Morning, afternoon, evening. I don't know what time you're listening to this, but hopefully today's show is good enough that I actually put it up on demand. I, I think I put yesterday's show up. I, I think. [instrumental music plays] I, I did. I don't know the... The last little bit of work yesterday was
just, I don't know.
[laughs] Anyway, hi! [laughs] Let me spread some, some cheer this morning. Let me spread some joy.
All right, uh, what am I gonna dig into here? I guess we could look at video games that people think are educational. 'Cause I'm, right now, just pretty much wishing I was at home. Wish I was home just hanging out with my lady.
You know, we didn't necessarily need to be up to anything, just sitting around, watch TV, play video games, something like that, and maybe learn something. Uh, somebody asked online, "What video games do you think have more educational value than people give them credit for?" And since that's the first thing I saw today, I guess we'll talk about it. [laughs] Oh, I gotta get it together. More coffee time! All right, let's see. "You'll learn more about orbital mechanics in 20 minutes of s- uh, Kerbal Space Program tutorials than you otherwise would your whole life." What is... That doesn't sound like a video game. "Kerbal Space Program tutorials." Okay, I guess Kerbal Space Program must be a video game, and the tutorials are gonna teach you how to play it. Boy, that game sounds like it's for nerds. It's a space flight simulation video game. Wow, it's very popular and has really good ratings. Uh, I, I don't know why that one is not calling out to me. [laughs] I should probably not just judge a book by its cover. Age of Empires, another game I've heard many things about. Desire to play, zero out of 10. But, uh, says, "Your general early knowledge of civilizations and their heroes
are mixed within the rich history of the game." Uh, what do you get to learn about, like, Andrew or Alexander the Great? Not Andrew.
Oh, I just have a message in front of me in all bold from Peaches. Okay, thanks for the all caps, buddy. Geez, don't, don't yell at me this early. Sorry, I got distracted by the computer notepad here. Um, yeah, you should listen to some podcasts about Alexander the Great. It's really weird, a lot of the, uh, you know, heroes of history, man, did they kill a lot of people. Like, in the modern age, they'd be viewed as, uh, re- really horrible people. I think Alexander the Great would be one. Uh, Genghis Khan or Genghis Khan, depending on which historian you listen to. They'd be looked at as absolute monsters in this day and age. All right, what, what other games are educational? Assassin's Creed, some of their more recent games, have educational modes where combat is disabled. Boring!
All right, all right, I b- I better settle down. I'd probably actually like that. I sit around and watch documentaries all the time. Says, uh, "You can just roam around historical sites and have a digital tour guide give you information about them. It's pretty awesome. I love the Egypt one in particular with all of the pyramid stuff." That actually does sound cool to a nerd like me.
So, most of these seem to be de- dealing with historical stuff. Civilization, all those wonders, man. "What about Red Dead? You don't learn how to be a cowboy." I, I don't know, um, how educational Red Dead is. I mean, I, I think it is pretty, pretty good at being historically accurate for the times. Make you realize how much it would've sucked to live back in the late 1800s. Uh, got a lot of people whining about the modern age. Yeah, go back and live in the, in the late 1800s. Or go back and live in, like, 1500. We got it pretty good. Yeah, despite all the garbage going on in the world.
You know, at least we have the advances of, like, uh, modern medicine and things like that, electricity. And we're talking about video games. No video games back then. Uh, let's see, "A lot of quality reading practice and problem-solving in early Pokemon games for me as a kid." That's somebody just trying to make excuses for their love for the Pokemon video games. But that, that would mean any game with words- [laughs] was good reading practice. Problem-solving? That's like every video game. You wanna get some problem-solving action going on? Super Meat Boy. That's a, it's a puzzle game hidden as a, uh, side-scrolling platformer. You know what?
I should log into Steam... Oh, I don't have a controller here. I was gonna say, it'd be fun to sit around at work and just play Super Meat Boy. [laughs] I should just start streaming video games at work, but, but I'm generally too tired. All right, uh, "Bethesda games did improve my vocabulary." All right, enough of this. Enough of this, with... Uh, video games, if, "Every game with words helped me learn to read." All right, I mean, it, it, it is good. It is good to play games with words on the screen, 'cause I'm sure it does help you learn to read. Okay. Oregon Trail. "Dysentery is rough." I don't know how educational the Oregon Trail game is.
[rock music] It was just what, like, the one cool thing we got to do in school when we were kids. Yeah. It, it's pretty sad when you look back, and it was like, Oregon Trail Day on those crappy Mac computers. That was like the best day ever. So amazing. All right. I'm gonna dig up something else to talk about 'cause this is just making me wanna go home and play Red Dead.
Oh, it sounds so relaxing. Was, you know, gonna do that last night, but instead I took a nap and then dealt with a problem that I'll talk about later on the show. It's been a rough week. [laughs] We'll be back. [rock music] Good day to ya. I hope whatever day it is, that it's going well for you. All right. You know, I've been in a, uh, a nightmare of Christmas and country music as of late. So, let's talk about Christmas. Maybe I'll get to country music later, but I- I don't have any country music content in front of me. There's a post online where people are asking, "What do men actually want for Christmas?" Now, that could be a very difficult question. It depends on the man, all right?
Like me, when I saw this question and I'm thinking, "What do I want for Christmas?" I mean, I really at this point, aside from just straight up lots of money, you know, I wanna win the Idaho Lottery raffle. That's what I want for Christmas. A- aside from a big pile of money that would wipe out any kind of debt I have going on, I think I've got everything I need. You know, I just want, uh, to hang out with the- the kids and my lady and have a nice holiday. That's all I need, you know? Just some company. I get lonely. [sobs] All right, settle down, jeez. Um, yeah. I- I don't know what I would want. Maybe- maybe some of these other dudes on here can give me an idea 'cause
really, at this point, um, you know, anything extra is just
... I don't know. It's- it's just extra. [laughs] Oh, this guy. "Peace and quiet." All right. Okay. "I- I would like my cats to stop driving me crazy." That is one thing I would like for Christmas. Again, I'm gonna save the story of what my stupid cat did to me last night till later. I'm still trying to shake that one off. I've had a headache ever since. [laughs] I was just starting to not feel so sketchy this week. I had a- a- a rough mental week, and I was doing really well last night. You know, cleaning up the house, trying to get the place looking nice 'cause my lady worked five days in a row. I'm trying to, you know, get the house looking good. I cleaned myself up. I shaved, was like, "All right, you know, she can come home to some nice peace and quiet." And then, just all hell broke loose. We'll get into it later. Uh, what else are these guys saying they want for Christmas as a man? All right. "Just hang out with me, eat some food, and have a good time." See? These dudes must all be about my age. At this point, it's like, I just wanna hang out with- with my lady. [laughs] I'm very content with that, and uh, my kids are coming before Christmas, so I- I can't really say I wanna hang out with the kids for Christmas, 'cause they're not gonna be here. I don't get that for Christmas. It's an early Christmas present. Ooh, that got dark. All right. I- I'm not gonna read to you what I just read, but um,
yeah, a lot of people going through some rough times, I'm sure, uh, wishing that certain things would just go away. Uh, yeah. Yikes. "A whole day with nothing to do." Those kind of days are pretty good. Usually, when I have a day with ... Well, I, okay, there's never a day when I could just look around and be like, "Wow, I have nothing to do." There's always stuff I could be doing, so I feel guilty sitting around doing nothing. It's annoying.
Here we go. "Family around the table." There are a bunch of wholesome dudes on here. Where's the guy who's gonna pop in and be like, "I want a PS5." [laughs] "That's what I want. I want a big new TV. I want a guitar for Christmas." Do we got somebody calling? All right. K-Bear, keep in mind you are live on the show. Who's this?
Good morning, Victor. It's Chad.
Chad, what's on your mind?
I'm sure a lot of people could agree with this one, is just staying home and not going to three other houses.
Oh, yeah. Dude. I get that one. Um-
That's on my Christmas list every year.
Yeah, I think last year was the only year that I did just stay home on Christmas Day and didn't go anywhere else. I have a feeling this year's gonna be different, but [laughs] it is-
I- I-
It-
I- I get the whole, you know, we gotta go see grandparents thing, but I'm like, "God, I just wanna stay home." [laughs]
Oh yeah, dude, I get it. Back in the day, we used to have to go to, like, so many different places and when, you know, most of my family was in Pocatello, it would involve, okay, drive from Idaho Falls to Pokey, and then you're driving all over Pokey, and then you gotta drive back to Idaho Falls, and then Christmas is over. [laughs] It's like, ugh. I totally get that one, man. Yeah, a day to just stay home would be pretty nice.
... I mean, it's just... It's been like that, like, my whole life. I had divorced parents. So it was like, "Go to Mom's house. We're at Mom's house, and we're going to Mom's parents." You know? And then, "Hey, Dad. We're gonna go to Dad's parents." And so, it was just, like, two weeks of just traveling between homes.
Well here, I, I'll go ahead and be a dad on you right now. One day, you know, you might end up in a spot where all your family is gone, and you'll be missing those times you got to go see your f- ... Ma- ... I don't know, 'cause I don't have any family around here. [laughs]
[laughs]
You know, up until recently, all I had, two cats. That was it. So, you know, I, I ain't flying to Minnesota this time of year. No way. [laughs]
Not good. Yeah, I, I ain't flying to Arizona any time soon.
