The Bobby Bones Show - Best Bits with Morgan and Special Guest Hillary

Episode Date: March 5, 2022

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And it may be a happy weekend, but we also have a special guest who has some very big news to share. And I'm just going to put it out there that it's not actually happy news for me. Very happy news for them. Not for me, though. So please welcome Hillary to hang out with me. Hi. You have very big news to share. We're not sharing it. I'm going to say, are we jumping in? No, no, no. This is just the intro. We got to get them prepared for what's coming.

Yes. And we do have a lot to talk about before that happens. So I'm just prepping, y'all. You may need some tissues, you know, just putting it out there. Bring them for the last kind of statement that comes out at the end of this podcast. Yes. But we do have a lot to talk about. So we're just going to get started.

Be sure, y'all, if you don't want to listen to the bits, tell me that. Like, hit me up on social media. if you're like just listening to this podcast for the behind the scenes. I like feedback, kind feedback. So I'm just going to preface that. But yeah, let's get started. This week we heard about Amy in the party she had for adoptive and foster parents. Well, moms, to be exact.

And there were bets placed on how much wine was going to be drank at the party. And we got an update from Amy, how everything went down, how much wine was drank. So lots happened with this story and one that y'all. love to also place your own bets on. So here it is. Here's the full-blown update to make sure y'all don't miss a thing. Number seven. Okay, so Amy had a party at her house and it was for what you said yesterday, 25 mothers who have adopted. Or foster. They foster. Or foster. And how did you become the house? Well, I volunteered because once a month they get together and I attended the meeting last month and had been a member of the group for a little bit, but finally able to start going to the

meetings. And I just thought, well, I mean, I'm sure it would be helpful to have hosts, so I volunteered. Okay. Where do people park? Because I've been to your house many times, and there's not parking for 25. Yeah, we had to draw a little map of like, this is the street where you need to park. Like, go here and then you have to park and then walk. Yeah. So what time did the party start? Seven? What time did the first person get there? Oh, they warned. me that moms tend to arrive early because they're excited to get out of the house. If they happen to be moms that are happen to be stay at home, some of them work as well. But 640.

Oh, awesome. Maybe even 638 was the first doorbell. Wow. Yeah. Were you ready for them at 638? Yeah, I mean, I was ready because again, I was told by the leader like, hey, this is what tends to happen. And that they can linger.

Not that that's bad. I don't mind that. But also I have kids and it was difficult for my son to get to bed. And he left the house for a little while. That way we could have, you know, open discussion of like without kids around feeling like, you know, we're talking about. Well, that was the next two questions I had. One, did you be like, here are my kids. They're going to say a little something.

And then two, what time the last person leave? Because you know, I was like, you've got to tell everybody they're out the door at nine before they even get there. Yeah, I think last person. No, it was like 945. Was it just you and one other person? No. That's awkward when it's just one person. No, the final two are women that I've gotten to know really well.

And they've become like very special people to me because I think that in any, it's just speaking to any other adoptive or foster moms out there, at times it can feel very isolating. You can feel isolated. So I just, these are women that I've bonded with lately that I feel like it's a safe space to say anything. And so they were the final ones there. Did your kids do a little song and dance? No.

My son was gone for most of it. my daughter did stay, and she actually did participate and speak a little bit about her experience with adoption and what it was like, you know, having a sibling and just different challenges that are there. So yesterday, the bet was over under 13 bottles of wine. So you had how many bottles before they showed out? I think I put out 10. Okay, just tell us this.

Five red, five white. Did all 10 get used? No. What? I know. Shocking. Were they doing shots? They busted out the tequila.

The taquilla was a different story. Yeah, no, I checked and there was three totally empty and about a fourth of a bottle left in another one. So basically four empty bottles. Big cleanup after they left? No, not at all. My daughter, while we were still talking, because snacks were made, plates were made, and then we gathered in the living room and then I led a discussion. and whatnot.

And she, I noticed her in the kitchen kind of helping clean up. And I'm like, oh, that's sweet. So thoughtful. Showing off, yeah. No. Turns out I go and check her backpack. She bagged up everything in individual Ziploc bags to take to her snack locker that

she sells out of. Yeah. Good for her. She's so. Yeah, good for her. Like, she was on it. She's like, whoa, look at all these extra snacks. Like, I think all she saw was dollar sign.

She was like, are y'all done eating? And then when everyone said yes. She's taking their plates early. So the food. So what was in, let's paraphrase that a bit, but what was the overarching message? I decided to go with a theme of calm. Like that was my theme for the night of I read from a book that has been very helpful to me on staying calm. I read quotes about calmness.

I read encouragement. I passed out little cards for them to keep like in their purse that will remind them that what they're doing is hard. I had a whiteboard where I had people share with. they do to stay calm and then I read them aloud and told everyone to get out their phones and take a picture of it in case you need to refer back to it when you're not calm. Because the most important thing we can do as parents is be the calmest person in the room at all times. For any parent.

For any parent, whether you're biological or adopted. And sometimes that's very difficult and we all flip our lid at times. But like, especially with kids with trauma, like if the lid gets flipped, there's no rational thinking. And then we can, if we have any trauma or we're not able to stay control and our, you know, brains, our lids get flipped. then no one's thinking rationally or logically and it just can lead to chaos and I have been there and it's not a good place to be and so I'm thankful now for a community and tips and tools and

therapy that I have in my back pocket that allow me to stay calm and now I'm like I get put in a situation and I'm like dang this is amazing like being able to stay cool as a cucumber is awesome well when you've been through crap you're not that scared of crap and you don't react as crazily to the crap, like the first time you experienced the crap. Yeah, I'm glad you said the word scared, because a lot of it is coming from a place of fear. The children maybe are coming from a place of fear, and then you're scared too, and then you're just, it all could link back to fear. When I was doing my keynote in Vegas for the rematch convention, there's like 7,000 people

out there. A part of what mine was was, you know, a lot of folks, more than you know, I've been through some pretty traumatic stuff when they were kids or young adults or even adults now. And the greatest thing about that is you've been through it and you're not so scared anymore because you know you've seen bad and you've still fought to, you know, to get to the other side. And once you've done that, you know that whatever comes at you, you've done it before. It's not going to be pleasant, but you're going to get through it again because you've already been through it once. And you can also take that knowledge and share it with somebody else who hasn't gone through it yet. Yes.

And so. Yeah. I mean, it was a very special night. And there was some moms at the end that just were, you know, very thankful. They were like, I, well, it's almost didn't come tonight, but I'm so glad I did, and I'm feeling so encouraged. And so that itself made the late bedtime and all of that worth it, because it means one night out of the month to, you know, my son to stay up a little bit later than usual, which is difficult. But then also so many of the women, Eddie, I know you were talking about how you were wanted to come. But like, everyone was like, oh, I wish there was a group like this for my husband because he needs this.

And like, there's no. And I'm so like, why don't the men gather once a month? Hey, beers with dads. I got a feeling it won't be as whiteboard and quote-friendly. But like we're getting together to work on ourselves. Like we're making it happen. So like the dads should also want to be proactive and make it happen. We start with like, all right, we're all foster and adopted dads.

Do you all see the game last day? But the under was under 13 bottles of wine. Yes. I owe Eddie and nickel. I went the over. I lost. No, I thought I went over. You set the line and I said it would be over.

Oh, okay. Well, see, you could have taken my nickel, and I wouldn't have known the difference. It's the best bits of the week with Morgan number two. This week on the show, Bobby brought a story about his wife, Caitlin. They were in California, and she saw her number one celebrities she ever wants to see out in public. So the show shared theirs. But before we get into all of that, we got some things to talk about Hill. I want to know who's the number one celebrity you would love to see in public, that you would almost just, like, die. I, so I had an answer for a long time, but I finally met that person.

And it was Martina McBride. But I would say Taylor Swift. Okay. Okay. I would freak out. So, Martina McBride, how did that meeting go? She was that person forever for you. Yes.

And you finally met her. It was in studio. I remember this. But how did that finally feel to meet that person? It was crazy. So for some reason, I wasn't up here. It was like later. It was like after the show.

So it was later. I had went home and washed my hair. Well, I get a call from somebody who knows I'm a major fan. Literally, my hair's wet. I'm, like, not ready. And they're like, Martine McBride's at the studio. And I was like, excuse me? I've waited for this moment for my entire life.

And you're calling me, when I have soaking wet hair, telling me Martina McBride is at the station right now, like literally where I work at every single day. And so I quickly dried my hair. I put a little makeup on. I like got as quickly dressed ready as I could. And I drove up here and she was across the hall from my office. And so I went into my little studio and somebody who works with us who like had set up the interview she was doing.

I was like I'm like literally her biggest fan. Like first album I ever bought was Martina McBride. First music video I remember seeing Martina McBride. First concert. Like I just love her. Like she's great. I don't know what I'm going to do. like I'm shaking right now.

Like, I may cry. I may cry. And so the door opens and she comes out and I just like go up to her and I'm like, I am a big fan. I was like, I don't even remember what all I said. I don't even think I let her get a worded. I just like blurted it out. I was like, you are my first concert. You're the reason I'm even here in Nashville. You're the reason I work in country music. Like I just let her know everything. And she was so kind. And she was like, That is so sweet. Thank you for telling me that and, you know, all of that. I remember I was like on the phone with my, my mom was answering her phone. So I called my sisters. And I'm like, I'm freaking out. Like on my drive up here. It was a 10 minute drive. And I'm like, I'm freaking out right now. I'm about to be working to McBride. I don't know what to do. You need to calm me down. But it was great. I was calm. So she was everything you had hoped she would be. Yes. She was so kind. And I feel like I got to tell her everything I wanted to tell her. there were some stuff I left out. I was like, she doesn't need to know that.

Like when I was in fifth grade, I did a whole report on her and had a dress like her and everything. And, you know, there was some stuff I left out. But, no, she was so great. And she was just very kind. She really took the time to sit there and talk to me. Like, she didn't have to do that. She could have just said, hey, got a picture and left. But she could tell that it really meant a lot to me to meet her.

And she probably was so startled, like coming out of an interview and bam. there's a girl there like you're like I'm not missing my chance right now absolutely not I was like no this is my this is my opportunity I just like I took a deep breath beforehand I was like this is it this is the moment I've been waiting for my entire life and it's here yeah and I will say something similar happened to me when it was my first day of work I met Shania that was the biggest moment of my life though I didn't really get the chance to freak out I got a picture with her and you can see like a huge smile on my face but like you're so happy but like Like I was also like first day on the job.

I didn't want to lose my cool and like not get the job because I was freaking out over Shania Twain. Yeah. So I didn't. It was just more like, hi. Like I take a picture and I smile. And I'm like sitting there dying inside and then I'm like, bye.

And that was it. And it's still to this day is something I remember. I think she's coming one more time since then. And I still don't even think that time I like told her how much I love her. But she's probably seen me post all over social media about my love for her. So she's probably afraid of me. She retweeted it, right? She retreated one of the, I did like the, a TikTok of the Shania Twain songs.

And she did retweet that. But I'm not sure if her team did or whatever. We're going to go with she did it. I mean, I would like to think that. We don't need to know details. I'm sure she saw it. But like every time we talk about stuff on the show, I'm like Shania Twain. Everything's Shania Twain.

And I know she's seen that because she's getting tagged in it or her team is. And they're probably like, this girl really, literally may need to take a step back. Major fan. I know. We may be on lists on some of these artists. Well, but at least, like, you were so calm and, like, you were just really happy to see Martina. I bet she loved that. It was like a, I don't really remember what happened type of situation.

Like, our actual conversation, just remember her being very kind. But I don't remember. Like, I think I just kind of blacked out for a moment. That's fair, though. I mean, better to black out and say kind things than black out. And you're like, I have no idea if I was mean or rude or whatever. Yeah. I was like, you know, I, I, I, I, I, I,

talked. Don't know if it made sense, but I talked. So now that you have met her, your other one's Taylor Swift, who you would love to meet or just see, right? Like, if you saw her out in public, you would be like, oh my gosh, that's her. I would freak out. There, this is, this is kind of funny. So we were at me and our friend Jody. We were at the mall and we were walking into Nordstrom and this elder, like this older man. Like he had to have been in his late 60s or like 70s. he was listening to Taylor Swift, like sitting in the chair. You know how like the husband sit in the chair waiting? And I was trying to get her attention. I'm like, Taylor Swift, like, and pointing. And she was like, what? Like, and she started bringing out. She thought I saw Taylor Swift

at Nordstrom at Green Hills. And I was like, to be fair though, not far off. I have seen a few celebrities there. And it is possible. If I saw Taylor Swift at Nordstrom, like, or just at the mall, that would be crazy. I don't think I would, I would, I would, I'd, I would, hi, like wave and Big Finn. What if you saw her on public with her boyfriend who they really don't get seen together often at all? Yeah. Would you then go up and be like, oh my God, this is a huge moment. I have to. I mean, I don't want to bother them. I'm just that type of person I always feel like I'm a bothered everybody in general. Yeah. Also, separate subject, need, need, need. need to work on that. That's a whole other thing that has to be dealt with. Because you're not a

bother. I know. I just, I feel that way. You know, personal things have happened. We're talking about in therapy. Um, no, I don't know. I just, I want to let her know and I feel like she is the type of person who wants to be let known that, you know, you appreciate their work and stuff. Honestly, my dream. Um, I go to Centennial Park. Yes. Parsons and all of that. And she mentions that in one of her songs and how she used to sit there in Centennial Park. And I'm like, I think that's where I'm going to meet Taylor Swift. She's just going to be sitting in Centennial Park. That's possible.

