2026-07-17- KSR - Hour 1

Summary

KSR - Hour 1 (July 17, 2026) Host: Drew Franklin (filling in for Matt Jones)
Co-hosts: Ryan Lemond, Billy Rutledge, Shannon the Dude
Special location: Live from The Vine, Lexington, KY

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Episode Theme & Purpose

This episode delivers the trademark blend of Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) local flavor, sports updates, and candid crew banter, all while broadcasting live from The Vine, a recently revamped downtown Lexington restaurant/lounge. With Matt out for the Aspen Fellowship, Drew, Ryan, Billy, and Shannon take the reins, covering UK basketball scheduling, cruise ship disaster documentaries, old KSR cruise memories, and community updates. The team highlights the importance of Kentucky basketball, upcoming TBT games, and injects plenty of laugh-out-loud storytelling.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Live Broadcast from The Vine Lounge (02:06–07:01; 20:21–21:20)

• Location spotlight: The Vine, downtown Lexington, reopening with a new menu, lounge, pool, and an exclusive membership area.
  • Drew describes it as his “super secret hideout” for work.
  • Billy: “You go upstairs, it’s like you’re in Vegas… at the Venetian.” (05:56)
  • Ryan marvels at the club area’s vacation vibe: “This is not Lexington. I feel like you’re on vacation somewhere exotic.” (05:21)
• Public restaurant and bar are open to all; happy hour specials offered.

2. Where’s Matt? Aspen Fellowship & Host Rotation (07:13–08:09)

• Matt is at the Aspen Fellowship (“they read books and put on little plays...”) (07:18), and a weekly rotation of KSR hosts is announced in his absence.

3. TBT & UK Basketball Alumni Update (08:09–09:55; 48:04–48:56)

• Willie Cauley-Stein was scheduled to appear but is excused due to TBT practice the day before the big game vs. Louisville.
• Mario, a TBT insider, will join a later segment to provide firsthand practice insights and scoops.
• The crew emphasizes the importance of not losing to Louisville in Memorial Coliseum.
• Kentucky Joe calls in, suggesting TBT players rock “enforcer” outfits and expressing hope for the team’s shot-blocking adversity:
  • “I think these guys could inside, good shot block and stuff the ball a little bit…we can do some damage.” (47:33–48:04)

4. Netflix Documentary: Shipwrecked & Its Emotional Impact (11:01–14:15)

• Ryan recounts watching the new Netflix documentary “Shipwrecked: Disaster at Sea,” covering the Costa Concordia disaster.
  • “It is...the most anxious I've ever been at the end of a show. Jennifer and I were both not only anxious, but in tears.” (11:07)
  • Drew notes the documentary’s intensity: “It feels like it’s taking you through the Titanic that these people lived through.” (12:20)
  • Billy, never cruised, is now even less likely to after their descriptions.
• The traumatic nature of the documentary had Ryan and his partner going to Kroger “to decompress” (11:36).

5. Cruising Memories & KSR Cruise Stories (14:15–16:38)

• Reminiscing on a 2013 KSR cruise to Alaska, drink packages, karaoke, rooming with Matt, and excursions (“we saw whales, glaciers, ziplining…”)
  • “We couldn’t do shows because we’re in the middle of the ocean, but every morning we would get together...just kind of riff for a little bit and have a fun time.” (16:08)

6. UK Basketball Scheduling News & Home Game Lineup (21:29–24:50)

• KSR scoop: Kentucky adds App State (non-conference) and Little Rock (exhibition, with new coach/UK alum Travis Ford) to their basketball schedule.
• App State memory: “Jody Meeks went for 46 points...a few weeks before he turned around and had the single-game record at Tennessee.” (21:38–22:21)
• Ryan laments the “snooze fest” of the home non-conference schedule: “We got Manhattan...James Madison...Northern Arizona...Grambling State...Bryant. It’s a snooze fest.” (24:06)
• Brief geography quiz about Bryant University location (Rhode Island).

7. Classic KSR Banter: Vegas Antics & Fashion (27:39–31:16)

• The crew laughs about Ryan’s infamous Vegas balloon animal incident at Señor Frogs, exaggerated stories, and his new “fashion icon” status courtesy of his partner.
• Suit fittings for an upcoming wedding are discussed (brown suit “teaser” photos).

8. Listener Calls: Community Connections & Music Trivia (31:17–39:38)

• Callers share FFA memories, tractor listening stories, and Blue Ridge Boys connections.
• Brendan quizzes Shannon on the “top five most-followed artists” (with surprising answers: Bruno Mars, Bieber, The Weeknd, Rihanna, Michael Jackson).
• Andrew asks about Drew’s Super Bowl interview with Ronald Acuña Jr. (still on Drew’s phone, possibly only released in Venezuela).

9. Behind-the-Scenes Interviews & Greatest “Worst Of” (39:38–40:44)

• Crew shares stories about awkward, lost, or intentionally “never aired” interviews.
• Shannon and Ryan recall miscommunications and standoffish guests in their interviewing history.
• Suggestion: Do a “worst of” KSR show with all the bad interviews.

10. Remembering Scott Wilson – Comedy Off Broadway (44:56–46:31)

• Scott Wilson, beloved Comedy Off Broadway MC and local legend, has passed away.
  • “He’s one of those guys you’ll never find anybody say anything bad about. Everybody loved him.” (46:01)
• Heartfelt commemoration and acknowledgment of his son carrying on the legacy.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Ryan (on the Shipwrecked documentary):
  “Jennifer and I were both not only anxious, but in tears. They leave you crying at the end of the show.” (11:07)
• Drew (on The Vine’s rooftop):
  “Now everyone knows my secret work hideout here at the lounge.” (06:54)
• Billy (on KSR cruise):
  “Those rooms are just so big...I don’t even know how we fit in a thing in hindsight.” (14:54)
• Ryan (cruise food disaster):
  “People had to eat lettuce sandwiches with mustard for three or four days.” (14:04)
• Shannon (on balloon animal Vegas story):
  “You were using them as a sword and, like, stabbing people with them and, like, hitting people upside the head.” (29:24)

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Important Timestamps

• [02:35] – Show starts with introductions & on-location setup at The Vine
• [05:21–06:10] – Vivid descriptions of The Vine’s amenities and the Lexington “staycation” effect
• [08:09] – TBT updates and Willie Cauley-Stein’s excused absence
• [11:07] – Shipwrecked documentary emotional review
• [12:20] – Drew on the documentary’s impact and survivor stories
• [14:04–16:38] – KSR cruise stories and cruise industry discussion post-Shipwrecked
• [21:29–24:50] – UK basketball scheduling scoops and lack of marquee non-conf home games
• [29:24–29:49] – Ryan’s balloon animal incident recounted in detail
• [31:17–39:38] – Listener call-in segment with music trivia and local flavor
• [44:56–46:31] – Tribute to Scott Wilson, Comedy Off Broadway MC
• [47:00–48:56] – Kentucky Joe’s enthusiastic call about TBT

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Summary Tone & Language

The episode maintains KSR’s signature relaxed, comedic tone, peppered with inside jokes, affectionate teasing, storytelling, and actual informative sports discussion. The crew keeps exchanges friendly, banter-filled, and highly relatable to Kentucky listeners.

