Volcanicast May 5th, 2009

In this week’s Volcanicast, our shortest show EVER, we discuss Erin Andrews’ perkiness, various ways to die in Mexico, and how not to log in to Facebook (Hint, I just avoid doing it altogether -Wesley)

 

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SHOW NOTES

Apr 25 2009 (SAT)

• NOT VOLCANIC ENOUGH
  20.    fanny brice (Actress, died in 1951. Unknown why now)
  19.    evander hood (Football player, drafted)
  18.    louis delmas (Football player, drafted)
  17.    donald brown (Football player, drafted)
  16.    ron brace (Football player, drafted)
  15.    phil loadholt (Football player, drafted)
  14.    chris wells (Football player, drafted)
  13.    caroline cossey (Hottie actress, unknown why now)
  12.    jeremy maclin (Football player, drafted)
  11.    ziggy hood (Football player, drafted)
  10.    clint sintim (Football player, drafted)
  9.    lesean mccoy (Football player, drafted)
  8.    hakeem nicks (Football player, drafted)
  7.    bea arthur (Actress. Died)
  6.    david veikune (Football player, drafted)
  5.    michael oher story (Football player, drafted)
  4.    sebastian vollmer (Football player, drafted)
• 3.    barbara streisand (SAM)
  - Singer song writer and actress.
  - And pretty famous.
  - If you don’t know her, you must live under a rock.
  - Why now?
  - CBS aired a concert at 8pm tonight.
  - And they announced a Mother’s Day CD of her music.
  - Also aired her movie Funny Girl on TMC right before the concert.
  - Viva los Barb fans!
• 2.    patrick chung (BOB)
  - American football player
  - - Safety, formerly of Oregon
  - - He’s Chinese-Jamaican
  - Why now?
  - - Drafted by the New England Patriots
• 1.    michael mitchell (WES)
  - Safety for Ohio University
  - - Runs a 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds.
  - - - Which I guess is good.
  - - - - I can do that.
  - - - - - In a car.
  - Why now?
  - - He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 2nd round.

Apr 26 2009 (SUN)

• NOT VOLCANIC ENOUGH
  20.    kraig urbik (Football player, drafted)
  19.    heidi and heather burge (Twins, both want in the WNBA)
  18.    tyrone mckenzie (Football player, drafted)
  17.    mike teel (Football player, drafted)
  16.    brad keselowski (Racer, won Talledega)
  15.    john nalbone (Football player, drafted)
  14.    slade norris (Football player, drafted)
  13.    frank summers (Football player, drafted)
  12.    johnny knox (Football player, drafted)
  11.    derek kinder (Football player, drafted)
  10.    henry melton (Football player, drafted)
  8.    keith null (Football player, drafted)
• 7.    ellis hobbs (SAM)
  - My trees haven’t even come out in bloom yet and the bulbs are scared to show their leaves…
  - Yet here we are, talking about freaking football again.
  - Ellis Hobbs…
  - Why now?
  - Was traded from Patriots to the Eagles.
  - He cost 2 5th round guys…
  - And Ellis was so important, the team announced it first on twitter.

• 4.    409 area code (WES)
  - Texas Area Code
  - - The absolute most Eastern part of Texas
  - - Just East and a little bit South of Houston, Texas.
  - - Including Galveston, which is pretty.
  - - - Assuming they’ve cleaned up from that pesky hurricane that hit last year.
  - Why now?
  - - Quan Cosby, a University of Texas Wide Receiver, did a very lame skit with Bill Cosby (no relation) and Erin Andrews (Who I only mention so I can put her picture in the show notes)
  - - In the skit, Quan, who is hoping to get drafted, gets a phone call on his cell.
  - - He asks “What’s the 409 area code?” to Erin, who asks Bill.
  - - Bill confidently says “Mississippi,” and then retracts with a smug “I don’t know.”
  - - And now you know… The rest of the story.
• 1.    you might be rich (BOB)
  Related terms: 9.www.dateline.msnbc.com;6.datelinenbc.com;5.dateline nbc;3.dateline msnbc;2.dateline.msnbc.com
  - But you’re probably not
  - - Another one of those unclaimed funds thingys
  - Why now?
  - - On Dateline NBC

Apr 27 2009 (MON)

