What should you expect this week? Food? Yep. Movies? Yep. Kids expelling diarrhea in the tub? Yep. Wow, did I mention movies? Oh, yeah, twice now. How about candy? Yes, it’s a food, but we do delve into this sugar subset of tasty nutrition.

Think you’ve heard it all before from the same podcast that brought you Ice Cream Novelties?? Yeah, probably. It’s not the content you need, it’s the reminder that while you think your life may at times be pointless, disparaging, boring, or even monotonous, it is in fact a Disneyland of adventure compared to us. That’s why you keep coming back. And that’s why we keep saying the same things.

We call it, The MitchCast!

Here’s the play by play if you care…

Music: “909″ by Sugarplex
The “Sugar Report” tells us that Erin is no longer continuing with the group but they are performing live this year.
Friend of the show Ferris has a band and he is looking for podcast safe music!
His band is Uncle Arthur’s Funeral and they have played the famous Whisky a Go Go!
Check them out on iTunes and myspace.

New “Tweet Out” approach to getting feedback and topics.
Guy on FB: “The Avengers” international box office numbers are over $178M. Will US opening beat this?
Projections say $150M. “Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Pt 2″ was $169M.
Break $150M? Yes. $178M? Me: maybe. Sean: no.
Superfan Steve tweets
Gene feedback: any candy nostalgia memories?
For me, West Germany at the movies: Marathon.
Sean: Charleston Chew. Still crappy, but BIG! Also the Marathon.
His parents loved Kit Kat. Now he does as well.
Our candy bars of choice.
Snickers trivia!

So what the hell is this show?? It never changes. Might as well replay the last episode.
What is on the listeners minds?
A time capsule letter to myself. Sean’s letter vs mine.
The truth: we both have the same bitter taste; we feel equally worse.

Topics may or may not include the following:

• The Overnight
• Taco Bell
• Bath crapping
• Veep
• Worst Super Hero Movies
• DavidSimon.com
• Arduino
• White House Correspondents Dinner

The Overnight
San Francisco June 9-10
Fundraising success… and the guilt. Big thank you.
1 Week: $340. Thank you to Chet Ranger, Travis Berni of Always Faithful Construction, Gene “Captain Coupon”, and Crispin.
You can donate to my fundraising if you like.
Finally I am going after something I want to do.
My other new podcast is in the works. (After the Darkness)
The BIG goal is $3000. We’ll work on $1000 for now!
18 miles of walking. No training. Maybe Monster can sponsor me?
*Wasn’t Bath Crapping a band from the 80s?

Taco Bell
It’s over for Sean? (No, they didn’t bring back the Shrimp Taco!)
It all starts with a free car wash…
The new Taco Bell on Mcloughlin. $6 should be a feast!
Grilled Stuffed Burrito plus 7 Layer = $6.18
No more value menu.
My idea for RateMyTacoBell.com
I relate my story about this same Taco Bell and Jeffrey, the GM
Third visit there won me back despite Jeffrey.
The key is not to lead with the Beef Baja Chalupa!
I spent $7.85 and that’s no luxury items either.
Prices have gone up.
Sean hits the Carl’s Jr. to spend $5.79 on the $6 Guacamole Bacon Burger.
Chili Cheese burrito was originally the Chilito a steamed chili cheese masterpiece!
For the money, Sean would rather hit a local mexican joint.
I hit the Taco Bell with an alcoholic’s passion.

Bath Crapping (not the band)
We have been lucky with 4 kids so far: firm logs easy to deal with
Danger unloads, but it appears solid when the tub is drained.
Baths seem like such a great idea before you actually have kids.
There is no Norman Rockwell of this scene!
In Brazil I had a toilet beneath the shower head. Great multi-tasker!

Veep

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus
• A couple of episodes in and they’ve picked up a second season.
• Woman VP. It’s like the Office meets the West Wing
• Sean thinks she looks like a cousin to Kristin Scott Thomas, woot!
• Salty language warning: every other word is the F-bomb.
• Me: desensitized in general to offensive material.

Shows

• Some shows tough to watch with kids around.
• 30 Rock is smart and safe for the family.
• Painting a verbal picture with your words.
• When shows abuse the liberties  of their medium (cable, podcasts)

Movie Stub Vault

What’s the correct term for when a movie takes a dump on others in the franchise?

Five Worst superhero movies:
5 Elektra
4 Batman & Robin (Clooney and O’Donnell)
3 Catwoman (Halle Berry)
2 Supergirl (Helen Slater and Faye Dunaway)
1 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (hands down the worst)
Top Ten may have included “Ghost Rider“.

