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Holmberg
Still streaming Homberg's morning sickness online at 98kupd.com it is miles to knower. There you go. An email guy named Justin says, holmer, I'm convinced someday we're going to hear your story about being a chomo. Too much interest in the youth. The comments you make about them after the fact gets suspicious. Look, all I do is admit it. I struggle when the record companies put. And Disney too put those. And they dress them up like they're 30 years old. And I'm like, I don't know how old that person is. And then I, then I get on crusades. It's like Pete Townsend. Like, doesn't anybody else see this? Where are the parents, Johnny Glitter? I have no interest in that. Which is exactly what a chomo would say. You can't win that argument. I think you're a chomo. I don't like the kids. That's exactly what a chomo. That thing that you were talking about, guys with the erase your phone says that old saying, if anything happens to me, erase my web browser. Definitely appoint. You've definitely appoint somebody you trust, if that's even possible. You gotta have the executor of your phone when you die has got to be a trusted friend.
Brady
We kind of made all that kind of agreement internally.
Holmberg
Absolutely. You find me naked, put some pants on, and then destroy my phone because God knows what. I don't know what's in there. That might be like, oh, yeah, you don't want to hear that currently today, if I died, no worries.
Brady
As far as you know.
Holmberg
Yeah, I mean, I'm not even a concern, to be honest with you. Strange. Andre emails and says, man, I was laughing, but it's savage. Andre's one of our black listeners. Fat black women. Dude, we can swim, bro. All right, all right. Let's change the scenario then. You're at a water park. Because we know you're a swimmer, but just imagine you're at the water park and you're not wearing a T shirt. Oh man, this is unrealistic. I'm thinking about it. Then a fat white lady walks in. All right, I'm back. It's a thing. Big time. We also. There's the news. Last night. Did it again. We talked about this a couple months ago. That. That. That boner honey pill stuff they sell at Circle K's and quick trips and stuff.
Brady
I still have that. That listener brought it.
Holmberg
Oh, that's right. For. For the comedy show last night at the. Yeah, that was in December. Haven't used it right.
Brady
Still got it.
Holmberg
The. They're trying to scare people away now and saying that it is causing deaths. There's been zero deaths reported, but they just basically said that it is. The honey packets are now very dangerous and can cause death. It is a study they're doing right here at Arizona State University. Again, I remind you that these honey packets that they're talking about, the more you talk about how amazing the sex is and that it could cause you to die, you might die having sex. Now finally it makes sense to have that he died doing what he loved sentence I hate so much. Stop telling people about this stuff. Killing your boner's so strong, it's so powerful, you might actually die. I'm gonna risk that. That's something that is. I'm gonna risk that the orgasm is monumental. Don't do it. The worst thing you could possibly do. They did another story. It says they found that the packets contain pharmaceutical drugs. They told us this back in November or whenever it was.
Brady
And legal.
Holmberg
Yes, yes. Too many blood pressure spikes. Now you're telling a 19 year old blood pressure spikes and chest pains, maybe even vision changes and potentially heart attacks. You're at ASU, you're 19 and you're actually getting laid. That probably means you're in decent shape. You're gonna be okay. No heart attacks. Your vision will be fine. You had a blood pressure spike. Your body can handle 20. You're going to be okay. So if you are running a Circle K or a thing. The news did the story again this morning on these things. Raise the prices of those because they're going to be flying off the shelves. Best advertisement in the world. A boner so strong it might kill you. It also might not. Is it worth it? Yes. I can't imagine taking one of those when I was 19. I think you just walk around like the Tin Man. Every party would be Stiff doesn't.
Brett
I mean, I thought that it lowers the blood pressure at the time.
Holmberg
It could. No. Well, the. Like Viagra is a blood pressure lower. Oh. I thought it raises it, but it can cause a spike. If you're a normal blood pressure person, you don't have to deal with that. Then when it wears off, you can get spikes. You get, you know, erratic blood pressure is what it should say. But it's dangerous. Says dangerous. New sex trend on college campuses. Doctors warn young men are at risk of death. So far, however, as a real reasonable member of the media, I can tell you through the slight bit of research I've done on those honey packets of boner pills for kids, the youth. I say no death. Absolutely no death. So far, zero. I don't know why they're telling you you might die.
Brett
You're not going to like energy drinks.
Holmberg
Right.
Brett
If you £30 of them.
Holmberg
Right. You abuse it. Yeah, yeah. That's called a drug overdose. There's a. There's a thing on the side says don't take more than this.
Brett
Yeah.
Holmberg
Alcohol will cause more deaths in college than the boner pills. But the news is very worried about that. Incredible.
Brady
Who's paying for this study? Is it the makers of Viagra or what?
Holmberg
I mean, that's a good question. Like, who's trying to stop this?
Brady
Yeah, that's. Yeah.
Holmberg
Who's threatening death as the option there? I don't know. I got an email again to follow up on competing.
Brett
Honey.
Holmberg
Yeah. Another. Yeah, Another boner honey. Yeah, yeah. Like the honey bear. Like, just try regular honey again. It doesn't have to get you hard. The lady who was married to Ken that emailed. Oh, yeah, Ken's friend has emailed back and said that she's making it up. It wasn't very good email, but it was basically saying she's making up. If you weren't with us. Ken was. Has given hep C to his wife, evidently, according to her, and she's flaming him on the air. She said we're his favorite morning show. And then she's the one who called him the homo F word. N word.
Brett
Which triple whammy.
Holmberg
Good. It's. I mean, you're pounding away three.
Brett
It was three in a row, huh?
Holmberg
No, it was homo. F word. N word. Just in the deal.
Brett
Yeah. I thought she said, like, mother effort.
Holmberg
No, no. Homo. F word. N word. And yeah, she said he used me as the best years of my life. I. I took notes. And then a friend of his said that she had hepatitis before.
Brady
Oh.
Holmberg
And she's leaving him and she's flaming him with everybody. She's right now. So it's the same as that one we had before that lady showed up that guy's work, remember?
Brady
Yeah. She's gonna bang everybody.
Holmberg
Bang everybody at work because I don't remember why that one was. Was because he'd done something or. No, he wasn't performing. Yeah.
Brady
He wasn't performing up to standards.
Holmberg
Yeah. And she went to work in a bikini.
Brady
Yeah.
