Voting on Podcastalley.com

Hey all our loyal fans! I remembered to check if our registration had gone through on PodcastAlley today and it says we've been on there since March 17th, so I've been under a bucket.

If you have the time, please go to PodcastAlley.com and give us a vote. You need to input your email address and you are only allowed to vote once a month. (since it's the end of March I think you'll be able to vote again in April, too.) You can also go to the main site at PodcastAlley.com and look for us under the comedy genre.

It's not terribly important that we become a popular podcast, but being ranked high on the site does increase exposure and such, so if you have the time, (as Michael Butler says) we'd really appreciate it.

-Regis

UL Podcast 005

This is the Frank and Regis Cast--Greg is conspicuously missing. We tried to call him but he refused to answer his phone in the north woods. Therefore we couln't have too much fun at his expense. Oh well. Lots of links this week, no need to patronize them because we're not getting paid to mention them!

Show notes:

00 Intro
03 Church w/ Frankie V. family
05 WEB POLL: vote today and be heard!
07 Frankie "No Class" V on WSNC radio!
09 8-track Karaoke on the Eddie Shum Singing Machine: not yet...
18 ...Recent articles that cought our interest:
......iTunes pirating, (USA today)
......Chicago radio WXRT, the Nines
28 Palegroove Studios pro-podcasting (view article)
......Kristopher and the Croncast
......MTVJays: Adam Curry, the 'normal one'
34 the Cubs cast (Chicago Tribune)
......AudioBlogger.com
41 MELVIS UPDATE: "the Love Boat Theme", merchandising interview
51 closing: "Jailhouse rock"

email us, leave comments, vote in this weeks poll. Rock on.

New Poll Feature: test #2

What do you think of karaoke?

Give your opinionI sing 2+ times weeklyI need my once a week fixI occasionally sing, when I'm really drinkeyI love karaoke but am way too scared/bad to singI curse the day karaoke was invented

Current results

This has been another test of the new polling feature. Voting restrictions were screwed up before. Now anyonw may vote as much as they want. Even if that's kind of losery.

Good Friday Shots

Happy Rehab Friday everyone. A shot of brandy at 11:30 AM. What a waste.
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UL Podcast 004

Hey everybody, the working title for todays show is the "hungovercast". We really had nothing to talk about and burned through 23 minutes of nothingness. We did have a funny Melvis update, did some shout-outs to BKWRM, and did a shot of brandy out of sheer boredom. It's certainly not the best effort, but who cares!

00 Intro
02 Nothing to talk about
04 Jockey commercials and marriage
06 Melvis Update: Levitra, Ditka, jocks, etc.
15 Frankie pours the shots!
20 Closing - "Michelle"

There you have it. Feedback, comments, blah blah blah. Happy Easter Everybody.

recording pics

I took some impromptu shots during the recording today and thought I'd share. You can see what we mean by the colored mics now, and see that neither greg nor I fix their hair in the morning.


Frank at the bar as usual.


Greg trying to tame his hair


Regis looking chipper in the morning. Note the Rhythm King behind me.

As you can see, it's an ugly job, but it's not a job because we're unemployed.

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UL Podcast 003

Show number 3 is here. We went an hour this week ranting about court dates, Greg's northwoods excursion, and of course, the Melvis. Also, check out our neighbors at the Phantom Feed, www.phantompower.org

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00 Intro
03 the wonders of G-Mail
04 Greg and the unemployment officer
07 BKWRM the Presbyterian and Palm Sunday
09 the Phantom Feed
12 AOL: money (well) spent
14 Franks drunk driving rant
23 Franks 2 AM burrito rant
27 "the Band" update
32 Bathroom smells--Smacks?
36 Melvis update: merch., web promo, brief interview
47 Cigarettes from Melvis
53 Greg to visit Northwoods
57 Closing the show--"Danny Boy"

A show chock-full of various topics. Try to keep up. As always, please leave comments or send feedback to unemploymentline{at}gmail.com

coming soon: web polls!

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St. Patrick's Day update

Believe it or not, this overly dyed pitcher picture is Miller Lite. Wow.

You really need to visit the Melvis Fan Club weblog if you haven't done so already. It's found at melvisfan.blogspot.com.

I spent the day registering the podcast at several different sites (podcast alley, podcast.net, etc.). We'll see if that directs any attention to us.



I'll share some St. Pat's pictures with everyone, mostly of Frankie looking quite green (literally). Frank ran a special Thursday night show at Hoffman Lanes, and it was a drinking fest to be sure. Green beer, green drinks, even green water was had at the bowling alley tonight. Frankie dyed his hair and other things green for the festive occasion.



On an official note, we're hoping to start doing two shows a week, one with the regular formant and one featuring musical parodies. We'll see if we can get that worked out anytime soon. Anyway, stay tuned and don't go getting a job anytime soon.

-Regis

UL Podcast 002

Episode 2 of "The Unemployment Line" is here! Featuring a more professional format, ways to lose your job, and (as always) the Melvis update.

download the mp3

show notes:

:00 intro
:02 Greg's new love interest: Ania
:06 learning to use the new coffee maker - and add munchkins for flavor
:09 NEWS: ways to get fired!
:17 "The Band", Regis and Greg's new musical project - "Interstate Love Song"
:23 back to the Greg Rip-fest
:25 AMF Bowling - new food menu complaints
:33 Porn + Bowel movements
:39 MELVIS UPDATE: Pilsner-Urquell girls and Melvis Merchandising
:48 Podcast subscriptions
:50 the Melvis Cartoon - in pre-production
:52 Closing - "Basket Case"

It really is shameful that the other two guys have no clue about podcasting! Lots of Greg jokes contained within and BM stories. Guaranteed laughter, if you like that sort of thing. Please be sure to leave a comment or send us an email at unemploymentline{at}gmail.com

-Regis

UL Podcast 001

"The Unemployment Line" Podcast 001 is finally here! Be sure to listen in by downloading the mp3 or subscribe to this page today (see sidebar)!

Topics Discussed:

00:00 Introductions
02:00 Regis loses his wallet
06:00 Melvis: the History
16:00 Frankie attacked by lesbians
23:00 Eddie Shum - Rhythm King
30:00 Ronco mp3 Player
34:00 Naming the Podcast

Enjoy and don't forget to leave +/- comments here or email us feedback at unemploymentline{at}gmail.com

The Unemployment Line Podcast

This is the beginning of "The Unemployment Line", a podcast by three somewhat unemployed individuals from the Northwest Chicago Suburbs.