There's a throw-away dumb joke in the movie My Bodyguard that caused me to go into a laughing fit that took me hours to recover from - I had to start the day over: take a shower, look out a window, etc. And the future Mrs. King still stuck around! OK. Nearly just recreated that moment cuz of this:

The first Prince thing after Purple Rain was "4 The Tears in You Eyes" - a thing that seemed like a concession. And a few months later, you get the combo of "Around the World in a Day", "Paisley Park", and "Condition of the Heart"! It's a miracle so many people stayed with hime! #itsmytwocents

YouTube Rabbit Holes I Have Known and Loved: The sub-genre that is dudes (mostly) riding the rails - jumping on trains and trying to avoid the 'bulls'. #itsmytwocents

It occurs to me I don't truly understand What a Fielder's Choice is. I thought I did, but I do not. Thank you.

EP 044 - now, probably, on the blower of your choice!

Holiday Shopping Spam: Everything in the Sleep Baseball Gift Shop is 10% off for the rest of the year, including these handsome 5x7 Wally McCarthy headshots (they ship free in the US and include a personalized Thank You Note for Mr. McCarthy). Use Promo Code WALLY at checkout.

Sometimes I'll listen to Vin Scully calling some random game (for, you know, "research"). Last week it was a TV call of an early season Dodgers / Giants game from 2013. I'm always amazed at the seemingly effortless, poetic way he went about it. He was 86 years old at the time! Watch this:

LET'S GOOOOO

This seemed like a realistic worst-case-scenario dystopia 14 years (!) ago.

"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is the greatest song off all time for, like 2 minutes. I almost don't blame them for fucking it up how they did - you want to keep that delightful train ROLLING! Ok.

Dude... www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcNx...

I'm watching the Billy Joel documentary. I'm more than half-way through it. Thank you.

It's Rain Delay Theater with Producer Phil!

It's nice to have good old friends.

Let's do this!

New in the Sleep Baseball Gift Shop (for the True Heads!). Ok.

Let's all wish "McSnappy" from the Wexford County Zoological society a happy 40th! Episode 041 is now on the air.

Incredible stuff here.

In an heroic effort to totally alienate all my "fans", here's something: Buddy Rich sure played some fast drums. Like, he's probably one of the fastest of all time! I submit that having no feel, and being the World's Biggest Stunod certainly works against his legacy. Thank you for (FYATTM)!

I have a belief that me owning a gun is a terrible idea, living in an apartment in Chicago. If I lived in the sticks, I would probably own a gun. Might still be a terrible idea! #itsmytwocents

Get enough people interested in what you're doing, and you'll eventually get INSANE MAIL - I'm talking about actual, physical things that a human delivers!

There's a cottage industry of young folks reacting to Larry Bird highlights, and it's a delight. #itsmytwocents

Live your life like Mr. Rogers would give you a shout-out.

In general, I am not a fan of the Chicago Air & Water Show. However, due to a Series of Events, in the 1990's I once ended up on the lakeshore with a B-2 Bomber floating over my head, whilst on acid. Hey, that was really something! Thank you. #itsmytwocents

I just cheered as hard as I ever cheer (I'm a Norwegian from the Midwest) after Kittredge's Immaculate Inning. I don't believe I've ever seen one of those in real-time. #itsmytwocents

Fellini's 8 1/2 is so influential it might seem like a cliche if you've never seen it before. It's been aped for over 50 years. I'm trying to think of the musical equivalent, and all I've come up with is Louis Armstrong's "West End Blues" - which is almost impossible to hear with modern ears.

Episode 040, now heading over the airwaves.

BlueSky is officially wearing its Big Boy Pants, as the kids say - I never had a bunch of bot interactions on Mastodon! (I was going to say "MeWe", but that might be an outdated reference. Thank you.) #itsmytwocents

I am not immune to the charms of Primus, but I regard not discovering them when I was 16 something of a blessing. #itsmytwocents

I learned that narwhals were real when I was, like, 40. Googled them after a holiday re-watch of "Elf", where I started to wonder about the history of these mythical creatures. Thank you. (hashtag)itsmytwocents)

Every once in a while, I really love the internet.

Found one of my favourite music clips again, which always feels like it has drifted in from another dimension. From the introduction, to the stage set, to the cast of characters, to the music itself, it all feels like a dream: Pete Drake & His Talking Steel Guitar - 'Forever'

Good lord. I miss him so much!

Last year, Mrs. King got me the greatest, weirdest birthday present of all time - it's Mr. Pat Hughes!

Here we go again! Now moving to the audio blower of you choice.

He had a good run. He's an all-time genius. I probably spelled that wrong.

A nice piece about the label that released the Sleep Baseball cassette box a while ago. (I have seven them that will be for sale sometime soon, if you're a total maniac)

RIP to Sly Stone, one of the all-timers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZFa...

It just occurred to me that "Third Amendment Auditors" might be the next YouTube niche. #itsmytwocents

I'm so old that I remember when this video dropped. If I remember correctly, the general feeling was: good lord, this video is absolutely terrible; also, Prince is so hot so, like, WHO CARES? (P.S. I'm talking about "normal" dudes in the Dakotas, in 1990 or whatever.)

Wally McCarthy and Producer Phil hit the road to broadcast the league debut of the latest expansion team, The Lake City Loons (Lake City, Minnesota).

Was there a "latch-hook" craze in the early 1980's, or did I somehow become obsessed with a really weird hobby for a few weeks back then?

Many years ago, I heard "The Humpty Dance" on a proper sound system at a club, and I've never really been the same. #itsmytwocents

Andrew Mason's "Hardly Workin'" EP still rips. I'm calling it now - that's the best album ever made by a person who has been the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. And it's not even close! It's comedy gold! And also maybe has some good business advice! Thank you. #itsmytwocents

Raising a "cheers" by touching food items (chicken wings, sandwiches, ANYTHING) seems totally repulsive to me, and I wish everyone would stop doing it. Thank you.

I think about this absolute insanity about once a week. All of the calls are great in this compilation - I heard Pat Hughes call it on the radio, and immediately jumped on the internet to see what was happening - I could tell it was an all-time weird play - I couldn't picture what was happening!

Crazy how long this conversation has been going on

Music nerd friends: Was Pere Ubu the American version of The Fall? I am sadly mostly unfamiliar with Pere Ubu, and barely familiar with The Fall - although they have occasionally sounded like the best band on earth to me.

I sincerely love a wild April game like the one Cubs just won. Rough night for Noah Davis! Yeesh.

Get sleepy!