Episode 17: What’s Up Daddy-O? with Steve Andrews and Scotty Thompson

to tell our listeners and viewers. Why well? Our clarks are coming on this. First of all, two things dry mouth got the mouth garden, so don't mind me. But um, the other one, Clark Griswolds, are coming in. What do you call your dad? I call my dad Clark Griswold. What about you? I don't know why when this? Yeah, my dad's name is Scott, but he goes by Scotty, or used to at work. He's recently return fired, which is why he had to come on later today because

he had a golf lesson. This guy looking to join the Senior Tour apparently, Um, it's never too late. Scott reach for your dreams, Pal, I'm here for you. Um, but he always texts me and ends text with daddy. Oh. We should ask him why because I didn't calling him daddy, So I have no idea what that's about, but it's kind of cute and daddy, Oh yeah, I don't know

the inception of it, but yeah, I'm really excited. You know, anyone that knows us knows how much we love our fathers, and um, you know, it's just one of those people that you know. With Father's Day coming up this Sunday, we thought to ourselves, why not bring him on the podcast? And I actually, you know, we'll get into our weekends as we always do with each other, but um, I actually got to spend time with my mother this weekend and I was like, is dad cool with like coming

on the podcast? Goes, oh, he's so excited. Now. Of course he won't admit that. He'll act cool when he comes on, but yeah, mc cathy was in town. So as we have begun, but began be gone, big gone um to do on this podcast talking about our highs and the low. So that was definitely my high was spending some quality time with Kathy. She came to town. We went up to the lake house and did you guys drink of course together? Of course we did lots of wine. Was consumed a copious amount. But it was

really nice. I always take my dad to the Masters and then my mom and I do a fun little gals getaway. We went to Napal last year and so we just hung out at the lake and it was really nice and it makes me miss them. You know, what, how old were you when you moved away from home? Um? Well, college one and then for like, I went back home after college. I moved in with my parents to cover the Tampa Bay Lightning and lived with them. But basically I was on the road, you know, all the time

with the team. But hey, save money, live with my mom and dad. It was perfect. I'm not mad at any of that. And then so after that I moved away to go to Atlanta. So maybe two thousand's yeah, I left when I was oh wow. Yeah. I came back for three months because I couldn't transfer to Santa Barbara until whatever, and so I went home and that's

when I worked at the cheesecake factory. But the point is once I left home, I really didn't ever go back and my parents, you know, living in Seattle, I don't get to see them a whole lot, so it's nice to spend the quality times. That was my high. What was your high this week? Doll? What was my high? I think my high was what I saw on Instagram today our friend and a guy we covered in the NFL and our teammate Greg Olson and his son my God getting discharged from the hospital and the family got

to ring the bell. Of course, I don't know if you've been living under a rock and not following that story, but Greg Olson, his son t J, has been um, I don't know the word. Was he born with half a heart. I know that they have the Half a Heart Foundation and basically went into heart failure last month. And I think what I heard from our bosses at Foxes, they always thought he was going to need a heart transplant, they just didn't know it was going to be at

the age of eight years old. And he got one and he's getting out of the hospital. And Greg has documented the journey, So you could check out all of those on Instagram, and they you suggested I do that. Anyways, You're like, hey, if you're having a bad day, go to that positivity and just the things that he was saying about his eight year old son, like he never felt sorry for himself. That kid looks so healthy. It's hard to believe how sick he was. And I'm just

so overjoyed for the oldson family. God love him. Yeah, that's well, that's incredible, and I, you know, concur with everything you said. That is a high this week, next week and the week after and um, you know a post that I lost it on and like we'll just tear up even thinking about. Is that somebody's family didn't didn't have a great week because of Greg's high. It was somebody else's low. Of course, the heart transplant meant

that somebody else lost their child. And of course I can't even begin to imagine, um, the pain that came with that. I you know, you know, very well documented. My niece had a brain tumor. Diagnosed with a brain tumor when she was six years old. And man, it's different being in that pediatric I to you, it's awful when anyone is sick, but when kids are animals get sick, there's something about that that just makes me. And I'm sure anyone that has an ounce of a heart or soul.

