WE'RE BACK!!!!! IT'S BEEN WAY TOO LONG!!! Shawn and Joe are joined by our friend Zac Dawson to talk about his musical projects and our favorite music in general - Look forward to putting out some more episodes soon so stay tuned. and WELCOME to new fans and friends who are joining us for a new era in the BESIDE THE POINT story... BONUS EPISODE with Zac is also available NOW at patreon.com/btppod

Members of the band BUMP (Joe Rocha, Dave Benziger, Jay Rocha) join us for a discussion about their 2006 album BUMP - celebrating it's 15th anniversary with a look at the songwriting and other stories about the production of the album. purchase the album here (digital and CD available) - davebenziger.bandcamp.com

Ral Jr. and Erik are the sons of singer Ral Donner, who had his heyday in the 60's and 70's appearing on stages with and admired by many more "famous" acts including Sam Cooke, Tony Orlando, Sammy Davis Jr, Jackie Wilson, Robert Plant and Elvis Presley, among others. He was know for "sounding like Elvis" but we discuss his vast talent and legacy beyond that, with some discussion about his musical influence on his two sons, who perform together AND on their own with musical influences from their Dad's era all the way to present day.

We discuss the musical influences of our friend Hugo Ayala, Chicago Drummer in many projects including SKINWALKER, ROK BRIGADE (Def Leppard Tribute) RATTPACK (Ratt Tribute) and many others. Lots of discussion about the edgier side of 80's Rock, including RATT, QUIET RIOT, and how creepy Scott Glenn can be.

We introduce our cohost Tony as an ENGINEER, as well as exploring other labels for the rest of the cohosts. We discuss our favorite ROOT BEER brands and the nuiances of each flavor and manufacturer. In the second half we pay tribute to some famous artists that passed recently, including Steve Priest from THE SWEET and Paul Chapman from UFO, as well as a discussion about the 30th Anniversary of Universal Studios Finally we talk about the issues of the day, including dealing with the Corona Virus and Tragic Incidents involving police ending the lives of US Citizens in unjustified ways.

Joined by fellow Bulls Fans Pablo Rodriguez (http://www.laughfactory.com/PabloRodriguez) and Nick Loconsole for a discussion about THE LAST DANCE, An ESPN Docu-Series highlighting the heyday of Michael Jordan and his impact on the City and The Sport. Our Reactions and thoughts about the finer points of the series and our own memories from watching Championship Basketball in Chicago in the 1990's

Joe, Other Joe, and Tony are joined via ZOOM by co-hosts Shawn, Bill and John to discuss the legacy of Jim Henson, creative mind behind Muppets, Sesame Street, and many more... recorded the 30th Anniversary of his passing (May 16, 1990)

Joe P, Shawn, Joe L and Tony are joined by our friend Haley to discuss our favorite TV Moms

Joe, Tony and Joe Livestream again and talk about jobs they had in the past.

Joe P, Tony and Joe L Play some "Name That Tune" games and chat with our FIQ's ("Friends In Quarantine") Shawn, John, Trish and "Jyester" about how they are holding up during the lock-down.

Tony and Joe take a phone call from our friend Warren B Hall, whose FULL TIME Stand-up Comedy career is on hold right now due to the COVID-19 restrictions. We discuss our role AS A NATION to do the best we can to get through this in a healthy way. We also compare the choices of some world leaders in dealing with the crisis.

Joe, Joe, and Tony discuss how they're dealing with the current worldwide drama. We suggest a few "happy songs" to keep your spirits up and get into some other nonsense.

Tony, Shawn and Joe were looking for a place to get in out of the 100-degree weather back in July 2019, but not before began to loose their minds a bit from heatstroke. This was the result.

Joe, Shawn and Tony meet up at Dave & Busters to discuss the LEGEND that is "Tony Ross's Jacket" #TRJ

We conclude our discussion about movies that didn't do as well as the studio would have hoped, exploring the common threads and patterns among their failure... It's actually quite the insightful conversation... until we go down our usual side roads...

Joe, Shawn and Tony are joined by "Other" Joe and his "Other Brother" Nick for a continued conversation from Episode 77 about Box Office Bombs and all the shitty opinions we have about all of them...

Joe and Tony are joined by our friend Warren B. Hall, a comedian in the Chicago area, broadcasting from the historic ZANIES Comedy Club in St. Charles, IL where Warren will be performing May 23-25, 2019. Tickets at st-charles.zanies.com

Joseph Andrew joins us for a discussion about box office bombs. We talk about how and why these movies seem to get made, and address the first chunk of an alphabetical list we found on wiki, addressing titles A-G... We also discuss Marvel Movies, including Endgame (SPOILER FREE), who is allowed to heckle at a comedy show (hint: NOBODY!) and other random tidbits like usual...

Shawn, Joe and Tony are BACK! Talking about Golden Corral, Motley Crue, and our buddy Eddie helps us decipher a good April Fool's Prank.

Tony and Joe recap some of the accommodations on board as well as preview some of the comedians and entertainers who will be joining us on the Impractical Jokers Cruise 3 sailing from Tampa, FL to the Bahamas on February 6th, 2019.