Sometimes in life you have to do without.  This week we do without new host Truckin' Tommy, who is on assignment in The Magic Kingdom.  Kevin does without sweet spousal love.  The world goes without Dio.  Ray goes for Biscuits without gravy.  We ponder going to Disneyland without kids.  And it goes without saying . . . this is one helluva episode.  Kick back, crack open a cold one and enjoy!

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Ray reveals the sordid history behind his nickname.  Does it involve the game "Soak the Biscuit?"  Rest in Peace Ronnie James Dio.  New intro music.  Why do grown men and women go to Disneyland without kids?  What would you do if you won a huge lottery jackpot?  Giving a Handie in exchange for really good hockey tickets.  These are the subjects we tackle in the first section of the show.

The Intro song:

The Story So Far
"Just Like You Said" (mp3)
from "While You Were Sleeping - EP"
(Pure Noise Ent.)

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The First Break song:

The Weeks
"Buttons" (mp3)
from "Comeback Cadillac"
(Esperanza Plantation)

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In the next section of the show we reflect on how the Philadelphia Flyers made history by becoming only the fourth team in Pro Sports to come back from a 3-0 hole in a 7 game series.  Not only that, but the Flyers were down 3-0 in game 7 as well.  Inspired by their "Never Give Up" attitude, Zen reads a Top 5 list of the Top 5 things that are more historic than the Flyers victory over Boston.  As the conversation continues, Zen and Ray discover that Peace has been spending the last week alone, as his wife is out on the sunny beaches of San Diego.  Biscuit and Zen console Peace with Bob Marley's tune, "No Woman, No Cry"  To close out the section, the guys play the "8-bit TV theme song game."

The second break song:

The Mother Hips
"One Way Out" (mp3)
from "Pacific Dust"
(Camera Records)

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The guys next turn their expert pop culture eyes onto Adam West of TV's Batman and then Fred Travalena and Rich Little.  Serendipitously, this leads to the creation of the new show segment "Obscure Celebrity - Dead or Alive?"  This leads to Zen reading the "In Related News . . ." segment, detailing the top headlines over the past week in the pop culture zeitgeist.  The Regret segment follows.  Zen regrets scamming old people out of their records when he was young using the Church Scavenger Hunt scam, and Ray gets all soft and gooey as he regrets breaking up with the unpopular girl in High School, all John-Hughes style.  The girl is promptly named "Apple Boobs" and we hope to hear more news about her in coming episodes.

The third break song:

The Nails
"88 Lines About 44 Women" (mp3)
from "Corpus Christi"
(Safe House)

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In the closing section of the show, we highlight the episode's Mexican Word of the Day - "Spray 'N Wash."  Zen wonders why anyone would buy the men's hair dye called "Touch of Grey."  Then Picks, a few really bad jokes and email from The Arizona Pop Culture Museum.  The museum looks pretty cool and right up our alley, so a Podcast Field Trip to check it out should be in the works soon.

Picks for this episode:

Kevin picks the OMG burger, a twelve patty monstrosity highlighted on a recent episode of Man V. Food.  The Lots of Meat challenge can be had at Lindy's on Fourth in Tucson, Arizona.  If any listeners of the show can get us pictures of this burger, please email them in!

Ray picks the TV show The Big Bang Theory.  Here's a small clip:

The Outro Song is:

Parkas
"The Gang's All Gone" (mp3)
from "You Should Have Killed Us When You Had the Chance"
(Saved by Radio)

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Enjoy the show!

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