Full Show PT 1: Friday, February 6 [Vault]

Summary

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The Bert Show – Full Show PT 1: Friday, February 6 [Vault]

Date: February 6, 2026
Hosts & Cast: Bert, Kristin, Abby, Cassie, Tommy, and guests
Main Theme: Sharing real, funny, and authentic stories about relationships, social faux pas, and pop culture, with special guest Ludacris.

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Episode Overview

This episode features a lively mix of relationship confessions, debates about dating "rules," listener stories, the phenomenon of "bitch regret," memorable tales about overreacting, and a deep dive with special guest Ludacris on celebrity culture and his various ventures. The cast uses their signature humor and openness to explore everything from awkward cuddling to celebrity restaurant launches.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Relationship Dynamics & The Art of Cuddling

(00:01 – 03:54)

• Wendy’s Dilemma: Wendy describes meeting a guy, hanging out, and ending up cuddling all night—without any physical advances from him.

  • Bert and the crew find the innocence of the encounter both refreshing and puzzling.
  • “I’m gonna sober her up, and then we are gonna hug...I am gonna hug you all night long.” – Bert (00:43)

• Listener Call-ins:

  • Jessica: Shares how she painted with a guy and then experienced similarly innocent cuddling, feeling curious until discovering he was gay.
    • "So a guy invites you over to his house to do some interior decorating, then you guys get in bed together and nothing happens for three weeks..." – Bert (02:06)
  • Katherine: Details a sweet but chaste three-month courtship that was ultimately the most passionate relationship of her life, showing appreciation for restraint.
    • “It's really refreshing, and it's comforting... so much respect for him for not trying to get in my pants, like, the first night.” – Katherine (03:38)

• Hosts’ Perspectives:

  • Some female hosts think waiting too long without physical intimacy is “too long” and could land someone in the friend zone, but acknowledge the power in subtlety.

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2. Pitching Fits & “Bitch Regret”

(04:08 – 13:09)

• Introducing ‘Bitch Regret’:

  • Cassie and Katie Jo coin the term for the remorse that follows pitching a fit or overreacting.
  • “Where you bitched about something, and then in hindsight, you're like, well, maybe I overreacted just a little bit.” – Cassie (04:08)

• The Restaurant Incident:

  • Katie Jo and Cassie leave a restaurant after a rude greeting; when the manager chases them down at another restaurant and apologizes, Katie Jo wonders if she was “a little harsh.”
    • "Katie leaned over to the bartender, said, 'just want to let you know he lost you a sale.'" – Cassie (07:13)
    • "I've never had that happen before." – Cassie on the manager tracking them down (08:33)
  • The team discusses how excellent management and an authentic apology can regain customer loyalty.

• Can Men Experience Bitch Regret?

  • Bert recounts a story where passive-aggressive behavior at a gas station gave him instant regret.
    • "Why did I let that guy's stupid action...change my attitude? Why did that cause me to put that negative energy in the world?" – Bert (11:52)
  • The hosts note the difference between direct and passive-aggressive negative behavior.

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3. Mistaken Accusations & Owning Up

(13:09 – 14:27)

• Sunglasses Story:
  • Bert accuses a valet of stealing his sunglasses, only to find out later they were at home. He makes a point to go back and apologize.
    • “I'm complaining to this guy...I valet my car, and my sunglasses are gone...She’s like, 'they're right here on the counter.'” – Bert (13:13)
  • The group shares similar stories, underscoring the importance of humility and making amends for overreactions.

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4. Celebrity Call-in Contest & Ludacris Interview

(14:27 – 24:44)

Celebrity Call-In Debate

(14:27 – 17:56)

• Contest Premise:

  • Listeners are challenged to get the biggest celebrity to call in. The biggest star wins them $10,000; $5,000 goes to the celebrity’s charity.
  • Ludacris is asked to help judge the value of celebrities from Sean Connery and Morgan Freeman to Muhammad Ali and Justin Timberlake.

