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December 23, 2025 52 mins

Tuesday (pt 1 of 2): On Today’s Late Riser’s Podcast, Billy returns to his microphone for our final “full crew” show.. - along with lots of family members as we mark the end of our 45-year time together as The John Boy & Billy Big Show®.. - We’ll continue serving up some content from our archives on the Podcast until December 31, 2025 - What’s next… - Well - we’ll have to just wait and see…

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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Hello, Santa Claus. Hello, Santa Claus. Come in Santa Claus.
Poor boys, and call Josh. This is dal Clause, Santa
Clause at the north.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
Who who who? M hm.

Speaker 3 (00:26):
Hmmm, dog a doodle do.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
That's the last new big show on the radio. Oh sorry, Matthew,
except don't matage line. Go ahead, Maddie. What's on? Who's
on the radio? What's so big? It's a big a
bit it's a ordio. Wow, he's mimicking you with the
clearing and everything. Yeah, John Boy and Billy Big Joe,

(01:22):
Billy is there your ceo. Man, we're widening down. It's
the whole crew.

Speaker 4 (01:29):
We're widening it out.

Speaker 1 (01:33):
He's up, So John Boy, Billy, Taylor, Jackie, Randy. Oh no,
we got in no our manager and women my Budzon's
eight years old, retire coming more retired Belize officer. Donny Pressley,

(01:56):
the may of the Big Show store in the city. Yeah, yes, huh,
my lovely bride Eve. Of course you heard, Matthew. We
got Sam Love Sam, the jokester more head scholar man
that turned out to be one of the smart ones.
And then Presley donnies little girl Hannah, she's a doctor, now, well,

(02:19):
I mean, while there's stick, there's my middle son and
Maddy wearing an elf T shirt. But he's doing some
good filming here. And of course Jonathan. I got all
three of my boys in here, John and his lovely
bride Anna, Karen her mama. And there's my pride and joy,

(02:42):
my grandson, little Habits. I was looking your way.

Speaker 5 (02:52):
Up.

Speaker 1 (02:54):
That's also bad. So Billy, those of you that listen
close to the Big Show, you know, Billy's been kind
of semi retired for a while.

Speaker 4 (03:05):
I've been driving a semi fore.

Speaker 6 (03:09):
Has you?

Speaker 2 (03:09):
Man?

Speaker 7 (03:10):
Has you?

Speaker 2 (03:11):
How is it?

Speaker 1 (03:12):
Am I gonna be able to slide right into it?

Speaker 8 (03:14):
It seems like a perfect fit for you, because you
know what I do nothing, I get up, I eat
breakfast and a go now what whatever.

Speaker 1 (03:24):
So Robert larol Keine said, yeah, retire just you can
do what you want to do when you want.

Speaker 4 (03:29):
To do it right exactly.

Speaker 1 (03:30):
So try to try that exactly. That's my plan. All right. Well,
I'm glad all y'all here, man, So we're gonna have
some fun. The last new Big Show is Matthew on
the radio radio. Yeah, Bork, Buddy, Good morning, Big Show
is on the radio. The whole gang is in here,

(03:51):
families and everything, celebrating the retirement of the Big Show.

Speaker 4 (03:57):
Yeah, some more excited than others.

Speaker 1 (04:06):
Oh right, So let's see what we're talking about. What
some of the highlights over the past forty five years.
I know that time Howard Stern thought he was gonna
come to town and run us out. That didn't happen
to did Did anybody else ever ever ever beat him
in the city at the company? You know, Okay, she

(04:29):
would have told you to look out up.

Speaker 4 (04:30):
They don't let us have the numbers anymore.

Speaker 9 (04:36):
I know.

Speaker 1 (04:36):
Yeah, he's a jerk. Bookout, thank you. And then, oh,
remember when we were gonna do with the John Boy
and Billy movie, Hal need Him? We got the hangout
Hall need them who did all the smoke and abandoned
movies like that? That was fun.

Speaker 10 (04:51):
And then you found out how much time it was
gonna take. And what, No, I don't think I still
have to.

Speaker 1 (04:57):
Do the radio thing, right, multitasking not your Yeah, in
the script we never could van some some Hollywood script right.

Speaker 8 (05:10):
Yes, once you got to have a lot of money
to produce a movie, and we couldn't anybody to give.

Speaker 1 (05:15):
But a Scott Ngrave tagged in at one point on
the right. Yeah, yeah, that's when we tagged out. Well,
that was a wild man. And then of course he
blew collar comedy to her. Guys, we've we've saw some
people make a bunch of money. Remember Larry the cable
guy before, back when he was Scott and then he
switched to Larry to cable guy, and he was he

(05:36):
was making a little money at the clubs. But when
fox Worth he put him in the ing Volt and
all those guys on the Blue Comedy Comedy tour, Blue
Collar Comedy to her, it bombed at the theater, it did, yeah,
but then afterwards it made a bunch of money and
that's what made him and running onto Comedy Central like that.
That's wow. Remember one time I had to buy old

(05:57):
Larry lunch. It's Spanky's remember that the Yellow Rose. I
don't think you ever paid me back.

Speaker 10 (06:05):
Well, so far, you've only talked about the people who
got rich off of it, right the first at the
top of the list.

Speaker 2 (06:11):
You know.

Speaker 1 (06:11):
It's like when Michael Jordan made the Hall of Fame,
he got up and blamed everybody. He was, Oh, all right,
well that's that's all I got all right, We got
three months out and were waiting for you by shows
on the radio. He ows, John Boyn, Billy Sesame Street,

(06:59):
help Ray all of us. Now it's our turn donating
this holiday season at Sesame dot org because the world
needs Sesame and Sesame needs you.

Speaker 2 (07:10):
Right deed well.

Speaker 1 (07:11):
One of our favorite characters through the years been married man,
drawn on a lot of Billy and Ies experience first marriage.
You know, I met Billy the same day that I
got married, right August ninth, nineteen eight.

