NFL Playoffs teams as Game of Thrones Characters - 2020 edition

2020 NFL Playoff Teams as Game of Thrones Characters 

This year it’s funny - cuz we know how GOT ends (at least the HBO version) - so in the past - being Dany Targaryen was a great thing - this year not necessarily

Forgot to assign the 49ers in the notes - but they’re Bronn perhaps  
*Apologies the spelling is going to be atrocious on these notes* Places Listening #1 France five weeks straight, USA #2, Australia #3, followed by UK, Egypt, Indonesia, Canada, Russia, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Sri Lanka Top Cities after the Number 1 City of Lights aka Paris, Mountain View, CA, Cornelius, NC, Miami, Barcelona, Brisbane, Cairo and Colombo Thoughts going out to Australia and also Puerto Rico Subscribe on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud or Google Play Music - follow us on twitter and instagram @filibusterfreestyle and we’re always available with episodes and show notes on filibusterfreestyle.com Pour some out for the 4 teams that are already gone. Buffalo Bills - The Dothraki at the beginning of the “Long Night Episode” - came out on the road - swords blazing - ready to roll. Looked unbeatable for a while - but their plan/tactics appeared to be one dimensional and after getting out to a long lead, they were snuffed out 1 by 1 or point by point until ultimately falling. It’s not a perfect analogy for several reasons - but hey — if you want better analysis, don’t lose in round 1 Buffalo Bills. Shout out to the Bills Mafia for buying all of the folding tables in Metro Houston area though. New Orleans Saints - This one hurts but - Oberyn Martell - the Red Viper of Dorne. Supreme Skill and Talent from the deep south. But in the end they were a bit too careless and when leaving things up to chance and/or the refs — their opponent did just enough to keep it close and then by the end - squish their head’s like a grape in excruciating fashion on the game’s final play in overtime. Philadelphia Eagles - Wun-Wun the giant at the end of the Battle of the bastards. They overcame everything to get to this point. They’ve got an A+ pedigree for getting the job done. But they were just too hurt to survive. There’s also an analogy in there for Ramsey Bolton’s cheap shot arrow to Wun-Wun’s eyes — as pertaining to the hit by Jadaveon Clowney on Carsen Wentz. And mad props to Josh McCown for coming off the bench into his first playoff game ever at 40 years old.  

New England Patriots - King Robert Baratheon. They’ve been sitting on the throne, ruling the realm for several years. In the end, they went down via a combination of sloppiness (roster management), Betrayal (trust the likes of Josh Gordon and Antonio Brown), and getting killed while over confident — the Dolphins loss was the wild boar in the forest and the inability to recover is the suspected inside job (Mike Vrabel) playing the role of Robert’s inner circle (Cersei, Littlefinger, Grandmaester Pycell, et al)

So who’s left: The 49ers vs. the Vikings // The Ravens vs. the Titans // The Chiefs vs. the Texans // The Packers vs. the Seahawks 

I legitimately think the Ravens are a lock for the AFC - but Obviously the Chiefs have a slim chance. 

in the NFC - I can’t see the Vikings winning 2 more road games, but the Packers, 49ers and Seahawks all have alligator blood and/or X-factors at QB which mean they can definitely string 2 are wins together to reach Miami 

Minnesota Vikings - Robb Stark — they are from the North. They’ve got a righteous cause (Never won the super bowl) like Robb was trying to avenge Ned Stark. In the end Rob Stark proved to be a little too naive and a little too trusting of being on the side of “good”. But the Game of Thrones is "a ladder filled with chaos” to paraphrase Little Finger. 

Prediction: I can’t see the Vikings getting by San Francisco - but if they do, they likely face “fellow northmen” in Green Bay - and just as Robb Stark couldn’t overcome a northern mutiny by the Bolton’s and Frey’s — Minnesota’s Super Bowl drought will continue 

Baltimore Ravens - Appear to be Drogon in season 8 going absolutely HAM on the entire population of King’s Landing. This is a team that prides itself on being built to beat the Steelers and the Patriots but they stumbled onto a power that is basically capable of destroying everything and everything just for "Esses and Gigs”. Nobody has an answer for them and the only ones who can truly stop them at least in the AFC are themselves. 

Tennessee Titans - Lots of ways to go here but I’m going to go with the Hound. Foulmouthed and smarter than they let on. They find a way to survive and honestly the more time you spend with them, the more you like them despite themselves. Much like the hound has an aversion to fire and an obsession with a family member (Vrabel is a Belichick mini-me and the Hound is the Mountain’s lil brosef).  The Hound is a battering ram like the Titans ground game. The only issue — they can’t defeat everybody they need to without sacrificing themselves in the process. The Ravens aren’t the Mountain — they are the fire that the Hound and Mountain plunge into from the top of the Red Keep. 

Prediction: Ravens by 10+ points and it’ll never be in doubt. 

Houston Texans — these Cats are the “trick or treat team remaining”. First half vs. Bills they got worked. Second Half Watson took over and they made just enough plays to win. These guys are like Beric Dondarrion and Thoros of Myr — they’ve got nine lives and they can keep stuff interesting but in the end — they are bit characters who don’t have the juice to make it to Miami

Kansas City Chiefs — No disrespect, cuz I like these guys — but my take is, they are the Night’s King with the Ice Dragon. We thought at the end of last season, they were going to become dominate this season and beyond. But the emergence of the Ravens makes me think that they could be beatable like the Night Kings getting iced by a 12 year old assassin aka Arya the MVP Stark. But if the show runners had done a better job with season 8’s pacing — the battle between Drogon and Ice Viserion could’ve been way more epic — and that’s what we could get in the AFC title game. 

Prediction: Chiefs should find a way against Texans but also could stumble. 

Green Bay Packers — A lot of ways to go here - but let’s pay homage to the leading ladies of Westeros. Dany, Cersei, Sansa, maybe even Arya is the best. They’ve been the favorites, they’ve been also rans, they’ve been #1 and they’ve been left for dead. They’ve been injured, yada, yada, yada — but they’ve got a set of skills that keeps them on the field with any body and a home field in this round that could prove just treacherous enough to advance. 

Let’s put it this way — if they win the Super Bowl, they are a combination of the Stark sisters — Kill the Night’s king and rule the North alone. If the Packers lose at home to the Seahawks, they are Cersei getting crushed underneath the bricks of the Red Keep. if they lose at San Fran or if they make it to the Bowl and lose with the throne in their grasp, they are Dany T the mother of Dragons — they had it all but at the end just not enough to actually rule. 

Seattle Seahawks — Euron Greyjoy and the Iron Fleet. They’re better away from home (but can’t stray too far from their style of fight). They’ll fight a bit dirty, they’ll ambush you, and their costuming is unique for the world they inhabit. In the end, they’re a little too rowdy to string 3 wins together on the road and if Green bay turns into the frozen tundra, they’re ships won’t be able to move well enough to win.

Wine, Wall & Dragons - Season 8, episode 6 podcast

Game of Thrones Season 8 

Wine, Wall & Dragons Season 8 Episode 6 - the Series Finale 

the recurring line of the night was some variation of - they don’t get to choose, she doesn’t get to choose, etc. — in some ways i think that’s appropriate to all the people filing petitions about re-doing Season 8 to HBO. The fans we don’t get to choose. We get to watch.

Tyrion Finds Jamies and Cersei and cries about it 

Dany gives Fascist dictator speech in either Dothraki or Valayrian or in Unsullied/Astapor language. We get it. She’s a menace now. 

Why doesn’t Dany kill Tyrion as soon as he throws away his “hand pin”? 

Arya “Jon you’re a threat to her, you’ll always be a threat to her. I know a killer when I see one”.

Between Tyrion and Arya - Jon’s getting a lot of negative feedback on his Aunt/Paramour/Queen. “love is the death of duty, duty is the death of love”, Aemon Targaryen.  

Dany walking up to the Throne, which is so similar to what I think was a dream sequence in like season 2 or so — pretty awesome. Still held out hope for her in some way shape or for at that moment, but as soon as i saw Jon’s shadow in the arch way -  i figured it wouldn’t end well. (drogon covered in snow). 

Dany takes one more crack at the old we could be lovers Jon - and he’s like dude really, we’re still in episode 73 going to try to make the incest angle work? But he takes that opening and he stabs Dany while they embrace. Bold move. 

Dany’s story has three betrayals. Once for love, once for blood, and once for gold. I think last night night Jon’s actions were the betrayal of blood or love. Could be either.

Why didn’t Drogon burn Jon? (Some are saying it’s cuz he “Can’t be burned like Dany” — i feel like they would’ve shown that at some point if that were the case.

Drogon melts the iron thorne to nothingness. Very symbolic maneuver for a Dragon. 

The 3 best spinoff ideas i’ve heard… Arya’s adventures “West of Westeros”, Tormund and Jon in a “buddy cop type show”. I think if Tormund were the main character and Jon was around every few episodes… that’d be ideal.

The Arya spinoff show would be amazing. Arya comparisons to Columbus — let’s not do that to Arya. 

Edmure Tully with the weirdest flex of ALL-TIME - at the council meeting trying to make the case for his “kingship”. Bro you’ve been gone since season 6 and were a prisoner of the Frey’s for 3 seasons before that… HAVE A SEAT. You might want to sit the next couple of plays out, Champ.

What happened in Las Vegas? To all the money gambled. 

#1) the iron throne is melted down to nothing so nobody sits upon it. #2) Dany had it before Jon killed her 3) Bran is the King of the 6 kingdoms and 4) which means Sansa is a queen in her own right? 

Sam: Let’s have a democracy? Brings out the LOLZ from the nobles. 

Tyrion essentially makes Bran “the Broken” a King. Bran’s like yeah i knew it! Bran the Broken - not a great nickname for a king. 

Also, how about the progressive north finally coming around to a female ruler full-time — nice work Sansa 

Bran giving the North “independence” — that was nice, but don’t we think that Yara and the Prince of Dorne are going to declare their own independence within like 48 hours of this “Great council meeting”? Both Kingdoms love declaring independence, they have for over a century. 

I like Jon beyond the wall - because the Wall doesn’t need a Watch with a giant hole in it, the wildlings are pretty cool with the northerners and the Night King is Dead.

 More importantly, the wall is no longer part of the seven kingdoms, the wall is part of the North - So, technically isn’t is sansa’s decision to send Jon to the wall.

Also - Grey Worm got played — he let them elect Bran King and then Bran was like you can’t kill Jon. 

Bronn gets Highgarden - Seems like there have been an unusually high number of warden’s of the south. good luck to Bronn.

Small Council - Bronn (Master of Coin), Brienne of Tarth (King’s Guard), Sam (Maester), Tyrion (Hand), Davos (Master of Ships). Is Bran going to “warg into Drogon” - he mentions that he’ll try to find them. 

Tormund lives, Jon is reunited with Ghost, the Unsullied ship off for Naath. 

Unanswered question - was Tyrion a Targaryen?  Can Sam still be with Gilly if he’s a Maester? What’s up with Daario Naharis in Mereen?

Last one - what happened with Meera Reed. Bran’s the king, she lugged him to safety time and time again. Lost her brother, and he sent her packing.  

Would Cersei Winning or the Night King winning have been more satisfying than this ending? 

The Starks were down 3-0 in the series at one point. Ned died, Catelyn and Robb died. Sansa went through hell. Bran was stuck in a tree and Hodor saved him. Rickon never had a shot. The dire wolves were all dropping like flies. Jon got stabbed by his own men at Castle Black, Arya went blind and was being hunted by an assassin. Yet. at the end of the day, when the winds of winter blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives. 

And now it’s spring in the realm and they’re going back on their separate ways. Jon gets to be free. Sansa is a queen. Bran is the King and Arya is going to the edge of the world on adventures. The Starks were the first “good guys” of this series. And they for the most part won. People should be happy for them. 

Wine, Wall & Dragons - Season 8, episode 5 Podcast

Wine, Wall & Dragons Season 8 Episode 5 - the penultimate episode of the entire series 

Have a feeling this episode might be an epic of GOT 

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Varys is writing a note to send via Raven about Jon’s true identity. A little girl appears to be working with Varys on poisoning Dany’s food. Varys has made “his choice”.

Jon Snow returns - he and Varys are chatting on the beach. Varys wants “the right ruler on the iron throne”. Every time a Targaryen is born the world holds its breath. 

Jon says, “she is my queen” 

Tyrion tries to see Dany in the Dragonstone “Map Room”. Dany knows exactly how Varys found out. They’ve got Dany looking “Strung out”. She’s fixated on getting the “Win” at all costs. 

Greyworm and the unsullied come and get Varys. He knows he’s in trouble. Leave’s his rings behind. 

Tyrion “tells on himself” to Varys. Varys says “he hopes he’s wrong. Good bye old friend.” Takes it like a pro. 

Drogon pops in out of nowhere and burns Varys to a crisp. 

Dany, sitting by the fire - she gives Greyworm Missende’s necklace. He throws it in the fire. Jon Snow comes by for a chat.

Jon says, “i don’t want it”. “Far more people in Westeros love you than love me.” 

Jon and Dany with another love scene gone awry. 

Tyrion is trying to “reason with Dany”… she’s playing for blood. Tyrion begs her to call of the attack if they ring the bells. She never verbally agrees with that request. 

Dany tells Tyrion that she’s captured Jamie. “Next time you fail me, will be the last time you fail me.”

Meanwhile at King’s Landing, Cersei is opening the gates for all kinds of “Small-folk” to use them as a deterrent for a siege. Probably not a good look for those folks. 

Dany’s army has gotten bigger again. Davos is in the house. 

Tyrion asks Davos for a Favor. 

Hound and Arya arrive to the party. 

Tyrion wants to be alone with Jamie. Tyrion is going to release Jamie. Jamie’s back to being a heel. Tyrion has an escape plan for them. Tyrion is a dumb dude. He’s trying to do the right thing, but he’s aligned with the wrong people to do it.

Ominous Cello Music - and there’s Euron Greyjoy.

Arya and the hound rolling right into the City - he’s wearing a hood, she’s not. Jamie rolls into the city. 

Golden Company (Sans Elephant) are ready. 

Cersei looks out onto the City — she’s feeling pretty Glib it seems. 

Jamie Gets shut out of the City — Arya and Hound are the last two into the walls. 

The wind picks up. Euron looks at the sky, Drogo is in Free Fall — Navy shoots and missed and Dany is Blowing up ships left and right with Drogon. 

The Gates of the city explode - Drogon goes nuclear on the Golden Company. Elephant wouldn’t have mattered. 

I kind of love it! 

Tyrion walking amidst the bodies outside the walls. Kyburn tries to tell Cersie it’s over. She’s in full delusion mode. 

Jon is in a standoff with the Lannister Men. Lannister’s Tap out 

Slow Motion - Dany coming straight for the Read Keep

Bells Ringing but she’s come too far — i agree with Dany’s decision to come for Cersei — but burning the people in the streets seems a bit much. And Grey Worm Snaps and the the fighting resumes. Bloodshed upon bloodshed. 

Once you defeat the Night King. Humans really aren’t a match any longer. 

Cersei realizes she is no longer the coldest killer in the 7 kingdoms. 

Full Heel turn — but i still feel like Dany is an antihero versus a villain. 

Jon is horrified. He has to kill one of his own guys. 

Jamie and Euron  have a standoff. Of course Euron comes ashore at the exact spot Jamie’s at. 

Jamie gets stabbed with his own sword? 

Cersei keeps saying the Red Keep is safe place. Has she seen Drogon? 

Kyburn takes Cersei to Maegor’s Holdfast. 

Jamie gets stabbed again. But drives a Sword all the way through Euron… he says “another King for you, but I got you.” “I’m the man who killed Jamie Lannister”. 

Quite the showman 

Hound and Arya - He saves her from herself perhaps? “Sandor, thank you”

Here we go! Clegane Bowl. “Hello Big Brother” 

The Mountain Smashes Kyburn like a bug!”

Cersei leaves, Hound v Mountain

Jamie shows up for Cersei — it’s pretty pathetic that they give these two “a hero’s embrace”.

Hound puts sword all the way through the mountain… he’s not quite phased. Pulls sword back out. 

Arya gets trampled upon. Hound is in trouble vs. mountain. Both fighting for the lives. 

Cool how they show Arya and Hound taking similar “bumps” in their respective battles. 

Hound stabs mountain like 12 times.

Mountain does for the eye ball smash. 

Hound puts knife in mountains head.. He pulls it out.

Hound flips and charges him, they both fall out of a tower and into a raging inferno

Arya is alive and covered in ash and blood. Probably in concussion protocol. She avoids a tower closing in on her. Ends up with a bunch of scared civilians including the lady who saved her. She’s gonna lead an escape of the city.

The Dothraki are having a field day in the city. 

Jamie and Cersei are in the Basement in the hold fast with all of the Dragon Skulls. Jamie’s way out is sealed shut. 

Cersei wants her baby to live, and doesn’t want to die. She had like a million chances for it to not come to this. 

Jamie “Nothing else matters, only us.” Jamie and Cersei get buried under the entire castle. 

Arya somehow still alive - Looks like she’s in the will Smith movie where he’s the only person left in NYC. 

Arya finds a lone horse - that’s fortuitous. Is this horse real? Or is she dead? She rides out of dodge. 

Fade to Black - hell of an episode. Jamie, Cersei, Varys, all dead. Mountain, Hound, Euron, Kyburn, all dead. 

Wine, Wall & Dragons - Season 8, episode 3: Game of Thrones Podcast

Wine, Wall & Dragons Season 8 Episode 3

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Tonight Dan Ruttle and Dan O’Brien are watching episode 3 of season 8 together. This is the battle of Winterfell episode, rumored to be the longest battle scene ever filmed on TV or in cinema. 

Both of them have mentioned that they aren’t going to take any notes.

I’m going to try and take notes - but just maybe i’ll just keep track of either characters dying or major plot twists and see where the conversation takes us. 

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opening - No scenes from before - straight to the intro 

Sam is freaking out / pre battle silence really  for everyone 

Dolorous Edd - for Effs sake, you took your time

Jon Snow and Dany on a cliff Melissandre by herself on a horse - And lights their swords on FIRE! The Dothraki have fire swords. Davos is still skeptical - but opens gate for her. Yikes.

Messandre seeing Arya is a weird moment 

Where Mormot, Ghost and the Dothraki running to? Or certain doom. 

Holy shite a wave of zombies 

Dany strkes early with Drogon to burn a bunch of em. Jon is on Rhaegar. There’s just cold weather everywhere. 

Dolorous Edd is dead 

Sansa in the crypts 

Jon and Dany need Googles for this blizzard dragon ride

Bran’s just waiting 

The Unsullied are selfless heroes of the night in the early going 

Uh Oh Dany can’t see the sign to light the trenches - Grey worm sees melisandre - and she’s trying to light that trench — dramatic pause but it works

Theon just WAITING while Bran is LURKING

Bran goes full raven - Night King is riding Visereon - They dead are all jumping in the fire - prob to build a bridge — YUP! 

Jon is going after Night King on a Dragon 

Winterfell worst place to be in westeros tonight for sure

The hound is having a moment 

Arya double edge swords a bunch of wights 

Ice Giant shows up 

Lyanna Mormot killed Wun Wun’s twin - nice move 

Dragon Fight - above the clouds -

Lot of wights on the Winterfell Library - Arya sprinting 

Berric and Hound save Arya - Berric Dies a noble death - Melissandre and Arya with a face to face - Arya runs off (what’s she up to)?

Jon needs a saddle for this Dragon Fight 

Wait Night King fell off  - Dany burned him point blank — he said not today. WOW!

Jon’s coming after him on foot — let’s go - he’s gonna raise all the dead again - Lyanna Mormot is a WIGHT, DOLORUS EDD is a WIGHT 

How can they win ??? 

The dead in the Crypts are rising - as predicted by EVERYONE on earth 

The Dead are attacking Drogon - Dany falls off - Mormot Saves her again 

Everybody is getting overrun - they weren’t ready for raising of the dead move 

Bran comes back at the exact moment night king roles in - Thanks Theon - Theon you’re a good man 

Theon charges and gets smoked by Night King ARYA!!!!!! TIMES A MILLLLION for the WIN 

Petyr Balish’s Dagger - WINS THE WAR! 

Jorah’s dying - Dany is bummed — Drogon is back - Melissandre wants off into the sun rise - and dies upon removing necklace 

Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 2 podcast

Wine, Wall & Dragons Season 8 Episode 2

Cindy is “so nervous” 

#DragonSeason #PeepingBran 

If last week was to help get us caught up on the plot, this week was to give us one more trip down memory lane with all of the characters we love, before they become zombies.

Opening - Jamie is on Trial before Dany and the Starks 

Jamie says Cersei lied, and talks about the Golden Company 

Bran “the things we do for love” call back from 2011

Brienne of Tarth - sticks up for Jamie - vouches for him. Jon Snow backs Sansa. Dany isn’t happy on bit.

Bran is PEEPING - odd scene  

Tyrion admits that “he’s a fool” not a traitor.

Gendry is making Dragonglass Weapons to the sounds of ominous music. Arya shows up. Some odd “tension” - and Arya is asking about fighting white walkers, wha they’re like etc. - I know death, i look forward to seeing this version

Jamie and Bran at the Weirwood tree. Jamie apologizes. You won’t be able to help us in this fight if I let them murder you first. 

How do you know that there is “an afterwards”?

Tyrion walking the yard in Winterfell and talking with Jamie. Jamie and Tyrion are talking about Dany and Cersei. 

Tyrion is thinking about the reality of dying at Winterfell. 

Jamie and Brienne checking out Podrick’s sword work. 

Dany and Jorah Mormot have a meeting. (There’s been a fireplace next to Dany in each of her first two scenes). 

Dany and Sansa conversation - Families are complicated. We’re at odds with one another, why? Who manipulated whom? Someone taller line about who loved Dany.

“What about the North?” from Sansa — BOOM! this is a big issue. 

Theon shows up - at worst possible time. Sansa is pumped to have Theon back. 

Davos serving food to the folks at winterfell, and recruiting soldiers.

Little girl with facial scars - wants to fight. Gilly convinces her to “defend the crypt”. 

Dolorus Edd and Tormand show up — Jon has a great reunion. “The Big Woman still here?” 

Bran - the Night King will come for me. He wants an endless night. He wants to erase our memory.

Bran is gonna lay a trap in the Godswood. Theon is gonna guard him.

Tormand - we’re all going to die, at least we’ll die together. 

Tyrion pulls up a chair to hear about Bran’s journey 

Grey Worm and Missandre - the northern girls seems weirded out. Greyworm is looking to “retire to the beach” after this war is over. 

Sam and Jon: “You told her yet?” 

Tyrion and Jamie “I wish father were here”. 

Tormand and Brienne - spitting hot game. I killed a giant when i was 10 and climbed right into bed with his wife… Giants MILK - LOLZ x 1,000 

The Hound and Arya chatting on the wall. Berric Dondarion shows up. And Berric apologizes. I”m not spending my final hours with you two miserable old sh*ts.

Gendry makes Arya her weapon. Gendry tells her he’s Robert Barratheons’ bastard. Arya and Gendry are about to get it on. 

Back at the “fireside chart” - waiting for a little “Show me the way to go home” from Jaws. And Tyrion literally suggests a song? Podrick delivers 

Tyrion says “I think we might live”. Jamie “knights” Brienne of Tarth. 

Jorah getting scolded by his cousin Lyanna Stark. Sam gives Jorah his family’s Valaryan steel sword. 

Jon and Dany in the Crypts - awkward AF - BAD TIMING — with the Army of the Dead coming 

Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 1 podcast

Game of Thrones Season 8 - Bran is going to build a new wall perhaps. Like the old “Bran the builder did, using magic like 1,000’s of years before.

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#DragonSeason 

Dan O’Brien has had “brutal sound quality” — we’ll see if we can engineer a solution. 

Wine, Wall & Dragons Season 8 Episode 1

opening - little kid running in the snow - the unsullied have come to Winterfell- and there’s thousands upon thousands of them.

Jon and Dany ride together to Winterfell - Arya sees Jon for first time and she sees the Hound and Gendry - Family Reunion for Arya.

The Two Dragons make their entrance  - dramatic as always. 

Bran is waiting for Jon - the whole crew is. Its amazing how far flung all of these characters have been until this moment. 

Bran breaks the news on Ice Dragon - and wastes no time doing so. 

Lyanna Mormot throwing lots of shade at Jon for “bending of the knee”. 

Sansa is worried about groceries  - seems about right. 

Tyrion and Sansa have their first awkward convo since Joffrey’s wedding. Sansa gives Tyrion some hot truth on Cersei bailing on him.

Jon and Arya reunion got a little bit dusty in my house - "You used to me taller”, line was good. 

Kyburn tells Cersei the dead have broken through the wall — and she says “good”. Euron has the Iron Fleet off the shores of King’s Landing. 

Yara - still a prisoner.

Golden Company - 20,000 men 2,000 horses - zero elephants. Captain Strickland is the leader of the Golden Company - nothing like a new character with 6 eps left. 

Bronn in the house of ill repute as usually / Kyburn with the C-Block and wants to make a deal to do so. She wants Bronn to kill Jamie and Tyrion with a cross bow. Weird Flex. And she cranked Euron Greyjoy and lamented about not getting Elephants from Golden Company 

Theon is breaking Yara out of jail — wow first episode. Yara and Theon are making for Pyke and the Iron Islands. 

