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What music is played at the beginning of the show? |
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The opening music is "Fire and Mercy" by William Orbit. |
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What music is played during The Plugs? |
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The music during the plugs is AC/DC, You Shook Me All Night Long. Once Chuck started appearing on the show, they began to use live and recorded music of him playing the keyboard. |
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Who sings the hip hop version of the Batman Bumper? |
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It is by the artist, J Flexx, and it is from his album Back to the Batcave. |
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What is The Russ Martin Show Experience? |
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The Russ Martin Show Experience is a band comprised of people related to the show. The band got it's start in early 2006 for reasons I can't honestly remember.
Click here to visit the band page at RussMartin.com. Occasionally, you will hear them talking about practicing at "The Rock School." It's run by the folks from the AC/DC tribute band, Back in Black. More information about the Rock School can be found here. |
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What is Russ' MySpace page? |
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You find Russ' MySpace page by clicking this link. |
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What happened to the audio from 9/11/01? |
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The RussMartin.INFO site did not exist in 2001. The main contributor to the site did not start recording audio of the show until January of 2002. Eddie Boyd, who was with the show at the time, stated that he set the shows copy of the show aside into a special place. In the move from one studio to another the audio seemed to have been misplaced. As of October 2006, it has never been found. |
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Salvia divinorum is a drug that as of October 2006 was used on the show in various formats. Gavin seems to be particularly hard hit reacting to it much more so than anyone else in the studio or on the show. Gavin was so affected by it that he had a KRLD reporter put on a 3 part mini-series on the dangers of Salvia. |
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What happened to the Webcams? |
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For about a year there was an option on RussMartin.COM to watch the cameras in Russ' house. However, in August of 2006 the service was terminated. No reason was given. |
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What is the Russ Maritn Poker Run? |
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The following definition comes from About.com and was written by Walter Kern.
A Poker Run is an organized motorcycle event where riders travel over a prescribed course and at designated stopping points, select a card. At the end of the run, the person with the best poker hand wins a prize. Poker Runs usually require a fee to enter with a part of the proceeds going to charity. Some runs are done from bar to bar but in the interest of safety, I don't recommend these. The best runs have a dinner at the end point and only serve soft drinks. Please do not drink and ride your motorcycle. The rules for Poker Runs vary depending on the event.
In February 2006, the idea of a Poker Run was brought up so as to raise money for the foundation. The idea was gaining speed until someone mentioned that Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, declared they were illegal in the State of Texas. The show did end up having a poker run, and made it to where all monies collected were donations, and not madatory to partipate. While legal, it wasn't the best option as some cheap-ass bikers only donated $5 to the event. (Note: I have biker friends, they are not all cheap. This day, this event, there were some.) |
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Spittleville got is start many years ago, albeit under a completely different concept. When Happy The Clown died, it sparked on the funniest eulogies (at least in my opinion) ever. Later, the idea was born of shooting a movie called Happy The Clown. Some scenes of the movie were filmed, but in the end, Russ got tired of messing with the movie and halted production. Over time, he would joke that he was going to film the movie again. People would get excited and start preparing for it, then he'd shut it down again. Then the idea was hatched that you could shoot small segments of the movie, and if people liked it, they would make more of them. Well, the idea shifted away from Happy The Clown, and focused more on a small town. The name chosen for the town? Spittleville. As of 01/20005, they are in pre-production, getting things ready, like the $250 police car that Everett bought, with Russ' money. You can find more information at Spittleville.com. Will they ever finish Spittleville? I doubt it. |
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"The Shirt" refers to a "Blast Shirt" used by power lifters to gain an advantage while lifting weights. A few weeks before this, Larry North had offered to send Russ and JD to Las Vegas if Russ could bench 250lbs. The offer of a shirt was made to Russ so that he could get the extra strength needed to lift the weight. Well, these shirts are not the easist things to put on. Thus, some of the funniest audio that people have heard in ages aired when Russ tried to put the shirt on. Perhaps the clip that gives people the most chuckle is when Russ mutters the phrase, "It's the worst day of my life." Russ once equated the saying to falling off a building, and uttering that phrase just before you hit the ground. |
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The CFE (or Christians for Family Entertainment) is a kooky organization that has the zany notion that adults are incapable of choosing for themselves what to listen to and watch. These wacky folks harass shows like the RMS because we are incapable for deciding for ourselves. Their tactics include calling the owners of places that broadcast perceived offensive material, sending letters to advertisers, threatening to picket but never actually picketing, and nice, red uniforms. No wait.. That's the Spanish Inquisition. |
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What is the Rotowhackulous? |
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Back in the 70's and 80's, Six Flags Over Texas had a ride called the "Rotoriculous", which was one of the more popular rides during the summer due to a) the fact that the line for the ride was in the shade for the most part, b) the last dozen or so feet of the ride was partially air-conditioned, and c) the ride itself was fully air-conditioned, dark, lengthy, and had some awesome music blaring the entire time. Because of this, people tended to ride it several times in a row, seemingly disappearing. It is from this ride that the Rotowhackulous gets its name. Going to Dave Siebert's (See: Who is Dave Siebert?) office is referred to as "riding the Rotowhackulous", since it seems that many people that go into his office come out unemployed and, much like it's Six Flags namesake, are never heard from again. |
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What happened to the studio audience? |
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The new studio is higher than the area for the audience, and needs some sort of risers or bleachers for the audience to see inside. Despite repeated demands by Russ to get them, none are forthcoming, so the area now houses various toys, as well as Russ' workout equipment. |
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What happened with the death threats? |
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At the start of 2003, Russ started getting death threats from an unknown source. Various tapes were sent, as well as animal parts to the station. Of course, no one saw the packages being delivered, so it was assumed that it was an inside job. After forcing everyone to take a lie detector test, all were found not to have a role in them. At some point, the just stopped. End of story. Nothing happened since then. |
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What are the names of songs they play going into or out of a break? |
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I'm not that good at naming songs, so I just don't know. Most, if not all, of the bumpers are edits of the original. |
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