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.)
Today's main talking point was about cheating, so you just know that this is going to be a fun topic. Angi wanted to know how you discovered that someone was cheating on you. This topic sprang from a story about a woman discovering in December that her boyfriend of several years was cheating on her. Nothing super exciting about that until you learn that he was cheating with 6 other women at the same time. Before Angi could further elaborate, Abe enlightened us to the fact that he knew a guy who was once juggling 10 girlfriends at the same time. Anyway, that woman who found out she was being cheated on dumped her boyfriend and convinced the other 6 to do the same. They then all got together and became a coven of witches err I mean, came up with a plan. It seems this serial cheater loser jobber had a dream of getting a VW bus and using it to travel around the country. To steal from him (as all women take anything men have that makes them happy,) the girls all pitched in and got a bus for themselves. They are now currently spending the summer traveling around the country in a cross country road trip. Before you ask about them working, each of them is just getting reacclimated so they won't be returning to the office anytime soon obviously. Turning to Abe, Angi asked if he had ever been cheated on. Not to his knowledge which makes sense, mainly because I imagine Abe lives on a whole other ethereal plane and wouldn't notice anyway. Angi explained how she once busted a guy cheating on her when she found a pair of panties behind his bathroom door. See, as you would know if you're a long time listener, Angi doesn't wear underwear. As expected, she went absolutely ballistic and dumped the guy (probably killed him too, knowing how she gets when she's mad.) Turning to the phones, the roadies gave some of their examples. Erin found out from her cousin directly that she hooked up with Erin's boyfriend on Erin's 21st birthday no less (savages!) They were at a party together when the cousin got emotional and spilled the beans. It took some time to mend the rift but eventually they got back on the same page together. Abe then chimed in to discuss how he knew two guys who would get into (I'm assuming shirtless) fist fights over a girl both of them had dated. Nick discovered through Twitter screenshots from a friend that his girlfriend had been talking to another guy. He saw the overall overlap that it was occurring while they were dating. Then we talked to Mike and Jesus Christ, what a mess. He was called by a dude who told him that his wife owed him $400 and that she was probably pregnant with his kid. Probably turned into definitely and one abobo (thanks for the termYou're the Worst.) After that whole mess, they are on and off and they stay together for the sake of their 2 kids. Mike will sometimes go out and grab a little strange here and there if he feels inclined to. For him, the focus is the kids but he does know that they can feel the tension. Cool, that's depressing, thanks for the topic Angi.
All the Rest:
There was a lot of baseball talk this morning and by a lot I mean tons. You could literally throw a hotdog down the Rock 95.5 studio hallway and hit baseball talk no matter where it landed. This is fine as it was the station's big coming out party and there was plenty to take away from it. So, let's start with Abe and his no good, horrible, very bad, just awful neck. On Friday, it was still absolutely horrendous (if you listened, you heard him complain about it all morning.) That neck was still bad on Saturday as well but started to feel a bit better yesterday. As for this morning, he can finally move it around a little bit. However, on Friday night they had the Sox game and that is the worst place to have a bad neck at. He couldn't turn his head to talk or make any effort without having to turn his whole body around. If you met Abe, he apologizes for being a mess but you know, he's almost 40 so everything is starting to come undone. It should be noted, of the 3 games the Sox played this weekend, this was the only one they did not win. Angi the Mush has struck once again but don't worry, she's making it up to fans. She declared on air that she will not be going to anymore games this season. Her 0-3 record is finally weighing on her and lets face it, the city needs a trophy so there can be a good excuse for all the reckless shooting and firework usage. In non related baseball but still weekend talk, Jay the Straight almost had a stroke yesterday when garbage streaming service Peacock went down during Money in the Bank last night. After realizing that the way to fix it was to turn it off and on again because the billion dollar company's service is trash, he went back to content stasis. As for the PPV, movie star John Cena returned to boost ratings but it was a shot from Abe that really resonated. If you check any of Abe's socials, you can see a video of a thirsty mom basically offering her baked goods to Roman Reigns. In doing this, her son who was standing next to her acted absolutely disgusted (I agree with this kid.) The talk then turned to parents and the fact that yes, they are sexual beings. This thirsty mom just made her son realize that she gets pounded on the regular and it probably ruined his life. This triggered a little moment for Angi who told a current story that reminded her of the past. She happened to go out to lunch the other day with her daughter. Since there were no open tables at the restaurant, the pair ended up sitting at the bar. Not being told that it won't fly, Angi was thrilled to be spending time with her lovely daughter at her favorite place. In fact, she felt that she was so grown up in the moment, she wondered if she wanted to get hammered with her (apparently we're back on the sauce here.) The trip down memory lane was about her original time at the bar, which started at 5 or 6 when she was out with her dad. While she played pinball and drank Shirley Temple's, her dad would go around flirting with everyone. This first weekend talk piece was capped by mentioning how every kid is embarrassed by their horny parents at some point.
