Red Tape

Rick from Rick's Olde Gold, Original Adam Morstad, and Liberty join us on today's show, only to drown in red tape.

Rick displays his ability to judge a person by the keys he carries, we hear about some of the dumbest rules in Madison, Anderson Cooper comes out of the closet, and I complain about Paul Soglin.

Plus, we dip into a bugling Mail Sack, and another rousing round of Rick's Olde Recording Studio!  Thanks for listening, dawg.

Disaster

 A Semantic Interlude about disasters, catastrophes, accidents, incidents, and hot messes.  A Disaster Movie themed version of the game Taglines.  Franz' List of the World's Top Disasters, and the Top Disasters predicted for the future.  News of babies coming back from the dead, the British Prime Minister leaving his daugher in a pub, and Scott Walker's Wiener Summit.  And finally, Listener Photos.

Thanks for listening, and thanks for voting Fundamental Pete's Ass-Jammery for Local Call-In Radio Show, and WSUM for Local Radio Station in this year's Isthmus Madison Favorites poll.

Red Carpet Recall Preview

Our two-part series, Fundamental Pete's Ass-Jammery Exploits The Recall, got off to a great start.  I began the show by announcing my sixth un-retirement from the restaurant business.  Emily Mills of dane101.com defeated an uncooperative elevator to make it to the studio, and provide some cogent thoughts on the recall process and social networking.  WTDY's Dylan Brogan didn't remain quite as impartial, but the dogged enthusiasm of this lifetime Madisonian journalist was infectious.  Lacey's News wrapped up a jammed-packed show that went by quick.

Tune in LIVE next week for Fundamental Pete's Ass-Jammery Exploits The Recall Part II with guests Dave Cieslewiscz and David Douglas: Thursday, June 7th, 9-11am, WSUM.

Golden Invitation

This beautiful, electronically-hand-crafted Golden Invitation has been delivered via The Tweets to the named recipients.  We at The Ass-Jammery look forward to visiting with them all.

Energy

We were very excited for our move to Thursday mornings, and clearly our first show was a rousing success.  In fact, it was so good, State Senator Fred Risser dropped by immediately afterward to present us with a commemorative plaque!  Turns out that Risser is a huge Ass-Jammery fan.  Of course, I'm just kidding - the award was actually in recognition of WSUM's recent 10th Anniversary, and quite well-deserved.

Today's Ass-Jammery is also worthy of State recognition (IMHO).  Preston Schutt from Wisconsin's Focus on Energy was a great interview, pulling back the curtain on how the state makes decisions about energy usage and policy.  We talked about Neil Degrasse Tyson's recent visit to Madison, a leaked Obama smear campaign, and the woman who smuggled pills into jail in her vagina.  Artifacts was full of Civil War battles (as usual).  And to close things out, the pièce de résistance: King Tut and I listen to the Time Capsule we recorded a year ago, and then make a new one for next year.  Thanks for listening!

WSUM alum Glen, State Senator Fred Risser, WSUM DJ Eric Wiig, and WSUM GM Dave Black