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A few years ago, our buddy Todd texted us a picture of something that I hadn’t even thought of in 25 years.  It was the picture of a t-shirt, a ratty t-shirt.  The front of the shirt had the words written, "Phebus and Butthead", and the back had the words, “Stroke It” along with a cartoon depiction of the iconic cartoon character Butthead (of the duo, Beavis and Butthead) and our principal at Adams High School, Mr. Phebus, with his arm over Butthead’s shoulder. OBVIOUSLY, THIS SHIRT HAS A STORY. A STORY THAT SIMPLY CANNOT BE MADE UP.  

That was the first time that I’d laid eyes on that shirt in 25 years and instantly I tried to remember everything surrounding the creation of the shirt.  I knew it had something to do with a large group of students in our class, the Class of 96,  being complete idiots, acting a fool, mostly during pep assemblies. But it also had to do with us acting a fool in response to the school’s administration, led by the principal Mr. Phebus, trying to crack down on the pep assembly fun.  

But, the memories were a bit hazy so I knew it was the perfect topic to do some episodes on and truly go on a memory mission.  So I met with eleven friends and even a little surprise guest that really helped provide some perspective of this period in time.  

What you’ll hear over the next three episodes, are the events leading up to the creation of the Phebus and Butthead tshirt, starting with our impressions of our first pep rally, ending with a little rebellion, and all the shenanigans in between.

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There once was an awesome trip.

Had some fun they all admit

Jack recalls

Joel's drawl

….. just good kids doin' stupid shit!”

The mishaps and questionable decisions continue! What else would you expect when a caravan of 5 cars filled with teenagers drive to the state capital to ROCK OUT at a Cypress Hill, 311, and Pharcyde concert in February of 1996?!?

In the Cypress Hill or Bust two episode series, we share our recollections of the events surrounding the Cypress Hill, Temples of Boom tour concert, starting with the purchase of the tickets, ending with our trip home, and every unexpected event, mishap, and poor judgement in between. 

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There once was a hop to Indy. 

Four cars, craze kids, some windy! 

Cypress Hill! 

What a thrill! 

Y’all holla; “Bye Bye, Boom Biddy!” 

What could go wrong when a caravan of 5 cars filled with teenagers drive to the state capital to ROCK OUT at a Cypress Hill, 311, and Pharcyde concert in February of 1996?

In the Cypress Hill or Bust two episode series, we share our recollections of the events surrounding the Cypress Hill, Temples of Boom tour concert, starting with the purchase of the tickets, ending with our trip home, and every unexpected event, mishap, and poor judgement in between.

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In this episode, you will hear about the birth of a Potato Creek State Park legend, The Cabin Troll. My original intent was to document a definitive account of the Cabin Troll's origins. Instead, I created more confusion, but that is the chaos the Cabin Troll loves.

Every fall, since 1988, my parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, and other random guests over the years have spent the weekend in the cabins at Potato Creek State Park in North Liberty IN, outside of South Bend. Anyone who spends time with us finds out very quickly that we are LOUD…. and even though we don’t mean to, we tend to crank the energy level up. And anytime you have a couple of dozen of us familiy members, staying in two family cabins (now 3), ages ranging from infant up to senior citizens, that energy level is amped up. 

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In this episode, you'll hear why our Potato Creek cabins weekend should be sponsored by Jagermeister and Red Solo cups. You'll hear why our elevated decibel level invites the DNR officers to join us each year. Joe Namath? Nope.. you'll hear about the time our cousin Alex made a Super Bowl caliber exit. Lastly, you'll understand why a 5k trail run race and the cabins don't mix.

Every fall, since 1988, my parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, and other random guests over the years have spent the weekend in the cabins at Potato Creek State Park in North Liberty IN, outside of South Bend. Anyone who spends time with us finds out very quickly that we are LOUD…. and even though we don’t mean to, we tend to crank the energy level up. And anytime you have a couple of dozen of us familiy members, staying in two family cabins (now 3), ages ranging from infant up to senior citizens, that energy level is amped up. 

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In this episode, you'll hear about a senior citizen dropping bombs in the woods near the Potato Creek Cemetery and how he asked his middle aged daughters to stand guard. You'll hear how a young woman scorned literally bit her cousin's back because he borrowed her bike. You heard that right, a back bite. You'll also hear how a young mother got attacked and bullied by a wild group of raccoons.

