| Lust for Life | |
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| Season 1, Episode 3 | |
Vital statistics
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| Air date | July 30, 2015 |
| Written by | Denis Leary |
| Directed by | Michael Blieden |
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Plot
Gigi and Johnny try to write a song together but she gives up, saying that she's not a songwriter. Gigi asks Johnny if he loves her and they get into a small argument when he hesitates to answer her question. Three websites publish news that Johnny died from choking on a chicken bone, so Ira and the band decide to let the rumors circulate for a little while, as it would be good for Gigi's career. While trying to come up with creative stories for how Johnny was "killed", they finally decide on Johnny being shot. This leads Gigi to decide that The Assassins would be a good name for her band. Joan Jett makes an appearance wishing Gigi good luck on her first gig, while also shining some light on Johnny's story that he once slept with her. She says they were both drunk, and that "he couldn't quite...perform." Both fell asleep, and she only told him that she had a great time to get him out of her house. Gigi sings the song that she and her dad were writing at the beginning of the episode.
Song featured
- Desire by Elizabeth Gillies - questionable
- New York 2015" by Elizabeth Gillies
Trivia
- The idea of Johnny pretending to be dead is a real economic assertion argued by economists R. B. Ekelund Jr., Rand W. Ressler and John Keith Watson, see their journal article, Ekelund Jr. R. B, Ressler, R. W. and Watson, J. K., 2000, "The ``Death-Effect in Art Prices: A Demand-Side Exploration", Journal of Cultural Economics 24(4), pp.283–300
- slicingupeyeballs.com is a ’80s college, modern and indie rock site. Datpiff.com is s an online distribution platform specializing in in hip-hop, rap, and urban music and Stiffs.com is the "Home Of The Celebrity Dead Pool."
Musicians/Bands mentioned
- Phil Chevron of the Pogues
- Les Harvey of Stone the Crows
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Jeff Buckley
- The Rolling Stones
- Aerosmith
- Oasis
- Biggie aka The Notorious B.I.G.
- 2Pac aka Tupac Shakur
- Richie Sambora
- Joan Jett
- Jon Bon Jovi
- Jeff Daniels
- Greg Dulli
Quotes
Rehab: So you didn't choke on a chicken bone?
Johnny: No, I didn't choke on a chicken bone.You know what I did? I'll tell you what I did. I got electrocuted by an amp.
Flash: Been done, Les Harvey, Stone the Crows.
Johnny: Okay, I died in a private plane crash.
Bam Bam: That's Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Johnny: Helicopter.
Rehab: Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Johnny: All right, so I, I drowned.
Ava: Jeff Buckley.
Johnny: J*** C****. All the hippest ways to die have been taken.