Hour 2: Harry Styles & That Guy Thursday

Summary

Podcast Summary

Don, Hahn & Rosenberg | Feb 5, 2026

Episode Title: Hour 2: Harry Styles & That Guy Thursday
Hosts: Alan Hahn, Don LaGreca, Peter Rosenberg
Theme: Music, sports culture, and “that guy” moments in sports and life

---

Episode Overview

This hour delivers a blend of sports, pop culture, and New York flavor, with lively debates on Harry Styles’ MSG residency, the economics and dynamics of live event ticketing, and sharp takes on “that guy” behavior in sports—focusing on Tom Brady and Giannis Antetokounmpo. The hosts’ signature banter—which veers from playful mockery to meditative nostalgia—keeps both sports and entertainment front of mind.

---

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Cleveland vs. Milwaukee—A Question for AI

• Don and Alan recount Don’s experiment of asking AI “which city has better strippers: Cleveland or Milwaukee?”
• Result: AI offers a diplomatic answer, highlighting Cleveland for “high end Vegas lite experience” and Milwaukee for “low-key, friendly atmosphere where the cover charge won’t break the bank.”
• Consensus: “So the answer is Cleveland.” (00:50)
• Light, humorous start pointing at the absurdity and range of topics the show might cover.

---

2. Harry Styles’ MSG Residency: Phenomenon or Fad? [01:10–14:13]

a. The Setup

• Alan: Describes the struggle to get tickets for his two daughters to see Harry Styles—15+ shows sold out at Madison Square Garden (MSG), now expanded to 30 over 3 months.
• Don: // "Can you believe, though, that Harry Styles is playing 30 dates at MSG over a few months?" (01:29)

b. Residency as a Music Business Move

• Peter: “He’s got a banner up there!” (01:59)
• Alan: Styles opts to bring fans to him, not tour— “Rather than do the tour life, which nobody likes, he just, I'll do a residency because it worked out the last time.” (02:44)
• Comparison to classic NYC residencies (Billy Joel, Phish).

c. Popularity & Audience Breakdown

• Don: Wonders at the velocity of Styles’ rise from boy band member to solo superstar: “It happened so quick when he became the guy who would do 30 shows at MSG.” (03:07)
• Alan & Peter: Compare to Timberlake, Swift, and speculate on how many fans come from outside NYC.
• Don: “Even if you live here and you're a huge fan and you go three times, he's doing 30.” (04:56)
• Peter notes “sick, affluent fans” who attend all 30—“might be like 10%.” (05:51)

d. Ticket Economics & Fan Experience

• Callers and hosts detail the struggle and costs to get tickets.
• Caller Jimmy: Attempts to score tickets through pre-sale among “10,000 people for seats in the Garden… Didn't get one single ticket.” (11:58)
• Don: “Even if there's 30 shows, the prices can't be affordable.” (13:11)
• Alan: Suggests last-minute patience for day-of ticket drops, but most aren’t willing to risk it.

---

3. Bands with Massive Catalogs: The Phish/Billy Joel Test [06:30–10:21]

• Peter: Marvels over Phish selling out 13 straight nights at MSG without repeating songs. “I can't even wrap my mind around that.” (06:55)
• Discussion—could Jay-Z, Billy Joel, or other acts do this? (07:45–08:00)
• Peter: Imagines disappointment as a fan if your favorite isn’t played: “I'd be red hot the night that I go [and my favorite’s not played].” (08:18)
• Don: Phish cultivates a unique, dedicated type of fan for this experience.

---

4. Concert Economy and Ticket Stories: Then vs. Now [15:53–20:17]

• Hosts reminisce about the battered economics of concert-going from the 1980s/90s vs. today.
• Don: Describes paying $100 as a poor intern for a Simon & Garfunkel reunion as “the best hundred dollars I ever spent” (17:14) despite making “minimum wage.”
• Peter: Contrasts how inflation didn’t scale with ticket prices: “You could go probably to a really big deal concert in 1990 for 25 bucks. Inflation is not 10 times since 1990. But the tickets are.” (16:23)
• Nostalgia trip: Gas, cigarettes, first jobs, and how “the good old days” compare to now.

---

5. ‘That Guy’ Thursday—Spotlighting Sports Personalities [22:03–38:36]

a. Tom Brady’s “No Dog in the Fight” Super Bowl Stance [23:06–31:08]

• Brady, now partly owner of the Raiders and Fox Sports analyst, says he has “no dog in the fight” between Patriots and their Super Bowl opponents.
• Alan: “I don't believe you.” (24:14)
• Peter: “Why can’t he just say he’s leaning toward the Patriots?” (24:15)
• The hosts discuss—Is this professionalism, politeness, or something else given his new NFL role?
• Former Patriot teammates criticize Brady:
  • Asante Samuel: “I'm highly, highly disappointed in you not rooting for your ex teammate Mike Vrabel.” (26:00)
  • Vince Wilfork: “If you're a patriot for life, you know what it is. Don't give me that political bullcrap.” (27:22)
• Peter: Finds the teammates’ outrage “corny” and sides with Brady’s neutrality. “I kind of respect Tom for not... just waving the flag for the team he played for.” (28:26)
• Debates: Can Brady not have a rooting interest as a minority owner and broadcaster? Is he overthinking?
• Don: Suggests maybe Brady has moved on emotionally from the Patriots: “He’s all set.” (30:41)

b. Giannis and NBA Trade Rumors: Social Media “That Guy” Moment [33:14–38:36]

• Giannis Antetokounmpo stays with the Bucks through the NBA trade deadline.
• On Instagram, he posts Wolf of Wall Street’s infamous “I’m not leaving” meme and captions: “Legends don’t chase, they attract.”
• Peter & Don: Call it the “definition of that guy”—the social media flex after weeks of trade rumors saying he wants a move:
  • Don: "At best fraudulent because... Giannis has clearly made very clear he wants to go, and there was no market at this exact time." (36:02)
• They debate whether Giannis is signaling he wants the Knicks to pursue him, or just covering up a failed trade move.
• Alan: Hints the Knicks may not even want him now, so Giannis might be stuck.

---

6. Music as Fame & Identity: Harry Styles vs. One Direction [39:18–40:07]

• The hosts reflect on Styles’ rise—now “one of the biggest solo acts on earth”:
  • Alan: “If you can sell out 30 dates at MSG, I think you’re pretty big.” (40:02)
• Compare to other breakouts from former boy bands.

---

7. Broadcasting Rivalries and Cross-network Friendships [41:02–46:46]

• Alan: Torn between watching Don’s or the Islanders’ broadcast.
• Peter: “You’ve known me for 25 years…and these casual acquaintances are going to win the day!” (43:19)
• Nostalgic fun about early Devils fandom: Don’s childhood fan club card found and aired on TV.

---

Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Don LaGreca (on Phish fans): “If you're not a Phish fan, you can't name a Phish song.” (06:43)
• Peter Rosenberg (on multi-night concerts): “Imagine any band…13 straight nights and not repeat a song.” (06:55)
• Alan Hahn (on Harry Styles): “Rather than do the tour life, which nobody likes, he just, I'll do a residency.” (02:44)
• Don LaGreca (on ticket prices): “Even if there’s 30 shows, the prices can’t be affordable. Even with 30.” (13:11)
• Peter Rosenberg (on sports loyalty): “You made like a 350-pound defensive lineman say bullcrap.” (28:08)
• Don LaGreca (on Giannis): “It’s at best fraudulent because Giannis has clearly made very clear he wants to go…” (36:02)

---

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:33 AI on Cleveland vs. Milwaukee nightlife
• 01:10–05:57 Harry Styles residency and ticket hunt
• 06:30–08:23 Phish’s residencies and catalog flex
• 11:58–13:11 Fan struggles with ticket resale prices
• 15:53–17:14 Hosts discuss priciest tickets ever bought
• 23:06–31:08 Tom Brady’s “that guy” moment and teammates react
• 33:14–38:36 Giannis, the meme, and the NBA trade deadline
• 39:18–40:07 Harry Styles as a pop solo icon
• 41:02–46:46 On-air rivalry, fandom, and broadcasting picks

---

Overall Tone

Playful, occasionally irreverent, steeped in New York sports radio tradition. There’s a blend of nostalgia, skepticism, and current events—all through a lens of good-natured ribbing and genuine debate. The “That Guy Thursday” theme helps spotlight both sports figures and social media moments, with hosts quick to call out “fraudulence” or corniness—yet also ready to poke fun at themselves and each other.

