1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:01,440 Speaker 1: Cutbooms. 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 2: If you thought four hours a day, twelve hundred minutes 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 2: a week was enough, think again. He's the last remnants 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 2: of the old republic, a sol fashion of fairness. He 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 2: treats crackheads in the ghetto gutter the same as the 6 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 2: rich pill poppers in the penthouse. Wow to clearinghouse of 7 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 2: hot takes, break free for something special. The Fifth Hour 8 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 2: with Ben Mahller starts right now. 9 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: In the air everywhere The Fifth Hour with Me, Ben 10 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: Mahler and Danny g Radio. As I am in Vegas today, 11 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: you likely figured that out already. From Sin City we 12 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: have on this edition of the Fifth Hour Podcast Buck, I, Benny, 13 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:54,319 Speaker 1: and the Phrase of the week. However, since I am 14 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: broadcasting on remote, I'll tell you more about why I 15 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: am in Vegas and when I am leaving thegas and 16 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: all that at another point, not right now, for reasons 17 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: I will get into later. However, in the great state 18 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: of Nevada, as we have been hanging out here for 19 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: less than twenty four hours, I figured what better way 20 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: to kick off the twenty seventh day of March edition 21 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: of the Fifth Hour Podcast After a night of overnight 22 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 1: talk radio, then with fun facts about Sin city. Did 23 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: you know that it would take approximately two hundred and 24 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: eighty eight years of existence to spend one night in 25 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: every hotel room in Vegas. If you said I'm gonna 26 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: spend one night in every one of these hotels that 27 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: is surrounding me, you would have to live to be 28 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: two hundred and eighty eight years old. That would also 29 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:57,559 Speaker 1: include the time your little baby. That is not hyperbole, 30 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: that is malormath malvel about two hundred and eighty eight 31 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: years to spend one night in every one of these hotels, 32 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: some of them you would not want to spend a 33 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:13,839 Speaker 1: single minute in. Vegas has also hosted, on average, even 34 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: though the numbers are down a little bit over forty 35 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: million visitors every year. That is more than the population 36 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: of California just annually rolling in to Sin City. You 37 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: wonder how long that's going to last with resort fees 38 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: and parking and all that. And is it true that 39 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: more than half, more than half of the world's largest 40 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: hotels are right here in Las Vegas. That the Strip, 41 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: which is not in Vegas, it's an incorporated area, but 42 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: the Strip is essentially in terms of square footage for 43 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: a hotel, it's the Olympics for hotel square footage. And 44 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: the cool thing about this, it's good about but you 45 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: stay at a hotel. I'm actually not staying at a hotel. 46 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: Tell this weekend. But you stay at a hotel and 47 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: you end up getting all of your steps just walking 48 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: from the room to the elevator. Yeah. And one last 49 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: factoid before we get into the meat of the matter. 50 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 1: A wild story which I have heard multiple times is 51 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: like the urban legend. I hope it's true. A Las 52 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: Vegas hospital had to suspend a bunch of their employees 53 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: why they were gambling at work? What were they betting on? 54 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: Were they betting on the Raiders? Were they betting on 55 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: the Royals or the Twins or the Red Sox. No, 56 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: a hospital had to suspend workers because they were betting 57 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: on when patients would die. Somebody would come in all 58 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: messed up. This guy's you know, this guy is gonna 59 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: die on Tuesday. Now he'll die on Thursday, maybe on Saturday. Yeah. 60 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: And there was also an accusation that one of the 61 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: nurses was trying to shall we say, rig the game, 62 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: if you will, trying to speed up the process or process. Now. Meanwhile, 63 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: we move now to the meat of the matter, and 64 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: we're going to get in deep here. As if you've 65 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: been with me for a while, you know that we 66 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: have long, long, long talked about the possibility of a 67 