Full Show PT 2: Tuesday, February 17 [Vault]

Summary

The Bert Show – Full Show PT 2: Tuesday, February 17 [Vault]

Date: February 17, 2026
Main Theme:
Exploring “the one that got away” stories, revisiting relationships from the past, and funny slice-of-life storytelling from the Bert Show team.

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Episode Overview

This episode is split into two main segments:

1. A heartfelt listener drama where a caller, Devin, seeks help reconnecting with her ex-husband, wondering if he was truly "the one."
2. A humorous recount of a concert parking mishap, plus classic banter from the cast.

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1. Listener Drama: "The One That Got Away"

Timestamps: [01:33]–[15:30]

Premise:
The show helps listeners reach out anonymously to people from their past—this time, Devin wants to reconnect with her ex-husband, whom she believes may have been her soulmate.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

• Devin's Background & Motivation

  • Devin recounts her lifelong bond with her ex-husband, beginning in elementary school in a small town ([04:41]). She describes intense social/familial pressure to marry young and how moving to Atlanta unraveled their relationship.
  • Quote: “I felt a lot of pressure to get married, but I wanted to please everybody, and I really didn’t want to lose him.” – Devin ([04:49])
  • Their divorce was "nasty," leaving both families embarrassed due to small-town gossip.

• Regret and Yearning for Connection

  • Devin expresses regret for how young and immature they were:

    “Now that I’m older, I feel like he really might have been the one. I wish there wouldn’t have been so much pressure on us to get married at a young age.” – Devin ([05:03])

  • She misses the deep friendship that came from growing up together, noting it’s missing from all subsequent relationships.

• Hesitancy and Fear

  • Devin hasn’t contacted his family due to residual embarrassment and fear from their bad breakup.

    “It’s just been a complete cutoff. I’ve just been so scared to even call his family.” – Devin ([06:36])

• What She Wants to Know

  • If he ever thinks of her, if he wishes timing had been different, and if he’s truly moved on ([07:05]).
  • She’s less curious about his career; believes he’s successful but wants to understand his heart.

• Listener Call-ins: Perspectives from Others

  • Cautious Tale:
    • Megan warns against rekindling past relationships, sharing her friend's second divorce with her ex was “messier than the first.”
    • Quote: “Sometimes it’s just easy to fall back into that... It’s like when you’re with your parents and suddenly you feel like you’re 12 again.” – Megan ([08:42])
  • Optimism:
    • Renee advocates for taking the risk:

      “You never want to live in regret, Devin.” – Renee ([10:25])

  • Hopeful Outcome:
    • Another caller shares her own story of rekindling and marrying her college sweetheart after a rough split:

      “It’s always worth a shot, so it can happen.” – Heather ([11:21])

• Host and Cast Reactions

  • They stress both sides: sometimes second chances work, but Devin should emotionally prepare in case her ex is happily settled elsewhere ([11:35]).
  • The cast encourages Devin to focus on closure, not just romance.

• Arrangements to Reconnect

  • The Bert Show team reveals they've already located her ex (“Mike”), and offers to interview him with Devin’s questions—anonymously—on-air the next day. She can listen in before deciding if she wants to reveal herself ([13:24]–[14:41]).
  • Devin is nervous but agrees:

    “For me, it’s better knowing than not, you know? So I’m definitely ready.” – Devin ([14:22])

• Memorable Moment:

  • The heartfelt yet nervous anticipation as Devin agrees to the experiment, with the hosts gently warning her to be ready for any outcome.

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2. Classic Bert Show Banter – Concert Parking Fiasco

Timestamps: [18:02]–[26:28]

Premise:
The cast shares a funny and relatable personal story about attending a concert at Chastain Park—a tale equal parts nostalgia, sibling bonding, and logistical misadventure.

