1 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: The Dallas Cowboys Present. These boots are made for talking 2 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: the official podcast of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. No Your 3 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: hosts Courtney McKenna and Shannon Gross. Yo yo yo. What's up? Courtney? Hello? Hi, Hi, Miranda, 4 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: Hello Shannon, Thanks for having me, Hi, Jenna, Hello, Hey Paul. Oh, 5 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: we got no volume on Paul's mike. That might be 6 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: the best thing for you. Yeah, there's no volume. I 7 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: don't know if William knows how to change the volume 8 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: in there on that mike, so you might not get 9 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: to say anything this show. Well, we are joined by 10 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: Miranda and Jenna today if you didn't already realize that, 11 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: And we have a special guess all the way across 12 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: the pond from Scotland, Paul Stewart, which was just Paul. 13 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: He was just on hanging with the boys, and I 14 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: was like, we'll just stay another twenty minutes before you 15 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: go take your tour and hang out with us. So 16 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: welcome to the show, Paul. Even though no one can 17 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: hear you, Paul's really speaking, so you can kind of 18 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: hear him. I think we can hear him now. Oh yeah, 19 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: thanks to your list smooth. That's good. So what's up? Ladies. 20 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: Nothing much, No, trying to get over our sore news 21 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: from last night? Yeah, did you dance extra hard? We 22 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: were trying, yeah, trying to pull out the win. But 23 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: luckily we have another game this Thursday. Yeah, come back. 24 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: How was the locker room last night after the beatdown? 25 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: I mean we're always still, you know, so excited after games, 26 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 1: and you know Thanksgiving coming this week and then a game. 27 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 1: I mean a week after Thanksgiving, we have another game, 28 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: so we just gotta stay focused and in game mode 29 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: all the time. Oh wait a minute, this week is 30 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving right Thursday? Yes, you guys get to dance a 31 00:01:55,880 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: special performance? Right? Are you sure? Do? With who? Thomas Rtte? 32 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: It's fun. I'm so excited, are you? Yes? You like him? 33 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: I like him a lot? And I know Lauren. She 34 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: was in the locker room talking to us before DC 35 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: Lauren Special shout out Lauren. She loves him. She is 36 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: going to try and control her fan girl, and she 37 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: hopes also meet his wife and kids because they're so cute. 38 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: It wants to babysit his kids. You want to know 39 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: exactly what she said? You want to know some trivia 40 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: about Thomas Ritt? Hit me go for it. His dad 41 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: was a country music artist called Riett Aikins that had 42 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: a big hit like in the nineties called that Ain't 43 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: My Truck in Her Drive and a couple other songs. 44 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 1: But you guys didn't know that. Go google that. I 45 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: did Google, did you? Jenna told me this morning. Yeah. 46 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: I was like, I need to know all my facts. Yeah, 47 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: his dad was kind of okay, Jenna, You've obviously had 48 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: a bunch of halftimes under your belt for Thanksgiving. Do 49 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: you have a favorite? Oh? Man, I mean my rookie 50 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,040 Speaker 1: year was Kenny Chesney and we were dancing on the 51 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: field decks at the time, so I wasn't even on 52 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 1: the field, but it was crazy out of fog machine 53 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: like ride under my legs. I was kind of like 54 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: joking up there, like done, but it's okay. Um. Selena 55 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: Gomez was really fun and Bull hit Bull. I mean, 56 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: come on, well, I was the most excited for Pitt 57 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: Bull though she has a Yeah. Yeah, so this is 58 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: your first you tried it? You've tried out what two years? Yes? 59 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,399 Speaker 1: I tried out last year and made it to finals 60 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: and then came back for round two and it was 61 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: successful this year. What made you have the determination to 62 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: come back and try out again. I just knew after 63 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: I danced in college that I wasn't finished dancing. And 64 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: I knew that if I'm going to go for it, 65 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: I want to go for the best of the best, 66 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: and DCC is the best of the best. And I 67 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: moved here last year and I was here for a 68 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: whole year to pursue my dream and came out on 69 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: the right side this year. Where was college? The University 70 00:03:53,640 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: of Arkansas. Who, Yes, I grew up in Fayette, Arkin saw, 71 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: so that was that was my first dream I ever had, 72 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: was to dance at Arkansas because we don't have pro 73 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: teams in Arkansas, so the Razorbatchers are the best of 74 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: the best. Were you a cheerleader or a danswer? I 75 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: was a dancer, okay, And Jenna, what about your education history? 