The inaugural episode of the Fisticuts Podcast. Roberto interviews comedian and “Yo Mama” joke champion, Miguel Fierro. They talk about whales, comedy, mma and yo mama!

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Last February, I posted a pic of a show I was on when I moved to LA in 2007.  The show was called HOT GUYS THAT COOK.  You can read that post HERE.

After much digging around, I finally found the link buried on the Style Network website.  Here now is my segment in case you missed it the 1st (and maybe only) time it aired back in 2008.  Click on the pic to check out the vid.

I was a part of the final Purple Onion show in SF this past Monday.  It was truly a great show and although I’m sad to see it go, I was happy to celebrate one last time.  Check out the video from SF Channel 7 news.  I didn’t even know they would be covering the event.

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The Purple Onion
140 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA

Monday, September 24, 2012 from 8:00 PM to 11:30 PM (PDT)

Straight Razors.  You’ve seen them in movies, legit barbershops and if you’ve been following this blog, you know I’m a passionate collector/user.  You’ve told yourself you would learn to use one – someday.  Well, friend, that day is here.  I have for you a reconditioned vintage straight razor from the SHUMATE RAZOR COMPANY.

What is the Shumate Razor Company?

“Shumate, [shu-MAH-tay], sold high-quality razors from 1900 until 1932. They are still widely available and considered very good shavers.”
StraightRazorPlace.com

This razor is at least 80 years old.  And let me tell you – it is a fantastic shaver.  Lots of websites will sell you razors but will tell you they are not sure if they are “shave ready.”  Well this one is.  Tested on FACIAL HAIR.  Understand something – when people pluck one of their own hairs to demonstrate sharpness, it means nothing.  It means even less when they say they have tested it on the hair on their arms.  Facial hair is coarse and tough (steel wire in some cases), and I have never seen a beard as soft as arm hair.

Still reading?  Good.

Here’s why you should shave with a straight.

1) Cool factor.  It’s old & made with quality/care in the USA.

2)It’s green (no disposable blades or plastic handles to fill landfills).

3) Disposable razors are for your significant other’s legs, pits and/or genitals.

4) Incredibly close shave.

I picked up this razor at an estate sale and took it to ROSS CUTLERY in downtown Los Angeles. It was expertly honed and reground to its former glory.  You’ll need a strop to use this razor but after that, you won’t need to pick up anything else as far as hardware.

Ready to buy?  Use this contact form and let’s set it up.  FREE SHIPPING for this 1st razor!  I have a collection of over 30 and will post more every month.

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And finally, a little history about the SHUMATE RAZOR COMPANY:

History[1]

1884- Albert Teagarden founds a general goods retailing company [name?] in Austin, Texas.

1885- Joseph Shumate becomes partner, company named Teagarden & Shumate.

1900 (approx.)- Firm first deals in cutlery, company renamed Shumate Razor Company.

1904-1906- Company relocates to St. Louis, Missouri.

References

1. ↑ Goins’ Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings, 1998, p.253

I will be hosting the comedy show at Cobb’s Comedy Club on August 8, 2012.  It’s a benefit

Marc Maron from the WTF Podcast and Arj Barker from HBO’s Flight of The Conchords perform to support the ACC Animal Shelter in SF! Warming up the show are 3 of our favorite animal-loving Bay Area comedians, Rob F. Martinez, Caitlin Gill and Kevin Camia, plus a performance from a surpise musical guest as well!

The Department of Animal Care & Control is a taxpayer-funded, open door animal shelter. ACC provides housing, care and medical treatment to wild, exotic and domestic stray, lost, abandoned sick, injured and/or surrendered animals. ACC aims to adopt, re-home or reunite domestic animals with their guardians and to rehabilitate and release wildlife to their native habitat. ACC responds to animal related emergencies 24/7 including animal abuse and neglect as well as matters of public safety. Animal Care & Control is located at 1200 15th St. (at Harrison.) http://www.animalshelter.sfgov.org.

