California Girl

Grab A Stack Update

I’m not happy to have to address this, because she’s been a big part of Grab A Stack of Rock for many months.  People are going to notice if she’s not around this summer as we planned, and it was noticed that she missed her usual time slot last week.  It is tremendously unfortunate for me to say that MarriedAndHeels will be focusing on her own content and she will not be on Grab A Stack this summer as we planned.

Grab A Stack of Rock will continue, but without this frequent co-host, it just doesn’t feel the same.  One of the reasons I started doing live streams again was the chance to work with MarriedAndHeels.  We had amazing creative chemistry from day one.  The great work we did together is the proof.

The California Girl known as MarriedAndHeels always advised me to have hope in life, but it seems unlikely that this will change.  I’ll always be grateful for what we accomplished and all the support she gave me.

This is one of her favourite songs.  Thank you to the California Girl for everything.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Good Friday Fun with Married And Heels, Mike & Jex! Lego, Music, Heels, Shirts & More!

It was a delight and a privilege to be able to spend my Good Friday with Jex’s Vinyl World and MarriedAndHeels this year!  Spring has sprung and this is what we brought you for your Easter weekend:

  • Cute Easter manicure on the California Girl.
  • New Marvel Lego sets – hot off the presses.
  • Music unboxings from Tim Durling.
  • Movie reviews:  Avatar 2 & Ant Man 3
  • Anticipating Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  • Running a marathon & Jex’s mission.
  • Cottage season & wildlife.
  • Dave Lizmi’s opinion on Night Ranger and “Sister Christian”.
  • A secret that Mike reveals for the first time.
  • Edie Van Heelin’ & Tee Bone Man.
  • Coming up on the Distortion Den.
  • New heels!  Custom designed by Married & Heels herself, and a killer pair of silver boots.
  • New shirts!  Tim’s Vinyl Confessions and Grab A Stack of Rock!

Thank you Jex and California Girl for a wonderful Good Friday loaded with friendship, stories and fun.

Store address:  teepublic.com/user/grab-a-stack-of-rock

 

Rock, Lego & Heels, Oh My! MarriedAndHeels, Mike & Jex Rock Your Good Friday!

GRAB A STACK OF ROCK…with Mike, Jex, and the California Girl
Episode 17:  Rocking Good Friday

All apologies!  There haven’t been too many live shows this brutal winter.  However, the California Girl known as MarriedAndHeels has been a consistent ray of sunshine this season and she’s back to co-host this Good Friday special!  This is, in fact, her fifth appearance on the show in 2023!

She doesn’t have to do this…she gets far more views and interaction on her own without me.  I cannot express how flattered I am that she actually wants to do our little show with us.

Joining us will be Jex Russell from Jex’s Vinyl World.  Together, we plan on tackling the following subjects:

  • New arrivals – unboxings from Tim Durling!
  • Brand new Lego sets at the MarriedAndHeels residence.
  • New Tim’s Vinyl Confessions shirts.
  • Movie talk.
  • Running a marathon.
  • Social media tips.
  • Edie Van Heelin’.
  • Surprises.
  • …and of course, lots of high heels!

Friday Apr 7 at 3:00 P.M. E.S.T. / 4:00 P.M. Atlantic, & 12:00 Noon Pacific. Enjoy on YouTube or on Facebook!

Grab A Stack of Durling Discs! Mike, John, Rob, Jex and surprise guest MarriedAndHeels rock your Friday

Last night was a bounty of success, except for poor Mr. Jex, who suffered from wi-fi issues all night.  Thank you to Jexciter for showing up and playing along!  Rob Daniels, John T. Snow, and special surprise guest MarriedAndHeels all joined in last night for a casual chat!

We successfully streamed to Rob’s Facebook, and the 2loud2oldmusic & Jex’s Vinyl World pages!  This will help us reach more viewers in the future.

Unfortunately, Tim Durling could not join us, which is a real shame since he was responsible for two of the albums I unboxed, both Japanese imports.

