The Room Don Jamieson Wanted: KISS, Looney Tunes, G.I. Joe & Olive Loaf

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What do KISS, Looney Tunes, GI Joe & Olive Loaf have in common?

For comedian and rock ‘n’ roll lifer Don Jamieson, quite a bit.

Don takes us back to the room he wanted, starting with KISS Destroyer, the album that introduced him to a band that was more than music. KISS were rock stars, superheroes and comic book characters all rolled into one, and Don’s childhood bedroom eventually became a shrine to the band.

Then there’s Looney Tunes, where Bugs Bunny and the gang introduced Don to a different kind of rock ‘n’ roll attitude, absurdity and comedy. We also get into the adult references hiding in those Saturday morning cartoons and why their humor still works decades later.

For The Stuff, Don brings G.I. Joe into the room, along with memories of playing outside, and giving those action figures a life far beyond what the commercials promised. And for The Taste… well, there’s olive loaf. Don explains exactly what it was, the experience of getting a slice at the butcher shop, and whether he actually liked eating it as much as he liked the idea of it.

Along the way, we talk about George Carlin, Cheech & Chong, Andrew Dice Clay, the strange connection between rock and comedy, and how some of the things Don loved growing up stayed with him, while others simply remain memories of his childhood.

Four choices. Four pieces of childhood. One room that tells Don Jamieson’s story.