Rock Bottom Podcast : "Suburbs, Sarcasm & Shenanigans" - If You Can't Take The Heat, Go Back And Get Another "Pumpkin Spice Latte"
04/23/2025 “Currently in contract negotiations. Social media activity is paused during this transition—updates will resume soon. To be continued. 😁🙏"
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Welcome to the Rock Bottom Podcast, a platform where we delve into local news with a no-nonsense approach. From schools to transportation and the pulse of the community, we cover it all without the fluff. As my mom used to say, I speak my mind without a filter. Transparency is key here - no sugarcoating, no spin, just the unvarnished truth. That's our ethos, plain and simple. And remember, authenticity rules the day - just as Eric Scott Gold dictates. 😁
Rock Bottom Podcast : "Suburbs, Sarcasm & Shenanigans" - If You Can't Take The Heat, Go Back And Get Another "Pumpkin Spice Latte"
Beyond the Microphone: What Really Matters at the Local School Board Meetings (The Remix Edition)
Ever sat through a meeting so pointless you could feel your life force slowly draining away? That's exactly what happened when our local school board gathered for what can only be described as "The Meeting That Time Forgot."
For a painful 42 minutes, we witnessed the superintendent transform into Captain Blabbermouth, delivering a speech that managed to announce "Spring is here" as though he'd personally arranged the changing of seasons. Meanwhile, truly remarkable achievements were relegated to footnotes in this administrative circus. Student scientists conducting groundbreaking research in biochemistry and physics barely received a mention, while two wrestling champions—including Aaron with his jaw-dropping 180 career wins—weren't celebrated until halfway through the monologue.
Most shocking was the treatment of Council Rock South's cardiac emergency team, who literally saved a student's life with quick AED and CPR action. This heroic act was buried as "action item seven," appearing after less urgent matters like renaming the tech department to "Education Systems of Information" (a change that surely sent ripples through Silicon Valley). All while board member Al Funk sat alone in the corner, contributing nothing but his apparently questionable breath to the proceedings.
The entire spectacle culminated with the superintendent attempting to read calendar dates, resulting in what can only be described as a verbal blue screen of death. "Thursday, March 27th, no April 3rd... no wait... 5pm, no 5am..." Control-Alt-Delete, brain rebooted.
Listen now to hear the full breakdown of this administrative theater and join us in wondering: when did we start prioritizing endless thank-yous over celebrating the students and staff who actually make our schools worth talking about? Subscribe, share your own school board horror stories, and remember—if you can't say anything nice, just start a podcast.
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Peace, Love & God Above! :-)
Ladies and gentlemen, parents, teachers, students, taxpayers and people who accidentally clicked on this podcast because they were looking for a crockpot recipe welcome back to my favorite, the Rock Bottom Podcast, where the tea is hot, the sarcasm is scalding and the superintendent's voice still echoes in my soul like a CVS receipt. That won't end this week's episode. The meeting that time forgot A superintendent, a solo funk and 42 minutes of absolute fucking nothing. That's what we sat through. An entire school board meeting where the only useful thing said was da-da-da, ding-ding-ding, said by the children Absolutely so let's start off with the opening ceremony, a musical number by the Rolling Hill Elementary School Chorus, who are the only ones that came prepared. Mrs Margie Harding, you're a national treasure. You walk into that meeting like here's some kits. You can actually do something productive. They sang, they smiled, they dipped. That was the high point. Should have shut the meeting down right after that. But no, no, no. Here comes the main event Captain Blabbermouth himself, the superintendent. Here comes the main event Captain Blabbermouth himself, the superintendent.
Speaker 1:This man sat down next to the mic and delivered the fucking Gettysburg Address. Welcome, good evening. Thank you staff, thank you community, thank you to the janitor, who made eye contact with me once in 2009. Bro, we get it. You love the mic, you love the crowd, you love the sound of your own voice more than a karaoke dad at Applebee's. And who's that? One guy sitting all by himself who looked like a sad uncle at a wedding with no plus one. Oh, that's Al Funk. You guys stuck him in a corner with nobody next to him. Must be the breath. I got a whiff of that. That's his rank. My man sat there like he just realized he wasn't supposed to be at the meeting, just vibing, saying nothing contributing even less, just breathing in our oxygen. Luckily he didn't breathe it out. Ow, baby, blink twice if you're bored. Oh, but hold on. Then came the biggest news of the night. It was major, major news Spring is here. Yeah, that's right. This man spent taxpayer time to tell us the weather has changed.
