Howdy HUMANS! (And others…) Mariah and I have FINALLY gotten around to recording our sixth episode of our rambling, difficult to understand, somewhat pointless (as all good art should be) audio show! We got on a tear this time and ended up recording for close to 50 minutes! (I wouldn’t blame you if you don’t make it all the way to the end of the recording---unless you’re Richard O’Brien, and then I EXPECT you to finish!!!) This episode has actually been recorded for a couple of days, but I’ve been feeling particularly fragmented, wigged out, scattered, distracted, and caught in a negative-reality-inversion lately, so I didn’t have the focus or energy to type all this STUFF up and get the show edited and posted. Here’s to me actually FINISHING something! (Hoorah!)
As with many of the shows, we tend to ramble through pop culture / nostalgia / weird tangents / and the lands of MAKE-BELIEVE, touching on a million topics a minute. Below, you will find links to SOME of the items that we mention or discuss in this episode. Good luck!
---Skamania Lodge (a place to visit)
https://www.skamania.com/
---Memorial Day (a holiday)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day
---Gov. Inslee (the guy in charge where we live)
https://www.governor.wa.gov/
---Galaxy S10e (our new phones) (we are not sponsored by Samsung, but we like our phones…)
https://www.cnet.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-s10e-updated-review/
---Biographics with host, Simon Whistler (a YoooTooob channel we like)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ
---Ed Gein
---John Wayne Gacy
---Charlie Manson
---Robin Williams
---Douglas Adams
---Catherine the Great
---The Art Assignment with host, Sarah Urist Green (one of my favorite art channels)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmQThz1OLYt8mb2PU540LOA
---Thrashin’ (a REEEALLY bad, 1980’s skate movie. Terrible, but fun!)
https://www.amazon.com/Thrashin-Josh-Brolin/dp/B0007XBKMM/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=thrashin+dvd&qid=1590599056&sr=8-1
---Josh Brolin (actor guy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Brolin
---Thanos (comic book and movie bad guy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanos
---Gleaming the Cube (another pretty bad skate movie from the ‘80’s, but at it has Christian Slater in it, at least…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleaming_the_Cube
---Christian Slater (actor)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Slater
---Red Hot Chili Peppers (funky-punky band)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers
---TerrorVision (bad sci-fi / horror / comedy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TerrorVision
---Hawk the Slayer (bad fantasy film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawk_the_Slayer
---Krull (bad sci-fi / fantasy film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krull_(film)
---Birds of Prey (pretty good action film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_Prey_(2020_film)
---Doom Patrol (t.v. show)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_Patrol_(TV_series)
---Doom Patrol (a “Mature” comic)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_Patrol
---Grant Morrison (comic book writer / chaos magician)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Morrison
---Brendan Fraser (actor guy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Fraser
---Timothy Dalton (another actor guy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Dalton
---Ding-Dong, Ditch (a sometimes mean-spirited game)
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ding-dong_ditch
---Tang (a drink…I guess…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_(drink_mix)
---Spam (a “food”)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(food)
---Slinky (a toy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slinky
---The Twilight Zone (a brilliant, creepy television series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone
---Kool Aid (a drink mix)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool-Aid
---Trix (a cereal…or it USED to be a cereal. I’m not sure what to call the modern version…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trix_(cereal)
---Cap’n Crunch (a cereal)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap%27n_Crunch
---Chick-O-Sticks (candy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick-O-Stick
---Lemonheads (candy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemonhead_(candy)
---Charleston Chews (candy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_Chew
---Wax Lips (a novelty item…kind of like a candy, but you weren’t supposed to swallow them…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax_lips
---Nik-L-Nips (a wax, pop bottle shaped candy with juice in it)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nik-L-Nip
---trading cards (collectible items)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trading_card
---Mad magazine (a humorous periodical)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_(magazine)
---Frogger (an arcade game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frogger
---Donkey Kong (another arcade game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(video_game)
---Gilligan’s Island (a bad t.v. show)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilligan%27s_Island
---Alan Moore (writer guy and magician)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore
---conspiracy theories (bullshit)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory
---MonsterTalk episode on conspiracy theories (excellent, informative show)
https://www.skeptic.com/podcasts/monstertalk/16/07/06/
---Pirates of the Caribbean (a ride)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_(attraction)
---The Haunted Mansion (another ride….possibly the BEST ride…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunted_Mansion
---New Orleans Square (an area in Disneyland)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Square
---Critter Country (another area in Disneyland)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critter_Country
---Nightmare Before Christmas overlay (a deviation from the REAL Haunted Mansion)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_Mansion_Holiday
---Pirates of the Caribbean scented candles! (a…thing…)
https://magiccandlecompany.com/products/piratelife
---Super Friends (an animated t.v. show with superheroes…pretty bad…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Friends
---Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs (a fake cereal from Calvin & Hobbes)
https://calvinandhobbes.fandom.com/wiki/Chocolate_Frosted_Sugar_Bombs
---frozen yogurt (a tasty treat)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_yogurt
---Pres. Nixon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon
---Pres. Reagan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan
---Pres. Obama
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
---Kobe Bryant (a sports figure)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant
---Scrappy Doo (animated dog)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrappy-Doo
---The Great Gazoo (animated wish granting alien)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gazoo
---Star Trek: The Next Generation (a t.v. show, mostly for nerds)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation
---Friends (an AWFUL t.v. show that has caused much misery)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends
---Square Pegs (a short-lived “new wave” t.v. show that I liked, even though it’s REALLY bad…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_Pegs
---The Young Ones (a British “punk” t.v. comedy… Gone too soon…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Ones_(TV_series)
---The Mighty Boosh (a surreal British comedy show for adults who still think they’re kids)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mighty_Boosh_(TV_series)
---Land of the Lost (a weird sci-fi / dinosaur show with puppets…that you might need to be on drugs to understand…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Lost_(1974_TV_series)
---Survivor (long running t.v. game show that Mariah likes…and I don’t…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_(American_TV_series)
---The Flintstones (animated caveman show)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flintstones
---“jumping the shark” (a saying…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark
---Mork & Mindy (a coke-addled t.v. comedy about an alien)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mork_%26_Mindy
---Jonathan Winters (a comedian: RIP!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Winters
---The Greatest American Hero (a terrible superhero “comedy” t.v. show, which Mariah and I both loved as kids)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_American_Hero
---Revenge of the Nerds (bad ‘80’s teen sex comedy. BAD.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_of_the_Nerds
---The Breakfast Club (‘80’s teen drama/dy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breakfast_Club
---Sixteen Candles (Absurdist ‘80’s comedy. We still like this one…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteen_Candles
---Better Off Dead (Another absurdist ‘80’s comedy. We still LOVE this one…but it’s BAD.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Off_Dead_(film)
---Fast Times at Ridgement High (An almost unwatchable ‘80’s teen rape comedy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Times_at_Ridgemont_High
---Weird Science (Another ‘80’s teen sex comedy. Pretty funny, still, IMO…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_Science_(film)
---The Munsters (t.v. show)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters
---The Addams Family (a slightly better t.v. show)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Addams_Family
---Flipper (a strange, bad t.v. show about a dolphin)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipper_(1964_TV_series)
---Old Yeller (Hilarious movie about a dog…until it’s NOT hilarious anymore…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Yeller_(film)
---Cujo (Movie about a big dog)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cujo_(film)
---Inspector Gadget (animated t.v. show)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_Gadget
---Cinderella (animated Disney film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_(1950_film)
---Aristocats (animated Disney film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aristocats
---A Christmas Story (Best film ever? Possibly…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Story
---Lady and the Tramp (Yet another Disney animated film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_and_the_Tramp
---Gremlins (Violent puppet show about monsters at Christmas. Very funny!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlins
---Carnation Instant Breakfast Bars (a “food”)
https://clickamericana.com/topics/food-drink/remember-carnation-breakfast-bars-carnation-instant-breakfast
---Smurf Berry Crunch (a cereal / candy / “food”)
https://cereal-graveyard.wikia.org/wiki/Smurf_Berry_Crunch
---M & M’s (a legendary candy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%26M%27s
---“Purple’s a fruit” (a line from The Simpsons)
---synesthesia (brains are weird)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia
---Pirate Radio (an excellent film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boat_That_Rocked
---Café Disco (from an episode of The Office)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafe_Disco
---The Three Stooges (humorous weirdos)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Stooges
---Alfred Hitchcock (a director)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock
---Dawn of the Dead (a zombie movie)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_of_the_Dead_(1978_film)
---White House bowling alley (for real)
http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/floor0/bowling-alley.htm
---Overlook Hotel (fictional hotel)
https://stephenking.fandom.com/wiki/Overlook_Hotel
---The Shining (a hilarious film---one of my all time favorites)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(film)
---Timberline Lodge (a fun place to hang out)
https://www.timberlinelodge.com/
---The Shining (a humorous novel---in my opinion)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(novel)
---Devo (best band ever???)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo
---Ray Johnson (artist and provocateur)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Johnson
---Man Ray (artist / photographer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Ray
---Jake the Alligator Man (local attraction)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_the_Alligator_Man
That’s a LOT of notes! We really got on a nostalgia trip in this one, especially talking about old candy and visits to the local corner store. (Why didn’t I SAVE more stuff from when I was young???) What do YOU remember from YOUR childhood that you miss??? There are so many things from mine that I will probably never get to see again…but that’s okay. Best not to live in the past!
Enough empty philosophizing! Time to get on with your life! We’ll see how long it takes for us to record another episode. (Hopefully not three weeks next time!) Later!!! (And HEY, stop by and visit 
---Richard F. Yates
(Primitive Thoughtician and Holy Fool)
[P.S. – All the artwork and photos for the slide show were either drawn by me, taken by me, or scanned by me from physical photos that I found in a drawer! ---RFY]
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