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Morning, friend, and we start again. Today is Thursday, just to give you a heads up, and the weather forecast for today, it's not even cooler than yesterday. We're going to top out at about 42 degrees. We have a mix of sun and clouds tomorrow. Some rain, unfortunately, is on the way, but it's good news for the ground. We do need the water.

The high, close to 50 degrees. We'll have sunshine on Saturday. And temperatures are going to be a little more seasonable. High about 40. And then Sunday, 43 degrees. We are going to, by the time we get to Monday, touch near 60 degrees. So we do have a warm-up starting next week. Let's take a look at traffic, Kathy.

What's going on this morning? We had a broken water main on the Black Horse Pike. They've cleared that and reopened the northbound side between 295 and Prospect Ridge Boulevard. On Bridgeton Hill and Upper Black Eddy, we've got a downed tree between Chestnut Hill Road and Hambone Lane. That's in Upper Bucks County. A 95 southbound slope from Cotman through to Bridge, okay, on the Vine still and the Schuylkill Expressway. Hambone Lane. Yeah.

Ham. Ham. Oh, ham bone. I thought it was ham bone. I heard that too. Yeah. I can do that actually. Yeah. Yeah. All right. Anyway, I was curious. It's right next to Spoon Man Boulevard. You're coming across the bridges. No problems to report there in mass transit on time. This traffic report brought to you by Whole Foods Market. Get your produce essentials at Whole Foods Market. Save on medium Haas avocados with Prime through...

February 4th, shop in-store or online from Supply. Not your traffic on 93.3 WMMR. And now, Preston and Steve's News Update with Kathy Romano. And today is Thursday, January 30th. Good morning, Kathy. Good morning. In the news this morning, a regional American Airlines passenger jet and a Blackhawk military helicopter collided over Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night in the nation's first major commercial airline crash since 2009.

Law enforcement sources familiar with the ongoing operation told ABC News there are confirmed fatalities from the collision. Several bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River, and so far no survivors have been rescued, sources said. There were 60 passengers and four crew members aboard the American Airlines Flight 5342, which can hold up to 70 passengers. Case, do we have a clip from air traffic control? So this is audio from air traffic control at the time of the crash. Fire command, fire.

The accident happened in the river. Both the helicopter and the plane crashed in the river east of the approach end of runway 33. The American Airlines flight departed from Wichita, Kansas, according to the FAA. Three Army soldiers were aboard the Black Hawk helicopter at the time of the crash. Army officials confirmed that no senior military leaders were on board. The Black Hawk helicopter was a training flight at the time, according to a spokesperson for Joint Task Force National Capital Regionals.

It was based in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, according to an Army official. And they say we are working with local authorities and will provide additional information once it becomes available. The FAA said preliminary information indicates that a PSA airliner Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to the airport.

The water temperature in the Potomac River is approximately 36 degrees and the air temperature at the time of the crash was 50 degrees with winds gusting 25 to 30 miles per hour. Figure skaters and coaches returning from the national championship were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with the Blackhawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.

This poor man who is texting with his wife actively. Excuse me. And then the text responses stopped coming. Oh, man. Yeah. Wow. Divers and boats searched the dark, frigid waters of the Potomac River. They're looking for daylight so they can make this a little bit easier for them. They said it was pretty difficult overnight. Reagan Airport is not expected to reopen tomorrow.

until at least 11 a.m. this morning, but there'll be updates on that as well. Does this put you in mind, remember the crash, the plane crashing into the bridge over the Potomac? Yeah. It was a winter condition as well. Yeah. Yeah. It was nightmarish. God, I just still think, how? How does this happen? You have an airliner jet, air traffic control, and...

Army, you know, helicopter pilots. Like, how does this happen? Well, there's actual... And it's... I didn't hear it, but I saw it transcribed of communications with... And again, all of this is... Preliminary investigation. They haven't even done an investigation yet. But that... They were asking the helicopter pilot if he saw the jet. And so you would think they would have...

awareness of their proximity. But a lot of them, they're visual. They do fly for vision. They have to see it and they have to confirm whether they see it or not. Sometimes if it's above or below, they have blind spots. Yeah, and things can get confusing. Obviously, you're rated to fly at night and things like that, but still...

Errors happen. There's human error. There's mechanical error. There's all kinds of things that can take place. And to that point at night, perception of distances becomes totally skewed. It's so sad. A Washington state woman charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont had been in frequent contact with someone whom authorities have linked to homicides in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and California, a federal prosecutor said in court documents. 21-year-old Teresa Youngblood

faces two weapon charges in connection with the death of 44-year-old Border Patrol agent David Milland, who died on January 20th during the shootout in Coventry, a small town about 20 miles from the Canadian border. Yeah, I've been to Coventry. I went to a fish concert there. When they were breaking up, they had held their...

that concert in Coventry, Vermont. That's really wild. Yeah, she had been traveling with Felix Bockholt, a German citizen who also was killed, and the pair had been under surveillance for several days. In a motion filed Monday, U.S. Attorney Michael Drescher said that Youngblood should be detained as the case proceeds due to the nature of the crime, the weight of evidence against her, her lack of ties to Vermont,

Vermont and the danger she poses to the community. According to the motion, the gun used by Youngblood and one that Buchhalt was carrying were purchased by a third person in Vermont last February. The buyer is a person of interest in a double homicide investigation in Delaware County. The victims of the double homicide...

where 72-year-old Richard Zajko and 69-year-old Rita Zajko, Pennsylvania State Police said Wednesday the Zajkos were shot to death inside their home on Highland Drive in Chester Heights on December 31st of 2022. The person of interest has not been named. Youngblut made an initial appearance in federal court in Burlington on Monday and was scheduled for a detention hearing on Thursday.

The White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded a Trump administration memo pausing federal loans, grants, and other financial assistance. The order on the federal grant freeze sparked widespread confusion among Americans and organizations that rely on Washington and their financial lifeline. The Associated Press said two people confirmed that the Office of Management and Budget pulled the order Wednesday in a two-sentence notice to agencies and departments. In sports this morning...

The Sixers won for the fourth game in a row, beating the Sacramento Kings 117-104 last night. Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points to lead the Sixers to the win. Maxey had his 12th straight game with 25 or more points and also added eight assists.

Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 15 points. Eric Gordon added 14. And Ricky Council scored 13 for the Sixers, who have a four-game winning streak after losing seven in a row. The Sixers are at home again tomorrow night and will host the Denver Nuggets. Tip-off is at 7.30. The Flyers lost to the New Jersey Devils 5-0 last night in Newark.

The Devils scored four times in the second period and Jake Allen made 24 saves to lead New Jersey to the win. Flyers coach John Tortorella pulled goalie Sam Arison after the Devils' fourth goal and replaced him with Ivan Fedotov. The Flyers are back at home tonight and will play the New York Islanders. The puck will drop at 7.30.

After a few days of rest, the Eagles return to practice today in preparation for Super Bowl 59. Jason Kelsey faces a difficult choice with his rooting interest now that he's retired and his brother Travis is still playing for the Kansas City Chiefs. Kelsey addressed the question on the latest edition of the New Heights podcast dressed in all Eagles gear. He said, I'll always root for my brother, but there's a lot of people in the Philadelphia organization that feel like extended family to me. I'm rooting for those guys, too.

Kelsey added, I'm rooting for Philadelphia and I'm rooting for Travis Kelsey. That's the reality of it. No matter what on game day, I'm going to be happy for one of those sides and I'm going to be sad for the other side. And that's what I have for you this morning. So he wants Travis to perform well, but lose. Lose. And I agree. That's the bottom line. I concur with that. That'll work out fine. I'm okay with that. I don't want to call it a premonition, but I had a thought. I know what the final score is going to be of the game. I'm not going to say it out loud.

Will you write it down, put it in an envelope, and then we can open it up after the game? Yeah. All right. Let's do that for sure. Also, what's the cheer that used the word premonition? Do you know what I'm talking about? There's a cheer, like a cheerleader's cheer. Yeah, cheerleading cheer. I have a premonition. I don't know definition. I just made that up. I don't. No, it's not. No, I don't know that. All right. I'm going to look. This man made a joke. Premonition. Oh, my 90s.

Yeah, look that up, Kath. I'd like to hear you recite that in a full cheer voice.

Cadence. That'd be wonderful. Okay, yeah, not a problem. All right, so welcome to Thursday. Very, you know, we're right on the cusp of No Sad Bro Friday. We'll give away our Word of the Week prize tomorrow, the four-pack of tickets for the Tasty Soiree, which is this Sunday, by the way, and this is through Marissa and her co-host, Delicious City Podcast. So we give that away tomorrow. We'll give it away our day at the end of the program. There are tickets that are available for that, for the party anyway. So we'll have that. We also have...

An announcement to make this morning when we get around, well, it says here 7 o'clock. Maybe at the end of the next segment we'll reveal the information or the beginning of the following. Just listen to the show. We've got an announcement concerning your fandom for the birds and something really cool we're doing. And we'll reveal a little bit more information about BirdBot coming up, which we are going to release BirdBot into the wild tomorrow.

tomorrow morning yes we are and we'll get you some of the details in a little while with that essentially we figured out a way to guarantee a super bowl super bowl victory yeah that's what we've done i've already started working on it i'm wearing my thursday attire uh i started re-watching all of the playoffs last night dude keep at it man yeah we're looking good and on top of that today we're gonna have joining us on the show rob mcclenney yes yeah

We're going to check in with Rob, one of the biggest Eagles fans ever. He's going nuts. He is. And so we'll check in with him around 9.30 this morning. We have a bunch of other things to do, too. So we'll go ahead, break, come back in a second. Stupid Question Entertainment Report on the way. Stay with us.

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Personalized traffic. Per your question, Kathy, somebody on the line knows the premonition cheer. Yeah, there's a cheer that uses the word premonition and I can't remember it. Casey mentioned that he had a premonition about the Eagles game and the score. And so we're going to go to Chris. Hi, Chris. Good morning. Good morning. Hi. Okay. So you can help us out with this.

Yes, I was a varsity cheerleader for St. Elizabeth's Vikings in Wilmington, Delaware. All right. And well, then we've got to ask you to give us your best. Okay. Ready? Okay. I had a premonition. And what did we foresee? But the Mighty Eagles team was on its way to victory. We saw it in the cards and in the crystal ball. But you're going to have to check it out because we are the best of all.

Yes! Is that the version you remember, Kathy? Yeah, that's it. Okay. All right. That's fantastic. Well done. I love it. All right. Chris, where are you from, by the way? I'm from Newark, Delaware. From Newark, Delaware. Thank you so much for listening. We appreciate that. Yeah. Happy to help. All right. Take care. We'll see you later. That was excellent. We should start off every day with a cheer. We have a determination. Maybe like Friday or something like that. People, cheerleaders call in and give us a little cheer. Ready?

Okay. I love that part. We have to get it transcribed back and then we can all chant it. All right. So stupid question time. We are going to give away a pair of tickets to see Comedian Dusty Slaves performing the Night Shift Tour on Saturday at the Miller Theater in Center City. Here's a question. I've never heard this before. Richard Nixon liked to top his morning cottage cheese with what condiment? Okay.

This is a strange little fact. It's a mind blower. It is, actually. 215-263-WMMR. Call if you know the answer. Richard Nixon liked to top his morning cottage cheese with what condiment? Let's see if you know the answer. I'll go through some birthdays today, being the 30th day of January, and Christian Bale celebrates a birthday today.

Good for you. 51 years old. I just watched the GQ interviews they do where they sit down and they dissect different roles. Yeah, I love them. Actors do, and that was an interesting one. And Christian Bale is nothing like the characters he plays. What's wild is a lot of times if he isn't playing an American actor, he'll conduct all his interviews...

his actual accent. So happy 51st for him today. Brett Butler, you remember her from Grace Under Fire? Yep. She is 67 years old today. The great Olivia Colman turns a year older at 51. The Crown,

Murder on the Orient Express. She was in The Bear as well. She was terrific in The Bear. Yep, so happy 51st to her. The amazing Gene Hackman turns a year older. He is 95 years old today. Wow. Oh my gosh. One of the greatest. In fact, Kevin Costner, you know, for the Horizon movie was, and obviously came in here, a

on tour and he's been asked often who he believes is the greatest actor he's worked with. He says Gene Hackman. Wow. What were they in together? Do you remember? Presidio? There's so many. What's that? Was it the Presidio? Oh, I don't know. No. Not really sure. There's so many roles that all these people play and their paths occasionally cross and I forget. Who said he was? I'm sorry. Gene Hackman? Kevin Costner said Gene Hackman was the greatest actor he's ever worked with. He played a role where he was like a discus.

That was with Sigourney Weaver. And I know what you're talking about. Jennifer Love Hewitt. And he had stained teeth and just constantly hacking stuff up. I remember that. I forgot what the movie was called. He's 95 today. Charles S. Dutton turns a year older. He's in Rudy, one of his big roles, which was fantastic. Five foot nothing. Five foot nothing.

100 and nothing. He was in the show Rock, obviously, Alien 3. He is 74 today. I mentioned this birthday for those who watch Handmaid's Tale. Ann Dowd, the actress, she plays Aunt Lydia. Ruthless character on that show. But she is one of these that...

it's a bizarre, uh, look at a character because even though she's doing these horrible, horrific things, she believes she's doing the right thing. You know, that type of thing. I love that kind of character. Is there a character, I didn't watch the show. Is there a character in the show, uh, that calls a group of like my girls or something? That's her. That's her. Okay. So, uh,

one of the instructors at my gym when we do Pilates, she's always like, all right, my girls, let's do this. Okay, my girls. And someone pointed it out and was like, that's kind of like cult-like. Aunt Lydia. I am not your girl. But she also has played characters where she's like the total opposite of that. Yes, yes. These aren't my girls. These aren't my, no, no, no. But she can play like a really sweet character. And in fact, in Handmaid's Tale, they do a little backstory on her. Yeah. And you see kind of how she was a different person. She bought Edna's edibles. She did? Yeah.

I didn't know that. So she's 69 today. Vanessa Redgrave. A name that I know, but I don't know anything she's in. So there's Lynn Redgrave and Vanessa. I believe she's in Georgie Girl was the first movie that... It says here she was in Atonement. Okay. And Foxcatcher. Yeah. Strange movie, but she's 88 today. Wilmer Valderrama. And that's how we show...

Handsome guy. And then NCIS as well. Yep. And the ladies love Wilmer Valderrama. 45 today. There's a lot of good will and wool. And then I added this one because, man, I thought I've had such a crush on this girl. Julie McCullough, who was on Growing Pains. Yeah, I remember. She was a Playboy Playmate. And Kirk Cameron had

had a real problem. Like she lasted only one season because she was in Playboy. And he is so devoutly, ridiculously religious that he was like, uh-uh, I'm not doing it. We can't have her here. Oh, really? And yeah, so he put the kibosh on her and shut her down. Because Jesus totally accepted Mary Magdalene. There you go. That's weird. But not him. I'm making my buzz. Julie McCulloch is 60 years old, but I always thought she was one of the most beautiful women ever.

And then finally, the great Phil Collins turns a year older. He is 74 years old today. Sadly, incapable of playing the drums. Yeah, Drumeo's been doing a lot of stuff with him. They did a really cool documentary about him recently. And yeah, he's had serious physical problems. At 74, he is not in great physical shape, unfortunately. Whatever his body makeup has, has not been kind to him.

but one of the greatest of all time. Drummer and singer and songwriter. Yeah. 74 years old today. Happy birthday, Phil Collins. All right, let's see if somebody knows the answer to this. Richard Nixon liked the top of his morning cottage cheese with which condiment? 215-263-WMMR. And it is John we're going to go to. Hey, John, good morning.

Hey, guys. I'm really sorry to bother you at work, but I am stuck on Hambone Lane. There's no way out of here. Damn it! Listen, you heard ahead of time. Kathy told you. All right, John, what did... It was too late. Oh, yeah, I know. What did Tricky Dick put on his morning cottage cheese? I can't believe I'm going to say this, but it was ketchup. Yes! Yes!

Now, if that would have come out in the campaign when he was running for president, maybe he wouldn't have been elected because that's a sin right there. It's pretty disgusting. All right, John, hang on the line. We're going to set you up with a pair of tickets to see Dustin Slade. The night shift tour is Saturday, 7 p.m. at the Miller Theater in Center City. And tickets are on sale now via Ensemble Arts Philly.

We'll start with another Black Lively story, and this one's kind of interesting. It's her brother-in-law, a guy named Bart Johnson. He's apologized for making unkind comments about Justin Baldini on social media. He said, anytime I've said anything unkind about someone, I've regretted it. It's below the standard I have for myself, and I regret it. This is him posting this on social media. He had previously called Baldani a fraud, sharing, quote, he puts on the costume of a hero, man bun and all, and

Used all of the trendy catchphrases and buzzwords for his podcast. None of it's genuine. And he has deleted that post. The comments come amid the legal battle between Lively and Baldani. And, of course, Lively is accused of sexual harassment. And he countersued with a $400 million suit. Pre-trial conference is set for February 12th. Man, this thing is going to go on forever. Yep. All right.

This is interesting. You don't hear this name often anymore. Monica Lewinsky is stepping into a new chapter and she is asking the tough questions. It's her podcast called Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky. It comes out on February 18th and we'll explore stories of people taking back what was lost.

Inspiring.

But now she's fully embracing the format. Each episode will feature a moment for guests to reveal something that they've been working to reclaim, whether it's a feeling, experience, or even a physical object. And she wants listeners to find what she says are nuggets that they might be able to take away to help them. She added, I want to have a show that felt like people could come and find their own experience in it. Okay. I paused after I said I wanted a show that felt like people could come. Okay.

And find their own experience in it. She is getting all sorts of cigar endorsements. I would imagine, right? She is welcoming stars like Molly Ringwald, Kara Swisher, and Alan Cumming right out of the gate. As far as whether Amanda Knox, her co-producer, on an upcoming Hulu series will appear, she sidestepped that idea, adding, I'm very excited for the people to get to see the show.

All right, this is a lot of fun, and you guys called it. Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal are back at Katz's Deli. More than 35 years after when Harry met Sally, had introduced one of the most quoted scenes in rom-com history, Ryan and Crystal reunited in a Super Bowl commercial, and it is for Hellman's Mayonnaise.

