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 Opening Point:
(This is the broadstroke canvas on which I base my call, obviously these notes are going to be longer and more detailed.)
With a Bears win, a chill in the air and a new Monday upon us, we are looking back on another weekend in the books. Though we didn't really get Angi stories, I'm assuming that is because it's Virgo season and she is sick of indulging in discussing her husband and all his shenanigans. Instead, we looked at the Life of Mike and his attempt to become a full blown Chicagoan. This weekend's adventure found him and his wife Chelsi exploring the Taste of Chicago. However, he came to learn what most of us already knew, which is that lines are 45 minutes long and not worth the wait. Instead, he ate prior (more on that in a moment,) and made a dessert stop at the taste. Hitting up Eli's, Chelsi had herself a strawberry topped slice and Mike had the cheesecake on a stick enrobed in chocolate (like how I went all fancy there?) The reason that a meal was consumed and not considered for the main course at the taste aside from the 45 minute wait though was a search for a bathroom led them to the Firehouse restaurant. Angi, guide to all things convient (like how to get in and out of Liquor Barn in under 10 minutes,) offered up a proper tip on how to get into a bathroom since Mike can't just go on the floor because he no longer lives in the country. Angi said use a Starbucks and just buy a water or go to a bar and order a shot. Funny enough, she technically didn't add to go to the bathroom at the bar as an add on and though it was implied, I'm just assuming she was scratching her early morning itch. Back to Mike, his bathroom trip at the Firehouse restaurant led to dinner which negated the need for a feast at the Taste (full circle moment here.) This led to an Angi doxxing from the past moment when she explained she used to live across the street from the Firehouse and was witness to the time it burned down. Now you may be wondering how a Firehouse catches fire and the answer is har har, you're so clever. Anyway, as Angi remembered the 2010's and time construction, Mike capped his weekend journey with a discussion how he walked back home through the Taste, cheesecake was had and everyone was happy (or something.)
Call in Main Point:
Onward we rush to our Daily Discussion Topic though which today featured a peek into the world of Avocado Hand!!! That's right, an injury commonly happening to women in their 20's and 30's when they get too ballsy slicing their avocados. With summer wrapping itself up, the fairly common from April to July injury is also making its way to hibernation. The reason that this term exists is because people are holding the avocado in their hand and slicing it and whoops, the knife slipped or when trying to remove the pit and instead they slic themselves. Now, smart people like Angi and Mike use cutting boards so they are not chancing having to hit up the E.R. Before getting into actual injuries, Angi had to add that the reason women are getting injured doing this is that they are making all the food (hilariously coming from the DoorDash queen.) Anyway, we had an Angi example which we've heard so many times already which is the time she fell on a boat during a company outing. For those not in the know, Scarlett...err Angi took a tumble doing the "Cupid Shuffle" and broke both of the bones in her wrist. This, btw, I can't make fun of because apparently the pain was absolutely excruciating. Almost as painful was the doctors line of questioning which went like this
"How did you injure yourself?" - Doogie Howser
"I fell ... on a boat" - Angi
"Doing what?" - Doogie Howser
"Dancing (pause) don't ask the song." - Angi
"What song?" - Doogie Howser
"Cupid Shuffle" - Angi
After the doctors, nurses and every other patient at the hospital got done laughing at her, I'm assuming they just drugged her up and sent her on her way (that's all I was given to work with so we're doing a little theater of the mind.) With the Angi injury done and explained and no add in from Mike, we went straight to the Request Line. Terry bent over in the kitchen and ended up hitting her head on the counter, which then sent her stumbling backwards and she slipped and fell in dog pee. Matt was screwing around in the gym and fell 17 feet off a railing but was able to grab a pole which stopped the momentum of the rest of the fall when he finally hit the ground and landed on round garbage cans. He did come within six inches of having a volleyball pole go into his ... I know what you thought I was going to rhyme that with so you get butt. Steve was playing softball and running from second to first to catch the ball which caused his spike to break and in turn, his foot broke and he fell face first into a fence, causing a chipped tooth. Andrew broke his wrist playing flag football after getting knocked ten feet into the air and trying to brace his fall with his hand. 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
In today's "Things Not to Do" section of the notes, we kick off with how to not deal with a break up. Apparently, a 33 year old guy in the Netherlands got four months in jail after he mailed himself to his ex-girlfriend. After climbing in a box (size not given,) he shipped himself to her address and once inside, popped out of the box with a gun. He ended up taking keys to the house and then ran off. His excuse for the cartoon related break in involved him wanting to get his stuff back. Apparently, this worked as he had gotten into the house three times before finally being caught so hopefully snatching back his PS5 was worth it. As a result, he got jail time and she got a three year restraining order. Now, on this show, we ask the tough questions like "how do you ship yourself?," "did he have help?" and "were there like leg holes or air holes?" Obviously the last one makes no sense because you don't want them to realize Hans is in the box (which in this case can technically be considered a d in the box.) It would have to be done overnight as well probably and before Mike could invoke a show test of shipping Prison Tattoo to see what happens, Angi shot it down. From there, Angi told a story of the time an ex that she cried on the air about called her program director and demanded equal air time to tell his side of the story (kind of how Minnesota Barb weaseled her way into the studio.) However, in that instance, Angi said he should get his own damn show to talk about it, which I'm assuming would have sounded like my daily calls.
With the weekend gone and done, we took a look at the Bears and our big beautiful D...efense that played incredibly well. As for Caleb Williams, he was a little shaky but he got the job done but someone who could have been even more shakey was Tyrek Hill. See, on his way to the game on Sunday, he was pulled over for speeding and reckless driving. Mind you, he was literally like on the outskirts of the stadium and the pull over ended up with him in handcuffs on the ground. After the incident, he said he wasn't disrespectful, didn't cuss and even some teammates stopped to see what was going on and to descalate the situation. Apparently, the officer who did the arrest was placed on administrative duty and Hill was about to do a handcuff mocking touchdown dance (good for him.) We questioned why being pulled over for speeding led to being cuffed on the ground but without a real answer and a dark assumption, we moved on to Tom Brady. He also had a weekend showing but he was broadcasting, to which he did find but was a little nervous. He'll need to probably work on leaving a commentator hanging though because dead air, even from the GOAT, is not something you want.
Finally, even though Mike and Prison Tattoo got their driving permits early, Angi waited a little longer for hers. This came up because Angi's daughter was supposed to go and take her test but after being shown the practice test, she kind of freaked. Funny enough, after her daughter said that it looked hard, Angi took it and almost failed it herself. To be fair though, Angi also failed the original one the first time she took it. With all this in mind, her daughter called and asked to reschedule them going and now they should be doing it on Wednesday. Angi also added to not worry about failing it the first time but she was thrilled because now she's not going to the DMV on a Monday so little wins everywhere.
Request Wars 4.1 (This Is a Special Edition for Two Weeks and Does Not Count Overall)
Theme: Bands You Wish Would Play the HalfTime Show
Current Champion: N/A
Angi's Song Choice: "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC
Mike's Song Choice: "Monkey Wrench" by Foo Fighters
Winner:Angi
10 O' Clock Toast:
Toastee: New York's Hottest New Pick Up Spot: A Brick Wall in Brooklyn
Move over Pink Floyd, Brooklyn is here with a new wall and it is providing love. The spot is being frequented by singles who are having a polaroid picture taken, hung up and then if you're interested you tell the organizers. We'd do that here but the Viagra Triangle is already packed with 80 year old's looking for 21 year olds.
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
"Find love where you can find love." - Angi