02-23-26 - BBTL - Break 7 - WWBD - Suing Maid Of Honor - Influencers In The Gym

Summary

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Holmberg’s Morning Sickness – BBTL (Break 7) – “WWBD: Suing the Maid of Honor & Gym Influencers”

Date: February 23, 2026
Cast: John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Brett Vesely, Larry, Dick Toledo, and unidentified male guest(s)
Segment: “What Would Brady Do?” (WWBD), followed by gym etiquette discussion

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Episode Overview

This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness centers around the popular “What Would Brady Do?” segment, where the crew responds to listener dilemmas on situations ranging from potential lawsuits against absent wedding guests to navigating gym life in the age of influencers. With a style that's candid, irreverent, and packed with banter, the team delivers their humorous and often insightful takes on these very modern problems.

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Key Discussion Points & Timestamps

1. WWBD Letter: Suing the Maid of Honor (03:00–07:35)

A listener asks if she would be “an a-hole” for suing her former best friend (the intended maid of honor) after paying $2,300 for her attendance at a Hawaii wedding, only for the friend to bail last minute with no explanation.

Main Insights:

• Brady’s Legal and Moral Take:

  • "I don't think that's a binding contract...You want to sue, but you can't force anyone to go to your wedding." – Brady [03:42]
  • "If you're trying to sue your friend, just, you know, cancel the friendship." – Guest [04:46]
  • Brady agrees that while the friend really should pay the money back, taking her to small claims court isn't likely to fix things, and the friendship seems over.

• Other Perspectives:

  • Brett invokes pop culture honor codes:
    "I go to Scarface with this one because there are two things in this world I don't break — my balls and my word for no one. You said you’re gonna go, you owe, kick down." – Brett [04:55]
  • On writing off bad friends:
    "Like Sonny says in A Bronx Tale, for $20 you never have to talk to them again in your life. So either you mark it off and just...never have to talk to that person again" – Brett [07:09]

Notable Quotes:

• "You can ask her why she didn't attend at least?" – Larry [03:34]
• "You can't hold them to that money." – Brady [05:10]
• "Good luck in trying to get money out of that." – Brady [06:41]

Memorable Moment:

The crew riffs on whether there must have been drama (hidden relationship issues or objections to the wedding) behind the friend's disappearance. They ultimately agree: don't take it to court—move on and write off the friendship.

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2. Gym Etiquette & Influencers (07:35–11:59)

Listener frustrations boil over as the panel addresses gym influencers monopolizing equipment for Instagram videos, posing questions about modern gym etiquette.

Main Insights:

• Membership Rights vs. Social Media:

  • "Who has more right to use the equipment: those who pay for their effing membership or those who just go for the clicks?” – Listener email [08:11]
  • Brady suggests it’s a gym policy issue, not always something members can fix themselves.

• Comic Solutions & Pet Peeves:

  • Larry jokes: "I say you just get involved in the pictures. If they're doing videos..." [08:38]
  • Brett: "Roll up. Move it, toots. I got to work out here." [09:20]
  • Brady: "If you’re really an influencer, you'd have your own gym." [10:01]

• On Gym Policy:

  • Some gyms are stricter about content creation; EOS Fitness has a specific influencer room.
    • "EOS employee here, definitely not allowed at EOS. We have a specific room for content recording. That’s pretty cool." – Text/Call [11:05]
  • The idea of “the gram room” or an “influencer room” gets tossed around with much amusement.

Notable Quotes:

• "You have to do your post from the influencer room." – Larry [11:34]
• "Go take a picture over there." – Brett [09:20]
• "You can get swole at home." – Brady [10:34]

Memorable Moment:

The concept of private “influencer rooms” at gyms is both mocked and praised—a surprisingly effective solution, as the crew imagines a room crammed with aspiring influencers.

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Selected Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• [04:55] Brett Vesely:
  "I go to Scarface with this one because there are two things in this world I don't break — my balls and my word for no one. You said you’re gonna go, you owe, kick down."

• [07:09] Brett Vesely:
  "Like Sonny says in A Bronx Tale, for $20 you never have to talk to them again in your life. So either you mark it off and just...never have to talk to that person again, or it’s the best way to do it."

• [09:20] Brett Vesely:
  "Roll up. Move it, toots. I got to work out here. Go take a picture over there."

• [10:01] Brady:
  "If you were really an influencer, you'd have your own gym."

