Struts LIVE and Cousin Brucie - Best and Last Year of Radio

The band the Struts play LIVE, Cousin Brucie, Gerry Cooney, Bernard Hopkins, Mike Bocchetti, Craig Gass, Vic Henley and Chuck Nice 3/28

The final year of my radio journey holds a special place in my heart, made even more poignant by the loss of my cherished friends, Carl Ruiz and Vic Henley. Reflecting on that time, I rediscovered the pure passion and exhilaration that drew me to radio in the first place. Amidst the chaos and challenges, we found endless moments of hilarity and camaraderie. Alongside Carl, Vic, and Sherrod Small, we shared unforgettable experiences both on and off the airwaves, our tight-knit bond shining through every episode. That year also marked Carl Ruiz's meteoric rise to stardom, inspiring me to launch the Opie Radio podcast with him. I'm immensely grateful to Erock, Clubsoda Kenny, Paul, and Louis for joining us on this wild ride. Get ready to dive into the rollercoaster of emotions—the highs, the lows, and the laugh-out-loud moments—that defined my last year in radio. 

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Oh, Jerry Cooney has entered the studio.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
He likes to come in here on Fridays and punch
people you want you want to get punched, Mike, No, no, no, really,
this never goes well.

Speaker 3 (00:13):
This never goes well ever.

Speaker 1 (00:17):
Do Fridays?

Speaker 3 (00:18):
Cooney comes in and I'm gonna tighten up on food
boat right. I'm taking advice from you who you guys
picking this weekend? Hopkins or the young people? Yes, I
think you gotta go Hopkins. I think they're gonna let
him win it.

Speaker 4 (00:32):
I think the fix is in.

Speaker 3 (00:33):
Brother, Listen, there's no fixed, dude. How frustrating. Hold on,
you're gonna don't do it for hold on a second?

Speaker 5 (00:43):
Whoa ship?

Speaker 6 (00:52):
I started climbing on top of the console.

Speaker 7 (00:54):
The Now, let me let me talk to Jerry for
one minute.

Speaker 3 (00:59):
One minute. Let's going on here.

Speaker 2 (01:01):
I invited Jerry to come in and help me out
with the Bernard Hopkins interview because obviously Jerry Cooney is
a fucking letter of course.

Speaker 1 (01:08):
And he drove all the way in from Jersey and
helped me out and he couldn't get a question.

Speaker 8 (01:13):
And let me tell you, I love him. But once
you get him started, man, he's like a talk to stop.
He went on to this one and to that one.
I said, I know all that, but what about the
Fight's here for the fight.

Speaker 3 (01:25):
Yeah, we got some good questions out of him.

Speaker 4 (01:27):
No we didn't.

Speaker 3 (01:29):
My video that listening, I've got.

Speaker 2 (01:31):
Some man, there's a video that Paul put together. The
whole video is us trying to ask him a question
and just Steamer all. Yeah, we had the one thing
and he answered it for probably ten straight minutes.

Speaker 3 (01:42):
And you know what, it was a horrible interview. I'm
not gonna sit here and make believe it was one
of my better words. Listen, and I'm gonna tell you
what that's about, right, and you went hold on and
then let me tell you. I worried. He's worried. That's
what that was about. Nobody kept the air filled with
because he's worried. He's fifty two brother, this young kid,
he's fighting Josemith again, bunch and you know, obviously he

(02:02):
picked him because he's green. He's not that not in
the game that long. But he has great shape. This
kid went into a U.

Speaker 8 (02:10):
He went into a contest with tenth. He had one
week to train for this, like running through the mud
to jump in the house. He went ten thousand guys,
he came in fourth.

Speaker 3 (02:20):
Wow straight for one week.

Speaker 4 (02:24):
Wow, that's amazing.

Speaker 3 (02:26):
Spartan guy, you sporting guy, na man, what are you
look at me like that?

Speaker 7 (02:32):
Just so he looks like a spartan guy.

Speaker 1 (02:35):
You don't think he showered after rolling in the mud
or something.

Speaker 3 (02:39):
That might have been too far.

Speaker 8 (02:43):
But did you see the interviews and the face to
face the warrior on Popkins's face?

Speaker 3 (02:50):
Obviously that's normal.

Speaker 1 (02:51):
Well, he hasn't fought in two years.

Speaker 3 (02:52):
This is his last fight. It's Joe Smith. He's from
Long Island.

Speaker 1 (02:55):
He's twenty eight years old, I think, and has eighteen knockouts.

Speaker 3 (02:58):
Right, big big punch of great long jib.

Speaker 8 (03:00):
Yeah, if he uses that jam and stays not in
front of Hopkins, he's got a shot to win.

Speaker 3 (03:04):
Yeah, if he uses the jam and stays to be honest,
I forgot the fights this weekend. Yeah, I totally forgot.
So Okay, Vermins Tavern is fighting for Vincom this weekend.
I don't know what that means every way.

Speaker 9 (03:19):
If I wanted I want to get that was Mike,
go ahead, what's the question? Really?

Speaker 6 (03:23):
Don't I love it?

Speaker 4 (03:27):
Jerry Vicky is just on the couch.

Speaker 6 (03:30):
Stones fan, right, Yeah, he's drolling stones fan. Mike has
a question for I want to.

Speaker 3 (03:33):
Ask you something, right. I want to get.

Speaker 4 (03:40):
I want to get a great shape.

Speaker 3 (03:41):
I love to go to your gym. I got a
lot of hostility, man, I want to let it that.

Speaker 1 (03:44):
How many push ups can you do right now?

Speaker 3 (03:46):
For Jerry Tony don't do push ups?

Speaker 4 (03:48):
How many push ups? I just want to get in
better shap?

Speaker 1 (03:52):
How many pros can you do right now?

Speaker 3 (03:53):
Mike? Show him how much forget that push up? Maybe
a half one?

Speaker 1 (03:57):
I was going to say fractions count no military. Just
can you do five push ups for Jerry Cowitty right now?

Speaker 3 (04:02):
I don't think so.

Speaker 8 (04:05):
Tell you here's a story, right, you get off of
carbs for one month, no cabs. You're gonna have chicken,
you canna have burghers, no bread, no desserts, no carbs,
no orange, no spot of water for one month.

Speaker 3 (04:18):
You lose thirty pounds in a month, and then you
come to gym, thena nakiapra.

Speaker 4 (04:22):
I want to learn how to fight.

Speaker 3 (04:23):
Though. I love you. I think you're a legend where you.

Speaker 6 (04:25):
Live Stetton with the mafia.

Speaker 3 (04:27):
I'm in Jersey, so you came on, Yeah, I don't
get traveling.

Speaker 4 (04:30):
I like to travel.

Speaker 3 (04:32):
I like that. No, I'd like to I just love being.
I love look, you know, but you gotta get shipp
to get a How old are you fifty five? Fifty five? Yeah?
I thought you were like sixty.

Speaker 8 (04:43):
Come on see me ball House, Mountainside, New Jersey. Right
after twenty two wrestling, jiu Jitsu, nime, CrossFit.

Speaker 3 (04:51):
Hot yoga. We'll put your ass to hot yoga tank. Bro,
you won't make it out of there.

Speaker 1 (04:54):
Bro, you got the girls, You got the girls doing
the hot yogat.

Speaker 3 (04:56):
I seen a girl come out of hot yogurt. She
was she was so you hyd She came out like this.
Her hands looked like like how was her ass? I
don't give a funk about her hands.

Speaker 4 (05:05):
She's in the bro.

Speaker 3 (05:06):
You're about to dive or you're thinking about the ass.

Speaker 4 (05:08):
That's hot.

Speaker 8 (05:15):
Brow you guys, you know, great fights coming up the
next couple of months.

Speaker 3 (05:21):
We got some great fights. All good. I wanted to
chicken and see about the howkins.

Speaker 1 (05:25):
What's your what's in your ears?

Speaker 8 (05:27):
That's my uh my my phones, because you know you
can get the phone. I'm always disconnecting myself.

Speaker 3 (05:33):
Okay, I say, all right, and this tells friends, so
I don't hit bells but hockeys. He was frustrated, and
then he looks right at getting scared. No, no, kill
five guys a lunch.

Speaker 1 (05:50):
Would you like to take a punch from Cooney?

Speaker 8 (05:51):
And no, no, no more, bro, I can't do the more.
What you know, it's just not right, bros. You know
I got this timing thing down, and I got a
little power.

Speaker 3 (06:00):
You know.

Speaker 8 (06:00):
I was telling the guys a story years ago when
I met my wife. She has a brother that six',
four big tough. Guy he wanted to wrestle, me box,
me run against, me played basketball one.

Speaker 3 (06:10):
Time i'm in a bad.

Speaker 8 (06:11):
Mood and then at the house is about twenty by twenty,
room he, says let's. WRESTLE i, said, okay you want to.
Wrestle every time my grabb, HIM i slapped him on
the floor three times inside of a. Minute, Wow AND
i really realized that we're just. Stronger athletes are just
stronger than the regular, person and him a lot.

Speaker 3 (06:25):
Stronger i'm just getting you a good, guy BUT i
tried to.