“The Avengers” opens this week!
Already opened internationally in the likes of Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador!
Review from a friend of a friend of a friend, Fats:

• Liked the Hulk.
• Was worth seeing it in 3D.
• Going to see it again.

Lots of cheering in the audience, you may miss some dialogue.
If the Hulk is the favorite, is that good news for the movie? Just saying…
Mark Ruffalo is very adamantly in support of The Avengers. Standalone movie?? Anyone?
Where are the director’s cut versions of the super-hero movies? “Watchmen” may be the only one.
No midnight showings for us!

Talk Out…
Recently started watching “Alien”. Then comparing notes against the “Prometheus” trailer.
Netflix Recommendations: Sean says there are lots of animated superhero movies and series that are good to catch. Marvel animation movies in the last 3-4 years are out: Avengers series/movies, Ironman, Thor. Get some familiarity with the characters before you see the show!
Davidsimon.com – excellent writer. Great prose style

Somehow this conversation turns into one about soap and showering. Yeah, just what you wanted, right? Two dudes talking about showering. While that might not do it for some of you, I’m sure you will be able to relate to the importance of using soap. (Unless of course you make and sell soap, then you probably don’t use it despite what people keep telling you.)

Don’t get your panties in a bunch if you are looking for some hard hitting subjects, like, well, punching cars. Oh yes, I just went there. You have been put on notice, don’t honk at me if I am in the crosswalk. I don’t do good body work.

Thanks for tuning in. Here’s the rundown this week:

Music: “Instrumental” by Box Car Racer

Twitter

• Last week on Twitter we mentioned @AlecBaldwin and I was trying before the show to get a tweet from him! No luck.
• The famous Wire Tweet from 2010(?) Michael K Williams.
• “The Wire” bracket this year. Print your own out!
• David Simon, creator, did not appreciate.
• Jason Whitlock, the nation’s biggest Wire fan, talks about David Simon’s response.
• The real issues should be the focus, not the characters per se.
• In Sean’s bracket, “McNutty” won against Omar.
• Watch “The Wire” if you haven’t, only on HBO to our knowledge! **iTunes has all seasons as well
• In the national bracket, Omar wins hands down.

Good writing gets you to root for unlikely heroes.

When does “Dexter” return to the air? Often the season villain influences how much you like the season.

Mr. Marucci stumper from last week. Find out the answer on Fans of MitchCast page on Facebook.

Topics may or may not include the following:

• Car Punching
• Propositioned at McDonald’s
• Summer heat
• Lottery winnings
• Custom odor
• The Overnight
• 14th Anniversary
• Massage étiquette
• Mothers
• Bike ride epiphany

Car Punching

How has this story changed since I first told it a few weeks ago? I’m a bus rider and a pedestrian. The teenager’s middle finger was the straw that broke the Buick’s back! I’m a considerate pedestrian and I don’t sashay. I’m also a car driver, so I get it. Mall parking lots let you play both roles! What would be the ramifications be legally? Bicyclist in downtown can be problematic. Unpredictable + inconsistent = dead.

Propositioned at McDonalds

Not Sean’s dream proposition. Starts with a simple request to take Harrison to the McDonald’s Playland… Engaged in book three of A Game of Thrones, full on “don’t bother me” setup. Another man begins chatting him up, “What do you do for a living?” ”I’m involved with an investment opportunity…” Finally, the book goes down. “I’ve got six kids buddy!”

Where do they get the idea that McDonald’s Playland is the place to go for investors?? Even Sean’s clothes didn’t repel the guy! In the end, who got the shaft? Harrison. Perhaps some anecdote fuels this behavior. Still, 7 percent…

Dollar Menu best item: 2 soft serve cones

Movie: “The Accidental Tourist” with William Hurt discusses plane etiquette.

Custom Odor

Growing up my dad had a smell I liked when he came home from work. The smell of a man (sweat, work). I use original round stick formula Old Spice. I believe antiperspirant is bad for you. Gel is bad for your shirts.

I want my kids to associate a “scent” with me. Cultivating a signature “smell”. Plug for the miraculous epsom salt. Using shower gels by Old Spice. Soaps, salts, oils, and gels.

Sean does NOT use Lava. He uses Safeguard, like his father.

Hey, it’s a shower show!!

