The Sandbox

Burrito, Maura, MRTPQ, Jet and WTF

Charlie — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:00 GMT

	The Burrito, Maura from Idolator.com, the Qdoba Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query, Cam Muncey from the band Jet and the WTF Line all make todays podcast! Listen here!
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My Song Is Better Than Your Song - Week 87

Special Ed — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:01:00 GMT

THE CHALLENGER - TIM PENASACK

Dropkick Murphys "State of Massachusetts"

THE CHAMPION - ELIJAH WALD

Howlin Wolf "Killing Floor"

Vote in the commments.

Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query - Pets & Kids

Special Ed — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:14:00 GMT

A story out of Florida is the subject of today's MRTPQ. A child is dead because the parents' pet python got out and tried to eat it.

Should you get rid of pets when you have kids?

Leave it in the comments.

Sandbox Grammar Police: Submitted by Colin

Fletcher — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:52:00 GMT

This is our favorite game. Here is the e-mail from Colin

Bah Weep Guys,
When I was at WPI they repaved one of the roads that lead into the
campus when they wrote "stop" on the ground it didn't come out so
well. They Fixed it in a day or so but they just painted the middle
two letters over with black and then the correct letters. It then
mostly looked like "soop".

--Colin

Our 50 States Interview

Charlie — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:04:00 GMT

Hear our interview with Michael Brodeur of The Boston Phoenix here, then scroll down to see pictures of the stuff in The Sandbox Studio that we mention.

The Sandbox Recap 7.02.09 by Intern Erin

SandboxIntern — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:18:00 GMT

Bah Weep Granah Weep Ninny Bong and what a beautiful day, huh? Noah better get that arc rearing to go!

6 a.m.

Info Burrito in 101.7 seconds

New issue of the Boston Phoenix out, introducing us to the new Best 50 bands around the nation, Monkey butt (Ed and Fletcher's fake band) is not featured in this list. Red Sox had a 6-5 win over Baltimore and this time they were the team to rally back. Ben Franklin predicted July 2^nd as Independence Day, so in that case, happy indie day! The death toll in Massachusetts thanks to the swine is now up to 3. Break out the curry, it's now okay to have gay sex in a certain part of India! Speaking of which, 60% of Bostonians say they are sexually satisfied. Atlanta's at a sexy 70%. The Church is playing tonight with the dude from Swerve in Foxboro.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is out this week as well as Public Enemies with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. The Black Eyed Peas take out the Jonas Bros for the number one album of the week. And speaking of those boys, the older, weirder looking one (21 years old) proposed to his longtime Jersey girlfriend, Danielle. I'm sure there's a couple tweens crying out there, but as long as Joe and Nick are still sort of up for grabs, the world's 14-year-olds can rest easy. Happy birthday to that crazy lez, Lindsay Lohan.

Michael Brodeur from the Phoenix, Music Editor about the new issue

The 50 States issue is back for the '09 edition. Michael Brodeur, the music editor of the Phoenix, and his team have been working up to this issue for past few months, searching for the best new or emerging band from each state. Fletcher asked if he had chose any bands that had any guitar in them? "Plenty," replied Brodeur. "We chose a lot of metal." Charlie suggested that Brodeur check out phenomenal local bands Bless your Bacon and Best Dad. (Never heard of them? Yeah, us either. Maybe because Charlie made them up and tried to catch Brodeur in the act discovering fake bands!) Where do they find these bands? "MySpace, college radio stations, bands with band friends, it's a very long process, really." Also a couple featured singer/songwriters in the mix, mostly hip-hop newbies.

7 a.m.

Henry Santoro's 180: Covering Half of Everything

We, the commoners of the commonwealth are getting the shaft once again. Mass Pike employees are blowing through tolls for free with a transponder they get just for the job. Now we understand there are certain perks that come with jobs. For example, Fletcher can get into concerts at the House of Blues and Paradise, but he can't get tickets through the company for U2. Over half of the Pike's employees get a free ride on the toll road. They raised our taxes to bail out these guys that want a free ride. But when they are in debt because of it, there's got to be sacrifices made for the sake of getting out of debt.