Speaker 4 (07:29):
I remember you said, is there a bit in that property?
Perhapside of it?

Speaker 1 (07:33):
I don't know.

Speaker 4 (07:34):
We'll see.

Speaker 1 (07:35):
There was many right through the year.

Speaker 11 (07:37):
Yeah you were.

Speaker 1 (07:40):
How about a married man Christmas as we celebrate our
superhero one more time?

Speaker 12 (07:53):
My readmn, my readman drive surrounding a minivan, God and
my wife and some kids. His whole life's on the skids. Hey,
there there goes to the married man. How's he feel? Listen, dude,
this poor guy's really screwed hanging on. Buy a thread,

(08:14):
quart of milk, loaf of bread.

Speaker 9 (08:16):
Hey, there there goes the married man.

Speaker 6 (08:20):
Got a big gas grill.

Speaker 9 (08:23):
Buys his clothes at the gap and he's just about
had enough.

Speaker 13 (08:28):
Of this girl.

Speaker 9 (08:30):
Married man, married man, friendly neighborhood, married man life for
him has no single wife or let him do what
the she says. It's about time he groove. Wherever there's
a screw, you'll.

Speaker 1 (08:46):
Find the married man.

Speaker 14 (08:48):
Our story opens on a cold, cloudy Christmas Eve. The
winter wind whips around a small bridge over a dark
and icy river. Our hero married man sits atop the
guardrail with his poll college.

Speaker 1 (08:59):
But I can't believe your mini van ran out of gas.

Speaker 14 (09:04):
I told you the wife had some last minute errands
to run. She must have just forgotten to go by
the service station.

Speaker 11 (09:10):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (09:10):
Yeah, all I know is instead of laughing it up
at the office Christmas party at the country club, we're
sitting here waiting for somebody to bring us a can
of gas. Of course, it could be worse. At least
this didn't turn out to be another parody of It's
a Wonderful Life. I don't know what you mean, you know,
it's a wonderful life. Jimmy Stewart's getting ready to kill himself.
Clarencey Angel comes by shows him what his life would

(09:31):
be like if he never was born. Huh, Well, that's
not me.

Speaker 14 (09:34):
I mean, let me tell you something, college buddy, I
already have a wonderful life.

Speaker 4 (09:41):
Oh well, excuse me just a minute.

Speaker 14 (09:43):
Hello, Hi, honey, what you need me to pick up
a can of cranberry sauce for Christmas dinner? And you
called the country club? They said I wasn't there, and
you were wondering where I was. Well, the mini van
I have ran out of gas. And college buddy called
a friend of his. He's bringing us some What why

(10:06):
was the line busy when you called just.

Speaker 4 (10:08):
A moment ago.

Speaker 14 (10:09):
Well, probably because I let college buddy use my phone
to call his friend. Yes, I know, we only get
so many minutes a month. This was kind of an emergency, honey.
How did it happen?

Speaker 1 (10:22):
Well?

Speaker 14 (10:22):
I think you may have forgotten to fill up the
tank when you were out yesterday. No, I think you
were the last one to drive it, don't you remember?
But well, well you may be right. Yes, it's probably
my fault. Yeah, he's on his way right now. I'm
not really sure. Yeah, I could ask you how long

(10:44):
will it take your friend to get here? About fifteen
more minutes? Probably about fifteen more minutes or so, honey, Yes,
I'll call you when he gets here. Okay, bye, Sorry,
So what were we talking about? It's a wonderful life.
Oh yes, So Jimmy Stewart was in that huh.

Speaker 1 (11:02):
Yeah, see he was ready to commit suicide because.

Speaker 14 (11:06):
Uh, excuse me again? Hello, yes, dear, no, dear, I
won't forget the can of branburry sauce.

Speaker 15 (11:13):
Right.

Speaker 6 (11:14):
What's that?

Speaker 14 (11:15):
Mother Fletcher is in town and she's going to be
spending the whole week with us. Well, yes, that is
great news. I'll tell her I look forward to seeing her. Okay, goodbye.
So Jimmy Stewart was, Yeah, Jimmy Stewart was, damn hello, yes, honey,
what's that? Mother Fletcher wants to know if college buddy's

(11:39):
friend could stop by a convenience store and pick up
what I don't know if Reesus makes peanut butter Christmas reads.
She's sure she saw them last year. Well, I guess
I could check into that. Okay, No, college buddy's friend.
He really hasn't had time to get here yet. Hunh Yes,
i'll call you soon.

Speaker 11 (12:00):
Of our.

Speaker 4 (12:02):
So suicide Huh.

Speaker 1 (12:04):
He got this idea that, hey, married man, you're not
thinking of jumping off this bridge, are you.

Speaker 4 (12:10):
I don't know.

Speaker 14 (12:12):
Sometimes I feel like I'm just spinning my wheels here,
you know, I mean, every moment of my life is
late off for me. She never stopped every hour of
every day. It's always something. Sometimes I feel like I'm gonna.

Speaker 1 (12:27):
Hey, guys, I got your gas right here. Hey, Randy boy,
we're starting to wonder if you were gonna show up.
Married man's wife's worried sick.

Speaker 4 (12:35):
Yeah, I'm sorry.

Speaker 1 (12:35):
It took so long.

Speaker 16 (12:36):
I had to finish up my annual two hour Merry
Christmas Darling tape to my wife, and only way over
here I realized, I, well, I'd already had the mystery
gift lined up, but I didn't have anything in case
she picked the standard gift. Now, granted she never picks
the standard gift. But what am I gonna do if
I get caught by surprise? You know, I remember Christmas
in eighty seven. That's when I hey, hey guys, Hey

(12:58):
married man, Hey.

Speaker 2 (12:59):
Hey, what do you guys?

Speaker 3 (13:00):
Do?

Speaker 6 (13:00):
It put me down?

Speaker 1 (13:16):
Feel better?

