BEST OF GL: It's time for a light-hearted FUN FRIDAY!!!!

Summary

Garage Logic: BEST OF GL – "It's time for a light-hearted FUN FRIDAY!!!!"

Garage Logic Podcast, Gamut Podcast Network
Date: March 27, 2026
Host: "The Mayor" Joe Soucheray, Chris Reavers, John Height, Kenny Olson (and more)

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Episode Overview

This "Best Of" episode is a throwback celebrating the origins and essence of "Fun Friday" in Garage Logic, offering a lighthearted break from the usual heavy topics. The crew revisits classic moments from their early radio days, including the first-ever Fun Friday and classic sports talk segments, featuring playful banter, local news, sports, and quirky Minnesota stories. This episode is full of “common sense,” inside jokes, and the signature camaraderie that keeps fans coming back.

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Key Sections & Discussion Points

1. Opening & Fun Friday Introduction

• [02:06] Chris Reavers kicks things off by acknowledging a period of “doom and gloom” and declares the return to fun:
  • “It's been a lot of doom and gloom... I thought, 'let's kick things off today with the original episode'... of what truly kicked off Fun Friday.”
• Reavers explains this isn’t a typical Garage Logic show but a “Best Of” blend meant to usher in spring with laughs and nostalgia for longtime fans.

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2. Vintage Sports Talk & GL Inside Jokes

• [03:50]–[05:35] Hijinks unfold as hosts and callers fumble with technical difficulties, improvise, and riff on old colleagues.
  • Memorable quote:
    • “The best part of that Griff thing is Joe getting a little excited and he trying to calm you down. Yes, I’m fine.” – Sports Commentator (possibly Joe) [04:52]
• [05:30] Sports update:
  • Joe Mauer reinstated to Twins after birth of his twins.
  • Casual chat about Wilkin Ramirez and baseball injury details.
• [06:08] Presidential humor:
  • President Obama hosts Giants at the White House.
  • Commentary about delayed celebrations and poking fun at politicians.
  • “The president says their second title in three seasons was because of the stellar pitching, defense and timely hitting. He says he didn't predict that though. He thought the White Sox were gonna win it.” – Sports Commentator [06:17]

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3. Minnesota News of the Weird

• Bear Research Update [06:42]:
  • Notorious bear researcher Lynn Rogers receives temporary reprieve for collaring bears and feeding them by hand.
  • The crew pokes fun at DNR regulations and domestication:
    • “What are we learning? They can be domesticated unless they get really hungry.” – Guest [07:07]
• Wolf Hunting Quota [08:48]:
  • The state reduces wolf hunting/trapping quota.
  • Discussion segues into local deer problems:
    • “So that’s 220 wolves that will no longer be eating deer. I'm rooting for the wolves to take down the deer.” – John Height [09:13]

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4. Signature GL Banter: Local Government & Fun Friday Lore

• County Road Fee Debate [09:58]
  • Panel riffs on county vehicle fees to fund road projects and taxes.
  • “Scott Schulte says they had to sacrifice they had to charge $10 or sacrifice $1.3 million. He said they'd rather sacrifice the 1.3 than charge 10 bucks.” – Sports Commentator [10:16]
• Fun Friday Origins [10:33]:
  • Reminiscing about former Governor Jesse Ventura’s intangible logic for “Fun Friday."
    • “Jesse came up with the idea of Fun Friday, which I am now convinced because he was just aware enough of the alliteration... but had no reasonable thought process.” – John Height [10:33]
    • “What's Fun Friday? He said, 'I don't know. It's just Friday.'” – Panel [11:12]
  • The team's playful skepticism about Ventura's "prep" and approach to radio.

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5. Classic Sports Talk Calls & Satire

• Vikings Draft Trade Fantasy [25:06]:
  • Callers propose improbable Vikings–Browns trade scenarios. The hosts respond with bemusement, poking gentle fun at the callers’ wild theories and deep (occasionally flawed) analysis.
    • "So they're gonna give you the fourth overall pick for a deal that includes Joe Webb. What do you think, they're all... they all completely..." – Panel [27:09]
• East Coast Sports Radio Culture [29:59]:
  • Reflection on cultural differences in sports talk across regions.
    • “He’s the first guy, obviously, from the East Coast, right? ...All of a sudden, he's in town, he's running through the dial.” – Panel [29:59]

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6. Sid Rules Satire & Local Sports Media

• [34:37]–[44:16]
  • The crew presents and debates the “Sid Rules”—tongue-in-cheek guidelines inspired by famed Minneapolis sports columnist Sid Hartman.
  • Hilarious mockery about local sports journalism clichés:
    • Blaming the refs, rooting for the powers that be, “three star rules,” convoluted sentences, and the “close personal friend” trope.
  • “Never root for the underdog. Support the powers that be.” – Panel [35:22]
  • “This man... says he keeps this list posted on the wall in front of his desk for constant inspiration.” – Caller/Guest [37:25]
  • Ends with a GL-style Christmas poem honoring the Sid Rules [44:27].

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7. Fun with Minnesota Stories and Local Color

• Milk Tanker Spill [16:50]:
  • Live coverage of a highway milk tanker accident; devolves into playful puns and jokes about milk types and cow breeds.
    • "So you could say that it soured traffic." – Chris Reavers [17:01]
    • “You think they got cows that give chocolate milk?” – John Height [17:38]
    • "Here comes the chocolate cow." – Chris Reavers [17:36]
• Vatican Updates [19:33]:
  • Recap of Pope Benedict’s retirement, speculative discussion about his future lifestyle—meals, bridge, housekeepers, and stipend—infused with the show's dry wit.
    • "The Pope's retirement complex will be home to Archbishop George Gansweene, AKA Gorgeous George, Benedict’s longtime confidant and personal secretary." – John Height [23:14]
• Bemidji Bus Driver Story [20:36]:
  • Coverage of a bus driver dropping a child in freezing temps; team processes the story with characteristic balance of earnestness and gentle ribbing.