Speaker 6 (06:32):
BE i just GOTTA i want to get in good
shape and let a lot of hoshtivity out of.

Speaker 3 (06:35):
Me that doesn't recommend, it but don't do it everything
going to a, GAME i want you to do me a.
FAVOR i expect.

Speaker 1 (06:45):
THIS i mean you were supposed to go to the
NEXT i, know let's go to game.

Speaker 3 (06:48):
Sometime i'm all for a couple of weeks now to
see you. There, yeah we get a nice sit down
in the club two hundred and have. Dinner they walked
us to the seats right on the.

Speaker 4 (06:57):
Court let's do The.

Speaker 9 (06:58):
Cavaliers you pick the.

Speaker 10 (07:06):
BEST i was all, right how.

Speaker 3 (07:09):
About let's break how about the? Champs, LISTEN i want
to see what kind of?

Speaker 1 (07:13):
Relationship where where DO i? Rate warriors or or The?
Sixers where am?

Speaker 3 (07:19):
I where AM i? At you want to go right
for the loaf right? Away take a little bit of
b pick a, game a couple of weeks and we'll
go have some. Fun they would love to see. You
this my team on the up the bro, alright so
let's do. THIS i, know Dron uh did you? Say?

(07:40):
Wow you?

Speaker 1 (07:45):
Okay oh, no.

Speaker 7 (07:46):
We're setting up a title.

Speaker 3 (07:47):
Fight kept. Doing i'm sitting. Back i'm just gonna film it. Work,
wow he's giving your ship over there down The ranger game.

Speaker 4 (07:57):
Vics had a couple of pops in.

Speaker 3 (07:58):
Them i'm not A rangers. FAN i hate The.

Speaker 2 (08:01):
Rangers i'm An islanders, fan AND i kind of like
The nets a little, bit kind, of BUT i like
the next.

Speaker 6 (08:07):
Much All islander fans are Anti, rangers, Right, yeah.

Speaker 3 (08:11):
You can't jump on that, one. MAN i know a
lot Of mets Fans.

Speaker 6 (08:14):
Islanders fans are, like they Hate, rangers they.

Speaker 3 (08:16):
Hate The, range vice.

Speaker 2 (08:18):
VERSA i GUESS i gotta give The rangers fans Like
yankees Fans mets.

Speaker 3 (08:21):
Fans, yeah but you see The.

Speaker 2 (08:24):
Mets The mets fans go over to The yankee side
when their teams are a little more than Than Islanders.

Speaker 3 (08:30):
Rangers TIME i see A boston, GUY i always, say
you must be a Big yankee. FAN i love. That,
wow love? That, Yeah and who's gonna yeah take? That
he goes they love.

Speaker 7 (08:43):
That i'm, like, no it's, you.

Speaker 4 (08:47):
Because if we said, THAT.

Speaker 1 (08:51):
I made a results walk away with trying to find our.

Speaker 3 (08:54):
Teams, christmas, right Huh? Christmas uh.

Speaker 6 (08:59):
You, Christmas christmas festive US Us Christmas christmas And I'm.

Speaker 3 (09:06):
Jewish Merry, christmas. Everybody.

Speaker 4 (09:08):
Christmas it's.

Speaker 3 (09:09):
Cool i'm gonna just, Say Merry.

Speaker 1 (09:11):
Christmas why do you have to check on?

Speaker 3 (09:12):
Everyone, yeah. NOBODY i don't want to be. OFFENSIVE i
don't think it's.

Speaker 6 (09:15):
Offensive TO i don't have anybody whoets offended by.

Speaker 3 (09:17):
COMING i JUST i like to be able to watch
myself like. That it's all, good, wow keeping himself and
cheat and, Yeah i'm very.

Speaker 8 (09:25):
Excited my son's coming home tuesday from university nineteen years.

Speaker 3 (09:29):
Old you don't have to tell me you want to
give him a. SHOT i would put him to.

Speaker 11 (09:38):
Sleep.

Speaker 3 (09:39):
Sleep it was the last time we saw. Vic he see,
somebody see somebody lever from the.

Speaker 11 (09:47):
Back, yeah, hotly fuck you have balls lash? Night did you?

Speaker 7 (09:52):
Well my?

Speaker 3 (09:52):
FRIEND i love you. Guys, man are you? Out i'm
going to go? Home all all?

Speaker 4 (09:57):
Right pleasure to meet you.

Speaker 3 (09:59):
Guys To, Hey, mike check out the fight to. Night
you're going. Home you picked the perfect time to Leave
New York. City i'm not going. HOME i gotta go
with my.

Speaker 8 (10:06):
Show you said you're going home ninety Three, folks tune
in after this great show three ninety.

Speaker 3 (10:11):
Three.

Speaker 6 (10:11):
Rush jerry's got big, hands, man he's god.

Speaker 4 (10:15):
LIKE i can't even imagine getting.

Speaker 3 (10:16):
It put your hand. Up. Yeah, wow.

Speaker 1 (10:22):
Gives gagging around your, Dick.

Speaker 7 (10:24):
Mike now he, said, wow you Know, jerry thank.

Speaker 3 (10:40):
You everybody out. There we'll do the next, soon, right
just give, me give me two dates. Rainbow all, right
we'll figure it. Out thank, you.

Speaker 1 (10:46):
Buddy, yeah let's take it By vick on your way, Out.
Mike he loves, Him mike adores.

Speaker 9 (10:52):
Him you love you Love.

Speaker 1 (10:54):
Terry cony, guinely.

Speaker 9 (10:58):
Genuinely, excited a huge fan of, Yours, jerry your, Legend.

Speaker 6 (11:03):
Mike mike wants you to to his. Friend he wants
you to be his.

Speaker 7 (11:05):
Friend Give oh there that.

Speaker 10 (11:10):
He got got a little more.

Speaker 1 (11:15):
Nice that was, great well, done set that was. Cool
comes in.

Speaker 2 (11:20):
Here Every friday when we, work when we Work, Fridays
cony comes in all, yeah but growing.

Speaker 1 (11:25):
Up but she's some of the bestlor Him, ishammad here's.

Speaker 3 (11:29):
Precatious mike is.

Speaker 2 (11:31):
Blushing he's sort of admitted that he sort of admitted
that he sucked up his own.

Speaker 1 (11:36):
Career though he was partying a little too. Much probably
could have done a little more with.

Speaker 3 (11:40):
It we're, Talking mike or Out. Friday, No, no.

Speaker 11 (11:59):
We.

Speaker 1 (11:59):
Are we're getting close to the.

Speaker 3 (12:02):
Struts, yeah we're getting close to the. Struts do you
still have time to take a quick? Break people are
running in, here waving their arms and making. Money, Yeah jerry's.
WAITING i said something. Wrong he's coming. Back.

Speaker 2 (12:14):
Inky we could keep going until the.

Speaker 3 (12:17):
St he was, dead all.

Speaker 12 (12:19):
Right he walked in here like four months, ago And i'm,
LIKE i was so. Happy i'm, LIKE i thought you were.
Dead he fucking grabbed.

Speaker 4 (12:26):
Me and he was totally.

Speaker 3 (12:27):
Funny you didn't get mad one. Minute he's a good,
guy but great. Guy Jerry Cooney, Hopkins holy, Steamrolling oh
my steam.

Speaker 12 (12:38):
Tried he had accurate boxing questions to.

Speaker 3 (12:40):
Ask i'm, trying REMEMBER i was here Absolute was he
scared you were going to ask?

Speaker 2 (12:44):
Him, no, SEE i don't know if you were, here
because he truly just took over and we nothing got
done That i'm actually never here.

Speaker 11 (12:52):
Street but nothing got.

Speaker 2 (12:53):
Done you know WHAT i heard the aftermath of, it
because you guys talked about, it, well don't talk about
it after the fact that it's just a way to read.

Speaker 3 (13:00):
It BUT i try.

Speaker 2 (13:01):
TO i, Mean i'll take inside a, little but then
you try to make something out of it after the.

Speaker 3 (13:04):
Disaster sometimes it.

Speaker 12 (13:06):
Doesn't But jerry had some LEGITIMATE i mean like training.
Opponent he had some real good boxing inside and and
And hopkins just locked.

Speaker 13 (13:15):
In on him and then steamrolled the whole fucking and.

Speaker 1 (13:17):
At one, Point jerry's, like you gotta, listen you gotta,
listen you gotta.

Speaker 3 (13:19):
Listen he just wouldn't.

Speaker 2 (13:21):
Listen of course you were, Here, vic because then me
And vic talked in the. Elevator we were frustrated because we're,
like because he's a good, talker and me and smart
and smart and me And vick were, Thinking, god if
we could just direct him just a little, bit that
could have been.

Speaker 1 (13:34):
Pretty And jerry was.

Speaker 6 (13:35):
Trying we all, like what what was he talking?

Speaker 3 (13:40):
ABOUT i don't, know.

Speaker 1 (13:44):
And we all Turn we took, turns like all, right you're,
turned and no one could.

Speaker 4 (13:49):
Get, In, okay all, yeah that's.

Speaker 12 (13:51):
Things but he's the, executioner you, know and we're trying
to bring a whole bunch of The de La. Hoya
he's in business With de La, hooya and they were
bitter enemies and before they followed and then they only felt.

Speaker 2 (14:03):
Once and you know, what it's on my YouTube, channel
but it works as a radio. Bed you want to
play a little a little of.

Speaker 4 (14:08):
This you can't.

Speaker 6 (14:09):
HEAR i actually want to hear the rhythm of it because.

Speaker 1 (14:13):
We just put together us all just trying to get
a word.

Speaker 3 (14:15):
In that's.

Speaker 4 (14:17):
Cool the whole.

Speaker 3 (14:18):
Video this is the whole, video trying to lose.

Speaker 14 (14:21):
Them was told that from day, one HOW i said,
That i'm going to you? Roll how did you rise?

Speaker 7 (14:31):
Above how did you rise above?

Speaker 2 (14:33):
That, though because it's, easy said one thing, first how
did you rise above all?

Speaker 3 (14:39):
That how did our rise?

Speaker 4 (14:42):
That that.

Speaker 15 (14:44):
Influence to not put me in position WHETHER i sit or.

Speaker 4 (14:48):
Swim you just you're dealing with a you, mean a
trainer that trains.

Speaker 7 (14:53):
And a teacher that.

Speaker 1 (14:53):
Teach we have a lot of training and get the teachers.

Speaker 4 (14:59):
To be able to teach the.

Speaker 3 (15:00):
Students don't you really?

Speaker 1 (15:03):
Fights be a fighter coming out of?

Speaker 4 (15:06):
HARBOR i, KNOW i told HIM i only had one.

Speaker 15 (15:09):
Fight let, me let, me let me preach all the
fans of an urban area in the sixties or the,
seventies definitely in the, eighties.

Speaker 3 (15:19):
The ghetto, said you gotta you had the pal.

Speaker 1 (15:23):
Pel you heard the pal.

Speaker 3 (15:25):
A really big affilly In New. York you can go shoot.
Dice were gonna lose and make a couple of grind, right.

Speaker 13 (15:30):
Then and there one, Second son is.

Speaker 15 (15:34):
Different let's journey to stop it about the sacrifice is
in ninety percent of what we become when it's all
said And downe's fortunately show that sacrifice still never get.

Speaker 1 (15:47):
To that for a second when when you get that
that edge to chicken AND i gotta tell.

Speaker 14 (15:53):
You between you and some, breath let us stop, breakfast stop.

Speaker 3 (15:58):
BRINGING i.

Speaker 15 (15:58):
Know but the second when me tell you If i'm
taking broth off and you're gonna give me cr at
brush my teeth this morning because but then the busted
dugness of the world.

Speaker 3 (16:10):
From Mike, Tyson i'm killing. Kill that was, Amazing wow
killing did you?

Speaker 9 (16:26):
Rustrating here's here's my first takeaway with that is uh killing.
Hurt fox has that look where you're where someone staring
at you and you're trying to stare back and your.

Speaker 6 (16:37):
Eyes are getting.

Speaker 9 (16:38):
Dry that's What kirk had that look up on his, face, like,
Yes i'm trying to stay locked in with, you But
i'm very uncomfortable and my eyes are starting to dry
up And i'm trying to blink a.

Speaker 6 (16:48):
Lot, yeah that Was i've never seen anything like that.

Speaker 9 (16:51):
BEFORE i thought he, HONESTLY i thought you guys had,
exaggerated AND i. THOUGHT i thought that IF i heard
the audio THAT i would find moments WHERE i could Have.

Speaker 3 (16:58):
Crowbard but, yeah that was. Amazing did you Hear Jerry
cooney just trying to be?

Speaker 1 (17:02):
Polite that makes me Love Jerry.

Speaker 6 (17:04):
COONEY i Love Jerry. Cordy that made me Love Jerry.

Speaker 3 (17:06):
COONEY i Love cooney SINCE i figured out he was alive.

Speaker 12 (17:12):
Nothing before he walked in, There i'm, like oh my, God,
jesus here's a.

Speaker 1 (17:17):
Lie you guys Want Cousin brucey for a, Minute he's
a you.

Speaker 3 (17:21):
KNOW i stopped him in the hallway for a. Picture god, Ago,
YEAH i got back two weeks. Ago that Is Cousin brucy.

Speaker 12 (17:30):
Right until we got eleven hundred years of show.

Speaker 3 (17:35):
BUSINESS i want TO i don't want to balance.

Speaker 4 (17:38):
Here he comes, here.

Speaker 3 (17:39):
He Comes yeah to a.

Speaker 4 (17:41):
LEOE i did a.

Speaker 3 (17:42):
PICTURE i did a picture like two or three weeks
cause come, on you same on Cousin christmas?

Speaker 13 (17:49):
Party find.

Speaker 3 (17:54):
Man's a pro Goddamn Cousin.

Speaker 1 (17:56):
Brucy what's Up Cousin?

Speaker 3 (17:57):
Brucey? Sorry Sorry, bertie my bad.

Speaker 4 (18:03):
Girl boys and, GIRLS.

Speaker 3 (18:07):
I saw you pps for what. NOTHING i was like
on the.

Speaker 5 (18:11):
Fun he's always on the fund.

Speaker 3 (18:12):
Rad how do you?

Speaker 4 (18:15):
Do how do you?

Speaker 1 (18:15):
Do, Mikeshetti Vick, Henley Craig.

Speaker 7 (18:21):
Gas nice to meet.

Speaker 4 (18:22):
You so what are we doing?

Speaker 3 (18:24):
Here? Oh?

Speaker 4 (18:25):
Nothing that's oldest? FOOD i, mean isn't this an awful
lot of foods for just a few. Guys what is
the good? Popcorn what do you guys?

Speaker 11 (18:34):
Doing that's why you're doing so?

Speaker 1 (18:37):
Well we would like to.

Speaker 3 (18:42):
We would love the.

Speaker 1 (18:42):
Popcorn, yeah when you have prime rib all the, time
popcorn is a.

Speaker 4 (18:45):
Treat we TALKED.

Speaker 12 (18:46):
Toni we talked To dennis quite, earlier and we got
a little great balls of power, guing do you have
A Jerry lee story or a moment or?

Speaker 3 (18:52):
Something what kind of story On Jerry?

Speaker 1 (18:54):
Lee Jerry Lee.

Speaker 3 (18:55):
Lowids we were thinking you would know something about a
couple of things come to.

Speaker 4 (19:00):
MINE i was In memphis doing a television and it's
about we finished the, Show it's About, Argue it's about On.
Everathon it's about two in the, morning AND i found
out That Jerry lee was going to be appearing in
some little hockey talk about an hour and a half.
Riot SO i think For Jerry, LEWIS i don't care
what time it. Is i'm going to go see.

Speaker 3 (19:20):
HIM i never really saw him. Life it is. Habitat
so we get down, there.

Speaker 4 (19:23):
There's a little hockey, talk the dude drop in or,
something whatever the heck it. IS i get in there and.

Speaker 3 (19:28):
There's like five.

Speaker 4 (19:29):
People there's five people in, there and is this guy
lasting the hell out of a? PIANO i mean really
with the elbows and the knees and the. Hats AND
i look at. Why he turned around and there Was
jerry Le. Lewis so it was, me my wife and
five other, people and he put on a performance and
might as well have been in the stadium At Chase.
Stadium and the guy just completely whacked it.

Speaker 3 (19:51):
Out it's.

Speaker 4 (19:52):
Terrific now the next STORY i, have if you're like
another one's right here up as.

Speaker 3 (19:56):
Serious we'll bring it closer to.

Speaker 4 (19:58):
Home all, Right i'm doing.

Speaker 3 (19:59):
It i'm doing it.

Speaker 7 (20:02):
Last oi'll be in the studio a story that took
place here.

Speaker 3 (20:05):
With five minutes.

Speaker 4 (20:06):
Ago SO i walk Into i'm doing an interview and they, said,
hey therees a guy waiting for you in the. Studio
whatever the heck it. WAS i, said, great let me
see who it. Is SO i walk in the studio
and is this kind of heavy sick guy's heavy in
it WHEN i first saw, him and he's right with
a big cigar in his round and he's lying on the.
Chair you, know some people just take the chair as an,

(20:26):
airliner but you'd go to sleep. On and there's this
guy on.

Speaker 3 (20:30):
The airliner chair here or a.

Speaker 4 (20:32):
Series and he turns around AND i didn't recognize him at,
first but the cigar gave him.

Speaker 3 (20:36):
Away.

Speaker 4 (20:37):
Cigar the haircut is still kind of golden and everything
with a. Cigar there Was Jerry Lee lewis in my home.
Studio how you? Doing AND i interviewed. Him every other
word was howdy with what's going on with your? CAREER i,
mean is everything? Well you're doing?

Speaker 3 (20:57):
Well are you?

Speaker 4 (20:57):
Working how did.

Speaker 3 (21:00):
We had a chant of? You and he's just you,
know he's he's, magic these. Guys, yeah, yeah OH i.

