
Tech Talk, Gene Hallman returns to the podcast to talk golf, and Betty and I experience the yearly boat show.
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Well, hello and welcome back to Bubba on the Lake. I'm your semi retired, mostly washed up host, formerly of the Rick and Bubba show, now your official host of Bubba on the Lake. Welcome back. We're in the Mellow Yellow studio. We have a very busy show. We do need is bubonthelake.com and of course our message line at 308-Big Lake. That's 308-244-5253 or as I like to say it, 308 Big Lake. Thank you for joining us. We have a lot to cover. It's been a very busy week. We've had several things going on. I need to get Betty's comments on a few of them. So as we develop the show, see, sometimes it doesn't happen in the order that we put it on the podcast. So again, it is a process. We're learning and trying to get all that dialed in. But I appreciate the emails. A lot of great support out there. I appreciate the calls. We'll try to sample them again a little later in the show. We will have our first tech segment with our guest technologist Stuart Brockwell from Surge Technologies. And he's going to talk about several things going on in the headlines that you need to know about. Mr. Sports himself, Gene Hallman will be along and that's going to be a big discussion. Many of you have been emailing wanting to know who we're playing with in the Pro Am this year. So we will, we'll have an update on that and a whole lot of other things going on. It's just been real busy. We've had a in water boat show here at the lake, which is one of my favorite weekends of the year, by the way, because you get to see all the cool new boats and even though you're not going to buy them, you get to go out and check them out and all that stuff. We usually have that at Willow Point and they have a really cool setup for that. It's a venue where they have other things like weddings and dances and all that. And it's set up right on the water and they Usually set up these tables and everybody's right on the water. I mean, it's kind of stair step so the tables in the back can see. And they put quite a spread on and the boats come out. We've talked about this before. They come out and it's like a catwalk and they have a guy telling you about the boat and it spins around, goes back and it's really cool. I always enjoy it. One of our favorite nights of the year. Well, this year they moved the boat show to one of the marinas because some construction is going on at Willow Point. And it was at the Ridge Marina this year at Lake Martin. And it was a little different setup. So I really didn't know what to expect. And it's not set up think as good as will a point for those kind of events. It's got a lot of room, but it's just kind of a different setup. So we went to that and it was a little bit different. The weather was not cooperating. And at one point we had a storm come through and we had to run for our life. But other than that, a very lovely evening. We get to see a lot of folks, a lot of folks driving up on their golf carts, which is always fun. And you know, other things that retired and semi retired people do that we somehow find entertaining. But we'll try to talk to Betty about that also because she, she was involved in that and she doesn't take running for your life from storms as well as I do usually, so. And she was a little upset about being wet when we had to drive the golf cart home. And we did get a little bit wet. But if you hear her tell the story, you would think we had to get in the lake and swim home. But we'll try to cover that just a little bit later. Several other things going on. We'll tell you about it as those roll in. But we're going to take a quick break here and get back and do a little tech talk with Stuart Brockwell, good friend of mine, very, very smart guy. And he's going to cover several things that's going on in the news right now that might affect you and several other technical issues. So again, thank you for being part of Bubba on the Lake. We appreciate it. And we will be right back with that tech talk. It's Bubba on the Lake. Bubba on the Lake.
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All right, everybody, we've had a lot of requests that we get back and do some technical issues, and I always love that, being a technology major myself. But I wanted to bring in some real pros, some people who I rely on when I need stuff and to share some of their knowledge with you. And in our very first Tech Talk segment, our technologist is Stuart Brockwell from Surgeon Technologies in Birmingham. Stuart, how are you doing?
Stuart Brockwell
I'm doing good, Bubba. How are you today, Stuart?
Bubba
I'm great. And Stuart is a pretty smart cookie. I'll tell you, when I, when I really need something done and I need it done right, I call Stuart. He's, he's usually in high demand, so I have to wait in line. But when I get him, I am always satisfied with the end product. Stuart, thank you so much. You've helped me on many fronts. And it looks like we've probably got some more we're going to have to tackle.
Stuart Brockwell
It has been fun doing the last few projects we worked on have been real fun. I will say, though, I'm less excited to get up on your roof because the last time that I tell you what, if you've been to Bubba's lake house, you know that angle of his yard is it's something with the ladder. I'll tell you what.
Bubba
Yeah, there is no slowing down. If you slip, you're gone.
Stuart Brockwell
No, no, you're either in the water or on the ground. It's not going to be good.
Bubba
Stuart, tell us about Tesla. I'm having some TR problems at the moment and I am thinking about getting something else to be a backup or be a mainline vehicle right now. What is going on with Tesla?
Stuart Brockwell
Catch us up with Tesla right now. Elon, of course, being very politically active at the moment has been a little bit less involved with the company. Although with their earnings call yesterday, he's kind of talked about getting back into operations as they move into their big, the big push toward unsupervised full self driving, which is going to be starting up in June in Austin, Texas and in San Francisco, where they're going to have Model Y and their new Cyber Cab vehicles operating autonomously. As most people know, Teslas can drive themselves. They have been able to do that for a while now, but they've always required a driver to be present. But they're moving toward that unsupervised full autonomy.
Bubba
Stuart, let me ask you, how do you feel about the self driving part of that, is that are you comfortable turning that over to a computer?
Stuart Brockwell
I think it depends on the situation and also it depends on how they're doing it. I'm sure some of you heard of maybe Bubba, you've heard of Waymo, the robo taxis in certain cities that exist, right? The way that Tesla's handling it with the everything is end to end neural network, it's all vision based. The Tesla's drive themselves the same way that we drive with our eyes and our senses. They don't use lasers or scanners. There's not a lot of actual technology in it. It's mostly software. And it's why it's taken them so long to do it, because it's taken them years to gather the data necessary to build a brain, so to speak, that can drive like a human. So yes, I would trust it if it's implemented the right way. And I think Tesla's doing it properly.