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Key Story Elements

• Generational Concert Outing

  • Several cast members, along with siblings, attend a Heart, Cheap Trick, and Journey concert. There's nostalgic pride and observations about blending audiences from different years ([18:11]–[19:41]).
  • Colorful detail: comparing lighters (old school) to cell phone flashlights (new school) in the audience ([19:15]).

• Lead Singer of Journey – Fanboying

  • Discussion about the younger Filipino lead singer of Journey, found via YouTube, who “sounds just like Steve Perry.”

    “If you close your eyes, you would not be able to tell the difference.” – Cast Member ([18:23])

• Parking Mayhem

  • After hunting for parking, the group pays a kid $15 to park in a front yard ([20:40]).
  • When the concert ends, they discover they’ve been blocked in by other cars; frustration and debate ensues.
  • Arguments arise about whether it’s an “unspoken rule” for yard parking to require everyone to wait until the event’s end to leave ([22:43], [23:10]).

• Awkward, Hilarious Climax

  • The confrontation with the homeowner in a towel, the cast member semi-seriously asking for a refund, and the towel nearly slipping off:

    “So that’s when he became the naked man... I’ll just stand here and get a whole new show.” – Melanie (recalling events, [25:19])

  • The group ultimately abandons the car to take a cab home rather than wait all night.

• Life Lessons & Takeaways

  • "Don’t Yard Park" is the new rule—bring extra wine, take a cab, and don’t expect to escape early ([26:00]).
  • The story wraps with laughter, light teasing, and classic Bert Show jokes about “getting your money’s worth” and parking wisdom.

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Notable Quotes with Attribution & Timestamps

• "I wish there wouldn’t have been so much pressure on us to get married at a young age." – Devin (05:03)
• “You never want to live in regret, Devin.” – Renee (10:25)
• “Sometimes it’s just easy to fall back into that... It’s like when you’re with your parents and suddenly you feel like you’re 12 again." – Megan (08:42)
• "If you close your eyes, you would not be able to tell the difference [between Journey’s new singer and Steve Perry]." – Cast Member (18:23)
• “So that’s when he became the naked man... I’ll just stand here and get a whole new show.” – Melanie (25:19)
• “Don’t yard park. Don’t yard park at all.” – Co-host or Panelist 1 (26:00)

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Segment Timestamps for Quick Reference

• Devin’s Story: The One That Got Away – [01:33]–[15:44]
• Listener Call-ins: Mixed Reunion Advice – [07:53]–[14:11]
• Hosts Elaborate Plan for Anonymous Q&A – [13:07]–[14:41]
• Concert Story Begins – [18:02]
• Naked Man Parking Fiasco Peaks – [24:05]–[25:19]
• Life Lessons on Yard Parking – [26:00]

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Tone and Style

• Warm, supportive, and sometimes gently teasing among the cast members.
• Empathetic to listeners’ emotional journeys.
• Laugh-out-loud storytelling and relatable humor, especially in the concert anecdote.

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Summary

This episode of The Bert Show delivers a signature blend of authentic listener drama and cast banter. Devin’s emotional story explores themes of regret, maturity, and the hopeful—if risky—possibility of reconnecting with true love, all while weighing supportive and cautionary advice from listeners and hosts. The show then shifts gears to a laughably frustrating concert parking tale, reflecting the everyday mishaps and group chemistry that longtime listeners love. Through both segments, the show maintains its hallmark mix of real talk, empathy, and spontaneous humor.

Transcript

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[Co-host or Panelist 1]

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[Narrator/Host]

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[Devin (Caller)]

Actually, I think we can.

[Narrator/Host]

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[Host or Moderator]

Jen, explain how the Bird show is the one that got away.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

Well, basically the way this works is we have just answered a couple of emails from our listeners who wanted to find the one that got away. And you know who that is. That's the person in your past you look back on as maybe the person you should have stayed with or worked it out with, or maybe that was the right one. But now things have changed and your life has moved on and so is theirs. But you're kind of looking back on it with rose colored glasses and you're like, maybe that is the one I was supposed to be with. So the first time that happened didn't really work out so well for the first listener. He had gotten away very happily.

[Host or Moderator]

Yeah, he moved on. His life was great.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

He was doing just fine without her. And so we're gonna try it again. This time you said it's with this woman's ex husband.

[Host or Moderator]

Yeah. Now Normally, it's. We put the offer out there with the thought that you couldn't find this person yourself, so we would go ahead and we would try to find them for you. So I'm not sure if this is the case with the ex husband or not, but here's Devin, and she's on the voice disguiser. Good morning.

[Devin (Caller)]

Good morning.

[Host or Moderator]

How are you today?

[Devin (Caller)]

I'm good. How are you guys?

[Host or Moderator]

Good. All right, this is interesting because we're talking about.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

She's on the voice disguiser. Oh, really?

[Host or Moderator]

Really, really.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

It doesn't sound all funky.

[Narrator/Host]

She is.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

That's good, though.

[Host or Moderator]

So we're talking about an ex husband here.

[Devin (Caller)]

Yes.

[Narrator/Host]

Okay.

[Devin (Caller)]

My ex husband, and we've known each other all our lives. I met him in elementary school, and we both grew up together in a small town. It was a very small town, and we were just best friends our whole life. And, you know, we dated in elementary school, stuff like that, but just, like, kid stuff. Then in high school, we started dating again and got really serious. And, you know, my mom got married when she was 18, and his parents got married when they were young, and everybody was just kind of like, when are you guys going to get married? It was just a lot of pressure, being from a small town, to get married at a young age. And we did. We got married. And it just. I felt a lot of pressure to get married, but I wanted to sort of please everybody, and I really didn't want to lose him. And so we ended up leaving our small town. We moved to Atlanta. And when we got to Atlanta, everything just kind of fell apart once we got away from, you know, our small town and stuff. And I just. I really wanted to focus on a career. And my career, you know, you know, takes me traveling around and stuff like that, and he just. He wanted to focus on his career, and it just kind of. It got. It just sort of fell apart. And the thing is, is that it kind of got nasty. Our divorce was not. Not pretty at all. And my mom's, like, real embarrassed that we got divorced in the first place because, again, you know, small towns, like, people talk, and, you know, everybody was, like, talking about us getting divorced, and his family was embarra. So, you know, the thing is, yeah, I could actually track him down. I could find him, and he ended up moving away from Atlanta, and I'm the one that stayed. But I just, you know, I didn't want to call his family because it's just. It was just such a nasty divorce. I didn't want to, you know, I just didn't want to involve them in trying to find him again because I'm afraid actually to call his parents because they. The whole thing was just messy. So it's just been on my mind because we did grow up together. And the truth is that I miss him. He was my best friend. And I feel like now that I'm older. We got married when we were 21, and it's been a few years. Now that I'm older, I feel like that he really might have been the one. I really wish there wouldn't have been so much pressure on us to get married at a young age. And I feel like if we had kind of held off and maybe dated other people first and stuff like that, I don't know. I just. I feel like that it was a mistake, and I just. I would love to find him again.

[Host or Moderator]

So if you. You think that if you met him at your current age.

[Devin (Caller)]

Yeah.

[Host or Moderator]

Then things would be totally different.

[Devin (Caller)]

I do. I do.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

Or if you reconnected because you guys have both grown up so much.

[Devin (Caller)]

I mean, I'm a totally different person than I was, you know, when I was 21, and I'm assuming he is, too. And it just. It's just a shame because we were just very immature in the way that we handled the divorce and just said a lot of stupid things and things that weren't true. I know from my end, and I just. I really wanted. I wish I could take it back.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

You know, I mean, I know that we don't know how much time has passed.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

What.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

What has your relationship status or, you know, experience been since the divorce.

