Hey, everybody, it's Peter dropping into your podcast feed with a special announcement.

As you all know, Bill Curtis recently retired as our judge and scorekeeper.

Only the second one this show has ever had.

Don't worry, Bill will still be around.

You can still win his voice on your voicemail.

But the orange smoke has risen from the chimney at the Studebaker Theater, which means that

today, right here, right now.

It is time to announce our new judge and scorekeeper.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to introduce to you making his official debut at this week's show in Austin, Texas.

Alzo Slade!

What's up, Peter?

We put a lot of gravity into that introduction.

I did, man.

I did.

I even, nobody can see me.

I still haven't figured out on the radio, but I kind of extended my arms and like a big, hey, everybody, like a Vita type thing when I did. I even, nobody can see me. I still haven't figured out on the radio, but I kind of

extended my arms and like a big, hey everybody, like a Vita type thing when I said your name.

I felt all of that. I just hope the, you know, the reveal lived up to the introduction. You have done everything.

You started as a panelist.

You've sat in my chair, even though there's no chair.

You've been a guest host, and now you're going to be the judge and scorekeeper after doing it on, you know, like a practice basis, filling in for Bill many times.

So what were you, you've done all the jobs.

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