Lionel kicks off with word of a possible end to the shutdown and quickly disappears into a late night time machine of concerts, bands, and brass. Callers swap stories about Iron Butterfly droning through “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” for hours, the Concert for Bangladesh, Jethro Tull getting blown off the stage by Edgar Winter’s White Trash, the Allman Brothers opening for Mountain, and Chicago in their prime with no opening act and three-hour sets. The phones light up with memories of vanished venues, perfect acoustic oddities, why vinyl and big speakers still matter, and what it felt like to see Michael Jackson at his peak. A Vietnam vet adds a sobering turn as he talks honestly about fear, loss, and what the war really meant to him, while Lionel signs off reminding listeners that music is still the thing that holds their sanity together in a crazy world.

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