1 00:00:07,226 --> 00:00:09,666 Speaker 1: The Season with Peter Schreeger as a production of the 2 00:00:09,786 --> 00:00:24,466 Speaker 1: NFL in partnership with My Heart Radio. What's off everybody? Uh, 3 00:00:24,746 --> 00:00:27,506 Speaker 1: it's Peter Schreeger. This is the season with Peter Schreeger. 4 00:00:27,626 --> 00:00:31,866 Speaker 1: I am so thrilled to be hosting this podcast this week. 5 00:00:31,906 --> 00:00:36,186 Speaker 1: We just got through an incredible, incredible championship game between 6 00:00:36,226 --> 00:00:38,386 Speaker 1: the Bengals and the Chiefs, the Eagles and forty Niners. 7 00:00:38,426 --> 00:00:40,546 Speaker 1: Not so much. Nothing against the Eagles and what they 8 00:00:40,626 --> 00:00:43,546 Speaker 1: just accomplished. They dominated, but that game to me is 9 00:00:43,666 --> 00:00:48,346 Speaker 1: forever tainted by the quarterback situation with San Francisco. Um. 10 00:00:48,346 --> 00:00:50,786 Speaker 1: Nothing taking away from this NFC championship. They were the 11 00:00:50,866 --> 00:00:53,546 Speaker 1: number one seed, the Eagles and everything they possibly could 12 00:00:53,866 --> 00:00:56,186 Speaker 1: and did so uh in flying colors, and they have 13 00:00:56,266 --> 00:00:59,746 Speaker 1: just rolled into the Super Bowl. But gosh, that an 14 00:00:59,786 --> 00:01:03,386 Speaker 1: f C championship game was one of the classics. And uh, 15 00:01:03,626 --> 00:01:06,026 Speaker 1: I think our guest this week is gonna help us 16 00:01:06,026 --> 00:01:08,346 Speaker 1: relive it and give some thoughts and then go a 17 00:01:08,346 --> 00:01:10,906 Speaker 1: lot deeper in it. Our guest is a gentleman named 18 00:01:11,026 --> 00:01:15,226 Speaker 1: Eric stone Street. He played Cam on Modern Family. He 19 00:01:15,546 --> 00:01:19,066 Speaker 1: is an incredible, incredible dude. He is a friend of mine. 20 00:01:19,106 --> 00:01:21,626 Speaker 1: We've gotten to know each other through the Chiefs um 21 00:01:21,666 --> 00:01:24,786 Speaker 1: and his love for the Kansas City franchise. But over 22 00:01:24,786 --> 00:01:27,386 Speaker 1: the last few years we've become incredibly close and I'll 23 00:01:27,386 --> 00:01:29,906 Speaker 1: talk to him just about every other week about the 24 00:01:29,946 --> 00:01:31,826 Speaker 1: Chiefs and where they're at. And he joined on the 25 00:01:31,866 --> 00:01:35,306 Speaker 1: podcast today and is it is beautiful? He's wonderful and 26 00:01:35,306 --> 00:01:38,626 Speaker 1: he gives us stuff from not only his experience an 27 00:01:38,746 --> 00:01:44,106 Speaker 1: Arrowhead on Sunday Night, but also his career in Hollywood 28 00:01:44,386 --> 00:01:47,706 Speaker 1: and how it wasn't a meteoric rise to the top, 29 00:01:47,946 --> 00:01:51,706 Speaker 1: how they were setbacks and there was a difficult journey 30 00:01:51,866 --> 00:01:54,146 Speaker 1: and there was adversity, and there were people who took 31 00:01:54,146 --> 00:01:57,186 Speaker 1: shots on him, and gosh, it sang to me, and 32 00:01:57,226 --> 00:02:00,466 Speaker 1: I think it would sing to any football fan as 33 00:02:00,706 --> 00:02:03,826 Speaker 1: maybe Hollywood is as competitive as the NFL. And for 34 00:02:03,946 --> 00:02:05,426 Speaker 1: Eric stone Street to come out of it all with 35 00:02:05,506 --> 00:02:08,986 Speaker 1: two Emmy Awards for his role in Modern Family Um 36 00:02:09,146 --> 00:02:12,466 Speaker 1: is the stuff that we love talking about, and the 37 00:02:12,546 --> 00:02:16,226 Speaker 1: journey and the path and just having confidence in yourself 38 00:02:16,266 --> 00:02:19,786 Speaker 1: and trusting those who give you a shot. Real quick, 39 00:02:19,826 --> 00:02:22,106 Speaker 1: before we get to the interview, some top line stuff. 40 00:02:22,146 --> 00:02:26,266 Speaker 1: If you're listening when this thing posts coaching jobs right now, 41 00:02:26,306 --> 00:02:28,626 Speaker 1: there has been one that has been filled. That is 42 00:02:28,626 --> 00:02:31,306 Speaker 1: the Carolina Panthers gig and that is Frank Reich. If 43 00:02:31,346 --> 00:02:33,426 Speaker 1: you told me a month ago that Frank Wich would 44 00:02:33,426 --> 00:02:36,466 Speaker 1: be the first coach hired in the coaching hiring process, 45 00:02:36,706 --> 00:02:38,226 Speaker 1: I would have told you that's probably not going to 46 00:02:38,266 --> 00:02:40,026 Speaker 1: be the case. Well it was. It made a lot 47 00:02:40,066 --> 00:02:42,706 Speaker 1: of sense through Carolina side. Of course, there has been 48 00:02:42,986 --> 00:02:45,066 Speaker 1: some questions as to why Steve Wilkes did not keep 49 00:02:45,106 --> 00:02:47,266 Speaker 1: his job. Let's see where Wilkes. He ends up. A 50 00:02:47,346 --> 00:02:50,226 Speaker 1: fine coach in his own regard, a guy that we 51 00:02:50,386 --> 00:02:52,186 Speaker 1: almost had on the podcast one time. At the last 52 00:02:52,186 --> 00:02:53,706 Speaker 1: second he had to cancel because he had to prepare 53 00:02:53,706 --> 00:02:56,706 Speaker 1: for a game. I love Steve Wilkes. We'll see where 54 00:02:56,746 --> 00:02:59,106 Speaker 1: his career goes. But that job went to Frank Reich, 55 00:02:59,266 --> 00:03:03,266 Speaker 1: sixty one year old head coach now of the Carolina Panthers. 56 00:03:03,266 --> 00:03:05,266 Speaker 1: He was the head coach the Indianapolis Colts. Of course, 57 00:03:05,266 --> 00:03:07,986 Speaker 1: he was with the Eagles and the Chargers before that. 58 00:03:08,626 --> 00:03:10,826 Speaker 1: Reich as a leader, he's a gentleman. And if Doug 59 00:03:10,866 --> 00:03:14,386 Speaker 1: Peterson set the standard of hey fired from one place, 60 00:03:14,746 --> 00:03:17,146 Speaker 1: you know, hang your head in infamy. Be a shame. No, no, no, 61 00:03:17,346 --> 00:03:20,306 Speaker 1: get back on the horse and let me show you something. Carolina. 62 00:03:20,986 --> 00:03:23,066 Speaker 1: They hit it off. Of course you saw the numbers 63 00:03:23,066 --> 00:03:25,426 Speaker 1: and the stats there that he was the first Carolina 64 00:03:25,466 --> 00:03:27,826 Speaker 1: Panthers quarterback to ever throw a touchdown pass. He's on 65 00:03:27,866 --> 00:03:30,386 Speaker 1: the expansion Panthers and it all comes full circle. But 66 00:03:30,426 --> 00:03:33,106 Speaker 1: what about those other jobs. I'm hearing Damiko Ryan's to 67 00:03:33,186 --> 00:03:35,866 Speaker 1: Houston is almost a formality at this point, So put 68 00:03:35,906 --> 00:03:37,826 Speaker 1: that one there. That makes a lot of sense for 69 00:03:37,906 --> 00:03:40,786 Speaker 1: more second round pick, superstar player for them. He was 70 00:03:40,826 --> 00:03:44,346 Speaker 1: the captain of the Houston Texans for several seasons. Uh, 71 00:03:44,386 --> 00:03:47,906 Speaker 1: that would be a fit. That makes a lot of sense. Arizona, 72 00:03:48,346 --> 00:03:51,706 Speaker 1: they have They've had interview invites out for just about everybody, 73 00:03:51,746 --> 00:03:54,986 Speaker 1: and they added more today as we record this. On Tuesday, 74 00:03:55,106 --> 00:03:57,866 Speaker 1: um By Kafka, the Giants offensive coordinator, has been has 75 00:03:57,866 --> 00:04:02,386 Speaker 1: been interview. I reported on Monday that both Bengals defensive 76 00:04:02,426 --> 00:04:07,546 Speaker 1: coordinator Louana Rumo and offensive coordinator and former guests on 77 00:04:07,586 --> 00:04:11,226 Speaker 1: the season with Peter Trigger Brian Callahan both got interviews 78 00:04:11,306 --> 00:04:14,306 Speaker 1: with Arizona. They're both there today as we speak. Denver's 79 00:04:14,346 --> 00:04:17,026 Speaker 1: the interesting one. Denver has been quiet. I will say 80 00:04:17,026 --> 00:04:21,266 Speaker 1: this as Denver and Indie and Arizona are still kind 81 00:04:21,306 --> 00:04:24,586 Speaker 1: of jockeying, and I think Houston and Carolina are kind 82 00:04:24,586 --> 00:04:28,306 Speaker 1: of spoken for. I work with Sean Payton on Sunday's Guys. 83 00:04:28,346 --> 00:04:30,506 Speaker 1: There are a lot of reports this weekend that said 84 00:04:30,506 --> 00:04:33,386 Speaker 1: that Sean Payton had no seats for him. I would 85 00:04:33,386 --> 00:04:36,426 Speaker 1: say that Sean Payne had every opportunity to confirm that 86 00:04:36,586 --> 00:04:38,786 Speaker 1: on our show on Sunday. He could have confirmed that 87 00:04:38,826 --> 00:04:42,266 Speaker 1: to me. He could have confirmed that to America. He 88 00:04:42,306 --> 00:04:45,506 Speaker 1: could have gracefully said this wasn't the year and I'm 89 00:04:45,546 --> 00:04:48,546 Speaker 1: I'm moving on to other options as we record this 90 00:04:48,586 --> 00:04:51,266 Speaker 1: on Tuesday. I believe that if Sean Payton wanted to 91 00:04:51,266 --> 00:04:53,106 Speaker 1: bow out and wait for next year, he would have 92 00:04:53,106 --> 00:04:54,266 Speaker 1: said it by now, and he would have said, I 93 00:04:54,266 --> 00:04:56,346 Speaker 1: am happy to be coming back to Fox. He took 94 00:04:56,346 --> 00:04:58,946 Speaker 1: the opportunity to not say that. Said that this week 95 00:04:58,946 --> 00:05:01,306 Speaker 1: will tell a lot, which means he is still in 96 00:05:01,346 --> 00:05:05,386 Speaker 1: the conversations. Whether that's for Arizona or Denver, I cannot 97 00:05:05,586 --> 00:05:07,826 Speaker 1: report because I do not know at the moment, but 98 00:05:07,866 --> 00:05:09,866 Speaker 1: I will say that the fact he did not close 99 00:05:09,906 --> 00:05:13,106 Speaker 1: the door on either one of those jobs tells me 100 00:05:13,146 --> 00:05:17,226 Speaker 1: he is still very much in the conversation for both 101 00:05:17,266 --> 00:05:21,146 Speaker 1: of those jobs. Okay, onto football. A lot of stuff 102 00:05:21,186 --> 00:05:23,186 Speaker 1: going on around the league, but this is all about 103 00:05:23,226 --> 00:05:25,426 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, and we now have a solid week 104 00:05:25,426 --> 00:05:28,786 Speaker 1: and a half to preview it, preview it, preview it. UM, 105 00:05:28,986 --> 00:05:31,106 Speaker 1: leave that in their errand I like what I just 106 00:05:31,186 --> 00:05:35,226 Speaker 1: randomly mispronounced words that I've been saying my entire life. Um, 107 00:05:35,266 --> 00:05:38,146 Speaker 1: And We're gonna do so. But I wouldn't be me 108 00:05:38,266 --> 00:05:40,266 Speaker 1: if I didn't have to go through what we just 109 00:05:40,306 --> 00:05:44,906 Speaker 1: saw this Bengals Chiefs game. I rewatched it on Monday night, 110 00:05:44,986 --> 00:05:47,986 Speaker 1: after already sitting through it and grinding my teeth on 111 00:05:48,026 --> 00:05:50,986 Speaker 1: a on a Jet Blue flight back watching it on 112 00:05:51,026 --> 00:05:53,346 Speaker 1: a little Jet Blue screen where they're like, actually there's 113 00:05:53,346 --> 00:05:55,186 Speaker 1: turbulence in the air and we have to leave you 114 00:05:55,266 --> 00:05:57,186 Speaker 1: for three minutes. I'm like, I get back and back. 115 00:05:57,266 --> 00:06:00,826 Speaker 1: It was incredibly, incredibly painful to watch a game that 116 00:06:00,906 --> 00:06:02,586 Speaker 1: was so close and be in and out and then 117 00:06:02,626 --> 00:06:04,626 Speaker 1: the whole fourth quarter. I got to watch the whole 118 00:06:04,666 --> 00:06:07,946 Speaker 1: way through, right through the rough in the past there 119 00:06:08,026 --> 00:06:10,626 Speaker 1: called you know, as we turned the page. It's games 120 00:06:10,666 --> 00:06:12,386 Speaker 1: like this that will always remember where we were when 121 00:06:12,426 --> 00:06:14,626 Speaker 1: we saw it, and you know who we were with. 122 00:06:15,186 --> 00:06:18,146 Speaker 1: I'll never forget. I'm on a plane and Severn Rose 123 00:06:18,186 --> 00:06:20,466 Speaker 1: ahead of me. Michael Irvin is also on the same plane. 