03-03-25 - Entertainment Drill - MON - Francis Ford Coppola Gave Speech At Razzies Accepting Worst Director Win - Billy Joel Took Tumble On Stage

Summary

Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona Episode: Entertainment Drill - MON - Francis Ford Coppola Gave Speech At Razzies Accepting Worst Director Win - Billy Joel Took Tumble On Stage Release Date: March 3, 2025

Holmberg's Morning Sickness continues to dominate Arizona mornings with its blend of humor, insightful discussions, and entertaining segments. In the March 3, 2025 episode, host John Holmberg, along with Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo, delved into a variety of engaging topics ranging from heartwarming community stories to the latest happenings in the entertainment industry.

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Tour of the Humane Society’s New Campus

Timestamp: 00:35 - 05:04

Brady Bogen kicked off the episode by sharing a delightful experience from the previous Friday. He, along with Larry and Rich, toured the Humane Society's newly established campus in Papago. Brady expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Humane Society team, including Kelsey, Jenna, Dan, and Cynthia, for accommodating their visit.

Brady Bogen (00:50): "It was such a great thing. So thank you to everybody over there."

The team highlighted the Humane Society's initiatives, such as volunteer programs that allow individuals to engage with dogs in fun settings like malls. Brady emphasized the importance of the facility and the essential work being done, encouraging listeners to support and participate if possible.

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Entertainment Drill Segment Sponsored by ReactDefense.com

Timestamp: 05:04 - 10:12

Transitioning into the Entertainment Drill segment, Brady introduced a compelling story submitted by a listener named Jay. The narrative showcased Jay's daughter, Andy, who demonstrated remarkable composure and leadership during an emergency at the University of Virginia (UVA).

Andy received an urgent text about a shelter-in-place order due to an active threat on campus. Utilizing skills acquired from ReactDefense’s training, she successfully guided 25 students and faculty into a secure basement area. Despite initial skepticism from others, Andy maintained calm and prepared the group for potential confrontation, ultimately leading to the swift apprehension of the assailant by law enforcement.

Brady Bogen (05:30): "She did not panic and that means she's a sheepdog and not a sheep."

Brady lauded Andy's actions, attributing her effectiveness to the training received from ReactDefense.com. He highlighted the significance of such preparedness and encouraged listeners to consider personal training for safety and confidence in emergency situations.

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Razzies 2025: Francis Ford Coppola Takes the Stage

Timestamp: 05:04 - 08:51

Larry and Brady shifted the focus to the recent Razzie Awards, humorously contrasting them with the Oscars. The highlight was none other than legendary director Francis Ford Coppola accepting the Worst Director award for his film Megalopolis.

Larry (05:12): "Francis Ford Coppola was thrilled to accept his trophy for the worst director for Megalopolis."

Coppola's acceptance speech was noted for its candor, where he criticized the current state of the film industry and the commercialization of art.

Larry (05:49): "Francis Ford Coppola said, in this wreck of a world today where art is given scores as if it were in professional wrestling..."

The duo also touched upon other Razzie winners, including Madame Web for Worst Picture and Jerry Seinfeld snagging Worst Actor for Unfrosted. They shared laughs over the selection, with Brady commenting on the unpredictability of film success.

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Mr. Beast’s $500,000 Standing Challenge

Timestamp: 07:34 - 08:21

Adding a lighter note, Larry introduced the latest challenge from internet sensation Mr. Beast. The challenge involved 100 participants standing in individual circles, with the last person remaining winning a hefty $500,000 prize.

Larry (07:34): "Mr. Beast gave $500,000 to someone for standing in a circle."

The hosts discussed the quirky nature of the challenge, humorously questioning its practicality and the endurance required to win such a prize. Larry shared insights into one participant's astounding 37-hour and 43-minute standing feat, highlighting the extreme lengths competitors go to secure victory.

Larry (07:56): "He did it 37 hours. And you're all an individual circle."

