This week's guest, Noelle Salazar, had to reschedule so the guys go to their contingency plan. Let's say it this way... there are portions that are USELESS!They just chat for the entirety of the show about various things, and Sam even pulls some information from his book, "The Book of Useless Information," and the guys talk it through!Where is Matt's "Cookie Puddin'" shirt? Is it in the same place/person who stole his mousepad?! This triggers Sam's chipmunk story!Sam then shares his complaint about certain cars' need to make it difficult to change a headlight! This goes on for a bit... and Matt & Sam explain similar situations that prove they're getting old!Richey doesn't know what an apple fritter is?! How does he not know this culinary delicacy?!Matt comes up with a new derivative of Cookie Puddin'! Let's be honest... he gets bougy with it!Do you have "jar money?" April is Earthquake Preparedness Month, but shouldn't it be something different, in the Midwest? Matt's birthday falls on an unusual national "holiday," OR DOES IT?!Do you like casinos? The guys talk about rumors about casino air, their favorite games, free drinks, and a story of a big win! This goes on for a while too... they go into a deep conversation!How do YOU pronounce the words, "O-F-T-E-N" OR "C-O-U-P-O-N?" There's a conversation about the pronunciation of certain words!Finally, Sam gives an update on the Mayor of Uranus, Louis Keen's, recovery from cancer surgery! Prayers are still aimed his way, and we can't wait to visit our friend again!SO, while our guest needed to move her hangout, the guys still give you a great episode that was almost Seinfeldian... pretty much about nothing! Enjoy!

We're diving into the Vault this week for our visit on November 3, 2020, for Episode 57!We had author, Noelle Salazar, in the Lounge! She wrote the book, Flight Girls, and we had a great time!Noelle will be our guest, for her 2nd time, next week! We will talk to her about her NEW BOOK, Angels of the Resistance: A Novel of Sisterhood and Courage in WWII! We can only anticipate that this hang-out with Noelle will be as good as the original!So, enjoy this Special Vault episode of our 11/3/2020 visit with Noelle Salazar!Original Show NotesThis week is HUGE! This is the first Noelle they guys have had in the Lounge! Get it? First Noelle... it's a play on words! ANYWHO! Author of the book "Flight Girls: A Novel Inspired by Real Female Pilots During World War II," Noelle Salazar lands in the Lounge with the guys!What an amazing hangout! The guys learned about so many great things they didn't know! They didn't know a whole lot about the Women Airforce Service Pilots or WASPS for short, and Noelle told great stories about her interactions with some of these great women! She also talks about how difficult it is to write historical fiction! How the details must be right or people will contact her to tell her what she did wrong! SOME PEOPLE! Richey gives her a book idea, but everyone else thinks MAYBE Richey should write it! HAHA! Noelle was hanging out with us something was happening that she loves! The Seahawks were playing! Through flexing the schedule, in the NFL, and us having to move our time together around, she was talking to us, while the Seahawks were playing a game! Why is she a Seahawks fan? What job did she hold that allowed her to show her love for them even more? WHAT WIDE RECEIVER HAD AN OIL PAINTING IN HER LIVING ROOM, when she was growing up?! You have to listen! Noelle fits right in with the guys! She joked around and even gave her two cents on whether she can watch TV with the closed captions on! It was GREAT and the guys want to have Noelle back on when her new book comes out!SO, sit back, relax and #grabalisten!If you want to order Noelle's book on Amazon, just click HERE!You can also find out more about Noelle by going to her website: https://www.noellesalazar.com/

This week we didn't have a guest, and Richey is on Spring Break, so Sam & Matt hang out together and talk about a bunch of different things!The common thread? It's all useless information! Sam went shopping and got a book named "The Book of Useless Information: Thousands of things you didn't think you needed to know... and probably don't."From squirrels in Sam's basement to the total amount of people who attend MLB games each year. From two former presidents, who hated one another to how ice cream sundaes came to fruition, the topics are all over the place!Matt throws in a "Let's Chat!" that has Sam wondering, "WHY?!" The fact we didn't have a guest this week is not a factor because oh what a show!If you are an expert in any of the topics they cover, PLEASE contact us and come on and tell them how misguided they are!So, sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode of Useless Information!

