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Recap by The Metal Wulf: Topics of conversation drifted about, as they tend to do, but randomness is a big part of why I enjoy hanging on the show!

Let's see...the appearance of KISS on Extreme Makeover came up, as did a viewing of an old Nuclear Assault video on my part. At the time I couldn't remember the name of the vid, but I mentioned how I found it amusing that Jessica Hahn made an appearance. Further discussion arose of certain body alterations Hahn had gone through since her days of playin' footsie with Jim Bakker. Particularly of how she went from being simply "buoyant" to utterly (or should that be "udder"-ly "unsinkable". (Don't think about it too hard, not that difficult to piece together!)
Oh, and for the record, after taking a peek on good ol' YouTube, I was reminded that the above-mentioned video was for the song "Critical Mass", so if ya wanna take a peek and appreciate Jessica's...ummmmmmm...uns

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Recap by The Metal Wulf: No Jeffie tonight, so Joe was excited about being able to talk less and play more music once again!
And it's not like we had a shortage of things to play. Between the four of us, we probably could have done a couple of hours just based on recent acquisitions, and actually discussed some of these purchases for a moment.
Of course, Wulfie's brain gets a little fuzzy after the fact sometimes, so I can't really remember what the other guys had acquired. Sigh...
I'm pretty sure that Joe had picked up some Morbid Angel, and as for me I'd found myself copies of Metal Church's "Blessing In Disguise", Satyricon's "The Age Of Nero", and Overkill's "Ironbound". Also grabbed up a copy of Iron Maiden's "Raising Hell" DVD, as I continue to strive to replace things I previously had on VHS.
But yeah, we took a moment to feature some songs from our recent indulgences, in addition to some great new material from High On Fire. There was also an interesting little a capella rendition of "Master Of Puppets" that was played, from Van Canto. Kinda cool to be honest, just a little different!

In between talk breaks Josh and I somehow got on the subject of hip-hop and agreed that someone needed to raise Redd Foxx from the dead to record a rap album. Seriously, that guy could out-dirty anybody on the current (c)rap scene. We even mentioned this during the next talk break, as I mentioned setting up some black candles and drawing out a pentagram so we could speak with the departed spirit of Redd.
In retrospect, it seemed like we were aiming a little too low, though. I mean, why pursue that course of action when we could talk to the spirits of departed metal Gods, like Randy Rhoads or Dimebag Darryl?
Hmmmm...food for thought for a future show? Anybody got a Ouija board?
Juuuuuust kidding!

As the night wore on, we were starting to think that our potential guests for the evening weren't going to show, but shortly before 1 a.m. UWF's Giovanni and Jay Flyier showed up, so we got to spend a few talk breaks discussing last months Phelps show, not to mention next week's upcoming show. Cool to have them on hand, and we may just see them again on the next show. For the record, that next show is on February 27, and is once again at the Phelps Community Center. It's a great time, if you're of a mind to check it out!

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Recap by The Metal Wulf; Well, originally this week was to feature UWF's Giovanni and Jay Flyer, but things kinda fell through with that, so hopefully they'll be joining us on the next show. Hey, things happen, can't really hold it against 'em!

Anyhoo, still had a good time, as we kicked the show off with roughly 25 minutes of Helloween. In addition to the usual show opener, "Heavy Metal Is The Law", Joe played "The Keeper's Trilogy" from their new "Unarmed" disc, which is a 25th Anniversary Best Of collection, featuring re-recorded alternate versions of some of their classics. Not only does "The Keeper's Trilogy" feature a full orchestra, the disc also has an acoustic version of "Future World" as well as a somewhat puzzling jazz rendition of "Dr. Stein". Well, I guess they can't ALL be winners, but I'd say this is probably going to find it's way into my collection somewhere down the road.

I thought it was a pretty damned cool way to kick the show off, so what the hell!

We did get a visit from a special UWF fan, who has been known to us primarily as "Ryot's Mom". If you've been to the local shows, you know who I mean. Unless, of course, you're deaf and can't hear her bellowing "RYOOOOT!!!" above the rest of the crowd...

