Susan (3:14)

Welcome back to Bachelor Happy Hour's Golden. Thanks so much for joining us. We are so excited to be back today.

Kathy (3:21)

Always excited to be back. And you will not believe we have two very special guests today. Please welcome our former golden bachelor, Gary Turner. And the best part is his fiance, Lana.

Gary Turner (3:36)

Welcome.

Susan (3:37)

Welcome to Golden Hour.

Bobby Bones (3:39)

How are you?

Gary Turner (3:40)

Hi guys.

Lana (3:41)

Wonderful. We're doing great.

Kathy (3:43)

Yeah. It's so good to see you.

Susan (3:44)

I gotta say, you make a beautiful couple.

Gary Turner (3:48)

Yeah, I think we kind of do.

Kathy (3:49)

I think so too.

Gary Turner (3:50)

I think so.

Susan (3:51)

Oh, gosh, she's pretty. She's real pretty. You've done well, Gary. You've done well. All right, well, listen, there's so much that we want to get in today, so we're just going to jump right into it. First, Lana, we're going to start with you. Tell us about yourself. I've learned that your name is Lana, not Lana. So that's number one. Tell us where are you from? What do you do? Give us the, give us your story.

Lana (4:15)

Yes. So I was born and raised in a small town in Indiana, Auburn, Indiana, and spent my childhood there. I've moved around a little bit. I lived in outside of Atlanta a little bit for three years and then back to Fort Wayne and then just about three years ago, moved down to the Indianapolis area.

Kathy (4:35)

I love it there.

Lana (4:36)

Children down here. So I have three kids. I have my oldest daughter, Rachel, and she lives down by me here in Indy. I have a son, Nathan Nate, he lives in New York. And then my youngest, Jordan, she is down here as well. So she's a first year teacher. And so two out of my three kids are around me. So I'm really happy about that. And I have a grandson, Shep, so they're the best.

Kathy (5:02)

So tell us how you met. How did you meet?

Lana (5:06)

I'm going to have to abbreviate that because it's a long winded story, but I watched his season, I watched all of you beautiful ladies. That's the only reason I knew of Gary and all of you is from the show. That's awesome. And I don't know, something popped up on my phone about a friend request, and it said Gary Turner. And so I thought, I don't know, somehow I thought I was already friends with him. So I went to my computer and it said I was. And so I thought, well, what do you have to lose? So I sent him a message on. On messenger and. And to my surprise, he answered me and good job from there. So, wow.

Susan (5:45)

So what was your dating life before Gary?

Lana (5:49)

I had divorced about a year or so, year and a half ago. And so I was really just happy to just, you know, go through life. And I had my grandson and my kids by me. So, you know, at some point I knew I'd probably meet somebody that I'd want to spend my life with, but I wasn't really in a rush. So it just. I just knew whenever it was meant to be, something would come my way. And it was. It was fine that way.

Kathy (6:13)

So the first meet was perfect. Like the butterflies, the sparks. And how did. When did it start getting really serious?

Lana (6:21)

From the start.

Kathy (6:22)

Yeah, I knew it. That was like, from.

Gary Turner (6:25)

It was from the start.

Kathy (6:26)

I mean, it's magical.

Gary Turner (6:28)

It's getting close to eight months since we met. Neither of us has stopped smiling. It's. It's like it was that good right from the get go. And, you know, you have to kind of be cautious and is this for real? And all of that, but man, it is it really.

Kathy (6:45)

And you've spent enough time together to learn each other's habits and the annoying things. I mean, we are of age now and things do annoy you, you know, some. You got to know what you can work with, what you can't. So I guess you figured that out as well by now.

Susan (6:59)

Well, I'm guessing so since they're engaged. But I want to, I want to know. I have a couple of questions. How fast did you guys start talking about getting married? I mean, clearly you're engaged, and we'll get to that in a minute. But, you know, it's a. It's a big jump from meeting someone to saying, would you get married? You know, having that conversation.

Gary Turner (7:20)

Yeah, I think the question was, would you consider getting married again? And we both had to look at that and answer positively before we move forward. And that was really. Yeah, it's probably, you know, two months ago, you know, because, you know, the consideration has to be There. It's not like we're ready to make a decision on it at that point, but we want to know if it's on the table. A possibility.

Kathy (7:45)

Well, did you talk about living together or. It was.

Gary Turner (7:48)

Oh, yeah, yeah. That was. That was a bigger part of the conversation because, like, right now, my house is for sale. I may have it sold. And so the conversation has been, you know, Atlanta, I'm going to be parking my ass here, you know, for a couple of months until we find a house together.

Susan (8:05)

And so you're staying with Lana right now?

