BONUS EP – CMA Awards Backstage Interviews (Bonus Interviews): Old Dominion, Gavin Adcock, Lauren Alaina, Stephen Wilson Jr. & more...

Summary

The Bobby Bones Show – BONUS EP: CMA Awards Backstage Interviews

Date: November 19, 2025
Podcast Host: The Bobby Bones Show Team (Premiere Networks)
Theme: Exclusive, candid backstage interviews with country stars and breakout acts at the 59th Annual CMA Awards.

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Episode Overview

This bonus episode goes behind the scenes at the 59th Annual CMA Awards with a lively series of unscripted interviews. Bobby Bones and the team chat with Old Dominion, Gavin Adcock, Lauren Alaina, Stephen Wilson Jr., Vincent Mason, Russell Dickerson, Dustin Lynch, Gretchen Wilson, Parmalee, and more. Conversations center around big career moments, adapting to newfound fame or parenthood, CMA memories, life’s changes, and playful musings about what the artists are “not thankful for” this Thanksgiving.

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Key Segments & Highlights

1. Lauren Alaina: Motherhood, Balance, and Breast Pumps

[03:13 – 11:06]

• Lauren Alaina reflects on a year of major life changes: marriage and the birth of her daughter.
• On childbirth:
  “It's the most incredible thing of my life. Yes. I cannot believe I did that.” – Lauren Alaina [03:39]
• Delivers a frank, funny rundown of her unexpected labor, needing an epidural after being induced twelve days late.
• Shares with the host (who is also a parent) the “real talk” about labor, the surprise of not knowing the baby’s gender until delivery, and how her daughter now tours with her.
• Discusses balancing career and parenthood:
  “My number one priority in my life now is her... But she goes on the road with me. She sleeps like a champ on the bus.” [07:50]
• Reveals that her own mom is now back to touring “bus life” – but this time as Grandma.
• Laughs about pumping breast milk on the go:
  “If you see me in public, there's a 50% chance I'm pumping.” – Lauren Alaina [10:45]
• Thanksgiving twist: Lauren is “not thankful” for breast pumps and bad drivers.

2. Russell Dickerson: Peak Dad Mode, Sleep Deprivation, and Tour Life

[11:13 – 16:18]

• Russell jokes about entering his “best Russell era”—embracing dad life, changing diapers at album release parties, and needing naps.
• On work/life/family juggle:
  “It's like different gas gauges... your family needs a little fill up.” [12:32]
• Gives blunt parenting advice:
  “No. Sleep. It's so... it just never stops...” [12:51]
• Shares excitement for major tour dates, loves connecting with fans live, and is active on social media.
• Memorable moment: Playful banter about not understanding trendy social media “group 7” and “6 7” memes.
• Thanksgiving twist: Russell confesses he’s “not thankful” for his in-laws’ macaroni and cheese:
  “I'm not thankful for the macaroni and cheese that my in-laws make.” [15:46]

3. Dustin Lynch: Thanksgiving Traditions & Family

[16:41 – 20:37]

• Dustin looks forward to Thanksgiving at his farm, where he hosts family including his “camera-shy” mom and dad.
• Reveals he’s a dessert guy, especially for his mom’s pecan pie.
• On ham vs. turkey:
  “Oh, ham... give me the honey baked ham all day.” – Dustin Lynch [20:16]
• Jokes that he’s “not thankful” for missing the big buck during his recent hunting trip.

4. Stephen Wilson Jr.: From Boxing Ring to CMA Nominee

[20:45 – 25:04]

• Has lived many lives: boxer, scientist, then songwriter/artist.
• Fascination with songwriting:
  “That's the real wizardry... affecting somebody's heart so much that they see themselves in the song.” [23:06]
• Quit his R&D job at Mars to write songs and chase his dreams in Nashville.
• On unexpected success:
  “My dreams kind of out dreamt me on that one. I'm just trying to keep up with them now.” [24:51]

5. Vincent Mason: Debut Album, Unlikely Careers & Quirky Talents

[25:13 – 29:39]

• Talks about putting out Parmalee's first album and overcoming teacher skepticism.
• Paid homage to a high school teacher who doubted him:
  “How you like me now? So I didn't graduate either.” [26:34]
• Shares his unusual superpower:
  “I've got a real finger on the pulse of where a bathroom would be in a public place... it's an internal pride thing.” [28:20]
• Thanksgiving twist: He’s “not thankful” for Southwest Airlines, especially the open seating.

6. Gavin Adcock: Rowdy Shows, Authenticity, and a Viral Zach Bryan Beef

[33:49 – 41:38]

• Insists on wild, high-energy shows:
  “I wanted my fans to have energy and sing along to every song.” [34:07]
• Recalls the most nervous gig: playing three acoustic songs for 40 women at a football event!
• Details a public confrontation with Zach Bryan at a festival, defending his own fans and approach:
  “He probably still can't stand me, but I really don't care what he thinks.” [39:11]
• Cites his “headstrong” family and Uncle Bubba (who had no teeth) as major influences on his authenticity.
• Thanksgiving twist: His conspiracy theory is that “they send out people to make fake traffic in Nashville.”

7. Gretchen Wilson: Fried Turkey, Loud Families, and Reconnection

[41:46 – 47:33]

• Offers practical advice for deep-frying a turkey: “Do not fill the oil up to the top... peanut oil is the best.” [42:05]
• Shares that her family sometimes does Italian food for Thanksgiving to break the monotony.
• On her big 15-foot artificial Christmas tree: “It's never coming down. I'm just gonna have to have a different season's tree.” [45:21]
• Touches on personal gratitude:
  “My reconnection to Christ. I was just getting in my own way...” [46:25]
• Not thankful: Group chats.

8. Old Dominion: Walk of Fame, Longevity & Not About the Awards

[47:33 – 55:36]

• Jokes about “buying” their place on the Nashville Walk of Fame before getting reflective on their journey.
• Discuss their longevity—20 years as a band—and their record-breaking seven consecutive wins as CMA Vocal Group of the Year.
• On what sustains them:
  “It's not about all that stuff... if that ever goes away, we'll find something else to do.” [51:22]
• Deal with industry naysayers:
  “We've dealt with people saying, you know, we are not country or we're not this or we're not that... You can't please everyone.” [54:20]
• Thanksgiving twist: Not thankful for lack of sleep and “general fatigue.”

9. Parmalee: Underdogs, Family Jams, and 35+ Years of Thanksgiving Music

[55:37 – 60:44]

• See themselves as underdogs, focusing on their hit single “Cowgirl.”
• Describe family dynamics—Thanksgiving always involves a Parmalee jam session, a tradition started when they were “this tall.”
• On keeping the band together:
  “We all made a pact we were going to do it together. We all invested in it.” [57:39]
• Not thankful: No CMA nomination, and (hilariously) for a bandmate’s wayward pinky toe, dubbed “the rider.”
• Engage in lighthearted inside jokes about social media “group 7” trends and band-member quirks.