Losing the perk is better than losing pay. Most perks are gone from jobs now. If you have to drive somewhere, park somewhere, you're paying, not your company. It's all about the politics. Is it really going to make that much of a difference if they start paying now? They'll really add up and the pike sure has a lot of employees. If they and we were rolling in dough, then who cares, but they need to be affected from the economy just as the rest of us are. If they're doing it on the way to work, that's one thing, but if they're just going up the Pike to go shopping and take advantage of the perk, that's a different story.

The Sandbox Gives You the Gifts

Congrats to Ally, the tenth caller at the sound of the Kraken! Ally went through about 8 already taken prize numbers and then chose no. 12, which was a 4-pack of tickets to the All Points West festival in Jersey City the weekend of July 31^st to August 2^nd. In need of a road trip, she was overwhelmed with excitement! Only a few prizes are left on the board, so make sure to check which numbers are available online and we'll be right back at it next week with the Kraken!

Maura from Idolator.com putting Perez to shame with her music blog!

The open casket funeral at Neverland that everyone was invited to scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled and is not happening. What will happen with the closets full of Michael Jackson unreleased music? Going to be like Tupac with new music coming out every year after this death? One can only imagine that the Jackson family is going to make bank off of those, but we'll have to just wait and see.

And the oldest Jonas brother Kevin is now engaged to his longtime girlfriend at the age of 21. Maura says this is not very shocking just because it's Kevin. She also says it won't be too much of an upset just because he's the least popular of the three anyways. "Who gets engaged on a Wednesday?" says Charlie. Ed says, "Who gets married in their early twenties? That's never a good idea. I don't care what the excuse is." (Sounds like he's making excuses for his sorry, single ass."

8 a.m.

Qdoba Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query

Henry played the 911 call that was made when a father found his two year old daughter had been strangled to death when the family's 12-foot long pet Burmese python made its way out of it's cage and into the baby's carriage during the middle of the night. Fletcher yelled during the newscast "Don't have a snake when you have a god damn baby! God!" No matter how well you take care of and train that snake, why would you have a snake and a two year old under the same roof?? He ended up stabbing the snak, but it was too late. The little girl had bite marks on her head. If you have kids, should you get rid of the pets for the children's sake?

Charlie used to have a dog and cat, now he's got two kids and a lazy, stupid dog. Always better to get rid of the cat, keep the dog. Ed would rather keep his eyes on the baby and dog all the time than get rid of it. People have to take responsibility of their kids and animals. A caller Laura's family trains horses and when she was young, she and fellow kids were never allowed near the horses until they learned how to treat and ride a horse. Caller Wiley says he had a snake smaller than a child, and he was overcautious about it. "Snakes are known for escaping," said Wiley, "and you need to really secure the cage." Dolly noted, "It's ridiculous to even have a snake that size and that dangerous when you have children in your house, around the neighborhood or if you have friends with kids."

Final Consensus: Henry is a disgusting individual for forcing this story and 911 call on us at 8 o'clock in the morning. But really? What do you expect when you have a 12-foot python in your house with a 2-year-old. That was an accident just waiting to happen. Use your god damn common sense.

Jet help Ed spiffy up his Australian accent!

Cameron Muncey of Jet enlightens the boys on fat-arming and releasing a new album in August from their own record label. Fletcher brings up that the second album was a bit of a flop after the huge success of their first, Get Born. It was an absolute sophomore slump. They'd been on tour for such a long time.

"Everything's really great, really fun, but every now and then some pots and pans can get thrown, like a relationship." Despite those words, they did not in fact break up. Words just got misconstrued on a blog when one member said ‘hiatus' and the world got a little presumptuous about it. They will soon be coming to Boston as a pit stop on their world tour to support their new album: travelling from US, to Europe, to Japan. We're hoping they'll be able to stop by the studio and give us our own intimate performance!