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8. Mr. Money Talk – Financial Advice

• [47:49]–[54:04]
  • Josh Arnold delivers market commentary—Mag 7 stocks, tech sector selloffs, concerns about Microsoft, Meta’s troubles, and advice for navigating volatility.
    • "Microsoft since its high last October has lost one and a quarter trillion dollars of market capitalization today." – Josh Arnold [48:24]
    • “Right now, other than cash there is really no place to hide...the typical 60/40 portfolio...has definitely not worked.” – Josh Arnold [50:22]
    • Recommends staying flexible, keeping 30% in cash, focusing on “growing companies” (esp. internet/leisure).
    • “He will always give you the straight talk, he will never give you the sugar coated advice...” – Chris Reavers [47:42]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote/Highlight | |-----------|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 02:06 | Reavers | “It's been a lot of doom and gloom... let's kick things off today with the original episode...” | | 04:52 | Sports Commentator | “The best part of that Griff thing is Joe getting a little excited and he trying to calm you down. Yes, I’m fine.” | | 07:07 | Guest | “What are we learning? They can be domesticated unless they get really hungry.” | | 10:33 | Height | “Jesse came up with the idea of Fun Friday, which I am now convinced because he was just aware enough of the alliteration... but had no reasonable thought process.” | | 11:12 | Panel | “What's Fun Friday? He said, 'I don't know. It's just Friday.'” | | 17:01 | Reavers | “So you could say that it soured traffic." | | 23:14 | Height | “The Pope's retirement complex will be home to Archbishop George Gansweene, AKA Gorgeous George...” | | 27:09 | Panel | "They're gonna give you the fourth overall pick for a deal that includes Joe Webb. What do you think, they're all... they all completely..." | | 35:22 | Panel | “Never root for the underdog. Support the powers that be.” | | 48:24 | Josh Arnold | “Microsoft since its high last October has lost one and a quarter trillion dollars of market capitalization today.” | | 50:22 | Josh Arnold | “Right now, other than cash there is really no place to hide...the typical 60/40 portfolio...has definitely not worked.” |

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 02:06 – Kickoff & Fun Friday origin explanation
• 05:30 – Twins/Mauer update, sports banter
• 06:42 – Bear research controversy
• 08:48 – Minnesota wolf hunting quota discussion
• 09:58 – County vehicle tax debate
• 10:33 – Fun Friday Governor Jesse origin story
• 16:50 – Milk tanker spill/traffic puns
• 19:33 – Pope Benedict retirement
• 20:36 – Bemidji bus driver story
• 25:06 – Wild Vikings draft trade calls
• 34:37 – The "Sid Rules" & local columnists parody
• 47:49 – Mr. Money Talk (Josh Arnold) financial segment

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Episode Tone & Style

Garage Logic’s trademark wit, inside jokes, and small-town camaraderie shine in this episode. Listeners are treated to both pointed satire and genuine affection for Minnesota life and American sports culture, filled with running gags (“Fun Friday,” the Sid Rules, milk and cows), honest banter, and gentle roasting of callers and public figures alike.

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Bottom Line

This “Fun Friday” special is a quintessential slice of Garage Logic—equal parts sports, small-town news, and homespun comic wisdom, with the kind of recurring bits and banter that remind fans why the podcast is “Minnesota’s most downloaded.” If you’re new to GL, this episode offers a primer on the goofy, good-natured fun at its core.

Transcript

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[Chris Reavers]

Hail the Flashlight King.

[John Height]

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[Chris Reavers]

the newsroom, and of course the rookie here is your Flashlight K Fireworks commissioner and the keeper of common sense, your mayor, Joe Sushore. Nope, Reivers here in the GL Podcast studios with a best of Garage Logic to kick off the festivities of spring break time here in Gumption county and of course always brought to you by our good buddy. Mr. Money Talk. Josh Arnold, who you will hear from later in this episode. And you know what? You should call Josh today for that first.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Yes.

[Chris Reavers]

Free. Free, free. Everyone wants something for free. 48 minute financial consultation with absolutely zero obligation. Do that by dialing 952-925-5608. Mr. Money Talk is the best. So give him a call today. And you know what? It's been a lot of doom and gloom and right of this, that and everything else. And I thought, you know what? It's Friday. We almost had a. By the way, we were fractions of an inch away from hitting an opener last Friday. So it's springtime. Everyone wants to be festive. And I thought let's kick things off today with the original episode. This technically wasn't a Garage Logic episode. It was technically a sports talk episode back in the radio days of what truly kicked off Fun Friday. And I hope you enjoy a light hearted fun Friday here in gl. Enjoy it GL ers.

[John Height]

Here in the newsroom is John Height guy.

[Caller/Guest]

Hang on, trying to dial in.

[Chris Reavers]

You guys are all.

[Caller/Guest]

Can't thank you enough.

New York, every one of you.

And we just get the blank stare out of you. You don't say anything. You don't do anything. You just sit there like somebody's pointing

a gun at you. I'm trying to listen to him.

Stock market was largely unchanged today. Whatever that means.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

It's sunny in 76 degrees.

[Caller/Guest]

It's all bailed on me.

[John Height]

Well, what are we supposed to do? I can't turn any knots while I'm

[Caller/Guest]

waiting for him to say I'm connected.

You guys could.

There's nothing to do but laugh.

Oh no, I can do.

Doesn't affect my fine board work.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

That's twins of reinstated.

[Caller/Guest]

The Griff is back.

Yeah, that was a. A grifter Gremlin.

Hello.

[John Height]

Well, that Patrick just admitted. Let's see if we can find Joel under control here.

[Caller/Guest]

Don't worry about it.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

I got it all under control.

[Caller/Guest]

Everything is copa set. That was his great.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

The best part of that Griff thing is Joe getting a little excited and he trying to calm you down. Yes, I'm fine.

[Caller/Guest]

Am I on?

Am I on?

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Everything's fine, Joe.

[Caller/Guest]

And you're. You're saving your audio. Grace was Lance.

[Chris Reavers]

Remember when Lance.

[Caller/Guest]

The miracle was. The miracle was. The real miracle was when Joe and I were talking to each other and Griff was gone and we.

[Chris Reavers]

How that happened, nobody know.

[Caller/Guest]

The two guys in Toronto were talking

to each other but the guy lost

[John Height]

Griff at the studio.

[Caller/Guest]

Here's our back burning

or something.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Twins have reinstated Joe Maurer from the restricted list after that six game absence for the birth of his twin daughters. Twins off today. They will start a homestand tomorrow night against the Royals. Twins also announcing Wilkin Ramirez began a rehab assignment with their Gulf Coast League affiliate in Fort Myers, Florida. He hasn't played since May when he suffered a concussion.