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Billy Joel's On-Stage Tumble

Timestamp: 08:37 - 10:12

Concluding the entertainment segment, the hosts shifted to music news, reporting on a recent incident involving the legendary Billy Joel. During a performance of his classic hit "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me," Joel accidentally tripped over a microphone stand. Demonstrating his professionalism, he quickly recovered, continued the performance, and finished the show despite the mishap.

Larry (08:37): "Billy Joel took a tumble on stage over the weekend. He got up and finished the show, though."

Brady chimed in with light-hearted advice on maintaining balance, especially as one ages, underscoring the importance of core strength and coordination.

Brady Bogan (09:04): "Work on your balance as you get older. Yeah, man."

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Light-Hearted Banter and Listener Interaction

Timestamp: 10:12 - 10:42

As the episode neared its end, the hosts engaged in playful banter about a recurring mystery involving the name "David" and "Bunny." They humorously speculated about the origins and reasons behind the name choices, keeping the atmosphere light and entertaining for the listeners.

Brady Bogan (09:41): "We should have Bunny on some more. People asking, how come she doesn't call you David."

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Conclusion

This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness encapsulated the show's signature blend of community involvement, entertaining storytelling, and humorous commentary on current events in the entertainment world. From heartfelt acknowledgments of local organizations to spirited discussions on Hollywood's less illustrious moments, Holmberg and his team ensured that listeners were both informed and entertained throughout the morning show.

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Notable Quotes:

• Brady Bogan (00:50): "It was such a great thing. So thank you to everybody over there."
• Brady Bogan (05:30): "She did not panic and that means she's a sheepdog and not a sheep."
• Larry (05:12): "Francis Ford Coppola was thrilled to accept his trophy for the worst director for Megalopolis."
• Larry (07:34): "Mr. Beast gave $500,000 to someone for standing in a circle."
• Brady Bogan (09:04): "Work on your balance as you get older. Yeah, man."

This structured summary provides a comprehensive overview of the episode, highlighting key discussions, engaging stories, and memorable quotes, making it informative and enjoyable for both regular listeners and newcomers alike.

Transcript

[Dick Toledo]

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[Brady Bogan]

Still streaming Homberg's morning sickness online at 98kupd.com all right. Bunny was very sweet. That was nice. I still don't know the answers to anything, but it worked out nicely for whomever was listening. I thought it was fun. It's time for the entertainment draw. Before we get to that, I want to say, and, and I think I'll do this again and again. What an awesome experience. It was Friday to have the people at the Humane Society let Larry and Rich and we all went over. Larry, Rich, and I went over to tour the Humane Society's new campus here in Papago. It was great. And it was such. If you have a chance to get over there, they have programs where you can volunteer and help a dog wander, like take it to the mall or something like that. It was such a great thing. So thank you to everybody over there. Was it. I can't remember. Who's there? Kelsey, Jenna, Dan. There's someone else. I can't remember the names. Damn it. I'm sorry. I got the. I got three people. I remember. And then there's one other person. I was just, I'm gonna say Cynthia, even though that's not right. But thank you to giving us that tour on Friday. That was amazing. And you really realize how much work they've got going in there and how that building is necessary beyond belief and hopefully someday it won't be, but it is. So thanks to the gang over at the Humane Society for all that you are doing and letting us kind of sully your Friday afternoon and wander around because we had, we learned a lot, I'll tell you that. It's time for the entertainment drill. It's brought to you by your [e-mail] the home of tactical Black. I'm going to send you, I'm going to read you this email that Jay got. He said it's the best email I've gotten in 25 years of doing this. It's not to me. It was today. It says sending a proud dad story to the react family as I know you'll be proud as well. My daughter Andy was a true sheepdog. Today got an emergency text from UVA that there was a shelter in place implemented at her school because someone was walking around stabbing people at college. It wasn't until after the stay in place was lifted that I got in touch with her and learned that after receiving the message herself, she had herded 25 students and some faculty into a vacant ROTC building, then got them safely into a basement. Staff and students were arguing with my 21 year old about that being necessary, but she insisted she kept them calm in the basement and prepared to defend. 30 minutes for law enforcement. Apprehended the assailant as he walked around the campus and they learned that there was one dead and another injured right outside the building. Afterwards, professor praised her for insisting on their safety and the way it was done. I've done my best to raise her in this way, but I thought that throughout her life. But I also knew that the training at Reactive this summer had given her an added level of confidence to deal with situations like this. She did not panic and that means she's a sheepdog and not a sheep. Thank you for life saving things like this. How about that? Like she learned the proper thing to do and keep your cool. She said everybody else was panicked, running around, losing it. She calmed them down. She said, guys, there's a plan here. Let's get to work. And she used all that she learned last summer at REACT Defense to get into that some dude wandered around 30 minutes before they could figure out which the dude was stabbing on. Folks, 30 minutes. You don't hear much about it. Yeah, like a big news story or anything, but it was happening. And it sounds like it's not self defense when you say, hey. But she wrangled people and said, we're getting in here. I'm going to help you guys out. But if this comes to us, we're going to fight right now. We're going to shelter in place, but we're going to fight. We're going to be ready for this. And everybody kind of, you know, barking and running around chickens with her. Is it like herding cats? She got them herded and she got them calmed down and they were ready to go. They were a unit. That's awesome. What a great story. And that's what they have. They get those stories every once in a while where you're like, well, that situation did happen. It's very rare that it does, but it did happen to somebody. And because of the training, 21 people at the very least sat in place and did the right thing rather than run around or go crazy or get themselves into a worse spot. De escalation. The first thing about it, it's amazing you can learn this kind of stuff. That and the fact that you do kind of go, all right, we're going to go in this spot, and if it comes to us, we'll be ready. But right now, we're staying out of it. Genius, brilliant, and a great story. So one of the best ones you can read is nobody was even affected by it, which is even better. And they do that a lot. Reactdefense.com price is 199 bucks for two months of personal training. Get on that immediately. It could just save your life, too. Simple as that. Without even confrontation, really. Reactdefense.com the home of tactical Black Brady Entertainment.

[Larry]

Well, we know that the Oscars went down last night and Hurt heard about the winners and, yeah, the Razzies also went down.

[Brady Bogan]

Oh, that's right.

[Larry]

And Francis Ford Coppola was thrilled to accept his trophy for the worst director for Megalopolis.

[Brady Bogan]

That's right. I forgot about that. Coppola did that. Terrible movie.

[Larry]

Worst picture was Madame Web.

[Brady Bogan]

That was gonna be the second it got released.

[Larry]

Worst actor, Jerry Seinfeld for Unfrosted.

[Brady Bogan]

That's. People are hit or miss on that, and I'm far behind.

[Larry]

I don't know any of these.

[Brady Bogan]

Unfrosted is Jerry's movie about cereal?

[Larry]

No. The history of Pop Tarts.

[Brady Bogan]

Oh, Pop Tarts. That's right. The cereal ones. The other.

[Larry]

It's not bad.

[Brady Bogan]

I've heard. It's okay.

[Larry]

Anyway, Francis Ford Coppola said, in this wreck of a world today where art is given scores as if it were in professional wrestling, I chose not to follow the gutless rules. Let us remind ourselves that the box office is only about money. And like war, stupidity in politics has no true place in our future.

[Brady Bogan]

He gave a speech at the Razzies.

[Larry]

He did.

[Brady Bogan]

Nice job.

[Larry]

Or he wrote a quote.

[Brady Bogan]

Or he just shot it over there. The director of the Godfather responds to a Razzie. That's. I gotta hand him that. That's pretty great.

[Larry]

The worst screen combo. Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. The Joker.

[Brady Bogan]

Oh, yeah, there was some junk. Last year.

[Larry]

It was. I'm trying to think. It's Megalopolis got a lot of them unfrosted. Amy Schumer got worse. Supporting actress.

[Brady Bogan]

Yeah, I know. I was gonna say she's in it. It's probably bad.

[Larry]

Rob Lowe had questions. Why sex scenes like Nicole Kidman and Baby Girl are seen as brave these days. He says, in our day, it was required. He's like. He says, in early days, there was a page 73 rule. You could just skip to the page 73 of a script to see if you get naked.

