Congraduations!

Congraduations!

In which I deliver my commence address of 2026 which is very reminiscent of 2016. Also if you've never read "Advice, like youth probably just wasted on the young [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/06/01/advice-like-youth-probably-just-wasted-on-the-young-2/]" by Mary Schmich: You should. That's good advice.  BUY SOME STUFF  [https://www.chadthebird.com/the-merch] Recorded LIVE at Paper Machete [https://thepapermachete.org/] at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge [https://greenmilljazz.com/] 06/06/26 and 06/04/16 in Chicago courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and Jeppson’s Malört: [https://malort.com/] The Official Drink of the Apocalypse  Come find me [https://linktr.ee/ChadtheBird]in all your favorite places including my Discord, be gay, do drugs, flock ice.  Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com  [bugdenross@gmail.com] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Legends, Mummies and Bread

In which I get the recipe for bread baked from a mummy's guts and we all survive a bad recording of my last CLASS! where I discuss the Legend of the Legend of Zelda. Whew, if variety is the spice of life then this one's HOT!  GET TO CLASS!  [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-with-sara-benincasa-chad-the-bird-tickets-1116588178299] BUY SOME STUFF  [https://www.chadthebird.com/the-merch] Recorded LIVE at Paper Machete [https://thepapermachete.org/] at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge [https://greenmilljazz.com/] 06/06/26 and from CLASS! [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-with-sara-benincasa-chad-the-bird-tickets-1116588178299]at The Lincoln Lodge [https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/] 05/21/26 in Chicago courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and Jeppson’s Malört: [https://malort.com/] The Official Drink of the Apocalypse  Come find me [https://linktr.ee/ChadtheBird]in all your favorite places including my Discord, be gay, do drugs, flock ice.  Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com  [bugdenross@gmail.com] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

No Schlitz

In which we say auf wiedersehen to a beer that's not just a legend, not just a king: it's the Schlitz.  BILL YOUR LARKIN!  [http://www.billlarkin.com/] GET TO CLASS!  [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-with-sara-benincasa-chad-the-bird-tickets-1116588178299] BUY SOME STUFF  [https://www.chadthebird.com/the-merch] Featuring the legendary Bill Larkin [http://www.billlarkin.com/] on vocals and keys. Recorded LIVE at Paper Machete [https://thepapermachete.org/] at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge [https://greenmilljazz.com/] 05/23/26 in Chicago courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and Jeppson’s Malört: [https://malort.com/] The Official Drink of the Apocalypse  Come find me [https://linktr.ee/ChadtheBird]in all your favorite places including my Discord  Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas, a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com [bugdenross@gmail.com]  [bugdenross@gmail.com] "In Heaven There Is No Beer" by Ralph Maria Siegel and Ernst Neubach for Die Fischerin vom Bodensee (1956) English lyrics by Art Walunas "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II (1945) See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

No Waymo

In which we go every which Waymo but loose! But it's not quite at maximum overdrive.  GO TO PROM!  [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prom-stand-up-under-the-stars-tickets-1988875518214] GET TO CLASS!  [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-with-sara-benincasa-chad-the-bird-tickets-1116588178299] BUY SOME STUFF  [https://www.chadthebird.com/the-merch] Recorded LIVE at Paper Machete [https://thepapermachete.org/] at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge [https://greenmilljazz.com/] 5/16/26 in Chicago courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and Jeppson’s Malört: [https://malort.com/] The Official Drink of the Apocalypse  Come find me [https://linktr.ee/ChadtheBird]in all your favorite places including my Discord, be gay, do drugs, flock ice.  Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com  [bugdenross@gmail.com] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Space Jammin

In which I report my findings on the nexus of human space and jam technology.  GET TO CLASS!  [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-with-sara-benincasa-chad-the-bird-tickets-1116588178299] BUY SOME STUFF  [https://www.chadthebird.com/the-merch] FOLLOW ME [https://linktr.ee/ChadtheBird] Recorded LIVE March 19th 2026 from CLASS! [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-with-sara-benincasa-chad-the-bird-tickets-1116588178299]at The Lincoln Lodge [https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/]in Chicago courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and Jeppson’s Malört: [https://malort.com/] The Official Drink of the Apocalypse  Come find me [https://linktr.ee/ChadtheBird]in all your favorite places including my Discord, be gay, do drugs, flock ice.  Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas, a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com  [bugdenross@gmail.com] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.