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The Bums are back in action, with our first official show at Paddy’s Cave, B.O.M. HQ South, as the recording locale rotisserie circle is now complete; Italy wins Euro’s soccer championship over England and Rocky’s Sicilian roots rejoice (btw Eddie, the saying goes “All Sicilians are Italian, but not all Italian’s are Sicilian”); English soccer fans are pretty much dicks, Argentina wins the Pan-Am soccer championship; Future NHL HOF defenceman Duncan Keith is now an Edmonton Oiler, Paddy throws down Duncan Keith facts;  Team USA’s men’s basketball team sucks a bag of you know whats; the Bums discuss the magnetic field that is MMA and UFC’s and human cock fighting; SBOTW Greg Hardy goes nighty-nighty, poetic justice prevails as Conor McCunt loses by TKO due to an ankle that snapped apart like a Lego brick; NHL Tampa Bay Lightning go back-to-back, NBA Finals update, Eddie is not impressed with the Deer’s coaching decisions and favors the Suns to win; MLB Trade deadline looms large, Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna as trade bait (gulp); discussion around the White Sox’ “warm stove”; the MLB All Star game get’s zero bum love ; and lastly, Stephen A. Fuckface gets de-pantsed. 

On the flip-side, “some” of the Bums conduct a site visit at Ravinia Brewing’s Diversey Ave locale in Chicago; the Bums review two, low-octane beers —Grunsfeld Motueka Dry-Hopped Lager (4.9%ABV)— and their Diversey Station Juicy Session Pale Ale (4.9% ABV); Paddy earns a stripe (congrats); Rocky and Eddie mobilize and visit Union Pier, MI, results in an impromptu review of three nearby breweries, Beer Church Brewing, Ghost Isle Brewery and Seedz Brewery; a review of Chiraq on the Fourth of July, and related fallout; Rocky previews a fly-fishing junket in New Mexico on the San Juan river (with Nicky Fish Hooks), before closing on a Free Britney rant. 

Recorded on July 14th, 2021 at B.O.M. southmost headquarters ‘Paddy’s Cave’ in Chicago, IL USA.  

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Welcome to Episode 0027, where the Bums kick things off discussing the highly complex nature of the Gregorian calendar (Eddie, we’re looking at you), a complete reversal in optimism around the death spiraling Chicago Cubs, the White Sox march on (injuries and all), trade-deadline chatter,  former Chicago Bears QB Erik Kramer’s attempted suicide (CTE nearly claims another victim), Scottie Pippen’s scorches the earth to promote a tell-all book, the yeah-boo effect of recently named NBA coaches who are also professional domestic abusers, and the Bums discuss a recent Deadspin article, which masterfully recounts the messy ice that Chicago Black “Eye” Hawks brass have zambonied for themselves.

In Part 2, the Bums celebrate (again) the shifting of B.O.M. HQ to Paddy’s Southside Cave, the end of WWII and an infamous scene (and true story) from the movie Jaws comes back to life in the form of an old time newspaper (courtesy of Eddie’s Mom), the Bums celebrate Independence Day as Paddy’s kills it in another segment of IDNKT (I Did Not Know That), scumbag, serial rapist and accomplished Mickey Slipper, Bill “Pill” Cosby is released from jail at the hands of COPA’s fucked up judicial system, and the impossibility of unwinding our country’s capitalistic penal system.  Something for everyone.

Recorded on July 1st, 2021 at B.O.M.’s global headquarters ‘East Bunker’ in Chicago, IL USA.  

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Welcome to Episode 0026, where the Bums channel our inner sports muse with discussions around pro NFL’s first openly gay player, Carl Nassib, the Philly 76ers choke and their stupid, classless fans are consistently on brand, Supreme Court ruling involving initial legalese opening the door to financially compensating NCAA student athletes, NHL Blackhawks announcer (and future HOFer) Pat Foley announces his retirement in the jet stream of a front office scandal and cover-up (playing the predator shell game), the Chicago Cubs no hitter by cohort, Willson Contreras in rare air, Chicago MLB teams clinging to 1st place in their divisions, and MLB’s evolution is yielding unprecedented upticks in walks and players thumped by pitches. 

In Part Two, Eddie passes Paddy the mics and B.O.M. HQ for our next episode (from Bunker East to South Cave), a beer review of Old Irving Brewing’s latest creation, “Sonne” — an exceptional German Helles lager (5.3% ABV), mango/habanero whiskey gets put in time-out, a quick review of Chicago’s Van Gogh exhibit (hosted at Eddie’s wedding venue, Germania Place), a review of Chicago’s grand re-opening,  Rocky’s fly fishing trip to Belize reminds us of the complicated and crazy legacy of former Tech Exec John McAfee (who was a fucking raging nut job, and recently died in a Spanish prison), before the Bums end with reviews of two TV shows, a new ShowTime TV series, ‘City on a Hill’ produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck featuring actor Kevin Bacon, and a zombie survivalist TV series, Black Summer, on Netflix. 