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Notable Quotes

• Lauren Alaina:
  “If you see me in public, there's a 50% chance I'm pumping.” [10:45]

• Russell Dickerson:
  “If you could tell me that I could do something amazing, super fun... Or sleep? Sleep.” [13:07]

• Stephen Wilson Jr.:
  “That's the real wizardry... affecting somebody's heart so much that they see themselves in the song.” [23:06]

• Gretchen Wilson:
  “My reconnection to Christ... it finally hit me not too long ago that it's not up to me.” [46:46]

• Old Dominion:
  “We've dealt with people saying... we are not country or we're not this or we're not that... You can't please everyone.” [54:20]

• Parmalee (on Thanksgiving jams):
  “Oh, that started 35 years ago when we were this tall.” [58:26]

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Timestamps by Artist

| Timestamp | Artist/Segment | Topic | |-----------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------| | 03:13 | Lauren Alaina | Motherhood, Labor, Breast Pump Stories | | 11:13 | Russell Dickerson | Parenting, Peak Dad Mode, Sleep, Touring | | 16:41 | Dustin Lynch | Thanksgiving, Family, Pecan Pie, Traditions | | 20:45 | Stephen Wilson Jr. | Boxing, Science Career, Songwriting | | 25:13 | Vincent Mason | Debut Album, Teachers, College Dropout Life | | 33:49 | Gavin Adcock | Rowdy Shows, Zach Bryan Incident, Authenticity| | 41:46 | Gretchen Wilson | Fried Turkey, Christmas Tree, Faith | | 47:33 | Old Dominion | Walk of Fame, Industry Insights, Longevity | | 55:37 | Parmalee | Band Dynamics, Family Jams, “Rider” Toe |

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Overall Tone & Takeaway

The episode is candid, playful, and personal, showcasing the personalities behind the country stars as much as their music. Expect a blend of heartwarming vulnerability, honest industry “real talk,” and plenty of humor—from breast pumps on-tour to quirky talents and inside family jokes. The recurring “not thankful for” question pulls out both laughs and relatable gripes, delivering an endearing snapshot of the country music community’s off-stage lives.

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A must-listen for fans wanting a genuine look at their favorite artists, their Thanksgiving quirks, and what happens when Nashville lets its hair down backstage at the CMAs.

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Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bomb Show. Hey, you have changed girl. You've grown up. Wow.

[A]

Oh, matching from head to toe. Turn around.

[B]

Oh, you guys are really glad I didn't wear that today.

[A]

Are we looking here? Here?

[B]

I don't know where the heck we're.

[A]

Looking at each other.

[B]

Yeah. And Morgan's gonna jump in here. I think she's just fixing the camera. I don't know what that means.

[A]

Little balance.

[B]

Oh, is that what that means? Yeah. You don't need balance. Come on, now. Who needs balance?

[A]

If I started having some, it would be crazy.

[B]

What up, Lauren? Elena.

[A]

Hello. Is that supposed to be going?

[B]

No, no, that's not supposed to be. She's gonna make you do something later where you bump booties or something.

[A]

Oh, perfect. I love bumping booties. See, Everybody likes to have fun.

[B]

I agree. I didn't say it was bad. I was just telling you that. What's going on, Lauren Lane? I mean, a lot of Shane, since the last time I saw you, you know, you, like, got married, birthed a child.

[A]

I birthed a baby?

[B]

Yeah. Like, is that not just the craziest thing ever?

[A]

It's the most incredible thing of my life. Yes. I cannot believe I did that.

[B]

Did you go epidural or no epidural?

[A]

I got an epidural at 8 centimeters. I went all the way. Oh, my God. Wait, so were you planning on, like, being totally natural? I was planning on being natural, but I ended up having to be induced because I went 12 days past my due date. I was at CMA Fest. I saw you 10 days past my due date trying to get the baby to start, you know, making some moves. She did not want to come out. She was baking up in there. She was very comfy. And so I. Once I got induced, I progressed so quickly. I was like, okay, yeah, see, because.

[B]

My wife, she had planned to go all natural. You know what I mean? And her water breaks, and we're in there, and she's, like, puking because of the pain. Oh, my God.

[A]

When I started puking, I was like, give me the epidural.

[B]

That is exactly what she did. She goes, give me the trash can. Give me the trash can. I need the epidural. Give me the epidural.

[A]

Okay, Topa, I need to know from this. Hilarious. That was the moment we had. It was like, I am cracking up. That is the moment when I started puking. I was like, okay.

[B]

And then here's what's funny. The third one, like, she started having pain. She's like, all right, I need the epidural. By the time they could even get the thing in her back, the baby's already out.

[A]

That's pretty much what Happened to me because I progressed so quickly. I don't know what was going on. My body would just not. Like, my cervix wouldn't dilate. And once they helped my cervix dilate, zoom, I mean, so fast, like within like three hours, I was dilated to 8 centimeters.

[B]

Man, that is right. And we had one of those overnight ones. Like, we were up all night, you know what I mean? It was so miserable on the phone with our parents. Oh, yeah, get a plane. It's coming. The baby's coming. And I had just gotten back from a three day bender in Vegas. Oh, my God. And so, I mean, it was just like, oh, my God. I was. I was trying to. I was like falling asleep during labor. You know what I mean?

[A]

My wife's like, I'll tell you that once that epidural hit, I was like, sure, what's going on? Okay. But I need to know from a woman's perspective, because you always hear moms and they're like, it was the most beautiful experience of my life. But was it? Or were you like, holy crap, I can't believe I did that. And that was crazy that that even happened. It both probably. Okay, a little bit of both. I mean, it was pretty intense. It's a very intense situation. But when they handed that baby to me, I can't even explain it. You've.

[B]

You've. I've experienced it. Let me tell you. We. We didn't find out. I don't know about yours, but we didn't find out the gender till I was born.

[A]

And so also that level of surprise.

[B]

Oh, my gosh, let me tell you. And the, the doctor, like, holds it up and my wife's like, what is it? And I'm not even thinking general. I'm like, it's a baby. And she goes, no, is it a boy or girl?

[A]

It's a baby. I can see this moment for you.

[B]

And I say, oh, it's a boy. And then, you know what I mean? And then you just gotta go crazy.

[A]

And you just have the one.

[B]

No, I got three boys.

[A]

You got three boys?

[B]

Oh, my gosh.

[A]

The first one. Is it. Was it different for the other two?

[B]

No, because we didn't find out the gender for all three.

[A]

Oh, wow.

[B]

And so all three.

[A]

I want to do that next. I could not do it the first time, but I want to do that next.

[B]

I'm telling you, is such a cool thing because in every, every appointment you go to like, the ultrasound, everything. The first thing I would say to them we don't know the gender. We don't want to know. Do not tell it. I would make sure you scream it. Oh, I would scream it because I was like, one of these idiots is.

[A]

Going to ruin it.

[B]

Oh, look at this little. Or there's a penis. Or she's doing so good down there. You know what I mean?

[A]

I should have said that.

[B]

No, you can say penis. It's okay.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Sorry. That was amazing. It was amazing. It was great. It was great.

[A]

Anyway, well, good to see you.

[B]

Yeah, it's great to see you, you know, before you leave us.

[A]

Before lunchbox tea is making you talk all things.

[B]

Hold on, hold on, hold on. This is exciting to talk about. When you become Exciting. When you become this stage of your life, this. What do they call it? Season.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

It's like, that's. You want to talk about it?

[A]

That's all I think about.

[B]

Exactly.

[A]

I'm like, I do love music, too, but have you seen my daughter?

[B]

Exactly, but.

[A]

And that's what I was going to ask you, actually.

[B]

I.

[A]

It's always fun to listen to the moms after because, like, their life changes so much. So, like, life for you, now, what is it gonna look like? So I'm figuring out how to kind of balance everything because obviously the number one priority in my life now is her. So just kind of balancing all of that. But she goes on the road with me, so when I'm on the bus, she goes with me. She sleeps like a champ on the bus. I think it's because I toured the whole time I was pregnant. I think she.

[B]

So she's used to that motion, and she probably likes your music because you played it a lot. When she.

[A]

If I can't have. If I can't count on her, I'm really ticked. Like, please, at least let her like it. But we're going out on the tour with Rascal Flats in January, so that'll be good. My mom goes with me right now to help out, which is kind of crazy. Full circle, because when I started this career after American idol, I was 16, so my mom went on the bus with me then.

[B]

Oh, my gosh.

[A]

So she's back to bus life, back on the bus.

[B]

And she has a new title. She's no longer mom. She's grandma. Do you call her grandma or.

[A]

So my mom became a grandma at 40. My brother had a baby. Well, his wife had a baby Young. They were young in my hometown. And so she's sassy.

[B]

Sassy.

[A]

My mother is sassy. Sassy before. I love. She has four grandchildren. Well, now she has six, but she. My brother had four. And then I have a step sibling that has a baby a week younger than my daughter.

