What NOT To Do At The Supper Club #183

Summary

Bellied Up Podcast — Episode #183

"What NOT To Do At The Supper Club"

Hosts: Charlie Berens & Myles (“You Betcha Guy”)
Date: January 15, 2026

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Episode Theme & Overview

This episode, recorded shortly after the Packers’ traumatic playoff loss to the Bears, embodies Bellied Up’s signature Midwest banter, comic venting, and real-life etiquette lessons. Charlie nurses his wounds as a Packers fan, sharing his pain with Myles—and callers add their tales of Midwest supper club mishaps, relationships, and navigating small-town bar culture. Signature segments include rants about football heartbreak, etiquette at the supper club, bass guitar showmanship tips, and a healthy dose of Midwest ribbing.

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Main Topics and Key Discussion Points

I. Packers Playoff Loss: Midwest Grief Counseling (00:36–14:58)

• Setting: Charlie’s revamped Milwaukee bar-office, a nod to “The Office” fandom and Millennial culture (00:00–01:33)
• Packers’ Loss to the Bears:
  • Charlie opens up about his emotional journey, therapy session, and the existential fandom pain post-playoff loss (01:44–07:58)
  • Detailed recount of watching the game while performing at a charity event (03:18–04:26)
  • Analysis of the game’s collapse: defense, offense, and special teams all underperforming (“trifecta of screwing the pooch,” 06:07–07:04)
  • Myles needles Charlie about losing two “Super Bowls” in a season: the real Super Bowl and the Bears-Packers rivalry (11:02–12:13)
  • Packer fan advice to Bears fans: “Don’t get your hopes up” (08:16–09:39)

Charlie (09:35): "Just don't count your chickens before your eggs hatch, and that's about it."

• Humor and Midwest-levels of denial: Charlie forewarns Myles not to try joining the Packers bandwagon in the future (“I will pecker kick you right off”, 12:11).
• Bright Spots: Myles attempts to help Charlie look on the positive side of the loss, suggesting “Now you can go on vacation, not have to worry about getting a TV connection." (13:31)

II. Football, Prize Picks, and Midwest Winter Wisdom (14:58–18:09)

• Prize Picks Picks: Charlie’s Bears grudge leads him to pick “Caleb Williams less than 231.5 yards,” spurred by annoyance (15:13–16:09). Myles puts faith in Puka Nacua catching a TD against the Bears (16:12–16:22).
• Winter Party Guest Moves: Quick tips on never showing up empty-handed: grab a Tippy Cow chocolate shake at the liquor store for quick Midwest cred (16:37–17:42).
• Surviving Milwaukee Winter: Tangent on treacherous parking lot conditions, car accidents, and the value of local legal support (17:53–19:03).

III. Caller: Surviving Supper Club Etiquette (19:03–46:00)

A. Sarah’s Supper Club Saga (19:03–43:05)

• The Incident: Sarah and her husband, out for a rare kid-free night, are seated at a six-top high-top table in the packed bar area without a reservation (19:14–19:53).
  • Their cheese curds are interrupted by “two broads” (Sarah’s words), who claim seats, followed by more strangers attempting to join uninvited (20:13–21:19).
• Hosts’ Analysis:
  • High-top tables in bar areas invite communal seating; the perils of “Midwest Nice” until personal space is breached (21:19–23:10).
  • Charlie and Myles roast Sarah for occupying a six-top without guilt, speculating on bar etiquette and whether Sarah is “from Illinois” (22:24–22:58).
  • Agree, however, that etiquette was breached when strangers attempted to sit elbow-to-elbow without consent (“I don’t want to be elbow to elbow with strangers…”, 23:25)
  • Root cause: Not making a reservation—Sarah blames her husband’s distracted “hunting season” mentality (23:42–26:35).
• Marriage & Midwest Man’s Mental Calendar:
  • Seasonal distractions: hunting, ice fishing, and summer fishing means only 4–6 weeks/year of full attention (25:08–25:52).
  • Sarah admits she does more at home and just wanted to feel special (27:01–27:12).
• Midwest Nice vs. Minnesota Nice: Debates on whether inviting strangers to sit too closely was “too nice” (30:28–30:42).
  • In hindsight, Sarah jokes about treating her table like the Last Supper: “Maybe I should have been more like Jesus…” (31:02).
• Pontoon Swingers Tangent: Charlie shares wild stories about accidentally ending up on a swingers’ pontoon—impromptu Midwest humor on accidental party invites (32:37–34:09).
• Glasses Roasting: Sarah roasts Charlie about perpetually dirty glasses (“…remind me of special needs kids in school…just want to help,” 37:12). Charlie: “These glasses are dirty because I’m so squeaky clean.” (39:13)
• Sarah’s “Closet Karen” Confession: She recounts the time she scolded a 10-year-old for shooting at wild turkeys near the highway (43:17–44:19).
• Serious Note: Sarah opens up about chemo treatment and hair loss, leading to a discussion of wigs, resilience, and finding humor amid hardship (45:10–48:54).
• Wrap-Up: More roast exchanges (Sarah: “I think I’m a closet Karen at times.”, 43:05) and a final, mutual appreciation.

Sarah (37:12): “You remind me of like the special needs kids in school. You just feel bad for them...”
Charlie (39:13): “The irony of it all is that my glasses are dirty because I’m so squeaky clean.”

B. Stage Presence Advice for a Young Rockstar (50:27–69:09)

• Andrew, bassist for “Beyond Ultimate Rock Party” (BURP) calls in:
  • 21-year-old, youngest in an 80s cover band (50:34–53:21)
  • Wants advice on stage presence: “I need to be more than just a stale face and... be able to rock out a little bit…” (53:21)
• Advice from Myles & Charlie:
  • Develop a trademark: Keep the wife-beater look, get a “BURP” tattoo (54:11–55:32)
  • Use bass solos as comic relief moments—go big only occasionally, surprise the crowd (56:39–57:11)
  • Incorporate unique dance moves, walk into the crowd, and connect with audience for big impact (57:26–60:16)
  • Channel comic relief: “Be the guy in the wife beater,” turn limitations into a signature (54:49–54:49)
  • Myles recommends watching Sum 41’s "In Too Deep" for guitar tricks, and to line dance with the bass for comic effect (58:55–60:16)
• Burp Band Branding: Segment on band names, logos, and harnessing social media (52:26–53:07)
• Ultimate Rock Life: Andrew’s willingness to get the hosts’ faces tattooed on his arm for a sponsorship, and the hosts’ shock (67:56–68:14)

Charlie (54:49): “You need something that makes you always unique, something identifiable. So when people come see you again, they’re like, oh, I like that guy in the wife beater…” Myles (61:54): “Just when they think it’s winding down, crank it back up again.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Charlie’s Packers Therapy:
  "I'm filled with shame. I'm filled with regret. I'm filled with a lot of emotions here, Miles." (05:28)
• On Communal Supper Club Seating:
  “…the bar area, traditionally speaking, has kind of an open seating…If you’re going to the high top…that invites a crowd.” (21:45)
• Midwest Psychology:
  “You got about four to six weeks of mental clarity on a Midwest man. And even then, he’ll fill the time in the garage.” (25:41)
• Sarah’s Last Supper Reflection:
  “Maybe I should have been more like Jesus and treated it like the Last Supper.” (31:02)
• Charlie’s accidental swinger boat ride:
  “The thing about pontoon boats: Not all pontoon owners are swingers, but all swingers do own a pontoon.” (32:21)
• On stage presence in a band:
  “You need a hook and a crutch is what they call it...” (54:49)
• Iconic Midwest self-deprecation:
  “Every white person wedding—if they don’t play ‘Love Shack,’ what a shame.” (70:30)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:36–14:58 — Packers loss, grief, and comedy coping mechanisms
• 19:03–46:00 — Sarah’s supper club etiquette call (and rabbit holes: Midwest marriage, swinger pontoons, Karen confessions, glasses roast, cancer/chemo talk)
• 50:27–69:09 — Andrew/BURP: Young bassist crowd-pleasing advice, music scene, and tattoo pledges

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Episode Tone & Style

The hosts maintain their signature blend of dry, good-natured Midwest humor, friendly ribbing, and genuine empathy. Callers are greeted like neighbors at the bar; storytelling is loose, with meandering anecdotes that circle back to relatable themes. The roast-and-response banter is authentic, and even the toughest jibes end with some warmth.

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For New Listeners

This episode offers a crash course in Midwest culture: sports heartbreak, etiquette at the supper club, the perils of “Midwest Nice,” marriage and hunting season dynamics, accidental run-ins with swinger culture, managing self care, and navigating the DIY music scene. It features distinctive “bits,” sharp roasts, and occasional unexpectedly heartfelt moments. If you haven’t listened, this summary will give you the full flavor, from nut-shots on TV to cheese curds and bar band bass solos.

