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Dale Hellastray
Still streaming Homberg's morning sickness online at.
Holmberg
98Kupd.Com oh, hey, Dale's here, everybody. That's a great quote from Dale Hellistray. Yes, there he is. Dale Hellstray joins us once again.
Dale Hellastray
Is that AI?
Holmberg
No, that's you. You said that last week, remember? Let me, let me make this clearer for so you can hear it real close. That's for sure.
Dale Hellastray
You.
Holmberg
Yeah, that's right.
Dale Hellastray
That's her boy over there. All he does is do that. Come in and tell you when it's commercial time.
Holmberg
That's right. He's got two jobs to find the clip and get us out on time.
Dale Hellastray
What happened to me starting at 9:00?
Holmberg
Nothing. You get here at 9:00 and then you took 45 minutes to go up the elevator. For God's sakes. You could have been here right on at 9:02.
Dale Hellastray
I was ready to go.
Holmberg
We started the commercial break right at 9:05 and it's 9:17. Right. Because we're gonna go with you early.
Dale Hellastray
Listen to that nonsen, nonsensical music, you guys.
Holmberg
He's getting paid and he's still bitching about it. Brett even said good thing is, good thing is today that in a comedian didn't roll over into Dale's time. So he can't.
Dale Hellastray
Oh, he can.
Holmberg
He'll find a way to do it. And he's brought to you by Prestige billiards. Prestige Billiards. AZ put Meathead 98 in there and you get yourself 10 off at one of their three stores or right there online at Prestige Billiards. AZ.com talking to Meathead last night about that. He runs Prestige Billiards and he sent me an article and I've been talking about it all morning. But the, the fact that a woman wrote an article saying, hey ladies, step it up. Because I don't know if you noticed the nerd men have invented AI women and are now turning them into robots, and we're losing. We're not going to win this fight. We have to. We have to reassess how we're approaching life, because guys that we've been ignoring are super smart, and they're inventing better versions of us. Well, tell me this.
Dale Hellastray
Okay, so if you do that, an AI and.
Holmberg
Yeah.
Dale Hellastray
Does it come with everything? Emotions and. No, no, no. So you delete all the things we read about. Oh, really?
Holmberg
Why would you invent the same thing?
Dale Hellastray
Stupid guys out there.
Holmberg
No, the nerds. Think about it, Dale. The people that have been rejected by these women are sitting back going, well, everything they hate about me won't be included in the program, and I don't want to deal with them. They don't care about me. I don't care about them. So let's get rid of their emotions. So the nerds, the Asians have decided to build these women through computers and technology. Okay, I'm not wrong.
Dale Hellastray
So it's all the good stuff and none of the bad stuff.
Holmberg
Japan. The article has 80 different companies currently working on robots that will simulate a woman's everything outside of, like, all the problem. Like, what are the things, guys. And they do surveys. What don't you like? What don't you want? And women aren't doing it. I know the women hate stuff about us, too. There's no question about it. But they're not doing anything to come back and say, all right, we're going to build a man robot. Because you know why? Man robot can't go out, get a job, and cover her bills.
Dale Hellastray
Oh, look at you.
Holmberg
So she. That's what the guys are. And we just had an article about a UFC fighter, dated a girl for a year, and she then broke up with her. And she's like, well, he became champion while we were together, and if it wasn't for me, he wouldn't be champion. I was. So I. I get half his stuff. Ooh. And the courtroom, the court said, no, you don't. And then, not only that, you owe him half of yours, because technically, he doesn't own anything. He's kept it in his mother's name. Oh, so he has zero to his name. And so she's going to pay him $500,000.
Dale Hellastray
So not only is he a USC champion, but he's.
Holmberg
He was savvy. Keep your money in your mom's name. Your mom's not going to sue you for half.
Dale Hellastray
Have you ever thought of that? I mean, I know where your money is.
Holmberg
Oh, yeah? In my mom's house. Go rob an old lady if you feel like it. That's terrible.
Dale Hellastray
Or is that your dad in mom's house?
Holmberg
And I stopped that. That's not my mom. You know better than that, Dale. You know better than that.
Dale Hellastray
There are very few things that I see you react to.
Holmberg
She's a fine woman, but that is not my mother. I repeat, that is the woman. No, that's the woman that blows my dad. It's not my mom.
Unknown
That's his robot.
Holmberg
That is. Yeah, that is. That is late in life robot. That is the woman that blows my dad.
Dale Hellastray
So, Ted, tell me about Kato Kalin. Oh, yeah, we had k. What's he, what's he like? Is he a nice guy?
Holmberg
Super nice guy. You. You played for the Buffalo Bills. So you never got to interact with O.J.
Dale Hellastray
No, he's a little ahead of my time.
Holmberg
Well, yeah, but still you. I'm sure you met Roger Staubach and all the guys involved.
Dale Hellastray
I did, yeah. Yeah. But you know what? You, as you're an alumnus of the Buffalo Bills, you don't fly back to.
Holmberg
You don't ever want to go back. You leave Buffalo behind unless it's the.
Unknown
Ring of Honor or whatever.
Dale Hellastray
Right. Unless it's special occasion.
Holmberg
So you're never going back.
Dale Hellastray
I have not been. I think I went back one time.
Holmberg
Was there any team like relevance like you? You guys, you were not on the four in a row.
Dale Hellastray
No, no. We went to the AC Championship game my last year.
Holmberg
Yeah.
