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The Rock and Roll Geek Show
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This is the Real School of Rock! The Original Rock and Roll Podcast.Interviews, music and more from a Rock and Roll Geek.All done with a Metal Sludge,Blabbermouth sense of humor For fans of Aerosmith,Cheap Trick,Wildhearts,Metallica,AC/DC,American Heartbreak,Alice Cooper,New York Dolls,Sex Pistols,Motley Crue,Starz,Runaways,Punk,Joan Jett,Suzi Quatro,Nazareth,Hanoi Rocks,D Generation,Dictators,Ramones,Kiss,Guns n'Roses,Glam,Metal,etc.
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The Rock and Roll Copywriter - DDOP2026 _6
4d ago00:23:10Tap to summarizeThis is day 6 of the Dog Days of Podcasting. Chris Capelle, The Rock and Roll Copywriter calls in with 3 show reports. Music by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Donate to the show - Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership Thanks to Joe Pawlak for the $250 Penske Truck Donation! Thanks to Ralph Miller for the $125 Penske truck donation Thanks to Dan Gerawan for the $100Penske Doation! thanks to Kirk Crawford for the $100 Dog Days donation! Thanks to Brian Grattidge for the $31 Dog Days donaton! Donate on Venmo @Michael-Butler-11 Joe Pawlak - $250 Penske Fund Dan Gerawan - $100 Penske Fund John Morgan - $50 Kirk Crawford - $50 Dan Gerawan - $50 Tim Schall - $50 Rockbottom Rob Giglio - $30 Michael Stitik - $25 Gregg Brofer - $20 Blake Johnston - $20 Richard Fusey - $10.99 Todd Cunningham - $10 Steven Cohen $5 Danny Borden - $5 Bruce McMillan - $3 (Venmo donation id is @Michael-Butler-11) PATREON DONORS Joe Pawlak - $16.66 Kirk Crawford - $12.77 Patrick Shanahan - $10 Brian Springer - $8 Jon Scott - $8 Michael Street - $7.50 Dave Slusher - $5.55 Robert Harvey - $5 Chiaki Hinohara - $5 MedakiMetal on Instagram Mike Dixon - $5 Jamie Jefford - $5 Erik Klein - $5 Paul Smith - $5 Justin Lefkowitz - $5 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Michael Street - $25 Beer for the trip Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Bradley Lisko - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 William Bealle - $10 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Andrew Howe - $5 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Peter Spark $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Adam Croft - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Dave Alexander - $2 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Michael Street - $25 Beer for the trip Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Bradley Lisko - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 William Bealle - $10 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Andrew Howe - $5 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Peter Spark $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Adam Croft - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Dave Alexander - $2
Transcribe →Ask Butler - DDOP2026 _5
5d ago00:14:26Tap to summarizeThis is day 5 of the Dog days of pecasting Friend Of The Show Kirk Crawford Wright in with a great question Music by Udo This episode dives into memorable concert e Donate to the show - Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership Thanks to Joe Pawlak for the $250 Penske Truck Donation! Thanks to Ralph Miller for the $125 Penske truck donation Thanks to Dan Gerawan for the $100Penske Doation! thanks to Kirk Crawford for the $100 dog Deys donation! Donate on Venmo @Michael-Butler-11 Joe Pawlak - $250 Penske Fund Dan Gerawan - $100 Penske Fund John Morgan - $50 Kirk Crawford - $50 Dan Gerawan - $50 Tim Schall - $50 Rockbottom Rob Giglio - $30 Michael Stitik - $25 Gregg Brofer - $20 Blake Johnston - $20 Richard Fusey - $10.99 Todd Cunningham - $10 Steven Cohen $5 Danny Borden - $5 Bruce McMillan - $3 (Venmo donation id is @Michael-Butler-11) PATREON DONORS Joe Pawlak - $16.66 Kirk Crawford - $12.77 Patrick Shanahan - $10 Brian Springer - $8 Jon Scott - $8 Michael Street - $7.50 Dave Slusher - $5.55 Robert Harvey - $5 Chiaki Hinohara - $5 MedakiMetal on Instagram Mike Dixon - $5 