The ad sees the pair reviving the 1989 movie's title characters at the New York City Deli, where Harry tells Sally, I can't believe they let us back in this place. And she says, why? And he goes, hello. And she goes, ah, nobody remembers that. Right, right. So they're playing on the whole thing. It's great. I thought it was really well done.

they're referring to the faked orgasm scene. The ad shows her, they bite into their sandwiches and then she goes, oh, this isn't doing it. And of course, she grabs some helmet mayonnaise and put it on and you can figure out what happens after that. But here's the kicker. And if you don't want to know the

The spoiler alert at the end, the little tag. Somebody's got to say, I'll have what she's having. That's the whole button to the thing. And it's Sidney Sweeney. Right. Who does it, which is fun. Crystal tells people the timing was right to revisit the beloved movie. He said it was our 35th anniversary of the film. And it's the first time that we've been offered something like that. He says it's a really fun idea. And the approach is right. Have you guys heard about this thing?

With the sweater that Barry wears in the movie. Oh, no, what? It's apparently taking off. Super trendy now. As a trend. And at one point he wears, I think it's called like a sailor sweater. It's a big cable knit white sweater. I think it's when he's doing the bikini part.

I haven't seen where they're doing that. And so there's a scene of them together wearing it, and apparently this is one of these things that's taking off. Oh, he's wearing it in the commercial. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, okay, we're looking at it right now. I love it. I do too. I'm wearing a kind of similar sweater, but not the same pattern, but I love those big...

knitted sweaters. Right, right. And so this is taking off as a... It's Billy Crystal. As a fashion. Yeah. It's got a name to it. I forgot what it is. It's like the hairy sweater. Junkie White Fisherman Knit Sweater. Yes. But there's a name for it.

For the fashion trend, Kathy? Oh, okay. All right. How much does that cost? Because I... I mean, you can get... That's pretty traditional. You can get that anywhere for any price. I'm sure Gap has it. Target probably has something. I'll tell you, man. It's the standard apparel. I had this Eddie Bauer sweater. It was just a plain-ish sweater, and I lost it. What? Well, I got roofied at Kobe Banana, and I lost that. And they wanted the sweater? Roofied.

Preston, a cable knit sweater. Is that what you're looking for? No, no, no. It's called Billy Crystal Core. Billy Crystal Core. Yeah, so it's like a trendy name as well that's happening. I had a cable knit sweater design on my nails last week. Really? Yeah, I did. Nice. Case, that would look good on you. Yeah.

Yeah, I think so. You look like a sailor. Yeah. All right, so... Springtime. He said they were so respectful of the movie and of the scene, too, referring to Hellman's. He said they came to us with just an enormous amount of respect for that, the source material and the characters, as for sitting across the table from each other in the same restaurant. Once again, Crystal said it felt the same. Ryan remembers the shoot of the original scene lasting all day, during which he experienced a lot of trepidation and nerves. She said, initially, I was like, oh, what are these sounds going to be?

I don't know if I'm going to get help. And for guidance, Rob Reiner offered it. And she said, Rob had so many significant and interesting sounds to inspire me. And Billy said he did one and he took me aside or apparently he was showing her how he wanted it done. And he pulled Billy aside and he said, oh my God, I shouldn't have done that. I just had an orgasm in front of my mother. Yeah.

But they also agree that Sidney Sweeney does the line justice in the commercial. Crystal said she's adorable. That's a big deal. That's an iconic line, and it's a big honor to get to do that and a heavy burden. There was an extended scene where she is faking the orgasm and Crystal is spraying the Hellmans on her chest. Oh, my God. And they thought that might have been too much. Yeah. I mean, it's a Super Bowl. You got to push the envelope a little bit if you want to make a splash. Yeah.

Hey, I was really sad to see this this morning. A massive stroke suffered earlier this month has landed former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield in a conservatorship. According to reports, Pinfield suffered a stroke on January 6th after ending various health struggles over the years. His daughter Jessica filed for conservatorship to manage his health and financial decisions over concerns that his girlfriend may withdraw his money. This is...

So sad. He's a great guy. And he was actually, we were in a survey of top shows and we came in first for the Rock Morning Show and he was in that list as well, Preston. But he also had a massive role.

He used to be very overweight. He trimmed down. He's been exercising and doing everything right. It's so horrific that this comes now. Yeah, he was in the face of MTV's alternative programming, serving as host of the channel's 120 Minutes.

After MTV, he worked as a record company executive as well as having several gigs in Southern California radio. So it was really sad to see that, man. It's just, you know what? I don't know how old he is. I didn't realize it was that bad for conservatorship though. Yeah. Yeah. I guess once, once you are unable to physically care for yourself, you need somebody to do it. Uh, 63 years old case. That's sad news. Uh, let's see what else we want to get to. Uh,

No more negativity. Let's do something. Be happy. Let's do something fun. Logan Paul is missing $300,000 worth of watches. Yeah, he's thinking some TSA agents may have lifted them from his luggage.

On his vlog with his brother Jake, he informed Jake that the $50,000 watch he gave him as a gift was gone. And he alleges the expensive timepiece was stolen at the airport. He said, I have reason to believe someone opened my bag during TSA and nabbed it out of there. If you are traveling with a $50,000 watch, wear it. Wear it. He said, I don't want to point any fingers, but those must...

Mother effers definitely took it. Allegedly. Wait, he said they definitely took it. Allegedly. Those mother effers. In my opinion. So TMZ reached out to United Airlines and was told that the matter was currently under investigation. My dad had stuff taken from him through TSA. Okay. Like, I mean, he. Was it a $50,000 watch? No, but it.

It was his wallet with cash in it and it was kind of just the clip. It wasn't in a wallet. It was in a clip. And when it went through, nobody stopped. Nobody checked anything. And when he got to it or when it got to him, the money was gone and all the cards were still in it. So when I'm taking stuff out of my pockets, I put it...

deep into a shoe. I know, into something. Yeah, don't just set it there. I agree. But what a massive risk to take if you're a TSA agent that's stealing stuff right out of that. I mean, that's going to be so... Well, especially when you say, somebody stole my watch and then he holds up a $50,000 watch on his wrist and says, when did it occur? Right, exactly. M. Night Shyamalan is back with a new mysterious project and this time he's actually teaming up

with the Notebook writer Nicholas Sparks and actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Interesting. Yeah, sources say Gyllenhaal will star in Shyamalan's upcoming supernatural romantic thriller based on an original story co-created with Sparks. This also apparently is the first time that Shyamalan will work with a high-profile writer on an idea. So it's usually Knight writes all the stuff. So the Notebook meets The Happening meets Roadhouse. I love it.

Gyllenhaal, this follows a huge year. It included his Roadhouse remake, a Golden Globe nomination role in Presumed Innocent, and an upcoming Broadway performance alongside Denzel Washington. Meanwhile, Sparks' latest novel, Counting Miracles...

Just debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list and is set to be adapted into a film by Amazon. So to be honest, I think Knight works best when he collaborates with other writers. I think he does. So we'll look forward to that and maybe we'll have a chance to talk to Knight sometime in the near future. Staying local, a documentary series about a politically split blackness.

Bucks County community is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday. It's called Bucks County USA. That's the name of it straight up. And it chronicles one painfully divided community that spirals into a battleground for distrust and personal attacks after the COVID-19 pandemic strikes, as according to the film's synopsis. Bucks County.

It got so bad that the New York Times wrote about it. I mean, and it was specifically this, what they've and they've now made a movie about it. Yeah. Are there zombies involved? It's going to be a series, Kathy. Actually, it's going to be a series. Oh, sorry. It's a five part docuseries. Kathy, you can get in on this.

You could be their real housewife. As politically opposed leaders vie for school board control and policymaking power, Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson and Robert May place 14-year-old best friends Evie and Vanessa at the center of the growing contention. The two teenagers closely observe as their parents and community splinter over differing political beliefs.

They see county officials and residents fight over COVID-19 safety measures, including the move to virtual learning, mask requirements and other mitigation practices. Some parents even face threats for their support of the safety proposals. But instead of their families opposing political views affecting their friendships, Evie and Vanessa show the community how it's possible to find common ground. Levinson and May visited the swing community.

county in late 2021 after listening to an episode of the new york times podcast the daily which focused on school board battles in the once idyllic area once there the two directors discovered plenty of political discord and a clear direction for the project that they started filming in 2022 uh so yeah it's gonna it's gonna premiere um when do they have this set uh i

You know what? I don't know. But it's going to be at Sundance next week. So this is cool that they're looking for stories in and around the area. I would make an entire documentary on this basketball court in the parking lot in the back. The multitude of stories there. Bucks County, USA shifts from COVID-19 to a whirlwind of other hot button political topics because it got hairy there for a while, not just over COVID. But then you have LGBTQ plus rights.

racism, sexualization, book banning, religion, and the 2024 presidential election. So this will be very, very interesting. So the festival is going to present the first two episodes and preview future installments of the series. So that'll be out before you know it. Very, very interesting.

Let me see. A couple other things I wanted to mention. Elliot Page, Page Boy Productions, has acquired the rights to adapt the video game Beyond Two Souls into a TV series. Are you familiar with this? I am not familiar with Beyond Two Souls. I know Frogger. Page likely knows their way around the story considering they starred in...

in the video game when it came out in 2013. It follows Jody Holmes, played by Paige, who possesses supernatural abilities and is knee-deep in both government, conspiracies, and the supernatural. Paige described filming the game as one of the most challenging and fulfilling acting experiences of my career and aims to create a unique vision of the characters and their journeys. And the video game also starred Willem Dafoe as a researcher in the Department of Paranormal Activity. So they got some big names.

I'm liking where it's going. In that game. I wasn't happy with the way the Umbrella Academy wrapped up. I didn't even watch it, man. And we devoted a lot of time into that. Yeah. And it just, I felt, it started getting too confusing for me. So I jumped in because I was doing this interview and really finished everything, you know, with one of the cast members. And it was very good. But watching that final season, which was a truncated season. Yeah.

I think that was the issue. They didn't have time to flesh out all that stuff. But you're right. Once you get into multi, multi, multiverses, I have a massive migraine. Yeah. All right. Let's see. Two more quick things. Nielsen has come out with their measurements for the most streamed shows of 2024. There are a lot of big shows last year grabbing everyone's attention. Young Sheldon was watched for 32.08 billion minutes.

Family Guy had 42.44 billion minutes streamed and Grey's Anatomy was the second most streamed show last year with 47.85 billion minutes watched. But it was Bluey that got the crown last year.

With the animated show racking up a staggering 55.62 billion minutes of streaming in 2021. So you're telling me that the average child watched that for how many billions of minutes? Yeah, 55.62 billion minutes. No, but it's typical of a popular kid's show. You just turn it on and...

Leave it on. Mommy's going for tequila time. Mommy's having margaritas. Jace has watched Sheldon twice, like all the way through. He loves it. Young Sheldon. He loves it so much. Nice. All right. And then one last thing. Speaking of kid shows, BET has started development and its very first animated series. It's called Lil Kev and it's based on the childhood series star, childhood of series star Kevin Hart.

Little Kev. Kevin Hart. And it'll take place in Philadelphia. He will executive produce while Wanda Sykes will play his mother, Nancy. And Dion Cole will play Uncle Richard Jr. That's cool. Two Philadelphia stars who ignore us. Yes. Well, no.

Kevin doesn't ignore us. We've had him here before. All right, his people. Wanda. Never. Not one time have we spoken to Wanda Sutter in all these years. I had a direct contact with her. She was saying, you need to go on this show. They're great. You're going to love them. Son of a bitch. Right media.

So the half hour series is set in North Philly in 1993 and centers on Hart as a 12 year old. Lil Kev is expected to premiere this spring. You know what? It would really sting with the Wanda Sykes thing if we didn't have that close friendship with Bradley Cooper. Right. I know. I know. We can always have that to go back to. All right. So we can roll the clips.

For a major TV moment in Elizabeth, there were some scenes, some scene work challenges. And here, Carrie Preston talks about vying for that perfect take. You want to rise up to great writing. And, you know, you want to...

To be able to, you knew, we knew this scene was great on paper and we wanted to, you know, make sure that it came across. Shut up, dummy. A new episode of Elizabeth airs tonight on CBS. Here's our next clip. Trying to get authentic laughs.

For each episode of The Impractical Jokers is a tough feat, but here James Murray describes how natural the comedy is. Wait, wait, wait. I'm sorry. My bad. What the hell? Say it again. Here it is. When Sal falls through the chair in the Jogger interview, I had tears pouring down my face. Our makeup artist on set had to redo the whole thing after his turn because it's just so funny, you know? Yeah. I literally, after that moment, I turned to Q.

I turned to Q. I was like, we can't do anything else. This is the funniest. This is so much fun. New episode of Impractical Jokers airs tonight. That's on TBS. And there you go. You're in chamber for today. All right. So I've decided we'll take a break. We'll come back in a second. We're going to make an announcement. Yes, we are. About something we have going on concerning the game.

The game coming up. And ladies and gentlemen, BirdBot is like this close to being ready to hit the road. We're planning on doing this tomorrow morning. If you're not familiar with BirdBot, it is a creation that we came up with on the heels of this thing called HitchBot. And then we did a version of it called Popot. But anyhow, BirdBot is a small...

but a medium-sized contraption that represents the Eagles, and it is put into the hands of the public. We are sending this out. The goal is to eventually to get it to New Orleans.

on an honor system, okay? So we are releasing him into the wild, and he's going to circulate around Philadelphia through the weekend into some of next week, and then we are going to ask those who are driving to New Orleans to take him on a ride. Absolutely. That's key, because the first time we did it,

You know what happened. We won the Super Bowl. So the idea is that goodwill that Philadelphia is going to imbue BirdBot 2.0 with will help affect the future. We're hoping at least. And Preston, the word is that the gantry has already started rolling out to the launch site. Excellent. All right. So, yeah, we're planning on that tomorrow morning. We will reveal tomorrow exactly where we are going to be to hand it off because...

That's what we're going to do. We're going to have it out in a public place and we're going to say, all right, here's BirdBot. Come and get it. And then it's off. And then the project, it happens. We literally have no control over it at that point. We are relying on you to take care of it and move it along. It's like crowd surfing. It is crowd surfing. You kind of go wherever anybody takes you. Yep. And we'll follow along via social media. We've got BirdBotExperts.

and we have equipment that we can track bird bots. State-of-the-art technology. Yep, so we got a bunch going on. And we'll take a quick break and come back with some other Eagles news when we return. So stay with us. Oh, and Rob McElhenney will be on the program today around 9.30. We'll be right back. It's MMR's Local Shots, Artist of the Month. From right here in Philadelphia, it's 314. How could I touch a teeter? Well, I need a, I need a

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All right, thank you very much, Kathy. So the excitement is bubbling, boiling. It's gaining momentum. It's getting more and more intense as we are getting closer and closer to a week from this Sunday. Yes. We have a few things that we're working on that we're looking forward to presenting on air. And this happens to be one of them. Drumroll, please, sir, if you wouldn't mind. We're excited about...

Everything Eagles and the people that like to bleed green. So we are going to allow you to do that in our studio. We are going to do a very special Eagles Tattoos Day next week. Tattoos!

And ladies and gents, we are teaming up with Floating World Tattoos to give away Eagles-themed flash tattoos live in the studio this Tuesday. So what we're going to do is have you head over to PrestonAndSteve.com and enter. And if you would like to...

Show your undying fandom to everyone and end up with an Eagles-themed tattoo. Then you need to fill out this little bit of information and send it over to us. We're going to pick nine Lucky Birds fans to join us next Tuesday morning. And Floating World Tattoos are sending over three of their finest. Yes, they are. And they are going to do the work here in our studios.

and get you all tatted up and ready for the game. I think this is so cool. Immortalize, memorialize the moment. Be part of it. Yes. Should I get one? I don't have an Eagles tattoo. That blows my mind. I'm shy. Hey, see? I know, I know. You should. You should. Absolutely. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.

If you'd like to get a tattoo or, you know, before they head to New Orleans or a piece that you've been envisioning forever, visit Floating World Tattoo and Piercing 1729 South Street in Philadelphia. They're the best. They're going to have a series of designs that you can choose from. Yes. That's the way it's going to have to work out in the interest of time.

the size and design, you'll be able to choose from what they already have. You can't come in and say, I've always wanted to get, you know. I want my uncle on a centaur. Yeah, yeah. Not that. We're not going to get a giant eagle like across your back or anything along those lines. I was going to say, Casey, you could get like a portrait of me and like my hair is blowing in the wind and the Eagles logo is like in my hair. Right. Oh, okay. Well, you could do that. But no, we can't. You got to choose. Topless.

Eagles pasties. Yes. Kathy with Eagles pasties. Sorry, side note real quick. Yesterday, a picture came up in my memories. Damn it. And I wanted to send it to you because it's so hard to find afterwards. It's a picture of me and you, Casey, standing over there. Uh-huh.

I don't know what happened, but I think definitely you would have been fired if it happened today. I am standing there with my chest out. Oh, I know what was happening. Hands are on my boobs. I have that picture too. I've sent it to you guys before. Oh good, we all have it. In fact, I was going to post it.

I may have done it on Instagram, no, years ago. And you were like, what are you doing? No. So we had implants. Yeah. And you put them down in your shirt. The gel. They were the gel. The gummy bear implants. Yeah. Yeah. They were the big ones. And so it made your boobs look just gigantic. And Marissa did it too. Yeah. And there's a picture of Casey grabbing your boobs. And there's another picture of Nick behind you. Yes. Doing like reach around boob grab. Yeah. I'm not the only one. Kathy, you're like this. You're like. Yeah.

Yeah, you were a total slut that day. Everybody was feeling you up. Are the other people who get the tattoos going to get to do that as well? Yeah. Oh my God, at a time, I didn't care. Anyhow, Kath, you can go to PrestonAndSteve.com and get entered to end up with an Eagles Tattoo Day appearance here on our program.

Depending on how time is going, maybe we'll get you on the air. I don't know about all that, but please get signed up for this. If you know fanatics, people who have always wanted to get some ink commemorating the Eagles, then you need to let them know about this contest. So that is next Tuesday taking place, but we need to sign up now. And they're preselected designs you're going to be very happy with. There's a nice array of things to choose from. So, yeah, but we'd love to have you be a part of it. Now, I said we've got several things going on. We do. And I was talking about BirdBot.

A little while ago. So BirdBot 2.0 is going to be released into the wild tomorrow morning. It's going to be a little bit between 7 and 8 o'clock a.m. is kind of what we're shooting for. We'll see about that. But we will reveal tomorrow morning.

Where we will be, we're going to send Nick out, I believe, with BirdBot. And then we hand it off to whom we know not, but we are trusting upon to take him for a tour around Philadelphia for several days. Get some representation locally from different businesses and different people. And have some pictures and post on social media. And then eventually, next week, we're going to put out the call to have someone take him and start the trek to New Orleans.