Dale Hellastray
We lost Cincinnati. Get this, you'll get a kick out of this. So it's a close game. It's a one score game. We're down to touchdown. We punt the ball to them. They get the ball on about the six yard line. Nine and a half minutes left in the game. One score game. We got them pinned back. Nine minutes and 30 seconds later, they're on the other six yard line. They'd bent. They went three, three, four. First down.
Holmberg
Nine and a half.
Dale Hellastray
Four, three, first down.
Holmberg
Wow.
Dale Hellastray
It was. You're standing on the sidelines going, what, what, what's going on here?
Holmberg
Yeah.
Dale Hellastray
And literally nine and a half minute drive. They didn't even kick a field goal or do anything. It was just.
Holmberg
Just ate the game.
Dale Hellastray
It just ran it out.
Holmberg
Oh, painful.
Dale Hellastray
And you're, you're one step away from the super.
Holmberg
The championship game. You guys had to eat it and watch that. That's brutal. And then you're. And then you got to realize I also Live in Buffalo. The flight back is to Buffalo. You're actually leaving Cincinnati for a worse place? Yes, nearly hard, nearly impossible. Like, I'd rather. I'd rather Cincinnati, I'd be in Cincinnati. And I'm like, well, at least we'll be in Moscow in a few minutes. No, nothing there is worth staying for except for not being in Buffalo.
Dale Hellastray
But the other good thing about that is you knew you're flying home. You're only going to be there a day or two and then you're coming.
Holmberg
Back out to real places. Because Buffalo is the Cleveland of New York.
Dale Hellastray
Well, I've told you that before. My rookie year 85, we were 2 and 14. Oh, and.
Holmberg
And in Buffalo.
Dale Hellastray
Yes, and in Buffalo I lost more games my rookie year in the month of September than I did in four years at smu.
Holmberg
Oh, God.
Dale Hellastray
That's how bad was.
Holmberg
Oh.
Dale Hellastray
But the last game of the year, I think we're playing Cincinnati. I show up to the players parking lot and I had most of my stuff packed because I was good. But. But I did not have the nerve to bring the U Haul.
Holmberg
Yeah, the U Haul is real stadium.
Dale Hellastray
And they. I'm looking around a players bargain. Like there's like 8U hauls. Guys are leaving straight after the game.
Holmberg
They're packing and going.
Dale Hellastray
Today I'm like, if I'm the coach, I'm gonna walk out there and just take a look and see whose car has a U Haul attached.
Holmberg
Well, if you're the coach, you should have a U haul too. You're 4 and 12. That is not that you're not staying either.
Dale Hellastray
2 and 14.
Holmberg
Oh, worse. 2 and 14. The coach. The coach didn't have a U haul.
Dale Hellastray
The 214 the first day it snowed in Buffalo my rookie year. I'll never Forget, it was October 1st and it was a snow squall. I'm driving home for practice. I can't see past the end of my car. I'm hearing on the radio, snow skull, I don't know.
Holmberg
And the only place you've ever been is here in Dallas.
Dale Hellastray
And I get home, my roommate who's from Pittsburgh, I go, what the hell's a snow squall? He goes, what you just drove through?
Holmberg
It's a spinning nightmare of white.
Dale Hellastray
Yes.
Holmberg
Yeah, it's a disaster. It's like a Klan rally in some sort of weird snow globe.
Unknown
What's happening?
Holmberg
Yeah, nothing but whiteness and fear.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah, horrible. You get a little panicky.
Holmberg
Where did you live when you were in Buffalo? In an apartment. Did you Have a guy you lived with?
Dale Hellastray
I had a roommate my rookie year.
Holmberg
And then from the team.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah.
Holmberg
Okay.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah. And then I didn't know any. They didn't have want ads or phones back then.
Holmberg
Yeah, they did. We had both want ads and telephones in the 80s.
Dale Hellastray
Not cell phones.
Holmberg
They were classified. There was, but nobody was like, well, we don't have cell phones yet, so we can't. They didn't know cel phones were coming. You worked the old way.
Dale Hellastray
Yes.
Holmberg
And you guys chose not to.
Dale Hellastray
And so. So I ruined with another offensive line in my rookie year. Second, third year, I lived by myself. And then the fourth year, Brooke and I were married.
Holmberg
Oh, okay. So there was never that moment. You're like, hey, Dale, rents do. Yeah, it's. Yeah, that's weird. So going back to Cato, because I brought up oj Cato was very interesting because, you know, it's great on the show, talking about that. I, I, it's still so surreal to me because going to the Suns game with him, had dinner, everything was normal.
Dale Hellastray
Was he your guest?
Holmberg
Yeah. Brady and Brady's friends, Greg and his wife, and then Kato. That's who Brady got Cato.
Unknown
It was a link.
Holmberg
Yeah, it was a link between Brady.
Dale Hellastray
No.
Holmberg
And this Greg guy. And Greg, Nolan, Kato got us all in there. So we had dinner and then walked up to the tickets or to the seats for the Suns game. And it was like those moments where you're just with someone and then you realize what he represents.
Dale Hellastray
Right.
Holmberg
And that you'd see the. Then you kind of look around and realize that other people that see that and recognize it are going through something like, it's not just, hey, there's. There's Dale Hellastra. He plays for the. He played for the Washington Commanders. I don't know. They just. They're probably wrong. They don't know, but they know you played football, and then they say, oh, that's a thing. And then it's over with him. It's this. There's that guy from the OJ document. Oh, yeah, he was OJ's. And then boom. It's just the list where you were. And, you know, it's in an odd way, it's like seeing a president or something. You have feelings about what he represents because he's not famous for movies. He doesn't bring you back to a nostalgic moment.