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Segment Timestamps:

• [03:00] – WWBD introduction & letter (suing maid of honor)
• [07:35] – Gym etiquette letter & influencers debate
• [11:05] – EOS Fitness “influencer room” discussion

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Overall Tone & Style

The mood is classic morning radio irreverence, with fast-paced teasing, inside jokes, movie references, and bursts of friendly argument. Advice is given with a mix of streetwise realism and comic exaggeration, always circling back to the principle: “don’t take life (or yourself) too seriously.”

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Summary Takeaways

• Friends who ghost on big promises (especially involving money) seldom make it right—cut your losses and move on.
• Suing over friendship fallout is rarely worth the trouble—mark it up as the cost of learning about someone's true character.
• Gym etiquette is getting complicated by influencers, but some gyms are adapting with content policies and even dedicated rooms.
• If you want peace at the gym, find one with rules against filming, or get swole at home.

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For those seeking a modern etiquette field guide—with a side of sarcastic comedy—the crew at Holmberg’s Morning Sickness delivers again.

Transcript

[Brett Vesely]

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[Brady]

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[Larry]

You thought that was funny?

[Brady]

You were laughing like a hyena when he said it. What the hell is wrong with you?

[Larry]

Five finger death punch in town September 24th over at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater with Eva on fire opening the show, it's Brady's Morning cup here on the Big Red Radio 98 KUPD. We got a what would Brady do Going down. We also have Brett Vesli gonna be out a couple of times this week.

[Brett Vesely]

Brett, I'm busy.

[Larry]

You are a busy boy. EOS Fitness on Thursday, 5 to 7 o'. Clock. That's South Mountain 202 and Baseline over there in LA. You're going to LA and the Arizona Renaissance Festival. Huzzah. You're going to the. You're going to the Renaissance Festival on Saturday. You're gonna be there noon to 2 o'. Clock.

[Brady]

Beer Garden. Yes, that's right.

[Larry]

If you want to hang out with Brett Vesley, do a little drinking in the Beer Gardens.

[Brady]

Pint of grog.

[Brett Vesely]

That's Right.

[Larry]

Yeah. That should be fun.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

There's a. They call it mead out there.

[Brett Vesely]

Yeah, they got the mead and the

[Brady]

beers

[Larry]

at the Renaissance Festival. It is the what? The 38th year. Yeah. 38th annual Renaissance Festival. That's right. Open Saturdays and Sundays 10 to 6, until March 29th.

[Brett Vesely]

Come out and drink with me.

[Larry]

Huzzah. We got a what would Brady do? And I'm kind of new to this. I don't think I've done a what would Brady do yet.

[Brett Vesely]

We'll get you through there, little fella.

[Larry]

On. On Brady's morning cup.

[Brady]

There's letters that roll in.

[Larry]

There's letter. I mean, I know. I know how it works. I just have never done one.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

And you have to give your honest opinion, Larry.

[Larry]

I have to.

[Brady]

Have to.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

That's how this works.

[Brett Vesely]

You don't do it.

[Brady]

You don't have to.

[Brett Vesely]

I'll give my honest opinion.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

Yeah, we know that. Let Brett take over.

[Larry]

Here is the letter. Brady. Would I be an a hole for suing my former best friend for not coming to my wedding? She was set to be the maid of honor, and as part of the wedding party, we, my now husband and I, paid for her to fly to Hawaii for the wedding. We shelled out about $2,300 for her and her husband and my husband's best friend and his wife to be able to attend. She gave no explanation, and we've been on the outs ever since. Can I ask her why she didn't attend at least? I know it's just a small claims court thing, but I really feel like we were clear with her that we would bear the cost of coming. And when she didn't attend, I felt wrong. What would Brady do?

[Brady]

Okay, well, first, I don't think that's a binding contract if you're sending someone, you know, so, like, I don't know if you can take that to court. Yeah, I mean, I guess you could take anything to court. You want to sue, but that you can't force anyone to go to your wedding.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

But if she got like a group deal on the tickets or something, because

[Brett Vesely]

was she being cheap and got a Groupon or something?

[Brady]

Well, so it doesn't matter. I mean, regardless, the friend bailing on the wedding.

[Brett Vesely]

Yeah.

[Brady]

And not giving a reason. Legitimate. Yes, you can ask.

[Brett Vesely]

I mean, let's go to wedding.

[Larry]

Yeah.

[Brady]

Well, why not just say that then? Yeah, you know, it's. It's disappointing on the friend's part because you did put up some money right off the bat. I don't know how you Couldn't get

[Unidentified Male Guest]

out of the ticket or get a credit or something.

[Larry]

Yeah, well, it just seems to me like, I mean, this isn't a business.

[Brady]

I wouldn't go to court.

[Larry]

You know, like, if you're in. If you're in a business with a friend, then it's time to go to court.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

And if you're trying to sue your friend, just. Just, you know, cancel the friendship.

[Brady]

The friendship's over. Oh, yeah.

[Brett Vesely]

I go to. I go to Scarface with this one because there's two things in this world I don't break my balls and my word for no one. You said you're gonna go. You owe kick down.

[Larry]

Pick up the phone, call your friend.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

That's a good way to look at it. If you said you're gonna go and you're spent because you said you were.

[Brady]

Yeah, but you can't. Well, you can say that, but you can't hold them to that money.

[Brett Vesely]

Well, then tell them to go F themselves.

[Brady]

Friendship.

[Brett Vesely]

Yeah.

[Brady]

So now there is thing is, why did she not tend to be in with what happened? What's going on there? Was there a relationship going on before that with her husband to be. Or vice versa? The.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

Oh, you're going a different route.

[Brady]

Yeah, well, I mean, there's something that freaked her out.

[Larry]

So you're saying she could have been

[Brady]

that bad, the friend. There. There was something that was holding the friend back from going to the wedding,

[Larry]

and it could have been that bad.

[Brady]

Right. And if she objected to them getting married or didn't want it, you would think she at least step up and say, this is the reason why I'm going. I don't want you. I don't like you marrying this person.

[Brett Vesely]

Doesn't matter. You still owe, you still pay you.

[Brady]

Well, you can't. If. Unless that other broadcast, unless you committed and said, okay, we're in, and then last minute was never happened. Just sounds like.

[Brett Vesely]

That's what I thought. That's. So maybe I'm wrong.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

Yeah, it does sound like that.

[Brett Vesely]

Yeah.

[Larry]

Yeah. Shelled out the 2300 for her and her husband, right? Yep.

[Brett Vesely]

So she knew she was supposed to be there. So her and her husband.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

Oh, so it sounds like for the bridal party, they shelled out what, five grand? Almost.

[Brett Vesely]

Yeah.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

To get them both there.

[Larry]

Would you do that to me, Britsky?

[Brett Vesely]

What's that?

[Larry]

Take me to court?

[Unidentified Male Guest]

No, no, no. Brett's got other ways and just show

[Larry]

up over jazz with Mike.

[Brady]

That basically is just saying that the relationship is done. Well, yeah, I mean, you know, good luck in Trying to get the money out of that.

[Brett Vesely]

It's like.

[Brady]

I mean, she. You're. You're right. Principal reason, Brett.

[Brett Vesely]

She.

[Brady]

They should pay the money back.

[Larry]

Reimbursed. Yeah. And it already says we've been on the outs ever since.

[Brett Vesely]

Well, yeah, because they know they owe, you know, 2300 bucks or whatever it was. Yes, Right.

[Brady]

But she's probably not going to see that money.

[Brett Vesely]

It's like Sonny says in A Bronx tale, for $20, you never have to talk to them again in your life. So either you mark it off and just. You never have to talk to that person again, or it's the best way to do it.

[Brady]

You're gonna have to. I mean, you're gonna have to basically mark it off.

[Larry]

Mine. A friend of mine.

[Brett Vesely]

Right, exactly. They owe.

[Larry]

They.

[Brett Vesely]

Oh. Or you send a friend of mine.

[Brady]

Maybe it comes back around. But I would just write it off right now.

[Larry]

Got another.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

Here's one that seems to be happening a lot lately.

[Larry]

Brady, what is the proper gym etiquette these days? I'm 46 now, and I've recently returned to working out. And the gym I go to always has these influencers who just go to mug and take up space and do not work out like most of the others in the gym do. Tuesday, I'm waiting for 20 minutes, pausing my own workout just to see the. Just to use the leg machine because this chick kept redoing her shot for the gram. The Instagram, I assume. Am I allowed to kick her off a machine? I don't know anymore.

[Brady]

Who has.

[Larry]

Who has more right to use the equipment? Those who pay for their effing membership or those who just go for the clicks? Ready?

