ABMSHOW DESCRIPTIONS

Anything But Monday Show #1 (Feb. 19, 2007 - 2:58:13 - abmshow.com), starring Mad Mike Masters and Frank Edward Nora. On the 21st anniversary of the first ABM broadcast, the Anything But Monday Show is back as a premium comedy podcast! On this inaugural episode, Mike and Frank (in their brand new state-of-the-art studio) discuss the origins of the show back in the dark ages of the 1980s - from their first meeting at Drew University in Madison, NJ, to getting (and then losing) their first radio show, their magazine which almost got them kicked out of college, their burgeoning media empire, and its premature collapse in 1989. Topics include Frank sending Mike to the Planet of the Apes dimension, Frank’s awkward first day at college, Chemical Bank, an MTV News story on ABM, the shirt incident, “The Cave” (Mike and Frank’s highly illegal dorm night club), pinball machine, alcohol delivery on campus, ((33:18)) the website and premium subscription, contours of the time travel continuum, Tiffany, the battery incident, how to contact the show, the dumping of the free listeners ((50:00)) An Interview with Two Bimbos (Erin and Tawny) that program director Dave met at the gym in California, celebrity encounters (Jamie Foxx, Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn), naked toga party, naked beach party, the pizza box incident, The Knights Templar, The Dating Game, motorcycle riding, yoga, Dhalsim, Booty Ballet, judo, Ontario Mills Mall, ((78:35)) Street Fighter II, premium podcasting, the snow key incident, PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS (the “exciting” Burger Mallow (life-size marshmallow hamburger), new 30GB black iPod, Hong Kong Phooey action figure, “I Love My Penis” chewing gum, “Lick Your Wounds” Candy, original Farrah Fawcett poster, original Wacky Packages stickers), Super Video Battle (Phoenix (Centuri, 1980)), ((1:56:38)) disclaimer, “Here’s Your Horrorscope”, George W. Bush, Submit-A-Bit, ((2:07:53)) The F’dUp World That We Live In (Zeus Worship, The Flat Earth Society, zombies, horny gods, giant rabbits, “Night of the Lepus”, world domination, exploded cars in Baghdad, Tim Hardaway, racial issues, Jennifer Aniston, NASCAR, puppets, ((2:33:25)) Real Life Adventures (Mike and Frank visit “Woodstock 89?, with audio clip “Dirty Trip”), breakdown on the thruway, the in-between years, time sheets, the closing credits, and vinyl siding repair.

Anything But Monday Show #2 (Feb. 26, 2007 - 3:03:44 - abmshow.com), starring Mad Mike Masters and Frank Edward Nora from the great state of New Jersey. It’s a late night and Mike and Frank are working diligently to bring you another work of audio brilliance and turpitude. Among the many topics are Mike’s “arousing, warming” cinnamon soy wax candle, the first premium subscriber (Neal from Ireland, host of the “Into Your Head” podcast) who Mike said he would give a million dollars to, 7-11 Fusion Energy Coffee, the hellish lands of Long Island and Staten Island, interviewing nannies, Ash Wednesday, the notebook incident, Your ABM Insult of the Week, ((25:20)) an angry message from a zombie, the contintental U.S., our first voice mail, girl group update, The Button from Japan, The Amazing True Life Adventures of Mike and Frank (”Working for MTV To Go Magazine - board meeting, launch party, insulting Gilbert Gottfried and the editor-in-chief of Sassy Magazine, and… a picture of Mike and Frank from the party that is so embarrassing only our esteemed premium subscribers will get a chance to see