Coolest Moments of Our Year & The Great Thanksgiving Debate

Summary

The Bobby Bones Show: Coolest Moments of Our Year & The Great Thanksgiving Debate

Date: November 22, 2025
Host: Bobby Bones (w/ co-host Mike D)

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Episode Overview

In this holiday special episode, Bobby Bones and Mike D share their favorite moments of 2025 and get honest about the quirks and stresses of Thanksgiving traditions, holiday shopping, and personal style transformations. The episode is a relaxed, witty, and feel-good conversation—perfect for the pre-Thanksgiving mood. Listeners get personal stories about family dynamics, Costco chaos, competitive grocery shopping, and candid discussions about embracing change, confidence, and identity through style and self-expression.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Thanksgiving Food & Family Traditions

• Holiday Anticipation:

  • Bobby and Mike D kick off with thoughts on Thanksgiving approaching, with Bobby emphasizing family over food this year.
  • "I think I get excited for everything around it. Just holidays in general, getting to see family more. I used to be really excited for the food, but this year it's a little bit different." (Bobby, 03:23)

• Alternative Thanksgiving Meals:

  • Mike D highlights how he and his wife make the holiday easy by ordering gluten-free and vegan sides from a favorite restaurant.
  • "This is like the scenario I dreamed about growing up...I just want to pay for it." (Mike D, 04:07)
  • Discusses hating fruit salad duty as a kid and the trauma of cutting up fruit every year.

• Kitchen Avoidance:

  • Both hosts joke about avoiding kitchen duties, particularly the messy and gross tasks (like deboning chicken or turkey), and buying pre-made food at Costco instead.

2. Costco Adventures & Grocery Store Chaos

• Love/Hate Relationship with Costco:

  • Both gush over Costco's bulk deals and unique offerings (giant pies, collectible cards, random finds), but lament storage space and the overwhelming crowds—especially on weekends.
  • "I love Costco. That's like, in my 30s. I've really settled into, like, I just love Costco." (Mike D, 05:55)

• Costco Checkout Line Drama:

  • Vivid recollections of near-fights in chaotic checkout lines and struggling with the 'line luck' curse.
  • "I don't do well at picking lines." (Bobby, 07:40)

• Grocery Store Rage:

  • Discuss competitive energy at the Costco gas station—people cutting gas lines and feeling protected by being in the car.
  • Both share how rushing (at stores or in life) often leads to more mistakes and stress.

3. Slowing Down and Embracing Self-Compassion

• Clumsy Mishaps and Rushing:

  • The guys debate productivity vs. moving slow, admitting that hurrying only leads to more accidents and frustration.
  • "When I move quickly, I get so much more clumsier...Does that happen to you?" (Bobby, 11:36)
  • Mike D confesses to being a naturally slow walker and driver, calling himself "the sloth from Zootopia." (14:08)

• Competitive Streak:

  • Mike D is a slowpoke in life but turns ultra-competitive when running on trails—“if someone tries to pass me, I take off." (14:25)

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4. Highlighting the Coolest Moments of 2025

• Mike D’s Super Bowl Experience:

  • Mike went to the Super Bowl, which he never thought possible, and shares the surrealism and cost-prohibitive reality of attending.
  • "That's the thing that not most people do. And I never really thought I would go to a Super Bowl." (Mike D, 19:17)
  • Dreams of attending the Super Bowl only if his beloved Dallas Cowboys play, or if Bad Bunny plays the halftime.

• Musical Milestones:

  • Mike D's current musical hero is Bad Bunny (previously Post Malone), mentioning he'd consider international travel just to see him perform.
  • Both discuss what makes a show or concert worth traveling for, with Vegas residencies topping the list.

• Bobby’s Hosting Debut on Rebel Jukebox:

  • Bobby beams about hosting her first full TV special where the audience controlled the performance elements, calling it a “bucket list” moment.
  • "It felt like it was one of those kind of bucket list moments that I didn't really know existed." (Bobby, 24:15)
  • Shares the challenge and triumph of “in-ear” monitors while hosting—being thrown off by hearing your own voice echo in a crowd.

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5. Style, Transformation, and Confidence

• Mike D’s Desire for Change:

  • Feels stagnant after three years of the same look (2022–2025) and is itching to reinvent—new tattoo, glasses, and haircut, possibly a mullet.
  • "I need to revamp myself a little bit because ... I feel like I've been the same for like the last three years." (Mike D, 34:14)

• Tattoo Talk:

  • Plans to get a Simpsons-themed tattoo, combine creative inspiration and personal meaning.
  • Details of design: Bart falling, skull version included, all-black ink with etching for texture.

• Hair and Apparel Evolution:

  • Grappling with idea of bleaching hair again or going for a trendy Mohawk-mullet hybrid.
  • Considering more eyewear flair, contemplating bold glasses or even trialing contacts despite squeamishness.

• Pushing Past the Comfort Zone:

  • Host advocates for embracing bold personal change, comparing the confidence boost of new hairstyles and dressing up (referencing Amy’s new confident style).

• Fashion As Self-Expression:

  • Both agree that looking good in what you wear translates directly into feeling good and being more confident—citing studies, anecdotes, and fashion experiments.
  • "When I dress in something that feels, like, comfortable in me, I just feel like I operate better." (Mike D, 44:53)

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6. The Meaning of Change

• Notable Reflections:

  • Tattoos are framed as permanent stories that become part of who we are.
  • Changing appearances (hair, clothes, accessories) are reversible, so “full send” is encouraged.
  • Bobby addresses the stigma and curiosity around radical hair changes and hopes for a more supportive attitude.

• Motivation and Inspiration:

  • Mike D credits Amy (a fellow show member) for inspiring the desire to up his style game.
  • Discusses the psychology of dressing up for work vs. “saving” clothes for going out.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• Thanksgiving Sides on Easy Mode:

  • "I just want to pay for it."
    — Mike D (04:07)

• Costco Chaos and Line Luck:

  • "I don't do well at picking lines."
    — Bobby (07:40)

• Realization About Rushing:

  • "When I move quickly, I get so much more clumsier. Like, the amount of things that I drop and hit and move just exponentially increases."
    — Bobby (11:36)

• Self-Description:

  • "I am the sloth from Zootopia."
    — Mike D (14:08)

• Concert Travel Philosophy:

  • "I don't really think about traveling to go to things anymore ... unless it's Vegas."
    — Mike D (22:54)

• TV Special Hosting Bucket List:

  • "It felt like it was one of those kind of bucket list moments that I didn't really know existed."
    — Bobby (24:15)

• Desire for Change:

  • "I feel like I need to revamp myself a little bit."
    — Mike D (34:14)

• Tattoo Inspiration:

  • "Simpsons has been my favorite show since I was a kid. I think that inspired me to want to do creative writing..."
    — Mike D (35:39)

• Fashion & Confidence:

  • "When I dress in something that feels, like, comfortable in me, I just feel like I operate better."
    — Mike D (44:53)

• On Permanent Tattoos:

  • "I think if you were in a good state of mind when you got it, live with it. It becomes a part of you."
    — Mike D (48:34)

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Important Timestamps

• Thanksgiving Traditions & Food Alternatives: 03:14–05:06
• Costco Tales & Line Luck: 05:39–08:59
• Clumsiness When Rushing: 11:28–13:44
• Slow Walker Confessions / “Sloth from Zootopia”: 13:02–14:10
• Big Moments of 2025: 18:58–23:36
• Rebel Jukebox TV Special: 23:44–28:17
• Style Transformation Discussion: 33:51–48:47
• Tattoos and Permanent Change: 47:45–49:05
• Closing Thoughts on Change & Confidence: 50:04–51:14

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Takeaway

This episode blends holiday humor with real talk about family, adulthood, and the perpetual journey of self-expression. Bobby and Mike D unpack why traditions matter, how modern conveniences and quirks shape our holidays, and the importance of personal reinvention—reminding listeners to slow down, embrace change, and never underestimate the value of comfortable fashion.

Perfect to listen for:
Anyone who loves friendly banter, candid life reflections, and is seeking inspiration to change things up in the new year—or just survive Thanksgiving at Costco.

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Transcript

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[Bobby Bones]

What's up everybody? Happy pre Turkey day weekend. This is so exciting. Thanksgiving is coming and Mike D. Is joining me.

[Mike D]

What's up? You get excited for Thanksgiving?

[Bobby Bones]

I think I get excited for everything around it. Just holidays in general, getting to see family more. I used to be really excited for the food, but this year it's a little bit different.

[Mike D]

So it's always been hard for me because like, I don't, I don't really get excited for the food.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. I was going to say. So what does your Thanksgiving look like?

[Mike D]

We order stuff. Now we can make it easier because we have a place that we like that makes gluten free vegan stuff. So we order just basically all the sides and that's all we really eat.

[Bobby Bones]

And it's the Thanksgiving side or is it just food that you like?

[Mike D]

Thanksgiving sides? Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, I'm going to need the name of this place. Is it good?

[Mike D]

It's great. It's like our favorite restaurant and they.

[Bobby Bones]

Make Thanksgiving sides that are all.

[Mike D]

Yeah, you order and it's just all made for you. You just warm it up. It's easy.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, I love that.

[Mike D]

This is like the scenario I dreamed about growing up of like just being able to order it because I hated having to help every year, really, because there was so much work that went into it. I'm like, nah, I just want to pay for it.

[Bobby Bones]

And you never wanted to be part of the kitchen cooking?

[Mike D]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

On Thanksgiving.

[Mike D]

Too much stress.

[Bobby Bones]

Was your family big about Thanksgiving and cooking a lot of food?

[Mike D]

Not really. Like, my dad likes turkey, but he didn't like making it so my mom would end up making it. And even now when they still get together, like my brother is taking over it.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Mike D]

So my dad loves cooking but he can't cook any Thanksgiving food. But he likes to eat it. That's so it always fell on everybody else and I'd get stuck doing something.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, and yeah. You're like, I'm over this yeah, I'd.

[Mike D]

Be like, on fruit salad duty.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, no fruit salad. Are you traumatized by fruit salad?

[Mike D]

Yeah. Cutting up, like, all the fruit and then putting it in a big bowl and mixing it and then. Yeah, I had to do that all the time. I was like, the. Because I couldn't really cook when I was younger, so I would just peel everything and cut everything.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. And that's really not the fun part of cooking.

[Mike D]

Deboning of the chicken. Oh, yeah, that sounds rough.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm not gonna lie. Even when my boyfriend was doing, like, a turkey recently, and he's like, why are you over here? Don't be by this. Like, you don't need to see what's happening. I was like, yeah, that's disgusting. He's like, don't watch it. But it was like watching a, you know, car accident. You can't really look away.

[Mike D]

I mean, I'll still do it now. Like, my wife still likes eating chicken from time to time, so I'll go get her a Costco chicken and, like, debone it for her.

[Bobby Bones]

Really?

[Mike D]

Yeah. I'm like, that's.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you fully cook a chicken the same way you'd cook a turkey or a ham, or is it different?

[Mike D]

I don't cook it. I just buy it already made at Costco. They got those $5 chickens.

[Bobby Bones]

They also have those giant. This is what I always get, and this is always my kryptonite. So this year is going to be rough for me, given my new status on trying to eat healthier. But Costco has the three pound pumpkin pie. Apple pie.

[Mike D]

Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Have you ever seen them? They're like the size of your face, but bigger.

[Mike D]

I love Costco. That's like, in my 30s. I've really settled into, like, I just love Costco.

[Bobby Bones]

And you can find stuff there with your.

[Mike D]

A lot of vegan stuff and then just stuff. Like, I just like getting big things of everything. Like, I drink a lot of Topo Chico. So I go and I just get the biggest box they have, and I'm set for like a month.

[Bobby Bones]

Is that wild? Like, you just have. But then I buy stuff from Costco and I bring it home, and I look at my pantry, and I realize I don't have anywhere to put all this.

[Mike D]

I would buy more if I had more space to store things.

[Bobby Bones]

Even if you do have, like, a pantry, it still doesn't feel like enough space.

[Mike D]

But even the other things, they sell Pokemon cards there. I bought a Spider Man Snuggie from Costco.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, they do have cool stuff. I saw the Disney cards that you had invested. We had invested.

[Mike D]

Yeah. The Lorcana cards.

[Bobby Bones]

They were there at Costco.

[Mike D]

Magic, the Gathering cards. So I always go and I find things. I'm like, this is awesome.

[Bobby Bones]

So are you telling me a mighty Friday night is you just walking up to Costco and having a little shopping spree?

[Mike D]

We went this past week. We go Saturday. Saturday is our Costco day. Where it's crazy.

[Bobby Bones]

I was gonna say, isn't it busy in there?

[Mike D]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, yeah. That's when it's chaos. And when it's chaos at Costco, I always expected a fight to break out somewhere.

[Mike D]

Honestly, it's because the carts are too big and there's too many people in one spot. So the store is not built to have a lot of people in it.

