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Friday has arrived and here we are back in our comfy confines of the studios in Ballot Kidwood, Pennsylvania. Good to have you on board, my friend. Let's take a look at the weather forecast for today.

Yeah, that break in the temps is happening. We're only going to get up to about 72 degrees. Feels much, much cooler than the past several days that we've dealt with. Absolutely. It's going to feel actually quite chilly, but we're going to have mainly clouds today, but a nice, cool, comfortable day. And I think we've earned that relief because it turns right around and goes back up, not to the levels we've been dealing with, but tomorrow we're looking at clouds and sun.

I have 89 degrees. Sunshine on Sunday, 89. So we got a good weekend ahead of us. Some afternoon thunderstorms creeping in when we start the week next week. And we're going to stay in the low 90s or high 80s. So there you go. Marissa is out today. So Nick's going to handle the traffic duties. Let's see what we're doing so far. Nick, what you got for us? Yeah, let's start on 95 southbound. It's the ongoing construction between the Betsy Ross Bridge and Allegheny Avenue. The right lane is closed and has road construction in that area. It goes jammed from Cotman Avenue down Southbound.

All the way through Allegheny Avenue. And this left lane is closed from 24-7 until further notice. There's also on the on-ramp onto 476 southbound, Blue Ridge southbound from the media bypass down to exit 5. The on-ramp is partially blocked because of a disabled bus. There's also an accident that has a left lane blocked in Mercer County near Jersey Turnpike. The inner lanes southbound right after Route 33. This traffic report is brought to you by...

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And now, Preston and Steve's news update. Today is Thursday, June 26th. Good morning. The U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has filed charges against the School District of Philadelphia, accusing them of violating federal requirements to inspect and report damaged asbestos in several schools in the city schools.

The school district is now the first one in the country to be criminally charged with violations under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act. These charges are the result of a five-year investigation from the attorney's office as well as the Environmental Protection Agency's Criminal Investigations Division. Under federal law, school districts must keep their schools safe from airborne toxins such as asbestos and must also inspect,

remediate and report any damaged asbestos in a timely manner. School districts are also responsible for responding to and addressing internal reports and complaints of damaged asbestos and then filing the proper reports. Asbestos was used by manufacturers for a variety of reasons, but in this particular case, it was intended to provide heat insulation and fire resistance in the schools that were built in between the 1930s and the 1970s.

The school district of Philadelphia has about 340 buildings, and most of them are old, and almost 300 of them are known to contain asbestos, according to the attorney's office. Isn't that kind of an eye-opener that after this amount of time, that they're still dealing with removal of asbestos? Yeah, it's been known for decades and decades that you need to remove that stuff. I get we have a lot of very old buildings in the city, but we're talking decades. Uh-huh.

Beginning on July 1st, new increased meter rates will go into effect in parts of the city, right? Yay! And what they referred to as the core of Center City, the PPA says that meters in the areas of Arch to Locust and from 4th to 20th Streets

will go from $3 to $4 an hour. In other areas, from Spring Garden Street to Bainbridge Street and then from the Schuylkill River to the Delaware River outside of the core area, hourly parking will change from $2.50 to $3.50 an hour. And the Center City long-term meters for 4- and 12-hour parking will go from $1.50 to $2.50 an hour. According to the PPA, this is the first increase in meter parking rates actually in over 10 years. Okay.

And then finally, after a long, drawn-out battle, work has finally begun on new headquarters for Philly's 22nd Police District. Construction is now underway on a new home for the District of the Philadelphia Police Department following a dispute about what should occupy the site.

The North Central Public Safety Building will sit at 21st and Diamond Streets in North Philly. The $40 million facility will house a new police station for the district and a police athletic lease center, which will include a full-size gym, classrooms, and shared community room for neighborhoods, events, and programs.

The project covers a group of vacant lots along Diamond Street and will also bring the corridor new parks and green space, public parking facilities, and a fueling station for city vehicles. All right, in sports this morning. Balls actually go. Balls actually go. Balls actually go.

And from the sports desk, Nick McElwain. Well, the Phillies lost again.

They fell to the Astros 2-1 yesterday afternoon in Houston. Cam Smith had an RBI single in the eighth inning to lead the Astros to the win. They completed the three-game sweep over the Phils. The rookies' second hit of the game came off of Orion Kirkring, gave the Astros their fourth straight win. Brandon Marsh tied the game on a sack fly in the top of the eighth to end the team's 26th inning scoreless streak. The Phillies only scored...

One run in the entire series. The offense has suddenly gone silent. The Bills are in Atlanta for a three-game series this weekend. Makeable will get the start tonight, and the first pitch is scheduled for 7-15. The Union, who won again on Wednesday night, are in the midst of an 11-match unbeaten streak, which is a club record. They've gone 8-0-3 in that span. Their record is now 12-3-4, but for 40 points, which is the best record in the MLS. Up next is a trip to Ohio on Sunday. They'll face Columbus Crew. The match is set to begin at 6 o'clock and...

The Eagles are still the Super Bowl champs. And that's what I have for you in sports this morning. All right, thank you very much, Nick. And we welcome you to Friday morning. We have returned from Hershey Park. Yes, and I think both of you, we all agree that this...

Like yesterday felt like Friday. So this is like a bonus Friday. Bonus Friday. Bonus no sad bro. Bonus no sad bro. Yeah, we're all over it. So we are happy to be back at home. But yesterday was so much fun. It was terrific. We had a great time. We're happy everybody was able to join us. And if you can't do it, as soon as we were done, we're like, man, we're hoping we do this next year. We're like, we are too. So we'll see about that next year. I did the Twizzer thing. Oh!

Oh, yes. So I took off. Okay. I was so tired yesterday, but I am curious. You want to recap it in a little bit? I mean, there's not a whole lot to say other than, like, you need to go back immediately and go on. Right now? Right now. You need to go back and do this immediately. All right. Yeah. Listen, if you have...

Any issues with heights, this is not your ride. But if you love a thrill, this is absolutely like, I'm just... You know, like when you're at the Xena, then you're looking straight down 160 feet. Like, dude, I love it. I love it. Quick question. How are you locked in? It's just like a lap bar. Just a lap bar. A little lap bar comes down, man. Wow. Like, dude, I've been telling you. Yeah, I don't know, man. Yeah. Yeah.

And the mechanism, right? So when you're swinging down, you don't feel like you're... You definitely feel like you're being pushed down, right? But you do have that... Like when you're at that apex and you're at that zero G thing and you're just looking down, there's nothing like it. Okay, so how long did it last? It's not that long of a ride. Okay. You know, like...

Less than a minute, probably. As long as the coaster, the Candemonium, or a little bit shorter, maybe? Maybe around the same. Maybe a little bit shorter. That's a good amount of time. Beyond that, I start to get a bit of a headache or whatever. And Candemonium was so freaking awesome. I want to do that one again as well. Sam's called out the video here in the studio. It's like 50-50. At 50%, you're on your back, right? Case looking up at the sky. On the opposite side of the swing, you're just kind of looking at the sky.

guy. Which is kind of cool. Yeah, it's kind of cool too. You need to, you know, just leave me the relaxation. Leave me the relaxation.

Oh, this is okay. Oh, man. Excellent. Well, I'm glad you had a chance to go on that. That's great. All right. We have some stuff planned for today. At the end of the program, we're going to give away our Word of the Week prize. Don't forget, it's an overnight stay and $150 dining credit at the Ocean Casino Resort and a pair of tickets to see Cage the Elephant. That is going to be Friday, October 24th at Ovation Hall at the Ocean Casino Resort.

We also will do a check-in with 6ABC in just a little while, like 10 to 15 minutes or so. We'll see how those guys are doing. And in the studio today, we are excited for his appearance. Billy Gardell is going to be stopping by and hanging out for a little bit. He's great.

Just a really good person. And obviously he's very, very funny. He's going to be performing at Soul Joel's in Pottstown tonight. Nice. So we get to spend a little bit of time with him, which would be great. So other than that, I got some connoisseur stuff ready to go and some giveaways in conjunction with that. Marissa is out today, like I said. So Nick's filling in with the traffic and Sam is going to be handling all the duties on the other side of the glass. We'll get it.

done. We'll dive into the weekend and we'll come back in just a second. Stupid question in Entertainment Report on the way a major league star had their house broken into. Pretty wild story. So we'll share that in a moment. Be right back. Stay with us. Have you used Alexa as a clock radio? And we don't mean as a projectile. Just tell her to wake you up to WMMR and let Preston and Steve rock your ass out of bed.

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podcast. All right, thanks, Nick. So we got a stupid question prize, $50 Keystone Fireworks gift card. And the question I pose to you is on the show Friends, what is Chandler's middle name?

610-660-9333. Call if you happen to know that. All right. On Friends, what is Chandler's middle name? 610-660-9333. We got about three minutes or so before we check in with Matt and Eliana over at 6ABC. So we'll go through some birthdays and we'll probably break in in the middle of it and check in with those guys and see what they'd like to talk about. So we have birthdays on the 27th day of June that include actor Drake Bell.

from Drake and Josh and the Amanda show. Yeah, and he just had his moment where he was part of that quite on the set, which was about the abuse that was going on at Nickelodeon and the producers that were taking advantage of the young. Listen, there wasn't really, except for one guy, allegations of sexual contact. I believe Drake was...

Yeah, exactly. Yeah, a lot of that was emotional and verbal abuse, but Drake had the real deal happen to him, unfortunately. But he's been able to be vocal about it now, and hopefully that's helping him out as much as that can help out someone. Stuff like that sets your life in motion. You're paying dues on that stuff for the rest of your life. He's 39 years old today. Actor Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom.

in the Harry Potter series turns 36 years old today. I've determined that I can come in on any Harry Potter movie and just stick along for the ride. Settle in? I love him. Yeah, it's great. And Neville's character, it's really interesting, and Nick knows this because he's read the books as well. Neville, an extremely important character.

In the novels. Well, he does something very, very important in the films at the end. But yeah, in the book, he's like neck and neck with Harry in importance. And you don't find out until much later in the story.

Uh, but he turns, uh, 36 years old today. I wonder if they'll, they'll flesh that out in the TV series. I hope so. Yeah. Cause there are, we've talked about, um, nearly headless Nick and, um, peeves, you know, there are characters that have a lot more prominence in the books. You just don't see that often in the movies. Yep. Uh,

And then we have Tobey Maguire turning 50 years old today. So it's a big one for him. I actually thought he was already over 50. He's so good. He is really phenomenal in a lot of stuff like Cider House Rules, Seabiscuit. But to see him return in the Spider-Man universe the way they did it was phenomenal. Yeah. Phenomenal. It was like when he shows up in Andrew Garfield's character, either one, you're just like, oh, my God.

Well, and also that they addressed the anomalies between, yeah, your body just makes that? Yeah. And they're like drawing a correlation between that and semen. Like, you just, how do you do it? It just shoots right out of you. So.

I watched Pleasantville not that long ago. I'd forgotten what a great movie that is. And he's really good in it. Yeah, so he turns 50 years old today. I'm going to look to Casey because it's 638 and we're supposed to be doing 6 ABC. And I don't know. Casey's holding up his finger. We have Marissa out today. So everybody's like picking up extra duty. So how much time we got, Casey? So...

Right now, we're connecting. They can hear us, but they can't see us. So we're trying to figure out what's going on. Okay, well, I'm bringing up the audio. This is whatever they're doing on 6ABC now. All right, you let me know when, man. All right. We have another birthday to mention. In the meantime, it is...

Jeremy Swift's birthday today. He plays Leslie Higgins on Ted Lasso. Oh, I love that guy. That's great, yeah. He's excellent. That character had a great arc. Oh, man. Yeah. Absolutely. He turns 65 years old today, so happy birthday to him. We also have... Where was I? I skipped over a big one. Yeah, I was hoping Casey would be in here for it, but he's... Maybe I can find this because from The Walking Dead...

It's Chandler Riggs' birthday. Who played Carl. He played Carl. Yeah. Carl. And he turns 26 years old today. I'm the only one of you guys who's never watched any of the Walking Dead stuff. And I know you guys have talked about how much you enjoyed the first part of it. And then it kind of faded. And then it just got oversaturated, right? Well, you could literally... I enjoyed...

Ten seasons of it. Yeah, yeah. And so there's a lot there, Nick, if you want to go in. I'm invested in the characters. I have not finished it. I'm in the last season. Like, the last season, they broke it into a couple of different parts or whatever. I will finish it. Nick, I was... The characters, you know, like, I followed these guys and, you know... You get invested. We voiced our mutual disdain for the fact that they carried, you know...

Negan. Negan on After the Vigility. Nick, if you watch that first season, though, there is like second or third episode where he encounters...

And people have freshly died and are coming back. And there's some powerful stuff. It's good. Yeah. It's really good. So happy birthday to Carl, who turns 26 years old today. Good to see you. All right. Let's see. I guess we're not going on ABC. No, there's something wrong. We could connect with the audio, but we just for some reason. Wait, they're waving frantically. Hold on. Are we on the air? Can we fix it?

And it's Friday. We're talking about another Hollywood A-lister busted. Bring up the audio. Invade the home. The actor got worked up. Well, let me call the control room and see if they want to take us now. TV. That's great.

Okay. I was assuming that because we did this stuff remotely yesterday, that that might've screwed up how we do it today. Maybe. Yeah. Don't know. Uh, I mean, we're, we actually just do it through zoom. Yeah. Which is this, this program. If you've heard of, all right, they're going to take us in two and a half minutes, two and a half minutes commercial break right now. They're going to come back with us. I can probably get through the rest of these birthdays. Uh,

and then we'll be ready to go with them. We better be good. All right. It's J.J. Abrams' birthday today. He turns 59 years old. Obviously, yes, he had his hand in not only Star Wars, but Star Trek and Lost and Felicity. Felicity. Mission Impossible. I've got some stuff about Mission Impossible coming up in a little bit. Super 8, which is a movie I like a lot.

Yeah, I enjoy that movie. I think I read an interview recently with him where he's kind of hinted that if he could, it'll never happen. A second swipe at doing the Star Wars trilogy because it fell short of what he wanted it to be. And so, you know, but hey, it is what it is. You ever listen to his daughter's stuff? Yeah, she's good. Yeah.

No, I haven't. Okay, yeah. I'm surprised. I thought maybe Grace would possibly be on Caleb's radar, but... Maybe, I don't know. Why? Is she really good? She is, yes. I guess maybe in the same vein of like a Billie Eilish. Okay. Just a mistress. JJ is 59 today. It's Khloe Kardashian's birthday today. Khloe turns...

No, she looks... She looks nothing. This impression was valid? She looks nothing like that. I mean...

Her and her mother now look staggeringly similar. Really? They both had massive glow-ups, as they say, surgical or whatever. Okay. But her appearance is altered beyond comprehension. She turns 41 years old today, and then the last birthday I stumbled across is fashion designer Vera Wang. Oh! Vera Wang turns 76. That's what I wear. You're a Wang guy. I'm a Wanger. Yeah. Okay.

She was married to Jeffrey Lurie, right? No. No, she provided the... That's right. The cheerleader outfits. Yeah, yeah. Oh, for the Eagles cheerleaders. Yes, they did have a Vera Wang design. I don't know if they still wear that same design or not. Was it Vera Wang? What are you wearing? I'm wearing the Wang line. Wang.

The straight line. So she turns 76 years old today. We're easily amused. All right. Case is going to let me know how much time we've got left. All right. Stand by. All right. I'm standing by. Let's light this candle. Standing by. I guess they're going to be coming back from commercial break. Okay. Because right now I have the audio up. Uh-huh.

But I hear not. Here we go. It's heating up once again. It's not even the 4th of July yet, but Summerween is here. Summerween. Retailers are already stocking up on skeletons and ghouls galore for folks who want an early thrill. Home Depot has even taken its popular 12-foot skeleton up a notch. This is Ultra Skelly, which...

moves and talks. Preston and Steve from WMMR join us live. Spooky season already. What happened to the fourth? What happened to Labor Day, guys? Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. Stop it now. That's all there is to it. There is no bigger practitioner and lover of Halloween than myself. And I do up my lawn. I do everything top level.

But this constitutes a leave me alone-a-ween. Because this is way too early. Even I, who just my blood courses with horror movies and Halloween, I think the

the end of August, you can start flirting with it. But before the 4th of July, you're cashing in your entire summer. And by the way, I'm tired of those 15, 16, 17 foot things that are on the fronts of people. It's too much. Everyone has them. All year. You mean you don't like the giant sized spider that covers the entire roof of the home and treats

for all the kids. For October and September, that's fine. If you have it up now, the HOA should be... Yeah, well, Matt's right. I've seen people who now leave them up all the time.

all year long. I can't comment because I have a couple of zombies that are on my... Right now? Yeah. Dude. They put Santa hats on him for Christmas, which, by the way, Christmas was the original thing that really started to gravitate. What's going to happen when it goes so early that we're celebrating the following year's Christmas before the current year's Christmas? I kid you not. I take out... I remove the demons and I put the elves right in the same spot. Here's...

Here's the one thing that I do recommend to people if you want to say breaching holiday protocol. I do try in the summertime to have a Thanksgiving meal because it's so good you can't just have it once a year. That's good. But that's like we'll do a July...

Thanksgiving meal. But that's just one day. So we're not putting all the decorations up or anything along those lines. But I think it's a bit much what they're trying to do. I set off fireworks on Easter. Yes. What better way to celebrate? I love that. New tradition. Birth of Christ. Yes. He has risen like set off an M-80. Yeah. Birth of Christ is Christmas, Matt. But close enough. I think we've got enough going on.

and firing in all directions in our country and abroad. But I think there's something about this summer wean coming too early. It's too much. But there is something about when the Halloween store opens and you walk in and you smell the stale smell of those polyester costumes. In October. And the things are jumping out at you. In August.

