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Big week for The Ascertainers.  Your boys hit the town to attend a Bee Gee's tribute show and looked fabulous!  We also got our t-shirts in, so we feel more official.

Not much of an update this week, other than (for a change) we both thought this was a pretty good episode--some laughs, some good-natured ribbing (phrasing), and of course, we break down our favorite Bee Gee's songs.  They have a more impressive catalog than you might think.

With the time I saved on this write up, it will allow us to get to Newt's faster.  Totally worth it in my humble opinion.  After missing out on Newt's last week, we're extra-ready to get back.

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Feeling a tad overconfident from our last couple of episodes, we leave home without a map, compass, or a clue as to where we're going.  And you get to listen to it.  ENJOY!

• What's another word for Thesaurus?
• Mouse alert
• Newt's--Lovely Burgers!
• Earth Wind and Fire--Seriously??
• Errors & Omissions
• 3.2 beer explained
• Debbie Downer
• Political theory
• R.I.P Bob Uecker
• Radio Game
• Classical influences in rock
• Gordon's and Curt's
• Ascertainer's shirt update

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Bob Uecker Shares a Funny Story About Football

Letterman Norm MacDonald s Bob Uecker Story

Bob Uecker Funny Scenes in Major League #comedy #funny #funnyvideo #funnyshorts

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Recorded on New Year's Eve.  A masterclass in distraction.

• Newt's--Come for the Toast Points
• The Evil Knievel of Fish Tacos
• Pitcher Night
• Errors and Omissions
• Radio Game
• Beer Stories

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So, we were planning on saving this one for Episode 100, but let's face it--there's a pretty good chance we don't make it that far....  

We welcome half of big-time rock band feegee--the ones who do our theme song--Alex and Paul.  They did a great job, but somehow, Jim found the need to talk way too much.  

• The Ascertainers theme, live and unplugged
• Awkward Intros
• Top-notch Kids In The Hall Reference
• Newt's--Lovely Burgers
• Friendship Forensics
• Musical Roots
• Radio Game
• Summerfest
• Ca$ual
• Outro

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VOICEMAIL - FEEGEE | MUSIC VIDEO  (our guests, Alex on guitar, Paul on bass

Molly's Worst Enemy- "Incubus" Live at Little Elephant (Paul on drums, Alex on bass

Casual - Solidtude / Already Down / Spent / Come Around (Live From Garth's Living Room)  (Paul on drums)

Pierre - "Mortified" (Alex on steering wheel)

Bungtrack - Killing in the Name (RATM Cover) @ Benderz Bar (Alex on bass, Paul sharing vocals)

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We kick off 2025's first episode with an array of sighs.  Seems about right.

• Daylight Savings Time: The days aren't the only thing getting longer--amiright?
• Pull tab blues
• Newt's--It's the place to be!
• Pat K shoutout
• SpaceX vs NASA
• Time Zones
• Radio Game
• Yacht Rock Documentary on MAX
• Christopher Cross
• Michael McDonald / Jimmy Fallon experiment
• Toto
• Session Man
• That's not Yacht Rock?
• Yacht Rock Web Series see link below.

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Session Man Session Man - Showtime - 1991

Check this out!  Yacht Rock Episode 1  From the 2005 web series.

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This one comes in a little hot at the start.  Possibly the grind of 92 weeks or so of Friday night recording sessions is taking its toll?  Nah, we got back on track quickly enough.  Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas/Happy Hannukah and has a Happy New Year!  Thanks for listening!

• Typhoid Mike
• Dave Foley Cameo  (check out link below)
• Errors and Omissions
• Newt's--Smash Burger Fans Unite!
• Mercury riff
• RIP Jim Fixx
• Radio Game
• Christmas Movies:  Christmas Vacation, Elf, Scrooged, Home Alone, A Christmas Carol, Jingle all the Way, Bad Santa, The Christmas Chronicles, Any Hallmark Movie, The Santa Clause
• Trans-Siberian Orchestra controversy?
• Shout out to Think Drink Disney!  Give them a listen if you like anything Disney!
• The Minnesota Goodbye

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A message from Mr. Dave Foley:   https://www.cameo.com/recipient/674d2d53bea47fd96e2a52bc

The original Kids in the Hall sketch, featuring Mr. Dave Foley
Kids in the Hall - S03E08 - Freedom of Speech ("You use the word 'ascertain' too much.")

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This one was recorded in a matinee session the day after Thanksgiving.  Hangovers were in play for two of the three involved.  Jim's brother, Jeff is our guest.

• Canned cranberry
• Scurvy
• Almost a sports podcast
• Shoutout Bill S
• Newt's has a new Burger called the Power Trip Morning Show Burger--go eat it!
• Radio Game
• After school stuff as kids
  • Gilligan's Island
  • Snacks
  • Cartoons
• MN Vikings Love Boat Incident
• Taco talk
• High School hi-jinx
• Station wagons

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We follow up the delightfully wholesome matinee episode with Jim's Mom with this s**t show of debauchery.  Right on brand and maybe a little over the line (which, by the way, is the brand) there are laughs to be enjoyed on this one.  Bon apetit.

• Fueled by red beer
• Old home week at Newt's
• Sweet Hot Chicken Sammy
• Errors and Omissions--tooth talk
• Bands that shuffled the line up
  • Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Journey, Whitesnake, The Who, Rush, The Beatles, Gin Blossoms, The Refreshments, The Doors., Lynyrd Skynyrd, Judas Priest, INXS

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AC/DC - Touch Too Much (Official Video)

Zoolander reference:  "Asian gang".. "I'm pretty sure it was... Asian."

Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers - "Banditos" LIVE (High Quality)

You're welcome:  Sublime - Saw Red with Gwen Stefani (Live at the KROQ Weenie Roast 6-17-1995)

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It's the beginning of the Holiday Season so we asked Jim's Mom, Ellie, if she'd like to join us and class up the joint a bit.  We'd like to have Mark's Mom on, but her agent is playing hardball.  

• Shout out Apple Valley License Bureau
• Age gaps
• Newt's--Jim goes rogue
• More George Washington tooth talk
• The Hands Story
• Thanksgiving favorites
• Radio Game
• The Chin
• Driving
• Life During Wartime
• First cars
• Heartbreaker
• Make a Difference!

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We got our years a little bit out of order, but this week is 1979 albums.  The fall off between 1979 and 80 is kind of the beginning of the end, so we need a new premise.  Some decent laughs on this one.  Enjoy--and thanks for listening

• You had ONE job
• Mccarthur Park
• Newt's Seriously Great Burgers
• Boat piss
• Bootleg wine
• Singer transitions
• Pink Floyd history lesson
• 1979 Albums--AC DC, THe B-52's, The Cars, Supertramp, Led Zep, Pink Floyd

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Richard Harris - MacArthur Park (Official Audio) | Featured in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Accept - Balls to the Wall - YouTube

Bon Scott (The Valentines) - Build Me Up Buttercup (1969) - YouTube That's Bon Scott on backup vocals

Kids in the Hall - S03E08 - Freedom of Speech ("You use the word 'ascertain' too much.")