Grits to Glitz

OMG, y'all, it's almost safe to go out in the world! We're getting our vaccinations -- are you getting yours? This is a rambling show that touches on tragedy and comedy as well as a little bit of science and the economy. And Bay might be drunk. We'll let you decide! Be our friends! Write to us at... Well, heck, you can write to Bay at bay.loftis@gmail.com . Thank you for listening!   Links: -  Juvabun! We enjoy it; you might, too. -  Instant Pot! Amy enjoys it; you might, too! -  Dogecoin! Get a jump on the future! -  Just say no to trendy kitchens! -  Do we know this lady?  Bride & Groom Part I -  Bride & Groom Part II

If you haven't voted yet, here's a calm, level-headed, equitable discussion of the two candidates and how their platforms differ so you can make an informed decision... NOT! Ha ha ha, can't help it, that's hilarious, I just had to write that. Snort! Anyway, the Disaster Prius strikes again, Amy went camping, foxes are cute, and Bay drank too much. Don't email her at work! Actually, you can totally email her at work, just don't call her Jennifer. Also, no, don't email her at work. We also discuss politics, tree removal, petroglyphs, fashion choices (skorts 4ever), hiring help, classic holiday films, and sparkly things. Typical Grits to Glitz! Find us on Facebook! Amy Trotter Turner and Bay Secondtry! Linky links: Cute fox video! Hire some help! Plant a sturdy tree! Cover your hoo hoo, wear a skort! Get your bling on! There were never such devoted SISTERS! Stinky molar men petroglyphs!

WE'RE BACK AGAIN! It's still a crazy year. Some of us are super cautious, while others of us are crazy people who gad about the globe, trying to find as many germs as possible while also going diving and doing really interesting stuff. Which one of us is a wild woman?! Listen to the podcast to find out!!! Write to us at bay@gritstoglitz.com or amy@gritstoglitz.com!!!  Amy's cool diving video in Cozumel! Vote for Biden! Walt Disney World Polynesian Resort without a lot of talking Bay was pretty drunk and doesn't remember everything we talked about until the Skype stopped working, so here's a link to a video when Bay's corgi was a puppy and barking at her very excellent former cat Hector the Magnifico. If you listen closely, you can hear Bay and Amy and others laughing in the Christmas-music infused background.

Everybody's boozin' it up but Amy!!! So we're back with a weird little quickie, because everything's weird right now, anyway. Amy got a new pet! Bay grows tomatoes that don't get ripe! TRUMP SUCKS. (But we all knew that.) Read any good recipes lately? Let us know! Friend us on Facebook -- Amy Trotter Turner and Bay Secondtry! (We need more friends because, well, Trump sucks.)   Linkies: Trump sucks Wear a f***ing mask. Wear a mask when you're not f***ing, too. (note from Bay: "HA! Amy wrote that! Totally keeping it.") Growing tomatoes! Bay's food blog!!!!! What's up with modern kitchens WITH NO CABINETS????? Peeing tortoises

We're alive! Hope you are, too!

You want notes? No. We have no notes. Here's an episode. We took a break from our lives to record an episode because we love you. But we didn't have time for notes. Did we mention we love you?

Other than a drought, we're all just waiting for Amy to get her cabin completely finished! Ask the neighbors! Ask the UPS man! Ask the mailman! Are we finished with Amy's cabin? Not yet! In the meantime, we love our animals and our newly fostered animals! How's Mahalo adjusting to life in Amy's circle of friends? As for Bay, is she having fun shopping? You bet she is! So many fun things this week -- write to us at noDinAvantis@gritstoglitz.com!   French Bulldog Rescue Network Lady Hale's brooches make the news!    

It was broken recording software, we swear! But we're back, and we've got a few things to discuss. Amy's cabin takes up a lot of our thoughts and time! We had some pet losses in the family! And we had some close encounters with Appalachian wildlife! Don't you want to know what else you're missing? Write to us! Amy@gritstoglitz.com or Bay@gritstoglitz.com! Rent Amy's cabin through a new portal! (Best prices here) As always, much love to French Bulldog Rescue Network! In case you know someone with a special needs pup, Barkertime dog diapers are here.

Amy's besieged by happy family from across the ocean! Bay's beset by sudden basketball crazes! How much more can these glitzy girls take?! There's some basketball madness, mink oil memoranda, and ever-present prom and birthday reports for darling Nadia. How are your nails?! Write to us! amy@gritstoglitz.com or bay@gritstoglitz.com, or send us a sound file/voice message! Reverent Tattoo Classic mink oil uses Ooo! Modern mink oil benefits!

FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK.... because Bay never made it to Georgia. Amy and Nadia had lots of fun, but Bay caught bronchitis and stayed home. We talked about what Bay missed, and how nice it was to meet up in Chattanooga, and how great Bay's nails now look, but we didn't have our fun girls' weekend in Covington. Write to us! yallblewit@gritstoglitz.com! Get beautiful nails at Kira! Beautiful prom dresses!

Bay needs a manicure, STAT! Wait, what she really needs is a good manicure. Sure, it's not rocket science; it ain't going to save the world; this isn't the straw that breaks Mueller's case's back, but it's important to *us*. Our nails need to look good! Also, Amy teaches Bay about Georgia history, and Bay cedes a Vocabulary Vixen session to Amy. Top Secret Tourist Tip of the Week with a Tip of the Hat to The Strip Podcast! What are you guys doing for Valentine's Day? Write us! YummyCupcakes@gritstoglitz.com!   Kira The Spa, possibly Knoxville's swankiest, and Bay's best hope for nice nails Go to Nevada Nail Studio with Amy! Make paper flowers with Bay! Or make other flowers (also with Bay)! The Blue Willow Inn has some interesting history... some of which is totally left out of its official story... Jack Black visited the Pinball Hall of Fame the same week that Amy and Bay did! If you are lucky enough to live near one, GO TO SPRINKLES AND GET A DAMN CUPCAKE, DAMMIT. If you are VERY brave, try to make Brunswick stew. (Bay is not anywhere near brave enough) The humpback bridge really WAS jumped in a TV show!

It's been a long time, and we're back with tales of Airbnb, the Eiffel Tower restaurant, Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve, watching all of Las Vegas' famous fireworks all at the same time, and more rambling and having fun and stuff like that. Yes, we did meet Piff the Magic Dragon! And yes, he is grumpy! Hear about how much we love Jade the Showgirl, and write to us at amy@gritstoglitz.com or bay@gritstoglitz.com! Piff the Magic Dragon   Piff tries to say Grits to Glitz Eiffel Tower Airbnb Tacos El Gordo Valley of Fire Ethel M's 2018 Christmas lights

Very darned hard! We even earn it when we're not trying to be filthy! So after the ELK HUNT, Yamy took her BITCH of a Frenchie to Louisville for the nationals... OK, that's all the filth I can think of today. Amy is fun! Bay can't wait to cook a turkey! Vespas and pajama pants and elections and drunken giggling! Is there a K-Pop store in your town? Tell us about it! Amy@gritstoglitz.com or bay@gritstoglitz.com!

After a nice break, we're back! We traveled a little, we shopped a little, we ate a little; we stood back and gazed in wonder at what teenagers can put away these days. (Were we ever like that? Don't answer that!) Did you win a billion bucks? Neither did we! But if we do, we're gonna be neighbors. Call us! 44-222-96269!   Links: How does junk food affect teenagers? Bay will be an awesome neighbor. For Amy or anyone! 40th High school reunions can be ... interesting? (If you're a developmental psychologist!) Mega Millions & Powerball are crazy ways to gamble! The Pink Motel is a great place to stay in Cherokee, North Carolina! French bulldogs in Louisville, Kentucky! Online Bonus! Scroll down to the third pic and see Amy and Bay's houses side by side. (OK, really, it's Tahani's and Eleanor's houses on The Good Place. Still, it's amusing!) [Hint: Tahani's house is the palace. Bay's - er, Eleanor's house is the tinker toy next to it.]

You guys liked the drunky cast! Lots of gritty gab this week -- kids going off to school, kids needing stuff for school, kids getting student loans and work study jobs for school ... you would think we had a passel of small children, wouldn't you? But wait, there's more! Amy's patio is finally ready for its close-up, and let's all meet in Vegas for New Year's Eve!!! Too scary? Then how 'bout a little Vocabulary Vixen for your listening pleasure? Email us at hushbay@gritstoglitz.com!

It's G2G Unplugged! No plans. No notes. No links. Just enjoy and float down the lazy river of gritty, glitzy fun.

An extra dog!!! Yeah! Everyone loves an extra dog! Unless you're hosting Amy's former bulldog Lola, in which case, now you have to put up with your current French bulldog being kind of, well, passive aggressive. Just a little. Amy's houseguest sets off alarms! But only because Amy made him. And he won a poker tournament -- how much fun is that?! Bay saw fireworks, and we discuss how nice Knoxville is becoming, and there's just a wee bit of Vocabulary Vixen. Did that elicit a response? Oh, heck, yeah, it did! Call us! 44-222-96269! Ring smartphone home security really works! And that's why we really appreciate Las Vegas metro police! Visit Sweetwater, Tennessee, for old-fashioned fun stuff! Play poker in tournaments! It's fun! Just a few Knoxville festivals to attend!

Oh, the trials and tribulations of owning a smart speaker! [From Amazon Prime, that is.] Amy fills us in on how her very well-spoken parrot is now communicating with the Matrix. What is AI, you ask? We don't know, but we hope Amy's credit card isn't connected! Amy's exchange student made it back to Denmark; the Vocabulary Vixen drops by, and there's a good bit of a Grits to Glitz pet update. Anyone else out there remember the brilliant podcast The Petcast? Vindication for Bay is about 10 years late, but she loves it, anyway! The Bayer company really *is* pretty conscientious -- unless you dislike GMO's... Do we need to add philosophy to our podcast? Let Us Know! amy@gritstoglitz.com or bay@gritstoglitz.com! Talk to a smart speaker! Help a student experience America! Adopt a fabulous pet of your own! Y'uns kin talk real purty, too! Kill fleas and ticks! (Even in the South!)

Bay and Amy have a whole passel of stuff to talk about, from drugging their doggies to dog-loving car salesmen. Wanna get high? Well, how about a helicopter tour? Or get the natural high of calling us at 44-222-96269! Mellow your dog (or yourself) down. Get yourself an exchange student!  Take a helicopter tour of Las Vegas!  We want our dogs to live forever, but they're aging, and that makes us sad.  They predicted the Vegas Golden Knights would be horrible, but they weren't.  Bay's baby boy doesn't work with jerks, but here's how to deal with them if you do.  Ear plugs help.  Is Consumer Reports biased? Maybe. 

So much cake story deliciousness this episode, it should come with a high-calorie warning! Amy won a dessert contest with a beloved old family recipe! Bay isn't at all surprised! There's French bulldog auction action, and administrative professionals day stuff, and Bay's baby boy came home from his first semester away at college with some bragging rights about his grades. It's springtime, so that means more hummingbird talk! How many years have we been obsessed with hummingbirds? Well at least we've started a new obsession: HOCKEY! Call us! 44-222-96269! Apricot Nectar cake on Facebook! Go, Vegas Golden Knights, GO! Feed the birds! Best-1 Hummingbird feeder really is the best!

Can Bay get any more hick with the opening question? But seriously! Such a packed show! We talked about nasty HOA meetings and cute sea critters and trips to hilly cities and twisted ankles. We talked about dining in amazing places and Amy placed well in a basketball bracket thingie, woo hoo! How are Bay's new cats faring? Is she bullying them with terrible names? Maybe. You decide! Tell us the plural of hippopotamus! itaintlatin@gritstoglitz.com!   Prepare for an HOA meeting! Or just do a beehive hairdo! Cutest octopus video we've ever seen! Bring your lovah to the Welshly Arms hattub

We took a long break and then had too much to talk about! Amy took her exchange student to Disneyland! Bay adopted two kitties! Lots of chatting! Vocabulary Vixen drops by with a hint about when NOT to abbreviate shit! And who put this swim team report here? It belongs over there! Call us, y'all -- 44-222-96269!   Stay in a pretty vacation place with VRBO! Adopt black kitties! Or just adopt bonded pairs of kitties! You're so good, go directly to Disneyland! Get glittery mouse ears! [Full disclosure: Those are not Amy's glittery mouse ears. She is special and unique, and we can't find the exact same mouse ears!] Get old-fashioned fountain treats with Bay at Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain! Go funkalicious shopping in Highland Park! Meet Amy and Hanne in San Francisco at... Wait, no, don't, that's a little stalkery, y'all. But wave at them for Hanne's spring break!

FODDER! Man, y'all's minds go right to the gutter -- and that's why we love you. Hey! We're back! Sorry about the long break, but we were sick. But it's all good now, because we're seeing drone shows and wearing Christmas frocks and exchanging Christmas presents and ... Wait a minute, did Amy even say what she got for Christmas? Doesn't matter; she gets to go to Ikea! Write to us and tell Bay how her son should decorate his dorm room! amy@gritstoglitz.com or bay@gritstoglitz.com!   Links: - Drones over Bellagio! - Festive holiday frocks modeled by beauteous Grits to Glitz hostesses! - Get mid mod chic Judy Lee vintage jewelry!

Amy got an exchange student! Bay visited Amy in Missouri! We ate a lot of food we liked! We drove a long way! Bay has PTSD because her boss moved the office from one place on Gay Street to another place on Gay Street! Do you like calendars and fun perfume? So Do Our Awesome Listeners! Please don't abandon us just because we almost podfade every October. Come to Bay's house for Thanksgiving at Christmas! That's an official invitation; RSVP as necessary to bay@gritstoglitz.com. Call us at 44-222-96269! Get yourself an exchange student! Cutest cabin in Pacific, MO St. Louis Art Museum I know what you did last night How to deal with a bad contractor

Amy has had a terrible couple of weeks -- like, seriously, suddenly she has Bay's karma. From a favorite little restaurant suddenly taking a terrible turn for the worse, to a massive -- MASSIVE -- leak under the patio, it's all just, "Ugh." Bay, in the meantime, has turned to a life of crime. She stole a parrot. Well, a cockatiel. Does it count if the victim had 3 weeks' notice while Bay said things like, "I'm going to steal that cockatiel"? (Vocabulary Vixen may need to help us define the word "steal.") Stuff like that happened! Worry with us! 44-222-96269!  NO, NO, NOT NOZOMI! The cave under Amy's patio     Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante! This is what St. Louis will look like in a couple of weeks, *plus* Amy & Bay! Write a scholarship essay! Feed a parrot!

We're fine. We hope you're fine. It's been a weird month, and then stupid stuff happened in Las Vegas. Like every thinking person, Bay and Amy bounce between being sad and being, well, a little angry about that. It's OK; we'll all hug our dogs and be better someday. Speaking of dogs -- Amy almost owns a dog! Is the adoption final now? No? How 'bout NOW? Amy is programming stuff in Las Vegas, and Bay answers the phone really well in Knoxville! Las Vegas commissioner's GoFundMe for victims Find a [possibly hungover] dog sitter at Rover.com! Adopt a needy Frenchy!

Oh, y'all, Amy needs help feeding people! Not really; she figured it out. (Grocery stores deliver now, y'all!) Seriously, though, this episode bolts from entertaining friends to doing good things for rescued French bulldogs, past Bay's culinary efforts and right through the good that buying two pocketbooks can do a mother, and up to and beyond burritos and cool TV shows like Project Runway. We're back into PR, y'all!!! Tim Gunn is our hero!!  Arf, arf! Aloha! Cute custom dog clothes by Deb! Two days to make a chicken thing? Best macaroni and cheese, EVER, Yankee Doodle! Entertain guests with cheese platters! Fly a DJI Spark drone and be the star of your own movie!

She ain't getting old! Dammit. Now, listen, we have a lot to talk about. There's Amy's startling new fashion obsession. There's a new Frenchie in our lives, and she snores. Bay's eclipse menu is more like a bridal shower, and we all want to go to St. Louis to see Amy's new foster dog. Finally, programmers, help Vocabulary Vixen out: How do you say the singular of "parentheses"???  Project Runway's Season 16 - Should we hate the twins? (Bay doesn't.) (Yet.) Amy likes house dresses, but doesn't wear 'em to Walmart. The horror of Ta Ta Towels! ALOHA!!!!! She snores. We die. Where are y'all parking for the Great American Eclipse of 2017? French Bulldog National Specialty's gonna be in St. Louis!

PAR-TAY!!!! Right? Well, right? Like, y'know, like people do in, like, Las Vegas? Where Amy lives? But this time, the lights are going to go out where Bay lives, the band of totality of the Great American Eclipse on August 21st! But Amy's still gonna party. With friends. Who drop by Las Vegas. Because it's a vacation destination. (Dammit!) We're fine, Amy's fine, Bruce is fine, and we love looking up old baby items because our mommy tried to kill us with the 1960's versions of "car seats," dammit! Speaking of Mommy Dearest - did we ever tell you how we shielded each other from her wrath? No? Well, then this episode is the one for you! Call us! 44-222-96269!   - Eclipse maps! - Genetic testing! - Key Largo resort! - Tenn Tech! - Chandelier Bar! - Stuff we sorta remember from our infant years!

Time for a Grits to Glitz trip report! Bay went to the mountains and stayed in Amy's cabin, and she has a lot to say about it. Wilderness! Wild animals! Stupid people! Tubing! Nice people! People with sticks! Torrential rain doesn't mix with onion rings! And for heaven's sake, if you say the car is unlocked, MAKE SURE THE DAMN CAR IS UNLOCKED!!! Other than that, we've got mini health reports (we're fine!) and we love The New Yorker's punctuation sexiness. Write to us! caffeineisawesome@gritstoglitz.com! Caffeine! Communion! Cubs! Tubes! (Couldn't come up with a C-word for tubing, sorry.) Commas!

Cars, cancer, kidney stones, cats, cosmetics, a cacaphony of cookery criticism, and tubing. One of these things is not like the others! Sigh. Such a typical Grits to Glitz kind of Independence Day! Call us -- 44-222-96269! Amy's Lincoln is so polite! Bay lusts for a totally different kind of car! It's not the c word; it's atypical ductal hyperplasia! Kidney stones can make you feel like you need to go! Lips By Amy! Cracker Barrel on steroids (especially the prices)! Whist, Stove & Spirits seems awfully nice! Toodle on a tube in Townsend, TN!

Yes! Bay and Amy are back, and all they can talk about is fostering stuff. (Although, really, they should concentrate on fomenting change.) Amy's got a strange dog in the house! Welcome, Bruce! Bay's buying what Amy's selling: Lipsense lipstick! Write to us at AmysGotABrandNewPup@gritstoglitz.com! French Bulldog Rescue Network Petfinder's Before You Foster Buy lipstick from Amy!

It's kind of a sad show, folks, because we had to say goodbye to Amy's French bulldog Lana. But it's also kind of a fun show, because then we talked about how Woodrow went to Las Vegas and Amy painted a picture and Bay remembered the recipe for Harvey Wallbangers. Grab a bottle of Galliano and join us! Leave us voice mail at 44-222-96269! DO NOT look at the adorable dogs who need homes from the French Bulldog Rescue Network! DO NOT buy retro liqueurs from tiny tots! Get real Galliano from real grown-ups. DO NOT skip Paint Nite if it means getting to drink'n'paint with Amy! DO NOT go to the Eiffel Tower Restaurant without Bay... EVER AGAIN!

How much worse is it that Bay *should* have had this thought for Episode 316?! This is an overdue episode and a weird one, since Amy's had wonderful Satyrsphere company, and Bay went to a commencement ceremony for a community college in a community that is, shall we say, somewhat Trumpy in flavor? And Amy has some sad news, but we're staying upbeat and hopeful! Then Bay gets all judgmental in the name of Vocabulary Vixen (but seriously, she will smack you), and Amy totally flirted with that cute tasteful guy at the David Sedaris concert. Write to us at John316YouHeathens@gritstoglitz.com!!!!     LInky party: Listen to the Satyrsphere! Learn at UNLV! Warble "Blue Moon of Kentucky"! Wish Lana luck and longevity! What hockeys in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas!    

What's wrong with this ice bucket?   Nothing! Nothing is wrong with Amy's ice bucket!!! But, my goodness, it took a while to get to that point. Do you love your refrigerator? Amy might need some recommendations... someday... Anyway! Bay's cat is still an attention whore, and the French Bulldog Rescue Network surely has devoted volunteers! Bay, despite being 17 years old, just celebrated a major anniversary. Amy's car needs washing almost as much as Bay's does, and we're obsessed with the S-town podcast. How 'bout you? Call us! 44-222-96269! How to fix an ice bucket! Emilia rustic Italian restaurant! Help the Frenchies by bidding on stuff! Pooch-friendly Crowne Plaza Knoxville! Wash your car! S-town podcast!

Amy and Bay are together in tiny Townsend, Tennessee, and It's A Real HOOT!!! Get it? Hoot? We heard hootie owls? GET IT? OK, yes, we may have been drinking at the time. We pulled a Harper Valley PTA at an HOA meeting, and then we went shopping for shoes, and we got pedicures, and we had lunch, and we rode an alpine coaster, and it was the best best-friends-and-booze bonanza in the boonies we could have ever asked for! If you go to Cades Cove, you must dine at the Burger Master. No excuses! Write to us and tell us your best hootie owl story. Bay@gritstoglitz.com or Amy@gritstoglitz.com or HarperValleyScandals@gritstoglitz.com!!! Crocs sandals aren't as ugly as the Crocs clogs! Seriously, China Glaze should give us free stuff as much as we shill for 'em: In Awe of Amber is gorgeous! Little cabin in the woods! (Amy's cabin is for rent, y'all!) Delicious drive-in dining at the Burger Master (meister burger...) Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster is totally worth the time! Is this microblading thing a scary eyebrow grooming procedure, or is it cool? Barred owls are so cool, they showed up to our private party. (Scroll down for sound links!)

Sugar, would you like some coffee? This week's show is super Southern, thanks to an email from a dear listener! Do you subscribe to any magazines? Let us know at 44-222-96269! Someone tell the Satyr that Bay needs remedial lessons, too, OK? Southern Living has a style section, y'all! Tell Trump to take a hike - subscribe to Vanity Fair! The B52's are awesome! World's first ATM! Cheetos tongue-coloring cheez balls from 2009! (Even they were orange, though!)

Oh, if only we could read calendars! Well, we're podcasters, not weathermen. The Vocabulary Vixen is back, and we like movies and protesting and voice mail and all kinds of stuff. Listen to podcasts! Write to us at TheOscarsAreRigged@gritstoglitz.com!!! The Allusionist podcast makes the Vocabulary Vixen very happy! "La La Land" had nifty dance homages! The Big Listen is a podcast about podcasts! Visit Anaheim like Amy! Join an Indivisible group and protest like Bay!

Cell phones pockets, tasty Triscuits growing in the yard, Shazam and smacking your Mama when she gets the song right -- how much more insane can this episode get? I'll tell you how much -- Barbra and Liza and data managers and nap technology, and some protesting and Vocabulary Vixen, and OMG, We Changed Our Theme Song?! Bay and Amy are off to a wild ride for a podcast this week. Call us to complain! 44-222-96-2-69!!! Lascivious Biddies rock our world! Buy a pocket book (or two)! Triscuits! (TM) [Hey, Nabisco, you wanna be a sponsor?] :D Data Manager is the best app! Babs + Neil = violent, violent Bay! Patton Oswalt makes Amy swoon! (Well, really, all of us, but Bay seems to be hogging the spotlight this week, so we're just going to say "Amy," but y'all know it's both Amy and Bay who are swooning - right?) Nap science! Bay went a-protesting!

Why weren't you in Vegas? All the cool kids were there! We're heavy on travelogue, light on notes this episode. We relive our giddy weekend and share with you the behind the scenes drama, the gambling and carousing exploits, the dining and dancing on tables...y'all do remember dancing on tables, right?

What's the worst that could happen in 2017? OH so many things could go wrong in 2017... but we have the OH SO RIGHT event that will be Vegas Grits to Glitz Gabbing, Giggling, Gambling, Gourmandizing, and Gamboling Gathering! Tonight, we cover Amy's Christmas trip to East Tennessee, and Bay rhapsodizes about china, DVD's, and having Amy around for Christmas. (And there's the bunny trail about bargain hunting with our mother. That was pretty cool.) Call us! 44-222-96269! Bargain hunting goodies like this! Cooking goodies like this! Antique china goodies like this! Do gooders like this!    VGGGGGGGG Goodies to Anticipate! Drag shows like this! Pizza meet-ups like this! Piano bars like this!

How much work do we put into decorating? And are we ready for Christmas yet? Is Tennessee still standing? What are we going to do when Amy is home for the holidays? Are we social enough? Or are we going to be more social when Bay goes to Las Vegas in January? Only 4.5 weeks 'til VGGGGG!!! Write to us at VGGGGGGGGGG@gritstoglitz.com!   Star Shower! Tarantula! Yoda vs Frenchies! China! Caesars! Cosmopolitan Las Vegas! Honey Salt! Don't Tell Mama! Pizza Rock!

Hi! I'm Amy and I'm in Las Vegas! And for a few days in January, BAY is going to be in Las Vegas! And at least a couple of listeners! And a real, live Las Vegas podcaster who talks about actual Las Vegas!* And you should be there, too! This super quick episode is just an announcement of the big event. We hope you can join us for the fun. Call us at 44-222-96269 or write to us at vggggg@gritstoglitz.com! See you in January! *He called us affable. In a very non-snarky way.

And does she know about ...? Once again, we started a show without any notes, and Bay didn't even drink a cocktail first (for fear she would keel over asleep if she did)! But we still managed to record a whole podcast, and no ecosystems were harmed! Save us from extroverts, and how's the election going in your neck of the woods? Are we still going to have an infrastructure to podcast with in two weeks? We'll find out! Scandal and mayhem and food! AND! There's a strange man in Amy's spare bedroom. Typical Grits to Glitz, y'all! Call us!!!! 44-222-96269!   - Big Bang Theory! - Ecosphere niftiness! - Is it safe to come out from under this rock yet? - Conversing with Extroverts 101 (Language lab required) - Care and repair of Hermes scarves (Alternatively, invest in "SPECIAL" stickers) - Vacuum sealer fun! - Prerequisite: Vacuum Sealer 101 (Virtual classroom access required) - What the heck are PBA's? - Political yard signs - Gettin' it on with The Man (in charge)  (The man in charge, that is)  (You know, your boss!)

Why, Amy, of course! From hanging out with listeners to hanging out with French Bulldog show people, she's been quite the most popular podcaster around! Bay just went out to dinner and then got all cultured and whatnot. It's a party! We even managed to talk about politics. (We've got to stop that!) It's a do-over to keep us on an even keel. Hey! Welcome to our new iHeartRadio listeners! Write to us at socialgadflies@gritstoglitz.com! Locals love Ellis Island! If you get drunk here, you don't even need a lampshade for your head. You're already in the Chandelier! Rooty tooty fresh and fruity! (Bags, that is!) Rescue a French bulldog! We're trippin' for Tripp! Sing Babalu with Bay! Can we come out from under this rock? Sheldon Adelson's crazy is catching. Knoxville Opera Company!

Oh, my goodness, food is going missing all over the place! At least we know who ate the Fritos. What about the monkey bread?! This is a typical Grits to Glitz because we talk about a lot of crazy stuff, and we talk about food a lot. We like food. For instance, other than our keen interest in missing food, we also recap Mediterranean restaurants on both coasts and Asian fusion in Las Vegas. Frenchies galore in Las Vegas! Brace yourself for *those* kisses! Music! Culture! Gossip! It's all here. Call us! 44-222-96269!!! - Cool Classic Ranch Fritos! - Big Ass Ferris Wheel! - Neon Museum! - KoMex Asian fusion! - Bay's favorite thing about Knoxville this month: Yassin's Falafel House! - Amy's hair survived! Aveda Institute of Las Vegas! - Monkey bread recipe! - We got Lana from FBRN so we love them extra! - Can't wait to see Frenchies at French Bulldog Nation Specialty thingie! - University of Tennessee/Knoxville choruses! - Bay's favorite part of the UTK fall choral concert - Er ist gekommen! - Knoxville Opera Comp'ny presents Pirates! Of Penzance!

Bay would visit ALL the grocery stores! But only in the pursuit of turkey dinner perfection.... and other cookery items. Listen, this is the most imp't thing: BAY VISITED AMY IN LAS VEGAS! (And the town may never be the same again.) Coming soon: French Bulldogs! Friends of the show Kim and Lin! Other friends of the show Fey Driver and Steve from The Strip Podcast! Bidets! Museums! Art shops! The awesome Big Ass Ferris Wheel (a.k.a., "the High Roller," but Big Ass Ferris Wheel is so much more appropos)!!! Drunk shopping! AMY BOUGHT A CAR!!! We had a blast. Write to brinedturkeyisthebest@gritstoglitz.com!!   - Lincolns are cool cuz Amy has one! - Neon is cool cuz Las Vegas has some! - French Bulldogs are cool cuz sooooo cute! - Art (tchotchkes) is (are) cool cuz it's for sale! - Chihuly glass is cool cuz wow!     (WARNING: The next link is loud, so turn down your speakers. Darn you, Auto Play!) - High Roller is cool cuz yikes this drink is strong! - Mob is cool cuz - YES I SAID THE MOB IS COOL YOU CAN'T SAY I DIDN'T SAY THAT! - Bidets are cool cuz clean butts! - Absinthe is cool cuz filthy dirty fun!

Do we ever have travel plans! Well, Bay does. She's going to visit Amy in Las Vegas! And it's all we can talk about! And Hollywood feuds and messy stores and stuff! Seriously, it's really very hard to write notes about such an eclectic group of topics. Give it a listen, and let us know what you feel we left out. (Bay's boss thinks Grits to Glitz should be reviewing "Stranger Things." Vote today!) Call us! 44-222-96269!   Links: - Cool Mt. Charleston! - Delicious Hash House A Go Go! - Prepared horseradish! - Ross Dress for Less is a mess! (Ad first, sorry)  - Galaxy Luxury Theatre! - Kevin Smith vs. Bruuuuuce! - Magpies Bakery! - Fatburger! - Biltmore!    

What are we gonna do for the next ten years? Um, party hearty, people! We're finally back with our 300th episode, and it might be one for the ages! Between the injury report and tech purchases, handy things and handsy things (ahem, Absinthe!), magic shows and political rallies, we found time to talk about kids going to college and unkind dog groomers. Yeah, it was that kind of show! So email us! amy@gritstoglitz.com or bay@gritstoglitz.com!! Tape it to the next one! Bag it up! Taste it all! See one show! Make it disappear! Get with her!

Yes, but it's not nearly as distracting as the cat! Listen as Amy and Bay bounce from topic to off-topic and back again! We talk about stuff to see and do in Sacramento, which leads to an interesting bit about Tower Records and the documentary "All Things Must Pass." Bay had a frog for an afternoon! She didn't kiss it. It could still be someone's prince! Politics! Smart locks! Booze, booze, and more booze! It's that kind of podcast. Call us! 44-222-96269! (HEY!)   - Tower Records once towered! - Cope's Gray Tree Frogs can be green! - WHAT IS THAT T DOING TO THAT P?!?! - Save your stuff! (The high tech way!) - Imbibe with us! Las Vegas Distillery - Listen to This American Life, ep 591!

Bay and Amy wax rhapsodic about homegrown tomatoes -- even those purchased at the farmer's market -- and lots of other things, like: fixing the voice mail (thx, Cap't Scott!), grocery store booze, booze (spiced rum, lime liqueur, etc.), popular puppy dogs, places we want to visit, things we'll do someday, and the usual assortment of bunny trails. It's an extra episode, y'all! Can we make it to 300 before our 10th anniversary?! amy@gritstoglitz.com or bay@gritstoglitz.com!   - Do you love "Love"? It's changed! - Do you crave a Vegas podcast? Try Vital Vegas! - Do you have summer? Eat a tomato sandwich!