¶ The Best and Worst of 2023
Hi everyone , welcome to All About the Joy . Tony will be here in a second . He just stepped away from the computer for a moment and yeah , so Chris Gales and I had a conversation going back and forth about him wanting to come back on the show . So I knew today that he may or may not be able to make it .
So he just texted me and he's stuck on Beale Street , which means he's playing . He's still playing . You know what I mean ? I'm like do your thing , my brother . So hey , tony .
Hi , so I don't know how y'all doing . I'm not at home .
So glad to see you . Oh , I guess I should put the chat on , not that I think anyone want to come and chat with us , but how you guys been . Rick , let's start with Tony , because he's kind of like the one-time guest . How you doing with your peach snobs and everything .
How's that hanging out , that drinking ? I have golden apple . Thank you very much .
Golden apple right , whiskey right Wink wink .
Yes , ok , wink , wink .
You like the flavored whiskies .
It's so funny what I wanted to do was get what was new and try it at least once . So that was the whole thing when I was doing the thing with the crown peach . It was a new flavor . It's pretty much the newest thing out there that was affordable , oh .
Oh my god .
Hey Brian .
He's moving on slow motion . When is this , or notches ?
When is this when is notches , Nice to see you . Thanks for coming on . I invited Ted and JoJo , I invited everybody Cynthia , Andrea because I thought we might want to say goodbye to 2023 as the family we've become .
Just kidding . Yeah , I was rushing because eating dinner , but I'm also smoking some chicken thighs for work tomorrow , along with the brisket that I'm taking to work tomorrow .
Wait , are you guys having a party or something ?
It's kind of like a post-Christmas , pre-new Year party , nice , a lunch party .
That's something you got in your back pocket that I like , the cooking thing , that's a good thing .
Yeah , he does , brian , because , like crazy , he's a little bit ridiculous with it . I ain't mad at him , he's a bit ridiculous man .
He's mad at him because he ain't bringing it to your house , because you live too far away .
He's a bit ridiculous .
He's real ridiculous . We can talk about where we can meet at , it ain't even a problem . We just haven't done it yet , oh , ok , ok . I did I was talking about .
I told him , like if we meet up for steaks , if he brings A1 out , we're fine .
I was just going to say that . I was just going to say that .
Wait , wait , wait . What happened with Tron with A1 ? Because he likes to put ketchup on stuff .
He said if you cook a steak properly , you should have the season . So I'm going to bring A1 and Hines 57 .
You cannot put A1 on steak you shouldn't have been A1 on steak . I'll beg your pardon , brian , do you put A1 on steak ?
How dare you insult me ?
OK , I just want to make sure we're on the same page . Like I'm not crazy . Dare you insult me I would rather that you put ketchup on a steak than A1 .
You know what I mean .
Because at least you bring it back . That's worse , no no , no , no , no , no , brian , I would never . First of all , I eat the steak the way in which the chef cooks it . I'm not even one of those people who's like medium rare , medium well , I'm like however the chef wants it . That's how I'm going to eat it , right , because I trust the chef .
Usually medium rare , but whatever .
But I'm just saying if you're going to put A1 on it .
I'd rather that you just go old school back in the day and grab your ketchup and keep it real . You know what I mean .
Well done .
A1 is like pretend fancy . It's like that mustard , diesel mustard . You know that .
It's like fancy Wow .
Yeah , it's like trying too hard , but yeah .
Well , I taste it before I season it , and most places I go to I won't have too anymore . When I was a kid I used to just put it on , no problem .
If Brian cooked you a steak , you would put A1 on it .
No , I would taste it first . Honestly , I would taste it first . He would taste it first . I would taste it first . Look at his face .
Look at his face . Brian would slam into the ground if he tried to put A1 on it . I would Look at that . Look at that , try me , you're smelling me If you're going to put A1 on your hands on anything , get a hamburger Exactly .
You're a part of it .
Exactly , you don't put it on a delicious steak , I will put lourries on your steak , ok , oh .
God .
Oh God Wow .
The distrust .
That , yeah , it's terrible . Cynthia said A1 , if it's well done because it needs flavor , what ? Oh my goodness God we're so showing our ghetto roots tonight .
Oh yeah , you know , we need plenty .
Wow , that's the way to go .
Salt and pepper and ketchup makes it worse .
OK , here's the thing . It depends on who's cooking it and what the quality of the steak is . That's what matters . Where's your Brian ? Ok , wait Brian . What are you ? Am I wrong ?
Brian's a huge foodie . One second , oh God , I need a drink for this .
I'm about to get mine in a second too . Don't worry , I'm going to give it a first drink .
I'm about to get mine . Hold on .
Why do you guys need a drink over that ?
Brian's a huge foodie .
I know , but I'm not saying anything that's incorrect .
No , you're fine , we just keep our glasses to act like .
Yeah , but he's actually like so depressed about the conversation of steak .
The point you can touch up on any steak is blasphemy to him .
Of course it is I'm just kidding Respectful , oh my God , ok .
Respectful .
All right , ok , so let's talk about everyone's year . I mean , I don't know what I came into , tony , when you and Rick were talking about his way .
I was just thinking about what I did for the holidays . I saw nothing major , oh yeah .
Brian , what about you ?
Yeah , what did you do for the holidays ? Or was it good ? Whatever it was you did .
It was good , got cash , got booze , more booze , more cash .
And then Don't call Steve Austin what .
More cash , More booze . What More booze cash ?
And I got like some hair products , so it's pretty cool .
So the question was how was your holiday ? Not what did you get ? It was good , it was good I said it was good .
So the holidays to him means what the gifts he gets .
The gifts he gets right . How much did you get Exactly ?
Clear skies , sunny , at 55 degrees , awesome .
Being with 60 . Yeah , that is chilly . Yeah , it was 60 degrees , she said it's chilly .
I was in shorts and flip flops , with a sleeveless shirt .
Yeah , I live in California . That's too chilly . I'm cold . Now Look , I have on a sweater and it's like probably 64 out or 65 .
I mean it's cold outside . I have both of my bedroom windows open and I have the ceiling fan on .
There's no prize . You know if you can withstand the cold more or not . There's no like .
No .
It's lovely , the best time of the year . Well , it's Texas , doesn't matter . Do you know what I ?
mean it doesn't matter , it's Texas , it doesn't matter .
OK , let's go into . I'm glad you're here , brian . Thank you , I'm glad you're here . Ok , so I sent some , some quick clips of what I want to talk about . I just wanted to ask people what was the best part or the worst part ? Let's start with the worst part of 2023 , if you want to share .