Holmberg
And then his co workers emailed us that this, this bitch is insane. So I think we might have another one of those. But. But the reason can. According to her now that I don't know. The co worker didn't bring this up. Whether or not his admission of being a homosexual for the last 16 years of their marriage or longer, I don't. He didn't say anything about that being real or not. But so evidently this is not over yet. And hopefully that crazy woman emails again because it's, it's out there and it's floating above us. And if you are gay and getting side piece of manass and you're what you're coming home to your wife at night. Maybe today's the day. Let's go in and go. You know what? We've been, we've been redlining this relationship for a long time. And before I give you any fecally born illnesses, let me just tell you something. I have sex with dudes.
Brady
And the best anal scene goes to.
Holmberg
That's a good porn. That's a really good. That's a story. They don't. They don't. We need to pitch that one too. This guy says don't worry about being a chomo John. I think most guys are the same. You see an attractive girl, woman, female and notice their beauty first and then realize, oh, I don't know how old she is. It's not the one that they're presenting to us with that. I forgot her name something sky. They did. All of Disney did. And then that dude got in trouble for it. Remember the whole. The fat Dan Blunden from Freya.
Brett
Freya style.
Holmberg
Yeah. Whatever it was. But yeah. When they said that they were. Remember when they were making Ariana Grande eat cucumbers and stuff on and they did the whole documentary about how Nickelodeon was selling these kids as it started with Shirley Temple. Oh, Shirley Temple was a prostitute in two movies. She was seven. And that's. I'm always on high alert. Like oh like I said when we were watching the video. I don't know if she's 15 or 30 because of the way they're presenting her, and that's dangerous. I'm not worried about that at all. I am, however, worried about. I think it's time we had a talk about Sons owner Matt Ishbia. I think our hate for the owner of the Suns before Robert Sarver has blinded the fact that Matt Ishbia might be insane. We all like Matt Ishbia because he wasn't Robert Sarver. We needed a change, we needed something new. And then he shows up and you're like, this is great because it's not Sarver. And he's got a lot of energy and he's fun and it's like, this dude's gonna change. It comes in and makes some changes right off and the things are gonna be great with championships here and there. And then, you know, what's going on is going on. Recently he had said that there are 28 teams in the league that would trade for the entire Suns roster. We're lucky to have who we have. And I'm like, oh no, you're crazy. We're dating a crazy person. And it's time the media, the honeymoon's over is what I'm saying. We have to dismantle the entire team. Last night they played the Oklahoma City Thunder and I made. I have not done this since. I've, you know, kind of rejoined my son's fandom, which was massive back in the 90s. It went passive after the strike and then kind of paid attention. Got right back into it during COVID when basketball was in the bubble and I was loving basketball again. I made a bet Last night on FanDuel and I made my own point spread and I had Oklahoma City winning by 25 and it was only plus 270. I mean, betting. Wow. I know. Giving. And that's when I'm like, wait a second. It's not that far fetched to believe this will be a. It ended up being like 32 point win. I got the money. So it was a, you know, couple hundred bucks for $100 bet. And it's. That's where you have to draw everything. We have to make it loud. Everything about this team needs to go away and there's just nothing enjoyable about go 30 point losses to both the Cleveland Cavaliers, the best team in the east, and now a 30 point loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, best in the West. And then have him say, no, we're going to stand pat. You're going to get everybody fired immediately. Today's the deadline right Today's the deadline, so expect hope for, I mean cross your fingers and hope that they just dismantle the entire operation.
Brady
See, and I heard rumors they're holding KD out just for possibly trades.
Holmberg
He does have a twisted ankle, but yeah, you would sit him down and say that's KD is probably the one that would go first. Take what you can get. And I know people I don't understand, I don't understand this city's mentality of hanging on to guys who have done nothing for you outside of just been likable. Larry Fitzgerald, Shane Doane and now Devin Booker. What are you, what are you holding on to? Tell me what it is that you're like. Well, we have to keep them all those championships just kept rolling in because of them. What are you holding on to? Devin Booker is now the all time lead. Last night Tom Chambers even said they spent the whole time. I was a little upset at my friend Kevin Ray and I know he can't do anything about this, but I watched the pregame show, the game itself and all they talked about and did tribute after tribute to Devin Booker breaking the all time leading scoring record. And you know, they had, you know, video tributes from other players and I'm like, they lost the game. Celebrate this at the end of the year. This is, this is a team in turmoil. We're not celebrating anything right now. In fact, Devin Booker should say it's a, it's an honor, I'm proud of it. But right now I change all these points in for a championship. I would turn everything over to have this team in a better spot is. And they, after the, after they lost the game in the locker room they showed this big presentation to them, the whole team celebrating, laughing, having fun. You just lost again.
Brady
I couldn't believe this when I heard they're 25, they're 500, they're hanging.
Holmberg
They really couldn't believe they went on an 8 and 1 run there a week ago against really bad teams. So they're, they, it's a padded record. They can't beat anybody good. They just can't.
Brett
Holmberg's morning sickness and maybe Ishba statement is the opposite. Like when he comes out and says something like that means he's flaming the.