This week's episode is a very special show!Our friend, the Mayor of Uranus, Louis Keen joins us in the Lounge!It's been WAY TOO LONG since we've talked to him, and it was most certainly time to have him back on!Louis takes us on the trip on what he's been up to since we last hung out! We talk about Sam's adventure to the NCAA Tournament, in Columbus, while providing media coverage! Louis also shares some health news that has required him to start concentrating on that, and giving him a different look on everything!It's a short show notes, but it is such a good time, we want you to go spend our time with the Mayor of Uranus, Louis Keen!Be sure to go get the World's Best Fudge at www.uranusgeneralstore.com!

DISCLAIMERThis week's guest served in the United States Army for 31 years. Through his time, as with many, he uses a color of language that gets as blue as it can get. We don't bemoan this, he indeed has earned his ability to speak how he would like, and we wanted to warn any Loungers who this might not be their cup of tea! If blue language is something you don't want, please feel free to wait until next week to listen! LOVE YOU ALL!This week's guest is former Lt. Col., Jason Pike! After serving for 31 years, Jason decided he was going to write a book about his time as a soldier in the United States Army! "A Soldier Against All Odds: A Memoir" is Lt. Col.'s book, and is available in paperback & audiobook, on Amazon!Our conversation talks through Jason's career, from the beginning and making stops in all sorts of different places & situations he found himself in, during his time enlisted!What was his favorite place to be stationed? What was it like in Afghanistan? Having been to the DMZ, have you ever looked into North Korea? What is your favorite firearm? So many other topics! It was truly an honor & privilege to have former Lieutenant Colonel, Jason Pike, on the show this week!Thank you for your service, Lt. Col!Get more information on the book, and Jason by going to https://jasonpike.org/

SPECIAL NOTEThere is language and recited jokes that could offend some people. We do not edit anything in the context of the conversation in order for the entirety of the topic to be explained. We advise that if you are offended by certain words, you might not want to listen to this episode.This week are happy to have world-known comedian Dave Landau into the Lounge! Known for his appearances on NBC, Comedy Central, and Louder with Crowder (third chair), Dave is one of the most honest comedians touring. His comedy can be viewed as blue, and as he puts it, "He is simply telling jokes from experiences, and are just brutally honest."He joined us while in Las Vegas, and the conversation started with the question, "Since you don't drink, do drugs, or gamble, how difficult is it to be in Vegas?"That is where it starts and it goes ALL OVER. How did he overcome all the vices he was participating in? Who are the best "newscasters?" Does he remember when the position of President of the United States had a certain level of respect from both sides of the aisle? He wrote a book!?The conversation was spectacular!So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the conversation with one of America's most brutally honest, and funny comedians, Dave Landau!Dave will be in Traverse City, MI on April 7th, and in Canton, MI on April 8th!Go to https://davelandau.com/ for more information on show dates, merch, and much more!

This week's show notes are going to be pretty short!Sam & Matt welcome Jeff Deskovic into the Lounge, this week, to tell his story. Jeff was convicted of the rape & murder of a 15-year-old girl when he was 16. He spent the next 16 years of his life in a max-security prison, all while maintaining his innocence when DNA evidence proved he did NOT commit this horrific crime.Jeff talks about it all! He then talks about his starting the Deskovic Foundation, which is a group that takes on cases of those who were wrongfully convicted to have those people exonerated!What an incredible story, and any show notes trying to tease it would NOT do it justice! SO, without further ado... enjoy our hangout with Jeff Deskovic!If you would like to learn more about the Deskovic Foundation go to: https://www.deskovicfoundation.org/

This week we have TWO extremely special guests!The first guest is one who is very well-known to all three of the guys! Sam's son, Gavin, joined the guys for the conversation with our SECOND guest!Retired anesthesiologist & author, Dr. David Alfery came into the #Lounge to share stories from his book, and his career!His book, "Saving Grace: What Patients Teach Their Doctors about Life, Death, and the Balance in Between," is available on Amazon, and it talks about experiences from his years in the OR.The guys ask David about many different aspects of his being a doctor.