Using a soap that let’s me smell like ME. New product idea: soap bar extruder for leftover soap chips. The “un-soap” soap core. Hand, luffa, or “pouf”? The benefits of the pouf (efficiency). The purveyors of customs soaps are not the users of said soaps!

Lottery Wining: Sean

• Emptying his Castanza wallet paid off: $8.00 in old Powerball tickets.
• Sean starts his Saturday flush. Can he make it last all weekend??
• Soft serve ice cream: $1.00. Poker game: $5.00 with a $30.00 pot.
• Late night poker game etiquette: when can you leave?
• Splitting the pot to end the misery. If you split with Sean, he’s buying Taco Bell!
• They don’t invite me anymore. I’m free money folks!

Movie Stub Vault

What will we do the time I actually get the pre-cog guess right? TACO BELL!!

I recently saw “Cabin in the Woods”. I give it a solid ‘B’. It doesn’t hide what it is from the beginning. It does have a new twist and plays with the genre. ”Scream” also did a good job of this. Scream 2 or 3 was full of adolescent humor. **Update: I was talking about “Scary Movie”

Movies that startle vs haunt

“Devil” elevator movie looked like it might have staying power, but it sucked. ”The Blair Witch Project” did cause some fear running the track late nights.

“Prometheus” the “Alien” prequel is coming out. Idris Alba, Noomi Rapace. Story of the doomed shipped they were looking for in “Alien”. To re-watch “Alien” before “Prometheus” or not?

My Mom is listening the show again. This could cause some tension.

Secret Service

• Sean puts his Secret Service prostitute jokes on Twitter, not to offend Aunt Gladys on Facebook.
• Taking a “publicity bullet” for the president.
• Taking a bullet for the president the day after visiting a prostitute.
• Putting the president at risk because of poor decisions.
• Pretty sure this was a one time thing!

The three minute talk out can’t be done. But we do it anyways!!

• Massage étiquette chat.
• McMenamin’s Edgefield saltwater soaking pools.
• No couples massage for us!
• Sean’s safe word: harder.
• Tension relieved + tension created = net zero.
• The dangers of developing a taste for massage.

How is this possible? Through the miracle of modern technology coupled with two sorry saps we are able to bring you this cautionary tale. After all, our lives serve as a warning to others. We are as they say, “taking one for the team”. So listen, learn, thank your lucky stars, then realize that as bad as you think it gets, there is always The MitchCast.

Take care until next time!

Ingredients:

Music “909″ by Sugarplex

Superfan Steve Houston adding iTunes reviews! You can too at iTunes!

Twitter

• Sean is amazed at tech savvy friends who don’t use Twitter!
• Difference between Facebook and Twitter: Twitter is where you say what you REALLY think!
• Some validation when someone you don’t know follows you.
• Celebrity Twitter accounts I follow: @TomCruise @pattonoswalt @davidalangrier
• Sean follows: @ActuallyNPH (Neil Patrick Harris) @alecbaldwin
• Sean can tweet more when traveling alone. The wife cramps his style.

Feedback

Superfan Steve Houston shares some comments about Magnum ice cream and a British news story about Mr. Marucci? We’re stumped.

Topics may or may not include the following:

• Bowling
• The Simpsons
• Midlife crisis
• “Wicked“
• New Walmart
• Drowning
• Easter Horror Stories
• Putdown Truck
• Lawn-I-don’t-care

Despair.com for demotivational posters! (check out “Mistakes”)

Bowling: a leisure activity

Getting beat twice recently has inspired in me a desire to get better.I spent and hour and a half watching Brian Voss bowling seminar on YouTube. I want to take my game to the next level: just beat all my friends. Chef Guy likes bowling. Hmm…

Sean’s bowling anxiety: the Walmart effect. Everyone can beat him up, including the women. There’s a rough carnie edge to the bowling folks. Upscale bowling restaurants: you can’t be serious about bowling or food people.

The Simpsons

Matt Groening announces the location of Springfield: Oregon! Springfield, Oregon’s PR guy sucks. The Chamber of Commerce should be ashamed. Springfield, OR has a factory with smoke stacks and it smells like sauerkraut. Anyone know why Matt disclosed this now?

Midlife crisis: I looked it up

• Could last several years. Realization of mortality, feelings of lost time.
• My feelings of wasted time looking back.
• Sean feels the first 30 years are in invested in doing what he does. Has spent 20 years in the field and knows his stuff.
• I’m mentally disturbed. I don’t have motivation to do what I enjoy. Something’s not right with me.
• I want to enjoy what I do. My skill set is mismatched to my job.
• I get no fulfillment from work. It’s bringing me down.
• Is work not enjoyable and therefore depressing, or does depression make work suck?
• Mowing lawn was at least getting something done while not enjoying myself.

