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.)
Let's tackle something that happens far too often but only gets whispered in social circles (or by the guy or girl that it evolved to everyone they know.) Of course, I'm talking about the most embarrassing things that have happened on a date. For example, Angi once dated a male model who had a particular problem that seized him during both of their chance encounters. She was reminded of this hilarious messiness when he recently started following her on Instagram the other day. This male model, who we were assured was not Zoolander, went out with Angi on a date and for once, her legs remained closed. Why would Angi "On Her Back" Taylor not allow for a game of claw grab at the cash and prizes? It turns out this guy was an emotional basket case and during their dinner date, he ended up crying about his ex while they munched on breadsticks. Fast forward a year and Angi is in South Beach at a bar (shocker) and guess who she runs into. That same stupid loser model who once again started crying but only now, it was because she left him on ghost mode. Not having it, she attempted to escape like the road runner and proceeded to crash face first into a freshly washed glass door. Feeling embarrassed for her (full circle,) the patrons all offered this clearly drunk girl drinks (maybe next time they could offer rehab.) Having spilled her story, Angi wanted to hear embarrassing things roadies did or had done on dates. Things like falling over in a chair, spilling a drink or food, bumping into your ex (or your wife!,) telling a dumb joke, farting and they notice. Abe suggested crop dusting as a solution for the last one and then explained how he spends 47 minutes in the bathroom at restaurants he eats at. Roadie John, well his embarrassing event was a real doozy. Lacking sleep, filled with drinks, he ended up flipping his car on a country road. That wasn't the worst of it though, he ended up giving his date a concussion as well because he elbowed her in the face when the car flipped. He had also crashed into two seperate ditches btw. Abe assumed that his car had slipped on a banana peel because I think Abe assumesMario Kartis real. Needless to say, there was no second date. This then led to a piece of bad advice (throwback) which we learned yesterday, never trust any advice. Abe was once told to keep a bottle of whiskey in the glove compartment and to chug it down in front of the cop. Angi offered more reasonable advice, saying you should never tell a cop that you've had a drink at all. Abe upped that by suggesting that you do a somersault or a flip in front of the cop to prove you're not drunk. In fact, if he could backflip, he would do it all the time. It would literally be straight up obnoxious the amount of backflipping he'd do. Voice of reason Angi said she wouldn't do them during a stop while Abe said he would go the length of the line doing them. Pulling back into the topic station for just a moment, I once had a boy over that I had been talking to for a few months (before apps and the like!) Long of the short, I'd say it's embarrassing when you have a guy over and he ends up laying on the floor of your gazebo until 6 A.M. because you accidentally gave him alcohol poisoning....
All the Rest:
Here at The Angi Taylor Show, my job is to be a scribe but also put out breaking news press releases. For this reason, I'm usually kept in the loop and told of what might be coming down the pipeline. Imagine my surprise then this morning when I learned on air along with everyone else that Angi is considering a divorce and right after her 10 year wedding anniversary. Now that I've sensationalized this headline without revealing the secondary part, we can move on to the real story. What I should have said is Angi might be seeking a sleep divorce. That's right, rolling into the studio exhausted yet again, Angi might have finally had enough. You see, beloved show husband and all around saint among men Jay the Straight has restless leg/body syndrome so he spends the whole night jerking (giggle) and even in their king size bed, still ends up kicking Angi a ton. On top of that, he gets up every few hours to go to the bathroom because he's 80 years old and drinks too much water (one part of that is made up, guess which.) The problem here is that Angi is a light sleeper so all of this is an issue for the queen. For this reason, she's considering perhaps sleeping in separate rooms during the week so she's well rested for her very early morning job. On the weekends, she can rejoin Jay the Straight back in bed but for the time being, she's considering a trial sleep separation. Ironically, she's not the only one that feels this way as during the pandemic, sleep divorces skyrocketed (mainly because people were basically on top of each other all day.) Abe and his infinite wisdom returned once more to offer advice, a double bed akaLeave It to Beaverstyle. With that dismissed immediately as she loves her king sized bed, Abe then suggested a separation wall but Angi would know if he wakes up still with that. Another suggestion from Abe's Cracker Jack box, put a jug on the side of the bed that Jay the Straight can pee in or maybe he should stop drinking water. She would again feel him getting up and that would wake her so no dice. The point is Angi is tired and she wants to know if any of the roadies were in a sleep divorce and how they're fairing. Head Roadie Angry Bob checked in to let us know he's in a sleep divorce, a combination of snoring and diabetes causing him to pee a ton. He has a 3 bedroom home so he just sleeps in the guest room. As for the fear of a lack of intimacy, he made a great point saying that he's not going to miss it when he is passed out anyway. As for business time, that's taken care of in the master bedroom. Craig is also in a sleep divorce and on to year 7 of his. He sleeps in a spare bedroom above his attached garage while his wife stays in the master with her sleep number bed. His split was due to his wife keeping him up at night but he learned to be okay with being in his own bed. He was worried about intamacy and sex but all that occurs before the actual sleep comes so it's fine. When he initially suggested it, his wife was not pleased but learned to accept it. To close this out, Abe suggested an actual divorce (coming from the guy whose girlfriend is forced to live three hours away and doesn't have keys to The Ivory Tower.) My suggestion, just drink until you pass out and come to work buzzed, it would be no different than now....
