Show Prep 69

Greetings and Salutations, people. It’s the fake radio equivalent of Flo from Progressive, This is Vertically Striped Radio. I am your host, Craig Dodge. (Tell the story of the softball team in the park with batter intro music)


Today on VSR – I am going to try to explain why I hate professional wrestling…along with a shocking announcement of something akin to discovering the Lock Ness monster, Bigfoot, or an honest politician…I’m going to reveal something that I actually LIKE about pro wrestling. We have Episode 3 of the Shek Republic Life in a Week along with a late contribution to the effort that was pitched in this week that I am still trying to figure out how I feel about. Depending on how we are doing on time, I have figured out what went wrong with the audio clip of the Moth Podcast, so I time-permitting, I can play the story that I tried in vain to play three times on last week’s show. And of course, as always, I’ve got some news and music recommendations to roll through, so it should be another jam packed show.

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Before we go TOO much further, let’s roll with the news!


 

Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)


PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) -- Clallam County sheriff's deputies on Tuesday arrested a man dressed in a child's banana costume after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman at a Wendy’s in Port Angeles.

According to the Peninsula Daily News, Carlton Jeffery Kohnert, 21, is suspected of exposing himself to a woman at the Wendy's restaurant and then driving through Four Seasons Ranch brandishing a shotgun. He was arrested for investigation of reckless endangerment, aiming or discharging a weapon and indecent exposure.

A second man who was with Kohnert, Anthony Marks Maybury, 21, was arrested for investigation of reckless endangerment.

Pieper said Kohnert didn't offer much of an explanation for the yellow banana costume. "All we know is he was drinking earlier in the day, but he didn't really have a reason for the costume," Pieper told the Daily News.

After the alleged incident in Port Angeles, the suspects stopped at Four Seasons Ranch, where Kohnert -- still dressed in the banana costume -- got out, brandished a shotgun and began yelling, Pieper said.

Deputies arrested the men a short time later.

"The banana costume has been seized and put into evidence," Pieper said.

Okay, so usually I’m not in favor of drunk people brandishing weapons, but I will make exceptions, and one of those exeptions is when the guy doing this is dressed as a banana. The only thing that could make this story cooler is if the man was blasting THIS when he jumped out and exposed himself in his banana costume. (Peanut Butter Jelly Time - Clip 74)












SOUTHLAKE, Texas (AP) -- A Texas teenager who broke curfew is headed for a reluctant adventure in baby-sitting.
Robert Rausch placed an advertisement offering his daughter's free baby-sitting services in the community newspaper in Southlake, a wealthy suburb of Dallas-Fort Worth that is home to business leaders and professional athletes.
The advertisement names Rausch's 16-year-old-daughter and says, "Want a FREE BABYSITTER for a night out?" It explains that she is in trouble for missing her curfew and offers 30 hours of free baby-sitting.
Rausch says he wanted to discipline his daughter and help others at the same time. And it appears his daughter has already learned a lesson. She says she won't violate curfew again.
 

Lilly, FRANCE (Reuters) – Funerals for family members are never easy, but a French woman recently went through an ordeal that I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy. The woman, at the cemetery to bury her recently deceased brother discovered that unbeknownst to her or anyone else in her family, her 42-year-old son had recently died and been buried in the same cemetery. She had tried to invite her son to his uncle’s funeral ceremony a few days before, to no avail, and had thought he was ignoring her after a argument.

The family was leaving the cemetery near Lilly, Wednesday when one of them noticed a temporary wooden gravestone bearing the son's name and date of birth in an area reserved for poor people.

"In two or three seconds, everybody started to scream, The mother collapsed. From the unexpected strain, she buries her brother and unexpectedly finds her kid in a grave near him. It's unthinkable," said a family member in attendance.

The mother, Josiane Ver-mersh said she had tried to contact her son and was wondering why he wouldn’t return her calls.

"Someone hasn't done their job," she told news channel I-Tele. "I demand explanations," Ver-mersh said, adding it was unbelievable in a time of modern technology that nobody had attempted to contact the family.

Citing the funeral parlor that buried the man, the local newspaper said it was not uncommon for families not to be informed if there is no immediate contact address.

French law stipulates that a burial must take place within six days of a death.

So, no matter how tough this past week was for you, I’m guessing Mrs. Ver-mersh had it worse. Worst. Funeral. Ever.

