Bellied Up - Mechanical Bull At a Wedding #77

Episode Date: November 30, 2023

Our first caller wants to take Charlie on a date. The next caller wants to put an animal mount in the living room, but his wife's profession conflicts with that. The last caller comes from a rodeo family and wants a mechanical bull at his wedding. Get yourself a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Road Huntin For Ditch Chickens"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hat Want us to come to your bar for a Bellied Up episode? Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here

Hi folks, welcome to another episode of the belly up. My name is Charlie Barons and I'm here with my friend and co-host Miles. Mom plays you. What is up everybody? Miles, we got some fan mail. Fan mail. Fan mail. This is from Melissa.

Melissa, she says what I was originally going to tell you before my ADHD kicked in was tell miles to shut his big trapper when he pokes fun of you about your divorce. Thanks Melissa. It's not funny anymore. Super annoying. Every time I listen while I'm on my mail route or listening while on the YouTube, I say out loud, shut up, miles multiple times. You can tell him I said so too. Jerk face. That's the last line was mean. Jerk face. Yeah. I don't know. I think what's mean is you. I've been on my best behavior about your divorce. Like one and a half episodes. But then actually I remember the last time I got brought up you brought it up and I refrained do you remember that?

Jared can you confirm? Jared even Jared doesn't even listen to our Our producer doesn't Oh, I almost hit my tooth on my car Yeah, it's going on well miles., my was saying is last time his divorce guy brought up he brought it up. Not me. Remember. Yeah. Well, I'm bring it. I've grown Melissa.

And final give it a rest. Just like Charlie did with his marriage. But one of the records saying he brought this up. Not me. Uh-huh. Oh, actually Melissa brought it up, Miles. Yeah. Isn't that kind of funny? She's sick of hearing about the divorce and then she makes us bring it up again. So jokes on you, Melissa, jerk face. You know, bring it up. Charlie's divorce. Hey, we've Melissa alone. Sorry. Come on me. I'm

gonna come. I mean, I'm gonna come. I I'm a shaper's cry. Many anyway, mouse. What a very pleasant way to start this podcast episode, Charlie. Hey, it's holiday season. I'll speaking of getting a rationally mad at your loved ones is holiday season. It's advent. Have you lit your advent candles? Oh, yeah. Do you like a purple one?

Or just screw up and like the pink one? No, I would never, I mean, 13 years of Catholic education. You think I'm lightening the pink one early? No, yeah, I know. I know, I just check in. What does advent mean? I mean, it's waiting. It does, yeah.

What's up? Were you there? I see Charlie was paying attention growing up in his Sunday school about Advent. Oh, I pay attention to not about the sanctity of Mary. He skipped that Sunday. About the love and bond. And you miss that Sunday about how it's a forever promise till death do as part. But he got the advent meaning, you know, Hey priorities, yeah, priorities. And I will raise you up on Eagle's wings. go swings make you to shine like this.

All of the season, Charlie. Yeah, Miles, you getting a, you, you do an an have a Christmas tree. Yeah, we got a one or two. I don't know. What do you mean you don't know? We got one for sure. I remember if we acquired one accidentally somehow. Well, are they both hanging?

Christmas trees are kind of one of those things. They just kind of, you don't really remember when you got it or how you got it, just kind of in your basement. Kind of there. Yeah. Oh, so you're a fake tree kind of guy. Yeah.

Oh. What a loser, dude. Get a real tree. Oh, yeah. You get a real tree in your apartment. I mean, no, I don't do any Christmas decoration, but my mom's house, she gets a real tree and my dad, they get real trees. Your parents, they like to work hard for the tree. They go, it's just a

nice thing, mouse. You go out to a nice tree farm. You can even go cut it down or you go to like, you know, what used to be the pumpkin farm. It's like the former drive through like the A and W said there. I would love to go do that. I just, I just don't. Well, why not? Maybe we should do that. Let's do it. Yeah.

You and I will go pick out a third tree for you in the end's home. Yes. Yeah. One for the kitchen. You should, you know, why don't people put trees in the bathroom? You ever think about that? I was usually not a ton of room in the bathroom for a tree. But it would give you a great idea.

Great. It would. Great idea. It would give you another toilet. You put a, you put a Christmas tree right in front of one of the toilets at. And while you're taking a dump, you just place ornaments on it. That's good too. And then, you know, by Christmas, if you start in December 1st, the thing should have 250 ornaments on it every time. Exactly.

And yeah, and then you can, you can pee in the tree on occasion. I think that's good. You got to water it. You got to water it. You got to water it. So okay, good. Do got water at you got water at you got to water it. So, okay, good. I do. Do you have your favorite ornament?

Uh, come put me on the spot here. Yeah. You just like the ones that are globes. Oh, you mean one of the mass produced ones that everybody has? Yeah, I was getting so we had growing up. I feel like I told this on a podcast. Was it last year? It was on YBR.

It was on YBR. Yeah, I wasn't. You bet your radio found role podcasts we found. We talked about, you're gonna like this. Growing up, we had a tree in the living room and then like in our basement where like we played video games and stuff, we had like the tree that they used to use. They got a new one. Right. So it's had the reject tree. All the old ornaments.

And my brother, every time we'd like my mom would go to hallmark to get a card for someone, he'd always beg my mom to get the sports figures ornaments. Yeah. So and one Christmas we were hanging the ornaments and we looked at the tree. And we realized that it was the sports scandal tree because all of the people hanging on there had gotten in trouble at some point. It was Ben Rothlessberger. It was Jason Gianbi. It was a rod. It was Kobe Bryant. It was just like boom, boom, boom, just hit

list of all the people. The felony tree. Exactly. And so I was maybe our best tree we ever had was the sports scandal tree. Nice. Nice. The wall, the tree of shame. Yes.

That's cool, Miles. What about you? I was waiting. the tree of shame. Yes. That's cool, Miles. What about you? As waiting days. My favorite ornament, my Nana Fair used to have these cloth ornaments. They looked like little dolls, you know, and there was this one clown, cloth clown. And I really, every time I saw that, I was like, clown, um, cloth clown. And I really, I

every time I saw that, I was like, yeah, it's Christmas. It was a little burnt because it got too close to one of the Christmas lights. Yeah, that'll happen. Yeah, it'll all also, if your Christmas lights are getting that hot, they are on a flammable thing, you know, but this was back in the 60s when that was okay. So anyways, Miles, um, should we take some callers? I think we should. Yeah, let's do it. Welcome to the Belly and a podcast. Who are we talking to?

Locking up Stacy. Hi, Stacy. How you doing? I'm doing well. How are you? Oh, I'm doing real good. Where are you at? We're going for. I live in Central Minnesota. Right now I'm in St. Cloud. Okay. Not too far from us. We're on here in Fargo. Yeah, we're over in Fargo. Yeah. What's on your mind? Specy, belly on up to the bar with us. Well, I wanted to ask you on a date, Charlie, and I was wondering how does one go about doing that? All for Pete's sake. Come on now.

Come on now. That was really for Pete's sake. This is perfect. We just were talking about his divorce. Stacy. That was awesome. Oh, you got divorced. That's awesome. That's Um, awesome. Oh, you got to force that awesome. Stacy, what? Yeah. What makes you think that you actually want to go on a

day with me? Come on. You know, okay. Historically speaking, Stacy. Historically speaking, I have a, I have a, oh, for a lot, you know, deal here on, I am not been, you know, so lucky either on the dating front. And so, you know, I thought that's why we would connect so well, because we're awesome. Cause you both suck at dating people. Okay, that's a great start. Oh, no, oh, definitely. It wasn't me. It was them. Stop it right now.

No, no. You're gonna be another victim today. Okay. All right. Let's look at it. Let's dive in. Can I back up just a little? Yeah, back up.

Back it up. Peep. Okay. I'm actually a successful relationship. Because I had a wonderful husband who passed away from cancer. And so I actually know how to treat my man. And I'm a very good person. Okay. And yeah, I think that's why you should give me a chance.

Well, Stacy, that is, that is very kind of you to offer. It really is, you know, at the moment. Oh, my God. At the moment. Oh, my God. At the moment. Hold on, let's dive into this. Okay, all right, all right.

Go. All right, I'll let Milestec. I'll let Milestec. So welcome to the belly up dating show. I am your host smile, Z. Betcha guy. And I have context contestant Charlie Barons here with us. Hey folks, I like long walks about yourself, Charlie. Well, I like long walks through the fleet farm.

I enjoy, you through the fleet farm. I enjoy ice fishing. I like ice fishing on a Friday night. You know, I just like sitting on it. I will send you out with some homemade soup. Oh, you're holding up. I'm holding up their bachelor at Dan. Hold on, bachelor at number one. We got to finish talking to Charlie here. Yeah, I like. I'm sorry. Sorry. I like ice fishing. Big holes.

All right, Charlie. That sounds good. We learned a little bit about our bachelor here. Now let's kick it off. Over to our bachelor at. Stay your name and what you like to do for fun. I like to play pull tabs. Gosh, I like to go to the bar, but I'm not a bar fly, but I'm pretty outgoing. What do I do for fun?

I love the lake. No, no, I'm not a Barbie either or a queen bee. Okay. Okay. So now we know a little bit about let's dive into it. I do love the lake. Yeah. I love bonfires. What about when it's frozen? You want to do a frozen bonfire on the lake? Well, is that really safe? A bonfire? Yeah, because he rises and ice is below the heat. Well, I um, I mean, I don't think this is going to work right now, Stacy. I got to be quite frank with you. No, it's not right now. Okay, hold on here. Stacey. How old are you? 43 43 Charlie you are close to that age. Yeah, so I think we're good there. Uh, you have any children. I'm 36. I have a 19 year old who is awesome. Charlie, what do you think about

becoming an Insta dad? Oh my gosh. wow, I've always wanted to be a daddy. Um, 19, what is he like to do? Are we gonna get along? He's like computer science geek. All right, well, maybe. So that's a hard goal. He's very outgoing like his mama though. Can he help me and act? He's very outgoing like his mama though. Can he help me and act?

How are you going like his mama? Can he help me hack into things? Like my quick trip. I mean, probably. Yeah. Yeah. Right. You probably need him around for like your, you know, technology needs.

Anyway, right? I mean, you could always use somebody in your corner to do that. All right. Tell me what you Think and ideal first date with Charlie would be. Um, is it too like cliche to like go have a drink and play pull tabs? No, I mean is that too cliche? Who says that's cliche? That sounds like man. I That's like saying that's like saying our flowers cliche. Uh, yeah, but we all like some flowers, you know, um, I went out with a guy who didn't know what pull tabs were one time.

Oh my gosh. Was that the last date? I don't know. Charlie. But why was like, I can't beat you like you. It stays. You what is the worst first date you've ever been on? Oh, let's see. The guy that showed up stoneed and he was wearing dirty sweatpants and dirty sweat shirt

and some. So yeah, Daisy, I got some news for you. This is a gonna work out. That's going to be everybody's wearing and I can't confirm her tonight if he's stoned or not but it's 50 50 yeah so hey Stacy we gave it a good goal but you're not making bomb players on the ice she's literally wearing sweatpants and sweatpants I'm saying it's bad I'm just saying like what he was wearing definitely was not clean and nice. Like if it would have been like nice sweatpants, I would have been okay. Yeah. I think

you got the Fleet Farm brand. Yeah. So that's nice. I got news for you. These are not the nicest. I actually don't know who's they are. I stole my other green room at my last show. I think they're my other openers, but they're comfy. So I'm not giving them back. They are dirty, though. They, that brings me to my next question. What, how do you feel about dating a guy who's always on the road

doing his comedy tour? See, now I think that's totally fine because I'm a busy person too, and I have two jobs actually on my own business. I'm financially stable, Charlie. I own five acres in the country, my own house. Can I do mine if I borrow some money? What date can I ask that about? Let's talk about how much interest you would be paying on that. Well, I have a lot of interest in you owning me money. Stacy, no, I'm I kid. I'm just kidding. I'm not going to go after

your money. Oh my God. Yeah. So what? Oh my gosh. And I'm asking this because I am baffled at this point. What do you see in Charlie? OK. OK. I think it's cute. And I love that he's so funny. And he's kind of an all-around guy, and he's outgoing. Yeah.

See, Miles, what's not to like? Iris said the same thing. Yeah. See, Miles, what's not to like? I just said the same thing. Yeah. Do you like pocket knives, Stacy? I got a really cool pocket knife here. It's a buck knife. And it's got a beautiful red wood handle. OK.

I got the same one. Don't, don't rule. This is a one of a kind. So let's try our states. This is what you're going to have to get used to though. Is there's a lot of rambling on about knives and fishing lures and stuff like that? Are you? Miles, I used to be a teacher.

Yeah, I used to be a teacher. I can handle ADHD pretty well. Okay. Okay, hey, Stacy, I was not prepared to announce that to the audience yet. Oh, I'm sorry. I am, don't forget it. I am fragile.

Okay. Yeah, I mean, that's okay. Oh, Charlie, oh, that. You do you, I mean, that's okay. Oh, Charlie, oh, you do you, you do, you know, go off. Don't don't tell me what to do, Stacey. Is this our first fight? It's our first fight. Okay, let's make up.

No, I'm stonewalling you. You're miles, miles, tell St Stacy that my sweat pants are clean. And Stacy, he is wearing gray sweat pants right now. Oh, are they like, like worn out? I can, like, like, could you, could we, could we dress them a little? Or, are we, I mean, it's our first date right now. Miles explain to stay see what the significance of Grace wet pants means. So it's a thing on the internet that girls like when guys wear grace. Why?

Why? I don't know this. I've heard this, but I don't know why. Um, you just asked your 19 year old and about Grace wet pants. I'm sure he'll know, but not necessarily if he's a computer geek, but what's the deal with Grace Sweat pants? Do I have to Google it? I'm going to Google it. All right. Um, this is, I'm going to be honest, I could feel a little bit of the chemistry coming through the phone, Charlie. Yeah, Kenya. I know. Oh, it's about all the grace. Wet pants is something about seeing the outline of something in the sweat pants. And I'm not talking about the pocket. I kind of had a feeling that for this. I was going and I didn't want to talk about it. If you thought I was going to ask my son about it.

Oh my gosh. Yeah, look at this fella's dog, Miles. Look at that. She's Louise. Yeah. He's packing. He is. Oh. Also, Miles, you're telling me I should tell him the where Grace Webpants is that we're getting? You're kidding or Charlie. Charlie. You like, oh, he's got Grace Webpants on stage. I think that you should reconsider thinking that gray sweatpants are a bad first date thing you might like it Okay, the other guy didn't have gray sweatpants. He has some nasty ass. Sorry, that was a bad word ass is fine. It's in the Bible ass ass ass. You can say it all Okay, I said yeah, it was like these old like

1990s sweatpants type things. How old was that fella? I think he was my age. And then like he was totally stolen and we're like having dinner and he's so word right? I'm like yeah, good for that. What is the oldest, what's the oldest guy you've ever dated? What's the youngest guy? Well, my husband, my husband was 20 years older than me. So, and the youngest, I don't even really want to admit it, but he was 23. 23? When did you go with him? Yeah. Cause he was had a thing about coolers, obviously. So how does that work? If he's guy, so you, you're clearly into an older man. And now you've completely switched and now you're back in the middle. No. I kind of like guys in the 30s. I feel like 30s is prime. Hold on. You said your husband was 20 years old in you.

How did you meet and marry someone who was 20 years older than you? He was my neighbor. He was your neighbor. How did that go? How do you think of what miles will pretty well? Well, and now you're asking for a huge admission. So here we go. I'm actually a two-time widow. My first husband passed when I was 30. He had cancer and my second husband passed when I was 40 and he had cancer. I dated the older one because I was just not really into guy people my age and he at that point. But like I'm a widow of 30. I was like I'm dealing with death certificates

and my friends are having babies, you know. So that's how that happened. Wow, I'm sorry to hear that. Well thanks for sharing too, well Yeah that's tough. Um, it is. So now you know I'm just playing the field but it's not going so great. Yeah. How many dates with the 23 year old you go on? I was sad to say it would last at even one whole date. Really? Why not? Well now that I'm going to student myself from the foot that where I'd called you ADHD, but he was really ADHD and it drove me crazy. Oh my gosh. Oh, damn it. I was going to ask you if you taught him a thing or two. Oh, I don't really want to want to like throw myself under the bus, but he was not very good like to snuggle. Wait, wait, wait, wait. All right, all right. All right. Stacy, I got some further questions. Oh, wait, it didn't even last you guys. Just snuggle. Is that correct? It, it, it, it,

well, Stacy, you just said this date with the 23 year old. Didn't always make good decisions. Stacey, you didn't it didn't ask a full date and yet you were already at the point of not snuggling after something. I'm not judge and stacey. I'm trying to see if I know I'm not the only one. No, stacy, but the whole point of snuggling with a 23 year old is you're supposed to be in control and teach him a thing or two because he's a young bucket doesn't know anything about it. I tried and that was not happening. He wasn't coachables. How long was your date with

this gentleman? Well, I mean, it wasn't all being a deal. Like we went out, we took the gear and went all day long. Hang on, hang on. They took the gator out on the trail. Oh, yeah. Yeah, I have a gator. You have a gator. So you took him out to the property. I do. Yeah, where'd you guys go in the gator? We went bar hopping. We went bar hopping because I lived by the shoe line.

That state actually sounds kind of sick. Yeah. So you went bar hopping on the gator and how many bars did you hop to before you hopped into the old sack of rule? You like your toes in me again, but not shot you. Three bars. Three bars. All right.

Third bars of charm. And then we need it back to my place. And then we sat around the bonfire that night. What? Really? So you made it back to my place and then we sat around the bonfire that night. What, really? So you made it back to your place. It was a good, yeah. And then we sat around the bonfire. How do you know?

Do you do after you? Yeah, what else do you do, Stacy, after the bonfire? I don't know. That's that point. You know, you've got to look bars. You've had drinks around the bonfire. That's the point. You know, you've got to look bars. You've had drinks around the bonfire. I mean, so he parked his gator in the old chat. Let's just say that sparks flew out that box.

Oh, I know. Sparks flew the gator got parked. But it was regrettable. But then the gator didn't want to hang out. I don't always make good decision. I mean, that's a great story. That is a great story. Well, I mean, I hate to bring it to you. But I think from what I hear, Charlie's going to need a lot of coaching as well. So I don't know if you're up for that. Stacy, what's your favorite kind of pocket knife? We didn't know. I didn't even know there were brands.

I like brandy's or old fashions more straight brandy or brandy old fashion. Well, if I had to pick, I'd say old fashion. Cool. I like whiskey a little bit more. More of a whiskey girl. All right. Well, okay. More of a whiskey. All right. Well, okay. Let's wrap this dating show up. Well, Stacy, this was, this was a really nice first date.

Um, you know, and, uh, yeah, I, I appreciate getting to know you better. And I want you to send the belly to a podcast Instagram account, a message. And, uh, we'll see. Maybe there's a follow up. Maybe there isn't Charlie. Geez. Louise Miles. Oh, he's always. I feel like I'm being out on here.

I was going to see. I feel like I kind of got shut down there, Miles. So, oh, did. Well, and all the states here, wasn't it? It's it wasn't a shut shutdown. I mean, you, but you admitted you don't like sweatpants. You don't like a D D. You don't even know other pocket knife brands. How's this going to work, Stacey? Huh? Yeah. Maybe it can be good for a nice little stroll around in the gator and then maybe a gator goes in the shed at the end of the night and then after a bomb fire, but then what?

Stacey, then what? And what are we here on this earth for? If just for that, Stacey. So Stacey, I feel like it would be a really good time. Yeah, I think you can tell you still got a lot of emotional damage from that divorce. So I think maybe it's best to just wait a couple more years. Stacey, I'm just not ready. I'm just not ready to jump in the fall.

I hope you understand. You sound like a great great day. I wanted to marry you tomorrow. I didn't say one of them marry you tomorrow or anything. Just like next week. Stacy, even after this phone call, you're still interested, even after this phone call, where I've shown you my wounds. I feel like I'm seeing you enough that I think that you have a nice little heart and I think I love that you have a big family and I really get along with your sisters very well.

Oh, what are you talking about holidays? Oh, really smokes. Geez Louise. Geez. I thought we were just talking about a little bonfire, Hanky, Pinky. And now we're talking holidays. Oh, you know, Miles, here's a deal, Stacy. I'm like, I'm a Catholic. I got to wait till the marriage, you know, very, very, yeah. Okay. We got to get married before any, the before any gators go anywhere, okay?

Tywin Stacey one I'm gonna work on them. I'll see what I can do to help you out and To I can tell you got them a little razzle right now because he's been standing and pacing around a little bit during this conversation So might be a good sign Well, we appreciate you calling in So my big good sign. Well, we appreciate you calling in. Send us that message and I'll see what I'll work on them. You do that.

All right. Stacy, you're super. You are. This is a great call. I think we would have a great thing. Even if you we didn't go anywhere, I think we could hang out and have a really good time and have lots of laugh. All that.

I'll bring my pocket knife collection over. Show you what I got. I'll just create all the pretend that I like it. That's fun. Oh, super stacey. All right. Well, you watch watch out for Deer and watch out for 23 year olds too. Okay. Yeah, I am okay. All right. Bye now. We'll do. Miles, why'd you have to do that? Well, do what? You know what? You know what?

Oh, excuse me for talking to the guests on a podcast. Cheese, go wish. What'd you want me to say? Well, maybe that is the way it is. Is this, are you telling me that this is your time to announce that you're off the market? Or, oh yeah, well, I was trying to announce that you're off the market or Yeah, well, I was trying to do that, you know, I

That's why I kept talking. I know you just kind of ignored it. Yeah, well, you know, that's just how it goes All right shibbidi dude. Oh shibbidi dude. She's gonna find a good guy. It's kind of she seems like a good gal can shoot the shit Yeah, yeah, she is, you know, and I like the breath of her, of her experience, you know, I like how she's willing to try a fella 20 years ahead. She's willing to go 20 years behind, you know, she's willing to play in her age gap. And nice gal, nice gal at the end of the day, Miles. All right, let's say in our car. All right. I welcome to the Belly Up podcast. Who are we chitchat with today?

All right, this is Mitch. Mitch. What's up, Mitch? How's it going? Nice. Sup, Mitch? I have a quick question, I have you guys. I just moved here from Berb, who was Scott, and I just moved to question at you guys. I just moved here from Veribu, Wisconsin,

and I just moved to Northfield, Minnesota. What can you know if I got a happening, I got a girlfriend, and everything's going really great, but the real kicker is she's worked for a really high end interior designer, and she doesn't think that animal mounts aren't really good for interior designer but good on the water like that. So trying to convince her how to go about it and it is good. Well Mitch thanks for calling in and you let me

reassure you called the right place on this particular issue. I figured. Yeah tell me about your mounts Mitch. Well Well, I got a turkey for sure. Oh, yeah. Now hang on, Mitch. Mitch, do you have the, just the tail feather kind of mount? Or do you have the full turkey stuffed? I just got like half the body. So I got this ahead and the fan.

Oh, I thought you just had the ass up. OK, I like that head and the fan. Oh, I thought you just had the ass up. Okay, I like that. I like that. Um, okay. So you got yourself a turkey. Then what else, Mitch? Yeah. Uh, a blue girl, a small mouth. And then I got two hundred and five black there on the wall. Oh, you know, blue girl. What the? Man, that's the best shit I've ever heard, man. How big is that blue girl? Tell me it's bigger than your hand, man. At least it's 11 inches to J.

Oh, 11 inch blue girl. That's damn, that's a fast dude. Wow, how was the fight on that sucker? Pretty good. I just rolled down that one was, that was the same day I caught that with my grandfather that hot top of that, I was probably eight years old and my dad having also get a hook through the thumb so we had to go to the hospital so I'm gay so good story about it. Okay, so sentimental value attached sentimental value.

That's a hell of a, that's a hell of a, that a whole new girl. That's a that's a cool mount man. And that's a great story behind that mount. And it's a story that has to go it goes deep into your childhood and your love for your grandfather and your father, you know, and it brings back amazing memories of like the laughs you had and the tears your dad had when he put that hook through his thumb and probably the laughter your grandpa had laughing at your dad with the hook through his thumb and that deserves a place of honor and remember that Mitch will get to that in a sec here Charlie. Uh huh. Okay. So you got these beautiful mounts, these beautiful stories. Tell us about your new girlfriend. How'd you guys meet and the whole story? Yeah.

A friend of mine, when I moved over here, I was staying at his place for a while because I didn't have any order to live just yet. And he introduced me to her. And at first, we didn't like each other. He saw, she saw an old photo of me when I was working construction where I'm wearing basically a cut off And my ripped up jeans and I had a push can so I'm just kind of posing for photo and she saw that photo. It's absolutely not Um, and then when I first hold on uh, what's wrong with that? I guess it's it was too hickish Okay I guess it's too hickish. Okay. You're ready for the pre-deals now, so that wasn't the look at the time I suppose.

So off to a blast. And then when I met her. Oh yeah, it's set off pretty fun. And then I met her and when she got to do it, my buddy is like, I guess she's coming over. We're just going to have some drinks. Like, what you like, you're not a type. Oh, that's fine. They didn't really gas in the better and first day, I went up to the joke door all year. Hi. I was already out. I know exactly what you're talking about, too.

Right. And then he eventually moved and then we kept talking for a little bit and then realized that we're not as bad as we see him and start hanging on a lot more. And how we're already looking at moving in together here soon, going pretty good. And We're already looking at moving in together here soon. Feeling pretty good. And. The problem with the mounts. When you first asked her about the mounts, was she somewhat receptive or was she like,

Mitch, please? You've been waiting on that. It's for like the whole. Oh, I know it's pretty well placed up. No, no. No, she was at first was like that. Belong down stairs.

But that doesn't belong out there. The living remains like that. She didn't see what I all had just yet. And once she came over and saw the bear, she thought it was going to be something really small. And then she took up half the wall. And so at first, she was like, I don't really want any other animals. Just basically you walk through the door

You're just you get things all over the walls which I understand, but there's some that are just gonna have to be out open Yeah, yeah, my top of that. Oh, go ahead Oh, and then on top of that she was like we're gonna be cool if there's like a deer monitor So like that that you could paint it So like make it a different color where I, as I put my foot down, it absolutely not. Oh, she wanted you to paint like the skull mount? No, no, like a full, like all like pink afro and everything.

What? I don't even know how you do that. Yeah. I mean, so she like psychedelics or maybe I'm not asking my questions. The first thing started dating. So she's an interior designer is what you're saying.

Yeah. So perfect, dude. Trial you touched on it. Just get a European mount. Chicks are a sucker for a European mount. Go for the Southwest look. You know, they usually have in the Southwestern looking home. They got the skull of like, like, like a, like a longhorn. Is that what ends up being or what? Well, honestly, you can do it with deer too. Yeah, yeah I just do like pie your dip. Yeah, exactly and you know, I've seen people paint those

buddy in my barn as a whole wall of them painted. I mean that could look cool You know and honestly what it really could do Mitch, is if you get her to commit to the whole deer situation, that could get you a lot of free hunting time, because you're just decorating, you know, what you did want to first was we're going to see try to get another bear bomb for a rug. Hell yeah, that's kind of cool. That's perfect. Sounds like you guys are fine to compromise this in this.

And you know what? Honestly, maybe you just clean into it. You're like, yeah, okay, they can go in the basement, but that means we're putting some money into that basement, you know, you get a really cool basement going. And then yeah, because you don't want to be in the living room anyway, really, right? Yeah, because you know that she's, if she's an to be in the living room anyway, really, right? Yeah, cuz you know that she's if she's an interior designer in the living room She's gonna put a couch that's super uncomfortable. Yeah, it's gonna look cool. It's gonna suck to watch movies on Yeah, you're lower back. It's

So dude, that's perfect. Yeah, you use okay You got to use this as leverage, leverage right so you don't even want to hate what in that living room you don't care if the deer mounds go in that room because your spot's going to be downstairs with a comfortable couch of big ass TV and a man cave style, but do not tell her that tell her that you need to act like it's a big deal to you and that you're willing to compromise and because you are doing this, she's eventually going to have to do something that you want to do. Yeah.

I do that. You feel a lot better. We were laughing about it too because the first time she came over, I cooked a big meal so I used to have leftover bear steaks. Oh, yeah. She's not really showing you any of that, but she's not keen on figuring out where it came from. So yeah, after she was saying thanks for making me ill, I said, don't thank me. You think the big guy that's on the wall. And then I got yelled at. I didn't go very well. You guys are kind of a match made in heaven. I kind of

like the polar opposites. Yeah. It's kind of a good look on you guys. Yeah, how long you guys been dating? I'm learning Um, almost a year now. Are you gonna propose? Hey, eventually. Yeah, you see how the moving goes, huh? Gonna live in sin for a little bit. See if it's worth the uh, the deal, huh? So yeah, I gotta put my mom's all over the place first to see what else I can do. Wait, put your what all over the place. Mount my mounts. Oh, so what was you called in looking for some advice? What was going to be if

you didn't call in today, what was your plan? What do you mean? Oh, I would have probably just either put one or two up in the living room and then probably find a nice place around the basement that I can have in display so my brother and my dad can come around they can at least come downstairs and enjoy the man cave. But what if she didn't let you put those in the living room?

Well, it may get work. I have to have some stuff up in the living room. Can't be all her stuff. I hate to break it to you, my guy. That's just not how the world works. Not in miles is the living room. I've been in there. No Mount to be seen. Yeah, it's just it's not how the world works. Yeah, you don't get to decide what's in the living room. You just get to accept what's in the living room. Yeah, I'm learning that one as fully as it goes because we already talked about where she's over. She's looking at my stuff. Nice. So this college is going. We'll keep the entertainment center for now. So I find something better at the end of the day. It's like, all right, all of my stuff's gone. Right? Yeah. Okay. So what's funny is you're telling us you're like, yeah, I'm going to put some stuff up because I should have some stuff. And she's talking

to her friends and she's going, it's so cute, he thinks that he's gonna hang those deer mounts when I ain't got fly. Well, Mitch, I think I'm feeling good about what we came up with here today. You know, I think it's today's call. It's really about acceptance. Very much. You need to just accept that this is your life now

and be happy with what you got and that's the basement. Mm-hmm. Do you have a gator, Mitch? Right. No. No. Might want to get one. No, just a pick up truck. I'd love to. I don't have anywhere to pull or yet. Well, you just got to find the right shed, Mitch. Well, it was, it was nice chit chat with you and I hope you would soon to be hopefully Mrs. I have a wonderful time moving in together stretching out seeing how it is living on the day and day out.

And you know, I like a guy with you. Yeah, I think we're going to be. Hey, I think we're also going to plan on seeing you in Duluth in December. Yeah, perfect time for Charlie to plug his tour. Very fun and ladies and gentlemen, you're obviously Charlie Barons on the roguer Charlie Barons.com. Yeah. Yeah.

Thanks for coming out to that show, Mitch. It's going to be a good one. I love the Duluth shows. That's at the end of every time you have something. Oh, sorry. No, every time I have something what? Every time you have a place that's nearby, I'm either busy or something to happen,

and I can't see it. So I was trying every time, and then you're going to be in my neighborhood and read very good. That's also a little doubt. So luckily I found this one and hope they can see you. Well, that'll be slick. Do you like pocket knives, Mitch?

Do. Okay. It's gonna be great. Yeah. So Duluth show, I want you to wear a blaze orange hat to the show. And Charlie will do some crowd work. He'll know full well that we've all you guys already had a conversation and he's going to try and convince her on stage to let him hang the deer head.

Oh, that's not a bad. You're going to have to wear more than blaze orange though that you might blend in with the crowd. Well, not. Yeah. I can figure something out. Yeah, because then because then it would be like, who are you here with? Oh, I got to. And then you can get into it and you can bring up the mounts and then you guys can hash it out in person there. It'd be great.

Not a bad idea, Mitch. I do have a high viz quick trip. And I can wear. Yeah, put on that high viz quick trip deal. She's going to be pissed that you're wearing that too, Which is gonna make it even go. She's gonna hate it. If I know her like I think I do, she's gonna despise that hat. This will be a good time, bitch. I'm excited. I know I don't worry. I'm not gonna do anything like ask you if you're ready to propose to her, right?

But just bring a ring just in case, okay? You got it. Yeah. Hey, this is going to be our gift to you. This is our last hurrah to try and get one of those mounts hung up in your living room. Yeah. And if it doesn't happen, I'm sorry, but we did everything we could. We did. And you got a good backup plan. Make the basement cooler. So and you got a good backup plan, make the basement cooler. So I'll try to put your book on the coffee table. So it's just for an art piece too. Oh, yeah. Thanks.

Hey, no one reading that. It's a coffee table book. By the way, that book Midwest Survival Guide can be found on charliebearns.com, mantwokman.com, or anywhere you get books. Thanks for calling. What's that? Not even for a calling.

Not even for a calling. What'd you say, Mitch? Oh, okay. Speaking of jokes, I've got an album out right now. I also. Die bar dinner. We got we got in this. Mitch, it was really got we got in this.

Mitch, it was really slick talking to you guy. Thanks for calling. We'll see in Duluth, all right? All right. So I was getting taped on you guys. Have a good one. See you pal. Yeah. Yeah. What do you think of that idea? I mean, I think it was a lot of good ideas. I just got to remember to remember that he's going to be in Duluth. He's got remembered to remember that he's going to be in the loose. He's not going to remember.

There's also two shows in the loose, which are almost sold out, ladies in general, but you can get your tickets now. No, but now if this comes out, but when are you in the loose? Uh, I think he said the end of January, right? Okay. This is a problem. There's going to be a ton of people that, guys, don't wear high picture of high vids. He's going to walk out stage right into going.

He's going to stop like a deer and headlights. And you're, and you're going to see all of this high vids, quick trip hats and you're going to panic. I'm going to be like, look at all these matches. Right? Where's my real match? Yeah. And, well, the real match, please stand up.

And then the girlfriend's going to be confused because she's going to be like, wait, why does he know your name? This is going to blow a cover. Mitch, please. February 3rd February 3rd. You got to lead into it with a joke about a match. I do. Yeah. I had a buddy. I was named Mitch. Also, is there any matches in the audience. Yeah. I had a buddy. I was named Mitch. Also, is there any mitches in the audience? Yeah. I hate people raised their hand. You're like, fuck the hell. We're in the high pitch shirt.

And you're like, all right, let's just move on. Never mind. All right. One more caller, Charlie. Well, guys, it's officially holiday season and nothing screams holiday season. Like putting up your Christmas tree, guys, it's officially holiday season and nothing screams holiday season. Like putting up your Christmas tree, Charlie, pouring up yourself a nice, cold glass of tippy cow. Yeah, listen.

Chris, you're mad. That was me. That was a sound of me pouring. Do you get it? You know, and honestly, I think I'd rather have tippy cow for sure than eggnog even. Gary, we don't need to ignore this year. Just tipping on back with tippy cow. Exactly. Yeah. I mean, you know, you imagine like, I, you know, like, and chain brings over her classic eggnog that everyone loves every year. And you're

just sick of answering, always taking credit and being like, oh, it's her big special moment. Ruined her special moment by dropping down a bottle of tippy cow and being like, what now, answering now I'm the hero of the story. Tipping on back, tippy cow. Hello. Hey, welcome to the belly to podcast. Who are you? David. David. What's up, David? Belly? Where are you calling from, man?

Comforting the moon. I don't. Des Moines. Good deal. Well, David, you're best, Belly, on up to this here bar and tell us what's on the old dome. Belian up to this here bar and tell us what's on the old dome. Well, I got a, got a situation. So most of my family's from like Western South Dakota, mostly Wyoming. So a lot of big rodeo people. And they want me to get a mechanical bull for the wedding reception, which I think is a great idea. The outside doesn't think so.

Wow. I think it's a great idea. The answer doesn't think so. Wow, you know, is that a common thing in Wyoming? Not honestly, no. I've never heard of anybody having a mechanical blood. So this sounds like it was maybe a drunk idea. Is that what happened? No, this was completely sober. We were just sitting there, me and Grimzman,

or she will be Grimzman, sitting there, coming up with ideas for the reception. My brother, who could be the best man, goes, you guys should get a mechanical bull going, because there was one at the bar when we went to Nashville for the bachelor party, where she get one for the whatever session. That'd be a blast.

I was like, you know what? That'd be a great idea. Yeah, let me just say, if you got to bring, if you have to bring one thing from the bachelor party to the wedding, mechanical bulls of thing you want to bring. Very well said. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. OK, well, let's unpack this. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um, okay. Well, let's unpack this. Yeah. Um, I don't think we need to say any reasons why you should have a mechanical ball. Those are pretty obvious. It would be awesome. Yeah. Yeah.

It would be that would be a wedding. I'd actually want to go to. So that to me is understood. Yeah. What is your fiance's reasons why she doesn't want one? Aside for white abilities. Oh, yeah, there it is. Well, that and then the cost.

She thinks we're already spending too much of it is. So how much does a mechanical bull cost? The one I was looking at was only $1400 for the entire night. And how many grooves when you got five, there'll be five. All right, everyone just picks pitches in 300 bucks and you got it done. Yeah, put that on your registry like right now, right now. Go. So I have a, I'm not in charge of the registry.

I got. I don't the registry. I got it. I don't get to say in that one. Well, here's the deal. On my wedding, I put, I was able to put one item on the registry. And that was a Margaritaville machine. And I got it for the wedding. And so I think you just say, hey, this is the only thing I want on the registry. It's a mechanical bowl rental for the wedding.

I'll just say, Hey, this is the only thing I want in the registries mechanical bull rental for the wedding. No, I might have to do that. We'll see what you say. Now, you said that there is a company that will do this for you. Do they assume the liability or is that people probably just sign a waiver, right? Yeah, we would sign a waiver for everybody that would be, because I talked about it. I call them and ask them. They said, yeah, you just sign a waiver and that covers everybody at the wedding thing. If somebody is third on them, well, I think I'm signing a waiver for whoever does it.

This is great. Yeah. So we got that figured out. Yeah. So the other one is the money. Yeah. I think what you need to start doing It starts siphoning off money in your wedding fun, right? So did she put you in charge of booking anything or getting anything done or you a silent partner in this wedding

That's tough. Yeah, you're gonna have a mechanical girl just to give them're having a risk it for the dinner. You gotta have a candle, bro, just to give them something to do. That's a lot of people. That's what I would say. But I tried cutting costs at the dinner. I said, let's go with something a little bit cheaper than brisket, but nope, she had the habit because she was her dad from Texas,

and so her dad's a big, you know, meek guy. And so there was one non-negotiable for the wedding, and that was she either had to have prime rope with brisket I'm sorry did you just say that was her one non-negotiable? I think Fine I think fine now you get a non-negotiable funny though He's like no I already use that card on the camo toxins I did use the not I already use my one non-negotiable.

