This is a small taste of the show overall, the bits and bobs that I found interesting and funny, insightful and relevant. To hear everything that happened, check out the podcast version of the show. If you want a quick read along with random self inserts and my personal thoughts, you've come to the right place.
Call in Point:
(This is the broadstroke canvas on which I base my call, obviously these notes are going to be longer and more detailed.)
Somehow on this show, we always end up going back to death. It seems inevitable that every day, we look at people dying, accidents, murder or how much longer Abe and Angi have left. Today was no different, though the spotlight was turned on others today. That would be fishing workers, who it turns out have the highest death rate in any job industry. In fact, as Abe pointed out, apparently half the crew of reality stapleDeadliest Catchare dead. This led Angi to ponder, do you have a dangerous job or have you ever had one. Weirdly, Abe sprang onto this one almost immediately, talking about a time he used to work with fire. Probably should point out that he was discussing childhood and the fire was connected to when he was an altar boy. I think Abe had a higher chance of being molested then having his boyhood robes catch fire. After being unimpressed with Abe's childhood trauma sessions with Father O'Fondley, Angi went back to pondering the life of fishermen. There was an uncertainty as to why they die, does it have to do with drowning when they fall off the boat? Before we could explore being on the bottom of the sea or dashed to bits on some reef, Angi went to the phones. Head Roadie Bill is a sanitation worker for the city and he discovered it is the 3rd most dangerous job. The guys can get hit on the back of the truck, fall off, etc. Angi assumed the reason was because they were all being mauled by those giant ass city rats. Angi and Abe both commented on how the biggest danger in their current job is being fired (don't worry, I have a laundry list of counterpoints that I'll be using during my call in.) Joe, who drives a truck says he is in top 7 of the deadliest. The factors at play here are cars who cut drivers off, the literal lack of respect for drivers, the long hours and of course, shady weather conditions. Luckily for Joe, he has never been in an accident. John called to say he's a firefighter in Gary of all places, so he has to not only worry about fires and stray bullets but also those dead end streets where they just end and indicate it by a piece of levitating plywood dangling in front of it. He did mention though that the job is very rewarding. Abe was curious as to if he slides down the pole (we know Abe does.) When he was a youngin, Abe was too afraid to slide down the pole and as for Angi, we all know she knows her way around a pole like no other. Talking about the younger years still, Angi explained that working in the bait shop was dangerous because of all the lecherous old creeps that would come in. She probably should have factored in hot ass cougar Minn Barb probably being a danger in that she would steal Angi's boyfriends if she could. Last up on the topic was Sean, who works in bee, wasp and hornet removal. Useless Fact: Angi has never been stung by a bee. Sean, on the other hand, has been stung 100's of times. In fact, he's been stung so much he's not developed allergic reactions to bee stings. Abe made a lame joke about carpenter bees and Jesus, I can't today with that. They were curious as to how he ends up getting stung in a jumpsuit. He explained that when he first started, he didn't know what he was doing and so, wrong wore suit = stings. Angi finished this off by explaining how bees freak her out, enough to where when one flew into her car, she almost crashed it.
All the Rest:
Another morning, another incident somewhere in the confines of the iHeart building. Today, it was the token favorite parking garage where Abe had an incident this morning. Someone who was probably not Bret Michaels but sure enough dressed like him, got into it with Abe when he arrived for work this morning. As Abe was pulling in, this idiot was pulling out. He was apparently confused (probably all that hair glue) and couldn't understand why Abe wasn't letting him get out of the parking garage. As Abe is not the help or someone who works in the parking garage, he was of little assistance to the Bret Michaels clone. His offering to the whole situation, "call the garage people." Angi, before her daily morning breakdown, just couldn't grasp why people are so stupid. For whatever reason, there seems to be an issue in this parking garage at least once a week. Abe explained it a bit better in that these people are either stupid, can't stop breaking the gate or just don't want to pay. The assumption then turned to a basic skill, perhaps this guy just couldn't read. Either way, Angi had pretty much had enough of this and was ready to move on because if this is an incident, it's kind of dumb. Abe concluded by explaining that no one would want to fight him (because he's a giant, etc.)
