Promo - David Paich Interview Extras

One of the things I love to do is build little audio promos for all kinds of stuff. I used to make show promos for all the DJs at United Rock Radio and all kinds of fun things.
When I started doing interviews with big name prima donna rock stars, I'd ask them if they wanted to participate in a small audio promo skit. Most did to some degree (except for Carl Palmer who appeared to have very little in the way of a sense of humor. He must have been really tired that day.)
Anyway how it worked was, I'd throw out the stupidest question I could think of off the top of my head and they would answer back with whatever they wanted.
It was quick, improvised and fun to do.
David Paich was not only game to do it, he had fun with it. Here's how it ended up.
Promo - David Paich Interview
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Enjoy and as always comments are welcome.

Interview - David Paich (2006)

In the spring of 2006 I was sitting in my office when Dave Tedder owner of United Rock Radio phoned up and asked if I would like to do an interview with someone from the rock band Toto.
After I picked myself up off the floor I uttered "Yes" into the receiver and it was a done deal.
It took several attempts but finally one day my office phone rang and David Paich and I started one of the most memorable phone conversations I've ever had.


In 1978 Toto released their first album "Toto" and I have been a band fan ever since, but even before the release of the album I had been following (vicariously through industry news and record album credits), the careers of Jeff Porcaro (son of legendary percussionist Joe Porcaro), and David Paich (son of Marty Paich - famous producer, arranger, conductor and recording artist).
These two individuals were proving to be every bit as gifted and talented as their parents.

So here am I, on the phone with David Paich, one of my heroes, trying not to slobber and show my nervousness. However, David Paich is a professional and makes me feel instantly at ease and what was supposed to be a 15 minute update about the new Toto album "Falling In Between", turns into a conversation of almost an hour down memory lane into David's childhood.
As David says at the end of the interview, "it was a joy", no doubt more so for me as I came away from the experience feeling totally pumped for at least a few days.

I edited the interview down to approx 37 minutes and then split it into three sections interspersed with music from Falling In Between.
It originally aired at 23:20hrs E.S.T. May 09/2006 during my program (Bunky's Bin) on United Rock Radio.
I present the interview here in two forms.

First split into three separate smaller sections with the music portions removed.
Bunky - David Paich Interview Part One
Bunky - David Paich Interview Part Two
Bunky - David Paich Interview Part Three
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And with the music portions intact as it was originally broadcast.
Bunky - David Paich Interview Complete
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A few developments of note since the original air date:

1.
United Rock Radio for all its potential and good intent was closed by owner Dave Tedder about a month after the interview ran. It limped on for about one more year under another manager as Rockin' Jeff/United Rock Radio.
On Valentines Day 2007 the Matriarch of United Rock Radio Melody Rendon (aka: Flight) passed away from cancer. For most of us old-timers at United Rock that day was the official ending of United Rock Radio forever.
After that I ran the "Bunky's Bin" program from Rock Nation Radio for just over a year until it became impossible for me to do so and then I morphed it into this Back From The Bin Podcast thing.

2.
In 2005 David Paich had left the touring aspect of Toto and was replaced by keyboard whiz Greg Phillinganes though David officially remained in the band doing interviews and handling other P.R. events.
In February 2007, Toto bassist Mike Porcaro announced he also would be unable to tour with Toto, due to an apparent hand injury and was ably replaced by studio veteran Leland Sklar.
In June 2008 at the end of an exhausting two year Falling In Between Tour, Steve Lukather announced (what most of us could see coming) that as far as he was concerned after 30 years, as a band Toto was done for good.
And he made the official announcement.
Sept. 2008 David Paich alludes to the Toto Network forum that he will shortly be releasing what he termed a "world music project"... Is that like a solo album?

3.
The Toto Network (which should be re-named "the Lee Sklar Network") never quite became what it was envisioned to be.
However it is still a special place on the internet where band members and fan members can post text and media and mingle.
Steve Lukather regularly pops in and updates his tour and shares family stuff.
David Paich posts about once every few months.
Mike Porcaro, Greg Phillinganes and Simon Phillips rarely post anymore.
We occasionally hear from guitarist Tony Skinner.
But Mr. Leland Sklar has really kept the network alive with daily postings of jokes, news and other interesting tidbits. The man has become the cornerstone of the forum.

If you're little curious or a rabid Toto fan you really should check it out at;
http://www.totonetwork.com

You may ask...why are you posting this now Bunks?
Over the last few years I'd get the odd request for a re-broadcast or a posting of the interview from Toto fans who had heard it originally broadcast in Europe, Australia and the U.K.
The one request that convinced me that someone (besides myself) would like to hear it again came from a fellow that my wife works with.
George is originally from Hungry and is into the metal big-time. And like millions of other Europeans, he is a Toto fan, but more than that, he is a major David Paich fan.
So George, this is for you.
I hope you all enjoy the interview and please leave your comments.

Where oh where has my little bin gone?

