E6 New York Is A Different World

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Zac Saleski (00:00):
Yay welcome to the podcast Oh my took us a little

(00:03):
while but we're finally backboys screen Why don't you
alright well no audio levelswill be out of this world
exactly. Well you know I'll Igot to salt the IRS first and
then now just whisper like this

Murph (00:17):
Take your pants off

yes you know I show I show Murph
like one ASMR video and it'sweird. It's just weird. And he
just, it's still weird to me andhe's like, you know you give it
20 minutes and you kind ofreally get into it and I'm like,
What? No, I don't have to be

Murph (00:40):
like, Okay. Would you like waving your hands in the
camera? Like just massage yourhead? I'm like, wait, what?
Like, oh my god. It's like it'sweird to me. I don't know.

Take your finger you know, right? Yeah. Well

Murph (00:53):
now bend over and you're like, wait, what?

This is the courteous part where I say to
Murph. Oh well, why haven't youintroduced the podcast yet?

Murph (01:02):
I thought you did. Oh, we didn't know he That's right. We
just said welcome to thepodcast. I like forget the name
every other day that's why Ididn't say it. Oh go it's still
maple glaze right or if I changethe smoke smoking my ham

oh the I could get away with that.

Murph (01:20):
You know we just did.

Oh, God. Welcome to Maple glaze podcast. This is
Zach and we got

Murph (01:27):
exactly where the Naples strong the glazes week. Wow.

Unknown (01:32):
Man merch. Exactly.

Oh, we are back after a couple weeks. I know you
guys have been just foaming atthe mouth. So excited. Yeah,
well, let's face I'm not doingthis thing by myself. We're not
I'm not doing it because I willsit here and then read a book
for about an hour and peoplelike

Murph (01:50):
this. They might listen to a podcast you don't know. You
know, they might they might ifyou read a good book, but like
Curious George go to the zoo. Idon't know something you know?
Do you guys like read something?
Read something like How theGrinch Stole Christmas? I don't
know something like Dr. Seussalways works.

You guys like trolls?

Murph (02:13):
Man. Oh, well, happy holidays. We're in the holiday
season hence drinking GreatLakes clunk Christmas Ale, which
they only do for the holidayseason.

They're in Great Lakes. Very. Here we go.

Murph (02:25):
I love it. I kind of like that they only release it for
this time. They don't do it anyother time of the year. So so
I'm looking forward to it. Weare

drinking Great Lakes brewing based out of
Cleveland. Yep. Uh huh. I'm nota big greatly sky. But you know
what? The Christmas sale isprobably one of the better ones.
It's good. I usually likesmoother stuff. Yeah. This is
more of happy. Happy Christmas.
Okay, good. I thought

Murph (02:48):
I can't figure out what it is. If it's like an old spice
or what they put in it, but it'sa it's Oh, wait. Nevermind.
Spices and honey. So there yougo. You should read the bottle.
All right. Well, podcast isdone.

Just start off the podcast during the bottle. What
are you?

Murph (03:06):
Yeah, I can't figure you out.

Tell me your secrets.

Murph (03:10):
Maybe you speak well, maybe you speak ASMR to it'll do
something like, just tell meyour secrets. Okay, you're in a
safe place. You deserve this

you guys feel like you're outside and outside of a
babbling brook as it's snowing.

Murph (03:27):
Still can't get over that. babbling brook. I really
just kind of latched on imagery.
Murphy. Imagery. Well, it's apodcast, right? You have to be
accurate in your words and beingable to let the I was gonna say
readers let the listenerunderstand your mind and thought
process with things.

See, this is why I have a great, great face for
radio.

Murph (03:47):
Exactly. merch. Yeah, we do podcasts that you put on
YouTube.

Yeah, we got a market. Gotcha. Show some leg.
All right.

Murph (03:56):
I mean, yeah, I'm not that flexible anymore. So it's
hard to do when I'm sitting likethis

somewhere. Tell thanks. Tell us about your last
couple weeks because the PTS

Murph (04:05):
that people want to know All right, well, obviously you
can tell by my hat. I got somenew Ranger swag. I was in New
York. You're right. I was in NewYork. As we discussed last time.
Hopefully you guys listen to thelast podcast. I'm going to ask
Zach to help a little bit onthis one. Okay, really hard to
explain New York. Like it's justa like, I don't know. It's just

(04:26):
like, it's a we it's like, it'slike when you're there you get
some sort of I don't know ifit's the commercialism behind
it, or if it's just the historyor what it is, but it's just a
different culture. And it'sweird to think you're still in
America because it's like, it'sfast, but it's wrong. Exactly.
No, you're not wrong there. Butlike Yeah, it's like fast and
there's there's like weirdos butyou kind of ignore them and then

(04:48):
there's all this cool stuffyou're seeing like, like you can
kind of get lost in the city.
Next thing you know, you're likewe're in Times Square. And then
you're like there's the EmpireState Building, which
accidentally called the EiffelTower. When I saw it But that
was my second time seeing it thefirst time I properly identified
it the second time accidentallycalled it the Eiffel Tower. My
brother's girlfriend had tocorrect me. That was a low point
of my trip. I was not drunkeither. But yeah, but no, it's

(05:12):
just little Trade

Center is the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Right?
Well,

Murph (05:17):
that's gone. Alright.
Come on. Be better than that.
The One World Oh, one world.
Sorry. I thought you said theWorld Trade Center. Playback the
audio figure it out anyway.
Sorry. No, but I saw that lasttime I was in New York. And I
definitely think when you're inNew York, that's like a must to
go see that well, aftereverything that happened.
Conspiracy Theory and all butwhatever. But yeah, like, it was

(05:38):
just, it's really cool. It'sjust, it's amazing. And you do
kind of see the history of like,it was a big city like it's,
it's obviously why there's likean International Airport, all
the different cultures. Like,it's, it's really, really cool.
It's, it's a great thing toexperience. I personally
wouldn't live there. But respectto everyone that does. I'm

(05:59):
unfortunately slower and lazierthat I don't. I walk fast, but I
don't like all that speed thatthey had. And it just baffled me
how that's just like, I don'twant to say it's the worst of
humanity, because they'reactually really a lot of nice
people. But some of the thingsyou do they do. It's like, it's
definitely different Midwestwhere me and Zach have spent a
lot of our formative years ofgrowing up and all that stuff.

(06:22):
So like, I don't know, like theone thing that baffled me is
like, they do what we call here.
I don't know if they call iteverywhere in the world, at
least here in the US they dolike college crossing, which
jaywalking pretty much is whatit's called. And so like, the
sign will legitimately be like,you'll go live yet don't cross
and it'll be like a green lightand people are just going and
it's just like, the weirdestthing to me. So like, driving in
New York sucks already, but thenpeople on the street, like, just

(06:45):
don't help it. And so it's just,it's crazy. And then like,
everyone doesn't look very happybecause they're they're running
places and they got things to godo. It's it's really different
from the way I'm doing an awfuljob making sound like it's like
a hellhole. It's not it'sactually really cool. Like it's
so Murph had fun. No, no, no, I,I love seeing but I guess on the
brighter side, like, it's, it'sweird, but like when you see the

(07:08):
buildings, you can almost tellthe history behind them. Like
they do a great job of like,they'll renovate they look newer
and cleaner, but like they stickto the the facades and the
building of like, what you'd seein like the the 20s and the 30s,
and things like that in somebuildings, they do a good job
renovating them and keeping thema little bit historically, like
what would have been like alittle bit, obviously, they've

(07:31):
built up now. But we went tolike Soho, which is huge for
shopping and all that obviouslywith my mom, my sister, so we
had to go shopping. But therewas really cool seeing like the
cobblestone streets and like theartists brick, I don't think
it's cobblestones brick, likethe brick streets, the old
buildings that you could seethat were probably built in the

(07:51):
20s, the 30s and the 40s thatlike they just renovated and put
in like, you know, put inclothing stores and stuff like
that. Obviously, this isprobably a hot thing to talk
about. But you kind of see howCOVID spreads in New York
because people are just all likepeople either you were shoulder
shoulder at all times, liketrue, especially because there's

(08:12):
a lot of people there for theholidays. And like the holidays
there are crazy like, it was itwe saw Rockefeller, which was
obviously if you guys have seenit on TV, the beautiful
Christmas tree lit up. He hadthe skating rink underneath or
tried to play hockey on it gotkicked out. That didn't happen.
But yeah, Baloo, there's so manypeople there taking pictures,
like it was crazy. You can evenrent like tables and tents to

(08:35):
like, sit there and enjoy it.
And also then go skating, whichI imagine was a lot of money. I
didn't do it. But you know, thatkind of stuff. You know, and
then like just it was justdowntown was amazing. But I'm
looking forward to more tripsthere because I just wanted to
experience it and get used toit. And then of course we will.
Next time I go there, I'm goingto probably get a little more

(08:57):
like fully into it of like doingthings and experiencing things.
Obviously I want to do likeEllis Island, because that's
such a huge part of the Americanstory where people immigrated
into. So I'm excited to do allthat stuff. But for now, it was
just kind of getting used to itseeing what it was like for
people that don't know New York,my parents actually live in
White Plains, which, yeah, islike an hour outside of the city

(09:21):
with traffic. So what's coolthough, is they have so most
places I think you will agreethat most places like they don't
have trains like train. Thetrain system isn't really big
here in the US except for likeagriculture and like out there.
Yeah. But in New York, it's likeyeah, they got they got New York
in Chicago, they have subwaytrains for everything. So yeah,
what's great about what

it's like the only way they can like get into the
city. So this is actually oneit's funny brought that up,
because so my dad's actuallyfrom Connecticut, and that's
actually people who have money,who don't want to be in the
city, which is I understand. Sothey either go outside like
towards Hudson Valley. We'rekind of all planes is Yeah. And
then you got people who aregoing out to like Connecticut

(10:03):
and other other little statesare like, really close
proximity. But yeah, theybasically take these trains all
the way in the city. It's,

Murph (10:11):
it's cool. Yeah, that's cool. I mean, it's an hour train
ride, but it goes by prettyquick, especially now with cell
phones like, Oh, sure. It's allthat stuff. And like Zach said,
like, a lot of people can'thandle the excuse me. I can't
handle the city. Yeah, so theygo outside of it. So the
traffic's Yeah, so white plainsis like one of those where a lot
of them are former New Yorkersthat have just kind of gone away

(10:32):
from it. US I feel like it's alot like that, where it's like,
when you're young, you live inthe city. It's kind of urban.
And then you want to get out ofit when you start having kids
and stuff like that. But eventhough there's kind of an influx
now people living in the cityagain. But yeah, it's it was
crazy. And so they live in WhitePlains. I think one of the best
things I would recommend whenyou go to any place that I

(10:53):
actually loved was I actuallyneeded a haircut when I was
there. So I went to like this.
And it was rated pretty high onGoogle. I went to this like
small, I think it was like aboutique beauty salon mostly as
a beauty salon. Beauty Salon.
was a whole different that's awhole different experience. But
the store in New York haseverything. No. So I can

go play your booty, right? I want to go cares. My
brother

Murph (11:19):
kept my ride or pet my bumper. Alright. So no, I yeah,
I went to this beauty salon. Butthere was like a male barber
there to cut my hair. And he waslike, I think he was I think he
was originally an Italian likehe was born in Italy. But he
emigrated here in like the 70swith his parents. Yeah. And it
was like old school what you'veseen in movies, like someone's

(11:42):
sitting in the chair next to himthat wasn't getting a haircut
just chatting with them all day.
And he'd be like, I think hisname was like Mike big. Mike.
Let me talk to my boy Tylerhere. And he's just like telling
me all day. I don't think I gota word in edgewise. Sounds like
this podcast. You're nottalking. I'm just doing all the
talking but

isn't too damn long. Right? Exactly. I got to
squeeze you for him. There yougo.