Holmberg
Team, maybe trying to trade the whole bunch, I don't know. But I think it's time we all started to look at Ishbia a little bit and say I loved the guy when he first came in and I'm starting to realize that I just liked him. Because he wasn't Robert Sarver. You know when you break up with a girl and the first one you end up boning right after is everything the last one wasn't. And usually that's just a whore who talks to you. Like that's the problem. Like she's. I don't, I understand. Yeah. It's like you reason you usually break up is because you, you didn't talk that much anymore about anything. You argued about dumb stuff, you weren't having sex, something broke it. And then you just go on this rampage afterwards. And the first one you end up with is like, it feels perfect. Like she's all about sex. And then you start seeing, oh, she's a really damaged human being, that of course she jumped right in with me. She's starved for affection. Something's wrong with her. I think that's how we are with Ishbia. I think we screwed up and we jumped in bed with him right away. Like this is going to be, this is amazing. Like you left your ex that you hated for someone that seemed right at the time. And now over time you're like, oh, wait a minute, I love bombed this. I made this more than it was. Matt Espion needs a microscope over the. He needs to be looked at as an owner. Unless he completely does something today that just cleans house. We as a sports city suck. And I know people email. It's because of people like you that you won't, you know, support. I don't think my support is going to turn it around for, for a city that seemingly will not get rid of its superstars because of some weird emotional attachment. Devin Booker is not going to help this team win a championship at all unless you trade him today. That's the only way the Suns get closer to a championship at all is if Devin Booker leaves and you get seven or eight different pieces for it. That's the only way. I don't know what they're thinking, that they can piecemeal something together and start competing. It's not going to happen. It isn't. And I love the rah rah room. But I'll be damned if I'm going to spend that kind of cash to go to games of a team that sucks regularly. I watch it on tv. Why am I going to give my hard earned money away to a group of people that are in some sort of a strange love relationship realizing, well, I love them more than I love titles. They don't. And the reason why is because they've never won a championship. I think the biggest reason is when your team hasn't won a championship, you just grab hold of the thing that you feel like is the best you've seen. Larry Fitzgerald was the best example of that. Now he got him to the finals, the super bowl, just same way Devin did with the Suns, and became someone you just will always. Mr. Sun. He's never going to leave Mr. Cardinal. Larry Fitzgerald should have been traded eight times in his last three or four years. There were plenty of people that would have taken him. You could have gotten some draft. Nope. Gotta hold on to him. It makes us look like we're not loyal. I'm like, what are you loyal to? Winning or people?
Brett
And he wouldn't have lost his Cardinal allegiance.
Holmberg
No.
Brett
He was forever a Cardinal comeback.
Holmberg
Yep. Forever a Cardinal. Shane Doane, who I blame as the jinx and the reason the Coyotes were so bad. One thing that was sure. Shane Doane was there for all 20 years. All 20 years. Nothing, absolutely nothing. And I'm like, well, there's one common link to all this losing and it's the guy that's our very nice guy, good at hockey, but maybe just a bad thing. We put our. We hook into these unhealthy relationships with athletes and it's gotten you nowhere.
Brett
You look at the diamond, build it around him, basically.
Holmberg
No, it's just they're so afraid that the fans will abandon them if you get rid of the face of the franchise. But what they don't realize is the old sons that used to win and they never got a championship jettisoned everybody. They didn't care who you loved and who you didn't. They all left. There was nobody they hung on to for, you know, any sort of emotional reasons at all.
Brady
Clangelo's got no time for this.
Holmberg
You need that. And Ishbi, I don't know if he's Italian, but he needs to get into that Colangelo mentality a little bit. Cotton Fitzsimmons, the old coach and GM of the Suns, the day Barkley got here, said, I'm glad you're here and I hope someday to trade you. That was it. He just pointed to the ceiling of the arena and said, we just built this brand new arena. You know what is we did this without you. We didn't need you for this. What we need you for is to fill that ceiling with banners. Three years time he had, there were no banners. It was looking like it was going the wrong way. Everybody was out. That's the way you have to run basketball teams that's why you have to run sports. You get in love with the Larry Fitzgerald. Who's that Yesterday at the Pro Am. Oh, Cardinal legend like that dude is like a fat 50 year old white woman. No rings on his hands. That's just the way he lives his life. No rings and no chance of rings. Cause she stayed locked to a bad relationship forever. Got fat, bitter and mean. And now nobody wants her. Good for you, Matt Ishbia. You own a team now. It's been three years. When you bought it, they were an NBA finalist. Now you've got a team that's maybe not gonna make the playoffs and spent more money on what you got on the floor now than was there three years ago. And I'm all for the Kevin Durant trademark. Still think that you take that big swing every time. Because they weren't gonna win any championships with what they had. And that was the mentality. I liked him like he recognizes this is a second round knockout team. There's nobody good here. Bring in Kevin Durant. Let's see. And now it's not working. So launch him. Give me something for the future. And Devin Booker. You're great. Go be great somewhere else. Go get rings. You're not getting one here. We need to have ISHB on the show. I don't understand that. There's a. Steelers did it. My Steelers did it with Ben Roethlisberger. Should have just cut him the last two years. The Patriots were smart enough even though it hasn't worked out for him yet. They hung onto to Tom Brady probably one year too long and he went off and won a championship somewhere else. But the way it was going in New England, it was like, we need to go forward here. They got rid of Tom Brady. The 49ers got rid of Joe Montana. Teams like that win titles and know how to build back. They don't get emotionally attached to players when they're no longer much.
Brady
I hate to say it. The packers got rid of Farve.
Holmberg
Packers got rid of Farve. And Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers off an MVP season, essentially. He didn't win it, but he could have. And look at it worked. They were right. When the. I mean, you see the Cowboys told Emmett Smith, that's enough. It's like if anything, you hang on to that. Just he's already given you three trophies. Let him stand on the side. Nope, I gotta go. He was a Cardinal, for God's sakes. That's embarrassing. Emmett Smith was a Cardinal. Tony Dorsett was a Bronco. Franco Harris was a Seahawk O.J. simpson was a murderer, but that's different. People forget Joe Namath down there in Los Angeles. Johnny Unitas was a charger. These teams that understand how to win say goodbye to players that are like, hey, it's over. Our franchise has to go another way. We're sorry. We'd love to have you, but keeping you means we stay stagnant for a little longer. You've got to. You got to.
Brett
Shaq was a son.
Holmberg
Yeah. Shaq played for everyone. Boston, Cleveland, Phoenix. Go through the list. Sometimes you see Shaq in uniform. Like, is that like a. Was that a joke night? I don't even remember him going. He played for everyone.
Brady
He played in Boston.
Holmberg
He played in Boston.
Brady
I remember that.
Holmberg
Wow. Barely move. Big fetch. Shaq was a Celtic because the Lakers were right. We're not paying you this. Just can't do it. The sun's grabbed him. We got a center. It's like, no, you don't. This is a bad idea. But there it was. The Orange Diesel shacked us. I'm gonna go down to Phoenix. I'm gonna do some dominating. No, you're not. You can barely move. This city has to get out of that mentality and start thinking more like the way championship cities think. You know, there's. There's certain, certain cities that do really well and they don't. Walter Payton got a Super bowl. Barely didn't get a touchdown in the super bowl. But that dude was about to hamstring that franchise. Had they not gotten that he was no longer the viable guy. And they were willing to as tons of them, tons of great teams part with their good players when it's time. It'll be weird someday if the Chiefs continue their well managed franchise to see Patrick Mahomes as a Dolphin. It'll just be weird. But they'll be right. He gave us what he could during his prime. He wants to maybe, but if they're on the downslide, they'll recognize it and say, he's not helping us get better. We have to move on. We have to have tough years. And maybe not maybe trading Patrick Mahomes at the right time, they can recycle. The way the packers have you drafted, you got. They've done it twice now. Three quarterbacks in 30 years. That's pretty good.