They're helpless, you know, and it just breaks my heart. But I'm so happy for Greg and his family. And it also speaks to the kind of person that Greg is to be able to acknowledge that somebody else wasn't as lucky. But you know that, as we always lean into, is that the bigger plan is UM, something we don't know. So celebrating those victories with UM. As you mentioned, he's now our teammate over at Fox, so big shout out

to him. Um. You know, I don't even know if I had a look, did you have a low this week? I feel like, oh yeah, it's very petty my low. So I had to go away this week. It was very exciting to start working again. Here comes the list. These things are going to come out in no time. I'm really proud of you for keeping them in as

as often as you do. I can't. So anyways, I had to travel to Atlanta for you know, and as I'm not in a signment but kind of an advertising thing, I had to do and I have a mother of assisting Zip coming in right now. So one great thing is you can wear a mask and you can wear those ZIP patches. Without people seeing them, and so I wore one on the four and a half hour flight. Then I went to sleep in one. It ate through my skin. So now I have a circle of raw

skin from the patch below right now. Thank you. I mean, look, I love a cellosilic acid. Easy for you to say. You try to say cell a silic acid right now with those in leave, leave them and try to say cell a silica cells, cell a silic acid, cell asilic acid. I'm taking these dirt bag right off. There's two things. While you do your surgery, your oral surgery. I can't believe he's never had braces. You have like the most beautiful smile. I had it all and I still need

that retainer on the bottom. But independent of that, I love me something. I know I'm I'm that person, and I know you're the same way. If that product isn't burning on my skin, that she doesn't want to you too, But not the around area, because that's what gets so red. And I just stood upstairs and was like, you know, peeling it off with a tweezer, and then you get the other raw area. I'm supposed to go to dinner tonight and then I'm gonna get foundations with your other friends?

Are you going to dinner with your other friends again? Got my other friends go out and they make plans? I mean, Hill is Open, Beverly Hills. You know that's a movie you haven't seen or watched together? True Beverly hid that movie? My god, I said, I can't wait. That's actually another thing we need to talk about with our pops because I mean, well, our affinity for Christmas vacation hence the why you know the clars in our lives. So we got to talk to him about that. There's

so many movie lines. Actually, did your dad ever make you like? Did he when you guys were listening to music in the car? Was he ever like, oh, this is what this song means or this is what that means? Like were you guys music people? Yeah, my dad's huge into the Beatles, Like he's obsessed into the Beatles. He loves like everything. We actually went to Paul McCartney together two years ago before the world shutdown and that was really fun. At where was Paul McCartney was at Dodger Stadium,

so great, we had a time. Um, I was a real dick to my dad about the Beatles because I used to say. New kids on the block were like way better. And my dad one time, I like called John Lennon a really bad word and my dad put soap in my mouth and then you know the move that he did. He I didn't suck on it, so all this bit was coming down on my face. My dad took it out and scraped my two front teeth with the soap. And now you're wearing a retainer? Are

those teeth three? And I wonder they're so perfect? Um, give piece a chance. By the way, what are you doing Yogo? Oh? No, would not have been a fan of mine, so whatever, No, she wouldn't. I'll tell you where she is though. She's in my guest bathroom a picture of her and John. I bought these prints. I was like my dad also loved the beat, and I opposite of you. I had a great appreciation for John Lennon. In fact, I went and visited his apartment in New

York because I wanted to see the whole. I mean, it's also tragic that he was shot right outside of his apartment. But I have a picture. It was the last photo shoot that they did John and Yoko, and it's in this bedroom and like it's very sexy. Anyway, it's in the guest bathroom. If you're ever over what you need to come over a well, oh, you're too busy with your other friends. My other friends. Here we go. Hey, also, are we so excited? The world is returning California no

mass starting June fifte. I know you're weird about it. You're not ready. I'm fully ready. I am out there. I'm like moonwalking that I don't have to wear a mask anywhere. I was on a plane yesterday and the day before, and I'm glad they're still enforcing the mass situation. I will see. I don't know for days like this when I have a planet growing on my chin. I really like the mask. I got to be honest. Oh my god, your anus, my bad, my bad breath phobia too.

I'm just saying, like, I really really liked the whole mask thing. Sometimes you're the person that always has listerine or something with you, So why is it because you're phobia you're worried about it? Probably now with these things in my mouth, they don't help either. God, do you know how do you clean those at night? Oh? I clean those like three times a day. I have a breath phobia. I scrub them with whitening. Have you have you if you tell me you've never whitened your teeth.

Now I'm gonna be really piste off just with crust Um three D, which an endorsement or free product. Yeah, I mean, hell, I'll take the two D one D. I mean anything with the crest grip at that point, Well, that's something that I'll never have, you know what I mean? Um, all right, well, I am very excited. There's no point in just getting delaying the inevitable. Let the stars shine. We'll be back with with Aaron's father. First coming up

after the break, Stepo, Hi, right here? Can you see us? Okay? You I don't think you need to see you look handled the camera. Yeah, you're fine. I'm putting more light on the subject shine a little really, but it's okay, okay, Thank you for doing this, of course, of course, Yeah, thanks John. What did you do today? What did I do today? Um? Gosh, not much at all, not much of anything at all. Um. I went to Coachacks with

Keith Kate and uh has some lunch caught up. He's uh Chris is no, he's the editor at the station I retired from. And I really haven't talked to Keith or seen Keith since gosh, well February, you know, of two thousand twenty, like a sick and uh. I saw him very briefly at the retirement thing when we said goodbye, but we're not wearing face masks and stuff, so it was kind of in per Well, thanks for doing this, dad. Um.