Murph (11:59):
Yeah. But he was like just chat and chat and chat and
just recommending like the delisto go to you know the which we
didn't get a chance to go to it.
But I'm going to next time I'mthere. recommending the Italian
spots go to these Italiantelling me what a bakery or
Italian spot smell like when youwalk in? Like all that kind of
stuff. And he just chatted me upexplained to me, you know about

(12:21):
like, when you ask for haircuts,what they actually mean? Like
you could tell he was a true oldschool Barber, like how it was
meant to be back in the day,unlike today, where it's become
so commercialized a little bitthat you walk in and be like,
you know, I want a three cut onthe side. And he'd be like, no,
no, no, no, he's like, you don'tsay that? Because everyone
sharps there. There's there'sbuzzing tools are shares, I

(12:42):
think differently. And I'm like,not Ohio. We just got over say
one thing, and it kind of makessense. But yeah, he was like, he
was like a he was a professionalat his craft. You could tell
when I felt bad that it was socheap. And he was in such a. But
that's the other thing that'sreally cool about New York that
you probably agree with is like,you find the weirdest things in

(13:03):
the weirdest areas. And youwould look and be like, how does
this place pass pass a healthcode inspection. But you walk
in, it's got like the best foodor the best, whatever that is.
Yeah. And the final thing, Iguess, well, then I'll let Zac
ask more questions. But theother thing I couldn't get over
was the bakeries. Like they hadsome amazing bakeries that like,

(13:24):
I don't know how to describe it.
Like it's kind of like you're uphere in the Midwest. We are fat
as hell like it's true. We arewe are like, you go to like a
Panera or something that's likea chain and you get a bagel. And
it's like half sugar, halfbread. So you go in New York
some of these places, and it'slike, it's bready. And you're
like, Yeah, you're like you.
Yeah, and you're like, I don'tfeel like I'm tasting a lot of

(13:45):
this. And then you get like,second bite. And you're like,
holy crap. Like, you know, likehere you get a seven raisin
bagel. You taste the cinnamonyou taste the raisin there. You
get it. It's like a little bitof cinnamon and then the bagel
and the things stick

the bait. It's just the bread in general. Yeah, it
Yeah. Listen, I I've had NewYork bagels, I've had German
bagels, or like a version of it.
Like their salad breads andstuff like that. There was
nothing like, man, it's sodifficult to compare. Because
it's like, it's crazy. New York.
Like if you bite into it. It'sit's good. Yeah, it's probably

(14:21):
the best you can have in all theUS but then you go to Germany.
And then you get woken up inyour hotel. Oh my gosh. Yeah.
Like it like, like, this is myfirst experience really in
Germany. I get woken up at like4am and I could smell it. I'm
just like,

Murph (14:35):
oh, oh, yes. Even visit my brother and Belrose like it's
it's a pretty poor country, butlike yeah, the quality of life
the quality of things they do.
It's like it's

it's sandwiches though. The sandwiches they make
they put on sale like I'm like Ilike well how many you want,
like I want all of them. Getright. I want everything you
have on this racks like Yeah,and you know, like they, they
stay open usually until likeeverything's like gone right? Or
you have like special orders andstuff like that at least in

(15:08):
Germany so I'm like, I will sendyou home I want to buy this
whole rack series.

Murph (15:14):
So and I got the I got the stereotypical things when
you're in New York at least Ithought it was stereotypical
where I was like, I got thewhat's the Gallop and something
cream cheese. What does thatagain the scallop. No, you don't
talk about like capers cape onit. Yeah. So I got one of those.
You my bottle opener. Oh, thatwas crafty. There you go. Nice.

(15:39):
So I got like that on like aplain bagel actually tasted
pretty good. Even though I wasworking. There you go. I was
nervous about having likeseafood and cream cheese on a
bagel. But it was really good.
Like it's I got it like apumpernickel bagel which I never
eat pumpernickel and it wassolid. It was just was and they
got they had a they had a walnutand raisin one cream cheese
spread, which was amazing. Like,just, it's imagined in Europe.

(16:02):
It's completely like it's reallygood too. But in the US,
obviously we have lots ofeverything. Sure. But they had
like 20 different type of creamcheeses. I must have tried at
least five of them. And theywere all really good. Or no, no,
we didn't pickles in Nereusbecause it was like I didn't
really notice them as much.
There's a place not to it'syeah, there's a place not too

(16:24):
far from my parents that we gotit. So like, other day we went
there.

Because when my dad goes by he doesn't get piano so
there's a place

Murph (16:33):
to bring that up. So you know, you go sideways twice. So

Murph, actually, I don't know if you guys saw last
podcast, whatnot. But the onethat basically the place that he
went to was White Plains, whichis actually right, but probably
right in the same town or rightoutside, like where my uncle
lives. And so every time over inNew York, that's where we
stopped. We stopped at twoplaces. It's near ice, which is

(16:59):
a bakery, and then across threeyou got TMJs which is like an
Italian place. That's where wealways always go

Murph (17:05):
did make tnj sorry, but it's okay. Near I thought was
near or near eyes. Okay, areyour eyes twice? Twice? I even
brought my dad there.

I was like, I love the reason like what the hell
would you say like that? Yeah,right. Right. But they have some
of the best cookies. They gotthe best, like baked goods you
could possibly imagine. I mean,the best cakes. They do you have
bagels which are phenomenal. I Itend to stick with like the, you
know, come fat like the cheesebagels. So like they're just

(17:32):
sprinkle over time. Let ittoast. So good. Dude,

Murph (17:35):
I had there an open faced. Lemon. Would you call
those? Not to turn over becauseit's open faced? It's like what
am I what am I why am I blankingon it now? You know? Like
sometimes you get them with likecream cheese on it. Instead.
It's a pastry with a littledrizzle cinnamon on it. Why am I
blinking? Oh my god. I know.

Yeah, crap. But yeah, that was amazing. The
thing about the northeast andthis like most bakeries, like if
if we say we opened up bakerytomorrow in this

Murph (18:09):
let's do I mean, we'll call it we'll call it Maple
Glazed bakery.

I mean, hey, Germans, make it happen. Right?

Murph (18:18):
As your recipe send us your secrets go down for that.
Damn.

They're gonna love that rob me right put on
everything. Raw Meat spread allover all meat. All right. But
the best thing about salt likesome of these bakeries went out
if you if we open up one here,it'd be expensive. But we could
go into like near eyes or likeNew York bakeries. I swear, I

(18:44):
came it's up. Me and my dad.
Last time we went we bought abox of bagels. And then it was
like, Oh, crap, like another boxof cookies. And then we bought,
I think about two cookies, justfor later on. Because these
cookies were just like, the sizeof my hand. So they're huge. I'm
like, oh, eat this on the wayhome. And I think we paid
everything for like maybe 20bucks.

Murph (19:08):
Oh, yeah. No, it's It's like it's pretty expensive for
as expensive as New York is. Thebakeries aren't that bad? Yeah.
Which is like shocking. Yeah,

I was like, I can live off of this stuff for at
least a week. We can. Right?
Hell yeah.

Murph (19:19):
And another unfortunate another hot take. But what I
realized with a lot of thesebakeries that we need to we need
to remember when we talk aboutimmigration reform is a lot of
Hispanics. A lot of LatinAmericans work in the bakeries.
Yeah, they do. So like we needthat because these bakeries are
shutting down if we keep closingour borders because it was

the thing like yeah, that time your eyes were
heavily like when I was totallyour they were heavily Italians
were working there at the time.
And that was until a little bitlater on where they ended up
having I think it was like, oh,Hispanics, I think Central
Americans we had a lot

Unknown (19:54):
I should say that yeah, that's yeah, Honduran social.

Costa Ricans 14 I

Murph (20:00):
don't ask them question.
I don't know.

I like I like to know that stuff because I, I
just like to know, you knowwhere the bulk of them are
coming from and understandinglike why I'm good for

Murph (20:11):
you I unfortunately a very Canadian think of me I
think it looks like No Don't AskDon't Tell me but yeah

that's true but I just like to like for me I'm
more curious people see like whythe hell you have to know yeah I
don't play me for being now alittle bit

Murph (20:28):
like you want to know people like just just like why I
talked about

are nerds we all match yeah geography would like
to know where people

Murph (20:36):
around you think I told you this like I used to on rainy
days and in the summer I used toput on the FIFA plate
PlayStation game. This was like2000s It was in South Africa,
the FIFA one and I would drawall the country flags hmm and
color them interesting. Oh, yousaw Yeah, I used to I was a I
mean I was a I was a GlobalStudies major for a little bit

(20:58):
unfortunately just the languagepart. I was like, I don't have
time to go through this incollege but international
studies but man if I had moretime in college, I would have
graduated with a pro but yeah,like

in high school. My junior year when I was in
Missouri they that was one ofour like our finals. We did like
are you gonna draw? Basicallythe world? Yeah. And then you
have to basically like, No, youknow, name and what's what's the
capital? Like the flag. I'mlike, Damn this, it was.
Honestly,

Murph (21:23):
it was fun. But it also sucked. I took a geography class
where we had to name all the allthe countries in the world and
we do different regions. Dude,the islands of the Pacific. I
still don't know half of them,dude. Yeah, I think I like got
like, I got like a C on that.
And I was like, I'll take itlike there's too many islands.

I'm done. Oh, it was Africa Northwest and South
Africa can kind of get central alittle bit. Yeah, right.

Murph (21:47):
Yeah, we we digress we should get back on New York cuz
I'm not officially all done withthat. I'm not sure if the people
are gonna know more about that.
I'm not sure but maps this

maps podcast. What are you doing with your life?
Right?

Murph (21:57):
It is like a really big bang theory flags.

Can you tell like sponsors that? Oh, what's your
podcast on? We like flag flags,flags and geography.

Murph (22:08):
Flags the geopolitical

I'm asleep? Yeah, right.

Murph (22:11):
Oh my gosh, that

go away.

Murph (22:15):
I think I still like it more than a I think I still like
it more than ASMR though.

Unknown (22:19):
Let's talk about the flags. You deserve my favorite

(22:41):
cow.

Let me crack off.
Shut up. Shut up Shut ruiningthe movie.

Murph (22:48):
Yeah. This ASMR we don't say things right.

The Polish mentioned. Thank you.

Murph (22:56):
So I've been they're gonna turn on your podcast knows
what they've been waiting for.
You're playing with them. Andnow it's not happening. You gave
them what they wanted.

or seen the other side? Like when the hell are you
talking about frickin Canada,right? Damn it.

Murph (23:09):
But anyway. But anyway, so Danish. Oh my gosh, I finally
just remember what it was. Wow.
How long did that take thatsomeone timeless

Unknown (23:21):
yummy sauce. I play this game too.

Murph (23:23):
Right? Exactly. No Danish I met Yeah, cuz it had like a
lemon Danish that custard. Andthat was amazing. Anyway, dude,
I know. I'm fat. I'm so fat.

It's it's always the custard because overseas the
same way? Oh, it could be. Butthat's the thing that danishes
itself is so damn good. Sousually in the US are like
alright, we get the custard,right because we're fat. Yeah,
we understand that. Danish isnot so much like whatever is
processed. You go overseas, thewhole damn things good.

Murph (23:48):
Oh, yeah. Oh, and then the aisle before I'll get off
the bakery after this. But thelast thing that I last ball,
sorry,

to 25 minutes. All right. How about food?

Murph (23:58):
Well, you know, we're a food podcast, you know? Don't
joke.

People glaze without food really?

Murph (24:04):
So people listening like what are they talking about?
Food?

Unknown (24:08):
Love the trip, right?
The trip? What whole?

Season is unacceptable.

Murph (24:15):
Do so. Black and white cookies. I was so pumped for
those because I've watchedSeinfeld. And I love that skit
when they talk about it. Likelook to the cookie. Obviously
I've mentioned her a few timeswhen people don't know my
girlfriend is black. So it justkind of funny. I always joked
with her for Halloween. I saidwe should be a black and white
cookie. But she'd be the whiteside I'd be the black Yeah, 2021

(24:39):
You can't do that. But anyway,I'm Canadian. It's okay. It's
fine. We we stayed in middleground everything so it's fine.
Anyway, I segway. Bureau veryrandom but what's amazing that

(25:02):
you don't realize is mostcookies like, there. This is
what she said. They're hard likeyou like, like break into the
oven it just like you like feellike you're breaking your teeth.
This was like a soft like it'sit's really soft like it really
is like she also said that too,but it's really

oh, what's in this

Murph (25:24):
holiday season. That's what's in this beer. Be Mary and
gay.

