Oh yeah, come on now down the home stretch of a home day show, Rode pepered rogue. All right, we need spirituality. We gotta come together here, Yes we do. And who better to have done to provide that than our good friend Victor Brick with the daily haikup at two vicod afternoon. I'm still absorbing the profound wisdom of Jerry West on the legendary our hero Kobe Bryant. That was sensational insights from the logo. Can't argue that,
Victor, Wow. And Jerry is so humble. He had the insight, he had the basketball wisdom to know the incredible potential of Kobe Bryant when others did not. But Jerry is too humble to say that. But I'm not Jerry. It's a basketball genius. And he understood, he knew what was going on in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lower Marian he knew Low Marian Man. He knew, he understood the greatness that awaits You think they'll ever change the logo? No, No, because there's a big debate what a few years
ago, right, and that it changed it? And even I think there was a debate events to go to Kobe or Jordan yep. I think since that's passed, I don't see them changing it. I don't either, really don't. Jerry West is so selfless. He still doesn't think the logo is in m He asked that that it's clearly him if you look at the photo side by side clear. What's also clear is a horrific storm is losing steam and he's just getting started. Fred Rogan, Hello again, vic here comes
the sun, Rodney Pete, Hey, it's coming. His content flows like the La River. Kevin figures, come on, nah, La river has some water in it for once. Stan out of the river. Yeah, you don't know what's floating in that river, not floating in that river. And he's always walking on sunshine. Ronnie Fossio, He's a rainbow, y'all, a king flavor, y'all. Dodgers Kershaw. I'm still giddy. As David Vassay told us weeks ago that Kursh was coming back to the Azoul.
But this other seed that Vassy planted that Kirsch told his teammates two weeks ago he was returning, but he asked the guys to keep it a secret. And Kirsh takes his physical tomorrow Oh yeah, give it up for the Azoul, give it up for kersh Fellas, Kenley Jansen still in play. I'm hearing things. He might be pried away from the Boston Red Sox hearing thanks for this twenty one year old Pittrematox bruns So. Kenley's still in play. Yeah, Vick, where do you hear that? It's from I'm hearing things,
Fred, Yeah, but where you're hearing them? Vic? The Baseball Hotlinette, the Baseball hotline hotline for a minute, call nine or nine. I like it. Hot stove is everywhere. Fair. We still even though we're just a couple of days away from pitchers and catchers reporting the camera back ranch. Still you know, Dodgers are on the phone, Man, Freedman and Company l President of Baseball Ops Andrew Freeman's still working it, man. I know. Is he on the hot line too? He was not at
the hot line, But I'm scouring. I'm scouring a lot of different sources. Fred and the Dodgers are still working it. Man. They're not satiated. You could ever have enough crazy pitching. You know that that's the mantra. But it's true. You touched a part of the early for it? How about Otani Son? And is too cute doggie decoy being ardered at the Sapporo Snow Festival with a giant sculpture. This is a Japanese winter extravaganza,
world famous for its elaborate snow creations. And there's so much love for Otani Son. Yes, my beloved bride, you go. Ssakamoto attended this Sapporo Winter Festival decades ago. She still marvels at it. How amazing it is almost cherry blossom season, Victor, you're telling me the blossoms blossoming? To look at it. For the Los Angeles Clippers got the Pelicans tonight. You
know we're not. They're so under the radar. You know they've won twenty six or thirty one, Kawhi has been sublime Western Conference Player of the Month and Clippers Nolan's esther notche Downtown Clipper countdown at six with Adam Ausland tip at seven to listen right here, am five to seven. The LA sports to be under the radar when you're the top team in the Western Conference. Vic,
isn't it amazing? I'm gonna hear them. You know it's all about the Lakers seeking a spark, the Lakers seeking a spark, just looking for something. But the Clippers undeniably, no one's talking about them and they're the best team in the association right now. Yes, incredible production. And you know, give it up for Paul George. It was, you know, nursing a groin injury and he was playing through it. The Beard has been insane. James Hart has been a distribution revolution. I mean it's crazy stuff.