I’m Craig, and that’s the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)


Play ad from our new sponsor…(Clip 73)

Bring on the Boys…

Individual Defensive Players versus Team Defense
Individual Defensive players discussion…32 Team Fantasy Football League




Shek Republic in a Week – Episode 3 – Who is the most beautiful woman in the world? (Clip 77)


Shek Republic in a Week:
1. How were you introduced to Dave Dameshek?
2. What is your take on mustard?
3. Who is the most beautiful woman in the world?
4. Who is your hero and why?
5. What's the most interesting thing you could wish for?


Major Minorities contribution…or rather “Luke Dodge’s” contribution…(Clip 78)


Time waster topics, if needed:
(Clip 10)
Great Moments in the history of BlogTalk Radio – Ed’s Dog story (Clip 48)

Broncos recap- Against the Bengals
Carmelo Anthony situation
 
Why I hate Pro Wrestling:

1. Many (Not all) of it’s fans are how can I say this delicately…Um, socially awkward?
“It’s still real to me, Damnit!” (Clip 60)

2. I love our country, and think it’s the tops…Best nation in the world, but Wrestling is the perfect amalgamation of all the things that I dislike about America: Loud, Bombastic, Completely lacking in any kind of subtlety or nuance, over-hyped, Violence for violence sake, and most of all it’s just mind numbingly dumb. Of all of it’s sins, it’s overt stupidity is maybe the most egregious.

3. Nearly naked men in brash flamboyant costumes…Sorry, I’m straight.

4. I can put up with anything, so long as it is what it is. I value things that are genuine and real. I like people who are introspective and own who they are. Authenticity is one of the things which I value over all else…and at it’s core, Pro
Wrestling is a fake version of a real sport.

5. Melodrama? I love nuance and well told stories. Melodrama is ridiculous. Do I need a guy wearing a black costume to figure out who the bad guy is and who the good guy is? For that matter, do I need a good guy and a bad guy?

6. When I was in Junior High, way too many of my friends thought that a good time was to pretend to be wrestlers and pretend to do their moves. Even at the time, I thought this was ridiculous, and I stand by that opinion. If I never see another person thump the underside of their elbow saying they’re getting ready to do some sort of flying elbow, it’ll be too soon.

7. Bad Promos – (Jumping Jeff Farmer – Clip 63)

7. I do want to say not everything about wrestling makes me insane…I could listen to Scott Hall do his Razor Ramon character for hours. (Clip 61)

8. The Rock – I hate the Rock…Just watching through some YouTube clips of him last night made me feel dumber. If you do nothing other than yell out a dumb catch phrase about cooking, raise your eyebrow and constantly refer to your fake wrestling name in the third person...and that fake name starts with “The?” I can’t support that level of stupidity mixed with douche-baggery…all in a character with a cooking catch phrase and a complete inability to say the word “me”

9. The Ultimate Warrior??? Seriously, what the hell? His promos are an odd combination of snoring, wheezing, yelling, and incomprehensible whispering. This guy was one of the most popular of all time? Is there such a thing as awake apnea? He may be the first human in recorded history who needs to wear a C-PAP machine when he’s awake. (Clip 62)
The Moth – Michaela Murphy - All-Star game story (Clip 72) (16:30)

Thanks to: (Whoever called)

The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Silversun Pickups – “Lazy Eye” (Album: Carnavas) (Clip 80)
“That’s a man, baby!” (Clip 88)




Shalom and Good Evening to you all!







 

Extra Stuff and things for the future:


Top 7 Bad Euphemisms:

-Friendly Fire
-Flight Attendant
-To Pass Away
-Putting a dog to sleep
-Gentleman’s Club
-For Mature Audiences
-Big Boned
-Full Figured
-In a Family Way
-Laid Off


Deaths:
Puritans – Not so nice to the dead all the time. (Talk about the burial ground)

Who’s death would cause the biggest world wide sadness?



Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 81 – MM’s rap)



Top 7 NFL Uniforms:

1. Raiders
2. Packers
3. Colts
4. Giants
5. Cowboys
6. Steelers
7. Chargers


Top 7 Video Game Characters
Emmitt Smith flubs
Top 7 VSR Intros
DC – Metro Rail – Violinist
“I believe” speech from Bull Durham



Week in Wankery:

Yellow Card:

Man of the Match:

Red Card: