12-19-25 - Entertainment Drill - MIX - 6x - Having AI Dale Sing A Xmas Carol And A Country Song - Dec 2024 - BO

Summary

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Episode Overview

Main Theme:
This episode of Holmberg’s Morning Sickness delivers a classic blend of irreverent humor, candid entertainment commentary, and wild banter among the team. The main focus is riffing on the proliferation of AI-generated music—specifically, AI "Dale" performing Christmas and country songs—before launching into a rapid-fire Entertainment Drill covering celebrity news, quirky stories, and cultural oddities.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. AI Dale Sings — Experimenting with AI-generated Music

• [01:05–04:00]
  The hosts introduce “AI Dale,” an artificial intelligence rendition of their regular character Dale, programmed to “sing” both a Christmas carol and a country song.
  • AI Dale’s Christmas carol starts off with operatic tones, devolving into drunken-sounding mumbling, which the hosts find both hilarious and unsettling:

    “Will you guys come visit me? No, I don't want to see this in person. It's already hard enough to look at you.” — Host 1 [02:33]

  • Transition to AI Dale singing the country song “Copenhagen”—the resulting performance is absurd but endearingly on-brand:

    “Spitting to Slobbering all around the house. ... Other than that sounds just like country music. Finally it makes sense.” — Host 1 [02:58]

  • The bit pokes fun at both AI's creative limitations and the tropes of country music.

2. AI Soul and Funk Music — The Odd Rise of Artificially-created Acts

• [04:00–05:52]
  The team dives deeper into AI musical oddities, referencing viral proliferation of AI-generated soul and funk bands (e.g., “Quarter Brown and the Dollar Thrills”) with tongue-in-cheek song titles:

  • “It Mother Effer, I’m Broke”
  • “I’m Calling In Sick of Your Ass”
  • “That’s An Effing Ugly Baby”; “F Off”; “That’s Not My Job”; “I’m Back on My BS”

  These AI songs spark debate about the creativity—or lack thereof—behind the algorithm:

  “AI wrote this. Like, you can't. It doesn't ... my head still doesn't wrap around the idea that no one's behind that. But it was brilliant.” — Host 1 [04:14]

  • The hosts have fun imagining these as genuine hits, while marveling over the catchiness of AI hooks, and laugh about the explicit lyrics that make most of the tracks unplayable on air.

3. Celebrity News & Obits

• [06:30–10:55]
  A staple of Holmberg’s “Entertainment Drill,” this section ricochets through recent celebrity headlines:

  • Elwood Edwards’ death (the “You’ve got mail” guy):

    • Discussion on how little he was paid for the iconic AOL phrase ($200 in 1989), and his later jobs as a camera operator and Uber driver.

      “Nobody even knew what email was in 1980. ‘You've got mail.’ We're gonna keep that as ... Here’s 200 bucks.” — Host 1 [07:36]

  • Dick Van Dyke’s Close Call in Malibu Wildfires:

    • Amusement at Van Dyke’s attempt to fight off wildfire himself at age 100, and quips about his much-younger wife.

      “There aren't a whole lot of ... 100-year-old firemen in the wilderness.” — Host 1 [09:05] “How old is she?” “She’s like 20—no, he definitely married a younger woman.” — Larry McFeely & Host 1 [09:43]

  • Gary Busey’s public urination incident:

    • Paparazzi catch Busey “whipping it out” on a Malibu roadside. The hosts riff on Busey’s eccentricity and the jadedness of the paparazzi.

      “Hey, look it. What do I have to do to get on TMZ?” — Host 1 [11:34]

  • George Clooney’s (extremely TMI) confession from a 2011 Rolling Stone interview:

    • Clooney recalls his first orgasm at 6 or 7, which the hosts hilariously contrast with their own “coming of age” experiences.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On AI music’s uncanny weirdness:

  "AI wrote this. Like, you can't. My head still doesn't wrap around the idea that no one's behind that. ... But it was brilliant." — Host 1 [04:14]

• On Dick Van Dyke’s indestructibility:

  "There aren't a whole lot of ... 100-year-old firemen in the wilderness." — Host 1 [09:05]
  "He tried to crawl to my car. I'm not gonna make it. Neighbors, fortunately, were close by..." — Larry McFeely [08:43]

• On Elwood Edwards’ $200 paycheck:

  "Wasn't that the same with the guy that designed the Nike logo? Wasn't that like he got like 800 bucks or something?" — Host 1 [07:47]

• On Gary Busey’s brazen TMZ moment:

  “Hey, look it. What do I have to do to get on TMZ? Where's a guy gotta take a huge public—have Harvey Levin talk about him?” — Host 1 [11:34]

• On George Clooney’s odd childhood anecdote:

  "He had his first orgasm when he was 6 or 7 years old, climbing a rope. Said nothing came out, but all the elements were there." — Larry McFeely [11:45]

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Timestamped Breakdown of Important Segments

• [01:05–02:45] – AI Dale sings a bizarre, operatic Christmas carol.
• [02:46–03:56] – AI Dale performs “Copenhagen,” an absurdist AI country song.
• [04:00–05:22] – Introduction and discussion of AI-generated soul/funk acts and explicit song titles.
• [05:52–06:30] – Sampling a (non-explicit) AI song considered as a new “show closer.”
• [06:30–07:29] – Celebrity obit: Elwood Edwards (“You’ve Got Mail”).
• [08:10–10:10] – Dick Van Dyke nearly caught in Malibu fire; jokes about his wife and “old man” daring.
• [10:55–11:33] – Gary Busey’s public antics in Malibu.
• [11:45–12:06] – George Clooney’s 2011 interview revelation; hosts share awkward coming-of-age stories.

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Tone & Style

The episode maintains Holmberg’s trademark irreverence, sarcasm, and off-color wit. Bulky with inside jokes and playful digs, the team’s chemistry drives a conversational, often chaotic flow peppered with mockery and self-deprecation.

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Summary

This segment of Holmberg’s Morning Sickness epitomizes the show’s mix of wild tangents, edgy humor, and up-to-the-minute pop culture analysis. The deep-dive into AI-generated music (with live examples) provides the comedic backbone, while the Entertainment Drill delivers rapid-fire, madcap reactions to celebrity oddities—from AI soul groups to near-disaster tales of Hollywood legends.

For listeners who missed it:
Expect no boundaries, plenty of laughs, and a distinctly unfiltered take on the absurd reality of modern entertainment and AI’s weirder contributions to pop culture.

Transcript

[Host 1]

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[Larry McFeely]

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[Host 1]

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[Larry McFeely]

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[Host 1]

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[Larry McFeely]

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[Host 2]

I'm here on the job site with Dale, who's a framing contractor.

[Host 1]

Hey, good morning.

[Host 2]

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[Host 1]

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[Host 2]

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[Host 1]

It's all right.

[Host 2]

We're so far up here.

[Host 1]

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[Host 2]

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[Host 1]

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[Larry McFeely]

Oh, man. Oh.

[Host 1]

And then here you are singing your favorite country song. If you don't use this nasty stuff, don't start. But if you're hopelessly addicted, I guess you gotta find something good to say about a bad habit. Well, hey, let's try. Here we go. Color of that ad. Yeah. Maisie the Pleader say that, Joe. Robert Daredevil to Lamb Guild. Spitting to Slobbering all around the house. Joe, Welcome. You should just be. Other than that sounds just like country music. Finally it makes sense. Oh, do I? That's brilliant. Well done. Best well done. AI Dale singing Copenhagen is a favorite. There it is. Whatever. Brett just found some AI songs. Well, no, the Internet found them for you and sent them your way. I think it's because we play N word or F word. And then it started to do these 70s soul and 60s soul songs. And 80s too. Yeah. Of AI performers like Quarter Brown and the Dollar Thrills. I can't wait to hear this one. It Mother Effer. I'm Broke is the name of that song. Yeah. And it's on itunes. Yeah, you're the best one was.

[Larry McFeely]

I'm calling in.

[Host 1]

I'm calling in Sick of your ass.

[Larry McFeely]

Great.

[Host 1]

AI wrote this. Like, you can't. It doesn't. My head still doesn't wrap around the idea that no one's behind that. Right. That no one is, like, writing that. But it was brilliant. I'm calling in. I'm calling in. Sick of your is just a great phrase. And I know it's a T shirt and stuff, but this song is phenomenal. It's like.

[Larry McFeely]

Is that the name of the artist? Yeah.