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For New Listeners

This episode captures what makes KSR unique: a blend of Kentucky sports news, campus/lifestyle updates, nostalgia, local legends, and listener participation—all delivered with humor and Southern charm, even when discussing somber news or reliving embarrassing group antics. Whether you’re a UK basketball die-hard or love banter about local eateries and cruise mishaps, you’ll find something to enjoy.

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Next up:

• Food tastings from The Vine’s new menu
• More calls, UK basketball talk, and TBT insights in the coming hour(s)

Transcript

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[Drew Franklin]

Good morning everyone and welcome to a new edition of Kentucky Sports Radio. I am not Matt Jones. I am Drew Franklin, filling in for Matt Jones with the regular band of idiots. The co host. Well, no, I included myself. I'm also in the band of idiots, but I have Ryan Lemon here, Billy Rutledge. We have Mario off doing his usual thing, taking pictures. We're gonna have a fun Friday. Get to where we are in just a moment. But first, as always, we are sponsored by TJ Smith, personal attend personal injury attorney. Ryan, if you call tj, what will he do?

[Ryan Lemon]

He's gonna make that son of a gun pay.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, that son of a gun. We're off to a hot start with what we're calling people. Also, if you want to talk to us, as always, the Clark's pump and shop phone line 859-280-2287. And the a Vision auto glass text machine is with Matt. I guess you can text him or Brian. Did you bring one?

[Ryan Lemon]

You know, I've got that a vision glass text machine extra phone in my drawer at my house.

[Drew Franklin]

We'll give that number and when you get home, you'll just have all kinds of texts about today's show.

[Ryan Lemon]

Uh oh, remember our little.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh goodness.

[Ryan Lemon]

500 two seven seven. Because five plus two is seven.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah. Uh huh.

[Drew Franklin]

And then the last four.

[Ryan Lemon]

84. I don't remember.

[Drew Franklin]

Alright, Avision glass text machine, hit it up.

[Billy Rutledge]

This is a hot start, but even a better start than what we had on the pre show this morning. So at least we're doing better than that.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Shannon, can we get confirmation we're on the air since the pre show had a little bit of troubles this morning. Or am I just talking to my guys here?

[Shannon]

Well, maybe it's just a conversation between us. I think we're on the air. But we weren't for the first segment on a KSR pre show.

[Drew Franklin]

Sometimes our technicals are difficult. But as I said, we have a fun show. Today we're at a on location. It's not a typical remote where we can have crowds.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's right.

[Drew Franklin]

But we are at one of my favorite places in Lexington. For a business takeover, we are at the vine, which happens to be directly across the street from my heart in downtown Lexington. That's why instead of just sitting and talking about them in the studio. Hey guys, let's just walk across the street. We even jaywalked with the equipment. Sorry. To our local police force. We got away with it. Billy got us set up and we are here for a fun day. They're opening the V at the Vine Lounge restaurant tomorrow. A reopening after they've revamped the menu. Unveiling a lot of new things. I got these nice tasting plates. Ryan, you got this menu. This looks like stuff you like. They got flags to let you know where they're from. But a wide variety of different cultural items like patatas bravas. Is that one of your favorites from Spain? Maybe you want some oysters on the half shell. That's the US Contribution there. Some foie gras. Does that sound good to you?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yes. I don't know really what that is, but yes, it sounds delicious.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, we'll be trying some of it later and you can try it starting tomorrow. This place is open to the public. The vine has a membership aspect with a lounge and a pool. But just so people know, the restaurant here is open to anyone. And they even have a happy hour where you can get these tasting plates. Three for $30. That's 4:36, Tuesday through Sunday.

[Ryan Lemon]

I gotta admit, something you gave me, I was blown away. I mean, I cannot believe this is in Lexington, Kentucky. When you took me up top for the membership area out by the pool, I'm like, this is not Lexington. I feel like you're on vacation. Some exotic location. It is amazing how awesome it is upstairs in that. In the club area.

[Drew Franklin]

And I've mentioned to you all for a while because I often just come over here and work. Now I don't work at the pool. I don't know what I would get done by the pool, but there's a. There's a lounge with. With free coffee that I absolutely destroy. People keep it kind of quiet in there. But Billy, on days we have cover 02 hours after the show, I just sneak over here and go up there and work a little bit.

[Billy Rutledge]

That's what you were saying. This is kind of your super secret hideout. Even before a game at Rupp arena or something like that. Come get some nice food. You're right, Ryan. You go upstairs, it's like you're in Vegas, right? It's like you're at the Venetian.

[Ryan Lemon]

I can't believe that's in Lexington. It's so cool up there.

[Billy Rutledge]

They've got cabanas and lounge chairs and like some hundred inch TV out there so you can watch the games. They said they were watching World cup games on it. So really cool. Interesting vibe here at the Vine.

[Drew Franklin]

So check it out. Looking to be a member. But definitely check out the restaurant, which is reopening tomorrow with a revamp Menu. As I said, we'll try that later.

[Ryan Lemon]

So the restaurant is on the ninth floor of this building?

[Drew Franklin]

Yes, where you are currently sitting. How about these views? Kind of not quite 360. I would call it about 180ish views of downtown Lexington.

[Ryan Lemon]

Makes Lexington look pretty beautiful.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, we see the world's tallest building right there. You can see campus back there. See the world's parking.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yeah, it reminds me of San Francisco a little bit. We stayed in that hotel that had the rooftop bar. That was very cool. I got spoiled on that trip. So these vibes are bringing it back. And I guess the grand reopening is tomorrow, right?

[Drew Franklin]

That's right. So everyone check it out. We'll mention it more throughout the show, but we're excited to be over here. And now everyone knows my secret work hideout here at the lounge.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, when Drew used to disappear for a couple hours. Now we know where he's been. He's been over here, upstairs by the pool, sipping my ties before he goes.

[Shannon the Dude]

Working.

[Ryan Lemon]

Working. Oh, yeah. Okay.

[Shannon]

Working.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay, Smokey.

[Shannon the Dude]

All right.

[Drew Franklin]

As I said, when Matt's out, he is at the. What is the official. Is the Aspen Fellowship. Is that what he calls it?

[Billy Rutledge]

Apparently his last time doing this as a guy that's gone on a couple vacations for this Aspen Fellowship. Apparently this is the last time where they read books and put on little plays.

[Caller]

Right?

[Billy Rutledge]

That's what we've heard from in the past.

[Ryan Lemon]

Solve the world's problems.

[Drew Franklin]

That's right. He left us. We have the show. Billy did a great job yesterday.

[Ryan Lemon]

Great job on the thank you, guys show yesterday.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm obviously driving today. Matt will be out next week and we're all. We're getting a little rotation going. Who's Monday. Is that Billy's back. I think I'm. Tuesday, Shannon. Wednesday, Maggie. Thursday, Maggie Davies Thursday. Breaking news wanting on there. And then we'll have a remote Friday with Ryan. So excited to. To fill in for Matt. Why isn't Aspen where the. Where the beer flows like wine and the beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capstrana from Dumb and Dumber.

[Ryan Lemon]

What in the world did you just say?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, big Dumb and Dumber guy here.

[Billy Rutledge]

I was trying to think of what I know about Aspen. And the Dumb and Dumber movie is about what I know.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm talking about a little place called Aspen. We were going to have a fun guest today. Willie Collinston was going to pop in to promote tbt. Scheduled practice right in the middle of our show. I don't think that was Intentional.