• Debate Highlights:

  • Ludacris says the contest is “a hard one,” but ultimately, “Nobody is beating Muhammad Ali if he called in. I’m sorry. It’s a wrap.” (16:46)
  • Hosts debate the global vs. generational significance of fame.
    • "It depends on what age group...to be honest, it's between Justin Timberlake and Muhammad Ali." – Ludacris (15:59)

Ludacris on Food, Music & Hustle

(17:56 – 24:44)

• Restaurant Venture:

  • Ludacris launches a Singaporean-Thai restaurant, Straits Atlanta.
    • "It's named after the waterway that led from Malaysia down to China...I want people to have the best dining experience they've ever had in a lifetime." – Ludacris (18:07)
    • Menu features his favorite “chicken lollipops,” and a fusion of Asian and Southern flavors.

• On Juggling Projects:

  • Ludacris shares how he balances albums, movies, restaurants, and charity initiatives.
    • “You take it one hour at a time. Not even one day at a time.” – Ludacris (22:04)
  • New album, movie projects, environmental TV work with Tommy Lee, and WEMIX.com (a music democracy website).
    • “It's like a democracy for music, trying to put the music back into people's hands... wemix.com.” – Ludacris (23:34)

• Memorable Quotes:

  • "I pretty much wake up in the morning and piss excellence." – Ludacris, joking on restaurant celebrity draw (20:30)
  • "Tommy Lee can party harder than Ludacris...hands down, got me on that." – Ludacris (23:13)

• Closing:

  • Ludacris invites hosts and listeners to try the food and thanks the show for their support.
    • "Juniper & 5th is open for business. Make sure y'all come out and support." – Ludacris (24:32)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On ‘Bitch Regret’:
  • "I think you handled that perfectly. Or Katie Jo handled that perfectly. But when you said bitch regret..." – Bert (09:47)
• On Managing Social Energy:
  • "Anytime. And Katie and I had this discussion, you know, employees can screw up, fine. But if, you know, the manager is the last line of defense, and if the manager screws up, then I will never go to that place again." – Cassie (12:41)
• On The Pressure of Fame:
  • "If you go to any place in the world, you say, do you know who Muhammad Ali is? Somebody gonna say, hell, yeah." – Ludacris (17:31)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Cuddling & Dating Dynamics: 00:01 – 03:54
• Bitch Regret & Restaurant Story: 04:08 – 09:45
• Passive Aggressive Regret (Gas Station): 09:55 – 12:29
• Mistaken Blame (Sunglasses/Phone): 13:09 – 14:27
• Ludacris Call & Celebrity Contest: 14:27 – 17:56
• Ludacris Restaurant Launch: 17:56 – 21:58
• Ludacris on Hustle, Music & Partying: 21:58 – 24:44

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Tone & Style

• The show remains candid, playful, and self-deprecating, seamlessly blending humor with authentic, sometimes vulnerable conversations.
• There’s a comfortable familiarity between the hosts and listeners, making even celebrity interviews feel personal and fun.

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Summary Useful for New Listeners

If you missed the episode, you'll get relationship stories that oscillate from hilariously awkward to genuinely insightful, a peek into the joys and pitfalls of standing up for yourself (and the regret that sometimes follows), and an inside look at Ludacris' ambitious (and thoroughly entertaining) ventures. The Bert Show’s ability to turn everyday embarrassments and celebrity encounters into hilarious collective therapy reminds listeners why they tune in to escape and laugh at life’s unpredictability.

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Transcript

[A]

The Birch Show.

[B]

Wendy here was telling us that she meets a guy over the weekend. It's a guy over the weekend or you've been talking to him for a little bit.

[C]

Just talking to him for a little bit.

[B]

Just talking to him. They go and hang out, then he takes her back to his place and they watch movies and then they cuddle.

[D]

And you are fascinated by this concept.

[B]

In the same bed, he wraps his arms around her and cuddles her all night long and doesn't make any move at all. Zero. No kissing, no feeling, no trying to get to nothing.

[A]

Were you drunk?

[C]

I was when I got there.

[A]

Oh, but he sobered you up. So not only this, he got you sober in order to take advantage of.

[C]

Your cuddle with you.

