Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher - Dry Your Eyes… | 5/2/25

Episode Date: May 2, 2025

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was shown the door for this highly unusual deal in which he funneled business to his bidness partner. The investigation by the Retail Giants Board found that Buchanan directed the company to make a multi-million dollar consulting agreement with a vendor where the woman, former Bedbath and Beyonce, Shandra Holt, worked. So just a little bit, is helping you out a little bit, giving you a few million dollars. Buchanan reportedly did not disclose his relationship. Yeah, no kidding. And sales at Coles fell the last quarter.

so he was shown the door and given the boot. So if you notice the difference at Coles, that could be the reason. Have a nice day. Welcome. Welcome to chewing the fat. So Sean Diddy Combs. You know him, you love them, I guess. Formerly rejected the government's offer to plead guilty and spare himself the possibility of a prolonged prison sentence.

when the judge asked him whether he rejected the offer federal prosecutors made. Combs said, yes, I do, Your Honor. It was kind of talkative there in court. He's scheduled to stand trial with the trial beginning this coming Monday. If you're listening live, today is the 2nd of May 2025. So the trial would begin on the 5th and is going to begin on the 5th. The jury selection will happen then, and then he will be tried on charges of racketeering, conspiracy, sex trafficking, and prostitution that allege he coerced women into prolonged sexual encounters.

He called freakoffs. Now, I don't know how long he could get in jail, but I mean, he's 55 now. So if he's found guilty of all these charges, that's pretty much a life sentence for him. And so the specific details on the plea deal were not. released. But Sean says, no, we are, we're going to take this thing to trial. So maybe he's innocent. Yeah. Speaking of court cases, I'm not sure what all is going to come of this. But Apple, according to a judge, has violated an order to reform the app store. So Fortnite gets another victory dance. The federal judge ruled that Apple

willfully chose not to comply with an antitrust ruling when it won by Epic Games that required changes to fees connected with the App Store, said the company executive had lied under oath. The judge also referred the matter to prosecutors for a criminal contempt investigation. And it wasn't today's only big tech antitrust news. I mean, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai testified yesterday that the U.S. proposal requiring data sharing with competitors to punish Google for an illegal monopoly on online search would be extraordinary and would amount to a de facto divestiture of search. Okay.

So good luck, God bless to all of those. You know, we have, they're all, I mean, meta and Instagram is in trouble. Zuckerberg testified. And then there were other, there was more testimony that talked about, how they had known about the apps algorithms and how he had cheated all these people out of millions of dollars. So we'll see. Things are not going well for these big tech companies.

Microsoft raised prices on Xbox consoles, games, and controllers worldwide. So they got that going for you. And this is kind of sad news, actually. Grand Theft Auto 6. I know. Dry your eyes here. they have announced the Rockstar games has announced that GTA 6 is not sex although that's what it is a GTA 6 is now set to release on May 26 so it's delayed it's come on several months later than

expected when I say May 26 oh you thought I meant this year yeah no next year so you're looking forward to Grand Theft Auto sex or six you're not going to be able to get it until May of 2026. I know, like I said, dry your eyes. And I guess we're supposed to be scared. But the measles outbreak in America continues. Apparently there's 935 confirmed cases of measles across nearly 30 states so far this year. That's according to the latest update from the CDC.

That's an increase of 51. over the last week and far surpassing the 285 measles cases reported in the entirety of last year. So I guess we're supposed to be scared. They certainly make it seem that way. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported that its measles cases, which date back to late January, had grown to 663 cases as of earlier this week, making a jump of 17 cases since the state's last update as 87 of the patients have been hospitalized and two school-age children have been confirmed dead from the illness.

