Happy Hour Rockland! With Mike D. & T.O.

<p>This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://99signs.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">99signs</a>!</p><p>---</p><p><strong>Approx. Time | Segment | Topics Covered</strong></p><p><strong>00:00–03:00 Welcome to Happy Hour Rockland</strong></p><p>Tom and Mike introduce the inaugural show from Burger Loft/District 96 in Nyack, establish the loose happy-hour format and notice the fake/vintage Starbucks storefront across the street. </p><p><strong>03:00–09:15 Cable, Streaming, Aging &amp; Generations</strong></p><p>Cutting the cord, YouTube TV, streaming costs, getting older, changing lifestyles, Gen Z, Gen X and the &quot;Xennial&quot; generation.</p><p><strong>09:15–18:30 Technology, Facebook &amp; How Tom and Mike Met</strong></p><p>Rotary phones to smartphones, Slack and Discord versus email, local Facebook groups, Googling people, social media, dating and the story of Tom and Mike first meeting through web design.</p><p><strong>18:30–25:10 Nyack, Nightlife, Family &amp; Life Choices</strong></p><p>Burger Loft, old Nyack nightlife, music venues, booking bands, parenting, coaching children and different approaches to family life.</p><p><strong>25:10–35:50 Mike Dolce: Comics, Publishing &amp; Entrepreneurship</strong></p><p>Dren Productions (Nerd spelled backwards), self-publishing versus professional publishing, <em>Secrets of the Sire</em>, Smokey Bear, Beetle Bailey, Paradox Interactive, distribution, promotion, crowdfunding and building a creative business. </p><p><strong>35:50–41:10 Rockland Music Fest &amp; Dating Stories</strong>The final Rockland Music Festival, attendance and memories from the event, followed by stories about dating, bad dates and youthful mistakes.</p><p><strong>41:10–52:25 Guest: Nyack Mayor Joe Rand</strong></p><p>Nyack&#39;s fall events, Porch Fest/music and arts programming, managing public events, downtown businesses, the fake Starbucks movie set, life as mayor, campaign civility and the July 3 fireworks controversy. </p><p><strong>54:45–1:03:10 Cybertrucks, Pets &amp; Parenthood</strong>Cybertruck design, Burger Loft, dogs versus cats, losing pets, getting pets for children, sleep schedules and animals&#39; internal clocks. Pasted text</p><p><strong>1:03:10–1:15:55 Beer, &#39;90s Music, Time &amp; the Multiverse</strong></p><p>IPAs and Oktoberfest beer, Nirvana and &#39;90s rock becoming &quot;classic,&quot; nostalgia cycles, <em>The Matrix</em>, simulation theory, alternate realities, destiny and Mike&#39;s <e