December 16, 2025 • 8 mins
“What’s the most country middle name you can think of?” That’s how this wild ride kicks off on The Ben and Skin Show, and trust us—it only gets crazier from there. Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray (well… sort of) dive headfirst into a hilarious mix of birthday drama, HR rumors, and the shocking truth about who really has the potty mouth on the team.But it’s not all laughs—this episode takes a nostalgic turn as the crew reacts to Dallas Morning News’ heartbreaking list of restaurant closures. From legendary spots like Elaine’s Kitchen and The Porch to surprise Michelin-star pop-ups, the guys share personal stories, insider tidbits, and a few rants about skyrocketing rents and changing neighborhoods. Ever wondered why Uptown’s Morton's Steakhouse shut its doors? Or what happened to the Whippersnapper’s epic TV-themed bar transformations? You’ll find out here.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
All right, quick, quick wit ethan win, I'll show you
going run ahead, except with simper sweet pursuing in told
out shaws shank through the sewer. Kid. Now we're chilling
at the Eagle. Yeah, we're doing in three your clod
on the doc. Got a habit for my house, a
goat status. Howard's trying to get craddic show that up.
(00:22):
Both apply like a rabbit tuned in so out, crank
it up, beat the habit.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
I'm hang out with rocking on the Lady Kat Christine
hold of the lady. Oh yes, you're listening to the
world famous Bennet's Skin Show ninety seven point one the ego.
Thank you for doing that. We appreciate that very much.
I'm Ben Rogers, joined by Jeff skin Wade and Kevin
(00:50):
kt Turner. Christina Ray is no longer with us. Yeah, man,
on her birthday, she's not with us anymore. Yes, sucks.
It was a good run. Though it was a good run,
it's shocking that it was her HR issues that ended
up costing her everything. Man, not really what what I
would argue that it's all coming to a head. To
(01:11):
be honest, do you mean your HR issues are about
to increase. For years, we've had her comments swept under
the rug because the perception of her what do you mean, Well,
she's not. She's nice and bubbly while she's why are
you doing that motion hourglass thing? She's the biggest potty
(01:33):
mouth of all of us. Wait, you can't do that.
She had talk. You're you're in her strict guidelines not
to talk about her mouth. That's true, and the potty
stuff that happens. See, I would never have thought to
taken it that way? What does that mean? Which way?
Happy birth takers? Yeah, happy birthtakers? Sorry about us? Did
(01:54):
you notice that she changed her cookie jar intro? Yeah? Yeah,
KT sent her that. Yeah, I said this might be
funny tour. I thought it was a She filed a
report against stripmol Steve for making that song so suggestive.
He made it real zeppeliny. I think her middle name
is Velma. Okay, let's think Christina and Velma Ray, Christina Louise, right,
(02:17):
it's Gottay Louise. It's got to Christina Louise. I think
it's Darling Christina Darling Ray. What is the most country
middle name?
Speaker 1 (02:27):
One?
Speaker 2 (02:27):
O five three text the general let him know What
is the most country middle name for a girl. Probably
Anne and Christina and Ristina Ann.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
Mabel is deafinitely a very country. My mom is real
country and her middle name is Jane. Yeah, Betsy, Jane Betsy,
though Betsy is country. Betty's country, Betty Crocker. What was
her deal? She liked to bake, I made snacks. She
was good to have around. She was useful until she died.
(03:00):
Fortunate here in the holidays especially. It's awesome having her around.
You know what else? Man polio got her? Huh No,
she can get it. What yep? Polio? Yep, because it
was real, uh spreading everywhere. So it is the year
in close. Here we are in December sixteenth. We're getting
closer to the end of twenty twenty five. I saw
an article in the Dallas Morey News from Sarah Blaskovich
(03:23):
and it has it was listing Dallas Fort Worth's most
heartbreaking restaurant closures. Oh yeah, are you guys aware just
of the off hand of any restaurants that are closing.
I mean, I've seen it's happened pretty frequent. Did she
do like a year end list of it? Or is
it just since there's been a ton this year, and
(03:44):
I think I saw stat for the first time ever.
Not ever, but for the first time in a long time.
There's more restaurants closing than opening in the daw area.
So these are some of the restaurants that are closing
that she made note of. I'm gonna know if you
guys have been of these places. Hong Kong Restaurant in
East Dallas Hall always goes there. I haven't been there,
(04:06):
and I've been to Hong Kong. Okay, Meddlesome Moth, yes
many times. Never been there, but our buddy Larry Worth
there for a long time. They carried a roller Town
in the early infancy of roller Town. That's a brewery
that been and I are partners in. But that what
happened with Metal Some Moth is it was one of
the early craft beer places and it was in the
Design District and then all this big money moved into
(04:29):
the Design district and jacked everyone's rent up like fourfold.
So now the only thing that's over there is luxury
high rises and steakhouses. Okay, El Khalifa dal Leone Taco
pop up in University Park. No, but that was if
I think I know it that was that one, like
some Michelin stars, is just the one I know that
there was a Michelin Winter in here. I don't know
(04:50):
if this is the one. I think so, I think
that's what that is. Elaine's Kitchen in South Dallas. That's
that's a cool Chris's place, right, yeah, chicken. Yeah, that
place been around forever. I didn't know why it was
closing though, probably Jamaican restaurant. Eline's Kitchen closed after nearly
four decades in South Dallas. Yeah, right, four decades is
(05:12):
a long time. Morton's the steakhouse in Uptown Dallas, yes,
that You and I have been there, Benny, And I
was forget sometime this year. I was standing with someone
near there and they're like, you know, Morton's is about
to close. That's the one that put the caricatures of
their most loyal customers on the wall. Right, Oh, don't
they have like face caricatures of all their biggest clients
(05:33):
or something? They might wrong? They might Uh. Yeah, they've
been in the West Ends. They moved there in nineteen
eighty seven. Twenty four years later they moved to Uptown,
and the Uptown one just closed. Yeah, okay, let's see
the porch. Oh no, what, Yeah, we've had several meetings there.
That's over by where one O five to three the
(05:54):
fan used to be, by the way their studios changed,
have you noticed that? Or over by Low's they moved
over like lowsigh five. Now, yeah, dude, the porch, my
some of my fondest memories are going there before. We're
supposed to be on there three to seven during Rangers
season when we carried the Rangers. Yeah, and just hoping
that the Rangers would go to extra innings. So he's
(06:15):
a day off work. It's had. The porch had a
good run. I mean the life cycle of restaurants and
bars over in that area is about where the porch
is out. I love that place though, so good. The
Whipper Snapper in East Dallas is closing. I don't know
that that's uh, that's where that's by high fives or
by uh that's the second time you said high five
in the last Well, No, by the place the Texas
(06:38):
Tech Bar over there, right yeah, head east on Henderson
from the porch to find the Whipper Snapper, the bravest
little bar in East Dallas. That's what KT described. But
they changed, did they change it? Are they gone? Because
they used to do like fun bits, like they turned
it into the family Guy play. So they turned it
into the bar from you know, certain certain TV shows
(07:00):
and stuff. The whip has turned into a life sized
barbie dreamhouse, a Game of Thrones den, a Breaking Bad lab,
and a real life version of the Office and more
good bit thanks gone now, so they did bits today?
This addressed is Boogies, a dance bar and discothech. Okay,
I've heard Boogies is cool. Yeah, my homeboy justin DJ's
(07:20):
there every now and we should go to Bugie's one
time and just dance. See how if we fit in
with the crowd. Maiden in fort Worth, I don't know Maiden.
It's Maiden fort Worth, Maiden, Trova Wine Bar and University Park.
Don't know it. Spurlock's Malt Shop and Anna that sounds badass.
That's probably old school ice cream, I'm guessing. Yeah. Bluefish
(07:44):
on Greenville, Yeah, rest in peace be home soon in
East Dallas, don't know it. It's the bar Barbecue in
fort Worth. This was news yesterday. Yeah, this place had
been top fifty Texas monthly barbecue place. Yeah, and shut
down yesterday. You never had it. Campo Verde and dal
Worthington Gardens, Arlington. What a unique little town. Dal Worthington
(08:09):
is interesting. Adelmo's Restaurant a near Dallas love Field. I
don't know it U anyways, very sad, Very nice of
Sarah to write up, you know, kind of a going
away to these awesome restaurants and uh yeah, rest in peace.
