1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: Play Travis with the Clay and Buck Show, wishing you 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: and your family of Mary Mary Christmas and a happy 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: New Year. Buck Sexton, Here the entire Clayan Buck Show 4 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: wish you and your family a warm Christmas season and 5 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: a joyful New Year. 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 2: Welcome to a special Christmas Eve after Hours with producer Ali. 7 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 3: And producer Greg. 8 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 4: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. We're going to be out for 9 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 4: a couple of weeks. 10 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 3: Oh, a few days, you know, the holiday season, between 11 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 3: the Christmas season, I should say between Christmas and New Year. 12 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 4: So yeah, Greg. 13 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 2: One of the questions we get asked a lot is 14 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,639 Speaker 2: how do we select the guest hosts to fill in 15 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 2: when Clay and Buck are out? 16 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 3: Read my mind, I was going to ask you that question. 17 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 2: Actually, we have a lot of friends of the show 18 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 2: that are regulars that have filled in that supported us 19 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 2: for a long time. We also like to try out 20 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 2: new people. David Rutherford, who's in our Play and Buck 21 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 2: podcast network, the Rut. He's going to be debuting his 22 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 2: first time guest hosting for us, and we wanted to 23 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 2: give him that opportunity of that platform. 24 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 3: That's exciting. 25 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: I like Dave. 26 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's great, So that's going to be on Friday 27 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 2: the twenty six, the day after Christmas. The day after Christmas, 28 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 2: on Monday and Tuesday, we had a Rush Limbaugh alumni, 29 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 2: Brett winter Bowl in the seat. 30 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, welcome back Brett. I mean it's it's I'm 31 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 3: sitting in his seat. He was the call screen for 32 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 3: so long before Sly even. 33 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 2: Yes, he was a longtime EIB employee and now he 34 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 2: is hosting his own show. 35 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 4: Has been for a while. 36 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:37,839 Speaker 3: And filled in for Claim. 37 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 2: But God more than money, yes he has, he has. 38 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 2: He's great, he is and he has really cute cats. 39 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 2: Just throw that in there. And then going into New 40 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 2: Year's Week, we have John Cobot of KFI Tuesday, we 41 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 2: have Tutor Tuesday, Tutor Dixon on Tuesday, and then New 42 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 2: Year's Eve, Brian Mudd, who is a fan of the show, 43 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 2: We are going to have him behind the rains. And 44 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: then Friday, the first show of the New Year, Brian 45 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 2: Mud will join us again and I'll be producing him 46 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 2: that day. 47 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 3: And I'll be producing Tutor and John and and Brian 48 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 3: as Ryan those other days leading up. 49 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 2: To New Year and Mark is going to be producing 50 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 2: the week before that. So we kind of we divvy 51 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 2: it all up on the team. Who's gonna be supporting 52 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 2: who during the holidays. 53 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's going to be good. And you know, again, 54 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 3: if you have not heard any of these folks, if 55 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 3: you don't live in the Los Angeles area, you're not 56 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 3: familiar with Tutors podcast or David's podcast, check them out, 57 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 3: Or you don't live in North Carolina and listen to Breath, 58 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 3: check them out. 59 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 2: We have a great roster of guest hosts and we're 60 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,119 Speaker 2: super excited to give them that opportunity and also give 61 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 2: Clay and Buck a break. I mean, I know the 62 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 2: joke is Clay or Buck because people have said, oh, 63 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 2: they're always taking off, which is actually not true when 64 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 2: you consider how much vacation time they. 65 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 4: Do have and I don't use. 66 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 2: It's very important to us to give our hosts a 67 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 2: break and let them spend time with family so that 68 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 2: we're all coming back to the new year refreshed. I 69 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 2: will say, though we will be in constant contact throughout 70 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 2: the two weeks. The show prep never stops. 