We’ve now got 3 queens - in the realm. 

Davos - proposing a marriage between Dany and Jon — eek — when’s Bran gonna break the news. 

Is Jon going to ride Rhaegal ??? HOLY ESS! Jon’s riding a Dragon Ep 1 — BOOM! 

Water Fall love scene - call back to the old wildling watering hole. Drogon EYE BALLING Jon Snow. he’s a peeping tom! 

Gendry, Hound and Arya reunion. It was pretty comical. 

Jon Snow and Sansa — doing the old “you bent the knee” argument, again. 

Sam Tarly ! With Jorah and Dany! BOOM! Then she learned she burned his dad and brother. Tough look, tough moment. 

Sam and Bran gonna talk. Sam is going to have to tell Jon. This is going to get complicated AF. Jon is Aegon the 6th — hell of a moment. 

Tormund, Berric and the boys - walk into a murder scene 

The Umber Boy is dead and the Night king had him pinned to wall. He’s a wight - and it’s creepy AF. 

Jamie arrives in Winterfell - Bran is eyeballing him from Jump Street. 

Game of Thrones Season 8 Preview Podcast

Game of Thrones Season 8 

Wine, Wall & Dragons Podcast on the Filibuster Freestyle 

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Game of thrones is back. Wine, Wall and Dragons

It’s dragon season so #DragonSeason

How bad were people craving Game of Thrones - Dan and Dan Ruttle watched the final episode of Season 7 in a storefront on south street in Philadelphia with a drifter  who was drinking a liter of vodka.

Who flies the 3rd dragon? Jon Snow, Tyrion, Bran? Maybe Dany and Jon’s love child? 

We’ve been promised a WTF moment? Is it Cersei getting killed by Night’s King (when he drops into Kings Landing via dragon?)

Is it Jon or Dany dying while engaged in a dragon fight with Night’s King? Lots of Dragon fighting in this Fire & Blood prequel book i’m reading at the moment. 

A hope for spring is likely the last episode - I think Dany or Jon or their love child is back on Dragon Stone, or more likely smuggled away to Essos with 3 more dragon eggs. 

I think there’ll be a hint of a new generation of Dragons to win back Westeros. 

I think the Night King wins… but the Epilogue is that summer will come again, as will the "Targaryen Snow Love Child”.

Ramsey Actor, Motley Crue movie Dirt on Netflix plays Mic Mars. 

Doing research on this and it’s a bummer- top stories by month from 8/17 to 11/17: Charlottesville, hurricane harvey, hurricane Maria, Las Vegas shooter, Harvey Weinstein

Also, royal wedding, stormy Daniels, Eagles triumph, Winter Olympics. 

Endless Prince George Memes from Gary Janetti 

True Detective Season 3 Finale podcast and Game of Thrones season 8 hot takes

True detective season 3 finale - podcast 

The one eyed man wanted to be “killed or taken to jail” but wasn’t. 

The ending was happy for Julie - and that was the plot twist. 1) it was surprising 2) it was pretty unsatisfying- does that make us “jerks” 

Did they ever really talk about what happened to Hays’ wife, Amelia Reardon?

Julie did get a happy ending - but pretty much nobody else did. 

Season 1 characters were deliberately mentioned shown by the crime reporter.  This excites me in the sense that with these worlds connected, perhaps we’ll get a season 4 and those characters could somehow be involved again. 

Game of Thrones predictions- GRRM has two books that are unfinished, “the winds of winter” and “a hope for spring”

Based off of those alone - my prediction is a dark season in which almost all of the characters we care about are killed (likely by the Night’s King/ Army of the Dead/ White Walkers). 

I think Dany having 2 dragons and the fact that she’s likely going to have a child with her nephew Aka Jon Snow are the two biggest factors for “an eventual hope for spring”. 

I think we see a glimpse of whatever that hope is at the very end... but I think Westeros goes to the nights king north of the Neck. 

The best worst case scenario - Dany has the ability to defend dragon stone - but all of Westeros goes “zombie”. 

Nothing good will happen for the living until Cersei is dead - also burn Cersei- cuz she def shouldn’t get to come back as a white walker. 

Will Cersei and Kyburn make some deal w the  night king? 

Will Bran be a force for good or is he the Nights King?

2019 NFL Playoff Teams as Game of Thrones characters (Part 1)

2019 NFL Playoff teams as Game of Thrones Characters 

Congrats to Dan Ruttle on winning the Filibuster Freestyle Fantasy Football Championship - the aptly named “Valaryian Steelers” 

Places listening: Ashburn, VA Boston, MA Cembo Philippines  Tucson, AZ and more 

Philippines, France, Canada, UK, Egypt, Portugal, Indonesia 

Indianapolis Colts - Theon Greyjoy (at the end of season 7). They started 1-5, there were question marks if they’d ever get back their pride (deflate gate, Andrew Luck injuries, Owner having public substance abuse issues, Josh McDaniel big timing them at the alter). this is all like Theon’s run of bad decisions, spineless decisions and dishonorable decisions, but on Dragonstone, theon Head butted his way back to the respect of his men, and is now on the hunt for his sister Yara. IN essence he’s got his mojo back and the Colts do to. I don’t think they’ll have any shot at the throne, but they’re once again an interesting component of this narrative 

Houston Texans - Berric Dondarrion - they were 0-3 and seemed dead. Deshaun Watson had a catastrophic leg/knee injury - but he regained his form and the Texans regained their’s. I’m not sure that Bill O’Brien is Thoros of Myr - but either way, as reincarnations in GOT go, i’m not sure the Texans are ready to be Jon Snow or even the mountain in terms of rising up… but at the very least — they’ve got a new lease on life for sure. 

Seattle Seahawks - The Seahawks are Jorah Mormot. They rose up from disgrace back in the day to become major players under Pete Carroll. Then they were cast aside, and left for dead (gray scale), but somehow found a way to get cured, cleanse themselves and get back onto the right side of the narrative. I’m not sure that they’re road this year leads them all the way to glory, but they’ve got  mix of luck, skill and knowledge that could keep them alive. 

Dallas Cowboys - I’m going with Tywin Lannister (father to Jamie & Cersei and allegedly Tyrion) because I think Jerry Jones is more like Tywin Lannister than another NFL owner. Overbearing, always asserting himself into the narrative, seems to have the deepest pockets and eventually get his way. Some love him, more fear him, but most just can’t stand him.  

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 

NFL playoff teams as Game of Thrones characters

 2018 NFL Playoff teams as GOT characters 

Which fan base Eagles fans hate (of the playoff teams)

Also - playoff teams as game of thrones characters = DOPE idea

Congrats to Dan O’Brien of “Paul is Dead” on winning the Filibuster Freestyle Fantasy Football Championship

Places listening Des Moines, Iowa 

Ashburn VA , Athens Greece #3 

Mountain View, CA new comer in Middletown RI

A Coruna Spain - beautiful Costal / port city in northwestern Spain. 

And Anchorage Alaska - we’re on the crab

Greece, Uk, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland

Ukraine, Kuwait, Lebanon, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka Saudi Arabia and Philippines

New England Patriots - Tyrion Lannister - they know everything, equally hateable and admirable - -but sometimes get too cute for their own good and/ or get beaten in obvious ways

Pittsburgh Steelers - Oberyn Martell - flashy offense could defeat anybody - but ultimately a little too predictable to exploit their faults

Jacksonville Jaguars - Bronn - finding a way to get it done via one or two skills and nothing else. Won’t be surprised if he dies at anytime - but also not surprised that he keeps living

Kansas City Chiefs - Cersei Lannister - one day they seem like geniuses, the next week they seem doomed - can’t figure out the role that they will play at the end of the narrative, but getting the feeling they’ll be central to the story

Tennessee Titans - the Sand Snakes of Dorne  - want to be interested in them, want to see their story become interesting - but in the end, they appear to be fodder for mainstream characters

Buffalo Bills - Theon Greyjoy - they’ve had an un-redeemingly bad run. They sold out their own family (playing games in Toronto), and jumping overboard on Yara aka Tyron Taylor. 

nobody thinks they still belong alive - but they are and they recently came through in their darkest hour. 

Philadelphia Eagles - Daenerys Targaryen- with Carson Wentz - they were seemingly unstoppable- but losing him was like losing Viscerion - only difference is he isn’t now playing for the night’s king (ahem Jimmy G is)

Minnesota Vikings - Jon Snow - seemed like they were left for dead - killed by getting QB’s hurt in practice or during games, only to find out that the answer was within them the whole time - Case Keenum is the unlikely leader of a fierce army in the north

New Orleans Saints - Jamie Lannister - all the skills but one major hindering factor - for Jamie it was losing his hand (or and terrible choice in ladies), for the saints its leaving the dome in cold weather

LA Rams - Arya Stark - have all the tools to be deadly assasins - but very young and maybe not yet ready to defeat everybody

Carolina Panthers - Sam and Gilly ? Boring but potentially important?? Hodor ? One dimensional but effective??? Gendry? Forgotten but possibly a baller ?? Daario Naharis? Flashy yes?! Important two years ago, definitely ? Important now? That remains to be seen

Atlanta Falcons - Brann Stark - all the tools to absolutely destroy everyone in their path - but seem to be missing the ability to harness their powers consistently

Most fan bases hate eagles fans, who in the playoffs do eagles fans hate the most ??

Where was the confidence level before Wentz got injured? Has it ever been higher ?

2017 Winners & Losers plus Big predictions for 2018

Winners and Losers of 2017 

Places listening: Top City this week Bagong Kalsada in the Philippines, crushing it. Mountain View, CA #2 and Los Angeles #3

Dubai of the United Arab Emirates cracked the top 5 for the first time as well. 

First time places — Laos, Vietnam, Luxembourg - over 27 countries listened last week — THANK YOU TO ALL, please leave a review on iTunes and please keep spreading the word

Bud light and Game of Thrones were both winners in 2017 and you need to look no further than the “Dilly Dilly” ad campaign to prove that both were winners

Losers - in some ways Micro Brews — for about 10 years the hipsters fave been leading the “Marco Brew” renaissance with Pabst Blue Ribbon — but in 2017 it felt like commercials started poking major fun at Micro Brews. 

Example one — the Honey Mead Wine guy getting sent to the pit of misery in the Dilly Dilly ads

Example two - Actor Danny Trejo is in a series of Sling TV commercials - there’s one in which he’s a bartender and some yuppie guy is like i’m looking for a microbrew no, a nano brew… and he carries on, and then Danny says, I made this one in my bathtub. And the customers takes it but says something like “That’s so gross”. 

HBO is a loser in some ways too — Peak Game of Thrones only highlights the following - they’ve got nothing ready to replace GOT, people are likely going to turn on GOT during it’s final season, because at least 50% of audience won’t like how it ends

Puerto Rico  is a loser of 2017— the commonwealth of Puerto Rico was decimated and so little has been done about it, that they should have the option to pick a new country to become a territory of. Or better yet, Yankee Swap style — they should get to swap “aid packages” with another part of the country that go aid this year

Also fun fact — Yankee Swaps are called “White Elephant” gift exchanges in North Carolina — and when I was in Philly it was called a pollyanna  

Lavar Ball - despite how many people don’t like him — is a winner — since he came from obscurity. With that said, I’ll be shocked if he’s a winner in 2018 — i think he’s slated to be one of 2018’s biggest losers. 

Winners: Rose McGowan and everybody associated with the #MeToo movement who came forward

Losers: Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey Jerry Richardson and dozens of others who clearly were abusing their powerful places in entertainment, sports, and business

This clearly goes much deeper - but from a media standpoint - does this keep going? Who goes down next? I feel like this could absolutely destroy washington is we let it

ESPN got trounced and the NFL got trounced — post peak front runners getting dismantled is a theme i think will continue in 2018

Gender Reveals and Gender Reveal / Guy in American Flag Jorts in Southie

Possible winners in 2018

Possible losers in 2018 - The Tea Party / radical right — I’m not sure if I can ever bet against republicans wholesale again — but i feel pretty good about “establishment republicans”, independents and left leaning democrats mobilizing en masse in the midterms against the Tea Party. 

Joe Biden Mania — 2018 — I only hope that it doesn’t peak too early

Onesie Christmas Pajamas — the cast of Premier league on NBC are all wearing them today — the amount of matching onesie pajamas on instagram, facebook, snapchat is off the charts — i think the backlash is coming

Jimmy G and the San Francisco 49ers — if this guys stays healthy and they can sign him — as long as he stays healthy and can avoid the “Johnny Manziel pitfalls of fame” — they are going to the playoffs in 2018 and likely for most of the next 7 to 10 seasons 

Game of Thrones Season 7 - Finale - Episode 7 (Wine, Wall & Dragons)

Wine, Wall & Dragons  Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 7 (SEASON FINALE)

Filibuster Freestyle 

This episode made up for the past 2 weeks

Grey Worm and the unsullied — welcome back to the season guys - we missed you.

Jamie & Bronn on top of the walls of a castle of some kind - it’s all cocks in the end

And the Dothraki are now at the Party

Tyrion, and team Dany are on their way to a meeting

The hound checks on the white walker - he’s angry

The Dragon Pit - Brienne and the Hound eye ball each other // Podrick and Tyrion have a reunion

This is unreal — the buildup

The Hound - am I gonna die in this “shi*tty city”? 

Cersei enters — The hound and the mountain — good pep talk

Dany makes a baller entrance — and back to awkward sitting

Euron Greyjoy is a waste of time

The Hound bringing the white walker on stage — quiet a show

Euron Grejoy just “quit” - smart move — but what a wuss

Jon Snow — just ruined the Truce Party — Brienne EFF LOYALTY

Tyrion going see Cersei alone — bad idea jeans. On paper, his worst decision, yet. 

Been a long time since the Tyrion & Cersei quips — and Tyion is drinking again — family reunions. The Best! Tyrion learns Cersei is pregnant

Jon and Dany’s chemistry - how do we feel about it?

Tyrion is back and now Cersei and the crew are back !?!?!?!? Did Cersei just make a HUGE FACE TURN?!?!?!!? 

Little Finger — trying to get still get Jon dethroned. He’s really got Sansa twisted. this story line in the context of everything else going on…. SNOOOOZE FEST

I’m  worried about them Sailing together — and Theon and Jon’s talk has me thinking that Euron might circle back. Jon forgives Theon. Theon is going to find Yara — interesting Theon in a Greyjoy streetlight on the beach — Theon got his mojo back — another Face turn

Back at Winterfell — SANSA sucker punches Little Finger and basically gives him a great comeuppance — and Bran and Arya hit him with a steel chair Oh boyyyy he’s begging like a baby.

Throat SLASH!!!!! Worth it

Cersei and Jamie — have a bit an issue — Euron Greyjoy is going to pick up the Golden Company. Cersei heel turn on Jamie

It’s snowing in Kings Landing — THAT IS BAD NEWS

Sam Tarly and Bran reunite — Bran spills te Beans on R+L=J and Sam takes Gilly’s info and together they discover he’s Rhaegar’s son. 

OH SNAP = Jon and Dany — also, Jon’s name is Aegon Targayren - DANG! 

Bran — at the weir wood tree  Tormand and Berric at the Wall — The Night’s king is at the Wall — And he’s riding Viserion — And the wall is about to fall down. People are gonna Die in season 8 like never before 

Wine Wall & Dragons - Game of Thrones season 7 (episode 4) "The Spoils of War"

Wine, Wall & Dragons  Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 4

All the gold from High Garden is taken by Lannister - Bronn wants to collect on his Castle — Jamie is sending the money to the Iron Bank

Iron Bank (representative) is back on team Cersei

Little Finger talking to Brann - gave him the dagger that was going to kill him - and Bran tells him that "Chaos is a ladder”

Meera Reed - she’s leaving to go home, Brann basically tells her that he’s no longer Brandon Stark

Arya - and the guards - not a great homecoming start with the guards

Doug thinks Bran looks like Sam the Eagle from the muppets

Sansa and Arya first meeting - solid banter - and who keeps all those tourhes lit in the crypt

Arya’s first talk with Brann - Arya’s a real hugger - Brann gives her Valyrian Steel  - BOOM ! He’s on a bad acid trip

Brienne of Tarth and Podrick

Meanwhile on Dragonstone - girl talk between Dany and Messandre - Jon found the motherland of Dragon Glass and Cave Drawings from the Children of the Forest - and the first men — against the White Walkers — all on the cave walls — very accurate pictures

Dany is pissed at Tyrion — questioning loyalty — and she’s ready to roll to the Red Keep with the dragons.

Brienne is “working Podrick” - Arya wants to learn from Brienne of Tarth - but she works her — full combat fencing class

Davos is such a fan of Messandre - “she is the Queen we Chose” 

Jon Snow is not pumped to see Theon for the first time - and “the Queen is gone” — is she gonna melt the offs (doug brown quote) - Flogging Stragglers - fake band name of the week

Dothraki + Dragons = Certain Death

Dickon Tarly saves Jamie — Bronn??? He’s got the Dragon Cross bow thing

Random Dothraki to Tyrion, “your people can’t fight”. 

Jamie ? 80 pounds of armor in the water/ lake - bad news 

Game of Thrones Podcast - Season 7 - Episode 1

Wine Wall & Dragons  Game of Thrones Season 7 - Episode 1

First off - rewatched pretty much all of season 6 today — they could not have set the stage better for season 7

Second - there are about 14 episodes left — 7 this year — the sixth book (unfinished) is called “The Winds of Winter” and the 7th book is supposed to be called “A Hope for Spring” - this leads me to believe that this season is going to be DARK AS EFF

Places Listening - Seoul South Korea #2 and Philadelphia #1

DOB are you in or out on Danny McBride’s "Vice Principals” - What about Dwayne the Rock Johnson’s “Ballers”?

Also "Curb your enthusiasm" is coming back in October, hot DANG! 

Which Character will surprise us the most? Little Finger is likely to make a major play and be a major fly in the ointment?

DOB Hot take — we’re kind of out of gas with Jamie and Cersei — but, Dorne Sandsnakes, Lady Olyanna and Varys have something up their sleeves at end of season 6.

Opening Scene - Walder Frey is “Alive” - which means that Arya is wearing his face — this is badass already 

Bel Big DeVoe’s “poison” is Arya’s new theme song - cuz she just poisoned all of the Frey’s to death

Next scene - a winter storm - it’s likely the night’s king — ahhhh yup and his whole crew of icy banditos - guessing they’re marching south and WON WOON is now one of them - EEEEK - well one of wun wun’s family members more accurately

Bran Stark is at the Wall with Meera - good to have him on the south of the border. 

Jon Snow and Sansa are having their first public spat - little finger loves it. Of course he does - they are really “telegraphing this breach" between them. 

Cersei and Jamie - talking war strategy - we need allies, stronger bigger allies — Euron Greyjoy ? Since they “cut to him and his crew” - and I’m right. Damn this is so black and white

ohhhhh cersei might marry the crow’s eye. And he’s dressed like Mick Jaggar

greatest captain of the 14 seas - there are 14 seas ???? 

The Citadel and master training with sam early. bed pan duty - funny little montage - reminded me of pink floyd’s money intro - but sam gets interested in  the restricted section on the library

maester cadaver is hanging dong on coroners table.

The arch master is way too confident in the wall working

The courtship of Brienne by the willing with the beard — Little Finger is gonna have an interesting season.

Arya on horse back - listening to a real crooner (ED SHEERAN?)

Thoros of Myr and Berrik Dondarrion back with the Hound - what was the significance of that dead father and girl? was that from like season 2?

Thoros of Myr shows the hound the flames - he sees east watch by the sea and the army of the dead — the hound is a changed man

dragon stone has a bevy of dragon glass — course it does — also Jorah Mormot is at citadel - for  big realm, everyone seems to meet up

Cue the Puff Daddy - Dany is coming home

Varys seems to have lost a few pounds on the overseas vouyage - looking smooth Varys

DragonStone and a SWEET ASSS THRONE - And Stannis’ old wooden table 

Series Finale of HBO's "The Night Of" - Show notes & Outlandish Theories

The Night Of episode 8 Notes (Series Finale) 

So this new series Westworld looks nuts - Anthony Hopkins

Night Of Series Finale _ Buckle Up

Riz Ahmed is Nas - Props to that actor a very interesting role to play

Steve Zaillian - Director

Dennis Box is drinking listening to two other cops talk abut TV show ideas, he leaves bar and goes home to review videos of surveillance

Andrea is looking behind her like she might be getting followed - Now we are focusing more on Andrea through Box’s eyes

Chandra is questioning Trevor — and then Dwayne Reed, who is back in jail for another break in

Dwayne Reed has a lot of potential to have motivation for this crime

Helen isn’t questioning Trevor nor Dwayne - interesting

The Undertaker - is now going on the stand — His name is “Day” - his wife got a restraining order against him and called 911 on him

Chandra does a good job examining him

And now we’re back at the gym with Don, and with John Stone - Stone drags him in an alley - next scene, John Stone is giving Don the finger in the security line

Don takes the witness stand - Don admits — that Andrea was outraged about her mother Evelyn’s will giving him half. He also got fired from Equinox for being a creep and he had two restraining orders

He filed a claim in suragotes court for Andrea’s trustfund - at 8am the monday after the saturday night she died and buried her 2 days later

Box is going back through film - Andrea had a fight with some one on camera at a coffee shop and he then appears to following her

Nas is cutting up Cocaine in jail and doing some as well

Chandra and Stone discuss calling Nas to the stand - Stone is very much against it — She asks Nas to testify and he seems to ask for her to help him bring drugs or something into Rikers Island. and it turns out that he asks her for condoms. And now she’s doing some type of Drug deal on CAMERA (unknowingly)  - What is she doing??????????????? My guess is that it’s adrenal or something — THIS IS NUTS

Box is still on this case - running credit cards of people at Locanda night spot the night of andrea’s death

Nas takes the stand — he recants the evening with Andrea

Helen goes for the cross examination - she goes after his character pretty hard. Nas shouldn’t have taken the stand — BONE HEAD MOVE — Helen shreds him

She then quotes Muhammad  to end her speech - she crushes him and then he says “I don’t know” when asked on last time if her killed Andrea. Nas may have “thrown” his on testimony to stay in Jail. 

Stone tells Chandra that she just “convicted” Nas

Stone is back at the Pet Shelter - Bryan Burton - he’s returning the cat. Nas gets a NECK TATOO - what the heck is he doing — he’s blowing his freedom

Box goes back into work - uncovers Ray Halle’s info/ phone number - Box is at the Golf Course - he couldn’t look more out of place

He the appears to be playing slots in Atlantic City - but he’s actually tailing Ray Halle - he apparently beat up a prostitute — he’s also got a gambling issue, and a picture of her on vacation.

Damn!!!! Ray - Freddy and Nas are recruiting a new dude — Nas has some juice in Rikers now

Box breaks it down for Helen — she’s not impressed. Freddy gets a dvd of film from a guard

Stone received a “package” it’s the CD/ DVD — he plays it — it’s Chandra kissing Nas — this is bananas — times a million

Stone goes to see Nas to convince him to let him go public with the DVD

The Judge basically tells Chandra she’s done — makes John Stone the lead attorney - Stone doesn’t want it - There’s snow on ground but Box was golfing - odd

Stone thinks that Box - sent the DVD to him and asks him how it went

Allison Crowe comes back to basically fire Chandra - damn

This show is taking everyone down with it - Helen paints Nas’ lack of memory as a “redaction” for self-preservation. Box gets up and walks out during Helen’s closing arguments

I think Helen just realized that Nas’ knife wasn’t the murder weapon

Stone’s exema is coming back — he’s a basket case - he’s having a panic attack — this is bad news - he goes to emergency room  - Looking grim for Nas

Stone is back in White Gloves giving his speech / closing statement — he’s doing a good job. Talks about the “Rush to Judgement” and about his right to be presumed innocent. That speech is gonna get Turturro an Emmy nomination

There is no verdict from the Jury / Nas has to go back to Rikers/ Stone goes back to Pharmacy/ Chandra goes back to her law firm to pack her desk- Stone is back at Exema anonymous, Nas is cutting up Coke. Freddy give Nas the “I care about you speech” - Tells Nas he smells like “innocence” - calls him the real deal. Calls him a unicorn

They are back in Court and Appear to have a verdict - Nope they are “Deadlocked” — and the judge is heavy fisting the foreman to keep deliberating - the judge dismisses that jury

Helen declines a re-trial - Nas is free - Chandra leaves - Box and Helen exchange a glance - Nas is packing in prison - Freddy isn’t in his room he’s boing - Nas gives him one last look. Freddy gives Nas his “call of the wild’ book - Nas leaves jail. His dad picks him up - 

Box joins NYU campus police — Helen tells Box “over an E-cig” that she wants to go after Ray Halle. 

Nas’ family home is for sale - family dinner is a tad awkward  - has a tough talk with his mom- he “goes out” and he’s meeting with Stone. Nas gives a bad look when his buddy Amir walks into the same place. Stone is back on subway with the chop stick and sandals on. 