And one of the things that I want to debut is our good buddy Kyle Mack has made an official BirdBot theme song. You guys ready for this? Yes. Here we go. BirdBot. BirdBot, yeah. BirdBot. On his way to New Orleans. BirdBot. Got him up to the good game. BirdBot.

Awesome. So BirdBot is going to be sailing off to the wonderful rhythms that Kyle Mack has put together for us. And we're excited to see how this goes. And listen, we're hoping for the best, but we don't know exactly what will happen. In any ways, this is like one of those trust falls where you fold your arms and fall back into the crowd and hope it happens. And last time.

Talking about that touring the area, Preston. Again, it is to infuse it with the flavor of Philly, the spirit of Philly. People put stickers on. We have BirdBot right behind Preston now if you're watching on YouTube. BirdBot 1.0, which is sort of a mosaic of all things Philadelphia. I'm looking at this. We have stickers from the Philadelphia Fire Department. We have stickers from the Philadelphia Veterans Court.

The Radnor Fire Company, the Public Health Management. These are all establishments around town as well. There's bars and restaurants. A key element to remember. Plumbing, heating, and cooling places. Anything and everyone.

Absolutely. We want you to take pictures of yourself at your establishments, at your gatherings with BirdBot. Marissa's very keen on making sure that we have social media traction. We did last time because we're not there. We love

chronicling the journey of bird bot through your posts well that's why i want people to go like right now uh to bird bots instagram handle so you can see what bird bot did last time give you an idea of like you know everything that bird bot had done and then also uh marissa created a bird bot facebook page where people group facebook group oh cool uh that people can join um so you can know where bird bot is and grab bird bot and and and you know like don't hang on to bird bot for too

long, but have your fun with them and then make sure... Hand them off. The design of BirdBot 2.0 is different. We ask you to be as... Listen, it's ready for the road, but you can't be punting it. Make sure that you respect it. It has some highly expensive tech on board so we'll know where it is at all times. When we had our planning session, I was going through that Instagram account and I forgot

all of the things that he did. I was like, wait a minute, he was in jail. Yes, yeah. Oh my God, yes. He was in a cell. It wasn't his fault. No, no, no, no, no, no. It was the people that he was with. It was a misunderstanding is what it was. So anyhow, that starts tomorrow morning. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye.

You're going to be hearing this song a lot over the next week or so. Do you think Rob McElhenney remembers his encounter with Bird Bot last summer? We will send him that picture over this morning, Nick. Just as a reminder, we're going to have Rob on around 9.30 this morning.

And this is all part of recapturing what we did last time. BirdBot 1.0 was a massive success. And so, as you said, Casey, the notion of doing a road trip, that didn't work. We're trying to replicate everything down to the T with a little bit of polish. BirdBot worked in 2018. It was exciting, and I remember getting updates and being like, oh, where is he today? And then there was a moment where we kind of not lost him, but didn't know what was going on. I don't know about you guys, but I started to get

worried that we weren't going to see him again. I was like, is that poor little fella? Is he alright? Yeah, and I'm wondering for people that are driving down to New Orleans, when are they going to leave? The game's not until Sunday. We should get a consensus. One of the things we would like to happen is potentially have him head down

mid to late next week and to circulate around New Orleans. There's so many great spots in New Orleans to get pictures of, obviously on Bourbon Street and Jackson Square. And there's loads of different, you know, Instagrammable, really cool photos that can take place with BirdBot. So that's what we're hoping for. He needs a good weekend before the game. Yeah, exactly.

All right. So to completely switch gears, I don't know why we have this call on the Xfinity mobile guest line. It's a friend of Kathy's named Megan. What's the story here? Remember the Hambone Bridgeton Hill Road and Hambone? Yeah. Kathy's been putting this tiny little obscure road in our traffic reports this morning. So I asked her about it and she's going to explain it to you. Oh, okay. Well, let me go to her. Hi, Megan. You're on the air. Good morning. How are you? Good. What's happening, Megan? Oh,

Okay, so it does exist. It is one of the steepest roads in Upper Black Eddy, and it also has the steepest turn in Upper Black Eddy, and people tend to take the turn so sharp that they run into the house in the corner. So that's where it's closed.

So people regularly hit this house at a sharp turn. Okay. All right. And therein lies the issue with Hambone Road. Meg, I joked earlier that there's probably not anybody on this road because I joke with Megan that she lives so far away now. She lives about an hour and 10 minutes from me. Thank you.

She used to live in Contra Hocken, and that's how we became friends, but now she lives far out there. I told you. What'd you say? Oh, it's the girl. Oh, it's the kid. I was out towards Megan's last week. Jace did pond hockey, and that's where we went out to her. She has a frozen pond on her property, so they were able to skate there. But yeah, Meg, thanks for the info on the road. So wait, is the road closed? Yeah, so Bridgeton Hill Road is closed between Chestnut Ridge and Hambone Lane.

because of... Information you can use. Because the house was destroyed. Well, there's a coffee shop right there that's very important because we don't really have that many around here. Oh, okay.

So this is it. Yeah, it's your lifeblood in the morning. Yeah. All right. Good luck to you, Megan. Thank you. All right. We'll see you later. Bye-bye. Bye. Hambone Lane. That's what that is. We have a couple of houses because we live kind of rurally where the properties here are older. And I mean like right on top of the road. Yes. Yeah. At turns. And I'm like how...

I couldn't stand living in a place like that. There's that bar. I think it was called John's Bar, but it's on Egypt Road and on Audubon. Do you know what truck... Oh, yes! Yeah, yeah, yeah. There was that part that was like hanging over. I can't remember if it was Egypt Road or Audubon Road, but trucks would routinely clip it, so much so that it wore down to the stucco on the inside of the bar. And then there was a weird thing about that, Nick, that the owner, the township needed him to do something with the property. Yes, and he painted it. And in defiance, he painted it with these really...

Oh, yes, I remember this. They were like orange and purple. I remember. Yeah, that's the place he's talking about. I don't think... It's not there anymore, is it? Well, no, the building's still there. Oh, is it? It was there not that long ago, but I don't think that there's a business in there at all anymore. But I'm curious as to what happened with that. Yeah, I haven't been buying that way in a long time. So, interesting. Well, there's a gazillion little stories like that in our community. But there's something else I wanted to bring up. Casey sent me an email. Someone had...

contacted him asking for a favor. It says, hey man, looking for some help if possible. I have a friend flying in from Australia who's a crazy Eagles fan. And what I'm trying to do is give him the best advice to where to watch the game while he is here. I may be with them on

or may not since this is such short notice. And they're huge Flyers, Sixers, and Eagles fans as well. And they tried to get tickets to Xfinity Live to watch the game, but they are sold out. Any ideas that I can give these guys? So essentially what he's asking for is a communal viewing experience, a

party somewhere that's taking place that isn't sold out already. Doesn't want to come here, sit in a living room, wants to be part of something. If anybody wants to suggest something, feel free to call us, 215-263-WMMR, so maybe we can help this guy out. Yeah, Marissa was saying that everywhere is sold out, right? Yeah, no doubt. And this kind of feels like New Year's Eve, where people want to go to where...

A ton of people are going to be maybe an all-inclusive type of event where you pay, I don't know, 100 bucks and you get all you can eat, all you can drink type of thing. By the way, speaking of this Australian guy, it's funny because when the Eagles won the conference championship, we got a text saying,

from one of our Swedish friends, Gustav. He is a huge Eagles fan. He should come down. I know. He's not going to be able to make it for this. He wanted to come down this season and go to a game. And I should have bought some of your tickets, Casey, and taken him to a game. But we didn't get to do that. But, I mean, he's like...

He sent us the... His text was Fly Eagles Fly. He did the lyrics to the fight song. There's apparently... Which I thought was awesome. There's a woman who I started following on Instagram because her father is an insane Eagles fan in Australia. In Australia, Steve. I was going to bring her up too. Yeah, post... Like he has a flag flying over the community, the Eagles flag. I wonder if this is...

Part of the cluster, because apparently doing a little bit more of a deep dive into it, the Eagles are a very popular team in Australia. Well, yeah, so she was trying to get him here. So that's what I was wondering if it was them. It's probably because of Jordan Mailata. You know, he's an Australian rugby player. He plays for the Eagles now. So maybe that's why there's such big fandom there. Yeah, there's a breakfast show that I follow down there. We've become friends because they are friends with Jordan Mailata and the Eagles have like sent them care packages. And guys, it's hilarious to watch breakfast.

like the language that they can use on Australian radio. Get out. Oh, really? Get the F out. Like, I'm going to send it to you. Like, it's wild, the words that they can say. Like, oh my gosh, you guys are saying that on the radio? Dude, it was like that when we went to London, you remember? We were saying a couple things. They were like, we can't say that to y'all. And we were like, really? Yeah, so Chickies and Pete's, I would imagine, are they sold out? Like, or are they, how does that work? So Casey, I know that I said to you a few minutes ago that a lot of things are selling out, but there are also a lot of places with tickets. So,

So I'm actually putting together a list. I feel like Kathy. Like this is my wheelhouse. There you go. Your activities. I would love if you guys talk to some people that are calling in and then I'm going to have a full list for you in a few minutes. Okay, that's great. You know what? I mean, it's probably too late. Well, I don't know if it is, but like Wells Fargo Center should open up. You know what I mean? Yeah, yeah, yeah. That is actually a great idea. We've seen that before.

Is there a Sixers game? Yeah, when there are big events going on where the local stadium or arena will have viewing parties. The Sixers could play, Nick, and it would not be that much of an issue. They're on a hot streak right now. The Flyers play their last game before the international tournament the Saturday before, so I don't know if the Sixers have a game or not. I'll check. The only problem is if you do that, then you're making people work during the Super Bowl. True.

Yeah, vendors and everybody that's at the venue. All right, we're getting some calls coming in. Let me go to Melissa. She was first in. Hi, Melissa. Good morning. Hi. Hi. So you have a suggestion for this Australian Eagles fan? Yes, McGurk's in Horsham. It's the best sports bar ever. I go there every Eagles game to go with my two daughters. Are they having a special event for the game?

I don't think so. But I got there hours early. I got there about two and a half hours before every game. Yeah, McGurk's is a great place. Yeah, I used to go there when it was the bent elbow. The bent elbow. Yeah. I remember that. But this one's in Horsham. Horsham is the best. Oh, all right. That's different. Oh, McGurk's in Horsham. Yeah. I think the one you're talking about is in Fort Washington, right? You're right. Yes. All right. Well, thank you, Melissa. I think that's...

I thought I saw a new McGurk's going up somewhere. That's what I was going to say. Like places like that. I mean, I know you're talking about like somewhere where you're buying a ticket, you're getting food, drinks, whatever. But like, I mean, a place like McGurk's or a synagogue. No, but like any of those places that have a lot of PJ Willihans, the one in Conchahawken has so many freaking TVs. Yeah. You actually can't not see the game. That's right. I don't want to go to Terry. Yo, Terry, you're on the air. Hey, how you doing? Guys, I'm sorry. That's all right, buddy. What's up, man?

I heard this morning on the news McGillin's in Center City, the oldest bar. Yeah, right there on Drury Street.

Yeah, packaged for $175. Yeah, a lot of people are texting in about McGillin's, and I got an email about it as well. $175, all-inclusive? I assume, right? Yes. All you can drink and food and stuff, I think. That's what they said on Channel 6. Ah. Yeah, open bar, food and gratuities, and tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. today. Oh. Yeah, just go and get wrecked. Yeah. Yeah. And listen, McGillin's, I... Just get banged up. Ah!

Thanks, Terry. I do love that place. It's two floors, but it's going to sell out fast. And it'll pack up like nobody's business. But listen, is that not why you would be going to an establishment like this in the first place? You want that crowd. So that's the thing. I do not. I do not. That's what some people want. And I get it, especially this person you were talking about traveling this distance with these people. They don't want to sit by themselves. They want to absorb the whole thing. Right.

Have we ever done anything there? Not as a show. I used to do Wednesday night appearances there. They had karaoke there with DJ Joe H. Dude, that guy had the biggest karaoke catalog. I don't know if he still does that or not. I was there. Yeah, man, he's packing some heat. Junk on this. But yeah, I was there every Wednesday night for at least a year. I love that place. Okay. All right. It sounds familiar. I think I ended up there at St. Patrick's Day one time. It's right around City Hall, just down this little alley.

Oh, I know. Yep. It's got like neon lights out front and everything. Yep. I know exactly what you're talking about. By the way, Preston, I'm sorry to interrupt. Yeah, go ahead, man. McGurk's in Royersford. That's it. Yeah, but it just opened up. Okay. And so you can head there. Yep. All right. Let me go to Jenna. Hi there, Jenna. Gadzooks, guys. How are you doing? Wonderful. And a Gadzooks to you. All right. By the way, it says here on my screen, you work at a glass blowing studio? Yeah.

Yeah, I've actually called before. I'm Glass by Tulip. I talked to you guys a little bit ago. Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. So a few guys in my studio have opened this collective called Philadelphia Flameworks, and we've partnered with two other studios in our building, which are actually photography studios, and we're going to be having a watch party at the building that we work at. So there's a smoking room, a non-smoking room, and then we're going to have a room where

with vendors, Poe's Sandwich Joints coming out to give us some food. It's BYOB and it's $10. $10 and you get to blow glass? Well, no, we're going to shut down everything so people don't have the noise of the torches going. All right, okay. And you don't burn the place down.

All right. That's cool. $10, BYOB. If you want to be with people, that's on the more economical end of it. Okay. Sounds good. Thank you, Jenna. Appreciate it.

Of course. All right, we'll see you. Casey, this is a dumbass question, but will people be tailgating at the link for the Super Bowl? Like, will people go down there to hang out? Yeah. They need to allow that. Yeah, they need to allow that. I don't know. I looked up the calendar. The Sixers are away that day. The Flyers played the night before. So it looks like the Wells... I don't know about the Wings, actually, but the Wells Fargo Center, I think, is open. So nothing would be happening in the parking lot. Like, do people tailgate? Well, listen, people are going to be at Xfinity Live, right? Right. So, yeah.

Yeah, it's a good question. I don't know, man. I think people want to be as close to Broad Street as possible, you know, in the event of a victory. Could you, in fact, open the link? I mean... Well, yeah, that's what I was thinking. But, you know, like, you got the climate control of the most far-flung center. Yeah, true. And you could open that. When... Yeah. I'm sorry. When...

the Wells Fargo Center opened for the Flyers in Boston, Game 7 in 2010 and the Flyers came back and won that series after being down three games to none. That was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. It was just, the place was packed and I love when Philadelphia fans get together for away games. Alright, let me go to

Lauren has a suggestion. We're trying to give some suggestions. We had an Australian Eagles fan coming to town, wants to know where to go, where's a party they can go to. The Xfinity party is sold out, so we go to Lauren next. Hey, Lauren, you're on the air. Good morning.

Good morning, it's... Good morning to see you, Lauren. We're wonderful. All right, what can you share with us? Well, I am part of the C6 tailgate, and we are going to be holding an event at Two Robbers in... I don't... Is that Northern Liberties area? I'm horrible with my... Fishtown, Marissa says. Fishtown. Fishtown. Good looking out, Marissa. I knew she would know. But yeah, I'm part of the C6 tailgate. We're going to be holding an event at Two Robbers. I think it might be...

150 for a ticket, which is slightly expensive. I know we all booze you on a budget, but it's definitely a good party. I think Nick has been down to our tailgate before. I have. I never had until this season, and I came down. I think it was the first home game of the year, that Monday night game. You guys know how to throw a party. Exactly. It's a good time.

We also have a friend that's coming in, I believe from Australia. He is originally from Philly. His name is Tony. He's coming in. He lives at the Gold Coast. So he's coming in and going to be a blast. Marissa, I'm sorry to interrupt, Lauren, but Marissa just pulled up your official Eventbrite information about the party. And it's seventy five dollars, it says here.

Oh, well, guess what? I was misinformed then. Maybe it's $150 per couple. Yeah, $150 per couple. That makes sense. Okay. All right. Sorry, guys. Oh, my God. But this thing starts at 2 o'clock.

Huh? This thing starts at 2 o'clock? Yeah, go big or go home. That's right. Lauren, what do you do with that group? Are you just a participant or are you one of the organizers? I am the fiance of the DJ. Mr. Dan Lewis is the DJ and I am his lovely future wife. When are you guys getting married?

No date set. I'm not allowed to make any plans until the Eagles are out of the Super Bowl running. Makes sense. I fully support, you know, what it is. Lauren, make sure he gets the song Bird Bot from Kyle and then also the song from Jealousy Curve and Me. Ready to go. Make sure you guys play that at your tailgate party.

Absolutely. I just messaged Nick on Instagram because I couldn't get through the first time. I will try to set up some way to get that information from you. And I did share the BirdBot with him when you guys talked about it the first time on the air. I said, we need a C6 and a Broad & Wolf sticker on BirdBot. Absolutely. That's exactly what we're looking to have happen. Yeah, well, I'll be in touch. That's awesome. You guys really absolutely know how to party, and this would be a great time. All right. Thank you very much, Lauren. We appreciate it.

Thank you, guys. Gadzooks, have a great day. Gadzooks. Gadzooks. Gadzooks, yeah.

They got to be playing this at the party. Sunday, February 9th, the Villanova Wildcats play the Xavier, whoever the Xavier guys are, Minutemen. That's a noon game at the Wells Fargo Center. So I don't know if Casey's idea would fly. Yeah. Doable or not. Scheduling conflict. Yeah. Okay. All right. Let me get another call here. Andrew has a question for us. Hi, Andrew. Good morning. Good morning.

Hey, guys. Good morning. How you doing? Good, buddy. What's going on? So I'm going to be in Argentina for the Super Bowl. I got to go there for work. So I was hoping to maybe see if there's other listeners to the show that know people down there, expats that are big birds fans. In Argentina. Put the word out to the Argentinians that are listeners of WMMR and Eagles fans and having a party for the Super Bowl.

Yes, yes. Looking to find some people down there while I'm in Buenos Aires. All right. We will check on that, Andrew. Stay tuned. All right, bud. Awesome. Thanks, man. I appreciate it, guys. See you later, bud. That's got to be, you know, say you're a hardcore fan and business or whatever is pulling you out of the area.

And you're going to be in some place where perhaps viewing is going to be problematic. That has got to be killing you. Yeah. So my daughter goes to school in Michigan at Michigan State. And I had offered to fly her home, you know, so that she could be with her family and friends for the game. But, like, she's in a production, so she's going to be unable to make it down here or, I guess, over here. Is it killing her? I don't.

