1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: Today's Daily Highlight from Elvis Duran in the Morning Show. 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, let's talk about our weekend there, Gandhi. 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 3: Yes, let's do it. 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 2: It was so fun. It was just the best. 5 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 4: So last week we were talking about the fact we 6 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 4: were going to drive three hours north of New York City, 7 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 4: right outside of Albany. There's a farm there called June Farms, 8 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 4: run by this really really great guy, Matt. Matt Baumgartner 9 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 4: used to he used to run restaurants and bars and 10 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 4: things in Albany as I as I understand, but he 11 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 4: got rid of all of it and just bought his 12 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,160 Speaker 4: one hundred and fifty acre farm with the incredible animals, 13 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 4: an amazing family of people that worked there. This place 14 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 4: was gorgeous, unbelievable. We had the best time. We drove up. 15 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 4: I picked up Gandhi in my pickup truck brand new, 16 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 4: bought it just for the weekend. 17 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 2: And I'm keeping it absolutely So. 18 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 4: We drove up to the farm in the pickup truck 19 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 4: and we just I don't even know how to describe 20 00:00:59,680 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 4: this place. 21 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 2: I mean, so you do it. I mean, you can 22 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: paint a picture with words better than me. 23 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 3: It was I feel like it was indescribable. I looked 24 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 3: at the pictures before we went, but I didn't do 25 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 3: too much of a deep dive. And when we got there, 26 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 3: it was so much more beautiful than I ever would 27 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 3: have guessed it would be based on what I saw online. 28 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 3: The land is incredible, the trees, the actual facilities where 29 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 3: you can stay. They have all different types of places. 30 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 3: They have like a lodge and then airstreams and a 31 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 3: little timber town. They have this bar called the Pony 32 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 3: Bar that might be one of the most beautiful bars 33 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 3: I've ever. 34 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 2: Sat in in Yeah, Daniel, it's a barn. 35 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 4: They turned into this beautiful bar with a patio overlooking 36 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 4: the pastures. 37 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 2: Anyway, go ahead, Sorry, No. 38 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 3: The pizza was incredible. The piepa were incredible. It was 39 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 3: just somehow I don't know how they did this. The 40 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 3: sun set for like four hours. Oh wow, it was 41 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 3: just beautiful. I haven't seen something like this. I had 42 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 3: no idea this existed so close to us, and it 43 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 3: was just And by the way, all the people there, 44 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 3: they know it existed, they knew it existed. It was 45 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 3: packed and there are so many beautiful animals. And I 46 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 3: kept saying, Elvis, you have a pickup truck with the 47 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 3: put one of these in there and. 48 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: Just take she wanted she wanted to steal a sheep. 49 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: You can, did you guys? The animals though, like you 50 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: get everything when we. 51 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 3: Touched the ones that were, you know, into being touched. 52 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 3: There's a little mini horse who's the cutest little thing ever. 53 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 3: His name's Winston. He's not really a fan of being touched. 54 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 3: He likes to nip a little bit at. 55 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:21,959 Speaker 2: Like he's a nippy. He's a nippy. 56 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 4: And uh, the goats, the the cattle, beautiful, the horses, 57 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 4: it was just even even the farm cats. So I'm 58 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 4: going to tell you. So we had a beautiful night. 59 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 4: We drank way too much and made some great friends. 60 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 4: A lot of listeners up there. They all knew. As 61 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 4: a matter of fact, we were on eighty seven driving 62 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 4: up toward Albany. We stopped arrest stop. This lady came out. 63 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 4: I said, oh my god, gondhy Elvis. It's we heard 64 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 4: your We heard you're coming up anyway, but this farm 65 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 4: is so beautiful and and I almost didn't want to 66 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 4: talk about it, I know, because I don't want people 67 00:02:58,200 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 4: to go, because I mean. 68 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: It's going to be booked up now, and then. 69 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 4: I tried to find another weekend in August and they're like, well, sorry, 70 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,239 Speaker 4: you can come, we can go visit, you just can't 71 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 4: stay there. But two of the of the incredible accommodation 72 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 4: of sites, we're airstream trailers. 73 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,239 Speaker 2: We stayed in one. We shared a bed. Yes, we 74 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 2: slept together. 75 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 3: And Elvis is a menace to society, by the way, 76 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 3: because first of all, he's like, oh, this is gonna 77 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 3: be my last drink, and then we're gonna go, and 78 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 3: like three drinks later, he's like, this is my last one. 79 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 2: Why are you rushing me? 80 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 3: Why are you rushing me? So then we get back 81 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 3: to the airstream and we are laying in bed, and 82 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 3: of course it's like a sleepover when you're five years old. 83 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 3: No one's going to sleep. He finally goes to sleep, 84 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 3: and then in the middle of the night, in the 85 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 3: middle of the woods, we're hearing these weird noises. So 86 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 3: I get up to go see what it is. And 87 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 3: I thought he was asleep, and I was being very quiet. 88 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 3: I'm looking around. I don't say anything. I'm already terrified. 89 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 3: I turn around. He is sitting up like the freaking Exorcist. Girl, 90 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 3: and he looks at me and goes, you're going to die. 91 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 2: Nice way down now, Jesus in the middle of nowhere 92 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 2: in that woulds But yeah, frog, what's your what's your thoughts? 93 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 5: So I'm looking at their calendar here on Friday night 94 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 5: it said it was country night from five to eleven. 95 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,119 Speaker 5: They had free admission with a cowboy hat. Yep, yeah, 96 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 5: they gave his cowboy hats. 97 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 2: They did. 98 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 5: Oh, so you got your free admission with a cow Yeah. 99 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 5: Just checking the sea everyone there. 100 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 4: There are a lot of people that go there who 101 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 4: are just locals and stuff that aren't staying there, and 102 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 4: they just they all know each other and we got 103 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 4: to meet them. And of course the people, like I said, 104 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 4: the people who work at June Farms are just so 105 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 4: delightful and uh, if you just do a search of 106 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 4: for a June Farms on Instagram. I did not post 107 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 4: anything because I didn't want I don't I was thinking, 108 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 4: I don't want to talk about them because I don't 109 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 4: want anyone to know they're there. 110 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 3: I posted the crap out of it over the weekend. 111 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 3: But they're gone now, I'll go. 112 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, they're they're all story. Yeah, can you repost them? Yeah. Absolutely. 113 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 5: Their cabins are unbelievable. These beautiful are great. Wow, unbelievable. 114 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 5: And it's dog friendly. People brought their dogs, were sitting 115 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 5: there inside and outside of eating dinner and dogs, tequila 116 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 5: shots and anyway, do. 117 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: You need more than one day? Like, how long do 118 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 1: you think is to stay there? A couple of days? 119 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 2: I would do a couple of days. 120 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 4: We only had one night because we wanted to stay 121 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 4: another night, but they were booked, so we had to 122 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 4: get out. And I wrote a note to Matt, the owner, 123 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 4: and I said, I got to be honest with you. 124 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 4: I was a little emotional leaving your beautiful farm. I 125 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 4: was because it was the most beautiful sunset. And in 126 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 4: the morning I woke up. I was the only one 127 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 4: on the entire farm that was awake six am. I stumble, 128 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 4: you know, to the main area, and I've picked up 129 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 4: a couple of cups and things that people have left 130 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 4: out overnight. I cleaned up the area as if it 131 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 4: was my backyard. And it was so beautiful waking up 132 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 4: on a farm. So, if not June Farms, wherever you 133 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 4: live in this great country of ours, is there. If 134 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 4: there's a destination farm you can visit, go, go do that. 135 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 4: You owe it to yourself, just to get out of 136 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,679 Speaker 4: the city. I can't see Scary there though, he would 137 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:56,479 Speaker 4: be very awkward. I was going to ask, is there 138 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 4: any form of night life? I mean, I do want 139 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 4: a pet animals. I think they're beautiful, and I do 140 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 4: like to tail in the fresh air. But is there 141 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 4: anything else to do? Is like at night, like after dinner. Well, 142 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 4: we just talked about it. We were in the bar 143 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 4: and we were drinking and socializing and talking. No, it's 144 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 4: it's it's great. It's weird if you're in the middle 145 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 4: of nowhere, but you're not all Benny. Downtown Albany is 146 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:21,840 Speaker 4: like five minutes away. Scary, Yeah, scary, You're fine. There's 147 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 4: a Chili's up the road. 148 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 3: It's a place you wouldn't even want to even go 149 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 3: to a chili. You would want to sit by the 150 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 3: campfire and just hang out and drink and talk to 151 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:31,160 Speaker 3: everybody who's there. 