Transcript

[A]

Welcome back everybody to another episode of the Bellied up podcast. We are here at your office in downtown Milwaukee.

[B]

Yeah, it's funny, Miles.

[A]

This is Charlie's office.

[B]

Yeah, this is it right here. They got, you know, this is, this is the revamped bar. My office burnt down a few years ago back in 2020. More than a few couple two tree. And they since have sort of rehashed revib redone and things aren't burning here anymore. They got a little walk up window right here. A little half garage door.

[A]

One of the cool things is if you're in the Milwaukee area and you've won some dumb award at like your company Christmas party, you know.

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

[A]

You bring it in, they'll put it on the wall.

[B]

That's pretty nice.

[A]

So I got a real office theme going here and anytime you can watch the Office at the Bar. I'm in on that.

[B]

Yeah, this is gonna be very millennial.

[A]

Of me to want to watch the Office at the bar.

[B]

It's gonn very difficult series of episodes we're gonna do here. Miles, if you have the office on, that's like when they put that cackle one on while I'm watching. You know the one where tv, TV people start getting slammed in the nuts. I am just turn into a robot.

[A]

Charlie's a sucker for someone getting slammed in the nut.

[B]

I'm a sucker for some nut shots on the telly.

[A]

Sucker for slamming.

[B]

Yeah. But that's all right.

[A]

So yeah, it's a great spot. If you're in Milwaukee, you got to check it out. It's pretty cool. Yeah.

[B]

How you feeling here, Miles?

[A]

Charlie.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

We have something to address here. Okay. It's actually great. It's a great timing.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Because we, we shoot a bunch of these at one time and it just so happens, just so happens that the day, the two days after the packers lose in the playoffs to the Bears, we are here recording this podcast. How are you feeling after the packers lost, I want to say it, the Bears in the first round of the playoffs.

[B]

You know, Miles, I was actually feeling okay. I had an emergency call with my therapist yesterday, in fact, and we were on a good way. Okay. I had a few shots, I had a few beers, my therapist served me and it was. I was moving on and moving forward. But now you just had to bring it back up here, didn't ya? Yeah, it was, it was painful. How do you think, how do you think it feels, Miles, watching your like this was our Super Bowl. We both know neither of us were going to The super bowl because both teams have issues. Okay, I'll admit that. But we did not have more issues than the Bears.

[A]

I don't know. I think you might have.

[B]

Well, okay, we might have, but they, they're going to get hammered in this next round. But that. My point is this was our super bowl, so, yeah, it was very disheartening to see us melt down again in the fourth. Um, you know, I was, myself, I had committed to doing a gig one year ago, and so I was bummed when they put the game right during the thing. So, like, we were.

[A]

So you were on stage?

[B]

Well, I was backstage. It was a music thing and I was doing a little. What, it was a charity show and I was doing some stuff on stage. But we had the game playing on a laptop on the drum kit. So we were all watching it and. Oh, man, I was announcing the score to the crowd. We were getting into it. I was being real cocky. Real cocky.

[A]

That's like off sledding. You're announcing the score to the crowd.

[B]

Well, they also had my. They also had TVs. I mean, this was a big venue, so they had TVs with the game on kind of over by the bar area. And I was like in the middle of doing a joke and just the crowd erupted. I was like, yeah, so hilarious, right? And the packers had scored. And then two minutes later, the backstage erupted because that laptop was on a two minute delay from the rest of the game. So everybody was listening to my set is what I was telling you. And yeah, it was just. All in all, it was a regrettable, regrettable situation. But you know what, Miles? You know what?

[A]

That's like a different type of bombing as a stand up comedian. Yeah. Is like you're on stage, your team that you've been announcing the score for loses to the Bears. I mean, talk about like taking the air out of the room.

[B]

Yeah, well, so.

[A]

So did you just end your set early or something at that point? There's no saving it.

[B]

Well, I. When I was on set, the packers were actually up by, it pains me to say this, almost three touchdowns. And yet somehow we lost that lead again. Fourth quarters.

[A]

Know, I mean, the last problems with that, the last time someone in the playoffs came back and won by that large of a deficit or more was the Patriots when they played the Falcons in the Super Bowl. Just so you know, you're in great company with the Falcons on that.

[B]

Don't tell me that. Miles, is that true?

[A]

Yeah, like by 15 points or more. The last time was that so that's insane.

[B]

That's. But, I mean, I. I'm not going to lie. I did have a feeling. I had a feeling the whole game that something like this was going to happen. And I think that feeling sent the karma out into the universe, and that's what did it. So I've been carrying around this guilt with me. I'm glad I just got it off my chest. I didn't even say that to my therapist. Bartender. And I also. I'm filled with shame. I'm filled with shame. I'm filled with regret. I'm filled with. Filled with a lot of emotions here, Miles.

[A]

And what happened, do you think? Give me the three things that went wrong for the packers when they lost to the Bears.

[B]

Well, keep in mind, I was watching this game between sets and whatnot. So here's what I. I mean, obviously, our defense broke down pretty bad.

[A]

Bad.

[B]

Pretty bad.

[A]

And defense. What's number two?

[B]

Well, we weren't quite. We weren't quite really killing it on offense either, were we?

[A]

Miles wasn't good. Offense wasn't good.

[B]

And special teams also was letting a lot of long runs go. So it was a trifecta of screwing the pooch. All right. And I'm not a. An actual statistical analysis guy, but I will tell you, that's what I saw. Just as much as I could watch. And I did not go back and watch any replays. I remember when they messed up the last play, my buddy Butch, he slammed the laptop down and said, fuck it. And then get on the drums. That's Butch Fake. Do you know Butch Fig?

[A]

And he started playing the drums. Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. He was going on set.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

But it was a big. The show was really nice. It was Joey's song. Shout out to Joey's song. Childhood epilepsy. Support it. There you go.

[A]

Nice.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I'll wrap this up. Charlie. I know that I've opened up a. A wound that was healing already, so I like to take a negative and turn it into a positive. Okay.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Worldwide would say, yeah, yeah. You know?

[B]

Yeah. Pitbull. He's.

[A]

To turn a negative into a positive.

[B]

He's a lyrical mastermind.

[A]

Let's turn this negative into a positive.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

After. After your packers lost to the Bears, of all teams in the first round of the playoffs.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

This is kind of. It's been a while since they've been in this situation. What advice are you giving to the Bears fans for the rest of the playoffs? As a Packer fan who's been there, done that.

[B]

Look to my Bears Fans, congratulations. You've done okay. All right.

[A]

What advice would you get them give them going into the play?

[B]

I know, Miles, I'm. I'm thinking about it.

[A]

Just.

[B]

They already know not to get their hopes up. Okay. I mean, they've been there for decades and decades and decades. They've gotten their hopes up again and again. So I feel like it's redundant to tell them. Don't get your hopes up. I feel like it's redundant to tell them you're going to lose an excruciating fashion. I feel like it's redundant that there's probably going to be a breakdown in the backfield, and the quarterback is. I'm just. Sorry. I'm having flashbacks of Aaron Rodgers interceptions in the playoffs, and then it went to Brett Favre interceptions in the playoffs. So you'll have to Forgive me, but Mr. Finger Paint, just don't get. Don't get too cocky, okay? If you're feeling unsure, just throw the ball away. Okay, but now I'm giving the quarterback advice. He's not going to listen anyway. I give. Give the fans advice. I just say, you know, don't count your chickens before your eggs hatch, and that's about it.

[A]

So don't get your hopes up is the moral of the story.

[B]

Yeah, but your question wasn't supposed to send me spiraling, and that's what it did. So, you know, forgive me for not being direct and succinct with it. Yeah. Just don't get your hope. Yeah. That game sucks so bad. Miles, did you. I mean, why do we fall apart in the fourth quarter like that? Like, the last time we played the Bears, all you had to do was get out of the way of the onside kick. It would have gone out of bounds. It would have been fine.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Here's what I don't understand, too. Like, why was that last.

[A]

Never mind. Why did he throw the last play of the game like that to no one?

[B]

Yeah. Like, what were you doing?

[A]

He was like, I don't know. It's just went right into the dirt.

[B]

I know. And now I get it. He had that big boy chasing him and. But, I mean, it did not look pretty. Did not. And also the play before that, like, it was almost a fumble. I mean, the whole thing was a disaster. We just.

[C]

We.

[B]

We fell apart. We came apart at the seams. We were like.

[A]

I would say that you guys kind of look like the Bears. That game, the end, for sure.

[B]

Yeah. That's cute. That's cute. Do you want to do a podcast today?

[C]

Huh?

[B]

Because right now, Miles, you're really just putting the screws. And you know what? It's fine.

[A]

How do you feel about the fact that earlier in this season, I think you said you guys are going to win the Super Bowl? Well, you didn't even win what you coined as your guys bowl either. So you lost two Super Bowls in one season, which is tough. Tough sledding for you.

