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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.)
Oh how good it is to be back after a week of doing absolutely nothing (seriously, we all did nothing aside from Marris who worked a lot.) However, we have a few weeks to go before winter break and so it only makes sense to start with what occurred during the Thanksgiving break. As I said, not a whole lot and that was mostly in relation to Angi, who moved into her new house and only left it twice during the entire week we were off. The first time was to go to Mariano's to pick up things for the Thanksgiving dinner Angi cooked for her husband and their godson. The second was to go to a Bulls game but all of that comes in order (because anything else would be chaos) so let's break all this down further piece by piece. After instructing Jay the Straight what boxes to unpack, Angi made a point of going out to meet all her new neighbors. This included her more than likely actual target of Nick the Pigeon Wrangler, who she wants to get in good with so come racing season, she can waste what's left of her retirement money that hasn't been given to a casino. On to Thanksgiving, which apparently went over well but then again, Angi was also high as a kite so we can't be sure if it was really good or we're hearing the story from smoke colored glasses. The one thing that did come from the dinner though was a lack of stuffing, which Angi forgot to make while she was surrounded by a cloud of smoke. It had only dawned on her after she opened the fridge and saw celery staring at her and wondering what it had done wrong that it was left off the menu. As for the Bulls game, there was nothing worth noting there aside from Angi taking on yet another stud in her stable. We already heard about how Benny the Bull wants to give her that good stuff but he brought along his cousin/uncle/imaginary friend, Big Ben, the inflatable Benny figure that kissed Angi on the face when he saw her. This chance for a threesome probably floated around alot in her mind while Angi finished season 2 of Game of Thrones. The dragons were a bit much and still continue to be sticking points but somehow the zombies, shadow people and inbred dire wolves have been enough for her to continue powering through. She should hopefully get to the "Red Wedding" this week so that should make for a wild show day soon. As for Marris, he apparently caught the ick from some cheddar crotch goblin aka a youngin in the family that is not of his own seed. On top of the ick, he also had to work a ton including two big events for our sister stations here at iHeart. Thanksgiving was pretty low key and his birthday the following day also had nothing worth reporting back aside from Spider-Man 2 playing and watching Peaky Blinders as he had promised Angi. I spent my time away being told by a 3 year old to go to my room so my time off was like 43 going on 10.
Other Stuff from Today's Show:
Now, I don't normally go into a random post about a TV show as my jump off point into excess note stuff but when Angi starts offering up her sob childhood stories in the segment, I feel like I just have to. Netflix, always one to squeeze blood from a stone, decided to turn their wildly popular Squid Game TV show into an actual game show. Marris is the only person of the crew who has actually watched it but even he has not seen the new game show that was the talk of social media last week for all the wrong reasons. The show has 456 people competing for a $4,560,000 prize but as should be expected, two of those people are already suing the show. Apparently, during the filming of the "Red Light, Green Light" segment of the show, it was really cold and they suffered hypothermia and nerve damage from having to spend 7 hours on the set. The way the game was structured meant that editors had to go through each reel of footage frame by frame to figure out who was to be eliminated from that round. This meant that everyone had to sit out in position in the cold to make sure that cheating was not done and the right players advanced forward. Marris said that they probably should have used sensors or let the players go to a warming house while they figured out who deserved to continue forward. Again, we did not understand why it could not be marked where they were standing. The idea of eyeballing it was floated but at the same time, that could have only led to even more lawsuits. If you yourself want to get in on watching this mess, the next four episodes come out on Wednesday and the finale drops December 6th. After a discussion on the other games that were played on the TV show that probably got transferred to the game version of it, Angi decided she might be game to go on the show. This is where we revisited childhood trauma lane when Angi explained how she had(has?) frostbite on her ear from having to wait for the school bus as a child. Remember, she grew up in Minnesota so it was 10 feet of snow and below zero temps that she had to endure while also walking ten miles and having a hat made out of paper bag, etc.
Even though we discussed Thanksgiving earlier, at least our variations of it, that doesn't mean the big holiday was off the table for the Daily Discussion Topic. Sure, it tends to be a time for celebrating but as we all know, it also is usually the most dramatic day of the year. There's something about getting together families that hate each other and expecting it to go well. There's Uncle Gary who wants you to sit on his lap, the political talk, the shocking secrets, you know the drill. Some given examples from the Reddit thread where we pulled what ruined Thanksgiving this year from were a giant argument over Israel and Palestine, the Lions dropping the ball yet again and an 18 year old announcing their OnlyFans only to have it go up by 3 subscribers during dinner (lordy,) a Mexican uncle calling his penis chorizo and of course, grandma walking in on a sex session. These people clearly had a wild Thanksgiving but Angi and Marris did not. Aside from forgetting the stuffing and Marris finally having two days off, it was all quiet on the show front. For that reason, we sought the roadie input on the Request Line to spice this up and it was a mixed bag (I mean this because of the clearly fake call with swearing that finished this topic off for us.) We opened with Kathleen who went to spend time at her partner's family's house and got a hell of an awful surprise (seriously, TERRIBLE.) Apparently, while staying, she was getting bit and all the evidence was pointing to bed bugs. After confronting the parents, it turns out they had bed bugs but they just assumed that they would go away (no, no, lord no.) Poor Matt had to work at 11 at night on Thanksgiving so he really didn't have time to celebrate the holiday properly. Tater had a terrible Thanksgiving as he had $4,000 worth of tools stolen out of his truck on Thanksgiving morning and in his ire/anger/upset, ruined his wife's announcement to her family that she was 18 weeks pregnant. Head Roadie Coach Joe also had his plans go south when his parents got covid but rebounded with a meat feast with his son. We capped this though with Robert from San Diego, who told a wild tale of his 19 year old son wanting to fight him in an elaborate yet boring made up story that had to be cut off because he started swearing. 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.
Finally, this last part is a tale of two old singers in the news. There was the incredible Dolly Parton who put on a hell of a halftime performance in an outfit at 77 that put some of her half her age rivals to shame. The national treasure performed three songs including "Jolene," "9 to 5" and "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions." We explored her charitable donation that pretty much solved covid and of course, her cans that don't quit. Obviously, the boobs have gone through plenty of different upgrades especially because she had those early boobs that brought plenty of lawsuits. Fun fact, Jay the Straight's mother also was part of the early boob job craze and was in on the class action lawsuit back in the day when it turned out that they were not all that they were supposed to be. On the flip side, as we're celebrating Dolly's performance, we also heard from Ozzy Osbourne who is literally dying to perform one last time. In his mind, he has a good 10 years left and he so badly wants to do at least one more show as a farewell to his fans. However, he refuses to perform in a wheelchair so it seems the Phil Collins route is out but Marris had a great suggestion. He could easily do a short residency in London, a six show twice monthly engagement where people could at least get to see him one final time with enough rest between shows for recovery. We also talked about his grandkid going wild seeing grandad on the TV and rocking out. Basically, go see the legends that are left while you still can is what we are saying.
Request Wars 3.0
Champion: Marris (1x)
Angi's Song Choice: “Control” by Puddle of Mudd
Marris' Song Choice: "Pain" by Three Days Grace
Winner: Angi
10 O' Clock Toast:
Toastee: Minnesota Vikings
None other than Minn Barb came in to deliver an entirely confused toast this morning as she was looking to tailgate for the game ... that is not being played here. That confusion rubbed off on Marris as well who picked everyone outside of Jason the Homosexual as to who Barb pondered was laughing at this insane deep dive at look at edible induced confusion (or Alzheimers, we couldn't tell.)
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
"I feel like there's some sludge on those potatoes or whatever." - Angi