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.)
Oh wet and wild weekend, thank you for giving way to wet and wild Monday. That's right, it's Monsoon Monday here on The Angi Taylor Show which is fine by all of us since we are tired anyway. Now, by tired, I should explain it a smidge further before progressing. Angi is tired because she is lacking sleep, Abe is tired of the Bears sucking and I am tired because I spent all weekend watching horror movies and drinking. So, in regards to Angi, she had quite the busy weekend. There was the Friday Night Funeral (and it was also her actual birthday,) a wedding on Saturday over in Indianapolis (I'm sorry,) and then 3 hours of hydroplaning home yesterday before finally retiring to her beloved couch. So, let's take a look at Friday night, the first official big show outing with Angi and Abe as a couple (of dingdongs) and of course, a ton of roadies. I mean, obviously planning a funeral for Angi on her 21st birthday seems to be very tongue in cheek and I live for that almost immediately. Still, frankentits survived Minn Barb and Alec Baldwin's planned murder assault and brought one hell of a party out for the roadies. There was live music, there was booze, there was a ton of roadies and head roadies. Also present at this celebration of our beloved Angi Taylor was presents, which apparently Angi had a ton give over to her from those roadies. This included a smokeable gift from Trashman Tim that Angi first assumed she lost, then thought was stolen, then back to lost once more only to find it on the floor. In other words, it was an amazing time with good friends and that party mood carried over to Saturday but more on that in a moment. Let's take a quick peek at Abe's weekend, which was filled with disappointment after the amazing time that was Friday night. After going with promotions director Jason Brown to get burritos at El Gallo, the weekend seemed prime for great things. Instead, it rained, the Bears went on to destroy Abe's Best Bet of the Week and on top of that, all his fantasy teams players are injured so I see no trophies lining the Rock 95.5 bookshelf this year. Back to Angi, she found herself on the road and suffering (more on this tomorrow probably, I don't want to spoil the delightful story. In turn, you can also listen to the 10 o'Clock Toast on the pod as well for a preview.) She was headed to Indianapolis for a wedding of 125. Of that pile, she only knew the groom but that didn't stop fate from intervening. Also present at the wedding was a couple that they knew from California, a guy who slept with an unnamed co-worker and 2 other people Angi has met through her years of travels. The absolute takeaway from this is that the world is smaller than we assume sometimes so everyone is connected. Another takeaway could be that everyone is connected and that everyone bangs everyone. One of the things that Angi did not get to do was go to St. Elmo Steakhouse. There was a joke made about Rob Lowe that came from this but it did not register with Jay the Straight, who looked at Angi like she was stupid. I mean, personally I can't blame him for being confused when it comes to her, I always assume that some of the rambling she's doing comes from a fictional place. All the driving there and back was stressful and restless but it got done and everyone made it back to Chicago in one piece. Speaking of pieces, Angi also wanted to offer a quick apology to anyone who was at The Funeral when the cake came out. As Angi tried to say something nice (thank you and the like) to the roadies, Abe stepped on the mic cord which dislodged it and broke the mic. Angi was left feeling stupid but she did appreciate everything.
All the Rest:
So, now that Halloween is this upcoming weekend, welcome to the absolute freefall of time flying by until a new year starts. The thing is, you can compound in the fact that this year is basically over and nothing has happened because covid still plagues our everyday lives. I mean, sure, concerts occurred and we had small types of events but nothing on the scale of what we had or could have had just two years back. As we get closer to sliding into a third year of this stupid mess, the only thing left to look forward to is the holidays. Now given that covid has also broken supply chains so good luck on finding a gadget but that doesn't stop the utter want most people experience. Before going over a list of things people are seeking, it makes sense to pitstop at Angi and Abe first. They both want an iPhone 13, which makes sense because they're both sitting on a 10 still (though with a salary made in radio, you're pretty much going to have to go another year before that new phone becomes viable.) Abe also mentioned that he wants tires which basically goes against the idea of a gadget one could want but whatever, it's Monday and we checked out before we even came together today. Anyway, phones with 5G made the list as the number 1 thing people really want. Also in the want list was video doorbells and robot vacuums. Now, there was a question about the robot dog vacuums and wondered if they finally fixed it to keep them from running over dog poop and then smearing it all over the house. Apparently, this issue has been fixed so no more worries about Fido's feces being smeared these days. Continuing down the list was wireless headphones and "smart" exercise equipment. Another detour with gift wanting here (take note Jay the Straight.) Angi wants a Mirror, that total home workout thing you see countless commercials for all the time. Abe also finds it to be cool though I could imagine it would not be allowed to adorn the walls of The Ivory Tower. Angi likes the idea of it being so compact, as she already has a Peloton but that consumes way too much space. Next up is my most wanted thing, a Playstation 5 (which Abe doesn't care about because he stopped gaming at Sega Genesis.) Rounding out the list are smart speakers and the Xbox Series X (the confusingly named Xbox that probably should have been renamed smarter to avoid confusion.) With the list complete, the talk turned back to phones and how companies are currently doing crazy deals. They want your crap old phone and are willing to toss a bag of money at you. Abe suggested that you call your phone company and let them know you want to trade it in for a bag of money while Angi knows she needs to start calling her phone company to get rid of her paperweight. After giving us his retention department tip for the 50th time (check the pod,) Abe also explained that there is a Coinstar for phones at Jewel. Like just take your old device and toss it right in for cash. If you see Angi today walking into a Jewel with a ripped out kitchen drawer, then you'll know that she's finally getting ready to upgrade.