124 00:06:20,546 --> 00:06:22,146 Speaker 1: I am flying back from l A where I did 125 00:06:22,186 --> 00:06:25,146 Speaker 1: the Fox pregame show, and I'm coming to New York 126 00:06:25,146 --> 00:06:27,826 Speaker 1: because I do Good Morning Football every morning Monday to Friday, 127 00:06:27,866 --> 00:06:29,546 Speaker 1: seven to ten am Eastern. We have to be here 128 00:06:29,546 --> 00:06:33,106 Speaker 1: by five am. So that game was late. But because 129 00:06:33,186 --> 00:06:36,226 Speaker 1: the championship games were staggered at different hours, I got 130 00:06:36,266 --> 00:06:38,506 Speaker 1: in really late. And I'm on that Lafe flight. Michael 131 00:06:38,546 --> 00:06:40,066 Speaker 1: Irvin gets on the plane. This is what I love 132 00:06:40,266 --> 00:06:43,626 Speaker 1: and picture this. He's up there in the front and 133 00:06:43,666 --> 00:06:46,386 Speaker 1: he's watching the game and he doesn't have his headphones in, 134 00:06:46,706 --> 00:06:49,426 Speaker 1: so he's just watching the game. I'm mute, and every play. 135 00:06:49,626 --> 00:06:51,586 Speaker 1: Michael Irvin, the guy that you see on TV on 136 00:06:51,666 --> 00:06:53,666 Speaker 1: NFL Network, but you also see on first take on 137 00:06:53,706 --> 00:06:58,826 Speaker 1: Monday mornings. It's really, oh the longest see that pass. 138 00:06:58,866 --> 00:07:01,706 Speaker 1: He's just talking to the entire cabin. He walks back 139 00:07:01,746 --> 00:07:03,906 Speaker 1: several rows and I'm not gonna say how many several 140 00:07:03,946 --> 00:07:05,626 Speaker 1: I don't want to talk about where we sat on 141 00:07:05,666 --> 00:07:09,786 Speaker 1: this plane, and uh he you know, in between dribes like, yore, 142 00:07:10,826 --> 00:07:12,706 Speaker 1: what did you think of that borrow? You know, what 143 00:07:12,746 --> 00:07:13,706 Speaker 1: do you think of that happened? What do you think 144 00:07:13,706 --> 00:07:15,426 Speaker 1: of that penalty? Did they explain the third down and 145 00:07:15,506 --> 00:07:18,146 Speaker 1: nine on? Just this is the life that I'm living. 146 00:07:18,266 --> 00:07:20,426 Speaker 1: I'm on the road a lot, but like I'll never 147 00:07:20,466 --> 00:07:24,426 Speaker 1: forget every commercial break, Michael Irvin coming back and talking 148 00:07:24,466 --> 00:07:26,426 Speaker 1: to me and us breaking down the game in real time. 149 00:07:26,506 --> 00:07:28,586 Speaker 1: This is a guy that I grew up watching, uh 150 00:07:28,706 --> 00:07:30,666 Speaker 1: make all the plays in the big championship games and 151 00:07:30,706 --> 00:07:33,706 Speaker 1: the Super Bowls for the Dallas Cowboys. But that's that's 152 00:07:33,746 --> 00:07:35,546 Speaker 1: the life we're at right now, and that's the season 153 00:07:35,546 --> 00:07:38,946 Speaker 1: with Peter Schrager. Um. But Michael Irvin and I take 154 00:07:38,986 --> 00:07:42,706 Speaker 1: a giant backseat to the chair that that one Eric 155 00:07:42,746 --> 00:07:45,346 Speaker 1: stone Street had Again. Eric stone Street, you know as 156 00:07:45,386 --> 00:07:48,026 Speaker 1: Cam for Modern Family. He was also in uh the 157 00:07:48,066 --> 00:07:50,986 Speaker 1: movie Almost Famous, and he has been on several different 158 00:07:50,986 --> 00:07:53,346 Speaker 1: shows and he has one Emmy's and he's just an 159 00:07:53,386 --> 00:07:56,186 Speaker 1: incredible dude. But he is a Kansas City native and 160 00:07:56,226 --> 00:07:59,826 Speaker 1: a die hard fan. And uh, my lengthy and I 161 00:07:59,866 --> 00:08:02,786 Speaker 1: think awesome interview with Eric stone Street is up and 162 00:08:02,866 --> 00:08:04,826 Speaker 1: as I mentioned in the monologue, he's one of my 163 00:08:04,946 --> 00:08:06,986 Speaker 1: favorite guys that I've met the last few years through 164 00:08:07,026 --> 00:08:09,426 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football. A die hard football fan and all 165 00:08:09,466 --> 00:08:12,946 Speaker 1: around great guy. And to me, truly, if you're trying 166 00:08:12,986 --> 00:08:14,986 Speaker 1: to find the heart and soul of like Okaya City 167 00:08:15,066 --> 00:08:19,226 Speaker 1: Chiefs fan, this is your your perfect ambassador, Mr Eric 168 00:08:19,266 --> 00:08:22,626 Speaker 1: stone Street. How are you, my Fred I'm very good. 169 00:08:23,066 --> 00:08:25,546 Speaker 1: My heart has finally calmed down a little bit and 170 00:08:25,626 --> 00:08:29,626 Speaker 1: my bones have stopped chattering from the cold of Arrowhead. 171 00:08:29,906 --> 00:08:32,146 Speaker 1: What about your heart, though, because the cold was one thing, 172 00:08:32,186 --> 00:08:34,226 Speaker 1: but the game itself and we're just gonna get right 173 00:08:34,226 --> 00:08:36,866 Speaker 1: into it, the a f C Championship game. It's still 174 00:08:36,906 --> 00:08:39,066 Speaker 1: too fresh to like kind of have a perspective on it. 175 00:08:39,146 --> 00:08:41,466 Speaker 1: But now that we're forty eight hours removed a recording 176 00:08:41,466 --> 00:08:43,706 Speaker 1: this I said to you over text last night. I 177 00:08:43,706 --> 00:08:46,506 Speaker 1: think it was probably the most satisfying win of Mahomes's career. 178 00:08:46,626 --> 00:08:50,546 Speaker 1: The first time I've ever seen this Chief's team openly doubted, 179 00:08:50,586 --> 00:08:53,906 Speaker 1: first time I've ever seen this Chiefs team get actually 180 00:08:53,946 --> 00:08:56,346 Speaker 1: talked at them. The first time I've seen this Chiefs 181 00:08:56,346 --> 00:09:00,426 Speaker 1: team actually lean into it. And they win. They win, 182 00:09:00,986 --> 00:09:02,986 Speaker 1: and and and it was different. This is a different 183 00:09:03,106 --> 00:09:04,986 Speaker 1: kind of game from the start of the Mahomes era. 184 00:09:05,466 --> 00:09:07,746 Speaker 1: You know, it was a different I think Patrick and 185 00:09:07,866 --> 00:09:10,426 Speaker 1: Travis said it best. You've got you know, the mayor 186 00:09:10,546 --> 00:09:13,346 Speaker 1: of the city that we're playing coming after, which I 187 00:09:13,426 --> 00:09:17,506 Speaker 1: know for a fact that Zach and the organization just 188 00:09:17,786 --> 00:09:22,906 Speaker 1: hated what. I mean, it's so against everything that I 189 00:09:22,946 --> 00:09:25,666 Speaker 1: feel like Zach is about, like as a coach and 190 00:09:25,746 --> 00:09:29,506 Speaker 1: a player. So you know, they hated that I had. 191 00:09:29,626 --> 00:09:32,066 Speaker 1: I couldn't leave it unaddressed and had to call him 192 00:09:32,106 --> 00:09:36,226 Speaker 1: a dork, which is what it was. I mean, it's 193 00:09:36,266 --> 00:09:40,066 Speaker 1: like for I wanted to say, first rule of being funny, 194 00:09:40,266 --> 00:09:46,746 Speaker 1: be funny. That's that's number one anyway, So all that 195 00:09:47,066 --> 00:09:49,666 Speaker 1: and and look then the Eli Apple stuff and the 196 00:09:49,666 --> 00:09:52,946 Speaker 1: players stuff and burrow Head. I mean I love it. 197 00:09:53,266 --> 00:09:56,066 Speaker 1: You know, as a fan, we love the bad guy, 198 00:09:56,186 --> 00:09:58,786 Speaker 1: We love all that stuff. But in this world today 199 00:09:58,786 --> 00:10:02,746 Speaker 1: where everybody thinks that or not everybody but the fringe 200 00:10:02,866 --> 00:10:05,866 Speaker 1: thinks that the NFL is rigged, it doesn't help that. 201 00:10:06,466 --> 00:10:11,306 Speaker 1: Somehow it became a little bit like in that way, 202 00:10:11,866 --> 00:10:14,826 Speaker 1: even though Travis's comments at the ends calling him to 203 00:10:14,826 --> 00:10:17,506 Speaker 1: GABBRONI was probably I mean, it's all over T shirts 204 00:10:17,546 --> 00:10:21,426 Speaker 1: already in Kansas City. Oh my gosh, yes everywhere. Uh 205 00:10:21,466 --> 00:10:23,506 Speaker 1: so that that was a great reference to the Rock. 206 00:10:23,626 --> 00:10:26,626 Speaker 1: But look here's the deal. Uh, the whole borrowhead thing. 207 00:10:27,106 --> 00:10:29,826 Speaker 1: You know, it just it motivated the guys more than 208 00:10:29,826 --> 00:10:34,106 Speaker 1: they were already motivated. They didn't address it. Um, I 209 00:10:34,146 --> 00:10:38,306 Speaker 1: was in my suite getting the arrowhead chance started, Uh, 210 00:10:38,506 --> 00:10:41,186 Speaker 1: trying my hardest to get the whole stadium doing that. 211 00:10:41,306 --> 00:10:44,666 Speaker 1: But it was a great game. The Cincinnati fan base 212 00:10:44,746 --> 00:10:47,706 Speaker 1: went from what seemingly seems to be the cockiest fan 213 00:10:47,786 --> 00:10:53,066 Speaker 1: base of all time to somewhat of the whiniest fan base. 214 00:10:53,266 --> 00:10:55,146 Speaker 1: We're doing a show up a voting football. We're just 215 00:10:55,146 --> 00:10:57,346 Speaker 1: giving credit to the Chiefs for overcoming injuries. And like 216 00:10:58,626 --> 00:11:01,026 Speaker 1: their comments are from Bengals fans telling us the refs, 217 00:11:01,066 --> 00:11:03,386 Speaker 1: the refs cosses cost them the game. Look, I've been 218 00:11:03,546 --> 00:11:05,746 Speaker 1: and we here's what I would say to Bengals fans. 219 00:11:05,786 --> 00:11:08,626 Speaker 1: It's like we all been there, Like we've all been 220 00:11:08,706 --> 00:11:11,186 Speaker 1: a look at the roughing the pastor call against Chris 221 00:11:11,266 --> 00:11:15,746 Speaker 1: Jones and Championship against Tom Well against Tom Brady, Uh, 222 00:11:15,866 --> 00:11:19,626 Speaker 1: like it didn't happen, he didn't hit him. This was 223 00:11:19,786 --> 00:11:23,826 Speaker 1: actually a roughing the pastor call that you can argue 224 00:11:24,106 --> 00:11:25,986 Speaker 1: the refs. You're like, oh, but look at the inverse 225 00:11:26,026 --> 00:11:28,386 Speaker 1: of that, had they not called it, what would that 226 00:11:28,466 --> 00:11:31,346 Speaker 1: have looked like? Right? And the whole third down thing 227 00:11:31,466 --> 00:11:36,546 Speaker 1: that's also uh or the do over play. Yeah, when 228 00:11:36,586 --> 00:11:39,026 Speaker 1: you see the whole picture in the referee running in 229 00:11:39,306 --> 00:11:43,266 Speaker 1: stopping the play, it looked bad. Optically it looked bad, 230 00:11:43,306 --> 00:11:45,386 Speaker 1: But look at the inverse of that had they not 231 00:11:45,506 --> 00:11:49,306 Speaker 1: called it. Then you say, well, the chief on the field. Yeah, 232 00:11:49,426 --> 00:11:52,106 Speaker 1: the chiefs were like, well, that guy's in my way. 233 00:11:52,346 --> 00:11:56,426 Speaker 1: So I get it. I get it. From the perspective 234 00:11:56,546 --> 00:11:59,906 Speaker 1: of it hurts, and I would just look to the 235 00:11:59,946 --> 00:12:02,506 Speaker 1: comments of your coach and Joe Burrow and the people 236 00:12:02,546 --> 00:12:06,026 Speaker 1: that actually step on the field to play that you 237 00:12:06,026 --> 00:12:08,546 Speaker 1: aren't find by one player. I've had to swallow that 238 00:12:08,586 --> 00:12:11,626 Speaker 1: pill myself. Andy Reid taught me to swallow that pill 239 00:12:12,226 --> 00:12:16,386 Speaker 1: of you play how many players in the game. There 240 00:12:16,386 --> 00:12:18,906 Speaker 1: were many opportunities for the Bengals to beat us. And 241 00:12:18,986 --> 00:12:22,106 Speaker 1: let me tell you, Cincinnati fans, I thought there was 242 00:12:22,106 --> 00:12:25,466 Speaker 1: a chance you were going to beat us. So I 243 00:12:25,546 --> 00:12:28,426 Speaker 1: get it, but move on. It will make you feel 244 00:12:28,426 --> 00:12:30,386 Speaker 1: better just to move on. I've had to do it 245 00:12:30,586 --> 00:12:34,666 Speaker 1: many times, heartbreaking losses for Chiefs fans. You grew up 246 00:12:34,666 --> 00:12:37,306 Speaker 1: a Chiefs fan, obviously, and you've been through it. Um, 247 00:12:37,346 --> 00:12:39,186 Speaker 1: you know, I've done this with Chiefs fans for years. 248 00:12:39,226 --> 00:12:41,146 Speaker 1: You start ranking them and there's Lynn Elliott and there's 249 00:12:41,186 --> 00:12:43,746 Speaker 1: d Ford and all this stuff. Is it crazy that 250 00:12:43,786 --> 00:12:45,666 Speaker 1: now you guys are the team that actually pulls these 251 00:12:45,666 --> 00:12:47,946 Speaker 1: wins out? Like have you co and accustomed to that? 252 00:12:47,946 --> 00:12:49,226 Speaker 1: That now we're the team that in the end of 253 00:12:49,226 --> 00:12:52,026 Speaker 1: the day, like we actually beat Buffalo after having to 254 00:12:52,026 --> 00:12:54,906 Speaker 1: do it in thirteen seconds, we actually do beat the 255 00:12:54,946 --> 00:12:57,186 Speaker 1: Houston Texans after being down twenty four nothing in a 256 00:12:57,186 --> 00:13:00,466 Speaker 1: playoff game. And now this game where you're down everyone, 257 00:13:00,506 --> 00:13:04,266 Speaker 1: there's no Juju, there's no Tony, there's no hard men, 258 00:13:04,586 --> 00:13:09,826 Speaker 1: there's none Willy Gate, and they find a way. Well, 259 00:13:09,986 --> 00:13:13,106 Speaker 1: that is a testament to our friend, our mutual friend, 260 00:13:13,146 --> 00:13:16,226 Speaker 1: Brett Veach, and Andy Reid gives him the credit rightfully. 