Gary Turner (8:08)

Yeah. Well, like, I'll head back to the lake house today after, you know, at the end of the day. But, you know, we progressed from spending weekends together to spending three days a week together to four days a week together to the point where. Okay, we were really kind of pissed off when we weren't spending every day of the week together.

Susan (8:26)

I want to see the ring. Enough of the talk.

Kathy (8:29)

Bring it all the way. Oh, Garrett, did you pick this out by yourself?

Gary Turner (8:33)

So? Well, there's an interesting story.

Susan (8:34)

Oh, let's go. It's beautiful.

Gary Turner (8:38)

Land. And I went to this jewelers, and I had a basic idea of what she wanted and what I wanted. And then we went to London and Paris, and I saw the Eiffel Tower. And, you know, it was spectacular. That night we woke up, you know, put those shades up, and there it was, sparkling in front of us.

Kathy (8:56)

Unbelievable.

Gary Turner (8:57)

And I came back to the gym jeweler, and I said, I want the side of Lana's engagement ring to look like the Eiffel Tower.

Kathy (9:06)

I have goosebumps.

Gary Turner (9:08)

And so there's, you know, the sparkle, you know, the. Yes.

Kathy (9:14)

Take a picture and send it to my phone, please.

Susan (9:16)

Yeah, Gary, take a picture. We need that. We need that.

Gary Turner (9:19)

I will.

Susan (9:20)

Oh, that is beautiful.

Gary Turner (9:21)

I sat down with them, I said, this is the design I really want to have. Came back a couple weeks later. They executed it perfectly. And then. So I held that ring for, oh, I don't know, three, four weeks before I decided how I wanted to do it.

Susan (9:36)

Well, tell us you didn't know.

Kathy (9:37)

Lana, you had no idea he got it. I had a feeling.

Lana (9:42)

No, I had no idea when he actually proposed that it was going to happen. Then.

Kathy (9:45)

That's the best part. I want to know how romantic was the proposal? Where was it? What?

Lana (9:52)

Well, you know, we had taken. We have taken a lot of trips, and so we had gone to Niagara Falls about a month or two ago, and, you know, that being the honeymoon capital, everybody thought. I think when we went that was going to happen. Then I didn't, you know, I didn't know when or when it was going to happen. But we were on another vacation on the way to Myrtle beach, and we had stopped in Asheville part of the way there to break up the drive. And so he did, like, a little magic trick. And so there were some questions that he kind of, like, guessed my thoughts. And then there was another piece of paper that said, will you marry me? And I instantly. Where are you?

Kathy (10:30)

Were you outside? Were you in the car? Where were you?

Gary Turner (10:33)

Yeah, we were in the hotel room.

Kathy (10:35)

Did you have a plan, Gary?

Gary Turner (10:36)

Oh, I totally did.

Kathy (10:38)

Okay.

Gary Turner (10:38)

I rehearsed the magic trick a half a dozen times.

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Susan (10:42)

You know.

Gary Turner (10:43)

So I had two solo cups, and under one solo cup was the wedding room. And so when I guessed the correct answer, then the last post it note said, will you marry me? And, you know, we've kind of said that before, and I've said, you know, are you gonna marry me? And so forth. And so she was kind of. Her attention peaked. But then when I lifted the other solo cup that had. There was a ring, then it was like, yes.

Lana (11:09)

It gets emotional because, you know, there's a lot of feelings there.

Kathy (11:12)

Yes, I get it. We're so happy for you. We really are.

Gary Turner (11:16)

Thank you, Susan.

Susan (11:17)

So do we. Of course we are. Do you have a wedding date? Are you planning a wedding, and am I invited?

Gary Turner (11:26)

Absolutely.

Lana (11:26)

We better be there to that. We really haven't talked wedding plans yet. I think we're just sort of basking in the engagement and, you know, working out some details as far as his house. And so.

Kathy (11:38)

Yeah, you got a lot to do.

Lana (11:40)

Yeah, but it'll come, so.

Kathy (11:42)

But you know what? Even that you didn't set the date. Just knowing and wearing that ring and you're being together, that's. That's the best part.

Gary Turner (11:51)

Yeah.

Susan (11:52)

What did your kids say?

Gary Turner (11:54)

Well, so before I asked her, I. I showed the ring to her oldest daughter, Rachel, and I showed the ring to Angie. And I said, just giving you guys a heads up, this is coming. And they both wanted to have some kind of a setup where all the family was there. And I'd ask the question, and they'd come out of the woodwork, and. And I go, you know what?

Kathy (12:18)

That's not gonna work.

Gary Turner (12:20)

So I kind of went my own way with it.

Kathy (12:22)

Good for you. Yeah, I know your daughters are very happy for you. It's not like we don't talk to them, you know, Lana, we gotta get to know your daughters now.

