Chuck Garric (bass, Alice Cooper / frontman and guitar, Beasto Blanco) returns to Car Con Carne before an Alice Cooper gig at the Genessee in Waukegan.

Discussed this week:

• Why do punk bands have the best names?
• Cannibalism!
• Chuck: Beast on stage, zen guy off stage.
• Chuck’s eating habits.
• The relentless Alice Cooper tour cycle: “The highway is my home.”
• What mishaps happen onstage with Alice Cooper?
• Beasto Blanco’s latest album, “We Are.”
• Since Chuck plays with Alice in Alice’s band and Calico Cooper in Beasto Blanco, is he essentially a family member?
• That time when Alice drew the “devil’s hand” in poker.
• When Chuck started playing with Ronnie James Dio: “I owe everything to Ronnie.”
• Chuck’s thoughts on the Dio hologram.
• Guitar music has to come back.
• The first record Chuck ever bought.
• The white lie Chuck told when he got the gig with Alice Cooper.

This episode is sponsored by Nerf Herder at Reggie’s on 12/7: It’s MERRY PUNKIN CHRISTMAS!