[Bobby Bones]

It isn't. And you have to maneuver, and people get angry. Oh. Last time we were at Costco, I almost saw a fight go down over the checkout, because there's a really big checkout. And again, it's not set up for checkout lines, especially as long as they get.

[Mike D]

I mean, you're driving a boat around the store.

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[Bobby Bones]

And this is like a stream that you have. Put it that way. And when we were trying to get in line, there was these two people who were arguing over saying they were in the same line. And I really thought I was finally going to see my first Costco fight. It didn't happen, though.

[Mike D]

Yeah, Tensions get really high in the Costco lines.

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[Bobby Bones]

All over, checking out. I mean, I got frustrated because we were standing there forever. You know what I've realized about myself? I don't do well at picking lines.

[Mike D]

Oh. Yeah. I have this thing every time. Like, no matter what line I pick, it's going to be the wrong one every time. And then if I'm like, I should move to that line. It's moving quicker. I move to that line, and then my other line goes faster.

[Bobby Bones]

We have the same line. Luck.

There's.

[Mike D]

There's no luck. There's no. I have just adopted the. Once I'm in a line, I don't move, because no matter what, I'm going to mess it up.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, but does your wife do better at picking lines? Like, do you let her pick the lines if she's with you?

[Mike D]

I just. I'm always the one who ends up going first because she'll. She'll go grab something else. So I picked a line, and then it's always the wrong line.

[Bobby Bones]

I see. That's how I am. I want to Know why some people have really good line luck. And then there's people like Mike Dni who don't have good line.

[Mike D]

I try to pay attention to the people in line. If people. I don't go based on how many things they have. I go based upon how chatty I think the person is going to be.

[Bobby Bones]

Checking out or how I guess their ability of moving quickly. Like, are they somebody who fumbles with a lot of stuff? Because that always holds up a line. I've seen that a lot of times. Are they somebody who's going to ask a lot of questions?

[Mike D]

One time I got stuck behind somebody who wrote a check.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh.

[Mike D]

I'm like, who is writing a check anymore?

[Bobby Bones]

That might be the worst line.

[Mike D]

That was the worst luck I ever had.

[Bobby Bones]

See, in Costco always brings it out of me. And that's where I started to get feisty. So I understood where the fighting was coming from, but I just. I personally would never fight physically over a grocery store in general. Maybe that's just me. Do you feel like you would fight at a grocery store for some reason?

[Mike D]

Nah, grocery store. I'm good. The only time I get a little bit annoyed is also at the Costco getting gas.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Mike D]

Because that gets competitive too. And people try to cut in the Costco gas line.

[Bobby Bones]

Also a line at socket picking.

[Mike D]

And I think sometimes I get a little bit of, like, the road rage side that comes out of me. Because you feel a little bit more protected in your car.

[Ryan Seacrest]

But.

[Mike D]

But I still wouldn't fight in that situation.

[Bobby Bones]

No. Yeah, I. That's a questionable one. I've also seen crazy things that they're. But also the little gas attendants are really nice. I'll bring my dog Remy with me sometimes, and they'll always try and give her treats through her little window hole that she's sticking her nose out of. It's cute. But where else do you see gas attendance even anymore?

[Mike D]

I think in, like, the northern part. I think in, like, New Jersey is the place where they can still pump your gas really well.

[Bobby Bones]

And I don't even think they do it there. They just kind of stand there and make sure everybody's actually moving, how they need to move.

[Mike D]

Oh, yeah, they just kind of like monitor everything.

[Bobby Bones]

There was a time when I showed up there and for some reason I could not figure out the gas pump. Don't ask me why. I've used gas pumps, you know, for over 10 years. This one didn't want to work. Just didn't want to listen to me. I don't know if I had, like, a weird angle at it, or who knows? And I had one of the gas attendants come over and said, do you need some help, ma'? Am? And I said, yep, clearly I do. And he was like, yeah, you need to press this and do that. I was like, when did this become hard? And he was just, like, laughing at me as a sweet old man. So they are. They do something. That was that moment for me.

[Mike D]

I mean, the one time I needed help there, they did not help me. Really?

[Ryan Seacrest]

What.

[Bobby Bones]

What happened to you that you needed help?

[Mike D]

Well, like, my card stays in my wallet, and I guess I. Over time, it kind of, like, splits apart so mine won't, like, fully get read by the reader. So I was sitting there trying to, like, do it quickly so it would, like, stay together, and they saw me struggling and didn't help me.

[Bobby Bones]

Seriously?

[Mike D]

Yeah. Cause, I mean, there's nothing really they could do, I don't think, because you can't really put it in manually. But my card would just not be read by the machine because it was, like, half broken.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you go get a new card?

[Mike D]

I just kept doing it until eventually it worked. But then you're, like, struggling because there's a long line behind you, and they're like, who's this idiot who can't figure out the gas pump? So I always get anxiety at Costco, too, because I fear, like, I'm not doing it fast enough. And even when I go the fastest possible that I can, getting gas, somebody's always just faster. I'm like, how did you do this any faster?

[Bobby Bones]

Right. But also, have you realized that when you do things faster, you always mess up more?

[Mike D]

Yeah. Because you're not thinking. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, I've noticed when I move quickly, I get so much more clumsier. Like, the amount of things that I drop and hit and move just exponentially increases. Does that happen to you?

[Mike D]

Yeah. I've been very clumsy this week, and I think it's because I've had so much to do and my mind has been a little bit too overstimulated that I've been messing up, like, really routine things. Like, I was taking, like, my supplements I take every day, and I was trying to do that while grabbing something else, while grabbing some water, and my hand, like, stopped working where I, like, saw it kind of, like, freeze up, and then all the supplements just kind of flew over across the kitchen, and I just had to slow down because when you're going too fast, your body just stops working, really does.

[Bobby Bones]

And it always creates a worse situation. Because that's when I drop and break something or I hit something. And then I have to deal with it. You know what I mean? Like, it's one of those situations where I never end up better because I moved faster.

[Mike D]

I think it's the same thing if you're driving. Like if you're trying to rush somewhere. That is when you back into something, that's when you hit somebody else. So it's. Even if you're running late. Just don't rush any more than you need to. Because you're gonna mess up.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. And trust me, there's been so many moments where that's happened. And I just. Who's that guy? Alexander had a no good, very bad day.

[Mike D]

Oh, yeah, that's me.

[Bobby Bones]

On those days. Everything wrong could happen. And it always starts with me moving too fast. I've tried to learn. I've tried to act more like Sloth in the Zootopia movie. I'm not very good at that though. Are you. Can you ever move slow? Like, do you forcibly make yourself move slower?

[Mike D]

I can. I'm also like, if I'm not doing something where I need to be fast. I'm usually pretty slow. Yeah. Like, I'm a slow walker.

[Bobby Bones]

Really?

[Mike D]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

But you love to run.

[Mike D]

Yeah. My wife finds it really annoying. Like if we're in an airport, if we're trying to get somewhere quickly. Like, I just don't like walking fast. And I walk pretty slow. I even drive slow.

[Bobby Bones]

So you're a grandpa?

[Mike D]

Yes, in every aspect. Unless it's time to run a race. I'm slow. I kind of conserve all my energy. And then that is where it all comes out.

[Bobby Bones]

But in working, you move pretty quickly.

[Mike D]

Yeah. Maybe I'm just so exhausted after everything else. I'm like, that's it.

[Bobby Bones]

The brain shuts off as don't even try me here.

[Mike D]

I'll drive home in silence. Slowly.

[Bobby Bones]

Wow. Do you go under the speed limit or at the speed limit?

[Mike D]

Sometimes I find myself that I'm like five under.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh my.

[Mike D]

And then because that's just like my normal driving speed. And I'm like, oh, yeah, I should probably be going 5 faster. But for the most part, always dead on the speed limit. And that's why people hate driving behind me. I'm like, I'm going the speed limit.

[Bobby Bones]

This is funny. I didn't know this about you. You are the sloth from Zootopia.

[Mike D]

I am the sloth from Zootopia.

[Bobby Bones]

And that's a lot. That stresses me out watching him. But you know, I need to adapt more like you because nothing ever good comes. It's like when they say nothing good comes after midnight. Nothing good happens when you move fast. I need to adapt both.

[Mike D]

Now I'm the opposite though, on the trail because like the other day I was on a run towards the end of it and like some I like heard somebody come up next to me and then they're running like right beside me about to pass me. I'm like, I'm not gonna let you pass me right now. So I took off and then I never saw him again because then like a weird competitive thing comes out too. So if it's in that situation, I like to go fast. Every other situation.

[Bobby Bones]

But if a car drives up next to you and tries to be like, let's race.

[Mike D]

No, I'll do the thing which my wife hates on me for doing as well is I'll drive sl. She's like, you're gonna make them mad. I'm like, but they're being really annoying. And if you drive any faster, you're gonna get like one car ahead of me. So why are you rushing? So I will drive slower. Almost come to a halt. That is my way of protesting the person trying to get past me.

[Bobby Bones]

You have some passive aggressiveness in you.

[Mike D]

I guess so.

[Bobby Bones]

I didn't see this coming. But I like it. I like this side of you, Mike. Okay, we're gonna take a quick break and we'll be right back.

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[Bobby Bones]

Thinking about this year because we are coming up the holidays. Looking back on 2025, which seems wild that we're already here, but what's some of the coolest things that happen to you this year?

[Mike D]

I kind of Forgot as I was thinking about all the things that have happened this year. But I went to the super bowl this year.

[Bobby Bones]

How cool is that?

[Mike D]

That is. That is wild.

[Bobby Bones]

That does feel like it should have happened last year.

[Mike D]

It feels like so long ago. And I was thinking of. I was literally the other day thinking, like, what exactly happened this year? Because it all just kind of felt like a mess. And I realized, like, that's the thing that not most people do. And I never really thought I would go to a Super Bowl. But that did happen this year.

[Bobby Bones]

And the only thing that could top that is if the Dallas Cowboys are at the super bowl and you get to go.

[Mike D]

That would be peak or going next year because Bad Bunny is performing.

[Bobby Bones]

Is that your guy? You like him?

[Mike D]

Yeah, I'd say he's top five of this year. He's probably crept into my top 20 all time.

[Bobby Bones]

Really? But he doesn't beat Postie.

[Mike D]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Mike D]

I mean, maybe this year because. I mean, just because of the album. Yeah, that's year post the. That was last year. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

So he might be. Have, like, be on your top listening.

[Mike D]

Oh, of this year. I might be in his 1% this year. I listened to that album for probably, no joke, at least one time a day for six months straight.

[Bobby Bones]

Are you gonna try and go to his concert?

[Mike D]

He's not coming here.

[Bobby Bones]

He's not coming to Nashville at all.

[Mike D]

He's not coming to the United States.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, okay. So one of my friends was hosting, and she's also obsessed with Bad Bunny, and so she was looking at, like, Barcelona. I was like, you should go.

[Mike D]

Yeah, I'd have to go to another country, to Puerto Rico.

[Bobby Bones]

I feel like you should go.

[Mike D]

I would love to go. His last shows that he did, a Puerto Rico, like, that residency, it was awesome. He just had, like, a house set up in the middle of the arena and then people just hanging out.

[Bobby Bones]

That's so cool. Okay, so that would top what? The last one. But are you going again this year? Do you think you guys are going again this year?

[Mike D]

I don't think so. I don't count on anything.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Mike D]

Yeah. I'm kind of like, once I do something like that, I expect to never do it again. That way, I don't set up expectations of, like, I gotta go. Like, one is good for me in any situation.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you ever have the expectation that you would go to a Super Bowl?

[Mike D]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

Over, like, the hope that you would.

[Mike D]

Never in my life, it just never occurred to me that it was a thing that people went to. And even when I started to learn more about it as I was older. I realized that it's really not fans that go and it's really just a lot of corporations and rich people. So I was like, oh, even less. There's no way I'm going to go to that because I don't fit in there.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, there's no normal people typically that go to those. You might. There might be the sole people like you who got a ticket by way or another or you want a ticket.

[Mike D]

Or like the super die hard fans of the team. And even that wasn't like that much there. It was, it was more Philadelphia fans. But even that is like a fraction of the actual people there.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, I don't know how you can justify one spending that kind of money on a solo ticket. Insane amount to the travel. To even get there and be there is also an absorbent amount of money.

[Mike D]

Being in a city where there's a Super bowl happening is crazy because every hotel, every hotel room is gone. And not only is it gone, they're charging like three to four times what you would normally pay for that hotel room.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. And the flights, like all of it in general. You're talking about like five different trips in your lifetime to be combined. Of that one trip.

[Mike D]

The only time I thought it was a possibility was when it was in Dallas. Like when I was still living there, I think. Or maybe when I was living in Austin and I thought I could go home and at least go to the stuff outside of the super bowl. That was the only ever time that I was. That it was like any kind of possibility.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you end up doing that?

[Mike D]

No. See, even if it's in proximity, like if they did one here in Nashville. Okay, maybe you're saying maybe you're like.

[Bobby Bones]

Probably won't, but maybe.

[Mike D]

But I'm even like I don't really think about traveling to go to things anymore because I've seen like some comedians I like and some bands I like that are touring for the first time in a long time and they're not coming to Nashville, but they're coming to like Atlanta or like or surrounding cities. And I don't think I'm at that place anymore where I want to travel to an event.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I feel like you have to really love them like a bad Bunny or a Post Malone or.

[Mike D]

Unless it was Vegas for some reason, Vegas is the only place I could see being a destination to go to a concert like at Sphere or just something like a residency at Vegas because I feel like going there.

[Bobby Bones]

Feels more.

[Mike D]

Like there's an infrastructure there that you're kind of like, okay, I could stay at this hotel. Like, it's easier to figure out.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, yeah. Or just an, like, I got iconic venue.

[Mike D]

And I can justify it a little more because even though I don't gamble, I love going to Vegas. So the idea of, like, you're going to the event, but you're also getting the excitement of being in Vegas. That's the only city I would ever justify, like, traveling to a show like that.

[Bobby Bones]

So Bad Bunny or Post Malone to a residency event.

[Mike D]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

In Vegas is what we've learned in this moment. I had just done one of, like, the coolest shows I think, that I've done in recent memory.

[Mike D]

It looked awesome.

[Bobby Bones]

It was called Rebel Jukebox. And they. Mike, this was just such a cool concept. The audience got to choose how the artists did their songs the entire night, so they would vote online. Some of them before and during. There was also live votes, and they chose, like, a drum line to come out with somebody, a gospel choir to come out with another, or like an edm. Everything was just completely dictated by the fans. And I've never seen anything like that before. I feel like, as a fan, that would have been a cool experience.

[Mike D]

I feel like I need to experience that.

[Bobby Bones]

Right.

[Mike D]

Because the thing I've been struggling with live shows recently is I, like, want something more. Like, I think my attention span is so shot that I go to see live music, and just seeing live music, to me, isn't enough. Like, I need some theatrics to it. I think this situation would be great. Things that are gonna happen. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

You'd be more invested in it, and you'd be hoping, like, what you picked gets chosen because it has to be the popular vote. Like, did you agree with everybody else? Is that what's gonna be chosen? And it was cool to watch, like, the reactions when the one got chosen. Everybody just freaked out. Like, it was such a celebratory moment every single time. And I just have never gotten one. I've never seen a show like that, too. And it was my first, like, truly full hosting of a TV special. And that was a cool experience. I felt, like, really cool. And I just. The whole time, I was like, is this real? You need me? That that's happening? It felt like it was one of those kind of bucket list moments that I didn't really know existed. And it just happens kind of like how you're talking about Super Bowl. It was just every moment felt like, okay, I need to savor this. I need to hold on to it.

[Mike D]

When did you start to feel like, more comfortable hosting events like that? Has it been in like the last year or two or is it really just been in like this year? That's the thing that takes a lot of adjustment to you, like feeling, because it's one thing to get in front of a bunch of people, that's like step one. Like, that's what you kind of learn first. Like just getting out there and being able to open your mouth and speak in front of people, that's the first hurdle you have to get over. But then it's like getting good at it. When did you start to feel like you were good and comfortable?

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, I really have been honing that craft since I was in college. My before I had ever really planned to get into radio, I wanted to do broadcast. I wanted to be a news anchor. So that's what I was really studying in college. And so I started kind of honing in on that craft. And then anytime I got an opportunity to do anything, whether it was hosting a concert or hosting an interview, it just felt like I was trying to do all of it to keep honing that specific craft and make it more comfortable. And this one in particular felt really comfortable because it was really talking to artists and music, which is something that I already felt comfortable with. I think if you just threw me on a different show that I didn't have any knowledge of the subject would have been a very nerve wracking experience. But it felt this first time, this particular show, I was like, oh, yeah, I'm good at this. I can do this. Like you, you know when you have a feeling that you're good at something and you know you can do it, but then when it's really tested, it kind of feels like the pressure's on.

[Mike D]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Is it actually gonna turn out that way? That was very much how I felt. And after we got through the first one, like the first hit that we had, I was like, oh, yeah, okay, I'm in my groove. This is what I'm supposed to be doing. This is good. And honestly, I really fell into that this last year. In general, I think I've been working up to that. Even doing, like CMA Fest has helped a lot because that's in front of such a big crowd that it can be overwhelming. But I feel like even just being in front of that has helped taper my nervousness in front of big crowds. So this part, the only hard part was I had to wear ears at one point because I Tried to go up. We had the spot to tape from the balcony and your voice bounces off the wall and like feeds back to you. And the other guy was doing it without ears. I was like, I am going to sound like a sloth. Cause you hear yourself. This is what's crazy about it. You hear yourself and then you slow down because you're trying to match with the voice you're hearing. It was the weirdest experience of my life to hear that. I said, I think I'm gonna need some in ears for this. And it ended up being perfect. That didn't happen. But had I not worn those, I would have had a moment of I like, you're just hesitating. And I didn't want that to happen. So it was cool though. And I got to wear a. I had a Dolly Parton jumpsuit on. That was, that was where I got it from, was Dolly Parton's line. So I felt very Dolly Parton esque.

[Mike D]

I love that you got hers like personally you bought it on off ebay.

[Bobby Bones]

Wouldn't that be so cool though? That might be my next move. But this is. She did the line with Good American, the like clothing brand. And when I was looking for something, I was like, I got a channel Dolly Parton and I bought it like thinking, oh this, you know, this isn't going to work out. She looks great and everything. How am I going to pull off one of her outfits? And it was awesome. I like, I feel like it's. If you see Post Malone put out a line or Bad Bunny.

[Mike D]

Oh, Post Malone did put out a line.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you buy some of the stuff?

[Mike D]

No, I looked at it, I was like, it's just not fully my style.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Right.

[Bobby Bones]

But like that's kind of how I felt at first. And then I put it on and Mike, I think you should get some of posting stuff. I'm not kidding. I very much felt very Dolly esque and maybe she just put something a little magic in it to make me feel that way. But that was, that was how I felt. So now I feel like you need pussy stuff.

[Mike D]

I'll look at it again. But I felt like the stuff that felt more like me. I was like, it's pretty basic. I don't feel like it even stands out in the collection that he put out. Okay, I know.

[Bobby Bones]

What did he put out? Was it like T shirts and hoodies?

[Mike D]

I mean a lot of it is like, like Carhartt style jackets, like western shirts, pants, hats and just basic stuff that you probably find it like a okay.

[Bobby Bones]

But hear me out. A Carhartt jacket could be a staple item.

[Mike D]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And I feel like with your style that you've been doing lately, you've really kind of honed into your style. I feel like Carhartt would go well with what you've been doing.

[Mike D]

I could. Yeah. I'm, I'm kind of feeling like I'm going to evolve again. I feel like I got stuck in a place of like I need to do something different. Like I don't feel like myself right now.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. We're going to take a break and I'm following up on this because I need more. We'll be right back.

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[Mike D]

Oh, in a lot of ways, I don't feel like myself. I feel like part of it has come back to like, like we were just talking about, like, I don't feel like when the way I've been dressing and just like feeling comfortable in my skin lately and I like, I feel like I need to revamp myself a little bit because like we were talking about earlier, like thinking about what I've done in 2025, I feel like I've been the same for like the last three years.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Mike D]

It's like 2022 to 2025. I just feel like I've like been the same as far as like my style and just everything about me that I'm like, I need to Change right now. Like, do I need a different. Here's the thing. I'm, like, talking about going to, like, a different hairstyle. Like, I'm at that level of, like, feeling I need to change.

[Bobby Bones]

You're getting an itch. You're getting that, like, you know when girls change their crazy hair and everybody always thinks they're losing it, they have a moment where they're like, I just feel like I've done this, which I've.

[Mike D]

Had that before after, like, one of my craziest years in, like, 2018, was, like, probably post living in Los Angeles. I, like, dyed my hair red, and that was, like, my one defying. Like, I felt like I couldn't control anything. So I was like, I'm going to dye my hair red.

[Bobby Bones]

And how did that make you feel?

[Mike D]

I felt great.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. So I think you need to channel that energy.

[Mike D]

I'm probably going through that again right now where I feel like, one is, like, I want to get a new tattoo. Two is I feel like I need to change my hair. Three, I think I need to change my glasses because I realize I've been wearing the same. Like, I've gotten new ones of the same one for, like, four years.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Mike D]

And then five is probably changing my overall style again, like, revamping it a little bit.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, so let's break this down even further. The first thing you said you wanted to change your. Was it your hair or tattoo you want to get a new tattoo?

[Mike D]

New tattoo. Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

You just got the Spider man one, like, last year.

[Mike D]

Last year, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

What's the new one you're wanting to get?

[Mike D]

I want to get a Simpsons tattoo on my leg.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. And why Simpsons?

[Mike D]

Because Simpsons has been my favorite show since I was a kid. I think that inspired me to want to do creative writing, and that led me to studying it in college and then using it to write Stand up for Bobby Tour. That's just kind of been the foundation of everything, and it's just my favorite show. Even now I'm playing Fortnite because they have the Simpsons collab right now.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Mike D]

I re downloaded Fortnite for the first time since 2020. Pandemic playing and I've been getting into that and loving it again.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, so are you thinking, like, Homer with a donut?

[Mike D]

I'm. I have this design that I found on Tik Tok. It's Bart, like, falling, and as he's falling, he has, like, three different layers of himself, and in, like, the middle one is, like, skull Bart, which was what I wanted, like, back When I was, like, a teenager.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Mike D]

So it's this cool design, and I have the artist who did my first ever tattoo that I think would do it perfectly.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. And this is a. Is it a shin or a thigh?

[Mike D]

Like a thigh. I want the slutty runners tattoo.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh. So, like, when you wear your runner shorts, it shows a little bit of your tattoo.

[Mike D]

Exactly. And I know exactly what you're talking about is kind of, like, trendy right now. But the actual tattoo I want to get, I love forever.

[Bobby Bones]

Are you going to do color or just, like, an ally?

[Mike D]

All black. I don't think I'd ever do color.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. None of yours. You have are color? No, they're all black.

[Mike D]

I like all black.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Mike D]

I feel like over time, they hold up a little better, and I'm just not a fan of anything color.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. So this would be kind of more. And when you say black, is there a little bit of fill that happens, or is it totally outlined?

[Mike D]

More than anything, the guy I go to who did my first one does, like, this little, like, it's like this etching. He calls it like woodworking, where it kind of makes it look like these little wood marks inside of it that kind of give it some detail. That's why I think you do a really good job at it.

[Bobby Bones]

So. Adds kind of, like, some fading effect in there.

[Mike D]

Texture. My. Yeah, My Spider man has a little bit of, like, shading and, like, dots and stuff that kind of. It's not just the outline.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, okay, I'm following. Sorry. I don't have any tattoos, so I feel very, like, foreign to this subject. Hair. What are you wanting to change about your hair?

[Mike D]

I don't know. Like, I don't want to dye it, but I just feel like I need to. Well, I mean, I see that was the point. I also thought of, like, should I just bleach it?

[Bobby Bones]

Go totally blonde.

[Mike D]

Just blonde.

[Bobby Bones]

You've been blonde before, haven't you?

[Mike D]

Yeah. Because you have to go blonde before you put the dye in.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Mike D]

I think whenever I dyed my hair red, I was probably blonde for, like, a day, and then I'd put the red in, and then, like, when I was younger, I probably held the blonde in for a little bit longer just to try it out.

[Bobby Bones]

I feel like I've seen pictures of you with blonde hair, and I didn't know if I was making that up in my head.

[Mike D]

Over time, it. Like, whenever you do the red, it'll fade to orange, and then it'll eventually just fade to blonde because all the color Falls out.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Mike D]

So I. Probably towards the tail end of me having read it, was just kind of like an orange blonde.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. All right. Are you thinking potential dye, or are you thinking cutting it of some kind?

[Mike D]

Probably just cutting it. And I know the trend is kind of past, but I kind of want, like, a mullet thing.

[Bobby Bones]

You're going full mullet style?

[Mike D]

Yeah. Like, I've seen some people who have, like, where it's not even, like, full mullet, but it's kind of, like, trendy, almost like Mohawk mullet, where, like, the sides are really short, and then you have, like, the front, and then the back is long.

[Bobby Bones]

But you wear hats a lot.

[Mike D]

Yeah, I've tried to not do as much lately. And I know I'm saying that right now with a hat, that's okay. Like, in the last two to three weeks, I've tried not to wear a hat.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, maybe if you have a different hairstyle, I guess that could change that a little bit. But if you do do that hairstyle, you definitely probably wouldn't wear hats as easily. Yeah, you still could. It just may look a little weird.

[Mike D]

In the beginning, and I'd be good with that.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. All right. So this is the hairstyle change, and now glasses. What are you thinking of a different change?

