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time for the good news. Tell me something good. All right around the room.
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Amy I booked my flights for vacation.
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What's a Raycation?
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I booked my flights for vacation.
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I thought it was like something she's been doing with Ray for the afternoon. It's called a raycation.
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Raycation? No, vacation.
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Okay.
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My friend Kat and I, we got them our trip locked and loaded. We booked our flights together, which I was kind of bummed because I have a bunch of southwest points and there's not a non stop to Tucson. Like I thought that was weird. I guess.
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You thought there'd be a non stop from Nashville to Tucson?
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Why not?
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If there were enough people going daily
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from Nashville to Tucson was non stops to Phoenix.
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Much bigger city. Much bigger.
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I've never been to Tucson. I don't know.
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You're gonna love it.
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I can't wait.
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They have a really cool 90s store there.
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Really?
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Well, it's all like vintage retro stuff. Yeah, you won't like it. We did though.
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Was it sports stuff or clothing?
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All kinds of things.
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It wouldn't be for you.
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Why wouldn't I like it? I'm a 90s.
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There'd be a couple bags, but mostly it's for dudes. It's mostly sports stuff. Okay, Sports stuff or like dude culture stuff. Video games. Etc.
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Okay. Well the bum part was that.
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The bum part.
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The. Yeah, the bum part of.
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The bum part of Raycation.
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The bum part of booking was that I didn't get to end up using my points because the flights were crazy on Southwest, which normally I don't. Isn't the case where if I had points I wouldn't really care. But then we found we had to do two different airlines. Like thankful cat, like, because I would have just been like, oh, let's just do it on the same airline. Like, who cares? And she's like, no, I'm getting the best price. And so then she did all the research and then told me which flights to get and I was like, perfect. So we're going down on Delta and back on American and it ended up being like the best deal ever.
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Okay, so it's not. You're not going Delta to your layover
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spot and then switching. That would be next level.
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That would be crazy because if one is delayed, then you miss the second one. Then you're trapped like Tom Hanks in the terminal. You can never leave the airport.
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Yeah, that would be pretty bad. But I'm just glad that we've locked it in and so that means it's for sure happening. And we're going.
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And you're going to some sort of betterment camp, right?
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I'm going to Canyon Ranch. Yes. Which after we talked about it, that I was Potentially gonna go. A couple of weeks ago, one of our listeners emailed me, and she said that after her first time spending time at Canyon Ranch, she was inspired and she wrote her first book, and it's this art book. And since then, like, she's gone back and now she speaks at Canyon Ranch, like. Cause there's all kinds of classes you can take, like, from workouts to hikes to. Yeah. Seminars on if you want to be inspired to write a book or art. Which. That was her focus. But she heard us talking about it on the post show, and she sent me an email. She was, like, so crazy. After my first trip there, I was inspired. I wrote this book. Since then, I've been back multiple times as a guest speaker, and I was like, wow, what a cool thing to happen to you after your first trip. So, like, who knows? When I come back, am I going to be enlightened, inspired?
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Oh, no.
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Motivated.
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We just got it right
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now.
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She's going to go back to her old self now.
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She's going to come back at some. Some hippie version.
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No, no, no. I don't think it's all hippie dippy. You can feel. Rest assured, I'm going to be there with my therapist friend, so she'll keep me level.
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Oh, man, we just got her. We just got her dialed in.
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Well, no, you're missing the point. I thought it was cool that a listener heard that and was like, wait, this was my experience. And since then, I got invited back to speak there. Like, what?
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Calibration is perfect right now.
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It's going to go off again.
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Okay, well, if it helps, I'm only there for four days.
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What is it, like a.
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What could happen in four days?
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Adult summer camp.
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Like hedonism.
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Adult. Really adult? Yeah, camp of sorts. And yeah, I don't think kids are allowed. There's no alcohol.
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And the lunchbox wants to bring his kid.
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Yeah.
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So, yeah, he wants to bring his kid.
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The. The food is really good.
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No, yeah, no alcohol. I mean, you can have probably, like, some pretty cool mocktails. Sounds terrible. What?
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Man, you're in Tucson. Margaritas, Mexican food.
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You can have a Fogarita.
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Okay, that's fine. Good for you.
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Yeah.
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Eddie, So I got invited to go to the lake this weekend. So my son's friend's dad sent me a text that, hey, we got a. A pontoon for the lake. We'd like to invite you and your son if you want to come out. And I'm like, yes, let's go. The lake. Here's the thing. It's only us, too, so. And I really don't know this dad, so I'm excited to go. I just am a little nervous that I'm gonna spend five hours on the boat with someone I really don't know.
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It's a five hour trip.
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Yeah, man. So you're on the lake, you're skiing, you're cruising.
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You kind of wish there was one other adult.
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Totally. And speaking of drinking, I don't know if he drinks or not. I'm going to roll up on my six pack and he's in. What's like, oh, you're going to roll
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up with a six pack when you don't know what the environment is on his boat?
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Yes. I may not pull it out.
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Just keep it in a cooler.
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Yes.
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Yeah.
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Keeping a cooler mixed in with some Cokes, you know, so like, variety. If he's not drinking, I pull out the Cokes. If he is. Look what I got.
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Don't you think if he was drinking, he would have enough for everybody since he's the host?
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It's just me and him though, right? So he would buy, like, enough for both of us. Yeah, because he did. In the text, he said, hey, don't worry about food or drinks or anything like that. I got that. But he didn't say, like, alcoholic.
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I bet you there's no alcohol.
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I mean, you just. Cooler. Wait, what do you mean? On the boat?
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I think he's not gonna bring. Well, he's got to drive the boat.
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Yeah, he'll drive it, right?
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I'm gonna say he's not thinking there's gonna be alcohol.
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How many kids is it?
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Just me and my son. I have my son and my. And his buddy.
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So two kids?
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You got two drunk adults with two kids.
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Just because you have a drink on the lake doesn't mean you're.
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Anytime I've seen people drink on the
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lake, they're always drunk.
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I'm not taking a case of beer, dude. I'm taking, like, just a few beers.
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Yeah, you wish there was another adult to take some of that pressure off.
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I do.
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But if there's one person in this whole universe of our Bobby Bone show that is fine to go and just small talk for five hours and feel good about it. You have that strength.
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That's definitely me.
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That is a power that you possess.
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That's what my wife. My wife said, like, you know, you, like, end up having a good time anywhere you go. You just kind of stress about something you don't know is gonna happen, and that's Kind of where I'm at, I'm just like, oh, I picture it, us four in the boat. The kids get in the water. It's just me and him. Like, yep, it's nice out here, huh?
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Well, that's when you jump in.
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Yeah, it gets awkward, but Eddie's out swimming by himself with a tube around him.
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But I do feel like I would never let that happen. Like I'm the small talker.
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The age thing has to be a factor, right? Like, how old is the dad?
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Seems like he's a little older than
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me, but I'm not sure if there's not sports, if there's not fajitas, grilling, I'm trying to. If there's not. I mean, golf is a sport. Like playing golf. Like, what do you have in common with people randomly that you can talk about?
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Dad, dad.
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That's, that's good.
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Usually where we go, like, usually with, with this guy, we talk about his son plays basketball too. So we talk about just the different leagues that are out there. And like, how's your son doing in his league? Good. Oh, I dealt with that too, man.
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Is he in your league?
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No, different league.
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Oh, what does he do?
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Amy's interested in him. He sounds like a catch.
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No, different basketball league.
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I know which league.
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He's married, Amy.
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How happy is he?
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No, just kidding.
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He's not a single dad. His wife's just doing something else with their daughter.
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Yeah, got it.
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So I'm looking forward to it though. I mean, I think any time on the lake is going to be fun.
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I wouldn't be looking forward to that. But that's why we're different.
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Yeah, but one day when your baby
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gets older, see, you have to say
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yes to stuff like that.
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Like with your kids, friends, parents. It's, it's multiple happens.
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I'll have Caitlyn there as well. And also I'm gonna be older than their parents. They're gonna have like 38 year old parents. I'll be 71. I can't even get on the boat because I gotta walk her.
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Can't get him.
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Oh my gosh, you're not that old.
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What's up? So tomorrow, tomorrow, what time?
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Meet at the dock at 1. And he said, and then here's the thing, he said, meet at the dock at 1. We have the boat for about four hours and then we can do dinner. It's optional.
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Oh, no, it's like a date going for ice cream. It's optional.
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And I told my wife, I'm like, I'm not doing the dinner. Like, I think we're just gonna.
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But what if. You'll have a good time, right?
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She said just wait. Wait it out. Like, what if you guys end up, you know, sparking a good friendship?
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The fact that even mentioned dinner.
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No, I would. As a parent, when you're already out on the lake and you got your kid, and the last thing we need to do is go home and try to figure out dinner, so why not go out to eat?
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But his wife and other two kids will be at home, so they. They'll have a plan.
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Oh, who? Me?
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Your house?
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Yeah, I'm just talking about the.
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Yeah, but the lake's, like, two hours away.
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Yeah.
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So at dinners, definitely two hours. Yeah. It's not that one.
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Yeah. I love that lake.
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What's it called? Tim Ford.
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It's in Alabama.
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Have I even been on a lake
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in the past 12 years?
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Yes. We went fishing.
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That's true. I've been fishing a few times. That's right. Other. Have I ever been on a lake for anything? Like, active?
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Yeah.
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Did. Oh.
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When Caitlin first came here, we went fishing a few times, and then we went out and took Eddie and his wife and Ray and his wife, and Ray did not want to touch the fish. It was the craziest thing I've ever seen.
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Ray, the manly man.
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Ray would not touch the fish. He catch it. He wouldn't be like, oh, I'm not touching. They dry. Nope.
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He was scared he's gonna get poked by, like, the fin or whatever.
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Yeah.
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I was gonna get guild or finned or whatever that was. Bones was Cat. What I remember from that day is Bones was reeling him in.
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Yeah, he was.
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That's like. I don't know that I was really in any more than anyone else, but.
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No. You had a record holder in the
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clubhouse, I don't think. That's not even a saying.
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The clubhouse.
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No, the leader in the clubhouse is what it is.
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Yeah. That it was crazy because Ray's, like, jacked, and dude.
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Well, so he's country fish.
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Like, I love Sam Hunt.
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Yeah. Everyone has their things.
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But Ray's wife wasn't afraid of the
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fish because she's from the country.
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They would just grab it. Yeah.
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Ray, are you fake country?
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I pretty much am. I grew up, like, weird country, like Wyoming. So, I mean, is that country. Is the south?
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I don't think you grew up in Wyoming. How long did you live in Wyoming?
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I lived there for 14 years.
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Okay, that's a long time.
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Wait, so then you are misrepresenting your Michigan in you, then, yeah, it's really kind of.
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The last place I lived is usually where I claim. So whenever we meet people out, I'll always then go for Texas. But it's weird because when I joined the show, I would say Michigan because that was the last place. And it's confusing, but it works for me when I say the last place that I live. So when people ask me, I just say Texas. And my wife goes, oh, no, no, he's from Michigan. But because Wyoming was like three places ago, I never really claim Wyoming.
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Ray lives the life of the lyrics of Papa Was a Rolling Stone. Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
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That's it right there.
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That's the name of the song.
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That's what he's doing.
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But if you lived in Wyoming for 14 years, 0 to 14, you're not from Michigan, you're from Wyoming, correct?
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Yeah, I just went to high school in Michigan. And it wasn't even the cool part of Michigan. I was basically next to Canada. So when I say Michigan, I mean I was in the. Probably not the most pretty part of Michigan. Up there, the trees aren't as nice. There's not Lake Michigan, There's Lake Superior, which is cold and nobody goes to. So.
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Yeah, but your. Your brand has been Michigan.
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You even wear a Detroit Tigers.
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Everything about what you say and where you're from has been Michigan. So much that when you said that, we all said, that's not true. You're not from Wyoming.
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Well, and I think, because when I first moved to Texas, I told people I was from Michigan. They go, oh, you're a Yankee. Oh, you're a Northerner. So it just built into me to say, mitch, I'm Michigan. I'm from the North. I'm a Northern guy, I guess.
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So are we officially moving that raise?
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He's from Wyoming.
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Wyoming?
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A Michigander? Is that what they're called?
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Yeah.
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Ray's no longer a real life Michigander. He's a Wyomingite.
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But Ray, where were you born?
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Well. Oh, God.
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Oh, this is a crazy story, right?
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I was a twin. It was a complicated pregnancy. So I was actually born in Salt Lake City, Utah, but I'm from Wyoming originally.
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Wait, because you were starflighted there?
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Yeah, Life Flight, so. So that's another state to add to it.
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And he lived in, what was it, the Four Corners, Ray?
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No, no, Wyoming's not Four Corners, but.
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Oh, but wasn't it like a place where, like, there are all these states kind of right there close to each other? No, no, Maybe I'll make it.
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Not till next week when he hits us with the news story. Okay, so is Ray now officially not from Michigan? He is now from Wyoming because I need to know where we stand.
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I mean, I said I think he's from Wyoming because he lived there from birth to 14.
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Wow.
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How many years have we said Ray from Michigan forever?
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Over a decade he's claimed to be from Michigan.
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That's.
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I only know the mitten because of Ray and where he's from.
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All right?
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So.
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And I'm. And I felt bad about that because I'm not even from the mitten. I'm the part of Michigan that's above the mitten.
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It's all a lie.
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You live in a web of lies.
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And his name's not even Raymundo.
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It's not even Raymundo. He made that up, too. But Ray would be the kind of guy that, had he made a couple decisions differently, he could be a tender swindler type guy.
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Yeah. Yeah, for sure.
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What? I don't think he would swindle people that way.
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But he's always up to something, and he had always. He's a schemer. He's the number one schemer on this show. He's the number one schemer that actually does schemes. Lunchbox is the number one schemer that doesn't do schemes. It talks about schemes. Ray's the number one schemer that does schemes. So you don't think a couple decisions. More he's scheming people out of.
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No, because I don't see him as a. I mean, schemer and scammer seems different because he's not a scammer.
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Okay.
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Yeah. Tinder, swindler. Scammer.
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Ray likes the excitement of making a quick buck.
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Yep. That's a schemer.
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Yeah, but I don't.
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Tender swindler. You knew who he was the whole time. Scammers are. Are. They're hidden. They're behind an email that's sent or they're hacking in, or they've. They text Lunchbox and go, what's your username and password for your Robin Hood account? Those guys, you never know who a scammer is unless they're caught. You know who a schemer is. You just don't know if they're scheming or not.
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Oh, see, I think he likes to bet, but not, you know, take advantage of vulnerable women.
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Well, it doesn't have to be about women.
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That's what he did.
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But he did do that.
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How did Ray meet his wife?
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He. I Don't remember.
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You got this.
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They. His friend matched with her, and then that didn't work out with the friend. So then Ray was like, oh, we get along. I'm gonna ask her out. And then he didn't have a place to live, so then they ended up living together. But that was just all coincidence like that just all worked out.
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Ray, would you like to tell the real. Because Amy's mostly right on that. But it wasn't. It didn't work out with your friend. He was just in town for like a weekend, right?
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Correct. And when he left, I just said, leave me that chick's number. And that chick is now my wife.
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And then you didn't have anywhere to live at that time?
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Yeah, I was in between places. My lease had ended with lunch abruptly. And yeah, I was. I was looking for a place.
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But where were you living at the time?
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Definitely here at the station.
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Here means.
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Which is another kind of scheme. He was living at the radio station. He was basically. You know those people that we've talked about that move into crawl spaces of
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houses and they only move around whenever people aren't there?
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That's what Ray was doing at the radio station when people weren't there. That's when he would like come out. It was night at the museum, but at the radio station.
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Yeah, it's awesome. It works because radio's early hours, so you can just always play it off. I mean, I would see the night guy and he was there, but he didn't live there just because of the hours. It was acceptable. And same with me. So it was, oh, he's there early because of the radio show. But I was living there, so nobody really suspected it.
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It feels good to get good news. It feels good to Geico. So he's living at the radio station.
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I'd shower at the gym and then
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he meets his wife now and how quickly Ray, until you moved in with her.
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I know you're not gonna believe me, but it was definitely her who said that. So I was honestly comfortable in my lifestyle because I did the same thing when we lived in Austin. So I was like not new to being homeless. But she goes because we would go to brunch and she would say what? You're going to the radio station? To get clothes. And I'll be like, yeah. And so then she kind of figured out that I didn't have a homeless guy, and she goes, why don't you just bring your suitcase to my house?
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No, no. You know what my favorite. My favorite story is, is his parents were coming into town, and he was homeless. Right. He was living in the radio station. He didn't want them to know that he lived at the radio station. So he asked one of our friends, Jeff, who had a house in an empty room. He's like, dude, can I please just stage in your room? Like, I'm not even gonna go there. I'm just. I need to hang up my diploma, put some of my trophies up, and, like, act like I live there. And then he took his parents there. He's like, this is my room, so I live. But he really did it.
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He was living at the radio station. Ray, how long until you moved in? Would be.
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I would say lunch can probably back me on this, because I'm assuming it ended because I met her on Valentine's Day, February 14th, I believe. My lease ended on the 1st, so I'd say 3. 3 weeks to a month. I mean, probably a week or two after me and her started hanging out.
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So a couple weeks after you were hanging out with her and you were homeless, she took you in and you started living with her.
E
Yeah. And that's not just because one of us was desperate. She's just sweet. She's like, no, I agree.
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This is not about her homeless. This is not about her at all. But Amy.
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Well, so. But he's saying he was fine with where he was. His goal wasn't to date where he was.
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Also a scheme.
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But he said that.
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Amy, what he was doing was also scheming.
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That. But he. What?
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He.
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He.
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He was content there. Like, he would. If he would have kept dating her, if she would have lived at the
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radio station in perpetuity. No chance.
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That's not in perpetuity. But, like, eventually they would have evolved their relationship and he would have moved in with her. It happened really quick. And lucky for him that she is kind and let him bring his luggage to her house. But I don't think that's why he dated her.
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I don't either.
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Well, but that would be tender swindler.
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No, what I'm saying is he was a couple decisions away from living a life.
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Okay. I mean, yeah.
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Scheming all the way through life, like, figuring it out, building on this one. Jump into that one.
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I'll give you that it's just. Have you seen Tinder? Swindler?
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No, but I've seen Schemers.
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It's just not a fun comparison. Like, I. I don't know anybody that would be like.
C
But I'm not saying take advantage of women.
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Okay.
C
It could have been old people.
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You're just like. Like, he'll. He'll finagle a situation.
D
Yes.
A
To his advantage, people. Okay. Yeah. Raise a finagler.
C
Would you agree to that? I just wanted to walk. He's resourceful, as most schemers are.
D
Survivor. Yeah.
C
And he's very likable, and that helps.
D
But.
C
But that's the difference in a schemer and a scammer. A schemer has to create personal relationships. A scammer does not.
A
Is Ray paranoid?
D
Yes.
C
He's the most anxious person I've ever met.
A
Well, anxious and paranoid are a little different.
C
I think his anxiety can turn into paranoia. I don't know if he's that paranoid. I think he's very anxious.
A
Okay, so two things that he does, which Ray you can speak to sometimes I have to go in and hit record on his board. If I'm recording something in the studio and he's already left and it's already running, it's. He hits record. He's like. He's. He's like a. Like a Truman Show. He's recording everything, I think.
C
So he doesn't miss anything.
D
That's right.
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But it's gone. The show's over. Everybody's gone. Why is he recording?
C
So he doesn't miss anything. The same reason he gets in at 2am when there's no need to get in until.
A
Well, that part we know he's paranoid about. But what does he.
C
I would say he's anxious about missing it more than he's paranoid.
D
Okay, but to me, because I noticed that too. Like, I think that's so smart, like, to record.
A
But what is he gonna get?
D
What if we record a spot at, like, you know, one o', clock, come in, we record a spot, didn't hit record. And I'm like, oh, my gosh, I need that spot. Ray's like, don't worry, I got it.
C
One o'.
B
Clock.
C
He's not letting it run for three hours.
D
Oh, he lets it run.
A
He hits it when he leaves. So if I don't go in there and restart it for my spot, that means it's running until he comes back.
D
24 hours.
C
Well, that's gonna kill our computer.
D
No, he. Well, I don't know what he does.
C
Even if you deleted it lives. Even a deleted file lives for 30 days.
A
Well, I just didn't know if he ever like when he gets to work, does he check the file to see
C
if 24 hour files?
E
No, unfortunately the max is 6 hours and then after that it'll just stop.
B
You run, you run six hour files,
A
ask him why he's recording.
E
Just because there's always stuff that goes on and so you're never caught off guard.
D
Wait, what does that mean?
A
Well, I think I didn't know is like. Is he trying to catch like a conversation in the studio? Like.
C
Well, mics won't be on most of the time even if there is.
A
That's true. So what in the world.
D
No, I've looked at the file and it's just completely like there's silence because there's nothing.
C
Ray, why do you record a six out? Is he scheming all of us to like do a tell all our voices?
A
I don't know. It's something I've noticed audio that we never knew something's up with it and I don't know what.
C
Ray, why do you record for six hours at a time?
E
It's just always good to have backup is what I found. And honestly that's really what it is.
C
But backup is for something you know you're gonna need.
A
Yeah, a lot of no mics are on. So what's. What are you recording?
E
A lot of it's trash. But there are those times when. Oh man, I forgot to record. Oh no, earlier me started the recording already. Okay, so it's just thinking of later, you the next day, you.
D
Okay, that's what I thought.
A
Okay, well that's something he does. And then also he deletes everything. Everything because he has his and he's talked about this before, so. I know, but like his emails up, nothing's in there. He just deletes it all, even his texts.
D
Like once we finish, like seriously, once we finish a conversation, our text deleted.
A
There are no emails. Like if I go into my emails, what if you have to reference an email that was sent? Ray doesn't have his inbox. He like opens email, delete, delete, open Z mail, delete. Like nothing.
E
Yeah, I do that. It's just a way checks and balances. So I know I've done stuff, but yes, it has burned me and there's times my wife has saved me and she's like, you know what? I have that email and I'm like, thank you. This company's asking for it and I had deleted it. So yeah, huh.
C
So funny. He's an eccentric guy for sure.
A
That's a good word. Yeah, because it's like eccentric is still.
C
I knew he recorded all the time when he was there, even around when we needed to record. I didn't know he recorded and then went home.
D
I've seen it at 1 o', clock, 2 o'. Clock.
C
That's not good for our computers though, to just record for six hours.
E
They're built for it, but I clear it out. So usually it's nothing. But what if there is that time that it is something?
D
So you end up deleting it at some point, Ray?
E
Yeah, a lot of it's just cutting this dead air.
C
Do you delete than the deleted file?
E
Correct.
C
Going to the trash.
A
And of course he does, because even in his email he does that. Like this guy doesn't have anything.
C
That's crazy. Okay, this is. Tell me something good. Lunchbox. Yeah.
E
I've been depressed for a day, but
C
today I'm in a good mood because the spurs are going to get their
E
first win in the NBA Finals. Even the series as they march towards a title.
C
Because they're going to win the title. They going to win tonight.
E
Game two tonight.
C
Can't wait. Okay, there you go, Morgan. Anything?
F
Yeah. I was at CMA Fest last night. I was doing some hosting and I got to be front row for Florida Georgia Line getting back together. And it was a crazy moment. Me getting front row too was a little sketchy. I. I had to do a little roundabout thing to get in there.
C
Was it not your seat?
F
No. So we were backstage and it was.
C
Sounds dirty. Should I do a little roundabout thing to get front row?
F
Yes. So we were backst. And it was kind of rumored that that was happening. And so we were standing there. I just finished my last thing I needed to do and I was like, I'll wait to see fgl. And as that's happening, somebody's like, oh, they're going to the middle stage. They're not going to go on the big stage. And I was like, okay, it's time for me to leave then. And as I was leaving, I see this big group, kind of of people in that group was Katherine McPhee and Dave Foster. And I was like, I wonder where they're going. And Tyler Hubbard was on a golf cart and I see him like drive off and. And this group kind of starts walking inward. I was like, maybe they're going to the pit to watch, so I'll just follow. And they don't go to the Pit. And they're getting, like, corralled by employees of CMA Fest and they're like, keep going, keep going. And they walk us straight up to right at the. The stage where FDL is going to perform. And they're like, do you have wristbands? And I was like, no. They told me to put my credential away. And they're like, oh, yeah, okay, you're good. So I don't know if I was supposed to be there, but I. I found my way up there and I just kind of went with it.
C
Did they just do one song?
F
No. They did, too. They did Round Here and Cruise.
C
That's cool, man. You know, the one that doesn't sing is like, thank God that we're back together. Yes.
A
Yeah, they both sing.
D
No, no, one of them's.
C
One of them's the lead singer. The other one is not well.
F
But he's.
A
He's pursued it.
B
Oh, he tried.
C
That's what I'm saying. You know, he's like, thank God we doing some stuff again. I think times got pretty bleak for him.
D
Are they like, backpack or was just like a one performance back there?
C
If I were them, I would just tour on nostalgia and do some shows.
D
Yeah. Make some money.
C
Yeah. Because that. Yeah, I. I don't know. I hope not, but.
D
And I'm glad they came back and played the.
C
The hits. Well. Yeah. Oh, yeah, they have. It's for a TV show. They're not going to come and play a new song because why? They have all of the surprises or for the TV show that gets recorded. So. Yeah, good. Good for them. I hope they make some money.
A
Morgan, your outfit last night was so cute.
F
Thank you. Trying to be inspired by Ella Langley because she was performing last night too, so it was a good night. Jelly Roll popped up and surprised. And Ella Langley also went out and performed with Gretchen Wilson. Dana Carter was there. It was just a really good night at CMI Fest.
C
Do you stay the whole night?
F
Yeah, I stayed up until I watched, like, one of Jason Aldean songs. He was the last one. And at that point, I was already getting home at 12:30. I didn't go to bed last night until like 2 2am so I'm.
C
Dang. Aldine was the last one.
A
Yeah, I guess.
C
I guess they set the lineup earlier because if you were just looking at the lineup and putting.
B
Because they can move the TV order
C
around however they want, but for the night, you would think if you made it the day before, you'd put Ella at the end based on Everything that's happening right now. But I'm sure they made that lineup three months ago. And also those artists don't get paid to do that.
D
It's crazy. So do they have to pay their musicians and everything?
C
Oh, yeah. You pay your band, maybe the CMA gives you a small stipend. But no, I mean, you have to pay everybody still.
F
Well, and I saw Jason was. He went and popped up at Morgan Wallen's bar and Posties bar and then his own bar before he came over and played Nissan. So he did like four shows in one night.
C
Yeah. CMA Fest. Everybody's trying to get in there, get in their appearances. Everybody's kind of in town. It's rare. All right, good. I'll be quick on mine. We've already done a half hour here. I haven't played any golf at all since like July of last year, I don't think, because I had ankle surgery and then I had a baby and I don't know if you heard.
A
Yeah, I did.
C
And so like 6:30, 6:30 last night, Eddie and I went and played a little bit. So it was nice. Just hadn't played it all. I wish the weather was always like that.
A
That was pretty awesome.
C
It's pretty awesome. Yep.
A
Perfect.
C
It's perfect. So, all right. This has been a look into Ray and I've really enjoyed this.
D
Me too.
C
Yeah. There you go.
B
That's what it's all about.
C
It's time for the good news with Bobby.
B
Students attending Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. They pretty much know the school's mascot because he's always around campus. It's a nine year old English bulldog named Griff. The second man to be nine and an English bulldog.
C
That's good. Stanley's eight.
D
He's an English bulldog.
C
He is.
A
Because they don't live that long.
C
They don't. And so he took over as Griff
B
the second in 2020.
C
He's a certified therapy dog for stressed
B
out students and bulldogs.
C
Man, you're stressed.
B
Let a bulldog come hang with you. They are the least stressed thing in the history of the. There is nothing that stresses out a bulldog. Stanley probably sleeps 10 hours a day, but sometimes he sleeps with one eye open just to like check it out while he's sleeping.
D
That's cool.
C
But Griffin was finally able to retire.
B
Did the full graduation in cap and gown.
D
That's awesome.
B
Another thing about bulldogs, you can put stuff on them, they don't care because
C
you know why they ain't stressed. You can put hats on them.
B
You can Put anything on them.
C
They're just like, I don't care. Crowd went crazy.
B
And so now Griff is just going
C
to be a normal, chilling bulldog that
B
he spent all those years helping out kids. I love seeing a bulldog last to nine.
C
That gives me hope.
B
If Stanley can last to nine and a half, that's a big win.
D
Where's he at?
A
How old is he now?
C
Eight? Are you? Hey, guys.
D
Did you guys listen to anything since then? I was picturing Stanley.
A
Well, I was thinking how cool it is. They have a live action mascot like most schools do. What?
B
Yeah, Arkansas, we have Tusk.
C
That's a real life Razorback.
A
Oh, it's a college.
D
A big hall.
C
Drake University.
A
Oh, university.
C
Hey, what.
B
What show are you on?
C
Oh, my gosh.
B
You doing a show?
A
Sorry, I thought I was picturing. I don't know, it was picturing a high school. And like at my high school, our mascot was imaginary. It was made up. It was a Spirit Austin High. Maroon.
B
Maroon.
A
It was a big maroon fuzzy ball.
B
That's a good question.
C
No one's ever asked that. Eight. Oh, okay.
A
Okay.
D
He's got one more year. He's good.
C
Yeah. Don't even say that crap.
B
Wow. You have one more year and you're lucky.
D
No, I have. What's my clock?
C
One.
B
Now.
A
You think though, the older he gets, you're going to have more surgeries or will you stop doing the surgeries?
C
What kind of question is that?
A
No, no, no.
B
What's wrong with you today?
A
I'm asking.
B
I'm saying, am I going to give up on keeping my dog alive because he getting older?
A
Yeah.
C
What's wrong with you today?
A
That's a valid question. Everyone has to consider that.
C
Why would I care to talk about it?
B
And tell me something good when we're talking about a bulldog mascot.
D
That's right. Tell me something good. I forgot.
B
And he's like, so when will you let him die?
A
No. What's wrong with you? I'm. That he's just been very high maintenance with surgery.
B
So have you.
A
Okay, okay. My bad.
C
That's kind of a weird question, right? That was very awkward.
A
That's it? No, I think that's.
B
How much longer are you going to pay for your dog's surgeries?
E
Until.
B
Until you let him die.
A
Some people at. At when the dog becomes a certain age, they have to make tough decisions
B
and why would we talk about that right now?
A
Because it's sort of related.
D
And Bobby has a lot of money, so we're good.
A
Yeah, I'm sure he'll just do whatever. Yeah, that makes sense.
B
Did somebody spike some Amy's drink this morning?
A
I didn't do anything.
C
All right, there you go. That's what it's all about. It's time for the good news with Amy. Tell me something good.
A
Ryan Martino began high school school while recovering from cancer treatment. And now he's preparing to graduate with a perfect academic record and a major college scholarship. Yet we're talking 4.0 GPA and a full ride to college.
C
So he got sick and had to
B
miss a lot of school? Probably. And then.
A
Yes, he was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin's lymphoma and came back and never. End of eighth grade. He often had to miss class during high school because his immune system was compromised following chemotherapy. But that didn't stop him from a 4.0.
C
Good job, dude.
B
Just showing up to class every day is big.
A
But Annie continued working as a caddy at Nassau Country Club. So he was holding up a job, going to school, 4.0 GPA and has scholarships.
B
Never miss school. Not just going to school. Never miss school.
A
No. Sometimes he. He did have to miss classes because of his immune system.
B
In 8th grade, not as high school.
C
In high school, you said perfect.
A
He was diagnosed in eighth grade.
B
I'm confused.
C
Academic record means his grades were all A's all the time.
B
That doesn't mean perfect academic attendance.
A
No, no.
D
That would be attendance.
C
But my question is if his immune system didn't allow him go to class but he could go to work. That seems. Well, no, I think they both probably
B
could have happened at once.
A
Oh, at school he could go questioning the guy.
B
I'm like the kid fighting cancer.
C
That's a great.
B
I do.
C
Great story.
B
Good job. Amen.
D
That's awesome.
C
There you go. That's what it's all about. That was. Tell me something good.
