Saturday, May 30, 2009
Dropping Dimes
Some tidbits for you:
-It's past Memorial Day, which means your local QT is celebrating Cheap Drink Summer by offering 49-cent fountain drinks from now until September. Great times!
-Federer beats Nadal in the French Open this year, finally. Gambling on tennis? I say yes. Discuss.
-The $20 trick really does work in Vegas. I had a room at Caesar's Palce that was so big it had a doorbell and two climate-control systems. And did I mention the view?
-Joe Mauer must have found some HGH or something but it's a hell of a ride.
-Would you get even money on Zack Greinke's ERA being over 2 at the end of the year?
-Thanks Mayfield!
-Kenny Fucking Powers' twitter site is good for one or two laughs a week.
-I've been talking the last few days about how segregated Omaha is, but I've got a new issue to complain about: Let's rid the world of Mr. Pibb. Seriously. It serves no purpose other than rewarding tight asses for not stocking Dr. Pepper. They don't make a diet, it tastes exactly the same except shittier and its marketing and packaging are godawful. It doesn't need to exist, and goddamn it, I'm going to do something about it.
-I would also listen to the 5/23 podcast of our radio show to learn the vague plans behind my splendid idea to make Nebraska's license plates viral and take them underground. I'm not getting off this soapbox either. License plates and Mr. Pibb: Fuck you.
-Also, there is a new sunflower seed brand you need to become aware of, if you are not already. Giant. It's basically what the sunflower seed world has needed since I've been alive. Family-owned for a hell of a long time and headquartered in Wahpeton, ND, they offer a delicious original flavor and a shitton of well-executed, creative flavors like Salt and Pepper, Dakota Ranch, KC BBQ, Spicy Garlic, and Dill. These seeds are fucking perfect. And they are the official seed of the Minnesota Twins. But don't take my word for it!
-It's past Memorial Day, which means your local QT is celebrating Cheap Drink Summer by offering 49-cent fountain drinks from now until September. Great times!
-Federer beats Nadal in the French Open this year, finally. Gambling on tennis? I say yes. Discuss.
-The $20 trick really does work in Vegas. I had a room at Caesar's Palce that was so big it had a doorbell and two climate-control systems. And did I mention the view?
-Joe Mauer must have found some HGH or something but it's a hell of a ride.
-Would you get even money on Zack Greinke's ERA being over 2 at the end of the year?
-Thanks Mayfield!
-Kenny Fucking Powers' twitter site is good for one or two laughs a week.
-I've been talking the last few days about how segregated Omaha is, but I've got a new issue to complain about: Let's rid the world of Mr. Pibb. Seriously. It serves no purpose other than rewarding tight asses for not stocking Dr. Pepper. They don't make a diet, it tastes exactly the same except shittier and its marketing and packaging are godawful. It doesn't need to exist, and goddamn it, I'm going to do something about it.
-I would also listen to the 5/23 podcast of our radio show to learn the vague plans behind my splendid idea to make Nebraska's license plates viral and take them underground. I'm not getting off this soapbox either. License plates and Mr. Pibb: Fuck you.
-Also, there is a new sunflower seed brand you need to become aware of, if you are not already. Giant. It's basically what the sunflower seed world has needed since I've been alive. Family-owned for a hell of a long time and headquartered in Wahpeton, ND, they offer a delicious original flavor and a shitton of well-executed, creative flavors like Salt and Pepper, Dakota Ranch, KC BBQ, Spicy Garlic, and Dill. These seeds are fucking perfect. And they are the official seed of the Minnesota Twins. But don't take my word for it!
Labels: Bucky's Gas Stations, French Open, not shitty sunflower seeds, The Weekly Grind
Friday, April 24, 2009
Hal Daub on The Weekly Grind...
Here's a heads up: Omaha mayoral candidate Hal Daub will be on The Weekly Grind tomorrow morning from 10-11am on KOIL AM 1180.
Tune in, and call in and ask the man some questions. (402) 342-1180.
Tune in, and call in and ask the man some questions. (402) 342-1180.
Labels: 1180 KOIL, Hal Daub, Omaha, Omaha Mayor Race, The Weekly Grind
Monday, March 09, 2009
The Weekly Grind - Episode 8
Click here to download last week's show.
And for next week...our much-anticipated interview with Tad Kubler, lead guitarist (and Knicks fanatic) of The Hold Steady!
