HODGEPOD with Rob Fredette

VAN HALEN-OU812 (1988) FOR UNLAWFUL CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (1991) GAINED MOMENTUM WITH FANS

Rob and Shawn Donovan discussed in their fifth Van Halen episode theOU812 & FOR UNLAWLFUL CARNAL KNOWLEDGE albums and how fans kept coming back for more. They discuss the OU812 tour, setlist's from the Foxboro, Mass and Memphis, Tennessee concerts in 1988, reviews from music critics and how Van Halen fans received these two albums. VH was on the Rock and Roll scene for 10 years.
 
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/van-halen-ou812-roundtable/
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/ou812-250509/
https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/van-halen-ou812-tour-c093e495-cbb4-4847-8087-2190e8affd86
https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-05-24-11-things-you-might-not-know-about-van-halens-ou812/
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › OU812
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Unlawful_Carnal_Knowledge
 
PRICES IN 1991
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/05/09/remembering-year-1991
 
TOP TV SHOWS
https://hobbylark.com/party-games/1991-Fun-Facts-Trivia-and-History 
 
PRICES IN 1988
https://ktrh.iheart.com/content/2018-09-14-30-years-ago-1988-we-paid-a-lot-less-for-some-things
 
ROCKLINE INTERVIEW 1/20/1992 Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar

VAN HALEN 5150 (1986) VH TRANSITIONS FROM DAVID LEE ROTH TO SAMMY HAGAR

Rob Fredette and Shawn Donovan discuss David Lee Roth leaving VH and Sammy Hagar enters in as the new lead singer and frontman. This episode Rob and Shawn talk the 5150 album and the anticipation of the release, their experiences at the 5150 concerts at The Centrum in Worcester,Mass. Rob reviews the setlist of the August 14th, 1986 concert at the Centrum. They also recall the transition while reviewing songs such as Dreams, Summer Nights and Why Can't This Be Love. If you love Van Halen we think you will like this episode and may bring back memories.
The transition ended up being a great one for VH as the album did reach #1 on the Billboard 100 in 1986.
Setlist.com
August 14th Worcester Centrum setlist.
Rockline 7/13/1987
Interview with Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen
5150 Charts
Reached #1 Billboard 200
https://billboard.elpee.jp/album/5150/Van%20Halen/
 
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VAN HALEN DIVER DOWN (1982 )AND 1984 (1984)

Rob Fredette and Shawn Donovan discuss the last two albums of the David Lee Roth era. Diver Down and 1984. Diver Down had 5 cover songs and 1984 was the album that put Van Halen into superstardom status. This episode covers warming up for The Rolling Stones, the Diver Down album and some interesting facts of the 1984 album and tour. 1984 was different then their five previous albums. We review the July 5th 1984 concert in Indianapolis in a fun way. Rob and Shawn give their Top 5 songs in the David Lee Roth era.
Research Items
1984 Van Halen album cover
https://americansongwriter.com/story-behind-1984-van-halen-album-cover/
WRTV Indianapolis on July 5th concert sales
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/van-halen-opened-for-rolling-stones-1981/
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VAN HALEN-WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST (1980) & FAIR WARNING. (1981)

Rob Fredette and Shawn Donovan talk Van Halen again with their third album Women and Children First and Fair Warning. VH was making their mark in Rock and Roll. Rob and Shawn discuss the albums, reviews from music critics, the concert tours and the influence the band had on Rock and Roll bands that followed. If you are VH fan we think you will like this episode.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST 1980
FAIR WARNING                               1981
Next Episode for Van Halen. Diver Down and 1984
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VAN HALEN-FIRST TWO ALBUMS, VAN HALEN AND VAN HALEN II

In the first installment of episodes, Rob Fredette and Shawn Donovan look back at the first two albums of Van Halen. Van Halen 1978 and Van Halen II 1979. VH burst onto to the Rock and Roll scene with a new sound and feel. Rob and Shawn are fans and hope you will learn something new or get a refresher.
September 26 Episode 8 will look back at VH's third album "Women and Children First "1980 and their fourth album" Fair Warning" 1981.
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VAN HALEN-LOOKING BACK AT THE EARLY YEARS-MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH***PREVIEW***

ROB FREDETTE AND SHAWN DONOVAN DISCUSS VAN HALEN IN THEIR EARLY YEARS AND HOW THEY TOOK ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC BY STORM. EACH EPISODE WILL LOOK AT TWO ALBUMS. THESE EPISODES ARE JUST FANS , ROB AND SHAWN TALKING AND LOOKING BACK AT THEIR RECOLLECTIONS.
SEPTEMBER 19-EPISODE 7- VAN HALEN (1978) AND VAN HALEN II (1979)
SEPTEMBER 26-EPISODE 8- WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST (1980) AND FAIR WARNING(1981)
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PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE MISSING AND BEING AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF MISSING PEOPLE AND HODGEPOD BRINGS A FEW CASES BACK OUT IN THE OPEN. DAWNITA WILKERSON MISSING SINCE JUNE 21, 2020 IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA,  OLIVIA SAMANTHA FOWLER MISSING SINCE AUGUST 13, 2021 IN GEORGIA, RAJAH ADRIANA MCQUEEN MISSING SINCE JUNE 26, 2021 IN CLEVELAND , OHIO AND SUMMER WELLS MISSING SINCE JUNE 15, 2021 IN ROGERSVILLE, TENNESSEE. 
WE WILL REVIEW BEING AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS. ALWAYS.
 
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DOUG FLUTIE HAIL MARY PASS - FLOOD TIP RIGHT NOVEMBER 23 , 1984 EPISODE 5

Episode 5
Doug Flutie threw the Hail Mary pass to Gerard Phelan with :06 seconds left in the game as Boston College beat The University of Miami 47-41 November 23, 1984. Flutie was well on his way to winning The Heisman Trophy. This game and play secured the Heisman Tropky a week later for Flutie. One of the greatest plays in college football history. 

RETIRED FBI SPECIAL AGENT DENNIS REGAN- Episode 4

Retired FBI Special Agent Dennis Regan joined HODGEPOD and discussed his career with The United States top law enforcement agency. Dennis was involved in the search and interrogation of serial killer Gary Ray Bowles also known as the I-95 killer in 1994. Bowles was featured on AMERICA'S MOST WANTED five times and was on the FBI's Top 10 Most wanted.  Dennis was in Atlanta at the Centennial Park bombing in 1996, in New York City on September 11, 2001 and the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. He shared his experiences in real time during those most tragic moments in US history.
This interview was recorded on July 13, 2021.

ELVIS PRESLEY’S DEATH FORTY FIVE YEARS AGO STILL IS FRESH IN HIS FANS MINDS

HODGEPOD with Rob Fredette looks back at the death of The King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley at the age of 42 in 1977. The world stood still and hit Memphis hard. You will hear news reports from Memphis, television networks and the BBC. In between the news reports, there will be some amazing facts for the most popular artist in music.