[B]

It's real tough sledding. Yeah, it's a crack toboggan is what that is. Miles. Miles, you know, it's. It must be easy for you. It must be real easy for you never committing to a team. You're just out here raw dogging teams when it serves your purpose. Well, let me tell you this, Miles, that's going to come back to bite you in the ass. Because one of these years the packers are going to be real good and you're going to want to get on the band wagon and I'm going to kick in the Pecker, okay? So don't go climbing on my bandwagon when the packers are finally good again, all right? I will pecker kick you right off and I'll spit on you as the wagon goes away. Okay? You do not get to join this band on this wagon. No, you're getting a Pecker kick.

[A]

Okay? Yeah, I won't.

[B]

And you guys will know why I'm doing it. You'll know that I told him. I warned me. Yeah, yeah. And you can remember things because you obviously remember what I said at the beginning of the season about the packers winning the Super Bowl. Which, by the way, I say every season. So I'm used to this feeling, just not like this.

[A]

You got. I mean, you got to be upset as a NFL owner, as an owner of the team.

[B]

Oh, as an owner, I'm. Yeah. I can't remember the last time we lost to the Bears in the playoffs. Was it 2018? Was it? No, we didn't play the Bears.

[A]

Bears haven't won a playoff game since like 2012 or something? 2010?

[B]

No, they must have won in 2018, didn't they? Oh, no. I'm thinking when was the last time the Bears were in the super bowl?

[A]

Was it 20, 20 years ago? Charlie?

[B]

Oh, this just got worse. Are you sure about that? Can we double check that?

[A]

Yeah. Jared's, He's. He knows every super bowl team. He knows it.

[B]

All right.

[A]

So, yeah, I just. We had to address it. The people are going to be wondering what your thoughts are, especially since this is immediately after. So you know what's Funny is. My mom texted me and said, did you check on Charlie?

[B]

Yeah. Did you check on Charlie Mouse? No.

[A]

And I said, no. I'm saving that for the podcast. It's okay, though. You'll get through it. Now you can really focus on your comedy. You know, it's gotta. Let's look at the positives now. You can go on vacation, not have to worry about getting a TV connection.

[B]

That's true. That is true.

[A]

You can, you know, run into some.

[B]

It's usually not that hard, though, to be honest with you, Miles.

[A]

You could. You could. You could potentially rub elbows with some of the players in Cancun in a.

[B]

Week, you know, you freaking prick.

[A]

If you. If you got a gig in Green Bay, parking's gonna be easy on Sundays. Honestly, it's better that you lose here instead of in the super bowl because then your coaching staff has more weeks to prep for next year. Yeah. Yeah. So honestly, this is a huge advantage for you that I'm not seeing any negatives about losing to the Bears in the wild card round of the playoffs in terrible fashion. Lot a lot of positives going into the office.

[B]

We were looking so good for so long, and I put it out there. I put it out there to the universe, my thoughts. And I had the exact same thought that. That, you know, they gave. They gave the Ghostbusters when the of like, just clear your head of any negative thoughts. And one popped in and that was, we're gonna lose in the fourth quarter. It popped in and I still. I still carry that guilt. Let's take some caller smiles.

[A]

Yeah. All right, guys, time to play some prize picks. And right now, prize picks will give you 50 in lineups. When you play your first five dollar lineup, win or lose, you'll get 50 bucks in lineups. Use promo code bellied up when you sign up today. Charlie. What do you got for your lineup today, Miles?

[B]

Caleb Williams less than 231.5 yards.

[A]

It's weird that you said less than.

[B]

Why?

[A]

Just. Just wondering.

[C]

I.

[A]

You know, you're kind of in it. You like doing more thans a lot of time. Is there any reason why you picked Caleb Williams less than his line?

[B]

I just think that. Well, Miles.

[A]

Just tell me the truth, darling. Charlie.

[B]

Miles, we all know. I mean, how many times on this podcast we're gonna have to drill it into me, huh?

[A]

Okay, so this is more of a. An angsty pick from you.

[B]

We'll call it annoyed.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

We'll call it annoyed.

[A]

So annoyed. Charlie's got Caleb Williams less.

[B]

Also. Let's look at the Bears throughout the season, huh? Let's just look at them historically speaking. Let's look at what's happened. They think they're gonna go far. No. That they do. They won their super bowl.

[A]

Okay?

[B]

It's done for them.

[A]

You're right.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And you're gonna like this.

[B]

What's that?

[A]

My pick for the week is I did it last week. I'm. I'm re upping this week. Pukinakua catching a touchdown against the Bears.

[B]

That's my man.

[A]

That's what I got this.

[B]

Put it down low. Put it. Oh, that's a nuts out.

[A]

So guys, if you want to play prize picks with us this week, you gotta. You gott download the app. Use code bellied up is gonna be a good time. Charlie.

[B]

Hi.

[A]

You just never want to be the guy who shows up to winter hang empty handed, you know, winter hangs. You've been winter hangs.

[B]

I've been. I've been hanging in winter a long time before you, Miles.

[A]

Believe it or not, a few more winter hangs and I have.

[B]

Sure have. Sure have.

[A]

And as I know us, we're a lot of times short on time because we're running late, right?

[B]

But no.

[A]

So the move is just pulling up to the spirit store and picking up some Tippy cow chocolate shake.

[B]

That's what we know.

[A]

You have a liquid dessert in your hands quicker than finding a parking spot at the grocery store on a Saturday. It's, you know that how long that takes on a Saturday?

[B]

Oh, Saturdays for groceries, forget about it. But in and out, lickety split. You got yourself a little Tippy cow chocolate shake, and you are just the life of the party.

[A]

Yeah. All you got to do is pour it over ice and boom. You've just served drinks everyone actually wants. It's easy to bring, easy to drink, and even easier to pretend. You put effort into it. And that's the type of gift that I love.

[B]

I'm all about pretending effort. All about it.

[A]

So, guys, this winter, you got to get some tippy cow, be the cold weather hero without trying too hard and go on and have a cow.

[B]

Heck yeah. Hey. We are recording this batch in Milwaukee, which means the foods elite. And the parking lots are basically a skating rink with painted lines. Hop on out for your truck, feeling normal, take two steps and then bada bing bang.

[A]

Ow.

[B]

Ouch. Shoot. Cripes. All righty. You are just hiding under a dust and a snow, just enough to cake all over you. Next thing you know, you're doing the splits in front of strangers. Groceries Flying dignity gone. And if that wasn't enough, some guy in a rusty SUV slides right into your parked car because he thought all season tires meant in vincy blade. If Milwaukee winter chaos turns into a crash or an injury, you know who's there for you? Miles Nickel. And you can call them to help with their mess with. Help with your mess. Help with their mess. Everyone's mess. 1-855- Nicolay Trust the beard. Miles and Beard. We trust. And yeah, call Russell nicolaylaw.com Nicolet Sarah.

[A]

You got Miles and Charlie on the Belly up podcast. I heard that you've had some trouble at a summer club. What happened?

[D]

Well, my husband and I went to our favorite soccer club in the area for just kid free, nice meal, you know, and we didn't have reservation, but the host was like, it's a 45 minute wait, but you can go have a seat in the bar. So he walks us over there, gives us a table at the bar. We're like, fine, we'll eat here. Well, he seats us on a table for like six people and it's the last open table in the bar. We're like, whatever, we got a table, we'll eat. And then we're literally place our order, get our cheese curds. Because you know, that's like always done.

[B]

Oh yeah, you gotta get those.

[D]

Yeah, the Ellsworth, they're the best. But anyways, we order cheese curds and then these two brads come over.

[B]

Oh, hang on, hang on. Pause. Sorry, you're about to get real excited, but we got to hear every word. Your phone screwed the pooch. So take us back to the cheese curds real quick.

[D]

Okay, so we get our cheese curds, we're trying to enjoy them, and these two brides come over, set their purses down at the end of the table. They don't even ask, they just say, so, well, we're just gonna hang out here. Okay. Oh, my husband and I look at each other like, what the heck? We're like, okay, whatever, it's busy. Yeah, probably just have a drink and leave, right? Another five, ten minutes go by, two more come in looking for a spot. The lady on my side of the table pulls out the chair between us that has my purse on it and she's like, you guys can sit here, they won't mind.

[B]

Oh, one of the, one of the broads said that, huh?

[D]

Yeah, yeah, my husband then like, okay, fine, as long as you're gonna sit over there and point to the other side of these people. They found somewhere else to Sit. So it was fine, but we're like, okay, that's just crossing the line, don't you think?

[B]

Wow. So we're getting into supper club etiquette here, Miles.

[A]

Yeah, S.

[D]

Well, and you know what else? Then their husbands come in after that and they had their leftover boxes, so they had already eaten in the lounge area.