Dale Hellastray
He was a witness to a. Yeah, he was. He was a linchpin, and he didn't even do it. That's why I asked. Trying to think Back. Was he. Did he do anything? Did he cover evidence? He didn't do anything.
Unknown
And that's the thing. There's some people that still.
Holmberg
It's.
Unknown
So put it on him. Well, and they're not putting on him, but they're like. They think he's around. You know, he's the reason why death happened.
Dale Hellastray
Okay.
Holmberg
Right. Well, yeah. Yeah. Well, again, they associate him with something strange. So it's really weird when you're there and you see people recognize.
Dale Hellastray
Now, did you lean over and tell him like you told me? All those people were going, hey, I was. Friends were walking up.
Holmberg
No one was doing it.
Dale Hellastray
Did you lean over him and go, hey, they only recognize you because of me. Nobody.
Holmberg
First off, the guy that recognized you talked to me at the game all the time.
Dale Hellastray
Hey, hell stray. Go Cowboys.
Holmberg
They knew, and he's a Cowboys fan. They knew that I was taking you to the game.
Dale Hellastray
I wouldn't expect a Packer fan to know who I am. They wouldn't.
Holmberg
And they knew. They didn't know anything. They knew you. And then did you see when the guy's like, hey, there's Daily Dale. What's up? And it was. Then the guy next to him goes, who's that? Holmberg's friend, Dale. And I said, hey, watch it with the friend thing.
Dale Hellastray
Let's keep it an acquaintance.
Holmberg
Let's keep it a guest for tonight. Yeah, let's not go.
Unknown
Dale wanted to smash you.
Holmberg
Yeah. No, it was. Yeah. So we have. Nobody said that to him. Nobody did the whole.
Dale Hellastray
But you could. If you're walking behind him, you can see.
Holmberg
It takes everybody a second to realize, why do I know that guy? Oh, yeah. But nobody's like. Nobody's excited, right? Everybody's kind of weirded out.
Dale Hellastray
You don't want his autograph, right? Right.
Holmberg
No, not a soul. But tons of people recognize the gorilla.
Unknown
A lot, want pictures with them.
Holmberg
Yeah, well, we didn't have any of that when I was there. Not a soul wanted a photo. Which was really odd because I. But we were down in the bowels of the arena. I told the story yesterday, and the gorilla went by on a Segway. And I forget sometimes that when you don't. When you're not here, the gorilla is like, oh, cool, the gorilla. Like, I'm tired of the gorilla. Like, he's around all the time. Season tickets. You see him enough. And then he goes by on the Segway and turns. And I'm standing there like, can I get a picture with you and him? And I think I'M pretty sure. I don't think I imagined this. That the gorilla goes, yeah. He didn't say yes, but he did the clapping and the head nods and he puts his arm around him. I heard him. Oh, like inside the suit, the guy's like, oh, crap, this is Kate. Okay. You realized in the middle, like, ah, that's that guy. So.
Dale Hellastray
Really?
Holmberg
Yeah. Nobody's on the one sickness.
Dale Hellastray
Magnetic upd. Holmberg's morning sickness. You know? You know, it's interesting when you say that because, like, I have this guy who gives me a ride at the Phoenix Open every year.
Holmberg
Yeah.
Dale Hellastray
He'll pick me up in the parking lot and whoever I'm with in the car in the golf cart. And what's always just fascinating to me is as we're weaving through the traffic, everybody's staring at us.
Unknown
Who's that guy?
Dale Hellastray
Who's that? There's gotta be somebody important now. You know, Most of the girls recognize me, right?
Holmberg
It's my guess from the wanted posters in their neighborhood or the sexual predator thing. Yeah, I got it. They do.
Unknown
Oh, that guy's being removed.
Holmberg
Oh, that poor old man has to go to the hospital. They can't walk out. Yeah, that's true. Most of the women would recognize you as a.
Dale Hellastray
My question to you is, did you stay for the entire.
Holmberg
Oh, yeah.
Dale Hellastray
You did.
Holmberg
We did. Yeah.
Dale Hellastray
It was late.
Holmberg
It was a. It was late, which doesn't bother me. It was the best game of the season.
Dale Hellastray
Yes.
Holmberg
By a lot.
Dale Hellastray
And. And did you ever think when you woke up that morning, Colin Gillespie would be the savior of the Phoenix?
Holmberg
Colin Gillespie is the energy that this team hasn't had all year, which makes it so it could be you. Yeah, exactly. He's the same as. I think I'm bigger and maybe a little bit better. I'm a better shooter. I'm a. I wouldn't be bouncing G league back and forth, but he was phenomenal the other night. And also, it makes it criminally negligent that Coach Bud has not seen the talent this team displays. And left Bobo. And like, Ryan Dunn was the starter way too long, even when he was. And he's got all these guys that are playing their asses off.
Dale Hellastray
Right?
Holmberg
And that game the other night, like, this team's got something if they play like this. Which makes the season even more disappointing because this could have been the energy they came with. They chose. That's a choice by players and coaches to not have any sort of spark. Kevin Durant tried to get the crowd going at one point, and no one knew what he was doing because he's never done it. So somewhere in the middle of some. It was almost like a naked gun when they're like, it's Enrico Palazzo. Like somebody had to shout. He wants us to cheer.
Dale Hellastray
Right.
Holmberg
Oh, Kevin's. Kevin knows we're here. He's never once acknowledged the fans. It was remarkable. That was a different team. I saw Kato Kalin responding to that. So he's going to be my guest from here on out now. Well, my friend Cato, what game did.