Bubba
You know, computers can always fail, sensors can always fail. Gosh knows we know that with my truck right now. But I have to say this, riding with other people and seeing how they drive, I think I trust the computer more than I do them.
Stuart Brockwell
You make a really solid point. A lot of people feel that same way. Although I've seen a lot of really interesting clips of Tesla vehicles because they're trained on human behavior. They have some weird emergent behavior where sometimes they'll creep up at a red light right before it turns green, almost as if they're anticipating it like you or I would. It's really weird. But yeah, talking about your question about your truck, I mean obviously the cybertruck is a very polarizing vehicle, but the kind of the news recently on that is, you know, they've released the cybertruck rear wheel drive, which is like the budget model for this, for the cybertruck. And if you want to call 69,062 after the tax credit budget, then I suppose it is. Most people would not but the problem with the thing, I was really hoping I signed up for the Cybertruck pre order way back in 2018 or whenever they first announced the thing. And that's back when they said, oh, the rear wheel drive version is going to be 39.9. Well, 69.9 is a far cry from 39.9.
Bubba
Yeah. Especially for us 39.9 drivers.
Stuart Brockwell
Yeah, I mean, I mean, you can go and get you a ram, you know, 3500 option, well over 100k. That's not sure. But. But it's not what they promised. And the biggest thing that weirds me out is that the thing, you don't really gain a whole lot. You lose a lot of features. They took away the air suspension and the adjustable ride height and that, that cool mechanical bed cover, and they took away a lot of the features that made the Cybertruck futuristic. I mean, it still has the steer by wire and all the software that makes Tesla's cool. But you, I mean, you're saving ten grand and you're losing what I would consider a lot of what makes the vehicle special. So I'm not sure what they're trying to do there. I think if I had to take a guess, and I'm kind of assuming, I'm kind of assuming Elon's playing 4D chess here, but who knows? I think they're probably pushing people to buy the more expensive one by saying, oh, the cheaper one exists. But I lose so much stuff, I might as well spend the extra ten grand to get the All Wheel Drive model or whatever. I think it's probably a business strategy.
Bubba
Yeah, Elon is usually about three steps ahead of the market. And apparently my dog is a. It's a big fan of the cybertruck, as you can hear it now in the background. Stuart, we got Stuart Brockwell with Surge Technologies with us. And Stuart, talk a little bit about Microsoft. I know they've got a big upgrade coming out to Windows 11. And you know my history. I'm not a big Microsoft Windows fan. I'm pretty much a Mac Apple guy. I have to deal with it some. But is this going to be an important improvement or what's really going on here with Windows 11? Because I know it's a big change for them.
Stuart Brockwell
Well, the change is not really so much the experience, it's how they're framing it. Because Windows, for those of you mostly, are you basically 100% Mac at the podcast studio there, right?
Bubba
Yeah, I have one PC that I have to use that I'm playing with a piece of automation software and I do that only because it's only available on the PC. But I'd prefer the Mac for me personally.
Stuart Brockwell
Right. And there's a lot of logic to using Macs for audio, video stuff. But as far as PCs go, Microsoft is retiring Windows 10 on October, I believe it's 25th, it's middle or late October of this year. And when they do that, Windows 11 is going to become the only available OS they have out there. And a lot of people, including myself, are not happy about that because I don't care for the changes of 11. It's gotten better since they've released it. It's been out for a couple of years now. But removing 10 is a big deal because they are now mandating, as of a couple weeks ago, it might have even been a week ago, they are mandating cloud subscriptions for every PC user that uses Windows. And that doesn't matter if you go to Best Buy or Walmart and buy your computer, or if you're a nerd like me and you build your own, you're going to end up where you are required to sign up for a Microsoft account and link your computer to the cloud. That means they have some access to your data. It means they could potentially access your device. Security issues, all kinds of stuff crop up. And they've been pushing for this sort of mandatory cloud linking for years now. But there's always been workarounds. There's always been, oh, you can click here and you know, hold this key or whatever you can get out of it. But now they are, they've locked it down, they've removed all of the workarounds that people have been using and they're basically saying, sorry, if you want Windows, you have to connect it with us.
Bubba
So, Stuart, let me ask you this. And you know, on a level that all of us can understand, Windows has historically had security issues that Mac has not had because of its basic operating system and what it's built on. Is Windows 11 going to be more secure? And it sounds like with mandatory cloud subscription, that even opens the door for other things. But you know, the endless supply of patches and this and, and that just, it kind of gets old.
Stuart Brockwell
Sometimes it does. And Windows, you're right, Windows has historically had more and more issues with security than Mac. Although, and this may, this may ruffle some feathers of the Mac purists out there. I love, and to be fair, I love Macs too. I have, I have lots of Macs and PCs both. But the reason that Apple has historically had less security issues than Windows is not because the OS is inherently more secure. We could argue that all day long. It's because the market share, like it or not, Windows has a vastly greater market share globally than Mac does. And so even though Apple products are great, they're more expensive. And so if I'm a hacker wanting to steal as much money as possible or damage as many systems as possible as I can, I'm going to write my malware for Windows because it's just the greater market share. It isn't that Macs are inherently more secure on its own, it's that they're not the primary target if I'm trying to hurt the most people possible. But you're right, forcing cloud subscriptions, you know, even if they don't cost anything, even if it's a free plan or whatever, is very weird. And outside of Microsoft's character. That's almost an Apple thing. Apple's usually very much, you know, you got to be in revenue ecosystem type of thing. But even if I go buy a Mac today, I don't have to link it with an Apple account. It won't require me to do that. It's going to insist, but it's not going to require it. Microsoft is stepped a little bit into no man's land here, where they're requiring something that's never been asked of consumers before to even get past the setup. You can't even browse the web without linking it to the cloud.