9 a.m.

My Song is Better than Your Song

Author Elijah Wald vs. Rally Driver Tim Penasack. To see a video of the crazy things that Tim's capable of, check out the video page at wfnx.com to see him drive Ed through the forests of NH.

The Challenger's Choice: "The State of Massachusetts" by the Dropkick Murphys, always pumps him up before a race. Plus, in China he walked into a bar that featured a band trying and failing at a cover of this song, which was just great to see.

The Champion's Choice: "Killing Floor" by Howlin Wolf, was impressed with the listeners choice of Aretha, so thought they might want to expand their playlists to the good old classics. There would be no Rolling Stones, no Dropkick Murphys without Howlin Wolf.

And the Winner is: By one vote, Elijah Wald. Dead tie until the very end. But new England forest rally, is a two day event from Friday to Saturday. You have to have the license, safety equipment, the car. Sunday River, Maine. Ed was just tired from holding his head up with that ridiculous helmet.

WTF Line

People really had it out for Santoro for just ruining their morning and entire day really with the audio of the python/dead girl 911 clip. But on the brighter side (more like rainer side, actually) it's almost the weekend, and a good weekend at that! The 4^th of July! Enjoy, and the Kraken will return Monday with 4 remaining gifts to give out!

Burrito, Richard Farrell, MRTPQ, Patriotic Songs and WTF

Charlie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:03:00 GMT

	The Info Burrito, Author Richard Farrell, the Qdoba Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query, Most Embarassing Patriotic Songs, and the WTF Line are all in today's Sandbox Podcast! Hear it here!
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The Most Embarrassing Patriotic Song Of All Time - FINAL

Special Ed — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:53:00 GMT

Two remain standing and only one can walk away the winner.

Let's get after it!

TOBY KEITH

"Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue"

DARRYL WORLEY

"Have You Forgotten?"

The Sandbox Recap 7.01.09 by Intern Erin

SandboxIntern — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:46:00 GMT

Bah Weep Granah Weep Ninny Bong boys and girls!

6 a.m.

Info Burrito in 101.7 seconds

What are you most likely going to wake up to today? Why, a covershot of Al Franken on today's Globe. On Beacon Hill, the retesting of elderly drivers is looking like a done deal. And speaking of the hill, Patrick announced that lawmakers will no longer accept gifts of any kind. We'll see about that one, now.

We know you're done with MJ and we are too, but it's been released that Michael is not the biological father of his children and the woman that gave birth to them is not their biological mother. What?? Smotlz had a strong start, but the Sox still came crumbling down, blowing an 8-run lead. A few big time athletes have been said to be doing a new manscaping commercial for Gillette. Let's hope they keep their pants on. Of course Simon Cowell makes American Idol what it is today, but is he really worth 144 millions dollar a year? Is anyone?!

Alice in Chains released a new single, called "Looking in View" that's 7 minutes long. We like. The GM says don't look for any big moves from the Bruins. Suppose the trade those Canadians mixed up ruined it for everyone else. The first and last season finale of Pitchman is on tonight with Billy Mays. Again, that's gotta give creeper Vince the win, right? The Williams sisters are one match away from winning Wimbledon. And good news, only a 40% chance of rain today. Hey, we'll take that!

Pop Trash

The last thing we want to do is talk about Michael Jackson every ten minutes like every other news source out there, however zombie Jackson is awesome. You can find the zombie video at wfnx.com. But now there's talk about where the kids are going to go: MJ was not the father, Debbie Rowe is not the mother, and MJ hadn't even legally adopted them, so he was fathering someone else's kids. MJ's mom wants the kids and who would have the guts to challenge her there?

It's been a while since we talked about American Idol, but now Simon Cowell's future on the show in question. This past season Simon made 36 million dollars. He's more than a judge, but does that mean that Fox ought to sign him for 100-144 million a year? Idol is a huge money maker, but huge enough to quadruple his pay? That's a no-no. New Alice in Chains came out of nowhere, made available on iTunes yesterday. Sounds just like classic Alice in Chains.