[A]

Why don't you just do a table swap with them? Could have done a hot swap on the table with them.

[D]

Yeah. What's up with that?

[B]

Well, I mean, so you're in the bar area now. This is, this is. I'm having. I'm having a hard time with this one because the bar area, traditionally speaking, has kind of an open seating sort of arrangement. Were you at a high top table or just a standard issue table?

[D]

No, it was a high top.

[B]

Yeah, see, that's what you did wrong right there. If you're going to the high top where you, you can have stand or have sit at that table that invites a crowd.

[A]

What's kind of funny, Charlie, is they, if you, if you get into their head, they're like, look at these jack wagons. They took up a six top table and there's only two of them.

[B]

You know what, Miles? That's exactly what I was thinking as she said it. I thought that's where she was going with it.

[D]

The host is who brought us over to that table.

[B]

Well, I know the host brought you over to that, but still, that makes you got that. You had to have had a little bit of guilt, seeing how packed that place was, knowing you got a six to table just for the two of you, whether the host put you there or no. Didn't you have a scotcha guilt or are you from Illinois?

[D]

Oh, come on now. That was.

[A]

I don't think she sounds like she's from Illinois, Charlie.

[B]

Well, I know I'm guilting her. I'm doing the little guilt thing right there.

[A]

I think what's funny about this, Charlie, is we're Midwest nice here in the Midwest until someone starts taking up our personal space.

[B]

That's true.

[A]

And then it turns ugly.

[B]

Right? Yeah.

[A]

You guys were pretty nice to them as long as they stayed one chair away. But as soon as they were right next to you, it was like. Like I ain't gonna fly.

[B]

And I'll give you that. Right next to you. I'll give you that. That's. That's.

[D]

No, I don't want to be elbow to elbow with strangers if I'm not sitting up at the bar.

[B]

Right.

[D]

I'm sorry, that's Where I draw the line.

[B]

Yeah. It's flu season.

[A]

Yeah. I mean, if I'm gonna do a little bit of a root cause analysis here, you guys should have prepped ahead and got a reservation.

[D]

You know, I'm gonna blame my husband on that one.

[A]

Oh, classic.

[D]

Because I did suggest it, and he was like, no, no, it.

[A]

In breaking news, wife blames husband for something.

[B]

No, this. This is a good conversation, though, right here. Because. Let me guess. Your day kind of went like, oh, hon, I think we should go out tonight, maybe do a little date night. And he was like, oh, yeah, that'd be great. And you're like, ah, maybe we go to the supper club. And he's like, yeah. And you're like, maybe get a reservation. He's like, yeah, we'll. We'll be good. And then you show up there. You didn't do any of that. Is that generally how it went?

[C]

Went?

[D]

Yep, that's exactly how it went.

[A]

Now, was he in the garage working on something when you were doing this, when you had this conversation?

[D]

No, but it was around hunting season, so.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean, you can't ask a man of anything during hunting season.

[B]

Yeah.

[D]

I mean, no, that's what I do. That's my secret that I ask for the things I want when it's hunting season. Because he's not paying attention, he's like.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, because he's mentally in the rut as well. He's not thinking about it.

[D]

Exactly.

[B]

Do you ask him, like, when he's in the tree stand? Is that what you're saying? Like, you guilt them for not being there, so you ask him, text him from afar?

[D]

No, not usually. I mean, he's just always, you know, come like, middle of September, bow season. Up until end of gun season, he's just checked out.

[B]

Yeah, well, smart for you to take advantage.

[A]

Here's the. Here's the mental cycle of a Midwest man. From September to the start of bow season to the end of rifle season, he's checked out. So probably September to November.

[B]

Right.

[A]

And then from about middle of December all the way through to middle of March, he's checked out because it's ice fishing season. Then. Then starting like middle of April, beginning of May, all the way through to the end of August, he's checked out because it's fishing season.

[B]

Yeah, that's. That's your seasons. The three seasons.

[D]

His hunting.

[A]

You got a. Of bunch about. You got about four to six weeks of mental clarity on a Midwest man.

[B]

And even then, he'll fill the time in the Garage.

[A]

Well, then it's all the prep work for the next season.

[B]

Oh, that's true. He's got to get the deals.

[D]

He does. He does all his food plots, checks his trail cameras, maintains his tree stands. You know, it's the whole deal all year round.

[B]

Yeah, you're like, who are you spending all day on the phone with? And it's just him and this, like, one eight pointer. He's like, trying to.

[D]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

Suss out sus if that's the one that was there last year or not.

[D]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

So anyway, if we go further in the root cause analysis, Charlie, it wasn't because they didn't make a reservation. It's because he had bucks on the mine.

[B]

Yeah, he did. He smell.

[D]

That's true. That's the problem.

[B]

So. And, But. But there's no. In no world would you make this reservation.

[D]

You know? I have in the past, but.

[B]

Okay, but you wanted to feel special.

[D]

Yeah, I mean, I wanted a kid free night. I shouldn't have to take on all the tasks of that too, right?

[B]

Okay, so let's get into it. Are you doing more at home than he is, Sarah?

[D]

Yeah, yeah. I stay at home with the kids, so.

[B]

Okay, so by design, I draw the.

[D]

Carton around all that.

[B]

Is it by design then?

[D]

Yeah, yeah, it's what works.

[A]

Yeah. So when you were in charge of making reservations in the past, did you guys successfully get a reservation?

[D]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

So why, why, why try and fix something that ain't broke?

[B]

It's a fair question. It's a fair question.

[D]

I don't know. I just. Whatever.

[A]

Like, if I was in charge of making sure that my child is. Got all of his appointments on the calendar, my kid's gonna go 10 years without seeing the doctor. You know what I mean? And it's not because I'm lazy. It's because I know my own limitations. And you know what I mean?

[B]

Yeah. Now, what are your limitations, Miles? Is it due to lack of focus or laziness or lack of care? What are your limitations?

[A]

Because it'll be like, oh, he needs to go to the doctor at 18 months. Right, right, right. And then it's like, all right, if I was in charge of it, like, all right, I gotta book that. And then I won't, you know, 10 minutes will go by and then that's gone, and on to the next to do item on my list, and it never gets done.

[B]

And you'll remember it, though, one night as you're going to sleep and be like, oh, yeah, I gotta remember to do that. Yeah.

[A]

Panic attack while you're laying.

[B]

Yeah. And then you'll. You may wake up and write down, or you may say, I'll remember in the morning. And you're like, what was I supposed to.

[A]

The night. The night of his second birthday, I'll wake up in a cold sweat and say, I gotta book that 18 month appointment.

[B]

By that time, you know, he's got like, he's got that old. Well, I was gonna make a booster joke, but then I figured it needed too many levels to compete. That's my add. That's my problem.

[A]

Why?

[B]

I would be bad with booking some. Does your husband have any of that?

[D]

I. I don't know.

[B]

So no excuses.

[D]

He's got a very demanding job, too.

[B]

What's his job?

[D]

He's a director at a manufacturer.

[B]

Oh. Yeah.

[A]

Okay. So he's just. He's managing a lot of people.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

Okay. All right.

[A]

Yeah, that makes sense. Now, does your husband get hyper fixated on a certain thing for a short period of time and then move on to the next hyper fixation?

[D]

No, it's just. He's fixated on hunting.

[A]

Okay. So I. I would say he's probably. I would. I wouldn't diagnose him.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Would you?

[B]

Would I? No, I don't think you can. I don't think it's ethically appropriate for me to diagnose over the phone. I'd have to meet him in person. Okay. Yeah. I'd have to spend time with.

[A]

It's not the fact that you don't have any sort of certifications.

[B]

Well, you can Google that kind of thing. Yeah, yeah, I give it a Google. I mean, it's sounding like he's just a busy guy at the job, but, you know, Sarah here wants to feel special. She wants to feel taken care of. She's important, too. So what's your husband. What's your husband's name, Sarah?

[D]

Ryan.

[B]

All right, Ryan, you heard it here first on the Bellied up podcast. Next time, just. Just make a call. Just ask her where she wants to go on Friday. Make the call. Right. Then you're going to be good for like six to nine months. Okay. For the next one, so. Right.

[D]

Hey, do you. But don't you think those people were too Minnesota nice?

[B]

Which ones again?

[D]

Now, the first ladies that sat down and then offered the extra seats to. Yeah, I think that's too nice.

[B]

That's funny though, isn't it?

[A]

I mean, I was under the assumption they were all one big group. This is the second set of people. Okay. That that makes sense.

[D]

No, two. Two more strangers. Yeah.

[A]

So why don't you guys just maybe just let, like, you should have tried to approach it of like, hey, these could potentially be new friends.

[D]

You know, in hindsight, I was like, maybe I should have been more like Jesus and treated it like the last supper. I don't know.