[Brady]

Unfortunately, that's. That's up to the gym members, you know, that's using it. Like if they're. They're saying, you know, like, some gyms will have a dress code, that they make the rules. I don't know if you can prevent it.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

Doesn't sound like influence. Dress code issue. It sounds like it's.

[Brady]

That's what I'm.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

Courtesy issue.

[Larry]

I say you just get involved in the. In the pictures. If they're doing videos,

[Brady]

they'll never get off the machine then.

[Larry]

Right?

[Brady]

I. I just. Man, I'm finding a club that would not. That says no to that.

[Larry]

Yeah.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

Are there any out there, like, fitness. And I see them all that.

[Brady]

I don't know.

[Larry]

Actually, I have seen some of these videos where people are taking a video and the person from the. The fitness. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. We don't do that here we don't do that. Good.

[Brady]

Because you think about it, I mean, there's other people that. Well, you happen to be in the background or some. Someone's filming there.

[Byron]

Right.

[Brett Vesely]

Photobombing and stuff.

[Brady]

Not only that, you just don't want to be in it.

[Brett Vesely]

I just. Roll up. Move it, toots. I got to work out here. Go take a picture over there.

[Larry]

You got to call her toots.

[Brett Vesely]

Yeah, exactly.

[Larry]

Toots. Like a Tootsie Roll.

[Brady]

Yeah, unfortunately.

[Brett Vesely]

I mean, that broad can take a picture in front of a rowing machine instead of this one. I mean, come on. You got to grab another machine.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

Well, it's not always pictures. It's like what Larry says. She's filming a video of her Right. Hoisting the equipment.

[Brett Vesely]

Right.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

She's got to do that five times. You're like, come on.

[Brett Vesely]

Well, then it's even better. You in the background. Hey, judge, let's move it.

[Larry]

Hold on. I got to get the shot right. Can you hold this for me?

[Brady]

You have to tell her. Yeah. Go up to her. And you're not a real influencer, because she has to.

[Larry]

My 85,000 followers would disagree with that.

[Brady]

Okay, well, if you were really an influencer, you'd have your own gym and.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

Right.

[Brady]

That's personal trainer.

[Brett Vesely]

Just get on only fans. Quit screwing around with the gym.

[Larry]

Yeah.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

Do it at home.

[Brett Vesely]

Yeah.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

Texter says private gyms work the best because they're pretty strict about keeping cameras out. You might pay a little bit more, but it's better than seeing those f heads with the cameras out while you're trying to get bump on.

[Larry]

True. That's true.

[Brady]

And you can, you know, you have

[Larry]

your own time, personal thing at home. You know, have your own home gym and take all the videos you want.

[Brady]

You can get swole at home.

[Larry]

Yeah, swole.

[Brady]

Gotta get swole. I do. I mean, you know.

[Larry]

Oh, I know.

[Brett Vesely]

I can tell.

[Brady]

Obviously, it might not be lifting. There it is. I didn't say what word.

[Brett Vesely]

He's turning over the rack of ribs on the. On the burner.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

And, you know, a forearm, forearms like no other. Those rack of ribs are hefty.

[Larry]

Check out these guns.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

They're like the brontosaurus ribs from the Flintstones.

[Brett Vesely]

And we just got a call in for an email. EOS employee here definitely not allowed at eos. We have a specific room for content recording. That's pretty cool. So come on out and see me

[Larry]

at EOS Thursday, Brent.

[Brady]

He'll be in the room.

[Brett Vesely]

Yeah, but I'll be on the grams.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

How full is that room, though.

[Larry]

I don't. Everybody's.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

Everybody's stuffed in one room. I'm not against it, but that's hilarious.

[Larry]

Just right now, on Thursday, Brett's gonna be doing this great big video.

[Brady]

Hey, you have to do it from the room. That's right.

[Brett Vesely]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

You have to do your post from the influencer room.

[Brady]

Look at me. Smart idea.

[Brett Vesely]

Yeah. Oh, it is, actually.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

I wonder what they call. They have to have something pasted on that influencer.

[Larry]

That's what it is.

[Comedy Announcer]

Yeah.

[Brett Vesely]

I would imagine.

[Larry]

The gram room.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

The gram room.

[Larry]

Is that it? That's.

[Brady]

That's it.

[Unidentified Male Guest]

That was the only two we got this week.

[Larry]

All right, thanks. That's. What would Brady do? Brady's Morning cup continues here in just a moment.

[Brady]

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[Brett Vesely]

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[Unidentified Male Guest]

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[Brady]

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