I love honey.

Murph (25:34):
But anyway, I was excited to have one of those, which is
good. And the final thing I'lltalk about food before I get on
to probably what everyone wantsto know about the Rangers was we
went to them like a I don't knowwhat that is Hispanic, the
proper word Latin American wasthe proper word. What's the
politically correct one, LatinAmerica was a lot of America. We
went to a Latin American bakery.
And man, they had some greatbaked goods there. And I got

(25:58):
which was hilarious because mymom did not know anything about
this. Neither did my sisteractually be curious to people on
the podcast know about this?

Let's let's let's give him a premise here because

Murph (26:11):
well, hold on Casey, this okay. If you think of a to go
got coffee cup in New York, whatdo you think of? What do you
think of Do you know? I thinkyou know where I'm going with
this because we've talked aboutthis

with a coffee cup.
Yeah, just your basic theplastic coffee. Okay, so
basically yeah,

Murph (26:29):
I'm like Tim Hortons so I'm a huge like Law and Order
fan. Especially like SVU whichtakes place in New York. They a
lot of like in just normal lawand order which takes place in
New York. A lot of them will getcrappy, crappy to go crafty.
Crappy to go coffee cups, and ablue Greek thank you for coming
coffee cup. And it's likewherever they go. So that's

(26:49):
like, to me a steal astereotypical new thing. Okay.
And that's what I want. I wantto find it. Yeah. So just so
happens in this small LatinAmerican bakery. They had them.
So I got one, which was like,really unfortunate. I didn't
bring it with me. I'm, I'm aslight hoarder. So my parents
are helping me all the time withthat. So like, it's like, this

(27:11):
is trash. It's a coffee cup. Youdon't need this. I must have
kept it for at least three days.
To preface this is why I'mtalking so much about it. I was
there for almost two weeks. Soyeah, it's like there's a lot
going on, but and people arelike, You're so weird. Why would
your coffee cup be such a bigdeal, but I'm telling you next
time you watch something thattakes place in New York, we'll
look at the coffee cups, theyare that blue with white

(27:32):
trimming. And it's like Greekkind of on it. And it is like I
don't know why it just alwayscatches my eye every time
something happens in New York.
And it's always known for crappycoffee. Like you're like, oh,
it's crowded coffee, and theygot this blue New York coffee
cup. So it was really it'sactually it's not cup. It's to
go cup, but but it was reallycool. I was like, really? It was

(27:54):
really cool. So Can Can

Can I premise off of this? So when Murph goes off
to, you know, places to NewYork, especially in New York of
all places, now usually is notlike the other place. But when
you when you go to New York? Imean, you do and this nothing to
get you you do all like thetouristy stuff. That's fine. You
try to get everything. Yeah. SoI actually, since most of my

(28:19):
family's actually, ironicallyfrom New York and the north,

Unknown (28:22):
so like not combative at all. I know.

So it's like most of my family's from like the
Northeast. My mom's from likeNew York. My my brothers. She
was born in Jersey. My dad wasborn in Connecticut. I'm from
Missouri. Have fun, right?
Figure that out. We're

Murph (28:37):
like, the US we move a lot. So essentially,

like, it's funny.
So ever since I've been veryyoung. That's like one of the
first things you do your first,like one or two trips, you go
and see the sights. And you havefun. So when we're talking about
Ellis Island, that's like one ofthe very first things I did,
actually I did a few years,

Murph (28:57):
it was go fuck myself.
Alright.

But it's funny, like the best part about it. You
can see everything left andright under the sun. But the
best part about it is you justyou go you walk into some of
these bakeries, or ourestablishments and you get to
see the conversations betweenthe people. Yeah, the people. I
can't even recreate it. Like,people who know me well, like

(29:23):
they think I'm combative. Youknow, whatever. But she
differences.

Murph (29:27):
It's different. Let me go to my story that that. Oh, man,
I told you.

There's when I say there's no filter like there was
no filter when they gotten thisearth. Yeah, no, it's just it's
just how you survive. It's like,hey, you know, go fuck yourself.
It's very much a style. Yeah. So

Murph (29:44):
yeah, everything's buddy buddy. Kind of. Yeah, so like
Zack Todd talked about. So Iknow. I kind of shut out in the
beginning, but I will admit foras non conversational as New
Yorkers can be. If you try tostart some sort of dialogue with
anyone, they will meet you withit like so you have to kind of
approach them. It's like almosta girl bar, you have to talk to
them first. But sometimesthey'll talk to you back. So

(30:05):
like, we would be like, we'd belike a near ease. And I say that
right, your eyes, whatever. Andwe would be like, Oh, we'd be
telling the people over thecounter, like I remember

is near eyes for the queer guys area. I

Murph (30:14):
like it. Okay. So the big thing to tell people and I know,
it's probably shunned whenyou're traveling, especially New
York is just saying you're fromout of town. And it's funny how
people will help you. And theneven customers. Like we were at
near eyes. Yeah, we said that tothe woman working behind the
counter, because what we'resorry for holding you up or from
our town, we're just taking allin. Yeah. And a woman in line

(30:35):
behind us will literally like,you're gonna love it here. I
come in from the city to getthis food. So like, that's kind
of how they are. So anyway, I'mat a Rangers game. And it's
weird. But I normally guys don'ttalk about what goes on the
bathroom, I will just one time.
So the bathroom. And so youknow, I've done my business. And
so these guy comes in. And thenanother guy comes in, and

(30:56):
literally, like, nothing's beensaid yet. I don't know about in
Germany, but in men's room inthe US, we don't talk to each
other. We just, you know, we'rethere to get our business done
and get out. So the, the guy islike, Ah, look at this fucking
guy. And I'm like, and like inthe Midwest, if you use the F
bomb, like, stuff's going down.

(31:16):
And he's like, and the otherthing too, that I told Zach
about when we were kind ofrecapping some stuff, I was
like, they use buddy a lot inNew York. Whereas, like, in the
Midwest, have you use buddy? Ofcourse, it's like almost like
Mandarin Chinese. If you use it,like in a certain way. It's
either you're gonna fight oryour good friend is a precursor
to fighting. Yeah, yeah. TheMidwest. You're using Canada? A

(31:38):
little bit, but not

I've heard Ryan Reynolds use it so much. Yeah.
So I don't know if it's like

Murph (31:43):
I my interactions with my family from Canada. They don't
use a ton a of course, but notlike, buddy. Maybe use it with a
stranger. Maybe. I've rarely hadthat happen, because

I remember him saying something to somebody
else in Canada was like, fuck,but

Murph (31:58):
I don't know. Maybe the Canadians Listen, the podcast
will say differently. I think hecould get to like, help us out.
Right? I think if you get tolike rural areas, like it'll
kind of turn a little more, butlike, not not as much as people
think like Southport kind ofruined it when they're like,
Hey, I'm not your buddy guy. I'mnot your guy, buddy. Like, not
like guys. Yeah, you're not thatguy. Exactly. Anyway, back to
the story. So he says that he'slike, Oh, hey, look at this

(32:20):
fucking guy, buddy. Or like,something like that. And the
guy's like, guys, like, it'sfucking you go fuck yourself.
And like, and again, this islike, what they're saying it and
most Germans are big. Oh my god,they're gonna find a bathroom.
And I'm like, no, like, the waythey're saying is you could tell
their friends like me and youtalking. And he's like, that's
all right. And so the Rangerswere playing the flyers from
Philly. And it's like bit of arivalry because Philly is a big

(32:42):
city in New York's a big city.
And they always like, you know,they just they just hate they
hate each other a little bit.
Yeah, it's a fun hate, but theyhate each other. Yeah. And so
he's like, he's a guy. Go fuckyourself. He's like, it says,
You're from fuckingPhiladelphia. You're gonna lose
tonight, buddy. And he's like, Igo fuck yourself to buddy. And
I'm like, what is happening isI'm like washing my hands like
wild like yeah, I'm like, youknow, you guys want to put your

(33:03):
dicks away before we starttalking like this like. And
yeah, you could tell they werejust buddies. And

then they pee and like, because I know some
sporting events like this waslike, it was like a giant bowl.

Murph (33:13):
No, no, no, no, not the urinal. No, no, no, this massive
Square Garden. It's a fuckingnice arena. Oh, I even not even
I'm cussing now. Oh, okay. Yeah.
Yeah, was the weirdest and thenas I go to walk out, you know,
when you like, so when you'regoing out of you're going
somewhere where there's someoneahead of you. And you do that
weird dance or like, go this waynot going the same way. Oh, boy.
He's like, Oh, I'm sorry, buddy.

(33:35):
And he like said to me too. AndI'm like, What is with all his
buddy talk?

It's weird. But yeah, but it was on the same
team.

Murph (33:42):
Right? Okay, but Well, I wasn't even wearing my so when I
go to games, I try not to weartoo much supportive gear because
it sounds weird. But so after,after sporting events, when our
spicy sporting events aftergames, when you know someone on
the other team, and especiallywhen you've grown up in the
life, you try not to look to fanboy or girl you know gender,

(34:05):
gender, whatever. But you trynot to look to Fanny because
like, obviously they want toknow members of the family are
fans of the team. But it almostalso looks bad if you come in
they're wearing like a jerseyand a hat and all this stuff.
Like you look like one of thepeople in the stands. And it
sounds weird, but like,especially with wives and
girlfriends like stuff chattinghappens so like it either has to

(34:28):
be a stylish fan like you knowwhat I mean? Like true, you
know, they're wearing leatherjackets and they've got a
Rangers logo on the back or likestuff like that. Yeah, it's like
you have to be very carefulabout it. Obviously the players
don't mind like I once joke mybrother like I'm gonna wear your
jersey to a game he's like Ilove that. But like it almost
looks weird because then thepeople that aren't involved in
the game look at you kind offunny. Like yeah, they they want

(34:51):
you to be fans like I'll makewear the hat but then everything
else would be very bland. Imight wear blue just to show
like as regular load main logo.

Talk Like, yeah, what I do just like the, you
know, the navy blue and that'sit. That's

Murph (35:04):
how they do it. It's very low key, whereas like, obviously
what I've seen from the videosand like German soccer and like
other sports and normal fans,like, they wear the jerseys,
they wear the hat, they mighteven wear the shoes, and you're
just kind of like, okay, youdon't do that. Additionally,
what's kind of weird is to iswhen you go to a game, oh,
wasn't this case in New whileshe was this case in New York,

(35:25):
you will sit around a lot of theother wives and girlfriends, so
you can't participate in thefandom stuff with the fans get
to do so like everyone everyonewants, especially in New York
for some reason. Everyone wantsto be on camera. They want to be
on the Jumbotron. Everyone wantsit. Like, you know, so when I
was a little kid and I'd soundslike something, I should talk to
a therapist about it as a littlekid. Like, you couldn't do that

(35:46):
because you're constantlygetting judged on how you how
you behaved. So like, my momwould be like, hey, like, stop
making stop being an idiot. Likethe boys right there. Like you
have to be careful. You alwayshave to mind your P's and Q's.
So like even as Canadian, rightQ's? Sure. Even as, even as
people that like, you know, yousupport like even as support

(36:07):
cast for those that are playingin the game family and all that
like, as the thing I thinkpeople never realize is like, we
have to be careful because ofthe fancies. Oh, that's Tyler
Murphy, the assistant coaches,son or Connor Murphy's brother.
Oh, and um, they're saying, youknow, fuck that team and fuck
you guys and flipping peopleoff. Like, it's gonna make him
look bad, Joe, whereas like, ifyou know, I'm sitting there

(36:29):
quietly just enjoying myself.
There'll be like, that's not aweird too. But if I'm sitting
there quietly enjoying the game,like, I'll be like, you know,
oh, you know, what a what a niceperson. What a good like, one of
the stories I'll always rememberwas my dad, unfortunately,
because he coaches can't go toso what's really cool is these
programs just like companieswant to build family culture.
Yeah, so the Blackhawks do afather's trip and a mother's