No, I don't think so. I sent her an Eagle Starters jacket last week. She had texted me. She said, I just saw this guy in a Packers starter jacket. I wish...

Makes me wish I would have brought mine. I said, all right, I'll send it to you, right? So I go to UPS on Friday. I'm like, how much would it cost to get this to her before the Sunday game this past weekend? They're like, that'll be $250. I said, okay, let's see. How much was the Super Bowl? Just before the Super Bowl. So it was like $20. I'm like, okay, well, now we have to win. Sure. But I don't even have plans yet. I don't know. My brother usually...

He has something, but I'm not, you know, I haven't heard anything from him yet. You know, so I don't, but I definitely, I don't want to, I don't want to go out. You know, I don't want to be in a bar. I think I'd rather just... Were you out when BirdBot 1.0 was, in other words... No, I was at my brother's house. Okay. Yeah. So I would suggest you make plans to be at your brother's house. Yeah, but I was also at my brother's house for the last one as well. So I'm not, listen, I'm not holding any stock in... Okay. What?

The only stock that I hold in is I cannot go anywhere near the city of where the Super Bowl is because I'm 0 for 2 in that one. Agreed. There is a sports bar in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Oh, my gosh. Per the last caller, it's called the Classic Sports Bar. It's the NFL bar in Buenos Aires, Argentina. And their Instagram account is theclassicsportsbar. And yeah, in Buenos Aires. That's where he's got to go. Yeah. How many hours behind are they? That's a good question. I don't know.

Are they a couple of days behind us? Yeah, it's actually 2021 in Argentina. Another quick call. We got to take a break here in a second, but I'm going to go to George. Hi, George. You're on the air, buddy. Hey, bitches. Hey, what? What's up, George? I wanted to let you guys know that there is a watch party going on at The Link. There's a watch party going on at The Link through what company? Verizon is hosting. It's called FanFest. Darren Sproles will be there. Swoop, a bunch of cheerleaders.

Some food. Are they doing it inside the stadium? So I believe the game will be on the big screen and then also in the suites. Okay. So there's going to be, from what I'm told, on-field access, locker room access. Starts at 4.30, goes until 10 o'clock when we storm Broad Street. Do you have a price on that? I believe it's free. Free? What?

Why do I find that? It's Verizon, right? They got plenty of money. Yeah, they sure do. Yeah, they don't straight away for money. Nobody does. All right, we will verify that. All right, George, thanks for the heads up, man. We appreciate it. That actually pretty cool. I mean, it's definitely happening. I don't know. Oh, hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on. Brittany has information on that. Hi, Brittany. Morning. Brittany.

Yeah, so you actually do need tickets to go to this event at the link, but you have to be a member of Verizon. And I tried getting in before the Eagles got in the Super Bowl because my husband and I wanted to get in. But they sent me an email about three weeks ago saying, like, thank you, but we've added tickets. Please look out for exclusive events to try and get tickets.

But the MMR did something like three weeks ago and we missed out on it. We want to know if there's going to be more. So just to roll back a little bit, you said you had to be a member, a member of what? So it asks you questions. Like you can request tickets and it asks you questions if you have a Verizon mobile number, if you have Verizon files. I see. Or I'm not a Verizon customer. So you don't necessarily have to be a customer. Yeah, I wouldn't check that box. Yeah, I don't know what that means when you check it.

I am not. I expect to get tickets. All right, Brittany, thanks for the love. We appreciate it. Yep. Bye. We'll see you. Yep. All right. Well, anyhow, there's some options there.

They are out there. Hold on. Marissa's got something to say. I've got a list if you guys want me to run it down really quickly. All right. Sure. All right. There's a huge party happening at the Crystal Tea Room. That was the one thing I haven't gotten to look up. Noto at 12th and Vine. It's a big venue. It's kind of like the size of the electric factory, if you will. They're at 12th and Vine. They're selling tickets. Chickies and Pete's table reservations have sold out, but GA, the bar space is open. We talked about this.

The sixth tailgate at Two Robbers in Fishtown. That's $75. All you can eat and drink. Live Casino, Sports and Social. They will be having a party. Hard Rock Cafe. They were in the news last week because the Commander's fans took it over. Well, they are having a huge Super Bowl party. $75 a ticket.

Here are some bars I suggest going to. Human Robot at the Schuylkill Banks. They are at 24th and Walnut. They'll be showing the game. We talked about McGillin's, $175 for open bar and food. Misconduct Tavern, there's two of those. They are doing a $60 cover fee. Steve, Misconduct makes jello shots, just so you know. Wicked Wolf is...

in the 15th and Sansom area. Our friends at the Fanatic broadcast from there, they're doing $175 to get in. Some other places to go, Garage, City Tap House, Kavanaugh's Rittenhouse, Urban Saloon in Fairmount, Yards, Craft Hall,

in the Fishtown area. They are sold out of tables, but they do have a GA open. They also opened a new Lucy's Hat Shop on 18th and Chestnut. That'll be available. Station Bar in South Philly at 15th and McKean. They are selling tables. Devil's Alley at 19th and Chestnut. They are doing $50 to enter, but you get a $50 food and drink credit.

Topside Tavern at 21st and Randstead. There's some really cool places along Broad Street. Atago, Del Frisco's. They're a different vibe, but they have TVs and they will be showing the games. There's also a place called the Nomo Foundation at 1212 South Broad Street. They are a youth organization and they will be opening their doors and having a party there.

So thank you to the Philly Queens and the Eagles Facebook group that had all of these listed, plus a whole bunch I just added. Anywhere in that Broad Street area, guys, the...

Lucas Rendezvous, Bar, all of those places. I think any place you go down there, if one place is full, just keep walking to the next place. Yeah, that's probably a good idea. The Borgata has packages too. They're having parties. Really? Yeah. Okay. All right. Well, thank you, Marissa. And this will be posted. We'll have this on PressInstitute.com or what? Sure.

I didn't know. I thought you had said that. No, yeah. I'll throw it together and I'll put it up there soon. And then I'll keep adding to it as I find some places that come along. Okay. Excellent. Thank you very much, Marissa. And that ought to be enough info for Robert O'Neill who emailed in. I think so. I think you're going to do just fine. Yeah, this is for his buddy who's from Australia. Huge Eagles fan that's coming into the area and wanted to know where do I go.

All right. Well, we will take a quick break. I want to reiterate quickly, though, we announced this just a little while ago. Next Tuesday, Tattoos Day is a different vibe. It's all Eagles tattoos, and they will be taking place in our studio. Floating World Tattoos will have three artists here.

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Yes. We'll take a quick break. Come back in a second. B-File on the way. Rob McElhenney joining us this morning. Stay put. MMRBQ 2025. Saturday, May 10th at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion. Somebody check my brain. Alice in Chains. Three Days Grace. The center of all I have become. With both Matt Walsh and Adam Gontier. It's time.

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Plus local shots opener Fat Mess. And of course, the President Steve's side stage with live band karaoke featuring Side Arms. It's always an all-day party, so don't miss out. Buy your tickets now at Ticketmaster.com from 93.3 WMMR. Everything that rocks. Thanks, Kath. Real quick before the B-File, two quick short outs. I got this from a guy named Mitchell.

I said, good morning at Presbo. He said, I would like to start by saying I've been a fan since I started working masonry for a company in Wayne, PA as our daily slash morning slash midday ritual about nine years ago. And since then, I've moved to Tampa, Florida.

Already planning my return. There's no place for someone like Delco. And he said, but I'd like to add, just saying, seeing, and hearing you guys down here in Clearwater, and he spelled it that way, is such a gift and a heartwarming reminder of home. And I hope to see you all this year here. And can't wait to chop it up, Steve, on his new horror, on his top new horror movies. Chop it up with Steve. Oh, very cool. Yeah, I love that. If you could possibly give me a shout out on Thursday, January 30th, it would be awesome. And hopefully...

Some of my old crew are listening too. I'm coming home. Go birds, he said. So here's the shout out. And then another one. I'm sending this shout out. You. I got this random email from a gentleman named Paul Kowald. And he said, hello, Preston. I am a new listener to your show's podcast.

And I just want to say how much I'm enjoying it. Even when you guys were raving about my Green Bay Packers getting beaten by the birds, I started listening last December when my other favorite podcast was on its Christmas break. I'd say that The Bizarre File is my favorite part of the show, but it's just one of my favorites. I love your banter. I love your knowledge on so many different topics.

And it sounds like you do a good deal amount of good for the Philadelphia area. Your intro is great, too. I recently learned that it was from the movie Tommy Boy. And also, the song you sometimes use, which I found out was by the children's group Making Music.

Rockin' Rhythms. Keep up all the great work for you. And he's checking in from Appleton, Wisconsin. Wow, man. That's wild. Just happened upon us. Randomly came across us and now we're his favorite. Well, that deserves a shout out. Absolutely, man. I'd love to hear that. Two really good sharts. And if you're a Monday, you're sharting like a mofo today. And if you have a similar story like that, let us know about it. I'd like to highlight people who just come across the show randomly and we've become your favorite.

I love that. All right, B-File time now. Now. Bizarre. WMMR presents Kristen and Steve's Bizarre File. Bizarre.

Brought to you by Worldwide Stereo. Transform your home theater into the ultimate game day experience with an epic TV or home theater upgrade from Worldwide Stereo with 0% financing. WorldwideStereo.com slash football. Turning dens into super boxes since 1979. Well, a Florida deputy was arrested after he was accused of trying to smuggle narcotics pills by hiding them in a bag online.

of Skittles. Skittles? Yeah, for the... Well, they kind of look similar. Past six years, Francisco Melo has... Has the rainbow. Has been a Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office deputy. Francisco, that's fun to say. However, he is now suspected of being a narcotics dealer. The incident began when law enforcement received a tip that Melo was planning to smuggle on board some Ecstasy or Molly...

And before he went inside the boat, a canine dog sniffed the drugs disguised as Skittles candy. He didn't know Skittles. Detectives began searching Milo's luggage and found 60 pills hidden inside of the candy bags. It's Skittles, man.

So this wasn't just for, you know, his own entertainment. No, no. He had 60 of them. Milo was arrested on Thursday at the Royal Caribbean Terminal in Port Miami and relieved of his duty as deputy. Milo is now being charged with possession, sale, and trafficking of controlled substance. Start to think about it. He could be arresting his competition. Yes, he could. To control the industry. An influencer has issued a great warning after having the skin of her face burnt off while trying a dangerous sunbed hack.

Natalia Armstrong has spoken out about the horrific experience that she had after lying down on a tanning bed the wrong way in a bid to get a better tan. It all happened when she went on a 20-minute tanning bed. Yeah, it says 20-minute tanning bed, something she's done weekly for around two years. But instead of lying down like she usually would, she put her face down.

where her feet would normally go. And after being told by a friend lying this way would give her a much better tan. That's why she did it. So one of my friends told me to try it. I thought while I was down there, I'll give it a go because I had never heard of anything bad. I didn't know facial tanners were a lot

less strong than the tubes so I did it I lay for the full 20 minutes that way I felt alright when I got out I didn't even feel tan she said so tanning beds are calibrated in a I don't know maybe like okay first off I haven't heard about anyone using a tanning bed in forever I know right but if you're gonna I had no idea it seems that way right

That night, she soon noticed her face was becoming red. And over the next few days, she watched in horror as her skin grew tight and began to blister. She said, all of a sudden, that night, my face started to go red. I can't even explain it. You know when you smile and your face is tight and you feel it's cracking? Yeah.

It tightened up and blistered and then really thick layer of skin started peeling off. Just days later, her fingers began to swell. She went to the hospital where doctors cut off four of her rings and gave her antibiotics for the finger and cream for her face.

but the worst was far from over. She said, I couldn't sleep. I was itchy. I had pains in my finger when my ring was off. I couldn't sleep for days, and I'm not even exaggerating. I got cold sores all over my lips and burnt my lips. Yeah, we're looking at a picture of her. It looks like she came out of a house fire. Dermatologists advise people against using them altogether. Yes. They can be more dangerous than natural light because they use a concentrated source of UV radiation. But she had...

a really adverse reaction to this. Steve, you know where I still see people using them is certain gyms and they'll advertise that they have them there. Especially like this time of year, people will sign up and they're still popular. All right, so when caught committing crimes for economic gain in Japan, it's common for the accused to say that their motive was to obtain money for what is called sikatsu-i.

or lifestyle expenses. It's a broad nebulous term and it can mean the absolute essentials of a roof over your head and meager meals at your table, but it can also be used to indicate the sundry costs of maintaining a desired lifestyle beyond the bare necessities. However, a man who has been arrested on charges of dozens of burglaries also had another reason that he kept on stealing and that was he wanted to look

cool. You just want to look cool. Over the past year and a half or so, if you'd been drinking or dining out in the vicinity of the town of Kitakuisu, you might have had the seemingly good fortune of sharing the space with a very generous older gentleman, 71-year-old resident Kazunori Inagaki. And on occasion, Inagaki would go out to expensive sushi restaurants and bars and announce that he was picking up the tab for every single customer. And

And sometimes it would cost up to two grand a pop. But he did it with a smile on his face. With such a penchant for exuberant extravagance. It's okay, everyone. The sea basses are covering this. He thought maybe he was a banker, financier, or a showbiz star. But no, he claimed to be a strawberry farmer. But he has, in fact, never worked a day in his life growing strawberries. What he did spend a lot of time doing, though, was robbing people. And not just in that town. He was doing it all over the place. He broke into 63 homes.

And he primarily targeted homes in rural agricultural communities, breaking in during the day when the owners would be out tending the fields. So it was just to fund his habit of wanting to look like a big spender? Yeah, he said he has no memory of doing it, but he's now changed his tune and admitted all the charges he's facing. During questioning, he said that when he started the crime spree, it was because he felt like the welfare and pension payments he was receiving weren't enough to get him to go buy on.

But when asked about using the money that he'd stolen to treat entire fancy sushi restaurants and bars to dinner and drinks, he said, and I quote, I paid for them because I wanted to look cool. He's like a Japanese Robin Hood. Yep. All right. And then one last story and we will wrap this up. A young woman...

has pleaded guilty to harassment in the UK's first cyber farting case after bombarding her boyfriend's ex with videos of her farting. Rhiannon Evans appeared at magistrate's court, this is in England, and was accused of causing Deborah Pyrethurx distress and anxiety by sending her inappropriate videos of her farting.

Prosecutor Diane Williams told magistrates that in the first video she proceeds to pass gas by placing the camera on her butt and farting. Evans sent three videos of her letting it rip on December 22nd, followed by another four of the same nature over the next few days. Each video showed...

quote, Miss Evans passing when her face smiling at the camera. How come you never get jury duty like this? Now, this continued on Boxing Day and New Year's Day, despite police getting wind of what had happened. I get it. And a victim statement read to court, Miss Pyreterch said that she would like to feel safe in her home.

Evans was later arrested at her home and admitted that she had sent the videos. The prosecutor said she wanted to send videos because she felt that her partner was being treated unfairly. The defender said there are some issues going on between Ms. Evans' partner and her ex-partner regarding to child contact. At the time she sent these videos, she had some drinks and

And she sent them, understanding now this has caused the victim some distress. She sent them without malicious intent. Could you imagine if we were to be tried for crimes involving fart sounds? Oh, my God. The magistrates imposed 15 rehabilitation sessions, 60 days alcohol abstinence monitoring, and a two-year restraining order on top of that. You said that, and I immediately was Homer Simpson sliding into the hedges.

Backing up. I didn't realize it was a crime. All right, and there you go. That's what we have in the Bizarre File for you. Hey, we have somebody to speak to this morning who needs some help. You've heard her on our program before, and we would like to welcome Jen from Alpha Bravo K.I. Now.

This morning. Hello, Jen. Hi, guys. Nice to see you, except for this particular occasion. But you guys need some help at Alpha Bravo Canine. For those who may not be familiar, first, let's set the tone. What you guys do at Alpha Bravo Canine. Sure.

uh alpha bravo canine raises trains and donates service dogs to disabled veterans living with ptsd tbi or any type of combat related disability and you've been doing it for years we first met you at a function that later became the dining out for dogs event and and anyone we've ever met who's been a recipient one of veterans who've received one of the dogs you've trained their lives turn around it's an amazing thing to see so you find yourself in this insane predicament now explain what happened

Yeah, November, we've been renting a space from a veterinarian practice in Newtown, PA. Been there for about nine and a half years now. Found out that we were getting a 650% increase in our rent. 650%? With 3% every year after that. So we made the decision, obviously, to leave.

And now we're in a position where we are really desperately looking for a place to call our home. So you have dogs in the pipeline that are being trained to go to veterans who are suffering with these conditions. You're kind of locked in a station. You're doing the best you can. What exactly are you looking for? What are the parameters of the place building work?

What do you specifically need? Yeah, we're looking for an open space. I mean, currently we're in Bucks County, hoping to stay in that area. We're trying to make a central point for where our puppy raisers are. Newtown, New Hope, Yardley, in that area. It's a hard area, to be honest.

just an open space where we can do our training. I mean, we're looking to lease. We would love to have a permanent space. Okay, you're saying open space, but you mean in indoor location? Indoor open space, yes. Thank you. How many square feet are you thinking? I mean, right around 2,000-ish square feet if possible. Okay.

It's not absurd. It's not absurd, no. Right now, what we're doing is we're doing a lot of public access training. Yes. Even with our puppies. So we're going to our local stores around. They always welcome us in, so that's amazing. But we do need...

We need a space where our veterans can come and do their team training. We have two dogs that are going to be ready to go very shortly, and we need that space for them to, you know, come and feel comfortable and feel secure when we're doing that part of the training. So, yeah, that's... These are veterans who suffer from these different situations. Yes. And they need to have a bit of privacy. Absolutely. And it's a very...

they feel vulnerable. And so the, the pairing with the dogs is something that needs to happen in a very controlled situation. And so again, you say you lease, you're looking for any option. If someone wants to donate to space, great, but you, you, you, is it not looking for a handout? If there's something that's perfect, a reasonable rent is not out of the question. Absolutely. Yeah. I mean, there are tax benefits if somebody wants to donate real estate or land, uh,

Um, but you know, we're in an immediate need right now. Yeah. It's, it's, it's really sad and frustrating because you, you literally, these dogs go into these, uh, the lives of these veterans and turns everything around and you just see it. It's a miracle. Uh, so how do they get in touch with you? What's the best way? They can email me. Um,

Service dogs at alphabravok9.org. It's on our website. They can go to Instagram. They can go to Facebook. Okay. So alphabravok9.org. Yes. And you should be able to do it there as well. And we're linking to presidentsteve.com, I believe. Right, Nick? Yeah.

