Scuba Steve’s Disney Christmas & Morgan’s First Christmas With Her Boyfriend

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Bobby Bones Show – "Scuba Steve’s Disney Christmas & Morgan’s First Christmas With Her Boyfriend"

Date: December 27, 2025
Podcast Host: Bobby Bones
Main Guests: Scuba Steve, Morgan
Producer: Premiere Networks

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Episode Overview

This episode is a festive, candid conversation between Morgan and Scuba Steve, recapping their unique holiday plans and traditions following Christmas. Recorded remotely (Morgan in Wichita, Scuba Steve in Orlando), the duo dives into family road trips, the evolution of holiday traditions, Disney adventures, favorite gas station stops, and fun debates about Christmas trees and Harry Potter fandom. Both share insights on spending holidays away from their childhood homes and the joys (and chaos) of building new memories as adults.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Family Road Trips & Gas Station Debates

• Scuba Steve shares his annual Christmas road trip from Nashville to Orlando with his young kids, opting for a 10-hour drive over flying due to the chaos of holiday air travel.
  • “It’s not bad going down, because you’re excited… Coming back, it feels like forever.” — Scuba Steve (04:00)
• Road-tripping with kids:
  • Scuba Steve boasts about "training" his kids to minimize stops (max 3 or 4).
  • His wife packs healthy snacks (apples, bananas, yogurt drinks) and he admits everyone succumbs to "crap snacks" from gas stations, too.
  • Morgan is shocked that her boyfriend never brings a snack bag—sparking a lighthearted debate.
• Favorite gas stations:
  • Scuba Steve's Top 3:
    1. 7-Eleven — King for its snacks, Slurpees, and food deals (07:24)
    2. Flying J — For its attached fast food and variety (07:59)
    3. Mom & Pop stops — Regional charm, unique snacks (08:55)
  • Morgan's Top 3:
    1. QuickTrip (“QT”) — Childhood favorite for hot chocolate and clean bathrooms (09:26)
    2. Quick Shop — Similar to QT, regional to the Midwest (10:07)
    3. Casey’s — Famous for breakfast pizza (11:02)
  • Both appreciate quirky, unique regional stops and their role in road trip nostalgia.

Changing Family Holiday Traditions

• Both lament the loss of childhood traditions after losing grandparents, and the shifting nature of “where is home?” for holidays.
• Scuba Steve’s family now books a special Christmas Eve dinner out, rotating venues each year to avoid the burden of a big home-cooked meal and to keep things fresh.
  • Last year: Latin restaurant with club vibes — “They didn’t have a kids menu… all sucked, by the way.”—Scuba Steve (14:20)
  • This year: Private room at Bourbon Steak at the Swan and Dolphin Hotel, Disney property, using his hotel points for a stress-free experience (16:53)
• Christmas Day:
  • The family stays at a Disney hotel, plans to visit at least the Animal Kingdom for the Dinosaur ride (set to be removed in February).
  • "I just want my son…to ride that ride one time, because he loves dinosaurs so much." —Scuba Steve (18:16)
  • Adult night out involves dinner at Todd English's bluezoo and dueling piano bars, while a nanny service takes care of the kids.
    • “We just get slammed drunk and come back…not too late.” — Scuba Steve (26:38)
• Morgan describes a more traditional family approach in Kansas with her boyfriend:
  • Christmas Eve at Texas Roadhouse (for the bread and cinnamon butter!)
  • Playful family pranks (“We’re a big prank family” – Morgan, 32:39)
  • Each couple brings a signature shot for a competition on Christmas Day (33:45)
  • Game nights and relaxed, hometown outings with her childhood friends.

Disney and Universal Parks Talk

• Detailed navigation of staying “on property” at Disney, grabbing special restaurant reservations (Yak & Yeti at Animal Kingdom, T-Rex Café for dino-loving kids).
• Candid feelings about the crowds and logistics:
  • "Disney is hella packed on Christmas…everyone goes to Magic Kingdom." —Scuba Steve (19:53)
  • "My only goal is make sure we get on one ride." (20:54)
• Discussion on the evolution of park attractions, particularly the loss of classic rides, and the arrival of new ones (notably, talk about Epic Universe and the lack of a Fantastic Beasts ride at the new Harry Potter area).
• Scuba Steve shares excitement for broadcasting live from Universal Studios, hoping it's his turn after 20 years of "staying back to run the board" (49:05).
• Both rave about their love for unique park experiences, like the nostalgic ET ride, interactive attractions (Monsters, Inc., Turtle Talk).

Christmas Trees & Harry Potter Fandom

• Morgan reveals she put up four Christmas trees, including a dedicated Harry Potter tree inspired by Pottery Barn's limited-edition decor.
  • “I walk by that tree daily and I get excited just to look at it again.” — Morgan (42:09)
• Scuba Steve is fully supportive, noting he’s a Slytherin and proudly touts his own Harry Potter kitchenware and ornaments.
  • “I'm a Slytherin…my coffee cup is a Slytherin cup.”—Scuba Steve (42:28)
• Debate over lesser-known Hogwarts houses, the new Harry Potter series, and theme park representations. Both wish for more Fantastic Beasts love in the parks.

Relaxation, Resilience, and New Traditions

• Both hosts stress the importance of letting go, relaxing, and avoiding holiday burnout.
  • “We all get burnt out at the end of the year…I just need a second to not do anything.” — Morgan (35:04)
• Scuba Steve reflects on the reality that holiday traditions evolve as families spread out, and how new traditions can emerge even from necessity.

Fun Tangents & Lighthearted Moments

• Scuba Steve’s daughter painting his nails with Disney princess polish (38:50)
• Beloved regional snacks (Morgan’s affection for fried corn nuggets)
• Sports chat: NBA games, the weirdness of the Memphis Grizzlies, and dreams of bringing more pro teams to Nashville
  • “Grizzlies should be in Nashville…it’s such a ridiculous…” — Scuba Steve (54:28)
• Friendly ribbing about Hogwarts houses and sports loyalties

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On letting go of old traditions:
  “You try to create new traditions…So now we start going out somewhere for dinner.” —Scuba Steve (13:04)
• On the realities of family travel:
  “As a parent…it’s kind of awesome because I’ve trained my kids not to pee a lot.” —Scuba Steve (05:43)
• On holiday burnout:
  "I need to think about nothing. Yeah, that's exactly what I need to do." — Morgan (35:10)
• On Harry Potter Christmas trees:
  "Because you are a Harry Potter fan, I think it's really cool…If I had four trees, I would do the same thing." — Scuba Steve (41:39)
• On family pranks and games:
  "We're a big prank family. We love to mess with each other." — Morgan (32:38)
• On park nostalgia:
  “I love [the ET ride] because it’s so old and, like, it’s such a nostalgic ride. So it means so much to me.” —Scuba Steve (50:46)
• On combining adult fun with family:
  “We uber, go out, have dinner, get slammed drunk, and come back around 10, 11…not too late.” —Scuba Steve (27:04)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 04:00 – Family road trips: logistics, parenting, and snack philosophy
• 07:24 – The great gas station debate (711 vs. QT, Flying J, Casey’s)
• 12:16 – Discussion on losing/changing family holiday traditions
• 16:53 – Scuba’s Disney Christmas plans (private steakhouse dinner, on-property hotel)
• 18:16 – Dinosaur ride mission at Animal Kingdom before it's gone
• 24:17 – Scuba’s restaurant picks and details for Disney (Yak & Yeti, T-Rex)
• 26:38 – “Adult night out”: dueling pianos and creative childcare solutions
• 32:38 – Morgan’s Kansas Christmas, signature shots, and family pranks
• 38:50 – Nail polish with the kids; keeping holiday spirit alive
• 41:39 – Morgan’s Harry Potter Christmas tree and Pottery Barn collectibles
• 50:01 – Scuba’s Universal career ambitions; hopes for live broadcasts
• 54:28 – Rant: The Memphis Grizzlies and dreams for Nashville sports

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Episode Tone & Takeaways

The episode is warm, nostalgic, and often hilarious—peppered with good-natured sarcasm and playful ribbing. Listeners come away reminded that holiday meaning often comes from improvised moments, new traditions, and being “all in” on whatever setup works for you. Whether at a gas station, a Disney hotel, or a crowded family table, it’s all about making special memories and not sweating the details.

Perfect for: Those looking for relatable holiday stories, fans of Disney/Universal park adventures, or anyone seeking comfort in the evolving nature of family traditions.

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Transcript

[Morgan]

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Behind the scenes with a member of the show.

[Morgan]

Happy Holiday weekend, everybody. Scuba Steve is joining me. What's up, Scuba?

[Scuba Steve]

Happy holidays. Happy holidays.

[Morgan]

How does the NSYNC song go? Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

[Scuba Steve]

Merry Christmas.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah, there it is. Perfect way to start that because we are in Christmas Weekend Christmas just happened.

[Scuba Steve]

It just happened. Yeah. It was an amazing time. And how did you get to Orlando?

[Morgan]

In the spirit of the holidays, though, we are not with each other.

[Sophie Cunningham]

No.

[Morgan]

This was pre recorded just to give you guys some new content.

[Scuba Steve]

But because you're in Wichita right now, right?

[Morgan]

Yeah, I'm in Wichita. You're in Orlando.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

We could zoom. Technically.

[Scuba Steve]

I guess we could, but we're on zoom right now.

[Morgan]

But at this moment in my break, I'm not paying attention to anything.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, same. Yeah, I'm checked out.

[Morgan]

Exactly. But I do want to know what your plans are for the holidays, so.

[Scuba Steve]

My plans. We already had the holidays, so what we did was.

[Morgan]

But you're technically still in it, so what would you be doing right now?

[Scuba Steve]

So we went to Orlando, did the whole road trip there with the kids. We don't fly because it's the holidays and it's like a pain in the ass to fly.

[Morgan]

How far of a road trip is that?

[Scuba Steve]

It's like 10 hours. It's long. It's not bad going down because you're excited and you're all pumped and you're energized and you're wide awake. Coming back, it feels like forever because you're like tired and you spent the whole time chilling and then you don't want to go back. So you're like, yeah, you had the.

[Morgan]

Scaries going back to work.

[Scuba Steve]

Exactly.

[Morgan]

Especially after a long holiday fun break.

[Scuba Steve]

Exactly. You're like, oh, we have to go back to work. I don't mind it. But it's also like, ah, yeah. So. And then. But going down is always fun. Yeah. Because of that. It's quick, quick 10 hours plus. We travel in the V because we have three kids that are under seven and we're traveling with like presents and all that kind of stuff. So just easier to road trip it.

[Morgan]

Do your kids, are you in a van that's like where they can kind.

[Scuba Steve]

Of move around a little bit while we're driving? So they're in their seatbelts and stuff.

[Morgan]

Okay, so this is what's funny about that. This is why I asked.

[Scuba Steve]

The 90s is different though. We moved around a lot.

[Morgan]

Oh yeah. Because it was really funny. My parents, I can't remember what type of van it was, but it was one where you had like little TVs in it and there's a little couch and like a little thing in the back. It was like, oh yeah, you know what I'm talking about. That kind of van.

[Scuba Steve]

Like we had a chair, Chevy Astro back in the 80s.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Scuba Steve]

It was a big ass van where it was like, basically. I don't even know why. It was like a traveling van almost.

[Morgan]

Yep, that's exactly what it was. Because we would go on road trips all the time and there was four of us girls, so we needed the space. But my dad would yell at my sister and I notoriously, because we'd be running around. And one time he got pulled over because my sister was moving around.

[Scuba Steve]

No seat belts.

[Morgan]

Do your kids, have they ever caused you to get pulled over?

[Scuba Steve]

No, they don't because they stay in their seats and they're buckled and they're like, afraid to break the rules.

[Morgan]

That's fair.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. And we have a dvd, so we flip the screen down and they're all just watching Disney movies and they're super pumped or they're sleeping or singing songs or asking questions. Right now they're all in the question phase.

[Morgan]

What is it like to road trip with a bunch of kids?

[Scuba Steve]

As a parent, it's kind of awesome because I've trained my kids not to pee a lot. So we'll only do three or four stops max the whole way down. And so we're pretty good at that. And whenever we stop, it's usually the gas food pee back on the road.

[Morgan]

Okay, but do you? Because I learned my boyfriend doesn't normally have snacks on the road.

[Scuba Steve]

We have snacks. My wife packs snacks.

[Morgan]

Well, like, he gets them at gas stations along the way. We do that too, but see, I do that. But more than anything, I really bring, like a whole bag of snacks with me to begin.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, we do like a core. Because when you go to gas station stuff, my kids are used to eating fresh fruits and stuff, things like that. So my wife packs apples and bananas and blueberries and cut up strawberries and raspberries and all those things and like their little drinks, which like these little yakult drinks and like yogurt drinks. Things that you can't get at the gas station. But we still go to the gas station and get like, crap snacks.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I gotta have a mixture of both.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah. Because they're kids. And I also. I'm like a kid at heart, so I want the crap snacks too.

[Morgan]

Okay, this makes me feel better because he had never heard of, like a snack bag before. And I was like, oh, yeah, maybe our family. I mean, my dad loved to pack that thing with trashy food that we would eat growing up. So maybe that was just like the random thing.

[Scuba Steve]

But yeah, we had the base.

[Morgan]

Not the only one.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. We had the base. But I love going into a gas station and just like a new gas station and we try to find the big ones where it's got like a big truck stop.

[Morgan]

Like a Buc EE's.

[Scuba Steve]

Like a. I hate Bucky's.

[Morgan]

You hate Bucky's?

[Scuba Steve]

Oh my God. So anxiety ridden and it's so packed and it's so annoying. I can't stand Buc EE's.

[Morgan]

Do you hate it because everybody likes it?

[Scuba Steve]

No, I hate it because it's. It's. It's just too much. I don't need a Walmart on the side of the road. I just. I just want like a nice big gas station with like 10 pumps. Okay, I'm out.

[Morgan]

Okay, let's do this. This will be funny. Top three best gas stations of all time.

[Scuba Steve]

So 711 is like the king of gas stations. Like, you can't. It's hard to find 711 on road trips. But like, in general, like where you live, 711 is superior to everything.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Scuba Steve]

Because of the Slurpees and because of all their like taquitos and all their food that are in the little rollers that keep things warm.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

And they have the best snacks. They always have like a 2 for 6 deal or something. And they had the best cooler of all. Because I love going to the coolers and seeing all like the random ass sodas and waters and. And drinks and stuff.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Scuba Steve]

All about that.

[Morgan]

Most gas stations though.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Yeah. But 7 11, like started it though.

[Morgan]

Got it. Okay.

[Scuba Steve]

Like the king.

[Morgan]

That's number one.

[Scuba Steve]

And then next to 711 on a road trip though, I like the Fly, the Flying J, whatever it's called.

[Morgan]

Oh yeah, I think it is Flying J. Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

Because they got a big, huge. Usually they usually have like a built in like a Wendy's or a Subway or a Popeyes or something. And they have a lot of snacks and a lot, like so many, like cool different water bottles and cool different sodas and stuff.

[Morgan]

Okay. I'm digging this list so far.

[Scuba Steve]

So they're good. And then the third one, but you.

[Morgan]

Don'T have my favorite yet. So I'm seeing if it may make it number three.

[Scuba Steve]

The third one, I'm trying to think like something cool and regional and different because like you have like the Valeros, you got the Mapco, you got Chevron, you got Shell, all the basic ones. But like, I feel like there's always one. I'm trying to think in my head. Cumberland Farms is always pretty good too. But there's one I Can't think of. And I'm trying to envision when we stop and go through it, it may even just be some, like, random ass place that doesn't even have a name.

[Morgan]

Could be like a Mom and Pop gas station. Yeah, Yeah, I do love those.

[Scuba Steve]

Those are good, too, because they always have, like, great, random beef jerkies and, like, local things.

[Morgan]

Local foods or things to look at. I get really fascinated with local ones.

[Scuba Steve]

Totally. And as you get into Florida, they have, like, really cool. It's like roadside attraction stops where it's like, you can feed a gator and they've got oranges and they got boiled peanuts and they got all kinds of cool stuff.

[Morgan]

Only in Florida.

[Scuba Steve]

Y. Only in Florida.

[Morgan]

While also getting your boiled peanuts.

[Scuba Steve]

Hell, yeah. Oh, yeah.

[Morgan]

Okay, so maybe like, mom and Pop.

[Scuba Steve]

Mom and Pop will be my third. Okay, what are your top three?

[Morgan]

Well, my number one is Quick Trip. Quick Trip is my jam. I grew up on it.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, the qt, right?

[Morgan]

Qt.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, they're pretty good too. Yeah. Yeah, I get you on that.

[Morgan]

I grew up on it. They have supreme hot Chocolate. It's almost one of my favorite. Hot chocolate versus other places.

[Scuba Steve]

They got those in Georgia, I think. Qt. They got a lot of those.

[Morgan]

We have a few on the outskirts of Nashville, but they're not in town or anything like that. And they always have really good food, and I feel safe in them. Bathrooms are clean.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Bathroom clean. Bathrooms are key.

[Morgan]

Exactly.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Yeah. Because sometimes the Flying J is scary because you got truckers and they're, like, showering and stuff, and it's kind of weird a little bit.

[Morgan]

Those are always weird. I see, like, somebody coming out, like, with a towel or something, like, what the hell? Something weird happened back there. And then number two would be similar to Quick Trip, but Quick Shop.

[Scuba Steve]

I don't know what that one is. No.

[Morgan]

Also might be regional.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay, let me look it up while.

[Morgan]

You'Re talking about it. But it has, like, I can see the four little color dots on the sign. And a lot like Quick Trip. It's almost like Quick Trip's younger sister, Quick five. That. And it starts with K. K W.

[Scuba Steve]

I K. Oh, gotcha.

[Morgan]

Okay, you see it?

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, Quick Sack.

[Morgan]

No, no, it's a Quick Shop.

[Scuba Steve]

A quick shot. Oh, I found the website. Yeah. Quick Shop.

[Morgan]

Okay. Does it have a red, blue, and, like, little, like.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah. Almost looks like Kroger. Looks like Kroger symbol a little bit. Yeah. Quick Shop's good too. I've seen those before. Yep, yep.

[Morgan]

So that's my Second, both regional. I think I really grew up on both of those. And then third was gonna be mom and pop. Really? Because I love exploring a Mom and pop gas station.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

So. But it's hard because, you know, a mom and pop could also be a little sketchy.

[Sophie Cunningham]

For sure.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

You might need a key to get it in a bathroom and on the outside.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. And that was a little sketchy. Someone doing drugs in there. Something that poop all over the wall.

[Morgan]

Exactly.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Sophie Cunningham]

But.

[Morgan]

So I think I'm gonna go number three. Casey's.

[Scuba Steve]

Casey's.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

Is that what I want to see?

[Morgan]

They have. Yes. And they. I grew up on their pizza. They have really good pizza. They're known now for their breakfast pizzas.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

And I had one of the best breakfast sandwiches there when we were on our road trip this past summer. But I grew up on it. It was right by our. Our high school growing up. And everybody got caught.

[Scuba Steve]

Never seen Casey's before.

[Morgan]

Really?

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Never.

[Morgan]

If you see one on your road trip, I need you to stop at a Casey's.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay. All right. All right. The one I just looked up had a 2.4 rating.

[Morgan]

So I don't know, it may not be good, but the ones that I've been to and the ones I grew up on were really good.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

So supreme Gas stations. I like our little list there that we just did.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

Yours are random and that kind of like brought in memories of like. Okay, I do know qt. QT is good. The gas is a cheap.

[Morgan]

I would go into a QT every time before a softball game. And I would get a giant Laffy Taffy stick. I'd get ranch sunflower seeds and a Gatorade.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh yeah.

[Morgan]

Every time. And they knew me on the corner. Okay, continue your holiday story.

[Scuba Steve]

So then. Yes.

[Morgan]

Derailed.

[Scuba Steve]

So we get to. No, I love derailment. It's the best. That's when we get into top three gas stations. How the hell will we get there?

[Morgan]

Well, and a lot of people are probably road tripping. So if you hear of any of these three.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, stop.

[Morgan]

Let us know what you think.

[Scuba Steve]

Hell yeah. Okay, so get to Orlando. We check into the hotel. And then. So Christmas Eve was always at my grandparents house. But now my grandfather's passed like 10 years ago and my grandmother just passed two years ago. So now that house is gone. We don't have that tradition anymore, which kind of sucks.

[Morgan]

You know what's. That's what's really sad. I feel like when you see the traditions go away. Cause Like, I lost both of my grandparents on my dad's side. And we used to also spend Christmas Eve with that whole family.

[Scuba Steve]

And at their house and all the aunts and uncles and everyone comes over. You. You pack like 50 people into a thousand square foot house and you're fine with it.

[Morgan]

We were always in the basement.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

This basement was not like. It wasn't like concrete floors. I play poker with both all of my uncles and my dad.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

And that was like our game. But I think about that often. And now it's just gone.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

It's not the same.

[Scuba Steve]

So you try to like, create new traditions. And they're my grandparents, so for my kids it's great grandparents. And I never. I think I saw my great grandparents for a blip of my life too. So it kind of makes sense, I guess. But then grandparents are like. They only have two grandparents because both of the dads passed away a long time ago. So they don't have grandfathers. So they have just the grandmothers. And one of them is in San Francisco, which we're not at, and then the one in Orlando, but she lives with. Between my sister and brother because she was living with my grandmother, taking care of her for the last 10 years. So there's that whole like that weird thing of like, where does mom go? And so she comes here sometimes for a few weeks or a month or whatever. So like the tradition of going to a grandmother's house doesn't exist. So now we started last year for the first year where we would go out on Christmas Eve to dinner somewhere. So that way, because it mostly would be up to my sister to do it all. And I know how much of a pain in the ass it is to cook everything and first get everything, prep, cook, and then the cleanup. And that's such a pain in the butt. And then it shouldn't really be put on her. So I was like, let's just go out somewhere. Let's find somewhere fun every year to go out and like, go eat dinner somewhere. And so last year we did one. It was a place called Corazon on I Drive. It was fun, but it was like a nightclub that turned. It was a restaurant that turned into a nightclub like a couple hours later. And they didn't have a kids menu. And it was like such a pain in the ass. And. And like everyone in my family hates spicy foods. And it was like Latin inspired. So they. So they didn't have that and they didn't have their full menu. They gave us like a special menu which I was like, we would have spent so much more money if you just would have given us the regular menu. Because we saw what they were feeding everyone else at, like, smaller tables. And I'm like, you guys lost out on such a bigger. A bigger bill by dulling it down to like four or five items. That all sucked, by the way.

[Morgan]

So it really, really did not work, that one. So are you trying a different restaurant?

[Scuba Steve]

Yes. So we're not going back there. O. I'm sure it's great. If it was like. If it was like. Because it looked. It was fun looking, like, as a club vibe. Because we walked around, you could see the club behind the restaurant, and it was like Rainforest Cafe type club. It was hella cool.

[Morgan]

But listen, I would love a Rainforest Cafe club. I crushed some Rainforest Cafe growing up.

[Scuba Steve]

So I was like, all right, this is pretty cool. If we were. It was a bunch of adults, we have like nine or 10 kids like, that are like 12 and under. So it wasn't where there's no club vibe. And then they put us up on like, this, like, high table and everyone's sitting in high chair. It's. It was so inconvenient and. And not the best. So the first year was, like, kind of rare. So this year we made it a point to. I was like, let's find somewhere different. And last year when we were in Orlando, we went to a place called Don Chulos, which is like a steakhouse.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

And it's in the Swan and Dolphin Hotel and.

[Morgan]

Sound Swanky.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. So if you were at Disney property, there is a lot of different Disney hotels, but on Disney property, there's three hotels. The Swan, the Dolphin. They're OG but around, like the 70s and 80s and then the new Swan Suites. But. So they're Disney hotels, but they're owned by Marriott Bonvoy. So they're part of Disney and everything. Disney. They're right by Disney Boardwalk, if you know where that's at.

[Morgan]

But they're kind of like Springs. Disney Springs area.

[Scuba Steve]

Maybe like five, ten minutes from there. Okay. This is closer. Yeah, no, this is closer. This is almost right across the street from, I believe, MGM Studios, which to everyone else is Hollywood Studios.

[Morgan]

Got it.

[Scuba Steve]

I still call it mgm because the park. The park. Yeah, the theme park. And it's right next to the Boardwalk, which is also close to Epcot, so kind of in that area.

[Morgan]

So it's in Disney property over here.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay. But it's really cool. The hotels are. They're pretty sick. So when we were there last year, it was Don Shula Steakhouse, which Don Shula was the coach for the Miami Dolphins, like, back in the 70s. And so I was like, oh, I saw that private rooms. I was like, oh, that'd be sick to, like, have our own room. What does that take? Like, what. Like, what do you. Because there's, like, there's three or four adults fading in, so we can afford it. And so I was like, oh. So I emailed the lady, and she goes, oh, I'm so sorry. We just closed down Don Shula, and we're in the middle of renovation. I emailed her, like, months ago, like, in March. She was. But we're renovating to Bourbon Steakhouse, Michael Mina's. And I was like, oh, Michael Mina's. Bourbon.

[Morgan]

Bourbon Steak.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, because they have one here at the jw. And I was like, oh, I've been there a couple times. Like, still a steakhouse and still don't have to, like, do the whole cook for Christmas and all that stuff. So I was like, what does it take to reserve a room? She gave me all the breakdown and everything. And I was like, oh, we could totally afford that. And so we rented a room at Bourbon Steak at Swan and Dolphin Hotel. And because I have Bonvoy points, we then rented a hotel that same. So on Christmas Eve, had dinner at Bourbon Steakhouse with the whole family in a private room. And then I got to drink, or I will be drinking a ton of old fashions. And then we're crawling upstairs to our room.

[Morgan]

I love this for you.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. So we're doing that so we don't have to drive anywhere or anything. And then the next morning, we wake up, and we're on Disney property for Christmas Day.

[Morgan]

Okay. So you guys are gonna be in the parks for Christmas.

[Scuba Steve]

So we're not gonna be at. We're not going to the park on Christmas, but we're staying at it. We're at a Disney park. Like, a hotel. So we went to the park for one day. I got the hookup for my sister's friend, and I was like. I was like, I just want. Even if you could just walk us in. I want my son, who is, like, so much into dinosaurs. I want him to be able to go on the dinosaur ride at Animal Kingdom, which. I don't know if you got to ride that when you were there.

[Morgan]

I don't. I don't think we did, because we were only at Animal Kingdom to ride Avatar for a split second.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

And then we left.

[Scuba Steve]

Gotcha. So they had a whole dinosaur land that they've been slowly taking away and, and they're building, I think encanto. And they're gonna put Indiana Jones.

[Morgan]

You were mad about this when I was telling you about all the switchovers.

[Scuba Steve]

Yes. And so February, the ride's gone. We're not going to be there. We're only going to be there in December. And I was like, man, can you like just walk us like on the back a lot? Just. I just want my son to ride that ride one time because he loves dinosaurs so much. I've been talking about it for years. And then I found out they're going to be removing the ride in February. I was like, oh, my God. I just want him to see it once. I don't, I don't care if like literally we. Literally, you walk us there, we ride it and you take us off. I don't want you. I don't see the rest of the park. I've been there a million times. Just want to ride that ride. And so my sister just hit me up the other day and she's like, hey, I got the hookup from my friend and it's gonna be. I can get, I can get five people in. And I was like, oh, my gosh, yes.

[Morgan]

That's exciting.

[Scuba Steve]

So it'll be my sister, myself, and then her son who's like, like, my son loves to hang out with her, his cousin. And then I'm thinking about bringing my 5 year old because she loves rides and she's tall enough now. And so I was like, I was like, I think I'm bring her too because she's like all into it because we went to the zoo recently. I don't know if you've been to the Nashville Zoo. Yeah, you know that one where it's like that.

[Morgan]

I was also drunk when I was there though, so.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay, well, do you know how they have the carousel at? Yeah, they have that ride that's like 100ft up in the air, like shoots you all the way backwards and you shoot forwards.

[Morgan]

I rode that while I was drunk.

[Scuba Steve]

Well, my four year old wrote it and so I'm like, whoa, you rode that? And she wanted to keep riding it over and over and over. I'm like, well, you could definitely ride the dinosaur ride. Yeah, so she's coming too. So the five of us will go. And my wife, my wife has no interest in going. She doesn't like the crowds. And she'll stay back and watch the two year old and hang out with her. Okay, so the five buss are gonna Go to Animal Kingdom and do all that and you're.

[Morgan]

But not on Christmas day.

[Scuba Steve]

No.

[Morgan]

The 23rd is even open on Christmas Day.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, it's open. Disney's open 24 7. That's over seven by 365.

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[Scuba Steve]

And Disney is hella packed on Christmas.

[Morgan]

Really.

[Scuba Steve]

So packed. But mostly that sounds crazy to me.

[Morgan]

I guess it shouldn't, but it does.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. But people are. If they're in town, like a lot of people go to Orlando. Like, Orlando is one of the top three destinations for New Year's. So people will come before and they'll do Christmas and do the whole. The hotel thing and all that. And then like how we're doing the hotel and you get the whole experience. But then they'll go to Disney. Mostly everyone goes to Animal. I mean, sorry. Magic Kingdom on Christmas. Because it's like, it's the board. They do all the Mickey Christmas Parade. Yeah.

[Morgan]

And usually they broadcast really cool for Christmas.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, it's super. All the parks are Christmas, but Magic Kingdom is like the ultimate Christmas park because they have the Mickey's Very Merry Christmas in the evenings.

[Bobby Bones]

So. Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

So everyone goes Magic Kingdom. And then the next would probably be MGM because of Toy Story and all that stuff. And then Epcot because they have around the world drinking and they have their own holiday at all the different spots. And the Animal Kingdom is probably fourth, so I'm hoping it won't be that crowded. And even if it is, we're only. My only goal is make sure we get on one ride.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Otherwise everything else is fun at that.

[Scuba Steve]

Point, whatever happens, happens.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Scuba Steve]

And I'll probably buy a Lightning Lane because we're there and we got free tickets, so why not?

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

And then I made reservations for a restaurant for dinner. So. Yeah, I'm excited.

[Morgan]

Okay, wait, I want to hear about the restaurant. We're going to take one quick break.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

I'll pull it up and then dive into this.

[Scuba Steve]

All right.

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[Morgan]

Okay, so Disney restaurant. Which restaurant did you get a reservation for?

[Scuba Steve]

So I'm pulling it up right now. It's at Animal Kingd. But I'm also going to keep checking it to see if I can get an earlier time because I got 6pm and the park closes at 7. So I kind of want to be like, maybe it's actually a good idea.

[Morgan]

I was going to say it's actually good because then you can be in the park when nobody's in there because everybody's already had to leave.

[Scuba Steve]

True. And then we can kind of chill, maybe pop on a ride. We'll see. So I made reservations for. Let me find it.

[Morgan]

So you guys are going to get to be there the whole day with this hookup?

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Morgan]

So it's not even just going just to be on that ride. You get to hang out in the park. I'm assuming the park was sold out and that was why you needed the hookup.

[Scuba Steve]

No, no, it's not sold out. I just don't want to buy. I didn't want to buy. Yeah.

[Morgan]

It's also really expensive. Probably too well.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, it's like, for. For if we were to do just me and my son, it's like almost 300 bucks. And my wife's like, we already spent enough money to get here, and we had the dinner at Bourbon Steak and all that stuff. So she's kind of like, eh. So I made a reservation for. It's called Yak and Yeti.

[Morgan]

Okay. It's like one of those, like, around Mount Everest, maybe?

[Scuba Steve]

I think so. Yeah. Because the Yeti expedition Everest.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

So I think that one. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Okay. That sounds fun.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. And so then I also made reservations for. Because I was like, if we don't get to go to the dinosaur land, I made reservations for us to go to the T. Rex restaurant on.

[Morgan]

Which he would love.

[Scuba Steve]

Which he would. Yeah. And I think we're still gonna go there anyways. I made that reservation for this week as well. And then we always do, because this is what happened last year when we found out about the steakhouse. We always do an adult night out where all of us adults, we go out and go to a restaurant. Then we usually go to the boardwalk and they have, like, dueling pianos and they have jelly rolls and all that.

[Morgan]

I love a dueling piano bar.

[Scuba Steve]

Right. Aren't they so much fun?

[Morgan]

They are my favorite thing to go into. Especially once you've had, like, just enough cocktails and the party's flowing. Everybody's having a good time, and they're just like, people are singing along.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Tip them 10 bucks and you're like, oh, dude, I'm still standing in El John and Pat O' Brien's on Universal CityWalk was like the spot we used to go to back back in the day, but they have one at Disney, so we made a reservation for adults night out. We're doing Todd English's Blue Zoo, which is at Swan and Dolphin. It's like a sushi restaurant slash fish restaurant. So we always start off with a dinner reservation. It's like me, my wife, my sister and her husband, my brother and whoever he's dating maybe. And then my little sister, she's usually single, so she rolls out. We all just, we uber. And then we use my sister's service, Storybook Nannies, where they watch all of our kids.

[Morgan]

What happens with the kiddos?

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, one of her nannies from her business, her company watches the kids and helps out my mom because it's a lot of kids. And her oldest, who's like, I think 14 now, so she's also kind of responsible. But, you know, it's nice to throw another like certified adult in the mix who's like certified CPR and all that kind of stuff.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

Because it's like eight, nine kids. But then we uber and we go out, have dinner and we just get slammed drunk and we come back around like 10, 11, like not too late.

[Morgan]

This is so fun. You have. I love this idea of a non traditional Christmas. It's fun.

[Scuba Steve]

It's so awesome because it's different and unique and not like the whatever we normally do. And so it's kind of like the expectation is. There really isn't an expectation. It's just kind of like do random stuff and have fun versus like the traditional of like, which I did enjoy from my childhood. But for my kids, our life's been kind of upside down and all over the place and lived in different cities for my oldest. So it's kind of like there isn't really a tradition. It's just kind of like whatever.

[Morgan]

You guys will get to a place of doing traditions at home eventually when like all the kids are kind of getting older or.

[Scuba Steve]

No, I don't know because we don't have family here in Nashville. So there really isn't like a tradition because there isn't. Like in Orlando there's a tradition because we all, everyone lived there. And even when all my aunts and uncles moved to Charlotte, they would still drive down because it's like a six hour drive. And they would come down and they would do like a Disney trip, but then also, of course, do Christmas with us. So. So there was always that Tradition. But now it's like everyone's so far away. Orlando is 10 hours away and west coast, that's a full flight. Or if you drive, it's like a three, four hour drive. They drive.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I was gonna say several days.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So yeah, you would fly for sure.

[Morgan]

So maybe this is your guys's tradition.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. So yeah, we spent Orlando for the holidays and then the summer is always San Francisco.

[Morgan]

Trade off.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Does it feel weird that like the two vacations that you use are always around family time?

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. But it's also kind of like we don't mind it though because we don't get to see family at all throughout the year. So for us it's a vacation. And both the cities they live in are fun cities. Like Orlando's super fun because it's the theme parks and you're near the beach and then San Francisco. San Francisco. And then we usually squeeze LA in in some way too. So it's like, you know, they're fun places to go. There's always something to do.

[Morgan]

Yeah. So at least you have other things to keep trying and do new things and stuff too.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

But I was just thinking about that as you were saying it because I imagine that's hard for a lot of par your vacations become. Now spending time with family versus like once upon a time you had vacations where you didn't have a lot of responsibilities or you could go and try different places and do new things, which you still can with kids, but you just have more requirements. I feel like as you, you know, are having your own families with you and trying to see your family if you especially don't live in the same city as them.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. It's also really important for the kids to see their family. And usually in the summertime we'll always do a week somewhere. Like whether it be Hawaii or like this year we're gonna go to Disney and do like the whole like, like full on Disney. We haven't done it with them because now they're older because they'll be 8, 5 and 3. So we're doing like a full week. When they get out of school this summer we're gonna do like the whole like stay at a Disney hotel and do like the parks for a couple days and then do like all that stuff.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Which will be really fun. But yeah, I also imagine that's hard to like fit that in than with your other family trips.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Cause then we do that and then we come back and then turn back around and Immediately pretty much fly to San Francisco and drop them off, and then I'm here solo again for a month and do the whole thing.

[Morgan]

You figured out your ways of doing it? Yeah, yeah, it seems like.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. What about you for Wichita? So what are you guys gonna do?

[Morgan]

Oh, we will. Listen, hey, the Quick Shop has really good corn nuggets, actually.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, corn nuggets. Isn't that.

[Bobby Bones]

What is that?

[Scuba Steve]

Corn nuggets.

[Morgan]

Oh, my gosh, Scuba. I love a corn nugget. They're fried. It's like. It's like creamed corn in a fried ball.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, I love creamed corn.

[Morgan]

That's exactly what it tastes like.

[Scuba Steve]

And QT has those.

[Morgan]

They. Quick Trip. No, sorry, Quick Shop.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

Quick Shop did. I don't know that they still do.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

But I was mad because I had several restaurants in Wichita that used to have them. They all stopped selling them. Quick Shop started to. I don't know if they still do, though.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

Like one of those. I don't know if it's a dying breed, but I found some at a really divey dive bar out like 20 minutes from my hometown.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

And I found corn nuggets there and they were bomb.

[Scuba Steve]

That sounds awesome. Because I love creamed corn.

[Morgan]

I know. And honestly, if I could bring them back to you to, like, get you to try them, it would be awesome. But I think they'd be so bad.

[Scuba Steve]

But yeah, they all. They would not be the same texture.

[Morgan]

No. I guess you could air fry them again, but yeah, they're so good. Scuba, if you ever see corn nuggets on a menu, grab them, get them.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

It's very rare. I found them even one time at a random menu in Iowa when we were road tripping back. And I should stop there. Dang it. They're not open. But I was going to stop, literally, for the corn nuggets.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, I will. Make sense, I guess, because they like the corn state or something. Or is it Nebraska?

[Morgan]

Corn Huskers would be Nebraska. So maybe Nebraska, but he got the wheat fields and all of them are kind of. Yeah, we're in there, too.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Kansas has a lot of corn.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

But no, his. His mom comes here for the week. By the time this is aired, we will have spent the whole week with her. She helped us do a bunch of Christmas baking.

[Scuba Steve]

Where did she come from?

[Morgan]

Florida.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay. We're in Florida.

[Morgan]

I don't know off the top of my head right now. He's told me so many times and still my brain is fried.

[Scuba Steve]

And at the end of the week you'll know.

[Morgan]

He fly. She flies out of Tampa.

[Scuba Steve]

Tampa. Oh, so she's probably Tampa Clearwater.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I think so.

[Scuba Steve]

Sarasota. Somewhere around there.

[Morgan]

I'm pretty positive.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay. All right. I don't know.

[Morgan]

Listen, My brain is cooked at this time of the year.

[Scuba Steve]

I got you. Oh, yeah.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Thank you.

[Morgan]

And then, yeah, we're driving to road tripping to Kansas. It'll be his first time in Kansas.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, wow. Okay. He's never been. He's met the family, obviously. Right.

[Morgan]

He's driven through. But yeah, this will be his first full Kansas experience. And yeah, he's met the family.

[Scuba Steve]

I saw him do the pledge of allegiance at Thanksgiving.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

We're trying to cook up another thing that we can do. Not sure what it's gonna be this time now that he's on to us.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah. Of course.

[Morgan]

We may try and get something else on other family members.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

This one maybe come. We're a big prank family.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

We love to mess with each other.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. As you should.

[Morgan]

So, yeah, we'll play games. We always do Texas Roadhouse on our Christmas Eve.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay, that's the one that has like a really good bread, right?

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah, the bread and the cinnamon butter. Honey.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

And they do the peanuts too, right? Like in the big barrel, whatever. You throw them on the ground?

[Morgan]

No, you can't throw them on the ground, but yeah, you can't throw them on the ground. I don't know, it's. Something changed. Covid. Covid changed it. I don't know why.

[Scuba Steve]

Interesting.

[Morgan]

Maybe unsanitary to have other people's germs on the floor everywhere.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, but it was still. It was. It was unsanitary back then.

[Morgan]

I know, but I love a change. I was one of the ones eating the peanuts. I still do now. They give you your own individual bags and you put them. They give you a little bucket on the table.

[Scuba Steve]

I would try it. I would throw it on the ground. See what they say.

[Morgan]

I think you still could. But the point was that not 500.

[Scuba Steve]

People that came with the all throw on the ground.

[Morgan]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

So.

[Morgan]

But we always do that for Christmas Eve. Cuz we don't like to cook either on that day. Christmas, we always cook. So that takes away that. Yeah. And we play games. It's always like a fun. I love like Christmas day because it's just. We open some presents, we eat really good food and then we play games the rest of the day and make fun cocktails.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

That's like the whole. It's my favorite Christmas Day.

[Scuba Steve]

Plus, you guys are drinking.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, yeah.

[Morgan]

I think this year we're gonna. Every time. I think this year we're gonna do a little competition. Each couple has to bring a designated signature shot.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay. For everybody else, what's yours gonna be?

[Morgan]

Well, I don't know what the shot is gonna be, but I bought the shot glasses. They're little ornaments.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, that's pretty cool. That's awesome. You already have, like, where they go in.

[Morgan]

I just gotta figure out what's going. So that'll be fun. And we like to give my dad a hard time because he doesn't drink a whole lot, but he'll get a little crazy on Christmas.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

Because he likes to give everybody rum cha with fireball. So he already has his shot. We know what's coming there. Yeah, but we thought that'd be a fun little thing. Well, that's pretty cool to it.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Morgan]

But yeah, besides that, I'm going to show them around Wichita, show them all the different restaurants and fun places to hang out.

[Scuba Steve]

So little stomping grounds, no stopping with the high school. So with the middle school, there was elementary school.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Throw a few little dis there. He'll meet some of my, like, childhood friends. We'll do New Year's Eve with a lot of my childhood friends and the ones who are actually there the night that we met.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay, cool.

[Morgan]

So this will be their first actual time getting to hang out with him.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. For a little more like the second. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Them being like, you should talk to him.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So now it's like, now you should talk to him.

[Morgan]

I'm gonna need you guys to get to know him.

[Scuba Steve]

So.

[Morgan]

Yeah, it'll be fun. I'm excited.

[Scuba Steve]

That's pretty cool.

[Morgan]

I'm just really excited to relax more than anything.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, my God. Yeah, I want to check out.

[Morgan]

I need that.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. We all get burnt out at the end of the year. I think all of us. It's just kind of like. I just need a second to not. To not do anything.

[Morgan]

I need to think about nothing. Yeah, that's exactly what I need to do.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, my God.

[Morgan]

Yeah, we're gonna take one more quick break and we'll be right back. That sounded weird.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, yeah. Oh, y. That's a better one. Merry Christmas.

[Morgan]

Ready? We're gonna take a quick break.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, yeah.

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[Morgan]

I'm seeing your nail polish on your nails. Pink and red.

[Scuba Steve]

I know. My daughter had her birthday and she got nail polish. And then I got home from work and she was like, can I paint your nails? And then like half a second I was like, fuck. I was like, no. And then I was like, who gives a crap? She's five now. And like, who cares?

[Morgan]

Yeah, that's a trend right now. Some guys wear nail polish on their fingers, like for fashion.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay. Yeah. So she. These are like, like cheap, like Disney kid ones. So, like it easily washes off. So like that night I went in the shower and I think four of the nails came off.

[Morgan]

So that's why you currently have two.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, exactly. There's only two left now. These two are holding strong. This one actually came off, but I guess it like died in my fingernail. So it's like stuck that color. And she painted them like all different colors.

[Morgan]

She's like, I'm doing actually nail polish because they look like marker a little bit.

[Scuba Steve]

It's nail polish, but it's like kid nail polish. So it's probably like the, like or it doesn't, you know, whatever it is or it's anti. I don't know what like, I guess it's probably safe enough to where if she were to drink it, she'd be okay kind of thing.

[Morgan]

I don't think there's any.

[Scuba Steve]

She probably shouldn't. But like, it's not poisonous or like has all the chemicals and crap in.

[Morgan]

Like a little bit more water based maybe.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Like when I would smell nail polish. You go to nail salon, you're like, you're like. Immediately like, oh my God, I have a headache. This. I couldn't smell anything. Okay, so she's painting my nails and then. And then, yeah, she did them like blue and yellow and pink and red.

[Morgan]

And were they for each of the Disney princesses? Is that what it was?

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, it's like a pack where it's got like jasmine's purple and Belle is yellow and like so on and all down the line.

[Morgan]

I need that.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. It's actually pretty cool. Yeah. And like, it's like a dress as like their. Where the nail polish is in the top has their face on it. It's like really, really cute.

[Morgan]

Okay. I love this. I feel like I need this. My boyfriend's gonna be like, what are those? Where'd those come from? But I want your hot take because you are part of my Harry Potter fandom.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

What do you think of me having one, four Christmas trees? Two, a Harry Potter tree.

[Scuba Steve]

I think the Harry Potter is really cool because you're into it. So it'd be weird if like, you were a poser and you did it and you'd never seen it.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

Like, what are you doing? Like, you're just trying to be cool and you don't even, like you don't even know it. So I think that'd be dumb. But because you are a Harry Potter fan, I think it's really cool. And because you have the time to like, put up all those different trees, like, they mean, like, time. Like, like me, like, when I get home, it's like I have to like, watch these kids and do all this stuff for you. Like, your extra time is like, it's for you, so you're able to do that. So, like, you have more me time. So I mean, I love Christmas, so I wish I had more capacity to do more with Christmas. Like this year we finally just put up our lights outside and we just did a couple blow ups and some strings and stuff just to make the kids happy. Because at first we're like, I'm not even gonna put lights up outside. We're not gonna be home. But I was like, that's like screwing the kids out of Christmas.

[Morgan]

Yeah. You can't be Scrooge all year, all month long.

[Scuba Steve]

But we already did the inside. The inside. The day after Thanksgiving, we were putting up, we put the tree up and did all that stuff. So we had. The inside's been decorated for a long time. It's just we didn't do the outside quite yet. So I would love. I think it's okay. Cause I would do the same thing if I had four trees.

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[Scuba Steve]

All right. So I don't have a problem with it. I think the Harry Potter tree is super cool. Because I would. If I had that, I would just only do that.

[Morgan]

Right? I mean, I didn't really think to even do it until this year, so. But then I was like, well, dang. I have other trees, but I really like this one the most.

[Scuba Steve]

You should do it.

[Morgan]

And even Scuba has a Golden Snitch on the top of it.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

But.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, this is so cool. For the Quidditch match.

[Morgan]

Yep.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

And the cup is, like. All the ornaments are on there, are all themed. They're all a thing. And I walk by that tree daily and I get excited just to look at it again, even though I put it together.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. We're into Harry Potter. Because even I think three or four years ago, Pottery Barn came out with the Harry Potter line.

[Morgan]

Yes.

[Scuba Steve]

And so I hooked my wife up with the whole set. We have the plate, like, the glass plates, and it has all my Hufflepuff down to Slytherin. We have the glass plates. I got the coffee mugs. I got the glass cups.

[Morgan]

What house are you in?

[Scuba Steve]

I'm a Slytherin.

[Morgan]

That tracks.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Like, I think I would have guessed that, but I wanted to give you the benefit.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh. Because my coffee cup is a Slytherin cup. And then, like, we have, like, all the plates and, like, you know, all that stuff. And then we have the cups. We got the Quidditch golden. Whatever you call it.

[Morgan]

The Golden Stitch.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, we have that. It's like. It's like a candy jar. You open it up, it has candy inside.

[Morgan]

So cool.

[Scuba Steve]

And then I got the huge tray and, like, where you put everything on it. It's like leather, and it has, like, the whole Harry Potter map and everything on it.

[Morgan]

That's so cool.

[Scuba Steve]

It's really, really cool. Yeah.

[Morgan]

What's crazy about those, too? Because a lot of our orname and that Golden Snitch topper came from Pottery Barn.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay, cool.

[Morgan]

That's what inspired this. I saw those. My boyfriend actually saw an Instagram reel of, like, some of the ornaments that are the. The Horcruxes.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

I think I'm saying that right.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, yeah. Say it again.

[Morgan]

Horcruxes are Horcruxes.

[Scuba Steve]

I know Horcrux.

[Morgan]

I know the whole crux. That sounded weird.

[Scuba Steve]

I don't know what it is now.

[Morgan]

I don't know how it's spelled. If it's an R and L, that's in that, like, middle piece. But those, the seven of them. And he was like, we need these. I was like, whoa. What about a Harry Potter tree?

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

And he loved it. But all because of Pottery Barn. But what's crazy about them is they're limited edition. Like, some of those things, they don't bring back.

[Scuba Steve]

No, they're Gone. Like it was hard. It was even hard to get what I got cuz I even ordered more and they were like, oh sorry, we're sold out and there's no back order. There's no restock. It's. That's it. It was done. So that was it. And we even have on our tree, I guess we have a little bit of Harry Potter. I have. What's it called? Hogwarts. It's a Hogwarts ornament, but it's one that you plug into a light bulb and so it lights up the Hogwarts castle on the tree. Which is really cool.

[Morgan]

Yeah, we. One of the ones we have is a sorting hat and you a button and it like lights up.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, cool.

[Morgan]

See those are cool.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. They're fun. Yeah. The ones that are like, they're like interactive.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

You have a. So you have a smidge of a Harry Potter tree. What house is your wife in?

[Scuba Steve]

I believe she is. What's Harry Potter? He's a.

[Morgan]

That's Griff.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Yes.

[Morgan]

Gryffindor.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, She's Gryffindor.

[Morgan]

Yeah. My. I'm. I'm Gryffindor. My boyfriend is a Hufflepuff.

[Scuba Steve]

Hufflepuff.

[Morgan]

He was like, I was almost a Gryffindor. I was like, that's what you would say.

[Scuba Steve]

That's what a huff puff would say. Loser.

[Morgan]

So funny. I was like, I'm pretty sure I might teeter on Slytherin, but I was mostly a Gryffindor.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Yeah. I was hardcore Slytherin.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that tracks. You also like the color green though too, so.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, I do. I like green and blue. So I guess I could have been Ravenclaw.

[Morgan]

Yeah, whatever.

[Scuba Steve]

Ravenclaw.

[Morgan]

That's kind of funny is I never really hear of a lot of people being a Ravenclaw. You heard door, you hear Hufflepuff, you hear Slytherin, but you really don't hear Ravenclaw.

[Scuba Steve]

No, you really don't. It's kind of almost forgotten.

[Morgan]

I mean it's kind of been forgotten in the movies though also though you don't really mention it a whole lot.

[Scuba Steve]

They really don't. Yeah.

[Morgan]

The fact that there's four schools and you really just know about three.

[Scuba Steve]

The three. Yeah, it's like it's the forgotten school. I'm sure they'll make a movie about it now.

[Morgan]

I. Oh there. There's a series coming out. Oh yeah, cool series.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

I think it's. No, no, it's the books over again.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, okay.

[Morgan]

They're A series.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh.

[Morgan]

All new actors, everything.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Oh.

[Scuba Steve]

I think I saw it because they're doing casting for that I saw, like, a year ago or so.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Morgan]

I'm excited to see it, but also nervous. I really love the original.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. But, you know, they're always gonna try to beat it because of the theme parks, so they need another reason to keep everything, like, somewhat current.

[Morgan]

Can I tell you one of my mad things about Epic universe?

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. What's up? Because I haven't been yet, and I won't be going for a while, so.

[Morgan]

Well, it's that the Harry Potter ride, I really wanted it to be about Fantastic Beasts.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay. So there is no representation of that at Epic, so.

[Morgan]

Apparently there is. And we didn't end up going it because we. Since we were only there for such a limited time, we really just focused on rides, not really the shows.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Apparently there's a Cirque, like, kind of in a circus tent, a. That features him.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

Which would have been really cool to see. I didn't realize it at the time.

[Scuba Steve]

Newt Scamander. Right.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

I love Fantastic Beasts.

[Scuba Steve]

Me too. It's such a great freaking film.

[Morgan]

It's so good. And that's why I was bummed. I thought the new ride. I get it. Like, the. The Cirque show is probably really cool. And everybody said it was.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. It makes sense because all the animals and stuff. Yeah.

[Morgan]

But I'm like, how cool would be to have a ride with a bunch of fantastic beasts? Like, you're telling me you can't make a ride out of those three movies.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Which maybe they will at some point because they're expanding and they're building a Universal, and I think Houston or Dallas or something.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

So.

[Morgan]

But they already had two parks that had the original Harry Potter stuff.

[Scuba Steve]

I made it again with this one.

[Morgan]

Why couldn't you do Fantastic Beasts?

[Scuba Steve]

I know. Yeah. That would be kind of cool.

[Morgan]

And that's what I anticipate. It was so cool because of how cool that ride and the whole setup is that they created. It's amazing. And that, like, at least took away some of my disappointment.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

But I really wanted it to be Newt Scamander.

[Scuba Steve]

I know.

[Morgan]

And like Fanta, I wanted the animals to send me on the ride.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Yeah. I guess they're thinking is the circus makes sense because it's like the circus and the animals and that whole thing. So from their visionary side of things.

[Morgan]

It does. But for my creative, one, loving Fantastic Beasts. And two, I just feel like Monsters was a cool Ride in Epic. And I feel like they could have really done something cool with Fantastic Beasts as a ride.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. And maybe they will when they. Because they're building that. Like I said, it's somewhere in Houston. Houston or Dallas. I forget where there, but they're building a whole new Universal park, and so maybe they could do that.

[Morgan]

Is there one out on la, too?

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, but it's super small.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, there's one in Hollywood. Yeah, right there in Burbank area. We used to have annual passes, and I pitched myself for my rock show to do a broadcast and a giveaway.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Stop it.

[Scuba Steve]

Yes. For. For Mardi Gras. So I did Halloween Horror Nights, but my. My. My pitch was too late. He's like, I'm sorry, it takes a longer. And there's more. There's more, like, stakes within it as far as, like, all the different companies and production companies. It's a large approval process, and Mardi Gras is a little easier because it's just live performances and, like, Mardi Gras, so they get approved quicker. And ice. And then he gave me the heads up, like, hey, send it in by November. So I sent it in November, my pitch of everything. And so hopefully it works because then I get to do a whole week of giveaways, and the grand prize is somebody gets to go to Universal, I think, for three days, four nights, and. And I. And I get to go there and broadcast from the radio studios while I'm there.

[Sophie Cunningham]

So.

[Scuba Steve]

Cool. Yeah. So. So I'm hoping at all. I'm not hoping it will. It's gonna work out.

[Morgan]

It will.

[Scuba Steve]

Which will be sometime, like, in February, March, or April, or we go out there, or I go out there and broadcast and do the whole thing.

[Morgan]

I'm so jealous. I know you've been trying to work on that for the other show.

[Scuba Steve]

I know. I know. So I was like, screwed. I got my own show now I'm just gonna. And I found the contact, and so I was like, I'm gonna. I'm spearheading this myself.

[Morgan]

I love this.

[Scuba Steve]

And then I got afternoon. So then they're like, all right, well, it's a. It's a. More of a. You know, nights is fine, but afternoons is obviously more of a drive time position. So it's like, all right, so now take my pitch seriously. And I had a good pitch and I sent it off. And so, yeah, hopefully it will. It'll work out. And I'll be broadcasting live from Universal next year in 2026.

[Morgan]

Heck, yeah, you will.

[Scuba Steve]

Yes, I will.

[Morgan]

And I'm gonna be so jelly. But also very proud of you because that's awesome. Thank you. And I know you've been wanting that for a really long time.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, for, like, 20 years, I've been wanting to broadcast because I used to always, when I lived in Orlando, I was the guy that had the stay back. Because this is back when technology isn't what it is now. And I have to run the board while everyone else is at Universal or Disney having the freaking time of their life, staying at the hotel and going to the parks. And I had to run the freaking board, which is fine. I was young and I had to pay my dues, so I get it. But I'm like, 20 years later. I want it. I want to do it. I want to be the one that gets to do all this stuff. And so now will finally be my time.

[Morgan]

I love this. It's going to happen. It'll happen.

[Scuba Steve]

Hell, yeah. And then I'm sure somewhere in there, because when you go, then you're part of the media stuff. And then I'll get to go to Epic Universe. And I'll get to go see the new Fast and Furious ride where they took out Rip Ride Rocket, the one that goes straight up, which kind of sucks. I love that one. But it's a new ride, so it'd be kind of fun to see that.

[Morgan]

It's cool to see the new rides. At least then you can have a judgment over, this is better than the last one.

[Scuba Steve]

Totally. And hopefully that can let them bring me into the old Nickelodeon studios and I get to do, like, a tour of that.

[Morgan]

I like where this keeps evolving and keeps snowballing for you. But I think this is one of your New Year's resolutions, too, to make it happen.

[Scuba Steve]

And I've been commenting like crazy on all of their posts, and Universal has been responding to my comments.

[Morgan]

Comments, okay.

[Scuba Steve]

They've been. They've been like. They don't respond to many people, but they've been responding to me. Like, I. I talked to them, hit them about something I forgot it was. And there's something about the net ride, and they respond to all my stuff, and I'm like, oh, my gosh, we're interacting.

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[Morgan]

That's a big deal.

[Scuba Steve]

Remember me?

[Morgan]

I did write the ET Ride when we were there. I think I told you that.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, ET Ride's my favorite.

[Morgan]

Yeah, it was a fun experience.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, it's definitely old school.

[Morgan]

You think of Rainforest Cafe because that's what it smells like in there.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Yes. It smells like the Rainforest Cafe inside there. But I love it because it's so old and, like, it's such a nostalgic ride. So it means so much to me because it's such a cool spot.

[Morgan]

Yeah, it was a throwback. I had a vague memory of, like, watching it as a little kid, and I was like, that guy was creepy.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, yeah.

[Morgan]

Then I was on the ride, I was like, they're so creepy, but they're kind of cute now. And it was like a weird full circle moment, like, sitting in front of my living room TV watching that movie.

[Scuba Steve]

And then being on the ride. At the end, he goes, goodbye, Morgan.

[Morgan]

And they say your name. So funny. My boyfriend looked at me, he's like, did it say our names? And I was like, yes, they asked our names at the beginning. He's like, I didn't think they were actually gonna use them.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, of course there's a whole purpose for. Why would they ask for your name?

[Morgan]

They never do on any other ride. So I think, yeah, he, like, was so thrown off. He's like, that thing just said our name. So I'm like, yeah, it did.

[Scuba Steve]

That's pretty legit. The only other one that does something similar to that, and probably a newer version of it, is. Did you go on Monsters, Inc. When you were at. You went to Disneyland, right? Yeah. Did you go on the Monsters, Inc. Ride at California Adventure?