Speaker 17 (13:17):
Well?

Speaker 14 (13:17):
You know that's the magic of the holiday season. No
matter how little you have, some people have even less.
You know, college buddy, it may not be a wonderful life,
but it could always be worse. From all of us
have to all of you there, best wishes for a
happy and blessed holiday season.

Speaker 1 (13:36):
Man, look at this. Randy sure had a lot of
stuff in his car. Hey, racist peanut butter rees. I
didn't know they still made these.

Speaker 4 (13:43):
Hey, I'll split th this with you.

Speaker 2 (13:44):
You're own, big man.

Speaker 1 (13:48):
You'll find them. Look Tuesday morning, December to twenty third,

(14:19):
the last new show to Big Show. We got encore
archive editions all next week leading up to twenty six.
How about that, we'll retire and get the last nine
days off? What's that all? That was quite a fight,
but you won. Hey, y'all, you got to remind you

(14:41):
about Tater's Big Show Hangover One more round. Podcast search
Tater Big Show Hangover. Wherever you get your podcast, follow
it tat Hangover Trailer's up. First episode just January thirteenth.
Spend the time to find and follow before then and
keep you back. See how it's working, because you know

(15:02):
it's state He yeah, which, he's hung over.

Speaker 8 (15:06):
It's even work.

Speaker 9 (15:09):
It's gotta be great.

Speaker 1 (15:10):
Oh all right, Well, somebody else we found. I don't
know how much money we made them, but they did
wound up writing the kids book The Lunch Menu Man,
Yeah from the Concord Concord School school system.

Speaker 10 (15:28):
Yeah yeah, yeah, he got an agent and really cashed
in on his fame really quick.

Speaker 1 (15:33):
And then just as fast, gone right. You got to
take advantage about fifteen minutes. We got to give him that.
Of course we we still love them, especially at Christmas time.

Speaker 15 (15:48):
Hi, this is David Price, the Lunch menu Man, wishing
all of you and yours are very safe and merry Christmas.
This is truly the season for carrying and giving. Please,
let's don't forget those less fortunate than you or I,
and remember to give a little extra food to someone
who may not get to eat it, as we all
take for granted that they will. And this here is
just a little sharing with you of just exactly what

(16:08):
the menu Man is going to be fortunate enough to
enjoy at this most wonderful time of year. Now, without
further delay, from the Lunch Menu Man to you, to
the menu.

Speaker 13 (16:20):
Scalloped potatoes, creamed corn, green beans, baked tam.

Speaker 5 (16:32):
Turkey, cranberry sauce, fudge, cheesecake, Grandma's Christmas cookies.

Speaker 2 (16:43):
Fruit had a row, all right, Just hit him.

Speaker 4 (16:48):
Right off to bed.

Speaker 15 (16:50):
Hey, it's a classic.

Speaker 1 (16:50):
You think being Crosby has a classic, But look at this.

Speaker 15 (16:53):
Now, all cut to Randolph, the red base ted chef
cooks a pretty mean pilet, and after every meal time
you can hear him say, olay, he's just a little tipsy.

Speaker 9 (17:12):
He doesn't mean us any harm.

Speaker 15 (17:15):
He's just a little Randolph was born and.

Speaker 2 (17:19):
Raised down on the farm.

Speaker 9 (17:21):
Then one night.

Speaker 15 (17:22):
Before Christmas Eve, Randolph made his way right down.

Speaker 1 (17:28):
To the taco bark, but passed out on his train.

Speaker 15 (17:33):
Next day, the children lined up and when they noticed
Randolph there, they lifted up his head, but came.

Speaker 9 (17:42):
Away with only hair.

Speaker 5 (17:44):
Now it's outh and Randolph's bawd. He's too shy to stay.
He's now in the library putting books away. But don't worry,
little children, dinner will be time.

Speaker 15 (18:02):
Seems that our red face Randolph has an uncle named Carmine,
and Randolphin new librarian is really gonna.

Speaker 1 (18:11):
Be just five What Randolph the red face yell?

Speaker 3 (18:15):
Hey, everybody's got an uncle.

Speaker 1 (18:19):
Now everybody's on a true story in the cafeteria, yes alight, Now,
no one to say.

Speaker 2 (18:23):
What are we doing here?

Speaker 15 (18:27):
Let's see first menu, The fired we was so Livelesston boring,
which is.

Speaker 2 (18:43):
Not much too like this is.

Speaker 1 (18:45):
This is kind of your your story.

Speaker 15 (18:47):
That's the debut song, the one that started it all.

Speaker 1 (18:50):
Debut and then of course we found out a little
soul into it. Yeah you go, let's go here. We
heard that, Lissa go forward little bit hearing the album.

Speaker 4 (19:01):
This is one started my career.

Speaker 15 (19:03):
Okay.

Speaker 1 (19:06):
The first menu I was that was a good let's
see what we got here, okay, lunch menu man, the
lunch menu man. Still little doggies.

Speaker 11 (19:16):
Ring when they're in the Christmas scene, piece of meat
and then some pie.

Speaker 1 (19:22):
Everywhere you hear them cry joy.

Speaker 11 (19:26):
Fall has a gnaw the bones, chicken fingers make them grown.

Speaker 2 (19:31):
They're a lot like you and me.

Speaker 15 (19:34):
Only difference is it's free mark of little doggies ring.

Speaker 2 (19:39):
Bat puppies really sing now.

Speaker 1 (19:43):
The white album stage.

Speaker 6 (19:47):
Number nine.

Speaker 1 (19:50):
Dogs Okay, my chick, no one to me. I want
to sat in the background.

Speaker 18 (20:02):
Well, I'm out in the jungle.

Speaker 15 (20:04):
You see, it's called Excited night.

Speaker 18 (20:06):
I'm excited.

Speaker 1 (20:07):
I'm out in the fourth and it's kind of the
when nature calls.

