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You're listening to Preston and Steve on 93.3 WMMR. With Preston Elliott. I'm just getting warmed up. And Steve Morrison. And it absolutely will not stop, ever. Plus, Casey Boy. When you hear the most annoying sound in the world. Nick McElwain. That last one goes out to Nick. And Marissa Magnata. Care to join me for a glass of breakfast wine? And now, Preston and Steve on 93.3 WMMR. Hello!

Morning to you, friend. And we wake. We move forward with another day. Get it under our belt and into the holiday weekend. Let's go ahead and check the weather forecast. We finally made a turn. And we're going to see nothing but sunshine for the next few days. It's a wonderful thing. Today's high. Morning.

90 degrees and sunny tomorrow, sunny and high 86 and then Saturday high 89. This is all sunny skies and then looking at Sunday, partly cloudy, high around 91 is where we're going to top out. And now, Kristen and Steve's News Update.

All right, today is Thursday, July 3rd. Good morning and good news, guys. Nothing. Nothing. Yay. Nothing to pass along. We're on a streak. No, actually, we'll begin with this. It's a terrible story, but fortunately, nothing major happened. Multiple people were injured after a skydiving plane crashed near Cross Keys Airport.

At Monroe Township in New Jersey, the small plane crashed near the Cross Keys Airport on Tuckahoe Road early last night. Several people were hurt, including the pilot of the plane. No one killed, though, so that's good news. Yeah, that's amazing. Fourteen people were hospitalized after the single-engine skydiving plane went down in Gloucester County. When rescue crews arrived, they found extensive damage to the plane and many victims covered in jet fuel, according to Andrew Halter of Gloucester County Emergency Management, who said...

Patients were decontaminated prior to being transported to the hospital. There were 15 souls on board the aircraft, including the pilot. Now, 14 people, including the pilot, were hospitalized for various injuries. Three people who were airlifted from the scene were reported to be in critical condition. The other injuries appeared to be minor, and one of the people on the plane refused treatment at the scene. According to early investigations...

The pilot reported engine trouble before the plane crashed into a tree near the runway. The Cessna 208B plane is owned by Arnie Aviation and is leased to Skydive Cross Keys. And the exact cause of the crash is still under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. Grant me if I'm wrong, but didn't something almost exactly like this happen within the past couple of weeks? Yeah, there was a crash with people on board and everybody was okay. And they walked away, yeah.

However, a few people are in critical condition, so that's never a good thing, but no loss of life is good to report. Philly's largest blue-collar union is still on strike following weeks of negotiations over pay. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33 represents about 9,000 city workers, including sanitation workers, city mechanics, 911 dispatchers, and school crossing guards.

It's the union's first major strike in nearly 40 years when a 20-day strike led to trash piling up on city streets. Yesterday, union leader Greg Boulware wasn't optimistic that anything would come of the ongoing talks with the city, telling reporters, quite honestly, we feel like the city hasn't come with an offer that's respectable enough. He said that's why we are here and why we're doing this right now. Sanitation and trash pickup services are continuing to operate with moderations.

You know, I don't know if you've seen the, there's a little bit of what you call, I guess, blowback on social media about

But the mayor's call for citizens to drop their garbage off at the dumps, saying that that is almost like asking people to be scabs against the union. So that's one. That's what. And that's the way some people are taking it. I guess some people could see it that way. But also.

It's trash on the street. It's trash, yeah. It's going to invite vermin. Exactly. More than 60 city pools were expected to be open by the end of next week, but only 26 will be fully available during the strike because of limited maintenance staffing. That's where I go to poop. Emergency 911 call centers will remain operational, according to Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel, with some police officers being moved to handle complaint calls. However, residents should expect longer than average pickup times.

And then finally, Independence Day isn't until tomorrow, but the city has already been celebrating. Wawa's Welcome America is in full swing and several other holiday-themed events are scheduled across the city over the holiday weekend. Yesterday's festivities included an all-American block party on 3rd Street between Chestnut and Walnut Streets.

Free musical street performances and happy hour specials at Old City restaurants and bars. On the Ben Franklin Parkway, crews have been hard at work assembling the stage for the Welcome America Festival, including the concert and fireworks planned for tomorrow night. So tonight, there will be a performance by the Philly Pops with special guest Ben Folds in Independence Park.

And tomorrow night, the concert on the Parkway will be headlined by LL Cool J, Jasmine Sullivan, and JoJo, followed by fireworks over at the Art Museum. Gates open at 4 p.m. for the 7 p.m. Actually, I should say fireworks open.

over the Arbor. Right, yes. Gates open at 4 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show. Tickets aren't needed, but expect big crowds, tight security, bags will be checked, and the single entrance will be located at Logan Circle at 20th Street and the Ben Franklin Parkway. Other fireworks shows in our area include Harris Philadelphia, Narberth Park, South Germantown Recreational Park, Pleasant Hill Park, and the Camden Waterfront Stadium, and pretty much all of the

all over the region. You'll be able to see fireworks this place. All right, in sports this morning. Woo! Woo! Ball sacks are yummy. Ball sacks are yummy! Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo!

What the f*** is that? All right, we got sports with Nick. What's up, man? The Phils and the San Diego Padres played twice yesterday. In the afternoon game, the Padres beat the Phillies 6-4. What the f*** is this? Manny Machado hit a three-run double, and Nick Pavetta allowed one run, struck out six in seven innings, to lead the Padres to the win. Pavetta, a former Philly, improved to 9-2. He's off to the best start in his nine-year career, including the first three and a half, which were in Philadelphia. In the nightcap, the Phillies bounced back with a 5-1 win. We did it!

They won 5-1. Max Kepler and Brandon Marsh each homered to help the Phils earn a two-game split. Kepler hit his 10th home run of the season, a two-run shot off of Padres starter Dylan Sties in the fourth inning, and then Marsh hit a solo shot an inning later to make it 3-1. Alec Boehm had an RBI triple. Nick Castellanos had an RBI single for the Phillies, who have won four of their last six games, and they're two games up. They're in first place in the NL East and two games up on the New York Mets.

They're off today. They're going to open up a weekend series at home tomorrow afternoon against the Cincinnati Reds. Jesus Lozardo will get the start on the 4th of July. The first pitch is scheduled for 105. The Union, they're the top team in the Eastern Conference with 12 wins and 40 points. This weekend, they're going to travel to Tennessee to face Nashville SC. The match on Saturday will begin at 8.30. And your 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 welcome to No Sad Bro Thursday. It's rare, but it happens sometimes. This feels good. We're in full-on No Sad Bro mode today as we are off tomorrow. And hopefully you have the day off. Not everybody does. Some people do have to work. But we'll party for you. All right. If you like that in your stead. We'll be your proxy.

But we are set for Friday-type vibes. Today we're going to give away our Word of the Week prize, $250 to Nebraska Brazilian Steakhouse in the Iron Abbey. So that comes up at the end of the program. We have a guest joining us today. We're going to have Jerry Bruckheimer on the show.

legendary producer, and he is in charge of F1, the movie. Yeah. We had a chance to actually meet him years and years and years ago in Hawaii. It was a cool dude. Yeah. Steve and I did. We were at the premiere for the movie Pearl Harbor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Jerry Bruckheimer was there, and he was actually taking pictures of people in Hawaiian shirts. Yes, he was. That's what he was doing. I think it was him, wasn't it? It was him. He's got to be one of the last of the really old school...

Hollywood producers who just get stuff done. I mean, his list of credits is amazing. Yep, so we'll chat with him at 9 o'clock. Our F1 is Brad Pitt's. Yeah, huge. It's a big deal, obviously. And sorry to say, Casey Boy has an upset tummy today. Yes. Not feeling all that great. That sucks when you wake up feeling lousy. It was one of those where I was like, all right, I think I just have to go big potties. You know, so I got here to work. I'm going to leave my underwear.

Happily, thankfully, I made it to the bathroom in time. Yeah, good for you. I don't have any doo-doo in my underpants, but I did that. And then I came and I sat back down and I started getting my work done. And I don't know if you heard me, Steve, because I have my headphones and I go, mother ever. Yes, I did hear you. And I stood up and I went to the bathroom to go throw up. And then I hovered over the toilet for like five minutes, but nothing. I hate that. When you have the sensation...

of you need to get this you need to expel this from whatever your body and your body doesn't want to do it like come on we're gonna if i'm gonna stand here let's get this done right yeah like this candle yeah yeah let's like this candle it's annoying so all right well we're with you we got you we got you we got some medicine from no problem nick and uh hopefully you'll be feeling a little bit better so all right well anyhow we're dealing with that but

Like I said, we're keeping our eye on the goal, which is heading into the holiday weekend. The weather's cooperating. So we're going to take a quick break. When we get back, we have a stupid question courtesy of Marissa McNutt this morning. About that. And some entertainment stories to pass along. And obviously the Sean Diddy Combs trial and the verdict and all that stuff. We'll be back in just a moment. So make sure you stay with us.

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Now, back with more of the Preston and Steve Show podcast. Hi, thank you, Marissa. What's up, Steve? I was driving around yesterday during rush hour, and I fully anticipated to get stuck in traffic, and it was actually really good. And then I went to the ice cream bakery at the top of Ridge, which always has lines. Went right through drive-thru Preston. Wow. It's a beautiful thing. I think, Nick, only to your point, people leaving the area during the holidays. It's a quiet week. It's a quiet week. You can tell. Yeah.

Real quick, I'd like to pass along an observation I've made. I have sat next to this guy, Casey, for the last almost 28 years. And this is the first time I've ever seen him place a blanket on his lap. I got the chills, man. He's covering up like an old lady. You must feel really bad. I'm so sorry, man. I put the blanket on and I'm like...

should I even be here right now? Should I go home? I haven't gotten sick yet, so I'm good. All right. Keep drinking the Coke. You took some Pepto? Yeah. Do you need a tracheotomy? You got a pen? We got lots of pens. If you go sprinting out of the studio at any point, we'll understand. No explanation. We will have Marissa follow with her phone, though. All right, so

Stupid question time. Giving away a pair of tickets to see an advanced screening of Superman and IMAX. It's coming up July 7th at the AMC in the Chamonix, 24 at 7 p.m. Here's your question. Marissa sent this one to me. The Egg McMuffin was introduced in 1972 to resemble a handheld version of what popular breakfast dish?

610-660-9333 is the number. The Egg McMuffin was introduced in 1972 to resemble a handheld version of which popular breakfast dish? 610-660-9333. Call if you know the answer. We'll mention some birthdays while we're waiting for that call to come in. Apparently, July 3rd is the birthday of Mr. Tom Cruise.

Tom turns 63 years old today. Well, we're going to be talking with Jerry Bruckheimer, who has had a lot to do with the success of Tom Cruise. What were some of the projects that he... Days of Thunder and Top Gun. Yeah. He was... I was reading a...

It was just a headline. I didn't read the article, but it said something along the lines of people commenting on Tom Cruise now having Play-Doh face. Yeah, he does. He does. A little puffy. He's 63 years old. Sometimes, apparently, he gets these procedures. And at

I think it was right around the Olympics. He had just gotten one and he looked a little extra play-doh-y and then it settles and it looks fine. I was watching the first few minutes of Maverick the other day. Yeah. And I really liked that movie a lot. It's a great movie. It's a, it, you know, it,

I don't care. And I really like Glenn Powell a lot. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But I know what they were doing with this character. It's just a bit much for me. And that's why I didn't like the original because they did. But they do it a little more playfully in this version, which I thought was pretty cool. The machismo was on high for the first one. And so, yeah, I know. But he's fulfilling that character. They had.

to have another Iceman type of, you know, Iceman Maverick dynamic and they did it and it's a great movie. I really like it. So Tom turning 63 years old today. It's Olivia Munn's birthday today. She is 45 years old. How good is she in Your Friends and Neighbors? She's terrific. I've only watched the first episode. So I've got to get a little deeper into it but I'm planning on it. But yeah, and her and

Mulaney of, you know, they're parents now and they're living their life and things are good there. I used to watch her on a show called Attack of the Show on G4 TV. Do you remember that? Yeah. She was the co-host. What was her character in X-Men? Psylocke. Psylocke. One of my favorite characters actually from the comic books. Should have seen more of her, but they kind of one and done her. She was a good choice for that character. So she turns 45 years old today. Ah, ah, Kurtwood Smith. Kurtwood Smith.

is one of the classic douchebag character players. But on that 70s show, the dad, he's great in a lighter... He's a hard ass. This is the RoboCop music, and obviously he's the bad guy in RoboCop and Dead Poets Society. He's just flat out a bastard of a father. I mean, you know, he's doing what he thinks is the right thing, but, you know, he's...

destroying his child in the process. I've actually seen him play loving, nurturing father and he's really good at that. But for the first half hour, you're like, no, this guy's really bad. He should be evil. We had him on maybe a year or so ago and I think there was a reboot, right, of that 70s show or whatever. He's the nicest guy on the planet for playing such a bunch of douchebags. But I've recommended the show a bunch of times over the years and if you're ever looking for something and you stumble upon nothing,

It's called Patriot. It's on Amazon Prime. He's in it, and it's a really cool spy sort of series. I highly recommend it. He turns 82 today, by the way. Actress Shawnee Smith, who delved into the Saw series. She's in the first movie, right? Did you see Saw? I saw Saw, but I didn't see Saw 2 or any of the other Saws. If Kathy was here, she would have a screaming face. I always had a bit of a crush on Shawnee Smith. She's cute. She was also in that sitcom with Ted Danson.

Where he was a doctor? Oh, okay. Becker? Becker. Probably watching Becker.

And I go back to summer school and Harry Crumb and all that stuff. She's 56 years old. Dude, there's a scene in Harry Crumb. John Candy. It's not a great movie. It's a junk food movie. But there's a funny moment where he's at a spa and there's a woman who's covered in mud and she's got a mask on. She doesn't know he's in there and he's wearing a fake beard because he's an undercover detective. And he's standing over her.

And she's, like I said, covered in mud. His beard falls off and it lands on her crotch. And it looks like she's got the biggest muff in the world. Very funny moment. Johnny Smith is in that movie. So anyhow, she's 56 today. Patrick Wilson is 52. Dig him. He's great. Wilson!

In Aquaman, he plays the bad guy in that. We love him in Watchmen as the night owl. He's terrific. In Aquaman, he becomes sort of the good guy in the second one. Yeah. The brother. And he's in The Conjuring, Preston. Is he in The Conjuring? Yeah, The Conjuring series. You know me. I won't watch The Conjuring. So Patrick Wilson is 52 years old today. I'm sorry. Patrick Wilson! Thank you. Patrick Wilson!

What a tribute, Casey. From the world of music and from the world of metal, of the band R.A.T., Stephen Piercy, lead singer, turns 69 years old today. I should go back and listen to some old R.A.T. just for the hell of it. Yeah, R.A.T. was good. They were good. And I love this video because it features Milton Berle. Yeah, it was related to one of the band numbers. But this song was...

Huge when it came out. You couldn't escape it. Yeah. So Stephen Piercy turns 69 years old today. A couple others to mention. Lawyer and media personality Gloria Alred. Steve, she is celebrating her 84th birthday today. What is this? Gloria. Oh, Gloria. She is a high-profile ambulance chaser. Yep.

Then we have Yardley Smith of the Simpsons fame. Lisa Simpson's voice keeps re-signing. I think is she Scientology as well? I don't know. No, I don't think so. Nancy Cartwright. Yeah, Nancy Cartwright is.

But she was great in two other things I always remark of her being in was The Legend of Billie Jean. Yes. And in, was it as good as it gets? Yeah, as good as it gets. She plays the assistant to Greg Kinnear's character. Greg Kinnear. And she was also in that short-lived Fox series Herman's Head, wasn't she? I think so. And City Slickers. That's right. It turned blue. Yeah, yeah, yeah. She's the gal that got pregnant at the grocery store.

She's 61 today. And then last birthday is talk show host Montel Williams. Montel.

Montel Williams. Yeah, he turned 69 today. He's doing commercials for like Copperware or something like that. I remember when he was diagnosed with MS while he was still on TV. So he appears to be coping with that well. I'd say that and not really know, but you know. For now, it'll be the truth. Yeah, until you find out anything other. All right, we're going to go to the phone and see if we can get an answer to this question. The Egg McMuffin was introduced in 1972 to resemble a handheld version of which popular breakfast dish and why?

We have Jim, who we are going to go to and see if he knows the answer. Hey, Jim, good morning, man. Hey, good morning. All right, lay it on us. What was the popular breakfast dish? Sorry.

Eggs Benedict? Eggs Benedict is correct. Hold on. Just got yourself a pair of tickets to see an advanced screening of Superman in IMAX July 7th at AMC Mesh, AMC Mishamony 24, 7pm. Director James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC Universe with a

Singular blend of epic action, humor, and heart. Superman only in theaters on July 11th, by the way. So it's an advanced screening. All right, we're going to start with the big story. Sean Diddy Combs has been convicted of prostitution-related offense, but acquitted on the most serious charges.

of his New York trial on Wednesday. He was convicted of transporting people across state lines for the purpose of engaging in prostitution. But the jury acquitted him of racketeering, conspiracy, and sex trafficking charges, which related to allegations that he forced girlfriends into hundreds of drug-fueled sex marathons with other men. But his lawyer said the women were willing participants. So I was watching a breakdown on this, and a number of lawyers were saying that the state, the 9th District, really overshot

and were charging him with RICO violations. And so, like they said, if you were to really contort things, you could maybe get that to stick, but that it was an uphill battle, that it was too much. Well, they just stuck with the RICO, but they did not go with the Suave. Right, right, yeah. Fortunately. The Suave, that's a harder one to prove. Yeah, so the mixed result could still put Combs behind bars.

Possibly for up to a decade. They're saying more than likely five years. Judge declined to grant bail to Combs, meaning that the hip-hop mogul won't go free while he awaits sentencing in his sex crimes case. Sentencing has been set for October 15th.

third of this year. That's the bitch of having your own private jet. If you're considered a flight risk and you have a jet, that's probably going to be a problem. Following comments from Sean Combs, large defense team attorney Mark Agnefillo said that they will not be talking about the bail decision because it is still a pending unresolved matter. He said, though, today was a major, major step in the right direction, but we fight on and we're

going to win and we're not going to stop until he walks out of prison a free man to his family. He also said the jury was wonderful. He said they listened to every word and they got the situation right or certainly right enough.

