This is a small taste of the show overall, the bits and bobs that I found interesting and funny, insightful and relevant. To hear everything that happened, check out the podcast version of the show. If you want a quick read along with random self inserts and my personal thoughts, you've come to the right place.
Call in Point:
(This is the broadstroke canvas on which I base my call, obviously these notes are going to be longer and more detailed.)
As you know, Lollapalooza was this weekend and that obviously played the largest topic for the day. However, there was something interesting that came from that colossal giant mess of covid crowded idiots watching a lackluster lineup of acts. There were obviously pics of giant crowds of people at these festivals and these people were enjoying themselves. However, there are just some people who saw this mess and thought "not this." So that gave Angi an idea for an interesting topic, is there something that you don't like or enjoy but wish that you did? It could literally be anything, perhaps your significant other likes video games and you don't or maybe you have friends that like golf and you couldn't care less about it. For her hatred piece, Angi picked girls trips. This is obviously what happens when you let girls get together in the same room out of town. There's fights, drama and for Angi's lucky ass, a literal full on fist fight that occurred at the last trip she went on. It was something that had been brewing for quite some time and it started with a water bottle being thrown and from there out, it just went absolutely bonkers and hands were thrown. Angi would go on a trip with another woman, don't get me wrong but only one on one and anything further is a big no from her. As for Abe, he was at a wedding on Saturday and a friend of his was going off on the dance floor. For Abe, he wished that he knew how to dance or at the very least, he wished he actually enjoyed dancing. Angi brought up scenarios about where Abe would have to dance and said he would do it if he was forced. In a way, he honestly wishes that he could have a good time like that but he just doesn't want to and at the same time, he also feels dumb doing it. If Abe did have dance fever, he would just go absolutely nuts on the floor. That's right, you would see Abe doing the Bee Gees dancing at a wedding because with this guy, everything is dated. Roadie Kelly says that her boyfriend lovesWorld of Warcraftand she just can't get into it. I don't blame her on this btw because coming from someone who played an MMORPG for like 15 years, it requires time, knowledge and investment that is just not worth it. Tammy's issue was attending events by herself. She's never gone to one alone and she felt a want to do it after her son went to Lolla alone this past weekend. Head Roadie Justin called in to discuss his disdain for strip clubs. He's not into the idea of going and wasting money if he's not going to get worked over so to speak. It's also too easy for them to go and lay with others which also bothers him as well. Hell, if he really wanted to get his rocks off, there's porn and that's free so why pay for a stripper. This turned into talk about things that go on in the back room with strippers and for Justin, sharing is not caring. Angi totally got that because she can get jealous when the strippers are not fully focused on her. This also brought forth a want for a Head Roadie of Strippers where (spoiler alert) if you read on, you will find our problem was solved. As for me, I wish I liked or wanted to ride roller coasters. I absolutely love the concept of going fast and it provides me an absolute thrill but I have an absolutely irrational fear of heights and that alone just straight up kills it for me.
All the Rest:
Welcome to recovery mode, the big comedown after Lollapalooza where two things occur. If you went to that mess, then you're probably tired and spent so there's a good chance you're not reading this anyway. If you didn't go to that mess, you're refreshed and ready to conquer this new week. Either way, this is what I like to refer to as the big slide. Once Lolla is done, summer basically will fly by and we're back into winter's grasp once more soon enough. Before that happens though, let's get to a little weekend and Lolla recapping shall we. Before actually discussing the weekend, Abe talked about this morning. On his way into work he saw what he assumed was a drunk "pregnant" couple attempting to hitchhike home from Lolla or an aftershow. As everyone knows, the night after the final the night the clubs get absolutely packed. The woman of the pair, who might have just been a fatty (hence the parentheses preggo) was the hitchhiker and the man was busy tripping over his own feet. Abe explained that even though he'll be old as dirt come Wednesday, he was still invited to cool kid stuff. That constitutes being invited to The Underground, the nightclub that just got a nice renovation. To celebrate, they invited ... Ryan Cabrera.... He's in town btw because Alexa Bliss is here tonight for Monday Night Raw. In fact, she threw out the first pitch at the Sox game yesterday. While Abe pondered the coolness of the club, Angi said she would have gone just to see Little Miss Bliss. Anyway, with that out of the way, let's discuss the actual weekend. So Angi watched a lot of Lolla on Hulu but unfortunately for Abe, he learned too late last night that his shared Hulu password had been revoked. Friend of the show and Angi's boy Shark texted Abe to ask him if he was watching the Foo Fighters show last night and he wasn't but he got inspired from the text. That of course was when he realized that he was locked out of his sister in law's account (after running in a circle Abe was able to understand whose account he was using.) Angi offered up that she could have given Abe her account (I could have done the same as well since I wasn't watching because I was busy watchingMaking the Cut.) Anyway, there were roughly 8 billion people there but according to statistics, 90% of the people who showed up showed their vaccination. The other 10% showed a negative test so maybe the Delta decimation we worried about might not be as bad as expected. In fact, 600 people were turned away on the first day alone for not having proper vaccines. Angi caught some of Journey and Limp Bizkit on stream. She also mentioned that Benny the Bull took the stage with Miley Cyrus and Juicy J. Apparently, Machine Gun Kelly did a surprise set and then headed over to Bounce in River North with his piece Megan Fox. The other notable thing worth mentioning was the canceling of blazing hot rapper DaBaby, who was booted from the bill because he is apparently really good friends with Matt Damon (confused, go look up what Matt Damon did this weekend.) He was replaced by Young Thug but Abe was curious as to whether those who were only there to see him were able to get refunds. The assumption is no because of all those beautiful clauses that say lineup can change and good for that because F that guy.
