When You Give An Earnhardt A Chainsaw...

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The Dale Jr. Download

Episode Title: “When You Give An Earnhardt a Chainsaw…”
Date: May 28, 2026
Host: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Co-Hosts: Amy Earnhardt, “Jerome”
Producer: Dirty Mo Media, SiriusXM

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Episode Overview

In this episode of The Dale Jr. Download, Dale Jr., Amy, and Jerome navigate a mix of heartfelt reflection, NASCAR memories, Earnhardt family stories, pop culture, and relatable daily-life conversations. The episode begins on a somber note, processing the passing of Kyle Busch, then moves to lighter territory: sharing behind-the-scenes NASCAR stories, sunburn mishaps, obsession with true crime docs, and adventures with chainsaws and family heirlooms. Rounding out the show, the crew answers listener questions about wedding reception snacks, happy hour times, and whether adults should be allowed to order from kids menus.

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Main Themes & Key Discussion Points

1. Remembering Kyle Busch

(01:27–09:49)
The NASCAR family reels from the recent passing of Kyle Busch. Dale Jr., Amy, and Jerome offer their condolences, sharing both the weight of grief and cherished, personal memories. The segment emphasizes the universal challenge of supporting loved ones through loss, and celebrates Kyle Busch’s unexpected acts of kindness.

Highlights:

• Dale Jr. expresses sympathy, mentioning how the loss has permeated daily life and the industry:

  “We have been thinking about Samantha and the kids heavily, praying for them every day. … Still trying to wrap our heads around that he’s gone.” (02:05, Dale Jr.)

• The hosts recount seeing Samantha Busch at the track, moved by her strength in such difficult times.

• Dale Jr. and Jerome share a story marking a turning point in their relationship with Kyle—a surprise Valentine’s Day visit from Kyle Busch, bearing M&M’s for fellow drivers as a gesture of goodwill:

  “He just kind of props [the door] open a little bit. … I could hear him audibly say very loudly, ‘Happy Valentine’s Day,’ and he’s got bags of M&M’s to share… it was like a version of Kyle I had never seen before.” (06:11–07:06, Amy)

• The trio discuss how everyone grieves differently, and the challenge of navigating loss publicly and privately.

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2. NASCAR Life, Endorsements & Earnhardt Family Ventures

(10:34–14:25)
The team pivots to lighter topics: their partnerships (Red Bull, High Rock Vodka, Jerky Boys Jerky), merchandise, and the joys and oddities of fan interactions.

Highlights:

• Red Bull as “Drink of the Week” and raving about rare Sudachi Lime flavor.
• High Rock Vodka’s reach in Texas Roadhouse chain:

  “We have a drink in there called Adel… that’s at every Texas Roadhouse across the country.” (11:52, Jerome)

• Dale Jr. signing 1,500 jerky bags with a gold marker, likening it to finding a “golden ticket” or a rare trading card:

  “It feels like Willy Wonka and the golden ticket … because he's signing them with a gold marker, too.” (14:21–14:25, Amy & Dale Jr.)

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3. Sports Cards, Childhood Memories, and Passing It On

(14:39–17:55)
Stories about Dale sharing sports cards with local kids, and the nostalgia of rediscovering old memorabilia and traditions.

Notable Moment:

• Dale Jr. gives cash to a friend’s child, Lawson, to buy trading cards, rewarding Lawson for being his “personal shopper” and delighting in the young boy’s luck pulling a valuable card:

  “He went home and pulled a $350 block by block Cooper flag.” (16:47, Jerome)

• The Earnhardt kids’ tendency to run upstairs to check out Dale’s vast card collection becomes a running family joke.

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4. Dale Jr.’s Fascination with True Crime & Disasters

(29:09–36:56)
A candid discussion about the crew’s collective obsession with true crime documentaries, mysterious accidents, and abandoned places.

Highlights:

• The recent Netflix documentary “The Crash” sparks debate. Dale Jr. admits his curiosity is rooted in understanding what goes wrong:

  “When we had the plane accident, I wanted to know why it happened. … The only way I could get back in the plane was to understand what we did wrong and how ... I could not do that again.” (32:48, Dale Jr.)

• Amy reveals she loves true crime documentaries, even as Dale jokes about its psychoanalytic implications:

  “They say that’s a psychotic thing … that you’re already a psycho.” (31:40–31:48, Dale Jr.)

• Dale Jr. describes the eerie experience of snorkeling above a sunken plane:

  “I’m telling you … my heart is racing uncomfortably being even near this thing … being near it is eerie to the 10th, like to the max for me.” (36:15–36:23, Dale Jr.)

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5. Earnhardt Tales: Chainsaws & Childhood Grit

(38:23–47:43; see also episode title)
Classic Earnhardt stories are delivered, featuring family adventures, work ethic, and sometimes wild or dangerous antics.

Notable Quotes & Moments:

• Using a chainsaw to clear overgrown trails and visiting Dale Jr.’s “race car graveyard” full of crashed NASCAR bodies.

• Amy compares their chainsaw excursion to a fairy tale:

  “It felt like when Prince Eric or Prince Philip was cutting through the vines to get to Princess Aurora.” (40:21, Amy)

• Dale Jr. admits fear and unfamiliarity with using a chainsaw:

  “I was a little scared to use a chainsaw. I don’t think that I’ve ever done that before.” (40:51, Dale Jr.)

• Dale tells the story of his father, Dale Sr., getting his hand sliced open by a chainsaw but grinding through the job in pain:

  “He pulls the glove off and the skin is shredded from one side all the way across to the thumb. I go, when did that happen? He goes, as soon as I got up there. … He just kept on digging because he’s already up there.” (45:54–46:14, Dale Jr.)

• Other stories showcase Dale Sr.’s legendary toughness—flipping a bulldozer, fighting poachers, and breaking his own hand doing so.

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6. Sunburn Mishaps & Family Lore

(23:14–29:04)
The Earnhardts’s struggle with sun protection, childhood sunburn horror stories, and generational sunscreen woes.

Highlights:

• Dale Jr. sheepishly admits to neglecting sunscreen and suffering:

  “I need your help. I don’t know what to put on it … the sunburn is the same color, hasn’t gone down. … I’m white, white—like I’m translucent.” (23:19–25:11, Dale Jr. & Jerome)

• Nostalgic swapping of worst-ever sunburn experiences; blisters and “sweaty under the skin” stories.

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7. Pop Culture: True Crime & Reality TV Talk

(29:09–56:13)
Dale Jr., Amy, and Jerome indulge in candid takes on Netflix docuseries, “Summer House,” “Vanderpump Rules,” “Southern Charm,” and more.

Highlights:

• Amy and Dale Jr. note how original casts of reality series grow more relatable as they age, while franchise “spin-offs” often feel forced.
• They speculate on the future of “Summer House” in light of recent real-life drama.
• Dale reflects on the arc and lifespan of reality TV:

  “You want everybody to stay the same age and the thing to just last until you're done with it. … But it usually runs its course.” (55:43, Dale Jr.)

• Fun banter about the rules and social etiquette around reality TV characters, reciting movie quotes, and handling changes in shows’ casts.

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8. Ask Amy (Listener Questions)

(63:47–70:44)
The show’s staple Q&A segment, with thoughtful and humorous takes.

Highlights & Quotes:

• Should adults order from the kids menu?

  “Yes, sure. And I don’t think they should raise the price either…the price is set for what it is. Absolutely.” (63:57, Dale Jr.)

• Must-have wedding reception snacks: grilled cheese, sliders, pretzel sticks, chicken and waffles, milkshakes, and “drunk food.”
• What trivia categories would each host excel at?

  “Movies and entertainment,” (Amy); “music or racing history” (Dale Jr.)

• Why Dale Jr. can’t stand when friends endlessly quote movies:

  “I watched it, loved it, great movie. Don’t remember. Don’t know why this all connects. … And you should drive—it used to drive me crazy.” (67:45, Jerome)

• Changing birth months—Dale Jr. would go for “middle of summer—July;” Jerome is loyal to October, loving the color orange.

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Notable Quotes & Fun Moments

• “It was like two magnets that didn’t…they wanted to fit, but they just couldn’t figure that out.” (04:35, Dale Jr. on his early relationship with Kyle Busch)
• Amy and Dale joke about kids’ sunscreen application:

  “It’s like you’re trying to put sunscreen on a moving target…the lotions are the best, but then the kids have to sit and let it dry…so, it’s not really mom’s fault.” (26:32, Dale Jr.)

• Dale on Dale Sr.:

  “There was one of those moments … once a year or so where you're just like, you're superhuman.” (46:26, Dale Jr.)

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Selected Timestamps for Highlights

| Timestamp | Segment | |-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| | 01:27–09:49 | Remembering Kyle Busch | | 06:03–08:10 | The M&M’s Valentine’s Day story | | 14:39–17:55 | Trading cards with Lawson | | 23:14–29:04 | Sunburn stories, sunscreen woes | | 29:09–36:56 | Obsession with true crime, disaster stories | | 38:23–47:43 | Chainsaw tales & Dale Sr.’s legendary toughness | | 63:47–70:44 | Listener Q&A: menus, wedding food, trivia, souvenirs |

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Memorable Moments / Humor

• Dale Jr’s dad continuing to limb up a tree with a chainsaw injury, bloodied but undeterred: “He just kept on digging because he’s already up there…” (46:14, Dale Jr.)
• Running the “race car graveyard” tour for his kids, sharing crash histories as if they’re family legends.
• The revelation that Dale Jr.’s childhood teddy bear was inexplicably named “Cocky”…“Yeah, my teddy bear was named Cocky.” (61:35, Dale Jr.)
• Ongoing banter about the logistics and social policy of “happy hour”—settled (for now) on “5 to 6” unless your job ends earlier.

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Final Thoughts

This episode is quintessential “Dale Jr. Download”: real, unscripted, heartfelt, and humorous—a seamless blend of racing lore, family nostalgia, and current pop culture. Whether reliving emotional NASCAR memories, sharing stories of grit and resilience, or debating grilled cheese versus sliders at weddings, Dale Jr., Amy, and Jerome keep it honest and relatable, perfect for fans both within and beyond the racing world.

Transcript

[Amy]

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[Dale Jr.]

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[Jerome]

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[Dale Jr.]

Oh, yeah, this is the way it's going to be, girl. We're going to hang out, open a bunch of jars. You got big strong hands. Are you suffering from high crack?

[Jerome]

I'm working.

[Dale Jr.]

Working that mouth. Hey, everybody. Dale and I are in the Dirty Mo media studio for another round of Bless yous Heart. We've got a great show for you today with lots of interesting topics and let's get started.

[Jerome]

All right. Obviously the, you know, the industry and everybody in, in our little NASCAR bubble is still have, you know, has have heavy hearts over the loss of Kyle Busch and Amy. You know, we went and did the race this weekend and you know, there was a ton of, you know, focus on. On that and a lot said around Kyle and everything. And you know, this is your kind of first public opportunity to.

[Dale Jr.]

It is. We have been thinking about Samantha and the kids heavily, praying for them every day. But I just wanted to send our condolences and let everyone know that we too are really sad. And it's been a lot. We've been talking about it every day and can't believe that it actually happened. Still trying to wrap our heads around that. He's gone. And I couldn't believe that she was at the racetrack. I was taken aback by how strong she was to do that.

[Jerome]

Yeah, we talked about it on our Tuesday show.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah,

[Jerome]

we were in the booth. It was five minutes before we were getting ready to start ceremonies and kind of hit, hit the. Hit the go button and I had no one knew. I didn't know she was there. But somebody Steve said they're here.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah, he.

[Jerome]

Steve grabbed me by the shoulder and said, hey, Samantha, no kids are here. And I mean, I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

[Dale Jr.]

I know.

[Jerome]

I was like, really? They're here. I couldn't believe it.

[Dale Jr.]

I was sitting on the couch. We had just gotten back from Texas and I went to go visit my family and celebrated my grandfather's 90th birthday, which was so fun and amazing. But then I get home and then engulfed again with just being sad and mourning a friend. But I'm sitting on the couch watching the pre show. We're going to watch you. The girls are watching you. And I was thinking to myself, I wonder what she's doing to like keep herself busy and what's, what's her day look like right now. And all of a sudden she's on the scre. And I was unwell. Try not to cry now. But yeah, we were. We're just really sad for them.

[Jerome]

Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

Well, that was a lot of fun memories too. And I wanted to share one of my favorite ones about Kyle.

[Jerome]

Please.

[Dale Jr.]

Okay.

[Jerome]

So I'll be honest with you. That's like my favorite thing about these last several days is hearing all of the fun stories because I have known. Listen, I don't want to rob your moment, but I knew Kyle for the longest time as a, an extremely tough competitor. And you know, we, we, you know, we had a tough, you know, I said, I said in my quote, my tweet that I don't know if I chose a perfect word for it, but our existence was tough for a while.

[Dale Jr.]

It was like two magnets that didn't, they didn't go together like they wanted. They wanted to fit, but they just couldn't figure that out.

[Jerome]

I like to be friends with everybody and it bothers me when I'm not. And, but you know, we just, we. We weren't able to. I didn't know, you know, how to. I don't know that you knew. I don't know. But we, we just, we had the wrong idea of each other.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah, for sure.

[Jerome]

But it's fun how it's been great last couple of days here and hearing all these stories.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

About him, the person.

[Dale Jr.]

He did have a very different side to him.

[Jerome]

He did.

[Dale Jr.]

And the very first time we got to see that, to be honest, was it was Daytona 500 week. And I don't know what year this was. He was running the M and M's car and we're in the bus, just hanging out and Biden time. Dale Jr. Doesn't like to chit chat, have friends over. We're not playing around. We're not. We're not, like, having a lollygag kind of a weekend. When he's there to race, his game face, so to speak, is on. And that's. That's what we're doing. And so we don't have a lot of knocks on the door.

[Jerome]

Basically, I'm in a mood.

[Dale Jr.]

He's in a ass mood.

[Jerome]

Since the moment I get to the

[Dale Jr.]

track, he is grumpy because he feels like that's the only way to get through the weekend, is to just be focused and.

[Jerome]

Well, it's just like, I'm not.

[Dale Jr.]

And he's stressed about his performance.

[Jerome]

I don't think you get the wrong idea. I'm not not wanting to be there. It's just, I want to practice well. I want to race well.

[Dale Jr.]

He wants it all to go well. Yes.

[Jerome]

It all to go well. And it's like, let's just get out there and get to. Get to doing it.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah. So sitting around in the. In the bus was a lot of silence or watching TV or eating or whatever we doing. Not a lot of, like, playing around.

[Jerome]

Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

We get a knock on the door, and there's a little window above the door. And so usually he's sitting on the couch, and I'm messing around, and so I look out, and I'm like, it's Kyle Busch. Uh oh. Drivers don't come over just to hang out. Usually when a driver comes to knock on the door, they have words. There's something that needs to be discussed. Same thing with the crew chief. They don't just come over to hang out. And so I'm like, dale, it's Kyle Busch. And he goes, no. I was like, yeah, let's go. And I'm like, I'm not answering it. You better get over here. So he comes up off the couch and peeks out the door, and he just kind of, like, props it open a little bit. It's like, hey, man, what's up? And I could hear him audibly say very loudly, happy Valentine's day. And he's got bags of M and Ms. To share. And both of us were kind of like, really? You brought candy? He's like, yeah, man. Happy Valentine's day. There's pink, there's red. There's all kinds of flavors here. He gave him, like, four or five bags of candy and then went on his business like he was giving candy to everybody. And Dale and I just looked at each other like, holy smokes. I can't believe he was smiling. He was happy. It was Like a version of Kyle I had never seen before.

[Jerome]

He came up in there.

[Dale Jr.]

He did, yes.

[Jerome]

He come up in the bus about, you know, into the kitchen area.

[Dale Jr.]

Okay. So he just came right up the stairs. Yeah. The door is right in the middle of the bus.

[Jerome]

I remember him coming in. He didn't say in the M&M's and leave.

[Dale Jr.]

In my mind, it was a very short.

[Jerome]

I joked with him. I said. I joked with him. When he handed them to me, I said, are these safe to eat?

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah, well. So, yeah, poison them. And Kyle said, no, they're safe. But we put them in the freezer anyway. We didn't eat them. And Dale's like, I ain't touching them until we get home at least, because there is no way he's going to give me laxatives or whatever might be in it before this race starts. It was really nice to see Kyle in that moment, and from then on, I feel like both of us kind of looked at him in a different way and so. And he put himself out there. I mean, that was a risky move coming by, not to know what mood you were going to be in either. Just to share some candy.

[Jerome]

Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

So I thought it was wonderful.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

It was like the beginning of a new.

[Jerome]

It was the very beginning of us sort of starting to, you know, be friendly.

[Dale Jr.]

Be friendly. Yeah.

[Jerome]

Yep. Yes.

[Dale Jr.]

I feel like I'll always think of him, too, now when I look at a bag of M&M's, especially.

[Jerome]

Oh, hell yeah. Yeah. Yes. Yes. It's going to be tough going to the races over the next several weekends and not seeing his car out there. And there'll be a lot of tributes and. And moments, and everybody's trying to figure out how to do those tastefully.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

Even here at Junior Motorsports, we're kicking around ideas and so forth, but, yeah, I mean, it's. You know, it's something I've. I've experienced through the industry. When there's loss and there's processing and

[Dale Jr.]

it's hard to know what to say. It's hard to know how to support. Everyone's different, and everyone's experience with it is different.

[Jerome]

There ain't the right words, you know, there's not like this. No, there ain't. That's the. There is not the perfect thing to say. You just say what you feel, and. And that's how. That's the best you can do. And there is. You know, when you talk to somebody who's grieving or somebody who's dealing with loss, you have to Tell them, like, there's no magic button to push or there's not. You know, you just have to work through it every single day. And.

[Amy]

Yeah, and everybody grieves in their own way.

[Jerome]

Everybody handles it differently. That's true.

[Dale Jr.]

So Samantha's 40th birthday is actually Monday, this coming Monday. So she's got a lot on her plate, and hopefully she can find a little joy at least on that day.

[Jerome]

Well, I'm gonna tell you, man, that was. That was amazing, that moment. I'll never forget it. I don't think I've. I mean, there. I will never forget how all the industry, all the drivers, everyone that was standing around behind them and the emotion on everyone's face. So. Well, we'll. We're gonna move on with the show. And every. Every week, we have, you know, we have our drink of the week, and I think this week it's just a Red Bull.

[Dale Jr.]

Kept it simple. This week, we just said a Red Bull.

[Jerome]

We just. We've got a great partnership with Red Bull, and they've been a lot of fun to work with. So that's simple and easy because there's plenty of Red Bull around here. And.

[Amy]

But so many good flavors to choose from.

[Dale Jr.]

So many good flavors.

[Jerome]

There are. And.

[Dale Jr.]

And you've got Sudachi lime.

[Jerome]

I found a new favorite. So this stuff, Sudachi lime, it just. It's really, you know, citrusy. Yeah, you know, it's. It's great. I don't really know. I'm not great explaining that stuff, but a buddy of mine sent me a picture of it, and he's like, dude, I'm trying this because you' said it was so good. And he's like, it's legit. But, yeah, I like it. I'll. I'll be enjoying these over. I got to get me a case of this Sudachi stuff, because I don't. It's hard to find. You know, High Rock Vodka is a. Is a. A brand that me and Amy have some ownership in. And we have new 1.75 bottles out. You can find it at Total Wines, and there's a locator on the website as well on@highrock vodka.com to help you understand the closest bottle to you. So you can see if you. You know, there's one within driving distance.

[Dale Jr.]

They will ship to some states, so you can also do that as well.

[Jerome]

They will ship to some states, and also you can find it in Texas Roadhouse. We have a drink in there called Adel. Yeah. And it's a. It's A drink. It's kind of like a creamsicle flavored orangish vanilla mix. And it's amazing. We're. It's. That's at every Texas roadhouse across the country. So people are. I'm seeing a lot of that in my timeline as well. So I'm thankful everybody's out there enjoying that stuff. And, yeah, we got a lot of great things going on, man. We. I don't. We have sometimes. Sometimes your man, you'll. You'll. You'll get in these deals or do some. Do some stuff with folks. And. And you. You might not be entirely in love with the flavor or the. The. Or the.

[Dale Jr.]

There's just one little thing that's off or the design.

[Jerome]

I'm just saying I'll.

[Dale Jr.]

It's always perfect.

[Jerome]

It's not always perfect. I've done this. I've done pitched. I've pitched and been a salesman for 25, 30 years. I don't know. Longer than that, maybe. But it seems like right now, the things that we're behind and involved in are, I believe, some of the best.

[Dale Jr.]

They're pretty great.

[Jerome]

Like our Jerky Boys. Jerky is the best jerky on the planet. I mean it in this. Our High Rock Vodka is the best vodka. I'm not saying it just to be saying it. I really, truly believe it. And our Dahlia drinks a great drink. Everybody tries it, loves it. Yeah. I mean, we're just. We're just hitting on all cylinders, but

[Dale Jr.]

I'm glad Pappy's happy.

[Jerome]

Please remember to drink responsibly. You must be 21 years or. Or over. And. Yeah, keep sending all that stuff to my timeline. I love seeing it.

[Dale Jr.]

Agreed. I was just gonna say that I love seeing all the pictures of everyone's cocktails or the Daily Eye drinks when you guys go to the Texas Roadhouse.

[Jerome]

One of the things that I did recently, too, for. For Jerky Boys is the guys mailed me 1500 bags, and I'm signing them and shipping them back to the. To our manufacturer. And those are getting dropped every now and then in a few shipments. So people are starting to see those show up, and they're starting to take pictures of them. Hey, I got a signed bag in my tails.

[Amy]

The new Willy Wonka.

[Dale Jr.]

It feels like Willy Wonka and the golden ticket. It really does, because he's signing him with a gold marker, too.

[Jerome]

So it shows up on the black new gold bags. Like, I would love to have a gold bag that there was, like, maybe a hundred of them.

[Dale Jr.]

You know, where that came from too, by the way. The metallic baseball cards.

[Jerome]

Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

His idea for the gold bag came from. What do you call them?

[Jerome]

Well, like the chase cards, they've got

[Dale Jr.]

a specific name, right? The card.

[Jerome]

Yeah, the. The. Well, reflective, but, yeah, it's the variants or, you know, the one of ones, the one of fives, the one of tens. It made me think about, man. It'd be the joy and excitement of opening up a pack and pulling out the card, you know, pulling out a great card. Speaking of which, I'll pat myself on the back a little bit here, if you don't mind me. So a friend of mine has a son, his name is Lawson, and he's into cards. And I've been giving him a bunch of my base cards.

[Dale Jr.]

He's 10.

[Amy]

Is this the neighbor that got the con card signed?

[Dale Jr.]

Yes, yes.

[Jerome]

So. I've been giving him. Sorry, I'm struggling with my train of thought, but I've. I've been giving him some of my collection. And just for fun, you know, hey, man, I've got some base cards here. If you want them, I'm gonna put them in your mailbox. You don't do whatever you want with them, right? And of course, he wants more than just old junkie base cards, but. So I told him and his dad, I said, if y' all go to Cardiacs in Kannapolis or somewhere, let me know. I'll go with you. Next day, hey, we're going to the store, man. We're gonna go get some cards. I said, well, I can't go today, but come by the house. I'll give Lawson some money and he can buy me a bunch of boxes. And so he come.

[Dale Jr.]

By now he's got a personal shopper.

[Jerome]

He come by and I gave him some cash, and he went. I said, just buy. Just buy me some boxes and whatever you think I want. And he comes back and he had a couple. He had two football, two base, two football, two baseball, three basketball. And I said, here, man, you. You keep one of the basketball boxes for doing that for me. He went home and pulled a $350 block by block Cooper flag.

[Amy]

That's awesome.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

And I pulled like a bunch of $10 cards out of my stuff. I didn't pull nothing good out of there, but that's the way it should have played out.

[Dale Jr.]

Exactly, to be honest.

[Jerome]

Yeah, it's cute.

[Dale Jr.]

I like that you guys are doing that together. That's the only thing I can support with this, the fact that your collection is robust and it is to see that you've gotten some great cards. It's nice to see that you're sharing them with Lawson.

[Amy]

Dale's gonna be over at Lawson, hanging out, hiding his cards over there from you.

[Dale Jr.]

The boys has just started coming over and just running straight upstairs. They come in and they just run straight up the stairs to the library because that's where Dale sits and does his.

[Jerome]

Carson plays travel ball, so he's a baseball player. And now he's upstairs. His daddy says he's upstairs in his room till three in the morning organizing his. His growing collection.

[Dale Jr.]

Oh, gosh.

[Jerome]

Which is so cool.

[Dale Jr.]

Not the 3am part. I'm sure that they're a little concerned about that kid.

[Jerome]

Yeah, he's. It's summertime.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

But, yeah, that's. That's a fun thing that happened over the past couple of days. It made my. Made my heart full.

[Dale Jr.]

Bring the energy, wake up.

[Jerome]

I can tell that through all these stories, through all your, you know, your world championship. I know that in your head you've always said, I'm gonna be a of part podcast for one day. You know, I hope that at the end of the day that it'll bring somebody that hasn't really been around this life that we live, and it brings them to a whole new world. And somebody will say, dang, maybe them cowboys ain't so bad after all.

[Dale Jr.]

I think if you can bring some smiles.

[Jerome]

I love to hear Jerome's stories and just how he carries himself. So I'm all about, if people can get a grin out of it, if they can smile a little bit, what's it gonna be like, Jerome, to have

[Amy]

Tiffany as a co host to a podcast?

[Jerome]

Whoa, man. See this gift of gab I have, maybe it'll come in a little handy on this deal. If I keep Tiffany quiet every now and then so she'll let me talk, we'll be in good shape. The only bad thing is I'm gonna have to hear your stories that I've heard 100 million times. I'm gonna have to hear them another time.

[Dale Jr.]

And they just get better every time.

[Jerome]

Yeah, they do get a little more added into them every time. I don't know why she puts up with me and why she helps living this life that we go through, but she does, and she's awesome. It's March 14, 1998, from when they open the gate to when you get hit. What do you remember from that? The bull I had that night was knock him out, John. And I'd been on him before and he had Hit me in the face in Vegas 1. So I knew that I had to really stay over the front end and try not to let him hit me in the face. As it worked that night, he got me rocked back and hit me in the face and knocked me out. When he did, I dove in the ground, broke my neck. Went from being at the top of my game to the worst part of my life, you know, all happened within a gate opening. Had a bull riding.

[Dale Jr.]

I was. I was mad at God because I was like, why did you do this to Jerome? He's a good guy.

[Jerome]

You needed him on your team out here. We were supposed to be getting married in May. Right after I got hurt, I was at the hospital, and I told Tiff, I said, I don't think this is going to work. You need to. We need to regroup. This is not the trail you need to be going down. And if she would have left that day, I wouldn't have blamed her. You know what I mean? And I never would have said a bad word about her. I never gave thought about leaving. That wasn't an option because I still had Jerome. I couldn't talk her into it. So I was kind of glad she hung around. I'll be honest. I lived through it, and it just made me tougher, and I was able to. To make a pretty good living at the sport. It's been good to me. When I look around and see everything that's here today, it all comes from the love of the sport. I mean, everything I wanted to do had to do with being a cowboy.

[Dale Jr.]

What is going on with the birds over there?

[Jerome]

You just messed this whole shot.

[Dale Jr.]

I'm gonna redo it, but I could.

[Jerome]

The birds messed the whole shot up, not me.

[Dale Jr.]

I thought we was getting ready to get attacked.

[Jerome]

You're like that dog bitch. I thought the birds was coming after us.

[Dale Jr.]

There was so many of them.

[Jerome]

Just stay focused. It's going to really bring a new light to what this cowboy life's really about.

[Amy]

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[Jerome]

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[Amy]

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[Jerome]

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[Amy]

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[Jerome]

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[Amy]

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[Dale Jr.]

Well, guess what?

[Jerome]

What?

[Dale Jr.]

You also got summer. I saw you scratching your arm again.

[Jerome]

Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

Dale goes outside for the first time all summer and he's outside for an hour and he's already roasted. And he's with the girls. They've got sunscreen on their faces. He puts none on himself. And he comes to me yesterday and he's like, amy, so golly, the sunburn. I'm like, did you put anything on it? And he's like, no, I need your help. I don't know what to put on it. I was like, there's a plethora of lotions and oils and all kinds of things in the bathroom. Pick one. And so we go in there and I fix him up and he's like, instantly says he's relieved, but he didn't do it again. This morning I saw him scratching his arm. That's the thing he does he's sunburned. And most people like. It's tender and it hurts. He scratches the hell out of it. Hey, what is that about?

[Jerome]

Let me explain. So. So Monday, I hadn't been. Hadn't. Hadn't spent much time with the girls, so I was. We got up in the morning and they wanted to go. Or. Yeah, they wanted to go swimming, so. All right, let's get down in the pool. Pool. Yeah, pool. Pool felt amazing. We were down there in the swimming pool, swimming around, but it was kind of overcast, and it was supposed to be overcast, but the sun started coming out. And I'm thinking, well, I said, I gotta get some. I told the girls, I said, I gotta get some sunscreen on your faces before your mama gets down here. And that'll be the first question. As soon as they. As the girls got sunscreen on.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

So I'm like, all right, girls. The sun stays out another few minutes. We're gonna have to get the sunscreen on. So we get out, we get sunscreen on. They were great about it. And I didn't think I was getting too. Too much sun, but yeah, I got pretty red. And two days later, yesterday, it's still.

[Dale Jr.]

It's the same color. It's the same amount of red. It's not gone down.

[Amy]

Well, you're not exactly.

[Dale Jr.]

And it's all over his shoulders.

[Jerome]

White. White. Like I. Translucent. Dude. When I wear shorts, everybody makes fun. And so he's translucent. Everybody makes fun of me. So. But. So I got in the shower, and as soon as I come out of the shower, it's itching like crazy because it's just burnt and it's dry. It's just dry. So I was like, man, I need. I had some lotion in my side of the cabinet, but it's got alcohol in it, and I wasn't sure about putting that on there.

[Dale Jr.]

Why does it have alcohol in it?

[Jerome]

It just. I don't know.

[Dale Jr.]

It stings.

[Jerome]

I don't know. He was like, I don't know what's in it. I just did. I. I've.

[Amy]

It's.

[Dale Jr.]

It wasn't the stuff you needed.

[Jerome]

It isn't what I wanted to use.

[Amy]

You need some aloe, is what you need.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah, he does need some aloe. We don't have any of that in the house. I don't. The kids don't get really. You don't get burnt. And honestly, I have them in long sleeve swimsuits most of the time, especially if they're gonna be in, like, the blazing Sun. Because chasing them down to reapply sunscreen is not really gonna happen. But I used to get sunburned so bad as a kid. Like we would go to the beach, my mom would try to chase us down too, to put sunscreen on us. And we would just run into the water, like to the point where we would blister up. Yes, it was gnarly.

[Amy]

Were your parents bad at applying the sunscreen? Because my mom, she's gonna listen to this and hate this, but she was awful. And like sometimes she used the stick on your face and there'd just be marks where she just missed. Yeah, like it was atrocious.

[Dale Jr.]

It's the thing. Here's the thing. It's. You're trying to put sunscreen on a moving target. The kids don't sit still long enough for it, especially when you go to their face. I've used the screen. Like, there's no perfect way either. Like, you have sticks, you've got sprays, you've got all the things and none of them are great. Like the lotions are the best, but then the kids have to sit and let it dry. So, like, it's really not mom's fault. Like if she's trying, it's probably your fault. It was streaky. To be honest. I've seen that happen to my own kids, but trying to reapply it not happen.

[Jerome]

I remember my worst sunburn. I was still in military school and it was actually Charlotte Ray's weekend. So it's probably this time of year. Or. No, it had to have been. It might have been, I don't know, it might have been October. But it's one of the two. We are in the infield for the race because the Earnhardts and the Yuri's and everybody would camp in the infield. And we had, you know, we were playing in the infield all weekend and watching dad run the. The bush race and then watching run the cup race and I got burnt on my shoulders. So I remember the next day being at military school and I was at my dorm, standing outside and it was hot out, you know, some was still out. And I remember like feeling the heat of my skin underneath my shirt. And all of a sudden I felt some water running down my back and I. I pull my shirt, I look under my shirt and it's little blisters. Oh, that had.

[Dale Jr.]

That are seeping out.

[Jerome]

Water blister.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah, that's exactly what happened to me. It's sweaty underneath your skin.

[Jerome]

What in the world's going on? Yeah, I'd never seen that before.

[Dale Jr.]

I used to pick at it when it did that. Like, I would pop. Yeah, but it is gross. It's totally disgusting. But, yeah.

[Jerome]

Yeah, I. That was the worst I ever got. And, I mean, I've. You know, of course, I'm wide as heck, so I burn. I don't. I don't tan, so I got to be careful. Everybody laughs. We go out to the beach, and I'm. I'm under. I'm in shade 24.

[Dale Jr.]

Seven in the shade with a gigantic hat with the sleeves on.

[Jerome]

Yeah, I mean, I don't. I. What's the point?

[Amy]

At least, you know, like, you're not trying.

[Jerome]

I mean, why. Why am I trying?

[Dale Jr.]

He has gotten a little tan. If he's. If he just puts on all the sunscreen and just, like, dips in and out of the sun. Yeah, he's gotten a little tan over the years, but especially when we were in Key west, we would spend a lot more time outside.

[Amy]

I'm gonna just let. Just bake. Give it to me.

[Dale Jr.]

Just bake?

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

Do you burn?

[Amy]

I get tan.

[Dale Jr.]

You get tan?

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

Amy and I watched this show on Netflix last night. It was pretty good. We thought we'd try to see if you'd be interested in watching it.

[Dale Jr.]

I think he's already watched the crash.

[Jerome]

Yes, already watched it.

[Dale Jr.]

What'd you think about that?

[Jerome]

Are you still sick? Are you getting over.

[Amy]

I'm getting better, yeah.

[Jerome]

Is he dead yet? Because you've been coughing on him for two damn days. His immune system.

[Dale Jr.]

Poor Travis. He needs some garlic.

[Jerome]

His immune system must be badass because he's been two days coughing all over.

[Amy]

The coughing's actually gone down.

[Jerome]

So the crash, it's a. It's a show on Netflix. I think you're the one that actually mentioned it to me. We went and watched it last night.

[Amy]

What'd you think?

[Jerome]

Insane.

[Dale Jr.]

The girl's insane. That's for sure.

[Amy]

My. It's just mind blowing.

[Jerome]

It is mind blowing. So it's about this show. It's a show about this. These kids were killed in a car accident. And there's the debate, I suppose, is over whether the driver of the car intentionally crashed a car or not. And this is all went to trial and the. The driver of the car is in jail for murder. And it kind of just tells this story and it leaves you up to make up your own decision of what you believe happened, because the driver, the car remembers nothing.

[Dale Jr.]

She.

[Jerome]

She's claiming to remember nothing. Right? There's no admission. Yeah, there's only data from the car and some video of the, of the car driving before the accident and so forth. That, that looks pretty incriminating. And so it's wild.

[Dale Jr.]

Listen, I'm gonna tell you wholeheartedly, I feel like she did that on purpose. And I'd be claiming.

[Jerome]

I, I'm, I, I, what's the next one I need to watch?

[Amy]

Because that was my thing though, is,

[Jerome]

have you heard, though, like, I don't want to get into the what do we think? I don't really, I really don't want to have a conversation about whether we believe she did it or not. I'm just, let's have a bigger conversation around watching those type of shows.

[Amy]

I love the True Document.

[Jerome]

Like, so, like, what is the next one I need to watch?

[Amy]

Have you seen the. Is it Amy Bradley missing on Netflix?

[Dale Jr.]

I don't think so.

[Amy]

Amy Bradley is missing. It's a three part series on Netflix.

[Jerome]

It's she went overboard on the cruise

[Dale Jr.]

and everybody thinks she's missing on a cruise.

[Jerome]

Oh, yeah. Wait, she went missing 1998. Yeah. Well, we'll watch it. That'll be the one we'll watch next.

[Amy]

I love true crime documentaries.

[Dale Jr.]

They say, they say that's a psychotic thing.

[Jerome]

Say though that you watch them. It's like not good for your, it's not good for your psyche.

[Dale Jr.]

Or that you're already.

[Jerome]

Or that you're already a psycho.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah, that I used to wake up when Dale was always watching something like that.

[Jerome]

Honey, it was. What's that on the old show? No.

[Dale Jr.]

Oh, gosh, I know what you're talking about. It wasn't that you're just always like, Even on your YouTube, you're always looking at like car crashes, plane crashes, trains going off the tracks, like, crazy stuff. I'm like, what are we doing here? Why are we so excited to learn about how bad things can get in vehicles or something you're going to have to get into also?

[Jerome]

Like, yeah, I think so.

[Dale Jr.]

That's a couple of things you're like mesmerized by.

[Jerome]

Not mesmerized. I'm curious of why things happen and how they, what they learned from the accident. So this isn't really something I wanted the public to know about me, but here we are.

[Dale Jr.]

How many times have you said that on this show?

[Jerome]

I mean, this was pretty personal, but when we had the plane accident, I wanted to know why it happened. I wanted to know the only way I could get back in the plane was to understand what we did wrong and how, how I Could not do that again. Right. And so. And it made. And then I got back in a plane, and I'm flying, and I'm still thinking, well, I know not to do X, Y, and Z, but what other things do I need to know not to do? And so it made me curious. I would, you know, I would learn about other accidents to sort of say, oh, wow, okay, they learned that they don't need to do this. I need to put that in my notes of things that I need to be aware of, and I need to ask questions about when. When I'm concerned. And so the same thing happened with dad's crash, when dad was killed. And we learned what we learned about his accident and why he died. It made me want to learn about other racing accidents and what we've learned from those. And what. You know what, What. Because I think a lot of things that we do for the safety of our race cars is science, and it's good information and good data. But I also believe there's some things that we do for in the name of safety that is. It's. It's not. It's not exactly. It's. It's in. It's. It's with good intentions, but is it truly safer? And so, you know, I. So it made me want to really kind of dive into. You gotta, you know, to learn about what we've learned from accidents. You've gotta learn about accidents.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

And so.

[Dale Jr.]

And as Dale does, he goes. He dives in deep.

[Jerome]

Yeah. And so, you know, I just feel it gives me some knowledge to be able to make a better decision going forward. Because I have. I want to be a. I want to own a plane. I want to fly a plane. I want to take my family places. But I felt like, you know, I needed to. I need. If I was going to be able to do that confidently and without guilt.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

I needed to never put us in a situation that would be dangerous. And so I need to know everything I need to know. So.

[Amy]

Gives you closure.

[Jerome]

Probably a little bit of that, too. Yeah, a little bit of that.

[Dale Jr.]

But it kind of parlays into other things. Like we're talking about sailboats and all kinds of stuff. Like there's. You can have a disaster in anything, in any vessel, basically.

[Jerome]

I have always, always been

[Dale Jr.]

fascinated with

[Jerome]

you by the sailor world with abandoned.

[Amy]

Oh, that's funny, because it came across on Instagram. You liked some post about some guy on a sailboat.

[Dale Jr.]

He just got.

[Jerome]

Yeah, yeah. So that. Yeah, I'm fascinated by things that are abandoned. I'M fascinated by sunken vessels. Plane planes that are in the ocean. I don't know what that is, but like, dude, we went and snorkel to plane, and I'm telling you, we're sitting there snorkeling over this old, old, like 70s model plane that went down. It was a drug smuggler plane. And my heart is racing on uncomfortably being even near this thing.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah, he was like, I was just. With a.

[Jerome]

It's a. It.

[Dale Jr.]

It was very sharp and like, it was worried about. That you were worried about falling into it is what you told me when we were snorkeling.

[Jerome]

Well, with the current, when. If you get around one side of it, the current is taking you right to it. But just being near it is like, eerie. Eerie. Yeah, to the 10, to the. To the 10th, like to the max for me. Right. And so haunted houses, like, not, not kid, not like Halloween, like real deal mysteries like that. I. And I'm into all that stuff. And so I'm in the. I'm in the suspense.

[Dale Jr.]

The guy that sailed from the east coast and all that, his name is Ollie.

[Jerome]

Yeah, that's a, That's a. That's totally different kind of thing. But I mean, who, who, who can't get behind that? Who can't get excited about that? I think there's been a couple of people that have went viral over the last, like, couple of years for trying to sail from, you know, just up, up and just deciding on a whim to become a sailor, buy a boat, and then sail to Hawaii. Right. And just start this long journey where they sail around the world. Well, this little. This dude, Ollie's like 18 years old or something like that young kid, and he did it. And his personality is funny, hilarious. He's just like, whatever. I'm just doing this. This is what, this is what's going on. And he would do a video, little short, little video every day of what he's experiencing, what's going on. And he finally made it to Hawaii and he's going to chill there for a while till the season, whatever that means to, to start sailing toward. Toward his next destination.

[Dale Jr.]

But his goal is to go all the way around the world in that boat.

[Jerome]

Yeah. So, I mean, that to me, I mean, that's a whole nother. That's a whole nother conversation. But yeah, I've always kind of been really interested in abandoned. Why is it, you know, what happened to it? What was the. What, what. What was it? Whether. Whether it was tragedy or just bad finances or whatever. Why, why is this resort abandoned. Why is this, you know, a theme park no longer working? What happened? What was the story there?

[Dale Jr.]

The eeriness is always a little attractive, too, and I think Nicole gets that from you. We were driving around in the buggy. This is before they got into the pool. Memorial Day. We took the girls through the trails at home, and we wanted just to take them on a ride anyway, but we were going to trim some leaves too, and we took them through the race car graveyard. And I hadn't been through there in a while. There's way more cars out there than I remember.

[Jerome]

The race car graveyard is a bit of a nod to the abandoned, the abandonment, creepy stuff and mystery and the tragedy of the crash or the story behind the wreck.

[Dale Jr.]

It's fun because when you ride through with Dale, he's got. He recalls every crash he can tell you most of. For the most part, you can see whose car it was, but the paint scheme and everything's still kind of intact. But so we're riding through slowly, and Dale's telling the girls whose car this is, whose car that is, that's that person's daddy. Like, they know a lot of these guys as someone else's dad, right? Oh, yeah, yeah. And so seeing it through their eyes is funny, but at one point Nicole goes, were these like real cars? Real people drove these because they are in totally discombobulated format versus what they should look like. They're, like, totally destroyed. And so I thought her commentary, it always is pretty funny. But she was fascinated that they actually were ever out on the road and not in the woods looking like that.

[Jerome]

Yeah, me and Amy were riding. We got us a four seater side by side, and we have a. Like, I've got a battery powered chainsaw,

[Dale Jr.]

which everyone, I feel like, needs one of those.

[Jerome]

Oh, yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

What a hell of a Father's Day gift that would be, by the way.

[Jerome]

Yeah, it's awesome.

[Dale Jr.]

A cordless power has been good.

[Jerome]

So we go and we were riding around on our trails that we haven't rode in years, if ever. And we're. Me and Amy are riding every, like 10ft and solid limbs out of the way because it's all grown up a little bit.

[Dale Jr.]

It felt like when you had when Prince Eric or Prince Philip was cutting through the vines to get to Princess Aurora. Like, he's running through, slashing things. At one point, Dale is literally running through the woods cutting the limbs down. And I'm following him in the buggy.

[Jerome]

She cut some down and the kids are sitting back there going, I'm ready to go.

[Dale Jr.]

I want to go home.

[Jerome]

I want to go home. It was hot and sweaty.

[Dale Jr.]

We had gotten through the cars and then we were just doing. We're doing some work and the girls were complaining.

[Jerome]

It was fun.

[Dale Jr.]

It was fun. I thought it was fun. I was a little scared to use a chainsaw. I don't think that I've ever done that before. Yeah, but yeah, this one's smaller too. It's not quite as big.

[Jerome]

You just don't want to touch the business end of that thing.

[Dale Jr.]

That's what she said.

[Amy]

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[Jerome]

I've never told y' all this story.

[Dale Jr.]

Have you touched that?

[Jerome]

My dad ended up getting nicked by a Chainsaw.

[Dale Jr.]

Oh, damn.

[Jerome]

So I wrote, I wrote a. I used to write a column for. I used to write a column for Winston Cup Scene. And I think there's about 12 of those that exist out there in the world and I've got them all in my possession. But one week I wrote a column about dad and I think I ended up putting it in the Driver eight book. I think it's in the Driver eight book. It's a one pager and we used to be framed and in the house.

[Dale Jr.]

Really?

[Jerome]

Yep. It's a little one pager sort of. It's about. It's like, here's my dad and this is all the things that I think about him and why I love him.

[Dale Jr.]

Oh yeah, yeah, It's. It's a dirty media now.

[Jerome]

Yeah. And so it is. And so in there I talk about this incident. But I was a. I. I hadn't lived with him long. This is around 1983, 1984. A friend of his needed a tree removed from his backyard and my dad volunteered to do it. Dad drives over to this friend's house with me and we get out and he climbs a tree and starts sawing limbs out of it. It's a big, tall oak style tree, really big. And he climbs up in this tree with deer, with pegs for deer stand. So he's screw in pegs. So he screws his pegs in, climbs up, puts the pick, gets all the

[Dale Jr.]

way up in this tree with the chainsaw.

[Jerome]

Like on his chainsaw with chainsaw on a rope or something. I don't know, I think he did it by rope. But he gets up in there, he starts whacking these limbs out of this tree and. And then he's eventually gonna, you know, saw the tree down once it gets limbs all out of the way. And he's up there going and going and going for 30 minutes. And I'm sitting down there at the truck just watching and he finally comes down and he had these light. He had these light tan leather style gloves, you know, farm work gloves. Yeah, he had those on. And he comes walking over and what the. One of the gloves is ripped all the way across the back of his hand. And he's like, he's like, ah, I got my hand. And I was like, you did? And he goes, yep. And he pulls the glove off and the skin is shredded, gross from side one side all the way across to the thumb. And I go, when did that happen? He goes, as soon as I got up there. So he gets up there, knocks them Hits chainsaw, barely pops his hand, but it just ripped his skin all to hell. And he just kept on digging because he's already up there.

[Dale Jr.]

That aligns.

[Jerome]

And I thought that aligns. And I'm sitting there thinking, I will never. I will never be as tough as this son of a gun is like.

[Dale Jr.]

I mean, most people probably wouldn't.

[Jerome]

I mean, those. There was one of those moments with him, like, once, once every once a year or so where you're just like, you're superhuman. There's nobody like that, you know?

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah, but that's a new kind of grit. It's a special kind of grit, for sure.

[Jerome]

Yeah, he, he. That was.

[Dale Jr.]

He wasn't scared of anything. That's the thing.

[Jerome]

No, he flipped over a bulldozer. This was a big giant, like, I think it's called a DC9 or something, huge bulldozer. He's out there pushing these trees over because he's building. He's building a log house and he's fixing the yard. So he's knocking some trees down to do some grass and stuff. He's got his mind around what he's going to shape, how he's going to do this. So he's pushes a tree over and the, The, The. The roots of that tree. This is a big old tree. The roots of that tree come out of the ground underneath the bulldozer and laid the bulldozer over on its side. And he jumps out and comes running over the truck. He's like, come on, come on, let's go. We gotta go get the track, go get the other bulldozer so we can come over here and flip this thing up. Gas is running out of it. I won't. I don't want it to. I won't. He wants to not, not explode. He wants to get it flipped back over and crank it up and run it and get going, get back to work.

[Dale Jr.]

He wasn't worried about losing time.

[Jerome]

If it, you know, with it turned upside down, it's going to ruin the engine or something and it won't be able to run. He'll have to get a technician come

[Dale Jr.]

out there and fix it, and then he's gonna have to tell somebody about his.

[Jerome]

And the last time he had a guy come out there to work on his bulldozer, the guy ended up seeing some deer and came back to try to shoot one, and he broke it. Then he broke his hand on his face.

[Dale Jr.]

What?

[Jerome]

Yes. You don't remember that story?

[Dale Jr.]

That's the, that's the turn of events that he Was probably thinking through that,

[Jerome]

but I'm just saying, this man's life was bonkers. Well, I mean, yeah, he. Everybody knows that story, but I'll tell it for you. And you probably heard it.

[Dale Jr.]

I feel like I've heard it.

[Jerome]

Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

I feel like I've heard it. It's just always surprising to me, the things that he did.

[Jerome]

Well, we. He flips the damn thing over and he's like, run me to the barn, fast as you can. I got to get the other tractor back here, flip back over quick so I can keep going. And that's what we did. He flipped it back over and back on it, Cranked it up, back to running. But long time before that, some guy had come over to work on something, technician or something. And they. This man saw some of daddy's deer. We had a lot of deer on the property. It's 300 acres.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

And it high fenced all of it. And that guy and his buddy went and drank some beer at a bar and got talking and thought it'd be a good idea to go back out there to try to shoot one.

[Dale Jr.]

A lot of dummies.

[Jerome]

So I don't know if it's probably not the same day, but it's later, you know, in the evening hours, this guy and his buddy jump the fence. They shoot. They shoot a deer. Well, it just so happens that dad and his. His property foreman, he had a guy that was kind of would do everything daddy, you know, told him to do for the property. They're out there on the property and daddy hears a shotgun and there's. There's dad standing. I mean, it's just pure coincidence. He's standing in this power line. So it's a cleared power line.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

Deer comes running, bomb and falls over. So daddy and this guy, they get over there by where the deer is and wait. They get down and wait, and here come them dudes to try to get that. To get to that deer. And as soon as they get to it, Daddy takes off running and tackled the one with the gun and started punching him in the face and broke his hand.

[Dale Jr.]

That's like some actual cowboy. So imagine how terrified those dudes were.

[Jerome]

He broke his hand.

[Amy]

That's badass.

[Dale Jr.]

Full speed. I mean, really.

[Jerome]

And then he held him. He held him there and called the police and had the police come out there and get him for trespassing.

[Dale Jr.]

He broke his hand on his face.

[Jerome]

He went to the. He went to the banquet weeks later with a cast, a black cast. Matches.

[Dale Jr.]

Did he tell everybody what he did or did he make up a story?

[Jerome]

He didn't tell many people what he did. Yeah. Broke this bone. The bone. The long bone in his. In his pinky knuckle to his wrist. Broke that bone punching that dude.

[Amy]

Probably the last person that trespassed.

[Dale Jr.]

No. So I know we've talked about this a little bit. Let's get back to the summer house because they just had a reunion transition to summer house. Super hard transition to the summer house.

[Amy]

I'm assuming Dale Sr. Would have watched Summer House.

[Dale Jr.]

Zale might have watched it for the attractive people. He would have got tired of it real quick, especially the shenanigans. Yep. I can't believe that those two fools just sat on the couch. Amanda and west, just, like, staring at the ground. She truly doesn't feel like she's done anything wrong.

[Amy]

Well, they're still lying, I think, because she said they didn't hook up until after the statement was put out. Yeah, but originally they said they put out the statement rush because there was photos that were gonna get leaked.

[Dale Jr.]

Yes. Of them together. And then also we find out during the reunion prep that he has D pics that he sent to other people.

[Amy]

Oh, yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

Just like.

[Amy]

Apparently they're not good.

[Dale Jr.]

Apparently they're not good. And they're sitting on the couch next to each other and they're looking. He's looking at it with the other guys, and she's like, what's what? I've never gotten one of those. So, like, she's finding out that he's a pos. Currently, as they're together, she's only gonna

[Amy]

stay with them long enough because out of, like, determination to show that she didn't do anything wrong. But at some point, it's not gonna last.

[Dale Jr.]

No. I can't believe it's lasted this long. I mean, if I were her, I would have been like. In that moment, I would have been like, you know, maybe we should stop right here. It's just crazy. She doesn't think she did anything wrong.

[Jerome]

No.

[Dale Jr.]

It's wild.

[Amy]

Dale, what do you think?

[Jerome]

I'm. I'm not. I'm wondering. It's all. It's pretty crazy. It's hard to believe that it's real. Real story. I think part of me believes that it's all made up.

[Dale Jr.]

Well, that's what my take was before.

[Jerome]

Then there's. But then there's other things that somebody. The other people will say. And you're like, now they're.

[Dale Jr.]

They are just that dumb.

[Jerome]

They're doing. They're. They're really doing this. I'm wondering whether they do. I'm wondering whether this is the end of Summer House and it's going. So they may. They've got this show now where they're all in the city. Yeah. And I'm wondering if due to the divorce and all the. That's going on, they. How could they all go back to the Summer House and hang out? Because that would just be.

[Amy]

I agree.

[Dale Jr.]

Apparently they're. They've signed Sierra's going back to Summer House, are doing it again. And I think Kyle's a producer of that show.

[Amy]

Yeah. I mean, if Kyle's not there, it's not Summer House, in my opinion.

[Dale Jr.]

But Amanda and Kyle are both on in the City.

[Amy]

They shot before.

[Jerome]

Yeah. But they can do that because the city's so dense and they can. They can do the show in the city and.

[Amy]

And you know, they're not hanging out.

[Jerome]

They're not hanging out. Yeah. I think this in the City is the. I'm wondering if Summer House can't exist.

[Amy]

I wonder about too.

[Jerome]

And so now in the City's sort

[Amy]

of the spin off.

[Jerome]

The pat. Yeah. The spin off to. To see if they, you know, they

[Dale Jr.]

can transition to another.

[Jerome]

Still make, you know, still continue this with these characters.

[Amy]

Plus they're get to a point in life where, like, Summer House isn't.

[Dale Jr.]

You have to kind of grow up.

[Amy]

They're not nobody. They're not like just bringing home random people and hooking up and getting in fights.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

That is. The part about watching these reality shows is just like it happened.

[Dale Jr.]

Feel like you graduated it.

[Jerome]

Same thing it happened with Vanderpump. All of the. Even before that with all the MTV Jersey.

[Amy]

Sure, sure. Yeah. All those.

[Jerome]

Everybody grows up. Everybody gets, you know, they get married. They have family. They do, they do. They. Everybody's life changed. Everybody goes in like 6, 7, 8, 10 different directions. And for. For better or worse. Right. And. And you're sitting there as a viewer going, damn, I just watched all that for nothing.

[Dale Jr.]

Not. I feel like it isn't for nothing is entertaining. But also it becomes this. You get really a real understanding of how much time you've spent watching it.

[Jerome]

I know, but I don't want to

[Amy]

see them just go out and have dinner and come home and like, go to bed. I want to see them like, rip

[Dale Jr.]

and tear and fight.

[Amy]

Yeah. I want.

[Jerome]

Well, they're going to probably keep doing

[Amy]

that, but I want to see them like out in the club till three random girls leaving the next morning, like

[Dale Jr.]

new cast members, you know, it's more.

[Jerome]

There's possibility that. I mean, there's people that are 40, in their 40s and then their 50s that still do that. And that could be some. I mean, you might still get that with this show. I'm just saying, like, I don't know. I. I think back to, like, Jersey Shore, for example. I remember watching that when it first started. Fantastic. Like, could not turn away, and they

[Dale Jr.]

were such characters

[Jerome]

and. And then event, you know? Then eventually they kind of just. It just kind of can't keep going on and on, and you're like, dang, you want it to. You want. You want everybody to stay the same age and. And the thing to just last till you're. Till you're done with it.

[Dale Jr.]

Right.

[Jerome]

Until you're tired of watching it. But it usually runs. Runs its course. And I don't. I feel like. I wonder if this one's ran its course.

[Amy]

I wouldn't be shocked if this is it.

[Jerome]

Vanderpump ran its course. They, you know, they tried to do new characters. Everybody grew up and got old, and then they tried to do new characters. And I'm. Maybe that's for. Maybe that's for a generation below me, but it ain't for me.

[Dale Jr.]

I know. So we decided when they had the new cast, we were like, okay, we're not going to get into this because we. Yeah. We felt like we were too old to be sitting on the couch watching that.

[Amy]

Like, the original cast.

[Jerome]

Like, too old now to be watching this.

[Dale Jr.]

I'm not.

[Jerome]

No.

[Amy]

But the original cast happened organically, and it feels like whenever there's, like, the new vaynerpump, it feels like it was forced. Same thing with, like, Southern charm is good, but, like, Southern hospitality doesn't. It seems not the same.

[Dale Jr.]

It's not. Yeah. So, like, the new people that come in, they know what they're getting themselves into versus and they're seeking it versus the original cast.

[Jerome]

It's kind of like this organic Southern charm fan still hoping that it's kind of keep. Keep cruising.

[Amy]

Agree.

[Dale Jr.]

Well, some of the original castmates, too, are still on the show. Yeah, Shep is still.

[Jerome]

Shep is still.

[Amy]

Shep is still Shepherd.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

Yeah. Well, we'll see. I. I guess that's all I wonder is. All right, man, did we just see the end of the end for the summer house show? Because I don't know how they all get back in that house and just carry on after everything that's happened, but

[Dale Jr.]

I feel like Sierra would want to physically duke it out.

[Jerome]

Maybe some. Maybe she's done. Maybe Sierra's in the next season and the other girl's not.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah, I don't see how she would want to, like.

[Jerome]

Right. Maybe she just.

[Dale Jr.]

Just coexist with her.

[Amy]

Paige could come back.

[Dale Jr.]

I know. I think Sierra has committed to coming back, but I don't think Amanda has. So maybe you're right. Maybe she's doing the same.

[Jerome]

Amanda goes on and.

[Amy]

Yeah, I'm good without Amanda and Wes.

[Dale Jr.]

I am too. I feel like. I feel like west is just a big old pack of lies altogether. He's had girlfriend. He's got. How many girlfriends does this man have?

[Amy]

Multiple.

[Dale Jr.]

So many. Sounds like we're just finding out new chicks all the time.

[Jerome]

All right, we've expanded. We've been on this topic enough.

[Amy]

Should we go to ask Amy?

[Dale Jr.]

You want to go ask Amy? There is one more tiny little story.

[Jerome]

Keep it big, Teddy.

[Dale Jr.]

Every single time I go home, my dad or my mom, somebody's grandmother's, they're like, hey, I found this. It's yours. Take it home. Like, how many more corners of a closet are there that you're still finding? My stuff. Dad sent me a picture of a teddy bear the other day, and I'm like, oh, yeah, I'm pretty sure that's mine. He's like, yes, that's yours. Will you take it home when you come back? Come back next trip. I was like, of course. And the only reason I recall a teddy bear is this teddy bear because it was. Because he had it. He had a traumatizing moment with me coming home one night. I. We had a ranch doll house. My. My room had a forward facing window and it had blinds. And my mom let me decorate my room. Red, white, and black. Like the high school. Like, it was dynamic. So my blinds were red and it would get kind of dark in there, so I just twisted them open. Well, it's like dusk, and I'm not thinking twice about it. I go into my room. I'm changing out of my dance clothes or something and putting my PJs on. And he works shift work. So he just about that time was pulling up in his truck, and he always parked right there on the street in front of my window. And he comes in red hot mad because you can see through my window and the lights are on inside and it's getting dark outside. And my dumbass didn't understand that. That basically put a spotlight on me getting naked in my room. And so he comes in and he's like, girl. He was like, give me that bear. And he slams his bear on the teddy on the bed right there facing the window. And he goes, put your clothes on. Come outside. And so I'm like, holy smokes. Like, what's up? What's the deal with the bear? I'm still clueless. So I go outside and he's like, see that teddy bear? I was like, yeah, I can see it pretty well. He's like, yeah, everybody can see your naked butt too. Close the blinds. And he gave this whole science lesson on, like, lighting inside versus it being dark outside. Oh, he was so mad. He was like, amy, it wasn't the first time I had to tell you that more than once. And I'm thinking, oh, my God, I'm Isla. I'm like a flighty little. Like, I'll just open my window and change my clothes, not even thinking twice about who was maybe looking at me from outside, because I can't see outside anyway.

[Amy]

I'm on the third floor. And so sometimes the blinds open. I don't care. I assume that nobody can see up there, so it's fine.

[Dale Jr.]

Well, at this point, you should just be doing it for sport, you know what I mean? With, like, only fans and all the things going on, you might as well just buy in. But I think I was like 13 years old and he was. He was so mad. Yeah. I won't ever forget that. And that bear is the only reason I remember that bear is because of that. And ironically, Isla has taken to it.

[Jerome]

Really?

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

Now Isla has it?

[Dale Jr.]

No, it's Isla's bear.

[Jerome]

Wow.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

So I had. When I was a little boy, I had a lamut and it was a dog stuffed animal. And I remember having that when I moved in with dad and Teresa in 81. And eventually it got a hole in it and we threw it away. But I found one on the Internet, brand new, on ebay, years ago.

[Dale Jr.]

It was when we were dating. You would.

[Jerome]

Years ago. And I bought it. And it's been laid up in our. It's been laid up in the lit in the bedroom where me and Amy are in this little cubby hole.

[Dale Jr.]

There's stares at me while I sleep. He's got it in this little cubby and it's like peeking around the corner. This little fluffy dog. That was like your lovey. That was like your.

[Jerome]

Yeah, that was the one and only

[Dale Jr.]

my one and only teddy I still have. It's in. It's in the shopping storage. It looks just like the snuggle bear. Do you remember the snuggle bear? Do you want to know what his name was.

[Jerome]

What?

[Dale Jr.]

Cocky.

[Amy]

What?

[Dale Jr.]

I have no idea.

[Jerome]

Interesting.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah, my teddy bear was named Cocky.

[Amy]

Yeah, I heard you.

[Dale Jr.]

And my. My doll that I got when I got my tonsils out, she's Lisa, which is the Lisa from Weird Science. Oh, I don't know what the hell?

[Amy]

Your parents signed off on this name?

[Jerome]

That's weird.

[Dale Jr.]

I was very little. I have no idea. You know, kids, like say stupid things and you just go with it. They never changed it. I don't think I've told you as an adult.

[Jerome]

I mean, I mean, he was his. It said on his tag, Lamut.

[Dale Jr.]

Lamut. He came with the name. It was easy. Yeah. I'll show it to you one time. Looks just like the snuggle bear. It's a cute little teddy bear. It doesn't look like his name.

[Jerome]

Jesus.

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[Dale Jr.]

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[Jerome]

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[Dale Jr.]

Hey guys. Dale and I are in the Dirty Mo media studio for another round of Ask Amy. What are your questions?

[Amy]

So the first question is, do you think that adults should be allowed to order off the kids menu?

[Dale Jr.]

Yes, sure. And I don't think they should raise the price either. Like the food quantities are a little smaller. The price is set for what it is. Absolutely. I mean, I go through the drive thru and order off the kids menu all the time with the kids. I don't tell them that it's for me. But when you sit in a restaurant, you order off the kids menu, usually they want to charge you a couple extra dollars for it, which I don't

[Amy]

get because it's the same food.

[Dale Jr.]

It's the same food and I'm probably going to order a margarita with it. So I'm going to spend money anyway. Like just give me the, give me the kids menu food.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

I see no reason why you can't order off the kids menu.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

If you want.

[Amy]

Sometimes I just want some chicken tenders.

[Dale Jr.]

I just want some simple chicken tenders or grilled cheese.

[Amy]

Yeah, that's what I said. I was like a grilled cheese is

[Dale Jr.]

like just sometimes so good.

[Jerome]

Yeah.

[Amy]

But yeah. Next question, speaking of food is if you are designing your wedding reception, you're gonna have food served at the end, like bar food or whatever. What's something that you would have at the end of the reception for your guest?

[Dale Jr.]

Well, it's funny, we talked about grilled cheese because we had, we had a whole second round of food at ours because it was New Year's Eve and everybody stayed later. We had grilled cheese, we had pizza. What else do we have? I don't remember eating any, but it was like handheld snack foods and so mozzarella sticks, like anything that's just going to soak up some of the alcohol and help everybody drive home or just be tasty. You don't want it to get just to be left. You want to actually eat it. But it has to be easy. They like dance and walk around with it. Yeah, like sliders.

[Amy]

Bavarian pretzel sticks.

[Dale Jr.]

Yes, pretzel sticks sounds good.

[Amy]

I had a friend have a food truck come by. Cheeseburgers, milkshakes, french fries.

[Dale Jr.]

Yes. So good. Milkshakes and cheeseburgers sound amazing.

[Jerome]

Yeah. What would you want, Dale, at my reception?

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Jerome]

Oh, man.

[Amy]

Or if you're going to a wedding and like, what would you want to have as your drunk food at the end of the night at the reception?

[Jerome]

Oh, man, the chicken waffle combo is always good. Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

I feel like we have an appetizer like a slider.

[Jerome]

If you could have like a. Yeah, like a chicken waffle slider or something.

[Dale Jr.]

Like a little mini Eggo with a chicken nugget on it. Honey, all over it.

[Jerome]

Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

So good.

[Jerome]

Yeah, that'd be really good.

[Amy]

Next question is, if you're competing in Trivia Night, what category would you be best at?

[Dale Jr.]

Mine would be, like, movies and entertainment.

[Amy]

Like pop culture.

[Dale Jr.]

Pop culture. Dale's would probably be music.

[Jerome]

Music, yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

Or racing history.

[Jerome]

Well, of course.

[Dale Jr.]

Is that a thing. Is that a thing for trivia?

[Jerome]

I mean, you know, sports. That would be almost unfair.

[Dale Jr.]

It would be, yeah. I'd give it.

[Jerome]

I'd do pretty good in music.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah. You would do well in music.

[Jerome]

Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

He usually does. I can't. I like music, but I can't name all the artists. You know what I mean? Like, I know the song, but I don't know if sang it.

[Amy]

I know what I like, but that's it.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Like, if you put on some rock and roll, like, I don't listen to a lot of it. I'm not like any current music, probably, unless it's country, I'm not going to know.

[Jerome]

I'll tell you one thing that I can't do and it annoys the shit out of me when my buddies do it, is recite lines out of movies.

[Dale Jr.]

So I can do that.

[Amy]

Oh, quote movies. I love that.

[Jerome]

I got a friend of mine and he knows who he is. His first name Brandon, last name Suggs. Hang out with him. And he will. He'll spend an entire day doing the hangover lines. Or, you know, just. He'll just pick a movie and just be doing it all day and. And la. You know, just like. And I don't. I don't.

[Dale Jr.]

He interacts with you with the lines. It's not just like he's just presiding him and waiting for your reaction. It was. It like. It makes sense to say it because of the moment.

[Jerome]

Yeah. And I'm like, man, I don't remember that part of the movie. So, like, I can't laugh with you.

[Dale Jr.]

And he gets actually frustrated.

[Jerome]

Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

Because you feel like you're putting it on it.

[Jerome]

I know. I'm like, I don't. I. I watched it, loved it. Great movie. Don't remember. Don't know why. This all connects. And you should drive. It used to drive me crazy.

[Amy]

Grow up. Peter Pan.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Dracula. I love that one from Wedding Crashers.

[Jerome]

Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

I don't know. Yeah, I like movie lines, too. It's not Dale's thing at all.

[Jerome]

I don't like people that. I don't like people that.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah. He gets so annoyed.

[Amy]

Do you guys like doing When's the last time you've done trivia?

[Dale Jr.]

No, I'm not a big fan of trivia.

[Jerome]

In a while, actually. I do like. I do like people that recite movie lines from Lonesome Dove.

[Dale Jr.]

Boo, hiss. Who's gonna do that?

[Jerome]

I hate rude behavior in a man.

[Dale Jr.]

I won't tolerate it. Yeah, you said that one a few times. If I know it, I know it.

[Amy]

Next question is, if you could change your birth month, what month would you change it to?

[Jerome]

What the hell are these?

[Dale Jr.]

Mine's in March, and it was always right after spring break, my birthday. So, like, it was. And it's usually, like, raining and not warm, not cold. So it's not a fun time to have a birthday. I would say maybe like July. Oh, middle of the summer.

[Jerome]

I've never even thought about this. October's great.

[Dale Jr.]

I wouldn't want close to Christmas because that's. My sister's is right after Christmas. She said always just stunk.

[Jerome]

Yeah. I like. I like the color orange. I like the month. October. I feel like those are all the, like, the least popular or least like. Like, if you go to the, you know, everybody goes to the dealership and gets the red car.

[Dale Jr.]

No, they don't.

[Jerome]

Well, red's very popular.

[Amy]

Yeah, red's very popular.

[Jerome]

And so, like, it's, you know, red, you know, all basic colors. I like the non traditional, and I feel like October fits into that. October is kind of like a.

[Amy]

It's an afterthought.

[Jerome]

It's an afterthought. Yeah. It's a forgotten month.

[Dale Jr.]

Definitely, like, committed to it today.

[Jerome]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Have you always been an orange fan or. When did, like, your love for orange start?

[Jerome]

Way back? Try probably with 76 Unocal, the UniCast, NASCAR. Yeah, that's been around. So I guess in the 80s, early 80s. I like those two colors, orange and blue together.

[Dale Jr.]

So he's got a love affair with orange. It's not just alike. It's like we're connected.

[Amy]

Have you guys done your color thing yet?

[Dale Jr.]

No, we haven't. I was thinking about that this morning. I have not made the time to do it.

[Jerome]

What color thing?

[Dale Jr.]

The color swatches to find out what our colors are for.

[Jerome]

What?

[Dale Jr.]

He doesn't even remember. It's what you gave me for my birthday.

[Jerome]

Oh. Oh, for clothes. Oh, ours?

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah, our colors. Yeah.

[Jerome]

When are we going to do that?

[Dale Jr.]

I don't know. I did reach out to the lady and she gave me some be back. And then I just, like, let it ride because we got busy. But I need to do that soon. Now Dale's going to get all busy,

[Jerome]

and I am all busy. It has begun.

[Dale Jr.]

Gone till November.

[Amy]

The Next nine weeks.

[Dale Jr.]

Yes. Honestly, it feels like it picks up and then it really doesn't slow down again until season's over. You remember that song, gone till November? Who sings that?

[Jerome]

As soon as I get done broadcasting, I do a little bit of racing.

[Dale Jr.]

So does that make you need to readjust in your seat?

[Jerome]

Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

Is that exciting?

[Jerome]

Yeah. I'm ready to race this.

[Amy]

Next question. Forget her name. She wants to know, when you guys go on trips just for YouTube, do you guys have, like, a certain gift that you bring back, a souvenir for the girls or, like, just depend on trip to trip?

[Dale Jr.]

We always try to get an ornament when we travel and then.

[Jerome]

Well, that's for the girls.

[Dale Jr.]

No, it's not for the girls. I mean, it feels like it's kind of for the girls because they decided to look at it and they helped me decorate the tree. Mr. Anti Christmas over here is.

[Jerome]

I'm not anti Christmas.

[Dale Jr.]

Anti Christmas decorations.

[Amy]

Well, you can't just throw that out there.

[Jerome]

Yeah.

[Dale Jr.]

You can't just say that he's anti Christmas decorations. That is a fact.

[Jerome]

I am. I like the basic tree. Go big as you want on the trail. No, I like a basic tree and a wreath at the door and. Yeah, but all the things sitting around on every flat surface, I'm not down with that. But I don't do that.

[Dale Jr.]

I don't do that. I know. We get an ornament and then we're depending on where we are, we get just something that we think they might like. We have tried to, like, not bring back stuffies just because they are everywhere and they don't feel special. But I don't know, seashells or like a necklace.

[Jerome]

I think it's an obligation that you have to bring something back.

[Amy]

Yeah. Let them know that you were thinking about them.

[Dale Jr.]

Our parents always did that when they traveled. Dale got some fun gifts when his, you know, they would go to Japan or whatever.

[Jerome]

When my dad went on his honeymoon with Teresa to St. Mark, St. Thomas, they brought me back a pin and it had a ship in it. You could make the ship go back and forth.

[Amy]

Oh, I know you're talking about.

[Dale Jr.]

Oh, yeah, the ink moved.

[Jerome]

It had a little water cruise ship in it. And then they brought chopsticks back from Japan, stuff like that.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah. Kelly said she got, like the full gear to dress up from Japan. She still has it, her silks.

[Amy]

My dad would always buy shot glasses for himself. So, like, every place he's been to, he's got a shot glass for a lot of people.

[Dale Jr.]

Do coffee mugs is kind of big shot. Glasses are smart. Yeah, they're not so big.

[Amy]

Next question is if somebody says meet you for happy hour, what time is that?

[Dale Jr.]

3:34.

[Jerome]

Happy hour is at five to six.

[Dale Jr.]

I thought it was from four to six.

[Jerome]

I thought happy hour was when you get out of work. Five to six. What's everybody saying?

[Dale Jr.]

Isn't there like a designated time? I thought it was from four to six, like before, like traditional dinner started.

[Jerome]

Maybe it's changed.

[Amy]

I think it should be before.

[Jerome]

I thought happy hour was all right. You know, the traditional work day years ago. I don't know what it is today, but it's eight to five.

[Dale Jr.]

Nine to five.

[Jerome]

Nine to five. Sorry, nine to five. So working nine to five, like Dolly Parton says, happy hour was when everyone is getting out of work and they all go to the, you know, the cheers. They go to the local bar and have a drink and you meet your friends after work. Happy hours after work.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah, that all makes sense.

[Jerome]

Five to six.

[Amy]

One guy's saying two to five.

[Dale Jr.]

That's two to five.

[Amy]

Another person said four to five. Four to six.

[Jerome]

Four to six. Sounds like that might be the new happy hour. Yeah, I feel like people have adjusted

[Dale Jr.]

it because work a little early.

[Jerome]

Well, there is getting out of. Getting out at 4pm has kind of become more common. People are, you know, there's a lot of places that are, you know, you're nine to five. Isn't the. Is it the only traditional workday anymore?

[Dale Jr.]

No.

[Jerome]

Whereas that was, you know, unless you were working second or third shift, nine to five was kind of like the work day throughout history.

[Amy]

Blake is saying happy hours whenever you want it.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah, that's right. Happy hours when you're at the bar.

[Jerome]

All right.

[Amy]

Yeah, some said 3:30 because they're a teacher. So on the day and the school

[Jerome]

ends, I guess it's when your job ends.

[Dale Jr.]

Yeah, just whenever your job ends.

[Jerome]

I don't know.

[Amy]

There's something about it, though, when someone says happy hour just like, makes you excited.

[Jerome]

It's like the word happy is in there.

[Amy]

It's like when you say the word

[Jerome]

walk to a dog.

[Dale Jr.]

Yes. You perk up.

[Amy]

Perks you up. All right, well, that's it for today.

[Dale Jr.]

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[Jerome]

That's it. Leave us a Review subscribe like us on YouTube Comment Share Follow Shot Follow us on social media and hope everybody has a great week and weekend. We'll be in Nashville for the races and looking forward to the summer. You know, sun's out and warming up around here and everybody gets in their board shorts. Hope everybody has a has a great weekend. We'll see you. Check out Dirty Mo Media on Instagram, Facebook X and TikTok. There's a fire inside you you can't ignore.

[Dale Jr.]

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[Jerome]

Not a chance.

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