Thanks to everyone calling in, texting, and e-mailing new breakfast suggestions...
And for next week...our much-anticipated interview with Tad Kubler, lead guitarist (and Knicks fanatic) of The Hold Steady!
Thanks to everyone calling in, texting, and e-mailing new breakfast suggestions...
Labels: Tad Kubler, The Hold Steady, The Weekly Grind
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Questions for Tad Kubler of The Hold Steady!
Very last minute: Pete and I are interviewing Tad Kubler--lead guitarist of The Hold Steady (and fan of Tucker Max Death Mix)--today for a pre-taped interview for The Weekly Grind.
We'll be asking him listener questions, so if you have a question you've just been dying to ask the greatest rock and roll band in America, fire away in the comments or e-mail:
Thank you for your continued patronage.
Labels: The Hold Steady, The Weekly Grind
Sunday, February 15, 2009
The Grind Episode 5, Clean Ups, etc.
Alright, you can download The Weekly Grind from Saturday (February 14th). Hop on over to our blog and get your listen on. We talked with LaReesa Jones of the Young Professionals Council of Omaha, and then we had on Drew Smith--a up and coming musician out of Austin, TX who is opening for Ben Kweller at the Slowdown Monday night. And, of course, we had former Husker Jon Bowling on. He had some words for Creighton fans, which is always entertaining.
Secondly, I did a little cleaning up on the links portion of the blog. Deuce, I went ahead and deleted those two Red Sox links you put up a few years ago...let me know if you've switched teams again.
I also deleted the Cubs official site and replaced it with my favorite Cubs blog, Goat Riders of the Apocalypse. Then I was thinking about it, and I thought I had posted this but apparently did not: I did a "Readers Feature" for the Goat Riders back during the season that got featured on their site. Not that you guys probably care, but I was kind of excited about being on there--and it explains my screen name (because I know hundreds of people were clamoring to know why I picked "GA Hill.").
Anywho, hope everyone had a great weekend.
Secondly, I did a little cleaning up on the links portion of the blog. Deuce, I went ahead and deleted those two Red Sox links you put up a few years ago...let me know if you've switched teams again.
I also deleted the Cubs official site and replaced it with my favorite Cubs blog, Goat Riders of the Apocalypse. Then I was thinking about it, and I thought I had posted this but apparently did not: I did a "Readers Feature" for the Goat Riders back during the season that got featured on their site. Not that you guys probably care, but I was kind of excited about being on there--and it explains my screen name (because I know hundreds of people were clamoring to know why I picked "GA Hill.").
Anywho, hope everyone had a great weekend.
Labels: 1180 KOIL, Drew Smith, Goat Riders of the Apocalypse, The Weekly Grind
Monday, February 09, 2009
The Weekly Grind - Episode 4
Here's last week's episode for your downloading pleasure...we had on Jim Frouge of the Center for Health Transformation in Washington, D.C. We also talked about "sexting," prostitution, Council Bluffs (yes, in that order), and the economies of baby giraffes.
All in all, good times. Enjoy.
All in all, good times. Enjoy.
Labels: 1180 KOIL, The Weekly Grind
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
The Weekly Grind - Episode 3
Here is your Week 3 podcast of The Weekly Grind. We talked Super Bowl picks (we had it at 27-22...pretty dang close), Super Bowl commercials, health care, liberty, and Flomax.
Executive Vice President of Bailey Lauerman Associates Lance Koenig joined us for a great interview, as well.
Click the link and download it up.
Executive Vice President of Bailey Lauerman Associates Lance Koenig joined us for a great interview, as well.
Click the link and download it up.
Labels: Flomax, Podcast, The Weekly Grind
Saturday, January 31, 2009
The Weekly Grind - Today!
We've got TWO phone lines!!!! Call in while our guest is on. He's a VP of a local PR Firm talking about Super Bowl commercials. And, as always, we'll have Jon Bowling on as well.
Call (402) 342-1180. E-mail theweeklygrind@gmail.com.
Stream it on KOIL's website.
Participate!
Call (402) 342-1180. E-mail theweeklygrind@gmail.com.
Stream it on KOIL's website.
Participate!
Labels: The Weekly Grind
Monday, January 26, 2009
The Weekly Grind: Week 2
Hey there. Hope you had a great Monday.
