High Five Wednesday 3/18/20 (Patreon)

Hey hey hey,

I hope things are going alright in your area. Let me know how you're holding up in the comments. Don't do molly right now because it has immunosuppressive properties! The Pittsburgh and Florida shows have been postponed, if you need a refund please message us, otherwise, we will honor your admission at a later date (if you don't need the money right now please hold off, because we still have a lot of that money tied up in plane tickets and lodging). We are already working on doing some sort of livestream for the 2nd Hellfire Congregation Of Radical Egalitarianism tour if necessary (it will be necessary).  Right now you can find us on all the streaming platforms and we will be upping the content output too. Twitch is where we are focusing our energy, we want partner status. So watch us play Pandemic with Street Wife Radio or watch us investigate our current favorite metal bands.  This week on Patreon we are going to finish up watching Some Kind Of Monster. So, what are some enjoyable things in my life right now?

• Lamb Of God - Walk With Me In Hell - I found a bridge between thrash and the hot topic metalcore I love. Lamb Of God has some incredibly stupid libertarian lyrics but they also have songs like "Redneck" that are all about fighting bubbas. Walk With Me In Hell is so soothing to me right now. I was happy to hear them after Pantera failed to stick with me (sounds too hate-crimey). For those of you who are going to try and suggest metal bands to me, I don't want sludge or doom or anything that isn't played as fast as possible, with lots of riffs and that little squealy noise they do. I love Testament right now.
  

• Pandemic Board Game App - This game was a hit when it arrived over a decade ago. It’s cooperative, which was still a novel idea, but it delivered a really fun experience. You and up to 3 of your friends are viral specialists trying to wipe out the spread of 4 color-coded diseases. Each player gets a special role card, like Medic or Researcher, that gives them special abilities. It is incredibly hard and it took 6 tries before we beat it. Even if you don’t want to invest in the board game there is an app that is a lot of fun. You can load it up on a tablet and pass it around the couch. We played it with our wives on Twitch recently, and we have a lot more bonus streams coming, so download Twitch and follow us there.
  

• Rodrigo Y Gabriela - I’ve been racking my brain with ways to get more Metallica played during family time. I decided to look up acoustic covers of Metallica and then got reminded that  RYG are huge metalheads. They released a cover of Battery in 2019.
  
  If you aren’t familiar, Rodrigo Y Gabriela were a couple of buskers in Ireland, when somebody heard their song and made them famous. They’ve been a favorite of my wife and me for a decade now, and even if you don’t like Metallica their brand of hard rock flamenco is impressive to anyone who hears it. Check out Tamacun, it will make your jaw drop. Recommended for quietly rocking hard, speed freaks, brunchers, and global gallery shoppers.
   

• Cashew Queso - I gave this basic recipe a shot and loved it. I didn’t even soak the cashews beforehand. I just blended it all up. I think I ate the whole batch in less than a day because I kept returning to the fridge and mindlessly scooping it up. I’ve read that tapioca starch is needed to get it stretchy and melty but I honestly don’t care about the full simulation, I just want good flavor, and technically this may just be a nut dip but it’s a damn good replacement for queso.
  
  1/2 Cup of Water or milk alternative (flax for me)
  1 cup cashews
  1 can green chiles
  Nutritional yeast + Taco Seasoning to taste
  

• V8 Energy Juice - I love these things. I have an enormous sweet tooth so juices were always a weakness of mine but healthier living has moved me away from them. I also gave up coffee after having those stomach issues and decided I wasn't ever going back to it. I found this v8 green tea juice with caffeine. Honestly I just shoot the whole thing like 5-hour energy and go on with my day. I buy it by the case. 

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Peace,

Brett