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.)
Over on Twitter, Angi found a very scandalous thread which led to an interesting discussion. The initial tweet was from a nurse who explained that at her job, when people were on their deathbed, they would discuss things they've done. Consider it that last moment confession in hopes of clearing their conscience for Heaven. What she came to realize that what's not told to you in nursing school is the amount of elderly patients who will confess to decade old murders. Like the amount of people who tell their final secret being that they offed a bunch of people is overwhelming. However murder is not the only bombshell they drop though it is the biggest one. There will be dudes who will confess to cheating on their wives as well, you get the idea of what I'm trying to say. So, this gave Angi the topic for this morning that gave interesting responses. What is something that people would be shocked to learn about your job or career. Let's look at Angi and Abe as they had several to reveal with absolutely no shame. First off, they do not pick the music, I know you're shocked. No, unfortunately they are not given the opportunity to decide the music outside of Kick in the Crotch and Request Wars (essentially.) There is an algorithm that determines what songs are played and that is how the music is spit out into the rotation. As for the show itself, it is all theirs and they do not have any writers. All of the bits, comedic points, silly ideas and everything else that comes from the show is directly from their minds. Kind of like how these notes are my own as well as stuff I post in the Facebook group and my tweets. Lastly, they don't have tickets at all unless they are giving them away on the show. This was famously illustrated the other day when they were the only people who did not go to the Hella Mega Tour. With those grievances aired, they took to the phone to hear some more workplace based secrets. Lisa discussed how she works at a lingerie place and that people will buy underwear, wear them once and then return them. You can tell they were used but guess what, they toss them back up and resell them. Abe suggested that they actually just keep a pile in the corner and sell them to disgusting dudes. They would definitely make more money this way because men are pigs. The moral of this story was to make sure you always wash any clothes that you buy. Harry Caray called in to confess that 95% of the times that he is calling games, he's drunk (I know, the literal shock of it all.) Also, he's a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, which in itself is even more shocking. Nicole is a retailer worker at a grocery store. She explained how guys come in all the time and buy roses for their mistresses/girlfriends and will sometimes even give her one from the bunch. It was Erica though who had the most interesting point which is that veternarians have a massively high suicide rate. The combination of putting animals down and access to drugs is what sends them over the edge. Angi feels that vets are easily the most skilled physicians around. Abe was curious though as to whether or not humans are stealing and doing drugs that were meant for the animals. There is a lot of crossover between the drugs so you have to be mindful in taking them but it is doable. Angi has a "friend" whose dog is on Xanax that ends up stealing their for himself.
All the Rest:
Uh oh, today is not a good day for anyone that is locked inside of a studio (which includes Angi, Abe and child bearing hips Conrad.) That's right, it's hot, muggy and just disgusting but that's not just outside but also within the studio. It's boiling hot, everything is melting and the poor hosts are being forced to endure it. Keep in mind that they don't have their fridge that Todd took from them as well so the water is warm, Abe's mayo is bubbling and there is no ice for Angi's jack. What I'm trying to say is that they are absolutely parched within the confined walls. Hell, I think the pop figures Angi and I both got Abe are just pools of plastic right now. The AC is either broken or Todd turned it off as a punishment but it feels like it's 90+ degrees in the studio. The painted on the wall thermostat says it's 72 but clearly that is just broken. When you factor in all the studio equipment radiating heat as well, it's hot enough to fry Angi's frankentits. The discussion on heat continued further where Angi explained that when staying with a friend, the house was set to 75 and she was wetter than an OnlyFans girl before she realized she was going to have to go back to waitressing. By wetter I mean drenched in sweat you pigs, 75 is far too hot for Mrs. Taylor. When inside the Taylor Swaying House, you will be treated to a downright delightful 68 degrees at all times. Unless you're in her bedroom though, as that is set to 65 at all times (because it keeps her nice and chill, along with the nightstand bottle of Jack.) Abe's favorite thing to do is set the temperature to 49 in all the hotel rooms he goes to. Angi explained that it can only go to a certain point but he will still try to break the dial off for his want and need. However, when Abe leaves The Ivory Tower, the AC is turned off (which makes sense because why waste the energy money if you're not using it.) Angi continued to harp on her friend who had the house set at 75, which she finds confusing, disgusting and ridiculous. Angi then took a call from roadie Liz who said she likes to keep the temperature of her house at 72 but even then she still feels cold (she and my mother would get along well with that.) She added that her daughter likes the dial to be set at 68. Closing out this point, Abe explained that the issue for Angi is that she probably has bad AC. This of course is comical because the only place that has bad AC is the 95.5 studio because it's literally broken and that's what spawned this whole talking point.
