Ramblings from a Small Town: Recent Episodes
Stacy Brown
Ever wonder what people in rural America think? Well you should! This podcast will give you an inside ear to the thoughts, opinions and views on many topics from America's best kept secret. Find out what it's like to grow up and live in a small town...because we're definitely worth a listen!
You know those people in your life...the ones you aren't always in contact with but you can pick right up where you left off or if you reach out, they are there in a second? This podcast includes some of these incredible women I have in my life. Truly forever friends and what real BFFs are! It's hard to get us to stop talking or laughing, and this episode may be boring or make no sense, but it was exactly what I needed!
I hope everyone is as lucky as I am to have lifelong friends like these!
Please remember to share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: Cumbersome, Seven Mary Three; If I Had $1,000,000.00, Barenaked Ladies; Burning House, Cam; Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana; Pour Some Sugar on Me, Def Leppard and of course, Stacy's Mom, Fountains of Wayne.
One Mike is a handful but two Mikes is just out of control. This session was definitely "rambling" and I'm not sure we really got anywhere but it was fun! Mike Lee and Mike Lair were a blast and although we went off the rails less than half way in, we at least laughed through the whole thing. It also helped to have Money's wife, Heather, there as well! I guess even if the hour dosen't make sense for you, it made perfect sense to us at the time :) Enjoy!
Please remember to share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: One In A Million, Guns 'N Roses and Nutshell, Alice In Chains.
Well, it's been awhile, but no better way to get back into it than with these two ladies who are my spirit animals! I did record this in October so it's a bit delayed but a perfect time/laugh for the colder weather. Honestly, we were all over the place but we couldn't help it. This was a blast to get back into recording, and I promise to get back on track in the new year.
Please remember to share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: Regulate, Warren G; Karma Chameleon, Culture Club; The Dance, Garth Brooks and the enitire album of Empire, Queensryche.
A Joe Brown request but you can't blame him! These three ladies together are a riot and we didn't even get into all the things we could have. You might have to change your undies for this one...I almost wet my pants a couple of times. There is no control with Laurie, Krissy and Bobbie but it's always a good time. This podcast was probably a hot mess but we had fun - even the audience was a mess!
Please remember to share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: Summer of '69, Bryan Adams and Sweet Child O' Mine, Guns N' Roses.
We made it through 2023! This episode is a "year in review" of the podcast and really just Jen and I rambling on.
Thank you for listening this past year and hope you will keep listening in 2024!
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Every year, two Alexis boys return to their hometown to help one of their long-time friends with harvest. While they travel here to do some hard work with long hours, they do find time to fit in some fun and laughs. If you know of any girls who fit the term "chatty kathy", you obviously have not met these fellas yet. This is the longest podcast yet and could have been longer if I hadn't shut them down. Although Heath had so many strories and topics, Mike and John took over! Enjoy the show and be looking forward to Farming: Texas to Alexis Part 2 during next years harvest season! Please remember to share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: Red Red Cattle, Heath Austin (if you can find it); Friends in Low Places, Garth Brooks; Heading South, Zach Bryan; More Than a Feeling, Boston; Love Me, Aaron Lewis.
It isn't often that people ask me to be on the podcast or tell me that a certain group needs to "represent" but when they do, we make it happen! I was told that we needed some "younger" guests and so I made them come on. Marly asked and so she grabbed Maggie and it worked out perfectly. I'll be honest, it wasn't easy but is was fun and these girls are a hoot! Please remember to share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: Keg in the Closet, Kenny Chesney; Whiskey Girl, Toby Keith; Bartender, Rehab; Redneck Girl, Bellamy Brothers; Run, George Strait; Fat Bottom Girls, Queen; Rain, The Teskey Brothers.
Gimpys is a local treasure but it is the people of Gimpys who are the real gems! Tiffany and Misha are two of the best. They are so fun and take no shit! We probably could have recorded for three hours, rambling on forever. So if you are ever in this area and want some good bar food mixed with some great people, Gimpys is the place! Please remember to share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: Shoop, Salt-N-Pepa; Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd; One Headlight, The Wallflowers; Forever Road, Darius Rucker; Cool LIttle Bars, Ashley McBryde.
Some people have cousins who become forever friends and that is the case with these two. Dana Shull Hoefer and Nicole Butcher Brown are "built-in" best friends and although it took forever to convince them to come on the podcast, it was, of course, full of laughs. I am lucky enough to spend a lot of time with them in one way or another and I'm so glad you get to experience their craziness that I love. Please remember to share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: California Girls, Katy Perry and Snoop Dog; Feel Like Me, Joe Stamm Band; All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow; Here Comes the Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze.
In order to be fair, it is now the ladies turn after having the Alexis Gentlemen on. So here they are: Shelley, Julie and Brenda! They too have been around Alexis for a bit and have some great stories. They also know a lot about life and all the things. This group had no issues with coming on the podcast and were ready to roll! As always, the after show conversations were just as good :) Please remember to share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: Momma's, The Swon Brothers; I Want You to Want Me, Cheap Trick; Little Martha, Allman Brothers; Bohemian Rapsody, Queen; Got To Give It Up, Marvin Gaye.