We have a lot of questions for you. It's our Father's Day, addition, and I was asking Carissa what she calls her dad, and she says, Scottio, we call you Clark, so you uh, yeah, I I'm excited to do this. Chris, I'll let you start off the questionnaire. Well, Steve, you know, first of all, you know the love that I have for your daughter, and how appreciative I am that you brought her into this world. My father always said, I brought you into this world, I can take you out

of it. So that's how I was raised. Um. Your your hand is much softer with airin and so sweet, and you've been so sweet to me in my um you know life, even from Afar. So I just wanted to be remissed if I didn't say thank you for always been so sweet and kind to me as well. And you know when we were talking about Father's Day, we're like, there's no way we can't. How are our pops on? So you know, throughout this podcast, even in its infancy, Steve, we've talked about the stories and how

you guys have impacted us. In one story that stood out in particular, as there are many um with you and Aaron, is the sweet relationship you guys have while she's actually working and the text that you guys send back and forth. So we've heard Aaron's account of this. I want you to set up the stage for us as only you can and how this all goes down

during a game. Let's pretend it's the NFC Championship in Lambeau once again, Green Bay Packers Campa Bay Buccaneers, yea or or the end All be All and this is

your team, Chris. When Dad, when the Packers blew it, sorry Aaron against the Seahawks and I was like, Dad, I have to interview Pete Carroll and they're gonna lose, and You're like it's not over yet, and then you were so upset, and I was like, Dad, I have to interview Russell, help me, help me, And they're like not typing fast enough because you were so pissed about

the Packers. Yeah, tell us, that's so fun. Well, you know, the whole routine starts well before the game even starts, generally, you know, we're talking on the phone or texting each other, well before she leaves the hotel and and as she's on her way to the stadium or or whatever. Hey, I'm a sports fan, you know, I just like to hear the inside scoop on what's going on. Of course, Aaron, you know, she's she she has some really juicy stuff, and she goes, you can't tell anybody. I can't tell you.

You can't tell anybody. Yeah, I mean she was telling me about well I can't. But you know, the process

starts actually probably when you go to the well. Of course, the show was different with the pandemic, but when Aaron shows up, you know it coaches meetings, or when she shows up at the stadium David for or practice facility, and you know, she starts telling me a little bit about what went down and who's hurt, and you know, what kind of a move this guy is in, or what a jerk that person might and uh, so, you know, I kind of retained this and then you know, we

we just kind of have a conversation throughout the weekend and as the game progresses. I think the one the one game that stands out to me is is, uh, the Giants were playing and Eli had thrown an interception, you remember this one, but thrown an interception and late the fourth quarter, and Fox showed a shot of Eli on the sideline and he was biting his lip. He was really tense. And I sat here on a text about because I can't see that. I can't see what's

on TV. By the way, my dad's telling me this. Yeah, I saw this. I saw I saw Eli. You know, Biden's lip really upset, very tense as the other team was marching down the field. Now the Giants stomped them

and they actually won the game him. But I sent out in a text and I said, you've got to ask Elie about the interception and how it was on the side, what he was thinking on the side, And she's like, why you know, I there was no shot, there was no mention, And I said, well, I just saw the shot of him and he was really really uptight and so she went with it and she did it and it turned out to be a really good answer.

I forgot it well, you know when you sat off the top of my head here because it was a few years ago. But that's kind of what I do. I kind of looked to see if there's anything that maybe a shot of something that that maybe Joe and Troy don't mention, and I try and get it to her. But you know, during the game, I'll sometimes text her my emotional response to a play. Um, you know, she wasn't doing the lightning game last night when they were playing the the Islanders in game two. But man, we'll

re text and back and forth. You know. Yeah, that's kind of how we do it on game day. Um, you know, I when who was Brandon point was called for a penalty, you know, when he was cross checked into the goalie, I just like, this is bullshit. Yeah, this is just absolute bs, you know. And sometimes she gets those and she'll right back and she goes, Dad, I can't ask that, you know, Well, Steve should mention some doozies for me, for Mike McCarthy, Dad, in the defense,

you used to have doozies for me. I'm my dad. I can't ask him not well, we should mention to our audience. Steve, you know your illustrious background in broadcasting and how many years? How many years were you before you recently retired? Were you UM an anchor at your station? Yeah? This this particular station. I worked in Tampa for thirty five years. UM. Prior to that, I was an anchor reporter in San Antonio, Texas. And prior to that, I

was an anchor reporter in Port Maine. So you know, I say, And prior to that, I was in radio for ten years. So you're not talking to any Spring Chicken here. I was just Steve. You you look forty two. I don't know when you had time to do all these jobs, but broadcasting is in your guys blood. So I can only imagine how proud you are of your daughter. We'll talk about her like she's not sitting here. Do you have and I know there's a lot of them, do you have a proudest moment of hers to date? Steve?

