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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Goodbye Summer, Lots of TV Talk, Melting Cars, and A-Holes.

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Stu Gotz wonders if you can get sued for calling someone an asshole, so as we begin our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast I let him know the rules as I know them, thanks to Penn & Teller. Luckily Stu calms down (he’s a little peeved at the Chicago Cubs) so he can let me know if the Gotz boys, and Mama Gotz, liked "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," and with the Emmy Awards being last night, we give our Emmy Award run-down, or, well, we talk about them a bit. Me, I’m a little sad to see summer go, what with Autumnal Equinox happening tomorrow (maybe I should try to stand an egg on its end), and a little sad I don’t remember all of the movies I have seen because I had "Smart People" in my Netflix queue for me and my BFF to watch, and then I was surprised to find I had seen it already.

But new TV is upon us so I tell Stu if "Community" is any good, he can’t help but get in a word about a cable show, I’m looking forward to "Survivor: Samoa" and the dumb blondes, we both have TiVo setting to do, and finally, Stu is wondering if the potential side effects for Latisse, a drug that can give you longer, fuller eyelashes, is worth it because unlike the song lyric "Don’t it make my brown eyes blue," there is a possibility of making your blue eyes brown.

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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Jay Leno, U2, Football, Extract, Mini Porterhouse Steaks, and Pee.

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For reasons beyond the comprehension of human thought, Stu Gotz and I couldn’t get together yesterday for our normal "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, but that’s okay because it gives us a chance to talk a bit about Jay Leno’s new show, how both myself and my BFF didn’t find it funny, and Stu has his wish what Kanye West would have really said. But our Monday wrap-up aside, my weekend was about football (nice Chicago Bears and Ohio State Buckeye’s losses) and computer programming, while Stu was able to get away with Mama Gotz to see "Extract," and Stu lets us all know if it’s any good.

Stu is finishing up his summer TV viewing of cable shows, I’m cheering on The Fab Five, kind of hoping they win America’s Got Talent (although I wouldn’t be surprised if The Texas Tenors win), and with a Matt Damon movie hitting the big screen in "The Informant" next week, I might be telling Stu of my escapades to the movie theater…

And hopefully a Bears win over the Steelers.

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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! No Blago, Some Big O, Being Sicko, and Obamo.

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Labor Day delayed our “Weekend Wrap-Up!” podcast, but Stu Gotz starts things off by trying to figure out why I’m not going to read “The Governor” by former Illinois Governor Rod Blagejovich. Meanwhile, as I’m ruining the podcast with coughing fits as I get over a cold, Stu isn’t suffering from his allergies, at least while we are recording.

It being Labor Day weekend, though, for me it was fairly relaxing as I was dealing with said cold, although I did clean the garage with my BFF and catch “Office Space” and “Mean Girls,” while Stu saw some movie no one heard of called “Big Stan.” Stu did not care for it.

But the big news in Chicago was Oprah shutting down Michigan Avenue for her kick-off special with the Black Eyed Peas, among others, and nationally President Obama was going to talk to kids to tell them to stay in school, but some people were afraid. Of what, Stu and I aren’t really sure, but I give some ideas why.

And finally, Stu caught “Whatever, Martha!” with Jennifer Koppelman Hutt and Alexis Stewart, for whatever reason, even though he gets the name wrong, calling it “Really, Martha!”, and maybe he should have asked Martha Stewart for her advice because he took down the kiddie pool, much to the dismay of the little Gotz’s.

Fall is coming, so is football, so next week we will probably give our Chicago Bears rundown, and maybe catch a movie in a theater, but for now…

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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! A Lot of Trees, Crashing Cars, Inglourious Basterds, The Fab 5, and Don’t Forget the Boobs.

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Something I always wanted to do, but it just seemed sort of weird to do it when I was single and alone, was go to the Morton Arboretum in the Chicago Suburbs, but now that I have My BFF, a perfect weather Sunday brought about a lovely afternoon looking at trees, and I tell Stu all about it during this "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast episode. While I was enjoying nature this weekend, and a visit to the new Apple Store in Naperville, IL., Stu and the little Gotz’s were enjoying destruction, as in car destruction at the Route 66 Raceway for a demolition derby. We both saw "Inglorious Basterds" and give our verbal reviews, I actually watched "Monk," but did Stu?, and we discuss that if you’re going to plan on being a nutjob murderer, don’t forget to add "See if girlfriend has breast implants and then remove them after killing her," because whoever killed Jasmine Fiore, well, Ryan Jenkins found himself dead, and Fiore was ID’d via her boobs.

Another nice weekend, Stu got to see The Mystery Dude, and neither of us are that excited about the movies opening next weekend, but I am looking forward to cheering on The Fab 5 on "America’s Got Talent" the next time they are on. We talk about so much in so little time!

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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! The Goods, Monk, Harry Potter, and a Light Fixture.

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I don’t know how it happened, but both Stu Gotz and I saw "The Goods" over the weekend, and even though, during our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, we discuss our differing opinions, we both agreed that the movie made us laugh. Sure, most people went to see "District 9," but since we aren’t most people, why not let you know if you should see a movie you might not have planned on spending your bucks on – that’s our gift to you. And speaking of movies, I also got to see "The Rocker" while watching my local cable TV, saw "The Soloist" while watching my Blu-ray, while Stu was confused as to exactly when the last episode of Monk is.

