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Welcome to the Absolutely Not Podcast, where we do the most and the least at the same damn time. I'm your host, Heather McMahon. Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another episode of the Absolutely not not podcast. I'm your host, Heather McMahon. I am quite raspy today. I have been yapping quite a bit, lot to catch you up on. So actually, you know what? I'm gonna do this voice because when you're on the Today show, you realize that all the real newscasters speak at this voice. And then I came in day one and in the first 10 seconds of being on national television, announced to everyone that I had gotten my neck done and I was screaming. It so really came in hot. But we have a lot to catch up on. I was on a whirlwind tour across America, not performing comedy, but shooting a commercial. And we have got to get into what happened to me in a Walgreens and Iowa. It wasn't a love connection, it was a misconnection. But we'll get into that. Really was a misidentification. I want to hit the voicemails at the hotline, see what y' all have been up to. And you know, I'll spill the tea. The give you the behind the scenes look at co hosting the Today show this week. So anyways, without further ado, welcome to the podcast. Let's start with the last week. So had the shows in Vegas. They were such a success, had such a blast. And I flew from Vegas to Jacksonville, Florida. So I was shooting this campaign for this company. I'm not quite sure when it'll come out. So I don't, I can't tell you much about the brand, but all you need to know is I was doing a food commercial. And one of the elements of the food commercial was we were donating the specific product to local food pantries and also going around and meeting people with the last name pantry that was a part of it. So it was a part give back part. Going out and hitting the mean streets of America and meeting folks. Production crew was great. The brand is great. Everybody at the ad agency was great. I brought my buddy Trace along with me who was doing glam on the shoot. We were just like full throttle ready to go. But when I tell you, baby, I have seen America and I've already seen America and the world, if you will, after being a touring comic. But I ended up at the corner of death and despair at a Walgreens in Iowa. That just, it rattled me to my Core. But also. Also, it was kind of. Kind of made me feel alive. But let me walk you through the week just so y' all understand how chaotic it was. We shot all day in Florida, and of course, Trace and I were traveling from the west coast, so we were running on two hours of sleep. We get up, we shoot all over Florida. Then the next day is a travel day. We head to Des Moines, Iowa. And Des Moines I had never been to. I'd been to one part. I'd been to Council Bluffs, which is also kind of terrifying in Iowa. Driven through there, but I'd never spent time in Iowa. Sorry. We stay at a really great hotel, and so we're like, gung ho. We're ready to go. We have a full day. The next day of shooting, two hours outside of Des Moines. So I know we're gonna be out in the country, but we're like, let's go see what Des Moines has to offer. Go to this famous spot for pizza. Quickly learn it's a late night spot. So Trace and I are both like, listen, we're glad we had a Crab Rangoon experience, but that's Crab Rangoon pizza is not something you eat at 7pm it's what you eat at 2am so we were already clutching our pearls, just knowing it was gonna be a bad, bad evening. Could have been a rough evening. So we decided to go down to Walgreens. You know, I need to get some toiletries. Our luggage hadn't made it, and we wanted to pick. Pick up some preemptive proactive in case there was a Crab Rangoon pizza explosion. So anywho, we look up the closest Walgreens. It's a mile away from our hotel. Great. We go over the bridge, and we quickly realize we might be on the wrong side of the railroad tracks. Now, before everybody comes for me, Heather, how did you know it was the wrong side of the railroad tracks? I'll tell you how we knew. Because everybody in the parking lot, perusing the aisles at this Walgreens had on Cookie Monster pajama pants. Now, you might say, Heather, that seems wildly niche, wildly specific. You always know you're on the wrong side of the tracks when you are in an establishment and everyone has on pajama pants. It was 9pm at night. I get it. You're thinking maybe they wanted to tuck in early. No, no, no, no, no. It was negative 20 degrees out. So while you