Nas is buying drugs on the street. Nas goes back to the “beach” aka the Hudson River, and is free basing - that’s tough to see he remembers Andrea - Stone is home and gets a call for more perinct dwellers and he then sees an ASPCA commercial with a kitten oh boy — Stone is back on the case and Andrea’s cat is back in the Apt

Pretty much a cliff hangar ending in terms of Andrea’s killer and Nas’ future, etc — really interesting series 

Wine, Wall & Dragons - Season 6, Episode 10 finale show notes

Game of Thrones week 10 notes ( Wine, Wall & Dragons))

Places listening - Japan is 2nd place (Cousin is on vacation there but props nonetheless), Mexico in 3rd, UK and Germany tied for 4th. New places Gambia, Indonesia and Hungary

Top cities listening - Philadelphia, Tokyo, Anchorage, AK, Walpole — can’t really explain who’s listening in Alaksa, but I hope you’re “on the crab”

GV predictions - NIght’s king penetrates wall, Varys kills Kevan lannister, Bran wargs a msg to Jon or Sansa, Brienne dies

DOB’s predictions - Night’s king gets to walls, Cersei blows up kings landing, Catlyn stark appears, Walder Frey dies.

can believe it’s week 10 — KIng’s landing - Cersei awaits trial in the sept 

Tommen, Margery, the whole gang is getting dressed for the “trial of the century” - I haye TOmmen’s face

Lords appears to be a broken man- Margery seems to have an understanding with the High Sparrow - Cersei seems to be dressed in an homage to Prince. Paecelle still hitting the ladies of the evening 

Loras’s trial — he confesses in 3 seconds… to everything. Decides to go “Full born again mode”. Abandons the Tyrell name and Highgarden. Takes a life of celibacy. Tattooing dudes’ heads. Something tells me that Cersei ain’t going out like that. 

On cue the mountain pays Tommen a visit - DOB’s firewater prediction — seems to be gaining steam. Lancel Lannister is “Hip to the sabotage” 

Kyburn has a little kids butcher Pycelle - Didn’t see him winning our sweepstakes — but he just did 

Lancel stabbed by a kid too - Child Soldiers — hitting dudes left and right 

Not sure how i feel about CErsei’s move here ( do i root for her or not) — Margery essentially pulls the fire alarm — Sparrow = hubris 

HOLY COW that stuff is explosive - Cersei drinks wine an gloats — damn! Tommen - speechless - 

Cersei even settles score with that lady septon. Ice COLD. She is the coldest lady in all the realm — and she’s planning to go all ramsay bolton on her 

Ser Gregor took off the mast. Tough look 

The Tyrell’s besides Olyanna are all dead

Tommen just committed Suicide?!?!!?!?!?!?!? Stannis dead? WHO IS KING??? As usual Cersei is winning the battle and losing the war. Son is dead, prophecy is fulfilled.

Frey and Lannisters — at a banquet - Bronn is awesome - Jamie is awesome. Jamie and Frey ( Edmure is alive foreshadowing) - Jamie is calling out Frey a bit — and now he’s calling him out big time - gonna be interesting. 

Sam and Gilly are back — Looks like Old town - home of MIT the Maester Institute of technology - Sam is at the registrar. Registrar is DB - just like in real life. Gilly is looking good - i’m just saying. Sam needs to visit the Archmaester - pretty baller library - Makes hogwarts look like a preschool. 

Up north - Jon Snow / melissandre talking old school. Davos seems pretty hot and bothered about Shireen getting burned (as predicted). Melissandre lobbies to stay alive — Jon sends her south — seems like that’s a bad idea. Davos puts my green onions idea to bed. Not gonna happen 

Sansa shows up — seems pretty cunning and hip to Little Finger. IT’s winter time and Jon and Sansa share the irony of “winter is coming” 

Dorne - and Lady Olynna is in Dorne - Varys is in Dorne too — that’s super interesting (He can’t kill Kevan Lannister, cuz uncle Kev burned alive)

Daneryous and Daarhio Naharas — are breaking up — He’s groveling like the sell sword he is. Bay of Dragons is the new name of Slaver’s Bay. 

Tyrion - drinking wine (like Lannisters do) - talks with Dany — he gives her a bit of a pep talk - Tyrion is the “hand of the Queen” — boom!!! Two time hand on two continents, that’s a record! 

Walder Frey - drinking, eating and talking dirty for serving girls — ohhh boy — the girl cooked Frey’s sons Arya stark — YES!!!!!! That was awesome. Ice cold again. 

Sansa and Little Finger in the Weirwood - Little finger talks about being the King of Westeros —

Bran and Meera are getting dropped off by Benjen — so he’s essentially dead — but a force for good 

Bran - logs on line to the weir wold web - Tower of Joy - Young ned stark - Lyanna Stark — she spills the beans on Jon Stark’s lineage. BOOM!!! 

Jon spills the beans on the NIght’s King - Lyanna Mormont calls playas out. Manderly is in. Glover is in. They are naming Jon Snow the king in the north. Little Finger is NOT IMPRESSED. Sansa and Little finger exchange a glance 

Jamie Lannister arrives back in King’s landing — Cersei is about to do something bad ass that’s apparent — ahhhh she just Sat on the Iron Throne — First female Queen — Mic Drop — didn’t see that coming at all — So maybe she just won the long game 

Jamie looks HEATED!!!

Theon and Yara are sailing with Grey Worm an the Whole Crew of Dangerous’s Army and Navy- VARYS is on the BOAT!!!!! IS that a slip — or did they swing by and grab him in Dorne

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Any Given Wednesday Episode 1 notes - Bill Simmons, The Ringer, HBO

Monolog - dressed like hip dad look — I’m super bored

I love this guys and the first 5 minutes aren’t good 

Charles Barkley is the first guest - Charles likes Kobe and Duncan better than LeBron - MJ, Oscar, Russell, Kareem and Wilt are Chuck’s top five

This show needs an audience to laugh (hopefully there isn’t one cuz they are DEAD SILENT if they are there) - oh no there might be - ouch!!!!

Bill — gotta wear a suit dude

Chuck likes Ingram over Ben Simmons for top pick - How does Dan Ruttle feel about Sixers taking Simmons with first pick

The Steph Curry backlash is in full effect - simmons is killing step’s advertisements

That Mr Sub/ Scottie Pippen ad is Dope

Ben Affleck - appearance // awkward feel — part of it is Simmons wearing casual dad gear

Ben is looking a bit old — or just less love star like maybe

Show has bad flow /// the “Cuts” to questions are weak or just again awkward // Best part of show is Affleck dropped eff bombs about deflate-gate 

Editing cuts were jarring / the questions popped up like non sequiturs

How are we still talking about deflate-gate it sucks

Who’s got the Belt (winner of the week) - how do we like the concept?

Ways to make it better:

only way to get back on the horse next week is to acknowledge how poor the show came off- gotta break the 4th wall

maybe get a sidekick (literally rip-off tonight show format of olden days) - Get Joe House he’s available, or make Jalen Rose and Dave Jacoby godfather offers

Literally was afraid after it ended last night - that our podcast would suck because we’re talking about something that came off so weak

Just video tape the podcast and run 30 funny minutes from it - don’t try to hard cuz people will always kill established people when they try new stuff

It will get better — but this might be a 3 week project for us

Other examples of shows - Always Sunny added Danny Devito as Frank

True detective losing their whole cast for season 2 was the opposite issue — now Matthew M - is talking a comeback to that franchise

Fast & The Furious franchise — Basically rebooted with the fourth installment — bring back Vin D — loop in Luda and Tyrese - and they had juggernaut

Week 9 Game of thrones notes

Opening scene - Slaver’s by masters are seiging marine by sea - Tyrion and Daneryous are chatting

She is fantastic — so is dragon - And they burning everything in sight nd the other two dragon are too HOLY ESS - I Hate the Harpy’s 

On and the Dothraki just showed up too 

Gray worm is offing beheading people

Best opening of the season

Now winterfell the north - Ramsay and Jon Snow meet & greet

Ramsay tires to bring the heat // Jon Snow challenges Ramsay to a duel // Sansa ices him /// Ramsay has nothing and Jon’s got a revelation

Jon/ Tormond and Davos planning the battle / Sansa wants a place at the table // Interesting scene between Sansa and Jon

Davos and Tormund chatting — Sour Goat’s milk is TOrmund’s Single Malt equivalent

Melissandre is back and Jon snow is coming for some advice - and she’s giving super cryptic and non committal advice at best - so mysterious

davos is on his walkabout and he sees something — It’s Shereen’s baratheon deer — strange moment

Back in Mereen - How the EFF is Theon already there with Yara. Face to face with Theon and Yara - seems like a solid business meeting - but do we trust it?

Back up North — SUPER NRVOUS actually — the GIANT is there!!!! he rules. Ramsay is burning real dudes at his stakes. And he’s got Rikon — and he’s gonna sick the dog’s on him i can feel it — oh wait bow and arrow - archery — Rikon is now dead too

Go Time - not a good start for jon snow — Holy shit part two — jon doesn’t die on first pass — he’s crashing dudes — Everybody dies — where is the Giant — oh there he is

Giant getting it done

Karstark Headbtting tormund

The knight’s of the Vale arrive - DOB Called it - Sansa Stark finally does something right - EFF YOU RAMSAY BOLTON

Jon Snow and Ramsay show down - Ramsay runs like a little B - YEAH GIANT - hero’s death - Dan O’Brien right again

Winterfell has fallen like 3 times - not well defended at all

Jon snow destroys Ramsay and the starks are back in business - Davos is still alive - holy cow of an episode - Best one ever?? Eaten by his own Dogs??? HOLY SHIT again

They snatched victory from the jaws of defeat — and then the jaws of Ramsay’s hounds snatched his face

I really think we are going to see Catlyn Stark in week 10 - still holding on to that

Why would the Knights of the Vale only show up after the Snow/Wildling army was getting trounced?? Sanaa's gotta be a little more transparent too. I mean, I know John is a prideful guy, but I have to think that if he knew the KOV were in their way, he may push the battle start time back a half hour. I mean, they agreed on "morning" not any specific time. Yeah, the giant falling was a travesty. I don't think there's enough milk of the puppy in all the 7 kingdoms to bring him

Back from an arrow to the brain :-(

Southern charm - what is Craig's boss' deal?

Reminds me of champ kind from anchor man

Craig is such a loser at the bourbon plant. He's such a weener

And the scene with his GF / Naomi at the bourbon spot - so staged - pretty whack

What's Kathryn's deal - is she insane or just much maligned - or both?

Her eye brows are all over the place. She looks so much different in confessionals vs real life

Cameran The real estate girl - huge fan. 

Landon - The girl who wants to start a magazine -- might be dumbest person on the show 

The editor of Vox is very uncomfortable to watch - like that he puts her in her place as a jabroni

How many real house wives are there? 

T-Rav -- what's the hot take on him

T-Rav -- has this father of the year play. Making the crib, not going to shep's mountain house.

Cameron - doesn't want kids (is her husband  ever in this show) - going to the shrink

Whitney - what's the hot take on him

Shep -- is super dumb? That's my hot take. 

Craig and Katheryn- Whitney really liked her and she cranked T-Rav (half brother)

Whitney - man of mystery and actually an old softy. 

Party bus to the mountains - stopping in Asheville NC - this show just plugs tourist spots - A loft hotel advertisement. 

Giant Jenga - spare me. They do love getting wasted though. 

Darrah who do you hate? Who's the worst? Has it shifted over the years?

Who is Jennifer - visiting Kathryn. 

Craig and Whitney have spatula beef. And then they have real beef - Craig is a bit of an instigation master

Craig has an LA house. What's his backstory. 

JD - questioning that paternity test

Craig makes terrible decisions related to self awareness

Landon all about shep- how we feeling about that ??

Why won't bravo allow dvr fast forwarding? Every other commercial is for one of their other reality shows?

What on earth is the show "odd mom out"

Kathryn and Thomas - baby inducement / t-rav loves decorating more than the mother of his kids

Shep watching Craig get a massage - weirdest scene of the season. Shep's game sucks outside of the southeast

Charleston Cup - horse race - gentry bourbon launch. JD is so southern it's amazing. Craig is the worst he's such a puss

The girl "Nicole?" Bourbon expert - what's her deal? Hate her stupid fedoras. 

Little T-Rav arrives - T-Rav seems all fucking in on kid #2

Episode 11 — Shep is like a little boy — he doesn’t realize you can fall in love with one of your friends… is he acting? 

Why is The old southern lady trying to make-over Landon — if Shep can’t tell she’s pretty — that’s ridiculous. If he can’t tell she’s a not super smart or nice — that’s also ridiculous

Katheryn and Landon hate each other sooooo much

JD’s red jacket — what do we think about it. 

This dinner is starting so tepidly — but what is the back story of T-Rav’s Wonderful Words of Wisdom?

T-Rav — is fantastic — this thing blows up so quickly

Shep - calls him out and it is ON!!! How an why did that erupt so quickly — i don’t even know who to blame right now

YIKES — Scenes from the next — who’s the craziest person, Darrah?

Game of Thrones week 8 Notes

Opening is the actors guild once again - acting out the purple wedding (Cersei scene with the actress Arya saved) 

Dan O’Brien called it - Arya ends up with the actress she saved - Love that she has experience in suturing from stabbing her old lovers and patching them back up. Arya planning to go “West of west” 

The Brotherhood guys are yucking it up in the forest - The hound makes brutally quick work of them

Mereen - the red priestesses are praising Daneryus — Varys is leaving — interesting possibilities there

Cersei - drinking wine and Hanging out with the Sparrows - The mountain did a Scorpion from Mortal Combat  - and finishing moved a sparrow

Brienne of Tarth - interesting reunion with Bronn, Podrick, Jamie and the crew 

Blackfish - does NOT accept any terms of settlement he’s defending river run

Cersei and Uncle Kevan are not Cool with each other - Tommen SUCKS SO HARD — Tommen got rid of Trial by Combat — She once again screwed herself by choosing “violence” in the Red Keep . Krygone (has some good “varys like gossip” for Cersei)

Tyrion - chilling with Danerysu crew Grey Worm and Attractive C3P0 (missanda on Naanth) - Westorosi humor // Joke time — Tyrion’s Joke needs to get finished — The masters have arrived on sailboats

Edmure kind of lights up Jamie Lannister’s track record — talking about Catlyn Stark — talking real tough — Dumbest tully henchman ever is in charge of the drawbridge

WOW! Worst castellan ever — Brianne Lives — Blackfish gets his honorable death

Mereen is under seige — Bg Dany is BACK

The Hound — Dondarrion — back together

Thorns of Myr = Man Bun - The hound pulled his weener out

Arya- face-off with that many faced she devil — turkish bath - perfect — thesis tough stuff for ARya here — leaving a blood trail

Cuts out the candle — being blind is her jam — she wins it — And she’s Arya Stark

GoT Week 7 Notes

Arts and Crafts time — dudes are wood working — the dude from Dead Wood — The Hound is ALIVE — Where are they?? 

Margery and the Sparrow - yeah i think this might be a set up. Sparrow giving some terrible husband and wife advice — Hate the Septa — Hate this angle — but margery hands grandmother a note — things better get good

Jon Snow - the giant — Tormand — trying to rally the Wildlings — The Giant seems to be in — looks like they’ve got themselves an army

Cersei and the Mountain visit lady Olyanna — and Olyanna lights her up — really lays into her

Jamie Lannister is rolling deep in the River Lands (Bronn is back) that’s a bonus. 

The Loser Frey’s are trying to play hard ball wth the Blackfish— Ice cold tactics

Jon Snow and Sana — Bear Island —home of Jorah Marmot - little girl (lady Lyanna) gets done to brass tacks quickly — Davos talking reason - talking White Walkers — Mormot’s are in - 62 more dudes to the squad

Jamie - about to parlay with the Black Fish —Black Fish ain’t messing around

The Glovers don’t appear to be “in” — and they’re pissed about it. 

The Iron Born are hanging with chicks — not a lot of shirts on— Yara even likes the ladies — Theon — the Unich — tough spot at a brothel — playing drinking games and giving theon tough love. The are going to Mareen (Correctly called that)

Back up North — Things are looking grim. Sansa is sending Ravens — don’t like that

The Hound - is he in a new Amish like Troupe — what does this mean for the Hound — Born Again, as well? 

Arya - Looking for a ride home — seems to have one lined up — she just got stabbed — jumped in canal — not yet dead

Hound is chopping all the wood in westeros - predictably the troupe gets slaughtered — deadwood dude gets hung — the hound is likely Back

Fake album names - greetings from my other life

Dude - next foodie episode of freestyle is overdue. How about something to the effect of "favorite 5 LA restaurants/dishes  that you've emulated into your own cooking -- or something along those lines. 

Also summer bbq recipe ideas? 

What time is good today señor. Is like to add in your take on Bernie Hillary in CA. Also I have outlandish trump theory and theory on copa america tourney as well

Outlandish Theory on soccer copa America- I'm not convicted it will rate well. But if it doesn't - I'm not sure that's as bad of a sign as people would make it out to be. 

1) we've gotten used to watching meaningful soccer in the mornings. But this event is in USA so time zone wise it's competing against our normal routines. 2) but the diehards who watch on tv soccer are the same  people who are most likely to go to these games. So because we're still so geographically spread out, most of the diehards will still have to watch on tv 3) if USA plays well- everyone will watch. Not off to a good start on point 2

Paul Ryan / Donald trump conspiracy theory. - trump wins / resigns - Paul Ryan takes over as VP  

Places Listening France, Spain, Mexico, and Croatia — Barcelona — we need to do a satellite show from there

Week 6 GoT notes

Places listening — After the US, the UK is 2nd, Germany is 3rd and then a 3 way tie for 4th place between South Africa, UAE and Guatemala - also Estonia checking in for the first time ever

Next episode will feature our buddy Jeremy Johnson from Mancookgood.com - lot of good food related topics coming our way later this week

Bran watched / warned every important GoT event in fast forward

Meera and Bran are Done for and all the sudden a hero on a horse with a flaming bolo whip - Cold Hands??? Benign Stark?

Sam and GIlly show up for a little family reunion in Horn hill - Mom and sister are PUMPED to see the family

Tommen and the High Sparrow talking in the sept 

Margery showing a bit of a Born again vibe in talking with Tommen

Sam & Gilly - Gilly gets a prom dress

Sam’s dad looks like a real pipe hitting lord — Could stare holes through Wall itself. Sam’s sister makes a father comment about learning a thing or two from Craster. Bad idea Jeans

Sam’s dad starts with the Fat Jokes — Gilly starts in with the defense and Gilly’s wildling background comes out.

Sam peace’s out with Heartsbane — whoa!!

The play people are back and finally Arya doesn’t open with a training montage — she’s in the middle of a hit for the faceless men — she goes through with the poisoning and then the lady she’s gonna kill shows up and starts talking to her — and she saves the lady and goes and finds ‘needle” and shoves off in a boat… Jesus

And the faceless girl now has a hit out on Arya stark — Plus Jaka H’agan is peeling faces

Walk of shame part 2 — Mace Tryell - brings the host from HIghgarden 

Margery Tyrell has drawn a HUGE Crowd for her walk of shame. Jamie Lannister and Oleanna Tyrell are Rolling DEEP. the Sparrow cancels the walk of atonement

Why is Tommen in the Sept — A Born again KING AND QUEEN — YIKES — Where does this go? Do I even Care anymore? 

Tommen just stripped Jamie Lannister of the KIng’s Guard and banishes him

Walder Frey is back and he’s talking smack to his son’s — for losing River Run — Edmure Tully is back in action

Jamie and Cersei - Still plotting and still committing the act of incest

Back to Meera and Bran and the Mystery man - it is Benjen Stark

The children reversed Benjen’s white walking with Dragon Glass

Daneryous and the Dothraki are rolling with the homies - She rides off alone — and comes back with Drogon He’s gotten pretty gigantic — She just gave an Al Pacino any given sunday like pep talk - 

It is ON — 

No deaths this week, by the way

Week 5 GoT Notes

Making some dinner - be a lot 5 mins late 

Here's a thought to noodle on- is anybody more likely to die this season than bran -- meera is effed - Sansa may have just effed brienne and John snow - but bran is crippled and being chased by the nights king - let's discuss

Shouldn't the 3 eyed crow have warned bran  the nights king about his ability to come in the tree if he touches you while warging. Big miss

Does bran warg into an animal to survive ??

Castle Black - Sansa get a letter from the Vale and she and Brianne are meeting Littlefinger  - Sansa’s got a nice little mean streak going here. But not taking care of Littlefinger is a huge mistake - He did leave with some thoughts on the Black Fish.

Arya - Training Montage once again — still not “ready” — still training — still stubborn. In real life, her concussion count is like 150. 

But, they finally gave her another “hit” to perform - on an actress

How about the “play within in the play” scene? Interesting  - take on the end of season 1 — Arya #NotImpressed

Gratuitous nudity is back - back stage some weird stuff going on

Bran is back to warging- he’s chilling with the “Children of the forest - and they are murdering dudes and creating the night’s king… WOW… the children created the white walkers

King’s Moot - Yara Greyjoy lead’s it off - and Theon takes it home — damn. Yuron (Euron) uncle crow’s eye — and he admits to Killing Baleon Greyjoy. Same result as the book’s Euron wins. The Damphair takes his baptism’s really seriously - Like Rapport in Copland in Harvey Keitel’s pool

Theon and Yara escaped — smart move — theon is back on the run — and they stole the fleet

Daneyrius’s braid guy is on point like a quadruple braid — Jorah professes love and admits greyscale - and gives him the green light to “get cured” and come back - gonna be interesting to see how that plays out

Meanwhile back in Mereen — Varys and Tyrion are schooling the kids table on political tactics. And they got themselves a Red Woman of their own — from Volantis. Varys is skeptical of the Religiosity of the realm… and she puts his doubts to bed — and weirds Varys out completely in the process

Back to Bran — he’s gonna warg without guidance — White Walker Army — fully torqued — and ugly as ever — and Bran just got himself kicked out of the tree

Jon Snow and Davos are planning tactics — Sansa lying about how she knows about the Tully’s

And she’s quite a knitter — made jon snow a sweet new “team stark” sideline gear jacket — PETA is hoping those are Faux minks

More tree warging - Nights kings is at the tree

Children have serious grenades

Meera is super dangerous — Summer got killed— jesus these dire wolves keep dying - Exorcist guy died — the children girl died

We learn where Hodor comes from — back to the future type stuff — Hodor Dies — Jesus — but i can’t believe that Meera and Bran got away on the bob sled she’s pulling him on at 1 mile per hour

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Ice cold takes with Dan O’Brien on Prince and Kobe Bryant

Immediate Promo hot take — new danny mcbride show — Vice Principals - excellent, weak, or basically Eastbound and Down season 5??

Do you watch Ballers? Aka the Rock’s version of Entourage??

Darrah — real housekeepers and “house help” of NYC, ATL, Dallas, etc — that show would be fantastic

Week 4 GoT notes

Places listening - UK in second and Venezuela in 3rd place 

Woodbury NJ topping the list of places listening this week , new places listening Salzburg Austria and Adelaide Australia, Pietermaritzburg South Africa, and of course Caracas, VZ

Jon Snow packing up the “dorm room” at Castle Black — But somehow Sansa and Brianne of Tarth showed up in the nick of time — finally stark siblings in the same place at the same time — christmas miracle

Sansa wants to take back Winterfell // Jon Snow is “done fighting” // Davos and Melissandre should get a “rom com spinoffs at some point” called Red Onions

Brianne of Tarth not wasting any time telling Davos  she killed Stannis

Little Finger aka Mayor Carcetti of the wire is back - in the Eyrie / the Vale — And Lord Royce almost got through the moon door after 30 seconds

Mereen - Tyrion — making proposals 7 years to end slavery

Meanwhile on the dothraki sea — Jorah Mormont and Daahrio Naharas are on a little “stake out” of the Dosh Kareen — Mormon’s grey scale is getting worse 

And he’s getting roughed up Road House style in an back alley - Daarhip smuggled  his sealed and saves Jorah’s ass.

Margery Chilling in the High Sparow’s Sept Dungeon — High Sparrow takes about his “born again” religious moment — Have you seen the Bernie Sanders meme equating him to the High Sparrow

Sounds like the high sparrow needs spend some time in the hippie commune in the Paul Rudd Jennifer Anistion vehicle Wanderlust

Grand Maester Pycelle needs to stop trying to have a role — i actually want cerise to have him killed

Cersie — Tommen — Jamie — planning a little war on the Sparrows/ Faith Militant

Theon is rolling back to Pyke — slightly different meeting with Asha this time than when he first returned in season 2 — 

An episode of tough love from sisters to brothers -- Margery and Asha both telling their brothers to “lock it up” 

Winterfell — Wildling lady (Rickon’s chick) and Ramsay — ramie’s with the hidden shiv — he keeps not dying

Castle Black - Tormund and Brienne eyeing each other up — they could create a baby large than out boy the giant - 

Ramsay with some serious “smack talk in his letter”

Back to Vase Dothrak — She just burned every single Khal — WOW — She’s like Micahel Myers in Halloween — or Freddy Kruger — unburnt and also no shirt no shirt no shoes no service

Andrew Patterson -

Fake band names- April vacation sunburn 

Cocktails talking

2nd annual “Hunt for the song of the summer- 2016 edition

As a teacher in Boston - do kids gravitate t Stephen Curry the way our generation gravitated to someone like Michael Jordan or Nolan Ryan or Wayne Gretzky when we were kids?

the Rock and Zach effron are among a bay watch movie. 

Question are the 90s the last time we had an original thought. Seems like we're just remaking shit from the 90s at this point

20th anniversary of 1996 10th anniversary of 2006

Over under on how many movies Andrew Patterson has seen

Fargo? Independence Day? Twister? Scream? Mission Impossible? Space Jam? Jerry Maguire? The Nutty Professor? The Rock? Trainspotting? Broken Arrow? From Dusk Til Dawn?, Happy Gilmore? People vs Larry Flynt? That Thing you Do? A Time to Kill?  King Pin? Cable Guy? Bio-Dome? Romeo + Juliet? 

Super Man Returns? Casino Royale? The Departed? X-Men Last Stand? Cars? Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest? Little Miss Sunshine? Pans labyrinth? The Prestige? The Holdiay ( a romcom with Jack Black, yuck), Ricky Bobby, The Devil Wears Prada, Ice Age the meltdown, Happy Feet, Da Vinci Code, Mission Impossible 3, Borat? Blood Diamond? Dream Girls? Night at the Museum? Rocky Balboa? 

If anything gets released from Prince’s vault — it’s gonna be #1 on principle alone

#42 Famous by Kanye — It’s good — not summer jam of 2016 — great driven’ around in your car at night jam

#40 Don’t by Bryson Tiller — slow jam — not gonna get it done — won’t even crack top 10

#39 Exchange by Bryson Tiller — another slow jam — like it better than don’t — won’t crack top 10

#35 Stressed Out by 21 Pilots — it’s a Gym Class heroes typed white dude rap/singing type deal — this one has been out a while but i can see it getting mad love in flyover america — i think it goes top 20

#34 Sex by Cheatcodes ft Kriss Kross Amsterdam — half euro house jam half remake of the salt n peppa anthem of the same name — don’t think it’s an original enough thought to get summer jam 2016 

#32 Fast Car (remake / house jam combo) of the Tracy Champman jam of the same name — by Jonas Blue & Dakota — i love it, it’s like Tracy C on MDMA but it aint gonna win

#30 Cake by the Ocean by DNCE (Dance) — Sounds like Smashmouth, Maroon 5 and Sugar Ray had a baby — it’s catchy as eff — watch out for the one to go on a run 

#27 Roses by Chainsmokers and ROZES — house song with an Adele / Florence & the Machine female vocalist — it’s a jam — it’s summer party jam for sure — can’t see it taking the nation by storm — almost too good for that kind of mass appeal — solid jam though, little boring towards the end 

#26 My House by Flo Rida — came out too early, already on it’s way back down — great party jam, great beach jam, great car jam — supper solid effort as always

#25 Ride by 21 Pilots — on it’s way down in the charts — i like this dudes’ voice — i mentioned bands early but he’s got a bit of Vampire Weekend Feel to him — reminds me a bit of our Boys Build a machine in terms of the SoCal reggae/rock/cruzin’ vibe

#24 Light it up — major lazor, Nyla and Fuse ODG — House / Reggaton vibe — never quite reacher “Banger status” 

#23 Jump Man — Drake — came out too early — fun jam — has mass appeal — he’s got better stuff himself (do middle school kids love this jam?)

#22 Never by Like you by Flume ft Kai — Starts slow, she’s got a nice voice, builds nicely to a groove. Again, for me, it’s crescendo falls short

#20 Gold by Kiiara — another electro half club / half house / slow jam. Cool sounding jam — falls short man

#19 Cheap Thrills by Sia (the faceless one) — this is a rich man’s version of the last few songs we’ve described — not gonna win the summer though 

#18 Pillow Talk by Zayn — Slow jam (stylistically some many of these songs are really, really similar — not gonna win

#17 Middle by DJ Snake and BiPolar Sunshine — off the bat i like it — similar to others but just has that french “i don’t know what” — and when it “hits the beat” better energy than these other similar jams — gets repetitive at the end — but encouraged that it made me feel something the others didn’t

#16 Low life by Future and the Weekend — first hip hop song in a while — still a slow jam — great tune for driving the car round the city at night with your boys — not gonna win

#15 Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande — a nice effort, came out too early, already falling down charts — at least it doesn’t sound like all the other female fronted songs in this top 50 

#14 Close by Nick Jonas and Tove Lo - shocking slow jam / slow vibe, groove — homeboy can sing — it’s a good jam — ain’t fire 

#13 Never forget you by Zara Larsson and MNEK — Starts slow — kind of a ripoff or Bieber and Skrillex’ stuff from 2015 — but it’s good and it actually achieves a crescendo  at 2:35 mark and continues to sustain and build energy vocally — won’t win — nice nice effort — two nices aka double nice

#12 Me, Myself & I by G-Easy Bebe Rexha — A much better take on what 21 Pilots are doing — female vox on the hook — solid hook easy to remember — falls a little short when i think about summer of 14 when Pharrel and Daft Punk ran things 

#11 Work by Rhinna ft Drake — leader in the club house despite being #12 — star power, way too easy to get in your head, has enough star power and enough “suckle” to have mass appeal 

#10 7 Years by Lucas Graham — Daniel Powter, James Blunt esque effort with a hint of 5 for fighting / Train — this song will win if there’s a true summer banger out there, if not… this song is the best song — its memorable. It’s got the ability to be played over & over til it’s played out. It’s gonna be on light rock / waiting room radio for the next 10 years — I can’t hate on this song — but i don’t want this year’s jam to be a sad one 

#9 Pop Style by Drake — It’s a jam but it’s not a summer jam — despite Kanye with the cameo and i think i heard Jay-Z on their too

#8 Rosco P’s pick — Can’t stop the feeling (by Justin Timberlake) from the soundtrack of “Trolls” — Rosco has a point. This song has Star power, has a video with even more star power, it’ll be in a movie, so kids will love it. This song is easily packing the most ingredients of songs that american has embraced over the past 40 years. 

#7 This is what you came for — Calvin Harris and Rhianna — these two together are GOLD man — this is how you mix female vocals with house music to create a club banger with Pop Sensibilty — only knock — it also seems to rip off Bieber, Diplo and Skrillex from 2015 — solid jam

#6 I took a pill in Ibiza by Mike Posner — a self aware jam by the singer — has all the club banger elements — shouts out Avicii and taking pills — theme of the night gets stale towards the end 

#5 Work from Home by Firth Harmony and Ty Dolla Sign — the theme is “work from home” aka QT with your sweet lady or gentleman — lady vocals — Flo Rida esque verse in 3rd verse — classic formula and it hits towards the end — doesn’t get boring — i can see this passing the ANDY MASLIN BOAT/SANDBAR Test

#4 Don’t let me down — the Chainsmokers and Daya — more Bieber and Skrillex feel — but this one is at the top — easy to remember hook, sweet breakdown, absolutely jersey shore CLUB BANGER — One of the true electric songs that isn’t afraid to switch up beats to keep a listeners interest — they double time it, then they half time it, it’s very well produced — feels like they intentionally yet organically created a hit jam — 

#3 Needed Me by Rhianna — good tune — too slow, too stuck in one groove — a rich man’s version of like 30 songs we’ve already mentioned 

#2 Desiinger by Panda — This would be my cousin dough brown’s pick - fast paced hip hop song — the topic is of the co-co variety — this songs is a fun listen but it aint the summer jam 

#1 One Dance — Drake, Wizkid, Kyla — good song — actually has an original track and vocal delivery — just don’t see it winning — JT, Calvin Harris or Chainsmokers will take this one over

Lemonade by Beyonce has a shot to ruin all these songs — it is what it is and i don’t think any one will mind it

Viral Top 50 

#50  Why you running away - Winta James remix — reggae jam

#48 Coming Home by BUNT and Sons of the East — Mumford & Sons like song 

#46 Say Sober — Jack Johnson Rip off by Walked Hayes

Talk Too Much by COIN #36 — Kind of a vampire weekend / Coldplay rocker. Has some simiarlities to “Walk the moon’s shut & dance from last year”

#35 Across the Sea by Falqo - little bit of a true groove tune — little jamariui / like Daft Punk 2013 vibe to me

#28 Daydreaming by Radiohead — props for being viral fellas 

#26 Foreign by Sam Gouthro — more of the jack johnson beach rock / crossed with some G-Love rap delivery

#25 Golden Light by Madden & 6am — Kind of a gran piano bruce hornsby sounds with a techno beat as opposed to a house beat (it’s got a shot to blow up)

#13 Got it good — Kaytranada and the legendary Craig David of Fill me in fame from 2001 — It’s just a great offing jam

#12 Entertain US by Benny Casette - anti-hero lyrics says eff “twitter, instagram and snapchat” — takes a shot at people “living awesome Facebook lives” / people being bored. 

#6 Dark Necessities by the Chili Peppers — It’s awesome — it’s on it’s way down in terms of viral-ness — it’s the chili’s being the chili’s — but with a prominently featured grand piano — Flea’s bass — genius and funkiest in the world as usual

#5 Maps by OYLS — dude i can’t decide why i think this one has a chance — but it might be simple enough for mass consumption, upbeat enough for parties and great for road trips… bass line gave me goose bumps on the first listen through. 

#4 Ohio by Caamp — Has a Mumford & Sons feel with John Mellancamp/ kid rock lyrics. This song will be HUGE in Ohio and it should probably permete from there — American still likes americana and this song goes for it hard and seems to get there.

#2 James Blake and Bon Iver - I need a forest fire - 47 second organ intro — i could do without that - the groove comes in around 1:07 — excellent baby making jam 

#1 Justin Timberlake's Cant stop the feeling — it tries to do a little too much — but it’s going to be the most appealing song to the most people

Week 3 Game of thrones

Davos and Jon Snow - Melassandre is as shocked as anyone that it worked

Jon Snow remembers everything and seems normal

Sam & Gilly pleasure cruise to old town - Surrpise of the night - Sam is seasick (also Gilly learned how to read) How is little Sam not seasick?

Flash Back scene - Ned Stark, Howland Reed, Arthur Dayne, tower of Joy. Nice to see young Ned in Action. Arthur Dayne double sword action handled like 4 dudes — Howland Reed - back stabbers like the O’Jays

Bran is basically going to be Neo from the Matrix

Danyareous chilling in Vaes Dothrak… real ex-house wives of Vaes Dothrak

Varys - the Frank Underwood of Mereen and the Realm (Volantis, Astapor and Yunkai funding a proxy war) 

Dinklage in Mereen — fantastic. Drinking games — it’s like the real world

Cercei’s maester , Kyburn- is trying to take Vary’s “Corner” in King’s Landing (Robert Strong is actually Ser Gregor). Cersei is back like  Marcellous Wallace. 

Totally called Cersei back on Small Council — Kevin Lannister defiant

Tommen - visiting the high sparrow — Tommen ultimate pouty face

Arya - More training montage — got her eyes back

Umber calling  Ramsay’s dad a "c u next tuesday", twice — 

Where the eff is Rickon? Ohhhh he’s back — and they killed his dire wolf — shit

Jon Snow- swinging from the Gallow’s pole — screw you ollie — JON SNOW IS OUT — double jeopardy with Ashey Judd

Study up fellas, I'm prepared to get controversial on that azzz

I'm on a Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith tip. 

But with sense like Costas.

Ready to Stir It Up like Marley and concede like Obama.

They call me Howie. 

Howie Deux

Fellas. Ongoing drama in the Ratt camp is epic. "Ratt's Juan Croucier" just played the Whiskey on Friday. Over the objections of "Bobby Blotzer's Ratt" and Warren DeMartini both of whom are in Ratt but not in Ratt. It's so great. 

I'm doing mad show prep. Gearing up for Ratt vs Crue. Be ready fellas. 

Quiet Riot vs Bon Fairies. Can't wait. 

On my way home today I'll be listening to the Chris Jericho podcast. His guest is a former las vegas call girl who has started an organization called hookers for Jesus. Her husband is Oz Fox, guitarist for Stryper. 

Shout out to Kevin Dunn

Cliff Hanger ending — #3 seed Europe vs. #6 seed White Lion   (Europe — Rock the Night, Carrie, Cherokee, Countdown — all over 12 million plays 1.3M monthly listeners NOT ENOUGH SUCKAGE 

White Lion — Little Fighter is better than i thought, “Wait" is great, When the childen cry ballard gold, 233,000 monthly listeners — more authentically metal

Roxy Bracket - #1 Bon Jovi vs #5 Winger /// #2 White Snake vs #3 Cinderella

Bon Jovi doesn’t suck enough

Whiskey a Go Go Bracket #1 Motley Crue v #4 Extreme /// #2 Skid Row vs. #3 Ratt

Viper Room — #1 Scorpions vs #4 Dokken //// #2 Poison vs #6 Steel Panther

Troubador - #1 Def Leppard  vs #5 Tesla //// #2 Warrant vs winner of Europe vs White Lion

So I was single parenting from Thursday to this afternoon bc Darrah was in punta Cana (which is Dominican Republic NOT Mexico I found out after the fact) for her cousins bachelorette party and I am starting to drink. 

Quick takes before seeing tonight's ep- arya stark has been living a training montage since her dad went to kings landing AND if sir Alastair at the nights watch was so against wildlings coming through the gate, why did he open up the gate?

I guess it was a slow play to get power after losing the election

Bran /// Hodor

the Giant smashing the crow like a rag doll

High Sparrow - 

Cersei is back in the power structure

Tyrion — theory is that he’s actually a Targaryen — that’s why Tywin also said he was “no son of his” 

Arya — training

Ramsay killed his Dad — that’s a plot twist

Fed his brother and step mom to his dogs — Walder Frey’s daughter, dead and some of the red weeding dudes are getting their comeuppance

Baelon Greyjoy dead — his brosef is back

Jon Snow might be dead - but Kit Harrington isn’t done — he just came back as “Something"

Sansa Stark’s funk all-stars

Fake Band name of the week  Electric Chair hotel - Andrew Pattersons student

NFL Draft: Eagles made some moves

NFL is using deflategate again to drum up ratings between now and  training camp — I’m out (with the exception of the freestyle fantasy football league

Dara Ritchie O’Brien and I will be doing some Reality TV hot takes on 2 Bravo Shows — Southern Charm and Real House Wives of New York

The TV Posse — Dan and Darrah O’Brien

Also coming soon — Volume 3 of the Ultimate Glam Metal Bracket — with Paulie Phillips and Rosco P — we’re gonna pick a final four and then the aqua net hairspray is gonna really start flying

Scorching hot Game Of Thrones takes

Red woman's necklace is indeed magic - as is she - john snow's body hasn't been buried - I think Davos takes red woman and snows body and the ghost the dire wolf south

Brianne of tarth finally did something right - so did podrick, theon and Sansa. 

Basically 4 of the most inept characters of the first 5 seasons are now doing things correctly and together

If ghost / Davos meet up with Sansa's crew - it's gonna pop off.  PS: Thank goodness Sansa and Theon didn’t have to go back to the story line of being tortutored by Ramsay — that story line is as overdone as it has been incredibly boring and disturbing

Plus, one of the Night’s watch went to get the wildlings — i think the wall is about to get attacked from the south

Ramsay Bolton finally has made a mistake - I think he's effed

Daneryous is back in the khalasar - until one of her dragons springs her loose - drogon can't be far away. 

Varys and tryion together in mareen- methinks shit will be poppin off

Biggest diversion from books - doran Martel and his son both getting waxed by sand snakes

In book Doran Martell is head go a huge late breaking plot twist — in the show, he’s dead. Prince Quinten and Marcella still alive in the book and a solid story line

Next week little finger shows his face- tommen shows his — Margery has got to get out of Jail — that is boring

We're also due for some greyhound funboy stuff in the form of theon's uncles

As for Sam tarley - who cares for the time being

Only part of the book with some legs still (that they’ve actually shared) is Arya’s as “Cat of the canals"

George RR Martin — dude how have you not released the 6th book yet — your story is better than this— or at least it was shaping up to be — don’t take the easy way out.  

Prince podcast - breaking down his legacy and impact as outlandishly as possible

Bills tops all time 4 - guns & roses, ween, prince and nirvana

1) favorite guitar driven prince songs vs favorite non guitar driven prince songs

2) favorite / best hit prince wrote for another artists 

Nothing compares 2 U

Manic Monday 

Pray - MC Hammer

Nasty girl - vanity 6

Stand back by Stevie nicks 

Glamorous life - Sheila E

Home come you don't call me no more by Alicia keys 

Gave songs to Madonna, cyndi Lauder Celine dion and Chaka khan

3) bills favs albums - purple rain, batman, sign of the times (first w/o the revolution I believe)

P rain is mine - 4 pop hits off the bat - p rain, doves cry, I would die 4 u, let's go crazy 

1999 I love - 1999, little red corvette and dileriois (1999 huge in 1982 - huge in 1999 huge in 1998 and retroactively still awesome cuz no it's nostalgic instead of future looking

4) Fave songs - Top tracks is hard but I can do it. When you were mine, I could never take the place of your man, you got the look....

Cream, Kiss both get honorable mentions 

Raspberry beret, little red corvette, I wanna be your lover

5) Stevie wonder, Dave grohl, Lenny kravitz, Prince - all guys played everything on their records - all time favorite out of those 4?

Game of thrones - bring back "who needs to get punched in the face" for thrones episodes. 

Guy from workout discussing best 10 left handed guitarists of all time

James Viano and I - best "movie bands". The wonders, Ming tea, Otis day and the Knights

Five favorite bands and why?

If you're a celebrity. Who are you beefing with and why??

Fake Band Names- 

The lazy entrepreneurs fake band name 

Fake band name busted brackets 

Fake name prominent F's

Blue coma

Guns & roses is a ridiculous band name -- like absolutely ridiculous -- but its unquestionably awesome

Unofficial Sponsors of the Week - PJ Clarke’s in Washington DC, The Westin DC City Center and FilibusterFreestyle.com (coming soon) 

Terminal E - at CLT - Douglas intl airport is the real south - it's its own wing - all of the planes are like 50 seats or less - turbo props - and they fly to cities like Akron, mobile, Pensacola, buffalo, Harrisburg, Gulfport Mississippi etc. 

the rest of the airport could be NYC  or DC - but terminal e is great people watching. 

Oddly the only direct flight from CLT to DC on a sat morning - is from terminal e

Congrats to Bridget Hanahan on winning the Filibuster Freestyle March Madness Bracket Challenge she picked ‘Nova and crushed the field

Congrats to Ashley Howard on the win — parade footage was “sick"

Fox sports 1 gambled on big east basketball

Viewership is down- compared to the ESPN days but to grew in year two- fox out some games on big fox and drew much better 

Now the natl champion is going to have pretty much every one of their games on fox -- win/ win for the league and the network

Outlandish theory. Fox gambled on a mostly catholic league - correlation between Catholics tending to vote republican due to prologue??

Uconn women's team - good for basketball cuz Americans love dynasties and they'll push the next level of player and skill

Uconn has consolidated 5-star talent - if Kentucky guys couldn't go pro til senior year because of job market -- they'd have a chance to do something similar - like ten programs would basically be pro teams - but 1 and done actually keeps it fluid and people say 1 and down is bad for the game - both ways can't be bad for the game

Which golfer at masters (and his caddie would be the most formidable as a wrestling tag team. 

Phil Michaelson (savvy RIC flair like veteran)

Speith is john cena - caddie sports a beard. Little reminiscent of happy girlmore's caddy

Bryson deChambeau - little bit of heel vibe - Cody Rhodes - not quite randy orton level

Bill haas' caddy is tall/ pretty formidable - bill haas rocks that shaved head look a la stone cold Steve Austin

Henrik stenson- pretty jacked - caddie is bigger. Caddies seem taller than golfers this week - find that odd

Dustin Johnson looks like john smelt

Ricky fowler is "x-pac" with no hair --- any idea why he cut his hair so dramatically?

McElroy's caddy is a cross between the Unabomber and the baby with sunglasses in the hangover

Jason day - Ricky maiavia. Not the rock - all the tools- hasn't quite found it yet

Shane Lowry - hole in one - baller

Davis love the 3rd hole in one - none for 4 years - and 2 in one round today 

Louie oooo-tha-sen hit one too- off another dudes ball- first time ever 3 in one round on that hole

Soccer Update — Leicester City is going to win premier league and play in champions league for first time ever 

Will be interesting to see how they do in premier league next season with all of the extra games - will they be able to keep striker Jamie Vardy?

Speaking of collapses — the bruins made it two years in a row — thoughts?

Month of May means Kentucky Derby, Preakness and the French Open - plus we’ve got olympics — gonna be a busy spring and summer for any maz

Warriors — 71 wins - Spurs and then Grizzlies — spurs are undefeated at home — play off quality game tonight — if Warriors win they’ll get grizzlies best, if they lost they prob still will — i think they’ll tie the bulls at 72-10

Fake band name of the week - Creepy Puppies

Check in our march madness freestyle bracket

Phife dawg 

Phife dawg's legacy - favorite phife dawg versus 

Jazz (we've got), Check the rhyme, lyrics to go, phony rappers, electric relaxation, award tour, scenario, can I kick it, Buggin out, Steve Biko, from song on on album one- push it along (he gives it cred with his content),

Keep it Rollin, oh my god, clap your hands, 8 million stories 

Favorite verse is opening vs of God lives through (last track on marauders) straight out Jamaica scene, Jamaica queens verse

Shouts out baby face, shanice, toni Braxton, onyx, ll cool j, Nas, akanelly and extra p 

It's just perfect 

Nobody shouted it out like phifer

Q-tip better producer, cooler sounding voice. 

Phifer more "better" rhymes- more topical relatable rhymes - pop culture references to the max

Props to Michael rappaport - their power dynamic was showcased and unfortunate in that Tip had moved on (phife hadn't) but they needed each other 

If I watch that documentary, I will cry like a baby - fun fact

Jaroby white - got back on road to keep phife level headed 

Listening them to "ham & eggs" outro you can tell how much fun they were having and that joy was always on the final records- but that album captures the magic those guys had and eventually unleashed on low end theory and midnight marauders

Here's a couple for you to ponder 

Who's a better lyricist /mc phife or tip??? - is it even worth trying to distinguish this?

Could phife have been a viable solo artist? Why wasn't he? 

Before his passing -- was phife a top 20 all-time rapper in terms of influence 

Where do you put tribe in the pantheon of influential hip-hop groups?

Syracuse guys in the NBA lately? 7 guys including Carmelo - 46 guys in NBA history. 

Kentucky 22 currently and 97 in history 

Unc 16 and 81

Villanova 4 and 40

Oklahoma 1 and 21 (soon to be 2 and 22)

The merits of the 2-3 zone - its biggest weaknesses and negatives (defensive rebounds) 

They got Dayton gonzaga

Tesla

Mr big - 639,742

The answer to the question, Ranch or Bleu Cheese is blue cheese. Cuz Bleu cheese stuff olives are awesome in dirty martinis, and there ain’t no olives stuffed with Ranch

Places Listening - Argentina and Mexico tied for 2nd place this week behind the US… UK and Peru tied for third. 

New Places Listening - Baltimore, MD was the top city this week — in addition, Lima, Peru / Mountain View, CA / Caracas, Venezuela / Beijing China and the great Worcester, MA

I’ve come around on Drake - his diss of Meek Mille on “Back to Back” - might be the the best battle track rebuttal since JayZ did the “Take Over” to diss Nas. 

Do you agree? What is your favorite battle/diss song of all time?

Meek Mille disses Drake for not writing his own stuff — Drake offers two rebuttals within like a week the second one “back to back being even better than the first”

The Takeover - is a little better for a few reasons — 1) Nas was a much more worthy adversary to JayZ back in the day than Meek Mille is to Drake. 2) JayZ had already  overtaken Nas by the time he did the Take over (commercially, critically and in their battle tracks) — but Sampling the "Doors 5 to 1” - he gets one of the hottest tracks ever. 3) This track was produced by Kayne back in 2001 and we should’ve seen Kanye’s genius coming. JayZ could’ve been dissing The Care Bears and Punky Brewster and this song would’ve still be fire

“Back to Back” is almost as good — it’s a song the basically makes it impossible for the other guy to do a rebuttal because it’s so definitive

Here’s where Drake gets it done — his musical tracks and production are cutting edge and his voice is both unique and instantly recognizable. Look at Biggie, Look at Q-Tip (who is also a great producer), Ice Cube... Even Pitbull (who is a mediocre rapper in 2 languages) — he’s got a distinct voice and great producers. 

What are your favorite 3 Sean “P Diddy Combs” tracks of all time (Doesn’t have to be a Diddy son)

Victory - track 1 on “No Way Out” with Biggie and Busta Rhymes — rocky training montage music (Genius idea) 

Coming Home - his best track ever in which neither Biggie nor Ma$e is involved — thought it was very relevant and for once he wasn’t relying on 3 other Artists to provide better versus 

All about the Benjamins - Nuff Said

State of the Rap game — what kind of shape is Hip-Hop in?