Lana (12:31)

And so, yeah, they'll be thrilled. So, yeah, everybody's ecstatic.

Susan (12:36)

So it's so exciting.

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Bobby Bones (13:44)

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Gary Turner (14:04)

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Susan (18:29)

So this question for both of you, both of you are recently divorced. How is that? Have people said to you you're together too soon? Talk to us about that.

Lana (18:42)

I can answer that for my side. When I introduced my Gary to my kids and you know, they just saw us interact early on and my oldest daughter lives closest to me so she has seen it from the get go and my son in law Noah as well. And so when we started talking, they kind of like, mom, how serious is it? Like, are you serious with him? And I'm like, yeah, it's serious guys. I mean we pretty much have fallen in love. And she goes, I knew it. She goes, I could just see it. And they both said they knew from the start that we made a good couple. And they said they were the same way. They said when you meet somebody and you have those feelings, you just know. And they said we knew it with you guys too from the, from the start. So no, for them, they're like, no, it's not too soon, it's not too fast because you just can tell when you met the right person and you Gary.

Gary Turner (19:34)

And for me, I, you know, I don't want to sound disrespectful at all. I don't think of myself as being divorced.

Kathy (19:42)

What marriage it was, it was such.

Gary Turner (19:46)

A short time and it was, you know, in an artificial environment that yeah, I have to stop myself and say, yeah, you know what? I am divorced. You know, it's not like I'm that guy that was married 43 years and then did nothing. I am divorced. But the comment of it being too soon has, has never come to me, you know, that question has not been asked. There are some things that are timeless, you know, and I think one of them is when you meet the right person. You don't even think about where it fits on the timeline. It's just when it's right, it's right.

Susan (20:23)

And Gary, you're. We talked about it on the show. This whole thing of if you love someone, you'll make it work. You guys are living proof of that. Your house is for sale. You're moving to Indianapolis. You want a house with a pool so you can have your families. You've made it work. And I think that is so obvious listening to you guys talk and what.

Kathy (20:44)

They want and they're taking action. It's happening. There's no stalling, there's no second guessing. You're 100% in. And God, you guys are great. You're giving me goosebumps.

Susan (20:55)

I love, love, love you're giving me. I wish I had it.

Kathy (20:58)

Lana, how's it feel to be part of Bachelor Nation now as you are?

Lana (21:04)

Yeah, well, great. No, I, I welcome it. It's a lot of fun.

Susan (21:07)

So, I mean, does it feel weird? You're dating, you're here, engaged to the guy that, you know, we. We dated him before you did, you know.

Lana (21:14)

I know, right? Yeah.

Susan (21:15)

Well, let's be clear. I didn't.

Kathy (21:18)

Is that odd for you?

Lana (21:20)

It's all good.

Kathy (21:21)

You know, I kissed him one day. I'm just saying.

Lana (21:26)

I watched the season, so I saw it all and you know, you just kind of have to know what comes with the territory. And I know that about him and I'm okay with it. Yeah.

Kathy (21:36)

And that's being secure, who you are.

Lana (21:39)

Yes.

Susan (21:41)

So. So how did you celebrate after you got engaged? Like, did you get back in the car and keep driving to Myrtle Beach?

Gary Turner (21:48)

Well, yeah, I mean, we spent the night. It was pre. Planned to be there that night. Yeah, we went to Myrtle beach and we met up with some of the pickleball group that you guys met.

Susan (21:58)

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Gary Turner (22:00)

We still travel together and, and do a lot of stuff together. So. Yeah. And then we spent. I don't know, was it eight or nine days in 10 days in Myrtle Beach.

Susan (22:10)

Nice.

Kathy (22:10)

So Gary being on the water and she obviously in Annapolis, there's water. Are you thinking about buying something towards that end? Are you leaving Indiana or.

Gary Turner (22:21)

No, you know, family is here and so she has two kids here, a grand grandson and I got Angie close by and we keep working on Jenny to come to this area, you know, to, to, to relocate We've both had houses with pools. And quite honestly, that's where we want to get to is we want to get to a house with. We don't want a huge house, you know, we don't want to over need it now.

Kathy (22:47)

No.

Gary Turner (22:48)

Yeah, but we kind of want the pool, so that's what we'll start looking for.

Kathy (22:52)

Okay, where. What area we're going to? That's what I'm saying. Yes. Down there. Okay.

Gary Turner (22:58)

Westfield is where Lana lives now. So Carmel West Fishers is where Angie is. So it's all close.

Susan (23:05)

How far is Jenny from you? I know she's a couple hours maybe. Yeah.

Gary Turner (23:09)

From. From where I live now. She's on the other side of Chicago, so it depends on traffic there. You can make it in as little as three and a half hours, but sometimes it'll take five hours.

Susan (23:20)

Wow, so that's a hike.

Kathy (23:22)

Wasn't it three plus hours from the airport to get to your house, to the lake house?

Gary Turner (23:27)

Yeah, yeah, just about.

Susan (23:29)

Okay, so obviously we are so thrilled for you too, but I don't know if we can talk about it, but your book, that is coming out. First of all, someone sent me an excerpt from the book where you said you wished you had misjudged me. I mean, this podcast is all about me, Gary, that you would misjudged me.

Gary Turner (23:49)

Oh, I know that everything is.

Susan (23:52)

But I just want to say a lot of my friends reached out and said, do you know that he said he misjudged him? I said, yeah, Gary called me right after the wedding, after, you know, after that all happened. And so. Thank you, Gary. I wished I'd gotten the rose, too. I just want to. I just want to acknowledge that. That was very kind of you to say that.

Gary Turner (24:09)

Thanks. Thank you. I'm so looking forward to get the excerpt in the book where I say I misjudged and I wish I could have done it different. And I'll just say, zip it to that. Did you get that excerpt? Okay?

Lana (24:25)

Yeah.

Kathy (24:26)

I hope you didn't talk about gas.

Susan (24:30)

I just read. I had so many friends, I don't know where they got it from, but so many people said, you know, he really didn't hate you. I said, I know he didn't hate me, but it was just funny when I got that.

Gary Turner (24:39)

Yeah.

Susan (24:40)

So, you know, I mean, I just still want to say, Lana, just so you know, Susan got a gift from him. Everyone got gifts, one on one. Yours truly got absolutely nothing. It's not too late, though, Gary. You could send me a signed copy of your book, for example.

Kathy (24:54)

There you go.

Gary Turner (24:54)

There you go. And notice how she's not at all bitter about these things. She's very congenial about it.

Kathy (25:01)

It took a minute. It took a minute. She's doing way better.

Susan (25:05)

I mean, he came to his senses. It's all good. He's found the woman of his dreams who's absolutely gorgeous.

Kathy (25:11)

You guys look great together.

Susan (25:13)

I know, right? Wow, it's just so exciting. So, trips coming up? Anything, any plans coming up?

Gary Turner (25:19)

We are going to Montego Bay in December. We're going to San Diego for the pickleball National Pickleball tournament.

Susan (25:27)

Wow.

Gary Turner (25:27)

We've got a few things coming up.

Susan (25:29)

Okay, so we got to stop and ask you, Mr. Golden Bachelor. Gary Turner there is now another golden bachelor. Have you guys been watching this season? What do you think?

Kathy (25:41)

Have you compared yourself at all at any moments? Like, I remember that moment. Oh, that was hard.

Gary Turner (25:47)

Yes, that is. That is exactly why I'm watching is, you know, I know what it feels like because I'm the only guy on earth that's been there before him.

Susan (25:56)

Right.

Gary Turner (25:56)

You know, in our age group. And, you know, early on, I, I, you know, I've watched the shows and I go, okay, I'm not hooked yet. I'm not hooked yet. And as time has gone by, I've become more and more interested in where he's at, Especially now when he has the difficult decisions to make. You know, he's down to two.

Susan (26:16)

Yeah.

Gary Turner (26:16)

And my heart went out to him, you know, this week when he went from three to two.

Susan (26:21)

Who do you think he's going to pick? Gary?

Gary Turner (26:24)

I can't say. Oh, come on.

Susan (26:26)

This is Vegas.

Kathy (26:28)

Talk to us. You're having to watch it. You're a female. Talk to me.

Lana (26:33)

I'll tell you what, I could. It's a toss up. I think both ladies left are wonderful. They seem awesome in different ways, but both very genuine and, you know, beautiful women. You know, I don't know. I kind of have a little bit of a favorite, but I, I stop Gary sometimes and ask him, you know, what was going on for you.

Kathy (26:53)

Yeah. Yeah.

Lana (26:54)

So a lot of comparisons. Just kind of from getting his point of view of knowing how that is, so.

Susan (26:59)

Oh. But I am gonna ask. Who do you think I want to know, Lana, who do you think he's gonna pick?

Lana (27:04)

Oh, that's a. That's.

Kathy (27:05)

If you had to guess, there's only two.

Lana (27:07)

Honestly love both women, but I love. I think Peg's energy is the fun.

Gary Turner (27:14)

That was going to be my answer. Too.

Kathy (27:16)

But Gary, you were so emotional. I remember tears and us bonding afterwards, like it's okay. You felt so torn and you felt bad letting people go. Not that he didn't, but he didn't show it like you did. There was a difference for me.

Gary Turner (27:33)

I couldn't keep that in. You know, still today when I watch him have a rose ceremony, I get a lump in my throat. Think about you guys. I think about Kathy and Susan and Nancy and Joan and on down the line. I really do. You guys, I don't know that we'll ever be able to get together as a group again. But believe me, in my heart.