It could be a movie , music , it could be time at work , whatever a person . Well , you know , let's not be mean on people , but , rick , why don't you go first ?
So I can kind of combine a worse and the best at the same time . But it's Cool , it's awkward . But so the worst was mom was outside . She had taken her night pills , so she's sleepy , and kept saying please come inside , please come inside , please come inside . Then she finally convinced her to come inside .
She reached for the railing and was short and went straight down and dislocated her shoulder so she ended up in the nursing home . I think she was there for about three weeks . So that's the bad , but those three weeks I had peace . Right , so that was a good and a bad thing , yeah .
And you felt a little guilty about that and I was like no , it makes sense . You know you needed a little bit of a break . It's not like you made it happen or anything . Yes , exactly Now . Yeah , so go ahead , tony , what you got .
The best part of the year . I did get over being sick from being sick last year , because most of last year I was hurting bad Really . Yes , I had . I had COVID and it was bothering me all the way from last January , but I had it till this past , joe .
I did not know that . Oh my God . Ok , so that was lingering for a while .
Quite a while . I don't feel as if the last year and Rick was there for both of them he knows , he saw it and everybody who knows me they were like , no , he ain't lying , he ain't faking , because I was . I've had a lot of vaccinations and inoculations in my life . I never felt anything like that .
So why would anyone think you're faking it ?
Oh , you were just saying no , they can't document what's wrong with you . That's what kicked my butt . I went to a doctor afterwards . I had to go to doctors to see what was going on and check for any lingering symptoms , and I told them what I had . They knew about it but they couldn't prove it .
I would go do all the tests to see they see everything was wrong . I mean , they see everything that was right , but they couldn't tell me what was going on with me . That's one of my biggest complications . What happened ? When people talk about what they're going through a COVID , they can't prove it .
I'm the first to be like I can relate and I got co-workers that went through the same thing . I know people with relatives are going through the same thing . I can carry that conversation and people will be like this happened to me too , like I know , and they can't prove it Wait , you were diagnosed with COVID .
Yeah , I literally took the test and had it came back positive .
Okay , so you were diagnosed with COVID , but then you had underlying issues that they couldn't I do have pre-existing conditions myself .
I'm not going to figure out what's happening and the lingering symptoms afterwards Right .
Yeah .
I mean literally like the fatigue is insane and I was literally driving to work , sitting on the overpass in line to get into work and fell asleep in a car with the car running . Now I'm going home , I just wouldn't go to work . That was a good thing . I think the worst thing was when I had to move , because that was something that I was fighting .
I really was fighting .
No , COVID was a bad thing .
What do you mean ? That was a bad thing . Well , what I said was getting over .
It was a good thing , oh , getting over it .
I was like that's it .
I'm like that move must have been horrible . The move was horrible .
The move was horrible , right , but .
I was saying I thought you meant worse than COVID , but it was horrible .
But you've gotten to it , the worst thing , I think , for this year , and even though I'm over it now and I'm good and I'm comfortable , it was just something else and I hate losing battles that I'm like hard sit on trying to work on . So that was the biggest thing for me .
OK , hey , brian .
Hey Carmen .
What about you ? I know you probably didn't get to read what I wrote , but I was just wondering if you wanted to share some good or bad parts of the past year . I know talking to me on a regular basis now is probably joyful and happiness . He's doing good today .
I haven't warmed up yet he's holding back , he's holding back . I haven't warmed up yet .
OK , go ahead .
I would have to say this is probably one of my better years , just with my job and everything , because I had opportunities to go help other branches in different states , which is kind of cool , and I mean the only downside is just just taking care of my truck one thing at a time .
Yeah .
I mean because , yeah , so that probably would probably say it'd be the only minor negative thing , but most of all , I think this is one of my better years .
Really . Oh , that's awesome .
Celebrating my birthday in Vegas and then just yes , yes , and I mean , things are on the up and up .
So Awesome , that's cool . So for me , I think I cleaned up something that was really bad all year
¶ Workload, Breaks, and 2024 Goals
for me . I've been working way too much , I am too tired , I have too many clients . It's just I've taken on more than I could chew . And then I'm trying to do all about the joy . I'm trying to do all this stuff and I think you noticed , rick , this week I didn't post nothing . I'm like you know what I'm done .
I'm not editing , I'm not doing nothing , I just need a break , like you know . It's like the holiday or whatever I called . I talked to a couple of my clients today because , again , it was this like you don't have to work all week , it's part of your bonus and gift . I'm like OK , cool , and why am I working all week ?
And so I talked to each one of my clients today . I sent them all an email separately and I'm like I can't do this . There's too much . Working 50 , 60 hours a week is not what I signed up for . You know what I mean . So something's got to give . And here are some ideas and this is what I'm willing to do .
And they were all like when I say all , I mean three of them .
The other two are cool , but the three of them I just it just became like you know how , like people ask you to work and then you do it , and then they keep asking you , and then they keep asking you , and then they just assume , they just assume you're going to keep doing it and for the same thing for the same thing .
They're not like saying , oh , if you do this , we'll give you another $100 or something . You know what I mean . They're not doing that . So , yeah , that's one of the things I did . I kind of just made that decision to put a stop to it . You know what's so weird ?
Because I was so stressed about having the conversation and what I didn't realize is , when you tell people what you need , sometimes they come forward and say , ok , we'll figure it out . You know what I mean and I was grateful for that .
So , ok , cool , what about and this isn't about resolutions , but any thoughts of what you want to do or look forward to in 2024 ? And I'll start to give you guys a minute to think about it . One of the things I really love that I did in 2023 is I stopped drinking alcohol , and I haven't done it on purpose . I know Tony's like .
Well , that's one of the two things I honestly would go here .
Peach knobs I had .
No , I'm going to get on you in the schnapps . I'm going to buy you a bottle .
You're not going to have had schnapps before . That's why I know it . You know what's so funny . Andrea turned on and she's like you know it's not really peach knobs . I'm like are you kidding ?
me . I told her where she's been . I saw it .
Of course I know it's not , because when I was growing up and in college , my two drinks were Midori shower , just like Kool-Aid with a little bit of alcohol , basically , and peach schnapps . That's why I know what it is . So I was just making fun of you , but I've really gotten into mocktails . Have you guys had mocktails ?
Never , brian's like OK , we just had the steak conversation , I'm not doing this . Do you guys even know what mocktails are ?
Specifically no , I do not .
Oh my god . Ok , it's really not a big deal . It's non-alcoholic drinks that you get at a bar that are actually fancy and cute . You know what I mean ? It's just , instead of saying , can I just have a shimble ? The house specials . I'm sorry .