Kenrick Lamar — I think he’s a genius lyricist and he has a next level “delivery” 

Good Kid Maad City and Section 80 — both records are great from Start to Finish — feels like as good as Kid Cudi’s debut was in 2010 — Kendrick seems like he had more jams in the tank as a writer — Lamar’s concept effort on the Conspiracy Theory of Ronald Reagan’s war on drugs — pretty impressive concept album

Big Sean - Clique, Blessings and I don’t “blank with you”, “don’t like" and many more — seems like he’s another great writer (with a ton to say) and his voice is pretty recognizable 

Btw: Jay-Z’s verse on Clique single handedly forced me to give that song a chance — and intro’d me to Big Sean 

Future - "Where ya at” one of my favorite tracks of the year — great musical hook — drake as always has a cameo . “Last Breathe” from Creed Movie — samples the Rocky Theme Song — it’s solid 

I think rap is as strong as it’s ever been - because there have never been as many talented producers as there are now. Better availability of paring a talented rapper with an talented producer — depth forces people to up their game or get lost in the mix  

Hot Takes with Marky Sal 

Jogger Pants (Yoga Pants?)

Sharing Economy 

What Changes in your life at 40

How do you feel about Hilary and her changes of winning the presidency? How do you feel about Bernie Sanders’ run? How about Joe Biden not running? What are your thoughts on Elizabeth Warren, will she ever run for President? 

Your process in making your Prints? How’d you get the idea originally? What is the creative process for a brand new print?

The Go Belt- basically a re-imagined fanny pack for the 21st century 

Reminds me of spade in america - Casino - KAH-SEEN IT! (Good Fellas) 

Fake Band Name of the week - Double Lady Ticket - from Anne Kennedy if Hilary Clinton picked Elizabeth Warren as her running mate 

March Madness 

Unofficial Sponsors of the week - Kevita Sparkling Probiotic, Jarlsberg Cheese Minis (if you don’t like jarlsberg cheese, but you generally enjoy cheese, then you’re missing the boat), Barclays Center in BKLYN, Curtis Fingers Bumble for dudes, Mormon (Book Of)

When something is bad we saw Jesus - I'm instituting "double Jesus"

Example - car that was flipped on its side on 7th street in CLT. See 5 police cars and an ambulance "Jesus" - see the car that flipped onto its side on a street most people go 35 mph on... Double Jesus 

If Hilary and trump are gonna square off and this thing is gonna be nuts 

Trump is likely going to insult women Along the way- and Hilary is going to ride his chauvinism to eclipse her own "lack of like-ability  

What happened to your boy Cruz? I think he’s running against Obama — and he’s got two problems, one Obama isn’t running and the other GOP guys don’t agree with Obama either. Also - with the exception of Sanders, no candidate is anti-military and the military industrial complex is going nowhere. Ted Cruz seems to be doubling down on an issue that again, others agree with him already.

 And what happened to our our boy Marco Rubio? Doesn’t have the it factor — weak on charisma especially via TV — it’s like Nixon back in 1960 vs JFK — tv just doesn’t like him as message (rightly or wrongly) 

I want to like Rubio more at age 37 / like I wanted to like John Kerry and what he was saying at age 27 — problem is I had no other choice in 2004, and in 2016 I have lots of choices still

How do you feel about John Kasich? Is he sticking around for a VP nomination? There’s that old saying, as Ohio goes, so goes the nation — he’d be a powerful weapon against Hilary I’d think.

What happens to Republican Party? Does it split? Should it split? What does it look like??

Or do they just get their house in order for 2020??

Outlandish theory. Joe Biden and Mitt Romney ticket could win I think. 

What did the Clintons give joe Biden to not run?

From a legal standpoint - can joe Biden be VP again

Do you think Clinton picking g Elizabeth Warren as Running mate would hurt her i.e. Two women on the ticket flies in America in 2016. 

Who does trump pick as  VP running mate? Chris Christie? 

How many Vice Presidents can you name?

If Trump becomes president — is there any way he gets a 2nd term - will be be forced out after 4 years by his own people, the GOP?

The stunners, seven pounds of pudding, random task, clam which, pu pu platter, electric  relaxation a tribute called quest, drilling 3's, beats from the east 

Top 5 military USO acts today besides LT Dan Band 

Hate the university of Phoenix song - ps- there ain't no "come to Harvard jingle" to quote Amy Mullen from 1992

Write jingles for a couple of schools on garage band "Yale university, it's friggin awesome, Yale university, come learn some stuff" 

Trump. 

Not Scott brown any more. Maybe Kris Kardahsian maybe (but in a dismissive ended statements with kris Kardahsian sucks or ending tweets and Instagram pics of my food with #smoked salmon #kris Kardahsian sucks 

Vladimir Putin maybe as a proxy for Nets owner Mikhail prokorov or I'd beef with each of them via the Nets 

I'd def compare Putin negatively to Gorbachev just to needle him a bit 

 Prince Harry - faux beef

I'd work tirelessly to get into Leo DiCaprio's crew- and then when he predictably freezes me out - I'd prob beef with him 

Ryan Seacrest 

Dennis & Callahan 

Jeb bush for vp ?? So outlandish even he doesn't believe it - dropped out of race (unless this is exactly what he's doing)

Made a deal with Rubio - to play a dick Cheney Esque role. 

Ps- how much blame should bush and Cheney get for killing the bush brand so definitively 

Third party? Romney? I think giving trump no  platform to win is what is good for America - and if the GOP wants to start reproving itself as a viable party - the grownups in that party should get a jumpstart on forming a pragmatic party - and killing trumps chances and ending the craziness 

Do they still make apple bottom jeans ??? Boots with the fur, yes? But apple bottom jeans, not so sure

Jim irsay - mentioned winning 1 and Losing 1 with manning and said getting luck best ensured that colts would win multiple Super Bowls with Andrew luck. Well in four years manning has gotten to two and won 1 - he put luck in a tough spot 

Will Stan Kroenke try to find a way to buy the. Lakers from the buss family ?

Fake band name of the week- speak American

Fake band name - Jose Two

"Hammered after Bieber"

Uncle Paul's glasses from nova v g'town final 66-64

How has recruiting changed / how have the kids changed in the past 10 years you've been doing this

Who's your final four right now - besides 'nova ??

Two years as a student coach at Drexel 03 and 04

4 years as an assistant at LaSalle 2004-08

Drexel 08-13

Two 20 win seasons including program record 29 wins in 2011-12

Villanova 2013- present 

First 2 years - 62-8 record two straight big east reg season titles 

Currently #1 ranked team in the nation

At LaSalle 5-11, 10-6, 3-13, 8-8 - with the exception of their 2013 sweet 16 run - seems like LaSalle is usual between 10-19 wins a year. Explain the challenges of La Salle in the a-10 in terms to recruiting 

Favorite Doc Giannini story?

At Drexel showed up after a 12-20 season - next year you went 15-14, then 16-16, then 21-10 and then 29-7 (school record) 

Talk about recruiting to Drexel and building it back up - how is the recruiting trail differ met than at LaSalle?

Bruiser had 4 nits in 5 years including 3 in a row you were there for two of them- what was the key to the sustained success at that point ?? Was the CAA being a multibid league back then part of it ?

How bad did Damian Lee leaving Drexel for Louisville hurt the dragons?

How bad do you feel for Lee that Louisville is self-imposing a ban on ncaa's this year?

Do you think Drexel could've won CAA with Damian Lee this season ? 

Favorite bruiser story?

Villanova 

2 years ago you're a 2 seed and lose to UConn (who won one the whole thing)

Last year lost to NC State in the 3rd round close as a 1 seed 

Lots of work to do-- but in terms of getting to the sweet 16 - what was missing the past two years in those tourney games?

What's your favorite road trip in the big east and why?

What was your favorite in the CAA? What as your favorite in the A-10?

Not to put you on the spot - but any road trips or arenas that your dislike the most??

Besides yourself Who is another great up and coming assistant coach on the rise right now? 

Favorite place to eat cheesesteaks in philly?

Help people who aren't from philly understand how good wawa is!

You've found a way to basically stay in Philly for your whole coaching career -- what makes college basketball so special in philly?

Would you put up philly as the best college bball city in the? 

Two outlandish super bowl theories 

The punt returner the Patriots cut won Denver the super bowl by starting a ridiculous turn of events to give Denver home field advantage 

Vontez Berfect and Adam pacman jones definitely did the same thing in their playoff game 

Places listening: Mexico comes in second Bolivia and Australia tied for third. For the first time ever we had listens in Israel and in Sweden

Happy birthday to Armand Saldana

Unofficial Sponsor of the week - Bud Light Lime, the Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet and our official sponsor of the week is Marky Sal productions on easy.com 

Topic 2: Celtics mid-season update (what do you like? What do you hate?)

Celtics are 30-22 — they’ve won 8 of their last 10, they’ve 1 three in a row including against the Cavs at the buzzer. 

They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division and have the 3rd best record in the Eastern Conference — last year around this time they went on a run which got them into the playoffs— with essentially the same team — they appear stronger.

Can this team make the eastern finals? 

Celts are incredibly balanced (3 guys are playing 32 mins a game (Bradley, Crowder, Thomas)// 5 more guys are playing at least 2 mins a game // 4 more guys are playing at least 10 minutes a game — 12 man rotation

Isiah Thomas is avergaing 21 points per game, two guys Crowder and Bradley are at about 14 points per game

4 guys between 10.1 and 9.6 points a game - So basically you’ve got 7 guys averaging double figures 

Celts are a perfect regular season team and perfect college team — I’m still very worried about them in the playoffs.

Who would you love to see as a free agent or trade piece come to Boston?

Who would you rather have in Boston ‘Melo or Blake Griffin?

Assuming Bill Russell and Larry Bird are the two of the top celtics of all time- where do you rank Paul pierce? (There are definitely other guys who won more rings, who were hall of famers, but Pierce, like Russell and Bird was the successful face of the franchise for 10+ years

His run of effectiveness and versatility from 2008-12 was incredibly Key to those teams’ success — KG made them a title contender but I still feel Pierce was the difference maker — McHale, Parish and Havlechik are my other guys 

What is kobe's legacy? Underachieved or overachieved?

Who is winning 2016 NBA finals as of right now and why?  Warriors (due to flexibility of both Draymond Green and Andre Iguadala) — Like Spurs 

Topic 1: Favorite Worcester story/ memory that you wish Marky could turn into a dope ass wall print?

We basically invented “Old School in 2001” movie came out in 2003 — Marky definitely created Mitch-a-palooza

Telos — basically had Clark University student status for 3 years+ despite never attending Clark

ate a cafeteria, played in the alumni basketball game, etc

favorite memories 

Super Bowl 36 - Patriots beat Rams — Naked jumping jacks in the street

25 Drinks at 25 Bars (The lady at Zipango giving us a lecture at bar #7) 

The story of BY telling the story of Keith trying to kill a girl 

Hosting best bar tender in Worcester competition, deciding to dress like thugs are doing a bar crawl 

Hot takes on the movie creed 

Dream team of 2004 recap Larry brown is a on trial in conjunction with rio Olympics 

Fake band name of the week: speak American 

Fake band name great blinker 

Places listening : Kigali Rwanda 

Fake super bowl prop bets vs real super bowl prop bets with Andy Maslin

1 year anniversary of the freestyle - rehash old topics 

I say we do fictional qbs and their real life counterparts. Can be compared to a current or former NFL or  college qb:

Any given Sunday: Cap Rooney and Willie Beamon

Longest yard : Paul Crew

The replacements : Shane Falco

Varsity Blues: Jon Moxon and Lance Harbour

The program : Joe Kane

Blue Mountain State: Alex Moran 

Also shout outs to playmakers qb Derek McConnell and and necessary roughness qb Paul Blake. 

I have this all written out if you want me to drive this part of the segment 

             Pop Culture w Rosco P: The best of Girl Groups, Grunge's 25th B-day & we pour some out 4 a Rock Icon         

Fake band name: liquid dessert

From Anne Kennedy (white sliced) as in white sliced mushrooms 

Shout out to Marky Sal on etsy.com sweet larry bird / magic johnson converse print — has some cool old movie ones like casablanca and a cool patriots one as well

Ben Rothlesburger is "wolverine" in terms of healing 

Places listening- Peshawar Pakistan, pasay Philippines, San Jose Costa Rica, Perth Australia is back in the house. He Netherlands and Mexico tied for second in the nations listening standings 

Destiny’s Child songs vs Beyonce songs 

Introducing other bands' songs -- as Paul Stanley like Aerosmith and ZZ top and bob Seger and led Zeppelin and naughty by nature and jay z and van Morrison 

Intro smells like teen spirit. (I don't want now right guard, I don't want not speed stick, I don't want no night hawk scented old spice…you know it’s getting a little smelly in here… it smells like something good though… cuz it smells like “TEEN SPIRIIIIIIT!!!!!”

Intro "pay my bills" by destinys child - "I'm not trying to pay your way through college. I'm not trying to buy any thin mint Girl Scout cookies. I'm not trying to buy one get one free aka bogo- I want you to "pay my bills, bills, bills". 

Take on me - intro. I don't want to take on any responsibility. I don't want to take out any garbage. I'm not looking for no take me out to the ballgame. I'm not trying to take on. You - I'm. Tryin to take on meeee!!!

David Bowie - can you name 8 of his songs

Changes, under pressure (which is queen), dancing in the streets (with mick jagger), rebel rebel, China girl, major tom, ziggy stardust

Tribute to Bowie - top three artists with unnameable songs? 

Randy Newman 

Stevie Ray Vaughan 

Bob Dylan 

Foreigner (Double vision, I wanna know what love is, Urgent, Cold as Ice, Juke Box Hero, Waiting for a girl like you,  Hot Blooded, Feels like the first time

Nickel back 

Def leppard (Love bites, Photograph, Pour Some sugar on me, Foolin, Hysteria, Armageddon It, Rock of Ages, Bringing on the Heartbreak)

Kiss (Strutter, Detroit Rock City, Beth, Rock & Roll all night, Cold Gin, Love Gun, Hotter than Hell)

Pearl Jam (Patriots), Soundgarden (Panthers - at their best they are probably the best), Nirvana (Cardinals, Larry Fitzgerald is Dave Grohl) , Alice in Chains (Denver Lane Staley), STP (If Broncos win the Super Bowl — cuz manning will officially be Scot Weiland), Screaming Trees, Mudhoney 

Best front men of all time 

Has every woman who is single and  over the age of 30 been to machu pichu? Why?

Why is Star Wars so popular? Timing and lightsabers and darth vader — perfect casting of Han Solo and Chewy and the Millennium Falcon

Good vs evil — 

Dark side vs light side

A poor nobody becomes the central figure  

JJ Abrams to dork hall of fame

Prior to this 2 good movies out of 6  (Which Two Empire Strikes back and…)

Could Jesus himself live up to the hype?  (Probably not — luckily he had a 2,000 year head start

Is it just toys? (They toys are sweet — but i think at this point it’s the video games 

How long can this go on?  I think they might screw this up in the next 5 years — they benefitted from the gap between installments — they are poised to ruin that

Biggest non Super Bowl cultural event? Summer Olympics / World Cup

How much of it's success is due to the massive layoff between movies? I think at least 60% of it

Like a song we know all the words to

Good person music, bad person music 

Ushered in and represents a golden age of cinema and the United States 

Goonies, Indiana jones music would fit just fine 

Which charter(s) would you most like to see get a spinoff movie 

Vader - Star Wars 3.5

Honestly Star Wars 6.5 (how did Luke get to that island? How did history repeat itself with Luke failing like obi wan did?

All 4 road teams won first time ever:

Chiefs owned the Texans — how worried are you about the Chiefs against the Pats

Steelers gift wrapped the Win vs. Bengals — how pathetic was that? Do they have any chance to beat the Broncos? I think so, but less so than I did before yesterday’s game

Vikings - Seahawks: Seahwawks lucked out on a broken play and a shanked 27 yard FG — but now i’m worried. I think they could spook the Panthers early

Pakcers beat Redskins: It took them almost 2 quarters, but they finally looked like the team that was 7 and 0 two months ago — I think the 

NFL playoff teams as Star Wars characters 

Fake band name - airplane mode

Logan airport terminal E- gotta get that terminal renovated. Durgin park is weak. Flight to Shannon - laughaway sisters from Billerica. Knew andy Maslin as well as my cousins mike and Colleen hart. The entertainment selection on aer lingus is excellent. 

Watched straight outta Compton and always sunny reruns - endless choices watched 3 movies on way home plus started "better call Saul."

Get to Shannon airport - 7am pitch black which it stays until about 8. 

Slept in the Citreon for 20 mins

Corrib river dam was wide open/ ran in a hail storm to kick things off

Sonny Molloys on shoppe street- Xmas eve in Galway is like thanksgiving eve in Massachusetts aka the how are ya bowl. But it's not just young folks it's literally everybody 

Women of all ages love leather pants - for any occasion. 

Mars bars are Milky ways 

Best Irish just food "mega monster munch" which they describe on the bag as "huge chunks of pickled onion flavor baked corn snack"

When you're an American who looks kinda like prince Harry... Western Ireland is kinda you're oyster 

That being said - I don't photograph like prince Harry - so when people try to document it-- it's a disappointing result. 

Singalong with some folks from north Dublin at jury's -- lots of British top 40 hits. I decided on you've lost that loving feeling -- hall & Oates version 

 - 3:30am bedtime - car ride next morning. Dad couldn't remember how to start the Citroen  

Powers whiskey - BOOm! Get some 

Coca cola light  instead of diet coke 

Balla hadreen- 1,000 people / 72 pubs - now 10 pubs 

Durkins 

Fiddlers elbow 

St Stephens night. Kids dress up and sing for money. So do drunk "bros"

Saw a really Attractive girl drinking coors light w ice  

Morellis - the chipper - like a better version of a college sub shop 

Chicken sandwich / chicken nuggets fries combo 

Club infinity. The Irish don't really dance though. No rules to walking around. One kid puked on dance floor. 

The ladies really dress up to go out 

They also wear a disproportionate number of doc martens - like college aged and mid 20s 

Dublin airport restrooms are pristine- the toilets resemble what you'd see at a nice steak house.  

Top 3 biggest stories of 2015

Deflate gate saga

The seemingly endless episodes of terrorism and violence (charleston church shooting, Paris attacks, the live on air shooting of a news reporter and camera man by a former colleague, the rosemont Oregon college shooting, the planned parenthood shooting) almost too many shootings and too many attacks --

The Supreme Court protecting/ ensuring marriage rights nationwide for same sex couples - and somewhat related the rise in awareness of the transgender community via Caitlin Jenner -- 

On the flip side - xenophobic political platforms gaining steam, refugees from Syria being barred from asylum in European nations as well as here in America, we have so much fear of all Mexicans and Muslims. And tangentially the fact that we're not more outraged about issues such as police violence towards citizens -- and again it's not about condemning all police it's about dealing with those who are abusing their power  

Top 2 outlandish theories of 2016 (trump is joking and has to admit it)

Rams and Chargers move to LA and the Oakland Raiders sue the league for a 5th time 

Gogarty (Oliver St. John gogarty) in temple bar 

Traditional Irish bar/ menu / live music - very touristy but solid. Ironically the entire staff were Romanian 

Sports books - bicycle racing - like on the velodrome 

The Irish don't particularly walk on any side of an aisle or sidewalk 

Woolshed  stadium seating / huge screens. Every game - plus they showed a ton of rugby

St James gate brewery Guinness -- it's an amazing spot. Def go. 

Mercantile bar - arsenal game 

Bar Italia- in the Italian quarter - award winning- get there 

Morgan hotel bar "Morgan's" - hip as eff. I Serbian girl said hi to me in 5 mins -- I did not want to be the subject for taken part 6 starring Liam neeson

The stags head bar established in 1770's. Great hamburgers- baller French fries 

Exchequer street was cool- runs into grafting street which is main shopping area 

The palace bar on Fleet Street. Real Dubliners actually drink there. Right next to our hotel

Narrators for the closed caption for blind people. Like a book on tape with additional actors 

We watched 20 mins of Jim Carey's liar liar - and the serious narrator made it 20 times better 

Last stop. The porter house brewing company They brew their own beer- such as their oyster stout. Right off of grafton street. It's a sweet spot 

Learned some Dublin-ese 

Real last stop - foggy dew - bachelor aka stag party already called last call

So the actually last stop. The globe / had a 5 lamps Dublin lager

The Irish are subpar dancers to pop music

Rosco ranking U2 vs Springsteen songs 

Fake Band name. Preakness weekend

Fake band name: Sliding salt (as in across a long table)

accra Ghana, abymes Guadaloupe, Verona italy, Singapore 

Top 3 Xmas movies 

Die Hard 

Home alone 

Scrooged with Bill Murray 

Honorable mention - Elf 

Trading Places/ Coming to america

Worst Xmas Movies — 

The Family Stone

Any of the Tim Allen series of cleverly named ‘Santa Clause’ series

Reindeer Games with Ben Affleck 

Least favorite Xmas songs 

Simply having  wonderful Xmas time by Paul McCartney 

Dominic the donkey -- rascist against Italians despite being sung by an Italian

I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus -- John cougar melloncamp version

Best songs 

Honorable mentions 

You're a mean one mr grinch 

Christmas is all around us - Billy Mac

Chanakuh song- Adam sandler 

Top 3 

Christmas in Hollis - Run DMC

Christmas all over again -Tom Petty 

Santa Claus is coming to town - pointer sisters

Oh holy night - by Eric cart man 

White Christmas — by the Drifters (In Home Alone) 

Dan O’Brien #4 seed vs. Tricia Mchaelsen #1 seed (Picking Upset)

Mark Lawler #2 seed vs. Doug Brown #3 seed (Doug leads after thursday night 36-25)

Banana Heat / Truck Final Jeremey Johnson and Andrew Patterson (two hard luck teams — Andrew lost to Andy and I by 2 points last week or he would’ve made the playoffs — I think Pucky is out of gas roster wise due to injury — going with JJ

Rap Apology avoidance division - We play Anne and My brother plays Rosco P 

Jeremy Johnson helps me buy a car

Unofficial Sponsors — stove top stuffing #doubleThe Stuffing, Dunkin Donuts French Roast Ground Coffee and Trader Joe's

Places listening - Kobe, Japan / Frankfurt, Germany / Vancouver, Canada / Croatia, Saudi Arabia & Belgium — little light on Brazil recently — but the United Kingdom is picking up the slack 

Filibuster Freestyle Pundits League 

My team started 0-5 we are now 4-8 and no longer in last place — that belongs to Rosco P for now 3-8-1

Jeremy’s team is 5-5-2 

Top 4 right now - Mark Lawler at 8-4, Tricia Michaelsen at 7-4-1, Andrew Patterson at 7-4-1, and at 7-5,  my cousin Doug Brown (his team name Sha Shabba Ranks is the leader in the clubhouse as far as team names go)

Dan O’Brien at 6-5-1 still has a chance if Doug Brown Lo

NY Knicks take - watched them dismantle the nets and my outlandish theory is that if ‘Melo stays healthy and effective for 3 more years the Knicks will win the Eastern Conference. Porzingas gives ‘Melo what he needs in terms of another lanky, mobile wing player with range and the ability to finish around the basket. 

Having Robin Lopez to round out the front court as an elite defender and solid rebounder helps and here’s why — the Triangle offense

Phil Jakson and Fisher are going to run at least a modified triangle — look at the Bulls dynasty — you had Jordan and a jordan-esque clone in Scottie Pippen and an elite rebounder and defender in Dennis Rodeman

Look at the post-Shaq Lakers - Elite player in Kobe, Elite offensive center and passer in Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom as your 3rd or 4th best player with great versatility, and guys like Ron Artest who is basically a poor man’s Lamar Odom, but a better defender 

Knicks with Melo, Lopez and Porzingas on his rookie contract are suddenly very intriguing and here’s why — Melo is a max player under the old TV contract, which means next year when the cap jumps by another $15M+, you’ve got 3 solid players already under contract and you’ll have space for another elite player — with NYC being a solid free agent destination

Phil Jackson might pull this thing off

Lackey signs with Cubs. Theo is getting the chicken & beer band back together 

Greinke - leaves Dodgers for diamond backs - hot take

David price ace pitcher is like a number 1 tennis player   Or Michael phelps on your relay team or usain bolt on your relay team. 

Or a great kicker in football. 

Everyone gets a bit better or has larger room for error. 

Win 1 World Series - and it's worth it — read an article on Fox Sports mentioning that getting the Sox back to October baseball is worth about $50Million to the franchise alone — so if the sox are a playoff team and Price is leading the way — that’s worth it.

Great young players need a leader 

More importantly — the sox kept Great young Players Mookie Betts, Xander Bogarts and Blakr Swihart AND got a proven Ace

African American player in the biggest sports market is great for baseball and potential great for a provincial place like boston

He’s ready for the pressure or at least says that he is

He’s rode a Hubway bike around the city — meaning he likely likes the area and likes to be around people (which he’ll need)

During his recruitment, “I will not be happy if we’re not winning”.

The Post Season Struggles — Yes, Price has struggled in the playoffs, but here’s the thing — and I’ll quote Jim Mora — Playoffs? Playoffs?? Price gives the sox the ace they need (at least for 2016 and 2017) that they need to try and Make the playoffs. Let’s make playoffs before we worry about his post-season

Wildcard in all of this — price can’t where Jim Rice’s number 14 so he’s going to wear Manny’s #24 — basically meaning anything can happen (Does Manny get retired in Boston??) 

