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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! G.I. Joe, A Full Calendar, Walmart, and a Bum Flipper.

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The Dude on the Right
As weekends go, this one in Chicago was hot, and if things stay the status quo, next year when Lollapalooza comes through I’m predicting humid, with temperatures in the 90’s, and a chance of showers. It’s not that Stu Gotz nor I went to the big concert, but during this "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, I get to tell Stu about my trip to see "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra." Stu had excitement of his own as some of his in-laws are in town, and wouldn’t you know it, it wasn’t the kids who took a spill and maybe broke a foot, but one of the older folks. Stu did get to see a movie, namely "7 Pounds," the Will Smith flick, and thought the beginning of the movie was really slow, while I caught the remake of "Race to Witch Mountain" with Dwayne "Don’t Call Me The Rock" Johnson on Blu-ray.

I let Stu know about some Walmart woes, Stu wonders why some companies can’t just be satifsfied (like Radio Shack becoming The Shack), and even more because, well, it’s a weekend and sometimes we do things.

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the
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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Lots of Traffic, New Spectacles, No Funny, and a Lazy Sunday.

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The Dude on the Right

Sure, in Chicago they say there are only two seasons, winter and construction, and usually it is construction season that causes all of the traffic delays, but Stu Gotz tells me during our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast that there is another form of traffic, related solely to the reemergence of football season, and he was just lucky he was heading out of Bourbonnais, Illinois, when training camp for the Chicago Bears started. He also had some traffic woes when he was going to pick up Mama Gotz, but luckily he had some gorgeous weather for a diving excursion. Me, I was chastised by my local optometrist who wondered how I was getting contacts for all of these years without a prescription, and I told him I didn’t realize it was that long since I got my eyes examined because 1-800-CONTACTS would just send me an e-mail asking if I needed a refill, I told them yes, and low and behold – more contacts. I also told Stu about a nice time that was had by all at the Grand Opening my BFF held, how Sunday was lazy without any movie watching, although thanks to "The Soup" on E! I found out my brother was in Key West and got to hang with Al Roker on the Today Show. That’s him, sitting behind Al. Sort of wish I had known and set my TiVo. Oh well.

Since neither Stu nor I saw "Funny People" last weekend, maybe next week we’ll both try to catch "G.I. Joe." Stu, though, did see "G-Force," and lets you know during the podcast if it’s good for kids, and maybe adults as 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! Sleeping, Fireworks, Merry-Go-Rounds, and Chicago Cubs!

The Dude on the Right and Stu Gotz had different experiences at Chicago’s Venetian Night event, and they talk about it during this episode of "Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast. While The Dude was sleeping, it seems Stu was paranoid the little Gotz’s were going to take a dip in Lake Michigan, but at least the podcast turns to some levity when they discuss the movie "Mamma Mia!" They do their worst to talk about Sarah Palin quitting her post as Governor of Alaska, chat a bit about the good fortune lately of the Chicago White Sox and Cubs, and who knew, but some people are assholes. Then there’s the part about The Dude thinking about a new car, especially with the Cash for Clunkers program, and it being more complicated now that he is engaged.

Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Sleeping, Fireworks, Merry-Go-Rounds, and Chicago Cubs!

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The Dude on the Right
Somehow both Stu Gotz and I both ended up in downtown Chicago for Venetian Night, and during this episode of our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" we all find out that I slept through it while Stu was worried about his kids drowning. I do tell Stu that I stayed awake for dinner at Carnivale, while Stu at least enjoyed some fireworks once the kids were on terra firma. We also talk some firework traditions in Chicago, namely pulling over on Lake Shore Drive to watch them, and Stu had his share of asshole kids, as well as asshole/stupid parents.

With my extended napping, there was no time to see movies for me, and Stu didn’t catch any in the theater, but he did see "Mamma Mia!" on HBO, and comments on the singing of Pierce Brosnan. We are both kind of happy that the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox are doing well, we don’t really talk too much about Sarah Palin quitting, and we want to see "Funny People" this coming weekend, but both wonder how funny it will be.

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! Harry Potter, Count Chocula, Valkyrie, but No Bikers.

