"The British fund for aging rockers. And they give grants. I applied for it... It's the money left over from austerity." I'd been chuckling through the joke laden interview but when he said the gag about austerity I lost it. I don't know how Jonesy kept a straight face. Harry Shearer is an intelligently funny man.
“...but he just pushes it too far...he’s got these beautiful miniature goats...but they’re too small to milk.” I nearly choked on my breakfast laughing at that one! 🤣
Brilliance. Sheer brilliance. I can’t get enough of Steve Jones or Spinal Tap! Brilliance!!!! “Near Death Metal”....... brilliant. Salmon farm. Even better! Lmao!
- "We're very big in Bulgaria, and what's-his-name? The other garia." - "Hungaria? " - "Yeah, whatever." - "I can't think of anyone who's benefitted more from the death of Communism than us."
Near-death metal! I'm not from the UK or LA, so I have no idea who that other gentleman is (some 70s pop singer I expect), but Derek Smalls is my spiritual centre. (I'm American, but I spell it that way to honour Derek.) When his band Tapped into America, he Tapped into my soul. I live my life collecting butter, but Derek Smalls has always been my bread. When all I have is bread, he provides the cucumber.
harry shearer was on the pilot episode of leave it to beaver, check it out! dudes been in the entertainment game since the fifties, it looks like he's wearing David st. hubbins wig?
Hahaha, I don't think I've ever seen any of the Spinal Tap guys interact with real rockstars before. It's even funnier. Jones just seems genuinely interested and relating to all the ridiculous jokes.
So funny to watch all the comments on these shows. This is really just old school radio turned into a podcast. Back in the day radio had this vibe. Relaxed and improvised with some notes if the host needed them. And today it's almost radical because people has been fed with short attention spanned entertainment for decades. This is like taking a time machine back to the 70s.
@@alanjudd7537 It actually happened to me,I grew up in Boston,moved to Florida and after a 14 yrs. I went back and everyone said I had a Southern accent
I just saw Edgar Winter on Jonesy's. He's been out of Texas since he was 16, and he STILL has his Texas accent! Ditto with Jonesy himself, whose been in Beverly Hills almost as long. So not everyone. But I do notice its easier for Australians, for some reason, to sound like Americans. Think Rick Springfield and Mel Gibson.
@@markyncole Of course I know Spinal Tap is a joke!. I was just trying to illustrate the point the other guys were making, and it was a valid point that needed to be made.
Oh cripes, for a few minutes I was trying to place 'Derek Smalls' as a real rock star who would know Steve Jones. And I wondered why he sounds a lot like Christopher Lee.
I have to correct Derek, Armadillos are mammals related to anteaters. They are warm blooded and do not lay eggs and therefore not reptiles. But he's an authority on everything else
Love how Jonesy keeps using the London slang word gaff when talking to Americans and none of them know what he's talking about except Harry S in this bit ;he seemed to cotton on to what it means ( house/building). It usually baffies other non English/ British guests
