3505 – Writing to the president with Charlie McCrackin
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In studio notes by Garon Cockrell
Editing and additional notes by Darryl Asher
NNF Platinum 3505 – Charlie McCrackin
@CharlieTheMcCrackin00 Hello!
Welcome in!
Jimmy’s in shades! His eye is dialated so its really bright for him.
What is the cop show with Robert Wagner and Joseph Campanella?! I don’t think it exists.
Talking shades! No one’s gonna mention them when our guest gets here.
Doug E Doug was not in a wheel chair Daryl Chill Mitchell was!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Mitchell_(actor)
Jimmy talks going to the White Sox game! They are currently tied for the worst team in baseball history. (modern history).
Maybe Jimmy’s “shooter” nickname isn’t the best in 2024?
15 – Jimmy talks about his tickets and area being empty and three people who came and sat directly behind them.
Jimmy left early because the game went into extra innings. He got him before it ended.
20 – Merkle’s Boner – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkle%27s_Boner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_back_pain
Trivago Guy – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Williams_(actor)
Matt thinks Jimmy would enjoy a Bleachers show.
25 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleachers_(band)
Jimmy talks the quarterly game night (morning). We appreciate them all!
The NNF Cult!
30 – Jimmy talks about Oliver being out so late. He didn’t come home until 12:48am! They did come back a little earlier to hang out in the back yard but thought they got too loud so went to another kid’s house.
35 – Talking youths and how lenient to be with them.
40 – Louise Mensch is the twitter person we all were listening to for a minute.
We’ll be right back with Charlie McCrackin! Does he rock!?
45 – We’re back!
3505! Jimmy couldn’t even get through the break with his sunglasses situation.
Charlie McCrackin is here!
Chris’ friend Jess sent us some postcards!
Chris talks about how he got on AP Bio (writer AND cast member!)
50 – Chris talks about where he grew up and his dad’s job in Stanley, WI.
His dad is a life long republican but could never bring himself to vote for Trump.
42 Days until election day!
55 – Talking Electoral College and how it actually disenfranchises large populated areas.
Jimmy talks about being buried by a guy in Eau Claire and the audience hating him so much they manager didn’t want to pay him.
Chris talks more about his journey to get into comedy and his move to Chicago.
He and also Jimmy started at the Players Workshop of Second City, which is not actually Second City.
60 – His Chicago roommates had sphynx cats!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphynx_cat
Chris is bi! And has two kids, 18 and 13.
Chris talks about his daughter starting college TODAY! She’s studying animal science and went to school at the LA Zoo.
Talking what kids do nowadays if not blow and drinking and getting into danger.
Not really something that seems to be happening as much as we might think.
Chris talks about doing Improv at IO and being part of a group called The Reckoning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IO_West
https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/io-west-theatre/the-death-of-an-improv-theater-mismanagement-and-n
1h15m – Eliot’s chair is squeaking!
Sandra Bullock was a bionic woman!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionic_Showdown:_The_Six_Million_Dollar_Man_and_the_Bionic_Woman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Special_Investigations_(United_States_Department_of_Justice)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Strategic_Services
1h20m – https://www.allaboutvision.com/eye-care/what-not-to-do-after-eye-dilation
No Fear was an extreme sports brand that was popular in the 1990s and early 2000s, and was worn by people participating in a variety of sports, including snowboarding and skateboarding. The brand was started by motocross racers in the 1980s Illinois motocross scene.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley,_Wisconsin
1h25m – Jimmy recounts his seeing Stanley Tucci and calling him tooch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Slater
Blink Twice talk!
Trivia time! Full results below!
1h30m – Eliot is Squeaks now!
Charlie talks about a guy he knew who gave himself a nickname. His name was Mike and he decided on Fast Eddie. It stuck!
1h35m – Jessie – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_(song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Kadison
We’ll be back!
38m47s – We’re back!
We still have not struck out with Omnipop clients.
Round the horn!
1h40m – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_(1984_American_TV_series)
1h45m – Titanic 2?!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II_(film)
Matt watched Dumb and Dumber with Charlie (his son).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_and_Dumber
1h55m – Eliot’s Squeeks not Squeaky.
He talks about his weekend, or last week.
Irma got him some roses to apologize for getting upset about chicken thighs. Eliot says it wasn’t necessary at all.
2h – Milk talk! Cow and or goat.
2h10m – Roomba!
A joy!!
The Omnipop streak continues!!
See you next time!
Trivia Results:
Category: Space Travel
Question: Since 1968, every astronaut wears a silver pin of this cartoon character who became NASA’s official safety mascot.
Garon: Wile E Coyote (11 pts)
Eliot: Felix The Cat (25 pts)
Matt: Deputy Dawg (11 pts)
Charlie McCrackin: George Jetson (17 pts)
Jimmy: Astro (18 pts)
Answer: Snoopy
No winner!
My pleasure,
Garon/The Beast/Mush Mouth Shy Guy/The Notekeeper/Lazy Queen/Sloth/Little Asshole