[Mike D]

I don't know. It's like, I like the fact that the clear ones, that they kind of go unnoticed a little bit, and they're kind of. They don't bring attention to my eyes at all. But I thought, like, what if I did actual, like, dark or just some.

[Bobby Bones]

Kind of color glasses and actually bring attention to them. Yeah, because they are a. Glasses are an accessory piece, and glasses can actually make things even look more, I don't know, accentuated and pretty. They frame your face in some ways. So if you want a different look, you could definitely go a full color. You could even go. I mean, you can start wearing sunglasses. Mike.

[Mike D]

Yeah. Man, I'm so jealous of people who can just pick up a pair of sunglasses and wear them.

[Bobby Bones]

You don't think you can?

[Mike D]

No, because I got that prescription on.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. I was like, you look great in glasses.

[Mike D]

There's so, like, I've seen so many cool, like, designs in, like, the last year that, like, are kind of in style. Like, man, I wish I could wear those.

[Bobby Bones]

Get prescription sunglasses.

[Mike D]

It gets so expensive.

[Bobby Bones]

True. But if it's one that you really like and you'll wear all the time, then you can start wearing sunglasses.

[Mike D]

Yeah, but I just want to be able to buy, like, an $8 cool pair from, like, the gas station. Like, that's the life I was living.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, okay. Have you ever thought about contacts? Can you wear contacts?

[Mike D]

I don't know. I've never really explored that. I don't know if I can or cannot, but it just seemed like a pain when I was first getting glasses that I never even explored that.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, okay, just hear me out. You could have a Mia Thermopolis moment where she goes from wearing glasses all the time. She's suddenly wearing contacts because her hairstylist breaks her glasses. And this could be a big change.

[Mike D]

But I have that thing with, like, being weird around my eyes. Like, I can't. I think I can touch my eye, but the thought of anybody else touching my eye freaks me out.

[Bobby Bones]

You could get just dailies to try because those are relatively cheaper than more like, monthly contacts that you kind of keep taking and out and treat them. So you can wear them all the time, but you could get dailies and just try it out and see. It was weird. I'll tell you. When I first. I started wearing contacts when I was young, young, young, young. And it was weird putting my finger on my eyeball, the whole thing.

[Mike D]

I don't think I could do it.

[Bobby Bones]

It feels weird. But you get used to it. You do really get used to it. After about a week, it's just kind of like it become. Once you figure out how to do it, it becomes so easy. You barely even touch your eyeball. Like, your contact is touching the eyeball. It's just your fingers. Looks like it is. You're never actually touching your eyeball.

[Mike D]

About to get them out.

[Bobby Bones]

You, like, just pull them out. But they do make. Which I wonder if. So I used to wear, like, hard contact lenses. At one point, they were corrective lenses, so you'd sleep in them and they sucked to sleep and they felt miserable. But they correct your vision while you slept, which was a crazy technology.

[Mike D]

And.

[Bobby Bones]

But they had this little suction thing that you put them on and take them off with. I just don't know if you could do that with soft lenses because the whole thing was they were hard.

[Mike D]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

But maybe there's something like that for a soft lens. And then it would make it easy. But I promise you, it's actually not as bad as you think.

[Mike D]

My biggest. Well, not my biggest fear, but the thing I hated the most was getting that puff of air.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, yeah.

[Mike D]

Exam. And now they don't do that anymore. You could pay, like, extra to get the thing just, like, dropped in your eye. I'm like, Give me that.

[Bobby Bones]

I'll take that. Okay. I think this should be something you try.

[Mike D]

I think I could.

[Bobby Bones]

If you want to.

[Mike D]

I. I would love to be able to not wear glasses and be able to wear contacts. It's the thought of getting them in my eye and getting them out and then, like, one getting stuck in there that freaks me out.

[Bobby Bones]

It is a little weird. I've definitely had them get stuck in my eyes before. When I've, like. It's more when I'm doing a bunch of stuff and. Or I get something in my eye and I rub it, I kind of forget it's there. But you. It's also another. It's like, have you ever had something stuck in your eye and you have to get it out? It's kind of like that. It's that same experience. So I guess. How do you feel about.

[Mike D]

It's terrible. I know.

[Annabe Sofa Advertiser]

It's not fun.

[Bobby Bones]

Nobody likes it. Nobody wants to have it.

[Mike D]

Having to do that earlier, I felt like there was something in my eye.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, it's kind of like that. But you can see it so you can pull it out quicker. It's not like a, you know, little speck that you can't even find. And it's a whole adventure to figure out what's in your eye. It's. You can see it typically. I think you should try it. If you're wanting to really change your look and make a dramatic change. That's going to be a dramatic change. And then you could wear sunglasses.

[Mike D]

That sounds awesome.

[Bobby Bones]

It's an idea. If you're, like, looking at the different colored glasses and you're like, I don't know if this is what I want.

[Mike D]

Here with no glasses, blonde hair, fully change it.

[Bobby Bones]

You just want a full scent. I like a full scent change. It's fun. Listen, when I did my bangs change up, it changed my whole life genuinely. Like, I had just such a life experience in that moment that wasn't. I didn't even go through a crisis. I just wanted bangs, and I loved life when I had those. Something about it made it more fun for me, and I think it was because I had a fun, significant change that it wasn't like, everything was so monotonous, and I kept doing the same thing every day. You know what I mean? I feel like this could be your bang moment where you just have a big change and you have fun with it and you can always come back.

[Mike D]

You know, I realized kind of inspired this.

[Bobby Bones]

What?

[Mike D]

Amy.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Mike D]

I feel like Amy's really honed her style. In this year, where she walks in, I'm like, Amy looks cool. Like, Amy, I feel like, is more confident as she's ever been and, like, just, like, how she's put together her outfit. Like, I pay attention to this stuff. Like, Amy, like, has a look and looks cool.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Mike D]

And I was like, I need that. Like, I need to feel like that. Because whenever I do, like, dress in, like, I don't even say, like, it's better or worse, but when I dress in something that feels, like, comfortable in me, I just feel like I operate better. And I feel like that's where Amy is right now, where she has her style. She comes in and she operates, like, at 100% because she feels good while she's, like, wearing that stuff.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. I mean, I think it's true. I'm pretty sure there's a bunch of studies out there that say if you dress more comfortable in what you like, but also while dressing up at the same time, that kind of combination, you feel more confident and you feel more into who you are. And so it, like, shows off better to the outside world because you feel really good about it. But I also feel like you felt really good about especially getting your braces off. That was a big part of your year. You know what I mean?

[Mike D]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

You've had big moments, I think.