They acquitted him of the sex trafficking, which he was absolutely innocent of. They acquitted him of racketeering conspiracy, and he was absolutely innocent of that. Now, he's still eligible for the big friggin' deal, correct? Anybody. Actually, you can take advantage of that. So after defense attorneys asked for a more expedited sentencing, District Judge Aaron Subramanian

to move up the sentencing date from October. He did not set a new date for the sentencing itself, though. Combs briefly tried to raise his hand to speak in court when they denied him bail. Uh,

The judge, like, you know, he wanted to give some kind of an explanation, but the judge seemed to ignore the move and said, asked Assistant United States Attorney Maureen McCombie to respond to the defense arguments. Tell your client to put his hand down. The judge told defense attorneys that Combs continued his continued detention is in part because of the argument used by his own lawyers to secure a partial acquittal.

acquittal that Combs engaged in domestic violence, but not sex trafficking. So they did admit that. And of course, you have the video of him beating the gal, you know, the woman in the hallway. So this ends up this way, Preston. We're in the, you know, the after verdict aspect of this. Let's say he moves along. Say they appeal. Let's say he gets maybe even a more reduced sentence or time, whatever, time served, whatever.

That video is so effing damning. I don't know how you move forward from that.

Well, or should you be allowed to? It's a weird ass world. It is a weird. We've seen some really strange, really terrible people move on to be successful after you see them doing terrible things. So I agree with you. He's beating the crap out of her in the hallway. So the judge said to the lawyer, he said, you full throatedly in your closing argument told the jury that there was violence here and domestic violence is violence. You said this was a case that did have violence.

As to the basic question of violence, you conceded that in your closing. So that's why the no bail. Yes, Your Honor, but I was just saying that. I'd like to add a writ of just saying. As perfected by the good people of the Just Saying Institute. Just saying. Combs was seen passing multiple notes to his defense attorney who continued to plead for the judge to release him. You're cute. That's what the note says?

Agnifilo says Combs wants to be sentenced as soon as possible. He was largely motionless at the council table. He was seen covering his face with his hand. In an interview, Cassie Ventura, she's the woman that was beaten, her attorney said that they had expected Combs would be convicted of the sex trafficking count involving her, which he said was the most important count to her, and said, I think that obviously...

She'd be a lot happier if the jury had convicted on that, but she's at peace with the verdict. He was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, one of which is in connection with her. Did she ask how the courtroom, they were Combs supporters who were so stupid, so

rubbing baby oil all over themselves. Are you serious? I swear. I did not see that. And that's from the freak house. Oh my God. Wow. All right. Well, we'll see where this goes, obviously. Kate Middleton opened up about the emotional aftermath of her cancer treatment during a visit to Colchester Hospital, calling the experience really, really difficult. She described the challenge as

of appearing stoic, saying, you put on a sort of brave face, but actually that's not the case once treatment ends. Despite finishing chemotherapy in September last year, she admitted that she still struggles to function normally at home and returned to normal life and emphasized...

of having support during recovery. She said having someone to help talk you through is really valuable and she noted that finding a new normal takes time and compared her recovery to a roller coaster. I love her. I love that there's footage of her interacting with cancer patients and people and

It's not one of those, Preston, there's 200 cameras trained on her and it's a press event where you're putting on your best. It's like sort of caught from the side and she may not have been aware she's being filmed, but she is so sincere. Does it remind you of Diana a little bit? Because she was that way. And then some, yeah. Nice. You got to think like if you're not born into that family, right? If you marry into it,

you have some normalcy left. Yeah. At least you know what it's like. Right. Diana was the same way. And, you know, I don't have really much of an opinion one way or the other about the royal family, but they are entrenched in what they've been for centuries. And she's, you know, fresh blood coming in. So, Steve, maybe you're...

or your observations are because she didn't have to grow up in that, you know? Yeah. I mean, when you're raised with a royal ass wiper, you know, every bit there. And as it depicted in the, in the series, the crown that comes with its own set of bizarre requirements and things. Yeah. Yeah.

It's a weird dynamic. But you do get someone to wipe your ass. So Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's $60 million Beverly Hills mansion is off the market. But unfortunately for them... I'd like to apologize to Jennifer Donner and her pool boy, Ben Affleck, for incorporating them into my fantasy life. Fantasy life. I apologize to anyone who's been offended by my fictional creations, Chris-a-gon...

The philosopher of evil. And the skull sealer. Are either of them realtors? Because they might be able to help in this situation. Chris Gunn's going to handle this one. Yeah, Chris Gunn Realty. Skull sealer. What do you think about this place? Listen, so this is off the market. But unfortunately for them, it's not because the house sold. It's because they're listing expenses.

Oh, wow.

They finalized their divorce in January of this year, agreeing to split any profits from the sale. Originally, it was priced at $68 million. The home's price was cut by $8 million in May, but still didn't sell, reportedly due in part to Lopez's resistance to lowering the price. So, yeah, they've knocked it down $8 million. When you sold your house before this one for $50 million, $60 million. Yeah. It was tough, right? Well, we did it.

Our listing didn't expire, but it came close. Oh, it did? Really? Yeah, it was down to the wire. I spent some time with my family. I live in California and some of whom live in Brentwood, which is where Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez lived. And some lived in the Palisades where the fires were. And it's still awful. And like a bomb went off. And I'm really curious to see like...

how the real estate will be affected in places like the Palisades and places like Brentwood, which are right next to the Palisades over the next decade. Because it's going to take forever for them to rebuild that community. So it's funny you should mention that. I was watching a video of Adam Carolla. And remember, he had a video that went viral right after everything went down. And he was talking about it. He goes...

They're telling you they're going to get right on this. And he says, this state with all its permitting and so on and so forth, he goes, you watch. It won't be. You watch what's happening. So we're about six months off of when everything went down. And he played the original video of him making that prediction, Nick, and they're flying drones over the whole area. Yeah.

Except for a little bit of cleaning, nothing is being built. There was helicopter footage from ABC7 and I shared it on my Instagram stories the other day from Los Angeles. And it's just like it was six months ago. Maybe a little cleaner, right? Maybe a little cleaner. But my cousin and her husband who live in the Palisades...

they are in all likelihood not going to rebuild there. Even though they still own the lot, there's no infrastructure whatsoever. This reminds me of my friends that are in Florida, the same problems happening where it's like they actually can't build. Like the city can't keep up with permits and such. There are already so many behind before the tragedies happened. The hurricanes. Yeah, the hurricanes happened there and like the fire. So they can't even do it. And then are there, you know, construction workers even available to do all that? Mm-hmm.

So Jennifer thinks they can get more money for the home, but the real estate market is not there, a source told Us Weekly. 38,000 square foot. 38,000 square foot estate has 12 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms. I could sell it in a weekend. Here's what you do.

He's got to dress up as Batman. He's got to park the Batmobile in front, have some snacks, and invite all the nerds over to check out the house. Wealthy, high tech. Wealthy nerds. Yeah, yeah. And then sell that sucker. Got 12 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, a tennis court, boxing ring, sports facilities. A boxing ring? And a 12 car garage. Jesus. What?

At the most, how many cars have you had in one? My God. Ten? Yeah, something like that. All right, so Miley Cyrus, Josh Groban, Lyle Lovett, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are among the... And Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, yeah, they're... Shut the f*** up! They're among the 35 stars set to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame...

Josh Groban? Honors next year, yeah. Oh, wow. Oh, there's a lot of names on here. You're going to go, really? Maybe Groban will be... This will be our shot at getting him on the show. So they include... Honorees include Grammy winners like Angelique Kijo, the Clark sisters, Timothee Chalamet, Rami Malek, and Marion Cotillard. So...

It's interesting how some people, and I'll give you some other names, but Timothee Chalamet has not been around that long. No. And he's already getting a star. You realize, though, how much of it is the raising of the money, power players, movie studios who step up and say, we're going to give you a star. Yeah.

Tony Scott will get a posthumous star and special effects artist, Carlo Rambaldi. International Town is represented as well. Leah Salonga, Lucero, Emily Blunt, Deepika Pudukone, Gordon Ramsay. But here's, I like this, Brat Pack icons Demi Moore and Molly Ringwald. Oh, that's cool. We'll be honored too. Also, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos.

Gabriel Fluffy Iglesias. So Tony Scott directed...

uh top con and directed uh a number of other movies that you'd be familiar with and carlo rambaldi built et the actual physical et uh and uh shaquille o'neal will get a star as well an air supply and a few others that i saw on here stanley tucci is getting one sarah michelle geller bradley whitford and noah wiley as well well man when do they eventually i mean how run out of space run out of space don't know do not know at some point it will happen yeah

Let me see. How about this? We got to talk about bachelors. We always talk about the bachelor. After battling rumors, husband Nick Borrello had been cheating on her. Former bachelor star, Kalia Quinn, announced happy news for the couple. Quinn told People Magazine, we are over the moon to share that our family is growing. We're having a burpee. No, a baby. What? A baby.

Say it. Baby. Baby. Baby. Chocolate. The couple already share two toddlers. Daughter, Teddy, who is two. Yeah, T-E-D-D-I. That's okay. And Christian, who is 11. That's him. He's the proud father. Cutting the umbilical cord. He's cutting a cord for a monitor. Um...

Gordon Ramsay, you mentioned about getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I mean, how much of Fox's primetime schedule involves Gordon Ramsay shows? It's insane. Yep. I mean, he's got the latest one, Secret... Oh, Secret Service? Yeah, I think that's it. Is that what it's called? But I mean, there's like 12 other goddamn shows. Good for him. He's doing well. All right, Lily Allen. This is wild.

Definitely has a progressive attitude towards abortion. On her most recent Miss Me podcast, she admitted that she's had so many abortions, she struggled to remember the exact amount. She said, I'd get pregnant all the time. All the time. Abortions. I've had a few, but then again, I can't remember exactly how many. I think it's maybe like, I want to say four or five.

Wow. And her co-host track, Makita Oliver, is on the same page, adding she's had about five, too. And she said, Lily, I'm so happy that I can say that and you can say it. And no one came to shoot us down. No judgment. We've had about the same amount of abortions. You don't normally hear chit chat like that. No, no. Alan does have two kids, Ethel and Marnie, who are 12 and 11, by the way, with her ex-husband, Sam Cooper.

So there's a little light conversation between those two. Yeah, that's weird because you just sort of... Up until this moment, I was like, yeah, abortion is something you get one time, you know? Right. Because you made that one mistake. Yep. You know, you can make that mistake over and over again. And clearly she did. Wow. So she has problems with that, but she can tell you how many jelly beans are in a jar. Wow. So it goes both ways. That's weird. So Charlize Theron isn't your typical 40-something. She's 49. And she has said recently that she just had...

three one night stands in her life and she's not against them. However, as she admitted, her third one came just recently with a man young enough to be her son.

She spilled that the guy was 26. Oh my God, you are my son. She had such a good time. She said, I should have done this in my 20s. One of the reasons that she doesn't date much is she's a single mom of two kids. And she said, who has time for dates and shaving and waxing and makeup. And I have two children who have to go to school. So she's...

saying she doesn't really have enough time to date. Isn't Bill kind of the thrill that she's with a 26-year-old when she's 49? When she was in her 20s, I'm sure she had a lot of 20-year-olds. Yeah. Right? This is a big thing. Yeah, yeah. 30 years after the intense...

Submarine thriller Crimson Tide hit theaters. Good movie. Comes word that a sequel is in development. Do you know who directed it? Jerry Bruckheimer. Tony Scott. Oh, I'm sorry. Jerry Bruckheimer is the producer. Yeah. And he revealed how he's developing a follow up to the hit film. I love that movie. I do, too. It's a great movie. Yeah. But the cool part is they're going to put the submarines into the world of NASCAR, Preston. He said we have a really good.

director and writer talking to the Navy right now about what's going on under the water. And he added that he's hoping that Denzel Washington would consider coming back. He said, if we give him a good script, I think he could do it. I think a night, you know, be cool. A hybrid between that and training day.

His character. Listen, that movie is solid. I don't think it gets quite the attention that it deserves, but it's great. The 90s classic features some of the biggest names in Hollywood, both on screen and behind the scenes. Washington, the late Gene Hackman, James Gandolfini, all starved. Quentin Tarantino actually had a hand in writing that script, which I did not know. And Big O. Mortensen obviously was a big part of that movie, too. He's very sweaty in that movie. He is very sweaty in that movie.

movie. Is the AC broken? That's a good point. I like how Denzel makes the argument about the Kirby silver surfer versus the other silver surfer to the one. There's a fight that breaks out in the submarine. That might have been Tarantino's contribution. That's very, very much like him.

Wow. All right, and then finally, The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann has announced that he is stepping away from the HBO series to focus on new projects at his video game company Naughty Dog. As a reminder, The Last of Us, the TV show, is an adaptation of the video game developed by Naughty Dog. Neil will turn his focus to writing and directing the upcoming game Intergalactic the Heretic Prophet.

And it revealed the news in a post to social media. He said, now is the right time for me to transition my complete focus to Naughty Dog. He added that co-creating the show has been a career highlight. Haley Gross, who co-wrote The Last of Us Part II and served as a writer and executive producer on the show, is also stepping back saying that she's, quote, so appreciative of how special this experience has been.

Despite their departures, both will retain executive producer credits. Series co-creator Craig Mazin praised Druckmann as a generous creative partner and affirmed that he will continue leading the series into its third season. I like that guy because he's a big Pearl Jam fan and Seattle music fan. So a lot of the Pearl Jam drops and nods to the Seattle music show up in the series because of him and his musical taste. Do you know the funny thing is that...

Basically, they, and he, insisted they stick to the progression of the games. Okay. And when the games were released, the first one was a huge hit. The second one didn't do so well. And a lot of it for the same reason. So, you know, Nick, Pedro Pascal's character. Yeah. Well, I won't give away anything. Yeah, don't say that. But long story short, that didn't sit well with the gaming community. And it caused a reduction in...

viewership for season two of Last of Us. They had the balls to do it, which I think is cool. Yeah, I'm on board. And so we'll see what they do in the third season. I really enjoyed the second season. All right, we're doing Friday-like things today. Not all Friday things, but one of them is we're going to bring you up to speed on the movies that are opening today. ... ... ...

All right, there's one film opening today and it is Jurassic World Rebirth. It's an action-adventure sci-fi starring Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey. Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the planet's ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs.

Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures within that tropical biosphere hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous, life-saving benefits to humankind. Oh, great. So now they need to keep them alive. Yeah, they're creating all sorts of... It's a fight to keep dinosaurs alive. And apparently, Preston, in the movie, the people are so passe...

to dinosaurs that like there's one stuck under an overpass and people are kind of pissed off that it's slowing down traffic. Okay. So, yeah. Two hours, 14 minutes long rated PG-13 wide theater release Rotten Tomatoes score is at 53%. All right, we're ready for some clips for you. Uma Thurman What? is seeking revenge. I didn't even ask Casey to do that. He just did it. Uma Thurman is seeking revenge.

I'm sorry, which actor? Uma Thurman. Is seeking revenge as her new character joins the sequel to The Old Guard. In this clip, she shares why she loves acting in this film. I love the naturalistic, very human, earthbound tone of the acting in this piece. And as much as I love my little wild turns, I think that's my favorite home base.

The Old Guard 2 is now streaming on Netflix. I enjoyed the first season very much so. I am. You talked very positively about it. All right, next clip. Here we go.

Scarlett Johansson is making her highly anticipated arrival to the Jurassic Park franchise with Jurassic World Rebirth. Here she talks about her lifelong dedication to the fictional universe. I have been a Jurassic fan since I was, you know, 10 and saw the first Jurassic Park in the theater. I mean, if you would ask me for the last...

three decades what movie i would i would want to be in most of all it would be a jurassic movie and like i said jurassic world rebirth opens today if you need to see that all right and there you go that's your entertainment report for this morning this thursday morning with no sad bro vibes casey disappeared at one point during the show or during this segment how you feeling uh

I'm a lot lighter, I'll tell you that. Oh, okay. A little Mississippi mud pie? No, no, no, no. I throw up three times. I'm good to go. I feel good. I feel good. You feel better? Yeah. Sometimes it does the trick. Yeah. It does the trick. So I'm sorry you're going through that, dude. No, but we're, I think, well, we all went through this together, guys, and I appreciate it. Yeah. We'll all go down together. Yeah.

All right, we're going to take a quick break. Later on this morning, Jerry Bruckheimer will be joining us. F1 the movie is in theaters now. By the way, we'll give away our Word of the Week prize this morning. We've got some other things that we'll get to. Stay put. We'll return in a moment.

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Now, back with more of the Preston and Steve Show podcast. Thank you very much, Marissa. It is a toys day. Today is the third day of July. We are one day away from a very, very big day, which, of course, is Independence Day, which is also somebody's birthday. Yes, Bill Burns, formerly of our sales department. It's his birthday. Yeah, but...

It's Casey's birthday! And ladies and gentlemen, it's not a little one. Our Casey boy becomes Casey man at 50 years old tomorrow. Happy birthday, Casey! Come on! You can do this! She's going to hit her in the crotch. Give it to me. She's got one of these confetti cannons. Don't do it this way. I think you were doing the wrong side of it, Marissa. All right, here we go. Come on, come on. Ah!

You shot it into your crotch. I knew it. I shot it at me. Happy birthday. Hey! You know what? That's the way you want it. I just shot that in my nuts. You did. Hold on. Here's another one. All right. So, hang on. This way? I don't know. Yeah, twist at the bottom. Here we go. Hey! Hey! It's going to hit me again. Did it hurt? God, these things are hard.

That one scared me. I can't do it. There you go. Come on. These are these confetti cannons. Hey! Jesus Christ. It's difficult, right? What the hell? He can't do it. Better to set up a stick of dynamite. Oh, my God. That one's messy. We have a ridiculous mess in this. I...

I'm not going to clean it up. No, we know. I vote for me not cleaning it up. Well, it's your birthday. Well, pre-birthday. Casey, it's your birthday. Preston, that was so classically AFV to fire it into your nuts. All right, so here's what we're going to do. We're going to play a little piece of audio that was sent by a friend to Casey. He accidentally, or he did not understand, he sent it directly to Casey. That's something he would do. We wanted this to be a surprise. Get out.

But nonetheless, this is some audio from our good friend Todd Glass that we're going to play. Here we go. Well, well, well. Todd Glass here. Hello to everybody in Preston and Steve land.

I'm calling for one reason and one reason only to wish Casey Foster a great big happy birthday. If I was there, I'd give you a big hug. I love you. You're a good person and you're funny and you cross off all the boxes of what I like about a human being. So there we go. I got the whole band back together. Is the woodblock guy here? Did he show up? All right, he's here. Tambourine. Tambourine's here. Rattle. Rattle.

This thing? All right, I think we're ready. Drums, you come in, and everyone else will take the lead. Come in strong. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, happy birthday. Happy birthday to you. Yeah.

Oh, by the way, I'll be back next to the line the end of October until the first few days of November. Happy birthday, KC. I love you. Oh, my God. Oh, he's cutting it. We're going to promote you. A plug in there as well. What are we listening to? I play America the Beautiful. I never turned it off. Turn that off. My favorite song. All right.

Well, Casey, there's a couple things that we have planned for you this morning. I thought we were doing survey says. We're not doing survey says. We might do that in a little bit. I don't know. But we would like to welcome someone to our studio right now who would like to present something to you. Ladies and gentlemen, where is he? Marissa from Visit Delco. This is Steve Burns.

