the Rolling Stones, and Tobin Sprout and Tim Allen. This is Time Crisis."

## Episode

### Guests

* "Sweet" Martha Rossini Olson - owner of Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar

### Topics

Ezra talks through the logistics of touring around the world including radius clauses and the ambitious freighting of musical equiptment. Jake chimes in with the logistics of handling and transporting expensive artworks and recalls his previous work at museums. After a listen to the *Friends* theme song the Crew discuss the bland tone of 90s singers. They discuss families with varying political ideaologies and read an email that goes into more detail on Droga5 and the IHOB campaign. Sweet Martha checks in with updates on state fair preparations and their new deal with Target. The Top Five sees Ezra and Jake's birth years face off, with 77 being incredibly schmaltzy against 84's stacked lineup. They touch upon the psychology of Prince's "When Doves Cry" and the eeriness of the Solina keyboard's synthesized strings.

### Segments

* Mail Bag
* Top Five

### Continuity

* Vampire Weekend
* Punisher Burgers
* Episode 70 - IHOB, Ojai shows
* Episode 30 - Jennifer Saenz
* Episode 49 - Sweet Martha's first appearance
* Grateful Dead
* Episode 24 - 1984 Top Five
* Bruce Springsteen

### Quotes

"Time Crisis is *the home* for live Google reasearch." - Ezra

## Music

### Top Five

1984
1. "When Doves Cry" - Prince & The Revolution
2. "Ghostbusters" - Ray Parker Jr.
3. "Dancing In the Dark" - Bruce Springsteen
4. "State of Shock" - The Jacksons
5. "What's Love Got to Do With It (2015 Remastered Version)" - Tina Turner

1977
1. "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" - Andy Gibb
2. "I'm In You" - Peter Frampton
3. "Looks Like We Made It" - Barry Manilow
4. "My Heart Belongs to Me" - Barbra Streisand
5. "Da Doo Ron Ron" -  Shaun Cassidy

### Songs Played

* "One of Us" - ABBA
* "Travelin Band" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
* "Give It Away" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
* "Pablo Picasso" - The Modern Lovers
* "I'll Be There For You (Theme from Friends) [Re-Recorded]" - The Rembrandts
* "Breakfast at Tiffany's" - Deep Blue Something
* "Laid" - James
* "Tempted" - Squeeze
* "Small Parade" - Tobin Sprout
* "My Son Cool" - Guided By Voices
* "Lollipop" - Lil Wayne
* "I'm Upset" - Drake
* "Repeater" - Fugazi
* "County Fair" - The Beach Boys
* "What's Love Got to Do With It (2015 Remastered Version)" - Tina Turner
* "Da Doo Ron Ron" -  Shaun Cassidy
* "Da Doo Ron Ron" - The Crystals
* "State of Shock" - The Jacksons
* "Wild Horses" - The Rolling Stones
* "Beast of Burden" - The Rolling Stones
* "You Can't Always Get What You Want" - The Rolling Stones
* "My Heart Belongs to Me" - Barbra Streisand
* "Dancing In the Dark" - Bruce Springsteen
* "Looks Like We Made It" - Barry Manilow
* "Ghostbusters" - Ray Parker Jr.
* "I'm In You" - Peter Frampton
* "When Doves Cry" - Prince & The Revolution
* "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" - Andy Gibb
* "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division