No, in August. You're right. August is about when you can start. And look at me. I'm the biggest practitioner, but this is too soon now. Too soon. But whatever, man. What do I know? I'm glad that we were able to get this off of you. We solved it. And then we figured out when Jesus was born, too. Wait, what's your favorite

your favorite horror movie? You said you're a horror movie buff. What's your favorite? Number one would have to be, I think for everything would be The Exorcist. However, I love everything from old Universal horror movies to The Terrifier to the subtle stuff. Just make it good. Make it authentic. The Terrifier is next level, man. The Terrifier is next level. It's next level.

And it's great for the kids. I can't believe they've done that. Thanks, guys. Have a good weekend, guys. I am glad we were able to make that happen. Very good. Thank you, Casey and Sam and company for helping out. Thanks, Evanson.

We can get an answer to the super question this morning on Friends. What was Chandler's middle name? 610-660-9333 is the number. And we are going to go to our first caller in, and that is Michelle. So we'll check in. Hi, Michelle. Good morning to you. Good morning. Michelle, what is Chandler's middle name? Chandler's middle name is Muriel. Muriel. Correct. Hold on just a moment, Michelle. Michelle.

We'll get you info, and then we will give you a $50 Keystone Fireworks gift card. Keystone Fireworks Superstore is loaded with mortars, rockets, firecrackers for your Easter Day celebration. And all the biggest and best backyard pyro. You can see their newest Superstore at Franklin Mills Mall, or you can visit them online at KeystoneFireworks.com. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez reportedly already got legally married in the U.S. before this. Jeffrey Bezos.

Jeffrey Bezos. Before their extravagant, multi-million dollar, three-day long wedding celebration in Venice, according to sources that told Page Six this. I had a feeling this might happen because the same sort of scenario happened when I, my wife and I had a destination wedding in Puerto Rico yesterday.

You handle it here and then you don't have to jump through some of the loops that you have to jump through out of the country. So although the couple is hosting the ceremony in the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Italian officials confirmed they did not file the necessary paperwork to marry under Italian law. So it's happening, supposedly happening today.

One city official said, I can totally rule out that they will have a civil ceremony in Venice, citing the lack of required documents. Legal experts say that this is not uncommon and that many Americans marry stateside first to avoid complications abroad, with one attorney explaining often marriage in a foreign country is not valid in the United States. Did you hear the rumors about what he's giving her for the wedding? He has purchased her Portugal.

Oh, my God. Isn't that sweet? It's wonderful. It's wonderful. She loves it. The pair also signed now, it says here, a multi-million dollar prenup. I'm thinking that's a multi-billion dollar prenup. Yeah. But reportedly enforceable no matter where the marriage has taken place. And they can get married anywhere as a prenup would generally be drafted to include its enforceability anywhere according to a divorce law. Just as Paisley's first wife. Yeah.

Who's one of the wealthiest women in the world. And just giving it all away. Just giving it all away as well. And that's very admirable, actually, what she's doing. Speaking of rich people, Anna Wintour is stepping down from American Vogue, marking the end of an era for the fashion icon who transformed magazines since taking over in 1988.

Wintour announced the news in a staff meeting, revealing that she's searching for a new editorial head. But she is not headed to the beach to sit in my ties just yet. While she's leaving her role in American Vogue, she's not leaving fashion entirely. In fact, she'll remain as Vogue's global editorial director and Condé Nast's chairperson.

Chief Content Officer, continuing to oversee major titles like Vanity Fair, GQ, and Architectural Digest. So there's no way she's rolling over. But you know who the number one rumored pick for her is to run the whole empire? Mama June Shannon. No way. Really?

Wintour, who started at British Vogue, revolutionized fashion journalism and became a cultural icon known for her signature bob sunglasses and famous icy demeanor. And the fame of her only grew after The Devil Wears Prada came out. And it was loosely based on a memoir from her ex-assistant. I always forget she's British. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

So Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom, according to People Magazine, have officially gone their separate ways. You're seeing all the signs of it. He's attending the Bezos wedding solo. Yeah, I'll get to that in a moment. After nearly 10 years together, a source close to the couple insists that it's all amicable. The insider said that Katy is, of course, upset.

but is relieved to not have to go through another divorce, calling their split a long time coming. The couple who share their daughter, Daisy Bloom, have reportedly been living apart since Perry hit the road on her Lifetime's tour in April. And while they were once planning to make their Montecito, California estate their main family home, the idea is now off the table and is being rented out, according to the source.

Another insider previously noted to Us Weekly, the famous couple have grown apart and aren't living the same lives anymore, despite being an item since 2016 and getting engaged in 2019. The two never set a wedding date, with the source revealing that Orlando was apparently over it. Now,

Recently, it was reported, as Steve had said, Orlando was at Jeff Bezos' nuptials without Katie. And now, just after the news of his split with Katie, he was spotted chatting with none other than Kim Kardashian. Uh-oh. And pics spotted him, spotted Kim and her sis Khloe getting the Pirates of the Caribbean actor in Venice. Uh-oh.

And Italy, I'm sorry, noting that Orlando shared several air kisses with Kim. Air kisses. That's the same as intercourse. So Kim Kardashian is single. Orlando Bloom is single. Yeah. Right. She, Katy Perry's had a bad luck run with.

So Russell Brand was her first, right? Orlando Bloom. Maybe it's time to shift up and, you know. Maybe a good idea. Somebody from the civilian ranks. Might work. Or just don't get married. So I tease this. Brad Pitts. Los Feliz, Los Angeles home was recently broken into while he was out of town promoting his new F1 film. Law enforcement sources told NBC News that three people reportedly jumped a fence and got inside through a front window. And.

An L.A. Police Department spokesperson confirmed the late-night burglary but didn't name Pitt directly or say what was taken, adding that they are still looking for the three suspects. So just think about that. The fact that you can say here he is, he has a multimillion-dollar estate, that you can jump the fence and come in through the window. Don't you assume that there are some sort of proximity detectors or something that would go off an alarm of something? I would think.

How does that happen? Unless... Preston, an inside job. Yeah, I don't really know. I mean, I'm sure he's got security cameras and things like that at the very least set up. But people can get in and out of a place in a few minutes. Sure. Apparently, though, they were there for... At least I heard for a while it appeared like. I don't know. He did it in Ocean's Eleven, you know. That's right. That's right. You can always...

bust into somebody's vault? Wouldn't that be a bitch if they used that movie to break into his house? So the suspects are said to have ransacked the house and made off with an unspecified amount of miscellaneous property. Speaking of that, Preston, I was watching this guy on the YouTube channel. He is an expert consultant for the casinos. And they were talking about Ocean's Eleven and those movies. And the question was, do things...

Do deaths of that level occur? And he said that there was one time where these thieves rented the whale suite in a hotel, brought in their own roulette wheels and stuff like that, brought in fake employees and cocktail waitresses. This was all done for one person and robbed the guy of like $60 million. What? So the guy went and thought –

It was another part of the casino, an extension that he was just simply coming to the, like the penthouse. And dropped a ton of cash and the casino was not even associated with it. That's interesting. Speaking of big heists, one member of the gang of thieves that was convicted last month in the Kim Kardashian jewelry heist won't have to serve out a sentence, but for an unfortunate reason. It was reported yesterday that Deter Dubriquet...

passed away after battling lung cancer just a month after he was sentenced to seven years in prison with five suspended for his role in the 2016 case.

He continued to maintain his innocence, saying that police had the wrong guy. He was 69 years old, so he's not going to jail. There you go. That's one way to get out of it. So back to Brad Pitt for a moment. Director Joseph Kaczynski is hoping to get Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt to reunite, suggesting that he'd like to see them go head-to-head on the racetrack in a movie.

Uh, Kaczynski has worked with Cruz on Top Gun Maverick and Pet on the new racing movie F1, which I just mentioned a moment ago. If the two do get together on screen once again, it will be for the first time in 30 years. Last apparent to get together, uh,

interview with the vampire. Pitt shared earlier this month that he'd be happy to team up with the Mission Impossible star, but only if they keep their feet firmly planted on the ground. He said, I'm not going to try and hang my ass off airplanes and stuff like that.

Pitt joked at the F1 premiere, added that when he does something again that's on the ground, then yes, he'd like to do it. Do you think there'd be any sort of latitude with the story if it involved vampire NASCAR drivers? Oh, okay.

That can only race at night. You can only have evening matches. That's the only movie I've ever walked out of. Interview with a vampire. Interview with a vampire. I hated it. Maybe I saw it at the wrong time or whatever. I saw it in the theaters and I was like, I am so bored. I can't stand any of this. Yeah, it just did nothing for me. And I'm not a big vampire guy anyway. But yeah, that one was, I was like, no, I'm out. I had been prepped and I was familiar and I did enjoy it. Yeah, but I can see where it would not be everybody's cup of tea.

All right, Lalo Schifrin, the composer who wrote the theme for Mission Impossible and more than 100 other arrangements for film and television, passed away on Thursday. He was 93 years old.

He won four Grammy Awards and was nominated for six Oscars, including five for original score for Cool Hand Luke, The Fox, Voyage of the Damned, The Amityville Horror, and The Sting Part II. He also wrote the grand finale music performance for the World Cup Championship in Italy in 1990, in which the three tenors sang together for the first time. And that work became one of the biggest sellers in the history of classical music.

Schifrin, also a jazz pianist and classical conductor, had a remarkable career in music because he worked with people like Dizzy Gillespie and recorded with Count Basie and Sarah Vaughan.

But perhaps his biggest contribution was this theme we're hearing right now from Mission Impossible. Written in the unusual 5-4 time signature, the theme was married to an on-screen self-destruct clock that kicked off the TV show, which ran from 1966 to 73. It was described as only the most contagious tune ever heard by mortal ears.

By New Yorker film critic Anthony Lane. And it even hit number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. So years ago, I had a cassette recorder that many, many years ago. And I recorded all my favorite TV themes. Mission Impossible. Do you remember the series Combat, Preston? Yeah. Hawaii Five-0. All the classics. And yeah, I mean, this was, you had to have this.

So Lalo Schifrin, the composer, 93 years old, had a hell of a life. Apparently this is sad because he was in the middle of collaborating with Tone Loke. Oh, man. That guy's good. Yeah. Well, maybe they got something.

Is Tone Loke still alive? I think so. Okay. Yeah, no, I'm thinking of Biz Markie. He passed away. Moment of silence. Please. So this was nice to see. Our buddy Bert Kreischer, Bertie boy, is starring in a new comedy for Netflix. It's called Free Bert. And it's a movie about a guy named Bert.

And the series, set for six episodes so far, will star the comedian, but he's playing a fictionalized version of himself, known as somewhat of a party animal. He'll be trying to tone things down this time around after his daughters get accepted into an elite private school in Beverly Hills. Arden Mirren will co-star as Burt's wife, with Ava Ryan and Leeloo Lang playing their daughters. I can tell you this, I mean, you and I saw The Machine. Yeah.

He can act. He can act, man. He's actually really good. He's actually even, he can do the emotional stuff. So I would love to see that muted version of him try something like this. Listen, after watching The Machine, I was like, I need to see more of him doing this stuff. So Burt is no stranger to Netflix. He's had five stand-up comedy specials, including this year's Lucky. He even praised the streamer back in February while speaking with Variety.

sharing that they're a great place to release stuff because they're so hands-off, he says. So we hope he's going to have a good run with that, and hopefully we'll talk to him very soon about what's going on in that realm. We can work on our episode with him, Preston, at that time. All right, and then one last story. On most seasons of The Bachelor, and it's spinoffs, you learn what The Bachelor or Bachelorette are looking for in a partner as season three.

season progresses uh you won't have to wait that long for the upcoming season of the golden bachelor uh he's telling everyone up front so mel owens the next golden bachelor is playing about what he's not looking for the 66 year old former nfl player explains that while going through the casting process producers asked him what's your preference and he said uh 45 to 60 just being honest and

And he adds that once he was cast, he was having lunch with an executive producer on the show and told him, if they're 60 or over, I'm cutting them. He said, this is not the silver bachelor. This is the golden bachelor. And he also specified they've got to be fit because I stay in shape and work and work out and stuff.

And I told them to try to stay away from the artificial hips and the wigs. No fatties. No fatties. And they got to give oral on the first date. I mean, that's what's so hilarious about this whole thing. I told you the first round of the Golden Batch, I was watching it. I go, wow, man, you got people now who know what they want in life. There's going to be less of the BS stuff.

And it just degenerated into exactly the same thing. Yeah, the same thing, right? Same thing. So this should go well. The Golden Bachelor is expected to premiere this fall. So we'll find out. And then there's that It's Always Sunny tie-in. Yep. Yeah, which should be really good as well. Yep. All right, so we got some movies opening this weekend. F1. F1. F1. F1.

The movie starring, it's an action drama, stars Brad Pitt, Cary Condon, and Javier Bardem. It's dubbed the greatest that never was. He is dubbed the greatest it never was. Sonny Hayes was Formula One's most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. 30 years later, he's a nomadic racer for hire.

When he's approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes, owner of a struggling Formula One team, that's on the verge of collapse. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to Formula One for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world.

Two hours and 35 minutes long. PG-13 release. Wide theater release as well. Rotten Tomatoes score scores well at 84%. So Craig Legans, our friend, saw it and said it's the greatest racing movie he ever saw. Okay. There used to be movies like this. Preston, you remember the movie Le Mans and Grand Prix? And they had, you know. But this is the same guy who captured the dogfighting, the director of Maverick. Yeah. So he knows how to deal with things in motion. Here's what I don't like about it, Steve. What?

I thought this was going to be free on Apple Plus. Why did they make me think that this was an Apple Plus movie? And then all of a sudden now it's... There's too much money behind this. But do you mean the way they were promoting it? The way they were promoting it on Apple Plus. I was like, okay, and Apple does good movies. So here's the thing. People are saying is that if you have to see it in the 4D, you know, in the IMAX, like it's a very immersive experience.

Press, would you do that? Smell the burning rubber and all? I've been there, man. I've been there. All right, Megan 2.0, horror, mystery, thriller, sci-fi, action, comedy. Stars Alison Williams, Violet McGraw, and Jen Van Epps.

Two years after Megan, a marvel of artificial intelligence, went rogue and embarked on a murderous rampage and was subsequently destroyed, Megan's creator, Gemma, has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of AI. Meanwhile, Gemma's niece, Katie, now 14...

...has become a teenager, rebelling against Gemma's overprotective rules. Unbeknownst to them, the underlying tech for Megan has been stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia.

It's an hour and 59 minutes long. It's rated PG-13. Wide theater release. Rotten Tomatoes score gives it 59%. So they're saying when the first one was horror, this is more like an action movie? This is not you. Whoa, sorry. I hit the wrong button. No, there's a lot of comedy in it as well. Oh. Yeah. All right, we're ready to roll some clips. Here we go.

On this season of the Gilded Age, Agnes dislikes the change in power dynamics within her family. And here, Christina Baranski shares how her character feels about not being number one. Agnes is not used to not being the boss. And that's her identity. That's who she is. She's the big sister. And she made the tough choices. And she had to get married and then take her sister in and be the caretaker.

New episode of Gilded Age will air on Sunday on Max. Here's our next clip. Riri Williams and her suit that rivals Tony Stark's make their small screen debut with the series Ironheart. In this clip, Dominique Thorne talks about playing a gifted inventor.

This is someone who's starting with a very different and varied set of cards to begin with. And of course, with a little genius intellect to never hurt. But out of those cards, she's really creating or looking to create a beautiful legacy for herself and for the people that matter most to her.

The first three episodes of Ironheart are streaming now. And you can see that on Disney+, by the way. All right, your entertainment report for today, Friday, leading into No Sad Bro weekend. So we're going to take a quick break. We've got our buddy Billy Gardell stopping by this morning. We'll dive into the connoisseur and stuff like that. And we've got things to give away and stuff to talk about. So stay with us. We'll be back in just a moment.

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Now, back with more of the Preston and Steve Show podcast. All right, thank you very much, Nick. Now, listen, I only say this because I had a massive flub yesterday with Gogo. But I hope they open that to Connie Palmyra Blidge. I said Blidge? You said Blidge. Well, don't go through her if you don't have to. By the way, I've actually woken up in like a cold sweat at the notion of ever having to do traffic, right? It is a nightmare. Ain't fun. Ain't fun at all.

All right. So before we head into our weekend, which we're very much looking forward to, I don't think I had a chance to do this last week. So I got a lot of stuff in my junk drawer. So let's do it. All righty.

So some things to talk about. Let me see what I can find right here. I'm going to start with something at the Phillies game. Wawa Welcome America. Obviously the big celebration is having started with Wawa Hoagie Day yesterday, which hopefully that went well. We were busy, so we didn't get a chance to experience it because we were at Hershey Park. But

The skies over Philadelphia will come alive with a vibrant Superman-themed drone show, and it's in partnership with the movie coming out. So Warner Brothers Pictures, Welcome America. Didn't this already happen? It says July 11th. Oh, okay. Oh, that's when the movie opens. Yeah.

Yeah, I thought it was last Sunday. Let me go back in the junk drawer. Oh, man. Sorry about that. I'll tell you one thing, though. No, it's my fault. Warner Brothers is throwing an F-load of money into promoting this movie, which I'm very excited for. I love James Gunn, and the cast is great. But, I mean, I haven't seen a rollout of this level in quite a while. All right. So let me go back in the junk drawer. You want to actually stand in it? Nope. There we go. I got something. I'm going to talk about the Willy Wonka of cheese. Oh.

Never heard of it. Willy Wonka of cheese? It would have been a much more...

more terrible kids movie. If it all... Yeah. The Gouda Man can. One of Colorado's most influential businessmen has died. James Jim Leprino, the chairman of Leprino, died on Thursday. He was born in 1937 in Denver, which would make him 88 years old. And he spent his childhood with a tightly knit family rooted in Denver's Italian community. And he was called a devoted family man and a notification of his death that was shared online

by the company that he chaired. So in an interview in 2017, the then 79-year-old billionaire spoke about how his family's grocery store in Little Italy was transformed into the world's largest producer of mozzarella cheese. Wow. Yes. And that's also where he earned the nickname of the Willy Wonka of cheese.

Forbes estimates that Loprino's net worth was at about $2.1 billion. But other publications have said that he could be worth upward of $3 billion. It's funny when we throw out these numbers now, like $3 billion. We've heard of Jeff Bezos and Loprino.

hundreds of billions of dollars that we, I think we now brush off the, oh, you've only got two or three billion dollars. You know what I mean? You're exactly right. Someone broke down in terms of time.

So if you have a certain amount of billion dollars, and I wish I had it right in front of me, it was fascinating. To even draw a distinction between a billion and a trillion. Yeah. Oh, my God. The billion gets you back. I'm probably misstating this, but this is the gist of what they said. Gets you back to maybe 19, 20. A trillion gets you back to...

Right. So, I mean, it's an astonishing difference. I like the visual representation of a million dollars in hundreds stacked in a vault versus a billion dollars stacked on $100 bills. And, like, you see the...

the exponential difference between the two. Oh, yeah. Yeah, they're like, you know, you can put a million dollars in like a suitcase and a billion needed like part of a warehouse or something along those lines. I saw a guy do it with grains of rice once. Okay, yeah, yeah. And it was like, this is how much the average American has. And then he goes on and he compares it to what people like Bezos and Musk have. And it's, you know, it's a gigantic difference.

Huge pile of rice, and you can't, you know, it puts it into perspective. It's virtually incomprehensible. So this guy started his store, actually his father did, who emigrated to the U.S. from Italy in 1950, opened a grocery store at the corner of 38th and Shoshone Street in Denver. We need a salmon palompas. The family sold its handmade ragout and scamorza cheese.

In 1956, Loprino joined the business full time. He was able to build the business up to where it is now. Not just the world's biggest mozzarella producer, but also a global leader of dairy ingredients. His mozzarella is used on... Here's where most of the money comes from.

It's used on Pizza Hut, Domino's, and Papa John's pizza. Oh, he scored all the big clients. Does he have a magical factory, or did he have a magical factory? He employs over 600 people in Denver, so maybe some of those are Oompa Loompas. I don't really know.

But in a release, Loprino's company said that he was known for his unwavering commitment to the people of Loprino, always ready to offer guidance, support, and mentorship. So, yeah, just a massive tease guy. What a score, though, to get those clients who do make you much more. Yep. Hey, real quick, just going back to the thing you were talking about, Steve, 1 million seconds, that's 11 and a half days. 1 billion seconds, 31.7 years. Wow.

Okay, do they have trillion? Not in this chart. Yeah, yeah. Man, that's crazy. I mean, but put that in perspective. 31,000 years. 31,000 years. It's a trillion seconds, yeah. Come on. All right, let me go back into the junk drawer. Oh, yeah. Got to share this one with you. So...

The group, the Kawasaki Corleo group has come up with a concept of a new robot. And it has the combined attributes of a horse, a mountain lion, a motorcycle as well. I've seen, I don't know if this is their AI rendering of what it will look like or if they actually have functioning demo models. But this is amazing.

You know, this is another level of stuff to be terrified by. No, they do not have functioning...

of this yet. It's just all AI renderings. But if you see a video of it, Case, it'll blow you away. So one day, deep in the R&D department, somebody dared to ask, what if we put legs on an all-terrain vehicle? So working outside of their comfort zone, engineers created Corleo. The resulting vehicle incorporates the company's vision of mobility in 2050.

where instinct, technology, and the natural environment move in sync, or at least that's what the Kawasaki Heavy Industry says. So it was unveiled recently at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. The Corleo is a revolutionary off-road personal mobility vehicle, a rideable robot propelled by four legs,

And powered by an engine fueled with hydrogen. Well, they did actually unveil the real-life concept. It was the brand's computer-generated video that has generated intense interest online. So I guess they have a concept of it, Steve, a physical, but it doesn't move or anything.

making the Corleo look like a cool ride. The imagery portrays a rideable four-legged robot that comes across as an advanced version of Boston Dynamic Spot, the dog-like robot mixed up, which we've seen on many occasions, but is mixed with kind of like

a land speeder from the Star Wars universe. So the CGI video shows the Corleone galloping through a thick forest, frolicking across a field, leaping across small gorges...

and trotting across a snowy outcrop in landscape mimicking scenes from Lord of the Rings. It is insane looking, this thing that they have. It looks like a mix also with like a Kawasaki motorcycle. Yes. Has the same sort of thing, but if you're talking about all-terrain...

this gets it done. Yeah, like all terrain. All terrain. You know, I mean, it can go through boulders and things like that as well. Jumping ravines. Kawasaki says that the Corleo mimics the responsive feel of an ATV or a motorcycle, but instead of using wheels, employs independently articulating legs with swing arms that absorb impact and shocks and adapt to uneven terrain. Each leg is fitted with a hoof made from slip-resistant rubber made

Split left to right to adapt to different surfaces like grass, gravel, and rock. Yeah. The four-legged construction maintains balance and stability as it keeps the rider's body in an upright, forward-looking posture even when climbing steps. In case it does, it grabs huge piles of batteries.

It's really wild. Corleo employs some clever design ideas, including independent legs, hydrogen engine, and steering through weight shifts using sensors in the stirrups and handlebars. The rear leg unit can swing up and down independently from the front leg unit, allowing it to absorb shocks during walking and running. Dude, how long before they mount machine guns on the side of this thing? 150cc hydrogen engine produces electricity to propel the leg...

mounted drive units with rear mounted hydrogen canisters supplying fuel to deliver low emissions in silent operation.

And an onboard GPS navigation screen guides riders by mapping a path up or down a hill while also ensuring the rider's center of gravity and hydrogen fuel level. Still, it's that giant ball thing that I like better. Oh, yeah. It's a concept right now, but it is just they look like giant medicine balls instead of tires. And they go in every direction. On a motorcycle-looking vehicle. And, yes, you can move in any direction you want to.

So maybe they'll create that, too. It's all interesting. We have to see a working model of it. Yeah, absolutely. All right, let me go back in. All right, I thought this was some good news worth sharing. So the extra fee at a grocery store for plastic shopping bags isn't just an inconvenience. It's actually starting to make a difference for marine ecosystems, according to a new study. Policies that ban or impose...

Fees are banned or imposed fees on plastic bags are associated with a 25 to 47 percent decrease in plastic bag litter in shoreline cleanups, according to a study that was published this past Thursday in the Journal of Science. So that's great news. Yeah, man, that's I think everyone can agree on that. It just sucks when you see that stuff washing or like in a river or something. And then, you know, they have those big plastic bags.

basically floating in the oceans. It's all this stuff. I hate seeing it anywhere. You know, like that stretch of land in between highways, like you're going on the blue route and you just look over the median. That's what those things are called.

But you see that, and I just get so mad, right? Listen, if something accidentally flies out your window, okay, I can understand that. But if you are, especially if you are an adult human being listening to this right now, and you throw trash out your car window, you are scum. Listen, I'm part Indian, and it always makes me cry when that happens. I'll tell you this. The other day, I was out in front of my house.

I'm there, I'm pouring oil down the sewer, and this guy throws this garbage. What's he doing that for? I'm like, come on. Get rid of the oil here, bro. Plastic litter is a big risk to health of marine ecosystems, and the problem is growing, according to the lead study author, Dr. Anna Papp. The United States has no federal-level policy on plastic bags, so researchers...

analyzed 180 local programs, including full bans, fees on shopping bags, and partial bans, which sometimes have special regulations such as requiring thicker plastics to make shopping bags reusable. Researchers then analyzed data from more than 45,000 U.S. shoreline cleanups to compare litter before and after the policy was passed, as well as the differences between the areas with and without policy. And the main finding, according to the study author, is that these policies led to a decrease in plastic bags and

as a share of total items collected. So it seems to be working, which is great. The only problem now is I have so many reusable shopping bags. And we go to the Acme in Wildwood, and so they don't do plastic shopping bags in New Jersey. And every time I go there, I'm like, damn it.

I forgot to bring shopping bags with me. So I bought another one. Claire has three huge bags full of bags in her trunk. Yes. And she's good with using them. I'm pretty good. Yeah. I will end up, though, they do make them. They're pretty cheap. Yeah. I like the Acme super big black bag that just says Acme in red on the side. Yeah. That effort holds a lot. So I have one, some that are made out of, Casey, they're made out of a cloth product of some type. Yeah.

And the problem with the bags are keeping them like laying around in the backseat of your car and stuff like that. So these actually have a little pouch and they fold up into it. And it's only about the size of your hand, your palm. So those I actually keep in the center console of my car. I keep two of them in there. Small enough? Really small. Yeah. Like I said, Steve, literally...

Like this big. Wow. Like in the palm of your hand. That's big. That's it. Maybe I'll look into that. So those are really, really convenient. Yeah. And if you always keep one like in your glove compartment or whatever. I should do that. You'll have it. Yeah. And you'll be good to go and you won't be stuck with all those bags. So for the longest time I was bringing like an ocean liner steamer trunk with me and it's just wonky. Yeah. It makes a lot of noise. Very cumbersome.

So I thought that was cool. I've heard people, I've been at the store specifically in New Jersey, if you're visiting from out of state and you don't know where you just forget, and you're like, oh, damn it. I've heard people complain about this isn't really, what are they doing this for? And I'm like, it's, well. We're trying. You're doing every bit you can. You're going to be fine, bud. Easy there, Skippy. Let's move on.

All right, so that was a good story. This one's kind of messed up. The head of Amazon says that AI will shrink its workforce in the coming years. All right. CEO Andy Jassy sent a memo to employees saying the increase... Numbers one for 1,000, you are scheduled to be liquidated.

The increasing use of artificial intelligence will eliminate the need for certain jobs. Yeah, we knew that was coming. Jesse wrote... Horses are even being replaced. That Amazon employees should learn how to use AI tools and figure out how to get more done with, quote, scrappier teams. No, no, no. You use the AI to learn how to take out your bosses. Jesse added, it's hard to know exactly where this nets out over time, but in the next few years, we expect that this will reduce our total corporate jobs.

You guys see the piece on John Allure last weekend, AI slop is what it's called. So it's AI generated stuff and it just ends up all over the place. And the recent example was, you know, people showing up as babies. You know, you have cats as a soprano. So these things are generated. And what AI can do is remarkable. And I do believe it can be a helpful tool.

But what it can also do is a bit terrifying to me daily. And look, I mean, there are people in our industry who are being replaced by AIs. It's a threat. And I think it's a real threat. And we got to be careful about it. Yeah. And not only that, I mean, just and look, you see it as a as a corporate owner or, you know, someone who's in charge. Like, OK, if we if we don't have to pay all these people, we will make more profits and more money will come in. And it's like.

They're just... They're biting off their own... You know, they're cutting off their own hand. If all a company knows how to do is cut and reduce costs and, you know, that's all they look to do, then they're going to use AI to replace people. True. There are shifts like this that happen throughout history. You know, this is... But you...

Slowing the roll wouldn't be a bad idea. I'd like to see a commercial campaign where they replace people with AI, but they use Allen Iverson and get replaced by AI. That would be fun. I don't know what product that would work for. Mostly basketball. Yeah, probably. Maybe sneakers. So yeah, they're going to eliminate certain jobs, right?

In the near future, they will be, they're going to be cutting way back. I mean, that's just scary. Well, listen, I mean, we all have children that are, you know, just graduated high school. And like now they're pursuing their next level of education. And you have to take that sort of stuff into consideration. Like, okay, are you majoring in something that is going to be obsolete in 20 years? I don't. So I'm turning myself over to completely. Yeah, I'm jumping right in.

No, but it's scary. I mean, I've got kids that I have to think about their career. Yep. And are they going to... Is what they want to pursue going to be something that's not even done by a human being down the road? Yep. It's terrifying, actually. All right. Something... Oh...

Yeah, here's another terrifying thing. The invasive Asian needle ant. Needle ant? Appears to have spread as far north as Massachusetts, bringing with it concerns over their painful and potentially dangerous sting. According to Scientific American, the ants have been identified in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, having spread east across the United States. If we could get them to procreate with the insulin ant...

We could take care of some medication issues. The sting of an Asian needle ant may cause severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis in about 2% of people. That's not good. And in most cases, the sting causes intense pain that can come and go over the course of several hours.

redness of the skin and mild to severe hives and also possible symptoms according to the service. Have you ever been bitten by like a fire ant or a red ant or bullet ants? They're supposedly very painful. Yeah, my ex-wife stepped on a bullet ant ant hill. We went to Costa Rica on our honeymoon 21 years ago and man, they started crawling up her left leg and she didn't even realize what had happened at first and then it was like her left leg was on fire. It was

awful and the only thing that you can do like you can put like a salve on it or whatever but you just you have to deal with the pain it's like getting stung by a bee you know it's just terrible my default nick anytime that happens is i just piss on the wound right yeah and sometimes it's nothing sure

Like, you know, the most innocuous thing, and I'm ready to piss on it. Yeah. So if you suspect that you're having a systemic allergic reaction, anaphylaxis, from an Asian needle ant sting, seek immediate medical attention as it could be life-threatening, it says in this article. Let me ask you guys a question. Yeah. I'm just, because I'm thinking about, like, minor annoyances and minor pains.

When was the last time you stubbed your toe? Oh, like two days ago. Like on concrete? Yeah, on concrete. I was getting out of the pool. On conk conk? Oh, the pool. Oh, yeah, yeah. That's a common one. Okay, because it's been a little while since I've stubbed my toe. And now that I say that, I'll probably do it this weekend. I made this happen. It's been a little bit since I've had a car accident. Hey.

And why do you ask that? It just, I went, when Steve was saying he's peeing on stuff, I was like, I just, in my mind, I was like, did you stub your toe? I was like, Steve to pee on my toe. Yeah, it's one of those common things that you're like, I always feel you got to get it out of the way. Once you do it though, you're in the pain, but you realize, okay, the clock is reset. It'll now be a certain amount of time before I stub my toe again. So the ant's presence is being tracked by antmaps.org.

Which shows that the insect has been found in as many as 20 U.S. states. While the ants are mainly stretching from Arkansas to New England, outliers have also been discovered in Washington state. They are small. They measure about .2 inches in length. Their bodies are shiny with a dark brown to black

color, though the ends of their antenna and their legs are a light orange-brown, and they can be hard to identify as they resemble other common ant species in the eastern United States. They're native to China, Japan, and North and South Korea, though they were first documented in the southeastern U.S. in 1932. Wow. In 2021, the Forest Service announced that the invasive ant was becoming problematic in North America and remaining relatively unnoticed for decades.

So, yeah, they can cause quite a bit of pain. So heads up on that. There's a lot of, excuse me, chiggers are. Yeah, Casey had some bites on him the other day. Yeah, he had a bite as well. And he, I looked at him and I goes, those look like what we used to call when I was a kid, chigger bites. And they're actually, and the reason being is because they were around his wrist and around his ankles. Like where my, like my watch. Yeah, when I would get.

uh, trigger bites as a kid, they would usually be around my ankles. And, uh, it has to do, we, we looked it up. They're actually a form of mites. They're very, very, very, very small. Like it really, really hard to see. And, uh, they, uh,

Um, they, they go into those areas that are, uh, kind of covered like by socks. Right. This was under Casey's watch. Yeah. And then the other one was down by my foot. It essentially right where my sock line is. Yeah. So I was wondering if that's what it was. I don't know. And, uh, and do they itch? Cause these were itching like crazy. Very much so. Okay. Yep. So that may have been what you came across. Man, do I love scratching that stuff? Like a mosquito bite.

I want a stubbed toe and I want sugar bites. No, no. It's just wild. Like a mosquito bite or something that itches, that scratch just feels so good. It does feel good. Yeah. What is problematic is that if you are coming out of the shower or something's a little itchy and your skin is moist, you can over scratch. Yeah. I've had it happen, brother. I

I hate having to scratch. I know, but it's kind of like sneezes, you know? Like, sneezes are so annoying, but they also feel good, you know? Well, you get some relief. You know? Yeah. Hey, man. Right? Is everybody ready? Come on. You with me? Am I the only one here who thinks that? Yeah. Am I? Okay. All right, let's go back into the jar charm. Are you sure? Yeah, I'm positive. You sure about that? I am absolutely...

Unacquaintably positive that I want to move on from that. All right. Oh, look, there are chiggers in there, Preston. So do you guys ever click the unsubscribe buttons? Always.

All the time. Dude, I'm doing it now. With all these colleges that Seamus was interested in, I'm still getting emails from... I'm like, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Unsubscribe. I don't really... A lot of times, I've heard that it does nothing. Oh, no. It works. I've done it. Yeah, but Steve, you have to stay on it. Yeah. Also, just real quick, how many emails do you have in your inbox right now? Oh, um...

I can tell you right now. Okay, so I like to weed mine down and getting rid of them and getting rid of the unsolicited ones is a good way to do that. I try to go at the end of every week and have zero emails in my inbox. 293,324. Yeah, I would shoot myself in the face. Wow. No, my work email account is loaded with stuff, but my personal email account, I try to keep trimmed all the way down. Well, I just got an invitation to Chiggerfest. Chiggerfest. All right, so...

If you click on the unsubscribe link, sometimes it may be doing the exact opposite of what you hoped for. According to TK Kiannani, CEO of cybersecurity software seller DNS Filler, instead of adding users to the do not send register, the links could...

on occasion, instead send them to a mock landing page or give scammers the exact confirmation they were looking for, allowing them to pick out better potential victims. That is if somebody is scamming you. Right, right, right. If it's legit, it should unsubscribe you.

At least one in every 644 click here to unsubscribe links led to potentially malicious websites. The trick is finding out what is legit to quit. Well, some are too legit to quit.