Kathy (28:00)

Give it a minute.

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We will.

Gary Turner (28:02)

A wonderful, wonderful bunch of people.

Kathy (28:05)

We love you too.

Lana (28:07)

Yeah.

Susan (28:09)

I've said to Susan, those two women, the last two who we've met them, they're both lovely women. We don't know who he's gonna choose, but they're so different. And Susan and I feel like we are like Peg. We are the energy, outgoing. You walk into a room and everyone's your new friend. And. And Cindy's much quieter, sensitive, polished. And they seem so different. And I. I don't know, I just think it's. That's got to be an impossible choice because they're so different. And he seems. And with Debbie.

Kathy (28:47)

Debbie, she should be the next golden bachelorette. Who should this thing pardon? I'm sorry, Kathy. After Kathy.

Gary Turner (28:58)

Never give up the campaign. Kathy. Just keep pitching. Keep. One of these days that ship's gonna land for you.

Susan (29:04)

Oh, Gary, you have no idea. Off record, I'll tell you a bit about my recent dating life. You don't even want to hear it. But wait, I want to. We cannot finish this without asking, how is your health? You know, I think I told you, Gary, I have a friend who has the same diagnosis, which, can you believe that you have. He's doing great. He went through the treatment. He's cancer free. Said that, you know, his doctor just said, you know, your old age is going to get you before this, but how are you doing?

Gary Turner (29:33)

And I'm hoping that's the same for me. You know, the doctors say that until I have three or four of these specific symptoms, that there is no treatment. You just keep going. You get your six month blood tests and away you go.

Susan (29:50)

Yeah.

Kathy (29:50)

How do you feel? Do you feel any symptoms or just feel normal?

Gary Turner (29:53)

It's like I actually feel pretty damn good. 74 is supposed to feel, but you feel better than the average. That's good.

Kathy (30:02)

Yeah, that's good.

Gary Turner (30:02)

But. But I. I want to share one thing with you when, you know, lan is sitting here so gorgeous and sweet and everything. There's a very sensitive side to her. And our first date at dinner, you know, there were several things she did that I thought were very thoughtful. But about halfway through the entree, I thought it was only fair to bring it up to her that I had cancer. And I'm into the. Starting to give her this explanation. She goes, she knows I've already researched it. I'm fine.

Kathy (30:30)

You're fine.

Gary Turner (30:32)

Oh, my God, that is so awesome. So.

Kathy (30:35)

Well, it was common knowledge, public knowledge. And she's not jumping in, thinking not.

Susan (30:41)

We Googled people, Gary.

Kathy (30:43)

It's 2025, you know.

Gary Turner (30:47)

Are you talking like that book face thing?

Susan (30:49)

And yeah, now let me. After you. After you get Google down, Gary, then you're going to start learning about AI. We'll. We'll give you the tutoring lessons.

Kathy (30:56)

Oh, I love my chat.

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I've got Dan Morgan here on the pod. Say hi, Dan.

Gary Turner (32:29)

Hey.

Bobby Bones (32:29)

How's it going today? It's going good, man. Tell us who you are and what you do. I'm Dan Morgan. I'm an attorney and a managing partner at Morgan and Morgan, which is America's largest injury law firm. That's pretty awesome. Why do you guys think you win so many cases. The insurance companies and other companies that.

Gary Turner (32:46)

We go against know that we're going.

Bobby Bones (32:47)

To take it to the end that we believe in the case. So we fight for every dollar and we're not afraid to go that extra mile for our clients. Are insurance companies like actually afraid of you guys? We don't bluff. We take it to trial. And we are not strangers of getting very, very, very large verdicts. Awesome. So how does someone get in contact with Morgan and Morgan, what would I do if I got into an accident? Probably the easiest way is dialing pound law. That's £529 from your cell phone. Our call center is always waiting to take your call. 247365 wow. Dan Morgan from Morgan & Morgan, America's large injury law firm. Thanks for coming by the show. Thanks for having me. Visit forthepeople.com for an office near you. Okay, listen, if you're even thinking about a vacation, I've got four words for you. Virgin Voyages, Caribbean Cruises. Because these cruises, they are totally next level. Honestly, you should book one right now to top line it. Beautiful destinations, best food at sea, and luxury that will make you wonder why you ever tolerated buffets and screaming children. You heard that right. It's kid free and just thinking about that is relaxing. We're talking about amazing destinations like Grand Cayman, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Virgin even has its own private beach club in Bimini. I mean come on. Then there's the food. There are so many different options. All of them are quite literally multi award winning. And with over a thousand bucks of luxury inclusions, the value is ridiculous. Wi Fi, soda, 20 plus legit restaurants, group workouts and entertainment. No surprise charges, no nickel and diming. Just good times. They've got DJs, theme parties, live music. Something's always going on. And when you're ready to relax, your cabin is your sanctuary. Ocean views, private terrace, signature red hammock. Go check it out@virginvoyages.com or hit up your travel advisor. You deserve this.

