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Episode 52:  Conventioneers 

Tonight we discuss lounge lizards at San Diego ComicCon…. or maybe it is just the song Conventioneers. We invite more people on the show (@WilliamShatner, @BenFolds) and discuss which BNL member we would have our one night stand with.  Well, okay, the last one is a lie.  Our significant others might not be happy with that last discussion.  But I had so much fun editing the end of this one that I couldn’t breathe at one point.  I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did. 

Original song 

Ladies Room Vol. 5  (Answering Machine by Ed and Jim, but more importantly the Bird Poop Rap) 

This version is different than any other rap that they usually do. 

Plugs  

Travis and Vic’s Drunk Horror Adventures  

Ben Folds – “In Love” with William Shatner 

Black Hole Sun cover by Steve and Eydie 

Richard Cheese – Welcome To The Jungle 

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Yes, you read that right…. and I spelled it that way on purpose. I may not know how to pronounce, but I know how to spell. Tonight’s episode, we welcome back Bobby in order to go back and fix our mistakes and our numbers. I don’t fix my “pronounciations”, but we adjust our numbers so we can start the year with an accurate ratings system. And, thanks to Bobby, we have a lot of fun. So enjoy as we ring in the New Year with our 2018 “past, recast and reinvented until it’s like we meant it”.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Sorry this is a bit late. I got “wrapped” up into Christmas. And today we finish #ChristmasInDecember as we discuss “Christmastime (Oh Yeah)”.

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Did you buy your tickets for Steven Page playing in the Maritimes with an orchestra directed by Andy Creeggan? Then do.

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Episode 49: Christmas Pics
We’re almost there. And we are continuing #ChristmasInDecember by discussing “Christmas Pics”, my least favorite thing to do during the holiday. But will it be my least favorite song? Will I continue to be the Scrooge, or have I seen the Ghost of Christmas Future?

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Episode 47: Celebrity
Entertainment Tonight, TMZ, People magazine, Weekly World News, any news channel today. What do they all have in common? Our obsession with celebrities. And Kevin, Steven, and Ed don’t show any mercy in this week’s song. Will we love it, be merciful, or just be downright sadistic? You’ll just have to tune in to find out.

Appearance
“Celebrity” from the album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nmGyjRW5hE

Behind the scenes of “Celebrity” (vocal harmonies are very soft and lilting) DualDisc (Cd and DVD)

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Episode 47: Carol of The Bells

(If you didn’t read that to the tune of this week’s song…. well, I’m sorry you missed out. You can never read it again.)

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Dennis Leary’s Merry F#%$in Christmas (2005)

For BNL, fast forward to minute 30. We get to see BNL, but we also, at this very special time of year, get to see one of the most influential bands to BNL, Corky and the Juice Pigs (but don’t blink).

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Original “Ding Fries are Done” parody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvvHXjKloNs

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Episode 46: Care Less 

We hope that you care about our podcast. If you do, please let us know.  This week it is just Michelle and I and we couldn’t care less where Aaron is, because he belongs here with us. But we make do without him and discuss two rare tunes by BNL this week.  We dove deep deep deep into the archive this week.  

Also, Michelle develops a new drinking game: #EffortlessDrinkingGame 

You know what we do care about?  Giving Thanks for all the great things we have.  So next week we will spending our time Caring about all the things we are thankful for, as we take a week off to gear up for our Christmas in December project.   

“Care Less” On Buck Naked 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwAlhOXo31A 

The “Buck Naked” tape (newly uploaded for better audio by bnlhttp.com) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RAzV5eEtoM 

The Alternate recording for a live show in Toronto, ON 06/15/91 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk7UnZAT9eI 

Appearance 

Bnlhttp.com to download a copy of the live version of “Care Less” or “Careless Whisper” 

Last occurrence of covering “Careless Whisper” by George Michael (of Wham!) with Steven: Ships and Dips IV, Jan 31, 2008 

Switches to color on last chorus. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP6KzrJIfl4 

Live in NYC 2004 doing “Careless Whisper” 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3CdGn3oQiI 

Yukon Cornelius (you get to see Ed on drums) doing “Careless Whisper” 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV3z_S2O95M 