While some may be looking for people to input personal information, such as an email address or other account details, under the guise of unsubscribing, others are simply testing to see if you are paying attention. Right. Like with spam callers who repeatedly call but leave no message or follow-up, some of these links...

Served the purpose of simply telling the person on the other end that you have received, looked at, and clicked on items within their messages. An individual's initial click may not lead to imminent doom, but it can identify them as a potential future target. So they recommend you do this instead.

Most email service providers and platforms have built-in unsubscribe features that does not require interacting with any shady links. The easiest and most common are the list unsubscribe headers.

and the banner with a hyperlink from your mail provider that is usually positioned in or right above or below the emails header. And you can click. Clicking through this should allow you to unsubscribe from repeat emails without going to an external website. Sometimes I'll get back at them, Preston, by sending back banking information of mine that they didn't even ask for. Oh, yeah. You got them. That'll get them. There was one I was having trouble with for a while, and it was a... I've forgotten which...

company it was, but it was for ordering flowers and

And they kept sending me, you know, spam essentially. And so I click on the unsubscribe. It did it several times. And then they kept coming. So then I'd followed up with seeking out sending emails to, you know, people in there on their list. How did that go? I was I got to the point. And then eventually, Steve, I wrote, stop sending me effing emails. You effing idiots. I effing I like I was dropping left and right. I had had it.

And I think they quit sending them to me. We see you're enjoying our service. God, it was driving me crazy. It is the conundrum. I get text messages every day, people wanting to buy my house. Yeah. Those messages are coming from within your house. Oh, no!

You get the recruiting you for a job texts. I've been getting those a lot lately. Yep, me too. They're obnoxious. I don't know where they got them. Steve, I'm sure at some point I hit the unsubscribe button somewhere and that sent my number to the, hey, we're going to recruit this dude to work for a marketing firm. I'll give you a little clue though. I get the calls about that as well, about selling the house. And you'll get the message, you answer the phone and there's a pause and then you'll hear,

And when you hear that boop, that means it's a big bank of phones. Uh-huh. And they're just waiting for one to light up. Right. And hang up immediately. Yep. But not before you give them your PIN number. All right. We have one more junk drawer item that we can dig out.

You guys ever heard of an anomaly? I was not familiar with this. It's called the birthday effect. You ever heard of that before? No. Okay. Is that like a Dizzy Gillespie? Nope. The birthday effect is a statistical phenomenon...

In which a person's likelihood of dying is higher on or around their birthday. My dad died the day before his birthday. My former mother-in-law died on her birthday. I was born on my birthday. What? This somewhat gloomy discovery has been validated by various studies, such as the 2012 Swiss study, which identified a 13.8% rise in the number of people aged 16.

60 and older who meet their end on their actual birthdays compared to other days. There are a lot of holes in that Swiss theory. Is it because you just want to make it to your birthday? Yeah. There's a couple things. So similarly, a 2015 study in the U.S. found that on average, the risk of dying on your birthday is 6.7% higher. So why does this happen? There's a few theories.

Firstly, birthdays often lead to over-the-top celebrations with excessive consumption of alcohol. And this can increase risky behavior and poor decision-making, which can result in more accidents and drunk driving incidents. For some individuals grappling with terminal illnesses, the birthday serves as a significant milestone to aim for. One theory is...

that they're able to muster the strength to make it to one more candle on the cake before letting go. I guess that's your theory.

birthdays can also trigger introspection and sometimes lead to birthday blues characterized by sadness or depression and these feelings often stem from unmet expectations reflections on aging loneliness and stress last year on july 3rd i was so sad why i don't know man uh and at one point um

You hadn't stubbed your toe in a while. I hadn't stubbed my toe in a while. But I do. I'm sitting on the couch next to my son. And something had come up about my old dog. And I had realized that I had gotten him on July 3rd. And so that was the anniversary. And I. And so I just. I say something to him. I'm like, yes. And I just start crying. I was like, dude, what?

the hell's going on with me? So I'm telling you, my 49th year was the lowest of my entire life. And it started at like at the end of my 48th year. I don't know what it was, but yeah, I had some. Last year was your worst year in existence, you think? It was my saddest. Wow.

I didn't know that. Yeah. I knew you were gone through some stuff. Yeah, you and I talked about it a little bit. You said it was that you felt that you couldn't tell Preston that it was the worst year of your life. I had actually asked my wife last year to not do... I didn't want to do birthday cake. I didn't want them to sing happy birthday. I didn't want to open presents because I was such a raw nerve. And I was like, I'm going to sob in front of all of you clowns. I think when you call your family clowns, you idiot. Yeah. Listen...

I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but if you jerk off, skimmy any cake or sing, I'll kill you. I'll kill you. Yeah. But I'm better right now. Here's to 50, Casey. Right around the corner. Yeah. So there's another thing. It's not in this article, too, but I remember it was a wild pack. It was a person that we knew, actually, who had passed away. And I had reported on it, and it turned out that they died on their birthday, and somebody had...

emailed me and said, I'm curious, did they take their own life? And it turned out that it was the case. And I think that sometimes that birthday marker can also, for somebody who's in severe depression, cause them to spiral. It's a flag, sort of. I said this many times on the show that I was...

Not completely convinced, but I, for the longest time, thought I would die when I was 44. And I sort of made peace with that. I don't know why. I don't know where that came from. And I'm always quite an optimistic person, but for some reason, that was a year. I have a number in my head, yeah. Yeah? Yeah, yeah, yeah, 72. Okay. Let's see if we can do better than that, all right? I mean, on the additional years, not shorter. All right, it also says, another possibility, though, is that death registration records might contain inaccuracies.

with some individuals mistakenly recorded as having the same birth and death dates. However, these errors are unlikely to significantly distort the results to the extent observed. The birthday effect is a complex phenomenon that is yet to be fully understood and could be influenced by a combination of...

of all those factors mentioned and maybe more besides. I remember back in the 80s, they had a gorilla at the Philadelphia Zoo and they celebrated his birthday and he died on his birthday. He was like the longest living... That's the worst celebration ever. It was horrible. No, but it was the longest... I think it was like the longest living gorilla in captivity at that time. How did he die? He took his... No, I don't know. I don't know. It was a snowboarding accident. It's terrible.

All right, that is all we have time for in the junk drawer. So we're going to wrap it up right about here.

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Now, back with more of the Preston and Steve Show podcast. All right, thank you very much, Nick. A couple of shout-outs. I've been slacking in that department, so I've missed a couple of the requested dates. I've got two sharts and one butt plug. All right. So this is from Jerry Benjamin. He says, greetings from New Hampshire.

And I'd love to give a birthday shout-out to my son, John Benjamin, who turns 49 on June 24th. So you see, I missed it. He is a lifetime resident of South Jersey. Huge fan of your show. Ten years ago, he treated me to an MMO barbecue and since then kept insisting that I should give your show a listen because it wasn't the typical morning show and he correctly predicted that I'd become a fan. How about that? And I love catching your shows on YouTube. He said it's nice seeing your faces with your...

discussions, and I believe he deserves a huge shout-out for turning me on and turning me into a big Preston C. fan. So here you go. Thank you very much. And then here's another one. This is from Alex Shane and says, hey, sorry to bother you guys at work, but I need to request a shout-out for one of my favorite people on the planet, Tony Norbaum.

Chef Tony just had his last day at the White Dog in Glen Mills this past weekend. So he can embark on a new and really exciting adventure at Il Fiore in Bryn Mawr. He is a very loyal listener, loves you guys.

He's loved contributing to Dining Out for the Dogs and your food drive every year. And I know that he'll continue to build community and contribute to your events in this new position. And I'm so proud of him and can't wait to see what he'll accomplish. So please give him a juicy shout out. So here you go. All right.

Tony's a great guy, and he has participated greatly in the Dining Out for Dogs event, which is coming up soon. But yeah, love that restaurant, and they do so much great charity work. All right, and then a butt plug. It says, Hey, Preston, my family has been going through a tough time right now. My brother-in-law was just diagnosed with small cell lung cancer a few days before his 40th birthday. So we're holding a benefit for him in July. I want to know if you could plug it on the show.

It's going to be July 12th, and it is a dinner benefit for Michael Bailey. And it will be at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, which is 100 Cohancy Street, I believe is how you say that, in Bridgeton, New Jersey. And doors open at 4 p.m. And tickets are $25 each. It's for dinner and entry. And that includes dinner with a chance at winning three door prizes. Tickets can be purchased via Cash App or Venmo.

You must have a ticket to enter for dinner. Online tickets that are purchased will be waiting at the door.

It says no tickets will be available for purchase at the door, so you need to order these ahead of time. All right. Nick, I think I sent that info to you. I think so, too. I was just checking. Because I got the email back in May, actually. What's the date again? Does it say? It is going to be on July 12th. Okay. I'll look it up. All proceeds will go to Michael Bailey towards medical bills and expenses. So I wanted to pass that along. If you need it, I have the info here. I can give it to you. Okay. Hello.

Yeah, we got it. It's on the community page, and there's a nice photo of Michael on there as well. Lung cancer benefit. Yep. All right, excellent. So take a look on the community page of PrestonSteve.com. You go to PrestonSteve.com, you click on events, and then you'll find the community page. That's where it is. Nice. I want to give a shout-out or shard-out, I should say, to...

Jim Antez. So every year, Jim and all the boys from West Catholic, they take part in this golf outing. This is the Friends of Tim Mandek and Snake Antez's annual golf outing. So shout out to the boys from West Catholic and the Tim Mandek and Snake Antez annual golf outing. All right. That's very cool. And before we get into the bizarre file, let's rain down the No Sad Bro. Big red light, got all the fun. Still stuff for me, my God. You wanna miss a downer?

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So now if you watch that on YouTube, there's some animation that has been added to the Friday Froggy celebration. So make sure that when we do that every week, you tune in to our YouTube stream. I love it. All right, let's get to the Bizarre File. Now, WMMR presents Preston and Steve's Bizarre File. Bizarre.

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A dispute over religion at a bar near Michigan City's lakefront exploded into several people fighting along with an arrest. Blake Schoiber is being held after the brawl. Now, several customers at Macy's...

told officers a verbally aggressive schoiber had been wanting to fight several people disagreeing with his belief in Jesus. Okay. I want to fight you. When customers were informed the bar was closing for the night, schoiber exchanged words with the bartender and was escorted outside where he began pedaling away on a bicycle. However, police said the investigation indicates that schoiber

hopped off of the two-wheeler, walked over to people in the parking lot asking, who wants some? That's the standard inquiry. Is Mady's a pirate bar by any chance? I don't know, but this guy was getting in fights over Jesus.

There were punches that were apparently thrown. And when officers arrived, Schreiber had a man in a headlock as well. Police said Schreiber was also very combative towards officers, forcing them to place restraints around his wrists and ankles. He was booked on charges of battery to a public safety official and other counts like disorderly conduct and public intoxication. I'm going to say this right now. I think his methodology would not be approved of by Jesus. I'm guessing maybe not. Yeah.

All right, an Asbury Park lifeguard sitting on the stand was impaled by a beach umbrella Wednesday morning that entered her armpit and exited her back. Oh, man. Officials had to cut the pole, which was about an inch in diameter, on both sides to fit her into the ambulance. Chief Chris Becker...

Becquerel said she basically had a six-foot umbrella pole that entered into her left armpit and exited out the left side of her back. The lifeguards did patient care and stabilization until the fire department arrived. He said we had to cut it into manageable sections. We can't put a six-foot umbrella into an ambulance. So you guys are at the beach fairly often. Do you see these things lift up and go shooting across the beach? Rarely, but it happens. So there was a very...

Minimal external bleeding and the lifeguard was conscious and alert and did not appear to be in extreme pain. He said she seemed a lot better than I would be. If you had an umbrella sticking through your chest. Yeah. She was transported to the trauma center at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune. The injuries absolutely could have been more severe had the pole entered her body in a different location. And she was on the stand and then fell off with this umbrella through her. And these things have killed people. Oh, yes. Yes.

Absolutely. Officials caution beachgoers to secure their umbrellas, especially on windy days. The California Highway Patrol says a man was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence after they say that he crashed through a brick wall and ended up in the backyard. They say the car continued through the yard after it went through the brick wall, coming to arrest inches from a children's play structure. The driver was not hurt, but officers say he was so intoxicated that

that he actually slept on the hood of the patrol car. My God. That is bombed. Making a field sobriety test unnecessary. I got to get some sleep.

Because of the man's poor decision to drink and drive, he went to jail and faces expensive attorney courtroom fees and fines, not to mention damages to the property and the car. But he was so hammered, he passed out on the patrol car. Appears to be standing up, leaning across the hood. Yep. That's how bombed he was. On his back. On his back. All right. This apparently is this guy's actual name. This would be the third story this week that we had with somebody with a unique name. Yeah.

Patches Magic Beans. Patches Magic Beans.

It's just like an ASAP fable. Was charged with two counts of criminal vehicular operation and drug offense after authorities say he plowed his van through a Highway 61 work zone on June 19th. I traded our cows for these magic beans. An off-duty officer saw the Wisconsin man's van swerving before it smashed cones, slammed a scissor lift inside Lafayette Tunnel, rolled, and critically hurt a worker. A second worker hung from a light

to avoid the impact, and troopers found psilocybin mushrooms in the van. Magic Beans later admitted eating, quote, a small one and an edible the day before. So the names you had were Looney Tunes and No Name Given? Yeah, No Name Given. So he displayed hallucinations and fought rescuers, according to the complaint, and he held on a $75,000 bail in Lake County and is due back in court. So of those...

Which one do you like the most? Looney Tunes. Patches, Magic Beans, Looney Tunes, or No Name Given? Just because I'm a Looney Tunes fan. I like Patches, Magic Beans. Patches, Magic Beans says something. Yeah. All right. Former jewelry store manager Lucy Roberts will serve 28 months in a UK prison after vacation photos showed her wearing jewelry that was stolen from her own shop. Come on.

Colleagues grew suspicious when Roberts posted cruise selfies decked out in pieces they recognized as missing. Police reviewed stock records, uncovered fake returns, and searched her home. No, I was just taking pictures for the new catalog. Recovering more than 260 items worth over $170,000 tucked in boxes and suitcases. That's a crap load of jewelry. Officers arrested her at Heathrow Airport. She returned from the trip still wearing some of the loot.

and captured body cam video of her trying to hide rings. Roberts denied wrongdoing, but was convicted of large-scale theft. We'll do one more story, and then we will wrap it up. Let's end with this one. How many dollars would you take for a dookie?

Medigen is a pharmaceutical company that will pay $34.50 per dump to those selected as prime poop donators. Wow, man. I'll do it. Only the finest feces is accepted, though, with just 5% to 10% of people managing to pass the prime poop selection process. So what are the parameters for what they would consider prime poop? I don't know. Honestly, I think I could be a contender.

Yeah. I'm very happy with what I produce. The poop is then used to harvest intestinal bacteria for pharmaceutical use. I see. If you're feeling left out, don't. There are companies in the U.S. that will harvest poop, too. So this one is in Japan, by the way. Let's say if you're a person who is well-respected in their field. Yeah. So here's what you can do. Literally, you can search on Google and find out where there's feces donations accepted. There we go. Make some money.

Just for taking a dump? Man, it's the easiest. Yeah, absolutely. Watch AI try and do that. Yeah, yeah. You know what I'm saying? Place that. There you go. That's what I have in the Bizarre File for you this morning. You have been so good today. Yeah.

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Now, back with more of the Preston and Steve Show podcast. Thank you very much, Nick, I should say. It is Friday morning, and we like to do a little thing called the connoisseur on Fridays, so let's do it. We're going to have a special contributor to the connoisseur in just a moment. We'll get to him in a minute.

One of our following stories, but I need to mention that the connoisseur is sponsored by our friends at Acme. Official supermarket of the president, Steve Schoen, will be giving away $50 Acme Markets gift cards in a moment with the movie clip thing that we do. I just picked up a couple of my Acme parfaits. Love them. All right, so we're going to start with this. When the team at Choice Mutual decided to take the concept of the last meal for criminals...

and surveyed regular Americans about what they'd choose to eat for the last time ever. So to just give you a frame of reference, like Timothy McVeigh wanted two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream. Ted Bundy asked for a classic breakfast with steak and eggs. So those are some notorious criminals that were on death row and executed. It's a tough decision to make. I think one that you can only seriously make if you are staring down death. But what do you think would end up on your plate?

I mentioned this. We talked about this one time before, and Casey was kind of perplexed at my answer. But I had said that I would probably have fried rice. And he was like, fried rice? That's not – what kind of last meal is that? So that is – it's a family – I would have to make it because it's the recipe that I use and that I grew up with. And it's just comfort food for me. Right, right. And so that's what I would want.

On the way out, I want some comfort food. You want to be in a good place when the firing squad is... Yeah. I don't necessarily want my last meal to be something overly fancy or culinary, some culinary, you know... Right.

I just want it to be something that I know and love. So there's a couple of ways to go with this. You're going to go with it. This is my last time. I'm going to taste this thing that I've always loved. There's, oh, here's something. Well, I'm not going to worry how I'm going to look at my summer clothes. So I'm reckless abandon. Or I want to eat something so horrible I'm going to embrace death. Right.