Recorded on June 25, 2021 at B.O.M.’s global headquarters ‘East Bunker’ in Chicago, IL USA.  

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After another 1-week hiatus, the Bums are bock for another episode, on the heels of eclipsing 500 downloads!  Episode 0025 starts with Chicago baseball talk, including the White Sox and Cubs both being in first place (why aren’t more people talking about it), praise for Robin Ventura, Paddy’s university eligibility, Julio Jones heading to Tennessee (the Titans are for real), Bears egotistical HC Matt Nagy’s POV on Justin Fields as a week 1 starter, general chatter around MLB injuries and trade prospects, and Scumbag-of-the-Week honors going to Bo Schembechler.  

The Bums are clearly drunk as skunks slurring our way into Part 2, with a review of Stone Brewing’s Buenaveza Salt & Lime Mexican lager and also Ole Smoky’s Mango Habanero whiskey (70 proof will get you), Rocky de-briefs his recent fly fishing junket that included 3 nights of pitch black fishing (mousing) in the fucking dark, 200 cigarettes and one match, and Paddy bemoans traffic calming circles in urban areas (Stone in Shoe / SIMS edition).

Recorded on June 16, 2021 at B.O.M.’s global headquarters ‘East Bunker’ in Chicago, IL USA.  

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After a one-week sabbatical, the Bums are back in studio for Episode 0024.  The sports babble segment kicks off on a positive note, as both Chicago-based MLB teams lead their respective divisions, the Detroit Lions crazy ass head coach Dan Campbell wants a jungle cat on the sidelines, old man Phil “Lefty” Mickelson wins a PGA major, future NFL HOF placekicker Adam Vinatieri gets a gold watch (you read that right, a kicker), a review of NBA playoffs, rants around deplorable NBA fan behavior, and the opening half closes with full support of Namoi Osaka (who is passing on the Frog Open to focus on her mental health). 

During the second half, the Bums enjoy Eddie’s epilogue/travelogue from his boondoggle to Nashville, as he gets a ride to the airport from oldest daughter (Prima), and also plays Baby Driver racing to the airport to help his wife, a review the best breakfast EVER, a frightening glass pool between sky scrapers, before talk turns to summer in Chicago, Paddy’s new Trex deck and ROI, Carribean influenced rum drinks, WTF is Falurnum, and wrap with a new segment —recounting NextDoor’s stupidest members (highlight: chicken slaughter complaints and lost pets). 

Recorded on June 4, 2021 at B.O.M.’s global headquarters ‘East Bunker’ in Chicago, IL USA.  

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Episode “23” starts with a hat tip to Michael Jordan (and his security guard chum, the late John Michael Wozniak), followed by a Bums ‘breeze by’ of baseball and basketball topics that run the gamut from Jose Abreu’s injury, unwritten rules in baseball, White Sox skipper TLR is approaching “too stupid to insult” territory, Kluber’s no-no, the short list of HOFers who played for the Dodgers, we’re so stupid that we didn’t realize there is no NBA HOF (it’s the Basketball HOF), nevertheless the Bums review Basketball HOF inductees, man crushing on NBA’s new play-in tourney (more of this), and end with Scumbag of the Week, with honors going to Dino Gaudio (former Louisville asst. coach catching embezzlement charges).

The flip side starts with a beer review from Old Irving Brewing, Things We Don’t Say (Hazy IPA, 6% ABV - Collaboration: Mental Health and Awareness), Eddie and Rocky hijack Paddy’s  ‘I Did Not Know That’ segment, going on Simple Machine rant, headlined by Erector Sets from our childhood, The Red Robbin to BMI quotient in America, a quick review of Netflix’s Framing John Delorian quasi documentary, and Paddy share’s an interesting tidbit about Seth Rogan and his new house. 

Recorded on May 20 at B.O.M.’s global headquarters ‘East Bunker’ in Chicago, IL USA.  

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In Episode 0022, the Bums tackle geo sporting issues in Part 1, to include trying to understand who from the City of Oakland crapped in a nuns hat (why are teams moving away, including rumors around the Oakland A’s baseball club), celebrating DFA’d MLB player and future HOF’er Albert Pujols, the ridiculousness of Tim TE-Bow’s reemergence with the Jacksonville Jags (appropriate), the doping scandal surrounding this year’s Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit (thanks to professional cheater Bob Baffert), a Northside / Southside debate around who has the best MLB short stop, a disappointing but unsurprising revelation from Rocky’s alma mater where the Scumbag of the Week trophy is firmly handed to Mike Polisky (Northwestern University’s former, disgraced AD), and Paddy previews a new NFL in-game experience coming soon to fans Las Vegas.