Every fall, since 1988, my parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, and other random guests over the years have spent the weekend in the cabins at Potato Creek State Park in North Liberty IN, outside of South Bend. Anyone who spends time with us finds out very quickly that we are LOUD…. and even though we don’t mean to, we tend to crank the energy level up.  And anytime you have a couple of dozen of us familiy members, staying in two family cabins (now 3), ages ranging from infant up to senior citizens, that energy level is amped up.  

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Be sure to try Beef O' Brady's on St. Rd. 23 in Granger, IN! 

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There once was a laureate stressed,

The rhymes wouldn't come, he confessed.

Then he heard what Dave said

And he cleared his old head!

"Give yourself to the weekend." Hell yes!!

Every fall, since 1988, my parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, and other random guests over the years have spent the weekend in the cabins at Potato Creek State Park in North Liberty IN, outside of South Bend. Over the next few episodes, you’ll hear my family share memories about a very special family tradition that we have, Potato Creek Cabins Weekend. 

This first episode about Potato Creek, doesn’t really have any specific wild stories.  Instead I wanted to set the scene and provide some perspective to our listeners of how far back this tradition goes so you’ll hear some of our memories as children.  You’ll also get a glimpse of how our Potato Creek role models (our fathers and uncles) planted a Potato Creek seed into my generation of family members and then in future episodes you’ll see how that seed grew beyond anything they could have ever imagined. 

Over the 33 years that we’ve been going to the cabins, we have amassed quite the collection of crazy stories and memorable moments.  Over the next few episodes, my extended family and I share some of these with you.  This is not the history of my family at the cabins, it's not in chronological order, I basically just wanted to record some of our stories that are now infamous in Potato Creek lore. 

If you know my extended family, you’ll agree that we are seriously some of the most kind hearted people that you’ll ever meet.  You walk away knowing that you just spent time with genuinely great people.  Also if you’ve spent some time with us together, after picking your jaw up off of the ground, you may walk away with hearing loss and a new appreciation for peace and quiet.  Because we are loud, we like to have fun, but most importantly we LOVE spending Potato Creek Weekend together.  

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When my family visited us at Matlock Apt #18 at Indiana University, it was NOT your typical parent weekend as they were visiting the late 1990's version of the Animal House. In this episode, my mother, father, sister, and brother join me to share their memories of what it was like to spend a weekend with five university scholars. You'll also learn what WWJD stands for.

In the Spring of 1997, five Indiana University freshmen had a vision to turn an ordinary townhome into the epicenter of all things unholy. From 1997 to 2000, Matlock Court Apartment #18 was home to some of the most outlandish behaviors, gatherings, and unidentified smells in Bloomington IN. I sat down with my former college roommates and my family to gather their thoughts on the legendary Bloomington Apartment.  

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There once was a wonton crew,

Who left apt. 18 askew!

"We fixed the holes!"

To the lawyers extolled!

"We cannot believe we were sued!"

We got sued. After ALL that we did to make Matlock Court Apartments a better place, they sued us. You'll be as shocked as we were upon hearing the news of our court summons. Throughout this episode, we share stories that will make you wonder why we got sued. ALL we strived to do was help make Matlock Court Apartments a better place to live.

In the Spring of 1997, five Indiana University freshmen had a vision to turn an ordinary townhome into the epicenter of all things unholy. From 1997 to 2000, Matlock Court Apartment #18 was home to some of the most outlandish behaviors, gatherings, and unidentified smells in Bloomington IN. I sat down with my former college roommates and my family to gather their thoughts on the legendary Bloomington Apartment.  

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Thank you for listening!

There once was a story to tell,

'Bout a place where boys did dwell,

Matlock 18!

Repulsive scene!

You can not imagine the smell!

In the Spring of 1997, five Indiana University freshmen had a vision to turn an ordinary townhome into the epicenter of all things unholy.  From 1997 to 2000, Matlock Court Apartment #18 was home to some of the most outlandish behaviors, gatherings, and unidentified smells in Bloomington IN.  I sat down with my former college roommates and my family to gather their thoughts on the legendary Bloomington Apartment.  This episode focuses on The Smell. A smell that 20 years later still burns our nostrils.

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Thank you for listening!