TWO OLD BUCKS

Send a text Del is still stuck in South Carolina and still unable to find a new studio. He vows to come back and do face-to-face episodes again, not exactly a plus for Dave's eyes. The Bucks inadvertently invent a cure for insomnia as more and more listeners report we put them to sleep. While this was not our initial goal, we are happy to provide this public service. We must be saving the goo...

Send a text Dave relives two party crashing episodes in London. At one, he saw Gloria Gaynor live at a BMW party and saw the second act of  Les Misérables live onstage at the Palace Theatre. Fortunam bonam est. The Bucks recommend  video offerings. These include Wisting , a Norwegian detective series on Acorn, Lupin , a French whodunit offering on Acorn, Midnight Diner , a Japanese series on Netfl...

Send a text Dave wonders why the rat crossed the road. did it think it was a chicken? Del has the BIG IDEA. Well, maybe more than one. Ever get put on hold indefinitely by an autobot ? Del has the solution. Is there an app for that?  Del volunteers for the first manned flight to Mars. What else has he got to do for the next seven months? It's not as easy as you think, folks. But at least he c...

Send a text This special episode is our first interview with anyone and for the inaugural interview, we're talking to old friend Gene, who has been bandied about in previous episodes. Gene was the guy who blew up his car far from home in the days before cell phones. Gene is the guy who roped Dave into the hardest and lowest paid work week of his life a few episodes ago.  Gene shares his remem...

Send a text Del Zooms in from Columbia, SC and thinks he may have found our new studio. Dave thinks he's full of it. Del shares his secret recipe for the weirdest peanut butter sandwich ever. Dave counters with a recipe he lifted from a restaurant and served successfully for many years. Rocky's Rib Pit in Scott Haven, PA gets a free plug [don't tell the state inspectors].  Dave reca...

Send a text Description Del is still out there searching for a studio that is within our zero-based budget.  Muscle Shoals is out. Maybe we can come to your town. Dave shares some experiences selling on Craigslist, do's and don't's. How do you know if it is a real person? Del proposes what he feels could be an earth-shattering approach to haggling and Dave is puzzled, as always. Dav...

Send a text WARNING: Many links to great music below. Del is Zooming in again, this time from a windy, remote mountaintop in Polk City, or so he says, where he meets Old Buck Kirg, a longtime friend and classmate. He's been looking for a new location for our studio now that the Disney deal has gone sour.  Dave reviews foreign listenership stats and finds Germany has strengthened their second...

Send a text Dave is pleasantly surprised by a letter from Old Buck Wayne, a former colleague with whom he  shared many similar work experiences in Russia and Bolivia. This reminds Dave of his trip to a tungsten mine on the side of 21,000 ft. Mt. Illimani in Bolivia. Dave is gasping for breath and grasping for words. Del offers some sarcastic sayings which he feels are often misused. I told you so?...

Send a text Dave reviews the latest listener stats, welcoming new listeners  in the Czech Republic and Turkey.  Thanks to a huge surge in German listenership , Germany surpasses Canada as the #2 country in our fan base. Russia also displayed a strong uptick in subscriptions,  thanks mostly to retired KGB agents. Dave runs into OB Tom, who shares some terrifying experiences associated with listenin...

Send a text Note : There are a couple curse words in the book excerpt Dave reads. Del dispenses some astute observations on shaving and shavers, immediately losing half our listener base. He discloses that he uses an old style 2-bladed safety razor and tells us about an ingenious razor invented by an old African man. Next come the modern cartridge razors that have evolved to five or six blades wit...

Send a text Dave presents an idea from loyal listener Phil from Punxutawney [possibly not his real name] whereby the w hole country could be vaccinated in 13 weeks. Phil reasoned if garbage trucks could do pickups every week, why can't the feds procure a fleet of medical vans staffed with "shooters" ?  Follow Dave's math and you'll see how it could be done for $3 billion, ...

Send a text The Drinking Contest is an essay -a true story- Dave  wrote and published ~25 years ago about something that happened ~60 years ago. The contestants were Danny, Tom, and Jim; Dave wisely decided to watch. Tom and Jim have both read the story and vouch for its accuracy.  We hope you enjoy it; let us know at buckstwoold@gmail.com. Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM Find Two Old...