• NOT VOLCANIC ENOUGH
  20.    tu4ar (”Take U 4 A Ride. New video game or something)
  19.    greg page (Boxing legend. Died at 50)
  18.    chicago larry (Something to do with Ray J. You all need lives)
  16.    dancing with the stars melissa (She’s good or something)
  15.    datelinenbc.com (From previous day)
  14.    ny1 (News for NY)
  13.    sophomore clothing (New clothing company/line/store/i don’t care)
  12.    broken cowboy (Like breaking a horse, only with a man. Sad)
  11.    dateline nbc (From previous day)
  10.    larry wachowski (Reportedly had a sex change and is now Lana)
  9.    trevor ariza girlfriend (He’s a basketballer, she’s a hottie)
  8.    dateline msnbc (From previous day)
  6.    the miz (Wrestler. I don’t care any more)
  2.    dateline.msnbc.com (From previous day)
  1.    you might be rich (From previous day)
• 5.    bea arthur roast (WES)
  Related Terms: 17.rich eisen bea arthur joke; 7.bea arthur roast joke
  - So Bea Arthur died.
  - - Yesterday.
  - - Proving that you just shouldn’t die on NFL Draft day.
  - - But luckily, she’s awesome enough to have been mentioned on today’s date as well.
  - So why now?
  - - She roasted Pamela Anderson in 2006
  - - - By reading a book at her.
  - - - For 3 minutes.
  - - - It really wasn’t that funny, outside of the obvious old-lady-saying-dirty-words-like-”weiner” gags.
  - - - I’m going to assume her obituary was better.
• 4.    mexico city earthquake (BOB)
  - Since the Swine Flu is taking too long to kill the Mexicans
  - - God sent them an Earthquake
  - - - What did they do to piss Him off?
  - - - Measured 5.6 on the Richter scale
  - - - - Epicenter was northeast of Acapulco
  - - - - - No damage reported
  - Why now?
  - - It totally happened
• 3.    jayson williams (SAM)
  - The not quite dead ex basketball player Jayson Williams isn’t doing so well.
  - Ex basketball because he fatally shot his driver.
  - ANd of course he had a mental illness undiagnosed for the incident.
  - Why now?
  - Was tasered by cops in his hotel room.
  - For wrecking the hotel room, and being suicidal.
  - Bad drug mix of uppers, downers, growth hormones and two “other” types of drugs in the hotel room.
  - And as if that isn’t enough to push him over the edge, going thru a divorce and possible retrial of the shooting.
  - Um, good luck with that.

Apr 28 2009 (TUE)

• NOT VOLCANIC ENOUGH
  17.    fort bend isd (SWINE FLU OH NOES)
  16.    swine flu orlando (OH NOES)
  15.    rat pack (AI topic)
  14.    geelong (Town in Australia. No clue why now)
  13.    sergei fedorov (Hockey player, scored the winning goal in some game)
  12.    mysavings.com (Gives away freebies and coupons)
  11.    new braunfels isd (SWINE FLU OH NOES)
  10.    a tear for a drop of water (On Final Jeopardy)
  9.    alan thicke (Father of #7)
  8.    comal isd (SWINE FLU OH NOES)
  7.    robin thicke (On Dancing With The Stars)
  6.    david poole (NASCAR reporter, died at 50)
  5.    gary indiana (On Rat Pack night on AI)
  4.    my funny valentine (On Rat Pack night on AI)
• 3.    someone to watch over me (BOB)
  - Song written by George and Ira Gerswhin for the musical Oh, Kay!
  
  - - It’s considered a jazz standard and has been covered by nearly everyone
  
  - - - Although, I have admit I don’t know it by name
  
  - - - Frank Sinatra and Willie Nelson are among the most famous to have recorded it
  
  - - - - It was apparently also in Mr. Holland’s Opus
  
  - Why now?
  