(36:53):
trip, but it's every other year.
So one year they do mother's andone year they do father's so
right go father's go Potter's.
But so it lets it lets the pmRanger do the same thing I
believe. And it lets the theparents experience kind of life
on the road and with their kids,so you get to travel to one game
with them. So my dadunfortunately can't make the

(37:16):
rain. The Blackhawks one?
Because he's coaching. Yeah, somy brother has always been great
and invited me to go. So I'vealways been like, yeah, of
course, I'm gonna go. So I gotto experience it. But it's kind
of like the as cool as it is.
It's also kind of the hard partis that you have to be careful
because you're all over socialmedia. And so one time the the
coyotes did in Arizona, where mybrother was drafted. Yeah, and a

(37:40):
friend of mine sent me a messageboard of coyotes fans, because
they posted a picture of all thedads, and they all spotted me
out. And they're like, how youngis this fucking guy? Like, our
team is so fucking Young. Thisis how young the dads are. And
then this is what this is thecrazy part. Someone was like,
oh, no, no, no, that's his olderbrother. Like someone was able

(38:02):
to find that. And so like,that's why like, I have to be
careful on social media. I haveto be careful on like, I don't
even know I'm on this podcast,swearing like a sailor. But I
have to be careful and all thatstuff. Because people will look
out to basically bash anybodyfor anything. And I mean, we're
not as bad as like football.
We're not as bad as basketball,but like, it just, it seems like

(38:25):
anytime anyone's in thelimelight, you'll have those
fans that are looking to shit onthem anytime they can. So even
as you know, a brother, sister,mom, dad, whatever, like you
have to be careful. Because, youknow, yeah, the GMs might not
care at the moment, but then itcomes contract time. And they
might use that as like a hey,your brother's a wildcard doing

(38:46):
all this stuff, like, you know,sure that it looks bad on our
program. And because they'revery big on that stuff. And I've
met some very elite people inhockey. And I can't tell you how
often times I've been sized upI've been judged like, you have
to be very careful. Like it'sbad

is that that is a very interesting topic is
meeting higher. I guess qualitypeople didn't like a sporting
industry, whether it's hockey orfootball because I've done the
same thing. I've met people at ahigh level and you're like, and
they that's kind of what theylike the ones that are it's hard

(39:26):
it's a very difficultconversation. You're having this
one no no it's that's a wholelot.

Murph (39:31):
Yeah, I mean, don't and don't get me wrong. They're
great people but like you saidit's it's it's you get

you get to schools, you get the ones who are who've
kind of been X players who'vemade it who understand, you
know, the external stuff andwhatever the whole program as it
is, yeah. Then you get the oneswho didn't make it. Yep. Those
are the ones that are a littlebit more difficult. Yep. They
always are the ones that are alittle bit more edgier on like,
Well, you didn't do this, right.
Do that, right. They're purebusiness people. You're your

(39:57):
associate with that guy, soyeah,

Murph (40:02):
anyway, maybe it will let the listeners ask questions. The
next part, that's a differentone. That one's for the new year
when we're done the holidays isit can go dark really fast.
Yeah,

we can. That's a good one. We could go for like
Outlook for 2020. Like, yeah,not perfect.

Murph (40:16):
I like it. Ask your questions and listeners have, I
will do our best to answer them.
But I also have to be carefulbecause I have family members
that are employed by people. Sodon't get too specific. But too
specific, right? That's not therole anyway. Right? Well, I'll
digress real quick. So I guess,kind of wrapping up my trips. So
obviously, if you got if anylisteners are ever New York,
Madison Square Garden, it'sexpensive, but it is worth the

(40:40):
experience. Like that arena wasamazing. Like it is just, it's
crazy how they've renovated it.
How everything like it's weird.
I know that's gonna soundstupid. But when you look like
even when you look up in theceiling, so a lot of sports
sporting venues you see like thescaffolding and all that stuff
up there. True. Like for peopleto walk on the catwalk to drop

(41:00):
things and stuff. I think thecatwalk right to drop things or
whatever. I kid you not an MSG,it looks wood. It looks wooden,
like it's like a recordingstudio and they light it up
beautifully. It is amazing. Wow.
Um, you know, obviously in thecourse, the only problem is is
the Ranger share that space withthe Knicks. So like, basketball

(41:21):
is a big thing here in the UScompared to hockey. So like the
rivers

bigger. It's actually pretty big in Germany.
Oh, that's

Murph (41:27):
right. Forgot about that.
Okay. Yeah,

he's kind of like that. It's about probably with
the same level as us kind of thethird fourth tier.

Murph (41:33):
It's coming up. Yeah.
Especially with like, say thisexcusal or something like that.
He was a no, no, it was like afirst round draft pick for
Ottawa. And he's pretty good. Sothere's some guys starting to
come out of Germany, which isexciting. Yeah. Hopefully Winter
Olympics. Let's see Germany doessomething that's always
exciting. They did pretty good.
last big thing that they're in.
I can't remember what tournamentthat was. But anyway, it was
just amazing. I highly recommendit. Of course. The weird thing

(41:57):
is everyone wants to be on theJumbotron. It's it's like the
New Yorkers are so passionateabout their stuff, like
listening to them talk aboutlike diagnosing the games and
stuff like that. Unfortunately,probably good look up on
YouTube. Sorry, Connor. Mybrother was hurt. So that's why
I was

there for so long.
It's not even just an injury,though. But yeah, it's like
Ovechkin actually hit him. Rightpeople?

Murph (42:20):
Yeah. What's one of the best players in the league?
That's pretty good. So he cameballs. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. So
actually have a funny story withthat. Oh, yeah. So we

before Mark gets into it, so caught, it was a day
like a day or two before like heposted there in Washington. So
so that's the thing. Connor wasplaying the Blackhawks were
playing in Washington gets thecapitals. So that's actually one
reason why Murphy actuallystayed a little bit longer
because like, you know what, youknow if I'm going to be
overseas,

Murph (42:47):
or overseas, right away, yeah. Sorry. I guess you're
slightly over notion.

But no, he's like, since verbs like are gonna be in
New York. I'll say a few. Wasit? How much like

Murph (43:03):
it was like an extra week almost pretty much. It was
extra, like four days. Yeah.

Yeah. But it's like, but they were the
Blackhawks were coming into NewYork for a couple days later.
Yeah. And then he gets hit. Itwas even like boarding. No, it
was just, you know, Ovechkin waslike, I'm gonna hit somebody.
Yeah. So they smack the crap outof them.

Murph (43:21):
I think I got it wrong.
infections like 242 50 Somethinglike eggs to baby was a big boy.
He's a big guy.

So yes, this thing like, on like, in a

Murph (43:30):
moment, Russians did the steroids steroids in the,

in the moment, it looks bad, but when when they
slow it down, it didn't lookthat bad.

Murph (43:37):
No, no, I mean, and that's the kind of the fun thing
about hockey is even though theywere no nothing to guard their
chin, you can still kind of hitup into it. And it's not a
penalty. So in this case, whathappened was he had cleared the
puck up and he didn't keep aneye for him. And Ovechkin came
up. And basically it was numbereight on his shoulder right into
his chin and just knocked himout. And he literally said my

(43:59):
brother literally because we gota concussion. And he literally
said like, I don't remembergetting off the ice. He's like I
pretty much was talking. He'slike when I came he's like I saw
him coming. And then when I cameto I was talking to the doctor.
And so that that

happens because like you're in such shock after
like a hit like, you get back upand you're like, because that's
your natural reaction. Like areI'm down and up.

Murph (44:18):
Yeah. Then unfortunately, when you're when you probably
can find it on YouTube andsorry, Conor, I love you. You're
my brother, but he got knockedout like, and so he literally
gets up and the way he's gettingup his arm is like I'm doing an
awful job this blue sweater fordoing it. But he keeps his arm
straight like that. And so Ithought he I thought the way you
hit him he like blew out hisshoulder which knock on wood.

(44:39):
He's never had shoulder injurieslike that. But like I was like,
Lord help us if he didn't pullthe shoulder out because you
just have that for life. Oncethat happens, like once you
Yeah, once you know yourshortest places, you're done.
Well, my dad's completelydifferent. That was like way
worse. I wouldn't wish onanyone. Yeah. But anyway, so he
gets knocked out like it getsup. He's getting a beard like

(45:01):
this. And so I'm watching thegame, my dad. And of course, you
know, he's my brother. So mydad, so me, I'm little, we're
all concerned, but my dad, beingin hockey knows what things look
like. And he literally is like,he's like watching. He's like,
I'm like, Oh no, it looks likehe told her shoulder. My dad's
like, now that's a fuckingconcussion. Absolutely. Like
what he says right in front ofme, was the same way. I

was like, that's gonna be concussion. I didn't

Murph (45:22):
I didn't even think of it. The way he was getting up
his shoulder was like,completely straight. Like it
looked like he had been pulledout. Yeah, at one point. So I
thought, I thought he got hisbell rung a little but I thought
then, and my dad's like, no, no,that's like a concussion. And so
anyway, he gets carted off. Sohockey after Thank you football,
after all the CTE stuff. Theyare they have to take a week

(45:42):
off. So they play they play it.
So they play New York, I thinkSaturday, Saturday. Yeah. And
they played in Washington onThursday. So this happens, and
then we find out my dad's like,yeah, he's like, I was worried
about this. Like, what do youmean, my dad's like, Oops, he's
like, Washington plays tough.
And he's like, for some reason,Ovechkin and Tom will sue Tom

(46:05):
Wilson's a huge fighter on theirteam are always after Connor. So
as nervous he's gonna get hurtlike this before he came in, in
New York. And we're like, wewere talking about we've never
noticed this before. And mydad's like, yeah, it Connors
whole career. They've just beenchasing after him because Connor
laid one good hit on him once.
And so yeah, so. So he comes. Hecomes in to New York, and
Chicago Blackhawks. I don'tthink they listen to this. But

(46:27):
it was amazing that they let himkind of come in in New York,
because they probably could havebeen like, No, you're going back
to Chicago. But he was like,Hey, I got family in New York
can at least come in and seethem? And they're like, yeah, so
he came into New York. Hecouldn't skate couldn't
practice. But he basically theylet him have a hotel room in New
York. And he got to see us. Oh,nice. So yeah, so which was
awesome. Yeah. He said, The NHSorganisations are so great about

(46:50):
recognizing family. So they'lldo things to make sure players
are happy seeing their family.
So anyway, so my lovely motherdecided so we had dinner with
him that night, his girlfriendcame into town so we can all
hang out. And so we had dinnerwith him this night went to this
nice restaurant in New York. Mymother decides to bring up a
dinner like hey, so let you knowyour dad was saying how Ovechkin

(47:12):
has been chasing. And I waslike, why would you do that? My
mom was kind of like, you know,just let him know. Keep a head
on a swivel. Even my brotherhow's your right. Yeah,

by the way, people are coming up to your head.
Yeah,

Murph (47:28):
exactly. They were like, Yeah, we're in this restaurant.
And my brother's like, what?
Like, yeah, your dad said. Youcould tell him to think about it
for a second. He's like, Oh mygod. Hmm. So that I decided to
make a joke as the Murphy way wejust make a joke about like,
well, you know, at least you getone of the best players in NHL
that like you know, is lookingfor your number if a legend puts
you right, exactly, right. Yeah,he's like, but anyway, luckily,

(47:51):
the next day, he was good. Hejust had some jaw neck pain. But
he's back now. Actually. Hescored last night. Oh, did he?
Yeah, he scored a second goalthis season. But he scored Yeah.
So you know, he's, he's good nowbut here's the funny story. How
that like it's just weird likethat. But yeah, what

Unknown (48:11):
how did we get on that subject? Again?

I'm 40 minutes and you completely obliterated.

Murph (48:18):
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, listeners. I know. You want to
hear Zack more? I apologize. No,they don't hear me more. Yeah,
they definitely do. Not. Theycomment like Murph talks too
much. And I'm like, Oh, Inormally don't one

video.

