1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: Be sure to catch live editions of the Ben Maller 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: Show week days at two am Eastern eleven pm Pacific. 3 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: If you thought four hours a day, minutes a week 4 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: was enough, I think again. He's the last remnants of 5 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: the old republic, a sole fashion of fairness. He treats 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,600 Speaker 1: crackheads in the ghetto cutter the same as the rich 7 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: pill poppers in the penthouse, the Clearinghouse of hot takes, 8 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: break free or something special. The Fifth Hour with Ben 9 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: Maller starts right now that it does. It is a Friday, 10 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: which means a conversation with someone we like in someone 11 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: we know. I say that in air quotes because four 12 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,319 Speaker 1: hours or not enough on the overnight show during the week, 13 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: and we do this now eight days a week, eight 14 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: days a week, and joined for better or worse. I 15 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: guess this week we would say for worse after that 16 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: performance the other night. We'll get to that in the 17 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: Saturday podcast where David guesstcon sabotaged the show one Night 18 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: of Torture as a producer sitting in for the Cooper Loop. 19 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: But he is over there a gascon. Somehow you made 20 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: it back to the podcast battered and bruised, but happy 21 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: to be here. As always a nice warm welcome from 22 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: you as uh we get into a Friday edition. So 23 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: thanks for having me back. I appreciate it. After that, 24 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: the militia thought you did a great job. I put 25 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: up there on my Twitter feed to grade the performance 26 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: of Gascon producing the show, and they really voted some 27 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: good things for you. So you got that kind of 28 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: an assholes produced, Like kind of an asshole are you? 29 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: I was just pointing out, you know, tough love. Tough 30 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: love makes you better. But it's not about you, guess 31 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,199 Speaker 1: because right now one of our college I have worked 32 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: with this guy at two different places over the years, 33 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: at least two, probably more than that. The man he's 34 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: lived the life of like a military brat. He started 35 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: out in southern California. To my note, he's lived everywhere, 36 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: literally everywhere, from coast to coast in the United States 37 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: and done radio. Have a microphone, have phones, will work. 38 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: The man known as the Stinking Genius, the star of 39 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: fs are. On the weekends, the great Arnie Spaniard is saying, 40 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: Laker Fast, Let's go on, Arni, Arni, Oh my god, 41 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: I think we should start with that Arnie, because when 42 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: I when I first met you. You came in. You 43 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: had worked in Chicago, if I remember correctly, right, I 44 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: think you were in Chicago. I don't remember. I don't remember. 45 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: You worked all over the place, but you were hired 46 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: as the big afternoon guy at the sports station in 47 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: l A that we were was working at the time, 48 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: and I remember, I think it was Mike Thompson was 49 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: the program director, if I remember correctly, and Mike he 50 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: sang the praises of you, Arnie and oh my god, 51 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: and you came in there with guns of blazing. That 52 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: was back in the Shaq Kobe period of time. What 53 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: time that was. And the funny part is when I 54 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 1: was up in Chicago and I got the job offer, 55 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: company wouldn't let me leave because I was under contract 56 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: for another year. So I'm like, well, you're not gonna 57 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 1: keep me here for a year, and they're like, yeah, 58 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: you can't leave. I go, wait a minute. You're not 59 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: gonna give me a new contract. You're not gonna let 60 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: me go. Um, You're you're not gonna give me anything. 61 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: You're not gonna give me more money, and they just 62 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: stared at me. I go, I am not leaving this 63 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: office until you give me something, and I was so 64 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: furious at the owner that I reached over and grabbed 65 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: a dozen goal balls. I go, I'm taking these golf balls, 66 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: and I'm leaving. And I just walked out of the 67 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: office and I could hear them laughter you as I 68 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: walked out. It's hard to believe, Annie, that a radio 69 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: company would not treat its employees. Well, that does not 70 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: happen in radio, right, Arntie. I mean we were well paid, 71 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: we make a lot of money, we live a great life. Yes, 72 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: it's shocking and shocking. They just wouldn't say, yeah, go ahead, 73 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: do it, you lot, and they go moved to Los 74 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: Angeles and and bother. When I got the l you guys, 75 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: I mean, you guys treated me like I had leprosy, 76 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: the contagious leprosy, not the non contagious one in papion, 77 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: the one that's contagious. Because I'm like, who is this guy? 78 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: I can't believe they're giving him afternoon drive? What's wrong 79 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: with people around here? I can't believe this. It was. 80 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: It was insane. Well, Arnie, I gotta tell you you 81 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,039 Speaker 1: know how to make an entrance, because you know who 82 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: knows if this is accurate, not but from what I remember, 83 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: you came in and you took shot. It's like going 84 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 1: to the church and taking shots at a priest. You 85 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 1: were you were taking shots at Kobe and Shock right away, 86 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: like you didn't waste any time the most And I 87 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: love that about you. Aren't because I'm right there with you. Man. 88 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 1: I despised the Lakers, but you were throwing haymakers at 89 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: the Lakers from day one. They're not gonna win, They're 90 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: not gonna win, and you were annoying the hell out 91 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: of people. Was a brilliant strategy by you on There 92 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: was no strategy in this. You know, I came there 93 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: and and we really doing this. You just said whatever 94 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,599 Speaker 1: the hell you wanted back then, there was no you know, 95 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: let me tell you, you you gotta say this, you gotta 96 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: do that had and you've got to be this kind 97 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 1: of person. And it was It was just amazing because 98 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: you know, the Lakers had not won in a long 99 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: long time. And that's remember when we started that thing. 100 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: If the Lakers win the championship, I said that year, 101 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: I'll watch everybody's car in l a And how many 102 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: times do you say something when the season begins and 103 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: then you know, eight nine months later in June, it 104 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: actually turns out that the Lakers won the championship, and 105 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: we're playing that stupid song car wash like every day too, 106 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: or three times a day for eight months. I mean people, 107 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: people didn't wash their cars for like a year just 108 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 1: to go ahead get a watch for free in case 109 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: the Lakers won the championship. And if I remember correctly, 110 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: that was like the best day of my life, the 111 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: Lakers Woman Championship. We had that that we had like, 112 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: uh cars lined up like three four miles long, helicopters 113 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: flying over and it was you in Dave that we're 114 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: actually helping watching the cars and doing the show. Why, 115 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: I was just meeting, greeting people. I'm saying hello. It 116 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: was really great. Xactly was on Ventura Boulevard, and you know, 117 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 1: I think it was if I remember, it was the hand. 118 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's still there or not. I 119 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: have not driven down. Yeah, the giant oversized hand on 120 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: Ventura Boulevard, which is a staple of l A in 121 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: the San Fernando Valley. And yeah, so you know, I 122 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: was the Benny I was doing the Ben and Dave 123 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: show at at the time, and so you know, we 124 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: were not, and we were competing. She was not a 125 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: competing We're on the same team, but you were the 126 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: big afternoon star. And so yeah, I remember we parked 127 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: there and the line of cars from the hand car 128 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: washing army as far as I could see down Ventura 129 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: Boulevard which goes on forever, right and as far as Legacy, 130 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: And then you're right, and you didn't wash any car. 131 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: You sat there in a Hawaiian shirt, smoking cigars, and 132 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 1: you were sitting in like a folding chair, if I 133 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: remember correctly. And we I actually watched, I actually got 134 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: my hands dirty. I did more car watching than you 135 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 1: did that day. And the police came up to men. 136 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 1: They go, you know, we're gonna have to shut this down. 137 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: It's causing too much of a uh you know, traffic jam. 138 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: And I said, don't you dare. You're not shut nothing. Now. 139 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: This is the best thing ever. And it was just great. 140 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: They had Laker players coming. You know. I want to 141 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: tell you when in that series, this was like the 142 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: best thing I ever did. I got in so much 143 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: trouble for this, not not really in trouble, trouble, but 144 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: believe me, if there if there was a baseball pat 145 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: somebody would have hit me over the head with it. 146 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: Do you remember when we were doing when we first 147 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: were doing remote at Staples, Um, right next to Staples, 148 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: there was that big glass room that there was nothing in. 149 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: I think, now it's a Starbucks, right then, help me 150 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: if i'm if I'm thinking that was Yeah, when Staples opened, 151 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: they didn't have anything. It was kind of empty. And 152 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: then and then across the street was a parking lot 153 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: which is now the l A Complex whatever they call it, 154 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: right next to Staples, right next to it it is 155 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: I think it's a Starbucks style. But it was wide open, glass, 156 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: wide open, and we were doing the show. I was 157 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: doing the show in there. I noticed I don't know 158 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: why this happened, but when I went to a commercial break, UM, 159 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: they would stop playing the commercials outside on the speaker. 160 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: But when I was doing the show, you could hear 161 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: the show, which is obvious, right. But when I went 162 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: to a commercial break, they would cut the commercials but 163 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: the mic was still hot, so like, oh no, yeah, 164 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: I could talk to the people outside. So I thought 165 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: I'd have a little fun and I and we went 166 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: to a commercial. I get on the I get on 167 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: the on the Mike and I go, welcome to Game 168 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: six Portland and los A. Kobe Bryant out broke and 169 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: Land and people told people are looking to be like 170 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: he is. He is, he told the Jude, I go, 171 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 1: he's God. He won't play that e R. All I 172 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:53,559 Speaker 1: know is after after about thirty seconds of saying this um, 173 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: our boss came in Mike Thompson. He said something like 174 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: didn't you please stop? But not in those words, different words, 175 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: different tone, And let me tell you something had had 176 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: he could say, if he could have grabbed me by 177 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: the neck and thrown me out in traffic on the 178 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: four on the freeway, I would have been in traffic. 179 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: The Lakers have been so mad at me that they 180 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: called my bosses, who had to run down to the 181 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: remote and tell me to uh please be quiet and 182 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: something like that. But I mean, I've never seen on 183 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: a he was red faced A couple of times. He was. 184 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: He was like a boiling thing. I wanted to take 185 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: a pit and pop. But my thought he was thought 186 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: he could have a heart attack. You know, I love Mike, 187 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: our our old boss, Mike Thompson. I love the guy, 188 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: but he was such a hot ahead of times. I 189 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: remember we would do a bad segment of the Ben 190 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,199 Speaker 1: and Dave Show, and he was listening in his office 191 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: and he would become he would become rumbling down the 192 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: hall and he would like bang his hands against the 193 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: wall about how bad that segment of radio was and 194 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: started screaming, shoutting. But as far as that classroom, arty, 195 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: all right, I have some of my favorite reason radio 196 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: in that classroom. I don't know if you were there 197 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: that night, and maybe not. They were the riot say 198 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: to riot after they were you in there? This? Yeah? 199 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: I was. I was there. You know what's funny. I 200 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: was coming out of Staples after the Lakers won the championship, 201 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 1: riding outside. Um. We were supposed to do the post 202 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: game from that room. Ye, all I had to do 203 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 1: was go out from Staples. You might have been with 204 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:24,679 Speaker 1: me at that time, and all we had to do 205 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: was walk a hundred stats, not even that much. Go 206 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: to the room. I come out, I see, of course, 207 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: a couple of things getting burned, a couple of cop 208 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: cars getting burned. And and as soon as I step out, 209 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 1: I hear there's already sire, And I turned over to 210 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 1: the policeman and he goes, yeah, you're on your own. 211 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: So I said that. I said, Ben, why don't you 212 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: go over and get ready for the romote. I'm gonna 213 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: stay here for a while so I can figure out 214 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: how to get over. Arnie. Let me tell you that 215 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: was the craziest night because as you said, there were 216 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: several cop cars that got burned. There was a channel 217 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: to news van that guy burned, and we are broadcasting. 218 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 1: All there is is a bright of glass in front 219 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: of us, and the mob is outside, and I remember 220 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,959 Speaker 1: they started a fire on the street in right across 221 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:11,839 Speaker 1: from Staples Center. There right in front of us. There 222 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 1: was a little street which is still there, and they 223 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: were dancing. They were doing a chance dancing around the 224 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,719 Speaker 1: fire in the street, as I remember. Uh. And then 225 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 1: we remember who we sent out. I don't know if 226 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: you came in there. I think you got in the evention. 227 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:26,839 Speaker 1: But we sent out Vic the Brick because the mob 228 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: loved Vic. Vic was like our on site reporter. They 229 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 1: couldn't get enough of it. They were chanting his name, 230 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: and we love you, Vic. You got and we got 231 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 1: in trouble because they're like, they're riding and burning the 232 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: cop cars and and of course the boss comes to 233 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 1: this you can't say you that, don't say that. So 234 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 1: I got on the mic and go, come on down. Family, 235 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: filled out this year breathing. I want to I want 236 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: to say this speaking about her old boss. Do you 237 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: remember what he wanted me to do with that sports bar? 238 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: Refresh my memory. There were so many crazy promotions we 239 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: did with people being buried alive, and that's what he 240 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: wanted me to do. He wanted me to one to 241 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: be buried alive six feet under in the concrete and dude, 242 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:18,319 Speaker 1: that's not happening. I will die down there in concrete. 243 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: So Tom Mooney did it. And it's funny, but I 244 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: think our boss passed out from drinking. So nobody was 245 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: guarding the area where Mooney was buried, and I remember 246 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: we were talking to we go. Tom was running out, 247 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: What are we going to do? We can't get you 248 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:36,839 Speaker 1: out here? Running out and we had him been a 249 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: full paddent looking back at that, but it wasn't very funny, 250 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:43,319 Speaker 1: but it was funny. Oh no, that stuff was hilarious. 251 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: We remember we put somebody on I don't know if 252 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: you were here at the time. We put somebody a 253 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:48,959 Speaker 1: billboard into because the clippers had a long losing stream. 254 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: We put a Ali McKay. We put her on the 255 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 1: billboard for like until they won, and that became a 256 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: news story. One of the funny things. I want to 257 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: tell you one more the best, the best truck anybody 258 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: ever had when we were doing in l A. And 259 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: you known him, but you never brought up his name. 260 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: We had a guy that they hired I don't even 261 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: know who the hell he wants. We called him three 262 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:12,199 Speaker 1: way Freddie, and all he had to do was take 263 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: this brand new Honda and drive around watching Dodger games 264 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: wherever they traveled. And at the end of the summer, 265 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: you got to keep the Honda and he would never 266 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: call it to night show. He was supposed to call 267 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 1: it like every day, and he would never call it. 268 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:27,079 Speaker 1: And he kept the Hansa. Do you remember that I 269 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 1: got Freddie? I don't. I don't remember. I remember we 270 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: had Check was our our promotions guy at the time, 271 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 1: one of our promotions guys, and he was driving around 272 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:41,439 Speaker 1: the promotions vehicle and we would google was a Honda Honda. 273 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: I don't remember that. But you know one of the 274 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: one of the one of the interns, Arnie at that 275 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: station is now the head football coach of the Texas 276 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: Long Lawrence. Can you aieve that that is a nuts? 277 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 1: Tom Herman, who's the coach of Texas, was an intern 278 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: at the station me and Arnie worked at back in 279 00:13:56,160 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: the day, Sam whatever your name is now, Yeah, how 280 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: much you think you get? I don't know how much 281 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: he's getting paid. He must be getting paid like five 282 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 1: million dollars a year to coach at Texas. I would 283 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: think he has a big time that we got that job, 284 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: because a coaching job. I I just remembered Arnie the 285 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 1: one of the other fun stories about that time we 286 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: were doing radio in l A. You mentioned the Freedom 287 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: we were doing. Me and Dave. We're doing a midday 288 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: show from that same glass room, and we sat there 289 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 1: for the for the riot after the Lakers won that championship. 290 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: We were we were in there and it was like 291 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: a day after the the Clippers had played the Lakers, 292 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: and the Clippers had scored like three points in a 293 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: quarter or two points in a ridiculous quarter, and then 294 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: it was so embarrassing. The team was terrible. You know, 295 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: I'm a Clipper house guy and I was then as well, 296 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 1: and and so Dave had this idea, so we gotta 297 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: you know, I want other Clippers to move back to 298 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: San Diego. So he had this brilliant idea, says, let's 299 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: put a petition together and we'll have our intern go 300 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: out and because our business people in downtown l A, 301 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: we'll have him signed the petition and we'll do a 302 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: bit out of it. So we send our intern out. Okay, 303 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: this is a great story on it. So we send 304 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: our intern out to get signatures from people who were 305 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: on lunch because we show and hand to guy all right. 306 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: About an hour later, a steaming man, Andy Roser, who 307 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: was Donald Sterling's right hand man, comes running in. Our 308 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: intern had asked Andy Roser to sign the petition to 309 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: move the Clippers back to San Diego because they're an embarrassment. 310 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: Oh my god, he was so pissed. He was so 311 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: angry are he he was spitting fire when he came 312 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: in there. He was firing brimstone. Oh my gosh. It 313 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: was a mess. By the way, I think now the 314 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: chance to kind of bring this up. Now, I know 315 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: people are listening for one story in one story only 316 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: kind of awkward that you haven't brought it up. Well, 317 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: I think we can talk about how you own the 318 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: eastern part of Vermont. If you want come to want 319 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: to know why you and I were in the hot 320 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: top with four topless women back in Indiana, they were 321 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: up to four topless women out. The number changes, but no, 322 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: fine whatever it was said, it was me you with 323 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: a mar Kenez so um all the time. Yeah, we 324 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 1: had we had different people in there, but we were 325 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: in Indianapolis on assignment, Arntie. We were big radio stars 326 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: on assignment at the NBA Finals for the Pacers. And 327 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 1: was that Reggie Miller's Pacers, right, I believe it's time 328 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: And they read it to from the David Letterman show. 329 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: That's right. That was the big thing because the Letterman 330 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: would send Biff out to do his goofy interviews and 331 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: that was that was we read it. It wasn't that 332 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 1: we ran him at a bar, right, He was like 333 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 1: he was kind of depressed and he was drinking a 334 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: little bit and uh, but that was a lot of fun. 335 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: So we were standing at the hotel there and we 336 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:51,239 Speaker 1: somehow ended up I don't know how, yes, in a jacuzzi, 337 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: and as I remember the story, Arnie, there were a 338 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: couple of beautiful ladies there and they were pretty attractive, 339 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: and then they were kind end of uncomfortable when we 340 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 1: got in the hot tub. And then when you started talking, 341 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:07,159 Speaker 1: they immediately got out. As I recall, first of all, 342 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: they were really uncomfortable when you took your shirt off. 343 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: I had my shirt off, and and everything was good 344 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: until that. I I don't know what you're talking about. Yeah, 345 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: I I've never seen someone exit a hot tub quicker 346 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: than that. As soon as as soon as they got 347 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:24,880 Speaker 1: out of there, that oh my god, Frankenstein and his 348 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 1: son had gotten in into the into the hot tub. 349 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: I already I got. I found some photos a few 350 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 1: months ago. I should, I should, I should take a picture. 351 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: I have a photo of you. I think it's you, me, 352 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: Tony Bruno, and a bunch of the other guys. Uh No, 353 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 1: this was actually remember that, um we were broadcasting from 354 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: that bar in downtown Indianapolis. Remember it was like a 355 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:54,120 Speaker 1: Hollywood theme bar thing if you yeah, yeah, they had 356 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 1: like they I forget what the name it was, but 357 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: that's where we did the show from. So we took up. 358 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: We took a photo, and I should send that. It's hilarious. 359 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: We look so he looks so different, Artie. Remember the 360 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 1: weather guy in Indianapolis spent his seven minutes of weather 361 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: just ripping me. Yes, yes, the local local. You know 362 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: you've arrived, Arnie when you are the top story on 363 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: the local news and they are bashing you and just 364 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: destroying you. Just smith the reens, Arnie. Oh my god, 365 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: that was hilarious. I forgot about that. That was it was. 366 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:32,719 Speaker 1: It was a lot of good times out there, I think. 367 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 1: And we started off the show like this. Um never 368 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:39,359 Speaker 1: in my wife did I think of all the things 369 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: I said on the air that the one thing that 370 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: people would always bring back up to me is a 371 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 1: Laker fan. I remember. I remember they brought me into 372 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:54,439 Speaker 1: the office and I'm talking like some secret private office 373 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:56,879 Speaker 1: that's only for the big wigs and people that are 374 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: about to get fired. And they brought me to the 375 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: office and it was like every person, um like every 376 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 1: boss one higher than the next. And and and one 377 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 1: guy says to me, you're you're going to have to 378 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: stop to say, You're gonna have to stop saying old 379 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 1: Laker fans. I said, I excuse me, They go stop 380 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:18,919 Speaker 1: saying it is defensive. And I said, just tell me 381 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: which words offensive and I'll cut it out all Lakers 382 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: are fans, and he goes, you're going to cut it 383 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: out now, that's what he's going to do. And okay, 384 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 1: I said, I go, let's everybody calm down. Um, if 385 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,679 Speaker 1: you brought me in, the fire me and just fire me. 386 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: But I'm not stopping a Laker fan. It's it's not 387 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:40,719 Speaker 1: even anything. It's not even offensive. What's wrong with everybody here? 388 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: I don't know what's going on. So um, they kind 389 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:45,439 Speaker 1: of left me alone after that, but with me, it 390 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: gets like a hundred guys about this whole be a 391 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: s Laker fans, Like, really, is that big of a deal? Unbelievable? Well, 392 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: remember the boss and the big Boss at that station. 393 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: Remember he would he would wear those purple suits and 394 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: those bright colored suits and stuff. He's walking around there 395 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: of the power suits and all that back and in 396 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:06,639 Speaker 1: those days, remember one called Darth Vader. Oh that's right, 397 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: we had We had Darth Vader. And uh, you know, 398 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: I don't want to I'm not gonna name anybody, but 399 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:13,239 Speaker 1: I remember what we were. Occasionally I would do the 400 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,639 Speaker 1: morning show, we'd fill in on the morning show, and 401 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: I remember the Boss would come in every Monday after 402 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 1: a very tough weekend, and he would spend like the 403 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 1: first hour and a half kind of cleaning up in 404 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:23,880 Speaker 1: the bathroom, if you know what I mean, Like you're 405 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: kind of rubbing his face with some water and trying 406 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: to wake up after a very tough weekend. Yeah. I 407 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: did love our boss, and I get it. One type. 408 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: He came in and when I was doing afternoons and 409 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 1: he pulled out three hundred dollars cash and I'll give 410 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:39,880 Speaker 1: you three hundred dollars if you don't take any more 411 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 1: phone calls for the next hour. Oh yeah, he hated. Yeah, 412 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 1: he did not like the calls. He was not a Yeah, 413 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: it was funny. Uh, what are some of the I'm 414 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:53,159 Speaker 1: trying to think of some of the other crazy stories 415 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 1: from back back in those days. What was the Los 416 00:20:56,800 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 1: Angeles That was just so many different places? I know, 417 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: unlike you just stayed that for your whole life. Well, 418 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: I was in San Diego, but yeah, I'm in southern California, 419 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 1: but I didn't do I'm beloved Boston Icono. I spent 420 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:14,400 Speaker 1: two years filling in at w E. I already remotely 421 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: come on and I was ahead of my time. Everyone's 422 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 1: doing remote broadcast. Now I was ahead of my time already, 423 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:23,360 Speaker 1: back in those days, they couldn't get anybody else. What 424 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: was that? Well, no, they actually wanted to hire me, 425 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: and they wanted me to move back there. And I 426 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: my wife of course, wouldn't allow me to to move 427 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:31,360 Speaker 1: back there. But they're like, hey, we'll have you at night. 428 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: You know how radio stations are. They don't cann't put 429 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: anybody to put us on at night. They don't care 430 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: about that. He said, are you kidding me? Or Boston? 431 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: Who will pick l A? What's wrong with you? I 432 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 1: know Boston is a better sports town. I mean, I 433 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,440 Speaker 1: love that I grew up in l A. Might stay 434 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 1: up here in Vermont. We we carry the Celtics, the Patriots, 435 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 1: the Bruins, um, you know, we we carry all the 436 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: teams out, Celtics, all of them. It was great already. 437 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 1: I was when I was working in e I I 438 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: would be on after the Red Sox. I would have 439 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 1: to do Red Sox review. After the Red Sox game, 440 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: people will be leaving Finway calling up. Of course, nobody 441 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:07,639 Speaker 1: knew I was in l A. And they all thought. 442 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: I was like, you know, they're asking me about the game. 443 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 1: You know I was watching the game. But I wasn't there. 444 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 1: I was still thousands of miles away, but it was. 445 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:16,640 Speaker 1: It was pretty crazy. So how did they? By the way, 446 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: I can't even understand their accents half the time. I'm like, 447 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: and I know I have a New York accent, but 448 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,880 Speaker 1: Boston accents like one of the top three worth accents 449 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: in the United States. I love it. Man. They would 450 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: find that all the teams win all the time in 451 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: Boston and they still bitch and moment It's great. I 452 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 1: love it. They they find things to complain about it. 453 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:36,520 Speaker 1: Just like, so, how the hell did you end up 454 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:38,880 Speaker 1: in Vermont? Aren't you've lived all over the country. Why 455 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: didn't you settle on Vermont? Explain the secret? I must know? 456 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: Arnie Spaniard witness a relocation. No, um we I was 457 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:49,679 Speaker 1: in Dallas. I had enough of Dallas. I mean had 458 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 1: a good time. I was doing nights, I was working 459 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 1: for CBS. That's just so funny. But when I when 460 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 1: I got hired by GPS UM, I was supposed to 461 00:22:57,240 --> 00:23:00,919 Speaker 1: go to Detroit, and and three days before I I 462 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:02,679 Speaker 1: had my car packed and I was ready to roll. 463 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: Three days before I was supposed to go, I got 464 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 1: a call and go No, no, I can't do Detroit. 465 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,879 Speaker 1: We're gonna send you to Dallas. And I'm like, Dallas, Texas. 466 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: I go and I started to cry, I go, please, 467 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: don't don't do this to me. You know, I'm just 468 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:18,120 Speaker 1: it's miserable. I can't do this. But um, I ended up, 469 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 1: you know, going to Dallas, and I had enough for 470 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: that for three years. It was fun, but I still got, 471 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:24,920 Speaker 1: you know, stood out like a sore thumb. I went 472 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: to Puffle, where my wife was from, because my son 473 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:30,120 Speaker 1: played hockey, and he went to a private school up there, 474 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: and then um, we took the next step because he 475 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: was getting really really good. We put him in another 476 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: program and that happened to be at Burlington Vermont and 477 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:40,680 Speaker 1: we ended up staying here because we liked it. So 478 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: my son plays nowt in college and when he finishes there, 479 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: hopefully you'll play somewhere and you know, like in slap 480 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:50,199 Speaker 1: shots the Federally or something like that. That's unbelievable, man, 481 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: Your little son, who you named after a baseball stadium, 482 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: is now in college. That is insane. That is nuts. 483 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 1: Hockey Goldie too, out of all positions the hockey goaling. 