Wildcard — Dombrowski acquired Price before — and he felt it was a move worth making again. 

Cons: Red Sox ownership paid $217M for a 30 year old pitcher paid $470M for Liverpool football club in 2010 (inflation aside) we grossly overpaid

I know it’s a different GM on Dombrowski — but another $200M on a guy north of 30, 1 year afte spending $100M each on Sandoval and Hanley Ramerez 

Dave Cameron of Fox Sports published a list of 16 dominant 24-29 year olds and their WAR — guys who crushed it during those years and how they faired from 30-36

Mike Mussina, Andy Pettite, John Smoltz, and Roy Halladay crushed it 24 to 36 WAR

Guys like Justin Verlander, Roy Oswalt, CC Sabathia, Kevin Appier, and Javier Vasquez were good but not great (which is lot of risk for $217M) 11 to 19 WAR

Guys like Johan Santana broke down 8 WAR (Others on this list Jose Rijo, Jack McDowell and others played 15+ years ago — i don’t put as much credence in including them

Cameron summed it up as a 1 in 3 shot that Price signing is a small dunk and a 67% chance that red sox will regret it. I’d put it at better than that, I think there’s a 45% change that this is an excellent signing 6-7 years from now

 The post season Struggles glass is half full version — If he struggles in a post season outing in Boston — he’s going to hear it like never before. I believe that he is a big game pitcher, but Detroit, Toronto and Tampa are not baseball crazed. (Here’s my hope — the regular season crowds in Boston when price pitchers will be electric all year long — he’s played in places where the atmosphere doesn’t ramp up until September. My hope is that he’ll be used to the “buzz” and the playoffs will seem “more like every other game." 

Jaleel okafur knocked out a guy in the streets of Boston allegedly. 

Outlandish theories to defeat Isis 

Places that are listening. 

College football preview 

Panthers 16-0?? At saints, host Atlanta, at Giants, at Atlanta, host Tampa bay. On paper it looks good 

Fake band name, real band name, or key and soccer club

Saigon Kick, the hash brown belly boys, fester plugg & the stilt chickens, 

standard liege, grasshoppers, hearts of midlothian

Obscure Boston waterholes

It's time to return to the freestyle señor Johnson - I'm going to do 4 mini podcasts for thanksgiving weekend- you want in? I'd like to record 'em this weekend

Lauren Goode from the Verge.com - the verge covers covers the future of technology, science, art, and culture. Snapchat: therealverge

Twitter @LaurenGoode - Lauren is a Clark U alum — played some hoops from the Cougars

Lauren was at “All things D”, RE/Code and the Wall Street Journal

What were some of the fun points of your journey from Clark to the WSJ and then from the Journal to the Verge?

Are you still a huge Duke Basketball Fan

Lauren’s top technology based gift picks for Holiday season 2015

Top 5 gadets of all time?

Top couple of new/emerging products that you’re a big fan of, or that will go from little known to ubiquitous in 2016

How’d you feel about Back to the Future part 2 day coming and going? Have you head anything from Mattel about those “HoverBoards" 

Your portion:

Favorite sides to make for thanksgiving (and our outlandish turkey preparations) 

Nike Color Rush Uniforms: Scale of one to hideous -- how tough on the eyes were the buffalo bills all red uniforms the other night against the jets? It was like a group rate ugly Christmas sweater party 

Jags and Titans — Jags wore putrid yellow - the titans in all powder blue was the best combo thus far

Which NFL teams land in LA???

4 2016 presidential candidates have NYC ties:  Donald Trump (Rangers) , Hilary Clinton (Knicks) , George Pataki (Mets) and and Chris Christie (Devils, Islanders, Jets)

Which NYC pro team best resembles each candidate?

Also: which LA fan base is most likely to vote for which presidential candidate?

Plus anything else you'd like to chat about 

Fake band name - real band name or key and peele football character contest

The Benevolent Stickmen (Fake Band Name)

Ozmataz Buckshank (Key & Peele)

Shanghai surprise (Fake Band Name)

Sequester Grundleplith M.D. (Key & Peele)

Space Jesus (Real) 

Tyroil Smoochie-Wallace (Key & Peel)

Penguin Prison (Real)

Vanessa Carlton jam “A thousand Miles” is the jam 

If lady marmalade got remade today - which four lady singers would be on that track? 

Nicky Minaj would replace Little Kim

Mya — would be replaced by Selena Gomez

Pink — Taylor Swift

Christina — Beyonce 

What if four dudes were on this song

Drake

Beiber

Jason DeRullo

Justin TImberlake

The other members of destinys child should reunite as destinys children ( check their names too)

Beyonce 1990-2006, Kelly Rowland 1990-2006, Michelle Williams (2000-2006), LeToya Luckett 1993-2000, LaTavia Roberson 1990-2000… also in the group, Farrah Franklin 2000 only, Ashley Tamar Davis 1991-1993, Nina Taylor 1990-1992, Nikki Taylor 1990-1992

Who would be your all time backing band — festival line-up 

The news, from Huey Lewis

The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty

The Time, Morris Day (Fictionally Otis Day and the Knights, from Animal House)

My three

Special Sauce, G Love

The Range, Bruce Hornsby

The MG’s, Booker T

The E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen

The Wailers, Bob Marley ( Props to the Melody Makers and Ziggy Marley) Props to Andy Maslin and Bodie (Uncle Dougy and the Reggae Sun Splash)

Fake band name - from under armour "vertical dirt"

Fake band name - deflecting blame

Saturday worst - walk of shame an homage to Sunday best 

Unofficial Sponsors: uber, under armour and fleming's in Baltimore 

Favorite sports bar or restaurant in each boro of NYC?

Talk about the journey from Triangle to Philly papers to ESPN NewYork 

The 2nd ave subway has been under construction since 2007. Phase 1 is scheduled to open on December 30, 2016. In August of 2015 it was 84% completed. Will it open on time? 

Robin Lopez and Brook Lopez are now both playing in NYC - what are the odds of them pulling a little "twin switcheroo"

If the patriots beat the Giants does this essentially guarantee that the Giants will make the playoffs and once again beat them in the Super Bowl. 

Which NFL team goes undefeated the longest Cinn, Pats or panthers 

Scale of one to hideous -- how tough on the eyes were the buffalo bills all red uniforms the other night against the jets? It was like a group rate ugly Christmas sweater party 

4 2016 presidential candidates have NYC ties:  Donald Trump, Hilary Clinton, George Pataki and and Chris Christie 

Which NYC pro team best resembles each candidate and/or which fan base is most likely to vote for each candidate?

Will the sixers set a record for least wins in an nba season - how many more seasons of hedge fund/ short selling the draft does the sixers gm Sam Hinkie get?

They were 35-31 in strike shortened 2011-12 season, 34-48 in 12-13 and then they hired hinckie who has gone 19-63 and 18-64 - now they are 0-8 is the a method to Sam's supposed madness?

Way too early predictions of the week: Who wins the Atlantic? Who wins the eastern conference and who wins the NBA title 

Which nyc area team has the most consistently good snacks in the media room 

Favorite team in NYC market to cover 

Favorite nyc personality to interview 

Most awkward exchange and response to a question 

Favorite bruiser flint story 

Outlandish college football upsets - 

#17 Mississippi State over #2 Alabama (looked good for a qtr)

Arizona over #10 Utah (yup)

SMU over Navy (navy might be for real)

Ronda Rousey losing  to Holly Holm not so fast. 

Does Holm get out of the 1st round? (Kinda)

Countries listening - South Africa, Sweden, &  Portugal and Spain.

Trinidad & Tobago listened. 

 Germany in third place after U.S. And Brazil

Here in 'Murica - barre, vt / Minneapolis MN, and anchorage Alaska 

Unofficial sponsors of the week - Whole Foods, Uber and Chipotle

Little kid dressed as a ninja at whole foods almost took me out on Halloween

Fake band name of the week: big fat thank you, and from Rosco P -- Pepper Pudding (as in "that band is hotter than pepper pudding") and 'A thousand kinds of wrong" (as in, this situation could go a thousand kinds of wrong)

Fake rap name of the week -- Dapper Twice (as in, the shirt i'm wearing was called Dapper, twice

Take on uber vs. taxi cabs war -- Uber ride to airport 11.83. Cab ride over $20. Hey cabbies that's on you playazzz and if it's the corrupt owners that's on you. Monopolies ain't my jam

Coffee Shops with more than 1 barista, should wait on more than one person at once - take

Drexel BBall 2015-16 season preview

Favorite DAC Pack road trip story

Favorite Bruiser Flint Story

Assessing the Landscape of the Philly Hoops scene 

How is Temple Football getting it done??

Rob's 4 fave meals in Philly (Or maybe even 4 best wings spots in philly)

Countries and Cities who are listening — shoutouts

Brazil back in 2nd place — shout out to Sao Paolo, Santo Antonio do amparo, Taboao da Serra and Porto Alegre

United Arab Emirates and Singapore are checking in 

Naples Florida and NYC led the week’s domestic listens

Catching up with Rob's Business interests (if you'd like to plug anything)

Time warner sent me a check for $11.97

Tsa precheck is $80 global entry fee is $100 

Heavy Canada travel is $50 but heavy Mexico travel is $122.25 

Dude here's a list of potential topics and quips etc

Rap apology to unc football. 

Little kid dressed as a ninja at whole foods almost took me out today

Fake band name of the week: big fat thank you 

Uber ride to airport 11.83. Cab ride over $20. Hey cabbies that's on you playa zzz and if it's the corrupt owners that's on you. Monopolies ain't my jam

Right handed people in nations that write left to right -- Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew, Urdu, Yiddish, Azerbaijani, Kashmiri, Javanese, Kazakh, Kurdish, Malay, Somali, Pashto, Punjabi  -- as a left hander English is frustrating - not to make light of it, but maybe that's 

New places - Armenia, Greece, Indonesia, Lebanon and Tunisia 

Rap apology -Tituss Burgess

Teen wolf too (teen wolf also, fake band name of the week)

Look who's talking too (also)

Hollywood didn't get sequels then

Star Wars poster and trailer (no Luke sky walker) that's. BS

Mugsy bouges parking ticket 

Can i get a verdict on def leppard? Underrated? Over rated? 

Best guns & roses album, best song and favorite member of all time. 

Back to the future date 10/20/15 came and went and there are no hover boards. No fly car highways. Have we failed?

Quasi eye patch guy at don farris' office 

Feelin myself song by Beyoncé and Nikki min age not feeling it

Magnet for disaster fake band name 

Stevie nicks landslide at a coffee house at 830 am on a Thursday. Fair or foul. 

Over standing and Bidding people adont vs understanding and bidding people adieu 

Geniwine's bday was this week. Major probs to him and my cousin Doug 

Fake band name: Feelings are for cowards

New way to judge technology mediums quickly -- was gonna called Facebook or my space 

but we decided it'd be better to called it iPod or zune

Do you use snap chat? Do you use periscope? 

I think snap chat is at least MySpace level successful. Periscope seems like it's already in the zune level. 

Maybe we should called it Facebook/ MySpace/ Friendster 

Billy Ocean songs -- they hold up but only as ironic symbols of the 80s I think

Top 5 gadgets of all time and why?

Things my guest  

Bill's  early election 2016 voting allegiances 

The difference between being polite and being professional. Both are methods to deal with a person or situation in which you can't shout out true feelings. 

The difference, acting professional conveys that you have a level of respect for your adversary, acting polite conveys the you don't have a level of respect for your adversary

Btw-- a miracle would've been That the hurricane literally stopped-- or if it put on its blinker and did a 3 point turn back to the equator. 

Down grading from a 5 to a 2. That shit happens all the time  hurricane Patrice 

Can we talk about how buying movies on iTunes is like collecting air guitars? 

Teen wolf too (teen wolf also, fake band name of the week)

Look who's talking too (also)

Hollywood didn't get sequels then

Star Wars poster and trailer (no Luke sky walker) that's. BS

Listeners in Hong Kong, Peru, Taiwan, Bahamas and the Ukraine 

Mugsy bouges parking ticket 

Can i get a verdict on def leopard 

Back to the future date 10/20/15 came and went and there are no hover boards. No fly car highways. Have we failed?

Quasi eye patch guy at don farris' office 

Feelin myself song by Beyoncé and Nikki min age not feeling it

Magnet for disaster fake band name 

New segment - real band name of the week with Bill Toce 

Stevie nicks landslide at a coffee house at 830 am on a Thursday. Fair or foul?

When key & peele rules the world - Sana klein interpreted "latest on Jamaal Charles" as his name La-Test-On Jamaal Charles like the famous east west bowl skit

Mom asked me how often I eat brunch. So, I'm declaring myself the king of brunch for the foreseeable future 

Over standing. Biding people adont

Geniwine's bday was this week. Major probs to him and my cousin Doug 

Fake band name: Feelings are for cowards

Which NFL team do you like watching least and why 

My team Jaguars -- their games never seem to have any stakes or drama attached and tend to be ugly. 

Also I do a segment called things my guest hates. So there's one for you. 

Def want you to give me a "tales from the Linc/ veterans stadium" story too. 

One idea to suss out. What are your favorite 4 philly sandwiches (or dishes) and from where. Furthermore Which of dish best relates to one of phily's sports teams and/or sports legends. Could be a bridge too far on that second point 

Who gets nominated for GOP nom. Who are you hoping wins (whether you really want them or think they are the best fodder for the dems)

Any hot takes from dem debate?

Gavin has a movie theatre story. Saw diNero in the intern and it ended with EMT's being called to the theatre. 

got my meal comped at Eez 

British Premier League round up

New way to judge technology mediums quickly -- was gonna called Facebook or my space 

but we decided it'd be better to called it iPod or zune

Do you use snap chat? Do you use periscope? 

I think snap chat is at least MySpace level successful. Periscope seems like it's already in the zune level. 

Maybe we should called it Facebook/ MySpace/ Friendster 

Should Joe Biden run or not?

Feelings on Pats - Colts b

Fake band name- smells like blt's

Signs of the south no registration stickers on front windows in NC

Props to satellite glass and norfolk & Dedham insurance on the window replacement 

Well half props my wipers lasted 24 hours 

Krazy Fish- bitch be cool marg

Bistro Le ban- call brunch adult smorgasbord

Billy Ocean songs -- they hold up but only as ironic symbols of the 80s I think

Top 5 gadgets of all time and why?

The guy stealing the house signs 

Things my guest hates 

Baby at brunch dancing to bob segers night moves 

Zach which songs do your kids listen too / dance too in public 

So the folks on this show overwhelmingly like blue cheese over ranch. Time to personify that argument 

If Donald trump and Bernie sanders were ranch or blue cheese which guy would be which dip and why?

My answer is Donald is ranch and Bernie is blue cheese 

Trump is more popular over all (he's makes things more exciting, salads, cool ranch Doritos, and veggie platters from stop & shop) 

But Bernie is like blue cheese in that blue cheese was made to perfect the taste of buffalo wings and to you know basically curing diseases in the form of penicillin. 

Fun fact of the week:!penicillium is a fungus which is often used in penicillin which is an antibiotic. 

This means Bernie is a better fit for a more narrow use and he also is better for overall state of healthcare in the nation than trump is 

Zack's early election 2016 voting allegiances and observations 

Yapping with Siri: What is the difference between penicillin and penicillium? Siri decided it was Palestinian and Palestine numb - Palestine numb is siri's entry for fake band name of the week. 

Answer: Penicillium is often used to make penicillin 

Wait- hockey started again?

Baseball playoffs started?

NFL licensed gear 

The difference between being polite and being professional. Both are methods to deal with a person or situation in which you can't shout out true feelings. 

The difference, acting professional conveys that you have a level of respect for your adversary, acting polite conveys the you don't have a level of respect for your adversary 

Fake band name of the week: all my pants have pleats

What are bygones

I called for pizza at 2:12am never the right call to make 

John beside himself that he was called out for breaking the open container law 

The kid from Richmond who worked for Daniel Snyder as his CFO huge doucher. 

How is Texas football this bad. 1st qtr score 30-0 at TCU

Fake band name: ramalu lukaku (Everton striker and Belgian national. It's an homage to pearl jams original name Mookie blaylock

Halloween- slutty hooters girl is not a costume. What are dan's kids gonna be

unofficial sponsors of the week: Brothers restraurant in south bend IN, tito's tequila (a key ingredient in the "sunday special" and enterprise rent a car -- camaro for $10 more 

The sunday special is - tito's, champagne and orange juice. 

Not sponsor of the week Time Warner Cable — for shutting off my cable even though 1) I paid my bill 2) they were sending my bill to the wrong address this while time

Remember NBC’s the more you know: Here’s the first ever “You should know better PSA” from the Filibuster Freestyle

You guys are nice - like in a non creepy non handsy like d of way. - guys we can do better

Flip cups at Notre Dame is called “Cups” and it starts with a random question: 

Ranch or blue cheese? What's the context?

Great rebuttal. The context is always buffalo wings 

Mashup- TV show ideas:

So you think you can dancing with the stars - but the stars are impersonators. Cross between punked and dancing w the stars 

30 rock from the son-- already taken. 

Salmon jerky -- guy at whole foods was pumped for me

Things my guests hate: rosco pick something 

Top 5 80’s rock bands and why

Top 5 rap songs and why (or albums) 

Linebacker Bar at Notre Dame "this is not a rap music bar sign"- but then they played hip hop -- you're a doucher and a liar 

Fake Band name of the week: From Anne Kennedy -- Tech betrayal. 

The guy who sees the baby whale in Boston harbor -- love thAt juicy by biggie is playing on the boat

Tsa precheck is awesome hot take 

R&b line dances. America loves em wtf -- cha cha slide, the wobble, cupid shuffle, etc 

Yankees / yogi Berra. Their fate the rest of the way will likely be tied to yogi the rest of the way

Most inappropriate place to listen to certain songs. Ushers make love in this club in the notre dame varsity pro shop  

Hummus wrap at Wolfgang puck take out stand at airport was like a 9 out of 10. I expected a 3 and it was a 7-- which makes it irrationally a 9

Fake sponsors of the week: woodchuck Granny Smith flavored hard cider. Giant bags of peanut m&m's, tostitos cantina chips and "endangered by species chocolate" 10% of net profits are donated 

Talking to my cousin james and somehow we came up with the Filibuster Freestyle being the podcast equivalent of the New York Times aka the Grey lady of podcasts. Hyperbole aside, it’s a nice moniker

Fake band name: vampiric tree nymph. (Dude who sings the hook on macklemore's downtown looks like one)

Runner up esteemed trumpet (Louie Armstrong cover band)

Stephen currys dog

Downtown by Macklemore is the summer jam of 2015. It came out before the autumnal equinox -- it has grandmaster flash, melle Mel and kool moe dee on it... Thank you and you're welcome -- it's the freaking winner

Outlandish theory: make debate candidates go in front on voters from the opposite party 

Fat chicken- aka fact checking -- Jeb bush said his brother kept us safe -- fact check -- who was president on on September 11th-- sorry just stop lying 

Will Dems have this many people running in 2020 if a republican wins -- or is this a republican only thing due to their party being incredibly fractured right now.

If dems did this - who would run? Like literally? Not sure if I can name 6 prominent democrats. 

Harry Reid isn't running, Nancy pelosi isn't running, 

Steve Bullock (gov of Montana) is chair of democratic governors association. Browsed the 18 states with D govs. Maybe Dan Malloy of CT or Andrew Cuomo of NY

D senators -- Corey booker of NJ, Elizabeth Warren, Outlandish pic-- Bill Nelson of FL (looks presidential). Long play Kirsten Gillibrand of NY and Dartmouth 

Literally no name recognition of the congressional delegation 

Have we entered the days of a la carte politics to match our a la carte cable service and lifestyle?

People who run that the press loves and who don't run again-- are probably the guys & gals we should nominate -- john huntsman, even a Bill Bradley-- those guys run once -- realize it's a circus and because they are actual civil servants and because they meaningful lives outside of politics -- they stop running 

Is the Republican Party capable of rallying around, nominating and then putting a person in the White House other than someone with the surname bush?

Would any of Ronald reagans offspring immediately become the front runner?

Carly Fiorina-- first woman president-- do you like the sound of that. Will she produce the same groundswell that president Kennedy fueled amongst Catholics or president Obama has -- i.e. Is she ready and able to be the Jackie Robinson of presidential politics for women?

How do you like her compared to Hilary / what about Elizabeth warren and or Sarah Palin

In a vacuum -- is rand Paul the candidate you align with the most personally ?

Want to welcome Japan and Qatar to our listener base this week. Literally Tokyo and Doha are in the house. So is Perth Australia, Orlando Florida, Munich Germany, Juarez Mexico and Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil 

Filibuster Freestyle -- correspondents league 

Last week's big winners Jeremy Johnson, Andrew Patterson, Tricia Michaelson, dan Obrien and Anne ranch -- all were winners. 

Andy Maslin and I, my brother Alex, my cousin Doug, mark Lawler and Chris Oroszko all got waxed. No close games in week 1 -- all blowouts 

This week -- my team plays Anne's team-- 

And we have 2 games between 0-1 squads -- my brother plays Chris and Doug brown plays mark Lawler. At least 2 teams will be 0-2 

4 top scoring teams are facing off- Tricia plays Andrew and then there's dan Obrien and this week's psychological warfare story for his match up with Jeremy Johnson - 

It ended with Jeremy texting dan- whom he's never met- "this is making me uncomfortable".  

Sana Klein - who’s been referred to in previous podcasts as “some lady” and my "esteemed colleague” — she was the inventor of the idea that patriots fans should yell, “america” during first downs… and today we’re doing a special segment entitled — if the presidential candidates were characters in Romance Novels.

Special Sports all Day edition of the filibuster freestyle — literally could’ve gone to bed after watching UCLA - UNLV football at 2am and woke up at 8:45am for the Tottenham Hotspur- Sunderland match — next you had a thriller with Aston Villa and Leicster City — right into the 1pm nfl games, into the 4:15 games to the US Open Final and then The NFL Night game between the Cowboys and the Giants — with the exception of sleeping for 6 hours — live sports were on all day

Fake band name of the week- asking for a friend

Runner up: chugging wine 

Fake sponsors of the week — Using the Lexus website as fodder for fake band names of the week. 

Eminent Pearl, Silver Lining, Atomic Silver, The Red Matadors, Meteor Blue and the Nebula Grays

Places that listen: 3 listeners in Istanbul turkey, listener in Garca Brazil,  Niterol Brazil and one in Suidouro Brazil, San Martin De Los Andes, Argentina, Accrington, UK, Galsgow Scotland, Mexico City Mexico, and randomly in the US — Moscow, Idaho

Taylor swift bad blood is about Katy perry stealing "left shark" back? Thought it was gonna be a cooler / or more sordid story than that

Things my guests hate - with Andy Maslin — south carolina stinks confirmed 

Serena loses to unranked player -- playing Venus was too emotional -- classic let down game like in college football

Pro football- college football -- fantasy recap

Things heard In the south. Gucci mang pistol whipped a guy from my high school

Randy moss boot camp is in Charlotte-- it's free. I don't do boot camp -- but the only way I would is if randy moss is gonna be there 

Blunch - when one person gets breakfast and one gets lunch 

Floyd mayweather -- last fight -- vs Andre berto-- nobody watched, nobody cared. Is that really how he's going out at 49-0? Doubtful. I bet he comes back for 50-0 in some type of mega fight 

Arsenal nice solid win over stoke city

Crystal palace lost a heart breaker to man city 

Trolling Newcastle and Sunderland until they get either an oligarch or a sheik -- think those clubs and supporters deserve to be competing for Europe spots - not fighting off relegation every season 

Plymouth argyle is the team Andy and I want to find one for-- but new new castle and Sunderland -- you gotta start you own oligarch search

Bloody jimmy at workmans friend-- bacon infused jameson, house made bloody mix and pickle juice 

Uber driving quoted Tom green in freddy got fingered in charleston

Citadel concessions vendor -- in full fatigues -- that's a first 

Saw my first ever bobby jihndal 2016 bumper sticker

The Sabra Hummus / rold gold combo packs- not enough pretzels.  Terrible pretzel to hummus ratio. Rold gold. Do you part -- btw the answer is not having less delicious hummus, it's adding more tasty pretzels. 

We can put a man on the moon- so we can do this. Fix it

The biggest negative about deflategate (aside from the utter waste of time and money) is 

1) those dollars could've been spent on chronically injuried NFL vets and/ or concussion research and/or domestic violence issues etc 

2) what will the NFL cook up next to try and get the pats back? My guess is some type of wwf refereeing snafu or some type of other conspiracy ending in gate 

Listen -- roger goodell should've been fired for the ray rice fiasco-- it's sad if this one does the trick -- but frankly he sucks at ruling on both important issues and arbitrary ones.  

Can we now either outser Daniel Snyder or expunge that slur of a nickname in Washington by the end of the season. That's goodells only attempt at recourse 

Tales from teaching English in Thailand -with Doug Brown

Hot takes on corporate politics with Doug brown

Dow jones has plummeted in August -- big trouble in China and all the real decision makers in finance are on Nantucket all month. 