152 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 2: It was amazing. No, they can't get in. I want 153 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 2: to go to June Farms even more. 154 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: It's probably beautiful in the winter time too. 155 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 5: I want to see do this the experiences I'm looking 156 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 5: at them, cow brushing, I want sterry to go the 157 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 5: cow brushingence, you need to go cow brushing. 158 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 2: Scarvy cows are so cute. 159 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 3: And by the way, Elvis wakes up at six and 160 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 3: what do I hear at six o four? 161 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 1: Wake up? Wake up? It's time to wake up. 162 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 2: You know, I'm standing in the bed. Let's go with 163 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 2: the symbols. 164 00:06:57,680 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 4: A lot of people are texting in they love June 165 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 4: far they've all been there, and a lot of people 166 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 4: are listening to us up there as well, and they 167 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 4: say they love living up there. 168 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 2: Anyway. It's just it's beautiful. What, Nate, Okay, do you 169 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 2: pay for the cow rushing or is that included? 170 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 3: I think it's an experience that you you add on. 171 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 2: So you're paying to do their work. 172 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 4: It's like when I went to the plantation and I 173 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 4: had to pick beans, and I come back and the 174 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 4: guys like you get to get a few more in there, Like, 175 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 4: wait a. 176 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 2: Minute, I'm paying to pick I want to make this. 177 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 5: Cow here, Nate, it's forty dollars, it says, it's forty 178 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 5: dollars a person. 179 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 2: Now, hold on, hold on, it's for it says. 180 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 5: Cowbrushing is not just about grooming farm animals. It's about 181 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 5: immersing yourself into the world of farming and animal care. 182 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 2: How much just stooping the crap. 183 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 3: Out of the Jonah paid one hundred Those damn cows 184 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 3: were so cute. They were so cute, and there were 185 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 3: little babies and the mamas were like looking at them 186 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 3: and cleaning. Oh my god, they were so cute. 187 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 2: It takes place rain or shine in a cupboard barn. Yeah. Well, look, 188 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 2: they're a business. I get it. 189 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 4: If you see one cow looking in other account, you 190 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 4: got it. I think they put it on your bill. 191 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 4: But anyway, for us, it's just beautiful. It's it's kid friendly. 192 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 4: It's a great place, and you know, they do a 193 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 4: lot of things for the community. They're actually having a 194 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 4: Juneteenth celebration this week. Also on some Sundays, they set 195 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 4: aside the farm for kids who are living with autism, 196 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 4: and they make it very sensory friendly. I mean, I mean, 197 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 4: this place is they got it together. I've gone on 198 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 4: and on and on. It's just amazing. It's called June Farms, 199 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 4: and we want to thank them for their hospitality. Michelle 200 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 4: and Matt and everyone. 201 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:38,439 Speaker 2: Unbelievable. 202 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 4: We actually met Sarah. She made coffee for us on 203 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 4: Saturday morning. She used to work at the Bronx Zoo. 204 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 4: She lived in Queens. She used to take the bridge 205 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 4: every day to go to the zoo and she said, 206 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 4: you know, I just needed to move up up, So 207 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 4: she moved up there. Now she's living in this life 208 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,959 Speaker 4: of you know, in the country, loving it. 209 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 3: Do you think we harassed them a little too much 210 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 3: because in retro especially, we were the last people at 211 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 3: the bar, and then we were the first people up 212 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 3: in the morning walking the property looking at things and 213 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 3: being like, where's the coffee? 214 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 2: What's going on? 215 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm sure they don't want us back, but we're 216 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 4: coming back. 217 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: Because you were leaving. I mean, you wanted every single moment, 218 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:13,599 Speaker 1: So I mean it makes sense. 219 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 2: It I did. I got it. I got a tear 220 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 2: in my own when we left. I didn't want to leave. 221 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 4: So anyway, when you're looking for a way to chance 222 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 4: ship gears, change your trajectory or do something totally different, 223 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 4: do something like this, go to a farm hang out 224 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 4: and that's it. 225 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 2: That's all I have to say.