So many UM, you know from a personal standpoy, from a professional standpoint, UM. Listen, you know a game six of the It was a two thousand thirteen UM World Series Red Sox and Saint Louis Cardinals. You know, I'm a big Red Sox fan. And you know, Aaron was covering the game for Fox. And after the game, she's she's up on the scoreboard, she's up on the leggage or whatever they call it, a Fenway asking questions of

these guys who just won the World Series. And it's like, wow, you know, this is just just the dream come true. It's just amazing. And then what happened, Well, we'll get to that. What actually what happened after that? Dad? What did we do? Right after that? We went to the Green Monster and we took pictures with mom. But then what did we do? We went down, we went down on the field and we went into the dressing room right into the clubhouse area and big Poppy came out. Everybody.

I'm like, God, this is awesome. But Dad, this is one of the questions we were going to ask you. I'm going to answer it for you. And if this isn't the one, you can say it. But favorite celeb athlete you've gotten to meet because of my connections, And if it's not the same one, you can still say it. Who can you tell me who it is well, honestly, uh,

I know who it is. I mean, yeah, I mean generally, listen, I'm a news guy and I were retiring new guys, and I you know, I'm used to interviewing or meeting people who are you know, on a on a national stage or whatever. And you know, it's they are who they are, um, so uh and and generally, like when I meet people, it's you know, it say hey, how are you nice to meet you? You know, um, thank you for being so kind to Aaron and helping her out.

And that day, I think was that the day that I met Francona and Verite and each of them were so you know, hospitable and kind, and they were all telling me what a great job she did and how they really have great respect for her and and and you know, I'm very out and thanked them and told him what a great job they were doing. And then she calls me over and she goes, hey, came here a minutes. I go the big poppy standing there and he Aaron introduces Dad and he goes picks him off

off the ground. Yeah, I got a big poppy bear hunt. I just stood there going you said, nice to meet Poppy. I don't remember. I don't think I remember getting anything out, to be honest, that's so sweet one of the many moments. But I can only imagine as a parent, right, You've watched your daughter grow up to live out her dream and then have it coincide with your affinity for not only sports, but but your team in the Red Sox and even for the Packers. I mean all the times

that you've seen her at Lambau. And didn't you guys go to Lambeau together? Wasn't there a special times? Yeah? And they're twice right, Yeah, and yeah, one not so great, but they both The second time I wasn't great. But um, I was sick and I wasn't telling anybody, and so my dad and Jarrett flew to like be by my side because I just had surgery. So but but and we almost got you to meet Brett Farve was so close. That was the and Troy and I just it was it was Brett farm day. Yes, and that's why I

wasn't going to miss it. There's no freaking way I was going to miss it. And he was in with like I said, Troy and Troe and you know, chatting up and you know doing some commentary and then uh, as he was leaving, I just kind of stood there and watched them. I I didn't want to, you know, act like a silly fan and go Mr Farm, so I just kind of watched them go kind of went out. Well. My next question, Steve is for your dog utter Aaron, what is the best advice that your father has ever

given you? Fuck them? Um no, no, no, he's God, that's good. That's um. I don't know. I mean there's so much and a lot of it early in my career because that was the beginning of social media and these stupid message boards was just like listen, you know, on my ass and and I wish I hadn't cared as much, but I think we all did. And and yes, that was that was a word that my dad, you know, used a lot with me in terms of like let it go, who cares? You know. I remember crying to

you when I was a lot yesterday. Um no, when I was with Turner and I just kind of said I was a fraud and I didn't I didn't know what I was doing, and I felt like you were rock sand like I you know, you were kind of helping me with things to say, and you were like, look, I'm helping you get started, but you are ready to take this on your own. And I don't know, you just that was the biggest thing for me. You really

pushed me. You pushed me out of the house, Dad, No, you pushed me out there, go and go nastional to take that turner job, even though I probably wasn't ready. But like you knew, I was going to work hard and I was going to nail it. But you were great about helping me with it. But it was it was a hard one to do for me. Sure. You know that. In the beginning when Aaron started with the Lightning,

a couple of things that I remember most well. After the first game, you know, again, social media was just starting up, and you know, some idiots wire going, oh, you know, she needs a noose job, or she needs she's too nasily and all that, and and Aaron reading this stuff and she was very upset, and I just looked at her and so listen, if you're going to be in this business, you better have a thick skin, because this will drive you right out if it If

it bothers you, you know, you're done. Yeah, And then season what was the most fun for me. It was I watched every game she did and recorded it, you know, like on our old VHS machine. And then when she came home from the road trip, no matter what time she came in ten it was three four in the morning, you know, um when when playing out and she got home on her bed was the tape, the time codes that she needed to go to a critique of everything she did and how she what she did right, how

