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Weirdest YouTube Recommendations of the Week

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I know I’m weird. The YouTube recommendation algorithm says so. Just look at some of the things it served up for my viewing pleasure this past week.

1. Prison Talk. Does YouTube know something that I don’t? Is Mueller coming after me when he’s done with Trump?

2. Taxi Sitcom. I love Taxi. I consider it one of the best sitcoms of all time. But it hasn’t been on my radar in a while. In fact, the last time I even thought about it was when I used one of its obscure characters—Mr. Givens—to make a point on this blog way back on August 27, 2015. So why am I getting this recommendation now? And why did YouTube send me a clip of Alex going to a gay bar? Again, does YouTube know something that I don’t?

3. Janis Joplin Meets Raquel Welch. Yes, in 1970, Janis and Raquel appeared together on the Dick Cavett Show. The greatest female rocker of all time on one side of Mr. Cavett, and the most beautiful Hollywood starlet of all time on the other side. And, happily, YouTube’s short clip doesn’t disappoint. Raquel is indeed beautiful. So too is Janis in her own way. Such a sweet person. And not nearly as homely as my foggy memory supposed. She’s actually kind of cute. And did you notice her smoking? This was very common back in the 60s and 70s. Practically every adult smoked, or so it seemed. And it was very tough being a kid—especially for me with mom and dad chain smoking on long car drives. I nearly got emphysema travelling between New York and Boston.

Final Thoughts

Before I go, I need to do two big shout outs. The first goes to Mr. and Mrs. WoW from Waffles on Wednesday. Last month, they pitched the idea of doing a remote Talking Trash. And at first I thought they were nuts. But with the help of Google Hangouts and an app called Callnote, I was able to watch Mr. and Mrs. WoW pick up garbage on a California beach, have a real-time discussion with them, and record the whole thing. Amazing.

SO THANK YOU MR. AND MRS. WOW! I can’t say enough about those guys. I liked them before they proved the feasibility of a remote Talking Trash. Now I like them even more. Truly wonderful people.

The second big shout out goes to David Huberman. David is a good friend of mine, and he wrote and performed the song at the beginning of the below Talking Trash.

David actually wrote “Another Day in Paradise” for a sitcom pilot. But, sadly, the pilot wasn’t picked up.

The good news is that David was gracious enough to let me adopt “Another Day in Paradise” as the official theme song of Talking Trash. He’s one righteous dude.

Okay, groovy freedomist, that’s all I got. I hope you enjoy the first ever remote Talking Trash. Have a great weekend. Peace.

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32 responses to “Weirdest YouTube Recommendations of the Week”

  1. craig hill Avatar
    craig hill

    Ha, love the first video the most. Makes me remember why I have never gotten a tattoo. I ride my Harley with a group of bikers and they have a ton of tats. Always explaining what they mean, just to think a tattoo could get me killed is enough reason not to have one.

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    1. MrWow Avatar
      MrWow

      Tattoos are definitely not my cup of tea either. But more cause I hate needles. Well and I have nothing that I want permanently on me.

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      1. Mr. Groovy Avatar
        Mr. Groovy

        Nailed it, Mr. WoW. I’m with you. I have no desire to have my passion or passions indelibly affixed to my skin.

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    2. Mr. Groovy Avatar
      Mr. Groovy

      Haha! Agreed, Craig. I wasn’t planning on getting a tattoo anytime soon. But now that Big Herc has made the perils of getting a tattoo clear, I’ll be staying far away from the tattoo parlors.

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  2. Vicki@MakeSmarterDecisions Avatar
    Vicki@MakeSmarterDecisions

    Loved the theme song! And the remote Talking Trash was great! I almost laughed out loud on the treadmill at the Y when the guy came up and started chatting about all the trash (needles too!) that is there after a heavy rain. It was great to hear the WOW’s share more about their housing costs and what they did to lower them too. Well done! I see more “remotes” in the future!

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    1. Mr. Groovy Avatar
      Mr. Groovy

      LOL! I love it, Vicki. We’ll have to do a follow-up RTT with the WoWs when the winter rains bring needles to the beach. And, yes, the game plan is to do at least one RTT a month. It will be a great way for me and Mrs. G. to finally connect with the bloggers we love–like yourself. Talk to you soon. Hope the renovation is going well.

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    2. MrWow Avatar
      MrWow

      Hey Vicki

      Trust us when we say it caught us off guard too! We didn’t know what to say, I guess well have to have a sequel.

      We’re super excited to see how they can use this idea in the future! This was a proof of concept and it worked!

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      1. Mr. Groovy Avatar
        Mr. Groovy

        I loved you guys, and you were surely the stars of the show, but that guy was the icing on the cake. He just made a special conversation between bloggers even more special.

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  3. Lily @ The Frugal Gene Avatar
    Lily @ The Frugal Gene

    Wow the audio quality for the beach is pretty darn good. There’s no wind disruption. And that’s kinda of a dirty beach!! $700k for a fixer! Los Angeles is $$$.

    $100 for two months for water isn’t bad! Our water bill in Seattle is $160+ for one house every two months. It’s because the county decided to get our water from more eco friendly sources. Can’t attest if that’s totally true or just a price gouge :p

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    1. Mr. Groovy Avatar
      Mr. Groovy

      Hey, Lily. I was pretty surprised by the sound quality too. Wind can really cause havoc on a recording. But thankfully the weather gods smiled upon us. And it’s amazing how much water costs vary in the country. When I was back in New York, water was by far our cheapest utility. In fact, when we were living in our condo in Long Beach, we didn’t even have a water bill. The water bills were so low they were included in the HOA.

