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 Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Stories that exhibit our humanity! This episode finds us in a new secret location! We talk about the crowd chant: "We Believe in Steve"
Our gameshow crowd was on point this evening. The group seemed to define themselves into competing tribes. And the games were glorious!
Chris shares a special nostalgic story of music, memory, and coincidence.
As a side note: Vote For Jay! You can find more info here:
https://checkout.square.site/buy/Q6RCR72GUS572VLPHOKSWU3T?fbclid=IwAR0EmP9v37gaG08tfk4lTKsNIQKgLOE1o8cz8u06hrCsRPUZs1yC28v66y8
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - The sponsor your parents warned you about.
https://rubysarcade.com/
Friendly City Fables: D+D Inspired Improv Show - October 25th
https://www.visitharrisonburgva.com/event/friendly-city-fables-dd-inspired-improv-show/
Tequila Taco Bar - Comedy shows happen here
https://www.tequilatacobarva.com/
Phish - Hampton Comes Alive (The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Boxed Set Packaging)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Comes_Alive
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
The gang is back in person and no one is sick! Yay! Tonight we celebrate the 7th year birthday of Bingo is Life! I can't believe we've been doing this show for seven years! Tonight we are joined by John Huffman from Rocktown Improv who shares a new "side quest" - Dungeon and Dragons inspired improv!
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - Improv Pizza at its best
https://rubysarcade.com/
Friendly City Fables: D+D Inspired Improv Show - October 25th
https://www.visitharrisonburgva.com/event/friendly-city-fables-dd-inspired-improv-show/
Court Square Theater
https://courtsquaretheater.org/
Rocktown Improv
https://www.facebook.com/rocktownimprov/
Harrisonburg? Pretty Nice! "all the makings of a storybook fall getaway" Southern Living article
https://www.southernliving.com/harrisonburg-virginia-fall-8357702
Improv and the subconscious
https://medium.com/improv4/how-to-improve-subconscious-programming-with-improv-7f4cb82f1cf2
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
A showcase in dedication episode! Dan and Mike valiantly press on while Jay and Chris call it in from their sickened, disease ridden states. Meanwhile Britney is in Oregon. Only the power of telecommunication can pull us together this week! We mention a few upcoming events and pray for a safe return to normalcy next week. Clap. Clap. Clap.
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - The theatre lovers arcade
https://rubysarcade.com/
Powerball - For those who need to know
https://www.powerball.com/
Multnomah Falls
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/crgnsa/recarea/?recid=30026
Barney Miller - Nut log reference
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0519152/trivia/
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition - Just Dropped In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AULOC--qUOI
Urine Town - Court Square Theater
https://www.visitharrisonburgva.com/event/urinetown-the-musical/2023-10-14/
ShenanArts presents, "Once"
https://wina.com/events/shenanarts-presents-once/
Sunday in the Park with George - Forbes Center
https://jmuforbescenter.com/events/2023/10/10-sunday-in-the-park.shtml
Friendly City Fables - October 25 at Court Square Theater
https://downtownharrisonburg.org/events/friendly-city-fables-dd-inspired-improv-show/
Rocktown Improv - November 3 at Court Square Theater
https://courtsquaretheater.org/event/rocktown-improv/
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
An episode for lovers of theatre! Tonight we welcome Michael Trocchia who shares the story about his Eurydice production, a little playhouse history, and how cool Christian Perrit is.
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - The theatre lovers arcade
https://rubysarcade.com/
Skeleton Festival Downtown Harrisonburg
https://downtownharrisonburg.org/skeleton-fest/
Dan Easley - An abridged version of The Chromium Age
https://open.spotify.com/album/2eWBRmkRxGgqiHZGHRfUAx
Michael Trocchia
https://www.jmu.edu/philrel/people/trocchia-michael.shtml
The Shakes aka The Automatic Sweethearts
https://www.youtube.com/@TheAutomaticSweethearts
Eurydice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurydice
Eurydice (The show) - November 14-18 at Asbury Methodist Church in Harrisonburg
https://eurydicehburg.com/