[A]

I'll tell you what. I'm gonna get drunk Wendy back to my house, I'm gonna sober her up, and then we are gonna hug. I'll tell you what, Wendy, I am gonna hug you all night long.

[E]

This is gonna be the best hug.

[A]

That you have ever had. But the question is, he's never hunked like me before.

[B]

How long do you go with this, like, innocent cuddling thing and not making a move before you end up in the friend zone? And Jessica is getting close to that right now. Hey, Jessica.

[F]

Hi.

[E]

How are you?

[B]

Good, how are you?

[E]

I'm great. Okay. I have the same circumstance. I met this guy when I was a waitress. He was really, really good looking, super hot, really sweet, flirty. So we started hanging out and everything. He's really, really nice. And he took me back to his house because he wanted me to help him paint. So we were painting all day and when it was time to go to bed, he kind of leaned over and, you know, gave me a little kiss and we cuddled a little bit. But nothing happened at all. Nothing. He didn't make any moves or anything like that. So that's when I started getting curious.

[A]

Even after all that painting.

[F]

Sorry.

[A]

Even after all that painting, nothing happened.

[E]

Nothing. It was really weird. And he's a really good looking guy. So a couple weeks went by, same scenario, nothing happened. So I started getting a little curious, you know, kind of weirded out. So we stopped talking for a while. I found out through a good guy friend of his that he was actually on gay Internet sites and he had been keeping it from everyone.

[A]

So a guy invites. A guy invites you over to his house to do some interior decorating, then you guys get in bed together and nothing happens for three weeks.

[G]

And then she said, he's really good. Looking. I thought, honey, I could have told you that.

[A]

You're shocked to find out that he's gay.

[B]

And he was a great dancer, and he was a flight attendant for a while.

[D]

Always wanted to go shopping with me.

[A]

I loved before we go out because I would just go over to my house with my hair wet, and he would do it all off. And he was gay. Do you believe that?

[G]

Do you believe that?

[A]

Trucker?

[B]

Katherine, Good Morning. You're on Q100.

[F]

Hi. How are y' all doing?

[B]

Good. How are you?

[F]

I'm doing well, thank you. Listen, y' all are gonna think I'm nuts, but it's. I actually dated a guy a couple years ago. We're not dating anymore, but we went three months without doing anything. Yeah, it was not even kissing.

[B]

Now, these. These were official dates, or is this just a guy you were hanging out with?

[F]

No, no, we were dating. We met in August, started dating in November, and we both were in college, and we went to different colleges outside the state and saw each other for Thanksgiving and then saw each other again. Spent a month together for Christmas. But we both. When we came home, we stayed with our family, so it was kind of awkward for us to be spending the night with each other. So I actually went to visit him where he was going to school in January for, like, two weeks. And we. I spent the night at his apartment every night. And for, like, the first two nights we spent the night, nothing happened. And we just cuddled, like Wendy said. And it's so. It's. It's almost. It's really refreshing, and it's comforting.

[G]

I don't know.

[F]

It's something about it. And I just had so much respect for him for not trying to get in my pants, like, the first night we were together. So it ended up being, like, the most passionate relationship I think I've ever had. Once we started, you know, being intimate. So there's something to say for men who respect you like that.

[B]

I think three months, though.

[F]

Yeah. Yeah. Which is. It's nuts. But I. He was such a great guy and still is. You know, we're. We're on good terms and. Yeah.

[B]

So why is everybody in the studio shaking? Why are all the women shaking their heads right now?

[D]

I mean, I just think that's too long.

[G]

I think it's way too long. I mean, there. When she explained how they was long distance for a while, you know, But I do think there's no way I could wait that long. I do think, though, that guys understand how effective the first night not trying Anything can be. Because I think for a lot of women, if you're in your own head and you're nervous or whatever, it's going to be more awkward and then. But my by, like in Wendy's case, making her want more, making her that wants to initiate, I think it takes her nervousness out of it. The Birch Show I am a Southern girl, born and raised in Tennessee, been living in Georgia for about 13 years. So I do believe in pitching a fit. Now, we've talked about this before. Jen Hobby and I've talked about this before where, you know, there are some times where it's appropriate to pitch a fit. Okay. You're not getting what you want. But then maybe if you pitch too much of a fit, then afterwards you have a little bit of remorse about it. And so Katie and I are calling this bitch regret, where you. Where you bitched about something. And then in hindsight, you're like, well, maybe I overreacted just a little bit. So what? Ha. And it's really Katie that coined the phrase because she's the one actually going through this right now.

