Tales From A Dive Bar

Buy TFADB Merch – Magnets 2 for $10 FREE SHIPPING! There was a storm surge while JD, Erich and "Jamie" were at the dive bar. They rode it out talking about the most expensive song they found on the bar's touch tunes. Then, this is not what Erich had envisioned for PKFC! There was some roughhousing on the patio this past week that made the town news… Erich, as the commissioner of the...

Buy TFADB Merch – Magnets (2 for $10) - FREE SHIPPING! What is real? What can we trust? Are horror movies being made for shock value while sacrificing plot lines? The boys dive into A.I's involvement in movies and Erich gives us his Stanley Cup hockey projections. The boys take bets on what genre will be responsible for the next big Summer banger..... Everybody is in somebody's pocket and...

We’re going through growing pains… At least that’s what it feels like as of late…. The Raven’s new 515 Podcast provides a safe space while promoting education and awareness surrounding abusive and toxic relationships…. Raven dives deeper into the qualities and traits she’s noticed, and at times ignored, in her own experiences. She also explains how patriarchy affects men just as much as women by k...

It's World Bartender's Day! David Vancil's book, "Rage Into The Night" is now an audio book. ( Amazon ) ( Audable ) JD and David air a few clips from the book and talk about how glad they were to have experienced the crazy things they did when they were younger. They also discussed how a regular day at a dive bar might be one of the best days ever for someone that's from...

The episode starts on a somber note. JD and Raven reflect on the passing of Ozzy Osbourne... Then we recap the podcast remote! JD and Raven explored Tuckaway Golf Club in Crete. TFADB sponsored a hole to benefit the Steger Women's Auxiliary #521 in addition to Mission 22 which creates programs that meet veterans and their families where they are, before a crisis point, in the midst of struggle...

TFADB Magnets available now at the shop! The simplest and purist of sports is returning to Chicago…. With  Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest  just days away, we sit down with professional eater Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti to discuss defending his title and the return of Joey Chestnut. Patrick lets us know how to get over the mental edge that comes with training to beat his previous record...

Disclaimer… sorta, but not really We have to start with a disclaimer because this episode is nerdy and very specific to the online game Forge of Empires. It’s a fun distraction, possibly addicting, and does great at triggering Chris’s OCD. That said, forge forward. If’ you’re interested in playing with us, here’s  Chris’s FOE invite link ! It automatically adds you to our friends list so we can he...

TFADB Magnets 2 for $10 at the website “You would never expect someone who’s a world champion, aspiring stuntman, and fighter to also be a mechanic, who works on airplanes, who does fences…..”Stunt Performer/Actor, and two time Karate World Champion Joseph Huskisson talks about his travels, working on movie sets, and his hopes of being set on fire someday... He's also shares a story about thro...

JD, Chris Hellickson, and Raven reminisce. They try to sort out how these boys initially met in addition to processing all the partying they did while working for a local DJ company. They share laughs they've had partying at Don's "Drink n' Lube" while rooting against each other's football teams. They eventually talk about how Chris landed on a weed farm in the middle of nowhere in Aguanga Califor...

Eric excelled in hockey at a young age. It ended up becoming a key to a lot of opportunity, and a lock out of a lot of other things.... His father's passing at the age of 10, in a way, became a catalyst. Years later, during an junior hockey tryout, Eric gets called out by the opposing team's goalie. A coach, "eggs him on" to meet the goalie center rink for a fight to prove his loyalty to the prosp...

Chicago Comedian Todd Glover, host of the Stand Up Showdown Throwdown at Second City talks to JD and The Raven about the stray cat mob he's recruiting in his back-yard to stave off the ongoing neighborhood city rat invasion…. "No two shows are the same"… Glover describes his writing process and explains how comedy is the, "Hardest thing you can ever do," and how much everyt...

What's required to be the master of 'chompin down handfuls of glizzies?'… JD and Allen speak with the undisputed heavy weight champion of professional competitive eating Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti after bringing the world famous "Mustard Belt" back to Sweet Home Chicago! Patrick lets us know how to digest everything from 18.5 pounds of blue berries in 8 minutes...

David Vancil pours a few drinks with JD to talk about his book “ Raging Into The Night, Stories From The Underground “. He shares a few stories from his early 20’s, about being a young man from the Midwest who spontaneously decides to travel and see the world all for the sake of having the experience. His travels bring him to serving drinks to everyone from the elite, to tourists, to regulars in b...

David Vancil, artist, author, photographer, bartender and former hypnotherapist joins the TFADB crew and shares a few stories, laughs, and libations. He talks about his world travels as a bartender from Tokyo to Hawaii, explains how he got into hypnotherapy, and what inspired his book  Martyr of the American Night : Anthology of an Average American Male . Then on today’s episode of “You Suck at Dr...