Andy Labis, Author at Entertainment Ave!

What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! The BFF Meets the Family, Lots of TV Talk, and an iPhone Update.

The Dude on the Right took his BFF to visit some of his family in the old country, while Stu Gotz missed a Cubs’ game, and those are just some of the topics they both cover in
this podcast of
“Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!”

Sure, they also talk about miniature golf, give
a shout for The Dude’s mom to "Get well soon," the uber-coolness of the iPhone
update, and The Dude is psyched to see "The Dark Knight," but let’s not forget
Stu’s love of "Burn Notice," SCUBA, and the younger Gotz’s love of "Mr. Men."
Now if only The Dude would have talked about his and his BFF’s lottery winnings,
well, this podcast might be complete, but that might just have to wait for The
Dude chatting with The WGN, and explaining to said The WGN why opening car doors
for girls could be fixed by more-advanced, door-unlocker key fobs.

Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! The BFF Meets the Family, Lots of TV Talk, and an iPhone Update.

By:

The Dude on the Right
In an anomaly of a weekend during the summer movie season, I explain to Stu
Gotz,

during our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, that I didn’t see any new movies over
the weekend, although Stu and Mama Gotz did get a chance to see

"Get Smart." My reasoning for not seeing any new movies was because of
a trip to the old country,
Lorain, OH, with my BFF, to visit some of the members of my family.
Sadly it was a trip with my mom not feeling well (Mom, get well soon!), but I
think mom meeting my BFF did help lift mom’s spirits a bit. I also tell
Stu of my taking some of the family to
Applebee’s,
giving my girlfriend a tour of the old country that she hasn’t seen in nearly 20
years, how we went to get some ice cream sundaes (thanks to my observant
nature), and played some miniature golf (thanks to my iPhone, which wasn’t even
updated to my having a lightsaber yet), with both the getting sundaes and
playing miniature golf not happening in Lorain :-(. I did forget, though,
to mention to Stu about my BFF and I winning the lottery, thus necessitating a
trip back to Ohio. If The WGN and I have a podcast on Thursday, well, I’m
sure he will want to know the portion of the winnings he might be getting!
(Don’t hold your breath The WGN!)

Stu Gotz, along with his movie viewing, did
have a lot of excitement over his weekend, some of it family related which
caused him to miss a Cubs’ game, but also some of it dealing with his love of
SCUBA.

The podcast also talks about the Mr. Men show, Stu’s love of cable TV
shows on USA, and how Deanna on "The Bachelorette" picked the snowboard dude,
Jesse, even though I keep referencing him as "the skateboard" dude. Oh
well.

We also talk about new movies coming out this weekend, even though there is
really only one movie for everyone to see, and me to review, namely

"The Dark Knight," though the dudettes can go and see

"Mamma Mia!"

You know what, chicken butt, but this podcast synopsis is
already too long, just go and

listen to it for yourself!

And because I can, because this is my website, another shout-out to my mom – “Mom, get well soon!”

Thanks for listening!

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

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The Old Country With my BFF, Back to Normal Programming, Spock Philosophy, and an iPhone Update.

By:

The Dude on the Right
As you may have noticed there haven’t been any new posting since nearly a week
ago, and I have to admit that part of it was some laziness, part of it was being
a busybody, and part of it was caused by a quick trip to the old country, where
my BFF got to meet some of the members of my family. Yup, you can guess it, they
all like her more than they like me! Oh well. I’ll talk more about that trip
when I talk to Stu Gotz for our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast tomorrow, and
hopefully I’ll have my nephew along for this Thursday’s podcast so I can explain
to him why car doors do not need to be opened for dudettes anymore.

For some
quick notes about the trip home, though, some of it was tad melancholy as my mom
isn’t feeling too well, and I would have preferred my BFF’s first visit being
under a different light, but on the other hand, mom’s meeting my BFF seemed to
lift mom’s spirits, especially when she could give my BFF her two word, blunt,
synopsis, of the old country. The trip was also a great time for family members
to pummel me about my lack of chivalrousness, when I was just trying to do some
recon to assess the threat assessment of our group and make sure the coast was
clear on the treacherous path from the safety of the craft store to the safety
of the dude-mobile. I risk my life for the safety of the group, just like Spock
philosophied in "The Wrath of Kahn," that "The needs of the many outweigh,"
responded by Kirk "The needs of the few," with Spock coming back, "Or the one.,"
and what happens, I get chastised for it! Some people are so ungrateful, but I’m
sorry, I digress.