[Caller/Guest]

We haven't been as worked up about his concussion as we were mornings. Yeah, you're right. Who is Wilkin Ramirez is an extra outfielder and he. I can't remember how. What did he do, get hit in the head?

[Chris Reavers]

No, he collided with somebody in the outfield going after the ball.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

President Obama might have been.

[Caller/Guest]

Might have been.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

President Obama welcomed the San Francisco Giants to the White House today saying it's a habit that they're dropping in.

[Caller/Guest]

Not next year.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

No. President says their second title in three seasons was because of the stellar pitching, defense and timely hitting. He says he didn't predict that though. He thought the White Sox were gonna win it.

[Caller/Guest]

Oh, of course he did.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Crowd of well wishers included Giants hall of Famer Willie Mays, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee.

[Chris Reavers]

Why did they wait so long to do it? Don't they typically?

[Caller/Guest]

Usually I suppose the Giants were in playing out there. Washington waiting to get to the East

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Coast News notes from today. Minnesota bear researcher Lynn Rogers has won a temporary reprieve in his fight with the state Department of Natural Resources. Rogers and the DNR settled on a temporary agreement today that allows Rogers to keep radio collars on ten bears. Rogers also will be allowed to continue hand feeding bears around his research center near Ely under certain conditions.

[John Height]

What are we learning? That's what I want to know.

[Caller/Guest]

What are we learning? They can be domesticated unless they get really hungry.

Kind of like me.

Well, I don't know. He's doing everything the state tells you not to do and they're allowing it. So I don't know what we're learning here.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Such the agreement will also ban him from putting live den cams on the Internet, a practice that drew international attention to his work. The DNR says it still wants to revoke Rogers research permit which was set to end on Wednesday. The case is expected to go before a state administrative law judge in the next six to nine months.

[John Height]

I can see the den cam thing. That's not but you know to train him. So you go walk out there and give the bear a donut. That doesn't. I can see the state Being upset with that.

[Caller/Guest]

I like Kenny's line earlier last week when he said. Somebody said, what's he. What's he doing? And he said, telling you there's two bears when there's really 2,000.

The giants are in the nation's former capital. Not the current one, the first one.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Speaking of wildlife, what's the first one?

[Caller/Guest]

Philadelphia.

[John Height]

Oh, Philadelphia.

[Caller/Guest]

They're meeting them there?

[Chris Reavers]

No,

[Caller/Guest]

they play a series there. So they were in the area. So they went to Washington.

You know what? I'll go back to. Reaver's first point was correct. They should have been there the week after they won, not eight months charter.

Well, that's what Twinkies did in 88. We were out there like Wednesdays.

Yeah, we're here.

[John Height]

Hello.

[Caller/Guest]

Hello.

I was on that. I was on that trip to the Rose Garden. Saw Ronnie, kept hitting her. This is baseball Ronnie. Oh, okay.

Hi, this is Mike Weinstein with the Dow Jones.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Speaking of wildlife. Wildlife officials have cut the quota for the state second wolf season by near. The target for hunting and trapping this fall and winter is 220. That's down 180 from last year. Department of Natural Resources will also grant far fewer license, a little more than half as many as last year.

[Caller/Guest]

How many did we kill last year? Did we reach the quota?

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Yeah, we did four something and we got that many.

[John Height]

So that's 220 wolves that will no longer be eating deer. I'm rooting for the wolves to take down the deer.

[Caller/Guest]

Them eating deer on Ely ain't gonn do you any good in Highland Park,

I'll tell you that.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Minnesota counties have until Thursday to decide.

[John Height]

How about would it do me any good when I hit the deer at the. At the Grand Casino?

[Caller/Guest]

Maybe we might get a wolf in Hinkley.

It's all about what's going on in your front yard.

[John Height]

Absolutely.

[Caller/Guest]

Royce is absolutely, totally pro drought and

nobody's going to tell him any differently.

That's right. Ricey Suture and former governor Jesse.

It's all about us, baby.

All right, everybody.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Minnesota counties have until Thursday to decide whether they'll tack a $10 charge on vehicle license tab renewals to generate money for local road projects. Right now, 40 counties have voted to collect the fee.

[Caller/Guest]

I take it our Hennepin County's already done that.

Yes, they did that last week.

[John Height]

Just voted to do that now.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Anoka county commissioners last week voted to get rid of their $5 wheelage tax. The reason, Apparently Anoka County Commissioner Scott Schulte says they had to sacrifice they had to charge $10 or sacrifice $1.3 million. He said they'd rather sacrifice the 1.3 than charge 10 bucks for.

[John Height]

You know, you just did his voice again. And I still think the funniest thing you've ever talked about is that Jesse came up with the idea of Fun Friday, which I am now convinced because he was just aware enough of the alliteration of Fun Friday, but had no reasonable thought process. What? Because you asked him, well, what about it? What's fun about it?

[Caller/Guest]

I have an audio clip of that somewhere where he says, It's 5:30. We just got.

All right, everybody, it's Fun Friday.

And I thought I had missed something that. Did he plan something? Are we having a guest? And I said, what are you doing? What's Fun Friday? He said, I don't know.

It's just Friday.

[Chris Reavers]

It's the weekend.

[Caller/Guest]

It's fun. And I mean, I was a little relieved at the fact that I wasn't being.

[Chris Reavers]

You missed the memo.

[Caller/Guest]

I thought I missed something.

Fun Friday.

When did the old governor, the soon to be governor, come rolling in for show prep? Back then?

I. My assumption is that he did a lot of show prep at home.

Yeah.

And I remember one time stopping. He'd come in and he was there.

[John Height]

He did not do 30 seconds of show prep in his life.

[Caller/Guest]

Well, and I. When I told I'd have the. Everything highlighted and cut out and. And would give it to him, and

he said, no, Rook, I want you to direct the show. I'm going to react to what you're doing.

[John Height]

No, that's not the way it works.

[Caller/Guest]

You need. They're looking for you.

So I want it to be fresh.

Even for me. I want it to be fresh.

It's all fresh on Fun Friday because I never seen the news yet.