[Devin (Caller)]

Everybody that I've dated, it's just nobody is the same. Nobody's like him, you know, and the thing. The thing is with him is that, you know, we grew up together, so we were really best friends. And a lot of the guys I've dated, there's not that friendship there. It's not as deep, you know, and they just want to date you, for one thing, and then that's it. And, you know, things with him were different. I just. I knew him, you know, inside and out, and I haven't. I just haven't found that with anybody else.

[Host or Moderator]

So what is the last information that you found out about him? Do you know what state he was living in, or has there been a complete cutoff?

[Devin (Caller)]

It's just been a complete cutoff. I really, you know, like I said, I've just been so scared to even call his family, and I don't really want to bring it up. To my mom. So, I mean, I know his family's number, so it's been really tempting just to call them and see, but I just. I don't want to do it because I know they're going to freak out. And my heart.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

I understand that.

[Host or Moderator]

Yeah. So if you had him on the line, what questions do you want answered?

[Devin (Caller)]

I would just want to ask. I would just want to ask him if he ever thinks about me the same way that I think about him. And if he wishes, you know, we got together at a later age, too, and just if he, you know, I guess if he's seen anybody or if he's ever fell in love with anybody else.

[Host or Moderator]

Are you curious, like, career wise, did he stay in the same career stay in the same state?

[Devin (Caller)]

I'd be curious to know if he stayed in the same state, career wise. You know, I. He was very driven. I'm sure he's successful at whatever, you know, whatever he set out to do. I know he's going to be successful. So that's not really even a question because he was always a really. He always followed through with what he said he was going to do. So I'm sure he's successful. I just. I'm just more curious about, you know, the relationship part.

[Host or Moderator]

Our virtual listener, Megan here, says, be careful what you ask for. Hey, Megan, go ahead. You're on Q100.

[Caller with Opinion]

Hey, good morning, sweetheart. Please don't do it. I can't tell you how similar your situation is to a good friend of mine. It's eerie how close it is. And she ended up remarrying her ex husband. Same situation, small town, got married at 18 originally, and, you know, many, many years later, they reconnected. They thought exactly what you were thinking. We're older, we're more mature. They immediately fell back into their old patterns. It's kind of like when you connect with a good friend from high school, you kind of fall back into that giggly thing. Same thing with relationships. At least how she found it. And the divorce that came later was messier than the first one.

[Host or Moderator]

So you're saying, megan, people don't change. I mean, you're the same at 21 as you are at 35 or whatever.

[Caller with Opinion]

No, I'm not saying you're the same, but I'm saying if you have a very tight relationship, sometimes it's just easy to fall back into that. It's like when you're with your parents and suddenly you feel like you're 12 again.

[Host or Moderator]

Does it feel that way to you, Devon? Does it Feel like, all right, things haven't worked out with any guys since then, so. So maybe my safety net is my ex, and that's why I'm trying to track him down.

[Devin (Caller)]

I just. I don't know if he's. I don't think he's my safety net. I mean, I understand what. I understand what the. What the girl's saying that just called in. I can see how that might happen. I just. It's really been on my heart, and I just. I really want to. I really want to try. I feel like every single person that I've dated that there's something missing. And we did. Even though we were young and our divorce was terrible, I don't. We did have amazing times together when we dated and when we. You know, when we were together. So I feel like even if we did get back into a pattern, it would be a pattern that would be a good one. The divorce itself was what was nasty because we were just immature. But I hear what she's saying, though. I understand that. But I don't know. I really. I really still want to find him.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

And I would say that as many stories as there are, of course, that last caller there would be the opposite side of the coin, too. Couples that got divorced, got back together, and stayed together.

[Host or Moderator]

Well, here's one of them at least giving you some optimism. Hey, Renee.

[Devin (Caller)]

Hey, how you doing?

[Host or Moderator]

All right. How are you?

[Devin (Caller)]

I'm doing good, man.

[Host or Moderator]

What's your advice? Can you turn your radio down for us?