The house , but it's like their house specials .
No , you can actually ask for I don't know what's a fancy drink that people always get .
Tom Collins .
Tom Collins or whatever . But you can say can I have a mocktail Tom Collins or something ? Well , tom Collins , that's like liquor , right , that's just all liquor .
Yeah , but something that's fancy to most people .
But like Sex on the Beach for a good example , like something like a Sex on the Beach or one of these , or like Pina Colada , right , one of these kind of drinks you can say I want a mocktail . Look , you guys are hardcore drinkers . I am not , and I'm shen because , ricky , you don't drink either . Right , not at all .
And yeah , they're non-alcoholic drinks , but they're not like can I have a Shirley Temple and what ?
I've got to say is I forgot about ?
it .
Yeah , you know what I mean it's exactly , so if she does the virgin drinks , I can get it . Yeah , yeah .
So it's just fun because you can still be with everyone at the bar and the party or whatever . So I love that . I figured that out this year and it was just by accident , because I took some co-workers out to dinner just to say thank you to them and they both were like you don't mind if we just get mocktails . I'm like what's a mocktail ?
I thought it was a fancy drink . It is , but it's just non-alcoholic drinks . So I'm bringing that into 2024 . So I'm excited about that . Ok , why don't you tell us , Tony , what you're looking for in 2024 ?
I kind of want to get back to where I was in a single step , having a house , oh OK , and I want to say maintaining it . We did get the house together . I tried to keep it myself . I lost out . Sure , I know why . I'm able to make some moves to fix that . So I want to get back to that level .
How long have you been divorced again ? I'm sorry .
I'm sorry .
How long have you been divorced again ?
This month is the year that was finalized .
Oh yeah , so it's still kind of new for you . That's new , it is .
And then you moved . I'll be honest as I got out , as I got here , as I've been trying to regroup myself , I'm getting more and more over it . I went over there for Christmas . It was cool , family still welcoming and everything and yeah , I just got to get back . I got to get back to me .
You got to get back to you .
There's a thing about getting to you and that about you and somebody else anymore . I got him , I got my son on my mind and I said I got my oldest on my mind . That's pretty much it . I don't have a spouse on my mind .
So how do you do that , though ? How do you ?
Time .
Time .
I've been very honest about taking my time doing it . I've always told people if you get out of a situation relationship , relationship , marriage take half of the time of the relationship or whatever to recover . And we've been separated about three and a half years . Next month will be three and a half years .
I'll somewhat push myself , but I actually got a part of me that's apathetic . I don't care and that's some of the pain personally for me , because I want 100% into it so I can meet people . They can want to do something . I'm like , no , why not ? I don't feel like it , but it's been a long time .
Yeah for you , but I don't care about you the way I cared about her . I don't care about you the way I cared about her . I'm at a point where if you push me , you can take your ass on . That's very hard for me because I'm also a very patient dude and I'll deal with stuff and I'll put up with things .
But I'm at a point now I got to stop ignoring red flags . That's very hard . That's why I got to stop ignoring red flags , because I'm the kind of dude you got to get people dead anyway . You got to let people be themselves and certain red flags aren't my fault , so I'll deal with it .
But some red flags nowadays you can go , I don't know , I'm just laughing .
I'm not laughing at you .
I'm laughing because Rick is over .
I'm not going to deal with any more pettiness . I don't need nobody researching me .
I don't need nobody going through my whatever you know what You're going to , just do the best you can with what you have in front of you .
Well , I got to maintain , and that's all you need to do . You did the best you could in the past too . Maintain myself is a very big goal .
Yes .
We always have something in want to share . Sharing hasn't necessarily cost me , but me losing focus is what cost me . So I have to maintain myself and I don't blame anybody for what I'm going through anymore , because I'm the kind of dude If I got it , I want to help other people get theirs . I got to get mine and maintain it .
You got to take care of you . Let me just say Melanie said preach Tony .
When I posted a little ad for this , I said bye , bye 2023 and hello 2024 , looking for more . So kind of the same thing .
Looking for more . Yeah , brian , what you looking for ?
I mean always , like you know , self-improvement . I mean I know I still got a lot of areas to work on , but you know , at the time of mine you've just been taking part in something like that . They'll get handled eventually as time goes on .
But mainly to , like Tony's point , just mainly focusing on myself and not being , yeah , I mean good , like like I could relate , to turn like just the little things , the distractions you know , I kind of kind of went . So now I'm like gotta be in the zone because my , my overall end goal is like handle everything .
And then for reward to myself , like later in the year I don't know , I might I'm thinking , oh , I mean I'll see if I can find like $49 a night kind of room , but but yeah , but I think like like to reward myself , you know cuz I'm just gonna just mainly focus and grind .
But to reward myself , I'm thinking like I don't know , italy , reykjavik , wyoming , I have no idea . Yeah , reykjavik , iceland , yeah , I mean , it's just I Would I . And also to like what I want to do is like I want to have like one National vacation and then one international vacation .
I love that within the year .
Yeah , that's also like what I have set forth as well .
That's your goal . Yeah , you said that before . I'm gonna make sure I like I'm taking two weeks off and going away and I'm just gonna be on an island and with a whole bunch of my friends and I'm excited about it and I haven't done that in a long time . But , Rick , what about you ? What are you looking forward to in 24 ?
So back to my mom again . Sorry , it's all consuming . It seems like right . He's got her on it and the doctor's got her on new medicine that's supposed to hopefully help with memory and stuff . It gives us this accumulative effect to go , so might not really kicking good until January , so I'm hoping it helps With stuff like that .
¶ Discussion on Movies and TV Favorites
But yeah , looking into , maybe see what I could do as far as like maybe a little side hustles , maybe a little extra figuring out little things only fans .
You guys are so serious .
You know we keep ideas . If I , if I were doing the fans that show my feet . That's all you can see . You know what .
There's probably money in that . I would stay off of only fans . I'm just yeah , writing we need to travel somewhere and all hang out . No , this is how this whole boozy thing started .
I don't have boozy money , but I would try .
Together with LNMP and 8 a tj somewhere .
That would be fun to do a live Interesting broadcast would be bananas . But how ?
would we do that , though , I mean , and then not , not , where would get we ? But you can't ? We'd have to have mics , it would be . That would be a whole different thing .
So he's got an agenda for you . Karma what it has an agenda for you .
Ted Hicks , 2024 , hosting a Tj during Carmen's two-week vacation . Yes , contrary to our host , this is Okay . First of all , I don't know why . Why does he want to use my brand ? That's so badly ? I don't need it from sports people .
No offense , but you're we do current events very well , thank you , you , you do current events for half a second .
Then it's like so the bills played that and I'm like oh my god , can we stay on on topic ?
that has been this year . Previously , when I was on with it , I've been broke has to almost three years now . We did current events on .
I've never seen your show and you only done current events .
Yeah , we did it for about a year or two . Yeah , but I'm concerned about the .
I need more sports . No , no , I don't want you guys do sports and you do it so well . And here's what I do love about Late night parents is that you guys are all men and you do talk about stuff . But I wish , like , when you're talking about social stuff , that's actually the interesting part , you know what I mean ? Like it gets so fascinating .
First up Rick for a Marvel centric episode , see , and he's not you're not gonna invite me up . I'm into Marvel . Yeah , you are . Why don't you come visit ? Why don't ?
you come .
I'm not a sports person either , but the thing that does amuse me is when you guys talk about the people slapping the crap out of each other .
Yeah .
Jojo , jojo and I yeah , we talked about power slap league .
I like . Out of all of you , he's my favorite . You're trying to learn him . We don't want you .
He's a Red Sox fan too .
I know he is cuz he's on the East Coast . Tony , did you know who I like ?
I'm not going there with you .
I watch that whole show . When that man's on , I'm like huh , I'm like hi everyone .
Yeah , yeah you're right , we're gonna call Blaze next time .
Blaze .
I love Blaze . You know who I'm talking about .
I'm talking about .
Is this name Tim ?
Is that his name ? I'm going to watch the news next time , Wait so .
Rick , I tell Tony , like on a TV show , I'm like that man is fine . He is so pretty , like when I first saw him .
Yeah , this is the episode I said .
He goes , he's married and I'm like I didn't say I want to sleep with him , I just said that man is fine you know what I mean .
It was like his skin . It was smooth as buttermilk . He's got that jawline , that's what she was drooling .
Okay , let me just say , tony , I did not say all that .
But clearly somebody else , your body language .
Somebody else noticed his attitude , because I did not say all that , that's the first thing you'll look at . No , he is pretty Right , because you guys don't , you guys don't look at that first ? Sure , okay , how about movies and TV ? Do you have a favorite from 2023 ? Hoaching 101 .
Of course , you first .
So I got to think about Marvel . Was Dr Strange this year , or was it last year ?
I can't believe he didn't just flirt out Loki , loki , wow .
Well , that's a movie , you said .
That's a show . That's a show .
Loki was excellent . Loved it , loved it , loved it . I thought it was great , very well done .
Are you watching ? What If you kidding me ? Of course , I'm actually behind a couple of episodes .
I'm still on the other , tony Stark . I haven't finished .
Okay , hey , I haven't started season two yet , oh now you know how it feels , mr . Oh well , I was kidding .
Yeah , now you know how it feels . Yeah , I'm not saying you have to be quick , you have to be careful , but I was glad to see Brian . I'm just saying I'm , I'm defending you , brian , but it's only because I haven't seen it , because if I had seen it , we'd be talking about all of it , regardless of whether or not you say it .
So just see how nice I'm being trying to sort it .
You said virtual hug Virtual hug . Yeah , you go .
Yeah , Loki was very well done .
I thought , yeah , I would say one of the best of the year . Loki was one of the best of the year . Like I enjoyed watching that back to back . I did not feel like I had to watch it after you told me .
And one thing that I enjoy is because I'm I have this uncanny ability to predict what's going to happen . But when I watch something and I literally oh , I didn't see that coming a mile away .
I love that because I always people hate going to the movies with me because I'm like watch what's going to happen , it's going to be , and then like , did you watch this ? No , I'm just good .
Just because you're talking out loud is not because none of us can predict it .
Some things are very formal , but we don't like talking to Rick's point , I mean like when my ex-girlfriend and I were with to go see the movie Regie , I could automatically , within the first 30 seconds when the movie just started , I could automatically say , oh , she's going to hang herself . And then , like a few minutes later , she hung herself . She's like .
Did you say it out loud in the movie theater ?
No , I just whispered to her ear . I'm like she's going to hang herself .
I have a feeling Rick is a taco .
No , I don't say it to everybody , but the one thing I do do that's annoying is , if something's funny , I kind of laugh really loud and that embarrasses people .
What are the movies I'll ? tell you , mine , and then I don't think any of you have seen it . So I went and saw Maestro , unbelievably done with Bradley Cooper , the story of Leonard Bernstein . You don't know who he is , that's okay , but if you ever saw the play West Side Story , yes , okay .
So the music from West Side Story , that's the Maestro , right , that's the . He's the writer , composer of most of the music there . So it was a beautifully done movie , like piece of art , and it was Bradley Cooper directed it , acted in it and I think he also wrote parts of it too . So , watching a genius in motion in my lifetime .
I love when that happens . The other person that I loved and this was a while back is Lin-Manuel Miranda . Do you know who he is ? Hamilton Hamilton .
And he did sound like .
Hermawanna .
Yes , of course . But you know like I love these moments when you see geniuses like in their moment of just being amazing . And I feel like Bradley Cooper is having that moment . He's just absolutely brilliant as a director and as an actor and it's just well done . And that was my favorite movie this year .
And I haven't seen color purple yet , but I'm going to see it next week . I don't know how that is yet .
So what about you guys ? Movies ? I was always sorry to interrupt , not to interrupt the subject , but I've always wondered , like , how difficult is it to direct and be an actor in the same thing that you're doing ? Like , what level of ?
Watch Clint Eastwood . Does it like , like it's nothing now , yeah , clint Eastwood writer , director and producer .
But it's hard , it's not an easy thing to do . You have to have that talent . I mean , you said Clint Eastwood . You didn't say like some 20 year old somebody else . You know what I mean . It's a tough thing . So Clint Eastwood's up there . You know what I mean . Like I mean yeah , yeah , yeah .
I mean because everybody , everybody wonders that too , like how does he do it ? But I mean Clint , clint just does it . I could probably say like the Marvels was a flop , but Wonka was good . I went to go see Wonka the other night . That was really good .
Wasn't really Okay .
Yeah , yeah . Basically , wonka is like how he became Wonka , because on the previous movies he was already established . So now it's like what do he do to get established ?
So like an origin story kind of yes , it is yeah .
Yeah , yeah , yeah , good back origin story .
Yeah yeah , timothy . Chalamet right I forgot what his name was , yeah .
Yeah .
Timothy Chalamet .
