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.)
Last week, for reasons I can't recall because it's Friday and I checked out like Wednesday, Angi was taught a well known fact by Abe. That was that dead Hollywood actor and well regarded actor Paul Walker was nothing more than a scumbag pedophile. He was in a relationship with a girl when she was a teenager and they had still been dating when he got too fast and too furious and ended up becoming human bbq. Anyway, he's a monster but since she couldn't believe or wrap her head around this whole mess, Angi ended up going on a deep dive. Turning to Reddit, she ended up discovering that there was an actual thread that showcased celebrities that people like but it turns out, are/were absolute trash. Before going over what Reddit had to offer, Abe reminded us once again (much to Mama Kanan's chagrin I'm sure) that Elvis was a pedophile. That whole thing of having Priscilla handed over to him when she was young because he desired her, what a creep. Anyway, finally moving into the thread, the list is filled with surprises and some that you probably already knew. There was David Bowie, god figure icon who I worship, allegedly used to have a ton of sex with underage teen girls. For me, this is a blur the artist with the person thing if (which it probably is) true. Kind of how I do with the band Brand New, whose singer was caught in a metoo scandal and effectively ended the band before they could end themselves but I still love them. Angi's beloved Prince was known to be absolutely awful to work with and it was well known that you truly weren't somebody until Prince fired you. Thomas Edison was an absolute scumbag who would steal patents, stomp out his competitors and electrocuted an elephant (which we learned on Bob's Burgers if I remember correctly.) He was an absolute monster of a person but yet we still love lightbulbs. Ray Charles had a ton of kids and refused to acknowledge them. Seriously, he literally would just not see them....#rimshot. Hugh Hefner was a huge misogynist, which makes sense with the way he treated women. James Brown once beat his wife with a pipe, beat another woman and raped a woman at gunpoint. The Wright Brothers basically sued everyone who attempted to create a plane and it was their tenacity in being douchebags that made the U.S. have a limited air fleet in World War 1. Can't forget John Lennon, who was a wife beater and ignored his son Julian. In fact, the song "Hey Jude" used to be called "Hey Jules" about poor Julian. Funny enough, we actually discussed Ryan Adams yesterday during my call in and he was recently canceled for how badly he treated Mandy Moore. In other words, it doesn't matter that you're famous because there's a good chance you're going to be a garbage person.
All the Rest:
This morning started like no other, it was dark, gloomy and a storm had come in. The sky was filled with thunder, there was probably lightning and there was a ton of rain. I'm assuming that the ushering in of the apocalypse occurred because the first call out the gate this morning was my arch rival Angry Bob. He was calling in because Angi was seeking to wish him a Happy Father's Day (I'm assuming, he's an a-hole so does it matter why he called.) Anyway, he was explaining that for Father's Day, he doesn't want to be a lunch bitch. A lunch bitch for those unfamiliar, is the literal definition of a dad who cooks out for his family, etc. Anyway, after confusing Father's Day with Angry Bob's birthday because Angi flakes like that, she asked when Angry Bob's actual birthday was. "February 30th," he told her and guess what, both Angi and Abe let that slide. Aside from the fact that Angi probably has early onset, she also can't focus on doing anything else while reading. You see, we came to find out that Angi was reading something and had tuned out Abe and Angry Bob talking to her. Anyway, Angry Bob went away (thank god) but this was not the end of the impact because the roadies felt the need to call in and point out that these two are idiots. It started with me pointing out to Angi and Abe that they missed February 30th in our show group text. This was followed by Head Roadie Bill calling in to say the same thing. Mark also called in to point this out to them as well. Once it finally dawned on them that they had been hoodwinked, Angry Bob went right back onto Angi's ish list. She went on to explain, for those who are newer to the show, that when Angry Bob called in on day one, he told her to shut up. Angi, in her infinite patience, assumed she would win him over one day. It seemed like maybe that leaf was finally turning but guess what, he's still screwing with her. The thing is, he's still listening so Angi puts up with it. She did note though that the day she ends up meeting him, she has all intention of punching him right in that stupid mug of his. That's the problem with optimism in situations like this, you assume the best and you get Angry Bob. See, I was smart to take him on as a nemesis because I can hate him without issue.
On today's trek of the interview circuit, Angi and Abe welcome Sam from Greta Van Fleet, to discuss both their upcoming album as well as an upcoming Chicago show. Angi had to start by expressing her excitement over the fact that live music has returned and that Greta Van Fleet is going to be getting back on the road. Sam explained that the new album was essentially made to live and expand in a live space. For the band, the album was composed as the idea of a cinema soundtrack and the open air allows it to better flow and play to that concept. Abe feels like Greta Van Fleet is a band that everyone needs to get behind, they are fresh and new and have a lot to say. They are doing something different that no one else is doing. Angi pointed out Adam Levine has said that rock and roll is dead (that coming from someone who makes garbage pop music is laughable btw.) What can be seen on their new album The Battle at the Garden's Gate is that rock and roll is not dead and the band is here to redefine what rock and roll actually is. It was pointed out that before the pandemic, the road itself must have been grueling and was there anything that the band had taken for granted. The talk steered slightly from that idea to Chicago and how great it is here. They loved just watching people waiting to get into the show and they have had a lot of fun here. Since their upcoming show in September will be outside on a Friday night, Abe decided to plan an entire itenary for them. He suggested they go out on Michigan Ave and just busk for a while, then play the show and then afterward, they could all go to Kingston Mines. Who doesn't want to enjoy a show on a nice September night, well if you keep listening to Rock 95.5, you'll have a chance to win tickets to the show soon. The whole thing should be crazy and chaotic regardless.
Finally, in today's section that attempted to dissect Abe's mental issues, Angi had a question for him. She started by mentioning that he has issues with personal space, germs and basically everything else in the outside world. Her question involved using an item that belongs to another person, in this case his girlfriend Cathy Tropicana. So, would Abe use her toothbrush? Absolutely not, if he was in a pinch he would just use his finger because that's what rational people do obviously. What about her razor? That question, as simple as it seemed, turned into a slippery back and forth that really didn't give us an answer. Before even getting to the main point, Angi and Abe both agreed that they would never share straws with anyone. The reason Angi brought this up was a guy ended up getting flesh eating bacteria on his face from using his roommate's razor. He had these lesions on his face and after they tested for everything, it turned out to be flesh eating bacteria. Ironically, there was no trace of it in or on the roommate, which basically meant this guy just got hella unlucky. The guy didn't die which was good but we could never end up getting any further because Angi was played off the air once more.
Request Wars:
Current Champion: Vacant
Challenger Song Choice: "Guerrilla Radio"
Challenger Song Choice: "Bark at the Moon"
Observation: Hateful hating old neighbors went after each other and it was brutal. These guys know each other and don't like each other and it showed. Good stuff here, song choice will probably pick the winner.
Winner: Jimbo Slice
10 o' Clock Toast:
Dads. It's Father's Day weekend and dad's out there that are good dads deserve to be celebrated properly.
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
"If I wanna do something with a kid, my friend Bass...." - Abe
"Hey, do I wanna waste a bunch of years with a kid?" - Abe
"I didn't expect to come in here and see the human clown car." - Minn Barb