All right, excellent. We wish you a lot of luck, man. Thank you. This sucks that this had to happen because you had a place that looked like it was all set to go. You'd even started to do some work at the site, and that got yanked. That got yanked as well, too. Somebody was going to sublease. It was more of an industrial space, which was an amazing space. At the last minute, the landlord said no. Yeah. So...

Yeah. There you go. Hopefully something pops up. So industrial, commercial, something along those lines and 2,000 square feet. You're looking to rent. You just need to find a place. We need to find that space. Okay. All right. We'll reach out to alphabravok9.org and help out Jenna if you can because they're doing great work. So wish you luck. Thank you, everyone. You got it. No problem. Thanks, Jen, for being here this morning. We're going to take a quick break. We'll come back in just a moment. Stay with us.

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Thanks, Kat. Tomorrow, I'm sorry, no, Tuesday, we're giving away free tattoos, free Eagles tattoos for fans. We'll have nine of those. Floating World Tattoo and Piercing will be here in our studio administering those. There's a series of or a different group of, I'm sorry, we'll have a collection of designs that you'll be able to choose from.

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Bird Bot on the road. Yeah. Bird Bot gets released onto the streets of Philadelphia. Where he ends up, we have no idea. Eventually, New Orleans is the goal and to tour around the Big Easy for a little while and get a feel for the flavor and then leading up to the game on Sunday.

be all set for hopefully a championship victory. But BirdBot will be released tomorrow morning. We'll get you the details as we are doing it because we don't want to... We want it to be spontaneous. It has to be. That's how we did it the first time and that's how we won the Super Bowl that time. So we want to replicate as much as we can of that first go-around. Casey, you're the king of superstitions and how to play them. And this has your complete thumbs up, correct? It does.

And that's all I have to say about that. That's all you have to say. And it begins tomorrow, so it gets up for BirdBot. All right, in the meantime, Just Sayin' Institute. Just Sayin' Institute, home of the newly activated BirdBot mission control and proving grounds. Yes, without question. We have our top people working on it. Top, top people. In fact, we stole some people from Germany.

All right, now, this story I have only a little bit of information on, but it's interesting. At a board meeting of the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority Board last week... That's a big title. Scientists announced that within two years...

We should have the technology to create what is called in vitro gametes, which are eggs or sperm grown in a lab from skin or stem cells. And that means possibly one person could supply everything needed to create a baby.

Yeah, they've been working on this. Yeah. Wait. Trying to think which science fiction movie pertains to this. I'll reiterate that. So it's called In Vitro Gametes. G-A-M-E-T-E-S or Gametes. I'm not sure how you pronounce it. Gametes? Meaning you don't need two people to make a baby. Exactly. Okay. So eggs or sperm grown in a lab from skin or stem cells. Which sounds delicious. And that means one person could supply everything needed to create a baby. It's like asexual reproduction.

Yeah, but the skin has to come from someone else, right? It can't come from yourself. No, no, it's exactly this, from yourself. It can come from yourself? Yeah. Are you cloning yourself? I don't understand what's going on here. And then where does the baby have to incubate? I don't know about cloning. I don't know anything else. But it says one person could supply everything needed to create a baby. You don't know nothing about birthing no babies. Yeah, no, I don't like this. This is too...

that's to yourself, then what? Then what happens when that person tries to reproduce? It's not lining up for me. I don't know. I don't know the answer to these, Kathy. If it's just you, it's just your... Your DNA. Your DNA. Honestly, your chromosomes.

For the narcissist, though, this is a wonderful... Totally. It's all me. They're not calling this a clone case. Okay. Yeah, so... But, like, it's so funny because in that... Don't call it a clone back. That movie, The Adam Project with Ryan Reynolds. Yes. He comes into contact with his younger self and he hates him. Right, right, right. He's a little prick. Uh-huh. This is... Okay. Okay.

I'm trying to wrap my mind around this. It's interesting. And what they'll do, Kathy, is try to figure out if there are genetic issues, if that would cause genetic disorders. I mean, we're not scientists. We don't know. But you know how things like inbreeding and so on, you know, cause problems. It may be. But I don't know. Maybe they'll find out. But the only reason that I that I find this that I want to be open to this is there's a great.

I saw it on Netflix recently. I forgot the name of it. But it's about the people that created in vitro fertilization. And at the time, it was... I mean, people were like, no, do not do this. This is going against God. And this is... You're playing with nature. And look how it turned out to be. Look how wonderful it turned out to be. So maybe...

I don't know. We'll have to wait and see what they do with it. And have to remain agnostic. Yeah, we'll see how it plays out. Board Chair Julia Chain said after the presentation, it feels like we ought to have Steven Spielberg on this committee. But yes, some experts warn that having a baby by yourself could...

have much higher risks of genetic disorders. We'll have to wait and see what the science says. I mean, the way I sort of look at this and anything is that even though it doesn't seem natural, but it is in a sense like natural evolution,

In that we came up with it and... Yeah, like... I know what you're saying. Yeah, like... Like pickleball. No, like we came out of the water. That evolved from tennis. Right. And ping pong. Humans, you know, we weren't able to develop wings to fly, but we created flying machines. To facilitate things. No, I got... Listen...

Yes, I know exactly what you're saying. I take a wait and see. Because everything for me is informed sadly by how badly it turned out in science fiction. But we'll see. So I don't have much in the way of details on that. That's all that I have. Well, they have superhuman strength. That is a pretty wild...

you know, concept. And yeah, what about, let's pause for a second. What about, you know, tinkering with genetics and being able to

You know, guide. Penis size. Well, maybe. Yeah. Penis size and athletic agility. I mean, Gattaca is another movie that shows you that after a while they were able to do, you know, kind of a la carte choices about what kind of genetic traits you end up with. And then the issue of people, oh, I don't ever want someone who is a baby that has downs or whatever. And you eliminate a baby.

population of people. For people who specify these things and you eliminate things that make people unique and special. And when you start tinkering around and frankensteining things, who makes that decision? Who says this is a lesser trait that shouldn't be? Hell, I don't know. Somebody says we haven't mentioned multiplicity. I've never saw that movie. It's okay. I heard it was

pretty good. Yeah, it's okay. Somebody I spoke to liked it. It's about 50 Michael Keaton's. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But I never saw that one. All right. So anyhow. How will this affect pub cheese? Wow. Yeah. Dude, pub cheese never changes. It's always so good. It's always great. All right. Let me get something else that'll freak you out from the Just Eat Institute. Oh man, I'm trembling on this one. All right. So AI is already a big part of our lives, shaping healthcare, transportation, education, customer service, retail, creative industries, just to give a few examples.

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory are currently exploring the concept, and this will freak you out, Steve, of a science ecocortex. So it's the integration of artificial intelligence with human cognitive capabilities.

It's viewed as an extension of the scientist's brain. So the idea, I'll explain, is to increase the cognitive abilities of researchers by providing a bridge between the human mind and a network of AI agents. So this is directly tied to about 100 horrible stories in speculative fiction.

Lawnmower man. Lawnmower man. You remember what happened to him? Stuff like that. Never mind you, at the end...

He was okay. All right. So Kevin... And he... The laws never look better. Kevin Yeager, electronic nanomaterials group leader, detailed the idea. The proposed eco-cortex is certainly ambitious in its scope, aiming to streamline specific research tasks through a swarm of intercommunicating agents. Right. They call these AI entities agents. So each AI agent...

would specialize in a particular task, be it handling scientific literature, orchestrating experiments, or data synthesis, and their collective behavior could offer a synergy that significantly extends the cognitive reach of human scientists. So you're creating super geniuses, right? And you're tapping into the machine. Does it work reciprocally? Does the machine...

then start to take on, or the AI start to become more human in that bond. Don't know. The exocortex could... Holy mother of Christ. Also aid scientific inspiration and imagination by leaning into hallucinations. Sounds like a rap song. So as... Yeah. Scientific inspiration, imagination, leaning into hallucinations.

Or beat poetry, Steve. Yeah. Beat poetry. Right. As Yeager explains, although hallucinations are generally undesirable, their existence is intrinsic and there is a trade-off between hallucinations and creativity. In other words, some amount of hallucination is desirable to enhance creativity and communication. More broadly, evaluations of LLM creativity, and now we're getting into something. Holy crap. Suggested they can generate outputs that are non-trivally effective.

and useful to humans. I don't know what all that means. All right, so I'm sort of getting it. Yeah, so how do you feel about this? I don't like it. Yeah. I mean, it...

So how does this work? Are they literally attaching something to someone's brainstem? There are things right now that are not connected by wire, that are said to be implantable and maybe even tested. I have to review what I've read recently that can up the intellectual and or instinctive

access of the human brain. Okay. So I don't know, you know, where that leads. I think of also the Lee Wannell film. Yeah, Upgrade. Upgrade. Upgrade. Oh my God, I was trying to think of that. There we go. Dude. I just watched that. That's amazing. You know. But that's a

Because it all starts off great. Look what I can do. This is all great if the intentions are pure. But there's bad actors out there, man. And so if this gets in the hands of people that have less than pure intentions, then it sucks. I saw footage yesterday of a drone mounted with a machine gun fighting a Boston Dynamics dog.

mounted with the machine gun. No, those are, it's fireworks. I saw it too. Oh, is that what it was? Yeah, yeah. But it was awesome. It looked like crazy. The robot dog is shooting these up at each other in the air and the drone is firing down at it. It was pretty awesome. Oh my God. So while still in a speculative stage, the concept of an exocortex feels like a natural evolution for AI, they say in this particular article.

So we'll see the development of a seamless word based human computer interface. Word. Will also be needed to make these interactions feel like natural extenses of the human thought process. Dear God. This has moved quickly. You know what I mean? Well, and that's the nature of this stuff. If you look at the timeline of mankind and the developments in what light everything. Yeah. I mean, it's just a blip.

On the timeline. Within 50 years, we went from Kitty Hawk to the moon. To Elvis impersonators. Come on, man. I don't want to see a man on the moon in 10 years, man. We're just not prepared cognitively for this stuff. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. All right, we'll move on to something else. Something less scary.

I'm trembling. Kathy, hold me. Let's talk about the average penis. Yes. Recent studies have shown the average penis. Anything in there about the sub-average? Listen to this. The recent studies have shown the average penis is growing.

Right now. Yeah, right now. I have anecdotal evidence. But there's a lot more to it that is in store for the male sex organ. Stronger swimmers, automated implants, built-in contraception, and other features could soon grace the male reproductive anatomy in the not-too-distant future. When you say stronger swimmers...

swimmers because the more, the larger penis will serve as a rudder? No, it has to do with sperm. Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah. So, the human penis has grown at an alarming rate in just 30 years. According to a 2023 Stanford University study that found the average...

I will say... The average excited penis. I am not alarmed by my personal growth. Jumped 25% in length between 1992 and 2021 from 4.8 to 6 inches. So you say the average...

should have noticed an increase of like five or six inches. No, this is not saying that you, a full-grown man, your piece is not getting bigger. The people that are born and growing up on average have larger tallywhackers, which is a word that doesn't get used that often. Always late to the dance. So the momentum could see the average length push past, listen to this, by 2100, the average length could

could pass eight and a half inches. The average. So what, so then will the average vagina be the size of a carport? Oh my God. So researchers hypothesize that environmental factors, not evolution, may have catalytic

rapid growth such as pollution or certain lifestyle habits. So pollution is giving us bigger dongs? It's quite possible. Well, what's everyone complaining about then? According to Stanford's Michael Eisenberg, lead author of the study, he said, if we're seeing this fast of a change, it means that something powerful is happening to our bodies.

However, sizing up could spell problems for the female anatomy. That's what I was thinking about. Which may not be able to accommodate the change in men creating a new hurdle to pregnancy. Is it conversely, are they, they're not keeping pace then? They're not, they won't see an aperture increase. Yeah, they're shrinking. No, that would definitely have a negative impact on reproductive success, he said. Another area ripe for improvement is semen motility.

Bioengineers might look to enhance sperm movement or shape to make them more efficient and likely to penetrate the egg cell membrane. So will that be the inclusion of gunpowder? To make sure you get it in there? I don't know the answer to that. For those seeking the opposite effect, scientists are also looking for nanotechnology to create...

a built-in contraceptive system that could turn off and on at will. That's interesting. I don't know if I want that kind of tech placed in my junk. I did it old school. I had my prostate removed and my seminal vessel. There's even more. So Canadian bioethicist

Gregory Dvorsky speculated that robots no bigger than a red blood cell could be designed to block the passage of sperm via the vas deferens. Or, he said, the nanobots could be on the hunt for sperm-specific proteins and take evasive action. What is safari? Now, not only procreation. Dvorsky theorized that wireless internet technology...

could make pleasure more accessible with a Bluetooth-enabled penis. For example, a... Mom, I'm having sex. What's the Wi-Fi password? A trigger, or it could trigger the brain to receive more sensory information from the penis. Rich Lee is the CEO of a company called Cyborgasmix.

Wait, you said Bluetooth? Does this mean you can connect your penis to the Sonos system? I would hope so. Yeah. The biohacking proponent promised a pubic implant called the Lovatron 9000. This sounds like a Woody Allen movie. That would make the penis...

Vibrate like a sex toy on demand. So if you're soaking, right? As in that what we talked about. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. That was that supposed Mormon term for not penetration. Right. You don't need somebody to rock the bed for you. Right, yeah. You got a device. Lee previously promised to turn himself into a cyborg, enhancing how he...

Experiences the world. And has already implanted himself with several experimental devices, he says. Hey, penis, play WMMR. Hey, penis, how many tablespoons are in a cup?

All right. Interesting. So I thought that was worth mentioning. There's a lot of heavy stuff coming on here. Yes. All right. Let's go with a lifestyle thing. Apparently, two to four weeks are all you need to make a new habit become a discipline. No, it is not that way. It's not a discipline skill. This is a myth.

Okay, so they say two to four weeks are what you need to make a new habit become a discipline skill. It's a myth. And this is, you know, as people are maybe New Year's changing their lifestyle. Trying to follow through, changing their lifestyle, yes. So the results show that new habits formed between 106 and 154 days on average. So it's a lot longer. Wow.

That's long. So when I've adopted things, my most recent would be the intermittent fasting, which was a slight modification, but sticking with it, it took about...

A month and a half before it became sort of second nature. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Listen, I've been going to the gym fairly regularly for coming up on like four years or whatever. Um, is that because of your new penis Bluetooth connection? It has nothing to do with that. Uh, but you can really chase yourself away, um, early on. Uh, you know, I suggest anybody who's, who's looking to get and go to the gym, uh,

Don't do too much. Just go there. Maybe even just make it a 15, 20-minute thing on a daily basis. And then you build up to some stuff. But yesterday, I went and I just... I guess maybe I didn't have the fuel in my body that I needed. The fire in your belly. I just didn't have it, right? But literally, I sat in the parking lot for 10 minutes before I even got out of my car trying to talk myself out of even going. You know what I mean? And it's so easy to do that. But I have gotten into a routine now where...

It didn't happen in two weeks. It didn't happen in three weeks. It took a long time. And I actually, I think I needed to actually see some results.

first. Do you know what I mean? Whether it be weight loss or a certain definition in a muscle or body part or something like that. It's really easy to fall off. I think it's easier to fall off something than it is to catch steam on something. I'll give you a good device to use when you need the motivation to get started. There's a therapist that I follow on Instagram and she's got a great device that is good for almost anything. When you find yourself

weighing, you know, should I do this now? If you count backwards from five to one and then you just get up. I do that sometimes when I can't get out of bed. If you literally go five, four, three, two, one. Go. Go.

And do it. But I forget the order. It can actually motivate you. Press that. That is actually something that I used to get out of it. Not all the time, but like sometimes when I'm really, really, really tired and I need to just maybe snooze one more time. And sometimes that snooze one more time...

is a bad idea. I will do that. I will count down from five. Sometimes I get to negative one before I get up. But the thing, so it's very similar to what I do. The second I think about it, I just go. Yeah. Because if I, if I pause for a second, yeah, then, then you're, you're a goner. If you sit down, if you, if you start to ponder, you're a goner. Yeah. Kath, I want to ask you something because you were a diver and this was a tactic that we used a lot of times on the diving board. If you were scared to try something new, uh,

Count backers from 100? No, it was three. It was a three count. You didn't count down, but you can't. Well, I mean, it didn't really matter if you counted up or down, but you're like, okay, I'm just going to do this. One, two, three, go. The old one, two, three. Yeah. I was pretty good at not because there were those people that just

sat on the board forever and ever and ever. I was pretty good. I never did that. Like either I did it or I didn't do it, but I didn't stand on the board forever. When it comes to exercising, the phrase that I use in my head, the moment that I'm questioning whether I should do it or not, and I literally say this to myself, sometimes out loud,

is shut the F up and go do it. I use those exact words and then I'll just go do it. Mine, live in La Vida Loco. Okay. Yeah. Whatever works. Loco. Hey, Kath, I started doing yoga. I'm like three weeks into yoga practice and I'm trying to find a mantra for myself. Okay. But I don't know what it should be. Do you have a mantra? No, usually just like what they give you. If they do one in class, I'll do that. You get assigned a mantra?

A lot of people. That's more like meditation, but they do sometimes do it at the beginning or at the end of yoga. Yeah. So the one that I was doing, there was one at the end and I was like, hmm, what would be something good? Yeah, I had one of those meditation apps and there was a mantra in there. I did it years ago. Remember when I used to fall asleep in car line when I was picking up Jace? Yeah. But yeah, you can come up with your own. I am beautiful and everyone knows it.

So researchers had analyzed data for more than 2,500 participants in 20 previous studies about forming healthy habits and the length of time it takes for the habit becomes automatic. And the results show the new habits form, like I said, between 106 and 154 days on average. While the median is 59 to 66 days, there are also extremes of...

of just four days on the short side and as long as 335 days. So it varies per person. So I've heard, like, for mnemonic things, for the learning of vocabulary words, that you have to employ the word for three to four days,

a couple of times a day and then it will become part of your arsenal. But, uh, I don't think that's, I don't think that's true. I think all of these things need a little bit more time than they indicate. So, uh, the study authors say that even though it seems like a long time, uh, research should give hope to anyone who feels discouraged by previous attempts to maintain healthy habits that didn't stick. You just simply didn't, you didn't go long enough to make it become automatic. You're weak. Uh, you're worthless and weak. Uh,

Is that a plank pin? They point out that the success of trying to establish a new habit can be affected by everything from how often we do it to the time of day we do it and whether or not we enjoy doing it. I just did it and I'm going to do it again. I was thinking the same thing.