Speaker 6 (20:14):
Yeah, concept album.

Speaker 1 (20:19):
In the jungle here, Okay, let's say what's coming up?

Speaker 15 (20:22):
Next.

Speaker 1 (20:25):
Now you're in the barnyard.

Speaker 9 (20:27):
Yeah, hey, lunching everywhere.

Speaker 2 (20:32):
Come I like this, no proably.

Speaker 1 (20:44):
Snormight go listen, got into the next one here.

Speaker 15 (20:50):
On the fourth day of Chris.

Speaker 1 (20:55):
Must be twelve days of lunchmen used.

Speaker 11 (21:00):
Twelve heads of lettuce, eleven candied hams, ten turkey noodles,
nine mashed potatoes, eight pepperoni's, seven toss salads, six ravios,
five golden rolls, four oven fries, three coleslaws, two ham

(21:24):
and cheese pasta, and some fruit.

Speaker 9 (21:29):
Stop it, you're talking crazy.

Speaker 4 (21:33):
There's his partner, Stippy my hand. I guess up here.

Speaker 1 (21:37):
That is good the lunch man man.

Speaker 14 (21:41):
David, I don't mind telling you you're starting to scare us.

Speaker 1 (22:09):
Good morning, big shows on a radio. Well, something exciting
is always having and beautiful dismal seep in South Carolina.
And here to tell us all about it is the
Mayor himself, the Honorable Merwin Coop fiddle Swoop.

Speaker 17 (22:22):
Good morning, mister Mayor. Good morning John Boy and all
your wonderful listeners. So what's on tap this weekend? Great question,
John Boy. Well, as we all know, everything eventually comes
to an end, and the time has come that we
bidded you to two legends in morning radio after four
plus decades of making our mornings brighter. Unfortunately, Uncle Scabby

(22:46):
and the Rash signed a new deal with another company.
So at the last minute, we'd like to announce the
big Dismal Seepage John Boy and Billy Appreciation Weekend.

Speaker 1 (22:56):
Wow. Well, I guess second place it bad. Hold on
your horses, Tubby.

Speaker 17 (23:01):
Also backing out where the Nuclear Net and glow Boy,
Radioactive Morning Zoo, Wan Boy and Pablo's possibly illegal am
Mayhem and the Farm Report.

Speaker 2 (23:12):
Wow.

Speaker 1 (23:13):
Okay, well, we are still grateful for the honor.

Speaker 17 (23:16):
I'll fix that, John Boy. This was a particular challenge
for us because we and Dismal Siebage aren't accustomed to
celebrating quitters.

Speaker 1 (23:25):
Well, you know, retiring isn't quitting.

Speaker 17 (23:28):
Whatever helps you sleep at night, John Boy, But try
telling that to your faithful listeners.

Speaker 2 (23:34):
Oh No.

Speaker 17 (23:35):
Kicking off the weekend be the big parade down Main
Street supplying the feel good vibes will be the Marching
Bunyans from the Isley Family Hammertoe Research Institute. They'll be
followed by the Robert Earl Keane Tribute Band, Robert Earl Shibe.

Speaker 1 (23:55):
What about new Shriners.

Speaker 17 (23:57):
Look who's paying attention, John Boy? The Shriners will indeed
be on hand driving Little Legends cars and dressed in
matching tutu's.

Speaker 1 (24:05):
Oh maybe I could get in there and drive with them.

Speaker 17 (24:09):
We'll have specially themed activities all weekend long. As a
tribute to these last two years, we're inviting everyone to
play Find Billy. We've got two acres of open land
covered in thousands and thousands of garden gnomes. All you
need to do is find Billy.

Speaker 1 (24:28):
Now has he agreed to this? If you've ever wondered.

Speaker 17 (24:34):
What it's like to work with John Boy, you won't
want to miss our next attraction, the Randy Pinata.

Speaker 19 (24:40):
What is that?

Speaker 17 (24:41):
Pretty much what it sounds like, except when you beat
it with a stick. It doesn't give candy, just more
advice you never asked for us. Hey, hey, but wait,
there's more. What would a weekend be without a salute
to corporate You'll want to stand down win for the
Big I Fart radio contest. Whoever can produce the longest, loudest,

(25:06):
most noxious cloud of butt breeze similar to the hot
air from the big Wigs that never quite got it.
You win, then go next door for the Virtual Entourage experience.
It's a chance for the dedicated listener to see what
it's like to be a member of John Boy's entourage.

Speaker 1 (25:22):
So how do you do that?

Speaker 17 (25:24):
At the end of the attraction, the holographic John Boy
disappears and leaves you.

Speaker 1 (25:27):
To pick up the check. That's hurtful.

Speaker 17 (25:31):
Then you're gonna hate this next part, John Boys, bring
your skills to the one and only life size Operation game.
Bring the whole family and try to recreate one of
John Boy's many operations, but don't touch the sides. Come on,
be sure to come and see man versus Animal as

(25:53):
Terry Maurice Hansen arm wrestles a live raccoon.

Speaker 1 (25:57):
What make sure the kids get a chance?

Speaker 17 (26:00):
That's to play Booger Branch. Each child, upon entering gets
a stick and they get festival goers to donate some
nose gold and wipe it on their stick. Whoever has
the most snot on their branch wins.

Speaker 1 (26:12):
What do they win? Stick with boogers on it?

Speaker 17 (26:16):
For all the wrestling fans, We'll have a big card
at the Arthur Turdmore Stadium. The main event will be
the Nature Boy Rick Flair versus John Boy in an
I quit match. Well I'm not gonna do that. Oh
and he quits.

Speaker 6 (26:29):
Before he even gets started on a shot.

Speaker 1 (26:36):
Swing by the Robert D.

Speaker 17 (26:37):
Rayford Memorial Cash Bar for some adult refreshment hosted by
Jackie and Tator. See if you can buy them enough
cocktails until they slow dance and maybe kiss.

