Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet - 355: Reviews of Community Theaters

Episode Date: September 17, 2025

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Starting point is 00:01:13 My name is brother host. Welcome to the show. We're so excited to invite you here today. We've had a busy morning catching up after some travel. Oh, yes. Sorry for that awful noise. Yeah, the world, the philosophy of life, etc. Yeah, there's been a lot of news that apparently we predicted going around.
Starting point is 00:01:33 Yeah, apparently we're psychic siblings after all. Yeah, we're in cahoots with some Etsy witches. It's a whole thing. Don't give them our cool ideas. Don't give them away. Next thing you know. They took one of them already. True.
Starting point is 00:01:47 No, true. Anyway. Today, what are we talking about today? We're talking about community theaters. Right? I have some good. Okay. That long pause made me nervous.
Starting point is 00:01:58 I have sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you nervous. I, I just, it's really funny to me this theme. Yeah, it's, it's, it's just inherently funny somehow. It's sort of like one of those where I'm already laughing before we start. Yeah, but I see that. Yeah. Can I read one? So I think I was going to say, it sounds like you need to go first.
Starting point is 00:02:17 I got to set the tone for the rest of the show. Okay. So this was sent in by Carrie Sheeher. It's a whole world improv theater in Atlanta, Georgia. and I think this is just like a good talking point for us to start off with. So this is by Austin One Star. The host was very arrogant and rude. My buddy was shunned and almost kicked out for giving very funny prompts.
Starting point is 00:02:42 The performers were jaded and did not seem to be in the mood to have any fun. End of review. Is there an owner response? There's not and I'm really boned about that. I figured we could use this as like a creative exercise. I promise my buddy's prompts were great. He's so funny. He's so funny.
Starting point is 00:02:58 You wouldn't even know how funny he is. I won't even give an example because I know. It's either offensive or juvenile or both. Yeah, most likely it's either butthole or abortion or something that you're trying to be funny. I don't know. Like, it's like you're trying to be funny. And by the way, like at an improv show, everyone's yelling things out.
Starting point is 00:03:17 So that's not how it works. And if yours is getting like, if he almost got kicked out when he's yelling along with a bunch of other people, That means that yours were particularly worth singling out. Yeah. So, yeah, abortions seems like most likely of everything we've said so far. Something, yeah, very like. Second Amendment. I don't know.
Starting point is 00:03:37 I feel like it's just like your buddy must be. Honestly, I'm glad you, I'm glad he has a friend like you. Can I just put that out there? I'm glad he has a friend like you. Hey, what a nice way to look at this. Isn't it? Imagine a friend writing. Actually, yeah, I think my friends should write more one-star reviews in
Starting point is 00:03:55 my defense, not that I, maybe one day. It's like they don't even try to prove their loyalty to you, you know? I don't think any of them are Yelp elite. That's crazy. Yeah, the fact that my friends aren't Yelp elite for, on your behalf, especially. Yeah. That's kind of sad. Wow.
Starting point is 00:04:14 Okay, I'm going to find some new friends. I couldn't say the same, but it's okay. Like maybe someday you'll find your people, you know? Yeah, maybe someday. I can only hope. I have one here sent in by Abby. she heard, who sent in a review of A Noise Within, a theater in Pasadena, California. A couple good names so far, huh? Yes, I agree.
Starting point is 00:04:34 Here is a two-star review. Stinky! I went to see Macbeth, but I thought I was seeing Hamlet because something stank in that theater. Literally! I asked one of the ushers what the smell was all about, and she said that they've been having problems with their sewer lines for years and can't figure out how to get rid of of the smell. Gross. The place is nice and all, and the acting was pretty good, but I don't want to get a staff infection or E. coli or whatever, so I'm going to avoid this place and go to one that's more sanitary. End of review. Jesus Christ. First of all, am I missing a reference to Hamlet? I'm not sure if it's ham, as in like, ham is stinky. That was what I took it as, but I'm also not
Starting point is 00:05:19 that familiar with Hamlet. Because it's literally stinky. Yeah. Like ham? Like ham? Mark? I guess. Yeah. You know what? I don't know. Maybe I don't know if Hamlet was particularly stinky and I haven't read it in many years. Me neither. I don't know if I ever. To be frank with you, I'm not sure I ever read it at all. I certainly said I did at some point in my life. Yeah, I certainly said I did at some point in my life and committed to the bit pretty hard to the point that now I don't know if I ever read it. Um, I will say, wait, what show were they actually watching? Mcbeth. I was like that. I feel like you can just do that out damn spot. You know,
Starting point is 00:05:55 Everyone kind of gets that reference. Stink, yeah. Stink, exactly. Like, you could play on that. You don't need ham. Okay, whatever. The stintch is like the, yeah, okay. Yeah, I like that.
Starting point is 00:06:04 I guess I just advise this person to not go, to not speak at an improv show. Like, maybe keep your voice down because. Or at the very least capitalize the H-A-M. Like, Hamlet. There you go. That would have been clear. Exactly. Really make it clear what it is.
Starting point is 00:06:18 Also, I don't think they're giving the actors enough credit. If they're acting through this horrible stink for years and, like, they have to live like this and work like this. Maybe that's what made the two stars instead of one, actually. Oh, they really, that's how professional they were. Yeah, it's a pity star for the actors. Not even a pity, maybe just like a reverence. Yeah, that's true.
Starting point is 00:06:42 Because like how do you do that? Despite all this, yeah. Yeah, unless it's like the stinky theater. And if you're like, that's just where you end up, you know, if you're like really not. That's the worst, the worst. Like maybe that's why. Yeah. Yeah, they all have staff, yeah.
Starting point is 00:06:57 Staff, yeah, they all have E. coline staff. Yeah. That seems plausible, yeah. Yeah, it makes sense to me. A noise within, more like a smell within. I know, like, their uxs inner, exactly. There are so many other ways that they could have just used what was already given to them. A noise within.
Starting point is 00:07:14 I wish I didn't have my nose within. Yeah, take the NTSAXA very good. I'm trying here. I'm trying. I'm tapped out, though, I think, for this. I actually think I am, too, because I tried to play off yours, but I think you nailed it. Thank you. This is from Elise and Matt, she her, he, him.
Starting point is 00:07:32 This is of the Wheelock or Wheelick Family Theater. And it's cracking me up because this is apparently Boston University's community slash family theater. Oh. And they wrote, Elisa Matt wrote, was Christine cast in this production of Pinocchio in 2015? And for a moment, I thought to myself, was I? Was I? when I was attending that university. But no, and I'm really actually pretty...
Starting point is 00:07:58 It's like they might know something I don't know. Yes, I was thinking, you know, it wouldn't be a surprise if Elise and Matt of all people knew what I was doing in 2015, better than I do. And to be honest, I'm pretty devastated because I think I had moved to L.A. by then. I was still attending the school, but I think I missed my chance to see really a great production. I can't wait to hear about it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. This is a two-star review by George. my wife two kids and I saw pinocchio last night prose actors were great the japanese theatrical tradition was well intertwined in the story which seems to be the intent live music was really well integrated in the play decor was innovative and interesting humor was appropriate for the parents in the hall cons well please do not bring children to this depressing spectacle oh that is unless you're minor is enjoying
Starting point is 00:08:49 topics such as contemplation of suicide. Parentheses, opening scene, end parentheses. Self-loathing. Seen with Goddess of Misery? Question mark, exclamation point. Whipping. Seen with Pinocchio in circus. Animal abuse.
Starting point is 00:09:07 Seen with Pinocchio's friend who is about to be killed. Murder. Jesus. Scenes of cricket. And mock murder by Pinocchio of his friend, who is later on killed for his hide anyway. mutilation what and so far
Starting point is 00:09:24 they've been kind of accurate like it sounds dramatic but I hear mutilation I'm like how is there mutilation in Pinocchio well think about it it's a wooden puppet
Starting point is 00:09:33 I bet you there's some maybe an apt word is more disarticulation but we'll see you know that word would be more apt for me if I knew what it was I'm actually completely wrong here it is mutilation scene in which Pinocchio
Starting point is 00:09:46 heroically bites off the paws of the cat And that also goes under animal abuse. That's right. Good point. Multiple scenes of yelling and kids calling each other stupid and very loud voices. Okay, that feels like you should have just left that off the list. Yeah, that one, especially like near the end. I hope near the end.
Starting point is 00:10:05 Maybe that's just halfway through. I don't know what murder is. Suicide, animal abuse, murder, mutilation, I think is enough to get your point across. You don't need to add like... Kids calling each other stupid, which does not seem... yelling and calling each other stupid. It feels more like a great pumpkin, Charlie Brown type complaint, you know. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:10:25 So then it says here, well, who am I to judge? What is the appropriate way to present the Pinocchio story to a child? I have only two, and one of them was annoyed, and we spent half the time in the theater's vestibule, and the other one insisted to stay during the entire play, and was obviously shell-shocked afterward and asked all the way home if each of the enumerated previously behaviors is good or bad.
Starting point is 00:10:48 Whoa. That's troubling. One at a time. Is it good or bad to eat my cat's paws? Yeah, exactly. Get that kid. Is whipping mutilation, any of them? None of them are good.
Starting point is 00:10:59 Are you sure, Dad? Come on. It's got to be one. How about yelling and calling people stupid? No, that's the ultimate system. That's of all the ones. That's what you definitely shouldn't do. So anyway, that was apparently a production I missed during my time at Boston University.
Starting point is 00:11:13 I'm so sorry to hear that. Me too. Yeah. Yeah, I hope there's a footage out there because I would love to witness this. I hope there's actually just like parent, like somebody's parent filmed it, not like professionally done. Oh, yeah, it doesn't have to be professional. No, it can't be.
Starting point is 00:11:27 It's actually found footage. Right. They piece together a bunch of different phone cameras from the audience to make like a That's pretty dark. I feel like that with the themes presented in the play would create quite a ruckus if we were able to get our hands on that. March 2015, Boston University. March 2015.
Starting point is 00:11:48 Oh, my gosh. A month that will live in infamy. Yeah, for sure. Oh, man. Okay, my next one here is from Stacey. And this is a review of the Journey Bank Community Arts Center. And this is in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Okay.
Starting point is 00:12:09 Classic. Wow, it's great. Right on the West Branch Susquehanna River. Is that where the Little League is? I don't know if I said that right. That Little League? The Little League. The Little League Museum or whatever. No. I have no idea. What are you talking about?
Starting point is 00:12:29 I don't know. South William. What? Type in Little League, Pennsylvania. Yeah, Christina, I think you're right. You're right, Christina. How did you know that? I've been there. Really? Not to the Little League All of Fame, but.
Starting point is 00:12:46 Oh. Sorry, to the town of Williamsport or whatever. Okay, but also why? Because it's the stopping point on the way to Connecticut, and it's where we always end up getting a hotel. And then one time we went, and there were all these children everywhere. And I was like, what's happening?
Starting point is 00:13:01 Is there a child convention? And Blaze was like, oh, this is the Little League Hall of Fame. Little League Museum, yeah. Yeah. Wow. But they do have a Hall of Excellence there. Okay, there we go. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:13:15 Wow. Christina, I'm pretty impressed. It's like, the only reason I said it is because you acted like you knew it and I thought like, oh, so he knows about it too. No. But you were probably, you were probably, you were probably okay. I just like, it looked lovely on the river. Oh, yeah, it's beautiful actually.
Starting point is 00:13:27 Christina, this is, it looks pretty. I, uh, wow. I'm sorry. I like paused and could, like I just, no offense, but I couldn't believe it. No, I don't. It sounds ridiculous. I said I was wrong immediately because I just figured. Okay. That's also a town where Leona threw her pacifier in the toilet.
Starting point is 00:13:45 of the hotel when we went. Oh, that makes sense. That's what it's known for. There was also Kenneth, who has something to say, at least about the Journey Bank Community Arts Center. Here's a one-star review from eight years ago. Hosting Kathy Griffin,
Starting point is 00:14:03 I will never support your establishment again, and neither will anyone from our churches. It is appalling to us that you would support someone so vicious. Also, bringing this up at our number, next bake sale. Completely unacceptable. Our next bake sale. All those Kathy Griffin fans at church are going to start boycotting. I was going to say they're going to, yeah, they're going to pick it.
Starting point is 00:14:29 That's, that's longers. But yeah, I mean, I guess if they stop going to future things like they think, but I'm glad you specified eight years ago because that really does pan in a different picture than if it was like yesterday. I feel like, don't you have bigger problems? And I'm like, oh, no. Yeah, for context, that was when Kathy Griffith. and did a photo shoot of a fake decapitated Trump head.
Starting point is 00:14:52 And everyone clutched their pearls, as they tend to do. But, yeah, as did Kenneth and his friends at the bike sale. But I just love that at the bake sale, they're going to be like, guess who's coming to the Journey Bank Community Arts Center? It's not even his friends. It's just the people from church. Yeah, yeah. And so I like to think that this is what they finally united over, you know.
Starting point is 00:15:14 Because you know they have their own petty drama, but now finally. I mean, honestly, that does sound like a fun day at the bake sale. If you get mad at that, like, oh, yeah. Oh, you can, it's like a, that's a great circle jerk. You can just, like, yap about Kathy Griffin. And you have fucking chocolate and sugar everywhere. Like, that's, keep these people riled up. They're going to go for hours on this.