I could totally picture her sitting in the park, like either having a picnic or sitting there with her guitar trying to write a song. But that park is so populated now, I don't know that she'll go. Because maybe not too many tourists go. It's close enough to the city. It's a cool outdoor activity. You've got to see a replica of the, how do you say it? I'm not even going to try it.

Parthenon? Yeah. Parthenon. Can you try that? Parthenon. I say parenthode sometimes. Like, trust me, words. Parthenon.

Parthenon. I can say it that you said it. Gotcha. But I wasn't going to be the first one to say it. I mean, that's okay. I got you. But I think now it's just become too populated. I don't know if she'll ever end up going there.

And maybe she goes at night and she sits in the actual parthenon on the inside of it. That could be cool. I just, I don't know. Now that I know that that's a place that she has gone to. I'm like, well, maybe. So do you ever try and go there and try to channel your inner Taylor Swift? Oh, I go and that's all I listen to is walk around and listen to Taylor Swift. And I listen to that song because it's just cool.

I'm like, oh my gosh, she was here. She probably like had these thoughts and these ideas while she was sitting here. Like, what songs did she write while she was sitting here? These are the things that go through my head. Very fair, though. I mean, she's incredibly talented and a mega superstar. Yes. That all adds up.

I think there would be a lot of people that would be on that same page. you. And I'm not a creepy, like, fan. I'm just a fan. Like, I just appreciate. I don't know. I appreciate her work. I think you might be a stand, which isn't, well, yes, but I'm not a stalker. Yes. I wanted to clarify, I'm not a creepy stalker. No.

I'm just a really big fan, and I just appreciate what she has done for me. I would call you a stand of Taylor Swift. Do you have Taylor Swift parties? I think you are past the point of being to stay regular fan. I was also hoping somehow she would have gotten an invitation to the parties I had because I created, like, really cute, like,

Taylor themed invitations. Did you send her an invitation? Um, no, but I did post it. I blurt out my address, um, on my Instagram. And I know, um, I have somebody who follows me, who does know her. And so I was hoping they would have been like, oh, this is fun. Let me share it with her. And I thought when she was doing all her re-releases, I could totally see her doing this if she was in Nashville, going around and stopping at all these parties that people were having for her album release. Can you imagine if she knocked on my door? Oh, my gosh. Gosh, that would be insane. And I opened it, like holding my dog with this blonde wig on.

Like, oh my gosh. A story for the lifetime books. Yes. But, again, I think just because she's too mega of a superstar, I don't know that she can do the things that she used to do. I would love it, though. I just want to meet her. I've told you about my Taylor Swift story, I think, that I've met her. I believe we have talked about this.

I think we have. Just a short recap as I met her in Wichita, Kansas actually, at a melodrama spot, which was before she right before she took off in the country world. And so there was maybe 100 people there, seeing what we all thought was a new artist. We got free tickets through the radio station. And my sister and I were both dressed up. We loved her at the time because she was out enough that people knew her, but she was a new artist, right? She was not somebody everybody knew yet. And so we loved her. And we went. My parents took us. And all four of us got to meet her. She did a meet and greet with everybody that was there because it was, you know,

know, not a big amount of people. She complimented our dresses and our boots. And she was like, you guys are so cute. We took a picture. We smiled. And that was that. You're so lucky. And she was very kind. But this was, I mean, literally like curly-haired Tim McGrath, Taylor-Swiss. Oh, I love it. Because, I mean, any concert I went to, I was wearing a sundress and cowboy boots because of her. Yep. We all were. Anytime you went to a concert, that's all you saw. She did definitely inspire that look. If it wasn't already a thing, she definitely was a big inspiration. behind more people wearing it. She was.

This is so funny we're having this conversation because I was just talking to somebody about this the other day. I met a fellow Swifty. And I was talking about, because we were talking about when we became fans. And I was like, oh, I've been here since the Tim McGrawl days. I literally would take a, not a permanent marker, but I would take a marker, a black one, and I would draw a heart on my foot because that's how she has it. Like if you go get the Taylor Swift album, the first album, and you look at the CD, the actual

CD, you see her feet and she has a heart that she drew in a black marker. And so I had to do that. See, here's the thing. You are absolutely a stand. There is no. I don't know that I even, even though my love for Shania Twain is strong, I don't know that I'm a stand. Because I've never, I mean, back when I was a kid, I probably recreated some of the songs and stuff, but in my adult life, I have not. And you have with Taylor. What exactly would you mean a stand? Like, you're just, you know everything about her. You know her life. You know. In a non-creepy way.

I just feel like I really have to clarify that because I'm not somebody where I don't need be put on a Taylor Swift watch list. And yeah, I promise I'm good. You do have stands that cross that line. But no, that's not you. Absolutely. But there are stands that are just massive fans of people and they are their biggest supporters.

And definitely you on that spectrum. Yes, it's me. I don't have that love for, like, I love a lot of artists and a lot of celebrities, but I do not have that kind of love. I think it's cool, though, because it's, it's something you're passionate about. And I have friends who are like that. And so, like, again, our friend Jody, we're just talking about, well, just drive around

Nashville and listen to Taylor Swift and sing at the top of our lungs. Like, we just, I don't know, it brings me a life language together. Taylor Swift is your love language. I'm going to add that to my love language list. You better make sure whoever you meet loves Taylor Swift, at least enough to let you keep loving them in this way. This is a big deal. Because if I meet somebody who tells me that they can't stand her, don't like her,

that's definitely not going to work for me. Very true. It's just not going to happen. I'm with you. And I do want to talk about dating. I will say, like, listen, if there's two people I would like to see out and about, it's Ryan Reynolds and Reese Witherspoon. That's all I got.

We have a Ryan interview coming up on the show that's happening. And I'm just going to say even him sitting on the computer. I was like, oh, my God, this is really happening. I love him. I think he's an incredible actor. He's so funny. Yes. So them too.

But those would be mine. I might go up to them. I might not. I think it depends probably how much alcohol I may have consumed. Well, and it depends on the situation. Yes. If they're not eating, if they're not with kids, which both of them do have kids and stuff. I think Reese Witherspoon is more likely.

She is in Nashville often. And I think she has a house here. Yes, she does. Ryan Reynolds, I don't think is very likely unless I go out to California. I mean, too bad we couldn't have gone to the ACMs because Blake lively is nominated. Don't know if she would be there. Doubt it. but that would be cool true and it's in Las Vegas so it is possible with it being as close to

California exactly she could have made an appearance she goes I'm gonna be so sad and Ryan Reynolds goes I'm gonna be so sad I know I would be like oh man um but yes I yeah yeah those would be mine still again not on your Taylor Swift level but I do let's talk about dating we're talking about you know a guy has to make sure he loves Taylor Swift do you have any dating updates in this moment I love we ask this every time I have to. Everybody asks me. And I'm like, I don't, I'm not going to speak for anybody else. No, and it's fine.

Like, you know, there's literally no update. Absolutely no update. I don't even know at this point what to do. I've done the dating apps. I'm not going to church to meet people. So when I say I'm going to church, I don't mean it in that way. But it's a hopeful thing. It's somewhere where I go where there are men who are single.

and I have not met any of them. Okay. Well, I have met them, but they're just, it's not going to happen. But no, still single. Okay. And still looking? I am definitely very much looking. Okay.

I, um, yes. Yes. Well, there's two topics of dating, too, that you sent me that I would, I want to talk about because this will be fun. Yeah. You were telling me about a new dating trend, Dawn dating. Yes. Like, D-A-W-N, Dawn dating.

I would love this. Okay, yeah. It's, give me the breakdown of what it is. So I believe it's just doing like breakfast, like, you know, like morning time dates. Okay. Not like dinner dates, but morning time dates. I'm fine with that. I love a good brunch. Even for a first date. Yeah. See, I love going on breakfast dates with my boyfriend. It's my favorite, like going to breakfast, having a good time. I don't know that I would like it as the first or even like the first few dates. Well, I think of it this way. I wake up, get it over with because if it went bad, I'm like, great, got the rest of my day. But just say things like went well, we had the rest of the day to still like, you know, maybe go do something else. But see, like my thing was like the first day and I always need like to break off the nerves, I don't drink often on dates mostly so I can make sure I'm very aware of everything that's happening. Right. But I always like having one drink because it shakes off the nerves and you can kind of loosen up and see somebody's like more geo.

genuine side than they're very tense, very protected side, right? And besides brunch on a Saturday or Sunday, which this is leading to that point, you know, brunch is like the only time you're, it's socially acceptable to have an alcoholic beverage. I can't go to breakfast at pancake pantry and say, I would like a Coors light right now. I mean, you could. Yeah, but it doesn't. Mimosa or something. Yeah. But on a weekday is still, like still questionable, right? So, and I also don't like having dates on Saturdays or Sundays because it wastes my time. Here's my thing. If I'm going to go out with a guy on a weekend and it's not going to work out, I don't know if it will or won't. But like my Saturdays and Sundays are reserved for my friends all day, every day, until I meet somebody and that shifts a little

bit, right? Yeah. So I make sure my dates always happen in the evenings on the weekdays because my time is more valuable with my friends on the weekends because I don't see my friends often during the weekdays. I can see that. I feel like the only time I probably, I agree, I would agree to like a weekend date would be just say y'all were out of town or y'all already doing something and I was available type thing. But if we were all planning something, I would never choose a date over my friends. But it's hard because dates you're typically planning, especially the first few. It's like you kind of are planning in advance. That's by the one time we ever see men really plan. And even then it's typically not them.

You know? So that's what I'm saying. Like normally you're kind of planning it. So like I love the idea behind this. But I can't do it on weekdays because I'm working. I would hope they're also working in some capacity as well. I really hope so. So like I love it in the more serious dating than the casual dating.

Mostly because I have other rules in place with that. I see that. I just think like breakfast is. possibly the most casual meal of the day. And I'm pretty casual. And I feel like for like a first date, I would like to be pretty casual. So it works for me. Yeah.

I get that. I like that we both have different views on that, though, because that's why I wanted to bring it up. I just love a good, like, chicken biscuit or something and an iced coffee. True. If you just take Hillary to Chick-Fleash, she'll be very happy. I'm so happy. It'd be the best first day ever. The one thing they don't have are cheese grits.

That would be phenomenal. It would be perfect. You never know. I could see Chick-fil-A adding that. They're very southern. Maybe I should submit that. I think they would appreciate that. I mean, they did add mac and cheese, so. They have the cheese. They have the cheese. Have you ever had cheese grits? I don't like them. Do you not like grits or just don't like cheese grids? I don't like grits, period. I think the texture of them is very gross.

Like, I'd rather eat mashed potatoes. And I do think it's one. They're two completely different things. Yeah, but I think it's one or the other because most of the time people will get mashed potatoes or they'll get grits. where and when? Like cracker barrel. You tend to get one or the other. I mean, or like dinner or like Thanksgiving. You'll have one or the other if you're a Southern family.

You don't typically have both. I just don't. I picture more of grits as like a breakfast food and I don't really see mashed potatoes as a breakfast food. Oh yeah. No, I've seen them served all the time. Like home style potatoes, but that's not a mashed potato. No, I love homestyle potatoes. Me too.

I do not. I don't know why. I've tried grits several times and I can not get behind them. Did not know that we've never had this conversation before. I kind of, have you ever had kus-k-kous, which is like cauliflower, like, basically all, I don't know, grained up or something? Yeah. Too fancy for me.

No, I don't like it. It's fine. Yeah. And if I'm in a situation where it's the only vegetarian meal, I will eat it. Okay. I don't choose to. And I feel like kus-k-kose is on the same level as grits. Do you like Kienwell?

Not really. I don't like. Like a grain. Tiny textured things. It makes me feel weird. Okay. But I do like bubble tea. And those are little bubbles.

I've never had that. Something about that weirds me out. It's so good. It tastes like a freaking milkshake. Okay. I know. But yeah, I don't know why. I don't like grits.

Didn't know this about you. If I'm going to eat something in that texture vein, I'm going to eat mashed potatoes, even for breakfast. I have no shame. Okay. All right. But you know what? I support you trying to get Chick-Fillay to bring grits to the table. Yeah, that's going to be.

I want to have a picture on the wall of me at Chick-fil-A. Have you seen those pictures? You don't ever go to Chick-fil-A. They have, like, these. photos of like customers on the wall. I really want one of those. They're professionally done photos, though. And then cheese grits.

Those are my two things for Chick-Flare. My request. You've heard it here. Cheese grits and a photo on the wall. If that happens. Yes. It came from this podcast. And they need to bring back.

They now only have one size of milkshakes, and a lot of people are complaining about that. So, okay. Fair. Anybody from Chick-Fleys listening to those two first things, there's my third thing. That's your third thing. Yes.

Any more that we need to put out on the floor? I think I'm good. Okay. Just making sure before we go into this last one before the little segment here runs. Okay. You also send me this story, which I think we should totally talk about. The story about the groom who invited his fiancée's bullies to their wedding and doesn't see an issue with it because it happened so long ago.

That bothers me. Ditto. Really bothers me because there are things that happened to me in middle school, high school, that really affected me. and really kind of have stuck with me. And there are certain people who caused that that I really don't want at a very personal, like, event of mine, like my wedding. I really don't want to see them, honestly.