Speaker 1 (26:49):
Any food. Sure is Fatty.

Speaker 17 (26:52):
Pillars will have his food truck invasion of Polish sausages.
So what about Carla Cook and the Big Show Grill?
Oh No, he's working the Hermit Crab Races at Myrtle
Beach and the big closing night concert features Dakotah with
two K's Goats stowing you with three s's and the
Hound Brown Tribute Act Brown Hound and stick around for

(27:15):
the comedy. Over the years, John Boy and Billy have
propelled the careers of several big name comics. Come see
their latest find joke Nerve. He's almost a laugh riot.

Speaker 6 (27:27):
You know what, I think.

Speaker 1 (27:28):
I think you're mad that we're not gonna be here anymore.
And I think you've really grown to like us here
at the Big Show. I think you're really gonna miss us.

Speaker 17 (27:37):
So come on, so come on down and build a
fine farewell to the Big Show at the dismal See Pitch,
John Boy and Billy Appreciation days.

Speaker 1 (27:46):
Are those tears? Why'm not crying?

Speaker 2 (27:48):
You're crying.

Speaker 20 (27:54):
Here's Carl Chulders over here, the Big Show. I guess
they want may decide Mary Chris. Some folks say happy Holidays,
I say, Merry Christmas. I'm not supposed to thank you
for buying that potted Meat album?

Speaker 6 (28:06):
Are way?

Speaker 1 (28:08):
I hear it at party entertaining.

Speaker 20 (28:10):
I ain't got no meat in it if that's what
you're thinking, So I guess it's even more like real
potted meat.

Speaker 2 (28:17):
Get it.

Speaker 1 (28:53):
Good morning to make Shaw on the radio. Name's Gary
Ho Ho Ho Hello. We're gonna give us a way
of Fender Strata Custer guitar every Christmas. The Garyhoway dot com.
Get your name in the hat for that, all right.
They wanna shout out our board daring down Nickels store

(29:14):
your outdoor paradise, hunting, fishing, whatever you need, clothes, perfect
Christmas gifts, and a John Boy and Billy corner. That's a.

Speaker 15 (29:27):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (29:28):
Never dare so shot the John boyn Billy corner down
there Nickel store. And it's pretty easy to find. Look
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They probably put it way back there, so you have
to go buy neat things. Yeah, like the milk at

(29:48):
the oh Coming up the owner founder a Highway and
fifty five old Worthy word budg Kenny Moore. They got
Kenny one more time. Play us from John Boy Jeopardy, Yes,
Final Jeopardy. In minutes, the Big Show rolls home. Good morning,

(30:12):
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(30:32):
Another special guests on our final news show Here from
our studios. Kenny Moore, the owner of Highway fifty five.
Good morning, Kenny.

Speaker 18 (30:45):
Good morning, my brother, hell you may while.

Speaker 1 (30:48):
Some brothers boy, Kenny was good. I'm glad you could
join us here on the last show, Buddy, we wanted
to thank you for what you've done with our John
Boy and Billy grilling sauce over the years, with the
the stuff you put on the menu and then you
wipe it off.

Speaker 3 (31:04):
Ye do not need to thank me?

Speaker 18 (31:11):
Yeah, yeah, I need to thank you, guys. That's who
I need to think.

Speaker 5 (31:15):
Now.

Speaker 18 (31:15):
I will tell you when we got out of state
and when we I think you said when we exported, Johnny,
he said, when we exported to some of the states
a little bit further away. Some people wonder who these
John Boy and Billy characters were there out in Montana. Hey,
we informed them, We told them who you were, and
and uh, man, I'm just I'm so happy for you guys.

(31:39):
I just want to take a minute just to tell
you that you you know, you brought us on and uh,
it was always like going home.

Speaker 21 (31:47):
You know.

Speaker 18 (31:47):
We got so excited to go see you guys, not
to be on the radio, but to go hang out
with some friends. And uh, I'm man, I'm getting actually
a little emotional about it because I tell people all
the time they want to know what you guys were like,
and I say, imagine your your your best feeling about
them and then multiply it because that's who you are.

(32:08):
You know, you guys are authentic. You're exactly who who
you say you are. And and that's everybody. That's Tate Jackie.

Speaker 15 (32:15):
That's it.

Speaker 18 (32:16):
I mean, that's everybody. And uh even pillars sometimes you
know sometimes and uh, but yeah, even though you whip
my button wordy word, you all have a dominant lead
over me and my duke educated son.

Speaker 1 (32:32):
I just oh yeah, it's not a drumstick right, one
of his clues.

Speaker 18 (32:47):
I can't say on the air what pillar is caldy either, Okay? Uh,
but no, man, you guys were great to us, and
and uh, maybe I can get up the booger branch
and make you some Burger.

Speaker 1 (33:00):
Said absolutely, Well let's do that on your schedule because
I'm gonna be.

Speaker 18 (33:06):
I promise you I'll behave better than I did last
time I was there too.

Speaker 1 (33:10):
I do promise you, buddy. Well, thank you all for
your state all the years.

Speaker 5 (33:21):
Man.

Speaker 18 (33:22):
Then I do one shameless plug because I think it's
really kind of cool and ironic. You guys are going on.
Do you remember when I brought my youngest daughter Isabelle
on yes Hussein the national anthem and all that.

Speaker 1 (33:34):
Absolutely well, y'all.

Speaker 18 (33:35):
She's in Nashville, she's in a band, she's singing for
her supper, and her first single literally just came out,
and it's called Blues by Betty Rose. That's her stage name.
Remember her name is Isabelle, but she goes by Betty Rose.
And that's my shameless plug because her career is just
getting going while you guys are whinding down and about

(33:55):
to be social media influencers.

Speaker 15 (33:57):
And I think.

Speaker 1 (33:59):
Blues by Betty Rose the new thing.

Speaker 18 (34:03):
You got it, you got it on all the Spotify's
and whatever they are. I don't I get people. A
lot of them up for me.