Speaker 4 (21:08):
Did, yeah he remember he didn't remember the dude drop
in because there was something, else but whatever was he.
Remembered he said he's still doing those once in a
while to keep them in. Shape, SURE i, mean this
guy is not a spring chicken. Anymore how, Old but,
boy he's, good he's really. Good what about The.

Speaker 1 (21:23):
Beatles give us One beatles story you know him back
when no one knows?

Speaker 3 (21:26):
Him, yes with The? Beatles which one do you? Want do?
We how? Many how many hours do we?

Speaker 8 (21:32):
Have?

Speaker 3 (21:32):
Guys how about how about like one of the first
times they were In New? York all, right how About Chase?

Speaker 4 (21:36):
Stadium you're at Sump, TRUMP i beg you pardon this political?

Speaker 3 (21:43):
Anyway, UH i get a, call WHAT i like TO
mc the show with That sullivan at uh At Chase?

Speaker 4 (21:52):
STADIUM i, said, well of Course i'd love to do.
It so we get To Chase stadium and where They're.
Sullivan's they're scared. Stiff he knew about to be THOSE
i think through a few other. People he never really,
heard you know what he, was but he was going
to introduce them with. Me And, uh we're waiting there
and there comes this armored car come. Through what you,
Remember they came in by an armored security. Car and

(22:13):
we're down below in the dugout and THERE i am
With lennon And paul, McCartney ringo And george we're doing
something else and McCartney comes over and he says to,
me because Of, rucy and Then john interrupts. Him, says excuse,
me and he grabs my hand, says let me talk to.

Speaker 16 (22:31):
Him is this?

Speaker 4 (22:32):
Dangerous? Cusin they called Me culson cous n The life
Of Birds liverpool For. Cousin So, cusin is this? DANGEROUS i, said,
WELL i don't think you. Know first of, all you
couldn't hear. Anything the cacophony was, LIKE i don't know
what the, decimals but ALL i tell, YOU i swear

(22:55):
If conadism would have.

Speaker 3 (22:56):
Turned off the electricity that, night that's our utility here
In New. York folks condonest and turn.

Speaker 4 (23:00):
Off there was so much electricity that it would have
generated the electricity the excitement. Light AND i said to,
him it's not. Dangerous these people are here just to
be with. You of COURSE i KNEW i was. Lying
i'm taking the, Seven.

Speaker 3 (23:19):
So, anyway let me talk with.

Speaker 4 (23:20):
Them just fast forward for a minute and dance forward
for a few. Moments they go get made up and.
Everything sullivan AND i are given the cue At sullivan
the fun more Bed sullivan The beatles a beautiful. Shoe
he hearded The, BEATLES i think four days before the actual.
Show he wasn't exacting it to his, music so we're walking.
UP i call it the. Scaffolding we're at the home.

(23:40):
Base you've seen these. Pictures they were ON pbs and.
Totally and we're walking. Up sullivan's in front of. Me
i'm like half a, step a step before bathroom And
sullivan turns around to. Me and by the, way you
couldn't really. Hear there was so much, excitement and it,
was you, know sixty five thousand and seventy thousand screaming
wild mostly young.

Speaker 3 (23:58):
WOMEN i mean they weren't, there of, course, true well they.

Speaker 4 (24:00):
Went they were just. WOW i, mean this was like
giving birth to. Something this is some of the first.
ORGASMS i, mean this is And i'm making situ. Way
so we're looking up to say it was a good.
See nobody ever said that on. Me And sullivan turns
on and he, says, oh Cousin, brucy is this going
to be? Dangerous, Well i've always wanted to get him

(24:21):
for some. Reason it was something THAT i never loved About.
Sullivan it was all, right BUT i know he was
A it was a phony as far as The. Beatles
AND i, SAID i looked at him AND i, Said
i'm gonna get.

Speaker 3 (24:31):
Him is it?

Speaker 4 (24:31):
Dangerous, head he said. Very so he looked at me
in the. Eyes if you member his eyes pop, opened,
wie he said Very two more steps we go up
and almost the top of the scaffold and ready to introduce.

Speaker 3 (24:43):
Him and he, says what do we?

Speaker 4 (24:44):
Do AND i, SAID i got this son of a.

Speaker 3 (24:47):
GUN i got. Him AND i said. Pray AND i
looked at me in those eyes and he said pray
and we went up.

Speaker 4 (24:55):
There, now the PostScript of this whole, thing nothing happened
of any negativism at that.

Speaker 3 (24:59):
Show nobody was, hurt nobody got you, know, cream there were.

Speaker 4 (25:03):
No, fights stuffing cops in THE nypd security did a
great job after the introduction of The beatles when they came,
on which nobody heard of singing.

Speaker 3 (25:11):
Anyhow they couldn't even hear each.

Speaker 4 (25:13):
Other there was so much noise. THERE i THINK i
believe this was the last show they really sang in.
Full they did the yeah yeah, yeah because you couldn't
hear you couldn't hear a.

Speaker 2 (25:22):
Thing so they Because i've heard, THAT i think you
told me you if you were at that, show you
actually did not hear The.

Speaker 3 (25:28):
Beatles, no, no CAN i tell.

Speaker 4 (25:29):
You, Funny i'm Skip about a month or two, AGO
i got a A DVR dvd in the mail and
this was the first TIME dvd was That Shay stadium.

Speaker 3 (25:40):
Show first TIME i ever heard.

Speaker 4 (25:42):
IT i was there that.

Speaker 3 (25:45):
Bloading the first TIME i hear is what what the year?

Speaker 15 (25:48):
Is?

Speaker 3 (25:48):
THAT i don't even. KNOW i didn't want to think
about the. Year it's gone to.

Speaker 4 (25:50):
Fist but after the, introducing to make the end of
story quickly almost out the, time you never asked because.

Speaker 3 (25:58):
It was your question unless you want to TREAT i uh, UH.

Speaker 4 (26:07):
I was.

Speaker 3 (26:08):
Quoted THE us been able to talk more than fifteen
seconds Of Chase stadium to keep the. Kids you, know
we were plying the.

Speaker 4 (26:16):
Kids there was a chicken wire to hold them back.

Speaker 3 (26:21):
And we were plying the kids.

Speaker 4 (26:22):
Off but the kids were, there just there to have
a great.

Speaker 3 (26:24):
Time but once again nobody got. Hurt n y P.
D you got a great. Time and Then Connor andison
was able to turn their turbides on. Again, okay thank
you for having.

Speaker 2 (26:35):
That we just got to get out of here because
we were going down the hall and we got a
band playing, today The.

Speaker 1 (26:39):
Struts but, cousin.

Speaker 3 (26:40):
We're talking to.

Speaker 7 (26:41):
You happy EVERYBODY a legend, yes a, legend.

Speaker 3 (26:48):
Buddy thank, you.

Speaker 1 (26:49):
BUDDY i appreciate that because that was.

Speaker 3 (26:51):
Awesome.

Speaker 1 (26:51):
YEAH i was REALLY i can't listening to talking about anything.

Speaker 3 (26:53):
That Chase stadium for The. Beatles do you? UNDERSTAND i
know you. Did do people understand. That i'm, Like i'm, like,
dude he had no. IDEA i just ran over to.
HIM i Grab.

Speaker 12 (27:05):
Lewis i'm, Like louis taking my fucking picture with Cousin
bruce right.

Speaker 3 (27:07):
Now and he's, like why CAUSE i want to because
it's got Damn because.

Speaker 9 (27:13):
If you think ABOUT nasa sending up a capsule into
space and they wanted to put three things that represented,
humanity one of the things was A beatles. Song so
For brucey to be at the most famous show in
pop culture here, HISTORY.

Speaker 6 (27:29):
I, mean that's that's amazing that STUFF i saw you're taking?

Speaker 7 (27:31):
Picture, YEAH i mean it was When cooney came.

Speaker 1 (27:35):
IN i was doing all the stuff in my.

Speaker 6 (27:36):
SNAPCHAT i was, like holy, shit.

Speaker 4 (27:37):
This is guys are just walking.

Speaker 11 (27:39):
In cooney was.

Speaker 9 (27:40):
Awesome that was Incredible AND i got to say your
audience has been incredible to me this. Week thank you
to everyone who's tweeted me and sent me. Messages i've
had a great time hanging out and you let me
just fuck. Around it's been the, easiest most effortless time
hanging out on a radio.

Speaker 6 (27:55):
Show thank, you let me come.

Speaker 4 (27:56):
Back don't worry about you can.

Speaker 13 (27:58):
Come it's been it really has been.

Speaker 6 (28:02):
Fun the audience has just been been really cool to.

Speaker 11 (28:04):
Me And i'm part of the.

Speaker 6 (28:06):
AUDIENCE i get.

Speaker 3 (28:06):
It i've been.

Speaker 7 (28:07):
Listening So, craig we're.

Speaker 3 (28:08):
Gonna be doing more. Radio wink, wink, nudge.

Speaker 7 (28:11):
All, right coming back with The.

Speaker 3 (28:12):
Struts all.

Speaker 2 (28:13):
RIGHT i don't know why these guys aren't gonna be,
there but me and you will be talking to The.

