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Bobby Bones
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Eric Andre
This is Eric Andre. Well, I made a podcast called Bombing.
Bobby Bones
About absolutely tanking on stage. I tell gnarly stories and I talk to friends about their worst moments of bombing in all sorts of ways. Bombing on stage, bombing in public, bombing in life. I want to know what's the worst.
Eric Andre
Way they've ever bombed?
Bobby Bones
Or have they ever performed way too drunk or high? Or was there ever a time where.
Eric Andre
They thought they were going to crush and they stunk it up?
Bobby Bones
Listen to Bombing with Eric Andre on Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Bombing Bombing with Eric Andre. Here we go. Come on Bobby. Transmitting across America. This is the Bobby Bones Show. Let's go. Hey, I hope you had a great Weekend. Welcome to Monday show morning studio. Morning, Bones. Raymundo, our audio producer, who is in the glass room. Ray, what's up? So I was just wondering here at this job morning radio show, if I want to just be lazy for a day and not come to work, kind of just sleep a lot and binge watch TV and just take the day off, not for being sick, but just take off the day, Would we be allowed to do that? I don't understand your question. Would you allow that if I just said, hey, Bones, I just want to sleep in today, order food. I'm not getting up from this bed and not doing any exercise. I just want to be lazy today. My body wants me to be lazy. Could I use that as an excuse? I feel like you're asking this for a reason. Can you tell me the reason? Yes. There's another morning show in the company, and I would say not regularly, but almost once a month they'll have a person from the show just say, hey, did today for me, I have not left the bed because I needed it.
Amy
I like a mental health day now.
Bobby Bones
He's not saying it like that. Is that what you're saying? Like, mental health day? What would you call if you had to define the day? I wouldn't call sleeping and just kind of being lazy mental health. Like djf, it's not like they're gaff.
Amy
Yeah, but I think he's the one probably calling it lazy. What is the. Would this person say, I just need a day to be lazy? Or they're like, I need a. I don't even know.
Bobby Bones
Text me, right? No, no, just speak out loud. What? The text you would send if you were asking for this day. Let me see how I would think to respond. Hey, Bones. Woke up feeling freaking lazy, dude. Not leaving the bed, ordering a bunch of food and binging TV all day. I'll see y'all tomorrow. So you're not even asking, you're just saying, yeah.
Amy
Who does this?
Bobby Bones
Well, I would. Well, you don't have to rat him out, but this is what I would say, cuz Amy said the word mental health. I think if the. My answer is yes. Yeah. Really? For sure? Absolutely. 100% if you were. But I don't think that's really surprising if any of you said, hey, got a lot going on. I don't think I got the capacity today. I don't think I should come in or what do you. I'll be like, stay home for any reason if something ain't right. Because if it ain't Right at home. It definitely ain't going to be right here. It could actually make here not as good because I need you right at home before you come into here. I don't set the best example of that because I come in, I'm the mailman. Rain, shine, sleet, sick, I'm here. But I don't think you guys should do that. So I think if you positioned it different and you said, hey, I'm just mentally exhausted, had a lot going on. Cool if I just chill, I would. Yeah, sure. Because I would trust you wouldn't do that, take advantage of that. Right. I just had never heard that before where you're just like, hey, listen, boss, I'm gonna be horizontal all day today. No, you don't say it like that. Because if you were to send it like, you texted, I would text Scooby. Because Ray.
Amy
Drunk, right.
Bobby Bones
Like, he just said, I'm not coming in. I'm.
Amy
Yeah, well, eating Cheetos, feeling lazy.
Bobby Bones
Yes. If it's, hey, I had a lot going on. Brains fried. Yeah, of course. I don't even think that would be something that I think you guys would worry about asking. I don't know. What do you think?
Amy
No, I mean, I think that I. I get where you're coming from. If that's our perspective. The perspective is things are just not right and I'm not myself and it's not going to be good. But if it's, hey, I just feel like binge watching tv, ordering food. Like, you would be like, what in the world? Like, you may say, okay, fine, do it, but you're gonna keep a little mental note.
Eric Andre
Oh, no, he would.
Bobby Bones
I. I would just think you had some stuff going on. And. Yeah, like, I wouldn't even think. I trust everybody to go. If you're a little bit sick, either physically or in the head for a little bit, then take care of you. Because if you ain't good, you ain't good for me, you ain't good for us. And I think we've had that happen here before. I mean.
Amy
I mean, yeah, I've learned the hard way. I would try to come in. I mean, I think. I don't think I've ever, like, texted you day of. I'm not doing well today. Like, I've tried to come in and maybe I sat down and then just started. We started recording something and then I would just start crying and you were like, I think you should go.
Bobby Bones
Gotta go. No. And also, I would know when Amy was going through stuff and I was like, hey, don't come in for it. Don't come in for a week.
Amy
Don't come in for, like.
Bobby Bones
You only come in when you feel good. But this is a job where I need you guys, you know, focused mentally. But if you have, like, Arkansas Keith worked at the mill. I don't think you can call and be like, yeah, right. Kind of sad today because I watched Old Yeller last night. I'm gonna take the date off.
Amy
Yeah, that's not gonna work.
Bobby Bones
Like, I think if you have a real life human job, a lot of bosses don't look at that the same way. But if you ever said it just like that, I would think you really were just embarrassed and you shouldn't be, of whatever's happening with your mental health. And I would say, cool. Stay home. Let me know when you're good. Got it. I challenge everybody on this show. Somebody has got to do that before. I don't challenge them to do that. No. If you need it. Okay. But do not. This is not. No, no, no. I'm not challenging you guys to do it, but you're free to do it. But I'm not asking you to do it.
Amy
I can't even imagine typing those words.
Bobby Bones
No, I can't imagine either.
Amy
I woke up feeling lazy. Want to binge watch Real Housewives all day?
Bobby Bones
See you tomorrow.
Amy
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
Selfie picture attached. Yes. Mental health days, if you need them. And we don't even report them. Like there's, like, a thing. It's like we all just.
Amy
You go into work day, and.
Bobby Bones
Yeah, we don't do all that crap. We just handle it. We handle our business. Okay? So, Ray, whatever you need, buddy. Thank you. But just, like, make sure you do it to scuba or early because you have to turn the show on in the morning. Okay. Just making sure. Okay. It's the anonymous inbox. Anonymous in box. There's a question to be had. Hello, Bobby Bones. I just started dating again and been seeing this girl who is really hot and has an unbelievably kind soul. It's been going great, but I've become aware that she smells all the time. I thought on the first date, maybe just a fluke, maybe she got sweaty, rushing to get ready. But now, after several dates, it's the same. And to put it bluntly, she smells bad. We've been dating for a month now, and my nose has kind of gotten used to it. But sometimes, like, whoa. I'm not sure it's a deal breaker, but I'm curious what the best way is to tell someone that you're starting to care about that they smell and recommend better hygiene. I can't imagine smelling like that and not being aware of it. Signed dating a hottie with a body odor.
Amy
Oh, my God.
Bobby Bones
So I think probably it's not a hygiene issue if it's this long and this consistent, because I'm sure she showers. I'm sure she does the hygiene stuff. It's probably something within her body. A hormone, a chemical. Amy, how would you like to be told? And you probably already know, right?
Amy
I'm going to be mortified.
Bobby Bones
Maybe.
Amy
I don't know because nobody's taken time to tell me. Because sometimes you don't know that you smell, But I think it's different than.
Bobby Bones
Bad breath or, like, stinky armpits, but.
Amy
Oh, I'm with you. Like, something is being secreted from her skin. Like, she is likely taking care of herself, but there might need to be some medical intervention of some sort.
Bobby Bones
How would you like to be told? Gently or not at all? Or should the dude just cut?
Amy
Well, but this is fixable. So he's gonna break up with her over this. So, no, hopefully he can gently do it.
Bobby Bones
Also, I'd like to know how.
Amy
Like, I mean, I'm gonna be mortified, but, like, hey, I don't know how he feels about her, but, like, hey, you know that I love spending time with you and I've really enjoyed our relationship. I would love to keep this going. However, I think there might be something going on. I mean, if I ever had anything going on with me, like, I would want you to tell me. So this is me telling you. Like, I. I don't know if there's something we're eating or something we're doing, but we need to look into it because it's. It's strong and I care about you. And other people might be smelling it, too. Something like that.
Bobby Bones
This is what I do. I'd be sitting next to her and I would do this, and I think I smell so bad. And I would smell my armpits. Something about me just does not smell like. I'm sorry. I don't know what it is about me that's bad. I swear, I showered, I would smell my shirt. Maybe it's detergent or something. It might be from you. Yeah, it's either from you or from me. Yeah, I think it is from that. It. That way there's never a whole it's you. Like, I think it's me, but you know it's her. Yeah, but that's why I'm Walking into it gently instead of just going with the awkward. I don't know. Because then it gets. You can actually talk about it. Because if I blame it on me first, where it's like, man, I think I. I stink. It's a Smell your shirt. Is it? Is it? Yeah, it is you. I wonder what that is. That's such a softer way to get into that conversation where they don't feel attacked and they're not.
Amy
True.
