Brian & June

I've been in Georgia for the past week. This picture represents the highlight of a very strange trip.

Yup, that's Honey Boo Boo's Mamma!

Friday in FRESNO!

I'm headlining this show Friday night in downtown Fresno. If you're in the area, please come out it's going to be a great show!

On The Road in Sturgis, SD

Last week I was fortunate enough to go to the 72nd annual Black Hills Bike Rally, in Sturgis, South Dakota. Here's my report:

Lying with Statistics

On a 5-hour energy commercial they claim that "over 73% of physicians would recommend a low calorie energy supplement to their healthy patients who use energy supplements."

For reference:  http://www.5hourenergy.com/commercials.asp

If you can't identify the faulty logic, I'll spell it out. the question asked of physicians was not "would you recommend 5-hour energy to your patients?" (if 73% said yes to that, then I'd be drinking that shit like crazy). INSTEAD they asked if they would recommend a "low calorie" supplement to patients ALREADY TAKING SUPPLEMENTS.

In other words, 73% of physicians in their study (n>3,000) would recommend a low calorie supplement IF a patient is already taking one, but THIS IS IN NO WAY AN ENDORSEMENT OF ENERGY SUPPLEMENTS.

Keep in mind that I have not reviewed the research they claim to have conducted, just the manner in which they are presenting it on television. However, given the specific way they are stating the finding on TV, I doubt the actual survey question was phrased much differently. 

The last line of the commercial is one of the worst: "is 5-hour energy right for you? ask your doctor. we already asked 3,000" As if the sample size alone should influence your decision. Remember those 3,000 didn't say anything about whether they thought 5-hour energy was right for you. In fact, 27% didn't even say that you should drink it, EVEN IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY USING HIGHER CALORIE SUPPLEMENTS.

PS how many high calorie energy supplements do you think are on the market? I haven't checked recently but I'm guessing that most of them are low calorie. Which makes this "finding" even more absurd, given that there are probably not many existing high calorie alternatives.

Drink energy drinks if you want to, but don't fall for bullshit.

On the Road with Madelyn & Brandy

THIS SUNDAY on my "On the Road" segment on The Edge of Insanity - Webcast, i'll be catching up with returning guestsMadelyn Greco and Brandy Valentine! Two great tastes, that definitely taste great together. Check out this preview:

On the Road with Most Wanted Fine Art!

This week on my "On the Road with Dr Brian" segment on the Edge of Insanity Show on www.fccfreeradio.com I'll be interviewing Nina Gibbs and Jason Sauer, owners of the Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery, in Pittsburgh, PA.

Nina & Jason are heavily involved in not only the art scene in da 'Burgh, but also highly active in the greater Pittsburgh community as well. With their Garfield neighborhood performance space, they host music, poetry and other community events as well. But mostly, Most Wanted is about the visual arts and shows the work of a great collective of artists and other local, national, & international artists. Listen to the interview LIVE on 7/14/12 at www.fccfreeradio.com, studio 1A from 4-6 PM (PST). 

On The Road with Kitten Marie!

This Sunday on my weekly segment "On the Road with Dr Brian" I'll be interviewing the sexy and mysterioys KITTEN MARIE!

Kitten is a Go-Go dancer in the San Francisco area, and can be seen shaking it at all the major clubs. Her dance skills are insane, her costuming and make-up work are amazing and we are lucky that she has some free time to visit with me in the FCC Free studio this week.

As always, listen live at www.fccfreeradio.com, studio 1a from 4-6 PM (PST).