71 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 3: No, and it's a good thing for them to do too, 72 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 3: because this has been a busy year. Trump's first year 73 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 3: back in office has been a whirlwind NonStop. I mean, 74 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 3: these three hour long meetings with the cabinet and these 75 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 3: press conferences that go on forever. And we're turning into 76 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 3: twenty twenty six, which is going to be the midterm 77 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,119 Speaker 3: year and all of the stuff leading up to that. 78 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 3: It's a heck of a year that we've had and 79 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 3: a heck of a year that we're coming into. 80 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 2: So that's a really good point because this news cycle 81 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 2: under Trump has been insane, and it's such a dramatic 82 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 2: change from the Biden news cycle in terms of him 83 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 2: being transparent and giving media opportunities and speaking to the press. 84 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 2: There's news happening every day in this administration, so our 85 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 2: job is to stay on top of that. And Greg 86 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 2: Mark and I are Oh my god, Trump's speaking life now, 87 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 2: Oh this is happening over here. Oh wait, Trump's still speaking. 88 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 2: It's an hour later. Have you been taking notes? 89 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 4: Oh my gosh. 90 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 3: I am probably the only person who kind of misses 91 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 3: the slow days of sleepy joke a raight. 92 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 4: I never thought i'd say that. 93 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 3: Because you know, it's there were days where it's like, okay, 94 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 3: there's nothing going on, so I you know, it will 95 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 3: take it eat a little bit easy, but I haven't. 96 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,679 Speaker 3: There's not been an opportunity to do that since January 97 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 3: twentieth at all. 98 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 2: It has really been full steam ahead and it's not 99 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 2: going to slow down. 100 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 4: So it's going to keep on. Buckle up for twenty six. 101 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 4: Buckle up, all right. 102 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 2: So those are your guest hosts that you will have 103 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 2: for these two weeks. And it's also important to us 104 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 2: to keep bringing you content that is timely and newsy, 105 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 2: and we don't want to ever just have a string 106 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 2: of best of shows during the holidays, so it's it's 107 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 2: very important that we have these guest hosts. We only 108 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 2: have three best of shows airing on Christmas Eve, Christmas Morning, 109 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 2: and then New Year's Day, and people asked us, well, 110 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 2: how do you decide what is a best of show? 111 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 3: That's an excellent question. How do we decide what's the 112 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:16,559 Speaker 3: best of show? 113 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 4: Allie? 114 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 2: I tend to while the course of just doing the 115 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 2: regular show, there will be moments where I'll hear a 116 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 2: segment or I'll hear a guest and I'll say, oh, 117 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 2: this is a really good evergreen topic. It could be 118 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 2: aired at any time. It's not necessarily time sensitive, so 119 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,919 Speaker 2: it would make sense at any time to replay it 120 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,559 Speaker 2: and revisit it. And for example, we had a great 121 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 2: guest a few weeks ago, Jonathan Alpert, the psychologists digging 122 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 2: into tds, absolutely really interesting conversations. So I thought, you 123 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 2: know what, I'm going to file that away into the 124 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 2: best of folder on our Google Docs. 125 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: That's good. 126 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 3: It's tough sometimes too, because a lot of these stuff 127 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:59,359 Speaker 3: that we have that is not necessarily timely can sometimes 128 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,039 Speaker 3: be a part of the lighter fare, and we actually 129 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 3: have a place for that on the weekends with the 130 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 3: sun to hang, so a lot of that lighter fair 131 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 3: ends up going there. So finding that sweet spot between 132 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 3: the stuff that's going to last and is not necessarily 133 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 3: news related and timely and versus you know, not making 134 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 3: it too light, is it tough. 135 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 4: It is a delicate balance. 136 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 2: It's definitely a delicate balance that we walk because at 137 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 2: the same time, sometimes Clay and Buck will go off 138 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:33,159 Speaker 2: roading and they may take an unexpected turn and start 139 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 2: talking about R and B music right exactly, And we 140 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 2: on the show try to have a balance between heavy 141 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 2: news and then a little bit of lighter because otherwise 142 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 2: we don't want the whole show to be doom and gloom. 143 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 2: We want to have balance and we also want to 144 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 2: make people laugh. 145 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a whole package that we're trying to give. 146 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 3: It's a little bit of everything, and you know we 147 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 3: don't always get it right when actually we I mean 148 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 3: like we as the team. 149 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 2: So Greg, one of the lighter topics that came up 150 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 2: recently was over wrapping paper. 