01-10-25 - Vikings/Rams Playoff Game Moved To Glendale Due To Fires - Can't Get Enough Of Obama And Trump Cutting It Up At Jimmy Carter's Funeral

Summary

Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona Episode: January 10, 2025 Title: Vikings/Rams Playoff Game Moved To Glendale Due To Fires - Can't Get Enough Of Obama And Trump Cutting It Up At Jimmy Carter's Funeral

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Introduction

In this episode of "Holmberg's Morning Sickness" broadcasted on January 10, 2025, hosts John Holmberg and Brett delve into several pressing topics affecting Arizona and the broader national landscape. The primary discussions revolve around the devastating fires in Arizona prompting the relocation of the Vikings/Rams playoff game, conspiracy theories surrounding these fires, and a controversial portrayal of former Presidents Obama and Trump at Jimmy Carter's funeral.

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Arizona Fires and Their Impact

The episode opens with a heartfelt discussion about the ongoing fires in Arizona, specifically affecting areas like Glendale and Pacific Palisades. John Holmberg shares a personal story about a listener whose dog caused an injury requiring treatment at the Core Institute, highlighting the unpredictable nature of life’s challenges.

John Holmberg (00:00):

"Life can throw you a curveball now and again. One day you're trucking along, feeling great. Next day your dog smashes into your head and knocks you cold."

The hosts express concern over the loss of homes and the emotional toll on affected individuals. Brett emphasizes the severity by questioning the societal empathy towards those who have lost their homes due to these fires.

Brett (02:33):

"You keep on seeing, you know, on Instagram or TikTok or whatever, they show pictures of, you know, there's some fake maps, like the Hollywood sign on fire. That's not true."

Conspiracy Theories and Arson Suspicions

The conversation shifts to the unsettling theories circulating about the fires' origins. Henry Winkler’s character, the Fonz, becomes a focal point as he suggests the possibility of arson, which incites backlash from the public.

John Holmberg (03:07):

"If you told you, oh my gosh, my cousin Dave lost his house in a fire, he'd be like, yeah, well, plenty of people lose their houses in fire. You lose your house in a fire. It's sad."

Brett (03:32):

"They say terrorists might have something."

Despite the lack of concrete evidence, the skepticism towards official reports fuels the hosts' speculation about malicious intent behind the fires. They discuss the challenges in rebuilding, particularly the long wait times for permits in California, drawing parallels with Bill Maher's struggles to install solar panels.

John Holmberg (05:06):

"It's going to take three years to get the permits cleared. I talked to Hopkins yesterday and he's like, we had one in the Palisade supposed to close this week, but obviously, it's not happening."

Vikings/Rams Playoff Game Relocation

Due to the fires, the highly anticipated playoff game between the Vikings and Rams has been moved to Glendale. John and Brett discuss the logistics and potential reception of the game in a region already grappling with natural disasters.

John Holmberg (07:22):

"You can see two quarterbacks over 6ft tall battling it out. That never happens at State Farm Stadium."

They express skepticism about the game's attendance, questioning who would be interested in attending under the current circumstances and the financial implications for the hosting teams.

Brett (32:30):

"Do the Rams keep the money? Do the Cardinals keep the money to the firefighters?"

The discussion extends to ticketing strategies, with speculation about the NFL’s approach to managing the event amidst ongoing community recovery efforts.

Jimmy Carter’s Funeral: Obama and Trump’s Inappropriate Behavior

A significant portion of the episode focuses on the unconventional and disrespectful behavior of former Presidents Obama and Trump during Jimmy Carter’s funeral. John Holmberg provides a vivid description of their interactions, which include crass jokes and conflicts, undermining the solemnity of the event.

John Holmberg (10:38):

"Jimmy Carter's funeral was pretty funny. ... Trump and Obama were, like, cutting it up. They're laughing."

Describing specific instances, John highlights how Trump's aggressive demeanor clashes with Obama’s more relaxed approach, causing tension and discomfort for attendees.

John Holmberg (11:27):

"Kamala does an over the shoulder look, and, I mean, Trump has given her a death stare when she sits down. ... He kicked your ass all over this country."

The hosts criticize the lack of respect shown towards Jimmy Carter, suggesting that the interaction between Obama and Trump was more entertaining than the funeral itself.

John Holmberg (16:38):

"They just start laughing. ... It was an awkward thing. Certainly wasn't remotely comfortable."

They further mock the procedural aspects of the funeral, such as the absence of President Carter and the seemingly forced camaraderie between the former presidents.

John Holmberg (19:03):

"The old presidents don't show up to that, do they? Yeah. ... They're all invited."

Technology Annoyances and Daily Life Inconveniences

Interspersed with the main discussions are brief segments where the hosts touch upon everyday annoyances related to technology, such as malfunctioning car systems and frustrating online experiences. These segments provide a humorous contrast to the more serious topics discussed.

Listener Ethan (06:57):

"I am a younger man and I despise the new technological ways. ... I gotta pay you for a fake ticket. Oh, it drives me bananas."

