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John Holmberg
All right, HMS Podcast, time again to let you know where to go for some great comedy in the Valley this week. Get out to the Tempe Improv on the east side to see Paul Versey on Thursday and Beth Stelling Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Desert Ridge Improv up North features Sarah Weinschenk this Thursday and Joe DeRosa on Friday and Saturday. And downtown at Stand Up Live, check out the very funny Lil Rel performing Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the complete lineups.
Brady
And for tickets, go to standuplive.com desertridgeimprov.com.
John Holmberg
And tempeimprov.com it's John Holberg here. For the amazing people at the Core Institute, life can throw you a curveball now and again. One day you're trucking along, feeling great. Next day your dog smashes into your head and knocks you cold. Or like a KUPD listener told me this week, his dog did a sprint across the backyard directly into the side of his wife's leg and blew her knee up. She needed that need to get fixed and fixed right? Two years later, she's running like she used to again. And it's all thanks to the Core Institute. I went through it, too. And you can get rid of your pain and start saying, yes, I can to all the things you want to do.
Brady
And.
John Holmberg
And all you have to do is trust the experts at the Core Institute head there right now. The Core Institute.com this is the best of Homburg's morning sickness. 98 KUPD. You're listening to the Best of Homburg's Morning Sickness. And you might have heard a little.
Brady
Bit of me, Frank Caliendo there, who.
John Holmberg
By the way, just happens to be.
Brady
At the Desert Ridge Improv January 31st and February 1st. Desertridge improv.com or something, you sons of bitches.
John Holmberg
Now back to the Best of Holmberg's Morning Sickness. And I regret to bring this, but I have to because I didn't know anything about this, but you guys have kind of helped me through it.
Brady
Of course we're getting the zips tonight.
John Holmberg
Everybody knew my story about the raccoon and the falling down and hitting the rock and the million dollar shot and shredding my A noose on Camelback Road causing. Causing a lot of blood. Causing a baby thumb to be stuck up my ass for the last five days. That's what it feels like, Brady. That's what a hemorrhoid feels like. A small child's thumb is in my ass. Hmm.
Brady
I'll have to try that.
John Holmberg
The Hemorrhoid?
Brady
I can't come up with that.
John Holmberg
It's just what you imagine, my friend. Tr. Trust me, when there's one in you, you'll be thinking, that's like a little kid's thumb in my ass. You know, that's a small one.
Brady
The pictures I've seen, they look like.
John Holmberg
Not of mine.
Brady
A gorilla's fist.
John Holmberg
Well, that's the. That's why. Well, if you've made it to the Internet because of your hemorrhoids, it's because you've got the fist. I had like a fourth grader's thumb in my ass last night. I took my pants off and started to cry because there was blood. I didn't know that happened. I'm going through this for the first time. I need help. I need support. I'm getting nothing.
Brady
What can I do?
John Holmberg
I don't know. Just a pat on the shoulder now and again. It'll be all right, buddy. But I get nothing from you. You feel nothing. You laugh at me. You constantly point and giggle at my blood stained drawers, but I did.
Brady
Funny.
John Holmberg
It is a little funny, but it's not that funny when you pull your pants down. And I didn't know that hemorrhoids did that.
Brady
You know, hemorrhoids are one thing, but a raccoon induced hemorrhoids, well, that's the worst part.
John Holmberg
I know the situation in which I got the hemorrhoid when I strained myself running from a raccoon.
Brady
And what john can we take away from this?
John Holmberg
Don't walk home from Dos Gring.
Brady
Jekyll. Jekyll.
John Holmberg
No, not that Jekyll is fun. It's just recognize that when you're Jekyled, you don't live as close as you think you are to that bar.
Brady
I know, but it comes down to the heavy Jekyling you're gonna have. I mean, I'm not stopping. I don't want you to stop because the stories are great.
John Holmberg
Well, I ran into a tree, fell on a rock and hurt my butt. And when I tried to get up and run from the raccoon, I strained something violently.