Speaker 3 (28:16):
Struts. Yeah, yeah The.

Speaker 6 (28:18):
Struts are fucking.

Speaker 1 (28:19):
Awesome why don't you.

Speaker 3 (28:20):
Want to talk to The?

Speaker 1 (28:21):
Struts, vic because this letterman On thursday.

Speaker 10 (28:28):
You don't like The.

Speaker 1 (28:28):
Struts shock.

Speaker 17 (28:29):
Here i've got to tell you something that's. Weird it's
like you're talking to The, Struts. Greig and the reason
is is BECAUSE i gotta be. Honest, yeah for some,
REASON i hate this fucking band so. Much but they're so.

Speaker 10 (28:43):
Crazy they're so.

Speaker 9 (28:44):
Crazy you know, what in twenty Thirty in twenty thirty,
years we'll be the Cousin bruce's walking into somebody's studio
talking about how we saw The struts perform for just
a couple of, Us and.

Speaker 2 (28:56):
All, right me And craig are going to go down
the hall and talk to The, struts and we only
have thirty seconds to time this out. PERFECTLY i don't
know why we're timing it out perfectly if we're going
down and talking to this band a little strange.

Speaker 9 (29:06):
PLAYING i was saying thank you for the, audience BECAUSE
i was saying that in lieu of a plug BEFORE
i went to.

Speaker 6 (29:10):
Commercial that's WHY i was saying.

Speaker 2 (29:11):
That, So Craig, gas thank you so. Much we're gonna
take a. Break we're gonna come back with The. Struts
they're gonna PERFORM i think it was three. SONGS i,
mean they're gonna be performing two maybe three.

Speaker 11 (29:23):
SONGS i want.

Speaker 9 (29:23):
THEM i want them to do Roll up as long
as they start out with Roll, up because that's that's
my whole.

Speaker 3 (29:29):
Story, YEAH i sure hope that's the first.

Speaker 2 (29:30):
Song, yeah all, right we Gotta gobi.

Speaker 3 (29:34):
Radio all, right we're.

Speaker 2 (29:39):
Back It's opie and of Course Craig, gas and we're
very excited to have The struts in studio.

Speaker 5 (29:43):
Today the coolest.

Speaker 9 (29:45):
Band AND i Asked opie earlier in the, WEEK i, Said,
hey there's a band that's coming through. Town do you
mind IF i suggest somebody as a Guest and he said,
yeah what are you? THINKING i, said you gotta watch these,
clips AND i send them clips to this. Band and
it was selfish BECAUSE i wanted to tell you guys
THAT i owe you an. APOLOGY i owe The struts

(30:06):
a huge apology BECAUSE i did two. SHOWS i got
offered two shows last year to open For Motley crue
doing stand up on The arena, tour and one of
the guys in the, Band Tommy, lee said, hey we
should have you do our final show On New Year's.
Eve come perform AND i was like, Yeah AND i
was gunning for that show On New Year's. Eve and
THEN i was finally, told you know. What they decided
to go with the, band AND i, said, well who's

(30:27):
the band and they said The, struts.

Speaker 6 (30:29):
AND i, went who are The.

Speaker 9 (30:31):
Struts i've never even heard of The?

Speaker 3 (30:32):
Struts who are?

Speaker 11 (30:32):
They AND i was mad at. YOU i didn't even
know who you guys.

Speaker 9 (30:37):
WERE i held a resentment against four.

Speaker 11 (30:39):
Nice guys Who i've never met.

Speaker 9 (30:41):
Before AND i walked into the arena, Saying i'm gonna
watch these.

Speaker 3 (30:44):
Guys, Yeah i'm gonna do the.

Speaker 9 (30:46):
Thing and this fucking Guy i'm pointing At luke walks
out on stage and starts singing a cappella and the
entire arena, goes what the? Fuck and it was an
arena full of forty year old, guys half of which
are still doing, coke staring at this, band and this.

Speaker 11 (31:04):
Guy walks up and, Destroys.

Speaker 3 (31:07):
Okay there it.

Speaker 13 (31:08):
IS i was wondering when the story would turn and
there'd be a.

Speaker 3 (31:11):
COMPLIMENTING i was.

Speaker 9 (31:12):
Floored there's, nobody no new music that is exciting at.

Speaker 11 (31:18):
All and these guys walk out and.

Speaker 9 (31:20):
He sings that is the biggest Balls i've ever. Seen
it was twenty thousand people there to say goodbye To Motley,
crue it's their final show ever as a, band and
these guys walk out and make of them go whoa
who the fuck is?

Speaker 18 (31:33):
This?

Speaker 2 (31:34):
Luke you didn't give a, fuck, right you walked right
out there.

Speaker 13 (31:36):
And said watch.

Speaker 19 (31:37):
This, well it was Goodbye Motley. Crue Trust, yeah it was.

Speaker 11 (31:42):
NUTS i couldn't believe, it AND i just felt.

Speaker 2 (31:44):
Horrible did you feel like the a cappella wasn't gonna
go over with his, crowd and it ended up going
over very.

Speaker 9 (31:49):
Well it's you got to hear. It can we do
the song SO i can show? Them do you mind
if you do? It it's called Roll up was the
first song they did this, Dude all, right here we.
Go this is the song that twenty thousand people did
not want to hear and all TURNED i wi, could
but one my day just be.

Speaker 11 (32:09):
Gone say hello to the. Sun i'm feeling.

Speaker 19 (32:13):
Sublime the weather is, fine So i'm gonna shine in
the finest of, clubs the past country. Pubs nobody will stop.

Speaker 18 (32:22):
Me so now, whatever it's gonna have that so your.

Speaker 11 (32:28):
People can stand a knock at your rye WHERE i
want to come by, it nobody will stop.

Speaker 10 (32:34):
Me con same, time stop try coup up.

Speaker 20 (32:46):
Back everybody, want everybody, wants everybody you want.

Speaker 10 (32:58):
To everybody.

Speaker 20 (33:02):
Sum up a sun set by everybody wants everybody.

Speaker 21 (33:11):
Wants and so after the show's a mile, ago promise
sunning so a go combued with kittens and tin a perfect.

Speaker 10 (33:28):
Dess, father.

Speaker 18 (33:31):
Say now a trusted my teeth to see what's beneath
a nail soak breathes in mile.

Speaker 2 (33:37):
Long it's sure to.

Speaker 11 (33:38):
Scum nobody will stop me.

Speaker 10 (33:45):
To god say.

Speaker 11 (33:48):
You don't stop.

Speaker 20 (33:49):
That come let's Try cop'll see everybody you want.

Speaker 22 (33:58):
Saverybody WANT.

Speaker 20 (34:02):
Sadismopsi wants shots sad, sack everybody wants everybody wants sat

(34:40):
ship wants.

Speaker 10 (34:46):
To ship MAKES.

Speaker 11 (34:47):
Sensi that's a fucking. Song that IS.

Speaker 13 (35:13):
I told you, man HOW i get your?

Speaker 9 (35:15):
Story, yeah that is a fucking that's.

Speaker 5 (35:18):
Amazing and then.

Speaker 9 (35:19):
And then then guns And ross invites him out to
go do a stadium, show and then the same thing
in them and then it just diggs.

Speaker 2 (35:26):
Balls, well let's talk to these guys a little, bit
because you also opened up for The Rolling stones as,
well which was.

Speaker 5 (35:31):
True that had to be pretty.

Speaker 13 (35:32):
Cool Was, yeah so you guys came From buffalo last
night or.

Speaker 16 (35:37):
Today, yeah we did this crazy sort of like radio
performance like secret show in this brewery and everyone was
just absolutely ship. Faced and actually someone someone tripped over
my monitor and spilt a bit all Over adam's pedal
boards and then it be sort of like first of

(35:58):
all landed on his, face and then.

Speaker 9 (36:00):
An audience member was walking up on.

Speaker 19 (36:02):
Stage oh, yeah they were they were, well the stage
was on the.

Speaker 16 (36:04):
Floor it was in like a, bar so we didn't
even have a raised platform or any wolock the.

Speaker 13 (36:12):
Audience BUT i would imagine those type of shows could
be really a lot of. Fun, no, no they're.

Speaker 19 (36:16):
Horrible yeah it.

Speaker 23 (36:20):
Did it remind us of the good old, days to be,
fair back to sort Of england And france four or
five years. Ago, plain the smaller ones haven't. Blessed the
guy who was trying to Bring luca, beer he looks so.
HAPPY i don't think he was the. Monitor he was
there apparently from two from two, pm like drinking in the.
Barn we didn't go on till sort of like seven at,

(36:40):
least so he was hammering them. Down, yeah that's some
that's some good pregaming right.

Speaker 2 (36:45):
There and then you had to drive From buffalo To
New York city because we're getting hammered with snow in
Western New.

Speaker 16 (36:50):
York oh, yeah well that we drove all the way
through the night last. Night we actually left a lot
earlier because we were going to get caught in the.

Speaker 9 (36:56):
Snow so, right so we're talking about the old days
when you're saying you remember playing some really shitty gigs as.
Comedians we all have horrifying experiences where we have to
perform in front of four people who don't give a
ship is? It at least you have a power chord
that you can play to drown people out when they're
not into. It but are there any shows where something

(37:17):
happened where somebody the audience just took it away from,
You they just took away your call by doing something
in the.