So the majority of folks apparently keep it pretty simple when it comes to their culinary preferences. The majority of folks would pick their favorite dish as their last meal or a familiar comfort food. Only one in six Americans would pick something fancy like lobster tails or caviar, while one in eight would prefer a sentimental dish, something from their childhood possibly. I wonder if prisons do offer like bonfires.

bottomless something because you could actually run out your sentence a little bit longer. Yeah. Right. More. A lot of places did stop offering last meals altogether, which I think is, listen, I mean, the person is being executed for doing something horrible. Yes. Obviously. But, um,

I thought that the movie The Green Mile kind of got it right. The key is to keep everyone calm, as calm as possible, so you don't have any last-minute issues.

you know, big problems and maybe offering a last meal is one thing that they can look forward to and maybe keep them calm and, you know, so anyway. Wouldn't you hate though if you have your last meal and the bill comes and you're like, I didn't have an open roast beef sandwich. But the reason they stopped doing it is because some people started taking advantage of it and pushing it to

Unacceptable levels. It's not make-a-wish. Ordering too much food and stuff like that. And you see, this is why we can't have nice things. There we go. We can't. Everybody ruined it for us. Can't have prisoners. Yeah. So just 1% say they were using the opportunity to try something new and unusual. Researchers were surprised to find that respondents didn't care who cooked the meal. Most say it doesn't matter as long as it tastes good, but some would prefer a loved one, and even fewer would pick a celebrity chef. No!

To prepare. Imagine if the law mandated that if a prisoner on death row were to request it, you as a celebrity chef would have to acquiesce and that you could have Bobby Flay coming to Chino to cook fried rice for a prisoner. It's funny you should say Bobby Flay because that's my last meal. It would be a Bobby Flay cheeseburger. You have long sung the praises. Does Bobby Flay know how much you adore his burgers? I don't think so. Well, maybe. No, because we did interview him one time. So the number one

one item on the list that people would have as their last meal? Steak. Steak. Number one. Not for me, yeah. Number two, potatoes. What can you do with a potato? What are the various dishes? I can boil them, I think. Any other options? I think you can mash them. And if you really want to...

You can stick them in the stew. I love it. I love it. So anyhow. Is there any way I could remember those options? Potatoes. Boil them, mash them, stick them in a stew. Got it. Boil them, mash them, stick them in a stew. All right. So potatoes is number two. I'm sorry. Potatoes. Yeah. Number two. Number three, pasta. Number four, pizza. Five, vegetables. Number six is bread. Okay.

I guess that's all they want. Just some bread, please. Yeah. The classic thing. You go to prison, all they give you is bread and water. Number seven. Arugula. What's that? It's a vegetable. Number seven. Lobster. No. Now, here you're talking. Number eight. Fries. Yeah. That'd be good. Those are potatoes. You'd have to have some fries. Number nine. Mac and cheese. Mac and cheese.

And then number seven was lobster and number ten is lobster. I don't know how that happened. They're convicted killers. A steak sandwich and a steak sandwich. Yeah. This is actually one of those great

You know, hypothetical questions because it covers all sorts of different things. Do you want to go sweet or do you want to go savory? Do you want to just have a complete gluttony moment, a gluttonous moment with french fries? Or do you want, oh, you know, I love bread from this restaurant. You know, those are all tough decisions to make. Yeah, most definitely. All right, we are ready to play our first clip for you this morning. And we'll see if you can identify. This has to do with food or drink.

And if you can identify the movie, then we have a $50 Acme gift card, which you'll need to call in to win. Here is the clip. Hey, SpaghettiOs. You like SpaghettiOs? Yeah. Vented cans are half price. Microsoft went down three points. We got to save some money. All right. 610-660-9333 is the number. Call if you know the answer. Order up.

We're going to do two stories here, and I'm lumping them together. I'm finding ways, new ways to incorporate stories together. Wow, you are the wayfinder. This is all about Delco restaurants. Yay! All right, so I'm going to start with this one. First of all, a beloved Delaware County location that announced its closure in March has some new big news. Pekas.

And Upper Darby back in March said that it would close its doors after 70 years of serving hungry Dalconians. The restaurant then said it was looking to shutter in summer, but a new announcement changes the situation. In a social media post from the restaurant, they said, we have decided to delay our closing to the fall.

The dining room and takeout service will remain open through the summer. The Post went on to say variances were just approved for a new location in Broomall. Ladies and gentlemen, a new location for Casey to visit. Casey lives in Broomall. This is great. This is great news.

So the post says, thank you for your patience and understanding. As we navigate this transition, we will surely update you with more information about this new location as we finalize all the details. How much, what do you think the odds are this decision was based entirely on putting it in proximity to you? I think it's 100%. That's the reason. Uh, now we, before this announcement, uh,

We talked to people about this, and there was a location, I said, in Broomall that would be perfect for this. Is this, in fact, that location? I don't know. We don't know where the location is. But there's this restaurant. I'm like, it's been there for as long as I can remember, and I never see anybody going in there. So I'm like, maybe it'll be there.

that one. So was it, we had Sherry Oteri on the show, we just did the playback this morning, and Pika is one of her favorites. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, upper derby girl. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So we'll see, and we'll get you an update on that when we find out. Now, the second part of the Delco restaurant

recipe that we're throwing together right now. We have a gentleman joining us via Zoom. And just this week, his restaurant was featured on a Gordon Ramsay show. And we're welcoming our friend Steve Wilson of Wilson's Secret Sauce. Hey, how you doing, Steve? Turkey dinner for me on death row all the

Turkey dinner. All right. Good enough. All right. So, Steve, what is the name of Gordon's show? I know the episode ran on Wednesday, but what is the name of the show for those who haven't seen it yet? Gordon's.

Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service. Secret Service. All right. And Casey was telling us, I got a text from him and I read it this morning. He was actually crying when he watched the episode. I was blown away. I got a text from my wife. Unbeknownst to me, she was watching. She's down the shore. She was watching at the same time that I was watching it. And I was like, not just like a tear, like sobbing, like crying.

You know, it was just so emotional. And she texted me. She's like, I cannot believe, like, I've been crying watching this episode. And it was really, really touching. Hey, Cal, Kelly's on the Zoom as well. That's Steve's wife. Hi, Cal. I watched the episode as well. And so I...

Listen, we had talked about in anticipation of this because there was a little bit, Steve, a little bit of a quasi bait and switch about what the premise of the show was about. But just explain what the idea is, what Gordon Ramsay does. I started recording the series in the beginning because I did not want to miss your episode. So explain what he does with this.

He basically came in and helped straighten us out. You know, during COVID, we closed the dining room down and our menu just blew up to 75 items. And just, we had, you know, we sold everything on the menu, but it was just, I would put Joe, my chef on the grill and he'd have 10 burgers going, cheese sticks going, he was scattered all over. We're trying to turn tables and it was just, it just wasn't efficient enough. So,

He jumped in and recognized our problems, worked on Kelly and I, our menu, and, you know, a new approach. We've been open for seven years now. So the thing is, is that like he does in the beginning, they go in and they set up cameras and they're going to monitor what's going on and they're going to see what you guys do. And I know, Kelly, you were, you know, part of the deal is they go in and they say, oh, this place is crazy.

is this, and it's horrible inside. They couldn't do that with you guys because you keep it really clean, and everyone loves you. We were talking about this in the area. Everyone loves what you do, the charitable work and so on and so forth. And so my radar was really up about how are they going to bend this? And it turned out it was pretty good. How do you feel about the results now that you've seen the fully edited episode?

I feel great. You know, it's just I was a mechanic for 30 years and it just I didn't go into this business with any training. I didn't go into it with any bad habits either. We did. Yeah. Yeah.

And so I feel really good about it. I had a customer that came in from he was from Wisconsin, stopped in Lancaster, was on his way to Staten Island. And we broke a tear together at the table because he related to what it was. And when he Googled where we were, we were only 13 miles away. So he came in and had lunch and ate.

Yeah, and it was good. Like, I've had messages and emails from Canada, California, all over the place. Emails and text messages and messages on... We've had over a million views on our Facebook page since the speculation began, so... I don't think anybody has sent us a text that didn't say that they were crying. Yeah. That's crazy. So, listen, I really enjoyed the episode. I was worried that they were going to try and do you dirty.

And they did and they didn't. Here's the one thing that bothered me the most is that they didn't focus at all on

on your charitable endeavors. Yeah, that pissed me off. One of the things that pissed me off was, you know, he talked about you serving day-old brisket, and you were like, no, I don't do that. And then he kind of cut you off. I know what you do with that brisket. You deliver that to police stations. You deliver that to hospitals. You give it, you know, like, you give that away. So you don't serve that. Do you know what I mean? Like, how...

And so that made me so mad. I'm like, why would you cut that out? That is really, really important. The amount of stuff that you give away, that you just give away. Exactly. It's like a steak. I could throw another steak on the grill, but that brisket takes 13 hours. And we have a pretty good handle on what we need every day. Yeah.

And so I can't sell it if it's sitting in my walk-in. So, you know, I might overdo it, but I also wholesale to other restaurants. So that's fine. I mean, it's like, you know, it's a TV. It was a great opportunity. The exposure, the tearjerker, like, you know, it's like kind of like Rudy, you know. You are Rudy with an inordinately long beard. Let me say this.

everything did come together nicely. And something that Ramsey always talks about, which is true, and you knew it, and you guys knew it, and you admitted it. You said it right at the beginning. The menu had gotten too out of hand. And so he always, whatever he does in any of his shows...

refines the menu down to what you do the best. And you know, we say all the time, your impossible cheesesteak is our favorite cheesesteak. So the stuff you're making is great. So the refining, how many items now on the menu? So we went from 73 to 13 and brought it up to 25. And our vegan and vegetarian customers were calling and calling. And a lot of that was eliminated. And I couldn't do that. We had such a

fan base that I had to bring back to things that work. But it's also we have a table turning friendly menu now. So if you come in, you're not going to sit there and wait for my Buffalo cauliflower and the seabriscuit and all the things that just took time. You know, in takeout, that's fine because I have 45 minutes. I have all the time that we need to make it. But

when you're at a table, you don't want to watch people walking in and out getting takeout and you're the only table in there. It all made sense. I'm glad it turned out and you're getting a good result for it. And I've said to you guys many times, and I probably sound like a broken record, but it's like

As a mechanic, I got to know Eric Simon and Rodney behind the scenes working on Minerva and just getting to know everybody at the station throughout the years. But it's like I said to you more than once that, like, you guys always put the community first. And when I opened this business, you know, my community, if I don't,

my community doesn't support me, then who is, you know, like why try to get people from other towns to come if, if the locals don't even want to see you. And, and you guys have always been that inspiration for us that you can do community work. You can help other people and you can flourish in the meantime. I mean, I might not get to the rock and roll whole thing, but you know,

But we had the opportunity to work with Robert Irvine and Ramsey. That's awesome, man. Well, congratulations on that. And you guys are killing it. Everybody go to Wilson's Secret Sauce and see the new menu and get some of the best...

you're going to find out. Absolutely. And thanks for wearing your Just Dance Institute hat today, Steve. Yeah. Appreciate it. And thank you to your entire fan base and all the DJs and Brent and Marcus and everybody. Like, just the support that you guys have given us over the years is just tremendous. Yeah, we get a lot of people that'll come in and be like, I finally made it. I heard from you guys on it. I heard about you guys on MMR. Love it. That's terrific. You guys are great. Thanks, Steve. Thanks for all the love.

We love you guys. Take care. Congratulations. Our special correspondent on the connoisseur this morning. I'm very, very happy for the celebs are beating a path to get to be part of the connoisseur now. All right. Let's see if we can get a winner and find out what movie this is from. Hey, SpaghettiOs. You like SpaghettiOs? Yeah. Vented cans are half price. Microsoft went down three points. We got to save some money. All right. We're going to go to Ryan. Hey, Ryan. Morning, bud.

Good morning, Gadzooks. Gadzooks. Ryan, what movie is that? Big Daddy. Yeah. Big Daddy. Hang on. Got yourself a $50 Acme Markets gift card. Hungry and in a hurry, Acme's flash grocery delivery and pickup gets you fresh groceries in 30 minutes or less. Fast, fresh, right to you to our Acme Fresh Foods local flavors. We have another clip to play before we get to the next connoisseur story, and here it is. What's happening, Chicago? Ladies, if you are ready...

And I phoned you. Could you please meet me at the Nacho Car? Also, if you are rich and you want to be both, could you please meet me at the Nacho Car? All right, 610-660-9333. Call if you know what movie that's from. Order up. All right, so a...

Group called Data Essential, a company that provides food and beverage industry insights, has announced the winners of their 500 awards for 2025. It recognizes the most innovative and beloved restaurant chains in the United States. And the awards include a wide range of categories from unique menu to best restaurant experience. So there's like...

Virtually every connoisseur has a riff on this notion. But this is as comprehensive as they get, you're saying? Yeah, I think so. Okay. So I'll give you some examples. I'll run down a few of these. The winner of the best healthy chain is kava. Kava!

The fast casual restaurant specializing in Mediterranean cuisine serves everything from grain and salad bowls, pita wraps and fan favorite hot harissa pita chips. So I used to go to Zoe's Kitchen and I think a lot of these places have kind of moved into where those were. But it's the same sort of Mediterranean stuff that I love. I have yet to go in and try one though. They're supposed to be fantastic. Uh,

People's Choice Award went to Portillo's. And the chain has the highest number of devoted customers who consistently choose this brand out of loyalty and dedication, not just for convenience. What's the cuisine? I don't know. The top award may be for one of America's overall favorite chain, and that goes to Chick-fil-A. Uh-huh.

Chick-fil-A's just been crushing it. Overall favorite chain. America's most craved. Here are a few of the other categories. America's most craved is In-N-Out Burger.

America's best burger chain went to Shake Shack. That's your favorite. It's my favorite. Are your nipples hard? America's best chicken chain went to Raising Cane's. America's best coffee chain went to Dutch Brothers. Okay, wait. Never even heard of Dutch Brothers. No. I've heard of Dutch Oven. I feel like I was at a Dutch Brothers in maybe Michigan or something like that. Hang on a second. Best chicken chain, but Chick-fil-A won the other award.

Right. That's okay. That's America's overall favorite chain is Chick-fil-A. Yeah. But America's favorite chicken chain is Raising Cane's. Maybe people, you know, categorize them differently. I think Raising Cane's is more like chicken strips and things like that or maybe chicken pieces. Anyhow, America's best beverage went to H-T-O. Not familiar. Not familiar with that.

America's best restaurant experience, Texas Roadhouse. Another one of your favorites. America's fastest growing chain is Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken and Wings. Not familiar. America's most unique restaurant menu goes to Crumble. Yeah. And America's value leader goes to Little Caesars.

So if you want to, you can do a search on the 500 awards from Data Central and see how some of your favorite places ranked and fell in those categories. All right, we'll see if somebody knows what movie this food clip is from. What's happening, Chicago? Ladies, if you are rich and I bone you, could you please meet me at the Nacho Car? Although if you are rich, you want to be rich.

Would you please meet me in the nacho car? All right, we're going to go to John. See if we can get the answer. John, you're on the air, bud. Good morning. What's up, bitches? Yo, man. All right, name that movie, brother.

That is the ladies' man. Ladies' man. Hang on a second. Just got yourself a $50 Acme Markets gift card, and you got to check out their flash grocery. Deliver your pickup, gets you fresh groceries in 30 minutes or less. All right, let's tee up another one and see if you know what movie this is from. The digestive system is extremely simple. This process dispenses a rudimentary paste that sustains his organic system. It's like a...

Tastes like baby food. All right, let's see if you know what that is. 610-660-9333. I've decided to add another subcategory into the connoisseur because from time to time I get multiple stories about this particular product. So it's time to give some love to ice cream. Ice cream! Ice cream!

All right, so here we go. I have a few different ice cream stories to share. All right, you know what? I'm glad you're playing this because no more chasing jingles down the street because Mr. Softee has gone high tech with a restyled app now available on iOS and Android. You can track the location of over 600 trucks in real time across the country.

across 18 states from Manhattan to Myrtle Beach. So if you're in one state and you want to get it from another state, you can plan your road trip accordingly. That's exactly it. What's the place down on the shore that you guys talk about that has this app thing, this app tie-in? Well, it's not an app tie-in. It's Big Top Surf and Sundays. We just have their phone numbers. You can also track those guys and Monster Cone, I believe, Case. Oh, really? Okay. I see. I think they have apps. Yeah, because...

Last time Big Top Surfing Sunday stopped by, on the side of it, they have a QR code that allows you, you can scan that and you can find out how to follow them and wherever they happen to be, which is awesome. Mr. Softee, I love Mr. Softee growing up. There is, though, I hope we don't completely eliminate the charm of the little jingle playing through town on a summer's afternoon or whatever, the ice cream man coming through town, that's part of it. Oh, no, they'll still be doing that. I mean, because not everybody's going to have the app. Right, right, right. They want to get people out and about.

and am running to their trucks. So open up the app. That's all you got to do. No login required. You can tap a truck and browse the menu to see how long it's been rolling. Not every franchise is on board yet, so there's still a little old school mystery, but now your next cone is just a tappable.

We do know for a fact that there are some companies that get in trouble for playing the music. I think you were talking about an area near you, Casey, where somebody was complaining about... We weren't allowed to have ice cream trucks in my town. Yeah. That first season that we got our house at the Shore...

I don't know if they had the app available then, but Rochelle and I just were like, let's go find the ice cream truck. And like, I don't want to go to an ice cream place. I want to find the truck. And we just drove around and sure enough, we found them. Did you use one of those strips to blow out the tires? No, no, no, no, no, no. We just pulled over and got ice cream. But yeah, Steve, the ones at the shore, because they work at night, they have all kinds of flashing lights and stuff. They're real easy to spot. I like that. All right, so the original Bomb Pop.

is turning 70 years old and throwing it back to 1955 with the ultimate nostalgic gift, popsicles for just five cents. Now, the reason I threw Bomb Pops in with ice creams is because they also make ice cream Bomb Pop 2s. They do. The one that I really liked had chocolate ice cream on the inside, had chocolate coating and like crispies on it.

That was, to me, that was my introduction to Bomb Pops. That was the first one I remember. The classic is the red, white, and blue popsicle. I hated that. You hated that, really? I hated it, yeah. Oh, man, I love those. So, from now until July 30th, 70 lucky fans can score a 12-pack of the iconic red, white, and blue treat...

for a single shiny nickel by playing a coin spotting game at bombpop.com slash 70 years and uploading a copy of your receipt. It's a big steal considering that they usually go for around $3.50 a box in store and up to $5 a pop from ice cream trucks.

