This is a short one this week! We announce the winner of our Gift Guide contest and wish you all a Happy Holiday! We will be back next week with a bit more substance so enjoy your holiday!

Ho Ho Horrible songs! This week the lads discuss the genre of overdone, overwrought, overproduced Holiday tunes. And a fine list of new suggestions to add to your seasonal set list!

The replacements suggested are:

Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby & David Bowie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9kfdEyV3RQ

What Christmas Means To Me - Stevie Wonder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIJ2FlM06yE

Father Christmas - The Kinks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPPCPqDINEk

Oi! To The World - The Vandals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKk-2Pu2N8g

Dominick The Donkey - Lou Monte
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca5wXojemRM

Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) - The Darkness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVg1toMzuo

Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) - The Ramones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIhIBFPtnoc

Merry Christmas From The Family - Robert Earle Keane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqN483jm6JE

Jazz Nutcracker - Duke Ellington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MihqGJ4PkY

Fairytale of New York City - The Pogues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8

Step into the exam room, where Dr. Adam and Dr. Dan do a checkup on the setlist of Nashville Top-40 band Nick Vallese & The Misfit Toys. Learn the moves the boys recommend for setlist design, and see how they apply regardless of genre!

Nick's Socials:
https://www.facebook.com/nvxmt/
https://www.instagram.com/thenickvallese/

How many times (this year alone!) have you had to make a tough call, as a band business person? The unpopular move, or the tough interpersonal stand, or the cancellation because something wasn't right? How do you deal with it? What do you do?

Buying gifts for musicians is hard. So let us help! This episode is for the non-musicians in your life -- A lovely list of great, sub-$100 prezzies for the musician in your life!

SM58- https://amzn.to/35WZ8FH
SM57- https://amzn.to/2KAb5Ja
Earasers earplugs- https://amzn.to/3kZESHw
Whirlwind IMP-2 Direct Box- https://amzn.to/2Ht3cE5
Drum Key 3 Pack- https://amzn.to/2UVWk5c
Ernie Ball Super Slinky 6 Pack*- https://amzn.to/370LXD1
Rock N Roller Micro Cart- https://amzn.to/2IVhgqS
Duracell Procell AA 24 Pack- https://amzn.to/3nPBl0y
Duracell Procell 9V 12 Pack- https://amzn.to/3pRMyiN
Gator Mic Stand Drink Holder/Table- https://amzn.to/35XliaU
iKlip Tablet Holder- https://amzn.to/374WZHl
Lasko Air Mover- https://amzn.to/36ZCyLL
Gaffe Tape 4 Pack- https://amzn.to/3pW4bOE

The boys nerd out about upgrades patches, gear, and goodies. Which is an entertaining listen even if you're a keyboard player.

Then Adam recounts is experience with a recent gig playing through the "Cover Band Hell" set list and being paid handsomely for it. Who are we benefitting by being set list snobs? Maybe knock that off and play what the people want?

This week the lads discuss turning down gigs that don't work for you. For whatever reason--the travel, the money... And how we all need to be making healthy, self-sustaining choices, especially now.

But first a chat about what the new vaccine news might mean about coming back to the stage, and what Billboard and Ticketmaster get right and wrong in their approach to protecting their audiences.

Look. Tonight it's either watch votes gradually trickle in from some very very slow states, or talk about random nonsense with the boys. We're choosing the latter.

Drunkest audience member. Worst show. Famous people we've met. We're covering the IMPORTANT stuff in this one.

Speaking of important stuff, to make clear ice spheres, Dan can vouch for this: https://www.totalwine.com/accessories-more/accessories/bar-tools/tovolo-clear-sphere-ice-mold-s-4/p/176568920

In this fine episode, the two fine lads discuss--with no disrespect but some tough love--the recent Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing of Guitar Center. What do you think will fill the void? Are music stores obsolete?

Then we talk about the economics of being a Good Guy, and how Adam made nearly as much money not playing as he did playing.

And now if you'll excuse me, I need to go watch Cougar Town.

This week the fellas discuss a critical aspect of a professional's mindset for success: Locus of Control. Are you in charge of your life's out comes? Or does life determine? Which context you live in is decisive.