So a lot of you have been asking for it and here they are...Puck, Spider and Jerry Butcher! They've been around this town for awhile and are always fun to chat with. They know all about Alexis and are great for some laughs! They were a little nervous about podcasting and we should have just kept recording after it was over because that is when the stories really got good :) Please remember to share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: Angie, Rolling Stones; Fortunate Son, Creedence Clearwater Revival; Old Time Rock & Roll, Bob Seger; All Summer Long, Kid Rock; Feelin Alright, Joe Cocker.
If you have a sister, you are lucky...especially if your sister is anything like mine! Even though my sister lives in Florida, we are very close and when she made a quick trip home, I convinced her to podcast with me. We always laugh when we are together and spent time talking about our lives when we were growing up in Alexis and even now. Please remember to share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: Some Kind of Wonderful, Grand Funk Railroad; Your Love and Say It Isn't So, The Outfield..
In a small town, it might seem like you are related to everyone! There are a lot of Laffertys from Alexis and in this episode, you will get to meet two of the coolest! These two cousins make me laugh and I love spending time with them. This episode proves that family makes for good friends and good fun. Please remember to share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: Come On Feel the Noize, Quiet Riot; Hangin' Tough, New Kids on the Block; So Lonely, The Police.
Sometimes just conversation and drinks with friends is all you need! Jen and Jori make for a fun hour even though we talk to each other all the time. They were so nervous but sounded like pros. This episode just goes to show that first, good friends can be found later in life and second, no one should be scared to come and podcast with me! Please remember to share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: Stick Around, Reckless Kelly; Anna Begins, Counting Crows; Everlong, Foo Fighters.
Belly laughs are a given when you ramble with Loren Follmer! Even though he isn't from the Village, he lives close by and you may recognize his voice from 97.7. We finally get to talk "off air" and about all the things you can't say on the radio. We are both addicted to people watching, especially at the beach and at the airport! Loren is one of the funniest and most positive people I know and I'm sure you will enjoy the banter. He will definitely need to be a return guest...enjoy!
Please share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: A Sunday Kind of Love, Etta James; Spoonful, Etta James; Smoke and Ashes, Tracy Chapman; Unsung Psalm, Tracy Champman.
Our small community has music talent! In this episode, we get to chat with BJ Allgeyer and Mark Stein, aka OSB. We do talk a bit about small towns but also about music and how the two of them connected. We end with a small jam session and I can't wait to have them back to ramble more and give us more tunes! Please don't forget to share, review, follow and keep coming back! The latest songs for your Ramblings playlist: The Waiting, Tom Petty; Bryan Adams, Cuts Like a Knife; 7 & 7, Turnpike Troubdours. Don't forget to visit Jiggs when you are in town :)
Happiness is meeting up with old friends after time apart! One of my longtime friends, Tina Kohn, came to town to catch up. So this podcast is what happens when one of your favorites that you haven't seen in way too long comes to town. We may have "chatted" too long before we started recording so I apologize if it sounds like we've had a few beers! She may not have grown up in the Village but knows some people who have. We remember fun times and try to figure out why people do some of the things they do. Please share, review, follow and keep coming back! New songs for your Ramblings playlist: Humble and Kind, Tim McGraw; Levon, Elton John and Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, Elton John.
Sorry for the delay everyone...life happens! Remember All, not every episode will be about Alexis specifically but my friends, people from small towns and other cool cats, will always be on to ramble about topics from a small town perspective. So to get back on track, I brought back two willing victims to show you other potential guests what "rambings" is all about. As always, real talk and no edits so please share, review, follow and keep coming back! This episode's songs for your Ramblings playlist: Gangsta Paradise, Coolio; How Great Thou Art; Love Man, Otis Redding and Cry to Me, Solomon Burke.
What a fun hour with Laurie and Greg Rossell! I always laugh until I cry when I'm around these two and this episode was no different. As always, we talk about growing up in the Village but we share some history and of course, great stories! Again, real talk and no edits. Please share, review, follow and keep coming back! More songs for your Ramblings playlist: Everybody Wants Some, Billy Squier; Every Rose Has Its Thorn, Poison and Bonfire At Tina's, Ashley McBryde. FYI one correction, I said in the podcast that Greg's favorite song was from G&R, but it is Poison...my bad!
Another good conversation, this time with the Cheline brothers. It takes them awhile to get past being shy but they brought some good laughs! Conversation includes what it's like to be a lifetime farmer in rural middle America and other ramblings. Still real talk, no edits. Please share, review and keep coming back! Add to your Ramblings playlist: Why We Drink, Justin Moore; I Can't Drive 55, Sammy Hagar and You Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC. We'll be back soon!
It may not be the prettiest podcast but we had a good time and good conversation. Find out what it's like to grow up in a small town. Real talk, no edits. We may get off topic but we laughed a lot and hope you will get a chuckle too! Please share, review and keep coming back! Start your Ramblings playlist: Pink Houses, John Cougar Mellencamp; Shakin', Eddie Money and I'm in the Mood, Robert Plant. Talk to you soon!
Ever wonder what people in rural America think? Well you should! This podcast will give you an inside ear to the thoughts, opinions and views on many topics from America's best kept secret. Find out what it's like to grow up and live in a small town...because we're definitely worth a listen!