B
Quick question for all the parents listening. How many of you feel a little guilty every time you hand your kid a screen? It's basically parenting reflex at this point. You know, what if there was an app for kids that has zero ads, zero weird stuff, and is made specifically for young kids?
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Guaranteed Human.
Date: June 5, 2026
Host: Bobby Bones & The Bobby Bones Show Crew
Featured Segments: Amy’s Vacation Plans, Eddie’s Lake Boat Invite, Ray's True Hometown, CMA Fest Stories, and Good News Shares
This episode of "The Bobby Bones Show" centers on the recurring "Tell Me Something Good" segment, where the team shares uplifting stories and personal updates. The crew discusses Amy’s upcoming wellness trip, Eddie's slightly awkward but exciting lake boat invite, a revealing conversation about Ray’s real hometown, backstage CMA Fest tales, and light-hearted debates about cohost quirks and pet longevity. The tone is lively, teasing, and supportive, brimming with anecdotes, good-natured ribbing, and genuine camaraderie.
[02:46–04:54]
Amy shares she’s booked a wellness-focused vacation to Canyon Ranch in Tucson with her friend Kat. She expresses mild frustration at not being able to use her Southwest points due to weird flight routes, but overall excitement about the trip.
Quote:
"The bum part of booking was that I didn't get to end up using my points because the flights were crazy on Southwest… But then we found we had to do two different airlines... and it ended up being like the best deal ever." — Amy [04:02]
Discussion follows about what Canyon Ranch is—a sort of adult “summer camp” with classes for inspiration, workouts, arts, and no alcohol. The team jokes about Amy coming back “enlightened and inspired.”
Notable Listener Connection:
Amy recounts receiving an email from a listener who wrote her first art book after being inspired at Canyon Ranch and now returns as a guest speaker. It spotlights the retreat’s transformative effects.
Quote:
"She was like, so crazy. After my first trip there, I was inspired, I wrote this book. Since then, I've been back multiple times as a guest speaker..." — Amy [05:12]
[13:30–24:59]
A long-standing inside joke about Ray’s ever-changing self-descriptions of his hometown boils over as he admits: he's not "from Michigan" as often claimed, but spent his first 14 years in Wyoming, and was actually born in Utah due to complicated birth circumstances.
Quote:
"When people ask me, I just say Texas. And my wife goes, ‘Oh no, no, he's from Michigan.’ But because Wyoming was like three places ago, I never really claim Wyoming." — Ray [13:50]
The crew teases Ray for fabricating “the web of lies” and his ‘schemer’ persona versus being a ‘scammer,’ a running bit on the show, discussing differences between being "resourcefully opportunistic" and actually dishonest.
Ray candidly shares about periods of homelessness—living at the radio station, showering at the gym—and how he met his now-wife through a friend, moving in with her weeks after meeting.
Quote:
"I was looking for a place. ... She kind of figured out that I didn’t have a home, and she goes, why don’t you bring your suitcase to my house?" — Ray [22:44]
Drake University’s Mascot Retires:
Ryan Martino’s Cancer Comeback:
Pet Longevity and Awkward Questions:
Quote:
"I'm saying, am I going to give up on keeping my dog alive because he’s getting older?" — Bobby [36:34]
Amy’s Listener Story About Canyon Ranch:
"After my first trip there, I was inspired, I wrote this book. Since then, I've been back multiple times as a guest speaker..." — Amy [05:12]
Eddie Anxious About Lake Trip:
"I'm excited to go. I just am a little nervous that I'm gonna spend five hours on the boat with someone I really don't know." — Eddie [07:34]
Bobby Declares Eddie’s Social Superpower:
"If there's one person in this whole universe of our Bobby Bones Show that is fine to go and just small talk for five hours and feel good about it. You have that strength." — Bobby [09:04]
Ray’s Hometown Truth Bomb:
"When people ask me, I just say Texas. And my wife goes, ‘Oh no, no, he's from Michigan.’ But because Wyoming was like three places ago, I never really claim Wyoming." — Ray [13:50]
Ray on Living at the Radio Station:
"It works because radio’s early hours, so you can just always play it off. ... But I was living there, so nobody really suspected it." — Ray [19:07]
Bobby on Pet Surgery Debate:
"I'm saying, am I going to give up on keeping my dog alive because he’s getting older?" — Bobby [36:34]
Morgan Sneaks to CMA Fest Front Row:
"I don’t know if I was supposed to be there, but I found my way up there and just kind of went with it." — Morgan [31:19]
The episode is marked by:
"Tell Me Something Good" balances comedy, real-life challenges, light-hearted debate, and heartfelt personal stories. Listeners will enjoy behind-the-scenes stories, relatable parenting talk, the unraveling of Ray’s mysterious background, sweet dog tales, and CMA Fest excitement—making for a trademark Bobby Bones Show blend of humor, warmth, and inspiration.