Bubba
Stuart, let me ask you this. It's a little bit off the topic of where I wanted to go, but we mentioned Elon and Tesla a minute ago. I get more questions about Starlink than I do anything else. And I know you install a lot of those. You have. Last I saw, you had a mobile setup. Catch everybody up to date on Starlink a little bit. And how good is that? And what kind of, you know, response and downloads are they getting? And are you hearing customers that are satisfied with it?
Stuart Brockwell
Oh, yeah. I mean, we did obviously the one. We did the one at your lake house as your backup Internet, you know, we did. I've done two or three of them this year already for larger clients. And I do have a more mobile Starlink mini in my Jeep as well as my, you know, my, you know, go anywhere mobile station essentially. But yeah, every, every single one I've installed, I've never gotten a complaint. The only thing we've ever had to do is go realign one. If, you know, somebody moves it, they're. They're they're dead simple to set up. The instructions that come with them are just pictographs. There's not even any English on it.
Bubba
Yeah, it looks like a caveman drew it on a, on a. I thought that was funny.
Stuart Brockwell
I think the way Elon put it was two steps to install, turn it on and point it at the sky. And not necessarily in that order, you know, but the speeds have been excellent. And of course, if you follow it, you know, as Starlink satellites continue to be brought up into orbit, they're adding dozens of them a year, possibly even hundreds a year. I'm not sure what their rate of, of launches these days, but they're sending new ones up constantly. The bigger the network becomes, the faster the speeds are going to get. And they're, you know, as soon as they get. A lot of you nerds have probably seen the. I know you have, bubba. You've seen the starship. They're huge. SpaceX is huge. Oh yeah, cargo ship. They've been doing test flights of that thing. And as soon as that thing is ready for, for launch, for actual missions, they're going to be able to bring their second generation satellites into orbit, which are about three times larger than their current ones. And those are going to facilitate Starlink speeds doubling or even tripling in the next few months after they're launched.
Bubba
So what kind of download speeds are you seeing right now? Just so everybody will know how to compare it.
Stuart Brockwell
So it depends on where you're located. I've got, I set up out in Mentone. A friend of mine out in Mentone, Alabama, which, you know, anybody who lives out there knows that you can't, you can barely make a phone call, much less. And we're getting down out there between 2 and 300Mbps up and download, which is excellent. And then in more congested areas, I've got a couple places downtown we're servicing with Starlink and we get between 150 and 200 where it's more congested, but you know, you can Pretty easily assume 2-300Mbps is going to be what you get. The mini Starlink, the one I've got in my Jeep, is a little bit slower. You typically see between 50 and 100 megabit less than the big one. But you have the added benefit that you can run it off of a phone charger pretty much. So it just depends on your point, your use case. But I strongly recommend if you're going to pick one of these up, spend the time the app Walks you through it. Or, you know, obviously you can, you can, you go to YouTube, there's tutorials on it, but just take the time to align the thing correctly. It takes five minutes to do and it will. It makes the difference between getting, you know, 80 to 100 megabit, all to the 100300 mark.
Bubba
So, Stuart, if I end up with a Jeep, I may be talking to you about getting that mobile set up. Because I sure like that when you had.
Stuart Brockwell
It's cool that, you know, with the, with the, the Mini being so small, you just throw it in my bag. I've actually been carrying it out to jobs I've been doing before we get, you know, during new construction jobs, before we get Internet to the site, we just throw that thing out there, use it to set stuff up. It's good.
Bubba
How far WI Fi can you get from your Jeep when you do that?
Stuart Brockwell
Between 50 and 100ft, as far as I've ever tested it. But the way that I do it is I just plug an ethernet cord into the Starlink Mini and drop that to whatever I'm trying to power. So the Mini's got an ethernet jack on it. And that means I can go anywhere. As long as I've got a cable, I can go there.
Bubba
We're talking to Stuart Brockwell from Surge Technologies in Birmingham. He's been our first technologist on tech talk. Stuart, thank you for taking time to be with us. We've got some other topics we want to cover, but we'll stop right here at this point and we'll pick that up again next time. But thank you for being on Bubba on the Lake.
Stuart Brockwell
Absolutely. Look forward to being here next time.
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Bubba
Well, we've been trying to track him down. We have Mr. Sports himself making his first ever appearance on Bubba on the Lake. Gene Hallman. Gene, how are you, sir?
Gene Hallman
I'm doing great, Bubba. This is great finally to talk to you. And I've always loved the lake. I mean, that's my favorite place.
Bubba
Well, listen, it's lovely, and you and Jennifer can come anytime you would like.
Gene Hallman
Well, we'll take you up on that. We may come tomorrow night, if that's okay.
Bubba
Yeah, yeah, we'll be here. Lord willing, we'll. So you like the scheduling process on these podcasts?
Gene Hallman
Well, it's like you've called me four times, and every single time it's like 30 seconds notice. Are you ready? Can you do it right now?
Bubba
Hey, welcome to the podcast scheduling world.
Gene Hallman
At three of those times, I was actually in the airport. No kidding.
Bubba
Oh, I know. I timed it perfect. I try to get you when you're actually going through the door to get on the airport, on the airplane, or in the security line. That's my favorite.
Gene Hallman
Yeah. Well, fortunately, we connected this time. And like I said, I'm honored to be on the podcast.
Bubba
Well, it's the first. I hope it will not be the last. And you know, really, based on what I have seen, I think Jennifer and Betty ought to do one.
Gene Hallman
I think they would have a ball, and it would be very entertaining.
Bubba
Some of the best entertainment I've had at the regions over the years was Betty and Jennifer riding in the golf cart with me. Hey, you don't.
Gene Hallman
We could have biked that and made a million.
Bubba
Hey, you don't think me and you took a beating on that.
Gene Hallman
Oh, my gosh.