Speaker 1 (34:08):
I don't know.

Speaker 18 (34:09):
But anyway, all right, I just want to say.

Speaker 1 (34:13):
This all in with this man. I love y'all mean it,
thank you, love you too. Be saying your people around
highway fifty fives all over the place, y'all check it out. Man,
all right, can't talk to your son, buddy, Thank you
so much.

Speaker 18 (34:28):
Make care of yourself.

Speaker 1 (34:30):
Oh I did. Well. Let's play our final jeopardy right here,
shall we? All right, while you probably know that most
men can grow one of these, but did you know
that some horses can too?

Speaker 4 (34:44):
What is a social media follower.

Speaker 1 (34:49):
I'm over looking for one. Ain't hundred big show? You
told free line. We played John Boy Jeopardy. Next, good morning,

(35:20):
It's a big show on the radio.

Speaker 2 (35:22):
RNA.

Speaker 1 (35:22):
Do your Tuesday, December the twenty third, don't forget Tator's
big show Hangover One more round podcast trailer's up. First episode,
It's January thirteenth. Plent the time to find a five four?
Then at Taytor Hangover, and right now, let's play Yes

(35:43):
Live across America.

Speaker 8 (35:45):
Hyat's the grand finale of America's longest running radio game show,
John Boy Jeopardy.

Speaker 4 (35:53):
And here he is America's slowest running host. He's John Boy.

Speaker 1 (36:00):
Then I go where I've missed that you had your
own style? Right's I hated? Jennifer out of Tunnel Hill, Georgia.
Good morning, Jennifer, Good morning.

Speaker 3 (36:15):
How are you well?

Speaker 2 (36:16):
All right?

Speaker 1 (36:17):
Baby? So you got first shot at final Jeopardy. How
you feel about yourself?

Speaker 18 (36:22):
I know, I'm so excited, especially since it's going to
be the last.

Speaker 1 (36:26):
One I know about that. Well, let's see what you got.
While you probably know most men can grow one of these,
but did you know that some horses can too? What
is it, Jennifer.

Speaker 17 (36:41):
Well, let's see, I probably can't say inappropriate things, so
I will go with mustache.

Speaker 1 (36:48):
You say mustache, Gord. You know, man, I know your
wife like a horse, My wife like my wife's here, spontine,
I ask your wife. Horses can grow much dash. Of

(37:13):
course she's in what about Goates? You know she must
because she tells me mine looks like on the other end.
I see now, all right, she wouldn't do that. She
loves everything about me. All right, Jennifer, congratulations to you baby,
you have won the last ever John Boy Jeopardy.

Speaker 18 (37:36):
Yay, I'm gonna miss out so much. I listen every morning.

Speaker 3 (37:39):
This is my first time calling.

Speaker 1 (37:41):
In about that. All right, one more move, Elsie, and.

Speaker 18 (37:50):
Let let Teter know I'm going to be listening on
her podcast.

Speaker 22 (37:53):
I'm ready to start.

Speaker 1 (37:55):
Listening, gotcha. All right, she's running out data. Thank you, right,
hang on with Jacket. Good morning the Big Shows on

(38:25):
the radio. When Robert d raypn says Christmas is a
woman thing, he's talking about how they love to pitch
a party and drag the menfolk to everyone has ever
noticed he's the first at the.

Speaker 7 (38:38):
Bar holiday parties. They're kicking in high gear. Of course,
you're not supposed to say Christmas parties. You're supposed to
say holiday parties. Candies and nuts and cookies and cakes
and fattening drinks and other concoctions we know not good
for us. Here's one that I'll guarantee you will be
on every table where the invitation says cocktail party. That's

(38:59):
Boil's shrimp and cocktail sauce.

Speaker 1 (39:01):
Always.

Speaker 4 (39:02):
Why is that usually the.

Speaker 7 (39:04):
Shrimp tastes of rubbery, that some of that styrofoam stuff
they fill the spaces and packages with will taste the same,
and dipped in that ever present tomato based sauce. No
matter what else is served, everyone will serve Boils shrimp.
We're always thankful when they serve those that have already
been peeled, otherwise our fingers will smell like well like

(39:25):
fish for the rest of the day. And they're those
little meat balls and the plate through the Brussels sprouts
and carrots and celery and all those other things that
are good for you, but you hardly ever eat at home,
only at the cocktail party, and always miniature chocolate. Eclaire's
the one I never could figure out strawberries with a
sharp taste dipped in chocolate with a sweet mellow taste.

(39:49):
Ever could figure who thought those two went together? But why,
I wonder? Is it imperative that there be boiled shrimp
and tomato based sauce? Go figure one thing, you figure
usually the first thing that gets gone. Robert D. Rayford
shrimped out for a while on the John boyd and
Billy Show.

Speaker 2 (40:29):
Good morning.

Speaker 1 (40:32):
There they are trans Siberian Orgust Grump, Maddie his favorite band.
If you hadn't checked out Maddie at the concert, go
to the John Boy Billy Facebook wage. We've got a
got a new T s O T shirt at all
well to get you a Christmas picture? A little bit
better about it?

Speaker 6 (40:53):
He's dancing to light.

Speaker 1 (40:54):
They got de beat all right, o man tom Soornton
will pick every NFL game over the Christmas Holidays. Here
coming up in minutes, but right now the Loss Playhouse Actions.

Speaker 14 (41:12):
Welcome to John Boy and Billy Playhouse. Today's episode chet
the Christmas Parrots. As our story opens, notorious pirate Red
Shirt Ron and his cabin boy Edward Hawkins are visiting
a small fishing village on the northern coast of England.

Speaker 22 (41:30):
All right, moving, Hawkins, don't be lollly gagan behind.

Speaker 21 (41:34):
I saw three ships come sailing in on Christmas Day
in the morning.

Speaker 6 (41:39):
Well, now follow the joy of Christmas time?

