also, i think this is the episode i blame Allison Brie for being in The Box. It wasn’t her! It was Gillian Jacobs! WHOOPS.

Anyone wanna come on as a live-fact checker?

xox

Great episode as always folks!

Picture it, 1994! Schindler’s List wins 7 Oscars, the brilliant Kurt Cobain passes from this world, OJ Simpson flees police in his white Ford Bronco, and a young high schooler finds himself drawn in by the most unlikely of beats. Beats that will soon take him of his hard “earned” money.

That high schooler is me.

Sophmore at a high school in Pasadena, spending countless hours mixing between K-Earth 101 and Power 106. A pleasant blend of oldies and west coast rap. Among the various songs, one stood out like a spotlight, The Beastie Boy’s “Get It Together” feat. Q-Tip. The rhythm of the song, the unique sound unlike most other current rap songs, it drew me in.

I found myself walking up the steps of the now extinct Tower Records, grasping the “Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics” stickered CASSETTE in my hand and walking it up to the register. A handful of crumpled dollars and loose changed slammed to the counter and moments later, I had my green tape in my hands.

I’d like to say it was met with positive reviews amongst my friends, but it was mostly “Beastie Boys?!” or laughter. Later that year at least half of the songs were made into popular music videos including the MTV MVA Best Music Video winner “Sabotage” I don’t own that cassette anymore. But I’m ok with that because, what would I play it on?

For wise-cracking charismatic action hero, it should be Nathan Fillion. That’s depressing that Shia LeBouf and Ryan Reynolds are even in the conversation.

When is Paul going to host SNL? He’s long overdue.

I was considering starting a class action lawsuit over the “live” Childrens Hospital finale, but then I saw on the The A.V. Club that NTSF:SD:SUV got picked up, so it’s all good.

I remember the first CD I bought was Queen – Classic Queen, circa Wayne’s World. However, for several years before that I bought tapes, but I don’t remember the first one.

But seriously.

I have laser eyes.

It’s good to see Paul Scheer getting well deserved attentioned. He has worked very hard and is an unparallelled performer. Human Giant was great and he killsit on The League. I missed The League Live but heard it was amazing.

Good work PmC

The first cassette I ever bought was Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson. My friends and I listened to it endlessly.

My first CD was one of Mannheim Steamroller’s Christmas CDs. Either A Fresh Aire Christmas or Christmas Extraordinnaire.

I love the “firsts” question and thinking about my own firsts.

okay, for the first time ever I’m admitting this. The first CD I ever bought was the Baywatch soundtrack. I have NO IDEA WHY but I listened to it all the time. I was a total teen girl about it. I honestly think the theme song gave me chills. I was thirteen and had a crush on every boy.
The first CD ever gifted to me was a Tony! Toni! Tone! CD. Ugh.

Hm… first CD I bought with my money was probably the South Park soundtrack… that being said, as a child, several time I would sign up for BMG to get the “10 Free CD’s”. Then my mom would have to get a bill, get mad at me, pay the bonkers amount of shipping then ask them to cancel the account since they somehow allowed a child to open it. If that counts then the first CD I remember choosing on my own was Weird Al’s Bad Hair Day.

Now that I think about it, I remember getting a cassette player at a very young age and the for reasons beyond me the only tape I had was a single of “How Can We Be Lovers” by Michael Bolton. I was a weird little kid.

The first record I ever bought with my own money was Linkin Park’s Meteora when I was 12. I had previously borrowed (stole) Hybrid Theory from my older sister and it never left my CD player. My family went on vacation not long after I got it and it was the only CD I brought and needed. In 12 hour drive, I must have listened to it 20 times. I still listen to it but it’s kind of a guilty pleasure.