Bingo Is Life: A Post-Bingo Harrisonburg Podcast

Join Mike and Chris Howdyshell with Jay Zehr, and Britney ”Mumshackles” Mongold each week in a post-Bingo Harrisonburg Podcast. We discuss, music, theater, comedy, the Harrisonburg scene, and course the Bingo Gameshow! Links to our topics will be in the show notes.

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The Brothers Howdyshell

Welcome to this - our opus of absurdity. Each week on a Tuesday night at a basement bar in Harrisonburg VA we host a friendly little gameshow we call, Bingo Is Life!

We spin the Wheel of Fate, we ponder the Skulls of Destiny, we unleash the Swinging String Rings of Justice. And we sing about Bingo Heaven while we play Bingo.

After the show, we get together with our talented friends Jay and Britney to discuss the zeitgeist of the day. Our podcast is hyper local, but universally accessible to anyone with a slight penchant for short, discussions on music, comedy, history, games, and of course- the scene in our little town of Harrisonburg Virginia. 

Join us and enjoy the simple pleasure of living in a small town full of the most interesting and the most mundane. Take a break from the politics and any semblance of serious discussion. Laugh about something silly with us. Hearing is believing. 

Episodes

Thursday Jul 04, 2024

This week Christian Perritt- husband, father, artist, musician, and all around talented enough to make his band jealous, like, all the time, I mean seriously, why do some people have natural talented just stuffed into their being while the rest of use the scraps of talent left over- joins us while Chris is out at the beach.
Anyway, he's here to share his thoughts and make funny noises.
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - tearing down but building up stronger our beloved community one pizza at a time.
https://rubysarcade.com/
A Doublewide Texas Christmas -
https://courtsquaretheater.org/event/a-doublewide-texas-christmas/
 
 
 

Tuesday Jun 25, 2024

The final of a four part series! Chris, Dan, and Mike delve into the rabbit hole of personal creation- sharing music, thoughts, and laughs. The trio takes one last dive into their music-writing past. An open, hones, artsy-but-not-so-tartsy, vanity of vanities episode! Song writers unite!
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - Supporting both art creation and pizza creation humbly ever forward in this version of the universe.
https://rubysarcade.com/
Dan Easely - Airplane, from the 2018 album Revisionist Mystery
https://daneasley.bandcamp.com/album/revisionist-mystery-2018-album
Chris Howdyshell - Holding On, from the album Honest and Wrong
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?app=desktop&list=OLAK5uy_m5UesrvITvmJU96LQnB3_mgWdf1ZJfY6U
Mike Howdyshell - Break My Spine, unreleased
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1conoFoFrj23czznPQZr8qgjGBYAU8keh/view?usp=sharing
 
 

Tuesday Jun 18, 2024

Emerson Kelly, Ruby's very own super bartender, joins the gang to talk about life behind the bar, in the 'burg, and even on the beam. Balance beam that is!
Also, a part of this show is a very excited and quite verbose cat bird. Don't worry, he eventually settles down... Ah, the fun of recording outside!
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - Offering the finest pizza and drinks served by the finest of bartenders!
https://rubysarcade.com/
Lauren Davis - New manager for Ruby's and great advocate for team Bingo!
https://brothershowdyshell.podbean.com/e/065-lauren-davis-from-rubys-arcade-may-14-2024/
Best Weekend Ever - https://downtownharrisonburg.org/best-weekend-ever/
Automatic Sweethearts -
https://youtu.be/L3SQbuCVxIM?feature=shared
 
Cat Bird - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Gray_Catbird/overview#
JMU Gymnastic Team - 
https://www.jmu.edu/recreation/sports/sport-clubs/clubs/gymnastics.shtml
The National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research puts gymnastics as the most dangerous sport, when you look at injuries per athlete.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/good-question-what-h-s-sports-are-the-most-dangerous/
 
 
 
 

Wednesday Jun 12, 2024

Jake Gerl joins our show (Episode 69, Nice!) and share his take on being an artist in Harrisonburg while planning his next move to Los Angeles. He shares his take on what's important in being a creative and taking risks to move forward with your art. Best of luck in LA Jake!
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - East Coast, West Coast, we got your pizza boast.
https://rubysarcade.com/
Best Weekend Ever - Harrisonburg Downton Renaissance Presents
https://downtownharrisonburg.org/best-weekend-ever/
Queen City Porch Swingers
https://www.thequeencityporchswingers.com
My Ragged Company - A Rolling Stones Tribute
https://www.facebook.com/events/1153267809253165/?_rdr
Pop Up Stand Up Comedy - The FWAF Show
https://www.thefunnywomacks.com/fwaf-conversion-video
Jake Gerl
https://www.jakegerlmusic.com/
Help, My Baby is a Rat
https://open.spotify.com/album/3LydmSndHuXWE50D1
 
 
 
 

In Harrisonburg Virginia?

Come join us! We play Bingo is Life - The Game Show every Tuesday night at 7:30 in Ruby's Arcade 

100B 165 S Main St Harrisonburg, VA 22801

Contact us at: BrothersHowdyshell@gmail.com

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