MWS KOOP Membership Drive Update

Last week was our first show of KOOP’s Fall Membership Drive and our listeners kicked the ass fantastic. We’d like to thank Dana T, Amanda D, Dan K, Charles C, and William B for standing tall and pledging their support for KOOP. Those heroes either called (512) 472-5667 [toll free 1-888-917-5667] or pledged online at koop.org. Thanks also to our special guest Mr. Harris, co-host of the Graveside Service on KOOP.

We’re going to try and keep that momentum going on today’s show featuring special guest Jay Robillard. Remember, every pledge of at least $25 gets you the Mascot Wedding premium, You Wanna Get Crushed? Fun Pack, which includes an exclusive CD + sticker.

Last week’s playlist:
Opener: “The Boys are Leaving Town” by Japandroids, off the album Post-Nothing
“Codes” by Jason Lowenstein, off the album At Sixes and Sevens
“East of Hercules” by Ume, off the Sunshower EP
“Everyone’s Born to Die” by ELO, off the album “ELO 2”
Closer: “Over It” by Dinosaur Jr., off the album Farm

GTFO: Mascot Wedding Show Picked “Best in Austin” by Austin Chronicle

In news that is sure to send local bars into DEFCON 1, your beloved “Mascot Wedding Show” has been named “Best Saturday Night Date” by The Austin Chronicle in its annual “Best of Austin” issue. (Holy crap, I got chills just writing that.) Obviously this comes as a huge surprise to everyone at MW, as the annual “Best Of” is normally the time of year where the popular kids get on the dance floor and Mascot Wedding stands by the punch bowl and counts down the minutes until our parents come to pick us up. But this duckling just turned into a swan, chumps. This is our dance now!

In all seriousness, a gigantic thanks to everyone who made this possible. Thanks to the people at the Austin Chronicle, who are just as good at softball as they are putting out a damn fine newspaper every week. Thanks to KOOP Radio for kicking ass and being incredibly tolerant of a show about KFC sandwiches and Eric Bana. Thanks to the rest of Mascot Wedding – Youmans, Ximena, Long, and East Coast Duggles – for being the baddest motherfuckers on the planet. Thanks to the growing Mascot Army, the callers, the people representin’ on the Facebooks and the Myspaces, the people helping to get the word out, and the silent majority of listeners who just sit quietly and enjoy the program every Saturday. You all are the cat’s pajamas, and totally make this show worth doing.

Oh man, I need a drink. Thanks again everybody. You have no idea how happy you’ve made us right now. And keep tuning in to “The Mascot Wedding Show,” every Saturday at 6 PM CST on 91.7 FM in Austin, or streaming live worldwide at koop.org.

An aborted show topic and Reader Mail!

If you caught this past Saturday’s (8/22) show, you know that I started to tell a story about my friends and I getting locked in the mall after hours. Unfortunately the show ended before I could finish the story, which I had planned to turn into a topic had breaking news not crashed through the ceiling of our studio like baby Superman. However, after the show I got an e-mail about the mall story from listener Charles, who wrote: “Hey, I need closure on this thing. Can you post something on your web site?” And what am I gonna do? Say no to Charles? Well, yes, kinda.
You see, Charles made me wish that not only could I finish the story, but still throw the topic out there. So instead of posting the story here, I’ve taken the story and posted it on Mascot Wedding’s Facebook page. If we can get a topic thread started, that would be awesome. If not, well, at least you got a free boring story out of it.

the Mascot Wedding show Podcast: 8/15/09


The Magic Boys talk about their trip to Quakecon in Dallas (for realz) and their stay at a resort hotel which leads to a call from the owner of a rival hotel. David rolls his eyes at enemies of The Iron Giant. Mac brings the dumb during a softball game. Plus DJ Apprentice Hupp and Final Score. Airtight show. You could not slide a piece of paper under this show THAT’S HOW TIGHT IT IS!


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Opener: “The Bears Are Coming” by Late of the Pier, off the album Fantasy Black Channel
“Surrender” by ELO, off the album A New World Record
“Tired of Sex” by Weezer, off the album Pinkerton
Closer: “If I Can’t Come Back” by the Reigning Sound, off the album Love and Curses

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the Mascot Wedding show Podcast 8/08/09

Mac and David do not know what the capital of New Mexico is. Also, the boys wonder why everyone has to be funny, a discussion of bad store names, the debut of “Final Score”, a call from Mac’s travel agent, DJ Apprentice Hupp, and more.