---

For listeners: This episode is a fun, quick-hitting trip through sports, culture, and NYC attitude—rich with ticket tales, pop fandom, and “that guy” performances, all in the inimitable style of Don, Hahn, and Rosenberg.

Transcript

[Don Hahn]

This is the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That sounds like heaven to me.

[Don Hahn]

Listen live weekday afternoon starting at 3 on 8 80, ESPN, the ESPN New York app, and your smart speakers.

[Alan Hahn]

401 in the big city with Don Lagreca and Peter Rosenberg. I'm Alan Hahn. 800 now at 93776 is the number. So what was the verdict, Peter? It's, it's.

[Don LaGreca]

It's. You know, it doesn't want to give. AI doesn't want to give a hard answer here on what's better.

[Alan Hahn]

That's very funny with the question you asked.

[Don LaGreca]

So it said, I asked AI which city has better strippers, Cleveland or Milwaukee? And if you're looking for high end Vegas light experience with the most traditionally attractive variety, Cleveland's the winner.

[Alan Hahn]

Traditionally attractive as opposed to what if.

[Don LaGreca]

You prefer a low key friendly atmosphere where the COVID charge won't break the bank? Milwaukee. All right. In other words, Cleveland.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Don LaGreca]

So the answer is Cleveland.

[Alan Hahn]

James Harden wins again.

[Peter Rosenberg]

AI has answered the question politely. Cleveland. Not even Cleveland. A Jace.

[Alan Hahn]

It's. Yeah.

[Don LaGreca]

Now.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Now it's the same place I am.

[Don LaGreca]

I. I think this is a fun thing to mention real quick. Alan was just telling me during the break about his. His quest to get some tickets to see Harry Styles for his daughter.

[Alan Hahn]

Both of them.

[Don LaGreca]

But they're both into it.

[Alan Hahn]

My oldest daughters. Yeah, they both really want to go, desperately.

[Don LaGreca]

And Don, I thought you would appreciate this. Okay, so, you know, we've been talking a lot about music this week with, with Bad Bunny doing halftime people. There are people who don't get it and blah, blah, blah. You want to talk about not getting something. Not to say that I don't get why people enjoy Harry Styles or that he doesn't have songs that I have heard and enjoy. Don. Can you believe, though, that Harry styles is playing 30 dates at MSG over a few months?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, it's a big deal. He's got it. He's got a banner up there.

[Don LaGreca]

Yeah, I hear that.

[Alan Hahn]

Was it 15, right? Is it 15 consecutive sellouts?

[Don LaGreca]

30 over three months.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

Instead of traveling around, he's just going to. He loves New York, so he's got.

[Peter Rosenberg]

A residency there like Fish, like Billy Joel did.

[Alan Hahn]

It's smart. It's a thing. You want to. You want to see me, but no one comes. Come to New York and see me.

[Don LaGreca]

I. Yeah, I guess that's more. It's. Wait, so is he not. Is he not touring?

[Alan Hahn]

I don't believe so. I think this is it. He's just doing a residency. He has an album out. Song just got released. Aperture, and he's okay.

[Don LaGreca]

So you're saying that there aren't other tour dates that you know of yet?

[Alan Hahn]

I don't believe so.

[Don LaGreca]

It's.

[Alan Hahn]

It.

[Don LaGreca]

The plan is you want to see. It's not just getting New Yorkers.

[Alan Hahn]

It's.

[Don LaGreca]

People are going to plan trips just to come see Harry Styles.

[Alan Hahn]

I think the idea for him was it's. Rather than do the tour life, which nobody likes, he just, I'll do a residency because it worked out the last time. Anytime I'm at the Garden, it does.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Hey, what did Giannis just say?

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Legends don't chase, they attract.

[Alan Hahn]

I like that.

[Peter Rosenberg]

He's saying, I don't want to tour, but New York's a fun place to go. So if my fans want to come to New York, hang out.

[Don LaGreca]

But again, the sights and see a show. But we're. We're analyzing the wrong thing. It's like saying there's a building that's, you know, a million feet tall. I'm not saying how. I'm not asking the building any questions. I'm going, how did they make it a million feet tall? As much as I think Harry Styles seems talented and good, I didn't see the moment. Like, it happened so quick when he became the guy who would do 30 shows at MSG.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, he. He like out of the boy band thing. He's like the Timberlake who went on his own and did really well. But Harry just has.

[Don LaGreca]

There's something else.

[Alan Hahn]

There's a little something else. Je ne sais quoi.

[Don LaGreca]

I mean, I'll say.

[Alan Hahn]

And according to Anthony Pusick, who's done some crack research, these are the only US appearances for him. He's doing it here. He's going to be in Australia. He's going to go around the world as well. But I believe you want him in the US Fly around the US and do you know, we're going to go a couple of stops here in San Jose, and then we're going to go out to Des Moines. He's not doing that.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's such a.

[Alan Hahn]

You want to see me, come see me.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Because they'll. They'll probably get to be a point, right, where Taylor Swift becomes so huge.

[Don LaGreca]

I don't think she can get more huge than she is. All right, I think we're on the other side.

[Alan Hahn]

How about this?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, I don't think it's big now. She's getting a little older, maybe, you know, after the marriage, she has a few children. It's like, you know what? I'm not going to tour around the world. I'm going to find a great location and get all of my super fans to come see me.

[Alan Hahn]

Nice.

[Peter Rosenberg]

What percentage?

[Don LaGreca]

Yeah, they don't. Because fans don't spend enough money. I need them to get airfare and hotel.

[Peter Rosenberg]

All right, two questions. What percentage of the Garden, of the fans that go to see Harry Styles of the Garden, what percentage have good.

[Don LaGreca]

Taste in music are not from New York?

[Alan Hahn]

Well, going to the show, you see, I mean, there. That building has a lot of tourists in it. That's always the first.

[Don LaGreca]

Fifteen he did. I bet. I bet. You know, it was a pretty hefty New York percentage, maybe half the 15. But now with it being 30, even if you live here and you're a huge fan and you go three times, he's doing 30.

[Peter Rosenberg]

See, that was the other question. How many. How many sick, affluent fans will go to all 30?

[Don LaGreca]

No, you'd have to be an absolute maniac.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I know. There are people that. I've seen that when Billy Joel plays, they go every single time.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, that's true.

[Don LaGreca]

Well, but Billy Joel, in his prime of this. Of this residency, was doing monthly.

[Alan Hahn]

Right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

So. And they would go every month.

[Don LaGreca]

I mean, that you. Don't get me wrong, you're still a tool. But it's once a month.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's once a month. But I'm just saying, if you're old, all right, and you're a huge Harry.

[Don LaGreca]

Styles and you're rich as.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And your parents are. Your father owns a company, doesn't care.

