The Bogus Otis Show: 9 Degrees of Sammy Hagar

Where DOES the time time go?! Chickenfoot's incredible 2009 debut album turns sweet 16 this year!! This means in 2025 it too can now complain about driving 55 MPH and decide on Turnin' Left whenever it so chooses!!  In this celebration of the supergroup's EPIC debut album, the Bo-Hosts reminisce on that era in Sammy's life & career, and provide an exclusive, behind-the-scen...

Whoa! 2025 is off to a great start for Redheads as Friday Jan. 31st we got the surprise new track "Fortune Teller Blues, featuring Sammy and blues wunderkind, Joe Bonamassa. But what IS this tune?!? Where did it come from?!? It sounds a bit like...Deep RED...or is it...RED Country Communion!?!   In this impromptu reaction/review the Bo-Hosts speculate on the origins of this truly epic, and ve...

"BALANCE" turns 30 today!! Wow, where did 3 decades go?!?   In this bittersweet episode the Bo-Hosts wax nostalgic on this most epic of albums and look back on what was a turbulent era for their favorite version of the band.  The Bo-Hosts also discuss Balance's place in landscape of Rock N Roll circa 1995,  the interesting origins of certain tracks, Eddie's personal challenges,...

Here we are again in that kinda awkward stretch between Christmas and New Years. All the presents have been unwrapped, all the yuletide tidings have been exchanged and the family gatherings are getting fewer and farther between. Well fear not as your intrepid Bo-Hosts have gotcha covered! As the snow falls and the temperatures drop, the Bo-Hosts crank up the heat with a special "Bonus" O...

Get out your comfy soft pants (preferably RED) and mix-up your Sammy favorite libation of choice as it's a super-sized "SAM-Stravaganza" Season 4 finale!  To wrap an incredible Season 4, the Bo-Hosts look back at the sensational "Best Of All Worlds" summer 2024 tour and Bo-Host Brent provides a backstage (and sidestage) recap of it's final stop in St. Louis; the Redhe...

In this episode the Bo-Hosts welcome fellow content creator, podcaster, gearhead  and mega VH fan, the incomparable Johnny Beane!  Johnny is also the host of his own popular YouTube channel; JohnnyBeane TV, where you will find weekly LIVE Guitar & music conversations, plus LOTS of EVH & Van Halen Guitar chats!  Johnny's a fun hang and the conversation meanders from our fav Sammy album...

In this episode the Bo-Hosts are joined by musicologist, YouTube content creator and fellow RedHead, Tim Durling , author of the recently released RED ON BLACK: The Listener’s Guide to Sammy Hagar!    Tim stops by to give the Bo-Hosts the skinny on how he discovered Sammy Hagar, how the book came together, the endless Capitol-era "Truck Stop Tapes"  that have been released and reveals hi...

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Can Season 4 get any BIGGER? After an epic run of special guests, including the CEO of ROCK N' ROLL himself, the Bo-Hosts welcome back Sammy's longtime friend, percussionist and drummer David "Bro" Lauser for a discussion that tries it's very best to stay focused on the 40th Anniversary of 1984's "VOA"!  As the classic Geffen-era album and it's mega-sin...

In this most EPIC of episodes, the Bo-Hosts sit down with fellow Redheads Chris Heathcoat and Greg Dulberg !  These gents are not only longtime friends of the show and a great hang, they are also some of the main men helping keep the RED flame eternally burning for RedRocker Riders; Sammy's incREDibly rare, highly sought after and heavily customized RED & blacked-out mountain bike! Produc...

It doesn't get any bigger than this folks! In an episode of EPIC proportions, our intrepid Bo-Hosts were invited backstage at the BOAW Toronto stop to speak to the MAIN MAN himself!   Yes, you read that right: it's the INTERVIEW SEQUEL to THE FILLMORE!  On the only Canadian tour date, Sammy was even more generous with his  pre-show time and hung with the Bo-Hosts at length to talk about...

Summer Nights just got hotter as Sammy, Mike, Joe and Jason kick off the highly anticipated 2024 The Best Of All Worlds Tour ! For the sake of getting this out there ASAP, the Bo-Hosts forego the usual tweaks & fine-tune edits and unleash this episode "LIVE without a net" as they discuss the 1st two Florida shows and invite friend & fellow fan, Tim MacDonald, to provide his react...

As we inch closer to the Best of All Worlds Tour 2024, speculation is rampant on just which Sammy-era Van Halen songs will make cut.  In this episode, the Bo-Hosts step thru every Hagar-fronted release to build what they feel would be the ultimate setlist. The megahits? The B sides? Deeper cuts?  Or songs never played live ever- and/or in their entirety? It's a hang and a half, so grab some c...