In what would have been my main topic if it hadn't been so popular on Twitter yesterday, Prof. Angi was looking to conduct a scientific survey. She had received a nice fill of responses on the socials but now she was seeking on air input from the roadies. The question she pondered was this, if you are fully vaccinated and healthy, what is the reason you have for not wanting to go back to work? It should be pointed out that this question is for those who are not already working from home and being dragged kicking and screaming into the office. She is seeking those who used to be in the office, were forced to work from home and now are being recalled to the mothership. Some of the social answers are what one would expect when conducting a study like this. Work/Life balance is just easier overall they don't wanna leave their pets and of course, the resounding answer that I seemed to notice while going through the replies was the commute. As my friend Mike told me yesterday, he was spending 1,000's of bucks on commuting yearly for a job he learned he could do from home and not have to also lose chunks of hours daily going back and forth from the burbs to the Loop. Going to the phones, the first call out the gate was Doug. Apparently somewhere in the explanation (which was done several times mind you,) Doug got confused because his response was a rainbow of all over the place. Dough is officially back in the office now but he didn't want to go back. You see, workers are not paid enough, treated well enough or respected by the bosses and the higher up the ladder you go, the more these people eat the profits of the labor force. It was always like this mind you but the pandemic really amplified the concept. Like you're essential but the bosses gets the glory while you mire in the muck. Huge corporations were swimming in dough during the pandemic but the workers ended up only suffering more. Okay then, now that we've gotten that off topic point out of the way, let's try to steer the train back onto the tracks. Roadie Kat has a 4 month old at home and she barely sees her as it is due to work and when she goes back, she's afraid she'll never see her. Especially with the ever consuming monster that is the commute. The reality is that depending on what the job is, some stuff could and should be easily done at home, the way of the office is just another archaic relic. Angi explained that her friends who have younger kids personally can't wait to go back if only because they can get away from their kids. Head Roadie Troy said it more than likely has to do with the fact that people probably gained 100 pounds during quarantine and they don't want their co-workers to see them in their sweats. As for restaurant worker Kevin, for him it was just nice to finally be able to have a life again. Abe capped it off by adding that most people just want to stay home and lay on their stomachs basically.
Finally, some drunk ninja news to cap off this Thirsty Thursday. In a not so shocking because of course it was news, a Florida drunk ninja named Marty Martinez was arrested for DUI and possession of cocaine. When the cops discovered this party animal, he was asleep behind the wheel and they decided to charge him with DUI. Nothing out of sorts here for drunk ninja shenanigans you're thinking, well, just you wait. When taken out of the car, he stunk like a whiskey barrel and he also didn't leave the car in park so the thing started to roll away (oops.) Furthermore, while the cop was finishing up his paperwork, this ninja attempted to shove two baggies of coke up his ass ... while inside the back of the cop car. This really brough Angi back, not that she has ever been cavity searched in jail but when it used to happen on dates or when she worked the pier.
Request Wars:
Current Champion: WAM
Challenger Song Choice: "Nightmare"
Champion Song Choice: "Thunder Kiss 65"
Observation: The songs/artists got dragged for filth today and that works well imo (plus the goof on WAM's early onset was nice.) I will say, based on smack, I'd give this to Cecelia.
Winner: Cecelia
The 8:30 Call Out:
Abe called out "Bret Michaels" for being a moron in the parking garage this morning.
Angi called out Abe for having undiagnosed ADHD and in turn, not being able to read an entire email or text (I was involved in this in our text thread.)
Michelle called out her stupid ass sister Megan for hanging out with her ex boyfriend on the same side of the booth.
Natalie called out her 4 year old for knocking her hot coffee all over her.
10 o' Clock Toast:
Angi's Mom Vita. It's her birthday today. Angi also told an amazing story about her mom not knowing what dildo meant.
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
Quote: "Oh, I love the pole!" - Angi
Quote: "Has anyone ever been in the hole, call in." - Abe
Quote: "If you hate your job, it's much better to work from home." - Abe
Quote: "We're the number 1 daddy issue show in chicago." - Angi
Quote: "It wasn't until I was a full on adult that I realized popcorn boxes don't come with a hole in them." - Angi
Quote: "I could pick someone up with one arm." - Abe