261 00:13:16,266 --> 00:13:18,906 Speaker 1: So all the time of stacking that roster of nex 262 00:13:19,026 --> 00:13:21,666 Speaker 1: man up. I mean, that's the principle of football, right 263 00:13:22,386 --> 00:13:27,186 Speaker 1: And every NFL team reminds us each week that they 264 00:13:27,186 --> 00:13:30,226 Speaker 1: are professionals, that they are the best players on their 265 00:13:30,266 --> 00:13:33,106 Speaker 1: college teams that make it to the league, and at 266 00:13:33,146 --> 00:13:37,346 Speaker 1: any given time, credit to Cincinnati's offensive line against the Bills, 267 00:13:37,386 --> 00:13:40,866 Speaker 1: and credit Cincinnati's offensive line against us. I mean, yes, 268 00:13:40,946 --> 00:13:43,666 Speaker 1: we had our sacks, but they they slowed us down. 269 00:13:43,746 --> 00:13:46,706 Speaker 1: Their schemes slowed us down in the second half. I 270 00:13:46,746 --> 00:13:48,826 Speaker 1: truly thought the way we came out, there was a 271 00:13:48,906 --> 00:13:51,866 Speaker 1: chance that we could hang some points on him, and 272 00:13:52,146 --> 00:13:54,626 Speaker 1: we didn't. I mean, it was a tough game. That's 273 00:13:54,666 --> 00:13:57,786 Speaker 1: the other thing I would say. It's like criticizing Travis, 274 00:13:58,066 --> 00:14:00,106 Speaker 1: you know, in his passion or our passion of winning 275 00:14:00,106 --> 00:14:02,986 Speaker 1: by three points. I'm sorry, can we hit the rewind 276 00:14:02,986 --> 00:14:05,546 Speaker 1: button and see how many points the Bengals beat us 277 00:14:05,586 --> 00:14:08,386 Speaker 1: by the last three times you beat us? And you 278 00:14:08,426 --> 00:14:11,386 Speaker 1: did beat us. We you know, that's the That's another 279 00:14:11,426 --> 00:14:13,426 Speaker 1: thing I would say. There's so much about this that's 280 00:14:13,426 --> 00:14:17,706 Speaker 1: so um rewarding, right. I can't imagine how rewarding it 281 00:14:17,786 --> 00:14:20,546 Speaker 1: is for again, the people that actually strap up the 282 00:14:20,626 --> 00:14:23,146 Speaker 1: shoulder pads and get on the field. I'm just a 283 00:14:23,226 --> 00:14:27,786 Speaker 1: dumb fan, right, But those games were hard fought games 284 00:14:27,906 --> 00:14:32,066 Speaker 1: before and kudos to the Bengals winning them. It didn't 285 00:14:32,146 --> 00:14:34,226 Speaker 1: mean anything in the long run. They didn't end up 286 00:14:34,226 --> 00:14:36,946 Speaker 1: going on to win the Super Bowl and the games 287 00:14:36,986 --> 00:14:39,986 Speaker 1: that they beat us in the regular season. It's called 288 00:14:39,986 --> 00:14:43,786 Speaker 1: any given Sunday. We everybody beats everybody during the season. 289 00:14:43,866 --> 00:14:46,546 Speaker 1: It's when you beat them is what matters. And in 290 00:14:46,586 --> 00:14:48,946 Speaker 1: this time, in this opportunity agains the a f C. 291 00:14:49,146 --> 00:14:55,026 Speaker 1: In the a f C Championship, you lost. Uh. Fourth 292 00:14:55,106 --> 00:14:59,066 Speaker 1: quarter starts and there's a drum being banged on the 293 00:14:59,106 --> 00:15:02,226 Speaker 1: top of arrowhead and the fans are needing a pep talk. 294 00:15:02,546 --> 00:15:05,826 Speaker 1: Who is banging that drama? And how does that come about? Well, 295 00:15:05,866 --> 00:15:08,106 Speaker 1: you know, I been privileged to be able to bang 296 00:15:08,146 --> 00:15:09,786 Speaker 1: the drum when it was down on the field a 297 00:15:09,786 --> 00:15:11,866 Speaker 1: few times and up in the upper deck now a 298 00:15:11,906 --> 00:15:14,026 Speaker 1: few times. And Clark Hunt always does it at the 299 00:15:14,066 --> 00:15:16,066 Speaker 1: a f C Championship. And I was fortunate enough to 300 00:15:16,106 --> 00:15:19,066 Speaker 1: do it for the f C Championship when we beat Tennessee. 301 00:15:19,546 --> 00:15:24,826 Speaker 1: I didn't do it uh last year uh and uh 302 00:15:25,026 --> 00:15:29,946 Speaker 1: we lost. Uh. So I was back this year. When 303 00:15:29,986 --> 00:15:31,906 Speaker 1: do you Eric, When do you get that call? When 304 00:15:31,906 --> 00:15:35,226 Speaker 1: does Clark Hunt or Ted Cruzer, Ryan Pala who who 305 00:15:35,306 --> 00:15:37,146 Speaker 1: tits you up? And it's like, you know, we need 306 00:15:37,186 --> 00:15:40,346 Speaker 1: your fourth quarter. You're banging the drum. Yeah, So that's 307 00:15:40,386 --> 00:15:42,866 Speaker 1: a direct call to Veach and then Veach to me, 308 00:15:43,066 --> 00:15:47,306 Speaker 1: because if each knows my personality and he knows that, like, yes, 309 00:15:47,506 --> 00:15:51,026 Speaker 1: I love talking to Peter Schreeger about the Kansas City Chiefs, 310 00:15:51,066 --> 00:15:54,546 Speaker 1: but I also don't like it to seem like I'm 311 00:15:54,586 --> 00:15:57,546 Speaker 1: somehow at the forefront of Chief's kingdom all the time. 312 00:15:57,666 --> 00:16:00,786 Speaker 1: So I I do pick and choose what I do 313 00:16:00,866 --> 00:16:02,986 Speaker 1: and when I do it, and I hadn't done it 314 00:16:03,066 --> 00:16:05,946 Speaker 1: in two seasons, so it was time maybe for me 315 00:16:06,026 --> 00:16:08,626 Speaker 1: to show my face there again. You know, I'm at 316 00:16:08,666 --> 00:16:10,946 Speaker 1: every game, I'm in my suite. I don't want to 317 00:16:10,946 --> 00:16:13,146 Speaker 1: be on the JumboTron. I don't want to be around. 318 00:16:13,226 --> 00:16:15,546 Speaker 1: I just want to watch the game. But this seemed 319 00:16:15,586 --> 00:16:18,146 Speaker 1: like the moment I was caught up in the passion 320 00:16:18,186 --> 00:16:20,666 Speaker 1: as well with the mayor and all his comments, and 321 00:16:20,866 --> 00:16:22,786 Speaker 1: I just felt like, Okay, it's time to make a 322 00:16:22,826 --> 00:16:25,146 Speaker 1: return to the drum deck and let me go up 323 00:16:25,186 --> 00:16:28,586 Speaker 1: there in the arctic cold and beat the out of 324 00:16:28,586 --> 00:16:31,906 Speaker 1: that beg that droump baby, and you do. But for 325 00:16:31,946 --> 00:16:34,346 Speaker 1: the record, everybody was like, you turn us around Stowe 326 00:16:34,386 --> 00:16:36,346 Speaker 1: Street down on the field. I'm like, actually, it was 327 00:16:36,386 --> 00:16:38,546 Speaker 1: fourth and six right after that, and they picked it 328 00:16:38,626 --> 00:16:43,786 Speaker 1: up so that I don't think, Yes, um, I love 329 00:16:43,826 --> 00:16:45,666 Speaker 1: that you go to every game, and I think that's cool. 330 00:16:45,706 --> 00:16:48,546 Speaker 1: So you might think, all right, here's this guy, successful actor, 331 00:16:48,666 --> 00:16:51,466 Speaker 1: Hollywood all this stuff. You go to every Chief's home game. Dude, 332 00:16:51,466 --> 00:16:54,946 Speaker 1: you're legit, You're the real deal. Um. And and is 333 00:16:54,986 --> 00:16:57,146 Speaker 1: that from childhood? When did that really start? Well, we 334 00:16:57,226 --> 00:16:59,386 Speaker 1: got season tickets when I was in high school. My 335 00:16:59,426 --> 00:17:01,666 Speaker 1: uncle had season tickets at the old Stadium and would 336 00:17:01,666 --> 00:17:03,906 Speaker 1: give us his every once in a while. But in 337 00:17:04,026 --> 00:17:10,386 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty six or eighties seven, probably Todd Blackledge era. 338 00:17:10,426 --> 00:17:13,346 Speaker 1: Who are we talking about, Yeah, Todd Blackledge. Uh, you 339 00:17:13,386 --> 00:17:16,946 Speaker 1: know right at the end of the Bill Kinney era 340 00:17:17,946 --> 00:17:21,026 Speaker 1: is when I got season tickets. Steve de Bergh, those 341 00:17:21,026 --> 00:17:23,666 Speaker 1: guys were all there, and I had season tickets in 342 00:17:23,706 --> 00:17:25,906 Speaker 1: the no alcohol section. That was the way I got 343 00:17:25,986 --> 00:17:28,986 Speaker 1: my dad to let us get season tickets, because you know, 344 00:17:29,026 --> 00:17:31,186 Speaker 1: I was a kid, and I was and so we 345 00:17:31,186 --> 00:17:33,066 Speaker 1: were there. And now the suite that we have is 346 00:17:33,186 --> 00:17:36,066 Speaker 1: right above those seats, which is such a cool full 347 00:17:36,066 --> 00:17:38,066 Speaker 1: circle moment. But let me tell you the reason I 348 00:17:38,146 --> 00:17:40,626 Speaker 1: we got the suite, And again it comes back to 349 00:17:40,666 --> 00:17:44,346 Speaker 1: Brett Veach. All roads lead to Brett veach Um when 350 00:17:44,386 --> 00:17:48,586 Speaker 1: we started to become pals. He literally said, you're not 351 00:17:48,626 --> 00:17:52,946 Speaker 1: gonna want to miss games this season? And I said 352 00:17:53,026 --> 00:17:55,026 Speaker 1: for real? And he's like, dude, We're going to the 353 00:17:55,026 --> 00:17:57,226 Speaker 1: super Bowl and you don't want to miss this. So 354 00:17:57,306 --> 00:17:59,866 Speaker 1: I called Tyler, the then VP at Chiefs, and said, 355 00:17:59,946 --> 00:18:02,626 Speaker 1: what do you have available? This was the last season 356 00:18:02,626 --> 00:18:07,906 Speaker 1: of Modern Family, so I was making trip home every 357 00:18:07,946 --> 00:18:10,706 Speaker 1: week that the Chiefs were here. We signed up for 358 00:18:10,746 --> 00:18:13,786 Speaker 1: the suite, got the suite, and I didn't miss a 359 00:18:13,786 --> 00:18:16,026 Speaker 1: game because Brett Beach told me not to miss a game, 360 00:18:16,266 --> 00:18:18,226 Speaker 1: and he delivered on his promise. We went to the 361 00:18:18,226 --> 00:18:20,666 Speaker 1: super Bowl and won. It is that not amazing? And 362 00:18:20,666 --> 00:18:22,466 Speaker 1: and I know Brett for a long time. If you're listening, 363 00:18:22,506 --> 00:18:24,746 Speaker 1: is the GM of the Chiefs. Obviously there's been no 364 00:18:24,826 --> 00:18:26,906 Speaker 1: Burt person. And it's not a cockiness. It's not an 365 00:18:26,906 --> 00:18:30,066 Speaker 1: over confidence, not arrogance. The second he laid eyes on Mahomes, 366 00:18:30,106 --> 00:18:32,026 Speaker 1: he has been telling me that this this dude will 367 00:18:32,106 --> 00:18:34,906 Speaker 1: change our franchise and he will change lives in this market. 368 00:18:35,146 --> 00:18:39,226 Speaker 1: He's incredible and not enough is said about him. You know, 369 00:18:40,106 --> 00:18:44,146 Speaker 1: as a GM first, I don't think, but as a 370 00:18:44,226 --> 00:18:47,106 Speaker 1: person I think he's a quality human being. And I 371 00:18:47,146 --> 00:18:49,386 Speaker 1: tell people all the time that we are lucky to 372 00:18:49,426 --> 00:18:51,666 Speaker 1: have Brett Veach is our GM. But getting to know 373 00:18:51,826 --> 00:18:54,626 Speaker 1: him in his thought process and his care and concern 374 00:18:54,706 --> 00:18:57,906 Speaker 1: for the players, and thoughtfulness of the fans and everyone 375 00:18:57,946 --> 00:19:01,506 Speaker 1: in the organization, and how much he is involved in 376 00:19:01,826 --> 00:19:06,266 Speaker 1: the minutia in a good way, we are very, very 377 00:19:06,466 --> 00:19:09,186 Speaker 1: lucky to have him as a leader of our Chiefs. 378 00:19:09,346 --> 00:19:11,306 Speaker 1: It's great. And last year when you and I really 379 00:19:11,306 --> 00:19:12,866 Speaker 1: met in person, it was at the a f C 380 00:19:13,026 --> 00:19:15,106 Speaker 1: Championship game, maybe one of the lowest days of your 381 00:19:15,186 --> 00:19:18,666 Speaker 1: Chiefs fandom, but it was around halftime and I popped 382 00:19:18,666 --> 00:19:21,826 Speaker 1: my head into a box and the commissioner was there, 383 00:19:21,866 --> 00:19:24,066 Speaker 1: and Curtis Martin was there, and I think Willie Lanier 384 00:19:24,146 --> 00:19:27,186 Speaker 1: was there, and there's Eric stone Street, who i've to 385 00:19:27,386 --> 00:19:31,626 Speaker 1: crumbry wearing a cowboy hat and Bengal stuff talking smack too, 386 00:19:32,026 --> 00:19:36,346 Speaker 1: was talking smack. And you guys were up at a 387 00:19:36,386 --> 00:19:38,386 Speaker 1: half and you're like, and they scored a touchdown. You 388 00:19:38,386 --> 00:19:39,826 Speaker 1: looked at me and I saw this look in your 389 00:19:39,826 --> 00:19:41,826 Speaker 1: face that I know from all my Jets fan friends 390 00:19:42,066 --> 00:19:46,066 Speaker 1: and from all my you know, long suffering UH friends 391 00:19:46,066 --> 00:19:48,146 Speaker 1: who are Vikings fans? And you said, Okay, I have 392 00:19:48,226 --> 00:19:50,386 Speaker 1: to go back to my seat. I can't be sitting 393 00:19:50,386 --> 00:19:52,906 Speaker 1: here mingling. This is not lucky for me. And like 394 00:19:53,146 --> 00:19:56,386 Speaker 1: I know that superstition Juju thing and Eric I do 395 00:19:56,506 --> 00:19:59,026 Speaker 1: right that and there like this guy's hardcore. Well it's 396 00:19:59,066 --> 00:20:04,626 Speaker 1: not only it's it's different than like superstition. I get 397 00:20:04,666 --> 00:20:07,746 Speaker 1: to the game, but for the players get to the game. 398 00:20:07,866 --> 00:20:11,106 Speaker 1: I mean I've rolled into the stadium and been driving 399 00:20:11,106 --> 00:20:15,186 Speaker 1: alongside Travis Kelsey like telling him good game. That's when 400 00:20:15,226 --> 00:20:19,506 Speaker 1: I get to the game, right, because I'm not gonna 401 00:20:19,546 --> 00:20:21,826 Speaker 1: be out there, but I want, I want to breathe 402 00:20:21,826 --> 00:20:23,586 Speaker 1: it all in and I want to focus because my 403 00:20:23,706 --> 00:20:26,666 Speaker 1: attention is there. And I was in that suite and 404 00:20:26,786 --> 00:20:29,546 Speaker 1: I was out of my element. I wasn't myself at 405 00:20:29,546 --> 00:20:31,986 Speaker 1: that game. And I know I'm not stupid and think 406 00:20:32,066 --> 00:20:34,026 Speaker 1: that I really have anything to do with the outcome, 407 00:20:34,626 --> 00:20:37,066 Speaker 1: but my mind wasn't right and I needed to go 408 00:20:37,106 --> 00:20:39,186 Speaker 1: back to my suite and stop talking to people and 409 00:20:39,226 --> 00:20:41,426 Speaker 1: sit in my seat and get focused back on the game. 410 00:20:41,626 --> 00:20:45,666 Speaker 1: And I was nervous and worried because well what happened. 