We're live for the show, blogging the words and wisdom of Lino Rulli. I'm in my underwear at the computer, Samuel Adams Octoberfest in hand, ready for the show!

We'll post every 15-20 min, so if your radio goes out, you're still covered. All times are central.

See you soon!

3:00 - This Samuel Adams Octoberfest is really good. Also, we've got Lino's announcement coming up on Friday. Hopefully the show will not suffer due to the anticipation.

3:01 - Lino just mentioned that he's got a vacation coming up in 8 days. Which means he's probably going to renew his contract. Why would he have a vacation if he wasn't going to be with the show? Also, speaking of not being with the show, Christine is out today. Gone! Oh, and happy birthday to Tom.

3:03 - Three minutes in, and we're already insulted! Apparently, I'm not manly, since I used the phrase diary.
So there, I'm not girly. Diary just sounds better.

3:06 - Wheel of News time. Apparently, Dan Rather Lou has informed us that students who attend religious services weekly are smarter. Here's the story

3:10 - Lou and Lino started arguing during the news. Apparently, Lou can't get his words straight, and Lino wants to read the story. I swear, it's like listening to children talk about which ninja turtle is the best (Donatello). Anywho, the story was about minor fires in overheating iPod nanos. Here's that story.

3:15 - "I'm a catholic machine." Lino's first great quote of the day. "Only we are allowed to do that in catholicism...you can't call your iPod a machine," Lino said. "Nobody has ever had any interest in me taking out my machine or my iPod," Lou said.

3:16 - Creepy.

3:17 - Here's the required Olympics story about Michael Phelps. Lino and Lou are both disturbed by the new Phelps photo. "Michael Phelps picture is still disturbing...that's not the best photo of him smiling," Lino said. Lino said his smile wasn't captured. And I'm the weirdo for calling this a diary.

3:19 - Here is the photo of Phelps.3:23 - I've got a date with a Catholic girl tonight. Actually, she's just coming over to eat my Spaghetti sauce (made with Samuel Adams beer: my recipe is here.) Anywho, I'm debating on whether or not to show her 'The Best of Generation Cross.' I think it'd make a good film showing. Maybe Lino will have some words of wisdom for me.

3:28 - Here's the obligatory contract renewal talk. Father Jim Chern was kind enough to tell me that Lino did this same schtick last year, and as we discussed earlier, the subtle hints toward Lino being with us for the next 12 years abound throughout the shows. By the way, that weird music around the 3:30 mark that interrupted Lino talking was Across the Nation's theme music. See, we educate you on catholicguyshow.com

3:30 - Ryan got caught yawning. The significance is that Lino asked Ryan to get on the mic (even if it was briefly), as opposed to leaving him off the mic over the past few weeks. I'm glad Lino's been somewhat nicer to Ryan the last few days. It's nice to see people getting along.

3:32 - Apparently Michael Phelps (yes we're still on this story) will get $10 million dollars for picture shoots. Question for Lino, what would you do with $10 million? That could make an interesting 5 minutes of gab. $20 says he'd get his schnoz reduced in size.

3:37 - Lou apologized for not knowing our website. And Lino said that I was not supposed to talk about me, only him.

LINO RULLI! LINO RULLI! LINO RULLI! LINO RULLI! LINO RULLI!

Hopefully, that will sooth his ego. And we were just informed that Lino is over 50 percent that he'd quit. But then again, a few weeks ago, a new rating scale was introduced. No more 1-10 ratings, just weird random numbers. So 50 percent could be the equivalent to our 98 percent.

3:41 - Impressive indeed. Lino has been to every continent except for Antarctica. I hope he doesn't go there, as the Catholic Taliban would try to strand him amongst the penguins.

3:42 - With all this talk about emmy awards, I started to doze off. Just kidding. Actually, I'm glad that Lino is being thankful to God for his emmy awards. Despite his on-air demeanor, it's nice to know that Lino is truly a humble guy. It would be a damn shame for The Catholic Channel to lose him.

3:44 - I really need to call the show today. Whenever they open the phones, I'll call, regardless of whether or not I have anything to say.

3:49 - Lino's talking about crying. He's a very private person when it comes to crying, even holding back the tears (respectfully) during Pope John Paul II's funeral.

