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John
Good. I'm not doing it. Good morning, everybody. It was a long, late game. Last night was a. The Sun's game. We had a long, fun night, but it was a late. A late game and. Yeah. Good morning, everybody. It's 5:45. Hi there, John. How are you? It's nice to see you this morning. Your eyes look a little sleepy, but you're gonna get through it. There's Brady, there's Brett. There's big Dick Toledo off and running.
Brady
You survived Red Tuesday, huh? Red Tuesday. Yesterday was the breakup day for the night before Valentine's.
John
This late?
Brady
Yeah.
John
You don't break up on the 11th.
Brady
Yeah, I guess you break up on.
John
Like the 18th of January.
Brady
You still got to think it, too, but I guess they call it.
John
No, you got yesterday was Red Tuesday. Owe somebody something if you break up with them on Tuesday before. Unless you got to make it ugly. You got to go in guns blaze. You gotta. You gotta go in there with like, accusations and maybe even like, clues for a crime. Like, there's no breaking up on Red Tuesday. My God, I've never heard of that.
Brady
And that late, too. It's like, here's a parting gift.
John
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I bought you this already. You should have already done the. Oh, man, that's. If you're trying to dodge Valentine's Day, just dodge it, for God's sakes. I mean, Red Tuesday's mean. I want to see if anybody's actually ever done that. Yeah, everybody's concerned. Brady, how's your. How your kidneys. Yesterday you announced that cancer. They already took it yesterday. If you weren't with us while we were in euphoria celebrating the downfall of one of our listeners through the problem with alcohol. And I'm going to go ahead and say drugs probably too. The guy's a mess. Well, yeah, and he mouthed off. And then we found out that his Life's falling apart. Couldn't have been happier about that. In the midst of that, Brady announces that he's got kidney tumors. Load. Loads of them. And he had his, like, 15th visit to the oncologist, and I don't know where you were.
Brady
Nephrologist.
John
Nephrologist. That's right. Well, you're gonna. Oncology's next. Well, what is it?
Brady
Okay, so we're figuring out, you know, my. The last year or so.
John
Oh, boy.
Brady
Trying to tweak a year, Brett.
Brett
Boy, I feel left out.
John
Don't do that if you know the difference between 60 and a year.
Brady
Anyway, there's pressure on the kidney. That's what the nephrologist said. It might be the adrenal. Adrenal gland. Adrenal gland that pushes onto the kidney.
John
So that might be where the cancer is. Where's the cancer?
Brady
That. Well, you know, I was supposed to find out today.
John
Today you find out.
Brady
I get the CAT scan.
John
Yeah.
Brady
I got a text yesterday from the company, from the lab that I'm going to. Our scanner's down. We have to reschedule next Tuesday.
John
Live another day in an ambiguity.
Brady
Another week of.
John
Well, that's horrible. Well, I'm sorry, but it's. You know, when. When you brought it up. Well, you know, it was a bad timing moment. It was a wet blanket, really, on all the joy we were feeling for the. That one dude's life falling apart. I mean, right here out loud.
Brady
That was great.
John
On a fantastic morning yesterday, Brady pops off with. Got a meeting about my kidney cancer. What? What? We don't know if it's really cancer or not, but, I mean, we're leaning that way. I'm not a doctor, but if I were to guess shadows on an ultrasound, no one can explain. We're gonna have to lose that kidney. I'm hoping you're all right. I've been thinking about it, too. I was the only one kind enough in the room to show any sort of empathy or caring. Brett just said, we all die someday.
Brady
Next man up.
John
And basically. Hey, he's going to the bench already. He was already done with you. Kind of was gonna dump you and pick up a free agent.
Brett
Oh, I feel bad. I mean, he's been dealing with his ear. He hasn't talk. He sees every single day of the week. Yeah, five days a week here.
John
You know, Strong point, Brett.
Brett
Yeah.
John
If he really cared.
Brett
I think it's kind of selfish.
John
I do, too. I hope your kidneys fall out. You're right. He could have said, hey, Guys. Hey, guys.
Brett
We're here for you, bro.
John
It's not bringing us down. It's keeping us up to date. We would love to know if you know what cancer.
Brady
I'd appreciate if you guys tell my wife too.
John
She should. Yeah, no, we're not going to get involved in your life. You made the right decision there. That's just nothing but nagging. Ever since you got cancer, you don't do anything around here. Well, I hope you don't have it, but I'm bracing myself for that just in case I got.
Brett
I got thrown off because it's gonna print here. Yeah.
John
Oh, is it print. Oh, there it goes. Give me a break here. Grab the printer. Could the printer be in a worse spot for me?
Brett
And these shares don't run nine miles away.
John
I know. It's this. Oh, this is from yesterday.
Brett
Yeah.
John
Says, hey, John, is it true Brady has cancer? I know Larry might take over, but I thought it would be better if Sophie Cunningham got the job.
Brett
Say, there you go.
John
Your cancer just brought sunshine into my life. Larry is like a pair of socks. Everyone loves socks. But we're not excited about it. Sign special Greg. Well, special Greg, I've got more questions about you now. Because you signed it Special Greg. Yeah, that would be a good idea. And I have found out. Rejoice, city of Phoenix. I have found out that our pal Sophie Cunningham, even though.
Brady
Turn it down.
John
No, no. Even though she's playing for the Indiana Fever in that league they call basketball, she is not going to stop doing Sons games here.
Brady
Oh, good.
John
It's gonna be in the broadcasting. Kray told me that. I believe we were. Where did we go? We went out after a game the other night.
Brady
Yeah, there's what, just like a five or six week crossover?
John
I don't know. I don't know when they start to practice. I don't. I've seen them play. I don't know if they do practice. I just throw them out there for sure.
Brady
Once a week.
John
I don't know if there's like a camp. They just show. Yeah, maybe once a week. They got a lot on their minds. So much scheduling. Try to get all those ladies together at the same time. It's like playing a dinner at Postino's. A few of them aren't going to show up.
Brady
All right, ladies, today we're going to work on layups.
John
That's all they got. But yeah, that's so. Yeah, Sophie is. That's not bad. And if. Brett, we need to talk about this because Brady does have the Cancer. There's going to be a lot of. God, it's going to be so inconvenient for me. Not only do we have to replace him, here is going to be all those weird visits and, like, drive to the hospital and see him just, like, decomposing.
Brady
Yeah, you don't have to worry about that.
John
I don't have to show up. What do you mean?
Brady
No, there won't be any treatments.
John
I'll just. Would you. Are you not getting treatment? If you. If it is, you'll get tons of treatment. Come on.
Brady
Well, I. I think at this.
John
What's the diagnosis where you say, all right, that's it. I'll just ride this out. Doctor says, like, oh, you're stage.
Brady
Stage four.
John
They give you stage four. You're. You're just going to eat it. Because that's the best part of Breaking Bad. Was the first. Was it the first episode? Maybe the second? No, it's. First episode. Walt finds out he's got the cancer and sits and tells his family, I don't want treatment. It's a death sentence. I don't want treatment. And then Skyler, that horrible, horrible wife of his, talks him into getting treatment. She's the reason it all happened instead of just letting him die. And he died two years later anyway. He was just kind of, you know, he was devolving the entire go. So if we could manage to get Sophie in here, although I don't think she would. I don't know. I don't know.
Brady
Worth asking.
John
You know, it is worth ask. There was a few people last night. People always do. You guys probably get that too. But, like, people who find out you are on the radio and they'll ask you questions and then be like, I've always thought I could do that. Like. And I'm like, go ahead, give it a try. It's not as easy as you think. And then some people with, like, really nice speaking voices assume that they can. And I, I insulted someone because I said, well, you have to have a personality. Because this person didn't. And I'm like, oh, oops. And I had just said to someone else, you, Simon Cowled just told a girl, I said, you're ready to go. Like, your voice is disturbingly good. And I don't know. And she's fun, so it's kind of like a thing. I'm like, you're great. You. She was fun. And then the dude next to her is like, yeah, I've always thought I could pull that off. You could read the news. You're like, you have to have a personality. He just dropped his head because the dude is. He was just. He's wet paper. It was kind of a boring person and he was driving me nuts.
Brett
We also had somebody ask if Ladonna Harvey can be stolen from ktar. We wouldn't need microphones.
John
We just broadcast live from the parking lot and we'd cover more areas. Yeah, that lady's loud. Speaking of the Sun's game last, congratulations to Kevin Durant who got to 30,000 points. He's one of eight people to play the game who's got 30,000 points. I think it's a little bit tainted. Not that Kevin Durant isn't awesome, but with the three point line and all the three point shooting, you're going to see a lot of guys scoring points. And you still got Kareem, you still got. I believe. I don't know if Big O is still in the top 10 or not, but you know you got a lot of guys in the, in the. Michael's in there. Michael didn't do a lot of three point shooting. So it's a little bit like inflated. That's why when Devin Booker took the scoring title from Walter Davis as the Sun's all time leading scorer, he did it in like a hundred less games because Walter didn't even have a three point line for a little while and they didn't shoot threes much. You got benched for chucking up threes in bad spots. So it's just kind of a. But it is still in economy. 30,000 point, 30,000 points is ridiculous. And Kevin's the best pure shooter I've ever watched.
Brady
He could have had eight more last night.
John
Eight more points. Yeah, yeah.
Brady
Then they would have won.
John
Well, they're not going to beat that team. They're not very good. Bulbuls out. You know, we had a thing last night. Do you think, and I've said this before, if you've seen Bobo, you know, if you haven't, Google them and tell me if the Suns could. Could have Bobo bobblehead night, or would it be potentially just like it would. It's. I've had the theory that if you drew Bobo perfectly, if you were good at art and drew a portrait of him, you'd be in trouble and hung it on your wall at work. You'd probably get fired for like, what are you doing? Like, and it's just an accurate drawing of Bulbul, but because it's. You can't do it. I don't think they could do a I don't think they can do it. They have a big bulbul bobblehead, but they should. And it would be extra long. Yeah, there's the top seven. It was LeBron's number one by a lot. Kareem Carl, Kobe, Michael Dirk, Wilt Chamberlain's number seven. That's the next one. He's pretty far away from Durant, but I mean none of those guys, Navitzki and LeBron benefited, but not. I mean LeBron got it with three pointers. Kareem I think has one three point basket in his entire career and he had 38,000 points.
Brett
I forgot about Dirk.
John
And Dirk Nowitzki just scored like he's just a score. But the three point shooting, I mean it wasn't. It wasn't a thing. Didn't realize 1 for 18 in his whole career. Kareem, right from 3. Is that when we're reading that right? I think so, yeah. Three points made one for 18. Two. Had one three pointer in his whole career at 38,000 points.
Brett
Car Malone, only 85.
John
People didn't shoot him that much. Then you start looking at, I mean, look at how many LeBron's got. 2500 threes that's going to inflate. And Durant, 1982, Chamberlain up there, nothing or no, Durant's got 21, 26.
Brett
Yeah, no, I mean right there.
John
Cameron's got zero when he scored 31. So it is a little inflated, but it's still a great accomplishment. Happened right there in the Sunflower. And I do think he's the best pure shooter I've ever watched in basketball. That's maybe him and George Gervin going back in the day when I was a kid. Watch. Why? I didn't even watch him when I was a kid. I watched highlights of him, but pretty awesome.
Brady
Hear the words you say sometimes. I mean, who talks like that?
OJ
98. Holmberg's morning sickness.
John
Last night's Suns game. Evidently I did this, but I'm. There's a. There's a clue in here that tells you these people are wrong. See if you can pick it up. Says, hey, Holmberg, I think. I think I talked to you last night at the Sun's game and you were just rude. You told my wife it's not you, but we know it was you. You acted like we were bothering you. I've listened to you for 11 years. I know you talk about being rude as a joke, but I didn't know it was real. And you don't want to deal with People. But come on, you were by the team store at the top of the escalator. We came up to you. You just looked at us like and walked away. Basically, you walked right by my wife and all she wanted was a picture. Be better next time. We are the people who make your show work. Brian and Alicia, did you catch the clue.
Brady
Next to the team shop?
John
You were by the team store at the top of the escalator. Yeah, that's the second level.
Brady
Yeah.
John
I'm not up there with you guys. That's stupid. What are they doing up there? Wasn't me. It was another rude bald guy and poor bastard looks like me. So you got to give him a break. He's probably upset every single day. He probably just caught his reflection. And one of the mirrors at the team shop you're supposed to look at when you try on a shirt. And he just was upset. But come on.
Brady
Just found out his tickets were upper deck.
John
Yeah, well, if, look, anybody at the top of the escalator is going to be rude to you because you're at the, you're in the, you're, you know, the discount. You're up there. You're up, you're up there with a. Two dollar beers and the $2 hot dogs. And everybody celebrates that.
Brett
Come on, you're in the avenues of the arena.
John
Exactly. You're in the blade, as they call it. You're up by the blade. There's human trafficking up there. I'm pretty sure there's drugs and human trafficking. No, no, no. I was in the bowels of the arena all night last night in the rah rah room. What would I be doing by an escalator that's going up? If anything, I would have been human trafficked and my escape would have been going down. I wouldn't have wasted time trying to. You know, they have team shops on the first floor. They have the, the big team shop on the, on the actual concourse. What am I doing up there? So, Brian and Alicia, you be better and don't think all bald people look alike.
Brady
I'm going to tell if that guy's listening and you get the Holg thing, you know, just take a picture with them.
John
Right. If you're bald and someone says, hey, Holberg, what's going on? Can I get a picture? No harm, no foul, just pose. Don't make me objective. Why are you making me a dick? I'm, I'm, I'm not. I mean, you're on the upper deck pretending to be me. Come on, you've already blown it. Life, I mean, by being up there, but still wandering around looking like me. Living on the side. How that. How did that guy not just throw a rope over the edge of the top concourse and end it? But no, that was Brian and Alicia. Don't get mad at me. That's not me. So it's not fair for you to accuse me of that. I'd have. And I'm good about that. I. I do pictures of people ask. I like that. I have no problem with it. I just. Don't touch me a lot. That's all. A lot. We shake hands and stuff. And wash your hands. I also noticed your hands. I look and I'm like. I've told people. I'm like, your hands are dirty. I'm not.
Brett
That's your Sophie. And then you can touch them a lot.
John
Sophie is different. Sophie's never. Sophie's clean. Smells good. Nice. Yeah, it's good. We're good. Yeah. The waft of vanilla is always a nice thing for me. Kind of calms me. Feels nice. So if you have that smell.
Brady
You smell like a Domino's.
John
You smell like. You smell. Yeah. And Brady likes pizza. If you smell like that pepperoni perfume that Domino's just let out in the uk, maybe get one of those special orders. But yeah. So if you do run into a bald guy and he's mean to you, it's probably not me. And if it is me, I'll tell you, here's why I'm mean to you. You don't wash your hands. And your wife pushed me. Like, a lot of times. That happens. But Brian and Alicia, I was not on the upper deck last night. I was buying. No escalators. That's just insanity and a little rude on your end to think that was me. I mean, come on, I work for a living. What would I be doing there in the first place at all, ever in my life? This guy says, you're in the nosebleed section. Literally got a nose bleeding because it covers the whole section. You'd know if I was up there because my nose would bleed and drown people, it's so bad.
Brett
Like Moses parting the Red Sea.
John
A lot of blood with my schnau. Anyway, somebody else says, brady, we all love you and need you in our lives, and we'll have no reason to wake up in the morning if you leave the show. Signed, the people who run the Hubbard cafeteria downstairs. Oh, that's nice. There's this little group down there that kind of restocks. Very sweet. But. Yeah, I don't know who Brian and Alicia are, but I'm not happy about it. The people who are also. The emails ran rampant yesterday about the way yesterday's show was just so good. It's almost. It's almost embarrassing to do another one this week. We should have just been done after other than Brady's cancer announcement, which was kind of out of the blue and still remains a little bit shocking, but still plays the B role to how awesome yesterday was flaming that jackass who a year ago tried to get us fired, really attacked me for things I'd said and then tried to get me. And then. And then one year later, I was on his apology list because he's a drunk and he has to go through the steps. And I don't know if it's step four or step nine. I heard conflicting reports from multiple emails, but I got a bunch of them. This is not an uncommon feeling. A bunch of them from people who hit the apology list of a guy going through the program. And every single person that emailed said it was like a great feeling because that person had to apologize to him. And usually they didn't like them to start, but they're going through, going, oh, it was kind of this guy at work, he had to stand up in front of everybody and say, I'd love to talk to all of you in the conference room one at a time. And he just had a, you know, a receiving line of people that, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. And he just knocked it all out. And he said he got to this dude that emailed. His name is Steve or something like that. And he came by, and Steve told him, I don't accept it. You've been a jackass to me when you're sober, too. So I'm not playing. He goes, well, when you're in the program, you learn that you're never well. He goes, well, that's fine by me. And he said, and the guy just broke down in tears. It was the best moment of his life. So I don't feel that bad. But it did get me thinking. If I was a booze hound and couldn't control it, like that Gilbert guy is who. Who tried to, you know, had me fired a year ago. And then, of course, just to reiterate, his life fell apart in the last 12 months, and he had to come crawling back to me. Who would I apologize to? Like, if I had a boozy problem?
Brett
Pratt.
John
Good Lord, no. Like, who would I. Who would I. I don't know who I would. And maybe that's because I'm not an alcoholic. That I don't really have.
Brady
Maybe everyone in Maryvale.
John
Do I have to apologize?
Brady
I don't know.
John
Speaking of truth, Brady, that place isn't that bad. Because I'm drunk. It's still honesty. Drunks can hit.
Brady
Yeah. No, I was just kidding.
John
Drunks can nail it sometimes. Yeah. I don't know. I don't know.
Brady
You always have a list.
John
I don't. I don't know. You're.
Brady
Because you're not.
John
But wouldn't you still even not being an alcoholic if you had to apologize.
Brady
To everybody or, you know, drug problem, anyone that you have, you know, pretty much built money out of?
John
Well, it's not necessarily always money. You can.
Brady
No, but I'm saying, whatever to do to feed your habit.
John
I don't think. I don't think I've got a list, do you?
Brett
Oh, because, I mean, if I didn't like you before, I'm still not gonna like. You know, I'm sober, so the hell with you.
John
Probably like you less.
Brett
Yeah. You'll be less tolerable.
John
I'm sort of fun when I'm drunk. Yeah. I don't. I don't think I have anybody. I don't think I have one. And I don't know if that just comes with rock bottom or what, but I'm sure there's people. I'm like, well, geez, I should probably apologize to that person. But the reason I'm not talking to him or dealing with them now in the first place is. Cause I don't want to apologize. I can do that now. I just don't want them around anymore. I think an apology invites people that you've gotten rid of back into your life.
Brett
I can see what Brady's saying, though. Like, if you were a druggie or something, you started jacking money from people. Maybe something on that level, but.
John
Yeah, that makes sense. But.
Brett
But not to you. So let's say, why apologize to you?
John
Let's say I. I pulled a couple grand out of your pocket over the last few years. Exactly. I'm not going back there facing you. You're gonna apologize, and that's what they're.
Brady
Asking you to do.
John
I know, and I just. I just assume leave Brett.
Brady
That's what makes the list so hard. A lot of times you don't realize.
John
You got to go back. And I owe that guy a ton of money. I stole a lot of money from him. I think I'd avoid that. I remember at Tony Romas. There was. We weren't. We were not on the up and up at that restaurant when I was working there years and years ago. And all of us, we were trained to steal because it kept the numbers, right? It was a cash everything. So the managers were like, if we don't do this, the numbers will get weird. The corporate office will notice. So we got trained to steal. So I remember once we're standing in there, and there was this really cute but mean server. I forgot her name. And she was always at the. Like, every time we'd work, we'd have a party afterwards at somebody's apartment. Every. Pretty much every.
Brett
It's, like, waiting.
John
It was exactly like that movie. So she's right there with us. We all kind of liked her, like, you know, in a restaurant way. But there was something about her that's like, just don't bother with her. So none of us. Everybody in the restaurant was banging each other. She was the one that kind of slipped through the cracks. So she's gone. We don't even know. She just left. She comes back, like, three months later with about $4,000 in her hand and said, over the last two and a half years, this is how much I've stolen, we assume, from this place. And I just. I'm going through the program, and I have to make amends, and this is the way I can feel better about myself. And we're all freaking out, like, okay. And we put the money. You know what? I didn't do this. But Bill Osborne, our bartender, was the manager again. Looks like Gene Wilder. Sounds like Jack Nicholson. That's very noble of you. What an incredible thing you're doing. I hope your life works out. Shakes hands with her leaves. All right, let's divvy up the bounty. And he just handed it out to people that wanted it. He never gave it. We were all nervous that she was gonna go to the corporate office and hand that money back. But she came back and apologized to all of us and gave money back. And Bill kept, like, most of it, like it was a gift to him. She's been robbing the place blind. This could have been ours. And so we started to hand it out. This poor girl. But we were scared to death that we were going to go to jail because she came back with, like, honor, and all of us were, you know, pirates on the bottom of the boat. We were. It was bad. So I was looking that weird. But I. You know, I don't like that. I don't know who I would go and say okay, I've. I don't think I've. I don't think I've screwed anybody over that I would want to apologize to. I'm really happy with the problem.
Brady
I've talked to. Well, a lot of times, you. That's. That's on you. I mean, if you don't, you know, you screwed somebody over and you don't want to apologize to him.
John
Yeah.
Brady
Hear the words you say sometimes. I mean, who talks like that?
OJ
98 KUPD. Holmberg's Morning Sickness.
John
I don't think I've screwed anyone over, though. Like, screwed him over. I think I've done. I don't know. I don't think I really have a list of people that I could.
Brady
You've rationalized the reason why you did that behavior. I mean, what I'm thinking of, I don't know. Would you go back to Troy or not? Troy?
John
Jason, the blind guy? Yeah. Absolutely not. Because I stole money from him. Yeah, that's exactly that. Okay. Blind guy that never paid for anything. And. Except that one time at Taco Bell.
Brady
Rationalizing the reason why, because he owed me money.
John
If anything, I should go dig him up and demand an apology from his little crippled bones. That guy was horrible. And I gave him.
Brady
And if you asked him for the money first. Hey, you owe me money.
John
Well, no, I took money from him because he was always getting rides from me.
Brady
But I'm just saying. That would be an example he was providing. Baby, when it comes down to it, you.
John
Man.
Brady
There you go.
John
There's no way I'd apologize over my body. No, over my dead body would I apologize to that little blind prick. He used his eyeless face as a way to get people to do stuff for him. And I was the only one who said, look, just because you're blind and have absolutely no eyeballs doesn't mean I'm buying you Taco Bell. At the time, I was as broke as he was. Was trying to make things work out. This guy's getting government help and had a job. I have a check I get every month from the government. Oh, yeah? How come it never goes towards the gas for me toting you all over the world? Wanna give me a ride? Of course. And no. And everybody else. I was the new Brady. I was the only one nice to that guy.
Brett
Wait a minute.
John
I was the only one nice to. You.
OJ
Shut up.
John
You apologize to me now.
Brady
I am so sorry.
OJ
You are?
John
Mister. This is why your kidneys. This is why your kidneys have pressure. You've got all these terrible Thoughts in your head about things I should be doing. I've already got a mother, you lush. No. Yeah, I wouldn't. Maybe in hindsight, I wouldn't have stolen, and I didn't. He thought he gave me a $10 bill. Who's gonna know? He gave me a 20. He thought it was 10, and I kept it. How much did you get? I covered the end. You can't go over $10 at Taco Bell with two people in the car. How much was it? I don't know. You barely covered. I get changed. No, it was 11 bucks. You only had 10. My wallet had a 10 and two 20s, and I remember looking in there, seeing two 20s and a 10. Yep, that's about right. Yoink. But it was like the 50th. All right. 50th car ride. So, yeah, I stole money from a blind guy. That doesn't make me a drunk. You shut up. You apologize, Brett. You apologize.
Brett
I apologize for a damn thing.
John
I don't know, Jason. An apology. He owes me some. He still owes me some money at all. I said some people can't apologize. My ex wife still never apologizes for all the things she did. She cheated on me with her. My biological brother. And it's been 10 years, but she still goes to church, puts her hands up, and cries to God. That would be. Is she still with your brother? And I like when you say biological brother. That probably means you're not talking. I don't think you ever throw the word biological in. Yeah, when you're. When you get a good relationship.
Brady
Strange.
John
Yeah. I've never met anybody goes, oh, this is my biological brother. We're best friends. You don't say that. This one says, typical Jew doesn't apologize for taking money from a blind guy. Now, come on. Sign Gilbert drunk. God damn it. He's back on the hooch, calling me a Jew, even though not. Yeah. I don't know. I don't think. Jason, I'm glad that you've made an apology list for me. Why don't you focus on your life? Jason was the worst. And it's hard to say that because you're not supposed to say that about somebody who's had childhood cancer and his eyes had to be removed.
Brady
I think a lot of the list ends up happening that you like. You feel like, I don't have a list, and then you find out stuff from Brady. I even. I did that.
Brett
Well, who would you apologize?
John
Yeah, who's your apologies right off bat?
Brady
I don't know. I mean, have I Done something similar. Have I wronged somebody? Absolutely.
John
Sure.
Brett
Everybody's wronged somebody.
Brady
Yeah.
John
So, I mean, I think it's money.
Brady
We'll be there. That. I don't. I think if you're finding yourself, you know, you have a drinking problem, you're an alcoholic. I think a list is going to be there.
John
Yeah, I think you're going to.
Brady
Because you're going to impact some lives, whether it's your family, whether it's friends. I mean, there are, you know, where there's functioning alcoholics.
John
Sure. But, I mean. Yeah, I don't know. I don't think I've got.
Brady
But there's like, some, you know, there's friends are like, oh, man, if he gets to a certain. If he gets too deep, I ain't taking responsibility for him.
John
What about.
Brady
We're all the. The. That type of drunk there.
John
Andy the Dwarf Dorfman, when you called him a dick?
Brady
Maybe. Yeah.
John
That was a tennis. I was afraid he didn't like. And he wouldn't admit he didn't like him, but he didn't like him. And then he called him a dick once and then had, I don't know.
Brady
On the court competing.
John
And then here's certain guys that you'd.
Brady
Never know that all of a sudden you compete with them. Yeah, they're just. They're a different person.
Brett
What about Ron Goldman?
John
Oh, there's.
Brady
There's a good one.
John
Brady. Brady's infamous. What about. Yes, you've got the list.
Brady
I got a list.
John
And actually once when you were. And the only time I've ever seen.
Brady
You drunk, I didn't. You know, the difference is I was sober.
John
Right, but you were drunk at the Phoenix Open. The only time I've ever seen you drunk. And you yelled at a handicapped guy.
Brady
And that's my point. Alcohol or not, there's a list on there. You don't think.
John
I mean, yours is wrong.
Brady
If you don't have a list. Jesus. Then you're living a great life.
John
Don't be a condescending prick. It was all an apology for that.
Brett
But do you apologize for stuff when you're sober, too? Like. Like the Ron thing. You didn't drink or anything.
John
Shouldn't you.
Brett
So you should go there now and apologize.
John
Is he still over?
Brady
Well, that's. That's where we have vicarious redemption. That's where we.
John
That's terrible. That's where you confess our sins. It's almost like. Yeah, it's. Yeah, yeah. You can go tell God. I'm sorry. I'm not going to talk to Ron or Fred or anybody in the family. You do it. Jesus. I don't want to take responsibility, but. Yeah, if you saw Fred Goldman again, would you go, hey, by the way, one time I yelled out, I told. I asked you where the glove section was. It's hard to make my stomach cringe and drop me. But it did.
OJ
It was out of paper.
Brady
Where's glove section around here?
John
Just his hands clapped together.
Brady
So it was a indirect. No, but you might as well have been in his face and say, hey, do you think the men's glove section.
John
Do you think he thought, oh, that wasn't for me.
Brett
Got some isotoners up in here.
John
Indirect. Got some brown isotoners you got around here. You got a necktie. Hey, I lost my sunglasses. Anybody here want to return them? Yeah, you. You knocked it out with the. That's right. There's an apology right there. That's a good one.
Brett
You guys said we should start a new segment, have people call in and apologize on the.
John
Yeah, we can be your confessional. Like, you guys call up and apologize. Maybe they'll be listening. And it's two birds, you know. What about the dead pizza girl, Kathy South? Yeah. Wow. You know the name of. Yeah, because it's. It's haunted.
Brady
That was the second one. I knew that I was gonna just mention that one.
John
Yeah. Were you watching it?
Brady
I didn't make the call.
John
You were still in a conference.
Brady
I don't know if I. You know what I'd be apologizing for the guy who made the call because.
John
You don't feel like a little bit bad about being a. An accomplice to ordering a pizza to a dead girl's house?
Brady
No, I think that's a funny, funny joke.
John
That's because it's pizza related.
Brady
Yeah.
John
You love that.
Brady
No, but I. Yeah, that deserves apology.
John
Yeah.
Brett
Corey says, I wronged a lot of girls in the 80s and 90s, but I don't remember most of the names, so I'm in the clear.
John
Yeah. If you don't remember him, that's not something, you know. I don't know. Maybe there's somebody out there when you screwed. No, I don't. I don't know if I did. I'm not aware of it to the point where I felt like it's lingered on with somebody else's world.
Brett
A lot of people want you to get a hold of blind guy. But he's dead, right?
John
He's dead.
Brett
That's him.
John
Yep.
Brady
Same with Kathy South.
John
Well, she was, but Tess is still alive.
Brady
I think that's who the pizza went to.
John
Well, somebody living had to get the pizza. We knew that. That we knew. We know that dead girl didn't actually.
Brady
And then she wasn't there. It just went to get a free pie.
John
The sorority house, they sent it to the sorority in her name.
Brady
Yeah.
John
And thought it was hilarious. And then watch. Yeah, the. Watch the sorority. Yeah. Watch the sorority break down in tears while you guys stood in the bushes and giggled. That's an apology. You don't know you owe an apology for that. Not the guy who. And the guy who ordered it too. But if. If you were drunk. That's a good one. Somebody mentioned, said, what about your ex wife that you keep saying you wished was in that Al Qaeda would have caught because she was in the Trade Centers the day of. And lived. And occasionally I tell you that I'm a little bit mad that oh kind of missed because it cost me a lot of money to get away from. And all. All it would have taken is, you know, half a delay on that flight from Boston. I don't think I owe her an apology because it's not authentic. I do kind of. You know, in hindsight, I kind of. I fantasize. I relived that day sometimes if it had gone the other way. And I think I usually end up smiling. No apology needed there. You wouldn't apologize to the ex. To anybody. No.
Brett
No.
John
You got nothing. Some guy said, don't never apologize. It's a sign of weakness.
Brett
I can't think of anything offhand that bad.
Brady
That's awesome.
Brett
I'm not. I'm not saying I'm holier than thou. I just can't think of anything that was worthy of it.
John
Yeah.
Brady
Thriller.
Brett
No.
John
What'd we do to Thriller?
Brady
The nickname.
John
Well, that is Brett's responsibility.
Brett
I'll own that.
John
He.
Brett
He likes it or does anybody know his real name here at the. On K? No. Besides us.
John
The listeners.
Brett
Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
John
Yeah. Because it sticks.
Brett
You're welcome. Matter of fact, he should thank me. For Christ's sake.
John
You boosted his career. I don't know if he' using Thriller when he works on the other stations, but God damn it, he should. And he should have his theme song cooking every single time he cracks the mic. Corey should constantly. Because he walks like the zombie from the video. And when I hear this now, I think of him.
Brett
Oh, yeah.
John
I don't even think of Michael. That's right. Corey owes him an apology for not giving him more Credit for this. That was a great nickname, but that wasn't a joke. Now what does.
Brady
Well, but I'm saying where we're coming from, as far as there's. I give you a list of stuff.
Brett
I mean, I'm sure there's stuff, but.
Brady
I'm the one that will admit it. I've got the. I got stuff that I probably should apologize for. Yeah, a lot.
John
But we all stood in the window and watched Clothes that we sent.
Brady
Really? We think, how funny.
John
Haha. Hilarious. Yeah, but you don't have to apologize to people that weren't on the send list just because you sent something funny to Brett that would make them mad.
Brady
No, just there's, you know, sometimes dark humor.
John
Yeah, but you don't go apologizing for dark humor. It wasn't malicious or mean or anything like that. It's just. It's dark on purpose. So it's funny if you have dark sense of humor. And it's not because of drinking. We all should apologize to Corey. And we would tell him, hey, we stand in the window and play the Thriller song. I want you walk to your car.
Brett
I think we have told him that it's actually kind of, you know.
John
And I did ask him, does that bother you? He goes, no, it's great. And I'm like, okay, then we're gonna keep doing it.
Brady
Hear the words you say sometimes. I mean, who talks like that?
OJ
Holmberg's morning sickness.
Brady
And it. I don't think it really. I think he thinks it's awesome.
John
Yeah. Or he cries himself to sleep, but either way.
Brady
And I think of, you know, another example of that would be Shaky's Pizza. Back in the day, the guy had ptsd, he shook a lot, and he created Shaky's Pizza. They called him Shaky.
John
Oh, yeah. No, it's the best thing could ever happen to you. He's got the Ms. Shaky Johnson undiagnosed, you know, Parkinson's. And he starts making pizza.
Brett
Anyway, Renee wants to know, what about the LA guy girl, John.
John
Oh, maybe. But I never, like. All I did was just rebuff her advances. I didn't like, she was too poor to date, that's all. But she didn't know. I thought that. I didn't say, you're too poor. She was so poor, so her whole family had to drive to me to say that she wanted to go do stuff.
Brady
That's what I mean.
John
Family was in the car. Like they didn't have a house. What's that? You don't go, hey, I'm gonna mom I want to go talk to that guy. All right, everybody pile up into the house van and let's go over and talk to LA guy. Just because he had a pair of shoes that she couldn't afford. No, I probably wouldn't apologize to her. Probably. No, I don't owe her an apology.
Brady
It just didn't work out.
John
I didn't like her that way. She liked me in a certain way. And she was too poor. Had she shown up in her own car without her brothers and sisters and confessed her love for me and Jethro.
Brett
Playing the jug and Grandma playing the washboard.
John
We read a song for you. Oh, no. Your hillbilly family's gonna sing to me? Yeah, I. That was just. No, I don't apologize to her.
Brett
David Vasquez. People that expect apologies are pussies. They should grow up here and get over it.
John
And that's the other thing. I don't expect one, but I did like getting one yesterday. It was a great day yesterday when that guy. I didn't expect it at all, but I didn't accept it either. So pretty awesome. I'll put a list together. I'm sure there's somebody will pop up in my brain. Like, I probably apologize to you, like the people closest to you. You know, wives, mom, dad. I'm sorry I let you down. Maybe.
Brady
I think most of the time, I mean, I know most of us would agree that, like, if we. We were wrong on something, right? Like, absolutely. Apologies.
