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Brady
You thought that was funny?
John Holmberg
You were laughing like a hyena when he said it. What the hell is wrong with you, P.T. ah, Vaseline. For all you Bococks guys out there. That's the product they're using and we highly recommend you. Don't just listen to the song. Don't inject it into your genitals, please. Evidently it's turned into a problem. Brett's out there this morning. It's Signal Butte and Warner. He's standing at the Safeway Operation Hydration. And we gave you the number earlier. We were at 500,000 counted bottles about three weeks ago. Got that news last Thursday. We were all just thrilled beyond belief. 500,000 bottles on our goal of a million in the middle of July. We were way ahead of schedule. Talked to Jason yesterday from Phoenix Rescue Mission at the baseball game with us. We are at 880,000 bottles of water now. They keep counting and they got a donation from some people and they dropped off cash and they went out and bought. Brett, are you there? It doesn't mean you can coast, my man. It does not mean you can coast. No.
Brett
It's hot out here.
John Holmberg
We can get to a million today. If you get to a million bottles today, it's over. Nice. You get me 119,000 bottles of water today and Brett doesn't have to go in the van anymore. How about that?
Brett
That's.
John Holmberg
I love it. All right, start selling, baby. What do you got?
Brett
All right, obviously the book of 100% that we have in studio is completely wrong.
John Holmberg
Yep.
Brett
I'm actually out here on Signal Butte and around Warner.
John Holmberg
Yeah.
Brett
On the north west corner. So don't. Don't go to baseline because I'm not there. But I finally made it out. Here we are at Safeway collecting those waters, trying to get to that million so I don't have to come back out here, do this again.
Brady
So.
Brett
But come on by. It is a little light so far today.
John Holmberg
Okay.
Brett
It always starts out a little bit light, probably because everybody's at baseline.
John Holmberg
But.
Brett
But, yeah, we are on Warner, but yeah, we're out here taking those water donations, trying to get to the million. And again, like we always say, don't got time to shop. It's not a big deal. Just swing by, drop off some cash, drop off that envelope. I'll go do some shopping for you. And let's just knock this thing silly. Of course, we gotta, you know, thank our friends over at Lerner and Row. And of course Amco, They're. They're big sponsors along with obviously Safeway and Albertsons. And my wife just called me some local legends. She had somebody stop by. Big Mikey Roberts from Rommel Construction just dropped off two bills. So we got 200 bucks that I'll be bringing in tomorrow to buy some more water. So thank you, Big Mikey, and thank you, local legends. And come on out here. We're gonna be hanging out here till just about 9 o'. Clock. Water donations, we need it.
John Holmberg
Yeah. And I just caught myself. I said it was Jason, but it was Sean from Phoenix Rescue Mission. I talked about 6,000 people yesterday, so I just scrambled names, but there's multiple Sean's here. There was a few Sean's, there was two Jason's, there was Wayne from Amco and Wang from Amco. Is there? Yeah, it was great. But yeah, it was not Jason. It was Sean who I was talking to. But yeah, he's.
Brett
I like Sean's numbers better than Heather's numbers.
John Holmberg
You know, there's no.
Brett
Well, he's telling us 500,000. And, you know, come on.
John Holmberg
Well, again, it was Sean as a man, and Heather is a woman. So she only has two thirds of the numbers that a man can get. That's. It's like a paycheck. Like a paycheck, Brett. You're only getting, like, 70% of the divide. That's pretty awesome. And actually matches up percentage wise. And she came up with about 74% of what we're getting. And then a man came in and said, here's what we've really earned. And it was pretty awesome. So thank you, Sean. Thanks. Phoenix rescue mission, and thanks to Brett. Safeway, Signal Butte, and Warner is where he is. Get out there, drop some stuff off an envelope, whatever else. We'll talk to you in a little bit. I just.
Brett
I just got 100 bucks right now.
Brady
And there we go.
John Holmberg
Other hit right there.
Brett
Jason Herrera from Cardinal Plumbing. So thank you, Jake.
John Holmberg
100 bucks goes right in. Go. Brett will do the shop. And nice job, kid. All right, we'll talk to you in a bit. All right. How about that? Look at that.
Brady
The other Sean you finally met was from Desert Coatings az.
John Holmberg
Yeah.
Brady
And you found out that they glaze pavers. I just recently did my garage.