76 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: Did you go to college or Okay? Well, So it 77 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: was a little different for me because I came to 78 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: DCC straight out of high school. So I was living 79 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: in Korea at the time. My family's military and the 80 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 1: DCC went on a USO tour and they did a 81 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: cheercamp at my high school and recruited me. So I 82 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: flew out right after graduation and I've been here ever since. Wow, 83 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: I've done. I've done school. It's been a little hard 84 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: with DCC, trying to balance both, and I just want 85 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 1: to put everything into this. So when I'm done with DCC, 86 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: I'm going to go full forest back into school. And yeah, 87 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: how old are you? I am twenty three? Are you 88 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: twenty five? It just turned twenty five. I almost at 89 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 1: twenty four, just a couple weeks or days ago even right, Yeah, 90 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: November two, Well my birthday was the tenth. Oh my goodness. Scorpio. Scorpio, 91 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: you're hardheaded. I hope I'm not. I try not to be, 92 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: but yeah, that's what they say, not a scorpio. Very 93 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: loyal to your friends. Yes, I'm very loyal, definitely. Yeah. 94 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: I have all those same qualities, which one, all of them, 95 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: all the above. So, Jenny, you've been on the squad 96 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: how long? Six years? And you're twenty three and you've 97 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:25,599 Speaker 1: been on their six years? So you started when you 98 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: were seventeen. I was eighteen. I'll be twenty four in January. 99 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: So oh, okay, are you the youngest DCC ever I'm 100 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: not well to make the team originally. Yeah, well eighteen 101 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 1: is the youngest you can be to be a DCC. 102 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: So I was the youngest at the time. Lacy was eighteen. 103 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 1: We don't have any eighteen year olds this year. Not 104 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: this year. I think our youngest is twenty starting out. 105 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, wow. So before Arkansas, what did you just 106 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: grow up dancing? I drew up dancing. I actually didn't 107 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 1: start until I was eight. My best thing I like 108 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: to tell everybody as my mom was a rocket in 109 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: New York City. Oh I didn't know that, yes, and 110 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: so I want to see the show her my oldest sister, 111 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: she tried to put her into dance and that was 112 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: a failure, so she ended up playing softball. And then 113 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 1: she didn't want to push me into dance and me 114 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: end up hating it as well. So I didn't start 115 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 1: until I was eight, and my first year I hated 116 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: it just like my sister did. And then I switched 117 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: studios and I fell in love. I think my first 118 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 1: recital I was in thirteen dances and then I just 119 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 1: danced all through my style jazz, yeah, jazz and tap, 120 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 1: but mainly jazz. What about you, Jenna, what's your favorite 121 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: style of dance? Well, so I grew up cheerleading, since 122 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: I was like four years old, So I was a flyer. 123 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: I was being thrown up in the air all the time. 124 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: I loved it. And when I moved to Korea, the 125 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: cheer team over there was a lot different. It was 126 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: kind of more like a dance team and it was 127 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 1: more hip hop based. So I'm a hip hop power dancer, 128 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: so I kind of moved into the DCC world a 129 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: little easier because I had that hit pop background in 130 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: power dancing. Got you all right? So my favorite question 131 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,840 Speaker 1: to ask, oh man, oh, no, which one? Here we go? 132 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: What's the man situation like in y'all's lives? Boyfriend boyfriend? Yeah, 133 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: well I've been with mine for four and a half years. Oh, 134 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: good for you. We met in college, Okay, but he's 135 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: from Dallas, so we're here together now in Dallas. Nice. 136 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: What about you, Jenna? My boyfriend. I actually met him 137 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: at Kinsey's wedding. So Kinsey was an eighteen year old 138 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: with me on the team and I met him at 139 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: her wedding. He was roommates