Two Old Guys Drinking Beer!

We're back with a single episode of Politics, Beer and Baseball for this broadcast.  Bob Mueller, Special Counsel investigating the 2016 election interference from the Russians and potential collusion from the Trump Campaign has filed his first indictments of his investigation.  Of course President Trump wasn't happy about it. We talk about the indictments, talk about taxes, talk about General Kelly's less than stellar performance regarding the interaction with the widow of a US Soldier killed in Niger.  

On the lighter side, we discuss a new brew with a Rock and Roll connection from right here in Forth Worth, Texas.  And, we're back with baseball talk. This time it's discussing the World Series where the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros are having one heck of a series.  So, pop the top of a cold one, settle in and give the episode a listen.  Enjoy!

Well, a lot of stuff this episode.  Bill and I discuss what seems to be a theme of Mr. Trump which is to undo the Obama Legacy.  We talk about his refusal to certify the Iran deal, the continued assault on the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), the rescinding of the Clean Power plan executive order from the Obama administration and much more.  Unfortunately, we have to talk about another damned mass shooting, this time the worst in modern American History, where a lunatic with enough weapons to start a small war, shot and killed 58 people while wounding over 600. And if that isn't enough, we discuss a disgusting, fat, white, powerful man who evidently has been consistently sexually assaulting and abusing women for decades.  No, not Donald Trump, but movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein.  We discuss another local brew, this time from Denton, Texas, called "Bulletproof", and while we fully intended to talk baseball, your's truly screwed up the recording so we can't publish it this week.   Not to worry, we substituted a small tribute to Tom Petty, who, on October 2nd, passed away from complications associated with cardiac arrest.   So, pop the top of a cold one, give it a listen and let us know what you think.

Well, a lot of stuff this episode.  Bill and I discuss what seems to be a theme of Mr. Trump which is to undue the Obama Legacy.  We talk about his refusal to certify the Iran deal, the continued assault on the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), the rescinding of the Clean Power plan executive order from the Obama administration and much more.  Unfortunately we have to talk about another damned mass shooting, this time the worst in modern American History, where a lunatic with enough weapons to start a small war, shot and killed 58 people while wounding over 600. And if that isn't enough, we discuss a disgusting, fat, white, powerful man who evidently has been consistently sexually assaulting and abusing women for decades.  No, not Donald Trump, but movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein.  We discuss another local brew, this time from Denton, Texas, called "Bulletproof", and while we fully intended to talk baseball, your's truly screwed up the recording so we can publish it this week.   Not to worry, we substituted a small tribute to Tom Petty, who, on October 2nd, passed away from complications associated with cardiac arrest.   So, pop the top of a cold one, give it a listen and let us know what you think.

An abbreviated episode where Bill and I discuss Santo Black Kolsch, a dark beer with a very distinct taste.  Yet another Texas based craft brewery offering has been weighed and measured by Two Old Guys Drinking Beer!  Guess what?  We liked it!

Also, it is with some sadness that we bid adieu to the 2017 Major League Baseball season for the Texas Rangers. Bill and I get into the ups and downs of the 2017 season (hint: lots more downs than ups) and talk a bit about the upcoming playoffs.

Ok, so a longer episode focused on the issues in Puerto Rico, the ongoing nonsense with the protests and Donald Trump's temper tantrum with the NFL.  A special comment regarding the shooting in Las Vegas and more.   

So, This is an abbreviated episode where we leave off the politics and focus on baseball and beer.  We are joined by my brother Bob, and three of his buddies who were up from Austin to go to the Rangers game.   We had a lively conversation about the majors, then Bill and I reviewed Rahr & Sons Texas Red, an American Amber from the folks that brought us Ugly Pug, which has been our favorite beer we've reviewed so far.  So, join in and enjoy.

This episode has a lot of content. Thankfully, not much on Donald Trump.  However, there is a lot of discussion about another couple of entities full of hot air, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.  We also discuss Mr. Trump's decision on DACA, and then Bill and I wade into the hive of scum and villainy that is the Texas Legislature.   

Stay tuned for the Beer and Baseball segment. There was so much content in the political world this episode we broke the format into a couple of different episodes.   Thanks for listening.

Welcome to a special episode of Two Old Guys Drinking Beer!

This week, we forego the usual political, beer and baseball talk and concentrate on an organization here in the local area where Two Old Guys Drinking Beer! is produced.   Pathfinders, is a non-profit organization that works with the local Drug Court in Tarrant County, Texas to provide mentoring support for inmates incarcerated for drug offenses.  The organization works with male and female inmates both while they are incarcerated and upon their release.  The work Pathfinders does is extremely important in our neighborhood in that it helps support those coming out of the Intensive Drug Treatment programs as they move on with their recovery and attempt to get back into a life focused on their families, their schooling and their jobs.

With us for the interview is Sydney Friedrichs, a mentoring coordinator who works with the people who are engaged in the IDT program within Tarrant County. Sydney is a remarkable young woman doing terrific work and Pathfinders is a remarkable organization worthy of looking into.  Please give the interview a listen, and check out Pathfinders on the web at www.pathfinderstc.org.

Thanks and we hope you enjoy the interview.

OK, we've had a terrible event transpire with the death of a young woman and the injuries to multiple people at the hands of a young white supremacist at a protest in Charlottesville, Virginia.  What's it all about?  Bill and I get into this and more.  North Korea is rumbling, a lot of folks are fairly tense about the "war" of words between the President and Kim Jung Un, the "Dear Leader" of North Korea.  

We get into all of the politics of the week, talk about some beer, and of course wind up with some baseball.

Oh, we have a special guest for the beer segment.  Johnny Shipwreck himself, the composer and producer of the music used on Two Old Guys Drinking Beer stops by for a brew and to join the conversation.  PS., Johnny Shipwreck is also known as Jack Sherrard, who is my son.  We're happy to have him along for the ride.

Sit back, give it a listen and always, we'd love to hear from you on the website at www.2OGDB.com.

Well, it's happened again. We take a week off and the entire Trump Administration does another shuffle of resources.  The "Mooch" is out, Reince is out, John is in, and Trump is once again shown to be the con-man that he is.   Bob Mueller is on the case, a Grand Jury is impaneled in Washington DC and starting to deliver subpoenas.   John McCain gives a big F.U. to the so called "Health Care" bill with a dramatic thumbs down in the Senate Chamber.   

Bill and I drink and discuss Shannon's Fire Brewed Irish Red, a very good Red Ale from the good folks at the Shannon Brewing company in Keller, Texas.

Finally, we round out the episode with an up-note. Our current most favorite Texas Ranger, 3rd Baseman Adrian Beltre joined the elite hitters in Major League Baseball by obtaining his 3,000th career hit.  We discuss Adrian's feat, Yu Darvish's departure to the L.A. Dodgers, and the overall status of the major leagues.

Join us won't you?  First, as a warning, do yourself a favor and open a can of Shannon's Fire Brewed Irish Red before listening to the Politics segment.  Bill and I wish we had, because we had a severe headache from all the nonsense we had to discuss.

As always, thanks for listening.

Dennis