Send a text Del plumbs the depth of his brain for words of wisdom learned along the way, especially fatherly advice he received as a dumb young buck. Dave, when put on the spot, can only come up with John Lennon and Mick Jagger lyrics.  Del chides him for not remembering the words of a bunch of dead Greek guys. Upon further reflection , they share some father and son episodes from the distant past...

Send a text [Explicit Warning]  In this episode, Del discusses the importance of what he calls book buddies, people who can recommend books to a friend that the friend might not normally read otherwise. During the discussion, the following books are touched upon: I AM THE MESSENGER and THE BOOK THIEF by Marcus Zusak, IN THE GARDEN OF THE BEAST by Erik Larsen, and THE BARTENDER'S TALE by Ivan...

Send a text Del attempts to describe the proper usage for the words always and never. " Attempts" is the operative word here.  How do you use these words? Dave has a flat tire on his bike the last week of 2020 after no flats all year. But there is a happy ending. A surprise ending?  You decide. Note that he says 2021 the first time but it is really 2020. Remember, he's old. Del refl...

Send a text The Bucks reflect on  2020 TOB highlights and review the segments nominated in the various award categories.  The first category is Most Controversial Topic and the segment that dominated all others in the nominations was Loser Lotto. After a massive dropoff in listenership, Del mercifully euthanized it, sparing us further confusion in 2021.   The two nominees for Most Surprising Subcu...

Send a text Del commandeers the mic for a surprise opening.  Astute listener Lucy from Chester, PA teaches us about Calming Spray for Cats as Del wonders if you can buy it for people. Del gives another lightning book review, discussing All The Light You Cannot See. We recognize two Russian heroes [in our minds, at least] who saved the world from thermonuclear destruction. Continuing with the Russi...

Send a text Hello, this is old buck Dave introducing a special TOB episode, otherwise known as episode 7. This episode was actually a test of using zoom audio for remote interviews so Del and I were winging it from separate locations as opposed to following our usual in-person winging it program format. While I like to say there is no failure in science, Del’s audio, in particular, is decidedly su...

Send a text Dave tries to unravel the mysteries of Lake Stevens, Washington, and why folks there listen to us.  Del examines Komics Kulture and pays homage to a few of his favorites. Dave reviews a documentary about Bing Russell and the Portland Mavericks. We reflect on two men who were among the best at what they did who passed away on December 7- Chuck Yeager and Dick Allen.  Del admits that eve...

Send a text Dave talks about the demise of the "authentic hand-painted" Mexican plate and the trauma left behind. Del discusses the funniest book he's ever read but it is unclear whether he actually read the entire book. Dave dives into some  neuroscientifically tenuous linkages between  perception, reality, and a really bad day on the bike. Listeners continue to beat the Tidy Cat c...

Send a text Del talks about his painful episode with the cable company and a hole in the ground so excuse him if he gets a little grouchy. You've all been there. He manages to draw a parallel with a famous line from Cool Hand Luke  Dave discovers a fascinating website about Polish [as in the country, not the Shinola] ponies in central Florida. Check out the Polish Pony Society of Central Flor...

Send a text Welcome to Two Old Bucks, the podcast that looks at the world through the cataract-clouded eyes of two lifelong friends. Come on over and have a coffee with us as we laugh at the humor of everyday life, take a few peeks back at the good old days [well, the old days], and try to generally impress each other with our wisdom and knowledge. In this intro, we play a clip from our first raw...

Send a text In our inaugural episode, we tell you a little about ourselves and how we got here and then move on to our first segment, Things That Make You Say Hmm, where we look at the bright side of Covid-19.  Think positive. Wait, scratch that. Our Kultur Klub segment will include a short book review [or two] by Del and an essay Dave wrote on the joys of yoga.   In our next segment, 2 Bucks for...

Send a text Have you ever clicked on the FREE category on Craigslist? We try to get inside the heads of people giving away really strange things. Dave will do a review of Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman, a book that suggests what dreams about time Einstein might have had while he was developing his theory of relativity. Del will again attempt to explain Loser Lotto. Give us your feedback o...

Send a text Del ponders the meaning of ants and life in the African bush. "You gonna eat that?" Dave reads The Ambitious Violet by Khalil Gibran.  Del gets down and dirty with mouthpieces.  We remember a favorite teacher.   And, of course, Loser Lotto. Good luck. You can contact us at buckstwoold@gmail.com Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and Yo...