God, I'm gonna get a call.

I know you are.

Guilt by association. I'd starring in movies in Hollywood as a result of the friendship that I would have had with him. But for you two, it was guilt by association.

[John Height]

We cost you.

[Caller/Guest]

You brought fame and fortune.

[John Height]

John, what do you have coming up?

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Well, yeah, we're going to have. It's going to be a little different today.

[John Height]

Oh, good. Is it Fun Monday?

[Caller/Guest]

Going to be a moody Monday.

[John Height]

Moody, Manic, manic Monday.

[Caller/Guest]

I hate it. It's like that old cartoon, George. Big George. Remember that? That guy hated Mondays. It never affected Marmaduke.

Duke loved him.

But I remember George in that cartoon. It was just the one boxer. I hated Mondays. You know, I always wondered why Marmaduke always. He was always the same.

Jesse, we need to go to break.

Break. No, let's take hemp John first.

John.

[John Height]

Oh, I can't find the thing. I get it. There, here. Somewhere there.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah.

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[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

News Notes from Today A milk tanker overturned on I94 eastbound this morning around 11:15, spilling milk across the roadway, eastbound lanes of I94 and the Lowry Tunnel currently closed.

[Chris Reavers]

So you could say that it soured traffic.

[John Height]

No, you could. I'm not even gonna go rimshot on that.

[Caller/Guest]

Do we know what kind of milk

[John Height]

you know what it did?

[Caller/Guest]

It curdled traffic.

[Chris Reavers]

Oh, it did.

[Josh Arnold (Mr. Money Talk)]

West Palace.

[Caller/Guest]

Would it make a difference if it was whole milk versus skim for real?

For

no, I'm serious.

[Chris Reavers]

No it doesn't. It's not shipped any other way. It's then changed.

[John Height]

That's out of the cow.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

It's always the same.

[John Height]

What do you think they got certain cows that give whole milk and skinnier cows that give skim milk. Wait, wait a minute. Let me get to the bar. I gotta get some.2%.

[Chris Reavers]

Here comes the chocolate cow.

[John Height]

Yeah, you think they got cows that give chocolate milk?

[Caller/Guest]

How they house it, how they transfer

it,

Sections of like we got skim in the first third. We got 2% and the whole milk in the back.

[Chris Reavers]

Keep going.

[Caller/Guest]

The guy at the gas, you know, they drop off gas and they got some unleaded.

Matt.

[Josh Arnold (Mr. Money Talk)]

Matt.

[Caller/Guest]

64.

[Josh Arnold (Mr. Money Talk)]

Matt.

[John Height]

Matt. The gas is not arriving at the station directly from the well head.

[Caller/Guest]

Well, that's true.

[John Height]

The crude first goes to a refinery and is turned into a variety of blends that are then put in select tankers.

[Caller/Guest]

So this thing came right from the farm, apparently.

Hooked her up.

[Chris Reavers]

And now I want to introduce you all to my new strawberry cow. Grab some strawberry milk out there in the sick stall.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Rook probably thinks they get to the truck place in the morning. And Jim goes, damn, I got the skim milk truck again.

[Caller/Guest]

He would want the skim because it's light.

[John Height]

Would it make any difference what kind of

[Caller/Guest]

spill?

[John Height]

If it was one of your old timers, one of your Alzheimer's. That's almost as good as being in Duluth and telling people you can smell

[Caller/Guest]

the salt water anyway.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

The eastbound lanes of I94 and the Lowry Tunnel are currently closed. Westbound lanes closed, but have since reopened. And no serious injuries in the.

[John Height]

You know, I know how his mind works, though, and I know exactly what he was seeing. He was wondering if the spill was a thick, difficult milk or a more watery milk.

[Caller/Guest]

The fire department saying, hey, it's a skill milk.

[Chris Reavers]

No, no, no, don'.

[Caller/Guest]

Clean up.

[Chris Reavers]

Only 1% here.

[Caller/Guest]

Yes, that's the guy I saw thick, whole mountains.

[Chris Reavers]

No, you saw. You saw like a. You saw a Minnesota state trooper out there with like a ruler and he had the.

[Caller/Guest]

This has got to be whole.

[Chris Reavers]

This is whole right here.

[John Height]

Well, it's still closed in one direction.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Eastbound.

[Caller/Guest]

Eastbound.

[Chris Reavers]

That means it must have been skim.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah, that all rolled downhill right into the river.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Vatican is released. Pope Benedict scheduled for tomorrow when he'll become the first pontiff to retire in almost 600 years. The 85 year old will meet with his cardinals Thursday and then helicopter to Castle Gandolfo, the papal resident south of Rome. He'll greet parishioners there from the balcony. His final public act as Pope.

[John Height]

Did you read that? His housemate is his longtime assistant.

[Caller/Guest]

Oh,

okay.

You can't do that to the Pope.

Gorgeous George.

Find me.

[John Height]

The front page.

[Caller/Guest]

Okay.

[John Height]

Of this was read to me today. Find me something. Find me the front page of the St. Paul paper. I don't care if you have to leave the building.

[Chris Reavers]

You just asked for it.

[Caller/Guest]

I know.

[John Height]

It could be in the Star Trib.

[Chris Reavers]

I can pull it up online.

[John Height]

I didn't see that Some long time. It should be. It should be in there somewhere. Bring it to me, please.

[Caller/Guest]

Yep.

Please.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

While you're doing that, I'll tell you about a Bemidji bus driver who didn't think it through. He's resigned after allegedly dropping a six year old off a quarter mile from his house in freezing temperatures.

[Caller/Guest]

No.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

As punishment.

[Caller/Guest]

No.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

According to Daryl Bone and Amber Thayer, their younger son Darien tried to disembark the bus after his eight year old brother was let off in their driveway. They say the driver physically held Darien back driving a quarter mile, making him walk home as punishment for not following directions.

[Chris Reavers]

So was this before school, Johnny? This was after school or after school?

[Caller/Guest]

Yes. Okay.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Bemidji School District Superintendent Jim Hess says the probationary driver resigned after the district started investigating. Thayer tells the Bemidji pioneer she's filing a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Education.

[Chris Reavers]

Wait a minute. Quarter of a mile?

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Yeah. Temperature at the time, one degree in Bemidji. Mom says tears were frozen to the boy's face.