On other notes, Stu went to the Museum of Science and Industry here in Chicago and caught the Harry Potter exhibit (I’m still trying to figure how he thought the "science" of Harry Potter would have been explained), while my Saturday of a lot of little projects turned into replacing a light fixture over the stairs, but that’s okay because it was a project that needed to be done.

Next weekend Stu and I might sneak off and play hooky to see "Inglorious Basterds," and not "Inglorious Bastards" as you might spell it.

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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! G.I. Joe, A Full Calendar, Walmart, and a Bum Flipper.

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As weekends go, this one in Chicago was hot, and if things stay the status quo, next year when Lollapalooza comes through I’m predicting humid, with temperatures in the 90’s, and a chance of showers. It’s not that Stu Gotz nor I went to the big concert, but during this "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, I get to tell Stu about my trip to see "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra." Stu had excitement of his own as some of his in-laws are in town, and wouldn’t you know it, it wasn’t the kids who took a spill and maybe broke a foot, but one of the older folks. Stu did get to see a movie, namely "7 Pounds," the Will Smith flick, and thought the beginning of the movie was really slow, while I caught the remake of "Race to Witch Mountain" with Dwayne "Don’t Call Me The Rock" Johnson on Blu-ray.

I let Stu know about some Walmart woes, Stu wonders why some companies can’t just be satifsfied (like Radio Shack becoming The Shack), and even more because, well, it’s a weekend and sometimes we do things.

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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Lots of Traffic, New Spectacles, No Funny, and a Lazy Sunday.

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Sure, in Chicago they say there are only two seasons, winter and construction, and usually it is construction season that causes all of the traffic delays, but Stu Gotz tells me during our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast that there is another form of traffic, related solely to the reemergence of football season, and he was just lucky he was heading out of Bourbonnais, Illinois, when training camp for the Chicago Bears started. He also had some traffic woes when he was going to pick up Mama Gotz, but luckily he had some gorgeous weather for a diving excursion. Me, I was chastised by my local optometrist who wondered how I was getting contacts for all of these years without a prescription, and I told him I didn’t realize it was that long since I got my eyes examined because 1-800-CONTACTS would just send me an e-mail asking if I needed a refill, I told them yes, and low and behold – more contacts. I also told Stu about a nice time that was had by all at the Grand Opening my BFF held, how Sunday was lazy without any movie watching, although thanks to "The Soup" on E! I found out my brother was in Key West and got to hang with Al Roker on the Today Show. That’s him, sitting behind Al. Sort of wish I had known and set my TiVo. Oh well.

Since neither Stu nor I saw "Funny People" last weekend, maybe next week we’ll both try to catch "G.I. Joe." Stu, though, did see "G-Force," and lets you know during the podcast if it’s good for kids, and maybe adults as well.

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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Sleeping, Fireworks, Merry-Go-Rounds, and Chicago Cubs!

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Somehow both Stu Gotz and I both ended up in downtown Chicago for Venetian Night, and during this episode of our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" we all find out that I slept through it while Stu was worried about his kids drowning. I do tell Stu that I stayed awake for dinner at Carnivale, while Stu at least enjoyed some fireworks once the kids were on terra firma. We also talk some firework traditions in Chicago, namely pulling over on Lake Shore Drive to watch them, and Stu had his share of asshole kids, as well as asshole/stupid parents.

With my extended napping, there was no time to see movies for me, and Stu didn’t catch any in the theater, but he did see "Mamma Mia!" on HBO, and comments on the singing of Pierce Brosnan. We are both kind of happy that the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox are doing well, we don’t really talk too much about Sarah Palin quitting, and we want to see "Funny People" this coming weekend, but both wonder how funny it will be.

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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Harry Potter, Count Chocula, Valkyrie, but No Bikers.

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I couldn’t believe that I couldn’t find "Count Chocula" at my local grocery store, especially now that I’m getting hooked back into cereal, but Stu Gotz doesn’t really have an answer for me during our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast for my little, chocolate marshmellowy-kind-of-thing fix, instead he spends most of his time talking about "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and if he thought it was any good. Me, along with my cereal disappointment, I have to say I was bummed that Tom Watson couldn’t pull off winning The British Open, but I got over it because my office is now looking a little less like a tornado came through. Stu, over the weekend, was more of the movie-man than I was, also seeing "Valkyrie" and thinking the dude in the "Twilight 2" trailer had to take a dump, but for what it’s worth, he also didn’t get harrassed by bikers, probably thanks to a local concert.

Next week we’ll probably find out if the Little Gotz’s liked "G-Force," I might drag my BFF to see "The Ugly Truth," but in any case, another weekend wrap-up will be there. For now, though, thanks for listening to this weekend episode!

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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Bruno Talk, TV Talk, Water Slide Talk, and Tom Jones Rocks!

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With “Bruno” being the #1 movie of the weekend, and with me and my BFF seeing it as well as Stu & Mama Gotz, Stu and I do our best to analyze the funny and the not-so-funny of Sacha Baron Cohen during this episode of our “Weekend Wrap-Up!” podcast. The good thing about a weekend, though, is that there is more to do than just movie viewing, so instead of this podcast just being about movie penis, Stu does some HBO watching and is starting to give “Hung” a decent chance while I missed “Entourage” coming back although am getting sucked into “Big Brother” again.

As weekends also go, Stu, to his sort of surprise, now finds himself with a water slide for the little Gotz’s, I got to play plumber, and a trip to see Tom Jones at Ravinia Festival showed me that the man still rocks and the ladies still like to throw their underwear his way. All of that and more in a fun-filled episode, with next week you can bet your bottom dollar we’ll be talking about “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”

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