As you've come to learn if you listen regularly or read these notes from time to time, Angi loves a good list. For today's dive into lists, it was Top 10 Hobbies Men Can Have to Impress Women. Clearly this was worth noting if only to mention Abe screaming when Angi discussed being stung by a bunch of baby stingrays. The little after descriptives below are basically Abe's responses to Angi on if he'd do it or if she'd be impressed.
10. Running - I must say, the more impressive thing here was the amount of eye rolling you could hear through the radio.
9. Gardening - A resounding no from Abe on this one.
8. Hiking - The thought of Abe hiking with those flat feet, never. Angi, on the other hand, likes hiking but it wouldn't impress her.
7. Building Things - Abe discussed how he built some chairs the other day.
6. Learning - A constant need to keep gaining information is good.
5. Scuba Diving - Again, if you're a long time reader of these notes, you know at some point a list always goes off the rails. This was that point. Abe started rambling on about how he doesn't want to scuba dive because he doesn't want to fall backwards off a boat. I should mention he assumed this is how people scuba dive btw. Also apparently only seals fall off a boat that way btw. Angi explained that she's been scuba diving and it was tranquil and lovely. She also has gotten stung by a bunch of stingrays before which caused Abe to start screaming about Steve Irwin and the like. Yeah, this is exactly what you expected.
4. Flying - Angi actually knows 3 or 4 people in radio learning to fly currently.
3. Yoga - Abe was curious if DDP Yoga counts.
2. Traveling - I think we all know how Abe feels about this one.
1. Hobbies - Angi's thoughts here were that Abe should be turned on by certain hobbies like dome giving and brain surgery (might I add, dome giving is total lollers.)
Finally, good news to wrap up all this good news of the day. It is time to book a trip, so get out your phone and start planning. That's right, according to science, it's time for you to take a break from work and travel a little bit. The overall purpose of taking a trip outside of you know, getting the hell out of town for a few days involves lowering your stress levels and helping with digestion overall. In fact, if you schedule it sooner rather than later, you're going to feel even better. So the question Angi posed here was this, if you already have a vacation or trip planned, where are you headed? Another point to take away from this is that even just booking the vacation can bring you as much joy as the trip itself. Something that might dampen that happiness though is the price of airfare, which continues to climb as people start leaving the house finally. Couple that in with rental cars being impossible to find, due to a sale of all the old fleets to keep rental places alive, making them have like two cars available for usage currently. None of that matters though, grab a tricycle, grab a unicycle, get your ass in gear and get out. Before you do though, Angi wants to hear all about where you're going. Roadie Brad is actually going to Sedona tomorrow (I think I heard Angi's eyes roll into her skull thinking of all that wine.) He intends to do a hot air balloon with his wife (Angi's completely rational fear of heights dragged her right back) as well as hitting up some wineries. I was right to guess that Angi would find that a hot air balloon is the scariest thing that she could imagine. Personally, Brad thinks it will be exciting as will the whole trip overall should be as well. Abe finished this by suggesting they stop in the town that Maynard owns to check out his winery.
Request Wars:
Current Champion: Danielle
Challenger Song Choice: "My Own Summer (Shove It)"
Champion Song Choice: "Slave to the Grind"
Observation: I just, what, this was, what. What is going on with this game nowadays? Danielle was fine, I'm just so confused. I don't, I, I'm going to do a shot.
Winner: Danielle
The 8:30 Call Out:
Angi called out Jay the Straight for kicking and punching her all night while he sleeps.
Abe called out the guy who was driving the car that looked like his for throwing a bag of McDonald's trash out his window, followed by a cigarette.
Crypto Kevin called out Elon Musk for crashing cryptocurrency.
10 o' Clock Toast:
Big Cat. His call got missed because Angi and Abe were screwing around and so he got to talk through the toast.
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
Quote: "That's why you (Abe) don't wanna scuba dive, because you don't wanna fall in backwards?" - Angi
Quote: "People with a lot of money are dumb." - Abe
Quote: "If you ever go with me to a restaurant, I'm probably going to be in the bathroom for 47 mins." - Abe