Jamie Jefford - $5 Erik Klein - $5 Paul Smith - $5 Justin Lefkowitz - $5 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Michael Street - $25 Beer for the trip Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Bradley Lisko - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 William Bealle - $10 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Andrew Howe - $5 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Peter Spark $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Adam Croft - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Dave Alexander - $2 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Michael Street - $25 Beer for the trip Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Bradley Lisko - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 William Bealle - $10 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Andrew Howe - $5 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Peter Spark $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Adam Croft - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Dave Alexander - $2
Transcribe →Opening Acts That Outshine Headliners -DDOP 2026 _4
6d ago00:16:27Tap to summarizeThis is day 4 of the Dog days of Podcasting Suggestiom from friend of The Show Todd Cunningham Music by Keel Opening Acts That Outshine Headliners This episode dives into memorable concert experiences where opening acts stole the show from headliners. Starting with an introduction from California, the host shares the date and context of the recording, marking day four of the Dog Days of Podcasting challenge. The discussion kicks off with a prompt about concerts where the opening band was better than the main act, leading to a nostalgic recount of Joan Jett opening for The Police. The host and a listener share their experiences, emphasizing how Jett's performance outshone the headliner. The episode includes humorous anecdotes, including a light-hearted moment involving an awkward bathroom incident at a concert. Chapters: 00:00:05 - Introduction from California 00:01:24 - Day Four of Podcasting Challenge 00:02:19 - Prompt for Listener Stories 00:05:39 - Shared Concert Experience 00:10:50 - Humorous Bathroom Incident Donate to the show - Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership Thanks to Joe Pawlak for the $250 Penske Truck Donation! Thanks to Ralph Miller for the $125 Penske truck donation Thanks to Dan Gerawan for the $100 Penske Donation Donate on Venmo Joe Pawlak - $250 Penske Fund Dan Gerawan - $100 Penske Fund John Morgan - $50 Kirk Crawford - $50 Dan Gerawan - $50 Tim Schall - $50 Rockbottom Rob Giglio - $30 Michael Stitik - $25 Gregg Brofer - $20 Blake Johnston - $20 Richard Fusey - $10.99 Todd Cunningham - $10 Steven Cohen $5 Danny Borden - $5 Bruce McMillan - $3 (Venmo donation id is @Michael-Butler-11) PATREON DONORS Joe Pawlak - $16.66 Kirk Crawford - $12.77 Patrick Shanahan - $10 Brian Springer - $8 Jon Scott - $8 Michael Street - $7.50 Dave Slusher - $5.55 Robert Harvey - $5 Chiaki Hinohara - $5 MedakiMetal on Instagram Mike Dixon - $5 Jamie Jefford - $5 Erik Klein - $5 Paul Smith - $5 Justin Lefkowitz - $5 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Michael Street - $25 Beer for the trip Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Bradley Lisko - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 William Bealle - $10 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Andrew Howe - $5 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Peter Spark $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Adam Croft - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Dave Alexander - $2
Transcribe →Questions from Friends Of The ShowDDOP 2026 _3