  - - Covered by Allison Iraheta on American Idol
• 2.    adam lambert feeling good (SAM)
  - Mr Emo Idol did it again.
  - Why now?
  - He sang a song, but on the emo side and did the cover from an alternative rock band from England.
  - Muse.
  - Who did an organ inspired version on this Rat-Pack errar song.
  - Feeling good.
  - a 1964 classis.
• 1.    arlen specter (WES)
  - Senior United States Representative from Pennsylvania.
  - - A post he’s held for 29 years.
  - Why now?
  - - Specter, an often-unsung member of the Rat Pack, was on American Idol.
  - - No, actually he announced that he was changing sides. Batting for the other team. Coming out of the proverbial closet.
  - - Yes, Specter announced that he was, indeed, going Democrat.
  - - Why did he do this? Was he disenfranchised by a wrong-headed Right Wing? Was he inspired by Obama’s leadership? Had he, after so many years, seen the proverbial light?
  - - - No.
  - - - He doesn’t think he can get re-elected as a Republican.
  - - - He actually said this. Out loud. Into microphones.
  - - - - I bet he wins anyway.

Apr 29 2009 (WED)

• NOT VOLCANIC ENOUGH
  18.    robert stroud (The Birdman of Alcatraz)
  17.    pandemic level 5 (That’s what AI is. Or maybe Swine Flu. I don’t know)
  16.    american idol top 4 (I don’t care)
  15.    fbaction.net (Phishing scam on facebook. Friend me!)
  14.    michael crowe (At 14, accused of killing his sister. Now he’s got a move or something)
  13.    swine flu seattle (Oh noes!)
  12.    snollygoster definiton (See #5)
  11.    enchanted definition (Struck. Wowed. Embued with magic)
  10.    swine flu maryland (Oh noes!)
  9.    aquada (Amphibious car)
  7.    pinedale wyoming (Looking to start Natural Gas mining there)
  6.    natalie cole (Nat King’s daughter. Poor girl’s on AI)
  5.    snollygoster (Mr Specter was called one)
  4.    frenchboro maine (Oprah went there)

• 3.    fort worth isd (WES)
  Related Terms: 8.fwisd
  - Fort Worth Independent School District.
  - - Why now?
  - - A kid got the sniffles.
  - - - So they closed the entire town.
  - - - Just to put it in perspective:
  - - - - 36,000 people are expected to die this year from regular flu.
  - - - - Swine flu has killed 0 people in the US.
  - - - - - It has killed approximately 150 people in Mexico
  - - - - - So Swine Flu is less than 1 half of 1 percent as fatal as regular flu.
  - - - Fort Worth’s school closings are one of the more reasonable responses I’ve seen to the Flu “Pandemic”
  - - - - In Egypt, they’re slaughtering ALL of their pigs.
  - - - - - Because dead, rotting pigs are less of a health risk, I assume.
  - - - - You can’t get a flight to Mexico.
  - - - - Vice President Joseph Biden essentially told Americans to stay off of airplanes and subways.
  - - Did I mention yet that we had pork chops tonight?
  - - - They were yummy.
  - - - - Yes, I wrote that before we ate them. I can tell by looking at the uncooked chops that they’re going to be awesome.
• 2.    jupiter jack (BOB)
  - A strangely named contraption for your cell phone
  - - Basically a good idea, it plugs into your hands-free jack and transmits on FM 88.7
  - - - Tune your radio and hear the other party
  - - - - Presumably the microphone is part of the “jack”
  - - Two major problems:
  - - - The mic has to be part of the “jack,” which means phone placement is critical to sound quality
  - - - Anyone with a radio tuned to 88.7 in close proximity will hear half your conversation
  - Why now?
  - - On the new Discovery TV show Pitchmen
  - - - Apparently they had trouble finding a name for the product that wasn’t already taken
• 1.    taylor hicks (SAM)
  - They grey headed 20 somehting that won Idol in season 5.
  - That was 3 years ago!
  - Why now?
  - Back on the Idol stage…
  - You know…
  - To get people to listen to him again.
  - And most of the comments were, wow…if he were here this season, he wouldn’t even be in the top 5.
  - Little harsh but mostly likely true.