[A]

Breaking bread.

[B]

Yeah.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

Well, I, you know, I don't know if I'd. I'd treat it too much like the last supper because then that means that that evening, someone's going to kiss you on the cheek and then you're going to go in for crucifixion. Spoiler alert.

[B]

It happens. I've read it. I've read it. Yeah. And I. I don't know with that. I mean, it's definitely the way it's gonna work. And, you know, we've all been on, you know, wave someone over from a dock that didn't belong to us and said, hey, you know, where are you going? You want two more? And then you. And at some point you passed another doc and said, you guys want to get on or no? And all of a sudden you're inviting someone you don't know onto someone's boat that you also don't know. We've all been there before, Sarah. And the important thing, next thing you.

[A]

Know, the front end of the pontoon is dipping in the lake.

[B]

Yeah. And. Right. And you hit a big, big old wave.

[A]

And those damn wake boats make you almost capsize the pontoon because you just invite too many darn people on board.

[B]

They sure do. And the thing about pontoon else is not all pontoon owners are swingers, but all swingers do own a pontoon, and.

[A]

I didn't know that. Yeah, that's a great tidbit of information.

[B]

Yep.

[A]

And I'm now gonna look at pontoon owners differently.

[B]

Yeah, there's a reason they let you come on their boat. And literally or figuratively? Well, they would have. They would have done it either way, but I. I had other obligations.

[D]

So.

[B]

Anyways.

[A]

So is this a real thing? You got invited on a swingers pontoon at some point?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Okay. I'm hanging out at the wrong lake.

[B]

No, I. I thought we were just having. I thought we were just having fun having party. So I invited, you know.

[A]

You invited them on your pontoon.

[B]

I invited them on someone else. I invited two people onto a swingers pontoon. They were on it. They were stranded on a sandbar. In my defense, you know, what point.

[A]

At what point did you realize the situation had gone Awry.

[B]

Oh, there. There was. There was a little grab ass going on. Yep.

[A]

Grabbing you.

[B]

You were grabbing me? They were grabbing me. Little grab ass going on.

[A]

So what does Charlie Baron say? Like, if I were to come up to you on the pontoon and just give you one of these guys?

[B]

Well, you have to say, you have a cute butt. You have a cute butt. That's what she said. You gotta say, just like that. Go ahead.

[A]

A cute butt.

[B]

Oh, cool. I'm gonna go talk to your husband real quick.

[A]

And then you walk up to him and he's like, you have a cute butt.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And you're like, oh.

[B]

I was like, I am so far from home.

[A]

And then you're like, hey, guys, you want to see my dive?

[B]

No.

[A]

It's like Forrest Gump when he sees Lieutenant D on the dock. Charlie's driving the boat and he just dives off the side.

[B]

No, I forget how I got out of that. I think. I think we went to a bar on the lake, and then I just walked home. That was a long walk, too.

[A]

All the way around the lake.

[B]

No, I didn't live on the lake. That was a friend's place on the lake. But I didn't know how to get back there and so where did you end up?

[D]

Oh, boy.

[B]

I just. I walked along. I think I walked to a friend's house and then got right home. I didn't have a phone. It's good to get a walk, clear the head Miles.

[A]

Every once in a while, you're just raw dog in the lake by yourself. Where were your friends?

[B]

So how this worked is. I believe me and my friends went to a bar on a lake, I think from one of their. One of my friends had an uncle who inherited the house on a lake, and the inheritance had kind of just gone through. And I don't think this. Anyway, for one reason or another, we were invited to the uncle's house, but then quickly disinvited. And so then I think we went to this bar. And details are fuzzy, but we went to bar, we hung out, had some drinks. I was on pier, people looked like fun in pontoon, struck up a nice conversation, got invited on pontoon, me and friend went and then.

[A]

So you weren't fully by yourself. That's good.

[B]

Well, at some point I was. And I don't know how it happened, but it was just me. And then. So I ended up walking to a different house.

[A]

And honestly, it might have been good that you were standing office to this couple, because they may have been swingers and you could ended up on a pontoon you didn't want to be on. Yeah, unless I guess you're into that then. I don't want to judge on that aspect.

[B]

Are you guys swingers? Sarah? No. Okay, good. Now, I mean, no judgment, but it just. It makes for some awkward boat rides. Well, cool. Well, we're. Now did. Is there anything that we left you unsatisfied with today?

[D]

I. Charlie, could you please start cleaning your glasses?

[A]

Dude, that's actually very funny because I just call.

[D]

I was cringe when I watched you.

[A]

I was looking at it and they're dirty as. As well.

[B]

It's so I have this. I. I mean, it's such a pain in the ass to clean these things.

[D]

The problem is every get sponsored by Windex for Christmas.

[A]

If you were listening, give us a call.

[B]

Do you. Do you. Do you like. When you're watching the videos? Does it. Are you like, ew, and you like turn the video off or do you keep watching because you're like ew?

[D]

I keep watching, but I just. You remind me of like the special needs kids in school. You just feel bad for them and.

[C]

You just want to go.

[B]

Damn, Sarah, is this because I said you sounded like you're a fib.

[C]

The.

[B]

Jesus Christ. I mean, that's fine.

[A]

I could not have said it better myself. I just.

[B]

How do they feel? Are they still dirty?

[A]

No, they're better now.

[B]

See, the problem is. The problem is I think that we.

[A]

Finally figured out how to accurately describe how you go about life. You know?

[B]

You know what? Here's the deal with these glasses and them not being clean is I have a. I have a nice facial moisturizer that I use every day, but then that gets on my hands and then I touch my glasses and.

[A]

Do you need a cloth or. You're good.

[B]

Is that a glasses wiping cloth? Oh, I'll be damned. This is micro. So I just. So what this is, Sarah, is basically I just need to it. That's another thing I gotta keep in my pocket. And sure it's a pain in the ass, so I'm just gonna have dirty glasses, so let's just all.

[D]

No.

[B]

Oh, this is a whole lot better. Wow.

[D]

You know, just do the little.

[B]

Now the way. Do you think I'm a hard enough time keeping track of my glasses? I'm not gonna keep track of a sleeve? I get one every time there's a sleeve. Every time I get new glasses. I don't know where it is I care about talking about.

[D]

I'm talking about your shirt sleeves.

[A]

Oh, I like. I like this. I like this thing. What else does Charlie need to fix?

[B]

Yeah. Do I look dirty?

[D]

No. I love Charlie. You guys, what's the. Brighten my day.

[A]

But are you saying that he's. What's the. On the Peanuts? The Charlie Brown Peanuts? What's the one? Kid.

[B]

Do you think I smell?

[D]

No.

[B]

Do I look smelly to you?

[D]

No.

[B]

The irony of it all is that my glasses are dirty because I'm so squeaky clean.

[A]

Nice. Nice save, Charlie.

[B]

Yeah, I don't know about that. It's my facial moisturizer that's getting on.

[D]

Well, maybe tone it back a little bit.

[B]

Have you seen this face? It needs a lot of moisture. Okay, I'm trying to look nice and young for you, Sarah.

[D]

Well, we did see you a few years back when you went to Mall of America.

[B]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. You guys, I don't know if you know this, but I. I did a gig at the Mall of America.

[A]

Did you?

[B]

Yeah. Because my career is on the up and up. Tell you that right now. Yeah, yeah, you have.

[A]

Is doing a gig at Mall America not a step up in the comedy world?

[B]

Oh, it's a step up, Miles. You have not made it in comedy till you're doing jokes next to a Rainforest Cafe. I'll tell you that right now. If you can see a Nordstrom rack from your stage, you are in like flint. You're gonna make it. You're gonna be the next stage.

[A]

Is this next to Legoland?

[B]

Not far. Few different levels, though.

[A]

Okay, got it. How was the show?

[D]

It was good. And, you know, afterwards, we were walking through by the merch, and we thought we saw you there, Miles. We're like, is that the you betcha guy?

[A]

Just another.

[D]

But overweight. Must have been somebody else. You kind of got one of those.

[A]

Overweight, sweaty guy wearing a Carhartt sweatshirt, black hair, black beard.

[D]

Yep.

[A]

You can find one of me in about every small town across the Midwest, you know?

[D]

You know, that's true. That's true.

[A]

I was not there. I wouldn't be caught dead at a Baron's Mall of America show.

[B]

Yeah. Miles waits for me to come to Fargo. I can't believe you just roasted me so hard about my glasses.

[A]

I mean, that's the worst roast you've ever endured on this podcast.

[B]

That's. I mean, people are getting a little too brash with their honesty on this thing.

[D]

I'm just used to.

[B]

Help me out. Help me out with what? What? What?

[A]

I think just saying, hey, you should clean your glasses so you can see clear would have been enough for him to do it.

[D]

Yeah, you didn't have to be good for your eyes.