151 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 4: And I have to say I. 152 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 2: Completely disagreed with Clay and Buck on this one, and 153 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 2: I have to say my piece on this. 154 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 3: Okay, So to set this up so I don't even 155 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 3: remember how it came up, you probably know better because 156 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 3: you are the wrapping paper mavin. It ended up that 157 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 3: Clay and Buck started opining about the necessity, about the 158 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 3: necessity of whether he should should be buying his wife 159 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 3: Carrie a separate gift for Christmas and her birthday, and 160 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 3: whether they should be, on top of that, whether they 161 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 3: should be wrapped in separate kinds of paper. 162 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 4: I was like, Buck, just listen to me as a woman. 163 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 5: Any woman who will say, oh, I don't care, and 164 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 5: you know they may not care per se, but it's 165 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 5: the thoughts, It is the effort that goes into considering someone. 166 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 3: I think Buck took the position that I think most 167 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 3: guys would be most guys standard preset position. I'll say, 168 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 3: you know, not everybody, obviously, you know there's millions of us, 169 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 3: but I think most guys would be like, it's paper, 170 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 3: you know whatever, who cares. But the funny thing about 171 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 3: it is when it came when we were discussing it, 172 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 3: all of us in the New York studio, producer Mike Ali, myself, 173 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 3: we all said to Buck, no, you're wrong. You need 174 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 3: to have a separate present and it needs to be 175 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 3: in different Yeah. 176 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 2: That's right. And I mean it did initially start as 177 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 2: a conversation about gifts, and then it turned into well, 178 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 2: I don't even like rapping gifts. 179 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 4: I don't even like wrapping paper. And I'm like, are 180 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 4: you kidding? That is like my love language. 181 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 2: Not only do I love giving gifts, but I also 182 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 2: love wrapping them. I enjoy that I will go out 183 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 2: and look for the perfect wrapping paper, this blue clay, 184 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 2: and Buck's mind. They could not believe that I cared 185 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,599 Speaker 2: so much aboutrapping paper. So over the weekend I was 186 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 2: sending them pictures from all the different stores I was 187 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 2: in looking for this coveted wrapping paper, and Buck was like, oh. 188 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 4: My god, you really are serious about this. 189 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 2: Yes, And not only did I find like the perfect 190 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 2: wrapping paper, it was two sided. 191 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 3: I like the kind of wrapping paper that has the 192 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,559 Speaker 3: grid on the inside that helps you cut that line 193 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 3: that you can line it up so you know you 194 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 3: can cut. 195 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 4: A short so you're very precise rapp. 196 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I like, because otherwise mine ends up coming up 197 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 3: like looking like a die rap. 198 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,319 Speaker 2: Okay, So I will admit as much as I love 199 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 2: giving gifts and wrapping them, I am a guy when 200 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:36,719 Speaker 2: it comes to wrapping them. 201 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:37,959 Speaker 4: I just tape them whatever. 202 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 2: I don't have the patience for the actual wrapping and 203 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 2: bows and all that, but I do love nice wrapping paper. 204 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 2: But Buck's beef with wrapping paper was about, well, what's 205 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 2: the difference between Christmas and Birthday? And I do think 206 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 2: you should distinguish, and I think women do. 207 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:55,679 Speaker 4: We do love that thoughtfulness. 208 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 3: I think it's true. I think that, And that's why 209 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 3: I think Mike and I both sided came down on 210 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 3: that side because we've both married a long time and 211 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 3: we recognize that this is the sort of thing that 212 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 3: is you go the extra mile, you know, it's the 213 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 3: extra piece of extra step that will make your wife smile. 