[Ryan Lemon]

Come on, Coach Hood.

[Drew Franklin]

You know, I was confident Willie would be here. Willie doesn't let us down. He was excited to talk to us, but, you know, we need to get the guys ready for tomorrow. So that's an excused absence, right?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yes. The game is now a little over 24 hours away. We cannot lose to Louisville at Memorial Coliseum right here in our own backyard. We cannot. So, yeah, practice, maybe multiple practices.

[Drew Franklin]

So Willie's a late scratch, but I think he's gonna join us next week if the schedules align. But, you know, they got to put in the work over there on campus to replace Willie's guest spot. Our guy Mario is going to come on a little later.

[Billy Rutledge]

Oh, another tbt.

[Drew Franklin]

Mario is tbt. He is la familia. Mario snuck into practice yesterday, although I think he was invited. He didn't commit any crimes, and he got to see it all. So we're going to get his take. He talked to the guys he couldn't be at media day earlier this week, so we got to go yesterday, do a lot of interviews. He'll even have a more updated look at practice than the one we had the day before. And maybe anything about the UK team. They weren't there. But, you know, he's around and could spy on things. So at some point, we'll have. We'll have Mario come on, too.

[Ryan Lemon]

He is Tommy TBT. He is Mr. Promotional for the old TBT tournament. So, yeah, I like this to see what. What he thinks about our team we've put together.

[Billy Rutledge]

Mario's already brought us a lot of TBT scoops, so maybe he can bring us, give us a little preview for the game this weekend. I am disappointed we don't get to talk to Willie. Not just because of the TBT questions I had, but the golf life that he's living now. I mean, he's tall, Drew. Think about the clubhead speed he could be generating right now.

[Drew Franklin]

He's pretty dang good, too, for a guy that size. His swing is pretty pure. You'd think he'd be clumsy and out there and tripping over himself. But Willie. Willie can. Can hit the ball.

[Ryan Lemon]

He's a great athlete. You play receiver in high school.

[Drew Franklin]

I knew he was going to say that.

[Ryan Lemon]

I don't knew that or not in that story.

[Drew Franklin]

But we'll hear from him next week, though.

[Billy Rutledge]

Okay, good.

[Drew Franklin]

Today I was going to lead with the breaking news that happened a little bit before the show. Some schedule updates. Many of you have seen it now, but I'm going to put that on hold.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay?

[Drew Franklin]

This Was not my intention to lead with. I'd already done my show notes last night.

[Ryan Lemon]

Early show prep.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Before I washed more bottles and then washed more bottles and then washed a few more bottles and then reloaded those bottles for daycare today.

[Billy Rutledge]

Did you remember the diapers this time?

[Drew Franklin]

You know, I've done that twice.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, he told us during the. He's now done it a second time.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemon]

To put the diaper on.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, that. That's been a few weeks. I think I've figured that part out. I think I'm good at putting diapers on now. But the point. My point is I had a missed call from ron Lemon at 10:30. I'm like, my goodness, what has happened? Is Ryan bailing on the show? What's. Is there an emergency? He had left me a voicemail. I wanted to play it. It has magically disappeared. I must have accidentally hit delete it. But, Ryan, it sounds like last night I may have derailed your evening. You and Jen, you kind of a

[Ryan Lemon]

little homework assignment to go watch.

[Drew Franklin]

Shipwreck first and foremost was not an assignment. I just said I saw this show. You all took it upon yourselves.

[Ryan Lemon]

You said, you're going to talk about it today.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay. And you.

[Ryan Lemon]

So I felt like we needed to do our show prep and watch it. You did not prepare me for how awful you feel when you finish watching that show. It's an hour and a half, and it is. That's the most anxious I've ever been at the end of a show. Matter of fact, when it was over, Jennifer and I were both not only anxious, but in tears. They leave you crying at the end of the show.

[Drew Franklin]

They were both talking to me on this voicemail. They were shook. You could tell. Did you have to, like, go for a walk or something? We went to Kroger.

[Ryan Lemon]

We had to go to Kroger to settle down and decompress a little bit.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, so everyone knows what we're talking about. There's a new show on Netflix called Shipwrecked. Something. Something at sea, disaster at sea, something along those lines. Regardless, it's about. What was it in 2012? The Coastal Concordia crash.

[Ryan Lemon]

2012. Yeah. The. The captain thought he'd do a sail by to this one island, got a little too close, hit a big rock, and the ship tipped over on its side.

[Billy Rutledge]

Oh, Titanic 2012.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's exactly what it was.

[Billy Rutledge]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemon]

And you've got live people, live video that they took that day. And the reenactment. Not the reenactments, but the. The re. Recapping what happened. I mean, Jennifer was, like, squirming around. She got so anxious and uncomfortable listening to that thing.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, we're not trying. It was very tragic. People died. We're not trying to make light of it, but really, this documentary will rattle you. It's brand new to Netflix. I watched it two nights ago, and usually I'm pretty unbothered by that stuff. I've seen every episode of Dateline three times. I know all of Keith Morrison's lines. That stuff doesn't faze me. That one had me on the edge of my seat, and I wasn't quite to Ryan's point where I had to go grocery shopping and leave voicemails. But it does feel like it's taking you through the Titanic that these people live through. They have survivors talking. Two of them survived it while holding a baby that wasn't even a year old.

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[Drew Franklin]

They have the actual audio from the wreck. Captain doesn't seem like the best guy. He's in prison.

[Ryan Lemon]

You're right. That. The black box audio. You hear that? What happened between the captain and the

[Drew Franklin]

people in the bridge, it was recent enough that, you know, phones, had cameras. It wasn't, you know, 50 years ago, so people had been recording it. But, Billy, it is. It is a ride, and it's not a fun ride.

[Billy Rutledge]

I don't know if I want to watch it now. If it's that haunting. Is what it sounds like something that you'll have to think about. Go to Kroger to cool off a little bit. Normally I'm like, pop up is something that really scares me. But this one got to you, Ryan.

[Ryan Lemon]

We're walking around Kroger, and she turns to me like, I'm still shaking. I'm still shaking because it was so kind of like you said, it shakes you a little bit and hard to get over.

[Drew Franklin]

It's amazing how they could show. It kind of goes through the timeline. It feels like you're watching Titanic, the movie, but people. So many similarities.

[Ryan Lemon]

Real.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Getting in the lifeboat, struggling with that. But I also wanted to bring it up because you're a big cruise guy. You've been cruising. We've been cruising together. We had so much fun. You could not keep us off that karaoke stage. We had so much fun. Does this change anything for you? And do you think it'll have an impact on the cruise industry as a whole? Because if you watch that, I don't know how. I wouldn't even want to get on a. On a john boat.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, especially since the one the boat that just died out in the water where people had to eat lettuce sandwiches with mustard for three or four days

[Drew Franklin]

and you couldn't do eat the lettuce now. It'd be a double disaster.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's right. So yeah, it probably is definitely gonna affect the cruise industry. But yoga girl didn't even like cruises begin with. Now she is guaranteed we'll never ever go on one as long as we live. No doubt.

[Billy Rutledge]

I've never been on a cruise, but I heard the drink package is a lot like if you get a drink package, you've got to drink all day to get your money's worth for this drink package.

