I talked trickle down theory and supply side economics with the Reaganomics. JK, we talked about punk rock and scary movies.

Dan Vapid's been around the punk rock block for decades now, creating indelible music with bands like Screeching Weasel, the Methadones, Riverdales, the Queers and Sludgeworth. After road tripping across Illinois, he pulled up in front of the Forge in Joliet, got out of his car and jumped right into mine with Dan Vapid and the Cheats band members Simon and Dillon. We quickly covered Dan's career (he had to get into the venue to perform), but we hit all the high notes. This episode is sponsored by C&H Financial Services.

It's the return of Denis and Dan, as they prepared to play at this year's T1 Fest. 88 Fingers Louie is a favorite band of Car Con Carne and these two guys are some of Car Con Carne's favorite humans. This episode is sponsored by C&H Financial Services.

Car Con Carne favorite and theme song creator Josh Caterer returns to the show after Smoking Popes delivered yet another phenomenal show, closing out the first annual T1 Fest at the Forge in Joliet. This episode is sponsored by C&H Financial Services. Discussed on the show: Caterer brother/Smoking Pope Matt Caterer uses stage performance as his sole exercise regimen. #GOALS My mistaken identity situation with Matt Caterer. My ongoing mispronunciation of Popes drummer Mike Felumlee's surname. Why do people spoil setlists for themselves? Dan Vapid crashed the podcast! The art of mixing a setlist with old and new songs. I wouldn't blow smoke up Josh's ass. We recorded on the "good side" of Joliet. The band's live set was a little "loosey goosey" that night. Josh was in Apocalypse Hoboken for a minute. Secondhand smoke at the Forge damn near killed me. Why on earth haven't people been eating on Car Con Carne lately? The next time I interview Josh, it'll be in Lombard and it'll be for breakfast.

Joe and Jimmy from CapGun Heroes opened Day Two of T1 Fest at the Forge in Joliet, and also happen to be the brains behind the festival. They explain the very personal reason for launching the event, and what we can do to help. This episode is sponsored by C&H Financial Services!

An update on the first week of prep for Blue.

Boy, no Chicago news source cares about a new comic book shop.

Subscriber emails vs. subscribers actually reading emails.

The reactions for Dawn of X #1’s.

Superman is coming out!

Where should we advertise the opening of Blue?

Are we having a Black Friday Sale (at Red) and if so, what’s on sale?

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This week on The Daily Life of Frank he reiterates once again his love for a certain holiday, talks holiday movies, peppermint ice cream, his crazy doctor visit, choosing the right hotel and more.

Craig and Billy of Zombie Schoolboy joined me outside the gates of the Old Joliet Prison for a podcast in the "bad" part of Joliet. They played an acoustic version of "Hey California" in the car before we drove around to the other side of the prison for a late night tour (thanks, Greg!). You can watch us take the tour here. This episode is sponsored by C & H Financial Services. Small business owners: See how they can save you an almost-stupid amount of money!

Say It Ain’t Snow (The Daily Life of Frank)

This week on The Daily Life of Frank, Frank talks about the snow on Halloween, rescheduling, and are we soft? Plus he talks about the bad news Bears, how his Mom might of canceled Halloween, and much more!

This is the 2nd biggest announcement we could possibly have.

This is huge.

This is Blue.