John Holmberg
I need my garage done. But they glaze pavers, and my pool is pavers.
Brady
Oh, and you saw a picture.
John Holmberg
I'm like, I gotta get on that. All right. We get a lot to do, Brady. We had a big day yesterday, and we were making deals, and I'm. I'm throwing money. Like, I'll do that. I want one of those. Come in my drive.
Brady
It's like. It was like a home show there yesterday.
John Holmberg
No, everything. You had real estate. You had the awnings, you had the shade. All pro shades out there.
Brady
Get your body in action.
John Holmberg
Yeah, yeah. All the guys from Gate Day, Men's Health were there. It was awesome. Mo Money Pond to decorate the inside of the house. I just got from Doug Hopkins. Go outside, get the pavers in the driveway. Done by Diamond. Oh, it was great. It was a lot of fun.
Brady
Shade.
John Holmberg
Oh, we got it all pro. Shade. And actually talk to them about some stuff. I'm basically rebuilding the house after yesterday. A lot of day drinking, though. Ends up getting you later. I conked out on the couch about eight body said, you're done today, son, and put me down. I'm fine, though.
Brady
Game was a little disappointing.
John Holmberg
Well, if you're a Diamondbacks fan, you just realized one thing. You're a seller. So it's time to start selling product. We'll talk about that with Dale in a little bit. Dale's here this time. Let's get right to the Brady Report. It's brought to you by our friends at All Pro Shade. Talk to them yesterday. Thanks for hanging out with us at the Diamondbacks game and found out that they can come up with things that extend off of a patio that currently exists because I've got one that's a steel and it's like lattice. And I'm like, I don't know how to put a shade over that and make it work. Dude had three ideas right away. We'll tie right into the steel parts.
Brady
I'm like, oh yeah, go above.
John Holmberg
It was awesome. So he just, he rolled out three or four different ideas. I'm like, you're coming to the house. We're taking a look. All Pro Shade will take care of you. I've got a spot in my front yard that looks pretty but man oh man, that sun hits it wrong. It is just deadly hot and I need to get that shaded. I just can't come up with a beautiful plan. They'll do it for me. I'll pro shade. I'll take care of that. Best in the business for a reason. Really good guys to talking with them yesterday. They're just nice people. That's a good, that's a, that's a bonus. You're dealing with business people who are actually really nice. All pro shade.com that's where you go. Brady reported.
Brady
Good Thursday morning to you Phoenix. Hello world.
John Holmberg
Hi.
Brady
Happy National Drive Thru Day and National Tequila Day.
John Holmberg
Too bad you can't combo that almost. Yeah. There's a drive through total wine you.
Brady
Can order and they'll pick it up.
John Holmberg
That's curbside a drive through tequila.
Brady
You don't want to and you don't want to drive through a total wine. It's a mess.
John Holmberg
No, it's illegal.
Brady
Yeah.
John Holmberg
I think you're going to go to jail.
Brady
A lot of things called domestic terror get arrested.
John Holmberg
Yeah, you're going to definitely have trouble. They used to have that place in Mesa you could drive through and get drinks as a drive through liquor and they would pour you like a weird blueberry margarita. We found that out when we were underage and they'd, they'd serve you pull up IDs fake or otherwise. Just show them something and you get one of these blueberry tequila drinks.
Brady
Got a couple of basis fun facts. Guess created and sold the first pair of acid wash jeans in 1981.
John Holmberg
Guess.
Brady
They were hot.
John Holmberg
They were.
Brady
Well, guess Jeans were popular for.
John Holmberg
Boy, were they. They'd pull way up to the lower chest of a woman, and the seam would go right up the crack of their butts and. Or guess. Bongo was the other one I couldn't get enough of in high school. Chicks rolling around in bongo shorts for that triangle.
Jason
Guess.
John Holmberg
Yeah. There was a girl named Crystal. That hat. She was tall. I think she had scoliosis because she had this weird kind of. She looked like Kristen Stewart, now that I think about it. But she had to.
Jason
What, Transitioned?
Brady
Or did she transition?
John Holmberg
Who transitioned? Kristen Stewart. No, she didn't. She's got short hair, that's all. Jesus Christ. Alito doesn't mean she's transitioned. These libs, they just want to make everybody the opposite. Cut your hair, he automatically starts parading you around in the LGBTQ community, which she is. Anyway. Ignore him. I was telling us. Where did he come from? Anyways, Crystal would walk around school, and she had this arch back, but it kind of was hot. Her scoliosis worked for her is what I'm saying.
