In this "FAST CASH" episode of Empty Checking, we only talk about one topic, and don't do it for as long. And the topic at hand is bidding farewell to comic legend Joe Flaherty. (I also talk about my recent dental problems, but it's mostly about Joe.) Enjoy!
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This one's a little different, so here are the song links, but I'm not breaking down the times. Songs in this episode:
Also just the one photo. Sorry. Rough couple weeks.
In this episode, your Uncle Derek and your Papa Dave are celebrating an American treasure by counting down (or up?) our Fab 15 Weird Al songs! It's a fun and oddly spirited debate! Be part of giving us the Weird Al Bump and check it out!
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Sorry it took a while to get this week's episode uploaded. It's been weird. But whatever! We've got a good episode ready to go in which I pay tribute to Melinda Ledbetter and Wayne Kramer, then talk about my feelings on the final season of Star Trek: Picard and the Extreme/Living Colour show I saw a week ago! Dig it!
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I say "Gestalt Entity" at one point in this episode...
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| Here's the cover photo. It was hard to arrange things. I'm still not happy with it. I cut off most of the word "Extreme" and whatnot. Oh well. I'll get over it. In time. |
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| My Brian Wilson autograph, on a slip-card that came in the Barnes & Noble autographed edition of the "No Pier Pressure" album. It's a really great album, by the way, but the autograph is the reason it's on the wall, more than the album itself. |
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| My first-pressing copy of "Smiley Smile." I've only listened to it once, just to say I did. It's a surprisingly clean copy for being over 50 years old! |
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| The Love & Mercy movie. Really great film, especially if you're already a fan...but if you're not, I think it still holds up well as a movie. |
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| The MC5 boxset. This is all vinyl, as opposed to the CD I put in the cover photo. I bought this a few years back when I think it was a Record Store Day release. The albums are colored red, white, and blue, respectively. |
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| Three seasons and OUT. And it was wonderful. I've actually MISSED it this week! |
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| And here are the shirts I bought at the show! I was going to post pics from the show, too, but most of that's on my social media, if you want to see it. |
In this episode, I talk about Picard Season 2 and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. I also touch on the recent happenings in WWE...maybe a slight trigger warning, there. (I do NOT go into detail, but I do address the allegations against Vince McMahon.) I know that part makes it sound like it might not be a super fun episode...but it mostly is! Dig it!
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| Here's the cover. It sure is a cover. Look at it. Right click it. Save-as it. Now you're the type of person who does that. It's so, so easy to become what we never thought we would be, isn't it? Isn't it, Kevin? I know you did it, Kevin. Don't lie to me. Don't you fucking lie. (I'm very tired.) |
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| This is my new bed! I'm happy with it, so far. But I'm not hard to please, bed-wise. The quilt was made by my sister-in-law, Valerie, and is really beautiful. She made it to celebrate my love of my cats. It's actually one of my favorite gifts I've ever been given. It's very cute when one (or both) of the cats naps on it. They often lay down right on one of the cat silhouettes, like they think, "Oh...cat goes here." Anyway, the bed is a Serta...and I know my pillow placement sucks. It's my first big-boy bed. I'm trying. |
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| Picard Season 2! I really loved it. I also really loved the first one. But this one's better! Really! It finally gives Seven a CHARACTER and the supporting cast in general feels as important as the lead, just like they're supposed to. Really fun, moving, and just GOOD. (Coulda used more Q...but y'know...otherwise...) |
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| Weird Al is known for his parodies. In this movie, he provides a parody of his own life. It's exactly as...well...weird as you want it to be. Check it out, if you haven't. |
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| And my boots. Guess which pair is the old pair... There's probably a religious or motivational object lesson there...but nah. |
In this episode, I play a little catch-up by talking about the Barbie movie, and recent music from Tears for Fears, Devin Townsend, Ed Sheeran, and Peter Gabriel (at length). I had fun making this one. Maybe you'll have fun hearing it!
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In this episode I talk about Doctor Who, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Madison Greene, and some other stuff. It's a shorter episode, but I crammed in a lot of fun. Enjoy!
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New Bandcamp talked about in the show: http://fromthebrink.bandcamp.com (All of the songs in this episode are from this page!)
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| Here's the cover photo. I'd like to think that the same person who has a folder on their desktop full of them also has an entire wall in their department covered in them too, like that one scene in One Hour Photo. Except let's not end like in that movie, you fucking lunatic. (Sorry I called you a fucking lunatic, that one time.) |
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| Here's my Madison Greene collection, plus a McGuire head. In 2020, one of the singers of this band died, and I only recently found out. I was deeply saddened to hear that Melissa is no longer with us. She was a nice person and a POWERHOUSE of a singer. Had to pay her some respect in this episode. |
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| There's a new (well, recent) Mario game! And I love it! listen to the episode to find out how much! |
In this episode of the Fab 15, your Uncle Derek and Papa Dave are counting down our Fab 15 albums of 2023! This one was a FAST turnaround, so it's a little longer than usual, but with the holidays this week and next week, maybe some of you need that. It was a really fun talk, and we hope you'll enjoy it, and maybe walk away with a few ideas of how to spend your Christmas money! Enjoy!
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