it). Chess King, listener email (”Jason from New Jersey”), –FREE LISTENER CUT OFF– ((56:12)) Real Life Insanity (”Mike’s Movie Theater Brawl”), Out of Africa, ((1:08:59)), Piss Poor Movie Trailers (“The Deadly Mantis”, “Nudes On Tiger Reef”, “Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn Gorilla”), ((1:20:28)) The Analysis of Many Things (“Fage Yogurt”, “little jugs of Tobermory Scotch whisky“, “Cream Collon”, “Fruits Pretz”, “Chef’s Recommendation Camembert”, “Relax Fuwafuwa Magnet (teddy bear heads)”), ((1:38:11)) Mike’s Brilliant Ideas (”Solving the Iran Issue”, “MotoScroto”, “Revealing the Aliens”, “Extreme Makeover Ground Zero”, “Miss Muffet Diet”, “Adjust-A-Crotch”, “Battleship Amuck”, “Street Names”, “Bra-Away”, “Small Parts”, “Ulnar Nerves”, “Watch Out for that Bulldozer”, “Diet Vomit”), Dolly Madison, Snoopy, ((1:54:50)) The F’d World We Live In (”Asteroid Headed for Earth (on Fox News)”, “Beaver in NYC”, “Mummy Watches TV”, “Sahara Marathon”, “Fatal Exorcism”, “Antonella Barba”, “Ghost Pilots”, “Chimps With Spears”), Lancelot Link, ((2:16:54)) Telephone Interview (”Adam Peter from FoundItemClothing.com“), Real Genius, Spinal Tap, Summer School, Get a Life, ((2:34:57)) Creative Commons licensed music, Submit-A-But (”Illuminati or Illumi-NOT-i” from StewDogg in San Diego), Bruce Jenner, Young MC, Statler and Waldorf from The Muppet Show, Ally McBeal, bonus Piss Poor Movie Trailer “The Stuff”, Joe Namath, Paris Hilton ((2:54:50)) Here’s Your Horroscope, the closing credits, Sasquatch Arrangers, Falconer’s Associations, the Honeycomb Hideout, and Christina Ricci mind controlling us.

Anything But Monday Show #3 (Mar. 5, 2007 - 3:00:26 - abmshow.com), starring Mad Mike Masters and Frank Edward Nora from the great state of New Jersey. It’s another terribly late night and your hosts are hard at work generating their potent comedy souffle. On the show: A week without disasters, disappointment, halberd (official medieval weapon of the ABM Show), taking off an appendage, yak’s milk, Gerardo’s Greatest Hits, listener email (”Roel from The Netherlands”, “Escapist”), Vanguard List, our mission, Coke varieties, new membership types, forum developments, spam and phishing, Mike’s talking 3-foot member, blog comment (on Mahmood’s Den) referring to a duct tape joke in the old ABM Magazine, –FREE LISTENER CUT OFF–, ((25:25)), Frank Nora’s World of the Bizarre! (Chapter One: The Best Way To Damage Certain Objects), girl group update, international listeners, ((39:12)) Your ABM Insult of the Week, Oprah, giant squid, American Idol’s Kellie Pickler, rednecks, pork brains, sea monkeys in yogurt, geometric progressions, earthen objects, ((53:42)) Piss Poor Movie Trailers (“Babette Goes To War”, “The Fighting Phantom”), Mad Mike’s new names, The Analysis of Many Things (”Mystery Box from Matt from Florida”, “Eco Lips ENERGY Lip Balm”), ((1:20:43)) Real Life Insanity (”Hanging With The Hare Krishnas“, “Shooting Fireworks Off NYC Roof”), ((1:49:29)) Weekly World Perceptions and Ponderings (Ever Notice / Ever Wonder), ((2:10:50)) Telephone Interview (”John C. Havens“, actor, PodCamp NYC founder, About.com podcasting editor), ((2:31:13)) Super Video Battle (“Berzerk” (Stern, 1980)), Here’s Your Horrorscope!, Audio From The Past (”Santa Claus vs. Jack the Ripper“), phone calls, ABM News / The F’d Up World We Live In (”Dick Cheney“, “Al Sharpton“, “Jeff Goldblum“, “Dukes of Hazzard“, “Grenade in Potatoes”, “Danish Vitamins”), and our Antarctic Detective in the Mystery of the Tattooed Seals.