with her husband in college, 140 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: and we've been together for almost five months now. Wow, 141 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: getting serious. Yeah, I was still in the honeymoon face 142 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: wedding wedding bails yet. Oh man, it's too soon, as 143 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: I've been shopping five months in. No, not yet. This 144 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: is the only ring I wear right now. Tell us 145 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: tell people about the DCC pinky rings. We actually haven't talked. Yeah, 146 00:07:56,280 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 1: so these are DCC pinky rings. It says DCC and 147 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: there's actually a dove shape in the last see and 148 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: on the inside it has our initials. I don't know 149 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: where I'm supposed to be showings are done. Don't look 150 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: at them. Um. And then the other ring I have 151 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 1: on here is my leader ring. So it's just a 152 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: gift that our teammates get us for Christmas. And um, 153 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:22,559 Speaker 1: this represents me being a leader for one year. So cool. 154 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: But you don't have a ring. Where's yours? You get 155 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: it at the end of your first year. You have 156 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: to earn it. It what's considered the end? Is it? 157 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: Is it January or is it later? It's like right 158 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: for tryout. Actually we had our banquet the week before 159 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: tryouts really spring. It's called what end of year banquet 160 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: and that's when y'all get what awards and get rings 161 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: we do Veteran and Rickie of the Year. Um, there's 162 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: a huge slideshow of our whole year and everyone's crying 163 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: and reading steak and it's awesome eating steak and crying 164 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 1: sounds like sounds try to night Friday Night, Paul or 165 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 1: your mic own yet, Oh, there we go. You have 166 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: a question for the ladies. I've got nothing. At the 167 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: top of my head, I don't know. Um, so what 168 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: made you to say to become cheerleaders? I suppose, like, 169 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: was there anyone that you looked up to? Well? So 170 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: for me, I met the cheerleaders on tour, but um, 171 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: Sydney Dursta reached out to me, and she was on 172 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 1: the team for seven years, so she beat me. Um, 173 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: what was that? No, she's still in Dallas and she 174 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: owns like her own clothing line and she's doing awesome. 175 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: But she reached out to me after tour and kind 176 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: of mentored me through audition. So I looked up to 177 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: her a lot. Wow. Yeah. And then for me, when 178 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: I was at Arkansas, we played at and T Stadium 179 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: to play the Addies every year. And when I came 180 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: my third year on the dance team, I met two 181 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:58,959 Speaker 1: of the cheerleaders, one Katie, she was a razorback, and 182 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: then went to DC Seeland, and that's when I decided 183 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 1: that that was going to be my next stream, my 184 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: next strolled to accomplish. What's what's been the hardest thing 185 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 1: so far with you being a rookie? And then what's 186 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: what's what's changed the most since you are a rookie 187 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: till now. I think being a rookie as far as 188 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: it starts in training camp and it's still growing to 189 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: is the mental game. You know, It's it's hard. You're 190 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: always wondering do they like me? Am I? You know? 191 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: Am I doing my best? Is? What do I need 192 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: to keep working on to continue the stream for next year? 193 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: I mean, it's just a constant battle with your inner 194 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 1: self and so much about being a DCC as confidence 195 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: and that's what we have to portray. And so it's 196 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: just like the constant battle with my inner self and 197 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: showing the confidence to our fans and the world and Jenna, 198 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: what about you. I think the biggest difference from rookieer 199 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: to now being on the team for six years is 200 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 1: just the growth. I've grown so much as a woman 201 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:56,839 Speaker 1: throughout the years, and I've learned so much from each 202 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: and every girl, and you know, the friendships are just amazing. 