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Sunday, July 31 2011

Episode 152: Kings of Somewhere Hot

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, July 27 2011 (10:00 PM - 11:30 PM) at Joe’s Prime Time, Brownstown MI
    “You knew we couldn’t stop at just one.  Mickey, Mike, and Schmoe continue recapping the 2011 Pine Knob show.  (Cameos by Nathan and Tori.)”

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Thursday, July 28 2011

Episode 151: Tales from the Tailgate

Show Notes:
Recorded Thursday, July 21 2011 (11:00 PM - 12:00 AM) at DTE Energy Music Theater, Clarkston MI
    “The tailgate podcast, where Mike, Schmoe, and Mickey discuss this year’s Pine Knob concert immediately after seeing it.  Also recapped are shows from Virginia Beach and Nashville.  (Guests: Robert, Cindy, and Wayne.)”

Special guests: Robert, Cindy, and Wayne

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Friday, July 22 2011

Steambath and a Show

    It was the hottest day of the year!
    I’m still worn out from this year’s concert, but here are few notes about the day…
    Mike did a more elaborate tailgate than usual, hooking up an inverter to his car battery to power a fan and his Frozen Concoction Maker.  The parking lot was definitely a Barometer Soup and I’m not ashamed to admit I drank a lot more water than Landsharks or margaritas.  We didn’t do a lot of wandering around, clinging too much to the shade of our canopy, but I still plan on whipping up another tailgate video soon.  Watch this space.  Maybe.
    The crowd rallied enough to be loud and appreciative by show time; but the people around me were lame and sat down way too often.
    Even after sundown, it was still quite hot.  We recorded a podcast from the parking lot, but we sound so beat that it makes for some less than exciting listening.
    For now, here’s a batch of photos I took of the day, in our photo gallery.  A far cry from last year’s front row seats, but oh well…
    And, ultimately, as always, it was a pleasure and a hell of an evening.

Section RTC, Row MM, Seat 68

Saturday, July 16 2011

Episode 150: Frozen Hahoctions

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, July 13 2011 (10:00 PM - 12:00 AM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “Scott’s back, joining the gang in time to talk about next week’s Pine Knob concert and to look at the Frisco and Atlanta shows.  (Special guests: Annie and Todd.  Cameo by Jennifer.)”

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Friday, July 1 2011

A Word from Our Sponsor

With the holiday fast approaching, here’s that old video again for those in our area…

Sunday, June 26 2011

Episode 149: The Second Longest Day

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, June 22 2011 (9:30 PM - 10:30 PM) at Joe’s Prime Time, Brownstown MI
    “Mike reviews his new Frozen Concoction Maker and we recap the Houston and Jazz Fest concerts.”

    00:36 - AKA, the tiki bar
    01:12 - Mike got his Frozen Concoction Maker on Friday, June 17, sharing this photo in our Twitter feed
    06:06 - here’s a brief video from Mike’s house on Sunday, between a graduation party and the U2 concert:

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Tuesday, June 7 2011

Episode 148: Mike is a Member

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, June 1 2011 (10:00 PM - 12:00 AM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “Back at Zodiac, for more news, more discussion, and recaps of the two Missouri concerts.  (Cameo by Jennifer.)”

    00:43 - beep effect stolen from the Eardrop podcast (specifically, the June 4 2011 file)
    00:54 - Scott’s Twitter page
    02:46 - Murray Lake, on Google Maps, and on Wikipedia
    03:14 - M’ville Orlando | M’ville Las Vegas
    05:00 - Twisted Tea Sweet Tea | Half & Half | Raspberry | Backyard Batch | M’ville Spiked Tea & Lemonade | Seagram’s Raw Tea
    06:33 - according to his November 27 1993 obituary in courant.com, “Charles D. Miller, a retired executive in the hobby industry and father of actress Susan Saint James, […] was the president and chief executive officer of Testor Corp. of Rockville, Ill., the leading manufacturer of glue and paints for the hobby industry. He was cited by President Nixon in 1969 for pioneering the use of horseradish in all model cement products to curb glue-sniffing among American youths.”
    07:51 - “Buffett & ZBB Nominated for CMT Music Award”, from Buffett News | “Buffett Earns CMT Music Award Nomination with Zac Brown Band”, from Buffett World.  And, once again, we completely dropped the ball on this one.  JB and ZBB were in fact nominated for their video performance of “Margaritaville” from CMT’s Crossroads.
    08:26 - “Zac Brown is ‘Knee Deep’ in Mexico”, from AOL’s The Boot.com
    09:10 - Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jane Buffett at Jazz Fest, from USA Today‘s Lifeline Live
    09:36 - Entrapment on IMDb.com
    09:40 - “No Tailgating at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow”, from Buffett News | “Tailgating Banned at Jiffy Lube Live”, from Buffett World
    10:02 - “Buffett Says He’ll Work on Tailgating Issue at Jiffy Lube Live”, from Buffett World
    10:39 - “‘Jiffy Lube Live’? Why not ‘Live Nation Disaster Hole’?”, by Tom Jackman in the Washington Post.  (“A pen and paper are dangerous instruments” is the actual quote.)
    12:46 - “LandShark Bar & Grill opens today in Myrtle Beach”, from Buffett News | “Landshark Bar & Grill Opens Today in Myrtle Beach”, from Buffett World
    13:50 - “Margaritaville Online Game coming to Facebook & iPad”, from Buffett News | “Margaritaville Game Coming to Facebook and iPad”, from Buffett World
    16:39 - “Buffett to release Buried Treasure of unreleased songs”, from Buffett News | “Buffett to Put Out Unreleased Original Songs from Early Days”, from Buffett World
    20:05 - “Chesney joins Buffett for Nashville Show”, from Buffett News | “Kenny Chesney Joins Buffett in Nashville”, from Buffett World
    20:58 - from NPR’s All Songs Considered blog: “After The Love Has Gone: Fans Spill On Ditching Their Favorite Artists”
    22:23 - “Beware the Flip-Flop!”, from About.com
    22:35 - of course, when I said “the official unofficial start of Summer” what I meant was “the official unofficial start of Summer”
    23:19 - M’ville Footwear
    24:53 - a few notes from the April 30 Kansas City MO concert: Jimmy finally says “Kar-dash-ian” instead of “Ka-dar-shian” (during the new “Off to See the Lizard” verse), “Trying to Reason” reappeared in the setlist, and the “we’ll be dead by then” line is from Jimmy’s band intros at the end of the show
    32:59 - Hall of Famer George Kell [link goes to Wikipedia] was, for decades, the voice of the Detroit Tigers on TV
    33:36 - Square Grouper: Godfathers of Ganja on Netflix, Amazon, and IMDb.com
    33:51 - This Week in Photography #192 (at about 15:05 into the episode)
    41:20 - my front-row photos and video, from earlier in this blog
    42:12 - “Buffett Funds Middle Schoolers Trip to Gulf Coast”, from Buffett World
    44:33 - a few notes from the May 3 St Louis concert: “Trying to Reason” again and also added “Nautical Wheelers”, “Volcano” clip included because of Jimmy struggling to remember what day it was (“Sa-Thur-sday”)
    56:56 - Mike’s new favorite show is Justified
    57:95 - clip comes from EW‘s “Inside TV” podcast, near the end of the April 29 2011 episode

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