John had some rare Whitesnake and Bon Jovi to show us, Rob had a book and a Helix-related soundtrack, and Jex some Judas Priest and monster movies.

The California Girl known as MarriedAndHeels showed us her new Nike’s that took her on a 12.5 mile run earlier this week!

We had a lively discussion about Richie Sambora/Bon Jovi, Kiss’ Farewell Tour, Star Wars and a myriad of topics!

Thanks for watching, and if you haven’t, then please give it a watch below!

Have you caught all three MarriedAndHeels episodes on Grab A Stack of Rock?

Dear readers and viewers,

I’ve been working hard at growing my YouTube channel, although since my content veers wildly from music, to toys, nature, and Coca-Cola, it’s a little scattershot.  Not the best for promoting a channel, so if you’d be kind enough to subscribe, every little bit helps!  Covering the cost of WordPress and Streamyard is my goal.  My good friend from California, Mrs. MarriedAndHeels, has kindly been advertising her appearances on my show.  But she has over 200,000 fans, so I know not everyone has seen her three episodes on Grab A Stack!  What are you waiting for?

Even if you’re not into high heels or fashion, we cover a lot of ground!  Mostly, we have fun, and we’d love if you checked out our shows together.  Give ’em a like, give ’em a share, it all helps keep my channel and WordPress afloat.

Check out our show trailer below if you’re curious about what we do!


 

Jan 6 – Show #1

This first show was pre-recorded, a one-hour introduction to one of my favourite cohosts.  1000 people have watched so far!

It was a very Lego-centric episode with a healthy dose of high heels!  She unboxed some new ones exclusively here!

 

 

Feb 3 – Show #2

Her first live appearance on Grab A Stack of Rock!  Over 600 views so far.

We covered it all here! Her passion for running, tea and heels! I got to pick out a pair of heels for her next event! An awesome hour and a half of fun.

 

 

Mar 3 – Show #3

The planets finally aligned, and MarriedAndHeels met the Mad Metal Mad for the first time! 400 views to date.

An epic unboxing from me, and more heels from her! I had the honour of picking out her heels again, and this time I chose wedges. Hope you like my choice! I don’t think I’ve laughed as hard as I did on this episode.


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Lego California Girl dressed up for the Oscars

She tried on some black heels, dressed up as 3P0, and Princess Leia.  Baldy Mike joined her as a Stormtrooper.

 

MarriedAndHeels Meets the Mad Metal Man!

What a marathon!  Powering through illness, the California Girl clocked in a full two hour live show on Grab A Stack of Rack!  She’s a runner, she’s a warrior, and she’s a winner — watch this episode for a boatload of inspiration.  We covered a lot of ground here!   Topics such as:

  • A giant box of discs, toys and stuff from Harrison!
  • Music that defines the California she knows and loves.
  • Long Beach!
  • What she would transform into if she was a robot.
  • Who she would sing like if she could.  (Ha, ha.)
  • Boots.
  • Nature, weather, climate, seasons.
  • Travel.
  • Theraflu.
  • Running.
  • Nosy neighbours.
  • Shoe terminology.
  • Iron Maiden.

Thanks to Jex Russell and Harrison the Mad Metal Man for your questions.

Additionally, once again I had the honour of picking out her heels for her next event.  A backyard BBQ with some slightly stuck-up neighbours.  Did we go more conservative, or did we up the sexiness?  You be the judge, but people seemed to like the heels I picked for this party.

Sorry about the audio issues around  the 15 minute mark!

MarriedAndHeels Grabs A Stack of Rack for Round 3!

GRAB A STACK OF ROCK…with Mike, the Mad Metal Man, and the California Girl
Episode 16: Round 3 with MarriedAndHeels

By now, all of you know that one of my favourite co-hosts is the California Girl known as MarriedAndHeels! Why? Just watch one of her past episodes and you’ll see. She has a fanbase larger than most rock stars I’ve interviewed, and she has a magnetic personality to match. I am always honoured any time she is able to come on our little show.

