Summary of Loveline Show
I posted this on some other boards; I think that I've made it pretty much PG-13! Enjoy! 😀
This is not in order and jumps around and is not a clear, concise summary like some others I've seen, but these are some of the comments/quotes from the show, and what I typed up. It does not include all of the topics. My excuse for grammar errors, bad sentence structure, etc is that I live on the East Coast, so I didn't type this up until it was over after 3:00 AM. Since this board has all ages, I'm leaving out some of the more explicit call-in questions and comments. (MoZ and Sparklies has the additional comments and a few other details.😉)
Nothing earth shattering or really surprising in it, but I always enjoy listening to JM speak. He laughed a lot and was upbeat, as usual, which is fun to hear.
Some general points and comments that they talked about included:
The cancellation of AtS; JM mentioned some about the Save Angel campaign (he specifically mentioned the billboard truck, the chocolate bars and that NPR did a segment on it.) when Adam said that the fans need to start a letter writing campaign. JM commented that they only have 4 episodes left and to watch next week because Spike and Angel act like fabulous asses, and that it's funny the way that they get run all around. (Edited to add that I think that he was describing Episode 20, not 19 which is next week)
Adam said "By the way, who the hell would have guessed that you'd be doing the character of Spike on one show then sort of slide into another." They laughed about spin-offs but that James didn't get that; that he worked on other people's shows. James said that he was totally surprised and never thought it would be like that"”that he would come down, work hard, and humiliate himself for a tiny amount of money and leave and go back into the theatre; he never saw it coming at all. Adam talked about the "Spike Run" -- Dr. Drew knew how long JM had been Spike -- 7 years.
James talked about the long work days on a TV show set like BtVS and Angel and the differences in the way the two were done. That he had more time between scenes on Buffy because it took longer to set up the next scene, but on Angel, the director of photography is really fast so you don't have as much time to go back to the trailer to relax. They usually filmed for 9 and ½ months, 12 "“ 14 hour days; 5 days a week. That there are talks about TV movies or movies and other projects in the future with the characters but Angel as a regular series is gone for now. 🙁
What's next for James? He said, "I'm going to shave my head, and then I have to get to know people as an American with brown hair. My manager thinks that I'm going to be a big, leading man star, and he wants me to do that. I might try that and also I think that I might just be a character actor.
Adam talked about how James hair looks like it has the consistency of his; James said exactly; I'm going to cut it really short like yours because what else do you do? It's big and bushy or short. They talked about a good bit about how difficult it was in high school with their kind of hair; Adam was called Brillo Head and JM said his name was Monkey and that he would have taken Brillo Head in a second. Adam said, I don't know how old you are James, but if you are anywhere close to my age; JM"”"I'm probably older than you". Adam mentioned the feathered hair that was all the rage when he was in high school; James commented that he remembered feathered hair because he is 42, and he wanted that so bad and that he always thought that if he could find the right comb or brush; that he would mail order for these brushes. Think of what we did to the kids in the 70s"”we destroyed them. They talked more about that kind of hair; Adam talked about how now kids can wear their hair any way they want to; so be it; how good kids have it now-- your hair is like a river, whatever direction it flows "“ fine. James laughed. Adam continued: in our day it all had to head in one direction. James agreed and mentioned Farrah Fawcett; that guys looked like FF too from behind. He named Leif Garrett as a male actor/singer with feathered hair in the 1970s. JM commented that would freak him out in high school (that boys and girls hair looked alike from the back because of that hair style).
Talked about police stopping people. JM mentioned his mugging (I'm -assuming- that it's the one that resulted in the eyebrow scar; can't remember if he said that) and how the police treated him when he went to the ER; that he seemed to attract negative attitudes from the police back then.
They talked about the concert this Saturday at the Knitting Factory and its location. There was conversation about people (some of them actors) who dress up as characters like Spiderman and stand outside businesses to advertise things; what tough jobs some actors have to take. James said that when he was 17 he played Pooh for a couple of kids' parties and how difficult that was; didn't wear a full costume with a head; I think that he said that he was made up to look like Pooh with facial make-up instead of a head.
Dr. Drew did a movie with the Olsen twins playing their father, I think it was; one or both of them may be on the show this week-end. JM mentioned that his band loves the Olsen twins (the younger band members).
A caller commented that she decided not to commit suicide when she heard part of OMWF; when he sang: "Life's not a song; life isn't bliss; life is just this; It's living"¦." The caller sang the verse to him; he was very nice to her and commented how the writing on the shows was real and that could affect peoples' lives. She had tried to meet him one time after a GOTR concert but didn't get to because of the crowd.
JM commented on lead vocals who do pre-recorded stuff during live shows, and how he's surprised how many do it. They commented that it should be live. JM said that they should let the back-up people do the dancing etc, so that the lead singer won't be out of breath and if they mess up, that's okay. He commented that it's obscene how many use pre-recorded stuff during live shows. JM said that they shouldn't because even if they are worried about making a mistake, that it's "dangerous and exciting to make a mistake."
A 20 year old male caller with a "male problem": Trying to see why he was having troubel, JM asked "“are you nervous? Most guys enjoy it much more when you know someone; when you get to know the person and are in a relationship with the person, though guys don't always want to admit that. They talked about how you need to get comfortable with someone and how at certain ages, after high school, you learn and experiment more. JM commented that it's better with someone your own age so you're kind of going through the same thing.
One caller had a question about how good a barrier a condom is for prevention of HIV transmission.
