April 13, 2025 • 58 mins
The unique balance of practical cycling wisdom and lighthearted camaraderie takes center stage as Adam and Michael reunite to share their latest adventures. After catching up on life updates, they dive into preparations for their upcoming summer cycling challenge featuring nearly 20,000 feet of climbing. With characteristic humor, they laugh about the recurring question they face: "Have you been training?" – always asked with a knowing smirk.
The conversation takes a fascinating detour as Michael recounts his recent Comic-Con experience. His vivid descriptions of elaborate Star Wars cosplayers, complete with movie-quality costumes and props, reveals an appreciation for passionate communities that mirrors the cycling world. This entertaining cultural aside provides a refreshing perspective on how different hobby groups express their enthusiasm.
A highlight of this episode is the introduction of the Cycling Men of Leisure playlist project. Adam and Michael share their initial contributions including Mungo Jerry's "In the Summertime," Panic at the Disco's "High Hopes," Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer," and AC/DC's "Thunderstruck." They invite listeners to contribute songs that enhance their own cycling experiences – whether for motivation during rides or relaxation afterward – creating a collaborative community project.
Beyond the entertainment, the hosts deliver a crucial piece of practical advice for cyclists embarking on multi-day rides: always carry a spare derailleur hanger specific to your bike model. Drawing from their experience witnessing stranded riders, they emphasize how this small, inexpensive part can save your ride when mechanical problems strike far from home.
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Speaker 1 (00:19):
Well, it's time for Road Adventures with Cycling Men
of Leisure, the podcast forcyclists who understand that
riding is not just about gettingto the destination, but the
experience along the way.
Now here are the originalCycling Men of Leisure Adam and
Michael.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Welcome to Road Adventures of Cycling Men of
Leisure.
As usual, I am Adam and luckyfor me.
Once again I am joinedvirtually across a time zone
with my good friend Mr MichaelSharp.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Hello, hello, adam, how are you doing you?
Speaker 2 (00:49):
know I'm doing good.
Back in the swing of things.
Regular work, regular projects.
Weather is just starting tobreak and then we have another
chilly day, so almost got thebike outside.
I have not yet.
I know it's horrible, but Ijust haven't got it out yet.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
Bike.
It's a bicycle, I think.
I've got one in my garagesomewhere, but I think it's
hidden behind something.
It's a device with two wheelson it.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
I've heard of these things.
We better know what they are.
Our next adventure together isclose to 20,000 feet of climb.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
It's yeah, but it's not 20,000 feet of climb in one
day, true, true, true, true,spread over seven-ish days.
True, I'm including Wednesday,the day we don't ride.
It makes it sound better for me.
True, I'm including Wednesday,the day we don't ride.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
It makes it sound better for me.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
You know, recently you and I had contact with
Savannah and Savannah said Ihope you guys are training you
know why do people keep askingus this question and every time
they ask it they have like asmirk on their face have you
boys been training?
I think it's like when we'relike Define training.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
I think it's like men of leisure they picture that
we're not doing anything.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
I'm training right here.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Yes, oh, look at that , is that a little fire water
there, my friend, it might be alittle fire water.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
Wow, that's neat.
Or it might be iced tea I'lllet you decide, depends who's
watching.
Or it might be iced tea.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
I'll let you decide.
A little iced tea brewed inKentucky.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
It depends who's watching.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
That's right.
Well, we are glad to be back.
Got a lot of nice messagesabout the Shane Cusack interview
, so thank you all for that.
Appreciate you reaching out.
And a couple of funny comments.
Franklin wrote you and I thismorning here I was getting ready
(02:52):
for work and he was listeningto must be traveling or setting
up for a brag.
Spring tune up, lorde.
And he said he said that'scracking me up and it makes me
laugh when somebody we knowlistens to a prior episode
that's been out for a little bit, but then they go back and
listen.
It makes me feel.
Makes me feel good.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
So oh yeah, and that was a funny story what's the
great thing about what we do?
Speaker 2 (03:16):
I mean, we can record it and sometimes you could get
you know on a different path.
I've done the same thing.
You know I've I've mentionedmany times I like my Dateline
true crime when I'm exercisingand working out sometimes, and
and then you know you get off ofa podcast for a while and then
you go back and then you canlike listen to the three or four
or five episodes or whatever,and that's the greatest thing.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
Because there's nothing more motivating you when
you're on a bicycle or atreadmill than listening to how
somebody almost got away withkilling somebody.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
Well I or a treadmill than listening to how somebody
almost got away with killingsomebody.
Well, I always like to tell mywife that I find that dateline
is educational.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
So so watch what you say yeah, remember last year I
made those comments out of therein front of those people saying
I had my ex-wife buried in thebackyard or something a couple
people get.
It was like I know, give mesome weird looks.
It's like I'm just'm justjoking, folks, just joking.
And then they're coming back toyou and all the time my wife
calls me up and says there'spolice officers in our back with
(04:13):
cadaver dogs.
What's going on?
Speaker 2 (04:16):
No, you're like, let me get my shovel, I'll help out.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
Tell them to look in the back.
Northeast quadrant X marks thespot.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
Yeah, by the way, that is completely a joke.
That is false.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Obviously we would never get caught Because I would
contact my buddy, Adam, andhe'd tell me how to get away
with it.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
That's right, because I listened to 2020, dateline.
I got them all, hey.
On a serious note, you knowwhat I'm doing right now.
I'm like simulcasting.
I'm listening to the Happy Facepodcast about the Happy Face
serial killer at the same timeon Paramount which, by the way,
they don't support us but theHappy Face program is on
Paramount and Paramount Plus orCBS or whatever.
(05:01):
So you're doing it right now aswe're talking, I'm listening to
the podcast.
Well, not currently, okay,because you made it sound like
I'm doing it right now I'mlistening to the podcast and
then I'm watching the show backand forth.
I'm currently not listening toit now, but I am listening to
the podcast driving back andforth to work, and then it's
(05:24):
frowned upon to watch TV drivingback and forth to work, so I
watched the program later on, sokind of interesting.
But good news Got to do some, Iguess, on the way to work.
That's right.
Good news we will be able tohave shows that people can
listen to, which are not abouttrue crime, so not yet, Dun, dun
(05:51):
dun.
Hey, you know I noticed I wasperusing on the old social media
because you know, you and Iboth try to watch our, our, our
pages, our social, if you willSure.
Try to watch our pages oursocial, if you will Sure and
switched over to my personalpage which, I have to admit,
ever since we started the men ofleisure page and the women of
(06:12):
leisure page, I pay attention tothat more and respond more
there.
And then I went to my personalpage and I saw that the Sharp
and Blazer family had a littleouting.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
We did all that.
The Sharp and Blazer family hada little outing we did.
Now, I'm glad you brought thisup because I wanted to talk a
little bit about this.
Okay, sir, have you ever beento a Comic-Con?
I have not.
Okay, if you've not been to aComic-Con, I suggest everybody
going once to experience thatwhole Comic-Con extravaganza
(06:46):
that's going on.
Okay, um, I'm not, as you know,big into comics and trading
cards like, uh, you know,whatever those trading game
cards are.
Um, you know what I'm talkingabout.
Used to play it as a kid.
What was that?
Magic, the gathering, magic,the gathering and and all those.
I don don't really get into anyof that, um, but my kids like
(07:08):
that.
Um, I'm not into anime either.
My kids enjoy that.
So I went with them this year.
I went with them a couple ofyears ago, but I went with them
this year again and, uh, let metell you it's an interesting
experience.
Uh, if you've not been there,basically it's in a convention
center and there are just lines,rows and rows of booths selling
(07:29):
everything from 3D printeddragons and you can buy, like
you know, great lookingexpensive, like lightsabers and
and all of this.
You know, comic books and andtrading cards and just anything
you can imagine.
And then they got a wholesection that's just dedicated to
, like the artist.
Like there's a lot of artistswho are, you know, doing
(07:51):
different comic book series nowand you can get them, you know,
you can get them to signsomething for you and you can
talk with them and and that kindof thing, uh, and then they
have breakout rooms for thepeople who are really into it.
You know where they've got likedifferent people from shows or
something that's you know,answering questions and and
different things like that.
Um, they have meet and greetswith some you know science
(08:15):
fiction like actors, um, whichis interesting, and although
some of them perplex me a littlebit, because, like Ann-Margaret
was there and I nothing againsther, I mean great in Viva Las
Vegas with Elvis and she was inthe Train Robbers with John
Wayne and Grumpy Old man and allthat Great actress, but as far
(08:38):
as I know she was never inanything science fiction but she
was there.
I guess maybe you know drawingthe there.
I guess maybe you know drawingthe older crowd can come up and
you know, see somebody, theyknow, or something, but you know
they have a lot of a lot ofthose types of things.
What amazes me the most is thecostumes.
A lot of people go dressed asdifferent you know anime
(08:59):
characters or superheroes orwhatever, and you know people
really get into it.
And then you know, I don't butI don't disrespect folks like
that because they probably lookat our cycling thing and go, man
, these people are really justout there.
But I've got to say some ofthese people are just fantastic,
(09:21):
especially the Star Wars people.
I mean these people havefull-on stormtrooper outfits,
the helmets, the communicationdevices, the blaster pistols,
the whole nine yards.
There was a full-on Darth Vaderin the entire.
I mean it looks like he justwalked off the Death Star.
But I mean it's just incrediblethe time, energy and effort
(09:44):
these people put in to makingthese costumes so exact.
And what's even more incredibleis if you start talking, you
know with them when they're outof character, cause they get
into character.
Talking to them out ofcharacter, they can be like, oh
yeah, this is uh, you knowwhatever, and this houses this
and this is for this.
And you know the Jedis all havethe little tunics and the
(10:05):
swords and it was just reallyincredible.
And I, you know there are a lotof great costumes, but the Star
Wars people just really, really,really show up and they are
very authentic and I was justlike really impressed with that.
It was like wow.
And then of course, you alwayshave a couple of people who are
dressed up like Ghostbusters,who are generally really good.
I mean have the full photonpacks and the green jumpsuits
(10:26):
with their names on the littlevelcro strip and but um, it's,
it's.
Uh, if you ever get theopportunity, go and it's just
worth the the price of admissionto people watch, if nothing
else, because I, I don't knowI'll, I don't know what some of
these people are, you knowdifferent, newer cartoon or
(10:48):
comic book characters and theanime stuff, but it is quite the
sight to be seen.
So check it out sometime if youget the opportunity.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
When you went by and Darth Vader was there, were you
like afraid they were going todo a chokehold on you Like no,
but I mean these people are likereally cool Cause you can say,
hey, can I grab a picture?
Speaker 3 (11:03):
And they'll going to do a choke hold on you like no.
But I mean these people arelike really cool because you can
say, hey, can I grab a picture?
And they'll let you get apicture with them.
You know, and like darthvader's doing the hand thing,
yeah, you know, and you canstand there next to him and uh,
the stormtroopers will standthere with their you know guns
and uh, that kind of stuff andthey're all get into it and they
let you take pictures with themand things like that.
And uh, they definitely getinto the whole environment of
(11:26):
the star wars things.
There's a lot of great ones but, like I said, the star wars
folks are really 100 authenticand can tell you about.
You know what is in darthvader's little belt there and
what do all those knobs andthings do, and very cool.
So I would suggest you check itout sometime I've definitely
seen um photographs.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
And then do you remember?
Um, I went to houston, uh, forum last year a conference, yeah,
and they were doing comiccomic-con.
Um, across from the hotel thatwe were at there was a starbucks
and if I I find this funnybecause here I was in line for
my Starbucks and in front of mewas like Chewbacca and behind me
(12:11):
was Darth Vader, and I was soenamored with an email from work
I'm and all of a sudden Irealized, wow, that guy's in a
Chewbacca costume.
And then the person walked byand they were like that is a
great Darth Vader costume and Iturned around and I'm like I am
surrounded by these people.
(12:32):
So it was definitely aninteresting thing.
And then the door opened up andI was able to look in there and
that was my only glimpse ofwhat you're talking about.
I've been to other conventionswhere wedding shows I used to do
(12:53):
were rows and rows and thenpeople go down.
One of the neatest conventions Iever went to sidebar was a
candy convention.
When we went to the NationalJamboree for scouting At the
same time that this guy was at acandy convention and he was
able to get all the scouts inthere.
That was like the best day ofmy life.
I mean that was just like.
(13:13):
I mean Topps was there givingaway baseball cards because it
had the gum inside and then Imean all the.
It was the first time I everhad like some of those gummy
candies shaped like hamburgersand stuff like that and they
were just.
I mean we got a big sack and Inever forget the scout master
(13:34):
for Jamboree said now listen,guys, don't take advantage.
We want to.
We don't want the troop to lookbad.
I just remember everyonegetting back on the bus having
bags and bags of candy.
But anyways, that's just a sidememory.
You and I talk about scouting alot, so you know the Comic-Con.
I know that Max, your stepson,really enjoys it, gets into it.
(13:56):
Oh yeah, and some of thosecostumes I imagine with a 3D
printer has really been very,very helpful to some of those
people, cause before you, buyingsome of that stuff was probably
just an astronomical fee to tryto try to get some of those
things.
So now you've gone because ofmax.
Obviously you've gone almostevery year for a few years,
(14:17):
right?
Speaker 3 (14:18):
I've gone just a couple of years out of like the
last three Gotcha Gotcha Now,years out of like the last three
gotcha gotcha now.
Another cool outfit is theyliterally had iron man in full
like metal type outfit clunkingthrough the thing and that was
pretty impressive.
(14:38):
And they also had like theremote control, like r2d2, that
would go around and you knowsomebody's controlling him.
Uh, he's going around, he'dstop and you know you could take
pictures with him and stufflike that.
But uh, interesting experience.
Uh definitely check it outsometime because uh, some of
those folks uh very impressivewell, um, I have definitely done
(15:04):
some star wars things in mylife.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
I will not lie.
I went on a disney cruise.
That was what they called starwars day at sea and so, uh, they
actually brought some of the umactors I think the original
actor who played chewbacca wason and, uh, or at least I think,
I don't know, maybe I can'tprove that but there was some
autographs on some days and somepictures, and then they called
(15:28):
it Star Wars Day at Sea.
I've done in 2015,.
I went to Hollywood Studiosbefore having some of the big
Star Wars stuff.
They had a Star Wars, you know,festival there, and so I've
seen some pretty cool stuff overthere.
Like you talked about the R2D2and BB eight, uh, rolling around
(15:49):
and, um, so definitely enjoythat.
That would definitely be becool.
But I do see, like on TMZ,where they'll show, like the
actors that are at comic-con,and I'm like I, why doesn't that
jive to me?
Like I?
Why doesn't that jive to me?
Like, sometimes they've hadsome people that I just didn't
understand why, but probablysome of them don't make any
sense.
Speaker 3 (16:09):
It's like, you know, ann Margaret, um, last time I
was there they had a HenryWinkler and I get, I guess I get
it the.
You know, these people are bigdraws for the older type
generation, like, oh yeah, hey,I'd love to, you know, meet the
Fonz.
He jumped the shark.
But some of these actors havenever done science fiction.
They had other actors therethat you would recognize If you
(16:33):
watch the new version ofBattlestar Galactica.
I don't remember what her nameis.
She played Starbuck on theseries.
Okay, that totally makes sense.
Jim Beaver was there and ifyou've ever watched supernatural
, um, he is the one that plays.
I'm drawing a blank now, but,um, it's all right, he, he's in
(17:01):
that show.
Uh, the name will come to mehere in a minute, but you know,
he's got a very prominent partin that and okay, that makes
sense too in this kind of stuff.
But some of them I just I don'tknow it, just, yeah, but
they've been doing it for years,so I'm guessing they know what
the model is and the formula andall that kind of stuff.
(17:23):
Bobby, he plays Bobby Singer.
Speaker 2 (17:27):
I love Bobby Singer.
Jim Beaver plays.
Speaker 3 (17:28):
Bobby Singer.
He's like the older guy, thatkind of like watches out for the
two main characters now thattheir father's passed away and
he's kind of heads up a biggroup of, you know, monster
hunters.
Speaker 2 (17:42):
I'm going to mention something.
Yes, every time I do this I'mkind of jinx myself.
But there's a ride that I liketo support and it's called the
Dawn Farm Ride for Recovery.
I say I'm going to jinx myselfbecause every time that I push
this ride, uh, it rains, and I'mhoping that this year is
(18:04):
different.
Um, but it's dawnf ride forrecoverycom.
There are five mile rides,there's 10 miles, 27, 58 is the
most that they have as aserenity right.
58 miles, 30 bucks, but it goesfor a great cause.
So it's an Ypsilanti, michigan.
I know that we normally dothings for all areas, but if
(18:33):
there's something local, michaeland I both agreed that if it
was powerful we'd push it.
So, dawn Farm Ride for Recoveryyou want to come out and see me
?
I'll be there.
Unless it's raining, I guessI'll still get my money.
Wow, not a real hardcore riderthere, are you buddy?
Well, listen, if it's raining,I'm uh, I'm out.
Speaker 3 (18:52):
So see how that works for you in georgia well, that's
a little bit different ingeorgia.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
We take a plane, then we take a car, and then I have
no choice.
But if my car is in the parkinglot and it's uh, and it's
raining and I can drive backhome, then that's one thing.
If I'm trying to go east, or,I'm sorry, west to east, and I
have no option, uh, suck it up,buttercup, because there you go
(19:21):
so well, um, you had a segmentthat you thought which I was
very intrigued with, that youthought would be fun to talk
about.
Are we going to do listenerspotlight.
Oh my gosh, I almost forgot.
Oh, man, I am so sorry.
Let me get my voice ready.
It's hard to get good healththese days, man, it really is.
(19:44):
Ladies and gentlemen, it is nowtime for Listener Spotlight,
which we actually had a guest,but I'm gonna let you give the
clues first.
Speaker 3 (19:55):
Okay, first off, I would like to welcome our new
listeners from the Netherlands,portugal, hungary and Belize.
I mean, we are getting Hold on,bring it down, bring it down
(20:15):
folks.