203 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: I think everyone says that, what's your favorite part about 204 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: DCC The French ships my sisters. Yeah, that's the crazy, 205 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: that's true. Yea French forever. Yeah, you guys are like 206 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: in each other's weddings and your friends for life and yeah, 207 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: how mey weddings? Have you been in? M I've been 208 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: in two too. I was in Sydney's and Kinsey's. Oh nice, 209 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: got any fan questions? Yeah, someone asked, I don't even 210 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: know how to begin to pronounce his first name, so 211 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: initial J Sanchez. Um was wondering about your scar. I 212 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: know people probably see it in pictures, but yes, so 213 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: my scar is from my appendix. It ruptured when I 214 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: was six years old, and I was actually cheerleading when 215 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:43,199 Speaker 1: it happened. Um, I did a toe touch, which is 216 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: a jump if you don't know, and I just like 217 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: collapsed to the floor, and um, I mean I was 218 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 1: six years old. So trying to explain that pain, like 219 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 1: where are you feeling pain, I just kept saying, my 220 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 1: stomach rts, my stomach hurts. So we actually waited a 221 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 1: few days before I went to the hospital, and by 222 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: that time it already bursts, and so all the toxins 223 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,319 Speaker 1: were in my bloodstream, and the doctor said it was 224 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,839 Speaker 1: the worst case he's seen in a six year old 225 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:10,199 Speaker 1: and if I waited one more day, I would have died. Wow. 226 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: I didn't even know that appendix could burst that young. 227 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: I always hear about it. I was in the hospital 228 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: for a month. I was in the hospital for Thanksgiving. 229 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: So I was in the hospital at this time for 230 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: a month. Wow, at six years old. Horrible. I got 231 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: to miss school, though, so I was okay. I was 232 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: in a hospital bed for a month, but I didn't 233 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: have to go to school. It was fine. I got 234 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: a lot of gifts. Were you abroad or were you 235 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: back here? No? I was in California, So I grew 236 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:40,599 Speaker 1: up in California. I was sixteen, so I went to 237 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: Korea and went to Korea and my life changed. The 238 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,679 Speaker 1: life change. Have you lived anywhere besides Arkansas and Dallas? 239 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: Born and raised in Fayettville. I lived there for twenty 240 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 1: four years until I moved here last Year's what's the 241 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: one thing that was different? After you made the team, 242 00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: you kind of had one perception of what it was 243 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: going to be like, and then once you made the team, 244 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: it wasn't wasn't what you thought. Well, I think the 245 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: main thing is just the friendships. The friendships, of course, 246 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: the time and effort that goes into it. I mean, 247 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:14,559 Speaker 1: these girls means fluted now now that I'm on the team, 248 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 1: there's just so much time put into what we do 249 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: on the field, and I love for people to be 250 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 1: able to have the podcast with us like we're doing 251 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:25,559 Speaker 1: today and just see us working behind the scenes. Is 252 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 1: then they see how much we put into this and 253 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: how much effort goes into showing up every day at practice, 254 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: growing every day to the games, all of our appearances. 255 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: Most of the girls have full time jobs, part time jobs, 256 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: are going to school, you know, so we all judgle 257 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: a lot of things, and so I think just being 258 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:44,079 Speaker 1: able to be a part of that and witness that 259 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: now has been the biggest difference. In full hair and makeup. 260 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 1: Full hair and makeup always you have to do that 261 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:53,319 Speaker 1: everywhere you go, don't you ever exhausting? Well, I mean, 262 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: just imagine you have no hair. I mean you have 263 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: no hair, you have no mateup on and your hairs 264 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 1: in a bun and you can't tell some of your 265 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: a DCC when you look like that throws off the 266 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: whole perception. You gotta represents world class trying four s 267 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 1: all you gotta go right, Yep, you're going to take 268 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: a tour of the Star. Yes, yeah, you're excited. Yes, 269 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,599 Speaker 1: all right, Well thanks for joining us. Man seeing a 270 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: little bit, just getting more questions over their courtney. Well 271 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: I need to know, just because Thanksgivings in a couple 272 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: of days. What does your plate look like? Thanks? I 273 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: was like my Thanksgiving played or the week now you're Thanksgiving? 