JM asked them the question from AtS: Caveman vs an astronaut are in a fight"”-- who would win? He chose cavemen after some discussion since astronauts are usually small people.
To add to JM's comments about his past problems with the police:
JM: I learned a long time ago to do whatever they tell you to do.
Adam: Yes, kiss a**.
JM: Oh my God. I have the smell of something; I don't know what it is.
Adam: You do; you look like trouble; they don't like you?
JM: No, no they really just want to get me down"¦ever since I was a young guy.
They talked more and joked about keeping your hands in view and on the wheel at all times when you are pulled over by the police.
More about the Knitting Factory gig and the KF itself -- where it's located and a museum near it. Talked about things that tourists want to see and then are disappointed"”like William Shatner, the set of Cheers, and the Batmobile. The Batmobile is a lot of cardboard and duct tape.
Adam: You won't be disappointed with GOTR though.
JM: no duct tape on the band. We have a new album and it's really good. It's a lot better than the old one, and I think that's what you are hoping for when you are in a band. And I just got finished filming, and we started daily rehearsals with the band, and it's just absolutely fabulous.
Caller asked: when will the new album be ready? Imagine early fall, we've got to get back from Europe, master it and then copy it a million times. I thought that our first album showed a lot of potential but it was really rough. (then his comment about the jerk producer"”talking about himself.) This time we have enough money as a band to really do it right, and it sounds great. Do get it; you won't be disappointed. JM told her to come on down to the show at the KF because it's going to be really good.
A little more detail from JM about playing Winnie the Pooh as a job: I was like 17 at the time; had a little show and had to hang out with the kids. They were good kids and everything, but that's just basically managing kids. That's hard anyway, even when you are dressed normally, but when you are dressed up like an animal, it's absolutely impossible.
Dr. Drew: And when it's a 103 degrees"¦
JM: And it's like, you can't tell them like "Hey"; you can't lay a boundary down as Pooh. How are you going to do that? You can't say "Stop touching me". Adam talked about how he came close to getting involved with something called Party Pals; a friend of his did it, and he went with him to the audition and made it (more talk about that; all JM mostly did was laugh). Dr. Drew mentioned a new worry-free cloth that he saw at Cornell that felt like cotton but repelled everything like a windbreaker; everything just flew off of it. JM said that would change his life.
One caller talked about fiancé who became a paraplegic in January; she asked about sexual function. Dr. Drew talks about that; Adam mentioned that fiancé could become proficient at other forms of sex. JM told her to go watch the movie "Coming Home" because there's a sexy scene about that.
When looking at picture of Dr. Drew from Olsen twins new movie, JM said "Welcome to the fold"; they commented that Drew looked good in a suit and that he could play a lot of things like that. JM said: "Rock on!" when told that he played the dad in the film. "I thought that you were like the lawyer or something. That's a big part! So you wanna be an actor?" Adam to James: No, he was recruited; don't worry.
Commented that he's squeezing that role of Spike for every drop of money he can get; not going to let go of that bone (?), I think he said. Then the part about what the schedule was like when you do a show like Buffy. James: The schedule will spin your head; it takes a while to get used to.
James: My brother moved down here thinking that he'd spend a lot of time with me, and finally he got frustrated and he was like "Dude, you are a slave." And I was like "Yeah, you got it; indentured servant, I prefer, but yeah. That's the real work." Talked about the waiting around, the measurements of where your feet have to be "and then you have to be spontaneous after all that". That's when they also talked about how fast the Australian director of photography for AtS was (compared to on Buffy); On AtS they spent more time doing more takes rather than waiting around for lighting. They talked about the movie "Dead Calm" with Nicole Kidman and Sam Neill that the AtS director of photography did also.
JM: Watch Angel next week because it's absolutely fabulous. Angel and Spike get made into the most fabulous fools(?) and asses for the whole hour and it's"¦ yeah, both Angel and Spike get made total fools of the whole episode, and it's really hilarious; and I had so much fun filming it, so it's going to be really good. (Edited to add that I think that he was describing Episode 20, not 19 which is next week)
There was a caller who said that her friend started a "Self-Mutilators' Anonymous" meeting, and that there are only about 6 meetings in the world. Talked about whether there were 12 steps for cutting (whether a 12-step program would work for this) and 12-step programs in general. Adam did a little pretend dialogue about his least favorite step, which is the "making amends" step; that they need a 13th step just to apologize for the "making amends" step. JM just laughed at this.
JM's comment about the Olsen twins was "Dr. Drew hung out with the Olsen twins; how long were you there? You are now the god of my band. They are in love with them."
JM responded to the one caller who said that James sort of saved her life; she was going to commit suicide one day, and BtVS was on in the background. The episode was OMWF, and James singing the part at the end of the song "Life's a Show" made her stop and think. He commented: "Right on". The caller had tried to talk to him at a GOTR concert before to tell him this; he said that there are a lot of people around at a gig and no time, etc. "We really do think that we are talking about real things (on the shows) and I'm really happy that it gave you a little extra____ (couldn't understand the word) that you needed that day."
Adam joked that he tried to kill himself when he was 18 and heard the song "Maneater" by Hall and Oates on the radio but then realized that he could turn the knob on the caradio. JM mentioned Manfred Mann's "Spirit in the Night". Talked about other bad songs like Don Henly's song "Dirty Laundry", and JM commented that the funny thing is that some people really liked those songs a lot. Bad songs have memories attached to them too; Adam ranted. JM said that he loved Adam's passion for music, and that he should be a musician.
I think that I missed the last couple of minutes because the streaming stopped for some reason.