Brady
They're amazing with that.
Holmberg
Ah, sports. I like the Diamondbacks. Colangelo. Look at people like, we're trading Randy Johnson. Like, why? I don't think he's got it. Everybody went two years after they won the World Series. Brinley's fired. Everybody's gone.
Brett
Well, there's pressures too. To unload, sure. But they put it all online. They rolled the dice.
Holmberg
You could have been. You could have been.
Brett
It was a business.
Holmberg
They always say, it's a business. It's a business. It's a business. And then they hang on to a guy they fall in love with. The baseball team. Colangelo, yeah, it's a business. And he had that amazing team that won a world championship. And within a year, it's like, we don't want any of these guys anymore. Gotta get rid of all of them. Why? Because they're not gonna help you win anything in the future. They fired everybody. That's how you. That's how sports is supposed to work. You have got to do it the right way. The Lions. Lions fan just emailed. Matthew Stafford is their all time leading, great, everything. Hey, you're not gonna win here. He's making us. We're paying for one guy we like. The rest of the team got to get rid of him, start over. Look at him. I mean, they blew it in the playoffs, but still this guy says, look, John, I'm not disagreeing with anything you're saying. I feel like Katie's the problem. Katie's a phenomenal basketball player, but he doesn't have a dog in him anymore. Katie is a Pippin. He's not a Jordan. He's not. He's not going to take you anywhere. He's going to facilitate and make your team great. If you've got a guy like. Booker's not a Jordan. Booker's a Pippin. He needs. He needs the big guy. Charles Barkley's. You go back and look at that roster and tell me why they won anything. Charles Barkley. Jeff Hornacek was gone because he went to Philly. But you had Charles Barkley. Kevin Johnson, Richard Dumas, Marley, Oliver Miller, Dan Marley and Mark West. Tell me that's a championship roster. Only reason is because of Charles Barkley. He could grab that team, put him on his back and carry him. Had some support players, but he didn't have anything amazing at all. I mean, it's there. You need that a player. We don't. The Suns don't have everybody's. Oh, but Devin Booker's and women. He's cute. He said they traded Sophie Cunningham, for God's sakes. That's the most egregious. At least the Mercury are running the thing without emotion. Get a bunch of lesbians in there. Like we don't need emotion. We need championships. They traded the only one that could actually reasonably masturbate to because they'd rather have championships than a crush. Rather have. Rather have. Rather have banners and ships. Rather have a fleet of yachts. A bunch of ships. Then you would a crush on one player. And that's what we've got. We've got a crush on Devin Booker and it's time we broke up.
Brady
So you say they're running the Mercury better than the run the Sun.
Holmberg
I'm saying right now the Mercury are a better run organization. And same guy. But lesbian pressure is what. Maybe that's what I'm saying. Lesbian pressure needs to be put on the Suns because those people don't get crushes on their players. All they. They demand ships and they get them squeeze. We need. So we need the lesbian squeeze to bleed over from the Mercury. And that's proof that the Mercury. Look, those. The fans of the Mercury aren't in it for the basketball. My. My personal opinion, and I can back this up with some science. The fans of the Mercury are there for the puss. They're. They don't show up to Suns games. Basketball isn't known as like some lesbian super sport. They show up for the girls basketball because of the. They don't go to boys basketball. It's gross. Morning sickness, Medicaid, kupd, Holmberg's morning sickness. But they do put the proper pressure on their franchise to say, hey, this team's no good. They got rid of Brittney Griner, which I'm fine with. They hung onto that Taurasi a little long. I think that's a little bit of a crush. But they realize we're not gonna win anything. And the Sophie Cunningham isn't great. Good. But we're keeping her around because she's a face, she's pretty, she's a represent a representative of the team outside of just our fan base. And they said that's not enough. Where's the championship come from in that? And they bounced her. Brutal.
Brett
This upcoming rookie class is going to be big. You know that one girl.
Holmberg
Oh yeah. They got the ones that they'll be drafting from college. The girls. Yeah, the. Some of those lady Gamecocks will be coming in here when the lady roll in. You got to watch out Huskies and that tall one and then the other one. Forget it. That roster is loaded. But I'm just saying the crush we have on Devin Booker needs to end the crush. You learn your lesson, Phoenix sports fans. Larry Fitzgerald was a crush. That's it. You couldn't let go. It was a toxic relationship, and you couldn't let go. When you had Larry Fitzgerald, who you supposedly loved standing there catching passes from John Skelton. You had to realize we're not in love with Larry Fitzgerald. Those rare opportunities, he is a woobie for us. He's a security blanket that makes us feel okay. When John Skelton is throwing passes to Larry Fitzgerald and you still are like, God, Larry's good. You're not doing Larry any favors. You don't really care about him. You just liked that he made you feel okay that you had a good player. He's got to go. Devin Booker's gotta go. I've been saying it for a year and a half. Steam was not going to a championship with what was on the floor. And if that's truly what you're after, you got to start measuring what you can get for your only value, your only leverage. I go crazy with this stuff. The Lions. Lions fan has chimed back in. They didn't blow it, Dick. Yeah, they did. They ran out of gas. They had 16 dudes on IR. Look, are you gonna watch the super bowl with Lions players in it? Then they blew it. Everybody's got injuries. We were using dudes from the usfl. Should have had a better strength and conditioning coach. God damn it. It's true. You got that many injuries. Something's going on in the locker room. That's a. That's a training issue. Takes a village. You know, Kansas City's had injuries all year. They're in the championship again. They've had injuries. What have they been there for the last five years? They've had some injured inj. No excuses.
Brett
Anyway, Holmes was missing a leg. The one.