[Brady Bogan]

Really?

[Larry]

Because of that mid second act, which is notoriously the toughest sledding in any.

[Brady Bogan]

Storytelling, you have to fill with some nudity.

[Larry]

He says, I know the Blue Lagoon. It beach under a moonlight.

[Brady Bogan]

How about that?

[Larry]

Mr. Beast gave $500,000 to someone for standing or. Yeah, standing in a circle.

[Brady Bogan]

A person can do that challenge.

[Larry]

They had 100 people stand in circles.

[Brady Bogan]

That's different.

[Larry]

And the last person to leave there wins a $500,000.

[Brady Bogan]

Not a circle anymore.

[Larry]

Person made it 70, 37 hours and 43 minutes.

[Brady Bogan]

I'm not mistaken. The last two people, it's just a couple guys staring at each other.

[Dick Toledo]

It wasn't worth people standing for seven hours to win 500 grand. Like, how many of them left?

[Larry]

Dude, for 37 hours. He did it 37 hours. And you're all an individual circle. You're not in one circle, so you have this circle.

[Brady Bogan]

There's no such thing as an individual circle. You have your 100 circles as a person. Yeah, you're in a circle with us.

[Larry]

Yeah.

[Brady Bogan]

But yeah, like an individual.

[Larry]

You're facing each other. You can.

[Brady Bogan]

I think if you're in an individual circle, you're blowing yourself. Okay. Or your name's Stuart or your Stuart. Yeah. Or Stephanie. Used to be Stuart had a big one added on so he could do an individual circle.

[Larry]

Billy Joel took a tumble on stage over the weekend. He got up and finished the show, though. He basically is performing the song, it's still rock and roll to Me. And he's twirling the microphone stand. And at the end, he throws the stand to the roadie. Well, evidently, the momentum of tossing it to the roadie just tipped him over.

[Brady Bogan]

The heavy stand.

[Dick Toledo]

Work on your balance as you get older. Yeah, man.

[Brady Bogan]

Swiss ball. Try putting your socks on. One leg. Yeah. Core. Core strength.

[Dick Toledo]

Putting on your underwear kicks your ass.

[Brady Bogan]

Stay core. Yeah. When you're not going in today. Yeah. You gotta grab hold of something to put a sock on. Yeah. You're not doing enough core work. That's it. We're done. Larry's coming up Next Bunny. We should have Bunny on some more. People asking, how come she doesn't call you David. Been a mystery the whole time. They named you David and then said never has. And Brady. You never actually. Never did. Even early on.

[Larry]

Even say, like when you're in trouble for some David Brady Bogan.

[Brady Bogan]

But you were. As a baby, they said, we'll name him David and never call him that.

[Larry]

Yep.

[Dick Toledo]

And I still ask her, was it for some family? Like, were you named after somebody?

[Larry]

No, she just a mistake. I think David had to be kind of a maybe Catholic thing.

[Brady Bogan]

Religious, but doesn't.

[Larry]

And then Brady. They just like she said, we just.

[Brady Bogan]

Like the name one of Brady David then.

[Larry]

Don't know, bro.

[Brady Bogan]

You gonna call her?

[Larry]

Oh, that's the next question.

[Brady Bogan]

Yeah, we won't have. We don't have any answers after that either. But still.

[Dick Toledo]

Your dad call you David at all?

[Larry]

No.

[Brady Bogan]

No one ever called you David. So the only time you were David was the day you were born. And they said, here it is. David Brady. Kick anyone's ass who calls him that.

[Larry]

Yep. And they listened.

[Dick Toledo]

I'm smelling something fishy here involving Cuba. Your dad was using an alias or.

[Brady Bogan]

Found out that David was. Yeah, Bunny David.

[Larry]

Fidel Brady.

[Brady Bogan]

That's right. Gotta change your name, boy. You're never gonna be called David again. You get off the paperwork, though. We're done. Larry's coming up next. You guys have yourselves a great Monday. We'll see you tomorrow. Right here in the morning sickness. Hello, Arizona's most powerful rock radio station. He said fully erect.