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    2. MrWow Avatar
      MrWow

      Our water bill is the worst of the bunch. But since we have a tiny yard, no irrigation system, it’s not bad. As soon as you have sprinklers and you’re away from the ocean, it gets pricy quick. Same with electric, we have no a.c., so we run some light bulbs and our fridge and that’s about it. But trust me, the real estate prices more than make up for it.

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      1. Mr. Groovy Avatar
        Mr. Groovy

        My brother-in-law’s family lives in San Diego. Two of his brothers were recently visiting in North Carolina, and they said their base water bill is $191 on a month. I wasn’t there for the conversation, but I got the impression that by base, it was meant that the minimum bill every month would $191. Presumably, if either decided to water the lawn, their water bill would easily exceed $300 for the month. That’s kind of scary.

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    3. MrWow Avatar
      MrWow

      Those houses you’re looking at in the video are some of the most expensive in LA. It’s nuts.

      The beach was actually pretty clean, we’ve seen way worse. After rain as our friend pointed out, and during the summer when the beach is packed. So if thats dirty, id love to see where you usially go to the beach.

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      1. Mr. Groovy Avatar
        Mr. Groovy

        I was a little surprised by the lack of garbage, actually. I mean, there were a lot of bottle caps and scraps, but nothing terribly revolting. I was expecting to see more beer bottles and styrofoam containers.

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  4. Amy @ Life Zemplified Avatar
    Amy @ Life Zemplified

    All these videos, too fun! So I guess getting your wig split is a bad thing lol. Taxi was hilarious and Dick Cavitt was such a stud no? lol

    And WOW talking trash goes national, how cool!

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    1. Mrs.Wow Avatar
      Mrs.Wow

      I think you are on to something Amy… Talking Trash goes IN-ternational??? Now that we have the bi-coastal Talking Trash figured out, what say you Mr.G?

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      1. Mr. Groovy Avatar
        Mr. Groovy

        Agreed. It’s only a matter of time before RTT goes international. I’m sure some of our Canadian or Australian friends will help make that happen.

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    2. Mr. Groovy Avatar
      Mr. Groovy

      Haha! You don’t definitely don’t want your wig split. Also, I think that episode of Taxi won the Emmy for funniest show of the year. And before I watched that clip of Janis and Raquel, I was aware of the Dick Cavett existence, but I don’t ever remember watching it as a kid. It turns out he had some pretty famous guests on the show–everyone from Marlon Brando to Mick Jagger. And apparently Janis was a regular. Who knew?

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  5. MrWow Avatar
    MrWow

    I’m so glad we are part of your YouTube suggestions. What does that say about us???

    It was fun so fun to do this with you and I’m glad it worked out!! Excited to see the future of it!!

    Btw, the theme song and icons are perfect!!!

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    1. Mr. Groovy Avatar
      Mr. Groovy

      Can’t thank you enough, Mr. WoW. You know I owe you and the misses a few beers? Perhaps I can make due on that payment before FinCon 2018!

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      1. MrWow Avatar
        MrWow

        Well we just got our tix. So we’re in. And we LOVE beer so you’re on!

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        1. Mr. Groovy Avatar
          Mr. Groovy

          Excellent. I’ll bring plenty of beer money.

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  6. Fritz @ TheRetirementManifesto Avatar
    Fritz @ TheRetirementManifesto

    Too fun to see Mr. & Mrs. WoW on the beach! I love those guys!

    BTW, I’m still LOL from the Taxi scene. Too funny!

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    1. Mrs.Wow Avatar
      Mrs.Wow

      We love you too Fritz! We just rewatched your episode the other day. So fun!!

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      1. Mr. Groovy Avatar
        Mr. Groovy

        So true. Fritz is really infectious–and I mean that in a good way.

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    2. Mr. Groovy Avatar
      Mr. Groovy

      Thanks, Fritz. The WoWs were incredible. And I hear ya about the Taxi clip. Watching it again left me with some new-found respect for Judd Hirsch’s acting. He really played that scene well.

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  7. Brian Avatar
    Brian

    Wow! No pun intended. Love the production value, theme song, remote shoot, man on the street interviews. wetsuit help, etc! Super fun to watch and listen too. Thanks, Mr. G and Mr. and Mrs. Wow! Looking forward to part 2.

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    1. Mrs.Wow Avatar
      Mrs.Wow

      We could not have even planned for that, it was just too perfect with the beach-cleaner-upper surfer guy!

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      1. Mr. Groovy Avatar
        Mr. Groovy

        Hey, Mrs. WoW. You guys made the show a 10. The beach-cleaner-upper surfer guy bumped it up to an 11. I couldn’t have asked for a better start to RTT. Thanks again for making it happen. I owe you guys.

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    2. Mr. Groovy Avatar
      Mr. Groovy

      Thank you, Brian. Mr. and Mrs. WoW were super good sports. And they were the ones who tested all the software to make sure Remote Talking Trash was feasible. They’re the MVPs of this episode. I was just lucky enough to tag along.

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      1. MrWow Avatar
        MrWow

        It was truly a team effort. And I’m excited to see where you go with it! Great proof if concept, and maybe a recurring spot!!

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        1. Mr. Groovy Avatar
          Mr. Groovy

          You and Mrs. WoW were the MVPs of RTT. My goal is to do at least one RTT a month in 2018. And if possible, I’d love to get you guys on again. Maybe the next time we can include Tonya from Budgets and the Beach. That would be fun.

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