214 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 3: And I think that's that's what it comes to. 215 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, and it's interesting too from a psychological standpoint, because 216 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 2: I think a lot of guys like to say when 217 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 2: they're in the company of other guys, Oh, my wife 218 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 2: doesn't care about that that kind of thing, or my 219 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:32,439 Speaker 2: wife doesn't care she's not really into gifts women. And 220 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,959 Speaker 2: it's I'm not talking about like some pricey, expensive gift. 221 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 2: Women like the thought behind something. It just says, hey, 222 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 2: I was thinking about you. 223 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 1: It's true. 224 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 3: And I will say that I have received calls because 225 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 3: I screened the calls that come in. I did get 226 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:50,319 Speaker 3: calls from women who said, Eh, it really doesn't mean 227 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 3: anything to me, you know. That's it's so you know, yes, 228 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 3: we are aware that you're out there, but on a 229 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 3: whole overall, by and large, yes, it's women do care 230 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 3: about those little details. They care about the details a 231 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:06,559 Speaker 3: lot more than men do. 232 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 2: But to agree with Buck, if a woman was getting 233 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 2: like he was, a belt every Christmas, then that would 234 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 2: be like, Okay, you haven't put thought into this. So 235 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 2: the women don't necessarily want pajamas every year or socks 236 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 2: every year because you're doing the you're going through the 237 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,680 Speaker 2: motions of giving a gift, the idea of just thinking 238 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 2: a little bit differently, a little more creatively. 239 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 4: That women love that. 240 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 2: Like I know when my husband does little thoughtful things 241 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 2: like that, I'm like, oh my god, he really spent 242 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 2: some time thinking about this. 243 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 3: Think about your mom, think about your sister, think about 244 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:45,679 Speaker 3: your grandmother. If you have aunts and uncles, well os 245 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 3: I suppose yeah, they really, I bet you if you 246 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 3: ask them, they would agree with this kind of position 247 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 3: for the most part. And look, some guys really like 248 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 3: that sort of thing too, some guys. And it's personal 249 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 3: for me in a way because my aunt was not 250 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 3: born on Christmas Day like Carrie, but she was born 251 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 3: on Christmas Eve and they this is my mother's sister, 252 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 3: and they used to have a birthday party for her 253 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:17,439 Speaker 3: and they would not bring out any of the Christmas 254 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 3: stuff until after the birthday was over. There was a 255 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 3: birthday and then came Christmas to make sure that there 256 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 3: was a distinction. Okay, it was important to her and 257 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 3: it was important to the family. 258 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, I like that. 259 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 2: Well, guys, if you're looking for some sentimental gift ideas, 260 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:37,079 Speaker 2: one that is a sure winner that you can repeat 261 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 2: every year. Unlike regifting a belt, which Buck got from 262 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 2: his dad every year for five years straight. Is go 263 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 2: into your phone and look in the past year at 264 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 2: the photos you took with your significant other, wife, family. 265 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 2: Look at the photos, and each month, pick a photo 266 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 2: that really kind of summarized that month or really celebrated 267 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 2: that month. So say it was February and you went 268 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 2: on an amazing ski trip or had a great dinner somewhere, 269 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 2: Valentine's Day, anything. Take that photo and store it away 270 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 2: in a folder and do this every month of the year, 271 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 2: and then come around Thanksgiving time, take all those photos 272 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,319 Speaker 2: and make a calendar with them, and each month would 273 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 2: be from that month the past year. I do that 274 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 2: every year for my family, for my husband, and it's 275 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 2: just it's the whole. 276 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 4: It's like a year in review calendar. 277 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 3: And there are websites that are apps that can help 278 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:33,680 Speaker 3: you do that. It's not hard to find. 279 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 2: Oh so many of them and tons of them, so 280 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 2: it's very easy to do and it's very sentimental. 281 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 1: It is. 282 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:42,199 Speaker 3: See, and I was going to be flipped and say 283 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 3: you were going to suggest getting them a copy of 284 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 3: Balls or something. You know, then you could do that 285 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 3: every year or every month of the year. That would 286 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:50,559 Speaker 3: certainly make Clay happy, though I know. 287 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 4: That now to switch gears a little bit. 288 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 2: What are your feelings Greg about when people say they 289 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 2: have a problem with people that wish you a merry 290 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 2: Christmas versus happy home Holidays? Do you say Merry Christmas 291 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 2: to a perfect stranger? Do you take that risk of 292 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 2: offending them? 293 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 4: Yes, okay, yes I do. Same here. 294 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 2: I just find it so interesting the people that if 295 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 2: you're sharing the joy of the season and you just 296 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 2: say Merry Christmas, that they find