Brady
Every now and then, it would throws.
John Holmberg
Those bongo shorts on. Oh, it made her ass stick out because her spine was like an upside down question mark. Oh, my God, she was great. She looked like bad punctuation and jeans.
Brady
Curvy all around.
John Holmberg
It was delicious. She curved like no other girl. I mean, it went full sideways. See? Came to look like a. Looked like a sickle. Her back. Oh. But her ass would pop out because her spine was so screwed up. And those bongo jeans did her all the favors.
Brady
Bongo Play Doh was originally created in the 1930s as a wallpaper cleaner and delicious treat for kids.
John Holmberg
I used to eat it, too.
Brady
Basketball in North Korea has different rules. Slam dunks are worth three points.
John Holmberg
Well, they're Korean. Good luck getting one of those shots.
Brady
In the final three minutes are worth eight points.
John Holmberg
They should do that for the wnba.
Brady
And if it's all net, three pointers are worth four points.
John Holmberg
Man, the WNBA keeps acting like they're North Korean citizens. They're all oppressed and stuff. Give them a couple extra bonus shots for Duncan. And those statisticians are overworked, though, in North Korea. Yeah.
Jason
How do you mean? Got to take. Keep track of all the extra stuff.
Brady
They're not easy. Come on.
John Holmberg
They get one a game. No, they're not.
Brady
In the last three minutes. You can. You can handle that. The other one. This is a pretty good rule. If you shoot an airball.
John Holmberg
Yeah.
Brady
Free throw.
John Holmberg
You're killed.
Brady
They deduct A point.
John Holmberg
Yeah, that's not a bad idea. I think a blocked shot should be. I've always said that in basketball. Block shot should be a point for the defense. You block a shot cleanly. The only problem is referees start making that gray area calling whether it was a hack or a block, and they.
Brady
At least they went to the goaltending part.
John Holmberg
Goaltending's legitimate rule, though. Like, that's got block. Yeah, you can look at goaltending now, especially because you can review it. You can see when it's on its way down and all that, or if it's over the rim. But Holmberg's morning sickness, that's a. I like North. North Korea's. I never thought I'd say this. I like North Korea's rules. I really do.
Brady
It's almost like those people are onto something. It's like papa shot in the last 30 seconds. You got the juices up.
Jason
Oh, if you get the flow going, forget it.
John Holmberg
North Korea, wnba, same thing. A bunch of loudmouths who are getting oppressed by a better version of themselves and they want to scream and yell, we don't get enough. You know, three points for a dunk, eight points for a three pointer. That's huge. How many air balls there would be. They tried that four point shot in the WNBA All Star game Saturday, and those chicks were standing on those circles and with all their might, huck it at the. And not even close. The only one that could have done it is Caitlin Clark. They hate her and she wasn't playing. But Angel Reese stepped onto one kind of arrogant. The girl stepped away like, you're not hitting this. It was the best defense I've ever seen in the wnba, which was like, dismiss that. And then she chucked one up that was about three feet short and to the right. And the audience didn't laugh because they're still pretending it's got validity.
Brady
A new poll asks people which country has the most overrated food culture. Not saying that the food is bad, just maybe it's too hyped.
John Holmberg
The French.
Brady
There, you nailed it. 30% of the people say France because there's not.
John Holmberg
French food is gross.
Brady
21% said America.
John Holmberg
They knock out the bread pretty good, but other than that, it's butter. That's all it is.
Brady
15% said the UK. I'm like, is British food really been hyped? I haven't. Other than fish and chips.
Jason
Right, right. Curry bubble and squeak or whatever you call it.
John Holmberg
Yeah, but that's leftover. Yeah, that's leftover. Fish curry is. Is Indian, isn't it?
Jason
No, it's huge in the uk but it is Southeast Asia because it's Indian. Like Thai has a lot of curries too.
John Holmberg
Yeah, but that's not a British. It's there a lot, but.
Jason
Well, they eat it because those people are living.
John Holmberg
All right. Those people are. It's a phrase we avoid. Who are you today? Why don't you back up? Why don't you take a lap Talking about certain. I know you've done enough. That's enough, that's enough.
Brady
14 said Italy, another 14 said Japan, and then 7% said Mexico.
