Monday, March 5th
Hey everyone. Sorry, that there was no blog on Friday, but as I was in the big room, I was unable to write one. But, Brad is back today, therefore, so is the blog.
7pm: To wrap up our discussion of the pronouns, we start the show off with a clip of Dane Cook's Retaliation cd.
Chris brings up that he dressed for cold, windy rain because he did not believe it would be nice out. This makes sense because the weather recently has been pretty crappy. So, you overdress, and you are either stuck sweating or carrying around your extra clothes.
We will be speaking to Wayne Gerdes tonight. Wayne is a man who is obsessed with gas mileage. He gets over 50 miles an hour in a non-hybrid Accord and over 100 mph in a Prius. This man will go to just about any length to save a little more gas money.
So, the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie is coming out soon. The guys are confused about how this movie is going to do well with the young kids. These kids did not grow up with TMNT. But, I believe like "Transformers," it will do really well with the early 20's generation.
One of the callers mentions that a "Fraggle Rock" movie is coming out. I express my enthusiasm to the idea, and they totally rail on me. I think that would be awesome. "Fraggle Rock" rules. As for "The Transformers," two callers who saw the trailer say that it looks pretty cool.
Ok, so now it is time to speak to Wayne Gerdes. We will see how this goes. He is certainly enthusiastic. When I spoke to him earlier today, he was trying to sell me on getting a Prius. I can't afford a Prius, I work in radio.
We heard of Wayne from an article on MotherJones.com. He has invented the term "hypermiling," which is breaking the mileage estimations. Brad talks about using these techniques would have probably have helped him in a few situations when money was tight.
Wayne's father logged his gas mileage for each tank for fifty years. So, this enthusiasm is definitely hereditary.
One of the things he does is to use higher pressure tires. You have to wonder how much tear he puts into his tires, keeping them so inflated. He claims that this actually helps your tires, but I'm not sure about that. He just about doubles the recommended pressure.
Wayne really hates brakes. He even curses in expressing his annoyance at using the brakes. He also is against speeding, saying that it hurts your fuel consumption. Wayne does not want to impede the flow of traffic so stays away from main routes.
Brad points out that he considers his time a lot more valuable than his money. Wayne says that the extra time is worth it.
One of the things that Wayne does that scares us, is that he does not brake at turns. In this article it says that he took an exit ramp at over 50 mph. That is insane. He claims that by anticipating the turns, he does not have to. Yeah, I guess so.
8pm: Chris and Brad talk about how dangerous Wayne's methods seem. He had mentioned that he drafts other cars, by switching lanes. So, if someone in the left lane is going 90, he will drift in to catch their draft without accelerating.
Peter in San Rafael is completely confused as to how Wayne does not brake. Wayne had said that he coasts into stops instead of braking. We assume that he is rolling through stop signs.
Anthony in Fremont says that he used to work at a tire place in college. He says that when they filled up tires, they pop onto the rims. He also tells us that he saw someone put 140 lbs on pressure into a high performance tire. That was in a 55 lb max pressure tire. That seems so dangerous to even be around.
So, if you haven't heard about this, the Geico cavemen are being turned into a sitcom on ABC. I say it lasts three episodes, Brad agrees with me. Dan goes with five, Chris goes with six.
Brad saw his first dog show this weekend. He was forced into it by his wife and daughter, and was extremely reluctant to do so. He was dreading this and to his surprise he was completely hooked. Brad even found himself yelling at the television.
We start talking about the dog shows, and Chris even knows the name of the dog who has been taking the scene by storm. It is Rufus by the way, who won the Kennel Club show because of his egg-shaped head. Um... ok.
9pm: So, for some reason, Andrew Dice Clay has a reality show on VH1. Why anyone cares at all about him, I am unsure. I saw a couple minutes of it and it was unwatchable. Brad felt the same way.
The guys start talking about HBO shows. Dan, Chris and Brad all have HBO. I do not. Therefore, I cannot relate to even a bit of what they are talking about. Chris and Dan apparently really love "Rome." Apparently this show is pretty graphic and crazy.
I walked out of the room and came back to hear Chris talk about how much he hates to be touched in the belly button. Why are people touching Chris' navel? He was cutting rose bushes when a branch hit him right in the belly button. He says it was so awful, that he would rather have all his toenails ripped off. Furthermore, he does not know how to shut it off.
Donald in San Rafael is a belly button freak as well. He gets queasy just thinking about it, as does Chris. Fortunately for Chris, his girlfriend suffers the same affliction. She also cannot handle anyone touching her ears. This, he says, is a huge loss. He actually really likes doing that, and had considered it a huge weapon in his arsenal.
