Coronavirus Podcast + Potholes vs. Spill Proof Cups

Massachusetts passed a hands free cell phone while driving law recently. Now i’m almost driving into pedestrians with their heads buried in their phones. When will they pass a hands free law for people walking on sidewalks and crossing intersections? 

The “touch to text function” in my car has a mind of it’s own — so not only is using my phone dangerous and now illegal, but the touch to text is saying to me, “I’m going on break, let me know if you need anything”… WHAT!?!? I need you to work like 5% of the time i’m driving - you can’t pick to go on a break when I need to utilize your service. 

Uber and Lyft drivers are ostensibly “professional drivers” meaning that they make money driving. But Uber and Lyft Drivers are amongst the worst drivers in the city. 80% of the time when a drivers is slow, confused, going the wrong way down a one way street, you see that little Uber and/or Lyft sticker on sign in their window and it’s like “that tracks”. Very onbrand. 

But calling Uber/Lyft drivers professional drivers is like calling a crummy wedding DJ a professional musician. Like yes, you’re getting money for this service but you’re not Calvin Harris or Diplo or the late great Tiesto. 

Spill proof coffee cups - very helpful. But no match for the potholes i’m dealing with in South Boston and Dorchester as I make my way to expressway every morning. I’m hitting the pothole because there’s literally no way not to do so. And the angle at which I need to hit it actually finds a way to spill an amazing amount of coffee out of a very small opening. It’s wild 

Places listening Paris France, Philadelphia PA, Mountain View, CA in the top 3 — other spots Padstow Australia in the suburbs of Sydney and Adelaide Australia, Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Barcelona, and Erbil Iraq 

Australia, as a nation coming in #3 this week and that may be the first time Iraq has checked in 

Coronavirus COVID -19 - yikes - not a great situation to say the least. 

Rock Hall of Fame 2020 Inductee Podcast

2020 Rock Hall of Fame 

Place listening Paris France - continues to lead the list, Mountain View, CA and San Jose CA, Amsterdam and long lost friends in Ashburn VA all checking in the top 5 or 10 places listening this week 

France, USA and Netherlands are the top 3 countries - also UK, Spain, Australia, Iran, Turkey and Iraq - based on episode 299 - not shocked on those countries listening 

Bad Boys for Life aka part 3, I’m all over it. Feel like it’s rare in hollywood to take like 7 years before part 2 and then like 17 more years before part 3. Both Spiderman and Batman have been rebooted twice each between Bad Boys 2 and Bad Boys 3

For the first time in 7 years the winner of the fan vote didn’t get inducted. And this year it was first time nominee, Dave Matthews Band.

Fans are up in arms, 1,000,000 people voted for them, USA Today is covering it — and frankly — I’m not a big fan of snubs — but this Manufactured Controversy is probably good for the Rock Hall’s awareness in the public consciousness.

Getting In: 

Whitney Houston — the second biggest oversight of the past 3-5 years after Janet Jackson and now they are both in

The Notorious BIG - this is a no-brainer for me - but the Hall Has snubbed LL Cool J - so it’s great to see them get one right. 

Depeche Mode

Nine Inch Nails

Doobie Brothers 

T. Rex - they are about to spur on a spinoff podcast titled “Who is the worst act inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame”.

I voted on November 7th - My Votes were Biggie, Whitney, Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden (soft spot for Cornell), Dave Matthews Band. I felt the biggest LOCK was DMB. 

At the Time of My vote in November: 

DMB was leading with 385,656 votes  (Only the beatles and rolling stones have had more #1 albums)

Pat Benatar was 2nd with 363,191 votes (this is a huge snub as well) - 8 gold albums from 1979-1988 including 6 straight going platinum. Her “You better run video” was the 2nd ever to be on MTV. 4 straight GRAMMYS for female performer of the year. 

