07-01-25 - Entertainment Drill - John's Story Of Singing Woolly Bully Karaoke w/His Aunts - BO

Summary

Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona Episode Summary: July 1, 2025 - Entertainment Drill: John's Story Of Singing "Woolly Bully" Karaoke w/His Aunts

Hosted by John Holmberg with Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo on 98 KUPD | Hubbard Radio

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Introduction

In this episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness—Arizona's #1 Morning Radio Show—host John Holmberg shares a nostalgic and humorous story from his youth involving a family karaoke session. Joined by co-hosts Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo, the discussion delves into family dynamics, embarrassing teenage moments, and reflections on cultural portrayals in media.

John's Karaoke Antics with His Aunts

John Holmberg kicks off the episode by recounting a memorable event from his adolescence. At the age of 13, John and his aunts—Ray and Tricia—along with their children, decide to visit a local music venue at Longmore and Baseline to shoot a family karaoke video.

John Holmberg [02:40]: "Brady from the past. Entertain me. My aunt Ray and Aunt Tricia came out when I was about 13 years old with their kids, and we piled in a car and went over to Longmore and Baseline to that music place."

The song of choice was "Woolly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. John vividly describes his reluctance and discomfort as his aunts encourage him to perform, highlighting his teenage angst and fear of public embarrassment.

John Holmberg [03:10]: "And my aunt's just grabbing me by the shoulders, trying to make me dance to Woolly Bully. The mullet is not having it standing there just miserable."

John reflects on the era of VHS and the permanence of such family videos, likening his potential viral fame to that of the "Star Wars Kid."

John Holmberg [03:55]: "Like, this is the early days of VHS and you're like, this is going into everybody's living room, isn't it? Like, it would have been like the Internet, right? That would have been my. You know what? That would have been Star Wars Kid."

The co-hosts and Friedman engage in playful banter about the potential fallout of these videos resurfacing, emphasizing the universal fear of youthful indiscretions becoming public.

Reflection on Family Dynamics and Youth

John continues to reminisce about the experience, highlighting the generational gap and differing perspectives on fun and entertainment.

John Holmberg [03:35]: "Find that they're just fun. My. My answer to me, yeah, I do it now with them. But when you're a teenage boy, you're just. All you're thinking is that..."

He contrasts his current positive relationship with his aunts to the strained feelings he had as a teenager forced into performing. This segment underscores the evolution of family relationships over time.

Clint Eastwood Memorabilia and Pop Culture Discussion

The conversation shifts to a humorous segment about Clint Eastwood memorabilia being sold by Diamond Estate Services. The co-hosts discuss the plethora of collectibles from Eastwood's former home, debating the authenticity and sentimental value of various items.

Clint Eastwood Enthusiast [05:27]: "If you're a Clint Eastwood fan... They’re selling treasures from the former home of Clint Eastwood in LA."

John humorously imagines personalizing Eastwood T-shirts with his own likeness.

John Holmberg [06:23]: "Oh, all right. I'm gonna have Jose make those my Summer of Johnny T shirts. Where Replace his face with mine and put me in John Holmberg in any which way you can."

The discussion highlights the hosts' camaraderie and ability to infuse humor into conversations about pop culture artifacts.

Debate on "Goodfellas" and Cultural Sensitivity in Media

A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to discussing the movie "Goodfellas" and its portrayal of Italian-Americans. The hosts debate the appropriateness of trigger warnings added to older films and the cultural implications of such portrayals.

John Holmberg [10:34]: "If Goodfellas offend you, why did you start watching it?"

The hosts explore whether the film perpetuates negative stereotypes or simply reflects historical realities. John argues that authentic representation doesn't necessitate disclaimers.

John Holmberg [11:13]: "That's just truth... See this is from an Italian. Yeah. See this is from an Italian."

They compare "Goodfellas" to other films like "The Godfather," emphasizing differing approaches to cultural representation.

John Holmberg [15:14]: "If you're offended by Goodfellas because the acting is too realistic to what Italians are like. Get off my planet."

The conversation touches on the broader issue of political correctness and historical accuracy in media, concluding that cultural authenticity should not be censored.

Cultural Reflections and Humorous Anecdotes

John shares observations about Italian culture, particularly during events like the Columbus Day Parade, using humor to illustrate cultural stereotypes.

John Holmberg [15:34]: "Have you seen the Columbus Day Parade? There's a run on wife beater tank tops and pizza slices that just show up out of nowhere."

The hosts joke about the strong cultural identity and how it permeates daily life, reinforcing the notion that cultural traits are often self-expressive rather than imposed by media.