Ah, Arizona would be a good place to be, though, during Christmastime. Get away from that, you know, cruddy weather we have around here. Well, depending on where-
Yeah, but I got-
Depending on where you go
... crazy sister-in-law there, man.
A, a cranky sister-in-law? [laughs]
A crazy one.
Oh, a crazy one. A little cra-
Absolutely crazy.
Crazy can be fun. I don't know.
No, not, not this kind of crazy.
Oh, okay. I'm sorry, man. [laughs]
[laughs] It's okay. It's all good. You have a good morning, Victor.
Hey, you too, man. Appreciate the call. Peace.
Bye.
All right. What else do we got here for things dudes want for Christmas? This, this list is, uh, pretty much not helping out any dudes who actually want something. You know, if, if the ladies were scrolling this list, they're like, "Oh, yeah, he just wants my company," which a lot of us, that is probably all we want. Okay, here's a guy who's like, "Video games and Legos." There you go. [laughs] Oh.
Oh, okay. I thought of a single item that I do want that's an actual, like, you know, uh, uh... It's stuff. The new book by author Joe Hill. What's it called? King Sorrow. Even though I'm not gonna read it 'cause I, for whatever reason, suck and I can't just lay in bed and read a book and go to sleep. I don't know what my problem is. I need to get it together and get back to reading. I have 10 billion books and I read l- ... L- I don't kn- ... I g- I think I need to deactivate my phone. Maybe I need to go back to having one of those, uh, flip phones. I think it... This stupid phone. I think the phone is the curse of us all, the smartphone. You know, they, they seemed cool for many years, but they're making us dumb. They're affecting our, uh... Y- you know, see I can't even think of the phrase 'cause the phone's made me so dumb. Our attention span. That's what it is. Can't read. I can't read. Okay. I, I have the ability. [rock music] Let's talk tattoos. Yeah. I was just looking at my latest tattoo here, the first one I've gotten in, uh, like, basically half my lifetime. I'm sure a lot of people thought I was kinda crazy for getting my latest tattoo. My girlfriend, daughter, and I all got matching Ozzy tattoos when I was in Washington a few months ago. And, you know, Becca and I had only been together for, like, I don't know, like a month or something. "Go get matching tattoos?" "Oh, you guys are crazy. Crazy!" I don't know. I'd go get a tattoo right this second if I had the money. A lot of people take tattoos very seriously. Me, not so much. Um, you know, the, the tattoos I have right now, I'd probably pick something a little bit different at my age, but
no regrets whatsoever. I like the tattoos I have. They remind me of, you know, being 18, going out and getting tattoos, 'cause it was like, "All right. I can get a tattoo now." So pulled up a article here, or I guess a thread. "Why don't you have any tattoos?" And I'm, I'm curious to see what people's responses are, 'cause I've talked to a lot of people who don't have tattoos, and they generally all have a different answer. Like, if you ask Peaches why he doesn't have a tattoo, h- he'll tell you, "'Cause my mom would get mad at me," which is weird at his age. [laughs] You know? I mean, if it... I could've been, like, 12 and, you know, if my mom would've got mad that I got a tattoo, that wouldn't have been the thing that stopped me. It would've been because you couldn't go get a tattoo when you're 12, you know? "My body, Mom. Sorry. You don't like it? Whatev." [laughs] All right. This person says, "I told myself if I found a design I liked, I'll wait a year. If I still like it, I'll get the tattoo." Dude, you're never gonna get a tattoo then
'cause you, you... You just gotta go for it, okay? It's like with the matching tattoos thing.
We were driving to Washington and we stopped in Wallace, which is a cool town. You should stop there. And we had already seen somebody locally doing, like, a Ozzy autograph flash tattoos, but we didn't get in on the action in time. Wish we would've. It would've been a lot cheaper to get the local flash tattoo than what we ended up spending in Washington. But when we were on the trip, I just saw a tattoo shop in Wallace and was like, "Oh, we should go get those matching Ozzy tattoos." So it kinda got stuck in our heads. And then, by the time we got to where my daughter lives, you know, after we'd loaded up all our crap,
had a free day, it was like, "What are we gonna do? Let's go get those tattoos!" And you just gotta go for it. Sometimes, you have to, you know, just be impulsive. Okay? If you sit around and think about a tattoo for a year, I guarantee you're not gonna get it. So, good luck to user... I don't even... Uh, my eyes. Am I about getting to that point I need to get myself some glasses? NotJimLRSay or w- ... Um, I don't know. Anyway, that guy ain't ever gonna get a tattoo. Uh, this person is too scared of commitment and permanent decisions. It's just a tattoo, all right? Get your first one in a spot that you can cover up.[rock music] It's just a tattoo. What? I, I don't know.
Like, seriously, I would get a stupid tattoo right on my chest today if I could afford it. Speaking of which, um, if you're a local tattoo company listening to the show and you've been wanting to, you know, advertise your business, we have, uh, what we call endorsements here. And these are a great way to advertise your business, any kind of business really. And, you know, you get someone like me to use your product
and, you know, and then I talk about it and tell people how awesome your, your company is. So, you know, there, there, we could do a tattoo endorsement. Call up our sales team or if you need their number, call me. I'll give it to you. We work out, you know, a deal for advertising. I get a sweet tattoo. I'll post pictures and, you know, talk about how great you are, and I can get myself a tattoo 'cause, you know, you tattoo artists deserve what you get paid. I just can't afford it. I'm too broke to get a tattoo. I'm too broke for almost anything. I'm amazed I have a girlfriend. Uh, let's see here. This person says, "I've never thought to myself I need to get that tattooed on me." All right, then you, you ain't putting in the effort. You gotta actually take a look around. There's gotta be something you'd get tattooed on you. I, I could look around this room and probably find something I would get tattooed on me.
Uh, you know, it gets, it gets a little iffy when you're looking at, like, band logos and stuff like that 'cause, you know, you never know if somebody in a band's gonna end up being a real piece of crap. And then, you have that tattoo. Like, you know, Tool are all getting to be pretty old,
but you still never know. You know, one of them could be a total piece of garbage. All of a sudden, you know, comes out in the news they got bodies buried in the backyard. And then you're like, "Oh yeah, I got that tattoo on my forehead of Tool." Probably shouldn't do it. But there, there's gotta be something around here
I'd get tattooed on me. Like, I'd even think about, 'cause I've put in almost two decades at K-BEAR. I'm the longest running morning host in the history of K-BEAR. You know, the K-BEAR logo, but what about the day when, you know, 'cause it's radio, they just decide, "Oh, budget cuts. The guy's gotta go." Then, I'd be mad at the tattoo. You know? Regardless of the 20 years of good memories, I'd be like, "N- nah. Ugh, time to cover it up." All right, what are other people's reasons for not wanting to get a tattoo? These weaklings. "Never appealed to me." Okay, that's fine. You know, you, you're just not into it. "I can't even figure out what to eat in the next 30 minutes, let alone a permanent mark on my body that costs hundreds of dollars I don't have. It requires too much research and money." No, just, again, be impulsive. Go to the tattoo shop. Look at their little books or ask... M- my first tattoos, I just asked the, uh, tattoo artist to show me some of his drawings 'cause I wanted original pieces of art that nobody else had tattooed.
He pulled out his books. I'm like, "All right, that's weird. Let's get it." Be impulsive every once in a while, everybody. It's fun. It's fun. It- it... What's the worst that's gonna happen? You have a tattoo. Oh, no. K-BEAR-
That's it.
... you're live on the show. Please keep that in mind. Who's this?
This is Dusty.
Dusty, do you have tattoos?
Yes, I do.
Oh, okay. I was... Thought you might be calling to tell me why you wouldn't-
[laughs]
... get a tattoo, but what's on your mind?
[laughs] Well, you were just talking about, uh, band logos and stuff like that, and probably
half of my tattoos are band logos.
Man, you're-
Yeah
... br- you're brave, dude. Have, have any of your band tattoos ended out, un- ended up turning out to be, like, horrible people?
Uh, no, not, not yet. My, my very, very first tattoo when I was, like, 19 was the Static X logo.
All right, all right. You know, uh, s- uh, I mean, we still have three guys in Static X that could turn out to be dirt bags, but Static X is mainly a Wayne Static tattoo. I, I think you're gonna-
If-
... be all right.
Yeah, 'cause I mean, someone could bring up the argument of, of Trip, their guitarist, who is a terrible person.
Oh yeah-
[laughs]
... I forgot about that guy. But he wasn't, like-
Yeah
... a founding member. But yeah, imagine if you had-
Yeah
... like, a Lost Prophets tattoo. Oh, jeez.
Well, yeah. And, and, like, I mean, I s- I love Static X from the time I was, like, 15, but yeah, you, you can't really help what a single person does, sadly. But I mean, it's just about the music. [laughs]
It- it's true. It's true, like, when-
[laughs]
... I was young, I... The old school logo or, I guess, symbol that the band Marilyn Manson used, the, uh, you know, ar- the lightning bolt arrow?
Oh yeah.