We are getting like 12 to 13percent nowadays of just, you
know, out of the countrylisteners and that's really cool
.
So thank you for listening.
But in getting to our mostcurrent guess, the clues that I
gave you on the last episodewere as follows um, this town
(20:39):
was settled in the early to mid1600s.
It was founded by englishsettlers.
The town's first economy wasdriven by farming and fishing.
Starting in the mid-1800s, itbecame a recreational
destination and in fact it stillis today.
In 1840, the railroad came totown, which helped spur its
(21:04):
growth as that recreationaldestination.
As that recreationaldestination, the town is named
for a location in England and itis one of the oldest towns in
the state that it resides.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
Hmm, st Louis, no, just kidding.
So so close.
Yeah, right, no.
So I had a gentleman who wroteme.
Ironically this was just to meNormally he writes the show, but
this was just to me and hisname is Al.
And Al said, based upon thefarming and fishing and the
(21:42):
recreation, his guess isAtlantic City, new Jersey.
Speaker 3 (21:47):
Oh, okay, I could go along with that.
That's a solid guess based uponthose two things.
Definitely a recreationaldestination, starting, you know,
in the 1800s.
Not bad, but I'm going to haveto say when did the boardwalk in
(22:08):
Atlantic City, is that?
Around when it went what?
uh, I don't know for sure, but Iknow it was around in, I
believe, the late 1890s.
Okay, I'm gonna say I'm not anexpert here, I'm just gonna
guess based upon some of the oldpictures that I've seen.
Gotcha, so it's been aroundsince the Victorian age.
I do know that, but sadly, Alwas not correct.
(22:36):
Good guess.
And he is actually very closein location, regionally at least
.
So are you ready?
Speaker 2 (22:45):
I'm ready.
Speaker 3 (22:46):
So are you ready?
I'm ready.
Our listener spotlightcommunity for this episode is
Hampton, new Jersey, or, excuseme, hampton, new Hampshire.
Hampton, new Hampshire.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
New Hampshire.
Well, thank you listeners fromHampton, new Hampshire.
Thank you all listeners, butthis time thank you Hampton, New
Hampshire.
Speaker 3 (23:05):
That's right.
In the 1800s, in the mid 1800s,it started to become a big
recreational area because ofHampton Beach, which attracted
visitors from all over NewEngland.
You know they come spend theweekend and you know at the
beach and things like that.
So and it's named after Hampton, england because it was founded
(23:26):
by a bunch of English settlersand it is actually one of four
of the oldest towns in the stateof New Hampshire, that Hampton,
exector, dover and Portsmouth,portsmouth.
Speaker 2 (23:44):
Say that five thousand times in a row.
Speaker 3 (23:45):
I can't even talk today.
Exeter, there we go.
Dover, portsmouth, there we go.
Speaker 2 (23:49):
Dover, portsmouth, there we go we're going to give
you a pass on that.
You, uh, you usually do verywell and you usually have to
correct me, so we'll give you apass.
Thank you, well, that's prettycool.
Um well, so al wasn't that faroff.
We shouldn't have given thetrombone.
I gave him a trombone.
I shouldn't have done.
You know that.
Speaker 3 (24:07):
You know, I mean you just from there you go through,
you know, into New York over theTappan Zee Bridge, a little bit
of Connecticut, you know youcould hit a little bit of Rhode
Island, a tiny bit ofMassachusetts, and you're in New
Hampshire.
Speaker 2 (24:21):
I mean, it's really not that far call to one of the
one of my employees, but more ofa friend but I because he said
to me on his way out today Ihave a guest.
And then I called him beforerecording and he said no, I
haven't had time, I don't have aguest.
Well, okay, I imagine, as usual, you'll bookend us at the end
(24:48):
of the show with another.
Speaker 3 (24:50):
Well, if someone gives me the time, I will.
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 2 (24:56):
I love my sensor button, so all right.
Well now, getting back to whatI was trying to, I was too
excited.
I was prepping, I was gettingmy stuff together and that's
what I was prepping.
I was getting my stuff togetherand that's what I was getting
excited.
But you have an idea we areabout to embark on some journeys
(25:18):
for the summer and you had anidea that I liked.
Speaker 3 (25:25):
Well, all of my ideas are fantastic ideas that you
like, but I think I know whichone you're talking about.
We've actually talked aboutthis on episodes before.
You want me to introduce thisor you want to Sure?
No, please.
We have often talked about that.
(25:49):
We need to make a cycling menand women of leisure playlist.
What are Stop playing with?
Okay, you gonna focus herehello, right here, yeah, yeah
stop pushing the buttons you.
You are the one who pushed thebutton oh yeah, it's different
now that I have buttons.
Okay, well, hold on a second.
Speaker 2 (26:12):
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
All right, I'll stop.
Speaker 3 (26:15):
Okay, so a playlist of, like you know, songs that we
, like, we think are motivatingto ride with, or songs that are
just great to sit around andhave a nice little cocktail
after the ride perfect I love itnow um so I think what we
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should do before you go too far.
I think this needs to be anongoing evolution, that we can't
just sit here and spend thenext 30 minutes throwing out
songs.
I think we throw out a fewsongs now, and over the course
of the next few months we add toit, and we also ask the
listeners and viewers to send inwhat they think would be good
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songs, and we'll add those tothe list too.
I love it.
Speaker 2 (27:04):
So basically what we're saying is you and I are
going to put a couple of songsout there to get it started and
then, if you enjoy the showwhile riding your bicycle or
post-riding your bicycle orpossibly pre-riding your bicycle
, maybe you have songs that getyou pumped up and ready to ride,
or maybe you have songs thatyou like to listen to while
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riding, that you like to listento while writing, and maybe
there's songs that you like tolisten to when you're done and
you're relaxing and you're like,yeah, that was a good day of
writing.
Speaker 3 (27:35):
Turn up the volume so I don't have to listen to Adam
oh yeah, happens in my life alot.
Speaker 2 (27:41):
A lot of people get tired of hearing me.
Speaker 3 (27:45):
No, no, no, no, no, no, that's all right.
Speaker 2 (27:49):
Doesn't happen, well's all right.
It doesn't happen, well, allright.
I think I'm going to kick usoff by all means.
I hope this is going to work.
I don't believe that you canactually have a playlist about
cycling without the followingsong.
Speaker 3 (28:23):
Good song.
Speaker 2 (28:27):
Good song.
This is the Push Bike song Inthe Summertime by Mungo Jerry.
Very nice, look at that.
I hit the post Now for ourYouTube page.
(28:49):
We don't make any money andwe're not looking to make money,
so please do not block usYouTube.
So there we go.
That is my first recommendation, that the Pushbike song In the
Summertime by Mungo Jerry.
All right, are you doinganother one, or do you want me
(29:09):
to do one?
No, I'm gonna.
You gotta give me some time toget my other one up.
Okay, I will try one here.
Speaker 3 (29:20):
Okay, uh, classic.
Well, I wouldn't even say thisis a classic.
This is a newer song.
Okay, uh, because I want toshake it up a little bit.
You know a little the new,little the old, that type of
stuff I do live with, uh, withyoung people and uh, this is a
good pump you up song.
(29:42):
Can you hear that?
I can, yeah, and this is alittle panic at the disco.
Speaker 2 (29:53):
High hopes okay, all right, so we have.
We have two so far in thesummertime by mungo, jerry and
panic at the disco by who, uh,it's called panic at the disco.
Speaker 3 (30:08):
Oh, by who it's called Panic at the Disco?
Oh sorry, it's High Hopes.
Speaker 2 (30:12):
Panic at the Disco, all right, all right.
Here's number two for me, okay.
Speaker 3 (30:24):
Oh, classic 1980s.
Speaker 2 (30:27):
Now it starts.
A little slow for cycling,don't get me wrong, but here it
comes.
Speaker 3 (30:35):
That's why you can just click that 15-second
fast-forward thing.
There you go.
Speaker 2 (30:41):
Ladies and gentlemen.
Peter Gabriel and SledgehammerNow a lot of people call cycling
like the hammer.
You know I'm going to go hammerit.
And thenedgehammer Now a lot ofpeople call cycling like the
hammer.
You know I'm going to go hammerit.
And then boom, I just picturelike pedaling.
Speaker 3 (31:00):
Oh yeah, I can go with that.
No dancing in the studio,that's a solid one, little Peter
Gabriel.
Now this next one that I haveIf you need to get Like really
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pumped up as you're riding, thatbig hill is coming up, or
whatever this is a good one.
Speaker 2 (31:30):
I don't think anybody can deny it oh, acdc reminds me
of rag bright when I drank waytoo much well, I wasn't gonna
bring that up, but that's okay,I will.
Speaker 3 (31:45):
Uh, they they had an ACDC cover band and the beers
were apparently flowing becauseyou were extremely happy and you
were out in the front row justgoing crazy.
A little ACDC Thunderstruck,that'll get you rolling On my
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headphones.
Speaker 2 (32:06):
That's coming through a little rough.
Let me give you this here Whoa,that was playing very strange.
That's a good one, I wouldagree Thunderstruck by ACG.
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Thunderstruck.
So there we go, we have.
We've got four songs to kick itoff.