[Drew Franklin]

Why are you giggling?

[Shannon the Dude]

Right.

[Ryan Lemon]

Somebody sitting here may have not just bought one drink package, but two and still came out ahead really well.

[Drew Franklin]

When we did a KSR cruise many years ago. What was that?

[Ryan Lemon]

2013, I believe it was.

[Drew Franklin]

We went to Alaska. Me, Ryan, Matt, fans, Shannon didn't go.

[Shannon the Dude]

Right.

[Shannon]

I've never been on a cruise.

[Drew Franklin]

It was the three of us. And, you know, listeners went with us. I shared a room with Matt. Like boys do, you know, those rooms are just so big. You got to get in there together. I don't even know how we fit in a thing in hindsight, but when we're checking in, they're like, would you like the all inclusive drink package? And I was like, yes, because I had no money. A little bit of money, but I'm not paying $12 a cocktail when I'm on a boat with these guys for so long. But because Matt was my roommate, he also had to purchase it because they don't want people sharing, like taking stuff back to your room and just stocking it and people getting a two for one. So I bought two. I bought mats as well. And still, it was still worth it.

[Ryan Lemon]

But we had a great time out ahead.

[Drew Franklin]

We had a great. Went to Alaska.

[Ryan Lemon]

Went to Alaska.

[Drew Franklin]

We had little. I'm starting to talk myself back into a cruise. In hindsight. That was a lot of fun.

[Ryan Lemon]

It was great fun. It was very enjoyable. Especially we went to catches can.

[Drew Franklin]

That's right. Oh, the excursions, they're just as fun as the cruise.

[Ryan Lemon]

Ziplining with Matt now do you feel the boat move?

[Billy Rutledge]

Like, do you get seasick at all if you've got a weak stomach or anything like that? Or is it just like you're at a hotel or.

[Drew Franklin]

I didn't. People will tell you they do and maybe they do. I had no issues with it whatsoever.

[Ryan Lemon]

I didn't either. Now when we got back and you Go to stand in your shower. Kind of feels like you're kind of moving a little bit. But not on the boat at all. I didn't. We saw whales.

[Drew Franklin]

We did see whales.

[Ryan Lemon]

We saw glaciers.

[Drew Franklin]

We climbed onto a glacier on a glacier. We rode up to a glacier. It was so cold, you could barely put your finger in the water and leave it in more than a couple seconds. We couldn't do shows because we're in the middle of the ocean, but every morning we would get together like a little conference room with the listeners came and just kind of riff for a little bit and have a fun time. Are we back in on cruises now that I say this, that was fun.

[Ryan Lemon]

I'm in. But after watching that show last night, it may take me a couple months before I get that excited about again, because that show last night, you may. You made us watch. Thanks again for making us watch our show. Kept me up most of the night.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I just wanted to lead off of that for an apology because I wish I hadn't deleted it. He sounded just miserable, distraught.

[Ryan Lemon]

Ryan, we called him as soon as it was over. Like, Drew, thanks a lot for having us watch this documentary on this cruise ship that crashed into this rock. We're sitting here crying right now. We're in tears. And Jennifer's like, I'm crying. I can't even see why.

[Drew Franklin]

Shannon, you said you haven't been cruising and I assume you haven't seen this documentary yet, but where are you on cruises?

[Shannon]

Don't really have a desire to go on them. And after what you guys just explained for the last 10 minutes about this show, I don't think that I have any desire to go on them moving forward. But I'll have to go back and watch it this weekend and. Well, I mean, maybe I'll watch it if I wanted to be depressed. It sounds like all weekend. I'll watch it.

[Drew Franklin]

It's intense, but it's good.

[Shannon]

Okay, I'll check it out.

[Drew Franklin]

This show will also be an intense and good. But we're gonna take a quick break. We'll go over the little scheduling news that dropped right by the show. Per Jack Pilgrim, another KSR scoops this week. It's truly unbelievable. Yesterday, couple before that, if you're not going to Kentuckysportsradio.com and subscribing to KSR plus and the board and listen to the show. You're just missing out on everything. You probably wouldn't even know there's Kentucky Wildcats doing anything. But we'll talk about that coming up after this break and we want to hear from you. 859-280-2287. We're live from the Vine. We'll be right back.

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[Drew Franklin]

Welcome back to ksr. Drew Franklin, Ryan Lemon, Billy Rutledge, Shannon the Dude, maybe Mario in a moment. Matt is in a little place called Aspen. He'll be back after next week. And we're having a fun time here at the vine, which is reopening tomorrow in downtown Lexton right across the street from the city center. Come check it out with their new menu. Got all kinds of fun stuff. They've got the old school entrees they had before. If you need a big steak. Potato, yes. The usual steakhouse stuff. But the fun stuff's new and I'm looking forward to trying a little bit of sea bass.

[Ryan Lemon]

One of their entrees I saw caught my eye. They got crab cakes as an appetizer.

[Billy Rutledge]

That's what I was looking at. Crab cakes and truffle fries. I'm a sucker for good truffle fries. And so maybe we can try some of that.

[Drew Franklin]

Maybe a little later I can see ryan getting the 36 ounce tomahawk.

[Billy Rutledge]

I talked about that on the pre show.

[Ryan Lemon]

That that's 36 ounces.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, you could take that down.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's me and all of us splitting that steak right there. 36 ounces.

[Drew Franklin]

I'll get the ora king salmon tostadas

[Billy Rutledge]

while you get aura King. Like I have aura or.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, okay. It's spelled a little differently. Well, yeah, it all sounds good. Thanks to the vine for having us today. All right, let's get to the basketball news this morning per ksr. Just. We'll just keep saying that.

[Ryan Lemon]

Ksr mom.

[Drew Franklin]

The schedule is filling out a little bit more. Kentucky has added App State to the non conference portion of the schedule. And then in an exhibition game, Little Rock is coming to town. Which means Travis Ford, the new head coach of Little Rock, will be coaching in Rupp Arena. Another game where they got a former cat coming in. We had Pelfrey last year. We're going to see Travis Ford early in his career with Little Rock, but those two were added today. As we get closer and closer to knowing UK's basketball schedule. Couple memories with those two teams. Real quick. App State, we played them in Billy Gillespie's last season in Freedom hall. And that's the game when Jody Meeks went for 46 points a few weeks before he turned around and had the single game record at Tennessee. I think the 46 was the fifth or sixth most. Yeah, but he lit App stayed up. Is that when a young Ryan Lemon was covering the team?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yes, I remember that game. I forgot it was a Freedom hall, but I remember when meeks went for 46. I. Well, that's a career night. You know, you can score 46 points, you're, you're, you can't ever top that. And a couple weeks later, he can't miss against Tennessee. But both those games were both not at Rupp Arena. It was so. That was what was so odd. He had his best games outside of Rub.

[Drew Franklin]

That's right. Billy, what do you know about App State? You probably weren't tuned in real, real hard to that game and I guess December 2008.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, my first thought is I hope Ryan had boxer shorts on when he covered that App State game back in the day. I have no, no memory of any basketball when it comes to App State. My App State memory is the upset versus Michigan in college football years ago. I mean that was, that was a monumental upset at the time. You got to remember like, you know, this opportunity they bring guys in to play at Rupp Arena. I mean, how cool is that? Not only for App State, but like Little Rock and the guys working with Travis Ford. This is like the mecca of college basketball. So for them to be able to get this opportunity, it's, it's really cool for those guys, I'm sure.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, we think of App State football for that big win. That was the first time an FCS team is beaten the FBS team, that two point game.