Dale Hellastray
You bring me to Washington or.
Holmberg
Yeah, probably one of the lesser games that no one wanted to go the worst. Yeah, probably. I think we did we go to the Wizards game.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah, I think it was the Wizards. Did you buy for Cato down in.
Holmberg
The Rah Rah Bray kicked in. We 5050 on the RAH Rah room, had dinner, went, yeah, very nice. And we went and we went up.
Dale Hellastray
And Cato didn't reach for Cato doesn't.
Holmberg
Reach for his wallet. We learned that Cato will text you about an Uber ride.
Dale Hellastray
They don't.
Holmberg
They don't accept Discover Car. Ko was here as a hired guest.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah.
Holmberg
So we, we paid him to be here.
Dale Hellastray
Like, you okay.
Holmberg
And then.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah.
Holmberg
And so it was. Yeah, there was a. We were charged for things, but that's fine. That was the agreement. But he's quick with it, right?
Unknown
And.
Holmberg
Yeah, yeah, very quick. And Brady didn't like that. Yeah, he hit Brady on the phone a few. I still owe Brady some cash back, but I said. But he hit him and goes. My Uber ride was like $31.
Dale Hellastray
Really? Cuz I'll.
Unknown
I'll twice. I understand where he's coming from to a certain extreme because he's been asked to do a ton of stuff over the years and there's been a couple of times where all of a sudden he's doing it and.
Holmberg
But in fairness. In fairness, the Uber ride to and from the airport or wherever, it wasn't Uber rides to golf. No, no. So. So the stuff he was doing on his own, part of this. Anything that was like transportation, lodging and to and from the Rah Rah room.
Dale Hellastray
Is a little extra. Johnny.
Holmberg
That was a little extra. And Cato did not reach.
Dale Hellastray
At least, at least give me an elbow bend and then you could say, no, no, no, no.
Holmberg
Yeah, I didn't get one of those. Those alligator arms the whole time.
Unknown
Well, it was kind of.
Holmberg
God damn it, Kato. Kato stole dinner from us.
Unknown
Kind of almost felt like that's expected in a way.
Holmberg
Yeah, I think so when we invite. Well, again, invited him to the game, so it was like, you want to come to the game? Part of that.
Dale Hellastray
So did you all sit together?
Holmberg
Yeah. Dale or. Yeah, Cato sat next to me. And then the two people that were with them just sat in the seats in front of us because they were empty. They had seats somewhere else.
Dale Hellastray
And what were you sitting.
Holmberg
He didn't go to the gym.
Dale Hellastray
Oh, I thought he went.
Holmberg
He went to dinner and then left. He was full and had to go.
Dale Hellastray
So you could go to the Rah Rah Room on a son's night.
Holmberg
Go anytime you want Thursday through Sunday. I can. You can With. With a member. Yeah, you gotta go with a member. I could. I could maybe take you. I probably won't, but I could maybe take you. Since the scampi incident.
Unknown
The 600.
Holmberg
The 600. Just leave that on my plate. Scampi incident?
Dale Hellastray
Yeah, in a bottle of pan on the way out, Johnny.
Holmberg
They got me my free water, so it was a. It was a thing.
Dale Hellastray
Good. So. So what did you find out? Anything from him that you didn't know?
Holmberg
Not really. That I didn't know realize.
Unknown
Well, one thing you found out is how many people that he was around that death happened.
Holmberg
Oh, yeah, yeah. He was friends with. With Robert Blake, who played Beretta, who ended up shooting somebody, and then Phil Spector, who ended up killing a lady. So he was. He's been friends with a lot of people that end up snapping and killing women.
Dale Hellastray
Really?
Holmberg
Yeah, really.
Dale Hellastray
Okay. Did you do any. Did you do an OJ impression?
Holmberg
Uh huh. We did OJ for 20 minutes on the air and then he liked it and then made me do it for people at the arena too.
Unknown
It freaked him out a little bit. And a good friend. He's like, yeah, it's. Yeah, spot on.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah.
Holmberg
Yeah, it's oj.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah.
Holmberg
I summoned the. The character. That is.
Dale Hellastray
You got about three impressions that you're really.
Holmberg
They're really good. I agree, Dale, I agree. Yeah, I know he's not wrong. I've milked those as far as he can go. Dale's the dead on one.
Dale Hellastray
You got Trump, you got.
Holmberg
I had a friend of mine tell me the other day, he goes, kevin, Ray. And me and my buddy Brian, who goes to Sons games with me, were talking after the game and. And. And he said something about. He says, tiny, because Kevin calls you tiny. Is Tiny coming to this? That. And I'm like, yeah. He was on the show this morning and my friend Brian goes, all day. I want that guy on the air. But I want it as you. He doesn't. He wants a real you. He wants the Johnny.
Dale Hellastray
Johnny. Johnny.
Holmberg
It's. Yeah, it's. There's a.
Dale Hellastray
Is there a difference? When you signify somebody, a buddy or a friend, you'll never know. Is Brady your buddy or is he your friend?
Holmberg
Brady's my co worker.
Dale Hellastray
What about Brett, my pal?
Holmberg
He's my pal. I work with Brady. Yeah, I got buddies. I got friends.
Dale Hellastray
But what about Big Dick?
Holmberg
What?
Dale Hellastray
What about Big Dick?
Holmberg
Oh, I gotta isolate that. I know you don't go isolate that too, please. Immediately.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah.