The guy that played Wonka . Also , he did Dune , which was really good yeah , that's Timothy Chalamet , yeah .
That's him . Yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah .
I heard of him . I heard of him . I told him you got to watch the original one to like this one . And I haven't seen the original at all yet . Oh I don't know if that's true . Okay , I'm going to watch them both on purpose For me . The best movie this year to me was Top Gun Maverick . I loved it .
That was a good movie , was it ?
It was a sequel that was worth the wait . They did it right . Elvis was good too . I didn't watch Elvis , I didn't , but he did , oh , the original story . He didn't either . He did it right . They played everything all the way through . I was like I'm a aircraft dude and I was losing my mind with those new planes that was in there . It was .
I just loved everything about that .
That was a great action movie storyline Val Kilmer coming back as Iceman . I mean I was like crying because I love Val Kilmer .
That was really well done . Val was actually that sick . My understanding he's actually that sick he still came out .
Oh no , no , he has been for a long time .
Yes , he played it .
Yeah , no , no , no , he has throat cancer .
Yeah .
He had to talk to him in around Hulu . Yes , and it was so well done yeah .
They missed the key piece of that movie the plane that Tom Cruise was working on . It's a P-51 Mustang . That's actually the plane of Tuskegee Airmen flew and one of the original graduating classes of Top Gun was a Tuskegee Airmen . They threw that in there as well . Yes , oh , I missed that . They threw that in there and I had to start video one .
I was like wait a minute . I had to go back and look and yeah , that was . That was one of the subliminals that was in that movie that I actually appreciate .
Oh , I love when they do that . Okay , I have to catch that again then .
And I want to tell Brian me we was talking about Walker . Earlier this week I took Jason to see it . I caught a few things in that movie but I thought they did it very well . They did do Walker well .
It made disturb a couple of folks who are deep diggers or whatever , but as far as what they were trying to do in the story they were telling , I thought they did a good job .
What's a deep ? What's a deep ?
It's kind of Peter Pownish to me . There's a Peter Pownish what . There's a Peter Powne element to that movie . Okay , and he came in and I don't want to give the whole story away because it's only been out for a month , but it was good . They did it right . I want to throw that out there before anything else comes out . I caught a couple things .
I'm going to wait a couple months before I talk about it . I caught a couple things when I was watching because I was like , okay , I'll wait , I'll wait , I'll wait , but they did it good , they did it good .
I'm going to say two things out loud . Ted Hicks , I know you're trying to come up and I've put you up , but there you are .
How you ?
doing . Thank you , ted , for stopping by . Hi , how are you ?
How are you ?
What's up bro ?
Doing good hey what's going on everyone ?
Ted , how you doing Pretty good . How are you Good ? How was this past holiday for you ?
Holiday's been great . Holiday's been great , uneventful , and that's how we like it . Yeah , uneventful , and Tony was talking about what he was talking about , a movie or yeah , we were talking about our favorite movies or TV shows from 2023 .
So he was talking about Top Gun and that he really enjoyed it . And you know , yeah , what was your favorite movie of the year , if you were able to see any ?
What was my favorite movie ? Avatar . That was a lot of work . I did watch it . What was my favorite movie that I watched a couple of ?
times . I can tell you an intriguing movie that just came out Leave the World Behind . The Obamas had a part of that , I guess .
What is it ? Leave the .
World Behind . Oh , it's a production company . Yeah , it's an intriguing you saw it , mm-hmm .
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Julia Roberts , kevin Feet .
Oh yeah , it's about like the cyber stocking something , right yeah ?
Well , it was stocking . It was just like a Apocalyptic . The title says it Leave the World Behind , yeah . Okay , okay okay , all right , all right , all right . Look at him Like don't say anything . Don't say anything , right , all right .
Yeah .
Yes .
Hmm .
Okay , just go on watching and scratch Hercela , I leave in it .
Yes , and we love him . Did he win ?
an Oscar or two .
He was nominated twice and he won once already .
Yeah , carl , I'm going to give a favor from you two , since you were over there in that area , see if he's still going to play Blade or not , because I saw the story when he wasn't . I think he is , I think he is .
I think they scrapped that project , did they ? Yeah Blade , yeah , blade yeah .
No , he's supposed to be the new blade . I had an article that came around October , I think it was . They said they're going to bring Wesley Snipes back .
I was like whoa Tony , he's so cute . Just because I live here doesn't mean I have a different connection .
I mean you know you be in the industry . Every time I see something , you know I'm in the industry .
Let me just give him a quick ring . Yeah , yeah .
Somebody knows somebody ? No , no , no .
Toby went to high school with Wesley Snipes .
No , no , no , no , I was in there . Oh , okay , I'm going to call them the new blade .
Yeah , cause apparently , like on on Marvel , there's going to be , if there's like , a couple of projects that got scrapped , but then they're going to do some rewrites .
Scrapped or pushed because of the writer strike and the actor say aren't they pushed back ?
No , well , I think they're . I think they're scrapping and doing rewrites , cause a lot of people are saying , if you're going to do a story , make the story good , because how the last couple of Marvel stuff kind of just flopped big time Got you yeah . So that was the one thing .
So they're just like they're going to put all of all the stuff on pause , do some rewrites and go from there . Okay .
I'll tell you now Mission impossible . I didn't see you Mission impossible . It wasn't ghost protocol , it was . I think it was fallout . No , I don't think it's fallout , it's like Dave reckoning or something like that .
Mission impossible . You thought was good at . That's already streaming on HBO or something . Yeah , yeah .
I went and sold it in the movies . I saw that and I saw the only two movies I saw this year . Actually , are you guys talking about physically in the movie or watching it Just ?
what you liked in 2023 . We're just talking about the year Different topic .
I wanted to like . I wanted to like Indiana Jones . I was really all pumped up , really , let me tell yeah .
I was like I don't want to do it .
I don't want to do it . I don't want to do it . I don't want to do it , I just want to do it yeah . I thought the same way . I forgot I saw that movie .
That's how bad it was . We went to the movie theater .
Me and my God daughter , yeah yeah , and the movie theater to go see it .
And I was like all right , and yeah yeah , and looking I was like I was like I'm not going to go see it , I'm not going to go see it , I'm not going to train , and we're jumping off the roof and we're doing this , and I was like we both looked at each other and she was just 15 .
She was like this is exhausting . I'm like 25 minutes was a let down . When All right , I'm going to say something you have an 80 year old man running and you have a 25 year old face on it and I'm like , okay , this .
Right , right . Something's not right about this .
Yeah , this is the first thing there's a record of this . This is the first thing this was . It was a weird CGI thing , it was .
It was really weird , and the first act was like I said that first , I mean well , you know this , I'm karma . It was 25 minutes .
Yeah , yeah .
Yeah , because they were trying to build a story around the younger Indiana Jones . Yeah , and they were using him , but they used . I don't know if it's CGI and they made Robert Downey Jr really thin in Endgame . You believed it . You know what I mean . Like you really believed it , remember .
They made him really thin because he was starving and so they used that all the time , you know . Oh , cynthia said Barbie . I guess Tony reacted and then said Tony , barbie was great , sounds like the old movie Cliffhanger Bullet Train is really good . That was good too . Oh , okay , kimmy Callie said leave the world behind Was really really good .
So I'm a go , because Rick and Kimmy Kimmy , kimmy , kimmy Callie said for me to go .
But the ending don't be so prepared for , like what are you talking ?
about Leave the world behind . Yeah , okay , no , no , don't tell me nothing .
There's definitely something that you could watch more than once , because there's a lot like wait , there's a lot happened and it's like did you get it all ? So , you almost want to watch it again , and the ends left up to interpretation . You don't really know what happened in the end .
Wow , awesome Okay .
Oh , the one with the kid that plays Spider-Man , but he's a schizophrenic . That was a good show . That was a really good show .
I don't know . I don't know what that's about .
Something room , crowded room , crowded room . That was good , I did not see that ?
I did not see that . What about ? I'm going to give a shout out to Barbie . Barbie was an amazingly phenomenal , interesting , quirky , social moving , thought-provoking , and I'm just so happy it was made also by a woman , because it killed in the box office and we need that . We need more different people at stores .
It killed , so you know Bravo for moving forward . Okay , yeah , yeah , no , go ahead , it's all good , it's all good .
There's no rules . I found it interesting that they also didn't . They do Oppenheimer at the same time .
Oppenheimer was great but too depressing . Oppenheimer came after Barbie . No , there was around the same time , that's why the Golanian ? Barb and Hymer .
Yeah , it was like a double feature . Yeah , they both did well , but I had to force myself to get through that one . I got to lie it was sad .
It was sad . Yeah , that was a sad movie . Ok what about music , any great , amazing music or videos , or were you all became Swifties this year ? I didn't either . I respect her , I'm happy for her . I think she was pretty amazing and I did see the concert . It's just not my music , but I get it .
I get it and I love the whole kind of sister thing with her and Beyonce . You know , because people were trying to pit them against each other and there's not going to be any of that with Beyonce .
Yeah , that was just money . Put the two together and y'all going to make a killing off of it .
No , but they are together . But people are always trying to pit them against each other , right ? Oh , the music nowadays .
It does .
I can't swear no more In the last week of 2023 , I am not swearing , so I cannot use that word . But hey , I'm almost . We got two more minutes .
I can do it without , so we were we were arguing on my broadcast if that word actually is a swear or not . Get the swear .
Not the way she used it .
I'm going to say music wise . I just heard this last week . I'm a hip hop fan . Everybody knows it , if you like rap music at all . Paul Wall dropped the album last week , a week before . It was good , it wasn't too bad . It wasn't too bad , it wasn't too out the wall .
It was good for those , I want to say those of us who are old school hip hop as , or those of us who know hip hop and miss what we had 10 , 20 years ago .
Oh really .
And almost yeah , that was a good CD . It's called the Great Wall . If you're a hip hop fan , I highly recommend actually posted it . That's how much I like it . If I like your album that much , I will throw it everywhere .
And I did it everywhere . Ok , I told him , I see you .
That was a good one . It's Texas hip hop .
But you just ruined it right there , you just no , that's fine , that's fine .
Did I need to know it was ?
Texas hip hop I don't even yes , you did yes . What does that mean ?
exactly Like who else would be , so I can make my own UGK , Paul Wall , Camillionaire , all those Houston rappers . That was a good album coming out of that area to me and I got to listen to music so that was a good one . That was . That was a good one , Seriously it was . It was kind of grown hip hop , if you will .
Is there a song that chimes in for you this past year , like for me and Rick knows almost say this year for me ? A song that would not get out of my head , and still does not , is Smile by Kirk Franklin . I don't know why , but that song came to me this year .
The song that came out this year . It's on the ring to my head all year . It'll be my question .
Anything , just wondering if you . There's a song .
That's a good question . You got to give me a minute on that one . That's a good question . Any one particular song that came out to me this year ?
Oh , there's nothing about this year , but just affected you this year because I know Smile did not come out . I smiled and not come out this year . It's been out forever . What about you , rick ?
That's a good question . There's a shocking a gospel song called Praise by Elevation Worship and that pretty much how you are with Smile . That song is with me and when I hear it , instant good mood , instant want to get up and dance a little bit and yeah , it's a real good question .
Oh , you think it's too hard .
Thank you for that , but what was also ? I'm trying to get past the silk sonic music because they had a real big impact last year . Leave it to go through Bruno Mars and Anderson Pat .
You know , that was a I thought you said . I thought you said soul sonic like soul sonic for no , silk sonic , silk sonic .
They did a lead the door open and that was a very new song . That was good we did a love stream about Confunction .
I thought that was a very good , that was really good too , I thought they did a good remake on it .
I'm just trying to get past anything that had that kind of impact . I really can't . I got to go leave the door open . For the most part , I thought they did a damn good job , even if they did , they did outstanding .
That was great , but you can't mess with a remake and and you have to do it well or it's just really bad . I've been going back and playing all the old Mary Mary albums . We talked about Mary J Blash .
No , it's a God I was .
Mary , mary , oh , I don't know , mary .
Mary , I'll send you one song and you'll like it .
And I'll like it OK , cool .
She'll probably go to me . Maybe I'm thinking about the shackles . Take the shackles off my feet . I've heard it .
I just don't always know all gospel artists . I don't really know them , but I do love gospel music .
So it's on the best remake . Ok , I like that .
It was really well done . I'm sorry , tony , what did you say ?
No , you're fine . I was saying I was trying to pull a rap music because I'm always bringing rapper , trying to get something that people will understand .
OK , I have a question for you about rap . Melody said she just pulled up smile on YouTube . I like it . Oh , I think you would love it . It's so good and it's it just makes me so happy and every time I go running or walking or whatever I just like , if I need a little energy boost , it's right there . I have a question for you and Rick .
I don't know if you go like this question or whatever , but I just want to ask him
¶ Eminem's Status as Best Rapper
. I read an article . It was on the roots . The roots , you know the magazine the roots OK , it doesn't matter and they were talking about somebody wrote an article saying that Eminem could never be considered the best rapper .
