The Bogus Otis Show: 9 Degrees of Sammy Hagar

Move over Mel, there's another "road warrior" in thunderdome ( or is it Pleasure Dome!?), and this one's worked with Tina AND Ike! In this episode the Bo-Hosts sit down with the legendary Bob Daitz, longtime road manager for Van Halen, Poison, Ike & Tina Turner, and among other major acts, you guessed it, Sammy Hagar!  Bob Daitz is quite the personality, and, like Sam himse...

In this episode the Bo-Host's get their drink on with very special guest, Cameron Schubert, of Red Rocker Brewing Company!  Ever wonder how sharp Sammy's palette is for creating brand-level libations beyond Tequila, Mezquila, Rum and cocktails?  Cameron let's us all in on how he helped develop Sammy's soon-to-be-launched, crisp & refreshing Mexican-style beer: Red Rocker La...

WARNING: This podcast will require copious amounts of napkins before listening! The Bo-Hosts get all "Sammy Lifestyle" on ya with Billy and Derek, the great grillers of Hammy Sagar, the award-winning competition BBQ team from Memphis, Tennessee!  In this episode, certified Redheads Billy & Derek reveal their delectable BBQ recipes and smokehouse secrets, as well confess as their love...

Rev up your DeLorean and shove Kenny Loggins aside,  the Bo-Hosts are heading back to 1980's DANGER ZONE! In this episode, the Bo-Hosts welcome Mark, host of The Pure Rock Show   from Ventura, California's 104 FM .   Mark is a bonafide fellow Redhead who's favourite stretch of  Sammy material ever happens to be the Capitol Years, and within that seminal stretch of classic rockers, M...

We all know who agent 007 is, but the British Secret Service has another secret agent that's perhaps not as well known....agent Double- O 13... a man with a Licence to SKILL .... a man with a GOLDENEYE towards directing some of the greatest music videos for some of the biggest acts in the music business... and a man who's got NO TIME TO DIE.  We're talking about master filmmaker, de...

What a way to bring Season 2 to a close!  In this episode the Bo-Hosts welcome Steve Rosen, a prolific & highly-respected  music journalist with a career spanning 50 years. Steve was the West Coast correspondent for Guitar World magazine for four years during the seminal mid-‘80s, when he wrote eight cover stories—including three lead features on Edward Van Halen, which are recognized as pivot...

Whoa. Where did the time go?  Cosmic Universal Fashion turns fifteen this November so the Bo-Hosts felt it was due a deep-dive discussion.   It's an interesting album released during an interesting time in Sam's career.   The turbulent '04 reunion was in the rearview mirror, Van Halen was back touring the nation with Roth and CUF emerged between the formation of two Sammy-led superg...

In this cosmically-synched and Sammy-serendipitous episode, the Bo-Hosts welcome John Finley , legendary soul singer and vocalist of Rhinoceros , a highly-influential 1968  supergroup  whose debut album is highly-important-to-someone-highly-important-to-us... So why is this man and this band so important?  And why is John Finley joining your Bo-Hosts???  Well, the universe aligned in several ways...

In this bite-size "Bonus" Otis episode, your Bo-Hosts break the news that filmmaker and former-guest, Andrew Bennett, who, as we all know, infamously spent 212 days and nights at 5150 filming the genius  of Van Halen, will soon to be releasing this footage via a new packaging format called an NFT.  What's a NFT you ask??? Well, Andrew stops by the show to give the 611 on what a Non-...

In this episode your Bo-Hosts talk with the "Wise Swami" of Hard Rock & Metal, author, podcaster and mega-musicologist, Martin Popoff!  Martin's a fun hang and fellow Sammy fan ( he's written 115 books including the must-haves on Montrose and the duo on Van Halen )  but also says it like it is, so some of his hot takes may burst your headphones!                             ...

In this epic episode Bo-Hosts Brent & Darin spend time  riffin' with Greg Renoff, Jedi level musicologist, historian and author of the highly-acclaimed Van Halen books Van Halen Rising and Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music .   Greg shares his opinions on Montrose's debut album and the landmark recordings' reverberations on the music industry,  Ted Templeman&apos...

As we all know,  the summer of 2002 saw what we Van Halen fans thought would NEVER  happen, which was Sam & Dave teaming up for a co-headlining run around ( pun intended ) the U.S. on the Song for Song: The Heavyweight Champs of Rock 'n' Roll tour, now infamously known as the "Sans Halen " tour.  Darren and Steve from The DLR Cast join your Bo-Hosts in revisiting this most...