Seriously, though, she's a sweet enough lady whose real name is Liz. She seemed a little evasive and hesitant when questioned as to whether she really is Ryot's mom, although she did assure us that they do share the same blood.

Awww, hell, family is family, good enough for me! She's even going to look into the possibilities of having Ryot drop in on the show with her some night, which I can pretty much say we'd be all for!

One point of amusement came along during the concert listings segment. Liz had been laughing over the names of some of the bands, which, in some cases, I can fully understand. She claimed to be more of a "Partridge Family" girl, prompting yours truly to once again break out into song, probably sounding better than David Cassidy ever dreamed of...

...or not...

Looks like she'll be joining us again next week in hopes of busting on Giovanni. Seriously, if this happens, it's probably going to be gut-bustingly hilarious, if their interaction at the last UWF show was any indication!

Jeffie forgot to bring his musical instruments along, and I'd forgotten to message him a reminder, so our little jam session will have to wait. We DID, however, throw together a little prelude. We found an empty bottle from the water cooler that suited my drumming needs, so with me tapping out a somewhat tribal rhythm and Jeffie quoting from a random lyrics generator, we pulled something out of our figurative hats which received a suitable amount of groaning. I'd say it was worth a chuckle! Now we just have to remember to prepare for the real deal when Jeffie comes back in two weeks!

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Recap by The Metal Wulf; Focused on some new music last night, particularly the latest releases from Overkill and Fear Factory, both of which are flat-out amazing pieces of work. Absolutely KILLER!

Joe also played a fun cover of Phil Collins' "I Don't Care Anymore" by a band called Angry Chiwawa. Funny how things sometimes get interpreted literally, as a little yapping ankle-biter somehow made its' way into the studio...

Really, I had nothin' to do with it...I swear!

Joe actually surprised the hell out of me. Seems he's adopted a sort of "If you can't beat them, join them" attitude regarding my random song outbursts. He actually went out of his way to encourage me to start singing things, which kinda put me on the spot. It just seems to go better when it's spontaneous. Still, I managed to spout out a couple of snippets here and there. Just can't seem to remember any of them at the moment...

Gettin' old, losin' the memory, not good...

Speaking of getting old, at one point I'd mentioned an old Seventies comedy track by the name of "Mr. Jaws". Nobody knew what the heck I was talking about, which was kinda surprising 'cuz Joe really isn't that much younger than me. I mean, Josh and Rick I can kinda understand, with them being younger, but I thought for sure Joe would remember it!
Damn...

Jeffie arrived, and he seemed pretty excited about my singing throughout the evening. Hey, at least someone appreciates it! We even sang parts of the concert listings during that portion of the show, bringing further groans from the rest of the crew.

Funny thing about the concert listings. Jeffie had mentioned a band called Polterchrist, and for some reason my brain processed it as Poultrychrist, giving me an image of Jesus as a chicken...

From there, Foul Mouth Girl, during a rare stint of actually talking on the air, sketched out a little crucified chicken, surrounded by barbecue flames. That just struck me as so amusing that I had to mention it as a possible tattoo idea. What's even funnier is that by the end of the night, I was seriously considering using that as a future tattoo idea. Nobody in the world outside of the radio show would understand it, but then I don't necessarily plan on getting it where everybody's going to see it!

Josh surprised the hell out of us last night with a very bold showing as he stood up to Jeffie. Since FMG was using Josh's mic and headphones, he was only getting half of the conversation. Jeffie had referred to Mean Mike, who should be joining us next week, as a coward, and Josh immediately jumped up and started laying on the Air Fu, thinking that he was the one being referred to. Literally, Josh's face was red as a beet, and he was fired up like I'd never seen before!

Hmmmm, maybe that Way of The Ultimate Jeffie training unlocked something in Josh's head. Could be seeing some interesting developments in coming weeks!

Speaking of interesting developments, Jeffie likes my singing so much that next week he's bringing up a small assortment of instruments, and we plan on having a little concert, with me on bongos!

THIS is going to be a meeting of the minds!