Friday Happy Hour #17

Summary

Laugh With Me – Friday Happy Hour #17

Host: Jeremy Odem
Date: May 22, 2026
Guest: Eric Larson
(with frequent contributions from "Jo" and "Johnny")

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Episode Overview

This week’s “Friday Happy Hour” on Laugh With Me is a laid-back, laughter-filled recap of the hosts’ week, travel tales, sports commentary, and playful roasts among friends. Longtime guest and Podcast “Guest of the Year” Eric Larson joins Jeremy and crew to recap trips, reminisce about karaoke, debate whether singing in the car is “real” karaoke, and report on the highs and lows (mostly the lows) of their golf game and physical health. The group’s banter is rich with inside jokes, friendly digs, and reflections on getting older, with memorable stories about White House events, D.C. adventures, classic Beastie Boys, and accidental sign-ups for “Dragon Dad” duty.

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Main Discussion Points & Insights

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Getting Older & Being "On the Air" (03:10–07:55)

• Podcasting vs. Radio Lingo:
  The crew jokes about whether podcasters should say they're “on the air.” Johnny claims:

  “If you say ‘on the air,’... people might think you’re a boomer.” (05:31, Johnny)

• Aging & Technology:
  Jo and Eric share the feeling of being between “still young” and “definitely old,” particularly in adapting to technology—while Johnny observes he's been “gray since 28” and nobody expects the red in his hair to hide it.

  “When I was 20, I’m teaching people how to do it. Now I’m a little slower.” (05:48, Jo)

• Best/Worst Men's Room Lighting:
  Banter on unflattering mirrors segues to bar bathrooms, men’s room lighting, and club blacklights. Johnny relays a strip club anecdote in Kansas City, where a dancer critiques his laundry skills under blacklight.

  “She’s there for the tips, so...” (08:44, Johnny)

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D.C. Travel Diaries & White House Oddities (09:19–17:15)

• Trip Recap:
  Eric details his D.C. trip, including a visit to a Nationals game, feeling old realizing it’s been 20 years since the Expos became the Nationals, and collecting a free koozie.

  “There are two classes of people now. There are people that remember the Expos, and there are people that just...” (10:41, Johnny)

• Stadiums & Beer Specials:
  The crew loves “happy hour” discounted beers before first pitch and jokes about stadium seat upgrades by simply not sitting in assigned seats.

• White House Construction & UFC:
  Discussion of closed-off parks, construction worker parking, and the wildness of an upcoming UFC fight being held on the White House lawn—juxtaposed with F1 racing planned through D.C.’s monuments.

  “Doing it on the White House lawn's a little tacky... it’s basically a monument.” (15:35, Johnny)
  “Imagine he had an NBA game on the front on the White House lawn.” (16:52, Jo)

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Sports: Joey Chestnut’s “Patriotism” and the NFL Draft (17:15–22:56)

• American Icons:
  Chestnut’s upcoming appearance at the July 4th hot dog contest is discussed amid jokes about his “misdemeanor bar fight.”

  “Joey Chestnut participating while under probation for America’s 250th birthday – that is a very American sentence.” (18:23, Johnny)

• NFL Draft & Vikings/Chargers Banter:
  Quick rundown of the Vikings’ draft and Justin Herbert’s absence from Chargers' voluntary camp for leisure with his partner sparks a series of good-natured jabs.

• Golf Woes:
  The guys recap a “first round of the year” golf outing: drivers are rough, but everyone’s iron game is dialed in thanks to a pre-round “hole-in-one contest.”

  “That’s probably why the iron game felt so dialed in.” (23:37, Johnny)
  “If you’re on his team, he’ll give you positivity and build you up... Otherwise, he’ll just be like, ‘No, you’re just bad at golf.’” (24:53, Jo)

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The Saga of Eric’s Calves (29:50–32:18)

• 30% Bigger Calves:
  Eric jokes about calf hypertrophy from walking, and being the subject of friendly ridicule both on and off the golf course.

  “They kept comparing... ‘What's bigger: Eric’s calves or the Washington Monument?’” (30:29, Johnny)

• Friendship & Roasting:
  Jo hosts an impromptu “Therapy with Jo” segment, asking if all the teasing actually hurts.

  “When people take personal growth and spin it into some bits—does that bother you?” (31:30, Jo)
  “Not good. Not good.” (32:16, Johnny, as Eric)

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Karaoke, Beastie Boys, and Family Car Critiques (36:18–41:45)

• What is Karaoke?
  A playful debate: does karaoke only happen in bars, or does singing in the car count? Crowd size and the presence of “tough judges” like 14-year-old daughters are determining factors.

  “The two toughest judges are the DJ and like a 14-year-old girl.” (37:19, Johnny)

• Music Taste Wars:
  Jo shares a story of being vetoed by his teen daughter for playing deep-cut Beastie Boys on the school run.

  “Dad, I do not like the Beastie Boys.” (37:52, Jo, quoting daughter)

• Personal Car Karaoke Styles:
  Eric's playlist:

  • Solo: “90s alternative” (Everclear, Eve 6, Nirvana, Pearl Jam)
  • With friends: “’70s classic rock” (for vocal range, Eagles, etc.)

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Radio Nostalgia & The State of Public Radio (41:48–45:51)

• Omaha’s 89.7 The River:
  The group laments slashes to public radio funding and reminisces about their own time at the university station. Calls for listeners to support the station’s fundraiser.

  “The government has taken away a lot of the, like, the funding that public radio stations have received. The river is going to be a station that’s hit by this.” (42:02, Jo)

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D.C. Brewery Bingo & Drag Fundraisers (45:32–52:29)

• Surprise Drag Bingo:
  Eric recounts a wild D.C. brewery night, forced lip-syncing to avoid paying a $20 penalty, and learning after the fact that the “fundraiser” was just for a local band’s tour.

  “You either pay $20 or you will be embarrassed.” (49:24, Jo)

• Dragon Dads vs. Drag Dads:
  Jo’s misunderstanding at a high-school show choir meeting, signing up for “Dragon Dads” (set-building parents), believing it was a drag show.

