This week on SlapperCast: Patrick and Chad discover that Houston Astros games can peacefully co-exist with live music at pubs, reminisce about the ’94-’95 Houston Rockets championship seasons, and talk about how they’re endeavoring to free themselves from their smart phones. Also: books they’ve read recently, with kudos to poet/novelist Paul Auster and Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead.

• 1994-95 Houston Rockets – Double Clutch
• Luv Ya Blue — Mack Hayes
• Lemmy: The Definitive Biography — Mick Wall
• Lemmy (documentary film)
• Lemmy buys the Beatles Mono Box
• Lemmy on John Lennon and The Beatles
• Why Write? — Paul Auster
• Boom, Like That — Mark Knopfler’s song about McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc
• Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald’s — Ray Kroc (the book that inspired Mark Knopfler’s song)
• The Founder — movie about Ray Kroc starring Michael Keaton

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Patrick's lucky Astros towel

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Houston skyline on 11/1/2017, the night the Astros won the World Series (Photo by Patrick Devlin)

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One Shell Plaza, 11/1/2017 (Photo by Chad Smalley)

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Houston Astros World Series Parade, 11/3/2017 (Photo by Patrick Devlin)

This week on SlapperCast, Patrick talks about his favorite home recording device. Chad complains about how the digital age has rotted his brain, and pines for the old days when devices had one singular purpose. Also: memories of long gone Houston music venues, and Patrick’s love of the Houston Astros.

• Boss BR-1180 promo video from 2002
• The Ale House
• It’s Love (Live, 1992) — King’s X
• Texas Music Emporium

Patrick operating his BR-1180.