Captain Shiner (my DJ name at the time) : Are you there, Bob?

Bob: Yes, hello.

DJ Harold (Rog) : Hey, what’s goin’ on?

Bob: Not a whole heck of a lot. Just sittin’ around here.

Harold: OK, you’re talking to Bob C. Cock, actually we are, from Primus. Who...

Shiner: A friend of Primus.

Bob: Yes, I’m one of the guys who goes around and towels them off and rubs them down with hot oils...[ Laughter from DJ’s ] When they start whining like a bunch of babies that they are.

Harold: How do we get your job?

Bob: You don’t want this job. Believe me. [ Bob Laughs, once again we join in. ]

Harold: Well... So how is everything out in California?

Bob: Ah, California is a sunny and fine place. We just got back from snowboarding... We went snowboardin’ a couple of days ago and me and Ler went to this cabin and we did, we had a word with the bird, which is the wild turkey. And, uh, my hair is green and Larry’s is now blue. Because we drank far too much alcohol.

Harold: Wow! That’s pretty bad when you wake up with green hair.

Bob: Yeah, we’re definitely losers. There’s no doubt about it.

Shiner: Was the hair a result of the amount of alcohol, or something you did because of the alcohol?

Bob: Y’know, it’s all really fuzzy. All I remember is sitting there and Larry had a fork in his hand and he was putting green stuff in my hair.

Shiner: With a fork?

Bob: Yeah, with a fork because we didn’t have anything else to put it in with. So it was a fine moment and I have green hair now, and y’know, it’s really a good thing to have. I recommend it highly.

Harold: So we hear, we all know that Primus had a new years eve freakout here a while ago, how was that?

Bob: Oh, it was great. It was the first show with their new drummer, Brain...

Shiner: Yeah, that’s what I wanted to ask about, is he good?

Bob: He is, um, I played in this thing that Les put together, called the Holy Mackerel...

Shiner: So we heard, it didn’t come anywhere near here.

Bob: Brain was the drummer for the Holy Mackerel and probably for me, he is one of the best drummer that I have ever played with. He’s pretty dang amazing.

Shiner: That’s what we’re afraid of, though. That he isn’t going to be able to handle Herb’s parts, because Herb...

Bob: Well, y’know it’s a different trip. I mean he doesn’t have the huge Herb drumset, they’re two different styles, but you know as far as I’m concerned,if it goes through Les and Larry, it’s gonna be good. Those guys have... they are very picky as to who they play with as far as drummers go. Brain has been in the whole Primus circle since the band pretty much started in the eighties, the early eighties. Y’know, he’s an incredible drummer, I mean, you’ll see. When he comes around live, he’s pretty mind-blowing. He is very good [ funny voice ] Very good. [ more laughing ]

Harold: Sounds sweet. Sounds awsome, we can’t wait for them to come around again.

Bob: Well, they’ll be around. They’re doing the new record now. Workin’ on it. Just an hour away. I’m about to head on up to ol’ Rancho Relaxo.

Harold: Oh, you lucky...God!

Bob: [ laughing ] If you guys only knew the truth...

Harold: We would quit school if we could live on Rancho Relaxo!

Bob: Well, I say quit school anyways. [ laughter from all parties involved ] There you go, a message from Bob.

Shiner: That’s a good message.

Harold: Everyone out there listening, quit school tomarrow.

Bob: Quit school and start purchasing guns...

Shiner: And Primus albums.

Bob: [ Laughing ] ...and develope deep reliances on alcohol. That’s my advice.

Harold: You need to do some spoken word on the next Primus record. They need to give you a part in a song where you can just give us some words of wisdom.

Bob: [ laughing ] No, that’s... [ more laughing ] that’s probably not a good idea. Thank you, though you are very kind.

Shiner: I have one thing that you have to tell Les. Tell him that we want another Fisherman’s Chronicles.

Bob: Yeah.

Shiner: Is there one? We need a fourth chapter.

Bob: I don’t know. I’ve yet to hear of a fisherman’s chronicle in the new stuff, but one never knows.

Shiner: So they aren’t done recording yet?

Bob: No, they are recording today, right now, as we speak. The guys are slammin’ it down.

Shiner: They’ve been recording since December?

Bob: Um, yeah. Really it’s been the last month that they’ve really done serious recording. But, yeah since December, more or less they’ve been writting and stuff. It took a while, y’know they to work Brain in for the new show, the new years show.

Shiner: Is there any stuff that you want to hear? Well, not that you can hear it, you’re in California.But anything you’d like to have anyone hear?

Bob: Uh, well you can always play the Residents, that’s a fine thing.

Shiner: Ah man! Do we have any Residents?

Harold: I will check!

Bob: There’s a song called Constantinople by the Residents.

Shiner: I still haven’t heard that version by Primus, I’ve heard Skinny [“Hello Skinny” ] a couple of times.

Bob: You’ve heard Hello Skinny?

Shiner: Yeah.

Bob: Yeah that’s a good one.

Shiner: But I haven’t found any Residents, ever.

Bob: Really?! My God.

Shiner: I’ve tried to find a bunch of the bands that they covered on Misc. Debris. And, uh... no Residents?

Bob: You can’t find the Residents? Huh, that’s very sad. The Residents are an amazing band.

Shiner: Alright, which album...and I’ll buy it.

Bob: The Residents, I believe that Constantinople is on Duck Stab.

Shiner: Duck Stab? Alright. I’ll go find it tomorrow.

Bob: Oh yeah that’s a very important record.

Harold ( in background ) : Tell him to pick something else.

Shiner: Anything else?

Bob: [ laughs ] I... y’know, hey play what you will. Play whatever song gives you guys big boners. And that’s fine with me.

Shiner: A lot of songs give us boners.

Bob: Well, there you go.

Shiner: Uh, what’s your favorite Primus song?

Bob: My favorite Primus song? Um, Over the Gpapevine is one of my faves, I like that song a lot...

Shiner: Yes.

Bob: That’s a true story about me and Les.

Shiner: Really?!

Bob: Yeah, driving to L A one night on a certain chemical...

[ DJ’s laugh]

Shiner: OK...we’ll leave that one alone.

Bob: Yeah, I’ll say no more.

Shiner: Alright, well do you want to stay on the line and we’ll talk to you some more, and play that song for everyone.

Bob: I can stay for a few more minutes, then I gotta fly on outta here.

Shiner: OK, that’s fine, we can do that. Alright, uh...I’m gonna play Over the Electric Grapevine right now.

Bob: Right on.