Dave Matthews Band Fans react to Snub by Rock Hall of Fame

Dave Matthews Band Hall of Fame Snub - Rebuttal by the fans 

Places listening - France, USA, UK, Australia, Sweden, Canada, Austria, Spain, Latvia, Italy

In terms of cities listening - a place called O’Brien, Florida check in for the first time ever. Interesting name, especially since two of our recurring guests have the last name. 

Big Lar, his wife Christina, Bob Piano, Rosco P and maybe even Dan Ruttle bumping in at the end. It’s madness, I think we got all of Christina’s impassioned language aka cursing editing out. It was a free for all.

The point on Dave Matthews Band getting snubbed — Rock Hall of Fame has a “short bench” of interesting and more importantly famous in the moment acts coming up in future years. Dan O’Brien covered that fact on episode 301.

So, if they make Dave Matthews and someone like Pat Benatar both wait (despite being #1 and #2 in the fan vote) - it helps them set a good pace for inducting big pop acts every year instead of having the well run dry. 

But, Dave Matthews Band won the fan vote - and this was the first time in 7 years that the winner of the fan vote didn’t get in. So it really got people by surprise. Especially DMB fans. Because they rallied and “stuffed the ballot box” - they assumed based on the past 6-7 years, that Dave was a shoe-in. 

So, the Rock Hall Officials Zigged when the Fan Vote Zagged. It’s a good one-time trick. But, as you’ll hear on the pod — if you mess with the fan vote, then fans might stop voting if they don’t think they matter. 

Anyway - here’s a mini pod - very impromptu - live from Barlow’s in South Boston, MA. 

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Tom Brady is the GOAT

Tom Brady is the GOAT 

The debate is over. Only take - Peyton Manning was close and he came in with more raw talent and an unbelievable work ethic. But, Brady’s competitiveness drove him to work as hard as Manning. It’s like Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain. They drove each other. 

But the crazy thing is Brady is getting 2 different careers: Brady and Manning were like Larry and Magic — the two of them cost each other at least 2 more championships each.

No Tom Brady and Peyton Manning probably wins 4 and goes to 7 super bowls.

No Peyton Manning and Tom Brady probably wins 7 and goes to 11 super bowls.

But, Brady somehow extended his career, and with manning gone he’s more like Michael Jordan — basically peerless, and more competitive and more experienced than anybody left standing. 

Did you ever have a doubt last night about Pats winning in Kansas City? 

Where does this AFC title win rank amongst the other 8 of the Brady / Billy B era?

Do you really think Patriots by a million for Super Bowl 53 pick? 

Are we going to Atlanta? 

What if anything would you have to say to Philadelphia Eagles lineman and Patriots Troll, Lane Johnson?

what’s the mood in Boston right now? 

What’s the Super Bowled theme t-shirt going to be this year - it was “Squish the Fish” in 1986 - is it gonna be “Slam the Rams”? goodness I hope so!

LA and Boston squaring off for 2 world titles in 2 different sports in like a 4 month window — and the Celtics are Lakers aren’t involved  

Crazy KC Chiefs fan/neighbor update

rematch of the Super Bowl that started it all: Rams vs Patriots 

A couple of weeks ago we said that the teams we’d like to see in the Super Bowl ranked most to least:

Patriots 

Chargers (tortured base, that was just abandoned)

Chiefs (officially a tortured fan base)

Saints (starting to become a tortured fan base) - and for decades they were before Brees ad Payton showed up

Rams (abandoned their fan base, but also returned to their original home, so I feel like their mojo is just getting started) — Several parallels to the 2001 Patriots 

3 way tie for last Cowboys, Colts, & Eagles. 

Patriots 10 super bowls - played Bears, Packers, Rams, Panthers, Eagles, Giants x2, Seahawks, Falcons, Eagles (0-2 vs NFC north, 2-0 vs NFC South, 1-3 vs NFC east, 2-0 vs NFC west) 

This is the Patriots 11th Super Bowl - And they’ll be playing a team from the NFC west 

You know who the forgotten victims of this Super Bowl are… former St. Louis Rams fans 

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Can the Philadelphia Eagles repeat? Mid-term Mania. This Red Sox Parade was more than just Duck Boats!

Was 2018 the first “eff you parade” in Boston sports history? 

Seems like that attitude was pure jubilation and feeling bullet proof as a fanbase. 

Price has his eff you parade for towards then fans. 

The Boston sports fans had theirs towards the philly fans for stealing a super bowl.  