The Doobie Bros were 3rd with 328,435 votes  HOF 

Soundgarden was 4th with 325,264 votes (first Seattle grunge band to sign to a major label)

Judas Priest was 5th with 286,131 votes 

Depeche Mode was 6th with 265515 votes  HOF (arguably the best version of synth-pop out there) 

Whitney Houston was 7th with 247,791 votes  HOF  (Basically invented the national anthem as a spectacle at Super Bowl 25)

8th Thin Lizzy 

9th Motorhead

10th Nine Inch Nails  200,116 votes  HOF  (Godfather of pop/ industrial rock)

11th Todd Rundgren

12th T Rex 150,692 votes  HOF  (There are people saying they essentially invented Glam Rock when they left “Psychedelic Folk Music”- welp 

13th Biggie Smalls 148,173 votes HOF  (Biggie is what this is all about. Larger than life persona who did his version of music at the highest level possible). He’s always listed on the mount rushmore of MC’s - he’s gotta be in. I’m stoked and shocked that they got this right. 

14th Kraftwerk 

15th Rufus ft. Chaka Khan 68,852 votes 

Is Lenny Kravitz more handsome than Khal Drogo?

Is Lenny Kravtiz better looking than Khal Drogo?

best songs about dogs podcast 

Places Listening - Netherlands is second place and Russia is 3rd

Canada, Indonesia, Australia, Singapore, Sweden, UK, Germany, Kenya, Ireland, Guatamala, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago

Concord NC, Ashburn, VA Walpole, MA Amsterdam Moscow (hope that’s uncle mike and not Putin), Surabaya Indonesia Stockholm Sweden, Colombo Sri Lanka, Hornby NZ, Nairobi Kenya, Melbourne, the Bronx, Edmonton  

Who’s more handsome Lenny Kravitz in his prime or the Actor who played Kahl Drogo on Game of Thrones, Jason Momoa. Lenny is currently like 54 - Lisa Bonet is 50 

mind blown a zillion percent

We learned that Shep from southern charm has a “one that got away”

What do you think of the fact that T-Rav is claiming that leaving Southern Charm is “essentially mutual” / his choice

First off their are also songs by Artists with Dog based names. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Lil Bow Wow

Regulators by Nate Dogg and Warren G is about Nate Dogg and Warren G’s adventures around town one night. 

Doggy Dogg World and Who am I (what’s my name)? By Snoop Dogg are songs by snoop about snoop

There’s a song called Puppy love featuring Snoop and Nate Dogg - but that’s probably overkill

Feels like DMX needs to be on this list - also apparently loves Godsmack and requesting his ow songs

Outlandish theory - My best friend’s girl - by the Cars — if a dog is man’s best friend… could be a song written from a Dog’s point of view. 

Dr. Dre’s Next Episode features both Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg— and it might be a top 5 “pop rap” song of all-time. And it’s all boosted by one of the most memorable closing lines of all time from Nate Dogg - “hold up…. HEY!” to “Hey hey hey hey … Smoke … everyday “

best local charlotte coffee Central Coffee or Smelly Cat Coffee?

best charlotte sit at the bar brunch, Zeda Jane’s or Jack’s Beagle or a workman’s friend?

favorite charlotte brewery vibe

How'd you like Kindred ?

Got a lot of these from a list of songs about dogs from the american kennel club

Who let the Dogs out - Ba Ha Men 

Hair of the Dog - Nazareth 

Jessie - Paw 

Hound Dog - Elvis 

Black Dog - Led Zeppelin 

The Dog Days are Over - Florence + The Machine 

Old Shep - Elvis

Old King - Neil Young

Like my Dog - Billy Cunningham 

Me and a Dog named Boo - Lobo

Feed Jake - Pirates of Mississippi 

Walkin’ the Dog - Aerosmith 

Ol’ Red - Blake Shelton

The more boys I meet - Carrie Underwood

Little Boys Grow Up and Dogs get old - Luke Bryan

Black eyed dog — Nick Drake 

Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog - Johnny Cash

Maga Dog - Peter Tosh 

Seamus - Pink Floyd 

Diamond Dogs - Beck 

Dogs of War - Pink Floyd 

King of the Dogs - Iggy Pop 

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol 

Mama Told me not to Come - Three Dog Night (really any song by them) 

Hunger Strike - Temple of the Dog 

I love my Dog - Cat Stevens

Martha my Dear - Beatles 

I’m Gonna buy me a dog - The Monkees

How much is that doggie in the window - NOOOOO! AWFUL — Not on our list 

I love my dog - Sublime - Also Lou Dog gets shouted out by Sublime a ton on their first record 