Bubba
It was not pretty. Well, Gene, I know you've got the premier golf tournament coming up, the whole golfing experience in the Southeast. How many years is this you've been doing the regions?
Gene Hallman
33 years.
Bubba
Are you kidding? Has it been that long? Really?
Gene Hallman
It really has. I was 32 when I started, and I was the youngest tournament director on the Senior Tour at the time. And now I'm the oldest tournament director on the Champions Tour.
Bubba
Well, you're a senior now.
Gene Hallman
Yeah. Well, you know, when I started, I thought about those guys 50 and over as being ancient. And now I think they're young kids. When they turn 50.
Bubba
Gene, I know it'll be a great event. It always is. What do everybody have to look forward to this year. What is going to be happening at the Regent?
Gene Hallman
Well, we're one week later on the calendar, so that's throwing a few people off. We're not opposite Mother's Day because mothers are undefeated. And we decided we just did not need to go up on Mother's Day on that Sunday of the tournament. So we're one week later, it's more of the same, except maybe a little bit better. Things have gotten bigger. Corporate sponsorships are up. Ticket sales are tracking ahead. We've got lots of celebrities in the Pro Am. We've got a great field of professionals. We should end up raising a lot of money for charity, and it should be a great success.
Bubba
Gene, I know that Children's Hospital benefits from this. How much money have you guys donated over those 33 years? I mean, I know it's a tremendous amount.
Gene Hallman
It's $22 million to charity, with Children's being the biggest beneficiary of these funds. And it's a very rewarding part of the job. Bubba, you work really hard on the tournament. You're focused on entertaining folks and making sure they have a good time. But after all the dust settles and the numbers are added up, you are then able to hand out significant dollars to charity. And that's really impactful to me personally. The older I get, the more I enjoy that, because when you go to a place like Children's Hospital, you can't walk through that place without being touched in a very significant way. And so we're trying to do our part, and the community has stepped up and supported us. Corporate Birmingham has gotten behind this golf tournament in a huge way.
Bubba
Well, Gene, everybody, I mean, they know Children's does a great job. And most of us have had to use children's at some point or another, if you had children. But when you meet some of those kids when they're out there on the first tee, and you really put a face to that, you know, it makes it very personal, and you see what a difference it really makes.
Gene Hallman
It does. And when Coach Saban was still coaching and more serious than he is these days, I'll never forget that image in my brain of when he went to meet the child on the first tee that was assigned to him. She was four years old and she was in a wheelchair. And she looked up at him with these big, beautiful eyes and said, would you play with this golf ball that she had in her hand today? And here's this very iconic, stoic coach that melted like butter on a hot skillet, and he took her ball and played with it, you know, teeing off on the first tee. And it's cool to see the Barclays of the world and Bo Jacksons of the world, how they bow down to a child. And especially those that are struggling. They've either been in a hospital recently or they were in the past year in order to qualify for this children's ambassador program that we have at the golf tournament. So it's very significant, very significant part of why region sponsors this golf tournament.
Bubba
Gene, tell us about some of the celebrities that will be there that we can see at the Pro Am.
Gene Hallman
Well, we start with Riley Greene. Yep. A guy that you know well that goes to your, that played quarterback at your school.
Bubba
I believe he did a little everything up there.
Gene Hallman
He, he is taking off like a hot firecracker. And he is, I think, one of the hottest country acts in the country. He's playing with Jamie Johnson this year, another country performer that loves golf more than Riley does.
Bubba
Also a Jack State alum.
Gene Hallman
Yep. And then we've got the coach, Senator Tommy Tuberville in that same group.
Bubba
Now, are we going to have to change his name to Coach Senator Governor?
Gene Hallman
I think it will be a five part name. Coach Senator Governor Tommy Tuberville. Word is, and I'm certainly that's going to be the first question I ask him when I see him is indeed the story's true that you're going to be our next governor because if he throws his hat in the ring, he'll be tough to beat. And then you've got Coach Saban and DeBoer, you've got Coach Freeze, Coach Oates, Greg McElroy, A.J. mcCarron, Charles Barkley, Bo Jackson, Condoleezza Rice. I know I'm missing a handful, but that's a pretty good lineup of celebrities that most tournaments don't do this. They don't bring out the celebrities on Wednesday. They sell the spots to businessmen, to corporate America. But what we do is we do that then encourage our sponsors to give a spot back to a celebrity so that their customers can enjoy playing with a pro and a celebrity. And then it enhances the tournament experience because fans now come out and see these celebrities get humbled by the game of golf. It's really something that started in the second year of the tournament, Bubba. When I invited Barkley to play with Chi Chi and the crowds were enormous. And it was an aha moment. The next year when Jordan was playing baseball here in Birmingham, we paired him with Charles. And then from there it became who's playing in the Pro Am more than who's playing in the tournament. So we kept raising the bar and just kept getting bigger and bigger.
Bubba
Have you been surprised at the celebrity status of Charles Barkley, how it's taken off just being on coverage of basketball? I think much bigger now than he ever was just playing?
Gene Hallman
Oh, absolutely. I am blown away. I would say he's the most significant media personality in our country. Sports media in our country. I can't think of anyone that's any bigger. He is, you know him well, Bubba. He's just a very bright, quick witted guy that's got a really good heart and he's got little to no filter, which was what makes it so beautiful.
Betty
Yeah.
Bubba
Gee, where's Bubba at now? I've seen him just transform, the way he deals with the crowds and you know, early on, maybe a little standoffish, just, you know, maybe a little moody. But I tell you, he, the last 10 years, he has been like the welcome wagon out there. I mean, he cannot greet people enough.
Gene Hallman
He wades into the sea of humanity when, when there are crowds, he embraces it unlike any other celebrity I've ever seen. The closest I've ever seen was coach Bobby Bowden. He did the same thing. He embraced the crowd and loved to see the people. But Charles, you're right. In the last 10 years, and I'll give him credit, 10 years ago, his golf game was legendary. Bad?