Starting point is 00:15:36 Yeah. That sugar crash, though, is going to be rough. Oh, they're going to be feeling like shit tomorrow. Yeah. And, yeah, especially because they're like, wait, can I actually not go to the drink? I know, and I was going to say, then they're going to realize that they've really committed to this. I don't know if I can boycott it. Like I said I would.
Starting point is 00:15:51 Now they're trying to cancel their subscriptions and it's not as fun. REO Speedwagon's coming next month. Oh, shit. Okay. I always get so wrapped up in the bake sale gossip. It's like. But you miss the REO Speedwagon shows? And then I have to live with the consequences.
Starting point is 00:16:08 Like missing the REO Speedwagon concept. Yeah. I felt like I was insulting REO Speedwagon. I'm not. This is a review sent in by Maya, she-her. It's of the Highlands Lakeside Theater. And Margaret wrote a one-star review, and there is a response from owner. I just feel I should put that out there.
Starting point is 00:16:34 So you're not left to one-run with baby breath. Thank God. My husband and I arrived at the theater to see, we will rock you. As usual, I put a bottle of water in. my purse. My husband is a cancer survivor. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, sir. That just caught me off guard. My husband is a cancer survivor and does not produce saliva. I'm sorry. I did not know that was a thing. Okay, so I will say that Maya actually looked into it, and I've heard that, but Maya did say, like, I've Googled it, and that can be a consequence of, not a consequence.
Starting point is 00:17:14 Like chemotherapy or what? Oh my God, what's wrong with me? A punishment by God for when you get cancer. No, that can be like a side effect, I think, of some of the treatments. Oh, treatment, specific treatments. I'm not, I'm not totally sure, but I think it's from the treatments. Interesting. I mean, so that's a fair enough point, right?
Starting point is 00:17:32 One sip in and an usher appears and asks for me to hand over the bottle and tells me its policy not to carry my own water in, and I should buy it at the concession stand. I was not aware of this policy, and really is it worth alienating a customer over two dollars. End of review. Okay. So, okay, fair enough point. Yeah, I don't know. I see nothing wrong so far. I understand you were disappointed, but we do try to inform everyone prior to and upon arrival that outside food or drink is prohibited. It is noted in the order confirmation,
Starting point is 00:18:00 on the door, on an additional standalone sign and on our website. If you have an idea of how else we can spread the word, we would appreciate your suggestions. Wear the fuck else, Margaret. You want it on fucking plastered to your sunglasses? What do you You do not have to buy water. If you ask for a cup of water in the lounge, they will give that to you. End of review. Oh, could have gotten free water. Solution.
Starting point is 00:18:24 Maybe they should put more signs about that, though. That's all I'm saying. You know what, Alexinner, I think maybe it's time that you step in and mediate this whole thing. Look, I think, I think they both have points. They do. Okay. I think, I don't think that they could advertise that no food or drink policy any better, but. Hey, maybe they're making it.
Starting point is 00:18:41 Hot tape. Maybe they're making it too clear. Like if they cancel each other out somehow? I don't understand what that means. Like, I feel like sometimes you see something so much. It's so ubiquitous that you like forget it's there. Or maybe that's just me. And that's probably an ADHD symptom or consequence, I should say.
Starting point is 00:18:56 I'm trying to think of any example of whatever the hell you just said. No, come on. How is that possible? Like pigeons. If I see a bunch of pigeons and I don't notice them. Then they don't register. No, if you see a pigeon every day, for example, you're not going to be like, oh, look, a pigeon's there. yeah no
Starting point is 00:19:14 it's like if the sign is everywhere and you're like it just kind of don't it doesn't either a algebra right they need to take another angle what do you say it like loses meaning it's just like yeah or it just kind of blends into your surroundings they need to either put one really shocking signups that when you go in it really like maybe it's a
Starting point is 00:19:33 maybe it's a performance maybe it's Kathy Griffin should design it maybe it's Kathy Griffin opening for each play every single one yeah every single one And just to give, especially at the REO Speedwagon concert, we need to get across. I thought that she already did that. Oh, yeah, you're right.
Starting point is 00:19:52 She did open for them. Okay, anyway, point is, there's a solution for everything. Surprise everyone, actually. We're their next openers. We're Kathy Griffin and R.O. Speedwagon's next opening? Yeah. Oh, okay. I think, didn't someone from R.A.O. Speedwagon dive?
Starting point is 00:20:12 Adding free water, by the way? Yes, when we will have one very shocking sign to say that you cannot bring anything inside, anything. And we will not be giving you anything either. Yeah, nothing that's free. And everything will cost a pretty penny. Especially for your cancer surviving husband. We expect full medical records at the door. What the fuck is happening?
Starting point is 00:20:37 Except we already have them, so it doesn't really bother. We weren't supposed to, our lawyers that don't say that. Because if they offer it up, then we can actually use what we have. You're right. We have to keep it secret now. We're less likely to get thrown in prison. Cool. Yes.
Starting point is 00:20:51 Yes. Anyway, you're welcome. And then I just found some random things. Let's see what I found. I forget. I found one of the Theater Nova in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This is a three-star review. It was okay.
Starting point is 00:21:10 Not really a fan. But I had good company, so that made it good, I think. End of review. Oh, no. I hope it wasn't a date. And I hope that person doesn't follow you on Google reviews. Poor Kyle. That's sad.
Starting point is 00:21:25 Just didn't. It's like, it's like, honestly. It's like, trust yourself. Yeah, needed an owner response. Yes. Oh, my gosh. It was good, actually. Or like, love this or whatever the fuck reaction you can do on there.
Starting point is 00:21:40 You can do like, thumbs up. Yeah, but it seems like whatever this production was was really mind-bending. Pinocchio. Right? Oh, yeah. University of Michigan got the same one. Mutilation and animal abuse. They were like, we got to do this.
Starting point is 00:22:01 We got to do this. For Family Day, we should definitely do this. Yeah. Is Christine Cheaper available? He was in a production a few years ago. We think. We actually, no one knows. Well, actually, she doesn't remember.
Starting point is 00:22:15 That's what that was, yeah. I honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if anyone in that production doesn't remember doing it. Just blocked it out. Or at least thinks it's a dream or something. I think it might have been the fumes from the sewer, though. We were all very ill with E. coli that year. Yeah, that E. coli outbreak. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:22:32 Okay. I have this review that kind of reminds me of what you just read. It's of the Garden Theater. It's a one-star review by Tim. I will say that I did not enjoy myself the times I've been here. Something just always seems off. It really spoils the whole experience before I even take my seat. End of review.
Starting point is 00:22:51 And then the owner is like, Tim, I'm so sorry to hear this. This is certainly not the experience we want our guests to have. Could you email Debbie? And then with more information, we'd love to know what we can do. It's like, what kind of a fucking, is something just seems off. It's like, that's so not helpful. It sounds like it's a. review of one of those, like a crystal shop or any metaphysical type thing. You see so many reviews
Starting point is 00:23:16 were like, I went in, the vibe was off. A dark vibe. I saw it. Yeah. And they like have this feeling about it. And then sometimes the owners do respond and are like, well, it wasn't off. You're wrong. Sometimes the owners respond say, you're right. We fired her. She was doing secret practices in the back. And I'm like, wow, this is all crazy. Like it's getting crazy by the minute. They launched an investigation because they were like, someone had bad vibes. We got to launch an investigation, and sure enough. We knew Sarah was performing Black Magic. We just needed a Google review to prove it.
Starting point is 00:23:47 Yeah. That was, like, their evidence to, that's how they got their warrant. Yeah, it's like, Your Honor. Look what Tim said. He's a local guide. He's trustworthy. I feel like you could convince some people that that means something. It has a badge on it.
Starting point is 00:24:06 I'm going to be honest. At one point, I think I thought it meant something. Well, I think you with a badge automatically kind of gets, you know, up a few levels, so. Yeah, well, that's a shame, I know. Do you have any more? Yeah, I have a couple. Great. It's your turn, though.
Starting point is 00:24:22 Oh, it is? No, it's my turn, though. You're right. I'm sorry. I have one here. This is from Taylor, she heard, who sent in a review of the Ephraada Performing Arts Center. Ephrada, Pennsylvania. I don't feel like that's wrong.
Starting point is 00:24:38 Oh, that's one. Where the little volleyball league of fame is, I don't know. But it's actually... The little volleyball league of fame is there. Effrida. It's Efferda. Sorry. Oh, never mind. That's not where it is. Oh, yeah. It's actually...
Starting point is 00:24:53 Were you think of the historic Ephrida cloister? Yes. Yeah. The HFC? Yeah. No. H-E-C. H-F-C. It's not F-R-D-F.
Starting point is 00:25:04 We say F-E-F. It's kind of a joke. Like an in-joke. Oh, it's F-Rada, the letter F-Rata, F-Rata. Yeah, it's just like a little nickname we have. Okay, got it. I see. Anyway, the F-Rata, which is not the pronunciation I thought it was, if you couldn't tell.
Starting point is 00:25:27 Theater, here we go. Three stars. Seating and so far, very good. Content of the play was not what I expected. Way too much reference to me. male privates. No. I was like, swear words.
Starting point is 00:25:44 Oh, no, male privates. And they don't mean soldiers. I know. Juniper is like doing flips. Oh. And now is attacking Gio. Yeah. I just, if you're on, if you're on Patreon, I guess you get a dinner and a show, am I right?
Starting point is 00:26:02 Where's the, they're dinner? Oh, is our podcast? Oh, they're the dinner? Oh, no. Pinocchio. Oh, no. Hide your paws. If I bite his paw.
Starting point is 00:26:14 Can you tell me what that means? Well, I thought, like, to, like, to take, like, to take things apart, like, at. Like a Lego. I don't know why I said it. Like, like, you would, that's how you take apart Lego. Like a Pinocchio. Yes, I guess. Like a Pinocchio, like a Marionette.
Starting point is 00:26:34 Like, pieces of him take him apart. I thought that's where you were going. And then he's like, no, he bit off of him. No, this is the puppet biting a living thing. It's fucking horrifying, yeah. Okay, wow. So, where were we? It's your turn.
Starting point is 00:26:49 We were in a frada. Oh, that's, that's such a wild. I want to go there now. Okay. Yeah. Okay, so this was sent by Megan, she hurt, and it says Megan, friend of Fox. And that says, oh, that's just for context. First of all, it's a total brag, and you deserve to use that brag.
Starting point is 00:27:06 So don't worry. Also, it says just for context. Um, because there's a million, a zillion Megan's out there. You're right. So you're the Megan friend of Fox. That's your badge of honor. Um, and this is of Raleigh Little Theater in Raleigh, North Carolina. And by the way, Megan's wife proposed to her there.
Starting point is 00:27:24 And she sent a really pretty photo of their gardens and they, she's all sweet. I know. It's a cute, beautiful photo. So that being said, nosy rosy posey, local guide gave it a star. Oh. Super creepy when me and my stepmother. went to go check it out. We opened the door easily.
Starting point is 00:27:41 We heard some voices. We ran out because it was scary. And when we tried to go back in, it was all the sudden locked. Then we went to the amphitheater right beside it and heard footsteps. But then we looked and there was nobody was there. Very, very creepy. End of review. What?
Starting point is 00:27:58 I mean, I think they just probably walked in and they were like, you can't trespass here and lock the door. Oh. I mean, they said we opened the door. It was unlocked. We heard voices so we ran away. Oh, it was Megan. being proposed to. It could be.
Starting point is 00:28:12 Probably is what was happening in there. This evil stepmother and stepdaughter wanted to ruin it. Nosey, rosy-posey. Yeah, nosy-rozy-posey-posey. Yeah, well, not very rosy. Hey, Alexander. Very paranoid. I'll give them that.
Starting point is 00:28:26 Alexander. Tell me. The proposal is in front of an entire row of rose bushes. Oh, my God. I'm not kidding. I'm looking at the picture. Whoa. Wait.
Starting point is 00:28:37 Is the second row a bunch of nose? No? No, it's posy. So it's, she's no. Fuck, I'll sit there. What are you talking? Nosey, rosy, posy. There are posies, there's roses, and there's noses. No, is there a nose jar somewhere? Stop. It doesn't even make sense. I'm saying she's nosy. Nozy, rosy posey. That's the name, right? She's nosy. So I'm saying, I thought, I thought, I thought, I thought this was a conspiracy thing. Just go. What's with the roses? You said that because of rosy, no?
Starting point is 00:29:19 Why did you tell me there are a bunch of roses? Because it's rosy. Okay, forget it. Yeah, and noses for nosy. Posey? Poses for Posey. No, stop it. Posey is her name.
Starting point is 00:29:32 She's nosy and she's in the rose bushes. Oh. Now it really clear. Stop acting like it doesn't make sense. That makes sense, but I think mine makes more sense that there's a rose of rows. It doesn't make any sense. Okay, let the people decide. Here is my final review, okay?
Starting point is 00:29:50 I'm almost done. Don't worry. This is of the Ogunquid Playhouse. I just came back from a trip to Maine, so this makes sense. This one is. Yeah, that's what we were all thinking. This makes so much sense. Actually, they were thinking, this doesn't make any sense.
Starting point is 00:30:05 Yeah, now they're like, we get it. We all said, oh, okay. Yeah, I actually got this a while ago, though, before I went to Maine, so this review. Here is a one-star review with an owner response from a year ago. This is what knows has to say. We just left the opening 8 p.m. performance of A Little Night Music, and we thoroughly enjoyed the entire show right up until the delivery of a little night music. And we thoroughly enjoyed the entire show right up until the delivery of a little night music. a joke about one of the main characters being shot and, quote, come on, it only grazed his
Starting point is 00:30:43 ear, to which the audience largely erupted with laughter and clapping. What kind of person thinks that a human being almost being murdered while another human being was murdered? Talking about the Trump assassination attempt. Oh, okay. Is that what we're talking about here? That's what this person is referring to when they say, the gray is on the ear and everyone freaking getting. Oh, understood. Okay. Okay. I see. So, yeah, what kind of person... I didn't realize it was so timely. Yeah, it was a year ago.
Starting point is 00:31:09 Sorry, that's what I, or like... Okay, okay, got it. What kind of person thinks that a human being almost being murdered, while another human being was murdered, and two other humans seriously injured, is a topic for a cheap political laugh during an otherwise exceptional performance. Poor judgment, callous, narrow-minded,
Starting point is 00:31:25 lack of common humanity, being replaced by political fanaticism, disappointing and honestly revolting. It ruined the entire show for us. End of review. Revolting! Here's the end of... Or here's the owner response. Oh, thank God.
Starting point is 00:31:37 The line of dialogue you are referring to was written in 1973 by playwright Hugh Wheeler and has been in every production of A Little Night Music Ever Since. While the standard... You uncultured buffoon. While the standard licensing agreement does not allow for any changes to the script, both music theater international and the Hugh Wheeler estate have since granted permission for its removal. End of response.
Starting point is 00:32:01 And like, honestly, at first I was like how shitty to remove. move it like to like censor that um but also for the sake of the like actors and the theaters i feel like meant to be a really yeah yeah like since it does cause people to freak out i'm i assume it probably would be better to which sucks but like yeah i don't know because yeah you get people like this who freak out not realizing that it's actually from the production yeah it just pisses me off grow up but i bet a bunch of people who are cheering and laughing we're like oh ha ha they put that in you know it's that's what but i also wonder if like you that's part of the script and then everyone went oh my god that's like so relevant this week you know
Starting point is 00:32:44 you mean like i guess yeah but like i wouldn't i wouldn't have expected like i could see myself being like i feel like i it's pretty i mean maybe it's not pretty well known but i feel like it's pretty standard that once you receive a script like you cannot change yeah no that's a good like that would be a weird thing to do that would be like a and that's why i'm like a one-star review. I could see them if they did change an actual play. It was revolting. It's like that was the literal play. My thought would be like, is that in the original? That would probably be my first thought. And then I'd check. I would laugh first. Oh, I was going to say I have a creative exercise for us.
Starting point is 00:33:28 Oh, thank God. I was hoping for one. We're in the year September 2015. I mean, we're in the month September of 20, 24. Not 2015. Let me say that again. It's September. I didn't even bat an eye. I was like, yeah, we are. I'm going back to my glory days of theater production.
Starting point is 00:33:42 So it's September 2025. And I bet you if we put our minds together, we could actually write almost a verbatim Facebook post of what this user wrote about 10 days ago on Facebook. Okay. Interesting. What? Wait.
Starting point is 00:34:03 What? Who are you talking about? Oh, oh, this person that I thought you were saying for something like, oh, I thought you were saying for your next review. No, I'm sorry, the reviewer that you just talked about. Oh, yes. I feel like we could really almost to the letter create a verbatim copy of what they posted on Facebook 10 days ago. Actually, it might just be that review. And I'm sure it wasn't a quotes of Charlie Kirk quotes.
Starting point is 00:34:28 I assume they didn't put any of those. No, they probably just said. They probably never even heard any. No. Okay, these are my last two. So the first one, actually, they're both sent in by Jess. She Heard. This is of Gateway Playhouse on Long Island.
Starting point is 00:34:42 It is a four-star review from Paul. Bye, Paul. It was pretty awesome. They have great lighting effects with sound and wind to help with the exhilaration of the senses. Oh. My girlfriend was excited, and so was I. Uh-uh.
Starting point is 00:35:00 One thing missing was the touching. This is something I would read to you. What the hell? I don't like being on this side of it. So I really did mean to say this before reading it. I did. But apparently they do a Halloween event. Oh, I see.
Starting point is 00:35:15 And she thinks that they're referring to. But still, even so. The fact that we're not sure, kind of, that's scary. And even so, like, the exhilaration of the senses, my girlfriend. I mean, it's still a weird way to write about a Halloween event, frankly, my opinion. I mean, funny, but a little strange. I'm, okay. Yeah, I'm grateful for them doing it.
Starting point is 00:35:33 but I hope that they don't do it again. Me too. Only thing missing was the touching. There should be waiver so that those that don't mind can wear some neon-type tags as signs to allow the touching. They have the right idea on how to surprise you. Okay. It's just a little too saucy.
Starting point is 00:35:52 I don't know. And the way they say they have the right idea. It's like the scare actors. The last thing says actors are great. They do their job well. Which like that alone about a playhouse you think is like about a play. but I guess within the context of like Halloween of it. It's like the scare actors.
Starting point is 00:36:06 Yeah. Yeah. Curious. Maybe like they go through the crowd because there's a theater, right? Yeah. Yeah. So maybe they like do something in the crowd. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:36:15 Yeah. I don't totally understand. He's sitting in the theater like, touch me, touch me, touch me, touch me. Touch me, me, me, me. It's Jellicle cats and dad. Oh, no. Please. Here my lap, patting his lap.
Starting point is 00:36:28 Come on. Here, kitty kitty. Like you're at Hamlet. but that's why the cats were there and they smelled ham i was going to say it smelled so bad yes um but uh the first time or not the first time was u s nightmare the second time i went into like a haunted attraction that i can remember was in like longview washington with um my ex and her family and that was when i was high and there was a fan right in front of me and this was like very soon after we started the podcast
Starting point is 00:37:02 and there was a fan in front of me who said something, and I was high. I think that was the first time you got recognized in person. No. Or what of the first? No? It was a second. Not that I was counting. Well, I was because it was two.
Starting point is 00:37:15 Anyway, I've lost count by now. I'm sure you have. I haven't. It's probably up to a whole six. What's yours at? 77. No, yours. I've lost count of mine.
Starting point is 00:37:24 I haven't lost count of yours. Thanks. Okay. Anyway, there's a reason I brought this up. I brought this up because it was in a movie theater. And so, like, you would go through the different movie theaters. I didn't know that. And so you had no idea where you were because it was completely dark.
Starting point is 00:37:40 But, like, when you walk in, you're in the lobby of the theater with, like, the snack bar. And it's just, and then you enter one of the theaters and, like, there's a part, that goes outside. Like, you go through the exits, other exits. And theaters are already, like, struggling and stuff. Yeah. That's, like, and that's around when that was, like, was, well, yeah, no, that was, wait. Yeah. Like, things were not good for theaters.
Starting point is 00:38:00 That was pre-in-cidman. Pre-Code a bit, though. That was pre-COVID, actually. Yeah, pre-COVID-P, Nicole Kidman probably getting involved. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. That changed everything. That did, for sure, for like the trajectory of all of our lives.
Starting point is 00:38:16 Okay, here's a two-star review by Daniel of the same gateway theater. This is my last review. It was the best until I almost punched a ton of clowns. End of review. And then Gateway Playhouse responded to this one. This is the same theater, by the way. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sorry, sounds like you came on clown invasion.
Starting point is 00:38:32 Night. Maybe you didn't know that, question mark. Please contact us, and then the email. Let's turn this into a positive experience for you. Starling. Um, that seems like a trap. The, the implications are terrifying. Yeah, I'm... It's absolutely a trap. Where is this theater? Uh, you know, I don't actually know. Let me see. Oh, Long Island, sorry, yes. Oh, oh, oh. Maybe you didn't know that. Weird. Well, he fucking found out. Weird. Weird. I like the idea that, like, you would go there, and then you were like, I was having a great time until all the clowns, until the invasion of the clowns. Yeah, wait a minute. That I wanted to punch.
Starting point is 00:39:12 Like, really bad. I don't know what happened here, but it doesn't sound. What is going on at the theater? Like, both of these were. That's what she said in the email. Jess was like, what in the world? Oh, this is from Jess. Okay.
Starting point is 00:39:23 So at Long Island and Jess, I might know the Jess. Oh, okay, funny. Yeah, sorry, just made that connection. Yeah, how weird. Yeah That's the only thing missing is the touching That's why you punch that's kind of what this person felt Like yeah that's true
Starting point is 00:39:43 Like that was the only thing missing You know Yeah Man Maybe you didn't know you came on clown invasion night Like what is insane assumption to make Like obviously Gateway's haunted playhouse
Starting point is 00:39:54 Number one rated haunted house Wait okay so this really is like Oh Fascinating They use theatrical designers and staff at the gateway. That's so cool. Long Island's oldest professional theater. And dozens of professionally trained actors.
Starting point is 00:40:09 Wow. Wait, that's pretty sick. Okay, that's pretty sick. Damn. And it's... Hey, they're back this month. September. Hell yeah.
Starting point is 00:40:19 We have our show in New York, and on October 25th, maybe we'll head to this. Oh, yeah. I have a new friend in New York. She's coming to my show. Our show. My show. To my show. Cool. It'll be your friend.
Starting point is 00:40:34 So if you guys want to meet my new friend, you can come to the show. That was a cool pitch for a show. There's a meet and greet, but just with her new friend, not us. We will get you all autographs from this friend that I don't even know. I'm going to be, I'm going to definitely pay for the meet and greet. Yeah. Because I haven't met this friend. Francie, yeah.
Starting point is 00:40:54 I don't think she would really agree to kind of that sort of meeting unless you paid up front. So yeah, that's a good idea. Yeah, I will. I'll do that. So, here we go. What do I have next? That's it. All done. Ale, Ale. I'm so sorry. Remember when I was little and never mind. Don't worry. I probably don't. I have a bad memory. You weren't alive yet. Oh, yeah. Mom would always say, though, that my first words were hapah, which is like food.
Starting point is 00:41:25 She's like, isn't that funny? And I'm like, no. Yeah, no. Okay. I thought my, I think my first word was disarticulation. Alexander, and it's like so sad that it took you this long to find out when it meets. Yeah, no one would tell me. That was the whole bit in our family that. You were like, don't tell them, don't tell them, don't tell them.
Starting point is 00:41:43 It's so much funnier this way. So rude. So up next I have my challenge. We did not have a chance to pull a voicemail for today. I do apologize. We'll get one for next week. We've just been traveling. So I'm going to jump in my.
Starting point is 00:41:57 I landed this morning. Are your arms tired? I didn't say I flew. You said you landed, which implies you're at least up in the sky. I vaulted home. I would argue your arms might still be tired in that scenario, but... You got me there. Yes, they are.
Starting point is 00:42:14 Boy, are my arms tired from vaulting home. Thank you. Challenge. I forgot to mention it up top. My challenge is to find reviews where the reviewer blames their bad bowling score on something or someone else. Yeah. super duper fun I hope someone says it's the clams
Starting point is 00:42:31 they ate or something I don't have any clams Like are food related I don't know I'll be honest It's mostly about other people Okay good Yeah it's mostly just
Starting point is 00:42:40 That actually sounds a little more drama Which is good Which like I feel like At first I felt a little bummed And then I was like actually Most of the reviews we bring Are about like Dirty bathrooms
Starting point is 00:42:51 Oh yeah dirty bathrooms That's what I meant Humanity dirty bathrooms That's a difference, am I right? Same side of a different, no, coins. Coins. This is a Quora forum post. Oh, no.
Starting point is 00:43:10 It's called, what happened to ruin your perfect 300 bowling game? Who did you blame? That can't go wrong, guys. Let's ask people on the internet, strangers on the internet, who do you blame for your problem, for your insignificant problems? Okay, insignificant. I mean, in the grand scheme of things. Christina, guess what?
Starting point is 00:43:30 In the grand scheme of things, everything's insignificant. No, that's exactly my point. Thank you for making it for me. Oh, you're welcome. It wasn't, but it became it. We got there in the end. So this is a review, or sorry, not a review. It's a post by Ernest, and he has.
Starting point is 00:43:45 That sounds like a bowler, sorry. Doesn't it? I didn't even notice the name till now, which is why I feel kind of thrown off. Ernest has 159 answers on Quora. and his views have 522.7,000. Whoa. He's viewed that many things. I'm just kidding.
Starting point is 00:44:03 That would be good. Yeah, so that's a lot of people have viewed his stuff. He's clearly a trend. It's all about bowling. A trend set around here. I was bowling in the TNBA Battle of the Sexist Tournament in Long Island, New York. Let me just add. It should be on Long Island.
Starting point is 00:44:19 I just if we're getting prepositions right today. Our team was having... Jess would have complained. Just would have complained. You know. You know her, too. Oh, my gosh. Why do I?
Starting point is 00:44:29 Our team was having a great day, winning high game pots, et cetera. The last game, I am dialed in and focused. First game, 247. Second game, 227. And during the last game, I have the front 10 strikes and going for $300. A lady from two lanes over comes up and stands next to me while I'm on the approach and says, I bet you won't throw another strike. That.
