The Josh Innes Show - JIS Classic: Laura Tells Us That Hootie Was Into Her

Episode Date: June 18, 2025

Meltser was filling in on the J&R Show. Laura, who was/is the APD, was doing traffic and told us a story about Darius Rucker... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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varies by region. See app for details. So I like how you just kind of drop things on us just randomly. It wasn't random. Yeah. Well, I walk in and all I hear is who's the lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish. Yes. And I say, well, it's Darius Rucker. And then you said... He wanted me to come backstage with him Well, see now you word it that way. She changed the story a little bit already

She's changing the story. So from what I gather from this Darius Rucker who's a very good-looking guy now sings country music Right Darius Rucker is very cool. Actually the NBA finals are finally here and after spending the playoffs all over the Pick Six app from Draft Kings. Well, we're ready for the championship round and this is your last shot to win some real cash before the season ends. The simplest way to get in on the action is downloading the Pick Six app from Draft Kings and it's super simple. Just pick more or less on the stats for two or more of your favorite players and boom you're in the mix for big cash prizes. Now your picks and you're heating up. Pick six

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I like some of their music. I will say. I like Hootie and the Blowfish a lot. They have good songs. And his country stuff is good too. But basically, from what I've surmised here, is that Darius has a little jungle fever and he likes some little Laura Reynolds. Well, I was working security.

That's how the whole conversation got started. Mark and I were talking about working security. I was working security at... And when was this? I don't remember. It was at a concert though for Hootie and the Blowfish. And so I was working the tunnel leading to the dressing room. Darius walks out and he walks up to me and he's like hey beautiful

I want to come in the back. Yeah, so did you and you said no, how did you turn that? Post I had to stay Could not be listen I can't leave my post President if Darius Rucker would have found you to be his like and maybe you just could have been someone he used and just threw Out but on the other hand he could have been someone that he fell in love with and right now you could be living in some palatial estate somewhere. Dude, this was like right before the concert was supposed to start. So what was I supposed to do?

Like go back there, have a quickie and then let him come back out and perform again? That is what you should do. That is your womanly duty. Perform again. Guy, come on! It's the key phrase. That is your womanly duty. That is your womanly duty. If a big time celebrity, and listen this is just reality, sorry but it's reality.

If a big time celebrity, and granted Hootie's not a big time celebrity, but if even a minor celebrity, were you single at the time? Did you have a man? Yeah, I was married at the time. You were married? Yeah. But clearly you weren't happy, you're not married anymore. At yeah, I was married at the time. You were married? Yeah, but you weren't clearly you weren't happy You're not married anymore At the time I was

Like three huge things about Laura Reynolds in the last six minutes Uh-huh like what she was married that we never knew I had no idea about this I did I never knew Laura. I had no clue None of us knew you were married. I know other people here have been married Brad's been married before Mark has and we know that and we've also learned that Darius Ruck or Hootie wanted to sex you and you said no. No. There was interesting things about that concert. I helped haul on large coolers full of Jack and Vok on stage. But that's all well and good. Let's get back to the sex here. So Hootie basically gave you the wink and the nod and said, I only want to be with you and you were like, okay, that's what you should have said. That's what you should have said, but instead you're like, I got to pick up these cool girls.

No, that's not what you do. I feel like Hootie offers lovin' to you, you take the lovin'. Okay, there just wasn't time. I mean, come on, it was bad timing. The guy was getting ready to go on stage I feel like you're Darius Rucker and Scott Stapp are very similar They're very a couple of sim cloth The exact same voice they are as you can see there's the Darius Rucker which would be

As you can see, there's the Darius Rucker which would be, You can call me a fool, I only wanna be with you. And then there's Scott Stapp which would be, When I trolled her. It's a little bit similar. You've got one dopey white guy, and you've got one badass black guy, and together they somehow have the same voice. Have you been offered sexual advances from any other celebrities?

You've worked a lot of these events. Yeah. No, well, I wouldn't call him a celebrity. One of them was a country singer. Does anybody know him? Was it Mel McDaniel? No, he's a classic country singer. Merle Haggard. No. I say nobody would know him. Conway Twitty. He's been dead for 20 years. Bobby Bear. Do you know who that is? No, who's Bobby Bear? He's a country singer. He's classic country.

How do you spell bear? B-A-R-E. Alright, so like bear skin. You could have been bear naked with him. No, bear is like B-E-A-R. Oh, no, I mean like your bear skin. Not like a bear skin rug, I'm saying like bear naked, bear skin. That's what I meant.