I just saw you! Steve, come on over to the microphone here. Yep, this one right here. How you doing, Steve? I'm doing great. How you doing? Nice to see you doing. Wonderful. Thanks for coming in and being a part of this whole thing. Visit Delco, obviously. Casey Boy, born and bred, diehard Delco native.

And we felt it was important that someone represent the county and come in and say something to Casey about his 50th birthday today. Wow. Yeah. And I'm thrilled to be here. And thank you for having me. And for those that don't know, Visit Delco is the official tourism promotion agency or destination marketing agency for Delaware County.

And our job is to promote the county, bring people in, stay in the hotels, use the restaurants, visit the attractions, make the visitor experience a positive one. And I don't think there's a bigger tourism ambassador in Delaware County than our own KQED. And if anybody listens to our marketing right now, you'll know our campaign right out there. The slogan goes, they say we're a lot and they're right. And they're right.

So I'm here today to present Casey boy with a certificate that's,

I am a lot. Because, you know, as you just said, it's a lot of years that Casey Boy has. So I'll read this. Excuse me. In celebration of your spirited contributions to Delaware County, your voice, your energy, your a lotness, all have helped us amplify the bold, vibrant, and proud spirit of Delco. Thank you for making us louder, prouder, and a whole lot more. How about that? Thank you.

You're a liar.

Our buddy Matt Cord voiced it first, and then this year, I'm watching the Philz game, and I hear Casey's voice on the ad, and I didn't know. I knew you were doing them here, but I didn't know you were doing the TV spots. I'm like, holy crap, that's Casey, and it's shot beautifully well, and your voicing of it, and I'm not saying because you're standing on the other side of the room, it's terrific. It sounds so good, and it

really lends a Delco-ness to the Delco ad. And so kudos to you guys on the terrific ad campaign and thanks for celebrating this fine gentleman. Thank you. Thank you very much. Steve, this is a side note. It has nothing to do with Casey's birthday or visit Delco or anything like that, but I just want to tell you I loved you in Groundhog Day. Yes, Steve!

You were amazing. I worked hard at that. Dude, people have to think that you are him. What's the actor's name? Steve Tololowski. Do you ever get that? That's a first. No kidding.

I see it. I see it. Well, thank you for everything. And yeah, we love the partnership with WMMR and with Casey and Mizadelco. And obviously, you know, there's no bigger fan of Delroy. Absolutely. And they've also...

stepped up in a major way with Team WMMR Rock and Rollers. They've been to the Shore Bike Tour. They are a major sponsor of our bike tour. We did the broadcast series with Brent Porsche. Which worked out great. It was awesome. In fact, I saw you at the last one at Morty McGee's. Exactly. And to follow up on that, Casey, I just heard yesterday that the proceeds that we raised from those four broadcasts that we did will be going to your bike tour.

tour in an amount of $2,000. That's almost $2,001. That's almost like a dollar off. Somebody hand me an envelope with $81 that we made at a couple of the... They thought there was a box there to enter to win things and they thought it was a donation box. People left money in the box. It's $2,081.

So thank you very much. Perfect. Steve, if people want to visit Delco, you have a website. We're going to share that information. Visit Delcopa.com. Yeah. Anything for, like I said, hotels, restaurants, attractions, things to do in the county when you come. Mm-hmm.

It's all up there. A lot of people don't know is it's easily reachable by car. Yeah. Yeah. It is very easily reachable by car. And so what's funny is your home offices are in the building at Rose Tree Park and the name of the building is the Rose Tree Tavern. Yes. It used to be like right at the corner of Rose Tree Road and 252. That building they moved. Yeah. And then they moved it. Yeah. And I was thinking, I'm like, oh my God, they're

putting a bar there like the Rose Tree Tavern? It's not a tavern, but people will walk in from time to time. You're just sitting there working and people think that they're walking in for like a lunch or something like that. Scotch and soda. Yeah, they come in the front door and look around and this isn't a tavern. It's a historic building, right? How old is that building? 17.

Wow. And how long did it take to move and how precarious was that? A couple years. And it only went 200 feet. Right. And it was to get it off the corner, right? Just to make traffic flow a little bit more smoothly? Yeah, this was a long-term plan. When SAP came into the county, the state wanted to widen that intersection. And that was all part of the agreement. It's amazing when they do stuff like that, especially if it's a piece of history that you have to make sure remains intact. You don't want to deliver a hovel to 200 feet away. So, yeah, very cool. All right. Well, thank you, Steve, for being here.

Thank you very much. We appreciate it. Steve Byrne, Casey, he's a lot. And they're right. It's official document to prove it. All right. And now we're going to have a little sing-along because we have another guest who's coming into the studio. Marissa, if you're ready to bring him in. We haven't seen him in a while from the Philadelphia Eagles pep band, Bobby Manshore. Hey! All right. I'm going to start to sing right now because we're going undefeated fly.

Eagles fly on the road to victory. Fly, Eagles fly. Score a touchdown, one, two, three. One, two, three. And blow him high. And watch our Eagles fly. Fly.

My Eagles fly on the road to victory. E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles! Happy birthday, brother. Dude, it's so great to see you. It's so great to see you. I understand you're 70. You look like hell. Thank you. I'm just going to just say that's from the commissioner of football. Yes. Just so you know. Yes. I literally, what?

20 minutes ago, threw up. But I feel so much... But you're made room. I was making room for a birthday cake. A wonderful cake. It's a cookie cake. That's great. That's awesome. The guys couldn't be here because they don't get released from jail until 8 o'clock. So, yeah. And Bobby, you are often referred to as the Josh Groban of the Pet Band, right? Yes. Yeah, pretty much. Pretty much. Minus the pay. But yeah. All right. So I'll take that from you. Yeah. But I just want to say, obviously, they...

spared no expense in this beautiful cake. Well, it's a cookie cake. It's a cookie cake. And Casey loves cookie cakes. We got this for you. Our friends at Acme, I believe, whipped this up for you, Casey. It says, Happy 50th birthday

Happy birthday to Casey. Happy birthday. Can you believe the guy's 50 years old? I mean... Still carrying the... But the boy moniker, I believe, still works because you're eternally young at heart. I am. I don't... And I was just talking to my son and his friends about it. I'm like, it's just weird because, like...

And you guys know, you don't feel 50 in your brain. You know what I mean? Do you feel it? My body feels it sometimes. When you do feel it is when you're hunched over the toilet at word vomiting. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's when you begin to feel it. Okay, so this is how 50 I am. I couldn't kneel. I had to. Use a handicap rail? Yeah, use a handicap rail and I stood. I was like, I can't. I'm not kneeling. I'm too old for this.

Do you want to go out and do some shots of Metamuxol? It's just an option. Throwing it out there. I don't know. I mean... Bobby, what's going on with the pep band, man? Things are good. We're just playing, still doing stuff. And this team's loaded this year. Yeah. This team's... It's sick. It's sick. Hallie. And Hallie we trust. And...

Yeah, it's going to be a fun season. Actually, it's going to be a fun time frame. Does that make sense? Yes, absolutely. Five, seven, ten years. They're good. Without saying what you must never say, you know what we're thinking. Oh, yes. And you believe that's going to happen.

I just want to... Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I don't want to jinx it. What do you mean? Let's put it this way. Did you put two or three? How fun was that parade this year? It was great. Right. From what I remember. Yes. Yeah. They told me it was really fun parade. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But wouldn't it be great to have another one or two or three or four? Yes. Yes, it would. Yes. All right. The organization is just... I'm sorry. Big time.

Big fan. Some of them. They were really good. Where were you during the parade? Where did they have you guys? They had us. We were the main departure point. Yeah, with the flags and everything. Oh, that's great. Yeah, it was really cool. You guys must have just been loving it. It was just, it was surreal. It was surreal. Yeah. And then everyone runs in to go to the bathroom. Not that there's precedent sent, but... And, again, I'm just, you know, taking a pee with, I don't know,

whoever the players were. Yeah, just like all of a sudden, it's just everyone's in the bathroom and it was just so, everyone was so hyped, but

But the thing is, they knew what they were doing. Yeah, yeah. And they knew that if we do it again, it's just like, yeah. No, but they knew what they were doing. Like, yeah, we're going to speak. We're going to go down. We're going to do this again. And there was a precedent set that we'll be back in Philadelphia. Nice. We're going to be back. We're going to have another parade soon. So let me ask you about the pep band and everything. Yeah. And people can hire you guys, right? Absolutely, yeah, yeah. Are you a little bit more...

more freer to be accessed for different things or... Well, our schedule was freed up a little bit recently. Yeah, I'd say so. So I say you are legends in the area. Oh, thank you. You are absolutely woven into the fabric of the Eagles team. And so I think it's a wise investment for parties or...

We do a lot of weddings. A lot of weddings. A lot of weddings. Just 12 minutes in and out. It's a lot of fun. It's a wedding night. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yes. Hey. We do divorce parties, too, if you guys are interested. You know, throwing it out there. Legitimately, do you get funeral requests? Yes. I believe that. And we're like, do you want us to play it somber? Right. No. No. You go balls. Can I say balls? Yeah. I didn't get a list. Casey never gave me a list of what I can't say. My bad. My bad.

I didn't know you were coming. Yeah, yeah. So, but yeah, and it's, yeah, and they're dressed in their Eagles jersey. Yeah, yeah. And it's like, you know. Wow. Yeah. Well, if people do want to reach out to you and they want to hire you guys for whatever occasion, what's the best way to go about it? Simply, just call us. We have a line, 610-331-8635.

And, yeah, just give us a call. Are you guys on social media? Is there a Pet Ban, Eagles Pet Ban social page? Not yet. You need to be. Yeah, you do. Get out on MySpace. Social media? Yeah, write that down. Could you tell me a little bit about it? Like...

We'll bring you up to speed later on off air. Okay. All right. Okay. We'll give you the run. Okay. I just want to make sure. All right. Make sure. You are an essential part of the vibe and feeling and the victory momentum of the Eagles, so you must stay around forever. And so were you guys. Thank you. Thank you, guys. Bobby, thanks for being here this morning. Thank you. Thank you. Bobby Manshore.

The Eagles pep band, we had to bring in some Eagles love. There might be more later on. We'll see about that. But we have another special thing for you, Casey. We brought in this morning a variety of Wenzel's pretzels. Oh, yeah!

Of which you are a huge fan. Casey, we actually tried and it was difficult to pull off over the last few days, but Nick had been working on this. We tried to get the CEO of Wetzel's Pretzels on the show this morning. It's a tough get. This was a couple days out. Wow.

and could not get the... So, Marissa went and picked these up yesterday. They're overnight Wetzel's pretzels for you. I'm so hungry because I just threw up. I know. Casey, if you're just eating it, Casey just vomited three times in the last commercial break. And we're showering him with food right now. Unbelievable. But something mild like this is perfect. This will set the stage for you. The stomach juices, it'll soak it up. I want to go back to the Todd Glass thing. Did somebody call him and ask him to do that? I did, yeah. And so he...

contacted me directly yeah he sent it to casey did you tell him it was a secret no here's here's my last text to todd before this morning can you email the song to me and to marissa please nick at wmmr.com and marissa at wmmr.com thank you no response i talked to him the other day he knew what the whole concept was he knew that it was a secret uh but it's todd glass and that's always a wild card all right

Case, we have a few other friends that are going to check in through the course of the show today. That's all for this particular segment right now. But listen, I wouldn't mind inviting a few people who might want to call in and give some love to Casey. It's a big 5-0. This is one of those...

Really benchmark birthdays. Yeah, exactly. You've hit this milestone. Do you think 40 for, I don't want to make this distinction, but it seems that 40 hits women hard. Not hard. Or just has the gravitas that 50, I believe, has for men. Is that...

Is that totally out of my ass? No, no, no. I think there's some merit to that. Okay. By the way, if Casey has been important to you for one reason or another, or maybe you have a personal connection, or there's been an encounter or whatever, and you just want to share, feel free to call us. 610-660-9333. We're not going to try to make you cry today.

If you could puke, it'd be cool. You're 50 years old. I want to give you a little piece of advice. You may already live by this advice, but one of my closest friends, Will Chapman, said this to me when I turned 50. He goes...

50 allows you to say F it in a different way. Okay. Okay. And obviously, I'm going to paraphrase by saying screw it. Okay. Instead of F it because in real life, not on the radio, you'll say F it. Right. And it can be used in two different ways. It can either be used to refusing to do something by saying, dude, I'm 50 years old. F that. I'm not doing that. Okay. And then it can go the other way as well. You know what? I'm 50 years old.

F that. I'm doing it. I'm doing it. So you now have that privilege a little bit more. You have gained enough life experience where I think you can make a call based on your age alone to say, I am going to do that or I'm not going to do that. You have acquired wisdom enough to make those calls. Oh, I have acquired zero wisdom. No. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You have more than you realize. So let me ask you just one quick question in passing as people hit these benchmarks. And it's something that I've noticed. I just wanted to turn 81. I'd say this. Do you feel much different at 50 than you did at 25, 30? No, I don't. I don't. But...

It's a thing that I think not many people are prepared to come to that realization. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, I mean, I know I'm just one step closer to eternity. That's every day, though. Yeah. But, so...

You talk about acquiring wisdom and stuff. And so I've seen videos recently of who and what I was like at 21, 22 years old. And I'm like, and I watched the video and I'm like, that kid isn't, you're a moron, right? And this is me talking to myself. You're a moron. You don't know.

about anything. Right. But at that time, I thought I did know that, you know... You did know Dick. I did know Dick. Right, yeah. And so now here I am like 30 years later and I don't want to... Back to you shook his hand quite often. I don't want to fool myself or trick myself into thinking that I have any sort of like idea about anything. But,

But you will say that, but you will clear that. I think you're running two different tabs here. You will clearly dispense learned wisdom to your kids. And I was doing that yesterday with my son, right? Stop picking at that. No, I was talking to him about how much more evolved he and his...

than what I was when I had just graduated high school. Just more accepting of people for who and what they are. And I wasn't necessarily that way when I was in high school. And so I am excited for his future. Because I just think...

at their core, they're like better, you know, than, than what, and so I had to learn a lot over the last, you know, however many years about myself, about other people. Um, but that takes mindfulness and, um, willingness to evolve and, uh, you can be critical of yourself and I know you are and I am and we, we all are, but I had a great conversation with you and Andrea and Clearwater about being critical of ourselves. Right. And I think that that's important. And, um, I mean, you and I have talked a bajillion times on air and off air. Um,

I'll say it publicly. I love you. Happy birthday. Um, but it's, uh, don't beat yourself up too much. Uh, because, uh, you, you'll go down that rabbit hole in a way that you don't deserve. That would be my advice as the elder, uh, statesman is give yourself permission to make mistakes. Give yourself permission to not always be spot on when you need to be. Everyone's the same. What I, what I need to, uh,

What I need to learn is how to not focus on the negatives in my life. Yes. You know what I mean? The negatives that I... I've been trying to get you to do that for decades. I don't know how to shake it, right? Yeah. But I just have this Rolodex of like, hey, remember that time you did that effed up thing? Take two Wetzel's pretzels and call me in the morning. Yeah. Casey's got two of them right there. Yeah, I do. All right, listen. We're going to go to some phone calls. All right. I'm going to get Shane on the line. Hey, Shane, good morning. Good morning.

Hey, good morning, guys. Shane here from the YouTube community. On behalf of all of us, unless others call in, it's your birthday. And just think, in five years, you get to live in a 55-up community. There you go. Yeah. Closer to that. We're John Oates' dad guys, right? Oh, Arbor Square. Arbor Square. Yeah. Excellent. Shane, thank you very much. Appreciate it, bud. Yeah, my dad lived there for a little while.

We're going to go to Erin next. Hey, Erin, good morning. Good morning. Sorry to bother you guys at work. That's all right, Erin. You got something to say to Casey? Yeah, happy birthday, Casey. I just want to say...

I've always thought you were awesome, but food trucks and fireworks. You probably spent like five minutes with my family talking to my kids. And it was amazing. And it just made me realize how genuine and awesome you are. So I loved it. My kids loved it. They remember it. And I thank you. Oh, thank you very, very much. Thank you for coming out and supporting Camp Alpha Hunger. Appreciate it. Let me go next to John. Hi, John. You're on the air. Good morning, bud.

Hey, how are you guys? Great. We're throwing some love at Casey. He turns 50 years old today. What do you want to show? This is John, originally from Yadin, now lives in Millmont Park. I know who you are.

Yeah. So I just want to thank you. I don't know if you remember this, but you actually saved my mother-in-law at Maury's Piers Water Park. She had trouble getting in to a tube, and you were there to help her get in. And my connection to Casey is...

My wife taught his son, Seamus, second grade. Oh, look at that. Yeah. So this is John Howe. I thought he saved your mother's life. Yeah. But he just helped her get into an inner tube. Motherly. Mother-in-law. Well, you know, that's a type of saving. We all at some point hope to be saved by an inner tube. How many lives have you saved in your life?

How many lives have I saved in my life? I can think of one. Carter, I saved his life. But I don't know. I've saved two. Okay. Seamus and then the mother-in-law. No, not the mother-in-law. Oh, one second. Go ahead, John. Sorry. We were talking. That's okay. I said I just wanted to wish you a happy 50th birthday. And I will see you hopefully between Hollywood and Preston. All right.

I don't know what that means. It's our secret code. It means my mother-in-law is sucking an inner tube. Thank you, John. The other life I saved, that was actually the Dorney Park Wild Water Kingdom. And this kid went into the wave pool and he didn't know how to swim. And I saved his life. There are people walking around whose lives you saved today. And your kind gestures. I'm going to go to Victor next. Hey, Victor, good morning.

Hey, good morning, guys. What's up, Vic? What's up, man? Second day in a row. Hey, Casey, man, I did not know you was 50, man. I thought you was my age, around 40 or 38 or something, you know? And those other numbers. Yeah, Casey, boy, yeah.

No, so I just wanted to say happy birthday. I appreciate your dilemmas, man. I'm like, man, KC Boy is petty, bro. But the dilemmas and y'all talking over it, you know, it's funny. Get everybody's funny perspective. Yeah.

Victor, you called yesterday and you were an interesting caller. Yeah, I was drunk yesterday. We figured. How are you doing today, Victor? I'm a little awake today. I was tired.

Well, you know what? We appreciate the kind things you're saying and for calling in on Casey's birthday. That's very kind. And calling him petty. That's nice. The complete candor is also nice. I love that. Hey, Victor, thanks, man. Appreciate the love, bud. All right. Is Victor our new biscuits? Crackers? Cracker Carl? I do have boxes of crackers. Boxes of crackers. I don't know. I don't know.

Box of crackers and a box of K-D-Bar. You think he was actually drunk yesterday? Oh, yes. Absolutely. Let me go to Kevin. Hey, Kevin, good morning. Yes, hi. I just want to wish Casey a happy birthday. I know every time I...

Every time I meet him, he's always extremely nice and a genuine person. And I just want to wish him a happy birthday. And my birthday is actually on Saturday. Oh, there you go. Happy birthday. How old will you be turning, Kevin?

38. 38. Yeah, just like the other shirts. Like Victor. Or 40 or 38 or something. Let's go drinking together. Have a very petty Saturday. Thank you, Kevin. I appreciate that, bud. Real quick, have we heard from Gary Lauer recently? Because he usually wishes you a happy birthday. By the way, there's something apparently with our phones that favors certain...

There's all sorts of issues, but certain areas can't quite get... Marissa, isn't there something like that? Okay. Anyway, so yeah, we have not heard from Gary in a while. We haven't heard from Gary before. Kathy. Yeah, but he normally calls in to wish Casey or several of us happy birthdays. That's a little alarming. All right, we're going to go next to Michelle. Hi there, Michelle. You're on the air. Good morning.

Good morning. What's up, Michelle? Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Everybody's drinking. Happy birthday to Casey. Happy birthday to you. Yay! You got your own little Marilyn Monroe treatment.

What the hell was that? How'd you like that? You got that. That was amazing. Amazing, Michelle. Do you know who it is? This is Michelle. Yes. This is Michelle. This is Michelle. Oh, my God. Damn it. You, by the way, you're my wife's favorite. I know. And I love your wife. I would love to meet Diane. I think we would hit it off perfectly.

No doubt. No doubt. No doubt. No, but you know, I miss you guys, but I'm so glad the phone's back. We're glad they're back as well. By the way, I know that you're happily married, but if you want a little side action, his name is Victor. Okay.

And we can hook you up with him. I don't need it. I've got enough with my guy. You've got enough with your guy. Casey, have a great birthday. And listen, you're the greatest guy. I love you. You've got the personality. And listen, stop putting yourself down.

Yes. Because other people can do that for you. I think Michelle is right. You beat up on yourself too much, and people don't like to hear that because they know what a special person you are. Let other people insult you. Michelle's right. I am. That's our job. Thank you, Michelle. I was going to get you a card, and I didn't get it. But I would like to treat you to a fish concert. I've never seen them. Oh, wow. Well, they're coming to town in like two weeks. I know. It's on the 16th, but I think it's like in Delaware. Delaware?

No, it's on the 15th and 16th at The Man here in Philly. That's in Delaware. The Man's my favorite. But here's the thing. You fly, I buy for everything. All right. Well, listen. Am I kidding you?

Okay, all right. It's your wife. I'll even treat her. All right. She doesn't go to the fish conference. I think she would trust you with me. All right. All right. Well, she loves you, so, yeah, there you go. All right, we got to take a break. Michelle, it's great to hear from you. Thank you very much. Bye, thank you. Have a great holiday. You too. When singing happy birthday, unless it's the official happy birthday after dinner and the cake's there...

We don't need to do the whole song. You don't. We can cut out the first two verses and just go, Happy birthday, dear whoever. That's your edict? Casey's been lobbying for that for a little while. I think it's a good idea. It just kind of cuts it down. It's a little awkward when you sing the whole song sometimes, especially if somebody doesn't really want to hear it. Or if they've been drinking and they're asked to sing happy birthday at a concert or something like that. Maybe they forgot the words. Happy birthday.

Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. I forgot the words to happy birthday. He just sung the first verse. How bummed I was at that. All right, well, anyhow. What is this again? If you're just tuning in, it is Casey's 50th birthday tomorrow, but we're not on the air tomorrow. So we are having a little celebration today. And we have some surprise guests that are going to be checking in this morning on the program in honor of that.

I'm excited. It's your 50th birthday. I'm a little scared. I don't know how to act. Don't be scared. We're going to take a break. We're going to come back in a moment. We'll get into the Bizarre File, and we'll probably get another guest on with that. So stay put. We'll be right back. Happy birthday, Casey. It's MMR's Local Shots, Artist of the Month. From right here in Philadelphia, it's the Circus Hearts. Look it, I tell you that this old cold never lets me down. This old cold keep me warm when you're not around.

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who accidentally swallowed a fish bone, which got stuck in her throat, was shocked to see it eventually pierce her neck. Whoa! After she failed to remove it. This is not going well. In June, Facebook user Suryan Bupaart said,

posted a couple of shocking photos allegedly showing his wife's neck with a sharp white needle-like thing piercing the skin from underneath, coming out of her neck. So whenever you've had something like that happen, isn't that the fear that you have? Is it going to pierce your neck? Yeah. The Thai man later told news outlets that his post was meant as a cautionary tale for people who enjoyed eating fish but neglected to make sure that it was bone-free. But she does now use it to hang her keys. Apparently.

his wife was enjoying a fish soup when she accidentally swallowed a bone and felt a sharp pain in her neck. She tried dislodging the bone using folk remedies like eating rice and bread crust, but nothing worked. So she went to the hospital where an x-ray exam didn't reveal any foreign objects. Although she still felt pain in her throat following the x-ray, he and his wife, Sang-Lan,

Both assumed that the bone had been dislodged. Life went on as usual and Seng Lin got used to the discomfort in her throat.

thinking that the wound would heal eventually. But two weeks later, she noticed her neck had become swollen. The woman suspected a condition linked to her thyroid. Oh, man. Went to the hospital again. The second doctor also performed an x-ray of her neck per procedure, but noticed nothing unusual. So she prescribed some medicine and painkillers and sent the woman on her way. At home, while preparing to apply a pain relief patch on her neck,

Forget it.

The couple went back to the hospital for a third time and doctors managed to remove a two centimeter long fish bone from the woman's neck. How about that? We missed that. Yeah. The team that operated on Sang Lan said that they had never seen anything quite like this before. The patient told reporters that she will stay away from fish for a while, maybe even for the rest of her life. Yeah. How did the x-ray machine miss that?

Fish bones rank pretty low on the list of weird things stuck in people's throats, but it's not every day that such a bone actually pierces someone's neck from the inside.

In Dagestan and other republics of Russia, lip fillers are gaining popularity among men, sparking some controversy. Dagestan and other predominantly Muslim North Caucasus republics are famous for their bearded, manly-looking men, but a new beauty trend is slowly chipping away at the region's manly reputation. North Caucasus men are...

are increasingly turning to cosmetologists for lip augmentation procedures like fillers. And such behavior is still heavily frowned upon. So cosmetologists perform them during the night...

When the chance of being caught is lower. That's insane. They are facing increasing pressure in the form of harassment and threats to reveal the names of their male clients. Have you had a procedure done? No. Despite this, the trend is reportedly gaining momentum and photos of bearded men with enhanced lips are going viral on social media.

Some reports have suggested that the lip augmentation trend was inspired by a popular fitness influencer, Ashgab Tamev, although it's unclear whether he himself had the procedure done. I think I've seen this dude. Yeah. It's the same guy I'm thinking of. He's clearly had work done. Really? Yeah.

No.

The only thing he was missing was a meth-addicted raccoon. Charles Wheeler II was booked on charges of reckless driving and child neglect. And according to the report, Wheeler was weaving through traffic, tailgating other drivers, and using Snapchat while his girlfriend's 10-month-old baby was in the backseat.

Police added that he nearly crashed while he was dodging a mattress in the road. So they got him. Wow. All right, and then one more story. We got a few things we're going to do. A Florida man who cops believe was stabbed in a drug dispute was in surgery when a nurse discovered a glass crack pipe, a lighter, and tinfoil containing cocaine in his rectum. Wow.

The surprising find occurred earlier this month at St. Petersburg Bayfront Hospital where Michelle O'Neill had been transported or Michael O'Neill had been transported for a knife wound. Okay, your choice, chicken bone in the throat or crack pipe in the bunghole? I got a chicken bone in the throat probably. When in surgery, a nurse located the stashed items. After being hospitalized for his injuries, O'Neill was booked into jail Friday night for cocaine possession.

And over the last few years, he's been convicted of DUI and numerous drug-related counts, including possession of cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and other narcotics, paraphernalia. How did that get in my ass? He pleaded guilty last year to drug possession after a jail strip search turned up two baggies containing fentanyl and crack rocks hidden in his buttocks as well. It's a regular right in your butthole. It's a spot for him. Yep, it's a regular spot. All right, and there you go. That is what we have in the Bizarre File for you this morning. Marissa.

Other than the phone calls we have now on the Xfinity guest lines, are we not doing that one? We have one on the list for 8 o'clock. So we're going to wait. Okay, we're going to come back with that in a moment. All right. But we have another caller who we want to go to. Let me get the caller. Caller, are you there? Absolutely. Oh!

Gary Lauer is joining us. What's up, Preston Elliott, Steve Morrison, and the birthday boy, Casey Tallboy Foster, and Marissa Magnata. How you doing? Casey Tallboy Foster. That's a new one. Yeah. It used to be Oil Can, right?

Yeah, well, you're moving on up. How you doing, Foster? Happy birthday, buddy, tomorrow, man. Yeah, buddy, man. Thank you. Nothing like 5-0, buddy. It's going to be all right, buddy. I'll buy you a pair of glasses because you need a pair of glasses to buy your glasses. Hey, Gary, how old are you? I'm 6'2". I'm sorry, 6'1". That's all he is. How old? Remember you guys threw me a 50th birthday party? Yeah, baby.

Yeah, but how old are you now? We don't remember how long ago. 61. Oh, you're 61. Yeah, because there's no way he's 6'1". No. Well, I'm 5'11", Case. Yeah. So that's cool, man, Gary. We hadn't heard from you in a while. Everything going okay? I was here at the barbecue when I found out about...

Yeah. Yeah.

I have a beautiful letter here. I'm mailing it again today because they mailed it back. And I want you to read it next week. I want you to read it next week. We will definitely read that. Because I was curious when you said you sent a letter. I'm like, I didn't see it. Nobody got one. Look, I don't know what Beasley's doing up there, man. But I sent it to the right place. And then they sent it back. Apparently, it's something. The guy gave me all new information today. Okay. All right. I'm going to mail it again.

I'm going to mail it again today. So when you get back from your vacation with your families from the holiday, please read it over the air. I hope Kathy hears it because she knows. Dude, that's my girl, Sweet Tea, man. We'll make sure she gets it. Now that she doesn't work here anymore, I'll give you her home address, okay? I know that, you noodle. How the hell do you know her home address, Gary?

No, I mean, you know, I would love to. I told all the big shots to send her an email. I think Eric Simon sent her an email. I wish her the greatest happy Mother's Day ever. All right. That's very sweet of you. How you doing? How's Rochelle and your family, bud? Yeah, everybody is good, my man. We're doing great. We're going to have a great weekend together. Got some family in from out of town. It's a beautiful thing. And thanks for asking. I appreciate it. St. Louis, right? Yeah. Got your mom coming in from St. Louis? Not.

Not my mom, but we have some other people coming in. But thank you, man. Yeah, everybody. That's right, man. I remember I met your mother on South Street when we were down there for the barbecue. Is that true? Yeah, I helped your mother in the car. Wow. I put the seatbelt on him. You're the man. Come on, man. I'm family, man. Yeah, that's right. You remember the whole seatbelt incident? Did that even happen? Gary, how's your health? How are you feeling? And are you looking for work? It's...

I'm not working, but it's hard for me to walk from A to B, man. Something's a matter of my right leg. But I made it to the barbecue. The mayor was there. I was holding up court. Everybody's seeing me, taking pictures. I couldn't get to see you guys because the crowd was too big, man. Until I played center field. I played center field. I had the best seat in the house. And when I seen Kathy come out, I lost my mind. Well, let me ask you. It was a great show. Great day. It was a great show. It's harder with the delay.

Let me ask you, Gary. I just want to tell you, Steve, man, Mr. Morrison, how's your beautiful wife Claire, man? Everything's great. I'm asking you, Gary, though, about you. Is this the same leg issue you've had for a while? That is correct, Steve Morrison. My right leg, man. It's like I get a chalice. It just don't stop, bro. I don't get muscle relax. All right, man. Well, I'm doing good. I'm doing good. I mean, I got food. The bills are paid, man. But it's just tough to get around, man. Yeah. Hey, you know what? Hey.

Gary, just do it for Johnny. I need a break, man. I need a break. Can I go to a concert, man? Yes, you can. Can you get me to go to a concert, man? Yeah, man. I need a break, man. Now my neighborhood smells like trash. It's all over Fox News. Yeah. We need a park. Yeah. We need a park. It's really going down the hole now. We need a park. We need a park. That's right.

All right. All right, man. We love you. I truly, truly call because I truly miss my family. But you know who I really, really miss? My girl, Sweet Tate. But I want to wish Kathy, tall boy, Foster, very, very happy to see her first time. Kathy, tall boy, Foster. All right, Gary, we got to wrap this up. But we'll look for that letter. And thank you for checking in and especially giving some love to Casey. Hey, Preston, man, have a wonderful weekend. You and all your families and kids, man. And show yourself and your

about which one it's goodbye Gary Gary we'll talk to you later how about that how

How about that? All right. Gary check in. I didn't realize that he secured your mother into the backseat of a car with a seatbelt on South Street. Sure. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Who knows? He probably did that. I don't know. Yeah. All right. Well, anyhow. At least he checked in, though. It's good to hear from him. Let's take a break and come back in a moment because we have some other people that are going to check in for Casey's 50th birthday tomorrow, by the way. So stay with us. We'll be coming back in just a moment with somebody on board. So we'll be right back. We'll be right back.

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Now, back with more of the Preston and Steve Show podcast. 93.3 WMMR. Is everything at rock? Yes. Yes, you heard Phish this morning on the Preston and Steve Show. I wonder why. Casey's 50th birthday tomorrow. So we're celebrating today and down with disease from Phish on MMR. I actually got choked up this morning because I saw the music log.

And Chuck D'Amico hates fish almost as much as you, Preston. And the fact that he scheduled it, like, it just, that meant a lot. That is very sweet. That meant a lot. Yeah. Nice. Excellent. I don't hate fish. No, I know you don't. I love one album of theirs. Yeah. He hates fish. He hates fish. He hates fish. All right. Well, we're celebrating Casey's 50th birthday today because we will not be here tomorrow with a holiday at all.

And we have a guest who's going to be joining in just a second. Let's take a look at traffic, though, first and see how we're doing. Marissa, what's going on this morning? 202 southbound is closed between Gulf Road and 76 due to an accident. We have slowing on 95 northbound between the Walt Women Bridge and Columbus Boulevard. Southbound from the Betsy Ross Bridge back to Cotman. 76 eastbound from the boulevard out to Vine. Westbound from City out to Belmont. And Route 1 emergency construction at

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The morning would not be complete without somebody from your most favorite organization ever. So we're going to welcome a Philadelphia Eagle to the program. Do we have him via Zoom, ladies and gentlemen? Brandon Graham! Yeah!

What's up, Casey? What up, Preston? How y'all doing, man? Happy birthday, man. Appreciate you, BG. Thank you so much. Wow! Oh, yeah, man. I'm going golfing this morning, enjoying retirement. Yes. And then wanted to come celebrate you on your birthday, man. Wanted to wish you well. I appreciate that. Where are you playing golf today?

Uh, cricket club. Oh, good choice. Very good. I'm going to, I'm going to walk trying to keep this six pack going. I got out and walked 18 yesterday, man. It's toasty warm out there. It's definitely a lot. Hey, is it harder? Is it harder to stay in shape, uh, as a non active, uh, professional football player?

You know what I've taken up? Bike cycling. I've been doing it like the last couple years anyway, but now I'm consistent every morning, 5.30, get out for an hour, do like 10 to 15 miles, and then come back in, wake the kids up, take them to school, then go work out.

That's great. Yeah, you were in the Bend to the Shore bike tour last year. You were gracious enough to take a picture with my team because we were wearing Kelly Green jerseys. Are you doing the bike tour again this year? Oh, yeah. That's what I'm getting ready for, trying to stay consistent on it. I'm going up there, so I'll see you out there. Yeah.

When you get out and you're prepping for this, how many miles do you like to get in your practice runs, Brandon? I like to go, really for me, I just try to go 10 a day. 10 a day every week. I mean, and then I do, I finish it with like 100 jumping jacks and then I'll go in the house, I'm good. Then I go work out.

and run a little bit. Not crazy, but it's just for an hour workout. I'm still up at the facility. I go up there and get that workout in. Yeah. I tried doing the biking thing for a little bit. Dude, Brandon, my ass hurt too much. You better get those suspenders. You better get that butt pad.

I agree because I've used all of what would be considered like the new kind of seat. And I'm still yanking that out of my ass. No, you got to get the right bike shorts. Got to get the right bike shorts. And I do the same thing. I wear the bibs.

So when I take my shirt off, I look like King Kong Bundy. But it is important. And if you're going to be sitting on the saddle for three hours or so... So that's what does it? That's what keeps the seat from going up your esophagus? Well, it's going to go up there regardless. But then also, and you know, Brandon, if you get a good bike...

Actually, they have these sensors that measure your ass so you get the right seat so your ass bones can lay on the seat properly. Yeah, it's a whole technology round. It's a whole thing. Yeah, it is. That's for science. That's for science to cycling for sure. So let me ask you, Brandon, do you see yourself, I mean, if you're in love with the cycling, do you see yourself doing a lot more touring on the bike?

I haven't gotten there yet. It's more for my health, trying to make sure that I'm staying committed to just working out every day. Because a lot of guys told me, if you don't do it now, you're not going to do it later. So it's like, or it's going to be harder later when you start again. So I'm just staying consistent on just working out every day, trying to look good. My whole chip on my shoulder is just to look good so Whitey can notice me. That's right. That's right. Hey, Brandon, so Casey is a guy.

who loves birthdays and not just his own. He loves when other people have birthdays. He's a very thoughtful guy. He makes sure that people know that it's a special day for them. How do you hold birthdays, you and your family? Do you guys do special things or is it a little more on the low-key side?

Oh, no, we do special things because, man, every day, every day until your birthday, it's like, man, you're thankful to even still be here with all the stuff that's going on. And, man, you got to celebrate your time when it's your moment. And I like...

That's me too. I'm all about celebrating others because when my day come, I would love for, you know, like how my wife just surprised me with certain stuff. It's like, oh man, I mean, that makes me feel good. It makes everybody feel good. Even if they are private, they want people in private to do something privately nice for them. You know what I'm saying?

Brendan, you seem to me to be a really grateful person, which I appreciate and I really like. And you've talked a little bit about the physical transition from being a full-time professional athlete. What's the mental transition like? Because forever, at this time of year, you're gearing up for the next season, from Pop Warner to high school to college to the pros with the Eagles. Now you're not doing that next year. What's that like for you in mid-July and August when normally every other year you'd be getting ready for training camp?