[B]

And Katie Jo is Melissa's girlfriend.

[G]

That's right. So we. And I'm not going to name the restaurants involved, but it does involve restaurants where, you know, I've never been one that went out to restaurants, and, you know, I've just never been a restaurant person. That's not what I would spend my time and money doing. But there are plenty of people and people in this room who do enjoy going out to restaurants and trying new restaurants. And Katie Joe's one of them. So we went to a restaurant, I guess been a couple weeks ago, we went to a restaurant and we walked in and it was one that we hadn't been to before. We just were gonna, you know, try it out. And it was during the week. So it was a week night. It was early evening.

[A]

Oh, no.

[G]

So when we walked in, there was. It wasn't crowded or anything, but we walked in and there wasn't a clear space where to go and be seated at the table. Okay, so we.

[D]

Not a clear hostess stand.

[G]

Yeah, not a clear hostess stand whatsoever. So we walked in and for a second we looked around trying to figure out if there was a hostess stand. Then we thought, well, if there's not one, does that mean we can see it ourselves? So we weren't sure. So we walked in. Why are you. Why are you.

[A]

Did I recommend this restaurant to you?

[G]

Yes. So we walked in.

[A]

Oh, my God.

[G]

But it's all right. It's all right, so we walked in.

[B]

Did you set up this dinner for her?

[A]

No, but they're all such huge listeners.

[G]

Well, let me finish the story. Let me finish the story.

[D]

That's why she's not gonna say.

[G]

That's why I'm not saying. The restaurant. So we walked in, and, like I said, we couldn't find the hostess stand. So there was a guy that was kind of leaning over this table, like, you know, along the wall. So we assumed he worked there. Cause it looked like he had kind of an apron on from the back. So we kind of walked over to him, because literally, we stood there maybe 30 seconds, and nobody. There was a bartender near the door. This guy was over here. Nobody was giving us any direction. So we really started thinking, maybe we should seat ourselves. But just to check, double check. We went up to the guy and kind of tapped him on the shoulder. And Katie said, you know, do we seat ourselves or do we wait? And he turned around, and I was witness to this with quite an attitude and said, can you hold on just a second? And so. And Katie is just not to. Does not tolerate that, and neither do I. I mean, it's just like.

[B]

Well, you just kind of snit. You felt like he got a little snippy.

[G]

That was our greeting to the restaurant. And so Katie's like, should have left. Katie's like, that's okay. We did. Katie's like, that's okay. Okay, thanks so much. And so we walked out, and Katie leaned over to the bartender, said, just want to let you know he lost you a sale. And we walked out the door. Simple as that. So we walk across, and it was an area.

[B]

Run that by me one more time. So the bartender leaned over to.

[G]

No, no, no. The guy was rude to us. So Katie, as she walked out, wanted somebody to know that he lost a sale. So she leaned over to the bar and said, you just lost. He just lost you a sale. So we walked out, and this was an area where there were other restaurants in the vicinity. So we just simply walked. We were within walking distance to another restaurant. So, fine. We walked into another restaurant. And as soon as we walked into that restaurant, there was a clear greeting stand. There was a clear employee that said, welcome to Blank, and thank you so much for coming in. How many in your party? So we walk up, and at that moment, this woman comes up to me. So I'm thinking, oh, you know, because the way she came up to me, very deliberately, I assumed. And it was just to me, I thought, well, she must be a Listener or something. So I turned around, hey, how you doing? And she said, I just want to let you know that she was the manager at the other restaurant. And he passed us down to this restaurant and said, I just want to let you know my name is blank, and I'm a manager of blank. And I understand that you had a bad experience, and I just want to invite you over because I want to take care of your dinner.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

And came into another restaurant to do.

[G]

That, and then to the other restaurant. And so, yeah, she crossed over the border.

[A]

That's impressive.

[G]

I've never had that happen before.

[A]

That's really impressive. That's like China Tibet business right there.

[G]

But I will say. And I will say that this has nothing to do with my job. It was just. I was closer to the door, is why she came to me, because Katie was at the hostess stand, so she came up to me because I was the first person from that party. From that party that was in her line of apology. And so Katie turned to her and said, that's very sweet. I appreciate that. But they have already greeted us, and they've already offered us a table, and we're going to stay here. And then, you know, and she said, well, I. That sounds good. I understand that. Y' all enjoy your dinner. And please, anytime that you want to come back in, my name is blank, and I would love to have you back. So we. We do plan on going back. We have not been back since. And I will. We will only go back when this manager, this woman is going to be there. But. And everything was fine. So we had dinner, Had a nice dinner. Everything's fine. It was later on that evening, way late into the evening before bed, that Katie said, you know what? Maybe I was a little harsh.

[A]

Oh, no.

[G]

And she said, now, I disagree, though. I do think that the service was bad. And then we walked out. But I do think the manager's actions, which I very much appreciate, kind of made her think twice about it. And then she's one that she said, you know what? I think I got bitch regret.

[D]

See.

[A]

I think you handled that perfectly. Or Katie Jo handled that perfectly. But when you said bitch regret. Because when did you bring it up? Monday, I think.

[G]

I think so.

[A]

Because Sunday night. Can a guy have bitch regret?

[G]

Yes.

[A]

All right.

[G]

Absolutely.

[A]

Sunday night, I pull into a gas station, right? And there is a guy. And you know, the setup of most gas stations that have the little shops, like, you know, quick trip or whatever. So there's the building is right here. Then there's the Driving space. And this isn't one that has the parking spots in front of it. It's not like the enormous 30 pump mega mall centers where there's a dentist inside. This is just your little mom and pop a little space and then two columns of like four pumps each. A guy, an older guy, but not old enough to be like incapacitated older, has stopped his car right in the middle of. Between the building and the pumps, which means nobody can use those pumps and nobody can. Like to get around him, you have to drive all the way around him and then back up to get into the pumps. Like he. He quite possibly found the most inconvenient place and he was just stopped. So I came around the corner and stopped and like faced him for a minute, thinking that he was trying to get his bearings, he was gonna move and go find a pump, maybe trying to remember where his gas cap was. Whatever. He doesn't move. I go around and park and I'm like, what an idiot. And while I'm pumping the gas, I see him put the car in park and get out and go into the store and make a purchase or transaction. And I went in to buy a lottery ticket, you know, Cause I'm due for mega millions any day now. So I go into my.

[G]

Now that it's in the higher range.

[A]

It'S when I got bad ticket. And when I walk out, he's behind me and I push the door open and walk right through it and just go to the car. I should have held the door for him. Like the door hit him. He had a bag, like two bags full of groceries, the door. He did some mega shopping.

[G]

You were physically angry at him.

[B]

But here's the difference between yours and hers is direct bitchiness. Yours is passive aggression of bitchiness, right?

[A]

And I got three steps away and I'm like, why did I let that guy's stupid action of parking in an inconvenient change my attitude to like, why did I. Why did that cause me to put that negative energy in the world? And got three steps and there's nothing you can do at that point. Because the only thing that you have to accept the fact that you were apologiz like that I had the process was that I didn't see him. Like, he just thought, oh, he must not have seen him. If I turned around and said, oh, I apologize for not holding the door for you, then he would know it was a passive aggressive thing. So, I mean, I was two steps out of there and I was like.

[G]

You had immediate bitch Regret immediate bitch regret.

[A]

I'm like, why did I do that? Like, why did I be a jerk to that guy who knows what his.

[B]

Will you go back to this restaurant now?

[G]

Yeah, you will. Only because of the manager's actions.

[B]

You know, that's why she's the manager.

[G]

Only because. Yeah, absolutely. Because anytime. And Katie and I had this discussion, you know, employees can screw up, fine. But if, you know, the manager is the last line of defense, and if the manager screws up, then I will never go to that place again.