The Dude on the Right and Stu Gotz are back again for another fun-filled episode of "Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, where The Dude can’t seem to locate "Count Chocula," but Stu did see "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." Along with cereal talk and movie talk, our boys also discuss Tom Watson at The British Open, a dude who looks like he wants to take a dump in the "Twilight 2" trailer, Stu seeing an old fraternity brother of ours, and I remind Stu of the benefits of easy-out parking when seeing an event at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Harry Potter, Count Chocula, Valkyrie, but No Bikers.

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The Dude on the Right
I couldn’t believe that I couldn’t find "Count Chocula" at my local grocery store, especially now that I’m getting hooked back into cereal, but Stu Gotz doesn’t really have an answer for me during our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast for my little, chocolate marshmellowy-kind-of-thing fix, instead he spends most of his time talking about "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and if he thought it was any good. Me, along with my cereal disappointment, I have to say I was bummed that Tom Watson couldn’t pull off winning The British Open, but I got over it because my office is now looking a little less like a tornado came through. Stu, over the weekend, was more of the movie-man than I was, also seeing "Valkyrie" and thinking the dude in the "Twilight 2" trailer had to take a dump, but for what it’s worth, he also didn’t get harrassed by bikers, probably thanks to a local concert.

Next week we’ll probably find out if the Little Gotz’s liked "G-Force," I might drag my BFF to see "The Ugly Truth," but in any case, another weekend wrap-up will be there. For now, though, thanks for listening to this weekend episode!

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the
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What’s New? A Movie Review of “Bruno” and A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!

Well, The Dude on the Right reviewed "Bruno," if you so desire to read his review, but Stu Gotz and The Dude also talk about it during their "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast. Along with the movie, the boys also have some discussions about water slides for the little Gotz’s, new shows hitting TV this summer (Stu is liking "Hung," while The Dude is getting sucked into "Big Brother"), and The Dude also had a great time seeing Tom Jones, which isn’t that unusual.

Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Bruno Talk, TV Talk, Water Slide Talk, and Tom Jones Rocks!

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The Dude on the Right
With “Bruno” being the #1 movie of the weekend, and with me and my BFF seeing it as well as Stu & Mama Gotz, Stu and I do our best to analyze the funny and the not-so-funny of Sacha Baron Cohen during this episode of our “Weekend Wrap-Up!” podcast. The good thing about a weekend, though, is that there is more to do than just movie viewing, so instead of this podcast just being about movie penis, Stu does some HBO watching and is starting to give “Hung” a decent chance while I missed “Entourage” coming back although am getting sucked into “Big Brother” again.

As weekends also go, Stu, to his sort of surprise, now finds himself with a water slide for the little Gotz’s, I got to play plumber, and a trip to see Tom Jones at Ravinia Festival showed me that the man still rocks and the ladies still like to throw their underwear his way. All of that and more in a fun-filled episode, with next week you can bet your bottom dollar we’ll be talking about “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”

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That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the
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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Relaxing for the 4th, Airport Travel, Beach Tales, and the Chicago Cubs

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The Dude on the Right

While I was seeing most of a Chicago Cubs game, Stu Gotz was in Florida getting sunburned, so for this “Weekend Wrap-Up!” podcast we discuss our time apart, me in The Windy City and him in The Sunshine State. With his airport travels, Stu had some interesting stories to tell about idiot travelers and watching “Psyche” on the plane, while, even though I might be getting to old to hang in the bleachers at Wrigley Field, there is usually something more entertaining than the baseball game, and last Friday’s game was no different with “Mr. Popularity.”

As weekends go, Florida had sun and The Gotz Family, while Chicago had smiley fireworks and my BFF. For the hell of it Stu has some comments about The Hedgehog, Ron Jeremy, I relived a little bit of my fraternity days, and Stu said there was some weird boycott of Zynga games on Facebook though it wasn’t about Farmville like I thought, but some grumpiness about Vampire Wars that I still don’t understand. At least we both have “Bruno” to look forward to next weekend!

Thanks for listening!

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the
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What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! The SCUBA Junkman, Lawn Maintenance, Mini-Cornhole-ing, and Transformers!

The Dude on the Right didn’t get Stu Gotz’s joke about circumcision during this episode of their "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, but he did get to see "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and Stu didn’t. The Dude also did some lawn maintenance while Stu did some SCUBA selling, The Dude liked chocolate-chip pancakes while Stu didn’t cornhole his kids, and the podcast gets poltergeisted by Rush Limbaugh – The Dude is scared.