Anything But Monday Show #4 (Mar. 12, 2007 - 3:01:05 - abmshow.com), starring Mad Mike Masters and Frank Edward Nora from the great state of New Jersey. On this week’s show, Mike and Frank continue to expand their radio arsenal with more wild stories from their days in college, amazing interviews, awesome features, and much, much more. Here we have… Mike overdressed, wives listening to the show, booth babes, barbarian women, The Overnightscape’s Apprentice defends Mike, new sound effects, Mike’s New Names, Ruben in Kuala Lumpur, the tallest buildings in the world, Juan the Janitor, human rights violations, apartheid, coffin processions, racial humor, -FREE LISTENER CUT OFF-, ((28:20)) snow squall, traffic jams, old guy relieving himself on the side of the road, Frank’s Disasters of the Week (”Exploding Seltzer Bottle Near Computers”, “Pistachio Debacle”), cookies, Mike explodes, Shasta, the first Vanguard List mailing, ((43:35)) Audio from the Past (”1986 College Student Comments on ABM”), The Amazing True Life Adventures of Mike and Frank (”Mike and Frank’s Chaotic Dorm Room Mess”, “Mike Falls Out Of The Loft And Destroys Frank’s Video Camera”), corn stalk theft, Satanic Strawberry Yoo-Hoo Cult Ritual, ((59:36)), Program Director Dave on the phone from California, ABM Insult of the Week, Dave’s new woman, interracial dating, ((1:15:02)) legal documents, Frank Nora’s World of the Bizarre and 9/11, flag buying, ((1:21:00)) Telephone Interview (Alien abductee “Princess” talks about her experiences with UFOs, genetic experiments, the origins of man, The Hollow Earth, “They Live”, government tunnels, alien training, Will o’ the wisps, St. Elmo’s Fire, telepathic communication, homonculi, temping on a spaceship, and much more), Mike eating chocolate covered raisins, ((2:11:25)) Pointless Greetings, Piss Poor Movie Trailers (“Crash Dive (1943)”, “Blondie On A Budget (1940)”, “Bride of the Gorilla (1951)”),((2:26:40)) Here’s Your Horrorscope!, The F’d Up World We Live In (“Baggage Handler Sex Fetish”, “Airline Employee Lewd Act”, “Webcast Royalties”, “N Word”, “Danni Boatwright”, “First Gentleman”, “Freebie and the Bean”, “Claire Danes”, “Fashion Shows”, “UFO Science”), Culture Club, Pandora.com, Flip Wilson, live studio audience, ((2:51:17)), Vintage Commercials (“Folgers - Mrs. Olson”, “Ultra Brite - Farrah Fawcett”, “Tide”), Tales of the Gold Monkey, and foreign unicycles.

Anything But Monday Show #5 (Mar. 19, 2007 - 3:00:23 - abmshow.com), starring Mad Mike Masters and Frank Edward Nora from the great state of New Jersey. On this week’s show, the boys brave an unrelenting sleet storm to bring you yet another humorous jamboree of jocular brilliance. Featuring sound levels, Frank jams the urinal handle and floods the bathroom, getting to the studio in the midst of a massive winter storm, cigars, global warming, the kinder gentler Mad Mike, gayness, ABM reviewed on the Rubernerd Show podcast #221, Ruben takes Mike to task for his comments on Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Frank gives Mike 5 pence, psychopaths, St. Patrick’s Day, ((22:03)) obese kids, Scooby-Doo, a random banshee, Mike and the red peppers in the supermarket, shopping carts, our first attempt at a Skypecast is an utter failure due to a technical problem, The Fage Yogurt Controversies, evil clone, leaving a message for Neal from Ireland, ((35:27)) Skype interview with Escapist (Terry from Los Angeles), satellite communications, classic TV soundboard, -FREE LISTENER CUT OFF-, ((47:44)) del.icio.us links, Skype interview with Ruben from Kuala Lumpur, Mel Gibson, are you gay?, ABM Insult of the Week, Emotionally Disturbed Class Incident in the Community Pool Bathroom, time zones, The Flat Earth, The Equator, natural disasters, shortened words, Mike accosted in the gym, communicating