Ken and Janet are responsible for all of this.
Not the wedding. Not the podcast. Not the six-hour FaceTime that started everything.
Well, actually all three of those things.
Ken was a part-time bartender at a restaurant Jon was consulting for, a man who also happened to be the vice president of a construction company, who just did it for love of cocktails. Soup of the day means Miller Lite. That is not negotiable.
In this episode Jon and Keisha tell the Kentucky chapter. How Ken and Janet became family. How a gala with thousand dollar tables delivered buffet-style roast beef. How a bourbon release line at 5am produced a text photo of Blanton's Gold with the caption marry me. How Janet drank a third of the bottle at her own retirement party and nobody minded at all.
And why the Buffalo Trace bourbon warehouse is where Jon needs to say I do. Because you can't rush bourbon. It takes the time it takes. And so did this.
Kentucky is Stop 6. Ken and Janet are waiting. The old fashioned will be made in the hotel room that night.
JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday.
- (00:00) - Welcome Back and Cheeseburger Shirt
- (02:06) - Fixer Upper Life and the Care Bear
- (06:02) - Kentucky Tour Setup
- (06:53) - Ken and Janet Started All of This
- (09:03) - Soup of the Day
- (12:48) - The Gala and the Dive Bar
- (15:52) - The Blanton's Gold Proposal Text
- (18:58) - Why Kentucky Matters
- (22:25) - You Can't Rush Bourbon
- (26:33) - Cocktail Pairings and Old Fashioneds on Tour
- (31:13) - Border Crossing and Philadelphia Preview
- (35:33) - Wrap Up and Requests
What is JK LOL Storytime?
Some podcasts are produced. This one is just us. Jon and Keisha sit down every week in their basement and talk about their lives — the funny parts, the hard parts, and the parts that are both at the same time. They come from hospitality, from dental offices, from bars that smelled like old wood and good whiskey, and from the kind of hard seasons that either break you or make you exactly who you needed to become.
This summer they're taking their wedding on the road. Nine ceremonies. Nine cities. Two countries. One father on a Harley. JK LOL Storytime is where it all starts.
Pull up a seat. You're already a Regular.