1w ago00:14:49Tap to summarizeThis is day 4 of the Dog days of Podcasting Lars Lenova writes in with five questions for Michael Butler Music by Squeeze Donate to the show - Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership Thanks to Joe Pawlak for the $250 Penske Truck Donation! Thanks to Ralph Miller for the $125 Penske truck donation Thanks to Dan Gerawan for the $100 Penske Donation Donate on Venmo Joe Pawlak - $250 Penske Fund Dan Gerawan - $100 Penske Fund John Morgan - $50 Kirk Crawford - $50 Dan Gerawan - $50 Tim Schall - $50 Rockbottom Rob Giglio - $30 Michael Stitik - $25 Gregg Brofer - $20 Blake Johnston - $20 Richard Fusey - $10.99 Todd Cunningham - $10 Steven Cohen $5 Danny Borden - $5 Bruce McMillan - $3 (Venmo donation id is @Michael-Butler-11) PATREON DONORS Joe Pawlak - $16.66 Kirk Crawford - $12.77 Patrick Shanahan - $10 Brian Springer - $8 Jon Scott - $8 Michael Street - $7.50 Dave Slusher - $5.55 Robert Harvey - $5 Chiaki Hinohara - $5 MedakiMetal on Instagram Mike Dixon - $5 Jamie Jefford - $5 Erik Klein - $5 Paul Smith - $5 Justin Lefkowitz - $5 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Michael Street - $25 Beer for the trip Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Bradley Lisko - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 William Bealle - $10 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Andrew Howe - $5 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Peter Spark $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Adam Croft - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Dave Alexander - $2
Transcribe →Gardening with Butler - DDOP 2026 -2
1w ago00:11:01Tap to summarizeThis is day 2 of the Dog days of Podcasting Today we go gardening Music by Kiss Donate to the show - Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership Thanks to Joe Pawlak for the $250 Penske Truck Donation! Thanks to Ralph Miller for the $125 Penske truck donation Thanks to Dan Gerawan for the $100 Penske Donation Donate on Venmo Joe Pawlak - $250 Penske Fund Dan Gerawan - $100 Penske Fund John Morgan - $50 Kirk Crawford - $50 Dan Gerawan - $50 Tim Schall - $50 Rockbottom Rob Giglio - $30 Michael Stitik - $25 Gregg Brofer - $20 Blake Johnston - $20 Richard Fusey - $10.99 Todd Cunningham - $10 Steven Cohen $5 Danny Borden - $5 Bruce McMillan - $3 (Venmo donation id is @Michael-Butler-11) PATREON DONORS Joe Pawlak - $16.66 Kirk Crawford - $12.77 Patrick Shanahan - $10 Brian Springer - $8 Jon Scott - $8 Michael Street - $7.50 Dave Slusher - $5.55 Robert Harvey - $5 Chiaki Hinohara - $5 MedakiMetal on Instagram Mike Dixon - $5 Jamie Jefford - $5 Erik Klein - $5 Paul Smith - $5 Justin Lefkowitz - $5 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Michael Street - $25 Beer for the trip Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Bradley Lisko - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 William Bealle - $10 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Andrew Howe - $5 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Peter Spark $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Adam Croft - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Dave Alexander - $2
Transcribe →Mushroom Hunting with Butler – DDOP 2026 -1
1w ago00:24:00Tap to summarizeThis is day one of the Dog days of Podcasting Music by Mott The episode kicks off with an intriguing introduction to the Rock and Roll Butler's mushroom hunting escapades. Set in an undisclosed trail in upstate New York, the host shares his passion for foraging mushrooms, emphasizing his expertise. He highlights the value of mushrooms, particularly morels and chanterelles, which he considers the holy grail of edible fungi. The conversation shifts to the practical side of mushroom hunting, discussing what to do with large quantities of mushrooms and the various ways to enjoy them, including health benefits. A humorous anecdote about a past experience with psilocybin mushrooms adds a personal touch. Chapters: 00:00:14 - Introduction to the story 00:00:57 - Mushroom hunting introduction 00:04:12 - Mushroom value 00:05:17 - Mushroom processing 00:13:11 - Mushroom experiences 00:17:24 - Reflection on the hunt Airbourne Donate to the show - Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership Thanks to Joe Pawlak for the $250 Penske Truck Donation! Thanks to Ralph Miller for the $125 Penske truck donation Thanks to Dan Gerawan for the $100 Penske Donation Donate on Venmo Joe Pawlak - $250 Penske Fund Dan Gerawan - $100 Penske Fund John Morgan - $50 Kirk Crawford - $50 Dan Gerawan - $50 Tim Schall - $50 Rockbottom Rob Giglio - $30 Michael Stitik - $25 Gregg Brofer - $20 Blake Johnston - $20 Richard Fusey - $10.99 Todd Cunningham - $10 Steven Cohen $5 Danny Borden - $5 Bruce McMillan - $3 (Venmo donation id is @Michael-Butler-11) PATREON DONORS Joe Pawlak - $16.66 Kirk Crawford - $12.77 Patrick Shanahan - $10 Brian Springer - $8 Jon Scott - $8 Michael Street - $7.50 Dave Slusher - $5.55 Robert Harvey - $5 Chiaki Hinohara - $5 MedakiMetal on Instagram Mike Dixon - $5 Jamie Jefford - $5 Erik Klein - $5 Paul Smith - $5 Justin Lefkowitz - $5 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Michael Street - $25 Beer for the trip Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Bradley Lisko - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 William Bealle - $10 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Andrew Howe - $5 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Peter Spark $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Adam Croft - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Dave Alexander - $2
Transcribe →Wednesday Afternoon Trainwreck - Rock and Roll Geek Show 1463
2w ago00:58:39Tap to summarizeThis is from the undisclosed location in Upstate New York. Chuck Speer, The Rock and Roll Hoosier calls in with a Ted Nugent show review. R.I.P. John C. Dvorak I need content and show ideas for The Dog Days of Podcasting Stevie Stiletto vinyl on Ebay John Nashed Remixed "The Doctor" from Cheap Trick Music by The Living End Ted Nugent Social Distortion Cheap Trick Airbourne Donate to the show - Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership Thanks to Joe Pawlak for the $250 Penske Truck Donation! Thanks to Ralph Miller for the $125 Penske truck donation Thanks to Dan Gerawan for the $100 Penske Donation Donate on Venmo Joe Pawlak - $250 Penske Fund Dan Gerawan - $100 Penske Fund John Morgan - $50 Kirk Crawford - $50 Dan Gerawan - $50 Tim Schall - $50 Rockbottom Rob Giglio - $30 Michael Stitik - $25 Gregg Brofer - $20 Blake Johnston - $20 Richard Fusey - $10.99 Todd Cunningham - $10 Steven Cohen $5 Danny Borden - $5 Bruce McMillan - $3 (Venmo donation id is @Michael-Butler-11) PATREON DONORS Joe Pawlak - $16.66 Kirk Crawford - $12.77 Patrick Shanahan - $10 Brian Springer - $8 Jon Scott - $8 Michael Street - $7.50 Dave Slusher - $5.55 Robert Harvey - $5 Chiaki Hinohara - $5 MedakiMetal on Instagram Mike Dixon - $5 Jamie Jefford - $5 Erik Klein - $5 Paul Smith - $5 Justin Lefkowitz - $5 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Michael Street - $25 Beer for the trip Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Bradley Lisko - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 William Bealle - $10 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Andrew Howe - $5 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Peter Spark $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Adam Croft - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Dave Alexander - $2
Transcribe →On The Road in a Penske Truck - We Made It!
3w ago00:37:29Tap to summarizeThis is from the undisclosed location in Upstate New York. We made it. Also, JS Skulls calls in with some advice and a Marshall Tucker Show Review. Music by The Hellacopters Donate to the show - Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership Thanks to Ralph Miller for the $125 Penske truck donation Thanks to Dan Gerawan for the $100 Penske Donation Donate on Venmo Dan Gerawan - $100 Concerned Donation John Morgan - $50 Penske Highway Robbery Fund Kirk Crawford - $50 Tim Schall - $50 Rockbottom Rob Giglio - $25 Gregg Brofer - $20 Blake Johnston - $20 Todd Cunningham - $10 Danny Borden - $5 Steven Cohen $5 Richard Fusey - $4.44 Richard Fusey - $6.66 Bruce McMillan - $3 (Venmo donation id is @Michael-Butler-11) PATREON DONORS Joe Pawlak - $16.66 Kirk Crawford - $12.77 Patrick Shanahan - $10 Brian Springer - $8 Jon Scott - $8 Michael Street - $7.50 Dave Slusher - $5.55 Robert Harvey - $5 Chiaki Hinohara - $5 MedakiMetal on Instagram Jamie Jefford - $5 Erik Klein - $5 Paul Smith - $5 Justin Lefkowitz - $5 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Bradley Lisko - $10 William Bealle - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Peter Spark $5 Andrew Howe - $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Dave Alexander - $2 Adam Croft - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2
