Hey there, Olympians! On this very special episode (yes, another one), we find Tiffani turning to steroids to help give her an edge for the National Volleyball Tryouts. Not sure why we are capitalizing that but it seems like a big deal! Also, it took three whole seasons to figure out that in the Latin alphabet, Tiffani ends with an I. Hmm… The rest of the gang doesn’t help as they keep pressuring TIff to make the cut, along with a really problematic head coach. There’s a silly subplot of the gang having a stud contest to help cut the tension of everyone’s favorite bassist JUICING, but it’s barely worth mentioning outside of Mark being a big DORK. Will all Tiff’s unbridled rage, nursed from mommy abandonment issues and scorn from a past relationship with the local heartbreaker Jake, finally boil over at the surface and explode? The mercury has been cooking for a long time and we finally see the tea kettle scream!James and Peat are welcomed by our lovely friends, Imran and Sofia, once again from the Dance of Joy Podcast. We promised them that if they showed us theirs, we would show them ours. They help us make sense of all this unchecked aggression in the seemingly quaint lower California oceanside town.. Do we get any music??? Tune in to find out. Peat also helps celebrate the Season 3 finale with a cake, a Surf Dudes tradition. We made it! We did it! THREE SEASONS DONE! Thank you to everyone that has been listening and sending us feedback. We have two more seasons left and lots of fun stuff planned for the betweeny season break! Keep checking back as we’ll be uploading more content and behind the scenes stuff here at SDWA HQ. Until Season 4… See you at Sharkeys!!Follow along on YouTube and subscribe wherever podcasts are streamed. Links in our bio!Spotify/Applecast/Podbean/Patreon/YouTubeCheck out our bands! Sofia and Imran from the Dance of Joy PodcastPeat from You Bred Raptors?James from Totally Legitimate Business PodcastProduction: Waning Moon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you hear those church bells? This isn’t a rhetorical question. It’s unfortunately a major plot device in this week's episode of SIDE PROJECT. We whisk ourselves away on our Cessna plane to Connecticut to catch up with Rory and Lorelei on Gilmore Girls. Rory’s best friend, Lane, has a band that gets an offer to play CBGB’s in New York City. The rest of the episode has a disturbing amount of subplots that we do our best to navigate. We bring back our resident Gilmore Gal Sofia Javed to help us make sense of this cultural phenomenon from the late aughts. Why did Adam Brody leave the band? Why is Sebastian Bach allowed anywhere near children? Did they find a real green room to shoot in? And does Luke ever take off his ball cap during lovemaking? We answer all of these iron hot questions from Stars Hollow this week on Surf Dudes with Attitude. We’ll be back next week with the third season finale of California Dreams! See you at Sharkeys!!Next Episode: SEASON FINALE California Dreams - 3x17 “Tiffani’s Gold”Follow along on YouTube and subscribe wherever podcasts are streamed. Links in our bio!Spotify/Applecast/Podbean/Patreon/YouTubeCheck out our bands! Sofia Javed from Dance of Joy PodcastPeat from You Bred Raptors?James from Totally Legitimate Business PodcastProduction: Waning Moon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahoy there, fellow urban explorers! This is the second episode of California Dreams this season that hinted that our gang loves scavenger hunts more than being in a band. LAME!  But, here we are, to solve all the riddles on Surf Dudes with Attitude. After a well paying (and increasingly rare) gig on the pier, the gang is manipulated into a wild goose chase by Jake and Lorena. The incredibly toxic couple is trying to prove that money will ruin friendships and lead to distrust! The teenage harbingers marionette the rest of the gang to several locations with phony clues and promises of a big booty. And the big wager for their unnecessary and cruel bet? A kiss… between a well established couple. Ugh.James and Peat try to stay positive in the new song we do get to hear. They debate on whether Tiff is playing out of a guitar or bass amp and Peat makes a wild confession that he doesn’t dictate his life according to his favorite pizza restaurant. As we wind down the season, we just want to thank everyone that is still listening and being on this fun ride of ours! Next week, we have a kick-ass SIDE PROJECT episode where we are zipping off to Connecticut to see how the other half lives with Gilmore Girls! Rory’s best friend, Lane, has a band (with Sebastian Bach for some reason) and they get a chance to play at CBGB’s. So, obviously… we got thoughts. See you at Luke’s Diner!!Next Episode: SIDE PROJECT - Gilmore Girls - 4x11 “The Clamor and the Clangor”Follow along on YouTube and subscribe wherever podcasts are streamed. Links in our bio!Spotify/Applecast/Podbean/Patreon/YouTubeCheck out our bands! Peat from You Bred Raptors?James from Totally Legitimate Business PodcastProduction: Waning Moon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aloha, pharmaceutical friends. We have another entrepreneurial episode of California Dreams to talk about here at Surf Dudes with Attitude. We have a confusing plot as the entire gang is really excited (yet again) to tackle a school project. This time, it’s about starting their own business. They somehow land on exploiting Sam’s great grandmother’s legacy AND her entire Asian heritage in one fell swoop. That’s convenient! They steal an old recipe for a cold remedy to cash in on the pervasive flu outbreak happening at PCH. Things get casually racist and we are in store for a pseudo dream sequence, Sly dressed as a germ and ZERO band practice.James and Peat marvel at the gang's ambition to take on the Medical Industrial Complex while also musing on the legality of their teacher’s seed money for these shoddy businesses. Drink plenty of fluids for this one and call us in the morning. See you at Sharkey’s!!Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x16 “The Treasure of PCH”Follow along on YouTube and subscribe wherever podcasts are streamed. Links in our bio!Spotify/Applecast/Podbean/Patreon/YouTubeCheck out our bands! Peat from You Bred Raptors?James from Totally Legitimate Business PodcastProduction: Waning Moon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The mothership has landed. The O.G. of California Dreams, Michael Cade, AKA Sylvestor Winkle, sat down with the crew of Surf Dudes to discuss his tenure as the manager of everyone’s favorite high school band.. Like his character, Michael doesn’t hold back. But, we were both relieved and humbled that he could roll with the punches and didn’t hate us! Unlike his character, he's an incredibly gracious and warm person. We had a great time talking about California Dreams, his storied career and what he’s up to now. He helps answer all of our burning questions from the last few years of doing this podcast: Was Sharkey’s attached to the school? Is Sly an orphan? Where did his sociopathy come from? And would future Sly be indicted in a financial ponzi scheme (definitely yes). Though we can’t defend everything his character has said over the years, it could not have come from a nicer person. Thanks for being on the show, Michael! And we look forward to another sit down where we hyper focus on an episode in a zesty roundtable discussion. Possibly with the rest of the cassssstttt??? Stay tuned… See you at Sharkeys!!Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x15 “Junior Achievements”Follow along on YouTube and subscribe wherever podcasts are streamed. Links in our bio!Spotify/Applecast/Podbean/Patreon/YouTubeCheck out our bands! @MichaelCade on InstagramPeat from You Bred Raptors?James from Totally Legitimate Business PodcastProduction: Waning Moon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh hey there, VERY SPECIAL EPISODE. Haven’t seen you for a whole TWO WEEKS. Welcome back, I guess? Tony finds himself in the middle of a gang war as his old friend Darren from COMPTON stirs up a hornets nest when their fellow bandmate JR (whom we never see) is attacked. I kid you not… There is an actual gun in this episode… of California Dreams. There’s not a concert. There’s not a bass slap. There’s not a guitar trill. There’s nary a snare drum pop. But there is an outside shot with a showdown at the CD corral! Peat and James try desperately to count the number or people in the final scene that show up in record numbers to solve the American violence epidemic. Oh, and the rest of the band get jobs as singing telegrams and wear gorilla suits to break the tension of this heated episode.. No, we aren’t joking. Make sure you’re strapped! See you at Sharkey’s!!Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x15 “Junior Achievements”Follow along on YouTube and subscribe wherever podcasts are streamed. Links in our bio!Spotify/Applecast/Podbean/Patreon/YouTubeCheck out our bands! Peat from You Bred Raptors?James from Totally Legitimate Business PodcastProduction: Waning Moon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Watch out, greasers! There’s a new bad boy 30 year old man at PCH. Tommy begins hassling Jake because he wants to be Warchief. It’s worth noting that Tiffany finds this to be a hugely attractive quality in a mate. Just sayin… Jake gets spooked after an accident and becomes a hall monitor at school. Ughhhh, okay. Everyone is not acting like themselves while tripping all over this plot. But, we do get the psychiatrist from the Terminator franchise playing the school principal again. He may or may not be threatened or pregnant. James and Peat discuss the merits of school safety, parking lot speedbumps and which racing route is more deadly: Cool Man’s Curve or Devil’s Backbone. Hear for yourself! See you at Sharkey’s!!Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x14 “Boyz R Us”Follow along on YouTube and subscribe wherever podcasts are streamed. Links in our bio!Spotify/Applecast/Podbean/Patreon/YouTubeCheck out our bands! Peat from You Bred Raptors?James from Totally Legitimate Business PodcastProduction: Waning Moon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey there, Chimneys! We’ve coughed up a lung to bring you this very special episode of California Dreams this week. In this after school special PSA, we meet Jake’s cool-as-shit uncle that just so happens to chain smoke every time he is compared to Andrew Dice Clay. Jake picks up the nasty habit while prepping for his big motorcycle contest that we definitely will not see any footage from. Meanwhile, the gang may or may not have some hijinks with a metal detector. Because, WHY NOT? It’s not like we were going to get any music on this episode anyway. James and Peat collectively JUST SAY NO to tobacco but wholeheartedly would welcome a sponsorship from Phillip Morris. See you at Sharkey’s!!Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x13 “Rebel without a Nerve”Follow along on YouTube and subscribe wherever podcasts are streamed. Links in our bio!Spotify/Applecast/Podbean/Patreon/YouTubeCheck out our bands! Peat from You Bred Raptors?James from Totally Legitimate Business PodcastProduction: Waning Moon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WOOF! We got a racially charged, early 90’s, NUANCED episode to talk about. The gang gets history projects that focus on their family lineage. There’s zero music from this so-called band and a lot of storylines that age like fermented milk in the trunk of a scrapyard van. Tony fibs about his past when he’s confronted with slavery.  Sly, of course, also lies but doesn’t learn as much of a lesson. Yes… that tracks. This is the first of THREE very special episodes in a row. UGH! But, this is episode 311, so we are allotted at least one reference to everyone’s favorite rap-rock band from Omaha. Timbre is the color of your energy here at California Dreams! James had some choice words after watching this episode and Peat is still waiting for any of these cast members to return our interview requests. Come on! There’s catering! See you at Sharkey’s!!Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x12 “Harley and the Marlboro Man”Follow along on YouTube and subscribe wherever podcasts are streamed. Links in our bio!Spotify/Applecast/Podbean/Patreon/YouTubeCheck out our bands! Peat from You Bred Raptors?James from Totally Legitimate Business PodcastProduction: Waning Moon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Choo choo!! On this monthly edition of Side Project, we’re gassing up the ol’ girl to fly us out to the Windy City to talk about Perfect Strangers! We are joined by siblings Imram and Sophia from the Dance of Joy podcast to investigate the wacky cousins Larry and Balki in the sixth season episode “Out of Sync”. Inexplicably, Balki gets a record deal and becomes a hip hopper. Problems arise when they don’t read the fine print and the harsh reality of the music business rears its ugly tentacles. James is abuzz with excitement getting to watch a show that actually features some music. Peat is still puzzled over who wrote the lyrics to this musical number. Luckily, our Perfect Stranger experts shed a little light on any lingering questions. They were an absolute blast to have on our show. We might decide to join forces and get an apartment above them with matchy floral designs and live happily ever after. Stay tuned! See you at Sharkey’s!!Next Episode: California Dreams - 3x11 “Family Tree”Follow along on YouTube and subscribe wherever podcasts are streamed. Links in our bio!Spotify/Applecast/Podbean/Patreon/YouTubeCheck out our bands! Peat from You Bred Raptors?James from Totally Legitimate Business PodcastImran/Sophia from the Dance of Joy Podcast / Jock and Nerd PodcastProduction: Waning Moon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.