  “I thought I was doing a drag show, but here we are.” (51:50, Jo)

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Wrapping Up & Memorial Day Weekend Plans (52:29–54:08)

• Memorial Day:
  Plans for pool time vs. podcast work:

  “I didn’t expect to be in a pool... but I do know I have an appointment, and we’re recording this podcast. There’s no holidays here.” (53:14, Jo)

• Creative Hustle Routine:
  Satirical productivity breakdown from Jeremy:

  “Wake up, sleep in a little bit, wake up, coffee, take a little nap. Take a little nap right after the coffee. Then get a monster, have some lunch…scrolling is working.” (35:09–35:24, Jo)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On public embarrassment:

  “You either pay $20 or you will be embarrassed.” (49:24, Jo)
  “They kept comparing…‘What’s bigger: Eric’s calves or the Washington Monument?’” (30:29, Johnny)

• Parenting & Music:

  “Dad, I do not like the Beastie Boys.” (37:52, Jo, quoting his daughter)

• On Joey Chestnut and American Spirit:

  “Joey Chestnut participating while under probation for America’s 250th birthday – that is a very American sentence.” (18:23, Johnny)

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Episode Timestamps

| Time | Segment/Topic | |-----------|----------------------------------------------------------| | 03:10 | Show intro, “on the air” debate, aging tech struggles | | 07:59 | Blacklight jeans, Kansas City club, trip transition | | 09:19 | Weekly recap, Nationals game, feeling old, stadium talk | | 13:22 | D.C. sightseeing, White House construction, parking | | 14:40 | UFC event on White House lawn, F1 race excitement | | 18:00 | Joey Chestnut, hot dog contest, “very American” moments | | 21:39 | Herbert, NFL draft, golf outing, recap/jabs | | 29:38 | Golf, calf banter, personal growth therapy | | 36:18 | Karaoke—bar vs. car, “toughest judges”, Beastie Boys | | 41:48 | Alternative rock, radio station memories, funding loss | | 45:35 | D.C. brewery drag bingo, winning is embarrassing | | 50:54 | “Drag dads” vs. dragon dads, accidental volunteering | | 52:45 | Memorial Day, pool plans vs. podcast “hustle” |

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Summary Takeaways

• The camaraderie, quick wit, and irrepressible friendliness drive this episode—turning ordinary tales of trips, sports, and family life into a whirlwind of inside jokes, quips, and cheerful teasing.
• The podcast creates a space where “being laughed at” is just as much fun as being “laughed with,” perfectly encapsulating Jeremy’s original comedic intent.
• For anyone looking for a hilarious, relatable group chat with a strong backbone of sports, music nostalgia, and dad-level self-deprecation, this episode fits the bill.

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[Jo]

welcome back. It's a brand new episode. This is Laugh With Me podcast with Jeremy Odomon. I'm your host.

[Jeremy Odomon]

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[Jo]

Hey, it's Jo. And we are here with the two time former fantasy football champion. Was that right? Two, two time. He is the former fifth speaker at Central. He is a giant in the transportation industry. And most importantly and Most relevant, the 2025 Laugh With Me podcast Guest of the year. Ladies and gentlemen, your guest for these Friday Happy Hour, it's Mr. Eric Larson.

[Johnny]

Thank you, thank you. I really thought you were going to flub it there.

[Jo]

Can't screw that up. That's the intro.

[Johnny]

I mean, I think, you know, I've got Johnny checking on episode counts, but I mean you have to have done that intro probably more times than any intro for anybody else.

[Jo]

Oh, actually a hundred percent correct. You have received the most interest. It's funny story because I was just talking to Lavetti Vegas yesterday and we were, I was like, dude, we got to get you on. He goes, yeah, I know, I've only been on once. And I'm like, no, you've been on many times. And he goes, no, this year. He's like, I, I usually am on, you know, four or five times a year and I've only been on once and it's, you know, the end of May and I'm like, well, damn, dude, my bad.

[Johnny]

That's got to be wild just to be able to look back at that and just be like, wow, been on the air for, on. Is it on the air for podcasts?

[Jo]

Yeah, it's.

[Johnny]

Well, I've been, I've been on that. You've been on the devices for two and a half years?

[Jo]

Yeah, we've been streaming. Yeah. Is that how we say it? Well, how do people that are on podcasts Say that I've been on the air because the show isn't on the radio, but we are open to doing that radio, people. But this is.

[Johnny]

I feel like if you say on the air, like, I mean, that sounds kind of boomerish. You might get. People might think you're a boomer.

[Jo]

Well, I don't want to get. I don't want to get mixed up with that crowd. Yeah. Yeah.

[Johnny]

Listenership plummets after this episode. I didn't realize. I didn't realize Jeffrey was that old.

[Jo]

I'm actually, I. I think, you know, I don't know if you feel this way. We're the same age, but I don't know if you feel this way. I'm in the mix of, like, there's people who are like, oh, you're still young. And then there's, like, a stronger force of people coming in now that are like, you're old. Like. And you show it sometimes, like, you know, where I'll completely miss. It's not even that I don't know how to do something. It's just, like, maybe I got to think about it for a sec. You know, that has to do with technology. And it's like in. When I was 20, I'm teaching people how to do it, and now I'm a little slower.

[Johnny]

Well, you. And you've got the benefit of the doubt because, I mean, I started going gray at, like, 28.

[Jo]

True.

[Johnny]

So people have assumed that I'm, like, 20 years older than I am for the last decade plus, so. Thank you. Thank. Thankfully, the gray does not show as much in the red hair.

[Jo]

Yeah.

[Johnny]

And you've been able to. To avoid that.

[Jo]

I do get the. It depends on the light, but I'll, like, on the side, you know, run by my ears, I'll think I see, like, some white. And I'm like, is this. Is this a thing? Is my hair gonna wait? And everybody's just like, no, absolutely not. And I'm like, I don't know. It sure looks like it.

[Johnny]

That's. That's why I say the mirror. And, like, the men's room is, like, the most unflattering mirror, because it's that same way. Like, it's so bright and so on there that it's just like, oh, God, is that what I look like?

[Jo]

Yeah, Yeah. A good men's room. Like, imagine if we had. Can you imagine? Good thing. There's standards with that. You got to have it be bright, you know, you got to be able to see around, because. Can you imagine if it was dim or even like a. Like a dark light, like in. In the bathroom. That could be nasty.

[Johnny]

A dark light. I'm thinking a black light.

[Jo]

That's what I was thinking. The black light. Yeah. Can you imagine if that was the situation? To keep the vibe. Keep the vibe in quotes or in a club. Oh, that would be awful.

[Johnny]

I don't know.

[Jo]

Maybe that's where we're heading. I hope not, but maybe.

[Johnny]

I. I don't know why this. You know, I thought of this, but I was in a. I was in Kansas City once for a football trip. We. We stopped at this establishment where there might have been some ladies dancing. And it had the black light going on and my jeans, like, they had lines in them. And so one of the helpful ladies, she saw it. She was just like, yeah, you're. You're using too much detergent when you're doing your laundry.

[Jo]

Oh, no way.