Conclusion

In a blend of personal anecdotes, pop culture analysis, and humorous exchanges, John Holmberg and his co-hosts provide an engaging and entertaining episode. They navigate through themes of family dynamics, cultural representation, and the enduring impact of media portrayals with wit and relatable experiences. The episode concludes with light-hearted remarks, leaving listeners with a sense of camaraderie and reflection on their own cultural experiences.

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Notable Quotes:

• John Holmberg [03:10]: "The mullet is not having it standing there just miserable."
• John Holmberg [10:34]: "If Goodfellas offend you, why did you start watching it?"
• Clint Eastwood Enthusiast [07:14]: "He'll be playing Joseph."
• John Holmberg [15:14]: "If you're offended by Goodfellas because the acting is too realistic to what Italians are like. Get off my planet."

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This episode offers a blend of nostalgia, humor, and thoughtful discussion, making it a compelling listen for both regular fans and newcomers seeking an engaging morning show experience.

Transcript

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[Host]

Star something.

[John Holmberg]

And there I am. I was like 14 or 15.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

Happy. You did that with your family?

[John Holmberg]

With my aunts and their kids.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

This was the. Was this Katrina and the Waves?

[John Holmberg]

No, we did Wooly Bully. Oh, yes. The video lives out there.

[Host]

If you had that video, I would have voted.

[John Holmberg]

You've never seen. I saw. I heard Shannon laugh and I'm like, f you, Shannon. You just walked in. You can't do that yet. The. You have not seen a more disgruntled teen boy in your life.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

Please. That video has to live somewhere.

[John Holmberg]

And my aunt's just grabbing me by the shoulders, trying to make me dance to Wooly Bully. The mullet is not having it standing there just miserable.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

How old did you say you were?

[John Holmberg]

I had to be 14 or 15. It was way too old to be hanging out with your aunt in the first place. And then a bunch of, like, kids from age 5 to probably 9. And they were loving every second of this. We're in costumes. We had, like, other shows.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

So she's that type of aunt.

[John Holmberg]

Find that they're just fun. My. My answer to me, yeah, I do it now with them. But when you're a teenage boy, you're just. All you're thinking is that it was the early days of VHS and you're like, this is going into everybody's living room, isn't it? Like, it would have been like the Internet, right? That would have been my. You know what? That would have been Star wars kid. Had there been access to duplicate that and get it to everybody. I'd have been Star Wars Kid at Dobson.

[Host]

What was the name of that place? Star something or other.

[John Holmberg]

Like Star Maker or Star Star Tracks.

[Host]

That's something. It's something like that, yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, it's the worst.

[Host]

It was in the corner of that text people.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

You know it.

[Host]

Right on Longmore. I remember that.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, it's terrible.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

Did you go there?

[Host]

I've seen it. No, I didn't go.

[John Holmberg]

No, I did another one with my friend Chris. Well, at Chris Vandersand and Mark Stebbings, we. We took our tarps off and did shout at the. No, not shout at the devil. What's the one with. It's Motley Crue, but does that one still live. Somebody's got it. That one's hilarious.

[Host]

We need that.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

You never did it.

[Host]

No, I never did it.

[John Holmberg]

He's a wolf screaming lonely in the night, that one. The blood stain on the stage is that shout out to devil?

[Host]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Just an emaciated hundred pound teenager.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

You could have ridden the.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, I could have ridden the mutton. I was smaller than Madeline. It was ridiculous. Anyway. Brave. For God's sakes, why are we talking about this? Entertain me. Somebody's going to search for those videos. You know what's going to happen to me? I'm going to be dying and somebody's going to drop those two VHS tapes off. And that notebook that got stolen about all my poems about my ex girlfriend's vagina. And they were bad box poetry.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

But come on. What a way to go out.

[Co-Host]

Die slow, asshole.

[John Holmberg]

It's the last thing I'm gonna hear. Legacy.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

If you're a Clint Eastwood fan.

[Co-Host]

Who isn't? What's wrong with you if you aren't.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

You can get a chance to win some of his memorabilia. The Diamond Estate Services is selling treasures from the former home of in la.

[John Holmberg]

Where you got a ton of stuff. What?

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Yeah.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

What's up?

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Movie posters, there's books. Here's the deal. It's going on for three days. You have to be in person.

[Co-Host]

You got to show up.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Yep.

[Co-Host]

And I'm not going to be there. So don't go looking around for me either.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

I mean it's. There's so many different posters, pictures, there's furniture.

[Co-Host]

My Gran Torino. You can go buy that. You can get my rooster from Cry Macho Man.

[John Holmberg]

And this is.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

How about this? And when he's styling on the COVID.