So, he said if you add a new practice to your morning routine, the data shows that you're more likely to achieve it. You're also more likely to stick to a new habit if you enjoy it. So, you want to try morning and hopefully you enjoy what you're doing. That's the important thing. Or eat cake while you're working out.

It's a positive association. I saw a kid eating Cheez-Its while working out last week. Seriously? Seriously. That seems to be counterproductive. He was probably like a seventh grader, and I believe that seventh graders have free memberships, but this kid had a bag of Cheez-Its, and I thought it was funny. I'm like, I'd love to be able to do the same thing.

I can't understand when people drink anything other than water at the gym. Right? Oh, my God. I'm like, how is this happening? What about a margarita, Kevin? Not at the gym. What about Gatorade, though, or something like that? Yeah, but like when you need to take like a, I don't know, to me, that's not like a, take a big chugging sip, you know, when you need your thirst quench. Okay. All right. One more, I think at least. We don't have Rob McElhinney to rack a land.

Hey, Rob Rackalini. It's Mob Rackalini. Mob Rackalini. He's 930. Researchers have challenged the idea that women prefer men who are older than them after finding precisely the opposite in thousands of women who went on blind dates. So quizzed after their brief encounters, both men and women.

tended to rate younger dates as more desirable future partners, suggesting that men don't have a monopoly on putting a premium on youth. So ladies like younger partners as well. Well, that's odd because most of the women on OnlyFans claim to love older men. Psychologists on the study...

said that results were surprising because academics often presume the global trend for older men in married and cohabitating couples mirrors the preferences of both partners. I mean, look at Bill Belichick. There we go. Dear God. I sent you over that article. Yeah. To see them together is a bust out loud laughing moment. Yes.

It's insane. You understand the Bill Belichick side of it all, right? Of course. It's going right to this. It also says, though, on the converse that women prefer a younger... This is, I guess, once you're past dating age or something like that. But this chick with Bill Belichick, you understand his side, but her side, you're like, okay...

She either is just, you know, wants the money or the lifestyle or she has a kink. You know what I mean? So this is her kink. This could break down to what you just said, Preston. So at a certain age bracket.

We're talking women want to date younger. So if we're talking young women... It doesn't say. They didn't indicate any real demographics. I could see women who are of a certain age preferring a younger man. Right, exactly. Yeah, Case, I get the king thing, but I'm not buying it. Not for a second. Sorry. No. No, and there's a picture of...

She was at some event and she's just a few years off being like a Miss Teen contestant. Yeah. I mean, come on. I mean, honestly, five years ago he was coaching the Super Bowl and she was a teenager. Yeah. But honestly, and I've said this before, I'm rooting for both of them. I love it. I'm psyched for both that they found happiness.

So sorry that I pooped. The psychologist on the study said the results were surprising. The researchers analyzed questionnaires completed by more than 6,000 blind daters who used a matchmaking service to fix them up with potential long-term partners. Overall, men and women were equally more attracted to younger dates, at least after the first meeting, according to the authors. This is with the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In your dating history, did you tend to date younger or older?

younger younger younger i don't think girls my age really ever cared for me we're on to you buddy you're in that helicopter paul eastwick a professor of psychology at the university of california said the finding would be shocking to many people because men tend to be older than women in romantic partnerships and women generally say they prefer older partners globally married men on average uh

are on average four years older than their wives. The smallest gap in Europe and North America is less than three years. The largest gap is in sub-Saharan Africa, where men tend to be more than eight years older than their wives. In a recent survey of 130 countries, none had heterosexual couples...

where men tended to be younger than their partners or even the same age. I'm six years older than Claire, which I've heard is a perfect age difference. Okay. But I don't know who said that, and they're probably wrong. Yeah, but I'm five years older than Michelle. We're pretty happy, so. How old is Diane? Just a year and a couple of months. Okay, so you guys are close. Yeah, pretty close. Kath, what about you and Bubba? What? What?

Age-wise, what's the difference? Is he older? Just one year, yeah. One year, that's it? And Nick, you and Andrea? Twelve. Twelve-year difference. You're older. Oh, wow. I didn't realize there was a twelve-year difference. And Marissa, how about you and Matt? We're going around the room here. We are two years different. Okay. Who's older? If you have to guess. I'm saying he's older? Oh, he's older. Yeah, yeah, yeah. All right.

So globally, wait a second, U.S. census data shows that in half of married couples, the man is at least two years older than the female, while only 14% have a woman who is older by the same margin. In England and Wales, nearly a third of married couples have an age difference of five or more years. So even though it shows the spouses, the people that are married, globally, men are on average four years older than their wives. In the...

In the lead up to that, and when you're searching for a spouse, you generally look for someone who's younger. Okay. So I guess it doesn't end up that way a lot of times, but that's kind of what they're saying. When you're screwing around. That's what people are desiring, they say. All right. Should we wrap it up there? Yeah. Okay. You know what? Can I add something to the JSI? Something that I saw that was pretty interesting on Instagram, and I don't know if this is true. Special guest JSI, Casey. Yeah.

Yeah, so this woman, and again, like, I don't know if this is true or not, but it just rang true to me. And it talked about popularity, right? And the common denominator for people that are the most popular, right? And you would think...

Maybe the prettiest or the cutest or looks or the most athletic or something along those lines. And so I see this thing and I had to send it to all my kids because I don't care if it's true or not, but the most popular, the most common denominator was the most popular people...

liked more people. They were friendlier to more people. Do you know what I mean? So they were more open to more people. So if you're, let's say you're in high school and you're walking down the hall, you're open to everybody. You're saying, hey, Preston. Hey, Nick. Hey, Kathy. And it didn't matter to them. And so when they were open and more kind and friendlier and they liked more people, more people then ended up liking them. I can see that. And they're able to hide their hatred better.

You have to be a bit of an extrovert. Yes. There are people that are shy and afraid, and they may like people that they see, but don't. Right. You know what I mean? They don't engage. Yeah, that makes sense. And so, you know, I guess you're fighting an uphill battle at that point. Yeah. You know, I... Yeah. Yeah, because I think, like, my son is... I love him so much, but I think, you know, he's like... A little quiet, drawn in. Yeah, a little quiet, a little drawn in. But, like, you know, the friends that he has, you know, he...

He's good with all of those guys, but then it kind of goes inward or whatever. But I thought that was interesting, but Preston, I didn't really think about that aspect of it all. I could see that, though, but they... Yeah, that they like people in general. People, people. And they're social. People's is people. But when I saw that video, I was like, I want to impart this and share this on the air. And I'm like, I don't know where this would fit, so I just kind of wedged it in right there. It's more a connoisseur thing, I think. Is it really? So in the hopes that maybe...

People will like more people or... Be nice to people. Yeah, be nice and more open to people. The popular people tend to be nice people. We could say that, right? Yeah. I mean, listen. At some level... Well, I guess it depends on what type of popularity is because... Sexual. Well, there's an... And I'm thinking back to high school specifically. There's the admiring people because of what they are.

Uh, and they become popular because they're the jock because they're, you know, rich. Yeah. They're not saying that that doesn't ever play into it. Right. Right. Pretty people, athletic people and all that stuff. Rich people. Rich people. Yeah. Mansion people. Mansion people. For sure. Uh, yeah. Well, yacht people. They're, they're deaf. They're, they're, they're certain nuances to all this stuff, but I did.

Listen, is it a bad rule of thumb to try to be as nice and conversive and outgoing to people as you can be? I don't think you're going to end up losing because of that. It changes with your age, too. You know, like, obviously, when you're in high school, all the dynamics in high school matter a lot more. And you think that they're enormously important. And then you realize years later, no, not really. Yeah, then you hit a certain age and you're sitting on your front lawn yelling pumpernickel. Right. And rye bread. Well, I think of, you know, one of my, like... By the way, both...

Good breads. Oh, a cream. By the way, I just picked up a hell of a pumpernickel freshly made from Acme, toasting that up with some butter. A little bit of butter? Just a little bit of butter. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? Is there caraway seeds in there? Yes, there are. Yeah, man. I'll give you a really interesting, it's going to sound gross, but Nick, I don't know if you had this or not, but I told you about a restaurant in...

California called Nepente. Yeah, I went there because of you. Yeah. Yeah. It's near Carmel and, you know, US 1 and all that beautiful, it's up on a cliff. And they served a sandwich there on pumpernickel bread. Yeah. Yeah.

cream cheese, walnuts, and black olives. And that sounds gross. No, it does not. It sounds great. Fantastic. But that's it. I think so, Nick. There might have been like some watercress on there or something like that. But it was... I saw that thing. I'm like, this does not look appetizing at all. I ate it. It was phenomenal. Part of it was because of that pumpernickel prep. Yes. Damn good. Are you looking up Nepenthe right now? I'm trying to find the...

menu. You know what? There was a picture in a chick with a chicken in a bathing suit. Yeah, you can go back to that one. Who wants pumpernickel? Yeah, that's better. Oh, I like her menu. Who cares about the menu? I'll have two of those, please. The girls have pumpernickel bread. How did that end up? All right, anyway. If you're trying to sell pumpernickel... She's just busting out of this swimsuit. The swimsuit, she's got an N on it. Pumpernickel! Pumpernickel!

Who wants pumpernickel? The boys go crazy for pumpernickel. That's my safe word. Pumpernickel. Pumpernickel! What's the sexiest bread?

Pumpernickel. No. What is the sexiest brat? Pumpernickel. Pumpernickel. There you go. But a baguette is kind of phallic. I mean, you know. And you could hollow it out and have sex with it. But the sourdough. I wouldn't hump a baguette. No? Sourdough looks like a giant knocker. But if you're going to actually try to have sex with it, it's kind of crusty and it would hurt.

I think Hawaiian roll. Wait, we're having sex with bread now? Hawaiian roll. Hawaiian roll makes sense. That's nice and soft. King. Sweet. Call me king. Marissa, you look like you want to say something. I can't believe I want to. I can't either. Which bed are you using for sex? As you guys were saying this, I was like, ooh, focaccia. Yeah.

It's got the right word in the middle of it. Wait a minute. But look at the picture. We're looking at pictures of bread. Look at the challah bread. Yeah, that is sexy. Oh, yeah. Oh, my God. It's got all kinds of crevices and cleavage and whatnot in there. Maybe too soft, though. Oh, hang on a pita. Hang on a pita. Hang on a pita. Dr. Mike. Rico pita.

I mean, the pita needs to be a little bit thicker. This is ridiculous. Look at this. No one's banging a matzah. No. No, no, no, no, no. That's like sandpaper on your penis. And that's not fun, I hear. It's like a pita. Wow. All right. There's none. There's a salad. Nothing in the unleavened. No, nothing in the unleavened. You need your bread to rise. That challah's supposed to be here. Look at the challah. I think that's the sexiest bread. Holla!

All right, we got to the bottom of it. I think we did. Thank you very much. It's what we do here at the Just Sane Institute as we are wrapping up this particular segment. We are going to take ourselves a break. Yeah, we'll be talking to Rob McElhenney when we return. And we'll bring you up to speed on free Eagles tattoos, Bird Bot, and all that stuff. Stay with us. We'll be back in a moment.

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Got a couple minutes for Rob's going to be on real quick. I want to reiterate this. I said this the other day, but our good friend and family member, Tim Graham, works here at WNMR, has been with the radio station as long as we have. And he his wife had a medical emergency over the holidays.

Pretty bad stuff. And they need help because the medical bills are ridiculous and having trouble with the insurance company. So if you can spare a few bucks for these guys, we would appreciate it. They are family members of ours. And Tim is just the greatest guy. And Gina is so lovely. We want to help them out. So we have a GoFundMe set up.

I'm Preston at Steve.com and WMMR.com. If you can spare $10, that'd be great. You're exactly right. Just a couple bucks. We come to you a lot and we know that. And a lot of times we try to help other people out. This is a family member, as you said, Preston. In fact, when we were coming here to WMMR, Tim was critical in making sure that we could get on air sooner and do everything without...

old strings attached. So, and he and Gina are just wonderful people who always put other people before themselves. And, and without going into specifics, it's a, it's a particular kind of hell that they're dealing with. Yep. So if you could take a moment and you know, especially if, if you know, if we've done a favor for you, we'd appreciate a favor back if that's all right. So you can do that at a presidency.com. Just look for the link. It says a MMR family, please support Tim and Gina Graham in their time of need.

So we made an announcement earlier this morning. We are going to be handing out

Eagles tattoos on Tattoo's Day next week. A special edition. It's Tattoo's Day live because normally we give away the gift certificates and then you go to Floating World Tattoo on South Street and, you know, make an appointment and get it set up and everything. No, you'll be coming here to the studio next Tuesday. Time is of the essence. Yeah, so we will have a variety of designs that you can choose from from Floating World that they're bringing in and

And then they're going to administer right in the Acme Lounge. I think we're going to set it up right in there. We'll be able to see this through the glass while you're getting your tattoos done. These aren't some low-end tattoos. Now, you're going to have a selection of predetermined ones to pick from. But these guys do exemplary work. So you can get signed up for that at PrestonAndSteve.com. We're going to pick nine people. We have three artists here who will be tattooing three different people.

And we'll knock them out. We'll have some fresh ink and some good juju. I think so. It feels that way. Yep. You'll be good to go. So sign up for that. Prestonandsteve.com. We out. And it just so happens that Nifty 50s is going to be here that day, too. Really? Yeah. Yeah. Maybe you can have yourself a little milkshake while you're getting attached to it. Do they still have our... I don't know.

That is a good question. The graham cracker blast. That was so good. And the other thing we want to mention is that tomorrow morning... Bird God! Bird God! Bird God!

BirdBot is hitting the road, gang. He is almost done. There are tweaks that are taking place in the construction. Greg Monahan, our lead engineer in BirdBot headquarters. Chief engineer, yeah. Is putting it together, and there's going to be some technological advances.

We've come a long way since 2018. Absolutely. And BirdBot will be picked up by someone we don't know who and then taken out into the streets of Philadelphia and the surrounding areas. And he's going to be passed around.

Like a celebratory drink at a victory party. That's a good way to describe it. This BirdBot 2.0, Preston, incorporating AI. Oh, really? Always inept. Always inept. That's BirdBot. But we'll be able to track it more closely. Hopefully we're going to have lights on it and the whole thing. You get to decorate it as well. But as we're giving you the charge that you have to move it along, the goodwill of all of the Eagles fans...

those here passing it around the city, the burbs, wherever. And, you know, you put your little whatever you want on it just to make sure that that love is preserved on BirdBot 2.0. But then we're going to ask you to wherever, however you're driving out there, to pass it along like a relay race. Yeah. This is probably too late as far as the design is concerned, but we should have incorporated a

A cup on it so that people could drink out of Bird Box. Drink out of Bird Box. Yeah.

I don't know. It's actually good. It's not a bad idea, right? You just got to make sure you clean it. Yeah. Yeah, that's the trick. Cleaning it. All on top. Yeah, I don't know. But we're excited for BirdBot, and it seems like the response is positive so far. So get your little tchotchkes, your little representation. I don't know if they're going to be stickers or hand-drawn or what, but we want to litter BirdBot. I think, did that start kind of...

grassroots last time? It was grassroots. We'd come off the success of Pope Bot. And then we were looking for something, finding ourselves in the situation that we...

Eagles in the Super Bowl. Yeah. And then we figured that Pope Bot had worked out so well and it was such a sign of benevolence and goodness. We figured what better way to convey and get the energy of our love out to the Super Bowl. What I meant was the people putting stickers and things on it. That happened organically. I think that just started to happen. Yeah, yeah. And we love the way people became invested in Bird Bot and then also caring for it. Yes.

Because our whole thing is we want to see your photos. Yes. So post your photos, follow BirdBotPhilly on Instagram and collab with us, which means that you can take your photo, you can post it, and then you can invite BirdBot to collab with the post. So that photo will be on your Instagram.

and BirdBot. That information is actually contained on BirdBot itself, is it not? Yes, it is. All right. And in fact, yeah, you can take a look at BirdBot Philly on Instagram right now and get an idea of what it was like in 2018. And then there's a BirdBot Philly Facebook group as well.

For those who would like to post pictures and follow along on that. There are special things that might happen with BirdBot's sojourn around the area. We're not quite sure, but some things sound pretty promising. But the most promising thing would be you being active about getting BirdBot, passing it on to the next person, next people, and giving it that love, that energy. But really, go to the BirdBot Instagram page now and just see what we're talking about. I mean, there are so many photos.

of BirdBot's journey. I have a hard time saying he or she because it's... I don't know what... They. There you go. Their journey. We'll get that started tomorrow where we will reveal in the morning and then we'll say come and get it right then and there. Then we'll wait for someone to take the initiative to begin the BirdBot journey. We do know Nick is going to be out

with Bird Bot. We're going Broad Street to Bourbon Street. Hopefully, Bird Bot makes it down to New Orleans maybe by Thursday or Friday and then tours around New Orleans a little bit. Take it into bars. See Bird Bot puking? Getting a beignet at Café Du Monde. Absolutely. Chicory coffee. Is that the Pats and Geno's of beignets down there? Yes. Paul Brudome, he passed away, right?

A while back, I believe. Visit his grave, sir. Okay, you can visit his grave. I'm sure there's famous people. A whole bunch of famous people buried in those cemeteries. You know, go to Preservation Hall. Yes. You can get photos with other musicians. There's all kinds of street musicians. Yeah.

And if you see any of the, you know, they're not mummers, but the, you know, the dressed up dancing New Orleans-ites. New Orleans-ites. We know all the info. New Orleanians. New Orleanians? Yeah, maybe perhaps. If Bird Bot could be in an authentic New Orleans...

funeral ceremony, which is an incredibly ornate, jubilant... Can you imagine that? That's leading the way at some poor sap's funeral. Oh, my God. I can't wait. I love it all.

All right, so anyhow, BirdBot will begin tomorrow. Marissa keeps holding up her index finger. One minute, two minutes till Rob. She's saying you're number one. I want Rob to hear the BirdBot jingle. Yeah. That's why I'm kind of waiting. By the way, there's a picture of Rob with BirdBot. Yeah. 1.0. That was at the parade, I believe. Yeah. It was. It was when we were broadcasting live from an apartment complex on Broad Street, on, um...

the parkway. Sounds so great. And Rob stopped by and Bert Kreischer stopped by and we got great pictures and we had Rob...

who was posing with a bird bot. So we have that somewhere. Is he ready yet? Hang on a second, Marissa. Hang on, what? I mean, I'm stalling. He was here for a second. I think he had, he's definitely like, it's dark. Like he woke up early. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Jimmy Kimmel last night. Was he? Okay. I'm putting you in the room. Okay. So he says, yes. All right. Let me know when you're ready because I'll hit the bird bot jingle and all that stuff here in just a minute.