that offensive and they 297 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 2: don't know you. 298 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 3: Well, it's so funny too, because I have been walking 299 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 3: down the street or in a cafe or a restaurant 300 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 3: and somebody will say to me Happy Hanukah, And to 301 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 3: me that tells me maybe they think I look Jewish, 302 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 3: But I think more so that it's they're bringing their 303 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 3: background to this interaction that they're having. So I, you know, 304 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 3: I'm not Jewish, but I'm not offended by that. You know, 305 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 3: I return to the greeting happy Hannah to you. I 306 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 3: hope you have a good frescival of lights and all 307 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 3: of that. So I think I think some people just 308 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 3: like to be outraged and like to be angry about 309 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 3: certain things. And I think there are things to be 310 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 3: angry about. There's plenty to be angry about. I think 311 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 3: that there are some things that are really you know, 312 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 3: I think you're looking for a problem if you fall 313 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 3: into that trap. 314 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 4: I would agree. 315 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 2: I have members of my family they celebrate to Wally 316 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 2: and they say happy to Wally, happy to Walie. 317 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 4: I have. I love when people share their. 318 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 3: Another festival of lights too, But yeah, I love. 319 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 4: When people share. 320 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 2: So I'm not one of those that I'm going to 321 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 2: just play it safe and say happy Holidays and be 322 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 2: afraid of offending someone. 323 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 3: You know. I think that we went through that for 324 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 3: a period of time as a as a as a 325 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 3: overall as a culture and as in the United States, 326 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 3: and we tried that and it was okay, that was 327 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 3: fine for a while. But I think, you know, Trump 328 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 3: started started this, and it was in response to a 329 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 3: lot of people saying, hey, we're tired of the happy holidays. 330 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 3: We want to say Merry Christmas. And Trump said We're 331 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 3: bringing back saying Merry Christmas. And I think that that 332 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 3: is something that need to be recognized and it's okay, 333 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 3: there's okay, wrong with you know, hey, look, you know 334 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 3: we tried this and that's okay, but it was not. 335 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 3: I think most of the people we have to recognize 336 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 3: that still a majority of people in this country are 337 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 3: Judeo Christian and will recognize Christmas. And if they don't 338 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 3: recognize Christmas, they're recognizing Hanukah for the most part. You know, 339 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 3: when I say majority, I mean, you know, well over 340 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 3: fifty percent. So I think you're safe saying Merry Christmas. 341 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 3: I don't think it's really I. 342 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 4: Think it was on libs of TikTok. 343 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 2: I saw, you know, some lunatic leftists saying when someone 344 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 2: wishes you a merry Christmas, what they're really saying is 345 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 2: their God is better than yours. 346 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 4: I could. I am not joking. I was like, you 347 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 4: really have to reach together, Like. 348 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 3: Some people just want to be outraged, and they're going 349 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 3: to find any reason to be outraged, and whether you 350 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 3: say happy Holidays or Merry Christmas or whatever, they're going 351 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 3: to be outraged. It no matter what you say, Oh, 352 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 3: you're a X type of person and you shouldn't be 353 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 3: saying any that anyway. It's it's silly. 354 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:09,919 Speaker 2: So on this After Hours podcast, we thought we would 355 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 2: dive into some Rush archives about this topic of Merry 356 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 2: Christmas versus. 357 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 4: Happy Holidays, and we found something. Greg dug this up. 358 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 2: He really had a shovel because he got this. All 359 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 2: the way back to two thousand and six, we had 360 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 2: a caller, Terrence in Cambridge, Massachusetts called I don't even 361 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 2: know was it open line Friday. I'm not sure, but 362 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 2: Terrence called us on December fifteenth, two thousand and six, 363 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 2: and Terrence was asking him this question about merry Christmas 364 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 2: and is it offensive? And so it's I feel like 365 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 2: this has been on the table for a very long time. 366 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 2: Maybe social media has amplified the outrage, but I feel 367 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 2: like this has been ongoing. 368 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 3: What was the date, December fifteenth, two thousand and six. 369 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 3: That's right, that was open line Front. 