Speaker 16 (37:22):
Audience, yeah there has been, moments but well even sort
of like recently we we did this show actually was
pretty much my. FAULT i was kind of like a
little bit enthusiastic AND i thought it WAS i THOUGHT
i thought it was funny at the, time and then
it immediately turned on. Me so we're playing in this

(37:43):
kind of Like Middle, America like does anyone remember where.

Speaker 9 (37:47):
It was at all about when you pulled the?

Speaker 5 (37:50):
Truck so it was.

Speaker 13 (37:56):
Sad Luck.

Speaker 16 (37:57):
City we're there and they're, like you, KNOW i HAD
i got to drink before we went, on you, know
AS i, did and then and, yeah SO i have
my whiskey and. Coke and then this, girl this girl
on the front, road and she, was you, know really into,
it and she was, like what are you, drinking AND
i was, LIKE i, said we'll find, out AND i

(38:18):
just poured it all over her beautiful in the. Heat
at the, MOMENT i was, like you, know people are
gonna love. It whoa and every and of course everyone
started chit and she took it so, wrong and she
she was, like you fucking. Ass she then like she
starts to throw stuff at. Me she goes through her

(38:39):
handbag and starts throwing like nell polish at me from
the back of the.

Speaker 19 (38:43):
Room she, goes she goes through the.

Speaker 16 (38:45):
Crowd her boyfriend's pulling her back and he doesn't really
know what to. Do and then she goes to the merch.
Table she goes to the merch table and she flips up,
wow and then like just runs out of the venue
Like i'm going to fucking kill that.

Speaker 3 (38:57):
Guy.

Speaker 9 (38:58):
Wow she didn't take it the right, way and that
girl grew up to be the man who walked across
the stage last night and.

Speaker 3 (39:06):
After.

Speaker 2 (39:07):
Change, NOW i was asking about driving From buffalo To
New york because we got an email that you guys
didn't want to be filmed.

Speaker 13 (39:13):
Today so you, guys you know didn't sleep or shower.

Speaker 19 (39:16):
That shit, Yet, no you can you can smell.

Speaker 2 (39:19):
Us, yeah do you guys still live out of the
out of a boss or do you get to do the?
Hotels a little?

Speaker 23 (39:25):
Bus pretty much. Bus we once told a guy actually
In San. Diego he, said where where do you? Live
we got out from a suitcase and he's, LIKE i
THINK i know that's Near.

Speaker 19 (39:35):
BRIGHTON i can't even.

Speaker 9 (39:40):
IMAGINE i tried to watch some interview clips TO uh last,
night and at least five of them asked the same
first three, questions AND i, went, OH i just felt
bad for you.

Speaker 13 (39:52):
Guys did we ask any of those?

Speaker 3 (39:54):
Questions?

Speaker 2 (39:54):
No, no, no, no no.

Speaker 9 (39:55):
NO i just want to know what it's like to be,
Cool that's ALL i want to. Know CAN i guess
what the questions?

Speaker 3 (39:59):
Were go? Ahead you started like in?

Speaker 9 (40:03):
Gospel, oh that's that's actually something that if you do your,
research you find out That luke's parents. Religious you grew
up listening to gospel? Music is that Where luke comes?

Speaker 2 (40:13):
From so the first music you really got into was, Gospel,
well getting into it and listening to, IT i think
two different.

Speaker 19 (40:21):
Things but you know that was my. First it was
yoursure live.

Speaker 9 (40:27):
Music but when you first get galvanized with, like, oh,
fuck that is.

Speaker 19 (40:31):
Cool well gospel, music, NO i.

Speaker 24 (40:35):
Mean in terms of music period sort of like early mid,
teens you, know sort of like in my younger, years
it was Very Michael Jackson, leaden and then from that
was you know a lot of, motown you, know from those,
compilations and THEN i Found James brown from, that and
then it sort of went onto the more sort of
like classic rock.

Speaker 2 (40:57):
Queen, yeah but going back To Michael, jackson it was
off the wall right that Album Don't Stop Till You Get.
Enough it is one of my favorite pop songs. Ever
do you guys do that as a goof or maybe
not even as a? Goof have you ever played?

Speaker 16 (41:11):
It, NAY i don't think everyone's anyone's attempted to cover
that song to?

Speaker 13 (41:16):
Reason, actually, yeah was that one of the three Questions?

Speaker 9 (41:19):
Craig, now the first question is always AND i felt
bad because the third CLIP i happened to watch started
with the same first, question how did you? Meet And
LUCA'S i.

Speaker 11 (41:30):
Met adam WHEN i Was you can tell that he just, Went,
okay here we go. Again we'll turn the switch.

Speaker 9 (41:37):
On let's do it for. Me it's it's just there's
this cool thing THAT i don't know of the four of,
you who's would you say is the most insecure of
the four of?

Speaker 13 (41:46):
You, like are you all have a lot of?

Speaker 2 (41:49):
Insecurities Or, GOD i don't think any any one of
these guys will admit, that BUT i.

Speaker 13 (41:53):
Could it's tough to admit that you're the insecure.

Speaker 16 (41:55):
ONE i think everyone's everyone has it right, Know i'm very.
INSECURE i think everyone's really. INSECURE i think that's the
only reason why you do music or get into it.

Speaker 25 (42:05):
Anyway BUT i think it's it's such a cool thing
and if you have any insecurities to create something that
automatically changes the playing field to where girls and they
have no idea that you're an insecure.

Speaker 9 (42:17):
Guy but a girl comes up and is mesmerized that
you're in a cool, band and you, go, OKAY i
got you, know like it's it's it's gotta.

Speaker 13 (42:26):
Be, well who's, so are you the most?

Speaker 3 (42:28):
Insecure luke smiling behind your back right?

Speaker 17 (42:33):
Now?

Speaker 9 (42:35):
No get this freezy yeah, Front, yeah hiding behind a cage.

Speaker 19 (42:44):
Back we have that cage the.

Speaker 13 (42:48):
Time he's bubble.

Speaker 3 (42:49):
Boy i'm in here with.

Speaker 2 (42:50):
INSECURITIES a good old bubble boy and his drum set
that's the weirdest setup every time we come in here
for live.

Speaker 3 (43:00):
BANDS i love. It it's.

Speaker 13 (43:01):
Great, yeah could you guys do another song for?

Speaker 19 (43:03):
Us what would you like to?

Speaker 3 (43:05):
Play?

Speaker 19 (43:06):
Gus what do you want to?

Speaker 3 (43:07):
Play we do an insecure version of Kiss, This.

Speaker 11 (43:11):
Kiss, This let's do.

Speaker 18 (43:12):
It so says, say don't get away from, me SAYING

(44:09):
i was bad for.

Speaker 10 (44:10):
You he got his.

Speaker 11 (44:11):
Way i'm gone for, good.

Speaker 19 (44:16):
Making up, sorries.

Speaker 18 (44:18):
Keep it in, secret taking your.

Speaker 19 (44:20):
Home you feeling that for?

Speaker 3 (44:21):
Me just on a.

Speaker 19 (44:31):
Kisses so kissing so tell him said, sorry coming back card.

Speaker 10 (44:50):
Him he didn't give a ship the box with his
stuff for. Me So i'm gone for good.

Speaker 9 (44:58):
Getting that from.

Speaker 19 (44:59):
This no second chances another boat, CARD i got help
back for.

Speaker 11 (45:03):
Me but Deep.

Speaker 20 (45:12):
So kisses an deep, again.

Speaker 10 (45:20):
Give me sound?

Speaker 20 (45:21):
Stuff so kisses the, One no son, again chass kiss

(45:58):
jessyst socusses one tolls One.

Speaker 1 (46:11):
So kisses, one.

Speaker 10 (46:19):
Give me, sience.

Speaker 20 (46:22):
Excuses one, again chick again.

Speaker 5 (46:37):
Cats, Wow yeah that's all right, man the.

Speaker 9 (47:01):
Struts, yeah oh my, god, LISTEN i haven't done coke
in twelve.

Speaker 11 (47:07):
Years and it's kind of a funny.

Speaker 9 (47:08):
Story i'm a drug, addict that's the. Story but IF
i could hang out with The struts on their tour,
BUS i would start parting with them the NIGHT i.

Speaker 13 (47:19):
Would want to go on tour after after twelve years being,
sold after.

Speaker 9 (47:22):
Twelve years of being, clean this is a BAND i
would want.

Speaker 2 (47:25):
TO i want to Thank luke for not singing to,
us and he was singing to the, wall AND i
actually appreciate.

Speaker 13 (47:31):
That, yeah because it's just two guys.

Speaker 3 (47:33):
Watching these guys AND i.

Speaker 9 (47:34):
Intentionally am not making eye contact a lot to feel
we like we're all.

Speaker 13 (47:38):
Acknowledging it's a little weird in. Here so it's just,
Like i'm gonna sing to the wall over.

Speaker 2 (47:41):
THERE i hope you guys don't, mind because your, Song
by the, way that's a great.