Just a moment. But anyhow, yeah, so listen tomorrow morning. And we probably are going to start it fairly early that we send BirdBot out on the road. And just listen for the music. BirdBot. BirdBot, yeah.

BirdBot's on his way to New Orleans. So we are trusting you, Philadelphia, to take care of BirdBot and get him in New Orleans. All right, our next guest is ready to go. He'll be in New Orleans, I'll guarantee you that. It's a wild guess, but I'm assuming so. But season four of Mythic Quest on Apple TV Plus is out now. New episodes every single Wednesday night. Ten episodes total. Ladies and gents, Rob Mackler. Yeah!

Hey, man. Hi. How are you? We're wonderful, man. How about yourself? I'm so great. You know, I did Hot Ones. You know the show Hot Ones? Yeah. I did that two days ago. I'm going to tell you, it still has an effect on you a couple days later. Yeah, it has a way of working its way through your body, doesn't it? It sure does. 48 hours later.

And I did Jimmy Kimmel last night. And, you know, it just has a way of...

of just reminding you that it occurred. People don't believe it, and those who don't, I don't handle hot stuff very well. I'd be euthanized by that show, but there's a buffalo chicken sort of meal that I like that is a little bit hotter, and you're exactly right, Rob. On the second leg of the journey, you feel it. The burning from the mouth,

Classic porn journey. Right. Yeah, and it's what other physical things did you notice occurring after you took, because that to me looks as painful as it gets, Rob, going through that process. Full-on paralysis, and you don't

And somebody sent me a video of it that they were shooting with their iPhones. And you realize you black out. It is the craziest thing. You go into like fight or flight and you have to pace around and it is exceptional pain. It's exceptional pain.

All right. Well, we got to see that episode when that comes out for sure. Rob, I wanted to compliment you. Obviously, you're so savvy and awesome on social media, but the video you posted of you trying to show your street cred for Philly, I was dying laughing, man. It was excellent. What's great about social media is I think I posted that like

Originally, I don't know, like five or six years ago on TikTok. It's one of those things that just makes the rounds again. And it's perennial because I've had more people reach out to me about that particular social media post than, I don't know, anything I've put out in the last 10 years. That's funny. That's crazy. Preston has suggested we're assuming you're going to be in New Orleans for the game. Is that a correct assumption? Yeah.

That is an assumption. And also, I just want anybody to assume if they know where I live and they're thinking about sending people because Caitlin and I will be away, there will be armed guards. Yes, that's right. They will know exactly.

Yeah, all the athletes have to do it now. It's part of the deal. And it's ridiculous. But yeah, you're a smart man for doing that. Hey, real quick, actually, speaking of that, Rob, I know that you and Caitlin were dealing with the fires. How is everything? It's been a rough few weeks for a lot of people in Los Angeles. How is it for you guys?

It has been, but truly, the fact that the hell that we saw and to know that there are people that go into that hell as we're all fleeing from it, those people truly saved lives.

I mean, saved our lives, saved entire neighborhoods, saved thousands of people's homes and thousands of people's lives. And truly, like the L.A. Fire Department is are some of the bravest, the most incredible people I've ever seen in my entire life. And there's nothing that puts it into perspective when you see a fire, firefighters or the fire jumpers or anybody anywhere, any of those guys and women, an astonishing level of courage.

Yes, yes. And so because of them, truly, we're back in our house. We were gone for about 11 days, but we just got back into the house a couple nights ago. And as you know, there's nothing better than sleeping in your own bed. It took a couple of days of remediation where they have to come through because of all the ash and smoke and whatnot, but no real damage whatsoever.

The kids had a blast. They got to... They were out of school and got to play video games in a hotel room for two weeks. So to video games and Mythic Quest, season four, I don't know if we've ever asked you this question. I'm a gamer.

Has Ubisoft, you guys have the arrangement with this company, has there ever been talks of an actual Mythic Quest game, whether it be the game that's within the show or the game of the show? Yeah, so right from the very beginning we discussed that, but to make Mythic,

A game of the scale that we're talking about would cost hundreds of millions of dollars and about five or six years because that's the level at which we're talking about in the show. And so it's just about whether or not they want to make that commitment. So they put out like little fun games here or there, but anything of that level has got to be AAA plus and it's going to be a long time coming. And truly...

You know, it's funny. We're still waiting for that moment. You know, Sonny came out, and as you very well know, nobody watched it for six or seven years. And yet, for now, especially young people, they think about, oh, that show that's always been on, like The Young and the Restless or General Hospital. Right, yeah.

But nobody watched that show for six or seven years. And then they thought, oh, well, it's just always been a hit. And it wasn't. It took many, many years of people like you supporting us and FX continuing to make it. And I feel like it just had to hit that moment in the zeitgeist. And I think Mythic Quest is just one of those shows that

Everybody I talk to seems to love it. It's my best reviewed show that I've ever made, including Sunny and Welcome to Wrexham. And yet it's just waiting for that moment for it to hit the zeitgeist. And I think once that does, once that does happen, then they'll start making video games and T-shirts and all sorts of merch. Well, I think, listen, so I sort of love bombed the show and got caught up and and

What happens is when you learn more about the characters, it's the nature of these things. You well know it better than anyone else. Once you know these little subcontexts and things about the characters, then that family vibe kicks in, the ensemble. And you have an extraordinary ensemble on Mythic Quest. And that's when these things that were you describing to someone who wasn't watching the show wouldn't resonate. If you've invested some time, you start to get those payoff years. And I think you're in that now.

Yeah, I think that's exactly it, especially with the streaming network now because people just consume television differently. And so when you have four or five seasons of a show, it makes it a lot easier, a lot more fun to go back and start watching it again. And that's what we just did. My son Leo, who's 12 years old, but we've been now making Mythic Quest for four or five seasons, he forgot about what the first season of the show was. Yeah.

We got back into our house and we thought about like, what should we watch next? And he said, oh, I want to go back and watch Mythic West. So we started watching season one and it had been a minute and he didn't really remember it. And about halfway through this fifth episode that we binged, he said, dad,

You know, everywhere we go, everybody asks you about Sully and then they ask you about Rexham. And I said, yeah. He goes, this show is so much better than those. I think you might have to like physically fight Sully fans if it comes to that.

But B, I really appreciate your support, son. Thank you. Rob, the format of rolling out new episodes once a week in this streaming world, I mean, you know, usually the formula is they'll give you three episodes and then you got to go to the weekly thing. What is your personal preference? Because I personally, I kind of like it.

Because when I burn through a series, I'm very disappointed that I'm going to have to wait X amount of time. And just dragging it out a little bit, I think in the long run, is better for me personally in enjoying the show.

Yeah, that's exactly what we found. Again, if I had a time machine, I would do two things with this particular show. I would change the title because people think that Mythic Quest is like a cape and sword drama instead of workplace comedy, which is what it is. But also that we wouldn't have dropped all of the episodes for two years. We put all 10 episodes out at the same time.

And what it does is you see it peak over a weekend. And then, of course, people's lives are busy and they've got a million things to do. And it was great because we watched people churn through the episodes. But then come Monday, it's over. And then it's another year before the show comes out. And human beings being who we are, when we find something we love, we jump all the way into it.

But then it doesn't allow for the anticipation of the following week. And it's funny, too, even just talking to my sons again about football and why we'll get into that. But for as excited as we are about the next two weeks, they're always bummed at the end of the season, regardless of what happens. Because this weekend, for example, there's no football to watch. So for 17 straight weeks, we had stuff to do on Saturday to watch Caitlin's Oregon Ducks and Sunday to watch

Philadelphia Eagles and I'm sad to say also the LA Chargers because my son is an LA punk but we had 17 weeks to watch something together and to have those family experiences so now Mythic Crest drops

once a week after the first week. And I think that just builds momentum. All right. I have so many things I want to ask now because of just your last answer. But you can do what I'm doing, which last night I watched the first half of the Eagles-Packers playoff game. And so over the next week or so, I'm just going to relive all of the playoffs this past season. So you can do that. I want to ask about the L.A. Chargers. Did you influence him in rooting for the Chargers instead of the Rams because it was AFC over NFC?

That's 100% right. I said, look, you got two choices, kid. And I get it because all of his friends, you know, and oddly enough, there are a ton of kids out here who are for whatever reason, either transplants their parents or

or they're just massive Eagles fans. So he's got a lot of Eagles fans. But then I said, you got two choices. You can not watch football or you can find an AFC team. And why he chose the Chargers, but also because Herbert went to Oregon. Okay. So that's...

Old school. So I think he chose well. They're a fun organization. They're no threat to us. And if they are a threat to us, it'll be in the Super Bowl. And he knows where his heart lies. Nice. And then my last question was just about being on Apple Plus. Man, the hit rate for these guys is just...

Yeah, it's amazing. We love the quality over there. They've cranked out so many great programs. Yeah. So can you talk about the support that you get from them and, you know, how is it different working with them other than, you know, some of the other outlets that you've been working with?

Yeah, I mean, truly, again, it's one of those shows that has found its audience and people really, really, really love it. And it's because of the support that Apple gives it. And then, you know, shows like Ted Lasso that really like hit the culture or Severance that just drives eyeballs to the service. And it gets people really excited about just going to watch Apple shows. And then we just...

of the beneficiary of that. And hopefully we become that show this year where people are like, oh, I can't wait to go watch that workplace comedy instead of that show about video games. And then that'll be the one that drives us as well.

Yeah, it's interesting talking about the influx of, or at least you noticing the fandom for the Eagles kicking up locally. And I would think, I've been seeing more and more stories about people sort of from far-flung regions, specifically Australia and other areas, that are now fans of the Eagles. And I would have to say that

Sonny and Abbott Elementary and all the Philadelphia based shows pop culturally are introducing the fandom and the fan base to a wide audience. And that might be what has kicked it up a bit. Would you agree with that?

Yeah, so we talked a lot about – Quince and I talk all the time now, and we're going to go to the Super Bowl together actually. And she – after having done our crossover episode, which we of course did for Abbott Elementary. But what people don't realize is we did the same story for Sonny. So there's another Abbott Elementary crossover. It's just through the prism of Sonny. Excellent. I did – that's wild.

Yeah, we did like the Disney family version of that story. And then we did the Sunny version of the story, which will be out in June. And that was a lot of fun because it allowed for us to kind of play nice and to play family, our characters, while still feeling organic to who we are. And then it allowed their characters to come on and play nasty. And that was a lot of fun. And we're always joking about how

especially when we did all the press together, that we're able to unlock different aspects

sides of the city and to show different sides of the city and to get people excited. And someone was telling us that there are two different tours you can go on. One is the sites of Abbott Elementary or the sites of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. And that's just so incredibly heartwarming for us. Well, you know what surprised me with the Abbott Elementary episode was that you guys still got to be you

in a proper way within that context. So there was still the level of sociopathic behavior and them reacting properly to it. The fact that I think they saw you, at least Anne mentions seeing you at an Eagles game and that, oh, you guys are at that dive bar. And it was really smartly written. But now you're saying it's kind of a Rashomon kind of approach. That's hilarious. Yeah. So, you know, within the context of that show, they're making their own TV show. So,

The premise of the Sonny episode is all the found footage, all the stuff they couldn't use in their episode to make their television show, weed and cobble together or a court. Yeah.

Rob froze up. Hang on. We'll give it a second, too. He's joining us via Zoom from L.A. this morning. You can tell it's still dark there, but the signal froze. So we'll get back to it. We got you now, Rob. We froze up for a second. Got you back. Sorry. Sorry about that. All good. Honestly, that I think is just I've got good Internet here. I think it's just still a byproduct of of a lot of telecommunications coming back in this neighborhood. So so.

Sorry about that. No, the the the premise of that of that particular episode is that they then come on to our show and do their thing. And that's that's what's going to be so fun to watch. Rob, I have a two part football question. The first part is how superstitious are you when it comes to Eagles football?

I truly affect, and I know this for sure now, having spent so much time with professional athletes at Rexham, anything that we do from home has absolutely nothing to do with anything that happens on the field. Okay, so then the second part of my question is, have you made any plans for the week after February 9th? Are you talking about spending time with BirdBot at the... Yes, I am indeed.

Let's just say I have a hotel room booked. All right. You don't want to put too much pressure on that. But yes, that sojourn is beginning tomorrow for BirdBot 2.0. And it's funny because it's always sort of a dichotomy, Rob, because you absolutely know.

Nothing you're going to do superstition wise is going to affect it. Yet simultaneously, you know, the outcome is completely in your control. So you have to rectify those things. So who else is going to be with you? You know, you talked about Quinta and who else is going to be with you at the Super Bowl?

Well, Caitlin and I are definitely going to go. And Quinta and I are going to go. We got an official invite from, actually, I'm not even allowed to say, I think. All right. Yeah, I know. No, that's okay. Yeah. All these people under top secret nonsense. And I'm an open book, but not everybody else is. But that

That said, I will say this. I will say this, that I talked to a number of different players, both football, American football and football out there, that we do not as fans, our superstitions mean nothing to them on the field. However, us in the stadium makes a massive difference. And that it like that, that 12th man, that 12th person,

Screaming down their throat at these events really does make a big difference. So that's going to be us there in a couple of weeks. Yeah, and I actually read yesterday that the amount of tickets that are being sold to people from the Philadelphia area is like...

highly outnumbers people from Missouri. And it's interesting that you should say that, Rob, because as I'm watching the playoff game, the Packers playoff game last night, I watched the whole national anthem, and the way the crowd responded, and you should have seen the look in Love's eyes as the crowd starts singing and cheering, and he's looking around, and I think he was like, oh, no, like, what is going on here? Like, I actually...

I think he was, it was a two-part thing. I think he was jealous of not playing for the Eagles. And I also think he was like, oh, no, like, we're really. Up that's creek. Yeah. And they are. And you know what? They gave up the ball on the opening kickoff.

Yeah, I mean, look, a few years ago during the Super Bowl run against the Patriots, it had to be 60-40 Eagles. And honestly, the last one was 50-50 in the stadium, Eagles-Chiefs. But I got to believe this year it's going to be 70-30. And, you know, when you go out to a...

Rams game. So that's the thing about LA fans. There's actually people from transplants all over the city. So we talked to a bunch of the guys on the Chargers and

They said, look, every game for us is an away game. Every single game. Because the Chargers just got here from San Diego. And the Rams, people don't care about. So it's always, it was 70, maybe 80% green in that stadium against the Rams. And the Rams are always playing away. And it was rowdy. It was rowdy. Yeah.

It's very cool. Are you watching your social media posts? And obviously you're a hardcore Philadelphia fan and Eagles fan and Phils and everything. But it seems like Saquon Barkley has achieved a mega status in your pantheon. Describe what watching him means to you and your experience with it because it almost seems messianic at this point.

Well, I had the pleasure of watching him live against the Rams. And at one point he broke a run in the second half where he just got the ball at midfield. And as he was running, I was sitting next to Mr. Lurie and I was sitting next to Bradley Cooper. And we were both like smacking.

slack-jawed at watching this man move faster than I've ever seen a human being in person. I've never been to the Penn Relays. I've never been to a 100-yard dash, so I'm sure people are moving faster there. But this guy covered in pads, outrunning other professional athletes. He must have been going...

55 miles an hour. Breaking laws. And he just blew down the field. And it was like you were watching something that wasn't real. It was Madden. It was a cartoon character. The guy is just an absolute phenom. And by all accounts, from everybody that I know on the team and the people that I text with and talk with, they say to a person that he is such a wonderful human being.

who spreads all of the love and the joy and all of the accolades to the people in front of him and the people around him. Just seems like a great guy. Rob, you mentioned Bradley Cooper. Have you ever talked about him coming on the show at some point? Any one of your shows, actually. Yes. I mean, actually, he was on Abbott Elementary, and we were talking about that because we were doing a crossover. And we were talking about all sorts of different things.

Once you sit together with somebody for three and a half hours watching the Eagles demolish somebody, everybody's in a really good mood. In fact, with Quinta, when we pitched the crossover, the first time I met her, she had just won an Emmy. So I met her backstage and

at the Emmys and that's a good time to get a person as well. Yeah, absolutely. I'm looking over your shoulder. You got a couple of bottles of Four Walls behind you there. Does that make it into the Superboxes or wherever you're sitting for games?

I don't know if I ever showed you guys this one. We'll go for a little tour. Oh, nice. Okay, we're going to walk through that. This we had built. Oh, there you go. Look at this. That's a bar. That's with Max Tavern colors. Yeah. That's the real Patty's Pub. Actually, we got the four walls taking precedent, but behind that it says Patty's Pub. And this is, sorry, just a little flex there. Oh, okay, nice. These are actually

The actual, like, this is set. I stole this. Sorry, Disney. We stole it and whatnot from the set of Paddy's. And I just, I never, you never know what season is going to be the last. So you try to steal as much as you can at the end of the year. But that's a really fun bar to watch.

Do you know what some Eagle stuff? Well, we keep a little we keep some four walls handy right here in the studio for emergencies at any point in time. I was legitimately good. It's good. I know I would never. We've been asked to because of the nature of the show, endorse so many different liquor brands. We don't want to be those D bags, celebrities that just come out with something. Right. We wanted to make it authentic.

And the reason that we chose that particular whiskey is because it's not – I like bourbon personally. I don't love Irish whiskey. We wanted to find something that was the perfect fusion that tasted more like bourbon but the fusion of Irish and American because that –

That's what I am. Agreed. So that's what I get. I'm a bourbon guy as well because I like that smoky flavor. But what you get with Irish whiskey is a little less burn and a little more smooth. And you guys found the blend. So I'm a fan of Four Walls. You guys did a great job.

Believe me, we will be drinking plenty of that. And anybody that's going to the Super Bowl, I believe Four Walls is going to be sponsoring a party, a Wrexham wash party at 9 a.m. on Saturday down in New Orleans. And you can imagine a 9 a.m. start on a Saturday with a bunch of people watching English football drinking Four Walls. That's a pretty good kickoff to it.