Brady
I'm just glad you're not behind the wheel.
John Holmberg
Yeah, exactly. I was being responsible.
Brady
Yep.
John Holmberg
And. But I couldn't, you know, I didn't want to get a cab because my theory's always been cabs are for poor people. That's what I always say when I'm drunk. And I've never understood why I feel that way. No, no, no. Just in Arizona only. Here I don't know either. It's only when I'm drunk. That's the only time I ever say it. It only makes sense when I'm drunk. And I always think, cabs are for smart people. Exactly. Exactly. But I'm drunk, so I've immediately dropped a thousand IQ points. So I say things like, cabs are for poor people.
Brady
If you're drunk and poor and pretty much homeless at the time.
John Holmberg
All right, this is the. I did not know. And hopefully maybe a doctor will call because I need the support because I'm getting it from you. Toledo laughs the whole time. He doesn't say anything.
Brady
What do you need?
John Holmberg
I need to know that this is normal, that my drawers are going to be blood filled for. I'm on. I'm kind of menstruating.
Brady
It's normal, but it's a lot of. Do you need the mic flim? Man pond.
John Holmberg
I need a man pond. Do you have a man pond? Sean?
Brady
I'll call Dr. Flynn today.
John Holmberg
What? Would I prefer the pad. No, I want the pad. Pa leave, like, lines, though.
Brady
Sean said. Sean, it's okay to roll up some. Some burlap.
John Holmberg
Toilet paper. No, you would need a pad because it's in the butt area, obviously. All right. Yeah. So you can't go. Do I go with the wings? No wings. No. No. I don't want to protect my underpants. I'm talking to you about hemorrhoids and he's stroking. He stroke you. I know. It's disgusting. Either way. I didn't know that happened. So hopefully a doctor's out there. I don't have to see anybody about this.
Brady
You're worried about the flow. Maybe we need to check it out then.
John Holmberg
No, I'm gonna die of it. I'm just letting you know. Just letting you know that no matter what, I will die of this. Will it be like a middle school moment where I help you put it on and show you? What did that. Middle school. Middle school. Are you going to?
Brady
I don't know.
John Holmberg
Now that you say that I. Well, you're in seventh grade now, Kids. Let's all drop our pants and learn how to put on a man pod. Kids, even the boys, this is a fetal pig. Yeah. Yeah. What in the world middle school did you go to? We never got the display. Wow.
Brady
Okay.
John Holmberg
Just take your shirt off.
Brady
Never forget the good ones.
John Holmberg
You ever been with a man on his period? Because that's happening right now.
Brady
Come on.
John Holmberg
It is.
Brady
And this is what you want the sympathy for?
John Holmberg
I want sympathy. I want it from you.
Brady
I'M sorry. Your bum is dripping.
John Holmberg
Now that's better. I think we should go to a doctor. No, no man can go to a doctor for a butt problem.
Brady
I can call the rear admiral. Dr. Eddie Hamilton. I'm out and get a little long distance advice.
John Holmberg
But is it.
Brady
You don't have to go in and see him. We just call Eddie.
John Holmberg
No, the thing I'm concerned about is leg. He's got too big a hands. I want a midget proctologist. Chewy the rock and roll proctologist. I want a three foot proctologist with baby stumps.
Brady
There's nothing baby about Chewy.
John Holmberg
No, I don't want. His fingers aren't big. His fingers aren't. His hands aren't. I'm just concerned that this is going to be a recurring problem. Because if it is, I'll just kill myself today. Do they come in? Do they come back?
Brady
I think it's the Roy.
John Holmberg
My steroids. Yeah, I'm not on the steroids anymore. I ran out of them.
Brady
Point your finger and tell me that.
John Holmberg
I'm not on steroids anymore. If I am, I don't know it. I don't know how they got in my body. No, the hemis are. They're gone. But now I've got a issue with recognizable.
Brady
Have you checked family lineage?
John Holmberg
Yeah. Nobody.
Brady
Okay.
John Holmberg
Oh, it's the worst conversation I've ever had in my life too. I heard your story on the radio the other day. You really have hemorrhoids, John. Yes, mom. Okay, what you need to do.
Brady
Because I remember when you ruined my carpet.
John Holmberg
Yeah, don't talk to me about this anymore. You're not my son. No, the whole family. I guess we've never had much trouble with it because I checked all the way back to great grandparents.
Brady
Not that I don't think it's a.
John Holmberg
It's not a hereditary.
Brady
Yeah, but I don't know.
John Holmberg
I don't know. Sean need to go to the doctor because they're inside. No, they're not. Yes, they are. I've dug around in there. No, they are.
Brady
How you going to know what?
John Holmberg
What? You guys don't know anything. If I. I'm gonna die of hemorrhoids.
Brady
Then if you're gonna need a doctor to go up there in the lost dun.
John Holmberg
No, nobody's splunking me. I'm gonna die of hemorrhoids. Yes, it is what it's about. And I'm not going in to go.
Brady
Up there after that Kendall Jackson.
John Holmberg
No. If I get a bottle of wine in There. Somebody's gonna get me drunk first and then really take care of business, but that ain't happening. I will die of the hemorrhoids if they're up too far for me to find. We're gonna.
Brady
I'm gonna have Amanda John cover this.
John Holmberg
Now. That's Amanda John can do it.
Brady
Looking at John Hornberg's rear end.
John Holmberg
Either way, if anybody can help me, I'm just looking for a little support and getting it from none of my friends. Pointing, laughing.
Brady
What do you mean? I'm getting on the horn right now.
John Holmberg
I don't want that kind of support.
Brady
You at least want to hear some advice?
John Holmberg
Snickers bar. I want a Diet Coke. I want some help.
Brady
This guy was a proctologist for more than 30 years.
John Holmberg
That doesn't help me. I'm not going any proctology. I'm just saying, if you've got the hemorrhoids and we need to start our own little group together, because I'm now going to join, like, Hemorrhoids Anonymous. Hi, my name's John. I've been bump free for two days.
Brady
This guy seemed more crack than you could ever imagine.
John Holmberg
Stop it. I'm not going to the doctor for this. And I refuse to go to the doctor for this. I will die.
Brady
You don't have to go to the doctor. It's a phone call.
John Holmberg
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Brady
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John Holmberg
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Brady
Hey, it's Larry McFeely here with Wayne from Amco and Wayne. Now that it's getting warmer, I turned on the AC in my car and the air's blowing. Kind of cool, but it really smells like a basement.
John Holmberg
What can I do about that, Larry? Your car's AC system should be checked and serviced every year. Plus, replacing the cabin air filter helps the air blow strong and takes away any nasty smell. Nice.
Brady
Is that a big deal to get done?
John Holmberg
Not at all it takes about an hour. And in most cases, we can do.
Brady
It while you wait. That's awesome.
John Holmberg
I'll say we're AMCO.
Brady
Google AMCO for your nearest location. That's AMCO.
John Holmberg
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Brady
They'll put you on the rack and they'll stretch that.
John Holmberg
Stretch me and you'll just hear freedom. He bleeds a lot from that area. It's 98 KUPD. Help me out here. 98 KUPD. I've been diagnosed with everything now 98 KUPDA. Yeah, I'm a mess. You can't tell me this kind of stuff. I'm already a hypochondriac.
Brady
I like the last one. You know, I got mine through divorce.
John Holmberg
He got Crohn's disease from his divorce because the stress caused all sorts of trouble with his.
Brady
No doubt stress can cause all sorts of habits.
John Holmberg
I'm not stressed.
Brady
I felt you in front of a raccoon.
