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"Walking The Floor" with Chris Shiflett

Episode 17 - Sami Yaffa

"Walking The Floor" with Chris Shiflett

Chris Shiflett

Performing Arts, Music, Arts

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2014

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

This week Chris talks to ambassador of rock'n'roll, Sami Yaffa (Hanoi Rocks, NY Dolls, Michael Monroe Band)

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm walking the floor over you.

0:05.0

Walking the floor.

0:07.0

I'm walking the floor. I'm walking the floor.

0:10.0

Walking the floor over you.

0:15.0

Greetings, greetings,

0:17.0

friends and neighbors, and welcome to walk in the floor.

0:21.0

This is Chris Shiffifflett leading the charge from my hotel room

0:26.0

in Seattle on this beautiful sunny day which is kind of a rarity in these parts.

0:31.3

I've got a very special show for you today. A special

0:36.3

special show that's near and dear to my heart because today I'm going to be

0:40.8

talking to one of my favorite bass players in the whole world, Mr. Sammy Yaffa, who over the years has played with

0:48.1

Hanoi Rocks, Jet Boy, Madhuana, Joan Jet, the New York Dolls, and many, many more, and currently plays with the

0:59.2

Michael Monroe Band.

1:01.2

But first, before we get to that that let's get to this.

1:04.0

Don't forget to come out to see the dead peasants up in Santa Barbara.

1:08.0

This coming Thursday June 5th at the Soho with our good buddies the Dead Winter Carpenters. I think the show starts at nine.

1:16.5

And then Sunday we're going to be down in Silver Lake for an early show on June 8th at the Grand Old Echo where I think we go on at like

1:27.4

seven so that's what's happening this coming week in Dead Peasants Land.

1:32.3

All right. this coming week in dead peasants land.

1:33.0

All right, no more messing around.

1:36.0

Let's get to it. There have been many bands throughout my life that were huge influences.

1:55.0

The Stones, Kiss, The Clash, Jawbreaker, Buck Owens, etc. etc.

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