Murph (48:29):
Well, I guess the question do we tell the viewers
about the practices of theexperience on tour? Or do we
just kind of the what? TheRangers practice facility? Oh,
yeah, go ahead. Okay,

that's it. This this is all about your trip. We
can go long if we need to, or

Murph (48:41):
whatever. I don't know what they want. I don't know.
Double long podcast. I'll keepI'll keep this one kind of
short. But I actually I'll kindof get you looped in on this one
too. i They do the same thing infootball. So a lot of the big
programs in the NHL, not all ofthem. So for example, like the
blue jackets here in Columbus,but the rangers have a separate
practice facility, which meansgym rink, all that stuff. And

(49:04):
it's in White Plains, which iswhy my dad lives there. Because
it's like literally like a fiveminute drive from his apartment.
They live in apartment which mymom hates but they live in
apartment unfortunately, becauseit's only renting they're not
gonna live there all year. Well,maybe they will one day I don't
know. But when you're on acontract basis, and coaches get
fired so quickly, you rentapartments, but I don't know the
NFL they have like artiststhere's like a campus right

(49:27):
there. Their stadiums. Like whatdid the cheese the cheese they
don't practice don't practice atarrowhead, right? That's a

no it's it's it. I mean, arrowheads always been or
chiefs always been in a separatefacility. So it's something you
got the stadium so you gotTruman sports complex game after
Harry Truman and he got becausehe got the baseball team and he
got the football team rightthere was probably

Murph (49:47):
a mirror thing actually next summer even worse,
nevermind. I'll continue.

Alright. But probably in the was it I've been
there before with

Murph (49:59):
you here not to you Yeah, okay, that's alright. technical
problem.

Oh, you're good.
But uh

Unknown (50:07):
that work. No

Murph (50:11):
no, it was weird. I mean, like static in one side. Sorry.
Okay.

But no, it's it's the way it's set up. It's
actually like basically it'slike the North, I guess the
northwest corner of ArrowheadStadium. It's they kind of have,
I don't know how explain it thisbased training facility. They've
had that for years and years andyears. Probably, like since the
90s. Late 90s. Maybe they've hada major 1000s Okay, same thing.

(50:41):
But yeah, it's kind of the samesetup. Most teams do.
Ironically. Of all NFL teamsthat do not have indoor
facility. It's a Bengals reallyBengals I've seen it. Yeah.
Because they're kind of likelandlocked you don't really have
a whole lot of space.

Murph (50:58):
They're on the river.
Yeah, they're right. There's abig river the the Rhine. Ohio
River. Oh, however, remember ourriver? will say think of over
No, no, no. Over the Rhine.
Yeah, continue.

OTRS and steady.
But yeah, they they only havelike one huge field, I think
maybe one or two in Cincinnati.
So they don't really have anyindoor facilities there. Yep. So

Murph (51:21):
yeah. So anyway, yeah. So I want to make sure that talks
I've been doing most of it. Thisis not mine. Well, it's maple
grazer mind. Anyway. So we were,so we got to see the practice
facility, and I will try to getapproval to send you guys some
pictures, or at least let Zackpost them. But you know, they
take like any major sport, I'massuming Soccer is the same.

(51:43):
They take their sports wherethey take that stuff very
seriously, it's sacred. But whatwas really cool about Madison
Square Garden, and the practicefacility was just because the
Rangers are an original sixteam. And I'll explain that in a
second. They have such a storiedhistory. So they did such a
great job, even the practicefacility, I can't even I don't

(52:04):
know how to explain it wherethey like, paid homage to all
the great Rangers that haveplayed and you know, pictures,
stats, things like that. Andthen you know, so, you know, got
to experience that. They sharethe facility with the Knicks.
But it's a weird thing wherethey divide this big building in
half and it's gated andeverything. So like the Knicks

(52:26):
state of one side, the Rangerstate or another, but just some
of the stuff we saw was amazing.
And so I guess for all you notall you hopefully could be
coming hockey fans. Original sixwas when the NHL was originally
started, there was only sixteams, which I've been very
lucky as a history person to beassociated with family that

(52:47):
plays for two of them. So theBlackhawks the Rangers are two
of the six, the Toronto MapleLeafs in Canada, the Montreal
Canadiens and Canada, BostonBruins and the Detroit Red
Wings. I think that's six rightthere, right? Yeah, the Detroit
Red Wings were all the first sixteams to form the NHL. So they

(53:07):
are technically well, you canfind that

thing you kind of have to like also look at it
back in the Northeast, and maybeI'm not sure if this I don't
know. It's the way they setthings up. And sports wise, it's
no driving through. I've driventhrough Boston for like vlogs
and stuff like that. And theyhave like separate facilities
just for I mean, the Bruins andthe Celtics, and everybody so

(53:34):
it's like, you know, the waythat we drive through the city,
it's like we always pass thatstuff. And so it's they they are
very serious about kind ofkeeping people within a it's so
hard within a vicinity almostlike are you gonna go from point
A to point B and point C iswhatever the hell you want to

(53:55):
do. Yeah, or your home so it'slike that's kind of even in
college it's kind of the samething they just like they want
to come at have track on you insome way. Yep, be like alright,
it's a business not not dictatewhat you do. 24/7 But you know,
just kind of most an idea

Murph (54:13):
Yeah. Well our day they kind of want to know the eight
hours you know working Yeah,they want to know that that's
Yeah, so it's but yeah, andobviously it was just actually
came out a few days ago wastelling Zach for the podcast
that the Rangers are think arethe highest netted team right
now in the NHL. They justreached like a billion let's go
ahead All right, I reach abillion i No, no, no, like Yeah,

(54:35):
rangers and like, no likeToronto Maple Leafs is also a
storied franchise that likethey're all worth a lot of money
but the Rangers are worth morenow. But it was just it was just
amazing to see it obviously he'sa history nerd and a lover of
hockey like and hopefully I canget the approval I'm sorry to
tease you guys like that to atleast post some things but yeah,

(54:55):
the the behind the door stuffthey haven't I'm sure you guys
can see if you look for itonline. I just have To Be
careful because I don't know howsecret they keep it but like the
locker room and things like thatlike which is amazing is most
locker rooms which is funny butthey do like all wood which I
don't know why but they do woodfor the stalls for like their
gear and stuff. And then abovelike the stalls there's like

(55:15):
there's usually like some wallbefore the ceiling and right
above it they printed out allthese old black and white
pictures of rangers have playedfrom 40s 30s 80s like things
like that and and then I wentthrough and a lot of programs do
this because the Rangers do havebeen around so long. They had
like these panels printed out ofall the players that have won

(55:38):
special trophies, whether it'sthe best goalie in the league,
the best player in the league,and so I took a few pictures of
those two and just the namesthat are on there like they are
they are literally Hall of Fameplayers I don't know how to
describe it more accurately itwould be like I guess like I
don't know if the Buddhists Ligahas one of these are any soccer
leagues have one of these, butit's like, we were like, these
are guys that the NHL itself,the whole league has said that

(56:01):
these are iconic players thathave made like top 10s You know,
from a Yeah, seriously from? I'mjust trying to think of someone
like yeah, like, it's just it'sjust crazy, crazy weather. Mike
Richter. Wayne Gretzky, who hashis number has been retired by
every single team, the NHL teamsthat he's even played for. He
ended his career in New York.
Like he's considered one of thebest in hockey. Like just stuff

(56:23):
like that. That is just like Mr.
Hockey. Right? Well, he's notMr. Hockey. Technically, that is
Gordie Howe. But he did not playfor the Rangers unfortunately
played for Detroit. But yeah,it's just like, it's it's just
crazy. It's really crazy. Like,it's like I just, you know, as
much as I'm not, I wasn't thebiggest Rangers fan like, it's

(56:46):
been great to see my dad'stalked about retiring and all
this stuff and it's great to seehim finally getting the
recognition deserves of all herwork and being able to work with
well, he's a program this iconicand this historic. And, you
know, all that stuff.

Part of it, too.
It's, let's, let's face it, Imean, your dad's also with was
it. Hey, Coach, that was withColumbus and Florida, Florida.
Okay. So it's like, you get thatfamiliarity with the staff.
You're like, alright, we know Iknow what you're trying to do.
Then I can just, you know, kindof do me for the most part. But
in

Murph (57:17):
my dad's always been good about also getting in with the
GMs. So like, even the GM lovesmy dad. So his name's Christian.
He actually used to play for theRangers. So yes, I haven't had a
chance to meet him. I hopefullyI do I hear is a great, great
guy. So for a lot of gyms I'vemet we'll talk about another
podcast. Yeah, good people, likewe like you mentioned before.
But now he's like, every done isgoing to be weird, almost

(57:40):
sentimental moment. But everytime like, you know, when I'm
going through my career andfiguring things out in my life,
I always remember like, how hardhe's worked and always showing
people that you could start frommy, my grandfather, God rest
him, you know, my dad. He wasliterally aligned repairmen,
like you know, for electric andtelephone. They, that's what he
did. But he like, my dad hadsuch a great work ethic. And he

(58:02):
worked hard. And he basicallystarted from the bottom and
worked his way up to the NHL.
And he's a good person to remindpeople that like, especially
nowadays, where it's like,sometimes just got to work hard.
Like, you don't need to get thesmartest person in the world.
You just got to work really hardand have that drive. And, you
know, this world is built forthose kinds of people. Like,
that's what, that's whatmanagers want. They want all
that stuff. So I always remindmyself from having bad days

(58:23):
where I'm like, You know what,some days you just got to show
up and put in the work. Yeah.
And that's all that matters.
That's what people want. Theywant that consistency. You hear
that? Yeah. You do.
Inspirational shit. You, you,

you do that? You've been a gel?

Murph (58:37):
I don't know about that.
But it's right here. There.
Yeah, no, it is though. Inbetween

the boobs. You got this, the hots? Yeah, by set of
hearts.

Murph (58:46):
But then I guess one more thing I've touched, hopefully,
I'll post the picture is theyhad a meeting room. And it was
amazing that they paid sothey've only won I think for
Stanley Cups their whole career.
So technically, according to theoriginal six, they're not like,
not like the most successfulfranchise, but they do a good
job getting talent and doingthings like that they just
haven't had, they just haven'twon enough cups. So they did a
great job showing, like all thedifferent teams that have won

(59:09):
them. And these are teams fromlike the 40s and 30s and stuff
like that. And on the back itwas like, basically like
reminding them it showedbasically one of the main roads,
one of the main streets in NewYork and like, you know, the
ticker tape parade of it andit's just basically like, you
know, almost like why we do itlike this is why we work hard.
Yeah, and right now, the Rangersare battling for the first place

(59:29):
in their division so they werelaying down right now. So we're
pretty good about that. Butyeah, it's it's gonna be a fun
season but it was it was that Ithink in my conversation with
the trip there and I took anhour, but I know you're there
for two weeks. Because that'sNew York you experience you
experienced a loss of water willlike it is it is the world as

(59:50):
it's crazy. But yeah, it wasunfortunately, if you guys know
anything in New York, that'sGerman related or something. I'm
always happy to go try if youguys have recommendations. Let
me know. But I just wanted thatbelieve it or not that trip was
a scouting trip. I just wantedto experience it. And I
experienced so much it wasbusiness trip. It was so
exciting. It was awesome. Irecognize a little tipsy.

Zac Saleski (01:00:11):
It was a business trip,

Murph (01:00:12):
right or recommended to anybody, but like, it's
definitely worth going to checkit out. You know, but of course,
like You warned me be readybecause there's a lot of things
going on.

It's it is a experience and a half. Yeah.
I'll tell you what, they

Murph (01:00:28):
you definitely don't go there for like three days you go
there. You try to go there for aweek if you can,

honestly, yeah, it's, you know, usually when I
when I go back east for myfamily, it's very much a four
day trip. Five days maybe, ifI'm lucky, but it's Yeah, as
when you go back there. It's aman that's like when I was a kid
and it's funny how Murphy wastalking about this a little bit.
I was a kid that one of ourthings that we used to do,

(01:00:54):
because my dad used to work incompletely different with them.
My dad did merge.