And whatever you enjoy for yourcycling experience, please hit
us up, send us a message, put iton social or, if you want it to
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be private, you don't wantanyone to know that you enjoy
that that one song that you like, that you don't want anyone
else to know that you like.
We won't mention your name,just say don't mention my name.
It can be country.
Speaker 3 (33:03):
I mean it can be 1940s swing.
I mean, you know, whatever,whatever you're into, we're not
just like you know whatever.
Whatever you're into, we're notjust like you know.
This could be the type of songsand we've got a few that we've
talked about that would be justgood.
You know, kick back after it'sall over and have a cocktail and
relax, type stuff.
Speaker 2 (33:21):
So Absolutely, I would, I would definitely agree.
Speaker 3 (33:24):
Let's build that list as a community.
It would be interesting to seewhat what we all come up with.
Speaker 2 (33:35):
Speaking of our first adventure for the summer, um, I
spoke to the executive directorof brag, mr franklin johnson,
yesterday.
Um, we are I'm trying to helphim on a, on a project for
something for big brag to helpout all not just you and I to
help out all 1 000 people and sohe was reaching out to me
(33:57):
because of my transportationside, trying to figure something
out, and so I'm helping him ona project I'm hesitant to say
what it is until we can perfectit, but we're trying.
Um, but he would like to comeon.
He's literally, as we recordthis, there at Spring Tune-Up
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and I'm sad that we're not.
A lot of people reached out andfor those of you who took the
time to email us and ask us ifwe were coming, thank you A few
is Cricket and Mandy.
Um, you know I'm so sorry, uh,jeffrey williamson guys that
that that means the world thatyou would ask us if we're coming
(34:41):
, both of us.
It's just a.
It's.
The problem is, is such a it'sa 12-hour drive there, a 12-hour
drive back a lot of resources,and so we had to look at what we
could do, and because we threwin bourbon burn at the end of
the season.
You know, we had to pick andchoose which ones we were going
to go to and so, um,unfortunately spring tune-up is
not there.
But that being said, um, next,next week, franklin would like
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to come on.
He's got a couple of bragupdates.
I don't want to steal histhunder and I'm excited.
Speaker 3 (35:15):
Don't steal his thunder but he is always welcome
to hop on Any ride.
Directors want to contact usand hop on and tell us about
your ride.
Absolutely no.
It'll be nice to kind of get anupdate, because we're what?
Eight weeks out?
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (35:34):
Getting close, yeah, and that means I better get that
bicycle off the stand.
I have been riding, so have you, which is good, but I've got to
get it outside.
It's different riding in a roomwithout the wind up against
your face and everything else.
But what I thought I would do,if it's okay with you, is to
give a couple of updates on ourbrag team.
Yeah, absolutely 41.
Speaker 3 (36:04):
41 what?
Speaker 2 (36:06):
Oh, we have 41 team members, 41 wonderful men and
women.
You can't just throw out randomnumbers.
41.
Speaker 3 (36:14):
Well, do you want me to fill in the blanks?
Okay, 41.
We game 41 team members.
That's awesome.
Speaker 2 (36:22):
What if I said 43?
Speaker 3 (36:25):
I would again ask what are you talking about?
Why is everything a game withyou?
Speaker 2 (36:29):
What are you talking about?
Why is everything a game?
With you, 41 people areofficial week-long adults.
So the rules to get a jersey isyou have to be a week-long
registration and that you haveto be an adult, which you know
because obviously you have to bean adult to get a jersey.
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Just kidding, but that is therule.
You have to be an adult to geta jersey.
Just kidding, but that is therule.
You have to be an adultweek-long registration writer.
But we have two individualsGary Vaughn, who was on our team
last year, is doing Brag Light,he's double booked, he's got
himself a wedding to go to as aguest and he is doing Brag Light
, and so he decided to purchasethe jersey and the other one.
Speaker 3 (37:15):
You know he could have, just you know, had
somebody simulcast the weddingon his phone.
Speaker 2 (37:21):
And just an idea, I'm just I mean exactly, do you
promise to take you know thisother person to be your other
person and you want to?
And I always joke when peoplesay they want to get married,
cause I'm like, if you want toscream what from the other room?
For the rest of your life?
Then, then go ahead and jointhe pool, cause the water feels
just fine, I'm glad he's uh,he's splitting the week.
Speaker 3 (37:45):
He'll be able to make the wedding and he's going to
spend some time with the team,so that's awesome.
Speaker 2 (37:50):
The other person who becomes 43, you and I both know
who it is.
I'm going to keep it a secretfor right now.
Okay, absolutely, and so.
But yeah, there'll be 43.
The order went in for thejerseys and 43 are being printed
, and so jerseys.
That's a big team.