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: get together, a soiree in Ohio. Now. I've also believed 68 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: that if you tease something long enough, it eventually becomes 69 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:43,119 Speaker 1: either reality or a restraining order. Now, fortunately, I'm happy 70 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 1: to report for all who are involved, what I am 71 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: about to tell you appears to be the former. Yes, 72 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: it is true. After nearly a year of dangling the 73 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: sugar coated carrot, much like a late infomercial that never 74 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: quite gets to the actual price. You ever watch those 75 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: back in the day, and all right, how much is this? 76 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: And then you're like, well, what is the upsell? Or 77 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: what are the goodies? What goodies do I get? And 78 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: they don't actually give you the price. So this is 79 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: going to happen. The first ever Ohio Malor meet and 80 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: greet is actually legitimately, allegedly happening. Plane tickets have been purchased, 81 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 1: hotel rooms have been booked, and yes, you are invited. No, seriously, 82 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: I don't know that you're going to be in good hands, 83 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: but you are invited to be part of this. This 84 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: is your audio invitation, so come on down, which is 85 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 1: either really exciting or deeply concerning, depending on how you 86 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: feel about public events and meeting people or me that 87 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: you've really only heard in the middle of the night 88 00:05:55,920 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: while likely either working or having insomnia or eating something 89 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 1: that shouldn't legally be called food. So the official plan, 90 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: get to the point, please, the official plan, and I 91 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: use plan the way most airlines use on time loosely. 92 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: The plan is Saturday, April twenty fifth, somewhere in the 93 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Dayton area. I'm leaning towards Cincinnati, a location that 94 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 1: is to be named later. It has not yet been procured, 95 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: so to be determined TBD. And since we don't have 96 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 1: a venue yet and I'm inviting you, this is like 97 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: the worst invitation ever. I'm literally inviting you to something 98 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: we don't even have a venue for. So this this 99 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:51,559 Speaker 1: all works as a nice pop up maulard speakeasy type 100 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: vibe thing, or you can go, you know, pick your 101 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: favorite dive bar. I'm down with a dive bar, a 102 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 1: karaoke bar. I'm not against that. I'm not against that 103 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: at all. Tiki bar. I don't know if there's any 104 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: tiki bars in Cincinnati. My wife loves tiki bars, so listen, 105 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: we're gonna hang out. It's like a speakeasy with onion 106 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: rings and chicken fingers and some middling sports takes. So 107 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: the plan is will fly in from California. I'm not 108 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: planning on missing any shows for the Ohio trip. I 109 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: will likely miss some shows for the Boston trip because 110 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: of family family in the Northeast. This will be just 111 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:34,559 Speaker 1: a quick trip hang out, and I am flying from 112 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: obviously California. We do the show from presumably trading palm 113 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: trees for God only knows what Ohio has to offer. 114 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: I've only been to the airport, which is in northern 115 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: Kentucky the Cincinnati airport a few times over the years. 116 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: I've never actually been to Cincinnati proper, so we'll see 117 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: what they have there in late April. I'm sure the 118 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: red carpet will be rolled out, the Chamber of Commerce 119 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: will welcome me with open arms. I'll make the local news. 120 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: This will be big. I think, based on the comps, 121 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: Ohio will offer either sunshine or a light dusting of 122 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: dread and drizzle. As some have said, I think I'm 123 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: going at the right time. I think I'm going to 124 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: the right time. April showers do bring May flowers. Now, 125 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: this Ohio Malar hooton Nanny is not to be confused 126 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: with the Boston Malor Meet and greet, which is going 127 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: to take place in early May, and I'm gonna do 128 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: a podcast likely next week, maybe the week after. I 129 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:38,959 Speaker 1: will dedicate a far more organized that event is far 130 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: more organized. But I will go into depth on that 131 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: and we'll let you know some of the stuff's gotten 132 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 1: on the radio this week. That's fine, and I'll let 133 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: you know everything right here one place. But I got 134 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: to get through this Ohio thing. I will try to 135 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 1: do it in between, because I know some of you 136 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: guys want to plan. I get it. I understand, so 137 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: that that's the deal. And it is definitely more organized 138 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: in the Boston Worcester meet and greet, because is it 139 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 1: possible Boston just has several centuries to prepare for visitors 140 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 1: while Ohio is still deciding what Ohio is. It's the 141 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: sovereign nation of Ohio and it really is. Or possibly 142 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: just because Mike in New Hampshire and Mike the Leprechaun 143 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: are more professional, some would say even grown ups and 144 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: have this all planned out, which is great now. The 145 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 1: Ohio event, however, feels more grassroots, which is a polite 146 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: way of saying, we don't know how many people are coming. 147 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: I have no idea. I always do these things running blind. 148 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: Now I say that Minnesota, our friend spin Cycle Regina, 149 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: I hope she's doing all right. Spin Cycle Regina planned 150 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: that out, she had people RSVP. So with that we 151 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: had a pretty good idea. We had a solid turnout 152 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: for the Minnesota meet greet. These a few of these 153 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: in Boston. I've never done one in Ohio. I know 154 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: we have a lot of pe ones, guys that are 155 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 1: big fans of the show, and God bless you who 156 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 1: listen on a regular basis, Guys working in factories, driving trucks, 157 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: you name it. So that said, you guys have stuff 158 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:19,439 Speaker 1: to do. You know, I'm gonna stop your life for me. 159 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 1: So I don't know how many people are gonna be 160 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: coming to this thing where it will be, or if 161 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,679 Speaker 1: anyone will show up at all, and no one will 162 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: be there to order any appetizers. I'm doing this improv style, 163 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 1: which is common knowledge means fake it till you make it. 164 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 1: Just fake it till you make it, dingle Berry. Okay, 165 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: I'll fake it till I make it. Now, there is 166 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: even and I hate saying this, there is a non 167 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: zero chance that it could just me. It could just 168 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: be me and Dick from Dayton, and that's it, and 169 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: we'd just be sitting across from each other like some 170 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: old school buddy movie no one funded, but everyone would watch. 171 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: And honestly, that might very well be the main event. 172 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:09,199 Speaker 1: Dick from Dayton, a man who has loved sports radio 173 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:13,599 Speaker 1: longer than there's been sports radio, longer than most of 174 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: us have used oxygen on this planet. It is essentially 175 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: that he he's the guest of honor. I'm trying to 176 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:24,719 Speaker 1: say this is less a malor meet and greet and 177 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: more of a pilgrimage, a radio reunion decades in the making. 178 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: If this were a movie, we'd call it something cheesy 179 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: like Field of Streams. If you talk it, he will come. 180 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:44,839 Speaker 1: And so get Dick from Dayton. The plan is, get 181 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:48,320 Speaker 1: him a banjo or a mandolin and let the man cook. 182 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: Let the man cook. There is something almost charmingly outdated 183 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: about this whole thing. My man Dick from Dayton's from 184 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,559 Speaker 1: the old country. He had a new TikTok or Instagram 185 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 1: or only bands. No, he is pure am FM, transistor 186 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: radio guy, one of the last of the Mohegans. And 187 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: I've told the story before. Years ago. I went on 188 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: a trip driving through Pennsylvania with my my brother, went 189 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 1: from Pittsburgh. We went from Philadelphia all the way across 190 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: to Pittsburgh and then up to Buffalo Countrol, over that 191 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:29,840 Speaker 1: whole region, and I was scanning the radio dial very 192 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: late at night. It was like on a Wednesday, and 193 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: I'm scanning the dial and I hear this far away 194 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: radio station from somewhere in Ohio. It wasn't Cincinnati, and 195 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: they took a call and it was Dick from Dayton, 196 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: and I said, I know that guy. And that was 197 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: seventeen years ago. Seventeen years ago, it was nine. I 198 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 1: was nine, and I still remember. I said, wow, I 199 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:03,319 Speaker 1: recognize He've been calling me for several years by that point. Again, 200 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: so there's no act, there's no influencer activation, there's no 201 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: QR code for this, there's no link in the bio. 202 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 1: It's just me flying across the country to meet you 203 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: and the other dudes who called into the radio show, 204 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: and a lot of you never call the show. I 205 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 1: want to stress you don't have to be a caller. 206 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 1: Most of you will never call. You just don't have 207 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: to worry about that. And that's kind of the point, 208 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: right it's background noise, it's whatever you want it to be. 209 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: It's just audio. It's something more than that if you 210 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 1: make it something more of that. Now, I'd even floated 211 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: the idea in my head, with the voice in my 212 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 1: head of going to a Cincinnati Reds game. I've never 213 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,559 Speaker 1: been to a Reds game in Cincinnati before in that ballpark. 214 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: Why not check it out? And then immediately I talked 215 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:50,840 Speaker 1: myself out of it. Why did I do that? Because 216 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:55,679 Speaker 1: it would require you to spend money, which I believe 217 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 1: is the possibly the first time in human history someone 218 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: has said, let's avoid baseball because it's too expensive. I 219 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: know it's much cheaper in Cincinnati. The Dodgers are actively 220 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: price gouging their fans on a daily basis in LA 221 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: and they's like, we're a premium product. We're going to 222 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: charge you premium prices. So the Reds game, I might go, 223 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: if it depends what time the meet and greet is 224 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: on that Saturday. I don't have any tickets. I haven't 225 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: bought any tickets. I'm like, maybe we can do this 226 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: in the afternoon, do the meet and greet in the afternoon. 227 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: I go to the Reds game after that. But then 228 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 1: I'm like, there's some restaurants I want to go to 229 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: in Cincinnati that I've heard about. I'm like, well, if 230 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: I go to the Reds game, that'll cut into my time. 231 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: I don't have a lot of time because I get 232 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: to get back on Sunday to do the radio show. 233 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: So the whole thing. So we'll see the plan. We 234 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 1: don't have a plan, so there really is no plan 235 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: in my head. The outline is we'll go to a 236 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: restaurant and we'll have a good time. I'll spend a 237 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: few hours together. We'll hang out, we'll talk. I will 238 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 1: stop being an introvert. I'll be an extrovert for a 239 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: few hours. Will schmooze. Who doesn't like schmoozing A word 240 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 1: that always sounds like it should require some kind of 241 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: license if you're an introvert to schmooze. We'll trade stories 242 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: and I'll learn about you, and you can say whatever 243 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 1: you want to me and be polite. And if you 244 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: have a mom and pop shop or you know, someone 245 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: that does. And I guess the way I would phrase this, 246 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 1: you are now part of the casting call. You're part 247 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: of the casting call, which means somewhere out there is 248 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: a small diner owner or dive bar owner thinking nay, 249 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: and I just want to sell some pancakes or some 250 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 1: whiskey or both. And now all of a sudden, I'm 251 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: thinking I should host the Mallard Militia. What is that? 252 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: I don't even know what that is. Yeah, so there 253 00:15:56,200 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: are logistical challenges, of course. Southern Ohile. While I've heard 254 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: a lot about it, not exactly everyone's next door neighborhood. 255 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: And I realize it's a big ask to say, hey, 256 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: you're in Cleveland, drive all the way to the very 257 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: end of Ohio to come by. Just swing by Cincinnati. 