The August swoon is an August rout thus far 

After two straight panthers games -- I've decided that it makes a ton of sense to become a panthers super fan-- leading idea is sir purr's a lot-- a hybrid of sir purr and sir mix a lot. 

ESPN charlotte ad for dirt track racing - soliciting teenagers to come vs hs football. If you're losing to high school football- and you're begging for teenage fans- might be time to close up shop or revamp marketing plan

Profession of love for mustard based bbq sauce at midwood smoke house

In Germany they have a 4th option in Rock Paper Scissors. So they have rock and scissors. But the paper is a "leaf" and the forth thing is a "well" or hole. 

So the Rock and scissors fall down the well, the leaf covers the well and the all other relationships are the ones we have here in America 

And they call it schmick schnack schnook 

Pizza peel- does it again -- best vegan cheese I've ever had

Fake band name: lady land think tank

Peace corpse 

Two strong dudes moving real company 

World arm wrestling league on ESPN 2 opposite little league World Series - feels like we're getting closer and closer to the actual launch on ESPN the ocho

Outlandish theory of the week: Jeb bush rope a dope. Less he says less dems can use on him post primary

Trumps stump speech in Iowa is like excellent satirical stand up comedy about himself -- who you got in the presidential race if it happened today and why?

Deadend theory of the week- If Uefa champions league teams where us presidential candidates, or vice versa (maybe premier league instead)

Panthers super fan outfit

Going to Carolina in my mind instead of the sickness by disturbed as entry song

Panthers first down. Roaring cat

Patriots should do "America" "the british are coming" and "mr Gorbachev year down that wall"

Beale street flippers half time performers. Buskers who made it people in time sq subway should take note

Mango Sriacha hummus-- yet another stellar product involving Sriacha last week Sriacha and lime pretzel crisps

Filibuster freestyle Fantasy football -- 4 F's

Draft is tonight 

Predictions - Jeremy Johnson will win, Dan Obrien will make someone's wife or girlfriend  cry, Andy Maslin will offend at least 1/3 of the league, aviator will forward to set his roster at least twice due to obligations with the Boston gooners and/or watching are sneak in general

Also- want to get a take on the cantab lounge and briefly mention Serena Williams us open grand slam bid beginning 

Filibuster freestyle is actually a Philadelphia freestyle this week

Shout out outs to those listening in new places --this week in addition to our U.S. Listeners we've got folks from the Netherlands, Brazil is back in the house, UK, Philippines Italy and Mexico are all back - but for the first time the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and town nations in Africa, so hello to our new friends on Tanzania and Namibia 

New U.S. Cities listening include Douglasville GA, Denver CO and Dover DE

Thanks for listening and tell a friend or two -- we love new listeners and we love shouting out he new places that are listening

Premier league congrats at afc Bournemouth on first ever premier league win. They beat west ham (who were playing with 10 men for a good portion of the match). Speaking of 10 men Chelsea played 2nd half with ten against West Bromwich and won their first game of the season 3-2

Fake band name of the week-- Misty Fans (from key west / Andy Maslin)

Runner up:!Simple Sharks - Linda Maslin saying some bull sharks 

Group Listener submitted: Drowning Bunions from Darrah, Dan, Mike, Jen, Larry and Cristina - Dan recaps the conversation that led to drowning bunions. 

Tales from the peace corps

Guy at Carowinds - point of no return guy - on the dale ernhardt themed roller coaster named the intimidator 

He also repeatedly yelled, best selfie ever  

Also rode the worlds tallest roller coaster fury 325

Shout out to sycamore brewery, Jeremy Johnson and drilling 3's - new filibuster freestyle theme song debuts today — it’s a bit of an ode to the style of the Great Bobby McFarrin of don’t worry be happy fame

Unofficial sponsors of the week McDonalds, Draft Kings and Siracha hot sauce 

Eli manning and bad comedian Eli manning direct tv commercials have debuted (it’s fine we’re doing them with Eli) but bring back Rob Lowe — don’t make this like Season 2 of true detective 

Did Dan watch season two of true detective? Do Woody and Matthew come back in season 3 to save the franchise??

McDonald's is thinking off having all-day egg mcmuffins. They think it'll boost sales 2.5%

Totes agree-- especially cuz it might drive coffee sales too -- I think Dunkin Donuts has been crushing McDonald's with breakfast all day as well

Fantasy football -- Dan explain your league to the listeners - the draft process the trash talk the wild cards in your league 

Saracha and lime pretzel crips. 

Just when we think Saracha can't blow up any more than it has -- boom -- they go and do this 

And actually the interesting part is that it's such a unique taste and it's too hot to have all the time -- so it's not likely a fad. The hardcore users of Saracha are gonna choose saracha 6 times out of 7

Chase utley half of fame creds (538.com)

Utley's raw numbers are pedestrian but his JAWS rating puts him as about the 8th best 2nd baseman in terms of wins above replacement and right on cusp -- what're your thoughts on him as a hall of famer??

Where does he rank on your list of all time Phillies ??

Eagles / tebow update Eagles have a bunch of much ballyhooed college qb's who basically been busts in NFL - who gets cut?

Eagles crushed Ravens last night 

Patriots came back to edge saints jimmy G was 28/33 with a td and a pick

Maybe a bad summer TV update (aka big brother) Gavin has a big brother sidebar story

dead end show idea of the week: Maybe even a segment on "is your 3 year old son, more evolved than various republican candidates" 

Who is polling well in PA? PA has ability to be a swing state 

Who do you like who do you hate and who would win in a steel cage match Bernie sanders and Donald trump?

Is Chris Christie getting any decent numbers in NJ?

Look at starting NFL  qb's where'd they go to school

Aaron Rodgers -- Cal

Andrew Luck -- Stanford 

Russell Wilson -- NC state / Wisconsin 

Peyton Manning -- Tennessee 

Drew Brees -- Purdue

Ben Rothlsburger- Miami Ohio

Matt Ryan -- BC

Cam Newton -- Auburn

Tony Romo -- Eastern Illinois

Tom Brady -- Michigan

Ryan Tannehill -- Texas A&M

Eli manning -- ole Miss

Phillip Rivers - NC state 

Matt Stafford -- Georgia 

Colin Kaepernick -- Nevada 

No Ohio state, no USC, no Alabama

My point: great college teams don't usually need great QB's and great QB's usually weren't on great college teams 

Jeb bush - already on the Iraq train. His dad loved wars in Iraq, his brother loved wars in Iraq, and now he's keeping up a bush family tradition. 

Halliburton must be psyched-- they seem to win every contract in Iraq 

Blue jays better without john Farrell. 

FA cup documentary idea 

Key west road trip bar crawl

Hawg Heaven -ilsamirorada 

Islander resort 

Safari lounge 

Brutus seafood 

Purple porpoise pub (big coppit key)

Fake band name of the week. Spicy, but good 

Runner up-- banana land

Lobster flavored Doritos 

Lays Reuben, truffle fry, Greek gyro contest 

Doc (Dallas) and sparky aka the handsome devils at willie t's

Happy birthday to Andrew Patterson. 

Neneh cherry did not sign 99 lift balloons - the band called “Nena” did

Also auto correct changes neneh to Nehru which is funny for like 2 reasons 

Unofficial Sponsors: Whiskey Warehouse in Charlotte thanks for the follow on twitter, Uber for getting me around safely and economically all weekend and gatorade, more on that later

Fake band name of the week fem Andy Maskin -- fizzy cola

 Another one- salad of dudes and homage to dude salad

Scenes from the south -- soda's to go is a thing and that's awesome

Some dude thought he knew me today and greeted me with sonuvabitch 

Outlandish theory of the week — Fox News def picked Jon Stewart's last night as gop debate on purpose 

No network has suffered at the hands of Jon Stewart like Fox News has (do I think he cared at all? No! Do I think it was in purpose? Yes!

Arsenal looked like garbage vs West ham lost 2-nil

Their FA cup title got me thinking of following  clubs thought the FA cup rounds -- could be a really cool documentary

Interesting that soccer clubs in Europe negotiate their own jersey/apparel deals -- as do U.S. college teams. 

I wonder if pro teams in U.S. Are maximizing their rights collectively or if try are leaving money on the table. 

It would certainly behoove over manufactures to be able to bid team by team

Gatorade brought an old standby from the 90s -- lemon ice.  Gotta be honest - not nearly as excited as when citrus cooker came back. 

Lemon ice coming back is like Crystal Pepsi being brought back — no one loved it the first time, let a sleeping dog, lie

1) is Gatorade losing market share and now doubling down on dudes who are between 30 and 45 with nostalgic flavors to boost sales ?? Problby 

2) tiger woods tanking right as his own "brand of Gatorade" hurt them 

3) vitamin water has crushed them 

4) either way citrus cooler should just be a permanent flavor for ever -- ok? Ok!!

NFL Hall of Fame induction: among the 8 inducted, Junior Seau. Junior seau was on pats for four years? Really? Thought it was two-- congrats on hall of fame. 

Mike Napoli -- traded to rangers to essentially cash and maybe a player to be named later -- how do we frame the mike Napoli era?

Have another idea too:  we could talk about this article and how we had this very discussion a while ago — Ghosting in relationships (Roey’s theory of 5 Weeks)

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/06/26/fashion/exes-explain-ghosting-the-ultimate-silent-treatment.html?referrer= 

Shout out to counties and cities that've been listening

last week most of 85% of our listeners were from the USA but we had 7 listeners from Brazil (Ronda Rousey topic helped), 3 listeners in Belgium, 2 each from Argentina and South Korea, and then we had folks check in from the following: Canada, England, France, Spain, Ireland, Poland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and Mexico

in the US — we had — listeners from Phoenix AZ, Roy Utah (that’s new), St Paul Minnesota, A lot of folks in Charlotte (which is simultaneously exciting and nerve racking), Garland, TX and exotic locals like Hanover, NH and Dedham, MA — Also, the Bronx and Brooklyn checked in — i’d like to call out Staten Island as the only boro of NYC that has never listened to the Freestyle — guys 80% of the boor’s are freestyle friendly, time to play catch up

Next week’s show is live from Key West — likely at Captain Tony’s — Andy Maslin and I will be on location

Unofficial Sponsors of the Week: Hawaiian Tropic Sunscreen, the North Walpole Fish and Game Club, and Beats Headphones (which I forgot) on my flight last night bad to Charlotte — big mistake… huge 

Arsenal wins 2nd straight community shield -- repeating as shield winners and taking full advantage of winning two straight FA cups. 

Nice that the gunners got a win vs Chelsea -- Chelsea have had the gunners number in about 13 straight matches.

Looky loo's in Charlotte suck at driving. 

More dems should run for prez. Only 10 of 16 reps can debate 

Sick idea - outlandish theory. 

Republican debate has 16 candidates but only top 10 get to be in varsity debate. 

Numbers 11-16 have to square off in an earlier debate which everybody even NPR is calling the junior varsity debate or as I like to call it- the kids table at Gigi's house on thanks giving.  

So I had two ideas on how to 1) give the lesser known Candidates better exposure 2) entertain the heck out of the American people in the process. 

Idea 1-- make the primary a 12 week competition like American idol or the voice 

Think about it- instead of Blake Shelton and Christina Aguirela and pharrel and Adam Levine- we could have bill Clinton, both George Bushes and jimmy carter as coaches -- Rush Limbaugh and Bill maher could be the emcees 

You'd have a draft like on the voice - imagine George bush and George w both calling dibs on mentoring Jeb-- and then Jeb snubs 'em to go with team Bill Clinton to help him appeal to a new audience and "grow as an artist".

They could even Bring back former VP's and losers like Mitt Romney and John Kerry or dick Cheney chewing Donald trump a new one. 

The other move -- an ncaa style single elimination bracket of debates. 

We could seed the candidates 1-16 on the republican side--- Vegas would create odds -- Donald trump would be a 3 seed and get upset by 14 seed George Pataki. And Ted Cruz would love to Chris Christie in the typical 12 seed over 5 seed upset 

But seriously -- Washington DC is basically Hollywood for less attractive people.  Politicians are basically paid actors. I we can choose our next pop star in this fashion -- why not choose tke next leader of the free world in the same fashion. 

Let’s talk about the Dominance of Rhonda Rousey. Rhonda Rousey is a combo of year 2000 Tiger woods and 2015 Serena Williams -- she is simultaneously winning every time out line Serena -- but she is winning with the dominance that tiger did back in his prime.  She’s 12-0 and has only had to start a 2nd round one time. She won the other night in 34 seconds. My other analogies are Rafael Nadal during his run of 9 French Open Titles in 10 years (except better). 

Which is interesting because she is setting the bar for future fighters who are 5 and 10 years younger than her now. 

Like the Jordan speith/ tiger analogy from a few weeks back 

Only difference is- fighting is so different in terms of longevity _ she may never have to face MMA's own version of Jordan  speith when in 5 or 10 years. 

Rousey was an Olympian in judo- recently learned her mom was too and the only other U.S. Woman to win gold in judo. 

So she and tiger are in the prodigy camp

True Detective: Holy Cow last night got my attention — Vince Vaughn is on his way to settling some scores — Taylor Kitch is at the end of the line, thanks to a random charter we’ve barely seen or heard of before episode 9 — and HBO has next week’s 90 minute finale to try and wrap this season up in a bow — in the words of the the guy who obducts Liam Neeson’s daughter in Taken — “GOOD LUCK” HBO, good luck — btw; the Brink on HBO has been Great, Tim Robbins and Jack Black are pretty much Killing it and so is the Lady who plays Alice on the Workaholics — she’s come a long way from those Dannon Yogurt’s back in the day… Ballers staring the rock and rob courdry — kind of reminds me of entourage with concussions, literally.

Luccino stepping down as Prez of Red Sox. 

Hating on Waxy's - 3 bookers in a year. 2 double bookings 

No clue about the Rousey fight time -- wouldn't let bands girlfriends etc help with breakdown of gear. 

Old guy at atm -- 3 rules for getting married. Date an old child. Make sure her parents love her and make sure her parents are filthy rich. 

Icing people never gets old-- it's fantastic 

Auto correct. Ft lauderdale was Ft kaiser's ale. Also a decent fake beer name of then week

South depricating instead self depricating 

Johnny pesky number Fisk number opened Pandora's box 

Lcd sound system tribute band itchy fish 

Women with tribal tattoos. As their only visible tattoo. Interesting choice

Colts and jets owners are biggest chumps in nfl. And they somehow have goodells ear 

Does afc champ get an asterisk 

How does jimmy g do. Are you excited ?

John Farrell Ben cheerington fired?

What happens with Brady's lawsuit ??

Goodell needs to stop listen to Steve biscotti  of Baltimore he started this w ray rice reduction lobbying 

Mort report 2 psi 11 of 12 balls 

Curse of nfc playoffs Cowboys packers Seahawks Brady now hopefully goodell

Unofficial sponsors of the week plaza midwood farmers market summit coffee shop and primal strips. Which are meatless vegan jerky made from shiitake mushrooms coming in at least 3 flavors "hit & spicy, teriyaki and Texas bbq. Nothing says Texas like meatless beef jerky 

Outlandish theory Was assassination of little Wayne staged to boost street cred of him and bird man and the other guy?

Team "cross fit" competitions on nbc sports network. Grid is name of league -Miami and LA were competing -- it's like American gladiators without the gladiators

Former Wnba superstar and current San Antonio Spurs asst cousin Becky Hammon rumors she may break through as first female nba head coach- Sacramento Kings owner is outlandish enough to do it -- but I think she'd decline them cuz they're a train wreck and wait for something more stable 

Band name -- house poor

People at the gym who aren't in shape talking about classes and getting mineral water shipped to their house from Amazon prime! That ain't gonna make you fit. Do the Effing work 

Why does restaurant week always last 2 weeks? 

Irony - Great Dane doesn't bark- shit szu? Yup it has the cojones to bark 

Lady pimping gas while texting at Exxon 

Unofficial sponsors of the week - thornton's bar & grille in Boston, William Shakespeare's king Lear and the old guy who had the stones to read king Lear at thornton's last night 

Gavin’s sponsors of the week: Thirsty Beaver saloon - indirectly responsible for me Making acquaintances - $3 tall boys of PBR (24 oz cans), $2 High lives. Oh and the place is a time machine in terms of decor, pricing and the Miss Pac Man game in the back 

I met bizarro Larry Ricciardi in charlotte — met him in the pool of my place, but he thought that I met him the night before at the Thirsty beaver

Carded at Common Market for a bottle of wine because I was carrying a game of thrones book.  Dude said only High School kids read game of thrones. Then decided to cede the upper hand by telling me about some fantasy book i’d never heard of

Fake band name- from Andy Maslin - careful in the crosswalk 

STP tribute band name "heroin success story" also Sour Girl and "wicked garden” 

Public $servant rap name of the week — Could be andrew patter son’s new rap name — he recently freestyled at summer school (Good time to bring up my new policy, I will rap apologize for guests, guests must beat box…. or i’ll beat box for you)

Single malt whiskey is for bridging gaps, establishing value and squashing beefs. As well as conveying love/ respect between men

Shout outs to listeners abroad- Santiago Chile, Panama City Panama, Noble Park Australia, Glattbrugg Switzerland, Athens Greece - all new spots. Plus the UK, France, Thailand, Brazil, Turkey and Poland -- love it tell your friends 

Special shout out to Mick fanning fought off a shark (at work) — and a tangential shout out to our buddy Nick Kiniry for beating ESPN to the punch in posting it.

Watching sports in Europe is perfect- soccer Wimbledon, British open etc done by 1pm and get on with your day

New segment. Things I never thought I'd say in my 30's when I was in my early 20's "the best way to ruin some eagle eye cherry is to play some nirvana afterwards"

State of baseball on TV. Can't beat watching live. But regular season on TV doesn't draw me in-- find myself watching golf, tennis, soccer, pan am games, ufc and boxing and horse racing all more than baseball 

Cover comedians -- like cover bands -- Jim gaffigan's material from someone else (caliendo for instance)

Men wear jorts-- women wear denim shorts 

What ever happened to Budweiser's real men of genius commercials?? Here’s to you Mr. T-Shirt Gun Bazooka Guy! Mr. Giant Taco Salad inventor! Mr. Pro Wrestling Wardrobe Designer

Singer in those was “dave bickler” lead singer of Survivor of “eye of the tiger fame” — and basically most of the rocky 4 sound track

Unofficial Sponsors: Maverick Rock Taco,  the Aforementioned Budweiser, King of Beers, and BarStool Sports 

Band name: deuce number six, friendless socks, irish teeth. 

Not sponsors of the week: Worst veggie burger ever at joe hoopers -- needed allllll the hot sauce and Bank of America in Cornelious NC — not very helpful to me today — that’s all i’ll say on that

Costa Rican National Anthem — Just heard it for the first time during Golf Cup match vs. Canada — didn’t do much for me

Are you watching Gold Cup the All-star game or neither? I didn’t even realize the all-start game was tonight. Also the Pan Am Games are 1) also in canada 2) Who did Canada bribe to be awarded a two  international summer sporting events???  — Women’s World Cup, Pan Am Games

Shark week -- scares the shit out of people - why move it up to the 4th and bruin the whole summer. Leave it at the end of July homies

If sharks has TV would they watch snake week? Lion week? Or are they just into through the wormhole with Morgan freeman like the rest of us? 

3 New rules for the show - 

1) I will do rap apologies for guests and/or I will start rap beefs for guests -- but guest has to beatbox 

2) I can be talked into r&b and ballards in terms of apologies too -- and or professions of love, announcements, etc 

3) if i swear -- I donate to charity. 

Andrew Patterson wants an angle on ufc / ultimate fighter show — Blackzillians vs. Amer Top Team for all the marbles this week and i’ll have a report on the next podcast

Andy Maslin first topic-- your craziest "only in the south/ Florida" stories. Also you telling me what you don't miss about living up north. 

People Andy hates

The Red Sox coming around 

Wimbledon? Is Serena most dominate individual athlete of all time (from a longevity standpoint). 

Did federer and nadal raise tennis so high that they inadvertently gave Novak a blue print for success or would he have been this good anyway?? 

What is novak's ceiling? Will Nadal ever be Nadal again or was his game too physical to sustain? 

British Open preview-- Jordan Speith or the field?

Scott Walker becomes 15th person (possibly the 15th republican to enter presidential race) — the guy has gotten elected in a typically Democratic heavy state and survived a recall election in 2012 and hen got re-elected in 2014 — so he’s a solid campaigner and I’m thinking it’s gonna come down to him or Jeb Bush for the nomination

• Iran Deal — 20 months long — and somehow like it or not the US, UK, France, Germany, China and Russia all got to a point of agreeing with each other and Iran on terms. Here’s my issue -Russia and China always vote together — they’ve protected Syria most recently. I feel like if the US, France, Germany and Britain have 4 votes — the 2 votes from the others shouldn’t be enough to block everything — 

Uswnt - congrats Plus great TV ratings plus great that they've ignored hope solo 

Carly Lloyd - 3 goals in 16 mins - team had 4 by then ---yikes 

Fridge full of Cisco ipa and an anchor steam variety pack. Looked like a rap video for hipsters. 

Fake band name - deploy lunch 

Fake band name from Andrew Patterson - punch able face

Speaking of punchable faces-- moving companies - don't quote the 6th and then come back with the 13th 

Shout out to our latest international listener from Lima Peru

Unofficial sponsors for the week, the chart room, target, time warner cable, anchor steam and Birdsong brewery's jalapeño IPA, Charlotte Knights baseball (bb&t park) and woodchuck cider (with all this change, good to be drinking something from middlebury, VT

Scenes from the 4th-  Justin Pierre Paul finger. And the Bucs CJ Wilson list 2 fingers due to fireworks as well. 

Mudslides at chart room - built a fire -- good enough. Plus sailing and fireworks from a far. 

Confederate flag on jeep. I ain't come down

Rap apology to Ric Flair (and maybe Serena Williams) in a club banger style

Alligstor boots - Ali Aligator boots 

Born in 1949--66 years old old (repeat)- 

18 world titles 18, 18 world titles 

20 grand slams twenty twenty grand slams 

Could be 21 and could win Serena slam (and true slam is on table)

Rolex wearing kiss kiss stealing 

Rolex Rolex wearing kiss kiss kiss stealing 

In quasi seriousness - is Serena the Ric flair of tennis meaning title wins and longevity - well his sport is fake so no-- but in ALL seriousness-- if Serena wins Wimbledon she's 1 major behind steffi Graf and 3 behind Margaret court. If she ties/ surpasses Graf and court. Is she in conversation for most dominate athlete (man or woman) of all time?

Kinda think so

She's 20-4 in 24 grand slam finals going into Saturday's final 

She has a "Serena slam" from the '02 French to the '03 Aussie -- so 12 years later she might do it again. She would be first singles player to ever accomplish two non-calendar year slams 

Steffi Graf did a calendar slam in 1988 and won 7 of 8 on 88-89. She's got 22 total from 1987-1999

Serena won 1999 U.S. Open and won 2015 French 

Only 5 people have done a grand slam and only rod laver did is twice in singles play at the highest level. 

Celtics add David Lee for Gerald Wallace in trade. 

Scenes from the south: Two guys fighting at time Warner cable outlet- this was so rare the southerners were at a loss for words. 

Watching tv really helps to normalize a situation -- seriously -- catching up on true detective and then watching Wimbledon semis in the morning 

Legal immigration office sign - of course it's legal if you have a sign in front of your office 

Scenes from my gym - thriller at 10am on a Thursday in July - weird. And yesterday they had on Motown hits (I'll be there Jackson 5 and my girl, etc) not exactly pumping iron music 

My vow- i will not complain about consecutive 95 degree days just like teachers shouldn't complain about going back to school at the end of the summer. 

Further more - I will not complain when we get freezing rain in the winter (when the northeast is under two feet of snow)

Lastly I won't gloat when it's 50 degrees here while Boston is at 25 degrees and Hanover is at 12 degrees 

Worst week ever for conservatives- confederate flag and gay marriage right. 

True detective - when it had me- how this season's premier was

True detective- Matthew mc - how is this the same guy from how to lose a guy in 10 dates and ghosts of girlfriends past?

Celtics making playoffs killed draft potential people who were pumped I April are pissed now. Can't have it both ways 

Paul pierce opts out (rumors of brook Lopez Kevin love and Paul Pierce

Reason he has like 9 guards on 15 man roster is Cuz he needs a zillion options 

Moving to Charlotte on hornets as mj s john paxon

Skimping on the pesto - fake band name of the week

Medical marijuana comes to MA Salem Mass to be exact

Bruins draft / trades. 

How does mcqauid move make any sense 

Just let me have it on Hamilton and lucic trades. 

Ps- amazing how little these guys make a year compared to nba and mlb players like the best defenseman in the league get around 9 million a year. The 5th starter in an mlb rotation gets about the same 

Jake & Joes next to not your average joes on 128 in Waltham 

 Btw- how grateful are Red Sox  for the Bruins draft day trades. 

Red Sox- how to fix them 

My question - what if Christian Vasquez never got injured. 

If the pitching hadn't been a mess in April- would the hitters be more accountable this whole time. 

My second question / observation, how about Hanley goes to DH and Ortiz goes to 1B

Or Sandoval goes to first and Hanley loses 15 pounds and goes back to 3B?