Captain Coupon: Now until May 30, buy 1 main course get free entree at Chili’s.

Sean’s favorite item: Southwest Buffalo Chicken Salad Me: Chicken Ranch Sand hold the tomatoes, extra ramekin of ranch and wing sauce When we had Chili’s, always had issues with my order, getting ranch and wing on side, NOT extra. This level of service may have lead to their ultimate demise in our area.

Wicked

• Sean took his daughters (and son) to see “Wicked” along with 1700 single women.
• Sean compares the Wicked Witch of the West to Darth Vader in that they are the heroes in the end.
• How the witch became “wicked” and the story from her side.
• Third time for his kids, first for Sean.
• The story of how Darth Vader overcame evil. You can’t write “Wicked” without Star Wars, according to Sean.
• Darth Vader is an iconic bad character who becomes a hero.
• Sean is recommending “Wicked”, but does not see it as a successful film. (Apparently Sean also saw “Cats” the movie.)
• I think if “Wicked” were done as a narrative movie and not a musical, it may do well.
• If les Mis comes to town, I’d love to go. I like the story and the music. Someone wants to treat me, I’d not decline.

Movies

• Ewan McGregor‘s new movie, “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen“. Sean wants to see it because the title is so lame. Though the trailer looks good.
• I saw the trailer for “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter“.
• I’m down for the movie, but I am torn as I am not a vampire movie kind of guy. Looks pretty cool in the trailer and he wields an axe! This is the young Abraham Lincoln from what I gather. The time period fits very well for Vampires.
• Spielberg is doing a Abraham Lincoln film with Daniel Day-Lewis.
• Sean’s international flying experience gave way to watching two films: “J. Edgar“, and “The Iron Lady“
• Sean really likes Leonardo DiCaprio, though the fundamental weakness is that he is playing an unlikable character.
• “The Iron Lady” with Meryl Streep about Margaret Thatcher. Jim Broadbent and Meryl give good performances.
• Sean enjoyed “The Iron Lady” over “J. Edgar”

Deadwood Report

I’m middle of the way through season 2 which is a little slower than season 1. However, season 3 is supposed to be awesome.

The season 2 conundrum. You get picked up and aren’t ready for season 2, which just gets stretched while you are really working on season 3 not knowing how long you will get.

I go on about the actor who plays two characters in season 1 and 2. This was confusing for a while and I don’t know why they did this. Seems a little weak and confusing. The new character seems odd enough to be perceived as the first guy in a disguise coming back for some sort of revenge. For me this was bad production quality. Should have used another actor.

Lawn Care

• Sean liked my comment on Facebook and ripped me on twitter.
• I hate lawn care. Year after year, it never gets better. Only worse.
• I take it upon myself to spread every product in my garage on the lawn. It may pay off!
• Newsflash: Sean’s not very handy.
• Sean gets a used lawnmower but it needs repair.
• Lawnmower repair is the business we should be in: $79/hour labor
• The dilemma: to spend the cash to fix the mower or spend a little extra to get a new one?
• Me, I may have been able to fix it. I don’t take mine in for maintenance.
• Sean’s already forked over $39 for the diagnostic…
• Crossing the line helping a friend when it turns into work you don’t get paid for.
• I could have got my neighbor to do it, and then charged Sean.

I will say, for the record, that we don’t discuss food this week. I don’t know what’s going on, because that’s probably subject numero uno on our lists of things to do and talk about. As a part-time nutritionist, I worry that we may be forgetting to take care of our bodies, indulging only in movie watching and complaining. This could lead to a severe condition known as “fitness”. If by next episode neither of us gets to Podnah’s Pit or the like, I’ll have to call in the big guns. I’m talking coney dogs and Hostess products.

This episode is a tour de force in movies. I should say, it features a lot of movie talk. I actually don’t know if we talk about more than a few titles. There is some book talk, and I even give an update on my work situation, which gives Sean a chance to talk intimately about extortion do’s and don’ts. The proof, as they say, is in the pudding. And here is the recipe for this week’s pudding:

Music: “Lose Yourself” by Eminem, our great white rapper.

Fans of The MitchCast on Facebook.

