Bye Bye Miss American Pie...The Godfather of Grunge...Is this Heaven? No It's Iowa in a Mini-Van

Join Spunky Comstock and Wolfman Mike as they trade city lights for cornfields and hit the Iowa backroads to settle the ultimate 70s vs 80s showdown—Midwestern style!

🏁 00:00 | Welcome to the Roadtrip

Spunky and Wolfman rev up the engine in a vintage Mini Van

Roadtrip rules: no GPS, all gut instinct, and plenty of ’80s power ballads

🛞 03:30 | Flat at the Field of Dreams

Unexpected detour: a flat tire right in the shadow of Shoeless Joe’s diamond

Is Field of Dreams Kevin Costner’s finest baseball flick of the ’80s… or does it bow to Bull Durham ? Spunky and Wolfman duke it out

🤘 22:10 | Barn-Raisin’ Rock ‘n’ Roll

Deep in rural Iowa, they crash an open-air barn show by an ’80s legend—widely hailed as the Godfather of ’90s grunge

Live riffs, backstage tales, and the secrets behind that signature guitar tone

👻 38:45 | Ghost-Hunting at Buddy Holly’s Crash Site

Pilgrimage to the gravel road where “The Day the Music Died”

On to the Surf Ballroom: can Spunky and Wolfman kick up any paranormal activity?

Unpacking the hidden meanings and historical context of Don McLean’s “Bye Bye Miss American Pie”

🏍️ Mini Van vs. Biker Bar

Final leg: they roll into a rugged Iowan biker bar

Hilarity ensues when our duo tries to blend in with leather-clad locals and requests a "Diet Coke."

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