That's very sad. I don't know that those school-aged children were actually killed by measles. But, okay, if you tell me they were, then they were. I know here in North Texas, where this show originates, Denton County has confirmed one case of the measles, and they say the infected person could, could have exposed others at a number of places on the 19th and 20th of April,

so 10 days ago, if you're listening live. And this is an adult, and we don't know who the adult is, because they want to protect the patient's confidentiality. Uh-huh. but they did do some great contact tracing because of it. So they list all the places that this person went to on the 19th and the 20th of April. So if you were in North Texas in Denton County,

or actually the DFW area because all these places they went are not specific to Denton County, the pretty burrito, the donut plaza, the Rangers Republic of Texas Live Global Life Field, Wow, they went to a baseball game. How many people could have been infected there? Guitars and Growlers, Walmart in Louisville, Texas. Then the next day they went to a United Methodist Church in Flower Mound, Texas.

Winco Foods in Louisville. Then they went to another restaurant in Richardson. They were just busy infecting people everywhere. So be careful out there. And it's not really clear if the person had been infected has been vaccinated. has been vaccinated. So we just don't know. And we know that measles are highly contagious

and they say here that nine out of ten people nearby will become infected if they are not protected. Ah, see, that's cute. See what they did there? Infected, if not protected. Man, the days of just, yeah, I got the measles and I can't do anything for a couple of days

until it goes away are over. They want us scared out of our minds over measles. I'm not. So I'm sorry about that, but I'm just not scared of measles. If your child catches measles, you know, for sure take it to your medical professionals. You don't want anything bad happening to your kid.

But, you know, I think you'll be okay. I think you'll be okay. But, you know, we don't know if, you know, you are going to be infected if you're not protected. We do know. We do know that. You will be infected. Well, maybe.

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Welcome Nicole Shanahan to Blaze TV. Congratulations are in order to Barbara Streisand. Babs. You know her. You love her. Eight-time Grammy winner. five-time billboard hot 100 topper she has announced a brand new studio album and man are i don't know about you but i am excited the secret life partners volume two now volume one i came out in 2014 and i've just been

i barely stand it that has taken this long to get a sequel to this but it is it's coming out on june 27 It's going to feature collaborations with Sir Paul McCartney. I hate calling him, sir. Stop it. It's Paul McCartney. Mariah Carey, Bob Dylan, Ariana Grande, Sting, James Taylor, and so much more. In fact, she does a duet with Hozier that you can already listen to. It's from Roberta Flack.

First time ever I saw your face. That's a little bit different than what Barbara sounds like, but, you know, the song. And so I'm really looking forward to that. I can't wait. And, man, do I want more of Babs? Do you know that in 2014, when Partners, you know, one was released, that made her the only artist to have a number one album in six different decades. So this new project also features the cross-generational list of duet partners. But that is incredible that Barbara Streisand has had a number one album in six different decades.

So if this one goes to number one, that'll make it seven. Wow. So many things going on this weekend. And one of them is you're going to be able to see the movie Rust. It's finally coming to theaters. Three years after the, you know, accidental, accidental onset tragedy took the life of cinematographer Helena Hutchins. How did that happen, by the way?

Alec Baldwin. You know, he's the one that fired the weapon accidentally. He's the producer and the co-writer. And he stars as Harland Russ. It's going to be, I'm fascinated to see the movie, I'm not going to pay for it at theaters. Now, it's also going to be available streaming so you'll be able to get it on Prime Video

and Apple TV for $14.99. I'm not paying for that either. I already, you know, I pay for Prime Video. I do pay for Apple TV, although I'm told that we get it for free because it's part of our cell phone deal. That's great. I only have to pay $8 million a month for my cell phone, but we're giving Apple TV for free.

Okay, thank you. So anyway, you have that to go to if you didn't want to do anything else this weekend. You know, like the Kentucky Derby, like Naked Gardening Day is tomorrow. So the Kentucky Derby is tomorrow as well. I am looking forward to that. I do like watching the Kentucky Derby. Always kind of wanted to go. Never have been.

It would be fun to have experienced the event. So it starts at 7.02 p.m. Eastern Saturday, the 3rd of May, 2025 and I'm sure they're going to have coverage beginning, you know, early in the afternoon because 702 Eastern is start time. So that means they're going to have at least four hours of coverage before then because they love showing off all the horses. And I kind of like seeing them. The Derby, the Kentucky Derby, it was first run in 1875. So it's the oldest continuously held sporting event and the first leg obviously of the, you know, triple crown. And the winner, winning horse gets 3 million.

The racing purse is 5 million. Yeah, I mean, the rest of you get to split up to 5 million, but I'm the winner. I'm taking home 3 million. The two front runners are journalism and sandban. And there's a couple of big long shots, 57 to 1, this neocross. And Beza is the 50 to 1 longest shot. So, you know, good luck. You can make a little money.

If you can gamble on the horse race in your state, I can't in the state of Texas. Um, good luck. And plus this also has, uh, the horse, uh, rendered judgment, which is owned, uh, by this dream walk and farms, which was run by Toby Keith, the late, great Toby Keith. So we've got that kind of, you know, sentimental version for rendered judgment, although render judgment is 13 to 1. Good luck. It's possible though. Definitely possible. And so we got that to look forward to. And, uh, And what's his face is back this year, too? You know, Baffet, Bob Baffett. He's back.

He's with Rodriguez, which is 12 to 1, and he's looking for a seventh derby win. Okay, I mean, I spent a three-year suspension for Bob. Hope he didn't rub any cream on the old horse by accident. All right, let's go to the break room. I need something cold to drink desperately. So Los Angeles. is joining the state of California trying to get the movies

and TV shows back to filming in California and L.A. The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a measure to make its film-permitting process less of a headache. Oh yeah, we're going to cut some of the red tape. Uh-huh.

The plan aims to slash the fees, offer location discounts, and, yes, of course, cut red tape. Addressing some of the reasons productions are packing up their bags. The motion passed to actual applause in City Hall, which is a rarity unless someone's giving away free parking. Uh-huh.

L.A.'s seen a steep decline in what they call tent pole film production, and now even commercials and TV projects are slipping away. And Governor Newsom, of course, has a proposal out there for the state to up the film tax credit to $750. $50 million. So we'll see if that actually takes place. But he definitely wants to bring it back to California. And, of course, L.A. wants to have it back in L.A. as well.

So good luck to California. I feel like that's not going to help. But I could be wrong. I could be wrong. And then I saw that, speaking of movies and making movies, apparently there's going to be a horror overload to hit theaters next year. Oh, the horror. I know.

Studios are cramming an unprecedented 29 horror films into theaters this year. This year, which means, you know, that's 2025. Next, so into this, oh, wait. Yeah, so this whole year. Yeah. Not 2026. Sorry, it's this year. Holy cow.

So we're going to have 29 horror films in theaters this year. That's wonderful. I was thinking that it was next year. Duh. Universal alone is planning seven titles. Apparently, their return on investment is great. They love them. You know, the quiet place, day one, generated 83 million a net profit. Long legs turned to budget under $10 million into $48 million profit.

Wow, until dawn opened to an $8 million domestically. But they were, you know, so what? The sinners stands as the loan breakout hit this year. So it's a crowded slate, but you've got the conjuring final destination, 28 years later. Okay. All right, fine. Those are all launching their trilogies. All right.

So are they going to, does that mean they're going to start cannibalizing their own genre? I don't know. We'll see. People love horror movies. And so I know, you know, to the people that make them, it's a safe investment, it doesn't cost a lot of money. And the return on investment is. awesome. So, okay,

depend the rest of this year. Today, like I said, if you're listing live is the 2nd of May 2025. So you, if you thought there were a lot of horror movies already, there is more coming. So be ready for that. I did see about Jeremy Renner, who, you know, I haven't seen Jeremy around lately. And he apparently turned down Hawkeye Season 2. They offered him half the money that he was paid for season one salary.

And Jeremy was like, did you think I was only half the Jeremy because I got ran over? I'm not doing it unless you're going to pay me the money. So Hawkeye, season two, not happening. And at the same time, Robert Downey Jr. apparently signed a huge deal to return as Dr. Doom. I don't know, they paid him a nine-figure sum to return as Dr. Doom. And, you know, I'm not saying Hawkeye is Dr. Doom, but still, they're going to play them the nine-figure sum.