[B]

Oh, trying to steal the spotlight. That's not cool. Come on, man. Let Lauren Elena have that. You know what I'm saying? Like, it's her time to be pregnant. Come on. Step sibling.

[A]

Yes. Well, Lauren balancing it all, and I'm very proud of that. And I want to show her she's a little girl. I want to show her you can do both. And I was really worried about that, though. Like, I was like, what's this? What's this going to mean for my career? And it's the biggest joke ever because I just figured it out. You just figure it out.

[B]

That's what people always say is like, oh, I don't know if we're ready for a baby. Guess what?

[A]

You're never ready.

[B]

You're never ready. Like, you just figure it out.

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It's like every day I wake up and there's a new challenge that I have to figure out.

[B]

Yes.

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How to do it. And I'm like, I could have done this five years ago.

[B]

Yes.

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Except I would have had an ex boyfriend doing it with me.

[B]

Oh, that have been weird.

[A]

They all suck. It worked out. Exactly. I'm glad I waited to do it with my husband.

[B]

Exercise.

[A]

Oh, Lord, this is so fun getting to talk with you. You're amazing, and we're excited for you in this whole new chapter.

[B]

Wait, before you go, though. It's Thanksgiving, and we know what you're thankful for. All that. But what are you not grateful for? Not thankful for.

[A]

Not thankful for. Bad drivers. Not thankful for the breast pump.

[B]

Oh, gosh, that's a rough thing.

[A]

But I'm thankful for it. But also not.

[B]

It's. That's tough.

[A]

The pumping is. I pumped on the way here.

[B]

Let me tell you. One time we were in Vegas, and my wife was pumping at the blackjack table. Like, I mean, she had.

[A]

I pump everywhere.

[B]

Everywhere.

[A]

I'm just going to tell you, if you see me in public, there's a 50% chance I'm pumping.

[B]

Yeah. And the pumps have gotten so nice now that, you know, you cannot even notice the pumps.

[A]

You can just walk them wearing that.

[B]

You have the.

[A]

You notice they get more milk. I feel like you could perform on stage and nobody would know. You could just be pumping and that would happen on stage. I've lost it, and someone needs to send me some help. Send help immediately.

[B]

All right. Thank you, Lauren.

[A]

Elena, thank you.

[B]

Don't miss the CMAs live on ABC tonight at 8, 7 Central.

[A]

Well, welcome Russell Dickerson.

[B]

Thank you.

[A]

How you doing?

[B]

I could use a nap, I'm not gonna lie.

[A]

Yeah, I bet. You've been having an insane year. I feel like you're in like, your best Russell era yet.

[B]

Thank you.

[A]

Do you feel that way?

[B]

Yes, I do. I look back on pictures and I was like. I thought I was. I thought I was killing it.

[A]

Like, when. When were you thinking you were killing it?

[B]

It was early on. Like 2017.

[A]

Beginning of your career.

[B]

Yeah. But now my haircut was terrible. I was scrawny.

[A]

That was when you had the kind of like, spiky.

[B]

I was wearing the tightest pants you could possibly find.

[A]

Mm.

[B]

You know?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I feel like I just wasn't dialed in yet.

[A]

But now you feel like you've.

[B]

I feel. Peak dad mode. Country singer. I told you I need a nap, dude. You do?

[A]

No, but it's okay. I.

[B]

And it's not that. It's just. I got kids, then I wake up at five in the morning and they're just screaming.

[A]

You know, I was at your album release party and it was fun to watch you because you were trying to be Russell the performer, artist.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But your kids kept coming and your wife came and was like, the kids need this. And you're like, I also have to be a dad.

[B]

Mm. I gotta change a diaper right now. Sorry. I'm not. I don't know. I'm trying.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. But it's also like, I look at it as like different, like gas gauges, you know, like you're on the road, you're going, you're going and going. And then your family, you know, needs a little family time, needs a little fill up. You know what I mean?

[A]

Yeah. About being a dad. Can you give me some real, like, some real advice?

[B]

No. Sleep. It's so. It's. And it just never stops until. Yeah, like we just. We have to like, leave. We have to like get a hotel or go on vacation or something to sleep.

[A]

And you just sleep that whole time?

[B]

Yeah, pretty much. Like, if you. If you could tell me that I could do something amazing, super fun, I don't know. Or sleep. Sleep.

[A]

You are exhausted. So, like, this new era of Russell has brought a new exhaustion.

[B]

Well, I'm a dad now, bro. But no, I am. I am having the time of my life. It's so fun.

[A]

What is the best part about this new era? Because I'll tell you, I mean, I was at the record store the other day and I bought your record.

[B]

Your. You did?

[A]

Yes, I did.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

My boyfriend. I love it. It's amazing. It's a great record.

[B]

Thank you.

[A]

And I wanted to hear you on vinyl. You sound pretty good on vinyl.

[B]

Oh, okay.

[A]

Yeah, I like the vibes. But what's your favorite part about this new era that's happening?

[B]

I mean, just, I. I always love the shows. Concerts. The concerts.

[A]

WrestleMania.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

WrestleMania is great because you're a big wrestling fan. Do you like Mania?

[B]

I do. I grew up a wrestling fan, but my name is. Also sounds like Russell.

[A]

Oh, that was my. Yeah, I don't. I don't think I've ever put that together. I thought it was to.

[B]

To do with WWE if my name was Chad. Chad Mania. Like, that's.

[A]

You can still do it, though.

[B]

No, you can't. If there's. If anything is named Chad Mania, I'm not going or buying merch of any. Any sort.

[A]

Okay. So play on words. I. That went straight over my head. I'm very sorry. I really thought it was related to wrestling.

[B]

No, but I mean, next year is like dream year for. I mean, WrestleMania 26. We're doing red rocks. Oh, you know.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Like that type stuff. We're doing red rocks. We're doing the Greek in la. We're just to, like, look and see, like, blah, blah, blah, amphitheater, blah, blah, blah, arena.

[A]

I'm just like, you're crushing it.

[B]

We did it.

[A]

Okay. You are also on social media a lot. I see you doing a lot of the trends that are happening. Yeah, I see you.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Are you part of group seven?

[B]

Apparently you are. Who isn't?

[A]

Well, did you see the video? Do you know?

[B]

Yeah. I've had like five of them.

[A]

Okay. So you're group seven.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Do you know what six seven means?

[B]

I do.

[A]

Okay. Mm. What does it mean? Good. Okay. Okay. And then if I say awake in the morning and I step outside and I take a deep breath and I get real high and I scream at the top of my lungs, what's going on?

[B]

Bitches ain't shit. But thank you.

[A]

Thank you. You're the first one who put it together.

[B]

Oh, that's. Sorry I had to say those words.

[A]

In the trap.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

That's a good one.

[A]

It's Thanksgiving week. We're going to wrap this up with this. What are you not thankful for?

[B]

I'm not thankful for the macaroni and cheese that my in laws make.

[A]

Oh, that was oddly my wife.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

It's not good. No.

[B]

Sorry, guys.

[A]

Do you eat it?

[B]

I tell them to their face every year.

[A]

But you don't eat it.

[B]

I mean, it's the only Mac and cheese there is.

[A]

So you'll eat it, but it's not.

[B]

Yeah, but I'm not like, wow, I'm really thankful for this right now.

[A]

Okay. I'm sorry to wrestle Davidson's in laws and keep having a great mania year.

[B]

We will have a great mania year.

[A]

Wrestlemania.

[B]

Come out to Chad Mania at Red Rocks. 2026 Broadcast from the 59th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bomb Show.

[A]

Didn't feel that bright earlier. Maybe they turned some stuff. Maybe. I think some stuff. Some lights. I think some lights got turned up. Okay.

[B]

All right. I'm good. Good, brother.

[A]

All right, Dustin lynch, we're going to talk about. We're going to talk about the holidays.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Because, well, we've been asking people what they're ungrateful for, and that feels a little negative. I do realize that.

[B]

What if people. What are the answers to that?

