RAW impressions with Lou Barlow and Adelle Barlow

Sensitive topic warning: This episode concerns Adelle's mother's recent ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) diagnosis. The time has come for Adelle to share, with her mother's blessings, some personal family news. https://www.als.org/ watch on LouTubehttps://youtu.be/osCCp6FrDMY

Lou zeroes in on another self-diagnosis for his mysterious hearing loss and recounts Sebadoh’s, first in five years, show in Seattle. Many names are dropped, Adelle is there to pick them up. Also, Lou plays another lo-fi demo for a possible Dinosaur Jr song, Adelle says it’s good! watch it on LouTubehttps://youtu.be/Kb4z-mNerTwjoin our Substack!https://substack.com/@barlowfamilygeneral

Lou makes good on writing a song about the incident described in epic episode 103. He plays Kittens in the Christmas Tree for Adelle and Adelle makes it clear she is done doing all the Barlow family Christmas preparations herself. Tuna melts are also discussed. WATCH IT on LouTubehttps://youtu.be/FFDLOfWUBdAIn 2020 we made the best Pandemic Christmas Special ever! Have you seen it yet?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDx6wffTsM4&t=366shttps://youtu.be/FFDLOfWUBdA

Lou’s left-ear officially goes lo-fi, he and Adelle hit some holiday highs, and Pumpkin (the tabby kitten) puts Adelle in E.R. . It was a wild Wednesday. Please enjoy this extra long, extra RAW show.  Also, Lou plays a damaged version of his 2005 family-friendly classic The Ballad Of Daykitty.Join our Substack because we really want you to join our Substack! There’s oodles of extra stuff, classic pod-tunes, and more to come. https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/

Saddle up everyone, Lou’s not done talking about his ear ‘cause it’s still fucked up.This week the pod is hosted by 4-Track Man’s good friend Dr. Tapper , the 4-Track Tapper, who introduces an ‘original’ tapping method. What’s tapping? Do your own research! Use the Google Machine!!WATCH on LouTubehttps://youtu.be/ZWvl4_hY1hUjoin our Substack for loads of extra stuff, pod and non-pod relatedhttps://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/(paid subscribers get access to loads of exclusive Lou-music, recipes, videos etc. etc.)

After 11 tragically pod-less days, Lou returns home from The Folk Implosion tour and recreates the troubling form of tinnitus afflicting his left ear. As Adelle prepares for her annual holiday craft sale, Lou ponders the implications of permanent hearing damage. WATCH on LouTubehttps://youtu.be/KH2qCk91Yp8Paid subscribers to the Barlow Family General Substack can watch a bonus, full episode, featuring Lou performing The Folk Implosion’s Crepuscular (from the Walk Thru Me L.P.) for Adelle. https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/Check out the Walk Thru Me L.P. https://open.spotify.com/album/79IUTrcQtcEzJSEjZG7r39?si=I3tdWYBfTmG9_bZmpWSR7wShop the Barlow Family General Store for Christmas stuff including Adelle's knitwear and Lou's personalized handwritten lyrics.https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/

Lou has installed 4 Neo 120 Luxe Bidets and wants everybody to know about it. He plays Adelle an unsponsored ad he made in hopes of helping Americans save big money on toilet paper. The pros and cons of spraying one's donut hole with water are discussed.WATCH IT LouTube https://youtu.be/N1iYh-6w694earlier eps with Lou's friend Markhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/3rYRnpaGEIG0GD1vFXkLwF?si=m5Gq5EJ3T3ie6SrlmJrTeQ&nd=1&dlsi=d625f9b398a04ca8https://open.spotify.com/episode/6DxP4eA7hdXzWDrA6B5rzw?si=TpLI6mjQTjSUE8i3MCtc3A

Adelle and Lou listen to WRAW 99.5 and hear a strange collage: 99 Earanuses 99. Lou also recaps his recent South American tour with Dinosaur Jr. WATCH on LouTube!Paid subscribers to our Substack can hear the collage (and many, many, other pod and non-pod-related extras) in it's RAW form. https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com

It’s Election Day and Adelle and Lou try to record a show last minute before Lou flies to Argentina. Politics are not discussed, however, religion is. Lou shares an interesting theory about the crucifixion and Adelle reveals her religious affiliation.