411 00:20:45,826 --> 00:20:49,226 Speaker 1: We lost? We got beat and I blame myself. I 412 00:20:49,266 --> 00:20:52,466 Speaker 1: blame myself. You're laughing, but like that's you know that 413 00:20:52,586 --> 00:20:54,826 Speaker 1: is a fan, because you know, I'll go back to 414 00:20:55,746 --> 00:20:57,746 Speaker 1: all my friends who are Red Sox fans in college 415 00:20:57,746 --> 00:20:59,146 Speaker 1: and they're like, we have to sit in this room 416 00:20:59,186 --> 00:21:02,066 Speaker 1: to watch this series otherwise it's real. And you start 417 00:21:02,066 --> 00:21:04,786 Speaker 1: blaming yourself for these losses because why was I hobnobbing 418 00:21:04,826 --> 00:21:07,506 Speaker 1: with Commissioner Goodell that that wasn't the time and place right. 419 00:21:07,546 --> 00:21:08,986 Speaker 1: I mean, you're the hardcore fan. You want to be 420 00:21:08,986 --> 00:21:13,706 Speaker 1: in the trenches, and I'm the same way with you know, 421 00:21:13,786 --> 00:21:16,466 Speaker 1: away games and televised I get invited all the time 422 00:21:16,546 --> 00:21:18,266 Speaker 1: to go to a bar or to go to a 423 00:21:18,266 --> 00:21:21,546 Speaker 1: friend's house and watch the game. And I always know 424 00:21:21,586 --> 00:21:24,866 Speaker 1: when people truly know me, uh, they don't call me 425 00:21:25,106 --> 00:21:28,026 Speaker 1: and they don't invite me anywhere on a Sunday at 426 00:21:28,066 --> 00:21:30,866 Speaker 1: noon or three thirty or whatever the game time is. 427 00:21:30,946 --> 00:21:34,466 Speaker 1: I don't watch football games with other people, or I 428 00:21:34,506 --> 00:21:37,306 Speaker 1: only watch people football games with people that are like 429 00:21:37,386 --> 00:21:41,866 Speaker 1: me and don't talk. Yes, look that's it. Um, you've 430 00:21:41,866 --> 00:21:44,266 Speaker 1: become such a piece of this this run obviously, and 431 00:21:44,306 --> 00:21:46,866 Speaker 1: I know Andy would have you in over the summers 432 00:21:46,866 --> 00:21:48,586 Speaker 1: that training can't you do the Randy Reid thing, which 433 00:21:48,626 --> 00:21:50,306 Speaker 1: was great. You've gotten a chance to get to know 434 00:21:50,346 --> 00:21:51,746 Speaker 1: Andy read it all, and like, what kind of guy 435 00:21:51,786 --> 00:21:53,746 Speaker 1: is See for those who don't know Andy the man, 436 00:21:53,786 --> 00:21:56,306 Speaker 1: they know him as just the figure on television. You know, 437 00:21:56,506 --> 00:21:59,186 Speaker 1: I have gotten a chance to get to know him. 438 00:21:59,226 --> 00:22:01,466 Speaker 1: I can't believe I'm saying that. I was always so 439 00:22:01,506 --> 00:22:04,946 Speaker 1: intimidated by Coach Read. And the first interaction we ever 440 00:22:04,986 --> 00:22:07,706 Speaker 1: had was it as San Diego away game when they 441 00:22:07,746 --> 00:22:10,506 Speaker 1: were the Sandy. But no, it was I guess it 442 00:22:10,546 --> 00:22:12,666 Speaker 1: would have been that last season they were San Diego 443 00:22:13,306 --> 00:22:15,066 Speaker 1: and I was standing at the top of the tunnel. 444 00:22:15,186 --> 00:22:18,106 Speaker 1: We had one in dramatic fashion at the end of 445 00:22:18,106 --> 00:22:19,866 Speaker 1: the game, and he comes to the top of the 446 00:22:19,946 --> 00:22:22,946 Speaker 1: ramp and he just sees me and he goes like 447 00:22:23,026 --> 00:22:27,466 Speaker 1: that on my chest and it was this one, not 448 00:22:27,666 --> 00:22:33,066 Speaker 1: this one, like right, and he just went like that. 449 00:22:33,226 --> 00:22:37,386 Speaker 1: No words were spoken, and I just was like, that 450 00:22:37,546 --> 00:22:40,146 Speaker 1: just happened to Coach We just acknowledged me. It's like 451 00:22:40,186 --> 00:22:43,306 Speaker 1: the song the Prince song. She spoke to me, she 452 00:22:43,466 --> 00:22:49,746 Speaker 1: spoke to me. Uh, Coach Red just uh. It was insane. 453 00:22:49,866 --> 00:22:52,226 Speaker 1: That was our first interaction. And then because of each 454 00:22:52,426 --> 00:22:57,546 Speaker 1: You know again, I've I've gotten a no coach, And 455 00:22:57,786 --> 00:22:59,746 Speaker 1: you know, we have a lot of references that are 456 00:22:59,786 --> 00:23:03,586 Speaker 1: the same, being a big kid, him growing up in 457 00:23:03,746 --> 00:23:05,946 Speaker 1: l A, me living in l A. He has friends 458 00:23:05,986 --> 00:23:08,306 Speaker 1: that work in the entertainment industry. One guy that was 459 00:23:08,706 --> 00:23:11,426 Speaker 1: cameraman on our show was a really close friend of his. 460 00:23:12,906 --> 00:23:15,586 Speaker 1: We have the same food references, the same love and 461 00:23:15,626 --> 00:23:19,706 Speaker 1: passion for for food, and the and the obviously football 462 00:23:19,746 --> 00:23:22,746 Speaker 1: and the Kansas City Chiefs. But he is a great person. 463 00:23:22,986 --> 00:23:25,546 Speaker 1: You want to talk about a guy. I always say this, 464 00:23:25,666 --> 00:23:28,306 Speaker 1: It's like I don't know how he does it, but 465 00:23:28,386 --> 00:23:32,306 Speaker 1: he seems to know everything that's going on around him. 466 00:23:32,346 --> 00:23:35,786 Speaker 1: And when I say that, I mean what TV shows 467 00:23:35,786 --> 00:23:40,066 Speaker 1: are on, what popular music is happening, what Lagarius need 468 00:23:40,106 --> 00:23:43,426 Speaker 1: has been up to, how the ankle is on Clyde 469 00:23:43,506 --> 00:23:47,586 Speaker 1: Edwards Hilaire, what his assistant needs to put on his desk. 470 00:23:47,666 --> 00:23:50,866 Speaker 1: I mean, from the smallest thing to the most ridiculous 471 00:23:50,866 --> 00:23:53,426 Speaker 1: pop culture thing. It seems like Coach Reid is right 472 00:23:53,466 --> 00:23:56,666 Speaker 1: there with it, which is a great gift but also 473 00:23:57,266 --> 00:23:59,466 Speaker 1: a tribute to what kind of human being he is, 474 00:23:59,506 --> 00:24:05,026 Speaker 1: which is an outward, upward life living person. Right and 475 00:24:05,426 --> 00:24:08,506 Speaker 1: I see why play yours love him because he's a 476 00:24:08,586 --> 00:24:11,866 Speaker 1: unique personality and a funny guy and he allows people 477 00:24:12,306 --> 00:24:14,506 Speaker 1: to be the greatest they want to be while having 478 00:24:14,546 --> 00:24:17,466 Speaker 1: fun doing it. Is my take on Coach read that's 479 00:24:17,506 --> 00:24:19,986 Speaker 1: that's awesome. And I work with you know, so many 480 00:24:20,026 --> 00:24:21,946 Speaker 1: of like former players and whether it be a Brian 481 00:24:21,986 --> 00:24:24,826 Speaker 1: Westbrook or a Michael Vick or uh you go right 482 00:24:24,826 --> 00:24:27,066 Speaker 1: down to Shady McCoy, Like the love that these guys 483 00:24:27,106 --> 00:24:29,866 Speaker 1: have for Andy Reid is forever. And that's even if 484 00:24:29,866 --> 00:24:31,946 Speaker 1: these guys were traded or cut or whatever, and it's 485 00:24:31,946 --> 00:24:36,026 Speaker 1: like that's a special human they love big red love well. 486 00:24:36,026 --> 00:24:38,146 Speaker 1: I think it all starts with honesty too. I think 487 00:24:38,186 --> 00:24:41,186 Speaker 1: Coach is an honest person. What would be my take 488 00:24:41,226 --> 00:24:43,106 Speaker 1: on Coach? Again, I'm not a player and don't have 489 00:24:43,146 --> 00:24:46,586 Speaker 1: that relationship with him, but listening to other people talk 490 00:24:46,666 --> 00:24:48,786 Speaker 1: about him, it's like you kind of know where you 491 00:24:48,866 --> 00:24:51,306 Speaker 1: stand with Coach, which is a great gift in life 492 00:24:51,346 --> 00:24:54,426 Speaker 1: when you're dealing with anyone in the leadership position, whether 493 00:24:54,426 --> 00:24:57,666 Speaker 1: it's good or bad, it's nice to know where what 494 00:24:57,706 --> 00:25:00,266 Speaker 1: they think about you, whether if they love you, which 495 00:25:00,506 --> 00:25:02,706 Speaker 1: they love you up, coach you up or mad at you, 496 00:25:02,826 --> 00:25:05,746 Speaker 1: disappointed in your whatever it is. And I've you know, 497 00:25:05,786 --> 00:25:07,626 Speaker 1: talked to a few friends of mine that have played 498 00:25:07,666 --> 00:25:10,466 Speaker 1: for Coach, and one thing that they always remind me 499 00:25:10,626 --> 00:25:15,826 Speaker 1: is enjoy these years because as Chiefs fans and football fans, 500 00:25:16,426 --> 00:25:20,066 Speaker 1: we're in rarefied air, like we are really truly in 501 00:25:20,106 --> 00:25:23,466 Speaker 1: this moment of He's a one of one. God broke 502 00:25:23,506 --> 00:25:26,066 Speaker 1: the mold when they made Coach read his attention to detail, 503 00:25:26,146 --> 00:25:29,386 Speaker 1: his attention to preparation and getting teams ready to scheme 504 00:25:29,426 --> 00:25:33,226 Speaker 1: and play and win when you have a quarterback with 505 00:25:33,266 --> 00:25:36,426 Speaker 1: one ankle, when you have no wide receivers other than 506 00:25:36,466 --> 00:25:40,786 Speaker 1: three left. Um. He's a unique individual and Kansas City 507 00:25:40,866 --> 00:25:43,546 Speaker 1: can never forget how lucky we are to have him. 508 00:25:48,186 --> 00:25:50,746 Speaker 1: Uh could do a quick bit of story time where 509 00:25:50,746 --> 00:25:52,186 Speaker 1: I just kind of throw on a topic and you 510 00:25:52,266 --> 00:25:54,346 Speaker 1: tell me stories about your career in your life, because 511 00:25:54,346 --> 00:25:55,746 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of life lessons we can 512 00:25:55,746 --> 00:25:57,946 Speaker 1: all learn from you. I love you, I think you're awesome, 513 00:25:57,946 --> 00:26:00,626 Speaker 1: and I think some of the stuff that everyone sees 514 00:26:00,666 --> 00:26:03,146 Speaker 1: on televisions something, but you've got an amazing career and 515 00:26:03,186 --> 00:26:04,466 Speaker 1: I think would be kind of cool if I just 516 00:26:04,506 --> 00:26:06,626 Speaker 1: like throw questions at you and you answer them taken 517 00:26:06,666 --> 00:26:08,746 Speaker 1: wherever you want? Is that all right? Yeah? I'm usually 518 00:26:09,266 --> 00:26:13,186 Speaker 1: better at that, like being prompted and reminded of things. Um, 519 00:26:13,506 --> 00:26:17,666 Speaker 1: almost famous, you get casted into that film. Um, take 520 00:26:17,786 --> 00:26:19,146 Speaker 1: us to where you were in your life and your 521 00:26:19,146 --> 00:26:20,666 Speaker 1: career at that point and what that meant for you. 522 00:26:21,306 --> 00:26:24,546 Speaker 1: I had one credit on my resume. Uh. My agent 523 00:26:24,666 --> 00:26:27,346 Speaker 1: at the time sent me in to see Gail Levin, 524 00:26:27,386 --> 00:26:30,306 Speaker 1: the casting director for Cameron Crowe, and I read for 525 00:26:30,426 --> 00:26:34,906 Speaker 1: the Philip Seymour Hoffman role, Lester Bangs and she I finished, 526 00:26:35,186 --> 00:26:38,786 Speaker 1: and she looked over the paper and she was very sweet, 527 00:26:38,826 --> 00:26:40,666 Speaker 1: and she said where are you from? And I said 528 00:26:40,746 --> 00:26:42,386 Speaker 1: Kansas City. She's like, how long have you been in 529 00:26:42,506 --> 00:26:46,346 Speaker 1: l A. And I'm like twelve, twelve months or eleven months, 530 00:26:46,346 --> 00:26:48,426 Speaker 1: whatever it was at the time. She's like, well, you're 531 00:26:48,506 --> 00:26:50,266 Speaker 1: very good. You're not going to get this part, but 532 00:26:50,346 --> 00:26:52,986 Speaker 1: you're very good. And I said, I don't think I 533 00:26:52,986 --> 00:26:57,346 Speaker 1: should get this. I can't believe i'm here. I have 534 00:26:57,466 --> 00:27:01,306 Speaker 1: Darman Greg on my resume. Uh. And she said, but 535 00:27:01,386 --> 00:27:03,626 Speaker 1: I really want you to meet Cameron and I think 536 00:27:03,626 --> 00:27:06,186 Speaker 1: he would really like you. And I said, okay, sure, 537 00:27:06,586 --> 00:27:09,786 Speaker 1: and I leave and this was still at my career 538 00:27:09,826 --> 00:27:12,666 Speaker 1: when I shared things with people because I thought they 539 00:27:12,666 --> 00:27:15,826 Speaker 1: were actually gonna happen. So I called my parents and 540 