And then he's going to, they're going to buy him a plane, and he's going to have 24-7 security. So, yeah, I'll come and do your movie. Sure, you got it. You got it. It's going to have to be nine figures. and I need a plane. And I need security.

Oh, okay, Robert, no problem. We'll do that for you. So congratulations to Robert Downey Jr. For getting that deal. And yesterday we talked a little bit about the Tony Awards, the nominations. And I failed to mention that Audra McDonald now,

and I, you know, Audrey McDonald, you know where you love her, has become the most Tony nominated performer in history now, securing her 11th career nomination on Thursday. She previously shared,

the top spot with the late Julie Harris and West Side Story star Cheetah Rivera. So she earned a nomination for a leading actress in a musical for her performance as Rose, an obsessive 1920's stage mother in the revival of Gypsy, and she is the first black woman to play the

role in a Broadway production. So congratulations to Audre McDonald for becoming the most Tony nominated a performer in history. It's a lot of It's hockey season, and you can get anything you need delivered with Uber Eats. Well, almost, almost anything.

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We'll see. Ruth Buzzy. Ruth Buzzy. Wow. I mean, she, we remember her. She was one of the stars of Rowan and Martin's laughing. And it was just Ruth Buzzy and hers being the old lady on the park bench with slamming people with newspapers. She has passed away at the age of 88.

Ruth Buzzy. She had died from complications from Alzheimer's disease at her home in. Texas. Very sad. I guess she's been in hospice for several years. She had a bad stroke a couple years ago. Just really sad. Ruth Buzzy, rest in peace, dead at the age of 88. Then we have Sister Inna Canberra Lucas. I'm sorry, what? Yes, Sister Inna Canabara Lucas. She was recognized as the oldest person in the world.

She passed away at the age of 116 years old in Brazil. Now, rest in peace, to Sister Inacanabara Lucas. The new, apparently oldest person in the world, is this British citizen lady, Ethel Catterham, who is 115 years old. So congratulations to the newest, oldest person in... the world. And apparently there's, uh, she is the oldest currently in the world at 115. So rest in peace to sister in a Canabara Lucas, uh, formerly the oldest person in the world,

uh, dead at the age of 116. Then we have two-time Stanley Cup champion, former Philadelphia Flyers captain, part of the, uh, what the heck did they call themselves? The, uh, um shoot uh he was anyway he's dead i know yeah the broad street bullies that's what he's part of i mean he was not uh he was a rough player and uh he played nine of his 11 seasons with the flyers and then he was a broadcaster uh ed van imp dead at the age of 84 uh he was a tv broadcaster for a long time it doesn't give a cause of death for ed but it does say that he was surrounded by his family at his side. So, I mean, probably he's been sick. So rest in peace to Ed Van Hemp, dead at the age of 84. Then Jill Sobel, a singer, songwriter. Remember her hits?

I kissed a girl and a supermodel from the clueless soundtrack. She has passed away at the age of 66. She, very sad, died in a house fire. Man, I do not wish that on anyone. Now, I don't want to wish any of these diseases on people, but I don't want anyone to die in a house fire. That is a heck of a way to go. I just don't I just don't want that. I have a family member a long time ago that died

in a house fire, and I didn't wish that for him either. So rest in peace to Jill Sobel, dead at the age of 66. Then we have William Bill Dealey. William Bill Dealey, dead at the age of 75.

Bill was the former president and handler of Paxentani Phil. And part of he was the president of Paxatani Groundhog Club. So it's very sad that Bill has left us. He didn't give a cause of death for Bill. It did say that aside from being a former president and handler of Paxon, Santani Phil and being part of the, you know, the Punxatani group. He also owned and directed the Dealey funeral home. So I guess that's where you can go and pay your condolences.

Rest and peace to William Bill Dealey dead at the age of 75. I was reading a story about Michael Bolton. Now, Michael Bolton, I mean, this guy, I mean, 75 million records, two Grammys, 50-year career. And remember he had emergency brain surgery back in 2023. And he apparently was singing within minutes. His daughter said that I remember one of the nurses at the hospital had no idea who he was. And she's like, do you know he sings like this?

Yeah, he does. Hello, that's Michael Bolton. So he's still struggling with that. amazing. He's still doing well. So he went underwent this emergency surgery in in New York City. And he had now then in 2024, he underwent a second brain surgery, which I think we talked about due to an infection. And he's now finished radiation and chemotherapy treatment. And he undergoes two MRIs every month to ensure his tumor has now returned. He has a glial blastoma, and that recurrence rate is 90%.

So if you're a fan of Michael Bolton, you will take your prayers because it's going to be a fight for him. And it has been a fight for quite some time. And so he said, you know, he's remaining hopeful. And he just reminds himself that he's not alone. And he's just trying to get better every day. So there you have it. all you Michael Bolton fans. And is he going to be touring again?

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I mean, it's a historic brand to a private equity firm Brinwood Partners or Brinwood Partners, B-R-Y-N-W-O-D partners. It's not finalized yet, but apparently it's going to be for about $600 million.

Hector-Ithore Hector Baudi launched the pasta sauce with his brothers in 1928. And after running a popular restaurant in Cleveland, the brand played a key role in introducing Italian food to the U.S. challenging the prevalence of French cuisine.

So Chef Boyardee was once the U.S. number one importer of Parmesan cheese at the company's height. Its Pennsylvania factory produced 250,000 sauce cans a day. Wow. So Conagher is getting rid of Chef Boyardee because they want to focus on frozen food and snack portfolios, including protein-heavy slim gym meat sticks. Yeah, you can't have enough of those. So apparently sales are slowing down. And they launched the GLP1 friendly labels to market products to customers losing weight using the weight loss drugs.

Yeah. Why not? Let's do that for sure. I saw a headline that made me think, yeah, those drugs are really working. Apparently, diabetes is way down. so good, right? And it's got to be because of that, or at least it's got to be because more and more people are, you know,

taking care of their weight, right? They claim that diabetes deaths fell to their lowest level in years. New CDC data finds in 2021 the condition was the eighth leading cause of death in the U.S. But now it's the lowest it's been in years. Good. And it's got to be. because of that, right? I mean, it just has to be.

I don't know that the CDC would admit that. You know, the CDC says the link between COVID-19 and diabetes may be to blame for it peaking a few years ago. Okay, so what's to blame for the numbers going way down? Oh, it doesn't say that? Okay. I would say that OZEPIC and Mongero are helping with that. That's going to help with diabetes death.

So good. I mean, in 2023, nearly one in 10 adults had diagnosed diabetes. Okay. So it's got to be everyone on Ozempic and Mongero. That doesn't mean it's good for everyone. It doesn't mean that everyone, even if you don't have diabetes, should be on Ozempic or Mongero or the GLP drugs. But it does mean that it's actually affecting what it's supposed to affect.

and that is taking care of diabetes, right? Right. Okay, this story, one more story before we get out of here with the joke of the day. I got to do this story because I can't believe this is actually true, all right? I can't believe this is actually true. So according to this, this Kelsey Whitmore is now the first woman ever to join a MLB roster. Well, like women to play Major League Baseball? That can't be true, can't it?

Now, she's playing in the minor leagues. Okay, fine. We'll let you play in the minor leagues. But we're not letting men play in major league baseball, are we? Apparently we are. Apparently, according to this, the Oakland A's have officially called up pitcher outfielder Kelsey Whitmore from the Oakland ballers,

which is, you know, one of their minor league teams, making her the first woman ever to join a major league baseball roster. So if that's true, congratulations. If it's not true, I can't believe we're spreading lies like this, making me doubt that only men play baseball. But, you know, whatever, that's fine. I got you.

You know, I already congratulated you. So congratulations again. All right, let's get out of here. Man, it's been a long week. I don't know about you, but it's been a long week for me. So I appreciate you coming along for the ride here on chewing the fat every day. It means a lot to me. Be sure to reach out.

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