Well, man, I'm talking about it more. Like right now, I am itching like, ooh. But, you know, it's more like...

Oh, man. Like, you know, it's just I want to see the team do good. I'm dealing with those feelings every day as they come. Like, OK, part of life now is I don't have that locker no more. But that day that I was out of and I come in, I'm like, oh, who took my locker? They took me out. They took me out. And you deal with that. You talk about it like, baby, this was today. They did this today. And yeah.

Man, now it's just part of life. I don't even think about it no more. But I think it's just more because of the schedule that I have for myself already outside of this. My kids, I'm working on my drink right now, Crooked Tea. We doing that. And all this stuff is just

It's just, I mean, keeping me busy. But I am feeling that feeling. Can't wait to watch the Eagles. Staying in shape, but I ain't messing around. I'm just saying, you know, just trying to make sure that I'm looking good when I go out there and that banner come down on Thursday night. Yeah. I'm talking about stuff. Ooh, I can't wait. Hey, Brandon. Let's go, Arwen.

That's going to always be me. That's going to always be me having that competition, that competitiveness. Just for me as a player, that's going to always be there. But I am coming to the grips that it's over and I'm ready for the next great thing that's coming my way. And that's what I'm claiming for right there. Well, you mentioned the Crooked T. You guys have a contest that's going on this summer where you will actually show up at somebody's party, right? Yeah.

Yeah, you send in videos. We look through all the videos about why you love Brandon Graham and what you think about Cricket T. And if you do a good one, we'll show up at your party and we're going to crash it and we're going to bring more people to your party.

That's pretty cool. People can look up Crooked Tea online, find the website, get the information, do a search on social media, and make sure that you enter for that. And then you've got your kids' book out as well. It's BG's ABCs. How's that been going? Man, that's been going really good, too. Everything happened last year. We was talking through it all year, and man, it was wonderful.

when they came out, we just so happened to win the Super Bowl. And now that took it to another level. My kids always wanted to read it. I read it at their school. I mean, I read it at a couple of different schools. And man, it's been honestly, it's been so much fun going out on top because it

Everything just been happening, just going. And right now when it died down, I think that's when I really deal with those feelings of like, okay, it's over. Like, you know, football is like, what are we doing now? And Jalen went and did a kid's book. What is he? He got the inspiration from you?

I don't know. We was at the same time. He had to have did it last year in order for it to come out now. But, I mean, I'm happy. Great mind thinking like, man, I'm happy that he got him one. Yeah. Ain't nobody giving him no love. But, you know, we're going to keep on. Like I tell people, we're going to stay under the radar. Keep that chip on your shoulder, Jay. Well, the difference is when you go to the schools to read your book, you can get him hammered on crooked teeth. There you go. Oh, no.

Brandon, who's going to be the guy on the defensive line chirping at the offensive line this season? Because you were all pro. Yeah?

JC, JC, I'm, I think he gonna mature in a way where he not trying to fight everybody when he out there. And then he gonna have the people around him like Nolan. I'll say Nolan though. I really feel like Nolan, even when, um, he started taking off this year, you start hearing him, hearing him talk that confidence. And, um, uh,

J-Lix. I like J-Lix to be in that hunt because I think he's going to have a breakout year this year, even though he did what he did last year, but on a more consistent basis. I think we have him out there because he's already looking good. Man, just being in there for the offseason, seeing it from a different lens,

It's like, even though as a player you still watch it, but it's like, nah, I don't have no ties to nothing other than I just want to see y'all win. And just watching him, seeing how much he gained a little bit in his muscle, it ain't really stopped him from how fast he moving. And man, I'm excited to see who take off. Ojamo, Muro, man, it's...

But nobody, nobody is going to be able to chirp at the offensive line the way you did. I'm telling you, like, some of my favorite stuff is watching you mic'd up, just chirping. And you just, oh, you never stopped. And even Fletcher Cox is like, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo. That's right.

what I'm going to miss though. I am going to miss all that because man, it's something about being out there in that moment and I'm on the side, even when we run the Rams game and you see JC get that set, it's like, man, it's just you know what you put in. You know what you put in and it ain't fake. It's really just going out there, loving the game how y'all love it and

And man, this is how I kind of get some of my stress off me. You know what I'm saying? Talking stuff to other people, hitting other people, imposing your will. Man, it's addicting. Listen, I'll tell you something. You are the best ambassador for the sport. As amazing as it's been and as amazing as the Super Bowl was, being able to filter that excitement through your genuine passion and zeal...

So even though you say you're going on to this next chapter, you've got to make yourself available to all of us who love seeing your excitement for this. I will, man. I'm not going nowhere. I'm not going cold turkey nothing. I'm going to be around that first game. Hopefully I'm holding that trophy as we coming out the tunnel in the

banner come down and go to kickoff. I don't want to go to kickoff. Let me do that. Let me do that. Brandon, last season, did you get to know Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at all? He's a young guy and you knew his dad, obviously. What were your impressions of the kid?

Oh man, I'm loving that. Uh, because all year, you know, that's, that was somebody I was talking to every chance I got because we in different rooms, but whenever we together, I always try to, you know, throw those great words at him to let him know, Hey, I'm just trying to, I'm just trying to talk you up because I see how hard he worked training camp last year. That boy ain't scared of contact. That's one thing for sure. He just now, uh,

now getting the flow of everything. It's just like even with me, in my beginning, I had to feel the flow of how things were ran. And I think going into this year, having Zach Bond, the Kobe Dean, people in front of him that he's learning from. And now it takes the pressure off of him. But man, I think he's going to be a gem.

you know, this year, even on special teams. I feel like he's going to make his name. Nice. Listen, Brandon, we know you got a tee time. We're going to let you go, but thank you for checking in for Casey's 50th birthday today. It means a lot to him. He's a huge fan of yours. Huge fan. In fact, Brandon, I would easily, you're a top five all-time Eagle player for me. You, Reggie White, Randall Cunningham, Mike Quick, and Brian Dawkins.

That's my top five right there. I appreciate you, man. Trust me, I ain't going nowhere, man. We're going to have some fun together. Watch these Eagles go back to back. That's how I feel. All right, Brandon Graham. Let's go. All right. Thanks, Brandon. Take care, man. We'll see you. He's the best. He's the best. Isn't that great? You know what was so great during the course of that interview? Because he was in the front seat of his car.

He was parked somewhere and you saw these guys walking past him on the street. Did they recognize him? I was just like, I'm like, these guys have no idea that Brandon Graham is in the car. You know what I mean? I can almost guarantee that whoever's walking behind him knows who he is. You know what I mean? And are fans of his. His smile is so infectious. His...

Like Steve, you said it. A zeal for life is happiness. You watch that guy and it's impossible not to smile. Love it. Casey, real quick, our next guest has a letter for you. The letter is H as in...

Happy birthday! I'm coming to conkish you. Jackie Bam Bam over here giving Casey Boy a big hug. Look at this. Look at you two standing next to each other. You look like a child. I know. It's like twins, like Danny DeVito. Thank you, buddy. Come on over there. Let's get you over here, Jackie. Jackie puts in

twice the amount of work every shift he does because he stays around and does pre-production on his on his other shows and it's it's crazy yeah he's been here after his show his show ended at midnight and he's still here i just well i know it was your birthday i wanted to cross over and say happy birthday but i was down the hallway and mercy say come on down but happy birthday to you as well your birthday yeah my birthday was yesterday by the way

I'm 193. I'm the longest living fossil alive. It is a point that you keep a mystery. I'll tell you this. You look...

You look young and vital, and in many ways, you look like Jackie Onassis. I do? Yeah. How's my eye line holding up? Do you reveal your age, or is that, do you like to keep that secret? I'm very old. Put it that way. Are your headphones okay? You keep gesturing and moving. No, now they are. It's the earrings. Yeah. All right. Yeah. Well, I'm going to say you're as young as you feel.

I feel pretty good. But as Pierre says, I'm at the end of the aircraft. But I was walking. I said, all these special guests, I heard you talking about Chuck scheduling fish for your birthday. It's amazing. Yeah. Did you do anything fun to celebrate your birthday? No, I was here putting the show together. Okay. But I am going to celebrate this weekend, three-day weekend. And next weekend, I'm going to be hosting John Waite and Rick Springfield down at the Hard Rock in Atlantic City. So that took a comp day. So yeah.

John's a good friend of yours. Yeah. And it's his birthday too tomorrow. John's birthday. Really? Yeah, there's a lot of big birthdays. Yeah, John Wade's birthday. He's probably missing you. Oh! Thank you. Thank you so much.

So you're going to be celebrating your birthday this weekend a little bit. Is there anything specific you have planned? I'm going to be probably with the Uptown String Band. There's a lot of parades going on. A lot of string bands are in a lot of township parades. So if you see any mummers, get out there, take some pictures and all. As Casey turns 50 years old, it's a milestone number. It's a big one.

Is there any advice you want to offer him or anything, any words of wisdom you want to throw towards Casey's way? Well, he said 50 and we were talking about, you know, how your butt goes in the seat and all. What is Kim Kardashian? You get those ass plants. Yeah. You might want to, you know, try and get one of them. Good advice. A butt lift. So when we tour the world again, you know.

we got to do that. Oh yeah. You, when you guys like went out to Phoenix. Yeah, that was, uh, and California, California. Yeah. Don't be surprised. We might send you on the road again sometime. So I'm ready to go for some salad bowls and muchachos. I mean, I like to get like in my, uh, in my like back room, my little TV room, uh, next to my recliner, I have a picture on the wall and the picture is of me and Jackie Bam Bam on the beach in Los Angeles as the sun was setting. Uh,

That was the last day. I have that same picture frame too. Stop and think about it. You got a little emotional. Yeah. You guys have shared. I was thinking about it. Listen, man. When we would drive past cemeteries, he would do a sign on the cross. He's just like...

is always like thinking about people and uh and like it cares about people like he legit cares about people you guys have that in common yeah i think absolutely all right well listen jackie we gotta let you run because we have a guest who's joining us but listen jackie has been brought to you today by the letter j as in judiciary that's a big one

I can't wait to do that again. Happy birthday, Casey. I love you. Love you, buddy. All right, we have someone who is going to join us on the Xfinity mobile guest line. He's off in the middle of the woods somewhere. Casey doesn't know who these guests are. To be honest, I can't believe that this guy is calling our phone right now. Oh, shut up. Oh, man. Oh.

Ladies and gentlemen. I thought Kirk Lindros would be calling my phone. Ladies and gentlemen. We're not even going to play the whole thing. Joining us right now, somewhere in the wilds of Canada, we have the one and only Eric Lindros on our phone. Hey, Eric. How you doing, man?

Happy 50th. How about that? Wow, wow. So you, Eric, you were like the first Philadelphia athlete that was almost like my age. Do you know what I mean? And it was, there was just the, you know, like I was always younger than professional athletes. And then there was just this hot minute where I was the same age as professional athletes.

And now, like, there's no professional athlete as old as I am. You know, so, like, it was just weird. You guys grew up together, basically. It's essentially what I'm saying. We're kind of best friends. Where are you right now, anyway, Eric? We're a couple hours north of Toronto. Yeah, we pop up for the summer, and it's close enough to get back to the city every once in a while when need be, but we try and...

Get the kids out of the city and into the woods. And they're doing the swimming and the geese. They're all over the place. A little bit of tennis and skiing and all that stuff. So it's all good. Enjoying life. Something different. Yeah. So what do you think about the number 50? By the way, how old are you, Eric?

I'm a 73. 73? You look sensational. So I got you by a few. No, that's the wise move by you. But 50 is good. 50 is good. It's a lot of fun. Yeah. We were talking earlier. You're allowed some freedoms, I think, by the time you turn 50, where you can finally say, you know what? I'm 50 years old. I've kind of earned my right to say, yeah, I do want to do that, or no, I don't want to do that. You know what I mean?

Yeah, yeah, for sure. Certain areas. I think also, Eric, and you'll probably have reached this point, but I have. You get that sort of accommodation at 50, and it gets progressive. I'm at the point now where I can openly defecate my pants, and I'm allowed to do it. And you're allowed to. Yeah. Not all of us. No, and I'm loving it. Hey, Eric. Hi, Chuck. Hey.

I'm going to transition away. It sounds like. Yeah. Just following Steve's comment, I do have a hockey question for you. You played, you know, Rick Tockett as a player, and, you know, he's a Flyers head coach now, and that dude always seemed to me to be a lot of fun and just a great guy and a really great teammate. But when he takes something seriously, he takes it really, really seriously. What are your impressions of him coming on as a Flyers head coach? I think it's a great move. I mean, it's...

I think you saw the writing on the wall when Miller was traded instead of the other player. And it worked out extremely well for Philadelphia. The timing couldn't have gotten better. Do you see... It's such a conundrum when you're dealing with professional sports and specifically also with hockey. And things are looking good. And then you have things going south. And it's sort of this back and forth game. And it seems to be like a...

you start to piecemeal it together and hope for the best. Are you seeing signs? And you got to be honest with us, Eric. Are you seeing signs that the team is, it's such a great team that it's going in the right direction? Do you believe we're moving ineluctably towards a successful season? Sometimes you got to tear it down to get better, right? I think a lot of franchises have done that in the past. Others have been able to maintain their,

certain level. Like Boston maintained a super high level for like almost a decade. Tampa Bay has been up there. Now you're seeing Florida, you know, they've been in the finals with the last three years winning the last two. I don't

It's hard to take, but sometimes you've got to take your lumps a little bit and build through the draft and let these guys grow up and start taking on more and more reliable.

Eric, I wanted to ask about, you know, you mentioned Florida and I was pulling for the Oilers. I wanted to see a Canadian team win. I've had enough. Florida's done it enough times. From the standpoint of Canadian players, when you're not, you know, playing professionally in the team anymore, you want to see your Canadian teams do well, correct? Correct.

Well, we haven't had a cup up here for a long time. Yeah. It would have been great to see. But Florida played really well. I mean, honestly, they're just a pack of wolves. Yeah. And there's no space. There was very little stretch passing. It was old school. And guys, they grind you. They might not be super big players,

you know, physically, but they have huge hearts and, uh, and play big. Um,

you know, they're just a real solid deep team. And then they go and sign all these guys. They kept them. Yeah. They kept them for like Marshawn at five and a quarter. Are you kidding me? That's a steal. Yeah. I'm just tired of teams winning from places where ice wouldn't be able to survive outside. I know. At any point of the year. At any point of the year. You should at least at some point in the year generate ice naturally. Yeah.

Yeah, is that... Is that... What a tweak.

We'd be cutting the league a little short with that. I know, I know. Vegas and Southern California and Dallas. Eric, I'm going to ask you, this is related to the Stanley Cup Finals and the last team to win it from Canada, which was 1993, the Montreal Canadiens. Can you name... John LeClair was on that team. Okay, so can you name the only defenseman to ever score a hat trick in the Stanley Cup Finals?

Desjardins. And your buddy John LeClair had two overtime winners in that series. Yep. We snuck him out of town. Are you still seeing John? Obviously, you know, I've had a long... I haven't talked to John in about a month or so, but we talk pretty regularly. Love that. Yeah, Johnny's a great guy. He comes up every year and helps out with the

with the charity I run up here and I see him down when we do our skates together down there. Johnny seems to be doing well. Eric, I want to talk to you. We just talked to Brendan Graham and he was talking about his, you know, the transformation that takes place coming off of being an active athlete and sort of retiring and moving into that next step. And I think it's something that's unique to guys who operate at a professional sports level as you have and

do you remember anything about that initial, those initial first years when, you know, you, you, you retired from the sport? Yeah. Um, there's, there's no playbook for this. Um, so I, I wanted to keep busy. I wanted to, I went right to the players association and, uh, started, uh, working there and, uh, was at the players association for, uh, for two or three years, um, uh, kind of restructuring things and, and getting, uh,

Well, it needed some help in there, and there was a group of us that went in to try and put together a better structure. Sorry, we've got a puppy here, and he's all over the place. So yeah, I got into that, and then that role turned into ombudsman, and for anybody that's looking to be an ombudsman, I would...

I don't know why I would want to be an ombudsman ever again. You're not waking up to everybody happy. You're fielding a lot of concerns and questions about, well, some left turns here. Sure, yeah. But you've said hockey is one of those sports where you can keep playing just for fun. You're still in your men's league. Yeah. Yeah?

Well, it's not a league, actually. We just have a group of guys. Oh, cool. We've got about 30 guys that rotate in, and we have two teams.

A couple of lines and 4D a team and really good defending. And, yeah, whoever can make it, we fill up every week and go at it at the local rink in the morning. And then guys get off and do what they need to do for the rest of the day. So how many of these 30 guys are former professional hockey players? There's about...

Five or six that played in the NHL. Wow. And then some played in the minors and some from Europe. And then we got some of the young punks that are coming out of college. Yeah.

Here's what we had to do though. It got too fast. We had to implement the two-line pass. It got too fast. No kidding. Do you have any room for a newly minted 50-year-old? Oh, for sure. The problem is my feet. They don't like ice skates. They don't like ice skates at all. They hate ice skates at all.

We'll put on a pair of steel-toed boots and we'll come to you. All right, Eric. Well, listen, we're just having some people like yourself, some people that Casey admires call in and give him a little bit of love on his birthday. So we appreciate your time, man. Thank you so much.

Oh, yeah. Thanks for having me. Happy birthday, Casey. Thank you, Eric. Thank you, Eric Lindros. Take care of yourself. Eric Lindros would be calling you. Can you believe Eric Lindros called in to wish you happy birthday? He just said happy birthday, Casey. Freaking Eric Lindros. Brandon Graham. Oh, my God. Well, we have more. Yeah, we have more that's coming up. No, we already had Gary Lauer.

Oh, what am I thinking? Then we're all done. We can just move on. No, actually, we have a little more that we're going to do if you're just tuning in. Casey's birthday is tomorrow, July 4th, in celebration of the birth of our nation and the birth of our favorite nation.

Boy man. Boy man. Casey boy. Just to repeat, by the way, and I still get texts and tweets about it. The boy comes from there was a Casey girl. It was just a delineation. That's it. It's literally how we could tell them apart when we were talking about them. Somebody said, yeah, Casey's going to get those banners and bring them. Who? Casey boy or Casey girl? Casey girl. We're like, okay, so that's how we had to do it.

and come up with that. But Casey's 50th tomorrow. It's a biggie. And so what's crazy is I was 23 minutes away from being born on the 5th of July. And I'm like so... And I was thinking about this the other day. I'm so grateful that my mom was able to get me out in time because the 4th of July is...

an amazing day to have a birthday. I've never had school on my birthday. I've never had to work on my birthday. And people are like, oh, you never got to bring cupcakes to school. I was like, not having school is a thousand times better than cupcakes.

You get fireworks on your birthday every year. And also, it's not a holiday that overshadows your birthday by a whole lot like a Christmas birthday or something like that. You're probably getting together with people anyway, and it sort of gives a good incentive to do a little extra. And then the other thing is as a child, everybody in my town knew it was my birthday. And so that as a kid, as a child...