00:27:15,866 --> 00:27:17,746 Speaker 1: I told my best friends. I'm like, I'm gonna meet 541 00:27:17,786 --> 00:27:21,266 Speaker 1: Cameron Crowe, uh, not knowing that most people in our 542 00:27:21,306 --> 00:27:24,226 Speaker 1: business don't follow through on what they say. In the moment, 543 00:27:24,946 --> 00:27:27,346 Speaker 1: she happened to be the person that followed through, and 544 00:27:27,506 --> 00:27:31,026 Speaker 1: a few weeks her name Gail Levin, Gail Leven. Every 545 00:27:31,026 --> 00:27:32,746 Speaker 1: person in our lives like in our career, it's like, 546 00:27:32,786 --> 00:27:36,066 Speaker 1: you'll never forget those people that help open doors. Gail Leven, 547 00:27:37,266 --> 00:27:39,906 Speaker 1: and she brought me back in and here I go 548 00:27:40,026 --> 00:27:42,986 Speaker 1: up into this loft in Santa Monica and Cameron Crowe 549 00:27:43,106 --> 00:27:46,666 Speaker 1: with his cam quarter following me around the room as 550 00:27:46,706 --> 00:27:50,066 Speaker 1: I'm saying these five lines, and he's like, now do 551 00:27:50,106 --> 00:27:51,946 Speaker 1: it this way, now do it that way. Like made 552 00:27:51,946 --> 00:27:53,946 Speaker 1: me feel like I was about to be the lead 553 00:27:54,026 --> 00:27:58,706 Speaker 1: in a movie. And I left there feeling so proud 554 00:27:58,826 --> 00:28:01,746 Speaker 1: and excited to be a performer and an actor. And 555 00:28:01,786 --> 00:28:03,746 Speaker 1: then a couple of weeks later, I got the part, 556 00:28:03,826 --> 00:28:07,186 Speaker 1: and then we shot the part and opened a lot 557 00:28:07,186 --> 00:28:09,706 Speaker 1: of doors for me. People always ask about that, you know, 558 00:28:09,866 --> 00:28:13,106 Speaker 1: it's uh five lines and a major motion picture mean 559 00:28:13,186 --> 00:28:15,706 Speaker 1: a tremendous amount to an actor at any time in 560 00:28:15,746 --> 00:28:19,626 Speaker 1: their career. But for me, it gave people permission to 561 00:28:19,666 --> 00:28:22,506 Speaker 1: think I was good, even if they thought maybe I 562 00:28:22,546 --> 00:28:25,586 Speaker 1: was good. Well, Cameron Crow cast him in a Steven 563 00:28:25,626 --> 00:28:29,386 Speaker 1: Spielberg movie cast by Gail Levin, so he must be good. 564 00:28:29,426 --> 00:28:34,626 Speaker 1: It's like, oh, yeah, he's great. That's yeah. Um, next name, 565 00:28:34,786 --> 00:28:37,386 Speaker 1: and the viewers and listeners might not know who it is, 566 00:28:37,426 --> 00:28:40,106 Speaker 1: but if hold on, he's calling. Look who's calling right now? 567 00:28:40,466 --> 00:28:43,706 Speaker 1: That's so funny Brett Veach Collin. Hopefully the number doesn't 568 00:28:43,986 --> 00:28:47,346 Speaker 1: reveal itself. Tell him we're doing this right now. I'd 569 00:28:47,346 --> 00:28:50,186 Speaker 1: love to hear his response. Um, I'm gonna give you 570 00:28:50,226 --> 00:28:51,746 Speaker 1: an I'm gonna take a picture and send it to 571 00:28:51,826 --> 00:28:56,226 Speaker 1: him real quick. Go ahead. The name is Joe Pitka. 572 00:28:56,546 --> 00:28:59,066 Speaker 1: Oh my god, who is Joe pitt Gun? Why is 573 00:28:59,106 --> 00:29:02,546 Speaker 1: he important in your life? Joe Pitca is the craziest, 574 00:29:02,626 --> 00:29:06,706 Speaker 1: best guy ever that intimidates, has intimidated so many people, 575 00:29:06,706 --> 00:29:11,266 Speaker 1: But for whatever reason, our personalities clicked. He called me, 576 00:29:11,506 --> 00:29:14,586 Speaker 1: uh what did he call me? Oh German, the German 577 00:29:14,626 --> 00:29:16,706 Speaker 1: from Kansas City. And I called him the pullock from 578 00:29:16,746 --> 00:29:21,226 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh and we just like clicked. But he's a commercial director, 579 00:29:21,266 --> 00:29:23,626 Speaker 1: probably one of the most famous commercial directors of all time. 580 00:29:23,786 --> 00:29:26,106 Speaker 1: Is the most famous commercial director of all time, probably, 581 00:29:26,146 --> 00:29:30,466 Speaker 1: I guess yes, for sure directed Space jam. Um, what 582 00:29:30,506 --> 00:29:32,386 Speaker 1: did he tell the pets? He adds of Michael Jackson, 583 00:29:32,586 --> 00:29:37,506 Speaker 1: like he's the big commercials of my generation, Bartles and 584 00:29:37,626 --> 00:29:42,706 Speaker 1: James and Hallmark commercials. And but he's got this reputation 585 00:29:42,746 --> 00:29:47,666 Speaker 1: of being like a tyrant and an angry man, yeller screamer. 586 00:29:48,466 --> 00:29:53,626 Speaker 1: He is. But I identified Joe Pitka as someone who 587 00:29:54,146 --> 00:29:58,146 Speaker 1: had created a character in Hollywood for himself, because what 588 00:29:58,226 --> 00:30:01,066 Speaker 1: I saw was a really nice person and a loyal person, 589 00:30:01,666 --> 00:30:05,466 Speaker 1: and a thoughtful person, an artistic person. But yet you 590 00:30:05,506 --> 00:30:07,746 Speaker 1: walk on stage and he screaming and yelling at people 591 00:30:07,906 --> 00:30:11,746 Speaker 1: and something. For some reason, I broke through that. Um. 592 00:30:11,946 --> 00:30:14,586 Speaker 1: First audition ever was for an American Express Tiger Woods 593 00:30:14,586 --> 00:30:17,666 Speaker 1: commercial where the ball was traveling around the world. And 594 00:30:17,746 --> 00:30:20,106 Speaker 1: I go in and I just stand there and he 595 00:30:20,146 --> 00:30:24,386 Speaker 1: looks at me up and down. Where are you from? 596 00:30:24,386 --> 00:30:28,146 Speaker 1: Like Kansas City, Kansas City, God forsaken place, shot up, 597 00:30:28,546 --> 00:30:31,706 Speaker 1: shot boos there. I'm like, yeah, you shouted at wind 598 00:30:31,706 --> 00:30:33,546 Speaker 1: out high school that's where my dad went to high school, 599 00:30:34,306 --> 00:30:36,866 Speaker 1: and we just clicked in this moment. And then I 600 00:30:36,906 --> 00:30:39,146 Speaker 1: get a call when I leave there from my agent 601 00:30:40,026 --> 00:30:42,546 Speaker 1: and she said, I just got a call from casting, 602 00:30:42,746 --> 00:30:46,026 Speaker 1: and I said, yes, I should say Peter. Before I 603 00:30:46,066 --> 00:30:48,346 Speaker 1: went into that audition, she had told me you're auditioning 604 00:30:48,346 --> 00:30:51,026 Speaker 1: for Joe Pitkin today, and I'm like, okay. She's like, no, 605 00:30:51,346 --> 00:30:54,186 Speaker 1: you're auditioning for Joe, you know. So then I was 606 00:30:54,226 --> 00:30:57,426 Speaker 1: immediately nervous and she's like, he's known for kind of 607 00:30:57,466 --> 00:30:59,666 Speaker 1: like being mean or rude to people or whatever. So 608 00:30:59,706 --> 00:31:01,666 Speaker 1: I go in. So I get this call and I'm like, 609 00:31:01,706 --> 00:31:03,906 Speaker 1: oh God, I screwed up because we did have banter 610 00:31:04,066 --> 00:31:09,786 Speaker 1: back and forth. I did not like run away from him, 611 00:31:09,826 --> 00:31:13,186 Speaker 1: and so I thought something was wrong and she said, um, 612 00:31:13,226 --> 00:31:15,186 Speaker 1: Casting called and they said you're not going to get 613 00:31:15,226 --> 00:31:18,426 Speaker 1: this commercial, but um, Joe said he wants to work 614 00:31:18,426 --> 00:31:20,746 Speaker 1: with you at some point. Well, true to his word. 615 00:31:21,226 --> 00:31:22,986 Speaker 1: A few weeks later, I get a call to show 616 00:31:23,066 --> 00:31:25,466 Speaker 1: up in Long Beach Harbor and I'm shooting an IBM 617 00:31:25,466 --> 00:31:28,186 Speaker 1: commercial And that was the first of probably thirty IBM 618 00:31:28,226 --> 00:31:31,066 Speaker 1: commercials I shot with Joe. Thirty commercials he did before 619 00:31:31,106 --> 00:31:33,466 Speaker 1: Modern Family, before all that stuff. You were doing commercials 620 00:31:33,466 --> 00:31:37,106 Speaker 1: with Joe. Yes, but that's just IBM commercials we did. 621 00:31:37,146 --> 00:31:41,306 Speaker 1: I did two campaigns of IBM commercials, totaling twenty some commercials, 622 00:31:41,986 --> 00:31:46,186 Speaker 1: and then I did Pepsi, diet, Pepsi, xerox, you name it. 623 00:31:46,226 --> 00:31:48,026 Speaker 1: I I don't know how many I ever ended up 624 00:31:48,186 --> 00:31:51,146 Speaker 1: doing with him, but that's him. He's a loyal guy. 625 00:31:51,626 --> 00:31:54,586 Speaker 1: He realized that I wasn't gonna screw around. I wasn't 626 00:31:54,586 --> 00:31:57,786 Speaker 1: gonna mess with him. I wasn't gonna embarrass him. He 627 00:31:57,826 --> 00:32:01,786 Speaker 1: could hire me. I would show up, be professional, entertain him, 628 00:32:01,826 --> 00:32:05,466 Speaker 1: you know, make him laugh. And um, we were known 629 00:32:05,506 --> 00:32:07,986 Speaker 1: as the pit could play years and I didn't know 630 00:32:08,066 --> 00:32:10,106 Speaker 1: that was a thing until I was one, and then 631 00:32:10,146 --> 00:32:14,506 Speaker 1: people would refer to people as the Pita players. But thankful, 632 00:32:14,626 --> 00:32:17,266 Speaker 1: and I still email with him and talk to him 633 00:32:17,306 --> 00:32:18,786 Speaker 1: and have dinner with him when I'm in l A. 634 00:32:18,906 --> 00:32:21,146 Speaker 1: He's a He's a great guy. He would like to 635 00:32:21,146 --> 00:32:23,226 Speaker 1: be called a great guy, though I'm sure he's got 636 00:32:23,226 --> 00:32:25,106 Speaker 1: an image still. Um, when you go to YouTube and 637 00:32:25,186 --> 00:32:27,146 Speaker 1: you want to type in blah blah blah commercial to 638 00:32:27,146 --> 00:32:29,106 Speaker 1: see a young Eric Stone Street in a pit at 639 00:32:29,146 --> 00:32:30,706 Speaker 1: what would be the one that would that would stand 640 00:32:30,706 --> 00:32:36,466 Speaker 1: out if you type in Pitca IBM commercials or Pitka Disney. 641 00:32:36,306 --> 00:32:38,746 Speaker 1: I was in a Disney commercial where I was Uncle Phil, 642 00:32:38,786 --> 00:32:41,866 Speaker 1: the crazy Uncle Phil dressed as a Laddin. But those 643 00:32:41,906 --> 00:32:45,746 Speaker 1: IBM commercials are quite a bit all over YouTube. I 644 00:32:45,826 --> 00:32:48,866 Speaker 1: love it. Um. Okay, next one, you've had a bit 645 00:32:48,906 --> 00:32:54,666 Speaker 1: of success in your career. You're building Greg Daniels, Michael Sure, 646 00:32:54,986 --> 00:32:58,786 Speaker 1: they're doing the the American version of the Office. You 647 00:32:58,866 --> 00:33:03,106 Speaker 1: go in for an audition for which role and how 648 00:33:03,186 --> 00:33:05,706 Speaker 1: far did you get in that process? Well, I went 649 00:33:05,746 --> 00:33:09,746 Speaker 1: in for again recurring theme here, going in for one thing, 650 00:33:09,866 --> 00:33:11,866 Speaker 1: being told I'm not going to get it, but come 651 00:33:11,866 --> 00:33:15,586 Speaker 1: back again, which I hope actors listen to that and 652 00:33:15,666 --> 00:33:19,906 Speaker 1: hear something there, which is you can't control what you 653 00:33:19,946 --> 00:33:23,626 Speaker 1: can't control. What I could control was doing a good job. 654 00:33:24,026 --> 00:33:27,346 Speaker 1: If I went into an audition and thought, well, I'm 655 00:33:27,346 --> 00:33:29,666 Speaker 1: not right for this. I know I'm not right for this, 656 00:33:29,826 --> 00:33:33,706 Speaker 1: and I take that attitude into an audition, then I'm 657 00:33:33,706 --> 00:33:36,186 Speaker 1: not right gonna be right for anything. But if I 658 00:33:36,266 --> 00:33:39,026 Speaker 1: go in as well prepared as I can be with 659 00:33:39,066 --> 00:33:41,346 Speaker 1: the best take on, and I can have who knows 660 00:33:41,466 --> 00:33:44,706 Speaker 1: what happens, other doors will open. So that's the message 661 00:33:44,746 --> 00:33:47,666 Speaker 1: there for anyone listening that wants to pursue this. I 662 00:33:47,666 --> 00:33:50,146 Speaker 1: think it's any career that honestly, if I'm I'm having 663 00:33:50,186 --> 00:33:52,346 Speaker 1: a meeting with someone at another network or whatever, and 664 00:33:52,586 --> 00:33:54,106 Speaker 1: then we don't have any room for you, but why 665 00:33:54,106 --> 00:33:56,146 Speaker 1: not make a great impression on them, because who knows, 666 00:33:56,266 --> 00:33:59,546 Speaker 1: you know, your first job in any interview process is 667 00:33:59,586 --> 00:34:02,906 Speaker 1: to somehow convey that you would be a good partner, 668 00:34:03,146 --> 00:34:06,226 Speaker 1: you would be a good person to be in a 669 00:34:06,506 --> 00:34:09,426 Speaker 1: room with them, Like your first job is to convey, Hey, 670 00:34:09,546 --> 00:34:12,386 Speaker 1: I'm not going to be a problem, right, You're gonna 671 00:34:12,426 --> 00:34:15,666 Speaker 1: like working with me. So I went in audition for 672 00:34:15,706 --> 00:34:20,386 Speaker 1: Steve Carrell's part. Alison Jones an amazing casting director, the 673 00:34:20,426 --> 00:34:23,786 