John Holmberg
Hard to overrate Mexican food because it's so consistently good. And Mexican food is the best type of food. I'm off of it. I won't do it. Only because that's American mix that like we did. Yeah, because it's like I was going to say, outside of Javier's, there's no like high end Mexican. God, that's a tough phrase to say out loud. There's no high end Mexican food. No, I know, but you were wrong. I fixed it. You. You dug your heels into that. Terrible. Those people come. When I'm talking about Mexicans, I mean, there's no like, place that's like, oh, that's the incredible. Javier's is like they took wagyu meat and put it in the taquitos and it still tastes like taquitos. It's just presented better. Most part. La pinata. You can. It's. It's going to be good everywhere you go. It's hard to screw up Mexican food. Yeah, Italian food you can screw up because it's so detailed Mexican food. Some of their food's cooked twice on purpose.
Brady
We got this woman that reached out to Reddit, posted her story. She was babysitting a family and the mother laid into her because when they were out, she was babysitting. Put the kids down to sleep, she was hungry, she ordered doordash and the mom came back and found out she ordered doordash and she was upset that she would let a stranger come by and lay food in front of the door while they were out.
John Holmberg
Yeah, that's not such a big deal, by the way.
Brady
Evidently it was for somebody.
John Holmberg
Said they just changed their band name to high end Mexican. I like.
Brady
We got a dude that got busted illegally fishing. This happened in Oregon. He was fishing for the chinook salmon, which is a game fish. You gotta have a license.
Jason
You gotta have a license to fish in most places.
John Holmberg
Yeah, he's an expert.
Brady
Not only that fishing now it's just to obey the fishing hours. You're not allowed to fish until hour after.
John Holmberg
Huh?
Brady
You can only fish an hour after sunset, which would have been 9:57pm at the time. So he, they caught him at 10:40pm There was four Chinook salmon laying on the bank. Three were gutted, one hadn't. Yet the guy was catching them and when the game and fish warden showed up to bust the guy, he was wearing a white hat, white sunglasses that were upside down and a shirt that read Master baiter.
John Holmberg
He's a fisherman.
Jason
He's your.
John Holmberg
He's a fisherman. He's Brady the fisherman.
Jason
Finally.
John Holmberg
You want to explain that shirt, sir?
Brady
The dude was identified as Garrett Morrison, who's 20 years old and he's a popular, well known fisherman in that area.
John Holmberg
Sure, he's funny. He's masturbator. Well, they'll find him. He'll be fishing again tomorrow.
Brady
He's, you know, not only catching the game fish, got counts of waste of game fish.
John Holmberg
Gutted him and left it.
Brady
Angling with a prohibited method.
John Holmberg
Dynamite.
Brady
Angling during prohibited hours.
John Holmberg
Was he on the res?
Brady
He was fishing in a. Near a dam, which is then one of the charges. Angling in a prohibited area.
John Holmberg
My dad got in trouble on the reservation once for cleaning his fish in a non designated fish cleaning area. They hit him hard. It's like 350 bucks. He had a couple of fish guts. He was like I was going to clean it up. And he goes, you're not allowed to clean them here. I didn't know that. You can't do it. And it was like eight feet to his right with like a designated line. It's like you got to go over there. And he's like, he threw a fit.
Brady
I wonder why that is attracting other.
John Holmberg
Like it's to steal money from me because nobody would ever think about it. So they come by and it's like you can't do it here. They were watching him. Second he started to cut one open, it was over.
Brady
Got a Florida man, 25 year old Henry Alvarado. He was at Planet Fitness when they announced that they were closing for the night. For some reason that sent Henry into a frenzy. He stripped off his clothing, ran naked through the gym, crawled into the ceiling, knocked down several tiles, felt the building and then tried to start a fire in the bathroom. The gym called the police. When they showed up, they found Henry hiding inside a tanning bed and arrested him still naked. He was charged with indecent experience.
John Holmberg
You called this a Henry frenzy. He had a Henry frenzy.
Brady
Henry frenzy.
John Holmberg
Oh, my God. I hope that never happens to me. Oh, feeling a little Henry frenzy. Come on. You just take off all your clothes and start running around. You know, in a weird way, I kind of do hope that someday I experience that. Whatever that euphoria is. I don't know. I want to know where that brain goes to where you're like, sans clothes. I'm gonna start wrecking some stuff. Just for a minute.