Now that we've tackled Angi and Abe's problems, let's turn our attention to people who have "real issues." Gen Z, the up and coming crop of young folks who are slowly working their way into the world are complaining that their lives are too hard. That's right, these young people seem to believe that they have the hardest lives (get out your tiny violins folks.) These people have to work harder than everyone else and the only relief that they are getting is from eating Tide pods. These poor kids, they have to go to school, work, pick up a side hustle, network and they still end up poor (welcome to the club you brats.) Instead of wasting money eating delicious Tide pods, they should be like the rest of us who ate candy bars and ramen noodles as meals because we were poor as well. This complaint led Angi and Abe down memory lane where they shared their own personal experiences in hard work. When Abe was 19/20, he was interning at a radio station, working at Walmart, taking 5 classes in college, working out and dating Stamos (pretty sure that's what he said, I might have misheard.) As for Angi, she was going to school, interning, working and driving 2 hours on the weekend to cut her teeth working in radio as well. There was a confusion for Angi about this assumption in younger generations that once you end up out of high school, you immediately get a job. Like everyone who has gotten to this point for the most part worked as hard as Angi and Abe (if not less, they really hustled.) Angi explained that her daughter is part of this gen as well. Abe decided that perhaps he needed to defend these youngins, that they're just misunderstood and not completely entitled brats. The thing about them is that they are very socially conscious and their world revolves around doing good things and trying to save everything. Angi felt their focus should be elsewhere, like during the pandemic they should have been working on writing great music, making art, painting, writing stories instead of focusing on trying to get likes on Tik Tok. If you have to have five side hustles, go do that and build yourself up, stop crying about how hard your life is.
Finally, rapper 50 Cent aka that guy fromPoweraka Curtis Jackson was something that brought forth a conversation today. If you needed even more backstory, remember he was the guy who was shot 9 times in the year 2000. Angi actually interviewed him once and said that he was the nicest guy ever. Anyway, the reason he was brought up was because his mom had taught him prison yard tricks to defend himself. For example, fill a sock with toys and make it into a makeshift weapon. The relevance of this whole discussion was for Angi and Abe to discuss their fighting days. For example, when Abe was in grade school, he had a "Trilogy of Fights." That's right, a choreographed throw down with a bully who brought it upon himself. It all started with this kid who was doing somersaults and ended up kicking Abe in the head repeatedly. Abe yelled "stop it" in the most comical way I've ever heard and then he began the first throwdown. It started with him grabbing the kid and banging his head into a wall. The second fight of the three pack was skipped over but we did get a glimpse into the third. The final time Abe pulled the shirt over that kids head and started punching him in the stomach repeatedly. After rupturing his spleen, Abe then picked up the kid and threw him off a bridge afterward. Moving away from that umm murder, Angi told her story. Hers involved getting into fights at the bar (I know, I know, you're shocked as well.) Her issue stemmed from the fact that she does not like "table rats." For those who are unfamiliar with the term, a "table rat" is that girl who will weasel her way to a table to get free drinks from a guy. When Angi goes clubbing, she loves to sit down which means she's always buying a bottle. The thing is she is always there with a bunch of dudes, which always brings the rats over to try to score a freebie. According to Abe, everyone at the table is trying to cheat so this shouldn't be an issue. The problem in saying this is that the table is filled with Jay the Straight and his married best friend and other married dudes ... oops. Abe then clarified his point (sure, let's go with that) by saying that girls don't walk over to start drinking, which nullifies Angi's point about these skanks. She explained that he's nuts and then she explained that she doesn't do the fighting actually but has her minions go forward to dish out the beatings (clearly cause she's too famous to do it herself.)
Request Wars 2.0:
Champion: Angi (Streak: 2)
Angi's (repping Tony) Song Choice: "Ace of Spades"
Abe's (repping McKenzie) Song Choice: "The Sound of Silence"
Observation: Abe is desperate for a win and is basically trying to find sympathy anywhere he can. Angi picks all the layup songs, Abe is running around trying to help jobbers.
Winner: Angi
10 o' Clock Toast:
Lacey Shillinglaw. A 13 year old English girl who helped a bee with a broken wing that fell in love with her. It doesn't help that a bee's life span is 28 days which means the thing will probably be dead tomorrow.
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
Quote: "I'm what's known as one of the greatest players ever (in Fantasy Football.)" - Abe
Duo Quote:
"You know who else drinks Jack right out of the bottle?" - Angi
"Yeah, Angi!" - Abe