Whether you win or not, the retro vibes are a blast. So you can now do that. Yesterday was National Bomb Pop Day. What? No kidding. In conjunction with this anniversary. First time they were used during a military conflict.

All right, and then one last ice cream story. How to best store your ice cream. The folks at Ben & Jerry's swear by a simple hack to keep your favorite pint of creamy, nice, and frost-free. All right, lay it on me. And I never would have thought of this. You flip it upside down before you put it in the freezer. What? This trick will help prevent freezer burn by stopping moisture from settling on top and

and ruining your tree. There is a laughable concept that ice cream will remain in my freezer long enough to develop any sort of long-term situation. Every now and then it does at my house, and you open it, and the freezer's like, oh, you know what? I totally forgot we had ice cream here. And then you open it up, and it's got all those ice crystals all over it. It's like, no!

Why it happens in our house occasionally is that we buy too much. Or we buy some and then forget that we have it in the freezer. And then we go out and we buy more, you know, a fresh batch or whatever. And so, Steve, the stuff that's been in the freezer for a little bit longer, that ends up getting the crystals on the top of it. But I love this idea. This is brilliant. By chance, do you ever find like a multi-gallon container of ice cream? Yeah, well, that was Preston's discard, but...

Oh, yeah. We finally got rid of that. We had to chuck that whole thing. It was a gigantic thing of ice cream. Four and a half gallons worth. It was gigantic. It was just nuts. I mean, never seen anything like that. It boggles the mind. Why I've never seen it. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Yep. All right. So try that.

Put it in upside down. Upside down. Yep. And supposedly, if it stays in there too long, you're not going to have to worry about that freezer burn. Would you take it out and serve it? Do you put it right side up again? I think you would need to do that. Yes. All right. Let's play the clip. See if you know what movie this one's from. The digestive system is extremely simple. This process dispenses a rudimentary paste that sustains these organics. Tastes like baby food. All right. We will go to Nancy. See if we can get the answer. Hi there, Nancy.

Good morning. Good morning, Nancy. What movie is that from? Would that be RoboCop? It would be. Well done, Nancy! Nice job. Huge RoboCop fan. Hang on a second, Nancy. We're going to give you a $50 Acme Markets gift card. If you're hungry in a hurry, you've got to try Acme's Flash Grocery Delivery. Pick up and go as well. Get your fresh groceries in 30 minutes or less. Fast, fresh, right at your door. Acme.

Fresh foods. Local flavors. All right, one more movie clip, and let's see if you know what this is from. Okay, I got another one. What's worse, the cable goes out, and all you're left with is synchronized swimming on ESPN.

Okay, okay. You're stuck on the Bay Bridge in traffic, and you just had two really strong cups of coffee and three bran muffins. All right, 610-660-9333. Actually, that's not the last clip. We have one more after that to play, too. Let's see if you know the answer, and in the meantime, we'll get another story. Odor Out.

All right, so Pizza Hut is rekindling the old age pineapple on pizza debate, but with a new twist. So I'm going to begin by saying I don't hate Hawaiian pizza. I kind of like it. I don't order it, but if there is some available with pineapple and Canadian bacon or ham or whatever on there, I'm all in on it. I like it. It's my dad's favorite.

Anytime we ever order pizza and my dad's around, we always order Hawaiian pizza. So he may be intrigued by this, Nick. I never really thought about this, but they've added something to it. They've added a spicy twist. It's called the Spicy Hawaiian Lover's Pizza. And

And it's not only loaded with the classic pineapple ham duo, but comes with jalapenos and red chili flakes. Yeah, he's probably out. He's not a spicy guy, but I would give this a shot. I love Hawaiian pizza too, so I'd give this a shot. I think that might be a nice addition to it. So you're pairing that with pineapple, jalapeno? Yeah. Yeah.

Absolutely. Yeah, you can do spicy and sweet. I don't, I mean, Hawaiian pizza's not anything I like, so, but I mean, listen, I would never kill someone for eating it, if that makes a statement. Okay. It's part of a limited-time Hut Lovers lineup that also includes meat-packed, veggie-loaded, and double pepperoni pies.

All for just $12.99. There are some people, and you know this, Steve, that are vehemently against the pineapple pizza creation. You have sinned. You placed the devil's fruit on your pizza.

But it's time to drop that argument because pizza, you know, you have nacho pizza now, taco pizza, cheeseburger pizza, barbecue chicken pizza. Breakfast pizza is one of, to me, is neck and neck. Breakfast pizza has virtually none of the elements that constitute pizza on it, if any. Right. So I put my arms around the world of pizza. I just don't like Canadian bacon, and I'm not a big fan of ham. I would probably do the...

A variation of a Hawaiian pizza with like pork roll, because pork roll is as close to ham as you can get. You can do bacon as well. I mean, it's going to taste different, but it's pork, you know? But you're not a ham fan? No, not really. I can do like a honey baked ham. I don't mind that as much, but yeah. I despise hams. However... You despise ham? Well, here's the interesting thing. Yeah. Like a baked, like a honey, what is it? Yeah. Can't stand it. However...

sliced thin deli ham and cheese I love. Okay. Yeah, I can do that. Like an imported ham...

Thinly sliced. Slicely thin. Slicely thin. Thin, slicely. Oh, yeah. Both of you guys don't like thicker cut. Nope. Like ham steaks. Do not like it. I dig that. My default sandwich for years was ham and cheese. Yeah. But you put me near a large intact ham, I'll gut you. I love it. I do too. I love a ham. Yeah.

So, my God. Wizard of the Rings. You remember that, right? No. It was just a clip we were watching on TV, and my brother and I... Sorry, this is so obscure. But it was this lady that was being interviewed, and I'll see if I can find it. But the interviewer was like, you know, they were talking about Thanksgiving dinner and Easter dinner, and she was clearly very old and senile. And the interviewer asked her what she wanted to have for Easter dinner this year, and she said...

Anything else on the meal? I need to get her into rye bread. I'd like it to not hurt when I have a bowel movement.

What we were asking about food, but we'll take that. Sure. Yep. So Pizza Hut's iconic book it program is now an app as well, rewarding young readers with free pizza all summer long. You guys like Pizza Hut? Did it fall to it? I don't. I don't have one near me, and so I haven't had one in a while, but last time I recall liking it. Here's the deal. Got it.

Like school pizza. School pizza is terrible, and yet it's fine. So Pizza Hut can get the job done. We happen to have a number of really great mom-and-pop pizza places in the area. So, yeah, you'll find that. Yeah, my default is a mom-and-pop place, but I have been to pizza. There's a pizza hut in Rio Grande in New Jersey, and I've been to that one within the last...

year and a half or so. Is it like a classic architecture? No, it's in a strip of stores. It's basically just takeout. Takeout delivery. All right, so anyhow, you can try the new Spicy Hawaiian Lover's Pizza. All right, let's see if somebody knows what food clip this movie is, what movie this food clip is from. Here we go. Okay, I got another one. What's worse, the cable goes out and all you're left with is synchronized swimming on ESPN. Okay, okay.

You're stuck on the Bay Bridge in traffic, and you just had two really strong cups of coffee and three brand muffins. All right, we will... We'll go to Brian, CBN. Hey, Brian, good morning. Good morning. All right, good morning to see you, Brian. What movie is that from? The Late Night or the Next Murder. Yeah, so I married her the next murder. You are correct. Hang on, bud. Good.

Get your information. We're going to give you a $50 Acme Markets gift card. So congratulations to you. Casey's team, we got to wrap it up there, right? Yeah. He's here. He's in the Acme lab. All right. So, all right. Well, we'll do the other clip and the other story at another time.

But as we take a break, here's what I'd like to do. I would like to, well, first let's wrap up the connoisseur case. Yes. Leave us hanging. I'm sorry. We've got to play the outro music. I would like to give to caller number 23 a pair of tickets to see Adam Sandler. Adam Sandler is going to be performing at the Wells Fargo Center September 19th.

And tickets go on sale today at noon at Ticketmaster.com. We'll take that caller. Caller 22215263. No, that's the old number. 610-660-9333. And you will get those tickets. And we have more to give away before the show is up. So I guarantee you that. We're going to take a break. And as Casey said, Billy Gardell, who's in our Acme Lounge, will be joining us. Not on the Xfinity mobile guest line. He will be here in the studio with us. We'll be back in a moment. Stay with us.

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Now, back with more of the Preston and Steve Show podcast. All right, thanks, Nick. So, yeah, our next guest is going to be debuting at Soul Joles tonight, 8 o'clock. You can get tickets at souljoles.com. By the way, I didn't even know him from years on Mike and Molly and Bob Hart's Abishola and his many appearances on the Preston and Steve Show. Please welcome Billy Gargi.

All right. Golf clap. I love that. Thank you. How are you, boys? Thank you for having me back. Always. It's been many years. Yeah. Many years since I was in the studio. We actually talked for interviews over the years, and you guys have always been great to me. I appreciate it very much. Thank you. Well, our pleasure. We were talking before we came on, and I said, I remember you coming in here in a pretty big, like a

badass black leather jacket and you described the thing Preston I think that we all have happened with our wives would you please stop wearing that thing and that's what happened here. Yeah I wore that thing down to where it was like paper mache and my wife's like enough. I think she actually took it at one point and tossed it. Oh really? Yeah you know how they eventually they just go this is leaving and then you're like have you seen my I don't know where it's at. Liar. Liar. By the

By the way, Billy, speaking of wardrobe, are you done buying clothes that fit now? Well, you know, I dropped 173. Yeah. I went from a young Jackie Gleason to an old Paul Newman. I'm in the color of money phase of my career now. All right.

He won an Oscar. You know, it's been a journey, man. I still don't recognize myself, which is pretty wild. The only thing, it's weird because I got my anonymity back. You know, I walk around, but nobody recognizes me. That's kind of cool. But clothes are a big part of that. Well, yeah. I mean, my shirts used to cover the mound at Dodger Stadium. Now I pick stuff up and I go, that's not going to fit. Hey, it fits. Wow.

So the thing is, and anyone who goes through it knows you kind of keep a couple things in reserve in case there's a bit of a slide. No, I don't give myself any safety nets because I don't want to go back. That's the way to do it. I did keep one thing as a reminder, though. When I was, I think my highest was 380, 375, 380, something like that.

And I kept one of those big Jackie Gleason suits I used to have, and that just hangs in my closet as a reminder, like, hey. You're going to sell it to David Byrne? Yeah, exactly. Get him, and this is not my house. Yeah, exactly. That'd be perfect. I do, when I find myself sliding, because my weight fluctuates from time to time, I will take...

a piece of clothing that has become too tight for me to wear. Right. And I hang it up in my closet in front of me. So that's the first thing I see when I walk in every day. And that's the goal. I leave her... I need a visual goal of some type. 100%. And it works. Yeah. You still got to change everything, you know? You got to change your brain. Yeah. I tell... Like, the way I did it was...

Because this gets misconstrued on the Internet because everything on the Internet is trash anyway. And thank you for those of you that are listening today. You still have a brain and an attention span, and we appreciate you here. But, you know, when you make a change like I did, like I did bariatric surgery four years ago. But you still have to change everything you eat, the way you exercise, all that stuff. People always ask me how I did it, and they go, you were on a Zempik.

I was at the very beginning of Ozempic, but that was for type 2 diabetes. They hadn't figured out if they increased the dose, that it was a weight loss. If I'd have known that, I would have stayed on that. But I had some medical stuff I just had to change. So I did it that way. But I always tell people, anything you do is a window to change. But if you don't change the way you think...

you're going to gain it back. I just try to be pretty strict with what I do every day. You know, the fat Hulk is still in there. Is that who you call the fat Hulk? He's in there at any time. My eyes turn red. I'll tell you what. I'll be cutting the carrot and I'll hear pizza. No, we're not doing that right now. Stop it. Preston is really, really good at...

somehow harnessing that willpower that he needs to. And I know because I've yo-yoed up and down so many times, especially over the last decade. Well, that's the fact I dance like we were talking about in the lobby. Down 30, up 40, like you were talking about. I was in that cycle forever. Forever. You were kind of on the precipice, right? Health-wise. Oh, yeah. No, I was in trouble. When I was at my highest, eventually I got...

At one point, I had type 2 diabetes. My blood pressure was crazy. My cholesterol was crazy. My resting heartbeat was like 138. Wow. That's sitting still. Wow. Now it's 68. Yeah. So, like, I changed all that stuff. And what did it for me was, like, it was a perfect storm for me. We had...

When I got to the point where I had to do something drastic, like I said, I had developed type 2 diabetes. I had blood pressure problems, cholesterol problems, pulse problems, heart, you know, all this stuff. And then COVID hit.

That first wave of COVID. I don't know. Did that happen here? I don't know. Everywhere I go, I have to ask. I don't know. Some states it didn't. But when they brought up those earmarks for the people that were in the most danger for that first wave, like sleep apnea, smoker, asthma, overweight, type 2. I was like, bingo. I got them all. So I had to make a drastic change to survive. And so I didn't do this to look better. I just did it because I was in trouble. Yeah.

And gratefully now I'm not on any medicine. Got no trouble with my diabetes or anything. That's great. Type 2 went away basically. And so now I got a new lease on life. All right. So how has that affected your comedy?

You know, man, a lot. Yeah, right. Yeah, because I used to be the guy that I could walk into a place like, get out of the way. Now I'm like, I'm sorry, did I bump you? So the energy changed on stage a little bit, and I had to find my footing again. It was a challenge because I didn't take up as much space as I used to. I just didn't have that gravitational force. So the first few months back on stage, because I had taken three years off of stand-up. I thought I was done.

And then I went, I had some friends annoy me back on stage that I'm grateful for. Titus, Christopher Titus, Steve Byrne, Alonzo Bowden, Jay Leno.

And Ian Bagg and a few others were like, what are you doing? Get out. So I'm like, no, I'm done. I'm done. I'm at peace. Leave me alone. I'm done. Right. And then I went down with my wife to Irvine to see Ian Bagg perform. And he was having one of those nights where he was just slicing the audience in half. Yeah. I mean, everything was working, just crushing it. Yeah. And I'd got that weird twitch in my shoulder. And I looked at my wife. I go, oh, no. She goes, no. I go.

I think I got to go back. So I want to come back and see if there was another hour in there. Did she try to bargain by letting you have that coat back? No, the coat was gone. She had no bargaining chips. No bargaining chips. She couldn't bribe me. No, it's interesting about that. And you talk about just the sheer physicality of what you were. And you're not...

Your legend wasn't that you were a brawler, but you were. No, no, but I was just this big force. I was a big, loud force. Yeah. So that changed a little bit. And like I said, your movement and your confidence changes. And then I had to get that back. And then slowly but surely it came back and I'm kind of finding my way again, which is cool.

It is interesting when you think about, you know, the whole, the weight loss industry and all the stuff with Ozempic and Manjaro and all that stuff. And yet I remember seeing, and I know it wasn't accurate, but I saw an ad, I think it was you, and it clearly faked or they had AI'd you or whatever, talking about the gummy bears. Oh, yeah. That's why I tell people I'm just very open with what I did because the internet, again, it's

It's just all trash. They AI'd my voice. They said I ate magic gummy bears to lose weight. Now, I shouldn't have to say that's fake. But there's always one slow person that will walk up to me and go, did the gummy bears work? And I'm always like, dude...

Gummy bears is what got me in trouble in the first place. Carry the one, man. Stay with me here. You know what I mean? So I'm pretty open about all of it because it's your only defense. They did that to everybody who lost weight. And they did it to Kelly Clarkson. They did it to right away your... And then the misery online makes us forget we're human beings. Like when I was heavy, the stuff I'd get online is, he needs to lose some weight. And then I lose the weight and like, I think he's sick. What are

You just sit in your basement looking for misery. Is that it? You lose the weight the right way. Yeah. There's no wrong way. Just lose the weight. That's it. That's the game. Get out of prison. That's the game. Well, going back to just taking care of yourself right before we started the interview, we were playing a Tom Petty song, and you were at his last show. I was. I was at his last show in Philadelphia, which was about a month before he died. And Tom was not well at the end of his life. He was not in great shape. No, he had a fractured hip.

Something was fractured in his hip, which is why he was taking some pain medicine. Yeah, that's exactly right. And, you know, I'm one of... I don't... I'm very working class and I'm very Irish. I don't give myself a lot of stuff. You know, I started this whole thing with a pen and a notebook. My wife and kids live in a bubble. You know, those two, they get whatever they want. But, you know, I'm pretty Irish. I'm like, oh, I'll just go to work. The sun is for others to look at. So...

So, but the thing is that the two things I do allow myself is musical outings and first class travel. I just, I'm never going back ever again. I made it past the curtain. I'm never going back. But I got, I go to the Hollywood Bowl. That's my favorite venue in the world to see shows. Yeah. California Sun.

The stars, the evening goes down, you're outdoors. The legends have all performed at the Hollywood Bowl. I mean, the energy in there is just killer. So I park up in the valet area in a nice area up there, and I'm pretty good friends with those guys. And I know one of the security guards up there, and as we pulled in that night...

we were just saying hello, and my wife and I were there, and he said, he goes, yeah, he goes, Mr. Petty's not looking good tonight. He looks ill. Wow. I said, oh, really? And he said, yeah, I hope he's okay. So then we go in and we watch the show, and he was electric. The show was unbelievable. And then the next day he had passed away, man. You would have never known it from the performance he gave.

But, yeah, it happened the next day. It was a shock. I mean, I talk about one of the great experiences of my concert-going life was being at a venue here in New Jersey and, you know, same sort of amphitheater, you know, set up.

And we had generationally from young teenagers all the way up, Tom Petty, and I'm out on the lawn with my wife, you know, arms around her, and everyone is singing all the songs together. And that was a Petty concert. That's why Neil Young's off my list. He's off my list. I used to adore that guy.