Next up, more Sox game fallout because let's face it, there was a lot to unpack here. Turning away from Abe's neck issues, let's take a look at the suffering Angi endured at the game. That's right, it turns out our beloved princess was backed into an awkward space and it led to less than stellar results (in her mind.) You see, remember how Angi was going to be doing the "play ball" call? Well, it turns out that what was really happening was she was being set up for failure. Time to unpack this story and see exactly how it all went so wrong. So Angi, Abe and beloved gay Jason Brown went down so Angi could set up to do the call. Angi Taylor, professional broadcaster was shaken to the core by some jobber. When the guy with the mic came along, he started laying into her with a ton of instructions. There were a lot of them, so many that she ended up getting super nervous. One of his strong emphasis points was about yelling and doing it too loud would cause mic issues, etc. Mind you again that he's telling this to a professional broadcaster. That said, because she was essentially instructed not to yell, Angi's call was a bit more casual than she wanted it to be. As I said, her nerves had gotten the best of her at this point and no, she was not wasted as some people had assumed. Here's the thing though, she was so nervous that she accidentally almost called out "Chicago Cubs" but her brain corrected itself at the last second. Mind you, had she said the wrong team, that would have been the last time we would have ever heard from Angi. I mean, if she wasn't torn to pieces inside the park and made it out after being pelted with everything, she would have left town. Just got in her car and off to somewhere that people would not be able to shun and shame her. After her call was done, the audience started booing and no it wasn't because of her (which I think there was some perception of as well.) The Astros started to come out just as she finished and the fans were rabid (as one is on the South Side.) Back to the drunk talk, people online were saying that they thought she was blitzed but it was just nerves that caused a miniature freakout episode. Also, if anyone was curious as to why our beloved pair didn't throw out the first pitch on Rock 95.5 night, it seems that it had been promised away prior to a guy with one leg or something. Regardless, Angi felt a bit silly over the whole situation and her call but it should be noted that their loss was not her fault. It was clearly those awful new jerseys, duh.
Finally, since all the other points were Sox game related, it only felt right to cap off the recap today with one more bit of Sox talk. We end today's notes with Abe who decided to hate on women in general because they are horrible. A few rows ahead of them was a bunch of ladies and they spent most of the game talking about some dudes small wang. Like, there was a strong emphasis on how amazingly hot this guy was but his dong was just not there. This girl however doesn't seem to have an issue with that though because she bangs him all the time. Of course, this drove Abe nuts and he felt compelled to get into the mindset of this skank and figure out why she dumps on him. The general thought was this gives her a perfect out if she ever actually wants to dump him at some point. Destroying him in front of everyone else gives her a talking point when she leaves while also letting her showcase a reason why she jetted. Angi attempted to explain that she's never been a girl who goofs on junk to which Abe laughed in her face (acceptable.) She put in a rebuttal that guys will do the same exact thing about women (and their bodies. Can confirm, I did that with my dead best friend's ex because the cash and prizes were ugly.) Abe said guys don't do that because it's not cool (I clearly just disproved this point.) There was then talk of whether you would rather be known when it's over for being nuts or having lighter sized junk. Abe believes that everyone would rather think you're crazy than that you're packing a literal pack of gum. Besides, if you look good, a guy doesn't care about anything (kinda, I know people who have dumped hot crazy girls. There's a scale for hot to crazy that needs to be matched to make it work.) Anyway, back to a fist full of junk, which isn't too much of an issue when getting married. A woman can use a vibrator or a toy if she really needs to be laid by nine inch males. Besides, size doesn't matter according to Angi but then Abe added that the girl mentioned that apparently this guy couldn't get it up as well. The whole problem here was Abe couldn't understand why this was being discussed at a baseball game. Also spotted at the game was a guy holding a "shame" sign and screaming "FU" the whole time. The assumption was that he was thrown out but Angi really wanted to steal that sign.
Request Wars:
Current Champion: Tom
Champion Song Choice: "Bad Religion"
Challenger Song Choice: "Welcome to the Jungle"
Observation: This was ... lackluster, unfortunate, take your pick. Tracy started strong and then repeated herself for the sake. Tom barely did anything worth mentioning. This was subpar at best.
Winner: Tracy
10 o' Clock Toast:
The White Sox & Roadies. Double dose of toast for the Sox for hosting Rock 95.5 night as well as the roadies who attended the game. Look forward to a few more before the season ends.
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
Quote: "I do have the cleanest ass in the city, I have to." - Abe
Quote: "Are you (Abe) saying everyone in Peoria is unemployed?" - Angi
Quote: "If I fought a kangaroo, I would start crying." - Abe
Tidbit: PSAbe Don't do it! (fight over a girl.)