Chldrens’ hit B-I-N-G-O - might web the most well known, for all the wrong reasons 

Guns N' Roses 3 countries, 4 concerts plus Flat Earthers "Rant of the Month"

GnR Facebook live 

Places listening - Australia, Philippines, England, Germany and Saudi Arabia are all doing great work in terms of listening

4 shows, 3 countries, 4 methods of transportation 

Took an Uber Pop in Prague - driver knew back roads was pumped GnR was in Prague- cab driver back to Praha 1 tried to swindle ya with a “I have no change”

Rode bicycles in Nijmegen - bike tailgate party 

Drove my car and then walked like 2 miles each way in Winston-Salem

Nashville- bought tix on the broadway walked right in and out from the hotel

Varying axl banter (nc show- fight to live another day vs live to fight another day, at least we didn't get blown up in nuclear war- Prague - likes the wine // Netherlands more about Angus young - this one's for us 

Nashville- only real banter was to introduce the train horn for “night train” 

Variations in the set list (both good and bad)

Winston-Salem, NC                    Nijmegen                                Prague                     Nashville

1 It’s So Easy

2 Mr. Brownstone

3 Chinese Democracy 

4 Welcome to the Jungle 

5 Double Talkin’ Jive

6 Better

7 Estranged

8 Live and Let Die

9 Rocket Queen

10 You Could be Mine

11 New Rose (Duff)                                                        11 Attitude (Duff Misfits Cover)    11 Attitude 

12 This I Love

13 Civil War                                                                                          13 Prostitute (C Democracy)

14 Yesterdays                            14 Whole Lotta Rosie (Angus Young)

15 Coma                                15 Riff Raff

16 Slash Guitar Solo

17 Godfather Theme

18 Sweet Child O’ Mine

19 My Michelle                                                         19 Used to Love Her

20 Wish you were here (Pink Floyd)               20 Used to Love Her                                         20 Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb)

21 November Rain

22 Black Hole Sun                        22 Out Ta Get Me

23 Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

24 Nightrain 

25 Don’t Cry 

26 The Seeker (The Who)

27 Paradise City 

                                    28 Sorry                                                     28 Patience 

                                    29 Patience                        29 Don’t Cry                  29 Don’t Cry 

                                    32 was Paradise City                 31 was Paradise City         30 Madagascar  32 was Paradise City

 Public restrooms being unisex makes men’s room nicer and women’s room lines smaller

The Tax Bill — passes at 1:30am on a saturday — 500 page document that has people’s handwritten scribble on it — given to senator’s like 2 hours or less before the vote — we deserve better.

This isn’t even a criticism of the Republican party, not the Democrats — congress is not longer working for us — they’re working for themselves. They are no longer public servants they are making us, the public, their servants. 

We need to stand against this “cabal”, this emerging oligarchy  is unacceptable. The courts need to step in, at the behest of the people. We need term limits on all congressional positions… we need them to stop being the ones allowed to draw their own congressional districts and gerrymander our futures away. Wake up — this isn’t about party, or about tax cuts, it’s about a runaway power drunk washington ruling class— guys, it’s time to call BS 

Skyline Chili ingredients: 2 pounds of ground beef, 2 cups of chopped onions. 4 cups of beef stock, 2 cans of tomato sauce, 2-3 table spoons of chili powder, 2 table spoons of apple cider vinegar, 2 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 ounce of grated unsweetened chocolate — and yeah and like a mountain of cheese

Tennessee is going to Hire Tee Martin — feels like brining in Phil Fulmer (and based on the fact that no accomplished head coach would take this job right now)… it feels like Tee Martin is the move. 

I love how people are now clamoring for an 8 team playoff in — but i’d much rather argue over #4 and #5 then #2 and #3

Also — the more spots we create, the more watered down the regular season gets. We already have way fewer undefeated teams than we used to in the BCS ear — why, cuz there is room for error… if we start letting in 8 teams — how many 3 loss and 4 loss teams are we going to have to decide between? 

Who you got in the College Football playoff first round games? Clemson vs. Alabama ? Georgia vs Oklahoma ? Who do you HOPE wins it all?