how she could improve. I tried not to be critical and said, boy, you really blew this, but I don't think I did. I just said I think you can. You could do. You could have said this, or you could have said that. So I was fortunate to be able to help her. And I do hope that that I didn't butt into much there, kidd, Dad stopping that is so special. I mean, what am I asking you now, like right before I sit down with Tom or like I like Chris has said, like at Lambeau, like what

do I ask Aaron here? What do I do? I mean? Come on, give me a break. You're like the producer that you're the blood producer. You know, I've I've always wanted No, It's perfect. I love this question, Dad, And I don't know what you're going to say here because I'm trying to think, what's the one event I've covered that you wished you could be at. Came to the championship game last year, but since they lost them. Here's how glad I wasn't there. There would have been another

big powder on the field. But Dad's so good, uh, I mean scoreboard quarterbacks that ever played the game, and I truly hope that he remains a Green Bay Packer. Um, so do I we have six of their games? Yeah? Well, I mean the first games you know if if you say it there anyway, but sorry, yeah, you know, listen, Um, she I could say the game seven Stanley Cup finals of the you know, Lightning and Calgary Flames. But you

were there, baby, Yeah. She was working for ESPN. I didn't expect to go, and she called and said, hey, the I don't know who wasn't. ESPN said they had to take marks Shapiro love you, Okay, yeah, if you want to, if your family wants to go, we had a couple of tickets. She called me to work because she told me that and said, I don't know if you want to go or not. But and she said, so what time you want me there? You know I love it, But so I didn't get a chance to

really watch her do the game. But um, you know, afterwards we sat down and watched it several times. So do you remember what color sweater I was wearing for Game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. You helped me go pick it out and Taylor, Mom, we went to a Taylor. Wait, dad, how about when I lost my voice? Remember I was at Game five I got I wore my voice out and you took me to Urgent Care to get a steroid shot in my ass. And I was crying so hard. I was like, I want to

wear at the Stanley Cup Finals. Please help me, and you were making me ginger tea. Yeah, Andrewscasters is that our voices are sensitive, you know. And Aaron, of course doing the Stanley Cup playoffs that you're you know, you're in the middle of the crowd, as you know, Chris, and and you have to speak louder, you have to project and and it's a stringing on the voice. And she has the same sinus issues as I do, and

we have a lot of one in our family. Yeah, and you know it takes a toll on the voice in the throat, and she sounded kind of like I do right now, raspy voice. Um. We got her to an urgent care clinic because an e n T that that I had gone to had because I had the same problems in broadcasting. He said, anytime you need one

of these, come on it. We'll get you and gave me a steroid shot and it helped clear things up, you know, reduced the swelling that type of thing in the Hey, hey, speaking of swelling, can this be our final one before we get Scott on the phone. Hey, Dad, what's your best memory of Chris at my wedding? Oh? God, her falling. I was going to say, um, Chris, I haven't seen your sister. Well I have. I still have

a hangover from that wedding. So there we are. That was five years That's the scene of her eating ship at my wedding. What was it? It was such a fun wedding. I mean it was it was cold. It was cold at night and Larry, where's the black outside? Because yeah, we were, Yeah, we're outside. There was a fire outside. Now inside it was warm and outside you know, I went out to get some air and my brother, my older brother was there and it was cold. It

was in the thirties that night, wasn't it. Yeah, And we were down blankets around, let's buy a fire like a couple of old guys, and U, Charissa, I love you. And she bounced out and you know, effervescent as always, and she's like she went to sit down. Um was in an automan of some sort. Boom boom, My middle name is not great. What you didn't miss me? You know, you hit the ottoman and you hit the ground and

you kept on talking like you've never happened. You're up on the ottoman or just carrying on a conversation like it never happens. Oh my god, they called me Carrie Strong. You know you got to bounce back to the ultimate pro thank you next play mentality. I appreciate the endorsement, and I apologize. I'm sure I'm an embarrassment to my father, but at least it brings humor. I mean, what do you want for me? It was a great wedding, you know.

I will tell you both. I mean, I think Chris, I sent your texts after I watched you do your thing on Fox, and just tell you that I think You're just so good. You did such a great job. And I have a lot of admiration for you as well as your partner here. You know, I think you're both terrific. You're at the top up your field and uh you know what you should be because you deserve you both work your butts. Oh Steve, thank you. That means so much coming from you for a number of

different reasons. But thank you, and that like makes me tear up. Um. You know, I always uh say that children are a reflection of a parent's work. So you did a good job, Steve. He did a good job, so well, you know what. I thank you for that. But I have to give a lot of credit to the mom because she was she was here a lot

more novels. And but I am very proud of Aaron and actually tender two and and you know, but knowing what it's like in the broadcast field, and I was talking with this gentleman today that that anchored the news with me in Tampa. You know, we're talking about how brood of the business is and how people lose their jobs, you know, heartbeat and you guys, you guys have seen it, you know it and you've just listen to the top. So the best, so sweet, love you, Daddy, You're the sweetest.

