Show Notes
We start episode 99 with a classic Blotto Beatles Del Shannon/Dave Pirner mix up. From there, we spend 10 minutes quoting Schwarzenegger, discussing our favorite Christmas music, offering an A-Paul-ogy, forgetting which songs we've talked about, creating a ramp up plan for the upcoming Beatles movies, revisiting pants, soliciting for SunCruiser sponsorships, and questioning a change in the Beatles with the Hard Day's Night closer, "I'll Be Back." As always, you can find Team Blotto Beat...
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