[Morgan]

I think we did.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay. And at the very end, there's that lady who's always like, mike Wazowski.

[Morgan]

I love that.

[Scuba Steve]

And at the end, she's there, and there's somebody sitting behind her, like, in, like a. Like a. Like a box.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

And I'm sure it's not their voice. It's like they're speaking at her microphone. And they'll, like, say stuff like, hey, watch your kid, and they'll talk to you. And it's not like. It's not. It's not like a repeated thing. It's actual conversation. And you're like, what? And she's like, yeah, I'm talking to you. And you're like, oh, my God, she's talking to me. Me.

[Morgan]

It's kind of like the. The turtle talk with.

[Scuba Steve]

Yes. With. Yeah. Crush.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Because somebody's seeing everything that's happening and commenting.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Making comments. It's funny.

[Scuba Steve]

It's really cool.

[Morgan]

Like, even as somebody who wasn't a kid, I was sitting there like, oh, kid, back in school, somebody's yelling at me.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Yeah. This is really cool. Hey, you in the front row with the St. Jude hat. You're like, whoa, that's me.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Like who? You're looking around, trying to be like, where did that come from?

[Scuba Steve]

Totally. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Speaking of Monsters, Inc. I don't. I really just watched my boyfriend's team now with football, but he was showing me that they did a Monsters Inc. Football game. Did you see this?

[Scuba Steve]

I saw where they like, they like. It was kind of like how Nickelodeon does their broadcast spongebob thing. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

I think this is a new version, I guess the new partnership or whatever. And they did Mike and solely.

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It's really cool.

[Morgan]

There's all these videos of Mike and Sully like running and they're supposed to be mimicking what the players are doing.

[Scuba Steve]

It's happening on the field. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

So then they'd like drop a ball if it gets dropped or whatever. And it's just really funny to watch. I was like, if the games were like this every week, I'd probably watch more.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, it's way more entertaining even for old. It's really cool.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that was making me happy. Okay. Anything else you want to add before we jump out of here?

[Scuba Steve]

No, I think it's about it. We're gonna try to go to Orlando Magic game as well while we're there, but I don't know.

[Morgan]

Fun.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Never been to an NBA game.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, really? NBA games are my absolute favorite.

[Morgan]

That would finish my trifect or quad, I don't know, whatever the number is. Of all the professional games.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay. Yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

That's the only one I haven't done.

[Scuba Steve]

It's one of the best cuz it's indoors and I. Basketball so much more fun to me.

[Morgan]

I have a. I have this desire to go to a New York knits game.

[Scuba Steve]

Moston Square Garden.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that'd mostly though because of how to lose a guy in 10 days.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, okay. And so not because it's massive Square garden.

[Morgan]

No. Well, it's cool. It's like also cool to see all those pictures and stuff from that particular venue. But how to lose a guy in 10 days is where I first even heard about the New York Knicks.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

You know, and that's all that's been in my head. That's really. And then what's ironic is Ron Baker, who played for the Wichita State Shockers, ended up playing for the Knicks.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

He doesn't anymore, but he did for a while. And so I was like, oh, yeah, okay. New York Knights, that's who I'm gonna see one time. Yeah, that will be them. I don't know when But I will go and see a game.

[Scuba Steve]

And it's New York, so it's a fun, cool city. So there's more to do than just that, too, when you're there.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Well, because there was one time where I was like, I could go to, like, a Memphis Grizzlies game or Atlanta and see a game to, like, cross it off the list.

[Scuba Steve]

Nah, do the one you really want to do.

[Morgan]

That's what I'm thinking.

[Scuba Steve]

Memphis Grizzlies.

[Morgan]

I know, but I don't have a desire of a team. I just really want to go for the experience.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Experience. Yeah. Don't do Memphis. That team should be in Nashville, by the way. I shouldn't even be in Memphis. It's such a ridiculous.

[Morgan]

I know.

[Scuba Steve]

That's so stupid when they went to.

[Morgan]

Memphis, but I think Memphis used to be a pretty happening city.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Like in 1930.

[Morgan]

Okay. Well.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

When did they go there, though?

[Scuba Steve]

That was the dumbest thing. They were in Vancouver, which was kind of weird because Vancouver is a. Like, a big city. They were the Vancouver Grizzlies, which made a lot more sense.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

And now they're the Grizzlies in Memphis. Like, okay, they moved there, I think, like, maybe it was like, the early 2000s, and everyone's like, they're going to Memphis. I never even heard of Memphis. I remember when it happened, I was like, what is Memphis?

[Morgan]

Is it because they had a specific arena that, like, fit that, or.

[Scuba Steve]

I feel like that because it's always something to do with lobbying and politics and all that kind of crap. And they feel like Memphis was a basketball town. Memphis has been. I mean, it's. It's cool. We go there sometimes for some, like, St. Jude stuff and. And Elvis is there. But it's like, you go to Memphis and you're like, this is like a ghost town.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Now, for sure.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. And it's been that way for, like, the last 15 years. Has been a ghost town. So it's kind of like, I don't understand why there's an NBA team here.

[Morgan]

So just bring them on a couple hours.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Put them in Nashville. What the hell? There's way more happening here in Nashville than there is Memphis.

[Morgan]

True.

[Scuba Steve]

And you'd be able to sell out the freaking games.

[Morgan]

Nashville Grizzlies kind of has a good ring to it.

[Scuba Steve]

Let's just change the name.

[Morgan]

It should be completely just.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, they should drop the Grizzly at this point. Like, when Seattle SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City, they became the Thunder because, like. Because Supersonics doesn't make sense there. So it's kind of like.

[Morgan]

That's fair. Yeah, you just drop it all.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, she just called something else. She's called Nashville Guitars. I don't know.

[Morgan]

Nashville Picks.

[Scuba Steve]

Nashville Picks. Yeah, exactly.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Something that sounds weird.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

But it goes with the basketball theme. There's pick plays, right?

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Or they can call it Music City because, like, the Golden State warriors, they're not called San Francisco warriors, they're called Golden State Warriors. So you could be called Music City. Something. Yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

See, I'm on board now.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Bring all the professional teams. I'll be there. I don't watch a lot of sports, but I'll be at all the games.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, we got hockey. Yeah, hockey's a really big sport here in the South.

[Morgan]

Hey, I did go to those games when they were in the playoffs. I had the time of my life.

[Scuba Steve]

It's fun. Hockey is fun. But it's also kind of like, I never really been a hockey guy because in Florida, no one cares about hockey. And then California, no one cares about hockey. Then I moved here and, like, people care about hockey. I was like, where? Outside of Canada or the North? Who gives a crap about this sport?

[Morgan]

Yeah, people love it.

[Scuba Steve]

Apparently.

[Morgan]

The playoffs, man, they were packed. That was a cool experience. And again, just like, not being someone who, like, really is familiar with a.

[Scuba Steve]

Lot of that stuff.

[Morgan]

Stuff. I will be a number one fan in the stands.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

I just have a great time.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Those environments are so fun to me.

[Scuba Steve]

And it's kind of cool. Like, I remember I used to go to LA Kings games and those were fun because, like, at the very beginning, it would get dark and the lights would shut off and they play Metallica. And I was like, oh, my God, I play Metallica. It's like it was this whole themed out intro and it was hardcore. It was really cool.

[Morgan]

And gets you hype.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, super hyped. And it's cold in there, so you don't really get sweaty or hot or anything. So. So you're bringing a jacket. And it was kind of like, interesting.

[Morgan]

See? Okay, well, petition to bring every professional team to Nashville.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, I'm missing baseball and basketball.

[Morgan]

Bring a professional basketball and a professional baseball team to Nashville.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. I don't see why it doesn't already exist.

[Morgan]

Well, maybe to not give us worse traffic, but there's that. Okay, tell the people where they can find you.

[Scuba Steve]

Here. You can find me. The handle of where you will be locating my stuff is what is happening. It's Scuba Steve. Radio S C U B A S T E V R I D A O on Instagram and on Tik Tok and I'm also still on X. I rarely post there. I also have threads but I haven't posted there and God knows how long.

[Morgan]

Yours don't automatically post from Instagram?

[Scuba Steve]

No.

[Morgan]

You know, you can just automatically post from it.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, but that means I have to automatically set it up and I don't automatically.

[Morgan]

You have to do is switch a little.

[Scuba Steve]

I don't. I don't feel like doing it right now. Okay.

[Morgan]

All right. Well go follow the show on YouTube too at Bobby Boneshow and we'll see you guys later. Enjoy the rest of your holiday break. Stay safe and happy holidays.

[Scuba Steve]

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

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[Scuba Steve]

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