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.

Photo by Slade Ham of Patrick & son Conor on the flood waters of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.

This week on #SlapperCast: Patrick and Chad talk about house concerts and private engagements, and then discuss the many catastrophic flooding events that have hit Houston, including last week’s Tropical Storm Imelda.

• Houston Food Bank
• Houston SPCA
• Wide Open Spaces — Roark Smith, KPFT Houston
• A 2nd Cup — Non-profit coffee shop that aims to end human trafficking
• Slade Ham — Comedy and Travel Photography
• House concerts and private engagements — Blaggards.com