News: Whitney Houston

Autopsy results back. Big surprise shocker, she drowned. Also, there were indications of prolonged cocaine abuse. So young…

Sean discovers Bobby Brown is not so handsome. Not the looker he once assumed he was. Now that Sean is older and more comfortable in his manhood, he can check out other guys with a keen eye.

Topics may or may not include the following:

• Spring break
• Couples Only Trip
• “Hunger Games”
• Work sucks
• “John Carter”
• Roller Skating
• Apple TV
• Book Reviews

Work Update

A coworker’s transition and my future “seniority”. Current work includes writing specs (specifications). I hate writing specs. Not my deal. Little “argument” with coworker about my personal approach to software development. Did fire the warning shot that “I might not be around to do the work…”

Sean gives sage advice about extortion and laying the groundwork. Plus, the pros and cons of a job offer and a “job offer”.

The real question: do you stay at a current job given a bump in pay to match an offer, or jump ship to the unknown? Fun work vs. cool work. The inertia of current job and ease of staying put.

What I really want to be doing and my skill set. The current mismatch. The few times at work when I get pretty jazzed up about something and why.

The Hunger Games and Other Movies

“Hunger Games” is rocking the box office: $155M opening! Production costs: $78M.

Movie might actually be pushing books sales, and in Sean’s estimation, maybe even 50% of book sales are because of the movie. Different than previous movies like Harry Potter, or the Twilight series.

Sean gives us a run down of “Hunger Games”. Not overly or overtly violent. The alliances and game within the game. BigScotty says it is a cross between “Battle Royale” and “The Lottery”.

“21 Jump Street” was number 2 at the box office. 85% on the Tomatometer. Good mindless fun, not over the top on the crudeness meter (for me).

Sean saw “John Carter” and learned that “Casa de mi Padre” was a Will Ferrell flick. 44% Tomatometer. ”21 Jump Street” holding on to it’s good reception.

Trailer for “The Raid: Redemption” looks promising to Sean. Video game type movie. Super cops show up to a high-rise full of criminals. Violent American films pale compared to violent Japanese films. Trailer I saw: “The Dictator”.

In the Hunger Games first book: the games do finish. There is a message that arises and demands a response. This response comes in book two. Haymitch goes from drunk to hopeful for the two star crossed lovers from district 12.

Movie Stub Vault x 2!

“John Carter” run down. Taylor Kitsch does a good job, though he does not say “Texas forever”. McNulty from “The Wire” shows up as well as, Mark Strong, who is showing up everywhere you turn these days. Sean tried to watch “Fever Pitch” (U.K.) and goes who shows up??

I got a new Apple TV. Renting movies, enjoying Netflix interface, and Vimeo. (Check out the movie “Red Moon“.)

Seeing all the family photos on the big screen alone is worth the price of the Apple TV! Apple TV currently is just scratching the surface of things to come. Really a cool platform and worth voting with your dollars to let Apple know.

Netflix Recommendations

Me: “The Black Donnellys” series

In other viewing habit news…

Just started a Blu-ray box set of “Deadwood“, thanks to @bigscotty. Good production value on that box by the way! Was the “c-suckah” word in the english vernacular back in 1876? Most fans are the diehard variety. Only 3 seasons to speak of. The “Jane” is Calamity Jane. The dangers of “consume at will” content.

Sean’s Book review: Game of Thrones. On HBO, ”Game of Thrones“, season 2 is getting ready to start. Sci-fi drama (sort of like D&D, but not as wizardy). The book is by George R.R. Martin and is good, but very similar to the series. Sean feels the series it true to the books, and now he can read without needing to watch or wait.

Dear Netflix: Sean is very interested in seeing what his kids are watching, but not very interested in his kids knowing what he is watching. Some Netflix confusion about number of streams, devices, and registration. The site is not very helpful at this time. Something is changing with how they handle multiple devices.

Spring Break Plans

Everyone else has the same time off, so everywhere you go, it’s a madhouse. Sean is headed to England with the ole wife. Keeping it low key to avoid jinxing the whole trip.

Roller Skating Club

Not sure how I feel about this yet, but hey, it’s cheap! The show is where they get you! Sean is down with some roller derby!

World’s longest episode?

So what have we got in store for you this time around? Well, we have the fifth visit from Chef Guy. At least, we’re saying fifth visit but that could be inaccurate. Wouldn’t be the first time we reported the wrong facts and won’t be the last. But I digress. Where was I? Oh yes, the show.