may just be in your comfort street wear or you just want to be in your loungewear, it doesn't work when it's 20 below. Not a single person had a coat on, but damn it, if they didn't have on Cookie Monster pajama pants. So we walk in and I'm like, all right, I'm gonna get a toothbrush, some Tums, couple other accoutrements, we'll be good to go. We get in line at this Walgreens. There is a. And, you know, if you're white, you know, specifically, you don't have to be white to understand this, but there's a very specific type of heavyset white woman who is from the wrong side of the railroad tracks. And she just. The way she, you know, her voice is elevated. She's fighting with either her sister, her stepdaughter. You know, it's like the mom and daughter, they're probably mother and daughter, but they look too close in age to actually. You couldn't question that they're mother, daughter, but you know that this heavyset white woman was obviously a teen mom. So the mother and daughter screaming at each other, she's like, he, you know, he's your boyfriend, he ain't mine. I'm not fucking dealing with it. She threw a loose change at the other woman. It was fine. Trace and I are standing in the back, just like, you know what? We're going to give them their space. So we already kind of watched, like, a cat fight go down. Guy in front of me checks out, gets his skull. Skull, not skull. Skull. Skull. Skull. It's a very, very specific chewing tobacco. He also picks up, you know, some magnums. So I'm like, obviously, the party's on outside this Walgreens. And then it's our turn. So we get to the counter. Now you're probably thinking, heather, why are you even sharing this story? Well, I shared this story on TikTok, and it went wildly viral. And now many people have chimed in on the story. So I feel like I just have to. If you're not on the Tiktoks or the Instagrams, I gotta tell you what's going on. So I get to the desk, see the cashier, really nice guy, has a kind smile, has little gauges in his ears, kind of like a blondish light brown curly hair. And he immediately swipes the. The toothbrush, kind of takes a step back, and he looks at me and he says, wichita. I had a split second to decide, did I wanna pretend like I was from Wichita, then I knew this man, or should I just casually say, nah, it's not me, and keep rolling. No, no, no, of course I chose the first one. I chose fun. I chose adventure. I chose. We're in Des Moines. What the fuck? Why not? So this guy looks at me, see? He says, are you from Wichita? I said, oh, yeah, Wichita. And his eyes light up. I mean, his eyes light up like it is Christmas morning. And he's like, I thought that was you. Do you remember? And I said, oh, I remember. And then he goes, j. Lo. And I said, oh, yeah, J. Lo. And then he says, wow, it is good to see you now in this moment. I'm like, you know, what happened in Wichita? What does JLO have to do with this? Clearly, this man thinks that I am somebody who did something with him and JLo was involved. I. You know, I'm not taking a split second to think about it, but I'm like, I'm rolling with this. I'm ready for this adventure. So he goes, oh, wow, it is good to see you. I didn't really recognize you. And I said, well, I put on a lot of weight. I put on at least 65 pounds, so, you know, I've had some health issues. I put on a ton of weight. And he's just like, no, no, it's good. No, it's fine. It's fine. You still look good. He's like, you know, just so you know. And he puts his hands up. He's like, just so you know, I'm married. And I said, oh, yeah, yeah. No, no, no, totally. I mean, it's been a while. He's like, yeah, yeah, it's been a while. So, okay, I'm in my head. I'm like, all right, this may have been a college thing a couple years ago. It's been a while. And I'm like, I'm also married. And I point to Trace. Now, meanwhile, Trace, my dear friend, he's from Alabama. And he is just absolutely. He's not a twink. He's more of an otter. But he is a little gay thing, okay, with a thick Southern accent and perfectly coiffed hair and the most perfect natural teeth you've ever seen. I mean, I would. I would take a photo of Trace's teeth, take it to a cosmetic dentist and say, this is what I veneers to look like. I mean, he's perfect. There's not a blemish on this man's face. His outfits are on point. He is. But he is clearly radiating fabulous gay energy. So I turn to my friend, I go, oh, yeah, I'm married, too. This is. This is my boo. And Trace is just like, no, no, I can't. And he just, like, silently walks out of this door. So