Russell Westbrook off the charts, off the bench, sensational attitude and you know, be lady, congratulations to Russell hitting the twenty five thousand point mark
for his career. No, the clips are just going wild. Oh yes, And of course this Kobe statue unveiled tomorrow, that's going to be a gut wrenching yet exhilarating moment to see the Kobe statue unveiled outside the Staple Center Staple Center Crypto dot Com Arena. You know, Kobe, Kobe built a Staples centement, all right, Vic, Yeah, you can continue your thoughts on Kobe and know you have many, Uh when we come back, come on, let's keep it moving, Come on, Victor Brick, Rodney,
Fred Rogan, Vic the Brick Jacob, let's go go ahead, Vic God Vic thoughts of Kobe of course triggered, you know with the statue unveiling tomorrow Star Plaza before the Lakers and Nuggets. Of course, the Lakers will be wharing Kobe inspired UNI's you know, mamba snake skin flavor at their last war during the Championship Beer twenty twenty. But Jerry West, will you know? It triggers so many emotions with that fabulous interview, And I go back to
my first moments with Covid. He was seventeen years old, fresh from Philadelphia, playing summer league in Long Beach. He's staying in a Long Beach hotel and I called the hotel to see if I can in touch with Cob and Cobe. As it's the phone, I say, Cob, welcome to Los Angeles. We are so pumped you were here. Love to meet you. Is it possible to come by this afternoon for a few moments? He says,
sure, come on over, Vic. So my first moment with Cob was in his hotel room after a practice and he was basically bathed in ice his whole lower body and munching on some French fries and just in ice for like an hour. It's seventeen seventeen, just understood, you know, the dedication to one's body. And of course it got him through so many incredible times with you know, super training, Gary Vet, who would wrap him up like a mummy to go out there some nights. But uh, that's
the the legend of Kobe Bryant. So how about the Super Bowl? Fellas is there is one crazy storyline? Of course? Will Travis Kelcey propose to tell a swift Ronnie hit me? No good? This is a hit me moment? Oh yeah, this is a storyline, by the way, Yeah, Kelsey can't can't get enough. As he gets he gets peppered with this question whenever he sits down with reporters. You know what's up with Tale? And basically you know they're so in love. You could tell they're so in
love, Vic, can you not? According to Eric Dickerson, you're right. Yeah, it hasn't even been a calendar year yet. I don't think have they been dating for even twelve months? No, I don't think they have been. I know things happen fast sometimes, but maybe you slow that down. VIC, call it like you see it. Vic. I'm with you, I see an incredible love affair. And Travis says when they ask him about a possible wedding ring, says, the only ring I'm focused on
is the Super Bowl ring. That's the right answer, all right, But you know you hear Kelsey, he can talk Taylor for hours upon hours. What do you mean he can talk Taylor for hours and hours? He just he loves talking about her accomplishments, her energy. I mean that's that's love, of course. Swift now in Japan, he's doing back to back to back to back shows and Sayonara Tokyo and Hello Las Vegas. When Air Taylor gets in Saturday night, talks for timing for some pregame partying with the Chiefs
Kingdom. But Kelsey today in Vegas planted a seat of doubt that Taylor might miss the big Game. How devastating. I mean, Kelsey, are you kidding me? There's no way Swift misses the Mother of All Bowls with Boo in the middle of this madness. No way, no way, no way. Well, think it's a long flight, Fred, it's Air Taylor. You don't think she's gonna think it's not Air Taylor. It is not Air Taylor, Vick. She might be in a private plan. I'm sure she
will be, but it's not called air Taylor. Always always under the assumption it was air Taylor. No, No, it's not. No. You know what this whole conspiracy theory that the NFL is cooked up. You know how this is gonna play out. I'll tell you right now. Chiefs are down seventeen fourteen, three and a half minutes to go. Taylor's not there. She comes walking through the tunnel. Okay. Travis Kelsey is battling a hamstring all game long, and then he pops up like the Undertaker, catches
a game when it touchdown with a minute left. Chiefs win the Super Bowl, and he proposes after the game at the postgame press conference. That's how it works. That's beautiful, Hollywood. That's Hollywood. Okay, think that's beautiful. VIC love that. I'm soaking that scenario in. Soak it in. Oh, that's wonderful. You guys have any Super Bowl predictions you have? You gonna wait till Friday. I'm gonna wait, Vic, Yeah, not yet, Vic. I'm gonna let it marinate a little, let it
marinate. Yeah, I think the line is one to two points, favoring the forty nine ers again the Chiefs underdogs for what what if my prediction is this, I don't care what which team wins. What if that was my prediction is that? Okay? You how dare you? Fred? Fred? You have I understand you're still devastated by the Lion's loss, but you gotta move on. Okay, I've moved on. Don't really care. I hope you know what, I hope It's an exciting game, That's what I hope.
Well, the commercials are going to be crazy funky. So you know some of the major players are pulling out this year. They're not spending the money in the commercials. They don't think they work like they used to. How much is it for a thirty second spot? Like how many millions? Seven million dollars or some crazy number like that. Yeah, it's like five to seven. I read two numbers for a thirty second spot. New York
Time says seven million dollars for a thirty second ad. Yay, yay, yay that you Yeah, and like Ford I read is pulling out and said, there's no reason for us to even do this. I remember it was in the hundreds of thousands not too long ago, two hundred thousand dollars for a thirty second ad. Kevin, how many breaks are there? You know that any game? Yeah? You know how many breaks there are? Oh well, on a typical broadcast, you have about five per quarter. But
danel, we have an extended halftime for the Super Bowl. They might add add an additional break or two, but traditionally fire per quarter, a couple and halftime. Okay, so you gotta figure it's uh at that price point, the network makes about six hundred million dollars seven hundred million. That's a hefty profit. But this is this is a game of games. This is the game of games, Mother of all bulls. Yeah, and it's our party, It's America's party. Let's face it. You know where that leads
VIC to the source? Mm hmm oh yeah, And I go to the greatest Haiku poet of all time and space by show the most prominent on the Mount Rushmore of Haiku, along with bussan Issa and Chiki, this hikup for you on this Wednesday, February the seventh from Basha, Wake up, wake up now do you sleepy headed butterfly? I want to play with you? I'm feeling you Russia, Okay, you sleepy headed butterfly. Yeah, yeah, we know that. Yeah. Is he referring to an actual butterfly?
Vic? Oh? Absolutely all about nature. Fred. That wasn't a pet name for one of his friends when he got all liquored up on saki. How dare you? Okay, Ronnie, thank you, Kevin appreciate it. And Rodney, we get him again tomorrow. Just do it.