Well, it’s packed and overflowing and spilling on the floor with so much great content, I don’t know where to begin. Why don’t I just give you the play by play, and you can decide for yourself. Or, you can just listen to the dang thing. I did. Took me three and a half weeks, but I made it through. You can too! Jump in. Give ‘er a shot.

Here’s the not so elegant rundown:

Music: “7 Deadly Sins” by Flogging Molly

Special guest: Chef Guy (5th time!)

Tastings with Chef Guy: 3 kinds of premium ice cream novelties

1.  Cadbury featuring Blue Bunny ice cream. 8 for $4.99
2. Häagen-Dazs 3 for $4.99
3. Magnum 3 for $4.99

All three are the chocolate with caramel variety. Sean & Guy claim Magnum is from England. I called it though, as it’s originally Kibon, from Brazil. Blue Bunny ice cream is NOT a selling point. What makes a good bar: ice cream, chocolate quality, thickness, shear strength, ratio. What is the correct ratio of ice cream to chocolate?

Discusing ice cream: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry’s. The “salt n’ caramel” craze. Why I might puke during the tasting: Sonic. Magnum, perhaps not conveyor dipped. Magnum has thicker caramel and chocolate, double dipped. You don’t cover good ice cream with too much chocolate. Cadbury for the kids.

Topics may or may not include:

• Restaurant Service
• Rashes
• Vacation days
• Midnight In Paris
• Oil & Vinegar
• “John Carter”
• Vegetables I’d like to try
• Kids Cold Medicine

The Ram Pub story.

The gristly meat of the New York Steak sandwich. Re-up to the Reuben. To comp the Reuben or not? Guy chimes in with how he would handle this situation. Other options for servers.

“Midnight in Paris”: Blu-ray for sale!

Best movie DVD purchasing plan. Guy says every other Woody Allen movie is good. Shrink wrapping business idea. Please, someone buy “Midnight in Paris” from me! Did like some of the cinematography, but not $22 worth.

Send in your culinary questions to the MitchCast.

Vegetables I’d like to try: turnip, rutabaga, parsnip

Food for the Vegan Plus! Roasted parsnip, brother Neal’s favorite. Turnips are like big overgrown radishes. For raw eats, go jicama, chilled. Rutabaga? Still unclear. Roast. Radicchio: peppery. Raw recommendation: asparagus. Look for thinner stalks. Use the stalks and toss the rest into cooked rice. Mandoline: french for finger slicer. Three must have vegetables: onion, carrot, and celery. The mirepoix. Ratio of 1 carrot : 1 celery : 2 onion.

Movie Stub Vault

Movie scale used to be 0 to “The Matrix”. Many films now pay homage to “The Matrix”. New scale for me is 0 to “Inception”. “Xanadu”: Guy says is a great film. “Sucker Punch” better than he expected. Sean’s all time “ten”: “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. My all time “ten”? Dunno.

“Schindler’s List” wrecked Guy for weeks. “The Straight Story” made me cry. Great story. Last film Guy cried at: “Serenity”.

No Captain, however he and Chef Guy decided YogurtLand in Woodburn, OR is the the best frozen yogurt for value, variety, and cleanliness. The “tart” flavor is Guy’s bellwether for frozen yogurt. Guy bares his soul. More crying at movie talk.

The Lightning Round!

MitchCast t-shirts on CafePress.com/imitch

Guy wants to write a book, “101 True Hospitality Stories”.

My correct use knife theories. Chinese clever is the squarish one. Chef’s knife for “rocking and chopping”.

Netflix Recommendations:

Sean: “The Lincoln Laywer”

Me: “Running the Sahara”

Sean’s favorite McConaughey movie: “U-571″.

Guy saw “The Grey” in the theater and liked it. Perhaps best movie he’s seen in the last 10. “The Lorax” opened to $70M?? “Down on Love” now out on Netflix streaming. “Long Way Round” and “Long Way Down” are two must see series. They inspired my man crush for Ewan McGregor.

I wish we still had a Chili’s restaurant in the Portland area…

$10.95 S&H included for the “Midnight In Paris” Blu-ray.

Thanks again to Chef Guy for visiting. Remember to send in your culinary questions to the show!

Enjoy.

However, as a courtesy, I will put the show notes here so you know what you are getting, in the order it is presented. Basically, I listen to the show and amongst a lot of eye rolling and boredom, I write little notes about what is going on. And I usually do this while I am at my daughter’s gymnastics class. Good times, I know.