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Bobby Bones (35:58)

It'S Bobby from the Bobby Bones Show. I had an incredible time at this year's iHeartRadio music festival and even got the chance to hang out with Diplo and Bailey Zimmerman while I was there. Check this out. So how did Ashes come together? Diplo? Well, I kind of briefly met Bailey, I think at Morgan's show, one of them. And I think he's just the guy in Nashville. He's cool as hell. And I had a new kind of.

Kathy (36:21)

Sound I wanted to do and I.

Bobby Bones (36:22)

Think he's the one guy that could carry it. And I came to his house, I had a show, I pulled up real quick, he was about to leave on tour. You're about to jump in your tour bus and we had like three hours play the record for him. We kind of like got a scratch and then he handled on his own on the road.

Lana (36:36)

Yeah, it was really cool.

Susan (36:38)

He really just like randomly showed up to my house and like, oh, hey Diplo, what are you doing? He's like, I have a song that.

Gary Turner (36:43)

I want to show you.

Susan (36:44)

And I was like, okay.

Bobby Bones (36:45)

And then now we're here playing it live. You can listen to the full episode out now, wherever you get your podcasts. And big shout out to my friends at Hyundai for making this possible. Had a blast cruising around festival weekend in the all new Palisade hybrid.

Kathy (37:04)

I'm so happy to see you too. The smiles are so genuine. I mean, just a twinkle in her eye and her ring.

Susan (37:11)

I mean, seriously, I gotta say, Bachelor, it's all about, you know, the thing, trusting the process, finding love. But all kidding aside, to see you two, both of you have had, you know, you've had divorces, you've had issues in your life. Gary, you lost a wife to See, people at our age, all right, Lana's a little younger, but still finding to find. To find your. A little bit. To find someone that you love.

Podcast Host (Ad Read Announcer) (37:42)

And.

Susan (37:42)

See you guys happy together really should give everybody hope that love is out there. You can find it. It just, you know, sometimes it hits you when you least expect it, and you guys are living proof of that.

Gary Turner (37:54)

Yeah.

Lana (37:55)

And the show did work because I wouldn't have known of Gary had it not been for the show. So in a roundabout way, the show really did work.

Susan (38:02)

Yeah.

Kathy (38:03)

Okay, I have a question for both of you and I, one at a time. What's your favorite thing about Gary? And Gary, your favorite thing about Lana, that's.

Susan (38:14)

That we can talk about.

Kathy (38:15)

Yeah.

Gary Turner (38:19)

Good qualifier. My favorite thing about her is her eternal positive attitude and energy and smile. She's never, never down, never. She's always like. And every time I feel a little shitty about something, I look at that smiley face and I go, get your ass up. So what's yours?

Lana (38:40)

I want to know Gary's heart. I mean, from the. From the very beginning, obviously, knowing he was the golden bachelor, you know, it's a big deal. He was, you know, huge. And so meeting him, I really went into it just wanting to know his heart and, you know, that just shines and he's. And, you know, as, you know, a loving person.

Susan (39:03)

And is it. Is it Lana? Is it different? I'm sure when you guys go out, you're recognized. How is that for you?

Lana (39:15)

I love it. I actually embrace it.

Kathy (39:18)

Wait, I. I gotta get dressed.

Lana (39:20)

Hold on for it. I kind of look for the look. And when they see him, I'm like, oh, you've been noticed over there, or whatever. So he's very gracious, as you know, and he. He won't turn down a photo op or, you know, to talk. To talk to somebody about, you know, the experience. But I. I actually don't mind it at all. It's kind of fun, so. And I know, so. Yeah.

Kathy (39:41)

Have your families met yet? The kids. Meet the kids. Yes.

Lana (39:45)

Everybody gets along. It's just. It's magical. Really. It just, it truly.

Susan (39:49)

I'm honestly listening to you guys, to your story, looking at the love between you. It really is a magical story. It truly is.

Lana (39:59)

I mean, the sparks have been from the get go and they just haven't let up. So it's. Yeah, it's, you know, it's fate.

Kathy (40:05)

I know that feeling.

Gary Turner (40:07)

I do think it's really, really nice how well our families have blended together. I mean, you know, my daughters, they're rambunctious.

Susan (40:16)

And we love your daughters.

Gary Turner (40:19)

Hers are too. So it's not like there's a problem there. They go right along, get along well. And we've had a number of family events back and forth where they Cool.