The Bo-Hosts welcome back the "Wise Swami" of all things Rock and Heavy Metal, musicologist, author, uber-critic, and fellow podcaster, the legendary Martin Popoff! Martin stops by to discuss his latest release, the incredibly gorgeous "Van Halen at 50", where Martin selected what he feels are the 50 most important career milestones in Van Halen's 50th year of formation (2...

In this "bite-sized" Bogus episode, the Bo-Hosts got a few minutes with broadcast legend and hard rock musicologist, Eddie Trunk! Eddie provides his thoughts on Vegas residencies vs. Cruise packages, Sammy's enduring appeal & legacy as well as the upcoming TBOAW Summer Tour! Plus, Eddie settles an ongoing argument between the Bo-Hosts as to which Hagar-fronted Van Halen song rei...

Sammy's main man for all things visual design is of course our friend Todd Gallopo! Todd is of course the founder/owner of Meat and Potatoes, Inc., the LA based Creative Studio behind Sammy's solo albums since 1998,  also Chickenfoot, The Circle, not to mention the go-to guy for Santo, Sammy's Beach Bar Rum, and much much more! So when Sammy decided to team up with the Palms Casino...

Who better to kick off Season 4 than a Hagar? Or... is it Belcher ? ( pronounced "Bell-share"... for the record! ) Always a bundle of youthful energy, Velma Hagar again joins the show to give the Bo-Hosts the lowdown on Sammy's jaw-dropping appearance on PBS' Finding Your Roots .  Velma discusses  the Hagar family's reactions to these life-changing ancestral revelations ,...

The Bo-Hosts wrap Season 3 with Dino McCord, lead singer of the Sammy- inspi(RED) rock band, Red Voodoo! Dino shares his remarkable musical journey, highlighting how he discovered Sammy and what inspired him to form his Hagar-centric cover band.  The Bo-Hosts also explore the audacious steps Dino took to grab Sammy's attention and what it's like to be mentored by the Red Rocker himself!...

It’s early 1995. Balance is on record store shelves. Fresh off the European promotional tour with secret gigs in Holland and Italy, VH is back with perhaps their most powerful & polished work of the Hagar era. Some internal strife? Yes, we know that now, but the energy onstage was undeniable.  We wind the clock back, along with special guest Eric Senich of the VH News Desk and tackle a ranking...

Where did the time go!??  UNBOXED is turning 30! In this episode the Bo-Hosts dig deep into Sammy's 1st officially sanctioned compilation album.  1994 was a turning point for rock music and for the band. Was it the end of the beginning, or the beginning of the end? The Bo-Hosts sort it all out, as well as do a full bottom-to- top RANKING of the track list! So grab a cold Sammy RTD of choice a...

Just like our pal Steve Rosen, the Bo-Hosts are also avid ToneChasers!  But since it's such a massive, elusive and highly-subjective topic, it needed a Righteous Roundtable of "Co-BoHosts" assembled to help sort the "Little White Lies" from the "High Hopes"! In this 1st episode of what will be an ongoing series featuring  a rotating roster of roundtable guests, t...

As Redheads know, Sammy's all about the 9’s. So, 'welcome to the Cabo Wabo’ as we reach Episode #9!  Plus, with Sammy himself unexpectedly crashing the cast while we were at the Fillmore to cover the launch of Red Rocker Lager, releasing it (right) now makes it an extra special Holiday gift for our faithful listeners! Pull up a chair, crack a cold one, pour yourself a shot o' Santo...

Never been "face down" in Cabo before? Maybe you’ve been but have a thirst for more? Beyond the Cabo Wabo you're not quite sure about the best places to eat, swim and hang?? Even the frequent flyer among us like to discover new spots and even the comforts of home (hint, we’re looking at you Hammy Sagar BBQ!). Authentic Texas BBQ? Lesser known beaches and places to watch the sunset??...

The demand for "The Collection II" is the one of the reasons this podcast was started!  The Bo-Hosts ( along with millions of Redheads and fellow fans )  already KNEW Sammy's incredibly successful, but long neglected,  tenure in Van Halen deserved EQUAL respect & consideration to "The Collection", but that it would first require a sonic upgrade to again make this knowl...

In this episode the Bo-Hosts sit down with Brian Hodous , Chief Operating Officer of Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum and Sammy’s Beach Bar Cocktail Co . Brian is a ton of fun and was born to RUM !  He's a helluva hang and a man who's stellar CV and career spans over 40 years! Highlights include: serving for 12 years as CCO (Chief Commercial Officer) of ACTIVISION Blizzard and moving $17 Billion in...