Jason
Feel the freedom.
John Holmberg
Just today. I've never done it before today. No, no. I'm just saying like that in the.
Brady
70S, the whole streaking thing was.
John Holmberg
Streaking is for fun. I'm talking about a dude who goes, screw this. Takes his clothes off and then jumps.
Jason
Up into the ceiling.
Brady
Grand Theft Auto.
John Holmberg
Yeah. Just starts knocking stuff. It might be from Grand Theft Auto. I might be like inspired by the game. But you just lose it and all your clothes come off and you're just. And you're okay with that. And then you go into the Walmart and you start knocking stuff off shelves and then get chased and you hide somewhere silly.
Brady
He did a variety of things. Start a fire.
John Holmberg
Yeah. And he starts fighting. Yeah. Because everything seems like a good idea when you're naked and mad. It's like, all right, you know what? Propane. Everything he saw, he used. I'm going to turn this hose on and I'm going to start a fire and I'm going to go in the tanning bed. No one will ever find me. And then they do. And you're like, that's over. That was fun.
Brady
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled around 5 million above the ground pools after concluding that they were connected with the drowning deaths of Leave nine children. What?
Jason
Wait a minute.
Brady
The names of the pools available, you know, they're sold at Walmart, Target from 2007 to 2022.
Jason
But can't a kid drown in any pool? Doesn't that mean we should recall?
Brady
Well, the problem is, evidently they noticed there was straps on the outside of the kids were grabbing them, getting stuck in there.
John Holmberg
Remember when they used to have. That was back in the 90s when they were like touting how awesome the filters that were getting stronger and stronger in your pools were. And then that like a bunch of people started getting their hair caught in them and their hands would stick and they couldn't. It would actually suck you down to the bottom and you couldn't detach.
Brady
Pool names if you know you have a best way. Coleman, Intex, Poly Group. They all have re. Have Been recalled.
John Holmberg
They're temporary pools above the ground. Okay, so this is a poor person's problem.
Brady
Pretty much, yeah.
John Holmberg
They need to keep an eye on their children.
Brady
Or you just can't take the heat anymore.
John Holmberg
Let's.
Brady
I don't know what they were on. Let's get, you know, spend a couple.
John Holmberg
Hundred bucks, just hose yourself off. Especially in Arizona, there's getting above ground pool here. You are the ultimate hillbilly. Anyone with an above ground pool that I'm talking to right now, they know too. They're not like, they tune down. They know. No, they're not mad. They know. I know. He's right. You can't have an above ground pool here.
Brady
We did a beach party in college and we put. We went to Walmart, basically bought the above the ground and put it in the basement.
John Holmberg
Oh, cool. Until it broke and then it floods everything. Oh, there's a lot of water in there. Holmberg's morning sickness. Oh, my hillbilly family in Indiana has like a couple of them have above ground pools. And by the way, they're like the richest people in this city because of the pool. Like, you see their big wide backyards, this giant thing. And they built decks and stuff around them like it's. But it's not. It's like they built it all up. Oh, yeah, you gotta climb stairs on these wooden decks. And they get real slippery. Everybody gets out and flops backwards. There's some head bouncing because they got a Thompson's water seal it. You're in the Midwest, there's snow, so these things hit water. And there are ice rinks and there's a hundred kids in that ugly ass piss circle. Hillbilly Indiana kids just with their ticks and God knows what else is on their gross little Midwestern bodies. But the deck is extraordinary. It usually is better than the house.
Brady
There's a Japanese company that's come up with a new invention for the office workplace. The company's called giraffe nap. And they've developed upright napping capsules that you can sleep in the office. Pretty cool. It looks like a little circular sauna.
John Holmberg
All right.
Brady
Here'S the setup.
John Holmberg
If you look at the neat and then just go in there and kind of.
Brady
So it kind of puts you in that like almost like those massage chairs.
John Holmberg
Upright. Yeah.
Brady
And it supports your body completely.
John Holmberg
Yeah, yeah.
Brady
And you're asleep. You know back in the day in high school when you fall asleep at.
John Holmberg
Your desk, you know how this ends? Yeah. A bunch of dudes are gonna jerk off in here. Yeah, Somebody's gonna sit in it.
Brady
It's. Oh, yeah, you could. You know, I could do it. I thought you had a couple.
