Tonight’s show is programmed and co-hosted by Jonathan Reppe, who won the chance to work with Rich & Danny at a recent fundraiser. As it is right around Labor Day, Jonathan chose to focus on a man who dedicated his life to extending summertime as long as possible. While Danny is not all that familiar with JB, Rich is right in his element. All three have a great time, because it’s impossible to play Jimmy Buffet and not have a good time.

Both Rich and Danny are card carrying members of the E Street Nation, so this is something regular listeners should have seen coming pretty clearly. This week marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Born to Run. The boys mark the occasion by breaking the album down. It’s not quite having your face simultaneously on the covers of Time and Newsweek, but this does mark the 3rd time Bruce has had a show devoted to him. Another feather in your cap, Boss.

Neither Rich or Danny claim to be massive fans of Elvis Costello. They both really like his music, but for whatever reason they have only been cursory fans. This show is as much about them discovering some of Elvis Costello’s music as it is presenting the stuff they like. Also there’s a whole thing in there about the pronunciation of Steve Nieve’s name.

A week after his passing, Rich and Danny use their show to pay their respects and express their gratitude and admiration for one of the defining musicians of their time.

Recorded on the day another hard rock giant passed away, Rich and Danny wax poetic about the hard rock Australian band from Scotland. Despite the fact that there is a little bickering (mild by their standards), they agree on the fact that neither of AC/DC’s singers was better than the other, and both eras of the band have great merit. All in all, it’s a pretty fair and balanced show. Even if Angus and Malcolm Young are both ugly as sin.

Back together in the studio for the first time in weeks, Rich and Danny belatedly celebrate Debbie Harry’s 80th (!) birthday with a show devoted to her groundbreaking band, Blondie. Do you want proof that Daniel G. Moir is all about the music, and nothing else? Rich tries several times to talk about how beautiful Debbie Harry is, and each time Danny shrugs it off with a comment about the use of a Major 7th chord in the bridge of one of their songs, or how Chris Stein got his guitar tone. Danny just has a different outlook on life than most of us. Again, it’s like he’s Canadian.

This week, to celebrate his birthday, Rich invites his wife Annie back onto the show as they talk about the music she grew up on and Rich’s surprising, but deep love for Southern Rock. Not a lot more to say than that, but if you’re the guy in the back yelling “FREE BIRD!,” the bartenders have been instructed to cut you off. Thanks y’all.

A while back, Rich asked Danny if he would have any interest in doing a Heart show. Danny declined. So, Rich reached out to the guys’ spiritual big brother, Mike Stiles, who readily agreed. So, tonight, Rich and Mike team up to do a song about one of the greatest classic rock bands of them all.