Conclusion

The episode concludes with a mix of humor and frustration as the hosts reflect on the bizarre events at Jimmy Carter's funeral and the logistical challenges posed by the Arizona fires. They encourage listeners to stay informed about local events, such as the playoff game, and express their continued bewilderment at the intertwining of politics and personal conduct on national platforms.

John Holmberg (34:03):

"They're gonna pay for that. That game, it's all free. I think, from what I was understanding."

Brett (38:58):

"It's pretty cool actually. ... I have heard enough of this."

Through a blend of humor, personal anecdotes, and critical commentary, John and Brett provide a comprehensive and engaging analysis of current events, ensuring listeners are both entertained and informed.

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Notable Quotes

• John Holmberg (03:07):

  "If you told you, oh my gosh, my cousin Dave lost his house in a fire, he'd be like, yeah, well, plenty of people lose their houses in fire."

• Brett (03:32):

  "They say terrorists might have something."

• John Holmberg (10:38):

  "Jimmy Carter's funeral was pretty funny. ... Trump and Obama were, like, cutting it up. They're laughing."

• John Holmberg (11:27):

  "Trump has given her a death stare when she sits down. ... I kicked your ass all over this country."

• John Holmberg (16:38):

  "They just start laughing. ... It was an awkward thing. Certainly wasn't remotely comfortable."

• John Holmberg (34:03):

  "They're gonna pay for that. That game, it's all free. I think, from what I was understanding."

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This episode of "Holmberg's Morning Sickness" offers a microcosm of contemporary anxieties and political theatrics, wrapped in the hosts' signature blend of humor and critical insight. Whether addressing environmental disasters, sports logistics, or political decorum, John Holmberg and Brett provide a thought-provoking and entertaining discourse for their audience.

Transcript

[John Holmberg]

All right, HMS Podcast, time again to let you know where to go for some great comedy in the Valley this week. Get out to the Tempe Improv on the east side to see Paul Versey on Thursday and Beth Stelling Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The Desert Ridge Improv up north features Sarah Weinschenk this Thursday and Joe Derosa on Friday and Saturday. And downtown at Stand Up Live, check out the very funny Lil Rel performing Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the complete lineups. And for tickets, go to standuplive.com desertridgeimprov.com and tempeimprov.com it's John Holberg here for the amazing people at the Core Institute, Life can throw you a curveball now and again. One day you're trucking along, feeling great. Next day your dog smashes into your head and knocks you cold. Or like a KUPD listener told me this week, his dog did a sprint across the backyard directly into the side of his wife's leg and blew her knee up. She needed that need to get fixed and fixed right? Two years later, she's running like she used to again. And it's all thanks to the Core Institute. I went through it, too. And you can get rid of your pain and start saying, yes, I can to all the things you want to do. And. And all you have to do is trust the experts at the Core Institute head there right now. The Core Institute.com sickness. You've been deceived by an agent of Satan himself. He's evil. Sitting right here. Come on. No, no, he's not. He's not evil. He's just a bit rude to you. It's terrifying. That's just awful there. Not that. No. Miles to. No, you're great. We're fine with that. Great song. Great opener. Talking about the fires over there, man. Pacific Palisades and stuff. And unfortunately, our big boss man's being affected by that. We're not sure about his situation, but Tripp's got his place. It just. Man, there's just nothing about that. Somebody was. You know, there's people on the emails and Internet and stuff. So what, rich people lose their house? What about all the normal people that lost their house? Why do we care so much? I'm like, come on. If I told you, oh, my gosh, you know, my cousin Dave lost his house in a fire, he'd be like, yeah, well, plenty of people lose their houses in fire. You lose your house in a fire. It's sad. I don't. And the reason they're Saying celebrities is because it puts a familiar touch to, like, whose house it is. If you see that Billy Crystal lost his house, it's a familiarity that makes you not so cavalier about feel like it makes you, like, realize there are humans that like people I kind of know in a weird way. Like, I'm familiar with them. So. So it's. It's tough. That's not a fun thing. A lot of people going through that. Not good. And, yeah, watching Tripp sit there and stare at the news yesterday, hoping for the best, and he still doesn't know for sure, but, oh, man, it's brutal.

[Brett]

You keep on seeing, you know, on. On Instagram or Tick Tock or whatever, they show pictures of, you know, there's. There's some fake maps, like the Hollywood sign on fire. That's not true.

[John Holmberg]

No. Yeah, but.

[Brett]

But they show the neighborhood beforehand and then after, you know, and there's nothing left.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, before and after is not good. Fire. Fire's not a good before and after look.

[Brett]

No.

[John Holmberg]

You don't like to see that. The. The crazy, like Henry Winkler, the Fonz is getting all sorts of heat because he said he thinks it's an arsonist. He's like, there's an arsonist in Los Angeles. Nobody's taking this back up too well. There's some people that say. But he's got more people screaming, ah, you conspiracy theory lunatic. Shut up. You got no proof until you got proof. Shut up. Because you'll just get people scared. And it is a bad time to start, like, mob mentality. But it does make a little bit of sense that, you know, no. No storms, no whatever. And you've got five fires that far. Well, then to just start in the middle of the night for no reason. Right. And, yeah, they're just like, I don't know, miles away.

[Brett]

Yeah, well, the conspiracy added to it is that it was also a terrorist.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah. They're saying terrorists might have something.

[Brett]

The Fonz's tweet was, there is an arsonist in la. May you be beaten unrecognizable.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, all right, fine. I don't disagree with that. Yeah.

[Brett]

And he has plenty of other people that backed it up.

[John Holmberg]

It makes sense to me. You are. I would. I wouldn't. I wouldn't discount it so quickly. But they were so mad at him initially for saying. You're just saying that without proof. Okay, I can say what I want without proof. It feels like maybe there's an arsonist.

[Brett]

On the lapd did catch someone suspected of starting the most Recent fire. But authorities are not ready to assign BL blame for the other fires. LA Chief Fire Chief Kristen Crowley, man the cause of the fire remains unknown. It continues to be under active investigation. But you talk to people about fires or in the. They, like, you can know where ground zero, where the fire started, whether it's.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, sure, the fire investigation goes right to the source. But yeah, man, if that turns out to be an act of a lunatic, that is. I don't care if it's like Hamas or anything else. If it's just some dude who goes to Hollywood High School, he's a terrorist, you're going to jail for terrorist acts. I mean, and you're $150 billion is the most recent, like, assessment. And by the way, if you know somebody whose house burned down, the way that whole operation runs, you're not even getting the start of a house. You're not even.

[Brett]

You don't get what, three years estimate.

[John Holmberg]

Well, we're not even talking about the money. I'm talking about the stuff that it takes to build something in California. It's going to take three years to get the permits cleared. I talked to Hopkins yesterday and he's like, he's like, we had one in the Palisade supposed to close this week, but, you know, obviously it's not, it's not happening. And he said, they'll get there, they'll get their deal. And he said, there's nothing about this where, you know, the rebuild is going to matter. And with all the regulations and things that go on, they're going to take two, three years to even, like, break ground on your new house. So figure out where you're going to live for those, you know, that kind of time while you're waiting for all these permits to clear and all the environmental this and clearance that and all that. Bill Maher always talks about all the time. He tried to get green at his house and build a solar thing in his backyard, but the. Because he had to dig and everything else, it's taken four and a half years for him to get permits to get a little dig together so he can put panels on his home. And you know, when you're trying to do what everybody says, oh, this is the right thing to do, and then you can't do it because of permits there. Yeah, that's bad. Wonder if that's gonna jack our house values up as well. Moving out of there because three years.

[Brett]

They say anytime there's the disasters, you know, like the hurricane stuff, it reflects on as far as insurance Rates and everything.

[John Holmberg]

Well, they're gonna try and take advantage of the whole thing. You're gonna pay a little extra because Hawaii burned and because California burned.

[Brett]

The ripple effect.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, it's just, it's a sad thing and you can't get. Can't take your eyes off of it and it. But I, the thought of an arsonist is not too far fetched if you ask me. And there's those videos online, they can't say are real or not of people purposely starting the fires. Like, is this AI, Is this, is this somebody playing a joke? Is this real? Or, you know, and now you got to start chasing those terrible things.

[Brett]

You hear kind of, you know, in that area. It was. It's a cigarette butt away from starting up.

[John Holmberg]

It's a spark.

[Brett]

Yep.

[John Holmberg]

It's a, It's a chain dragon on the road. Caitlyn Jenner drives down, runs over one other person, and the car's rubbed together. It's gonna. She did it years ago. And that's a good thing that they had some moisture on the ground back then. Ethan says, John, listening to this morning's show, you are absolutely right. I am a younger man and I despise the new technological ways. I had my phone slide forward and hit the. Push the start button when I was driving the other day and shut my car off right in the middle of traffic. Scares the hell out of me. That would never have happened if I had just some goddamn keys. That's true. Buddy bought me tickets to a concert, sat at the ticket reader for 20 minutes waiting for it to load, and eventually just had to buy my own. Anyway, what the hell's the point of this? The other thing is, if you had tickets to the Diamondbacks, I got one of these emails. If you had tickets to the Diamondbacks and they're in the World Series, you got an email that said, hey, you were an attendee of the Diamondbacks World Series. Congratulations. If you'd like a paper ticket memento, it's only $15. And I'm like, I already spent a bunch of money on this. Now I gotta get. I gotta pay you for a fake ticket. Oh, it drives me bananas. If you want to watch some real football, evidently we're gonna have it Monday. Vikings and Rams. You can see two quarterbacks over 6ft tall battling it out. That never happens at State Farm Stadium. Two quarterbacks actually throwing the ball to receivers and not running all over for their lives. It's going to be weird to see at State Farm Stadium, but the Rams and Vikings have been Officially announced that you can get out there. Now, I'm pretty sure the whole deal is you show up, first come, first serve, you're going to get a free ticket. Correct? Is that how they're going to do it? That's how I used to do that stuff. Start off a line and just say if you want.

[Brett]

I can't believe for the playoffs it would be that way.

[John Holmberg]

They don't care. They just want the game going. Now, at this point, it's about tv, so. And I'm sure, you know, the Bidwells want. The. Want some money. But does it go to la? Does it go to the Rams? What go? Like, where's the concession? Where's the money go? You know?

[Brett]

Well, some probably donate, I don't think.

[John Holmberg]

The California probably guaranteed to get prices to the Flash.

[Brett]

There you go.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, but I. So it's gonna happen there Monday night, right here. Screwing up our traffic for a game between the Vikings and the Rams. That doesn't make any sense at all. Have fun. West side.

[Brett]

Yep.

[John Holmberg]

Enjoy it. I believe it starts at 5:30 or 6.

[Brett]

There's always the, you know, how many would that represent? The people like, you know what? I've never gone to a playoff game before.

[John Holmberg]

Damn it. I just got the.

[Brett]

It's almost like a final four.

[John Holmberg]

Got the text from Tripp and he says, the house is gone. Oh. Ah, that's heartbreaking. Heart wrenching to know somebody who's going through that. I can't. I can't even grasp how. I mean, I don't even know. There's no words for it. Oh, that's terrible. That's. He's right on that. And the poor guy's got to come into work and people are bugging him about work stuff. I watched it yesterday at some Zoom meeting. Like all these squares on his screen and I think he had it muted. And he's watching the TV in his office like, I don't care. Greg and all the other people in Chicago trying to tell him we need an app contest for the stairs. Shut up, man. Just shut up. Let him all, you know, he needs to take a few days. That's fine by me. Ah, so sorry. That's awful. Oh, that's awful. I hate that he sent that. It screwed me up. One thing I did, like yesterday, I had a rough day yesterday. One thing I did, like yesterday, Jimmy Carter's funeral was pretty funny.

[Brett]

My mom watched the whole thing.

[John Holmberg]

The whole thing?

[Brett]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

I don't know how you do that. Now, I would have maybe, in fairness, had sat once I saw how it started. I'm sticking around.

[Brett]

She said it was unbelievable, the camera.

[John Holmberg]

Angles of what was going on. First off, Trump and Obama were, like, cutting it up. They're laughing. And then Kamala rolls over. Kamala, sorry. She rolls over to the front row. It doesn't matter anymore. People just get mad at me. And I did not do that intentionally. I just said it wrong because I'm dumb. She sits down with her husband Doug, one row ahead of Barack and Donald. And literally, Barack and Donald are like, what you and I would be doing, Brett. We're making jokes. We're having a. Yeah. We're watching our phones like, Carter's dead. Kamala does an over the shoulder look, and, I mean, Trump has given her a death stare when she sits down. I don't know if you saw it. She goes to sit down, and he is just staring at her like, I kicked your ass all over this country. It wasn't red, blue states. All the states were red with your blood. I kicked your ass. And he's just looking at her with this thing. And then she looks over his shoulder. And then, oddly enough, and I don't think Obama's paying any attention. He turns to Trump with, like, another zinger. And then the two of them just start laughing.

[Brett]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

And you can see Kamala, like, just fuming. He's sitting with Hitler. Do you realize you're sit next to Hitler?

[Brett]

Meme of the day.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, it was amazing.

[Brett]

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[John Holmberg]

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[Brett]

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[Brett]

And even I guess w. Yeah, he gave me a Trump.

[John Holmberg]

No, Trump didn't get up for Bush. Oh, the drama was, it was intense. He didn't get up for that. Stands up. And again this time because remember when Gerald Ford died, they had to keep. Hillary was sitting next to Bill. And then Donald drug Melania in and Bill didn't lift it. He could not look up. Let me know when she's gone. I cannot look at that. Hillary's right here. If I look at her, I'm going to start hooting and hollering and that's a piece of ass Donald Scott. And I just can't look at mine. Mine looks like a saw mask. It's terrifying. And she had like a leash on Bill this time. They put Bill and Hillary down the aisle way away from Melania, who was on the other Side. But when Melania and Donald were sitting down. Watch this. There's the breath down the video. That's after the fact. Bush. Bush comes by, punches Barack in the guts. Donald and Barack wouldn't stop talking. And Kamala is looking back every once in a while like she's going to start screaming at Barack like, I thought we were friends. Not once did I even see Jimmy Carter. Like they. They showed him for a second in the box and it's like, all right, that's enough. Jimmy in the box is boring. Let's take a look at what these two are talking about. Those two. And Barack looks totally it. Like enamored by Donald. He's laughing, they're engaged. That it was non stop fun. So anyway, I beat the crap out of this woman. You remember her? Oh, there she is. She's sitting right in front of you. Barack. She's the ugly one. Ugly one next to the doughy white guy. Is that Doug Emhoff? Yeah, I call him Doug Jack Off. That's his name to me.

[Brett]

Anyway, I. Kamala, she will not look anywhere.

[John Holmberg]

I don't want to even think about you right now.

[Brett]

Hitler.

