* M.L. Elrick (Twitter @elrick/Facebook ML ELRICK/Instagram ml_elrick) greets Shawn Windsor (Twitter @ShawnWindsor) from Shawn’s davenport in Hugh Hefner’s garage, Marc Fellhauer (Twitter @MarcFell) from Red Shovel Network HQ which is infectious — but in the good way — and publishing impresario Matt Jennings (Twitter @MattRJennings) of Soft Magazine. Matt’s cat supervises while Joey Zuver somehow holds it all together.* THE STRAIGHT DOPE:  ML knows most folks will sit through just about anything to hear more inside stories about the rise and fall and, possible, rise of Kwame Kilpatrick. So he sneaks in a long story about his night with the members of the Vigilante’s motorcycle club. Is it long? For sure. Is it well told? We’ll leave that to your judgment.* On Friday, ML said word of Kilpatrick’s early release from prison had “all the makings of a hoax.” Then he quoted Kilpatrick kin and supporters who said it was legit. Then he wrote a story casting some doubt on it. He discusses his doubts that Kilpatrick really would be released. (Eight hours after the show was recorded, the feds announced that Kilpatrick would NOT be released after all. And then he reported that.) * Is Elrick a prophet? Is he a seer? Or is he just a knucklehead whose instincts turned out to be pretty good. Listen and render your own verdict. * PUBLISHED BEFORE THE SHOW WAS RECORDED &POSTED AFTER THE SHOW WAS RECORDED.* In yet another conversation that would soon be overtaken by current events, the boys debate how Gov. Gretchen Whitmer should have handled a report that her husband tried to use his wife’s clout to get his boat out in time for Memorial Day. * PUBLISHED BEFORE THE SHOW WAS RECORDED &POSTED AFTER THE SHOW WAS RECORDED* THE GREAT DEBATE:Is Kilpatrick getting out? Did Whitmer’s husband try to parlay his wife’s position to get their boat out? And when should the media report on this jibber jabber?* GEEK OF THE WEEK: CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a great idea to save his company a ton of money by letting people work from home. Employees might not like one area where he plans to save a bundle for the Evil Empire.* THIS WEEK IN SOFT HISTORY Soft Magazine Editor Matt Jennings provides a perspective on momentous moments that historians somehow missed — all while trying to keep the boys and their smart aleck remarks in check!* ROOM 7609: It’s bass month in Room 7609, brought to you by Elrick Bass Guitars, www.elrick.com. Our final May guest in the NuWave suite is John Taylor of Duran Duran,