This week we’re looking back at online articles and photos of one of Peoria’s most beloved restaurants, The Fish House! I have links to online features and reviews and links to four MBIP posts. tinyurl.com/2xberbw9 #MBIP #Peoria

—The Marty Morning Song— “Freedom” by Wham. “I don’t want your freedom…” youtu.be/bZWTx1swvSo?...

And now...Your nightly moment of Joan (with Debbie Harry). #JoanJett

For this week’s Friday Bites snacking session, I got three random snacks from The Food Mart & Discount Tobacco Store on University Street. Plus there’s three snack-related videos to enjoy! tinyurl.com/54fmwuhb #MBIP #Peoria #Friday #Snacks

—The Marty Morning Song— “Death of a Clown” by The Kinks. “Let’s all drink to the death of a clown…” youtu.be/coCjlhyFug8?...

And now...Your nightly moment of Joan. #JoanJett

In seven weeks from today, it’s you know what! So we’re starting our Six Shops of Xmas Peoria tour and we’re starting with one of my favorite shops in Peoria: Lit. on Fire Books on Main Street! tinyurl.com/4mddnhk3 #MBIP #Peoria #Xmas

—The Marty Morning Song— “All My Loving” by The Beatles. “I’ll write home every day…” youtu.be/9qQbdqLHdDw?...

And now...Your nightly moment of Joan. #JoanJett

Last Sunday was The Marty Monologues at Kenny’s Westside Pub. We had a great crowd and Sarah Marie Dillard performed fabulous live music. Plus there were three snack trays given out! A full video of the show is at the bottom of the post. tinyurl.com/pjyycunj #Peoria #MBIP #MartyMonologues

—The Marty Morning Song— “Red Light Fever” by Liz Phair. “Scared the light’s will turn green…” youtu.be/9TOOUR7hkLs?...

And now...Your nightly moment of Joan. #JoanJett

—It’s Pizza Night, Let’s Take A Bite—This Week: Digiorno Loaded Ultra Thin Pizza. This week we’re trying DiGiorno’s Loaded Ultra Thin Pizza. The crust was as thin as it gets, so I was excited to try it! youtu.be/OslN3CTD_T8?... #Pizza #FrozenPizza

The Best Of MBIP! The MBIP Blog is off today, so here’s a link to a post from the past. This post goes way back to December of 2012, when MBIP was still in its infancy! This post features, Vic Burnett, a Peoria Weatherman who changed my life! tinyurl.com/5dxasr99 #MBIP #Peoria

—The Marty Morning Song— “Daydream Believer” by The Monkees. “And our good times started then…” youtu.be/xvqeSJlgaNk?...

And now...Your nightly moment of Joan. #JoanJett

I just uploaded the video from last night’s Marty Monologues Show from Kenny's Westside. Thanks to everyone who came to the show! Huge thanks to Sarah Marie Dillard who was the musical talent & co-star of the show! youtu.be/hgqA_C-Cvs4?... #MartyMonologues #Peoria

Last night's The Marty Monologues at Kenny's was a blast; three hilarious stories about jail times in NYC, Kentucky and #Peoria. With the permission of Marty and Sarah, I was able to upload my audio recording to the Internet Archive's Community Audio section. @martywombacher.bsky.social

—The Marty Morning Song— “Walls” by Glen Campbell. “Even walls fall down…” youtu.be/EUiG7E1RYQA?...

Okay, tonight’s the night, time for another Marty Monologues show at Kenny’s Westside! The show is sold out, but if you didn’t get a ticket, there is still a way to see the show tonight & I’ll post that later today. For now, I have to go rehearse! tinyurl.com/36rppkhk #MBIP #Peoria #MartyMonologues

—The Marty Morning Song— “One The Way Home” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. “Though the other side is just the same…” youtu.be/bf6D_uwkGE8?...

Today we’re taking a look back at Pabst Blue Ribbon in the Meanwhile, Back In Peoria’s Past post. There’s PBR ads, cans, coasters, videos and links to MBIP posts from the past. tinyurl.com/y9f4svsy #MBIP #Peoria #PabstBlueRibbon

—The Marty Morning Song— “Me And My Uncle” by The Grateful Dead. “Well me and my uncle…” youtu.be/U5Ngb6CgUOI?...

