Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1988.

Show notes:

• Recorded while driving to Trillium Brewing in Canton, Mass.

• In 1988, Jay turned 21 and Phil turned 19

• Jay: 21st birthday was pretty rough

• Phil tells tales of good decision-making

• Jay's long, strange trip to the Monsters of Rock show: Long drive, short show

• Big year for pop artists on the charts

• Phil's Whitesnake story

• Big soundtracks: Cocktail, Dirty Dancing

• Phil's non-top 5 albums: Keith Richards, Mudhoney, Jerry Harrison, Jane's Addiction, Cowboy Junkies, Brian Wilson, Smithereens, Smiths, Pogues, Waterboys, Dinosaur Jr., Tracy Chapman, Public Enemy, Traveling Wilburys

• Jay's non-top 5s: Fishbone, Bobby Brown, Iron Maiden, Robert Plant, The Church, Metallica

• To be continued

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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.