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 Points:
(This is the broadstroke canvas on which I base my call, obviously these notes are going to be longer and more detailed.)
Everything feels off because we're not only coming off of a holiday but also it's Tuesday. Angi didn't take lightly to me mentioning that Abe should flip her switch in a private text and I did get it oh so slightly for it.
So, let's start the day with some rock, ageless rock that is. That's right, Angi was curious as to who would end up in your personal Rock Garden of Heroes. This was in response to a report that outgoing President Trump was continuing his path of wacky decisions in his final days by wanting to create a garden filled with 250 statues of different celebs, musicians and historical icons. A few obvious ones were tossed around like Slash and Axl back to back, Tommy Lee in his upside down drum kit, and of course, a statue to Tommy Lee's legendary dong. Angi felt the need to mention (we all knew) that she would definitely sit on that statue. Abe's suggestions further included Eddie Van Halen, Kurt Cobain and Chris Cornell. Listener Ken suggested our rock garden needs to include Dimebag Darrel. Michelle said that it needed a Weird Al statue. Mike seconded that Kurt Cobain needed to be in there. Head Roadie Jim suggested Ozzy on Twitter, followed up by Head Roadie Mario saying all of Black Sabbath deserved to be in. As for my own personal thoughts, I would think after an enthralling tale from Angi, that Sum 41's Deryck Whibley should be in there but with a note attached explaining that he was married to Avril Lavigne.
In today's major discussion segment, Angi posed a question of what you wanted to be as a kid and what you ended up becoming as an adult. Abe's first answer did not disappoint, as he said he had wanted to be He-Man. Other goals he had were playing football for Notre Dame and becoming a WWE wrestler. As we all know, he ended up becoming an undeclared college graduate who ended up doing radio. Angi's childhood dreams were also grand, starting with wanting to be a lawyer. Her flights of delusion included being a cashier at Target, being dancer number 6 onSolid Gold,being a fly girl onIn Living Color. She too ended up in radio and is an amazing hostess. Going to the phones, listeners gave their aspiring dreams that were crushed by reality. Andrew wanted to be a DJ but ended up working in medical transport. Craig wanted to be a fireman and ended up becoming a cop. Jeanette went to business school with big dreams and she ended up becoming a nanny. Contractor Rick wanted to be either a cop or fireman and is as the name implies, a contractor. Anthony wanted to become a professional baseball player but spent too much time chasing tail and ended up as a semi truck driver. April desired a marriage to Chris Von Erich (and in turn, she could leap over to Kerry Von Erich) but she now drives for DoorDash. Cindy wanted so badly to be a member of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, she was totally inspired by Joan Jett and thought she was amazing. Head Roadie Sandy really wanted to be a tornado chaser/meteorologist but ended up becoming a paralegal. As for me, I wanted to be a doctor as a kid (or as Angi so loving pointed out, a proctologist) but alas, I became a writer who gives a daily update to the show about how many glory holes I nailed up once covid hit.
Finally, we heard "I don't do this often," which is usually a phrase we always hear Abe say (the writer typed while rolling his eyes.) This would be the set up for Abe to discuss his Best Bet of the Week: Playoff Edition win. Since we were doomed to never hear the end of it today, if you were smart enough to sell your bitcoin and cash out your 401k, you were swimming pretty today. You know who one of those winners was, Jay the Straight, show husband and somewhat degenerate gambler. The problem is once Abe starts he can't stop and so Jay the Straight was roped into his hype. With the official total of $1,000 announced, Angi was expecting presents and Abe was too busy huffing his own hype that he ignored breaking all sorts of man code rules. However, since he did break the rules, Jay the Straight announced that he would not be giving Abe a cash tip for his great advice. Anyway, let's pretend this didn't happen because the man does not need more ego and we have another round coming this Friday.
Request Wars:
Current Champion: Case (3x)
Challenger Song Choice: Marilyn Manson - "Tainted Love"
Champion Song Choice: Kiss - "Love Gun"
It finally happened, we stopped being emo and moved on to tongue in cheek. The smack talk was lackluster and the song choices were just okay, it didn't matter who came out on top of this mess honestly.
Winner: Case (4x)
Other Topics:
Lastly, a discussion of foods that put you in either a good or bad mood was brought up. Before reading off the list, Abe immediately brought up Popeyes as his bad mood food. Angi said cheeseburgers were hers. As for what the actual food were, the list broke down like this.
Unhappy Mood Foods: doughnuts, alcohol, soda, energy drinks, burgers, candy, pizza, cake, white bread and chips
In other words, basically Abe's dietary staple, that explains alot I think.
Good Mood Foods: coffee, dark chocolate, grapes, berries, yogurt, eggs, salmon, oranges, apples and melons.
We learned before closing out that Abe hates fish but he does love a Filet o' Fish from McDonald's.
10 o' Clock Toast:
Jay the Straight and Abe. He won Abe's Best Bet of the Week and he was gullible enough to admit to Angi how much he won. Abe gets the accolade for roping him in.
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
Quote: "How boring is a Helen Keller statue?" - Abe
Quote: "Why don't I say I went to Havard or something?" - Abe
Tidbit: PSAbe: If you have a kid, don't be one of those dads who is happy his kid is getting laid.
Quote: "You don't have to give Angi a dollar, it's none of her business." - Abe
Quote: "Mannequins are hot now" - Abe