258 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: It's essentially like asking someone in Los Angeles to pop 259 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: on over to San Francisco real quick for some garlic fries. Now, 260 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: it can be done. It can be done. However, you're 261 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: likely going to age in the process, and you may 262 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: or may not have car problems. Still, there's something admirable 263 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: about the hustle, the ambition, the weekend day trip. I 264 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: looked it up, and is it true? That Indianapolis, Louisville, 265 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: and Lexington are all all two hours or less away. 266 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: As the crow flies two hours or less away. We 267 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,400 Speaker 1: have had one listener I'm not gonna say the name 268 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: because he can still bail out on this who's promised 269 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: to bring delicious treats from Pittsburgh. I don't think he's 270 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 1: going to take a boat, but he can come down 271 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: and he's rsvped. So this is not again I keep 272 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:22,360 Speaker 1: repeating myself here, It's not a polished corporate event as 273 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: far as I know. There will be no velvet ropes. 274 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: But why are there not velvet ropes? I want velvet ropes. 275 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: I don't own velvet ropes. We're not likely going to 276 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,199 Speaker 1: go to a place that has velvet ropes. There'll be 277 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:39,119 Speaker 1: no corporate sponsor. I wouldn't be against it. This is 278 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:41,439 Speaker 1: not through Fox Sports Radio. This is out of my 279 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: own pocket. I'm spending my own money on this, So 280 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 1: it's not some big corporate thing. If the affiliate in 281 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 1: Cincinnati wants to be part of it, I'm down with that. 282 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: Reach out to me. We're good to go. There will 283 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: be no VIP wristbands, probably should be, there won't be. 284 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 1: There'll be no guy named Chad with a headset on 285 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 1: and a black suit saying we're at capacity. We're at capacity. 286 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:09,199 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure we will not be at capacity. This 287 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: is the opposite of that. This is in the raw 288 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:19,639 Speaker 1: radio in its natural habitat, slightly disorganized, just a little 289 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: bit disorganized. I just that's it, just a little bit 290 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: deeply personal and fueled by the people, for the people, 291 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 1: by the people, all about the people that care way 292 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 1: too much about the show, way more than they should. 293 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 1: It's just a radio show. We say that to people 294 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 1: that get upset. It's just a radio show. That's all 295 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: it is. And then if you like this show, well 296 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: it's obviously. 297 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:47,719 Speaker 2: More than that. 298 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: Like anything in life. If you like apples, you take 299 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: that second bite of the apple and you're excited about that. 300 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 1: If you don't like apples, you take one little bite 301 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:58,199 Speaker 1: and you're like, that's disgusting. I don't want to Who 302 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: doesn't like apples? What ever? Anyone doesn't like apples? Is 303 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: anyone allergic to apples? Is that a thing? So again, 304 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 1: this is going to be a very interesting event, and 305 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: you know, we'll see I am excited to see what 306 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: happens here. And you're listening to someone who absolutely would 307 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: prefer not to leave their house at all. Just that's 308 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 1: the way I am. I like my house. I want 309 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 1: to stay there, the mallor mansion. Not because it doesn't 310 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: sound fun. This sounds like it's gonna be a great time. 311 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to it. It does sound a lot 312 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:37,719 Speaker 1: of fun. However, it also sounds like effort, you know, 313 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 1: get to the airport. This whole tsa thing. I hope 314 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 1: that's done by the time this thing happens in late April. 315 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: I can't imagine it's going to go on that long, 316 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:49,360 Speaker 1: but who knows. And I've built my entire lifestyle around minimizing, 317 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 1: minimizing outdoor social activities, out of the house social activities. 318 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: So if there were a meet and greet via couch 319 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:03,360 Speaker 1: on zoom, I would turn the camera off on zoom 320 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: and I'd be the first in line. I'd be the 321 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 1: first in line. Now, regardless, for those who go and 322 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:13,440 Speaker 1: hopefully will be you, hopefully will be you. We have 323 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:16,239 Speaker 1: been told there is a certain magic to this. I've 324 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 1: been lucky enough to do these things from Seattle to 325 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:24,200 Speaker 1: Charleston to Appleton, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh. We did a male of 326 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: meet and Greed did one of the early ones in Syracuse. 327 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: On that trip I talked about We've done several in 328 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:32,240 Speaker 1: Boston over the years. La Vegas try to make that 329 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: a regular thing. So we've been all over Kansas City 330 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: a couple of times. Those were a lot of fun, 331 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 1: a lot of fun in Kansas City. Had kind of 332 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: a one on one meet and greet with Fays in 333 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 1: Chicago and the bleachers at Wrigley Field. That was pretty cool. 334 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: So all of that has happened. All of that has happened, 335 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:58,159 Speaker 1: and I've heard for some that really are p ones 336 00:20:58,160 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 1: of the show. This is like a big deal, right, 337 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: You're meeting a blow hard gas bag. I say this 338 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: in air quotes a personality, and I have been told 339 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: from you the feedback that I have gotten that this 340 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: is just a random name and voice that has lived 341 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: in your car, as you deliver stuff in the factory, 342 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 1: as you listen on your headphones, or in bed while 343 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: suffering from insomnia. And it is true. We exist in 344 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: the twilight zone. Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do. 345 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 1: That's strange place between real life and radio life. And 346 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: for a few hours when you do a Milord meet 347 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 1: and greet, these worlds collide, the Big Bang. And also, 348 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 1: let's be honest part two here, half the appeal is 349 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: seeing everyone and what they look like. Do they look like? 350 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 1: What you imagine? Has a long tradition since Marconi invented it, 351 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: a long tradition of people not exactly matching their voices, 352 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: which is part of its charm. And also, I gonna 353 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 1: lie a little unsettling from time to time, little unsettling. 354 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:19,400 Speaker 1: And now with social media, you, if you have social media, 355 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: you'll likely know what my fat ass looks like. However, 356 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 1: without the filters and the gadgets and the dew hickeys 357 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:30,399 Speaker 1: and all that, yeah, I'm gonna sound like Donald Duck. 358 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 3: Why don't you have that big booming voice, man, Well, 359 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 3: really I have. I have just a regular voice. It's 360 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:43,239 Speaker 3: just heavily filtered, and they put all these things in 361 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 3: there to make it sound good. It's kind of like 362 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 3: a salad doesn't need croutons and does not need salad dressing. However, 363 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:53,959 Speaker 3: in order to get people to eat the salad, they 364 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 3: toss that in and some cheese. 365 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 1: Well just eat the lettuce. Well, no, that's not a salad. 366 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: I need I need the cheese, I need the I 367 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,879 Speaker 1: need the salad, dressing, all of that, all of that, 368 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: put that right on top. That's what I need. Croutons 369 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 1: right there. So again, it's gonna be a throwback, a 370 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: reminder that before everything became curated and filtered and monetized, 371 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: there was a time, believe it or not, it's gonna 372 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,200 Speaker 1: blow your mind, there was a time there were just 373 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: people talking, connecting, listening, easedropping in, showing up some characters, 374 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: others just on the sidelines watching. So yes, again, save 375 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: the date, Save the date, Save the date, not save 376 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:44,919 Speaker 1: the world. You're not doing that. Save the date. It's Saturday, 377 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: April twenty fifth and two be determined tbd. The time 378 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:55,360 Speaker 1: and the location. I'll do like a where's bennything? All right, 379 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 1: I'll just send out a comment. I'm over at the 380 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 1: gas station over here. Yeah, I'm at that spaghetti place 381 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 1: with the chili that Justin hates. I'm over here, yeah, 382 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 1: so likely a restaurant, and if you come on down, 383 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 1: will we have a room full of pea ones. Again, 384 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:18,680 Speaker 1: it very well could be just Dick from Dayton, And 385 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: if that happens, that's fine. I need to give him 386 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: the man a handshake and a hug. Twenty plus years 387 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: of listing all the great radio he's provided us with 