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R.I.P. Rich Cronin

For those haven’t heard the sad news, Rich Cronin of the boy band, LFO — the guys who we can thank for “Summer Girls,” passed away yesterday.

To many who heard the news, the first thing that certainly popped in their head was that infectious tune that drove us all mad in the summer of 1999. For me, however, the first thing I thought of was his memorable appearance on “The Howard Stern Show” in January 2009. 

Rich’s appearance may go down as one of my favorite Howard Stern interviews of all-time and ironically, Howard didn’t have to do much at all. Howard didn’t need to push or pry, he simply guided Rich along the way. The former boy band star proved to be a great story teller who just so happened to have several incredible stories to tell.

Thanks to YouTube, I’m able to post the interview (illegally) in its entirety right here. 

Rich Cronin (August 30, 1975 – September 8, 2010)

Top Five Titles of Podcasts That May or May Not Exist

Do you ever sit around think about words that rhyme with “pod” just to come up with catchy titles for podcasts that may or may not exist? Don’t worry you’re not the only one. I did that too.

Here’s a list of the top five podcasts names I came up with including an imaginary premise I conjured up, as well. Because I’ve got a whole lot of time on my hands, I even Googled the names to see if, in fact, they are real things.

5. The Bodcast

My made up premise: Two meatheads talk about reps, sets, protein shakes and not-so-subtly hint at their use of performance enhancing drugs. Each week the two have heated debates on topics like “Real or Fake: Kiana Tom’s Knockers” and “Zubaz vs. Underarmour”
Is it real?: According to Podfeed.net, there is a Bodcast. I’m sorry, I meant BodCast. It’s about models, photographers and make-up artists. I sure hope it’s a video podcast because that doesn’t like the most appealing audio show. “This new model who you can’t see is really hot, especially in this picture you can’t see that was shot by this photographer who has done great work that you can’t see.”

4. Guffawedcast

My made up premise: Before I get into the premise let me make sure we’re all aware that “guffawed” means to laugh heartily and boisterously. It’s not a word you see used frequently in your Twitter feeds, so I just had to make sure we were on the same page. Imagine if you will, throwing on your headphones and listening to 20 minutes of uninterrupted guffawing. Can you imagine that? Good, because that’s the Guffawedcast. Each week the host brings in a guest and the two of them will laugh heartily and boisterously throughout. What are they laughing about? Who knows and who cares.
Is it real?: No sign of a guffawedcast on Google. Actually I only found one instance where the word guffawed and cast were ever used in the same sentence.

3. The Ahmad Rashad Cast

My made up premise: Sort of famous broadcaster who used to be a really famous broadcaster who also used to be married to Claire Huxtable and used to be a pro football player turns to the only media mogul who will hire him, himself. It’s Ahmad Rashad hosting “The Ahmad Rashad Cast.” Each show, Ahmad reminds us of how tight he is with Michael Jordan. He also spends half of the show telling the audience that one of these days MJ will be on the podcast.
Is it real?: No. Or shall I say not yet. 

2. Rod & Todd Cast

My made up premise: After screwing up that MySpace thing, Rupert Murdoch is eager to get back into the Internet game. This time, he decides to bank on one of his most valuable properties, “The Simpsons.” Murdoch mumbles to the guy whose job it is to make even more money off of “The Simpsons” to come up with something Internet-y. That guy says, “How about a podcast?” Murdoch mumbles something that barely sounds like English. Everyone takes that as a resounding yes. Rather than give a podcast to one of the main characters, Fox thinks it would be way more Internet-y to give a show to cast members that the casual Simpsons fan wouldn’t recognize. The Rod & Todd Cast is born featuring Ned Flanders’ two sons Rod & Todd.
Is it real?: I’m sincerely shocked to announce that a Rod & Todd Cast does not already exist.