Speaker 1:We've entered the most exciting stretch of the school year Field days, art shows, senior trips, graduation. Buddy, you described the last two months of every school year since the dawn of education. Ain't nobody gasping over field day like it's Coachella? Sit down, let's get to the kids, the geniuses. They're out here doing lab experiments like mad scientists radon gas, biochemistry, high energy, physics. Meanwhile, I'm over here struggling to microwave a burrito without burning it.
Speaker 1:40 counselor students presented research that would make bill nye pass out, and the man still spent more time naming their teachers and describing their work. Also real quick, can we talk about the teacher's names? Chase, berlin, dave curry, theresa, grateful pancake, grateful pancake. That sounds like a hippie brunch spot, not a science coach. What are we doing here? I bet you she's cool, though.
Speaker 1:Wrestling bell ding, ding, ding. Oh wait, students first, always. We're just getting to the students right now and, holy shit, we're about six minutes into a speech. Students halfway through, always. But then we hit the mat. Wrestling shout outs, give it up for anthony and aaron absolute savages on the mat. Anthony wins his match nine to three. Aaron wins his title 1-0 and walks away with 180 career wins. That ain't high school wrestling, that's gladiator 2025. These motherfuckers should have been the first thing out of your mouth when you sat down. Nothing else, not spring these dudes. You've ever beat another human 180 times and still have time to study for bio class? No, exactly. Give these boys the fucking key to the city already. Hell, give them whatever the fuck they want. They're badasses.
Speaker 1:Next up the special education plan update. Look, I'm all for compliance, but this dude described the process like he was filing a tax return while getting audited by the ghost of the Pennsylvania Department of Education. We held two public sessions forming a steering committee following PDE protocols. You updated a fucking PDF. Dude, don't act like you spit the atom. Also, calling it steering committee sounds like a failed pirate ship. Just say you'll have a Zoom call with five tired teachers and move on.
Speaker 1:And then, holy shit, brace yourself. Brace yourself. Name change. The tech department is now called drum roll please. Education systems of information. Oh shit, you hear that the world just changed. Apple shook, microsoft weeping. This is what happens when people have absolutely nothing to do and too many meetings. They rebrand their department like it's a boy band reunion tour. You didn't do anything, you just changed the name of it. But hold on. Finally, something serious.
Speaker 1:Council Rock South's cardiac emergency team saved a damn life. Why is that so far down the list of shit? Shouldn't that have been up there with the wrestlers? A student collapsed. The team jumped into action aed, cpr, bam, life saved and you know what they got? A two-minute footnote between the tech renaming and the kindergarten sign up priorities. Baby, save a life and your action item seven.
Speaker 1:And then the grand finale the calendar meltdown. My dude tried to read off a few meeting dates and sounded like a speak and spell having a panic attack. Thursday, march 27th no, april 3rd. 7, no, wait. 5, 5 pm, no5, 5 am, april 5th. Hold on, let me try again. Dude rebooted mid-sentence. He control alt, deleted his brain. Live 220 000. He can't even get dates right.
Speaker 1:And just when you thought it was over, surprise, a public service announcement about fake social media. Apparently we shouldn't trust facebook pages not officially blessed by the district because, heaven forbid, anyone tells the truth with a meme. Hey, superintendent, if you want people to trust your info, maybe don't bury it under 87 thank yous. Any reading of the school lunch menu. I guess I'm one of those social media outputs. Well, me. And the guy lives over there in richboro who has the unofficial counselor rock parents page that says whatever the fuck they want, because you know what uncensorship is the way to go on social media First, amendment rights.
Speaker 1:So to recap, the kids amazing, the teachers saints. The wrestling team built different. Al Funk, still confused, still by himself, breath still stinks, adds nothing to conversations. The superintendent doing the verbal equivalent of juggling flaming spaghetti noodles. If you made it through the meeting without losing brain cells, you deserve a trophy. A trophy if you watched it twice, seek help. This has been the rock bottom podcast. And remember, if you can't say anything nice, just start a podcast and say it here. I'm dj esg signing off. Keep it sarcastic, keep it real and, for the love of god, someone please unplug the superintendent's fucking microphone and get al funk, some fucking banaca. Thank you so much. I will talk to you soon. I'm dj esg peace, love and god above, and I'm out bye.
