PopaHALLics #121 "This Ain't Texas"

PopaHALLics #121 "This Ain't Texas"
Kate and Steve wrestle with existential questions: Is Beyonce country enough? Is Steve Martin a sad and lonely guy instead of a wild and crazy one? And why does James Taylor's biography start in Scotland hundreds of years ago?!

Streaming:

• "Steve (!) Martin, a Documentary in 2 Pieces," Apple +. Morgan Neville's documentary (180 minutes total) follows Martin's career from his days as a kid magician through rock-star standup to TV star/happy guy today.
• "The Gentlemen," Netflix. This action comedy from Guy Ritchie ("Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels," "Snatch")  follows a duke's second son who inherits his father's estate—and a whole heap of trouble.

Books:

• "What You Are Looking for is in the Library," by Michiko Aoyama. In this charming international bestseller from Japan, the perfect book recommendation can change the reader's life.
• "James Taylor: Long Ago and Far Away," by Timothy White. This authorized biography by a well-known music writer views the singer/songwriter's life and career through the prism of his family—immediate and ancestral, too.

Music:
Curious about Beyonce getting country with it? Check out our playlist with selections from "Cowboy Carter" and for good measure Taylor Swift too: "Tay Tay Bey Bey Yay Yay."

Chapters

• 1:00 Hoops There It Is! Beer
• 1:15 Hoppopotamus Beer
• 1:29 Guggman Haus Brewery
• 2:01 "What You Are Looking For Is in the Library" Novel
• 3:23 "Steve (!) Martin, a Documentary in 2 Pieces"
• 4:27 "Not Sure about the 'Real' Steve Martin"
• 5:50 it's Lonely at the Top
• 7:40 Guy Ritchie's "The Gentlemen"
• 10:24 Kate Does English Gangster Accent
• 10:42 "James Taylor: Long Ago and Far Away"
• 12:18 Family Patterns, Themes, Addictions
• 13:53 The First Time Steve Saw James Taylor
• 14:43 "Primitive Looping"
• 15:01 Andrew Bird Loops Too
• 16:26 Beyonce's Cowboy Carter Album
• 16:59 Backlash to "Daddy Lessons"
• 18:02 Black Roots of Much Music
• 19:01 "Texas Hold 'Em"
• 19:26 Beyonce's "Jolene"
• 20:08 Miley Cyrus Duet "II Most Wanted"
• 20:32 Strategic about Highlighting Cultural Legacy of African-Americans
• 22:16 Songs to Start With
• 22:27 "Ya Ya" Incorporates "Boots" Bassline, "Good Vibrations"
• 23:13 "Tay Tay Bey Bey Yay Yay" Playlist