This title was a collective realization that even if Tom Brady is never gonna win another and even if the pats go back to being bad... Boston fans just realized - as long as the Sox have good ownership and tons of 💰- we have a franchise that’s won 4 titles in 15 seasons with 3 diff managers... dozens of different players. Hockey is super random. And Boston Celtics aren depended on outsmarting opponents because it’s tough for them  to get free agents. But the Sox - they can miss and take years off and hit bottom, but they’ll always get it right a couple times a decade

The Sox were our city’s first love and are now our best hope to keep the party going once the pats dynasty is no more 

places listening - Turkey, Ireland, UK, Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Philippines, Slovakia, Germany, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory & More 

Philadelphia Eagles What’s the mood right now at 4-4? 

Is getting each team’s best shot week after week what you expected? 

What’s the feeling for the next 8 games? Home & Away vs Cowboys and Skins, at Saints, at Rams, Home Giants, Home Texans

What’s the city’s feelings on your QB situation? 

Can your guys go on the road and get Saints or Rams? What about winning on road in playoffs? 

How was the raising of the banner on the first game of the year? 

Are people still basking in that Super Bowl win or are fans finally more focused on this seasons results? I felt like after Pats first title - i dealt with their 9-7 season in a way of saying well we’re still the champs until the super bowl… i’ve since stopped feeling that way about title teams. 

MID-TERMS!?!?!!? Any hot takes 

Red Sox World Series Game 1-5 and Parade Notes

Red Sox vs Dodgers world series 2019 

Game 1 notes 

Kershaw was getting the “Darrrrryl” treatment in the bottom of the first/ This ain’t Petco Park Boys 

Turner is the MLB player voted most likely to lead the Wildlings north of the wall in Westeros 

Noon Time! Just in Time - Nunez with 3 run shot
Kimbrell looked better in game 1

Both starters/ aces labored through 4+ / 5+ innings 

Game 2 notes 

Price good through first 2 innings 

Kinsler knocks in a 2 out run in the second to get the Sox on the board first in game 2. 

Kinsler gets tossed out at third to end the inning - great throw, tough base running miscue 

David Price brings it!

Game 3 notes

Epic 18 innings! Evoaldi is the man despite the loss

Kinsler almost becomes Bill Buckner (off the hook 48 hours later)

Game 4 notes

The Epic Comeback - Moreland, Pearce homers change it all

Game 5 notes

Mookie Betts , JD Martinez and Chris Sale save their best for last. David Price is avenged. Steve Pearce improbably becomes MVPearce

Nations listening Turkey, Ireland, UK, Colombia, Mexico, British Indian Ocean Territory, Vietnam, UAE, El Salvador, Senegal, Japan and More

Top cities listening NYC, Arlington Va, Cornelius NC, Carrickmacross Ireland, Vazec Slovakia, Venice Italy, Izmir Turkey

Live from the Boston Marathon & Bill O'Reilly gets fired

Boston marathon - experienced 4 seasons in 4 days

Places Listening but soundcloud is down / Bill O’Reilly is out (i’ll write it and we’ll do it live) when your boss Roger Ailes, gets fired, and he’s your main enabler, it's time to walk away

Tucker Carlson replaces him, goooooood luck following that guy. Double whammy on the advertising revenue stream too

Bill Simmons shouted out places listening on his sound cloud account - stop drinking my Kool Aid Bill

What a day- what an event - made it to mile 24 prior to the leaders arriving - they where flying - like 12 miles an hour flying

Props to the Boston Gooners for having a remote arsenal party / marathon party - especially since Lir, their home bar was taken over for the marathon. 

Edna Kiplagat 38 of Kenya won women's 2:21 mins

Geoffrey Kirui 24 of Kenya won men's 2:09 mins

Both used sub - 5 min miles to break away in the  final 5-6 miles of the race

Jordan Hasay 25 - 2nd fastest American debut of all time in a marathon - 3rd place

Galen Rupp, 21 - second place - six American men placed in top 10

Meb's last race - 2014 champ around 40 years old. Good for him - keflaghizi is a tough last name - my bad if I got it wrong

Katherine Switzer- 50th anniversary of her first run - she ran a 4:20 50 years ago and 4:44 in 2017 at 70 years old. 

Some do nots for fans - Don't go for a jog on the route. That's whack

Do go to house parties on the route - meats/ cheeses/ beer, wine and liquor it's all good

Do cheer on the masses running. They need it and it feels good to give em some love. 

Do plan to travel on foot and use the T as much as possible

Don't expect uber rates to be anywhere close to normal post race

Also the heroine addict issues in Boston now are profound and terrible - we are better than this - and I have no idea what the answer is- but there's gotta be an answer

Tincup mountain whiskey commercial. Dudes are straight up mountain climbing. Yeah I'm gonna pass on getting cranked on whiskey during my climb - but you guys go ahead. Something tells me that drinking while Mountain climbing - is at Least as bad as drinking while driving

Seapoint for the Bruins game. Steak tips a plenty