Jason
No.
Brady
No.
John Holmberg
You're not gonna have sex?
Brady
Yeah.
John Holmberg
Oh, yeah. Take a little break. I sleepy. He goes, gets in there, and the next thing you know, he leaves a little action for the. By the way, Tom is a concerning listener. He's emailed and said, hey, nine deaths over 15 years isn't that bad a ratio. That's a little heavy.
Brady
It's over time.
John Holmberg
You know, when you're shooting for zero, though, in any time frame, nine is super high.
Brady
And if you find out it's all the same way.
John Holmberg
They're all tangled up in your bad design.
Brady
I'm gonna go trend.
John Holmberg
Yeah. Nine. Nine deaths in 15 years. You're right if we're talking about auto accidents. But it's specifically designed to have zero deaths outside of just the water. A mistake. But when the pool is actually killing the kid, not the water, the water's the second problem. That's a pretty high number, Tom.
Brady
I only have one radio video.
John Holmberg
All right, let's get to it.
Brady
It's the bull fighting ring. I. What do they call it like that?
John Holmberg
It's Mexican poker.
Brady
Yeah.
John Holmberg
With women.
Brady
With broads.
John Holmberg
There's seven or eight. How many of them are six of them sitting at a table and they're in the bull ring and. Oh, they're baby bulls. Little bulls.
Brady
Yeah, it's a little ones.
John Holmberg
So that's why women are bigger. She's bigger than the bull. Oh, they have no ability to get away from.
Brady
And the crowd is loving.
John Holmberg
The bull is 30ft and charging right at them, and they stand there. There's a dog that just knocked one of the ladies over.
Brady
You don't need anybody. You don't look at her.
John Holmberg
She's trying to get out. She can't. It's a. It's a baby.
Brady
It's adorable.
Jason
It's just me or did she squeeze through those bars?
John Holmberg
It barely got through those bars, and those were thick. Show me that again.
Brady
Oh, listen to the ratchet.
John Holmberg
Completely unable to move. This big fat one stands up like she's going to tackle.
Brady
Dropped it.
John Holmberg
There's a. There's a. Like a German shorthair out there that's causing as much trouble as the bull. They don't know what they're running from. If it's on four legs, it's gonna kill them. This is hilarious. Have you no lateral movement skill at all? The one girl picked up a folding chair and just held it and Got mashed.
Brady
But what's funny is you're. The reaction that you have is just what they're thinking. It's just a baby bull. It brings a little fun.
John Holmberg
Okay, but.
Brady
Okay.
John Holmberg
Yeah. Look, Brady, these broads volunteered for a bull.
Brady
I know.
John Holmberg
You can't be surprised when the bull comes out and the whole game of Mexican poker is the last person seated.
Brady
Yes.
John Holmberg
I don't know who won none. The bull hit one girl and they all ran away. They all volunteered for this. Like I can do that. And the second the bull gets there, they all leave. One girl gets hit by the bull, and then they all get up and leave. The game is over. Technically, the fattest one. She struggles the most to get out of her chair, so she's the winner. And then they go like eight feet away thinking that the game's still a thing. If you're gonna get here's chair defense. Here's another thing. If you're playing Mexican poker and you've decided to stand up, don't just stand in the ring. You're still a target. Do what this one does and run out and slide through the pole. Oh, man, that's a tight squeeze. And those are about two feet apart. She barely makes that body through there.
Brady
Your folding chair is not going to hold up against even a baby.
John Holmberg
Just don't stand. Well, the bull knows that the game's over, right? No, it doesn't. It has no idea.
Jason
I got one that was sent in.
John Holmberg
Idiot.
Jason
We might have seen this one.
Brady
Oh, yeah.
Jason
Kids getting hurt.
John Holmberg
Oh, yeah. I'm all over this.
Brady
This is great. Watch that.
John Holmberg
He's in this little fake scooter thing, and it goes towards the wall. And then it's. It's slow mo. His face. And he rakes down a carpeted wall on his little manufacture. It's a fake car down a ramp and it hits. They even have a little bl. Kind of stop the car, but it doesn't work. Oh, and then his face.
Brady
Just an American history act.
John Holmberg
Zoo carpets their walls and have wooden floors.
Jason
That looks like. Not a house. I would guess that's a. Like a school or a play center or something.
John Holmberg
It is.