[Don LaGreca]

About learning the value of hard work.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Daddy, I'd like to go to every show. I'm not saying it's a big percentage, but it might be like 10%.

[Alan Hahn]

No, the whole idea in residency, too, is that each show will have something unique about it with his special guests, and all that stuff becomes different a lot of times.

[Don LaGreca]

That's what I like here. I like the cut of his jib. Yeah, I just. I just. It happened quick.

[Alan Hahn]

It did like. Well, he was gone.

[Don LaGreca]

Taylor was a really. It felt like a slower bill.

[Alan Hahn]

Remember, Harry had a bunch of. So, you know, Harry's house, obviously, was the big one, but he had a couple of albums, then did a movie, went away, and he was quite. He was gone for a while and then came back. This now is like, sort of out of the blue, like he hadn't done anything. Although Ballard.

[Don LaGreca]

Ballard has probably seen a hundred Fish shows, and I. I think he's a complete.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I was just gonna bring that up I listen. You know how much I'm into music. I could not name a Fish song. I'm not being disrespectful.

[Don LaGreca]

No.

[Alan Hahn]

No one can.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I.

[Don LaGreca]

If you're not a Fish song. If you're not a Fish fan, you can't name a fish.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Will play the. The Baker's Dozen. 13 straight shows in Madison Square Garden.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And not repeat a song.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Like, I can't even wrap my mind around that. Imagine any band you can think of that will play 13 straight nights at some point and not repeat a song.

[Alan Hahn]

Give me a. Give me one band that has that catalog that could do something. Like. Is there any band you can think of, Don?

[Don LaGreca]

Well.

[Alan Hahn]

But does have a catalog so big?

[Don LaGreca]

Oh, no, they have the songs. They just wouldn't do it. Because fans.

[Alan Hahn]

I'm not saying. I'm not saying that.

[Don LaGreca]

Have the songs.

[Alan Hahn]

Not that they. Not that they wouldn't do it. I'm talking about that you could. You could do, like, you could do 13 straight shows, and we all know there's one big hit and you save one big hit for each show, but in between, B side, everything. Who has that?

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's a lot.

[Don LaGreca]

It requires a lot. I mean, you know, but. But a lot of our. You mean. Are you asking the question, how many artists have that many bodies of work.

[Alan Hahn]

Who could do that?

[Don LaGreca]

I mean, listen, jay Z has 13, 14 albums.

[Alan Hahn]

There you go.

[Don LaGreca]

Right? I mean, but it's not a huge.

[Peter Rosenberg]

List of people can do it. Like, there's bands that could do.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, he could do it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But.

[Alan Hahn]

But Billy Joel could do it.

[Don LaGreca]

Billy Joel.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But why would you want to do it?

[Alan Hahn]

No, you don't.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I would think a lot of artists would be like, listen, I. I don't really, you know, that that song was okay at the time. I'm not going to play it in front of 20,000 people. Like, like. But the. The Fish fans will tell you how cool that is. I don't. That's not cool. I'm like, like, all right. I love Simon and Garfun. If they reunited and played Madison Square Garden 30 straight, and I wanted to play every song, not repeat. I'd be red hot. The night that I go.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Bridge Over Troubled Water wasn't played, I'd be red hot.

[Alan Hahn]

Well, you got to.

[Don LaGreca]

It's a different kind of thing.

[Alan Hahn]

Set list, you got to know.

[Don LaGreca]

And they've. They've.

[Peter Rosenberg]

They.

[Don LaGreca]

They have made their fans. They cultivated the way they want their fans.

[Alan Hahn]

So we. We take them in. We generally do a lot of, like, Live Nation stuff.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Here, Right.

[Alan Hahn]

Sure we do. We have a great partner in Live Nation.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

And of course, I'm trying to be, you know, creative here. And I'm like, you know, we talk a lot of music on our show. We could be great partners in this and help promote and get. And it's like just the suggestion that I made of what if we did? And they're like, no, no, we're good. Like, we're good. This thing's sold out already. Like, we don't need to advertise.

[Don LaGreca]

You didn't already sell it out, though, did they?

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No.

[Alan Hahn]

All right, hang on. We have. This is. This is going to tell you how big this is.

[Don LaGreca]

We have calls and I'm going to. I'm going to drop something real quick on Don, too, before we get to the call.

[Alan Hahn]

Quickly.

[Don LaGreca]

The man who never retires. I thought I went to the last show. Paul Simons announced a summer tour, Don. Or he's playing Forest hill Stadium on July 8.

[Alan Hahn]

You can't go there. You're not welcome there.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You're not welcome.

[Alan Hahn]

Your check doesn't wait. We got to get the mayor to call back.

[Don LaGreca]

Can I go?

[Alan Hahn]

I want to go. Jimmy is in Montclair. Jimmy, what's up?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Jimmy?

[Caller Jimmy]

Hey, what's up?

[Caller Jose]

How are you?

[Don LaGreca]

Good, buddy.

[Caller Jimmy]

Hey, it's much cheaper, actually, for you to go to London and watch Harry Styles over there. We've discussed two tickets, 200 each. The 100 level for Harry Styles and Metallica actually.

[Caller Jose]

Yeah.

[Caller Jimmy]

And Matala actually is another band. Actually do two concerts with. Without playing the same songs. They did that two years ago. They did have different sets for each night.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, but that's two. I got like 13. But 13 straight shows and not repeat a song.

[Alan Hahn]

Crazy.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Again, good for them. They've got the catalog and the fans love it. But you're telling me there isn't a fan that has their favorite song is a fish song and then they just happen to go the wrong night and don't hear it. But it's got to be certain thing. Peter, there's got. You go to Billy Joel and you. There's going to be a song you're going to want to hear and you don't hear it.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Like, what would be. I'm just trying to think of like, is there so many Billy.

[Alan Hahn]

Vienna. But.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But I can understand Vienna not getting played.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, sure.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But there's a world. I guess there's a world that. That doesn't get played.

[Alan Hahn]

Give me a song that you think has to be played.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, Piano man has to get played. I'm good. But that's. That's crazy.

[Alan Hahn]

That's crazy to say. Piano man wouldn't be played.

[Don LaGreca]

No, but I'd be fine.

[Alan Hahn]

But does Fish have a song at the level of a piano?

[Don LaGreca]

No, of course they don't. They don't.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Everybody knows it. They do.

[Don LaGreca]

I don't know.

[Alan Hahn]

It's their anthem. They have an anthem.

[Don LaGreca]

I don't know if they do.

[Alan Hahn]

Donald. You know who would know this?

[Don LaGreca]

Ballard.

[Alan Hahn]

Ballard would know it.

[Don LaGreca]

Bobbleshoon.

[Alan Hahn]

Bob Shoes and would know.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Boba Shoes and would definitely. He might be texting and listen and I. Bob would at least entertain us.

[Don LaGreca]

You know, the top. You know, listen. Ballard had a bad day that day. It was a really rough.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I'm a fan of Ballard, but I'm also a fan of good radio.

[Don LaGreca]

No, it was a bad. Listen, it was a bad. It was a bad day. He still hasn't lived it down.

[Alan Hahn]

James and James and Teaneck James.

[Caller Jimmy]

I can't believe that I listened to you guys since day one. And I'm calling about Harry Styles.

[Peter Rosenberg]

How about that?

[Alan Hahn]

You know what I mean? Oh, no. Here. And here we are.

[Caller Jimmy]

If anyone here look at it right now, I'm going to be embarrassed.

[Alan Hahn]

Me.

[Caller Jimmy]

I tried to get Harry Styles tickets to every pre sale for the last three weeks. Every time I went in a half hour early. Join the queue. And There were about 10,000 people for seats in the Garden. That only sits, what, 17, 18,000 for a concert. Didn't get one single ticket.