John
I guess if I was boozing it up and I couldn't perform here at work, I'd come in and tell you guys, hey, I'm sorry I let this get out of control and it's been affecting our work. But if we're still number one, I shouldn't apologize because even drunk, we're killing all these losers on radio. Would I apologize to Ozempic and Franken? No. Trying to think of the people in Ray. I don't like most anybody in radio, so I don't apologize to any of them either. Left Ladonna Harvey, who's mad. Maybe I'd apologize to her that she's fresh. I don't owe her anything.
Brett
Brett has no apologies. Because you can't say sorry to a guy buried on the west side.
John
That's right. Brett won't apologize. He has his own way of dealing with stuff. Anyway, what about Tara, who you used to flame on the air all the time? What about Tara Reid? John, there's two in a row. Was it Kara that I used to say? But she was Yelling at me first. She owes me an apology.
Brett
I'm Larry.
John
You mean.
Brady
Let's talk Sharknado. Tara Reid.
John
That's Tara Reid that did that. But the one that the first one said, Tara, the lady who used to flame on the air, I think that was Kara's, who that person's talking about. Because she called Larry to yell about something I said and called him. And again, it always goes back to that. You can yell all you want, but the second you call Larry, like, I think she called him something. She was mad at him for being. What's it? She hated black guys, right?
Brett
No, she thought we hated. I thought.
John
No, she thought we. She thought I hated fat girls.
Brett
Yeah.
John
And then thought Larry said it. So called Larry and said that. Yeah, that's right.
Brett
Yeah.
John
And then. So she started yelling at Larry about what he said, and we just started laughing. I don't know.
Brett
This guy wants to know. Brady, would you applaud. Apologize to Clay Aiken for calling him Gacon on the air?
John
Oh, that's right.
Brady
No.
John
Turns out Brady was ahead of the curve. Brady knew. That's true. You did call him Gacon.
Brady
It was like you said, that was all a joke.
John
No joking, right?
OJ
No.
John
Don't compare the two. That's apples and anvils. Lisa Welch, purple Brad. Yeah, well, now that's a direct hit. You're talking about something.
Brady
Challenges.
John
No, no, no, I don't. You're the only one squirming. If you send a dark humor text to me and Rich and Brett, you don't have to apologize to somebody that might have hurt.
Brady
Oh, it's the people.
John
But if you call Clay Aiken Gacon on the radio, and then you're like, I gotta go. So I was drunk. And just because you followed it up with a. Yeah, just because you did your character. Ah. Yep. Tara Reid. I. I didn't say anything to Tara Reid outside of how come you didn't.
Brady
Know he did not call him Ian's earring.
John
I. Endearing.
Brady
That was not me calling him that.
John
It was your character.
Brady
Yes.
John
Right.
Brady
I was acting. That was Jackass.
John
That's exactly right.
Dick Toledo
Blanket. Just blanket coverage on that one.
John
So, John, you should do a weekly segment where listeners call in to admit things they've done in life that were wrong and they're getting it off their chest and have O.J. host it. Confessions with O.J.
Brett
Oh, that's brilliant.
John
That isn't bad. I think I actually do kind of like the idea of O.J. being the right.
OJ
Hey, Twitter world, what's going On It's Always True. Judes, thanks again. Two weeks in a row. Number one show on Wednesday. I just want to let everybody know that if you want to call up and apologize for something horrible you've done, I will lend an ear. And this time it won't be chopped off somebody else's head. Just playing.
John
I'm just kidding around.
OJ
So if you did, who would you apologize to? Richard?
Brady
Uh.
John
Nobody. Yeah, no.
OJ
Pretty impressive. I would like to apologize to people. Al Cowlings. I owe him gas money.
John
All right.
OJ
I never paid that guy back.
John
I never had a.
OJ
That was a lot of a long drive.
Brady
How many miles?
OJ
People think that was my Bronco Br. It wasn't. My Bronco was at the house covered in blood. I couldn't drive that.
John
It's horrible in there.
OJ
So we took Al's Bronco and we drove all the way down to Orange county and then all the way back up to Rocket Ham. And. Yeah, that was. That guy. That was a half a tank of gas. So I'll give him. I'll leave some on the counter like a prostitute. And I could apologize to. Cause I'm trying to think 1975, I ran rough shot over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Vaunted defense for 212 yards. I apologize to Chuck Noel for that embarrassment. After that, I can't really think anything in my life I've done too bad. Maybe those people in Las Vegas that I held at gunpoint to get my own things back. You guys got anything?
Brady
I don't know any. Any golf stuff, like not scoring. Right.
Dick Toledo
Pencil whip the card.
OJ
Pencil whipped a few golf carts. Brady. That's. I did a little foot wedge now and again to win some money, so I apologize. Couple golf buddies. Yeah, maybe. I. I just can't think of anything really bad.
Brady
Yeah.
OJ
That would make it so I had.
John
To Ever mistreat a waiter.
OJ
You know what? I did pretty badly, too. You know what? You might be on to something. This guy. He did not. I tipped poorly. Yeah, I should find him. Every time I try to go back and talk to a waiter, they run.
John
And I can't figure out why.
OJ
I just want to speak to a waiter. Every time I said that, people would just jam out. I don't know. Anyway, confessions with OJ Is not a bad idea because, I mean, who amongst us has not sinned?
John
And by sins, I mean slaughter.
OJ
Who amongst us has not slaughtered another human being? All right, I'm just saying. I gotta go. I'll see you guys in hell. Brady, sooner than you think. I'm just saying. That shadow kidney.
Brady
You know, he didn't really mistreat waiter. Some other guy he's been looking for him for.
John
Yeah, he didn't admit to anything like there so it's good to have Brady.
Brett
Tom wants to know, will you apologize to Jewburg for not denouncing Hitler?
John
I'll go on Brady's defense. He denounced Hitler. He just didn't say he hated him. He wouldn't get we. It was a struggle.
Dick Toledo
Same with isis. He really didn't.
John
Yeah, he didn't say he hated what he.
Brady
I hated what they did.
John
But you don't hate Hitler.