[John Holmberg]

Of New York Times magazine. There he is. Seriously, Clint Eastwood. Look at that. From his TV show.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Any which way you can T shirts.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, all right. I'm gonna have Jose make those my Summer of Johnny T shirts. Where Replace his face with mine and put me in John Holmberg in any which way you can. Oh, this is great.

[Host]

You just bounce out and leave all this stuff.

[John Holmberg]

No, it's a guy named Fritz Mains who has. Who bought the stuff. May bought the house from him and just left a lot of the things in there. And I think this dude's getting rid of it. Escape from Alcatraz poster. Look at that room full of posters and a fitness trainer. I don't think that's Clint's fitness trainer, but maybe. Oh yeah, it looks like it might.

[Host]

There you go. There's your shirt.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Brandy. Any which Way you can.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, is Clyde on the front of that shirt or is it just Clint?

[Host]

He's just Clint.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Is that dramatic?

[John Holmberg]

Is the hat and the blanket from High Plains Drifter and stuff in that?

[Host]

I'm not sure.

[John Holmberg]

The whip from High Plains Drift.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

There's, there's.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, man.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Getting buff. Getting ripped for Dirty Harry.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, baby.

[Host]

Got video games there.

[Co-Host]

Used to like to play coin operated video games when I was young.

[Host]

Oh, there's Larry.

[Co-Host]

Got the Star wars one. I got. That one is about 75. This is in the 60s. There's pictures of me with the President's. The white ones among those monks.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

They bring it down right there.

[John Holmberg]

Is it autographed or is it just.

[Host]

I think it's just his. Well, because if it was his, he's not gonna autograph his own stuff.

[John Holmberg]

That's true. That's cool. I would like that.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Wanted to raise more money.

[Co-Host]

That's the thing. If you're coming over to my auction, hey, I just want to let you know, no Jews, okay? Just pay the price.

[Host]

There's a Bronco Billy, vhs, Firefox, Clint's.

[John Holmberg]

Own movies on vhs. But then you'd have to explain it to everybody that this was his. I'm like, sure it was. I'm sure Clint Eastwood gave you Bronco Billy.

[Co-Host]

Hey, you feel like kind of an idiot spending 300 bucks on Bronco Billy now, don't you?

[Host]

The old stereo.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Oh my God.

[John Holmberg]

That room has not been updated in 40 years.

[Host]

The Clint just forget he had that house and just hasn't.

[Co-Host]

Brett, the short answer to your question is absolutely. Where's. Where's all my. What happened? Did I forget it in the old house?

[John Holmberg]

This guy's like, I'm not touching that room. Clint forgot everything.

[Co-Host]

I think we're all packed up and ready to move.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Where's my Discover Australia?

[Co-Host]

It seems a little light. The truck seems like it's not as full as it should.

[John Holmberg]

Anyway.

[Co-Host]

Somebody get my workout gear.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

I'm constantly looking for stuff.

[Co-Host]

I'm not going back in to look. I'll just take your word for it. Ah, you guys, you forgot three rooms.

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[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

If you try to watch Goodfellas on the AMC channel.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah. Oh, I saw this.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

I haven't seen it yet, but they put it up in 2020. But you'll see a trigger warning.

[John Holmberg]

Have you seen the trigger on Goodfellas now when they show it on regular.

[Host]

Tv, I don't waste my time.

[John Holmberg]

Read what it says.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Includes language and or cultural stereotypes and are inconsistent. Inconsistent with today's standards of inclusion and tolerance. It may offend some viewers.

[John Holmberg]

If Goodfellas offend you, why did you start watching it?

[Host]

Any Scorsese movie is going to offend somebody. Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Is offensive to inclusion and not playing on stereotypes either. Doesn't have it because they never ever say why these guys act like that.

[Host]

They did at the dinner scene.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, that's true. Okay.

[Host]

Cadillacs and everything else.

[John Holmberg]

That's true. It's a good point.

[Host]

But not as, not as heavy as good fellows.

[John Holmberg]

So you're thinking that Goodfellas is offensive to the black people for they talk about them. No, no. They're saying that the Italians, the portrayal of Italians might offend some people.

[Host]

That's just truth.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah. See this is from an Italian.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Is his name. I guess he played the police officer in the movie. He said the effing political correctness has effing taken everything away.

[John Holmberg]

All right.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

This is how life was back then.

[Host]

It was still is beautiful thing with them.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

You can't cleanse history.

[John Holmberg]

Go through an Italian neighborhood in New York and tell me that there isn't a little bit of like, whoa, it's like being on Goodfellas. You say it all the time. I go to Brett's house sometimes and you look around, you're like, this is like something out of Goodfellas. There's pictures of Goodfellas. There's. He breaks out a picture of his grandpa.