[Johnny]

And so that's what's causing those lines. And so I tried to ask her more to get more tips, and, you

[Jo]

know, she was like $20 and $20 for laundry tips.

[Johnny]

Well, yeah, I guess she doesn't work for free. I mean, she's there for the tips, so.

[Jo]

Yeah, that's a good point. Wow, I've. That's amazing. Like, yeah, that's the. That's the kind of entertainment, the kind of value you are getting for your money.

[Johnny]

Yeah.

[Jo]

In that establishment. I mean, it just goes to show, it's not all about. It's not all about the boobs. You know, it's not all about that ass. Like, there's other things. Yeah. That's awesome. It's actually pretty funny. I was probably sitting next to you.

[Johnny]

Well, hey, I didn't say that. I. I was. I was leaving you some plausible deniability.

[Jo]

Appreciate you. Well, speaking of trips, I mean, this is the Friday happy hour. We're just recapping for the week. And you. You are known in this universe as a guy who likes to go out. And you're on trips, you're on vacation. You are. Famously, last year, you were on vacation for well over a month, and you. You, you know, called into the pod and. And we documented that. So definitely go back and listen to that because that was. That was some good stuff. But you were just saw. You were just out. Out of town. You were in Washington, D.C. checking out the sights and sounds. I mean, anything. Anything funny, anything not notice notable there.

[Johnny]

Well, I will start with this, this note because it fits in with what we were just talking about. You want to feel really Old.

[Jo]

Well, I don't know if I want to. I think I'm about to.

[Johnny]

How long have the Washington Nationals been playing baseball in D.C. don't tell me

[Jo]

the answer because I'm going to guess it, because I. It happened after high school. So it would have been 2009. No.

[Johnny]

Oh, earlier.

[Jo]

Oh, earlier. Okay. 2005. Yep.

[Johnny]

There you go.

[Jo]

Okay. All right. That's good. Credit to me, honestly. That's a second, Johnny. Thank you, Johnny. Yeah, that's pretty good.

[Johnny]

But, yeah, it's like. It's kind of crazy to be. They gave me a free koozie with one of my beer purchases there, and it was just like celebrating 20, you know, years. And it was just like, what? So I think there's two classes of people now. There are people that remember the Expos, and there are people that are just like.

[Jo]

Just don't.

[Johnny]

Yeah.

[Jo]

They think the Expos is just a funny Twitter account because that they are really funny.

[Johnny]

Yeah. Or it's a team for, like, the 70s.

[Jo]

Yeah. Right. Yeah.

[Johnny]

You know, the throwback, you know, jerseys.

[Jo]

You've been. You've been to D.C. to see the Nationals before, yes or no?

[Johnny]

Yeah.

[Jo]

Yeah, I thought so. Okay, so 20. 20 years. 20 plus years now in that establishment. You've been to many stadiums across the country or even the world. So what. What are your thoughts?

[Johnny]

It's. So they've done some work on it because it's probably been a decade plus since I was there last, so they've got kind of a bar district around there. Very, very cool. But, yeah, I feel like they. They have done a facelift on the stadium a bit. I mean, the baseball was awful. Yeah, it was the Nationals versus the Twins.

[Jo]

Oh, so it was, God awful.

[Johnny]

Yeah. Like, two of the worst teams in baseball.

[Jo]

Yeah, they were. That's why they're hand off recus. They're like, thank you for coming.

[Johnny]

Well, I mean, it was. They had $5 beers up until the first pitch, so.

[Jo]

So. And the Twins are doing that, too, before their home games, where they have. I don't know if they call it happy hour, what they call it, but it's very discounted beers ahead of first pitch. This is. This is a trend that I'm. I could get into.

[Johnny]

Well, and maybe that's why I felt like this trip was better than, you know, a decade ago, is because, of course, I got four beers before the game even started. So that was, you know, my base going into it.

[Jo]

Okay. Okay.

[Johnny]

You know, gotta take advantage of those specials.

[Jo]

You gotta get those deals. Where were Your seats?

[Johnny]

I don't know. We never sat in them.

[Jo]

Oh, I love that.

[Johnny]

So it was. I'm actually into that. It was one of those. It's a day game. I think I spent about. I think it was about $8 a ticket.

[Jo]

Yeah. A few. Few years ago, one of the games we went to, when we went to visit you in Atlanta, we bought tickets somewhere in the office or wherever, but we just walked. I mean, we were just, you know, doing lobster on the stadium. Find a good standing spot, because some of these newer ballparks, their. Their standalone spots are like. Yeah, premium if you can get it. Like, that's a good place to sit, stand and have a beer and watch the game. But, yeah, no, I love that. Love that a lot. So you saw the Nationals. I know you went to some of the. The monuments and whatnot in D.C. i'm sure you were able to get in on the White House and see what's going on there.

[Johnny]

Not quite. There's a lot of construction going on down.

[Jo]

I got a lot of stuff going on.

[Johnny]

So it's kind of funny because the. No, there's a park north and south of the White House that normally you can go through, and, like, both those are completely, like, fenced off. So, yeah, you can't really get within probably even a half a mile of the White House anymore.

[Levar Arrington]

Dang.

[Johnny]

So even the spot outside the White House that you always see in the movies, like Forrest Gump, you know, they. The famous spot, like, right where you can see the front of it. Like, you can't get even within a third of a mile of that spot.

[Jo]

So the people who do work at the White House, is there a parking garage? Is there just a big old parking lot that they go out to every day? What's the deal there?

[Johnny]

So that's my theory from walking by the parks is they have. The construction workers are parking in the parks. Because I saw just these random cars, like, sitting through all of it, and I was kind of confused by it at first, and I was just like, some of these. These aren't, like, nice cars. This isn't like, hey, there's 30 black Escalades parked nose to tail. You know, these are just like. There's a Honda Civic. There's, you know, an F150. And I'm just like, I bet you those are, like, the construction guys that are, you know, building the UFC fight ring or, you know, whatever for the. The summer events that. So the octagon.

[Jo]

Let's talk about the octagon briefly, because in Just throw all your politics aside, throw all that away. That they're doing this event on the White House lawn. Kind of cool. Kind of weird, but. But, like, kind of cool, too. Like, can you imagine if, you know, they do, like, MLB games at the, you know, Field of Dreams site, or they do it at the Little League World Series site, and they. They shoot. They've done one here in Omaha at the College of Series site. It's, like, pretty neat, pretty novel. Imagine doing a baseball game on the White House lawn. Like, that's essentially what's happening. And they're putting this pay per view, you know, for UFC on the White House lawn, kind of cool. It's getting a lot of hate. I haven't seen the lineup. I don't think the line's going to be good because the UFC is really throwing out there. They're like, we're not making any money on this, guys.