John Holmberg
And when I got up at hurtful moment, a horribly stressful moment, but the raccoon was huge. And I fell down. And when I tried to get up to run from it, I pulled something and I woke up with a fourth grader stomp in my butt. Or so it seemed.
Brady
You know, straining a lot of it's very common in athletes.
John Holmberg
Oh, sure. And I'm very athletic, so it was a natural thing.
Brady
You. You were for a minute.
John Holmberg
Erica, we had a payday stuntman suggestion. Oh, now I know why. This is the morning sickness.
Brady
I'm gonna puke on myself.
John Holmberg
Yeah, no, I'm with you. We're not gonna really do it. It's gross. But anyway, everybody evidently has had them, and I'm getting more support now from you guys than I've ever gotten from Brady. So I curse you with a thumbs in the butt.
Brady
I'm sorry. I am clueless when it comes.
John Holmberg
I understand. I used to be Brady grapes of the back end. I will laugh no more. When you get a grapevine. When you get your first grapevine, you'll call and go, jeez, I'm sorry.
Brady
Brutal.
John Holmberg
I just don't want to be one of those guys that carries around the pad, you know? That's my biggest fear, I think, in life is to be one of those dudes that has to carry around the sitting down pad.
Brady
I'm just gonna turn the tables here. I Didn't get the sympathy when I was passing Camelback Mountain through my urine.
John Holmberg
You did. I told you to get out of here and go to the hospital.
Brady
Sure.
John Holmberg
Cause it was great, but you said it had to pass, so we're like, well, we might as well make the most of it.
Brady
Yeah, but when I came in. And I'm in.
John Holmberg
We sent you home. What did I say, buddy, you need to get out of here.
Brady
Go to the hospital.
John Holmberg
You need to ride.
Brady
How are you doing? Go to the. Oh, my God, your face.
John Holmberg
We weren't laughing at him. We felt terrible for him. And then when you left, we were laughing.
Brady
Eric was laughing.
John Holmberg
Well, Eric laughs at everything. He's gonna die a miserable. It's funny watching you in pain. Bogan. You're gonna get hit by. You're gonna get hit by a train and live talking about Eric. Actually, I had a nightmare last night that I was in a plane crash. Oh, is that bad?
Brady
No, just keep having those. Those are good. Those are good reoccurring.
John Holmberg
You know what you need to do, I've heard, is fly immediately after you have those dreams. Get it out of your. I'm flying in, like, three weeks, so I'm a little freaked out now. Okay.
Brady
Are you going to see me?
John Holmberg
Are you going out to see me? I'm gonna see Meemaw. You're gonna fly out to Meemaw? I'm going to Oklahoma. Are you really going to see Meemawa? Isn't your dad near Meemaw, though? Yeah, Meemaw's going, too. Geez, such a pain.
Brady
I knew it.
John Holmberg
Eric and his Meemaw are flying together.
Brady
They're gonna go to Oklahoma to visit their brother Rupert.
John Holmberg
Meemaw wants to smoke Eric, but they.
Brady
Don'T light no more in these flyings.
John Holmberg
Meemaw, put your pipe down.
Brady
I had never heard of this. You can't smoke on the plane.
John Holmberg
You guys are real funny.
Brady
How long is this flight?
John Holmberg
Cause memaw does five an hour. I'm gonna need you to pull this death tube over so Meemaw can get her nick fit. Eric, are you done? Meemaw needs wipes. I think I dumped you. Had your fun. Are you done?
Brady
It's gonna take 20 minutes to get through because.
John Holmberg
Can I meet your memo?
Brady
All the coins she carries for the slots in Oklahoma.
John Holmberg
Can I meet your memo? Eric, please. I will bring my Meemaw down for you to meet one day.
Brady
I want to take Meemaw to lunch.