Show Run Down

Music: “Blue Orchid” by The White Stripes

Send in your thoughts to feedback[at]themitchcast[dot]com

Topics may or may not include the following:

• 12 inch wieners
• Homework
• Bat Cave
• In-laws
• Feelings
• Valentine’s Day
• Positive Psychology
• Book Review

BIG shout out to Reed Soper!!

Roake’s local hot dog stand, home of the foot long coney island!

• Podnah’s did not work out.
• My brother and I provided lawn care for my grandma in exchange for money or Roake’s gift certificates.
• Based on Tommy’s Hamburgers of Southern California (http://www.originaltommys.com/)
• Coney sauce versus chili
• Quality hot dogs
• What about coney island and Nathan’s Famous Frankfurters? (http://nathansfamous.com/PageFetch/)
• Roake’s needs to stay open until 2am
• Highest margin item guess: The Little Roaker (Chili’s is the Awesome Blossom)
• We recreationally eat. We’re no drinkers, we’re eaters.

The Bat Cave and Danny Granger

• Danny’s blown it!
• What’s in your bat cave??
• Access: secret, pole or slide
• Light alert system for the cave
• How to get out of the cave
• How to build secret passageways (slipping a little extra to the contractor)
• My uncle Jim’s hidden safe and office
• What’s inside: TVs, sound system, anything your wife doesn’t want you doing

Work Presentation Dread…

• Worse thing for a detail oriented anal perfectionist to have to do
• Sean’s public speaking secrets revealed!
• Sean describes my work ethic as the pressure that turns coal into a diamond.

Book Recommendation: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Anchor

• Happiness breeds success, not the contrary. (Success orbits happiness)
• Why developers have foosball tables and google let’s you bring your dog to work

Sean’s Book Recommendation: Gross National Happiness by Arthur C. Brooks

• Sean heard him speak prior to the release of his book.

Who should be the voice of your book on tape? Sean wants Wallace Shawn of The Princess Bride. You conceivably sell more audio books because of the reader.

We went with Reed to see “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy“ based on the book by John le Carré. Sean then went on to read and recommends “The Spy Who Came In From the Cold“. Also by David Cornhole, I mean Cornwell, better known as John le Carré. He has written four books in the world which these two stories inhabit. John worked for MI5.

Sean’s Netflix Recommendation: “The Tailor of Panama“, also a le Carré story.

Movie Stub Vault. (Find out who the giant horse mouth singer from the 70′s is, if you don’t already know!)

Movies that make you cry

• Me, only one in the theater: “The Elephant Man“
• Of course everyone cries in the privacy of their own home, especially when watching “Schindler’s List“.

Netflix Recommendation: ”Delhi Belly”

Captain Coupon: Party City. Spend $50, save $10.

Valentine’s Day: Can You Every Get Ahead??

The answer: NO. Break even is your only hope. Also, a trip to see baseball spring training is not going to cut it. Truly the holiday minefield for Sean: Valentine’s Day, his wife’s birthday, Mother’s Day. Sean was trumped when a third party graciously gave his wife a one day spa gift. Oil & Vinegar: a nice gift or truly a symbolic statement?

In-laws are in town. How this affects the household.

Feelings

• Why?
• Where do they come from?
• Honest, genuine feelings kept inside kill you just a little bit.
• “Use a fork lady!!” Saying something out loud let’s you know how dumb it really sounds.

That’s it folks.

Of course, more importantly, can you name all ten of the Hostess products? Shamefully, I could not. But play along and see if you can beat my score which is still pretty good if I do say so myself.

If the Twinkies don’t get your mouth watering then our lively review of pizza surely will. Let’s face it, pizza is nature’s perfect food. With so many species out there, we barely scrape the surface of the pie. Send in your own thoughts and local recommendations. We have an email for that: feedback [at] themitchcast [dot] com.

All this food talk does demand some attention to diet. I reveal a new diet that may be what works for you. So far I’m finding it liberal and satisfying. You’ll have to listen in to hear the details and you too can lose all those unwanted pounds. Sort of.

Also listen in to find out how you can make millions. Seriously. We show you how and then give you a chance to buy in to our system. You only need one success and you are set. The rest will just be icing on the cake. Don’t forget the tip jar to the side of this post for contributing your funds. We prefer multiples of $2. Thanks.

Topics may or may not include:

• Pizza
• The New Powerball
• Whitney Who…ston?
• Diets
• Hostess
• The Dad
• Diner
• Movies to Avoid

Let’s not forget Captain Coupon, who brings us Panda Express savings. What’s that you say? Never eaten a panda? You’re missing out. They taste like a cross between Bald Eagle and White Rhino. Now you can get a free entree item when you buy a two entree plate and drink. Get cracking!