[Host 1]

Almost vinyl. It's Spotify, Apple Music, whatever. And it's all AI. Yeah, that's what it says. I don't know. I've just. Man, I'm Just learning about it. Phenomenal. Putting it on Apple Music right now. Phenomenal. Anyway, it's time now for this day. We'll try again tomorrow. That's really. We should end the show with that one. F this day we'll try again tomorrow should be our closer every day. Give it a peek and see if it's worth.

[Larry McFeely]

Okay, don't pop me up.

[Host 1]

I'm not putting up any of what you've been playing. I haven't heard that many curses in a long time, but it's been soulful, so I've enjoyed it. Is it good? Is it cussy? Can't play it. I mean, the chorus.

[Larry McFeely]

The chorus is three of the titles from their collection on Apple itunes.

[Host 1]

That's an effing ugly baby. F off. That's not my job. I'm back on my bs. I'm. I'm gonna be all over this. It's not. We can't play it. I can tell by your face it's not.

[Larry McFeely]

Yeah, that.

[Host 1]

That means it doesn't cuss right away, but be careful with the button. So just. This is all. AI.

[Host 2]

Have you ever had a day it's like Silksonic.

[Host 1]

Yeah.

[Host 2]

Where nothing seem to go your way?

[Host 1]

You piss someone off. That's hot as hell. All the bills are due and it feels like it's been years but you're only halfway through. Oh, damn it. I knew it. And I knew I was gonna get right on that. Damn it, I missed the bomb. All right, I'll save it for wingless anthrax. We'll edit it. Yes, but it's called F. What is it? F this day. We'll try again tomorrow. I think that's a great. That's a great closer. That's a great closer.

[Larry McFeely]

We had a celebrity death. Elwood Edwards.

[Host 1]

Let me say Elwood Blues. Give me a time frame. I'm getting a credit on that. Figure that out.

[Larry McFeely]

Was almost 75 years old. Died just. It's gotta be a couple of days before. Ah.

[Host 1]

I've seen his name on a TV screen.

[Larry McFeely]

His celebrity paycheck was $200 back in 1989 to record four lines.

[Host 1]

Was he the guy that did Milli Vanilla? No, no, that was Frank Somethinger.

[Larry McFeely]

Welcome. You've got mail.

[Host 1]

Oh, that guy.

[Larry McFeely]

Files. Done. All right, goodbye.

[Host 1]

You've got mail. How hard was that? That was him. Is that only maybe 200?

[Larry McFeely]

Yeah.

[Host 1]

Well, I mean, it's.

[Larry McFeely]

End up being a camera operator at the local Cleveland TV station WKYC. He also was in 2016 working as an Uber driver.

[Host 1]

Oh, man. Turn that into something somehow. I don't know. He was kind of dumb to not capitalize on it. But it's not that. The AOL was going to be all lucrative with. Hey, can you just say you've. Nobody even knew what email was in 1980. You've got mail. We're gonna keep that as. Here's 200 bucks. You'd have taken that?

[Larry McFeely]

Sure.

[Host 1]

Like right now, somebody said, give me $200, I get this thing I'm working on. You'll be like, all right, you've got mail. All right, thanks. Here's 200. I got 200 for that. You'd be excited. Wasn't that the same with the guy that designed the Nike logo? Wasn't that like he got like 800 bucks or something like that? And that's was something like that. Was it Nike? I thought so. I thought it was the Swoosh. There was a guy bitching about it a little while ago. The Swoosh. I think you're right.

[Larry McFeely]

We almost lost Dick Van Dyke.

[Host 1]

Where'd he go?

[Larry McFeely]

He was at home, but he was in Malibu where that Malibu fire was happening.

[Host 1]

I haven't done the Dick Van Dyke in years. I don't know. I don't know if I could do it. It's. It's the old version. When you start, you need a Sunday actually to do that. Yeah. Kind of. Your tongue's frozen. I don't know. Lara. Yeah, I gotta. I gotta rehear him.

[Larry McFeely]

He was planning on leaving, but at first he wanted to hose down his house because the fire was that close and he tired out trying to pull out. Yes. Like a fire hose.

[Host 1]

Because he's 100.

[Larry McFeely]

Yeah.

[Host 1]

Yeah.

[Larry McFeely]

And so there he was. He goes, I tried to crawl to my car. I'm not gonna make it. Neighbors, fortunately, were close by and they.