Murph (01:01:01):
Now people don't do it.
My dad

but yeah, but it's like my dad actually works in
like the meat industry. So likewe work with a lot of, you know,
packaging of, you know, sausagesand shut up hot dog everything.
So it's like, we when I wasyounger, we used to make it kind
of a a thing where we go to likedifferent regions or towns and,

(01:01:22):
you know, we go check outdifferent delis. That's kind of
what we did. It sounds likecompletely ridiculous. But it
works. I mean, it's kind of whatis

Murph (01:01:31):
yeah, they say the delis are like the sandwich shops.
Like it's just like, here the USis like you know we're big with
Jimmy John's which just makesandwiches but in the Northeast
is like you go to a deli. Youdon't go on stuff like delis
where you go, which is why I'm alittle sad. I'd experienced that
in New York, but I'm definitelydoing that like Jimmy

John's like a Chicago thing. Yeah, so it's
like pot bellies. Yeah. Yeah.
But out here in Ohio. We havedelis and they're great. But
man, there's

Murph (01:01:57):
not as abundant as New York. Like you asked me right
now let's go to a deli. Iwouldn't I would have to google
I've no I wouldn't. No ideawhere to take you. I know a
couple. Okay. Yeah. You're fromthe northeast.

No. But if you get if you get like,

Murph (01:02:14):
I'm sorry, from Kansas City, but your family from the
northeast? Sorry. Yeah, yeah, I

just, I My mind's like, Alright, I got you. But
there's a place I remember. Wewent to on the way back it was
like between like New York andPennsylvania. And it was like,
small shop small shop. Itbasically was like, we I ordered
a sandwich. It was like a JimmyJohn's but had like triple the
meat. And you're like,

Murph (01:02:34):
that was amazing. How much it cost cheaper than that,
too. It's all Yeah, cheaper thanJimmy John's,

which it probably costs us, you know, between me
and my dad. 1416 bucks, butstill, it's like the hell,

Unknown (01:02:46):
right? Like,

it's like, Ah, I don't know. But yeah, I mean,
that's the life up there iscompletely different. So
different is over here. But,man, what? A past two weeks.
Murph, I am in Christmas spirit.

Murph (01:03:02):
I am too. I'm pumped.
Man. This

is like we talked about this last last podcast,
but it's not commercialized asmuch now. No, it's been amazing.

Murph (01:03:10):
It's been amazing. It's the commercials. Like usually
it's like when you're watchingTV, every commercials.
Christmassy. It is not thiscase, which has been amazing.

It's been a slow kind of like, okay, it's
December. Let's kind of get intoChristmas mood. You've had a
crap crappy last two years. Yep.
You know, let's see how thatworks.

Murph (01:03:28):
Actually, what you forgot to mention you got to think I
don't know if you're waiting forthe end to do it. But we got to
thank the individual that sentthe the German goodies that will
eventually try here. I'm prettypumped for all Yes. I love doing
that every year. Thank you.
Thank

you the choice.
She's a wonderful woman, Germanlady. He she has man. She has
hooked us up this year with a soevery year me and Murph tend to
do a kind of a taste testing ofGermany on utilities. Yep. Yeah.
So we've done over the lastnumerous couple years now. And
it's, it's awesome. We gotpeople who just step up and

(01:04:02):
like, hey,

Murph (01:04:05):
it's really

phenomenal. But let me tell you, she has set a just
a butt ton of stuff from like,make your own glue Vida at home.

Murph (01:04:16):
What? Yes, you tell me that oh, boy, you gotta learn

on top of bases, like she, it's like one of those
old like packets and as yourselfshe kind of gave me she gave me
instructions on how to make it.

Murph (01:04:31):
Right. So we're getting like, almost authentic. close as
we can get. Oh my gosh, it's sopumped. I experienced it once in
my life. It was awesome. Like Icontinue. Yeah,

but on top of that, yeah, we got goodies on goodies
on goodies of real authenticstuff. And depending on what
part of Germany you're from,like you get different stuff on
on top of everything. So I amexcited. That's gonna be
incredible. And then from thepast few weeks with interviews
I've had I don't I don't knowSeven different interviews last

(01:05:01):
two and a half weeks. I'mexhausted. I should have one
today, two, three or four ofthem from Germany. And then the
rest are from kind of sporadicall

Murph (01:05:10):
across man Fingers crossed. I know I haven't busy
too much when you're abroad.
Yeah, Germany, I'll definitelybe there.

That's great. So I've had a lot of interviews
with that. So I might make adecision. If things work out.
Within the next couple of weeks,we'll see. There's, that's the
thing, man, it's it's weird.
Everything goes in cycles,people start realizing because
it's football, such an offensivegame now that they don't really,
really realize, oh, we reallyneed a deepest coordinator. So

(01:05:36):
now they realize we're at thatpoint. Now we're like, well,
everyone's picked over. So nowwe need to do as a coordinator,
like, oh, so what's going oneleft? I

Murph (01:05:46):
think it says the for the fans, but it's kind of like
hockey, where it's like, it'sbecoming so offensive minded
that you're like, actually, weneed someone strong on defense
to to stop the scoring. So it'sjust like, Yeah, it's like, if
anything now defense is at apremium right now. Like it's
like, the perfect time to bedefensive minded. Because right
everyone's so offensive and tryto drive up scores. That's like,

(01:06:06):
yeah, man, if you know how toplay some good defense, get the
team to do it. Like you're gonnawin a lot of games like it's

it is, it's it honestly, in this game? It's
like long keep teams under like,2421 points. Yep. You're okay.
So it's, it's this kind of howthe games gone. And now it's it
just, it's fun. I'm like, again,calls every other day like,
yeah, yeah. What do you want for

Murph (01:06:28):
a German city near us that can be there.

What are you going to offer me that? I'm not going
to take your

Murph (01:06:35):
start petition to get Zach to get one of you on your
local German football team. Imean, yeah, well, American
football. Sorry. I guess soccerwe could do like a what was
that? Put it on the soccer team.
You like the hell was that?
Amazon series? Ted last? Oh, getup. Whoa, Ted. Last. Oh,

boy. That'd be incredible. I would love that. I
would love to be a TED last.

Unknown (01:06:55):
Oh, right.

God, what a series.

Murph (01:06:58):
Oh, my gosh, I started watching a little bit of that
too. In New York. It wasawesome.

Man. How far did you get?

Murph (01:07:05):
Midway through the first season? I think I almost got to
dump I didn't get it fully donewhen they think it was when they
brought in the Mexican player.
And he got hurt. Yeah, that hegot hurt. And they was a the
training room was cursed. Andthen they got the curse off the
training room. Then that was it.

Unknown (01:07:24):
Sweet. There we go. So yeah, so

Murph (01:07:26):
Ted last was awesome.

It's good to see in the

Murph (01:07:28):
first probably Yeah, almost almost done. The first I
don't think I got to the end ofit.

Man. When you when you binge it, you're hazing.

Murph (01:07:36):
I tried to but it was hard to do. Because then my
sister came in and then shecontrolled the TV and just
stopped. But yeah, damn it. Iknow. Sister knows everything.
You know, she's ruined. Butyeah, I just had to stop now.
It's

worth it. Oh,

Murph (01:07:50):
I don't know what. I don't know if we have time if
you want to do but what did youdo while I was gone?

Nothing. Leave me alone? Well, you know, I've had
a couple of interviews locally.
One, one or two interviewslocally, I apply that for a lot.
So this thing, I get questionsabout this all the time from
people like Oh, that's great. Gooverseas, you do all this stuff?
Awesome. Good for you. But thething, the biggest question, I
guess, like once you get, youknow, interviews here? Like,

(01:08:16):
that's a very fair question. Iunderstand you're a loser. I'm a
loser. I had no Friday, I'll

Murph (01:08:26):
lose the win. You know, that's

no, it's um, it's a it's a interesting debate. And
it's one thing I've talked to alot of people Wow, it's like
when you coach here, whetherit's high school or college,
it's a very much the high schoollevel is very, very priced. High
school is very much like, well,this guy's resume is very
strong. Why would I want to workwith that kind of guy? That's
kind of the mindset becausethere, everyone's so focused on

(01:08:51):
where am I going to be in three,four years time, I don't want
this guy to take over for me.
And that's usually between guysare like between 20 and 40. By
40 years old. Like That soundsabout right. So guys, between
like 47 and 60, they're like,oh, I want young coaches and try
to build this thing up properly.

Murph (01:09:12):
So I just say basically, it's like business you want.
They want they want young guysthat will work a lot but not
beat you threatening. And thenwhen someone has actually it's
it's weird, hockey's completelydifferent cuz when I coach high
school hockey, it's like youjust cycle through coaches,
like, it's like, you're bringingsomeone new, have the kids
excited. And then the newgeneration comes in, they're
like, I don't want this coachanymore. They get rid of them.
So it's like, Yeah, it's funnyhow football is completely

(01:09:33):
different that they want a coachfor like decades and you're
like, wait, what? Like, yeah,

well College, like they'll, they'll take anybody
with experience, but they've,they're so strict on certain
qualifications they gotta haveso then they're like, that's
kind of where they stay. So thishas been the issue with, I
guess, football and hockey kindof meet where they're like,
well, you're getting guys whonecessarily are not very
experienced people. Yeah. Whokind of walk into these spaces.

(01:10:00):
And they're like, well, well,here we are. This is what we're
gonna do now. Yeah, like, sucks,right sucks. But yeah, but yeah,
I mean, the last couple of weeksI've been doing that. I've, I've
talked to a lot of teams, I tryto tell teams like, I don't want

(01:10:20):
to be. I don't know, I'm notreally, I'm at that point in my
life. I was talking over withone guy who's trying to recruit
me a couple of weeks ago. He's aquarterback he just signed with
the team overseas and and inEastern Europe, and Central,
Central Eastern Europe,somewhere like that. What's
possible, whatever. So EasternEurope, Central Europe,

Murph (01:10:42):
there's so many different countries that were central that
we could be anywhere, alrightwas like, No. Has it go via or
whatever, like, I don't know,Bosnia? Jack.

So basically, he says, All right, it will ruin
it. No, good. So he basicallysays to me, he's like, I've
known this guy since probably myfirst year over in Poland.
Really good guy. And hebasically says to me, Well, we
really need a head coach. Andthey gave me a list of top three
guys, and you're the top, youknow, you're basically the name
of the top of the list. And Iinterview with them. And I

(01:11:12):
started thinking to myself,like, Listen, I've been doing
this for five years. Now. It'smy fifth year overseas. And,
like, no offense, like, I haveto be at a certain level now.
Because I've every team I'vebeen with, I've turned around,
and I've done well, but it'slike, why am I gonna go to
another? You know, kind of likea, you know, above average good

(01:11:33):
team, with no problem. I cancoach them in a good team. And
then you're like, well, let's,what do I do from there? Yeah,
it's, it's like you get to acertain level,

Murph (01:11:41):
you never really get to reap the rewards, they always
get rid of you before you get toreally experience the changes
you've made. Yeah, cuz someoneelse is sucked up to them.

DREW. And that's the thing. It's like, the one
thing I found is that Germansreally, really love, like
loyalty to the community, to theteam. If you have success, they
just love you for and they'll,they'll kind of, you know, like,
reward you for it. So it'sthat's one of the only countries
I would say. Maybe it'd be like,perfect.

Murph (01:12:10):
Give them a shot. Yeah, we'll give you a shot. Shot Zach
just needs that one foothold Whyshould know you had pat a barn?

Yeah, tell COVID Hit true. sponsorship money, you
know? Yeah. Couldn't affordyou're done. There we go.

Murph (01:12:26):
No story now, right.

But now I'm talking to about three four different
you know, German teams rightnow.

Murph (01:12:34):
Is this the league below to get relegated up to the big
league? Are they the bigleagues? Can I ask that? I can
answer that I don't want to jinxyou. I know your gifts. I know
you get here. I'm

talking to teams at every single level almost at
that level. So it's like, I got,you know, team from the bottom
teams from the top. And so it'sjust like, do

Murph (01:12:52):
you just want to be a DC?
Or do you want to be a HC?