he gets in the Uber, because our Uber's about to leave us. And the guy's like, man, it's really good to see you. It's really good to see you. I was like, so good to see you. Oh, my gosh. I can't believe this. Like, wow. And I am just rolling with this in my mind. I'm racking my brain. What could this man possibly think that we have done? So then I swipe my credit card, I grab my bag, I head out, and I. And I'm merely like, man, I got him good. I got him good. I'm going to walk out of here, and he's just going to be thinking, wow, it's good to see her. I remember what her pussy felt like. It was good to see her. So then he's like, hey, wait, wait, wait. I'm like, oh, he wants more. He wants to get my numbers. Something's about to happen. Turns out when I was trying to exit out of, you know, use my credit card and exit out of the little program on the key, the little keypad, you know, it always has the option, do you want to make a donation to kids with diabetes, you know, children with eczema? And I'm like, fuck, no. Fuck no. I forgot to press no decline before it swiped my card. So meanwhile, I'm tapping my credit card. I'm not paying attention. I'm flirting with the man from. Who thinks I'm from Wichita. He's clearly from Wichita. Anyways, so I have to run back in. I'm tapping my card, and then I was like, oh, God, this is so embarrassing. I just told this guy I put on a ton of weight. And I was like. So I just said it out loud. I was like, man, I'm so sorry. This is so embarrassing. I promise you my credit card is not going to get declined. But, you know, I haven't seen you in so long. And I put on all this weight. And he's like, no, don't feel sorry. Don't feel bad about yourself. You look great. It's really good to see you. I was like, yeah, but that's so embarrassing that I just told you. Like, I really let myself go. And then I turn around, and the other guy in line's like, yeah, Kind of nodding with me like, yeah, this was. This was not a clean exit. So then I. I look up, I'm trying to make eye contact with him because I still want to Flirt with them just because I want him to feel something. I'm finally feeling something because, fuck, it's negative 20 in Iowa. So this was warming my heart and my soul and my physical body. My excrements were finally getting feeling. And he's like, man, it's just. It's really good to see you. And I'm like, I got to get out of here. Stop. Stop flirting. And I run out. We get in the Uber, and I. We're just laughing to ourselves. We're like, no one's going to believe this. And I call my husband. I'm like, honey, this guy thought I was somebody from Wichita. What do you think happened? He's like, oh, I know what happened. You were clearly a stripper. Because a lot of people who meet me who don't know I'm an entertainer, I have that very familiar face. I have exotic dancer face. I have exotic dancer voice. I have exotic dancer shoulders. But everywhere I go, and they always stop me, and they go, how do I know you? And I'm like, you think that I gave you a lap dance once? So Jeff's like, heather, it's very obvious. You clearly gave him a lap dance or maybe a happy ending at a strip club. You were probably dancing to J. Lo, you know, Jenny from the block. You were grinding on him while he was eating a jalapeno popper. So this was a core memory for him. And I was like, that's right. He probably thinks I am JLo, the stripper from Wichita who was grinding on him. So I put the thing up on TikTok. I don't think twice about it. I'm like, this was just a funny incident that happened. I wake up the next morning, thousands of comments. People are like, we know this Walgreens. We know this man. Of course it happened at this Walgreens. And I didn't say which Walgreens it was, but everybody in Iowa has now, somehow, Iowa TikTok has picked this up. And they're like, we're gonna go find him. We're gonna let him know. And I panicked. I'm like, well, we can't do that. Like, this guy said he was married. It was a misidentification. It's not a misconnection. It's not like I was the one who was lying to this man. He saw a glimmer in my eye. I saw a glimmer of his, and I was willing to play ball. I was not trying to, like, meet up with this man. I'm not trying to ruin a Marriage. So I started to panic and Trace is like, just roll with it, just roll with it. Next thing you know, JLO has entered the chat. So JLO comments, crying, laughing, emoji. Reese Witherspoon comments, ain't your mama, of course. And I'm like, what is happening? Why are JLO and Reese Witherspoon now dialed into