Jason
Oh, it's got lines on the floor.
John Holmberg
Somebody's getting sued. Face tracks down the.
Jason
And then somebody sent this the. The.
John Holmberg
Get enough of that stuff.
Jason
This is here. This is the avenue side.
John Holmberg
Oh, well, there's an ass just being poked out. What is that? And this is here, too. This is a. Oh, we're just going through a bunch of hookers. The loop on the west side, 27th Avenue, there's a bunch of hookers out with their. This is our street. And then it cuts to, like, Mexican lowriders and then asses. Hooker asses. Interesting. Thank you.
Brady
I noticed that the hookers, you know, walk around, and then there's a little van that says Smart Scrubs, Right?
John Holmberg
Yeah, there it is. Smart Scrubs gets a free plug. Yes. Smart Scrubs is always around where the hooker's asses are out because there's usually a leak. Smart Scrubs got to be there with their brushes to clean that stain. And maybe the hookers go to Smart Scrubs and get dolled up for the next client. Hi, Smart Scrubs. I'm all done. All right, spread them. Oh, you got pounded.
Brady
Get my ass too.
John Holmberg
I made an extra 300 tonight. Huh? Those broads playing Mexican poker. Who wants to play? Oh, we do. We have five of them. Okay, what's the rules? Oh, you just don't get up, the bull's gonna come charging at the table. Last person standing wins 100 bucks. Okay.
Brady
It's easy.
John Holmberg
The bull gets close, and they all say it's a baby bull. In fact, two of you are bigger than the bull. Don't worry about it.
Brady
Don't tell him.
John Holmberg
I wouldn't be surprised if it happen again if the bull's afraid of you. So just stay at the table. If we get up, the game's over. Okay. They all stood up and just stood there.
Brady
And the dudes at the rodeo are like, should we send some rodeo text in there? No, the dog will handle the bull.
John Holmberg
And the German, Shorter. Chase the bull out. That's the worst version of that. That was the WNBA of Mexican Poker. Like, I've seen Mexican dudes sit there, like, with real bulls.
Brady
Oh, yeah.
John Holmberg
Blow the table up, and the guy just stays like, wasn't me. There's two guys holding. These girls are like, I didn't know these were the rules. That bull is almost a hundred pounds.
Jason
You got some challenges to your Mexican food, man.
John Holmberg
Come on.
Brady
Holmberg.
Jason
Los Pinos on 35th Avenue, and Camelback is solid. They're all across the street from a Mexican sushi place, a Mexican hot dog place, and a questionable massage parlor.
Brady
But like, a formal. Like a steak 44 level. There isn't one.
John Holmberg
Yeah, I'm not.
Brady
There's one in Gilbert Isabella's.
Jason
Oh, Isabella's Amore is good.
John Holmberg
Yeah, but they just charge a little extra. You're getting the same thing.
Brady
Yes.
John Holmberg
It's just presentation. The food's not like you're gonna get the Best refried beans at a regular Mexican place. You go to a high end Mexican place, they're not doing anything special. There's charging you more because it looks prettier. They don't just slop it on the.
Brady
Plate, you know, kind of like a steak or a. Yeah, but they got.
John Holmberg
That at the other. You just don't pay attention. Like, you can go to La Piano and get a steak, but what are you doing? Yeah, it's crazy. I want to watch girl Mexican poker all day. That was the best part, is how dumb they were after they stood up. They didn't make any attempt to get away from the ring.
Brady
The first brushing.
John Holmberg
Oh.
Brady
Was a panic.
John Holmberg
The WNBA of Mexican poker is just hilarious. They were so bad at it. And then the dog.
Brady
That was my favorite.
John Holmberg
Yeah, they could have just gotten rid of the bull and just released the hounds and these chicks would have done the same thing. Probably got knocked down, too. They hit the dirt and the two of them fell and didn't even get close to the bull. They just fell over each other. Oh, my God, it is kids.
Brady
Chaos in there. Dog's got it.
John Holmberg
Don't worry, I'm not sending a dude in there. It's just a baby bull. The dog will scare it.
Brady
And he did.
John Holmberg
Any of those girls just put their hands in the air and went, rah. That bull would have stopped. Like, geez, she's huge. Well, he thought it was a bear act.
Brady
Really big.
John Holmberg
Yeah, that one you don't. The one didn't have to. She just was really big. Just put your arms. Ah. That bull would be like, I'm steering clear of that giant broad.
