This is just a silly episode where we have fun with Tony and laugh about clips and quotes from random shit like David Bowie on Soul Train, Mel Brooks in Blazing Saddles...

WE'RE BACK after almost 3 months being gone, but we're gonna be swinging for the fences in the next couple episodes. This one deals with catching up on what we've been doing lately, including Joe's experience driving for LYFT!

​March 9th, 2017 was the 20th anniversary of the death of Chris Wallace, better know as The Notorious B.I.G., gunned down in a still-unsolved murder in Los Angeles, California. He influenced many current hip-hop artists as well as his contemporaries, and we feature some of his lesser-known tracks and interesting music connected to his legacy. We discuss the similar tragedy of BIG L, and discover a release by 90's rockers LIVING COLOUR covered his song "Who Shot Ya" on a single of the same name in September 2016, which coincided with the 20th anniversary of the death of rival rapper and equally celebrated Tupac Shakur. Featured are collaborations with WU-TANG CLAN, CRAIG MACK, LL COOL J, BUSTA RHYMES, and a remix featuring samples from BOB MARLEY from the 2005 Compilation "Duets: The Final Chapter" More mini-episodes focusing on music and other interesting topics coming soon. Thanks For Listening! send us an email ----\> [email protected] or follow us on twitter and join the discussion - twitter.com/BesideTPpod Joe's twitter - twitter.com/jopesays Shawn's twitter - twitter.com/SWPorter5150 Tony's twitter - twitter.com/anthonyross57 visit our blog at BTPpod.com for pictures, videos and more info about us, our guests and discussions. Intro music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) ~Remixed by Joe~ Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

​This week, Tony and Joe go visit our friendly neighborhood PODCAST WHORE Clint for some fun conversations about stuff we nerd-out about... Lots of talk pertaining to Comics, Movies, Concerts and Video Games. Shoutout to our fellow podcaster (and Sing With The Band regular, AND Clint's former roommate) Seth. We ARE gonna get Tony to sing SOMEDAY VERY SOON! If Bieber is still allowed to make music, so are we...

Joe and Shawn discuss our friends in BUMP (Joe Rocha was featured on Episode 15) and then go on to discuss a few movies. THE COMEDIAN with Robert DeNiro and JOHN WICK with Keanu Reeves.

Public Service Announcement: Don't go on Periscope at work...

On the night before the 2017 Presidential Inauguration, Tony, Joe & Shawn were hanging out at the Loaded Buffalo in Mundelein, IL (www.loadedbuffalo.com) talking about the general mood our country is in, and delved into a little bit of Shawn's history serving in the Air Force.

The recording session was cut short by some weird circumstances, so a few weeks later Shawn and Joe sat down at another eating establishment, Jojo's in Schaumburg, IL (https://www.zomato.com/chicago/jojos-restaurant-schaumburg) to catch up on the conversation. we continued with talk about Grammy's and Hall of Fames and how we perceive new music vs. old music.

(REMASTERED AND RE-RELEASED... FIXED SOME TECHNICAL PROBLEMS)

Joe and Tony dig into some obscure songs like "My Ding-a-Ling" by Chuck Berry and "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer, and a talk about some of the interesting stories behind those recordings.

Joe and Shawn dig into Joe's collection of 45's (the record, not the bullet) and discuss all types of genres and fun songs contained therein.

A 2-hour "Vinyl-thon" ensues, and we are joined by John on the "B-side" to discuss news of the week as well as dig down deep for some auditory fun. Fans of vinyl and music in general will see more exploration of this format out of us in the future.

Joe and Tony are joined by a plethora of guests, all celebrating the one year anniversary of the inaugural Impractical Jokers Cruise, back in January of 2016.

A BIG THANK YOU to Kelli, Julia, Jess and Katherine for joining us live, and Lorell, Jeff, Jeanie, Paul, Sam, Cindy, Cheri and Theo for sharing their memories!!

Joe and Shawn visit Rediscover Records in Elgin, IL. They have some fun and find some gems...