Has it been that long?! We're back and working out the rust with Justine and "Sorta Gill"… If we get 4 words or more out of Gill, that's an accomplishment on our watch!

Congrats to Jimmy for being a winner! He scored himself a free pizza courtesy of Allen by being a devoted caller to our Drunk Dial Line...

JD and Allen talk about some of the breakout bands they heard this past year that you should absolutely check out! Allen shows off his new TFADB hat, which means merch must be coming soon!

Scams Everywhere! - There's a new texting scam claiming to be USPS and the Tollway system that has inundated all of our phones. We advise you ignore the text and block the number! DO NOT REPLY WITH "Y" ever!

The government also took away Tik-Tok… for a handful of hours. We cover the controversy and why JD didn't remove the app even though it was recommended to on grounds of national security... Turns out his phone now might be worth some serious cash to the right doom-scroller.

Patrons & "The Diddler" - Would you turn up the jukebox for the young boys wanting to hear a "Pirate Medley?" Our Malort loving bartender Justine talks to us about some of her recent bar patrons and the time her and JD had to confront the infamous "Diddler" of the dive bar.

"Did you hear about the guy that was bitch slapped at the bar?" Your little tea sponge Justine's got the deets. She met this guy on Facebook whom invited himself out to the dive bar during her shift…. She left, he didn't… Things got juicy.

In Allen's Angry Sports, we like to believe our award winning segment had an affect on the mainstream sports owners, and broadcasters here in Chicago. We can now finally watch our favorite local sports teams on a standard over the air TV signal. No cable, no satellites, no subscription, like it should be.

What are you not taking into 2025? - We play your soundbites from the New Years Eve party that went down at the dive bar… Some of ya'll are just straight up belligerent!

It's Malort fest! - We close the show with all of the info on Justine's birthday party which will have the Jepson Girls shelling out that sweet sweet Chicago style nectar courtesy of Jepson's Malort.

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It's the pre-blackout Wednesday podcast! Jake, Allen, and JD warm up with some cold ones and discuss the big fight everyone in the world apparently watched featuring a 27 year old beating up on a 58 year old. We didn't notice... What we DID find out was Allen has no idea how to make a Chicago Style dog! He also has an abnormal fear of Dana White eavesdropping on him....

"That guy almost killed that guy.... anyway, here's a shot."

Jake talks about his first bar gig as a door guy- bouncer, and how that culminated into a fanciful career as an old school bar keep.

Have you seen it? We talk about the out of control football fan that started fighting rival team patrons in the street following a game. Turns out, it wasn't a good idea to have his friend film him and post it online....

How much would you pay for JNCOS? The 90's are back, and man, style comes at a price! You won't believe how much JD paid to re-live his heavy metal high school glory days? Then Allen gives you the plug on hot fresh cookies.... They're apparently free too!

Drunk Dial Line: Vito Butkus, author of "The Book of Vito Butkus." dials into the drunk dial line and gives us his thoughts on pubic hair, squirrels, and the latest 2024 presidential election results.

It's ladies night at TFADB. How'd you end up with that name? Jeana and Raven talk gossip, animal magnetism, awful Walgreens customer service, and what their favorite thing to do is.

From L.A., to Texas, to the Midwest, Trevor Keveloh has been doing his own thing for a long time. He's the founder of Korrupted Comedy and grabbed a stool with TFADB to talk about his brand and attaching it to an existing place in a world where comedy is, for the most part, discovered and consumed digitally . He handles multiple independently run comedy shows in numerous states across the U.S. and currently manages shows at Magoos here in the Chicagoland area. Tune in to hear his story.

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Eric excelled in hockey at a young age. It ended up becoming a key to a lot of opportunity, and a lock out of a lot of other things.... His father's passing at the age of 10, in a way, became a catalyst.

Years later, during an junior hockey tryout, Eric gets called out by the opposing team's goalie. A coach, "eggs him on" to meet the goalie center rink for a fight to prove his loyalty to the prospective team. Eric throws off his gloves, goes into the rink, and things get wild! Needless to say, a few coaches and programs take interest in Eric after that.