Celebrity birthdays: Princess Diana may be dead, but it would be her birthday today if that wasn't the case, Debbie Harry is 64 (you would think she'd age well, but she looks a bit like MJ in Thriller), Pam Anderson is 42, Fred Schneider is 52, Liv Tyler is 32.

7 a.m.

Henry Santoro's 180: Covering Half of Everything

The "bathroom bill" (HB1728) is currently in the works. Although it's mean to satisfy the transgender community, this could allow men to use the women's restroom and vice versa. We're not sure if it's currently illegal to do so, but we know if you're at a club we're everyone's dancing, drinking and having plain old fun (or dirty fun at that) a bathroom is a bathroom, whether the picture on the door is a girl or boy stick figure.

This bill would pertain to locker rooms and public showers as well. Although we're all about earmarking transgendered people, a vast majority are going to be offended by this. Not to mention there's always going to be creeps that just wants to get a glimpse at naked chicks.

But who decides who should be allowed to use the other's bathroom? Ed says it's post-op, meaning whatever parts you have, you go with. Henry adds, I wouldn't want Ed sitting in a stall next to my ten-year-old daughter, he doesn't want to put the female gender through what Ed does to the bathroom (he doesn't stink it, he destroys it! Just as Fletcher!) At clubs, everyone pees everywhere, just a unisex mess. It just seems like it opens up so many doors for rape and sexual assault.

One caller went to an all women's college where student had a sex change and became a man and was politely asked to leave. You can't go to a women's college, became a man and feel as though you'll be accepted. Why do we have to legislate something we've already taken care of? It's not illegal, so why legalize it. It's better off just the way it is.

Ed's favorite author Richard Farrell talks about writing the real story about his harsh childhood

A piece about Farrell and his memoir "What's Left of Us", was featured in the LA Times over father's day weekend that had a huge impact on readers all over the nation. The story stayed on the top ten for most viewed and most commented on for 5 days straight. Richard Farrell was born with cerebral palsy, a condition his father wouldn't cope with. Growing up in Lowell, Ma, Farrell's father refused to accept his disability, forced him to do things just like every other kid. At age 13 he slapped a pair of boxing gloves on his son and beat the living crap out of him. He then made him play football and wanted Richard to go to Notre Dame, but the plans fell apart when he shattered his knee playing ball. Thereafter, he started abusing drugs, his marriage fell apart and he tried to kill himself at one point. To read about his story in depth, look for his book "What's left of us" and check out his website whatsleftofus.com.

Qdoba Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query

There are parts of the North Shore that are very scenic and pleasant: think Marblehead, Manchester by the Sea. And then there are not so nice parts: set your eyes upon the slums of Revere and S-town (Lynn). The boys come into the studio at 4 am, leave at 2 pm and see some very interesting things at those hours of the day. Seeing these people around his neighborhood really spooks Charlie. Salem's a great place, but there are iffy characters, especially the ones that roam around after dinner hours at the Salem homeless shelter. His dog is useless, his children are young and as the man of the house, he thinks he needs a gun. He's going to NH, manning up and getting a gun to protect his family. Should Charlie buy a gun?

Callers made a ton of haphazard suggestions: "You should have a hand weapon, not a gun." "Use a baseball bat, a frying pan!" "He'd kill his dog! Isn't he the king of wrong buttons?" "For any household with kids, a gun is a bad idea."

Ed is all about gun ownership for protection, but since accompanying Charlie during a shooting trip with Big Jim's Dad and Sarah Faith Alterman, he's convinced Charlie wouldn't be able to shoot a creepy guy for his life. So why get one if you're not going to be able to do anything with it? To be responsible, you have to lock it up away from the children, so how are you going to get it out upon need in time for an emergency?