across the world, ((1:15:17)) Real Life Insanity (”Mike’s Atlantic City Bachelor Party Adventure”), Rich’s crazy upbringing, spilling beer into the limo VCR, Little Rascals, strip club, boxing riot, driving over a boulder, Rich goes missing, searching in a dance club, pimps, bribing a DJ, calling a wife, terror taxi, ((1:33:48)) another AC Bachelor Party crisis, giant robot battles, Mike’s New Names (with additional submissions by Roel from the Netherlands, Neal from Ireland, Manny the Mailman), King Vitamin, Dutch pronunciation, girl group update, ((1:50:20)) Analysis of Many Things (”Blessings Alive and Radiant Foods - Sweet Chili Lime Coconatty“, “Mad-Croc Energy Gum - Spiked Spearmint“), Have Someone Killed, commentary on the video “Mike and Frank’s Incredibly Insane Dorm Room Disaster”, Codex Seraphinianus, Meister Brau, hazardous loft, ((2:05:57)) The Famous “Knock on the Door” Story, chased by a pack of wild dogs in Coney Island, ((2:18:17)) Assholic Reflections (”Manny Ayers, Chief of Security”), collecting parking tickets, Piss Poor Movie Trailers (”Johnny Cool (1963)“, “Rebel Rousers (1970)“, “Star Wars (1977)“), ((2:34:44)) voice mail, Travel Yahtzee, Here’s Your Horrorscope, Caldor, Audio from the Past (”Sights of the Uncommons” (excerpt)), a fellow student who died in a bank robbery, forum (”Manny the Mailman - Mike Being Tired”), and our graph paper designer.

Anything But Monday Show #6 (Mar. 26, 2007 - 3:00:27 - abmshow.com) - 80s college pals Mad Mike Masters and Frank Edward Nora revive their radio comedy from a secret hideout in New Jersey! On this 6th edition of the program, the two talkers rack up 3 more hours of quality comedic genius - for a total of 18 hours (Ep. 1-6) in a little over one month. On ABM6: Dedicating the show to Satan, Anti-Pickax Field Generator, calming and soothing lavender soy wax candle, the brand new official ABM Show T-shirts!, “Abandon Reality”, PodCamp NYC, ninja and giant badger, dimensional doorways, us from the other dimension, traffic vulture, herons and egrets, raining animals, walrusing out, Evilspeak, NetHack, Skype messages (“Neal from Ireland (from IntoYourHead.com)”, “Republican Fundraisers”, be a bounty hunter, -FREE LISTENER CUT OFF-, ((26:58)) mini dorm fridge, generic soda, vodka, “Fen”, Audio from the Past (”News from Civilization” - Frank drunk), Laurie Anderson, Duran Duran, Alan Parsons Project, R.E.M., Carson’s sailor persona, stories of college drunkenness (”Rugby Bus”, “Beer Bottle Missile”), ((52:13)) translations, licking envelopes, listener mail (”Manny the Mailman - Vanguard Card”), Mike’s New Names, ((1:04:51)) the savage society of the 80s, overblown intro, Girl Group Update, witch lawyers, ABM Insult of the Week, female celebrities, Rosie O’Donnell and “The View“, obscure reference, ((1:27:35)) “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”, “What Not To Wear”, organ donation, Piss Poor Movie Trailers (”The Astro-Zombies (1968)“, “Blast-Off Girls (1967)“, ” Invasion Of The Blood Farmers (1972)“), ((1:44:50)) bathroom break, vitamins, Mattel Slime, Listener T-Shirt Contest (”70s TV Theme Songs”), game show hosts, Here’s Your Horrorscope!, a clue, a new service, freedom to podcast, ((2:03:56)) The Analysis of Many Things (”Jujubes Candy”, “Cowboy Adhesive Bandages“), painful candies, tiny hat, arm shaving, Coke Zero, weird college memories (Northgate, Pinball, Girl’s College, Video Games, Chicken Business), chairs, Super Video Battle (”Tempest (1980)“), ((2:29:40)) new feature: “Answer Me This, Mr. Nora”, shy bladder sydrome, urinal situations, “Weekly World Perceptions and Ponderings”, Bermuda Triangle boardgame, “The Official Official List”, Bananarama, Charles Nelson Reilly, Match Game, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Furniture Anomoly Neutralizing.