Speaker 2 (41:42):
Are you that I am? Capvin?

Speaker 23 (41:44):
Seems a shame a young pooper scooper like your satur
faint nestled our snug in the bosom of some picture
perfect family this time of year.

Speaker 21 (41:53):
Being an orphan, don't bother me, no, Cavin, Like I
always say, it's a pirate's lot for me. But I
would like they get something to eat soon.

Speaker 1 (42:01):
If it's all right with you, I can go for.

Speaker 22 (42:03):
A spot of grub, meself, laddie, I'll tell you what.
We'll head on over to the rusty barnacle and get
a basket of crabby patties.

Speaker 2 (42:10):
Or something in a few minutes.

Speaker 6 (42:12):
First I got business to take care of in peg
Leg Pete's pet shop.

Speaker 21 (42:19):
Morning, Governor, what can I do for you?

Speaker 5 (42:22):
Now?

Speaker 23 (42:23):
You funny to see a swede or a fig or
whatever you happen to be south speaking of nestling in
a picture perfect bosom.

Speaker 6 (42:36):
Shakespeare, So long, oh, where be peg Leg Pete?

Speaker 21 (42:43):
Well, Pete caught a d case of the gout and
died a couple of months ago. You know, I'm his daughter,
tis myself peg leg Penny and who would you be?

Speaker 6 (42:51):
Names red Shirt Ron? But being a psychic.

Speaker 21 (42:53):
Friend, red Shirt Ron, why you're the most the door
is pirate in the Seven Seas.

Speaker 22 (43:05):
Now here's me problem. He parent took sick and died
about a week ago. I'm looking for a replacement for Brady.

Speaker 2 (43:14):
You're luck.

Speaker 21 (43:15):
I just got one right here.

Speaker 4 (43:17):
His name's chet.

Speaker 6 (43:18):
Wow, it's deja shitty. First parrot I ever seen with
a goatee. Where do they make ball? He ain't the

(43:38):
brightest looking bird I ever seen, and he's kind.

Speaker 1 (43:41):
Of wall eye.

Speaker 6 (43:44):
What's with his friggin head?

Speaker 22 (43:47):
I reckon?

Speaker 6 (43:48):
He looks empty enough? Does he talk?

Speaker 17 (43:50):
Nope?

Speaker 21 (43:50):
But he's a bloody good singer specializes in Christmas carols.
You know, have you got a box of matches on you?

Speaker 6 (43:56):
What do you need a box of matches for?

Speaker 3 (43:58):
Well?

Speaker 21 (43:58):
You got to use a match to get out year started.
Watch what happens when I hold the match under his
left foot?

Speaker 19 (44:04):
Raw?

Speaker 6 (44:05):
Silent night, Holy night, dollars.

Speaker 21 (44:07):
Come, all's right?

Speaker 1 (44:08):
Raw sign He's pretty good.

Speaker 6 (44:11):
Let's just hope we don't know how to play the
Let's not go that far Hawkins. So does that chat
here know any other numbers?

Speaker 3 (44:20):
Oh?

Speaker 21 (44:20):
Sure, light up another match, hold it under his right foot.

Speaker 4 (44:23):
Raw jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.

Speaker 2 (44:28):
He's a.

Speaker 1 (44:30):
Johnny one note.

Speaker 22 (44:31):
But then I reckon I could teach him some proper
drinking songs for the rest of the year.

Speaker 21 (44:36):
Oh wait, drinking songs. Perfect. Listen to what happens when
I hold the match between his feet.

Speaker 1 (44:42):
Raw chats, nuts roasting on an open fire.

Speaker 14 (44:52):
Sayth on, Bargora, We hope you've enjoyed John Boy and
Billy play house.

Speaker 6 (44:57):
What are you gonna do to get him to sing Christmas?

Speaker 4 (44:59):
Ball you that again next time?

Speaker 14 (45:02):
When we hear the crusty old barmaid at the Rusty Barnacle.

Speaker 1 (45:05):
Say, hey, big man, let me hold it dollars. Good morning.

(45:33):
It's a big show on the radio. About halfway through fall,
new broadcast got here. Hey, y'all want to remind you
now it was a while check on been telling you
to check with us on the John bon bill of
Facebook page and of course the Big Show dot com.
The something might be doing down the road. God to
be able to keep up the Big show dot Com

(45:55):
from the John bon Building Facebook page. The same like
that Tator's Big Show hangover podcasts. It's January thirteenth. It's
as well. You've got it all right, don't let sorens
and pick us some games over to Christmas holidays. NFL
style is up next, Big Show rolls on. Good Morning,

(46:18):
got the Big Show on the radio. When let's welcome
one more time on the radio portion of the Big Show,
mister Tom Sorenson, Good morning.

Speaker 19 (46:27):
Tom, Good morning, John moyn.

Speaker 1 (46:29):
How are you doing? Good buddy? Here we are the
last new Big Show and proud to have your part
of it over all these years.

Speaker 2 (46:39):
Tom.

Speaker 19 (46:39):
So let's sorry to see you go. I mean that,
I mean I really as a listener, as a guy
who's on once a week, it's just been great for me.
So thank you.

Speaker 1 (46:48):
Oh right, and Billy was just saying how much he
loved you and what a right uh you gonna pick
every game? We got a bunch of football starting this Thursday,
Christmas Day. There's three games Christmas, two games on Saturday,

(47:08):
Full Slate Sunday, and of course Monday Night football. The
highlights from last weekend. We got to mention the Carolina
Panthers because I've been I've been hollering at him, calling
them idiots every other game all year long, because that's
the way it worked. That what do you know, beat
Tampa Bay to take the lead in the NFC South.

(47:29):
The question I have for you, mister Sorenson, is it
going to last?

