In this episode I am joined by Joey Duffy from the band Cliffdiver. Recently Cliffdiver announced they were "Going Out For Smokes" aka going on hiatus.... They announced 2 farewell shows, Saturday July 11th, 2026 in OKC at 89th St. & in Tulsa at The Vanguard on July 18th. Joey talks about some of the things he is going to miss the most about this band, playing Warped Tour & Riot Fest and getting to meet some of his musical heroes!

In this episode I am joined by Joey Duffy from the band Cliffdiver. Recently Cliffdiver announced they were "Going Out For Smokes" aka going on hiatus.... They announced 2 farewell shows, Saturday July 11th, 2026 in OKC at 89th St. &amp; in Tulsa at The Vanguard on July 18th. Joey talks about some of the things he is going to miss the most about this band, playing Warped Tour &amp; Riot Fest and getting to meet some of his musical heroes!

On the Jay Ramone Podcast, I will sit down with bands, artists, chefs, business owners, and fellow Oklahomans to talk about their projects & dealing with day-to-day life. 

On the Jay Ramone Podcast, I will sit down with bands, artists, chefs, business owners, and fellow Oklahomans to talk about their projects &amp; dealing with day-to-day life.

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Joey Duffy from Cliffdiver on The Jay Ramone Podcast

Joey Duffy from Cliffdiver joins The Jay Ramone Podcast

The lesson of the story is, don't wait to send that message or reach out to your friends & catch up. Ryan McNeill & I grew up in Southern Oklahoma together, going to elementary school together in Healdton, Oklahoma. Our families lives were intertwined through their professions, so needless to say, Ryan & I know each other fairly well. In our teenage years, Ryan, as well as his older brothers were musical influencers.... tastemakers.... Always had the coolest band tshirts & were listening to something no one else had even heard of before. in 2002, I went to NYC to cover the CMJ Music Festival / Conference. During that trip i reconnected with Ryan & went to a show in Brooklyn as he showing me the city. Fast forward to 2026 & Ryan has worked in advertising in Manhattan, worked on Deadliest Catch in Alaska, as well as formed a band called "Debate Team" w/ members of OkGo & One Republic. I sent Ryan a message & asked him to be a guest on the podcast b/c at the end of July, Ryan & his family are relocating to Madrid. In this episode we will talk about his career, musical influences, growing up in Oklahoma, & ultimately navigating a major life change in moving to a different country.

The lesson of the story is, don't wait to send that message or reach out to your friends &amp; catch up. Ryan McNeill &amp; I grew up in Southern Oklahoma together, going to elementary school together in Healdton, Oklahoma. Our families lives were intertwined through their professions, so needless to say, Ryan &amp; I know each other fairly well. In our teenage years, Ryan, as well as his older brothers were musical influencers.... tastemakers.... Always had the coolest band tshirts &amp; were listening to something no one else had even heard of before. in 2002, I went to NYC to cover the CMJ Music Festival / Conference. During that trip i reconnected with Ryan &amp; went to a show in Brooklyn as he showing me the city. Fast forward to 2026 &amp; Ryan has worked in advertising in Manhattan, worked on Deadliest Catch in Alaska, as well as formed a band called "Debate Team" w/ members of OkGo &amp; One Republic. I sent Ryan a message &amp; asked him to be a guest on the podcast b/c at the end of July, Ryan &amp; his family are relocating to Madrid. In this episode we will talk about his career, musical influences, growing up in Oklahoma, &amp; ultimately navigating a major life change in moving to a different country.

Jay Ramone Podcast w/ Ryan McNeill from Debate Team

This weekend, Bowling For Soup celebrates their 32nd Birthday with Bowling For Soup Night w/ The Frisco Roughriders on Thursday, their Official Birthday show in Texas on Friday & then headlining The Big Ride in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday. Jaret was one of the 1st major label artists that i interviewed back in my college radio days. We did a phone interview to promote a tour stop in Tulsa at a venue called "Curly's" just after they had released "Lets Do it For Johnny"... After that i saw them 3 or 4 times a year between Tulsa, Stillwater, OKC, Dallas, Denton, & once in New York City. Jaret was gracious enough to let my old band open for them a couple of times at the Cains Ballroom when Drunk Enough To Dance was out & the entire band & crew have always been so nice to me over the years. I haven't interviewed anyone in the band in numerous years, i've only attended shows as a fan and have slowly been building my BFS vinyl collection. It was nice to catch up after all these years & its really cool to see BFS continue to get bigger & bigger. 

This weekend, Bowling For Soup celebrates their 32nd Birthday with Bowling For Soup Night w/ The Frisco Roughriders on Thursday, their Official Birthday show in Texas on Friday &amp; then headlining The Big Ride in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday. Jaret was one of the 1st major label artists that i interviewed back in my college radio days. We did a phone interview to promote a tour stop in Tulsa at a venue called "Curly's" just after they had released "Lets Do it For Johnny"... After that i saw them 3 or 4 times a year between Tulsa, Stillwater, OKC, Dallas, Denton, &amp; once in New York City. Jaret was gracious enough to let my old band open for them a couple of times at the Cains Ballroom when Drunk Enough To Dance was out &amp; the entire band &amp; crew have always been so nice to me over the years. I haven't interviewed anyone in the band in numerous years, i've only attended shows as a fan and have slowly been building my BFS vinyl collection. It was nice to catch up after all these years &amp; its really cool to see BFS continue to get bigger &amp; bigger.&nbsp;

Jaret Reddick from Bowling For Soup on The Jay Ramone Podcast

Jay Ramone Podcast w/ Jaret Reddick from Bowling For Soup

Locust Grove joins The Jay Ramone Podcast to talk about their upcoming 10 Year Anniversary Show!

Locust Grove formed in the OKC area 10 years ago, an idea created & brought to life by Zain Smith. Since their formation, they have toured the country multiple times & have opened for Papa Roach, Drowning Pool, Blacktop Mojo, Falling In Reverse, Texas Hippie Coalition & more. The Monster EP & Their Full Length record, "The Battle of Locust" are available now! 

Locust Grove joins The Jay Ramone Podcast to talk about their upcoming 10 Year Anniversary Show!
Locust Grove formed in the OKC area 10 years ago, an idea created &amp; brought to life by Zain Smith. Since their formation, they have toured the country multiple times &amp; have opened for Papa Roach, Drowning Pool, Blacktop Mojo, Falling In Reverse, Texas Hippie Coalition &amp; more. The Monster EP &amp; Their Full Length record, "The Battle of Locust" are available now!&nbsp;

Joey Duffy from Cliffdiver joins The Jay Ramone Podcast

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