A Big Day in TCGS Land

September 6, 2011. It won't live in infamy like some other poignant days in history, but if you're a fan of The Catholic Guy Show, it marks the beginning of some interesting happenings:

1. We're back! (And the applause is just thunderous.) We've been AWOL from this site for two whole months... long story short, we got laid off from our day job, solicited many prayers from friends and family, landed an even better job (thanks to aforementioned prayers), and watched two kids start their first days of preschool and kindergarten, respectively. Needless to say, LinoRulli.net took a backseat during this challenging time.
   


2. Lino's back! (And the applause is even more thunderous.) He's broadcasting live again after a week-and-a-half off to promote Sinner to whoever would listen. We've been keeping track of his whereabouts, and here's a list of links to many of The Catholic Guy's media appearances over the past week plus... we'll add more as we uncover them:
   




• Print and Blogs:





• The Catholic Spirit


• Minnesota Star-Tribune


• The Curt Jester


• Nineveh's Crossing



• TV and Radio:
  




• Catholic TV (begins at 15:30 in)


• The Good Catholic Live


• Fox 25 Morning News, Boston


• KARE-TV, Minneapolis
  


3. Father Rob's back... every day! (We can't hear the applause because Father Rob's karaoke is drowning it out.) After three years of being Lino's punching bag every Thursday, our favorite priest from the Diocese of Brooklyn is now a daily presence on the show. In fact, he's now Co-Producer of the show along with Ryan Grant. Don't take our word for it... read his note to his parishioners (on page 2).



4. TCGS is back... and different! (We detect a smidge of nervousness from the peanut gallery.) When Lino announced Father Rob's promotion (or demotion, depending on your point-of-view) to permanent crew member, he also talked about revamping parts of The Catholic Guy Show and trying new things. We have no idea what's in store, so all we can do is tune in at 4:00pm ET this afternoon and see what's up.



5. Football is back! (And Lino makes snide comments about having to hear Hank Williams, Jr. tell him what he already knows.) We don't know for sure if the crew is still going to do football picks as they have in the past, but if they do, rest assured that LinoRulli.net will be your unofficial official home for the football picks contest. We'll post all of the picks to our homepage as soon as they're made, and declare winners and losers as soon as each game concludes.



6. The end is near... of Lino's Countdown to 40! (Applause mixed in with snide comments from Father Rob.) Today marks exactly fifty days until Lino's major milestone birthday. If you're getting him a present, you'd better act fast!

So strap yourselves in, folks... it's gonna be an interesting ride for the next few months.