[Johnny]

Yeah, I. I don't know. I. I'm conflicted on it. I. I think doing it on the White House lawn's a little tacky.

[Jo]

Yeah.

[Johnny]

Like, just because, I mean, this is. It's basically a monument.

[Jo]

Sure.

[Johnny]

Like, if you put this out in front of the Lincoln Memorial or the, you know, Washington Monument, like, it would be considered, like, you know, hey, this is faux pas. Like, so doing it on the White House kind of strikes me, but the one that I was excited about is they're gonna do the. Is it F1, the racing? Yeah. That takes over, like, downtown Las Vegas. They're gonna do that in D.C. no way. And that. I'm like, that's badass. Yeah. Like, I love that. So they're gonna build it around so you get those, like, views of the cars racing and the monuments and in the background. But it's kind of. I have to, like, go through those emotions of just like, well, why is that one better? And I think it's because it has a little bit more separation while still showing it off. Right where I feel like the UFC fight on the White House lawn, like, it's not going to be a regular crowd. Like, it's not going to be regular like that. It's going to be, you know, the people with political connections that can go in there.

[Jo]

Exactly.

[Johnny]

You know.

[Jo]

Yeah.

[Johnny]

I can't. I can't just show up there, you know, eight beers deep, and, hey, I'm going to watch some UFC fighting. It's.

[Jo]

Yeah. Good. Good call. It's going to be. It's going to be a completely different crowd. But just the idea, like, imagine, you know, President Obama, he loves basketball, Right. Imagine he had an NBA game on the front on the White House lawn. Like, just. That's essentially the equivalent. But it's. But the. Trump loves his ufc, so he's a big fan.

[Johnny]

I don't know. I haven't thought about this in decades. Did you ever play the game Cruisin usa? Oh, yeah. Used to be the arcade thing.

[Jo]

Cruising Checkpoint.

[Johnny]

The end of that game, it ended in D.C. and you went up on the White House lawn. And I remember it was like Bill Clinton, like, in a hot tub. Yes. With a couple of, like, bikini girls.

[Jo]

Didn't even remember that moment until you just brought.

[Johnny]

I mean, that's got to be. You know when you talk about seed to tree.

[Jo]

Yeah.

[Johnny]

I mean, that had to have been when the idea was born.

[Jo]

Yeah. That's incredible. I. I don't know. I'm. I'm torn on it. I think it's cool. Just as an idea, like, I think it's cool. I hope it is executed, you know, but we'll see. I'm probably more into the hot dog eating contest on the 4th of July.

[Johnny]

It's a popcorn event.

[Jo]

It is.

[Johnny]

Because it does feel like it's. I can't believe that. I mean. I mean, you just brought up the hot dog eating contest. I can't believe it. I mean, Joey Chestnut's gonna be performing, though. He's.

[Jo]

Yeah, he's. He's on probation.

[Johnny]

Yeah, he's on probation.

[Jo]

He's on probation.

[Johnny]

He's still going to participate.

[Jo]

He is going to participate. Yeah.

[Johnny]

Joey Chestnut participating while under probation for America's 250th birthday. Like, that is a very American sentence.

[Jo]

Yeah, I just. Just talking. Just talking this out loud. I feel like this is probably one of the more patriotic moments in the history of America. Is Joey Chestnut on probation, competing for his, you know, citizenship, essentially.

[Johnny]

I mean, imagine I would say, do you think. Do you think, you know, Trump will offer him a pardon?

[Jo]

He should. He should.

[Johnny]

And I. I say this jokingly. I have no idea what the accusation or what he's even on probation for.

[Jo]

It was some kind of assault. Yeah.

[Johnny]

Oh, well.

[Jo]

But I don't think it was like, oh, he. And I'm saying this also without knowing

[Johnny]

all the facts, but this could be an extremely poor taste.

[Jo]

This could be awful. But I don't think it was, like, a situation where he, like, beat up his girlfriend. I think he got into a bar fight or something.

[Johnny]

Ah, okay.

[Jo]

Yeah. All right, all right. I don't remember in the little bit

[Johnny]

he wasn't with his girlfriend, though.

[Jo]

I don't.

[Johnny]

We do know that for a fact.

[Jo]

I don't believe so. Johnny could probably look this up. I. I just don't think that it was anything like. Like, so out of taste that it would be an issue. But the fact that he is, you know, that he's still going to compete, and that's what's top of mind right now, is super important. I mean, don't you think that's. Yep. All right, so. Thanks, Johnny. So he is. He is. And he pled guilty to this. It's a misdemeanor battery after slapping a guy at a bar. So that's exactly what it was. So nothing. Nothing that I would deem sounds like

[Johnny]

a standard, you know, us going out for. Watch the NFL draft type of a deal.

[Jo]

That's the thing. You watch the NFL draft, you don't know what's going to happen. I mean, it's. Anything goes. What do you think of your Vikes draft this year?

[Johnny]

Well, just, they draft bigger players and, you know, the rule of the jungle says the bigger player eats the smaller player.

[Jo]

Oh.

[Johnny]

Nine times out of ten, what the hell?

[Jo]

Why have the Chargers been. Yeah, if that's the rule.

[Johnny]

I mean, it's a lot. It's a rule of the jungle.

[Jo]

Tell me. Tell me what you think of this. Okay. Two voluntary camps so far this offseason. Justin Herbert missed them both.

[Johnny]

Is he holding up for more money? What's going on here?

[Jo]

I mean, he's one of the richest guys in the league. I don't know.

[CJ Toledano]

He.

[Jo]

He. The Chargers are at camp right now

[Johnny]

hanging out with the fiance and he.

[Jo]

Are they engaged?

[Johnny]

I thought. I thought I had saw that.

[Jo]

I think they're engaged. Oh, well, if they were engaged, I'm sure you would have heard me talking about it. I don't think they're engaged. But. But he is with her. He's. Shoot, where is. He's in another part of the world. He's out of the country at a concert with her. Like, it's not her concert. They're just fans. I don't. I don't know what to make of this. I. I'm 100% behind him being happy. Let's just say that. And I also don't want him getting destroyed on the football field every week. But he's. He's also got to show up to work, Right?

[Johnny]

But, I mean, you got to think, too. I mean, it's those counting stats that sometimes are important. And he's got to be about three kids. Behind Philip Rivers, you know, at a similar point in their careers.

[Jo]

Yeah, that's a good point. Oh, he's way behind if you're. If that's what work.