[Host 1]

Oh, so Dick Van Dyke was out there crawling around, carried him out. That's gotta be a sight. And you know what? I know maybe your brain doesn't change as you age and you still think you can do things, but there aren't a whole lot of.

[Larry McFeely]

That's exactly what he was saying.

[Host 1]

Wildfire. Wild, you know, like 100-year-old firemen in the. In the wilderness, like the. The hotshots. They don't really go to the 90 year olds too often. I think you gas out, the air's not as good.

[Larry McFeely]

Yeah. He said he was lucky and he figured, you know, I could. Should be able to pull this hose out and.

[Host 1]

Yeah. And stop a wildfire. I'm Dick Van.

[Larry McFeely]

No, but wet the house before he leaves.

[Host 1]

I guess that's not going to do anything. Wet the house. He was probably wetting his. He probably was wet. He's too wet to burn.

[Larry McFeely]

The other thing is his wife was there. Ian had to get the pets out.

[Host 1]

He's still married.

[Larry McFeely]

She was.

[Host 1]

She's still around too.

[Larry McFeely]

She. I figured she's young enough to.

[Host 1]

How old is she?

[Larry McFeely]

She's like 20. No, he definitely married a younger woman.

[Host 1]

Well, yeah, he'd have to marry an older woman. She'd be dust.

[Larry McFeely]

That's how they got her out of there. They got a broom and a dustpan. Yeah, well, she's like 70.

[Host 1]

Maybe Van Dyke back. Can't remember it. There's a. Definitely a trigger that. I used to say 46 year age gap. 46 years. She's in her 40s.

[Larry McFeely]

I was a little off. Well, no.

[Host 1]

Don'T oo her. She's younger than me. She looks like pillow. Oh, God. She's a bodybuilder. Oh, my God. She looks like she just didn't build the body. She doesn't look like in the face. She does. She's a body pillow. Oh, that's his wife. Yeah. All right. Well, I guess good for them.

[Larry McFeely]

I guess. Well, they've been married for a while.

[Host 1]

Hey, it's keeping them alive because he could feed off her for years. There's enough room. Never cold. I'll tell you that. Old people get cold easy. Not him. All right, let's not judge too much. Although, come on.

[Larry McFeely]

The paparazzi caught up with Gary Busey the other day. He was in Malibu, picked a bush over there on the side of the road and whipped it out and started.

[Host 1]

While they were filming him.

[Larry McFeely]

Yeah. Then he turns around and just gives me a little smile.

[Host 1]

When you gotta go, you gotta go. My medic.

[Larry McFeely]

It gets even better, Brady.

[Host 1]

My back teeth were floating. Dressed for it. I'm dressed like a guy who pisses outside.

[Larry McFeely]

Ate so many corn nuts.

[Host 1]

Yeah, I still love that. Paparazzi says there's Gary Busey. Like they would go, oh, let's go the other way. Hey, guys, look at me. Oh, Gary Busey wants us to take his picture.

[Larry McFeely]

Like, don't care.

[Host 1]

Hey, look it. What do I have to do to get on tmz? Where's a guy gotta take a huge public, have Harvey Levin talk about him.

[Larry McFeely]

For some reason, someone was going over a 2011 Rolling Stone interview. George Clooney. They had with George Clooney. And he had his first orgasm when he was 6 or 7. Years old, climbing a rope. Said nothing came out, but all the elements were there. He was climbing the rope and it was rubbing against. He gets to the top of the platform. He's like, oh, my God.

[Host 1]

Mine was eighth grade or eighth grade. Eight years old, in fourth grade at Mrs. Lusane's class because she had an assignment that I thought was due the next day, and it was the day before Thanksgiving break, and it was due the Tuesday before. Wednesday was like a play day. And if you didn't get it done, you got an F for the semester because it was a huge project. We did work on an hour every day for the whole semester. And I was cramming the last two days into one day. Right. And my body reacted with what I now know is an organ. What? For doing homework. What? Wait. During Little League? Once it happened. Then it used every once in a while during high school. That's how Dan was calling you out during Little League. But it didn't happen. Like, I didn't just go, oh, yeah. It was, like, really confusing. And I had. Yeah. It was during high stress events. Wow. At age eight, it started. Terry, you want to talk about yours? How about Grandpa Larry? Anybody? Okay, we won't do it with you. But now mom knows about me. It's not fair. Arizona's most powerful rock radio station. He said, fully erect, 98.