Speaker 1: best of the best, legendary casting director, done freaks and geeks, 674 00:34:23,826 --> 00:34:26,626 Speaker 1: all the Apatow stuff. She's the legend. She gave me 675 00:34:26,666 --> 00:34:28,906 Speaker 1: a part on Spin City, saw me in an improv 676 00:34:28,986 --> 00:34:31,986 Speaker 1: show and gave me one line on Spin City when 677 00:34:32,066 --> 00:34:35,506 Speaker 1: I hadn't had any stuff really other than that darmand Greg, 678 00:34:36,506 --> 00:34:39,266 Speaker 1: and she said, probably not gonna work for this role, 679 00:34:39,306 --> 00:34:41,906 Speaker 1: but let's have you come back in for Kevin, which 680 00:34:41,986 --> 00:34:44,506 Speaker 1: is the great Brian bam Gardner's part. So I went 681 00:34:44,546 --> 00:34:47,386 Speaker 1: in and and read, and then they put our tapes 682 00:34:47,866 --> 00:34:53,266 Speaker 1: up against each other. It was me, Brian and Jorge Garcia. Yeah, hurly, 683 00:34:53,986 --> 00:34:58,546 Speaker 1: it's amazing. Yeah, testing for the office on tape for 684 00:34:58,666 --> 00:35:01,306 Speaker 1: the network. And of course Brian ended up getting it. 685 00:35:01,346 --> 00:35:04,506 Speaker 1: Brian gets it. And were you dejected or did you say, hey, 686 00:35:04,506 --> 00:35:10,026 Speaker 1: that's just that's were you devastated? Heartbroken? Heartbroken? You know again, 687 00:35:10,466 --> 00:35:14,506 Speaker 1: it took so long for me to get to a 688 00:35:14,586 --> 00:35:20,946 Speaker 1: place where you put everything you possibly have emotionally into something, 689 00:35:21,786 --> 00:35:24,306 Speaker 1: knowing that you're probably not going to get it, and 690 00:35:24,346 --> 00:35:27,746 Speaker 1: then being able to walk away from it. It's why 691 00:35:28,346 --> 00:35:31,586 Speaker 1: not in an aggressive way. But my technique for auditions 692 00:35:31,626 --> 00:35:34,106 Speaker 1: for TV shows and stuff is I would print out 693 00:35:34,106 --> 00:35:36,466 Speaker 1: the sides. I would walk in with the sides and 694 00:35:36,506 --> 00:35:39,266 Speaker 1: read off the paper, you know, for my audition, and 695 00:35:39,306 --> 00:35:42,586 Speaker 1: then I would wad that up and I would throw 696 00:35:42,586 --> 00:35:45,706 Speaker 1: it in the garbage can in the casting director's office 697 00:35:45,786 --> 00:35:48,946 Speaker 1: and just never think of it again. Yeah, And it 698 00:35:49,026 --> 00:35:52,506 Speaker 1: wasn't like this. But I can't. I can't hang onto this. 699 00:35:52,586 --> 00:35:54,706 Speaker 1: It's too emotional of a connection. I have to I 700 00:35:54,746 --> 00:35:56,906 Speaker 1: have to move on. And I was fortunate enough to 701 00:35:56,946 --> 00:36:00,106 Speaker 1: be in a place, you know, most of my career 702 00:36:00,346 --> 00:36:02,866 Speaker 1: close to leading up to modern Family, where I had, 703 00:36:03,146 --> 00:36:06,146 Speaker 1: you know, a couple auditions a day sometimes, So I 704 00:36:06,226 --> 00:36:09,146 Speaker 1: was doing that in a practical way too, of like 705 00:36:09,346 --> 00:36:11,706 Speaker 1: this one's done, now I have to drive to Venice 706 00:36:12,306 --> 00:36:16,586 Speaker 1: and do this again with different somebody else's words. So 707 00:36:16,706 --> 00:36:18,466 Speaker 1: I just didn't want a car full of paper. But 708 00:36:18,546 --> 00:36:22,146 Speaker 1: I also didn't want the baggage of not probably not 709 00:36:22,226 --> 00:36:24,506 Speaker 1: getting this. So I just moved on from it, and 710 00:36:24,546 --> 00:36:26,466 Speaker 1: then if I got called back, I'd reprint it out 711 00:36:26,506 --> 00:36:28,986 Speaker 1: and go back in. You know, Luis c K was 712 00:36:29,026 --> 00:36:31,226 Speaker 1: doing a podcast last weekend. I was listening to it 713 00:36:31,266 --> 00:36:33,986 Speaker 1: and he was the host's guy named Christa Stephano and 714 00:36:34,026 --> 00:36:36,346 Speaker 1: Chris is a comedian, and he was saying how he 715 00:36:36,386 --> 00:36:39,586 Speaker 1: got a CBS pilot and he told everybody, you know, 716 00:36:39,786 --> 00:36:42,506 Speaker 1: Chas Politary was casted as his father. They filmed that, 717 00:36:42,546 --> 00:36:44,506 Speaker 1: everyone loved it, and then it never saw the light 718 00:36:44,506 --> 00:36:46,546 Speaker 1: of day, and that was that it just is over. 719 00:36:46,746 --> 00:36:48,866 Speaker 1: And Louis c K said, I had ten of those. 720 00:36:49,546 --> 00:36:51,586 Speaker 1: You just have to appreciate the moment when you're in 721 00:36:51,666 --> 00:36:55,426 Speaker 1: it and enjoy that, and you can't start thinking ahead. 722 00:36:55,466 --> 00:36:58,506 Speaker 1: That's the training of an actor. There's so many almost 723 00:36:58,906 --> 00:37:01,266 Speaker 1: and it took me forever to you know, I finally 724 00:37:01,266 --> 00:37:03,426 Speaker 1: had to tell my parents, like, I'm not telling you 725 00:37:03,506 --> 00:37:06,706 Speaker 1: everything that I auditioned for. I'm not telling you everything 726 00:37:06,786 --> 00:37:09,106 Speaker 1: I get called back for. I'm going to tell you 727 00:37:09,346 --> 00:37:13,386 Speaker 1: the big stuff, which you know happened with Modern Family. 728 00:37:13,426 --> 00:37:15,266 Speaker 1: I was on the phone with them when I got 729 00:37:15,306 --> 00:37:18,146 Speaker 1: the job of the Modern Family. I had to say, 730 00:37:18,386 --> 00:37:21,506 Speaker 1: I'll call you guys back, Steve, my manager is calling. 731 00:37:22,306 --> 00:37:28,026 Speaker 1: But I would include them when it was that moment, yes, 732 00:37:28,626 --> 00:37:31,026 Speaker 1: because I always thought like, well, you didn't ask for 733 00:37:31,026 --> 00:37:35,586 Speaker 1: this emotional roller coaster that I'm chose as my vocation 734 00:37:35,666 --> 00:37:39,666 Speaker 1: to be on, right, So I'll just hopefully let you 735 00:37:39,746 --> 00:37:45,066 Speaker 1: experience the end part and the excitement. It's beautiful, but 736 00:37:46,066 --> 00:37:48,346 Speaker 1: you know, here, here's a good one. You'll enjoy this. 737 00:37:48,586 --> 00:37:50,186 Speaker 1: On the way to the Chiefs game the other day, 738 00:37:50,266 --> 00:37:54,586 Speaker 1: I was so anxious and so stressed out that I 739 00:37:54,626 --> 00:37:58,306 Speaker 1: had to put on music that was my stressed out 740 00:37:58,426 --> 00:38:03,666 Speaker 1: traffic audition testing nerve racking music. Can I ask what 741 00:38:03,706 --> 00:38:08,426 Speaker 1: it was? Yeah, it's Don Williams The General Giant twenty 742 00:38:08,466 --> 00:38:14,906 Speaker 1: Greatest Hits. Um It's very soothing. His voice is very relaxing. Lord, 743 00:38:15,066 --> 00:38:19,546 Speaker 1: I hope this day's good. Yeah, that's so great. So 744 00:38:19,586 --> 00:38:22,786 Speaker 1: I had to put on Don Williams, and then that 745 00:38:22,866 --> 00:38:25,506 Speaker 1: reminded me that I needed to put on the soundtrack 746 00:38:25,706 --> 00:38:28,266 Speaker 1: of the audition process of Modern Family, which is the 747 00:38:28,386 --> 00:38:34,506 Speaker 1: Curious George soundtrack by um Jack John Jack Johnson. Yeah, 748 00:38:34,546 --> 00:38:37,426 Speaker 1: the banana and apple. Yeah, it puts me in this 749 00:38:37,666 --> 00:38:40,306 Speaker 1: tranquil I got chills right now because that's what that's 750 00:38:40,306 --> 00:38:43,586 Speaker 1: what you drove to. That's what you're saying, Hawaii surf 751 00:38:43,666 --> 00:38:46,666 Speaker 1: Jack Johnson. So for those two two and a half 752 00:38:46,706 --> 00:38:49,106 Speaker 1: weeks of the process of the ups and downs of 753 00:38:49,626 --> 00:38:54,026 Speaker 1: testing for Modern Family, because I went in, was dismissed, 754 00:38:54,746 --> 00:38:59,626 Speaker 1: went back in, was dismissed, and then called back in 755 00:39:00,466 --> 00:39:02,586 Speaker 1: and then had to wait a couple of days and 756 00:39:02,626 --> 00:39:05,586 Speaker 1: then went to test. Right, it was a fourth step 757 00:39:05,626 --> 00:39:08,946 Speaker 1: over two and a half process. Well, as you know, 758 00:39:09,146 --> 00:39:11,786 Speaker 1: you're traveling all over l A and there's you're in traffic. 759 00:39:11,866 --> 00:39:16,026 Speaker 1: So that became my c D at the time, was 760 00:39:16,066 --> 00:39:19,226 Speaker 1: in my truck and I hit that and just drove 761 00:39:19,266 --> 00:39:21,906 Speaker 1: to my audition. So now whenever I hear that, it 762 00:39:22,106 --> 00:39:27,026 Speaker 1: both relaxes me and brings a tremendous amount of anxiety 763 00:39:27,066 --> 00:39:28,986 Speaker 1: to my life, but also reassures you that it's going 764 00:39:29,026 --> 00:39:31,746 Speaker 1: to work out. Yeah, that's true, that's great, that's true. 765 00:39:31,746 --> 00:39:36,306 Speaker 1: That's probably psychologically what it is. But those butterflies. I 766 00:39:36,346 --> 00:39:41,826 Speaker 1: always tell those butterflies. The calm anxiousness is when you 767 00:39:41,866 --> 00:39:44,786 Speaker 1: feel those butterflies. People are like, no, it's like, go 768 00:39:44,906 --> 00:39:48,706 Speaker 1: out there and feed those butterflies. Those butterflies are hungry, 769 00:39:49,066 --> 00:39:51,306 Speaker 1: so walk out there onto the stage. It's good to 770 00:39:51,346 --> 00:39:53,546 Speaker 1: be nervous, it's good to be anxious. It's how you 771 00:39:54,106 --> 00:39:56,826 Speaker 1: how you deal with it. And my technique was always 772 00:39:56,906 --> 00:39:59,546 Speaker 1: that you know, this means I'm alive. This means I 773 00:39:59,586 --> 00:40:02,466 Speaker 1: take it serious. So I always tell people it's it's 774 00:40:02,506 --> 00:40:05,746 Speaker 1: it's okay to be nervous, it's okay to be anxious. 775 00:40:05,866 --> 00:40:08,306 Speaker 1: It's just how you address it. And my technique was 776 00:40:08,346 --> 00:40:11,946 Speaker 1: always that I'm alive. This is good. Now, let's go 777 00:40:12,146 --> 00:40:16,386 Speaker 1: feed these hungry books and drive into the arrowhead. It's 778 00:40:16,426 --> 00:40:19,066 Speaker 1: different because I can't control the outcome. I have nothing 779 00:40:19,106 --> 00:40:21,106 Speaker 1: to do with it. And that's the thing I would 780 00:40:21,106 --> 00:40:23,986 Speaker 1: say to most fans, like we're fans, let's be fans. 781 00:40:24,186 --> 00:40:27,946 Speaker 1: We're not tying our shoelaces. We're not putting on our helmets. 782 00:40:27,986 --> 00:40:31,106 Speaker 1: These guys have sweat, they've bled, they've worked their whole 783 00:40:31,146 --> 00:40:34,746 Speaker 1: life for this moment. Let's be appropriate in our in 784 00:40:34,786 --> 00:40:38,986 Speaker 1: our cheering, and our fandom, and then let them be 785 00:40:39,066 --> 00:40:42,386 Speaker 1: the most excited, let them be the most disappointed. Whatever 786 00:40:42,426 --> 00:40:44,666 Speaker 1: the outcome of the game is. They deserve all that 787 00:40:44,746 --> 00:40:49,506 Speaker 1: emotion more than we do. It's beautiful. I have two more. 788 00:40:49,826 --> 00:40:51,586 Speaker 1: I'm getting emotional, and I think this next one is 789 00:40:51,586 --> 00:40:54,186 Speaker 1: gonna be get So. How many months after the office 790 00:40:54,866 --> 00:40:56,786 Speaker 1: of being told you're not on the office did you 791 00:40:56,786 --> 00:41:00,706 Speaker 1: walk into that Modern Family audition? I would have to 792 00:41:00,786 --> 00:41:03,626 Speaker 1: go online to see what that was, but I will 793 00:41:03,626 --> 00:41:05,746 Speaker 1: tep out a year. Less than a year, Oh no 794 00:41:05,866 --> 00:41:07,986 Speaker 1: more than that. More than that. The office was on 795 00:41:08,146 --> 00:41:10,546 Speaker 1: for a long time. But but what I will tell 796 00:41:10,586 --> 00:41:13,706 Speaker 1: you is had I got that part, I wouldn't have 797 00:41:13,786 --> 00:41:16,666 Speaker 1: been able to audition for Modern Family. No, of course not. 798 00:41:16,946 --> 00:41:18,786 Speaker 1: They would have had you, They would have had me, 799 00:41:19,106 --> 00:41:21,306 Speaker 1: and I wouldn't have been available, and I would have 800 00:41:21,346 --> 00:41:24,306 Speaker 1: been happy with that job. But that is really what 801 00:41:24,386 --> 00:41:26,626 Speaker 1: Brian and I have talked about. It It all worked 802 00:41:26,626 --> 00:41:29,666 Speaker 1: out for you know, he and I didn't work out 803 00:41:29,666 --> 00:41:33,586 Speaker 1: for the people other people, but maybe it did after that. 804 00:41:33,666 --> 00:41:36,226 Speaker 1: I'm sure there are people that auditioned for jam on 805 00:41:36,306 --> 00:41:39,946 Speaker 1: Modern Family that found their own success in other ways 806 00:41:39,986 --> 00:41:43,586 Speaker 1: in areas, but it was quite a while after the office. Okay, 807 00:41:43,626 --> 00:41:46,186 Speaker 1: so you get that job, you go on to win 808 00:41:46,266 --> 00:41:49,866 Speaker 1: multiple Emmy's, you get nominated for all sorts of People's Choice, 809 00:41:49,906 --> 00:41:52,106 Speaker 1: all that stuff. You have this great stardom. At the 810 00:41:52,186 --> 00:41:55,026 Speaker 1: end of the season, you look back and you know, 811 00:41:55,146 --> 00:41:58,306 Speaker 1: the kids on that show are now adults, and your 812 00:41:58,346 --> 00:42:01,586 Speaker 1: your colleagues are all ten years older, and Ed O'Neill, 813 00:42:01,626 --> 00:42:03,666 Speaker 1: who I'm sure you grew up watching, is now a 814 00:42:03,706 --> 00:42:07,466 Speaker 1: lifelong friend. Like when you think about team and football 815 00:42:07,546 --> 00:42:10,626 Speaker 1: and what you go through, did you ever know going 816 00:42:10,626 --> 00:42:12,186 Speaker 1: into that that you would walk away with a new 817 00:42:12,226 --> 00:42:14,386 Speaker 1: family and the cast and crew from that show and 818 00:42:14,466 --> 00:42:17,186 Speaker 1: still be a set with them as you are today. Well, 819 00:42:17,266 --> 00:42:20,426 Speaker 1: it's that's a good question, and give you an answer 820 00:42:20,466 --> 00:42:23,066 Speaker 1: that exposes a little bit about my dark, morbid humor. 