Pocketful of Awesome

Season 2, Episode 1: Back in the saddle

pjperezvegas@gmail.com — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:36:02 PST

Wipe away your tears. Hide your children. Especially hide our exes. Because POCKETFUL OF AWESOME IS BACK!

Where have we been for nine months? There's only one way to find out: Strap on your ear buds, brew some strong coffee, and crank up the volume on your computer/iPod/whatever, because you're about to lose another hour-plus of your life.

In today's episode:

New third chair (or second chair, if you were in the room) Scott MacDonald joins Pj and Mike, and shenanigans ensue
We discuss how technology designed to make our lives easier ... doesn't
Pj finally fixes the busted CD player ... permanently
The untold story behind Scott and Mike's first meeting (and Pj and Mike's as well) is revealed
We mourn Kenny Guinn's passing
Pj attempts to evade copyright lawsuits
We talk shoes. Yes, dudes talking shoes
Amazingly, this is all done sober
Pj shouts-out the AudioShocker podcast

Oh god, just listen. This may be our most offensive, senseless, gut-busting podcast yet.

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Episode 3: Off the Sauce

pjperezvegas@gmail.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:51:38 PST

So after a week hiatus (plus a few extra days for editing), we're back. And off the sauce. Yes, Episode 3 of the world's most awesome podcast features Mike and Pj talking ... completely sober. And look: The episode comes in at just over an hour. It's amazing what some clarity can do. Here's what you can expect to hear when you cue up this week's podcast:

A recap of drunken shenanigans at Mike's birthday bash, including the story behind the awesomely inappropriate gift Pj got Mike (see above)
A brief explanation of the technical nightmare that went into making Episode 3.
Fecal vomit.
Why an arts & entertainment journalist and comic book writer is neither a pop culture aficionado nor a certified geek
Local music spotlight on Slow to Surface, who will be appearing at 9 p.m. on March 11 at Boomer's with Warner Drive, Picture Pilot and more.
Ask the Awesome: Someone wants to know the untold origin of Pj's name. So here it is. Pay attention, because we're only telling ONCE.

Remember, we thrive on your comments and questions, and we're looking for what YOU want to hear on future episodes, so hit us up here in the comments section, on Facebook or via the ol' Twitter.

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Give unto us your questions and stuff

pjperezvegas@gmail.com — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:53:27 PST

Man, I hope this doesn't jack up the iTunes feed.

Anyway, there won't be a new show this Thursday as Mikey and I had a pile of stuff happening in our respective, glamorous lives this past week that prevented our weekly Vulcan mindmeld. But have no fear: We will be recording Episode 3 this weekend, possibly even "taping" a portion direct from Mike's sure-to-be-redonkulous birthday fete on Saturday.

As you may have noticed last week, we unveiled a new segment on the podcast called "Ask The Awesome." This is where you come in: You ask us a question. We answer (or try to) on the show. WHAMMO. Post it as a response here, on Twitter with the hashtag #pocketfulofawesome, or as a wall post on our Facebook page. Whatever, just get us your questions.

We'll also gladly take your suggestions for both topics and guests, as we know there's only so much of our two voices you can take every week (no, that's a lie).

So there you go. Stay sexy, people.

Episode 2: Revenge of the Tangent

pjperezvegas@gmail.com — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:06:47 PST

After a most excellent launch last week, in which dozens of you actually spent an hour and a half listening to Mike and I fall in love over and over again with the sound of our own voices (thank you!!), we're back with what may go down in history as the shoddiest excuse for a podcast calling itself awesome ever made.

We can blame the technology (we did), we can blame the liquor (we did), but whatever it was, we ended up recording more than two hours of off-topic, giggling, rambling, bleary-eyed nonsense. Somehow, we whittled it down to another 1.5 hours of pure awesome. You'll find yourself giggling too, we hope, as you listen to our takes on:

Governor Jim Gibbon's State of the State address
UNLV walk-out protest of state education budget cuts
Exene Cervenka's performance at the Beauty Bar
Verbal abuse from kids on Xbox Live
Glenn Danzig ... like a back fist to the brain!
Henry Rollins' birthday
Music: Drag the River
The untold story of Mike's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" appearance
Music: White Lies
Ask the Awesome: Talking little people clothes … because we care
Law & Order's overbearing score and Twitchfest

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Episode 1: Enter the Awesome

pjperezvegas@gmail.com — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:43:55 PST

The wait is over! Pocketful of Awesome is go!

Yes, attached somewhere to this post is the "podcast that is the most awesome on the internet ever." Yes, that is an actual quote from the inaugural episode. Somewhere within the one hour and 39 minutes or so of pure audio awesomeness, you'll hear Mikey Vegas and Pj Perez discuss the following nonsense:

The origin of Pocketful of Awesome
Nevada's budget crisis
Nevada's whiny response President Obama's off-the-cuff Vegas comment
The irrelevance of the Grammy Awards
Concert-going in the 21st Century
Music from the Ike Reilly Assassination, P.O.S. and Muse
Special appearances by Malcolm X
Mike and Pj explore their illicit love just about every 10 minutes

If that's not enough, we also somehow brought up the Super Bowl, Las Vegas' Place Gallery, Miss America and why Pj was a dick in high school. To be honest, guys, this episode was fueled by coffee, Dunkin' Donuts, Patron Silver and Jumping Cow Amber Ale, so we may just have been buzzed and rambling. But if you hold out for the full hour and a half, we guarantee you a money shot toward the end you won't soon forget ... or get out of your hair.

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The coming awesome storm ...

pjperezvegas@gmail.com — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:39:59 PST

The first Pocketful of Awesome podcast is in the can, as the kids say. (The kids!) Mike and I devoted a few precious hours of our Sunday to bring you the greatest podcast about being awesome ever known in the history of podcasts. We recorded approximately two hours of pure awesome, fueled by coffee, tequila, beer, donuts and, of course, awesome sauce.

We still have to edit the raw awesome to the appropriate amount of awesome your little minds can handle, but expect to experience Episode One of Pocketful of Awesome by week's end. Get your earbuds stretched out and ready. You have been warned.

In the meantime, we're gearing up to record Episode Two, so if you have any topic suggestions or musical requests, we'll be happy to take them ... and them mock you.

Fists high!

Dig into your pocket ...

pjperezvegas@gmail.com — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:46:38 PST

... because it's full of Awesome. Well, it will be soon.

Fists high!