388 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 1: his crazy stories and whatnot. Now we hope, we hope 389 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: that Justin and Cincinnati shows up. I'd like to meet him, 390 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:36,120 Speaker 1: just Josh, who's sent some great songs in and all 391 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: the other characters from reasonable driving distance in that region 392 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 1: if you can make it, including I hope Cardiac Stanley, 393 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 1: the man that had the heart attack on the air, 394 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 1: like to meet Cardiac Stanley. That would be a lot 395 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,440 Speaker 1: of fun to meet Cardiac Stanley. He lives in Cincinnati 396 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:56,160 Speaker 1: or that area, so hopefully he'll be there. Far out 397 00:24:56,280 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: Dave Strip Club John another legend. He's in Cleveland and 398 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: Ohioil who's famous with his music on this podcast. And 399 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 1: I know I'm forgetting a bunch I realize I'm forgetting 400 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: a bunch of people. Our guy from Churchill downs this 401 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: is not that far away. I hopefully he can make it, 402 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: so who knows. I don't know. There's a lot of 403 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 1: places not that far away. I don't know that JT. 404 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: The Wingman is going to be there. He might not that. 405 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: There were some people that emailed me saying I needed 406 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:29,159 Speaker 1: only exact date. I'm thinking about going to both the 407 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 1: Ohio Meet and greet and the Boston Meet and greet, 408 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 1: And I thought, well, that would be pretty crazy to 409 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: do both. That's something JT. The Wingman would do, to 410 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 1: do the both. And so we'll see. I'll believe it 411 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,719 Speaker 1: when I see it. I'll believe it when I see it. 412 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:46,680 Speaker 1: And so again, all those big names in Ohio, al whatnot, 413 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 1: we hope that you'll be there. And again, I know 414 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: I'm missing out of a bunch of people. And if 415 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: nothing else, this will answer the age old question if 416 00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 1: you promote a meet and greet for a year without 417 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,880 Speaker 1: actually giving a date or a venue or anything like that, 418 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: and then it finally happens and all that does that 419 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:10,640 Speaker 1: make it a success or just the world's longest pregame 420 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 1: shows like the Super Bowl pregame show. Make it in, 421 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: make it in, making it now. Either way, it does 422 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: beat staying home. It gives you a license to leave 423 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:21,679 Speaker 1: your house. Not not for me. I don't really want 424 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: to leave my house at all. I'm an introvert. I 425 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: do I force myself to do it. I'm talking about you. 426 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:30,360 Speaker 1: You can take the wife. One of my favorite things 427 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 1: about the meet and greet is when the wives complain 428 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 1: to me. I love that, you know, I just want 429 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:38,679 Speaker 1: to sleep and my husband has your stupid voice on 430 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: the radio and it really annoys me. I'm like, God, 431 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 1: thank you. So if you want to bring the wife, 432 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:46,639 Speaker 1: that's fine. Bring the kids. They'll say, who's that old 433 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,439 Speaker 1: fat guy? Why are you listening to him? You know 434 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: that whole thing. They'll be the yeah, No, I've met 435 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 1: some very nice sons and daughters of fans of the 436 00:26:56,720 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: show that have been great and wondering some baboushka. Occasionally 437 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:03,879 Speaker 1: there's a babushka that will show up. That's always fun. 438 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,400 Speaker 1: So we'll see. I've been promoting this now. This podcast 439 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 1: is pretty much fully dedicated to the Ohio mallor meet 440 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,919 Speaker 1: and Greet, the Buck Guy Benny meet and Greet. So 441 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: I'm excited about that and if it you know, it's 442 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: going to happen, that alone makes it a success, as 443 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:22,119 Speaker 1: we said, And so we'll see. And for the record, 444 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:26,680 Speaker 1: I still plan to sit around most of the year. 445 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:29,679 Speaker 1: I got this thing. I said, we got to do 446 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 1: more of these meet and greets, so I'll be mixing 447 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,640 Speaker 1: it in. Although these are the only two that will 448 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:38,360 Speaker 1: be outside of the West, meaning these are the two 449 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:41,639 Speaker 1: plane trips I'm planning on making, barring the TV show 450 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 1: Coming Back or some other TV