Holmberg
What about Big Dick? Big Dick is my producer.
Dale Hellastray
Okay.
Holmberg
This producer. Big Dick.
Dale Hellastray
Okay. Not a friend. So.
Holmberg
But now what? Anyone asked, who is this? I believe it's a producer.
Dale Hellastray
Big Dick Toledo's your buddy.
Holmberg
Well, do you introduce people as my buddy? Well, no, you just say, this is. This is Toledo.
Dale Hellastray
You always talk about your buddies. Well, I bring it up, my pal so and so.
Holmberg
Because I say Kevin Ray and people know his name. And then I say. And then another guy, my buddy Brian.
Dale Hellastray
Goes with, and you say dale Hella Stray, because everybody knows who I am.
Holmberg
No, I don't really say that. Yeah, I'd have to do a lot more with you to actually have stories like that now.
Dale Hellastray
Let's keep it.
Holmberg
Yeah, I'll say Hella Stray goes along and they'll say, who's that? And I'm like, exactly. Every time I say, dale Hellasre is with me. He's a make a wish giant. See we again. 30 minutes of you and not a second about a decent sports talk.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah, we just talked about Sun.
Holmberg
Yeah, decent sports. Now the unraveling has begun with the Suns. I don't know if you watched last Thursday when they lost to the New Orleans Pelicans. And afterwards Devin Booker had his press conference and did the thing about. Nobody's talking. We don't communicate. We're not talking. I talk too much. And he started to go on and on and on. You're like, what is going on? This is a weird. Turns out he was told by the coach, you talk too much. Yeah, you need to calm this down a little bit. You're talking during huddles, you're talking on the floor. Everybody's talking to the. My voice is the one that needs to be heard. And Devin's like, oh. And clearly didn't like that.
Dale Hellastray
Right.
Holmberg
The only people that knew about that meeting were Coach Bud and Devin Booker. Right.
Dale Hellastray
Supposedly.
Holmberg
So when that got to espn, the only way it gets there is if Devin Booker tells them, yes, that that's the beginning of the end.
Dale Hellastray
Well, again, as I look at that relationship, my one thing about the Sun's last two years is I don't see them having fun on the court. 0 the second half against the Clippers. Yes. First time I've seen in two years.
Holmberg
Agreed.
Dale Hellastray
Totally agree. And again, if you're going to tell me Gillespie can play like that every night or every game, every once in a while.
Holmberg
Give him a shot.
Dale Hellastray
And if he's hitting his shots and whatever. Yeah, keep, keep in there.
Holmberg
He reminded me of when this is basketball depth. But Jose Alvarado a couple years ago with New Orleans came off the bench. Whether he scored or not, he impacted the game with energy.
Dale Hellastray
Yes, he did.
Holmberg
And he brought everybody else up. And that's what Colin D. Well, Lynn Sanity was a goof because he was Asian. That was the thing that everybody's like this guy. We just wanted to see it. It was like seeing a unicorn. It had never happened. A scrappy Asian guard. But when you got a guy like that and he just comes in and he just brings the rest of the team up. Throw him out there.000 on the scoreline is fine. If it brings everybody else some energy.
Dale Hellastray
I saw more energy coming from Kevin Durant than I seen all year.
Holmberg
Yep.
Dale Hellastray
The one guy I still don't see much from is Devin.
Holmberg
Devin seems down and I mean they were high fiving and hugging. I hadn't seen that for two years. I mean Kevin Durant went over to Colin Gillespie after a shot and grabbed him on top of the head.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah.
Holmberg
And like. Like I'm like, this is a team that finally looks like they're enjoying what's going on.
Dale Hellastray
First time now again, now I'm hearing stuff about are they going to make a coaching chain?
Holmberg
Yes.
Dale Hellastray
It's like the whole staff's going, how many. How many guys can you have on the payroll?
Holmberg
That's the other thing.
Dale Hellastray
You know, usually it's the coach goes for the player because the player makes so much more money. You know, if you're making $50 million, coach is making 5 million. They don't get along. The coach goes, yep. But if you're. If you're Ishbia, you're sitting there going, hold on. I'm still paying Vogel. Yep. And I. If I fire this guy, I'm paying $10 million.
Holmberg
Yeah, Monty, you would be paying. Had the Pistons not taking it all over and then said, yeah, they're paying them.
Dale Hellastray
And so you're. You're sitting there going well, I'm. I'm still. You mentioned it last week and it's a very unpopular trade process. I would. I would not be opposed to train Devin Booker.
Holmberg
I've seen it for so long. I am. I am. I swear. I'm the oracle. And no one listens.
Dale Hellastray
And people. And people will lose their mind if you.
Holmberg
Why?
Dale Hellastray
That's what I don't understand.
Holmberg
I don't either. I don't get it at all either way. But Suns aren't going to. Do you want them in the playoffs?
Dale Hellastray
That's the thing. It's like. Do you want them be the 10th seed?
Holmberg
They get bounced. The only thing that saves it is it doesn't give them a lottery ball. So Houston can take that because you know that ball's coming up first. The Suns would. Would be the. The lottery team that has one ball and it's the one that goes to the top.
Dale Hellastray
Yes.
Holmberg
And then Houston gets the number one overall pick. Takes that kid from Duke. Yeah, that's what would happen. So the only reason I want them to actually kind of. And now that Dallas has everyone injured, there's a chance they can jump ahead. The thing that pains me most is if it isn't Dallas that you catch Portland and deandre Ayton will be the team that bounces you out of the playoffs. And that hurts because he's. He's worse. He's worse this year than he's ever been. And he's still tough. 14 points, 10 or game.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah.