3:50 - Lino's opening the phone lines. Time to dial up 888-322-8465.

3:53 - Wow, Lino misses the makeup from TV? Jeepers creepers, that's just ridiculously creepy. I can understand him missing the TV part...if I had to do something else aside from journalism, I'd be shell-shocked, not knowing what to do with myself! So I can feel his pain.

3:55 - It's true: I do have a sad existence. Sometimes Lino gives me something enjoyable to do during the day. So to see him leave would be sad. Some people run home each night to catch Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs or Lost. My favorite show comes on five days a week on Sirius 159. It's something that has been ingrained into my very existence. It's become a part of me, this show on The Catholic Channel.

Man, I love that Father Dave Dwyer. :) hehe, just kidding. Seriously though, I really hope the guy stays.

3:57 - I sure have a sexy voice on the radio. And I'm still single why?

4:02 - Theresa, the official Catholic Guy nutritionist dietician, is on the show. I think this woman has to deal with more crap than any other person on the show. God bless her for dealing with Lino's stubbornness. Anywho, I think its gotten better as Lino has been eating very healthy over the past few weeks. Eating almonds for dessert, lean ham sandwiches, baked lays. Very proud of the guy.

4:08 - Theresa gave some more tips to Lino when it came to healthy eating. For instance, whole wheat crust for the pizza (Papa Johns, a brand Lino mentioned, has been offering it for a while, and it's delicious), and putting less cheese on the pizza.

4:13 - UPDATE: Creame cheese is healthier than butter (Lino and Lou "argued" about this yesterday). ANOTHER UPDATE: people lack a sense of humor (Lino got many emails calling him an ignorant slut). Geez, it's just a joke!

4:15 - Another helpful tip: things like shrimp and beef are healthy in small amounts. Also, stir fry is a great, healthy option when eating out, says Christine. Detroit Mike called wondering about fasting. Theresa, with a bad connection (Lou: her connection is fasting), said that fasting would be a great benefit spiritually, and isn't a problem.

4:24 - Lino is mourning. Mourning his bit.


4:28 - "The Catholic channel would go downhill if you left," one emailer wrote. Another emailer told him to grab ahold of himself. Awkward.

4:30 - Sad. Nobody is calling the show. I'd call again, but I don't think I can be on twice in less than 30 minutes.

4:33 - BACK FROM FRANCE!!!! CAUSE I'M BACK FROM FRANCE!!!!!! It's time for Lino to tell us a story about France. And by the way, thank you to Lino for plugging the diary during the show. I'd feel useless without his support.

4:39 - Lino talked about going to the beaches of Normandy, going to a church called Mont St. Michel, a church on an island. Here's a pic:
Says Lino: "It's just amazing." Judging by that pic, he's not a liar.

4:47 - Papal things that make you go hmm. Rulli said that when the Pope is in public, he has to wear the papal outfit. When he's in private, well, Lino has no clue what he does. Neither do any of us, unless we're peeping toms. But that's just creepy.

4:49 - We've been informed that today is not a good day to do a diary. But i disagree...it's been a lot of fun. Decent show so far today. Seymour Butts called in. He wants his name in the blog. Maybe we'll make an exception.

4:50 - Seymour Butts (yes, he gets the silly name for no reason at all) has requested that we talk about his eating habits, his personal life, and so on. But I disagree. This blog is for Lino! This is Lino's life, Lino's doings made public for the world! He thinks he's more important than Lino to get mentioned on this blog? NO! No more mentions of Seymour ever again! Seymour is banned from existence!

It's all Lino, all the time.

4:54 - Lino has decided that he will not be contacting the speed dating chicks he met the other night. It's kinda sad: I was hoping that he would date one of them. I wish I'd get lucky enough to get a date. The date listed earlier is a "just friends" date. Still, it's nice to know that Lino is getting interest with the ladies. Maybe he'll be married in a few years with six children.

4:56 - One more hour! Should be fun!

5:02 - Seven Deadly Questions. Ryan has shunned the listeners like we've shunned Sey***r earlier, and is not allowing questions from readers, only from himself. Here are the questions and the abridged answers (because I'm too lazy to type these answers: I'm not at work).