John Holmberg
It might ruin it. Will she ride on top of the car like Granny from The Beverly Hillbillies. Yeah. Okay, cool. Then we'll take her to lunch. We'll put a rocking chair in the back of the avalanche and make Meemaw ride back there. Since you guys are done ripping on me now. Are you okay? You're gonna just be sitting on that plane. It's gonna be quiet for a few minutes. Is just going to hear. You know, Eric, your father is a fantastic kisser. Meemaw, it's the run away. And you come down and meet my meemaw at TIP Sports Grill tonight with Coors Life from 7 to 9. I left your papa cuz he's hung like an Irishman. Jeez.
Brady
Hey, looky, Larry, it's Ruby Falls in Rock City.
John Holmberg
Let's go. You're from freaking Indiana, man. You can't rip on me for Meemaw. I left. Yes, I can. Memaw. I've seen pictures of your toothless relatives. Well, sure, but I left them and I don't speak to them anymore. You know how it is. Except for that toothless cousin. She is good stuff. It's science.
Brady
Stay classy.
John Holmberg
We'll talk to you later. Strong Bear is going to join us in a little bit. And people who always don't like Strong Bear need to listen to the people who do call Strong Bear. And you need to laugh at them. And the people who like strong beer need to admire. It's good for everybody, really. Do you think he will lay hands on my hemi and heal me?
Brady
Why don't you ask advice? Medical advice, you know, because he said there might be a herb you can.
John Holmberg
Oh, that could be. He'll send me some herb story, right?
Brady
Type of thing, oral medication.
John Holmberg
I'm hoping for that. And I'm gonna work really hard in the garage, which I now call the lab, and invent an oral medication for the Hemi. 97.9. It is a hemi talk here. We got a hemi under the hood. So I figured.
Brady
And that's what you're supposed to do.
John Holmberg
Yeah. What's that? Hit it.
Brady
Yeah, you take a mini bat to it, you know, like one of those numb Chuck bats.
John Holmberg
Everybody's. Everybody's got a different suggestion.
Brady
Like a pinata.
John Holmberg
This one lady called and said, I will die, but I'll go to the doctor. I'm not going to the doctor for this. So I will die from.
Brady
We're right here in Guadalupe, John. Let's fold you up and hang you.
John Holmberg
Suspend you pinata that thing down. I guarantee you candy's gonna come gushing out. But yeah, no. We got a hemi under the hood. You gotta go to the doctor. Evidently. And I ain't gonna do that. Yeah. Rich Warrior sponsored bro.
Brady
Hit it.
John Holmberg
Anywho, I'm not going to talk about it unless something bad happens again. But I've ruined a pair of shorts.
Brady
And a pair of pants sitting right now. Not fine.
John Holmberg
No, no. I don't have any pain. Everything's been fine for days. And just the first day felt like I had a four year old stomach in my butt. And then like I was fine until last night. Until I looked in my drawers and realized that I had just had a cycle. I wasn't playing with anything. Shut up.
Brady
I guess my advice to you is it feels like Connie Hawkins thumb go to the doctor.
John Holmberg
That's when. That's when I draw the line. When it. Yeah. When it feels like Amari Stoudemire is fist. There you go. Then I'm gonna go to the doctor. But I will not go to the doctor for it. I will die from this. That is my rule. And some lady said they're way up inside of you. They're way up. And see, you have to go to the doctor. I'm like not going to the doctor. Nobody's had the same. This is what worries me.
Brady
Nobody's had the same remedy or something. If they're way up and then they.
John Holmberg
Actually come out, I won't know what they do. All I'm saying is everybody that's emailed or called has had a different remedy. It's gone from peanut butter to, you know, enemas to everything I'm not interested in.
Brady
I'll give you one last one.
John Holmberg
Okay.
Brady
Sandpaper. Just take about 80 grit down there.
