I don’t want to rant, but sometimes I do. I had worried that this would be one of those shows where I forget not to rant, but fortunately, that wasn’t the case. In this episode we talk about new restaurants in Berlin and my continuing introduction to the funeral business. The big takeaway for me this week is that it is really difficult to find trending funeral stories the week the Queen of England dies. Big shot funerals bore me even more than just attending a regular funeral for a perfect stran...
Sep 20, 2022•32 min
I wanted to write more this week, but time was not my ally. There’s lots of good stuff in today’s show, but I wanted to ask about Def Leppard. I was home for Labor Day weekend and my brother was playing one of those countdown shows on Spotify. It was the Top 100 Cassettes of all time. The premise was that people voted for the best cassettes they bought and the DJs (actually former VJs) chose the music from those records. Hysteria ranked higher than Pyromania which is totally unacceptable. Settin...
Sep 13, 2022•31 min
Worcester County kicks off a Disney™️-themed year and Todd celebrates his birthday and the shows of the summer. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Sep 06, 2022•33 min
Todd and Tony discuss their mutual inability to be productive where marijuana is concerned. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Aug 09, 2022•34 min
Tony returns from his road trip, Todd returns from his bus trip. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Aug 03, 2022•32 min
Todd improves his mind and body, Tony melts down a bit over Cambridge sunsets This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Jun 17, 2022
I’d like to pretend I’m sending this out on Sunday intentionally. I had everything so ready to go for posting this week that I forgot to hit the “Go” button. Sorry about that. In this episode, Todd talks about the bikable parts of the Delaware Beaches and I recount my battle with a dead, cooked snake in my dryer. Also, I grow cherries. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com...
Jun 12, 2022•33 min
I have an obsession with flags. Todd flies them occasionally. Lots of people do. I don’t happen to, but that’s an aesthetic choice. The problem for me (as I’ve said a thousand times) is that flags are like bumper stickers for your home. People increasingly treat them that way as well, which is bonkers. At the bottom of it, though, what’s worth thinking about is the lack of thought people seem to put into flying a flag. I wonder what would change about it if we had to flay flags on the houses we ...
May 27, 2022•30 min
I don’t know why it took so long to think of this. Todd and I have been taking photos as a significant part of our jobs for the better part of this century. We covered events (with differing degrees of enthusiasm) all over the region. On the face of it, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to add a photo section to an audio podcast, but the pictures don’t really matter. The idea is to go back through the years and talk about what was going on when the photo was taken. In this inaugural episode, Todd t...
May 20, 2022•36 min
Competitive tag (the schoolyard game) is a televised sport. Like on ESPN. That is absolutely bananas. Worse, it’s poorly produced. The premise is that grown 20-or-30-somethings chase one another around for 20 seconds. One person is it. One person runs. Everyone else watches. The show that I skimmed (thank god for fast-forward on YouTube), featured more delays than competition, which almost makes sense. After all, this is a 40-minute show that relies on maybe 10 minutes of actual sport. It’s as i...
May 13, 2022•33 min
Todd and I are awful at promoting our podcast, which is too bad because it’s pretty good. It is also in the top 5% of podcasts internationally. According to a recent survey, only about 5% of podcasts have been in production for 10 or more years. We may not have the listenership of Marc Maron nor the gift for profiting from controversy that Joe Rogan has, but we show up every week and have for more than a decade. It’s worth bragging about. Todd and I did our first live podcast in 2011 in Burley O...
May 06, 2022•34 min
In this episode, Todd revisits Bethesda and Tony discusses the covid movie you need to see . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com...