The Bums christen Part 2 with another beer review (Old Irving Brewing’s newest creation— a “session” IPA named Conjurer), discussion around the Chicago Craft Beer scene including an interesting locale double-switch between Half Acre and Hop Butcher, Eddie blows up Hyundai’s Santa Fe stupid kid detector feature in another SIMS installment,  the Bums contemplate the real rationale around why gun reform may never happen, before pivoting to the real possibility of having a Tween version of Instagram (Tweenstagram, copyright 2021), a preview of Dave Chappelle’s interview with Joe Rogan focused on Dave’s Kindness Conspiracy Theory (JRE, Episode #1647), a brief run down of 2021’s “Rock n Roll” Hall of Fame inductees, before closing with a Paddy-rific mic drop and related call to action.

Recorded on May 13, at B.O.M. global headquarters East in Chicago, IL USA.  

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Welcome to Episode 0021, Part 1, where the Bums postulate around various MLB goings on, including the pile up of injuries facing the Chicago White Sox, trouble in LaRussa-land, and the DFAing of future HOF player Albert Puljols.  The Bums also recap and critique the Chicago Bears’ 2021 Draft picks, Paddy throws down a mini-‘I Did Not Know That’ segment, a discussion transpires around how Mike Ditka would sell boxes of hot shit to blind kids as hand warmers, a review of this week’s Scumbag of the Week (SOTW), Robbie “Sexual Assaulter” Alomar, before closing the books on Part 1 with a Kentucky Derby shout out.

On the back nine, Rocky tees off on uninformed white America for their lack of knowledge around Cinco de Mayo (another SIMS segment), Paddy reviews a ShowTime movie documentary, “Hitsville: The Making of Motown (2019)”, and the Bums discuss the oddball attraction to Pitch Perfect, the movie franchise (yes, there is more than one of these fucking movies),  

Recorded May 6, 2021 at B.O.M.’s global HQ (East) in Chicago, IL USA. 

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The Bums’ 20th Episode is a little special, live-recorded during the first round of the NFL Draft through the first 20 picks (see what we did there — Episode 20, 20 Draft picks…).   In Part 1, the Bums ring in the 2021 NFL Draft, resident White Sox specialist Paddy reviews an interesting game between the Pale Hose and the Detroit Tigers, the Bums discover some interesting baseball observations from Steve Stone around umpire chest protectors, bemoan MLB’s new rules for extra innings, Madison Bumgarner’s faux “no hitter”, and review the possible and likely upside of “In Game” sports betting.  The end of Part 1 also includes high-drama around the Chicago Bears first round pick (so listen closely as Rocky rejoices).  

In Part 2, the Bums continue providing live color commentary around the NFL Draft, including a Top 20 pick recap, before discussing all things Oven Mittens in sports, and wrap-up with another patent pending edition of Eddie’s Stone in My Shoe (SIMS) segment, focused on the fucking dip shits who fail to receive their second COVID vaccination shot.

Episode 0020 was recorded on April 29th at B.O.M. global HQ (East) in Chicago.

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The Bums are back with Episode 0019 after a short, spring hiatus.    Rocky reviews his trip to Palm Springs, CA with Camp Lucy and related swim wear choices, before diving into Part 1, a sports mish-mash starting with the retirement of NFL’s Julian Edelman and Alex Smith, Brett Reid catches a felony DUI charges (de facto Scumbag of the Week), shout-out to first male, Hideki Matsuyama, to win a PGA Major, Country Joe West wins his defamation suit, Cubs and White Sox updates, the Blackhawks skating on thin ice, Euro soccer folds like a cheap suit, Paddy hosts another edition of I did not know that (Chicago Bears and the NFL Draft).  

In Part 2, Rocky gets twisted over a household caulking project results in, well, glue all over, Cub’s kooky closer, Craig Kimbrell, makes an impression on Eddie’s Mom, the Bums ponder recent societal issues dogging the U.S. (Dante West shooting protests, Derek Chauvin guilty verdict, Adam Toldeo killing, and Kyle “Privileged White” Rittenhouse), and wrap up with beer review of Old Irving Brewing’s new Double Dry Hop (DDH) IPA, Eephus. 

Recorded on 4/22/2021 at B.U.M.’s global HQ in Chicago.