Transcribe →On the road in a Penske truck day 6 - Clarion PA
3w ago00:11:40Tap to summarizeI'm on the road in a 16 foot Penske truck I'm doing this show from a hotel room in Bolingbrook, Illinois. friend Of The Show Jeff Zelepugas joins me and my undisclosed beautiful travel companion Music by The Kinks Donate to the show - Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership Thanks to Ralph Miller for the $125 Penske truck donation Thanks to Dan Gerawan for the $100 Penske Donation Donate on Venmo Dan Gerawan - $100 Concerned Donation John Morgan - $50 Hang In There Bud Kirk Crawford - $50 Tim Schall - $50 Rockbottom Rob Giglio - $25 Gregg Brofer - $20 Blake Johnston - $20 Todd Cunningham - $10 Danny Borden - $5 Steven Cohen $5 Richard Fusey - $4.44 Richard Fusey - $6.66 Bruce McMillan - $3 (Venmo donation id is @Michael-Butler-11) PATREON DONORS Joe Pawlak - $16.66 Kirk Crawford - $12.77 Patrick Shanahan - $10 Brian Springer - $8 Jon Scott - $8 Michael Street - $7.50 Dave Slusher - $5.55 Robert Harvey - $5 Chiaki Hinohara - $5 MedakiMetal on Instagram Jamie Jefford - $5 Erik Klein - $5 Paul Smith - $5 Justin Lefkowitz - $5 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Bradley Lisko - $10 William Bealle - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Peter Spark $5 Andrew Howe - $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Dave Alexander - $2 Adam Croft - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 Show Transcript 0 00:00:05 Somewhere in the middle of pouring down rain nowhere, this is the Rock and Roll Geek Show. This is the story of my rock and roll butler. Welcome to the Rock and Roll Geek Show. 00:00:23 My name is Michael Butler. Thanks a lot for joining me. I really appreciate it. 00:00:26 Today is Saturday, July 18, 2026, it's 8.03pm and we are in Clarion, Pennsylvania and it is pouring down rain. The beautiful undisclosed woman, travel companion Raquel, drove most of the way. 00:00:48 I drove the first three hours and then she took us in the last four. We had about a six hour and forty minute drive. Last night we stayed in Bolingbrook, Illinois and Jeffrey Zalapugas and his lovely wife Winnie met us at the hotel room. 00:01:10 He brought me a twelve pack of Tecate. We got to the room and I said to Raquel, we're going to have to get some more beer, we're running out of beer here. We only had eight modellos left and in walks Jeffrey and Jeff knocks on the hotel room door with a twelve pack of Tecate in his hand. He heard my call, we put it out there to the universe and the universe brought Jeffrey 00:01:35 Zalapugas, is that how you pronounce his last name, Zalapugas, I think it's Zalapugas. He brought a twelve pack of Tecate and we went, if you heard yesterday's show you heard us talking, we went to a bar, last night was a sports bar and Jeff would not let me pay for anything. We got tons of food, tons of beers, modello draft and saw a good blues band. Only problem with the blues band, his brother Mark was there and his wife, I didn't get 00:02:12 his wife's name, but Mark is a harp player, he used to play with this guy, great guitar player, great band, supposedly the bass player played with Dave Mason, but he played a Marshall Stack and that thing was so fucking noisy, he had a ground problem or something with that thing, but he was a good guitar player, they were a great band and after they left there was a classic rock band that came on after them and the place kind of cleared out. We had a really good time, thank you Jeff Zalapugas for your hospitality. He was really, Raquel was very impressed. 