Wednesday, November 15

Hey everyone, its been a long day, but finally the show has begun.

7pm: We start right off with a caller going into the Pit of Mediocrity. Thanks to John in Napa for providing a nice cushion down there.

I missed the very beginning of the show, but I guess they are talking about moving. Brad has finally moved into his actual apartment. For two weeks, he had been living in a temporary place. In talking about this, Chris starts selling Brad on finding things in the trash. That explains so much.

Brad tipped the movers $15/guy. Being that they don't get paid too much, Doug in Dublin tells him that this is not nearly enough. But, because he references John in Napa, he must go into the Pit. This is great, the Pit makes Dan and I unbelievably happy.

Brad now starts talking about tipping at restaurants. The guys start discussing how they tip when they go out. The guys let you know that they tip 15% as a standard. The more they speak of this, the more I get heated. As a server for 5 years, I have very strong opinions on this. First of all, 20% is now the standard. The more and more this is discussed, the angrier I get.

We get a bunch of calls on this. Tom from SF calls to tell us about when he got high and went to work as a server. It was his first time getting high, and said that he was completely called out by the customers on this.

This is great, Tim from San Bruno goes into the Pit as well. What a great night.

8pm: The phones are lit up on this issue. And I am still so angry. I don't remember the screen being red before. I'm sorry that they don't think that tipping should be mandatory, but that is the standard. If you can't afford to leave a tip, you can't afford to go out to eat. That's just the way it is.

I agree that if the server is terrible, that the tip can reflect that. Even I, and I tip huge, will cut out the tip if someone is rude. But overall, have a heart. Waiting tables is hell.

TJ in Sunnyvale tells us a story about the worst server he had. He had really terrible service and was angry. The food was consistently wrong and the server was rude about it. TJ didn't tip him, the server ran after him. When he said the service was bad, the guy threw a plate at his head.

So, we are now speaking to Jeff Ross, Founder and Director of the SF Indie Film Festival. He has been gracious enough to give us some information on film festivals. We are trying to get some movement on the Women's Prison Film Festival. We have no idea what we are doing, but hopefully Jeff will be able to enlighten us.

Jeff was a little nervous, but seems to get it. He wonders why our idea has not been done before. He has so much experience, that he can be hugely helpful to our cause. He tells us that getting the rights is a very difficult part of this.

We wonder how many we can run. You can only sit through so many prison movies, they are all basically the same. Jeff thinks that it may be better for us to do weekly screenings instead of one big one. One thing he insists, is that parties and booze are important. He also suggests that we advertise "heckling encouraged."

We have a debate on what we should do. The show is new, do we go big or have it in a small place? Chris also brings up the point that we are going to have to watch about 50 of these movies to narrow down our choices. Oh man, I don't know how many I can watch.

9pm: Even Dan has gone into the Pit. He misfired a commercial and in he went. Then, Rudy from Pleasanton calls with some ideas. His ideas aren't bad, but his delivery is terrible. So, he is thrown right on top of Dan. Brad was thrown in before, the Pit is taking over the show. This is the best show ever.

So, if you haven't heard, OJ is releasing a book. This is shocking enough, but the thing is, it is called, "If I Did It." I mean, what the hell is wrong with him? Chris and Brad are shocked by how unbelievably obnoxious this is.

Brad brings up that even if he somehow didn't do it, it is still so disrespectful a concept. The strangest thing is, that Fred Goldman cannot get the money from this. OJ has owed him money forever. How can OJ keep the money if he sells a book about this. Chris is mostly upset that this will bring Fred Goldman will be back on our tv screens.

The guys found a campaign ad of Jerry Springer from 1977, campaigning to be Governor of Ohio. He is admitting that he had slept with a prostitute and paid her with a check. This is so weird, why a check? Ahh... from hookers as mayor to "I'm Pimping My Mom" on his talk show. What a long way Jerry has come.

Chris brings up my ideas for the film festival. I think we should have a "Longest Yard" style football game. Also, I think mud wrestling is absolutely a necessary part of the event. I am ashamed to say it, but I think we have no choice.

Benito in San Rafael works at San Quentin. When he was training, he had to do so at a women's prison. He says it was horrible. But sadly, the cell phones screw us again and Benito drops. Call us back, we want to know.

10pm: Brad tells us that he found a working computer in the garbage when moving into his apartment. This gets Chris going on all the treasures he has found in the trash. He found a silver coffee pot once and gave it to his mom.

In Fresno, Chris has to take his own garbage to the dump. Chris tells us that he has an addiction to picking up lumber. He never uses it, but can't help but take it.

Brad has also found games and a punchbowl. Gene in SF tells us that he found a pachincko machine and then blew it up. The weirdest comes from Jesse in the city. He claims, which we don't believe, that he found a half-decomposed body. Between his voice and his claim, that can't possibly have been for real, but it was entertaining.

Aaron from San Jose found his first Playboy in the trash when he was 13. He still has the magazine to this day. Mike in Boulder Creek tells us his friend found a Confederate sword. His friend paid $200 for it, and then he sold it for $7,000. Wow. That guy got screwed.

L from San Francisco, tells us that he found a basket of porn. I think he said that he and his friends were having a uh, distance competition spurred by this. Boys are so gross. Scott from Fremont found a mannican missing one arm. They taped her to a sign on the highway looking like a hitchhiker.

We somehow got onto a discussion of the rubber ass sex toy. I can't even begin to describe the conversation, it's just too weird.

Brad's Penile Euphemism of the Day: the pearl tongued widow counselor. I don't know what to do with that either.