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, Dan Easley, 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, Dan, 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
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Still working out our new equipment skills! Tonight we talk about the perils of losing at Bingo. A big winner, however, tonight wins the much sought after, "Bingo Heaven" original art piece. We discuss potential for Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance folks to join us soon. (Fingers crossed, we may have some visitors to this show soon!) Our game of the week is Double Dragon, where the characters Hammer and Spike fight for survival and love. And music, of course we talk about music! And we invite Taylor Swift to the show - with the lure of fresh fries.
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - Our Sponsor!
Hair - The Musical
Double Dragon - The Classic Arcade Game
The Beatles - Til There Was You
Kesha - new album
Avett Brothers at Wolf Trap
Erin and Dave Abbott - 40 Minute Something
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
This week: New Equipment! Our sponsor, Ruby's Arcade has graciously supplied us with recording equipment. We talk a little about our quirky game show, specifically how the game, "What's in the Box?" works and the special prizes we make. Jay talks about his comedy at two shows: One in Richmond and another at an axe throwing joint called Beards and Broads. Dan gives us a glimpse of his song creation headspace. We mention Purcell Park and that leads of course to Pickle Ball. And our game of the week is: Street Fighter II.
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade Our sponsor!
Sandman Comedy Club
Beards and Broads
Purcell Park
Pickle Ball
Street Fighter II
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
This week: A bakers dozen! We talk Bingo and somehow John Hinckley becomes part of the conversation. Jay's dog, Tucker, gets us off track chasing ducks at Ruby's Park. But we bring it all back around like we sometimes do with... Pickle Ball. And my new favorite Dan quote about the specifics of the ball used in Pickle Ball, "All wiffle balls have holes in them. That's what determines the wiffle."
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - Our biggest sponsor!
John Hinckley
Restless Moons
Purcell Park
Rainbow Family
Skee Ball
Texas Inn
Pickle Ball
Wiffle Ball
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
This week: We make it to a dozen! We discuss a special Bingo reunion with some early Bingo goers. We love the Bingo goers! We talk about some of Dan's music, Basement Rebellion CD release, and Staunton Jams. We even dare to spend a few minutes getting political? And last but not least, we go into the world of PickleBall...
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade
Dan Easley - The Daily News
Restless Moons
The Basement Rebellion
Maggies Last Shift
14£bs
Staunton Jams Info and Lineup
Beards and Broads
Harrisonburg Pickle Ball