[A]

You didn't have to say that he has down syndrome.

[B]

Okay, okay, I did not say that. Listen, even if I did, it's a good deal, all right? It's not a bad thing. And the glasses, let me tell you that much. These glasses came with a little wiper deal, okay? And that little wiper deal was in a little hard case. Now, if I could remember where that hard case was, these would be clean. But sometimes when you clean it with your shirt.

[C]

Shirt.

[B]

It just. It just wipes it around, you know? And also it's.

[D]

You need a wife, Charlie. The wife can keep track of your stuff for you.

[A]

He. He tried that once.

[D]

Well, I know. Sorry about that. I didn't mean to. I didn't mean to turn the conversation that way. I know how you feel.

[A]

You brought it up, not me.

[B]

Well, sorry, even if. Even if I get a wife, I guarantee you they're not gonna take time to clean my glasses. That's not gonna. That sort of a long term plan. You're frustrated over here trying to make a reservation. And imagine if you're cleaning Orion's glasses all the time, you know? Sarah, come on now.

[D]

I know. I don't clean his glasses. I don't touch his.

[B]

Why are they dirty? Does he have dirty glasses?

[D]

No, he wears contacts usually.

[B]

Okay, I think we found the problem in this relationship, Sarah, I think you're hypercritical. Give Ryan a break and let's move forward.

[D]

I'll admit I can be kind of a closet Karen at times.

[B]

Oh, wow.

[D]

I'll admit it. I'll admit it.

[A]

What's your worst Karen moment you've ever had?

[B]

Oh.

[D]

Well.

[A]

Be on with us.

[D]

Okay, so there's another story. A few months back, we were driving along one of the highways in our area, and there was this kid out there with his BB gun shooting at wild turkeys off the highway towards, like the direction of traffic. So I tell my husband, because he was driving. I said, this kid is out here on the side of the road. He stops. I get out. I was like, what are you doing? I just like, laid into this little kid. I was like, you cannot be out here. First of all, do you have a hunting license? It's not even turkey season, you know?

[B]

Yeah. How old was it?

[D]

I don't know, like maybe 10.

[B]

Okay, okay, okay.

[D]

He shouldn't have even been on the side of the highway, for Christ's sakes.

[A]

Yeah, and what did the kid do?

[D]

He was just like, well, my dad told me I could do it.

[A]

I'm like, well, your dad's wrong in this situation. I usually like to say, not my circus, not my monkeys.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. Oh, but. But when she's looking at my glasses, it all of a sudden becomes your monkey, huh?

[A]

I didn't know. I thought it was going to be that. His response is, he just started firing at you and you had to run and jump in the car.

[D]

What was that?

[B]

I thought he was going to shoot over at you.

[A]

Yeah. It's never good to confront someone with a gun like that, if you really think about it. That is a big Karen move. Have you gone full Karen? You got the little swoop across the front with the short back.

[D]

My haircut?

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

My hair is not doing that great.

[A]

Do you have a Karen haircut?

[D]

No, I. Not yet. I. I had. I had chemo two years ago. So.

[A]

You'Re growing the Karen cut back then?

[B]

Yeah, you're growing. There you go.

[A]

So was the chemo successful? How you doing?

[D]

Yeah, I'm good.

[B]

Congratulations. Congratulations. Yeah, and I think that's wonderful. And I'd feel guilty now talking about how you sound like. How you sound like a fib, but fortunately, you roasted me harder than I've been roasted in a long time, so.

[D]

I don't feel guilty about anything now. I feel bad.

[B]

Charlie, you should actually, you really, you should.

[D]

I was just giving you a tip, but then, yeah, I guess I took it too far. Sorry.

[B]

A tip? You know, I'm sensitive. You know, I'm sense. No, I. Listen, in all honesty, Sarah, don't feel bad about that.

[A]

I do have a question about the chemo. Yeah, you. So you lost all of your hair?

[D]

Yeah. Eyebrows, eyelashes.

[A]

Were you a wig gal or did you just run Rock It?

[D]

I did a wig for a while until the chemo put me in, like, menopause. And I was like, screw it. I'll just let her do what I gotta do.

[A]

Yeah, let her buck. What style wig did you go with? Do you go with the Karen wig or no?

[D]

Oh, no, I had it pretty longer, you know, similar to what my normal hair would look like. So.

[A]

So I'm. I'm curious about the process of getting a wig when you're losing your ha. Like, do you get to go in and, like, pick a style and they make it for you or you just, like, you get one off the rack?

[D]

You know, it depends where you go. I mean, there's like, places where you can have them, like, completely custom made and then there's other places that just already have them, like, already made.

[A]

Nice.

[D]

Try them on.

[B]

So did you go with. Did you try any wild style at any point? Are you thinking of maybe doing that?

[A]

Yeah, it's like, you know, every time.

[D]

You go shopping, know.

[B]

Oh, you, You.

[D]

I'm not like bald anymore. It all. It came back.

[B]

It's just.

[D]

It's like not what it used to be yet.

[B]

Yeah, it'll get there, though.

[A]

Think about the opportunity, Charlie. You could kind of have. You could get multiple wigs and have, like, different personalities, you know, like vacation Sarah, you know, it's got a different hairdo than work Sarah, you know, or at home Sarah.

[B]

Oh, yeah, that. I mean, Ryan's probably like. Yeah, blonde and brunette.

[A]

Yeah, that could really spice up the. Spice up the bedroom a little bit. Get a bunch of, you know, different wigs and.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. Miles, you're always looking on the positive side of life.

[D]

You know, I had it.

[C]

He.

[D]

In our. On a little stand in our little linen closet in our bathroom.

[B]

Huh.

[D]

And my husband told me a few weeks ago, he's like, I get creeped out every time I open the closet. Could you. You just put it away somewhere like. Yes.

[B]

Looks like a little. Little hair of hair looking back at him.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

Three foot tall person.

[A]

Did he ever try it on? Because if my wife like that, I would have tried it on for sure.

[B]

Oh.

[D]

I mean, I don't want to sound mean, but his head is like, kind of bigger than mine.

[B]

Okay.

[D]

It went to fit him.

[B]

Okay. Okay. Why didn't you say I don't want to sound mean before you told me to clean my glasses, huh?

[D]

Okay, hindsight. Maybe I should have. Sorry.

[B]

Hindsight. I'm talking about foresight right now. Four eyes. No, I'm just kidding. Sorry, Sarah, I'm just. Let me say sorry to you. It's really not a big deal.

[C]

I'm just.

[D]

No, no, no, it's fine.

[A]

Well, it's been great. Sarah, do you have anything else you'd like to get off your chest about Charles? Yeah, we let you go.

[B]

No, Sarah, honestly, do you. What else? Because I got other things I can work on.

[D]

No, you guys just keep doing what you're doing. I enjoy your podcasts.

[A]

Well, we appreciate you for listening and calling in today. This is great.

[B]

You have a good day, Sarah. Hey, watch out for deer and little kids shooting at turkeys, okay?

[D]

I know. You gotta watch out for that. Geez, who knew?

[B]

And if you see one, you get out there and you yell real loud at them.

[D]

All the closet Karen will come out.

[B]

All right, Sarah, we appreciate you guys. Thanks. My glasses aren't clean now because of you. Oh, that was fun.

[A]

That turned into a little bit of a tough call for you.

[B]

Well, no, it wasn't. It wasn't that tough. I mean, she was just being honest, which I appreciate.

[A]

And I like that we've created a podcast where our listeners can be honest with us.

[B]

Yeah, right. I feel like they're more honest with me than you. You know, I'd like a few more calling and giving you some honest feedback.

[A]

I would like that, Mr.

[B]

Perfect over here. You know.

[A]

You said it, not me. Taking the caller.

[B]

Let's do it. Andrew, how are you doing? Charlie, how are you doing? How you doing?

[C]

Pretty good, you know, can't complain.

[B]

How are you guys doing?

[C]

We're.

[B]

We're doing pretty gosh darn good. And word on the street is you're rock and roller man.

[C]

Man. Yes, sir.

[B]

That would be true.

[C]

It would be true.

[A]

Cool.

[B]

What kind. What's the name of your band?

[C]

So the band is called Beyond Ultimate Rock Party and short for Burp Burp.

[B]

Beyond Ultimate Rock Party. Dude, that's awesome.

[C]

Yeah, it's was decided. Decided before I got even got into the band. But I stuck with it because I like Burp Burp.

[B]

Are you guys on Facebook? Instagram?

[C]

Yeah, we have a Facebook Facebook page. We're in the. Basically the St. Louis metro area doing covers of 80 rock, 80s rock songs around there.

[B]

Dude. Awesome.

[C]

Yeah, it's kind of funny. I'm the. The youngest one and everyone else is twice my age.

[B]

And you came up with the name for Burp there.