484 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:03,880 Speaker 1: Wait a minute, the son of a sports talk show 485 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 1: host is a is an athlete and can play at 486 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,959 Speaker 1: a professional level, possibly when he's done with college. Are 487 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 1: you kidding me? Aren't spend it's a federal league. It's 488 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: you know, it's like slap shot. You know, they get 489 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 1: drunk before the game and they go out there, they 490 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: play it. They make two a week or something. Yeah, well, 491 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 1: if that happened, maybe you never know, aren't you never? 492 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 1: Strangest things have happened. And I remember there was a 493 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: writer at the l a Times, a baseball writer whose 494 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: kid made the major leagues? Was it? Yeah, he's David Newsom. 495 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: I think Ross our newhand, Ross Newhand. He was a 496 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 1: baseball writer at the Times years ago, and his kids 497 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:40,879 Speaker 1: like made the major league, and every sports writer it 498 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: was like orgasmic, you know, every every g sportswriter was 499 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: like cee cee. We don't really write about it, but 500 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:49,919 Speaker 1: our kids can make it. We can figure our we 501 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 1: have genetics. Our kids can make it in baseball and 502 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:56,160 Speaker 1: all that. Yeah, I just realized. I just realized, Arnie, 503 00:24:56,200 --> 00:25:01,640 Speaker 1: we have completely left David Gascon out of this exactly. 504 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:04,679 Speaker 1: That's what I'm saying. That's what I'm saying. But are 505 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:07,679 Speaker 1: you proby eating some kale. Yesterday was kale Day or something. 506 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 1: It's probably eating some kale. Yeah, But it's the West 507 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 1: of the four or five guy, you know, Arnie from 508 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 1: when you lived in the in the l A. Area. 509 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: It's it's different West of the four oh five versus 510 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,159 Speaker 1: four or five. It's a different, different animal. I'm just 511 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 1: I'm not allowing you guys to reminisce about the good 512 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: old days when you guys actually got paid. Well, you 513 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:29,399 Speaker 1: guys had Christmas parties ever luxurious, and yes, yes we 514 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:31,639 Speaker 1: got paid what we had freedom, As Arend said, right, 515 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 1: how great was it Aarnie when we would just b 516 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 1: s and shoot the ship and do whatever we wanted 517 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 1: pretty much, and it was wonderful. Oh the parties were 518 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: great too. They that have awesome parties. There was a 519 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: lot of good stuff back then. And I really sometimes 520 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 1: think that if I if I never left l A. 521 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: I think I went to atlant after l A. I wonder, 522 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:52,640 Speaker 1: you know how long that would have ended up being 523 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:54,919 Speaker 1: in Los Angeles? And I probably would have been an 524 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:57,680 Speaker 1: old man like Ben out there in l How dare 525 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: you are used? When I was a little kid, aren't 526 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: I used to listen to you on the radio, and 527 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,120 Speaker 1: I was a little just like you are, and it's 528 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 1: so serious I want to be. We had one of 529 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 1: your colleagues on last week. We had and you worked 530 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:10,200 Speaker 1: in Chicago. Were at one on one right, you had 531 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: Peter Brown was on your your lineup right? You got Yeah, 532 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 1: you worked the same We had Peter on last week. 533 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 1: He's out of the business. He made so much money. 534 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: He's done. He's not doing anything. He's just kind of 535 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,919 Speaker 1: hanging out these days. He's a glassblower. I don't know 536 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 1: if you know that he does glassblowing out there. I 537 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 1: haven't spoked to Peter in a long long wait wait wait, 538 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 1: wait wait wait. He said that that's not real? Is 539 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: he said that? I thought he was bssing. That's not real. 540 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 1: That's that's what he does. That He I guess, really 541 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: good at it. So that's what he does. Oh, I 542 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 1: thought he was kidding. I didn't know. I thought he 543 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 1: was pulling my chain. I thought that there's no way 544 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: he's not doing that. That's crazy. That's what he's doing 545 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: now night, I think Chicago. Yeah, a lot of guys 546 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 1: who used to work with there's that too many left around. Uh. 547 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 1: That are still doing radio. That's kind of scary, Aret, 548 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,200 Speaker 1: right when you think about all the people we worked 549 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:02,119 Speaker 1: with and some good people, some talented people, and like 550 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:04,960 Speaker 1: we're like the last of the Mohicans here. It's crazy 551 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: for getting old, my friend, there's no doubt about that. 552 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 1: I don't know, well, my hair disappeared, But other than that, 553 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,879 Speaker 1: I feel young, are other than my, other than my 554 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 1: But you know, I just bought a bunch of hats, 555 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:18,400 Speaker 1: aren't That's all? And I'm gonna shave my I think 556 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I think I'm gonna buzz my what's your advice? 557 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:22,359 Speaker 1: Are you lost your hair for us? Like? Should I 558 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: just buzz my hair and get rid of it? Lose 559 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 1: my hair? I choose to wear like this? No, that's 560 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 1: a lie. That's a lie, Arn'tie, that's a lie. So really, 561 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 1: what we're saying, Gascon is you should learn how to 562 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 1: blow glass, is what we're saying. Well, there's plenty of 563 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 1: glass around here in Sherman Oaks. So for kind though, 564 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:48,160 Speaker 1: our Arnie, you guys, well you're sons with sending us 565 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 1: the great Christmas gift of all time. Like we get 566 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:54,920 Speaker 1: some kind of jankie gifts that I kind of popped 567 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: to Ben every year, but you send the maple syrup 568 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: and the pancake mix from Vermont, and well, I don't 569 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:09,919 Speaker 1: know if it's you or your wife. I I you 570 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:12,920 Speaker 1: don't understand the joy and glee that you get from 571 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: some of the colleagues here at Fox, because like that 572 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 1: is that really is a Christmas gift beyond Christmas gifts, 573 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 1: especially especially during the holiday season when we come in 574 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 1: here there's nobody around and then all of a sudden, 575 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: it's just a box of goodies from Arnie and courtesy Vera. 576 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,960 Speaker 1: Somebody took the bosses I said, want to try to 577 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 1: get just about everybody, uh you know, producers on not 578 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 1: on air, but producers and and the blosses. Somebody took 579 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 1: the bosses one and walked out with it. It's good 580 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 1: because I wrote the names on each box and somebody 581 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 1: just said I'm taking this one and left with it. 582 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 1: The boss ever got one, It's it's glorious. Man. Hey, 583 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 1: do you have I mean, I'm kind of curious because 584 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:55,040 Speaker 1: you and Ben A bounced all over the place with 585 00:28:55,160 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 1: stations and networks. Do you have any professional regrets? The 586 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: only professional regrets um I would have is not taking 587 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: a job to not being more serious. Um, when people 588 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 1: called me, I think when we first started out that 589 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:14,080 Speaker 1: I went from the network to Phoenix. I got a 590 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 1: call from Seattle. Um that were really I mean that 591 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:19,400 Speaker 1: the job certainly could have been mine. And and you 592 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:23,800 Speaker 1: know what Sonny Betton's um uh and David the Jim Rome, 593 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 1: the syndicated show that he does now which was went 594 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:31,479 Speaker 1: out of Sermon Oaks. That came down between me, Jim 595 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 1: and I think Scott Farrell and I knew nothing about syndication. 596 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:38,040 Speaker 1: I was working in Phoenix and they called me up 597 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 1: and said, yeah, I go, what's this all about? The 598 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: said you'll have to move back to l A. Sherman Oaks. 599 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 1: I go, we could to stop there. I'm not moving anywhere. 