Following that fight, Eric decides he's done with high school and he's ready to go pro and hit the road..... But first, he needs to get expelled... Tune in to see what happens as he shares stories about his "Bull Durham-esk" hockey career which took him throughout the country landing him all the way into Toronto Canada...

Allen's Angry Sports

There's a few sports teams in Chicago that started their season and there's not a single channel you can watch it on! Allen unloads on these broadcast networks that can't seem to come to an agreement with these teams for the event broadcast rights. Then again, would you pay extra money to see a sub-par below 500 team? Most would agree that it's not worth it

Raven's Corner

It's October and we must tout The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe as read by recently deceased voiceover legend James Earl Jones and another version by Christopher Lee

From the ice rink to the dive bar

The podcast concludes with Eric talking about his life after hockey. Outside of fist fights at truck stops, he shows up to a bar to eat food and winds up getting a job... From there, the story continues...

Turns out, once they hit a certain age, Goth girls become obsessed with a dirt covered Rob Zombie... We highlight some of the fun that was Riot Fest 2024.

Artists that stuck out:

Health | Sunami | Lamb Of God | Mastodon | Rob Zombie

From there, Allen talks about his trip to Denver Colorado. He visits Red Rocks for a show and enjoys the views of downtown Denver's homeless people while trying to get into the famous "Casa Bonita" without a reservation. Would you work for a fixed hourly wage rather than working for tips? Nyssa says that would be a HUGE paycut!

Shifting gears, we get to know more about our former day drinking bartender-server Nyssa, who talks about her journey with sobriety. She explains what brought her to the point where she got help, and highlights some of the struggles that come with day to day sober living. She also provides insight for anyone who's looking to quit drinking, as well as some of the things she did to pass the time while drying out.

Need help with a drinking problem?

Stop feeding the squirrels!

We left the sliding screen door open and the episode nearly derails when a squirrel joins the podcast by hopping into the studio.

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What was it like being on the set of Space Jam?

"Fire tornado" building, special effects, audio-video producer, and podcast extraordinaire Vince "V" Kustush talks shop about working in commercial and live music production, what it's like dealing with drama on Hollywood movie sets, and he shares a few "On the road" adventures. V is also a special effects producer for a plethora of bands here in the Midwest and beyond.

The gang discuss his work with CreatiVity Talkin' Podcast which brings men's mental health and suicide awareness to the forefront of the conversation... Things get deep....

Ravens Corner: Would you rather have the ugliest house in a beautiful neighborhood, or the most beautiful house in an ugly neighborhood?... Allen's answers didn't surprise us.

From there, we ask Vince when he has sucked at drinking and his stories delivered. He talks about a time he tied one on at Mick Fleetwood's Halloween party and his gut took a turn for the worse.

V also shares a story of a time when he threw a guy through two glass doors at a local dive bar in Portland Oregon... What's the bar owner and local sheriff going to say about the situation? Tune in to find out!

As we close out the episode, we talk about how HOA's are always run by angry bitter fascist "Karens" and how future generations are only getting softer which has gone on to make creativity, speech, expression, and comedy much more difficult, if not impossible to perform.

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We dive deep into the bars stash with botanist Steve Lederman who also happens to be a heavy metal singer and guitarist.

Do copious amounts of Soco and herb mix? How about ecstacy and habaneros?

It's the best 14 seconds of Steve's life when we play, "You suck at drinking!"
Ever trip so hard that you nearly lose your mind? Steve tells all about his experience with laced "bottle caps."

"HouseCore Horror Fest"

Steve talks music, and his incidental bump-ins with Jimmy Bower from EYEHATEGOD while touring on the road with his old band Kill It Again.

To close things out, the boys discuss the heated topics going on at the Olympics, so that you don't have to watch them, and a drunken summer concert series breaks out in the studio as the boys try to hash out a new acoustic tune for the shows opening.... Where's autotune when you need it!

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