I have a feeling about that .
But they were just talking about it again , and the roots , just so everyone knows , is a fundamentally black written online . It's a great , great magazine or newspaper , whatever it's called the roots . So I just want to throw that up there . And here's the thing . I thought it was an interesting conversation .
It is , and I don't know how I feel about it because , as I was coming , my first instinct was is that the world we want to live in ? You know what I mean . But as I was reading it , I was like , OK , I see what you saying .
You know , I saw a clip from Dr Omar Johnson a couple of days ago . He spoke on it . They had the clip on there , yes , because he broke it down perfectly .
OK , that's what the article was about , that's right .
He broke it down perfectly and I have to agree . I'm going to say this , and let me just be me on this one Well , explain what he said , or explain this what he said was he can't be the greatest rapper . I'll go ahead and be controversial . He's now from our culture .
Okay for people who don't know that might be listening to the podcast or we're watching . It's not like we have pictures of them . Eminem is a white rapper , but he is Brilliant , he is . Amazing and the fact that we even have to have this conversation tells you how Amazing he is as a rapper .
So the controversy is is he has said in one of his rapping moments right he I don't know one of his lines or rhymes or whatever that he can never be considered the best rapper because of the culture and basically because he's not black .
He acknowledges that that's the greatest thing about him and ever since day one , when you ever got on the ward , he gave credit and respect to everybody who came before him into all the videos . He will go down as a legend . Yes he will go down as a rap . God , let me be clear .
Mm-hmm right black , whatever , he is one of the greatest and the best rappers ever . He just cannot be the greatest , but explain why . Because anybody who came after the originals took his style from the originals and we need to put this out there to everybody . Right now I'll do a rap conversation . You know that , right ?
Nobody a bunch of these rappers out here cannot rap better in kool moe D or chirbrook or big dedicated or rock n 4k . I was one alone . Fight me , I don't care , okay .
All right , okay , but no one's gonna fight you because you know your music . But here's the question if I'm in , no , I'm asking you for god , my mixer Let me come on Head on now . Don't you have to go ? Here's my question , here's my question . And I look at , I told you as we started , I Started agreeing as I was reading . I was like whatever I know .
But here's the question Is he only not considered the best rapper Because of the color of his skin ? And before you go forward , one last thing . You said he cannot be considered the best because of everyone who came before him . We don't do that with basketball .
We don't say michael jordan can't be considered the best because we don't consider larry burrder , whoever , everybody else . Be right , okay , just no , I just just a little , just a little tiny .
More morsel , more more more does this come under the term cultural appropriation .
It can't Um . This skin color is an issue .
Look at george michael went through the same thing . But again , george michael , like m&m , always respected the culture and was always very empathetic and understood and he always Acknowledged where the music came from , what he learned , what he loved . You know what I mean . And that's kind of the difference with white artists in in these genres .
But go ahead All right , now I'm gonna be quiet .
You can't even be the best white rapper . He has done some of the best work as a white rapper , but mc search was great before m&m Okay and mc search was up there most the originals for the most part .
Okay , but is but tell me , is the only reason why m&m cannot ?
I can't deny it . I can't deny it . It's because it's skin color . Yes , I can't deny it is okay . And and and everybody . Now that everybody . They still call him the white boy , which is disrespectful . I can't lie . It is . Everybody knows who m&m is . Everybody knows how great he is and everybody knows how talented he is .
The greatest suspect he has was he was a battle rapper , one of the major elements of being one of the best rappers ever .
You got to be able to battle .
You got to be able to battle rap and they found him as a battle rapper . He was a white kid , was killing fools as a battle rapper and that Freaking matters .
Cynthia asked a great question . Isn't this the same as saying tiger woods can't be the best Gullfer because he's black , playing a mostly white game ?
It can be seen as that . Yes , and I understand all the controversy . I understand people who have a problem with it . You're not wrong . It cannot be denied , because 90% of your rappers were black . It was our culture . It started amongst the hardcore ghetto , lower income .
Is this . Why , though , is this what that article said that you read with dr .
I didn't read the article , I just listened to him . I listened to what he said about it . What he said , and this is what people don't know Dr Umar say he can't be one because he didn't start the culture . It's like if we go over to Palestine and try to take Old Palestinian ways , I'll never be a true Palestinian , or what they were doing .
I don't know why you're throwing that in , but okay .
This is . Those are his words .
Oh , he brought a palisthenic .
Oh my god , what he did is put himself in a different culture , coming into a different culture . I got in there , so that's the example for m&m and let's be clear , he has hung with some of the greatest rappers out there Any and every rapper Kendrick from more what's the arms , and I'll put what's women's name from McKinsey City Tech nine .
I'll give you these until he defeats twister . In my opinion , he can't even go down top five Because really , twister was rapping fast before him , church was rapping fast before him .
Okay , but wait , but wait , wait , wait , wait , wait . There are people that I mean no one ever brings up all these other names when they talk about m&m , but you're saying it is really just color . You still know , white rapper could be . No , white rapper could be the best .
No , even search wasn't the best and search , I think it's better than m&m , because he came out doing what m&m did 10 , 10 , 15 years Okay but can you , would you agree and I'm asking because you know this genre better than anyone , I know , right .
So I respect what you have to say about it , so you do understand that that that is bad .
It can't be bad . But we didn't know when hip-hop started . It started from black artists in the ghetto . Everybody can acknowledge that Just stereotype wasn't necessarily white people in the ghetto right . That's just . That was the origin . Now , anybody who came afterwards emulated , gave honor , respect , did what we did or didn't , and stole it .
Let's be honest m&m has been accused of stealing it , but people will like . No no , my understanding , my understanding specifically , was he rapped . He would get in rap battles . He was winning . They wanted to bring him up . Even d12 will say he didn't want to do , he didn't want to go solo , he wanted to bring the group .
The group was like no , go get it . So he had his respect from his people . That's how you get respect in the game when people respect you . You good . You ever notice a rapper doesn't get respect to get slammed , it's destroyed . I hear you and m&m and I gotta go . M&m is dope .
Yeah .
You have your favorite song that's on the radio . One of my favorite songs from him was rain man . That mess was Hilarious , it's amazing .
You know what I'll just tell you because I mean I love old school rap , right , and I'm talking about because of , well , I guess we're all kind of the same age , but I'm not talking about today's rappers , I'm always talking about , like you know what I mean , so sonic force , you know ? You know what I'm talking about , the old school stuff .