Holmberg
And he's still like chatting away.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah. But what I. What I. I almost would love to see it come down to the last week in Portland and the Suns are tied.
Holmberg
Oh, and.
Dale Hellastray
And. And for that 10 seed and. And see Portland beat them. Yeah.
Holmberg
With eight and putting 30 and 15. That's the ultimate like.
Dale Hellastray
Oh, that's ultimate. Sell the farm. Yeah.
Holmberg
That's. Watching your ex wife with Peter north. It's just like I can't.
Dale Hellastray
Wow.
Holmberg
Yeah. You knew who all that was too. I was impressed that you knew every reference.
Dale Hellastray
And that's an old name.
Holmberg
He's still a legend. You talk about the legend. That's HOF stuff. Oh, is he Peter north, the decorator? Legend. Dale. The fact you're laughing at the decorator tells me everyone could. This is a reference point.
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Interior.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah.
Holmberg
Kids know like people. Grandfathers sit grandkids. You could do it with yours. Now he's about five, right? Four or five. Sit him on the knee and tell him tales of Peter North.
Dale Hellastray
He's a decorator.
Holmberg
He's the Decorator. That's his nickname, the decorator.
Dale Hellastray
Indoor or outdoor? Both.
Holmberg
You can't control it. He might. You might accidentally decorate some outside. He might decorate inside and outside and not even be an easy.
Dale Hellastray
Are you the decorator?
Holmberg
I've decorated, yeah, but I do smaller spaces. I'm a tiny home decorator. I'll get you. I'll keep it. I'll organize your. I'll organize your closets.
Dale Hellastray
You'll only do a single layer up.
Holmberg
Maybe not the decorator. Maybe I should be the organizer. Yeah, that might be a better nickname. It's 9:42. Dale Hell is here with us this morning. We're going to talk about. I want to talk about stuff with the NFL with you, too. He's brought to you by our friends at prestige billiards. AZ.com More with Dale coming up.
Dale Hellastray
Morning sickness.
Holmberg
Before we get into the entertainment drill and everything entertaining that Brady will provide us, I want to ask you this. Right now. We're in the midst of the. This is a. This is my second favorite time in the NFL.
Dale Hellastray
Good.
Holmberg
This is without question the second best time the NFL has, which is cuts because of cuts because of salary caps. Joey Bosa got cut yesterday. Guys getting chopped because they cost too much.
Dale Hellastray
Right.
Holmberg
And then teams that sit back and look at this and go, is this a scrap heap or is this the gem? And the Cardinals haven't done a thing. Have you ever been in that situation where you're like, oh, I'm getting your long snapper. But they overpay long snappers.
Dale Hellastray
Well, now they do. Yeah. I, I was part of the first plan B, free agency.
Holmberg
What's that?
Dale Hellastray
That's. That was how they started getting into free agency. Or a team could protect, I think, 20 guys.
Holmberg
Okay.
Dale Hellastray
And then the rest of them, if your contract was up, you're done. You, you can, you're a free agent.
Holmberg
Right.
Dale Hellastray
Like you are today. And so nobody knew what it was, you know, they called me and told me, yeah, we're not going to protect you. We want you back, but we're not going to protect you. And I mean, you're like kind of freaking out, going, what? Nobody knew what's going to happen, so.
Holmberg
You'Re just on the shelf.
Dale Hellastray
Yes.
Holmberg
Somebody else can grab you, but if they don't, the team that let you go can get you.
Dale Hellastray
Yes.
Holmberg
Okay.
Dale Hellastray
And within two days, I'd gotten calls from six teams, I think, who. So I, I went and visited Atlanta, Houston, the Raiders, Indianapolis and Arizona.
Holmberg
Yeah. You wanted to be here. Not necessarily a Cardinal.
Dale Hellastray
No.
Holmberg
You wanted to be here.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah, I lived here and all that. So I went visit them and all of a sudden, bam. It's like they're, they're talking offer me triple of what I was making in Buffalo. Really? I'm like, you know, it's a quick story. I think I get a kick out of it. So Indianapolis. I knew the SMU coach Ron Meyer was in Indianapolis, so they kind of wanted me. And then I go to the Raiders. I think they're my third visit. And wine and dime. Brooke and I put us up at a. Really?
Holmberg
In Oakland?
Dale Hellastray
No, it's in la. Ok, ok. Los Angeles. And, and show us around and, and all that. Have a great time. The next day we go, we're in, in the office. The guy's name is George Kerris. He was Al's right hand guy. And he said, we don't, we don't want you to leave. Yeah, I want to sign you right now.
Holmberg
You can't leave LA without a deal.
Dale Hellastray
We want, we want to sign you to a contract. And, and so I'm sitting there going, well, I, I don't know. I. Nobody knows how this works, right? So they get my agent on the phone. Al comes walking in, you know, Davis, yeah, I want you to be a Raider. Dale, I can't do his.
Holmberg
Yeah.
Dale Hellastray
But, but, but we want you here, be our starting left guard. Then it went on and off for like 10 minutes. Loved me. Calls my agent, they say, hey, we don't want to leave. So we're, let's get this done.
Holmberg
Right.
