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!