Demonic Coke, Meth, Heroin and the Blues on Dopey's Greatest Hits with the Great Jason Ricci

Demonic Coke, Meth, Heroin and the Blues on Dopey's Greatest Hits with the Great Jason Ricci

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

TIME STAMPS FULL TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Chaotic parody intro song about heroin, needles, abscesses, and loving Dopey 00:54 More intro music / “I’m on my way, I’m coming in” 01:16 “Time for Dopey!” musical intro continues 02:00 Final intro song line about music, fun, and learning something 02:23 Dave opens Thursday Dopey Greatest Hits episode 02:40 Amanda de Cadenet backlash and angry Spotify comments 03:00 Dave introduces Jason Ricci as one of his favorite guests ever 03:20 Dave says Jason brought another level of Dopey to the show 03:40 Dave explains it’s Wednesday night while recording intro 03:55 Linda away in Aruba / Dave solo parenting all week 04:05 Ralph’s Italian ice / cream ice breakdown 04:25 Susan and Nora’s dessert orders 04:40 Watched Survivor / bedtime chaos 04:50 Heart Attack Doug helping around house 05:00 Throws out 8-year-old rusted barbecue grill 05:15 Grill metal turns to dust in his hand 05:25 Outdoor dining table also trashed 05:35 Dave worries Linda will come home to an empty yard 05:45 Deck cleaned / power washed / flowers tomorrow 06:00 Good productive week / excited for Linda to come home 06:15 Introduces old email from Stan the Man in London Stan the Man Story 06:30 Stan says weed was last bastion after harder drugs 06:50 Pain pills and Adderall in the mix 07:00 Gets drunk and decides to relapse using old syringe 07:15 Leaves passport and belongings on bus 07:35 Buys £300 worth of cocaine 08:00 Shoots coke repeatedly / growing paranoid 08:20 Goes to bus station to retrieve bag 08:45 Wanders into staff area and uses government bathroom to shoot coke 09:05 Door banging while fixing a shot 09:20 Hides needle / coke spills everywhere 09:35 Somehow escapes trouble 09:50 Flees to playground to shoot more coke 10:00 Goes drinking again that night 10:15 Invited to first orgy 10:30 Sexy house / creepy old goblin man host 10:50 Meth pipe passed around 11:00 Booty-bumped MDMA 11:15 Swings, leather handcuffs, bodies everywhere 11:35 Takes two mystery LSD gummies 11:55 Says days three and four were worse 12:10 Dave begs for orgy stories from listeners Spotify Comments / Housekeeping 12:30 Reads Spotify comments from Michael Imperioli episode 12:45 Complaint about cannabis ad during recovery podcast 13:05 Dave says he contacted hosting company 13:20 Debate over non-addict guests on Dopey 13:50 Michael Imperioli respected artist praise 14:05 Dave asks how to get more non-dopey interviews 14:20 Listener praises interview chemistry 14:45 Recovery movies while detoxing discussed 15:00 Into the Wild called great kicking movie 15:20 Eddie Vedder soundtrack mention 15:35 Bill Blaber death comment 15:55 Bill’s water tower story remembered 16:10 Frankenstein voicemail mention 16:25 Michael Imperioli legend praise 16:40 “Meth tower was better” joke 16:55 Listener wants DopeyCon 17:15 Random Goodfellas quote comment 17:35 Weird Raven comment Dave doesn’t understand Patreon Comments / Stickers 17:55 Dave plugs Patreon ad-free listening 18:10 Spotify comments earn stickers 18:25 New sticker drop coming 18:40 Patreon comments start 18:55 Bill Blaber tribute comments 19:15 Bill had many lost stories 19:30 Water tower still fan favorite 19:50 Dave praised for interviewing Imperioli 20:05 Sopranos script read was terrible but lovable 20:30 Joke about donating stickers to homeless shelter 20:50 Dave says he’ll hand socks to homeless people in Manhattan 21:05 Minnesota Dopey Nation meetup comment 21:20 Mark Lanegan book/music recommendation 21:35 More Bill Blaber praise 21:55 Listener suggests second podcast interviewing interesting people 22:10 Talking Sopranos mention 22:20 Dave acoustic Sopranos theme joke 22:30 Candy book/movie recommendation Jason Ricci Interview Begins 22:45 Dave introduces Jason Ricci Greatest Hits episode 23:00 Jazz Fest synchronicity / recorded in New Orleans during Jazz Fest 23:20 Airbnb recording setup in New Orleans 23:45 Official Jason Ricci intro 24:00 Jason says it’s more of a thrill for Dave than him 24:20 Dave explains harmonica obsession 24:40 Jason first got high at 13 but weed didn’t work 25:00 Grew up outside Portland, Maine 25:20 Played harmonica before drugs 25:35 Started playing around age four 25:55 Serious around age 13-14 26:15 Punk bands / sang and played harmonica badly 26:45 Skateboard culture / Dead Kennedys / Misfits / Fugazi influence 27:20 Mom got him harmonica lessons 27:45 Learned scales and basics formally 28:00 Told to listen to blues music 28:30 Resistant because he was white punk kid from Maine 29:00 Saw James Cotton live 29:30 Emotional power of blues changed him forever 30:15 Felt all pain and joy of everyone in room through music 30:45 Realized blues had same sincerity as punk Childhood Trauma 31:10 Father ran Elan program (The Last Stop doc) 31:40 Father alcoholic/addict treatment-center boss 32:10 Public scandals / crime allegations / Geraldo / 60 Minutes 32:40 Mother made fake child abuse allegations 33:00 Mother physically abusive and mentally ill 33:20 Severe beatings with boards, sticks, belts 33:45 Mother stripped naked, beat herself, spoke in tongues 34:30 Jason compares her to Carrie + Exorcist 35:00 Younger brother Noah mention 35:20 Compassion for mother despite chaos Homeless / Boise / Blues Apprenticeship 35:45 Kicked out as teen 36:00 Homeless in dugouts, deadhead apartments, flop houses 36:20 Reconnects with father after years apart 36:40 Father answers door in bathrobe with gun 36:55 First words: “You know how to roll a joint?” 