[Caller/Guest]

Oh, that's sad.

[Chris Reavers]

Well, okay. A bus driver shouldn't be doing that.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Well, no kidding.

[Chris Reavers]

But it's a quarter of a mile.

[John Height]

Where in the hell did she read this? I don't want to.

[Caller/Guest]

I'm looking through this. Star Tribune, as you. As you say.

Here it is.

[John Height]

Here it is. On an April 29, 2009 visit to the Italian mountain town of Sulmona, Pope Benedict XVI solemnly placed his pallium, the vestment symbolizing his papal authority, on the tomb of Celestine 5. The medieval pontiff's abdication in 1294 had resulted imprisonment by his successor and banishment to hell by Dante for the great refusal. Benedict is no doubt hoping for a better retirement plan. Okay, just bear with me.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Definitely looks like one person.

[John Height]

He'll be known as an emeritus pope. He gets to keep the. He will spend the next few months in his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, a small lake town outside Rome. As he awaits completion of renovations on a residence attached to the monastery, Benedict will share his retirement home with his longtime housekeepers, the consecrated lay woman who belonged to the Memores Domini association of Communion and Liberation, a religious movement that has become controversial for its propinquity to power prayers to power players. In Italy, The Pope's retirement complex will be home to Archbishop George Gansweene, AKA Gorgeous George, Benedict's longtime confidant and personal secretary.

[Caller/Guest]

Oh, Gorgeous George.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

I wonder why he's called Gorgeous George.

[John Height]

I don't know. Good looking but that Vatican intrigue is right up there with the royals, isn't it?

[Caller/Guest]

What does he do once he's. The first thing he's done is he's, you know, the weight is off his shoulders.

[John Height]

Play back game.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah. I mean he has to go. His life won't really. He's got to go to church, stuff like that.

[Sports Commentator (possibly Joe)]

Yeah, he loses. I noticed from the story I read earlier, I didn't read this part, but he loses his Swiss Guards at that point too. So it's not like a president, former

[John Height]

president of the US but he'll be in a secure area.

[Caller/Guest]

Oh, sure.

There won't be any.

Is there any, Is there a stipend as pope. Do we.

[John Height]

I don't think he's got to go out with a tin.

[Caller/Guest]

No.

I know that they'll feed him know that. But I wonder how that works now.

[John Height]

He's, it doesn't matter. He's in a contained area and I'm sure that there's a meal time and they anticipate serving him. And what, what does he, what does he want for at this stage of his life? He just needs food and some, some coffee.

[Caller/Guest]

Play some bridge.

[John Height]

That's it. So, you know, he'll be fine.

[Chris Reavers]

And this portion of the Best of garagelogic podcast is brought to us by our friends at North American banking company banking done differently since 1998. You know what, it's hard to believe, but it's almost NFL draft season and Joe and Patrick mentioned this maybe a week or two ago on Monday night Sports Talk about the poor guy that called in when we were the home of Sports Talk in the Twin Cities AM 1500 ESPN. And he really wanted to break down the potential of the Vikings trading a first round draft pick. And Joe and Pat, of course, had no idea what this guy was talking about. It was one of my personal sports talk segments. So here you go. Keep enjoying the best of Garage Logic on a fun Friday. Will.

[Caller/Guest]

Yes, go ahead.

I think we have to make a move right now to try to strike a deal with Cleveland for the fourth overall pick in the draft.

[John Height]

Why?

[Caller/Guest]

I think we have to take Khalil at 3 to shore up that line, to shore up the step side of the line. They're going to, I think our main focus has to immediately shift to the defensive side of the ball. I think for too long we've been just, you know, scabbing up our secondary, not going to out and making the correct moves at safety or cornerback. So I think right now is a very important period in which we can.

Why would, why would Cleveland want a trail. Who we gonna give Cleveland for their fourth overall pick?

Well, I was thinking since we got the children's tie already there, and he probably, you know, is more familiar with our roster than anybody else out there, he kind of has like a free pickings of what player he'd like to add to it. But what I was suggesting was, was we'd give our second round pick, which is the 35th overall. Mind you, Cleveland already has another first round pick in this in the draft.

Yeah.

So they'll. They'll have. They'll pick 22 overall. Now if we give them our 30. Our 35th overall, which is the second rounder, they also have a 37th already.

What's that got to do with at

the end of one going into two.

Yeah.

So throwing in an additional.

Hey, hey, hey.

And a possible throw.

How about the fourth? How about the fourth? How come the.

How.

I still ask you the same question. Why are they going to give us their fourth pick?

Huh?

Well, because I think it puts them in a better position, you know, being that they already have won the first rounds of this year, they'll already be set with two first rounders next year and they can get somebody from our roster that Chili might be familiar, might be familiar with and might contribute right away, like, let's say maybe a Toby Garhard, being that they're lacking a running back.

Are you from a NorCal?

Okay, thank you.

Or possibly Joe Webbing. They just resigned things.

They're gonna give. They're gonna give you the fourth overall pick for a deal that includes Joe Webb. What do you think? They're all. They all completely.

Well, I think it's a good idea myself.

All right. Thank you.

Okay.

Holy cow, Mr. Jersey.

Was it satire?

No, he was just as passionate off. I said, okay, hang on, hang on. You can get to it. Just save it for the year. He was just as excited off the air.

[John Height]

Boy, does he know his foot, buck.

[Caller/Guest]

He knows who's got what picks next year in the second round. I think Chile, being in Cleveland now and knowing the Viking roster probably doesn't want any of them after what happened to him in 2010.

[John Height]

Here's another one. Let's see if we can luck out again.

[Caller/Guest]

Dave.

Yeah.

[John Height]

You're on.

[Caller/Guest]

I want to piggyback what that guy said. Thinking Chili still wants T Jack.

Yes.

We do a three way deal.

We get T Jack, we send them

T Jack, we get the 4 overall from Cleveland. Like he was. Like my guy from Jersey was saying,

[Josh Arnold (Mr. Money Talk)]

yes, and then we send them.

[Caller/Guest]

Him. We send.

You get.

You listen to me.

Yeah, I'm listening.

We send him second and third round picks this year.

Okay, thank you. Okay. Thank you.

People were breaking it down like this today.