And they finally came to the bowl and got tickets, paid a fortune for them. That guy didn't sing one song we could sing. I swear to God, it sounded like he wrote the album on the way over to the bank. I'm like, Neil, you can't play Cinnamon Girl or Down by the River. Can we just sing with you one time? You know who else does that crap? Dylan. I just saw Dylan. And what he'll do is it'll be 10 minutes into a song and you're like, oh, this is Route 66 and you rearrange it. You...

I want to sing with you. We had Rob Zombie on the show one time. Preston goes, so we're interviewing. We've had him on a couple times. He's great. And so Preston says to him, so are you going to do some new stuff tonight? And he goes, no. People want to hear this. Give us three or four new ones. That's when we'll go pee or get a beer. Come on, give us a break.

That's why I love Bruce. You just sing. And I forgot who was saying it, but it's comedy and music are polar opposites. If you have a special, people have seen it. If they come to see you, you do that stuff, they're walking out of there. If you're a band and they know all these hits, and if you don't play any of it, they're out of there. That's exactly 100. So I saw Dylan and Neil Young. I went to

Oh, my God. So Old Chella at the... Old Chella? Yeah, so it was in the Coachella Valley, but it was three nights of concerts, and it was the Stones, The Who, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Dylan, and Neil Young. Wow, what a show. Yes, it was amazing. So Dylan comes out, opens up with a Rainy Day Woman. I'm like, okay, he's going to... And then proceeded to do two hours of stuff I hadn't

No clue what it was. At one point, he was doing Tangled Up in Blue, and I didn't know it was Tangled Up in Blue. It made me so mad. I was screaming at Neil Young. Counting Crows, and I love Counting Crows. Love the Counting Crows. But in concert, no. Well, Adam changes the melodies. Changes it up. Yeah, we want to sing with you. It's the joy you bring us. Let us have some of that. Yeah, I'm sorry you're bored with it, but we as consumers of your art want to...

Yeah, because music is usually a time piece. Yeah. The right song can take you to a moment in your life. Oh, yeah. And we want to feel that when we go. And I love that you're writing new stuff, but give me three or four bangers that I can. Yeah.

You know what I mean? Well, speaking of you and your line of work in stand-up, which is your first love, you were just saying, as you produce, are you currently working on a new special? I'm working on a new hour, yeah. I'm about halfway there. So when I came back...

I had to do a bunch of old stuff just to get back on stage. And then the process starts and you start finding the threads of what you... When I do, I'm slow. Like some guys sit down and write at a computer and they're very prolific. I wish I was. I'm not. I'm a guy who scribbles something in a notebook and then I kind of work it out on stage.

And so I'm probably at half new and half greatest hits. And so as a new one comes in that I like, I take an old one out, and that forms the new hour. And the way I do it is I do it like a football game, quarter, quarter, quarter, quarter. So verse 15 is going to be about something, second 15. And I now have those pieces. So now it's just a matter of filling in, and that's why I'm out touring now. And hopefully I'll get to do a special next year. You have such a casual onstage experience.

The stuff is sharply written, though. Yeah, I try to be grounded. Yeah. Are you the kind, do you, at this point, even, so it's your sort of second birth in the world of stand-up, do you, do all the muscle memory come back or was there a bit of sweating it out in the start? I think a little bit of both. Yeah? Definitely when I came back, there was a sweating it out period. Like, not the one, you know, because one thing about stand-up, it's like golf. If you put that club down,

For two months, you're rusty. And I was on the bench for three years. So it took probably four or five months to get up to where I can hit the ball again good. And now I'm there. And that took a minute. It takes some balls. You had not one, but you had two. Yeah. Who does that happen to? One of the greatest showrunners in TV behind you both times. And then other shows that you've obviously done. That shift...

Back to stand-up, let me ask you just with the physical shift. Rebel Wilson was talking about how when she dropped weight, the roles...

People weren't seeing her that way anymore, and the roles dried up. What's the situation with you right now? You said you might be going into a new... Well, I lost my weight during the second sitcom, which was Bob Hart's Abishola. I did the surgery over the third season, Summer, and then people who watched that show kind of saw my weight go down for those two years. But then there's a pocket of people that just saw Mike and Molly that when they see me now, it's like, you're thin, you're old. I'm like, that was 15 years ago, Jay. But...

But it is definitely a shift physically and mentally. But again, you've got to keep growing as an artist. And this, yes, the roles do slow down because Hollywood sees when you do something successful, they see you as that. It's the legend, right? So you have to go and do different things to show them you can do other things. I just did an independent film where I played a gambling addict who's like a burned out comic guy.

uh from the 1980s it's on amazon now it's called the vortex it was a little indie film i did but now now is the time i'm trying to showcase oh i can do this too i can do this now too but you got to kind of show them before they'll go with it no i hear you i want to ask you an acting question billy so see if you can um tell me what is in common with all of these credits okay king of queens yes dear heist my name is earl once upon a time in venice extended family tune in with me

You were in all of those. Yeah. What is in common with all those? Trying to think, is it a person? Well, other than you were the person, do you want the answer? Yeah. Uh,

every one of those credits you played a person named bill or yeah you know after for a while i was like do they think i'm too stupid to answer to anything else i was billy and everything i guess i just look like a billy that's right billy a lot of that is because i knew the producers okay um the the king of queens one was a random one that was the first guest starring part i ever did and uh

And Kevin James was great with me. And Patton Oswalt, who I just cannot say enough about that guy's brilliance. I mean, he is just one of the best to do it and such a cool human. They were great. And I'd known them from stand-up before I got on there. And that just happened to be Billy. But with Yes, Dear, I'm good friends with Greg Garcia, who was the executive producer of that show. And My Name is Earl. And My Name is Earl. And he put me on that one too. And he just...

put Billy in there. And then my friend Rob Cullen wrote Once Upon a Time in Venice and he's like, hey, do you want to come down and scream at Bruce Willis while he's naked? I'm like, yeah, I'm not doing nothing, sure. And so he put me down as Billy and yeah, and then in the heist, those were the same person. So they kind of knew me and I think they just, you know, it fits because I was always a last name guy in high school. You know how there's a few last name guys? Yeah, yeah. Where's Gardell? Gardell had that, so I guess that thing just kind of carried over from the beginning of Pittsburgh. It's hilarious.

You played Tom Parker. I did. I'm very proud of that performance, actually. It was a short-lived series on CMT. It was directed by Roland Joffe. And we did the story of Sun Records, which was Sam Phillips. He brought rock and roll. Actually, he gave a place for...

rock and roll to be born because it was a mixture of church music, gospel, and the Delta blues. And he was kind of the convergence of that. It's a fascinating story. It's an incredible story. And then, and the million dollar quartet there was Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, and,

Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. And I played Colonel Parker, who was at the time just a con man who'd come over here and was trying to put together his thing. And to get to play that was great because my dad was a huge Elvis fan.

So, and I'm actually in Graceland now. They have, across from Graceland, they have the car museum. Yeah. No kidding. They put our mock-up of Sun Studios over there, the set. No kidding. There's a poster of Drake Milligan, who's become a country star, who played Elvis, and

And then next to it is me as Colonel Parker. And what a treat to play that because my dad was such an Elvis. Like my dad was the only guy I ever knew. I said this before a million times, but he's the only guy I know who hated the Beatles. Because then I quote, those hippies knocked Elvis off the throne. And so he was an Elvis. So for him to get to see that was great. It was a great, it was...

It was some of the best work I've done. Nobody saw it because it was on CMT. It's streaming now on Paramount, but the kids who played the quartet were phenomenal. I watched a clip. It's a really good show, and CMT got the price tag, and they said, well, let's go back to shows where people catch fish with their arms.

That's the world we're living in now. I'm very proud of that world. I never watch anything on CMT. If I'm scrolling through the guide to see what movies are on, because I'm still that person. I still scroll and just find movies and jump in. And if I see it's like, oh, Trading Spaces is on. It's on CMT. I'm like, oh, that'll be like five hours long. That's what they do. They put a million commercials. You take a simple little short circuit. It's like...

War and Peace. It's now Godfather Coda. Jesus Christ. It's like, yeah, come on. They just jam it full of stuff. By the way, that museum across the street from Graceland is just as cool as Graceland. It is, man. It's got all his cars in there and a bunch of other stuff. It's really cool. There's the walk a mile and my shoes are...

There's a documentary about... I learned and gained such an appreciation for Elvis just by going through that museum. It's pretty amazing to do what he did. You know, the colonel never let him leave America because the colonel was afraid he'd get deported. So that's why he kept Elvis. And Elvis was still a worldwide act, which was amazing. Where was the colonel from? I think it was Holland. He was Dutch. No kidding. When I played him...

I actually got a couple of nice comments online that people liked mine better than Tom Hanks', which blew me away. But I made mine more fun. I think he just played a stoic, dry guy. Right. But what the difference was, was when I went down there, I talked to the head of the CEO of Graceland and some of the Memphis mafia who all knew the colonel. And they said, you have to play him with a gleam in his eye because he did all these horrid things, but he made you think.

it was a good idea and he couldn't have done that if he wasn't a great con man i mean the story i read a book years ago about him i said decades ago and and he would do things like take sparrows and paint them yellow and oh he's out of his mind canary i mean like he he was the ultimate con man oh he was the first guy that oh there you go he was the first guy that um he was the first guy to like uh

hold the concert longer when it was hot and then he would sell fans and lemonade like the axe guy. Like any way to make money he could, he would. He was a huge gambling fiend too. Yes. If you're just joining us, we're talking to Billy Gardell who's going to be at Soul Joel's tonight in Pottstown, 8 o'clock. You can get tickets at souljoels.com. We were just looking at clips from the movie. That's so cool. Why don't you guys get

We've got our buddy Sam in the other room pulling those things up. Sam, you've got to send that to me. That's really cool. There was a shot of you naked in a bathtub. Yeah, that one wasn't easy. I was going to say. That was not easy on the eyes. Is that the most naked you've been? I was, man. Okay. It was such a weird scene. I get pounded by the loan sharks find me in the tub and they just beat me bloody. Wow.

And I had to do that scene, and, man, that was scary as a fat guy. But you know what was cool, man? I'd gotten along with the camera guys so well, and they knew I was nervous and scared to do that. Because, dude, you need something funny. You need the bad guy. I'm your guy. But nobody's saying, get Cardell in here for a romantic scene. I wouldn't say that.

So I was really nervous about that. But the camera guys were so cool. Two of them took their shirts off and put their cameras back on. They were out of shape, too. We're with you, Bill. Go ahead. So as an actor, when you're working on something, and you're going to be portrayed as unflattering, do you...

can you talk to the director about that and say, hey? I think you know that going in because you read the script and you know that this is part of it and we talked about that scene and it was real. It really happened. He got beat bloody in a tub for the money he owed and I said, well, we got to play that, man. And,

So you got to remember to let go and run towards those things that make you uncomfortable because that's where your best performances are going to come from. Yeah, he ended up locked into Vegas because of the Colonel Tom Parker's gambling. And they basically said, okay, we're going to cover you this if you make sure they built the damn hotel for him. 100%. Yeah. But I mean, it's a fascinating story. Do you own any Elvis memorabilia? No.

I have a, somebody gave me, I have one of the colonels, he used to wear bolo ties, and I have one of his bolo ties that they gave me as a gift. Wow. Which was really cool. And I just, the Elvis stuff, man, we got to take a tour of Graceland, and we got to see some of the rooms nobody gets to see, which was really cool. That's cool. Got to go upstairs, which was really cool. Isn't it surprising when you first see it? It's so small. It's small. You can't, but back then, that would have been a castle. A palace, yeah. Yeah.

And so it was just neat because, like I said, my dad's a child of the 50s. And before he passed, I got to take him there and do that with him, which was great. Did they show you the bathroom where he was found? No. Okay. That's like off limits. Although I did want to ask. Yeah. You asked him. It's just a morbid curiosity. Sure. Sure. Is that where he died? Did he die? In the bathroom. Okay. Yeah. He was literally. Yeah. I know where he died. I didn't know if it was in Graceland. Yeah. Yeah.

I wanted to ask you, going on another point, talk about Mike and Molly and all that stuff. And when that part of your career kicked in from stand-up. Yeah. And you've talked about this in a number of interviews. You're a regular guy. And at that point, you...

You had all this in front of you, which could have led you in nine different bad ways. Sure. Why do you think you were able to keep the lid on that? Because that was a hit show. Yeah, it was. And I had quit drinking two years before that show happened. So that was a big help.

But I think what kept me from staying out of trouble is my wife and kid, you know? Yeah. I'm a very Pittsburgh guy. And so I looked at that like I'm clocking in at the factory and what's really important is at home. And as long as I keep that focused, then I'm okay. I would have been a bigger probably celebrity if I was better at the –

paparazzi and press game, but I'm like, you know, I'm doing my job. If CBS didn't say you need to be at this event, I didn't go. I got invited to a bunch of stuff, but, you know, again, I'm a Pittsburgher, man. I'm going home. I got a pool. I got a yard. I

I'm sorry. I got a big screen TV. What exactly? What else? I got a hot rod in the garage. Check, check, check. Wife and kid are okay. We got insurance. I'm gold. When you were a kid, you vacationed in this area? Well, what do you mean? I mean, looking back at your history, you'd spend some time in the Philly area. I used to work in Philly as a stand-up a lot because I lived in New York for a little while. All right.

And so I would come down here and do a lot of work. You know, you'd hit the clubs down here. And that was the East Coast pocket, the Northeast pocket. Like I would do, you know, Philly and parts of Connecticut and, of course, Manhattan and do my house. So I was in this area for about, like I said, I was born in Pittsburgh. I lived there until my parents split right before high school.

But then I went to, let's see, I went to Orlando. That's where I started stand-up. Then I lived in Atlanta. Then I lived in New York. Then I lived in Chicago. Then I did all the road gigs in between. And you've hit them all. And then I moved out to California. Were you sort of, were you bet into your first stand-up gig? Yeah, well, the story with that is I...

When I was 17, I was working in a warehouse, the back warehouse part. There used to be a store called Zare's. Do you remember Zare's? Is that like a department store? Yeah. Well, it was like what Target became. Okay. And in the back, they had a shipping and receiving area where they would get their deliveries. And I was stacking pallets and pricing stuff so the stock crew could take stuff out. And I worked back there with three guys, and I kept telling them, I'm going to do stand-up, man. And they just got tired of hearing it. And they all said, all right, man, we'll bet you 50 bucks you won't each stand-up.

So that was $150, and I had to go do it because if I lost, I couldn't cover that bet. So it was nice years later to bring those guys out and let them see what I do, and it was really cool. Yeah, that is cool. That's awesome. Nice. So when...

Are you going to actually have, if you're on your calendar, when do you think you'll have enough to do this special? I would like to ideally shoot, because once I get it where I want it, then I want to polish it again for another six months so that it's just airtight. Are you your own worst critic? Oh. Yeah. Are you brutal on yourself? Four guys could beat me to death with bats and not do the worst I do to myself. But I'd like to shoot for next summer is what I'm hoping for. Okay.

Is it sort of a double-edged sword or sort of bittersweet? You've worked on this material, and you know when you cast it off into the ether. It used to not be this case. A touring comedian could tour with the material because it's not getting that kind of exposure. Right. But now you're kind of closing the curtain on it. Oh, yeah, you let it go. Yeah. Well, yeah, it disappears really quick, but what eats it quicker is the social media. Yeah.

You know, you got to keep posting stuff on social media. And I'm a guy that likes to stand on his work. If you look at my Instagram, which I just got to about four months ago because I'm right on top of it. But it's all my stand up because I have the problem is I'm from Gen X and we were told never to sell out, never cheapen it and don't be fake. So I have a hard time. Like I can't post stuff like, hey, everybody, I'm eating olives. I can't. It just makes me want to throw up in my mouth.

So I just post my work. But the problem with that is it evaporates so quick. But it goes, it's so fragmented. What I'm finding is,

Even if you do it, like most people will see a bit or two, but they're not going to see all the bits. So you can still feel free to kind of roll with it. It's a Whitman sampler. But once you do the special, like you said, you've got to have something behind that for when they come see you when you tour. If you have a joke and you've crafted it in your mind and you love it passionately, like you feel like this is something that's going to work, and then you take it on the road, is the audience response what the litmus test is? Always. For me, that is.

They tell you. They're judge and jury every time. And that's the beauty of live entertainment. I mean, it's yes or no every time. I don't want to be clever and quiet. I want to break some ribs and leave. Yeah, yeah. All right, we'll get to Soul Joles tonight and tell Billy what you think about him.

while you're there. Yeah, please do. The show is at 8 o'clock and go to souljoles.com. If you haven't been there yet, Pottstown, great room, and Billy will be there this evening. It is wonderful to see you, man. Guys, thank you so much, and again, thank you for the support over the years. You guys are awesome.

always been behind me on Mike and Molly and Bob Hart's. I've done interviews with you from LA. It's nice to see you today, but I do appreciate the support over the years. It is nice to stop in and talk to people that have been behind you and I do appreciate it. We'll always be there. We appreciate you coming by here. Billy Gardell, guys. Take a break and we'll be right back. Stay with us. Analog. Great for music. Total crap for phone service.

So now, use 610-660-9333 for calls and texts. Yep, one number for everything that rocks your phone. Let me get a pen. 610-660-9333.

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Now, back with more of the Preston and Steve Show podcast. Thank you, Nick, for filling in for Marissa for traffic this morning. She's out today, so great job, great job. All right, we have another run at the Bizarre File, and let's fire that sucker up right now. Bizarre! WMMR presents Preston and Steve's Bizarre File. Yeah!