Bubba
Yeah. Oh, yeah. It hurt to watch it.
Gene Hallman
Well, he still came to the tournament. He still put up with all the hazing he got because of his poor golf game. And he kept plowing ahead. And I gave him major props for playing in those days when golf was clearly no fun for him. But he went through a series of coaches and he found a coach that fixed his golf swing. And now he's a pretty doggone good player.
Bubba
Gene, tell us about some of the actual pros that will be there. Who are we looking at this year?
Gene Hallman
Well, we've got seven hall of Famers in the field. We've got Bernhard Langer, who's one of my favorite. He's the all time winningest player on the Champions Tour and a super guy.
Bubba
Super guy.
Gene Hallman
Oh, just an incredible guy. You got Ernie Lynn, another great guy. You got Florence's Stuart Saint, who won a British Open. Who's going to be playing? You've got Corey Paven, you've got Podrick Harrington. Gosh.
Bubba
Will Striker be back?
Gene Hallman
Yes.
Bubba
Stricker, Stricker, Stricker. Striker. Stricker. Yes. It's late at night, Gene. No, I played with him twice. He is a lot of fun. And he won the tournament, I want.
Gene Hallman
To say, three out of four years.
Bubba
Yeah, he won it both years.
Gene Hallman
Invitational there for a while. He won it three out of four years and finished second that one year that he didn't win. So he will be returning. He loves Greystone, obviously. Ryder cup captain, won about 20 times on the PGA Tour. So, yeah, he's a huge draw.
Bubba
So, Gene, to get tickets to get to the event, what do people need to do?
Gene Hallman
It's simple. Regentstradition.com kids 15 and under get in free. The tickets are very, very affordable. It's a social event, Bubba. You've been there virtually every year, if not every year. And it's a social event as well as a great golf tournament. You don't have to love golf in order to come out and enjoy this golf tournament.
Bubba
Well, I will say this. You've taken care of us in past years and getting to play with some of the legends I've got to play with. Chi Chi, you mentioned him. There's just so many of them. Fuzzy Zeller, who we. We laughed so much that year, we couldn't even hardly hit a golf ball. You know, he took my golf ball. You remember, he took my golf ball and threw it in the woods because I was playing with a yellow ball, and I teed it up on the second tee, and he ran up and got it and threw it in the wood. Said, this ain't putt putt. Use a real ball. And you know, everybody on the tour is using funny colored balls now.
Gene Hallman
They are. You were just ahead of your job.
Bubba
Well, he wanted. He set that up because he gave me his golf balls and said, play with these.
Gene Hallman
There you go.
Bubba
And they were stabbed.
Gene Hallman
I love the year that you hit the same guy twice, Gene.
Bubba
You know, we still talk about that. I was talking to a statistics professor about that, and he said the chances of that are so rare. He said, you're more apt to hit by lightning three times in the same day than do that.
Gene Hallman
You're more apt to make a hole in one than hit the same person twice on two different holes.
Bubba
You know, that guy wasn't really buying into the stats. He seemed a little perturbed, but, you know, it happens.
Gene Hallman
I think he left and went home.
Bubba
Yeah, well, he needed to. I mean, you know, come on, what's next, a tree gonna fall on him? But we've had a lot of fun, and it's a great event. Everybody enjoys coming out. And, you know, the kids, they have lemonade stands. And you know the folks around the course, they come out and welcome everybody that comes through and it's just a great event. If you've never been to it, I would urge you to go check it out. If you've been to it before, you know exactly what I'm talking about. You probably already got plans.
Gene Hallman
Well, ticket sales, like I said earlier, are trending ahead. I think we're going to have large crowds this year and I like the fact that we're not up against Mother's Day. So we're looking forward to a great 33rd edition of the tournament that Paul Feinbaum said when it was first announced would not last three years.
Bubba
Well, not the only prediction he's missed on. If you notice, they never come back. It's like weathermen. They never come back and claim their mistakes they made.
Gene Hallman
No, no. He long since forgot that one.
Bubba
Long gone. Way back.
Stuart Brockwell
Way back.
Gene Hallman
But I remind him every year that he. That. Yeah, Paul, I think we're like 30 years over your time frame that you thought this tournament would survive.
Bubba
Well, Gene, thank you for taking time and I appreciate it. Good to talk to you again. And I hope this will not be the last appearance of Gene Hallman on Bubba on the Lake.
Gene Hallman
I would love to come back and anytime you want to give me 15 second notice to come on the podcast, just do.
Bubba
Hey, it's, that's, that's the world we live in. New world order. Thanks, Gene. Tell Jennifer we said hey.
Gene Hallman
All right. You tell Betty as well.
Bubba
Thank you. Bye bye. We'll be right back.
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Bubba
It's Bubba on the lake. Bubba on the lake. Well, you've asked for it, and we've brought it back. Betty on the back porch. Betty, welcome back to the podcast.
Betty
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Bubba
Well, we're not on the back porch, though. It was too hot, so we came inside.
Betty
Yeah, well, you know, we can see the back porch or kind of. We can see the lake from here.
Bubba
Yeah, we thought about doing it later, but it's kind of warm out there today, and our porch faces the west, so there's a little window of time. It gets pretty warm out there. Most of the time it's real nice, but there's a little window that it's. It's a little. Little tough out there. So we decided to come in and have it where it's nice and cool. And the barkers are in here, and they're ready to go. I'm sure they will erupt at some time during this. Betty. I had told the folks on the podcast a little bit about the boat show and the fact we had to change it up this year, and we like the old format so much. You really didn't care for this one, right?
Betty
Well, I think the main thing was I had looked at the forecast. It normally is in the neighborhood up the street from here, you know, which is Willapoint. Right. And it. They have a restaurant there and it, you know, a little bit.