[Devin (Caller)]

Oh, yeah, I can.

[Narrator/Host]

Okay.

[Host or Moderator]

What's your advice for Devin?

[Devin (Caller)]

My advice for her is I think she should go and try to find them. She doesn't want to regret anything. In the end, it sounds like she really is in love with him and really wants to change, and she's changed already, and she feels like he's changed, and they should go for it. You never want to live in regret, Devin.

[Host or Moderator]

Those are pretty strong words. Do you still love him?

[Devin (Caller)]

I do. And that's one of the reasons why I want to find him again, because I just. I've known him my whole life, and he's a big part of my life, and you can't. You know, I just can't change that. And I think about him every day.

[Host or Moderator]

Hey, Heather. Good Morning. You're on Q100.

[Caller with Opinion]

Hi. I have an opposite opinion, too. It was a really similar situation for me. I started dating my fiance when I was 18. We met in college, and we actually broke up when I was 20. And then here we are, we're 25, and we're getting married Friday. Thank you. It's just, you know, I mean, it's a lot different because we never expected that we'd ever get back together. We had an interesting breakup, too. It was not nice. But, you know, it's always worth a.

[Host or Moderator]

Shot, so it can happen.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

I think I just. Because with anybody you want to take the advice you agree with. So I'm sure in your heart, your heart's fluttering, thinking, oh, my God, we might, you know, get remarried.

[Devin (Caller)]

Oh, it's Friday.

[Caller with Opinion 2]

We can have a double wedding.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Exactly.

[Host or Moderator]

I already got the chapel. January 17th of May.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

But I just want you to be prepared. What if we find him and he's married with children and he's moved on? Are you prepared for that and ready to move on? Because I wonder if you've ever given any guy a chance except for him.

[Devin (Caller)]

You know what? I've thought about that. I've thought about him being married to someone else with kids, and I'm ready to find out. I mean, if that has happened, then I will just. It'll be, you know, good closure for me, and I'll just. I'll. You know, I'm gonna try and move on. I mean, I'm really scared. I'm very, very scared that, you know, that is a possibility. But I'm. But it's okay. I mean, I'm ready to find out. I mean, I'll still love him even if he's with somebody else, and, you know, I'll always love him. And I just. Even if we could have closure and, like, you know, just leave it on better terms than what it was, and even that would be. Then that would be enough. I mean, I'm hoping he's not with somebody, because I really do. I really do love him. But either way, I'm definitely ready.

[Caller with Opinion 2]

Your last few boyfriends, you break up with them or they break up with you.

[Devin (Caller)]

One broke up with me, and in the last couple ones, I've broken up with them.

[Caller with Opinion 2]

And how long ago was the last breakup?

[Devin (Caller)]

The last one was about seven months.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Okay.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

Okay.

[Host or Moderator]

So here's what we can do. What's his name? Or do you want to assign him a name?

[Devin (Caller)]

I'd rather not say, because, you know, I don't want to say the town. I don't want to say the name, because it's, like I said, I'd rather not, if that's okay.

[Host or Moderator]

All right, let's give him a name. Mike.

[Devin (Caller)]

Okay.

[Host or Moderator]

All right, so you emailed us a while ago, and I can tell you this, that Tracy's so good at finding these guys. And she has found him.

[Devin (Caller)]

Okay.

[Host or Moderator]

I think she probably used the phone number that you supplied because you said you had his family's phone number, right?

[Devin (Caller)]

Yeah. Yeah, I do.

[Host or Moderator]

All right, here's what we. The offer that we'll make to you is we want to give you 24 hours to think of questions that you really want answered. Like 10 questions that you really want answered from Mike. Jeff will compile that list with you off the air. And then tomorrow, we'll get Mike on and we will ask him these 10 questions. You won't be on the phone with us at the same time. He'll never know that it's you calling. If you want to remain anonymous.

[Devin (Caller)]

Okay.

[Host or Moderator]

And you could just listen into the conversation, hear how he answers the 10 questions, and. And then we can take it from there. If you think there's a green light there, who knows? We could put you guys on together if you want. If you never want to talk to him again, you never want him to know it was you that called. We can handle it that way also.

[Devin (Caller)]

Okay. Yeah, I would love to do that.

[Host or Moderator]

So you're sure this is something you want to do? Because, like these guys were saying, you may find out, I mean, worst case scenario, that he's really, really happy and everything's going fine in his life. And that's going to hurt to hear.

[Devin (Caller)]

Yeah, no, I know, I know, but I really. For me, it's better knowing than not, you know? So I'm definitely ready.

[Host or Moderator]

Okay, well, let me go ahead and we already have your contact info, so Jeff will call you later on or Tracy will call you later on today, and we'll figure out the 10 questions that you really want answered, and we'll do it tomorrow morning right around the same time.

[Devin (Caller)]

Okay? Okay.

[Host or Moderator]

Okay.

[Devin (Caller)]

All right, thanks, guys.

[Host or Moderator]

All right, thank you. Hold on. She sounds so excited.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

I know she is excited. I'm just surprised she hasn't heard about his status because they're both from the same small town, I think.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Because you know what I mean?

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

Because I'm not even from a small town, but my mom and dad still live there. I hear the gossip on everybody, especially my ex boyfriends whose parents still live there. I know all about them. I know what they're doing, I know what's going on, all that kind of stuff. So I'm just surprised she doesn't know yet.

[Narrator/Host]

But her.

[Caller with Opinion 2]

She what? This. It might be good for her because if he doesn't have a status, like if there are no updates, it might not be any different. You know what I'm saying? Like that if he got married again, that would probably be big enough to come back to her. Or even engaged, he would probably be big enough to come back to her. But because she's heard nothing that works in her favor.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

I think that's a good point.

[Host or Moderator]

So he's already agreed to come on. Yeah, he doesn't know who it's for. I don't even think he knows what city that we're calling from and he's willing to answer the question. So we just have to come up with that list. The Bird Show.

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[Co-host or Panelist 1]

So I told you guys at Sunday night I went to Chastain and went to see Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey, which was a fantastic concert. And my brother and sister did I.

[Host or Moderator]

Just for just one second, pause. Yes, little sidebar.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Okay.

[Host or Moderator]

Did you tell us yesterday, I think I let this go, that the new lead singer for Journey is a little Philippine guy?

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

Yeah.

[Host or Moderator]

Okay.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Yeah, he is fantastic. And I mean, talk about a dream come true. He was the lead singer of a Journey cover band. And now I say young. I thought he was young. I think we looked him up later and he may be 40, so he may be, you know, an older guy, but he certainly doesn't look it. He looked like some 20 something, you know, kid out of college that was so excited to be there. But he was in a cover band for Journey and when they were looking for a new lead singer, I guess somebody had tipped him off to this YouTube video of his band. And they audition and he sounds just like Steve Perry. I mean, you. He would. Yeah. If you close your eyes, you would not be able to tell the difference. No offense to Steve Perry, but he. This guy was really good.

[Host or Moderator]

So anyway, Wendy, do you know this song?

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

I do.

[Host or Moderator]

You do?

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[Host or Moderator]

You feel like grabbing interned in Intern Bend and slow dance.

[Caller with Opinion 2]

Just rocking back and forth, hands on hips, hands on shoulders.

[Rocket Money Advertiser]

Yeah, just like a crying song. Me like a shoulder.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

And you could see the generation gap at Chastain park because there were some people had their cell phones up during the song and then others had the lighters. Old school, old school. The old metal flink, flink, you know. So we went to the show. So my brother and sister are older than me. So it was one of those concerts where all the music was going to cover all of us, where we, you know, I was little listening to this music with them, so it was kind of sweet. So all of us decided to go and Katie went with us with all your M's. All the M's. Melanie, Mike and Melissa and Katie and we.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

I don't know why that cracks me up. It just does.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Well, if you're a parent. Don't ever do it.

[Host or Moderator]

Ok.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Okay. Don't ever do it. Because my name is Melanie. Mike, Melissa. Because that's what mom always would go down the line. So they drove down to Nashville from Nashville, and so we went to the concert. So, you know, and it was. You think it's a novelty? And I thought, yeah. I mean, at the age where I'm going to reunion shows, but, okay, I don't care. This is gonna be fun. And so we go to Chastain, but. And I love going to Chastain shows. There's always an issue with parking sometimes at Chastain, and you know that you're gonna park along the street, in the park or whatever, walk. We rounded our normal course around Chastain twice and could not find a parking space. It was. I have never seen it this packed. And so I told Katie, who was driving, I said, well, we're gonna have to drop Melanie and Mike off. Let them at least get to their seats and be good hosts, and then we'll. Cause we didn't realize it was gonna take this long to park. We didn't mind walking. It was just. We could not find a space. And so we.

[Caller with Opinion 2]

You strike me as a type, and I'm not passing judgment. I'm just saying you strike me as.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Already giving me a hard time.

[Caller with Opinion 2]

I'm not giving you a hard time, but I know you're gonna think that. That you will avoid paying for parking at all costs.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

That's not true. A lot of the lots were closed. There was no parking to be had.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

Yeah, that's the worst part about going to Chastain, because the whole concert experience is awesome, but the parking experience there is horrible.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Every time I've ever been, I am happy to pay to park. I just. There was no parking lots open. So we were asking security guards, do you have any. You know, I think a ball field. One of the ball fields, they were trying to open up. So we finally got to the point where the security guard said, you know, you're gonna have to go down here and take a right, whatever. And I think there's a place up in there that you can get to. So we're fine. So we're headed that. We turned down this one street we hadn't been down. And then we see this little kid who had this big poster. It said, parking 15 bucks. And so we thought, well, he's cute. So Katie, you know, stopped and pulled in and said, hey, you know, what's going on? And he said, well, a guy had Decided to open up his front yard to be a parking lot that's nearer than this place. What they said. So we looked at each other and we made the decision because there was the kid and the dad was out there with his two sons and everybody was part, you know, there were other people pulling in, so we decided that we would park there. Okay, so we paid the $15 to the little kid and we're parking around the perimeter of his lot and everything was fine. We get out of the car, we get to the concert, we get there before, you know, we were running late. So we got. Didn't get there till Cheap Trick was over. So we. I'm glad that we let Melanie might go in there and watch them watching Hart fast, you know, great show. We're watching Journey. Great show. But then with this schedule for, you know, we, we get on Air at 5:30. So there's always the, well, let's leave a couple songs early to beat the crowd to get to the car to get home so that way I can get to bed at a decent time. So everybody agreed. So we left probably about two songs before the show was over. We thought we were smart. We got out of the gate, we got down the street, we're walking, and as we walk in the guy's parking lot, sure enough, there were two cars behind mine that blocked me from leaving his driveway.

[Host or Moderator]

So you couldn't get out.

[Caller with Opinion 2]

That always sucks.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

He had parked all the cars in his driveway and front lawn to where everybody but the back two were blocked. Everybody was blocked. So I got frustrated because, you know, if you have to, you know, that's when the backward count came where it was already running late.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

It was probably 11 o'.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Clock. And I'm thinking, we're already done.

[Host or Moderator]

Everything you have to do that's responsible.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

So. So, you know, just wanted to ask the question, Just want to ask the question why he parked the. Because I thought, well, you can just leave us all out here junked up and then not be out here to answer. So of course I wanted to knock on the door.

[Host or Moderator]

Okay, So I think that's legit.

[Caller with Opinion 2]

No, it's not. Absolutely, absolutely not.

[Host or Moderator]

If you're gonna park in this guy's yard, then he should at least give all cars access to get out of there when they.

[Caller with Opinion 2]

Absolutely not. It's just like Turner Field, you know. You know that if you're yard parking, you're blocked in until the end of the event. It's a given.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

See, I didn't think it was a given. I didn't I've parked in yards at Turner Field before at Georgia Dome, and I've never been blocked in before, so.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

I didn't realize that was an unspoken rule.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

I didn't either. Well, Jeff must be related to this dude. So my sister decided, let me. Let me knock on the door. So she goes and she knocks on the door, and then knocks on the door, and then knocks on the door.

[Host or Moderator]

Now, at this point, you really. You know that he hasn't collected keys from everybody. So this is really the fu. Knock. This really.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

Exactly.

[Host or Moderator]

This isn't the hey, can you help me out? Knock.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

No. And that's why my sister knocked on the door, because if I had knocked on the door, it would have been a lot louder because I just want. Yeah, I was just. I didn't like it.

[Host or Moderator]

Time to vent.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Yeah. And so she knocked on the door, and he came to the door in a towel. And so she's like, oh, well, hi. And then she, you know, asked why. You know, just wanted to let, you know. I mean, let me just make sure that these cars aren't yours that are behind ours. Just. That's how she positioned it. Melanie just like to say, are these your cars? Because if, you know, if they are, then we can get out or whatever. And so I'm just standing there. And so then he said, no. And then almost like Jeff, it was the. Well, you gotta be kidding me. Because, I mean, it's an understood unspoken rule. I didn't know that, so I couldn't agree with that. So I was speaking over my sister to him and back and forth on the. You got to be kidding me. Are you serious that you parked the cars here to all be blocked, so I have to sit here to all the car? Well, you. Most people stay during the end of the show. I don't know. You know, you left the concert early. That's your fault. That's not my fault. And so we went back and forth, and Melanie said that his towel slowly started falling.

[Host or Moderator]

Oh, nice.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Because he was caught off guard, and.

[Host or Moderator]

He'S pointing and stuff.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

I got in a verbal altercation, and I'm asking for part of my money back because I'm like, well, do I have to pay the full 15? And so. And his towel started dropping off. So that's when he became the naked man. And Melanie's like, let's go. All right, that's fine.

[Host or Moderator]

It literally. It literally slipped all off.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

It did not slip the whole way off. Thank goodness. Because Melanie's. Because many thought, well, I'll just stand here and Get a whole new show. He's gonna, you know, I'm gonna get.

[Host or Moderator]

My money's worth here.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

So we ended up having to call a cab and then to take me back. And then my brother, sister and girlfriend came back to get my car so I could get to bed.

[Host or Moderator]

What a pain.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Because we didn't know how long we were going to sit there.

[Caller with Opinion 2]

I love the fact that you asked for a refund.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

So if you're on Dudley, if you're on Dudley street, it's Dudley Avenue or Dudley street around Chastain. And you happen to see kids that are soliciting for you to park there, you better be staying until long after the show because you're never going to get your car out of there.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

Or maybe at a Braves game or anywhere. Maybe we learn it's a new rule because I said you knew that.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

I'm here to warn you. Don't yard park. Don't yard park at all.

[Host or Moderator]

And let me position your car as the one that can get out first, like right by the street so nobody can park in front of you.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Or we tried to do that and he wouldn't let us do that.

[Caller with Opinion 2]

So any of those gypsy lots, if it's an unauthorized thing, they just want your money and they're going to pack you in there and you stay until the end.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Well, I think we decided that we're always going to going to take cabs to Chastain shows from now on.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

Smart.

[Host or Moderator]

Yeah.

[Co-host or Panelist 1]

Always going to and never even try to park around Chastain anymore.

[Co-host or Panelist 2]

Bring an extra bottle of wine.

[Host or Moderator]

Gives you another excuse. The Bird show.

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