I don't know. It's weird. Because like,

Murph (01:12:58):
defense coordinator head coach.

Yeah. Well, that's the thing I I've, it's so funny,
because like four years ago, I'mlike, You know what, I really
want to be a coach and be funand be great. But then I kind of
get to when I'm overseas, Ididn't kind of go into
videography too much. And I'mlike, You know what, there's a
lot of teams who look at me asit's like, well, you're not
doing it right. Not doing itproperly. So why should we like,

(01:13:21):
even deal with it, but it'slike, you know, overseas, that's
free marketing, when you dovlogs. And, you know, vlogs,
within the cities they're in andother places. So that's like,
when I was a powdered one, wehad a few actually, after I
left, we had a numerous bunch ofpeople come out because of
people watching my vlogs. Andthen we had people who were

(01:13:43):
like, amateur filmmakers comeout, and they're like, Oh, I
guess all your videos, I want tocome out and just check out the
city and just check out theteam. I'm like, That's weird,
but okay. I just put out videos,whatever. But But no, it's like,
there's only really a coupleteams like, oh, we think what
you're doing is great. We wantto help you out we want you to

(01:14:05):
put not only focus on DC, butalso, you know, work together
with our marketing department,we can kind of expand our reach
and I was like, Oh, sweet. Let'sdo it. Pay my money. pay me my
money. Let's go.

Murph (01:14:23):
So he that's where Zach's American we do have got to get
some good money for it. So it'sonly fair if you're doing two
jobs.

It's that's the thing that's like you get you
get guys from you know, a littlebit younger than us who are
basically at a point where theywalk into a room like well, I've
done this in college, so Ishould be paid top dollar.
Murphy and I were kind of grownup in the age where we're like,
we prove it. Yeah, like we wewant a base amount. And then
it's like if we prove ourselvesand we want extra. So by next

(01:14:51):
year, we want

Murph (01:14:51):
more performance reviews.
There's like yeah, that's itevery year for doing well. You
want to keep us just give us alittle bonus. It's fine. I'm
fine with that.

It kind of keeps it for us and kind of keeps Just in
check, like, Okay, I want toprove that I can do it this
level gonna work? Yeah, you workyour way up. So it's like,
that's just kind of how we wereraised. It's yeah. And a lot of
other guys have to say no, inthis day and age, you're like,
Whoa,

Murph (01:15:13):
I deserve it. Yeah,

I did this. I'm all all conference and I, okay,
chill out

Murph (01:15:20):
cool. Yeah. Na is decent, but not that good. And

I'm all on national level, you know? Well,
especially all American clubhockey,

Murph (01:15:32):
right, like, alright, chill, especially to you.
Because mean, you know that Ithink everyone knows this is
like, sports is so tricky likethat, that honestly, there are a
lot of good coaches and schemesout there that truly, I feel
like the games don't evolve thatmuch anymore. Because
everything's been tested ortried through just getting the
right talent at the right timeand hitting it this and that's

(01:15:52):
why I wrote about a lot of greatcoaches is they recognized when
they were prime, and when theyhad the team that was going to
set their name, and they pushedthem. And that's like, because
like, I think you're kind of thesame, like, we've coached on
teams where we just haven't beenin that time where it's like,
this, is it like this is notgoing to get much better than
this. Like, everything's linedup. Like you had to like work

(01:16:13):
through it. Like we've had towork through the ruts. But so
it's like, yes, it's

it's interesting, because now, I've seen a
complete shift with at least mysquasher, about hockey, but it's
very much where you have coacheswho come into responsibility who
are basically sitting theretalking about, well, how run
this, I want to run that this iswork for us at the team I was

(01:16:40):
with, and you're like, these arevery complicated schemes. Yeah.
And that's great. But you've gotto work your way up to him.
Correct. And, and unless youknow what it's like to be in a
locker room and understand thedynamics. I mean, what the hell
are you supposed

Murph (01:16:56):
to, you know, what that you do? It sounds weird.

Where the games coming back around? They're
like, well, we want experiencenow. Yeah, it's like, well,
there it is.

Murph (01:17:07):
Or, like, you know, I know, this is a sport that we
don't do, but like even likesoccer, or football. It's like
one of those things where it'slike, I respect now that all
these coaches realize that theydo a good job of understanding
like you were very good at withfootball manager, and I'm a
little bit good app, I'm tryingto get better at where it's
like, yeah, they develop theyouth, you have to develop the
culture, and understand thatit's really just about striking

(01:17:29):
it lucky of kinda like when youwatch the Olympics, like some
years, some countries are waybetter than others, because they
just have that generationaltalent coming in, of like, you
know, like, it's like, it's likehockey, like, some years Canada
is really good at hockey. Otheryears, the US is really good
hockey. So how Russia has alwaysbeen a hockey, I don't know,
it's probably because thesteroids, but like, you know,

(01:17:49):
there's just generationaltalents that come in, and you're
like, so you'll watch like adraft and realize, like, a lot
of Americans went this year, andit's because they had that
generational talent. So it'slike, it's like, it sucks. But
there are some things where it'sjust like, you can't control it.
You just have to have thatculture to breed that success.
And that's what I think a lot ofcoaches are realizing now where

(01:18:10):
it's like, you know, you can'talways bring in top talent. And
when you do, it's unreliable.
But if you can, sounds almostlike a brainwashing. But if you
can get someone and get theminto your system, and show them
that you care and like to guidethem along, it's funny, what
you'll get is some could bedone, but then you can get to
great players likeunfortunately, I know you always
roll your eyes. But one of thetop players right now in the

(01:18:33):
Premier League Mason mount is ahomebred Chelsea soccer player,
and he is one of the topmidfielders in the in the
Premier League right through.
And even a lot of other topmidfielders in the Premier
League from other teams camefrom the Chelsea Academy. That's
because they had one good yearrecruiting a bunch of people
when the Chelsea team was doingreally good. And then who knows

(01:18:55):
in a few years, it'll besomebody else like Man City had
it. I'm sure they're Germanteams that had between Bayern
Dortmund it Leipzig like allthat it's

it's so different when you come into different
situations because I the samething. In maybe in Poland and
Germany to where like we had thetime of Germany, we had a really
good group come up who basicallyjust won the juniors
championship. And then we had,as compared to, I guess, maybe

(01:19:25):
in Poland by second, actuallythis past year where we had a
lot of good older players, butthey didn't really realize that
their time was really kind of upagainst the wall almost within
the next season or two. So kindof what we ran through and this
is how you kind of approach it'slike whenever I come into a new

(01:19:45):
situation in hockey, completelydifferent but it's like, I come
in I'm like, Alright, I kind ofset a standard. These are
standards I expect to keep andthat's kind of how it is and
it's like well, you know, likeolder veterans like either you
buy into this And, you know, youtry to, you know, kind of
resonate this with everybodyelse, or you can fight me on it

(01:20:06):
all year long. And then you canslowly lose your place and kind
of what will happen. But thenfor the young guys is like,
well, you kind of have to buyinto it and what we do, or you
know, same thing, it's like theykind of they're at the beginning
of the of their careers, andthey kind of have little bit
confidence. So they're like,well, we can try to work our way
through it. No big deal. Butwhat we found was like, in

(01:20:28):
Germany, at least, the old guyswere like, okay, you know,
everything makes sense. Thingswork out, well, we'll just kind
of buy into it for now see howthings click. And we and don't
get me wrong, and things werenot perfect. But I've had
numerous times where whenever Italk to other, oh, people have
certain calls that work really,really well for them. They're
like, Oh, we're gonna do our ownway. But then this is the best

(01:20:49):
teaching mode I've ever had withany other team I've been with. I
talk about how much like, I waslike, Well, I remember there's
numerous times where we give atouchdown because they kind of
revert back to their old stuff.
And they come off. Yeah, it'shad its habit. And then And
then, you know, you realize whatthey're doing. You know, cuz I
can see, you know, on thesideline, but then you pull them
aside like, Well, are you guysdone doing the crap that you

(01:21:10):
guys have been doing the pastcouple years? Like, what do you
mean? And so you describe it tohim, like, that's what you guys
been doing? The last number ofyears. So this is, like, if you
want to, if you want to startwinning, you do the stuff that
I've been teaching you andthat's it. And then that's kind
of how it worked in Germany,Poland, it's a bit different.
You get a little bit older guysare like, alright, either I
start to kind of push these guysout a little bit, and then you

(01:21:34):
kind of up the younger guys,you'll have less experience, but
they'll work their ass off foryou. Yep. And then you're like,
Well, you know, the problem isyou have and maybe some other
teams are like this, I knowoverseas are like this a lot.
But then you get like some GMsinvolved or owners of all are
like, well, we don't think thisworks for us. Are you not doing
it? Their identity? Yep. Yeah,that's a well, if you want to be

(01:21:57):
average, that's how it is. Ifyou want to start winning games,
or at least be above average, ortoo good. This is how we do it.
So it's a lot of times it's likeyou get so much pushback, right?
Like why

Murph (01:22:11):
you hired me.

Yeah, no, that's half the problem. Right? Why
verify? But no, it's my but no,we got stuff we're getting
towards the end of the monthalready.

Murph (01:22:25):
I know. This holiday season is going fast. It's
crazy. And I think hopefully wecould get one more in before the
Christmas season. Yeah. Oh,yeah. How do you see Christmas
in German? I haven't learnedthat yet. Christmas is a really
that really that I thought wassomething like special? Sure. I
don't know just Christmas. Idon't know. I haven't gotten
there yet. These must Duolingolessons. But Okay, gotcha. Yes.

(01:22:50):
Yes. Yeah, this Christmas mark.

That's fair. We know we got we got any anything
big coming up for Christmas? No.

Murph (01:22:57):
Nope. Just this is I talked in previous podcasts as
the only time my dad my brotherget like two days off. And they
come in so yeah. So yeah, mybrother will come and brother
will be coming in and my dadwill be coming in. And
unfortunately, it's always theday after they have to leave. So
cuz I think Yeah, cuz of that.
And then obviously, you know,we'll have podcasts before it.
But yeah, the Winter Olympicsare this year, which I'm pumped

(01:23:21):
about. So so far, it's lookinglike NHL players are going to go
I don't think Connor is going tomake it. But I know he wanted to
go but I don't I don't thinkhe's unfortunately the US team.
Sirsi Yeah, us teams lookingpretty strong. So it's gonna be
harder. But yeah, that I thanthat as of right now. No, I
mean, I think obviously here inColumbus, I think we've talked

(01:23:44):
about it. Columbus Zoo is a bigthing. They do zoo lights. So I
think I'm gonna do that thisweek. So they have any lights
like it's like, was it millionsof light bulbs they have like
Christmas lights? I have itbefore it's like it's a lot.
It's crazy.

Reason why you got to go is because they put liquor
in the hot shop

Murph (01:24:02):
that too. Yeah, though it helped us isn't very big on
like, I'm like Germany today,except like liquor us isn't very
big on it. Because we stilllike, I hate to say it, but
Catholicism still rules a lot ofour country. So it's like, it's
not good for the kids. And it'slike you don't serve it to kids.
So what does it matter? Now?

I think with our generation started coming out
now where people are sodisturbed more and more alcohol.
So now it's like, well, as longas you're you don't really you
know, flaunt it to everybodyelse to get too sloppy.

Murph (01:24:28):
The other big problem is is US people are idiots so mad
mom's Against Drunk Driving arelike, huge here. So like, it
sucks because like, and I know Ishouldn't say it's in the
podcast, but like, you can havelike two drinks and be fine and
try and drive home and like gohome, and a cop will have a
suspicion pull you over and youget a DUI and you're like, you

(01:24:49):
could pass all the tests but ifthat if you don't blow the
certain that they need like thatyou need like in the detector
like you're done like I've knownpeople that have had like one
beer gone home and gotten a DUINow they could have been lying.
But that's like what they'vesaid. No, of course dehydrated
all sorts of other things.

Can you give me a blow?