[Billy Rutledge]

Great memories.

[Drew Franklin]

Their football stadium is like one of the most scenic ones in the country because App State is in Boone.

[Ryan Lemon]

Boone, North Carolina.

[Drew Franklin]

Blue Ridge Mountain elevated. I think it looks out over. Look at you knowing ball over here. But got great views. It's very popular on the college football video game because they've recreated the stadium in the backdrop and everything. So everybody knows a lot about the football team, but we'll be getting a taste of what the basketball squad looks like. I'll admit I have no idea what kind of team they have. Didn't get that deep into my research this morning. But it is another game where learning is on the schedule.

[Ryan Lemon]

I gotta admit, when Coach Pope was on with you guys, he kind of hit it. He's still working on a few games. I thought we might get a big home game. Happy State doesn't move the needle a whole lot for us.

[Drew Franklin]

Are we gonna get the Ryan Lemon home game complaints?

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, let's look at that home game schedule. We've Got that non conference home game schedule. I mean if it doesn't get you excited, I don't know what will. But it's a snooze fest.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, we got Manhattan. It's a beautiful place, Manhattan. It's up there in New York City.

[Ryan Lemon]

From there, you know, I tell you what I know about Manhattan. That's where Hashimu Evans transferred here from.

[Drew Franklin]

Who's also in my, my show notes today.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's good.

[Drew Franklin]

I saw that Steve, Steve Masielo, former coach.

[Ryan Lemon]

He was at Manhattan. Yeah, but it's a snooze fest.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay, what about following that? We got James Madison, Preston Spradlin, Homecoming.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's the best non conference home game we've got. Just James Madison, Justin Mc.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, Shannon, Justin McBride. Revenge game.

[Ryan Lemon]

Say that's the one game we're going to get excited about. James Madison is the one game get excited about.

[Drew Franklin]

So not Northern Arizona after that.

[Ryan Lemon]

Northern Arizona didn't even know they had a basketball program.

[Drew Franklin]

Grambling State.

[Ryan Lemon]

Grambling. Is that the ways play the HBCU schools? We got Grambling State.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh come on. Bryant's going to give him a game.

[Ryan Lemon]

Ty Bryant. They're going to play against Cisco and Ty Bryant. I don't even know where Bryant is. Where is Brian?

[Drew Franklin]

I don't know that one. Let's look that up. But okay, there is one big one they have Louisville you can't complain about.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well yeah, Louisville's, that's a given. But these other non conference home games we used to play North Carolina or Indiana or Michigan State or something like that would come interrupt. We've got Bryant and Northern Arizona Gas.

[Shannon]

Ryan, I've got where Bryant University is located. Take a guess. Just give me a state.

[Ryan Lemon]

New Jersey.

[Drew Franklin]

You're getting the right direction. New York, keep, keep going up, up

[Shannon]

into the smaller Vermont, smaller state. Little bitty state.

[Ryan Lemon]

North Carolina, North. New Hampshire.

[Shannon]

North New Hampshire, North Carolina, Rhode Island.

[Drew Franklin]

There you go.

[Ryan Lemon]

Brian is in Rhode Island.

[Drew Franklin]

It's traveling all the way.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh my God. That's good. That's just give me a pillow, let me curl up, take a nap.

[Drew Franklin]

So Ryan's excited. What about Little Rock? It's an exhibition. You're not playing Duke in an exhibition. Well, maybe one day we could play Duke in an exhibition. But you know it's usually a smaller team. You get Travis Ford coming back. That'll be one of his first games. That's got to excite you a little bit.

[Ryan Lemon]

It actually does. You know, Travis was here last year when he was out of coaching. Kind of became a really Good friend of the program. He was. You know, him and Pope. He went to a lot of practices. Travis did a lot of media stuff around town. So the fact that he's a Little Rock now, I like that. I like bringing Travis in for an exhibition game. I have no problem with that. I love it when we play Kentucky Wesleyan and Georgetown and Transylvania. I love these exhibition games like that.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, we also can manage expectations a little bit better if we win the game. Right. Besides Purdue where we thought we were going to win the national championship after.

[Ryan Lemon]

Good point.

[Billy Rutledge]

So Travis, I thought, did a great job on the broadcasting and so this is a no brainer layup for him to help his program.

[Drew Franklin]

I think it was good seeing him around a lot. He's a Madisonville guy. Shout out Maroons.

[Ryan Lemon]

Shout out Madisonville.

[Drew Franklin]

A Maroon legend. Saw him at the SEC tournament. He had fun being a part of Big Blue Nation. Excited for him to get back in coaching though. Hope he does well. Not in that game, but I like having that one on the schedule. It also. This is unique. We played App State one time ever at Freedom Hall. We've played Little Rock one time ever at Freedom Hall. The 2012 team played there. Matt and I went and all we could talk about is how Freedom hall smelled like syrup. I don't know if anybody remembers that, but AD had a big game. Any memory of that?

[Ryan Lemon]

Zero memory of playing Little Rock at Freedom Hall.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, you keep doing your Bryant research and we'll be right back. This is ksr.

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[Ryan Lemon]

Call tj. He'll make him pay.

[Shannon]

Now more of Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Here's Matt Jones.

[Drew Franklin]

This is not Matt Jones. This is Drew Franklin filling in for Matt with Ryan Lemon. Shannon the Dude, Billy Rutledge, Mario wandering around, did he already go to the pool? He disappeared. He was just here. Now he's gone.

[Shannon]

I think.

[Drew Franklin]

I bet he's on the roof.

[Ryan Lemon]

That rooftop pool is amazing for Lexington, Kentucky. It is like Billy said, makes you feel like you're in a Vegas on top of a Vegas hotel for the pool up there.

[Drew Franklin]

They have DJs out there sometimes I think that's going for the Vegas massive screen tv.

[Ryan Lemon]

You can watch games from the pool.

[Shannon]

Ryan.

[Billy Rutledge]

I didn't know it was so close. We may be coming here more often.

[Shannon]

Just because it seems like Vegas doesn't mean you need to act like you're in Vegas. Because we know you in Vegas at Senor Frog hitting guys over the top of the head with balloon animals and showing up hungover drunk. On the show the next day. We don't want you to be in that condition by the end of the show.

[Drew Franklin]

Come check out the vine. Like I said, got to be a member at the pool. But the restaurant open to anyone.

[Ryan Lemon]

Can we use your membership? Because I, you know. Hey, I'm a guest with Drew Franklin.

[Drew Franklin]

Sure. I think I have to be here, But I'll bring you up here if you behave.

[Billy Rutledge]

Not.

[Drew Franklin]

You can't do anything.

[Ryan Lemon]

Shannon was just talking about. I don't. I have no memory what Shannon's talking about.

[Shannon]

You do. We all do.

[Tab Ramos]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

That guy that you hit with the balloon was massive and looked like he might dabble in criminal activity. You baseball swung and hit him in the face.

[Billy Rutledge]

Why did you hit him in the face, Ryan?