Thanks for coming on, Thank you, Steved. You mind staying on? Do do you mind if we just bring my dad and you guys can don't you guys have never met. Just say a quick hello and then yes, okay? Is that? Yeah? We won't take up too much of your time. But I was going to make you tell this story while Scott's coming on about don't say the word that I said about John Lennon, because that's very disrespectful and I

was an asshole, ignorant kid. But I was telling the story about having soap in my mouth, and I didn't you put soap in my mouth after I was really rude about John Lennon and I just let the spit fall down, And you remember what you did after that? Maybe I need a comment about somebody else. I don't. Maybe it wasn't him. I think it was somebody else, but whatever, if it was, I'm sorry, Dad, that was rude. But remember what you did. No, you took the soap and you scraped it on my front teeth. I don't

remember that. Hey, Dad, I told the story and I know you listened. To the cast of driving us by juvenile detention. That is amazing. It worked. I think it's fair. In the hell out of the massive You're not you're gonna have to go to the bathroom in front of people. Yeah, totally did Daddy. Oh we're ready for you to jump on Scotty. Yeah. Look at this guy straight off the links. God, what a sex symbol. Look at this guy. Dad, can

you hear Datric, You're ridiculous? Dad meets Steve? Steve, Hey, Scott, how are you? Nice to meet you? Nice to meet you, Nice to meet you. You know what is the guy I used to coach the Falcons? You know, dan Quinn? Dan Quinn. It's just like him. That's a compliment, that's a that's a truple. Thank you. You look at a Bill Poward when you had a thick muf stack remember head hair or that a long time ago. No, you guys look you guys look great. Anyways, thank you guys

for doing this for us. We just love you so much. We would, you know, not have a Father's Day show. Well, we wouldn't have life without you, so we'll start with that. But also we just wanted to have you guys say hello and be on this and we just love you guys both so much. Yeah, well we both, i'm sure, are quite proud of our daughters and oh five oh

four girls, that's right. And Scott, let me just say real quick that I just can't tell you how impressed I am with Parrissa as not only a professional, what is the person. She's just really sweet. She's really sweet Airon and uh and our family and we love her and I know the rest of the country does too, because she has such a great job and you know you can tell she genuine and uh, I think she's done a great job and you should be very very proud of you. Well, we we are proud of her,

and her mom did a great job with her. So you'll give her mom all the credit. You guys, By the way, you bolted the same thing you both gave your wife credit for raising us. There you go, you guys, are I mean classic? Yep? I love it, Daddy, I love you so much. Thank you for getting on this and doing this with us very well. Okay, anything we

can do to ever help. You're the sweetest. So Dad, all you're gonna do is press the Scott, not you, because we just put my dad through at the Q and A. The hang up, and then I'll call you later. I'm I'm going out tonight, but I'll call you. Okay, you guys think daddy. I love you. Nice to meet you, bye, daddie. Oh so sweet dad. How is your golf lesson? That's good? Yeah, we're we're taking me back to I said to start

me over like I'm a ten year old boy. Um. You know when you when you when you start golf at thirty years old, you look for quick reason alts, right, and so you take shortcuts to try to find those results, but you end up being very inconsistent because you have no foundation, no fundamentals, like you do when you start sports when you're seven eight years old, and you learn the fundamentals, and then because those shortcuts, you so inconsistent and you get frustrated. But you're never going to be

consistent because you don't have any fundamentals. So I said, start me over like I'm ten years old. Let's go with the fundamentals. And then well I got another my time, so let's see if we can start all over. So you're at the pot putt course, is what you're telling us. You're starting way back then. I'm starting off with a good, good instructor and and then trying not to get hung up on the results, which is, you know, where our egos getting the way at this age as we want results.

But I'm willing to do the process. I love it. Well, my dad's all about the process. I'll just give to the first question. The best advice my dad ever gave me, Aaron was pan, you're with it and we're your plan. Growing up, we had these rules for success. It was on our wall. My dad wrote down all these different quotes of things we should do in our life in order to be successful or hope to be successful, and one of them on there was plan your work and

work your plan. So I try to still adhere to that. But Dad, you know, I talked about you all the time, which Aaron you know, speaks of her dad the same way. And we have such a respect and love for you guys that we would have been remiss to not have you guys on UM as it is Father's Day, so happy early Father's Day to you. But Father's Day, yeah, we wanted to um. We asked Steve a couple of these questions. So we want to just go through them. Aaron,

you want to fire the first question at at Scotty here. Yeah, I love the advice one. You answered that, But I just want to know about the first time you watched Karissa on television kind of do her thing. And I don't mean those car commercials that will get to you in just a moment, but just your memory of seeing her. I mean, my dad was just talking about what a fan he is of her, watching her and just really hold it down, and you know, she she is like

a quarterback out there. She's telling people when to go and not to go, and uh, yeah, what's your first memory of it? My first memory was she was on Best Damn Sports Show, and that had been a show that I had watched for many years prior to her going on this with the group, And so when all of a sudden she was there in the TV I looked over to the couch to the right of me, because that's where she would have been in the living room as a kid growing up while I was watching