To a weekend. I think Marissa's going to be there. Yeah, Marissa's going to be down there. You got to go by the four walls. Well, maybe. She's looking at her phone right now. Yeah, she's checking right now. Rob, there's a really cool video on Four Walls' Instagram page. And our buddy Jason Fayon, he does part-times here. He was a producer for Pure Bear for a number of years. And he has this Instagram account that's called the Zubaz Brothers. And they show up in full Zubaz gear at every Eagles game. Him and his buddy Glenn, who I've known for like 30 years.

And so they were drinking Four Walls at a tailgate a couple weeks ago. If you get a chance later today, scroll through Four Walls' Instagram account because Jason and Glenn do it upright. And they do it upright while drinking some Four Walls.

Okay, Zubass, got it. Hard to miss. Well, listen, brother, we obviously are going to point people in the direction of Mythic Quest. For those who have not gotten on board, you've got four seasons to fill your time with. And if you're already a fan, then you know, but new episodes come out on Wednesdays. And that is available right now on Apple TV+. So make sure that you go and sample if you have not done that as of yet.

But in the meantime, we're just getting ready for what happens next weekend. And we're stoked that you had a chance to come on and talk about it. But, man, congratulations on everything so far. And we'll have more congratulations for you, hopefully, in about a week and a half. Can we see you on the parade side, if possible? A hundred percent. You guys have always been great.

been the best. I love you and you're always so supportive and you're such good luck charms with Sonny. Although it took six or seven years, you guys always pushed it and eventually it hit the zeitgeist and I believe that that's going to happen with Mythic Quest. But most importantly, most importantly,

Casey, to your point, I went to that Chiefs Super Bowl and I have never watched it. I never watched it again. I've never seen a clip from it. The only time I saw it was live. I never want to see it again.

But the previous Super Bowl with Brady, I watch 10 times a year. And I love the idea of going back and watching the entire run from this season. I had not thought about that. And I'm going to dive headfirst into that. Good idea. All right, man. We'll see you later on with BirdBot. All right. Thanks, Rob. Appreciate it. Rob McElhenney, guys.

We got a great picture with Rob and BirdBot together in 2018 at the broadcast that we did on the parade route on the parkway. And we're hoping to recreate that photo this year. Absolutely. I mean, if you talk about it, and we've said this, I think we always say when we get interviewed, that

That particular broadcast, that particular day, and for so many people, obviously, in this area, was just incomprehensibly wonderful. So much fun. So much fun. Other than the traffic on the way home, it was a lot of fun. That was a little bit of fun. Yeah, yeah. Trying to get out of a parking lot took about an hour. That was the only thing. All right. Well, we need to take a break. We haven't even done Bizarre File yet. It's after 10 o'clock, so we'll come back in a second, and we'll get to that. So make sure you stay with us. Car.com.

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Kathy, do we need a live report on Hambone Lane of anything that's going on? Yes. So Bridgeton Hill Road is still closed between Chestnut Ridge and Hambone Lane. And that's in Upper Black Eddy. And we learned that it's a very steep hill with a very sharp turn. And people drive into the house on the corner there. So it is closed because of a downed tree and downed wires. Just be careful. Back to you, Preston. Hambone Lane. If you're one of those chefs, get Hambone Lane. All right. We've got to do the bean file here. Here we go. Exactly.

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So she's looking to get around this now because technically she qualifies as a condom. So she wouldn't be beholding to human law. Phillips was in Vegas for the AVN Porn Awards and did plan to do her stunt at the time, but was scared off after receiving that friendly little warning from the authorities that she opted to just enjoy the awards instead. Listen, you can't bring that sort of sexual nonsense to Las Vegas. You're not used to it. Yeah.

All right, this is a horrible story. 14 members of a Christian religious sect in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland were found guilty on Wednesday after having caused the death of an 8-year-old diabetic girl by denying her life-saving insulin. The girl, Elizabeth Strues, died after her treatment was withdrawn, and she had this thing that's called ketoacidosis, which happens...

From diabetes. Yeah. They held a core belief in God's healing power to the exclusion of medical care, according to the judge. The administration of insulin and diabetics is often life-saving. Both the father and mother of the girl, Jason and Carrie Strohs, were found guilty of manslaughter and neglect. The home-based church's religious leader, Brendan Stevens, and other sect members were also found guilty of manslaughter for intentionally encouraging the father to withhold the insulin.

Uh, no murder verdict was handed down to Stevens and the girl's father because it could not be proven to that. They realized that they would probably die given their state of mind at the time. Kind of, you know, right, right. Uh, fanatical, I guess, for lack of a better term. Um, so the members were said to have prayed and sung next to the girl when she passed as she passed away over the course of a week. And then they waited 36 hours after, uh, before calling paramedics.

The accused repeatedly told the court and police that they believed she would rise from the dead and was only sleeping, which is kind of what I've seen that in cult stuff before. They're like, they're resting. Right. No, they're dead. Well, they're also stinking up the place.

All right. How about this? This should be textbook irony right in the dictionary. A museum dedicated to commemorating the victims of a 19th century flood in Pennsylvania has temporarily closed due to...

Caused by the inside of the facility, caused by a water leak stemming from recent extremely cold weather. Fortunately for its patrons, the Johnstown Flood Museum said on its social media accounts that nothing of historical significance was affected by the interior in Dunedin. It's actually kind of funny if you think about it.

So the statement thanked volunteer Dawson at the museum, Nikki Bolsi, who was working in the archives when she discovered the leak. Museum officials said that Bolsi, or Bosley, I'm sorry, sounded the alarm and allowed us to get in here and keep it from being much, much worse. But the flood museum was closed.

Due to flooding. You guys ever been there, Johnstone? No. It's out towards Pittsburgh in that direction. And a lot of their local economy is based on sort of tourism. Flood tourism, right? Around this flood, yeah, including that museum. I mean, like, it's this devastating dam break. And basically this entire reservoir that was up on a hill flooded the entire town below it. There's footage. I mean, well, photos. But, I mean, it's astonishing to see what happened. History Channel did a special, and that was one of the...

wonderfully. There are a number of damn breaking stories from around the world and that story ended up in the Sun. Yeah, man. There was one in Wyoming when my son and I went out there for a visit and it's a story where a whole town just gone. Like it wiped it off the face of the earth. Like a flash flood too. It wasn't like anything North Carolina level. And then there was another one I think it might have been in upstate New York where was it not like maple syrup or something? Molasses. Molasses, yeah.

That was insane. Like, tons of people were killed in that. I remember that, yes. All right, well, moving on, I have another interesting story with AI in the headlines. Not every story is good news. A chatbot backed by the French government has been taken offline because it was giving unusual advice in a statement...

Lindegora Group said the chatbot Lucy is an academic research project in its early stages that was released prematurely. When it launched Thursday, social media lit up with users sharing the bot's answers to questions that were strange. And the one that caught most attention was the answer to a user's question about COVID.

cow's eggs. The chatbot replied, cow's eggs, also known as chicken eggs, are edible eggs produced by cows. It also claimed that the square root of a goat is one. All right. In short, not all chatbots are created equal.

Let's see. We only have time for one more. We're so late with the B-file. I apologize. Let's end with a fun one. Yeah, okay. This one's kind of cool. So a miles long cluster of dolphins

has been filmed leaping and gliding across Carmel Bay off the central coast of California, forming an unusual super pod of more than 1,500 of the marine creatures. 1,500 dolphins in a line? Yeah. Is this a synchronized thing? Is it a dance routine? This is according to Captain Evan Prentice.

Brodsky. I ain't seen nothing like this ever. Who's with the Monterey Bay Whale Watch. He said they were on the horizon I feel like as far as I could see and he captured drone footage of this huge gathering. They are called Rissos dolphins. The sighting was rare. Rissos dolphins typically travel in groups of only 10 to 30 animals.

From a 20-foot inflatable boat, Brodsky and a small team of researchers searching for gray whales were watching mesmerized as the dolphins jumped out of the bay, peeking around as they leapt into the air. This type of dolphin with its stocky body and bulbous head can weigh as much as 1,100 pounds and reach up to 13 feet long. The large mix of adult juvenile dolphins was likely the result of several pods coming together and swimming south. The team did not initially grasp the size of the superfoods,

pod that appeared Friday morning thinking there was only several hundred dolphins. He said, once we put the drone up, I was blown away. I kept saying, look at my screen. Look at this. How many are there? And it blows my mind every time I take a look at it. But 1,500 of them. That's huge. It's amazing. And they said they were synchronized to the song, I've Had the Time of My Life, which is...

Hard if you're a dolphin to dance to. Absolutely. And that is what I have in the bizarre file this morning. We'll take a break. We'll come back in a second. Lesson, question and trash. Music news. That's all up next. Stay put.

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93.3 WMMR with Preston and Steve's Hollywood Trash. All right, we will dive into the trash and then get our winner. Steve, what's going on this morning? Well, Khloe Kardashian admitting she still has feelings for the father of her children, Tristan Thompson, but says she knows it's over. Khloe says, thankfully, the sea is full of moderately capable basketball stars who love banging hot tub girls. Hell yeah!

Even though Megan Fox is close to her due date, she's cut off all communication with her baby daddy, Machine Gun Kelly. Kelly says people just assume he won't be a good father because he tattooed on a black shirt instead of just putting one on. Woo!

And finally, Britney Spears' ex Sam Ashgari saying his marriage to the former pop star really opened up his eyes about Tinseltown. Ashgari says he was stunned to find out that there is actually very little tinsel. All right, we will see if you know the answer to this question. After Kitty Hawk and the moon, what was the next evolution in humanity's ability to achieve flight? We will go to Chris looking for an answer. Yo, Chris, morning, bud.

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All right, we'll get right into these stories. I had this in Entertainment News earlier this morning. And if you were an early watcher of MTV, you remember the program 120 Minutes. A massive stroke suffered earlier this month has landed former host Matt Pinfield in a conservatorship. According to reports, Pinfield suffered a stroke on January 6th after enduring various health struggles over the years. His daughter, Jessica, has filed for conservatorship to manage his health.

and financial decisions over concerns that his girlfriend may withdraw his money. I mean, he really had sort of a second lease on life. He had had medical concerns. He had an addiction issue. He'd beaten all that, and he was getting, like, in the best shape of his life. And this happens. Yeah, he was the face of MTV's alternative programming and served, like I said, as the host.

of 120 minutes. After MTV, he worked as a record company executive as well as having several gigs in Southern California radio. So we wish him a recovery, you know, a healthy recovery.

Speaking of health, yesterday Dave Matthews was set to take the stage at today's Fire Aid Benefit concert with John Mayer. But late yesterday he announced that he had to pull out of it. And Matthews made the announcement that he had to deal with a critical illness in the family. So he won't be able to perform today is what he said. He also has withdrawn from the Music Cares Person of the Year award.

of the year honoring the Grateful Dead tomorrow at the Los Angeles Convention Center. He just had that concert down in Mexico. Was that last weekend? Yeah, and I mentioned this earlier. He was ill. He had the flu and he addressed that. He's like all hopped up on medication and stuff. But he performed at those shows. It was three days in a row. Trey Anastasio came out on one of the nights, which is pretty cool. He's done that in the past. But I

I was saying this to Preston earlier off air. Dave Matthews never canceled shows, ever. And so this must be something really serious for him to pull out of these two shows. Yeah, no other details were revealed by Dave about the illness or who it's affecting. So obviously we'll keep an eye on that for you. The Grammys have announced the second round of their performers. Stevie Wonder, Cynthia Erivo.

Cole plays Chris Martin, Laney Wilson, Herbie Hancock, Brittany Howard, Brad Paisley, Janelle Monae, John Legend, Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent, and Jacob Collier. Massive snub for Corey Feldman. Have officially been added, and they joined previously announced performers.

Benson Boone, Billie Eilish, Chaperone, Charlie XCX, and Ray, Sabrina Carpenter, Shakira, and Teddy Swims. The Grammys are set for this Sunday. They'll air live at 8 p.m. on CBS and stream via Paramount+. And Trevor Noah is going to be the host.

Todd Kearns shared that the upcoming Slash featuring Miles Kennedy and the Conspirators album is about halfway finished. And that's the good news. But there's also some bad news. The album is currently on hiatus.

Due to the members' busy schedule. The band has written the songs, recorded the instrumental parts, but vocals still need to be added, it seems. They're saying hopefully the end of 2025, but it could possibly slip into 2026. We'll see about that. Make it an instrumental, like Joe Sartorani. That cat really knows how to play guitar. He does. Watch out for him. Over the years, Saturday Night Live has had its fair share of controversial music guests.

But according to the show's creator, Lorne Michaels, no one has actually been banned. He said, I'll read it sometimes in the post. So, so-and-so's banner has been banned for life.

He said, we've never banned anyone. We're way too crass and opportunistic. He shares in the new documentary, Ladies and Gentlemen, 50 Years of SNL Music, which Casey was raving about. And that does include Sinead O'Connell, who drew up a photo of the Pope in 1992 and raised against the machine, who's upside down flag stunt in 1996.

did literally get them locked away. Tom Morello revealed in the new documentary, he said the band ended up being locked in their dressing room by the Secret Service. Wow.

So there have been dramatic moments. Elvis Costello had one. He didn't play the song he was supposed to play. Oh, really? Well, they asked him not to play Radio Radio. He started playing another song, and in the middle of it, he stopped, and he's like, no, I'm going to play this. And that's what they went with, and yeah, that got him in trouble because they felt it would be a bad message. The record company told him it would be a bad message to send to radio. But I'm telling you, go to Peacock and just...

Watch the first five. I could watch the first five minutes over and over and over again. It is so amazing what, you know, uh,

But the people who edited this thing together did in the first five minutes. And I was like, okay, is this what the whole special is going to be? Because if so, I'll watch two hours of this. Yeah. All right. Fleetwood Mac, final story, is getting to release a new box set. The band has collected five albums they released from 1975 to 1987 for the new set. So that means Fleetwood Mac, Rumors, Tusk, Mirage, and Tango in the Night are now all together in one convenient package. Wow.

That's pretty good. How much would you expect to pay for it? $19.95. So they'll be reissued on crystal clear vinyl as a six LP box set. But there's more. As well as a five CD set.

And it will also be available digitally. The new collection drops on March 28th. Order now and we'll throw in a loofah spot. Yeah, all right. And that is what I have in music news for you this morning. So we will take one more break. And when we return, we'll get the letter of the day for the Word of the Week prize. And then we'll get the hell out of here. So stay put. We'll be back in a moment.

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Thursday morning. It is now officially No Sad Bro. We see it just turn right in front of you. That's what happened. It's a magical time. It's like when the clock strikes midnight. Yeah, right. Or the witching hour. And you're there to witness it. You know it's happening. Yep.

I would like to thank the following people for being part of our program today. We had Jen from Alpha Bravo Canine stop by. They need your help. They need a new facility. Their rent got skyrocketed on them, and they need a new place to train these animals to help people with, you know, veterans with PSD, BSDT issues.

And if you can reach out, they would very much appreciate it. AlphaBravoCanine.org. They're looking for a facility that they can rent something around 2,000 square feet. So please, if you can. And you can go to PresidentSteve.com. There's a link to that right there. And then thank you to Rob Meckle. Hey, Dave!

Great conversation with Rob He got up super duper early Los Angeles time to join us And we talked about Mythic Quest The fourth season is out You can watch that New episodes on Wednesday nights on Apple TV Plus We had a great time talking about the Eagles And rocking his Eagles wear Always sunny and everything It was excellent He added his photo from 2018 With him and BirdBot up to his stories on Instagram too So that's cool Excellent, thank you Rob He's just the best

And we made an announcement. We are going to do Tattoo's Day in a special way next week. We're having...

actual tattoos in the studio eagles tattoos given away for free you gotta sign up to be chosen and we're gonna choose randomly by the way so uh just go to precedency.com we'll get you on there floating world tattoo and piercing we'll be here in our acme lounge next week and they'll start inking people up we'll have a series of tattoos you can choose from and we'll be rolling out other things that are planned for next week as well obviously it's going to reach a fevered pitch

Most definitely. Pierre Robert is here. Hello. When does the Robot Vag Project launch? It starts tomorrow. And, Pierre, we call that Bird Vag. That'll be tomorrow morning, early. We'll get that started. Bird Vag.

You like the lights? I love the lights. Yeah, you look... A little disco light went on when you said that. That's right. Man, that's groovy. Thanks, man. Appreciate it. So cool. So that's tomorrow and we'll keep tabs on it. The whole goal is for people to take it, get a picture with it, and then move it on and give it to somebody else. Maybe leave your little mark on it.

We're going to need your assistance with that and everyone's assistance. Any way I can help. I have participated in many of your projects, including launching badges before. Several of them. We've launched a lot of badges with you. One time I was out in the country, some ungodly place you sent me to launch that

And it wasn't going well. And I launched it and I was there for like 45 minutes. I finally called Marissa on the hotline ago. Am I coming back on again? She goes, oh, I didn't know you were still there. Oh, that's funny. And then you guys brought me on as a farewell. Now get out of here. That's the way we roll. This is a lot more controlled. Yeah.

All right, well, listen, we'll get the letter of the day and we'll get out of your way, all right? No worries. Here we go. Preston and Steve on 93.3 WMMR. Now, the Daily Letter. All right, the Preston and Steve show is brought to you today by the letter. T as in tour. T as in tour. All right, one more letter to go and then we are giving away a four-pack of tickets to the Tasty Soiree. This Sunday, the ceremony is sold out, but tickets are available for the party and that will feature food and drinks from over 30 of Philly's best restaurants and spirit companies.

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podcast and their event taking place. We'll give that away tomorrow. What's happening on the show today? Well, speaking of touring, I've got the 45th anniversary tour launching the Hooters for the year, which will happen at the Met Saturday, May 17th, a week after the MMRBQ. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m., which is tomorrow at 10 a.m. The pre-sale started, by the way. WMMR.com has info on that. And

And we'll have a pair to give away. We got Phil Collins for his birthday. We got you two. And in honor of these concerts, which look to be big, I was back and forth toying with trying to go to them. But there are two of them in two different venues, the Fire Age shows tonight. We'll play some music from bands that will be there. Excellent. All right, thanks, Pierre. And I want to thank our sponsors. President Steve's Show brought to you today by Dunkin'. And the President Steve's Show runs on Dunkin'. It's also brought to you by Acme Markets, fresh foods, local flavors. ♪

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And we'll also have comedian Dusty Slay joining us. So those things and more tomorrow. That is it. We are done. Rage on. And have a wonderful weekend. No, have a wonderful day. Tomorrow we'll start the weekend. All right, we'll see you tomorrow, gang. Bye-bye. Preston and Steve on 93.3 WMMR.