Good luck to you on your next endeavor. Sorry, we're
gonna take us in things. Skin is tracking all right.
I have a song Ben's gonna know instantly, but he
(08:30):
doesn't know the story behind it, or does he. That's next.
All right, quick, quick wit ethan win, I'll show you
going run ahead, except with simper sweet pursuing in told
out shaws shank through the sewer. Kid. Now we're chilling
at the Eagle. Yeah, we're doing in three your clod
on the doc. Got a habit for my house, a
goat status. Howard's trying to get craddic show that up.
(00:22):
Both apply like a rabbit tuned in so out, crank
it up, beat the habit.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
I'm hang out with rocking on the Lady Kat Christine
hold of the lady. Oh yes, you're listening to the
world famous Bennet's Skin Show ninety seven point one the ego.
Thank you for doing that. We appreciate that very much.
I'm Ben Rogers, joined by Jeff skin Wade and Kevin
(00:50):
kt Turner. Christina Ray is no longer with us. Yeah, man,
on her birthday, she's not with us anymore. Yes, sucks.
It was a good run. Though it was a good run,
it's shocking that it was her HR issues that ended
up costing her everything. Man, not really what what I
would argue that it's all coming to a head. To
(01:11):
be honest, do you mean your HR issues are about
to increase. For years, we've had her comments swept under
the rug because the perception of her what do you mean, Well,
she's not. She's nice and bubbly while she's why are
you doing that motion hourglass thing? She's the biggest potty
(01:33):
mouth of all of us. Wait, you can't do that.
She had talk. You're you're in her strict guidelines not
to talk about her mouth. That's true, and the potty
stuff that happens. See, I would never have thought to
taken it that way? What does that mean? Which way?
Happy birth takers? Yeah, happy birthtakers? Sorry about us? Did
(01:54):
you notice that she changed her cookie jar intro? Yeah? Yeah,
KT sent her that. Yeah, I said this might be
funny tour. I thought it was a She filed a
report against stripmol Steve for making that song so suggestive.
He made it real zeppeliny. I think her middle name
is Velma. Okay, let's think Christina and Velma Ray, Christina Louise, right,
(02:17):
it's Gottay Louise. It's got to Christina Louise. I think
it's Darling Christina Darling Ray. What is the most country
middle name?
Speaker 1 (02:27):
One?
Speaker 2 (02:27):
O five three text the general let him know What
is the most country middle name for a girl. Probably
Anne and Christina and Ristina Ann.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
Mabel is deafinitely a very country. My mom is real
country and her middle name is Jane. Yeah, Betsy, Jane Betsy,
though Betsy is country. Betty's country, Betty Crocker. What was
her deal? She liked to bake, I made snacks. She
was good to have around. She was useful until she died.
(03:00):
Fortunate here in the holidays especially. It's awesome having her around.
You know what else? Man polio got her? Huh No,
she can get it. What yep? Polio? Yep, because it
was real, uh spreading everywhere. So it is the year
in close. Here we are in December sixteenth. We're getting
closer to the end of twenty twenty five. I saw
an article in the Dallas Morey News from Sarah Blaskovich
(03:23):
and it has it was listing Dallas Fort Worth's most
heartbreaking restaurant closures. Oh yeah, are you guys aware just
of the off hand of any restaurants that are closing.
I mean, I've seen it's happened pretty frequent. Did she
do like a year end list of it? Or is
it just since there's been a ton this year, and
(03:44):
I think I saw stat for the first time ever.
Not ever, but for the first time in a long time.
There's more restaurants closing than opening in the daw area.
So these are some of the restaurants that are closing
that she made note of. I'm gonna know if you
guys have been of these places. Hong Kong Restaurant in
East Dallas Hall always goes there. I haven't been there,
(04:06):
and I've been to Hong Kong. Okay, Meddlesome Moth, yes
many times. Never been there, but our buddy Larry Worth
there for a long time. They carried a roller Town
in the early infancy of roller Town. That's a brewery
that been and I are partners in. But that what
happened with Metal Some Moth is it was one of
the early craft beer places and it was in the
Design District and then all this big money moved into
(04:29):
the Design district and jacked everyone's rent up like fourfold.
