1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Oh, the meetings are back. The meetings are back. What up? 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: Everybody have to show podcasts? Yeah, the Thursday meetings have returned. 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: The boss took a while off, like several weeks we 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: did not have a Thursday meeting, but he called one today, 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,439 Speaker 1: which is fine. I don't mind the meetings, I know. 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: I joke that a lot of them could be emails, 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: which I think they could, but I also, like, you know, 8 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: meeting with the team. It's the entire kiss one away 9 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: staff and yeah, he just goes over everything going on 10 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: at the station. I know that because he had texted 11 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: me a couple of times earlier in the week that 12 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: he had some good news to share as far as ratings, 13 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,639 Speaker 1: and it's actually pretty wild, man, It's actually great. It's 14 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: better than get good news than bad news. Not that 15 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: we get a lot of bad news, but yeah, the 16 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 1: ratings are doing very well, some of our highest listening 17 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: great numbers in years pretty much. So I'm pretty sure 18 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: that's why the meeting meeting is happening. He wants to 19 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: showcase that to all of us. And also the secret sound, 20 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: which looks like it's going to be another big jackpot. 21 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: Eventually no one is getting it. They keep guessing the 22 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: same thing, and you know, we like to have fun 23 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: with it, but you got to figure, man, for all 24 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: the people that are playing along, that are listening you 25 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: know at seven ten, eight ten, two ten, four ten, 26 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: that check the incorrect guesses when we post them, there's 27 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: probably ten times as many more people that aren't doing 28 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,759 Speaker 1: that that get in their car, they turn on the radio, 29 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: they hear they have a chance to win all that money, 30 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 1: and they just call and say what it is, and 31 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: usually it's a repeat guests. So it sucks for them, 32 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: but it's good news for everybody else that's trying to 33 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: get through, which by the way, is very hard to do. 34 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: It's very very hard. I mean, we have six lines. 35 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: I'm looking at them right now. We have six lines. 36 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 1: And you know, in the morning, for example, between seven 37 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: am and eight am, which is the highest listening, that's 38 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: when the most people are listening. There's upwards of eight 39 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: hundred thousand to a million people that are tuning in 40 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: on the radio. So that's why it's like nearly impossible. 41 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: It's like winning the lottery, very very hard. So we'll 42 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: be back tomorrow with that. It's Friday, short week, love, 43 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 1: a short week. And this weekend, Saturday, I'm going with 44 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: Bill Costa to a MMA fight, a cage fighting match 45 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: in Manchester, New Hampshire. He invited me to it, so 46 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: that should be fun. He's gonna pick me up Saturday 47 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: and uh yeah, hopefully we'll get some food and watch. 48 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: This fight will be ringside, which I don't believe I've 49 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: ever been to a UFC or an MMA fight. I 50 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: don't believe I ever have, so it could get bloody, 51 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: but it'll be fun riding with Bill, and you know, 52 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,239 Speaker 1: spending some time with Uncle Bill is always a good time. 53 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: He's a good time man. He is like when people 54 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: talk trash about Bill Costa, which isn't often because he's 55 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: so beloved in the city. Everybody loves him. But the 56 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: people that have never met him that might, you know, 57 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: which I get, you know, judge him on things he 58 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: says on the radio or even going back to the 59 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: Maddie days right where he was positions at this like rich, snobby, 60 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: I'm better than guy, which is pretty much for a joke. 61 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: I mean, he is rich, He's not like snotty, even 62 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: though he says snotty things. But he's a gentle giant man. Well, gentle, 63 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: smaller person. I should say, like, he's the nicest guy ever, 64 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: will help anybody. He's done so much for me, Like 65 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: you don't even know he's done so much for me. 66 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,679 Speaker 1: I'd share a story, but I shared a story on 67 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: the air if you know, you know. But it had 68 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: to do with when I bought my last house. I 69 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: was selling a house and buying a house and something 70 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 1: happened where he like offered to help me, and it 71 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: was a huge moment for me. I didn't need to 72 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: like take the help that he gave, but just the 73 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: fact that he was willing to do so. And then 74 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: you know, when all the changes happened on the show 75 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: over the years, the several things, right, all the different 76 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: ones over the years, going back to like Maddie leaving. 77 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: You know, my friends will hit me up and be like, 78 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: you know, you're mentioned on Reddit, and so you go 79 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: to Reddit, which is a dangerous place. I do love Reddit. 80 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: I get a lot of information on Reddit threads, but 81 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: if you go on there, you can see you know, 82 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: people's talk, you know what I mean, They just say whatever, 83 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: and like that was one of the things they said 84 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: about me. You know, they were saying all types of 85 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: stuff like crazy stuff, I'm a terrible father, whatever, whatever. 86 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: But the one thing that got me was, Oh, Justin's 87 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: on there talking about how Billy did this for him 88 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: and had to do with money, and like who says that, 89 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: Like who admits that. I thought it was a powerful moment. 90 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: I'm not even gonna say it again, but I thought 91 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 1: it was. It meant a lot to me. You know 92 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: that I had asked Bill for this help and he 93 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: was like, yeah, of course. But I think that our 94 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: friendship goes much deeper than money. You know, money is 95 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: the root of all evil, it really is. You hear 96 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: that all the time. It's so true. And I love money. 97 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: I want to make more money, but money's not everything. 98 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: And I think with Billy. Sometimes people look at Billy 99 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: and they just see money, right, they just see this guy. 100 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: But you also got to look at where he came from. 101 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: Like he came from nothing. He grew up in Cambridge 102 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: in a triple decker, poor, poor as they come. He 103 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,799 Speaker 1: put himself through college, He got himself on the radio 104 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: while he started djaying and literally did it all himself 105 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: with zero, zero help. And he's been on the air 106 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: Kiss Went Away since nineteen eighty one. You know, Maddy 107 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: obviously started in eighty two as the morning guy, but 108 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: Billy was already on the air in the afternoons. You know, 109 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: he would kind of like fill in, and then Maddy 110 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: grabbed him. You know, I think in nineteen ninety, I 111 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: don't even know the year that he came on the 112 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: morning show. What Billy, Maddy grabbed him, but he was 113 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: already on Kiss went Away. So let's do the math. 114 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: Nineteen eighty one twenty twenty six, that's forty five years 115 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: he's worked here. So and he's done television the whole 116 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: a lot of the time, so you know, he's earned 117 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 1: that money. It's not like he was born into the 118 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: money and is a trust fund kid. So I don't know. 119 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: I just like to get Billy's back. He gets this 120 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 1: sometimes he gets some slack and I'm like, dude, have 121 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: you ever met this guy? Like he's the nicest guy ever. 122 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: I don't know, just some thoughts. So I hope you 123 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,159 Speaker 1: guys are doing well. I hope you are bracing for 124 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: potential snow storms this weekend. Hopefully not because I just 125 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: got the snow taking off my roof, the ice cleared 126 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: out of my gutters, which sucks. Got the bill for 127 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 1: that not fun. You know, there's benefits to renting and 128 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: there's benefits to owning. And one of the non benefits 129 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: of owning is when shit breaks, you got to pay 130 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: for it. You got to make sure you have the 131 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: money put aside, and luckily I do. You know, I 132 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: have a slush fund put aside for moments like this 133 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: where things happen because you don't know the heat can 134 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: go plumbing, even though I do know a plumber. Shout 135 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 1: out to Alan, who has helped me tremendously. We had 136 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: him on this podcast. He's like my go to guys. 137 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: So many I've had like issues with pipes leaking toilets 138 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: because we have two houses. My mother in law lives downstairs, 139 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 1: and he comes right over and he helps me and 140 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: doesn't charge me a dollar, which I appreciate. So Alan, 141 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 1: if you're listening to this podcast, which you may be, 142 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: thank you for all that you do. My return to 143 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 1: him is he can use my sauna any time, and 144 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: he comes over pretty much every single night and we 145 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: do the sauna. It's quite the bonding experience. We do 146 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 1: the sauna and we do the ice, and yes, it's weird, right, 147 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: My wife says to me one time, what do you 148 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: guys do in the sauna? Do you guys talk or 149 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: is it completely silent? Is it meditative? And I said, 150 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: we talk. That's what we do. We get down there. 151 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: We talk about our days. We talk about the old days, 152 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: you know, because he is the same story as me. Right, 153 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: We've been through the same bullshit. So we talk about 154 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: the old days, the current days. We talk about our relationship, 155 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: our wives, our kids, you know, stuff like that. And 156 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: then you know, we do the ice and the hot tub. 157 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: It's weird when I say it, but let me tell you, 158 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: it is life changing. It is absolutely life changing. It's 159 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: one of the best things that I've ever done for 160 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: myself was getting the sauna. I'm so happy that I 161 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: got it. So, yeah, that's about it. I'm going to 162 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: deal with the house stuff. I have more people at 163 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: my house today working on the house because of yeah, 164 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: the ice dams, the leaking in my sailing. It's unfortunate, 165 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: but hopefully it all wi. So I gotta jump into 166 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: this meeting. I got three minutes to get some commercials 167 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: produced and then get to this meeting and uh check 168 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: in with everybody and their haircut day. It's Thursday. You 169 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: know what time it is. Anyway, tomorrow's Friday. We talked 170 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: by it.