Happiness Is Contagious; So What the Fuck Is Your Problem?

The happiest thing ever

A new study says that happiness is contagious. The research showed that people who were surrounded by individuals who were happy, were more likely to be happy themselves. Thanks science. We here at RBM fully support this finding and have made it part of our daily incantation to recognize our responsibility to contribute to the happiness of mankind by making sure you, the reader, leave the site feeling happy (if we weren’t on Santa’s nice list we’re a shoe-in now) . Although, technically you should never leave the site… you can, like keep it downsized, but you should have some kind of alert that goes off whenever a new post is up.

The RBM x UYD Interview

Jonathan (left) and Seth (other left). Photo courtesy of ZZZlist.com.

We’re some hard working North Shore fools here at RBM and after a long day of pretending to work at our regular jobs and bringing heat on the blog-front, the last thing we want to do is turn on CNN, BBC, or MSNBC so some bullshit suit can vomit the news at us. We prefer something more real, something more entertaining, something with colorful language and meth-mouth jokes. That’s why we choose UYD.

Since February 2006, Seth Romatelli and Jonathan Larroquette have brought the world Uhh Yeah Dude (UYD), an hour-long podcast that presents “America through the eyes of two American Americans.” It’s a cornucopia of insane news stories, passionate rants, somewhat embarrassing personal stories (albeit hilarious), reviews, energy drinks, all wrapped up in a glossy, comedic package.

About three weeks ago, I drunk-dialed Seth on a whim (is there any other kind of drunk-dial?). He was in the middle of watching Cops and after a few minutes, I asked him about doing an interview. While still on the phone, Seth checked out RBM and I think it was the Heavyweights interviews that convinced him. So last Thursday night, at midnight (9:00 UYD time), I lit some candles, sat Indian-style on the floor, and had an intimate conversation with Seth Romatelli and Johnathan Larroquette.