Like, I always thought that would be a cool tattoo. But had I got-
Yeah
... that tattoo, I would be very frustrated with myself. Much as I like Marilyn Manson's music, you know, uh, I don't think he's a very good dude. So, yeah.
Well, he's d- he's definitely a, a creepy person, for sure. And-
Yeah
... yeah, I mean, it's... And you have to be careful, you know, even, yeah, with whatever 'cause I... Uh, two of my tattoos are actually, um,
album covers from two different Fit for a King albums.
Uh-huh.
Uh, one is Death Grip with the hand holding the rose, and the other one is Dark Skies with the upside down rose and the kinda raindrops and stuff.
Uh-huh.
But when I got the, uh, um, Dark Skies tattoo, I didn't pay close enough attention when my artist was putting the logo together, and he just used a random rose instead of the actual rose that's the Fit for a King specific rose.
Uh-huh.
And I... And then, I have it on my forearm. Like, basically goes from my elbow all the way to my wrist.... and it makes me sad every day 'cause it's not quite the right logo.
Oh.
And so that's a problem too [laughs].
Yeah, yeah. You gotta make sure before they start-
Yep
... you know, th- they're, they're doing exactly what you want if you're, if you're going with something like that, for sure.
Oh, yeah. And I mean, obviously it's as much my fault as it is his because I didn't check it close enough. And it's bothered me every day for, like, six years. And I'm like, "This sucks."
Ugh.
"But what can you do?" So.
Yeah. I mean, you, you could go pay a whole bunch of money to have them do it again. [laughs]
Yeah. Well, and I ... And I, I brought it up to my artist and he's like, "Well, sorry, 'cause, I mean, the lines are there." So, I mean, they're gonna have to do a massive cover-up or just black it. I've actually thought about blacking it out and then having them redo it in either white or, like, a dark green on the black.
Hey, that could be cool, you know, just kind of put your own, uh, unique spin on it.
yeah.
So.
Yeah. But the problem is, I'm in the same boat as you, is I don't have any money. [laughs]
Yeah. Dude, I'd, I'd be covered in tattoos if I could afford it, but-
Right? Yeah.
Yeah.
But still, it's like I ... Yeah, it just, it sucks 'cause especially if you want ones that are good and you're proud of, you gotta go to the better artists and that's even more money, so.
E- e- exactly. You don't want to go with the, uh, the back alley tattoo just to save a little bit of dough. [laughs]
Yeah, my fir- my first one, actually my first two, I act- I have a penguin on my calf as well, and I went to the, the lower end people for that. You can definitely tell, like, I think everybody who has tattoos, especially if you have multiple tattoos, you have to have at least one bad one.
Oh, yeah.
Just, just because, like, that's part of the experience.
Totally.
Um, so I've got a couple of not very good ones, but it's still like, hey, you know. And yeah, I'm like 38 now and yes, I have a cartoon penguin on my calf and I ... It's still one of my favorites 'cause it's adorable.
Exactly. I, I would get ... I could probably go for getting an intentionally bad tattoo just because-
Oh
... 'cause I just don't care. [laughs]
Yeah, yeah. That's, that's-
And it, it'd be funny
And that's why my wife and I, like, we both have quite a few tattoos, but hers are all, you know, really elegant, girly ones, like, with the flowers and the doily looking stuff, which is awesome, like that sort of thing. And then there's me. I just have, like, band logos and other stupid ones. And it's like, "I don't care." Like, as long as you like the ones that you have, that's what matters.
Exactly. Yeah, s- same boat, dude. My girlfriend's tattoos are all really nicely done. [laughs]
Right.
Very intricate, they're, you know, they're big pieces that all go together really well. And y- I've just got, you know, semi-random crap and skulls and stuff on me. Very metal.
Oh, yeah.
[laughs]
It's, it's ... Yeah, I know. And that's like, I love metalcore, so that's the, the logos I have tattooed on me. I'm like, "Yeah, this is cool, I like it." So.
[laughs]
It is what it is.
And that's all that matters, man. Heck yeah.
Exactly. Yeah, even though I'm like, "Yeah, they're stupid," but that's the point. So, it works.
Yeah. See, and hopefully you're being encouraging to somebody out there. It ... Nothing wrong with stupid tattoos. If you like them, that's all that matters and-
Exactly.
Yeah. If you're really worried about it, you can get them in a spot where you can wear a T-shirt and cover them up. So.
Yeah, and that, that was, yeah, my, that was my first one. I got it on my shoulder blade on my back just so I could still wear a shirt and cover it up, but I knew it was there, and that's cool. But now it's like, "Yeah, do sleeves," 'cause, I mean, tattoos are a great conversation starter and
I love talking to random people. And especially, like, in lines at concerts and stuff, like, if I'm wearing a T-shirt and you see all my band tattoos, it's like, "Hey." And, like, uh, Saturday, I have tickets to go see Fit For A King and I've got two of their logos tattooed on me. So I'm like, "This is pretty cool," you know?
Heck yeah, dude. Well, I hope you have fun at the show. I wish-
Awesome
... I was going, but, uh, I don't, I, I don't know what I got going this weekend. Hopefully nothing. [laughs]
Well, hey, we're, we're carpooling, so if you wanna go, I can pick you up on the way. I'm leaving from Rexburg, so.
[laughs] I, I'll, I'll keep you posted, Dusty.
[laughs] Okay, have a good day, Victor.
You too, man. See you.
Okay, bye.
Oh boy, it's time to go to break. It was a long time ago. All right, I, I guess right now is as good a time as any to tell you about my nightmarish evening. And I'm gonna need some scary music for this one. I was reminded that this happened by an article I pulled up about lies about spiders. Apparently, every year when cranberry picking season starts happening, people on TikTok will start sharing all these stories about,
"Oh, cranberry fields, the scariest place to work in the world 'cause they're just infested with spiders. They have to, you know, screen employees for arachnophobia. Spiders everywhere." And it's just a lie, like many things you see on social media. And of course, people don't look into these things. They just believe everything they see. Trust me, I've been looking at Facebook today. [laughs] And sometimes, it, it seems like it should be so blatantly obvious that what somebody is sharing is fake, but no matter how many times I point this out, no matter how many times I've begged on my social media, "Please Google and research what you're sharing before you share it," people don't care. They just believe anything. Oh, okay, so anyway, back to last night I had to kill a spider at my house. It was a big nasty one. I saw it while I was mopping the floor. Now, the spider is not any part of the horror story other than it was just
one further aggravation 'cause I don't like spiders. And I know there's, you know, spider lovers out there like, "Dude, it could have taken care of bugs in your house, blah, blah, blah." I don't have any plants in my house. There's not a lot of bugs in there. I don't ... I'm not gonna get a real Christmas tree. Bugs in my house is ge- generally not a problem, okay?Here's the horror story. Last night, you know, I took a nap in the afternoon. It was sort of unintentional. I was exhausted after work. I tried to go to the dump. You know, we talked about the dump yesterday, the transfer station. Got on their website, read they were, you know, they had limited hours. Get over there, on time.
Bu- but either I'm dumb or their website didn't mention not only do they have limited hours, but they're only taking li- limited kinds of items. So I went home, you know, defeated by not being able to empty the back of my truck. And I sat on the couch and I passed out. You know, just bam, out cold, watching TV. I'm an old man, all right? It happens. It's gonna happen to all you dudes. You're gonna become a dad and you're gonna have a couch or a recliner and you're just gonna fall asleep on it. It just happens. So I woke up at, I don't know,
7:30 or
so, and was like, "I better do some chores. I want my house to look nice and clean for my lady. She worked five days in a row. And, you know, I- I gotta get some things done around here." So I started doing chores. I did some sweeping, did some vacuuming, did all the dishes. And then I was like, "All right, you know, you're looking like crap, dude. You need to shave. You're a mess." So, you know, I shaved and, you know, took a shower. And then I was like, "All right, I'll get myself a beverage and sit on the couch and wait for my lady to get home."
And I go to open my fridge, and my cat, Koopa, has recently been hanging out up on top of the cabinets in the kitchen. You know, w- we've got adjustments going on in my house. There's a lot of pets around, okay? A lot of 'em. Four cats and a dog. It's been mayhem. But they're starting to get along. But Koopa, he's, uh, uh, mentally ill, this cat. So he's on top of my fridge. And I had let Millie the dog in. She's running around 'cause she's crazy.
Like, she just gets wound up. You know, I had let her outside to use the bathroom and I let her in, and she gets a real kick out of when you're vacuuming. So, Koopa's on top of the fridge. Millie is running amuck, crazy, chasing the vacuum as I'm vacuuming. Now, cats don't like, you know, dogs, and they don't like vacuums. So I think Koopa was pretty much losing his mind on top of the fridge. I get done with, you know, the vacuuming and stuff. Millie's still running around, and I go to open the fridge. And Koopa's up there. There's a bunch of... Th- there's like a million bags of chips on top of my fridge and this big bowl of candy from Halloween. So, the bowl of candy, I think Koopa was kind of standing on it, and it falls off the fridge, and one of two things has happened at this point. Either Koopa
had peed in the bowl of candy... Don't worry, they were all wrapped in plastic. You know, the, the, it wasn't like a, a big bowl full of Skittles or something, you know [laughs]? But anyway, either he had peed in this bowl of candy or once he started falling off of the fridge along with the bowl of candy, he just peed. All right? And I had just gotten done taking a shower. I had just got done cleaning up the kitchen. And all of a sudden, there's just pee everywhere. Everywhere!