Speaker 3 (47:45):
Song kiss?

Speaker 9 (47:46):
This who did?

Speaker 3 (47:47):
That who's the.

Speaker 9 (47:48):
Girl who got fucked over in that? Scenario that was
my skilled friend with the old.

Speaker 13 (47:56):
Drummer what real are you?

Speaker 10 (47:59):
Serious?

Speaker 19 (48:00):
OH i guess in the bubble now to keep him. Safe.

Speaker 9 (48:04):
Wow, wow that's like My eddie Van hillon story with
the assistant was sucking my ex.

Speaker 3 (48:12):
Girlfriend.

Speaker 19 (48:12):
Wow that is fucked.

Speaker 11 (48:14):
Up so that's why the.

Speaker 9 (48:15):
Drummer where's the?

Speaker 13 (48:16):
Drummer?

Speaker 19 (48:16):
Now what is he up?

Speaker 9 (48:18):
To i'm not really sure at song.

Speaker 19 (48:21):
They were they left the.

Speaker 26 (48:24):
Band well kind of, MUTUALLY i don't, know but then
it happened after, that so it wasn't like that was
the reason.

Speaker 9 (48:30):
Why he found out later That, yeah, yeah.

Speaker 16 (48:32):
We got we got forced to kick him out and
then it all kind of really went tits up after.

Speaker 9 (48:38):
That and then and then you're you're fucking around with a,
song and then that kind of bleeds the story bleeds
into that.

Speaker 16 (48:44):
Song and, well, YEAH i remember we were writing and
then the cause this thing came and we was, like,
oh that's really. Strong and, then you, know because it
was really, recent it was still very, fresh so we,
thought you know, what it's just kind of immortal the.

Speaker 19 (49:00):
Experience you, know it was. Good it's nice to get
it on, paper and.

Speaker 13 (49:03):
Yeah you got a great song out of it.

Speaker 9 (49:05):
Too was there anybody who's close to, you guys who,
said is that about like they're guessing it?

Speaker 19 (49:11):
Right, well, well, yeah in the verse you've Got, thomas
which was, this well was his last. Name, yeah we
didn't make it too obviously it would have been his,
first but it was not enough.

Speaker 9 (49:23):
Syllables you, know when you're, writing is it like as
a comedian WHEN i write with other.

Speaker 3 (49:30):
GUYS i have.

Speaker 9 (49:32):
To i've learned to develop this thing of not taking
it personally WHEN i have an idea that gets shot.
Down is that tough when you're writing songs when one guy, go.

Speaker 11 (49:41):
Hey this is, great and everyone and the.

Speaker 26 (49:43):
Other three guys go, yeah you, know is that tough
for you? Guys is that these part and past of
writing stuff like, that, like you, know bringing bringing the
ideas to the. Table at, first it hurts a, bit
like oh when you think something is, great like you,
Say BUT I i think that mainly makes you a better,
writer because you, know and you have to.

Speaker 3 (50:03):
Have thick skin if you have ideas and you're trying
to write with other.

Speaker 16 (50:06):
People, YEAH i think you, know really deep down in
your heart hearts like how strong something is because you're
all hearing the same. Thing, yeah you, know it's not,
LIKE i, know music can be, subjected you, know in
terms of like. Opinion but if you really have something
which is really exciting and it's, genuine then everyone else
is going to really like.

Speaker 3 (50:26):
It you.

Speaker 16 (50:27):
Know but if you're kind of, like you, KNOW i
think this is. Good you, Know i'm eighty five percent
certain it's. Good you got to be like one hundred
percent saying this is. Special BUT i think.

Speaker 9 (50:35):
That's where you develop the thick, skin is that you
get a rejection and then you, KNOW i feel like
that would affect me the next TIME i come to
the table the idea IF i get rejected for idea.

Speaker 2 (50:45):
Like, well maybe this is some of these songs just
come together because you just know go. AGAIN i, mean
if you learn about The Rolling stones and these other massive,
bands a lot of their greatest songs came out of
just out of, nowhere that's.

Speaker 9 (50:57):
Quickly that's what's crazy about the sound is it's got
a classic sound to. It there's something that's real and
raw and classic to. It and AND i know you
get a lot of comparisons To Mick jagger And Freddie,
mercury but AND i, wonder AND i mean this with
all due, respect did you ever ask your, mom did
you Meet Freddie? Mercury did you ever ask what's going on?

(51:19):
Here Because i'm looking a lot like this, guy AND
i sound.

Speaker 3 (51:22):
A lot like this.

Speaker 23 (51:23):
Guy, no he's not a funny story about about About.
FREDDY i said in an interview once what you, say
AND i said basically along the lines of what you,
said and That luke's moment that will Make jagger years.
Ago and then and THEN i got a message On
facebook From luke's dad and he's, like Hallaw, JED i

(51:45):
just wanted to SAY i thought you were a really,
lovely respectable young, man But i've just seen you in
a recent interview claim that my wife's that will Make
jagger and it's and it's going on and, on AND
i Phoned luke And i'm, like, Mate i've really pissed that.

Speaker 19 (51:58):
Off i'm so sorry this message AND i was, Like
I'M i was nothing but respect for your. Family and
then the just goes. Loll he was, like, YEAH i
had my Dad's facebook that was me.

Speaker 16 (52:10):
That it was literally like two. Paragraphs i'm, Like, Louis
i'm so. Sorry you KNOW i would never do. That
and then LIKE i just sat, there, WELL i love.

Speaker 3 (52:22):
It that is. Awesome that is.

Speaker 9 (52:25):
Hilarious the only thing that would have been better than
that is to do it as his dad on The
facebook page like other parents, do like your your aunt has,
cancer like in the, middle like, mom.

Speaker 23 (52:37):
Get off my page, right trying to do stuff when
the old people put. Lol there's lots of love and it's,
Like i'm really sorry to hear about the death of your.

Speaker 9 (52:44):
Father do you with your parents being? Religious according to,
them are you going to?

Speaker 16 (52:52):
HELL i think a lot of the people are going
to hell in terms OF i don't, know it's pretty fucked,
up isn't. IT i mean THAT i think that's you,
know AS i started to get, older you, know the
fact That gandhi's going to hell kind OF i have
a hard time, believing and it makes you question a

(53:15):
lot of.

Speaker 9 (53:15):
Things so you still have a strong.

Speaker 19 (53:17):
Faith you know.

Speaker 16 (53:19):
WHAT i think the best thing about today, is you,
know with The, internet et, CETERA i think people are
growing up with more religious point of views and sort
of like spiritual ideas at their fingertips more than.

Speaker 3 (53:35):
Ever SO.

Speaker 16 (53:37):
I, think, YEAH i think it's just a question that you,
know hasn't been answered properly, yet, right and it's still
being figured.

Speaker 2 (53:46):
Out that's a great take on, that because when we
were growing, up you said you're A catholic and that was.
It you didn't have a chance to kind of explore
other religions and maybe take a little something from a
whole bunch of different, ones and as.

Speaker 9 (53:57):
A, result you felt uncomfortable with other people's religions because
you did not understand.

Speaker 3 (54:02):
It.

Speaker 13 (54:02):
Point i'm not a fan of organized religion in. General
but are your parents still very? Religious and what do
they think of your?

Speaker 16 (54:09):
Success, yeah you know THEY i think it's, funny isn't.
It you, know parents kind of grow up with their
kids and sort of LIKE i think they cringe a
little bit of you, know some of the things they
kind of pushed on us as, children AND i don't
think they would have done it now knowing what they.

Speaker 4 (54:28):
Know and.

Speaker 19 (54:30):
You, know they're really.

Speaker 16 (54:31):
Happy you, know like my dad's a, musician you, Know
like LIKE i, said so he he's always ringing me
up Like.

Speaker 19 (54:37):
I've got great song, title feely and stuff like. That you,
know they're both really. Supportive So i'm very.

Speaker 13 (54:44):
Lucky has he tried to change the lyrics of any
of the songs over the.

Speaker 16 (54:48):
Years, NO i, mean you, know at the end of the,
Day i'm perfectly. Honest and you, know apart from that
kiss this, song none of them really are from any
sort of like real. Experience you. Know most of it
is sort of like based on, characters and, yeah you,

(55:08):
know caricatures is a great, exactly it seems to me,
whatsoever you, know and it's just it's so.

Speaker 19 (55:16):
Funny it's the same with the videos as. Well we
did the video for a song call could have.

Speaker 16 (55:20):
Been, me and it's just, like you, know rolling around
With Jack daniels in like topless models, everywhere and then
like people are meeting gry like, yo.

Speaker 11 (55:29):
Look everybody were shot.

Speaker 19 (55:30):
Man just they think that's that's what reality.

Speaker 3 (55:35):
Is who filmed that?

Speaker 19 (55:37):
Video it's a great, video jonas. A he has a
fantastic did a.

Speaker 3 (55:40):
Great job with.

Speaker 13 (55:41):
THAT i recommend people check that out on.

Speaker 3 (55:42):
YouTube it's like a.

Speaker 2 (55:43):
Documentary, yeah, absolutely could we get one more song any guys?