Holt plays LF?

Napoli can catch every 4th game and/or play 1B against righties in a platoon with Ortiz 

South Carolina shooting - gun laws. A car is a weapon and people go to drivers Ed for like 10 weeks. Can't see why there isn't gun owners Ed. The nra needs to start coming to the table with solutions not just another 2nd amendment diatribe

Basketball hoop / gun control analogy 

Rap apology to Jordan speith. ( btw auto correct has him as Jordan slueth- sounds like a sitcom detective. 

Got to two majors quicker than tiger. 

Bernie sanders 538. 

Donald trump 538

How to fix Red Sox nick cafarfo globe article 

Potential rap apology to Serena Williams should've given credit for most majors as an American. Also look up her majors who she beat and when they retired 

Game of thrones finale debrief 

Outlandish game of thrones of theory for book six and season six. So nights king raised the dead at hardhome. Book 2-4 westeros/ river lands especially are are war zone filled carcasses. 

Stannis and roose Bolton are very likely about to turn winterfell into a dead zone too. 

My advice burn the bodies- because corpses south of the wall are basically future white walkers in waiting

Ghostbusters 2 correlation bad people give power to the nights king

Fake band name of the week- " audio atrocity" is the runner up. Not a practical band name cuz the name kind of makes people think you're terrible or too ironic for your own good. 

 The winner is "lonely phone booth". Noticed one in nyc- phone booth's have had a very public failure compared to vcr's and compact disks and dial up Internet. 

All of those for the most part fail in private - at home or in the car. 

Hell, even film cameras have had a renaissance for being "retro". Phone booths-- not so much. 

Pay phones went from vital to useless in less than 20 years

Listener survey- give me some feedback on some type of technology or product that has had a more complete downfall

Started a fake Twitter beef with hope solo. Feel like she is a cross between  the Tonya Harding of soccer and The obannion played by Ben affleck from dazed and confused.  

Penn and Brown were in a Twitter beef over who had a number 1 professional draft pick. Brown claimed that Billy Almon (no offense but never heard of him) is the only ivy athlete ever drafted first over all (mlb). Pen counters with Chuck Bednarik being #1 nfl pick and he's a hall of famer

#1 of course brown forgot to fact check and missed an nfl hall of famer.  and of course Penn had to trumpet that there guy also end #1 and of course no one cares cuz Bednarik played 50 years ago and Almon played for 7 teams over 13 years from 1974-1988 hitting .254 in relatively anonymity. 

Penn vs Brown Twitter beefs aren't exactly the Harvard vs Yale football beef of the Internet 

Game of thrones. Why I got sucked in I love history and geography and politics and this show/ series of books is immersed in fake versions of those three things. 

Auto correct turned pregame into oregano 

Adam sandler the Denise show -- is why I  will not 1) talk about gripes in my relationship s or 2) put exs on blast. It's tempting sometimes though- feel like that's what reality TV is for though 

Scenes from karoke nba finals edition-- kicking the night off with Eddie money's take me home tonight-- baller move -- it's almost too good of a sing a long to kick the night off with. 

Scenes from karaoke -- sweet home Alabama, followed by tone def country song - butchered country songs somehow sound worse than butcher rock songs.

The guy with all fashion and charisma / cult following (smurf) got way out there with grease is the word. Just a boring song -- especially when your Schtick is pumping up the crowd

The guy at karaoke with the killer voice but he wastes it on a Broadway tune that 80% of your audience doesn't know. Dude -- use your powers for good and do some pearl jam  or prince & pay it forward.

Can we all agree to take 12-18 months off from doing friends in low places as a society. Just let it marinate for a bit. Not forever but just for a bit. Even Garth would be cool with that I think 

7'3" 8th grade bball phenom Washington post -- Chol Marial-- no shock he's dominating at high school level. 

He might still be growing -- preservatives are making people ginormous 

Andy Maslin mentioned the dirt people dig up on prez candidates - my story is when I filled out "girls" as my major on a 1998 swim team questionnaire sophomore year and 15 yrs later the coach texted a pdf of it

Two ny state escaped prisoners. One dismembered his victims. Would kinda hate to be the other guy. 

Finally found someone who likes blue cheese better 

Americana dusty rhoades rest in peace 

Nhl final / in Tampa 

Deflate gate 

Summer jam of 2015

Blue cheese or ranch 

Red Sox?

Presidential candidates?

FIFA gate over shadowing women's World Cup 

Scruffy life?

Marlins Twitter beefs 

Fulham, Sheffield united & fulham 

Belmont ladies in men's room - worst place to go 

There's a story called "game set mat" they special in tennis and yoga only-- as my cousins GF said- this is exclusively the ladies  who lunch crowd - cuz most college kids don't play tennis  but they do/ do yoga

Media forgot about the Belmont all week

This year feels likes a non triple crown year. But it is. This is a nightmare for horse racing. 

Deflategate fifagate sepp blatter resignation, nba finals, nhl finals have dwarfed this 

This horse needs to win triple crown-- cuz right now- a threat is no longer good enough. 

If this race is fixed-- they better fix it for American pharaoh 

People enjoyed the rap apology to Aaron Rodgers for calling him Aaron Hernandez. So my new listener interaction rule is that is I misname someone or something and don't catch it myself by the end of the podcast, I will do a rap apology the following week. But only if listeners catch me and write in to let me know 

Band name mustache ninja 

Toll booth collector rubber gloves 

Gas stations now making you go inside for debit (aka the cash price) debit is about convenience and they are making it inconvenient-- this one might even be viral protest worthy 

Chipotle bathroom code is on bottom of receipts (for customers only) efficient practice. 

Speaking of restrooms- bean & bean coffee on wall st in NYC has a single unisex bathroom-- the sign says restrooms (plural). That's false advertising. 

You phrase I hate? Creature comforts!! (Need to develop this rant) 

Linked In article: how to become a Pinterest warrior and vanquish the competition - well if you send that to everyone -- won't everyone be in the same boat they're in now albeit with a new "black belt in pintrest"

Ps- what on earth is pintrest? I asked myself and here are some fun facts- pintrest users are 80% women and 92% of the "pins" are from women. So this explains why Im clueless on it's purpose 

Is there a Pinterest for dudes? I'm sure like 15 companies in Silicon Valley are working on this now but, I'm prepared to invest in "dudetrest" or "pinning man" or "bro pin"

Playboys new strategy - less nudity. No full nudity - and I think I get it. Their CEO says that nudity limits their audience -- so basically they'll become maxim with better articles written by more acclaimed writers. 

Sepp blatter - FIFA scandal -- blatter is Swiss. Blatter always avoids trouble. The Swiss always avoid war. Maybe it's less about the Swiss being exceptional at being neutral and more that they are excellent at "grifting" and elaborate schemes. 

Feels kind of like sepp blatter is little finger from game of thrones and international soccer is westeros aka the realm

One thing that makes corruption so easy within FIFA is 1 vote per nAtion regardless of population, meaning smaller nations with little funding Rs more susceptible to being "bought off"

Blatter says this corruption isn't his fault-- if I'm his defense attorney, my outlandish theory of the week is that this corruption is to be blamed on imperialist era England. They concurred the world - introduced soccer to everyone love, made them love it blindly and "dropped the mic". 

What's the phenomenon of people taking pictures of themselves "jumping in mid air" freeze frame / end of a sitcom style??

Bob Kraft "standing down" is the sensible move- you do not want to suit the league you are 1/32nd of. Don't suit yourself. You do not want to be a pariah (especially when you still have influence and options). You don't want to be Al Davis of the raiders. 

Let tom Brady and the nflpa litigate, expose and potentially ruin the commissioner. That is the keyser soze move. Hell pay Brady's legal fees -- run it all from back channels. 

I'm giving kraft benefit of the doubt that he's confident on Brady and nflpa's ability to win this battle in the court of public opinion and more importantly to win it in court and embarrass the commish. 

From Andy Maslin- twitter beefs are the new rap beefs. 1) I agree 2) and you don't even need a record deal to let the world no about it 3) you don't even need musical (talent) -- maybe do a rap beef with Mike from Attleboro though 

For instance - I've had a fAke rap beef with Pitbull for years- but he never knew. But I could troll him mercilessly on twitter And it would be real- one sided and pathetic, but real. 

But- as many of you will remember I squashed my fake rap beef with pitbull on the very first edition of the freestyle back In January 

The EBA's / Boloco double for dinner and I wasn't even drinking 

Was so hungry I ordered Boloco - got on phone - ordered EBA's pick up. Ate a mini burrito -- walked over to EBA's -- went home and ate wings and a garden salad. 

I really wanted the wings -- but couldn't wait after my run. It's either incredibly pathetic or incredibly nimble thinking on my part -- prob a bit of both

Listerine - diet dr pepper and double bubble 

Listerine bottle now says "deeper clean than brushing alone" -- well yeah what to you want , a medal?

Diet dr pepper- tastes more like regular dr. Pepper - than what? Or course it does ? It's the diet version, you have the recipe to the original, so you're gonna get the closet to the junior varsity version of it

3 double bubbles at 1 time. 1/2 a piece away from perfect amount - still only lasts 55 secs in terms of flavor. 

Every Monday that i can avoid someone saying happy Monday is a good Monday 

Scenes from Boston- Keytar Panda (like naked cowboy) playing Duran Duran's "dance into the fire"

Long wharf in Boston is where all neighborhood names make sense - compass has north end facing north, airport aka east Boston and southie is south. Even west end is northwest. Legend has it the southie is east, eastie is north and north end is west. 

Southend still no explanation. 

Rocket science vs rocket art- most jobs art impossible. But there's an art to them when done well making the incumbent harder to replace

Having a parking space that's so great you don't even/ever want to leave it

E.coli outbreak in Lebanon- nh. People went "hurricane/storm of the century" bonkers for bottled water. Even you boy Andy hilton was carrying a two gallon jug of Poland spring 

2nd chances-- gotta demonstrate the ability to lock up your most egregious faults. Almost need to actively avoid your biggest faults from previous time. If you're flakey you gotta be on point, of your jealous, your gotta not ask questions , if you were kingly you gotta be aloof , if you had a wandering eye in public you gotta maintain eye contact at all times or at least but some sunglasses 

Ghost busters- doctor Greene said it's not a comedy. Think maybe because he was scared of the ghost Librarian in the opening scene. Might have set the wrong tone for him. 

Cuz that movie is def a comedy

American pharaoh going for triple crown

Paul Pierce playoff odyssey ends despite hitting game tying shot .01 seconds late in game 6. 

LA clippers did clippers things and blew a 3-1 series lead. 

NHL could have rangers - Blackhawks final or at worst lightning - mighty ducks final. Ducks are at least in a big market -- but the ratings for rangers - Blackhawks might outdo rangers - kings last year or bruins Blackhawks two years ago

Bruins Blackhawks had 8.2 mil for game 6 and bruins Canucks game 7 have 8.5mil

Blackhawks will draw rangers will draw. 

Ducks senators back In 2007 did 3.1 mil in game 5-- but most games in that series were under 2mil. Ducks vs Tampa bay -- ouch town

Review etymology of the term to "86" something 

Anne is unofficially sponsored by lululemon, Kraft Ranch salad dressing, and Sullivan's Tap in Boston 

Special guest Anne Kennedy Do I ever. It has recently come to my attention that several of my staff are current or former female bodybuilders/physique contest contestants. This is a whole new world for me, and possible fertile territory for discussion

It would be an honor. Perhaps I would talk about this article. Would love to hear your own witty commentary of course. 

http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/10-types-of-30-year-old-single-guys.html

Questions for Anne what's the most messed up thing about recruiting?

What's the most ridiculous story about a recruit or recruits over zealous parent you can share with us? 

What's the most messed up thing about living in the south?

Who's your dad likely to vote for in republican primary?

Officially put sunscreen on left arm only while driving -- my ginger paranoia is real

Industrial strength shit in a residential toilet a metaphor for being in over your head. 

What if Jimmy g plays on first 4-$8 games of year

No Brady no banner movement

NFL has turned deflate hate into ratings and successfully covered up domestic issues in media brilliant and pathetic all at once 

The Halo drop breakup- Columbia boathouse 

People who love America but can't explain why. (Group deadend theory)

Rock star parking at Columbia 

Recapping Memorial Day hype email threads??

Mothers day is two separate dads taking their kids to the rest room with varying degrees of success at a fancy restraunt 

Resurgence of "baby on board" signs. I have insurance that's what I care about and now you're basically announcing that you're a distracted driver

Used iPhone to play white noise fan noise in this hotel where guy in next room was snoring. Felt like alanis morriserte in that thank you India song -- thanks to Apple, to the dude who recoded a fan noise and to spotify for let me play it on repeat for like 7 hours

Just got my bag searched and a full body pat down at Charlotte intl airport. Apparently the shaving cream I flew with wasn't allowed to come back w me

Paul Pierce - is killing it. 1st round vs raptors - shot 57% over all and almost 58% from 3pt range. 83% for the ft line. 15.5 pts per game and leads the league in soul crushing smack talk 

Game 1 upset of Atlanta 19 points in 31 mins on 7 for 15 shooting (47%)

Outlandish theory Celts should bring him back for a final season as a stretch 4???

Scenes from the airport. At legal seafoods at Logan and got chicken wings ( who does that) hopefully some other guy is crushing me on his podcast cuz in calling out myself for buff wings at legals. For record I did get 3 oysters too

Talked to bartender about 1) so nice out 2) would rather not be working on a beautiful day (neither would he) 3) I'd rather be at the legals in the seaport , he agreed but has never been 4) odd to think about how he works at legals in terminal B but is down to chill on roof deck at the seaport-- guessing the bartenders at the seaport locale don't feel similarly about chilling at the legals in terminal B 

But my job has an NYC and SF office -- so I guess I can relate 

Floyd mayweather has begun his face turn campaign -- are people gonna let him become a "good guy/ better guy" in his last couple of fights. The domestic violence charges prob will preclude that btw 

Watching soccer. Ronaldinho, fernadihno, how about in America Lebron aldinho, (what are some others)?? 

They should take certain shoulder width type people (including me into account) tough going 3 across with 2 other broad shouldered dudes. I mean it shouldn't feel like the back seat of a car. We're not going to 7-11 for slurpees... It's a 3 hour flight - let's not treat it like aunt Suzy's station wagon from 1987 let's treat treat it like you're grandmothers Cadillac for god sakes

50 shades of Anna koreininea 

Irony is when you're walking and have to move off the sidewalk and on to the grass in order to allow a ride on law mower to roll past you. Shouldn't he be on the grass???

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/12811515/floyd-mayweather-says-vacate-titles-give-other-fighters-chance 

Floyd vacating titles allows him I once again pick his next opponent instead of having to make any mandatory defenses at 154 or 147lbs he's fought canelo Alvarez, pacman, and even maidana twice. 

Gonna be fascinating who he picks, but i can't see it being any of the undefeated 20-something's in those 2 weight classes. 

Great karaoke song choice - fallen angel by poison. Terrible execution but absolute killer song choice. You gotta do Brest michaels justice mami, just sayin

Outlandish theory - tom Brady could've skipped Whitehouse cuz he's pissed at patriots mgmt not cuz he's making political and/or racial statements. Mad they lost Revis or Vince wilfolk etc

Reports-- mad at the jokes made in January by obama's press secretary. 

1) Tom Brady should be bigger than Caring what that guy said

2) Brady a former 6th round pick who has made it through long odds to wear he is today--might posses the Michael Jordan gene of making the most of every slight. MJ slung barbs at his hall of fame induction speech maybe brady holds grudges that hardcore too

Squatty potty fine but advertising as a Mother's Day gift???? Seriously dude and Larry king endorses it. Has he fallen that far?

Nicest guy ever at cumby's monument beach. Gave my cousin run down on best value for generic smart water in terms of a 2for 1 vs a larger bottle for "greater portability"

Dude at the Bourne town dump was super nice too

Probable reason - 1) it not summer season yet so they aren't jaded 2) we are there in April so prob thought we were locals 

More scenes from karoke: Dudes who don't wear deodorant. I don't mean when you literally forget to put it on after a shower or you crashed at someone house and have next day "stink". I mean dudes who literally don't ever wear deodorant and the B.O. Stink compounds upon itself. 1) your friends don't like you since they aren't telling you the truth 2) you have crappy friends becuz you smell horrendous and you're alienating potential friends and enemies alike. 

Bruce Hornsby "the way it is" over 5mil plays on spotify. 

"Mandolin Rain" 1.3m hits. 

How on earth is "end of the innocence " his 5th most popular song at 134,000 hits?

Triple dog Dare you to guess #3 & #4: 

Every little kiss at 515k and the valley road at 445k. I couldn't identify those jams in a police lineup. Ok I'm exaggerating but I'm shocked "innocence" is in 5th place 

Regarless the guy plays the bejesus out of the piano. 

May or may not have cried my eyes out to Mandolin Rain within the last week. What an EFFING slow jam. Homeboy literally destroys the piano and he's a pretty money singer as well. 

Interesting related subject-- 2pac obviously sampled "the way it is" heavily on his popular jam "changes". Two interesting facts : changes has 16million plays on spotify and it's not even his biggest hit. California Love has 18million and lambitions as a ridah" has nearly 21million. 

How is "keep your head up" not in his top 10 on spotify. 

Fizzle relationship 3 options. Not even hating on the person attempting the fizzle, we're talking about options to deal with the fizzle I opted not to flip out and do the FU option because she was at best psuedo selfish and that would've played into her hands. Not flipping out only way to salvage a sliver of decency /closure 

Getting beaten at the game of love by someone who is either really dumb, really diabolical or really passive aggressive/ psuedo selfish 

Paul Pierce stud In round 1 vs raptors. Look up his round 1 stats

Snoop dogg new jam summer banger / peaches & cream (not a remake of the 2001 version by 112 we enjoyed in college)

Also auto correct changed snoop dogg to snoop fogg - 

Odin Lloyd's mother Ursula Ward has filed civil suit --- it's her right to do so. 

1) ironic point-- she said she's already forgiven him -- so suing him for millions (though it's her right) seems a bit odd

2) for instance when a middle class or poor person is found guilty of murder, do those people usually get suited in civil cases too? I highly doubt it. 

Regardless, it's her right to do so-- and she does have the claim that she wants to force him to testify to get more answers. 

Listener text for the signs of spring - halter top day

Karaoke ground rules -- #1 you're not allowed to sing in the arms of the angels by Sarah mclachlan unless you're are actually Sarah mclachlan. Way to ruin everyone's Tuesday night with thoughts of dogs and cats at the ASPCA 

The girl who followed that train wreck did 4 non blondes. Much better idea 

People who always ask for your address-- 1) you've been here like 50 times 2) go back in your texts and look it up 3) to quote the ER doctor from the hang over-- I live at the corner get a map and go "blank yourself"-- you're big boys 

You know what I hate-- wearing dress socks on Saturdays (unless it's for a wedding)-- cuz if I'm wearing dress socks it means I'm probably doing something I'm not super pumped about 

Apologize to Aaron Rodgers 

Whole foods- got rid of vegan chicken salad

Are Charlie Jacobs and Cam Neely "pusses" for not not firing Claude themselves? Are they hamstringing the next GM by either 1) forcing him to burn "new guy" capital with fans in firing a Cup winning coach 2) pressuring him to work with Claude but hoping Claude adjusts philosophically now that his new boss as Neely have more leverage

In my mind They can't really avoid fan backlash of firing him. But maybe something else is "afoot" here. 

Are the B's planning to gut their roster and layering personnel moves to weather future storms. For instance- they may move Lucic and maybe chara with an eye towards freein cap space and going young. 

Claude doesn't like young players -- so maybe he basically "quits". 

Hiring new coach later, could buy more "patience with fans". Reboot is delayed until "next coach arrives". 

This buys new gm more patience with fans & media, which buys Neely more, which in turn buys Charlie Jacobs more as CEO and controlling partner. 

This might be part of an elaborate ploy to blow up roster, clear cap space and not have a full fan mutiny. 

Actually celtics kind of just pulled a similar plan off with trading doc rivers, signing brad Stevens and tanking for one year while trading veteran assets

Golden state warriors 39-2 at home this season - they have home court throughout playoffs -- pretty scary for opponents. 

Steph curry mentioned to Lisa salters that teams aren't ready for crowd noise-- good news for their opponents -- by game 2 and game 5 and game 7 in a series, those teams may be less affected by the "loud noises" and intense atmosphere 

The real/fake Listener question of the week: Gavin how come you never actually freestyle on the podcast?

Marathon runners wear running gear all weekend before race. Guys don't where hock roads leading up to their men's league games. Kind of odd

Signs of spring- Cam am's fake motorcycles are back for spring

Signs of spring - bugs hitting your windshield 

There's nothing like that first ice coffee of the spring. Where it's 4pm on a Sunday and you see a dunkin donuts and say, I should grab some coffee. Actually no I should grab in iced coffee haven't had one if those things since Halloween 

Sign of spring- Boston marathon

90s jam that still holds up of the week- zombie by the cranberries 

90s jam that does not still hold up of the week - I'm only happy when it rains by garbage

Celtics-- playoffs clinched. 

1) congrats

2) I'm shocked 

3) they were 20-32 when I called them out for sucking at tanking during all star break

4) 39-42 now-- so 19-10 since... 21-20 at home for season but a solid 18-22 in road. 

5) brad Stevens -- popovich watches him to "learn stuff" 

6) trader Danny aka Danny ainge is I a quasi hot streak

Reggie Miller on Dan Patrick with guest host Chris mannix and talked smack to peter aka petey about cheating at ping pong coming to NYC to whomp his butt. 

We need more Trash talking about mundane life situations (cite an example)

Kids who are Boston sports fans now are like kids who are born into wealth -- our generation. Worked hard and made it earlier. 

Besides celtics our parents worked for it and saved money for 45 years and finally retired to boca raton. 

Dude is hockey the only sport where they tell players they aren't coming back on a "break up day"? Does any other sport announce who is not coming back 48 hours after final game? 

Greg Campbell and Daniel Paille not coming back.... Doesn't that seem premature-- don't most sports iron that out in the summer after they've gained some semblance of perspective

Chiarellis breakup day 70s stache-- almost saves his job for one more year by itself. Brass cojones move rockin that stache to this seasons memorial service. 

Outlandish theory of the week: quasi (dumb as a bag of rocks) theory of the week Claude Julian was pissed about not resigning Jerome igilna and the whole team including Claude were pissed about boychuk trade and Claude decided to tank season as a double middle finger to charelli

1) he just for extended I believe 

2 he won a cup so he's got juice 

3) Adam jones cited him losing his voice in dressing room a la terry Francona in 2013 (chicken & beer). That's just as outlandish in my mind

Overheard at Cap Grille Boston bar-- tom Brady threw the opening pitch short and in the dirt. 

1) yup- and he won the Super Bowl like 65 days ago

2) have y'all seen 50 cent's attempt 

3) most people eff up pitch

4) Pedro threw Brady BP -- I'm not sure if anyone is having more fun being a retired sox legend than pee-dro mart-in-ezz

Hotel alarm in next room goes off at 6am. Tried to put some relaxation "music" on iPhone to drown it out. Typed In relax " had 37 seconds of ocean waves, and of course the next song to come up is 80s hit relax by Frankie goes to Hollywood 

Aaron Hernandez-- guilty of 1st degree murder. Mandatory life w/o parole. Speculated e Committed this crime to cover up an alleged double homicide in Boston. Irony- he'll be in jail forever and may still be found guilty of the double murder that 1) he was trying to cover up 2) he had not previously been a suspect for

Tiger woods -- young players no longer intimated by him

Little kids going for jogs w/ friends 

Slow fade rules. 

Who should bruins get rid of keep- take aways from season? Thoughts on playoffs 

Redsox thus what do you like? What don't you like? 5 games in are you feeling better worse or same as going into spring training. 

My brother looks like lead singer of Kean but he is now being mistaken in Europe as Ed Sheeran 

Michelle branch, Vanessa Charlton = same artist -- good news for them, our 21 y/0 intern knew em both 

Come up with other Rob Lowe versions that didn't make the commercials. (Hungover at work Rob Lowe)

AD council pulling Rob Lowe ads for not being factual enough in claims about cable. -- but no one is claiming the eccentricities of the characters of himself he is portraying are inaccurate. Your gonna pull the best ads on tv over a lack of facts? 

Jack Nicklaus was on with Mike & Mike and rattled off the six shots at Augusta that can really get you in trouble and named them. How amazing is that? Especially for a guy who (while still playing the tourney) is clearly recalling the mindset from his championship era

Old guys expect ties at work-- saw 2 dudes at store (not working today) what? Well you have no tie on

Marathon bombing take

Kurt Cobain's daughter is 22 -- time is Flying!!! rolling stone article on the documentary of Kurt from sundance. 

Interesting quote, "her dad is a mythical figure like Santa Claus" everybody talks about him but she has no memory of him as a real person. 

Burgeoning crisis conflict in Yemen (Iran, pakistan, Saudis)

All the 2004 Red Sox in tv/radio deserve every penny they earn, guy (deadend of the week)

Mark Cuban -- college game is hurting nba. College refs stink - refs couldn't manage a White Castle -- white castles can't be that easy to run-- clientele are all out of their mind wasted... Staff no call/