[Don LaGreca]

Is this for your wife? Your daughter?

[Peter Rosenberg]

For you.

[Caller Jimmy]

For my.

[Alan Hahn]

For my daughter.

[Caller Jimmy]

My wife did not want to go, but my. My daughter, her friends and I could not get one single ticket. And they were resale on SeatGeek, StubHub for 5, $600 each within a half hour. I could not, could not believe it. I went through it the first time he was here and actually got one.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah. Yeah. It was a lot easier the first time around. Like Emma. So my oldest daughter Emma, she was re. Refreshing the page and constantly trying 8am when they would start, she's. She's up, set up, ready to go. Got through one time. One time. And was almost in that moment where it's like, you know, damned if you do and damned if you don't. Insane price. I won't say what it is. And she's like, I just bought them. She's like, I'll resell them. But I had to. I just. Yeah, she told me the price. I go, emma, what do you do? Why would you do that? Wow. I had to get them.

[Don LaGreca]

We're living in insane times. Even if there's 30. Even if there's 30 shows, the prices can't be affordable. Even with 30.

[Alan Hahn]

Well, I showed you.

[Don LaGreca]

They'll come down, by the way, towards the end, don't they? I would have to imagine.

[Alan Hahn]

He says that, but for some reason there's this thought that.

[Don LaGreca]

Oh, how would you get to the. The thing is this.

[Alan Hahn]

They make you all crazy. And it's. The girls are passionate.

[Don LaGreca]

Right.

[Alan Hahn]

They're excited and they don't want to miss out.

[Don LaGreca]

But you have to. You have to do this early.

[Alan Hahn]

They all. And they start to sell.

[Don LaGreca]

But here's the challenge. You live here. Here's. You live here.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yep.

[Don LaGreca]

And is it summertime? It's. No, it's not all summer.

[Alan Hahn]

It's August.

[Don LaGreca]

But you're. But your. Your eldest is here.

[Alan Hahn]

Yes, she lives here.

[Don LaGreca]

You can, like, if you're willing to be patient and say, hey, be cool and be willing to, like, we don't even know if we're going till night of. And we drive into the city and we go get dinner and we wait.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Don LaGreca]

You could probably walk in for a sixth of what you're paying right now. Well, of course, people aren't willing to wait and play the game.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You also wait and if. I will miss a couple of songs.

[Don LaGreca]

And miss a couple songs and you miss a song.

[Alan Hahn]

But I've got a. If. But if you're out of town and I want to go see it, I got to fly in, get a hotel.

[Don LaGreca]

Correct. Can't do anything about that.

[Alan Hahn]

Jose, in Washington Heights. You're up next, Jose.

[Caller Jose]

Hey, what's going on, fellas?

[Alan Hahn]

What's happening?

[Don LaGreca]

What's up, buddy?

[Caller Jose]

Everything good, man? I want to preface this by saying this first. I'm a Bad Bunny fan. As you guys, you might not know, but Bad Bunny had a residency in Puerto Rico.

[Don LaGreca]

I was there and.

[Caller Jose]

Made my point already. So I tried to buy tickets to fly out there. I couldn't. Couldn't find tickets.

[Alan Hahn]

Whatever.

[Caller Jose]

Peter's complaining about Harry Styles, about having. How fans are going out, having to pay more for tickets and pay for flights. That's not fair. But Peter went to Puerto Rico. So what's. Aren't you a fraud?

[Don LaGreca]

I am a fraud. Let me just say one thing. Let me just defend myself. I didn't my. I am a fraud. But at least I. At least I didn't affect the ticket market because it was a free ticket. So I didn't actually spend the money. Ebro. Ebro's Very close with Ebro's, very close with Team Bunny. And he got us. I mean, it was a great call by the dog Strap. It was a great. Listen, I didn't bring it up. It was a great call by the caller.

[Alan Hahn]

You know, all these. All these rich kids whose families don't want them to learn how to earn a buck to really work your way up and buy tickets.

[Don LaGreca]

I'm 46. I'm 46. And my wife wanted to go mean.

[Alan Hahn]

While he's on a G6. Right. He's got himself the limo right to the arena.

[Don LaGreca]

It was a good situation.

[Alan Hahn]

Your feet barely touched the ground.

[Don LaGreca]

Puerto Rico, we had vip, no pun intended. We were in there.

[Alan Hahn]

Wow.

[Don LaGreca]

But when I was a kid, I went to the Billy Joel Storm Front tour.

[Alan Hahn]

Oh, wow.

[Don LaGreca]

And that was about it for me. Sat in probably section two.

[Alan Hahn]

Four million. Yeah.

[Don LaGreca]

Yeah, two million. My parents took me to one wrestling show as a kid. I just. My parents didn't do it. And in retrospect, the price of stuff, even factoring in inflation, it cost nothing back then.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You know what I'm saying?

[Alan Hahn]

Like, the.

[Don LaGreca]

Inflation's not an apples to apples. Like, you could go. You could go probably to a really big deal concert in 1990 for 25 bucks. Inflation is not 10 times since 1990. But the tickets are two.

[Alan Hahn]

They are. Sure. It's. Yeah. It's ridiculous.

[Peter Rosenberg]

What I want to say how. What's the most you ever spent for a ticket? But what's the. What's the most.

[Don LaGreca]

Mine was Beyonce this year. I told you guys, I did it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But what was the one that hurt the most?

[Don LaGreca]

Well, it's the same. Is it not the same thing?

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, because, like, I spent $100.

[Don LaGreca]

Oh, depending on the time in your life in which you did it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Simon and Garfunkel, they had a benefit concert, I think I told you this, Peter. On Broadway in 1990. Summer 1990, I was interning at KROQ, so I was able to get tickets. And they were. It was $100 a ticket.

[Alan Hahn]

And for you, $100.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I was in college. I was making no money. But like, Simon and Garfunkel were reuniting in a. In a Broadway theater. I forget which one. It was. Like, Nichols and May opened up. Mike Nichols and Elaine May? You know Mike Nichols, director Elaine May, she directed Ishtar. Not a great movie, but they were a comedy team back in the 60s and they opened. So that's a cool thing. And listen was. I had no problem spending the money. And it was best hundred dollars I ever spent. But that hurt back then. But, like, I had to see that show. Was there ever a moment where you're like, I don't have this money, but I cannot miss this show or miss this game.

[Alan Hahn]

Basically, what Emma just did, getting those stickers, right?

[Don LaGreca]

Like, oh, my God, No. To be honest, I think when I was in the part of my life when I had no money, it just didn't happen.

[Alan Hahn]

I just had no money.

[Don LaGreca]

It just didn't happen. And now. And now I have a couple dollars. And I said, my wife really wants to go, and she had a baby, and it's been a hard year, and we're just going to spend the money. But it didn't hurt. I mean, it hurts in the way I think spending money on anything hurts.

[Alan Hahn]

Right.

[Don LaGreca]

I was just like, oh, God, really?

[Alan Hahn]

But. But you see, at your age, your situation, like, you do that and you go, I'll make more. When you're where Don was, no, he's.

[Don LaGreca]

Like, it's a gamble.

[Alan Hahn]

I hope I can make more.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Listen, I was interning at kroc. Interns don't make any.

[Alan Hahn]

Nothing Dust.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I was at Ramapo College. I, like, I was working at Lincoln Pharmacy. That's where. That was my job.

[Alan Hahn]

What? 350 an hour? What do we have? What do we get?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, my God.

[Alan Hahn]

375. What was that? Do you remember?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, it was probably whatever the minimum wage was in 1990, I was probably making.