The Weekly Grind saw another Saturday come and go--did you get to tune in? No? Well, good news for you, buddy! We've got the podcast of the show RIGHT HERE!
Are you a fan of football? Yeah? OK, what about Nebraska Cornhusker football? Yep? Great, well how about this: what if I told you that you could hear former All-American and current NFL tackling leader Barrett Ruud on a podcast? Would you take a listen? Well then, click RIGHT HERE!
How about being a fan of the arts? If I told you that you could listen to an interview with some people helping develop the "creative class" here in Omaha...would that be something you would be interested in? Great! Then click RIGHT HERE!
For all of you that got to listen, we appreciate it. And for those of you who tried to listen via the stream--and apparently that didn't work too well--download it up and enjoy.
As for this week: we've got all kinds of interesting topics to discuss. The lineup is not set as of this moment, but we'll have updates soon.
Thanks for your continued patronage.
Labels: 1180 KOIL, Barrett Ruud, Hot Shops, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Nebraska Football, Omaha, The Weekly Grind
Friday, January 23, 2009
The Weekly Grind: Update
A quick note on tomorrow's show: When we will not be having Barrett Ruud in-studio as previously hoped. Which means that we will not be able to have callers on while Ruud is on the air, unfortunately. Our studio is still in the process of being renovated, and as of right now, there is only one phone line in our studio that can be put live on the air.
So: e-mail any questions you guys might have. Or text Pete, B, or myself. We will certainly entertain questions. Once again, our e-mail is:
theweeklygrind (at) gmail.com
The phone lines will be open the rest of the show, just not when B-Ruud is in. If you get a busy signal, keep on hitting redail. We'll get to you as soon as possible.
Thank you for your continued patronage of free radio.
Labels: The Weekly Grind
Monday, January 19, 2009
The Weekly Grind: Last Week's Podcast, This Week's Guests
Thanks for everyone for tuning in to our inaugural episode of The Weekly Grind! We had great response, despite the ridiculous beginning to the show, and despite all the–um, you know, like, ah-ing of your loveable hosts. We promise to try to get better.
This week, we’re going guest-crazy: former Nebraska Cornhusker and current Tampa Bay Bucs star BARRETT RUUD will be joining us to get everyone ready for the Super Bowl, plus talk about the business side of the NFL that most people do not get to hear about.
We will also be joined by folks from Hot Shops Art Center, the art gallery and development area in NoDo (by Slowdown/Film Streams).
All in all, it is looking like a fantastic show. Be ready to call in with questions. You can hit us up in the studio at (402) 342-1180, or e-mail us at theweeklygrind (at) gmail.com. Hopefully Barrett will be able to stick around to answer some of your phone calls / e-mails.
In the meantime, if you missed last week’s show, you can download the podcast of it here. Last week we had guests Neil deMause--author of the book Field of Schemes--to talk about the dual stadium building here in Omaha, and former Husker (and regular weekly guest) Jon Bowling.
If you're not in Omaha this Saturday, or if for some reason you cannot get it on your old dial radio, you can stream the show live here.
Thanks again for all the calls and support!!
Labels: 1180 KOIL, Barrett Ruud, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, The Weekly Grind
Saturday, January 17, 2009
The Weekly Grind: Today at 10am on 1180 KOIL!
Just a reminder: "The Weekly Grind" presented by Beer & Loathing in Dundee goes live this morning at 10am (central). As the promos said all week, tune in to hear "the most informative train wreck on radio."
Again, for you out-of-towners, you can (hopefully*) hear the show via the stream here.
And for everyone kind enough to take an hour out of their day: please call in and have a take. We are not remotely interested in the three of us blabering (sp?) on for an hour. We hope this show is as interactive as possible. And if you call in, make sure to say whether you are listening here in town on the radio, or if you are out-of-town, be sure to say you are listening on the web and what city/state you are calling from.
We'd also like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors: Beer & Loathing in Dundee, AmeriPride Services, and Barrett's. We quite literally would not be on the air without their support.
Lastly, there is this: we cannot possibly begin to thank everyone for the well-wishes and "good lucks" we have received this week. We decided to do this show because it is something we always wanted to take a shot at. The support we have receieved since the announcement has been through the roof. That said: "Rome wasn't built in a day." In other words, "our show might not be the smoothest thing in the world tomorrow."
In summary: thank you, PLEASE call in during the show, and we'll do our best to make it an interesting hour.