Apr 30 2009 (THU)

• NOT VOLCANIC ENOUGH
  20.    nikki catsouras car crash photos (You sickos)
  19.    www.50states.com (What you’d guess it is)
  18.    farrah franklin (One of Destiny’s Children, on Millionaire Matchmaker)
  16.    apotemnophilia (Hyperawareness of one of your limbs)
  15.    private practice spoilers (We don’t do ‘em)
  14.    john floyd thomas jr (72 year old, suspected in at least 25 murders)
  13.    joonias (See #1)
  11.    kilpatrick stockton (Lawyer office, its head found dead there)
  10.    what does obama mean in japanese (See #7)
  9.    mark titus (NBA hopeful, did not get drafted)
  8.    hrunixar.com (Google Missile)
  7.    obama in japanese (Sailboat. No, wait. Little Beach. yeah that’s it)
  5.    hr unixar (Google Missile)
  1.    joonas.net (Google Missile)
• 4.    fbstarter.com (SAM)
  Related Term: 12.kromked.net
  - Because you can’t have something that millions of people log into without having an alternative site.
  - You know…one that steals all your information.
  - Apparently logging onto facebook and signing up there isn’t the most obvious way of starting facebook.
  - If you google, you get facebook starter…which “looks” like Facebook…
  - But is a phishing site and takes all your information.
  - fbstarter.net was already taken down and banned…and poof…up pops another one.
  - If you can’t log onto it correctly, you shouldn’t log on at all.
• 3.    gradegov.com (WES)
  Related Term: 17.grade gov
  - Website where you can grade your representatives.
  - - I thought we did that on voting day.
  - - Nancy Pelosi gets an F, and Ron Paul gets the only A (an A-)
  - Why now?
  - - The site was announced.
• 2.    david souter (BOB)
  Related Term: 6.justice souter
  - American Supreme Court Justice
  - - Has served since 1990, having been appointed by George H. W. Bush; justices are appointed to lifetime terms
  - - - Ostensibly to balance the branches which require campaigning
  - - Generally votes with the more liberal wing of the court
  - - - And may have waited for a Democratic president before retiring
  - - - - Having been reportedly bitter over the Bush v. Gore decision and its blatantly partisan nature
  - - In 2004, he was attached by two youths when jogging home at night
  - - - He fended them off with martial arts skills he’d learned at Harvard 40 years earlier
  - Why now?
  - - It was announced that he’ll be retiring after the court’s current session

May 1 2009 (FRI)

• NOT VOLCANIC ENOUGH
  20.    mega millions winning numbers (09-16-24-40-43. The numbers I would have picked!)
  19.    david souter (From previous day)
  18.    fda hydroxycut (See #4)
  17.    mega millions ($225 million)
  16.    dalmation coast (See #7)
  13.    bart whitaker (Murderer, will be executed)
  12.    bathed with love (Apparatus to bathe with your baby)
  11.    monica hansen (Suing a plastic surgeon for using her boob pictures)
  9.    the maldives (See #7)
  7.    maldive islands (Unknown why now)
  6.    andrew mccarthy (Not the actor, wrote a letter to Obama)
  5.    silverton bank (Yet another failed bank)
  4.    hydroxycut recall (Diet food, kills you. Recalled)
• 3.    invisiblechildren.com (WES)
  Related Term: 8.invisible children
  - They say children should be seen and not heard.
  - - I don’t see why I should have to deal with either of those.
  - - But this website has nothing to do with that.
  - This group of filmmakers went to Uganda and filmed children being used as weapons in war there.
  - - And they showed it to people.
  - - And then Oprah put them on.
  - - And now everybody wants to give them money.
  - - I’m being a bit flippant, but it actually sounds like a pretty good thing.
• 2.    bird rock bandits (BOB)
  Related Term: 15.seth cravens
  - A San Diego surfer gang
  - - I didn’t know such things existed
  - - Have been reportedly causing trouble around Windansea Beach
  - - - And are accused of beating Emery Kauanui Jr. to death during a fight
  - Why now?
  - - Emery’s father, Emery Kauanui Sr. filed a lawsuit against the five men involved and the bar where they’d been drinking
  - - - He accuses the La Jolla Brew House of serving to obviously intoxicated minors
• 1.    danny gans (SAM)
  Related Terms: 14.danny gans las vegas; 10.death of danny ganz
  - Las Vegas Strip entertainer.
  - No…he doesn’t strip…he works on the strip.
  - You know what I mean.
  - Apparently total all round nice guy.
  - And really talented with impressions.
  - Has worked in Vegas for 13 years.
  - And won the strip entertainer of the year for the last 11 years.
  - Why now?
  - Passed away unexpeantly in his sleep today.
  - Autopsy to come, but no fowl play evident.
  - Many are saddened by the passing of the young 52 yr old.

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