Mike Fraser is a name you'll know if you read the liner notes on your favorite rock albums.  In fact, his work is already all over your record collection if you like AC/DC, Aerosmith, Metallica, Ozzy, Zeppelin, Bad Company, Rush, Whitesnake, Dio, Journey, Satriani and Slipnot (just to name a few!)  Mike's full CV reads like a virtual who's - who of rock and we estimate his name is o...

This episode is all about lists and Bo-Hosts Darin & Brent chat about what songs that could ( and should ) have been in the Sammy -fronted live set, which cover songs Van Halen could have absolutely slayed and speculate on how much of VH3 could have been based on Sammy era material. Plus, the Bo-hosts dare to break the entire internet by discussing Roth-era Van Halen songs that would have work...

Season 2 continues it's epic streak of special guests! In this episode the Bo-Host's sit down with none other than Sammy's main man,  David Lauser, who everyone affectionately calls "Bro"!  Bro has been Sammy's lifelong friend and tub-thumpin' bandmate for 55 years!   Bo-Hosts Brent & Darin dig deep into their unique friendship, their earliest days as bandmat...

Us Redheads sure love our Sammy brand extensions!  Beyond Sammy's many bands & brands raise your hand if you have collections of his tequila...mezquila...rum...beer... books....shirts & swag! Of course you do! We all do! Ever wonder who's mind those visuals come from and how Sammy's visions & vibes are captured & connect  across all his many endeavors?  Wait no more...

Join the Bo-Hosts for a special sit down with Multi-Platinum Producer, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist musician...a former Hagar Solo and Wabos band member...and a man who's played with ALL 3 VH singers ( yes, you read that correctly!)...this can only mean one person: Jesse Harms! Bo-hosts Brent and Darin dig deep into Jesse's mind and career to learn about his approach to songwriting,...

Can you believe Sammy's Cosmic Universal Fashion   turns 15 this year?  Neither can Bo-hosts Brent and Darin, but they do know one thing for sure...this episode is gonna get "LOUD"!  Especially with our special guest, Andrew Bennett, the accomplished filmmaker, author ( Eruption in the Canyon ) and Director of the LOUD   music video! Join your Bo-Hosts as Andrew takes them behind th...

Welcome to Season 2 of The Bogus Otis Show!  2023 brings plenty of milestones in the Sammy Hagar and Van Halen canon, and your Bo-Hosts will be all over them!  First up is Van Hagar's 1988 sophomore album, OU812, which turns 35 years young!  This album is a special one for Bo-Host Darin, so this will be the first of several retrospectives on this wildly eclectic and highly polarizing album. O...

Well after a very successful Season 1, Bo-Hosts Brent & Darin felt a recap of their favorite moments was in order! What better way to wrap Season 1 and launch Season 2 than a....wait for it.... A BONUS OTIS  EPISODE!! With so many highlights and so many people to thank,  a big, RED, "THANK YOU" was in order!  Redheads, VH and Rock N Roll lovers alike,  thank you for embracing us -thi...

What better way to cap off a successful season one than having a special guest who's last name is Hagar!!  In this episode Bo-Hosts Brent & Darin spend an hour with the delightful, energetic and highly inspirational Sis of Sam,  Velma Hagar! 2 time author,  a preacher of positivity, the shoe guru of Palm Desert and the witty & wise purveyor of many pearls of wisdom, Velma packs this e...

Lights! Camera! I Want Some Action! In this episode, Bo-Hosts Brent & Darin discuss Sammy's cinematic rockers "Heavy Metal", from 1981's animated sci-fi feature film Heavy Metal, and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", from the classic 1982 Cameron Crowe comedy of the same name.  Ever wonder how Sammy ended  up on a supposedly New Wave themed soundtrack? Was Sammy the...

Lights! Camera! Action! In this episode Bo-Hosts Brent & Darin give Siskel & Ebert a run for their money as they take a closer look at Sammy's work on the Silver Screen!  In Part 1, the Bo-Hosts pair up 1984's "The Girl Gets Around" from the mega-selling Footloose soundtrack with 1987's "Winner Takes It All"  from the underwhelming Stallone arm-wrestling...

Is LWAN the greatest concert home video release EVER FILMED?  Does it capture Van Hagar at their creative and personal peak??  And where does it rank amongst Van Halen & Sammy's professionally recorded video releases???  In this episode, Bo-Hosts Brent & Darin strap on their oversized aqua and pink parachute pants to look back at this landmark and life-changing "New Halen" c...

In this episode Bo-Hosts Brent & Darin welcome their very first virtual guest - CJ Chilvers!  CJ  is the author of the totally awesome, incredibly in-depth Van Halen Encyclopedia, otherwise known amongst Van Halen fans as "THE BIBLE "!  Join your Bo-Hosts as they deep-dive into the genesis and incredible story behind the  "The Bible", Cj's entrance to Sammy fandom and...