Like ever. Like ever. But I don't want them at my wedding because whenever I see these people or hear their name or anything, I automatically first thing I think of is what they did to me. I don't want that at my wedding. I don't. No, it's supposed to be both of y'all's special day. I don't like the lack of respect in this.

And I say that with pure honesty because all we know is whatever was written in, right? Maybe there could be more to the story. Maybe one of the bullies was like the fiancé sister. I don't know. Yeah, true. Which at that point, there's more stuff going on. There's a lot. But I feel like if this is just a blatant story right here that we're hearing,

there's a lack of respect from this fiancee to do that, knowing that that's who that is, right? Because wouldn't you want your wife to be as happy as she can possibly be? Just as she would want the same for you on that day, instead of inviting somebody who you really probably don't care that's there. And you're probably not going to talk to. She's not going to talk to them. Right. So, like, same. You and I have very similar situations from high school. I would be furious if this were to happen. I'd be really upset about it. But it would also make me question if I'm marrying the right person. Yeah, for them to not take the chance to listen to me or, yeah, I don't, I just, I don't love it.

It makes me feel as the kids say, chugi, chugi, chugi. What is that? It's an ick. I don't get an ick. What? Chugie is, here, let me give you the legit definition. It, chugie, and I say that because C-H-E-U-G-Y is used broadly to describe someone who is out of date or trying. too hard.

Is that us? No. Are we out of date of trying to try and too hard? Like it's, and it's also like kind of using a way like you're being too chuggy. I feel like the groom is in this situation by like trying just to be nice to everyone. Like he's trying too hard. Yeah. Okay.

I can see that. Maybe he's like thinking, oh, I don't want to hurt their feelings. But you're forgetting about your wife's feelings. Yes. Your future wife's feelings. Yeah. I don't, I wasn't a fan of that. I wouldn't like that at all.

We should discuss. who comes and yeah and like also I don't know if he even asked her before he invited them like did he invite them without even I wouldn't be happy about that either because and it's not because I'm trying to be like picky or selective about you know the guest list or anything but I think that's something you kind of do together like you kind of review it together so it's not like I'm like asking oh give me your guest list because I want to make sure like I like everybody it's just something you do together I thought well and further than that like you guys are paying for this wedding or her parents are or if you're doing it traditionally.

And you're asking her, hey, pay for the food of the people who made your life a living blank for how many years. Exactly. Like, that's literally saying, like, in yes, he's saying, like, at this point, she should be over it. But, like, I don't think people realize that when you go through something traumatic and bullying tends to be, especially when it happens younger and in high school or middle school, it's very traumatic and that it sticks with you the rest of your life.

As much as I am grown up, there is no ill will towards these people who did that in my life. But I want nothing to do with them. Exactly. They ruined part of things that happened for me. And I can't look back at those memories without thinking of that. So regardless if I am as grown and healthy as possibly can be, like this is still going to impact that fiancé. Yeah. for especially she has to now look at our wedding and see them.

I just don't like it. Yeah. It's very icky. All that. Ick. The ick. That's another, that's another trendy word.

The ick. It gives the ick. Learning all the trends. I know. There's all the things. But yeah, those were good topics. Those were fun ones.

I thought so. I felt like, I thought we were going to have similar feelings on it, but the first one we did not. So, and I learned you don't like cheese grits. So that's what we got from the, that's what we got from the first,

segment. But the second one we were on, we were pretty good with. Yes, for sure. Okay, y'all, you guys can hear right now the celebrity that everybody hopes to one day see in public. They're number one celebrity. Number six. So a few days ago, Caitlin and I were in California. We went to watch a softball tournament. Our brother-in-law coaches at Utah, and his mom is the head coach at Oklahoma. And so we went to watch them play. I guess that's what you do now when you have family. You go and you support family. And so we go and we're staying at this hotel in Palm Springs, about to go to the softball game. And Caitlin and I are walking up to have breakfast.

And it's just this little outdoor restaurant, nothing super fancy or anything. And she grabs my arm and goes, oh my goodness. I'm like, what, what? She goes, look. And sitting at the table is Larry David, who, Larry David is like her number one most famous, the person she loves the most. He created Seinfeld with Jerry Seinfeld And we watch Curb Your Enthusiasm

Every day now And so he's that guy, old guy, balding on top His hair's kind of crazy around the edges Real tall and skinny But he's sitting there with his wife And she's like, that's Larry David! I'm like, no way! And Ibi Dang, it was Larry David,

His wife, and their dog But they're so rich That at one point they ordered sausage from the restaurant And they just chopped it up put on a plate for the dog to eat like multiple pieces of sausage yeah that's crazy that's how you know you got money when you can order off the menu for your dog and so you know we were sitting so close i could hear him talk and so he was talking to his wife and you know in the show he's always you know negative and uh a bit quirky and he and he's going okay we just wanted to park and there was a car in front

of us and it was electric and it was plugged in charging and we needed to get by it but they said they couldn't because the car was charging just unplug the car and move it and we'll go by and then re-plug in the car and he was like on a little tangent and I felt like I was getting my very own private Larry David show it was really a and for me I thought it was cool but Caitlin loved him and she was just trying to I mean we were facing him and we were trying so hard not to be those people that are staring or taking pictures and credit to us Well, mostly me, because she's not going to take a picture of anybody like that. I didn't take a picture.

I did not take a creeper picture, and they went along their married way. We never bothered them. They had a nice breakfast, and we have a cool story to tell about it. I feel pretty good. The question, though, was, and she asked me, who is your number one person if you were to see out, that you would freak out? Because to her, it's Larry David, and we happen to stumble right upon them. Of everybody, hers is Larry David. So mine would be David Letterman.

If I were to go into a restaurant and I were seated at a table, and I look over and I see David Letterman, I would be in shock and I probably wouldn't be able to keep my composure or it'd be really difficult not to say hello. I don't think I would, but that would be difficult for me. So mine's David Letterman. Amy, yours? Julia Roberts. I mean, I have a long list, but that's probably, that would probably be very difficult for me. Like, there's just, like, years, I've watched her as a little girl. So, like, to see her out and she's someone I've never seen before. So I would definitely try to watch her without her knowing, but I probably wouldn't

say anything, especially if she's eating. Amy's number one to Julia Roberts. Mine's David Letterman. Eddie, what's yours? Eddie, Vetter, lead singer of Pearl Jam? I mean, come on. This is my whole childhood growing up, listening to Pearl Jam. But, Bones, I think I would just stare at him and not have the guts to go talk to him at all. Well, I wouldn't go talk to David Letterman. I would

maybe, if he were walking out, I would say, hey, I'm a huge fan as he's moving out so he doesn't have to stop. You know, once, I saw David Spade sitting at a restaurant. I think David Spade's super funny. And I don't want to bother him. And he wasn't eating.

He was just sitting there ready for his food. And I walked by him to go to the bathroom. Didn't say anything. So then when I walked back, I didn't stop. And then it's tried. I said, hey, huge fan. Hope you have a good dinner. And he goes, hey, thanks, man.

Boom. And then he wrote about me on his Instagram. And hey, there was a fan that came out to me and did the coolest thing. Just said hi and kept walking. He did? And I was like, yeah, that's me. He's playing it cool? No.

He did that? On his Instagram story. And it was you? Yes. I've told you guys that. Yeah, but, okay. We didn't think you're serious, I guess. It didn't stick.

Yeah, no, he did. Oh, coincident. Wow. Well, Amy did freak out when she saw Reese Witherspoon and I was with her and it was embarrassing a little bit. It was not embarrassing. Okay, explain what happened. Okay, first of all, she wasn't eating.

And second of all, it was at an industry-type event. So I feel like the vibe is different and people are there because of work and being honor for your work. And while she's not a country music singer and a music singer and a, an award show. I still saw her backstage and she's there. It was just, hey, I feel like saying hi to her in that moment quickly was totally appropriate and not embarrassing. And I... And what did you say? I think I said something like, I'm a big fan. What did I say? Well, you kind of creepily walked up to her. And you know how if something's hot and you try to touch it and you're like, ooh, I don't know if I'm

sure or not. Oh, did I say, can I touch you? That was... Yes. No, I didn't touch. Yeah. And you touched her shoulder. That's weird. Yeah, that's weird. Yes. I guess I've locked that part out. Yes. Lunchbox, two, is yours.

Oh, it used to be Johnny Bananas, but I saw him. So now it has to be Chelsea Halska from Teen Mom 2. If I saw her in public, I would just, I would lose it. I feel that's possible. I think you could probably just call her. Look up her number online. And she's a teen mom. And that's the number one.

Yeah, number one. She's teen mom, too, and she's off that show. Now she has a redecorating show on HDTV or one of those channels. And I mean, she's big time, guys. It's the best bits of the week with Morgan number two. Per a listener request, we brought back a draft of things from the 2000s. I'm a little disappointed, y'all. I did not win this one.

I'm pretty sure lunchbox won. You can go see at Bobbybones.com. If you, like, place a vote, you'll see who won. And I'm disappointed because I had strong. I had Polly Pocket, Harry Potter, and Brittany Spears, which are three things that were very involved in my life in the 2000s. But, you know, that's fine. It's fine.

I'm fine. I do hope you guys enjoy this draft, though. Here it is. Number five. All right, another Bobby Bone Show draft. Let's roll the dice for the first pick. Here we go. The number is zero.

Ray, you have the overall first pick. Yeah! All right, so we'll each draft three things. The team with the most votes win. Let's draft. Right. The category is things from the 2000s. Yeah, it's pretty obvious.

I used it all the time when I was in high school. Give me lime wire. Interesting. Interesting, because I'm going to go Napster. That was the first. Napster was so much bigger. Yeah, Lymewire was only created after Napster was shut down, and it was, well, I had it too, but it stunk, and you would get in trouble.

Got a bunch of viruses. Wow. So Ray goes lime wire. I go Napster. That's like if we said, hey, what's a good cereal with honey? And Ray goes, honey bones, the secondary cereal that's like honeycombs. And I go, but I'm going to pick honeycombs. Unreal.

Yeah. Okay. Did you think Ray? Well, I mean, we both picked the same thing. Out of all things in the 90s, that's pretty crazy that both our minds thought that. Crazy. Amy, your pick. iPhone.

That was from the 90? From the 2000s? Yes. That's good, Amy. Oh, my gosh. Well, Amy won. I was hoping. I was sliding through.

That's a good one. Hey, Ray triggered me with limelier. He baited you. He did. Lunchbox? Facebook. Good. Morgan?

I'm going with Polly Pockets. I grew up playing with those. No idea what it is. Neither. Okay. So now we go backward. Morgan, since you went last in the first round, you get to go first in the second round.

Yeah, and you know I'm a huge nerd. and I have to choose these. I'm doing the Harry Potter movies. Wow, this category is so wide open. Yes. Okay. There's a lot of thing. Lunchbox.

Guys, this was the biggest show in the world. This is American Idol. Oh, true. Still on now, though. But that's when it was at its peak with Kelly Clarkson, Simon, Paula, Randy. I mean, come on, guys. That's what I'm a G. Amy?

Breaking Bad. Okay. I'm going to go. Blockbuster video. Ooh. When did that start? Who knows, Amy? I just wrote it down and I like it.

And I'm committed to it. I feel like we had bloggers from the 90s. Oh, yeah, we did in the 90s. Yeah, but I'm committed to it. So we're celebrating its death. Okay. Actually, the one that was still open. The legacy of Blockbuster.

Okay. Ray? It came in so hot and it was so popular, and I wore. it was affliction. Oh boy. He has lime wire and affliction. He's out next week. Eddie, are you playing?

No, no, no, I'm out. Yeah. Thank you, right? And why aren't you playing, Eddie? Because that was bad last time. Okay, so Ramondo, so far, what is on yours? Lime wire and affliction.

Okay, you have the first pick in the third round. What are you going to add to that? Going music again, burning CDs. That was definitely a thing. Oh, that was such a thing. You buy blank CDs, and you download them from Napster. You download your music illegally, and then you burn CDs illegally. Make-up.

We were so rebels. Awesome mix. Okay. I have Blockbuster. I have Napster. I feel like you have to go with your favorite thing that you use. It's like one of your favorite things. I know.

You know what I'm thinking? You know what I'm thinking. Okay. And I don't want to share what I'm battling between. because you guys might take it. But I'm going to go... It's like your thing. I'm going to go with the office.

Okay. That works, too. The TV show The Office. I don't know what you're referring to. Rascal Plath? Twitter. Oh. Twitter's still so current.

I don't really... Okay, true. Just when it started. Yeah, I get it. 2006, I think. All right. I like the death of things like Blockbuster. Amy?

Okay, well, I'm going to go with early, early 2000s, I think it was, when the Bobby Bones morning show started. Okay. That's right. I mean, I know it's still a thing now, but... So you're just going to put the Bobby Bones show? That's when it started, yes.

Well, I'm hoping this one isn't about the death of it. That'd be bad. Okay. Lunch bikes? Man, well, this person got their start in the 2000s. Biggest thing on this planet. Give me Taylor Swift.

Wow. That's good. Wow. You know this is good as the iPhone. She wasn't as big then. Hey, her and Tim McGraw, that's how they got started. Her and Tim McGraw? No, her song.

She sang about him. Yes, that was her song. That's when, boom. Boy got to Tether Swift is. I have so many on my list that we didn't choose. And I'm like stuck because they're all good. Because you want to go frosted tips, right? Me too.

I don't. I mean, like Cartoon Network, Scholastic Book Fairs, AOLL Instant Messenger. There's so many. there was crocs and ugs at this time like let her go let her go in listen i had different two thousand than you guys did yeah she got the belt she's younger than us i thought like the rule we would have to have started in that year these all they had misunderstood okay like when they were big in that in that time period oh man you know what

i love her and she was she blew up during this time i'm going brittney spiers okay there you have it i did have just in a brittany spiers okay there you have it i did have just in a Brittany Together is one of mine. Oh. That's good. That was 98 through 2002. So it kind of, but still they were there for a couple years. Okay, let me read the lists here.

Ray has lime wire, affliction, and burning CDs. I mean, nothing says Ray Mundo more than the category of things he just picked. I have Napster, Blockbuster, and the office. Amy has iPhone. Breaking, Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad and the Bobby Bone Show. Lunchbox has Facebook, American Idol, and Taylor Swift. And Morgan has Polly Pocket, Harry Potter movies, and...

Brittany Spears. Okay, don't vote for the first round pick, because it's easy because whoever gets the first pick overall, except this time, it's going to have the best pick. Vote for the whole team. Look at second round, third round. It's up at Bobbybones.com. Things that I had listed that I didn't pick, TRL, which was massive back in the day. Circuit City

Doesn't exist anymore No But it was pretty cool back then Razors or Blackberries Like the phones Those were cool Oh yeah I remember when my work

Before I had this job Give me a Blackberry And I thought it was the coolest person Were it gave you a Blackberry Yeah When you were selling granite? Yeah sales I needed to check my emails

I thought it was like So cool Punked the TV show Pooka necklaces, which I thought Ray was in the running to really pick that. Ugs? The mall? I mean, yeah.

I think the mall's making a comeback, though, if I'm being honest. I haven't been in a while. I don't know. I like to go, have me in Orange, Julius, hang out. You do? Nah. It's the best bits of the week with Morgan number two. Y'all have been loving this game, and this week was the championship round,

which means there's not anymore around. coming up, at least for the next few weeks. Elder versus Millennial Championship went down. Your girl took the crown. I'm just going to... You'd probably seen it on social media. You might have heard it. So this is just like a recap, okay?

I'm not spoiling anything. But your girl has a crown. Maybe a losing crown. Maybe a winning crown. I mean, I don't know. But I have a crown from this championship game. Hear it right now. It's Eddie, the elder versus me, the millennial.

Number four. It's the championship round of Elder versus millennial, you guys will get easy trivia questions about each other's generation. Okay, Eddie, you are 42 years old. Morgan, you are? 28 years old. Okay. Let's get to the questions, then we'll do the intros.

Up first, Eddie, these are the three questions for you. Morgan should know the answers. Question number one. What do fans of Lady Gaga call themselves? Poker facers? Lady Gagaers? Gaginators. Gaganators.

Is that your answer? Gaginators. Wow. That's incorrect. No. Wow. We're really bad. Actually, a terrible answer.

Morgan, any guess there? I should know. I've seen this so many times. The. Monsters? Monsters? Hold on. It's there.

Hold on. It's there. Three seconds. Time. Monsters. I don't remember. The little monsters. Really?

So does that count? No. I need little monsters. Wow. All right, let's introduce Eddie. Here we go. Up first, he's a dad of four. The Hispanic who don't panic. His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. There's vomit on a sweater already. Mom spaghetti is producer Eddie. Yeah. Eminem. There you go. Eddie, question number two. What two celebrities were in movies like New York Minute and passport to Paris? This is for the championship. What two celebrities were in the movies, New York Minute, and passport to Paris. Two celebrities. Jennifer Lawrence and Batman, Richard Pattinson.

There's just a lot wrong with that, huh? Robert Pattinson. First, that's wrong. Then Richard Pattinson doesn't. It was wrong. Incorrect. Morgan, do you know what two celebrities were in New York Minute and Passport to Paris? I do believe that's Mary Kate and Ashley Olson. That is correct.

Oh, wow. I didn't watch those. All right, Eddie, your final question that Morgan should know, based on her generation. Who wrote the movie Mean Girls? Wow. I mean, I'm leaning towards... Is it Rebel Wilson? She's in it, right? No, Mean Girls. Is that Mean Girls? I'm thinking of White Girls. Now I'm going like the Wayne brothers

White chicks White chicks I feel like it's Rebel Wilson or Melissa McCarthy Man I can be way off on all these Your answer is? Rebel Wilson That is incorrect

Dang Morgan Do you know who wrote the movie Mean Girls I feel like it's two people I know it's one of them It's either Tina Faye or Amy Poehler But Tina, and they were both in it.

Amy Poller. It's Tina Fey. Oh, that's crazy. That's the worst. So Eddie zero, Morgan won because she stole one question of the three. Wow, not good on either one of his part. It's all right. Okay, Morgan, you're going to get questions that Eddie will know the answer to being aged 42, okay?

Okay. Liam and Noel are the first names of the brothers from what band Here is a clip of their song Champagne Supernova Can you name that band Gosh, I mean, come on Liam and Noel

And it's a band It doesn't sound like rock That sounds a little more In the middle alternative maybe Need an answer Morgan A-C-D-C Incorrect. Eddie?

Man, that is the rock band Oasis. That is correct. Eddie on the board. Let's go. Introduce Eddie's opponent. She runs all of our digital, all of our social media, the website. She has the eye of the tiger, the thrill of the fight, rising up to the challenge of her rival. Eddie.

And the last known survivor, it's Morgan number two, everybody. Okay, Morgan. Question number two. Los Del Rio released a song that popularized what famous dance in the 90s. The dance and the song have the same name. Los, I don't know that this is the right roof that is saying that, but it's the only dance that I'm aware of that was also the same name as a song, which would be the Macarena.

Is that your answer? Yes. She says Macarena. The answer is, The Macarena. Woo! Yes. Okay.

Morgan, this is for the win. Yeah, I need it. I need it. What is the name of Phoebe Buffet's twin in Friends? Oh my gosh. Phoebe Buffet's twin. I have watched this so many times. I feel like it's very similar to Phoebe.

Alicia. No, that's not. Phyllis. Wow, Phyllis is incorrect. Dang. I felt pretty good about that. Eddie, you need this in order to tie or Morgan wins the championship. Really?

Yeah, because Morgan has two and you only have one. So, Phoebe Bufet has a twin sister. Yes. She's like so different than Phoebe. What is the name of her twin sister? It's not like, it's not like Phoebe. It doesn't start with a P, I don't think. Phoebe and...

I don't know this. Wow. I don't know. Stacey. No, the answer is, Ursula. Ursula! And Morgan is the champion.

That's God, Morgan. Wow. She is over 10 weeks of this game. Almost three months. Really? It's been that long. It's been that long. Morgan, what would you like to say?

You know, I would just like to say that Eddie, you're a loser. You don't get to wear a crown for Levertsal or first millennial. I am so proud of myself because I was not alive when you were alive. So this is great. Thank you.

And then play Morgan's winning song because she did win. Here it is. Congratulations. It's the best bits of the week with Morgan number two. As for another listener request, y'all wanted us to bring back the employee of the month, which is always crazy in studio. So we're not going to talk about that because it was crazy enough on its own. And we all had to share, you know, our speeches we would have given if we won, which gets weird all itself. I want to talk Hill. You recently just made your first big girl purchase. Well,

I've made big girl purchases, but not this particular one before. Not, okay. So let's break it down how big it is. And what this purchase is. I want to know. I bought a couch. The couch that you sent me a picture of. Yes. Okay. Describe the couch to people because I'm the only one I got the photo. It's very cozy. It's like a deep couch. Like when you sit on it, your feet are not going to be touching the ground. Like it's that type of the couch. You get sucked into the couch. Yes, it's cozy.

It is like a grayish color. Graze. Oh, I've not heard grage before. Really? Okay, well, there you go. Grage. So yes, I bought this couch. And what is funny, not funny, is I posted because I'm not good with making decisions, like, at all.

especially when it comes to big decisions with money. It's just a lot for me. And a couch is a very big. It's a very big purchase. Very big purchase because I want to have this thing for a long time. It's a little bit of an investment. So I posted on my Instagram the name of the place and I was like, has anybody shopped here lately? Have y'all had good experiences?

Morgan, I kid you not. 98% of my DMs were like, run. Don't buy from there. But guess what I decided to do. I decided to turn around and go buy from there. So I may or may not have a couch coming. Well, I think I'm going to be fine. Okay.

So it's from Ashley Furniture, right? Yes. I wasn't sure if I could say that, but I guess they're not. I mean, I bought my couch from there. You did? Yes, it's also been six years now when I first moved to Nashville. And it's still great quality. So we bought it in Wichita, and they packed it up into our U-Haul.

They did. And so we didn't touch it, right? It was just sitting in the back of the U-Haul. Nothing was on it. when we unpacked it in Nashville, it had a huge hole in the back of one of them, and they sent somebody out to come fix it. Like, fix it, and it looked brand new. I still have extra fabric in case anything happens. So, like, I really didn't have a bad experience. I was super just unfortunate when they were moving it into the U-Haul what happened. Things happened. And they

made it better. Like, I didn't pay for anything to fix it or whatever. And that couch, I mean, still have it in my house, and I love it. Everybody loves that couch. Yes. Yes. I didn't know that's where it was from. Well, my aunt. aunt texted me because she saw my post and she was like, this was the place where I just bought my furniture, like over the summer and it was great. And most people are telling me that they had issues with shipping. Well, my guy told me it's in stock. Like it's coming. I could have it in two weeks, but I can't get it in two weeks because it's just not going to fit with what I'm doing. So I'm going to get it in a month. So he said, no, it's in stock. Like, you're getting it in a month. Because

everybody's like, you're not going to see it for a year. Okay. So people aren't mad at Ashley. they're mad at what's happening, which is not anything, any brand or any, I guess, person or brand has control over is the changes in what's happening with shipping. Like, everything has been on it delay. Everything has, they said, yes, but they said the way customer service has handled it has been horrible. They said their customer service is really bad, which I'm wondering if that's like kind of a known thing within their company because the guy gave me his business card and was like, do not call customer service first, like always call me first because I will get a handle on it for you.

Well, it may be two customer services is so over like so many people are trying to call in. There's so many things because everything's backed up. Yeah. There's all these people that have shipping issues with furniture going there. Yeah. And customer service is getting called all the time and you maybe have a few people working because we've seen it. Like service industry in general is not the way it used to be as far as people employed and people wanting to work there. And so I can imagine you maybe have 50 people that are there for every thousand that's calling in. So it's probably not a good experience because those people probably aren't very happy. And people are probably quitting on top of that.

You're exactly right. So then if the salesperson does it, it's like, okay, I can help this situation move along a lot better. So it sounds like you're going to have a good situation with this. I'm hoping I will. We'll see. And then people are like, oh, they're cheap. like I guess quality-wise I'm like hey it won't in Jeep

but they were like quality-wise it's cheap but I'm like again I do know people who have furniture from them and I think it's great and I even like what I got so I don't know it just they must have just had bad experiences I'm excited for my couch and people were freaking me out yesterday

I was like having such like I get really bad buyers remorse anyways like after I bought my car I had that but I was like on another level of buyers remorse after reading everybody's horror stories. But I was like, you know what? I've gotten like good feedback from people I know. Like Gator, he even wrote me. He was like, I got most all our furniture from there. We've loved them, have had great experiences. So we'll see. But yeah, you'll be able to come out and test the couch, hopefully in a month,

if it's here. I mean, I think, you know what? I'm putting out that energy into the universe that's going to be here and everything's going to go great. It's going to be great. Yeah. I think it'll be awesome. I do think quality's great. I mean, like I said, my couch has been going strong for six years. No problems. No problem at all. So I think you're fine. But I do I do think we are in this, which is really hard to take with a grain of salt, right? When you ask for advice about brands and different things that you're trying to buy, we are in a very like tumultuous time. It's very weird as far as like goods and services go or whatever. We're seeing things so differently than what it used to be three years ago. And I don't think we're giving that a grace period enough. Like, we're still

in this. And this is still the repercussion of the pandemic. And everything, I know, you know, enough research, everything that's going on not here is going to impact this as well. So like, a little bit of grace goes a little bit of a long way if you can. That's how I feel. But I do understand that's also incredibly frustrating. Because it is your money and it's a lot of money. So I do, And if you're without a couch for a year, like, I get it. That sucks. I know. What are we supposed to do? I was going to, if I don't have one, I'm just going to blow up my air mattress and just put it in my living room. I mean, that can be a makeshuff cup. It'd be like, it happens. Back in the 90s when they had those blow up chairs that we'd sit in. Yes. Just buy one of those. That would work well. Well, the guy did tell me, he said, you actually, he's like, I'm not just saying this is like a salesperson. I'm just warning you.

He was like, you actually really did buy it a good time because prices are. about to go up really high on furniture. And I asked why. I was like very curious. And I'm assuming this is true. I don't know why he would tell me like something that wasn't. He said that shipping containers like for all this is usually like $600. Well then they went up to like $6,000. And now they're at like $25,000. So that's why it's going up because of all these shipping containers. I was like, that makes sense. I mean, that does make sense. It does suck though. Like I get. Why people are angry and mad and frustrated, but it doesn't mean like, hey, diss on a brand because the reality is like, yeah, people still have to make money. People are still working those jobs, even if they're not pretty right now.

You're making me feel better about my purchase. Yeah. I think it'll be great. I think it's going to be a really cool couch. Yeah, and I got a TV stand. I'm excited to come cuddle on it. Did you get the TV stand at Ashley Furniture, too? Did I send you a picture of that one?

No, I just got the couch. We were talking about the couch. it's technically not a TV stand, but I'm making it a TV stand. It's like a buffet, like a dining buffet type thing. I love it. I'm excited. I'm very proud of you for making these big girl purchases. I know, adult purchases.

It's happening. I'm just excited for Georgie to, my dog, to, like, jump up there and, like, get on her blanket and just, like, cuddle on the couch. Like, she's just going to love it. Well, and because right now, and the whole reason this is happening is because your roommate's moving out. Yes. So, yes, I feel like I do need to give a backstory. My roommate's moving out. now, so she's taking her couch. So some things you're having to purchase. Yeah. So literally when I tell

you, she's taking, I mean, obviously it's all her stuff. So she's every right to. She's taking the couch, dining room, table with all the chairs, the bar stools, the trash can. Like, there are just little things I keep thinking. I'm like, oh, I'm not going to have that. I need to get that. And it's hard, too, because like when you're making those purchases right now, you're also thinking of I'm going to keep this for a while. Exactly. I got to love it. I got to love the idea behind it.

Can I add more to it when I do actually buy a house? That's like smart financial thinking, right? You're not just buying for this moment. You're buying for years. For like years. And the cool thing about the couch I'm getting is it's all like separate, like little chairs that kind of fit together. And so I can grow it if I want to.

Like I can buy an extra chair and like slide it in there and make my couch bigger. If I ever move somewhere and I have a bigger house, I can make it bigger. I think that's perfect. I'm so excited. I really am excited about it. It's just when you get that bill and you look at it, it's like, oh, man. I'm really excited about it. No, you will.

And you'll stay excited about it. Like, I, when I bought my house and I made two of my biggest purchases were the massive mirror I have in my. Oh, it's so pretty. Yes. It's a monster, but it's. gorgeous. It's beautiful. And then a bar cabinet, which every time people come over, they comment on it. They're like, what is this? They were the two biggest purchases in my house, which is kind of funny, considering like, you know, you got the couch and the bed and stuff. But I debated on buying both of

those for over a year before I actually pulled the trigger on buying them. So I do think like your anxiety that was associated with making this big purchase is also totally warranted. Yes. And because I did have two of our friends you were doing gymnastics. I had two of my friends come and test the couch out to sit on it to make sure. And I was like, you know, I've never like made a decision this quickly. And our friend was like, Hillary, you've been talking about this for the past two days. And I was like, two days is very quick for me. Like that's not long.

But you also don't have a lot of time to figure this out either. This is crunch time. Right. So now I've got to figure out the other things. I think I did find a trash can at Costco that I'll go get. So I'm just, you know, trying to slowly replace things. I will say, like, too, like, just the biggest things I learned when I was, like, decorating my house.

People often ask for a lot of, like, tips as, like, a first-time homeowner or, like, a young homeowner because it's hard. Like, you're doing all this and you're like, what am I doing? And you're kind of experiencing some of that, even though this isn't, like, buying a house, you're going to be at this house by yourself. Right. And so. Or get a roommate eventually.

I am looking for a roommate. roommate. I was going to say, I'm not advertising this because I don't really need a bunch of DMs of people who are like strangers, but yes, I am looking for a roommate. Yes. But for a while you will be. And I will say one of the biggest things that I'm really glad that I did. My oldest sister gave me this piece of advice was you don't need to decorate everything right away. She's like, get your essentials that you need to live and live in the house because something that you think you may want may not actually be what you want when you're in there. And you're like, that's not the vibe of the space.

You feel it out and you see what you need or what's useful while also being really cool. And that was such a helpful piece of advice for me because I really didn't get a lot of my decorations. I still, I'm also just not a big decoration person. I don't like putting a lot of things on my walls. I love it. You love that. I'm like that or you love decoration. No, I love decorating.

Yes. Well, I do too, but I'm very simplistic when it comes to decorations. If I put something on my wall, like you know. know I thought about that for a while before I put it up. It took you a long time to put up the pictures by your front door. Mm-hmm. A long time. But it was also because I don't, I didn't know what I wanted. Yeah. Like it was like, I just needed to sit with that wall for like a year to be like, I just don't know what will fit here or what will be too much. Right. So it was like in, in your, to make your house a home is not going to happen overnight. It's not even going to happen in a couple months. It's going to

happen over the course of time. Takes a minute. And like, to make. And like, to make. It's not going to happen. And, like, there's still times where I'm decorating. I'm like, oh, this could be cool there. And then I think about it for a while. Like the mirror, my bar cabinet area, my, like my little nook I have in my bathroom. Like, so many pieces were added on so much later. I just really got the bare essentials a bed, a bed frame. I had my couch from my apartment. I got a new TV stand. And your dining table. I bought the dining table. And that was really about it. Like I didn't, I had one of my rooms wasn't furnished. I had my old furniture from my apartment go into one of the spare bedrooms. Like there wasn't a lot that I purchased beforehand. So much of it happened after. So and big statement pieces are the ones you

end up building stuff around. So like you'll build stuff around your couch. The couch and everything. Mm-hmm. Yeah. I'm excited. Those big purchases influence what the rest of your house is going to look like. The smaller pieces. Which I have some like decoration type things that I'm going to like bring down and decorate because I love decorating. Like I really do. But yeah, I'm taking it very slow. I'm like, if this isn't a necessary purchase, like I'm not going to use it very often,

then we're not worrying about it right now. Yes. A couch I will use. A trash can I will use. I do want to get some bar stools. I'm not going to worry about a dining table right now because it's not necessary. Like you can eat at the bar. Yes. See, you're doing it in that fashion anyway. You just don't realize it.

I'm trying to. It's hard. You get really excited. You're like, I want to buy all the things. When I walked in at home after I purchased my house, I was like, I want everything. Oh my gosh, I know, especially in a store like that. You just the time with home goods, you just walk in and you're like, all right, let's fill my buggy up and let's, you know, go decorate the house. But if you want your house to have like a theme or an aesthetic, like, it does take this like natural progression of planning that you don't realize you're doing, but you are doing it in your head. And I just wanted a very homey, simplistic, like, look. And I got that.

I feel like you definitely did. That's how I want, I told my mom, I really want people to come to my house and not leave thinking, wow, that girl's couch is really uncomfortable. Like I want people to be like, oh, this is very comfy because I've been to people's houses before and the couch is fine. Like even this couch I'm sitting on. I'm like, it's fine. But I really want like a comfortable hangout couch where my friends can come over.

We can have the TV on, watching a movie or whatever, just hanging out talking. I just really want a homey space. and I feel like too, I was trying to figure out how I would describe my style. And this word keeps popping up, but coastal. Like, you know, like the driftwood color, like the gray, like wood type color. And then the grays and like the tans and stuff. So you mean very pottery barn? Yes, basically.

And I think, too, that reminds me of home, like Florida. And so that makes it homey too for me. So yes, I just, I love a homey space. Yes. Well, and you and I both love hosting people in the couch. which is a center of that. A couch and a kitchen are two center pieces of hosting. And so they're very important elements.

Yes. For people like us. Then you have other people who just have it for the comfort. Comfort. I was trying to say comfy and then comfortable. The comfy factor. Okay. Because they don't like to host people.

Right. Right. They just want it for themselves to watch movies or whatever. And I love that too. But I did want a couch that was comfortable, stylish, and also people love to sit on. sleep on if I end up having a huge sleepover at the house. Exactly. Yeah, I want something people can take a nap on.

And it's like deep enough to where it will. It's just going to be so cozy and I'm so excited. So fluffy. You've got it. It's been fluffy. Yes. It's the dupe for the, it's, um,

the restoration hardware cloud. It's a dupe for that. It's like $10,000. We love a dupe, especially from restoration hardware because that's where I got my mirror and I'd, yeah. Ain't nobody touching that mirror. No.

I don't even like to get near. I don't even like to look at myself in your mirror. I'm like, just don't even look at it, Hillary. Oh, my God. No, listen, this is, this is hilarious. My boyfriend loves to shadow box in that mirror because it's large. You can see your whole body. And I'm like, I swear if one day you ever get close enough that something happened.

Can you imagine? I'm like, I don't, like, I think I have interns through restoration hardware, like, if something minor happens. But if, like, massive, something happens. I don't know that anything, you know. This thing, it weighs like 300 pounds. It's freaking heavy. So, like, I'm like, I don't actually think you can do damage at least as far as, like, it knocking over.

But every time he does it, I'm like, just don't do it in that mirror. It's just, it's not worth it. We can go get you a $20 mirror or something. Yeah. Let's do that. That's become a thing. I'm like, we got to figure this out. That's so funny.

I'm picturing all of this going down. Oh, yeah. Don't touch the mirror. One day he'll figure it out. But for now, it's still. still the shadow boxing mirror. Oh my gosh. Also the mirror I take all my outfit photos in and you can't even see the border because

that's how huge it is. It's huge. So yeah, you can actually kind of get a peek at Morgan's like fantastic mirror on her Instagram. It's massive. I've tried taking a picture of it before and you just like, you can't. You just can't. I think I have it on my house highlights on Instagram when I got like a boomerang of

it or something. Yes, when you first got it. Yeah. You need to go check out this mirror. Like go right now to go look at Morgan's. That is the bougiest thing in my house. Like the weirdest, boogiest thing to have, but it is the busiest thing I have in my house. I would say, yeah, that or even your bar cart.

But I would say, yeah. But it doesn't look like it. It just looks very classy. It's very wooden and classy cabinet. It does. The mirror is definitely bougie. Like all the crystals are what make it bougie. When I think something's bougie, it's like diamond out, crystallized out, or like just looks incredibly expensive.

Well, don't you even have like a like a chandelier in your. closet too. But that cost me 150 bucks. But the looks wise, it does. It looks very bougie. I went out and bought the rug you had in there because I loved it. It's so soft. I do have a little fluffy like blush pink

rug in there. I was trying to emulate like a cool celebrity closet. Not that I have one. But yeah, surprisingly that She had a little cloth cost to me like and I actually think I even got it on sale for like 125. But it looks super bougie which is cool. Yeah. Your closet looks good.

a great job. Oh, thank you. I'm excited for you though. Your big girl purchased, you're more coming for sure. Yes, my couch. With this phase of your life. I'm so excited. And speaking of phase in your life, we have another segment to intro and then we got something to talk about. Yeah, I'm going to try not to cry. I know. I know. We can get through it. I believe in us. We'll chat. We'll chat. But here right now you guys can talk about, well, not talk about, you can hear the employee of the month segment that went down and how it became down to two and I'm still bitter, you know, I didn't even get chosen. It's fine.

Nobody knows what I do half the time anyway, even though I work all the time. Nobody actually knows what I do. Exactly. Which is pretty funny. I think we all feel that way. Yes. Yes. So here it is.

Employee of the month for February. Number three. Okay. Here's a voicemail we got from a listener last week about the segment we're about to do. Morning studio. I was just wondering if you were going to bring back the employee of the month. Thanks. Love the show. It is March 1st. I got on my team of Mike D and Scuba Steve. So they are not in the running for employee of the month. Because Steve's gotten it before. Yeah. Yeah.

They're voting. They're voting now. We just talked about it. They lent me their ears. So I haven't fully decided though. It's pretty close between a couple people. So employee the month to win $40 the bit of their choice sometime over the next month when they want to do a segment. and just have it. Who won't employee the month last month? Abby? Abby won last month? Abby, how did your life change after you were employee of the month?

Probably in many ways, huh? I mean, it really is one of the biggest honors. Yeah, see? There you go. Did you guys create your speeches? Yes, we're ready. So, once I eliminate you, you then read your speech. Oh.

Got it? This is the worst. Why? Because you have to read a speech for something you didn't get. That's why it's funny. But you already wrote it, though. Okay. Yeah.

Here's who's not employee of the month. Up first, Eddie. What? You're not employee already? Yeah, yeah. Geez, well, that was anti-climactic. For you? For me, yeah.

Eddie, give us your speech that you were going to read if you were employee of the month. Let me act like I'm really excited about this. Wow, wow, wow. Thank you guys. I would like to thank everyone here, especially Scuba Steve, because only he knows how hard I work. Oh, wow. Me and Scuba are here, endless hours after the show is over.

making sure everything is good for the show. I believe we have some great digital content. And I want to thank our listeners and everyone watching on Facebook right now. This is for you because I provided this content for you. That's what I do here. So thank you very much. And you all have a blessed day. Thank you so, so much.

You don't really make the content. You just show it. Yeah, but, you know, if it wasn't for me, it wouldn't get to them. You know what I mean? You did not win. You posted up there? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Did not win.

Eddie's the first one eliminated for employee of the month. the second person that is not employee of the month. Ray. Ray would like to hear your speech if you would have been selected. Unlike Eddie's mind will be real. I don't know what he was lying about there. But seriously, this is such an honor at my apartment, the penthouse. Bay has always been complaining.

She's like, we have two plaques here from ACMs and CMAs, and then we have one plaque here from CMAs. There's an imbalance. I need another plaque there so that there's two on each beam. penthouse when we're overlooking the Cumberland River, I finally, baby, I'm bringing home that plaque to give us that balance we need in the penthouse. Ray, who runs our board and does the audio and vital member of the team to not win. This is the employee of the month Beanie Baby that you'll win.

Oh. That could be worth a lot. Yeah, it could. It's a bear. The bears are expensive. You did berry good this month. Is that berry good? Perfect.

The next person not employee of the month, Morgan. Sorry, Maureen. All the hard workers going out. Morgan, your 30-second speech. Thank you so much, everyone, because without this team, I couldn't do what I do. And listen, I know I'm not the best at trivia. And sometimes I make a lot of people roll their eyes with my answers at things. But I've loved having the opportunity to make people smile and feel related to being the youngest one on the show.

I try to make sure every day I walk in here with a smile and do the best. Best job that I can do each day. I love all of you. Thank you. Bam. Morgan is our head of digital. If there's something on social media. No, no, Eddie said he does all that.

I mean, I put it all up there, man. You, okay. He gets it to Morgan and then she. Yeah, but Morgan does, like, lots of posting, lots of picture. Okay. There are three people left. Amy, lunchbox, Abby.

Abby gets a kid. Lunchbox is going to lose his mind. He's going to lose his mind. He's going to lose his mind. I didn't even think of that. He will quit. He will quit. He'll quit this show.

He's gone. He might leave for a minute. I don't think he'll quit, quit. But he might exit the room. Which I've done that before. It's fine. Amy, sometimes enough is enough. You know what I mean?

I know. The next person. The next person who is not employee of the month is Amy. Okay. My speeches. Well, there's no I in team. So first, I'd like to thank everyone on the show because you're each an asset to every segment, every show.

Secondly, I'd like to thank my friend's stories and my kids because that's basically my content lately. There you go. Thank you. But it's a good, it was really a good, you did a great, you had a great month. Oh, thank you. Yeah, you really did. Okay, we're down to two. Lunchbox and Abby, who won last month.

Is it possible she could be employee the month again? Wow. Please. I didn't even know. Do you want me to just, announced a winner like the wait, but then but then we'll make the first runner up

do their speech. First. We just announced a winner. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The winner of Employee of the Month it's March 1st today, but the February employee of the month is

Abby. No way. She repeated as champion. Oh, man. Oh, my goodness. But you have to. Thank you. Her song was a big part of it.

She charted. The national anthem. She charted. Yeah, a lot of content. She revealed she had a boyfriend on the air. Yeah, I did. She kind of came up and then she did. So, Abby, again, and maybe it's that you're exceeding expectations.

Oh, is that what it is? Maybe so, I think, because you're not on the air all the time. You answer phones. So maybe it's because your on-air role is not expected to be very much. When you overperform, I think that's probably why the team voted you as employee the month. Okay. But let's go to Lunchbox who did not win, who has his speech, Lunchbox. Yeah, to all you haters that call and tell me my voice is.

annoying. Why is lunchbox on the show? Not only am I on the show, I'm the employee of the month, so eat that crap for breakfast, for lunch, dinner, whenever you're listening to us in your ears, in your car, at your work, whatever. And ever since I worked at Randall's when I was 15 years old, the grocery store,

I would be in that break room and they had a little plaque up there for employee of the month. I've dreamed about this for years, and it has finally come true. And I thought about singing this to you, but we've heard enough bad singing this month when we play Abby's National Anthem over and over. So I just gave it to you nice and easy.

Have a great day. Employee the month, out. Are you leaving? No, I'm not leaving. What are your thoughts, though? I mean, it's rigged. They just want to make me mad. Here we go again.

Just like we're going to play her song just to honor her employee of the month just to rile me up a little bit more. You want to ruin my... I mean, listen, you ruined my February. Might as well start my march out in a bad mood. So here we go. I'm in a bad mood.

I tried to keep it in. I tried to act like I didn't care. But here we are. It's been a whole minute, and I'm really upset. Because when it was announced, I just sat here quietly trying to add like, hey, you know, no sweat on my back. But guess what? It's sweat off my back. What percentage of you thought when it was down to you and Abby that you were going to be?

Zero percent. No, you were going to be it. Zero percent. Oh, you knew. I knew by the looking Bobby's eyes. Because you knew you didn't deserve it. No, no, because I could look in your eyes. And I was like, oh, he's smiling too much.

It came down to Abby and Amy, if I'm being honest, is the last two we were talking through. We just thought we'd roll lunchbox up at the end. Like I saw it in his eyes. Like I was like he won't look at me. That means he doesn't want to tell me that I lost. But that's not true. Sometimes I do the opposite. In a way, like Lunchbox, let me, this is something that just popped into my head.

I don't want to make this about Lunchbox because Abby just won. I know. And he tends to do that, but. Well, I didn't do anything. I did not do. No, don't blame me for this. Amy, go ahead. Go ahead.

Like in a way, again, like you said, Abby's main role is not to be on the mic. but in the way lunchbox reacts to her, he technically gives her more time. Oh, wow. So basically, I created the Employee of the Month, is what you're saying. Without me, she wouldn't be where she is. It's what you're saying, Amy, right?

Amy, she wouldn't have the material without me. I'm going to let you do your speech and then you can come and collect your $40 right here. And her very good bear. Right here at the day. And your bear. Oh, yay. Employee the Month bear.

Very good. Okay. Okay, and here is our Employee of the Month, Abby, our phone screener. Okay, so I want to thank Bobby. everyone I work with and all the listeners for their support. And I especially want to thank lunchbox because you know, you're singing for a dummy's book.

It's paying off. I've been reading it and it's obviously paying off because my version's being played on different stations. It's like really been the best month because it's been played on all the stations. I'm going to Strawberry Festival and now I get an employee of the month. The only repeat champion? Can I just say she needs a speechwriter? Because when she had her 71 party or whatever number she was,

was 79. 71. It was bad. That was bad. Bobby, help her with her speeches. Didn't say I was the best at giving speeches. She's not an on-air person. I'm just saying.

I'm just saying, like, if we're going to have speeches, maybe she needs help. I mean, even the president has people that writes his speeches for him. Even the president? No, like, the president for sure. That's literally a job. Yeah. Want to help me on Fox?

You're so good? You want to help me? Speaches? I mean, I'll help you. Species, singing. I mean, I'll get you all sorts of lessons. Okay, Abby. Thank you.

You've been a great employee. You win the money and the bear. and you've just done an excellent job. Well, thank you. Well, and there's your employee of the month, Abby. To everyone, though, it was a difficult decision. Everyone was in the running, really, except Eddie. Really?

Yeah. Interesting. Thanks, scuba. I'll remember that. I hate that. I, like, feel bad for winning. Like, looking at lunchbox, just his face. Don't let that get to.

Abby is our winner. It's the best bits of the week with Morgan number two. This one, I can't. to play for you guys on the best bits, but it's definitely worth adding to here because Kane Brown just released a new song called Leave You Alone. And it's so good. He performed it on the show. We were able to share that performance with y'all. It's his first live performance of it. And as much as I would love to include it on here, I don't want to get in trouble. So I'm just putting this in here as an intro to say right now, go to Bobbybones.com and watch

it. It's really great. Kane Brown totally slayed this performance. in every way and it's a great new song of his. Number two. That's the most pure I've ever heard vocal. I mean, and you always come in and kill it. But that when you're singing that, I was like, dang, man, that's the best I've ever heard Kane sing. That's awesome.

And I mean that as a compliment. It's not like, hey, man, you suck every other time. Like, you're always good. Thank you. No, especially considering, because I think, yeah, you were mentioning before we went on that he was nervous about singing in the morning. He had trouble sleeping last night because he was going to have to sing this morning.

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It's rejected segments. But that's actually not what we're talking about at here. Hillary, you have a very big announcement to share. I do and I haven't announced it all really anywhere and I haven't even told like I told people who like need to know. But I am leaving. You're leaving the show. I'm leaving the show. I'm going to a new job.

I just, it was a. Well, before you get into it, a little round of applause for you. Thank you. You've worked for the show for so long. I think it's been four and a half years now I've been with the show. Yes. And I'm going to like you keep taking it away because I'm probably going to cry if I talk anymore. Yeah, I just, I felt like I needed a change in my life, like a major change.

And this opportunity came up. And I went for it. And I'm excited about it. Do you want to talk about the opportunity? Yeah, I can say what it is. Tell us your new job. So I'm going to be working at a label in town called Broken Bow. They have like Jason Aldeen, Dustin Lynch, Granger Smith, a bunch of really great artists over there.

And yeah, I've never. I've only done radio. Literally my entire career has been with I-heart. I don't know anything different. And so it's crazy that I'm going to be going and doing something else. And I told Bobby, like, me and him had a chat right here where we're sitting at. And it was a great conversation. And then afterwards, I was like, I'm going to go tell the studio, I'd been fine.

Like, I was good. I was like, you know, when I accepted the job, I was like happy about it. I hadn't cried or anything. I get into the studio and I just like say, I haven't like I have to tell y'all something and everybody just stares at me and I just start crying. I'm like, and I hadn't even said what I was going to be doing yet. And they're probably like, what's wrong with her? So I had to tell everybody I was leaving and yeah, it was hard.

I was like, this is not. It's, I'm excited obviously. But when you have spent most of your career doing something, it's just hard to leave. It is hard to leave. Regardless of anything, it's hard to leave. It's hard to leave something that's so comfortable and known. Yeah. And I think that's kind of what it is to. I was to, I want to challenge myself. Like I was too comfortable. Like I have been doing this job for four and a half years. And I just, I want to, I want to try something new. And I'm going to be 30 next year. And I kind of wanted to make 29 my year of big changes.

And yeah, so that was kind of like one of the first things that I did. And we're so happy for you. I'm so happy for you. I know. I mean, because I'm still going to see you. You're still one of my best friends. Yeah. We're still going to see each other outside of work.

Yes. But it is going to be weird not having you around here. It's going to be very weird. And you don't have to wake up early anymore, which is great. Thank God. That's going to be the best thing ever. Now, what are you doing at Broken Bow? So I'm going to be a project manager.

I'm going to be helping out with, like, artists' projects. Like, if they have an album coming out or a song, this is my understanding of my job I'm going to be taking. I'm just making sure everybody's, like, staying on track. Like, I'll be talking with managers. I'll be talking with, you know, other people from the label, promotions, the radio team, just everybody, making sure everybody's staying on track to make sure this album

or whatever is getting out on. time. Yes. And you're going to be so good at that because one of your jobs on the show for a very long time was to help with artists. Yeah. When they came into the studio. Yes. So I know a bunch of people. Yeah. You would talk to the label to organize. Tell a little bit about what you were doing on that side of things here for the show. Yeah. I kind of led into this love for doing it. I would book artists. So I would, I'm actually really close with all of our, we have label reps, which are, people who we have a person at each label who I will reach out to if we need an artist or they reach out to us whenever you know somebody's coming out with an album or something that they need to

promote um so I just became very close with all of these people and I thought I kind of want to see what that side of it's like because I know what our side is like and I want to go see what that side is like and grow a little bit in that part of the industry because again i'm i'm i'm i'm i still have so much left like career wise yeah i just want to experience so much more and i want to grow and i want to learn more about this industry so i'm excited it definitely i had no idea what i wanted to do it's not like i even went out searching oh i want to be a project manager like the job came up and i was like i actually think i would like that i think i'd be pretty good at it and i've already got a couple artists who like want me to be their project manager. I saw low cash at CRS and because okay when I told

everybody after the show like I was leaving and I had been crying low cash was here doing an interview with Amy and so they walked by me and I had went out to go get them and so they knew I was okay but then like a few minutes later I'm crying and I was like it's I hate crying in front of people so I was embarrassed so I saw them the next day at CRS and I went up to them and I was like they saw me me they gave me a hug. I was like, I'm so sorry. I was crying. And I said, I'm actually coming to y'all's label because they're on Broken Bow. Yes. I don't know. I forgot. Yeah. Okay. They're on Broken Bow. And they're like, what are you going to be doing? And I said, project manager and all this, they're like, well, whatever it is you're doing, we want to be your artist. Like, we want,

if you, I have a, I'll have a roster. They're like, we want to be one of those artists. Okay. So is there like multiple project managers? Yes. So we'll have three. Okay. So you'll split up the artist on that label. So I'll get. 10 artists. Wow, that's a lot of artists. At first I'll be getting 15 because one of the girls is going on maternity leave. Oh, wow. I don't think I'm sharing too much of, but I think I can share all this. I'm so used to like our show like knowing what I can and can't share. I know. This is new. I'm like, I'm allowed to, I'm not spilling any secrets. So it's fine. But yes. So I think I will have 15 at first. Wow. And then get down to 10. Okay. It's my understanding.

Wow. Yeah. That's a lot of artists. It is. And I... So would you be working like 8 to 5? Are you working from home? What does that look like?

It is going to be a normal job. I never had a normal hour of job every in my line. I did ask somebody yesterday who is in the same position. I was like, what's the hours like? And he said that it was going to be, I think, 9 to 5. Okay. Dolly. Nine to...

I could never relate to that song because I've never worked to 9 to 9 to 5. Now you're about to relate to it. Yeah. So I'm going to... relate to that. It's going to be interesting with Georgie because usually I can go home after the show and spend time with her and go take her out. And now it's not going to happen. Georgie's going to have to do a little growing up of our own now too. She sure is. Which is Hillary's dog, by the way, for anybody who's new listening to this. People are probably,

what is that? It's my dog. But she's just so used to my schedule. And so now she's going to have a new schedule so that's going to be interesting but I'm excited it's definitely a new opportunity um it's something i've never done before never even thought about doing before um but I'm really excited the group over there like whom I'm going to work with they're all really great I've known um quite a few of them for a while for years just through radio and I'm excited I'm so excited for you but like it makes me sad to think this is the last time you'll be on my podcast I know I didn't even think of that Thanks for telling you. You know what?

But maybe if I have another podcast or something else, then you're back and it'll be great. I can kind of maybe sneak my key card. Yes. Hold on to it. We'll put that out in the universe. Yes. For those things. I'm still around.

What about, okay, so on the show, what are the things you're going to miss the most and things you're going to miss the least? Dun-dun-dun-dun. We're just going to go ahead and say for the least waking up early. Yes. That is not fun. Also, it's always cold here. Is it cold in the classroom? Or is it just cold in the studio?

No, I was freezing today. Like, I came in here to thaw out. No, it was freezing. So the freezing cold temperatures. It's always freezing in radio stations. I don't know why, but it is. Apparently because of the equipment. Yeah, I'm not going to miss the cold.

I'm not going to miss waking up super early. That's going to be fantastic. What am I going to miss the most? honestly probably just like y'all like the the daily like chatter like after the show like they're all out in the hallway right now talking if you can hear them in the background that's what's you mean you're you're about to tell me that the thing you're going to miss the most is the locker room talk that we have to put up with every day because it's mostly men I mean not really that like there were some inappropriate things said earlier and I was like did we have to say that

I'm not going to say who said it but it is it's locker room talk I'm sure every time you could guess um i don't know just like the you know just like you know how me you and lunchbox to like sit in the the green room and like chat yes you know things like that um what else am going to miss i do love like um getting to meet all the um like labels and managers and stuff i've created such a good relationship with a lot of them like i saw one of them today and i was like i just want to let you know i'm leaving and like i'm not going to really see him often anymore yeah we all follow each other on Instagram, but just like those relationships that I have spent so much time building, and I'm just not going to see them, see them as much. I think the cool thing for you

on that aspect is that you'll end up seeing them at events or different things. Yeah. That the industry, as much as there are different labels and there's different sets of things, all comes together very often. Yeah. Nashville is a very small town. It really is. As far as the music industry. So I do think you'll still see a lot of them. And you'll still get to work with St. Jude, which I know it was a huge thing for you. You do so much work on our St. Jude Radiathon. Yeah, I forgot about that. No, honestly, that may be the thing I miss the most. It's definitely the thing, whoops, it's definitely the thing that stresses me out the most. Just because I put a lot of pressure on myself to do well with it, because it does mean a lot to me. So that's why I say when it stresses

me out the most, that's why, because I put so much pressure on myself to make sure it's great. Yeah, I just, I'm going to miss doing that. I like, so I kind of created like the templates for things, like kind of how to do things. And so I had to turn, I turned those in to whoever is going to do it next. I mean, so basically Hillary helped us institute a lot of things at the show as far as a back in that. People may never know or see, but you should definitely know from this podcast because you did. You had a hand in a lot of things and it will live on. Yeah.

It was weird, like, putting together, like, examples of everything I do and sending it. Because, like, even with Bobby's packet, like, I kind of created that format. Like, I created all of that. And the packet you're referring to as, like, all of the spots and advertisements he does. He has to do commercials and everything. We like Ariel Font, 14, size 14. And then I figured out how, like, the word count, how many words it needs to be for, like, a 60, a 30 or 15. I just, I kind of, I kind of created that little thing.

So I'm proud of doing that. And yeah, the Radiothon. I'm still proud. I still hold the record for $2.5 million in 2019. Yeah, you do. I'm so proud of that because I think I'm so proud because that was the first year that I did it. And because Morgan Massingale had just left. She was our EP and she left.

And they're like, oh, we have to do the Radiothon. And I was like, oh, what does that mean? Like, what do I do? and they're like, oh, we kind of got to book artists. We have to get the show together. We've got to figure out, like, you know, the text number, the phone number. I mean, so much goes on behind the scenes for a radiosthon. Like, it's insane.

And, yeah, I had literally no idea what I was doing. But I had so many people come up to me. Even, like, the head people at St. June, they're like, that's the best radioathon we've ever heard. And it just like, I think I went home and cried that day because I spent so much time doing it. And when they gave me that final number, they said, this is the most your show has ever made. And it was $2.5 million. I just, I could not believe that I did it. I was like, how did I pull this together? But it wasn't just me. Like, I mean, we have Ray who's piecing the show together. Mike, who's like running sound. You, you're doing all the digital stuff and creating all the

graphics. Like, it's not just a one person job. It's a everybody has to to come together to do it. My job was just basically kind of making sure I was giving y'all the correct info to make sure y'all could do y'all's jobs. So you were the organizing. You were the producer behind it. Yes. So that kind of has become like my baby and like my project, my special project.

And yeah, I'll never forget that first year I did it. And just knowing how well we did. And it was great. And then I got to go tour the hospital, which was awesome. And yeah, that place just. really hold a special place in my heart and I just love it so much and I'm excited I'm still going to be able to get to work with them the girl who's going to be my boss she I think she's on like the board or something or she did something very close with them so one country music is very involved with same yes so

your artists will definitely be working with them so I'm sure on some level that means you too which is pretty cool yeah I'm I'm excited about that to me that's like what our jobs are all about like we're given a platform and I love to be able to do things for good and I feel like you're That's what we do with that. Yes. For two days, we get to. As you said, as we should. Yes.

Yes. Now, I want to know, we're going to leave this on a high note again because I'm sitting here like, my body is waiting to cry. I know. I'm like, I'm doing good. I'm keeping it together. Surprise, but like it's there. It's just like sitting there. I want to know your top five memories.

You've been on the show for four years. Yes. Four years. I want to know the top five memories for you. There are quite a few, but five. Five. I would say. I think that's what you had.

Did you have top ten? Or do you want to do top five? No, I had five. I did come up with five. All right, let's do your top. I'm telling my little list. Five. I would say one that's definitely, you know, I'm going to save that one for last.

We're going to go with this one because I just talked about it, the raising the record number 2.5 million for the Radiothon. That was freaking huge. That was awesome. Number four, I lost a bet, which was our March Madness bet. Yes. I remember this. I knew I was going to lose.

Like, I had no idea what I was doing. And I had to go sing at the Starbucks, close by to our office, wearing underwear outside of my pants and seeing I'm a little teapot and do like the actual motions. Yes. And that video, all of that is still up on Bobbybones.com. If you would like to read that somewhere, yes. It will never come down. Yay. That was definitely not my best moment in life, but you know what?

It happened and that was a memory. You can look back on it now and it was a fun memory. Yes. I would say three. Oh, Bobby, he picked me for the Christmas gift exchange one year. And this was really sweet. Like, this was really awesome. Before, I was just about to say before Christmas comes Thanksgiving at Thanksgiving,

or is that like our show party or something? Bobby had asked me if I went home for Thanksgiving and I said, no, I couldn't afford it. Like flights were $700 or something ridiculous like that. It was crazy. And I said I couldn't afford it. And so for the Christmas gift exchange, he gave me an entire box of cash, all cash. So I could book a flight for Christmas. So I will never forget that.

That was definitely one of the sweetest moments and like one of the sweetest things somebody did. Because again, that was just like a, I thought a passing conversation of him just asking like, oh, what did you do for things? giving and I just made that comment but that stuck with him and he remembered it and he got that for me so I thought that was very kind and it was it was awesome I'll never forget that that was a really cool moment I think you might have teared up a little bit too and I think I did there's also a video of that somewhere out there's just videos of everything um number two I would say this is definitely one of the worst moments of my entire life when I crashed into the building oh yes the crock pot the crack pot or the coffee.

Was a crack pot or coffee? It was a coffee. It was a coffee. It was a coffee. Yes. It was a coffee. I went on a coffee run for everybody. And when I came back, the way our parking garage is set up, we're on a hill, which I hate our parking garage. It's one thing I'm not going to miss is the parking garage. It was up on a, like you kind of go up on a hill. And I had them in my passenger seat floorboard. And they were going to spill literally all over my car. So I bent down to grab them. And as I'm doing that I thought my foot was on the brake, but it was on the gas, and I floored it into the building. Like, oh, it was so bad.

Quarter of the building, you really didn't do. So bad. There's still a mark on the building. Yeah, I was insane, but you didn't do much damage. Like, the building didn't have to be repaired. You left your mark, but, like, you left your mark more so on your own car. Yeah, it was, it was not, it was not a great moment for me. How much damage was done on your car?

I can't remember now. I don't know if I, I'm not going to say the total out of respect. to Bobby, but Bobby paid for it because he felt bad. And I was like, it was my, like, it was my fault, but he was like, it happened at work, so I want to help you. He loaned me his Jeep for like a week while my car was being fixed and he paid for the damage. But yeah, like it was, there's also, I think, a picture on the internet somewhere of that. It definitely dented like the entire front corner. The building has some scrapes on it still. So if you ever come by, you can go see that. Good old brick building. Yes. I think, um,

It was very interesting having to come in and tell everybody. I walked into the studio and I was like, I wrecked my car. And Bobby and Mike's faces were the first two I saw. They were like, they couldn't believe it. Like, their faces were hilarious. Like, thinking back, it's funny now. And I think Bobby was the one who was like, is your car okay? And somebody else was like, is the building okay?

And Amy was like, y'all, is she okay? She was like, are you okay? You literally just got into a wreck. And I was like, no, I'm fine. Like, I promise. I was like shaken up. And I was like, my car, though, because it spilled everywhere. So then I had to go get, like, I had to go get a carpet cleaner.

I had to go do all kinds of things. And yeah, and then having to make the phone call to my parents. I, yeah, my mom's like, I mean, as long as you're okay, you know, you're good. I don't know why I still feel like I have, when I call my parents with bad news. Same. I just hate it. Yeah. And, but yeah, that happened.

And that was not, that was not a great moment. I still get made fun of for that. And that was your number two moment. That was a huge moment when it happened, though. Yeah, that was really bad. I just, I still cannot believe that happened. That was life literally happening on the show is what that was. And what's fantastic, yes, it was.

What's fantastic about all of that is none of us thought to tell our bosses. And so they had to hear about it on the radio. And so then I'm getting calls from like HR and from our bosses to make sure I'm okay. Because like if something happens like while you're at work, we have to like do something about it. and yeah so that happened and I don't think I've ever shared this my mom's always told me she said she didn't want me to share it whenever it first happened because she was like it's just not the smartest thing to do did I ever tell you I got I think I have an injury from it wait really yeah I don't know if I told you this what's the injury so I um like shortly after that happened I cannot

pinpoint it to that being what it is but my doctor says it is like it's it very well could be. So shortly after that, I felt a lump in my chest. And I went and got like a mammogram. Like I went and got, I remember this whole lump in the chest situation. Have I not told you what it was? I did not know that it could possibly be connected to this. Yes. Oh, yes. So I did the whole thing of like I got it all checked out, like scans and everything and they're like there is a mass. We're going to keep an eye on it. And I said, okay, they just said come back in six months. So I go back in six months and they're looking at it and they were like, okay, well, the mass is looking good, but there's also another spot.

So what I was referring to, they were talking about something else that they had seen, which it was fine, thankfully. They were like, you have a, oh my gosh, what's it called? It's my sternum. My sternum sticks out right here. Like, it sticks out still. Is that where the, no, the seatbelt would have been. I think it's the steering wheel. I think it's the steering wheel. Like when I went forward.

When I went forward, I hit my steering wheel. And I asked the girl, my doctor, I said, the only thing I can think of is right before I felt this, I did get into an accident. And she said, yeah, you could have hit your steering wheel or you could have hit something. and that could have caused it. Okay, so question, do you still have it? It's always going to be there. My sternum is always going to stick out. This is so interesting because I learned this with Remy, my dog.

Oh, God. Remember when I took her into the vet, I thought she does have a mask. Yeah, I was like, I'm worried this is cancerous, whatever. Mm-hmm. I found out from my vet that it's trauma-related. Like, she ran, her body, she ran into something and Remy is clumsy. sometimes and runs into the table or the couch because she likes to lay under them. Yeah.

And they're like, this is trauma related. And when trauma happens to your body or like a, and I say trauma meaning like a force hits your body in a way that it's not used to. These, it happens in pets and it happens in humans. Same way is that it literally just, it's like these, I think she called them like fatty cells or something. Yeah. And they literally like attract to that area and create a mass. It's not anything bad. It's just a mass. And it's because your body went through a trauma. That's so interesting to me. So like your body went through a trauma in that moment. It hit something very, and it has to be

like the most perfect spot. Yeah. It does. It does. It does. Because it has to be this area that enough things are accumulating or whatever. Like she explained it so beautifully and I cannot. But she said it happens in humans and in pets they're very similar and how it happens it does it's crazy like the human body's crazy did you do you want to feel it no I felt it before I remember yeah you remember it yeah because we were very concerned because when something's on your chest as a female for sure I mean I know men can get breast cancer too but I was terrified like I would cry and I was like oh my gosh something like it just it was not great what and then yeah when I went back six months later and they told me I wish I could remember what the name of the stern like it's

not protruding sternum yeah a prominent sternum I think that's what it's called and obviously you weren't born with that because this happened I've never noticed it before like I just randomly noticed it so very well could have happened before the accident but I noticed it right after like a month later and when I asked the doctor she said something like that could cause it so it all ties back to me hitting the building. So you did get a small injury from this incident. I have a prominent sternum and I will always remember the show every time I. You will never be able to officially leave the show.