[John Holmberg]

She always calls me Hitler. You know, I don't even care about her anymore. Let's talk. Hey, do you ever hear the one about the Polack and the Pope? Yeah, that's what I know. Let's. Let's. Look, two Jews walk into Bill Gamhoff's house. We can hear you. Pipe down, loser. I'm in the middle of a good one. This is a good punchline. Hey, Donald, the presidents are talking here. What is it? Real presidents are talking. Vice.

[Brett]

Look at Pence. Just.

[John Holmberg]

Hey, Obama, what is it? What's better than a gold medal in the Special Olympics? I have no idea. What is better than a gold medal in the Special Olympic? You two keep it down right now. Bitch. Better than a gold medal in spit. Not being retarded. Great. I'd still rather be that than her. I can hear you. Opportunity funeral jokes. It was.

[Brett]

Where was Big Mike?

[John Holmberg]

I didn't see her there. She didn't make it. Okay, which is why Donald and Obama. Where's your big. Where's your big broad? Where is she? I assume she's out lumberjacking or something.

[Brett]

Huge working out.

[John Holmberg]

Michelle couldn't make it. She was busy, you know, picking up cars and working out. She's a big lady. Does your wife talk at all or she just. No, she's a good one. Just looks good. She just looks good and nods and laughs when she's supposed to. Did you hear that Barack joke about the people? Hey, Barack, what did the Mexicans say after the apartment buildings fell on them? I don't know, Donald. What did the Mexicans say, guys? Shut up, bitch. What did the Mexicans say when the apartment building fell on him? Get off me, holmes. You know what? You might be Hitler, but you're goddamn hilarious. And I want to golf with you. I've got a beautiful course. I'll invite you. No, later.

[Brett]

Lining up. No Wednesday work for you? No, no.

[John Holmberg]

No Wednesday, Mar a Lago. We got to force them together. You, me, I went in on that bush. He'll play. I can't go if your wife's gonna be there, but if not, I'm in. She's gonna be there. Sorry. All right, I'll just stay home. I heard it was uncomfortable between Biden and. Oh, yeah. And then it got weird. It just started getting weird because he's. He looks more like the Deliverance porch kid now.

[Brett]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Than ever before.

[Brett]

And then, you know, he is also getting ready to speak, to focus on that because I said. I asked my mom, how did he. I didn't hear any of it. And she goes out and Biden do. He mentioned character a lot. That was the go to.

[John Holmberg]

Well, you know.

[Brett]

But she goes. Other than that, I mean, he was great.

[John Holmberg]

He got the words right. That's really all you look. That's a big. At this point, that's just all you can ask. So. Yeah. Hey, Barack. What is it, Donald? And I don't want to interrupt the funeral anymore, but how do you know a Mexican girl is on her period? I don't know. How do you know when a Mexican girl is on her period? She's only got one sock on. When she crosses the border, deport that.

[Brett]

Those two would be Waldorf. Yeah. Up in the booth.

[John Holmberg]

This funeral is absolutely boring. I mean, I fell asleep. You're lucky you slept through the whole thing. I had to watch.

[Brett]

He was. He was antsy the whole time. Is this over yet?

[John Holmberg]

Jesus Christ. How long is this? It's going to go on longer than Carter was alive. You know, the luckiest guy here is Jimmy. He doesn't have to pay any attention.

[Brett]

Do we at least get peanuts?

[John Holmberg]

Where's the free bag of nuts? Hey, Donald. A peanut farmer, a Texas oil man and a black guy walk into a White House and they say, get out, bitch. I heard that. Never gonna be a woman. One of those. Donald, a unicorn and a woman are in the White House. Which one is a president? All right, that's enough. From both of them. I just. I was. I was watching the clips of that, and I'm like, this is awkward. There's Jimmy. Poor Jimmy. His funeral. Upstaged once again by a bunch of the pricks that, you know, had his job at one point or back and forth with us.

[Brett]

And they get together in, what, 10 days or 12. When is it? The inauguration?

[John Holmberg]

It's the 20th.

[Brett]

Yeah, the 20th.

[John Holmberg]

It's coming up. Yeah, it's 10 days. Well, the old presidents don't show up to that, do they?

[Brett]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, yeah. Oh, they do.

[Brett]

They're all invited. Okay. Well, yeah, it might be a little light.

[John Holmberg]

I don't think Donald went to Joe's, so I think the favor is going to be returned this time around.

[Brett]

Well, I. I had heard Joe said, no, I'm going just to pay. You know what?

[John Holmberg]

I'd throw a finger down Kamala, too. It's a little classier. Yeah, a little bit. The way it looks, you know, Obama's gonna be there. Obama's gonna.

[Brett]

Oh, yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Congratulations, big guy. Great stuff. Oh, the weirdest one was when Trump and Mike Pence shook hands. Cameras were all over. Well, they did.

[Brett]

They.

[John Holmberg]

Trump went by. I don't know if they shook hands, but they were face to face for a second. Yeah. And they had a moment. I'm not sure, because you can't really see around Donald's big fat bottom.