600 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: I like Phoenix. I'm crushing it here, so you know, 601 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: I'm not doing nothing. So UM, you know that that 602 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 1: would have been a regret if I would have paid 603 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 1: that more. And I think the biggest regret I probably 604 00:29:58,080 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 1: have though I don't know how well I would have 605 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 1: done this job. Um. Do you remember Opie and Anthony? Yes, yes, 606 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 1: in New York and they got in trouble for doing 607 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 1: some sex spit where some listeners went to a church 608 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 1: or something like that, and they got fired and they 609 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: were looking for a replacement, and once again it came 610 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:19,240 Speaker 1: down between me and Scott Pharrell. Um is the last 611 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 1: two and they gave it to Scott, and I think 612 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:23,280 Speaker 1: they end up getting rid of him after a year. 613 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: That was like a really really tough job and we 614 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 1: were supposed to go solo. So um. I mean, those 615 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 1: those are a few, but for the most part, I 616 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 1: have no regrets. Man. You take the jobs you want, 617 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 1: you pass on the ones you don't, and you just 618 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 1: keep looking at the head and hopefully you did the 619 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:43,520 Speaker 1: right decision. Yeah, we we had Farrell. He worked at 620 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 1: our place for a little bit in in l he 621 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:47,960 Speaker 1: was he was out there, and we also worked at 622 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio years ago. We you know, it beat 623 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 1: somebo I've start to Scott about this when it's I mean, 624 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 1: there's at least three or four times jobs have come 625 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: down just between Scott and I and I got two 626 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:03,719 Speaker 1: of him and he got two of them, and UM, 627 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 1: it's just weird because you usually don't see something like that. No, 628 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 1: I'm not a guy. I mean I would certainly look 629 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 1: at a bunch of stuff, but I would turn out 630 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:13,960 Speaker 1: a lot of jobs to now do you have a 631 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 1: big agent on because I had an agent like a 632 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:20,240 Speaker 1: year and he just didn't work. He didn't do anything. 633 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:22,160 Speaker 1: He's like, oh, you get the job, and then all 634 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 1: all of them the goost the contract. I'm like, well, 635 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 1: what's the point of that. I can do that. I mean, 636 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: I don't how to negotiate a contract. Well, who cares? 637 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: You know. I used to have an agent back in 638 00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 1: the day, but they always say you are your own 639 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 1: best agent. Nobody's gonna work as hard for you as 640 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: you know. I I just thought, like some people in 641 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 1: the industry, um, you know that were former program directors. 642 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: But other than that, I've had an agent about twenty 643 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,760 Speaker 1: years or something like that. Yeah, And I people ask me, like, 644 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 1: young guys are like, how do you get in the business? 645 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 1: You know, I was like, you pretty much just have 646 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: to stick around because like all the guys aren't that 647 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 1: used to be our producers and are you know the 648 00:31:57,680 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: guys behind the scenes, the board ops, they all be 649 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 1: game program directors and they all became you know, they 650 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:04,760 Speaker 1: moved The people that stayed in radio, they all moved 651 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,760 Speaker 1: up and they have good jobs now and they're people 652 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:11,440 Speaker 1: people we know from years ago. I have producers who 653 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 1: now run are the program directors of Bosses in San Francisco, 654 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:20,800 Speaker 1: in Detroit, in Scargotting, North Carolina. Um, it's amazing. And 655 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:24,880 Speaker 1: now with podcasts like this, you if you're trying to 656 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:27,400 Speaker 1: start off in the radio or anything, to start your 657 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:31,040 Speaker 1: own podcasts and you know, get clicks and stuff like that, 658 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:33,400 Speaker 1: it's a lot easier to get into radio now than 659 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 1: it was back then. For us. Oh yeah, it was 660 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 1: a nightmare to get a radio show, even like on 661 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: a Saturday morning. It was you couldn't do it. It's 662 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:42,960 Speaker 1: all about getting your reps right already. Gotta get comfortable 663 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:45,239 Speaker 1: from a microphone and find your style. And you can 664 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 1: do that on a podcast, which is obviously a lot 665 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: different than a radio show because the radio show you 666 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: get the clock and all that crap. You gotta deal 667 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:55,240 Speaker 1: with a bunch of you. You look back at, you 668 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 1: look back at down. If we would have had podcasts 669 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,320 Speaker 1: to kind of get our feet wet, things weren't been 670 00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 1: a lot different. You know, think about that first station 671 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:04,719 Speaker 1: in Los Angeles, CAMPC. It was like who's who? Famous 672 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 1: people out there like Jim Moiapily and stuff. Yeah, looking 673 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:11,800 Speaker 1: at the stars of the world. Oh no, no. I 674 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 1: when I got into it, I thought I was gonna 675 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:16,320 Speaker 1: be like a minor league played by Playgue. I interned 676 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:19,360 Speaker 1: at six ninety in San Diego, had hacks On and 677 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:21,640 Speaker 1: and Rome was doing a local show and they had, 678 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:23,239 Speaker 1: you know, a bunch of a bunch of big name 679 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 1: guys also that we're doing shows there. And I was like, Yeah, 680 00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:27,240 Speaker 1: that's not gonna work. And then I just kind of 681 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:29,160 Speaker 1: stuck around and but you're right, seven ten. They had 682 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 1: a huge budget and it didn't work. They didn't get 683 00:33:32,520 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 1: the numbers, and so they eventually changed they changed it 684 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:38,200 Speaker 1: around after after what what's the most trouble you got 685 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,200 Speaker 1: in Arnie, Like, what's the that's something you did on 686 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,520 Speaker 1: the air? What is the craziest bit that you did 687 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 1: that Did you ever get in trouble with Like you 688 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:46,800 Speaker 1: mentioned the Lakers, but like with a coach or a 689 00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 1: player that you were going after and they were they 690 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:51,800 Speaker 1: were upset with you. I don't know if I got 691 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:53,160 Speaker 1: a lot of trouble for this, but I think it 692 00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 1: one of the biggest regrets I had um when I 693 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:59,280 Speaker 1: was doing this show with Dave, your former partner and 694 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:02,280 Speaker 1: we had Rudy, I'm John of it, John, and things 695 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:04,920 Speaker 1: were going great. We're having a great talk. And for 696 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:08,360 Speaker 1: some reason, you know, I'm just such a smartass, I said, well, Rudy, 697 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:09,879 Speaker 1: let it be one thing. Let it be known that 698 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 1: you certainly can take a punch, you know, because of 699 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:19,400 Speaker 1: what happened in me. Yeah, for those killed, for those 700 00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:21,880 Speaker 1: under the age of like sixty. Uh. That one of 701 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:23,560 Speaker 1: the great moments. I'm not one of the great moments, 702 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 1: were one of the crazy. He got punched Curvitt Washington right, 703 00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:31,439 Speaker 1: punched him, right, yeah, yeah, punch and it almost him. Yeah. 704 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 1: And when we when we say punched, not just like 705 00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:38,040 Speaker 1: a small punch, like a direct hit type of punch, yes, right, right, 706 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:41,920 Speaker 1: And and I think he just said, um, okay, you 707 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:44,280 Speaker 1: guys have a good day or something like that. He 708 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:45,919 Speaker 1: he didn't think it was funny put it that way. 709 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:49,239 Speaker 1: He wasn't laughed. And that guy was laughing. Oh, that's 710 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:53,320 Speaker 1: that's that's crazy. And who's who's the I just got you. 711 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:55,239 Speaker 1: You're like, oh my god, did you really say that. 712 00:34:55,320 --> 00:35:00,000 Speaker 1: I'm not even laughed. That's that's that's who's the worst 713 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:02,920 Speaker 1: program actor? You had? Aren't you want the worst program 714 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 1: director X me you already talked about the golf balls 715 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:08,440 Speaker 1: in Chicago. We both have great stories about our program 716 00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 1: director we had in l A who I love the 717 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:12,279 Speaker 1: death but I used I love the guy in retrospect. 