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This is just a small taste of the show overall, the bits and bobs that I found interesting, funny, insightful and relevant. To hear everything that happened, check out the podcast of today's show. However, if you're looking for 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.)
Well, that was a nice little breather from having to come up with witty things to say every morning but while Marris walked more than he has in years and Angi spent two days throwing up from heat stroke, I was drunk and watching the Lollapalooza sets from the comfort of home. With that done for the year and Metallica looming, it only makes sense to look at cool things from childhood as a Daily Discussion Topic. Well actually, that was me trying to make this more appealing because we're really going to explore things the roadies weren't allowed to do as kids that others got to do. Spawned from a point about how the royal bloodline brats are not allowed to do certain things, it's actually kind of crazy how many restrictions are put in place. For example, no shellfish (because they might be poisoned "or something" according to Angi.) No travel together (obviously.) No wearing black during the day. They are not allowed to keep gifts that they are given. They are not allowed to play Monopoly as it tends to result in fist fights (or in this case, like duels to the death.) Even though the royal kids clearly have it bad, that wasn't to say there were things that Angi and Marris weren't allowed to do. For example, Angi was never allowed to have sleepovers because her mothers husband at the time was a drunk (like step father, like daughter.) Luckily, she was allowed to stay at other peoples house which I'm sure always went down like that episode of Roseanne where Becky got a hangover after drinking "tornadoes." As for Marris, he was not allowed to have sugary cereals which meant the Marris household was all Kix and Cheerios. However, when he would go to a friend's house, he was chowing down on Apple Jacks (which if you've tasted lately, are disgusting.) I can't think of things I wasn't allowed to do, my parents allowed us to be a bit out of control and latchkey so let's go to the Request Line and the roadies, shall we. Shane wasn't allowed to watch TV at all even though his parents got to enjoy it in the comfort of their bedrooms. Joanna was not allowed to go to concerts (like Bruce Springsteen) so she just stopped telling her mom where she was going. The assumption was she would go to a concert and get loaded. Tammy was not allowed to go to all night roller rink lock ins even though her brother was. Mike was not allowed to have a TV in his room which isn't as bad as Shane at least. Angi too was not allowed to have a TV in her room and everything she watched was monitored. Roger was not allowed to keep his KIϟϟ collectors cards because they looked like "devils." Sharri was not allowed to do after school activities, go to dances, do sports or cheerleading and she never figured out why her single dad would not allow it. As for Angi, she didn't get to do stuff as well but that's because she was poor. If you are looking for more roadie thoughts or have your own, hit up our Facebook group (Angi Taylor Show) and drop us a comment.
Other Stuff from Today's Show
Since we were gone a few days it only makes sense that we would return with not one but two stories about the goods (in the secondary case, nothing good about them) being shown off in the candy counter window. Of course, this first one centers around the French Olympic pole vaulter who lost out on a medal due to his bulge but in turn, has now gained a chance to make $250,000. Porn site Camsoda has made an offer to the eggplant prince for a 60 minute session of showcasing his L hog for a spot of cash. Now, as Angi pointed out after viewing the video 800 times on her deathbed this weekend, it was initially his knees that hit the pole and then his pole did the rest of the job to take it off (pun intended.) We're also assuming that this also hurt like hell seeing as his dong was clotheslined by this stiff bar (the jokes write themselves.) The thing is, no one actually thinks this career athlete is going to drop trou for the money but this is an easy way for the site to get attention when a big (get it) story breaks. Though if he was to take the bag and run, he wouldn't need to show it off the whole time, just give a little flash of it and he'd collect his tip (eh ... eh.) Anyway, seeing as Marris is the only other man in the room, we asked if he'd do it and he said maybe. Though he's more likely to get $2.50 seeing as he is a radio dork and not a champion at the Olympics. Angi then came up with other ideas for this guy like doing limbo classes and making his weiner the pole (she seems to think he has a 10 foot hog, maybe the heat stroke brain rot did some damage.) Another person who loves the Olympics though as much as Angi is Jay the Straight who was sitting on the deck watching Brazilian women's volleyball with his friend while her brain cooked inside her head in the bed.
Right, next up we have another money related matter only this one involves a scam that gets incredibly insane. A woman in Ohio lost $6,000 and what was left of her dignity after she did something insane involving a scammer. A "Huntington Bank" rep called her and told her she would need to transfer $6,000 due to fraud charges. The caller gave her numbers to a Chase debit card and said to add it and then the funds to her Apple Wallet. While on the phone mind you, the woman went to a Huntington Bank (and didn't ask anything, I mean...,) took out $6,000 and then sent it to the scammer. However, when she got home, the scammer called her on Facetime and told her she needed to do a full body scan since the transaction failed. The woman proceeded to get naked and spin in circles and only realized the error of it all when the scammers started to laugh at her. Angi felt bad for this humiliated older person (as anyone with a conscience would,) but like, it's wild. One would assume an elder would know just a bit better that full body scans aren't a thing and they don't blindly do what some liar tells them is the trut....wait, nm. Here's the thing, if you're old and reading this for some reason (thank you btw,) know that a bank won't facetime you or ask for a full body scan. No bank is giving out phones for individual Facetime calls and if they ask you to get naked and spin after you give them a ton of cash, you should probably hang up. More so than watching out for this, just imagine if someone walked in and saw you doing this mess, exactly.
Finally, A look at things that are currently overpriced and things that are overpriced but people will still pay for was explored. Starting with the overpriced, we had:
1. Gas (which is apparently too high at $3.47 in some places, come here or go to Cali and then see overpriced.)
2. Fast Food (it's no longer a cheap option.)
3. Groceries (especially meat and fish.)
4. Cars
5. Smartphones (Angi's friend learned this the hard way when her new $1,000 iPhone was stolen this weekend at Lolla.)
6. Eggs
7. Clothing
8. Personal Care Stuff
9. Snacks
10. Medicine
As for what people are willing to pay more for:
1. Smartphones (Marris made sure to get extra storage to not have to upgrade for a while and while Angi doesn't buy extra storage because of the iCloud, she needs a new phone pretty bad.)
2. Appliances
3. Computers/Laptops
4. Personal Care Stuff
5. TV's (which is weird since they are usually a lot cheaper now.)
6. Laundry Materials
7. Coffee (both Angi and Marris won't overpay for it.)
8. Clothing
9. Shoes
10. Skin Care
Request Wars 3.5
Theme: Songs with Animals in the Title
Current Champion: Marris (3x)
Angi's Song Choice: "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin
Marris' Song Choice: "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against the Machine
Winner: Marris
10 O' Clock Toast:
Toastee: Hurricane Debby
The now downgraded Tropical Storm Debby had a party when she came on shore in Florida because she dropped 70 pounds of cocaine on the beach. The $1,000,000 load was reported to the authorities by squares so we dreamed up what Debby would fish out of Lake Michigan. Obviously there would be Divvy bikes, a bunch of Smiley Face Killer (aka Marris) victims, some needles and of course that weird gross foam that you see in Vegas pools.
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
"When life gives you an eggplant, make eggplant parmesan. ... Just put it in your mouth." - Angi