[Brett]

I heard he kind of. He did a fist or he did Obama's belly. That was Bush.

[John Holmberg]

Bush punched Obama's belly.

[Brett]

Acknowledge. Didn't shake hands with Trump. And then Trump and Pence never.

[John Holmberg]

Trump and Pence went by each other. That's when I was like, oh, I'm watching this. And I think I would watch the whole funeral just for that action camera. I wanted, like, the Manning cast to do that. Like, Eli and Peyton could have talked about what was going on. It was a. It was an awkward thing. Certainly wasn't remotely comfortable. They want Obama and Trump in the same square today. Oh, yeah. Yeah, they're gonna. Best friends, people. Let me tell you about my best friend. He was a president before, and he's the president again. It's me. He's talking about me. Kamala, he has abandoned you like you were his only child. Well, now this is where you lose me. But, yeah, it was pretty fun to watch. It was. It's like that Seinfeld episode when Scott Haynes just reminded me of when Jerry. They're at the opera and Jerry. Or the piano recital. That George State in that. That classical pianist, that girl and Jerry puts the PEZ dispenser on Elaine's leg and they can't stop laughing.

[Brett]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

And it's just so inappropriate. That was, you know, just waiting for Donald. Look, I'm a PEZ dispenser on your leg. Get it off. Stop it. But it was. Yeah. So long, Jimmy Carter. You live to be 100. Your funeral is not even like, no one's sad. I noticed that too. But when you're 100 years old, your funeral is just a inconvenience. It's like nobody's crying. And remember, like, it's like finally, like they're just taking over. They're just exiling. Like, oh, yeah, he's gone. Good dude. We liked him a lot. We should have been doing this about 20 years ago. He's character. We really like him. Yeah, you can say all you want about, like, you know, you try to have flowery words, but 100 year old's funeral is not getting any sort of push or any sort of fun. It's just over.

[Brett]

At least it's more of a celebration.

[John Holmberg]

Is it?

[Brett]

This is shocking.

[John Holmberg]

They didn't do a celebration. It was boring. And, you know, they don't really.

[Brett]

100 years.

[John Holmberg]

100 years. You don't even need a funeral, really. At 100, everybody just kind of tips or captain drives.

[Brett]

It's like there's a couple of things that he did that.

[John Holmberg]

That's great. But he's 100. His funeral, Rosalind. Okay. He hasn't done what you're about to talk about for 35 years. He's been dead pretty much for 12. I mean, when you live to be a hundred, there's no reason for all of us to get all dressed up for you. You're. Put you in the box and say goodbye hundreds. Too long. You've lived long. You're bugging everybody. Just taking up air. It's, you know. Yeah, I'm not, you know, I got.

[Brett]

A lot of cribs.

[John Holmberg]

He built a lot of houses like 35 years ago back and then. And then he got old and then.

[Brett]

Yeah, sure, they show him with a.

[John Holmberg]

Hammer when he should have died years ago, when he should have died this way, this way. In his 80s, when he should have passed on. Then it would have been like, wow, you know, but we've been, you know, waiting for the flowery speeches for. It's just 100 years old. Last time we all saw Jimmy Carter murder, it scared us. Oh, yeah. Like that thing on the. I wish he was dead. Yeah. I don't wish that on people. But man, I did too. Because I'm like, nobody needs to put him out. He's not living. Somebody put a pillow over.

[Brett]

He was ready.

[John Holmberg]

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[John Holmberg]

53342 Holmberg's Morning Sickness. Yeah, you don't want that. That's. That was weird. So anyway, goodbye to Jimmy and Trump and Barack telling telling tales together. I just like how they kept laughing. You know what's great about it now is that I, I can tell everybody I really have a black friend. He's like a good black Friend. So I can say I can talk to my black friend. He's like. He's like Winston or Reggie.

[Brett]

He opened up with what's up, Hussein?

[John Holmberg]

Yeah. What's up? Birth certificate only for this row. I love what you're doing there. That's great stuff. You know, I was born in Hawaii. We both know that's a lie. Yep, we sure do. Oh, well. Got away with it.

[Brett]

What's up, my Obama?

[John Holmberg]

Slapping my Obama. What up, player? Hey, dt, how you doing? Bush walks by and gives him a punch in the gut. How you doing, buddy? Kunk. And punches him in the stomach and sits down like they're at the bar. Trump didn't get up for Bush, man. That was. And that's a weird one, too, because they're on the same side, technically. Oh, it was fun. That's a fun one. And did Bill go around saying hi to everybody? I didn't see Clinton's thing, but I know that he can't be too close to Melania or. He goes. He gets really. He gets in big trouble. Donald, how are you, ma'am?

[Brett]

Put her on the end.

[John Holmberg]

Well, they put her way on the end. And Bill on the other side. And Hillary was, like, kind of there as a buffer. Don't even look down there. Oh, look down where? I don't even know what you're talking about. Next to Barack and Donald, the besties. I don't see a beautiful woman with glorious, heaving, sweaty, shiny cans. I do not see her at all. Damn. I see Kamala. That keeps me soft. You just stare at her, Bill. I would watch that funeral. The next one to go now is probably Bush or Bill. Like, they're the two old ones now. Somebody was saying that Bill was real shaky at that thing. I didn't. Bill's up there.