37:20 Gets GED through Elan school 37:45 Moves to Boise to study forestry 38:10 Wanted horse-riding stoner outdoor life 38:30 Hears blues band while skateboarding 38:50 Keeps getting kicked out of club 39:05 Club makes him learn Little Walter’s “Juke” before sitting in 39:40 Rejected multiple weeks until he learns it 40:00 Calls it kung fu blues training 40:20 Weed and LSD period 40:45 Read Tibetan Book of the Dead / spiritual seeker phase 41:10 Beat poet / Ginsberg / Kerouac obsession Memphis / Drugs / Sexuality 41:35 Moves to Memphis to chase blues career 41:55 Meets record producer who introduces underground music 42:20 First cocaine use after lying he’d done it before 42:45 Quickly smokes crack 43:05 Says crack was best feeling ever 43:35 Addiction escalates immediately 43:55 Money goes straight to drugs 44:15 First gay experience through newspaper ad for male models 44:45 Gradual grooming / exploring sexuality 45:10 Admits confusion and repression 45:35 Crack + sexuality + chaos all colliding 47:00 Begins love of Black music/culture through blues Family Trauma / Elan 47:54 Jason reveals father Joe Ricci ran Elan program (The Last Stop) 48:30 Dad linked to scandals, Geraldo, 60 Minutes, organized crime rumors 49:00 Mother made false allegations / severe abuse at home 49:40 Father dead by 2001 from cancer/alcoholism/addiction 50:18 Mother warned he’d become alcoholic like father 50:50 Mother severe untreated mental illness 51:10 Dog barks at mailman / mom attacks mailman with knife 51:30 Institutionalized in Jacksonville mental hospital 51:50 Jason bounced among neighbors and relatives 52:00 Younger brother Noah introduced 52:20 Inheritance conflict with brother in present day Homeless Teen Years 52:35 By 17-18 starts getting good at harmonica 52:50 No longer in punk band 53:00 Homeless teen life: deadhead apartments, flop houses, dugouts 53:40 Says homelessness came before real drugs/alcohol 54:00 Starts cigarettes wanting weed 54:20 Jamming with deadheads / playing “Eyes of the World” 54:45 Pigpen talk Reconnecting with Father 55:00 Visits estranged father after years apart 55:20 Security checkpoint at father’s compound 55:40 Dad answers door in bathrobe with gun and exposed dick 56:00 First words: “You know how to roll a joint?” 56:20 Jason gets GED at Elan school 56:50 Describes hearing attack-group screaming therapy nearby 57:20 Sneaks into woods to smoke weed with Elan kids Boise Era / Harmonica Apprenticeship 57:45 Sent to Boise, Idaho to study forestry 58:10 Wanted stoner horse-riding outdoorsman life 58:30 Hears blues band while skateboarding outside club 58:50 Gets kicked out repeatedly trying to get in 59:10 Club finally challenges him to learn Little Walter’s “Juke” 59:40 Rejected three straight weeks until he can play it 1:00:00 Calls it kung-fu blues training 1:00:20 Famous touring players coke all night and teach harmonica 1:01:00 Mentored by Madison Slim and regional players 1:01:30 Hardcore stoner / LSD seeker period 1:02:00 Tibetan Book of the Dead / ego death / spiritual trips 1:02:30 Kerouac / Ginsberg / beatnik phase 1:03:00 Thought this was his final reincarnation life Sexuality / Maine Mentor 1:04:18 Gay harmonica mentor Robert Temple in Maine 1:04:45 Exposure to Butterfield, Janis Joplin, Deborah Harry 1:05:00 Older mentor makes moves / Jason conflicted 1:05:20 Couldn’t admit attraction to men yet Memphis Move 1:05:40 Quits school due to gigs interfering 1:06:00 Decides to become full-time musician 1:06:20 Moves to Memphis for bigger shot 1:06:40 Chasing harmonica player Pat Ramsey 1:07:00 Loved Ramsey’s dark, advanced blues style 1:07:30 Dave praises Jason’s chordal style and tone Coke / Crack / Chaos 1:08:20 Record producer turns him onto RL Burnside + Junior Kimbrough 1:08:45 Lies about doing coke before and starts using 1:09:10 Within short time smokes crack 1:09:30 Crack given by bassist from opening scene of Black Snake Moan 1:10:00 Says crack was best feeling ever 1:10:40 Says sobriety can never erase memory of crack euphoria 1:11:28 First gay experience via “male sculpture models wanted” ad 1:11:55 Read between the lines but curious 1:12:10 Months of gradual sexual awakening 1:12:40 Then crack takes over rapidly 1:13:00 All money goes straight to drugs 1:13:20 Dave asks when he realized life was out of control PLUS MORE!