The other soul-shattering event for Chris today came from the lips of his girlfriend. They were watching "House," their favorite show. In the episode, a woman is trying to poison her husband from gold. This couple has a very freaky sex life. What initially sends him to the hospital is a fake rape scene they had enacted, ending with him unable to breathe.
One of the female characters in the show asks the woman about spicing things up. This leads to a discussion about how threesomes can be a great addition to a relationship. Chris looks over at his girlfriend during this to see her reaction. He sees complete rage in her eyes. Then she tells him that she thinks threesomes are nothing but cheating. Furthermore, even exploring the idea with your partner is cheating. Needless to say, Chris and Ace have never done this. Chris keeps saying that he did not do anything, that he was not even fishing for this to happen.
Derrick in Cupertino has an interesting problem. He was on a business trip and met a woman. Both are in serious relationships. They have hung out quite a bit, but have not done anything physically. She knew that he had a family, when she saw a picture online, she pretty much backed down. They became really close and now will not talk to him.
10pm: Trask in Petaluma says that the 1 on 1 relationship is the most intimate. To have a threesome breaches that intimacy. Brad says that he is not surprised at Ace's reaction. To her, even you thinking it shows that that is something that you want.
Rick in Redwood City has a wife who gets upset just when he looks at pornography. I have never understood what the big deal is with that.
The guys saw the parrots in Washington Park in the Financial District for the first time today. There are thousands of them that hang out down there. It is so cool and random. I guess their habitat has been endangered, so there is a petition to save them.
We get a call from Jim in Livermore again tonight. Jim is once again drunk in his van and a little confused. He wants to thank us for helping him about a month ago. Jim, of course, once again is thrown in the Pit.
Brad's wife is worried that once the show gets big, he will be accosted by success-clinging women. She would like Brad to keep himself in check when it comes to the idea. They start talking about what they think that woman would be. Dan says she will be sitting on the black leather couch in the lobby of the studio. She is depicted in all situations as pretty damn creepy.
The guys read a story about a man who stole his father's corpse, trying to revive him. He dug him up, sprinkled him with rosewater, and kept him in his closet for 12 hours.
The Britney fiasco keeps getting worse and worse. In rehab, she freaked out, scribbled 666 on her head, and screamed "I am the Anti-Christ!!!" Then she tried to hang herself with a bedsheet. Brad and Chris think this is full of crap. They did not get the reference to "Toxic" in the article. When I explain, they mock me for knowing a Britney song. I say way more people know "Toxic" than the name of the damn dog that won the dog show.
Ok, it is time to go. I apologize to my mother. Have a good night.
7pm: To wrap up our discussion of the pronouns, we start the show off with a clip of Dane Cook's Retaliation cd.
Chris brings up that he dressed for cold, windy rain because he did not believe it would be nice out. This makes sense because the weather recently has been pretty crappy. So, you overdress, and you are either stuck sweating or carrying around your extra clothes.
We will be speaking to Wayne Gerdes tonight. Wayne is a man who is obsessed with gas mileage. He gets over 50 miles an hour in a non-hybrid Accord and over 100 mph in a Prius. This man will go to just about any length to save a little more gas money.
So, the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie is coming out soon. The guys are confused about how this movie is going to do well with the young kids. These kids did not grow up with TMNT. But, I believe like "Transformers," it will do really well with the early 20's generation.
One of the callers mentions that a "Fraggle Rock" movie is coming out. I express my enthusiasm to the idea, and they totally rail on me. I think that would be awesome. "Fraggle Rock" rules. As for "The Transformers," two callers who saw the trailer say that it looks pretty cool.
Ok, so now it is time to speak to Wayne Gerdes. We will see how this goes. He is certainly enthusiastic. When I spoke to him earlier today, he was trying to sell me on getting a Prius. I can't afford a Prius, I work in radio.
We heard of Wayne from an article on MotherJones.com. He has invented the term "hypermiling," which is breaking the mileage estimations. Brad talks about using these techniques would have probably have helped him in a few situations when money was tight.
Wayne's father logged his gas mileage for each tank for fifty years. So, this enthusiasm is definitely hereditary.
One of the things he does is to use higher pressure tires. You have to wonder how much tear he puts into his tires, keeping them so inflated. He claims that this actually helps your tires, but I'm not sure about that. He just about doubles the recommended pressure.
Wayne really hates brakes. He even curses in expressing his annoyance at using the brakes. He also is against speeding, saying that it hurts your fuel consumption. Wayne does not want to impede the flow of traffic so stays away from main routes.
Brad points out that he considers his time a lot more valuable than his money. Wayne says that the extra time is worth it.
One of the things that Wayne does that scares us, is that he does not brake at turns. In this article it says that he took an exit ramp at over 50 mph. That is insane. He claims that by anticipating the turns, he does not have to. Yeah, I guess so.