Dale Hellastray
Well, my agent wasn't ready for that scenario either. So he like threw out a big number. So it's Al, George and me. I'm sitting in this room, my agent's on the phone, I'm not hearing what he's saying. And he goes, also here. I'll go, what, he worth that much? Ain't that damn good. I'm like, oh, I think, I think I, I'm gonna leave the room so you guys can talk, you know, that's awesome. And I talked to my agent afterwards and I go, what, what was that all about? He goes, well, I wasn't prepared. I wanted you to be able to get out of there so you can take your last two visits and how does it end?
Holmberg
How did they. It was like the Zelensky meeting last week.
Dale Hellastray
You can go.
Holmberg
No lunch?
Dale Hellastray
No, they didn't let me go. They ended up coming to an agreement and you didn't.
Holmberg
Oh, you did play there.
Dale Hellastray
Yes, I forgot it. I forgot your Raiders for a year yeah, that's right.
Holmberg
And then ran away because they were like, we made a mistake when they traded me away. We overpaid this guy.
Dale Hellastray
As Jimmy said one time, he thinks he gave Al a can of beer for me.
Holmberg
And Jimmy Johnson's retiring from his deal. You don't talk to Jimmy ever?
Dale Hellastray
No. When there's a cowboy get together, you know, we'll say hello a little bit and.
Holmberg
And he goes, thanks, Darrell. And he walks away. Tell Humberg I said, hi, my friend John. My friend John and I go to Suns games.
Dale Hellastray
Tell him I said, hey, after he. After he busted my chops on Twitter about. I think I gave Al Davis a can of beer for. You did say, although you were the best default NFL.
Holmberg
That's adorable. That's cute. Do you think the Cardinals should trade Kyler Murray?
Dale Hellastray
They wouldn't get anything for him.
Holmberg
Why?
Dale Hellastray
Who's gonna give him anything?
Holmberg
You give third or fourth starting quarterback. Take that, somebody will give him that.
Dale Hellastray
Third or fourth rounder.
Holmberg
You get three or four for him. Maybe a four. You think so you get.
Dale Hellastray
But this is the do or die year.
Holmberg
Well, I think you get a four for Kyler Murray. I don't.
Dale Hellastray
You would trade Kyler Murray for fourth round draft pick.
Holmberg
Yeah. Fourth rounders are garbage.
Dale Hellastray
I know.
Holmberg
That's why I'm saying it.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah, I know that. I know. You think I'm a dummy.
Holmberg
Yes, that's why I had to explain it to you. No, I think. I don't think they should trade him at all. Because you have. You get back into that cycle of who's next. At least he got something, right? And he's. He's talented.
Dale Hellastray
And you wouldn't. You wouldn't get very much for him. It'd be different if somebody give you three ones and, oh, you're not getting any ones.
Holmberg
Yeah, you don't have that, but you might get a four. You get a four, maybe a couple fives.
Dale Hellastray
I know, it's true. Who's going to be the Pittsburgh quarterback?
Holmberg
Maybe Kyler Murray, and give a couple fives? Five or six, maybe a compensation.
Dale Hellastray
Fields you come to.
Holmberg
Fields is fine. This. This next week is going to be nuts in the NFL. This might be the craziest offseason ever. There's nine quarterbacks that are going to move already. Big names getting cut. DK Metcalf. How about that? Like a guy who screams, I want to be traded.
Dale Hellastray
Right.
Holmberg
Come on.
Dale Hellastray
Well, what? Seven years in Seattle. Aren't you kind of done?
Holmberg
What do you mean? Well, I guess I mean what he's He's.
Dale Hellastray
You can.
Holmberg
You can. But nobody cares. Owners don't care. He wants more money. Just pay him. And if you weren't going to pay him, now get rid of them. But I guess trading. But when you scream, trade me, you just lessened your value. You think, well, yeah, because if I. If you said that you had to work here, I got to work there. I can't work where I am. I'd be like, all right, well, your value is just diminished because you're desperate.
Dale Hellastray
But he's also letting the rest of the league know, hey, I'm available.
Holmberg
Well, yeah, it's a bidding war, but if you get something, it's. Yeah. And then he wants money. He's selling the new team. He's like, you're going to pay me 30 million.
Dale Hellastray
You skipped over the Steelers. What are they doing? A quarterback?
Holmberg
I don't know.
Dale Hellastray
What do you want them to do?
Holmberg
Build a time machine and go back and get Ben and Terry at the same time and plop them down in 2009 and win a few times? I don't know. It's a tough one. There's a lot of teams in the same predicament.
Dale Hellastray
The Cowboys just restructured a couple contracts.
Holmberg
Yeah, I know, but they've got Dak Prescott. They're in the same predicament they'll always be in.
Dale Hellastray
Would you rather have Dak or little guy out here?
Holmberg
No, it's a coin flip. I maybe take Dak. Yeah, I don't know. Coin flip.
Dale Hellastray
Would you rather have Justin Fields or Dak?
Holmberg
I take Justin's. Because the upside.
Dale Hellastray
Oh, shut up.
Holmberg
Just because I don't like Ohio State quarterbacks.
Dale Hellastray
Ridiculous.
Holmberg
Dak Prescott's done nothing more than Justin Fields outside.
Dale Hellastray
He got to the playoffs.
Holmberg
Yeah, because he played for a team that got head players. Justin might have with the Bears, maybe they had nobody and they threw this guy into the fire. I don't know if he's any good or not. No one is.
Dale Hellastray
You know sports at all.
Holmberg
I know all sports, Dale.
Dale Hellastray
Sit there in the Suns games. I don't think you know three pointer from a two pointer.
Holmberg
No, I know the three pointer. Vince goes, that's his son's. One, two, three. And they know that was three points. The whole crowd screams.