Bubba
But they're doing construction, so they moved it.
Betty
Right? Yeah, but it was set up for that. Yeah. So, anyway, I had looked at the forecast. Everything's outside. Right. It's a boat show, so chance of storms around 6:15. And I mentioned it to you. Might not want to take the golf cart like we planned, you know, might want to take a vehicle. Well, the parking, the parking, the parking, the walking, the walking, the walk, you know, all this.
Bubba
So I've got a bad foot right now.
Betty
Yes.
Bubba
Achilles.
Betty
I don't know if y'all have heard about that. I have. Quite a bit.
Bubba
Killing me. Killing.
Betty
Quite a bit.
Bubba
I'm about ready to cut it off and go with the blade.
Betty
Honestly, I'm about ready for you to. Now, we've been dealing with this since the end of October, maybe 1st of November, something like that.
Bubba
For sure.
Betty
Yeah, definitely December. Yeah. When we attempted to run through the Atlanta airport. Yeah, that was very obvious. But anyway, we take the golf cart, folks, and we're there for, I don't know, maybe 45 minutes. Had a nice meal and, you know, talked with some friends. And then the lightning and wind.
Bubba
Yeah, the storm front Hit. And it went from. I mean, it was cloudy. We knew there was a threat, but it went from 0 to 60 real quick, and we basically was running for our life. And you were not happy about having to come home in the golf cart with it. Misting rain?
Betty
No, it wasn't misting. It was pouring rain. We had to buy a beach towel. Thank goodness they sold beach towels in the marina we were standing in.
Bubba
Well, you were kind of acting like we had to get in the water and swim. It wasn't that bad.
Betty
Oh, good.
Bubba
I wasn't swimming.
Betty
I was not acting that bad.
Bubba
Huh?
Betty
I was not acting like, well, you're.
Bubba
So sweet, you'll melt when you get wet.
Betty
Well, you know, I had washed my hair and styled it, and you women out there, you know how that is if you don't like to wash your hair unless I'm going to be sweating or something, sometimes I don't wash my hair, you know, every day. So it's a. It's an ordeal when you try to get ready for somebody.
Bubba
And this is spinning into a segment of Betty.
Betty
Say what you remember. Even when I wanted. And I think I asked you, who are you? You married me, what, 30, almost 36 years ago. And I'm the same person. I didn't like to be out in humidity then or rain.
Bubba
You hadn't changed a bit or whatever.
Betty
I really didn't. I remember the bussy fish fry when we were dating, and it almost caused me to hesitate. You know what I mean? I'm like, do I really want to keep going out with this guy that has a bushy fish fry, you know, or whatever? I mean, and it was like outside at 150 degrees, you know?
Bubba
Yeah. Most of those people were raised without air conditioning.
Betty
I know. Yeah. Well, I was to some point. I was, too. But anyway, I didn't have a perm either then, but anyway, which I don't now, but still, I think the hormonal changes have caused a frizz, but go ahead.
Bubba
Well, we have flipped because I used to always be hot and now I'm cold and used to be cold. And now you're hot all the time.
Betty
Well, you are hot, but no, I am always burning up. But our bed, we have a sleep number bed and it is a number one because it's got the cool. It's the climate something. Yeah, we should do a commercial for them because I'm telling you right now. Did you hear that? But anyways. Hello, sleep number. Anyway, it's the climate control.
Bubba
It's an incredible Piece of equipment. They're expensive. But, you know, we talked about it and, you know, sleep is one of the great battles we fight, you know, and have for a long time. Getting up early and all that. So not as bad now, but still, it's. You know, if I don't have my sleep, I ain't. I ain't on it. I ain't on the game, you know?
Betty
Yeah. So you've got yours on the foot warmer and I have mine on the cool thing.
Bubba
Yeah.
Betty
For several hours. Yeah.
Bubba
And we're all under the same cover.
Betty
Well, I throw mine off. Usually you're under the COVID crazing.
Bubba
Freezing in there, so. Oh, goodness. So also, I wanted to catch you up, Betty, and we're glad to have you here in the Melayella studio. Since we went inside this first time, we've done it this way. Done the podcast this way.
Betty
Yeah, sure is.
Bubba
And okay, Peanut gallery. So I don't even know what I was going to talk about now. I'm completely lost my chain. That's it. And I also talked to Gene Hallman a few minutes ago.
Betty
Oh, did you?
Bubba
Yeah. And how is he? He's good. They're all good. And I know you were. You were asking me several questions about who I was playing with in the Pro Am.
Betty
Yeah, well, I assumed you weren't playing because I've seen you try to walk lately.
Bubba
Well, you're correct. I am not. I was not invited.
Betty
Yeah, thanks, Gene.
Bubba
Well, I feel like Gene probably knew. You know, every year I have major foot back injuries about this time of year. It's usually when I'm out practicing golf because I don't play that much. But, you know, I even dropped a few hints. If you listen to it, I'll tell him how much fun I've had and all the people I played with. And it was just. I mean, you could hear, you know, wait a minute, was it crickets? Let's see. I think I've got them. Okay. So, you know, it was kind of like, Gene, you know, I've had a great time at the Pro Am. I've played with some hall of Famers, and, you know, it's. I'm. I'm really excited about this year's tournament.
Betty
Okay, Gene, thanks.
Bubba
No, I. I think he knew. I think he knew my foot was hurting. That's what I'm telling myself, because I feel like last year he told me I had a lifetime exemption to play in golf. That means you get to play.
Betty
I understood that myself, but.
Bubba
But, okay, so, you know, just Getting around right now is trouble for me. And. And I've been in the boot. If I'm in the boot, you have to drive me because it's my right foot. And I know this sounds like the. The old folks show, but we're getting kind of old now. But it's, you know, I don't know if we're going to be involved at all or not. He did text me back and say, hey, do you need some media passes? Or whatever, but, you know, I didn't even think about it. I really. I have to work that day, so I've got to, you know, I have to go and ask off. So I don't know that that's a day we need to burn right now.
