Mike v. Matt

We are definitely not rock stars, but have both dabbled with playing the guitar for years. The boys discuss their history with the axe and the struggles with hitting plateaus in any hobby. 

• Wonderwall (Oasis)
• Green Light Morning
• Fretboard Mastery
• Tangerine (Led Zeppelin)
• Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)
• David Gilmour sells his guitar collection
• Mark Knopfler on guitars

More Hobbies! The boys let their nerd show a little by discussing misadventures in miniature gaming over the years.

• Warhammer 40K
• Warhammer Age of Sigmar
• Warmachine - http://allnewwar.com/unstoppable-power
  • Khador Army
• Malifaux
• Photos of Gencon miniatures from 2017 

Mike and Matt are passionate about one thing: collecting hobbies. They discuss their habits of going deep into hobbies for short amounts of time, resulting in varying levels of reward and frustration. The boys explore lifelong interests in backpacking and Magic: The Gathering, two subjects that rarely find the same venue.

• Magic: The Gathering
• Friday Nights, a YouTube sitcom about Magic and those who play it - 
• Hearthstone 

The duo finishes the list of movies their sons need to see with the ones that are a bit too mature. Matt is happy about the seasonal release of Bell's Hopslam. Mike is excited about nothing. At all.  Films discussed:

• Full Metal Jacket
• Blazing Saddles
• Revenge of the Nerds
• Pulp Fiction
• Blade Runner
• The Godfather
• Goodfellas
• Jaws
• Braveheart
• Fight Club 

Mike and Matt finally wrap up the list of movies their sons need to watch right now to fully appreciate meme culture and the Simpsons. Matt becomes disturbed by his overuse of the word "Absolutely". The list includes:

• Inception
• Die Hard
• The Princess Bride
• Spaceballs
• Rocky
• WarGames
• 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Black Hawk Down
• The Shawshank Redemption

The movie list continues! The boys revisit James Bond with updates. Mike confronts his subconscious obsession with Bruce Willis. Movies include:

• Saving Private Ryan
• Armageddon
• Apollo 13
• The Right Stuff*
• The Fifth Element
• Highlander
• Predator
• Alien(s)

*Also, we recognize Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, not John Glenn. Sorry.

The address more challenges with dated movies for modern audiences. Matt confronts some serious gaps in his viewing history. Movies discussed:

• The Terminator
• The Matrix
• The Lord of the Rings
• Schindler's List
• Gladiator
• The Rock

Mike and Matt kick off a new venture by discussing movies they feel obligated to show their sons as part of their cultural education. The list includes:

• Star Wars
• Indiana Jones
• Harry Potter
• James Bond