Best Damn But now she wasn't on the couch. She was in the TV set, which was very unusual. And then as a dad, you sit there and you're quite proud that you know that they're having some success and they're getting their opportunity to follow their dream. At the same token, at time, I tried to be somewhat honest about how good is she at this? And I came away after a week of it going she can hold her own with these people. She's not intimidated, and so

she she's going to do well at this. That's awesome. Do you remember anything she said during that show or anything that I mean stuck out besides you know, wanting to see if she could handle it, or any little moment she had, No I think, Um, one of the shows was Jesse Jackson came on and I thought that she might become a little intimidated, and she just fired right back with some questions right at him. And so I recognized then that the moment or the person wasn't

going to be too big for her. She was comfortable and it's going to be on her own. So I was proud of her for that, because at the end of the day, they're all we're all just people. A man, no kidding. Um, you know, Jed, I I have said this, and I say this lovingly that you were tough on us growing up. It's something I now appreciate because I

feel like I am tough. And Steve was mentioning to you know, his incredible broadcasting career that spans what fifty plus years UM and so much experience that he has in this industry and telling Aaron early on when there's a lot of pundits and a lot to people that say mean things to her and I, especially at the beginning when we were going through this broadcasting thing, and his advice was to have tough skin. Um, I definitely

know that that's how you raised us. Is it difficult for you and watching some of the things that I've went through personally or professionally too as a parent to sit back and support but also understand that you can't, you know, jump through the computer and fire back at these bullies. Well, I don't worry about that. There's always going to be the haters out there in the world. UM. I've had a philosophy, if you want to take credit for the sunshine, you gotta take responsibility for the rain.

And if you guys are going to be out there in that sunshine and have a lot of nice things come your way because of who you are and what you do, then you've got to expect some of the bad stuff that comes with it. Every profession has both, and so it's just yours is a little different and a little more personal, a little more out there, which just means you got to be a little bit more cautious um and recognized that you're kind of always on

stage even when you're not. Do you have a game or maybe you know, and I sit down interview she's done, or maybe even an event she's covered or you know, hosted or something where you sat back you just had a good chuckle and you're like, damn, she's she's made it. My favorite was she was doing a show called The Toughest Cowboy and she was doing the rodeo following these these rodeo guys would do multiple events, and she's interviewing

this one gentleman. He was quite pleased with himself and what he had accomplished, and and he was just beaming on stage because he thought he had won. And as he was talking about how great he was and how he knew he was gonna come through, she had to break the news to him that you know, you lost, and his face became so sober, and he looked over

and he goes what I lost? And I loved that moment to where a person he just thought he was the cats me out and it all turned back lar on him and she had to be the one to break the news to him. That's awesome. That's so funny that that's what you remember. Steve remembers when Aaron was working the World series and I was all on the job, Madron, you remember tough as cowboy. That's amazing. It's so good,

all of it, um Dad. One of the stories that I've told on this podcast, and again it's all said lovingly because you know how much I appreciate the way you raised me, but you know there's consequences for your actions. And as a kid, when you know Tyson and I were fighting. Tyson's my brother and I were fighting. You went to go running and you said, if I come back from running and you guys are still fighting, you're

gonna get it. And I got it, and I peeted through the Halloween costume and I had to change and remember that, Mr Thompson, do you remember her peeing her pants? After that? I remember after she had Peter pants and later when we took her to to trick or treating and costume wise, she didn't have it anymore because it was ruined. And she says, so one of my supposed to be now you know, or what am I now? I said, when you get to the door, just tell

people you're in trouble. So that's that's what you got to go as that night in trouble. It's the vast one of the Beast stories. It was very traumatized at the time, but now in retrospect, it's actually very very funny. You know, Dad, I mentioned the best advice that you've

given me. As I've gotten older, I find myself using your advice daily and now even our time when we go to the Masters or any time that we're out doing stuff together, I often hear, you know, people ask you for advice on different things and you just get into conversation. And I have been lucky enough to get a lot of advice from you. But what is something maybe for our listeners or our viewers, since there are both, that you would say is a good tool to put

in your toolbox? Is what we like to call your advice. What's a piece of advice you can give people? And it can be about anything that you think is is applicable across the board. Well, I guess for all you know, I'm at a different age now, coming towards the twilight of of this. So dramatic, but yeah, you look great. But but I guess I I would remind everybody nobody gets out of this thing alive. They don't have luggage racks on hers, nobody takes any of this with them.