As I addressed above and I'm sure that there will be plenty of topics about this week, Halloween is Sunday and the one thing that is most important is a costume. So, let's turn to the ever trusty Google to give us an idea of the biggest costume this year. Apparently, the 90's are what is truly in when it comes to outfits. Sure, this is flawed in that the 90's are in as a style and they work in outfits, items etc so really being told the hottest Halloween costume is the 90's could also mean that people are just wearing the clothes for the sake. Yes, this is as dumb as it sounds (and that makes it fitting for what this discussion will explore.) So, Angi quizzed Abe on who he would dress as if he was going as a 90's person. The list was about as obvious as you would assume coming from Abe. You know, Macho Man, Slash and Stamos (when is it not about Stamos.) Angi pondered how one would dress as Stamos and Abe gave us a great peek at what he should be wearing to Friday's show. Huge hair, a white button down shirt, leather pants and just looking like a badass with Aunt Becky hanging on his arm. I think he nailed the concept perfectly outside of missing the belly where it looked like it was stabbed and had the belly button reconstructed by Dr. Frankenstein. Even though they both have, neither of them currently tend to dress up so I guess Friday's show will be Abe in just a black shirt and Angi wearing a band shirt from Target. The whole point of this went in a different direction when Angi discussed a guy she knows from Twitter who wore a confusing costume. He dressed up as a sexy Benihana chef and no one get it (mainly because this costume sounds beyond stupid.) Like in your mind, a costume can be creative and intelligent, even subtly hilarious but if you have to explain it, the fun is dead. Abe once had a friend who dressed up as burnt up Travis Barker, which at the time was relevant but I could imagine that while ridiculous probably also looked stupid. There was a point about Travis and Kourtney dressing as Sid & Nancy but I mean their dumb so who cares. Anyway, going to the phones, Angi sought to hear confusing costumes that the roadies had worn. Lucy once dressed up as Charlie Brown in his ghost costume fromIt's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brownbut no one got it (sounds like she has awful friends.) She never dressed as Lucy from Charlie Brown because her mom used to do it to her for name sake and ruined it for her. Chad dressed as Chris Farley from the SNL Farley/Swayze Chippendales skit but his friend did not show so he ended up looking like just a fat Chippendales dancer. Ozzie once DJ'ed a party and he had a fedora, magnet and pics of cats on him. He was a "kitty" magnet (roll your eyes with me.) Chuck dressed as Simon Phoenix fromDemolition Manwhich is a movie that Abe has seen and even he wouldn't have gotten it. A listener whose name I missed out of literal mind blowing confusion dressed up in a toga made out of a Twister map with fake breasts and dong and I just lost track because I had no idea what he was on about. Lisa wore a satin dress half, with a robe on the other half. She had hair in curlers, straight on the other, makeup on half the face, face cream on the other. She was dressed as only half ready. Nico was dressed in a mask, hat, booties and lab coat. Everyone assumed he was a doctor but he was a proctologist. This was revealed when his gloved hands had hershey syrup and peanut butter on his fingers.
Finally, even though I just talked about Halloween, I'm back to Christmas once more. The talk turned to Christmas cards that idiots do with matching outfits. This again is something Angi and Abe don't indulge in. However, because it was a rainy Monday and this could also be tied into Halloween as well, Old Navy has a secret hidden pet costume shop. That right pets, who are technically part of your family regardless of how you consider them, can now get dressed up for both Halloween and family pics. Now, Angi is one of those people who likes to dress her dogs even though they hate it. She's put them in Bulls jerseys, Bears jerseys, Halloween outfits and choke holds. As I said though the dogs both hate it and they also hate her. A useless throw in fact to go along with all this, weddings, babies and pets are what you'll end up spending most of your money on. Abe was having none of it with this topic and does not appreciate the animal humiliation. Dogs should just be dogs, stop dressing them up and leave them alone (unless of course you love that crap, then go to Old Navy.)
Request Wars 2.0:
Champion: Angi (Streak: 6)
Angi's (repping Troy) Song Choice: "Down with the Sickness"
Abe's (repping King Mario) Song Choice: "Damage, Inc."
Observation:
Today is a monumental day in that Angi was aiming for greatness but with King Mario barking down her street and Abe reminding everyone that today is not the day, things seemed grim. However, it would be Troy proclaiming that Tom Brady is the GOAT that led to Angi disowning her song choice and I'm assuming giving Abe a rightful win here.
Winner: Abe
10 o'Clock Toast:
Jay the Straight. He's the worst driver on the planet. 40 mins into the drive his ankles were clicking. He also wouldn't drive in the rain and even when Angi got a huge blister, he wouldn't take the last half hour of the drive. Stand up husband that Jay the Straight is.
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
"Why do people humiliate their dogs? I don't like that." - Abe
Best Bet of the Week (Week 6 Results): Abe Loses!