The 2 Old Farts

S2 E18 ”Happy Labor Day & The Struggle of Streaming TV”

Good afternoon and welcome to Episdoe 18 of The 2 Old Farts Podcast. Today we discuss Labor Day weekend and the struggles of streaming TV.  And yes, it's a struggle.  On Friday, Spectrum Cable in their discussions with Disney broke down - so now sports fans who have Spectrum are struggling to watch sports that are carried by ESPN!  Because ESPN (through the app) is tied to your cable provider. Because of that, Spectrum Cable subscribers are in "the dark" when it comes to watching anything owned by Disney.
So that's a lot of our conversation today.  But we did have fun last night. We went to The Roundup to see Pam Tillis. What a treat. The weather (for September) was very pleasant. The beers were cold. The venue is always great and the singer, she was fantastic!  What more could we ask for?  Well, to still have her father, Mel Tillis with us, would have been nice.
At any rate, we are going to endeavor to try and be more consistent with our episodes.  You all deserve it.  Thank you so much for listening. Please continue to listen and to share us with your friends and family.  And if we could only get our wives to listen to our podcast LOL.
Thank you.  The 2 Old Farts
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S2 E17 ”The Big Surprise is Revealed!”

The big surprise is finally revealed!  We are going to Tuscaloosa. T-Town. Title Town.  The home of the University of Alabama!  We are FINALLY going to be there for a home game.  And it's about time.
We've been to a Bowl Game (Cotton Bowl). We've been to a road game (vs Texas A&M). We've been to the A-Day game (2021).  We've even been to a Playoff Game (vs Michigan State). Now it's finally a home game.  All things except the SEC Championship and a National Championship game.  Maybe if we get some more money!
As you probably guessed - we are pretty stoked!  We are staying at the Hotel Capstone on the UA campus.  This is soooo convenient!  It's going to be a great father/son road trip - without the actual road!  This time we are actually flying!  Thank you Southwest Airlines Frequent Flyer miles!
Welcome to Week 1 of College Football and Roll Tide!

S2 E16 ”Back from Germany and on to Shiner Texas”

Since I arrived back from Germany, I took a little time to unwind, and decompress.  Then I became a slacker and didn't record an episode last week.  But this weekend my dad and I made the trip (Finally!) to Shiner Texas and visited the World Famous Shiner Bock Brewery!
My dad has been pestering me for some time to take a trip out there - so I took him there for his birthday. He was so happy.  My mom and wife even joined us!  Everyone had a great time.
We hope you like what you hear.  If you do - come on back and spread the word. If you don't, drop us a line and help us fix our goofy father/son podcast!Take care!
PS - hello to my Swiss brothers!  you know who you are.

S2 E15 ”Greetings from Germany!”

Good morning and Good Afternoon, depending on where you are.  Why? Because 1 half (the REALLY better looking of the 2 Old Farts) is away on business and in Germany! What a rare treat it is for me to be here in Germany for work. 
I really cannot get enough of this beautiful country. I have been stationed in Germany twice throughout my Army career. The 1st time was from 1986 - 1990 and the last time was from 1992 - 1996.  I did have a few pit stops in Germany when I was station in Italy from 2001 - 2004 and a few TDY's to Germany while I was stationed with US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) at Fort Bragg, NC.  Lucky me!
Well, I cannot get enough of the beer and schnitzel over here! The food is so awesome. The people are just the best and the people that I am working with couldn't be any cooler. I am honored to be working alongside some of the finest cyber professionals that Switzerland has to offer.
We hope you enjoy this episode - and I especially hope my Swiss cyber cohorts enjoy this episode and all the others. Take care and Bonjour!  IYKYK.

S2 E14 ”Happy Birthday America - It’s the 4th of July!”

Happy Birthday America! We are 247 years young! America - the great social experiment. You may not think it, or believe it, but our country was founded by not just great men, but forward thinking men. Men of vision. One of those men, was our 1st President - George Washington.
George Washington said this of America - "The establishment of our new Government seemed to be the last great experiment for promoting human happiness." What a statement. By the way, our Constitution is the only one in the world that guarantees our right to the pursuit of happiness.
America and all that it stands for is something that we (the 2 Old Farts) are very proud of. We served this country, in times of peace and in war. We love it - warts and all. There are things that that our founding father's and their ancestors did that we aren't proud of - but we've learned and grown from it.
So take some time to celebrate our Republic! And if you be from somewhere else in the world - thank you for listening and downloading our podcast. We thank you. Especially to Canada! You have been very good to us with your frequent downloads. We are truly an international podcast!