[Drew Franklin]

Because he told Ryan to stop waving the balloons. And then Ryan decided, turned around and smacked him.

[Shannon]

Yeah, on the top of the head. He was in the cartel or the mafia. There's no doubt about it.

[Drew Franklin]

I thought that was Suge knight from, like, death row records back in the day. He's like, hey, man, I'm glad. You all look like you're having fun. No problem here. But can you get your man to calm down with the balloon? He's kind of bumping into us. We got a lot of people here. Like, hey, Ryan just chilled the balloon. This guy just asked. And Ryan just full swing across his face.

[Shannon]

I don't even know, like, where the balloon animals. It was, like, balloon animal night at senor frogs, and Ryan just drunkenly started pounding this guy on the top of the head with balloons all night.

[Ryan Lemon]

You guys are making up.

[Drew Franklin]

That's not true. I thought. I thought this is the moment we die. Fake news.

[Ryan Lemon]

This is not true.

[Shannon]

Those long, skinny balloons, you were using them as a sword and, like, stabbing people with them and, like, hitting people upside the head that up.

[Billy Rutledge]

No one can see this happening. Like, I can see it in my head, the mental image.

[Drew Franklin]

And the guy was so nice. He's like, hey, I get it. Y' all having fun? I'm having fun. We got no beef. If he could just calm down with the balloon just a little bit. He doesn't have to put the balloon down, but maybe just watch where he's doing it. And Ryan just thought, oh, this is my chance to bop this guy upside.

[Ryan Lemon]

Hit a home run.

[Shannon]

I was waiting for him to get the pocket knife out and stop popping her balloons.

[Drew Franklin]

Thought it might have been a gun. Ryan had a few marks that night. You got margs on your shirt today. This is twice in a week.

[Shannon the Dude]

You've You've got.

[Caller]

That's true.

[Drew Franklin]

You've really dressed up and looking. Looking good.

[Ryan Lemon]

Younger girl has kind of outfitted me with some new clothes, so, you know, I'm. I'm kind of a fashion icon, so I try to, you know, dress the part. We're in a nice place today. I thought I better look nice today.

[Drew Franklin]

This is a nice place. I'm glad you wore a collar. I did not. But the rest of you look good.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yep. I'm always in golf attire, it seems like. So are you going to the mall and she's taking you into Kohl's and different stores.

[Ryan Lemon]

She did all that.

[Drew Franklin]

Her own.

[Ryan Lemon]

I didn't go shopping.

[Billy Rutledge]

Oh, she did. She shopped for you?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, nice. Speaking. I'm going to pick up my brown suit after this. I supposed to do it yesterday, but I got a little busy yesterday. Today I'm going straight there, getting it, making sure. Making sure it's nice.

[Ryan Lemon]

They got to try it on, right?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Because if they. If they think anything's off Logan's, they'll be like, no, we need to tweak this just a little bit. We want you looking, you know, perfect.

[Ryan Lemon]

Did you guys tweet a picture out of you with you, your samples, like you were there?

[Drew Franklin]

Mario took a few while we were there.

[Shannon]

Yeah, I posted a picture of it.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemon]

See, I didn't know if this was gonna be a big surprise.

[Drew Franklin]

No, I think there's photos.

[Ryan Lemon]

So when I get mine, I can

[Drew Franklin]

go ahead and leak it if you'd like to. You can do whatever you want. It's like the Swift wedding where we're keeping everything.

[Billy Rutledge]

Are you gonna post a solo photo of you in the brown suit?

[Ryan Lemon]

Look, I'm gonna look so good. Maybe I should save it for the wedding.

[Billy Rutledge]

I think so.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemon]

Kind of make surprise everybody.

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[Ryan Lemon]

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[Drew Franklin]

Just behave at the wedding. Let's get some phone calls. Shannon, who's up?

[Shannon]

Go to George.

[Drew Franklin]

Hello, George.

[Caller]

What's up, guys? So I've been listening to the show for a while, and I. When you guys came to Greenup County. So I'm from Greenup county when you guys came. I don't know. That's been a long time ago. I was probably 10 or 11. Yeah. I got my picture with Ryan Lemon and Matt Jones. I even got a hat. And so I just want to call because I've never actually called him before. And so. And I have been listening for the last few days because I've been on a tractor, and I've heard all the stuff about The. About the blue boys, The. What are they called? Blue Bridge, Blue Ridge boys, yes, from Owensboro. And so I'm in FFA and hearing from Kentucky, and so they were at the SFA state convention, and they ended up winning the state competition. And so I did live in concert, I think. Live in concert. So.

[Drew Franklin]

So are you wearing your corduroy FFA jacket right now?

[Caller]

No, I'm not. I'm currently in the tractor, though, but I'm not wearing my quarter F of a jacket.

[Drew Franklin]

I thought you all wore them everywhere. That's. That's part of the. Part of the outfit.

[Ryan Lemon]

You can't give up.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, appreciate the call, George. 10 years old right now. I don't know how he is now, but he's riding a tractor. That makes me feel old. That we were doing a show that

[Ryan Lemon]

he's in high school and fa. Fafa. And he was there at the show.

[Drew Franklin]

I think there's only 2 of future farmers of America. I think he worked in another F there.

[Billy Rutledge]

I like that he's on a tractor too. Probably not the only person on a tractor listening to the show right now. So shout out to all the tractor

[Drew Franklin]

drivers much, but it's honest work. Let's get to the next caller.

[Shannon]

Let's go to Brendan.

[Drew Franklin]

Hello, Brendan.

[Caller Brendan]

Hey, what's up? So I got another list for you all. It's mostly for Shannon. So it's a list of the top five most followed artists so far this year.

[Shannon]

Oh, God. Well, I'm not gonna know that one because it's probably all new artists, right?

[Caller Brendan]

Most of them are old. Yeah.

[Shannon]

Oh, they're old. Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

There you go.

[Shannon]

Top five followed artists. Well, I'm gonna say Taylor Swift is number one.

[Caller Brendan]

No, actually, no. She fell off pretty badly.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh.

[Shannon]

She lost followers. Why did Taylor Swift lose followers?

[Caller Brendan]

I don't know.

[Shannon]

Don't ask me. I just got the list.

[Billy Rutledge]

All the demands about a wedding. I guess I can relate.

[Shannon]

Ed Sheeran.

[Caller Brendan]

No.

[Shannon]

All right, just give me the list then.

[Billy Rutledge]

Just go Ed Sheeran.

[Caller Brendan]

So number five is Michael Jackson.

[Caller]

Okay.

[Billy Rutledge]

The movie. Yeah.

[Caller Brendan]

Number four is Rihanna.

[Shannon]

Okay.

[Caller]

Okay.

[Caller Brendan]

Number three. The weekend.

[Shannon]

Weekend.

[Billy Rutledge]

Okay.

[Caller Brendan]

Number two is Justin Bieber.

[Drew Franklin]

Hallelujah.

[Ryan Lemon]

Cut out. We never know who number one is.

[Shannon]

Number one's who.

[Caller Brendan]

Yeah, Number one is Bruno Mars.

[Shannon]

Bruno Mars. Okay, Bruno.

[Tab Ramos]

All right.

[Shannon the Dude]

All right.

[Drew Franklin]

Sounds like a list of, like, 2010.