Susan (40:30)

Well, we're waiting for our invitation. We want to come out and see you guys. We want to come out.

Kathy (40:34)

We tried. Gary, you thought Fred was up here that time. We were going to get together that weekend and I was like, he's in St. Martin.

Susan (40:42)

We gotta wait till they.

Kathy (40:45)

Lana, when you look at Jen and have conversation with Jen, do you just see him all over?

Lana (40:52)

Yeah. Yeah. She's very much like Gary.

Kathy (40:56)

She is totally him.

Lana (40:59)

So she's a barrel of fun.

Kathy (41:01)

She is. She is.

Susan (41:02)

They are. They are fun ladies.

Lana (41:05)

Love them both.

Kathy (41:06)

So do you have any questions for Kathy or.

Podcast Host (Ad Read Announcer) (41:08)

I.

Gary Turner (41:11)

I, I don't follow along as much as I used to. I guess. What's going on in the relationship area for the two of you? I know you.

Susan (41:24)

I am, I would love to date. I am not dating anyone, but I would love to. If you know anyone, Gary, send them my way. You too.

Kathy (41:31)

And for me, I have a long distance relationship that so far is working nicely. So. So we'll see.

Gary Turner (41:37)

Good.

Kathy (41:38)

It's, it's not easy. Much more distance than you two had, you know?

Gary Turner (41:43)

Yeah. Yeah. So the other thing I would ask is of all the travel you guys do and you're very busy, what's been your favorite thing to do in the last six, eight months?

Kathy (41:52)

I can answer that.

Gary Turner (41:54)

What?

Kathy (41:55)

Coffee talk in our robes with coffee talking. Her and I, it's so much better. Fun.

Susan (42:03)

I mean, it is fun. I will tell you, Gary, when we're together, I just turn on. I don't know if you saw it online, Lana. Maybe you did our luggage falling out of the car.

Lana (42:13)

Yes.

Kathy (42:14)

I mean, Kathy causing the luggage.

Susan (42:17)

Kathy did not. Whatever.

Kathy (42:19)

Let's tell the story.

Susan (42:21)

I would say the most fun thing. Susan and I took a cruise to Greece this summer in Istanbul. And, and I will tell you, it's always the same for me. Meeting people, you know, sharing our, our fun times with other people and our story and having other people go, you know, I got up off the chair and started living my life because you and Susan have given me hope. That's been the most fun for me.

Kathy (42:46)

Yes.

Gary Turner (42:48)

Did you get recognized in Greece?

Susan (42:50)

Yes, yes.

Kathy (42:51)

Istanbul.

Gary Turner (42:53)

I was, I was amazed when we got recognized at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Podcast Host (Ad Read Announcer) (42:59)

Yeah.

Kathy (42:59)

Yes. And I'm sorry.

Gary Turner (43:02)

It sticks in. It sticks.

Kathy (43:03)

Eiffel Tower is my granddaughter's dream. And I was supposed to take her. She's turning 13 next month. We were leaving September, and my boyfriend, who was French, said, no, no, no, darling, you don't go September. They pick it. They. They march, they. They're trying to overthrow the governor, president, whatever. He goes, not a good time. And sure enough, I saw it all over the news, and Bella was extremely disappointed. But we're gonna do it in the spring.

Susan (43:30)

I have to say one more thing, Gary, before we let you go. Lana, this is for you. Gary has come a long way. The first night. And, Gary, you're not going to remember this. The first conversation we had in the mansion, you asked me what I like to do about travel, and I said, my dream is to go to all seven continents. I love to travel. And you looked at me. Do you remember what you said?

Gary Turner (43:56)

I do not.

Susan (43:57)

You looked at me and you. And this. Before I got trashed, you said to me, you know, I don't think we would necessarily be a good fit because I don't really want to go overseas. I like traveling in the United States to you. Now, do you remember saying that to me?

Gary Turner (44:14)

You know, it's proof that I can evolve.

Susan (44:18)

And that's why I said, this is for Lana. He has evolved. He is a man of the world. He's a renaissance man. So whatever you've done to him, Lana, yay. You, Gary, you're not stuck in the lower 50. Good for you.

Kathy (44:31)

I mean, you're never still. You're never home. You're as bad as Kathy and I.

Lana (44:36)

It's good to be that way.

Kathy (44:37)

Don't you love it? Do you love it?

Lana (44:39)

I love to travel. I love to see new places. And, yeah, we've got a lot of bucket list items to check off, so.

Susan (44:47)

And you know what? You're going to have a lifetime. You have years to do it all, because that's. You found each other, and you deserve a lifetime of happiness, Both of you.

Gary Turner (44:56)

Thank you, Kathy. That was very nice of you to say. Thank you.

