An unprecedented episode with six killer lists and a mystery to boot! Top Five Ballads. As an added twist, tonight we added a secret guest to the panel, and the rest of the guys had to guess who this person was on their list alone! Although I was worried they would guess the guest quite easily, that isn’t how it went down.
Unfortunately this episode was also Chris Sarre’s least favourite show due to the big reveal, and he says he will never watch again! Everyone else seemed to love it and I think we will try this again some time.
Thanks to everyone for hanging out tonight, it was a show I’ll remember a long time.
The LeBrain Train: 2000 Words or More with Mike & Friends
Episode 99 – Top Ballads…Remastered
On July 3 2020, we did the Nigel Tufnel Top Ten Ballads on the LeBrain Train with six sets of lists. And it was great! We had lists from Meat, Harrison, Holen, Darr, and Len Labelle. Unfortunately due to Facebook Live and a bad internet connection, I find this show impossible to watch today. Harrison and I have been trying to talk Meat into doing a “remastered” version of the show in the new Cinco De Listo format for a long time, and we finally twisted his arm. The new panel tonight:
“X”? That’s right. This week’s show is not just a list show. There will be a sixth panel member, and that member’s voice and likeness will be obscured for the whole countdown. It will be up to the others to figure out who “X” is, and they have five songs with which to do it.
I love a mystery and I’m really looking forward to this! Tune in tonight for six lists of awesome ballads, and a little Friday evening mystery too. Where’s Mulder when you need him?
A long show with lots of visuals tonight, and an absolute treat for fans of robots in disguise! For those of you who joined Rob Daniels, Harrison the Mad Metal Man and myself — thank you! From the early Japanese origins, up to the present day, we took you on a guided tour of the Transformers brand. Plenty of vintage and modern toys on display, and genuine toy ads from back in the day too. (Facebook copyright strike — they killed the stream. Sorry about that, but you can still watch on YouTube.)
Show format: the first hour and 15 minutes are a history lesson. The lists begin then! Three lists, 15 picks, and no repeat!
The LeBrain Train: 2000 Words or More with Mike, Rob & Harrison
Episode 90 – Top Five Transformers Toys
Let’s roll out! I know this episode will alienate some of our regular viewers, but it’s been one that Harrison and I have talked about doing for at least a year now. And since it’s Christmas time, it feels like the perfect opportunity to talk about some of our favourite toys.
Transformers toys, specifically. We’ll talk about the history of the brand, and bring us up to the present day. Comics, cartoons & movies will be discussed. But the actual Top Five list this week will be our favourite toys. Expect some show & tell, and I’ll also be running some vintage TV ads!
Going into this show, I didn’t know what to expect. I’m not a big animation guy, as you’ll see. But this was one of the most fun shows we’ve ever done in the umpteen months of this show! The discussions were funny, insightful, and passionate. The picks were diverse with some consensus on key animated films. There was a little bit of CanCon and a little bit of Kiss. And a lot of fun.
I also did a an unboxing of the brand new RSD Triumph Allied Forces 40th anniversary box set (Canadian edition). You gotta see this puppy. Check that out right at the start of the broadcast. After which, the lists commence!
Thanks for watching everyone, this was a blast from beginning to end!
The LeBrain Train: 2000 Words or More with Mike and Friends
Episode 79 – Nigel Tufnel Top Ten Animated films
I agreed to this week’s theme before I really thought it through. When it came down to making my actual list, I realized how few animated movies I’ve seen. However this show will not suck. Rob and Erik know their stuff, and I’m sure Kevin, Lana and Harrison will bring it. That’s your panel this week:
BONUS: Unboxing! You will not believe what Deke and I scored this time. That will happen in the pre-show segment before 7:00. Show up around 6:45 if you want to see the musical bounty we hauled!
We also need to update you on the upcoming schedule and future plans. Stay tuned!
Another trip around the sun is always worth a celebration, and tonight we celebrated several birthdays! Most notable those of Harrison and LeBrain. As I say “happy birthday, to the Mad Metal Man”, I also thank Tee Bone for his two new music videos! Tonight we premiered his latest hit “Fuck Pants”, and “HBD to the Mad Metal Man”. Above and beyond the call of duty my friend! Both songs were played multiple times during the show, so you can be sure not to miss them!
Party goers that were in for the long haul included:
We also had special surprise drop-in guests: Scott Peddle, Michael Morwood, T-Rev, John Snow, and Brent Jensen himself! Since the theme of tonight’s lists was “songs that make our skin vibrate”, we had to have Brent on, who contributed his own cool list.
Also thank you to Geoff Stephen, Deke, Kevin & Sarah, and Mike Slayen, who would have been on tonight if there were able. And a huge thanks to Chris Thuss, who tabulated the panel’s picks at bottom. Thanks buddy!
A great time was had by all, thank you for watching. See you next week for Polychuck!
The LeBrain Train: 2000 Words or More with Mike and Harrison
Episode 76 – “Music That Makes Your Skin Vibrate” Birthday Party Extravaganza
Both Harrison and LeBrain have chosen to celebrate their birthdays tonight, with the online party to end all online parties. Because of this special occasion, we’re going with a Nigel Tufnel Top Ten theme of Harrison’s design this time. In an effort to be inclusive, he picked a broad topic that anyone can contribute a list for: music that makes our skin vibrate! That phrase was originally coined by author and friend of the show, Brent Jensen. And we couldn’t do a show about music that makes our skin vibrate without him. Fortunately, Brent was available and he will be dropping in tonight!
It will be a fully packed, fully caffeinated show, and therefore tonight’s format will be a little looser than the usual. Although we will be going in our usual rounds, we will also pause when surprise guests drop in to wish us happy birthday. I expect this one to be a long, lively and dynamic show, with surprises. Including two brand new songs by Tee Bone himself! I can tell you right now that at least one of them is bound to be a hit.
Additionally I look forward to a visit from Brent and whoever else can make it! While we’re at it, let’s wish Aaron and Sarca happy birthdays as they are both celebrating this week as well! (Unfortunately Aaron is too busy partying in real life to make it tonight, but we wish him happy birthday just the same!
A huuuge thanks to Tee Bone for the music videos we are going to premiere tonight. These are songs he wrote specifically for this show. Videos he curated for your own entertainment. Music that will hopefully make your skin vibrate.
This epic show included some surprises, including about 25% CanCon and none of them named “Rush”. Even the picks that were only selected once included some pretty massive albums. Check out the lists, and the graphs by Geoff, and let us know what you think about our picks!
The LeBrain Train: 2000 Words or More with Mike and Friends
Saturday July 9 – Episode 75 – Top Debut Albums of All Time
Our audacious panel is tackling a big list topic this week, brought to you by Kevin: Top debut albums. The graphic above is a mere tease. Some of those albums might be on lists, some might not…you never can tell what you’re going to get with a rogue’s gallery like this:
In a show first, this will be Geoff’s debut as a participant and not just the scorekeeper/grapher! This will be a lot of fun for us, and hopefully you as well. Get ready with your own lists — this show’s gonna rock.
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