Anything But Monday Show #7 (Apr. 2, 2007 - 2:13:36 - 61.2 MB - abmshow.com) - 80s college pals Mad Mike Masters and Frank Edward Nora revive their radio comedy from a secret hideout in New Jersey! On ABM7: PodCamp NYC, giant statues, Rollerball, parking garage damage, blow up insurance, Frank’s chair is busted, parent problems, ladder issues, the year of hijinks 1986, fortune cookies, ((20:20)) listener interview (”Roel from The Netherlands”), results of the T-Shirt contest of 70s TV theme songs, Dutch stuff, ((38:34)) ABM Insult of the Week, Mike’s Brilliant Ideas (”New Birth Control”, “Child Spelling Converter”) , forum (”Neal from Ireland - Cats“), milk, herbs, the pharmaceutical industry, Alka-Seltzer, listener Skype audio (”Neal from Ireland“), Steven Hawking, Icelandic water, ((53:04)) Audio from the Past (”Roommate John Drunk in 1985 - wrestling - laugh”), Crazy Eddie, ((56:34)) Mike’s Disaster of the Week (”Nude Spring Break on Tivo”), Repo Man, snow pile truck, Invent-A-Space, BMW 2002, trouble at the French House, gym observations, fake breasts, Arabs, BlueQ novelty gum, ((1:17:22)) Piss Poor Movie Trailers (”The Green Slime (1968)“, “The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living And Became Mixed-Up Zombies (1964)“), Mike’s New Names, complaint bracelets, middle America, cereal, ((1:31:59)) Here’s Your Horrorscope, Zaxxon, telephone interview (”Our Program Director Dave in California”), deja vu, revisions to the Official Official list, tubes, The Story of The Bangles Concert, sticks of gas, strippers, Stump, Martika, “Mandingo Party” article from Details Magazine, Ms. Olympia, some changes, farewell button, and the Brazilian waxer.

Anything But Monday Show #8 (Apr. 9, 2007 - 2:07:20 - 58.3 MB - abmshow.com) - 80s college pals Mad Mike Masters and Frank Edward Nora revive their radio comedy from a secret hideout in New Jersey! On ABM8: Girly candles, Podcamp NYC, Conestoga wagon, The Other End (underground college pub), segregation, the LGBT community, The University Center, throwing caps in a candle, the old “409 in the eyes” trick, soy sauce and the number two in my pocket, Mike and Frank run for student government, Mike confronts the Dean of Students, Mike’s hairy days, ((27:28)) Chatting With Our Fellow Podcasters - this week, J. Marcus Xavier (live from Knott’s Berry Farm in California) from sci-fi audio drama “The Silent Universe”, repeating the mistakes of the past, Mel Gibsons in space, show production, premium podcasting, podcast advertising, Klingonese, Star Trek trivia, “Mr. Q”, ((51:25)) listener IMs (”Escapist - diving off Catalina Island“), ABM Insult of the Week, Real Life Insanity (”Heavy Drinking at the Shore House”), blast of heat, ((1:03:55)) icebreakers, meeting Physics Phil for the first time, Audio from the Past (”Go Away” - a visit to Physics Phil’s room which doesn’t go so well, and then the “Go Away” song audio we made from it), Tuck-In tease, ((1:14:14)) Here’s Your Horrorscope, the girls of Twin Peaks, Sherilyn Fenn, symbolic song “Guitar in my Closet”, “Answer Me This, Mr Nora”, burger trees, violent Bible quotes from EvilBible.com, ((1:30:17)) Piss Poor Movie Trailers (“Horror High (1974)”, “Little Red Riding Hood And The Monsters (1962)”), Weekly World Perceptions and Ponderings, your favorite piece of wood, tooth brushing, Chocolate Jesus, Meredith Vieira’s ice skating mishap, Rosie O’Donnell on The View - political controversy, Illuminati conspiracies, and the crane topplers.