1. Godcast 

My made up premise: The all-knowing, all-seeing man who lives in the sky decides he hasn’t spoken to anyone in a very long time so to show that he’s with the times, God hits the Internet. Despite his supernatural abilities, God is not the most talented broadcaster. Remarkably, the guy who spoke to Moses through a burning bush can’t seem to find a presence in the MP3 format. After one season he decides to enroll in the Connecticut School of Broadcasting.
Is it real?: Of course it is. You know every Bible banger with an Internet connection and a microphone wanted to be the one to create a podcast called the Godcast. There’s even a Wikipedia page for Godcasting.

Also receiving votes: Jihadcast, Flawedcast, Quadcast

A podcast that does exist and has a clever name is The Gentlemen’s Club hosted by Caleb Bacon. Check it out.
 

Questioning Just How Awake I Really Am

I fell asleep on the couch last night with the TV on. I woke up twice before I finally got up and went to bed. Both times I woke up I found things on my TV that made me question just how awake I really was.

First it was Michael Strahan …in a sitcom and Apollo Creed was his dad. What? How did completely forget that a former lineman had his own sitcom? Apparently everyone else did too. I Googled it and found out “Brothers” was dropped by Fox after just 13 episodes.

Here’s a suggestion for Fox, next time you’re going to give a former New York Giant a TV show consider reality shows with either Lawrence Taylor (although there’d probably be a lot of paperwork involved with that. Ask MSNBC how to shoot a series inside a jail. They know people) or Tiki Barber’s ex-wife (Now that Tiki’s left her, we can safely predict that she will win the Super Bowl).

Why was it on my TV at 2 a.m. last night? Just so I could wake up this morning and ask “Did I really watch Michael Strahan and Apollo Creed in a sitcom last night?”

I had a lot more questions for what I found on my television the second time I woke up though.

Watch this video and meet me at the words below. Oh yeah, you might want to throw on your helmet or whatever you use to make your head not explode before you click on the play button. Just thought I’d warn you. 

If you’re reading this, I’m guessing your head is still attached to your body. Good job.

What you just saw there was a real thing. And I saw it at 5 a.m. this morning on my couch. In fact, I was humming some of the music this morning at the gym. Looks like I got the free version. 

As someone who is often awake and watching TV between 2-5 a.m. I know that the airwaves are flooded with religious and weight loss infomercials. The people at Body Gospel (can’t believe I just typed that) figured out a way to stand out from the crowd by combining the two into one infomercial.

Surprisingly not one person in this infomercial said, “If Jesus could have six pack abs so can I.” I watched the entire thing hoping I’d get that. Nope.

I’m now looking forward to the next time I wake up on the couch. Who knows what worlds await me?

Episode #13: Guest Starring Will Leitch + Onyx

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Gentlemen,

This week we welcome New York Magazine Contributing Editor and Deadspin’s Founding Editor Will Leitch into The Gentlemen’s Club. The man who introduced us to Chris Berman’s ability to pickup leather pant-clad females and the all-seeing eye of Carl Monday took some time talk about his new sports blog, emails from Rick Ankiel’s wife, negative comments from members of A Tribe Called Quest and of course Erin Andrews and the infamous peep hole video.

Be sure to follow Leitch on Twitter and Tumblr.

We’re also excited to bring Onyx, who will be performing at VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors tomorrow night, to The Gentlemen’s Club. The Mad Face Invasion took a break from making a million children SLAM to talk to us about their new album, Black Rock (and the controversy over that name), getting in the octagon fighting MMA like DMX (yes you read that correctly), and what would happen if they got interrupted by Kanye.

Thanks Kanye for letting me finish because we’ve got more. This week, we’ve also got a Gentlemen’s Theory from Bacon about karate.

We’re also going to introduce to a concept we like to call the Oh-Line, it’s got to do with your boy who thinks Sandra Oh’s beautiful just because she’s Asian. Don’t worry we’ve got your other boy who thinks Brooke Hogan’s hot just because she’s blonde covered; and your other boy who’s into Latin flavor who loves Michelle Rodriguez.

You need some new friends and you need to listen to this week’s show.

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