Brady
Oh no. I, you know, here we go. I have a pretty good it's so easy feeling. I wouldn't like him, but I was basically that. Like I never met that person.
John
But the doors open for relations.
Brady
They stand for I. Yeah. Okay. I don't like the reason.
John
Ask if you'd like them or not. You gotta hate him or not hate him.
Brady
There's no in between. No, I'll go with hate with Hitler.
John
No, there's no middle ground. There's no vagaries with Hitler. If you like him even a little, you're gonna get in some trouble.
Brady
Oh yeah? Yeah.
John
You gotta hate. That's a rule. Bin Laden, hate him. It takes too long. You take too long to say it.
Brady
There's so many Bin Laden's.
John
Okay, see there's the issue we have. Yeah. The Hitler thing, that was an hour and a half. Him, go. Well, I didn't know him. You're gonna break bread with him. Go. You've got a couple problems, sir.
Brady
I've seen a lot of his Helms.
Dick Toledo
His problem is bad pr.
John
Yeah, yeah. He just needed you on his team to go. Guys, you're overlooking the stuff you're missing, the gems. He's funny. A lot of people don't think so. He's very funny. Dark humor, which I enjoy.
Brady
We threw down a couple of beers.
John
One night, couple steins hanging out with his Alsatians. That's German for German shepherd. Yeah, that was. It's. It still takes too long for you to answer that. Did you hate Hitler, Rich? Yeah, see, yeah, that's how it works.
Brady
You're missing out, man.
John
No, you look over to the side like you try to think of that one day he gave you flowers. Or like that. Remember when Hitler was on. I can't hate him. He did like one day. There's no redemption for Hitler. He's out.
Dick Toledo
Made it 56 years without having to hedge my bets on that one.
John
Yeah, I've never like once I kind of found out about him like that guy's no good. Yeah, it's propaganda.
Brady
It was funny.
John
He's a good artist. Should stay on that path.
Brett
So Brady's Corinne. Jean Pierre for Hitler.
John
Oh, he was definitely that. He's better now. It's not good, but he's much better than he used to be. That was. He would not say hate you would not. And I still think you're lying to us just to get off the hook. I still don't think the word hate. You mean like you don't hate Hitler? Like I viscerally hate it took us.
Dick Toledo
A day try and get you to say you hate something.
Brett
What did he finally. What'd you finally hate?
Brady
Vegetables.
John
Yeah. And then he throws it at you like it's just a deflect line forms.
Brett
Of the left on that one.
John
Yeah, yeah, it looks like des. Like it's just a line of people that hate. Anyway, let's. Let's get a wake up song, shall we? 58598 hundred. A good one and we'll scream it together. It's 98 KUPD. We're sorry. It's out of control now.
OJ
PD.
Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona: Episode Summary (February 12, 2025)
Hosted by John Holmberg with Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo.
The episode opens with John Holmberg addressing the audience with a somber update about Brady Bogen's health. Brady reveals that he is facing serious kidney issues, potentially linked to cancer.
This revelation sets a serious tone for the episode, shifting the usual lighthearted banter to more personal and emotional territory.
The hosts delve into the topic of "Red Tuesday," a term coined to describe breakups that occur the Tuesday before Valentine's Day. They humorously debate the significance and etiquette surrounding such breakups.
The conversation highlights the quirky Valentine's Day traditions and the show's penchant for blending humor with relatable experiences.
Following a previous episode's "Make Amends" email segment, the hosts reflect on the importance of apologies and who they might owe them to from their past. This leads to a deep dive into personal accountability and the challenges of seeking forgiveness.
The discussion underscores the complexities of making amends and the emotional weight that comes with confronting one's past actions.
The episode features interactions with listeners who have shared their own experiences and apologies. One notable email recounts a listener's misunderstanding with Holmberg at a Suns game, leading to a humorous yet heartfelt exchange.
This segment showcases the hosts' ability to engage with their audience, blending humor with genuine interactions.
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to discussing Kevin Durant's milestone of reaching 30,000 points, analyzing its legitimacy amidst the evolving three-point game in basketball.
The hosts debate whether the modern emphasis on three-point shots inflates scoring records, comparing Durant's achievement to legends like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Dirk Nowitzki.
The camaraderie among the hosts is evident through their inside jokes and nickname stories. Brett's nickname "Thriller" and the playful teasing around it highlight the show's dynamic.
These segments add a layer of personal connection and humor, making the content relatable and entertaining for long-time listeners.
In an attempt to innovate, the hosts brainstorm new segment ideas centered around apologies and confessions, suggesting a potential feature titled "Confessions with OJ."
This proposal aims to deepen listener engagement by providing a platform for personal stories and reconciliations.
The hosts share various personal stories that range from humorous mishaps to more serious reflections on past conflicts and the struggle to seek forgiveness.
Through these narratives, the show explores themes of remorse, responsibility, and the personal journey towards making things right.
Despite the heavy topics discussed, the episode maintains its signature humor, finding ways to laugh even in difficult conversations about health and personal failings.
The balance between humor and serious discourse encapsulates the show's ability to connect with listeners on multiple levels, offering both entertainment and introspection.
Key Takeaways:
Brady Bogen's Health Struggles: A central theme, prompting discussions about personal challenges and the impact on the show's dynamic.
Importance of Apologies: The episode underscores the significance of making amends and the complexities involved in seeking forgiveness.
Listener Engagement: Through emails and proposed segments, the show emphasizes community interaction and shared experiences.
Humor as a Coping Mechanism: Even when addressing serious issues, the hosts use humor to navigate conversations, maintaining an engaging and relatable atmosphere.
Notable Quotes:
John Holmberg ([03:21]): "Live another day in ambiguity."
Brady Bogen ([28:14]): "If you’re finding yourself, you know, you have a drinking problem, you’re an alcoholic. I think a list is going to be there."
OJ ([42:03]): "Confessions with OJ is not a bad idea because, who amongst us has not sinned?"
This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness skillfully blends personal revelations with humor, creating a multifaceted listening experience that resonates with both longtime fans and newcomers.