00:02:47 We're a little cranky right now, I think we've made it this whole trip without any arguments and we're both hungry, we're both wet and thirsty and yeah, ready to get back. We're going to be arriving in the undisclosed location tomorrow by three and we're waiting for a Manhattan and somebody's pissed off they're not getting their fucking Manhattan, she's ready to punch me in the nose. Oh boy, alright, okay. I think we should wrap this thing up, we're hoping to get back to the undisclosed location 00:03:26 tomorrow to make it back in time for the finals of the World Cup. Thank you for listening to this trip, I'll try to do a wrap up show tomorrow, we're in a place right now called, do you know what the name of this place is, RRR Roadhouse, Triple R Roadhouse. We were going to a dive bar and we couldn't get a cab so we were driving the Penske truck and we're driving to the place and there's a car in the middle of the road and he rolls down his window and tells us to stop and he said, you guys can't go any further it's flooded 00:04:03 down there, you're not going to make it in that truck, so we had to turn around and drive up to this place, all the other places are fast food places except for this place, it's a steakhouse, she's waiting for her Manhattan and she's ready to jump over the bar and wring this guy's neck. I hope she doesn't because he looks like he could kick my ass and I'd have to fight him and I'd rather not do that. We made it this whole trip, it's been a joy on this trip so we're going to make it the 00:04:37 last day and a half a joy, once she gets that Manhattan down her gullet she's going to be fine I think. We might have to do some mushrooms tonight, I don't know, we're going to have to do something to turn this moods around, we're both cranky, we haven't eaten all day, I had a 7-Eleven hot dog that was pretty bad and she hasn't had anything so we're ready to kill some, not kill, we're not going to kill anybody, we're ready to throw down and I don't think I want to throw down in Clary, all the guys at the bar look like they could kill me. Alright, we're going to wrap this thing up friends, thank you for listening to all these 00:05:16 shows and thank you to Jeffrey Zalapugas, it was a joy to hang out with you Jeff, we're hoping to hang out with Jonathan Travers today but that didn't work out, his mom had an emergency at home so he had to run and do that, we had to keep driving and here we are in Clary, we have like a 5 hour drive tomorrow, Manhattan up, what's up mean, not ice, no ice, oh boy, up is martini glass, she wants it up though, can you put it in martini glass, yeah, I mean 00:05:50 is it hot if the ice is still in it though, I mean, I don't think she wants it in the fight here and I'm going to have to get off the phone with Lieutenant Raquel, that's alright, oh boy, I'm going to do some damage control, alright, we're going to go fight some people and we're going to have a, if you don't hear from me tomorrow that means we went, we threw down in Clary in Pennsylvania with some locals, I think Raquel, I think Raquel could take 00:06:23 them, could you take them, alright friends, thank you for listening, I'm going to get out of here, I'm thirsty, cheers, it's a beautiful Manhattan, he did a good job, there's no cherry in it, oh boy, she's pissed, don't make Raquel a Manhattan, right, thank God, alright friends, let's close out with, we're playing road songs, this is dirt roads, dead ends and dust from the 00:06:58 super suckers, I'll talk to you hopefully tomorrow, we will be in the undisclosed location if we make it back safely, we drove through storms almost this entire time today, so needless to say we're a little bit tired, a little bit wet and a little bit thirsty and a lot hungry, we ordered a 20 ounce porterhouse steak and we're going to eat and drink and maybe do other things, alright friends, I'll talk to you later, rockandrollgeek.com, you know how to reach me, please keep your donations coming, thank you to everybody who supported the show so far, I've got to get out 00:07:38 of here, I'm going to down this Corona, run out and get the koozies in the pouring down rain and down a few more Coronas before we get out of here, last night, we're going to go down in style motherfuckers, alright, we'll talk to you tomorrow.