274 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: Oh man, everything um, turkey, grandberry sauce, stuffing, candy, ams, cheesy, potatoes, 275 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: all of its Damn Mine will be half stuffing because 276 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: that's my favorite dish, and then the other half. I 277 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: like to mix everything together. You know, I'm one of 278 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: those all the torn all the mashed potatoes, the turkey, 279 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: I just mixed it all together. What who is your 280 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 1: favorite current player? My favorite current player? You know, I 281 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: just I gotta go with the main answer and go 282 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: with Dad, just because he's such a leader for our 283 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: team through everything that's you know, whether we're losing by 284 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: twenty or winning by twenty, he's always out there pushing 285 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: the team, leading the team, and it's just so admirable 286 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: to watch him play. Who's your favorite old player or 287 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: a retired player. Well, last night we actually had a 288 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 1: lot of the fame players at the game. Y'all were 289 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: y'all part of the pregame, half time, they were halftime, 290 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: he did halftime. Jenna got to watch one of them out. 291 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: I watched Charles Haley, and he is He's a handful. 292 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 1: He's a handful. He made the whole experience really fun. 293 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 1: So but and Emmett Smith, I mean, every time we've 294 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: gotten to be around him and meet him, he's just 295 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: it's kind of like Dak He's just so amazing to 296 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 1: be around and so inspiring. That was nice to be 297 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: able to see him in person and meet him. So 298 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: what we're talking about is is free game. They honored 299 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: There was a twenty fifth the twentieth anniversary, twenty fifth 300 00:15:57,280 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: anniversary of the of the nineteen ninety two team, so 301 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: they brought those guys back and honored them before the game, 302 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: and then at halftime, mister Jones got his Hall of 303 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: Fame ring. So they brought back all the members the 304 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: current former Cowboys that are now in the Hall of Fame. 305 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: So Roger Staubach was there, Randy White, all those guys. 306 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: So y'all got to be a part of the halftime. 307 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: That's pretty cool. Who's really cool, Jenna? Who's your favorite 308 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: current player? My favorite players? Jason went? And who he's 309 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: the vet? I'm going, you know? Oh yeah, y'all both 310 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: been on the team for fifty three years? Yeah, together 311 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: fifty three. And who's your favorite former player? Smith? Yeah? 312 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: Love his wife. I'm obsessed with this. Yeah, if they're 313 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: watching Pat, actually's so pretty. If you're watching Pat, can 314 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: we do lunch? Please? Okay? If that happens, you're welcome. 315 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: Thank you, Shannon, You're welcome. Always looking at Okay. Clint 316 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 1: Allen on Instagram wants to know where is your fantasy 317 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: tropical vacation. He actually said his has been in the 318 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: island and he's been there three times, which is ironic 319 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: because that's where you guys just had your past colle her. Shoot, 320 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 1: I mean mine's Bora Bora. It's like my dream destination. 321 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:09,160 Speaker 1: I just typed in google Bora Bora and I saw 322 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,439 Speaker 1: the water bunks. It was with the glass floors at 323 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 1: the fish swimming. That's like my dream. Yeah, I love it. 324 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:16,719 Speaker 1: I've never been on just like a beach vacation. I've 325 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: drawn on lots of vacations, but on a beach one. 326 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 1: So I guess I've never been to a beach. Well, 327 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: I've been to Barcelona. We went to the beach for 328 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:26,880 Speaker 1: a day, but I've never been to like a beach vacation. 329 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: Oh you're missing out, but like not even like a 330 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 1: beach in Texas or Florida. No beaches in the in 331 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 1: the United States. Whoa, you got calendar shook. So I 332 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: can't wait to die. But my dream place to Joe 333 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 1: was Italy, and I actually just went through this past April. 334 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: Where'd you go? Oh, we went all over. We went 335 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:48,440 Speaker 1: to Milan and Florence and then Chinca Tera. It's like 336 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:52,360 Speaker 1: five small cities on the western coast. It was amazing. Yeah, 337 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,199 Speaker 1: we went for ten days. It was so nice. How 338 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 1: good was the food? Amazing? Well, I'm half Italian, so 339 00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: you know, I'm a sucker for Italian food. It was 340 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 1: amazing and I just love all the seafood that they 341 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 1: have over there. Yeah. Family over there, well, my I 342 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: think it's my great grandma. She was the one that 343 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: first came to the States. And so we haven't really 344 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 1: if there are any we haven't kept touch with them, 345 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 1: but they were all from Sicily. Okay, very cool, Jenna. 