[Brett]

He's got to be.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, Bill's up close. So. Yeah. Did they mention it all during the funeral, if. About Jimmy Carter being one of the people in Point Break? He was just a man. He wasn't really. That's. That's not a real thing, Brian. He was Nixon. President Reagan. Were there Nixon, Reagan, Carter and Ford or Lyndon. Yeah, those were the presidents. Robin Banks and Point Break. Was Keanu there, too? Whoa. You're a real God.

[Brett]

Next to speak, Johnny Utah.

[John Holmberg]

I love President Carter.

[Brett]

Whoa.

[John Holmberg]

He made me an FBI agent, this guy. Check it out. Donald and I never understood his appeal. He's very dumb. Very dumb man. Heck, yeah. New. Yeah, that would be a fun one to watch. Barack and Donald's excellent adventure and just redo the whole thing as those two. Whoa. Retarded. What happened? Anyway? They call each other homo F word all the time. That's their. They were like stepbrothers. Did we just become best friends? I think so. Wanna go in the garage and smash some watermelon? You know I do. Anyway, fun times at the old Doug Carter funeral. If you wanted to watch that. Would you ever even want to go to a football game in your town with the teams that aren't yours?

[Brett]

That's what I was saying. There's got to be a percentage of people I would like. I've never gone to a playoff game before and I got an opportunity.

[John Holmberg]

That would be the reason. That would be the entire Cardinal fan base.

[Brett]

Yeah. So in a while.

[John Holmberg]

But is that something you want to see? Another team's playoff run once.

[Brett]

20 years ago.

[John Holmberg]

Really? I don't want to fight the traffic. Yeah. I got no stake in my. I think I was that way a long time ago. I don't have any stake in the game. I don't care who wins. The Rams Vikings thing, especially living here, it just seems like it's. I mean, they can't do anything. They got to play the game somewhere. They can't do it in la. So I understand why. I just don't know who's going to go to that. There's a lot of Vikings fans out here that I understand. You got all the snowbirds.

[Brett]

I've never seen Stafford live.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah. Alex, one of the managers at Stand Up Live and Tempe improv and stuff. He's a huge Vikings fan. I wouldn't watch the game with him and Coman a couple weeks when they played the Bears on Monday night. Yeah. I was watching with them and, you know, I've never been around a lot of. I know Vikings fans. I just don't know. It just seems weird to me that you'd go to that. I remember when they had wildfires there and they had the Chargers play here at Sun Devil Stadium. And the whole idea. It was embarrassing. They had. The whole thing was like donations for the fire. Remember that?

[Brett]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

And people were putting like bottle caps and socks and, like being dicks about the whole thing. Yeah. Fake money and coupons and. Yeah. I just. I don't know if. I don't know if that's a thing. I don't know if that's like something we should do and they're gonna donate money to the fires. But it's. I mean, what is that gonna. What is that gon. Well, it makes the NFL look Good. Yeah, I suppose it makes them look okay, but. Well, they're. They're doing what they can for the public. You know, it's. It just seems weird to me. I don't know. It just seems like a. They have to do it. I. I don't mind that the game's here. I just wonder who in the world is going to get. Other than Viking and Rams fans. They're trying to try. We don't have 60,000 Rams and Vikings fans combined that will go to that thing. So who's going to. I guess just fans of the game. I don't know. It doesn't make sense, but.

[Brett]

Yeah, in. In town. How many would you think? Cup 2, 3000.

[John Holmberg]

Of each team?

[Brett]

Of each team.

[John Holmberg]

Probably get around 10 or 12. It would surprise you.

[Brett]

Yeah, I guess. Well, I can see it out.

[John Holmberg]

Don't forget Snowbirds out here with Vikings. I mean, there's a lot out here. Are there enough? I don't know. I don't know. It's gonna just be weird. And I am curious. I would be curious to see, you know, who's going to hold court in that thing. But. Yeah, it's just. I don't know, it just seems like people are getting excited. Like they want it to be like it's. Oh, you're going to see playoff football. You got a playoff team. It's almost an insult to the Cardinals that people are excited about playoff football. They were just in the place. I never seen it two years ago. They got trounced two or three years back, I guess when Kyler got killed by those same Rams football. Either way, I think.

[Brett]

I think that, you know, they definitely want to load up the stadium.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, yeah.

[Brett]

On the TV side. I don't want to see it empty.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, Very covety to have that going on. They're gonna pay for that. That game, it's all free. I think, from what I'm understanding. I don't know, it's like you could just show up and go in and then they'll have buckets outside to drop. That's what I know. I don't know that that's the way they're gonna actually do it, but that's what I know they've done in the past. I don't know. We'll see. It's kind of strange, but if you want to go out there, all the info's there. Websites and cardinals.com.

[Brett]

They might offer something right off the bat to the. Obviously the corporate tickets. Yeah. That have sweets, you know.