1. Do you kiss on the first date? "Presuming their down with the cause...yes, I'm not a chastity speaker," Lino said. "We consumated our wedding vows with a handshake," Lou quipped.

2. In past relationships with girls (this caused anger within Lino and Ryan got cut off from the mic: Lou is now reading them), have you prayed with the person and how? Lino had told stories before about praying with girls, so that part had been revealed. As far as to what kind of prayer had been prayed, aside from the rosary (Lino doesn't pray the rosary: even the Pope doesn't have a huge devotion to it), they mixed it up.

5:15 - 3. What are you most afraid of giving up entering a relationship?After joking that it was girls that he's afraid of giving up, Lino was serious in that giving up the freedom of dating would be scary. "I'm not mature enough," Lino said when it came to making a commitment.

5:18 - 4. Do you pray for your future spouse?: "No. I've thought about doing it, yes, but I haven't. I think I'm unclear on what I'm supposed to be praying for," Lino said.

5:19 - Random thought while hearing just Lou and Lino talking...if Lino quits the daily show, would he still do "Lino at Large" the weekly radio podcast that Lou does. It truly is the best podcast you can ever download. Lou would agree with me 100% on that one.

5:21 - Deadly question number 5. Of all the girls you've dated, how many of them have you met their parents? Two. One girlfriend in college, Lino said, whose parents he met while at homecoming. The one girl Lino was serious about, that he prayed over, he showed up while they were still there, thinking they would be gone (she invited him over). "Hey, I'm the guy who is staying with your daughter for the weekend," Lino said. Lino said he was wildly uncomfortable with it, and joked that he'd prefer meeting them on the wedding day.

5:27 - "How can you say with a straight face that you've got the right advice when you aren't married yet?" a caller named Eric asked. Lino replied, wittily, that a priest doesn't have to be married to know the best advice, and that Lino had the good advice, just doesn't apply it. Lino Rulli, laying the smack down on callers since 2007!

5:29 - 6. Have you ever broken up with someone based on religious differences? Lino said he's never broken up with someone for that sole reason, only among other reasons. He's dated other denominations (even an atheist), but he reiterated that he only dates someone that is respectful of his catholic faith. "I would take a non-crazy atheist over a crazy Christian anyday." Lou mentioned that it would be a good relationship, as it would be a project that Lino could undertake. Lino told Lou that you don't find many girls that find Catholic knowledge to be a turnon ("Oh you know the order of the popes, that's hot).

5:33 - 7. Out of all the people in the world you know that are married, which marriage would you want yours to be most like, to emulate, assuming you get married? Pat's marriage jumped out at Lino, since they were friends and they enjoyed each others company. "I have a lot of friends that aren't like that." Lino told listeners that his friend Pat and his wife (girlfriend at the time), quit their lawyer jobs and took a six-month trip around the world together, visiting all these countries. Lino also mentioned (out of guilt), his buddy Will's marriage, his buddy Dan's marriage as other marriages he'd like to model his future marriage over.

5:38 - Apparently, other people are emailing Lino trying to set him up with dates. So we'll do that here. Leave a comment for Lino, because he peruses the blog every now and then, with your dating requests. Who knows, you could play matchmaker and pay Lino back for the great radio he gives us!

5:42 - Lou made a great point that when people try to set others up with friends, they usually aren't objective in viewing their friends. Some of the bad qualities could get overlooked by a friend, making the date not as "great" as advertised. Keep that in mind if you try to set up someone.

5:44 - One caller said Lino should take listeners up on the date ideas, and start sending his pic to interested girls. Could this be one of those pics he sends?

5:50 - Fr. Dave stopped in, and Lino placed his hand over the Cathecism and said, "With God as my witness, I have no idea what I'm going to do," in response to contract renewals. Lino mentioned that he'd love to go volunteer in a third world country. Wow, that would be something.

5:53 - Lino hit Fr. Dave up about doing a confession on the air, and then gave way to Fr. Dave to promote Busted Halo. Fr. Dave talked about Worldwide Angel Day on Friday, and that tonight is Mass Class Wednesday, and listeners can call in with questions about the Mass.

5:56 - And with Lino's thanks to us for live-diarying the show, we bid you farewell. Maybe we'll start doing this once a month. But if Lino leaves, this thing will get even more nuttier.

Peace be with you!