So now the only thing that's over there is luxury
high rises and steakhouses. Okay, El Khalifa dal Leone Taco
pop up in University Park. No, but that was if
I think I know it that was that one, like
some Michelin stars, is just the one I know that
there was a Michelin Winter in here. I don't know
(04:50):
if this is the one. I think so, I think
that's what that is. Elaine's Kitchen in South Dallas. That's
that's a cool Chris's place, right, yeah, chicken. Yeah, that
place been around forever. I didn't know why it was
closing though, probably Jamaican restaurant. Eline's Kitchen closed after nearly
four decades in South Dallas. Yeah, right, four decades is
(05:12):
a long time. Morton's the steakhouse in Uptown Dallas, yes,
that You and I have been there, Benny, And I
was forget sometime this year. I was standing with someone
near there and they're like, you know, Morton's is about
to close. That's the one that put the caricatures of
their most loyal customers on the wall. Right, Oh, don't
they have like face caricatures of all their biggest clients
(05:33):
or something? They might wrong? They might Uh. Yeah, they've
been in the West Ends. They moved there in nineteen
eighty seven. Twenty four years later they moved to Uptown,
and the Uptown one just closed. Yeah, okay, let's see
the porch. Oh no, what, Yeah, we've had several meetings there.
That's over by where one O five to three the
(05:54):
fan used to be, by the way their studios changed,
have you noticed that? Or over by Low's they moved
over like lowsigh five. Now, yeah, dude, the porch, my
some of my fondest memories are going there before. We're
supposed to be on there three to seven during Rangers
season when we carried the Rangers. Yeah, and just hoping
that the Rangers would go to extra innings. So he's
(06:15):
a day off work. It's had. The porch had a
good run. I mean the life cycle of restaurants and
bars over in that area is about where the porch
is out. I love that place though, so good. The
Whipper Snapper in East Dallas is closing. I don't know
that that's uh, that's where that's by high fives or
by uh that's the second time you said high five
in the last Well, No, by the place the Texas
(06:38):
Tech Bar over there, right yeah, head east on Henderson
from the porch to find the Whipper Snapper, the bravest
little bar in East Dallas. That's what KT described. But
they changed, did they change it? Are they gone? Because
they used to do like fun bits, like they turned
it into the family Guy play. So they turned it
into the bar from you know, certain certain TV shows
(07:00):
and stuff. The whip has turned into a life sized
barbie dreamhouse, a Game of Thrones den, a Breaking Bad lab,
and a real life version of the Office and more
good bit thanks gone now, so they did bits today?
This addressed is Boogies, a dance bar and discothech. Okay,
I've heard Boogies is cool. Yeah, my homeboy justin DJ's
(07:20):
there every now and we should go to Bugie's one
time and just dance. See how if we fit in
with the crowd. Maiden in fort Worth, I don't know Maiden.
It's Maiden fort Worth, Maiden, Trova Wine Bar and University Park.
Don't know it. Spurlock's Malt Shop and Anna that sounds badass.
That's probably old school ice cream, I'm guessing. Yeah. Bluefish
(07:44):
on Greenville, Yeah, rest in peace be home soon in
East Dallas, don't know it. It's the bar Barbecue in
fort Worth. This was news yesterday. Yeah, this place had
been top fifty Texas monthly barbecue place. Yeah, and shut
down yesterday. You never had it. Campo Verde and dal
Worthington Gardens, Arlington. What a unique little town. Dal Worthington
(08:09):
is interesting. Adelmo's Restaurant a near Dallas love Field. I
don't know it U anyways, very sad, Very nice of
Sarah to write up, you know, kind of a going
away to these awesome restaurants and uh yeah, rest in peace.
Good luck to you on your next endeavor. Sorry, we're
gonna take us in things. Skin is tracking all right.
I have a song Ben's gonna know instantly, but he
(08:30):
doesn't know the story behind it, or does he. That's next.
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