All that and movies of course. So start the adventure, push play or download to your MP3 player, which has a 70% chance of being an Apple product. Until next week, adios!

Netflix Recommendations:

• Me: Forks Over Knives
• The Houstons UK Series: Survivors, Shameless, Vicar of Dibley, Doc Martin, Spaced, Black Books
• The Houstons US Series: Rescue Me
• Sean: Chinatown, Kingdom, Senna
• Patch: The Walking Dead, Misfits (Hulu)

If that’s not your bag, don’t worry. We still have the fight to bring back the gods gift to humanity: The Beef Baja Chalupa. I’m sorry if you are hearing this for the first time, but Taco Bell is no longer offering the Beef Baja Chalupa. Indeed these are sad times for those of us on the drive-thru diet. What next? The downtown Portland Carl’s Jr. is gonna close?? Oh, wait, it already has. Curses!

Still, the sun shines on some things. What, I don’t know. If you own a sleeper sofa, aka hide-a-bed couch, then do yourself a favor: NEVER MOVE! At least, don’t call me or Sean to help. (By the way, his new name is Sugar-pecs.) There is no appendage worth losing to move those over-sized, crappy sleeping, heavier than lead, poor excuses for a bed. Period.

There’s more to this episode than that, but let’s not gloss over these important issues. We also take the usual time to enlighten and preach. Find out my futurist vision for the e-book reader and what it could be. Steal the ideas and become a multi-millionaire. They’re yours for the taking.

For your reference, this episode may or may not include the following:

• Valentine’s Day
• Reading
• McDonald’s
• US Remakes UK
• Helping people move
• Living abroad
• Effing and Jeffing
• Family support

A very big thank you to Super-Fan Steve Houston for sending the wonderful chocolate bar featured in this post. If you’ve never seen me, now you have. Forever remembered and frozen in chocolate carbonite!

The captain has brought us an excellent online coupon code to be used at, Target.com. Get 10% OFF site wide, including clearance items. This code is good until March 31, 2012, so use it as often as you like. Coupon Code: TGTHTT5Z

Until next time, chin up and don’t fall for the insanity!

Sean’s Netflix recommendations:

• Brick
• The Take
• Memento
• Black Books

Sean’s Valentine’s Movie Recommendations:

• Casablanca
• Shakespeare In Love
• Romeo & Juliet/Romeo + Juliet
• Somewhere In Time
• Room With A View

You won’t want to miss this exciting episode if you like Italian men the way Sean and I do. Oh yes, with all their glorious gesturing, funny stories, and soccer skills, both on the field and the table. What we can only aspire to.

Still not interested. Perhaps you thought your healthcare wasn’t so great. Well, mine got worse, thanks to ADP. The good news, it only takes me over $6000 out of my pocket before they pay a dime. What do I even have healthcare for??

Oh, but you want more. And we deliver. Find out the important Golden Globe news: the menu! What will you have? Certainly worth discussion for 45 minutes, right? And we also announce the winner for the Best Creepy Animated Movie That Looks Like “The Polar Express”. You will be surprised.

There’s more, including Captain Coupon and Movie Stub Vault, two staples of the Mitchcast. What are you waiting for?! Download today or subscribe in iTunes. Peace out.

Topics may or may not include:

• Italian Men
• 2012 Golden Globes
• Foosball
• Healthcare
• Car Buying
• Bad Language
• Coke Rewards Tip

That may require some weight loss, and between Sean and I, we are “experts”. Get some good advice if you too are trying to get down to an 8. And if you are a 14, there’s no shame in it. In fact, don’t tell him I said so, but I think Sean’s first goal should be a 14. Just saying…

What else should you expect? How about Sean’s Review of “Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy” for instance. Still not good enough. Then maybe you will like to hear about Kickapoo Joy Juice. Yeah, me too. Sadly, nothing but a teaser on this front.

Still, you may be able to relate on the topic of organizational nightmares and kids clutter. There are a few pointers, but mostly just agonizing over the quantity of crap I’ve built up and how to handle it.

There is more, and topics may or may not include:

• AFSP and The Overnight June 9-10
• Movie Review
• Organizational Constipation
• Star Wars
• Caffeine Addiction

In usual fashion we let you play along with Movie Stub Vault and Captain Coupon gives us yet another steal of a deal. All right here, right now. It’s like Christmas in your ears!

Stay safe, until next time!