When everybody wishes you a happy birthday, it just makes you feel special. All right. We have to take a break in order to get our next guest on. So we're going to take a break. We'll come back in a second. We're celebrating Casey's 50th birthday today. We'll be right back. Stay with us. We'll be right back.

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Now, back with more of the Preston and Steve Show podcast. All right, thank you very much for us. Casey, you ready? Yeah, I'm ready. You ready? I'm ready. We have joining us, and this guy is just, he could be one of the greatest humans alive as far as I'm concerned. He is certainly vying for that position. That he is, and he is checking in just for Casey's 50th birthday today. We are excited. He's got so many things on his plate, it's ridiculous. Something very big coming up as well with Netflix, ladies and gentlemen.

Bert Kreischer. He's got his shirt off via Zoom. Good morning to you, bud. Of course I'd call in. Of course. Casey, you are the linchpin for me to be friends with the show. Yes. Without you texting, I don't know if I'd ever be a part of this show. I'm being serious. Yeah.

Well, listen, I mean, it's the first time we ever had you in here. It was like, okay, I love this guy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You showed me your taint that day. Wow. I probably did. I probably did. Hey, we were just talking about you earlier this week because of all the stuff that you've got going on. And again, like after watching you in the machine,

Continue with the podcast. Continue with the stand-up. But also, please pursue a career on the big screen because you are really good.

Well, thank you. Thank you. I'm trying. Listen, I'm really good at playing Bert. That's what you're good at. So what? We're at a hotel right now and all, it's like celebrity actor camp. Every celebrity is here that's shooting a movie in Atlanta. Shooting in Atlanta, they're all here.

And it's crazy, but they're real actors. They're into the process and they read the script. I don't read the action in the script. So I'll read a script and I have no idea. Why is everyone talking to this lady and you're like, you didn't read the beginning? It says you're an airplane. What we're referring to is there was the announcement, Bert, of this series that you're doing, scripted series with Netflix, Free Bert. Casey's right, the conversation came up

in the machine, there are moments where, listen, you can't be straight up, you know, crazy, you know, delivering the jokes all the time. There has to be some emotional context and so on and so forth. And you were really good at that. And we both had the revelation when watching the movie that this is something that we'd love to see more of. Obviously, as you said, you've got a lot of irons in the fire. But this ability to sort of spread your wings a little more in this area is very encouraging.

Small bites. Small bites? My acting is like me at a party. My wife says it's better if you leave early. Don't spend too much time. So you're not going to cause Denzel to sweat any, but it's... No, I'm not. I got offered...

I got told on the machine, just giving you a heads up, you're prone to being problematic. And I was like, really? And he's like, yeah. I love acting. But what I love more is the energy of creating a TV show, having a crew, having a cast, and

I focus on the wrap party more than I do my live. Wow. There's something. People who have done theater, and K-Series talks about the experience and theater kids and so on and so forth. That level of camaraderie and that kind of experience, that's your world. You love that sort of environment. I love it so much. I love...

This is what I love. So we have offices here in Atlanta on the studio lot, and we went into the men's room. And this is what I love about a TV show. I go to the men's room, on the back of the door, for whatever reason, there's a clipboard with a pen and a piece of paper. And I was like, why is that there? So then I wrote, please.

Please log what you did in the bathroom. Now it turned out. I started logging. Bert Kreischer, number one. Fairly clear. Bert Kreischer, number two. I was there for a while. And then everyone on the team noticed it. And now we're on our second page. Everyone's logging everything. I love that. I love that. You're right. I love the camaraderie. I love the team. I love...

I love making the thing. I love writing it. I love writing it. Wow. And the acting is fun. If you're doing it with good people, and I've only done it with good people, it's really fun. So can you reveal, cast-wise, you're there, you're obviously doing the show. Who else is in the cast? We have...

We have Arden Mirren. Yeah. My wife. We have this girl, Ava, who's like huge on TikTok playing Georgia. And we have this little girl who's never done anything in her life. Her name is Leeloo. She's playing Isla. And I will simply say she is a steam sealer. She is Norm. She is Coach. She is Woody all rolled in one. Wow.

I mean, it is writing for this child has been

so fun. You have no idea. That's great. That's great. I love following you on Instagram because it's just entertaining as hell and you're always doing something cool. You interview a ton of people that I find fascinating or that we've had through the studio. And by the way, Arden Mirren is great. We had her in maybe a year or two ago. She was terrific on Righteous Gemstones and it's really cool that she's going to be on your show as well. But this week, a couple days ago, you were in the audience

at Red Rocks, watching Widespread Panic. You performed there. Talk about that experience of being in the audience versus being up on stage. Oh, it's so much better than being on stage. It's so much better. Well, first of all, you got to be on stage once to enjoy Red Rocks being in the audience because if you perform there, you get to just use the artist's entrance and the artists. I mean, it's almost like you're part of the band.

And so you pull up the backside of Red Rocks. You don't wait in line. You don't park. You walk in the artist's entrance where they have pictures of the Beatles and Big Head Todd and all these huge bands all over. And then you walk in and you get yourself a drink. You go talk to the tour manager. And then Derek Trucks comes over. We had a shot of tequila. My wife's back there. We took some pictures. And then you enter through the tunnel to go to the sound booth.

So you go in the tunnel where all the artists sign. Wow. My favorite part is I love it. I love it. I'm jaded because I've performed there three times. But what's great is bringing friends and watching the look on their face like...

what? and then you literally walk up a tunnel and then through the sound and you enter on like the 13th row of red rocks and you enter the center of red rocks it is

Amazing. It's a magical place. I mean, I've gone there. There's a park that surrounds it. I've hiked around there a few times just to be in the park and then been lucky enough to go to a couple shows. And we just don't have that around here. The man in Philly is great, and there are some nice venues in our town, but there's not natural amphitheaters like that. And if you ever get a chance, it's a cool place to visit even if you're not seeing a show. Yeah.

I don't know if I'm performing in Philadelphia. I'm not sure. I've not paid attention to my schedule starting in September. Permission to party world tour. But I am doing Red Rocks October 1st. If you want to make a trip, I'm telling you it's worth it. It is such a great experience. And then what's crazy is Leanne, we're empty nesters and we went to Red Rocks and they know us there. The staff said, hey Leanne. And now Leanne's got her big girl shoes on. She's like...

We're going to go see the Red Clay Strays. They're coming in. Sturgill Simpson's the night after. We might as well make it a twofer. Let's rent out all of Highland Haven and let's bring a bunch of friends and we'll just load it up. We'll take them in through the back entrance, walk them in through the tunnel, get them right in. We'll stay later, hang with the band.

What's the way you play? Because I can see you going both ways. You're taking someone, you're showing them the platinum treatment. Are you like, can you guys believe this? Are you playing it like, yeah, I'm used to this? Oh.

I'm like, every time I go, I did it with my sisters. I go, just giving you a heads up, I'm ruining Red Rocks for you. And they're like, what? I go, you'll never have this experience again. Every time you come to Red Rocks from here on out, you're going to go, well, no, this sucks. I want to go Pert's way. It's so awesome. And then you get done and you hang out. You go backstage after the show and you wait for all the people to traffic clear. You get a drink. You

You see the band. You say hi. You shoot. It's awesome. That's great. That's awesome, man. Hey, where are you right now? Because you're not on tour. Atlanta. Are you just on... Is it Atlanta? Oh, that's... Okay, dude. I'm so sorry. Yeah, I'm sorry. My birthday's coming up. That's all I've really been thinking about. Oh, yeah. Can I suggest something? Can I suggest something? Yes. So...

On my 52nd birthday, I tried to count how many birthdays I could remember. I think it's an interesting... Try to sit with a piece of paper and try to remember as many birthdays as you can. Right? You'll remember your 16th. You'll remember your 21st. You're going to remember one when you were younger. And then you'll remember some of the recent ones. Here's what I suggest. So do something epic today that you'll never forget. So on my 52nd birthday, I benched 300 pounds. Wow.

And I'll never forget that. Okay. I'll never forget that. Well, you also had Schwarzenegger helping to train you, right? Yeah, so maybe I'll call Arnold. That doesn't hurt. That doesn't hurt. Well, I benched 225 pounds last week. Yeah. Two plates. I mean, but kind of like barely, you know? Listen, Casey, you know Casey's gotten himself in really top-level shape now. He's turned things around. And you've...

you were working out as well regularly, Bert. So, I mean, these are the things that you try to adjust after you've beaten your body up for a couple of decades. You're telling me. I'm 25 in February.

And I still, I benched 225 12 times the other day. So I'm still in pretty good shape. I'm just fat. Do something epic today, Casey, that you'll never forget. Like walk home from work. That was the birthday that I walked home from work. That's a great idea. Oh my God. Is there anything about turning, I mean, you know, 50 is a milestone. It's a big number. Um,

And I don't remember feeling significantly changed when I turned 50 or really other than just, okay, I'm officially, you know, of that age, whatever you want to call it. But is there anything that you recall, Bert, about turning that age and feeling any different afterwards? Yeah.

It's a beautiful age because now I go backwards. So I'm really 48. I'm going to see how young I can get. You're going to Benjamin Button it. I'm going to Benjamin Button it. See if I can get 14. That would be cool. I would say this, and I've noticed this at the point of life that I'm at.

I'm still, in essence, the guy, say, for some life experiences and extra wisdom. The core is basically the same guy I was from like 35 on. I mean, do you pick an age in your life where you say, okay, the mold is essentially set. This is who I've remained, say, for additional experiences and wisdom. Oh, yeah. I haven't changed. I think I stopped growing up at...

Probably 23. 23. I stopped. And I was like, I think I'm good here. I don't need to learn anything. Emotionally, I'm going to stay this way. I'm broken. I have oppositional defiance order. That's going to stick there. I like beer. I'm going to do this every day. I just need to find one chick and then just obsess about her. Yeah. I haven't changed anything.

I mean, I haven't changed. The biggest change I ever had was having kids. But still, when I had kids, I was just a dude with two kids. Like, I saw a dad. This dad yesterday was at the pool. And he made his daughter get out of the pool to drink some water. And I just started laughing. And I was like, I never did that. I never was like, get my daughters hydrated. I was like, if they want water, they should know where to find it. Now, Leanne had it together, though, right? She knew what she was doing. What?

Leanne informed me the other day that we all have different electric bills. What? I thought we all just paid the same in electric. I didn't know that it was based on how much you use. Oh, you mean... I thought you meant to say with the family. You mean you didn't know that all people had different...

It was set rate for everyone? I just figured, I'm like, I've never paid an electric bill, so... In college, right? You go to college, your dad pays it when you're growing up. You go to college, you live with your buddies, everyone chips in, right? And then I moved to New York. New York's set. I don't know. I don't know.

lived on couches. I then moved to LA. I got a business manager. Never touched it. I married Leanne. Leanne took care of all our bills. And then the other day, we're talking about...

about turning lights off when you leave a room. I go, that's like an old wives tale. She's like, what? I go, it's like an old wives tale. It's not real. She's like, no, it's totally real. That's how you save money. I went, wait, if I turn lights off, I really save money? Like, is it noticeable? She goes, yes, I turn all the lights on in the house. I'm like, why not? Ah!

Dude, we've talked about this. There are things, listen, both Preston and I freely admit our wives handle all of it. I don't. I'm not really even sure where the checkbook comes. Occasionally I find pieces of green paper in my pants and I think, oh, that's money. You know, it's the way it is, though. Thank God for them we'd be dead in the water. But yeah, it's true. You just...

You don't have time for that, for God's sake. Listen, let me tell you something. I came to the realization we are staying. I'll show you where we're staying. We're staying in, this is our apartment, right? Come out and say hi. Hey! That's my assistant, Kyle. Hey, Kyle. What's up, man? It's basically like a thousand square foot apartment. And we'll be here for two months. And I got to tell you, I love

Love it. Yeah. Love it. I love being, Leanne's losing her mind. Yeah. I am all over her. I am, I love the tininess of it. And I'm like, I might get rid of my house and just move into an efficiency. You could do, you know, there's a big grace of the tiny home thing. Amazon says, I love the tiny homes. Yeah. Do you know how much sex you have when you're in a tiny home? We're always on them. We've got, how many times, Leanne? Three times. We've been there since Saturday. Wow. Nice. Does Kyle know that?

Kyle just found out. Kyle holds the camera. No, but there's something very comforting. It's like cocoon-like. You know what I mean? You get a little more comfort. My other house is big. It's like 5,000 square feet. I got to walk to have sex. It's two steps and we're in.

There is something comforting about knowing that you can live like I've had my share of basement apartments and so on and so forth. And I was fine to know it doesn't you don't carry the weight of what if I lose this or what if I don't carry that weight at all? Yeah, yeah. OK, these are the luxuries I need in life. OK, these are the luxuries.

Pillows, blankets. I don't ever want someone to tell me how many pillows I get or how many blankets I get. That'll make me crazy. I would like to determine when I wake up. If I have someone telling me when to wake up, I'm going to be a bad guy all day. There you go. I like to wake up the way the Lord meant for me to wake up with my eyes going, it's time to rise and shine.

I wanted to ask you because we had Tom Segura on and his series, which we loved, has been renewed. Any plans to appear on that? Because there's a bunch of different skits. You guys certainly have a history together. Yeah, I told him, I said, you know, I'll be the guy that

craps his pants or has sex with you or you have sex with me, whatever. You know all the story arcs he has in that brilliant piece of work. I love bad thoughts. I didn't know he could act. I was like, I've never seen him in anything. He can legit act. And he loves, he loves acting. I would be shocked if he continued.

stand-up. I'm not even joking. I'm not joking at all. He told me in private, but I'll tell you. He was like, you know, I never planned on doing stand-up. He was like, I came out to make movies and to act, and I just started stand-up because I couldn't get any roles.

And I was like, really? And then he took over stand-up and podcasting. He's one of the best stand-ups in the world. And I'm like, so now the thing you wanted to do and were focused to do, now you're getting to do. He's going to be prolific. I'm telling you, he's doing a movie right now. I don't know if it's been announced, but he's doing a movie right now in New Mexico called

That is like the hottest script for the last 20 years. Wow. Yeah. But no, he doesn't want to put me in anything. Put me in anything. Do you know why? Let me tell you why. Because I got main character energy and he knows the second he stands next to me on my screen, he becomes David Spade and I'm done.

Yeah, there you go. You're Farley to his David Spade. I wish that was true, but I don't know why he doesn't put me in anything. It's so ridiculous. Probably jealousy. I have another question about another recent guest that you had. We learned about Andy Frasco, I think through Todd Glass, and we had him on a year or so ago as well. I didn't know much about Andy Frasco until he was here.

And then I just was blown away at how entertaining and kinetic the guy is. How long have you known Andy? And what was it like having him on your show? Andy is like jelly roll. I've known Andy forever, but I don't know how I met him. But we met online and then hooked up and had a drink and became friends. He is... I mean...

In all honesty, he is a Colorado legend. Like, in Colorado, everyone in every jam band knows him. Everyone at Red Rocks knows him. Everyone in every bar knows him. He legit is a legend. And his shows are legendary. We brought him on the cruise with us when we did the cruise. And his shows would take over the Lido deck. And he is...

standing on the piano, drinking whiskey, crowd surfing, and everything's kind of improv and of the moment and fun and flowing. And he's just, he's a sweetheart. I love him to death. Yeah, he's not like any other entertainer that I know out there right now. He's really found his own niche and he's so good at it. But you can be kinetic and overtop and energetic, but if you're not backing it up with actual entertainment value, people aren't going to pay attention. And he is entertaining and talented on top of all of it.

His song, Dancing, I think it's Dancing on My Grave. Yeah. I think it is one of my favorite songs. I want to play it at my funeral. He was with me the night I won the 50-50 raffle at the Flyer. No kidding. We'll never forget that frigging day. So was I. I was hanging out with your wife. How many raffle tickets did you buy again?

$24,000? No. It's like $10,000. I forget. By the way, I've lost every time. I did it with Jameis Winston. The look on his face when I spent $5,000 worth of raffle tickets. He's like, I can't. He goes, pull it out. We shrunk it from one section to another section. That was at the Super Bowl, right? That was at the Super Bowl. I've done it five times and I've lost every time. See, we're your good luck charm. Uh-huh.

Yeah. Well, I mean, the Eagles were in the Super Bowl. He did it at a Flyers game. You would figure the luck would carry over. It's not a hard science. It's kind of the luck of the draw. Are you shooting today, Bert? No, we have a table read at 1 o'clock. So, slow roll to a day. I'm on an expensive coffee maker, so I get iced coffees in my room and

And then we're going to the gym. The gym here is amazing. And then slow roll, go over to the studio. I have a lap that I walk. It's a mile lap around the studio that takes you past old sets. And then we'll do a table read at 1. We'll fix a script at

After that, and then I'm heading out to the lake house for 4th of July. Wow. That's great, man. You got the life. And real quick, your Porosos, your vodka, can we get that in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware yet? Leanne, can we get Porosos in Philly yet?

Not yet. I will call in the day I can. Tom and I will go out to Philly and the world will know. Only the places I love are the places that I mention. I know we're available in Tampa. I know we're available in Chicago. I know we're available in Texas. And I'll let you know when Philly shows up. All right. Well, Bert, thanks for the special check-in for Casey's 50th. We really appreciate it. Happy birthday, Casey. You sure you don't want to come over and say happy birthday, Leanne?

Oh, she has clothes on. Never mind. It's not me. Oh, thank you, Leanne. She's so sweet. She is. Thank you, Leanne. Appreciate you. And you're totally Casey's type, by the way. Yeah. Absolutely. I love you guys. Thanks, Bert. I love you guys. Take care. We'll see you. Bert Kreutzer, guys.

A check-in for Casey's 50th birthday. Thank you, guys. How awesome is that? This is great. Thank you. Hope you're enjoying it. He's the man. Super appreciate it. A little love thrown your way just for being an awesome person. We do have a guest scheduled outside of the birthday celebrations, and that's Jerry Bruckheimer. Yes. Who's going to be talking about F1, the movie, which is in theaters now. We should go ahead and take a break now, so that way we can talk to him. We can get in the Bizarre File. Oh, wait a minute. What?

There's something coming into the studio right now. Casey, look to your right. From Angelo's Pizzeria. It happened? We have brought you cheese steaks from Angelo's, dude. Marissa set this up. Oh my goodness. Look at how yummy that is. And they brought pizzas, too. You've been raving. I don't know what's in this box to feel how heavy this is. Oh my God.

Dude. That might be all the cheesesteaks in the world. It might be cheesesteaks, right? This has got to be, Casey, that's like eight pounds. Well, hang on. Let me take this off. Take that off. It still weighs a ton. Okay. Let's look inside of it. Yeah. Let's look at this piece. And where is it? Holy Christ. Look at that. Oh, baby. Oh, my God. That's like Detroit style. That's Detroit style. Oh, my goodness. It's got some. Case. All right. So where's the location, Case? This is Angelo's in South Philly. South Philly.

