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
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Here's what we believe is episode 16! Bingo was great. Humans at a Bingo game are a beautiful thing. We talk about the Terminator 2 Pinball game and why it's a relentless adversary. We discuss the Laurel Canyon show! Jay talks about a comedy show in a cave. And last but not least - there's always Pickleball.
A few mentions:
T2 Pinballhttps://pinside.com/pinball/machine/terminator-2-judgment-day
Laurel Canyon at Pale Fire: July7thhttps://www.visitharrisonburgva.com/event/dreams-of-laurel-canyon-pale-fire/
Kelly May Brownhttps://www.whsv.com/page/kelly-may-brown/
Cheryll Suelhttps://www.reverbnation.com/cherylsule
Danny Dolingerhttps://fretboss.com/
Bruce Johnsonhttps://www.jmu.edu/honors/spotlight/bruce-johnson.shtml
Best Weekend Ever - Harrisonburg VAhttps://downtownharrisonburg.org/best-weekend-ever/
Staunton Jamshttps://www.stauntonjams.com/
Melrose Cavern Comedy Showhttps://www.melrosecaverns.com/comedy
Andrew Hickey
https://500songs.com/
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