This week on Ye Olde Silva & Gold we cover a couple films about men adjusting to life after prison. They are quite different, but share some definite common themes.

First we talk about a probably underseen Richard Farnsworth film from 1982 called The Grey Fox, a biopic that has Farnsworth playing The Gentlemen Bandit Bill Miner who has just been released from a 33 year prison term in 1903 only to discover a far different society.

Next we jump into another probably underseen film from 1978 starring Dustin Hoffman in a rare tough guy role as Max Dembo in Straight Time. Busey, M. Emmitt Walsh, Cathy Bates, Harry Dean Stanton… this one’s chock full of fun.

Music this week:
Iron Maiden – The Prisoner
Melvins – Set Me Straight
The Cramps – Jailhouse Rock

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Silva & Gold & Loaf & Zom return this week bringin you some good ol boy stock car racin movies…. in particular two biopics.

The first film we discuss is 1977’s Greased Lightning starring Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, and Pam Grier… a film about NASCAR’s first black driver Wendell Scott.

The second film is a possibly lesser known Jeff Bridges film from 1973 called The Last American Hero… based on the story of driver Junior Johnson.

We ramble on more than usual about pretty much everything and draw this out way too long. Who really needs to hear about soup and catheters? Oh well, it’s free so shut yer yap.

YEEEE haawwww

Music this week:
Jack Nitzsche – The Last Race
Jim Croce – I Got A Name
Don Agree & The Digets – My Car’s Faster Than Your Car

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Reverend Scott made us a sweet, sweet intro for our show months and months ago. And months and months ago, we promised the good Reverend that we would review a movie of his choice. Well, we finally get to it this week after much (unneeded) tracking down.

YouTube can be very helpful sometimes.

Reverend Scott chose the 1998 film THURSDAY starring Thomas Jane, Aaron Eckhart, and Paulina Porizkova. Never thought I’d see a non-porn movie with a character wearing another character’s “juice” on his face.

We decided to make it a hump days double feature and pair Thursday up with BIG WEDNESDAY from 1974. Jan Michael Vincent, Gary Busey, William Katt, surfing, John Milius… good sheeeeeeit.

Somehow we manage to stretch a sleepy, low-energy show into three hours once again, so good luck to you all.

We’ll see you in the mines

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Music this week:
Billie Holliday – Yesterdays
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – All Tomorrow’s Parties
Yo La Tengo – Today is the Day

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