And it's like 10 PM.
I was mortified. I about had a, you know, a complete mental breakdown 'cause
now I've gotta g- you know, I'm busting out the disinfecting wipes. I've, I've gotta clean like everything. Girlfriend gets home. I'm like, "Don't come anywhere near me. I don't... Uh, uh, as far as I know I'm just covered in pee." And so I ended up having to mop the kitchen at like 11 PM after scrubbing everywhere with disinfecting wipes, take another shower, change my clothes again. I'm like, "Dude! What's wrong with you, cat?" So anyway, that was my, uh, cat pee nightmare last night. I know it took me a long time to tell that story. But,
you know, I, I did get the entire dining room mopped, so, uh, there's a plus at the end of it. But, you know, I planned on being relaxing and d- you know, trying to get to bed. And by, d- by that point, 11 PM, now I'm just jacked up, you know, and furious. 'Cause if, if you've dealt with animal urine, you know, it's... Even if- if... Any kind of urine, it's disgusting! It's disgusting. Ugh. I'm getting a headache even thinking about it. Like I said, it's been a rough mental week [laughs]. I'm really hoping tonight I can catch a break and I won't have some kind of mental breakdown, 'cause I don't know what my deal's been this week, but I've been a mess. Just a mess. And I was doing good last night. I was at the relaxation point. Ugh. But I don't think he peed on, you know, in the bowl, 'cause I checked the to- I was like, "Oh my gosh. I'm gonna have to throw away all these bags of chips." There, there didn't appear to be pee on top of the fridge, so I think he just like unleashed pee at mid-air.
Xbox One.
And it, it, it just went everywhere. Ugh, so disgusting. Anyway, enjoy your breakfast. I'll be back with some Freak News in a bit. [energetic music] If Rockstar Games delays the release of Grand Theft Auto VI, again, I will be, you know, just a little bit frustrated. It won't be, you know, the end of the world, but
very excited for that game. Oh, yeah. I guess it's Freak News time. I babbled on for quite a while about cat pee. So, let's get into a little bit of Freak News here. Okay. Let's see. W- w- I don't even remember opening these tabs. Where are the stories I was looking at?
Okay, I'm, I'm, I'm kind of confused now. W- let's talk about Gremlins Part Three. Yeah, Gremlins Part Three. Now, when I first saw this pop up, I was like, "Ah, another stupid social media lie." But it was actually from The Hollywood Reporter. It's a real story.
Warner's gonna be making Gremlins 3 with Steven Spielberg. Geez, why was that so hard to say? And, uh, original director, Chris Columbus, returning. Yeah. How many years has it been since Gremlins 2? I love the movie Gremlins, and I haven't watched Gremlins 2 in a long time. Need to watch that again. You know, people always talk about their favorite Christmas movies, and you tend to hear, you know, Home Alone. Which, Home Alone might be the best Christmas movie ever. It, it might be. Then you got classics like A Christmas Story, or a lot of people, you know, love Elf, for example. Me? Every Christmas, uh, during the holiday season, I gotta watch Gremlins. And I don't know how many times I've seen people try to argue that Gremlins is not a Christmas movie. Now, Die Hard, for example, I could see
the little bit of argument that Die Hard's not a Christmas movie, but I do think it is a Christmas movie 'cause it takes place at a Christmas party. Okay? It's a Christmas movie. The end. You think what you want. But Gremlins is about a kid who gets a Mogwai for Christmas, and the entire movie takes place at Christmas. It, it, it is as Christmassy as it gets. Just because there are monsters in it doesn't mean it's not a Christmas movie. It's a classic Christmas movie, and it is so good, I even have it on Blu-ray. That's right.
Wonder if Becca's daughter has seen Gremlins? I have to ask her. If you're listening, shoot me a message, let me know. I got Gremlins 1 and 2, and we even have a cat that seems like a gremlin. Little Jess. She, she looks like a gremlin. She's crazy.
Who's calling? I guess we'll answer. They better be on topic.
Hey, there.
Hey, there. You're live on the Victor Wilt Show. Who's this?
It's Pete.
Pete.
So-
What's on your mind?
Gremlins is a Christmas movie.
Die Hard's a Christmas movie. If you have a tradition of watching a movie on a holiday, then that's a holiday movie for your family.
That's right, absolutely. Yeah, I mean, I g-
Yeah.
I suppose you could make-
Oh, go ahead. Sorry.
I was gonna say, I suppose, yeah, if it's a tradition, you could make any movie a, a Christmas movie, but, I mean, to me, if a movie takes place at Christmas, it is a Christmas movie.
Exactly.
Yeah.
Like, uh, what's that-
Yeah
... movie about Arnold-
Oh
... trying to find the Christmas toy?
Oh. Yeah, I don't know what it's called. Oh, with Sinbad.
Yeah, it's, it's a Christmas movie. You know? Just 'cause it's like-
That's true
... an action comedy, doesn't mean it's not a Christmas movie. It's definitely a Christmas movie.
100%.
So-
On that note, it's the 1st of November. Can we stop talking about Christmas already?
No, 'cause Gremlins 3 was just announced, so we gotta talk about-
Oh, was it?
... Christmas movies. [laughs]
Oh, I didn't know Gremlins 3 was coming out.
Uh, yeah, that was how I started the break, and then that led me to talking about Gremlins being one of my favorite Christmas movies. But, uh, yes, Gremlins 3, in production, uh, scheduled to be released... They've got a specific date, November 19th of 2027. First Gremlins movie-
Oh, wow
... in 37 years.
Yeah. Yeah, but I've been watching Gremlins. God, I must have been seven or eight years old watching the first Gremlins.
Oh, yeah. Yeah, me too, man. Uh, let's see.
40 years ago.
Yeah. It came out in '84, so, um-
When I was seven.
Uh, I would have been two. I don't know when I first saw it, but I have loved that movie since I was a kid. It's great.
I know my mom was scared of Spike. [laughs]
[laughs] I, I, I think a lot of people were, you know, 'cause he was the King Gremlin in, in Gremlins 1.
Yeah, I love that. I still watch it when it comes on TV.
Oh, yeah. Dude, I'm, I'm, I'm definitely gonna watch it this holiday season. It's awesome.
Yeah, if it comes out on like the Samsung channels, I'll watch it, but I don't, I don't ever stream it. I don't... Just
usually. I might... Now you got me thinking about Gremlins, I might stream it.
I kind of feel like watching Gremlins today. Sure, sounds good.
I, I kind of feel like watching Gremlins.
Maybe I'll put up my Christmas tree-
Um-
... and watch Gremlins. Sure. [laughs]
I don't think my kids actually watched Gremlins.
You should show it to them. Every kid shou- sh- uh, sh-
Yeah.
... should see Gremlins. Why did I just...
Gremlins! Gremlins! Gremlins!
I got one more movie. So my kid never wanted to watch, um,
Big Trouble in Little China. He watched it with me about two months ago. He loves that movie.
That's-
And now he loves Coneheads too.
Dude, tho- those are great, fun movies, both of them. For sure.
He thinks Coneheads is amazing. He's 11. That's just not really appropriate-
[laughs]
... but it's great. [laughs]
Well-
All right, well, you have a good day, man.
Hey, man, you have a good one too. Peace.
Thank you.
All right, we got callers, Peaches. You're gonna have to slap on the old headphones there.
All right.
Welcome to the room, Peaches.
Heck yeah.
Peybear, you are live on the show, keep that in mind. Who's this?
Hey, it's Zach. Just wanted to let you know, Jingle All The Way.
Jingle All The Way was the name of that movie, that's right. Yes, Christmas movie.
There you go.
It even has the word "jingle" in the title, so... [laughs]
Yeah.
I mean, come on.
He has to get Turbo Man.
Gotta get Turbo Man, that's right. [laughs]
Gotta get Turbo Man. Have a good one, man.
[laughs] Hey, you too, Zach. Peace! Uh, Peaches, we were talking about the announced Gremlins 3, which, you know, you see these fake movie posters all the time-
Mm-hmm
... on social media and people share them. They don't look into seeing if they were really going to be released.
[upbeat music]
But this is legit. It's for real. I thought it was another fake announcement, 'cause I don't know how many times in the last decade I've seen "Gremlins 3, coming soon," or "Goonies 2, coming soon."
I would say Back to the Future, Part four, but that would just be kinda sad now.
Oh, yeah, they... There's no need to make it. They wrapped up the trilogy, uh, perfectly.
That, that, it's a great, great, uh, series. I mean, what, we just finished three last night.
Yeah, um-
Awesome
... here I'm gonna, you know, tell you a sad story about, uh, Back to the Future. Uh, Ba- the Back to the Future series was my mom's favorite, uh, series of movies.
I know that.
And when we were kids, we had two cats named Marty and Doc. Now, good boys, RIP to those guys.
Not Jules and Verne?