[Alan Hahn]

You might have been over there over it. Yeah. You might have been up about 375 by then.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Maybe I was making a 4.

[Alan Hahn]

350 now, I'll never forget was like, the first job I got was 350 an hour.

[Don LaGreca]

Isn't it funny that? Isn't it funny that we didn't think of, like, us growing up in old times, but when you think about that.

[Alan Hahn]

380 an hour, Donnie, it is old times.

[Peter Rosenberg]

When I started working at Lincoln Pharmacy in 1985, the price of a pack of cigarettes was a buck 85.

[Alan Hahn]

There you go.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's why I'll never forget it. Well, how much does a pack of cigarettes go for now? Like 16.

[Don LaGreca]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

Not crazy.

[Don LaGreca]

When my first radio job, when I was on air doing overnights at WPGC in DC, I was either 8 or 10 an hour.

[Alan Hahn]

If you think about it, what he just said, though, about this price of cigarettes.

[Don LaGreca]

Yeah. Do that math.

[Alan Hahn]

But then compare it to the price of gas.

[Don LaGreca]

Not even close. Exactly.

[Alan Hahn]

I remember like, Don, you remember in the. In the 80s, to fill up, it was 99 cents right. For a gallon. For regular. Right. 99 cents. And that still felt like, man, I need five bucks just to get. Just to get to and fro tonight.

[Don LaGreca]

Right.

[Alan Hahn]

Five bucks will do it. But compared to cigarettes, there was the inflation, I guess has not really been the same.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I got my driver's license in 1985, same time. That was part of the. I had to deliver at the pharmacy. So that's when I got my driver's license. Yeah, like on a bad day, I'd put five bucks in. Yo, if things were going well, I might put 10.

[Alan Hahn]

Oh, come on.

[Peter Rosenberg]

The only way I ever got a full tank is if, like, my dad or mom is like, here, go, go fill up your tank or whatever.

[Alan Hahn]

I never saw the needle on F. Oh, never. Only on the first car I own.

[Don LaGreca]

The good old days.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Imagine going today and saying, put five dollars. They may five bucks.

[Alan Hahn]

The guy would just send you out. What do you mean, waste my time? Like the Kramer episode where he had the sales. The car salesman drive it and it was on E. You still got plenty of time. Like, that was me.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, I. I don't know if it's urban legend, whatever, but there were times that I was in a car that the gas was something. I heard that if you turn off, like the heat or the air conditioning, the air conditioner shut the radio off, you might be able to save gas. I don't know if it was real.

[Alan Hahn]

Or not, but I did is a true story.

[Grainger Announcer]

As you know, managing maintenance, repair and operations is never easy. But for the ones who always rise to the challenge, Grainger has your back. From professional grade products you can count on to fast, dependable delivery, they're there to help you keep things running smoothly. Plus, their technical product specialists are here to help answer your toughest questions. And because Grainger knows safety is always a priority, they're committed to being your partner in protecting both your people and your facilities. Call 1-800-granger. Click granger.com or just stop by.

[Don Hahn]

Thanks for listening to the Don Han and Rosenberg podcast.

[Don LaGreca]

I didn't listen to anything you just said.

[Don Hahn]

Catch the show on demand whenever you want. Just subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts. We all have that one friend.

[Don LaGreca]

I'm talking about the yo yos who.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Set themselves on fire and bathe in pork and beans.

[Don Hahn]

Or know that one person I'm here with, my family who can't help but be.

[Alan Hahn]

He's not cool.

[Don LaGreca]

His voice is weird. He's kind of a dork. His brother's a tool. His girlfriend's annoying.

[Don Hahn]

That guy.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I didn't know it was banner night. We won't be out for that.

[Don Hahn]

It's time for that Guy Thursday.

[Alan Hahn]

Hey, guys, anyone want to play some.

[Don Hahn]

Ball with Don Han and Rosenberg?

[Peter Rosenberg]

He's just being that guy.

[Alan Hahn]

Well, we've had a couple of that guys already today.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yes.

[Alan Hahn]

I don't know if we want to go back to somebody. We brought up Don.

[Don LaGreca]

Well, I mean, he deserves to at least be said in this. In the segment.

[Alan Hahn]

Right. We have some audio of somebody being that guy. We have that, too. It's super bowl related. Okay, so since we already discussed how Giannis was being that guy.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Right. And the mayor of Forest Hills.

[Alan Hahn]

And, yes, mayor of Forest Hills was definitely being that guy.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I get it. He's defending his city.

[Don LaGreca]

I don't know that what I actually said, but yeah, he was. But no, we got to at least hit Giannis. Right.

[Alan Hahn]

Okay, well, we can get to Giannis after we get to the Super Bowl.

[Don LaGreca]

Sure.

[Alan Hahn]

And that is, of course, Thomas Brady. Have you heard of him?

[Don LaGreca]

I've heard of Thomas.

[Alan Hahn]

He was. He's attended Super Bowls in the past, I believe.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Tomas.

[Alan Hahn]

Yes, Tomas.

[Don LaGreca]

Tomas. I know.

[Alan Hahn]

Yes. He has won Super Bowls.

[Don LaGreca]

I've heard that.

[Alan Hahn]

Several.

[Don LaGreca]

Multiple teams. I think seven.

[Alan Hahn]

Yes. And yet what we do know is that the majority of the Super Bowls he's played in and won were in the uniform of the Patriots of New England. That's right. And they're playing in this year's Super Bowl.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

So on his let's Go podcast, Tom Brady, of course, was asked, like, you must have a rooting interest in the super bowl then, right? Because blood in the ground and all that stuff. Yeah, yeah. And here's what he said.

[Tom Brady]

Listen, I don't have a dog in the fight in this one. May the best team win. And in terms of the Patriots, this is a new chapter in New England, and I'm glad everyone's embraced the Mike Vrabel regime, all the amazing players that have worked so hard to get their club to this position. We did it for 20 years. There was a little bit of a hiatus in there, but the Patriots are back, and it's a very exciting time for everyone in New England.

[Alan Hahn]

I don't believe you.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, I also don't understand why he can't say that He's. He's leaning towards the Patriots. They don't have. Fox doesn't have the game.

[Don LaGreca]

Yeah, he's the cbs.

[Alan Hahn]

NBC.

[Peter Rosenberg]

NBC has the game. Now, if Fox had the game and he's calling it, I can understand that.

[Alan Hahn]

Right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well.

[Don LaGreca]

And you would say that. You would say, hey, guys, when I'm calling the game, you know, I lay out. But, you know what is it also the Raiders thing, though? Can I throw that out there? Is there a certain element of. I don't like reminding the Raiders of my obvious allegiance to my old team.

[Alan Hahn]

I think it's more of a broadcast thing either way, to show that, oh, last year, you were rooting for the Patriots to win the Super Bowl. So now you're calling the game, and there's the Patriots. So it's probably him being careful. Do you think he was coached? You think somebody said to him, hey, Tom, I know it's the Patriots, but you probably can't. Can't show allegiance to the team that you want to be.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Would anybody really do whatever the hell he wants?

[Alan Hahn]

Well, there's that, but anybody hold it against him?

[Peter Rosenberg]

He's. He's able to get over the awkwardness of calling games for a network for the NFL and also being an owner.

[Alan Hahn]

An owner. Yeah, that's. That's it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

So he's kind of playing by his own rules anyway. Well, why not just own it? I say, listen, I'm. I'm part owner of the Raiders. I work for Fox. You know what? It probably doesn't behoove me to have a rooting interest, but being a former Patriot.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah. You know, oh, by the way, my. One of my teammates is the head coach.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Because when you watch Fox, you know, Strahan, he's neutral. But you could see that, you know, he'll. He'll admit, hey, I still love the Giants.