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Opener: “Love Changes All” by ELO , from the Flashback box set
“Me and Mia” by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, off the album Shake the Sheets
“MyFBeyes” by Model Citizen, off the Inner Fools EP
“Dirve the Whip” by Hank IV, off the album Refuge in Genre
Closer: “Land of the Freak” by King Khan and the Shrines, off the album What Is?!

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the Mascot Wedding show Podcast: 08/01/09

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On this show, David and Mac talk about outgrowing things (including AC/DC), the lameness of Roseanne, and more. Plus a call from a local pervert.


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Opener: “Borderline” by the Flaming Lips with Stardeath and White Dwarves, off the collection Covered, A Revolution in Sound: Warner Bros. Records
“Poker” by ELO, off the album Face the Music
“Run with Knives” by Follow that Bird!, off their self-titled EP
“Wake-up” by Arcade Fire, off the album Funeral
Closer: “Hang on to Yourself” by David Bowie, off the album Ziggy Stardust

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the Mascot Wedding show Podcast: 07/25/09

Episode 83: Mac and David are feeling the heat. Some talk about a dumb commercial and a story about the magic boys getting their minds blow. A man calls in about a celebrity deathpool. Plus, keeping score in Facebook, dumb sports commenters, and DJ apprentice Hupp! This show is the reason your radio looked so happy the other day.

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Opener: “Paper Tiger” by Spoon, off the album Kill the Moonlight
“Everybody’s Born to Die” by ELO, off the album On the Third Day
“Stable Sound” by Follow that Bird!, off their self-titled EP
“In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” by Neutral Milk Hotel, off the album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Closer: “Descent into Hell” by Volcano Suns, off the album The Bright Orange Years

SpaceBook and Comedy Speed

Mascot Wedding has a facebook group riiiiiiiiiiight here. After two days of existence it had more members than our myspace page which has been up for about a year. We mentioned the facebook gorup on the radio and since then, our myspace membership has now crawled ahead of the facebook numbers. That’s not supposed to happen because how dead is myspace right? Oh man, so dead. Myspace is so dead. Oh man it’s dead.

Anyway, join one or the other please. Either take a stab at newscorp or continue my confusion. Either way.

Tomorrow the Mascot Wedding show with David and Mac returns to the airwaves as demanded by natural law. One thing we won’t be talking about it this. Go ahead watch it. It’s the infomercial for the “Gathering of Juggalos”. The four-day (really? four fucking days?) Woodstock for fans of the Insane Clown Posse, aka human garbage, scum, life trash, etc. It’s truly awfulsome. I was going to talk about it, in length, on the show. I had my notes all ready because there’s so much to rip apart.

Then someone told me Tom Scharpling already carved it up on this week’s Best Show. Noooooooooooooo! Some might say, Mac, you haven’t listened to their take on it yet, why not do yours? Well, we’ve already taken so many cues from Tom in our show’s creation, I can’t knowingly repeat a topic of his, even if I did find it on my own. Besides it was Tom and Paul F. Thompkins… what chance do I have?

It really is just so dreadful. I’m looking forward to listening to Tom and Paul’s discussion because dear god… so bad. Comedy radio talk shows exist in a fast-paced, first-to-market world, folks.

Anyway, we have plenty of other stuff to talk about on the air, including this, so tune in tomorrow from 6-7 PM CST on 91.7 FM KOOP or streaming world wide at koop.org.

the Mascot Wedding show Podcast: 07/18/09

Mac and David continue to pass radio wisdom to their DJ apprentice Hupp. The boys barely discuss The Hurt Locker. Some Golden Crisp talk, a Mascot Wedding ticket interview and a game of “I remember this being better.”


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Opener: “Codes” by Jason Lowenstein, off the album At Sixes and Sevens
“It’s Thunder and it’s Lightning” by We Were Promised Jetpacks, off the album These Four Walls
“If You Wont Let Go” by the Black Hollies, off the album Casting Shadows
“Epic Problem” by Fugazi, off the album The Argument
Closer: “Get Off” by The Dandy Warhols, off the album Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia

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the Mascot Wedding show Podcast: 07/11/09

The Mascot Wedding show returns as the magic boys welcome a new addition to the show, their show apprentice Hupp! Yes, that is his name and he is a good thing. A discussion of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Plus, a call from one of Michael Jackson’s assistants!


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Opener: “Quiet Little Voices” by We Were Promised Jetpacks, off the album These Four Walls
“I Am… I Said” by Neil Diamond, off the album Stones
“Over It” by Dinosaur Jr., off the album Farm
“Quicksand” by Silkworm, off the album Firewater
Closer: “Got Nuffin” by Spoon, off the Got Nuffin single

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