How you doin’, man? It’s our last show before vacation and we’re helping Steve prep for a condo board meeting in Michigan. Things can get testy up there, but Steve will bring the quiet heat. Steve discovers a wildly popular internet meme, while also turning us on to a coffee commercial from 1968 that probably wouldn’t get made today. The incredible Craig Gass joins us, and shares some great stories, including one of the greatest pranks of all time, which he unleashed on a Kiss Kruise. More radio airchecks and some recollections of Dag’s earliest in-person encounters with Steve and Garry.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve is listening to an online instructor in an attempt to absorb some music theory knowledge. So far, though, it’s more of a sleep aid. We talk to Tami Sagher, and she has lots of thoughts about A.I. (especially the songs Steve’s been commissioning) and ink pen collecting. Brendan got stuck in traffic on Lake Shore Drive, but at least he got a nice photo of a gigantic fish. Dag’s new television antenna allows him to watch both Milwaukee and Chicago stations, but he needs to choose between two windows for either signal. 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An eerie occurrence takes place after the death of longtime friend of the show, Chef Hans. Luckily both Brendan and Steve had a chance to visit with him recently. What are you doing for the eclipse? Tom Skilling is back on TV with an eclipsophile’s perspective from southern Illinois. Tom Thayer has some wonderful memories of the Chef as well. A launch party at a Nashville bar resulted in the launching of a chair from the sixth floor. Find out which country music star was booked on a felony after this incident.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before heading off to the zoo with his family (where he’s figured out the way to save money on tickets, of course), Mike Dahl joins us for a quick chat. He suggest that Steve find a sleep camp, to help him with his nocturnal troubles. Mike for not utilizing the bell on his bicycle. Emmett got a mustard stain on his Lionel Messi jersey. The kids have been drinking Grandpa's orange juice. Steve is trying to move his production studio and podcast center into the bedroom, but he needs to find just the right table. It requires a lot of research. Lots of phone calls await us on this Talk To Me Tuesday.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Valentine's Day show, but we're recording the night before. Joe's father-in-law passed away recently. Rosie doesn't like the late show. Roger once walked in on Steve and Rick enjoying illegal party favors. Tea keeps Steve up at night and he once walked in on Roger and Carol. He then hid beneath a redwood picnic table for two days. Joe worked in the flower delivery business, although not for Fabbrini's. A new off-Broadway play about Mary Todd Lincoln is getting great reviews. Steve's friendly chats aren't as long or as heartfelt as Janet's.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve receives an economically worded and instructive email with ideas about how to obtain information on the Internet. He’s been tasting a lot of dirt these days. We also learn that there are two couches in the Dahl household, each with a very specific purpose. Mike Dahl is keeping a close, and very Steve-like, eye on the upcoming family trip to Hawaii. Janet joins us today, with some stories about motel sanitization from her childhood.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve has a bilingual morning, as he has finally had Rosie’s invisible fence repaired. He seems to have regained his childhood command of Spanish, and it’s been accompanied by all sorts of other recollections from his early years. Jon Bon Jovi and Abe Lincoln team with Steve and Brendan to comfort a despondent Dag, who imbibed a little too much at Simon’s last night, and derailed the Expo’76 set closer. He’s hoping to get back in his bandmates’ good graces. Today’s show (another holiday classic in the making?) also takes a deep dive into the history of the top hat. Hold on tight!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we celebrate the on-air craziness of the late Captain Whammo, a major figure in late ‘70s Chicago radio. His airchecks are out of this world, so hold on tight. Though their relationship was complicated at the start, Rosie seems to be missing Cooper around the house. Steve worked late into the night perfecting the recording of the Zanies show, which is set for delivery tomorrow. Janet joins us to break down the Ward & June Cleaver dynamic of the Dahl household. Steve’s headed for a fitness evaluation, to see if he can get some things under control.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we attempt to answer the raging question: what’s new with David Byrne? We’re joined by Buzz Kilman, who once swam in a pool with the rock legend, during the formulation of an epic cinematic idea. Buzz is also confused by a Dag lookalike on Facebook. This week’s Virginia Monologues is a forest of comedy gold. Rosie finds a mouse in the backyard; did she eat it? Brendan brings some sad news about a Chicago landmark, a place where Steve was wooed and wined and dined to come to Chicago. Steve also hopes to find success with his new doo-wop group.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we celebrate the Union League Club building in downtown Chicago, and the awesomeness of old buildings in general. Steve turns to AI for a creative experiment, and The Buzz Brothers are born. We learn of Smokey Robinson’s most recent album, Gasms, and we spin a few choice hot moments of that collection. There’s good news from the world of Mexican/Tex-Mex food: Steve is finally eating his rice and beans. Also, at long last, Talk To Me Tuesday finally arrives.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices