Arcade Nostalgia and Musical Teasers (Hour 3)

Broadcasting live from the Civic Media Studios in Green Bay, this is Night Light with Pete Chwaba.

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Light, ladies and gentlemen.

Happy Friday.

Hope everyone's having a great day, regardless of where you are in our beautiful state.

Boy, it was warm today.

It was just a great, just a great Friday.

And we've got more crummy weather on the way tomorrow, but you know what?

Let's ignore that for the time being and just have a fun few hours here where we talk about the things that we really love to talk about in life.

And we're gonna cover a lot of it tonight.

We've got some comedy talk.

some sports talk and some great music talks.

So lots of fun, lots of fun stuff on the agenda tonight.

On this Friday night edition of Nightlight, Conrad Krieger, as usual, is working the bore.

Hey, buddy.

Hey, yeah, I just want to say I kicked the bubbles.

What do you mean you kicked the bubbles?

I'm no longer, no longer

tub.

No longer have anything to do with bubbles.

All right.

See, you've given up baths permanently.

Yep.

I've given

it up.

That's my New Year's resolution.

For those of you that don't know what we're talking about, if you weren't with us last night, it was National Bubble Bath Day and Conrad tried to do the entire show, produced the show from the tub and seemed very relaxing.

I, on the other hand, did not have that luxury and I didn't want to electrocute myself.

So I steered clear of that one.

But what is the weather in Green Bay?

I am

coming to you live from Marinette tonight, folks.

I'm in the very far north suburbs of Green Bay, the even farther north suburb of Madison or Milwaukee.

So what's the weather like?

Because I got to drive tomorrow, dude.

I mean, it was super nice today.

Like I didn't even wear a jacket, just wore a sweatshirt.

I walked to the gym because it was so nice.

The other

day, you said you skipped to the gym.

Well, no, I skipped and I told that story where I fell and when it was really icy and I was skipping so

Okay, that makes so I haven't skipped since All right, I would I would avoid skipping if you can it just not because it's like a way it just looks weird for an adult,

you know There is like in gym class we do like it's like, you know, you'd have to run to warm up, you know, like at the beginning of

the

class

There'd be sometimes you're like, all right, skip now.

There's a whole gym.

I remember that.

We did that too.

Yeah.

But it looks weird.

Anytime a grown man and even a woman in this case, I think if they're running or sprinting full steam, something has gone wrong.

Like unless they're in the park taking advantage of workout equipment or something, if a grown man or woman is in a full blown sprint like through downtown, they're either being chased or

They are mentally ill.

I don't know.

They're just going to see it, especially skipping.

Yeah.

Well, it's a great workout.

If you're doing it in the proper setting, if you're sprinting on a treadmill, that's one thing.

But if you're just sprinting out among the populace, that can look weird.

I've seen that a couple of times.

Sprint them like sprinting at like speed 15 and the whole like gym can hear them on the

treadmill.

They're grunting

because well, their feet are hitting so hard

on the treadmill.

Oh, right.

Yeah.

The thing is going like mad.

Yeah, no kidding.

Hey, folks, it is great that you were here tonight.

We are hoping to send you into the weekend with a smile and some good tunes and some sports talk.

Got a great show tonight.

Greg Bach, the host of Matin Air on Air here on Civic Media.

Greg is also a very talented stand-up comic.

He will be here tonight in about 20 minutes, right after the news, sports, and weather.

So we will find out what is going on with Greg.

I know the last time we talked to Greg Khan, he was in the process of finding a new space for the Laughing Tap, a great stand-up comedy club in Milwaukee.

We'll find out, we'll get an update on that, find out what's going on with Matt and Aaron.

Because Greg has been, he's kind of been manning the ship since Jane retired

two

weeks ago.

So we'll talk to Greg and get caught up.

And then, yes, it is Packer Bear Week, folks, a rare...

I wonder if this has ever happened in the history of the rivalry is the oldest rivalry in the NFL.

I think this is their 213th meeting and I wonder if they've ever played I want to say it's been six weeks since that first game where the Packers won at Lambo Two weeks later the Bears wanted soldier field and that was like it's got to be six weeks three meetings in six weeks Yeah, you think that's ever happened.

Maybe Mike wouldn't

yeah.

Yeah, that's a good question for Mike.

Yeah

Because it's going to be fun.

We're going to talk a little Bears Packers with Mike.

That's at 635.

Mike will be here.

And we've really had a lot of fun talking with Mike about NFL playoffs and all kinds of stuff.

The Packers have had for a reporter.

I know for Packer fans, the last few weeks have not gone great.

But boy, if you are a sports reporter, particularly the NFL and covering the Packers, you've had a lot to talk about the last few weeks.

So Mike's been a busy guy.

We welcome Mike at 635 and then it is a bar band Friday night folks Terry Barr will be here our pal and the co-host of maxink radio here on civic media and WMDX She is also our Wisconsin music expert.

We love talking to Terry and we welcome her with open arms every Friday night She you know, there's a caveat though tonight con As to how she's gonna join us.

Yes.

Yes.

Yeah,

she will be calling taking a break

from recording an episode of Max Inc.

with our pal, Katie Scullin, who will be on the show tonight because they want to watch the Packer Game tomorrow.

I mean, that makes sense.

Yeah, it makes sense.

If you can do it, why not?

Yeah, exactly.

You know what?

Here's the thing, like, I don't know.

I don't know that I would give up doing a show for a sporting event.

I know you would.

And I

might have,

like, I might have, like, 25 years ago, but honest to God, I live to talk to people.

Over and if there's a microphone thrown in that's even better.

So anyway Max Inc has been at it for years They certainly are entitled to a night off and it should be a great game tomorrow night.

I'm very excited and Conrad you've already picked the Packers I What did I do last time I think I picked the bears like 48 to nothing because I knew it would be a Ridiculous crazy pick.

I really don't know.

I have no idea what to think It's kind of a pick them right or the Packers favorite by like a point

I don't think they should be favored.

Okay, here's what I've been hearing all week.

Is the Packers are a little bit better of a team than the Bears right now, as things stand.

And now they've got their players back.

The Bears, I haven't listened to any news that I don't know if the two main injured Bears, Kyler Gordon and Roma Dunze are coming back or not.

I thought I heard they were going to play, but I can't confirm anything.

And the Packers have playoff experience.

Jordan loves got playoff experience.

Matt LeFleur.

So I think that is why the Packers are getting the edge on the bedding lines and that kind of thing.

So we'll see you though.

We'll ask Mike and it'll be a fun chat.

So, um, and this is fun.

I don't know if we've ever done this question of the night, but let's get to it because I'm excited to get this out there.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is time for the nightlight question of the night.

Let's talk about

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What is your favorite arcade game?

We're going back a ways.

You know what an arcade is, Con?

Yes, I do.

Okay.

Have you been in one?

I mean, I know they have them

like in tourist traps and now there's bars

like

Dave and Buster's that happen.

Have you ever been in a bona fide?

Definitely.

Arcade where it's just okay.

Where do they have those?

Did you have one in Kewaskam?

No, no, no, we'd have to drive a little ways to go to an arcade.

Yeah, but No, it is.

We even had

one in Marinette.

Although Fond du Lac.

Yeah, Fond du Lac.

Okay.

Yeah.

They're always fun, you know.

They're a blast.

And I, you know, I was never a video game guy.

Like I wasn't really good at it.

Like there are some people that just excel at video games.

And I don't

I don't know if it's a natural talent or how much money they had to spend or how many quarters they had to pump into the machines to get good at them.

I was never one of those guys.

I never had a ton of money as a kid or expendable income on games.

I played all the basics Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Dig Dug.

But there was a great game that we used to play that came out.

It was called Track and Field.

And there was like a ball that you would use and you'd slide the ball as hard as you could in that.

was how you performed in the game.

And my friend Tony and I used to do that all the time.

But I liked, I always loved pinball.

Although pinball seemed like it was more of a thing of the 70s.

I was sort of a kid of the 80s.

But what is your favorite arcade game, folks?

That is tonight's question.

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Do you have a, what is yours, Con?

What's your favorite game?

Asteroids.

Oh, God,

I forgot about Asteroids.

That's a great one.

Yeah, that was my favorite.

You know what's crazy?

The graphics on Asteroids were so pedestrian.

It was like nothing.

Maybe there's a better version of it now that you played, but in the 80s, it was like drawing a stick figure.

The sound effects were so great.

And when you exploded the asteroids, it was such a great feeling.

That's a great game.

I forgot about that one.

I went with, well, Track and Field, like I mentioned, I also liked a game called Dig Dug.

And I liked another game, which was kind of like Dig Dug.

It was like Dig Dug's more graphic stepbrother called Mr. Dew.

So I don't know if anybody remembers Mr. Dew.

But that was a really fun game too.

So folks, let us know your favorite arcade game.

Be part of the show.

That is our question of the night.

And you can fire those off and we'll read them on the radio and make you part of Nightlight on this wonderful Friday.

I saw Gwyneth Paltrow's back on the news con.

I don't know if you knew that.

You know, Gwynny P.

Yeah, I mean, I love her goop.

That sounded wrong.

That sounded like something that should not have been said.

But I know what you mean.

I don't know if other people do.

She, of course, has the Goop products.

They might have gone out of business, though, or she may have continued them.

What?

Maybe.

I took them out of business, you

know.

You bought too much Goop.

I have a full garage movement, Tori.

She's retiring early, thanks to Conrad.

She referred to her divorce.

She did this years ago, but again, she was on Amy Poehler's podcast and talked about her conscious uncoupling.

Is there a more pretentious way to say divorce?

Is that your husband?

No, no, no.

We've consciously uncoupled.

Stop.

Just be a regular person.

What does the matter with you?

And sometimes it looks like she's doing things tongue-in-cheek, but mostly I just think she's really full of herself and loves to be different like that, which is the sign of a true nepo baby, not a care in the world.

Just go crazy and call a divorce a conscious uncoupling Insanity This is by the way also folks quitters day So what that means is if you've given yourself a New Year's resolution today January 9th is typically the day people throw in the towel and say sorry I'm eating carbs or I'm going to the gym or I'm gonna start wearing makeup again, whatever it is So what are you doing Connor you still doing yours?

Well mine is going to the gym.

I've been doing that the other part of it is When I go, you know, fill up gas or something don't go in and buy something.

I haven't done that All right, so

you know, so you're still with it.

Yes I'm still with it, too I did have mine was giving up high fructose corn syrup and I have done that I did have about two or three ounces of a coke last weekend

So I cheated a little bit, but I'm back at it and I feel pretty good Folks, we're gonna do a very short break news sports and weather is coming up in just 10 minutes here on the civic media radio network And when we come back from this break, I'm gonna tell you the Wisconsin city that is the reigning champ when it comes to having inexpensive Super Bowl parties One of the cities in our fair state made the list.

I'm gonna tell you and it's number one I'll tell you what it is after this break.

It's nightlight with peach wava on the civic media radio network

Oh my love I really wanna know you I really wanna go with you

Function at the Junction.

Great tune.

Welcome back.

This is Nightlight with Peach Wabba.

It is Friday, folks.

You made it.

It's kind of cliche to say, people, oh, you made it to Friday.

Like, does life suck that bad?

Every

day is

Friday if you have the right outlook.

Would

you agree with that con?

Every day is the Christmas Eve of weekdays if you think about it.

There you go.

And there's been a lot of crummy stuff happening in this country.

Sometimes we don't even recognize what is happening.

It just it makes you mad.

And we had a texture last night that kind of said, hey, why aren't you talking about this?

Well, you know, I read the news all day and it depresses me sometimes.

Sometimes it's decent.

Sometimes it's bad.

But that's that's not what nightlight is.

Nightlight is here.

As an escape we talk about sports and movies and TV and music and all the things in life that do bring us together So that's what we're doing here tonight folks.

So I hope I truly hope you can leave the stress of the day behind and it is substantial I am not trying to minimize what is going on, but that's not what we do here We celebrate the good things in life and our question of the night that will help us do such things is what is your favorite arcade game?

Take a trip back to the 80s 90s 2000s whenever

You frequented arcades.

What was your favorite game?

I said Track and Field, Dig Dug and Mr. Do.

Conrad said Asteroids.

Correct.

Which is a great game.

You know, I think I was confusing that with Space Invaders, which

is awesome.

I mean, they're kind of close, yes.

But Asteroids was my favorite.

They deal with Outer Space.

Yes.

With Astronomy, if you will.

Stacy Sue on social media says, Mrs. Pac-Man.

That's a great one.

Or is it Miss Pac-Man?

Miss

Pac-Man?

Miss Pac-Man and just Pac-Man, wasn't it?

I think she was proudly single if I'm not, because Mr. Pac-Man, kind of a jerk, let's be

honest.

Yeah, yeah, that's what I'm saying.

Fighting for his life and eating all the dots.

Daniel Wheeler says, specifically, the sit-down tabletop of Dig Dug at the former Pizza Hut in Nina.

Just off highway 41 by the roller rink circa 1982 that is specific and that is awesome Danny wheels.

Did you know that Danny wheels is a really good actor con?

I I did it, but I you know, I can imagine

He makes good films and he is also a very talented actor.

So and I love his tax.

Thank you, Dan Danny Daniel Danielle Dan the man Daniel.

I got a ton of them.

Thank you

animals

You

know what that is?

They used to call Dan Hampton from the Bears, Dan.

I'm sure it's the nickname that every frat guy named Dan received.

The Danimals were those yogurts that would be in like a cup and you drink them.

I

went sports.

You went dairy.

That's fine.

Tim Baker says baseball game that used a steel ball and had a flipper to hit the ball.

I do not remember that one.

That sounds fun.

Mary Picconi, Donlan, one of my favorite producers at PBS says Donkey Kong.

I forgot about Donkey

Kong.

Oh, yes.

Yeah,

that's a

great one.

Boris Hamilton, Super Cobra, and Gauntlet.

You know what I forgot?

I don't know what Cobra is, but I do remember Centipede.

That was a fun game.

And Sean Boyce on social media says, Arcanoid, I'll let that Pizza Hut trash sit if I'm doing well.

Meaning like he's waiting for his pizza and playing Arcanoid.

I don't know that game either Okay, we'll keep those responses coming folks.

Those were our social media responses Conrad if you had to guess what would you say the cheapest town in America is?

To host a Super Bowl party, um Maybe

Gotham

It is not good

I love the you're you're all about the inside jokes and Really rolling the dice that people have been listening all week.

I

hope they have I hope they know

what you're talking about mr. Bubble bath and Happy New Year's Happy New Year exactly, but according to Ranker Green Bay, Wisconsin the cheapest town to host a Super Bowl Plasts were calculated using common Super Bowl watch party items on a per guest basis including food wings pizza chicken bites

Whatever that is.

Nuggets.

Mozzarella sticks, chips, and dip.

And they average this out per guess.

This is like serious data coming at you, folks.

Drinks one beer and one soft drink per guest, they calculated.

No.

Yeah, who drinks one beer or one soft drink?

Shared utilities, electricity for TVs, lighting, and small appliances during and throughout the game.

Green Bay, Wisconsin is number one nationwide with an average Super Bowl party cost.

of $26.24 per guest, the lowest in the study.

That surprises me.

That's interesting.

Because that seems like a lot.

But when you break it down, I guess it's not.

Food costs are among the cheapest in the country in Green Bay, averaging $5.48 per guest.

Drinks cost remain affordable because there's so much demand here.

$4.63 per guest.

Grocery cost stay under 16 per guest 15 bucks 1595 and utility costs are negligible according to Ranker 0.19 per guest 19 cents per guest So Green Bay was number one Wichita Kansas was number two.

There is another Wisconsin City on the list here to venture a guest and it's third to be honest third.

Um, yeah, I'm gonna say Madison Incorrect.

Oh, Milwaukee.

Milwaukee.

Oh, okay,

so

Bottom line, I don't know if like area chamber of commerce is want to use this or Logan roge our pal next week He's gonna be on the show from

travel,

Wisconsin.

We can ask Logan if what he can do with this information But Green Bay, it's twenty six dollars and twenty four cents per person if you host a Super Bowl party Milwaukee is twenty nine dollars and sixty nine cents Three bucks a person that adds up

see, you know, I don't know about this per guest type thing because

Sometimes people just hosting grab everything themselves, you know,

that's true or some people has come empty-handed It's all these Midwest cities to Omaha Detroit Louisville Cleveland Indianapolis Cincinnati That's the that's listen the Midwest is where it's at folks if you're thinking about hosting a Super Bowl party and

Yes,

acquiring big big savings is a place to go specifically

Green Bay.

Yeah, there you go

Hey, news and sports and weather is coming up next, folks, and then we will be back with Greg Bach.

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We are jamming, folks.

It is Friday.

What a great weekend.

There are some great movies available.

You got playoff football.

You've got a lot of... I haven't really looked into the live events around the state this week for some reason, but I'm sure you have some great shows, comedy shows, all kinds of stuff.

Lots of fun this weekend.

And you live in the city.

If you live in Green Bay, you live in the cheapest city.

to throw a Super Bowl party.

And Milwaukee is third.

So that's interesting.

And that's got to make you feel a little bit, you know, Wisconsin's already a great place, but, you know, big, big savings come into play.

It is great to have you here, folks.

Conrad is working the board.

We've got a great question tonight.

What is your favorite arcade game?

And right now, though, we are going to kick things off with our first guest of this Friday night.

He is the host of Matt and Air on Air and a very funny comedian.

And we love it when he is part of the nightlight.

Mr. Greg Bach joins us now over the stream.

Hey, buddy.

Hey, how's it going?

Can y'all hear me?

Did I do this right?

You're more tech savvy than me, Greg.

If

you're asking me,

we're in trouble,

but Conrad

maybe could help you.

I just want to make sure I can hear me.

You can hear me.

So that sounds great, Greg.

Wonderful, wonderful.

Quick correction, it is no longer Matt and Aaron air was mid mornings on civic media.

So oh my we yes indeed indeed But we we still we still work with the mission of one Jane Matt and Aaron our heart and we wish her a heartily hearty and well-deserved retirement

You know I me a culpa-greg I should have I still hear it referred to occasionally as Matt and Aaron air and yeah, I mean

I thought it was a few weeks Pete.

I mean, honestly,

yeah

I thought

it was

like a brand thing, but I like mid mornings on

Civic Media.

That totally works.

Well, either way, happy to be happy to be aboard.

So

yeah, likewise.

And it's a great show.

So check it out every day here at Civic Media.

You can hear the wonderfully talented Greg Bach.

How are you tonight, buddy?

Did you have

good holidays?

I'm doing well.

Thank you for asking.

Holidays were good.

They were good.

Christmas was crazy as usual.

We're always running around every and even after Christmas is over, someone says, Hey, we got to go to someone's house.

Why do we have to go to someone's house?

Oh, because someone's coming over.

Do I have to?

I mean, I don't have to go.

So yeah.

And then New Year's was absolutely relaxing.

It was it was the first time in a

a long time I had New Year's Eve off and we toasted champagne at 9.15 and we're in bed by 9.30 and that was it.

Oh, I don't, I don't do.

Oh, Peter, I do not do the nights.

I do not do the midnight countdowns.

I don't mean a stereotype, Greg.

Go

ahead.

Comedian.

You're rocking the mustache.

You had the beard.

You've had long hair.

You look like a party guy.

I hope that

doesn't

offend you in any way.

But that's a big surprise, to be honest.

Well, I mean, I understand that I know I know what I look like.

I look like I, you know, this this this looks like I own every gun that's ever been created, but I don't.

But yeah, I mean, it's it's I'm a I'm a I'm a very early bird now, you know, working in radio over the past few years, I did some very early morning shows that required me to go to bed early.

And I just kind of stuck with it.

So usually it's

If I'm if I'm going to bed at 930, I will go Oh late day So yeah, but it was a nice holiday.

How about you P?

What did you what did you do?

Did you did you celebrate?

Did you get crazy?

Same.

Yeah, we had we just did the Christmas with the kids and my parents and then New Year's Eve is the same way but I I got it out a little bit because I Don't mistake me for a guy who doesn't like to party Greg.

We stayed up to 11 and did the East Coast countdown

And then we watch Stranger Things.

Are you a Stranger Things fan?

I am not, but I certainly have a lot of friends who are, and they were very much like, the system that the server's gone down, I can't watch a show.

No!

What's going to happen with these people who were 12 a decade ago?

I know it's so, and I'm lost.

I watched the first season and the kids were home.

I knew they were all amped up about it.

So

I guess,

well, if I want to hang out with my kids, I guess I'm watching Stranger Things season

five.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

You watched the first season and then you just skipped right to the series finale?

Yeah.

Well, not the whole season, though, Greg.

I did watch the entire season of season five, but I will say... Okay.

Not really that much trouble keeping up with what's going on You know there's the upside down and that kind of stuff and I looked at my phone most of the time anyway But we're all in the same room together and that's a win.

That's that's where that's where that's what really counts That's what really absolutely is the is the is the adventures you share along the way So

true Hey, buddy.

Have you did you have a favorite arcade game?

Were you an arcade guy?

Yeah

I grew up in the 80s.

I grew up in the 80s when a quarter went a long way back in my day.

My favorite end to this day, if I see it, I get, I get very excited.

And if I have the money somewhere down the road, I will buy one, but it is the standup Tron video game.

handle and you get to play the light cycles and spiders and take out the MCP.

I just watched Tron areas yesterday.

I have a lot of thoughts on that movie, but still Tron standup arcade game is my favorite.

Next, the next one under that Tron deadly discs, the second standup arcade game they put out.

So I am what some would call a nerd.

Well, you solidify that when you said you went to bed at nine o'clock on New Year's Eve, Greg.

Oh, no, that makes me a dork.

That's a different thing.

Listen, this is interesting because, you know, my kids grew up with a whole different situation with video games, as I'm sure, you know, it's that way too, because we got criticized for going to play video games.

Oh, you're looking at that video.

At least we got in the car and went somewhere and we're around other people, right?

I mean, that was a different time.

I, well, I mean, sure.

I mean, it's, I'm not going to try to hold it over the you be like, well, back, well, at least when I was a kid, I went to someone else's business and played their games.

But yeah, I mean, it was still, I, you know, going to the arcade was still a social experience.

You're going with your friends to the arcade and you were hanging out and you play video games, but you'd also like, it's like going to the mall or you go to the arcade in the mall, but

Nowadays, I don't, I do not partake in video games.

I feel like I, that, that thing left me far behind many, many, many years ago.

And every time I try to pick up a controller to say, Oh, I'm going to try this.

I just, I'm ridiculous.

I am just a waste of time.

So I just, I allow, I allow the video game people to be video game people.

It's not something I think it's not designed for me.

No, and I was never that guy, you know, and you probably remember this too when you go to the arcade There would be people gathered around a guy who was about to break a record or something like that and that was kind of fun But I was just a spaz.

I never was good and I just and I don't care But like my son has that knack he played, you know Minecraft and they do the one with the crazy dance they did a couple years ago and It's kind of fun to watch them, but I'm with you I'm not one of those people that's like well when I was a kid even though I kind of sounded like it there I

I'm sort of like I'd be doing the same thing now if I were a kid now, so let's not judge our previous human selves I

mean also remember that guy who everyone was surrounded by me like oh my god rick's gonna break the record rick has not done anything since so We shouldn't really be upset or jealous of him

Right, and he's got no one he can't go on YouTube and have a following of people and make a living doing it sadly So

he's sitting at a bar somewhere no contour going well back at my day.

I broke the back man best of 13 times in a row

That

is the voice of Greg Bach, folks.

He is the host of Midmornings here on Civic Media from 9 to 11.

Just a great show.

Greg's insights are great and he just does a phenomenal job.

How are you?

We just talked about Jane.

You're flying solo now.

Different show.

Tell us about her.

How's it going?

I mean, we just hung out last week.

I think it was last week and she's doing great.

She's living life.

She's retired.

She much deserved after I say 45 years.

She says 44.

I say with everything you've gone through with working in radio, I can just, I'm going to take it to 45 years and just, you know,

enjoying her retirement and the quiet and sleeping in, but we very much miss her.

And it's great to, you know, take the mission of Matt Narenare that she started when the show began in, oh my goodness, 2024, I believe.

Right.

At times of construct.

But, you know, it, it, it's, uh,

I think it was 2023.

I can't remember.

I

think it was early 24, if I remember

correctly.

It was at the beginning of the year.

I remember that.

I think it was 2024.

The mission was always to have a great conversation to have great people on to talk about the things going on in this world and be you know a little unvarnished with with our opinions and and tell it because you know these stories these these these decisions that whether they're you know community leaders politicians they have direct effects on all of us here in Wisconsin and Beyond and we want to just have that conversation and sometimes say the necessary things and and where we're going with the show

after Jane has retired is same idea.

It's a little bit different in design, mainly because I'm on my own at this point, but, but I'm still trying to keep that heart and that mission and that drive to talk to good people, have real good experts on and allow them to break down situations, policies and, you know,

Whatever else for other people to get so they can make informed decisions for themselves and maybe have good discussions with family or friends

Well, you've had a lot to talk about this week too Greg between the Bombing the boat and then

or I'm

sorry taking that the Venezuelan president and then the Minneapolis It's just or the phone lines lighting up.

I mean as a host you probably don't even have to do anything in that situation

to be perfectly fair pete a lot of those huge stories like that i don't i don't skip over them but i don't spend a lot of time on them for a couple of reasons one we have people here our reporters

and other folks who can really break down this stuff much better than I can.

And when you talk about something like Venezuela or what happened yesterday or two days ago in Minneapolis, that's when I have someone like Jim Santel from Amicus on to talk about how these events, both actually that's what we did on Thursday is we talked about both those topics and he discussed from a legal standpoint how they affect, you know,

how they affect all of us how those how those events will be perceived judged how they can be taken to court so

You know, I never want to say I won't talk about them, but I do know where my lane is and I'm not going to.

And there are enough people, Pete, you know this on television who think they are armchair quarterbacks saying, well, when it comes to geopolitical matters, it really goes.

Okay, Rick, you did great at Pac-Man.

You're not a pundit.

Okay.

So it's about me.

It's really about me knowing my lane, talking about how I feel, but then saying, let's talk to this person who actually has a degree in this topic.

Right.

That's a great point.

And that's why you're such a great host, Greg.

It's excellent.

So check Greg out at mid mornings here on Civic Media from 9 to 11.

And what is it like not having Jane there?

I'm sure you learned a ton from her, Greg.

She was great to play off.

You guys had a great rapport.

Do you miss having that?

Or have you settled into a comfort level yet where you're just sort of on your own and okay with

it?

It's sort of a little bit column A, column B. I mean, doing, you know, I got lucky, Pete.

I did not.

I did not have the pedigree that a lot of people here at Civic Media had.

I did not come up in radio, don't have decades of experience.

I walked through the, I walked between the raindrops into where I am today and I don't take that for granted, but working with Jane for as long as I did was like a masterclass.

So I learned so much and I do miss her and I miss having someone in the room to bounce off, but I'm doing my.

what I hope is my best to take the show into a direction that allows us to keep doing what we're doing, even though it's just me and it might not be just me forever.

I don't know, you know, things, things can change, but what we're doing now with me and Tucker, our senior producer and Calvin on the board, uh, while I miss her and I miss having someone here, I still do.

I, hopefully I do right by, uh, helming the show by myself.

You're doing a great job.

I mean, I have less experience than you, but I am heaping praise on you, my friend.

I appreciate you, friend.

I really

do.

All right.

So we're going to do a really quick break.

We're going to come back and ask Greg about some comedy.

He is the comedy king in Milwaukee, at least according to me.

We're coming right back.

It's Nightlight with Pete Schwabba on the Civic Media Radio

Network.

Now welcome back.

Hey, I'm Pete Schwab, and this is Nightlife.

It is great to have you with me, folks, on this Friday night as we head into just a great weekend.

Some great movies opening.

You got playoff, football, Packers, Bears, part three is tomorrow night.

Mike Clemens will be along at 6.35 to discuss that.

We've got news, sports, and weather coming up in just about five or six minutes after we finish our conversation here with my pal Greg Bach.

He is the host of MidMornings on Civic Media.

And you can hear him every day from 9 to 11.

Just hosting some great conversation here on the network.

Yeah, you got it.

Greg, let's talk comedy.

How is the new you're moving?

You own for those that don't know you on the laughing tap or one of the owners of this Milwaukee comedy club kind of the premier comedy club in Milwaukee.

You're moving.

What's what's the update there?

So yes, I'm one of the co owners of the laughing tap, which is the honestly, I believe it's the counties only.

standup comedy.

There's, there's improv as well.

There's, there's improv, um, comedy as far as comedy sports, there's long form improv with the interchange.

There's the improv comedy club.

That's Milwaukee's improv, which is where is it?

Brookfield.

But we are the only standup comedy club in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee County.

And we closed in June of 2025 because we were looking for a new home and we found one at 761 Jefferson in Milwaukee, which is right outside of Cathedral Square.

And we've been working on that for a few months now.

There's been painting happening.

There's going to be, hopefully, there's carpeting that went in this week.

It's moving along and we don't have an open date.

announced yet, but we do know that within probably the next month, month and a half, it will be open for business.

And it will be, it will be a better location, bigger room, more seats.

We're going to be bringing in even bigger names and

really kind of like what we were talking about before with this, with my show on civic media, taking the mission and the goals of the old space and just putting them into a new place and doing even better this time with, you know, great people around us and, and thankful to all those who've come out and painted and, and taped down wood so we don't get paint on them.

There's a lot of painting that's happening.

And, and, and all the people who have given, we did a go fund me campaign.

If you go to laughing tap.com.

right now.

You can still give, we hit our goal, which is great, but every little bit helps five, 10, 15 bucks.

You want to give feel free, please do so by that laughing tap.com.

It's right there at the top of the page.

But yeah, it's it's rocking and rolling Pete.

That's great.

Boy, I'm happy to hear that.

My guest is comedian and comedy club owner Greg Bach, who also happens to host a show here from nine to 11 every day, a mid mornings on civic media.

Uh, it's 761 Jefferson street.

Uh, Greg thinks it'll be open in the next month or month and a half or so.

So keep tabs on that.

You got a website too.

I assume that we'll announce that when it's open.

Oh yeah.

So laughing tap.com and then social media is all the laughing tap, whether it's, uh, we're talking blue sky, Facebook, Instagram, all those announcements will be there on the social media pages.

If you follow them, you'll know when we are opening.

Do you have my space, Greg?

Oh, yeah, and I have

Friendster too.

Okay.

I'd hate to see him miss that boat, you know.

So,

good for you.

We've got some stream comments here for Greg Sidney politics.

Hey, Sidney.

Hope

you're doing well for anybody.

He says, my favorite Greg story was being at the laughing tap and watching him yell at some kids in the front row for vaping.

That ring a bell, Greg?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

it's the it's the most it's against the law to vape indoors and people will vape and you're like you were in a dark room with lights if I see smoke coming up over your head I know what's going on and like I remember exactly what Sydney's talking about too I walked up and said hey you can't do that and he goes oh I didn't know that I'm like then why are you vaping under your shirt like I was so mad like like it was I was

I'm just blown away by like this whole thing of like, like, well, I didn't know I couldn't.

Yes, you did.

You knew you couldn't.

You knew you couldn't also go outside.

But yeah, I mean, the amount of times I have to tell people not to vape.

It's like it's it's mind blowing.

And I kind of feel just my shoulder slumple.

I'm like, that's another time I tell someone to stop being a moron.

Isn't it crazy when you when you're insulted by someone's ability to lie?

It's like you can't even lie well.

Like it's just it's terrible.

You took

all the things, you took all the information in, and that's the best you could come up with.

Uh, Sidney also says, happy new year, Greg.

Uh,

already said it.

Conrad has had this inside joke with himself all week where he keeps

the

happy new year thing going and it's

fun for

Conrad.

So

he didn't say it to me until you said it first, Sidney.

So this just in breaking news on night, like Sidney tells Greg, happy new year.

Conrad just totally flubs it and is Mina.

Thanks Conrad

Nothing is gonna get passed it's actually Sydney and Conrad's inside joke now, so

I saw got you

Greg Yeah, are you did you ever work the comedy cafe?

I think I can talk about this.

It's not really a rival anymore But you know they have a new they have a new page the 35 year anniversary or whatever.

Are you part of that?

No Okay, no people still come in be like I didn't know the comedy cafe open a new location like they didn't

No, and I worked at both the old location on water and the, and the last location on old world third.

I mean, I, I mean, I didn't do it a bunch, but I, I hosted there enough to, I knew the staff and we had a good time.

And you know, I really enjoyed, I actually really, really enjoyed the second location because I felt it was a little more intimate.

I didn't, you know, the big, the first location that it was, I don't know, whatever, but I didn't realize, yeah, I didn't realize that they were having a 35th anniversary.

I mean, is everyone gonna bring is everyone gonna bring their suburbans and firearms?

I mean, I don't know.

Is that how we're celebrating this?

I've got a dish to pass.

I don't I don't have any guns I'm gonna bring but

I've got a nice

casserole.

Yeah,

it's just a Facebook thing I just didn't know if you were part of it,

but I didn't know about it.

No

Well, good luck with the new opening and keep kicking butt on mid mornings It's great and it's great to connect you with as always my friend.

So have

a great hanging out with you too.

Thank you so much.

Happy New Year Conrad

Yes, yeah.

Happy New Year to you.

Conrad feels so special now.

Thank you, buddy.

That's Greg Bach, folks.

Check him out.

Mid mornings on Civic Media from 9 to 11 every weekday.

And check out the laughing tap when it opens.

It is coming soon.

We are coming right back after news sports and weather with Mike Clements.

It's Pete Schwabba in Nightlight.

Broadcasting live from the Civic Media Studios in Green Bay, this is Night Light with Pete Chwaba.

Your inside source on everything entertainment from Wisconsin to Hollywood.

And now, a guy who never leaves the house without wearing a cup, Pete Chwaba.

Welcome back.

So great to have you with me, folks, on this Friday night in our beautiful state of Wisconsin.

It was a gorgeous day, and now it's a beautiful night.

Conrad Krieger working the board, wishing people happy New Year at Nausium.

How you doing, buddy?

I'm doing good.

You know, so I just was listening to the intro, you know, and so you're actually not wearing a cup today because you didn't leave the house.

I didn't have to wear a cup when I leave.

I'm pretty safe when I'm in the house that no one's going to try to rack me, so to speak.

My wife occasionally will give me a knee to the groin, just as kind of a public love gesture.

Wow.

But yeah, when I leave the house is when I'm at risk.

You just never know.

Yeah.

I mean, that's

true.

You

can never be too careful, you know?

Correct.

So we've got that's just something how long were you waiting to say that to me when you played that intro like I'm gonna lay this baby

I'm all about the quick liners today, you know the do people even wear Cups anymore like you I mean I assume it like catcher You definitely you have to worry.

I think you have to in high school Yeah, maybe even college too, but I don't know why you wouldn't wear one

I think everybody in the MMA wears one unless they all have similarly misshapen penises.

Okay.

Yeah.

Yeah.

All right.

Like even the girls wear like MMA catchers.

I don't know that they wear them in the NFL.

I don't know that they do much.

It seems like they can cause more harm.

Like if it gets dislodged or something and then you take a hit that could do probably more damage.

than just taking one right to the seeds.

You know, I think you have to wear one in high school.

I'm not totally sure though.

Yeah, that makes sense.

For high school football, I should say.

And my kids, when they were in martial arts or back when I used to do martial arts, you had to wear them if you sparred.

But again, I don't know.

That's a tough one.

I would love to see what the science says on that one, Conrad.

The

science.

Okay.

Take a memo.

Take a memo and let's look into that.

Let's get our lab coats on and check it out.

If you're just joining us folks, we had a lot of fun first hour talking to our pal Greg Bach who hosts mid mornings here on civic media from 9 to 11 check out that show Greg does such a great job And he's always fun on nightlight We'd love talking to Greg and he is flying solo since the great Matt Jane McNair retired just a couple couple three weeks ago and We've got And by the way the first episode or the first hour of tonight show is available in podcast form on

at civicmedia.us.

So check that out.

We also read some texts and our question of the night.

You know what, Con?

Let's just fire it up again.

Here's our nightlight question of the night.

Let's talk about the question.

Okay, question.

Question.

Question.

Pregunta.

Question.

Question.

Okay, I have a question.

Questions.

This

question.

Domanda.

Question.

Question.

Questions.

What's your favorite arcade game, folks?

Let's take a trip down memory lane.

You got quarters, or you got singles, and you're going in to get quarters.

Most likely, if you like the popular games, they were taken when you got there, if you went at peak hours.

But what is your favorite arcade game?

What got you excited to get to the arcade and play?

I said Track and Field, Dig Dug, and a game called Mr. Do.

Greg Bach, our guest last hour, said Tron.

Remember that game that was kind of a big one for a while Conrad said Asteroids so There you go, but let us know what you think.

What is your favorite arcade game?

8 5 5 7 5 2 4 8 4 2 8 5 5 7 5 civic let us know and you can also let us know on the app by sending us a message there and If you're watching the radio tonight on the stream on YouTube Facebook or X drop us a stream comment like Stacy Sue did and she said miss pac-man Stacy thinks

Miss.

She thinks the female Pac-Man never got married, but they're probably related.

They're probably the last name Pac-Man.

I mean, what are the odds, right?

Was there any like, you know, Pac-Man kids?

Was there a junior Pac-Man?

It's funny.

There might have been.

There was.

There

was.

And you wore a little tiny hat.

OK.

That's great.

Wow.

Good memory.

I forgot all about that.

So.

Let's read some text now because we've got Mike Clemens coming up at 6 35 after the news at the bottom of the hour He's gonna talk Packers Bears Rubber match here in the playoffs.

They're one and one this year against each other But it's all the marbles folks tomorrow night at soldier field in Chicago.

It is gonna be a I mean I Think I said this last night con.

I hope if my team is gonna lose.

I hope it's a blowout.

I Want to know right from the get-go

Especially since I'll be in Chicago.

I'm still working on tickets.

Probably not going to happen.

So it'll just be fun to be there.

But I think I want to know early on how the night is going to go.

What about you?

Would you rather see the Packers losing a close one or see the Packers win big?

Where are you at with this?

Of course, I want to see them win big.

I mean, it's the Bears.

I want to see them win by 42 points.

OK, that's fair.

You really know how to make a guy feel good.

Yeah, they probably won't win by 42, but remember I think it was a few years Here in Rogers on a 50 burger on the Bears didn't he that was 42 to zero at

halftime

Yeah, that's great they were dominant, but the second half they only scored like a touchdown, right?

And they're probably

they probably

wanted to lock her feeling pretty good

Really

tighten things up in that halftime and prevented the package from doubling that score

Anyway, I just think it's fun.

Then I could go do something.

I could go to a comedy club or see a movie or something.

If I know it's a blowout right from the get-go.

So anyway, that probably sounds like I'm a skeptic, but either way, Mike Clemens will steer us right here, folks at 635.

He's got some great soundbites he's going to play.

We'll ask him about the weather, maybe the turf and soldier field.

If this has ever happened before, we were talking about this in hour one.

If the Bears and Packers had ever faced each other three times within like a six week period Now it's such an old rivalry.

There's a good chance that's happened But it doesn't nothing comes to mind at least That not in the last like two or three decades So we'll talk to Mike and it is a bar band Friday night folks Terry Barr will be here at 735 and bringing us fantastic music And one of the artists just a little teaser here is one of our faves Katie skull and we've had Katie on the show a couple times Although it's been a while

But she's performed live on nightlight before and she has a new album coming out So terry will drop by in the third hour for bar ban friday night and tell us all about katie skullan's new endeavor As well as uh another artist.

She's gonna introduce us to tonight.

So that'll be fun Um, we've got some texts here.

We should get to brett from brown deer Says uh He says tomorrow snow across the entire state that is in the morning.

That's correct, but I think uh

Don't know.

I'm not scared.

We're not supposed to get a blizzard or anything.

I hope not

Yeah, why what do you got planned?

I'm going to watch the the Packers game.

No, where are you gonna watch it come?

I'm going.

Yeah, I'm going to Appleton my brothers and then we're gonna go I think to Tanners and Appleton Kimberly.

Okay.

Yeah, is that one of those places?

Do you have to get there really early?

Yes Okay, like how early do you have to get there

about like eight hours earlier?

Come on

No, I

just don't think I watch the game.

Probably probably hour and a half.

All right, I could do that.

You're going to be you're going to be loaded by the opening kickoff.

That's the problem with that.

You have already three times.

Oh, well.

I'll have one beer, maybe, you know.

All right.

When's the last time you vomited?

It's

been a

very, very, very long time.

My 21st.

That's not that long.

I mean,

it's only like 26 or 27.

It's not that long.

I mean, it's I'd Yeah, five five years

you see yourself holding it down though tomorrow.

You're not gonna overdo it

But that my 21st, you know,

yeah,

I didn't do it before then so Okay

That's fair.

You probably built up some tolerance there since since your last Yeah, I was

force-fed shots, you know for my 21st

So by your parents, which is awesome Brett is elaborating.

All right, we were talking about this and Brett said the Bears and the Packers have had three meetings in 34 days.

So that's less than five weeks.

Thank you for that, Brett.

I wasn't sure about that, but that's a lot.

There shouldn't be any surprises tomorrow night.

Tom from New Berlin says, still trying to figure out Pong.

He's talking to that's a in response to our question of the night your favorite arcade game

Yeah,

that's a tough one was about the most basic game you could play it was just two lines and you hit the ball back and forth and at the time I Remember as a kid.

Have you played pong yet?

That's what we're excited about.

It's all we had Thank you, Tom Patrick and the 608 says there are at least two arcades in Madison

Yeah, how was it one for a film festival party?

I think last year, but there's arcades, but they're more like adult arcades.

They're not like the kid arcades anymore.

And it's just kind of a different vibe.

They serve alcohol, a lot of them, but they're still fun.

Patrick says, Tron was his favorite.

Thank you, Patrick.

Brett Brownjeer says, quitting day.

I'm

not gonna read

that

one.

That made me laugh when I saw that game.

I usually look at the text before I read them, but Brett is referring to a self-pleasuring technique.

That's all.

I'll just leave it at that.

I could probably say that word, but I don't know, Conn.

I don't need to get a spot.

Yeah, I don't get that kind of scratch.

John Murray in the 608 says evening gents really liked the stranger things pinball machine next door at the arcade bar on Willy Street Yeah, that's where I was that was where the party was I did not notice the pinball game.

He says like you I am not a really talented gamer, but after a couple of years I am kicking its ass It's the only game I play there took me six months to achieve a bonus game score.

I love that John is like still into this stuff

That's awesome John.

Thank you, buddy Pat from Fitchburg in the 608 says hey I can't narrow it down to just one but there was a great I'm sorry, but there was a guest game that was a laser disc called joust and Frogger was the other one My name is Pat from Fitchburg Pat.

That's a great text.

I forgot about Frogger as well.

I do remember joust

You remember that con Frogger was one of my favorites, too

Just thinking about that.