That was a grain belt here at the wedding. Well, that was your first mistake. Wow. Wow. You probably could have gotten that just by some old-fashioned diplomacy. I don't think you need to use a nuclear option on that. But you did. You did. So, that's all mechanical bull thing with a kind of a last minute deal. I mean, we're getting married here in four months. Oh, this is perfect. I got a great idea.

I got a great idea. What's that? Just tell the person you're rent the mechanical bowl from, you probably have to put a deposit down to some sort. And then have one of your groomsmen go through all of the cards you get on the wedding day, take out all the cash, and hopefully with 400 people, you should be able to pay for the mechanical bowl from the money you get on the wedding day.

And she won't know the difference. You know what? You know what I'm going to say right now? I'm throwing in a hundred dollars, throwing in a hundred bucks. All three dollars. All three dollars. All three dollars. All three dollars. All three dollars. All three dollars. All three dollars. Always has to one up me. So there you have it. A $201 donation from the Belly to podcast. You only need to get 200 some box of peace. Actually, 200 even between you and the rest.

See if that sweetens a deal for your fiance. That little $201 discount from us. I hope so. We'll figure it out. But I don't know if she's kind a, she's very stubborn, I should say. Like, once you get something in her mind, she's hard enough. She's hard to convince.

I think you're stubborn, though. I think you're stubborn. I wish I was. I'm going to go with the flow, but this is one thing I'll fight for. We'll fight for it. You fight for it. All right. Well, I think you're going to go to town fighting for that. And I think you put a lay down your foot, say, no mechanical ball. No, me.

She's gone last. Yeah. So it's laughing my face. I'm scared to leave. So, yeah, exactly. That's exactly what you're going to say. I think, hey, if the liabilities issue and the money issue, take care of liabilities, make them sign a waiver.

And the second part, you just got to raise the money. Maybe have a car wash or something. Yeah, car wash especially with winter coming down the pike, you know, people got to get the salt off the deal. Yeah, you got to do it on that first day right after a snow storm worth pushing about 45 degrees where everybody wants the salt off the cars, I'll do it that. That's it. Yeah, do some car wash. If you got to take the shirt off, show some NEPA. The mechanical pull is more than the Daisy doop. Yeah.

Yeah. Oh, no. I'll take the mechanical pull. I'll pull out the Daisy doop, see a mechanical pull. That's the sure. You got it. shove a sock in there. You'll get some more tips.

Yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Maybe gray sweatpants. Yeah, gray sweatpants. Yeah. Duck tape the sock to the sweatpants, the deal. Yeah, I mean, you got cringles can or something. Yeah, get yourself a cringles can. And then you put the tips and they put the tips. If you want to get her really laughing. Yeah, well, you know, yeah, she knows what she's doing. Yeah. Well, at least I hope that's a bad surprise on the wedding night.

Oh, shit, I thought you're a friend. I thought you were a hung like a brinkels can. I've never heard that before. A hung like a Pringles can. I mean, I'm gonna use that. I'm already found. That's a winner. Well, ultimately good luck.

It's in your mind, it should just be a done deal. You just now got to go find the money. That's what it's about. Yeah. Well, that's what I was already, I mean, I told her I said I'll sell the side $1,400. It's not like We're okay. Anything. I'll put the $1,400 down, but she wants to go to Italy for the honeymoon so she's like no, you're saving that money for Italy. I don't know. You'll find it. You'll find it. Yeah, there's always more money in the Pringles can. Just remember that. All right, man. Well, good luck and congrats. And I'm excited. Yeah. Yeah, me too. Congratulations. I'll be sure to call back and let you guys know if I'm able to convince or not. Do it.

No, that's the wrong mentality. Call back and tell us how the mechanical bull was at your wedding. It's a done deal. Yeah. We both want to bet. How about how about I just, uh, to venture from mechanical bull, and then I'll invite you to come off that. That way you got to do it for yourself. All right.

Yeah. If you have a mechanical bull there, you let us know. Do not even think about sending an invite if that mechanical bowl is in on the invite. That's very leverage. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. All right.

Sounds good, man. Yep. We'll see you soon. All right. All right. Bye. Bye. Take care.

Ciao. Bye. I said, ciao. That actually would be a very fun because they're going to Italy. Yeah. Would be a very fun wedding to be at. Dude, that would be a very fun because they're going to Italy. Yeah. Yeah. It would be a very fun wedding to be at.

Dude, that would be like, I was serious. I don't really enjoy going to weddings that much anymore. I'm then do quite a few. And that would get me excited. Yeah. That would just for even people watching, you don't even have to get on the bowl. Oh my God. Yeah. That would be great. Have you ever ridden a mechanical bowl?

Probably not. Hmm. I think you'd remember. Yeah, I think I would too. I've ridden a couple. How to go. I'm pretty good at it. I'm not joking. I'm really good at it. All right. Yeah. Well, tell the rep. It's on the bell. You know, podcasts. We should go find a bit of mechanical bolt tonight. I don't know if there's one in Fargo. Oh, okay. Well, we should buy one for it.

We should put one at your facility. Yeah, we should. Yeah. I would be great. All right, we can rent it out. Yeah, I do. $100 a day. Are you kidding me? It's a gold mine. That's a great investment. Yeah, even if she yeah, dude, dude, why don't we do it? And then we'll just we'll give them for half the price. Yeah, good guy. I'm gonna see if we can't find one. Yeah. All right, guys, we're gonna go find a mechanical ball. Thanks for tuning in to another episode of the Belly to podcast. As always, take care of the bartender. And we'll see you next one.

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