[A]

I won't go back to that gas station.

[B]

They don't want you.

[D]

That was a customer, though.

[B]

I don't want you with your negative energy.

[A]

You know what? That gas station obviously makes me negative, and it brings me down. And I won't participate in that gas station anymore ever. Felt so bad.

[B]

7:35 now, guys, remember that time that I busted the valet for stealing my sunglasses?

[A]

Same thing.

[B]

I'm complaining to this guy. Yeah. I valet my car, and my sunglasses are gone when I get back into my car, and I'm like, dude, come on. The sunglasses were right here. You know it, I know it.

[D]

Let's just.

[B]

Let's put an end to this. Just give me my sunglasses. Dude, I have no idea what you're talking about. What are you talking about? I call my wife up. I'm like, complaining, God, these valets stole my sunglasses out of my car. She's like, dude, they're right here on the counter.

[D]

That's the worst.

[B]

I had to pull the U turn and go back to the valet and apologize.

[D]

At least you did.

[A]

Did I tell you with the car wash story when my buddy got his cell phone taken? Same thing, confronting the guy. And I happen to be driving by and stopped to say hi to him, and he's like, dude, they took my phone. I'm waiting the manager. I made the manager call the cops. And I'm like, why don't we just go stand with the employees and call it and we'll see who you know? And he goes, that's a great idea to walk over amongst all the employees. Do I call from? IPhone rings once, rings twice. His wife answers.

[B]

She had the phone.

[A]

It was in her purse. He put it in there last night when he went into some event and he had to go in and tell the manager the Burt Show.

[B]

Here's Ludacris right now. What's going on, Ludacris?

[C]

Burt, what up, man? You put that madly together yourself, man.

[A]

Yeah, sure he did, man.

[B]

I don't even know how to Use the equipment in here anymore.

[C]

I like that, though. I like that. You're right about that. What's going on?

[G]

Good morning. How are you? Good morning.

[B]

You know what? Ludacris might be the perfect person to help us out to begin our who do you Know? Debate. Okay, Ludacris. We have been doing a contest here on the Burke show for the last three weeks. It's called who do you Know? Who do youo Know?

[C]

Right, right, right.

[B]

And we have been asking our listeners to use their connections and have famous people give us a call over the last three weeks. And the listener that gets the biggest celebrity on with us over those three weeks gets $10,000 and $5,000 goes to the celebrity charity.

[C]

Right. Who's the same? Who's the biggest celebrity?

[B]

Well, I'm not even gonna. I'm just gonna run names by you, and then let's pretend you're on the judging panel. You tell us who the biggest is. Okay.

[C]

Unless you got Bill Clinton on that thing, then. I don't know. I'll be real with you.

[B]

All right, well, let's. Let's run some names by you.

[A]

Sean.

[B]

Sean Connery is on there. He called in Morgan Freeman, Samuel L. Jackson.

[C]

This is hilarious so far. Keep going.

[G]

All right. They're all de.

[B]

Pretty good so far.

[G]

Danny Glover, President Jimmy Carter, Ben Affleck.

[D]

Jennifer Garner, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Muhammad Ali.

[C]

What?

[B]

Let's see who else.

[C]

Muhammad Ali gets the. He gets the crown. It depends on what age group that you talking about is the biggest celebrity for. To be honest, it's between Justin Timberlake and Muhammad Ali, in my opinion. I mean, Sean Connery and Morgan Freeman and Danny Glover, they all been putting in work for a long time. So I'm gonna be. Hon, that's a hard one. Y' all might have to. Y' all might all have to vote on that one, because I'm sitting here trying to think who've been putting in work for over decades. So you got to think about that.

[B]

That's the problem with this debate, and we're going to come to blows on it because we're all really passionate about who we think should win, and it's all based on who we come up with. Unit. Not unanimously, but majority decision. And it's going to be. The question you just brought up is probably going to be at the gist of our arguments right there.

[C]

Yeah, in my opinion, man. And I'm. You know, I'm still from the new school. I'm not necessarily from the old school, but nobody Is beating Muhammad Ali if he called in. I'm sorry. I don't care what nobody said. So that's. That's my vote right there. Somebody had Muhammad Ali call up. It's a rap.

[B]

Were you on?

[C]

He's got the greatest. He's the greatest, man. Come on, man.

[B]

That's what I'm trying to tell him all about.

[G]

Sir, now you're slanting.

[A]

Well, hold on.

[B]

You can't.

[A]

We're not sorry.

[D]

We haven't started yet.

[B]

Sorry. I think, Bert.

[A]

You're reaching a point where we have to eliminate Bert from discussion, I think. Cause it's like when there's a trial, you know, and the jury can be swayed because there's so much coverage and bias, then you have to move it. So we may have to call a radio station in, like, South Georgia or something and have them evaluate for us.

[D]

I think this is gonna be a hung jury for a while.

[B]

It's gonna be ugly.

[C]

Yeah, but, you know, you're talking about celebrities that go further than, you know, the United States of America, of course. Muhammad Ali is worldwide. We all know that. Justin Timberlake is up there. And then, you know, have the foreign value, like you said. Sean Connery, of course. So like I said, it is a hard one. But, man, I think Muhammad Ali is world renowned. I think if you go to any place in the world, you say, do you know who Muhammad Ali is? Somebody gonna say, hell, yeah.

[B]

It's gonna be tough debate, man. So what do you got your hands in now? Now you're doing restaurants. Like movies weren't good enough for you, and music wasn't Grammys weren't good enough for you, so now it's restaurants, man.

[C]

Look, I surprised myself, but to be honest with you, I partnered up with somebody that's been in the restaurant business for over. So I want people to make it understood. It's not like it's just me putting my name behind some food. This is food comes first. You know what I mean? It's first and foremost. And of course, it's the location, the ambiance, the service, and all of this stuff. So I took it extremely serious. So Straits Atlanta is now open. I know a lot of people have been hearing about it. This is Singaporean Thai cuisine for all those energetic and spontaneous people. You know, Atlanta, the fastest growing city in the country right about now. So I felt, you know, my passion for the city. I felt like it was very well needed to inject this into midtown, into downtown, to be exact, off Juniper and 5th Street. It's called Straits, named after the waterway that led from Malaysia down to China. So I need a lot of people to come out to taste this food, man, because it's extremely serious. I want people to have the best dining experience they've ever had in a lifetime. It's that serious. So there you have it.

[B]

What exactly is Singapore cuisine?

[C]

Singaporean cuisine? It's a mixture of a lot of different things. Of course you have, you know, it's just a lot of Asian flavor. So everybody that comes out, I mean, my favorite thing on the whole menu is the chicken lollipops. But to rightfully answer your question, of course, like, you have Indonesian, Thai food, Chinese, Malay, Indian, Narnia cuisines, all kind of mixed together. So that's basically what it is. And it's a whole bunch of Southern ingredients, because that's one thing that the south and Asian foods have in common, is those spices and those flavors. And I think that's definitely what sets my restauran apart from everybody else's. It's the sauces and the spices. So you gotta make sure, like I said, you come out and check it out for yourself. So, you know, I'm not woofing y' all any pool over the phone. My partner and I, we both have a great deal of passion for different charities, and we came together and we've done a whole bunch of fundraisers so far that are kind of like soft openings at the restaurant. So, of course, you know, it's going towards a good cause, and we plan on having fundraisers at least once every two or three months. The restaurant is over seven days a week from 5pm till midnight, Monday through Wednesday and Thursday through Saturday. It's 5 to 1am and the rumor.

[B]

Is that a whole bunch of big time celebrities are gonna show up to the restaurant also. Can you? Can you. Is that true?

[C]

I mean. Well, you know, man, I'm pretty much a hell of a guy for the most part, so you never know who's gonna show up to support. I pretty much wake up in the morning and piss excellence, Burt, you know what I mean?

[B]

I know you do.

[C]

I know you do. You never know who's gonna show up.

[B]

I know if they gave you a drug test, the results would be excellent.

[D]

That's great. Is Mark Wahlberg gonna come?

[C]

There's a couple people saying they're gonna come through, and it's all out of the love. And, like, you know, like I said, I've traveled a lot of places and been to many restaurants, and I'm just trying to bring My experience of what I feel is one of the best back home to Atlanta, Georgia, for everybody. So make sure you come through. US off June 5th. Like I said in Burke, man, I definitely appreciate you and Q100 for getting behind me on this, supporting what we do. And I know we're gonna have some winners come out. And, you know, I'm gonna sit down and d figure out what the whole experience is about and make sure I get some good feedback. So it's important to me, man. Eat some chicken lollipops, man, some sea bass and all that good stuff.

[B]

And there's a drink on the menu also called the Piss Excellence, which is supposed to. Which is supposed to be really, really good.

[C]

There's absolutely not a drink called Pizz Excellence, But I can tell you this. We definitely have a good amount of specialty drinks that you can't find anywhere else. So, you know, you gotta make sure you come like I said, man, like Burt, man, I need you to come through too, so you can talk about.

[B]

Yeah, I'm already in.

[C]

All right, perfect. That's what's up.

[D]

So, Ludacris, I wanna know, how are you opening a restaurant and juggling a recording, a new album and in a movie right now, like, how are you.

[C]

Doing at all, man? Actually, I absolutely wake up every morning and pretty much don't understand how the hell I'm doing it myself.

[B]

So.

[C]

That's a very good question. But, you know, you take it one hour at a time. Not even one day at a time. You take it one hour at a time. But, yes, the new album is coming in September. It's called Theater of the Mind. First single is coming soon. Just finished the movie Max Payne. I'm actually in Toronto, Canada right now. So that's coming out in 2009. Rock and rollo. We talked about that earlier. That's the Guy Ritchie movie that comes out October 31st of this year. And then the restaurant and then the Top of Our Love. I don't know if y' all heard about it, but I'm doing my part in trying to save the planet, man. Me and Tommy Lee. The Discovery Channel is launching a new channel called Planet Green. So they got us in a competition against one another. It's basically like rock and roll versus rap. So, you know, it's reality based. It's a lot going on, but just a lot more details to come. The whole channel launches June 4 on Wednesday, but the actual show doesn't air until August. So juggling all of these things at once, man, you know, you Only live once. So there's no sleep to this life. You got to do what you got to do.

[B]

Who can party harder, you or Tommy Lee?

[C]

Hey, I'm gonna be real with you. Tommy Lee can party harder than ludicrous. And what about. I've been hanging with homeboy for the past three weeks, and hands down, got me on that. On that. Hella hard. Hella hard.

[A]

Did I? I don't know. Maybe you mentioned this. I didn't hear, but did you talk about wemix.com?

[C]

Man, wemix.com is another damn. See? Thank you. Bro, you making me forget some of the business. Some of the business things I got going on. WEMIX.com is out of control right now. Of course. It's like a democracy for music, trying to put the music back into people's hands. For everybody that thinks they have talent or, you know, knows they have talent in the music game, no matter what genre, Rock and roll, jazz, blues, R and b. Click on wemix.com w, e m I x.com and make sure you get the whole experience. If you just want to get your music heard and get some feedback from some people, it's a beautiful thing, man.

[B]

Dude just got his hands in everything right now. You really do, man. You are rolling right now.

[D]

It's crazy. And you just wrapped with working with Mark Wahlberg. You said, is he gonna come to the restaurant opening?

[C]

Mark Wahlberg is shooting movie after movie. Unfortunately, he can't make it down there, but I told him about it. So whenever he comes to Atlanta, we have to make sure he comes through.

[D]

I just. I just thought I would ask.

[B]

All right, Luda. Well, we'll see y'.

[F]

All.

[C]

No doubt, man. It's a new experience. Like I said, Juniper 5th is open for business. Make sure y' all come out and support. Thank y'. All.

[A]

Thanks.

[G]

Congratulations.

[B]

Thanks for the call. We'll talk to you later.

[C]

All right, man. Peace.

[A]

The bird show.