Speaker 3 (55:46):
Today what is?

Speaker 15 (55:48):
It that?

Speaker 4 (55:48):
One you get that very?

Speaker 19 (55:49):
Song?

Speaker 13 (55:50):
Yeah right now we're talking to the.

Speaker 9 (55:51):
Struts check this, out, SWEET i love this fucking.

Speaker 27 (55:56):
Song do you want to live as a duntrue story
rather go add in.

Speaker 19 (56:11):
A place of?

Speaker 9 (56:12):
GLORY i, god, IDE i don't know.

Speaker 4 (56:20):
It.

Speaker 25 (56:20):
Now it's a bad.

Speaker 4 (56:21):
Job.

Speaker 22 (56:21):
Guys don't you bullets with your broken but my, god
here YOU i don't.

Speaker 15 (56:31):
Go to do?

Speaker 10 (56:34):
Regret why do will you stop planning and?

Speaker 18 (56:37):
SWEAR i want to, say.

Speaker 9 (56:44):
Want to.

Speaker 20 (56:46):
Shame cha?

Speaker 22 (56:49):
Time don't.

Speaker 5 (56:58):
Say it wouldn't.

Speaker 22 (56:59):
Been we can't be.

Speaker 11 (57:09):
Shot.

Speaker 27 (57:09):
Live that's an unstar.

Speaker 19 (57:11):
Melody i'd rather listen to the silence sell. ME I, GOD.

Speaker 22 (57:18):
I don't name.

Speaker 10 (57:21):
Like one of my day mine skinny basking con.

Speaker 22 (57:27):
CON i don't cri what, wait oh shames.

Speaker 10 (58:00):
Say it could have.

Speaker 11 (58:09):
Shut, up.

Speaker 22 (58:14):
You can't do, it.

Speaker 9 (58:24):
You gotta do.

Speaker 19 (58:29):
It couldn't be.

Speaker 22 (58:32):
It couldn't a sappy so we could Have.

Speaker 3 (59:08):
Oh my, god you gotta be.

Speaker 7 (59:09):
Kidding men the.

Speaker 2 (59:10):
Struts that is. Amazing you guys got, rocketands homes, man thank.
YOU i can't wait to see you guys in a huge.

Speaker 9 (59:17):
Venue they've been doing them and they're doing and all
their shows around.

Speaker 3 (59:20):
Her are sold.

Speaker 13 (59:21):
Out BUT i can't you, know fake.

Speaker 2 (59:23):
THIS i didn't know much about you guys Until Craig gassy's,
like you got you gotta get this band on the.

Speaker 13 (59:27):
Show, Yeah i'm glad we.

Speaker 4 (59:29):
Did.

Speaker 9 (59:29):
It was that roll up, CLIP i, SAID i gotta
find a clip that matches WHAT i saw WHEN i
walked into that. Arena and, AGAIN i can't overestimate enough
how insane that was for a relatively unknown band to
walk out onto an arena stage and start singing. Acapella
that blew my fucking. Mind and you pulled it, off
and you could feel the whole arena go, okay and

(59:52):
they were open to the idea of, like all, right
well let's see what you. Got and they killed and
for the next forty five, minutes the whole arena was,
going who the fuck is?

Speaker 3 (01:00:00):
This?

Speaker 4 (01:00:00):
YEAH i got to ask when you opened up for The?

Speaker 3 (01:00:02):
Stones did you get to meet?

Speaker 4 (01:00:04):
Them?

Speaker 19 (01:00:05):
Yeah and were they called?

Speaker 3 (01:00:06):
Here what do they? Say?

Speaker 16 (01:00:08):
So you, know we we was watching the sound check
and well it was very. Lucky ACTUALLY i don't think
we would have probably met, them but, Yeah Mick jagger
was walking past AND i, think you, know we clocked
eyes and he obviously recognized us and new that we
were support, band, so you, know nice, enough he came
over and sort of said hello and talked about the

(01:00:29):
venue and said he you, know it was nice to
have us and, stuff and kind of shook our hands
and then kind of walked.

Speaker 9 (01:00:36):
Off really does anyone say or do anything embarrassing at that?
Moment did anybody lose their? Call have you lost your?

Speaker 19 (01:00:42):
Call in front of?

Speaker 16 (01:00:42):
It but that was the one PERSON i THOUGHT i
Would BUT i was actually pretty cool and kind of
kept it.

Speaker 19 (01:00:48):
Together it was. Funny he was sort of.

Speaker 16 (01:00:50):
SAYING i was, like it should be good, tonight and
he was, like, yeah you, know we were Doing argentina last.

Speaker 19 (01:00:56):
Night he was, like you, know the sound was all,
right you, know but tonight should be.

Speaker 4 (01:01:01):
GOOD i was, like, yeah, yeah.

Speaker 3 (01:01:03):
Shooting the.

Speaker 19 (01:01:04):
SHIP i pretending That i'm doing. Stadiums LIKE i.

Speaker 2 (01:01:08):
Would, assume your mind almost goes blank and you're just saying,
yourself be, cool be, cool be, called don't say anything.

Speaker 9 (01:01:13):
Stupid is there anyone you've met that you really have
a tremendous mant of respect for that you lost your
call in front? Of because these guys are getting attention
from everyone from The stones and Gunzer rosas To beyonce
are picking them to do.

Speaker 16 (01:01:25):
Shows, actually there WAS i went TO i went To
maui for a while for like a couple of, weeks
and a producer that we worked with works With Steven
tyler a, lot so he introduced Us steven's got a
home and AND i remember for the first TIME i
was kind of, like you, know really, cool AND i

(01:01:47):
sort of like kept it. Together and then there was
this one point we went for breakfast And i'm sort
of sad there and he's talking to im like fucking
Hell Steven, tyland AND i just started to, sweat, like you,
know like uncontrol to like from my. Hands and THEN
i remember he.

Speaker 19 (01:02:03):
Was talking to me AND i had these beads of,
sweat AND i was, like oh my, god.

Speaker 3 (01:02:10):
It, yeah he's he's pretty damn.

Speaker 9 (01:02:11):
COOL i totally get. That WHEN i opened the two
shows For Motley. CRUE i remember after the first Night nikki,
SIX i ran In nikky six in catering and he, Said,
hey come over here and sit down and have some.

Speaker 6 (01:02:24):
Lunch.

Speaker 9 (01:02:24):
MAN i go all, right AND i JUST i could
feel my eyes getting bigger AS i was talking to,
him and he started looking at me like what's going
on with this? Guy AND i just for a, MINUTE
i went from, Like, okay how DO i do the
best set possible tonight? Too you're fucking nicky Sick LIKE
i JUST i just lost my. Ship it was like

(01:02:46):
everything just shy of just farting in front of. HIM
i JUST i JUST i just lost my.

Speaker 4 (01:02:51):
Cool two.

Speaker 9 (01:02:51):
Things, one, uh one of you guys made a flipping
comment in an interview that you heard That Mick jagger
likes to brush his teeth listening to the.

Speaker 19 (01:02:57):
Struts where did that come me chatting.

Speaker 16 (01:03:01):
SHIP i get very bored in interviews AND i tend
to sort of like have verbal diary sometimes make stuff up,
because like you, said you, know you get bored of
answering the same questions all the, time so you, know
AND i have the right to kind of give stupid
answers to silly. Questions and, yeah SOMETIMES i just kind

(01:03:23):
of like try and amuse. Myself what did we get
the stupid answer?

Speaker 4 (01:03:27):
Today well you didn't you.

Speaker 9 (01:03:30):
And have any silly answers actually taken flight as the?
Truth here's any thing that was just a ridiculous answer
that people Go did you know That luke is coming
out next year with For Cold?

Speaker 3 (01:03:44):
Ate? Good think for? It and one more.

Speaker 9 (01:03:50):
THING i know you, guys after, this you are all
going to go your separate ways and take a break
for a little. Bit you used to live together in
a house for a couple of. Years what are you
most grateful for that you're not going to have to
go back to the same house and live with each?

Speaker 16 (01:04:03):
Other and, WELL i, mean you know there's four guys
in the early mid, twenties you know, You i'm sure
you can paint the.

Speaker 11 (01:04:13):
Picture, yeah you can smell.

Speaker 3 (01:04:15):
It you can smell the.

Speaker 9 (01:04:16):
Pic you can actually smell.

Speaker 19 (01:04:17):
It's a scratch and sniff.

Speaker 13 (01:04:18):
Pitch, yeah probably just having more room for this.

Speaker 9 (01:04:21):
Stuff yeh, three well.

Speaker 19 (01:04:23):
Nice definitely weren't trained very.

Speaker 9 (01:04:25):
Well SO i want to say that anyone who doesn't
know anything about this, band check these guys. Out they're
an amazing AND i have not been excited about new
music in over fifteen. Years they are the real deal
and they're just a really cool fucking. Band, ABSOLUTELY i
was stoked to have you, guys and thank, you thank
you very much so.

Speaker 4 (01:04:45):
Much it's The.

Speaker 3 (01:04:46):
STRUTS mobi radio is well. Over we're now over over