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Chris Chocolaad Live!

10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

My name is Chris Chocolaad, on this podcast we will use the socratic method and improv to learn about our favorite albums, bands, and musicians. We have a lot of fun on the journey!

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Episodes

10 Questions for Ginger Baker | Cream | Disraeli Gears

January 17, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

A Ginger Baker Live Stream Music History Podcast and Cream Disraeli Gear Album Review.   We develop 10 questions we would want to ask Ginger Baker, drummer for Cream, Graham Bond Oranization, Blues Incorporated, John Birch Octect, Blind Faith, Ginger Baker's Air Force, and more!  Two comedians use the socratic method and improv to develop questions for Ginger Baker while live streaming on December 21st, 2019.  Stephen Alloy, a lawyer by profession, and my self, a retired veteran, met while l...

10 Questions for Keith Moon | The Who | Tommy

November 29, 2019 01:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MB

We develop 10 questions we would want to ask Keith Moon. Two comedians use the socratic method and improv to develop questions for Keith Moon while live streaming on November 27th, 2019. Stephen Alloy, a lawyer by profession, and my self, a retired veteran, met while learning improv and now perform improv in the Omaha area. We both love The Who, and wanted to learn more about Keith Moon. We listened to interviews, podcasts & documentaries and read anything we could find about Keith Moon. In ...

10 Questions for Ric Ocasek | The Cars

October 28, 2019 23:00 - 1 hour - 59 MB

This live stream music history podcast, reviews The Cars debut album and comes up with 10 questions for Ric Ocasek as a tribute to this amazing artist.  Two comedians use the socratic method and improv to develop questions for Ric Ocasek while live streaming on October 26th, 2019.  Stephen Alloy, a lawyer by profession, and my self, a retired veteran, met while learning improv and now perform improv in the Omaha area.  We both love The Cars, and wanted to learn more about Ric Ocasek.  We lis...

10 Questions for Charlie Watts | The Rolling Stones | Beggars Banquet

September 16, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB

Chris Chocolaad and Stephen Alloy use the socratic method and improv to develop the ultimate 10 questions for Charlie Watts, drummer for the The Rolling Stones.  We focus on The Rolling Stones 1968 album Beggars Banquet.  Our discussion led into the Stones' famous corporate retreat where they thought outside the box, my childhood friend who became a Yogi monk, and other issues. It's all fun. We listened to the vinyl album, researched interviews & documentaries, and scoured scholarly journals...

10 Questions for Kris Bentley | Sundy Best | Door without a Screen

September 09, 2019 05:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MB

We use the socratic method and improv to develop 10 questions for Kris Bentley of the duo Sundy Best, and have a lot of fun along the way! I asked Joe Campisi what artist we should talk about next and he immediately mentioned the band Sundy Best. I must admit a bit of reluctance. After a bit of research on their meteoric rise and learning the duo's drummer plays the Cajon, I thought lets give it a shot! We listened to Sundy Best's debut album Door without a Screen, researched interviews, new...

10 Questions for Ray Manzarek | The Doors | Strange Days

September 02, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

Stephen is back!  After talking about Jim Morrison, we really wanted to take a deep dive into Ray Manzarek.  Manzarek played keyboard and marimba for The Doors. We decided to focus on The Doors second album, Strange Days, this time.  We re-listened to the vinyl album, watched documentaries, and pulled research articles.  With all this background we come up with the ultimate list of 10 questions to ask Ray Manzarek.  Video of Episode available at: https://youtu.be/80oZgTNLVJc Support the show

10 Questions for Angus Young | AC / DC | High Voltage

August 26, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 47 MB

Joe, an improvisor from the Omaha area joined me on a live stream for 10 questions for Angus Young,.  I show my AC / DC vinyl collection, and then we focus on AC/DC's debut album High Voltage.  Along the way we learned a little but more about AC / DC.  AC / DC 's High Way to Hell was my first 8-track, and Dirty Deeds was one of my first vinyl albums.  Joe learned to love AC / DC thanks to his wrestling coaches.  We  took a deep dive into Angus Young, re-listening to the vinyl records, watchi...

10 Questions for John Kay | Steppenwolf

August 19, 2019 22:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

Justin, an improvisor from the Omaha area joins me in using the socratic method and improv to come up with 10 questions to ask John Kay, with a focus on STEPPENWOLF's  debut album STEPPENWOLF.   We both love Steppenwolf, and Born to Be Wild is my go to Karaoke song.  Both of us took a deep dive into John Kay, re-listening to the vinyl records, watching documentaries, and pulling research articles.  With all this background we come up with the ultimate list of 10 questions to ask John Kay.  ...

10 Questions for Jim Morrison | The Doors

August 19, 2019 21:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

Stephen, another improvisor from the Omaha area joins me in using the socratic method and improv to develop 10 questions to ask Jim Morrison, with a focus on The Doors debut album.   Both Stephen and I love The Doors.  Stephen may have even heard the Doors play live.  Both of us took a deep dive into Jim Morrison, re-listening to the vinyl records, watching documentaries, and pulling research articles.  With all this background we come up with the ultimate list of 10 questions to ask Jim Mor...

10 Questions for Jimi Hendrix | Jimi Hendrix Experience

August 16, 2019 19:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MB

Joe, and improviser from Omaha, joins me in using the socratic method and improv to develop 10 questions to ask Jimi Hendrix Experience with a focus on the Winterland concerts.  Streamed live on YouTube, we talk about the Vinyl Winterland Box Set, our experience listening to Jimi Hendrix, and then we jump into coming up with the ultimate 10 questions to ask Jimi Hendrix.   We learned a lot about Jimi Hendrix through the process, and had tons of fun! YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com...