1. How did the first time you lost a life affect you?
2. How has technology advanced and made anesthesiology a more precise science?
3. What is something you learned from a patient who you knew was going to pass?

You can hear the passion and love in his voice! David was an absolute pleasure! There are many different topics, and we think you're going to love our visit with Dr. David Alfery!About "Saving Grace"These are secret worlds known only to the doctors and nurses who work in them. For 36 years Dr. David Alfery was a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist in Nashville, TN. He brings you into a hidden world of medicine as it has never before been seen. You will witness the exhilaration a physician feels when a life is miraculously saved, the terror when a life is on the line, the shock of an unexpected demise, the grace of patients' evidence at the end of life, and much more. SAVING GRACE illustrates the shared humanity of the bond between doctors and their patients. You will come to view your own doctor in a new light. It will bring into focus the fact that, sooner or later, each of us will die. More importantly, it will forever change the way you live.Find out more about David's book at https://savinggracebook.com/

This week isn't the "prototypical" guest!Wylie McGraw, Radical Performance Accelerator, came to the Lounge to talk about ALL sorts of different topics!What is it Wylie does? Honestly, we didn't really know either! Wylie says that's what is intended. It requires questions and further conversation because many try to call him a Life Coach, but he's known as a Radical Performance Accelerator.He says he develops relationships with people who hire him to push them to the realization of what's blocking their progression!He's done this for a lot of years, with some very "important" people.We ask about his "process," and he tells us there isn't really one he goes by, other than developing a relationship.That takes the guys telling about THEIR importance of relationships, and how celebrities (athletes, influencers) show kids how to act, but it's enabling instead.The conversation goes to the Will Smith/Chris Rock incident, and how it shows many impressionable people that it wasn't the wrong way to act.We touch upon the fact that Wylie was actually a professional bull rider! WOW! It's kind of vague show notes... not completely unintentional! There's so much, that if we typed it out... you would be reading for a hot minute!Go #grabalisten of this time we spent, with a REALLY interesting and cool dude, Wylie McGraw!To find out more about Wylie go to https://www.wyliemcgraw.com/

We do love us some holidays, here in the Lounge!This week's guest fit in, PERFECTLY, for the day we recorded (Super Bowl Sunday) AND the day this comes out (Valentine's Day)! Author & American Holiday historian, Jeff Bensch, joined the fellas in the Lounge!Jeff wrote, "History of American Holidays: A Thought-Provoking Glimpse into America"We have so many inquiries like:

• Why isn't Super Bowl Monday a nationally recognized holiday?
• How long does a change in the date or name of a holiday take to become "the norm?"
• How does one decide to become a holiday historian?
• When did national/federal holidays start?
• Why is Thanksgiving on the FOURTH Thursday of November?
• IS VALENTINE'S DAY A GREETING CARD HOLIDAY!?

These aren't even ALL of the topics! More clarifications and explanations, and Sam even goes on a tangent that WAS SUPPOSED to include Jeff, but turns out he doesn't read correctly, all the time, and Jeff had ZERO input! Oh, Sam... what shall we do with you sometimes! Jeff was fantastic, and we plan on having him back again, to talk about holidays, in specifics and in-depth! SO, sit back, relax, and enjoy our holiday talk with author & holiday historian, Jeff Bensch!If you would like to check out his book and where to buy it, just go to https://jeffbensch.com/!