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Bears Win!, A Dead TV, The MTV VMA’s, and no Stu Gotz.

By:

The Dude on the Right
Okay, fine, I don’t really talk about the MTV Video Music Awards that much

during this podcast mostly because I thought Britney Spears’ opening was
kind of lame, and I was more distraught about my TV taking a crap about four
months before I really wanted to buy a new one. But hey, at least I was
sadly able to watch the Cleveland Browns get their asses kicked and happily saw
most of the Chicago Bears kicking ass before I fell asleep on my couch, in front
of my little TV that I had to bring up from my basement area to my living room.
In case you can’t tell, this TV thing is really pissing me off, especially since
a $1.00 fuse from Radio Shack, and my risking life and limb, didn’t fix the damn
thing.

The worst part? Stu Gotz isn’t in town to do our "Weekend
Wrap-Up!", so I’ve got no one to really bitch to about my TV, nor have someone
to convince me to spend money I don’t have on something like a monster, 65" LCD
TV.

And now, with my TV worries in front of me, I’ve also got to worry if my
BFF will want to see "The Women" at the movies (and by the way, I thought the
new version of "At The Movies," without Richard Roeper, sucked, but that’s a
podcast for another time), this weekend, instead of Brad Pitt in "Burn After
Reading." Who wouldn’t want to see Brad Pitt get punched in the nose by
John Malkovich?

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The Dude’s TV: R.I.P.

By:

The Dude on the Right
Maybe it’s just a fuse, maybe it was God telling me I shouldn’t watch John
McCain’s speech at the Republican Convention, but yesterday, just as I was
getting ready to settle on to my couch to see how John McCain will save the
world in a better way than Barack Obama (because that is what these conventions
are all about, aren’t they?), I went to turn on the TV in my living room, and,
well, it didn’t turn on. Because I couldn’t believe it wouldn’t actually turn
on, of course I kept pushing the power button about twenty times, both on the
remote and on the TV itself, and still nothing happened. What to do, what to do?
I fished the TV power cord from out of the power strip, went to my garage to get
an extension cord, plugged it into an outlet I knew was working, plugged the TV
into the extension cord, and wouldn’t you know it, my TV still didn’t turn on.

Now I know that my TV had been making funny noises a few weeks ago, but those
noises, surprisingly, had gone away, and things were working well. I
figured my TV was just going through a phase, but sadly, it looks like that
phase was "Screw you, you ‘America’s Got Talent’ watcher. I just can’t take it
anymore, and since you continue to watch crap shows like "America’s Got No
Talent," "Dancing with Loser Stars," and "Yup, These People are Fat," or
something like them, I’m done. I just can’t take it anymore. I’ll show
you!"

Yup, I think my TV just couldn’t stand my TV viewing habits, and with a new
TV season upon it, and my forcing it to show another season of the Chicago Bears
while the Chicago Cubs totally collapse during September, it felt it was actually
doing me a favor by shorting itself out, thereby making me realize that there
might actually be life without television.

But what my TV didn’t realize was that its days were numbered anyway, what
with him being an old tube, non High-Def television, and as I know The Chicago
Bears will be in the Super Bowl in 2009 (I am so optimistic right now), I was
looking to kick him to the curb anyway, or maybe put him in my bedroom,
especially when those great sales came around before the big game. I’m
thinking, though, that I still might wait for those big sales, in the meantime
moving my basement TV to the living room, and putting my really old TV that is
still in the garage in the basement, even if the color is all discombobulated on
that old TV. Who cares if green grass is red, anyway?

In the meantime, maybe I’ll put my broken TV on eBay. If Governor Sarah
Palin can try to sell an airplane on eBay, maybe some sucker, I mean handyman, I
mean handyperson, will want a broken TV. At least I should be able to make
some money on the shipping and handling!

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

What’s New? Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Cheese Curls, Google Chrome, A Favorite Shirt, and More!

Stu
and The Dude survived their respective Labor Day Weekends, and

for this "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast they both show that hanging with a BFF,
and doing some painting, can really be exciting.

Okay, maybe the more exciting parts of this podcast are about The Dude on the
Right getting his BFF addicted to Snyder of Berlin Cheese Curls, and Stu Gotz
loving his favorite shirt, but don’t be mad at them. At least they don’t
try to discuss Sarah Palin, churches wasting money, or the difference between
sluts and whores.

You know what, go ahead and be mad at them.

Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Cheese Curls, Google Chrome, A Favorite Shirt, and More!

By:

The Dude on the Right
I
was a little worried about seeing Stu Gotz for

this "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast because as much as my Labor Day weekend was
very fulfilling, well, it wasn’t that much exciting, and I figured Stu was going
to be the person to show that my weekend vacation exploits were lame.
Little did I know that Stu decided that painting projects around the house were
the order of the weekend for the Gotz family, that seeing Stu in his "most
comfortable shirt" from Long Beach Island, NJ, might give me ideas for "easy
access" nightwear for both dudes and dudettes, and while I got my BFF addicted
to the tastiest cheese curls in the world, those "Snyder of Berlin Cheese Curls"
(and I still can’t believe the Snyder folks haven’t sent me a free case to eat,
I mean give away, thus solidifying my legend as the Midwest "dealer," giving the
rest of the world their "free" taste), Stu recommends some musical accompaniment
for the podcast when I have "trips to the ‘Old Country.’"

