Elvis movies, storm-door royalty, and a “Boomer Fyre Fest” in Cabo?! Chip & Thomas pack this episode with tropical escapism and comedy: a collapsed yacht-rock festival, a Guinness-level Beef Wellington, and the longest mermaid-fin swim you’ve ever heard of. Plus two Vacation Rules you’ll actually use on your next beach week and the 48-day countdown to Thanksgiving in Paradise (Blue Note Waikīkī).

Why hit “Play”?
🎸 “Woodstock of Yacht Rock”… canceled: Sunset Fest Cabo (Oct 24–26) loses most headliners (Loggins, Springfield, Christopher Cross, Alan Parsons), even Ambrosia, and gets postponed to Memorial Day weekend. The guys break down what went wrong.
🥩 World’s Largest Beef Wellington: Gordon Ramsay’s team built a 56-lb, 12-oz Welly from six steaks (yes, meat glue) and finished it with blowtorches. Welly belly explained.
🧜‍♀️ 31.13-Mile Mermaid Swim: Estonian athlete Merle Liven mono-fins 50 km in Miami’s Biscayne Bay (14h15m) and her team hauls 20 lbs of trash while she swims.
🧺 Vacation Rule #483: Do laundry mid-trip to “reset” your vacation—less rationing, more fresh fits.
😤 Vacation Rule #36: Vacations are too short to be angry (even when the room isn’t what you booked).
🦃 48-Day Countdown: Thanksgiving in Paradise is coming—surf lesson, turkey trot, and a circle-island day are on the docket.

Hit play for SPF-scented laughs, island vibes, and the funniest Yacht-Rock autopsy you’ll hear this fall.

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Chapters
00:00 “Front Desk” cold-open (hide-and-seek in Room 308)
03:16 Ep. 34 begins + 48-day countdown to Thanksgiving in Paradise (Blue Note Waikīkī)
04:01 Waikīkī plans: surfing lesson, turkey trot, and circle-island day
05:01 Big Toothpaste Rant (how ads made us over-squeeze)
08:10 Colored toilet paper & “Cleveland slather” bit
12:20 Sunscreen vs. sunblock vs. “suntan lotion”
28:00 Guinness Time kickoff
29:08 Giant Beef Wellington (why it’s so hard to nail)
32:17 56 lb 12 oz Welly; meat-glue & blowtorches!
33:41 New 2026 Good Book sighting (they’re still using 2025)
34:34 Mermaid mono-fin record setup (Biscayne Bay)
37:22 50 km (31.13 miles), 14h15m, 20 lbs of trash collected
40:23 Pitching our own “costume swim” world records
44:20 Yacht Rock Fest collapse intro (“Boomer Fyre Fest”)
45:06 Dates, billing, and the top-tier lineup that bailed
49:47 “Even Ambrosia dropped” + IG statements
53:16 Official word: postponed to Memorial Day weekend (reason given: recent hurricanes/flooding)
56:14 Tease: take a road trip with a celebrity impersonator (next week)
57:03 Vacation Rules segment begins
57:21 Rule #483 — Do laundry mid-trip
1:00:58 Rule #36 — Don’t waste vacation being angry
1:15:45 Title runner: “Cleveland Slather” sign-off + Front-Desk tag

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