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
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
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Chris, Dan, and Mike are at it again! Sharing music, thoughts, and even a few laughs, the trio can't help but take a deep dive into what makes music the awe inspiring art it is. Another vanity of vanities episode!
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - Neither snow, nor rain, nor gloom of night shall keep our pizza from your sight.
https://rubysarcade.com/
Dan Song: My Nuclear Car from Historic Shoreline Motor Hotel
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?app=desktop&list=OLAK5uy_k4895ZHtl8JD7ToZLERfI514KbdA5Qlug
Mike Song: Cozy Roses by Trouble in the Trailer Park from What More Do You Want
https://open.spotify.com/track/2DnJXO3AFurcL4Mavm9WId
https://music.apple.com/us/album/cozy-roses/1099397421?i=1099397438
Hotel Appalachia
https://www.facebook.com/HotelAppalachia/
Illiterate Light
https://www.illiteratelight.com/
Chris Song: The River by Basement Rebellion from Volume 2
https://basementrebellion.bandcamp.com/album/volume-2
The River was recorded at Echo Hollow Art and Sound - Staunton VA
https://www.eccohollow.com/
Alan Watts - The book
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Taboo-Against-Knowing-Who/dp/0679723005
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
We officially start off the 2024 year! This week we have Chris, Dan, Jay, and Mike talking Bingo, Comedy, and Harrisonburg goodness. Even in the horrible rainfall we had a spectacular group out tonight!
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - 2024's most likely to succeed in pizza!
https://rubysarcade.com/
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cmo6MRYf5g
Generation Jones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Jones
https://www.generations.com/insights/early-boomers-generation-jones-meet-the-two-boomer-subgroups
Open Mic Comedy nights:
Harrisonburg
https://www.reddit.com/r/harrisonburg/comments/17814u4/comedy_open_mic_night_at_brothers_craft_brewing/
Staunton
https://www.facebook.com/BricksRestaurantandPub/
Charlottesville
https://www.thesoutherncville.com/events/detail/lyao-comedy-open-mic-night-hosted-by-chris-alan-5
Buffalo Farm outside of Harrisonburg
https://www.breezejmu.org/culture/alumni-look-back-on-memories-of-local-buffalo-ranch/article_61b88d10-3a4e-11eb-bf61-43ebc77bdc64.html
Leave it to Beaver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRfs8LD-GS8
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Christian Perritt joins the gang and shares the joyful story of a Harrisonburg New Year miracle where his dog Bob almost dies. We discuss music, the people of our special town, and an upcoming show where many local musicians will be involved!
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - Sure we close for maintenance. But when we are open... oh the pizza you will see.
https://rubysarcade.com/
Rocktown Improv - First Fridays at Court Square Theater
https://www.facebook.com/rocktownimprov/
Christian Perritt - Man about town
https://www.facebook.com/xtian.perritt
Eurydice - Harrisonburg Theatre at its best
https://www.dnronline.com/news/grief-series-concludes-with-retelling-of-classic-myth/article_f6db2582-c1a3-527b-bcdb-cec1c3b1404d.html
How to make a dog throw up
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/how-to-make-a-dog-throw-up/
Veterinary Emergency Services - Verona Virginia
https://vetevolve.com/our-practices/virginia-veterinarians/veterinary-emergency-services-ves/
Jimmy Stewart - Crossing the street in Indiana Pennsylvania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq1_Jmu6KeA
Qigong
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/qigong-what-you-need-to-know
Soy Hero - The band
https://open.spotify.com/album/2QR2pBqCXJmJdrcDqEIeyG
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
A slight veer from our normal path! This episode - Dan, Chris, and Mike discuss music. Each chose one of their own original tunes. The group listens, comments, and we all learn more about the unquantifiable process that is music creation. A vanity of vanities episode!
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - What better way to say, "I love you" than with the gift of a pizza.
https://rubysarcade.com
Chris song: Die Alone from the album Honest and Wrong
https://open.spotify.com/album/7sFdnE7YFDrIjC6bKpi7El
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=QbWGK2JaiTY
Blue Sprocket Studio - Explosion story
https://www.whsv.com/2020/10/21/recording-studio-leveled-in-saturday-explosion-hopes-to-rebuild-in-the-friendly-city/
Dan song: Environmental Disaster from the album The Chromium Age
https://open.spotify.com/album/4iRXD9mq3HnZYxjqBFp3L0
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kPWFn0rmN6Qj6vNKUKymUXb4BoLxPtU38
Mike song: Superstar from the album Spoke: Yellow and Blue
https://open.spotify.com/album/1vRP91pjKT1GEAPMyxJ91j
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=cG9rkEv2maY
Vanity of vanities - Ecclesiastes 1:2-11
https://interestingliterature.com/2021/07/bible-vanity-of-vanities-all-is-vanity-meaning-analysis/