Established in 2013. If you want to go back in time. Angelo, this is their Instagram. Angelo's underscore pizzeria underscore south underscore Philly. That smells so good. You haven't had one yet, have you? I have never had one. I went and waited in line for a little bit and then I realized I didn't have the time. It was like over an hour wait. It's that popular. It is. I thought you managed to score one. In the last couple of weeks,

Two days ago and like two weeks ago, I had two of the best cheesesteaks I've ever had in my life. All right. I won't talk about those places right now because I'm hoping that this is going to be number one. All right. Have a bite. You got a sample? You want to do it live? Let's do it. All right. Case is taking a medium-sized bite right there. Get a flavor for that seeded roll and the Cooper Sharp cheese and...

He's deep in thought. Yeah. And now he's got a face. He's got an ecstasy face right now. He's actually shooting. He can't speak. His mouth is full. And look at me when you do that. Okay. Yeah. Oh, yeah. That's it. Okay. I was texting with a friend of mine the other day about how cheesesteaks have gotten...

Yeah. Like there's just been this uptick in the quality of cheesesteaks. Angelo's is responsible for that. And this is damn good. The other place I went to the other day is called Johnny's in Bryn Mawr. I got their cheesesteak. And then Del Rossi's. Those right now. And then Cosme's is really good as well. Those are my top four cheesesteaks in the area. Guys, thank you so much. This is a contender, huh? Uh-huh. What do you think? I mean, we didn't hear. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Go ahead. Try and speak. By the way, Angelo's is on 9th Street, 9th and Fitzwater. There we go. Excellent. Thank you. To be specific, 736 South 9th Street. And the fact that it's still warm, it's so good. And there is more, right? It looks like there's 200. Thank you, Angelo's. You guys didn't have to do that. That is wonderful. Marissa reached out to him. She knew.

How important this was to Casey. And on his 50th birthday, we figured we'd call in and see if they might be open to it. Oh, yeah. More cheese stays coming. All right. Let's take a break. We'll come back in a second. Jerry Bruckheimer will be joining us. Bizarre File on the way. And it's Casey's birthday. We'll be right back.

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Have enjoyed movies like Top Gun, Top Gun Maverick, Days of Thunder, Crimson Tide, The Rock, Armageddon, Remember the Tide, and Titans. It goes on and on and on. He's the man that's produced these, and he's got another high-energy, star-studded film that he is promoting that's opening now. And it's called F1, the movie. Please welcome the legendary Jerry Bruckheimer to the show. Good morning, Jerry.

Thanks, Preston and Steve. Appreciate it. Absolutely. Thanks for having me on. Our pleasure. The movie looks great. Before we go on, we actually had a chance to meet you years and years and years ago when you had the press junket for Pearl Harbor. Steve and I were amongst some of the crew that went to that event, and it was amazing. And I remember you particularly, you were taking pictures of people who were wearing Hawaiian shirts. And I was curious if you ever did anything with that.

Yeah, I have a nice collection of Hawaiian shirts now. It was a means to the madness. That's great, man. Listen, Jerry, your pedigree is legendary. I look at you and I see you flourishing, and I think there is hope for Hollywood to turn around, you know, because obviously it's been some tough years. But you are a force of nature, and in this case...

With F1 and Joe Kaczynski, the director, again, a movie that needs to be seen in the theater. I know so many people say, I got to see it in IMAX. And then you also have the shaking seats of the 4D as well. So but let me ask you a question. I was reading an interview with Joe Kaczynski and he was talking about the inspiration coming from the series Drive to Survive. Is that in fact the case?

That's right. He was watching it during the pandemic, and he realized that they were focusing on the last place teams. F1 is the only sport. First of all, there are 10 teams, two drivers to each team, but it's the only sport where your teammate is also your competitor. So it creates enormous drama, and that's where the story started. Joe came up with the story. We went to Lewis Hamilton, who's a seven-time world champion in F1, and he agreed to produce it with us. And then we went to Brad Pitt,

And Brad Pitt loved the idea. And we got a phenomenal movie in the theaters right now by the same team that gave you Top Gun Maverick. Yeah, and what I love is that so much of Top Gun Maverick was practical flying and in the actual vehicles. And the word is Brad Pitt himself learned how to drive. And you're seeing a lot of very physical, real-world things going on in this movie, correct?

Absolutely right. They took him four months. Damson and Brad started in just open wheel cars and then they went to sports cars and went to F4, F3 and finally into our car, which is an F1 car with an F2 engine. Now, rumor is that at some point during the training that Brad Pitt got a McLaren up to 197. Is that is that true?

That's true. We just did it about a week ago. Oh, okay. We got our cars up to 380. That was about as fast as the insurance company would let us. I want to ask you, talking about that and being through the years of producing movies and Days of Thunder, the ability to cover this kind of driving and this kind of down loan with the driver, I assume it's a quantum shift forward in what you were able to bring to the screen with all the technology the way it is.

Wow. Wow.

The footage you see is 120 miles an hour by their drivers. Hey, man, I wanted to ask you, there was that race that took place, that street race in Vegas. And I remember seeing reports that when filming was taking place, you guys were there getting footage there as well. Were you actually there for that and getting film?

Yeah, we did it two years in a row. And we filmed actually, that was the scariest race of all the races that the guys drove in. Because it's a street race and there's no runoff. So if they miss a turn, they go right into the wall. But fortunately, we didn't have any accidents. We were very lucky. Since you're the guy who's behind so much of this and you have people like Tom Cruise and you have Joe Kaczynski and these people who want to really push the limits.

You want to put out the best stuff there, but do you kind of say yeah and then turn around and bite your nails down to the bone? I mean, are you just used to it now dealing with these high-octane people? You sort of get used to it, but I got to tell you, our last filming was in Abu Dhabi, and Brad's last lap

He got out of the car. He was unhappy because he wanted to do more. But that was my happiest moment when he climbed out safely. That was it. Yeah. Yeah. And you were going around to to Formula One races around the world and actually jumping in and getting the crowd shots and getting him driving and the drivers. You're getting this footage when you had the opportunity to and kind of running and gunning it for a while.

Well, it wasn't running. It was pretty designed. What we did is we put our cars out there in between qualifying and practice. Now, the first time we did it was at Silverstone in front of 140,000 people live and then 100 million people on TV around the world. That was pretty scary. If Brad had gone into the wall there, that would have been it.

But fortunately, he was so well-trained and he's such a great athlete that he did phenomenal. But you know what? The driving's great, but it's an emotional story. It's funny. It's romantic. It's for the whole family. It's an amazing ride. The sound's great. Great album.

From Doja Cat to Ed Sheeran to Rosie to Tate McRae. Nice. Chris Stapleton. So it's really a phenomenal soundtrack also. And Hans Zimmer did the score, who's maybe the greatest living composer. He's phenomenal. Jerry, with all the films that you've been a part of and with all of the high energy and stunt-oriented incidents that take place,

as as the person that's there and and getting ready to see this stuff happen um you've got to have still even though you're uh jaded to it you still have to have some nerves even though you're working with the best in the business as far as stunt coordinators and go um do you still have a little bit of anything can happen sensation as you're filming this stuff

It's always that way. Days of Thunder, I think we had 30 cars and we were finished. We didn't have one left. Wow. Went on this one.

This one, these cars were so expensive, we had to be much more careful with them. Let me ask you, Jerry, because obviously the people are starting to return to the theaters thanks to your efforts and Tom Cruise and the movies that you're putting out, because it's such an essential part, that collective being with people. Are you seeing, for example, the press push for Superman? I'm seeing a lot of movies now returning to that robust, billed-up,

building the excitement, you know, trying to get people back in the theaters. Are you sensing that the tide is turning? Absolutely. This summer already, we've had, I think, three or four hit movies out there. And ours has become a hit also. It's a phenomenal movie for a first time. In other words, it's not an IP that's been around like Superman. This is something brand new, and we are the number one movie in the marketplace.

Jerry, with the success of Top Gun Maverick, which we all love here, is that part of the inspiration for, I know that there was an announcement, we just talked about it this morning, Crimson Tide potentially, that's kind of the beginning of a thought, but also Days of Thunder. Did that success lead you to, you know, maybe considering these other great titles?

Absolutely. We're working on all of them. But you've got to get a great script, and that's what F1 is. We had a terrific script from Aaron Kruger. It's really something that you have to see in a theater. It's explosive, immersive. It's a lot of fun. It's a great ride. You walk out feeling much better than when you first got here.

you were. Love it. That's a good result. Jerry, I just want to thank you. I'm 49 years old and when I would go to see movies in the 90s especially and see your logo with Don Simpson and driving through the desert and the lightning strike before the screen, before the movie would start, I would literally get excited with Dangerous Minds and The Rock and Armageddon and Enemy of the State and Gone in 60 Seconds. I got more hyped for the movie because your name was attached to it. So thank you for what you did for me as a movie lover in the 90s.

Well, hopefully we'll do it in the 2000s, too. We've got a good one here. Absolutely. The reviews are great. Everyone who sees it loves the experience. And again, see it in a theater and see it in a big screen theater. Yep. F1 the movie in theaters now. Jerry, thanks so much for joining us. Have yourself a great holiday weekend. Thanks, Preston and Steve. Really appreciate you having me. You got it, man. Jerry Bruckheimer, guys. I mean, some of the best movies out there. That guy, so when they know how to...

take care of their people. He does. You know, Don Simpson, you were mentioning Nick, he passed away years ago, so Jerry's been basically running everything. But, you know, the success is in, he's hands-on all the time. But, I mean, he's like old-style Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Brothers, hands-on producer. Yep. All right, let's, after that, move on to a little bidness, and we have Bizarre File Stories to share with you right now. Exactly.

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All right, Steve, you'll love this one. Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Carlos Ruiz, was just doing what many senior enlisted Marines do. They're looking out for uniform standards. And instead, he stepped onto a hornet's nest. In a since-deleted Instagram post, Ruiz used an old picture...

to make a point about uniform standards. And that means wearing it the proper way and all of that. And he blurred out the face. They blurred out the face of the soldier wearing a metal-strewn World War II era uniform. And he said, or he posted, uniform standards have entered the group chat. And they wrote, Exhibit A, this is what it looks like when we don't have a standard. Make sure to check for all uniform guidance. However, that photo...

was Audie Murphy, Steve. Audie Murphy, the single most decorated American soldier of World War II and one of the most decorated American service members of all time. If you want to know what this guy's about, watch the movie To Hell and Back. Audie Murphy plays himself. He does. The image was quickly taken down for after soldiers and Marines...

On the services, respective Reddit boards had a field day as they united online in confusion and sarcasm to lightly roast the top enlisted Marine. Ruiz, who seems to be well-liked as a senior Marine who has kept his focus on issues of importance

to junior Marines, whether they be serious or just plain funny, quickly deleted the post and appeared to issue a full apology on Instagram. He wrote, earlier today, I posted a picture of a great American hero, Audie Murphy, and he said, in poor taste, I linked his uniform to today's regulations.

My sincere apologies, as I meant no disrespect. There is a history link to that photo and why his decorations are where they are. It shouldn't have happened, and there are no excuses. I mean, you literally could not have picked a worse example to use than the most decorated soldier of World War II. Separately, a spokesperson for the Marine Corps said the post was an unforced error with a message being sent should have used a Marine as it shouldn't.

should have used a Marine as an example. It said that there was no intent to disparage a great American soldier. He just made a mistake. Yeah. But he picked the wrong person. Yeah. Yeah. Come on. There you go. All right. A woman allowed a girl who was under 10 years old to drive a car through a Scottish village, according to a court. Sophie Lee Gemmel.

admitted culpable and reckless conduct after footage emerged of the incident. The young girl was driving the car barefoot and in bad weather. At court, she admitted culpability and recklessly and without utter disregard for consequences allowing a child to drive a motor vehicle on a public road in poor weather and barefoot to the danger of others, in particular to the child. I was driving my kids to school. But a video of the incident, which lasted about a minute, was seen on... She posted it on social media. Oh, yeah.

It shows the child driving in the car. This could be a problem in the long run. Using the wipers and indicators and peering over the steering wheel, she's barefoot and music is playing as well. So I guess she can't drive barefooted. Gemma can be heard cheering during the video. Sentencing was deferred to obtain a criminal justice social work report. Well, this is messed up. Oh, really? One more? Okay, well... Okay. Okay.

No, I'm not going to end with that one. How about this one? Cotati, wherever that is, police department officers allegedly found more than 70 empty Bud Light cans while searching a DUI suspect's SUV on Sunday night. You've been drinking, son? 70.

The driver was struggling to stay in one lane when he was stopped. During the traffic stop, officers noticed an open beer can in the SUV's cup holder. A field sobriety test showed the man was driving with a blood alcohol level of .25, more than three times the legal limit.

The driver was arrested for DUI and driving with a suspended license. You got this all wrong. I'm building a robot. Their license was suspended from a previous DUI charge as well. Once the driver was arrested, a search of the inside of the car was completed. The police noted and said over 70 empty beer cans were located. Wow. And that...

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Letter of the day for the Word of the Week prize. At the end of our program, we will give that away today, which is pretty cool. We've been celebrating Casey's 50th birthday, but off air, he just pointed out that today, Casey's birthday is tomorrow, but today is Mike Jarek's birthday. That's right. We were talking about that yesterday. He looks fantastic. He does look amazing. And from our sales department, it's Paula Deckard. Hey! Oh, we love Paula.

And then... And wait, Jackie's was yesterday, right? Jackie's was yesterday, yeah. Yeah, a lot of people in and around this time in our circle have birthdays. And Nick's is coming up on the 20th, for crying out loud. How about that? When you see this many birthdays in a month, when do you finally say, what the hell's going on? What's going on here? Why are all these people born?

I don't know what to think about that. No, but Nick's going to be 5-0 as well. Yeah, I've shared this before, I'm sure, but Casey and I were born in the same hospital in the same month, two weeks apart. I was late, and I don't think it was an emergency C-section, but it was a C-section. And so Casey and I were both born at Riddle Memorial Hospital, 16 days apart. Casey's July 4th, and I'm July 20th. That's pretty wild, man. What are you doing for your birthday?

I don't think much. The following weekend, Dave Matthews is in town, so I'll be going to the Friday and Saturday shows. We're going to do a little mini college reunion. So I think just celebrating with some college friends at Dave on Friday and Saturday, the 25th and the 26th. Nice. I can take the interviews we had today and AI in your name. All right. We could do that. Yeah, I like all those guys. Chuck D'Amico has stepped up to the microphone. Oh, wait. I got some brand. There we go. Hey.

Yeah. Theme song. Listen closely, Casey. That's rock music right there. You do that? I do. We're going to be playing some rock music in a little bit, by the way. Yeah. We just listen to this. We could all just sit around and listen to my records. Listen, I thought I would pop in and really try to say something nice to Casey for his birthday. Okay. But I'm having a tough time. Yeah. By the way, I don't hate fish. I heard you talking about how much I hate fish. You're more of a steak guy, though. Yeah, yeah. I just kind of hate...

Like their life's work. Okay. All right. Now it's starting to make sense. Okay. Yeah. You hate their life's work of bringing joy and happiness to millions of people. Yeah, but those people aren't me. Like I just...

It just doesn't happen for me. Thank you, man. Also, the only person not to respond to a request for a call-in, Mr. Fish himself, whatever his name is. Yeah. But we did try. We tried. Did you hear what Casey had actually reached out? Were you aware of this? Just organically. Yeah. Right, Casey? I reached out. Yeah, I have a contact over who works for the band.

And so I just reached out there yesterday. I'm like, hey, you know, turning 50 on Friday. And they're playing in Boulder, Colorado. I was thinking about going. But anyway, I'm like, could we try and get Trey on? Well, they're playing in this area, too. When is the show and where? Yeah, it's the 15th, 16th at the Man. Right. So he could have gotten something for himself by calling in and promoting the show. Yeah.

It didn't have to be just for you. I can't believe you're saying all these nice things to me. You know, if you've watched Preston, their relationship is in the needling stage now. It is in the constantly going at each other stage. There's tremendous amounts of love. There really is. It's now in the brother, younger brother kind of...

I'm surprised you didn't give him birthday punches. Yeah. Yeah. It's not that kind of thing. Yeah. I might whisper into his mouth later or something like that. Um, but no, listen, I love you, man. You're a great human being. You're really, really good person. Okay. You're a really good person. You make me a better person. Oh, you're, you're a, you're a man built for others. Um, sexually. Yeah, absolutely. Um,

But, yeah, man, I just wanted to tell you on the air that I love you and I think you're amazing. And happy birthday. Thank you, buddy. I appreciate that. You're welcome. And that's sincere. Yeah, I was saying. As witnesses to their friendship, that's sincere. I was saying to Nick a little bit earlier today, this is like weird for me. I don't know how to respond. Just know that I'm grateful. I'm very, very grateful for our friendship, our relationship. I'm very grateful to Preston and Steve and Nick and Marissa for doing all this for me.

This is unnecessary, but I really do appreciate it. Casey, take a note out of the Robert Kelly book and just go...

You know what's a nice testament to you, Casey, is Marissa was able to reach out to Brandon Graham, and I was able to reach out to Eric Lindros and Bert, and none of them hesitated. They all said yes immediately. They wanted to wish you a happy birthday, and it was because of how much they care about you. Did you hear that, Trey Anastasia? One guy hesitated. Yeah, one guy. One guy. Too busy making garbage noises. Yeah.

Happy birthday. Should we take a couple of calls here? These people have been on hold for a long time. Why not? I think it's only appropriate if people want to express their... Daryl is up. Hey, Daryl, good morning. Oh, wait, hold on. Say that again, Daryl. Go ahead.

Good morning, Ed. Good morning to see you, Daryl. We're rocking this place. This is awesome. Woo-hoo! I know this guy. Yeah, you know this guy. We're rocking! Is that him? Yeah. I love that guy. From the clip that Pierre plays all the time. We're rocking tonight, man.

The longest running station ID in MMR. Yeah, it's a perennial favorite. Nice. Excellent. That goes back to the spring breaks at Temple University. Wow. We did that when we first came on board. Right. Casey, thank you very much for your friendship. You guys all rock, but I mean, Casey actually...

It's been somewhat of a friend. You know, even though we're not close, we don't exchange numbers. But you guys all rock. And, Casey, happy, happy effing birthday. Appreciate you, Daryl. I hope to see you soon. Thanks, Daryl. All right. You guys rock. Thank you. We're rocking. He does have a good scream. He does. He does. We will go next to Joe. Joe, morning, bud.