It's just all a bunch of superficial stuff. So the real thing that you're going to leave behind when when it is all done, is who were you as a person? How were you remembered? And did you make the place a better positive place? Because you were here on the world and and you were in people's lives, and so that's what you should be shooting for. That's what I was shooting for, to to make the people around me better.

I think that's was the coach and me was maybe not always being liked, but always making sure I was consistent and they could count on that consistency, and they also knew they could count on me to help them on whatever they needed. And so I guess that's kind of been my philosophy on my journey. I love that good it's it's I want the athletes story. Is there one? Does your dad have one? Like mine? My my dad?

We asked, UM, just an athlete maybe just kind of was like a holy crop moment you've met because of your daughter's connections. Meeting wise, I've been enjoyed on the set. Terry Bradshaw was somebody who when I was in junior high in high school was was bread in the prime of his career, so as I was a quarterback, so I could relate to that. And then one night I got a phone call and gentleman's on the other end of the line said who's your favorite basketball player? And

I'm like, you know, you just said hello. And person says who's your favorite basketball player in the NBA of all time? And You're like, well, first of all, who is this you know? And the person doesn't answer, just please ask answer the question. So I go, well, it's Dr J. And it was Joyce serving on the other end the phone of UM. Let him know that he was my favorite player, and so he said, well, let's call your dad. And so I answered the question right,

and thank God for that. How awkward would that have been if you said someone else? Well, I'm consistent, so I think you counted on that. Love it Dad, you're newly retired. What are we in, like three weeks or a month. I'm just starting the second month, about six weeks into the thing, the best summer vacation, everything, the eternal summer vacation. I love it. Well. I know you're

taking guitar lessons, which is exciting. Guitar lessons, uh, water paid watercolor painting lessons, and I just finished my golf lessons. So I'm working on three different things right now, and then um, after I get those kind of settled in a little bit more than I'm gonna start working on a couple of writing projects I've got. I love it. Yeah. For me, retirement was was when somebody asked me, what

are you gonna do in retirement? I said, all of us have a thing where we look back and said, if I had it to do over again, I would have done learned to play the piano, learned to play the guitar, or had done to certain things. And so I'm looking at my retirement years as an opportunity to go back and touch all of those things that I would have done over because I don't have to be

good at it. I don't have to make a living at it, so I get to do it just for the one of doing it and seeing what that's like. So experiencing that. What doesn't this guy do? I mean, what a dream? This guy, this guy who refers to us as the five four girls, he always does that, refers to us by our birthdays because it is unique that we share a birthday. But Dad, you know you've been a passenger in Aaron and I his friendship for a decade plus and and known you know our relationship

and how it's grown. You are somebody that is very loyal and somebody that takes friendship seriously. What advice do you have for us before we let you go on friendship? H Um, you gotta work at it, and you you, you've got to make that decision whether they're fox old people. If they're fox old people, they're in there with you.

They're good or bad in different whatever. Even if they're having a bad and even if they've told you to go after yourself and you're not my friend anymore, you still hang right in there because they might just be going through a phase where they need a little space and they need to know that you've got their back,

no matter or even good times and bad times. So I think that's the most consistent thing you can do in a friendship is be consistent and let them know I'm always here for you can go to bad and if they're truly a foxhole person and or a family member, which I you know, we get to pick our friends, which is even better than our family. Um, then then then go with that on the journey for the rest of your life. And uh and at the end of that thing, that will be something that you'll be very

proud of. At the end, my best friend is to be my best friends from five years old rank so sweet, Well, I would pick you to be a friend and family. Thank you for being a great dad. Um. You know you always had an expression growing up it's not my job to be your friend. But if I do my job at eighteen, when you become an adult, then you

can decide if you want to be friends. So I'm twenty years past eighteen and every single day I consider you a friend, but first a father and just appreciate you always being there for me and I just love you and I am so impressed that you got on this computer with no issue because this is not a tech family and everyone on this podcast can attest. Kurt is our engineer and deals with my nonsense that I can never get on. We got a WiFi issues. So kudos to you for getting on and we appreciate you

and love you so much. You knocked it out of the part. Well, thank you for having me and uh it's very h I'm quite proud of both you girls to keep it up. Thanks dad. Oh, these dads are like making me tear on. I love you so much. We love you, Dad. Happy Father's Day. You know that sidelines this year for Seattle game. When I come there, we go. I finally you can be there. I will make I will make a point of that. Aaron, No, you have to take her up on that offer now

that you can get in the stadium. Oh my god. Yeah, that's amazing. Done and time. I love you Dad. I'll call you later, Okay, love you to bye bye bye. Calm Down with Aaron and Karissa is a production of I Heart Radio. For more podcasts from My Heart Radio, visit the I Heart Radio app, Apple podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. The post the retempted to repost