The trip home also had the tech nerd in me in total withdrawal because, while
I was gone, Apple came out with their giant update for the iPhone, and although
I’m waiting for a 3g version of the phone that will hold all of my music before
I buy a new one (and from the news reports of the activation meltdowns that
occurred last Friday I’m kinda glad for that), I kept looking at my iPhone, with
its old, crappy, obsolete version of firmware, knowing it would be days before I
could have a lightsaber duel with another iPhone user, be able to "scratch my
records" like a DJ, or have a better way to organize my grocery store list. As
I’m typing this blog, though, my iPhone is doing all of its updating, and
hopefully, as opposed to those poor schlubs who had problems on Friday, maybe my
utmost patience (it is a virtue, don’t ya know?) in not pulling out my laptop
while I was at the old country, on Friday, to spend the time to upgrade it the
minute I could and ignore my BFF, will pay off. See, who says chivalry is dead?

Well, my iPhone is almost done upgrading, it’s time to get back to work, so
normal programming of Entertainment Ave! is ready to be back on track tomorrow,
with a fantastic, phenomenal, enlightening, and exciting new podcast of "Stu &
The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast. I hope.

That’s it for this one!
I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! “Hancock,” Fireworks, Cars, Church, and More!

The Dude on the Right and Stu Gotz survived the 4th of July weekend with all of their appendages attached, but more surprising was the fact that The Dude didn’t get struck down by lightning as he entered a church with his BFF, especially since The Dude, at times, wondered more about what the sensors were at the top of the ceiling and why parents let their kids wear street clothes to mass, as opposed to focusing on what was really a nice homily, about an “e-mail” from God. This podcast, though, of “Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!“ isn’t all about fire and brimstone, or at least fireworks and religion, the boys also talk about cars, “Hancock,” “Nancy Drew,” Pringles, and some upcoming nuptials. The Dude also sends “Get Well Soon” wishes to his Mom.

Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! “Hancock,” Fireworks, Cars, Church, and More!

By:

The Dude on the Right
I am happy to say that both Stu Gotz and I made it through the 4th of July
weekend with all of our appendages attached, however, during

our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, Stu regales me with a story of some friends
who are sort of lucky to have done the same! But this podcast isn’t all
about danger – though my going to mass over the weekend did bring thoughts of a
lightning bolt occurring on a sunny day – in any case, nope, we talk about
simpler things like the movie

"Hancock." I tell Stu of my time with my BFF which included my making
her dinner, going with her to test drive some cars (showing I don’t really know
BWM models, but that doesn’t matter because I preferred the VW Eos anyway), and
putting my life into her hands as we stepped through the church doors. I
also want to know where my Netflix movies disappeared to. Stu lets me know
that he liked the movie

"Nancy Drew," and gave some bombshell news about one of our friends.

And
what podcast would be complete without talk about Pringles and my realizing,
because I’m slow sometimes, that they aren’t really potato chips.

And lastly, a shout-out to my Mom to get well soon!

Thanks for listening!

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

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What’s New? A Movie Review of: “Hancock.”

As The Dude on the Right is a tad worried what Stu Gotz will say when he
reveals something that happened over The Dude’s 4th of July weekend during their
next podcast, and The Dude is also a little more worried about some happenings
in the Old Country, he figured out a way

to review the movie "Hancock," even though, if you have an 8-year old
and you took him to see the movie, The Dude’s review might be a little too late
because now, your 8-year old, probably, totally, loves the word "Asshole."

Happy movie-going!

What’s New? A Podcast of: Apologies to The WGN&N, Bro-i-l, Sis, and Night Ranger. That Said, Happy 4th of July!

The
Dude on the Right is in the doghouse for many too many reasons, so for this
podcast he tries to apologize to The WGN&N, his Bro-i-l, and his Sis (but maybe
not that much to his Sis), for previous comments done wrong, and he’s also doing
some apologizing to Night Ranger because The Dude always wanted to be a weather
forecaster, but sucks at it, thus causing him to miss their concert.

The Dude also hopes people play things safe this 4th of July holiday weekend.
Hopefully he won’t try the firecracker experiment mentioned in the movie
"Armageddon," and you shouldn’t try that science experiment, either. You
should, however, super-supervise any kids in your sight playing with sparklers,
because, as an adult, that’s your job. 1800 degrees F is a sparkler
temperature (that’s the bright, glowing part on the rod of a sparkler), and also
close to the burning temperature of cremation. Do your best to not let
your kids, or the neighbor kids, know what it might feel like if they get
cremated.

Apologies to The WGN&N, Bro-i-l, Sis, and Night Ranger. That Said, Happy 4th of July!

By:

The Dude on the Right
This podcast is about apologies and Happy 4th of July – hoping you keep all
of your appendages.