[Johnny]

Yeah. Also, bolo ties, like, he's got to be at least. Probably 40 behind.

[Jo]

Yeah, he's 40 bolo ties behind. I forgot about the bolo tie. That was a big deal. Good old Phil Rivers, man. So, NFL draft. We. We did watch the draft. Second year in a row. We've participated at the Hooters. That was fun. That's always a good time. Hooters gives you a great place to go and just watch ball or guys getting picked to go play ball. Yeah. So shout out Hooters open to open some. Some sponsorships there. Let's just throw that out there. But just, you know, since then, though, since then, I know you and I, we've. We've been golfing a little bit. We just went golfing for your birthday. That was a lot of fun. How'd you think you did? I mean, that. That was your first time out this year?

[Johnny]

That was my first time out this year, yeah.

[Jo]

How'd you feel? Stiff.

[Johnny]

Stiff? Yeah. The irons. Irons felt good. Putting felt great. Driver? Not so much.

[Jo]

Not so much. That's kind of how I was, too. I was like, man, the driver is going to be. It's always hit or miss with me, but it was going to be hit or miss even more so because I hadn't played. But we did actually have the advantage this time of the day ahead of playing 18. We were out just driving balls at, like, a hole in one competition with our buddy Joe. So, like.

[Johnny]

And that's probably why the iron game felt so dialed in.

[Jo]

Yeah.

[Johnny]

Like, I probably got 100 strokes just off of the iron.

[Jo]

Yep. I was telling Joe, I'm like, man, yesterday I felt like I could do. I could place where that ball was going on that Saturday.

[Johnny]

You know, like, just imagining Joe's reaction to that, because I don't think that he was probably very impressed.

[Jo]

No, he wasn't. And that's. Here's. Here's Joe. Here's. Here's. If you ever want to know how Joe's. Joe lives his life, if you're on his team, he's going to give you positivity and build you up. And in this case, I was on his team. It was Joe and I, you know, versus you and Rob. And so as I'm talking about the day before, and I'm just. Man, I felt dialed in with those irons, and then out here it's a little different. And he's just like, oh, yeah, yeah. And he's like building me up and he's like, well, it's just a little different hitting off the mat, you know, like we did yesterday. You just, you're gonna shoot better. So that's all it is, you know, really. Now, had I been on your team and I said that exact same comment to him, he would have been murdering me. Like, he would just been like, well, no, you're just shitty at golf. Like, there's. You weren't dialed in, you didn't get any home ones. You. Yeah, and your shots are what they are today. Just because you're just shooting at golf. Like that would have been. That's Joe. That's just how he would have been.

[Johnny]

Yeah, he's got the off putting, like almost like a smirk laugh. Just that he does. And so I feel like every time I'd make some sort of comment, you know, I get that. You get that?

[Jo]

Yep.

[Johnny]

See, and I, I always, I always felt very like it. It crushed me.

[Jo]

Yeah.

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[Jo]

Man, I didn't get any of those laughs, but that's because I was on his team. He's building me up. He needed me to be focused.

[Johnny]

This makes a ton of sense because, you know, I don't know if you saw, but, you know, I did all that walking before I went to D.C. so when we golf, I mean, my calves were swole.

[Jo]

Your cow's been getting pretty big.

[Johnny]

Oh. From all the walking.

[Jo]

So how big? If you had to compare calf size today versus six months ago, I mean, what. What do you think?

[Johnny]

Oh, I think a good 30 increase.

[Jo]

30 increase?

[Johnny]

Oh, yeah.

[Jo]

They're just from walking.

[Johnny]

Yeah. But Joe, like, you know, I think I even pointed it out. I think I kind of, you know, maybe like, flexed my calf at one point going up to drive the ball.

[Jo]

Yeah.

[Johnny]

He didn't say anything.

[Jo]

Yeah. Were you wearing shorts?

[Johnny]

Yes.

[Jo]

Okay.

[Johnny]

You know, and I brought it up in D.C. when I was on my trip, and then it just. It seemed like they kind of dismissed it, too. They were. They were very dismissive.

[Jo]

What do they have anything to say?

[Johnny]

Well, they just kept comparing, like, things that they saw. Like, they'd see the Washington Monument, and they're just like, what's bigger? Eric's calves with the Washington Monument? And it's just like. Well, that's.

[CJ Toledano]

That's.

[Johnny]

That's an unfair comparison.

[Jo]

Yeah, that's not even legit. Like, that's not even a thing. That. How could you possibly compare a monument, a real monument? How tall is that monument, you think?

[Johnny]

Oh, it's. It's. I feel like it's football field tall. I want to say 100 yards. I want to say 800, 900ft tall.

[Jo]

Wow. And you're comparing that to your. To your calves? I mean, that's crazy. Yeah, that's.

[Johnny]

Someday.

[Jo]

Yeah, someday. Obviously, if that's. If you've got a 30 growth off of six months, I mean, just imagine where you're gonna be in a couple years from now.

[Johnny]

So, I mean, I've taken pretty much last month off, so I think they've. They've gone down in size.

[Jo]

How come?

[Johnny]

I mean, I just. I. I didn't want the comparisons anymore.

[Jo]

Oh, wow. Getting in the brain.

[Johnny]

Yeah. Oh, is that you expect support from friends and does that bother you?

[Jo]

When people take personal growth and spin it into some bits. Does that bother you?

[Johnny]

Does that bother you?

[Jo]

Yeah. Let's get down to it.

[Johnny]

I. You know, I don't know that I've ever taken a step back and examined my emotions in this. Is this a new segment?

[Jo]

Yeah, it's called Therapy with Jo. And this is where we're gonna get into the real of it. You know, when. When you have felt really good about yourself physically, emotionally, and you've put yourself out there to your. To your closest friends that you're going on these trips with, and you've said to them, man, my calves are really, really feeling great right now because of all of this xyz. And then it's just a running gag. I mean, how does that really make you feel?

[Johnny]

Not good. Not good.

[Jo]

I bet. I bet. Johnny, make. Take notes, please. We want to make sure that we run all the bits we can.

[Johnny]

All right.

[Jo]

Thank you.

[Johnny]

What? Excuse me.

[Jo]

What was that?

[Johnny]

Giant calves.

[Jo]

Giant calves. That's you. Who's got. Who's got bigger calves, you or Cleveland?

[Johnny]

Cleveland.

[Jo]

Yeah. They got the Cavaliers. They got the Cavs.

[Johnny]

Yeah. Get. Get out of there.

[Jo]

They're, like, seven feet tall.

[Johnny]

No.

[Jo]

Whatever.