VIP tickets include reserved seating, a Meet ‘n Greet with the comedians and a gift bag full of goodies from the animal shelter, the comics as well as Punch Line and Cobbs!

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I entered a video contest to be the cornerman of MMA fighter, Bob Sapp.  The man is called “The Beast” and with good reason.  He is a behemoth of a human being who fought in the early 2000’s in the PRIDE Fighting Championships.  Lots of people hate the man because some of his fights may have been fixed.  I am a huge fan of the man either way.  My dad and I used to watch all the PRIDE fights and Bob Sapp was one of his favorites.  I don’t have many moments where I have bonded with my father but watching Bob Sapp in the ring is definitely up there.  It would be killer to corner Bob in his upcoming fight.

The rules of the video contest are simple.  Make a 30 second video showing your admiration or hate for Bob Sapp and why you should be his cornerman.  This is my entry:

Whenever I yawn, my eyes water.  A lot.  It gets to the point where people offer me tissues and/or hugs.  On a recent podcast recording, I couldn’t help but yawn during Brent Weinbach’s story about delivering a pizza to Kirsten Dunst.  My tears couldn’t have come at a more inopportune moment.  Check it out:

Foxie, the resident dog at The Legacy Music Hour headquarters has a little fun during the recording of a recent podcast episode in this video.  She’s a good sport about the podcast recording (sometimes taking up to 3 hours) but she has to find ways to entertain herself. The music is kind of fitting with the way she looks.  Watch the video if you’re a fan of puppies or Sega Genesis music.

Brent Weinbach and I have had a long running argument about who is better at Street Fighter II.  Of course we each think that we are the superior player but I think my training proved too much for Brent.  We’re talking countless hours at the arcade, countless hours on the SEGA Genesis console and countless hours on the Wii.  I’m not the best player around but I can hold my own on the World Warrior stage.  If SF2 was a job skill, I’d be a senior level manager by now.

Brent and I agreed the only place to settle the score was in front of a real arcade machine.  We did play on the Wii a few times but Brent pointed out that there are only three usable buttons on the Wii controller so it wasn’t really fair (FYI – I smoked Brent on the Wii).  A friend of ours has an arcade cabinet with SF2 on it, so we decided to duke it out for bragging rights.  I don’t know if Brent was prepared for what I dished out but I knew it was a long time coming.  Check out the video:

I was driving down the 5 freeway today and I saw two men on a motorcycle.  Save your guffaws because you have to consider their situation.  Maybe the guy on the back is stranded and needs a lift home.  Or maybe the guy on the back is learning how to ride a motorcycle for the 1st time.  Perhaps the guy on the back is injured and needs to be biked to the nearest hospital.  Any number of reasons could have led to 2 Men, 1 Motorcycle.  Indeed, there are times when riding “bitch” is the only way.

However, it made me think that there must have been a time when it was acceptable for a man to ride on the back of another man’s motorcycle.  A time when homophobia and insecurity were not as prevalent as they are today.  Think about the movie Easy Rider, for example.  No one questioned Peter Fonda or Jack Nicholson’s manhood when they got on Captain America’s chopper and headed to Mardi Gras.  It looks cool, even today.

If you’ve ever been in another country, you’ll see that men regularly hitch rides on the back of bikes, with no doubts or insecurities whatsoever.

So what happened?  When did this country shift from 2 guys on a bike being cool to 2 guys on a bike being downright unacceptable?  I can’t really say with any certainty that there was a particular moment or movie that defined the lone biker image but I do know any man considering hopping on a bike with another man will be pelted with insults.

So think twice when you chuckle at two guys cruising down the highway on a motorcycle.  I certainly don’t laugh at when I see that anymore.  In fact, I’d say it takes a REAL man to ride on the back of a bike because that’s a guy who gets on the road despite all the ridicule.  Yes, a REAL man is able to get on the back of a bike. I should know because I actually went ahead and did it: