1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: What's up and everybody, Welcome into Wednesday edition at Texans 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: All Access from Monday Texans Radio Studio. 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:10,559 Speaker 2: I'm your host, John Harris, football analyst, sideline. 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: Reporter, flying solo as my partner, the voice said Texans 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:16,479 Speaker 1: Mark Vandermire going through. 6 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 2: A little collarbone surgery. 7 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: We talked about it last week, had a little little 8 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: mishap on the roads of somewhere wherever he had been 9 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: with his family and went in did the surgery. 10 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 2: So Mark's going on the three day I R. 11 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 1: Next few days he will be resting and getting himself 12 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 1: ready for a training camp. And I know that's gonna 13 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 1: be tough coming off of surgery, but Mark's gonna do it. 14 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: There's no question about that. So your boy is flying solo. 15 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,319 Speaker 1: But I've got some help. And when I say help, 16 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 1: I mean Mark is going to be here. Because well, 17 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: let's put it this way. We've had five individuals that 18 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: have had their voice heard on Houston Texans broadcast. You know, 19 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: the three of us me John Harris, andre Ware who 20 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: has been the analyst from day one, and Mark who 21 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 1: has been a play by play voice since day one. 22 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: But I got on board don twenty fourteen, there were 23 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: two sideline reporters who came before me, the very first one, 24 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 1: the OG in fact, ended up being my first radio boss. 25 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 2: John Grenado, one of our great friends. 26 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: And I'm telling you we laughed more when we got 27 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: together to talk about the early days and the Texans celebrating, 28 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: you know, the first few seasons of franchise that will 29 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: be going into its twenty fifth season in twenty twenty six. 30 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: Mark called up John and said, look, we'd like to 31 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: get We'd like to get the three of us together 32 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: talk about the good old days and talk about the 33 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: Texans now, and there's nobody better to do it than 34 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: the guy who was the first side of reported. I 35 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: chuckle a little bit because I think of all the 36 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: stories of John being down on the sidelines the first 37 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: few years, and then he gave way for rich Lord. 38 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: We have rich I think next week, so we're going 39 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: to have Market myself with rich Lord, and then at 40 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: some point of course we're gonna get the three of 41 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: us on the air and me market Andre might as 42 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: well do that week two the preseason. 43 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:17,839 Speaker 2: But John Grenado joined. 44 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: Us and it was absolutely freaking so enjoyable. So take 45 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: a listen the o G sideline report of the Houston 46 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 1: Texas John Granado on with me and Voice of Texans 47 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: Mark Vanamir. 48 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 3: Well, this is a very special day because, as promised, 49 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 3: we have the very first sideline reporter in Texan's radio history, 50 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 3: and he's so much more than that. 51 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 2: But how did you chuckle when you said that? 52 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 3: Because there's just so much to talk about with John Grenado, 53 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 3: Houston radio broadcasting legend, legend. Yeahs famer, so much in 54 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 3: this market, Radio Hall of Fame, State of Texas. Congratulations 55 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,679 Speaker 3: on that, John, Welcome. How's it going. 56 00:02:58,240 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 4: It's awesome. 57 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 5: It's good to be on with you boys again because 58 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 5: I haven't been on with either of you two in 59 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 5: years and years and years, and. 60 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 4: So it's great to see you two again. 61 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, this is really strange for me because you two 62 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: are my only like radio bosses. 63 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 2: Wow. 64 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: You know, Grando got me out of accounting and brought 65 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,679 Speaker 1: me to Houston when we were starting a station. 66 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 2: And then so we should blame him for that. 67 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, so blame him. If you don't like me, you 68 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: can blame Granado for that. And then you picked me 69 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: up from the wreckage and brought me over here. So yeah, 70 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: it's like my two bosses. It's very cool. 71 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 2: John. 72 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 3: Let's start here because we're talking about over three decades 73 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 3: of sports radio in Houston, and you didn't start at 74 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 3: Sports Radio six ten, or you did start there yourself, 75 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 3: but you didn't start the station. But when did you 76 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 3: join the station and get going with Lance on the 77 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 3: morning show on Sports Radio six ten? 78 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: How did that work? 79 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 5: It was April ninety seven. The show was Mike and 80 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 5: Ed for us. Ed was leaving Ed Ed Fowler, Yeah, yeah, 81 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 5: he was leaving. He was a columnist for the Chronicle 82 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 5: and he left and Mike Edmunds he was doing the show. 83 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 5: But Dickie Rosenfeldt wanted to go in a different direction. 84 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 5: They hired Russ Small and I saw Russ Small at 85 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 5: the Houston Open and I said, I want to be 86 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 5: your partner on the radio show and he said absolutely, 87 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 5: And so then k TRH said, no, Russ Small is 88 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 5: staying here, and Russ decided to stay. So it was 89 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 5: just me and Dicky rosenfeld says, who do you want? 90 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 5: And I said, well, I'll take Lance and that started 91 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 5: it and that's how we started doing the show. 92 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 2: What was Lance doing at that time? Though? Oh god, he. 93 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 4: Was a go getter man. 94 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 5: I had my TV show at the time on Channel 95 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 5: fifty one, and he would come out to the show 96 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 5: and say, Hey, I'm a handicapper. I want to come 97 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 5: on your show. And I was like, And then he 98 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 5: was interning over. He was an intern over at six' 99 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 5: ten and he would have to do call ins the 100 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 5: show because they weren't getting any, calls so he'd have 101 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 5: to do call ins with different, voices so he had 102 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 5: that radio experience and and, uh it just it WAS 103 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 5: i don't know. 104 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 4: How it just is a fate that it all worked 105 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 4: out that. 106 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: WAY i mean it was it's a lance doing. VOICES i, 107 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 1: mean you give us a shocker at that. Point But, 108 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 1: john you took over In april of ninety. Seven The oilers, 109 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: HAD i, believe just left at that, point so you 110 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: guys were kind of able to create your own show 111 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 1: really without having to rely, on you, know The texans 112 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: as being a flagship or. Whatever what was that period 113 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: like not having The texans before The texans were able 114 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: to get involved in two thousand and. 115 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 4: Two you, know it. Was it was. 116 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 5: Weird we just did, it AND i think it started 117 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 5: us into not rely on so much on sports, too 118 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 5: and that was a good. 119 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 4: Thing and. Listen there was no. 120 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 5: Internet we had a, newspaper we had The Baseball almanac 121 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 5: to make go back and reference. Things we'd have to 122 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 5: Be we'd had that giant book that you had to 123 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 5: be looking through. Stuff but we had to wing it 124 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 5: a lot with you, know we had some weird calls 125 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,359 Speaker 5: and it just turned in a different. Direction a lot 126 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,799 Speaker 5: that wasn't sports, related to tell you the, truth because 127 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:30,039 Speaker 5: there was No we talk a lot of, football obviously 128 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:33,359 Speaker 5: with THE nfl and college, football but there wasn't a 129 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 5: huge interest that you guys have with The texans back, 130 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,359 Speaker 5: Then so we did a lot of different stuff at that. 131 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 3: Time, yeah you had The astros going to the playoffs 132 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 3: but not winning postseason. Series you had The rockets at 133 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 3: the end of the pip In barkley, era that kind of. 134 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 3: Thing and what was it like When bob McNair was 135 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 3: chasing down The texans expansion franchise didn't have a, name 136 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 3: but you knew he wanted the. Team you Knew la 137 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 3: was probably the. Favorite what was all that, Like, John 138 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 3: what do you recall about? 139 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 5: That, well it was actually pretty close because when did 140 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 5: they name the? Team ninety, Nine so we had about 141 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 5: a year and a, half and we had the rumblings and. 142 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 5: Whatnot they were pretty tight lip though about what they 143 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 5: were doing and trying to get it and. Whatnot so 144 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 5: it was just a lot of rumor and innuendo and 145 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 5: it's going to be, cool hopefully we get it and. 146 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 5: Whatnot what's the team name going to be and all 147 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 5: of the, stuff all of that kind of. Stuff but 148 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 5: it was a. Lot there was a lot of secrecy 149 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 5: back then until The texans were very secretive back in the, day, 150 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 5: actually SO i don't think that that was. Unusual you 151 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 5: will Remember Charlie. Casserley charlie degraded me early on BECAUSE 152 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 5: i actually talked about they're working on his knee in 153 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 5: the middle of the. Field hey see you don't talk about. 154 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 5: Injury See hey, okay, Hey so, yeah so. 155 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 4: There was a lot of secrecy back in the day 156 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 4: with The. 157 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: Texans So, john we Had charlie ON i don't, know 158 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks, Ago mark and he told us 159 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: the story about how they were getting ready for the, 160 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: draft AND i think he was doing the show with you, 161 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: guys and they were taking calls and apparently there were, 162 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: Scouts texans scouts that were calling in asking him about 163 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: fictitious players From oklahoma that he was having to, ask 164 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: what do you remember about those shows that you guys 165 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: were doing With? 166 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 4: Charlie he, well he was actually he got pissed At 167 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 4: lance one. 168 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 5: Time lancea, hey, hey hey, see you know we don't 169 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 5: talk about that Seet And lance was, like what we 170 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 5: don't talk? 171 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 4: About? What what was it that we DON'T i don't. 172 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 5: Know and but But charlie Was he answered a lot of, 173 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 5: questions but not really you, know AND i think we 174 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 5: do that all THE gms case scenario does that? Today 175 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 5: you know they. Won't there's a lot of words slid And. 176 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 5: Charlie charlie had a, lot but it was unusual to 177 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 5: have but there was NO gm. Shows there were coaches. 178 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 5: Shows coaches would come on players and come. On we, 179 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 5: had you, know all kinds of astros in studio and everything. 180 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 5: Else but to have A gm on and to have 181 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,839 Speaker 5: him not be able to say much of it was 182 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,439 Speaker 5: it was always you, know juggling back in the day With. 183 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 2: Charlie random. 184 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 3: Memory here we're talking the only sports radio station in the, 185 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 3: Market texans game. Week charlie casually comes On friday from 186 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 3: seven to eight and eight to. 187 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 2: Nine is The Golf hour on A. 188 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 3: Friday it was just it was unusual programming by today's, standards. 189 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 4: But they Loved dick And. 190 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 3: Charlie, yes, NO i love that, Show, JOHN i love 191 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 3: and you know when you, LEFT i got to do 192 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 3: that show for a number of. YEARS i absolutely love 193 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 3: doing The Golf Hour and you still are you still 194 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 3: doing it? Now you were still doing it for a 195 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 3: long time, Anyway, no. 196 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:38,559 Speaker 4: No, no will doctor does it? Now? 197 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 5: He charlie do it? Now, YEAH i don't do it. 198 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 5: Anymore but that was a lot of a lot of. 199 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 5: Fun the stories that would come out in some of 200 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 5: the stuff, that, Yep charlie would, say it was just 201 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:50,079 Speaker 5: tremendous and. 202 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 3: In fairness to my, point golf at that, point you, 203 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 3: know golf's still huge obviously in this market, especially but 204 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 3: that was the height Of, tiger, Right that Was tiger's, 205 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,439 Speaker 3: emergence and golf course has been constructed every week. 206 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 2: Everywhere it was very pope. 207 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 5: And The harmons were in the middle of. It, yeah 208 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 5: so we got stories second. Hand butch was you, know 209 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 5: he was Trained, tiger and So dick would tell, us 210 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:14,439 Speaker 5: he would tell us what he could behind the. Scenes 211 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 5: he told us a lot more good lot a lot 212 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 5: more stories About tiger and. 213 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 4: Whatnot but, yeah we got we. 214 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 5: Got some inside listen and there were there are so 215 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 5: many people to this DAY i talk about golf on 216 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 5: the show and they're, like, oh stop. Already but that 217 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 5: our people loved and they didn't care that it was 218 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 5: golf because we got great. 219 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: Stories, yeah no, Doubt, john when you get the, uh 220 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: what was it like getting the sideline reporter? 221 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 2: Job how'd you end up with? 222 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,079 Speaker 1: That and what do you remember about the first night 223 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: Against dallas in two thousand and two on the, side 224 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: we gotta go slow, Here. 225 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:48,839 Speaker 3: Okay BECAUSE i was thinking about, THIS i don't remember 226 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 3: you getting the job at any particular, Moment so let's. 227 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 3: Go it's the first. PART i just remember you having the. 228 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 3: JOB i think WHEN i got there In february of, 229 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 3: two you were already declared the. Guy If i'm not, 230 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 3: mistaken BECAUSE i know we're still looking for the color. 231 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 3: Commentator andre AND i had lunched shortly after we made the. 232 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 3: Deal But, john what do you remember? 233 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: It IF i remember IF i Know grana, well WHICH i, 234 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: DO i Think granda wedding and just Said i'm gonna 235 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: be this Side i'm gonna do it IF i Know. 236 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 1: Granado well that's basically what he. Did and then they just, said, okay, Sure, John, 237 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: WELL i went. 238 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 5: For the play by play. JOB i had done been 239 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 5: doing some play by play on the For channel fifty, One, 240 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 5: okay SO i was going for the play by play. 241 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 5: Job AND i Think laura just, said, well we're gonna 242 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 5: do it in a different, way but you're gonna be 243 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 5: the sideline. Guy, okay you know. What, OKAY i get. 244 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 5: It AND i, was you, know obviously a little, disappointed 245 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 5: but It mark had much, more much better resume THAN i. 246 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 5: Did but, IMMEDIATELY i, mean it wasn't even she didn't 247 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:50,319 Speaker 5: even tell, me you, know you don't get. 248 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 4: It you're gonna be, This you're gonna be the sideline. 249 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 5: Guy AND i was, like, oh that's fine that you know, 250 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 5: what that's, great that's a great, uh that's a great 251 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 5: position for. It AND i and it was that's the 252 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 5: way it should have. Been, Anyway mark's got a lot. Better, 253 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 5: uh he had a lot more experience THAN i did and. 254 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 5: Whatnot and it was a it was a huge. 255 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 4: Job she. Wanted she Wanted Russ, Small. 256 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,319 Speaker 2: Yes she, did she wanted but The texans did. 257 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 4: Not texans said. 258 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 5: No texans said, no and And mark was the. Guy 259 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 5: AND i think that he JUST. 260 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 2: I got that. 261 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:22,439 Speaker 3: Right i've Met russ, since And i'm sure he's around, 262 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 3: SOMEWHERE i, hope and doing. Great but you, know he 263 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 3: kind OF i felt like some dirty looks coming my. 264 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 3: WAY i didn't do, this you. KNOW i just came 265 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 3: in and got the. JOB i didn't have anything to 266 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 3: do with his. 267 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 1: Fate, wait can we talk about the Lance John granado 268 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 1: On russ small? 269 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 2: Show can we talk about? That or is that not 270 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 2: talking show for a? While? John? Right because they Hired 271 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 2: russ to do the play by Play granado's, FACE i 272 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 2: know where this is. Going it was. 273 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 5: It was a round peg in a square hole or square. Peg, 274 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 5: yeah it just didn't. Work it was it didn't last 275 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 5: all that. Long it happened during Nine it WAS i 276 00:12:58,720 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 5: remember one, show that. 277 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 4: Nine to eleven. Show, wow oh, gosh that was really really. 278 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 4: Rough but it. 279 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 5: Was it was not a Good it was not a good. 280 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 5: Fit and they realized, it and then they changed. 281 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 4: It so they. 282 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 5: Tried they, tried and it didn't, work and they hired 283 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 5: Rut you're, right they hired him so that he could 284 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:19,559 Speaker 5: be the play by play guy and that didn't work. 285 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 2: Out, yeah it didn't work. 286 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 3: Out, okay SO i want to go, back and we're 287 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:24,319 Speaker 3: going kind of out of order here a little. Bit 288 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 3: but WHEN i come in AND i got to, say 289 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 3: you guys were saints BECAUSE i didn't want to do 290 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 3: This rome wrap around show back in the Day Sports 291 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 3: radio six ten At Jim rome eleven to. 292 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 2: Two it was. Huge people. 293 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 3: Listening now you have to understand how Big Jim rome 294 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:41,320 Speaker 3: was And john can tell us more about. That we 295 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 3: Have John gernado with. Us but there was This rome 296 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 3: wrap around show where you'd get the ten to eleven 297 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 3: and then the two to three or something like. That 298 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 3: it was ridiculous because you'd have a three hour. Break 299 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 3: it was, silly but that's kind of what they wanted 300 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 3: me to do it. First but then they moved me 301 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 3: to nine to, eleven which Meant john And lance had 302 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 3: to do five thirty to, nine which. 303 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 2: Ouch SO i think that wasn't happy with. 304 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 3: That they probably hated. Me and HERE i come. In 305 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 3: i'm doing some really bad shows early on BECAUSE i 306 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 3: don't know the. Market you, Know i'm trying my, best 307 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 3: but it's difficult And i'm alone on the. Air it 308 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 3: was tough, Anyway, john your thoughts on that little era that, was, well. 309 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:19,359 Speaker 4: YEAH i hated. 310 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 2: Make it. 311 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 4: Too that. 312 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 5: Suck, Yeah i'll be honest with, You but you. Did 313 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 5: JUST i felt for you because first of, all you're by, 314 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 5: yourself which IS i did that. 315 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 4: When we started fifteen. 316 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 5: SIXTY i had to do four hours by myself every, 317 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 5: morning which. 318 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 4: Sucked and it's it Ain't it's not an easy. 319 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 5: Gig but, yeah, you like you, said you didn't know the, 320 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 5: market trying to have everybody please everybody because you're new 321 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 5: to the. Market you got a big, job all of that, 322 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 5: stuff which could not have been. 323 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 4: Easy felt for. YOU i WAS i never. 324 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 5: EVER i JUST i felt for you because that was 325 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 5: they put you in an impossible situation to. 326 00:14:58,680 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 4: Start it. 327 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 3: Was it was, tough but that's WHY i Recruited andre 328 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 3: doing an hour with. Me after a while figured this. 329 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 3: Out Get andre on for an, hour Get pastorini on 330 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 3: for an, hour Get bullied on for an. 331 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 2: HOUR i THINK i Had Billy Edy. 332 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 3: Washington SOMETIMES i had to do The Van Chanceller, show 333 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 3: which was good because it burned an, hour And van 334 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 3: was pretty good on the. Air of, course so, that 335 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 3: AND i went to comics games AND i managed. 336 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 2: Somehow, well that's How John. 337 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 4: LANCE i did with. ME i did that. 338 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 5: TOO i used to Have johnny on And Sean, On 339 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 5: i'd Have, Raheel i'd Have David Dunio, HAFFE i bring 340 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 5: all those guys on and, say, okay you got to 341 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 5: sit here with. 342 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 4: Me. Yeah. 343 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: Yeah remember the very first, show very first show we ever, 344 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: did started off in typical fifteen sixty, fashion but we 345 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: were there for all four. HOURS i was, like, man, 346 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: okay it was. Long four hours and it's, like, hey 347 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: your show is coming up at two. O'clock get. Ready i'm, 348 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: like oh my, GOD i got to do another four. Hours, 349 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: yeah on the first. Day but that's what you, Know 350 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: like you, Said, mark that's What john And lance did 351 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: for me back in two thousand and, two two thousand and, 352 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: three they brought me on for an hour start talking college. Football, 353 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: Yeah and that's that's HOW i grew my name here In, 354 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: houston because we talked college football for an hour at that, 355 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 1: point and it just kind of grew and grew until 356 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: the point we started fifteen sixty AND i came back 357 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: here for. That So i'll go back to my other, 358 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: question now that you've been named the side of the 359 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: reporter for The, Texans mark is, Here andre's in, place 360 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: and you guys get ready for the game Against, dallas 361 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: and there was so much lead up to. That what 362 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: was it like that, Night john At Reliant stadium we 363 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: can say that, now Not Houston, stadium Not Energy Reliant. 364 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 2: Stadium what was that like for you? 365 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 5: Guys, well, unfortunately it was the apex of The texans 366 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 5: in my. 367 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 4: Career it was we started that. High. 368 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, YEAH i remember standing on the field after The 369 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 5: Billy miller and all of that, stuff and the safety 370 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 5: and and all of that, stuff And i'm standing on 371 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 5: the field and the smoke and the crowd is nuts 372 00:16:57,280 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 5: and in the middle of the, field And i'm just 373 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 5: soaking it all. In and then afterwards it wasn't that. 374 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 5: Great next, week remember we went To. Sandy it just got. 375 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 2: Destroyed destroyed. It then it just went all. 376 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 3: Right let me refresh your memory on a few, things 377 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,360 Speaker 3: because you were on the sideline during some good moments 378 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 3: aside from The dallas. 379 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 2: Game because that year we had the three defensive. 380 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 3: Touchdown game At pittsburgh and all The, vets all The 381 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,959 Speaker 3: ogs talk about that game IF i, say come up 382 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:31,160 Speaker 3: with another memory for me besides The dallas, game they 383 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 3: go to that one. 384 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 4: First, Yeah aaron was fantastic in that. Game that was. 385 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 5: Yeah and it was so windy and it just is 386 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 5: the hardest place to. Play but you'll remember how bad 387 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:49,959 Speaker 5: the offense was game. TERRIBLE i, mean they were UNLIKE 388 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 5: cj in the playoffs last, year weren't able to overcome the. 389 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 5: Office they were able to overcome the, offense you. Know 390 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 5: so it was a it was special and yet it 391 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 5: had it's, like oh my, goodness we were so bad, 392 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 5: offensively but the defense was so. 393 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 4: Good that was that. Was. 394 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 5: No we had some we had some Great there were 395 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 5: some great, times a great big field, goals then. 396 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:16,400 Speaker 4: One or tough ones were Andrevig. No. 397 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 3: Five all, right so all, right there's. Two there's two 398 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 3: huge place kicking. Moments one was beating The. Colts it 399 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 3: was actually a year after this That i'm gonna the 400 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:32,920 Speaker 3: next Point i'm gonna, make but beating The colts AND o, six, 401 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 3: right and you were on the field for. That that 402 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 3: was your last year and that was your last win 403 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 3: maybe or last maybe second to, last because did we 404 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 3: win The kapper AND o? 405 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 2: Six we did we Beat, cleveland. 406 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:46,239 Speaker 3: But beating The colts On Christmas, eve if you were 407 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,199 Speaker 3: on the field for that, one, yeah that was. 408 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 4: Wow Those colts games were. 409 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 2: They were rough. 410 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 5: Up there were so rough Because peyton was such a. 411 00:18:55,640 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 5: Pain peyton was just it was painstaking of the line of, 412 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 5: scrimmage omaha and all that crap you'd be. Staying he 413 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 5: turned the game into a you, know a slow basketball 414 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 5: game where no one took a. Shot it was just so. Painstaking. 415 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:16,640 Speaker 5: Everyone it was like pulling nails every time you played. Him, 416 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 5: yeah and so it was that was all those were. 417 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:23,400 Speaker 5: Awful to finally win that game Was you're, right if 418 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,159 Speaker 5: we finally beat, them oh my. 419 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,920 Speaker 1: Goodness and it's it's, Funny, john you, said because When 420 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,239 Speaker 1: mark AND i talk about wins In texans, history We 421 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 1: mark brings up one of his, favorites which is twenty 422 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,199 Speaker 1: fifteen against The, colts and a lot of people, like 423 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:37,600 Speaker 1: what twenty fifteen against The. Colts it's, like do you 424 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: know how many times we went into those buildings and 425 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 1: just got the absolute you know what kicked out of, 426 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: us couldn't get a, win could get, close but couldn't 427 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: get a. Win to then finally get over that hump 428 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:52,719 Speaker 1: what try, thirteen you, know like you, said it's like 429 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:55,640 Speaker 1: we finally conquered, it and you guys had been there 430 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:58,440 Speaker 1: for all those early ones Where peyton is just doing 431 00:19:58,560 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: anything possible to. 432 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 3: Win you, Think, John John, granado that our C A 433 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 3: dome low key as the kids would, say is maybe 434 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:07,880 Speaker 3: the loudest stadium you've ever. 435 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 2: HEARD i, mean that place was. Deafening it always. 436 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 5: WAS i thought The, SAINTS i thought Our, Yeah seattle was. 437 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 2: Rough seattle and five that was. Rough that was. 438 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:25,959 Speaker 4: The cow that. 439 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 2: Was that was. 440 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 3: Bad sunday, night three hundred rushing yards for The Seahawks alexander. 441 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:35,400 Speaker 2: Game, right, Yeah. 442 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 3: Astros are ON tv in The World series at that 443 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,199 Speaker 3: point or just the al UH nlcs at the. 444 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 2: Time that. Was that was a weird night for. 445 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 5: Sure that that was a, really really TOUGH i got a, Question, 446 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 5: okay if it's the, same because when we, started what 447 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 5: was what was unbelievable to. Me I'm, johnny do you 448 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,119 Speaker 5: do you still sit In andre's on the end and 449 00:20:58,160 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 5: you're in the. 450 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 2: Middle, no it's. Different it's. Different i'm going to bring this. 451 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 5: Up so SO i got to sit in the middle 452 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 5: Between andre's on the window And mark is on the. 453 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 4: Aisle it's it's it's, tight. 454 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 5: Okay but the thing about it was which was, incredible 455 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 5: was the amount of food that they used to. 456 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 4: Bring on these. 457 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 5: Trips on these, trips when you get, on you've got 458 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 5: a bag of, Chip you've got A chick fil a, bag. 459 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 4: Okay you got a sandwich they think two sandwiches in. 460 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 5: There and then on the trip you got a, steak 461 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 5: dinner with a, salad potato and. 462 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 4: Everything. 463 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 5: Okay then there's cookies coming around and desserts and all 464 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 5: of this. Stuff And i'm, like, well, no wonder we. 465 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:45,160 Speaker 5: Lose that's why we lose all these. Games but the thing, 466 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 5: was AND i don't know if he still does. IT 467 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 5: i think about this all the. Time we Got chick Fil, 468 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 5: a we got, steaks we got. Cookies Mark vandermere won't 469 00:21:56,080 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 5: put dressing on his. Salad he doesn't want to gain. 470 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 5: Anyway have you ever had a salad with no dressing on? 471 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 4: IT i don't have enough. 472 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 5: DRESSING i think A mark, immediately that's, okay this is. 473 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:12,919 Speaker 4: Awful what are you? 474 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 2: Doing and THEN i would have. 475 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:18,919 Speaker 1: Dessert, yeah there's gonna be a brownie or a cookie 476 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: or ice cream ending up, yeah, yeah there's no. Question 477 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: it's a little it's a little different, now but we 478 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: GET i tell when when people sponsors ticket, MEMBERS i 479 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: go up and talk to him before we get on 480 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: And i'm, like look for future, reference don't. 481 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 2: Eat. 482 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 1: YEAH i Remember, john my first my first game was twenty. 483 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: Fourteen we went To arizona for a preseason, game AND 484 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: i just, REMEMBER i ate. Everything, yeah they came around with, 485 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: this and NOW i felt. 486 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 2: GUILTY i was, like all, right give me the ham 487 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 2: sandwich all. 488 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 4: Right after when we get to the, hotel the players have. 489 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:56,920 Speaker 3: Dinner, yeah they have full. Dinner, okay it's different, now 490 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 3: and this is. Good you're bringing us up because it 491 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 3: shows the difference of the. Eras because we're in the 492 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 3: twenty fifth season Of texans, football and When John granada 493 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:07,160 Speaker 3: was sideline, reporter, yeah we had a smaller. Plane so for, 494 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:10,399 Speaker 3: instance back, THEN i THINK. Roberta ending was already the 495 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 3: nutrition person for the team back, then but she didn't even. 496 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:17,879 Speaker 3: Travel now we probably travel four nutrition. People, john the 497 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 3: bring they bring the, chef they bring. People, okay so 498 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 3: they need a bigger. Plane and that's just one. Example 499 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 3: the athletic training, staff all the different football ops support 500 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 3: systems have way more people working for. Them radio is the. 501 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 3: Same it's still five. Guys it's still the three on air, guys, producer. 502 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 3: Engineer but everything. Else social media we didn't have. That 503 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 3: we had one website. Guy now we've got a team 504 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,680 Speaker 3: of social media and videographers and so we need a 505 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:46,360 Speaker 3: much bigger. Plane everybody can spread out a little. More 506 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 3: and they don't feed you suites on the way. Up 507 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:50,640 Speaker 3: they might give you a little suite on the way, 508 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 3: back you, know but on the way, up it's very 509 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 3: diligent about keeping the players healthier than. 510 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:59,160 Speaker 2: Ever hold, on what hold? On Sometimes i've gotten? Something 511 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 2: yeah he gets, sometimes you. Know Mark vanger gets his sweets, 512 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:04,719 Speaker 2: now trust. 513 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: Me when we sit to our, seats, yeah of, course 514 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,640 Speaker 1: of course he. Does, okay we're having a blast With John, 515 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 1: granado THE og sideline reporter for The Houston. Texans coming up, 516 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 1: next it's the famous postgame interview Between John granado And Seth. 517 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:26,679 Speaker 1: Payne it's even better THAN i, Remember and of course 518 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 1: it's two decades, later so there is obviously a little 519 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 1: bit of, Embellishment i'm sure from all. Parties but you 520 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 1: got to stick around for. This if you missed it 521 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,120 Speaker 1: back in the. Day we're having a blast right here 522 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:40,159 Speaker 1: In Texas All. Access they're, right we. Are what is happening, 523 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: Everybody welcome back to This wednesday edition Of Texans All. 524 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:47,880 Speaker 1: Access so glad to be with. You i'm your, Host John, 525 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 1: harris football, analyst sideline, reporter AND i Stress. Texans AND 526 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: i thought about it AS i Said Texans All access 527 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 1: because we don't have this. Show we don't have a 528 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: football team Without bob And janis. 529 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 2: McNair AND i. 530 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 1: JUST i thought about that AS i was Saying Texans All. Access, 531 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: man it just kind of kind of hit me right 532 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 1: in the. Gut IT'S i just Miss missus McNair so. 533 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: Much she passed away. Yesterday tribute to me Porn in 534 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: teams have been putting out statements on their social. Media 535 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: The cowboys put out a brilliant one From Jerry jones 536 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 1: and to all those, teams you, know thank you for 537 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: all the recognition Of missus McNair and obviously mister, McNair 538 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 1: bobbingdair who passed the twenty Eighteen so still everybody coming 539 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: to grips with Losing janis, yesterday but she will always 540 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 1: be with. Us peace and, love always miss, McNair but 541 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,800 Speaker 1: AS i, Said, texans it just made me think of. 542 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 1: Her and WHEN i Say, texans obviously coming up on 543 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,439 Speaker 1: the twenty fifth. Season so on tonight's, show we have 544 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: been celebrating the original crew on the, radio the original sideline. 545 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:00,440 Speaker 1: REPORTER i am now the sideline reporter for the, team 546 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,120 Speaker 1: have been so since twenty. Fourteen but WHEN i got 547 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:05,439 Speaker 1: a radio two thousand and, seven my boss was man 548 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: Named John. Gernado he was the original THE og sideline. 549 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 4: Reporter and WHEN. 550 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 1: I that was really the first TIME i got to 551 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: Meet John, gronado and SO i started hearing some of the. 552 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 1: Stories and one of the famous stories THAT i was 553 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:21,920 Speaker 1: told was Of john's last, year second to last year 554 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: with The, texans and they The texans had unfortunately lost 555 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 1: the game and had been a rough, season But Seth 556 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 1: payne was the player of the, game and that was 557 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 1: an interview at the time That john would do, live 558 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: and WHEN i took, OVER i would do that interview 559 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 1: live at twenty. Fourteen then we started, thinking, look why 560 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 1: not just record on my phone and then we can 561 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,199 Speaker 1: get the interview whenever we can send it back and 562 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,399 Speaker 1: Then mark can know how long it is they're not 563 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 1: waiting for, Me i'm not waiting for, them all that 564 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:54,119 Speaker 1: kind of. Stuff so we decided to record. It but 565 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: back in the day it was, live and So seth 566 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:01,479 Speaker 1: was the play of the game and eventually wasn't too 567 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 1: happy about. It here's me asking that question Of john 568 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: as we kick it off with THE og satelline Reporter. 569 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: Jagranado WHENEVER i WHENEVER i joined up in new radio 570 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,680 Speaker 1: station with. You we all obviously shared a lot of, 571 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 1: stories and ironically one of my one of my favorites 572 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,359 Speaker 1: was one THAT i would then have to, encounter and 573 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:25,439 Speaker 1: that is live player interviews after a, game especially in 574 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: a losing, situation or a coach in a losing. Situation, 575 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 1: Obviously Seth payin is the famous. One can you take 576 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:35,879 Speaker 1: us through that story About seth and his reaction to 577 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 1: being player of the game after a loss when you 578 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 1: were the satelline. 579 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 5: Reporter, so and if you've never been in the locker 580 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,439 Speaker 5: room after a, loss it's hushed, Tone oh, yeah you, 581 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:52,919 Speaker 5: can't you. Can't in any, ways if there's everybody is really, quiet. 582 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:55,440 Speaker 4: Don't, project because, yeah it's like a, funeral. 583 00:27:55,119 --> 00:27:56,640 Speaker 2: It's like a golf. Match it's like you're. 584 00:27:56,800 --> 00:28:00,199 Speaker 5: Golf, yeah so you just talk like this and we 585 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 5: can't be excited about. Anything SO i Get Seth player 586 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:06,640 Speaker 5: of The Game Defensive Tackle player of The, game which 587 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 5: is in, lass which is you, know that'll tell you 588 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 5: how well we played that. 589 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 4: Day and nothing Against. 590 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:19,240 Speaker 5: Seth he probably played really, well but He So i'm 591 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 5: doing the interview and he's, talking, yeah, yeah well we 592 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 5: we just got to play. Better all, Right, Well seth 593 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 5: for being thank you for the, interview for being our. 594 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:30,680 Speaker 5: Guest you get a five hundred dollars gift Certificate decline signed. 595 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 5: Jewelers and he, goes oh h AND i, said, oh 596 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 5: you perked, up and he said and he said the 597 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 5: bad word That after, THAT i didn't perk, up and 598 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 5: he walked, off and he except he said the whole, 599 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 5: word not that he said the bad. Word AND i, went, 600 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 5: Whoa mark back to you. 601 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 4: And mark you what you? 602 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 5: Said you're just, like oh, uh that's that? 603 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 4: Is that was? Interesting. 604 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 3: Yeap that worked out, ultimately because now we have a 605 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 3: story to tell for the rest of our. Lives sometimes, 606 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 3: things bad, things turn into good. 607 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 2: Things yeah, Right well that happened to me my first. 608 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:14,240 Speaker 2: Year we went To oakland and we played The raiders In. 609 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 2: OAKLAND jj caught that touchdown. Pass we ended up winning 610 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 2: win the. 611 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:18,720 Speaker 1: GAME i think that made us two to o at that, 612 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: point and it's it's only my second. Game and at 613 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,320 Speaker 1: that point we still were doing live in the locker. 614 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: Room as you, know we've changed that since it's been 615 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 1: easier to, record and you, know it's just easier that. 616 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: Way and So i'm doing it live And i'm waiting 617 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: And i'm, waiting and finally Again Chris. Myers And chris was. 618 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 1: Great chris was always great in the offensive lot of good. 619 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 1: Game you, Know arian ran really well in that. Game 620 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: and So i'm talking With Chris. Myers i'm Literally i'm 621 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:47,959 Speaker 1: in the middle of this tiny locker room In, Oakland 622 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 1: almeda colisseum uh in the locker room and there's probably 623 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: drip stains on the wall and, everything and So i'm Interviewing, 624 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: chris and a player who shall remain nameless for the 625 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:01,440 Speaker 1: time being walked up behind me as we were doing 626 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:05,560 Speaker 1: the interview AND i can't remember exactly what he, said 627 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: but it had something to do with the body part 628 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 1: For Chris. Myers, Yeah AND i just was, like, okay live, 629 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: radio what what. DO i what DO i do with? 630 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: This AND i just, like you know, What i'm gonna ignore, 631 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 1: it LIKE i didn't hear it and just keep going 632 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 1: with the. Interview but WHEN i went and listened to it, 633 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 1: AGAIN i was, like, OH i, LIKE i just gasped. 634 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 2: Because you could hear it clear as, day AND i, 635 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 2: thought oh, Man i'm gonna get in. 636 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 1: Trouble nobody ever said, anything BUT i just remember, thinking 637 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 1: you killed me with. 638 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:35,479 Speaker 5: That, no you just gotta. Worry you didn't do. Anything 639 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 5: there's nothing you could do about. It but the THE 640 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 5: fcc implications are. Real so yeah to, watch. 641 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah. 642 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 3: Absolutely so we Have John granado with us talking about 643 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:46,520 Speaker 3: the early days of The. Texans, okay there was one 644 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 3: other thing that you said on the air At Tampa. 645 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,720 Speaker 3: Bay do you remember this one because you went into 646 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 3: the pirate ship At? 647 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 2: Tampa? 648 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 4: Oh, YEAH i remember this? One you? DID i remember 649 00:30:58,520 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 4: In San francisco With. 650 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 2: Reggie, YEAH i remember that. One, okay wait what did 651 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:03,120 Speaker 2: you do with? It? 652 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:04,719 Speaker 4: Oh remember that? 653 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 2: One, okay refresh my. MEMORY i remember going. 654 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 5: Out with wait the last game of the, season Right 655 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 5: San francisco for who's gonna get the number one? 656 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 4: Pick? 657 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:17,160 Speaker 5: Yeah and The texans are playing tooth And nail and 658 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 5: they just. Scored, YEAH i AND i, said and you 659 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 5: came down to, Me let's go To. 660 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,600 Speaker 4: Donna john AND i, said, well they're Blowing Reggie. 661 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 5: Bush we Thought reggie was gonna be the number one. 662 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 4: PICK i didn't mean. It you gotta. 663 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:33,080 Speaker 2: Watch. 664 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:41,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, WELL i, said oh and you and you, went, 665 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 5: okay Thanks john, back. 666 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 4: What DID i say In? 667 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:50,120 Speaker 3: Tampa he said you were the pirates hip and you, 668 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:51,840 Speaker 3: Said i'm with the guy who blows off his. 669 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 2: Cannon we were. DYING i, mean me And dre we're spitting. 670 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:01,320 Speaker 2: UP i, mean you couldn't even take the mike back 671 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:04,360 Speaker 2: at that. Point it was Bat it's funny BECAUSE i 672 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 2: had not heard that. 673 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: ONE i knew THAT i knew The Reggie bush that 674 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: one when we talked about That Reggie bush one for 675 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:09,600 Speaker 1: a long. 676 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 3: Time oh my. Gosh, Well, Dre dre AND i can get. 677 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:15,480 Speaker 3: Going dray can get me. Laughing and this is people 678 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:17,440 Speaker 3: don't Know drey this. Way but when you Get dray 679 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 3: off the air sometimes he has this deadpan delivery of 680 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 3: lines and you can start cracking. 681 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 2: Up you guys used to play. 682 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 3: Cards NOW i have to say this About John Gronado 683 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:29,400 Speaker 3: johnny on the plane very. OFTEN i had the middle, 684 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:32,240 Speaker 3: seat But john would, say, listen you take the aisle 685 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 3: right and you were you were very. Nice, yeah last 686 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:36,720 Speaker 3: thinking you're a. Gentleman but you just want to play 687 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:39,000 Speaker 3: cards and you don't want to play, it you know through, 688 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 3: Me so you guys want to. 689 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:42,560 Speaker 2: MOVE i got an a play. 690 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:45,120 Speaker 3: Was there was there was that for entertainment purposes or 691 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 3: was there a little extra? There and whatever you were, 692 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 3: doing why would you play For, OKAY i would never do. 693 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 4: That possibly do. That that wouldn't make any. 694 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:56,840 Speaker 5: Sense, no we play and just to pass the time 695 00:32:56,880 --> 00:32:58,880 Speaker 5: and have a little fun on the, way get a 696 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:01,040 Speaker 5: little little flowing with a little. 697 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 4: Gambling that's always that's always. 698 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:03,480 Speaker 2: Fun that's always. 699 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 4: Fun that's you Mentioned oakland the two places to. 700 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 5: ME i walked Into Oakland college and they were throwing 701 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:14,240 Speaker 5: stuff at the bus and they were the worst people 702 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 5: ever right In. Oakland, yeah But I've i've. Been we 703 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 5: we went to every. STADIUM i was NEVER i was 704 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 5: a little leery. 705 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 4: There and In. 706 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:29,920 Speaker 5: Philadelphia oh and In philadelphia you know, It, johnny because you're. 707 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:32,280 Speaker 4: There, yeah there is a. 708 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 5: Corner there is a corner of the end zone that 709 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:39,479 Speaker 5: is maybe ten feet from the end. Zone, yep and 710 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 5: you are you are, right and it's field. Level the 711 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 5: fans are field. Level so we're in the. Corner The 712 00:33:46,440 --> 00:33:49,240 Speaker 5: texans are going in the, score Or philly's going in the, 713 00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 5: score OR i forget. Whatever so we're standing in the 714 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:56,920 Speaker 5: corner AND i and they're yelling at us behind get. 715 00:33:56,960 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 5: Down we can't, see get, down get, Down And I'M 716 00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 5: i take a, knee And i'm, LIKE i don't want these. 717 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:06,800 Speaker 5: PEOPLE i DON'T i know they're they're, Nuts SO i 718 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:09,640 Speaker 5: don't want these. People the guy next to me is 719 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:12,839 Speaker 5: a photographer and he, says, now screw. You I'm i'm 720 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:14,919 Speaker 5: standing And i'm taking pictures HOW i want. 721 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:16,239 Speaker 4: To and they were. 722 00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:21,759 Speaker 5: Peeled they start throwing beer at, us And i'm, Now 723 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:23,320 Speaker 5: i'm soaked on. 724 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:26,719 Speaker 4: The field with. Beer and we gotta go back on 725 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:28,279 Speaker 4: the plane AND i don't have you don't have a 726 00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 4: change of. Clothes you just go. 727 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:32,319 Speaker 5: On AND i told you during the, GAME i, Said, 728 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:35,880 Speaker 5: Mark i've Been i've been smelling like beer a lot. 729 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:41,280 Speaker 4: Of my, life but today it's not my. Fault, okay, yeah. 730 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:45,680 Speaker 5: Now's with beer down here by These eagles fans because 731 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:48,279 Speaker 5: they are a, holes, Okay and that's what they, do 732 00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:50,600 Speaker 5: and they just they try to up at every single. 733 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:53,800 Speaker 5: Time AND i WAS i went back on the plane 734 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:55,359 Speaker 5: just wreaking a. 735 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:57,680 Speaker 4: BEER i don't know if you, remember you don't remember that. 736 00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:00,919 Speaker 3: By well that was THE vet because that was year. One, 737 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 3: YEAH i want to say that. 738 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:04,479 Speaker 4: Still that was. Still, no that was just the first 739 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:04,840 Speaker 4: year of The. 740 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 2: LINK i, think oh, yeah first year link was the. 741 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:10,759 Speaker 2: Link first year of the link was oh, Two, no was? 742 00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:13,040 Speaker 3: It, well WHAT i want to, say we were at 743 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:16,160 Speaker 3: the at The, link, okay? Wherever it was all, right 744 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:20,400 Speaker 3: at The. Link, well, look there were a lot of hostile. 745 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:22,800 Speaker 3: Environments BUT i guess, yeah you would say. That you, 746 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:25,479 Speaker 3: know we talked about the loudness of OUR ca. Dome 747 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:26,239 Speaker 3: so that happened to In. 748 00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:29,279 Speaker 1: Washington we were In washington in twenty. Eighteen The Justin 749 00:35:29,320 --> 00:35:33,160 Speaker 1: reid pick gear right AND i go behind The. JOHN 750 00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 1: i don't know if you did, THIS i would go 751 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:35,960 Speaker 1: bew on a goal post and kind of Give, mark you, 752 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 1: know because their vantage point wasn't, great SO i would Give. 753 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:41,439 Speaker 1: Mark you, know the field goals, good you, know just good, wide, left, wide, 754 00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:43,359 Speaker 1: right et. Cetera and so the first TIME i went back. 755 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:46,600 Speaker 1: THERE i stood up AND i didn't hear. Anything but 756 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 1: the next TIME i went back, THERE i kind of 757 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:52,719 Speaker 1: squatted down like a catcher and kick goes. Through i'm 758 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:55,080 Speaker 1: about to stand up AND i look at not six 759 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:59,080 Speaker 1: inches to my, left somebody had launched a full bud, 760 00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:03,759 Speaker 1: light the bud light illuminum. Can somebody had launched, that 761 00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:06,840 Speaker 1: AND i guess it was at me because it missed 762 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,920 Speaker 1: me by about six, inches and that thing being, full 763 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:13,160 Speaker 1: coming from wherever it, was that. Hurts that would have 764 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:16,279 Speaker 1: Been that would have been a. Concussion my favorite sideline, Story, 765 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:18,359 Speaker 1: john And i'm sure you had to encounter this as, 766 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:20,680 Speaker 1: well my very first. ONE i won't tell you a 767 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:23,080 Speaker 1: story About mark when the weather went, back BUT i 768 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:26,040 Speaker 1: was on the, sidelines and on the sidelines people don't, 769 00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:27,880 Speaker 1: understand Like you've got to navigate a lot of, stuff 770 00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:30,080 Speaker 1: a lot of, people a lot of things going. On 771 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:32,760 Speaker 1: people are trying to carve out space for different, things 772 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:36,759 Speaker 1: including the long snapper and a. Punter So i'm on the, 773 00:36:36,760 --> 00:36:40,120 Speaker 1: Sidelines i'm going back and. Forth, CLOWNEY i Think clowney 774 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:42,279 Speaker 1: Got clowney got hurting that game in the first, ONE 775 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:43,080 Speaker 1: i can't remember either. 776 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:45,560 Speaker 2: WAY i think he, had and so we were trying 777 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:46,120 Speaker 2: to monitor. 778 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:48,200 Speaker 1: That and So i'm on my phone a little bit 779 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 1: And i'm not really paying, attention and SO i walk 780 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:54,759 Speaker 1: to the south side and all of a, SUDDEN i 781 00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:58,320 Speaker 1: feel this breeze go right by my, nose And i'm. 782 00:36:58,160 --> 00:36:59,360 Speaker 2: Like what the hell was. 783 00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:01,880 Speaker 1: THAT i look up And John, weeks a long, snapper 784 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:04,719 Speaker 1: is like smiling at, me AND i just was, like, 785 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:07,360 Speaker 1: okay AND i got the. MESSAGE i was get the 786 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:10,640 Speaker 1: hell out of the. Way and he fired one and 787 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:12,080 Speaker 1: it missed my nose by, like. 788 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:15,880 Speaker 4: Because he was the best he could have hit you 789 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:16,160 Speaker 4: if he. 790 00:37:16,239 --> 00:37:19,680 Speaker 2: WANTED i, KNOW i, know and he's exactly. Right he 791 00:37:19,719 --> 00:37:21,600 Speaker 2: was sending a. Message he told me, Later he's, like, 792 00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:23,960 Speaker 2: hey new, guy move out of the. Way AND i was, 793 00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:24,279 Speaker 2: like all, right. 794 00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:26,880 Speaker 1: Gotcha and so from that point, Forward i've saved the 795 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 1: number of people from getting. 796 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:31,640 Speaker 2: A John week's tattoo right across the nose and a long. 797 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:32,040 Speaker 4: Snap. 798 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:34,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, week he almost took me. Out i'm telling, you 799 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,000 Speaker 1: it was it was. CLOSE i told that story. Before 800 00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:39,520 Speaker 1: it was. Close and when you're down on the, sidelines, 801 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:41,720 Speaker 1: man you gotta have your head on a swallow because 802 00:37:41,719 --> 00:37:45,160 Speaker 1: you just you you never know and if you happen 803 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:48,120 Speaker 1: to bring your briefcase down to the, sideline well you 804 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:49,040 Speaker 1: better be careful with. 805 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:50,000 Speaker 2: That john. 806 00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:52,640 Speaker 1: Did that tells a tremendous story of his first time 807 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:54,680 Speaker 1: going To Met life to take on The. Jets that 808 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:58,880 Speaker 1: story is next with the og sideline report of The Houston. 809 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 1: Texas John, grnanna would me And mark right here On 810 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:01,440 Speaker 1: Texans All? 811 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:03,120 Speaker 4: Access what has? 812 00:38:03,120 --> 00:38:03,400 Speaker 2: Happened? 813 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:06,360 Speaker 1: Everybody welcome back to This Wednesday Isshitt Texans All access 814 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:09,479 Speaker 1: From Monday Texans Radio. Studio i'm your, Host John, harris 815 00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:11,840 Speaker 1: football analyst and current sideline. 816 00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:13,760 Speaker 2: Reporter there were two before. 817 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:16,600 Speaker 1: Me gott to be good friends with, both one of 818 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:19,399 Speaker 1: them a longtime Friend i've known for about twenty five, 819 00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:21,359 Speaker 1: years and That's John. Gernando he was the very first 820 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:25,480 Speaker 1: sideline reporter For Houston. Texans we've been telling stories pretty 821 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:28,160 Speaker 1: much all day With mark vandermir who has called every 822 00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:30,759 Speaker 1: game for The, texans and me who has been here 823 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:34,640 Speaker 1: since twenty. Fourteen And john AND i can relate on 824 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:37,600 Speaker 1: a number of. Things But john's got a great story 825 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:42,120 Speaker 1: coming up about his first trip to play The. 826 00:38:42,239 --> 00:38:44,600 Speaker 4: Jets one of my favorite sideline. 827 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:46,440 Speaker 5: STORIES i don't know if you'll remember this one mark 828 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:48,279 Speaker 5: when Would when would was the first time we went 829 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:49,520 Speaker 5: to The jets two h. 830 00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:51,880 Speaker 3: THREE i want to, say it's so? Four and that 831 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:54,640 Speaker 3: was Dick, enberg, right didn't we interview Dick? Enberg he 832 00:38:54,680 --> 00:38:57,279 Speaker 3: wrote a. BOOK i want to, say it's so, four 833 00:38:57,520 --> 00:39:00,959 Speaker 3: it's so. Four, yeah, Okay i'll double. Check it could 834 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:03,319 Speaker 3: be six. Anyway oh, no it. 835 00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:04,879 Speaker 4: Was, earlier it was, okay. 836 00:39:06,239 --> 00:39:09,520 Speaker 5: What whenever it, was there was still they were still 837 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:12,279 Speaker 5: very hyper sensitive. 838 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:12,400 Speaker 4: About nine to. 839 00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:15,120 Speaker 2: Eleven okay for those of. 840 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:18,680 Speaker 5: You, Okay so during the week and for the, game 841 00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:23,640 Speaker 5: we get packets of. Papers i've got a, briefcase AND 842 00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:26,080 Speaker 5: i bring a briefcase to the game because we got 843 00:39:26,120 --> 00:39:28,479 Speaker 5: all these, papers all this information from the sports differ 844 00:39:28,920 --> 00:39:32,000 Speaker 5: from THE pr guys about everything about the, game the, weather, 845 00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:34,600 Speaker 5: everything got everything that has to do with. It SO 846 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:38,200 Speaker 5: i bring it down to the. Field BUT i don't 847 00:39:38,239 --> 00:39:40,799 Speaker 5: need it, Anymore SO i toss all the papers in the. 848 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:46,080 Speaker 5: Garbage All i've got left in the in it is 849 00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:50,600 Speaker 5: a hair brush Because i've got mail pattern balding and 850 00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:54,359 Speaker 5: after you're wearing a headset and afterwards YOU i want, 851 00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:56,560 Speaker 5: to you, know comb my hair, back so cover up my. 852 00:39:56,600 --> 00:40:00,279 Speaker 4: Hair my mail pattern balding. Afterwards so that's ALL i 853 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:00,560 Speaker 4: got in my. 854 00:40:00,600 --> 00:40:04,839 Speaker 5: BRIEFCASE i put my briefcase up against the stands and 855 00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:09,279 Speaker 5: it's sitting. There well about midway through the, GAME i 856 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:11,520 Speaker 5: get a tap on my shoulder and go some guy, 857 00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:12,400 Speaker 5: goes isn't that your? 858 00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:13,239 Speaker 4: Briefcase AND i, go. 859 00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:21,400 Speaker 5: Yeah there are eight or nine security cops everybody around my. 860 00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:26,239 Speaker 5: Bag And i'm, like what the heck is going? On 861 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:27,319 Speaker 5: why do they hate my? 862 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:27,960 Speaker 4: Bag my. 863 00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:31,960 Speaker 5: Briefcase SO i go over there AND i go in between. 864 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:34,400 Speaker 5: THEM i, said, hey, guys, uh this is mine and 865 00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:36,799 Speaker 5: they were, like, hey, hey AND i was, like, no, no, 866 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:41,240 Speaker 5: no it's. Mine don't. Worry and they, said you're. Lucky 867 00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:42,440 Speaker 5: we were about to blow this. 868 00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:42,680 Speaker 4: Up. 869 00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:44,920 Speaker 2: Jez there goes your. 870 00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:47,359 Speaker 4: BRUSH i opened it up AND i, said my hair. 871 00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:50,319 Speaker 4: BRUSH i, guy just want to blow up my hair. 872 00:40:50,360 --> 00:40:52,920 Speaker 2: Brush they didn't. KNOW i remember. 873 00:40:52,920 --> 00:40:56,239 Speaker 5: THAT i remember this all just sensitive at that time 874 00:40:56,280 --> 00:40:58,200 Speaker 5: for any bags that being left. 875 00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:00,960 Speaker 2: Around i'll tell you that was four by the, WAY i. 876 00:41:01,080 --> 00:41:04,000 Speaker 3: Checked that was. Four so we were at the jets 877 00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:06,920 Speaker 3: and it was not a good. Afternoon the hair brush, incident, 878 00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:09,160 Speaker 3: yeah the hair brush. Incident, YEAH i don't take. 879 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:10,279 Speaker 2: Anything to the field any. 880 00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:13,560 Speaker 1: ANYMORE i just leave it back in the press room 881 00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:16,400 Speaker 1: and like so be, it especially my hair, brush AND 882 00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:19,600 Speaker 1: i actually kind of need one at. Times, so, uh 883 00:41:19,640 --> 00:41:22,920 Speaker 1: what A. John what was the worst weather game you 884 00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:23,840 Speaker 1: had down on the? 885 00:41:23,880 --> 00:41:24,800 Speaker 2: Sidelines Probably? 886 00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:30,400 Speaker 3: Chicago oh, yeah that's, right oh Four chicago freezing. 887 00:41:31,680 --> 00:41:32,520 Speaker 2: With your Cousin. 888 00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:35,520 Speaker 4: Baldo my brother was down there with. 889 00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:38,399 Speaker 3: Me, well but who was your cousin that was sort 890 00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:43,400 Speaker 3: of our unofficial ambassador for the, Weekend Baldo. Severno, yeah 891 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:44,560 Speaker 3: you never forget a name like. 892 00:41:44,600 --> 00:41:44,759 Speaker 4: That. 893 00:41:44,840 --> 00:41:48,120 Speaker 3: Job everybody knew who he was, too of, Course. 894 00:41:49,120 --> 00:41:51,400 Speaker 5: No, no, No baldo Se rena was? It, yeah but 895 00:41:51,440 --> 00:41:55,399 Speaker 5: my brother was down on the sideline with. Me who 896 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:57,880 Speaker 5: was the receiver From he was From florida that had 897 00:41:57,920 --> 00:41:58,239 Speaker 5: a big? 898 00:41:58,280 --> 00:42:00,920 Speaker 3: Game Bar, Gap Well corey brad for a huge, game 899 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:01,640 Speaker 3: But Jabbar. 900 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:05,400 Speaker 2: Kaeffney well, yeah, yeah, Yeah, okay we, WON i think we. 901 00:42:05,840 --> 00:42:08,600 Speaker 4: Won, yeah we won that. Game oh, yeah and that 902 00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:09,520 Speaker 4: was that was. 903 00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:12,319 Speaker 5: Incredible that was one of the WORST i think we. 904 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:14,799 Speaker 5: Had Didn't we had some bad rain games, too didn't? 905 00:42:14,840 --> 00:42:14,880 Speaker 4: We? 906 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:17,480 Speaker 3: Yeah but the next week In jacksonville was pretty bad, 907 00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:21,040 Speaker 3: too because we weren't ready for. That that was the 908 00:42:21,400 --> 00:42:24,239 Speaker 3: day After, CHRISTMAS i think one of those, games and 909 00:42:24,320 --> 00:42:27,040 Speaker 3: it was it was weird because it was thirty two, 910 00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:30,480 Speaker 3: degrees which isn't, terrible but we weren't at LEAST i 911 00:42:30,600 --> 00:42:31,719 Speaker 3: wasn't the booth ready for. 912 00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:34,080 Speaker 2: THAT i had to Borrow hoodak's. Jacket it was. 913 00:42:34,120 --> 00:42:36,760 Speaker 3: Crazy you Remember Andy hudak on the plane, right who 914 00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:40,239 Speaker 3: is still With odyssey and LAST i checked. 915 00:42:40,200 --> 00:42:41,400 Speaker 2: And he had THE faa. 916 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:44,080 Speaker 3: Radio so every time there was, turbulence we'd look back At, eddie, 917 00:42:44,120 --> 00:42:44,520 Speaker 3: like what's going. 918 00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:44,640 Speaker 2: On. 919 00:42:44,719 --> 00:42:46,640 Speaker 3: Andy he's, like it's, fine it's. Fine we're landing on 920 00:42:46,680 --> 00:42:49,000 Speaker 3: One way twenty. Three we're good speaking to. 921 00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:51,399 Speaker 4: Turbulence remember the trip From. 922 00:42:51,440 --> 00:42:56,240 Speaker 3: Indy oh, yes oh my, gosh some players. 923 00:42:56,480 --> 00:42:57,960 Speaker 2: Reacting we were. 924 00:42:57,800 --> 00:43:00,319 Speaker 5: Going up and down with the, turbulence Like i've never 925 00:43:00,360 --> 00:43:03,680 Speaker 5: been on a flight like that. EVER i, mean it 926 00:43:03,719 --> 00:43:08,400 Speaker 5: was really. BAD i go to the. Bathroom it was a, 927 00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:13,960 Speaker 5: bad bad, call And i'll never. FORGET i got out 928 00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:17,440 Speaker 5: of the bathroom And i'm standing and we're going up 929 00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:20,880 Speaker 5: and down and everybody just starts laughing at me Because 930 00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:21,720 Speaker 5: i'm soaking. 931 00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:24,440 Speaker 2: Wet oh, no, YES i. 932 00:43:24,280 --> 00:43:26,360 Speaker 5: Was soaking wet Because i'm trying to go to the 933 00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:27,279 Speaker 5: bathroom and we're. 934 00:43:27,320 --> 00:43:30,760 Speaker 2: GOING i forgot about. 935 00:43:30,800 --> 00:43:34,759 Speaker 5: This that was the worst Trip i've ever been. 936 00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:38,040 Speaker 3: Ever oh that's. Tough, well we haven't had too many 937 00:43:38,040 --> 00:43:42,080 Speaker 3: moments that. Day, No, no we had look coming back 938 00:43:42,080 --> 00:43:42,359 Speaker 3: From New. 939 00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:44,120 Speaker 2: England this year we had a major. Delay it's a 940 00:43:44,120 --> 00:43:44,839 Speaker 2: good night to get. 941 00:43:44,840 --> 00:43:46,520 Speaker 3: Back and that kind of sucked after losing to the, 942 00:43:46,520 --> 00:43:48,640 Speaker 3: playoffs but you know, whatever we weren't in a big. 943 00:43:48,680 --> 00:43:51,040 Speaker 2: HURRY i gut stuck In london for like three extra. 944 00:43:51,080 --> 00:43:51,440 Speaker 4: Hours he. 945 00:43:51,560 --> 00:43:53,640 Speaker 2: Did but after a win you don't mind as. Much 946 00:43:53,680 --> 00:43:54,120 Speaker 2: so there's. 947 00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:56,880 Speaker 3: That But, john how has it been for you just 948 00:43:57,000 --> 00:44:00,400 Speaker 3: watching and following and covering the tex Sins you do 949 00:44:00,640 --> 00:44:03,200 Speaker 3: radio every day of your life and everything as not 950 00:44:03,360 --> 00:44:05,719 Speaker 3: the sideline reporter since those, days and it's been a. 951 00:44:05,719 --> 00:44:06,520 Speaker 2: WHILE i get. 952 00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:11,600 Speaker 4: It, WELL i can be a lot more. Honest come, 953 00:44:11,640 --> 00:44:14,160 Speaker 4: on WELL i. Was that was the. 954 00:44:14,080 --> 00:44:15,920 Speaker 5: Problem with me WHEN i was a sideline. REPORTER i 955 00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:19,440 Speaker 5: was still too. Honest you, know when when things are 956 00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:22,160 Speaker 5: bad you can say. It you, know you can criticize 957 00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:24,560 Speaker 5: players as as opposed to. Them you have to watch 958 00:44:24,600 --> 00:44:26,960 Speaker 5: you had to, be especially back in the. Beginning you 959 00:44:26,960 --> 00:44:28,719 Speaker 5: had to really watch what you said back in the 960 00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:32,440 Speaker 5: beginning because they were ultra sensitive because it. Was it 961 00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:35,160 Speaker 5: was hard times back in the this you, know starting 962 00:44:35,160 --> 00:44:37,759 Speaker 5: out being an expansive. Team it's hard for everybody in 963 00:44:37,800 --> 00:44:40,600 Speaker 5: the organization because you're not going to. Win everybody wants to, 964 00:44:40,640 --> 00:44:42,640 Speaker 5: win but you're not going to and you've got to 965 00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:45,160 Speaker 5: go through all those growing pains and make all those. 966 00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:47,640 Speaker 5: Mistakes and you know they and that's what they did 967 00:44:48,480 --> 00:44:50,600 Speaker 5: until they finally got, it you, know finally got it. 968 00:44:50,680 --> 00:44:53,120 Speaker 5: Right and now there it must be a hell of 969 00:44:53,160 --> 00:44:55,359 Speaker 5: a lot easier for you guys because it's you, know 970 00:44:55,440 --> 00:44:57,719 Speaker 5: the team is so good and it's so so fun to. 971 00:44:57,760 --> 00:45:00,200 Speaker 5: Watch it Wasn't it wasn't always great back. That so 972 00:45:00,239 --> 00:45:03,040 Speaker 5: NOW i can BE i can, HONESTLY i can say 973 00:45:03,120 --> 00:45:05,840 Speaker 5: WHAT i WHAT i really, feel and and you, know 974 00:45:05,960 --> 00:45:08,840 Speaker 5: be a lot more critical or And i'm. COMPLIMENTARY i 975 00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:10,799 Speaker 5: LOVE i love the, TEAM i. WANT i want this 976 00:45:10,880 --> 00:45:12,800 Speaker 5: team to. Win it makes it better for all of. 977 00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:16,439 Speaker 1: Us, yep, yep it does that right, there that right, 978 00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:19,600 Speaker 1: there when this team, wins it's better for all of. 979 00:45:19,600 --> 00:45:23,160 Speaker 2: Them everybody wants to listen to, us everybody wants to read. Everything, 980 00:45:23,560 --> 00:45:25,960 Speaker 2: sure it's better for every winning winning. 981 00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:30,239 Speaker 3: Heels one thing That john you said early on when 982 00:45:30,640 --> 00:45:32,680 Speaker 3: during one of the, years maybe it was year one 983 00:45:32,760 --> 00:45:35,279 Speaker 3: or year, two and the team was struggling a, bit because, 984 00:45:35,320 --> 00:45:37,600 Speaker 3: look four, wins five, wins you, know then you win. 985 00:45:37,680 --> 00:45:39,759 Speaker 2: Seven but it's a tough road to get. 986 00:45:39,760 --> 00:45:42,000 Speaker 3: There and you said at one, point enjoy the, games you, 987 00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:45,760 Speaker 3: know enjoy having football In, houston enjoy watching The. Texans 988 00:45:45,800 --> 00:45:48,719 Speaker 3: AND i just, thought that's a good. Attitude that's the right, attitude, 989 00:45:48,800 --> 00:45:51,000 Speaker 3: right you, know you want them to, win and, yeah 990 00:45:51,040 --> 00:45:53,040 Speaker 3: you can be, critical of, course because if they're not, 991 00:45:53,080 --> 00:45:55,720 Speaker 3: winning they're not doing everything. Right but enjoy the games 992 00:45:55,760 --> 00:45:58,600 Speaker 3: because they're here and they've been here and now in 993 00:45:58,600 --> 00:46:01,200 Speaker 3: their twenty fifth, Season so here we. Go, Anyway, JOHN 994 00:46:01,239 --> 00:46:04,200 Speaker 3: i know that it's public knowledge right that you split 995 00:46:04,200 --> 00:46:08,000 Speaker 3: time BETWEEN la And. Houston Wendy, bernardo your, wife runs 996 00:46:08,040 --> 00:46:12,000 Speaker 3: THE abc station IN. La she ran OUR tv partner, 997 00:46:12,080 --> 00:46:15,200 Speaker 3: here our PROUD tv partner long standing from the very 998 00:46:15,200 --> 00:46:19,359 Speaker 3: BEGINNING abc. Thirteen she was the czar there and we're 999 00:46:19,360 --> 00:46:21,959 Speaker 3: still WITH abc. Thirteen so how's it. Going how's your life? 1000 00:46:21,960 --> 00:46:22,960 Speaker 3: Going being IN? 1001 00:46:23,080 --> 00:46:24,240 Speaker 2: LA a lot of the, time. 1002 00:46:24,080 --> 00:46:29,160 Speaker 5: It's wonderful being a. CUTMAN i am not ashamed of. 1003 00:46:29,200 --> 00:46:32,919 Speaker 5: IT i AM i do work until eight am here 1004 00:46:33,120 --> 00:46:36,320 Speaker 5: ten am At, houston and THEN i go play golf 1005 00:46:36,360 --> 00:46:39,279 Speaker 5: for poker and just hang and just hang out all. 1006 00:46:39,400 --> 00:46:43,040 Speaker 5: Day she works and she works, hard and so she's 1007 00:46:43,040 --> 00:46:45,840 Speaker 5: got to run THE abc affiliate. Here she's the big boss. 1008 00:46:45,880 --> 00:46:50,799 Speaker 5: There so it's. GREAT i Miss. HOUSTON i Love. Houston you, 1009 00:46:50,840 --> 00:46:53,680 Speaker 5: KNOW i would much rather be In. Houston BUT i 1010 00:46:53,719 --> 00:46:55,719 Speaker 5: gotta tell, you, boys weather. 1011 00:46:55,480 --> 00:46:56,920 Speaker 2: Here it doesn't. 1012 00:46:56,960 --> 00:46:59,360 Speaker 4: Cock, no the taxes. Suck. 1013 00:47:00,080 --> 00:47:02,959 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah there's a lot of things that ain't. Great 1014 00:47:03,000 --> 00:47:07,600 Speaker 5: the traffic is the worst in the, world but the, weather. 1015 00:47:08,400 --> 00:47:10,040 Speaker 3: WELL i got to tell, you it's so great to 1016 00:47:10,080 --> 00:47:12,440 Speaker 3: have you on and AND i want to say to 1017 00:47:12,520 --> 00:47:14,960 Speaker 3: you and to the audience that you And wendy were 1018 00:47:15,000 --> 00:47:17,160 Speaker 3: so good to me and my, family you, know coming 1019 00:47:17,160 --> 00:47:20,439 Speaker 3: into the market not knowing, anything not knowing, anybody had. 1020 00:47:20,400 --> 00:47:22,600 Speaker 2: Us over for, holidays special. 1021 00:47:22,640 --> 00:47:27,560 Speaker 3: Occasions you never you never let us alone during those, 1022 00:47:27,600 --> 00:47:28,880 Speaker 3: times AND i really appreciate. 1023 00:47:28,920 --> 00:47:31,120 Speaker 2: That i'll always remember that and always be grateful for. 1024 00:47:31,160 --> 00:47:32,520 Speaker 4: That, John, yeah we don't get. 1025 00:47:32,440 --> 00:47:35,560 Speaker 5: To see each other much, anymore but, yeah you'll always 1026 00:47:35,600 --> 00:47:38,600 Speaker 5: be you, guys both always be, family always somebody that 1027 00:47:39,080 --> 00:47:40,160 Speaker 5: you guys are always going to be. 1028 00:47:40,160 --> 00:47:42,040 Speaker 2: Special that's gonna do. It that was. 1029 00:47:42,080 --> 00:47:44,919 Speaker 1: Awesome that's ALL i gotta. Say love those two, Men 1030 00:47:45,239 --> 00:47:47,520 Speaker 1: appreciate them so very. Much appreciate all of. You we'll 1031 00:47:47,520 --> 00:47:48,759 Speaker 1: see you, tomorrow but as, always Go. 1032 00:47:48,840 --> 00:47:49,240 Speaker 2: Texans