[Alan Hahn]

Oh, yeah.

[Don LaGreca]

Sometimes he really loves the Raiders.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And Johnson still loves the Cowboys because everybody knows where their allegiance is ultimately gonna lie.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But I can understand a Patriot fan or Robert Kraft going, really, Tom?

[Alan Hahn]

Well, how about this? I'll give you a couple of reactions from former Patriots Asante Samuel Tom Brady. I am highly. I mean, highly disappointed in you not rooting for your ex teammate Mike Vrabel, who's about to do something special. I'm gonna give something. I can't read this. What does that mean?

[Don LaGreca]

I'm Gonna give you 24 hours. I give you 24 hours.

[Alan Hahn]

I don't know what he said there. It's all blood. There's a lot of stuff that's.

[Don LaGreca]

I think he says, you have 24 hours to respond. Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You have up to 23 hours to respond or it's up. I'm gonna go eight, you know.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, yeah. Okay. There's a lot redacted on the version I'm seeing, so I couldn't read it. All right, Rob Gronkowski, who won a Super bowl with him or two with the Patriots as well as in Tampa. Yes, you're right. Gronkowski's response. He probably wants to be the quarterback. He's that competitive. He probably wants to be the guy in the super bowl right now. Drake may winning this will never take away what Tom has done for the game of football or the Patriots. So Gronk is kind of suggesting that Brady's like a little jelly, that another quarterback's gonna win a Super bowl for the Patriots. And I don't like that.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Really.

[Alan Hahn]

I don't like. I'm supposed to. Supposed to be the only one me, that's who. One more. Vince Wilfort. You don't want to get him in. No, he said that's bullcrap. Tom. This is on Wei. He said this. So I'm just reading the transcript. At the end of the day, if you're a patriot for life, you know what it is. Don't give me that political bullcrap. That's just what it is. If you don't think we're gonna win, just pick C. I got.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I gotta be honest with you. The reaction from his former teammates have actually made me swing towards Tom Brady.

[Alan Hahn]

What?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Because it's coming across as corny, man, you made like a 350 pound defensive lineman say bull crap.

[Alan Hahn]

He was on radio.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, it's because. Come on, listen.

[Don LaGreca]

What are we doing?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, what are we doing? I mean, I think there's an allegiance there, but come on, I. He won a Super bowl in Tampa. He works for Fox. He owns the Raiders. At some point, I think everybody knows that if it's in overtime, he'll be happy to see the Patriots. He's not jealous that some other quarterback's gonna win a Super bowl besides Tom Brady in New England. But Peter, with all that, with the reaction from his former teammates, it just came across as kind of corny. I kind of respect Tom for not interesting going out there and just, you know, waving the flag for the team he played for.

[Don LaGreca]

Come on some level, I do, but I guess saying the words, I don't have a dog in the fight.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, that, that.

[Don LaGreca]

That's what's weird.

[Alan Hahn]

Nobody's.

[Don LaGreca]

It should just be like, hey, man, when the Patriots are involved, obviously, you.

[Alan Hahn]

Know, you know, it matters to me, but, you know, or I'm going to. I'm going to sit this one out. Let them.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But he doesn't have a dog or.

[Don LaGreca]

Or tell the truth in the fight.

[Peter Rosenberg]

He's got it.

[Alan Hahn]

This is when he goes in the hall of Fame, of course, after waiting one year, because I believe that's what all the babies now have to do when he goes in the hall of Fame. Right? What? Like, I know he won with Tampa, but that, like, that's the team. I understand that's who you're going to know him for. The New England Patriots. And the New England Patriots are known because of Tom Brady.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But it is a little odd, though. Unlike Strahan and everybody that's on the panel at Fox and all the other former Patriots that have gone on to do other things, he does. He is part owner of the Vegas Raiders. So when he says, I don't have a dog in the fight because his dogs didn't make the playoffs. So I wouldn't get mad at him if he said, oh, I'm rooting for the Patriots, but I can understand where he's coming from. He's a national broadcaster and he's a part owner of the Vegas Raiders. So when he says, I don't have a dog in the fight, he literally does not have a dog in the fight because he's in the fight with another dog.

[Don LaGreca]

Right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And that dog didn't make it.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, I guess it does feel very. That guy. Ish, though.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I disagree. But that's.

[Alan Hahn]

So you went from being interesting, you went from being against it to now you're for it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, because I just felt the. You don't like just being corny.

[Alan Hahn]

Well, that's. But that isn't that what that show Beef. When we do this on radio, it's a whole corny.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And that's what. That's what. That's what got me. I'm like, you know what? I was kind of on the fence, leaning towards. I get what you're saying. Would it kill him to just say, yeah, I'd like to see. And I don't buy that he's jealous and wants. Can we.

[Don LaGreca]

Can we ask one other possibility to this?

[Alan Hahn]

What is.

[Peter Rosenberg]

What is that?

[Don LaGreca]

That he's all set.

[Alan Hahn]

He's all set.

[Don LaGreca]

Yeah, he's all set. Like some things maybe changed and he's doesn't feel the same. I don't know. Maybe.

[Alan Hahn]

Maybe there's some, like the Patriots. My exit there was not great and I'm good. No, he was.

[Don LaGreca]

That they went back. He's gone back. Seems weird. But it also seems weird to say there's no dog in the fight when it's the Patriots.

[Alan Hahn]

That is a weird I. I think he didn't know what to say, say. And he just.

[Don LaGreca]

He was trying too hard, bro. I think it's a little trying too hard, bro.

[Alan Hahn]

Maybe.

[Don LaGreca]

But.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But if his motivation was, hey, listen, I've caught a lot of heat for being on Fox and being part owner of the Raiders.

[Alan Hahn]

What.

[Peter Rosenberg]

What's so wrong with just showing support to that fan base that I'm, you know, in on what I'm doing and what I'm doing has nothing to do with the New England Patriots anymore?

[Alan Hahn]

If he was the.

[Don LaGreca]

You ever think about how much Raiders fans must hate that he's even a part of it?

[Alan Hahn]

No, I would love.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, they should love it. Somebody incredible who'd be the face of their franchise if he wasn't a part of it.

[Don LaGreca]

I know, but like the humpty headed freak that he is, the pumpkin pie haircut of freak. No question. But when you. When you think back about the Tuck rule and that. Who. Who wants it?

[Alan Hahn]

If Tom Brady went, like, again, it's like Peyton Manning. It's. Any of these guys. If Tom Brady went to Woody Johnson and said, I want to buy you, I want to buy in, I want to run this thing, I can get this thing right, and I know how big it is to win in New York. Just let me get in on this. You'd be good with it. Absolutely.

[Don LaGreca]

Even as a Jets fan?

[Alan Hahn]

Yes. Yes. You know why? Because he's credible. He's won. He actually knows what winning looks like. He knows what it smells like. He's seen it. He's made it. Right. Like they don't have anybody in the building that understands winning like him. No one.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And I hear you. And also that, believe it or not, and, and jump me if you disagree, Alan, being a Jet guy, that you more stood in the way of a Patriot championship than they ever stood in your way. Yes, because at least you beat him in the postseason.

[Don LaGreca]

Yeah, right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I mean, so you've just been basically borderline irrelevant for most of Tom Brady's career, and a couple of times you weren't. You actually put up a fight and beat him in the postseason.

[Alan Hahn]

No, no, no. The jets have been a mud puddle that he has stepped over more often than not. They have not been a problem. There's just one time he tripped and stepped into the mud, but other than that, no, it's not been the same thing.

[Peter Rosenberg]

All right, I'm not saying. Jeff, fans gotta like him, but.