821 00:42:23,626 --> 00:42:26,786 Speaker 1: I remember in season one me telling Jesse, I feel 822 00:42:26,826 --> 00:42:28,626 Speaker 1: like I just gained a lot more people to come 823 00:42:28,626 --> 00:42:33,226 Speaker 1: to my funeral, you know, which is a beautiful thing 824 00:42:33,586 --> 00:42:36,866 Speaker 1: a morbid thing? Yeah, it's morbid and awful, but it 825 00:42:36,906 --> 00:42:39,786 Speaker 1: did feel right from the beginning of like we're making 826 00:42:40,066 --> 00:42:44,546 Speaker 1: lifelong friendships here. And we were lucky because even though 827 00:42:44,786 --> 00:42:48,266 Speaker 1: you see us all on TV together, we weren't actually 828 00:42:48,306 --> 00:42:51,026 Speaker 1: around each other as much as people would think. We 829 00:42:51,026 --> 00:42:53,546 Speaker 1: were with each other every Wednesday for a table read, 830 00:42:54,706 --> 00:42:57,426 Speaker 1: and then Jesse and I were together in our scenes, 831 00:42:57,466 --> 00:43:00,506 Speaker 1: but unless it was a big family scene, we didn't 832 00:43:00,626 --> 00:43:02,666 Speaker 1: see each other. I wasn't having a lot of time 833 00:43:02,666 --> 00:43:05,906 Speaker 1: with Sophia or Tie or Julie. You know. It was 834 00:43:05,946 --> 00:43:08,866 Speaker 1: that winds day. So those Wednesdays became kind of like, Hey, 835 00:43:08,906 --> 00:43:12,306 Speaker 1: how's your week been, How did the scene go on Monday? 836 00:43:12,426 --> 00:43:15,106 Speaker 1: Or whatever it was. So we had this kind of 837 00:43:15,666 --> 00:43:19,826 Speaker 1: very close relationship, but also each of us were allowed 838 00:43:19,906 --> 00:43:23,626 Speaker 1: to have our own space more than people would think. 839 00:43:23,746 --> 00:43:25,786 Speaker 1: So I think that was one of the secret sauces 840 00:43:25,826 --> 00:43:27,626 Speaker 1: to our show, as we weren't on top of each 841 00:43:27,626 --> 00:43:30,306 Speaker 1: other it's all the time. But yeah, ed was one 842 00:43:30,306 --> 00:43:32,066 Speaker 1: of the first texts I got after the Chiefs one. 843 00:43:32,306 --> 00:43:37,026 Speaker 1: That's awesome really, Oh yeah, I put him in Kelsey 844 00:43:37,106 --> 00:43:39,266 Speaker 1: on a tech this is this is great. I put 845 00:43:39,306 --> 00:43:42,986 Speaker 1: him in Kelsey on a text thread together. So there's 846 00:43:42,986 --> 00:43:45,306 Speaker 1: a text thread in this world that is Ed O'Neil, 847 00:43:45,386 --> 00:43:49,706 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey, and Eric stone Street all game. When Travis 848 00:43:49,746 --> 00:43:52,506 Speaker 1: Kelsey scores four touchdowns, does paul I get brought up? 849 00:43:52,586 --> 00:43:56,346 Speaker 1: Or is that just God? Yeah? I had so so 850 00:43:56,906 --> 00:43:59,946 Speaker 1: Uh after that happened, I called Ed and I said, 851 00:44:00,826 --> 00:44:04,466 Speaker 1: we gotta get a jersey. We gotta get it to Travis. 852 00:44:04,626 --> 00:44:07,746 Speaker 1: And then Travis was like, dude, I wish Ed could 853 00:44:07,746 --> 00:44:09,546 Speaker 1: come to a game because we could do a jersey 854 00:44:09,586 --> 00:44:15,386 Speaker 1: swap into the game. And yeah, but a percent Travis 855 00:44:15,426 --> 00:44:19,306 Speaker 1: got a Polkai jersey after that name, and uh, he 856 00:44:19,426 --> 00:44:21,466 Speaker 1: and Ed had some great because they're from the kind 857 00:44:21,466 --> 00:44:22,986 Speaker 1: of the same part of the country too. He's from 858 00:44:23,066 --> 00:44:25,946 Speaker 1: Youngstown and and Travis is from Cincinnati. Right is it 859 00:44:26,066 --> 00:44:29,106 Speaker 1: Northeast Ohio or yeah? I think so, yeah whatever they 860 00:44:29,146 --> 00:44:33,386 Speaker 1: call that area of Ohio. They both have relatable references 861 00:44:33,506 --> 00:44:37,466 Speaker 1: and are cut from the same cloth, so immediately fast friends, 862 00:44:37,586 --> 00:44:40,186 Speaker 1: and um, you know, Kelsey is such a such a 863 00:44:40,226 --> 00:44:43,426 Speaker 1: great guy and Ed is such a great guy. Uh. 864 00:44:43,466 --> 00:44:46,186 Speaker 1: It's it does my heart good to know that they're 865 00:44:46,186 --> 00:44:49,026 Speaker 1: each fans of each other and you connected them. That's awesome. Uh. 866 00:44:49,786 --> 00:44:53,586 Speaker 1: My last one is is a random story and it's uh, 867 00:44:53,746 --> 00:44:56,386 Speaker 1: our executive and producer here, Jason brought this to me. 868 00:44:56,426 --> 00:44:59,306 Speaker 1: Says he read a book and it was I'm gonna google, 869 00:44:59,266 --> 00:45:00,986 Speaker 1: I'm gonna look up in our document right here at 870 00:45:00,986 --> 00:45:05,786 Speaker 1: the book. It's from a gentleman named Mark Ambinder. Okay, 871 00:45:05,986 --> 00:45:10,146 Speaker 1: And there is a story to confirm or deny that 872 00:45:10,586 --> 00:45:13,266 Speaker 1: you were at the White House for the White House 873 00:45:13,306 --> 00:45:16,106 Speaker 1: Correspondence dinner and you were told that you were going 874 00:45:16,146 --> 00:45:18,946 Speaker 1: to be able to meet the president, President Barack Obama, 875 00:45:19,026 --> 00:45:22,346 Speaker 1: but it did not happen that evening and you were disappointed. 876 00:45:22,866 --> 00:45:24,946 Speaker 1: But take it from there, Eric, what was going on? 877 00:45:25,026 --> 00:45:29,386 Speaker 1: And take us from your shoes. Yeah, so this is 878 00:45:29,746 --> 00:45:34,386 Speaker 1: the first year of Modern Family's success. And so you 879 00:45:34,426 --> 00:45:36,946 Speaker 1: know the White House Correspondence that what they do is 880 00:45:36,986 --> 00:45:41,386 Speaker 1: they curate these tables at the Correspondence dinner where basically 881 00:45:41,386 --> 00:45:43,986 Speaker 1: on the clown at the table with all these serious 882 00:45:44,026 --> 00:45:47,386 Speaker 1: people dance for them. Right. They don't even let you 883 00:45:47,386 --> 00:45:49,706 Speaker 1: sit next to your partner at the table. You sit 884 00:45:49,746 --> 00:45:52,786 Speaker 1: across from them, so that it forces everybody to talk. 885 00:45:52,826 --> 00:45:56,666 Speaker 1: And you know, every news organization has bragging rights of 886 00:45:56,666 --> 00:46:00,066 Speaker 1: who they brought. Well, we were the hottest show US time. 887 00:46:00,466 --> 00:46:03,946 Speaker 1: So ABC was hosting, so we were all guests of ABC. 888 00:46:04,626 --> 00:46:07,706 Speaker 1: So here I am at the table with George Stephanopolis 889 00:46:07,746 --> 00:46:11,186 Speaker 1: and his wife, Okay, Ben Sherwood, the then head of 890 00:46:11,266 --> 00:46:15,546 Speaker 1: ABC News, Bill Daily, the chief of staff of the 891 00:46:15,546 --> 00:46:21,586 Speaker 1: White House, his wife, uh, and somebody else I can't remember, 892 00:46:21,626 --> 00:46:23,986 Speaker 1: and then all of our partners. Well, I was sitting 893 00:46:23,986 --> 00:46:27,146 Speaker 1: next to Bill Daly's wife and she was saying, what 894 00:46:27,186 --> 00:46:30,626 Speaker 1: are you doing while you're in Washington? And I said, well, actually, 895 00:46:30,706 --> 00:46:32,866 Speaker 1: tomorrow I'm going to the White House. We have a 896 00:46:32,946 --> 00:46:36,626 Speaker 1: very special tour at the White House that had been 897 00:46:36,666 --> 00:46:40,306 Speaker 1: set up for myself and my then girlfriend. She's like, oh, 898 00:46:40,306 --> 00:46:43,306 Speaker 1: that's exciting. And Bill, her husband, is sitting across and 899 00:46:43,346 --> 00:46:47,506 Speaker 1: she goes Bill, Eric, He's coming to the White House 900 00:46:47,546 --> 00:46:52,306 Speaker 1: tomorrow and he said, oh that's great, awesome, And I 901 00:46:52,346 --> 00:46:55,586 Speaker 1: said yeah, so if anything's you know, moved on your desk, 902 00:46:55,706 --> 00:46:58,306 Speaker 1: it was probably this guy. He's like, well, have a 903 00:46:58,346 --> 00:47:02,906 Speaker 1: good time. We continue the dinner. I had my BlackBerry. 904 00:47:02,986 --> 00:47:05,106 Speaker 1: I looked down and I had a flashing message and 905 00:47:05,146 --> 00:47:07,986 Speaker 1: I look and it said this is like twenty minutes 906 00:47:08,026 --> 00:47:11,906 Speaker 1: after this happened, and it said White House Tour canceled. 907 00:47:12,986 --> 00:47:16,266 Speaker 1: My White House tour was canceled from my publicist and 908 00:47:16,306 --> 00:47:18,826 Speaker 1: I look at it and I show it to her 909 00:47:19,226 --> 00:47:24,906 Speaker 1: and she goes, Bill, Bill, his white House tour just 910 00:47:25,026 --> 00:47:29,506 Speaker 1: got canceled. And he goes, oh, wow, sorry about that. Well, 911 00:47:29,666 --> 00:47:33,346 Speaker 1: here's my business card. If you're ever in Washington, d C. Again, 912 00:47:34,146 --> 00:47:36,346 Speaker 1: give me a call. I'll give you a personal tour. 913 00:47:36,906 --> 00:47:39,466 Speaker 1: And I'm thinking, Okay, the chief of staff just gave 914 00:47:39,506 --> 00:47:41,866 Speaker 1: me his card. That's pretty cool. But also, like, I 915 00:47:41,906 --> 00:47:46,386 Speaker 1: went my tour tomorrow, dude, I'm here. I'm here now, 916 00:47:47,346 --> 00:47:52,626 Speaker 1: Like I don't want it next month or whenever. So whatever, 917 00:47:52,826 --> 00:47:56,666 Speaker 1: it got canceled. And the next day we went to 918 00:47:56,706 --> 00:47:59,466 Speaker 1: the Smithsonian. We did this, We went to the Native 919 00:47:59,466 --> 00:48:02,426 Speaker 1: American Smithsonian. And then I was like, let's go to 920 00:48:02,466 --> 00:48:04,626 Speaker 1: a capital's game. So we went to a capital's game. 921 00:48:05,666 --> 00:48:09,826 Speaker 1: So we go back to the hotel in Georgetown. We 922 00:48:09,906 --> 00:48:12,866 Speaker 1: walk in to the bar to have a cocktail. All 923 00:48:12,906 --> 00:48:16,466 Speaker 1: the TVs are lit up breaking news Osama bin Laden 924 00:48:16,626 --> 00:48:21,626 Speaker 1: killed and I'm Michael, oh my god, this is why 925 00:48:21,626 --> 00:48:28,346 Speaker 1: our White House tour. Oh, And I think, well, that's 926 00:48:28,386 --> 00:48:32,226 Speaker 1: cool enough. Right there. I was gonna be there when 927 00:48:32,266 --> 00:48:35,106 Speaker 1: all this was going down, you know, tip of the spear, 928 00:48:35,266 --> 00:48:38,186 Speaker 1: tip of the sword, whatever the operation was called. So 929 00:48:38,226 --> 00:48:42,466 Speaker 1: that was that. Well, like four weeks later, Jake Tapper 930 00:48:43,026 --> 00:48:46,386 Speaker 1: hits me up on Twitter direct message and says, is 931 00:48:46,426 --> 00:48:49,626 Speaker 1: it true that you had a White House tour the 932 00:48:49,666 --> 00:48:53,906 Speaker 1: next morning, you know, of the White House Correspondence dinner, 933 00:48:54,266 --> 00:48:57,786 Speaker 1: And I said, yeah, percent true. And he said, well, 934 00:48:57,826 --> 00:49:02,426 Speaker 1: there's a story that you told Bill Daily that the 935 00:49:02,466 --> 00:49:04,306 Speaker 1: White House tour. You had a White House tour, And 936 00:49:04,346 --> 00:49:07,346 Speaker 1: that was the first he had heard that the tours 937 00:49:07,426 --> 00:49:10,906 Speaker 1: hadn't been canceled, and it was an oversight that people 938 00:49:10,946 --> 00:49:13,466 Speaker 1: were still coming to the White House. Oh my god, 939 00:49:13,626 --> 00:49:15,386 Speaker 1: you talking to his wife and and he was like, 940 00:49:15,386 --> 00:49:17,906 Speaker 1: wait a second, yeah, still on the books, still on 941 00:49:17,946 --> 00:49:22,706 Speaker 1: the books. And and so cut to then the six 942 00:49:22,746 --> 00:49:25,706 Speaker 1: months later, the deconstruction of the night, when we found 943 00:49:25,746 --> 00:49:30,346 Speaker 1: out that, uh yeah, it was all that was going on. 944 00:49:30,906 --> 00:49:34,306 Speaker 1: And here Bill Daily gives an interview that says, yeah, 945 00:49:34,346 --> 00:49:36,946 Speaker 1: I'm I'm sitting that the correspondence and earned some actor 946 00:49:37,026 --> 00:49:41,506 Speaker 1: from family guy tells me he's coming to coming to 947 00:49:41,666 --> 00:49:46,586 Speaker 1: the White House. And I was like, uh, no, you're not. 948 00:49:47,386 --> 00:49:51,306 Speaker 1: And he canceled the tours right there for me. And 949 00:49:51,426 --> 00:49:56,426 Speaker 1: then it pretended like come another time. Well here, So 950 00:49:56,466 --> 00:50:00,106 Speaker 1: then I learned from Ben Sherwood and George Stephanopolis, being 951 00:50:00,146 --> 00:50:03,626 Speaker 1: the savvy newsman they are, when she said, well, why 952 00:50:03,666 --> 00:50:07,266 Speaker 1: did his tour get canceled? Bill, and he said, quote, 953 00:50:07,586 --> 00:50:10,946 Speaker 1: maybe a leaky pipe or something. That those two went 954 00:50:12,666 --> 00:50:15,866 Speaker 1: and they came over and started. George and Ben they 955 00:50:15,906 --> 00:50:19,786 Speaker 1: already had something like their new synapses went off. Yes, 956 00:50:20,146 --> 00:50:23,546 Speaker 1: they knew. When I said my tour got canceled and 957 00:50:23,626 --> 00:50:27,066 Speaker 1: he said maybe a leaky pipe or something pipe, they 958 00:50:27,226 --> 00:50:29,586 Speaker 1: moved those people out of the way and sat next 959 00:50:29,586 --> 00:50:31,826 Speaker 1: to him, and I watched that happen. They got in there. 