[Johnny]

Just. You think I could play ball?

[Jo]

I don't know. I know you can't play ball. We've played ball. Which I was. I was gonna. I was gonna ask you. You want to, like, you. You ever want to feel like hitting up the Y for, like, some open gym or anything?

[Johnny]

No. No?

[Jo]

No. Okay. All right, never mind. We'll just act like I never asked you, Johnny. Actually, delete that from the pod. Thank you.

[Johnny]

I'm just afraid you'd invite your kid. I mean, I've heard about how he's kicking your ass now.

[Jo]

Oh, it's an. He's an animal. It's not even fair. Like, I've been walking a lot, too, and I. And I think that's helping my endurance because that's what. That's what kills me physically. I can. I can go toe to toe for a bit. But the endurance part's what gets me because he's just, you know, he's a young, you know, young teenager. He's like. He just goes, so if I build up my endurance again, I think I can compete. But, oh, my, It's.

[Johnny]

It's tough. I mean, a lot of. A lot of the greats have run into that same problem. I remember reading Jordan at his. When he turned 50, and he thought he could still put in a game in the NBA, but then he said he'd probably need about five, six days to, like, recover.

[Jo]

Oh, geez.

[Johnny]

Before he could play another one. Yeah, so, I mean, you're. You're getting closer and closer to Jordan. When you made that quote, Is that

[Jo]

why they call people weekend warriors? Because, like, they need five days off?

[Johnny]

Yeah, I don't think so, but. Oh, yeah, but I'm sure you could.

[Jo]

I could, yeah. I could get five days of rest and recoup and rehab and then hit it on the weekend. I could go.

[Johnny]

You know, actually, that seems like a great. Like, why don't we get five days of rest for everything? We should, like, what's up with the five day work week? We should just work one day, take five off, and then work another day.

[Jo]

Think about how hard we'd work that one day.

[Johnny]

It'd be like your podcast schedule.

[Jo]

That's supposed to mean. What do you mean? Supposed to mean? What do you mean, my podcast schedule?

[Johnny]

You stay away from my Cavs.

[Jo]

Oh, Jesus. Johnny, make a note of this.

[Johnny]

We.

[Jo]

What are you. What are you talking about, my podcast schedule? I'm. I'm going and going right now. Like, I am exhausted from this work schedule that I've created for myself, which is wake up, I sleep in a little bit, wake up, take a little. I drink some coffee, take a little nap. Take a little nap.

[Johnny]

Right after the coffee.

[Jo]

Right after the coffee. Then I get up, get a monster, have some lunch.

[Johnny]

Okay.

[Jo]

Work a little bit, see what's going on online. Is there anything going on online I need to know?

[Johnny]

But you call scrolling working?

[Jo]

Oh, yeah, that's. That's a lot of what I do now. I'm working. And then, you know, if I've got a guest booked, I gotta. I gotta. We gotta. We gotta talk about it. And if not, I gotta, like, think about who I'm gonna get. So it's tough out here being a pimp. And then I gotta go pick up the kids from school, but school's almost out, so I guess I'll take that out. It's busy, man. It's busy life. It's busy life just staring at me like, okay, sir, without the sir part. So when you're in one of my recent episodes, I was talking about karaoke. Tell me what your thoughts are on this. Is it just karaoke? If you're, like, in the bar doing the activity or is singing in the car karaoke? If I'm just jamming to songs and singing, like, at my place, like, is that karaoke? Like, what's karaoke?

[Johnny]

That's an interesting question, because my first instinct would be that it has to be in the bar.

[Jo]

Right. As the activity.

[Johnny]

But then when you mentioned being in the car, well, I mean, you could be forcing people who don't want to hear you to sing to hear you sing, which would be exactly what's happening to you at a bar.

[Jo]

Exact same thing.

[Johnny]

So I feel like it kind of depends on the crowd amount. I would propose that you need to have three other people in the car in order to call it karaoke.

[Jo]

So that means at the bar you've got to have at least three other people.

[Johnny]

I see at the bar. I think you can get by with it because that dj, like, bless their souls for signing up, but they're getting paid. Yeah, that's. That's probably the most intimidating judge out of all of them.

[Jo]

That's funny. That is one of the things. Doesn't matter how many people are in the bar at a karaoke stop, you know, the DJ is getting paid. I don't know if anybody else is, but the DJ's getting paid, so.

[Johnny]

All right, so maybe I'll revise this. The two toughest judges are the DJ and like a 14 year old girl.

[Jo]

Oh, yeah.

[Johnny]

So I think if you've got either one of those in your car, then I think that you could call it karaoke.

[Jo]

Yeah.

[Johnny]

But otherwise you need at least three people in the car.

[Jo]

I've got a 13 year old one and she's the biggest bully of my life, so I totally get it. I was so, let me tell you. So I was taking her, I had to pick her up from school and then take her to the high school for an audition. And you know, we're talking maybe 15 minute, like, like time in the car, like actual time in the car. You know, I was playing Beastie Boys because I thought Beastie Boys would be a nice. Just little background, like good jams, you know, nothing. And she almost immediately was like, dad, that I do not like the Beastie Boys. I'm like, so am I just supposed to stop playing the Beastie Boys? It's my car. Like, what do you, what do you want me to do here?

[Johnny]

Where'd you start with it?

[Jo]

Like song wise? Yeah, I will look it up right now. The Paul Revere, I think while entirely.

[Johnny]

That's, that's kind of a deep cut. I mean, I almost feel like Beastie Boys is one of those that you got to start with a fight for your right.

[Jo]

Oh, okay, so you like go with. Because I. So here's you got to do fight

[Johnny]

with your fight for your right. Maybe you know Brass Monkey. And then. Yeah, and then maybe you can get into Paul Revere.

[Jo]

So I will say, when I'm listening to an artist, unless they have something new, because then I'll want to, like, listen to the new stuff if they don't have anything new. And the BC certainly don't.

[Johnny]

Mike D just.

[Jo]

He's got a new song he's got with. With his kids. Right.

[Johnny]

I. I don't know if it's with his kids, but I know that I've seen it come up in my playlist.

[Jo]

So my thing is, I've been trying to, like, stay away from, you know, the bangers, like, the singles, and just try to hit, like, the other songs from the album and just play them. And it's just kind of like some good background, like, you know, some background beats. And the BCS turns out perfect for that. Like, just been incredible. So I've been trying to incorporate the Beastie Boys into my, like, daily routine in that way, that world. And not playing Brass Monkey and intergalactic, like, all that stuff, and just playing the songs from the albums. And that's where she's just like, yeah, I don't think so. So maybe you. To your point. My miss was I didn't start with the hits.

[Johnny]

Yeah.

[Jo]

Dang. Well, how were your thoughts on the Beastie Boys?

[Johnny]

As soon as I said Brass Monkey, I realized my mistake because I just associate that song with, like, drunk college part.

[Jo]

Because that's what we played. That's Our buddy Mike played that often during those parties.

[Johnny]

Yeah. So, yeah, maybe you stick with, you know, intergalactic or.

[Jo]

Well, we didn't really get, you know, a clear definition on the karaoke thing. But with that being said, when you are singing songs, like, when you're driving in the car, are you a sing in the car guy?

[Johnny]

100.

[Jo]

Okay. So what era of songs, like, what style of song are you playing and listening to? Like, is it the songs that you like that you just. That you're just whatever you're listening to? Or is there a style or an era that you're like. When I'm singing, like, these are it.

[Johnny]

So let's say I'm solo in the car.

[Jo]

Okay.

[Johnny]

I'm probably doing 90s alternative.

[Jo]

Okay.

[Johnny]

And I'm mumbling my way through, you know, all the. The classic.

[Jo]

So Everclear, Eve 6. Yep.

[Johnny]

Nirvana, Nirvana, Pearl Jam. Like, all, you know, those. I'm singing along if I got other people around me, though. I think my go to is kind of that classic rock, like, 70s, because you get a lot of a lot more vocal variety. And I, I kind of pride myself on forcing people to listen to me imitate the high notes.

[Jo]

So 70s over 80s.

[Johnny]

I, I, I'm more partial, I think, to the 70s with the, you know, like Eagles and kind of that era. Okay, 80s is, I mean, they're both, they're both classics for a reason.

[Jo]

Hotel California right now. Go.

[Johnny]

No.

[Jo]

Okay.

[Johnny]

This isn't River Phone a Thon back in the day.

[Jo]

Hey, speaking of them, if you are a fan or listener in the Omaha metro area and a fan of 89. 7 the river, they actually need your help because. Have you seen this? They.

[Johnny]

No.

[Jo]

So the government has taken away a lot of the, like, the funding that public radio stations have received. The river is going to be a station that's hit by this. Really? Yes. So they always do their twice a year fundraising, but now they need it even more because they need the money that was generally being submitted from the government for public broadcasting. So they need your help.

[Johnny]

So if the money from that went towards the UFC fight, that, that's gonna tilt me.

[Jo]

I, I know, as we're talking, I could see it on your face, like, that's not a good deal. Yeah. But I had just seen today, they were, they put together this video package asking for extra support, you know, for their upcoming fundraiser. And in, in multiple ways, you could fundraise or to help them out, but what a terrible deal.

[Johnny]

Yeah, just I think back to us going to school for that and a lot of our friends that went there. And I mean, the big draw for it was that, that was, it was a, you know, big boy. Big, well, I guess big boys and girls, you know, radio station, like 100,000 watts.

[Jo]

It was a big deal.

[Johnny]

Like, it wasn't, you know, not to put down other programs, you know, that might have offered it, but they didn't have the reach, the scale, the scope of that. It was a very professional environment.

[Jo]

It was a professional environment. It was ran as such. It had quality talent, it had quality managers, you know, running it, supervising it. And then at the end of the day, it was a school. So we were all being educated, we were all doing classwork. And then the boss, you know, the quote bosses were the teachers. So then they had their job of that too. And so, and prepare us for what's after, you know, while running their business, because it was, it's a business.

[Johnny]

And then had sales people as part of the faculty.

[Jo]

Yes. I mean, so this is, that's, that's what you need to realize. If you didn't know, it's not just some radio station that has, like, a student program. It's literally a college running a radio station. That's big boy jobs. So to your point. Yeah, this sucks.

[Johnny]

Be really great if, you know, Hooters use that free advertising we gave them early in the show and just directed that money directly to the River. Well, not. Maybe not all of it. Yeah, I mean, your head snapped up when I said all of it. So maybe. Maybe like 30% to the river and then 70% to keep Jeremy sleeping. Well, at 9am in the morning.

[Jo]

It's negotiable. All that's negotiable. But we can.

[Johnny]

Hey, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to step forward on that one. I should have let you lead the negotiation.

[Jo]

I appreciate that. Yeah, we. We certainly can negotiate anything related to that. But that's. But to your point, Hooters should be. Should be reaching out and doing what they can to help the river separately from the money they're giving us. Yeah. Here. So. Yeah, now, that's. That's a good point. But I wanted to bring that up because I did see that today, and I thought that was a crazy deal that they're being hit by that. That's gonna be tough. And they. They bring in these concerts, like, that's what people don't realize, like, when they. When the river does, like, their concert series and they've got some, you know, a few big shows, you know, throughout the year sometimes. A lot of times those shows, they're counting on the. It's a gamble. I mean, they're counting on people to show up for those. For those shows, and that's gonna help pay for some things. So anyways, you know.

[Johnny]

All right, so this will be my last DC Story, I tell you.

[Jo]

Oh.

[Johnny]

So we went to this. We went to a brewery in D.C.

[Jo]

wait, so we redone ranting about the river. Are we over it?

[Johnny]

Well, I was segwaying. That's called.

[Jo]

Oh, segue. Okay.

[Johnny]

In the industry.

[Jo]

My bad, my bad. I'm new.

[Johnny]

I mean, we could definitely go back and have Johnny add some conversation. You know, before this.

[Jo]

He could mix it up.

[Johnny]

I. At the river, I learned how to make edits in audio. See, again, seamless transitions.

[Jo]

That's the things they're teaching you there. And that's. You know, you can't get that anywhere.

[Johnny]

Yep. So we went to this brewery, and, you know, there's a bar like this large bar, like, in the middle of it. And so we went up, we ordered a beer, and we went around the corner, and there was a whole bunch of people in there, like, getting ready to play bingo.

[Jo]

Oh, yeah.

[Johnny]

And they were just like, oh, we're doing a fundraiser. And we're just like, oh, well, I mean, we're in D.C. whatever. Like, yeah, we'll participate in the fundraiser and we'll play bingo.

[Jo]

Are you sitting at the bar?

[Johnny]

Yeah. So I mean, they had kind of like a separate, like, bar area, so there were, like, tables and stuff. Oh, but the bar was, like, in the middle of Gotcha Circle Bar. A Peninsula bar.

[Jo]

A peninsula bar. Okay.

[Johnny]

The bar was the separator between the two rooms.

[Jo]

Okay.