Not Jules and Verne, no, but my mom really did like the book The Time Machine. And, uh, the movie The Time Machine, she used to show us that, uh, often when we were kids, with the Morlocks living under the earth or whatever. Kinda creepy. So anyway, uh, when my mom was in the hospital, uh, passing away, the song that we were listening... 'Cause we were playing her a bunch of songs. You know, she was at the point she, you know, was heavily sedated-
Right
... and not talking, but we were just playing songs we knew she liked. Uh, we started playing the Back to the Future theme, and she just very calmly passed away to the Back to the Future theme. There you go. That was what she rode out of the earth with.
She went 88 miles per hour to the sky?
That's right, that's right. So, yeah, it was, uh, it was kinda crazy, kinda weird. Only time I've actually watched somebody pass away, but it was very, uh, peaceful and kind of... You know, it, it was the best way you could see somebody go. So, remember that everybody, Back to the Future theme.
You, you then, you-
I mean, have you... Look, I can turn it on right now. Just imagine. [Back to the Future theme plays]
Victor watching his mom die in his mind.
Th- That's right. [laughs]
[laughs]
This is what it was. Just playing-
This is horrible. [laughs]
Just playing in the hospital room.
Not the song, but just-
[laughs]
... the scenario. [laughs]
[laughs] But it... I don't know, it's better than listening to, like, Sarah McLachlan, the sad pet-
Oh, yeah, yeah [laughs]
... commercial song. Yeah, y- no, like-
What's the worst song to die to? [laughs]
Probably that one.
Be my baby doll, bo. The, the- [laughs]
Yeah
... hamster dance. [laughs]
I... It...
[laughs]
Yeah.
[laughs]
Actually, when I go, that's what I wanna be playing.
[laughs]
Just on loop.
I just wanna hear, "I get knocked down, but I get up again."
[laughs]
[laughs] Oh, Jesus. All right, we'll dig into some of the other, uh, stories I had for Freak News here in a few. Um, [laughs] watch Back to the Future, watch Gremlins, have yourself a great '80s time, and we'll return in a minute.
[rock music]
No, I just read something kinda terrible online. We actually talked about this story yesterday, uh, but it was a national news story and it didn't have a lot of detail. It was about this guy and his son who were killed by, you know, murder hornets while zip-lining. Uh, turns out the, they were Idaho Falls natives. I, I was reading an article from Local News 8. It didn't say, you know, how long ago they'd lived here, but... You know, I, and I didn't poke fun yesterday or anything. It was just part of insane news that I was reading, and I talked about when I'd been zip-lining and how horrible that would be. But, you know, just any of his family or friends, if you were listening to the show, I'm very, very sorry for your loss. That's just horrible. Ugh, terrible. Anyway, uh, try to move on to something a little bit lighter in the news. Over in the UK, this story's kinda confusing to me, 'cause I'm like, wh- how are these people Zooming? Are they on, you know, their phones and they've got them attached to a selfie stick? Do they got some kind of a brace that they hook their camera to and they just keep it in front of them? 'Cause this guy on a local city council
apparently forgot to turn off his camera and livestreamed himself while going to the bathroom.
And I'm just trying to imagine how you do this, 'cause I've livestreamed myself before. I've been on many Zoom meetings. Generally, you have your phone sitting in front of you, or you have a webcam, you know, or, like a laptop or a, a webcam attached to your PC. How did he do this? How do you accidentally livestream yourself
going to the toilet? So, they're editing the city council meeting, uh, video before they put it online, to take that part out. Um,
I'm, I'm just confused, and the article doesn't explain
how this guy had his camera set up. That, that's all I really wanna know. I mean, people have done all kinds of embarrassing things on webcams. Like, there was a story last week of a cop-[instrumental rock music] ... who, I don't remember where he was, but you know, he was doing a court call and he's sitting there wearing his police shirt, but he doesn't have any pants on. [laughs] Thankfully, he was wearing underwear, but it, it just looked unprofessional. And there have been much worse things that have happened on, uh, Zoom, Zoom videos and various work meetings and things at companies over the years, but this one's just weird. Like, why did he take the camera to the bathroom? I don't know. Some people are just oblivious, I guess. [instrumental rock music] I just watched a little video here of a bobcat wandering into somebody's house. Was in New Hampshire. You know, when you think about the East Coast, you don't really think about wild animals, but it, it's a very forested area. They got cougars, they got ... What is my phone bothering me about? Oh yeah, that. [phone ringing] Okay, I'll deal with that later. Uh, anyway, this woman's just hanging out. Apparently, her husband had left the door open and in walks a cute little bobcat. It looks, looks like my little Lucy. But she noticed it had pretty big paws, and then she starts freaking out, you know? "Oh my gosh, this thing's gonna rip my dog or me to shreds if I go near it." So, um, you know, she got the, the camera out and started filming and her husband and her son were like, "Come on, get. You can go outside." And apparently, it started scratching the wall, putting some ... You know how cats are. They scratch up everything. Or maybe fall off your fridge and pee all over the place. Um, she says she's gonna leave the scratches on the wall forever so she can be like, "Yeah, that was when the bobcat came in." See, people get too worked up about cats scratching up the furniture and things like that. Be like, "Come here. Come here. You bad, good boy." She should have offered it treats. I say this every time when it comes to mountain lions, bobcats, lynx, whatever. They just want some treats. You just gotta give them some little scratches. "It looks like a good boy. You should see this thing. It's not that big. It looks kinda like a baby bobcat." [laughs] It really did climb the wall pretty good in the video. [laughs] Like, the size of this one, if, if it wasn't for the tail and the big paws, I would've just thought it was a normal cat, like she initially did as well. Oh, my gosh, the scratch on the wall was, like, nothing.
Anyway, uh, no, if a bobcat comes in your house, don't go near it. It is a wild animal. But
just for some reason, the idea of going, "Come on, you want some treats?" To a mountain lion, "Come here. [laughs] Are you hungry?" [laughs] Just makes me laugh. [instrumental rock music] I just read some really good news. And some of you, I'm sure are gonna be surprised that I say this is good news. 'Cause y'all like to call me out. I see it on social media. "Oh, Victor Wilt, he's a communist! He's a Marxist. He's a hard leftist." You know, whatever. I got problems with both sides, people. I tend to have more problems with one side than the other, but anyway, Nancy Pelosi to retire. [clapping] Yes. Finally. Get these old fogey career politicians out of office. I don't care what side they're on. I'm fed up with all of them. There are so many of them that are just too old. She is 85 years old, okay? I'm sorry, but
retire. Enjoy, you know, the, the end of your life. You're at 85. Can you imagine
still working at 85
and you're setting policy for a world that you probably don't understand that well? "Oh, these kids these days, meh." I mean, have you ever turned on, like, C-SPAN or any of these news networks that, like, really cover
the, like, congressional meetings and things? Have you ever tried to sit through one of those? Like, most people get their news on social media and they get these, you know, silly clips with an agenda from whatever news network they particularly enjoy and you get to see the exciting parts, the very few moments that, like, matter. But if you turn on C-SPAN and just watch these old fogeys hobbling around, setting policy for us young people who are actually dealing with the state of the world today, get rid of these old people. I was just celebrating the retirement of Nancy Pelosi, Peaches.
Oh, I saw that a couple days ago. Yeah, yeah.
It's great. It's great news. Now, if every other
60-plus [laughs] ... All right, me.
I love watching Mitch McConnell fall.
Dude, it's so sad to watch Mitch McConnell walk around.
He's one ugly dude, isn't he?
He does look kind of like a-
Where, where, where-
... a ghoul
... where are your lips at?
E- like, that guy, he needs, he needs to retire. He, he needs his family to just kinda keep an eye on him. He should be sitting in a recliner, "Hey kids, back in my day, I spent my whole life, you know, collecting a paycheck, uh, th- from the taxpayers."
Take him to any self-checkout. If he stares at the screen for more than 10 seconds, he's, he's done.
Ugh, I'm just ... There are so many of these people who are just, they're just too old, Peaches. They're just too old.
If he drives 15 below the speed limit for some weird reason, he's a, he's done.
There needs to be, like, some aptitude tests for these people. Um-
Last time you said that, one of our listeners got really upset and messaged us on Facebook.
[instrumental music plays] I know they did, but I don't care.
But if the shoe fits...
Like, at, at first I said we should set an age limit, but okay, there are some people who are older who are still mentally sharp. But I don't know, when you start getting up like 80, I don't think you should be setting the rules of the country.
Especially when you're like pretty much already done. Like any day now, you could-
Like, dude-
... topple over
... and, you know, people always wanna call me a leftist and blah, blah, blah, but
you heard me say plenty of times, "Get Biden outta here! He's old!" [laughs] The guy is too old! The, the last three presidents we've had, 'cause we had one, you know, and then now he's back, all three of them,
just listen to them babble! They're too old.
Where, where did Joe Biden go?
They, they, they gotta go.
He really just disappeared.
He was actually on the news, uh, just the other day.
Oh.
Yeah, he's, he's going through cancer treatment and-
Oh, right.
... you know, he was talking about elections and this and that, you know? But still, it's like, just k- kick back and enjoy, you know? I mean, he's going through a rough time.
Yeah, no kidding.