[C]

Oh, no, no, no. Everything was aside. I just came there there and played some bass.

[B]

Oh, okay, got it.

[A]

You're slapping the bass.

[C]

Yeah, yeah, slapping the bass, as you call it.

[A]

Yeah, slapping the bass, man.

[B]

Are you a slap bass kind of player? You more of a picker? Are you more of a kind of guy?

[C]

More slapper myself. I picked it up three years ago, but after I heard some Red Hot Chili Peppers I can't stop slapping, you know?

[B]

Yeah, yeah. Flea man. He's a flea man.

[C]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

So how old are you? Are you?

[C]

I'm 21.

[A]

Okay, so you're 21 year old playing in the 80s rock cover band. This is.

[B]

This is.

[C]

That's right, that's right.

[B]

And give me the name again.

[A]

Burned Beyond Ultimate Rock Band.

[C]

Rock Party. Beyond Ultra Rock Party.

[A]

Rock Party.

[B]

All right. We're just hooking you up.

[A]

Otherwise that would be Barb BB and not.

[B]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[C]

Barb.

[A]

You know, I like to be honest with the people that call in. I'm not. Not. I like Burp much better than Beyond Real. Ultimate.

[B]

Beyond Ultimate Rock Party, where they got 127 followers.

[A]

All right.

[B]

Following four people.

[A]

Ultimate Rock Party. I'm not in love with the name. I think I can get behind Burp. I would probably drop. I would just be Burp and Drop Beyond Ultimate Rock Party.

[C]

I just thought people Burp. It's more fun that way.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. That's cool. I mean. Oh, and then your logo is Burp, like the DARE logo, so that they.

[A]

Have two lows and they have another one that was AI Generated as well.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Is that accurate?

[C]

Yeah, my. It appears that's the rest. That's the right one. Yeah. My guitar player, he likes to have fun with AI.

[B]

Yeah. No, that's. That's well worth it. Right?

[A]

So why'd you call in today? What do you. What are you looking to talk about?

[B]

About?

[C]

Well, I figured, you know, Charlie's probably more on my. My alley for this one, but Miles might have some experience. So I just had my second gig ever with the bands. I'm trying to see, like. Like, I should have stage presence or how I should be, like, a performer, because I get up there and I'm like, I need to be more than just a stale face and, you know, be able to rock out a little bit, but give into the audience a little bit. I figure, you know, with you touring all over the country, you know, doing your comedy shows, you know a little bit about stage presence and how to, you know, get. You know, live it up a little bit.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. Well, first of all, are you the guy in the backwards hat with the long hair, rocking that black face? Okay, so you got. You got a little good, little groove going, you know, kind of some power thrust going. Yeah, you're, you know, you're gonna want to keep humping that bass up there on stage, you know.

[A]

Are you wearing a wife beater as well?

[B]

No.

[C]

Yeah, that was a mistake.

[A]

No, no, I think that's good. I think that's good.

[B]

Is that a wife? Oh, wow. Full on wife. Oh, I was.

[A]

I don't think that was a mistake. I think you own that. Yeah.

[B]

What you want?

[C]

Okay.

[B]

Okay. Look, in a band, bands like. It's tough. What do you know about Flea other than that he plays the bass?

[C]

I just watch a few documentaries and I like watching the music videos and.

[B]

Yeah, but you know what he looks like, right?

[C]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[B]

Because he's got his own Distinct style. You need a. You need a hook and a crutch is what they call it.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

Okay.

[B]

You need something that makes you always unique, something identifiable. So when people come see you again, they're like, oh, I like that guy in the white beater, you know, because they're not going to know your name. And they could say the bassist, but not everybody knows which one's a bass, which one's a regular guitar. So I think.

[C]

Right, right.

[B]

I think every single show you go out in that wife beater. That's why. Can you get a tattoo?

[C]

Oh, I've got tattoos, my arms. It's probably too dark to see.

[A]

I was going to say Charlie. That would be the oppos of unique. Everyone in a band has tattoos.

[B]

I. I'm just saying we go with the style, Miles. I'm crafting the whole style here. Okay. This wife beater is the. The crown.

[A]

What.

[B]

What do you call the. The. The, like crown jewel of the style of the pal. You know what I mean? This is what we're trying to accentuate is the wife beater. Okay. And the way you do that is have everything, you know, know there to support it as sort of the. So what I'm saying is I'm looking at your left bicep there. There's a lot of good real estate for a tattoo, you know?

[C]

Yeah, that's okay. What do you think for tattoos then?

[B]

Definitely. You're going to have to get a burp tattoo. There's nothing cooler than getting a tattoo of your own band.

[A]

That's very funny. He's done two gigs and he's already talking getting a tattoo of the band.

[B]

Oh, yeah, absolutely.

[C]

You got commit to it.

[A]

Well, so I have a question. Do you have any bas lows in any of the songs?

[C]

Yeah, we play. Like I said, we play. We play Can't Stop by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I'll play that as a little bass solo. Love Shack. There's a little bass solo in there. Just a few songs here and there. I don't like the attention too much, so like to let it be someone else.

[A]

So I think what. I think it's fine if you don't like the attention all the time, but when you do, when you are highlighted in those bass solos, that's when you really need to make a count. Yeah. You know, it's a good. A good movie always has a comic relief character that they don't use very sparingly. That really hits hard when they do say something. Yeah. So you need to view yourself As I have these three moments throughout the show where I'm just gonna blow the faces off the people that are listening to the music.

[B]

I like it. I like where you're going with their miles.

[C]

I like the. That.

[B]

And I think don't. You don't need to do it all in. In one day. You know, you. You start off building, like, do you have any. Are you a good dancer?

[C]

You know, I. I can line dance. That's about it, dude.

[A]

Line dance while you're playing the bass. I've never seen that before.

[C]

Yeah, that'd be a hell of a thing.

[A]

Get the crowd doing the line dance while you're doing the bass solo.

[C]

Oh, yeah, yeah. I got my girlfriend to come. She always wants line dance songs, so I have to add to the. To the set list.

[B]

Yeah, that's. That's really good. You just start, like, doing the line dance yourself, even if it's offbeat to what you're playing. You know, almost have your.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Or. Or like, just not coherent. It'll be on beat, but not coherent with what you're playing. You know, get the crowd going, though. Yeah. Does that make sense? So it's gonna look like if you do a line dance to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, that'll look off, but almost off in a way. It'd be like juxtaposition. You know, it's. It's like a cool, like, different deal. And. But make sure that white feeder is there. We want the white beater. We want that burp tattoo. Yep. And what's your favorite fish?

[C]

Fish. I don't know much about fishing. Not gonna lie to you.

[B]

Okay. I want you to go fishing. First fish you catch, that's your next tattoo. Because you're gonna. You got a lot of room on those big biceps there, Andrew. And I'm not coming on to you. I'm just stating facts.

[C]

Oh, no, sorry.

[A]

I think. Have you ever watched the Sum 41 music video?

[C]

Not.

[A]

Okay, well, that's what you. When you hang up this call, I want you to go watch the music video for a song called into deep by some 41. And they do. They do a move where they take the guitar and they spin it all the way around their body and ends up going, like, basically around their shoulders and neck and comes back to the center. And if you can pull that move off, the crowd's gonna. Let's just say the men are gonna be rock hard and the women are gonna be feeling something is all I'm saying.

[C]

Yeah, the crowd's gone. Is all I Care for?

[B]

Oh, yeah. And. And now Miles as a stage guy, I'm gonna add on to that that he can only do that if he has a wireless kit on his base. Are you a wireless there?

[C]

Oh, yeah, fully wireless. I can walk around the entire gig.

[A]

Okay, then that second moment. So first moment you crowd with the line dance and then you end it with a big bass spin. Then the next time you're gonna walk throughout the crowd playing the bass. Kind of like if you. You're pretty young, so maybe you haven't seen it, but you gotta watch Anchorman when he's. Oh, yeah, at the club and the guy asked him to play some yaz flute and he starts walking around the restaurant, maybe get up on some tables, do some of that.

[C]

Yeah, they love that.

[B]

And can I also say, with that wife beater on, people are going to be putting some. Some dollar bills in that wife beer. So you're gonna want to put that in the dryer, the washer and the dryer before you go. You want extra tight? You want it.

[C]

Okay. Extra tight.

[A]

Yeah. And then, you know, you could also do a move where obviously with consent scent, you take the base, put it around a gal and. Or maybe just. I forgot, he has a girlfriend. Yeah, yeah, put it around your girlfriend and play the bass around her.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, that you guys do a.

[A]

Little dance while you're playing it.

[B]

Yeah, that'll be good. And then, then like, she's gonna. She's gonna really mark her territory, you know, by that, because at this point, she's gonna be. Spent a whole hour being jealous of all the. The gals in the bar. You know, you're just cougar bait up there and she's getting jealous of all these gals. So it's kind of a nice thing for her. You know, she can. She can sort of mark her territory right there. Piss on the fire hydrant, you know what I mean?