Oh, God.

[John Height]

It reminds me of the time we had the guy on from San Antonio. He said he bought the Vikings and we almost lost Buck Harvey.

[Caller/Guest]

So Joe Fisher goes to Seattle for T. Jack, I guess Shelly loves. Yeah, about six years ago. Chili loved him, but. And then we give him the two and the three for the four, huh? Second and third rounder for the four. Joe, it's real simple. That last guy, he seemed a little more normal or abnormal. He just seemed a little more concise than the other fella. I do. I would hope we're gonna preserve the. The call there.

[John Height]

The second one or the first one?

[Caller/Guest]

Rook. Save.

[John Height]

Save them both.

[Caller/Guest]

I don't know that. I don't know that I could follow it even if I. You know.

[John Height]

Listen, I'm a radio professional. I recognize the second one, J.

[Caller/Guest]

But I didn't know the first one.

I'm pretty good with math. I wonder if we could kind of diagram what he had in mind.

[John Height]

You might be able to. To. I will not take any chance at that.

[Caller/Guest]

All right.

Well,

you know, I feel sorry for the guy.

[John Height]

Hey, I meant to tell you something or ask you something.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah.

[John Height]

You guys still hear from the general?

[Caller/Guest]

Yes.

[John Height]

Okay, good.

[Caller/Guest]

About every other Saturday.

Good.

But here's. I feel sorry for the guy. He's the first guy, obviously, from the East Coast, Right. Where you call sports talk radio radio, Right. And you say stuff like that, Right. You call Philly sports talk radio and they say, nah, I don't. I think you. You know. Yeah, I feel it. And all of a sudden, he's in town. He's running through the dial.

[John Height]

He happens, this is kind of benign.

[Caller/Guest]

Somehow he figures sports stations are on the AM dial. So he finds us and he calls in and says. How do you get the number, though?

[John Height]

Well, we give it out about 40 times a day.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah, you know, you can. He's probably scouring the Web.

[John Height]

Okay, we're going to resume this football talk against my better judgment in just a moment.

[Caller/Guest]

Let's take our break.

[John Height]

No, no.

[Caller/Guest]

Start this, man, right now.

Okay.

Yes, sir.

Here's a sports hero, John Guten. John, your new head coach. Nicolson. I can't go out of it. I can't go out of it for. So we can delve this. Have a mercy on you guys. Keep. Keep trying. Sid crying. Sid is great. Try it Again, I'll teach up right now. They call the two year old mother. She tells me to go straight to heave. You fight something like that, money, you just throw money around, try to fight that. I know that's throwing around those pleri indulgences. It's pretty tough. Where is this?

In your lowest moments in life, Sid, right?

It's right down there at the snake's belly. Yeah, I feel pretty low. I feel pretty low. I know, I know. I called Lou up on a telephone. You know what he says? Know what he says? What? He says it was good for me, Sid. Was it good for you? South Bend, Indiana. South Bend, Indiana. South Bend, Indiana is the town that new me wins. How you doing, boys? I'm just pockets full of air, feeling like a millionaire. I'm happy as the day in law, Lou. I knew you'd check in with us one more time before you left. Well, you know, if I could become some sort of split personality, you know, being an imposter, I might be able to stick around.

[John Height]

Well, that's true.

[Caller/Guest]

You know, the thing I wanted to know, Lou, is you kept up that front right till the end. You don't come from my school of hard knocks and not learn how to play your hand to the edge, did you? Yeah. Unless I never said I'd marry you. Came close.

Should we just run here and see if they want to tell it to Lou?

If they don't, we'll put them on hold.

Well, just before you take it off, I'll have to interject a few words. Having been down at South Bend for the big event, Henry Longhurst. It was quite a deal when the music man, Lou Holtz, was named the 25th head football coach at Notre Dame. I saw father Joyce rubbing Mr. Holtz with some sort of ointment, considerable trace of incense burning in the air and quiet hushes. He was actually immersed in the last known bathwater of Canute Rock.

Henry.

Henry.

They tell me that an even better way than making the nine first Fridays is to become the Notre Dame football coach. That's an even more certain way to go to heaven.

You bet. That's a lot of stations in the cross, big guy. Mama said I might go to heaven, but I'm this. I could at least knock an eon or two out of my stint. And Perkins Horse. The white smoke came out of that chimney down there, didn't it? Well, it's like I told Father Choice. No choice Joyce, we call him down there now. I told him there's not a single job that I would leave Notre Dame for. Unless of course, the College of Cardinals want to take me over. You hold on. You hold on. Lou, we'll be right back. We're putting you on hold. I'm hanging. I'm hanging.

The callers. But we must conclude this business today.

All right, now I would like to introduce Wealthy's list. I have Betzel's list still in front of me. We're now searching for the three star rules. We have the two. Well, let's see. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

We haven't even gotten the main Bears poem yet.

We have 14 two star rules.

Mr. Tom Welty of Mounds View, Minnesota is in far more contention than we previously thought when the class began. Okay, Mr. Welty is as follows. One, set up the loss offer. Ray of hope, everyone. Now a three star rule. Okay. Two, revise history.

That's a three.

Now a three star rule. Three, advertise ticket sales greater than capacity.

More tickets. Yes.

Four, never root for the underdog. Support the powers that be.

Well, we had that.

That's a three star rule.

Where is it? Where is it?

Well, I know I had it.

I mean, I mean.

You looking for it on bets hole he's got.

I'm looking for it on Betzel's list. That's obviously a three story rule.

I just.

Where is it?

Where is it? I wish you'd find it. Time's running short. We're gonna need a three hour mark though.

Never root. See, I never found. But I'm sure it's covered in there.

So five, bring back every former Twin Viking, Gopher, etc and tell them what's out. But I'm ba ding badoom. That's a three star. They both have that.

Where is that?

What's that one?

That's number five on well claim any Minnesota. Six. Blame the officials.

That's a three star rule.

Three star rule. Seven. Name as many towns, schools, coaches and recruits as possible. It certainly is, by my way of thinking, a three star rule. See, to me I know St. Croix has it.

Yeah, well, see, I think that's claim any Minnesota. What was. You know.

Name as many towns, schools, coaches and recruits as possible. Impossible. I submit it as a three star rule.