Okay, okay. Dammit. So, essentially what you're telling us is some guy named Bobby Bear... Right. He wanted me to come back with him on the bus, okay. So, essentially what you're telling us is some guy named Bobby Bear. Right. He wanted me to come back with him on the bus, darling. Oh, really? And you said no. No.

Was he unattractive? Yes, he's gross. I mean, Hootie's clearly much better looking. Oh, hell yeah. Hootie's a pretty good looking guy. Yeah, Hootie's totally good looking. Hootie's a very good looking guy. I don't know if you could handle Hootie, but I mean, I'm guessing that Bobby Bear would

have been a lot easier to handle than Hootie. This is just my stereotype guess here if maybe you know if it had only been soundcheck time, you know, maybe This is very impressive to me that Laura has turned down a celebrity Like if I had turned down a female celebrity that would be something that would be on my mind every day every day every day It doesn't matter who it is. You guys brag about that stuff. I mean it could be Kelly Doodle See you did find some Bobby Bear. But that would be like a key part of my personality It would be like on my resume. It would be like the Lopez story. Who was the girl with him? Ah, Shelly Long

And that's a key part of John Lopez's resume. John P Lopez Lopez. Yeah, okay, turn this up. This is Bobby Bear. Yeah. So this guy offered you love and you said no? Yeah, he's gross. How old is he? Way old. He may be dead now, I don't know. Well, somebody texted him that they know Bobby Bear.

No idea. Can we get Bobby Bear. No idea! Can we get Bobby Bear on ask him if he remembers Laura. I doubt it. He was born in 1935 in Ohio. See? He's dead, isn't he? No, he's alive.

He's alive. Oh, God. So what is he, almost 80 years old? He's probably using a feeding tube. That didn't count. Is this the guy that sang the song about Maria Laveau or whatever it was? You got this. So what is he almost 80 years old? He's probably using a feeding tube that didn't count Is this the guy that sang the song about Maria Laveau or whatever it was it sounds like that guy It's like what is that song called?

but anyway So so he was in a western a distant trumpet you see that he did sing Maria Laveau. I knew it This is the guy that sang Marie. You could this a number one hit. If you find Marie Laveau, okay? Marie Laveau was a number one country hit. I mean anybody who's had a number one of any sort, if they offer you whoopee, you take the whoopee. So you don't care what the person actually looks like, you're just caring about status. And so if the person has status, you automatically should have sex with them? Yes. Yes.

Well, I am talking to guys. It certainly makes you considerate more. Absolutely. How do you think a lot of these dudes get laid? They're Yes. Yes. It certainly makes you considerate more. Absolutely. How do you think a lot of these dudes get laid? They're celebrities. Exactly. Women. I mean, you should have had sex with Bobby Bear. No. I don't know if I'd go that far, but Hootie is a bit of a... Did you see a picture of him? Do you got a picture of him up there? I got a Wikipedia. There's no picture on here. You would not have sex with Bobby Bear. Well, I'm a guy, so... I mean, this is like... Is this what he looked like when you met him? There's no picture on here. You would not have sex with Bobby bear

This is like is this what he looked like when you met him Son oh really there are multiple Bobby bears Josh. Here's Bobby bear right here Hey darling After I get done singing now, Marie, is that what he looked like then? Oh gosh, I'm not sure after I get done singing Marie Laveau... Is that what he looked like then? Oh gosh, I'm not sure. After I get done singing Marie Laveau, how about we come back there and... But even if it was, you would not sleep with that guy, would you? That's not... that's not...

Okay, does this count any... I would have to put the bag over my head so that I didn't see him. He's not exactly Tim McGraw. I will say that. I'll be fair. I'm just saying. What was Bobby Bear's pickup line? No, I just told you what it was be fair. I'm just saying. What was Bobby Bear's pickup line? No, I just told you what it was. Oh, it was just, hey darlin'?

I was there on part of the radio station. I was working country radio at the time, and I was supposed to bring him on stage. You know, how you bring on bands. And so I went to the bus, you know, come on guys, let's go. And he was like, well hey darlin'. Well, we're on in 30 seconds. I only need 20. Yeah, that's not like that. Darling. Yeah, that's okay, no thanks.

Alright well Laura. I'm okay with that. So you turned down Bobby Bear and Hootie. Yes. Did you consider Hootie though? Oh, well God, he's way good looking. You should have done that. Yeah.

You into black guys? I probably should have. You into black guys? I'm into anybody good looking. Anything you can get at this point, right? I mean, they're gonna appreciate you and your cats. Well, good looking, it doesn't matter male, female, whatever. As long as I'm the lipstick when it comes to the women. Bam. Thank you, Laura. You're welcome. I gotta go to Kilt.

You'll understand why I didn't sleep with him.