[Shannon]

It does. Like, I never would have guessed Rihanna.

[Billy Rutledge]

When's the last new song?

[Shannon]

Rihanna's like Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran were not bad guesses, but. All right, Brendan, thank you.

[Drew Franklin]

Thanks, Brennan.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Good trial, Shannon. That was a tough one. We'll give you. Give you a pass, Michael. It does feel like the billboard hits from 10 years ago, though. That crew.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Who's up next?

[Shannon]

Andrew.

[Drew Franklin]

Andrew, what's up?

[Shannon the Dude]

First to two things. First, quick question. Drew, you had mentioned back when y' all were out at the super bowl,

[Caller]

you did a interview with Ronald Acuna. Yes.

[Shannon the Dude]

And so I'm a huge, huge Braves fan. Where can I find that interview? Where? Who is that for?

[Drew Franklin]

It was for iHeart and Ronald Acuna's agency, so it is probably huge in Venezuela right now. Thanks for the reminder. It's on my phone. I was waiting for them to give me some kind of a link. Like, I just have the raw cell phone video. Maybe I'll just put that out. But I don't know what they did with it, to be honest.

[Ryan Lemon]

So it's never been published.

[Drew Franklin]

It could have been. It could be. It could be killing it in Venezuela right now. I have no idea. But thanks for the reminder. Maybe we'll play that on Cover Zero next week.

[Billy Rutledge]

That would be fun.

[Drew Franklin]

Because it wasn't that long, and it just.

[Caller]

They did it.

[Drew Franklin]

And then I went back to super bowl things, and never. It never surfaced.

[Billy Rutledge]

Ryan. That was such a bizarre situation, because Matt and I and Mario Lee appreciate the call. Yeah.

[Caller]

Thank you.

[Billy Rutledge]

To go and, like, meet up somewhere, and Drew is stopped before he can leave. We don't know what to do. Our podcast host is not here. We need you to interview Ronald Acuna Jr. And then drew steps in and

[Shannon]

saves the day, and then it never gets.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, we got to see. We got to get that out. Yeah, no, it's like I said, the videos on my phone. I could play it through my phone right now. It wouldn't be the quality. But, yeah, we'll do something that later. And the. The boxer I interviewed who didn't speak English either.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's the one you want to hear.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, it's great.

[Shannon]

You've done that before. Like, you've interviewed somebody. You recorded it, and the interview was so bad, you just never publish it.

[Drew Franklin]

I don't think it was a bad interview. I just think it was such a chaotic situation. No one knew what to do with it or where it was going.

[Ryan Lemon]

How would you even know what to ask the boxer?

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, buddy, I got no time to warm up either. They're like, here he is. This is his name. He does not speak English. Let's sit down and have a conversation.

[Shannon]

The old ones. And Twosie Hu.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, he's one of the Biggest boxers in the world, too. He has a name. It is escaping me right now. Xander Saez. He's. He's like, big time. Big time. I remember I befriended their agent. He loved me. I don't remember if you saw him, Billy. He was dressed like.

[Billy Rutledge]

No, I didn't.

[Drew Franklin]

Very fluorescent in these big sunglasses. He had a little mohawk. But I saw him at two different times throughout the weekend because he was staying at our hotel and we're leaving. I saw him in the hotel lobby and he gives me a hug. He's like, nice meeting you. Thanks for everything. This is. Days after the interview, I get home and Google him. I had no idea he's Bad Bunny's agent. So I was like, I should have worked that friendship a little more. Maybe we could have been one of the trees in the halftime show. We could have stuck around and been part of that big show. But that's one of the more random things that's ever happened to me.

[Ryan Lemon]

They just wanted those two guys to get interviewed. They may had no intention of it ever even being published. We're here. They need to feel like somebody's talking to them. Go.

[Drew Franklin]

So they're like, that guy right there. Take that guy with the big ears. Yeah, he looks.

[Ryan Lemon]

Go.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

But you. You served yourself useful that day for the company. I'm working.

[Drew Franklin]

We got paid for it. We all split it. I don't know why we all split it, by the way, but you're welcome.

[Billy Rutledge]

You should have just taken that.

[Shannon the Dude]

I agree.

[Drew Franklin]

I agree. It was my afternoon that took up my time, but I'm glad you all got some hats out of it.

[Billy Rutledge]

It also sounds like Shannon has a couple interviews in the can that we'll never hear. Shannon, have you had a couple bad interviews you had to never air?

[Shannon]

Just guys that weren't good enough. I was like, this is not a good interview. I think Wes Scantlin from Puddle of Mud, I interviewed him one time and he just. He didn't seem like he was very interested in doing the interview. So I'm like, well.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, that happens.

[Shannon]

I mean, athletes, we're here to promote your show. If you don't want to do the interview, I just won't post it.

[Billy Rutledge]

Ryan, can you think of an athlete? Because a lot of those guys are like, yeah, no, I don't want embarrassing,

[Ryan Lemon]

but there's been some horrible ones at UK where the media just intentionally avoids because they are so bad.

[Shannon]

Come on, give us one.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, there may. They may still live around here.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm not saying names.

[Ryan Lemon]

I'm not Going to say any name, but everybody, local media person knows the guys you want to avoid. They were awful. Shannon, didn't you, like, was it you were open for? Was it. Who'd you open for? Three Doors Down?

[Shannon]

No, Third Eye Blind.

[Ryan Lemon]

Third Eye Blind?

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[Ryan Lemon]

And you interviewed that guy and the guy didn't know you were there? Opening act?

[Shannon]

Well, no, they swerved me. They told me, like, for a week you're going to interview the lead singer for Third Eye Blind, the Stephen Jenkins guy. So I was prepared to interview him. And then, you know, it's 12 o' clock and the phone rings and I go, okay, here he is. And I enter it and it's somebody that goes, this is Chris Reed or something like that. I'm like, okay. I'm in my mind, I'm thinking, this is the guy who's going to connect me to the singer for Third Eye Blind, like his agent. And I go, all right, yep, I'm here. And then we sit there in silence for about 30 seconds. Then he finally goes, all right. Then I go, are you. Wait a minute, are you. You're in the band? He goes, yeah, I'm the guitar player. I go, oh, well, I thought I was going to talk to the singer. So it was the most awkward thing. I wasn't ready to talk to him. We made it work. I did publish that one, though. You can hear it. It's out there somewhere.

[Drew Franklin]

Maybe one day when we need a Best of Shannon, we'll just combine all

[Shannon]

of our bad interviews. Bad interviews. I love it. That's the worst of show.

[Caller]

I like that.

[Billy Rutledge]

We always worst of show.

[Drew Franklin]

That. Now that's a thought.

[Shannon]

Well, we can start with the KSR pre shows first segment today.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm not going to say mine was bad. There was a language barrier.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, you know, both guys, I'm starting

[Drew Franklin]

to remember, but I think Xavier Sias spoke pretty, pretty fluid English. But I remember Acuna had a translator. It was actually the Bad Bunny agent guy. He was going to sit with us. And then at the last minute, Acuna shook him off. He was like, I got this. And I was like, oh, boy. I would actually prefer these. But in hindsight, as a big Braves fan who owns a Ronald Acuna jersey, I was probably just like, hey, man, remember when you. When you did the. Are we going to win the World Series? In hindsight, it probably wasn't the best interview, but we'll make sure we get that back.