Betty
What day of the week is it?
Bubba
It's usually on a Thursday. Isn't it Wednesday or Thursday?
Betty
I think it's on a Wednesday.
Bubba
Maybe it is. Maybe the tournament starts on Thursday, because I think they play Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. And they moved it one week back off Mother's Day weekend, which was a good idea probably, but. So I don't know. I don't know what we're going to do. We're not, you know, set up to go mobile, but, you know, parking is for us would be a handle because of my foot trying to get equipment out there, you know, how am I going to record it? Am I going to use the handheld stuff or try to wire the cart up? If it's their cart, it's impossible for me to wire it up. I'd have to carry my own. And they don't like you having your own on their golf course, you know, it's just kind of a quag sometimes. Yeah, but I love it. It's so much fun to see the people out there. I hate that and I hate. I'll miss the lemonade stand and all that good stuff.
Betty
Listen, we were at a tennis thing Monday in Birmingham, and I was already asked were we coming, and I said, I'm not really sure. We may not, you know, and I told her about your foot trouble and whatever, and she said, so I guess you're not coming to the lemonade stand. Well, I guess not if we're not there.
Bubba
Well, and you know the problem. You miss a year you're forgotten about, you know, never get another call and, you know, nobody.
Betty
Well, that's what you should have rallied, Bill, got that foot going.
Bubba
Well, I'm gonna tell you, the Achilles doesn't rally. You can't. You can't out tough it. It's gonna Win, you know?
Betty
Should have got that wiring going on that golf cart, I guess. I don't know.
Bubba
Yeah, something. It's always something, but. So we're in. We're just in total disarray here. As Ruby sue, our dog comes in, looking at us like, why are y'all in here, Dude, This.
Betty
Yeah, she's wondering why I'm not out there playing with them. She likes to throw the donut.
Bubba
Oh, yeah. Yeah, she'll. She'll chase the donut, that's for sure. So I don't have you really any really good answers on region. I'm gonna have to work on that. I'm gonna have to see it next week.
Betty
Next Wednesday or.
Bubba
No, I think it's the weekend after or the week after Mother's Day.
Betty
Oh, okay.
Bubba
We got a week.
Betty
I thought it was next week or something.
Bubba
We'll be working on it. We'll. We'll try to figure out something, but between my truck being broke and.
Betty
Oh, hey, that's a good.
Bubba
Yeah, they called today, and they've replaced a module. They think that's working, but now the. The alternator is not doing what it's supposed to do. It's our. Been replaced once, but it wasn't with the official part, you know, Jimmy Jam and all that stuff. So that continues. Hey, I'm down right now. I'm just down. I'm down, and I need it. I need an up. I need a win somewhere. Somebody give me a win.
Betty
My cheerleading skills aren't what they used to be. You know, I'm trying.
Bubba
You do? We could work on that. You could try.
Betty
Mm. Well, sometimes you just can't overcome. You know what I mean?
Bubba
Well, sometimes you just gotta give it the old college try, Betty, you know, work your way through it. So that's kind of an update on everything. It's been a little crazy around here, and we're running a little bit behind. Good news. We have some new sponsors going to be coming on the podcast, and we have some interviews that I'm really excited about coming up, and one of them is going to be the girl that introduced us, so we'll get to tell that story again.
Betty
Sue.
Bubba
Yeah.
Betty
Okay. Well, good deal.
Bubba
You said she's coming by?
Betty
Well, yeah, not tonight, but yeah.
Bubba
Yeah. I mean, in the future. I'm promoing. Future?
Betty
Oh, yes, yes. They're coming here probably the weekend after Memorial.
Bubba
Okay, well, we'll get. She's a lot of fun and. Oh, yeah, I hate we have not stayed in better touch with it.
Betty
Yeah, I know, but you know, it is what it is.
Bubba
Everybody's running. You know, I'm trying to readjust schedule and sleep and, you know, get all that together. And right now I feel like I'm being wrestled down by a bear. But we'll get there. Well, can you tell them down a.
Betty
Little bit because you're acting like that. I feel like I'm being wrestled down as well. So. Hey, thanks.
Bubba
No, I'll just. I'll just come back here in the middle of yellow studio and sit here and look at the walls, I guess, lick my wounds. You know, my truck being down is. I mean, that hurts because, you know, that's my staple of life for a guy, you know, his truck. Gotta have your truck. Gotta have the truck and your dog and your shotgun. And a good country song.
Betty
She's licking my wound. I ran into the sharpest edge of the dishwasher the other day.
Bubba
Yeah, that's a nasty.
Betty
I've got a nasty. I really do. But she loves to lick my wound.
Bubba
Well, I don't know that I'd let the dog lick it. No, this time of year, you know, it's not dog days yet.
Betty
I'm sorry, Ruby. It's not dog days.
Bubba
That's right. Come mid. Mid August, lick away.
Betty
He'll ride up and she's looking at me like, why do you have that thing on your head?
Bubba
Yeah, I know you don't. You don't usually talk to me with that funny headset on.
Betty
Oh, man.
Bubba
So we've got a lot going on. We have several more good interviews scheduled. We have. Oh my goodness. We have quite a collection of 308 Big Lake that you're going to enjoy in some of the coming episodes.
Betty
I have enjoyed listening to those calls.
Bubba
Yes, they. They are always entertaining. Please keep them coming and keep those emails coming. Betty, thank you for joining me here in the mellow yellow studio. We will update you on all these strategies from the first world that the busies are having and hopefully we will get a handle on it soon. I know nobody else has these kind of problems, right?
Betty
Oh, I'm sure everybody has problems. Well, some more, some less.
Bubba
I can get through any of them as long as I'm with you, Betty.