You never know which team will show up. Players are chippy.

That's not it.

No one can remember a game. Fans don't make enough noise. I'm sure it's covered somewhere in there. What is it? Name as many towns.

Eight. Always silence the critics.

Yeah, we have that one.

It's three star rule.

Okay, okay. Where Is it? Where is it? Silence the critics.

Right.

Okay.

9. You are not part of the media. Standalone as ombudsman. Admonish the rest of the media. That's almost exactly St. Croix wording on that particular three star rule. I'm sure Betsold has that.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

See, one of Betz old's problems is.

[John Height]

Is that he's.

[Caller/Guest]

He's an attorney and he's overwritten some of his rules.

Well, you got to go into the explanations to see exactly what he's means.

Well, for which he.

To this point, this guy has had nothing but three star rules.

I'm telling you, this man. This is a young fellow. He says he's a recent graduate of journalism school, unemployed. But he keeps this list posted on the wall in front of his desk for constant inspiration. 10. As many disconnected thoughts in one sentence as possible.

Well, obviously.

11. Local owners can't make money.

Money. Well, yeah. That's a rule. Where is it? We got that.

More.

We got local owners. We got it. We got it. We got it. We got it. We got it.

12. Note quote. Too bland to be included.

Yeah, see, I. I don't know why you're disputing that. Obviously building it in the sense that that doesn't differentiate a SID column from any other column.

All right?

Right.

Because then there's. That's a rule for baseball writers, football writers. There's no bland quote. Too bland to be in. You read them every day, Every Sunday.

I would say it's a rule that is applied far more distinctly to the chair in the lawn chair than it has to writers.

I will accept only all three of them have it.

Right. That makes it a three star rule.

Okay.

13. Use convoluted sentences. I think there's a discrepancy. I think that all of the students have conf. I don't know if that should be two rules. Disconnected thoughts and conflicts. I think that should.

We already wrote a line through Lacroix.

Guess that gets a line through it. 14. Blame the fans.

Blame the fans. This gentleman does have Blame the fans.

That's old and wealthy have blamed the fans. St. Croix does not that local teams.

I thought he had it. Mock the geniuses. Fans do not make enough noise. Mocks the geniuses. Those are the same ones. All right.

I think that.

You know, what I can't find is the local owners can't make money. I'm sure I found.

Let me see. Bets.

Sure I can. At more.

Are you reading his current list?

Yeah.

Let me see it quickly. Local owners can't make money right there. What number?

Local number 13.

Oh yeah.

He's got it all right.

Would you care to salute Bet salt for his extra credit.

Okay. Bet salts. Well I can't read them all but let's just. Let's. Here are some other things he suggested. Set yourself apart from the media.

That's. That's a.

This guy didn't identify oh the heck

he doesn't did mine.

[John Height]

It's.

[Caller/Guest]

It's. It's number nine on Welty's list.

Okay. That is a three star rope straddle offense. I think is. Is that covered with other stuff.

You know what. What Welty does not have.

Well that's a. That's an. Obviously that's got to be a three star rule. Okay Even though Welty doesn't have it. See Mark 1 down for. Give him a minus there.

Give him a minus one minus.

Okay.

Straddle minus.

Now here's a great one that wasn't identified by all three but by two of them. That's got to be a three star rule. Supply the proper emotional state.

And that was both. Both St. Croix and Betzel. Gotta give Welty a minus.

Gotta give him a minus for that. Follow the power base. I'd have to read that. That's basically fight for the brotherhood. Those are all. Those are Never root for the underdog. Support the powers the bee. That's basically the.

That makes that a three star and Welty has it. It's called never root for the underdog. Support the powers of peace.

All right. We're gonna have to okay and identify a preposterous scapegoat. Would have to be an That's Defend the dome is. I guess it's a rule.

No no no it's not.

No jotting is insignificant.

Not a three star.

The bland thing. See that I guess the bland isn't Is being unanimously approved as a. As a rule. Huh. Well I mean nothing is too. No quote is too worthless. So I guess we'll make that a three star rule. Local sports franchises lose money convolutes okay close personal should be leading us legitimize local teams have a chance to make the playoffs. You never know which team will show up. This was only identified by

But I

think that's a good rule. You never know which team will show up.

Well I got a mic stands on

its own right with the sports management thing.

All right.

Who's the only one to have sports management multi's the only. I mean Betsall's the only one to have you never know which team will show up but St Roy is the only one to have the sports management course.

Let's end this because we're gonna have to go into an off the air meeting on okay, but I want to give an example of Betzhole's extra credit work. Okay, he sent at least four communications Welty and St. Croix though they are to be commended for their concise work and nailing as many three star rules as Betsy did not offer comment on the rules Betzold for example, Betzold offers as a rule the close personal friend should be leading us rule. But as an example of what I mean by Betzold's follow up work, he offers this explanation Comment this is also known as the Lou Holtz Rule or the Bobby Knight Rule or the George Steinbrenner Rule. The said columnist reminds the readers that he alone is the is in intimate with these sports leaders and that Minnesota teams would be lucky to have any one of them here leading our teams. The leaders. Few past failures are attributed to having been forced into impossible situations, such as explaining why the New York jets couldn't win when Holtz coached them. The closest personal friend of all is Bud Grant. The SID columnist finally reminds the reader how the Vikings went to four Super Bowls under Grant, while most other teams would have been grateful to have been there once. This of course is a revision of Hitler history since the which is a three star rule since only nine of the 28 NFL franchises have never been to a Super bowl and half of the franchises have been there since the vikings last appearance, that is 49ers, Redskins, Cowboys, Giants, Rams, Eagles, Bears, Broncos, Steelers, Raiders, Bengals, Dolphins, Patriots and Bills. 16 Legitimize your source by declaring a bonded relationship to the subject. Now again, he offers an explanation. Other journalists are frustrated when they cannot interview a prominent sports person Persona, not the said columnist. He finds someone associated with a subject, declares that no one is closer to the subject than the source, and then quotes the source. I think he's offering this as an example.

He did fine work, but some of those are getting to with these these rules have got to be general enough so you can see them almost every day.

Fine willed off. We're going to announce the prize on Monday night. Here is main Bears extra credit work to conclude today

I'm making up the list of what we consider to be the three star rules.