Kathy (44:59)

I mean, just give me real quick, before we go, what is on the top of each of your bucket lists? Just one thing.

Lana (45:06)

I want to go to Switzerland.

Kathy (45:08)

Okay.

Gary Turner (45:09)

And I want to cruise to Alaska.

Susan (45:11)

I've done both of those.

Kathy (45:13)

Of course she has.

Susan (45:15)

I've done both of those trips.

Kathy (45:16)

Which one do you recommend?

Susan (45:17)

If you. If you had to pick the next one, I will tell you. I've cruised to Alaska and did the. The inland passage and. And went to Mount McKinley Denali. Now, I would Absolutely. Do the Alaska first. Switzerland's beautiful, but, you know, you can yodel from any mountain.

Gary Turner (45:35)

She can yodel, by the way. She can yodel.

Kathy (45:38)

No, look, we got to hear it.

Lana (45:39)

No, I cannot do it under pressure. But my heritage is Swiss.

Kathy (45:44)

Yes.

Lana (45:44)

So that's where my ancestors.

Susan (45:47)

I mean, Switzerland's beautiful, but Alaska is. Is. It is spiritually moving. It is an unbelievable trip. Lynn, I can't believe we didn't ask you. Do you play pickleball?

Lana (45:58)

Oh, yeah, I definitely. Since I've met him.

Kathy (46:01)

Since you just learned with.

Lana (46:03)

I was a tennis player, so I came into the sport from that angle and had always wanted to play. I just didn't really have a partner or anybody to do it with, so. Yeah, I'm all in.

Kathy (46:13)

So how about golf?

Lana (46:16)

Oh, I golf, too. I'm not very good, but I have fun, so it's just fun.

Susan (46:19)

Do you guys golf together?

Lana (46:21)

Seriously?

Kathy (46:22)

Have you golf?

Gary Turner (46:23)

Yeah, we've only played golf once together. Guess who we played. Go. So Lana just had a foot surgery so she couldn't play this week. Angie and I, Rob and one of her friends in Lana, we all went and played golf. What, Wednesday night?

Podcast Host (Ad Read Announcer) (46:39)

Yeah.

Gary Turner (46:39)

Yeah. And it was, like, cold as. And, you know, we're out there playing and. And of course, you know Angie, about the second hole, she comes back with fire, the small fireball.

Susan (46:51)

That's why we love Angie. That's why we love Angie.

Gary Turner (46:54)

It'll help you.

Kathy (46:55)

Yeah, I love it. She's my kind of girl. And I do love both of your girls. It was such a pleasure having both of you. Thank you for sharing with us. I feel it, both of us, in our hearts, we want to congratulate you, wish you the best. And we have to see you again. You know that.

Susan (47:13)

And if. And when you do plan that wedding, which I'm sure you will, I will be there. Just happy to see you guys be together for the rest of your days.

Kathy (47:24)

Absolutely.

Gary Turner (47:25)

Thank you.

Podcast Host (Ad Read Announcer) (47:26)

Thank you.

Gary Turner (47:27)

And, of course, we do know someone who, you know, can.

Kathy (47:30)

Yeah, just, you know, we're gonna do this.

Susan (47:33)

Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Excuse me. She's already done it once. How about let me get certified and I'll be your officiant?

Kathy (47:39)

No, Kathy, just stay in your lane. I don't have stay in your lane. You do well in that lane.

Susan (47:44)

I can do anything I want, Susan. That's the joy of.

Kathy (47:47)

You're not going there. And with that being said, thank you so much for joining us.

Gary Turner (47:53)

Just showed up, so maybe this is a good time to leave.

Susan (47:57)

Thanks. To all of our listeners too. We hope you enjoyed this as much as we did. Be sure to follow Bachelor Happy Hour as we have new episodes coming out every week that you will not want to miss.

Kathy (48:08)

Definitely not Listen to Bachelor Happy Hour's Golden Hour on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you listen to your podcast. Until next time, have a good week.

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Hey, it's Bobby from the Bobby Bones Show. I had an incredible time at this year's iHeartRadio music festival and even got the chance to hang out with Diplo and Bailey Zimmerman while I was there. How did Ashes come together? Diplo? I pulled up real quick. He was about to leave on tour. You're about to jump in your tour bus. And we had like three hours.

Lana (50:02)

It was really cool.

Susan (50:02)

He really just like randomly showed up to my house and I'm like, oh, hey Diplo, what are you doing? He's like, I have a song that.

Gary Turner (50:08)

I want to show you.

Susan (50:09)

And I was like, okay, you can.

Bobby Bones (50:10)

Listen to the full episode out now, wherever you get your podcasts. And big shout out to my friends at Hyundai for making this possible. Had a blast cruising around festival weekend in the all new Palisade hybrid.

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