And now...Your nightly moment of Joan. #JoanJett

We have a special Friday Bites edition this week! I was a guest on The Greg and Dan Show yesterday and I made them a special snack mix that I’m going to be making at this Sunday’s Marty Monologue’s Show! It’s the Greg & Dan Snack Mix! tinyurl.com/4up478fr #MBIP #Peoria #FridaySnacks

—The Marty Morning Song— “Lucky Guy” by The Muffs. “You've no ambition and only ever sit around…” youtu.be/ZiRw0-4-zU8?...

And now...Your nightly moment of Joan (with Michael J. Fox). #JoanJett

Today we turn the Marty Monologues spotlight on Sean Kenny and Kenny’s Westside Pub! The Marty Monologues Show is happening at Kenny's this coming Sunday evening at 7pm. tinyurl.com/yku22sat #MBIP #Peoria

—The Marty Morning Song— “Promised Land” by Chuck Berry. “I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia…” youtu.be/cK6MElklfvM?...

And now...Your nightly moment of Joan. #JoanJett

The Best Of MBIP! This is probably my favorite MBIP post of all time. It’s an oral history of one of Peoria’s most popular bands from the ’60’s, The Coachmen. One of the members was someone who went on to become a local legend: Dan Fogelberg! tinyurl.com/2s3stf2a #Peoria #MBIP #DanFogelberg

—The Marty Morning Song— “Kid” by Pretenders. “Kid…my only kid…” youtu.be/i3s_TUrqzhs?...

And now...Your nightly moment of Joan. #JoanJett

Xmas photo from the Northwoods mall. second in a nightly series of many...these are holiday themed toilet covers from JC Penny. Ho Ho...ooohhh! #Xmas

I’m taking two days off to work on the Marty Monologues Show happening this Sunday at Kenny’s Westside. I’ll put up a Best of MBIP tomorrow and have a new post on Thursday. tinyurl.com/yu9s99su #MBIP #Peoria #MartyMonologues

—The Marty Morning Song— “Ubangi Stomp” by The Stray Cats. “Ubangi stomp, Ubangi style…” youtu.be/LVkigxrxBKs?...

Xmas photo from the Northwoods mall. First in a nightly series of many...I think. Here's the Salvation Army Xmas trees in front of JC Penny. #Xmas

I went to Mariachi’s for a nice and tasty Mexican dinner and margaritas with my friends, Amber and Joe last Saturday night. tinyurl.com/3hzjjewt #MBIP #Peoria #SaturdayNight

—The Marty Morning Song— “Then He Kissed Me” by The Crystals (video from “Goodfellas). “I felt so happy that I almost cried and then he kissed me…” youtu.be/6FgM94-TT_c?...

And now...Your nightly moment of Joan. #JoanJett

Today I have online links to the movie Network that predicted our current media situation close to 50 years ago! Plus there’s the MBIP Coming Attractions as to what’s happening on the blog next week. tinyurl.com/2sf2e2r8 #MBIP #Sunday #Network

And now...Your nightly moment of Joan. #JoanJett

This week we’re looking back at a legendary Peoria department store: Bergner’s. I’ve got photos of both the downtown & Sheridan Village locations, last shots of what used to be the Skandia Restaurant & photos of the Sheridan Village location being demolished. tinyurl.com/ycyvydd3 #MBIP #Peoria

—The Marty Morning Song— “I Want You Back” by Haim. “It may never be enough…” youtu.be/ghfZePYk-44?...

And now...Your nightly moment of Joan (Special Halloween Edition!) #JoanJett

Happy Halloween!

Since today is Halloween, we have a special sweet edition of our Friday Bites snacking post. I went to Voila! Macarons By Diana and got some freshly-baked Halloween themed macaron cookies. There were such a tasty treat! tinyurl.com/hjnah3v8 #MBIP #Peoria #Halloween

—The Marty Morning Song— “Promised Land” by Dave Edmunds. “This is the Promised Land calling…” youtu.be/EIIoWFnsc6w?...

And now...Your nightly moment of Joan (with Debbie Harry). #JoanJett