S2 E13 ”The Great Toilet Paper Debate”

Ok - welcome back people.  Today our episode is about an age-old question.... Do you fold your toilet paper?  Or do you wad your toilet paper?  This topic came up last week at our father's day gathering at the old folks house.
It seems that the women in the family wad their TP.  Whereas the men fold it.  What do you do?  Do you care?  Does it matter? We think it does.  And we want to hear from you.
Plus we talk about the Tanya Tucker concert last night at John T. Floores Country Store.  What a show! We also talk about the Venom, Inc concert I went to Friday night.  What an awesome band and a great bunch of dudes!  Ok - sit back and enjoy!
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S2 E12 ”The Happy Father’s Day episode”

The 2 Old Farts want to wish you all a very Happy Father's Day. We recorded it on Father's Day (18 June) but are posting it today on Juneteenth! So Happy Juneteenth everybody! I hope everyone had a wonderful and fantastic father's day yesterday. I know my father and I did. We were able to spend it with each other and our families. We grilled some burgers and sausage, along with jalapeno poppers. My dad made his famous baked beans. We had potato salad, strawberry shortcake, fuit and veggies and chips and dip. It a feast for sure! Oh and don't forget the ice cold beer and Texas sweet tea! We are very grateful for your participation and we hope to hear from you. Please tell us what you like - what you dislike and what you want us to try next. We hope you keep listening because we do enjoy doing what we do.

S2 E11 ”Memorial Day- The Bellamy Brothers & Canada O’ Canada”

The 2 Old Farts are back after a 2 week hiatus. Last week was my anniversary so we were on vacation.  Which fed into Memorial Day.  Memorial Day can be kind of a sad time remembering those whom we have lost.  Personally, I lost 2 friends:  Major Ed Murphy and CW2 Scott Coulter.  I worked for Major Murphy while we were stationed in Italy.  When I left Italy, he stayed behind and his unit deployed to Afghanistan.  I returned to the US where my unit deployed to Iraq.  Major Murphy died in a helicopter crash in 2005.
I knew CW2 Scott Coulter from my time at Fort Hood.  I left Fort Hood to go to Italy.  CW2 Coulter deployed from Fort Hood to Iraq in OIF 1.  He was killed by a roadside IED in the fall of 2003.  He died where I would be stationed just 14 months later.
As you will hear, my father, mother and wife and I went to see the Bellamy Brothers last night at The Roundup.  It was a great time.  My mom enjoys her bourbons! Oh and she loved my candle that I got her for Mother's Day.
 
Oh - and Canada. We've been having quite a few downloads from Canada.  So far this month - we've only had 1 download it came from Canada so congratulations!  We are so happy to have you listening to us.
 
Thank you!
 
 

S2 E10 ”We are still here”

We are back and trying to stay on schedule. We are still having some technical difficulties here and there but we are still here.  We are still here and trying to stay on schedule and trying to grow our audience.  
We aren't going anywhere. We may have been gone for awhile but we are back.  Still here. Still going strong. And we are going to try like heck to stay on schedule!
 
We want to hear from you!
T2OF

S2 E9: Spider Webs, Emphysema and Alabama football

What do spider webs, emphysema and Alabama football have in common - absolutely nothing unless I'm involved in it. Yes, I had a CT scan and it looks like I have a few nodules in 1 of my lungs and the Radiologist saw the beginnings of Emphysema.  It was a pretty scary diagnosis - but I roll with the punches!  So if you are smoking -- STOP.  If you are running along a path and there are bushes on either side of the path - LOOK OUT FOR SPIDERS and SPIDER WEBS!  If you run into a web - you could trip and fall (like me) and skin your knee.  
We apologize for taking so long to record another episode - but we don't apolgize for talking and loving Alabama football.  Time and "things" take us away from doing this - but we still love doing the podcast and we hope you do too!
We love our international audience.  We are so proud and honored to have you listening to us.  We really do want to hear from you!  email the2oldfarts@outlook.com  Email us - talk to us about what we American's call Soccer but the entire world calls Football.