Starting point is 00:44:55 that's amazing I hate like that's awful in a way but it's amazing for a story it's amazing no that's a thing I'm not going to care about the 300 now this person can say
Starting point is 00:45:08 about this lady who said that that's ridiculous I love it what a story yeah I bet you won't throw another story also I love that she's part of the part of the tournament like she came over from two lanes over
Starting point is 00:45:20 like she is she gives zero fucks Hey, competition, you know? Yeah, so then Ernest says, this is clearly unsportsmanlike, especially during a tournament. My wife and her team of women were several lanes away, so I couldn't even call on her to shut this women up while I tried to finish my game.
Starting point is 00:45:38 What? Wife? Shut her up. Wife and your women? Shut up this women. Oh, sorry, no, I was talking to my wife about you. Oh! So, I shouldn't have spoken over you, well, you spoke to you. Spoke at your wife.
Starting point is 00:45:50 I'm sorry. At my wife. Speaking of prepositions, them correctly. So I couldn't even call on her to shut this women up while I tried to finish my game. I stepped off the approach and there was a crowd of people waving money saying, I'll take that bet. Okay.
Starting point is 00:46:08 It gets better. Even our bus driver said he'd bet $100. I call immediate bullshit. No fucking, you're not paying your bowling league bus driver enough money for him to bet $100. Unless you're an asshole and he's like, I really need this win. I think, or this bus driver was just, this is. really good at placing bowling bets. You know what?
Starting point is 00:46:27 And has actually started with a dollar and has just been betting all tournament up to a hundred. If he's a bus driver, if he's a bowling league bus driver, he probably can like clock in and see what's going on with these people. He's like, Ernest, I know how proud he is. The moment he gets insulted by a woman, his score is going to tank. $100. I was really upset as we are ready to win this tournament. And I'm going for all the last game prizes.
Starting point is 00:46:51 Winner take all. High game. High game of the day. handicap and scratch. I said to the women, I'll make it easy on you. Bet $20 and get off my lane. She reaches in her pocket and has no money. Reaches in her bra and has about $4.
Starting point is 00:47:07 Oh, that's going to be $400. $4. The crowd of people start laughing and tell me to go finish the game and shut her up. I throw a beautiful shot, but I know it had a little extra speed just because the anxiety built up. Boom! Pins flying everywhere. And I leave the 10-pin.
Starting point is 00:47:28 A chaser comes across the lane and hits the pin, but not enough to knock it down. I make the spare for 289. I'm pissed. I go tell my wife and her friends what happened, and she says, Where's this bitch?
Starting point is 00:47:42 Did you ever see that TikTok? I will watch any time it comes across my free page of the woman who's mouthing the words. No, sorry. She's actually speaking along, I think, as this woman complains about Bath and Body Works, candles. I don't think. Appleton, Wisconsin. And she's like, this woman's ranting on YouTube from like, it's like 15 years ago.
Starting point is 00:48:05 The candle thing, I think. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And she's like, she's memorized it to the point that she has every, like, gesture. Yeah. It's something about it is so fucking funny. And it feels like this where it's like, it's just inherently funny to read aloud because it's just so absurd. Yeah, yeah. She says, where's this?
Starting point is 00:48:21 bitch. I say, don't worry about it. Our team is in the lead to win the whole tournament. So I'll be the bigger person. Meanwhile, her friends are looking for this woman. Turns out, I know. I'm scared for her a little bit. Her friends are looking for this woman. Turns out she packed her stuff and ran to her car and left the building.
Starting point is 00:48:43 She fled the scene. She fled with her $4. Also, she probably won, like, a lot of money. Must have. four dollars must have won at least another four dollars maybe she and the bus driver ran away with the spoon like i don't think that's a saying but you know like ran away i was wondering about the spoon part that kind of got ran away two spoon maybe the dish ran away with the spoon oh two spoon that might be it what can i tell you jersey girls don't play around we won the tournament i won all
Starting point is 00:49:13 the last game prizes except one a senior bowler in his 70s bowled his first 300 that day and won the handicapped high game prize. I went and congratulated him and shook his hands. First of all, it's weird to shake his hands. Like this. Wee! You did it! I wasn't even angry anymore. Yeah, you won, you idiot. Whatever. Yeah, you got four out of five. Like...
Starting point is 00:49:43 And then he gave the last one to a senior citizen who got his first 100. Wow. Yeah, it did make it seem like he, like, give him. did this to this. Yes, this is what he said. I was happy not to steal his glory. Oh, my God. Divine intervention, I might say. End of post. Divine intervention. Oh, boy. That was a boomer. This lady, imagine saying, imagine, he doesn't even realize the implication is that that was like a guardian angel or something. Yeah, the $4 in her bra. Yeah, yeah, who his wife wanted to kill. Yeah, who was like, they're hunting for her. Jesus. Hey, honestly, I would love to have a wife where I go, someone was mean to me and then they go where the fuck is this bitch
Starting point is 00:50:22 where's this fucking bitch and he's like don't worry i'm still going to win for his place honey yeah but see i'm i'm a little i'm just sitting there crying and i lose i lose everything but at least my wife kills somebody for me at least your wife finally somebody proved their loyalty to you she went straight to those Etsy witches that's right So that was the first one. I actually only have one more forum left, but it has two parts to it. So this is the bowling chat forum, all right? And Claire sent this in as well.
Starting point is 00:51:01 Of course, there is a bowling chat forum, and I was so pleased that Claire found it for me. There's a post on here about sportsmanship. Oh. And somebody said, what do you think? And this is one of the... What do you think? What do you think about sportsmanship as a concept? Hey, what's the deal with sportsmanship?
Starting point is 00:51:24 This is the post, okay? Okay. This is the original post called sportsmanship. What do you think? My dad is a type that when he sees everyone else getting lucky strikes, but when my dad throws what he thinks is a great shot and stones a ten pen, he gets all kinds of pissed off. Two weeks ago during league bowling,
Starting point is 00:51:43 we got our tails tan big time by a higher handicapped team. we had the highest scratch game and kept increasing the scratch game total every game. We even boosted the team Scratch series by 250 pins over the previously set score, yet we still lost all seven points for the night. The other team would tickle the three six
Starting point is 00:52:01 pocket all night long. If I had a nickel for a minute that happened. What is going on? I don't know. And Claire pointed out too that in their little bio on the side on the form like little whatever, they have like all their stats
Starting point is 00:52:15 and I'm like I don't know at any of this team. really. Like, yeah, these numbers. So complicated and confusing. I have no idea. Yeah. The other team would tickle the three-six pocket all night long. That's horrid.