Sure, we talk about
snacks, we talk about Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and we talk about
things left in hymnals at church, and we even talk about Google Chrome.
I’d like to say we don’t talk about "Tropic Thunder," but Stu just can’t resist,
and please, send all comments about "Slut or Whore" to stu@entertainmentavenue.com

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Thankfully the FCC Agreed With Me, That Satellite Radio has Tons of Competition

By:

The Dude on the Right
Sure, this blog "Title" isn’t really that timely, but as I am planning a
boatload of hours in the Dude-Mobile over the next couple of weeks, and even
though said Dude-Mobile has Sirius Satellite Radio in it, I am actually putting
together an iPod "During My Travels" playlist, for me to be able to listen to
songs I totally love while I am in my car, via, well, my old iPod.

Now don’t
get me wrong, I love my satellite radio, am looking forward, thanks to the
merger approval, of being able to get "Oprah Radio," or whatever it was called
when XM was only XM, but sometimes, even with a boatload of commercial-free
music channels, (and yes, Howard Stern being on vacation while I’ll be in my
Dude-Mobile does influence my listening choices), I still am a chronic
channel-hopper, and the minute a song comes on Sirius Hits 1 that I don’t like I
switch to Alt Nation 21. Bad song on Alt Nation, I’m off to Faction on
Channel 28. Sure, sometimes I’m in a country music kind of mood, so I head
for New Country on Channel 60, but when I want a laugh, I know I can always hit
the quadfecta of comedy at Blue Collar Radio on 103, Raw Dog (where they
actually have a cat named Oscar hosting a show) on 104, clean comedy on 105, and
The Foxxhole on 106. But the satellite radio folks still have normal radio
programming issues because the last time I was trying to impress my BFF, that
satellite radio was way cool, Classic Rewind on Channel 15 seemed to be stuck in
a Genesis/Phil Collins mode, and as much as I’m down with "Sussudio," I can only
take so much Genesis/Phil Collins over the span of three days, and I was really
getting bummed with her saying "Is that another song by Genesis?"

For me
satellite radio, normal radio, HD Radio, and internet radio, all have one, major
adversary of competition, especially now, and their competition is simply a
person wanting to listen to only songs they want to hear. And thanks to
the likes of the iPod, iPhone, Zune, or wherever you portably bring your music,
can someone please reiterate to the FCC that music competition is a playing
field that no longer lives over their precious airwaves?

So, for me, I’ve
already popped some Flo Rida into my "During My Travels" playlist, I’m digging
the song "Paper Planes" by M.I.A. so that is there as well, and, I know, it’s
kind of cliché for this summer, but "I Kissed a Girl" is also in there.
Fine, I’ll admit that I have some Hannah Montana songs to listen to, but as I
play the playlist on random mode, I’m so looking forward to singing, speaking,
and remembering the first time I heard Bruce Springsteen’s version of "Growin’
Up," from the Agora, for WMMS, and "seeing" Kid Leo prayin’ for more watts, and
as a boy from the Cleveland area, you can bet some Michael Stanley Band, or even
just Michael, will be on that playlist.

Sometimes you hear new songs on the
"radio," but thanks to technology, now you don’t always have to go pressing
buttons in your car to find them.

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

What’s New? Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! The Democratic Convention, Dancing With the Stars, and Disney Disappoints a Gotz.

This podcast episode of "Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!" isn’t
really about The Democratic Convention, nor The Olympics, but during this
podcast there’s a trip to the Old Country and peeing. Sure, other stuff is
associated with this podcast, but doesn’t that quadfecta explain it all?

Podcast wise, well, Stu ruins some "Dancing With the Stars" talk, and the
reputation of shows with Ted McGinley is subtlety talked about, but more talked
about is a Little Gotz having his birthday ruined thank to the folks at Disney
thinking "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" should be released in October rather on the
Little Gotz birthday.

Summer is almost over, women giving Labor is upon us, and pretty soon the leaves
on the trees will tell us that the end-of-the-year holidays will lead us to a
new year that will probably influence us in ways we can’t control, no matter if
Barack Obama or John McCain is our new President.

In the end, we can only control our boat.

Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! The Democratic Convention, Dancing With the Stars, and Disney Disappoints a Gotz.

By:

The Dude on the Right
I
have to admit that new postings got derailed a bit with my trip to the old
country, but I’m not apologizing, I’m just saying. I’m also saying that
Stu Gotz and I got back together for a

"Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, and in the last couple of weeks there has only
been a couple of things to witness in the mainstream media, namely The Olympics
and talk of the upcoming Democratic Convention. Wouldn’t you know it, both
of us are happy that The Olympics (and Michael Phelps talk) are over, and now we
both wonder if Hillary Clinton can pull off total "C"-word-dom during the
convention (a word Stu heard this weekend, from an unlikely source). Me,
though, I really hope that Barack Obama stops drunk texting me at odd hours in
the morning with his "pick" for Vice President of Joe Biden, and he would
finally text me the truth – that Hillary Clinton is his running mate, if only
for the shear newsworthiness for the next five years.

