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This edition of The Five Count was our 13th Annual Princemas Celebration! During the show we discussed our favorite famous Minnesotans, Dustin opened birthday presents, and we played some deep cuts from Prince. Merry Princemas!

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This episode of The Five Count featured an exclusive interview with the one and only Ian Anderson. Ian is best known as the founder and frontman for the band Jethro Tull. Known for hits like Aqualung, Bungle in the Jungle and Locomotive Breath, Jethro Tull has been making music for 55 years. During the show he discussed his thoughts on Jethro Tull not being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, his memories of Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi joining the band, and the new Jethro Tull album The Zealot Gene. Get your copy now!

During the rest of the show we paid tribute to Ronnie Spector, Ton complained about Adele and Soul Asylum, and we discussed our favorite board games. Dream Phone was the obvious choice!

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During this episode of The Five Count we talked a lot about Curb Your Enthusiasm and Hall & Oates, complained about never being able to try the remote-control boats at Valleyfair growing up, and explained how all of Ton's childhood idols have been canceled in the last five years. Scott Baio hurt Ton the most!

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During this installment of The Five Count we discussed which changes we should make to the show in 2022, Ton explained why he finally started listening to the band Nirvana 30 years after everyone else, and we heard the story of Short Circuit. Johnny 5 is still alive and so is The Five Count!

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During this installment of The Five Count we discussed our New Year’s resolutions, explained why Disney World might be even worse than the Renaissance Festival, and played our favorite songs about the days of the week to prepare for the new calendar. Happy New Year, gentle listeners!

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This was the annual “A Five Count Christmas” edition of The Five Count! During the show we exchanged Christmas gifts, told the story of the making of The Five Count House Band’s song A Five Count Christmas, and explained why Terry Funk should’ve played the role of “Ivan Drago” in Rocky IV. Merry Christmas, gentle listeners!

The Five Count recently had another chance to chat with drumming pioneer Carmine Appice. Carmine is best known as the drummer for Vanilla Fudge. He’s also played with the likes of Jeff Beck, Cactus, Rod Stewart, Ted Nugent, Pink Floyd, and Ozzy Osbourne. The new 25th-anniversary edition of his Guitar Zeus album is available now!

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During this edition of The Five Count a woman named Eve taught us how to sell shoes to women without being sexist pigs, Rachel told an embarrassing story about propositioning the general manager of KMSU, and Ton explained why he refuses to buy sweaters off the rack. He’s a real sweater snob!

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During this episode of The Five Count we discussed our most-prized autographed memorabilia, explained why Santa is actually a creep, and celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Dinosaurs TV show. It wasn’t until after we hit the air that we realized neither of us really liked the show!

The Five Count recently had a chance to speak with WWE Superstar Natalya Neidhart. Debuting in 2000, Natalya is a former WWE Divas Champion, WWE SmackDown Women's Champion and WWE Women's Tag Team Champion. She's also the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. See WWE Raw on Dec. 13 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul!

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