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3w ago00:22:48Tap to summarizeI'm on the road in a 16 foot Penske truck I'm doing this show from a hotel room in Bolingbrook, Illinois. friend Of The Show Jeff Zelepugas joins me and my undisclosed beautiful travel companion Music by The Kinks Donate to the show - Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership Thanks to Ralph Miller for the $125 Penske truck donation Thanks to Dan Gerawan for the $100 Penske Donation Donate on Venmo Dan Gerawan - $100 Concerned Donation John Morgan - $50 Hang In There Bud Kirk Crawford - $50 Tim Schall - $50 Rockbottom Rob Giglio - $25 Gregg Brofer - $20 Blake Johnston - $20 Todd Cunningham - $10 Danny Borden - $5 Steven Cohen $5 Richard Fusey - $4.44 Richard Fusey - $6.66 Bruce McMillan - $3 (Venmo donation id is @Michael-Butler-11) PATREON DONORS Joe Pawlak - $16.66 Kirk Crawford - $12.77 Patrick Shanahan - $10 Brian Springer - $8 Jon Scott - $8 Michael Street - $7.50 Dave Slusher - $5.55 Robert Harvey - $5 Chiaki Hinohara - $5 MedakiMetal on Instagram Jamie Jefford - $5 Erik Klein - $5 Paul Smith - $5 Justin Lefkowitz - $5 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Bradley Lisko - $10 William Bealle - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Peter Spark $5 Andrew Howe - $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Dave Alexander - $2 Adam Croft - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 Show Transcript 0 00:00:05 From somewhere in the middle of nowhere, this is the Rock and Roll Geek Show. This is the story of my rock and roll butler. Welcome to the Rock and Roll Geek Show. 00:00:21 My name is Michael Butler. Thanks a lot for joining me. I really appreciate it. 00:00:25 Today is Friday, July 17th, 2026. It's 540 when I'm doing this. We're going to do it shortly because we have people in the hotel room. 00:00:37 A friend of the show is here that I met. We're in, what town are we in? Bowling? 00:00:44 Bowling? Bowling Brook. Bowling Brook. 00:00:46 Bowling Brook, Illinois. Introduce yourself. It's Jeffrey. 00:00:50 Jeffrey Zalapugas. Zalapugas. I can't pronounce his last name. 00:00:54 I don't know why but Zalapugas. Zalapugas. Zalapugas. 00:01:03 It's not my pizza name. My pizza name is Paige. So is that an Italian? 00:01:07 Zalapugas. Lithuanian. Lithuanian, ooh. 00:01:10 I don't know what they say about Lithuanians. Yeah, for sure. If I order a pizza, it's never that. 00:01:18 What do you mean? It's never a Lithuanian pizza? No, it's never Zalapugas. 00:01:21 Oh, it's Zalapulagas. Zalapulagas. That's what you're going to hear going back. 00:01:24 I've heard it all. Talk into that microphone. You can't butcher the last name. 00:01:32 Jeffrey Zalapugas. We're going to meet up with Jeff Thielicke today. That's who you were with last time when I was in Milwaukee. 00:01:40 And Chicago. And Manitoba. Oh, you were in Chicago as well. 00:01:43 Yeah. Thielicke got pretty wasted, huh? Milwaukee as well. 00:01:48 Yeah. Hats off to Jeff. He's a fun guy. 00:01:51 Sure is. As you are as well. He's a good dude. 00:01:54 I was telling undisclosed, beautiful travel companion Raquel how hilarious you got. You crack me up all the time. Last time you were there, I was cracking up. 00:02:07 Well, we had the gentle giant with us, though. Stirring up the pot. Yeah, your bodyguard. 00:02:13 Yeah, we went to a Mexican place. Did you know he came to? Oh, his wife is here, Winnie. 00:02:18 His beautiful wife, Winnie. Say hi, Winnie. Winnie, did you know he came all the way to see... 00:02:26 Yes, yes, he told me about it. Yes, he told me, yes. You okay with that? 00:02:30 Yes, I was. Where are you from, Winnie? I'm from Africa. 00:02:36 You're from Africa? What part of Africa? East Africa. 00:02:38 East Africa. What country is in East Africa? Uganda. 00:02:41 What is it? Uganda. Uganda? 00:02:44 Wow. I went to Cape Town, and I went to... Oh, fuck. 00:02:51 Botswana? Botswana, oh, yeah. Is that near Uganda? 