370 00:17:58,200 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 4: It was open line for this. 371 00:17:59,200 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 2: You know what. 372 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:01,880 Speaker 4: This isn't open line fighting call. It is very much 373 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 4: sound out. 374 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,440 Speaker 1: To the fallones. This is Terrence and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hello, 375 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 1: sir Rush. 376 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:11,440 Speaker 6: I'm depressed. I have a problem. Yeah, I live in Cambridge. 377 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 6: They do not like Christmas, and I mean I'm surrounded 378 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 6: about liberals. Their depression is really starting to affect my 379 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 6: outlook on Christmas. I don't feel like I can get 380 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 6: into it this year. It's so depressing. I get happy 381 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 6: holidays if that wherever I go. I mean, I don't 382 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:30,439 Speaker 6: know how to respond to this. It gets to the 383 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 6: point to I mean, I'm surrounded by liberals, and as 384 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:33,400 Speaker 6: we all know. 385 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 7: There is unless you're Unless you're prepared to move that 386 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 7: is a challenge you're going to have living where you live. 387 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 6: You have the problem. I'm not prepared to move out. Yeah, 388 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:43,360 Speaker 6: I'm kind of stuck here. 389 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 7: But all right, then you need some therapy and and uh, 390 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 7: I'm going to give you one of the best pieces 391 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 7: of advice I have ever given in my life. 392 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: It's tough to do, but it's fun to try, all right, 393 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,880 Speaker 1: And it is when you succeed. You won't succeed all 394 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: the time at it, but when you succeed, you will 395 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: feel liberated, like you can't believe. And it's very simple. 396 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: You are allowing other people, many of whom you don't 397 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 1: even know, to affect how you feel about yourself. You 398 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 1: are giving so much power to a bunch of people 399 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 1: that you have no respect for in the first place. Right, 400 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: you have to learn, we all have to learn how 401 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:23,120 Speaker 1: to make our own selves happy by virtue of our 402 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: own existence being things that we do pursuing our passions. 403 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: If you if you need to get in the Christmas 404 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,119 Speaker 1: spirit to see a bunch of outside things like Christmas 405 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:37,639 Speaker 1: trees or have you have people say merry Christmas is 406 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: out there, Terren's great to see you, and that's not happening, 407 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: then you're you're not going to enjoy it. If you 408 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: can get yourself out of the circumstance where you need 409 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 1: that kind of feedback from people. I know community is 410 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:51,439 Speaker 1: a big part of Christmas, it really is. But you 411 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: can make it what you want inside your own home 412 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 1: with your family, right right, But I agree with Look 413 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 1: at liberals are depressing as all get out there. Never laugh, 414 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: they're never happy. 415 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 7: Yeah. 416 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 6: I mean when I say even when I say merry 417 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 6: Christmas is someone, it's a startled look they get on 418 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:11,399 Speaker 6: their face and it's almost like an aggressive response like, 419 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 6: oh yeah, merry Christmas. You know what I mean? Like 420 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 6: they're angry about. 421 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 1: It, and you have offended them. You have offended them. 422 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 1: See they're also granting you way too much power, but 423 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:26,640 Speaker 1: what to to affect the way they feel the difference 424 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: between you and them? And I'm serious about this. When 425 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 1: you offend them, they will go and do whatever they 426 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: have to wherever to make sure you don't say whatever 427 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 1: you say to shut to offend them. They want to 428 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 1: shut you up. When they offend you, you call me, 429 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: but you don't go to government. You're not trying to 430 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,479 Speaker 1: force your way on them like they are trying to 431 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 1: force their way on you. The reason you feel depressed 432 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:52,920 Speaker 1: is because they have systematically, over the years done their 433 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:57,639 Speaker 1: best to take Christmas, the spirit, and everything associated with 434 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,679 Speaker 1: it out of public life. 435 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 6: Well, I mean, you know what, I'm not going to 436 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:05,159 Speaker 6: stop saying Mary Christmas to anyone. In fact, I'm going 437 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 6: to up the antea and continue to say it even. 438 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 7: More, and smile when you do, and be the nicest, 439 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 7: most cheerful, joyful person in the world you can muster 440 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:19,440 Speaker 7: when you say, And just if they can't accept good 441 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:22,919 Speaker 7: cheer and you being nice, don't make it your problem. 