[C]

Right.

[A]

And I think for the final moment where maybe you got another bass solo, I think you. Let's say your bass solo lasts, you know, about 20, 25 seconds. I need you to multiply that by at least like. Like four to five to six times. And just stay committed into it for a really long one and pull out all the stops. Your bandmates, not might not love it, but the crowd's gonna love it. Yeah, just. Just when they think it's winding down, crank it back up again.

[C]

Right?

[A]

Just continuous.

[C]

Just keep going.

[A]

Yeah, it's like. It's like a. It's like a false end, you know, like.

[B]

And then I. We want to do is. We want to get it to the point where, like, you're pissing off your drummer so much that he's like, he gets past the point of being pissed and gets back into it.

[A]

And you know, before you do this, you're gonna want to take out your in ears so that they can't tell you to wrap it up.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[C]

Right. Just stop listening to everyone else.

[A]

Yes. Yeah, yeah.

[B]

And. And it looks so cool when you take out the in ears too. Are you. Do you sing as well?

[C]

No, not quite. I don't have the voice of an angel. More of a. Like a squeaky car.

[B]

Yeah, we want you to try too.

[C]

Okay.

[B]

Because everyone loves a basis that sings.

[A]

I just love this, Charlie. Yeah, you could do like a. I just thought of that.

[B]

That was. Just do it.

[A]

They can echo. Echo back to it.

[B]

You. That would.

[C]

Okay.

[B]

And then they like. Come on. You want to go home.

[A]

Oh, you want to do Dayo? Yeah.

[B]

You want to go home. And then if you don't know the words, just play the bass. Yeah, yeah. Just find. Find your way through it. But if you keep this up, man, you're going to be the next Nikki sick. Okay? So. Yeah, just don't. Don't. You know you're gonna skyrocket right now, Andrew. And you take care of yourself, okay?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Keep your nose clean.

[A]

The air is thin up there and you might get a little altitude sickness. We want you to be prepared for that.

[B]

We do. And don't let this go to your head. You're gonna get pretty famous pretty quick, especially if you keep rocking that white ball beater, you know, Just keep counting your blessings. Don't go cheating on your girlfriend. All right?

[C]

I can't do that.

[B]

Don't kill me. Yup. Don't do drugs. Just. Or hard drugs. And just keep it in there.

[C]

Okay. Okay, we'll do it.

[B]

Yeah, but great style choices, man.

[C]

Appreciate it. Yep. Well, we first time caller, long time listener. Love. I love the show. I've been listening to it for years now.

[B]

Oh, thank you, Andrew. Hey, that means a lot. It really means a lot.

[C]

Well, I'm trying to paint outside right now. You guys make it pretty easy.

[B]

Oh, you're out painting?

[C]

Yeah, I work like a subcontractor. And paying these houses or these paint exterior doors on these million dollar houses right now.

[A]

Where do you live?

[C]

I live in Fenton. It's about 20 minutes south of the city. Funny enough, you. A few years ago on you betcha, you did a bar takeover in Fenton.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[C]

A few minutes from my house.

[A]

The F Bag. I didn't know which town you were talking about. Yeah, we went to the F bag. We drove 12 hours with a trailer. It's the whole thing. And it was about 95 degrees at the bar where you did it outside. And I was just checks out sucking hind tit the whole time.

[B]

Oh, man. Was this when you were.

[A]

This was early on.

[B]

This was early, Miles.

[A]

It was a lot of fun. It's a lot of fun. We would just travel around and do live podcasts at bars.

[B]

Yeah, I mean, those were the days, weren't they? I mean, geez, if we could only do that now.

[A]

It was me, Ryan, and. And my wife. That was it.

[B]

Oh, God. Wow. Really? Wow. That was early on. Yeah. Wow.

[A]

I think actually we. We probably posted the live podcast. So next time you're on the treadmill, Charlie, just pop the Fenton F Big you Bet your Radio episode into your ear, dude.

[B]

I'd love to. Yeah, that's a great. It's a great idea.

[A]

Because you're an avid listener of you Bet Your Radio.

[B]

I listen as I know every episode, dude.

[A]

Yeah. As I am the Crepes Cats, which I'm a little upset that that's.

[B]

You know, that's. It's been back on for two months, Miles.

[A]

I know. I'm a little upset that it's back on for two months, Miles. I know, I know. That's why I'm upset. I originally I was confused there for a sec because I was like, wow, it's not back.

[B]

Andrew, you'll see about me and Miles is that we support each other. We believe in supporting.

[A]

You know, I loved when you interviewed that one person on that one episode of Cripes Cast.

[B]

Yeah, no, that was good.

[A]

What do you think of our last episode where we talked about that thing on you Bet yout Radio?

[B]

Oh, you mean that blue collar thing? Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, that was really good in with the bar and the family. Yeah, it was pretty awesome. I laughed super hard.

[A]

But.

[B]

Andrew.

[C]

Yes, sir?

[B]

Do you have anything you want to buy, sell or trade?

[C]

Maybe another base? You know, I just got a new one. I'm probably going to get another one and then another one. It just, you know, collection ads.

[A]

So you're looking for a buy and. Or a trade?

[B]

Yeah, perhaps.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

All right. What's your dream base? Put it out there. Maybe someone got it.

[C]

Oh, I like Stingrays by the Music Man. It's one of the first early on bases. Made a really nice one. Perhaps one. One flea Played. Maybe I'm lucky, but I'm a little broke.

[A]

Please.

[B]

A long time listener. So we'll see what we can do.

[C]

Okay.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Yeah. I appreciate that.

[B]

All right, well, if you're considering getting a tattoo and you need some money, maybe we'll sponsor a bellied up tattoo. What do you think, Miles? Sure. Yeah.

[C]

How much bellied up tattoo?

[B]

How much does that sponsorship cost? Yeah.

[C]

I don't know. I get an entire arm sleeve of bellied up.

[A]

Wow. So you would get Charlie and I faces on your arm?

[C]

100%. No.

[B]

Really?

[C]

No consequences, no second thoughts, Nothing.

[B]

Oh my God, Andrew, you are 21, aren't you? Yeah, dude, I got second thoughts for that. For you.

[C]

I got third thoughts on the contract right now. I do it.

[B]

I. That is. That is unreal.

[A]

But I think what he thinks is it's going to be a monthly reoccurring sponsorship.

[B]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[A]

We're looking for a one time investment.

[B]

Yeah, we. We could. I don't know, man. Honestly. Do you see that bicep, Miles? If.

[A]

If he definitely could fit my face for sure. There's not a lot of biceps out there that could fit my face.

[B]

But yeah, yeah, yeah, that could be good advertising for us. Andrew, we'll circle back with you on that. How does that sound?

[C]

Okay, Sounds good. Sounds good.

[B]

All right. Let me consult with my partner over here and see what we can work.

[C]

Out every grads read up to my guys. Yeah, the whole thing.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Yeah. Yep.

[B]

Yeah. But congrats. And let us know when you make it to Milwaukee. I'd love to come check you out. And let Miles know when you're in Fargo. He'll be there for certain. See Burp live for certain.

[C]

Sure will do. Appreciate it.

[B]

You bet, man. You bet. You be good now. Okay.

[C]

Have a good one.

[B]

All right, we'll see you.

[A]

I. I would. That's just for me. Like that guy's living my dream. I'd love to be able to be a musician.

[B]

Right.

[A]

I just. I just would love it to hit all those stages.

[B]

I mean, you saw my. How cool that lifestyle must be.

[A]

Well, just even just being able to play music in front of a crown and not suck sounds awesome.

[B]

I mean, and to. It's. The nice thing is I will say some people like for a cover band, some people are like, oh, they, they're doing good covers to make that money, you know, and the covers are really good. Usually. You know, I haven't heard Burp, to be honest. I know they, they got great stuff, but I mean like that's what brings a room together. You get a whole room singing some banging white snake tunes.

[A]

Just singing songs that get white people turned. That's what they're. That's what their whole band is.

[B]

It's pretty much it. Yeah. Little Guns and roses dude. Every rose has its thorn.

[A]

You said they play Love Shack. That really gets people going at a wedding. Oh my God.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

If you've ever spent to a white person wedding they and they don't play Love Shack. What a shame.

[B]

The machinery dances come out at Love Shack. You know the uncle starts firing up the lawnmower during that song, you know.

[A]

Well, is that it, Jared? All right, guys, well, thanks for tuning into another episode of the Bellied up podcast. Have a good one.

[B]

And remember to what Charlie, I always tip your bartender.

[A]

We'll see next one.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

Hope you guys have a good one. Goodbye now. Toodaloo.