Murph (01:25:07):
Right? Yeah, no other than that. That's a nice add and
obviously, the US. commercialismis big. So I do my Christmas
shopping for gifts. Yeah,that'll be a thing. Here we go.
Now, obviously, I'm excited foryou know, watch out for Zack
YouTube channel. I don't thinkwe'll be able to do today. But
you know, doing the Christmasgoodies test. I'm excited for

(01:25:29):
that. I love stations. I'm ahuge sweets fan this month. So I
love that stuff. So

I'm gonna try to work that in maybe next week.
Okay, point I like, hopefullybefore we get completely drunk.

Murph (01:25:40):
Yeah, I have a so here in the US. I have a hug. Ugly
Sweater bar crawl. So I will. Iwill send Zach a picture of my
ugly sweater. It is very TV Ma.
But I'll be going around bars inColumbus drinking wearing an
ugly sweater with my girlfriend.
So

Lily MERV he'll be fine within maybe two bars and
then by the 30s

Murph (01:26:03):
blocked out yeah, pretty bad. Yeah, I believe they also
do like special drinks. Andusually those are pretty strong.
So yeah, so we've had a few pacemyself. Especially um, my
girlfriend's a little youngerthan me and her friends will be
there. So they're going to begoing hard. I'm gonna be trying
to keep up and I think last timeI did, I blocked out so yeah, it
wasn't good.

Have fun, Murph.
Yeah, it's no civil CanadaCanadian. Like give me a Molson.
I'll get over this.

Murph (01:26:24):
Right. Well, that that works too. Okay. My bad. Sorry,
but it's okay, but give it toyou, man. I think they give me a
moose head air. Right. And I'mfor you. Me? Yeah. No peanuts
when people want to know me. Youthink you need to do some more
adventurous stuff, man. I can'tI can't be carrying this
podcast. They won't listen to metalk. I'm annoying. This is why

(01:26:46):
they want you now this is whatthey want you not me? Yeah, do
fun stuff. Me. You Well, shouldwe wait or should we announce
the new year's thing that yougot URI announced that we're
doing that relates to whatyou're wearing right now?

Oh, no, no. Okay.
We're good for shadow for shadowfor shadow or shadow for shadow

Murph (01:27:06):
well yeah, hopefully bring that up another time.
Well, what I well

know if shit right now you know you get so no it's
we got all it's gonna be fun.
Um,

Murph (01:27:17):
I don't know it's the holiday season. I was gonna
bring it up well

no Yeah. Holiday season it's it's gonna be
interesting. So we got somestuff planned we got we got
supply I think by New Year's wewill like our

Murph (01:27:30):
planned it's

not planned at all.
Yeah. So Christmas for us. It'slike he at least for my family.
It's not so much like Murphy'sthat's like the only time they
can really kind of come togetherand be together all Murphy Lana
unites. Yeah, that's like theonly time you can do that. For
us. It's it's very different. Soit's like, I found out I don't
know, a week or two ago. I'm anuncle now. So that's fun.

(01:27:54):
Congrats,

Unknown (01:27:55):
buddy. Thanks, man.
Uncle Zach. Kid is fucked.

Dale, Dale. No. So my brother's completely horrible
with communication so I foundout that that out last second so
I don't know what if we'reintertwining that whole thing
together or not? But yeah, it'sit should be really good
christmas i I'm usually not oneto buy people gifts. I don't I

(01:28:24):
don't know.

Murph (01:28:25):
I don't haven't gotten one you dick.

I gotta get you one. You know, maybe a nice push
up.

Unknown (01:28:31):
Yeah, there you go.
Perfect.

Murph (01:28:32):
I'm not that flabby

this day. Turkey to

Murph (01:28:37):
say right you actually slap your mind doesn't make any
noise.

Maple glaze tits.
Oh, man. We should make T shirtswith like

Murph (01:28:45):
doughnuts, but I don't have a T shirt. Gosh, oh, my T
shirt contest don't get any

hits. But now it's 100 Probably the usual stuff we
always do. Good church. Look atthe lights. Maybe you have some
food or way back then, you knowopen argument argument over one
president before you knoweverything happens a BAM. You

(01:29:13):
know Santa Cruz Creek Santacomes in. It's usually pretty
quick. And you know, for us ourbest thing like for us, this is
one thing I always kind of likedespise about Christmas is very
commercialized and rent and buyI know. But they're always like
buying stuff people like inloads and mounts but for us is
like it was never really likethat. At least in Missouri. It's

(01:29:35):
very condensed. It's like arcadeif you get a gift. That's a big
deal. It's like someone thoughtof you. That's awesome. So for
me, it's like whatever affair sohere it's like I remember like
eighth grade when I first movedhere. You come back with the
first day after like Christmasbreak. I was like, I got an
iPod. I got a I got a Applelaptop. Like what? Well, who

(01:29:58):
gets these things

Murph (01:29:59):
and all fairness We're in Dublin and Dublin is a very,
very white middle class, highclass place. So it's like, it's
like, yeah, upper, high middleclass, like upper middle class
or, like, high class place whereit's like, people, either our
parents are like millionaires orthey're like, you know, like,
yeah, it's like, it's crazy. Soit's, it's kind of like that.

(01:30:21):
Yeah, it's like a very realisticwhereas like, like you said,
like, I remember getting aminimal amount of like, well, I
mean, I've gotten some nicethings.

I remember getting some like, it's simple, though.
That's why like, it's like, hisparents were getting like, you
know, jeans or like, nice, youknow, pants or like a nice
button up and like, Oh, sweet.
Awesome. Exactly. Well,

Murph (01:30:41):
I shouldn't ruin it. But I should. I did get a car once.
But like, I bet, but like, Iconsider my Yeah, I consider all
the I got my driver's license.
So I consider my family eventhough we don't like to talk
about it. Like, we were uppermiddle class where it's like, my
parents were blue collar grew upblue collar. So they knew like,
they treated me but they alsoknew like work for your shit.
Like that's like, like, that's,like some money. I know. Yeah.

(01:31:02):
Like some of these people inDublin, like, great people, good
friends I've made in Dublin, butsome of them were like, they're
like, I'm gonna go to college,but I'm going to work for Mommy
and Daddy's business. And I'mlike, you're actually not gonna,
like try and work for yourselfin this world. Like, you're
basically had stuff like,already ready for them.

But I come from a place where it's like, it's just
the idea or gesture is a bigsale. Yeah. So it's like,
that's, that's a huge thing.
Yeah. For me, so it's, you know,the new move to a place like
this. Yeah, like, okay,whatever,

Murph (01:31:31):
unfortunately, yeah, I'm willing to admit it. I spent a
little too much on Christmasgifts. But like I said, it's,
it's a big time for me likeZach's big for Halloween. Like
Christmas is a really big time.
For me. It's also probablydoesn't help that. Yeah, I'm
Catholic. So I also do recognizethe other part of Christmas. But
like, yeah, it's like, I don'tknow. I just I don't know how to
explain it. Right. Thank you.
Appreciate, buddy. I mean,unfortunately, Hanukkah is

(01:31:52):
already over. But Happy Hanukkahto anyone who listens to this.
But yeah, it's just like,shalom, right? But not like it's
I don't know, I don't know howto explain it. Even though I
know it's super commercialized.
I don't like it for thecommercialized part. I just like
it for the family and traditionpart. Like, you know, that kind
of stuff and showing people Zachknows this. And that's why I'm
shocked. Zach has been friendswith me this long. Yeah, I'm not

(01:32:14):
very good at expressing myappreciation for people. But I
do it with small gestures.
That's it. So for me, it's likegifts, food. Appreciation, like,
I'm not someone that will textsomebody. Zach has always been
cool. Like, that's where we'vebeen friends. Like, I don't text
someone every day. Like that'snot how I do things, how we do

(01:32:35):
it, but I'm someone that when Iif I care about someone, I will
every once in a while check inand catch up on everything
that's going on in life. And orI'll send you a buddy card or
whatever. Yeah, that's what Ido. Like. Like, like, no, like
Zach knows execs pretty much thesame. Like, like Zack can tell
you like we went to differentcolleges for the first two years

(01:32:56):
of college. And we didn't talkevery day, but we just check in
like once a month. And that'show my relationships work with
people. Like that's how I amlike, yeah, like, Zack knows, I
have a summer home and I go upthere and I wouldn't talk to
people for two months. And Icome back and I would reach out
to everyone I want to talk tolike, unfortunately, I'm a
little minimalistic like that,like it just kind of works.

Unknown (01:33:16):
It's simple. Yeah.

I understand how people just don't understand
that.

Murph (01:33:20):
I understand people text every day, like I do with my
girlfriend just because but likeI like half the time. I'm like,
What are we even talking about?
Right? Like, it's just like,it's like, oh my god, this guy's
face. Yeah, not that I don'tlove talking to my girlfriend
every day. But half the time.
I'm like, why am I texting? Likewhere? We're at a point where
we're not even really tired. I'mjust literally just asking,
how's your day going? That'swhere I'm at right now.

Unknown (01:33:39):
Like, Plastic Man.
Yeah, realistic stuff. Damn.

Murph (01:33:43):
Well, that being said, we're an hour over an hour and
30 in Yeah, what was our longestpodcast? I think this one is
sorry. Close. Yeah. Well, youprobably cut some stuff out. I
imagined. Oh, we made somemistakes.

We always make mistakes. We do. Vote that's why
we do it.

Murph (01:34:00):
So I would do for the mistakes. Yeah, for the
listeners. Mistakes. Right? Wejust love hearing the self talk.

Exactly. That's why we always have the headphones as
we hear each other talk. Yes.
Wow.

Murph (01:34:10):
Sounds good. And we can also was a smarty pants back no
socks. Thank you. Let me seethose. No, dammit. No socks, so
weird to me.

Oh, so I think we'll probably do one more
course. Before Christmas. Oh,

Murph (01:34:37):
happy Christ. Yeah, good, Zach. A fancy gift. Oh, thanks.
I open in front of you. Don'tlook at my arm fat. Yeah,
thanks,

buddy. So here we go. We will see you guys very
very soon, hopefully by nextweek before Murph has escapades
of Oh my goodness. And thenit'll probably be after maybe
after probably before or aftereither one. Oh, Daddy. It's not
as chatty. Yeah, yeah. Oh, it'llbe screaming Exactly.

Murph (01:35:02):
Well, I guess as always, before we end things, the
Canadian and me, thank you allthose that are donated,
especially helped me get mychair. Thank you as well as a
mojo. Yes. Right. And as well assorry the woman that donated the
Oh choice thank choice. Thankyou so much again for the for
the holiday goodies. Um, so PaulZak eats most of them pumped at

(01:35:23):
least

she gave me specific instructions do not eat
them all. I was like, Okay, I'llmake sure I'll leave some for
Murph.

Murph (01:35:30):
And as always, thank you for everyone around the world
that listens to our podcast. Youknow, Zack does pull up the
analytics to show and give usthe hope that we can continue to
do this.

But you are one person from the Philippines or
person from Luxembourg. Many,many people from Germany. We got
some

Unknown (01:35:49):
in Canada, and one person from Canada. That's
right.

Murph (01:35:51):
Thank you guys for the support. And always keep
commenting to Zack questions,things like that. We'll

Unknown (01:35:56):
do our best to do them.

Murph (01:35:58):
We'll do our best to answer we didn't answer this
time. But we'll do it next time.
Build the list. Okay,

I'll build the list. Put the list also, as well
as if you guys have not missedyou guys, check out the Patreon
we do. If we get enoughquestions on there, we will do a
monthly q&a. A separate videofor that stuff and we can you
can see us you know slap eachother along

Murph (01:36:19):
slapping slapping titties slap each

other. We'll be there. And then yeah, we'll go
from there. Yeah, let's do it.

Murph (01:36:28):
I promise I won't be as PG if you ask me questions. I'll
let you into the real scoops.

That's right. Real scoops

Unknown (01:36:34):
real scoops.

Real scoops, doubles, triple scoop.

Murph (01:36:38):
My gosh, Isaac, let's

Unknown (01:36:39):
do this. Alright. Bye.

Murph (01:36:42):
Bye. Bye bye.

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