Try to just make the best of the rest of the time he got. I don't understand these guys that gotta just keep going. Like Howard Stern in radio. Yes, he's a radio le- legend.
That guy, you wanna talk about leftist.
He's a leftist, for sure.
That guy's a hardcore extremist.
Exactly. But he... Just give up the seat, dude. Just... You've made like a billion dollars. Sit at your, you know, compound in Florida and enjoy your time.
Well, I think he's doing nothing with his life anyway right now. That's the reason why he's still doing the show.
Dude, someone needs to buy him a PlayStation 5, you know? Play some Red Dead.
Oh, can you imagine him staring at the controller?
[laughs]
"I don't know what to do. Hey, now."
Dude, it's good for your mind. There have been plenty of studies about how... I read one I think yesterday that, uh, playing video games can, uh, prevent, uh, onset dementia by like 10 years 'cause it's a really good exercise for the brain. These politicians generally be... are the ones that are, you know, these old fogeys are the ones who are like, "Video games are causing a bunch of problems in our world. Back in my day, oh, we would just get out and play a little bit of ping pong."
That would be a funny series if you were able to get these old politicians to start doing like what Conan did, like learning how to play a video game.
Yeah.
Just teach Mitch McConnell how to play some Red Dead. [laughs]
Yeah, like-
He just stares at the screen. [laughs]
Again, ok-... Now, who, what's that guy's name? He just popped up on my screen. Uh, Senator Schumer? Is it... What, what's his first name?
Oh, I don't know, I barely pay attention to these people.
Is it, is it M- Mike Schumer? He's another just o- old fogey. Like, dude, play some pickleball or something. And he's on the left, okay? I just, I like to point out to people, I tend to, you know, be more frustrated with one side [laughs] than the other, 'cause I think one side does worse things than the other, to the average person. But there are out of touch, decrepit old fogeys on both sides that gotta go. And I think no matter what the office is, there should be term limits. You know, if we're talking senators, Congress, uh, Supreme... What... Like Supreme Court people get, uh, put in for like 20 years or something, and some of those guys, they're old. Like, if you can't understand millennials, we got problem 'cause there are a lot [laughs] of generations after millennials, and th- they're gonna be in our place, you know, soon enough, Peaches. They're gonna be our age and th- th- they'll be running for office and things like that. You got like old Democrats right now freaking out 'cause, you know, the new mayor of New York is like 33.
Mm-hmm.
Like, "He's not old enough to do this job!" [laughs] No, he's about the perfect age.
I'd rather see-
Please-
I'd rather-
... put somebody in their 30s in place.
I'd rather see somebody who's 33 than 83.
Exactly!
Or even 73 for that matter.
Let's try something new, 'cause clearly things ain't working out. All right? [laughs] We've tried a lot in the last 20 years and we got problems, so maybe we should just try a bunch of new people. Just, just give it a go. What's the worst c- that could happen, really? How much worse could things get? [laughs]
Oh, don't, don't you dare ask that.
[laughs] Yeah, I guess I shouldn't say that. But bye-bye, Nancy Pelosi. I'm, I'm happy now. Uh, Mitch McConnell, you can go too. Uh, Schumer, go ahead and you get!
Gavin Newsom as well, please. Thank you.
Eh, he's still young enough.
No.
I, I-
No, thank you.
I know you don't like him 'cause he wouldn't let you go to the beach, Peaches, but, uh-
No, there's a lot of reasons why I hate that guy. You're just being ignorant.
Aside from what... that he wouldn't let you go to the beach? Wow.
No, it's just he's a complete... another hypocrite and he's a stupid-
Because he went out to dinner once during the pandemic?
So much more than that.
G- give me some stuff. Give me some stuff, Peaches.
[laughs]
That's the only things I've ever heard you complain about.
I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna dive into politics on this.
Come on, come on. Do it. Give me some stuff. Give me some stuff. If-
Look at California. Look at the state of California. Look how awful he's running for the past, I don't know how many years.
It's, uh... It must still be okay if that many people still wanna live there.
Not really.
Peaches, you're always so excited to go home and visit.
Because my family and friends are there.
Yeah. It's, uh, c- clearly.
I'd be excited too if I was going back to Vermont if my family [laughs] and friends were there.
[laughs] I wouldn't be that excited if I was going back to Idaho after I lived somewhere that didn't have snow.
[laughs]
[laughs] But I mean, California couldn't be that bad if that many people still wanna live there and they're still, you know, growing in population. Let's go to the phones. We might as well have some fun with this. K-Barry [sp], you're live on the show. Please keep that in mind. Who's this?
This is Travis.
Travis, what's on your mind, dude?
I just listened to you talking about, uh, putting Mitch McConnell behind a controller of an Xbox.
[laughs]
You'd probably give, you'd probably give the poor guy PTSD from his childhood because he's old enough to be that...... back in 1800.
[laughs] I remember the days of the Wild West. [laughs]
I knew Arthur Morgan. [laughs]
I took a wagon across the West [laughs] on the Oregon Trail. It was rough times. Half my family died-
Exactly
... of dysentery.
[laughs] Exactly. Thank you for letting me make that comment.
You're welcome, sir. Have a good one.
Have a good day.
See you, man.
That was good.
Peace.
[laughs]
Bye.
Uh, let, let's take look here at how old some of the people that are working in government are, 'cause it's kinda crazy. All right, the oldest members of Congress, let's see. You've got
Grace, uh, N- I don't know how to say her last name, 'cause I'm an idiot. Napolitano? She's from, uh, your home state, California.
Napolitano.
Yeah, 87.
Oh, Jesus.
87 years old.
She invented Neapolitan ice cream. [laughs]
[laughs] And then you've got, uh, Bill Pascrelli, or Bill Pascrell, in New Jersey, 86. Hal Rogers in Kentucky, 85.
You know what's funny? Christopher Lloyd is 87. Doc from-
Is he that old?
... Back to the Future? Yeah, that's how old he is. And I'm just thinking, he could be in Congress right now. He could be [laughs], he could be in government.
Like, why would you wanna be working in the government at that age? Dude, the average age of someone in Congress is 61.
I mean, to think, if you're 87, you were born in 1938.
I remember the Great Depression. Oh, well, that's-
That was before World War II.
Yeah, exactly. Yeah. [laughs]
You got to see Jesse Owens, or-
[laughs]
Is this his name? Yeah, yeah, that was his name, yeah.
Uh, the Senate, average age of senators-
You got to see Jackie Robinson playing baseball.
[laughs]
That's insane. [laughs]
I remember when they first lit up the first electric light bulb.
[laughs]
Oh, gosh. I, I don't know, man. Just like, if I could retire today, Peaches, if I, like, won the lottery, I'm done, dude. I'm done. I'm, I'm gonna have a good time. I'm gonna kick back and relax. Wow. Some of these guys, man. Oh, there was, there was one woman who was 90 years old working in Congress. What was her name? Nine... 90. Anyway, congratulations to Nancy Pelosi. You know, it's long overdue.
Oh, yeah.
G- Now, let's go ahead. Uh, Bill Pascrell, Hal Rogers, Maxine Waters, uh, Steny Hoyer, all of you who are in your 80s, get. [laughs] You g- Nancy Pelosi's on the young age. [laughs] So there you go. Stop calling me a b- um, radical leftist, all right? I'm m- I'm on the side of get some young, fresh minds in here, okay? People who... Your mind deteriorates as you get older. People who've listened to my show for the last, uh, 20 years know that your mind deteriorates [laughs] as you get older, 'cause I show evidence of that every day. All right? Use me as an example. I'm too old to be running. Let's get those people in their 30s in.
All right, we've got our Farm Country 1260 ag reporter Savannah in the studio yet again. How you been?
I am good. How are you?
I'm doing, uh, not too shabby. My aching back is killing me 'cause I'm old. But other than that, not too bad. I survived the, uh, incident last night where my cat was on top of my fridge, and he was in this bowl of candy. I went to open the fridge. The bowl of candy started falling, and he panicked, and he just peed everywhere. And it happened at about 10:00 PM and ruined my evening. And so I did lots of chores till about, uh, 11:00 PM, when I needed to be here at 6:00 AM. So, yeah.
Wow. Wow.
It's been a week. It's been a week.
Wow. Wow.
But at least the show seems to have been going pretty decent so far. So, now we're gonna have some fun, and we're gonna try to figure out a way to get listeners to call us so I can teach you how to use the telephone system in here. They generally work the same in all the studios. Um, you know, Jade, our, you know, that's a boss man who was here a minute ago, too cheap to upgrade us with better phone systems, so you get to learn on, uh, this piece of junk right here.
Perfect.
So Jade, shame on you for our subpar gear, but, you know, sometimes you gotta learn on crappy stuff, so when the good stuff shows up, you can be grateful for it. So, we'll work together to figure out a question to ask listeners. Listeners, because we need to do some training, we're gonna need you to call and ask us questions. Or answer our questions. I think I need more coffee.
[laughs]
So I'll probably get coffee during this quick commercial break, figure out a question, and then we'll tart- start, uh, taking some phone calls. And it'll be fun, and, uh, trust me, it'll be easy.
Can't wait.