8pm: Chris and Brad talk about how dangerous Wayne's methods seem. He had mentioned that he drafts other cars, by switching lanes. So, if someone in the left lane is going 90, he will drift in to catch their draft without accelerating.
Peter in San Rafael is completely confused as to how Wayne does not brake. Wayne had said that he coasts into stops instead of braking. We assume that he is rolling through stop signs.
Anthony in Fremont says that he used to work at a tire place in college. He says that when they filled up tires, they pop onto the rims. He also tells us that he saw someone put 140 lbs on pressure into a high performance tire. That was in a 55 lb max pressure tire. That seems so dangerous to even be around.
So, if you haven't heard about this, the Geico cavemen are being turned into a sitcom on ABC. I say it lasts three episodes, Brad agrees with me. Dan goes with five, Chris goes with six.
Brad saw his first dog show this weekend. He was forced into it by his wife and daughter, and was extremely reluctant to do so. He was dreading this and to his surprise he was completely hooked. Brad even found himself yelling at the television.
We start talking about the dog shows, and Chris even knows the name of the dog who has been taking the scene by storm. It is Rufus by the way, who won the Kennel Club show because of his egg-shaped head. Um... ok.
9pm: So, for some reason, Andrew Dice Clay has a reality show on VH1. Why anyone cares at all about him, I am unsure. I saw a couple minutes of it and it was unwatchable. Brad felt the same way.
The guys start talking about HBO shows. Dan, Chris and Brad all have HBO. I do not. Therefore, I cannot relate to even a bit of what they are talking about. Chris and Dan apparently really love "Rome." Apparently this show is pretty graphic and crazy.
I walked out of the room and came back to hear Chris talk about how much he hates to be touched in the belly button. Why are people touching Chris' navel? He was cutting rose bushes when a branch hit him right in the belly button. He says it was so awful, that he would rather have all his toenails ripped off. Furthermore, he does not know how to shut it off.
Donald in San Rafael is a belly button freak as well. He gets queasy just thinking about it, as does Chris. Fortunately for Chris, his girlfriend suffers the same affliction. She also cannot handle anyone touching her ears. This, he says, is a huge loss. He actually really likes doing that, and had considered it a huge weapon in his arsenal.
The other soul-shattering event for Chris today came from the lips of his girlfriend. They were watching "House," their favorite show. In the episode, a woman is trying to poison her husband from gold. This couple has a very freaky sex life. What initially sends him to the hospital is a fake rape scene they had enacted, ending with him unable to breathe.
One of the female characters in the show asks the woman about spicing things up. This leads to a discussion about how threesomes can be a great addition to a relationship. Chris looks over at his girlfriend during this to see her reaction. He sees complete rage in her eyes. Then she tells him that she thinks threesomes are nothing but cheating. Furthermore, even exploring the idea with your partner is cheating. Needless to say, Chris and Ace have never done this. Chris keeps saying that he did not do anything, that he was not even fishing for this to happen.
Derrick in Cupertino has an interesting problem. He was on a business trip and met a woman. Both are in serious relationships. They have hung out quite a bit, but have not done anything physically. She knew that he had a family, when she saw a picture online, she pretty much backed down. They became really close and now will not talk to him.
10pm: Trask in Petaluma says that the 1 on 1 relationship is the most intimate. To have a threesome breaches that intimacy. Brad says that he is not surprised at Ace's reaction. To her, even you thinking it shows that that is something that you want.
Rick in Redwood City has a wife who gets upset just when he looks at pornography. I have never understood what the big deal is with that.
The guys saw the parrots in Washington Park in the Financial District for the first time today. There are thousands of them that hang out down there. It is so cool and random. I guess their habitat has been endangered, so there is a petition to save them.
We get a call from Jim in Livermore again tonight. Jim is once again drunk in his van and a little confused. He wants to thank us for helping him about a month ago. Jim, of course, once again is thrown in the Pit.
Brad's wife is worried that once the show gets big, he will be accosted by success-clinging women. She would like Brad to keep himself in check when it comes to the idea. They start talking about what they think that woman would be. Dan says she will be sitting on the black leather couch in the lobby of the studio. She is depicted in all situations as pretty damn creepy.
The guys read a story about a man who stole his father's corpse, trying to revive him. He dug him up, sprinkled him with rosewater, and kept him in his closet for 12 hours.
The Britney fiasco keeps getting worse and worse. In rehab, she freaked out, scribbled 666 on her head, and screamed "I am the Anti-Christ!!!" Then she tried to hang herself with a bedsheet. Brad and Chris think this is full of crap. They did not get the reference to "Toxic" in the article. When I explain, they mock me for knowing a Britney song. I say way more people know "Toxic" than the name of the damn dog that won the dog show.
Ok, it is time to go. I apologize to my mother. Have a good night.
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