Holmberg
Yeah. He had his ankle torn off in the playoffs. Won a Super bowl, almost lost to the Browns. They beat the Browns in the playoffs with their backup quarterback. It was Chase Daniel, wasn't it? Because Mahomes rolled his ankle and they had to. They and the Browns were like, we might beat him. It's the only way to beat him. So all I'm saying is, when it comes to sports, stop having crushes. We're all guilty of it a little bit, but a good franchise will say, we're breaking up for you, Matt Ishbia. I'll be the only one that says is the Suns. The Suns broadcast team isn't going to do it. And certainly the folks over there at the sports station aren't going to do it because they want to be friends with the players rather than win titles. Trade them All. I'll be shocked if they didn't. This guy says, I don't watch basketball. But from what you're saying, it sounds like the Suns would rather Booker than Sophie Cunningham. Yeah, that's what it seems like. Could have kept Sophie around just for her walk in jean shorts. Go to Sophie's Instagram and tell me that you wouldn't rather have her wandering around and lose championships than Devin Booker. Come on. But yeah, my theory about the wnba, they're not there for the basketball at all. Pu. That's it. You go to the Suns games? Nah, we pretty much just hover down here to Merc games. Check out. Check out the lady ball. Really? You feel like you love basketball? Oh, I love the game. You don't go to any of the NBA? No. Huh. Well, you're here for a different reason than basketball. And it's true even because every time they have an event where there's no basketball, but the girls will walk around and meet. The place is just as full. A lesbian show up. Just talk to him.
Brett
They're making threes and layups like crazy.
Holmberg
I'm just a layup girl. I'm a gal who likes to lay up those dunks.
Brett
Remove the dunk.
Holmberg
Yeah.
Brett
In the NBA, what happens?
Holmberg
Oh, nobody goes. You kind of have. Because of damn three point shooting. And it's when people are.
Brett
And that's.
Holmberg
The ratings are terrible. Yeah. Anyway, off my soapbox about that, but it's driving me nuts. Oh, there. My buddy Brian just text over. Reggie Jackson was a Baltimore Oriole.
Brett
Wow.
Holmberg
Well, that was after the Oakland A's. The Oak. He'd won three championships to. The Oakland A's are like, you're. We're done with you. And he became an Oriole and then a Yankee and then the Yankees are like, no Angel Angels. Yep. And he was still good, but it just wasn't viable to keep him. You can't have crushes on your superstars. It is weird to see great players in the wrong uniform. Just weird. Baseball's a little different. Basketball's gotten different because everybody like you see, like, you know, Joe Montana as a chief is weird. That's just weird.
Brady
Ken Griffey Jr. Was a white sock Awkward.
Holmberg
Yeah.
Brady
I mean, it just doesn't make sense.
Brett
No, but with Reggie through the whole time, we still had Reggie vision the entire time.
Holmberg
Yeah. Well, of course, the Reggie bar. You forget Reggie was only a Yankee from like 77 to 82. Wasn't that long. But you picture Reggie, He's a Yankee and he Was an A before it was Oakland. He was Oakland's guy first. He was that good. Just bouncing around, helping teams win. It's just. Yeah. Devin in another uniform is gonna make people's pee pees hurt for a couple of days. But you'll get over. You'll get over it. There's very few that stay the whole way. Larry Bird stayed with the Celtics a little too long. Franchise fell apart. You can't hang on to those people.
Brett
When potential dip in merchandise.
Holmberg
Look, somebody exciting could pop up out of this thing. To quote the great Sting, if you love someone, set them free. Arizona Sports 98 KUPD Fact no one ever believes me when I talk about this stuff, but it's true. Two times in the last two weeks, I've been completely fine. And people will ask me what's wrong based on my face.
Brady
Here we go.
Holmberg
It happened again. So a couple weeks ago, I sit down with a friend, and he goes, whoa, did you just wake up? And I'm like, no, I've been up all day. Oh. And I know what the answer is, so I don't even say it. Then a lady at the QT about a week ago at the counter looks at me and goes, not getting a lot of sleep, huh? Like, no, just ugly. And then she goes, yeah, and didn't. Didn't combat any of it. And I say this to Megan. She said, that didn't happen. It happens all the time. Yesterday, different qt. I go up, I'm walking in to get some water to go fight it. The tactical black, right? So I forgot. So I go and grab a water after. And I pull up and I'm walking through the parking lot. Now I'm in a pair of black sweatpants and a black sweatshirt. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. I don't look crazy. I don't look different. I pair of black sweats, black sweatshirt. And on the sweatshirt, I believe it just was a son's logo. A nice sweatshirt. Didn't look crazy, didn't look homeless, clean, couldn't smell me yet, which I could have had the smell of the gym on me. Don't believe I did. I'm walking out of the car and a woman walking towards me on the sidewalk, towards the door. Now I'm thinking to myself, here's me. I'm thinking to myself, I'm going to open the door for this lady. She's got two young kids, eight, maybe nine, 10 years old. And I go to try to reach. And as I'm reaching for the door, because I'm a few feet ahead of them, she grabs the kids by the backs of their shirts and pulls and said, stay away from him. What? Yeah, I'm the creepy rapist. Middle of the day.
Brett
She had to know who you were.
Holmberg
No. Maybe. But she would have said, I hate you, Holmberg. That would have happened after. No, just purely on looks. I'm the guy that says, get away from that creep. I don't know what's going on. I don't understand it. I'm not going to hurt you. Get away from that guy. They weren't even close. Close to me. Now, I've said that about other people who are like, look at this guy. Let's go over here. I've never been that guy. Or at least never heard that I was that guy. I was insulted, but it was also quite sad. I don't mind you calling me ugly, but I can't be, you know, sloth. I can't scare your children.
Brett
Next time that happens, you just gotta react.
Holmberg
Yeah, I don't know what I was supposed to do with that. And then I just walked into the QT well, lumbered and slunk and drugged my greasy slime body. And like that shouldn't happen, there it was. I'm the guy. That lady was so worried about my physical appearance, her kids couldn't walk. Take another step towards me. Maybe she'd been beaten about the house.
Brady
Maybe she thought you were Benny Mardona's or something.
Brett
I don't know.
Holmberg
Damn it, Fred. They weren't even 16 combined. I was singing this though, to be fair, I can't look at that. No, I don't think she thought I was rapey. I thought she thought I was gonna kill her. Great song. Benny's still walking on the road to go kidnap that girl. I don't look like him. Like you could see Benny Mardonis on the screen. Like he looks like a guy. You can't. What is going on? I see that dude's face and I think, okay, let's cross the street.