718 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:14,480 Speaker 1: But I mean, we've we've had some crazy things that 719 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:17,480 Speaker 1: have happened. I've had program directors who have given me 720 00:35:17,640 --> 00:35:19,920 Speaker 1: terrible advice. What's the worst advice you got from a 721 00:35:19,920 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 1: program director? The worst thing? I had one in Phoenix 722 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:25,800 Speaker 1: had no business at a sports station, and he told 723 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:27,600 Speaker 1: me he wanted to get rid of me. And I 724 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 1: was not, um. You know, I had no idea what 725 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:31,879 Speaker 1: the hell was going on with radio and how things 726 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:34,399 Speaker 1: were supposed to be handled. And I remember he goes, 727 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:36,719 Speaker 1: he goes, who did you have on to that? I said, 728 00:35:36,719 --> 00:35:39,120 Speaker 1: that was Paul Westfaul. He goes, who's that? And I 729 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:41,839 Speaker 1: just almost started to cry. I know who is this guy? 730 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,520 Speaker 1: And you don't even know Westca. I wouldn't worry about 731 00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:45,719 Speaker 1: it if I were you, But I don't think you're 732 00:35:45,719 --> 00:35:48,040 Speaker 1: gonna be here much longer. We're gonna get rid of you. 733 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:50,680 Speaker 1: I said, you're gonna get rid of me? Huh? I said, 734 00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:53,040 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what I picked up the phone right 735 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:54,920 Speaker 1: there in front of everybody. We were having a meeting. 736 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:57,040 Speaker 1: I was so friendly, didn't say that in front of 737 00:35:57,040 --> 00:36:00,320 Speaker 1: people's was just too much. And I called the owner 738 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:03,600 Speaker 1: um of the of the of the whole cluster, and 739 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:06,040 Speaker 1: I said, right here in a meeting with so and so, 740 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: he said that you guys are getting rid of me. 741 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:09,520 Speaker 1: This is in front of him. And the guy tells 742 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:11,319 Speaker 1: me on the phone. He goes, yeah, I wouldn't worry 743 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:13,400 Speaker 1: about that. He's the one we're getting rid of. And 744 00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:16,320 Speaker 1: I just hug up the phone. Oh wow, that's great. 745 00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:19,319 Speaker 1: And they fired him a day later. So that was 746 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:24,200 Speaker 1: that was That was one uncomfortable situation. But otherwise, for 747 00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:26,360 Speaker 1: the most party kind of got wrong with my boss? 748 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:28,480 Speaker 1: Is it? Then you would always pick on people like 749 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 1: us because you can't pick on the athletes, you know, 750 00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:33,920 Speaker 1: like the loans of the world that you used to 751 00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:36,080 Speaker 1: work with. You you can't do that, so you have 752 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:38,760 Speaker 1: to pick on people like us. Oh yeah, we remember 753 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:41,640 Speaker 1: that station they had Karl Malone Terry Bradshaw did a 754 00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:43,560 Speaker 1: show at the station. Yeah. Yeah, there was like a 755 00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:45,600 Speaker 1: different there was a code. There was a pecking order, 756 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:48,200 Speaker 1: as there is in every business. But yeah, the regular 757 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 1: radio working stiff like Arnie Spanier and me. We would 758 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:54,239 Speaker 1: we would take the brunt of the races, like if 759 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:56,440 Speaker 1: the ratings were not good or if you know, the 760 00:36:56,520 --> 00:36:58,920 Speaker 1: program director was having a bad day, he would take 761 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:01,040 Speaker 1: it out on guys like us. But the star athlete, 762 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:03,440 Speaker 1: you know, you're doing a great job. I remember they 763 00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:06,320 Speaker 1: had to go to and I love Terry Bradshaw, but 764 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:08,040 Speaker 1: they had to go to his house sometimes because he 765 00:37:08,080 --> 00:37:10,080 Speaker 1: forgot to do the show and they had to find 766 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:13,120 Speaker 1: him to do the show. And they never really yelled 767 00:37:13,120 --> 00:37:14,839 Speaker 1: at him for that. If I imagine if we had 768 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:16,560 Speaker 1: done that, aren't you we're not going to show up 769 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:18,560 Speaker 1: one of these days? Even remember when we were we 770 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:20,480 Speaker 1: were in first back, we were on the high Rise, 771 00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:23,640 Speaker 1: I don't know, like four fourteen fifteen, and I was 772 00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:26,440 Speaker 1: coming in through the afternoon drive and the guy that 773 00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:28,799 Speaker 1: was on before me, I'm not going to say his name. 774 00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:32,600 Speaker 1: I saw him hallway and he was literally on before me, 775 00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:35,080 Speaker 1: and I go hey, he goes hey, and he just 776 00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:36,960 Speaker 1: lucks by, and I think I must be going to 777 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:40,520 Speaker 1: the bathroom and I walk into the to the you know, 778 00:37:40,680 --> 00:37:44,520 Speaker 1: to the offices. I walked by the studio about two 779 00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:47,000 Speaker 1: or three minutes later, I got here, we're so and so, 780 00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:51,680 Speaker 1: we're so, and so I go I just some walked 781 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:54,799 Speaker 1: by me, got an elevator. The guy went down to 782 00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:59,919 Speaker 1: get a sandwich in the middle of the so I'm 783 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:03,440 Speaker 1: cool that and they fired the producer and they had 784 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:05,520 Speaker 1: to tell the guy that you can't fire the producer 785 00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:08,560 Speaker 1: because the host was out. They get a sandwich that 786 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:12,920 Speaker 1: I got a sandwich, build the show, well, Arnie, in fairness, 787 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:15,759 Speaker 1: that cafeteria did have good sandwiches in that Bo was right. 788 00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:18,719 Speaker 1: It was right near the Warner Brothers, right across the 789 00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:21,160 Speaker 1: street from Brothers, and they had amazing And did you 790 00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:23,400 Speaker 1: ever go to adults in those days? Aren't we remember? 791 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:27,560 Speaker 1: You guys would, but you've never invited me, So I 792 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:32,200 Speaker 1: would never, Arnie. I I my entire twenties, late twenties, 793 00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:36,840 Speaker 1: I spent adults. It was unbelievable. Everyone I never you 794 00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:39,720 Speaker 1: never went with We had all like that, those nineties 795 00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:43,759 Speaker 1: sitcoms like I'm Trying to Signfeld was on at that time. 796 00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:46,520 Speaker 1: Here not er. I don't think Scheers was on. That 797 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:48,279 Speaker 1: was more of the eighties. But you guys would never. 798 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:51,880 Speaker 1: You would always call what you guys tears I'd like 799 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:54,040 Speaker 1: to go with you. No, no, no, we're just going home. 800 00:38:54,239 --> 00:38:56,840 Speaker 1: It was it was crazy like l a bar with 801 00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:59,279 Speaker 1: all the burbank but all these Hollywood people from those 802 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:01,920 Speaker 1: sitcoms that carry show they would come in there. That 803 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 1: was there. But you get to hang out with guys 804 00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:10,080 Speaker 1: like Gascon you know the day here in Vermont. I'm 805 00:39:10,120 --> 00:39:11,920 Speaker 1: like one of the four famous guys out here. It 806 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:16,080 Speaker 1: Spending Jerry, Me and and uh and Bernie Sanders. So 807 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:18,160 Speaker 1: that's pretty much the four famous people that live out 808 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:20,440 Speaker 1: here in Vermont. Is there a sign Arnie when you 809 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:24,160 Speaker 1: enter this is the home of Arnie Spaniard, the stinking genius, 810 00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:27,960 Speaker 1: Oh Laker fans, Well, there would be, but we have 811 00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:30,439 Speaker 1: a lot here. There's no billboards allowed in the state, 812 00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:32,799 Speaker 1: so we keep the queen out here. Bet we don't 813 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:35,480 Speaker 1: allow that stuff. But isn't there Like the taxes are good, 814 00:39:35,560 --> 00:39:37,279 Speaker 1: right like I when I when I did stuff at 815 00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:38,800 Speaker 1: e I, a lot of the people would live in 816 00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:41,799 Speaker 1: they live in Vermont, New Hampshire. Yeah, New Hampshire. That's 817 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:43,919 Speaker 1: right because it was cheaper and you didn't you didn't 818 00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:45,879 Speaker 1: have to pay the taxes of message. Not so cheap 819 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:48,040 Speaker 1: up here in Vermont. Especially in Berwin did it's not 820 00:39:48,080 --> 00:39:52,160 Speaker 1: so cheap. Think I live in a townhouse. I live 821 00:39:52,200 --> 00:39:55,640 Speaker 1: in a condo. You you live in a mansion. You 822 00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:57,560 Speaker 1: live in a man That is a lie. You have 823 00:39:57,680 --> 00:40:02,960 Speaker 1: like an entire block acres and acres of land, and 824 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:05,319 Speaker 1: you've got like maple trees and like the whole thing. 