Politics aside, Stu
ruins my pronouncement of the latest contestants of

"Dancing With the Stars" for this podcast, there’s a marriage that was done,
I had to pee and didn’t want to cut my wiener, and one of the Little Gotz’s gets
some disappointment and doesn’t understand how the "movie" world works thanks to
the changing of the release date of Disney’s

"Beverly Hills Chihuahua" from his birthday weekend, to, well, October
3rd. With Little Gotz’s dreams now crushed, the next thing you know he’ll
be asking Daddy Gotz to watch "The Bad Lieutenant. Like Father, Like Son.

Even with my trip to the old country, both of our weekends were kind of boring.
Since I don’t know if I’ll get a podcast posted this Thursday (we’ll see if I
can get things together with The W.G.N.), I hope your upcoming Labor Day weekend
is more exciting, especially, well, if you end up in labor. Screw the
workers – birthing babies is really about labor, at least so I’m told, read, or
see in the movies. Happy labor! Or just enjoy the day, and think
about working, or having a baby.

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What’s New? Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! A Long Life, Beautiful People, Car Crashes, and More!

The Blue Angels at The Chicago Air and Water Show This
podcast episode of "Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!" is about living a
long life, and putting yourself in danger. The Dude on The Right put
himself, and the life of his BFF, in danger, by going to see the Chicago Air &
Water Show, where, at any time, planes could have come crashing down on them, or
more likely, they would have been sunburned beyond belief if it wasn’t for the
level-headedness of The Dude’s BFF. Stu didn’t actually put himself in
danger, but he did take the Gotz family to an event of others putting themselves
in danger, namely a Demolition Derby, and he also found out that as cool as the
iPhone might be, it does have a stupid limitation that Stu’s Sprint Instinct
might want to exploit a little more in commercial advertisements.

Both of the boys are almost sick of The Olympics and the coverage of Michael
Phelps, Stu is still watching shows like "Psych" on Cable TV, and The Dude
realized that the nightly light and music show that accompanies Buckingham
Fountain in Chicago is pretty cool.

And, oh yea, they also talk about "Tropic Thunder" and upcoming movies.

Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! A Long Life, Beautiful People, Car Crashes, and More!

By:

The Dude on the Right
The Blue Angels at the Chicago Air & Water Show This

podcast episode of "Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!" opens, and sort of
closes, with how to live a long life, care of Ernest Borgnine, although it might
not cause you to prosper. But living a long life wasn’t a part of mine nor
Stu Gotz’s weekend, instead, I risked my life, and the life of my BFF, by going
to the "Chicago Air and Water Show," where I sort of wished I were part of "The
Beautiful People" crowd, though I’m also happy that I wasn’t a part of "The
Beautiful People" crowd, because, well, they can be assholes. Thankfully
no airplanes crashed on us, and thanks to my BFF my feet only got a little red
because I’m starting to think she might be the smart one of our duo.

Meanwhile, in risking lives, Stu risked his life, and learned a lot about car
crashes, boobs, and mullets, by taking the Gotz family to a Demolition Derby, he
still has dude-love for Minor League Baseball with a bachelor party night out
with Officer G, and of course is still watching cable TV series, and comments
about "Psych."

Buckingham Fountain in Chicago, at Night We
are both tired of The Olympics and Michael Phelps, although Stu is still
watching women’s beach volleyball while I’m watching fencing, I recommend The
Buckingham Fountain light and music show in Chicago to Stu, and the both of us
recommend seeing the movie "Tropic Thunder." Stu also thinks if you are
totally dedicated to Starbucks, well, getting a tattoo of their logo on your arm
might just show your love for your coffee, though might not advance you in the
company.

And lastly, Stu found out about the new Lara Croft (although, as I
researched her for this podcast after we recorded this episode, Alison Carroll
is not the new "movie" Lara, she’s the new "video game" Lara – Stu, get your
story straight before you try and brag about something I try to think I know
about), and I tell Stu that there is one reason why I don’t like my iPhone, and
Stu found out why.

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What’s New? The Chicago Air & Water Show, “Tropic Thunder,” Mark Your Calendars, and The Olympics!

The Dude on the Right flies solo for this podcast, though talking about
flying is exciting him about seeing the "Chicago Air and Water Show" this
weekend with his BFF. Hopefully that will go well, and Monday’s podcast
will be all about fun at North Avenue Beach in Chicago.

The Dude also does a large rant on The Olympics with Michael Phelps and Mark
Spitz, the Chinese deceiving us, and his loving Fencing and not Women’s Beach
Volleyball. He is also strangely fascinated with the Norwegian
weightlifter who blew out his arm during his competition.

"Tropic Thunder" talk also is in the podcast, though The Dude is worried that if
you don’t see the movie, well, you must be a reta$#, though, never mind,

he doesn’t want to get boycotted.

Maybe you better just listen to this podcast to find out when "Harry Potter and
The Half-Blood Prince" will be in theaters in 2009.