[Alan Hahn]

No, you don't.

[Peter Rosenberg]

If he's gonna save your franchise, you're more than welcome.

[Alan Hahn]

Now, another for that guy that we brought up before. But if you're just joining us. So at the deadline, the NBA trade deadline at 3 o' clock has come and gone, and Giannis Antenokounmpo is still in Milwaukee.

[Don LaGreca]

Who would have ever guessed that?

[Alan Hahn]

I, you know, who saw that come? And it was about an hour before the deadline that it was reported that the Bucks are telling the teams that were trying to trade for him that they're not going to move him right now. He's staying with the Bucks. And Yanis.

[Don LaGreca]

The buck stays here.

[Alan Hahn]

Yes.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Very good.

[Don LaGreca]

Is that the front page of the paper?

[Alan Hahn]

That should be Milwaukee Sentinel. I think it is, right?

[Don LaGreca]

If, that. If the buck stays here.

[Alan Hahn]

That's got it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's. It's worth a post or daily or.

[Alan Hahn]

The New York Post saying the buck stays there.

[Don LaGreca]

Yeah, the buck stays there. That they. They should run with that.

[Alan Hahn]

That's got it. You're welcome, by the way.

[Don LaGreca]

Yeah, enjoy.

[Alan Hahn]

It should also the little dash. Peter Rosenberg.

[Don LaGreca]

Thank you. No former K show.

[Alan Hahn]

They won't even hear it because they're too busy ranking us behind other people. So Giannis went to Instagram and he decided that he was going to post the meme Jordan Belfort from Wolf of Wall street in that famous scene where it's, you know, I'm not leaving, where he announces to all of his loyal co workers, I'm not leaving. You know, showing that defiant loyalty despite the fact that he was risking it all about to be. He's gonna, he's gonna, he's gonna.

[Don LaGreca]

He's about to go to jail. He's gonna risk it all. And he said, no, but I'm not leaving.

[Alan Hahn]

I'm staying here. And Giannis used that and then had this caption. Legends don't chase, they attract. Is that being that guy? Is he being that guy with that kind of a caption, that kind of a meme that he posts knowing that he wasn't going to be traded, when all along we have heard nothing except he never said it. I'll say that much publicly, but boy, there was a lot of smoke. When there's a lot of smoke, there's fire from his side that was. He's looking to move on. The reporting was all the types of situations he was interested in, very much New York and what he wanted. And the Bucks listened to offers, but in the end, the offers were not even close to anything good enough and they decided not to move them. Right now, more than likely we'll see this open up again around the trade, around the An NBA draft. So is Giannis being that guy by even posting this, or should he have just kind of laid out Bruh, it's.

[Don LaGreca]

The definition of that guy.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Don LaGreca]

The scene that he's posting from Wolf of Wall Street, Don, remember I just rewatched this movie the other day. It's like this defiant, I want to fight with you. I'm going to be with my people. I'm. I'm not going there. Now, of course, maybe it does fit because he ends up being complete Frank who rolls over.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But.

[Don LaGreca]

But that is not what happened here. Giannis has clearly, he's made very clear he wants to go, and there was no market at this exact time to make it happen. That worked for the Bucks. So now he's staying. The idea of showing off Don, as if this was always his intention. I'm sorry, it's at best fraudulent because.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Allen, you suggested that the, you know, legends don't chase, they attract was to say, hey, listen, if the Knicks trade for me in the off season, what am I going to do? But I'm with.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, I'm not saying I want, like, I refuse to say I want to go there.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Right.

[Alan Hahn]

They have to come get.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Right. They're going to have to come get me. But I.

[Alan Hahn]

That's what I thought it said.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Like I said. And I'm in lockstep with Peter. I like this with the Wall Street Wolf of Wall street scene. I'm not leaving. And then saying attract is like he's teasing the Buck fans into, I'm here and I'm going to try to attract people to come play here. I'm never, I'm not going anywhere. But he'll end up being Jordan at the end of the day, Belfort. And then he'll end up going to the Knicks and just like he flipped on all of his friends, that's going to be how it's going to end up. But he's kind of teased. Like right now, if I'm a Bucs fan, I'm thinking, he's not leaving. He's going to try to get us into the play in this year, and then he's going to stay and he's going to try to recruit other players to come play with him and we're going to win another championship. And ultimately to see the rug get pulled out from under them when he gets traded to the Knicks during the offseason. But leaving that, hey, I'm doing everything I can for you guys. The same people that I just booed.

[Alan Hahn]

Not too long ago, or he's realizes the place he wanted to go doesn't want him. The Knicks like what they have. They don't want to blow up their roster. And he's like, well, I don't want to go anywhere else. That's where I wanted to go. And if that's not going to happen and I guess I'm here, hey, that maybe it's a resignation.

[Peter Rosenberg]

He's got to play that card. Right. Because if the Knicks go out and win a championship.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Or. Or they go to the final and lose in seven like the Pacers did last year, so, you know, it's not impossible. And the Knicks turn around and go, we're good. Then what is he going to do? Does he want a Milwaukee that bad that he'll go someplace else?

[Alan Hahn]

I don't think so. I think I'm telling you on the other side. I will tell you exactly the genesis of this and why we are where we are and why all along I held on to the belief that it was never going to happen.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Love it.

[Don Hahn]

Thanks for listening to the Don Han and Rosenberg podcast.

[Don LaGreca]

I didn't listen to anything you just said.

[Don Hahn]

Catch the show on demand whenever you want. Just subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts.

[Alan Hahn]

This is Harry. This is Aperture.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I figured it was.

[Alan Hahn]

This is the new release and this is an earworm because when I first heard it, of course Gracie played it for me in the car when I was like, you know, I don't like it. And then she's like, you have to hear it a lot. Once you listen to it a few times, you'll really start to like it. So the more we play in the car, especially when you the bass kicks in, it's. It sticks with you. Not bad.

[Don LaGreca]

I'm not mad at it on a first listen.

[Alan Hahn]

You just need to take out a second mortgage and then go see him.

[Don LaGreca]

At the no big deal.

[Alan Hahn]

You know.

[Don LaGreca]

Don, you're all set. I'm guessing I'm good.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, you're good.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But I'm not trying to make any kind of like statement.

[Alan Hahn]

You're going to be in this world soon though.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Because he was a. He was a Then I acknowledge him because of the new direction.

[Alan Hahn]

Was it one direction? Sure.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's the direction when I whichever becoming bigger than the band that they were originally in.

[Alan Hahn]

That's right.

[Don LaGreca]

Oh that's right. And in retrospect she should have been.

[Alan Hahn]

In and solo artist that became bigger than the oh he saw because think.

[Don LaGreca]

About it, he's now one of the biggest solo acts on earth and the Band.

[Alan Hahn]

If you can do third, if you can sell out 30 dates at MSG. At MSG. Yeah. I think you're pretty big.

[Don LaGreca]

That's income. And One Direction was like kind of a moment in time relative to this.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, they had a vibe, but it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Wasn'T One Moment in Time.

[Don LaGreca]

I don't know One Direction at all. Actually.

[Alan Hahn]

That's not a One Direction song. But there's. There are.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, no, I'm aware of that.

[Alan Hahn]

I.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's a Houston song.

[Alan Hahn]

Let's do a game time right here.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Sure. Shall we? Show me something brought to you by.

[Alan Hahn]

Telling you Irish whiskey. Because, Donald, when it's game time, it's Tully time. Damn right it is.

[Don LaGreca]

That's race.