960 00:50:32,306 --> 00:50:35,466 Speaker 1: So then throughout the deconstruction of this process, hearing those 961 00:50:35,506 --> 00:50:38,346 Speaker 1: stories and George tells his story, Ben tells his story, 962 00:50:38,866 --> 00:50:41,746 Speaker 1: somebody writes an article about it. It's in a book 963 00:50:41,746 --> 00:50:44,386 Speaker 1: that your producer said, he he read. I know it's 964 00:50:44,506 --> 00:50:47,666 Speaker 1: documented on in a few different places. But yeah, I was. 965 00:50:47,946 --> 00:50:50,826 Speaker 1: I was sitting there and Eric all along. You're going 966 00:50:50,826 --> 00:50:57,386 Speaker 1: on a Vechan game the next night, not knowing a thing. Yeah, 967 00:50:57,426 --> 00:50:58,826 Speaker 1: I think he may have had a hat trick or 968 00:50:58,866 --> 00:51:00,546 Speaker 1: I know he scored a goal that night for sure, 969 00:51:00,906 --> 00:51:06,906 Speaker 1: But you don't think anything leaky pipe whatever. Uh So 970 00:51:06,946 --> 00:51:09,986 Speaker 1: that is my brush with history with that specific thing 971 00:51:10,106 --> 00:51:14,706 Speaker 1: and why the White House Correspondence dinner always became one 972 00:51:14,746 --> 00:51:18,026 Speaker 1: of my most favorite things to go. Would you go 973 00:51:18,106 --> 00:51:20,466 Speaker 1: every year after that? I went every year until he 974 00:51:20,506 --> 00:51:23,546 Speaker 1: stopped having it. Yeah. I loved going. I had so 975 00:51:23,586 --> 00:51:28,586 Speaker 1: many great experiences, met so many amazing, awesome people. I 976 00:51:28,626 --> 00:51:32,066 Speaker 1: was at the famous Italian restaurant in Georgetown. I can't 977 00:51:32,066 --> 00:51:33,626 Speaker 1: think of the name of it right now. It's where 978 00:51:33,626 --> 00:51:38,506 Speaker 1: everybody goes the night Daniel Snyder drafted uh r G three, 979 00:51:38,546 --> 00:51:41,426 Speaker 1: who was it, Yes, r G three, And we're standing 980 00:51:41,426 --> 00:51:44,146 Speaker 1: in there, and he walks in, and I walk over 981 00:51:44,186 --> 00:51:46,266 Speaker 1: and say hi to him. And then I see him 982 00:51:46,266 --> 00:51:49,626 Speaker 1: at the Italian Embassy later that night, and I was 983 00:51:49,666 --> 00:51:52,346 Speaker 1: talking to r G three and and Daniel Sneider came 984 00:51:52,346 --> 00:51:54,906 Speaker 1: over and like grabbed him and took him away, and 985 00:51:54,906 --> 00:51:58,186 Speaker 1: I remember like he just needed to go go for 986 00:51:58,266 --> 00:52:00,146 Speaker 1: him to meet somebody else, and I just remember thinking, 987 00:52:00,146 --> 00:52:03,026 Speaker 1: like that's exciting, and that also sucks that he just 988 00:52:03,106 --> 00:52:06,626 Speaker 1: got drug away from this conversation. UM, thank you for 989 00:52:06,666 --> 00:52:09,466 Speaker 1: this last forty five minutes. This made my day. This 990 00:52:09,546 --> 00:52:12,986 Speaker 1: is incredible. My last thing Chiefs Super Bowl. I assume 991 00:52:12,986 --> 00:52:15,946 Speaker 1: you're there. Do you have a bunch of plans? Are 992 00:52:16,026 --> 00:52:18,946 Speaker 1: excited to get to Arizona. I am excited. We're gonna 993 00:52:18,986 --> 00:52:20,986 Speaker 1: get in Friday. It's gonna be kind of a quick 994 00:52:21,026 --> 00:52:24,346 Speaker 1: trip of some obligations in l a before and then 995 00:52:24,426 --> 00:52:29,546 Speaker 1: after and hopefully we'll get a victory. I mean, I'm nervous, man. 996 00:52:29,786 --> 00:52:32,546 Speaker 1: I mean that offensive and defensive line of the Eagles 997 00:52:32,626 --> 00:52:36,826 Speaker 1: is absolutely no joke. And I told Lindsay last night, 998 00:52:37,666 --> 00:52:41,386 Speaker 1: I said, I kind of feel like I need to 999 00:52:41,386 --> 00:52:44,266 Speaker 1: be the canary in the cave because of my experience. 1000 00:52:44,346 --> 00:52:46,506 Speaker 1: But Chiefs fans think they had their hands full with 1001 00:52:46,546 --> 00:52:49,866 Speaker 1: since fans um they have no idea. We better strap 1002 00:52:49,946 --> 00:52:54,906 Speaker 1: up for Philadelphia Eagles fans because they are no joke either. 1003 00:52:55,066 --> 00:52:56,986 Speaker 1: And I'm telling you, I'm on the East Coast. I 1004 00:52:57,026 --> 00:53:00,506 Speaker 1: live in Brooklyn. All Philly fans they're coming, like the 1005 00:53:00,506 --> 00:53:03,346 Speaker 1: amount of ticket requests. I Chiefs fans, if you're taking 1006 00:53:03,346 --> 00:53:05,906 Speaker 1: this for granted, you gotta represent this time. You do 1007 00:53:05,946 --> 00:53:07,506 Speaker 1: not want this. If you see a green, I'll tell 1008 00:53:07,506 --> 00:53:10,346 Speaker 1: you that, Oh yeah, it is no Philly fans or 1009 00:53:10,346 --> 00:53:13,066 Speaker 1: no joke. I've I went to the first game ever 1010 00:53:13,186 --> 00:53:16,426 Speaker 1: at the link he played a preseason game against the 1011 00:53:16,466 --> 00:53:18,546 Speaker 1: New England Patriots. Yeah, I was in town shooting a 1012 00:53:18,586 --> 00:53:21,906 Speaker 1: commercial with Donovan McNabb, a T and T commercial. You 1013 00:53:21,906 --> 00:53:25,666 Speaker 1: can google that commercial, a T and T Donovan McNabb commercial. 1014 00:53:26,026 --> 00:53:28,106 Speaker 1: But I got to go to a preseason game and 1015 00:53:28,106 --> 00:53:30,666 Speaker 1: it was the first game at the link. But, um, 1016 00:53:30,786 --> 00:53:33,266 Speaker 1: Philly fans or no joke. Andy Reid needs to let 1017 00:53:33,306 --> 00:53:36,146 Speaker 1: everybody know that he knows they're no joke. Brett Beach 1018 00:53:36,186 --> 00:53:38,826 Speaker 1: needs to let everybody know he knows they're no joke. 1019 00:53:39,346 --> 00:53:43,706 Speaker 1: And I'm telling everybody, Chiefs fans, keep your cool. We're 1020 00:53:43,746 --> 00:53:47,626 Speaker 1: a great team. Don't get engaged at all the other stuff. 1021 00:53:47,746 --> 00:53:51,426 Speaker 1: Let the players play, let them talk the trash. I 1022 00:53:51,466 --> 00:53:53,586 Speaker 1: think the Philly Mayor is smart enough now to know 1023 00:53:53,786 --> 00:53:56,266 Speaker 1: not to to do what the sense mayor did. I 1024 00:53:56,306 --> 00:53:59,146 Speaker 1: know our mayor won't U. Let's just have a good game. 1025 00:53:59,266 --> 00:54:02,946 Speaker 1: Let's love each other. It's just like hitting mad at 1026 00:54:02,946 --> 00:54:05,266 Speaker 1: each other. Let's enjoy the fact that we live in 1027 00:54:05,306 --> 00:54:07,506 Speaker 1: a world where we get to go watch grown men 1028 00:54:07,666 --> 00:54:10,786 Speaker 1: beat each other up on the field and have a 1029 00:54:10,866 --> 00:54:13,946 Speaker 1: great time and don't engage in negativity with each other. 1030 00:54:14,066 --> 00:54:16,626 Speaker 1: Just have fun. It's a beautiful message. That's kind of 1031 00:54:16,626 --> 00:54:18,666 Speaker 1: the spirit of our podcast, My Friend the Season with 1032 00:54:18,706 --> 00:54:21,706 Speaker 1: Peter Sugar Eric stone Street, way more time, hold on, 1033 00:54:21,786 --> 00:54:23,946 Speaker 1: hold on. Beach said, thanks for calling him back last night. 1034 00:54:23,946 --> 00:54:26,506 Speaker 1: So either you did call him back last night or 1035 00:54:26,626 --> 00:54:28,706 Speaker 1: you didn't call him back last night. I didn't, do 1036 00:54:28,706 --> 00:54:31,266 Speaker 1: you realize I texted him several times throughout the day 1037 00:54:31,266 --> 00:54:32,706 Speaker 1: and he kept on saying he was in meetings, and 1038 00:54:32,746 --> 00:54:35,026 Speaker 1: I go, hey, buddy, you've got a game. You're not 1039 00:54:35,066 --> 00:54:37,066 Speaker 1: at the Senior Bowl. I was, yeah, we'll get in 1040 00:54:37,106 --> 00:54:39,186 Speaker 1: touchy and I but you know what, I'd much rather 1041 00:54:39,226 --> 00:54:41,266 Speaker 1: spend forty five minutes with you than just some general 1042 00:54:41,266 --> 00:54:45,586 Speaker 1: manager talking about sizes, heights and weights. Anyway, you're the best. 1043 00:54:45,626 --> 00:54:48,506 Speaker 1: I so appreciate you, guys. Eric stone Street. Awesome of 1044 00:54:48,546 --> 00:54:50,186 Speaker 1: you to join us. And uh, I'll see you in 1045 00:54:50,186 --> 00:54:51,666 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. Hopefully I'll see on the field for 1046 00:54:51,746 --> 00:54:56,626 Speaker 1: the game. See there, Peter, see you guys. Eric stone 1047 00:54:56,626 --> 00:55:00,626 Speaker 1: Street's amazing. That's a true die hard fans season ticket 1048 00:55:00,626 --> 00:55:05,466 Speaker 1: holder since nineteen with his family and then living in Hollywood. Says, 1049 00:55:05,506 --> 00:55:07,346 Speaker 1: you know what, I don't want to miss a single 1050 00:55:07,346 --> 00:55:10,106 Speaker 1: snap of the Mahomes Era goes and buys a suite 1051 00:55:10,226 --> 00:55:13,946 Speaker 1: and he goes to every single home game. I love 1052 00:55:13,986 --> 00:55:15,586 Speaker 1: the guy. I think he's beautiful. I think there were 1053 00:55:15,586 --> 00:55:17,826 Speaker 1: life lessons in there, and I love his passion for 1054 00:55:17,866 --> 00:55:20,506 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. And I love you guys for listening truly. 1055 00:55:20,706 --> 00:55:23,546 Speaker 1: I want to thank Aaron Won Kaufman. I want to 1056 00:55:23,586 --> 00:55:25,866 Speaker 1: thank Jason English there here every week with me as 1057 00:55:25,866 --> 00:55:28,506 Speaker 1: we record these podcasts, which I'm having such a blast doing. 1058 00:55:28,706 --> 00:55:30,226 Speaker 1: I want to thank you the listeners. I want to 1059 00:55:30,226 --> 00:55:32,906 Speaker 1: thank Jason Kleinman, who does such a great job with 1060 00:55:32,946 --> 00:55:36,346 Speaker 1: the clips that go up on social Matt Schneider, Meredith 1061 00:55:36,386 --> 00:55:38,746 Speaker 1: Batt and everybody over at the NFL network who has 1062 00:55:38,786 --> 00:55:41,786 Speaker 1: been supportive of this podcast. Uh. And I want to 1063 00:55:41,826 --> 00:55:45,186 Speaker 1: thank the music man, a Chiefs fan, Mr Jack rud. Uh. 1064 00:55:45,226 --> 00:55:47,306 Speaker 1: This has been a blast, and we have plenty more 1065 00:55:47,346 --> 00:55:50,506 Speaker 1: content to come. Super Bowls coming, guys, and UH, let's 1066 00:55:50,586 --> 00:55:53,666 Speaker 1: enjoy the next few weeks because it's it's alive and 1067 00:55:53,706 --> 00:55:55,986 Speaker 1: well and the Chiefs and the Eagles are going at 1068 00:55:56,026 --> 00:55:58,426 Speaker 1: it and we have plenty to discuss right here on 1069 00:55:58,466 --> 00:56:18,466 Speaker 1: the Season with Peter Schueger. Yeah, The Season with Peter 1070 00:56:18,546 --> 00:56:21,546 Speaker 1: Schrager is a production of the NFL and partnership with 1071 00:56:21,586 --> 00:56:24,306 Speaker 1: i heart Radio. For more podcasts from my heart Radio, 1072 00:56:24,386 --> 00:56:28,026 Speaker 1: visit the i heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, wherever you 1073 00:56:28,066 --> 00:56:29,226 Speaker 1: get your podcasts.