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This is just a small taste of the show overall, the bits and bobs that I found interesting, funny, insightful and relevant. To hear everything that happened, check out the podcast of today's show. However, if you're looking for a quick read along with random self inserts and my personal thoughts, you've come to the right place.
Call in Point:
(This is the broadstroke canvas on which I base my call, obviously these notes are going to be longer and more detailed)
So, for reasons we never got to the bottom of but does it really matter news, afternoon man Klinger was playing a John Mellencamp concert yesterday. We only discovered this because Abe happened to be tuned into the station and got an earful of it. Why this is news and or worth noting is a twofold reason. The first is that the concert was apparently really good and sounded great. It also led to some really fun banter discussion on whether or not Mellencamp smokes cigarettes during his whole concert (I'm going to assume he does.) There was also a point about him dating Meg Ryan which led into the second point (and more interesting part of this topic,) a great story. Abe's brother Sam once ran into John Mellencamp and Meg Ryan when they were at an Abercrombie here downtown. He was sitting down on a bench, not smoking a cigarette! and looked to be in a foul mood as he held Meg's purse. Needless to say, Sam avoided the Lord of Curmudgeons but it makes for a great visual regardless. That said, when explaining why he would eventually end up breaking up with Meg Ryan, Mellencamp went on to say that he's always grumpy, pissed and generally no fun. So in other words, he's Angi before he Jack Daniels breakfast or Abe in general, noted.
Other Stuff from Today's Show
As it tends to be on a Friday, the show gets overstuffed with things that need to be done (daily segments, The Best Bet of the Week, TWO chainsaws!, that old coot Minnesota Barb, Head Roadie appointments) and so we are a big sparse on discussion points.
Request Wars 2.0
Champion: Abe (Streak: 2)
Angi's (repping Stan) Song Choice: "I Don't Believe in Love" by Queensrÿche
Abe's (repping Penelope) Song Choice: "Out Ta Get Me" by Guns N' Roses
Smack Talk Recap:
In a crazy twist, Angi's player Stan is the Stan from the song "Stan" (allegedly.) Abe went on to say that Appetite for Destruction is his favorite album. Angi pointed out how much "Out Ta Get Me" sounds like "Nightrain" (and now you'll never unhear that.) Angi elaborated on her hand jiving to "Mr. Brownstone" in the car. We also learned Angi was a hula hoop champion in high school and that Abe can not hula or dance.
Winner: Angi
Don't Kill Angi Weekly Recap:
Angi Clearly Hates Her Job
Mon: Angi is still in Vegas
Well, another iHeart festival has come and gone and our esteemed Angi Taylor was once again the "Voice of God" (definitely not the Voice of Reason.) However, she spent this last day here losing the rest of her money and making regretful decisions. Look for her to return broke and angry on Tuesday. (N/A)
Tue: Angi was looking to make a bad decision
Rudy had Angi decide to ride the Red Line after midnight. Throwing on her light windbreaker jacket, Angi trekked out into the cold night and ended up at the Roosevelt stop. She took the stairs and reached the platform, noticing that the entire thing was covered in urine. There was so much urine, Angi had to sort of side step to get past it. However, luck was not on her side and she ended up stepping in a pile, which caused her to slip and fall onto the tracks. Oddly enough, the tracks were also covered in urine and so as Angi tried to roll away from that, she ended up landing on the third rail. (Dead)
Wed: Angi wanted to kill her co-workers
Elie had Angi decide to poison the hot liquid cheese machine to get rid of all the returning coworkers. See, the reality was Angi truly hates everyone and she was beyond disgusted by the idea of them returning to the building. Looking around the iHeart pantry, she found the extra strength rat poison that is next to the upcoming soft serve ice cream machine. Angi went to the cheese machine and filled it with enough poison to kill a rhino. After scurrying away, she watched from the studio window as one by one all the coworkers fell. Walt, Klinger, Maria, Marris, Sales Bae, Big Poppa, all of the people who were present collapsed and died on top of each other. Even outside the kitchen, there were tons of dead people. Jason Brown was slumped in a chair, Rufio fell and drowned in a urinal, Fred had two servings before he fell down in the elevator after 9 A.M. With everyone dead, Angi was finally free and she then turned to start complaining to Abe, who would have to endure her torment forever. (Alive)
Thur: Angi wanted to take her co-workers to lunch
Brad had Angi decide to take her coworkers out to The Melting Pot. After murdering everyone in the iHeart building the day before, Angi wanted to make up for it. After using the Book of the Dead to resurrect everyone, she told them all to meet her at The Melting Pot. Once she arrived, everyone was feeling jovial and stories were being traded. She learned that John from Accounting lives in the same part of town as herself. She found out that Katie from Sales loved to ride horses. Most interesting though was Craig from Promotions does musical theater. While indulging the stories, Angi was also indulging the meat in front of her. However, she accidentally shoved too much in her mouth (who knew that was an option) and she started choking on the meat. Abe attempted to summon local hero Abe Kanan to save her once again. However, Abe was back at the studio talking to Big Poppa about getting a soft serve ice cream machine for the iHeart kitchen. Since he didn't arrive and all the resurrected people were still kind of pissed, Angi fell over on the floor after turning a shade of violet, signaling that she lost her fight with the meat. (Dead)
Fri: Angi needed a new pair of pants
Adrian had Angi decide to buy a pair of TikTok booty pants. Earlier in the day, while continuing her campaign against coworkers by talking smack, Angi ended up busting her pants. After taking a quick trip to the store, Angi bought those cool ass shaping TikTok pants. Feeling herself and how good she looked, Angi decided to walk home instead of calling an Uber. As she started to strut down the street, her ass bouncing and giggling, she wondered how many cat calls she would get. Unfortunately, after only a few steps, one of the buttons on the pants blew right off and flew into her open mouth. Known swallower Angi did what she does best and accidentally swallowed the button. As learned the previous day though, her ability to swallow is not what it used to be and Angi ended up choking to death on the button. (Dead)
10 O'Clock Toast:
Miley Cyrus.
She did "Photograph" with Def Leppard at the Taylor Hawkins tribute show after he sent her a voicemail saying she would kill the song if she tried it.
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
"If I'm eating a 12 incher..." - Abe
"Aren't you always eating a 12 incher?" - Angi
"Or if you're like Angi Taylor's dad, the happiest spending he did was getting her a Lite Brite and a carton of cigs when she was 4 and yelling, 'see ya when you grow up!'" - Minn Barb
Best Bet of the Week: Take the Titans +3 1/2 against the Colts
New Head Roadie Alert! Congrats Jitterbug Joyce - Head Roadie of Redheads