442 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: That's same to you. 443 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 7: They're telling you more about who they are than they 444 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 7: are telling you. 445 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:30,120 Speaker 1: Who you are. 446 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 2: The part of this that I really liked is Rush 447 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 2: saying when people are unkind or mean or nasty, what 448 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:43,680 Speaker 2: they're really doing is telling you more about them than 449 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:45,120 Speaker 2: they are about you. 450 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,119 Speaker 3: I've had a saying, and I don't know if I 451 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 3: actually heard it somewhere first, but that I say, and 452 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 3: I believe it's one hundred percent true. Some people are 453 00:21:56,320 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 3: just not happy unless they're unhappy. Some people just want 454 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 3: to be unhappy, and they try and find ways to 455 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:05,640 Speaker 3: make them you know, selves unhappy, and then they share 456 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 3: it to the world. So it's not really and there's 457 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,679 Speaker 3: nothing you can do about that. Just do just avoid 458 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 3: them as best you can. 459 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 4: Yep, that's great advice from el rushbo. 460 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 2: I wanted to end the show, end this after hours 461 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:24,880 Speaker 2: with a tradition he always had, which was playing Silent 462 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 2: Night and just thanking the audience. It was always very special, 463 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 2: always on Christmas Eve, which is why we're doing this 464 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 2: podcast for that reason. And I decided Greg the one 465 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 2: I wanted to pick was not the last one he did. 466 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 2: I considered it, I went back and re listened. That 467 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 2: was a really difficult one, the very last one he did, ye, 468 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 2: and I just this year, I was like, I want 469 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 2: to go back and pick a different one. So I 470 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:55,359 Speaker 2: actually went way back to twenty eleven. Oh yes, and 471 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 2: I picked one from then, and I liked it because 472 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:00,640 Speaker 2: there was a little bit of humor at the end, 473 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:04,360 Speaker 2: which I thought would give people a chuckle, and so 474 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 2: we're going to end the show with that. 475 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 7: It's a twenty plus year tradition on this program to 476 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 7: wrap up our final program before Christmas with Mannheim Steamroller 477 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 7: and Silent Night. I love the song and if you've 478 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:32,120 Speaker 7: not heard it, you probably have by now. If you've 479 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 7: not heard it off a CD turned up loud as 480 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 7: you can make it on a very good stereo system, 481 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 7: you should. It is a beautiful, beautiful rendition of a 482 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:45,399 Speaker 7: great song. And this is the time of year and 483 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 7: Thanksgiving is one thing I happen to feel more sentimental 484 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:50,920 Speaker 7: and thankful for all of my blessings at Christmas time, 485 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:52,480 Speaker 7: for some reason, is when I try to take a 486 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 7: moment to express it all to you. Something that I 487 00:23:55,760 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 7: realized over the years is that when I'm away over Christmas, 488 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 7: I'm actually away from my family in a sense. 489 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: Is that's what you. 490 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 7: All are, probably the largest extended family known to exist 491 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:18,680 Speaker 7: in the free world. And I'm never with you on holidays, 492 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 7: except of course, in my heart you're always with me, 493 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 7: and I don't know what I would do if you 494 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 7: weren't there. I have people tell me still how much 495 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 7: the program means to them and so forth. But whatever 496 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:35,199 Speaker 7: that is, it is small in comparison to what you 497 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 7: all have meant to me and my family. It's indescribable 498 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 7: what you have all meant, and I can't thank you enough. 499 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: No matter what. 500 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 7: It's a piece of gratitude I'll never fully be able 501 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 7: to express or even fully repay. We sometimes say that 502 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 7: great radio makes our great listeners, but that also goes 503 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:06,160 Speaker 7: vice versa. Having such a great audience makes for great. 504 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 1: Radio and a great host. 505 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:12,119 Speaker 7: You are an indescribable can't do without it. 506 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 1: Link to everything that's here. Try to put this fight 507 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: over the payroll tax cut. 508 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:19,640 Speaker 7: Out of your mind and have a great Christmas holiday 509 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 7: in a great New Year's And remember, don't forget to 510 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:26,679 Speaker 7: tell everybody in your family, according to the BBC, that 511 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 7: they are fat. You're doing it for their own good.