[Host]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

With Jimmy Hoffman. There's portraits of Frank Sinatra at Brett's house. I mean, it's so dago, it's ridiculous. You can't get away from it.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

The legit dago, it's.

[John Holmberg]

You go to the house, you're like, I feel like I just walked into Goodfella. There's a shrine to Dean Martin and the Rat Pack, as there should be. And there's only four of them in the Rat Pack. I don't know what happened to that other guy. I didn't ask questions.

[Host]

The foghead.

[John Holmberg]

Why is the little one not in there? I don't know what you're talking about. That's Joey Bishop.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Nicolas Cage will play Jesus. Jesus adoptive father in a new movie. Totally sorry. It's a horror movie called the Carpenter's Son.

[John Holmberg]

Wait a minute. Jesus's adopted father, so called Joseph.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

He'll be playing Joseph.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, he's Joseph.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Yeah. But the movie is called the Carpenter's Son and it's inspired by the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, which is the only account of Jesus's childhood. So totally the group got together back when they're putting the books of Bible together.

[John Holmberg]

They like, skipped this.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

I don't. Yeah, they're not buying into it, but it's pretty.

[John Holmberg]

Wait a minute. They edited. Hold on.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

They don't think it's credible.

[John Holmberg]

The Knights of Nicaea had a point where they said, that's not believable. We can't include that. Right. What about this talking donkey?

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Because I, I, I'm not even familiar with this. Because.

[John Holmberg]

Because it's made up. It's like wildly fictional.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

It's a real gospel. It just wasn't included in the Bible.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

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[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

If it's not part of the approved books.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, which means it's nothing like if those guys didn't think to add it in. It's like the cutscenes from Star Wars. They don't really count.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

This is the director's cast.

[John Holmberg]

This is kind of just garbage we thought was bad.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

There's some horrific events in it. Little kid Jesus actually kills a couple of kids, make some people blind, and when they upset him, before learning to use his powers for good, he was practicing.

[John Holmberg]

You know, Brady, let me interrupt here. Jesus of Nazareth being my son. It's sort of like fire starter, only with Christ. Like a really troubled child that doesn't know how to contain his powers. And then Jesus Christ. How do you think he got the name Carpenter's Son?

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Tell the story of the family hiding out in Roman Egypt.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

So he's. This is his Anne Frank story.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

When we used to keep him up in the attic. But he would fly out.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

He couldn't keep him down.

[John Holmberg]

Not for longer than three days. We discovered that early. A lot of foreshadowing in this movie for what you're gonna get later.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

The son is known only as the boy Is driven to doubt another mysterious child and rebels against his guardian.

[John Holmberg]

Reveals. Right.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

Inherent powers.

[John Holmberg]

I put a rock in front of the store. Who moved it? Jesus. Looking at you, baby boy.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

Although that being a great. Star Wars. Jesus rebels against his father.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

FK Twigs is playing Jesus's mom Mary. And the big. The big J will be played by Noah Jupe. A quiet place.

[John Holmberg]

Was FK Twigs the one that was banging Elon Musk for a little bit? I think that too. If you're offended by Goodfellas because the acting is too realistic to what Italians are like. Get off my planet.

[Host]

Yes.

[John Holmberg]

Can't watch that. Goodfellas makes me think badly of Italians. Have you met Italians? They'll do that on their own. You don't get out of that. You don't need good fellas for that. Have you seen the Columbus Day Parade? It's. There's a run on wife beater, tank tops and pizza slices that just show up out of nowhere.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

I forgot the former mob guy that they talked to on this. He's like. It is what it is. And by the way, we don't need any protection from.

[John Holmberg]

Use a warrior mob.

[Host]

We got this.

[Clint Eastwood Enthusiast]

You don't have to put that disclaimer up there.

[John Holmberg]

How dare they do that. No way. No way Pesci would bang that broad.

[Host]

But how long till they do that to the Sopranos and everything else?

[John Holmberg]

It won't be allowed to be shown. And I don't know who it is. Some uppity half Italian from, like upstate New York.

[Co-Host]

I'm tired of this.

[John Holmberg]

I don't need my culture to be okay. Watch the Godfather. The reason it's the best movie ever made. Super accurate. That's enough. Larry's coming up next. He's ready for you. Everybody. Oh. What happened?

[Host]

Nothing. You're talking about my house with all the Italian stuff. This guy goes home. Bird. Do you have pictures of Mel Brooks.

[John Holmberg]

All over your walls? No. Cyrano de Bergerac and all that. Carl Malden Pinocchio. You jerks.

[Valley Chevy Advertiser]

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[John Holmberg]

Thomas Wadlow? Shut up. You're fired. Good luck. Good luck getting a job in Thailand. Lady boy. Arizona's most powerful, powerful rock radio station.