Brett
Your 27 year old boyfriend, honey, when.
Holmberg
The dad has to answer the door, she's just 60. Don't even say hello.
Brady
Maybe he's afraid you're gonna go peeping in the windows.
Holmberg
Like.
Brett
Yeah, yeah, just right around the corner.
Brady
Yeah, right there.
Holmberg
This guy said, john, don't you think it's a good thing though? Because people are idiots and we don't want to deal with idiots. Yeah, but you still don't want to hear that if you think I'm going to kill you. Or nab your children. Keep it a little bit less obvious than grabbing them by the neck of their shirt and pulling them back. Oh. Stay away from him. Why? That's weird. It's weird, but it's happening too often. Not that so much, but people just noticing that I'm a physical pariah just walking that lady. It started a couple years ago when that lady asked me how long it took me to recover from Bell's palsy. Never had it. That one stings. Oh, wow. Okay. My husband has Bell's palsy. I'm like, why is she telling me this? How long did it take for you to recover? From what? Bell's palsy. I never had Bell's palsy. Oh, I'm sorry. Like, what are you. What the wrong with you?
Brady
When does the recovery actually start?
Holmberg
Is it always gonna be this bad for him? What are you talking. I don't have it.
Brady
I see what you're going through.
Holmberg
You don't have it. You never have had it. No. My God, you poor Beth, you're in.
Brett
Complete denial right now.
Holmberg
You weren't diagnosed, lady. I don't have Bells. I never did. So you've recovered on your own. I don't understand.
Brett
Sure.
Holmberg
Are you. Do you have the beginning of it now? I think you've got Bell's palsy today. Go to the hospital. It's happening too often. Strangers are being too open about me being grotesque in some sort of way that I just don't think I see that bad. I'm not real pleased with the whole physical nature of me, especially from the neck up. But I don't think it should scare the children. I don't think I'm there yet. Right.
Brett
I'm not seeing it.
Holmberg
Yeah.
Brett
Yeah.
Holmberg
But I don't want to take your word for it because you think you're good looking. So that scares me in its own right. If you're my support system, they're right. But I don't think I should scare the. The kids. I didn't like. I assessed everything. Like, I just. My shoes matched. I looked. I didn't look insane. They were brand. Like, my shoes were new. Like, I didn't have the typical, like, fiend look that would necessitate someone pulling their children away from me, saying, stay away from him. Holmberg's morning sickness. And I could hear that.
Brett
You have to clarify it more than ever. Like, stopping. I was in the green belt about a week ago walking the dogs, and two kids were on their electric bikes in the green belt. They're pretty young. So They're. There was a tyke. Electric bikes. And they stop, and they're like, hey, mister, can we pet your dog?
Holmberg
Sure.
Brett
Then he starts asking me a question about the dog. Both of them?
Holmberg
Yeah.
Brett
And his buddies over there. And they're asking questions. The father comes over. He's on top of the green belt, about 200 yards away.
Holmberg
Yeah.
Brett
And sees me immediately. You think, oh, this guy's grooming kids.
Holmberg
Right.
Brett
You know, and so I went over there. Hey.
Holmberg
And told him you're not. Well, that's what. That's what a groomer would say. I know who you are. Yeah. You're a kid groomer. Well, your story makes me glad that lady pulled the kids back. The last thing I wanted was to start a conversation with him. I was trying to hold the door. Kids come up and want to. Hey, want to talk for a little bit? Absolutely not.
Brett
It's like, if a kid stops to talk to you, you immediately run as.
Holmberg
An adult, maybe as a man, you know, maybe you've changed me on this, Brady. So my grotesque, very Frankensteinish nature.
Brett
Don't stick around.
Holmberg
But, yeah, maybe I should be the one going, get away from me. I don't have my porn stache. That was one thing that somebody emailed. I don't. I trimmed it back a little bit. It's gonna. It's coming back, but I want to even it out. Says tired eyes in a porn stash. Come on home, bro. You know what's going on here? I don't get it. Not tired. Feeling very energized lately. My new schedule's awesome. Yeah.
Brett
You're happier.
Holmberg
He's a creep. Yeah, it's been great. Stay away from that creep. I'm just trying to hold the door for you, bitch. This guy says you should have doubled down right there. This would have been a good one. Taylor. I didn't think of it. I was too depressed when it happened. Said. I said, oh, I'm sorry. I'm with a hidden game show camera in this car. Camera in that car. First person that let me hold the door open for them and their kids was gonna win a million dollars. But your mom is a judgmental whore. That leaves you kids with nothing. Today would have made it right. But still, I'd have gotten my piece. Get away from him. He's creepy. I don't see creepy. I don't. I see ugly. I get that. I don't see creepy.
Brett
She didn't say that.
Holmberg
She said, get away from him, which is essentially saying he's creepy. You don't Say, get away from him. Unless you think creepy. Am I wrong?
Brett
It wasn't get out of his way.
Holmberg
No, that would have been moved for this fine gentleman. Stay away from him. Is not nice. You stay away from him. I looked at him like, what's up? Oh, all right. It was weird. Next time, John, just start talking like Sling Blade. Tell her, thank you for keeping your kids away. Just to see your reaction. You made the proper choice, ma'am. I was probably gonna nab one of those little angels and take him home with me. You made a good decision, kid.
Brett
Stand back. He's going in to buy honey products.
Holmberg
He's definitely gonna try to get a boner in the qt. That'd make me harder than a couple of kids walking my direction. I get to hold the door for.
Brett
Yeah, that's what you gotta immediately go into.
Holmberg
Unfortunately, I see it. I see the fet. Fetterman and Sling Blade had a baby. It would be me. But I don't see it as threatening. I don't see creepy. I see bleak, but I don't see creepy. I don't see anything that would. Should necessitate keeping your kids away. I don't know. In a weird way, talking about it has helped because it made me realize that if I am creepy to the kids, there'll be less kids around me. And then they will start like, they won't even get close.
Brett
Did you have a shirt on with any statement or any sons?
Holmberg
In fact, maybe she hates Indians because it was the Suns Native American tribute. It was a black sweatshirt with the blue basketball and the Suns logo.