Betty
Well, I'm here.
Bubba
I got you, babe. I got you.
Betty
Okay. Sonny and Cher, we are not right. But anyway.
Bubba
All right, thank you for joining me and we will be right back with a closing segment of Bubba on the lake.
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Bubba
Well, folks, that's going to wrap it up for this edition of Bub on the Lake. I want to thank all of my guests, Stuart Brockwell, the tech guy, Gene Hallman, Mr. Sports, and of course the lovely Betty Lou, my life partner of almost 36 years. Can you believe it? And for those of you worried that, that I'm not on my game or the everything going on has got me down, I will be fine. I will find some peanut M&MS. And a melayella and I'll be good. So we'll bounce back from that. Like I said, we have several really good interviews coming up. I'm going to try to get an interview with Greg Sykes, the athletic director at Jacksonville State on all that's been going on with the Nil and the transfer portal. There's a lot of changes happening with that. There's a big settlement. They're trying to get through and Congress is involved and I mean, you need a spreadsheet to keep up with it. It is something else. So we're going to try to get him on. I've also had a lot of questions about what I'm doing at Jack State and I'll try to give you a good answer that I'm really enjoying that and I'll clue you in on it possibly on the next show. As I mentioned, 308 Big Lake. The message line, please keep those coming. We'll review more of those and as always, we need you to subscribe or that is subscribe in most states turn on notifications. We want you to follow us on all the social media pages, including Instagram and of course YouTube. We appreciate you guys being along for the ride with us and we will continue to keep this thing pointed into the wind as we continue Bubba on the lake. Until next time. Take care and God bless.
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Bubba On the Lake: Episode Summary
Episode Title: Tech, The Boat Show and Gene Hallman Returns!
Release Date: May 1, 2025
Host: Bill "Bubba" Bussey
Guests: Stuart Brockwell (Technologist, Surge Technologies), Gene Hallman (Mr. Sports)
Co-Host: Betty Lou Bussey
Bubba kicks off the episode from the Mellow Yellow studio, expressing gratitude to listeners and highlighting the busy nature of the week. He mentions the inclusion of Betty Lou Bussey and teases the topics to be covered, including a tech segment and the return of Gene Hallman.
Bubba introduces the first segment featuring Stuart Brockwell, a technologist from Surge Technologies. Stuart delves into several pressing technology topics:
Stuart discusses Tesla's advancements towards unsupervised full self-driving capabilities, set to launch in June in Austin, Texas, and San Francisco. He explains Tesla's unique end-to-end neural network approach, relying solely on vision-based systems without lasers or scanners.
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Stuart Brockwell (08:41): “They're moving toward that unsupervised full autonomy... they don’t use lasers or scanners. It’s mostly software.”
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Stuart (10:28): “I would trust it if it’s implemented the right way. And I think Tesla’s doing it properly.”
Stuart addresses Microsoft's retirement of Windows 10 and the mandatory shift to Windows 11, which now requires cloud subscriptions. He expresses concerns over privacy, security, and the lack of workarounds previously available to users.
Stuart provides an update on Starlink's internet services, highlighting impressive download speeds in various regions and the ongoing expansion of their satellite network. He also mentions upcoming second-generation satellites that promise to significantly boost speeds.
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Stuart (18:47): “Every single one I’ve installed, I’ve never gotten a complaint. The speeds have been excellent.”
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Stuart (20:43): “In Mentone, Alabama... we’re getting down out there between 2 and 300Mbps up and download, which is excellent.”
Gene Hallman, affectionately known as Mr. Sports, joins Bubba to discuss the upcoming premier golf tournament in the Southeast. Gene shares insights into the tournament’s history, charitable contributions, and the star-studded lineup of participants.
Gene elaborates on the 33rd edition of the tournament, emphasizing its impact on charities, particularly Children's Hospital, to which $22 million has been donated over the years. He highlights the event’s growth in corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, and celebrity participation.
Gene lists notable celebrities and professional golfers attending the Pro Am, including Riley Greene, Jamie Johnson, Tommy Tuberville, Charles Barkley, Bo Jackson, and Condoleezza Rice. He reflects on their contributions and the unique atmosphere they bring to the tournament.
Gene shares memorable moments from past tournaments, such as Bubba’s interactions with Charles Barkley and his consistent participation despite challenges. He expresses confidence in the event's success this year.
Following Gene’s appearance, Bubba engages in a lighthearted conversation with his wife, Betty Lou Bussey, sharing personal stories and updates:
Bubba and Betty discuss the recent boat show, which was relocated to Ridge Marina at Lake Martin due to construction at Willow Point. They recount the adverse weather conditions, including a sudden storm that forced them to rush home in a golf cart, leading to Betty getting wet.
Bubba reveals his ongoing Achilles tendon issues, which have sidelined him from participating in the Pro Am. He humorously reflects on the challenges of aging and maintaining an active lifestyle.
The couple shares a playful exchange about their Sleep Number bed preferences, highlighting their differing temperature settings to accommodate Bubba’s cold feet and Betty’s warmth.
In the concluding segment, Bubba thanks his guests—Stuart Brockwell and Gene Hallman—and his co-host, Betty Lou. He teases upcoming interviews with Greg Sykes, the athletic director at Jacksonville State, and hints at discussing his own involvement with Jack State. Bubba encourages listeners to subscribe, send messages, and follow the podcast on social media platforms.
This episode of Bubba On the Lake masterfully blends technology insights with community and personal stories. Stuart Brockwell provides valuable perspectives on current tech trends, while Gene Hallman enriches the conversation with details about the charitable golf tournament and its star participants. The personal anecdotes shared by Bubba and Betty Lou add a relatable and engaging touch, making the episode both informative and entertaining for listeners.
Listeners are left anticipating future episodes, which promise more expert interviews, community highlights, and personal stories from Bubba’s life on the lake.