[Alan Hahn]

You know what else it's time for? Rangers hockey. The Rangers host the Hurricane. That's right. Coverage immediately follows us. Note the start time. 6:30. That means we are a 6:30 vehicle tonight. Islanders Devils in Jersey at 7. Oh, well, I be tuned into this. Which broadcast am I watching? Wow.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Wow.

[Alan Hahn]

Broadcast. Should I watch my good friend Thomas Hickey, who does a wonderful job on that broadcast. Shannon Hogan, Islanders broadcast is very good. Cal Clutterbuck. Very good. Brendan Burke, we know, top of the. Top of the list.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But is Brendan. Is Brendan.

[Alan Hahn]

Is he doing the game in Italy? I don't know.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I don't know.

[Alan Hahn]

I don't have that.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I know he's doing Olympic hockey, but I don't know. I know Kenny's there.

[Alan Hahn]

Here's my. Here's my promise to you. If there's no Burke, 100% on your broadcast.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Wow.

[Alan Hahn]

If there is Burke, I might flip flop, Peter. Well, you shouldn't. On both sides.

[Don LaGreca]

You should do. You should feel.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Do you really have friends on both sides?

[Don LaGreca]

You should. You should really feel the way you feel. I'm going to say Brendan's not doing it.

[Alan Hahn]

Not before the Olympic. You know what?

[Peter Rosenberg]

And I don't want to blow anybody's spot up here, but I just didn't know if he's calling off the monitor or whether he's going. I know Kenny went. Kenny is in Italy, but I don't know if they sent the whole team there. They might have held some people back. I don't know.

[Alan Hahn]

All right, well, you know, I love your. I am.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I am. Absolutely. So how close are you to Brendan?

[Don LaGreca]

Oh, no.

[Alan Hahn]

But Shannon Hogan, I've known her for years.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You've known me for 25 years.

[Alan Hahn]

I have, punk. You're right. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Where was Shannon 25 years ago? Where was she 25 years ago?

[Alan Hahn]

Winning. Winning. Swimming medals, somewhere in college, 25 years ago. Yeah, about that. Maybe less.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Why? Were you following? You know what?

[Don LaGreca]

No, did you watch the whole.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No.

[Don LaGreca]

You know what?

[Peter Rosenberg]

I don't want you watching me. That's how.

[Don LaGreca]

Well, have them. You're all set, Don. You don't need them.

[Alan Hahn]

I don't want you watching me. You know what?

[Peter Rosenberg]

You.

[Alan Hahn]

Everybody here wants you to be fake. No one here wants you to be real. No one here wants to be.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, I believe it. I'm not saying you're not real.

[Don LaGreca]

I give a little.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But I got accepted to your realism.

[Alan Hahn]

You care about an opinion. I give it to you how I feel, and you're like, you know what? That's not good enough. Oh, okay. I'll lie to you, then. Donnie, I'm completely locked in on you. Why would I ever watch the Islanders broadcast?

[Peter Rosenberg]

I'm not asking him to lie. I'm just asking him why he has that opinion. This unbelievable relationship you have with Shannon Hogan and Thomas Hickey.

[Alan Hahn]

Hickey's really good.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And all of a sudden, Brendan Burke, who you probably met, what, four times?

[Don LaGreca]

You were just asking. Don, I think for a modicum of respect, this is all fruitless.

[Alan Hahn]

By the way, if Gracie's home, he's watching the Devil's broadcast, and Gracie is home.

[Don LaGreca]

So why are we having this conversation? Does she really care which broadcast?

[Alan Hahn]

She's a Devil's fan. She loves the Devil.

[Don LaGreca]

But does she really care which broadcast?

[Alan Hahn]

Yes. Oh, no, no. Trust me, there's a difference. This is the thing.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But she doesn't necessarily have to be a fan of me. I'm new. Yeah, well, she's actually not a Devil fan.

[Alan Hahn]

First of all, she's new, too. So she's a fan of yours because you're part of the new.

[Don LaGreca]

Well, at least that's one. At least you have one fan in the family.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Doc. I'm just saying, I've known this man for 25 years.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah. Yes, you have.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And these casual acquaintances are going to win the day, Peter. And I'm not supposed to be away about it. I respect the fact.

[Don LaGreca]

No, you should. You should hurt.

[Alan Hahn]

How much Isles information am I getting out of your broadcast? Like, just like.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, if it's anything like the last time they made. Just the fact that I'll be calling all those goals would be enough information for you. It was nine nothing the last time these two teams played.

[Alan Hahn]

I do recall. I do recall.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, we might do a little something tonight, because my first ever game, February 22, 1987, was a Devil Islander game. Of the Meadowlands won by the Islander 7. Nothing. And I was given the score sheet. So maybe they'll put it up and we'll talk about it.

[Alan Hahn]

You know what I thought was great is they found your. Your fan club card.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yes.

[Alan Hahn]

And they showed it Peter on the broadcast.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Trudy from the fan club had it.

[Alan Hahn]

Trudy. Trudy found. Wow. And they showed it on the broadcast. And just to prove I watched on. Yes. And the date written in his handwriting, signing it. The date was 87.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yes, it was right.

[Alan Hahn]

It was whatever the date, the 80.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It was the 8990.

[Alan Hahn]

8990. I thought, all right, it was 80 something. But it was all handwritten. This little card that they kept on file because there was no Internet then. So how do you know that you're in the fan club? Well, you need a card. They found Don's card. And you were like one of the first. Like, it was pretty cool.

[Peter Rosenberg]

They found where they fired but Candanico. Oh, Trudy, the other fan club.

[Alan Hahn]

Yes.

[Peter Rosenberg]

During training camp, I saw her and she went back in the archives and found it.

[Alan Hahn]

So. So Don and Don had written back then, young Donald, favorite, favorite player, Kendanico. All these years later, look at that. Working with Kendeco.

[Don LaGreca]

How do you look at that?

[Alan Hahn]

If you told that Don legreco, one day you'll be calling games for this team and standing next to you in the booth elbowing you until your arm is black and blue will be Ken Danico.

[Peter Rosenberg]

If you followed hockey.

[Don LaGreca]

Think about that.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's hockey. Man, what a.

[Alan Hahn]

What a story this is.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You have to realize that in hockey.

[Alan Hahn]

I wish you loved the sport like I do.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I wish you love.

[Alan Hahn]

Also adding to tonight if you're, you know, if you're Joe Leo and a few hands, a handful of other people. The Nets are playing the Magic at 7. The Nets in all their wings. Telemore Dew. The original triple distilled, triple blended, triple cast matured Irish whiskey. Be sure to grab a Telemore do or try the new Telemore Dew. Honey, during today's action, glasses up to enjoying Telemore do responsibly.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That was our longest game time ever.

[Alan Hahn]

That is really was.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But you know Joe, you think Joe Leo still watching after he was, you know, we pumped them all up for.

[Alan Hahn]

The Nick game and then Cam Thomas gets waved unceremoniously. Yeah, there's no way Joe is even like. He's either hate watching or he's just giving up. But Don, we gave your broadcast a ton of publicity, right? You're welcome.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Based on the fact that if Brendan's doing the game, you'll flip flop.

[Alan Hahn]

You know he's here. You know where my heart is. I will be watching. No question about it.

[Don LaGreca]

Not watch. He didn't say which channel, but he'll be watching.

[Alan Hahn]

No, no, no. I'll be watching Don. I promise. I'll be. I'll take a picture and show you. I'm watching Don.

[Don Hahn]

Thanks for listening to the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast.

[Alan Hahn]

I don't want to know how the sausage is made, man. I just want. Sounds good.

[Don Hahn]

Hear more of Don Allen and Peter weekday afternoon starting at 3 on 8 80, ESPN, the ESPN New York app, and your smart speakers.