[John Holmberg]

Is it not free, Rich? So they are charging people. Yeah.

[Brett]

Not free. Tickets go on sale at 1pm today.

[John Holmberg]

On sale because before when they did this, it was all just donations to the fire. Right. It's not that case now because they're just. They're charging. Yes.

[Brett]

So they go on sale at 1:00 today. Cardinals ticket holders have the season ticket holders have the first crack at tickets. Then the general public gets.

[John Holmberg]

Gets. What are they going for? Like regular prices?

[Brett]

They don't have a seat map out yet. I was just.

[John Holmberg]

Because I assumed what I was saying was that they would just let people go because that's what they've done it before with wildfires here. They just let it a free for all happen. Yeah. That Monday night game you were talking about. Yeah.

[Brett]

So it was just wide open.

[John Holmberg]

Who is going to benefit from this? Do the Rams keep the money? Do the Cardinals keep the money to the firefighters? Like they have to donate every penny so why not make it like a donation thing? So write up for the NFL and the Cardinals.

[Brett]

Like Brett said, they'll end up cutting a huge check to everything.

[John Holmberg]

I guess they kind of have to. 1:00 today. So today you can go to ArizonaCardinals.com or it might have been.

[Brett]

I forgot if it was 1:00 Eastern.

[John Holmberg]

So that'd be 11:00. Just keep your eyes open for when it's open. So is it NFL.com yeah, NFL.com maybe.

[Brett]

I think on the Arizona Cardinals website you can buy as well.

[John Holmberg]

Weird. Anyway, all right, well head on out there and thank you, Richard. I didn't know. So we're taking shots in the dark there. He found out you can also go online and get your beer. It's going quick. Homburg bound beer ready to go. They. They finally got the website all juiced up. A lot of people were having trouble. It was going to last year's site saying it was sold out. It wasn't sold out yet. We still have some more98kupd.com if you get. Get on there now. Closing it on. Almost being done. I think we still have a couple slots left in the first 98 orders. Going to get the commemorative Homburg bound pint glass. Put it with your friends because you probably have a couple of those at this point. And then January 28th at 6:00, Four Peaks Brewing Company in Tempe, we're going to have a big release party. Come get your six packs, grab a pint, have a beer. We'll clink glasses and we'll. We'll do it to the Humane Society. That's what we'll do. We'll toast them and all the work they're doing, which is always outstanding and always amazing at everything they do. Very happy to be part of it. So. And also, if you want to go right now, it's on tap. The bottles aren't ready yet, but Holmberg Bound is on tap at the four peak. So this weekend, if you're like, you know what? I'm gonna watch a little college football. When's your Ohio State game?

[Brett]

Tonight.

[John Holmberg]

Tonight. So you watch a little college football game. Last night was pretty entertaining. Yep.

[Brett]

Came down to interception at the end that.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah. The Golden Domers walking forward. So does that mean. No. So now it's they're in the championship.

[Brett]

Yes.

[John Holmberg]

And they play either Ohio State or Texas Texas, which would have been your Sun Devils if college football wasn't so absolutely rigged. So it should be the Sun Devils.

[Brett]

I heard that a few times last night.

[John Holmberg]

Completely right. The Sun Devil should be in that game or at least should have had a chance to have been in that game. So apparently they're saying Rams season ticket holders get first shot at the tickets before everybody else. Then goes to Cardinals. It is 3:00pm Eastern, which is 1:00 ours. And you go to seatgeek.com grab that. All right, Easy enough. What do you got on the big board of musical treats over there? Wake up.

[Brett]

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[John Holmberg]

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[Brett]

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[John Holmberg]

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[Brett]

Well, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, Vinnie and Ivory for.

[John Holmberg]

For Obama and Trump. Yeah. Michael Jackson.

[Brett]

Black or white For Trump and Obama.

[John Holmberg]

Ebony and Ivory live together, Perfect harmony side by side. Remember the. Yeah, we could do the Sinatra version with. With Eddie Murphy and Piscopo. Then other than that, Metallica, Fear Testament, Hell yeah. Hate Breed, Vol. Beat the Warning. Motorhead side by side. You are my amigo Negro. Let's not fight the presidency. United States Peaches for Jimmy Carter since it's the Peach State. Okay. Anthrax and velvet revolver hawks in town last night. Very Georgia related moment. We have Atlanta here. Peaches is a fun one. Maybe that's it. We'll do that for Jimmy. A little Peaches by the potus. Makes sense. President, United States Peaches. President. We're doing it all right there. So we'll get that together. Get your presidents of the United States in on that deal. And Peaches, that's how that works. Easy peasy. Here it is for you, Jimmy. And by the way, just if Jimmy's a life lesson to all of us or a cautionary tale, don't live to be 100. Just don't. And it's for the pictures. Just look at those pictures. There's nothing good happening there.

[Brett]

It's not weird.

[John Holmberg]

It's pretty cool actually.

[Brett]

No membership fees.

[John Holmberg]

I have heard enough of this.