show where I have 451 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: to fly to tape stuff. Other than that, this is it. 452 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 1: This is all. And you know, hopefully Vegas, which is 453 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,920 Speaker 1: drivable from LA, would like to do an LA one. 454 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,679 Speaker 1: I know Matt Jack was upset. We were supposed to 455 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:00,200 Speaker 1: do that at the end of twenty twenty five. And 456 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: then there's our friend Alim Dalou in the Bay Area 457 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 1: who's got a bar in Oakland. We'll pass out bulletproof 458 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: vest for that and then body armor. But all that said, 459 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:15,640 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see what Cincinnati has to offer. Any 460 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:20,200 Speaker 1: suggestion on what I should see. If you have any recommendations. 461 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 1: If you said you got one day, one day only 462 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 1: in Cincinnati, you only got a couple hours, what do 463 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:29,879 Speaker 1: you what do you have to see? What is on 464 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 1: the bucket list? You got to check it out. Let 465 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:35,920 Speaker 1: me know. Send me an email Real fifth Hour at 466 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: gmail dot com. That's all letters, no numbers, Real fifth 467 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 1: Hour at gmail dot com or Ben Malors Show at 468 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 1: gmail dot com. Just let me know. Like I've looked 469 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:49,880 Speaker 1: online as this huge Kroger. Kroger's headquarters in Cincinnati. There's 470 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 1: supposedly this huge Kroger there. I've seen some some riverboat stuff. 471 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:56,960 Speaker 1: I think that's going to take too long. I don't 472 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 1: think I'll have time for that based on my schedule. 473 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:03,920 Speaker 1: So we'll see. We'll see about that. I'm fired up meanwhile, 474 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 1: you know, I'm also fired up for the phrase of 475 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 1: the week. The phrase of the week. Now, the phrase 476 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 1: this week is add salt to something or rub salt 477 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:22,320 Speaker 1: in the wound. They're interchangeable. These are idioms idioms about salt. Again, 478 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: the phrase of the week, add salt to something, or 479 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: add salt to the wound, or rub salt in the wound. 480 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: Those are all possible variations of this, which means, oh, 481 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: by the way, to obviously make a bad situation worse, 482 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 1: especially by reminding someone of their failure, pain or embarrassment. 483 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 1: And the implication there is this is emotional or physical. 484 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 1: It could be either one. And it's like saying, you know, 485 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:59,520 Speaker 1: after I lost the game, my brother joked about it. 486 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 1: Added salt to the wound, right, added salt to the wound. Now, 487 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 1: this comes from the literal idea that putting salt in 488 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: a wound causes a sharp, stinging pain so metaphorically it 489 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: means making something already painful even worse. Now, how far 490 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: does this go back? What if I told you this 491 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 1: actually goes back? The idea of putting salt in a 492 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 1: wound or something painful is from ancient times, from like 493 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 1: the Bronze Age. It shows up in Greek and Roman writings. 494 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 1: Salt was used as medicine. However, it's stung, all right, 495 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 1: you gotta cut, Let's put some salt in it. Well, 496 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 1: that's not good, that's not good at all. Now, the 497 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 1: figurative meaning of rubb's salt in the wound or add 498 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 1: salt to something, the meaning of that making a bad 499 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 1: situation worse? That started appealing or appearing rather in English 500 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 1: in the mid eighteen hundreds. The exact phrasing rub salt 501 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:10,120 Speaker 1: in the wound commonly traces to the eighteen sixties eighteen seventies, 502 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:15,720 Speaker 1: and was used in literature and newspapers. So there you go. 503 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 1: On that note, we will get out of here. I 504 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 1: will have new podcasts for you all weekend. We'll see 505 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 1: about Danny with the Mailbag on Sunday as I travel 506 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:30,280 Speaker 1: around Lost Wages, Nevada and see what Vegas has to offer. 507 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 1: Here not staying at a hotel, though at a secret 508 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: location far far away from the strip. Have a wonderful 509 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 1: rest of your Friday, and we will talk to you 510 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:46,600 Speaker 1: next time. Aloha, Asta pasta, what kind of pasta? 511 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 2: Though you killed it with the knife, got a murder. 512 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: I gotta go.