Brady
I'll put my folding chair out in front and stop him.
John Holmberg
All right, Bosco, get out there and get that bull. Good boy. There you go. Billy Gardell is coming.
Jason
Yeah, they're here.
John Holmberg
Are they? Billy Gardell.
Jason
There you go.
John Holmberg
One of my favorite comedians of all time.
Jason
He might be in his Steelers jersey.
John Holmberg
And he is actually. Yeah, probably one of my favorite comedians of all time. And I've seen him once. That's all you need. But I do know he's one of the most magnificent. Yeah. So smart, so bright. Just makes all the right decisions in life. Steeler fan Billy Gardell joins us in just moments. It's not yet Arizona's most powerful, powerful rock radio station in the time it takes you to actually board a flight.
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Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona
Episode Date: July 24, 2025
Host: John Holmberg
Co-Hosts: Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo
Station: 98 KUPD | Hubbard Radio
The episode kicks off with a passionate discussion about the ongoing fundraising campaign to collect one million bottles of water. John Holmberg emphasizes the urgency and community effort required to reach this ambitious goal.
Holmberg highlights the success achieved so far, mentioning significant milestones and generous contributions from local businesses and listeners. The team fervently encourages more donations, aiming to alleviate the pressing need.
Acknowledging the support from sponsors like Lerner, Row, Amco, Safeway, and Albertsons, Brett shares updates on recent donations and the impact they're making.
The hosts discuss their recent participation in a local home show, praising various exhibitors and sponsors. John shares his positive experiences with All Pro Shade, a significant sponsor, and how they plan to enhance his home's outdoor space.
Brady promotes the sponsors, highlighting their contributions and services, reinforcing the community-driven spirit of the show.
A humorous and critical comparison between North Korean basketball rules and the current WNBA regulations takes center stage. The hosts riff on the absurdity of North Korean-style scoring systems and apply them to the WNBA, sparking lively debates.
They delve into potential rule changes, like awarding points for blocked shots and penalizing airballs, blending satire with genuine critique of sporting regulations.
The hosts reveal results from a recent poll about overrated food cultures, sparking a spirited conversation about global cuisines. France tops the list, much to the hosts' amusement and disagreement.
They continue to dissect opinions on American, British, Italian, Japanese, and Mexican cuisines, offering their own perspectives and challenging each other’s viewpoints.
Engaging narratives from listeners’ Reddit posts are shared, bringing relatable and humorous real-life scenarios to the forefront.
Babysitting Incident: A story about a babysitter who ordered DoorDash for hungry kids, leading to parental frustration.
Illegal Fishing: Brett recounts the tale of Garrett Morrison, a 20-year-old caught illegally fishing Chinook salmon in Oregon. The humorous yet cautionary tale includes Morrison’s cheeky attire and blatant disregard for fishing regulations.
Henry Alvarado's "Henry Frenzy": A Florida man’s extreme reaction to a gym closing shutters the morning’s entertainment, leading to a mix of concern and amusement among the hosts.
The show addresses a significant recall by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission of approximately five million above-ground pools. The recall stems from safety hazards linked to drowning incidents among children.
The hosts discuss the implications for families, especially in Arizona, and share personal anecdotes related to pool safety and maintenance.
A segment featuring a humorous and chaotic video of "Mexican poker" bull fighting captures the hosts' attention. They provide a running commentary, highlighting the absurdity and lack of safety in the depicted event.
The discussion evolves into a satirical take on the sport, comparing it to inept strategies in sports leagues and emphasizing the need for safety measures.
As the episode nears its conclusion, John Holmberg builds excitement for an upcoming appearance by comedian Billy Gardell. Praising Gardell’s comedic prowess and personal admiration, Holmberg teases the audience about the forthcoming segment.
Listeners are left anticipating Gardell’s participation, promising more laughs and engaging content in future episodes.
This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness masterfully blends community engagement, humor, and topical discussions. From an earnest fundraising drive to lighthearted banter on sports and food, the show maintains its signature entertaining and sometimes provocative style. Listeners are kept informed about local initiatives, safety concerns, and amusing anecdotes, all while anticipating future guests and events.
For more updates and to catch future episodes, tune in to 98 KUPD weekdays from 5:30 AM to 10 AM or visit www.98kupd.com.