Yeah. If, if me and Peaches can do it, I guarantee you can pull it off. Just gotta learn a handful of buttons. So, all right. Listeners, you get ready. We're gonna need your participation. We're gonna figure out a good question. It'll be an easy one, and then we'll be back. Don't go anywhere. Yo, everybody. It's the Victor Welch show. We're hanging out with Farm Country 1260 AM ag reporter Savannah. How you been?
I'm good. How are you?
Uh, you know, for a Thursday, not too shabby, considering my late evening. And, uh, listeners, if you're just tuning in, we're doing some training with Savannah, so we need you to call and answer a question for us. And the question I picked, 'cause I figure people got opinions on this, which band has the worst fans? 208-535-1015, the number to call. What band has the worst fans? We want your opinions, and we need you to call so I can teach Savannah how to use the phones. So, while, uh, we wait for callers, you'll generally see the phones start lighting up. There's also a strobe light that'll start flashing when line one lights up.Uh, Savannah, in your opinion, what band or artist has the worst fans?
I would say the Taylor Swift.
Taylor. Oh, calling out the Swifties. Ooh. Well, luckily we're on KBAR, so there's probably not too many of those listening that would call and get a little fanatical. But, uh, w- we'll find out. They might call angry. Let's go ahead and go to the phones. Go with, uh, line one.
KBAR, you are live on the show. Keep that in mind. Who's this?
Patrick.
Patrick. Patrick, what you got for the band with the worst fans?
Does it have to be rock?
No, no, it could be, uh, any artist whatsoever.
Teeny bopper music.
Okay. But, uh, any, any in, you know, specific? Uh, are you talking, uh-
I don't know
... J- Justin Bieber? We mentioned Taylor Swift. What c- what, what-
[laughs]
... teeny bopper artist? 'Cause I would say I think Swifties are much more annoying than the average, uh, Justin Bieber fan.
I, I was thinking Taylor Swift, but that would have been a obvious answer. I wanted to get creative.
All right. All right. Well, Patrick, uh, appreciate your response there. And, uh, yeah, you know, I mean, kinda mainstream vanilla music, you know. I don't know, I think the Swifties though, they're, they're just extra crazy. There's a video-
All right. What about this? Emo.
Emo. Okay.
Like-
But again, if-
... Blink-182.
Uh, let's see. What else?
See, I think that, uh, you gotta get specific with the bands 'cause I'd say, like, Falling in Reverse fans would probably be much worse than, like, uh, Pierce the Veil fans.
Well, like I said, Blink-182.
Blink-182. And is there anything that makes you think specifically of Blink-182? Has a Blink-182 fan really done something that annoyed you? That-
My sister-
Yeah. [laughs]
... was a Blink-182 fan.
[laughs] All right. All right. And what, what does she do that's so annoying? Is she just, uh, fanatical?
Yeah.
Playing the songs over and over and over again?
No. Growing up we didn't have that stuff.
Ah.
So-
Gotcha. All right.
Well, not until, like, CDs started coming out.
Gotcha. All right. Well, so far we've had Swifties named, we've had Blink-182. Appreciate the call, Patrick. Hope you have a great day and, uh, we'll talk to you soon.
All right.
All right. See you, man. Peace.
Bye. Bye.
All right. KBAR, you are live on the Victor Wilt Show. Keep that in mind. Who's this?
This is Joe.
Jeff?
Joe.
Joe. Sorry, I'm deaf dude.
Yeah.
I can't hear.
Oh, you're good, man. [laughs] You're good.
[laughs] So Joe, what do you got for the, the band or artist with the worst fans?
Uh, Insane Clown Posse.
In- oh, Juggalos.
It ain't even close.
[laughs] Ain't even close.
That ain't even close.
Now, what is it about Juggalos that, uh, ma- makes them the worst fans?
I don't know, man. There's a, like, the whole vibe is weird.
Yeah.
The- they just, they kind of freak me out.
Oh. [laughs] Now, have you ever-
No, it was...
Have you ever gone to, like, a, a show for a-
Yeah
... Twiztid or ICP?
Uh, I've been to a Insane Clown Posse, uh, against my will.
[laughs] And, and you didn't-
But, uh-
... didn't have fun?
No, not really. No.
[laughs]
There's kind of a lot of really, really weird stuff happening.
[laughs]
So that make me un- made me uncomfortable, man. A lot of Faygo baths and-
Yeah, you know, they are-
... people doing whip-its and stuff, and crazy stuff. I don't know, man.
[laughs] Yeah, I, the, the soda mess is... like, I'm surprised venues let them play because of the soda mess that gets made.
Yeah.
I think, uh, one of the-
Those people get crazy.
Yeah. I think one of the floors caved in at a venue in Pocatello 'cause the, uh, supports went out 'cause it was so soaked by, uh, Faygo soda. So yeah, the, the, there is a bit of danger being at an ICP show. [laughs]
Yeah, no. It's, uh, I will never go again. It was awful.
But I think hanging out with Juggalos are fun, you know, 'cause they are weird-
Oh yeah, no s-
... like you said.
They're crazy people.
Yeah.
I mean, you're probably gonna get arrested, but... [laughs]
[laughs] That's true. Leave the party early. [laughs]
Yeah, for sure. You do not want to be around when the crazy stuff starts going down.
Absolutely. I, I'd still go to, you know, w- what do they call the big Juggalo fest, the ICP festival? Oh, I, I-
Oh, you're gonna see some insane stuff there. You're gonna see, like, things that are gonna haunt your nightmares, Victor. [laughs]
Oh, the gathering of the Juggalos. I, I'd totally go 'cause I bet it's nuts.
Oh yeah. No, you're gonna see unholy things there. [laughs]
Probably. [laughs] Well, appreciate the call, Joe. You have a great-
Yeah
... rest of the week, man.
Hey, you as well, man.
See ya.
All right. KBAR, you are live on the show. Keep that in mind. Who's this?
Rivonda.
Rivonda call- it's been a while since Rivonda called in. I'm very interested to see what, uh, band or artist Rivonda thinks has, has the worst fans.
I would say extreme Tool fans.
Extreme T-
[laughs]
Now, Rivonda, I am an extreme Tool fan. I don't appreciate that kind of jab. What makes extreme Tool fans the worst?
People like you. [laughs]
Oh, j- geez.
[laughs]
Come on, Rivonda. I'm pretty cool. I, I, I think I'm pretty fun. I, I, I'm not sitting around, uh, you know, relentlessly playing Tool songs or all songs by Maynard and his other bands.
Oh, all right.
[laughs] Come on, Rivonda, y- you wanna, you wanna... Okay, I was gonna ask you to do a Tool show, but my girlfriend might get mad.
Oh, man.
[laughs]
Maybe it- maybe I'll let it go. [laughs]
Oh-ho! All right, Becca better not be listening. I'm gonna get in trouble af- af- after the show.
[laughs]
I did not ask Revonda to join me to a Tool show, I promise.
[laughs]
Oh, okay. Talk to you later.
All right. See you, Revonda. Tool fans? [slams desk] How dare she? Tool fans are totally awesome. I think they're the best fan base. Actually, they can be pretty, uh, pretty annoying. Are you much familiar with the band Tool, Savannah?
I- I am. I have a friend who really, really likes it.
Yeah? And i- is he or she kind of annoying?
[smacks lips] Yeah, he definitely is up there.
[laughs]
[laughs] Yes? A lot of people say Tool fans. All right, let's see what else we got.
Kay Bear, you're live on the show. Keep that in mind. Who's this?
This is Scott, Victor. How are you?
Scott, I'm doing pretty great. What you got for the band with the worst fans?
Okay. You- you- don't- don't judge me for this, but I gotta go with Tool, and I have a good reason why.
What is up with-
[laughs]
You and Revonda?
No, I-
They're co- [laughs]
He's right, he's right. [laughs]
[laughs]
Okay.
Hey, well, and now Savannah. Tool, huh? All right. What do you-
I- I love Tool. I've seen them twice, but the first time I went and saw Tool, they cut the hour- they cut the concert short by about an hour and a half because people were lighting their shirts on fire, throwing them on stage. A girl got thrown over the guardrail into the front of the stage, and Maynard cut it short because of what the crowd was doing.
Was that in Boise?
No- Yes, it was.
Yeah, I-
It was at the Idaho Center Amphitheater.
I remember that happening, and that was a Tool show I wasn't at, and I was like, "Yes, I'm glad I didn't go to that one." [laughs] 'Cause I would've been so mad.
Yeah, that was the- that- that was the first time I saw them with the Melvins, but the second time I saw them was with Meshuggah in Utah.
Oh, that- that was a great show. I was at that one. That one was really good.
Yeah, that was- that was so much better. But that w- that's the only concert I can think of, and it's like, why... If- if you're- and Maynard flat-out came out and said, "Hey, we're here to entertain you, not for you guys to beat the crap out of each other and do this and that."
[laughs]
And he cut the sh- the show short.
Yep, I- I did-
So-
... hear about that. And, uh, I mean, if there were flaming shirts going on the stage, as an artist, I guess I'd probably bail, too. [laughs]
Because i- during one song, Maynard just stopped s- singing, the band kept playing, and finally he told them, "Hey, stop." He's like, "Hey, if you guys are gonna keep doing this, we're not gonna come back."