John Holmberg
And I just picture that hillbilly from the. From the Dodge commercial just sitting there staring at me every time I'm applying. And he's fantasizing that I'm a hot girl. You got a hemi under there? Come on. Toledo. Timing. Where are you? Where is this guy? And that Strong Bear is gonna. Come on just a little bit. You got a problem you need solved like I do. There you go. I'm gonna name it strong bear. It's 98 KUPD. You can call us. Which is also interesting. We'll see. You may be talking to me. That may be the only way I'm on this show in a few days because I will die from it. It's 98 KUPD, Arizona's most powerful rock radio station. He said fully erect.
Brady
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John Holmberg
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Brady
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Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona: Best of HMS Podcasts - December 30, 2024
Host: John Holmberg
Co-Hosts: Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo
Release Date: December 30, 2024
In this special "Best Of" episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness from December 30, 2024, host John Holmberg revisits one of the most memorable and hilariously uncomfortable moments from August 2005. The episode centers around John's candid and comedic discussion about his battle with hemorrhoids, blending humor with relatable struggles.
John Holmberg opens the segment by recounting a rather intense and amusing incident that led to his current predicament:
[01:36] John Holmberg: "Everybody knew my story about the raccoon and the falling down and hitting the rock and the million dollar shot and shredding my A noose on Camelback Road causing... causing a baby thumb to be stuck up my ass for the last five days. That's what it feels like, Brady. That's what a hemorrhoid feels like. A small child's thumb is in my ass. Hmm."
John vividly describes how an encounter with a raccoon resulted in a series of unfortunate events, culminating in severe hemorrhoid pain. His exaggerated metaphors set the tone for a humorous yet earnest plea for support.
Feeling vulnerable, John turns to his co-host Brady Bogen for sympathy and advice, albeit through a comedic lens:
[02:00] John Holmberg: "Trust me, when there's one in you, you'll be thinking, that's like a little kid's thumb in my ass. You know, that's a small one."
[05:05] John Holmberg: "I just don't want to be one of those guys that carries around the pad, you know? That's my biggest fear."
John's candidness about his discomfort invites laughter and lighthearted teasing from Brady, highlighting the dynamic and supportive relationship between the hosts.
Brady and Dick Toledo engage in a series of humorous exchanges, offering bizarre and impractical solutions to John's ailment:
[07:30] Brady Bogen: "I'll call Dr. Flynn today."
[08:13] John Holmberg: "Looking at John Hornberg's rear end."
[16:25] Brady Bogen: "We're right here in Guadalupe, John. Let's fold you up and hang you."
These exchanges showcase the show's signature blend of humor and camaraderie, turning a painful topic into relatable comedy gold.
Amidst the laughter, the hosts touch upon various (often absurd) remedies suggested by callers and listeners:
[17:14] John Holmberg: "Everybody that's emailed or called has had a different remedy. It's gone from peanut butter to, you know, enemas to everything I'm not interested in."
[17:47] Brady Bogen: "Sandpaper. Just take about 80 grit down there."
The discussion underscores the plethora of advice available, much of which is impractical, adding to the episode's humorous tone.
As the segment winds down, John reflects on the lack of genuine support and the comical nature of his situation:
[11:29] Brady Bogen: "I'm gonna puke on myself."
[16:28] John Holmberg: "Suspend you pinata that thing down. I guarantee you candy's gonna come gushing out. But yeah, no."
In his final remarks, John humorously resigns to his fate while maintaining his signature wit:
[17:34] John Holmberg: "Actually come out, I won't know what they do. All I'm saying is... I will die from this. That is my rule."
This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness masterfully combines humor with personal anecdotes, turning an uncomfortable medical issue into an entertaining and relatable conversation. John's ability to openly discuss his struggles, coupled with his co-hosts' comedic support, makes this "Best Of" episode a standout favorite for listeners seeking both laughs and a touch of vulnerability.
Notable Quotes:
Holmberg's Morning Sickness continues to be Arizona's #1 Morning Radio Show, blending humor, personal stories, and engaging discussions to entertain listeners every weekday from 5:30 AM to 10:00 AM on 98 KUPD.