On the road in a Penske truck day five -Bolingbrook, Illinois

I’m on the road in a 16 foot Penske truck I’m doing this show from a hotel room in Bolingbrook, Illinois. friend Of The Show Jeff Zelepugas joins me and my undisclosed beautiful travel companion

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Show Transcript

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00:00:05

From somewhere in the middle of nowhere, this is the Rock and Roll Geek Show. This is the story of my rock and roll butler. Welcome to the Rock and Roll Geek Show.

00:00:21

My name is Michael Butler. Thanks a lot for joining me. I really appreciate it.

00:00:25

Today is Friday, July 17th, 2026. It’s 540 when I’m doing this. We’re going to do it shortly because we have people in the hotel room.

00:00:37

A friend of the show is here that I met. We’re in, what town are we in? Bowling?

00:00:44

Bowling? Bowling Brook. Bowling Brook.

00:00:46

Bowling Brook, Illinois. Introduce yourself. It’s Jeffrey.

00:00:50

Jeffrey Zalapugas. Zalapugas. I can’t pronounce his last name.

00:00:54

I don’t know why but Zalapugas. Zalapugas. Zalapugas.

00:01:03

It’s not my pizza name. My pizza name is Paige. So is that an Italian?

00:01:07

Zalapugas. Lithuanian. Lithuanian, ooh.

00:01:10

I don’t know what they say about Lithuanians. Yeah, for sure. If I order a pizza, it’s never that.

00:01:18

What do you mean? It’s never a Lithuanian pizza? No, it’s never Zalapugas.

00:01:21

Oh, it’s Zalapulagas. Zalapulagas. That’s what you’re going to hear going back.

00:01:24

I’ve heard it all. Talk into that microphone. You can’t butcher the last name.

00:01:32

Jeffrey Zalapugas. We’re going to meet up with Jeff Thielicke today. That’s who you were with last time when I was in Milwaukee.

00:01:40

And Chicago. And Manitoba. Oh, you were in Chicago as well.

00:01:43

Yeah. Thielicke got pretty wasted, huh? Milwaukee as well.

00:01:48

Yeah. Hats off to Jeff. He’s a fun guy.

00:01:51

Sure is. As you are as well. He’s a good dude.

00:01:54

I was telling undisclosed, beautiful travel companion Raquel how hilarious you got. You crack me up all the time. Last time you were there, I was cracking up.

00:02:07

Well, we had the gentle giant with us, though. Stirring up the pot. Yeah, your bodyguard.

00:02:13

Yeah, we went to a Mexican place. Did you know he came to? Oh, his wife is here, Winnie.

00:02:18

His beautiful wife,