Bobby Bones
So if you want to be with her, you're going to have to somehow find a way to get to the tip of talking about it. That's how I would do it. That would be my tactic.
Amy
What if your tactic. You're doing that and she's like, I don't smell anything.
Bobby Bones
Okay. Then you know she really doesn't smell it. Like, because again, if she's like, no, I smell nothing, then you know she has no idea of what's happening.
Amy
Okay.
Bobby Bones
Because she also could go, oh, it's me. I didn't know if you could smell it or not. But I do have this issue, and it could be brought up that way. So I would not do the. Let's sit down face to face. I would do that. Let me blame it on me at first and slowly realize it's not me. And then let's see if she comes to that conclusion herself and then shares it, because you may learn that she knows it and hasn't figured out how to fix it yet. She hasn't gone to the doctor or she just doesn't wash her butt. It could be any of those. Oh, Morgan, what would you do here?
Amy
Honestly, I like your idea to start.
Bobby Bones
It off, but if it doesn't, then it's perfect to go into Amy's.
Amy
Like, you try. You try a discreet way.
Bobby Bones
You try and, like, bring it up casually. And if she's not, I think I.
Amy
Would rather know, because here's the thing. If he just leaves and he stops dating her, then she's never gonna have the closure of why and.
Bobby Bones
Oh, you can text afterward what you smell. Yeah, yeah, you can text.
Amy
No, Nobody's ever gonna trust me. People like ghosting for a reason. So I think you tell her if you care about her and you can see a future with her. And this is the only thing I think you tell her. You just have to be so delicate about it. And if I care about this person.
Bobby Bones
And they tell me that, I'm going to be like, you know what?
Amy
I appreciate it.
Bobby Bones
Thank you.
Amy
This could happen to me, guys.
Bobby Bones
I don't have My smell. Well, it's funny you brought this up because this is the way we got this to talk about with you, Morgan. Then you know what? At least I know, like, I can fix that.
Amy
I can do something about it.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. The way that conversation happens in the easy way, is blame it on yourself first. And slowly you discover it's her. If she doesn't want to take it, then you take it. But you can't. I don't feel like she's going to be in a healthy place to have the conversation if you're like, hey, man, this is so good, but you just smell bad.
Amy
Well, I didn't say you go that aggressive.
Bobby Bones
Well, I mean, that's basically.
Amy
But she.
Bobby Bones
It was just do this, man. I think I stink. Is it me? Oh, I might be you. Yeah.
Amy
I didn't think.
Bobby Bones
Let her. Let her. Yes.
Amy
I mean, think about.
Bobby Bones
You don't have the manipulative brain.
Amy
Okay, I didn't think of that.
Bobby Bones
Bones. There's an old comedian from like the 70s, 80s, and he would go, I get no respect. You know who that is?
Amy
No.
Bobby Bones
Rodney Dangerfield was his name. He got famous way older in life.
Amy
That sounds familiar.
Bobby Bones
He's like, I get no respect. That's starting to be lunchboxes deal here. Because he always claims he gets no respect. And we're gonna revisit it. We had a show at the Ryman a few days ago for St. Jude, but he screams he's getting no respect.
Eric Andre
Because I didn't have parking. Like, where am I supposed to park when I go to this event? First I had to go to a client dinner beforehand and I had to be there at like 4:45. So then the show goes till 10:00. So that means I'm parking for five hours. Five hours. You would think they provide me parking. No, just go park in a garage.
Bobby Bones
Who's they?
Eric Andre
The company. Us. Whatever. $52 when I got out of that garage. It's expensive to park downtown.
Bobby Bones
You can expense the company for $52.
Eric Andre
It's like, where's the respect? If you want me to come to this client dinner you want me to come to. Where's the. You want me to come to this million dollar show? Give me some parking, man.
Bobby Bones
I don't think they cared if you went to the show. It was nice to see there. I saw you side stage. I saw Scuba side stage. And I was running around like a chick on my head cut off. So a little quick nod here and there. So I appreciate that, but I don't think you had to go to the show. Oh.
Eric Andre
They told me, oh, yeah. And then you're gonna walk with the clients to the show. So I walked them.
Bobby Bones
But that's when you could, like, walk back to your car.
Amy
Quick side note about Lunchbox at the dinner. So there's one dessert offered. One.
Bobby Bones
Here we go. Because it's like a standard.
Eric Andre
We're talking about my parking here. No respect.
Amy
My weekend.
Bobby Bones
Okay. Here's what I can say about the respect. You can expense the company back on that one. And mostly I'd be like, no, you can't on certain things that you can.
Eric Andre
Okay.
Amy
You did get respect on this, though, because there's a set menu, and we're all at our respective tables with the people with a bunch of clients, and everybody. They bring out dessert, and everybody has tiramisu. That's the only option. Like, I never even saw anything else. I get up, I go by lunchbox's table, and he has this huge plate. Huge. Of cheesecake with caramel sauce. It looks. And I was like, wait, whoa, whoa.
Bobby Bones
Was that on the option? Did you even order or they. It's just automatically brought it to you?
Amy
They just said, okay, dessert's coming. And they just plated everybody that was seated.
Bobby Bones
Sure.
Amy
So that's why when I saw his, like, I was like, what is this? Because, like, it looked amazing. And he was like, oh, I. I special requested it. So he does get respect because he was you. They brought that out. But of course, he went off menu. Just did what he wanted.
Eric Andre
Well, they put tiramisu, and I. I don't. Tiramisu is not me. I don't like tiramisu.
Bobby Bones
And so it's not you.
Eric Andre
Yeah.
Amy
So when they brought it. Because they never said tiramisu. So you're telling me they brought you a plate of tiramisu and then you saw.
Eric Andre
I saw it on the menu. I saw it when we. When I sat down the set menu, and then they put it in front of me. I was like, I don't want that. You can just bring me a cheesecake. It's fine.
Bobby Bones
That's how you said it.
Eric Andre
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
You can just bring me a cheesecake. Yeah.
Eric Andre
I was like, don't worry about it. Add it to the build. It's fine. You don't have to ask anybody. Just go get. I'll take it.
Bobby Bones
Can I share how I would have said that? I would have said because I don't like tiramisu because it tastes like coffee. I hate coffee. Right. Is that coffee?
Amy
Yeah. There's a little bit of a hint of that.
Bobby Bones
I would have said, oh, tiramis, too. Not a big coffee fan. Is there any way you have another dessert back there in the back? If you do, I would love it. If not, no big deal. That would be how I would do it. Because I don't put anybody out, wait tables for a long time. Don't want to do it now. How'd you say it again?
Eric Andre
I said, oh, you. You can just take that. I'm not gonna eat it. You can just bring me a slice of cheesecake. And don't.
Bobby Bones
Just bring me.
Eric Andre
I said, and don't bother asking. It's fine. Just if it's extra on the bill, we don't mind. And see.
Amy
And respect.
Eric Andre
And they said. They said, did you order that when you were ordering your. And I was like, no, I didn't realize. Just whatever.
Bobby Bones
Why do you keep waving your hand? You wave your hand at a waiter like that, like he's snapping, like he's about to snap. I'd spit his food. I never. Spitting anybody's food.
Eric Andre
I mean, everybody.
Amy
Maybe they did.
Eric Andre
Everybody was like, there's no way he's really getting cheesecake. And, man, they brought me on a fat cheesecake.
Bobby Bones
What do you think it was valued at if you had to buy it on the menu?
Eric Andre
56 bucks, 15 bucks.
Bobby Bones
Okay, so expensive company for 35 bucks.
Eric Andre
It was. I mean, I'm gonna tell you. When everybody on my table was like, man, that looks good. Is it good? And I'm like, yeah, it's real good. And some people are like, oh, you know, tiramisu is good, but I really wish I had cheesecake. I was like, we can just order it. So you do it now?
Bobby Bones
You demanded it.
Eric Andre
I pretty much demanded it, and I got it.
Bobby Bones
Yeah.
Amy
Respect.
Eric Andre
She just put it on the bill. I mean, that's not.
Amy
I think you're right, Bobby. He should just subtract. There you go. Expense the company.
Eric Andre
No, why would I.
Bobby Bones
Hey, subtract. I get no respect.
Amy
You're just subtracting the respect you got.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. Your respect.
Amy
Yeah.
Eric Andre
And they didn't even provide umbrellas. I had to walk in the rain back to my car.
Bobby Bones
Who's providing umbrellas? I mean, who would provide?
Amy
Listen, let me tell you. He's. He made a whole joke in the restaurant about the umbrellas, but.
Bobby Bones
A joke? That's not really a joke.
Amy
Well, it was sort of like that. Like, Rick. We're in a private room, and everybody's Julie's tables, and Rick stands up to thank everybody from coming. Calls out some key people. And then lunchbox roll. It's kind of quiet, and he's like, and are y'all providing umbrellas? Like, I don't know how he said it, but it was so quiet and so loud. And then he laughed. Like, you know, he's this boisterous laugh.
Bobby Bones
Like the big fake laugh.
Amy
Yeah. Like, it was quiet, and then he was like. And he slapped the guy next to him. Like, they slap the guy, he starts choking, you know? But, like, how when you say something funny and you kind of hit someone next to you, like, I'm funny, you know? Like, that was so funny. Like, ha, ha. And he made a joke about the umbrellas, and then he.
Bobby Bones
Why didn't you say, hey, what's going to be one of those umbrellas back there?
Eric Andre
I didn't see. I didn't see any umbrellas. That's why. Because they were like. They stood up and they're like, oh, it's gonna be raining outside, so we need to head to the Ryman. And I'm like, whoa. You providing umbrellas?
Bobby Bones
He's the new Rodney Dangerfield.
Amy
Who is that guy next to you?
Eric Andre
I don't know. He works for a company. He works for an ad agency.
Amy
He's a client.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. Okay. I feel like you're respected pretty good.
Amy
He was.
Bobby Bones
Just send in your 50 bucks. I'm gonna do it, and I'm going.
Eric Andre
To conquer right now.
Bobby Bones
It's not a threat. You should just do it. I'll show them. I'll do it, and then you. You'll get your respect. Okay.
Eric Andre
Okay.
Bobby Bones
It's time for the good news with Lunchbox. Tell me something good.
Eric Andre
Bill and Sarah are from Ann Arbor, Michigan. They said, hey, let's go up to Canada. Our favorite restaurant, Toast. It's like an hour away from their house. So they drive, and they're there at the restaurant. They're like, let's do something special. They stand up and say, hey, everybody, just let you know we're paying for your meal. And everybody. $1,200 cost them pay for everybody's meal.
Amy
Did they know that before they.
Eric Andre
I don't know.
Bobby Bones
Thoughts, Lunchbox? I am asking you.
Eric Andre
I don't know how this made it to Fox 2 Detroit, because I've done that numerous times.
Bobby Bones
No, you haven't. You haven't. Not like this, but go ahead. You walked into a sandwich place where there was a line and two people were in line.
Eric Andre
Yeah, I did it at a sandwich shop.
Bobby Bones
And you did it only to make the news.
Eric Andre
Right. And it didn't make the news. So it's really kind of like, does it really work?
Bobby Bones
Why do you think this worked?
Eric Andre
Oh, I know why.
Bobby Bones
Really, really think about it. Go ahead.
Eric Andre
I got it.
Bobby Bones
Go ahead.
Eric Andre
Because U.S. and Canada are fighting.
Bobby Bones
Oh, it's political. I do not think so. I'd also like to say this. Canada, I love you. I don't care what's happening. Canada, you are my. I don't know if you consider yourself a boy or girl. Don't care how you identify. I love you. You're my best brother and best sister. Just want that on record again. I've said it before.
Eric Andre
That's not the reason.
Bobby Bones
No. I would say they went in to a full restaurant with a lot of people, had no intention of being on the news.
Amy
Oh.
Bobby Bones
And bought everybody's meal.
Eric Andre
Okay.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. I feel like everybody in Canada. So nice. They probably do that all the time, though. Like, another day in Canada, somebody buys the whole restaurant a meal.
Amy
Just another day in Canada.
Eric Andre
Man, that's crazy. Congrats, Bill and Sarah.
Bobby Bones
Don't be angry, but they were smart.
Eric Andre
They weren't anonymous, so they got their shout out.
Bobby Bones
Okay, they were smart. That's what it's all about. That was.
Eric Andre
Tell me something good.
Bobby Bones
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Eric Andre
They'Re here to debrief. Eyes of Love was supposed to have been followed up by another album.
Bobby Bones
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That's not love.
Bobby Bones
He doesn't love you enough. Because if he loved you, he'd be faithful. It's going to be an exciting year, and I hope that you can join me listen to Cheekies and Chill Season four as part of the Michael Tura Podcast Network, available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. You're gonna see why we're playing the game, Amy. But can you name this? Sound that familiar?
Amy
I feel like this is somebody when they were calling you on AOL or something. Aim.
Bobby Bones
No, it's in the news. It has been in the news in the past week or so. Any of you guys. Morgan, you know it?
Amy
Yeah, it's Skype.
Bobby Bones
Skype. They canceled Skype. Skype's dead.
Eric Andre
What?
Bobby Bones
Over. Okay, you guys didn't use it? Oh, no. You didn't use it? Yeah. You didn't use it.
Eric Andre
I thought that's what everybody used during.
Bobby Bones
COVID You're like, they killed the molasses corn on the cob at Burger King. And you're like, nobody bought that. Now all of a sudden, you're upset about it. Okay, I'm gonna give you seven of these. Write your answer down. These are all sounds from the 2000s. All this is because Skype was shut down. And so we're gonna do some other sounds from around when Skype was killing it, which, by the way, Skype was awesome for a long time. It was. Zoom. Kind of took it, you know? Here we go, guys. Write it down. Hey, Morgan, you should play. Cause you're. It's funny. Cause you're younger and you'll miss it, and we'll laugh. Okay. Okay, Number one, go.
Amy
I'm in.
Bobby Bones
I'm in.
Eric Andre
I'm in for the win.
Bobby Bones
I'm in. Everybody good?
Amy
Yeah, Morgan, I just have dial up written down.
Bobby Bones
I don't know if that's the name of it, though. Amy. Dial up lunchbox.
Eric Andre
Dial up Internet.
Bobby Bones
Eddie, I have America Online.
Amy
Oh, wow.
Bobby Bones
That was it. Yeah, you had to. That was the sound when you connected.
Amy
This is an example of getting a little too specific.
Eric Andre
Yeah, getting a little too big for your britches over there.
Bobby Bones
Well, big for your bridge. A different term made you a little too cocky.
Eric Andre
I like that I was being cocky.
Bobby Bones
Okay, fair enough. Ah, too specific. You put a brand on it. Okay, so is he out already, just like that?
Amy
It's not your year, my man.
Bobby Bones
Hey, my woman.
Eric Andre
Oh, you're eliminated. Or you just have one wrong?
Bobby Bones
Oh, yeah, no, you're just wrong. Okay. Yeah. We didn't announce Survivor Series, my man. Okay, where did that come from, weirdo?
Amy
I have no idea.
Bobby Bones
That's weird, Amy. I know you're weird. All right, here we go, my mans. Let's go. Number two. Some of these, you have to be somewhat specific. Give me one. Get one more time. I'M in. I'm in.
Eric Andre
I'm in for the win.
Bobby Bones
You good over there?
Amy
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
Amy, Nokia lunchbox, cell phone ring. See, you can't be that generic. Stop arguing. We don't have an answer yet. You're arguing when there's no answer, but we haven't given any result, so. So you got a yellow card right there for arguing when there's no reason. Yes. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Okay. Morgan. I had Tamagotchi when it wanted to be fed. Interesting. Eddie, I have Nokia. The answer is Nokia ringtone. So lunchbox. You do not get it. Eddie and Amy do get it. Don't. Don't. I didn't get it. You didn't get it because that's specific to Nokia. That sound is specific only to Nokia.
Amy
I had a Nokia.
Bobby Bones
You did?
Amy
I did, Yeah.
Bobby Bones
I don't think I had one of those dial up. Internet was specific to nothing. So if you got specific with it, it's. I'm not.
Eric Andre
No one's arguing.
Bobby Bones
Yeah, no one's arguing. No, he is. And you're over there going, I can see you.
Eric Andre
I mean, I'm stewing. Yes.
Bobby Bones
I'm stewing. See, you st. Because the question before.
Eric Andre
We were told not to be specific, and then we were not specific. We don't get it.
Bobby Bones
No, I. I never said don't be specific. It's all answer related. Yellow card for lunchbox.
Eric Andre
Oh, for What?
Bobby Bones
Stop talking about. What's funny is I don't even watch soccer. I bet a lot of our listeners don't watch soccer. And they're like, yellow card. I don't know what that means because I wouldn't. Sounds cool, though. Yeah. All right, next up, you'll get to hear it twice. One more time, sounds from the 2000. Do you have zero, Morgan? Oh, you have one. Oh, yeah, I have dialed. Amy two. Lunchbox one. Morgan one. Eddie one.
Eric Andre
Okay, I'm in for the win.
Bobby Bones
Oh, no, no. I have something. Okay. I go on to you, everybody. Everybody good?
Amy
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
Go to Eddie first. Eddie. Superman. That. You're close, but you do not get that answer. Name of that song. Morgan, I have Crank that Soulja boy. Tell him, Eddie. I'm sorry, Lunchbox, Soldier boy.
Amy
Amy, I have soldier boy. Tell him.
Bobby Bones
Except for Eddie. All you other ones are right. But he does say Superman, right?
Amy
Superman. That.
Eric Andre
Yeah, yeah.
Bobby Bones
That's what I was. Yeah, yeah. Come on, man. All right, next up, we're going to give it to you again.
Amy
I'm in.
Bobby Bones
One more could be talked over at the beginning. I'm in I'm in.
Eric Andre
I'm in for the win.
Bobby Bones
Nokia Lunchbox.
Eric Andre
That's AIM Chat. When you get a new message.
Amy
Morgan, I had aol.
Bobby Bones
Eddie, instant messenger.
Amy
Amy, you've got mail.
Bobby Bones
I think Amy's the only one that doesn't get a point there. Why?
Amy
Because that's not mail.
Bobby Bones
That's not mail.
Amy
Keep talking.
Bobby Bones
That's not mail. It's. It's messaging. An AOL instant message tagline.
Amy
I'm pretty sure.
Bobby Bones
Hey, you get. But he didn't say you got mail. Take it easy, my woman. Let's go. You get two yellow cards. That's red. And you're out of the game. And you're out of the next one. Okay. What happens if everyone gets red cards? Then I just play myself and we don't have the answers. I read. Read the question. We never have answers. So it's. It's AOL instant messenger. It's not mail.
Amy
Oh, so only the person that said instant messenger gets it?
Bobby Bones
No, I. I accepted instant messenger. You're about to get rich. You are thin icing. All right, next one. Sounds from the 2000s. I'm going to play it one more time. This one will need to be spec. Do you know it?
Amy
No.
Bobby Bones
I could have an idea, but okay.
Eric Andre
Oh, man.
Amy
That's stupid.
Bobby Bones
I'm in.
Amy
I'm in.
Eric Andre
I'm in.
Bobby Bones
The wind Lunchbox.
Eric Andre
That is, er. Man, Someone's on life support.
Bobby Bones
That's it. Can I hear? Like gas? Like life support. Oh, well, it's different. Beeps. Different sounds. Yeah.
Eric Andre
Oh, I know.
Bobby Bones
That'd be a weird one. Morgan. I had Grey's Anatomy.
Amy
Heartbeat machine.
Bobby Bones
Okay, Eddie. I have the Avengers. But that's so stupid. From the 2000s. I know. That's something stupid.
Eric Andre
Maybe you have it.
Bobby Bones
There's, like, static behind it. Like Amy.
Amy
Transformers.
Bobby Bones
It's the show 24. It's the counting clock from the show 24.
Amy
Oh, that's it.
Bobby Bones
Yeah.
Amy
I don't think I've ever seen that.
Eric Andre
It's pretty good. It was so good.
Bobby Bones
Amy 3, Lunchbox 3. Morgan 3. Eddie 2. With two remaining. Go. I'm in.
Amy
I'm in.
Eric Andre
I'm in for the win.
Bobby Bones
I'm in. Morgan. Jersey Shore. Amy.
Amy
Jersey Shore.
Bobby Bones
Eddie. Never seen it. Jersey Shore, though. Lunchbox.
Eric Andre
Jersey Shore.
Bobby Bones
Good job.
Eric Andre
You've never seen it?
Bobby Bones
Never what? I don't think I've ever seen it. I know it, but I've never seen it.
Eric Andre
Snooky.
Bobby Bones
I know about that, but yeah. Snooki and Dopey.
Eric Andre
No. J. Wow.
Bobby Bones
J. Wow. Jim.
Amy
Tanning laundry.
Bobby Bones
Okay, last one. Get it. I'm in. I'm in again.
Eric Andre
I'm in for the win.
Bobby Bones
Amy. Good. Morgan. I still have my Xbox to play. It's Guitar Hero Lunchbox something.
Eric Andre
I was terrible at Guitar Hero.
Bobby Bones
Eddie. Guitar Hero. Amy.
Amy
Pokemon.
Bobby Bones
That's incorrect. Lunchbox. And Morgan. Wow. Morgan's gonna win a time game against you guys. Possibly. Lunchbox. You can still get. We're going to sudden death here.
Eric Andre
Oh, yeah. Let's go. Write it down or yell my name.
Bobby Bones
Write it the first couple until we run out of there.
Eric Andre
All right. All right.
Bobby Bones
Raymundo.
Eric Andre
What?
Bobby Bones
One more time. If anybody gets it, they're probably gonna win.
Eric Andre
Yeah, I'm in for the win.
Bobby Bones
I'm in. Morgan.
Amy
Lucky Charms guy.
Bobby Bones
Lunchbox.
Eric Andre
Hannah Montana.
Bobby Bones
Angry Birds.
Amy
Oh, yeah, I went straight.
Bobby Bones
Would you play that one more time? Angry Birds. Awesome.
Amy
I knew that sounded familiar There.
Bobby Bones
All right, we're going to do this one. If you don't get this one, we'll go to sudden, sudden, sudden death. All right, go. A sound from the 2000s. One more time.
Eric Andre
Oh, I'm in for the win.
Bobby Bones
I'm in. I guess. Morgan. Paramount Pictures. Lunchbox.
Eric Andre
Matrix.
Bobby Bones
No, that is the deal or no deal briefcase. Opening sound.
Eric Andre
Oh, man, that's a good one.
Bobby Bones
So this would be the last one. Buzz in with your name. You have to say your name, and I will go to you if you say it first. Here we go. Action. Morgan. Morgan.
Amy
Netflix.
Bobby Bones
Incorrect. Hear it again for Lunchbox.
Eric Andre
Lunchbox.
Bobby Bones
Lunchbox.
Eric Andre
Intel.
Bobby Bones
Incorrect.
Eric Andre
What is it?
Bobby Bones
Windows. Windows.
Amy
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
I knew it as soon as it came.
Eric Andre
No, no, you didn't. You said Netflix.
Bobby Bones
And then I want you do that all the time when you. I know it.
Eric Andre
I know, but you guys yell at me when I do it, so I want to yell. I want to get in her head.
Bobby Bones
I don't know about that. And go. What? One more time.
Eric Andre
Lunchbox.
Bobby Bones
Yep.
Eric Andre
Paramount.
Bobby Bones
Nah. Morgan. Thx. That's the funny guess we. We guess when we have no idea. We just know it's a sound. No, that's a PlayStation 2.
Eric Andre
I almost guessed. Thx. I really did.
Bobby Bones
I really did. We're running out, so I'm sorry, man.
Amy
I know these are hard, but.
Bobby Bones
And go. Are you ready?
Amy
Morgan?
Bobby Bones
Morgan.
Amy
Spongebob.
Bobby Bones
Correct. Winner. These are the top 10 defining events that millennials live through. Now they are defining a millennial between 1980 and 1996. Anyone 29 to 45. Although. Eddie, we gotta turn your mic off, buddy. I mean, I missed about one year.
Amy
Yeah, sorry.
Bobby Bones
Sorry. What?
Eric Andre
What?
Bobby Bones
Sorry. Bro. Hey, you didn't live through this stuff like we did. I did, though. So are we. Morgan, you're a millennial. The bottom of it. I'm like. I hate being a millennial. I'm like a geriatric millennial. Yeah, because I'm the oldest of them. You're what, 80? Huh? Yeah, you're right there. Yeah. What are you, 79? 79. Sorry. Check yourself out, buddy. Show yourself. The door.
Eric Andre
See ya.
Bobby Bones
Crazy. Top 10 defining events. You want to take any guesses here? Yes, go ahead.
Amy
Nine. Eleven.
Bobby Bones
Number one. September 11, 2001. When the first plane hit, America was changed forever. I think we all can remember exactly where we were vividly. I don't know where I was yesterday, but I remember vividly exactly what happened here. Where I went, where I learned about it, where we went at school, the corner in the. Yeah, just crazy. All right, take another one.
Amy
Pandemic. Too soon?
Bobby Bones
Yeah, pandemic would be even Gen Z.
Amy
Well, then let me back up. O.J. simpson.
Bobby Bones
Good one. Oh, that's a really good one. O.J. simpson's at number six.
Amy
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
1994. 95. The trial of the century. After the wife and actor of former NFL player O.J. simpson was found stabbed to death. All eyes were on OJ if you weren't there to see and experience how much that just engulfed all of culture, I think we could tell you all day and it wouldn't matter. It was everywhere. I remember the chase. All of it. It was crazy. Okay, go ahead.
Amy
The Challenger did not make it. Really? Yeah.
Bobby Bones
That was a big deal.
Amy
It's huge.
Bobby Bones
Guys, I'm not saying it's not a big deal. For the record, Eddie, you're not in this. Yeah.
Eric Andre
Hey.
Bobby Bones
Oh, man.
Eric Andre
I remember.
Bobby Bones
Maybe that's why it was bigger to you. Yeah, and it's like the Great Depression. No, not for us. Okay, go ahead.
Amy
Okay. The. The Berlin Wall.
Bobby Bones
Okay. Reagan, that's probably a little too old.
Amy
It is. That was 89 or something. 88. 80. 90.
Bobby Bones
Yeah, but you have to think, okay, some. Some of the fine born were born in, like, the 90s, you know? Don't get angry. It's not like you're not gonna lose your scholarship. We're just.
Amy
Just asking because, like, what's the range? Because I'm also like Britney Spears shaving her head.
Bobby Bones
Top 10 defining events Millennials live through again. Millennials are people born between 1980 and 1996.
Amy
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
Making them between 29 and 45 years old. Gen Z is 1997 to 2012. So we're doing Millennials.
Amy
Okay.
Bobby Bones
I'm not angry, by the way.
Amy
I'm not either.
Bobby Bones
You're just aggressive. Yeah.
Amy
Facebook, boom.
Bobby Bones
The rise of social media. Okay, I will give you that.
Amy
Well, in that case. The rise of cell phones, emails.
Bobby Bones
Let me read this one a little bit first. Millennials experience the arrival of smartphones at a period of time when lives were having the most impact for them. Because it was our age, we were all growing. But smartphones and the rise of social media fundamentally changed the lives.
Amy
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
So you have September 11th at number one, the rise of social media at number two, and you have O.J. simpson at six. There are seven more.
Amy
Okay. Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.
Bobby Bones
No.
Amy
What?
Bobby Bones
That was huge.
Amy
The blue dress.
Bobby Bones
Apple. Hey, I need you. I need you to relax. I remember. I need you to relax. Okay.
Amy
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
There is. There is one presidential one that's not that one. I think that was too early, though, because that was probably like 94 4. So.
Amy
So was O.J.
Bobby Bones
But you'd have been 2. Yeah. I don't know, dude. I'm just reading.
Amy
Okay, so what's the presidential. I mean, don't tell us, but, like, a little hint.
Bobby Bones
I just did. Is it. It's also presidential.
Amy
Huh. I guess I don't know where to go, because, I mean, we also lived through our first black president.
Bobby Bones
That's the one.
Eric Andre
There you go.
Amy
All right. That was. Yeah.
Bobby Bones
The election of Barack Obama, 2008. The election of America's first black president was a momentous occasion, a huge step forward in a country with a long history of division and prejudice. That is number three.
Amy
What else?
Bobby Bones
I feel like you're about out.
Amy
No, I'm not.
Bobby Bones
You just keep going. What else?
Amy
Yeah, yeah, because I'm thinking, what would it be? Because I guess.
Bobby Bones
Do you want a minute?
Amy
I guess Brittany shaving her head wasn't on there.
Bobby Bones
Brittany shaving her head. Wow. Not on there.
Amy
Oh, really? What about. What about boy bands?
Bobby Bones
Let's check. Oh, town kicking Bobby Bones out of the band. Oh, made it. Comes in. No, no, no. Okay, lunchbox. Okay, now you. You're getting leftovers. So the easy ones you're not getting, but what do you have?
Eric Andre
Yeah. Madonna, Britney, Kiss.
Bobby Bones
No, no. Stupid, stupid.
Eric Andre
What? That's not on there.
Bobby Bones
That was huge. Okay, but things. Yeah, it was a moment. Yes.
Amy
What about Justin Timberlake?
Bobby Bones
Oh, no, no. Gotta stop with that one.
Amy
But that changed tv.
Bobby Bones
Okay, hold on.
Amy
Change radio.
Bobby Bones
Do you mean Janet Jackson? Yes.
Amy
Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson.
Bobby Bones
Janet Jackson. But no.
Eric Andre
What? Oh, music. Downloading music. Napster.
Bobby Bones
Yes. You made it on the list. There you go. Boom. Good job. 1999, 2001. It's the number nine. When Napster music plays an important role in every generation. But thanks to file sharing, millennials experienced it in unprecedented ways. Yeah, what they mean is free.
Eric Andre
Oh, my gosh, guys, the number one.
Bobby Bones
We already have number one. We already have in my mind. Okay, parentheses in my mind.
Amy
Something on mtv.
Bobby Bones
Go ahead.
Eric Andre
The Internet. I mean, that's the biggest thing in the world.
Bobby Bones
Is that too broad? I don't think it's too broad, but I think probably. I mean, that's bigger than 97. When they were. When kids were born in, like, 97 and on. Because I graduated high school in 98. Everybody didn't have the Internet, right? Internet wasn't like a thing for everybody. It wasn't you big. What is? Until like 2000. But I hear you. It was big.
Eric Andre
Okay, all right, I got another one.
Amy
What is it?
Eric Andre
Rest in peace, Princess Diana.
Amy
Oh, big one.
Bobby Bones
Oh, yeah. That was crazy.
Eric Andre
I mean, we had a song.
Bobby Bones
Now, I'd like to say. I'd like to say this, guys. When I say it didn't make the list, it doesn't mean it wasn't a big deal, okay? It didn't make the list, so don't get angry.
Amy
What about Tupac and Biggie?
Bobby Bones
Britney's Kiss? I hate you. No, dude.
Amy
East Coast, West Coast.
Bobby Bones
Think about. Take a second. Think about it.
Eric Andre
I'm thinking.
Bobby Bones
Okay, you keep.
Amy
Did we get the other. Oh, we got the president one.
Bobby Bones
We have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 left, 5 left. And I'll say this.
Amy
Desert Storm.
Bobby Bones
Okay, guys.
Eric Andre
Oh, that was a big deal.
Amy
There are no remember, though.
Bobby Bones
No more taxes. Stop. Remember, part of this has to be. If you're born in 1996, you got to experience it, and I know it. Okay?
Amy
Okay, okay. Okay. You're right.
Bobby Bones
So that's why Pearl harbor doesn't make it okay.
Eric Andre
Oh, I got it.
Bobby Bones
We're gonna come back. Wait, all right. Take a break. Yes.
Amy
No.
Bobby Bones
Yes. We're gonna take a break. I'm gonna play this. We're gonna come back. And I have five left. I will say this. One sad, one sucks. Oh, one monumentous, one devastating. And one lunchbox should have gotten already.
Eric Andre
All right, I got it.
Bobby Bones
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Eric Andre
The Air to Day Rage Eyes of Love was supposed to have been followed up by another album.
Bobby Bones
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Amy
I have it now.
Bobby Bones
On the list. At number one was September 11. At number two was the rise of social media and phones. Three was the election of Barack Obama, America's first black president. Six was the O.J. simpson Chase in 1994. Whenever that happened. Napster. At number nine. Okay, Amy, you think you have one?
Amy
I do.
Bobby Bones
Okay.
Amy
Sadly, Columbine.
Eric Andre
Yep.
Bobby Bones
Yes, that's what I wrote.
Eric Andre
Good, Amy.
Bobby Bones
Columbine. 1999 was really. How do you say this? It was the first of many mass shootings. Yeah. Because it was also able to be spread around and 24 hour news cycle was happening. It wasn't social media at the time, but it was everywhere all the time and no one had seen anything like it.
Amy
So will there be others on the list like that or was that cover it? Because I haven't.
Bobby Bones
Of school shootings. Yeah, that's the only school shooting. Okay, there are four left.
Eric Andre
I'm ready.
Bobby Bones
Okay, we're not to you right now. Oh, okay. He's locked and loaded. Okay, if you don't have one, you can. You can bow out. Morgan is. Is chomping at the bit. We didn't give her a chance a minute ago.
Amy
Okay.
Bobby Bones
Because she was literally just born. Are you done or do you want. For now, what do you have?
Amy
Well, I don't really.
Bobby Bones
I gave you like seven minutes. Okay, good. You're good. You're checking out. Hey, good to see you.
Amy
I'm not checking out.
Bobby Bones
Good job, Morgan.
Amy
I feel like it.
Bobby Bones
I don't know how it would be defined, but I mean, we had mtv that started then streaming services, something with streaming services.
Amy
That feels like the Creation of that really happened. Oh, like Netflix.
Bobby Bones
Yeah, yeah.
Eric Andre
No, you were chopping at the bit for that.
Bobby Bones
That's a huge thing that happened when.
Amy
I was a kid.
Bobby Bones
Agree. It's huge, guys, but. Okay, you know the rules.
Amy
I have one more. Go ahead, Harambe.
Bobby Bones
Oh, justice for Harambe still. Is he a gorilla? Yeah. Cincinnati.
Amy
That was a huge deal.
Bobby Bones
Cincinnati or Cleveland? Cincinnati, I think, when they shot him. Oh, they shot him. Yeah. Because the kid was in and they just. Terrible justice around me. So. No, didn't make it. Dang. Okay, Lunchbox. You're so sure over there.
Eric Andre
Yeah, well, you said I should have got this one.
Bobby Bones
You should have gotten immediately.
Eric Andre
So it's easy. Only fans.
Bobby Bones
No, that's like the Pandemic.
Eric Andre
Okay, my bad. Reality TV.
Bobby Bones
No, specifically, it's the real world.
Eric Andre
Okay.
Bobby Bones
Oh, 1992. Younger millennials may not get this one, but the reality series was a major part of pop culture. MTV was big then, too. The Real World is at number 10.
Amy
When people start something a little bit. Getting me there.
Bobby Bones
No, you guys can't take no credit for that. No credit.
Amy
What was that tagline that was so famous? Like strangers living in a house.
Eric Andre
Stop being polite and start being real.
Amy
That's it.
Eric Andre
Real World San Diego.
Bobby Bones
Start getting real. There are three left.
Amy
Oh.
Bobby Bones
Oh, Octo.
Amy
Mom.
Bobby Bones
Oh, I can give you Johnny K plus 8. I'm about to go crazy.
Eric Andre
Hold on.
Bobby Bones
If I'm just yelling stuff.
Eric Andre
Don't yell. I need to.
Bobby Bones
Do you want more shot?
Eric Andre
Yes, I want more shots. Guys, come on.
Bobby Bones
One more shot. I can. No, no, no, no.
Amy
Give us a hint.
Bobby Bones
September 11th is 1. Social media, 2. Election of Barack Obama, 3. Columbine 5. So let's stay in the top five. Okay, this next thing happened, like 2008, the crisis.
Amy
Oil spill.
Bobby Bones
Like the Exxon Valdez, I believe before that.
Amy
Donated his hair.
Bobby Bones
That was just for anyone.
Amy
Yeah. H1N1.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. It was the Great Recession of 2007. 2008. When the market. Yeah, it's pretty bad. I remember that. What? Yeah, we weren't into money then.
Eric Andre
Yeah. I don't know.
Bobby Bones
I had a job.
Amy
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
And they were firing people and. Oh, really? Yeah, it was a deal. Yeah, I remember that. The collapse of the housing bubble. I didn't have a house, though. Yeah, it was a disaster. Okay, there's that one.
Amy
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Or wasn't that that.
Bobby Bones
Whatever. Toby kiss. Things about Freddie Mac. Yeah, Freddie Mac. All right, two left. Can I guess one? Yep. All right. Well, you're all. You aged out of this? A little bit, but it's one guess. Just one guess. The invention of basketball. No. Dr. Naismith. Oh, God. Bill Cosby.
Amy
Ew.
Bobby Bones
No way. Later. Oh, yeah. Which part of Bill Cosby? Just, you know. Oh, the bad. The part. Got it.
Eric Andre
Oh, yeah. Friends?
Bobby Bones
No.
Amy
Okay, hints. Give us a hint.
Bobby Bones
Two left. One was absolutely devastating. Devastating. Covered all the devices.
Eric Andre
You didn't.
Bobby Bones
You did. Oh, there's this one was massive.
Amy
What about Joan Bennett Ramsey?
Bobby Bones
John Benetton. Yeah. Thank you. No, there are theories that you heard, though, if you haven't seen them. What? Morgan's John Bonet Ramsey. Have you guys seen those theories? No, but wait a second. Tell me she doesn't look like John. Bonnie Ramsey as a kid.
Amy
Girl.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. Hurricane Katrina.
Amy
Oh, Katrina.
Eric Andre
Oh, my gosh. Guys, how did you guys not get that?
Bobby Bones
It was a Category 5 hurricane. Obviously hit Louisiana. Also hit Florida. The youngest millennials were nine. The oldest 24. So that's about where we were. 23, 24.
Amy
What year did that happen?
Bobby Bones
2005. Okay, that was rough. The levees broke.
Eric Andre
It was devastation.
Bobby Bones
And there's one more.
Eric Andre
One more.
Bobby Bones
And happy. What's the description on that? I'd say happy. Yeah, Happy. I would say happy. I think some people.
Amy
Oh, the Cubs won the world.
Bobby Bones
That's 2016. That's pretty awesome. That should be on here, though. Yes. Cubs won the World Series and have a mini backpack with the Cubs on it that you guys make fun of. Yeah, yeah, that. The curse of the billy goat.
Eric Andre
Happy.
Bobby Bones
It has nothing like a.
Amy
Happy how? Like happy.
Bobby Bones
Some people don't think it's happy. Some people still are against it, but I. I'm not. I'm happy for it.
Eric Andre
Oh, legalized gambling.
Bobby Bones
No, but that was recent. That was recently. I'm happy for that one. Yeah, that's a good one. Is it a TV show? No.
Amy
Why are you happy about it?
Bobby Bones
Legalizing marijuana. I've literally never touched it. Morgan's like crack.
Eric Andre
Crack hand free.
Bobby Bones
No, but I would. Yeah, but I. Yeah.
Amy
Okay. Another hint.
Bobby Bones
It's divisive. And it's something that.
Eric Andre
Tick tock.
Amy
No, that's too late.
Bobby Bones
It's divisive. But I am happy.
Amy
I get that.
Bobby Bones
Gay marriage. Yeah.
Amy
Oh, okay.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. And the battle might be far from over, but things have certainly come a long way. 2004, 2015. Just a few short decades ago, it was fundamentally ingrained in mainstream media that gay people couldn't get married. And the legalization in 2004, it started then and kind of changed that worldview.
Amy
Yeah, that's it. We did all ten.
Bobby Bones
Well. Did we?
Amy
Well, yeah, we got there a lot.
Bobby Bones
Of hints towards the end there.
Amy
I mean, I'm. You guys just got yellow stuff that Bill Clinton and Monica Lindsay aren't on there.
Bobby Bones
That would have been like 94 or something.
Amy
I know you said that. But also 92 was on there. 90 other things from.
Bobby Bones
Yeah, you know, I have no, I don't know. Yeah, that was a big part of it though, for sure. You know what? Number 11. You can have it. It's time for the good news with producer Eddie. Tell me something good. There's a Burger King in North Branch, Minnesota, and they wanted to honor their best favorite customer. It was 90 year old Jerry park. And he just passed away. He used to go to Burger King all the time, sit in the same chair. So the employee said, hey, why don't we engrave his chair? And so they had to go through corporate and corporate said, go for it. If he was one of your favorite customers, do it. So they engraved his chair. They showed up to the funeral all in uniform with his chair. And the family was like, oh, my gosh, this is awesome. The fact they showed up in uniform, that's really cool. That kind of gave me chills on the legs. That's a really good story. And so he was. He was in the hospital for his last few days and they took him food and everything. It was his favorite order and it was just a whole thing because he went to Burger King all the time. That's just people caring who didn't have to care but did care. That uniform thing, I know it's not the military, so it's not the same, but it kind of feels like the junior varsity military. Yeah, it does.
Amy
I like it.
Bobby Bones
Like, people showed up together. Great story. That's what it's all about. That was. Tell me something good now time for the morning corny. The morning corny.
Amy
What do you call friends you like to eat with?
Bobby Bones
What do you call friends you like to eat with?
Amy
Taste buds.
Bobby Bones
That was the morning corny. You made me nervous because you've kind of done some slippery, almost adult ones. Yeah. Lately, like, your mind's been after dark. Yeah.
Eric Andre
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
I want to play an after dark one now, but we're going to bleep it out.
Amy
Okay.
Bobby Bones
So if you're on the podcast, you will be able to hear it.
Amy
It's not for me. It's from a listener.
Bobby Bones
Yeah, it's from a listener.
Amy
Okay.
Bobby Bones
Ray, would you please play Brit from North Carolina? I was just calling in, asking if.
Amy
We could get a Morning Corny After.
Bobby Bones
Dark, and I'll start you off. Why is there no pregnant Barbies? Because Ken came in another box. Oh, man. That's crazy. Yeah, okay. Yeah, we heard it, but they beeped it. That's crazy, man.
Eric Andre
That was solid.
Bobby Bones
Okay. This is the only time Morgan and Lunchbox have laughed out loud.
Eric Andre
That was actually a good one. That was a real deal.
Amy
Y'all laughed at my dirty ones.
Bobby Bones
They can't be dirty right now, though. Like, you threw one last week at us, and we're like, what? You can't do that this early. But that one, if you want to hear it. Dang, that's hardcore, man. Go to the Bobby Bones show podcast, because that one was. That one was good.
Amy
That one was R. My one last week was PG 13.
Bobby Bones
Yours is, like PG 17 and a half. I can almost move out of the house. Want to play a song? I thought it was a comedy song. This guy is right up in the video on TikTok, and his fingers are on the keys. That's very close. And he starts the song, and I'm like, this is gonna be hilarious. It turns out not to be hilarious, but I liked it so much, I want to play it. His name is Slim Dan Number nine, and the song is called the Vines.
Eric Andre
Right now you're stupid, you can't even talk. But one day you'll think that you're smart. You'll answer my questions with two letter sentences? And make out with girls in my car. And you'll come home high with some horrible light. But your ass will be two steps behind.
Bobby Bones
Cause back in the day I was doing the same.
Eric Andre
We both grow from the same. Comes from Grandma and Grandpa and their parents. Parents and also Mom's grandparents, too. They're living inside you. They're arguing and fighting.
Bobby Bones
They're all telling you what to do. Now you're going to sleep and I'm closing the door. But I know that you're never alone. Cause they're in your dreams.
Eric Andre
If you're talking Steve, could you tell.
Bobby Bones
Him that I say hello?
Eric Andre
The people who died, you brought him back to life.
Bobby Bones
You got all of their faces combined.
Eric Andre
When I look at you, I see everyone, too.
Bobby Bones
We all grow from the same vine. Yeah, we all grow from the same vine. Awesome.
Amy
I love that.
Bobby Bones
It's really cool.
Amy
So good.
Bobby Bones
Thought it was going to be funny because he's like something stupid. And then all of a sudden, it's all the way back around. And rarely will I just grab a song and bring it in. But yeah, his Name is Slim Dan9 Thought it was pretty good. There's a guy. I guess the story's out now. These hackers stole hundreds of Taylor Swift tickets and then they ended up selling them and made $600,000 in profit. Whoa, whoa.
Amy
That's.
Bobby Bones
How do you sell paper tickets though? Yeah, is the thing. But those tickets were going for thousands. Thousands of dollars. But two individuals have been arrested and arraigned in New York City for stealing more than 900 concert tickets, many of which were from Taylor's Eras tour. They made $600,000. They allegedly made off with approximately 993 tickets. This person and the accomplice work for Sunderland, a third party contractor for StubHub. And they use access to stub home systems Intercept tickets. So I guess it really wasn't paper.
Amy
They were intercepted.
Bobby Bones
Intercept. Yeah.
Eric Andre
That's wild.
Amy
Sophisticated.
Bobby Bones
Over half a million dollars. What's the best concert you ever been to? Off top of your head.
Amy
Oh, I'm nervous.
Bobby Bones
Well, no need. Don't be nervous. You're not. You're not getting fired. This is fun. Yeah. You don't have to commit to it.
Amy
I heart country.
Bobby Bones
Okay. There you go. Company A company soldier there.
Amy
Well, I love that.
Bobby Bones
I say you're not getting fired. She goes. I Hard Country Festival.
Amy
It's a rotating stage and you get to see lots of acts like Boom Boom Boom Eddie.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. Pearl Jam opening up for you two in Hawaii. Oh, yeah.
Amy
That's good.
Bobby Bones
That was awesome. Lunchbox.
Eric Andre
Eminem, Jay Z and Bob at Yankee Stadium in New York.
Bobby Bones
Morgan.
Amy
First ever concert. I was seeing Shania Twain. I remember her leopard outfit.
Bobby Bones
And I touched her hand. That's pretty cool.
Amy
Okay, I know my real one now.
Bobby Bones
You already have. You missed. I was just roll without her.
Amy
Now it's filibustering.
Bobby Bones
Don't fall from the same vine. What's yours? Mine is.
Amy
It's gonna be the one out.
Bobby Bones
It's acl, but it's. It's the John Mayer. John Mayer outside at ACL Music Festival. He played for like an hour and a half. I wasn't in the front because I wasn't fighting people, but I was like in the front third. And it's like raining and I was all wet. But I was also by myself, so it was awesome. I'm a massive John Mayer fan, so. No, you have higher country. You cannot change.
Amy
I'm changing.
Bobby Bones
Nope.
Amy
I am.
Bobby Bones
If she says a bleeper. Raging idiots. Thank you. Raging idiots.
Amy
No, we rode. That was so fun. Wasn't that amazing?
Bobby Bones
Yeah. I heart country. That's what I heard. Country. That's what I heard too. All right, thank you. Wake up. You wake up in the morning, then you turn the radio on and the dial just keeps on turning. Riding his wigs. Next bit. And Bobby's on the mic. So you know what this is? This is the Bobby Vaughn. All right, weekend check in. Amy, you went away with your ex husband and your kids.
Amy
Yes.
Bobby Bones
Okay.
Amy
And it was a really successful weekend. Like, I couldn't have gone any better.
Bobby Bones
Anything you want to tell us? Well, you don't have to say anything.
Amy
I'm just really happy that we're in the place that we're in. And no, like, we're not getting back together or anything.
Bobby Bones
That's all I wanted you to say.
Amy
No. But we had, like, probably the best case scenario for a weekend like this. So we were really working on our co parenting and focusing on our kids and any things they need to work through with their adoption because we adopted them as older kids. They were 7 and 11 when they came to America. And there's just some stuff that's coming up as they age, which is great. And we need to know how to come alongside them and support them better. So we decided to go do this intensive together as a family. And I kind of expected that Ben and I would maybe get into a few little tiffs because, I don't know, the last few months we've had those moments where we've just had to be like, let's talk later. And we got along so well. So it just was a reminder that there's hope and it's possible and there's healing that can take place. And I think that if I had requested something like this even just six months ago, he would have been like, no, I'm not doing that.
Bobby Bones
I think you're a good example for co parenting everywhere. Because that is not comfortable.
Amy
It's not. There's other people where we were, we were doing individual type stuff with our family, but other people there were like, wait, oh, do you want to sit by your wife? And he'd be like, oh, that's not my wife.
Bobby Bones
My ex wife.
Amy
He's like, we don't need to sit together. And so. And the kids were like, yeah, this is my parents. And you know, but people kept referring to us as husband and his wife. And we would just clarify. Oh. And then they would be like, oh, that's interesting.
Bobby Bones
I think I would be so lazy. I would just let them say it. Totally. Just, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, that's Great. That's great. I would imagine you come back more tired than you left.
Amy
Yes. I think I'm running on a little bit of adrenaline from the excitement of how well it went. Cuz even my kids, we didn't know how much they would participate because obviously the more they participated, the more they would get out of it. And both of them, like, we thought they'd be like, oh, this is so lame, because you have no tv, no phones, no nothing. Like, you are straight in the wilderness. Like, I don't even know, like, just having talks and heavy stuff and going over things and meditations. And they just, like, they did so great. And I said when we were leaving, I said, did y'all think that this was worth it? And they both said, yes. And they both opened up in ways and said things they had never shared with us. Like, I don't know if I told you, I think at some point over the show, I mentioned that when we first adopted our daughter, she said, nobody's the boss of me. And she was 11 when she got here, and she's coming from an orphanage where she sort of ruled the roofs like she was one of the older kids. And she. She was able to express to us. And this is just for any parent out there to make sure you check in with your kids and see if they still feel a similar way. Because sometimes we bring that up to her. We're like, well, you know, we know that you think nobody's the boss of you. And guess what? Like, we, you know, we kind of use that language. And she was able to express to us in one of our talks, she said, I would like for y'all to know that I don't remember saying that. Like, I don't. I don't remember saying, nobody's the boss of me. And I would like for y'all to stop using that against me.
Bobby Bones
Oh, nice.
Amy
And we. I mean, Vin and I just looked at each other so mature and, like, I have goosebumps saying it back. Because that's also something she said in such a vulnerable time. Like, she barely knew English, but she figured those words out. And so I thought she was serious. And. And for the moment, she probably was a little bit, but she's shed that and she doesn't remember it, and so we need to shed that as well. So just a reminder to parents, do a check in your. Your kids may not feel the same as they once did.
Bobby Bones
Now I'd like to say to all of our executives, when I said, you're.
Amy
Not the boss of me, you meant it, you know.
Bobby Bones
Do you remember that? Yeah, no, I do. I do. Still on the fence about that one. Yeah. We'll finish this. I wanted to give Amy some space there, talk about that. So we'll finish this. Do we can check in and some news. Give us. Give us one second. I'm gonna be honest with you guys. We've had technical problems all morning and I'm about to rip out every hair in my head. So it's probably just better that we take a quick break. I like my hair. It's like the one thing I have going for me physically. So give us a second and we'll be back. Thank you. Bobby Bone Show Bonehead Story of the day.
Eric Andre
This story comes to us from La porte, Indiana. A 27 year old man was out at the bars and his girlfriend facetimes him and says, hey, why don't you come over to my place? He's like, I'm on my way. He starts driving and he's driving and she decides, hey, you want to see something you're coming to see?
Bobby Bones
So she flashes him on FaceTime while he's driving.
Eric Andre
And so he gets distracted and gets stuck on the railroad tracks.
Bobby Bones
I see that.
Eric Andre
Because he's.
Bobby Bones
Whoa. Why would you get stuck on. Dude, it's a boob. I get it. Like, it's like.
Amy
But it's a. I have a feeling there's other things going on.
Bobby Bones
Must have been drinking probably, but on the railroad track. Okay, go ahead.
Eric Andre
And then boom. Gets hit by the train.
Bobby Bones
This is like worst possible case in every situation that happened. One girl says, come over. He happens to be driving over railroad tracks that a train was coming through, flashes them right at the time the train, and then he gets stuck. Has he never seen a boob? Is that part of it?
Eric Andre
No, he didn't say that he had never seen a boob.
Bobby Bones
It was just.
Eric Andre
He was excited about his girlfriend's boobs.
Bobby Bones
I see. Yeah, I see. I see.
Eric Andre
And so he got no injuries, but he.
Bobby Bones
Even after the train hit the car. Wow.
Amy
But also when you. The cops come, you've been hit by the train, don't you come up with a different story? I mean, why was he like. I was excited about my.
Bobby Bones
Well, like you said, he was on site.
Eric Andre
I'm glad you asked, Amy. Because he had a blood alcohol content of 0.27.
Bobby Bones
There we go.
Amy
Oh, my gosh.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. 0.08. Dang. That's drunk. So that's three over three times legal.
Amy
Wow.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. Here's the thing. You have a boob too, sir. I know it's not the same, but you can look down just to get you there. Okay.
Eric Andre
I'm Lunchbox. That's your bonehead story of the day.
Bobby Bones
Here's a voicemail. Go ahead. I saw Amy the one single time that I ever went to Nashville. I was like, oh, my gosh, it'd be so crazy if I saw somebody from the show. I saw Amy at a park, hiking, walking area, and I was too afraid to say hi. I still regret it. And it was like, three years ago at this point, and I was too afraid to say hi.
Amy
Oh, so she saw me three years ago. I was thinking, oh, she definitely probably saw me hiking with my boyfriend. If it was recent, that's fun. You should always say hi.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. Because it's weird if you. Here's the thing, though, about Amy hiking, if I may. She talks the whole time she hikes. Doesn't matter who she's with. Oh. So maybe they felt like she's in the middle of a conversation. But you talk. That's your thing. You go and you talk the whole time.
Amy
Yeah, yeah. I mean, I. If I'm with a girlfriend or if I'm with.
Bobby Bones
Sometimes you're by yourself.
Amy
By myself, Yeah, I might.
Bobby Bones
Because you could be talking on the phone.
Amy
I might be on the phone, or I might be working through something.
Bobby Bones
By yourself with no phone. Give me one more. Right.
Eric Andre
Big fan of the show, long time listener.
Bobby Bones
But I will say I have been missing dude news. Need to bring that one back. Fair. We don't often bring dude news back, but because of your request, in the next couple days, we will do dude news. Okay, I appreciate that. Okay, we're done. Bye, everybody. Yeah. Bobbybones.com I love Bob Bones Family. The Bobby Bones show theme song written, produced, and sang by Reed Yarberry. You can find his Instagram reedyarberry Scuba Steve Executive Producer, Raymundo, Head of Production. I'm Bobby Bones. My Instagram is Mr. Bobby Bones. Thank you for listening to the podcast. Hey, what's up, y'all?
Eric Andre
This is Eric Andre. Well, they made a podcast called Bombing.
Bobby Bones
About absolutely tanking on stage. I tell gnarly stories and I talk to friends about their worst moments of bombing in all sorts of ways. Bombing on stage, bombing in public, bombing in life. I want to know what's the worst.
Eric Andre
Way they've ever bombed?
Bobby Bones
Or have they ever performed way too drunk or high? Or was there ever a time where.
Eric Andre
They thought they were going to crush and they stunk it up?
Bobby Bones
Listen to Bombing with Eric andre.
Eric Andre
On Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network.
Bobby Bones
On the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. Big army with Eric Andre. This is John Cameron Mitchell and my new fiction podcast series, Cancellation island stars Holly Hunter as Karen, a wellness influencer who launches a rehab for the recently canceled. In the future, we will all be canceled for 15 minutes, but don't worry, we'll take you from Broken or your money back. Cancellation Island's revolutionary rehab therapies, like bad touch football, anti racism, spin class, and mandatory Ayahuasca ceremonies are designed to force the council to confront their worst impulses. But everything starts to fall apart when people start disappearing. Karen, where have you brought us? Cancellation Island. Where? Where a second chance might just be your last. Listen to Cancellation island on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. 45 years ago, a Virginia soul band called the Edge of Daybreak recorded their debut album Behind Bars. Record collectors consider it a masterpiece. The band's surviving members are long out of prison. Prison. But they say they have some unfinished business.
Eric Andre
The Edge of Daybreak, Eyes of Love was supposed to have been followed up by another album.
Bobby Bones
Listen to Soul incarcerated on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Are you hungry? Colleen Witt here and Eating While Broke is back for season four every Thursday on the Black Effect Podcast Network. This season we've got a legendary lineup serving up broke dishes and even better stories on the menu. We have Tony Bake, Nick Cannon, Melissa Ford, October London and Carrie Harper. Howie turning Big Macs into big moves. Catch Eating While Broke every Thursday on the Black Effect Podcast Network, iHeartRadio app Apple Podcast. Wherever you get your favorite shows, come hungry for season four.
The Bobby Bones Show – Episode Summary Title: MON PT1: Amy Went Away With Her Ex-Husband + Why Lunchbox Gets No Respect + Iconic Sounds From The 2000’s Release Date: March 10, 2025
Timestamp: 03:24 – 07:41
In this heartfelt segment, host Bobby Bones, along with guests Eric Andre and Amy, delve into the challenges and triumphs of co-parenting post-divorce. Amy shares a personal success story about spending a weekend with her ex-husband Ben and their adopted children, highlighting the importance of joint efforts in supporting their kids' emotional needs.
Amy: "We're not getting back together or anything... we was really working on our co-parenting and focusing on our kids."
Bobby emphasizes the significance of taking mental health days and being honest about personal needs without fear of judgment.
Bobby Bones: "Stay home for any reason if something ain't right. Because if it ain't right at home, it definitely ain't going to be right here."
Timestamp: 13:14 – 21:17
Lunchbox vents about his frustration with attending events where parking is a hassle, sharing a comedic tale of being charged $52 for parking downtown, which he felt was disrespectful considering the nature of the event. Eric Andre adds his own experience of being inconvenienced with expensive parking during a client dinner and show.
Eric Andre: "It's expensive to park downtown. $52 when I got out of that garage."
Bobby humorously suggests expensing such costs to the company, blending practical advice with comedic relief.
Bobby Bones: "I don't think they cared if you went to the show... You can expense the company for $52."
Timestamp: 21:17 – 37:43
The trio engages in an interactive game where they attempt to identify various sounds iconic to the 2000s. From dial-up modems and Nokia ringtones to the "Real World" TV show cues, the game showcases their nostalgia and knowledge of early 2000s technology and pop culture.
Bobby Bones: "Nokia ringtone. Lunchbox, you do not get it."
Despite some challenges and humorous misinterpretations, the game serves as an entertaining trip down memory lane for both hosts and listeners.
Timestamp: 37:43 – 55:03
Bobby Bones leads a discussion on the top 10 societal and cultural events that have shaped the millennial generation (born between 1980 and 1996). Key highlights include:
September 11, 2001: A pivotal moment that changed America's landscape and collective consciousness.
Bobby Bones: "When the first plane hit, America was changed forever."
Rise of Social Media and Smartphones: The advent of platforms like Facebook and the proliferation of mobile technology revolutionized communication and daily life.
Amy: "The rise of cell phones, emails."
Election of Barack Obama (2008): Marking a significant milestone as America's first Black president.
Bobby Bones: "The election of America's first black president was a momentous occasion."
O.J. Simpson Trial (1994-1995): A media spectacle that captivated the nation.
Amy: "O.J. Simpson's trial was the trial of the century."
Columbine High School Massacre (1999): One of the first major school shootings that had a lasting impact on American society.
Napster and the File Sharing Revolution: Changed the music industry and how millennials consumed media.
Bobby Bones: "Thanks to file sharing, millennials experienced it in unprecedented ways."
Legalization of Gay Marriage (2015): A significant step forward in social equality and acceptance.
Amy: "Gay marriage... it's something that changed worldviews."
Great Recession (2007-2008): An economic downturn that affected millions of lives and careers.
Bobby Bones: "The collapse of the housing bubble... it was a disaster."
Hurricane Katrina (2005): A devastating natural disaster that highlighted issues in infrastructure and emergency response.
Amy: "Hurricane Katrina was a Category 5 hurricane that hit Louisiana."
Legalization of Marijuana: A divisive yet transformative change in American legislation and culture.
Bobby Bones: "Legalizing marijuana... it's something that has certainly come a long way."
This segment not only reflects on historical events but also underscores their lasting influence on the millennial generation's values and experiences.
Timestamp: 55:00 – 56:58
In a refreshing turn, Bobby shares a touching story from a listener about a Burger King in North Branch, Minnesota, that honored their favorite 90-year-old customer, Jerry Park, after his passing. The staff went above and beyond by engraving his chair and attending the funeral with his chair, showcasing profound community and customer care.
Eric Andre: "That's a really good story."
Amy: "I like it."
Bobby highlights the importance of compassion and personalized service in building lasting customer relationships.
Timestamp: 56:58 – 57:35
The hosts engage in a light-hearted segment of corny jokes, providing comedic relief and fostering a fun atmosphere on the show.
Amy: "What do you call friends you like to eat with?" Bobby Bones: "Taste buds."
Their playful banter and witty exchanges add an element of humor that listeners enjoy.
Timestamp: 57:35 – 69:12
Eric Andre narrates a cautionary tale about a 27-year-old man distracted by his girlfriend's appearance during a FaceTime call, leading him to dangerously drive onto railroad tracks. The story serves as a humorous yet sobering reminder of the perils of distracted driving, especially under the influence.
Eric Andre: "He gets stuck on the railroad tracks... Gets hit by the train."
Amy: "He had a blood alcohol content of 0.27... that's drunk."
Bobby adds his typical comedic twist, emphasizing the absurdity of the situation while underscoring the real dangers involved.
Timestamp: 69:12 – 70:08
The show features a voicemail from a listener who saw Amy while hiking in Nashville three years prior. Amy reflects on the importance of being approachable and engaging with fans, sharing how her tendency to talk while hiking might have made the encounter memorable.
Bobby Bones: "Sometimes you're by yourself... you talk the whole time."
Amy: "If I'm with a girlfriend... or by myself, I might be on the phone."
This interaction highlights the show's community aspect and the meaningful connections between hosts and listeners.
Throughout the episode, The Bobby Bones Show masterfully blends personal anecdotes, interactive games, meaningful discussions, and comedic segments to create an engaging and relatable experience for its listeners. By addressing topics ranging from co-parenting and mental health to nostalgic games and defining generational events, the show offers a comprehensive and entertaining take on everyday life and broader societal changes.
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