Okay, today's show has been all about music so it makes sense to push another music based topic this morning. Angi was seeking input from the roadies about songs that never fail to get them pumped up. You know, that absolute banger jam of a song that once it starts playing, you are just getting at it. Be it a wake up jam, something that pulls you out of a lull or the song you love to pregame to, Angi needed to hear what it was that got the motor going. For Abe, his go to is "Drag the Waters" by Pantera, an absolute beast of a tune that is guaranteed to rip your junk right off and throw it into a pit of ravenous wolves. For him, he uses it to push himself up out of bed and then onto the couch. Of course, before he hits that couch (well, used to as he won't have a couch until next year because of Delta and the like) he tends to go to Burger King and get those 2 for $6 Whoppers. For Angi, who ironically is also a slave to her couch, she loves a bit of everything to pump up, especially rap and hip-hop. To make it specific to the station and the rock genre, Angi is obviously going with her beloved Mötley Crüe to really get that kick into gear. Turning to the phones, there was definitely an interesting mixed bag of choices. Rebecca picked "Beautiful Day" by U2. For her, it just gives her uplifting positive energy and really, don't we all just want and need that some days. Brendan picked "TNT" by AC/DC. For Jake, it's "Nightmare" by Avenged Sevenfold. Mike picked "Last Caress" by Metallica, which Abe pointed out is a Misfits cover. The suggestion also made them realize that it needs to be tomorrow's Kick in the Crotch song. Josh is a fan of "Redneck" by Lamb of God. Tim, beloved roadie and owner of Barnwood Sports Design, gets down to "Possum Kingdom" by The Toadies. Mark also went with AC/DC and picked "Let There Be Rock." Olivia, who seemed absolutely wild picked "Crazy Bitch" by Buckcherry because it reminds her of Jerry, who calls her a crazy bitch (I kind of agree with Jerry.) Head Roadie Nadine aka Mama Kanan loves "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi. G.O.A.T. King Mario privately texted me to tell me that "Mmmbop" by Hanson is his absolute pump up jam. As for me, I'd have to go with "You Used to Hold Me" by Calvin Harris. There's just something about that song that always makes me want to get up and shake out anything holding me down.
Finally, seek and you shall find is the name of the game that this last topic should be titled. As you read earlier, Angi was looking for a Head Roadie of Strippers and luckily enough for us, we had one fall into our lap. Sammy Hardwood, self proclaimed best male stripper in all of the United States, called in. Abe played "Pony" by Ginwuine as he spoke and he confirmed that he has indeed danced to that song before. We came to learn that he has stripped all over the country and for him, the biggest bang for your buck is Maine. Apparently, women there are just absolutely nuts. Much like theMagic Mikecrew, he is an all male revue called Allstar Male Revue. The leader of this group of nude misfits is Mike Holiday. Angi was of course curious as to whether or not it was aShowgirlstype of scenario where Sammy wants to throw Mike down some stairs. This, of course, led to us pondering Abe's stripper name. Larry Longrod would dress up like Roman Reigns and would end up spearing girls into mats and then he would dance on their faces. Though that bit came a little later, Abe was told that they would definitely let him on the stage to do a strip tease. As usual, Abe had an excuse to get out of it. He explained that he wouldn't want to get up on stage because he doesn't know how to dance (eye roll.) Abe also assumed that the whole thing was just basically humping but Angi went on to explain that there is a whole method to the madness on stage. Sammy also explained that they do sometimes lay with some of the ladies as well. As Abe went on to basically say that all girls are whores, Sammy explained that the humping doesn't usually take place in a car but their hotel rooms because you know, these people aren't savages. Anyway, long of the short, after the entire fun exchange, Angi picked the very unheard of these days opportunity to promote Sammy to Head Roadie of Male Strippers. With this great power comes great responsibility, like teaching Abe to strip and sending the secretary risque pics for research purposes. Either way, congrats to him and us because we got something hilarious accomplished here.
Request Wars:
Current Champion: Leann
G.O.A.T Song Choice: "Wait and Bleed"
Challenger Song Choice: "Jukebox Hero"
Observation: Finally, some real smack talk. It's always the best when the G.O.A.T. comes out to take on an opponent and Mario did not disappoint. Leann finally tried but lord, Mario was just brutal.
Winner: Mario
10 o' Clock Toast:
A syndicated radio show in Atlanta. They need to recharge their antennas so they're working on a 4 day work week schedule.
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
Quote: "I could solve covid right now." - Abe
Quote: "How do you know if mice's nuts got smaller? Do they have like little baby balls anyway?" - Angi
Duo Quote:
"I saw Flea's junk this weekend." - Abe
"Who hasn't seen Flea's junk?" - Angi
Tidbit: PSAbe: If you're going to rip people off, leave the scene.
Tidbit: PSAbe: If you park at The Aragon, don't pay some rando $40. Don't park anywhere unless it's legit.
New Head Roadie Alert! Congrats Sami Hardwood, Head Roadie of Male Strippers