But I just hope we get to a place someday .
Yeah , I hope we get to a place someday where Music .
Carmen , you're not wrong .
Why are you so loud ? Why are you so hot , ted ?
I don't know , your , your mic is way too high , you're not wrong that we need to bring it down , but any and everybody who has come in no .
I just knocked you down a bit . Go ahead , Tony .
I want to say the people that came into the industry wrong , or the ones who were getting checked and he didn't come in wrong . Yeah , okay , and you , you can take the skin color element out of it . We'll look at you for who you are because , you gotta remember , you had Japanese rappers daylight , so was one of the first groups that was bringing out Jeff .
I loved daylight , so we did that on their baloney , my , I feel baloney my state out . I remember that because I've been watching hip hop since the beginning . For those of you that don't know , I am an old school hip hop honey , I think everybody knows .
I had a crush on Spinderella , Nina cherry and MC light From England yeah , um , all of us who judge hip hop , we judge it from the original old school level .
So we may seem wrong to people nowadays , to those who are , 2030 is younger than us , but those of us who are the originals , who remember vocabulary- oh , I'm just saying because I can see a lot of people . He only we told my Eminem Eminem was not the greatest Eminem , okay .
Okay , okay .
I'm an M M , m M Couldn't beat your rock of this prompt M&M . Did you start this fight ? What's happening ?
here I missed something . Okay , I'll finish , I'll stop .
Yeah , tony you go , I like we we got it .
We
¶ Discussion on Music and Artists
got it Okay . Mc light oh , I loved Queen Latifah . That's when . I I mean , you know , you and I T1 . That was a first-rate and third album .
You know what ?
I loved her because we didn't have Anybody to look up to who is a woman ? Do a rap ? Yes , you did . Yeah , mc light , well , but Queen Latifah ?
was easier to take in for me at the time right it was .
it became commercial , it was easier to take in and you could walk through that you know so . Yeah , um , we feel about Elvis oh no , what are you doing ? I'm about to close up shop here Because I've seen a lot of people say like he took hot music and then he took the music and then so .
One song .
I have nothing to say about Elvis .
That people I did see the movie Um .
I haven't .
I ain't talking about the movie the artist . Y'all can have it . I mean Not me .
So , rick , from my point of view , when I was growing up so my mother used to listen to certain music , right , and I remember it in the back of my head and it was like Engelbert Humphreydink , I remember these names Elvis Presley , I remember Neil Diamond , so I remember this stuff and one of the things that was hard about Elvis Presley was , no matter if a
song came on his or whatever , the comment would be made well , he stole our music , like . So , even as I was younger and I don't remember much about my mom , but I always remember the undertone , like because you would listen to it on the radio , whatever , and the music you would dance to it or whatever , but you would , you know what I mean .
They would you're doing your thing , but there would be that under breath , that . But I hate it because there was something wrong with the stories behind Elvis . But I was a kid .
Is there any parallels or similarities between the Elvis situation and Eminem ? Situation ? No , no .
George Michael Eminem . There was certain artists I'm just gonna say my piece on this , Tony who respect the culture , even if they are in it and using it , and they give due diligence , respect to the culture , and I think that's part of the problem . It's kind of like what's the guy from Hoody and the Blowfish ? I forget his real name Darian Shrugger .
You know he's doing country music . He's been doing it for a long time but he's not disrespected .
He didn't walk in there and disrespect the culture you know they loved him and they were like come on .
And he's amazing man . I don't listen to country music , but you know , like I was just saying , Hoody and Blowfish was great .
I mean Darian Shrugger doing his . I mean like I have three albums of his on country .
Yeah .
I didn't know he had to .
It's kind of the same thing . You know what I mean . Yeah , wasn't it good that George Michael documentary was good way out ?
That's the piece of that dude . Because he was talented , he could sing his butt off and he made the music you talking about . George Michael . Yes , George Michael made great music .
He did that song . He's been one of my favorites .
I love it Until the day , it was until the day of always , him and Mary J Blythe . We made a Stevie Wonder song .
Yeah , as yeah it was good . But he also did that song with Whitney Houston . I mean he did a song with Aretha Franklin , I mean .
He didn't say who he worked with Big Upson but more importantly , they allowed him to work with him .
Stevie Wonder too , you know what I mean , Like Aretha Franklin's , like I'll be like come here , white man .
And she did it , you know , and that was how he broke away from Wham Not that he needed to break away , but that was kind of how he was , but they was gonna do something with Wham as well , because they had three songs that were phenomenal off the rip . He didn't need nobody Okay but have you ever gone back and watched ?
Like when they first started Wham , they had their rap song . It's hilarious . They were kids , Never heard it . Oh , it's way before they got famous and it's how they started . It's them rapping and I will have to send you the links because it's so wrong .
But so fun . If I have one in the moments I have , why get mad at you Like I got mad at Rick ? I'm gonna find you .
The way , I'm right . I remember when I was really young and I was always singing George Michael . So you know what I still sing , george . My three favorite artists of all time is Prince George Michael , aretha Franklin and Freddie Mercury Queen , so I guess four .
Three favorite artists of all time . That's a good question . What that's a good question ? Three favorite artists of all time .
Those of mine four .
I'm gonna go Lufa Luther Vandross .
Yes .
Lufa Stephanie Mills for her voice .
Oh , that's old school .
Now I'm a really dig , Somebody who had a voice that never got enough credit David Piston .
I don't know who is this .
A song called .
Can .
I Sing . I can't no sing , I'm gonna go all over . What's the man's name from Earth , wind , and Fire ? He's still singing now . Philip Bailey for their voices .
Their voices . Ok , that's fair . We take a week , we're in your time .
I just didn't close out , because your time is my time . This is .
Oh yeah , my time . I see what you're doing , my man . This is the last time I'm inviting you , though , baby , I see what you did there . I see what you did there .
I just truthfully , I just want to get all the viewers prepped and ready February when you go on vacation and oh it's .
February now . Ok , I'm going to February . Ok , actually , I've already planned it with Rick , that I'm actually where I am . I'm going to You're still in the pot .
You're still in the pot , don't fall for it .
OK , sorry , thank you , thank you , tony . Thank you , thank you . Thank you , tony .
Thank you , Tony .
With that said , I'm going to end the show . Thank you everyone for stopping by . All about the joy . We're so glad 2023 is over and I hope everyone has a wonderful and blessed and fabulous 2024 . And we'll see you guys next week . Bye everyone . Thanks for stopping by . All about the joy . Be better and stay beautiful folks , have a sweet day .