The Watchmen

0:03Well, I thought that they would never come guys Danny and Joey from the watchman live in studio. Thank you. Wow. Hello. Well, thanks for having us Canada, thanks you. Oh, thank you Canada. It's been five years. Yes And I'm sure you've been asked this question longer even really well this lineup. Maybe yeah with Sammy Yeah, oh, yeah Sammy's back now, too. Yeah. How did how was that coaxing done? He coaxed us? Oh, it was his idea. Yeah, that's true. Yeah, he instigated all of us. He put it all together and Brought us all back together because we had drifted quite a bit apart. Yeah. Yeah, where were you guys situated still in Winnipeg or? No, no, where works were all in Toronto. Oh, really? That's not geographically. Yeah, just just Every other way I understand. Yeah, very enough. So

0:49Five years or maybe a little bit longer sure um What what brought this all together? I know you've been asked a question a million times. I'm sorry. You know, let's Sami you say I'm a He's very good at Coaching getting what he wants And there we go. Yeah, we just them earlier and He he never got to do the last tour So we did we did the last record without him and he never got to kind of have we did a farewell tour A song or so. Yeah, I'd say goodbye to our really hardcore fans and you didn't get to be part of it And so he said I'd really love to do One last show and so we got together and had a drink and hung out and the old jokes that are flying around and Yeah, they tend to take each other apart started kicking in pretty quickly. It was fun

1:34So we we put one show on sale at the horseshoe and it's sold out. I'm sure like that. Yeah, yeah so we had another one and the same thing and then Then some offers just started coming into we did we did our hometown last night a big yeah arena show that's arena show. Yeah, wow Yeah, with a bunch of bands and yeah Here we are, you know, it's tonight the last one last one Like so a while of this month yeah of this of this month So I mean that was the tours sort of they they look and they need to exist a little differently because we're all doing different things and have regular responsibilities at home and So the tours, you know, it's like a couple shows a month this sort of how it's how it's rolling right now, which is fine yeah, because

2:21Well, it's just it's good because it's like little little sort of little jabs of fun And then you go home and do your thing and then a couple weeks later you go and do it again amazing So it's not done just yet. I would watch it. You know, we don't know Okay, we just don't know yeah, I would have what we're talking about and what I'd like to see is to just Just record a new song maybe and see what oh really other than go out and Just did you know just go do the old stuff what you love doing? But I'd like to see what what would happen if we tried something new creatively Yeah, now how would you release that? I know you guys were like pioneers of the CD ROM back in like 98 sales on radar, right? Yeah, you guys like the first band to give some bonus stuff way now without a bonus CD you're not really gonna sell money Right, so what are you thinking for this maybe just throw it out for free on the internet? Fair enough gateway to night 15 bucks you guys are on it like 10 something like that

3:19Yeah, give away a pair of tickets in a few minutes. So people don't want to keep listening for that But let's play a song Maybe off in the trees all uncovered loose Tana Choose one well, I think we're gonna do any day now actually well you guys will play that live in a few minutes Oh, yes special treat watch We're gonna go off yeah you went you went oh yes, I screwed it all up. It's all good That's not really slow to me. Yeah, really slow and steady. Don't pick it all up. What do you guys want off the record? You pick okay off in the trees. Yeah, I thought of those two yeah all uncovered or loose it Tana Keep up On the ball Ask everybody comes in five questions one more answers. Okay. Yes from both answer rotor studio

4:08Studio Danny yes, Landon or McCartney Lenin McCartney alcohol or marijuana No, I wanna song you've written your most proud of doesn't have to be one word I'm proud of any of them yet. I'm glad that's why we need you do some new to I would say maybe soft parade. Okay, cool. Yeah Well now you have so don't work One word the watchman great Modest to a big blue guy So you guys are gonna play as a tune yes, you're gonna try any day now on my con shop guitar. Yes, so I'm not I'm not

4:54I'm not gonna stand by any tunings if it doesn't sound great. It's not Joey's fault It's my fault and it's a pawn shop in Kitchen Ontario's fault. Okay, okay. I'm a Eastern guitar Yeah, you name the ban Joey after a comic book, which is now becoming a movie you guys got to be pretty proud about that That's the big blue guy reference and I know you know actually a little story. Yeah, because those are always good on the radio Yes, they worked from time I was doing a I Do some some other stuff now and I was still working it with Billy Crud up who is dr. Manhattan always in the movie also from almost famous. Yeah, I'm doing a commercial with him so But I didn't realize it's after We disconnected the phone patch and otherwise would I I don't know made a fool myself for something

5:41But had he they move it was filmed. Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, it's uh, you know there was some rumors of that movie off in Ontario Gilliam had his his Had was working on it for a long time and The trail looks amazing and I love Zack Snyder. I love we deal with 300 so oh, it's that same guy. Yeah, it's gonna be great Amazing well, thank you guys so much for coming in. I really appreciate it tonight gateway 15 bucks. We got a pair of tickets to give away third caller right now 736 fuel 736 3835 going to see the watchmen you guys dressing up tonight for the show and any We've done that no no not gonna happen. I don't know. It's not very rock and roll out. No Pirate hat or something. Yeah, maybe I patch I patch I patch subtle and I think can't actually need an eye patch right now

6:33It's Sammy Sammy often I just want to avoid the beep Sammy often He's the one who kind of gets the he got our costumes last time. Yeah, that's for you. It's like a 10 year old skeleton suit Yeah, send him out. Yeah send him out on the town. There's a shop right down the road. Yeah, I know It's so they they're holding people to the door. Oh, I'm sure I'm sure there's a line about the door for I don't have a costume. Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah. Oh, okay. No kidding. I was I got my own bum. I sure got it got a represent Kind of even though we're up in Canada's not making a difference You guys are speaking out speaking of that kind of stuff. Yes, I did good. You happy with the outcome No, it wasn't really no there were nothing very many options. Yeah, you know The party I wanted didn't have the leader I wanted and

7:21So what are you gonna do? Yeah one day? Yeah, things will change maybe we'll get our own Obama one day. Yeah, it'd be nice That'd be nice guys. Thank you so much really appreciate it And I'm as my listeners know I've been begging for reunion shows for months now and we've only been on for months It would have been years, but I haven't been on the year for now Well, so it's it's about time and I'm happy and I can't wait to hear new stuff and I'm sure everyone can Thanks for having us man. Appreciate it. Yeah, thank you