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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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
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
This week we bring back the popular "Music is Life!" series. Originally a four part series by Dan, Chris, and Mike, we are returning to the vanity well to talk about music!
Christian Perritt joins Mike to talk about song writing. They each share a song and try to answer the ever-present self reflection: What the heck is this all about?
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - Where pizza, duckpins, and creativity collide!
https://rubysarcade.com/
Soy Hero - The Band
https://www.facebook.com/p/Soy-Hero-100063321522283/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0SEFLyVdPQmlAfXbtHSAXv
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Todd Schlabach joins the show to talk the musician talk and walk our podcast walk. He shares the time capsule of his history here in our area and gives us a glimpse into his art. This guy has been killing it for over 30 years!
If you haven’t had the chance to hear him live - go find any one of the many local venues he visits to perform. You can thank us later!
A few mentions:
Ruby’s Arcade - The locals know. Trust them. - https://rubysarcade.com/
Todd Schlabach Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/todd.m.schlabach
Todd at Friendly Fermentor - https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15zjM487w3/
Spilling Dew -
https://spillingdew.bandcamp.com/album/the-myme-of-music
https://www.facebook.com/spillingdew#
Battle of the Bands -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYB7nzLlfkc
Allison Schlabach - Material Girl Arts - https://www.instagram.com/material_girl_arts/?locale=en_US%2Cen_US
Alpine Goat Brewery - https://alpinegoatbrewery.com/
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
This week we have the pleasure of interviewing Laura Thompson! Laura is the quintessential Harrisonburg artist and entrepreneur. She shares how she landed in the 'Burg and talks about work she has created.
We take a deeper dive into her mural work and how Harrisonburg has become an interesting canvas for many artists. Look for the links in the show notes to see more about her work!
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - A Pizza mural all its own - https://rubysarcade.com/
Art by Laura Thompson - https://www.realcreative.studio
Insta - https://www.instagram.com/realcreative.studio
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/realcreativestudiova
Harrisonburg art, including Laura's work - https://valleyarts.org/public-art/
For people interested in the Tarot-sonburg Art Show, they can sign up at:
https://www.framefactoryharrisonburg.com/tarot-sonburg
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
We welcome Ruby’s own Lia Hamilton to the show! Lia is exactly the type of interesting person doing interesting things that we love to meet through this podcast.
Lia shares her story of how- even through all the world travels of her youth, she found Harrisonburg. And the ‘burg is better for it!
A few mentions:
Ruby’s Arcade - Quite possibly the best duckpin bowling pizza joint in the entire world - https://rubysarcade.com/
Patty Kim Hamilton - https://www.pattykimhamilton.com/
Patty on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/pattykimhamilton/