this story? So I start getting all these random DMs of people from Iowa on TikTok and Instagram. We're gonna go to this Walgreens. We know exactly what Walgreens you're at. You're talking about the Cookie Monster pajamas. It's this one community at the corner of 14th and South Park. And everybo, no matter if you're working there or in the parking lot, they all have on Cookie Monster pajamas. Like, it was just very madly specific. So I decide the next day I'm like, I gotta call this Walgreens. Because then I got curious, right? But curiosity always kills the cat. Then I got curious. I'm like, well, now I need clarification for myself. If we're really going to lean in and maybe I'm going to have a misconnection with this man, I need to know what who he thought I was. So I call back, I get a lady on the phone and I said, hey, I had a really great time at your Walgreens last night. Incredible service. You had a manager on duty, it was around 9pm he had gauges in his ears, you know, blondish, brownish curly hair. I got lost in his eyes. He was so helpful. And I just wanted to say thank you. Can you let me know what his name was? Well, Walgreens is doing a good job of protecting their employees. Cause she said, I absolutely cannot give you his name. It's a safety precaution thing. We can't be giving out our employees info. I said, that's totally fine. Can I just leave a message for him? She said, yeah, you can leave a message and on his headset tomorrow he can listen to it. So now I'm thinking, oh, this is great. This gentleman's gonna walk in in the morning, put on his headset, start working the drive through pharmacy. And he's gonna get a little note from J. Lo from Wichita. So I will leave him a little message. Hey, just let him know JLO from Wichita said, thank you so much. It was so great to see you. I hope we run into each other again. Like, was just really, really great and made my year. So great to see you. So then I post this on TikTok, me talking to the woman at Walgreens. Then the DMs really start getting crazy because this younger generation on TikTok, you have to remember, when you post something, anybody 35 and up gets it. Anybody 35 and below does not get it. They don't fully understand satire. And so they are like, we need this to happen. We want to see this story continue. You guys need to end up getting married. We want you to have babies, the whole thing. And I was like, I don't know how many times I have to tell you, it's not a misconnection. It was a misidentification. I simply needed to hear this man's voice and be like, hey, man, I was pranking you last night. I don't know you from Adam, but I would really like to get to the bottom of who you thought I was. So then I had to take down the video because so many people were messaging me. We're going to the Walgreens, we're gonna talk to this guy. I'm like, what if his wife sees this and then I get him in trouble for something? I'm a public figure. What if this spirals? I'm banned from Iowa. Like, of course, my worrisome brain just like went there. So I take that video down and then everyone was like, you're being so ridiculous. Don't take it down. But I'm like, I don't trust these young, like 19 year olds in Des Moines. They have nothing fucking to do with their time. Of course they're going to go to this Walgreens and harass everybody in Cookie Monster pajamas. So I just panicked. So I took that one down. But when I tell you the entire time I was in Des Moines, I was just racking my brain, you know, why do I give off X stripper energy? Why do I give off XX worker energy? I don't know. I haven't been with another sexual partner in 14 years. Yes. Was I a little bit of a hoe in college? I sure was. But I've been locked down. I've been a faithful woman to the Jeffrey Daniels Italian Stallion. But apparently I give off whorish energy. And maybe it's the confidence, maybe it's the big tits, the blonde hair, the broad shoulders, the deep raspy voice, which is essentially just gonna kill me this week because I've been doing so much yapping, but I don't know what it is. Why do I give off horish energy? And whorish energy can be a good thing, but whenever I meet people, especially older men. Oh God. If you're in your 50s at a sky Club, they always stop me and kind of give me a wink and a point like, yeah, I remember you, the Peppermint Club. And you're like, yeah, the Peppermint Club. And I keep going. I've never been to the Peppermint Club, but apparently you think that I gave you a hand job in the back of the Peppermint Club. It's exhausting.