Also covered by Steven Page for the White Ribbon Benefit, which I will come back to in the future 

Plugs 

Rock N’ Beards 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KbJaAL-Hb8 

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Happy Thanksgiving! Ok… we are a little early, but we are busy prepping for Thanksgiving here in America.  So we got this one out early so you can listen to it while you are chopping your vegetables (unless you are in Canada, like our guest for this week, Justin from Monster Squad Minute). 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBMxpDbp51A 

Appearance 

Ed Robertson talks about the Last Jedi 

http://www.podcastgarden.com/episode/ep-101-the-last-jedi-review_121490 

Cookie Monster rapping about Healthy Food 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEvhJKwxsZk 

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Monster Squad Minute (available anywhere you download podcasts) 

Monstersquadminute.libsyn.com 

https://www.facebook.com/MonsterSquadMin/ 

@MonsterSquadMin on Twitter 

Buy tickets to see Steven Page live, especially with the New Brunswick Symphony conducted by Andy Creegan 

Jan 31 – Show – Imperial  Theatre, Saint John 

Feb 2 – Capitol Theatre, Moncton 

Feb 3 – The Playhouse,Fredericton  

Feb 4—Rebecca Cohn Hall, Halifax  

These tickets are already on sale through each individual theatre. 

I mentioned him, so here is the video for Biz Markie 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aofoBrFNdg 

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Episode 44: Canadian Snacktime Trilogy: Part ii Popcorn 

Whatever your political affiliation, if you are a US citizen, go out today and vote.  And while you are there, hopefully they have some popcorn. I’m not sure if today is Election Day in Canada, but we have our favorite Canadians, the people from Monster Squad Minute, back to discuss the second part of The Canadian Snacktime Trilogy: POPCORN! 

Other songs we reference: 

Hot Butter’s Popcorn 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK3ZP6frAMc 

I like this Heavy Metal version better 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O775dHUHxLs 

The Muppets 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7UmUX68KtE 

Appearance: 

Soul Glue (Rheostatics cover)   BNL and Dave Bidini (Bidiniband, The Rheostatics) 

House Of Strombo 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkIIS66F72E 

Plugs 

Monster Squad Minute (available anywhere you download podcasts) 

Monstersquadminute.libsyn.com 

https://www.facebook.com/MonsterSquadMin/ 

@MonsterSquadMin on Twitter 

Buy tickets to see Steven Page live, especially with the New Brunswick Symphony conducted by Andy Creegan 

Jan 31 – Show – Imperial  Theatre, Saint John 

Feb 2 – Capitol Theatre, Moncton 

Feb 3 – The Playhouse,Fredericton  

Feb 4—Rebecca Cohn Hall, Halifax  

These tickets are already on sale through each individual theatre.

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Episode 43: Canadian Snacktime Trilogy: Snacktime 

It’s Halloween!!!  And guess what we in the USA talk about at Halloween.  SNACKS!!! CANDY!!  And BNL music about Snacks and Candy!!!!   NO  Not Sex and Candy. SNACKS!  As in Snacktime!  And this week we discuss “Snacktime” with the guys from the Monster Squad Minute.  That’s right. We talk with the Monster Squad Minute men (yes, I called them Minute men) on Halloween. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H67SuU7eNcQ 

The band talks about the Tragically Hip , why they don’t remember opening for them even though they did, Kevin’s memory of trying to record a piece of Coke Machine Glow while there was a party downstairs. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIko41TAzvc  

Plugs 

Monster Squad Minute (available anywhere you download podcasts) 

Monstersquadminute.libsyn.com 

https://www.facebook.com/MonsterSquadMin/ 

@MonsterSquadMin on Twitter 

Buy tickets to see Steven Page live, especially with the New Brunswick Symphony conducted by Andy Creegan 

Jan 31 – Show – Imperial  Theatre, Saint John 

Feb 2 – Capitol Theatre, Moncton 

Feb 3 – The Playhouse,Fredericton  

Feb 4—Rebecca Cohn Hall, Halifax  

These tickets are already on sale through each individual theatre. 

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