Speaker 19 (47:35):
I don't think they can beat Seattle this coming weekend.
So if that's the case, it'll come down to the
last game of the season. And if they stay in
their pattern, win, lose, win, lose. They won last week,
they'll lose this week, and then they'll win the final
week of the season and host a playoff game. And
every time, every victory they've had this season, they've been underdogs,

(47:57):
and they will be under They were underdogs Sunday dogs
in the next two games.

Speaker 1 (48:01):
Okay, so we got that going for us. Yeah, all right, Tom, Well,
let's let's pick every one of them. We're starting a
Christmas Day. This is one PM on Netflix. These six,
eight and one Dallas Cowboys are the four and eleven
Washington Commanders.

Speaker 19 (48:23):
First to have to say I love that music. Second,
meet Doubts Dallas winded.

Speaker 1 (48:28):
Dallas win, the eight and seven Detroit Lions are the
seven and eight in Minnesota Vikings four point thirty pm
on Netflix.

Speaker 19 (48:37):
These are some disappointing teams and the disappointing Detroit Lions
report of course.

Speaker 1 (48:42):
Right eight fifteen Christmas Night on Amazon the twelve and
three Denver Broncos of the six and nine Kansas City Chiefs.

Speaker 19 (48:51):
Denver is favored in double figures and they will win
this one with these.

Speaker 1 (48:55):
Okay, I have to point out, I ask you gonna
pick Kansas City the last weekend?

Speaker 14 (49:01):
You did.

Speaker 19 (49:03):
Ye think I picked on the last ten weeks?

Speaker 1 (49:07):
Was having coming up all right? On Saturday December to
twenty seventh, at four point thirty pm on the NFL Network,
the ten and five Houston Texans at the eleven and
four LA Chargers.

Speaker 19 (49:20):
This one is really tough, but I'm gonna go with
the home team and go with the Chargers.

Speaker 1 (49:24):
Okay, got the Chargers. Then we got these seven and
eight Baltimore Ravens at the nine to five and one
Green Bay Packers. By the way, it is an eight
o'clock game on Peacock.

Speaker 19 (49:35):
Okay, Baltimore just blew it last week, and as did
green Bay. But green Bay has more going for it.
I think the Packers pull it.

Speaker 1 (49:43):
Out, and then Lamar, we don't know what he's gonna
be playing anymore or not. Right then, all right, Let's
move to Sunday, December twenty eighth with the early games.
The three and twelve Arizona Cardinals of the five and
ten Cincinnati Bengals.

Speaker 19 (49:58):
Cincinnati wins a big.

Speaker 1 (50:00):
The eleven and four Jacksonville Jaguars at the eight and
six Indianapolis Colts with Philip Rivers.

Speaker 19 (50:08):
Boy, the Jaguars have been playing well and they will
continue it they win this one.

Speaker 1 (50:12):
The twelve and three New England Patriots at the three
and twelve New York Jets.

Speaker 19 (50:18):
The amazing Drake May He and his team will pull
this one out.

Speaker 1 (50:22):
With these, you got the five and ten New Orleans
Saints at the three and twelve Tennessee Titans.

Speaker 19 (50:29):
Well, the Saints have been good to me. They are
two and a half points favorites that they will win
it by a touchdown, and they are my lock.

Speaker 5 (50:35):
Of the week.

Speaker 1 (50:36):
There goes lock own the Saints. And then we got
the Pittsburgh Steelers at the three and twelve Cleveland Browns.

Speaker 19 (50:45):
And Pittsburgh has been surprising, I mean they will They're
playing well and they will continue it.

Speaker 1 (50:50):
Steelers winning the twelve and three Seattle Seahawks at the
eight and seven Carolina Panthers.

Speaker 19 (50:58):
Man Seattle is favored by a touch. I think's closer
than that, but that is just a really good team.
And it's also the Panthers turn to loose.

Speaker 15 (51:07):
That's right.

Speaker 1 (51:09):
I got Sea Idle beating us at home. He's seven
and eight Tampa Bay Buccaneers down in Miami Battle of Florida.

Speaker 19 (51:17):
And Miami's playing that rookie seventh thrown pick and you
just don't win that way. So Tampa Bay will finally
win a game.

Speaker 1 (51:25):
Right, And then there are only two late Sunday afternoon games,
the two and thirteen New York Giants at the two
and thirteen Las Vegas Raiders.

Speaker 19 (51:34):
Cannot put that game on late enough. I like the
Giants in the road.

Speaker 1 (51:39):
And then they got the ten and five Philadelphia Eagles
at the eleven and four Buffalo Bills.

Speaker 19 (51:44):
And Buffalo's playing well, but I just Buffalo has too
much offense, and Buffalo wins it close.

Speaker 1 (51:50):
One Buffalo is then Sunday night football, the eleven and
four Chicago Bears at the ten and four San Francisco
forty nine.

Speaker 19 (51:57):
Ers, forty nine ers quietly becoming one of the best
teams in football, and they win this one and all taking.

Speaker 1 (52:04):
And then Monday Night Football the eleven and four La
Rams of the six and nine Atlanta Falcons.

Speaker 19 (52:11):
LA wins it going away in LA one log.

Speaker 1 (52:14):
You got Pittsburgh beat in Cleveland by more than two
and a half?

Speaker 11 (52:19):
Was that right?

Speaker 1 (52:19):
New Orleans, New Orleans? Oh I missed one. Oh I'm
glad they didn't miss that one. New Orleans over Tennessee
by more than two.

Speaker 5 (52:26):
And a half.

Speaker 19 (52:27):
Okayancy's gonna mix up to those.

Speaker 11 (52:29):
It is.

Speaker 1 (52:31):
As your support all these years, Tom, I tell you
what y'all check. Keep checking the Big Show dot com,
the John Bobilly Facebook page for Tom's picks. Will get
them through the year, all right, Tom? Love you mean it, buddy, Hey,
you too, man.

Speaker 19 (52:45):
Thanks to everybody there for everything, Thanks buddy, Mary Christmas
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