Yo, what's up, man? All I did was get out of the shower. Nice. Of course you did. You got something to say about Casey? Yeah, I just wanted to preface. Me and Eric Lindros actually shared a same birthday. So Casey's birthday is legendary because on February 28th, all I ever get is, So what are you, like, nine? It's a little bit, yeah. No. If it was the next day, I would be because I'm not born on a leap, you idiot. Yeah.

So is it the idiot thing that gets you lots of love? Yeah, I get lots of love from that. Now, anyway, it was like 15 years ago or so, the scavenger hunt at the Westchester thing for the houses. Casey Boy was there. He had to leave, and I wanted a picture, so he didn't even hesitate for like half a second. He was like, hey, no problem, no problem. So we got a picture, and I know you guys all get a million pictures with Casey.

I don't know if he still does this or not, but it was funny because he has his hand around your waist during the picture. And when they say one, two, three, and they take the picture, he like squeezes your weight like he's about to get shot. No, we get in close. Yeah, and he does this. It's a warm, genuine thing. So, you know, the arms go around somebody asking for a picture because it's pure Casey. But he still squeezes me after all these years, too, man. Uh-huh.

Cool, man. Yeah, happy birthday, brother. Thanks, Joe. Appreciate you. All right, Castile Cairn is joining us. Hey, Kyle, how you doing, buddy? Hey, guys. Case, man. Happy birthday. I did a little math, and I figured out from doing the Casey things for you, the Casey-isms, I've listened 3,100 days of my 13-year career at my job. Wow.

And what I've learned, what I have learned, because I'm literally keeping track of what you're saying. I have learned that there are very few humans that contribute so many selfless acts as you.

I've listened to every concert recap. I have listened to every event recap of people calling in and saying that Casey took the time to talk to us. Casey made us feel special. Hell, you rode your electric scooter with your painted nails and Birkenstocks over to the Mud Hen when I was there for my birthday, and you weren't even planning to be there. You're a good guy, man. You don't give yourself enough credit. If the world had more people like you, we wouldn't have to worry about a damn thing. You are...

The bro. You are the man. You're kind with your time, with your money, with your, you know, you're just personality is so giving. You are exactly who everyone should be. Casey. And I know that we are not, we are not like, you know, legitimate friends or whatever, like we're buds or whatever, but you are, you are somebody that I will look up to for the rest of my being. I need you to stop talking. No, listen, Isla is saying the truth. Yeah.

Kyron. Thank you, Kyron. Guys, guys, this isn't about me. No, no, no. Let's move it on from you. Thanks, Kyle. Appreciate it, bud. Take care. Wow, now everybody's calling in. I know. We'll go to Dave McKay. Hey, Dave.

Hey, good morning, guys. Hi, Grandma. Hi, Grandma. I'm honored to talk to you guys. Casey, boy, I love you, brother. Happy 50th birthday. I'm telling you right now, the President Steve show would not have been the success it had if it wasn't for you back in the old days at the other station and all the hard work you've put in over these years to make this show one of the best shows ever in radio. So I love you so much, brother.

Oh, dude, thank you so, so much, Dave. I appreciate that. And just everything you do, man. The bend to the shore ride, the cherries, man. Just the time you give to everybody. And, you know, I've had the pleasure of meeting you many times, and you've always been so nice and cordial to me. And, you know, like I said, you're the best, brother. And I'm so happy you raised a great family, man. And you're just a hardworking man, and you're an example of what all of us need to follow, brother. I love you guys. Love you, Dave. Thanks, Dave.

Dave is one of the best winners that wins a prize on MMR. I did a tally. He's won 21 million prizes. Craig Legans is online, so let's go to him. Hey, Craig. Morning, man. What up, white folks? Casey, we met February 29, 2008, the first time I was ever on the show. In the 17 years...

I've been coming on the show, and there's 53 visits I've had. You're always the first person to greet me. You're always the first person to show me love. When we meet off the air and at screenings and events, you always allow me to jump into your arms and hold me. You know why that is, Craig? It's because you...

Smell good? Grope me. And I look forward to that. So thank you. Thank you. And I look forward to receiving your love and for not pressing any charges. I just want to say for all the love you're receiving today from your favorite people, from BG to Eric Lindros to Bert Kreischer, and from me and from the millions of people whose lives you've affected over the years, none of this absolves you from the hatred I feel for you forever.

that Frederick Douglass and Fred Sanford are not the same. In my defense, I didn't forget anything. No. I just didn't know. It was a picture of Frederick Douglass and Casey thought it was Red Fox. He thought it was Fred Sanford. And the hatred continues. All right. Thank you, Craig. Deserved. Happy birthday.

Oh, sorry. No, Frederick Douglass's phrase that he was known for was shut up, dummy. All right, let me go to Tucker. This will be the last call. Then we're going to move along. Hey, Tucker, good morning. Gadzooks. Gadzooks. What's up, man?

I want to say happy birthday to Casey. I always know when Casey's in the room because I hear somebody behind me say, that guy's not really blind. That guy's faking it. That guy's faking it. He can totally see. Excellent. Thank you, Tucker.

All right. See you, man. All right. Let's move on. We do have to do a couple other things. We're going to give away a prize with the lesson question. You need something, John? No, I'm going to split. But, Case, you feeling better? I do. I feel great. Yeah. You had a sick stomach earlier. I do. I threw up earlier this morning, but I washed it down with the cheese. Was it from that horrible music we had to play earlier? That was before that. It actually brought me back. Oh, there you go. He's all good now. I love you, pal. Happy birthday. All right.

Let's do the lesson question for today. We're giving away a pair of tickets as MMR rocks Young the Giant in the Open 2025 Tour. Saturday, July 12th at the Tropicana Showroom in Atlantic City. Here is your question. According to Gary Lauer...

Casey is now what kind of boy? All right. It's a new nickname for Casey from Gary Lauer. That call was around 8.05 this morning. 610-660-9333. If you're listening, you heard Gary Lauer call Casey. It was a new nickname. What kind of boy is he?

610-660-9333. While you call them with that answer, we'll fire up the trash. The trash business is a gold mine. 93.3 WMMR with Preston and Steve's Hollywood Trash. I brought you by Horizon Services from replacing a dangerous old electrical panel. The smart home upgrades. The expert technicians at Horizon Services have...

Seen it all and can fix it all with 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Book today with Horizon Services and help is on the way. What's up this morning, Steve? Well, Preston, social influencers Gigi Gorgeous and Nat Getty announcing they are divorcing after six years of marriage, proving they're both giants in their industry. They have completely influenced me not to care. Oh, my God.

Even though confessed killer Brian Kohlberger killed more people than anyone in Idaho's death row, his life will be spared thanks to a controversial plea deal. The move has prompted the other death row prisoners to ask how many more people they can kill to get the same deal.

And finally, Ray J telling TMZ he believes Diddy should have been found not guilty on all the charges he was facing. When asked how he came into his legal knowledge, he cited the Kim Kardashian sex tape saying, from behind. On IT, we will see if somebody knows this answer. According to Gary Lauer, Casey is now what kind of boy? And we will go to Jimmy. Try and get that answer. Yo, Jimmy, good morning.

Good morning, guys. Hi. Happy birthday, Casey. Thank you, Jimmy. All right, what kind of boy is he now, according to Gary Lauer? Tall boy foster. Tall boy. Hang on. Hang on.

We're going to give you a pair of tickets to Zim MMR Rock's Young the Giant, the In the Open 2025 Tour, Saturday, July 12th at the Tropical County Showroom in Atlantic City. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster. Preston and Steve's Music News on 93.3 WMMR. Yeah! Yeah!

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Foo Fighters surprised fans yesterday with the first original material since 2023 in a new single called Today's Song. And it was released to mark the 30th anniversary of their 1995 debut album. We got it yesterday and played it for you, debuted it. So that is why they released it on that day. The single has a lot of personal meaning for the band, especially Dave Grohl. Artwork for the single.

Features a white bird painting by his 16-year-old daughter, Harper. He also posted a heartfelt letter thanking former bandmates, including recently fired drummer John Freeze, early drummer William Goldsmith, guitarist Franz Stahl, and the late Taylor Hawkins, who, of course, his influence he called ever-present.

The release follows the group's minor threat cover drop earlier this week and signals what Dave describes as the opening salvo of our next chapter. I'd be curious to read what he wrote to the fired drummer. Yeah. Yeah. I think, yeah, I don't know about the specifics, but yeah, he just was thanking everybody for being a part of that group.

I just got this from Sarah Parker. She sent this to me. Black Sabbath Brunch is coming to Doom Bar on Saturday, July 5th. So, day after tomorrow. Hosted by Radio Sarah. Doom is at 421 North 7th Street in Philly next to Franklin Music Hall. And with Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's final concert ever taking place that day in the birthplace of heavy metal Birmingham, England. Doom will be open early.

at 1 p.m. to make up for the time difference and stream this historic festival here in Philly on the bar's big screen. That's pretty cool. So it says, cure your Independence Day hangover with a one-time only breakfast menu featuring special bacon from ZigZag BBQ plus menu items for vegans and special brunch cocktails. And it is free to attend. Pay as you go for food and drinks.

with trivia by the Blizzard and prizes raffled off every hour from 1 to 4. I want to go and try the Aussie... Man, I messed it up. The Aussie oatmeal. Never mind. Let's just move on. Prizes... Let's just pick that up.

Prizes include vinyl records, t-shirts, ghost tickets, rituals, burlesque tickets, puzzles by... I don't want to take everything back, I said. Puzzles by Exit 4, Escape, and more. What did you say? I said I still got it. Yeah.

That sounds very cool, actually. Speaking of Sabbath, they have gone plastic in honor of the last gig ever in Birmingham. Legoland Discovery Center in Birmingham, England has revealed a devilishly detailed tribute to the city's most famous rockers with none other than Ozzy taking center stage Lego style.

Set inside a mini villa park, the very venue where they're going to be playing their last show in their hometown. The brick-built Black Sabbath scene stars a microphone-wielding Aussie complete with signature round specs, flowing locks, stained glass windows, and just the right amount of mischief. It was created by the center's expert master model builders. The tribute riffs on decades of rock history, giving fans of all ages the chance to see the Prince of Lego Darkness up close,

And it's part of the center's permanent mini-land experience, which celebrates iconic Birmingham landmarks and legends. I'm looking at a picture of it. It looks awesome. I love it. Yeah, so that is going to be at their Legoland there. And then one last story I saw this morning. Joe Perry, Barrow Smith.

spoke about the status of his Hollywood Vampire Supergroup, which features Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp. And he said that they are working on a documentary. He said it's got some great stuff on it. I just saw a rough cut and it's pretty amazing. He said, I'm still pinching myself that this band actually got moving because everybody's got other things going on, especially Johnny's. That it's not like I can't do this day. It's like I can't do this month for Johnny.

When he's on a project, he's got to carve out months. And even then, he has to be available for things. So when I'm in L.A., I've seen him work. And it's like, man, that's tough. He said, I know that everybody would love to play some more with the band.

And I think that the last record we did was amazing. It was so much fun, but we get into that documentary. So, I don't know. He said right now everybody's tied up, but I know that in the back of everyone's mind, it'd be great to get back together again. So, anyway, we will see how that goes. Do you have any estimate on how long it took Joe Perry to say all those words? I mean, dude, he's...

Not a very talkative guy. I've interviewed him a couple of times in my career and it's like, oh my goodness. So, all right. And there you go. That's what I have in news for you this morning. We'll take a break. We'll come back in a second. Wrap up the show. We'll give away our word of the week prize. So don't miss that. We'll return in a moment. 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. How's your content search?

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What the f***? That is finished with a song called No One's Listening Anymore. That's not nice. I know, I'm just playing by the call. You enjoy myself and it's only 9 minutes and 41 seconds long. It is what we call a composition. It's what Beethoven would have done. No one's listening to the station anymore. No, I get it. Fortunately, Ray Koob is CPR trained, so he'll bring things back to life here in just a moment when he comes in.

Happy birthday. Happy birthday. 50th. I mean, it's not, you know.

you know, it's a special birthday. Yeah. And you can play a nearly 10 minute long song. What are they saying, by the way, when they, yeah, what are they saying? It's, it's Italian. It's like, wash, wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze. Okay. Any idea what it means? Yes. Uffizi, we were just talking about that. It's the museum in Florence. Yes. And Firenze is the Italian word for the city of Florence. Yeah. So, it was a cab driver and he's,

something along... They said something like... And they liked the... I guess the... The rhythm of that... Yes. Sentence and... Used it as a basis for the song. So Trey, the guitarist... And John Fishman, the drummer... Spent a summer like busking... In Europe. And then they became friends... With this German guy...

who at some point he says, you know, when I'm with you, you enjoy myself. So that's where the title of the song came from, You Enjoy Myself. And then it was on that same trip with the Washoe Feetsie driving to France. And that's from 1985. Yeah. Wow, man. I thought I was saying, you know, the music of the 80s. I mean, you were in your heyday and they were doing that, which is not...

you know does not reflect what the sound of the 80s was you know what i mean they were their own sound thank you guys for let me play that nine minute and 41 second song certainly it's what you get for your that's your birthday gift thank you thank you

I will take a moment to thank people that were involved in celebrating Casey's 50th birthday. Ty Glass sent in a nice message. Yes. Sent to the wrong person. Sang a little bit. I would like to thank our friends from Visit Delco. Yay! Who stopped in this morning and presented Casey with a wonderful certificate. And it's Casey is a lot. He said, I am a lot. Because Delco is a lot.

And they're right. They say Delco's a lot, and they're right. So Casey, that was nice. And thank you to our buddy Bobby Manchur, the Eagles pep band. The rest of the band was busy or is out of town. And so we were trying to get the whole band to come and play for you. But Bobby came in and sang. An acapella version. Of the Eagles fight song, which was cool. And our friends from Acme made up a special song.

cookie cake for Casey's birthday. Which is the best. And Marissa wants to thank our friends at Wetzel's Pretzels. Casey loves Wetzel's Pretzels, so we got that as an appetizer this morning. Then we had Brandon Graham on. How great was he? What an awesome conversation, man. He is such a nice guy.

And then, I couldn't believe he called our phone. Eric Lindros checked in from the wilds of Canada. I never thought Eric Lindros would be calling my phone. Phone. He's a funny guy, Eric. You know, years, you would never expect that he had that kind of sense of humor, but he does. He's a good guy. And then we had...

the amazing Bert Kreischer on the program. And Bert, we had a nice long chat and he's a fan of Casey Boyce. So it was really cool to have him on. And I want to thank very much so for getting up early and cooking this up fresh for us this morning. Seth and the group at Angelo's Cheese Steaks. Man. The Angelo's

The pizza is out of this world too, man. It's just, you just look at it and you realize it's fantastic food. I can't wait to try some. But Casey, I mean, that one pie weighs like 60 pounds. Yeah, well, so you, there's been so much buzz about Angelo's for quite a while now. Yeah. And I just want to say, like, yeah, it's totally worth it. Like, it's...

That is one of the best cheesesteaks and best pizzas I've ever had in my entire life. Well, you appreciate the effort. They got up early and did it for you, too. So everything was warm. It was terrific. Yeah. And I ate half of one of those cheesesteaks. It's phenomenal. Thank you very much. You don't have to eat for the rest of the week. I'm good, man. I'm solid. It's like juicy.

And thank you to Nick and Marissa who do a lot of leg work and getting all that stuff together and making this happen today. So his actual birthday, the real party, is taking place tomorrow. Tomorrow. Yep. So we're looking forward to that. Ray Koob is indeed here. Good morning, it. Good morning to see you, Ray. It is. And I got to start with saying happy birthday to my dear friend Casey. Thank you, Ray. Who...

Two days ago, got the letter from AARP. They know when your 50 is coming and they snag you. And I saw it. I'm like, oh man, they know. They know already. You're going to get free stuff. Don't worry. Oh, good. And not only do they know right when your birthday is, but they have to know that when you get that, you go, oh.

It's like getting, when the mail from like Forest Lawn has your actual name on it instead of Occupant. It's like, oh, yeah. It's the same sound you make when that little crick in your neck. Oh, man. And the great part is that, you know, when you were whatever age, oh, it's coming for you. No, no. Yeah, it does. It's going to get you. Everyone gets it. So welcome to the club, Casey Boyd. And in two weeks.

Welcome for Nick, right? I didn't know that these two were born in the same hospital. They're fraternal twins. Yeah, just gestation was a little longer. I see the resemblance, Steve. Two different moms and two different dads. His head had to grow a little bit larger before he would come out. So,

All right, Ray, let's get the letter, all right? All right. 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 P, as in pizza, as in fish. Yeah! All right. We'll take call number six at 610-660-9333.

And we will see if you happen to know what the word of the week is. By the way, before we dive into what you have going on today, Ray, you're also going to be here tomorrow morning, right? Because we are off tomorrow. Right. And it is the kickoff of the four for the fourth block party. And I'll be starting it up at 6 a.m.

I'm kind of getting used to that covering for you guys on the Monday best of. We're screwing up your schedule. That's okay. I love 4 a.m. I love 4 a.m. What's happening on today's radio program? Well...

It's a sad day in rock and roll history, and I didn't realize that both Brian Jones and Jim Morrison passed away on July 2nd, two years ago. But we've got- Two years ago? Or two years apart. Sorry. No, two years apart. Oh my God, it seems like forever. Look, I got that letter a long time ago, Steve. I have brain farts. But no, two years apart. So we'll find a way to celebrate that strange thing and the 27 Club and all that.

Mother, it's 2023. But we've got the workforce blocks and a couple birthdays in there. A lot of fun between here and there. And of course, the Coffee Break Music Marathon straight ahead. Excellent. All right. Well, we got our caller on the line. Number six, we're going to go to Matt on the Xfinity mobile guest line. See if we can get a winner. Hey, Matt, good morning. Good morning. All right, Matt, do you know the word of the week?

Sup? Hold on, hold on. Put the right thing in. My bad, my bad, my bad. Listen, we have to check our word here just to make sure that we do indeed have it. And I got a thumbs up. Yes, we're good. Yeah! Yeah!

Yeah. All right, the word is sup. Sup, man. All right, Matt, we are going to give you $250 to Nebraska Brazilian Steakhouse so you can sup there and the Iron Abbey as well. And the 4th is going to be unforgettable with great food, cold brews, and good vibes at Iron Abbey's Barbecue Brews Bash, which is from 3 to 10 on the 4th tomorrow. So congratulations to you there, Matt.

Thank you, sir. All right, buddy, hang on. Have a great weekend. And don't forget to enjoy All You Can Eat for their fourth event.

And have all-you-can-eat barbecue paired with 10 different draft beers or house wine, all for just $29.95 per person. For complete info, you can head to ironabbey.com. All right, I will thank our sponsors. The President's Tea Show is brought to you today by Acme. Acme markets fresh foods, local flavors. Also, Dunkin'. And the President's Tea Show runs on Dunkin'. And by U Estate Roadshow Buying Event. Brought to you by...

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