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I try to remind everyone that Halloween is not actually a form of devil worship (while dusting off some very old stand-up material).  Also, and it may sound like a symantic arguement to you, but just because I can t find something doesn t mean it s lost.   And, how exactly am I supposed to handle it when someone is telling me something as if it s the first time for the hundredth time?  Is there protocal for that? I also talk about my mother, and my grandfather, the a-hole. (Hard drive trouble left me without the regular theme song. Forgive me for the nostalgia)

Antonio fixes my TiVo, and Lou doesn t get his $300.  But, everything works out in the end?  Really?  Wow This episode is currently only available to Premium Pill subscribers.

I recently had a strange encounter at my local Ralphs grocery store.  An encounter that suddenly felt like an incident and almost became an altercation.  I don t know if the cashier mistook me for a shoplifter or a serial killer or if he just hates handling returns, but after getting nowhere with the store or the seemingly helpful people at Kroger (the parent company), I give up and will never shop their again.  EVER. It all boils down to this: What exactly does the cashier mean when he says, while you are simply trying to return a mop, I know you.  I ve played this game with you before? Before that I discuss the rather plump envelope I received from the IRS (and I don t mean the defunct 80 s record label) and how they wanted about 50% of Y in back taxes.  Huh?  Yeah, that s what I said.

This is a Pill Refill, a revisiting of my 2007 podcast, We are all Fairport.   This Best Of episode was requested by Mike Hamilton of The Disney Podcast Directory.  Thanks, Mike, for encouraging me to put this out again. From the original 2007 blog post: Twenty-five years ago, I graduated from Fairport High School in Fairport, NY. On June 26th of this year, a mere five days after graduating themselves, five young women died in a head on collision with a tractor trailer while traveling to a family cottage. Hannah Congdon, Bailey Goodman, Meredith McClure, Sara Monnat, and Katie Shirley were the victims. I didn t know them, of course, but I did. We all did. And, never will. After all, we are all Fairport.

Despite what you are about to hear, the producers of The Bitterest Pill do not condone, nor to their guests condone, any of the following:  drug use, pornography, breaking and entering, firearms, discussing Hugh Jackman s sexuality, making fun of poodle-toting transvestites, living with the officially insane, cooking eggs with a cappuccino steamer, or beating up people at ice cream parlors, no matter what they do to your car. Ladies and gentleman, The Bitterest Pill welcomes: Cousin Ronny Olga s voice was recorded using WireTap Studio from Ambrosia Software.

Yesterday, I thought I woke up after having had a slight heart attack.  Luckily I had just slept funny. Later, crime-noir author/podcaster SETH HARWOOD came over the watch the big game and hang out in Studio G.  Yes, Seth and Dan and Hudson live in the garage! We talk about Hill Street Blues, LA Festival of Books, Westwood, Charles Bukowski, the Top Three Questions EVERYONE asks Seth, Scott Sigler, whether or not 10 year-old Hudson should read Jack Wakes Up, the iPhone App I can t find, Book Expo America, the power of Twitter, LinkedIn, Weird Uncle Seth and the Amazing Detachable Finger, and MOVING THE NEEDLE. Jack Wakes Up is released on May 5th! Help our friend Seth Harwood make the San Francisco Chronicle Best Sellers List by coming to one of his San Francisco readings or ordering a signed copy from a selected book seller.

I got a great recommendation from a Brit cast called UK Podfinder. (If you re visiting here from UK Podfinder, welcome! Check out the show by clicking on the Click 2 Listen radio on the far right) Now, of course, I have a crush on hostess Jo Laurence. You know I ve had a weakness for females of the UK since my days as a British school boy in Gerrards Cross. Ok, true, I probably have a momentary crush on any woman that says they like my show She/they picked a rather odd clip from the show to play, where I am being boring about how boring I was interviewing internet fashion icon Ben Sander (who gets more face time on the show than I do), but then again how do you accurately portray my brand of genius in 30 seconds? Exactly, you don t. (oh, brother) Thanks to lovely Jo and everyone at UK Podfinder. And, Jo, if I ever return to the UK, please let me assure you that my wife lets me date other women as long as it s over seas and she never, ever finds out. Seriously. Okay, maybe lets is a bit strong. I did ask her and she laughed, so I m not taking that as a no. Check out the episode by clicking here.

A touching, perhaps tear jerking episode of dotBoom, where Jason and his father (yours truly) finally have a real heart-to-heart. Check it out. (Almost kid friendly) Also check out my audio commentary of the last show with dotBoom creator Brian Hogg. If you missed them, check out episode 15 and episode 26!