Starting point is 00:52:27 I'm just saying. And would somehow manage to trip the left fence down. Pared up with lots of Brooklyn strikes. This feels like made up. This feels like an improv joke. Like you're just making shit up. Paired with lots of Brooklyn strikes and just pure mixing it up with some insanely light hits in the pocket, they were just getting lucky with awesome pin carry.
Starting point is 00:52:47 I hate this so much. This makes you want to scream loudly. But in a way that, like, I know I don't belong here. So it's like, I just want to remove myself. I want to leave. Keep it. Mom. You do your thing, but.
Starting point is 00:52:56 Can I go home? It didn't bother me one bit because I know I can't control what that person is doing. And there's no way that I would be able to stop them either without being obnoxiously rude. My dad, on the other hand, doesn't see it how I do. And firmly believes that no person should ever get lucky with a strike. No one but him can get lucky. pair that mindset up with a severe temper yeah i'm looking for a new team to bowl on next season my dad is a poor sport because after that night's match he refused to shake anyone's hand on
Starting point is 00:53:28 the other team and would only say what for you obviously have no skill and because of that you don't deserve to win or get a handshake back anyway if that situation happened to me at that tournament i would have taken the handshake and told the person good luck what do you think now i've read through a few responses what do you think what do i think I thought you never asked. Hey, you were on the bowling team. You bowled competitively. I actually created the bowling team.
Starting point is 00:53:55 You founded the bowling team. Thank you. And I didn't actually bowl competitively, but I did found the bowling team. You just tickled the three-six pocket. I just tickled probably nothing except the gutter. Oh. I'm really not a good goal. That was more than a tickle.
Starting point is 00:54:12 It was a really big slap. Yeah, you slapped the gutter every done. clunk, kerplunked it right in the gutter over and over. Oh, my gosh. Right, honey. Stop. That's her favorite phrase. She was like, oh, she parked up at that.
Starting point is 00:54:30 Why do you keep doing this to me? Because you don't like it. Okay, I answered my own question in the same question. All right, this, okay, I read a lot of responses. And as a former competitive bowler, like you mentioned, I felt yes. this person is clearly it doesn't seem very clear if you have to pause for a long time
Starting point is 00:54:55 before saying something I'm just saying fill it in for me that's how clear it was to all of us here's what I think actually you know what another reviewer responded and said something so eloquent that I felt you know what that's fair
Starting point is 00:55:08 I cancel out what I was going to say I forgot you don't know anything about bowling I don't I know about clunking the gutter and that's about it sorry honey So here's the response that I found very poignant, and I thought, wow, I didn't know bowling could get so, you know, deep. But I want everyone to listen up because this is kind of advice that my, my, what do you call it when you have a parasycial? My parasycial mentor, Michael Lysinger, would agree with this statement.
Starting point is 00:55:39 I always talk about him like, I know who he is. Yeah. And I found out today he has a podcast, which is why now I feel I have a parosocial relationship with him. Okay, here we go. Nice. If people, pins, and performance have to turn out a certain way in order for you to be okay, then you have made yourself a hostage of the universe. Whoa.
Starting point is 00:55:57 Nothing in a performance arena should own you. You must be very clear, long before the competition that this is true for you. If you do not handle this early in the game, life will knock you over with a stick fast. Isn't that poignant? I mean, I love that, yeah. I know. And so that was actually a quote by a, I guess, a well-known sports.
Starting point is 00:56:18 Like a sports psychologist. Oh. And he wrote it about. Frank, what's his name? The guy who wrote putting out of your mind? I hope so.
Starting point is 00:56:33 Bob Rottella. I almost said Frank Rattella. I almost said, that doesn't sound right. Bob Rottella. Dr. Dean Heinz. Dr. Dean Hines. Oh, okay. And he wrote this for an article
Starting point is 00:56:46 called in a magazine called Bowling This Month magazine. Oh, okay, so it's like specific to bowling. Yeah. I will say. This was specific to bowling, but I believe he's a sports psychologist. Like, I think he works.
Starting point is 00:56:58 It was fascinating to read because it was back when I thought I wanted to golf. Turns out I don't. So I stopped. Anyway, but I read about this. Oh, no, he's a bowling guy. Oh, wait. Yeah, your guy is a bowling guy.
Starting point is 00:57:13 Oh, no, sorry, no. He does. Oh. Champion gymnasts, martial arts, running, triathlon, rock climbing, and of course, bowling. Oh, okay. So, but he wrote, yeah, but he wrote that specifically about bowling. About bowling, yes, sorry. Okay.
Starting point is 00:57:26 So the one I read about golf, though, was, like, really applicable to other aspects of my life, I felt. I felt it was really interesting, like, reading, what? Have you said it yet? Oh, putting out of your mind. Golf is not a game of perfect. They're both by Bob Rattella. Oh, so you're saying, like, it applied to other. Yeah, it actually helped me play a lot better.
Starting point is 00:57:46 Like, it was weird how it, like, clicked something in my brain. But it was about things like how to let go and not actually worry. And it was very useful. Like, some lady walks up and says, I've $4 in my bra and that ruins your whole game. Like, that's on you, dude. Yeah. Because I, like, if I was doing something competitive and I did poorly, I'd be really upset with myself. And in the book, he says, if you golf and play poorly, you're supposed to play poorly.
Starting point is 00:58:11 Unless you're a professional, you shouldn't be getting mad at yourself for bad shots. because you're supposed to hit bad shots. Like you're not good enough to be mad at yourself. And I'm like, now in life, I'm like, oh, yeah, like, chill. You're not supposed to be good at this. I am because I'm a professional bowler. I'm sorry, not a professional, competitive bowler. I mean, I'm an ex-competitive bowler.
Starting point is 00:58:32 You were a former competitive bowler. Thank you. That's really well put, yeah. Yeah. Yeah, anyway. So I just really, I saw that quote and went, wow. I like that. It is, yeah.
Starting point is 00:58:41 Sports psychology is really interesting. It is. I mean, that's how I kind of, that's, that's, I feel like, how they bridge that understanding of, like, being able to visualize things. You know, how they say, like, Michael Phelps would just, like, visualize over and over and over. And they say, like, that's full-on psychology. You can, like, basically create the situation and your body thinks you're doing it, even if you're just imagining it. Yeah. So, anyway, I just thought that was a kind of a nice little quote to end on.
Starting point is 00:59:06 Yeah. I like that. Oh, that was nice. Yeah, thanks. I don't know. That was something different. Well, I think, I think we're okay. But I figured. with forums when they get involved it kind of you need to really limit how much you're bringing to the table because yeah and we did get oh christina don't worry i think we got plenty of bowling terminology in this episode yeah i said everyone i think i don't i hope so i really hope there's not more i hope so i'm i'm done with that uh i do enjoy bowling but not enough for all that um no no thanks anyway y'all thanks for thanks for listening to another episode if you like to listen to this to ad free
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