We’re joined by special guest Nick Lambert, all the way from Iceland!
We try to guess his middle name…and fail
How people pronounce names in Iceland
Ancient ways of communication
The last time we played a show together
Making band YouTube videos in the mid 2000s before social media
Nick purposefully does Social Media poorly
Movies of the 70’s and their poor lighting techniques
Taking theater class in college and switching majors
From Pre-med to acting and music
Growing up being in a band
Tooth and Nail records and their other labels
The S.A.C. at Walla Walls College
Seventh Day Adventist schools
People that say “clean” things that sound dirty
Dolly is a musician
Playing trumpet in high school
Ska is dead
Nick and Erik are bad drummers and can’t keep tempo
Everyone has an instrument
When Nick joined the band Falling Up, and growing up listening to them
Practicing the same song for hours
Structured band practice
Creating new guitar parts after the record is released
Nick’s Falling Up discography
Being in a signed band and making the most of the limelight
One hit wonder bands and how we all would be lucky to gain any success
Chumbawamba’s hit
Nightlife in Iceland
The healing powers of the Arctic sea
Hollywood star that Nick met when he landed
Eurovision was surprisingly accurate, accept for the belief in Elves
Kindness of the Icelandic people and learning the language
TV shows from Iceland
Taking Spanish in high school
Learning multiple languages
Erik tries speaking Spanish while asking for toilet paper in South America
The pitch of languages
Rolling R’s
C’s get degrees
The grading system in school and what actually matters
Even D’s get degrees
Jobs never ask for your grades
Going to a college just for the name/status
Who’s your Dad or what’s your family name?
Famous people that changed their last name to make it on their own
College applications
Getting asked if you have kids and proper responses
Family trees and names that disappear through marriage
Icelandic dogs sound way different than dogs in the America
Adjusting to climate Iceland being from the PNW
Strong winds and renting cars in Iceland
Working remotely and other reasons Nick moved there
Depends diapers and Austin Powers references
Having a VPN and watching different Netflix content around the world
Movies with giant monkeys and the new Super Mario Bros movie
Playing classic video game consoles in 2021
Reminiscing about old games
Michael Jordan and why he’s not in any basketball game
Comparison between players in different eras
And much more…