825 00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:08,160 Speaker 1: You got, you got the whole thing going on. Don't 826 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:10,319 Speaker 1: lie to me. You're you're you're the ball or you're 827 00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:13,600 Speaker 1: the ball. Are Arnies fan? You're come on? You know 828 00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:17,120 Speaker 1: they have a place. It's so funny. But everything gets 829 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:19,600 Speaker 1: so big here. There's only my wife and I was 830 00:40:19,640 --> 00:40:23,120 Speaker 1: my soul's in college, and our places like square feet. 831 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:25,840 Speaker 1: I go, we need to place this big. I like, 832 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:29,000 Speaker 1: it's it's ridiculous. It's like three levels and there's only 833 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:32,680 Speaker 1: two people in the house. Well, every night on you 834 00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:34,279 Speaker 1: can go to a different room. It's like you're in 835 00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:36,879 Speaker 1: a it's like you're staying at a hotel. Right, I'm 836 00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:39,839 Speaker 1: gonna looking at this roll. It's unbelievable. It's amazing here. 837 00:40:41,160 --> 00:40:43,480 Speaker 1: It's not that big. But I live. I live in 838 00:40:43,480 --> 00:40:45,360 Speaker 1: an area where there's a lot of retired people, so 839 00:40:45,400 --> 00:40:48,000 Speaker 1: I'm like the youngest, I'm my block. People go to 840 00:40:48,080 --> 00:40:50,800 Speaker 1: Vermont to retire. I thought you go to Florida, Arizona retired. 841 00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:53,239 Speaker 1: They come up here for the summers and then they 842 00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:57,320 Speaker 1: go down to South Carolina or Florida for the winners, 843 00:40:57,360 --> 00:40:59,960 Speaker 1: so they do one of those days. Yeah, well, you're 844 00:41:00,040 --> 00:41:02,480 Speaker 1: like an old New Yorker. Shouldn't you go to Florida? Like, 845 00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:05,279 Speaker 1: shouldn't you have a place in Florida? Also, Yeah, I 846 00:41:05,280 --> 00:41:06,960 Speaker 1: haven't left here though, you know, I got my own 847 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:08,960 Speaker 1: studio up here. I haven't, you know, with the Corona, 848 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:12,880 Speaker 1: I'm not traveling munch. It's it's it's pretty easy. I'm 849 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:15,720 Speaker 1: right across from New York, and it takes me about 850 00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:18,480 Speaker 1: four hours or three three hours to get the Boston 851 00:41:19,040 --> 00:41:20,759 Speaker 1: four and a half to get to New York. I'm 852 00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:23,880 Speaker 1: about an hour from Montreal, so I'm not that far 853 00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:28,399 Speaker 1: for some major places. It's pretty cool. Are you are 854 00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:30,920 Speaker 1: you a waiting guest? Are you awake over there and fall? 855 00:41:32,320 --> 00:41:35,319 Speaker 1: It's it's Friday night. I'm of course I'm awake. I'm 856 00:41:35,320 --> 00:41:38,359 Speaker 1: just doing I'm Friday night. I thought it was Friday morning. 857 00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:40,200 Speaker 1: I didn't know what it was going, not have any idea. 858 00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:42,520 Speaker 1: He's just ready to go party. This weekend. That guy 859 00:41:43,080 --> 00:41:44,799 Speaker 1: now with King Newsom. Here in this state, we don't 860 00:41:44,840 --> 00:41:46,200 Speaker 1: do any of that, aren't. I don't know what it's 861 00:41:46,239 --> 00:41:50,440 Speaker 1: like out Vermont, oh, Arnie, Yeah, yeah, it's brewing California. Man, 862 00:41:50,520 --> 00:41:52,359 Speaker 1: you can't. They don't even want you to leave your 863 00:41:52,360 --> 00:41:54,680 Speaker 1: house today. It's like a police state out here. It's nuts. 864 00:41:55,520 --> 00:41:58,799 Speaker 1: We I look at the numbers here for Vermont, Um. 865 00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:02,240 Speaker 1: We usually get like two to five new infections a day. 866 00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:04,800 Speaker 1: We had one that was in like twelve and people 867 00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:07,719 Speaker 1: were freaking out, going, oh my goodness, we're here. It 868 00:42:07,719 --> 00:42:10,840 Speaker 1: comes we're really gonna be bombarded now. But we're usually 869 00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:14,080 Speaker 1: single digits per day. A matter of fact, we alway 870 00:42:14,080 --> 00:42:18,560 Speaker 1: have had about eighteen hundred new infections since March, since 871 00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:22,160 Speaker 1: it's all started. We're we're like the last state. The 872 00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:24,759 Speaker 1: state above us is triple the amount of us. So 873 00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:27,920 Speaker 1: we're really having it not pretty decent out here. Well, 874 00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:30,480 Speaker 1: I think it's probably because you guys took the appropriate 875 00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:32,640 Speaker 1: steps like we're supposed to do now, where you guys 876 00:42:33,239 --> 00:42:35,319 Speaker 1: actually eat your food and then put your mask back 877 00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:40,680 Speaker 1: on eat your food. I saw that. I mean most 878 00:42:40,680 --> 00:42:43,120 Speaker 1: people out here, we have a lot of outdoor seating 879 00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:45,640 Speaker 1: I'm sure you guys have that in California too, So 880 00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:47,600 Speaker 1: we do a lot of that, a lot of take out, 881 00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:49,960 Speaker 1: but we don't have a lot of people, as you 882 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:51,799 Speaker 1: know out here. I think it's like four hundred five 883 00:42:51,840 --> 00:42:54,800 Speaker 1: hundred thousand in my you know, in the whole growing 884 00:42:54,800 --> 00:42:57,600 Speaker 1: pin uh, pretty much less than a million in the 885 00:42:57,600 --> 00:43:00,600 Speaker 1: whole damn state. Now, Arnie, what do you coming back 886 00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:02,600 Speaker 1: to l A? I guess not after. I guess it's 887 00:43:02,600 --> 00:43:04,759 Speaker 1: gonna have to wait till after COVID. Right, you came 888 00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:08,200 Speaker 1: out here, well, I wanted to come back to see 889 00:43:08,239 --> 00:43:11,360 Speaker 1: my marvels an assistant living. Um, I couldn't do that 890 00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:13,759 Speaker 1: in the summer. I was actually to come back a 891 00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:17,000 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago, but the assistant living is closed. 892 00:43:17,560 --> 00:43:20,360 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna have to wait, so probably after the 893 00:43:20,920 --> 00:43:22,719 Speaker 1: first of the year and let this thing, you know, 894 00:43:22,760 --> 00:43:26,040 Speaker 1: hopefully died down a little bit and I'll travel is 895 00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:28,759 Speaker 1: I you know, it's just so tough right now, and 896 00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:30,800 Speaker 1: then when you come back, you got to quarantine yourself, 897 00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:33,840 Speaker 1: and it's just too tough right now. So hopefully I'll 898 00:43:33,880 --> 00:43:36,080 Speaker 1: be back in l A soon, but I hope it's 899 00:43:36,080 --> 00:43:37,839 Speaker 1: probably gonna take till after the first of the year. 900 00:43:38,080 --> 00:43:40,080 Speaker 1: You know, it's crazy. And I read a story that like, 901 00:43:40,080 --> 00:43:42,680 Speaker 1: do you think flying is like unsafe right because of 902 00:43:42,760 --> 00:43:45,040 Speaker 1: the air, But they say that it's actually not because 903 00:43:45,080 --> 00:43:47,920 Speaker 1: they actually the planes now for many years have taken 904 00:43:47,920 --> 00:43:51,320 Speaker 1: outside air. That's so it's not you're not actually breathing 905 00:43:51,360 --> 00:43:53,960 Speaker 1: the same air over and over again. And so that 906 00:43:54,080 --> 00:43:56,440 Speaker 1: was actually I haven't gone anywhere. I haven't flown anywhere 907 00:43:56,440 --> 00:43:58,520 Speaker 1: since this all started. But from what I read that, 908 00:43:58,680 --> 00:44:00,960 Speaker 1: you know, who knows, maybe it's bullcrap, but they made 909 00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:02,839 Speaker 1: it seem like it's not that risky as long as 910 00:44:02,960 --> 00:44:05,520 Speaker 1: I have like a private airport for me here in Brobington. 911 00:44:05,840 --> 00:44:08,080 Speaker 1: You know that I live like two miles from the airport. 912 00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:11,760 Speaker 1: So if I'm leaving for a flight, I will leave 913 00:44:12,200 --> 00:44:15,280 Speaker 1: no earlier than maybe forty five minutes before my flight. 914 00:44:15,640 --> 00:44:18,080 Speaker 1: It takes me five minutes to get there. The t 915 00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:21,279 Speaker 1: S A agent. The t S A agent. His name 916 00:44:21,360 --> 00:44:23,080 Speaker 1: is Jarvis. He used to be my boss at the 917 00:44:23,200 --> 00:44:26,480 Speaker 1: radio station here, so he's like hery lord, I got Jarvis, 918 00:44:26,920 --> 00:44:31,359 Speaker 1: just come out, bro walk out. I'm to day. It's 919 00:44:31,400 --> 00:44:34,279 Speaker 1: about twenty minutes. Yeah, of course, l a X. Here's 920 00:44:34,320 --> 00:44:36,400 Speaker 1: you know, Arenie, you gotta get there three hours before 921 00:44:36,440 --> 00:44:40,080 Speaker 1: the flight. And oh my god, what a nightmare, man, 922 00:44:40,200 --> 00:44:43,920 Speaker 1: What a bleeping nightmare that is? It is? Are you 923 00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:46,319 Speaker 1: doing the radio seven days a week now? Aren't you're doing? 924 00:44:46,400 --> 00:44:50,719 Speaker 1: Because you were? I'm not doing nothing too extensive. I'm 925 00:44:50,760 --> 00:44:54,120 Speaker 1: doing four pm to six Monday to Friday here locally, 926 00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:57,840 Speaker 1: UM one of my U, one of the local pumpkins 927 00:44:57,880 --> 00:45:01,360 Speaker 1: here in town, and then U the Sunday and Sunday 928 00:45:01,760 --> 00:45:04,759 Speaker 1: night and at Fox. So I'm keeping myself busy. No 929 00:45:04,880 --> 00:45:08,920 Speaker 1: doubt that the grind, the Arnie Span, your grind, making 930 00:45:08,920 --> 00:45:12,000 Speaker 1: the big real grind, the real grind. You're the highest 931 00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:13,960 Speaker 1: paid radio guy in Vermont? Is that true or false? 932 00:45:16,239 --> 00:45:19,680 Speaker 1: There you can look at you alright, Arnie. I love you, man. 933 00:45:19,719 --> 00:45:22,560 Speaker 1: We go way back me. Man, you're the greatest Arnie. 934 00:45:22,520 --> 00:45:24,800 Speaker 1: I thank you for doing. Thank you for finally asking 935 00:45:24,840 --> 00:45:26,520 Speaker 1: me after three and a half years of doing your 936 00:45:26,520 --> 00:45:33,640 Speaker 1: podcast about as every person and every every even people 937 00:45:33,640 --> 00:45:36,719 Speaker 1: out of radio. But I do appreciate that gas guy, 938 00:45:36,800 --> 00:45:39,400 Speaker 1: you need to not talk as much next time. You 939 00:45:39,480 --> 00:45:41,719 Speaker 1: took up way too much time. Hey, listen, I give 940 00:45:41,719 --> 00:45:45,719 Speaker 1: away for you guys. Consider the fact. So we're doing 941 00:45:45,760 --> 00:45:48,000 Speaker 1: old Guy Radio, Me and and Arnie Man. We're talking 942 00:45:48,040 --> 00:45:50,279 Speaker 1: about war stories. Man, back in the good old days, 943 00:45:50,280 --> 00:45:53,799 Speaker 1: all right, come on, if they were good old days, 944 00:45:53,800 --> 00:45:57,160 Speaker 1: but they were days, they were days. We love you, Arnie, 945 00:45:57,160 --> 00:45:59,759 Speaker 1: Thank you Man, appreciate it. I love you guys. Those 946 00:45:59,800 --> 00:46:02,560 Speaker 1: read you later. To be sure to catch live editions 947 00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:05,160 Speaker 1: of The Ben Miller Show weekdays at two am Eastern 948 00:46:05,239 --> 00:46:06,520 Speaker 1: eleven pm Pacific