346 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: What's your what's your favorite moment or your favorite memory 347 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: since you've been you've been on the team for you know, 348 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:24,920 Speaker 1: fifty three years. What's what's the one thing that stands 349 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: out to you? Man? I mean there's so many, um, 350 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: I mean the London game was absolutely amazing. How cool 351 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 1: that one? That the most awesome trip. So cool. And 352 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 1: we were actually the away team, so for them to 353 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: bring us and we weren't even the home team because 354 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: you know, the cheerleaders whoever the home team is, the 355 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 1: cheerleaders have field priority. Yeah, for them to bring us 356 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 1: was a huge honor. We got to dance on the 357 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 1: plaza and there were thousands and thousands of fans and 358 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 1: actually the only game I sat in the stands for 359 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 1: your Oh so y'all weren't on the field during the 360 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 1: game because we were the visiting team. They just invited 361 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:00,879 Speaker 1: you for the goodwill and we got to go to 362 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 1: the London Eye and Big Ben, so it was more 363 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:06,360 Speaker 1: of like a vacation and there were for a weekend. Yeah, 364 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: we were there for a whole week. Yeah, because usually 365 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,119 Speaker 1: when we travel it's we go out to the games 366 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 1: the day before and we fly back immediately after the game. 367 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: So this was since I've been doing the social media, 368 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 1: was the first time we ever went for more than 369 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: like a day, so we went for from Tuesday to Monday. 370 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: I think we got to spend the night after the game, 371 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:26,680 Speaker 1: which was really weird too, so but it was fun. 372 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: It was so fun. Were there any time for you 373 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:31,919 Speaker 1: were just walking through the streets of London or uniform 374 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: and people were looking at you guys. Oh? Yes. We 375 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: actually took a picture where the Beatles Abbey row, Yes, 376 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:40,640 Speaker 1: and we had our Abbey bear and we were holding 377 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 1: her son in uniform. So a lot of people recognize. 378 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 1: I mean it is definitely iconic and obviously more people 379 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 1: in the States and anywhere, but it is worldwide. Would 380 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 1: people like stop you guys? Oh? Absolutely, Our UK fans 381 00:19:57,320 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: are insane. They're like, yeah, Paul, how boys nation? Yep, Yeah, 382 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 1: that's awesome. So last question, because we have to go 383 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: so far. Yes, I know that's what everybody says. So 384 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:12,199 Speaker 1: in your short career, what's been the one your your 385 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:16,120 Speaker 1: favorite moment or memory so far? Oh, definitely going out 386 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 1: our pregame show, the very first game, just walking on 387 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: the field. My entire family was up in the stands, 388 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: and I just started crying. I was like, oh no, 389 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:25,880 Speaker 1: I have to dance, and I like have tears rowing 390 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: out my face. But then as soon as the music started, 391 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: I started going, I was fine, what music is that? Oh? 392 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 1: Have you heard that song? Yeah? Once or twice? Maybe? Well, 393 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 1: guess what we're out of time? Isn't this too short? 394 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:40,880 Speaker 1: Too short? We need to make it an hour. We're 395 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: trying to extend it to an hour. We're trying, Kelly, 396 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 1: have you never heard that line? Kelly, if you're listening, 397 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: we need an hour. So well, thank y'all so much 398 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: for hanging out with us. Thanks, Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Thanksgiving, 399 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: Good times. On Thursday, make sure you all tune in 400 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: to what channels the game on. I don't even a CBS. Yeah, 401 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 1: because Romo's calling it again, I believe that. So tune 402 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 1: in because halftime you will get to see the DCC 403 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 1: performed with Thomas Rhett. It's gonna be awesome. Salvation, Army, 404 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: Red Kettle, kickoff, Courtney. I guess I'll see you next 405 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 1: Monday or tomorrow. Oh yeah, I'm talking about on the 406 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 1: show next Monday. Next Monday, two thirty to three, we 407 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,399 Speaker 1: will be back on These boots are made for talking. 408 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:30,640 Speaker 1: This has been a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 409 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.