The first apology is to
Night Ranger, their
fans, my fans, and the fact that I obviously don’t have an
AMS Seal of Approval
because my weather forecasting ability sucks. I didn’t go to their concert
at the Arlington Heights Frontier Day’s Festival because I was afraid of
thunder, lightning, and general storminess, although from the looks of things as
it panned out, well, the weather didn’t seem to end up being that bad at all by
showtime, and I probably missed a great show. Hopefully I’ll get to see
them in Ottawa, IL, at the end of July, but at least I do have

their new CD, "Hole In The Sun," to listen to. If you’re a Night
Ranger fan, you should go and get your copy of the CD to listen to, too.

On
the second apology front, well, it looks like I’m now in the doghouse with my
family, so I would like to apologize to The WGN&N (That’s "The World’s Greatest
Niece and Nephew"), my Bro-i-l (No, that’s not a way to cook, it’s short for my
brother-in-law), and also my Sis, but with some prejudice for her. For
what it’s worth, I didn’t sleep much last night, not because of pissing off my
sis or Bro-i-l, but the last two people I ever want to upset are The WGN&N, so
to them, I am sorry.

What I won’t feel sorry for is you, the reader, if over
this 4th of July you blow off an appendage or two because you wanted to test the
"firecracker" theory you saw in the movie "Armageddon," decide to "look inside"
the launching tube of the firework that didn’t go off yet, or don’t impress on
your kids that the reasons sparklers, well, sparkle, is because they are on
fire, and that flaming part on the sparkler rod, well, it can reach about 1800
degrees F, and for comparison’s sake, if you want to get yourself cremated,
whether you are dead or alive, cremation takes place at about the same
temperature, even a little less. If you give kids sparklers, for goodness
sake, be a good parent, make sure they "sparkle" away from their bodies, and for
the love of your kids, and your neighbor’s kids, don’t ever let them have
"Sparkler Sword Fights."

Happy 4th of July. Be safe. And We’ll C.
U. Next Monday. That just doesn’t have the ring to it like The Dude on the
Left used to sign off. Oh well.

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

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What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! RV-ing, Penn & Teller, Movie Talk, Toilet Paper, and More!

Some travel issues delayed Stu Gotz getting back in town so

the podcast of "Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!" was a day late, and even
with some extra time, well, The Dude on the Right screwed up the opening.
But that’s okay because they have lots to talk about, including some movie talk
about "Wanted," "Wall-E," "Presto," and "Letters from Iwo Jima." The Dude
relates to Stu that he really should get Showtime so he could see "Penn &
Teller: Bullshit," and Stu should also get Sirius Satellite Radio so he could
hear ABBA, 24/7, for a couple of weeks. Stu, on the other hand, relates
his woes of toilet paper at airports. They both talk about a fight at the
Cubs/White Sox Crosstown Classic, they talk about tattoos, and with the 4th of
July weekend coming up, they talk about how it looks like The Dude’s BFF still
won’t get to meet any of The Dude’s friends, even with the lure of REO
Speedwagon.

Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! RV-ing, Penn & Teller, Movie Talk, Toilet Paper, and More!

By:

The Dude on the Right
Stu Gotz’s delay in getting back to the Chi-Town area after an RV-ing adventure
(complete with a trip to
Herkimer N.Y.) led
to our

"Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast being a day late, but even with an extra day of
preparation, I somehow manage to screw-up our opening. Oh well! We
don’t do a lot of movie talking, just a quick thought about

"Wanted" from me, some quick thoughts about

"Wall-E" from both of us, but the movie clip that actually had all of us
laughing, from Stu and Mama Gotz to the Little Gotz’s, and from myself to my BFF,
was the animated short, "Presto," that preceded "Wall-E," about a cute little
rabbit, just wanting to get fed, and a magical hat.

Stu did manage to catch up
on some of his Netflix viewing, loving "Letters from Iwo Jima," while I regale
Stu with my loving the new season of
"Penn & Teller: Bullshit,"
especially their take on "New Age Medicine," the magic of a kazoo, and I can’t
believe I forgot to tell Stu about the toilet plunger therapy and how Penn &
Teller seem to know their audience is a bunch of men because suddenly their
booby quotient is a lot higher than in past episodes. I do advise Stu that
now might be the time to get Sirius Satellite Radio, and no, not because of the
merger with XM, an approval decision that has so far lasted longer than it takes
for a baby to be conceived, born, and eating solid food, but because for a
couple of weeks they are going to have "ABBA Radio," all ABBA, 24/7, in
celebration of the upcoming

"Mamma Mia!" movie. We also have some tattoo and piercing talk, and as
I tell Stu to go and look for
the video,
there was a fight during the one of the latest Chicago White Sox/Chicago Cubs
Crosstown Classic games, and nope, it’s not about rival fans beating each other
up, but rather about joining together in the love.

And, go figure, Stu has
toilet paper issues.

Happy listening!

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

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