Final Consensus: There are other options, Charlie. Get a gun and you're going to end up blowing out your stupid dog's brains, which is not a sight we want to see. Go with the frying pan.

The Sandbox "Gives You the Gifts"

Congrats to Kim who was caller number ten when the Kraken interrupted Chris Forsberg UFC Disputed report! Perhaps he's got a personal vendetta against C-Fors. She went with prize number 19, which is tickets to every summer leftover lunch summer concert series, including Blondie, the English Beat, the Cult and lots more. She also has a chance to co-host an afternoon of Leftover Lunch aside Julie Kramer! The prizes are dwindling, but there are still some great opportunities! Make sure to call in tomorrow when you hear the Kraken to have your chance to win!

9 a.m.

The Most Embarrassing Patriotic Song of All Time: Final Round

Have You Forgotten by Darryl Worley vs. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue by Toby Keith

Two contenders that are definitely embarrassing go down in an unforgettable last round in the search of the most embarrassing patriotic song of all time. The first, the dark horse and underdog of the two is Darryl Worley's "Have You Forgotten". Fletcher argues that his song is from the heart, he's not endorsed by Ford. Then there's Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue", a song glorifying was, a draft, everything that's wrong with America. Keith is a corporate whore, a prima donna, advertising going to war by saying, "yeah, let's go kick other countries' asses!" An IMer says Fletcher can't give his input because he's not American until he gets punched in the face.

Toby Keith comes out on top as the most embarrassing patriotic song of all time! Perhaps it's the lyrics, "we'll shove a boot in your ass". Fletcher is disappointed because he sticks to his peace-loving hippy ways, but spite Fletcher's man crush on Darryl Worley, the veterans outweighed Fletcher and went with their main man, Keith.

The Legendary Richard Cheese

Coming back for the farewell tour that has lasted a good two years by now, Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine are going to be at the House of Blues tonight. Never heard of the man? Richard Cheese is the master of ceremonies for his cover band and comedy act. He performs popular rap, hip hop and heavy metal songs and puts a Frank Sinatra jazz style spin on the songs. He had no idea this would go on for as long as it has. Cheese has an album coming out later this year that features celebrity duets including Fred Schneider of the B52's.

Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query - Should Charlie Buy A Gun?

Special Ed — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:06:00 GMT

A neighbor of Charlie's was recently the victim of a crime and it has Charlie all in a tizzy about defending his home and family.

He has been looking into buying a gun to keep his wife and kids safe.

Is this a good idea or the worst idea ever?

Zombie Jacko!

Fletcher — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:29:00 GMT

If you haven't seen this video yet, look close! Jacko rises up in the chopper. Just click on Zombie Jacko below!

Burrito, 180, MRTPQ, Ed's Impressions and WTF

Charlie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:39:00 GMT

	The Info Burrito, Henry Santoro: 180, The Qdoba Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query, Ed’s Terrible Impressions and the WTF Line are all in todays Sandbox Podcast! Hear it here!
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Taking Back Sunday in The Sandbox

Special Ed — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:49:00 GMT

Taking Back Sunday stopped in to play a few songs for Sandboxette Dara and we got it on video!

Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query - Are We Jerks?

Special Ed — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:27:00 GMT

Look at those faces! Those are the faces of angels, not of rude dicks.

Over the weekend we ran into a Sandboxette who had expressed on-air an interest in taking Ed out on a date.

After the typical chit-chat Ed and Fletcher jumped on the B Line and went on their merry way, leaving her alone in the Kenmore station.

It has been suggested that they should have invited her along.

Today's question: Were Fletcher and ed rude for not asking her to join them.

Leave your thought, input and insults in the comments.

I Love Me Some Final Destination!

Special Ed — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:03:00 GMT

Somehow the release of a new FD escaped me until now. I can't tell you how excited I am for this.

Here is the trailer:

And here is one of the greatest death scenes ever:

Be sure to rent the previous movies to catch up on this complicated story line.