[Mike D]

Yeah. I think that's kind of been another motivator in this is, like, now that I do feel comfortable, like, with my smile, I want, like, everything else to kind of match it a little more.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Okay. I love this for you. Whatever you decide to do, I think you should full send it. Amy kind of full send it, too. You know, it was like a. She kind of flipped a switch. And I heard. I talked about this at one point. I think she was saying she just wanted to dress up a little bit more each day. It made her feel better.

[Mike D]

Because I think the thing I have is sometimes I feel like I need to wear nicer things at, like, certain events or like, when I go out. Like, I feel like, oh, that's a going out outfit. But then I realize, like, I come to work more and see more people here than I probably when I do go out. So I have, like, these clothes that I haven't worn that much because I don't wear them here. And I was like, I should probably just wear them here.

[Bobby Bones]

You should take your going out outfits and bring them here. Start try that. That's probably going to be your easiest.

[Mike D]

Question before I start, like, buying a whole new wardrobe.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Because I feel like, you loved your wardrobe. I thought you were had honed in on your style really well.

[Mike D]

I did, but I also feel like that was, like, two years ago that I did, and now it's like, I've been wearing this stuff for two years.

[Bobby Bones]

You are truly having the moment where you're like, okay, I'm bored of everything, and I need to change it. And we all have that. That's normal. It's just, you know, are you gonna full sin or are you gonna have send. It's really where you're at right now.

[Mike D]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

What are you gonna do?

[Mike D]

It doesn't, like, terrify me to full because most of the things I'm trying, I could. I could reverse. Like, it's not permanent. Like, that's the thing with changing your hair. It'd be like a month that you're like, if you don't like it, you go back.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. And doesn't your hair grow super fast?

[Mike D]

It does.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Mike D]

Obnoxiously fast.

[Bobby Bones]

You'd be perfectly fine with your hair. You can easily not wear contacts. Just put your glasses back on.

[Mike D]

Because I think the others I pay attention to things around me, but, like, the person I've been going to for, like, two years now, like, just moved locations, like, a whole new shop, and I'm like, is this part of it? Like, moving to a new location? Like, I need. This would be the time that I should get a new hairstyle. This would be inspiring at all.

[Bobby Bones]

You have lots of inspiration.

[Mike D]

Yeah. I think I've had all these things telling me that have telling me to make a change because it's like, forced change.

[Bobby Bones]

You're having signs.

[Mike D]

It's not signs. They're actual things that have, like. That's an actual change. Like, I now have to go to a new place to get my haircut. That means I should get a new haircut.

[Bobby Bones]

I like the logic. I think it's great. I'm on board for full send, and.

[Mike D]

The place I'm going to is more, like, tattoo focused. So there I get a new tattoo.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

That is the only thing you can't quite easily take back. So just make sure you really want that.

[Mike D]

Oh, you realize it's so permanent when you get one.

[Bobby Bones]

I bet. So you got a needle driving into your skin. Yeah. I bet that feels pretty perfect.

[Mike D]

Even though I loved it, I realized I am really glad. I love this because it is on there. It is not going anywhere, and you.

[Bobby Bones]

Can get it off. But I think that's also a pretty painful process.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Mike D]

I'm not about removing A tattoo. I think if you had the. If you were in a good state of mind when you got it, live with it, it becomes a part of you. Like any other scar in your body, anything else that you don't like about yourself, it is a part of you now.

[Bobby Bones]

It's a cool idea. I like that concept. Still can't relate because I don't have any, but I get it. I understand. And I hope that you never feel in, like, I don't know, 60 years, you're like, no, I still like all of these. I'm good.

[Mike D]

Yeah. I mean, if anything, I would. If I. Before removing it, I would black it out. Like, go full. Just black it out.

[Bobby Bones]

Turn it into something else.

[Mike D]

No, I'm talking, like, full blackout.

[Bobby Bones]

You just black it out. Yeah, but wouldn't you still see the outline? So you know what it is kind of.

[Mike D]

I think if you do it dark enough, you wouldn't see it.

[Bobby Bones]

Just a big blob.

[Mike D]

Yeah. I've seen some people, like, just fully black out their arm.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, I know what you're talking about now.

[Mike D]

It's hardcore, honestly.

[Bobby Bones]

You know what that looks like to me when they do that? It's like that the ink cartridge ran out. It's like the test page, testing it out. What does your wife think about any of this?

[Mike D]

She's cool with the tattoo.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. The rest of it.

[Mike D]

I haven't fully told her about the hair stuff yet. That's been an internal thing in my head.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Mike D]

But I'm probably getting to a point where I'm going to get a haircut in the next couple of weeks, so that's the next thing to come up. But she's kind of known I've wanted, like, a bit of a refresh on everything aside from the hair, which I didn't tell her the first time. When I dyed my hair red, I was just like. I sent her a picture of, like, here. Here's my hair. Now she's like, oh, okay.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm here for this. Okay.

[Mike D]

Are you okay?

[Bobby Bones]

Listen, as women, we know when a big hair change happens, it's like mental health. Are you good? You're good? This is something you wanted. Okay, cool. That's just an initial reaction because it's. Anytime a woman goes through a significant hair change, there's always a question attached to it. And I don't know why. I don't know who put the two and two together, but it's always like, are you all right? Is something going on? Instead of just being like, that's cool, cool. Change. You know what I mean? We've made hair such this huge dilemma that if you change it, oh my gosh, everyone will be up in arms about you changing your hair. You could be somebody who, who goes to work every day with your co workers and your co workers are gonna judge you for changing your hair. Something about hair has become like this huge topic and I don't know why, I don't know where it came from. I don't know, something weird. But I won't judge you if you change your hair. I like it. I think you should do anything that makes you happy.

[Mike D]

Yeah, we'll see if it makes me happy.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. If it doesn't make you happy, then.

[Mike D]

I'm like, okay, I'll go back to my normal hair.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, then you can. They'll grow out and life will go back to normal. It's all fine. Well, Mike, thanks for joining and thanks for hanging out with me this weekend and tell the people where they can find you. Hear you all that good stuff.

[Mike D]

You can check out my podcast, Movie Mike's Movie Podcast. New episodes every Monday. Wherever you get podcasts.

[Bobby Bones]

Love it. And make sure you subscribe to the show YouTube page Obby Boneshow and go check out part three this weekend because we're gonna answer all the questions. Bye, everybody.

[Mike D]

That's the best bits of the week with Morgan. Thanks for listening. Be sure to check out the other two parts this. Go follow the show on all social.

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[Mike D]

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[Bobby Bones]

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[Bobby Bones]

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