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.)
So, as I've said plenty of times, Friday is the messiest day of the week in terms of note taking because there is so much going on that it's hard to actually have a lot to add. Between ticket giveaways, that old coot Minn Barb and all the daily content pieces, topics are few and far but still, there are gems worth exploring. For example, today we took a call from roadie Brian who was curious as to what the term "jobber" means. Now, if you're a new listener or a long timer, you will know that terminology flows like water from Angi and Abe. The thing is, the show only has so much time to talk and so discussing things like what "jobber" means is obviously something there is no time for. Before I go into the point of all this and what exciting news was announced this morning, let's help Brian out shall we. So the term jobber originates in wrestling and is used to describe a wrestler who would come in (normally against a famous or well known wrestler) and lose the match within 30 seconds. This is normally considered enhancement talent to push the win/loss record or showcase the power of said wrestler. Imagine something along the lines of like Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Ricketts or when they used to bring in 2 or 3 wrestlers to get chokeslammed by The Undertaker. They would never get a hit in and this in turn would be considered a "clean job." Now, I could go into a long description of the term "clean job" but that leads to the announcement that Angi made this morning. Coming soon, The Angi Taylor Show Glossary and Compendium (a literal work in progress.) That's right, up on the website under its own section you will find a glossary with commonly used show terms and in the compendium, you will discover frequently mentioned people on the show like myself, A-Hole Todd and our favorite roadie Big Cat. This will be extremely useful for not only the roadies but Angi as well as she continues to use the term "clean job" wrong all the time.
All the Rest:
If you were watching the news the last few days, you would have discovered that William Shatner recently became the oldest man ever to "travel to space." I have to quote that bit because the actual reality is not going to the moon or Saturn as Angi assumed he did but more breaking through the atmosphere basically to experience weightlessness (zing fat joke) and see the world from above. Now, there is a two fold point here and since I already made the fat joke, let's explore what his rival George Takei did to get trending. Much like I just made a point about how Kirk is a blimp, Takei went outright and pretty much called him a fatso. This was in response to his Today Show appearance where he touted how amazing his "space" flight was. Now I have to keep pointing out that this was not an actual space flight because Abe is furious about the whole space thing being pointed out over and over again. The other major point here is that Abe was confused as to why Angi didn't mention that she was actually on the flight with Shatner. What was then played was the audio of her time with Shatner. This was hot, sexy and just plain filthy. Seriously Angi is talking dirty, robbing and then discussing her STD's. If you wanna hear this absolutely hot and bothersome leaked audio, make sure you check out the podcast of today's show.
Request Wars 2.0:
Champion: Abe (Streak: 2)
Angi's (repping Gwen) Song Choice: "Celebrity Skin"
Abe's (repping Deano) Song Choice: "Mountain Song"
Observation:
Deano showed up to dump on medieval Gwen for not showing up. The talk then turned to name trash talking for a bit before Abe stepped in to talk up Deano and his "never heard on the radio song." Angi didn't fight hard enough for this one imo.
Winner: Angi
Don't Kill Angi Weekly Recap:
Angi Was Still Looking for White Sox Playoff Tickets
Mon: Matt had Angi call up Liam Hendricks for Sox tickets. He was absolutely offended that she stole his number off the caller id as he doesn't associate with commoners. Hendricks proceeded to hang up on Angi and she was humiliated but she lived to die another day. (Alive)
Tue: Ryan had Angi get a breaded steak sandwich with giardiniera and mozzarella from Ricobene's. Ozzie Guillén showed up there as well and says he eats his sandwich the same way. The Moncada song started playing and Angi started dancing with Ozzie. Ozzie rambled on incessantly and Angi lived yet again. (Alive)
Wed: Pregnant B-Day Girl Julie aka Trashman Tim's Wife had Angi go to Mitchell's to drown her sexual abuse and Sox loss sorrows. She was pissed that she could have had 3 for $10 beers instead though and so she asked God to strike her down. Ironically, he finally showed up and hit her with a bolt of lightning. (Dead)
Thur: Frank had Angi order orange chicken while in Chinatown. She decided to eat her order while walking to the Red Line. While on the platform, she accidentally dropped her fortune cookie on the train tracks. She jumped down to grab the cookie off the train tracks after seeing no inbound trains. She opened and read the fortune while moving forward, which led her to accidentally stepping on the third rail. (Dead)
Fri: Mike had Angi ride a Divvy bike with a loose chain. Angi enjoyed the ride so much that she didn't see Jeff Bezos dong rocket above her head seeking a place to land. Sadly, it landed right on top of her, crushing her to death in the process. (Dead)
10 o'Clock Toast:
Daniel Craig. He goes drinking at gay bars because dudes at straight bar are just too toxic.
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
PSAngi: Stop doing things with your wang.
"Hey, where's Angi Trailer?" - Minn Barb
"Trailer ... It's Taylor" - Abe
"Oh, well she's trailer trash so I thought that was her real name." - Minn Barb
Best Bet of the Week: Kansas City Chiefs -6 1/2 against The Washington Football Team.
New Head Roadie Alert! Congrats Chris, Head Roadie of Tow Truckers
New Head Roadie Alert! Congrats David, Head Roadie of Appalachia