00:02:55 No, that's south, south, south, yes. They had no... In Cape Town, because I wanted to have wild game, I wanted to eat wild game. 00:03:02 Wow. Cape Town, they had all kinds of wild game you could eat. Yes, they do. 00:03:06 Botswana and up there, there was no wild game. Yeah, Botswana is a bit a desert of a desert. There were game reserves, but there was no wild game to eat. 00:03:16 No, no, they don't. What about Uganda? Oh, Uganda is beautiful. 00:03:19 You have... Is there wild... Can you eat wild game there? 00:03:22 Oh, yes. Springbok was delicious. Yes, you better come to Uganda. 00:03:27 I'll... Can you have... You have a place I can stay there? 00:03:30 No, I'm kidding. Oh, yes, I do. We had... 00:03:32 I had ostrich carpaccio in Cape Town. Okay. That was the best thing I've ever eaten in my life. 00:03:40 Wow. It was so good. You come in Uganda, you'll eat the luwombo. 00:03:45 Luwombo? Luwombo, yes. What is that? 00:03:49 It's beef or chicken stewed in banana leaves. Oh, that's great. Yes, real tender. 00:03:56 Oh, man, I'm hungry. We haven't eaten today. Zellopagus. 00:04:00 We'll feed you. Well, it's nice to meet you, Winnie. Nice to meet you. 00:04:04 So you go back and forth to Africa? Yes, yes, I do. I do. 00:04:08 I had... We had a woman who was a friend... We started off as cleaning our house, but then she became a really good friend and part of the family. 00:04:15 She's from Cape Town. She goes back. Her husband's still there. 00:04:19 Her husband stays in Cape Town. She goes back and forth. Now I have my husband here, so I better go see my other family. 00:04:26 You get away from your husband for a while. Does Jeffrey go with you? Yes, for a break. 00:04:30 He hasn't yet, but we hope to go. You've never been to Africa? Not yet. 00:04:34 It's a hell of a flight. Yes. We got married in Fiji. 00:04:39 I don't know where that is. Fiji. Is that near Australia? 00:04:43 Yeah, above Australia. Oh, right, yeah. You've got to lay flat. 00:04:46 You've got to get first class. It's a shit flight if you don't lay first class. When I sell the house, we're going to lay flat in Japan. 00:04:56 Nice. Wow. Yeah, I would love to go to Japan. 00:04:59 Yeah, we're going to do some drinking and eating in Japan. Come with us. We're going to go. 00:05:02 It's beautiful, yes. Tokyo, for sure. Yeah. 00:05:05 We're going to go to Alcatraz. We'll let you know where we're going. Kyoto. 00:05:08 Oh, yeah. We're going to go to Kyoto, Osaka, maybe even Okinawa. Because they have good beer in Okinawa. 00:05:14 Beautiful place. Yeah. You like sake, brother? 00:05:19 No, I don't drink sake too much. But I do like a Japanese beer. I'll take a Sapporo. 00:05:26 Oh, that's too generic? Well, it depends on which. Now we're going to geek out on beer. 00:05:30 Because I'll tell you, if you have a Sapporo 22-ounce can, they're brewed in Japan. But if you get a 12-ounce can or a bottle of Sapporo, it's brewed in Canada. It's by Molson. 00:05:43 Oh, wow. I didn't know that. Microphone up to your mouth. 00:05:45 Fun fact from Michael Butler. And if you go to a Japanese restaurant, if they have Asahi on draft, that is brewed in Japan. But if you get an Asahi bottle, it's another Americanized. 00:05:57 It's like made in America somewhere. What about sake in that goofy barrel? I don't know anything about sake. 00:06:02 You're not a sake drinker? My good friend Shaki, Metal Moment, he knows all about it. But I don't know anything about sake. 00:06:08 How's he doing? We had dinner. Undisclosed Raquel came. 00:06:13 We had dinner with them on Sunday before we left. Went to a Korean all-you-can-eat place. It was good. 00:06:18 Cool. Glad you reconnected. Yeah. 00:06:21 That was the first time Shaki's seen me since the shit went down. But yeah. Yeah. 00:06:28 He took it all in stride. Well, good to have friends. Yeah, because his wife was, well, I don't know if she was friends with the other one. 00:06:37 So she met Raquel, and they were very impressed by how great of a person Raquel was. Well, definitely. ...
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