Today’s plan includes opening a massive box from Harrison in Australia! We have been waiting for this parcel a long time and now we finally get to open it! The best part is, for the second half of today’s show, Harrison the Mad Metal Man will be joining us live for his first meeting with the California Girl! As for her, I’m sure she has lots of new heels to look at. I can’t wait. I sure do like her collection! In fact, I will again be responsible for picking the heels for her next event! This was fun to do last time, and I can’t wait to do it again!

We also have an “Ask California Girl” from Jex Russell the Jexciter! As always we will also be taking your questions LIVE so get ’em ready.
Friday March 3 at 3:00 P.M. E.S.T. / 12 Noon Pacific. Enjoy on YouTube or on Facebook.

Show Plans and Announcements

12 episodes in, and Grab A Stack of Rock keeps rolling.  A huge thank-you is due to my stoic co-host, the Mad Metal Man, for his endless dedication.  The panel and contributors involved have given 110% and things are still going to get kicked up a few notches.

This week, Friday January 27 at 7 PM, Tim Durling gets the spotlight as we discuss a topic of his suggestion:  Reissue Record Labels.  Labels like Rock Candy, or Sony Legacy, and many more.  Durling has his stack ready!  Rob Daniels will be on hand to show off some La-La-Land reissue soundtracks.  Harrison and I will also be prepared with some tasty discs of rock. With Durling and Daniels, two radio legends on their own rights, I’ll be able to just kick back, listen and learn.

And then…Friday February 3, at 3 PM Eastern time and 12 noon Pacific, we have the first live appearance of MarriedAndHeels / California Girl on Grab A Stack of Rock!  For  those with short memories, her appearances thus far have all been pre-recorded.  This time we go live!  I’ll be moderating questions, and I’m sure we will have a lot.  Her fans have spoken and they want to see more heels this time.  So why not?  Her shoe collection is just as impressive as my music collection, and she has more fans than the average rock star, so I say why not!  Dare I say why not.

Whether you like heels or not, California Girl is an excellent guest and I assure you we will also discuss music, and unbox a toy or two.  I have a Marvel Legends Killmonger to open, which I have been saving for this occasion, since California Girl has a thing for Michael B. Jordan.  It’s gonna be good.

Hope to see you at one of these shows if not both.  Please enjoy the latest updated version of the Grab A Stack of Rock theme video below!

Grab A Stack of Lego and Heels with Mike & Married And Heels!

GRAB A STACK OF ROCK…with Mike and the Mad Metal Man
Episode 10:  MarriedAndHeels AKA California Girl!

A very special episode today for you Lego lovers, music fans, and connoisseurs of high fashion!  I was planning on taking this Friday off, but then suddenly had the opportunity to tape an episode of Grab A Stack of Rock with good friend MarriedAndHeels on the west coast — also known as California Girl and Edie Van Heelin.  I’ve been working on getting her on the show, and this week everything fell into place.  Unfortunately, Harrison could not make it but he was certainly with us in spirit.  CG rolled out some hot new Lego sets, just released January 1!  Star Wars and Marvel fans, pay attention!

Meanwhile the Australian Mad Metal Man flipped it around, and submitted questions for us!  One for me, one for her, and I hope you like our answers.

Of course music was a topic that we continually circled around, and this is where we may earn some hate.  Hendrix fans, skip past this part.  But one thing we share in common is that we love what we love, and we have our reasons.  What it turns out to be, is that we both tend to love the older tunes the most.  Have I officially become an old fart?  Possibly.  Watch and let me know.  It’s an interesting discussion that we could easily have expanded on.

A big thanks to California Girl for joining me this week.  We’ll have to have her back with Harrison.

Enjoy the episode!  Next week:  Star Trek with Mike, Rob, Tim, Harrison and Kevin “Buried On Mars” Simister!