[Ryan Lemon]

Boy, you can fanboy out once in a while.

[Drew Franklin]

Certainly was. Shannon would have done the same thing.

[Tab Ramos]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

You know, the fact that you even did an interview with him and he doesn't speak English is incredible.

[Drew Franklin]

One of my best friends, Derek's big Braves fan, had Ronald make like a personalized video for him. So, you know, pretty big moment, that interview.

[Shannon]

You didn't have an interpreter or anything.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, he sat down and then Acuna shrugged him off right at the last second. I was like, oh, no, no, bring him back. So he did pretty well. We did it in English, but, you know, his English isn't great.

[Shannon]

Yeah, yeah. Oh, I'm such.

[Billy Rutledge]

I'm such a prepper. So for you to have to do that on the fly is pretty incredible there, Drew. We may have to find that for cover zero next week if we can play it.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, we'll play it. We'll come back after this break, get some more phone calls, some more UK news and some more shenanigans. You guys up for that?

[Ryan Lemon]

Let's do it.

[Shannon the Dude]

All right.

[Drew Franklin]

We're here live at the Vine.

[Ryan Lemon]

Live at the Vine.

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[Drew Franklin]

Welcome back to ksr. We're live from Vi at the Vine Restaurant up here. Gonna get some food out a little bit. They have a new general manager, Patrick Kralik Ryan. He has a Michelin star. Do you know what a Michelin star is?

[Ryan Lemon]

That's like your five star rating in basketball. The Michelin star is like your rating.

[Drew Franklin]

That's right. Means you're good at your job and your restaurant is very nice. He was working down in the Caribbean and they pulled him out of there and said, get up here to Lexington.

[Ryan Lemon]

You got a five star.

[Drew Franklin]

I think it's just a Michelin. A star. They give you. They give you a Michelin star.

[Ryan Lemon]

Good.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. He's here now. That's part of the reason we're revamping here.

[Ryan Lemon]

We met him a while ago. I met him in the elevator, actually.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, pretty soon you'll get to try some dishes.

[Ryan Lemon]

Very good.

[Drew Franklin]

Excited about that?

[Ryan Lemon]

I'm very excited about it. I'm hungry.

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[Shannon]

I mean, what is this?

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[Drew Franklin]

Thank you, Ryan. It's a great job.

[Ryan Lemon]

Thank you.

[Drew Franklin]

We're having fun here and laughing at Ryan, but I do want to bring up one sad piece of news. I want to make sure I mentioned Lexington. I'm gonna call him a Lexington legend. Passed away. Scott Wilson, who was the house emcee at Comedy on Broadway for, I don't know, ever, forever.

[Ryan Lemon]

He's been there as long as I can remember.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I mean, I've been there many, many, many times. I love going to comedy all Broadway and I can't think of one time that I've been and he wasn't there, greeting people over at the bar, walking around, making the round, saying hi. And then as I said, he's the, I guess they call it the MC master of ceremonies maybe. But they're the ones that get you warmed up, whoever you're going to see. Just a great guy, a funny guy and I know he will be missed in this community, especially everyone that likes going and seeing comedy shows. But just a legendary guy, genuine guy and a fun guy over there at Comedy on Broadway. Passed away this week after a battle with cancer.

[Ryan Lemon]

He used to be a co worker. He was on the Moo crew on 91 the bull for many years. Yeah. And he did this, you know, the MC at the Lake County Off Broadway, Tates Creek guy played basketball at Tates Creek back in the day.

[Drew Franklin]

What is he, like 6?

[Billy Rutledge]

6.

[Ryan Lemon]

He's a big dude. Yeah. Him and his brother both were big, big guys down playing there for Tate's Creek. So it broke my heart to see that he had passed away. He is generally a good guy. He's one of those guys you'll never find anybody say anything bad about. Everybody loved him. Worked real close with Lee Cruz for a long, long time.

[Drew Franklin]

They were very close.

[Ryan Lemon]

Very close. So I know his wife Peggy passed away a couple years ago and I think I understand he just kind of broke his heart and he was hard to recover after that. So rest in peace. Scott Wilson, a great guy. We've lost a good one.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, he is reunited with Peggy. That's a good part of this. And then his son Garrett's still around.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Over at Comedy, our Broadway Garrett, I don't know when he started, but he was pretty Young over there and filling in dad shoes. So we're thinking of Garrett and everyone that. That. That new Scott. And like I said, if you've been to comedy on Broadway, you've seen him, whether you knew him or you didn't. Let's get back to the phone line.

[Shannon]

Shannon, Kentucky Joe. Is that boy.

[Drew Franklin]

Hello, Joe, how we doing?

[Shannon the Dude]

Hello there. Hey, hey, hey, hey, Drew. Drew, you're doing an excellent job as being mc. And also, Billy did a wonderful job yesterday.

[Drew Franklin]

Thank you. Thank you.

[Shannon the Dude]

I think. I think the team tomorrow night needs. They. They need special outfits on, especially. Especially Willie Collins. Done. Marcus Lee, they need to be wearing a outfits called the. Called the. The enforcers, we know we call a

[Shannon]

stun man, so maybe that's right.

[Shannon the Dude]

You know, I am.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yes.

[Caller Brendan]

All right.

[Drew Franklin]

It's a good idea. Joe, are you excited about tbt?

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, I. I think. I think with Marcus Lee and both of them in there. I remember Marcus Lee. He saw me a few years. A few years ago. Keelan. He kind of had. He had a nice little smile on his face, you know, and hey, hey, I think these guys could inside good shot block and stuff the ball a little bit, you know, why not? And we got one of the Harrisons shoot the ball and see, we got what good one on the outside. So, you know, maybe I think we can score. We can do some damage.

[Drew Franklin]

I like it. Good to hear from you, Joe. We appreciate the call. Look, sounds like Joe knows the roster. Shannon, I said appreciate the call. Oh, I appreciate the call.

[Billy Rutledge]

Joe sounding a little bit like JoJo Kemp.

[Ryan Lemon]

Why not Kentucky?

[Billy Rutledge]

Why not?

[Drew Franklin]

I like his enthusiasm.

[Shannon]

I can't hang up on Joe. He's still there. It won't hang up on still there,

[Ryan Lemon]

still talking, still going on.

[Drew Franklin]

I love Joe.

[Shannon the Dude]

I hope you'll have a nice weekend. Okay. Thank you.

[Drew Franklin]

So thank you.

[Shannon the Dude]

Coming up, and I'll let you all go.

[Shannon]

Okay.

[Shannon the Dude]

All right. Have a nice, nice weekend.

[Drew Franklin]

All right. All right, Joe. Thank you. Good to hear from you. Thanks for saying have a good weekend. I'll see you in my Facebook messages. I remember Joe.

[Shannon]

He's still on, dude.

[Ryan Lemon]

Finally.

[Shannon]

Thank God he hung up.

[Shannon the Dude]

All right. Love you, Joe.

[Drew Franklin]

All right, we'll be back after this. We're gonna try a little bit of the new food here at the V at the Vine. I'm gonna broaden Ryan and Billy's horizons with some of these delicacies. You know, you guys are pretty picky eaters, but we're excited. The pickiest. And Mario is going to talk basketball and TBT when we come back after this.

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[Shannon the Dude]

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