WEBVTT - Confessions, Obsessions and Silly Suggestions 0:00:17.384 --> 0:00:20.264 Out of the gate with Maddie McLean, Chris Henry and 0:00:20.384 --> 0:00:32.784 Brad Christensen. No, baby, Hi, back baby, back in the studio. Boys, 0:00:32.944 --> 0:00:35.144 Oh this feels good. We had to say to Brady 0:00:35.304 --> 0:00:37.664 to put his headphones on and do headphones now that 0:00:37.704 --> 0:00:39.544 you're not here, now that you're not down the line 0:00:39.864 --> 0:00:42.584 coming to us, looking on that screen over there, hanging 0:00:42.624 --> 0:00:45.584 out at Don's, leaning back on your bed, telling her 0:00:45.744 --> 0:00:48.584 be quiet, be quiet. Yeah, all fucking up the time 0:00:48.664 --> 0:00:51.144 zones being state side. I hear. 0:00:51.304 --> 0:00:54.624 It was not didn't just impact on us, that impacted 0:00:54.704 --> 0:00:56.864 on on your prints. 0:00:57.944 --> 0:00:59.864 Yeah, it was a bit just a fuck up in general. 0:00:59.904 --> 0:01:03.344 Really, So so how does that happen? 0:01:03.704 --> 0:01:06.544 Well, I said I'm flying I leave New York on 0:01:07.144 --> 0:01:09.664 to him, Yeah, which means I thought he would have 0:01:09.664 --> 0:01:12.064 done the maths. But when I had message you boys 0:01:12.104 --> 0:01:13.664 say you and I'm going to be back next week, 0:01:14.424 --> 0:01:17.344 I calculated that I would be back on Tuesday morning, 0:01:17.384 --> 0:01:17.984 not Wednesday. 0:01:18.264 --> 0:01:21.824 Right, So, like math is not my strong point. 0:01:21.664 --> 0:01:23.584 He told me, and I don't want to start a 0:01:23.664 --> 0:01:24.864 relationship drama. 0:01:25.144 --> 0:01:27.024 Well he's away, so you know I've got an I've 0:01:27.024 --> 0:01:28.184 got like six weeks for that. 0:01:28.704 --> 0:01:31.984 He told me that you told him you would be 0:01:32.064 --> 0:01:35.624 back in New Zealand on Monday and not flying out. 0:01:36.104 --> 0:01:37.864 I'm not going to split he is on this or 0:01:37.904 --> 0:01:38.824 Diana hell over it. 0:01:39.904 --> 0:01:42.664 So but I want to know who's who's wrong. 0:01:43.704 --> 0:01:49.424 I'm definitely not wrong, definitely not wrong. And and all 0:01:49.464 --> 0:01:52.144 I've got to say is starting a funk at all. 0:01:53.424 --> 0:01:55.384 It's because you've got the talking stick and he's got 0:01:55.424 --> 0:01:57.624 no right of reply. I can I can feel him 0:01:57.824 --> 0:01:59.584 screaming down his headones. 0:02:01.144 --> 0:02:04.864 The right of reply will be Wednesday afternoon, Wednesday evening 0:02:04.904 --> 0:02:05.664 when we touch base. 0:02:05.704 --> 0:02:08.344 You'll be like you bloody ship. You know you're not 0:02:08.384 --> 0:02:09.104 telling the truth. 0:02:09.304 --> 0:02:11.664 This is the beauty of having a husband who does 0:02:11.744 --> 0:02:13.064 not listen to the podcast. 0:02:13.744 --> 0:02:16.944 Very true, very true. And your favorite one in our 0:02:16.944 --> 0:02:19.264 household is just when we want to see something in 0:02:19.264 --> 0:02:21.344 front of someone, others say we'll talk about this in 0:02:21.344 --> 0:02:21.744 the car. 0:02:25.984 --> 0:02:29.824 I just say, I just say away away to be 0:02:29.944 --> 0:02:33.424 fear you never And I know these couples. 0:02:33.824 --> 0:02:36.984 You never want to be those couples. They air their 0:02:36.984 --> 0:02:40.264 dirty laundry in front of everyone. No, no, no, no no, 0:02:40.384 --> 0:02:42.464 it's so awkward, so awkward. 0:02:42.704 --> 0:02:45.184 Yeah, I mean to be honest, I think you and 0:02:45.224 --> 0:02:48.224 your travel timings near the end once you'd made a 0:02:48.264 --> 0:02:50.024 couple of mistakes. I think you were just throwing out 0:02:50.064 --> 0:02:51.464 random days. But did you see to us at a 0:02:51.504 --> 0:02:53.544 chat at one point, all right, we're back on Thursday. 0:02:53.744 --> 0:02:54.744 I was like, what's even? 0:02:55.304 --> 0:02:57.544 But I thought Thursday was we were kept going to 0:02:57.984 --> 0:03:02.384 the Lord of the Rings I just had. 0:03:02.224 --> 0:03:05.464 And that was Tuesday. Oh, it was just it was 0:03:06.784 --> 0:03:07.584 anyway if. 0:03:07.424 --> 0:03:10.784 You were maintaining you were right, But there was there 0:03:10.864 --> 0:03:13.024 were a lot of like there were. 0:03:12.864 --> 0:03:16.064 A lot of balls in the air, like you were 0:03:16.224 --> 0:03:17.984 throwing out a lot of ship. 0:03:20.104 --> 0:03:21.024 There's only two things. 0:03:21.104 --> 0:03:25.424 It was like me returning to the podcast state, I'm 0:03:25.464 --> 0:03:26.304 just watch other one. 0:03:26.384 --> 0:03:28.944 I'm just not convinced that you knew which way was up. 0:03:30.544 --> 0:03:32.264 No, I didn't for a little bit, but there but 0:03:32.384 --> 0:03:35.224 I know, I said, I'm leaving the States on Monday, 0:03:36.104 --> 0:03:39.864 and my my, my calculations to get back. I thought 0:03:39.864 --> 0:03:42.064 it was choose like a day, not two days. 0:03:42.104 --> 0:03:45.144 You know what I mean. I mean the international traveler 0:03:45.184 --> 0:03:46.264 gets everyone. 0:03:47.584 --> 0:03:50.704 Was such an international traveler had a great time. So 0:03:50.744 --> 0:03:56.144 we're in Washington, d C. For five days with major events. 0:03:56.144 --> 0:04:00.824 Auckland and we had the ambassador to Washington with us 0:04:00.824 --> 0:04:04.584 as part of our team we're bidding for to host 0:04:04.664 --> 0:04:07.984 the twenty thirty World Gay Game, that Gay Game. Sorry, 0:04:08.664 --> 0:04:10.864 So yeah, we're going through that motion at the moment. 0:04:10.904 --> 0:04:13.144 So there was a lot of gays around. 0:04:15.064 --> 0:04:19.224 In Washington. Yeah. How many other countries bid for the 0:04:19.224 --> 0:04:20.024 Gay Games? 0:04:20.864 --> 0:04:23.224 There were seven in total? Oh yeah, yep. 0:04:23.344 --> 0:04:25.704 So and I won't go into details because it's there's 0:04:25.704 --> 0:04:28.424 some information that's high level and I don't want to 0:04:28.864 --> 0:04:31.664 compromise our position and that that process. 0:04:31.664 --> 0:04:33.744 Can you talk about how it went though from your 0:04:33.784 --> 0:04:34.304 point of view? 0:04:34.384 --> 0:04:37.304 From my point of view, I think we did really 0:04:37.344 --> 0:04:38.264 really well wrong patch. 0:04:38.384 --> 0:04:40.624 I think it was a very strong pitch to have 0:04:40.664 --> 0:04:43.384 a PowerPoint presentation. What do you do? We had a PowerPoint, 0:04:43.424 --> 0:04:44.784 we had an r HP. 0:04:46.944 --> 0:04:48.224 Was I was it was? 0:04:48.344 --> 0:04:51.304 It was really well done, professionally done and just a 0:04:51.344 --> 0:04:54.104 great team to travel with and work with Fantastics So 0:04:54.504 --> 0:04:56.424 fingers and toest Cross for the announcement. 0:04:56.464 --> 0:04:57.144 When will we know? 0:04:57.744 --> 0:04:59.784 We'll find out if we get kind of to the 0:04:59.824 --> 0:05:02.744 next phase in early December. 0:05:03.104 --> 0:05:06.024 So you've gone through what boot camp and now you 0:05:06.104 --> 0:05:06.864 find out you're going. 0:05:06.824 --> 0:05:12.904 To judges houses houses and then show that's exactly the format. 0:05:12.544 --> 0:05:16.104 And then Leona Lewis on the stage with the fireworks 0:05:16.464 --> 0:05:16.984 on the winner. 0:05:17.144 --> 0:05:21.544 Yeah, absolutely, but you know, measure recording contracts go on 0:05:21.584 --> 0:05:24.864 some games again. But I mean, if we're successful, you 0:05:24.864 --> 0:05:29.264 know up to you know, maybe between seven and twelve 0:05:29.344 --> 0:05:32.504 thousand gays at in Auckland. So really, I mean you're 0:05:32.504 --> 0:05:34.704 doing the Lord's work on a few different levels. Obviously 0:05:34.744 --> 0:05:37.264 this is great for the cultural enrichment of our country, 0:05:38.864 --> 0:05:40.864 all of that sort of stuff that's going on. But 0:05:40.944 --> 0:05:45.664 you could be responsible for an absolute summer of debauchery 0:05:45.704 --> 0:05:47.464 and great times for the gays of Auckland. 0:05:47.864 --> 0:05:51.144 Oh look they call me Santa Claus. My bags are 0:05:51.184 --> 0:05:57.544 full and I want to deliver. Slipping your sack and 0:05:57.584 --> 0:05:59.784 be like you go. 0:06:00.024 --> 0:06:02.664 You can have the Brazilians, you have the French, that's 0:06:02.704 --> 0:06:03.104 all right. 0:06:03.264 --> 0:06:05.664 Rudolph's noses read and really to. 0:06:05.624 --> 0:06:10.464 Go hopefully not too red. No, you want to get that, 0:06:10.584 --> 0:06:13.344 you want to get that scene. I want to I 0:06:13.384 --> 0:06:15.744 might need to get I mean, if we are successful, 0:06:15.784 --> 0:06:18.024 I might need to get old sexual health news chasy 0:06:18.104 --> 0:06:20.984 McLain to Aukland, just to be on hand. 0:06:20.944 --> 0:06:23.744 Just to give it, give a bit of a prep talk, 0:06:23.864 --> 0:06:25.104 of a pep talk. 0:06:25.184 --> 0:06:29.304 Maybe maybe it's so very exciting though, and very cool, 0:06:29.704 --> 0:06:32.424 like I know we take the purse and all that 0:06:32.464 --> 0:06:34.624 sort of stuff, but you do do such amazing mate 0:06:34.664 --> 0:06:37.264 for our community, and for that, I thank you truly. 0:06:37.504 --> 0:06:40.424 What the fuck do I do you? Yeah? Are you 0:06:40.584 --> 0:06:43.304 we're a gay that when a national television show twice 0:06:43.624 --> 0:06:44.104 thank you. 0:06:44.944 --> 0:06:49.784 I've done a lot as exposure the Gay Games, the GGS. 0:06:51.184 --> 0:06:55.984 So the next one's twenty twenty six in valinth Olynthia. 0:06:55.504 --> 0:06:58.784 But Valencia, Valencia, Valencia in Spain. 0:06:59.024 --> 0:07:03.024 So Ryan's began to a swimming at the moment, and 0:07:03.784 --> 0:07:05.304 someone said to him, you should go to the Gay 0:07:05.384 --> 0:07:08.184 Game and compare heat in Spain. 0:07:09.584 --> 0:07:10.824 And then so then we. 0:07:10.704 --> 0:07:13.744 Were like, well we started to look it up, right, 0:07:13.784 --> 0:07:17.184 and he was looking at the times, the times from 0:07:17.224 --> 0:07:20.224 the last Gay Games for the events he might compete in. Yeah, 0:07:20.264 --> 0:07:22.984 and he was like the time I'm setting at the moment, 0:07:23.304 --> 0:07:26.504 I would have won goal. And then we thought, what 0:07:26.544 --> 0:07:29.904 about half marathon because I just ran the half marathon Auckland. 0:07:30.464 --> 0:07:31.984 I would have got I would have silver, I would 0:07:31.984 --> 0:07:33.464 have silvered on the podium. 0:07:33.624 --> 0:07:36.784 Well, it sounds like a team trip. 0:07:38.224 --> 0:07:40.384 Fuck field days are going to the Gay Games in Valencia. 0:07:40.624 --> 0:07:42.984 In the old days, We're going to Spain. 0:07:43.064 --> 0:07:47.184 Boys, get right off, and let's let's think about some 0:07:47.224 --> 0:07:50.104 individual maybe team sport as well. Like, honestly, it's such 0:07:50.184 --> 0:07:54.664 a cool organization and a cool event to your two. 0:07:55.184 --> 0:07:59.584 May I remind you, May I remind you? 0:07:59.784 --> 0:08:02.584 Boys? We had a team ready. 0:08:02.304 --> 0:08:07.784 To play bowls at the Rainbow Games, no, no more 0:08:07.904 --> 0:08:11.904 than five killer meters from our house, and we couldn't 0:08:12.024 --> 0:08:13.504 even do that. 0:08:13.344 --> 0:08:14.944 So that was whose fault was that? 0:08:14.944 --> 0:08:15.224 Though? 0:08:15.584 --> 0:08:18.344 Everywhere everyone we need to take all take responsibility. 0:08:18.744 --> 0:08:21.864 But I think were you were you about to place 0:08:21.944 --> 0:08:23.104 blame solely on one? 0:08:23.144 --> 0:08:23.664 I wasn't sure. 0:08:23.784 --> 0:08:25.464 I wasn't sure how it played that. I couldn't remember. 0:08:25.504 --> 0:08:26.624 I do think went to the Gay Games and ate 0:08:26.704 --> 0:08:27.304 some great saving. 0:08:27.384 --> 0:08:31.424 Everyone puts for some reason, for whatever reason, everyone had 0:08:31.424 --> 0:08:32.624 a reason for having. 0:08:32.744 --> 0:08:38.104 I was I was like preoccupied, busy doing work organizing. 0:08:38.504 --> 0:08:40.544 I'm sorry, I will fo this one. 0:08:40.624 --> 0:08:45.544 Yeah, yeah, anyway, Valencia twenty twenty six, I mean awesome. 0:08:45.944 --> 0:08:47.064 Look they're going through a hard time. 0:08:47.064 --> 0:08:49.544 They've had, you know, natural disasters pudding this year, but 0:08:49.824 --> 0:08:52.864 they'll read, they'll they'll be ready for twenty. 0:08:52.704 --> 0:08:55.744 Twenty were they're there in there like little sashas really 0:08:55.824 --> 0:08:58.344 like welcome the next wave of homosexuals or was it 0:08:58.384 --> 0:08:59.144 not quite like I was. 0:08:59.344 --> 0:09:00.144 It was a little bit like that. 0:09:00.304 --> 0:09:02.544 Yeah, it's some pomp and ceremony that went on, was 0:09:03.144 --> 0:09:05.784 an upcoming games, so you know, very very cool. And 0:09:05.784 --> 0:09:09.184 then obviously a few five or six days in New 0:09:09.264 --> 0:09:09.824 York City. 0:09:10.064 --> 0:09:13.904 So now going back to the timeline, were you had 0:09:13.944 --> 0:09:14.664 you flown. 0:09:14.424 --> 0:09:16.984 Back just before the election, like the day before the election? 0:09:17.304 --> 0:09:19.104 I actually, so here we go, just to get it, 0:09:19.184 --> 0:09:22.744 just to set the straight. I left the United States 0:09:22.744 --> 0:09:27.224 of America on Monday, the fourth of November. There the 0:09:27.344 --> 0:09:29.504 day the time, the day before the election. 0:09:29.664 --> 0:09:29.904 Yeah. 0:09:29.944 --> 0:09:32.744 Wow, So I mean it's not really a regional report. 0:09:32.984 --> 0:09:35.824 What's the international report of how are people on the ground? 0:09:35.824 --> 0:09:39.984 Because I know that. I mean I've obviously I come 0:09:39.984 --> 0:09:45.504 from a very privileged perspective, so perhaps my once it's 0:09:45.544 --> 0:09:47.304 whatever it's happened in the world with the election, it's 0:09:47.424 --> 0:09:49.424 terrible and chat. But I've sort of kind of maybe 0:09:49.464 --> 0:09:51.744 selfishly moved myself past that. But what was the feeling 0:09:51.744 --> 0:09:53.344 on the grounds, like did it feel like that was 0:09:53.384 --> 0:09:54.144 what was going to happen? 0:09:54.944 --> 0:09:57.464 I mean, there's not like you know, in New Zealand, 0:09:57.464 --> 0:09:59.544 we've got you hoardings up and Bill boards and all 0:09:59.544 --> 0:10:00.624 that sort of stuff. Was that it happened to be 0:10:00.624 --> 0:10:02.504 in New York when Donald Trump had his rally at 0:10:02.744 --> 0:10:06.424 Medisine Square Garden. Yeah, but that's New York and has 0:10:06.544 --> 0:10:13.184 directly New Yorkians, New Yorkers, New Yorkers New York hate 0:10:13.264 --> 0:10:15.464 Donald Trump, so you know like it, you know, but 0:10:15.504 --> 0:10:18.664 he's still as Donald Trump. But he still wanted, didn't 0:10:18.664 --> 0:10:22.064 he He's still I don't want he didn't want New York. No, 0:10:23.784 --> 0:10:25.464 but yeah, it was I don't know. It just wasn't 0:10:25.544 --> 0:10:28.224 like you'd look on the news and you'd see see 0:10:28.384 --> 0:10:28.984 but some bobs. 0:10:29.024 --> 0:10:30.944 And unfortunately we left Washington. 0:10:30.664 --> 0:10:35.104 D C the day before the Harris the Harris kind 0:10:35.144 --> 0:10:36.784 of rally as well, so that that would have been 0:10:36.824 --> 0:10:39.224 called to get to. But on the ground, even in 0:10:39.304 --> 0:10:41.744 d C, it was very low key, like I didn't 0:10:42.384 --> 0:10:45.064 you know, Uber drivers talked about it, which was awkward 0:10:45.064 --> 0:10:47.544 because I didn't really want to talk about it. But 0:10:47.624 --> 0:10:49.944 you have the sense was an election. I think at 0:10:49.984 --> 0:10:54.464 post election result a few messages come through, some from 0:10:54.504 --> 0:10:57.904 some new acquaintances on the gay games, like how how 0:10:57.904 --> 0:10:59.104 do you move to New Zealand? 0:11:00.624 --> 0:11:04.384 I think that happens every time, doesn't like Google searchers 0:11:04.424 --> 0:11:06.184 for that just skyrocket. 0:11:07.064 --> 0:11:08.664 What about the ultimate out the gating. 0:11:08.824 --> 0:11:11.264 Maybe we could get those people to get in touch 0:11:11.304 --> 0:11:13.544 with us and we could match make them a Kiwi 0:11:13.704 --> 0:11:16.064 husband and then they could move here and they could 0:11:16.104 --> 0:11:18.264 get married, and then that's how it would work. Love 0:11:18.344 --> 0:11:22.904 it love the thought of that. So if you listen, 0:11:22.984 --> 0:11:24.904 because I'm sure you've done some great grassroots pr in 0:11:24.904 --> 0:11:27.864 America about the past so much. Yeah, maybe if you're 0:11:27.904 --> 0:11:30.544 listening and you're a new Gator, maybe you can get 0:11:30.544 --> 0:11:31.984 in touch and then we'll put you in touch with 0:11:32.104 --> 0:11:34.384 sort of about og gators and see if we can, 0:11:34.864 --> 0:11:37.464 I don't know, get a little marriage together. Look if 0:11:37.464 --> 0:11:39.264 nothing else and nudes. 0:11:39.584 --> 0:11:43.864 Yeah, like essentually it's the hopeless romantic that I am. 0:11:43.944 --> 0:11:47.264 The idea of matchmaking has always been like high on 0:11:47.304 --> 0:11:47.864 my agenda. 0:11:47.984 --> 0:11:48.184 Yeah. 0:11:48.264 --> 0:11:51.744 I love the thought of piecing two people, putting two 0:11:51.784 --> 0:11:54.704 people together and then just watching love bloom. 0:11:55.264 --> 0:12:01.184 So I'm here for it. It's called docking. Is it docking? 0:12:01.464 --> 0:12:02.424 I think it's called clucking. 0:12:03.504 --> 0:12:03.864 Clucking. 0:12:03.944 --> 0:12:06.184 That's where you get the chair so you can watch 0:12:06.224 --> 0:12:07.184 the blue happened? 0:12:07.184 --> 0:12:07.704 Did I tell you? 0:12:07.784 --> 0:12:10.384 Ryan suggested that we get rid of the cheer, so 0:12:10.504 --> 0:12:14.984 he's listened. No, no, just reason because we do have 0:12:15.024 --> 0:12:19.224 the cheer famously, and and he was like, it's taking 0:12:19.304 --> 0:12:21.944 up too much space. I think we should just get 0:12:22.024 --> 0:12:24.064 rid of it. And I was like, we cannot. 0:12:24.784 --> 0:12:28.024 We cannot get rid of the cheer. That's where I 0:12:28.064 --> 0:12:29.024 put my laundry. 0:12:30.104 --> 0:12:31.344 Where else would I say? 0:12:32.264 --> 0:12:35.464 That reason? And that reason only the cheer stays. 0:12:35.864 --> 0:12:36.984 I'm pleased. I please at the. 0:12:36.944 --> 0:12:41.904 Podcast is allowed. That cheer to stay makes me feel 0:12:41.944 --> 0:12:42.464 it must. 0:12:42.664 --> 0:12:43.624 The people have spoken. 0:12:43.864 --> 0:12:46.664 Yeah, so God, you've been busy. How are you? 0:12:47.504 --> 0:12:47.744 Yeah? 0:12:48.264 --> 0:12:52.504 I am also busy. I think it just came down 0:12:52.544 --> 0:12:55.144 to Christmas. But I'm down with it. I'm just I'm 0:12:55.144 --> 0:12:57.704 just rolling with it. We've got some friends and the 0:12:57.744 --> 0:12:59.744 beautiful babies staying at the moment, which is so nice. 0:12:59.744 --> 0:13:00.984 I feel like I'm flatting again. 0:13:01.104 --> 0:13:03.784 Like come home and someone's got dinner, and it's very 0:13:03.784 --> 0:13:05.344 hard not to have a drink during the week. We 0:13:05.384 --> 0:13:06.344 get home and it's sunny. 0:13:06.784 --> 0:13:07.704 Oh go on. 0:13:07.944 --> 0:13:10.624 Summers here, boys, Yeah, which is summers here, which has 0:13:10.664 --> 0:13:15.544 been lovely. So I had a wonderful weekend. It's Matt's 0:13:15.544 --> 0:13:17.624 birthday tomorrow, Happy birthday. 0:13:17.864 --> 0:13:18.424 Birthday. 0:13:19.504 --> 0:13:22.904 Yeah, thirty seven, like tiny, like are we baby? 0:13:23.144 --> 0:13:29.864 Well, hello, no mine thirty three ryans Oh years of course. 0:13:29.544 --> 0:13:30.904 I think you met your own age and I was like, oh, 0:13:30.944 --> 0:13:32.224 I don't know whether we get a gender that's one 0:13:32.224 --> 0:13:32.744 that way. 0:13:33.344 --> 0:13:34.584 Thirty three three. 0:13:35.984 --> 0:13:37.744 So we went and had a little pre celebration because 0:13:37.744 --> 0:13:39.904 it's been a mockey going on this week. So went 0:13:39.944 --> 0:13:43.624 out for a lovely drink and some dinner and it 0:13:43.664 --> 0:13:46.824 was really nice, amazing. Yeah, I mean, how was your week? 0:13:46.864 --> 0:13:48.744 How's your week been good? 0:13:48.784 --> 0:13:51.984 I had a thirtieth on Saturday that I went to, 0:13:52.104 --> 0:13:56.824 which was very fun, the funny story and the lead 0:13:56.904 --> 0:13:59.304 up to the event, though, I was like, I can't 0:13:59.824 --> 0:14:02.864 I can't find any details about this event, like where 0:14:02.904 --> 0:14:06.064 it is or what time it is or anything. And 0:14:06.104 --> 0:14:08.784 then I messaged a friend of mine and I was like, 0:14:08.944 --> 0:14:10.624 where is this party? 0:14:11.304 --> 0:14:12.144 And then he was like have you know not? 0:14:12.784 --> 0:14:14.784 He's like, all the details are on the Facebook event. 0:14:14.864 --> 0:14:16.944 I was like, I can't find the Facebook. 0:14:16.584 --> 0:14:18.024 Event and then he went ahead a look and he 0:14:18.064 --> 0:14:21.944 was like, oh, you're not invited. Now. 0:14:22.424 --> 0:14:22.784 Oh. 0:14:22.824 --> 0:14:27.224 My friend said absolute like mishap, just a you know, 0:14:27.744 --> 0:14:28.864 very innocent mistake. 0:14:29.264 --> 0:14:31.904 But do you still Like? I was like do I am? I? 0:14:32.024 --> 0:14:33.824 Should I be pity here and not turned up to 0:14:33.864 --> 0:14:37.704 the thirtieth. I turned up because I'm desperate. 0:14:38.784 --> 0:14:39.584 Do you make a saying about it? 0:14:39.624 --> 0:14:42.624 When you got this? Reminded him about it. 0:14:42.944 --> 0:14:46.944 I literally walked in commandeered his thirtieth by saying to 0:14:47.024 --> 0:14:50.424 him very loudly, now is it okay that I'm here? 0:14:51.104 --> 0:14:54.944 Am I allowed to be here? A love that I 0:14:54.984 --> 0:14:55.264 would have? 0:14:55.704 --> 0:14:59.904 So the thirtieth was was very fun and then shall 0:14:59.944 --> 0:15:02.384 we just get into my I might as well start 0:15:02.424 --> 0:15:07.064 my contribution to the dark because on Sunday to do it, 0:15:07.944 --> 0:15:11.784 I joined the Armadillos. 0:15:11.784 --> 0:15:14.064 Oh tell us who the Armadillos are. 0:15:13.984 --> 0:15:20.744 Again the gay tennis team social tennis team here in Aucklord, and. 0:15:20.784 --> 0:15:24.664 They are absolutely flourishing. According to the Internet. Anyone who's 0:15:24.784 --> 0:15:27.024 anyone seems to be down there with a red couple 0:15:27.064 --> 0:15:28.304 of balls and a racket in their hands. 0:15:28.864 --> 0:15:31.304 What so I had to send out a desparate message 0:15:31.304 --> 0:15:33.864 in the group chair on Sunday because you know me, 0:15:34.144 --> 0:15:36.464 bold plans, woefully disorganized. 0:15:37.104 --> 0:15:38.664 He puts in the group chair he was I'm gonna 0:15:38.664 --> 0:15:40.224 go to the Armagello's a nice and I had propped 0:15:40.264 --> 0:15:40.784 in the group chat. 0:15:40.864 --> 0:15:41.984 Did you have a tennis record? 0:15:42.024 --> 0:15:46.064 And he's like, yeah, even got a tennis record. So 0:15:46.224 --> 0:15:46.904 two things. One. 0:15:47.064 --> 0:15:50.624 First of all, Bray Christensen came to my aid and 0:15:50.744 --> 0:15:52.344 had a tennis record for me, so thank you very 0:15:52.424 --> 0:15:54.344 much welcome. I turned out to pick it up and 0:15:54.344 --> 0:15:55.464 he was doing his gardening. 0:15:55.664 --> 0:16:00.064 Oh okay, and the slides when the slides haven't come off. 0:16:00.104 --> 0:16:01.304 I see you wearing slides and. 0:16:01.264 --> 0:16:04.944 Socks in between seasons. 0:16:05.544 --> 0:16:07.824 So thank you for the lend of the racket. But 0:16:07.864 --> 0:16:09.584 I did turn up, and this is a little PSA 0:16:09.704 --> 0:16:10.944 for anyone who would. 0:16:10.664 --> 0:16:13.744 Like to potentially give them dollars to go. If you're listening, 0:16:14.304 --> 0:16:16.744 they do have spare rackets there. 0:16:16.784 --> 0:16:17.264 Good to hear. 0:16:17.584 --> 0:16:19.704 I don't know, and I don't think it's an endless supply, 0:16:19.864 --> 0:16:22.544 so don't expect it. But I'm sure if you turn 0:16:22.624 --> 0:16:24.264 up or you didn't have a racket, that'll take care 0:16:24.304 --> 0:16:24.544 of you. 0:16:24.744 --> 0:16:27.584 It'd be fine. Plus the way they do it is, 0:16:28.064 --> 0:16:28.584 first of all. 0:16:28.504 --> 0:16:32.904 It's very long, three hours okay, three hours of tennis 0:16:32.944 --> 0:16:37.624 on a Sunday, but they do it in They you 0:16:37.704 --> 0:16:39.624 have like a little head around just for fun to 0:16:39.664 --> 0:16:43.224 start with, and then they do like a round robin game. 0:16:44.464 --> 0:16:47.144 Sessions, so twenty minutes per game on a bunch of 0:16:47.144 --> 0:16:50.944 different courts. But there's more players than there are spaces 0:16:50.984 --> 0:16:53.944 on the court, right, So you would sit out for 0:16:53.984 --> 0:16:57.264 a couple of games, so there would be someone that 0:16:57.904 --> 0:16:58.584 wasn't playing and. 0:16:58.584 --> 0:17:00.064 Will be able to lend you. 0:17:00.064 --> 0:17:02.384 You know, what I'm saying is if you don't have 0:17:02.424 --> 0:17:05.944 a racket, don't let that like perturb you from turning up. 0:17:07.344 --> 0:17:12.464 So I went, and what I should have reminded myself 0:17:12.584 --> 0:17:17.984 is one famously competitive. Two don't like not being good 0:17:17.984 --> 0:17:23.904 at something immediately. But three me and ball sports not friends. 0:17:24.144 --> 0:17:25.024 I'm not freaking. 0:17:25.144 --> 0:17:28.264 I think homosexual as well. I expect present company includers. 0:17:28.664 --> 0:17:32.504 I think hand eye coordination just not one of the gates. 0:17:32.504 --> 0:17:33.144 Really, is it? 0:17:33.184 --> 0:17:36.104 Not like I don't know you got you? You got 0:17:36.104 --> 0:17:36.984 a hand eye coordination? 0:17:37.184 --> 0:17:40.144 Pretty, I'm pretty good, terrible, I'm pretty good universally. 0:17:40.184 --> 0:17:41.904 I was so bad at my friends got to the 0:17:41.984 --> 0:17:43.704 habit to throw the keys at me so I could 0:17:43.704 --> 0:17:47.064 practice catching, and I got a. 0:17:46.984 --> 0:17:51.424 Bit better keys in the ball missing the ball with 0:17:51.544 --> 0:17:51.904 the key. 0:17:52.384 --> 0:17:55.264 Well, well, so here's what we here's what we know. 0:17:55.784 --> 0:17:58.024 Remember I told you the story about when I start 0:17:58.104 --> 0:18:00.584 played tried playing rugby when I was younger, and Mum 0:18:00.584 --> 0:18:02.904 found me making a daisy chain out of the goal posts. 0:18:03.504 --> 0:18:08.104 I tried basketball at one point. Not good, not good. 0:18:08.584 --> 0:18:12.584 I went because it was the maybe it was like fourteen, 0:18:13.264 --> 0:18:16.344 and it was the year that you know, there's fads, 0:18:16.944 --> 0:18:18.944 and the fad that year was that everyone was going 0:18:18.984 --> 0:18:21.744 to play basketball, the guys and the girls, and they 0:18:21.784 --> 0:18:24.944 had mostly mixed teams. So I was like, this is 0:18:24.984 --> 0:18:28.144 fine because I can go and play with my gows 0:18:28.904 --> 0:18:30.944 and just have a little bit of fun. I got 0:18:30.984 --> 0:18:35.744 put into one of two all my all boy teams. 0:18:36.104 --> 0:18:39.104 So first of all, that was out. I wasn't playing 0:18:39.144 --> 0:18:41.984 with my friends, I was playing with the boys. And second, shit, 0:18:42.184 --> 0:18:44.984 I was terrible, So I sat on the sideline most 0:18:45.024 --> 0:18:45.704 of the season. 0:18:45.984 --> 0:18:46.384 Awful. 0:18:46.904 --> 0:18:48.984 Coach would not put me in and for good reason. 0:18:49.144 --> 0:18:52.064 It was terrible, right, so I should have remembered and. 0:18:52.504 --> 0:18:53.864 Had a foul attitude about it. 0:18:55.664 --> 0:18:59.744