As many of you may know by now, despite the best efforts of the BFTB IT team the main computer in Studio B crashed badly shortly after my last post in November 2008.
After many painstaking days we managed to recover most of the files from the C: drive and after numerous attempts to rebuild that hard drive I've come to the conclusion that the damage to the registry is far to extensive.
Fortunately I had the good sense to store my music files on separate drives and my digital music collection remained intact.

(see picture of the dying soldier. Long may he fight on as a word processor)

This seriously bummed me out and I would say I've been going through a period of depression over whether or not to continue on with BFTB, podcasting or indeed ANY web-participation at all.

After a long thought period and soul searching and few discussions with Mrs B. I've opted to break the bank and build myself a completely brand new outfit from the ground up. Sparing no expense (well sparing some, I don't need new lcd panels...yet) I am currently searching out the fastest and bestest that technology has to offer in the way of motherboards, processors and hard drives.
Facing decisions like should I go with AMD or Intel? Should I continue with internal hard drives or go with external drives? Ekcetra, ekcetra. (I said that last part just to bug Bob Goyetche).

What does this all mean to you the loyal Bin listener?
Well, I'm sorry to say that it's going to be a while longer until a new episode of BFTB podcast makes it's first 2009 appearance but,

in the mean time some loyal followers have taken note that BC (before crash) I uploaded to the internet archives a 2006 interview I did with Toto keyboard player David Paich that aired on United Rock Radio back in May 2006.
The mp3 files have been sitting there in the archives since November waiting for me to publish them and the Bin/Toto fans managed to find them through search engines and they've been downloading them directly from the archives.
I uploaded the files with the intention of offering it on the Bin Blogspot page to kwell the plethora of requests I've been getting for it.
So look for that to be posted here in the next few days.

Regardless of all this, it's high time I said thanks to all of you who come here and look to see if I got off my fat ass to post something new.
Not just thank you but, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I'm late as usual but it's important to let you know that I appreciate your friendship and loyalty and all the comments good and bad.
So here's to 2009 and the promise it holds.

Keep checking back for upcoming episodes of the Bin.
We may be down but we are not out.

Podcast: Back From The Bin Episode 009

Power To The People.
This episode was like pulling teeth.
Lack of time and focus were the big problems, and then when I had the tunes selected and the script written and ready to record, this Obama thing happens.
The election of Barack Obama to the Office of President of the United States of America has had a profound effect on me and my family even though we are not U.S. citizens. Seeing the joyous reaction of peoples of every nation on the planet assures me that my personal joy is not simply to much testosterone coursing through my aging body, although there is that, being the manly sort that I am.

The day I watched Senator Obama detail his reasons for declaring his intent to run for the highest office, he couldn't help but be inspiring.
Every day since that time I've tracked his progress and set backs. As he pressed on, he learned from his mistakes and without repeating them he surged onward to ultimate success.

As I watched his victory address on Tuesday evening, with tears rolling down my chubby cheeks I knew that I was seeing a historical moment that people will remember for as long as there are people, and that Barack Obama had not only succeeded in waking the sleeping giant that is America, but he had in the process inspired billions of people world wide. You could almost sense the entire world simultaneously breathing a sigh of relief.
He also inspired me to get back to work on,
Back From the Bin Episode 009
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But after being so inspired I realized that what I had selected for tunes was no longer what I was feeling and while informative and entertaining the episode lacked the joy and inspiration that was permeating my senses. So I scrapped it.
Last night I selected a new bunch of musical events that tells stories of America.
Some of it's recent cold dark era.
Others of how despite the trials of living through years of self-serving leadership we've all come out the other end with the scales removed from our eyes and stumbling towards the light with a feeling of hope. Knowing that if we turn away from greed and darkness and fulfill our obligations to family and community, it just might be ok again.

I've selected songs that most of you know, but I ask that you listen to them with a new attitude of hope.
This time only a song list:
John Lennon - Power To The People
The Rascals- See
Steve Miller Band - Living In The U.S.A.
Edgar Winter's White Trash - Still Alive And Well (featuring Rick Derringer)
Edgar Winter's White Trash - Living In The U.S.A. featuring Rick Derringer)
Elliott Randall - Sour Flower (dedicated to Sarah Palin)
Eddie Money - Baby Hold On
Pink Floyd - On The Turning Away (R.I.P. Richard Wright)
Mr. Mister - Watching The World
Steve Lukather - Freedom
Toto - King Of The World (a song about wall street, enron, exxon, on & on)
The Eagles - Frail Grasp On The Big Picture
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Klaatu - Hope
Glen Campbell - Times Like These

Some pointers.
If you want balanced truth in your TV news try watching Countdown with Keith Olbermann or the Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. If there's the smell of BS in the air they'll shovel it out so you can see it for what it is.
For on-line text try Al Jazeera (no, it's not a terrorist newspaper, calm down)
Lastly to really appreciate this podcast have a couple of glasses of a nice Merlot or Chardonay before you start listening. The intended emotional content will hit home a little more effectively.
Comments are most welcome.