Brady
Maybe she thought you were Mr. Orange.
Holmberg
Okay, well, there you go.
Brett
I mean, that could make sense.
Holmberg
It could be Mr. Orange, even though he's all. He's dressed in all black. I know what you're doing, Mr. Orange. Orange incognito.
Brady
I knew it.
Holmberg
Dressed in all black like that. Mr. Orange. Yeah. Now, the only thing that was weird was I We were wearing shin pads to kick at the. And so from my knees down there was. It was wet, but in black sweats. You couldn't see that unless you got pretty close. In the car, I looked. I'm like, that's really the only odd thing about me right now is that for some reason, from my knees to my feet, I'm soaked. But that shouldn't scare children or mothers, these helicopter parents. I tells you what I don't know, he says, because you're part of that 3am sideshow night walker crowd. Now, John, welcome to the club. It's your new Sleep schedule.
Brett
They see it.
Holmberg
Everybody thinks you're a vampire. Have you thought about pre registration? This way people can look you up. Which they would anyway. See if you've committed any felonies yet. Yeah, it's kind of the minority report of creeps. Yeah. I've never had. Stay away from that creepy. That creepy fella. It happened.
Brett
Were you wearing your meta glasses?
Holmberg
No, I had a pair of nice Ray Bans on my forehead. I didn't have them on my eyes because there's no reason. I was in shade. Yeah. It wasn't. I was not giving off the gonna kill your kids vibe. I don't think I really. I was just gonna hold the door for him. She's got. I'm gonna have to blame her. She's got issues with bald whites. That's the only thing that. That could be like that. Some reason I triggered her. Maybe she thinks I'm a proud boy. I don't know. I had the gayest shoes I've ever. I had a pair of turquoise Kyrie Irvin shoes on to match the turquoise on my shirt. I looked like a boy band.
Brett
That was it.
Brady
There you go.
Holmberg
It wasn't gay, though. Like, I looked.
Brady
The turquoise shoes are not so much that.
Brett
It's just.
Holmberg
I look like I was in the. Like I was.
Brady
That's what Ben said too.
Holmberg
That's a good point. Strong point. So she hates gays.
Brady
Yeah.
Holmberg
She's the problem.
Brady
We'll go with that.
Holmberg
She's the problem here.
Brady
Hms solving the world's problems.
Holmberg
You're right. Brett's right, bitch. Gay people have every right to walk around in this city. You bitch. We're not all kidnappers. Some of them are, but not all of them.
Brett
It'll rub off. Kid. Stay away.
Holmberg
Don't get close. You'll catch the gay. Stay away from him. And it wasn't so much. Stay away from him. My kids. Leave that man alone. She grabbed him by their shirts, yanked him back towards her. The kids were like, what? So now they're gonna have an unhealthy fear of unattractive bald men. This is John. They didn't think you were scary. Come on now. That big ass Jew nose and a black sweatshirt and that mustache. She just didn't want all that gay all over her kids. See?
Brady
There you go.
Holmberg
She hates gays and Jews. That's right. She's a racist. Maybe it was that Cara lady that called a couple years ago. She hates blacks and gays and Jews. She hated all of them.
Brady
That's why she yelled at Larry.
Holmberg
That's right. Anyway, yeah, she was mad at me and yelled at Larry because he was the closest Jew to scream at. Anyway, thought I'd share that and thank you guys for hearing me out. Nice, John. It happens both ways. I was at Walmart with my wife and this 80 year old cashier says to my wife, why doesn't he have his shirt on today? The one that says, with a body like this, who needs hair? And she leans over to me and says, I got a joke for you with the egg. What the egg say before it got thrown in boiling water. I can't get hard because I just got laid this morning. And then I laughed. And at the same time I was like, what is happening? This old lady's coming on to me. Yeah, well, at least you got that. At least you didn't run away from her post and say, stay away from that guy.
Brett
Gay guy dressed like a fifth grader. Stay away from.
Holmberg
Also, yeah, quit wearing joke shirts on the Walmart. This guy says, hey, Chancellor, the broomhead interview you did a while ago came up on my YouTube recently. I listened to morning sickness on my phone, and as much as I was interested to see, I couldn't watch it. The face is rough, though. Thanks. Thanks a lot. Yeah, thanks. No, people just feel free to. People feel free to say that to me regularly. I hear this too often, man, and I don't disagree, but they don't say that to human beings. Whoa. Did you just wake up? No, I've been awake for hours. Just ugly. Okay. 555, please. All right, thanks. What a great interaction that was. QT employee.
Brett
You only say that to friends.
Holmberg
Yeah, yeah. You tell friends you're a good friend. I told Paul, after all this stuff, I'm like, all right, Chunks, we're done pretending like this lifestyle you've decided is gonna be good for you. Just got out of the hospital and almost died. I'm gonna walk Paul around this building like he's my dog. And I told him, I said, I'm gonna be hard on you. We got staircases all over this place. You're gonna climb them at least three times a day before I leave. Stuff's gonna change around here. Embolisms in your lungs. And it's time that friends treat friends the way they should by being honest with them. You're killing yourself. Stay away from that guy. John, don't worry about it. No. No question in my mind. That girl had a bald uncle growing up. You have big thumbs. A couple big thumbs and a bald uncle. That might have triggered her anyway. It's not easy being ugly and knowing it. But I don't need to be reminded. And I'm not gonna hurt your children. But that's what a guy who would hurt your children would say. So there's not a lot you can do. Bert, what do you got on the big board of musical treats?
Brady
Hang on, I'm adding this last one here.
Holmberg
No, for me. I'm sure this would be lovely.
Brady
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Holmberg
ActionRidgeOp.com Taylor says, I got it figured out and I'm on her side. They were in the car before they went into the QT, and Mom turned to the kids and said, Here's $5 for each of you. Get whatever you want. With cash fresh in their pockets. They started to walk up to the door and she saw you standing there with that big Jew news and assumed you could smell their money. Stay away from him. He knows where the money is. Thank you, Taylor. Perhaps, but I don't think so. Okay? And this is the dumbest joke ever. Rex, you got a face for radio. All right, that's 80 years old. Everybody on radio has heard that thing. Nothing about that is funny ever.