While you read the poll, Maine Bear submits the following Twas the Saturday before Christmas and the SID rules were in. Contestants had pondered through thick and through thin from searching sid's columns day after day it soon was apparent just what they would say. The rules all hung round the fence with great care in hopes that St. Sid soon would be there. While we were snug in our hot tub there rose such a clatter that we jumped up to look to see what was the matter. Sure enough, it's St. Sid and he's here to explain a couple of his rules. Can this man be sane? I just straddle a fence, not an enemy do I make and send all my close personal friends A silver butternut stake I set up the loss but provide rays of hope. I of course do it better than even John Paul, the Pope on Holtzie, on Burnsey, on Gooty and Clem Go Andy, Carl and Eloise. Let's cheer the dome. It's a gem. Way to go, Mr. Stein and Norm Green. You're the best. The brotherhood is in and out with the rest. It can't be. Are we dreaming? Sid, was that really you? No. Let's get back to the hot tub. This just can't be true. But it was and is Sid Rose with his column in sight. We heard his famous words. Merry Christmas to all and to all a Bob Knight. That's not a bad way to wrap up the Sid rules. However, it is merely extra credit work and fall short of mentioning enough. Three Star Rules. We'll be back.

[Chris Reavers]

Thank you so much for listening to this particular Best of the Garage Logic podcast. It's Reavers back here in the GL Podcast studios and I hope you enjoyed fun Friday here. And I hope you're going to enjoy some glorious weather over your spring breaks if you happen to be having them. And also, don't forget to check us out on YouTube. You can watch the show each and every single day, starting right around noon. You can also see some full segments. There's video shorts, there's even behind the scenes footage. Just search Garagelogic on YouTube along with all of our social media channels. That includes Facebook, Instagram and X. And also if you haven't done so yet, sign up for the Daily Logician. That's an email that comes right to your inbox each and every single day. And it also includes the most recent episode of the podcast. You can find out more and sign up [e-mail] have a great weekend every everybody. It is time once again that we check in with our guy, Mr. Money Talk. Josh Arnold is with us once again right here in garagelogic. And now is the time for you to do the same. So do not delay. Do exactly what I did. And pick up that phone and dial 952-925-5608. That number once again is 952-925-5608. When you call that number you're going to get Josh and he is there for you for that free, yes I use the word free 48 minute financial consultation with absolutely zero obligation. And he will always give you the straight talk, he will never give you the sugar coated advice and he is on the line with us once again right here in garagelogic. And boy Josh, some worry out there. But NASDAQ is also in correction territory right now.

[Josh Arnold (Mr. Money Talk)]

There's an awful lot of worry out there Chris. The NASDAQ is in correction territory as a tire index down 10%. A lot of of sectors within that have been in bear market territory down 20% or more for well over a month, particularly those companies around software. So you can just see the software index, software ETF, excuse me software ETF IGB is down about 25% I'll say year to date. That's bear market territory. The biggest opponents in that is Microsoft which has plenty of issues on its own as investors are concerned about the amount of money that Microsoft is spending and the fact that their AI product which they sell a subscription for or per seat license is not doing as well as has been expected. Add to that OpenAI is taking up a lot of space on Azure and Microsoft may not be getting the full vote for that. So a lot of concerns about Microsoft. Indeed Microsoft since its high last October has lost one and a quarter trillion dollars of market capitalization today. And actually since Nvidia has reported their Nvidia continues to sell off despite tremendous demand for their for their chip. Now the video still the largest company by market market capitalization but their market capitalization is also coming down. Favorite Apple could, could replace that or favorite Apple could come back and be the top dog in a little bit. Apple also is down from a high and Apple has recently come out with not only some new product but they got a little boost the other day with their investments or commitments into four American companies for more manufacturing here here in the United States I am still a very very strong believer in Apple as we've said and that is the largest position in my mind and my clients portfolios and I do have a pretty I'll say aggressive price target that at $400 a share. The other Mag 7 companies. So Amazon has come come back down again. Very good earnings, good prospects for growth market concerns with the amount of spending they're doing for increasing their business in the future with spending on data centers, communications satellites, Google, Google. My market technician Chris Dvorak of Dvorak Technical Research called this morning and said now Google clearly shows a top and that could be heading down. I think Google is going to be one of the leaders again with artificial intelligence. But right now that has retreated on concerns recently after a social after a trial on social media addiction that Google YouTube branch got hit with a potential fine that will be appealed. I'll say the biggest loser in the mag 7 is meta which owns Facebook re owns Instagram and they have been well they're definitely in bear market territory and they could be the subject of many more of legal actions around their, you know, around social media addiction. I mentioned a few things around that the other day. Money is going to be coming out of that as fear of more litigation takes hold around around this company. At some point, you know advertisers will step up or will continue advertising and this, this will get results. But in the meantime Meta is definitely in a bear market, not a stock that, that I have owned in a very very very long time. I'd sooner if I'm looking for an advertising company take a look at Google. Another concern of course is that people are moving to the sidelines and raising cash. Now one thing I would point out is that right now other than cash there is really no place to hide the typical 6040 portfolio that has been recommended as a way to protect yourself in down markets. Meaning 60% is held in stocks, 40% in bonds has definitely not worked. Bonds, bonds have been not going to say crushed but as yields go up, bond prices come down and that is not not a good scenario for owners of bonds or bond funds. So I just, I do remain with the asset allocation that I've been recommending for decades of keeping up to 30% in cash and the balance in in growing for companies that offer potential for growth. With the focus being primarily around companies around the Internet and leisure businesses. I realize this is a very difficult time to maneuver but there are plenty of opportunities that can be taken advantage of. Any questions don't hesitate to give me a call.

[Chris Reavers]

Excellent advice as always Mr. Money Talk. You heard him G ers. Now is the time for you to pick up the phone and make the call for that free 48 minute financial consultation with absolutely zero obligation. And you do that just like I did by dialing 959-255-608 where you always get straight talk and never ever sugar coated advice. Josh, as always, thank you so much for the time and the chat. Enjoy the rest of your day. Have a fantastic weekend. Enjoy the baseball and we'll talk to you again next week.

[Josh Arnold (Mr. Money Talk)]

We certainly will. Thanks very much Chris Investment services offered

[Chris Reavers]

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