[Johnny]

So we sit down and the hosts come out, and it's these guys that were, like, dressed in drag, and they were announcing the bingo stuff. And so apparently, like, what they did was if you won the bingo, they would pull you up on stage and make you do something embarrassing. Or you could pay them $20 and pick somebody else to do something embarrassing. So the first game, like, people were super excited. Like, everybody's, like, playing to win. Yeah. You know, this lady, like, it's like, I won. I won. And so they bring her up there. They're like, you had a saying. I'm a little teapot.

[Jo]

Wait, she won, and then she has to sing Little Teapot? Well, she wants to give that to somebody else.

[Johnny]

Yeah. But they didn't really explain it well the first time, so she just went ahead and did it.

[Jo]

Winners or losers?

[Johnny]

Then they did, like, a raffle for, like, one, because they had these gift bags up front, which is what you would think they would give you as you like, one dildos. I did not see. Nobody around us won a gift bag. So I can neither confirm or deny that.

[Jo]

So that's pure speculation.

[Johnny]

Okay, so the second round comes in. One of the people in my group that went to D.C. she won the second one, and so she paid $20, and I had to go up there.

[Jo]

Oh, no. And

[Johnny]

they're like, you know, are you familiar with the song? And I think the song was, like, covergirl or something like that.

[Jo]

You don't know that song?

[Johnny]

And I was just like, no, no, I don't know that.

[Jo]

You should have said play hot to go.

[Johnny]

And they were like, do you. So do you want to pay $20 for somebody else to go, or do you want to, you know, take it like a man? Yeah, it was kind of. It almost felt like. It almost felt like Back to the Future. Like, did you call me chicken?

[Jo]

Yeah, McFly.

[Johnny]

So they were like, lip sync and, you know, dance for 30 seconds.

[CJ Toledano]

Right.

[Johnny]

So I did.

[Jo]

So you did it. And.

[Johnny]

Yeah. Probably look like a Holy cow. But then. So they still had, like three more rounds of bingo. But now that everybody knew what was going on, like, nobody wanted to. Like, I feel like people were kind of holding back. Like, they weren't excited to get the bingo because. Who wants to go up there?

[Jo]

No.

[Johnny]

Either pay $20 or be publicly embarrassed to be.

[Jo]

To win, you will spend $20 or you will be embarrassed. I mean, that's crazy. But you said it was a fundraiser.

[Johnny]

Yeah, it was a fundraiser.

[Jo]

Okay.

[Johnny]

So we get all the way to the end. Nobody else in my group, you know, one. We didn't have to be embarrassed any further.

[Jo]

They didn't win. Yeah. They just weren't raising their hand.

[Johnny]

So we went and sat up at the bar and there was. I think that was the night that the Timberwolves are playing the Spurs. So we're watching that. The guys that run it came by and, you know, they were like, hey, thanks. Thanks for supporting us. It turns out they were just. They were guys in a band. It was a fundraiser for a band.

[Jo]

It just needed money to go tour.

[Johnny]

That's like, you're sitting there like, well, maybe it's for, like, a library or maybe it's, you know, for this, like, public outreach thing or, you know, I don't know what's going on here. No, it's just a fundraiser for a band.

[Jo]

What kind of operation?

[Johnny]

Just, like, looking for another amp or

[Jo]

something like dc, man. Yeah, they're just in it for themselves. I thought the swamp was drained.

[Johnny]

Yeah. Yeah, I guess that is, you know, maybe that was what they were training for, was just. How do you get donations for nothing? Just for you.

[Jo]

That's wild. I had actually just this last week, a drag situation myself. I was. So it's just interesting that you brought this up because my daughter, she's about to go to high school and she made the show choir. So we had this, like, parent show choir meeting.

[Johnny]

Okay.

[Jo]

And we're at the show choir meeting, and they've got different things, events, whatever, that parents should volunteer for to help. One of the things was dragon dads. And I'm like, well, that sounds pretty forward thinking. I'm shocked. I haven't even heard about this. Like, people complaining. Parents complaining about the high school having a drag show or whatever it was the dragon dads. And I'm like, I'm willing to do it to raise some money.

[Levar Arrington]

Like, I'll.

[Jo]

I'll whatever. Like, I'll dance right so I'm like, you're dancing? I'll dance even. Yeah. So I'm like, I'm willing to, I'm willing to volunteer for this thing, it turns out. So they're, they're, they're too many applicants. They had no. The mascot is Dragon. Dragon Dads is just the dads that build the set pieces and build it and put it together for their performances.

[Johnny]

That's still pretty badass. I'd build a dragon.

[Jo]

Well, here I am volunteering to build stuff. I'm not good at building things. I thought I was doing a drag show, but here we are.

[Johnny]

That should have been the, the giveaway. I, I don't have a lot of experience with people wearing drag, but, like, these dudes had like full beards. That should have been it. I guess I always thought the point was to look like a lady. I don't know. I don't know, again, is I much like the Joey Chestnut thing? I'm not trying to draw a fence. If it's a fence, it's through ignorance. It's not intentional.

[Jo]

You're stepping away from it. That's funny. Oh, man. Well, Friday happy hour, dude. Yeah. Yeah. It's a good way to start the weekend. What? You got anything going on this weekend?

[Johnny]

I think I'm well, so hopefully it's going to be nice on Monday. I'm hoping to get some pool time in.

[Jo]

Oh, yeah. Oh, Memorial Day. Yeah. Very nice.

[Johnny]

So you've forgotten, you've forgotten what normal holidays are. This is a three day weekend for us normals.

[Jo]

Well, I'm recording. I have an appointment on Monday. I'm recording an episode.

[Johnny]

Ain't doing for five days, in fact. Five days, in fact. If the next show comes out next Wednesday, Wednesday, the Wednesday after Memorial Day, just know that I was right.

[Jo]

Damn it. I just, I just want to say that the secretary for the person that I've booked to record the episode Friday emailed me today to confirm, well, Monday's Memorial Day and you had that date open. Are you like, we're good? And I'm like, yeah, yeah, absolutely, we're good. I didn't expect to be in a pool. I mean, and frankly, you didn't invite me, so I don't know that if I'm even getting in a pool on a Monday. But I do know I'm Memorial Day. I have an appointment. And we're, we're recording this podcast. We go, there's no holidays here. Like, we're just going. Like, we're just going. We're grinding here at Laugh With Me Industries. You know, I feel like Kramer right now. We're just. It's like a made up industry but I'm working.

[Johnny]

What is it you would say?

[Jo]

What the heckley do you do here?

[Jeremy Odomon]

Hit that intro.

[Jo]

Go.

[Jeremy Odomon]

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