Brady
All right, Dope on the list. My darkest Days. Metallica, the Cult, Velvet Revolver. God, Smack. Keep away for that lady with you. Typo. Negative for John. I don't want to be me falling in reverse. Hell yeah. Gnr, Pantera, Ozzy, Soil Ministry, AC dc, Static X. Somewhat Stupid for Ken's wife.
Holmberg
Yeah. Oh, I want that. I want those emails to keep rolling in. I can't control it. That's the bad thing. I tried to email her back and it was like a burner Gmail account, so I can't get hold of her. And it was one of those things that said, like, ARF 137501 exclamation point at gmail. And I'm like, well, this isn't a real one. Yeah, Scott has emailed in and he's kind of. Remember yesterday we were debating whether or not Ken from the email after being called the homo F word. N word was a black guy or not. And his wife was trying to be mean or she was just saying horrible things. And he said, we've determined here at headquarters that Ken is not black because a co worker emailed in the next day.
Brady
Oh.
Holmberg
So I guess that was his way of saying, Ken's co worker proves he's white. Hilarious.
Brady
Anyway, did he confirm he's a homo? F word or no?
Holmberg
Well, no, he confirmed that.
Brady
Okay.
Holmberg
Well, no, the co worker didn't.
Brady
Okay.
Holmberg
But she's saying that he confessed in the email. But again, she. He's saying she's crazy. Yeah, this. This has so many layers. Now, Donovan said, man, I thought since we were friends that I could tell you what everybody says, you know, we could be close. Because he's the one who just said I was ugly. He said, it's all in good fun and I'm always going to be a fan, but only as long as I just have to listen. That's right. We'll never put it on screen for you. It's true. It's okay. Said maybe that lady had a bad run in with Johnny Sins on porn, right? That could be. People have told me I look like Johnny Sins if I were healthy. That's an exact quote. You look like that porn star Johnny Sins if he. If he were sick and you were healthy. Yeah. Thanks. That's a compliment. That's worse than. You look good for your age. Why the caveat? You look like Johnny Sins if he were dying. It's static X here. That's a good one for. I'm a stupid. For Ken and for that lady and her kids. Your mom's stupid kid. She's judgmental whore. I didn't see a cross around her neck, but I would imagine. And she's probably one of those. They're the most judgmental ones. I'm gonna throw that bomb at her. What would Jesus think of you? It's. I'm with stupid. This is a great one. It's 98, KUPD, Arizona's most powerful rock radio station. He said, fully erect. 98.
Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona: Episode Summary (February 6, 2025)
Host: John Holmberg
Co-hosts: Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo
Release Date: February 6, 2025
Platform: 98KUPD (97.9 FM, 98KUPD app, www.98kupd.com)
Air Time: Weekdays 5:30 AM - 10:00 AM
The episode delves into the ongoing controversy surrounding "boner honey packs" sold at local gas stations like Circle K and Quick Trips. These products, marketed as enhancers for sexual performance, have recently come under scrutiny following a new local news story claiming they contain pharmaceutical drugs that could pose health risks.
Key Discussions:
Health Concerns: Holmberg critiques the media's exaggeration of the dangers, asserting, "there’s zero deaths reported," and argues that typical use poses minimal risk to healthy young adults.
Holmberg (03:08): "I say no death. Absolutely no death. So far, zero."
Media Responsibility: The hosts express frustration over the sensationalism in reporting, suggesting that fear-mongering is counterproductive.
Holmberg (04:08): "They're trying to scare people away now... It’s just paranoia."
A significant portion of the discussion centers on the Arizona Suns' ownership under Matt Ishbia. Holmberg voices strong criticism of Ishbia's management decisions, particularly his reluctance to trade star player Devin Booker despite the team's poor performance.
Key Discussions:
Ownership Critique: Holmberg contends that Ishbia's emotional attachment to players hinders the team's success, stating, "We have to dismantle the entire team."
Holmberg (07:00): "We have to dismantle the entire team. There's just nothing enjoyable about go 30 point losses..."
Comparisons to Other Franchises: The hosts draw parallels with other sports teams that have successfully moved on from star players to rebuild and achieve championships.
Holmberg (12:18): "We've got to start measuring what you can get for your only value, your only leverage."
Fan Loyalty vs. Team Success: The debate highlights a tension between fan loyalty to individual players and the broader goal of winning championships.
Holmberg (17:28): "I'm starting to realize that I just liked him. Because he wasn't Robert Sarver."
John Holmberg shares personal anecdotes about being mistakenly perceived as threatening or unapproachable in public settings. These stories underscore the challenges he faces in his daily interactions due to his appearance.
Key Discussions:
Misinterpretations: Holmberg recounts instances where strangers have reacted negatively to his appearance, attributing it wrongly to threatening behavior.
Holmberg (36:36): "I was walking in to get some water... she grabs the kids by the backs of their shirts and pulls and said, stay away from him."
Emotional Impact: He reflects on how these misconceptions affect him emotionally, leading to feelings of isolation and frustration.
Holmberg (43:50): "I don't think I'm there yet. Right."
Throughout the episode, Holmberg reads and responds to listener emails, addressing topics ranging from personal attacks to feedback on the show's content.
Key Discussions:
Listener Criticism: Holmberg faces backlash from listeners who question his opinions and personal demeanor, navigating through derogatory comments while maintaining his stance.
Holmberg (54:24): "This has so many layers... but she's saying that he confessed in the email."
In his closing remarks, Holmberg emphasizes the need for the Arizona sports community to prioritize team success over individual popularity. He encourages strategic decision-making to enhance the team's prospects for championships.
Key Discussions:
Strategic Changes: Holmberg advocates for significant changes within the team’s management and roster to break free from a cycle of underperformance.
Holmberg (49:46): "We need to have ISHB on the show... Trade them All."
Call to Action: He urges listeners to support a more pragmatic approach to team management, distancing themselves from emotional attachments to players that may impede progress.
Holmberg (51:45): "If you love someone, set them free."
Notable Quotes:
Conclusion:
This episode of "Holmberg's Morning Sickness" offers a critical look at both local consumer products and the Arizona Suns' sports management. Through candid discussions and personal narratives, Holmberg and his co-hosts engage listeners in debates over media responsibility, team loyalty, and personal identity challenges. The episode underscores the tension between emotional fan loyalty and the pragmatic decisions necessary for achieving success in competitive sports.