Ah. Well, thankfully they eventually did. And hopefully they-
Yeah
... they will again soon. So... All right. That's-
Yeah.
That's fair, Scott. That's fair.
[laughs] All right, Victor. You have a good day.
You too, man. Peace.
Bye.
All right. Let's see if we can have somebody call who's not gonna mention Tool. Uh, Kay Bear, you're live on the Victor Wilt Show. Who's this?
Uh, this is Tyler.
Uh, say that again?
Tyler.
Are you talking to us on, like, a Bluetooth or hands-free?
I'm ju- I'm talking to you just on my phone.
Okay.
I don't have my- I don't have my Bluetooth on.
Okay, now it sounds better. It was a little, uh, screwed up at first. But, uh, yeah, what-
There we go.
What you got? Band with the worst fans?
I'm gonna say Cardi B and-
Cardi B?
... like, n- Nicki Minaj. They have some of the most annoying fan bases.
Now, is there anything in particular they do that is super annoying? 'Cause I- I- I don't pay a lot of attention to that fan base, I guess.
Well, um, my little sister was really into rap and that horrible style of music growing up. And, I mean, there's no substance to it aside from talking about parts that shouldn't be mentioned, so...
Thank you for saying something yourself. [laughs]
Yeah, it's just- It's- it's horrible. And now kids today see it online, and they think that's the coolest thing out there, so it's, uh... Yeah, it's deplorable, and their fans are pretty much, well, the same.
[laughs] Oh, all right. I mean, anything that makes parents mad, I kinda like, and I know that, uh-
Oh, yeah
... like, when that song WAP came out, people were in a huge uproar.
Oh, yeah.
And, uh-
Right
... so that- you know, I- that brought me a little joy to my heart, 'cause it reminded me of being a teenager and, you know, some of the music I listened to frightening parents. So, yeah, that-
Right.
You know, but a- a- again, as far as their fans go, I- I don't know. 'Cause, yeah, the songs, it- they weren't necessarily great. I just liked that they made people mad.
Oh, yeah. And everyone needs to stop banging on Tool.
That's right.
[laughs]
No more banging on Tool.
[laughs].
Take that, Revonda.
[laughs]
Revonda, darn you.
[laughs]
All right, man. You guys have a good one.
Hey, you too, man. Good to hear from you.
Y- yeah, bye.
Peace. All right.
Hello?
Is there anybody else calling?
No, that was all.
Okay. Well, you ended the call properly. Now, I'm trying to see the log from here. Okay, we do have some songs that we need to dump. So, okay, you see the eject button next to where it says, like, KCVI ALT 101 streaming? There's, like, you know, an- a little eject button to the right?
Uh, you might need to use the other mouse. There you go. All right. Uh, looking in the control room window to your left. All right. And then just kinda up and to the right, little eject button, and we'll- we'll deal with more calls after the break. All right, go, uh, to the left a little bit. No, down. To the left. Just to the left now. And down a little bit, to the left. There you go, that button. Push that, and then eject that song, the Limp Bizkit song, too. Now we're ready to go to commercial. So, to go to commercial, simple as hit the green button and turn our mics off. And we'll be back, everybody. [heavy metal music] Yo, it's the Victor Wilt Show. We're taking your calls on the bands that have the worst fans. And I've been called out multiple times already by listeners, saying Tool fans are the worst fans. I disagree. 208-535-1015, the number to call if you'd like to call and let us know who you think has the worst fans. I'll talk about a couple of my recent worst fans.Number one I'm gonna start with, and I know there's a lot of you that are gonna hate this, but we'll talk about Sleep Token fans. Now, I'm a pretty hardcore Sleep Token fan, but some of Sleep Token's fans are just so whiny and uptight. I went to this show in Boise, and it's an open floor show. Are you familiar, uh, Savannah, with an open floor concert?
Yes, I am.
Okay. So, you know you're gonna get bumped into, right? Everybody gets cr-
Yes, absolutely, yes.
People are going to touch you. You're gonna get bumped into. Now, don't inappropriately touch people, obviously. But, [sniffing] you know, I went to Sleep Token in Boise. It's a metal show. Some people would say they're not metal, but they're definitely super heavy. And I was like, "All right, Ben from The Advocates, let's go down in the crowd and get closer to the stage." So we start walking through the crowd and people just start, "Eh, eh, excuse you, eh, me, me." And I mean, just 'cause you're in a spot on an open floor doesn't mean you're guaranteed to have that spot. And this was like the most inactive, whiny crowd I had seen in ages. Uh, then I went and saw Seether at the, uh, Mountain America Center, and they had a pretty whiny crowd too. Uh, as far as annoying fans, I mean, Sleep Token fans I think are generally kind of obsessive, but Bad Omens has some pretty obsessive weird fans too. Let's go ahead and go to the phone, see what we got here. K-Bear, you're live on the show, keep that in mind. Who's this?
This is Derek.
Derek, what you got, man? Most annoying fan base.
Definitely Green Day.
Green Day?
Whoa.
Okay. That was an unexpected answer. Why Green Day?
Just within the last 10 years. Before that, they were great. Now their fans are just a bunch of whiny, little liberal crybabies.
Oh, so it's a political thing.
Absolutely. They hate America and the fans hate everybody too.
[laughs] Oh, geez. Now Green Day's always been a political band.
Yep.
Yeah. So, I, uh, you know, we had a discussion recently, uh, I, I actually got into an argument with the singer of From Ashes, Tonu Omline, 'cause he was saying bands should never talk about politics on stage. And my, my side was, you know, it's your stage, you should be able to talk about whatever you want. Like, you know, I, I could go to a show and like, I think, you know, Aaron Lewis babbling on about his politics on stage is annoying, but it's his stage. So I, I, that's kind of how-
Well, and he's drunk half the time too.
He is drunk half the time, but, yeah-
[laughs]
You know, I, I think, you know, as an artist, it's your stage. Even if I disagree with the politics, um, I think, you know, they have the right to say it. So, you know-
If you're-
... th- that, but that's just me.
Yep. You're gonna, you're gonna make 50% of them mad either way, but-
Y-
... their fans are crybabies. [laughs]
[laughs] I, I, I think that, uh, both sides, uh, definitely have crybabies, so, you know, I, I could be with you on that. Uh, yeah.
Fair enough.
They c- they can definitely be annoying. Any, any side that gets a little bit extreme can be very annoying, so.
Yeah.
All right, man. Well, appreciate the call.
All right. Take it easy.
Take it easy, man. Peace.
Bye.
208-535-1015, the number to call. I wanna know what fan base is the worst. What band has the worst fans? Getting any calls over there? I can't see the phone.
No, I have not.
Oh, shame on you, callers. What's your problem? I'm trying to train Savannah here. You can't call me with a simple answer. Yeah, we've been getting some good answers with some good reasons. Um, yeah, who, who else has annoying fan bases? I mean, really lately, Bad Omens and Sleep Token are the ones that stand out to me. But anytime bands get really, really big and popular, you, you get an influx of annoying people. And a lot of them may have never been to a concert before, especially people who like find artists on TikTok. So they go to a show and they don't know what to expect. And each generation's a little bit different. Like, you know, me and Jade growing up, you go, you go to a show and it's an open floor show, like, shoving your way to the front is just part of the deal. Perfectly acceptable. Younger crowds hate that. Uh, let's go ahead and go to the phones.
K-Bear, you are live on the show. Keep that in mind. Who's this?
What's up, boss? This is Stewart.
Stewart, what you got? Worst fans.
Death in December fans are just so whiny.
[laughs]
Uh, you know what? Not only do they have the worst fans, but they're probably the worst band of all time. Death in December, I'm glad they don't exist anymore. And man, their guitarist gotta be one of the worst dudes I've ever met in my life.
He d- right? They whined themselves out of existence.
Oh, dude. Their, they have some of the whiniest songs I've ever heard. I couldn't believe they even had fans. It's amazing. [laughs]
Right.
[laughs]
Good call, Stewart. I don't know how I didn't think h- h- how I didn't think about them. I used to fight with their fans online just for fun.
[laughs]
Oh, I know. It was epic.
Yeah. It was a great time. That was when Victor Wilt made his, uh-
[laughs]
... online forum debut. [laughs]
[laughs]
Good call, Stewart. And, uh, I hope you have a great rest of the day, man.
For sure. You too, man.
Right on, man. Peace.
Peace.
Uh, Death in December was Jade's band when we were both-
[laughs]
... uh, teenagers. So, yes. [laughs]
[laughs]
Obviously the worst fans to, you know, like that kind of music. And now that we have reached the top of the 10 o'clock hour, it's basically time for the show to be over. So, uh, do you feel like you comfortably learned how to use the phone system?
I definitely know how to use it better than I did when I first walked in here.
All right. And do you know, you know how to turn the mics on and off, and you know how to fire up the next element in NextGen, and you know, you know what to do to get us off the air, right, and stop our yapping?
I think so.
All right. Let's see.
[instrumental music]
Thank you again for tuning in to the Victor Wilt Show. This program's a production of Riverbend Media Group. To contact the show or for more information, hit us up at riverbendmediagroup.com.