All right, we're going to get right into the stories. We'll begin with this. A British Airways crew were forced to spend a layover night in an Italian sex hotel after a mix-up. At least 12 members of the staff were booked into the Motel Mo-Om. Who wants to go to the motel?

wants to hang the job in Milan, which offers a variety of theme suites, including BDSM, a dungeon style rooms complete with a caged bed and standing cross with wrist cuffs. That might be kind of fun. Uh, so it's on the staff. We're supposed to stay at the hotel. Uh, uh,

Or they actually have one next door to it, a regular, quote, vanilla four-star hotel next door run by the same brand. The airline said some staff were moved to unapproved hotel rooms following availability issues with our usual accommodation provider. And it said this happened without the knowledge of the company managers.

An insider said that the mix-up was to a comical mistake, or they put it down to a comical mistake by the hotel booking team, adding that it had some serious implications. Some of the team who stayed at the sex dungeon didn't get any sleep, so they could operate on the services the following day. They were kept awake by thrill-seekers moaning and groaning all day and night. That could be dangerous. They said there were adult workers outside propositioning staff.

Crew even reported suspicious fluids in their rooms. That's the kind of room where the TV remote is the cleanest thing in the room. Which made their skin crawl. And it's understood there were no delays to the flight that affected crew. There were no delays to the flight the affected crew were supposed to work on the following day. British Airways is urgently investigating to prevent a repeat in that. All right, let's see.

Oh, yeah, yeah. You guys are going to love this story. This is out of England. A police officer may be fired after he asked a colleague to pull his finger and then he went ahead and farted when she said no.

So Wayne Sanson laughed after breaking wind in the woman's face at Wembley Police Station. Russell Ford for the Met Police told the disciplinary hearing when she declined to pull his finger, he passed wind in her face from around 10 to 15 inches away. This is not the first story you've had of this happening. Sanson admits that he asked her to pull his finger but denies actually farting.

But Mr. Ford said he fully accepts his attempted humor was misplaced and inappropriate in a modern policing workplace. Sansom approached her and asked her to pull his finger. She knew what it was intended for and told him to move along. And at this, Sansom turned his back, stood on his toes. Okay.

And passed wind in her face. And when the plaintiff asked you to pull his finger, did the fart and flew? He is also accused of making inappropriate and discourteous comments. When the female officer was assisting on a call out regarding Romanians who did not speak English, Samson referred to them as effing D-heads. And she replied, that's okay, Wayne. Everyone knows you don't like Romanian people. And he replied, that's not true. I would put my D in you.

Wow. And he has also been accused of calling her a lesbian and asking her questions about her sexuality. So it goes beyond the fart in the face. He should be working in HR. This guy clearly has a handle on office. Sansom argued he only asked her once about her sexuality, adding that he was worried that it would lead to her being unfairly treated or talked about. Listen, I need to tell you some things. Another police officer, Ben Jeffries, is also said to have made discourteous remarks and took a picture of his testicles using her phone.

Mr. Ford said when Jeffries handed her phone back to her, she opened it and noticed the last application used was the camera. She looked at the last photographs taken and saw what she believed to be a testicle. She said, that's disgusting. And Jeffries replied, why? Why are you getting offended? It's just a picture of my balls. Oh, my God. As a gem.

Unbelievable. Well, you know, when they brought this to me, he's like, what? Both officers can be fired if their allegations, if the allegations to get them against him are proved to be a gross misconduct. And the hearing continues. All right. This one is really messed up.

A Russian soldier fighting in the front lines of Ukraine killed his colleague and lived off his remains for two weeks. Ukraine's military intelligence directorate, HUR, has claimed. They released what it said was an intercepted call between two of Vladimir Putin's troops in which they were heard discussing an alleged case of cannibalism among the ranks. One soldier was heard telling his stunned comrade in an explosive-laden rant...

How a soldier nicknamed Brilock or Keychain killed his fellow infantryman Foma and began eating him. And in the call, the guy says Brilock effing ate him. He said, F me. Nobody went anywhere. Brilock whacked him and then ate him for two effing weeks was set now.

He said he goes on to say, was Brelock really found as 200? The other response, the term 200 refers to someone who is found killed in action. And the first caller said, yeah, they said he was 200. He ate his comrade. So, yeah, something to think about. I was shocked myself.

So they have intermittently shared snippets of phone calls. The security group did said that they said were genuine interceptors of Russian communication since the full scale invasion. But several Russian units engaged in frontline combat in Ukraine are made up of hardened criminals who agreed to sign up for so-called special military operation in exchange for a commutation of their sentences.

In May, 2024 to merge at a convicted cannibal and murder rapist were among the men freed by Russian defense ministry before heading to the front lines. Dmitry Malchev was yelled after frying the heart of one of three men that he killed. Man, he was hit with a 25 year sentence, but he was let out early to serve in the military. Meanwhile, rapist and killer, uh, uh, uh,

Wow. Listen, I don't care how good tasting Brie Lach is. After about a week, I'd get bored with that. You need to move on to something else.

All right, and then one last story, and we will end with this one. Police in France said that 14 people had been arrested after 145 people reported being stuck, possibly by syringes, at a nationwide music festival this past Saturday. I remember years ago there was somebody who was doing it...

Domestic? Locally? Do you remember that story? Not around here, but possibly. I wouldn't doubt it. Well, this was 14 people doing this. Wow. Most of the victims were women, and the attacks happened during France's annual Festival of Music, which is a series of musical events in towns and cities across the country. The 145 people who were either pricked or believed they were were typically attacked when they were in a crowd and were pricked either in the arm or back.

police said, and most of the victims didn't see their attacker. Victims reported feeling an array of symptoms such as hot flashes, dizziness, loss of consciousness, and visible marks or bruises on their skin. Some victims were treated by medics at the festivals, but some were taken to the hospital where they were given saliva, urine, and blood samples to detect whether they had been injected with substances. It's not yet clear whether substances have been detected following those tests, but in a video, French police said that they have arrested so far 14 suspects

in connection with the attacks. Wow. That's disturbing. And that is where we will end the Bizarre File for now. All right, let's take a break, but not before we set you up again. Adam Sandler, take it away. They go on sale today at noon, and we'll take caller number 16-610-660-9333. This show is not until September 19th, and it will be at the Wells Fargo Center or whatever it's called now.

Tickets go on sale, like I said, today at noon. And you can go to WMMR.com for more information over there. We'll take caller number 16 and you get the tickets. We're going to take a break. We're not done giving stuff away. Less in question. Trash music news coming up when we return. Out of D batteries for your vintage boom box? Just tell Alexa to play WMMR at maximum volume. And you can annoy the neighbors just like the good old days. How's your content search?

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Weezer on 93.3 WMMR. No sad bro Friday. We say it ain't so. But things cooling off a little bit today. A high of about 72 degrees. Much, much cooler. Like a 7.5 degree.

17 degree difference yesterday. This is the day to, and I'm going to, mow the lawn. Yeah, that'd be a good call. Clouds today. Tomorrow, clouds and sun. High 89. Sunshine on Sunday. High 89. And then we'll get into the low 90s.

Monday, Tuesday, maybe a chance of some rain as we head into the beginning of the work week. We have a lesson question and are going to give away a pair of tickets in the suite to join our very own Mr. Brent Porsche for the Auto Trader Echo Park Automotive 400 NASCAR Cup Series race. It's going to be Sunday, July 20th at Dover Motor Speedway. And the question that we are going to go with is, Steve would never kill someone for eating what kind of pizza?

610-660-9333. This is in the connoisseur segment. Steve would never kill someone for eating what kind of pizza? We talked about a very specific kind of pizza. If you heard it and you know the answer, then by all means, you should call right now because we got the prize over here. We'll do the trash while you're calling in. The trash business is a gold mine. 93.3 WMMR.

With Preston and Steve's Hollywood Trash. Brought to you by our wonderful friends at Newman University. Steve, what's going on this morning? Well, billionaire Parval Durov announcing he will be dividing his fortune amongst his own six children as well as 100 additional children he served as a sperm donor for.

Not to be outdone, Nick Cannon has reportedly ordered 50 gallons of hand lotion in a tanker truck. Oh, my God. Fashion icon Anna Wintour announcing she will be stepping down from American Vogue at the end of the year. Wintour plans on pursuing a career as a competitive eater. Oh, my God. And finally, Brian Wilson's official death certificate has been released. And as we all suspected, he was killed by a chupacabra. Oh, my God.

All right, we'll see if someone does know the answer to the question this morning. Steve would never kill someone for eating what kind of pizza? And we go to Scott and see if we can get an answer. Scott, good morning. Good morning. All right, Scott. Is it Hawaiian pizza? You are correct.

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We've got two things for you, and we'll start with one Steve was just talking about. Brian Wilson's cause of death has been revealed. He was not killed by a chupacabra. Oh, he wasn't? It was about two weeks after the Beach Boys singer passed away. It was announced by his family, according to a death certificate, Wilson's immediate cause of death was noted as respiratory arrest while sepsis and cystitis, or cystesis, I'm not sure how you pronounce this,

were also listed as contributed causes. The certificate also noted the singer was dealing with other conditions including neurogenerative disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, chronic respiratory failure, and chronic kidney disease as well. And there's also, I mean, his wife had passed, right, it was his wife,

Just a while ago. And I think the Broken Heart thing also played into it. He was devastated. So his death was confirmed on June 11th. And then they have one other story, and that's it. But Chevy Metal, the cover band that was started by Taylor Hawkins and Foo Fighters.

has lined up a summer run of 2025 headline shows. The trek begins July 21st in Menlo Park. We'll hit Denver, Aspen, Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., head to Southern California, Venice Beach, Long Beach,

a charity gig for Animal Rescue Group, Eastwood Ranch, and Agoura Hills. And they will be playing the Fillmore in Philadelphia. And that will be July 25th. Who leads Chevy Metal now? So it will be featuring...

Hawkins' 17-year-old son, Shane. Okay. All right. Which is cool. That is cool. Longtime bassist Wiley Hodgson, Hogden, and guitarist Brent Woods, who trained under Randy Rhodes, round out Chevy Melville. But it's cool that his son, Shane, is going to be playing in the band. So that's who you will get to see. Can you believe he died three years ago? Crazy. Wow. And we were talking about Petty earlier. Petty was 2017 when he passed away. That's insane. Time just flies. Yep. Yeah, it does.

You're looking at me. You look like you wanted to add something. No, no, no, no. I want to add something. I want to tell him I love him so badly. I do. I'm so nervous. All right, so are we going to wrap up Music News? You wrap up Music News. I just wanted to do a quick little thank you and a mention. All right, that's it in Music News. And now, Casey Foster. I want to thank my friends at VisitDelco. VisitDelcoPA.com. We did our series of broadcast events.

With Brent Porsche yesterday, we finished at Marty McGee's. And so Visit Delco is a great partner for Families Behind the Badge, Children's Foundation, and specifically MMR Rock and Rollers. But I also want to mention this because the Wawa Foundation, they have the 10th anniversary Wawa Foundation Hero Award.

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Find that link, click on it, and vote for Families Behind the Badge. Love you guys to get that. That would be wonderful. All right, and as we take a break, I'm going to give away the final pair of tickets for Adam Sandler. We've had a bunch of these giveaways today, which is wonderful. So that show, tickets go on sale today at noon. We'll take caller number 21-610-660-9333. Adam will be coming to the Wells Fargo Center on...

on September 19th. So let's get to those tickets before they go on sale at noon today. We're going to take a break. We'll come back in a second. We'll give away our Word of the Week prize when we return. And Ray Coob back in today, do we know? No, Sarah Parker. Sarah Parker? Yeah. All right, we had a nice variety. We'll be back in a moment. Stay with us. MMR Rocks, the 38th annual Bend to the Shore bike tour, Sunday, July 20th.

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Bringing us a wrap on music with Hard to Handle. It's 1027 and the Preston and Steve show on this Friday, no sad bro morning. I will take a moment to thank our guest that we had in the studio today. It was excellent catching up with him. Mr. Billy Gardell. He is a first class guy. He's terrific. He's nothing but...

Cool and nice and just a real inviting personality. Legitimately, though, a funny guy. Very funny. I agree. So he's playing at Soul Joel's, and you can catch that show tonight at 8 o'clock. Get tickets at souljoels.com. And Joel himself was here this morning. Yes, another great guy. Soul Joel's, which was excellent. So we had a fun time today. So thank you very much, everybody, if you were a participant or just hung out with us. We have Sarah Parker.

Who has made it into our studio. Hello there, Sarah. Happy Friday, friend. Nice to see you. You as well. Yeah, I didn't know. Yesterday we were getting done with the show and wrapping up. And I thought I was throwing it to Pierre. And all of a sudden I hear Ray Coob's voice out of nowhere. And I didn't know that you were going to be in today. So this is a pleasant surprise too. Pierre is a world traveler and keeps us on our toes. We'll say that much. That he does. Usually he has...

51 weeks of vacation? Something like that. Yeah. Yeah.

That seems about right for a broadcasting legend. Well, we're going to get the letter of the day first and foremost from you. You ready? Let's do it. Here we go. Preston and Steve on 93.3 WMMR. Now, the Daily Letter. And the Preston and Steve show is brought to you today by the letter. E as in excellent. All right, and we'll take caller number... Let's do caller number four. Yeah! All right, 610-660-9333 is the number. Four? And if you happen to know the word...

We have a very cool prize I think you will appreciate. So we'll get to that in just a little bit. In the meantime, we're going to find out what Sarah's got in store for you today on the program. What you doing? We've got a handful of pairs of tickets to give out for the Counting Crows concert that's happening at Edis Arena at the Hard Rock Atlantic City next Saturday, July 5th.

That'll probably be a text contest. And then the workforce blocks will be of Cage the Elephant, who have two shows coming up. I think you're going to talk more about that in a second. Incubus is in Atlantic City tonight, so we'll do a block of them. And then we had a letter for the mighty Dio, so of course we've got to get to some Dio today. Oh, wow.

Yeah. I know you're loving that. Yeah. Oh, totally. Circling back to the song that you just played, Hard to Handle. If you could sing that hook, do you think you could do it accurately? No. Because me and Ryan were just out in the green room trying to figure out the lyrics. For the longest time, I thought it was... To be honest, the leading up to the... That ain't nothing but drugstore love...

And I know that part. Is that what the line is? Yeah, yeah. Oh, that's the line that I had no idea. And then I thought it followed it up with, hey, little thing, let me light your chemicals. Your candle. And Ryan had a fit because he said, no, it's light your candle now. But we listened to it very closely and we think it's light your candle cuz. Light your chemicals. Because I made a bomb. Here we go. All right. Okay, here we go.

Let me see here. Boys will come along a dime by the dozen. Oh, that ain't nothing but 10 cent lovin'. It's not drugstore. I don't know where the hell I got drugstore. Hey, little thing, let me light your candle because, mama, I'm so hard to handle now. All right, where were you talking? You're right about drugstore lovin' down at the bottom. Oh, yeah. All right, it does say that. Yeah, okay. Variations. And another one of the repetitions of the chorus, boys ain't nothing but dime store lovin'. That are...

Boys run along a dime by the dozen. That ain't nothing but drugstore loving. Hey, little thing, let me light your candle, because mama, I'm sure I'm to handle now. Yes, I am. Oh, it's the Robinson Brothers. Absolute poets. Hey, little thing, let me light your chemicals, because I've made a manure bomb. Oh, wow. And because mama, I'm so hard to handle now. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. I'm. Oh, I thought he was just doing a playing on. Yes, sir. And saying yes around.

But it's Yes Sir, I'm hard to handle. Oh, okay. I get it. All these little nuances that you failed to pick up on in the initial two million listenings. Yeah. Imagine how many times we have heard that song working here. Blissfully unaware that it really could change your life. It could. And here's the thing. You know what? Not to go too deep off of this end, but for the longest time, I will not know the exact lyrics of a song and I'll just deal with it. I'll just...

sing some gibberish or what I think it might be. Placeholders. And I mean for decades. And then when I find out I'm singing the wrong words or I don't know what it is, I'm kind of apprehensive on going out and finding out what it is. Like that might ruin it for me. Yes. But every time I have...

It's no big deal. Yeah. Ain't no thing. It's actually kind of nice. We live in fear. Yeah. And we don't need to live in fear. We don't need to live in fear. When it comes to the counting crows. Do it today. Go find out the words of something that you haven't known for a long, long time and enlighten yourself and you'll be glad that you did it. Yeah. Don't be a scared. Don't be a scared. Build bridges. Yeah. All right. Let's see if we can get a winner for the word of the week. And it is Denise who is caller number four. So we will go to her. Hi there, Denise. Good morning.

Good morning. All right, Denise, what is our word of the week? Cage. Great day in the morning!

And of course, that word was chosen for a reason. Denise, we're going to send you up for an overnight or set you up with an overnight stay and a $150 dining credit at Ocean Casino Resort and a pair of tickets as MMR rocks Cage the Elephant Friday, October 24th at Ovation Hall in Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City. Sound pretty good to you, Denise?

That sounds awesome because I love ocean and I love cage the elephant. Hey, perfect. All right. Hang on a second. We'll get your info and we'll send you off into the weekend. A very happy person. Tickets for cage the elephant, by the way, go on sale today. They just went on sale about 35 minutes ago. So get your tickets now. I would like to take this moment to thank our sponsors.

The Preston and Steve Show is brought to you today by Dunkin' and also brought to you by Acme Markets, fresh foods, local flavors, and brought to you by Pella Windows and Doors. Visit PellaPhilly.com to schedule an appointment today. Next week on our program, we're not here on Monday, just a heads up on that, and a short week with the holiday as well next week. But we do have planned and we're working on some other things. But Rick Tockett.

is going to be joining us in the studio. Your new head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. Very cool that we'll get him in studio. I can't wait to show him the video of me right at the glass when he fought Neil Sheehy in the Stanley Cup playoffs back in, God, it had to have been 1990. At the Spectrum. At the Spectrum. Yeah. So we'll get into that and more, and that is it. We are done. Rage on. Have yourself a great weekend, and we will see you later, gang. Bye-bye.

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