I see you my prominent sturnum. Yeah. Physically going to be a part of you. I don't think I've ever told anybody. Like Bobby doesn't even know that. Nobody knows that. That's funny. I've always been nervous to tell because so my mom was like if something ever happened

to you and like, you know, I did get into a bad accident. They could claim that as a preexisting condition. because right now I'm fine. Like it's no big deal. But since everything's recorded, you kind of have to be careful what you say. I get that. It's been three years. It's not bad for you, though.

I mean, it could be, yes. But yeah, I get it. I totally understand. Yeah, she was like, my mom's a court reporter. I don't have ever shared that before. And so she hears all the things. So she was like, just be careful, like what you say, you know, you just want to be careful. But yeah, I don't think I ever told anybody.

So, yeah. got an injury from that wreck you left it all out on the line before before you're left you're like here here it in mic drop yep this is what happened to me and i will live with it forever it's never going to go away and what was your number one the st jute thing did you put it you just said it then no that was i i put that i was going to put that at two but since we already mentioned i put it at five my number one was when bobby called me to tell me i got the job because i remember i was upstairs in a studio recording a show and I had my phone on silent because I'm in a studio and you typically turn your phone on silent and I just happened to look down and I had I just

missed a call and it said Bobby's name on it like caller ID popped up and I was like why is Bobby calling me and I call him back and I was like sorry I was recording a show and he was like I just want to be the one to tell you like you got the job I tried holding it together. He was like, I don't, we don't want to tell anybody yet because I want to let the people know who didn't get it. We haven't told them yet, but I wanted you, I wanted to be the one to call you until you got it. So like, just keep it in for a few more weeks and all this. And I was like, can I tell my mom?

And he's like, yes, you could tell your mom. So I was like, okay, I'm trying to get off the phone with him. Like, before you freak out. Yeah. And so I was like, just don't, I don't want to cry on the phone with you. Like, just let's hang up now. So I call my mom and she doesn't even hear, she just hears me crying. I just was bawling.

And all I said was, Bobby, just called. She's like, did you get the job? I was like, yes. And she starts crying. And what's funny is there's like this giant window. And so people can see me. And they're probably like, why is she crying, but I couldn't tell anybody why I was crying. So I just was trying to like run out of there.

So I just like left. I was like, I can't be here because people are going to wonder what's wrong with me. and I can't tell them what's wrong with me and I can't lie. Like it's just going to be so awkward. So it definitely created a thing. But I had the same reaction because I was part time at that time being a phone screener. And I had the same exact reaction when he called me to offer me full time because he really went to bat for me for that. Like he saw how hard I worked.

And he was like, I really want to, he created the position for me. I don't know if I think I'm allowed to share that. He created this position for me. This position was not existing. It was, you know, to write his commercials and liners and the countdown. and everything else I'm doing. Like he created it specifically for me. And it will always be thankful for that.

And I will never forget that. But I just get emotional when I get phone calls from Bobby. They always end up with me crying. I mean, for happy reasons. Yeah. All good reasons, but also fair because it's a big deal. And you got a really big job that a lot of people wanted. Yeah.

And I've shared briefly before. I'm not going to drag. I'm sure we talked for like two hours now. But before I've moved, like before I got the job. I had just moved to Nashville. And when I moved to Nashville, I didn't really have a job lined up. I was working a job that was like six hours a week. And then I was able to get something a little more.

And I was living on an air mattress in somebody's basement, out of a suitcase, because I didn't have a place to live yet. And then I had just found a place to live. And then I had right at that time, the Bobby position became available. And so I applied. And then I ended up getting that job. So it was just crazy how everything lined up. Like, yes, it was awesome.

I got this specific job because this was a dream come true. But there was so much more behind it that I was like, I think I can actually make it in this town. Like, because at first my parents were like, what's your backup? Like, how long are we giving this? You know, we had just had that conversation. And then the Bobby show opened up. And I applied and I got it. So there's just so much more to it.

And that's like I've told Bobby before, like, whenever I put my two weeks in, I was like, I just appreciate everything you've done. and I'd mean it. Like he just changed my life. Like I wouldn't have been here for this long if I wouldn't have gotten that job. I may have went back home. Yeah. So it was really awesome.

So that was definitely my favorite moment was just getting the call that I got the job. And look at you now. You're about to do an even bigger job. And I know like people are like going from the Bobby Bone show is hard, right? It's the dream job. But I think this is just continuing on your dream. I think the show was. a part of your journey and now you're headed to something just as big and just as fun and it just

looks different to people who aren't in the industry yeah people are like why are you leaving like they're so confused and i'm like i understand i was like but just for me personally i want to i want to learn more and i want to grow more and that's that's why and you're so great at artist relations it's going to be so cool to see you in this role that it's just that like it's really working with artists and I think you're going to cultivate and help them so well. So I know everybody's going to be excited to watch you. And I'm excited personally to see what you do because I know you're going to be awesome on it. Yeah. I'm excited. I like waited because I got the offer and I didn't tell you until like the night before I was going to tell Bobby because I don't want you to have to hold on to

that. Yeah. I had only known for like I think a day. And well, I had to wait for the official offer. I got the official offer like hours before I told you because I was like I don't want her I have to sit with that like because I wanted to tell everybody and I don't want you to feel like you'd hold a secret in so yeah because I texted our email and Bobby and I was like hey can I talk to you tomorrow and there was one time I did that to him and he wrote Morgan Massengill and was like what does she need to talk to me about so I don't want to put that on anybody of I waited until after I emailed him I waited like a little bit and then I sent you my text you're the only person on the show though no so well yeah but yeah but

we're not we are best friends before the show anyway so yeah our friendship continues on and you guys are still going to see Hillary in lots of my posts so yep because I'm I'm always around she's not going anywhere we met before the show yes so people don't realize that we met before the show that's we're friends before the show we're friends after the show this is just part of our fun little friend journey was getting to work together which was really cool yeah it was fun but I'm so proud of you for as a friend as a co-worker as everything. Thank you. It's going to be crazy. This is like my, my big announcement. I've never, haven't announced it yet. I know. Oh, man. Okay. Well, I will let you all listen to rejected segments.

Hillary and I made. I forgot we were going into a segment. I know. Well, and it's funny because like rejected segments is number one, but this is also like number one personally. You know, it's just all weird. But we're going to make it flow. So y'all can hear the rejected segments from the show this week. This is my rejected segment, I'm rejecting Hillary leaving me, but it's fine. I've said it's fine a lot today. I think that's a sign that I'm not fine. I don't know. We'll talk about it later. Yes. Well, we have plenty dinners and lots of life to live together still, so I'm not worried about it. But congratulations. I'm so happy for you. Y'all make sure you congratulate Hillary. Follow her so you can keep up with her all the things. I'll share that with you after this segment right here.

Number one. Okay, it's time for a little behind the scene segment called rejected segments. So these are segments that I said, nah, we probably shouldn't do that on the air. Lunchbox suggested a business, ASMR readings by lunchbox. People will pay him money to scratch tickets and in return they get his ASMR audio.

So what ASMR is, it's like sounds but really loud. It's not loud in your ears, but it amplifies quiet things. and it's supposed to relax you. You can pay a one-time fee for one recording, or you can do a monthly fee, and he actually did some audio. Oh, okay.

Of this. Oh, gosh. Okay, here you go. We're just going to scratch a lottery. Feel that? No. He could make money. He's good.

The problem is he does it creepy. They don't make these like, do you like that? Do you feel that? It's just for the sound, but because he's whispering, he makes it creepy. Creepy.

Yeah, they never said that feels right. Like, how does that feel? No, that's not what ASMR is. Right, but he's on the right track. That's a rejected segment. Rejected segments. Eddie sent one in. Oh, boy.

With the header, I feel like I'm cheating on my wife. And I read that and I was like, ooh, this is going to be juicy. Confession. Mm-hmm. And so this is mostly about true crime shows. Yeah. I love true crime. crime murder shows and she doesn't she can't stand the sight of them so when she's not in the

house or she's out running errands i start watching these and then when i feel her car pull up i hear the noise and i look out the window she's here and i start panicking looking for the remote and then i change the channel real quick it sounds like this what people do with dirty movies that's what i'm saying yeah i feel like i'm doing something wrong is it because she'll be mad you didn't watch it with her or that you're embarrassed to be watching them no i just know that she's going to be walking any minute with the kids and i'm going to be like i can't have like a dead body in a river or something on TV. And should you have been doing some housework or something? Maybe I should have been working on the laundry as well.

Rejected segments. Ray Mundo wanted to talk about how he's offered $40 at a party to do something. And he turned it down. Ray, what were people offering you money to do? Yeah, this one dude was all hammered. And he wanted to know, since he thought I was so light and I was a lot smaller than him, if he could put me on his shoulders. And he said, in return, he would pay me $40. So pick up the small guy. Yeah, and he wanted to take a picture and probably make fun of me on Instor or something like that. And I just, as a man, I was like, I just can't allow myself to do that even if it is $40.

Ray is $5.6? Yes. Yeah. And so Ray didn't want to be laughed at for being small. Would you guys have allowed it for $40? Yes. Me too? For me?

100%. Yeah. Yeah, 40 bucks. Yeah, yeah, for sure. But also, we're not 5'6, so it's not a source. I am. I'm 5'6. Yeah, but you're also.

Rejected segments. Lunchbox just wanted to talk about, let's all admit to things we're hiding from our significant other. And I thought, I'm going to reject that because all of us are going to get in trouble if we do this segment. Thank you. And it sounds interesting, but it's not worth the one bit to come home. And she's like, oh, you've been hiding this? Did he give an example? Was he going to use himself?

Well, his example wasn't himself. His example was a widow is shocked to discover her husband's secret hobby after and stash after death. and so uh oh i get that catacidermied critters it wasn't that that was super interesting

he just wanted us talk about secrets we're keeping and i thought you know what for the for the health of the show let's not do that and our lives at home we probably won't do that

do you know they sell little taxidermied mice and they dress them up really cute in like Batman costumes and they're real yeah and they put yeah I mean they sell like on Etsy or something

everything yeah but it's a real it was a real mouse and it's like dressed up to look all cute and you can order it. Listen, I grew up in a house with a lot of animals in the wall. I know. I have a dead buck or whatever. Yeah, but do you want a mouse?

No, no, no. Probably came from a trap. I know. I know. And then finally, here's our final rejected segment. Rejected segments. Eddie wanted to come on the year and do a whole segment about how Morgan needs to pay him and pay him now because he's mad. Love it.

Yeah. I love that you're bringing this up. Go ahead. She's asking me to do this. these videos, I guess she's trying to get endorsements for certain products and she's doing these personalized videos. And I know I've done it for Bobby, but it's not in my contract to help someone else make money. And so I've done two for her and I've kind of hinted at the fact like, hey, we keep doing this. You can have to cut me in on some of this endorsement money. And she just laughs.

Whatever, Eddie. And I'm dead serious. It's just kind of part of the job here. But it's not, though. But if Morgan's making money, the company's making money, the show's making money. Then Eddie's making money. Yes. Yes, overall. Yeah. You get to keep your job because the show is making money. How come you don't request money from Bobby? Yeah, see, that's what I'm saying.

Bobby does it sometimes and I'm like, hey, I'll let it slide. What videos do you ever make for me? Rarely. It's lumped in and other stuff. You're the video guy. Yeah, I get it. And it's endorsements of the show. That's your job.

I get it, guys. You do get paid for doing that. It's from the company. I'm sure it's somewhere actually in your contract. Just saying if the makeup company wants to cut me in a little bit on those videos. I'm in. See, that's why we didn't do the segment because that's totally dumb. Well, I didn't get any.

I know. You've been killing it. We've actually used yours, which is why, who knows, you can win employee the month next month. Got it. Oh, okay. So far, you're the front runner. All right, that is rejected segments. Thank you, everybody.

Rejected segments. It's the best bits of the week with Morgan number two. All right, Till. I feel weird, and I'm, like, not ready to say this last bye because... This is weird. I don't like this. And you... You are on the show for a few more days after this podcast.

Well, I're going to people listen to it. Your last official day is next Wednesday. So it's not exactly a goodbye, but it is a goodbye that I, this is the last time you'll get to be on best bits. And that feels weird to me. I know. Like, I don't like the feeling that I'm getting inside. I know. I'm like, this is weird right now.

When you like point these things out, I'm like, oh. I know. But we're going to, we're leaving it on a happy positive. of note because this is all good things. Yes. Tell the people where they can keep up with your life as you go through this new fun stage. I am still on Instagram, Hillary, 2Ls, Hillary. Dot Borden and then Twitter is just Hillary Borden.

You're still there. People can still hang out with you on social media. You're still going to see her on all of mine, which is at Webgirl Morgan. And so she's not going anywhere. No. But make sure you reach out to give her a huge virtual hug and congratulations. because it's very exciting and very awesome. Yes, I'm very excited about it.

I love you so much. I love you. If I keep doing this. Always being supportive. I mean, always. You always have my support of everything and I'm just very proud of you. Thank you, friend. I love you.

I love you. I don't want to cry. So we're just going to leave. We're going to wrap it up. Yep. We'll get something to eat now. Yeah, this is it. I love you.

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