In the words of Dennis Miller, "we'll talk at you down the road." With "down the road" meaning "in a few hours."
*I only say hopefully because at this moment, the stream sounds like Hell opened up and Satan himself is speaking through the stream. I'm guessing it is just my computer--she's a bit testy from time to time--but if it is acting up, just keep trying. It should work eventually. It worked just fine for me a couple of nights ago. Thanks again, friends.
Again, for you out-of-towners, you can (hopefully*) hear the show via the stream here.
And for everyone kind enough to take an hour out of their day: please call in and have a take. We are not remotely interested in the three of us blabering (sp?) on for an hour. We hope this show is as interactive as possible. And if you call in, make sure to say whether you are listening here in town on the radio, or if you are out-of-town, be sure to say you are listening on the web and what city/state you are calling from.
We'd also like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors: Beer & Loathing in Dundee, AmeriPride Services, and Barrett's. We quite literally would not be on the air without their support.
Lastly, there is this: we cannot possibly begin to thank everyone for the well-wishes and "good lucks" we have received this week. We decided to do this show because it is something we always wanted to take a shot at. The support we have receieved since the announcement has been through the roof. That said: "Rome wasn't built in a day." In other words, "our show might not be the smoothest thing in the world tomorrow."
In summary: thank you, PLEASE call in during the show, and we'll do our best to make it an interesting hour.
In the words of Dennis Miller, "we'll talk at you down the road." With "down the road" meaning "in a few hours."
*I only say hopefully because at this moment, the stream sounds like Hell opened up and Satan himself is speaking through the stream. I'm guessing it is just my computer--she's a bit testy from time to time--but if it is acting up, just keep trying. It should work eventually. It worked just fine for me a couple of nights ago. Thanks again, friends.
Labels: 1180 KOIL, The Weekly Grind
Monday, January 12, 2009
The Weekly Grind, Saturdays on 1180 KOIL!
Well kids, we have a major announcement to make.
Before making said announcement, let me just say this: of all the random blog posts in the history of Heavy Soul, this has to be the most random. That said, we're pretty excited about it.
Starting this Saturday--January 17th--Pete, B from Exit 177, and myself will be hosting a talk radio show on Omaha's 1180 KOIL--sister station to 1620 The Zone and 1290 KKAR. 1180 KOIL recently switched formats to talk radio, and includes a daily lineup including Dennis Miller, Bill Bennett, Neal Boortz, and others. They will also be carrying broadcasts of the Omaha Royals and Creighton Baseball.
It is called "The Weekly Grind presented by Beer & Loathing in Dundee," and will be a show about Omaha news, politics, and sports--from the "young professionals" perspective.
I'm not kidding.
In fact, B and I were at the station recording promos for the show this afternoon. They will be airing all week on 1180 KOIL and 1290 KKAR.
It is pretty crazy how this all came about, and that story is probably for another post and another time. Let's just say it involved an impromptu Scotch tasting, a random meeting of a local radio host, and crazy kids with crazier ideas.
All that said, we're pretty excited about the format and the possibilities. This week, we will be discussing various topics in the news, focusing on the new College World Series stadium and the apparent other new stadium in Sarpy County. Our guest will be Neil deMause, author of the book Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into Private Profit. The book--totally coincidentally--was published by the University of Nebraska Press. Mr. deMause has written for the Village Voice, New York Newsday, Baseball Prospectus, and The Guardian. Here is his blog. Here is some praise for the book:
“A thoughtful and comprehensive examination of the curious issue of love and money in sport.”—Frank Deford, Senior Contributing Writer at Sports Illustrated and author of The Entitled
“Field of Schemes is a superb work of investigative reporting and righteous indignation. The fan pays twice: once for the stadium and again for the ticket to get into the stadium. If enough fans read it, we could break this cycle.”—Allen Barra, sports columnist for the Wall Street Journal and author of The Last Coach: A Life of Paul “Bear” Bryant
So there you have it. We've got a radio show. We impossibly booked a really good guest.
The show will be on every Saturday from 10am - 11am (Central), and for you out-of-towners, you can stream it live on the interwebs here.
Here you'll find our new The Weekly Grind blog.
Tune in, and hear a real, live trainwreck on the radio!
Labels: 1180 KOIL, Talk Radio, The Weekly Grind, We Can't Believe It Either
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