Apr 15, 2022•32 min
St. Patrick’s Day is the unofficial start of the “season” here on Delmarva. It’s the first big event as people start making their way back to the beach after a long winter. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Mar 18, 2022•34 min
Todd and Tony discuss the Freeman Stage redo and all of the cool acts they’ve already landed. Also: A new “Answers to Questions” feature which turned out to be more fun than we’d anticipated. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Feb 25, 2022•32 min
In this episode, Todd and Tony both talk up the Ocean City Film Festival , which has absolutely exploded since its inception a few years ago. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Feb 11, 2022•32 min
Todd sends his daughter to work in a tattoo parlor and Tony overthinks Looney Tunes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Feb 08, 2022•31 min
Todd talks about some of the efforts by beach restaurants to come to terms with covid, Tony talks about his sexy zoning adventures. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Jan 16, 2022•35 min
This week Todd talks about his beefcake shoot for a plumbing company. It is absolutely spectacular. Tony talks about Patty Cannon Estates, which is way less spectacular. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Jan 07, 2022•32 min
This week, we talk reality TV in Bethany Beach and the attitudinal importance of New Year’s Resolutions . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com...
Dec 31, 2021•32 min
Todd talks about the new Starboard Christmas Card and Tony reveals the secret to buying gifts for children. SPOILER: They’ll never remember. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Dec 24, 2021•33 min
Todd celebrates his neighbor’s lights and Tony introduces his Bagel Manifesto. Our sponsor this week is the Mountain Maryland Mamas podcast, a podcast that is mostly the mirror image of ours. Covering the Deep Creek and Garrett County area, they do for the mountain resort what we do for the beach. Kind of. I mean, they’re nicer than me, but they seem to have Todd’s enthusiasm for their area. I listened to their most recent episode celebrating the mountains at Xmas. If you have an affinity for th...
Dec 03, 2021•36 min
Tony isn't a regular Facebook participant. This week he remembered why after accidentally baiting some trolls. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Nov 19, 2021•35 min
Berlin does Halloween as well as Delmar does it poorly. In this episode, we try and figure out why. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Nov 05, 2021•33 min
Punk in the time of Covid, the Delmar Police strike a deal, and we're happy to welcome GCFL Productions as a new sponsor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Oct 21, 2021•31 min
This week we get a little derailed by talking about the "Best Of" promotions that drive us a little nuts. Plus, Todd goes to a party and Tony stays home for the Frostburg Indie Lit fest. No matter how hard we try (and I think Todd made a better effort than I did this week) whenever the topic of “Best Of” issues of local magazines come up, there’s a little ranting that follows. From my perspective, it’s mostly jealousy. I don’t have the courage to take people’s money to make them feel more import...
Oct 08, 2021•34 min
In this episode, we break the story about a local bartender becoming a finalist in a national competition, the problem with poetry (again) and whether spies are listening to our show. Todd and I tried out a couple of different places in Berlin to record the show. This was a million years ago and nobody knew what podcasts were. As a result, people were just confused by the fact that we were sitting there with microphones. We told them it was an internet radio show, and that seemed to slake their ...
Sep 24, 2021•34 min
Labor Day at the beach is radically different from Labor Day elsewhere for lots of reasons. The first being the pressure comes off in the service industry. And this year, they needed it. When I was a kid (and I’m sure they still do something like it on the Jersey Shore) some towns would hold what could be called “Farewell Benny” parties. “Benny” is one of my favorite pejoratives. It stands for Bayonne, Elizabeth, Newark, New York, the places day-trippers and summer people tended to come from. He...
Sep 10, 2021•37 min
Both Todd and I make our livings from what would be our hobbies. Neither of us would be confused with a wealthy person but that is OK. I returned to local journalism but of a completely different kind recently, and I’m pretty excited about it. Rather than having to write 10 stories no matter what, I report on issues that I think matter to my neighbors, or that I think ought to matter. Todd got to shoot a concert at the Starboard and, even though he thought he hadn’t done his best work, he produc...
Sep 02, 2021•32 min
This week, Tony talks about being on a Christian conspiracy podcast and Todd gets recognized at the host of Dewey Raw. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com
Aug 29, 2021•37 min
The point of live shows is to get caught up in the euphoria, not to relive your mediocre teen years. In this week’s show, Todd and I take a look at live shows and revisit our discussion about tribute acts. He is a fan, I am not. For Todd, the energy of younger people, especially if the tribute band is right on, is superior to the older voices that sometimes are too weak for the music and the entitlement that comes with having had a hit song in the 1980s (or whenever), mixed with the reeking must...
Aug 21, 2021•33 min