[A]

Oh, well, so for example, Cody Johnson has a situation with his eardrum that's been quite painful. So he's not grateful for that. Riley Greene could not come up with anything. He was like, life's pretty good for.

[B]

Riley Green right now.

[A]

Yes. Yeah, he was sort of like, you know, I gave him an example of, like, well, disease, and he's like. He said, it has to be specific to you as a person.

[B]

Okay, so I'm ungrateful for a big buck that didn't walk out last week when I was hunting. How about that?

[A]

Oh, so you got to shoot nothing?

[B]

No, it was still awesome, though.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

I love being in the woods.

[A]

My nose is running.

[B]

It's okay. It's that time of year.

[A]

No, it's not. I have been sick. But scuba. Sorry, I'm pausing real quick because I felt my nose running in the middle of the interview. No, he said, it's a. And then Dustin goes. Dustin was really kind. He goes, it's okay. It's that time of year. Like, he saw it the whole time, but it's like, numb. I can't feel.

[B]

It's just gonna keep rolling with it.

[A]

No, I couldn't feel it. Thanks, guys. Okay, let's keep rolling. So I'm not grateful for that. Yeah, my nose running. So now you get to go. So now you're good to go.

[B]

I just told you I'm not grateful.

[A]

For the big walk we're starting.

[B]

I don't know.

[A]

Yeah. Okay. So the blood. I'm not. I could see how that's frustrating. You Set out to go hunting, and then you catch nothing. Okay, let's fast forward to the food part of Thanksgiving because we've been asking people the dish they're most looking forward to.

[B]

Most looking forward to. I go lean and mean. I like the starches, so the potatoes, all that, I kind of skip around because it leaves more room in the belly for desserts.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

So I like to get all my protein and all that fun stuff in. I love the Ocean Spray cranberry can sauce more than the real deal stuff.

[A]

Are you endorsed by Ocean Spray?

[B]

No.

[A]

Okay. I was just making sure because I was like, wow, that was very specific.

[B]

I just realized I'm talking all around my answer. I still haven't given you my answer. I leave room for desserts.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

So I'll do, like, five different desserts on one plate.

[A]

Oh, my. Well, now I need you to pick your favorite dessert.

[B]

Sweet tooth.

[A]

Problem one. You have to pick one. You get one dessert.

[B]

Mom's pecan pie.

[A]

Okay. Yeah.

[B]

Which is essentially what, just butter and sugar?

[A]

Well, I don't know. Does she have a good recipe? Because I might need to get over. I'm in charge of bringing pecan pie to the Thanksgiving this year, and I've never made one.

[B]

I used to hate it. I love it now.

[A]

Yeah, it must be like an acquired. Like a. You know, with age.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You know, we start to like things we didn't like when we were kids.

[B]

We all grow up, Amy.

[A]

But I might need to get your mom's recipe.

[B]

Okay. I can find that.

[A]

I feel like I still remember the time that your parents came on the Bobby Bones show.

[B]

Yes. That was so fun and awkward.

[A]

Why? Why awkward?

[B]

They're so nervous around cameras.

[A]

But they did a great job.

[B]

They did fine. But, yeah, if you. If you knew mom and dad off of camera, you'd be like, oh, that's not the same people.

[A]

Yeah. So is that who you're gonna be spending Thanksgiving with?

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. So the past handful of years, they come up and we do it at my farm outside of Nashville.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

So I have mom, dad, sister, brother in law, and the two kids, niece and nephew, and then any friends that don't have a home to.

[A]

So you're the host?

[B]

House I'm hosting.

[A]

Okay. So do you cook?

[B]

Yeah, yeah, I'll help out. Yeah. But me and the brother in law are kind of man of the grills.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

And then, of course, the girls are like, get out of our way in the kitchen. When they're doing all the baked stuff.

[A]

They'Re doing their Thing. Okay. Yeah. Cody Johnson had a good question before we wrap, so I'm going to ask it to you. But he said ham or turkey?

[B]

Oh, ham.

[A]

He said ham, too.

[B]

Yeah, I would much rather. I think the turkey we just put up with, it's like, there's not a whole lot of flavor here. Give me the honey baked ham all day.

[A]

Honey baked ham all day. And then ocean spray Cranberries.

[B]

Out of the camp.

[A]

Out of the camp. Thank you.

[B]

Don't miss the CMAs live on ABC tonight at 8, 7 Central.

[A]

Good. Over there.

[B]

Hello. Check 1, 2. Hi. Yeah.

[A]

Morgan here at the CMA award remotes with Steven Wilson Jr. How are you?

[B]

I'm good, Morgan. How are you?

[A]

Good. I was just reading a really quick portfolio of you, and you've lived, like 80 lives. You've done a whole bunch of things. You were a boxer, you're an R D scientist. You've done all these wild things. What brought you into music from all of that?

[B]

Well, yeah, my music career is like a culmination of all those lives. Yeah. My first stage was a boxing ring. I started fighting around age 7. My dad was a fighter, so we would open up the adult fights. So I've been an opener for a long time. Boxing cards are a lot like show cards. You know, there's openers and then there's the big headliner. So I've been kind of a showman, but I was always really quiet as a kid. I never really talked, like, the first 20 years of my life, but I had no problem fighting another dude in the ring.

[A]

Well, there's not a lot of talking that goes into fighting. Right.

[B]

Unless you're trash talking.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

But. Yeah, so you go up there and let your hands do the talking and that. So that's what I did. That was my. My first stage, and that's where I kind of learned to enjoy and perhaps get it. I don't like to use the word addicted, but I think. I think my dad was too. My dad was a real showman in the ring. And so, like, you kind of get addicted to the roar of a crowd, even for a quiet, shy kid. And. And then I just went and, you know, I grew up in a real small town and I was either going to stay in that town or get out. And I was a really nerdy science kid, so I went and got a science degree at mtsu, but I was always obsessed with songwriting. The song Don't Take the Girl kind of changed my. Made a mess out of me on a school bus when I Was a kid, and I had to figure out.

[A]

Were you, like, going through a heartbreak or, like, going through a love at the time?

[B]

No. I was like, honestly, what was really weird is, like, like, my mama, you know, kind of had a bunch of issues. She was married to some really dangerous. She's married to a really dangerous man. At the time my parents split up, and I was really scared for her life, and I was able to copy and paste her into that song. That's what. That's really what, like, mystified me about songwriting was like, that song had nothing to do with my story, but I was able to copy and paste my story into it and still be affected by it. So I was like, that's the real wizardry, not just rhyming words. And it's being able to affect somebody's heart so much that they see themselves in the song.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So I've been trying to pay that feeling forward ever since, and that's what I moved to Nashville for to find, because that wasn't on career day, But.

[A]

I don't think they talk about boxing or the performing, but scientists.

[B]

Career day.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So they had that on career day. So I was like, I'm gonna be a nerd, because I'm good at being a nerd. And so I went to mtsu, and that kind of kept me out of my hometown, but kept me Nashville adjacent. And that's how I kind of got into the songwriting realm. And then I worked as a scientist for years for Mars, the Food Company, and R and D. And then one day, I literally just. I couldn't stop writing songs, and I just quit the job to go write songs for nobody for no money. And I went and bartended and waited tables and. Until this guy at BMG Publishing named Chris Oglesby heard one of my weird songs and signed me on the spot. That was seven years ago. And here I am.

[A]

I'm sensing a theme here that you could almost make, like, a boxing scientific and performing type show. You can, like, really combine the three into one.

[B]

Come to the show and you'll see that. Exactly. Yeah.

[A]

Okay. That's pretty cool. I love that. And you have a first CMA nomination, which is really cool. Are you super stoked?

[B]

Yeah. I did not expect that to happen. I never sang a song in my life until 10 years ago. I wanted other people to sing my songs. I didn't think I'd be the one singing them. So my dreams kind of out dreamt me on that one. I'm just trying to keep up with them now.

[A]

Well, I'm gonna use that. Moving forward. Dreams out dreamt me. Because that means you're doing something right. So, Stephen, congratulations on the nomination, and thanks for being here.

[B]

Thank you for having me.

[A]

It's great to hear your story in a very quick amount of time.

[B]

I don't know. I hope. I tried to keep it short.

[A]

You did great. You did so great.

[B]

Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bomb Show. All right. Yeah. That was it. Yeah. Vincent Mason. Are we going Pitts you good? Vincent Mason. They told us you have a hard two minutes. What can we talk about in two minutes? That's very interesting. Oh, man. We put on our first album. Okay, that's pretty interesting for. If. It depends who you ask. I guess a lot of people probably wouldn't care, so that might not be the best.

[A]

Well, hopefully everybody cares.

[B]

Yeah, I mean, hopefully. But you can't get everybody to care. But there are a few people in this world that are really. They're jazzed up about it. Hopefully your friends, family. Yeah, that's right. A couple fans, right?

[A]

That's it.

[B]

Yeah, a couple.

[A]

Three or four.

[B]

Three or four people are waiting for it. Maybe some of your teachers from back in the day that said that you aren't going to make it in the life, you know? Yeah, right. Did you have any teachers like that? No, man, this guy's gonna suck in the world. It's an awful thing to say to somebody. Oh, man. Yeah. My. But you made it. Yeah, yeah. Dr. Evans, you know, he's my pre Cal teacher in high school. And let's just say I kind of gave up that last semester. And he says on the final, I just wrote my name on it. Didn't even answer one question, Just turned it in. And he was like, man, I really wish I could be a fly on the wall of your first college classroom room. Like, basically saying, you're gonna be crushed. How you like me now? So I didn't graduate either. Hey, there you go.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

And my parents, before I went to college, they sat me down. They said, you know, college isn't for everyone. You can just work after high school. You don't have to go to college. And I'm like, what do you mean?

[A]

Did your parents have a similar conversation with you or.

[B]

No, no, no. They wanted me to go. I went. I went for a bit, and then I started writing songs. And then I just. And I stopped going gradually. Just stopped going. So you didn't. You didn't just, like, immediately drop out? It was like I missed this class and then missed two classes, and then eventually, yeah, I went to Ole Miss. Wrote my first song there, moved to Nashville. I went to Lipscomb Music School for a little bit, and I was just trying to get a publishing deal the whole time. So eventually I just started going to write songs, and I just stopped going to school and so.

[A]

Did you always know you wanted to do this? Is this the dream, the goal?

[B]

No. I don't think if you asked anybody that knew me in my early life, that nobody would have said I would be doing this, but I didn't even know. I didn't ever play or sing for anybody until I was 19 or 20, so.

[A]

So this is all new. You're kind of like a completely new season of life.

[B]

Oh, yeah. Yeah. We're two years in now, so.

[A]

Okay. Does it feel weird? Are you like, oh, this is real and this is my life. Are you having that moment?

[B]

Yeah, it's just like. It's been so busy this year that I haven't even thought about it, but lately, in the last few weeks, I'm kind of like, this is pretty. This is pretty great.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You got to do is make records and play songs and. I mean, how hard is that? You know? Talk about Dr. Evans here and there, and then I don't know if he's still with us, but, you know, he was kind of older then, so. But if he's not still. If he is still with us, you know, but if not, hopefully he's looking down me like, dang, that dude did make it. Yeah.

[A]

Talent is to, like, remember names of every single person he's ever met in his life.

[B]

Everyone that's wronged you. You should make a list. No, I can name you my teachers from kindergarten all the way through, man. I know. Yeah.

[A]

Do you have any crazy talents like that? Is there anything that people be like, wait, Vincent Mason, you know, also do this.

[B]

You know what I can do? I've got a real finger on the pulse of where a bathroom would be in a public place.

[A]

Okay. You know, is there.

[B]

At a restaurant. You're at a restaurant for the first time. I can. I can just locate the bathroom. I don't have to ever ask anybody. And I really pride myself on that. That's impressive, actually.

[A]

When did you discover this talent? I guess.

[B]

Really clicked for me that it was a talent. In the last couple years, I just drift off, and it's really. I really am pissed off if I have to ask. It's like an internal pride thing that I like to just go find it. So, I mean, this is the most interesting thing I've heard all day. And we got that all done in two minutes. That's a quirky talent that I got. You remember your teachers. I can find the bathroom.

[A]

You guys are the best duo there's ever been in country music. We need to ask you really quick. Thanksgiving is coming up. What are you not thankful for?

[B]

Oh, gosh.

[A]

Cause we know you're grateful for a bunch of stuff. You've had a great year. You've been here.

[B]

What am I not thankful for? Southwest. Don't like Southwest. Okay.

[A]

I've been having some bad experiences there.

[B]

I wish it was some. It's a lot. So Southwest, if you're listening, change it up. Change it up. Go ahead and change that boarding process. We're all done with the open seating. It doesn't need to happen anymore.

[A]

Thanks, Vincent. It's good to meet you.

[B]

Don't miss the CMA's live on ABC tonight at 8, 7 Central.

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[B]

This holiday season, whether you're cooking for the family, out buying gifts for the.

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Kids, or crowded in holiday traffic, tune out the noise and tune in to Ellis Ever After.

[B]

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[A]

Friendship.

[B]

Be careful what you put in your body. Move your body and love it the way you love them cars that house, them clothes, them shoes, them brunches. Love yourself. Them brunches. Love and marriage.

[A]

You know what's become attractive to me? And it's because I've self corrected and I guess I detoxified myself. Accountability.

[B]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

Like, it has become so attractive to me and everything else in between. I've told my most embarrassing moment on this podcast before, which was me taking a in a Ziploc bag.

[B]

So listen to Ellis Ever after on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. I'm Jonathan Goldstein, and on the new season of Heavyweight, I help a centenarian mend a broken heart.

[A]

How can 101-year-old woman fall in love again?

[B]

And I help a man atone for an armed robbery he committed at 14 years old. And so I pointed the gun at him and said, this isn't a joke. And he got down. And I remember feeling kind of a surge of like, okay, this is power Plus. My old friend Gregor and his brother tried to solve my problems through hypnotism. We could give you a whole brand new thing where you're like, super charming all the time, being more able to look people in the eye, not always.

[A]

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[B]

Listen to heavyweight on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bomb show.

[A]

That were your last stop?

[B]

I think so.

[A]

Oh, you've been talking lots today. Are you tired of talking?

[B]

No, it's all right. Okay.

[A]

Gavin Adcock with me. Gavin, your shows are so fun and rowdy. Why tell me where this like, began? And you're like, I want to have rowdy shows.

[B]

Well, I've been To a handful of shows growing up. And whether it was just like, stand behind the mic and listen to some nice off country music or been to a couple rock shows and different things, I just wanted to be on the wilder side of things. And I wanted my fans to have energy and sing along to every song. And me making the songs I make, I guess it resonates with people that like to drink and have a good time, and they bring all the energy, you know? So I just go out there and sing the songs, and it's up to them how crazy they want to make it.

[A]

Could you ever see now with your shows, if people were sitting at your show, Would that be a weird experience for you?

[B]

No. I was playing a radio show in Charlotte a couple days ago, and it was a seated venue and it was just acoustic guitars and I had them all standing up. By about the third song, I was like, get up. We ain't doing this. I can't do it.

[A]

Okay, so do you like it to be more that way, or is it like, is there a part of you that where it's like, uncomfortable if everybody's just sitting and you're like, I don't want to be the only one having a good time here.

[B]

I'm more nervous when there's less people and they're being quiet. I'd rather it be a stadium full of people screaming and going crazy. I'm less nervous with that than I was at Georgia Southern. And I started making music. And they had a women's football event that was a fundraiser where all the coaches, wives, and people came around, and all the women dressed up and got to go out there and run football drills. And they were all sitting there with their legs crossed. And I played three acoustic songs. And to this day, that's the most nervous I've ever been playing a show. There was about 40 women. I was just nervous as hell.

[A]

Were you like, after? You're like, never again. We gotta bring it.

[B]

Yeah. We gotta do something else.

[A]

This has gotta change. Okay. And with that rowdiness, it's super crazy. But the show where somebody ran on your stage was my hometown.

[B]

Which show? Yeah. Heck yeah.

[A]

And my sister and brother in law were at that show.

[B]

Yeah, My security guard, he knew what he was getting into when he started seeing the shows. I. I waited too long to have security. But when we finally got it, he was like, this is crazy. I was like, yep. And the. The crazy part was the guy came into the show was not doing good. Like, he was just like on something.

[A]

Or he Was already not in the space.

[B]

But the crazy thing is he was singing along to every single word, front row, and just lost it towards the end. And it looked like he had some bad intent coming after me, and my security guard laid him out on the stage, and it was just crazy.

[A]

Was that the first time we were like, dang, this may have been bad, that I created a rowdy environment. Are you still happy that you have that?

[B]

I wasn't worried about it. I've been in worse situations, so it'll be all right.

[A]

Speaking of, I have to ask you, because obviously everybody's seen it on social media. What's the situation with Zach Ryan? What happened?

[B]

Well, I got asked on an interview my opinion about him, and I just said I didn't think he was that good of a person from his interactions with. With a kid after his show. And I try to treat my fans with the most respect, even if I don't like what they. They think it. Sometimes they get their feelings hurt and they have their. They're. They're just. They have feelings, too. So I.

[A]

Well, and you have one run on stage, and you're like, that's fine, you know?

[B]

Yeah, I'm not. I'm not mad at that guy. He just. He just had a bad night. But, yeah, I was playing in Oklahoma, and I woke up that morning, the festival said, hey, Zach's coming today, and he's probably gonna try to do something to keep you from going on stage. Just. I don't. I guess he just wanted to fight me to get us in trouble, get us arrested.

[A]

You had a warning that this was potentially coming?

[B]

Oh, yeah. They told me all day. My crew had a good level head about it and just kept me chill about it, because, I mean, it pissed me off that he came and got on stage with Gabriella Rose and for a moment with a smaller artist to have an opportunity for artists that size to get on stage with her and sing their song. And he took that time to call me out up there. That was real childish. And not. Didn't make. Probably didn't make her feel very good about it. And when he showed up on the other side of the fence and was talking bad about me and said, I'm gonna kill you and this, that, and the other. And the camera started rolling. I was like, see how pissed off I can make this guy? And I.

[A]

You knew what you were doing.

[B]

Yeah, I wasn't. I told him when he walked up, I said, I'm not fighting you, Zach. I'm about to go on stage. And play. And he just. He was hoping I'd fall into that to keep me on stage. But I went out there and performed 15,000 people and they had a blast. And I ain't worried about it.

[A]

And you really just brushed it off your shoulder like, yeah, that just happened, but I got stuff to do.

[B]

Yeah, no doubt. I mean, I ain't worried about it.

[A]

So where does it stand now? Is it just like. Because that was such a big kind of blow up moment is. Are you.

[B]

Yeah, I mean, it's fine. I mean, I think he made an ass of himself and I did what was right for my fans and the people at the festival. And he probably still can't stand me, but I really don't care what he thinks.

[A]

I love the authenticity and I love that you just own who you are, because I think we need more of that. It's just people being exactly who they are. How. Where did that even come from in you?

[B]

Well, I just grew up with some. Some family that was always their self and they were headstrong and sometimes they. They argued and raised a little hell and just. They always taught me to treat people with respect. Until somebody doesn't treat you with respect or. And then I just. And I saw a lot of artists that have always kind of tucked their tail and kind of like hid their self from everybody. And when they. For years and years and when they finally did do something that was a little bit off the wall, people gave them crap for it. And I just never wanted to be that person. I just. I never wanted to not be me.

[A]

So you're like, I'm not gonna wait five years to show you who I am. This is just gonna be me the whole time.

[B]

No doubt.

[A]

And enjoy the life. I love that. And I. I do want to know too. Do you have the. Everybody has that uncle that really makes an impact on their life in some funky ways or anything like that. Do you have that random uncle? Cause he strike me as somebody who would.

[B]

Yeah, I had a. He was my great uncle and his name was Uncle Bubba.

[A]

Gotta love Uncle Bubba.

[B]

He didn't have any teeth, but I mean, he was a headstrong dude and he was crazy and he definitely rubbed off of me in a rambunctious way when I was a little kid, you know?

[A]

See, everybody has an uncle, man. You look at your life. Okay, and last question for you, because Thanksgiving is coming up.

[B]

Oh.

[A]

We're asking people what they're not thankful for.

[B]

What I'm not thankful for.

[A]

I'm sure you're thankful For a lot of things. Good things, you know, good food, good people and music and all that.

[B]

But I don't know. I can't really wrap my head around that one.

[A]

So it's like, you know, if you. If you don't like people who don't say thank you when you open a door for them, or if it's like a bad driver who stays in the fast lane when they're going slow, it's those kind of things. Those are mine.

[B]

Yeah. I mean, I'm not thankful for Nashville. Sending out people to drive in front of the traffic to make. To make fake traffic in the evenings.

[A]

I'm pretty sure I have this conspiracy theory about traffic that's not real because why does it always disappear when you get up to the point of block traffic?

[B]

Yeah. I don't know. I'm pretty sure they send out people to make traffic, but anyhow, that's my theory.

[A]

I like it. Apparently, we're on the same rabbit hole, but, yeah, it's good.

[B]

See you.

[A]

Thanks for being here.

[B]

Thanks so much. Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bomb Show.

[A]

All right, Gretchen, we're approaching the holidays. Yes. And so hard hitting question about your favorite Thanksgiving part of the meal. Oh, goodness. Like, what dish? I am so ahead of you. I just put a 15 foot tree up in my house yesterday. Oh, nice. You're already. You're already in Christmas Eve. Yes. Yeah. Here. Thank God you. You stayed with the Thanksgiving thing. Okay, what is. What was the question? My favorite. What's your favorite dish? Like, you know, what's your favorite thing? Like, are you looking forward to it? Because some people are like, you know, you only have one. Yeah. My favorite thing to do on Thanksgiving is to deep fry a turkey. But it's a big mess and it's a lot of work, and if you don't know what you're doing, you could burn the whole place down. Yeah. And people have. Yeah. This is the biggest tip. Do not fill the oil up to the top. You have to account for the weight of the turkey and the oil. That's where everybody messes up. They put a lot of oil in, and then when they dump the turkey in, the oil comes over the top. You don't need that much oil. That's the big. That's a big mistake everybody makes. I feel like you need a. And peanut oil. That's the best peanut oil. So is that like a for taste? It's just. Yeah. It's the cleanest and the best. And I. Yeah. I think it's the. You'll get the best crisp out of it. Okay. Peanut oil. I feel like you need to, like, do a little cooking show about this. Really? I don't do. I don't make turkeys and hams that. I'm really more of an Italian food maker. I like doing lasagnas and stuff like that. Do you bust out any of that in the holidays? Sometimes we do. Sometimes. Especially if we're all getting together for both. If we're going to do Thanksgiving and Christmas. Nobody. I mean, it's like you just got over the leftovers, and then you're going to do the same meal again. So sometimes we will do an Italian Thanksgiving and then a traditional Christmas or vice versa. Yeah. And then what about your family? We're not Italian. We just love Italian food. You just love Italian food. What about your. When y' all gather? I guess I'm picturing, like, you being, you know, in music, but, like, do y' all ever have, like, jam sessions? Sing, or. No, no, no. Like, the last thing I want to do on my holiday. Office. Yeah. No, usually it turns into a big. Just. Who can be the loudest? It seems like we're the loud family, and my daughter is the only one in the family who will not fight to be heard. And so she's the one at the table who's just. Mm. And then I'll be like, did you have something to say, honey? And she'll be like, yeah, in a minute. Cause right now, you know, my favorite show is on. And that would be, you know, my mom and her husband screaming and yelling at each other. Oh, yeah, that's her form of entertainment. She's like, yeah, I know my favorite show's on. I'll speak when this is over. So we've been asking people, typically, the question that you get, especially with Thanksgiving, even though you're definitely in Christmas mode. I'm already jealous of your 15 foot tree. I keep thinking about it in my mind. I know I had to have had to buy scaffolding to put it up. I didn't know what I was. I bit off way more than I could chew. Okay. Did you go pick it out? No, I put it in my. My box online and then it was delivered on. Then it was delivered on two pallets. Okay. I didn't know. Is it a real tree or a fig tree? It's a fake tree. Okay. But I just. I guess in my mind that night, I thought 15 foot. Yeah, it's not that big, but it's. It's pretty big. Where are you gonna store it? It's never coming down. Oh, it's never. Okay. It's. No, it's never coming down. I'm just gonna have to have a different season's tree. It'll have to be like the Easter tree and then the tree and that. Well, I'm gonna have to, because Valentine's Day is never coming down. I mean, it's literal Christmas lights up all year long, for sure. Fourth of July. Just make it red, white, and blue. Yeah. I'm glad I got the scaffolding, though, because it'll take that just to take the ornaments off. That is hilarious. So before we jump to Christmas, we'll focus on Thanksgiving a little more, and we want to know what you're grateful for this year, but also, in addition to that, something you're not grateful for. Hmm. I am not grateful for group chats. Oh, do you leave them or do you. I just. They just get to be. I think it's just my age. I'm 52. There wasn't even cell phones, you know, when I was young. So the group chat thing is. It's just taken. I have a few, but sometimes they're exhausting. What am I thankful for? My reconnection to Christ. Oh, I love that. Especially this time of year, going into the holiday season. And what. When did that reconnection happen? Oh, it's been happening for several years. I think I was just getting in my own way, and I think I finally had to just open up my eyes and realize that it was me, that it was my issues that was getting in the way. And I think I try not to get too personal, but the reality of it is that I couldn't accept the forgiveness. I didn't think I deserved it. And it finally hit me not too long ago that it's not up to me. Well, I love that you're sharing it, because so many people can relate to that exact feeling. And to hear that you opened up and could get there, that gives them hope. And it was the silliest little thing. It was just me being who I am. I'm a control freak, and I just thought that I knew better, and that was very silly. It's not up to me. Well, shoot. I would watch this TV show like, we've got cooking tips, We've got Christmas tree tips, and we've got, you know, time with the Lord. Yeah. So, yeah. Well, thank you for chatting with us, and good luck with that tree. Thank you. I can't wait to see it. Yeah. And Your year round tree, your new tree. It's a new addition to your home. I'll get pictures of it and post it, but I'll have to wait until after Turkey Day at least. All right. And don't forget, if you're frying your turkey, don't fill the pot all the way up with oil and use peanut oil. You heard it from Gretchen Wilson.

[B]

Don't miss the CMAs live on ABC tonight at 87 Central. Nobody start yelling yet. Let me roll up my sleeves. Has anyone ever been slapped on camera? I mean, Midland almost did it to me one time, so. But that was off camera, so. Well, speaking of things deserving. Okay. And we are here with the newest member of the Walk of Fame in Nashville. We got what some people's opinions are. We got. Somehow made it. We got Old Dominion. Guys, my question is, how did, how did you get on the Walk of Fame? With money. We just paid for it. Paid for it? Yeah, we just did a lot of favors and, you know. Yeah, Yeah. A lot of sexual favor. Sexual favors? No, no, no, no, no. Like, real. Is it a real question? No, no. Like, no, no, no, no, no, no. Real question is, what is the process? Because I heard you guys get in the Walk of Fame, and I don't know anything about the Walk of Fame, and I was just like, wow. You have to be sure. Sound like you knew a lot about it. Seems like you're an authority on it. Well, you know, what's good is Google will tell you there's 112 members on the Walk of Fame. And so I was just like, wow, is Old Dominion one of the best 112 country artists of all time? It's not only country artists on the Walk of Fame.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

It turns out we're one of the best artists of all time. Yeah, no, I, we're transcending. I mean, I think, I think it's making your mark in Music City. So I think we're something unique that hasn't come along. We're a band that writes all the songs, plays all the songs in the studio, built it from the ground up. Yeah. Google can also tell you all of the things that we accomplished. No, no, no. I, I, I, I even said, I even prefaced it with saying that you guys have been, you, you have massive hits, lots of albums. You've, you know, toured. You're huge. But I just didn't know, like, how, because, like, I'm like, is it, like the biggest of all time or is it just you made a mark or is it you Know. I didn't know. So, I mean, to be fair, we didn't go either. You have no idea. So how did you find, like, how does it come about? They just come to you and say, hey, we want to give you a star on the. That's it. That's it. Okay. Somebody thought we were good enough. Yeah. Because. And then. And then I was told, someone's mom is mad at me. Yeah, I think. I mean, all of our moms are pretty mad at you. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. All right, good. Yeah. Well, I mean, I just. I. I just. I. Literally, when I heard it, I was like, wow. Because I guess it feels like you guys are brand new, because when we got here, you guys were brand new. I felt like, yeah. But then I realized we've been here 12 years, right, and you guys are still getting number one hits. We are, yeah. And we've been a band now for almost 20 years, so, you know, we put in some time and so you kind of. They shoved us in the corner. You know, we're not on the main wall. So, I mean, how cool does it feel now that you. You can, you know, show everybody, hey, man, I got a star. Do you ever just go stand down there? So when everybody comes. A family coming into. Thanks for Thanksgiving. They're going to want to come. Yeah, my dad's coming here today. I'm sure we'll stop by. Swing by. I got to find it on my own anyway, because. Wait, wait. You don't know where it is, but when they gave it to us, there was, like, tents up and people all around. And, like, I didn't have really a concept of. There was a lot of things covered up on the ground. You know what I mean? Okay, what's the next artist like? I don't know if you. An artist out there now that's young that you think, you know, up and coming, who's going to be the next Walk of Fame? I mean, who's going to be around in 15 years? You know what I mean? But is there someone you listen to now that you're like, man, they're so good and they're. You want them to blow up anybody? See, don't. Not gonna give me credit. No, no. They're like, nope, nope, nope. We're not doing that. It takes a lot of time and a body of work until you get. Yeah. So it's hard to really predict. Everyone, I would say, I'm assuming, would already have one. You know what I mean? Yeah, same. How do you. Do you still love making Music, like has the. Does the fire still burn? As if we didn't, we would stop for sure. This is the music industry and it's music is supposed to be fun and we have a blast making it and it's very fulfilling creating it. So if that ever goes away, we'll find something else to do. How do you keep that fire? Because like some professional athletes, they get that first big contract and like, fat and happy, no longer practicing, like, hey, I'm just gonna take my paycheck and go. Yeah. I think it's because it's not about all that stuff. It's not even about the awards for us. It's not about the money. I mean, we do it because, you know, when we were young, we picked up a guitar and figured out how to play a song and then we were excited about that and so we get in a room and we're excited to make up a song. That's what feels fuels it. So we're not doing it for all these other things. So as long as that's always going to be fun and inspiring, then we're going to love doing it. Yeah. Okay. Well, you don't seem like you bought.

[A]

It because you guys broke a record last year and it was huge.

[B]

Yeah, we're a record breaking band.

[A]

Have you.

[B]

I know you guys sell records, but what record did they set? Tell me.

[A]

They won the group of the year for what? It was seven years in a row. Seven consecutive years in a row.

[B]

The most consecutive of anyone. But you know what I think that is? I think other people up and coming, they're like, man, we're never going to win that. So I'm going to go solo. You know what I mean? Like Florida Georgia line. Florida Georgia lines. Like, man, we're. Why would they think they were never going to win it? Because you guys are good. Yeah, right? Yeah. Because you, because you guys have a stranglehold over that, that, that thing. And so they're like, you know, how does that happen? I'm going to say a lot of hard work, a lot of like fire in your belly. You, it's creative. You love making music. You know, like when you're doing good, you're doing good. When you get. Pick up a guitar for the first time and you hear that note, you're like, man, I'm starting to get this. And then here we are 20 years later. I see what you're doing. I like it. Oh, what was your question? Did you have a question?

[A]

I just really wanted to stir the podcast.

[B]

I mean. Yeah, okay. That's great. Hey, we're all entitled to our opinion. Yeah. Yeah. Well, see, here's the thing. Here's the great thing about my. My opinion is I don't know anything about music. Well, like, I mean, you know, is you like it or not. And that's all. That's all that really. That's the most important thing about music. There's. We make music. It's not for everyone. We know that. And we've had haters before, and we will have them again. Not that you're a hater. I was gonna say. When did. I didn't. Not that you're a hater, but, yeah, we've. We've certainly dealt with people saying, you know, we are not country or we're not this or we're not that. You know, we got turned down for every. By every record label that there is because we were too old or we were just songwriters or whatever. So those are the types of things. Like. And I'm. I'm being hard on you, but I'm laughing along with you. It's great. But. But those are the things. You can't please everyone. I mean, that's why I was glad I was here is because I was worried because we were doing our show this morning. I was like, old Dominion is going to be there, guys. I have got to get there before Old Dominion comes to our booth, because, you know what I mean? Like, some people, you know, they wouldn't want to sit here. That's why I told Morgan to sit on the sidelines. I was like, I'm doing this by myself. I'm sitting here with Old Dominion. I appreciate that about it. I want to talk to these guys. That's what's fun. Like, I mean, I said it. I put it on Instagram. I said it on the national radio show. So I want to. I want to come. Tagged us in it. We tagged you. Ballsy. And then. And then I go, man, I don't even know if they saw it, because they didn't comment or anything. Oh, we commented on it. Oh, you did? No, not publicly. Yeah, man. Old Dominion. I. I got to say thank you for stopping by. And, you know, it is Thanksgiving, so we are thankful for a lot of things. Things. I don't care what you're thankful for. What are you not thankful for? What am I not thankful? Lack of sleep. I'm not thankful for that. Yeah, Just fatigue.

[A]

General fatigue.

[B]

Not thankful for. Thankful for everything. I'm thankful for everything. I mean, geez, how could I not belong? Yeah, Everything has its that you're still alive. You're thankful that you're still alive, have my help, have a successful career, despite what some people might think. Yeah. I'm thankful for it all, man. All right, Old Dominion. Thank you guys for stopping by. Broadcasting from the 59th annual CMA Awards, it's the Bobby Bomb Show.

[A]

Parmalee is here right now. Guys, how you doing?

[B]

Great.

[A]

Yeah, listen, you guys are the underdog always. Bobby often talks about it. How are you guys feeling going into, like, this CMA and all of this happening? Like, what are your thoughts right now as it all sits?

[B]

Hadn't thought much about it. Thought a lot about it. We're excited about this. Top 10 right now. That's right.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

We're excited about Cowgirl. Like, yeah. Doing its thing, which is, you know. That's awesome.

[A]

Yeah. I mean, I love that you guys are here and you guys are. Your guys's music is awesome. Cowgirl is a great song. So tell me about Cowgirl and the inspiration behind this one.

[B]

Actually, crazy thing is, a couple guys from the UK had had that idea started and brought it to us, and we were like, this is cool. You know, we did a little thing with it, and. And we just all knew when we heard it, we're like, this is. This is us. This. Our fans would love this from us. And when it came to pick the single, I'll never forget, Barry came on the bus. He's like, what are we thinking? Like, this is the song. This is different.

[A]

It's.

[B]

It's. It. You know, it's us. It's fun, it's upbeat. We just had. Gonna love you. Like, this is it.

[A]

Yeah. And okay, so, uk, are you guys, like, crossing different countries trying to get some different sounds now?

[B]

It just happened to work out that way. It wasn't planned or anything. Yeah. Whatever the song calls for, wherever it comes from, if it's for us and we can do it and we feel great about it, we all agree upon it, then that's it.

[A]

Okay. And you guys had said you were like, well, you get four out of six of us. Like, so what. What happens? How do you guys decide who does these things? What is the. Here with a band. There were so many of you guys.

[B]

I know. Yeah. I mean, he was just kidding. It was only four of us. I know, but we might have a few more members. Bobby, come on.

[A]

You're gonna join some more into it.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I don't know if you guys are talking about, like, the backup band, if they, like, sometimes are part of it.

[B]

This is all you get.

[A]

Okay. But you guys have been doing it for so long. So tell me, like, how do you guys keep it all together? Because, you know, I mean, and it's hard even when you're just with somebody every so often. You guys are together all the time.

[B]

It's a lot of work. We were all invested the same amount when we started this band. We all made a pact we were going to do it together. We all invested in it. And that'll keep you sticking around? Yeah. You know, and plus, we're family. We got to sit at Thanksgiving table.

[A]

Together, you know, Is Thanksgiving interesting when you guys are all together? It's like, oh, oh, yeah, we're family, but we're a band.

[B]

Which one comes? It's always been that way, though. It's always been because we used to eat at my grandmother's house and now we at his mom's house, and so it's just part of it.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, might have a little jam session here and there and. But, yeah, it's always been the thing. Used to play music with my dad at Thanksgiving and things like that, and so it's kind of always been part of it.

[A]

So you guys are telling me that you guys have Parmalee jam sessions at Thanksgiving?

[B]

Yep. Oh, that started 35 years ago when we were this tall. Yep.

[A]

I feel like you guys should be live streaming that people want to be a part of.

[B]

That's a good idea. Maybe we need to do it.

[A]

Yeah, like, I want to be a part to see what's happening at Thanksgiving dinner and the jam sessions.

[B]

You're on to something. All right. That's a good idea.

[A]

Okay. I want to talk to you guys. Speaking of Thanksgiving, what are you not thankful for? Yeah, because. Yeah, I know you're thankful for lots of things.

[B]

We all are, you know, I'm not thankful for cma. No Nation. Exactly. There you go. You hear? You heard it right there.

[A]

That was great.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Hey, I like it. Anybody else have any others or you guys all collecting?

[B]

I'm not thankful for. You can't see it right now, but my left toe, the little pinky toe, it rides on the other top of my other toe like that.

[A]

Why does it do that?

[B]

I don't know. I try to move it down, it just pops right back. Call it a rider. It's my rider toe. Yeah. Not thankful for that.

[A]

I get that. So are you, like, uncomfortable? Do you have a little bit of a, Like, a limp?

[B]

Because I can't balance all that well on this side, you know?

[A]

No, Yoga for you.

[B]

Walk.

[A]

So, Ryder and team. I've got it. That was good, guys. Okay, my last question for you guys. Are you a part of group seven?

[B]

Yes.

[A]

You got it.

[B]

Absolutely.

[A]

Do these guys not know what this is?

[B]

Hey, if you know, you know. If you don't, you don't. That's right.

[A]

Exactly. Scared.

[B]

Scared of that coming from him, really? All the groups he's involved with.

[A]

I don't know what kind of groups.

[B]

Are you involved with strange groups. Now? Yeah.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

And we'll ask him about it later.

[A]

Okay. Deal. Off camera. And do you guys know what six, seven means?

[B]

Yeah, I do.

[A]

Okay. One of you guys is on social media. Are you three Chilling.

[B]

Not on social media. I've seen the south park episode, okay.

[A]

Where they, like, mention it, talk about it kind of. Do you know what it means?

[B]

Yeah. No, you don't. You don't know what it means because it means nothing. I know. I know what it. Yeah, I know what it means. I'm familiar with that sequence of numbers.

[A]

Yeah. All right, that works. Harmony, thank you guys for being here. Thanks for always being honest. I enjoy seeing you guys. And, hey, we're always rooting for you guys over at the show.

[B]

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