Dale Hellastray
Have you ever screamed it with them?
Holmberg
Every time.
Dale Hellastray
No.
Holmberg
Put my fingers in the air. Yeah, I love it. It's fun. I haven't done it a lot this year because I don't like the team as much.
Dale Hellastray
Right.
Holmberg
I go, I cheer. I'm a fan.
Dale Hellastray
Okay.
Holmberg
Cato was doing the one, two, threes.
Dale Hellastray
Was he Sure. I don't think.
Holmberg
Yeah, I think right up his alley.
Dale Hellastray
Yeah. Nope. No.
Holmberg
Cato play pretended to be retarded for a little while just to entertain a little girl in front of him. And it was. He committed to it. It was a lot.
Dale Hellastray
And did. Did. I thought I heard you talk about. Did the parents appreciate that or no?
Holmberg
Yeah. But then the little girl wouldn't stop staring at him, so they turned and apologized and realized it was OJ's roommate. So everybody kind of.
Dale Hellastray
Or Nicole's roommate.
Holmberg
No, OJ's. Nicole lived. Well, he was Nicole's roommate first. Yeah, it's a.
Dale Hellastray
It's complicated.
Holmberg
Listen to the podcast. Listen to the podcast. It's really good.
Dale Hellastray
Arizona's most powerful rock radio station.
Holmberg
He said fully erect.
Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona: Episode 03-06-25 Summary
Episode Overview On March 6, 2025, Arizona's premier morning radio show, "Holmberg's Morning Sickness," aired its highly engaging episode featuring former Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Dale Hellastray as the special guest. Hosted by John Holmberg, alongside Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo, the episode delved into a mix of humor, sports anecdotes, societal observations, and NFL insights. This summary captures the key discussions, notable quotes, and the overall flow of the episode.
1. Welcoming Dale Hellastray The episode kicks off with host John Holmberg welcoming Dale Hellastray back to the show, setting a light-hearted and jovial tone.
Dale engages in playful banter regarding the presence of an AI-like voice on the show, emphasizing their authentic, human interactions.
2. The AI Women Debate A significant portion of the conversation revolves around a provocative article written by a woman addressing the rise of AI women and the dynamics between genders in technology and society.
Dale counters Holmberg's points, highlighting perceived flaws in the AI women concept.
Holmberg expands on the idea, discussing how AI women exclude negative traits and the implications for human relationships.
3. UFC Fighter Court Case Anecdote The hosts transition to discussing a court case involving a UFC fighter, highlighting the complexities and unexpected outcomes in legal disputes related to personal relationships.
Dale humorously interacts with Holmberg about the situation, injecting levity into the serious topic.
4. Experiencing a Suns Game with Kato Kaelin A highlight of the episode is Dale's recounting of attending a Phoenix Suns game accompanied by Kato Kaelin, offering listeners a behind-the-scenes look at celebrity interactions and fan experiences.
Dale shares amusing stories about Kato Kaelin's behavior at the game, including interactions with the Suns' mascot and the peculiar dynamics of celebrity recognition among fans.
These anecdotes highlight the unexpected and often humorous facets of celebrity friendships and public presence.
5. In-Depth Discussion on Phoenix Suns Games and Team Dynamics Holmberg and Dale delve deep into the performance of the Phoenix Suns, analyzing recent games, player contributions, and team morale.
They critique the coaching decisions, player performances, and overall team strategy, providing insightful commentary for sports enthusiasts.
The conversation touches on critical moments in recent games, emphasizing key players like Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, and how their performances impact the team's success.
They discuss team spirit, player engagement with fans, and the potential for coaching changes to revitalize the team's performance.
6. Navigating NFL Free Agency and Salary Caps Transitioning from basketball, the hosts shift focus to the NFL, exploring the intricacies of free agency, salary caps, and player trades.
Dale shares his personal experience with the first Plan B free agency, detailing how teams protected a set number of players while others became free agents, leading to multiple offers from various teams.
They discuss the strategic decisions players and teams make during free agency, including contract negotiations and the impact of player availability on team dynamics.
7. Strategic Player Trades and Team Building The discussion progresses to specific player trades, focusing on quarterbacks like Kyler Murray, Justin Fields, and Dak Prescott, evaluating their potential impact on teams and the league.
They debate the value of trading high-profile quarterbacks versus retaining them, considering factors like team performance, player reputation, and future prospects.
This segment offers listeners an in-depth analysis of the complexities involved in NFL trades and how they shape the future of the teams involved.
8. Humorous Banter and Light-Hearted Moments Interspersed throughout the episode are moments of humor and light-hearted exchanges, showcasing the camaraderie between Holmberg and Dale.
These interactions provide relief from the intense sports discussions, highlighting the show's entertaining nature.
9. Closing Remarks and Upcoming Segments As the episode nears its end, Holmberg and Dale wrap up their discussions, teasing upcoming topics and maintaining the episode's engaging momentum.
This final segment ensures listeners are primed for future episodes, maintaining interest and anticipation for subsequent discussions.
Notable Quotes:
On AI Women and Societal Impact
On NFL Free Agency Experience
On Player Trades and Team Strategy
Humorous Banter
Conclusion Episode 03-06-25 of "Holmberg's Morning Sickness" provided a rich tapestry of discussions ranging from societal issues like AI advancements in gender dynamics to personal anecdotes from Dale Hellastray's NFL career. The blend of humor, insightful sports analysis, and engaging storytelling made for a compelling listen, offering value to both regular listeners and newcomers alike.