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It's a big team.
We got something cool this yearwe got.
You know it wasn't what you andI originally set out to, but
man, it's, it's pretty cool.
Speaker 3 (38:17):
What are we talking about?
Speaker 2 (38:18):
now Our Jersey, the one that's being ordered.
Speaker 3 (38:21):
Oh oh yeah.
Um yeah, it wasn't.
It wasn't what I, what I wasexpecting, um, but uh.
Speaker 2 (38:34):
I think it'll be cool .
I think it's cool.
I agree with you, by the way.
I was thinking something else,and then we were going back and
forth and then when we saw theproofs, it was like eh, eh, eh,
eh.
Speaker 3 (38:48):
Plus, we were running out of time with the deadline.
Speaker 2 (38:52):
That was partially my fault.
I was lollygagging from theCaribbean to Kansas.
Speaker 3 (38:58):
But you know what?
It is a one-of-a-kind.
No one is going to have onelike it.
That's cool.
Speaker 2 (39:03):
And the people that I've shown it to, who are
cyclists everyone's like.
I love it, so that'll be cool.
Speaker 3 (39:11):
It's a limited edition too.
Limited to 42.
Should have numbered them 43.
Speaker 2 (39:19):
43, excuse me, that's right.
Speaker 3 (39:22):
And can we slap a letter of authenticity to it?
Speaker 2 (39:26):
I imagine, as a man who used to run auctions who
knows about that, you couldprobably print us up one.
Speaker 3 (39:32):
I could you know, because that, let me tell you,
those houses like.
I don't even remember what thenames are, but you know there
are certain organizations,companies out there Danbury,
Mint and several others likethat which are producing, you
know, nice, you know collectibletype things and they're
collectible.
(39:53):
You know the, you know NASCARseries on plates and things like
that, and I take nothing awayfrom that.
You know they're cool and ifyou're into that, it's a great
thing to to hang on your, youknow, put on your shelves or
hang on your wall.
But, um, you know, they'realways like.
And here is the letter.
They come with a letter ofauthenticity and they're, you
know, signed by the, you knowthe whoever painted it
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originally, and they arenumbered.
And the problem with that is is,as soon as people, a lot of
people, hear that they're like,oh, this is going to go up in
value, oh, you know, and Icannot tell you how many times I
showed up at people's houses todo appraisals and they were
like you got to come in here.
I got them all laid out on thedining room table.
They are the full collector'sset of the Elvis Presley
(40:39):
collectible plates.
Elvis Presley collectibleplates, that's right.
I have the original boxes.
I bought the wooden thing framethat they fit in and they all
have their letters ofauthenticity and I I had a
couple instances where peoplegot angry at me because I was
(41:02):
like oh, you know uh you know.
You know they paid, like youknow, 20, 29 dollars for them,
some, you know, 20, $29 for them, some, you know, 1995, 29, 95,
39, something like that.
And I was like, well, you know,they're worth probably about,
if you find the right people, 20bucks a plate and they
literally.
I had one lady, me and my dadwent to this house and we were
(41:25):
doing it and she could not showus the front door quick enough.
She literally thought that wewere didn't know what we were
talking about and all this, andI even, you know, I mean I went
home and then I sent her anemail and I even pulled up some
examples of where those hadrecently sold in, like eBay, the
, you know the full set andeverything that she had for
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about what I was appraising themat, and I was like I'm sorry
that this is, this is whatthey're going for.
You know this is the market.
The market determines the price.
Speaker 2 (41:55):
But yeah, we don't like your kind and you can show
yourself to the front door, so Ialways laugh when somebody
brings up you know, the, the,you know letter of authenticity.
I love it, I do they still.
Uh, I I hate doing this to youbecause normally we try to
pre-plan it for the show, butsometimes things come up
(42:15):
organically.
I remember when I lived inSouthern Illinois they had a
magazine called Fingerhut.
Oh yeah.
And those Danbury Mint thingsthat you're talking about, like
the Monopoly plates, and youcould get one of 12 and all
those.
Does Fingerhut still stillexist?
Do you think?
Speaker 3 (42:34):
well, uh, finger hut existed at least up until
probably five years ago.
They may still exist, okay, butI know they were in existence
five-ish years ago because Ithink they moved away from like
a lot of the the collectibletchotchke type stuff and had
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moved into kind of moremainstream stuff.
I think they're still around insome form.
They are still around.
Speaker 2 (43:00):
Fingerhut has a website looking for deals.
They got kitchen items,furniture, shoes.
Speaker 3 (43:08):
What can I get for a full set of Elvis Presley
presley collection plates?
Speaker 2 (43:12):
okay, let me take a look and see if they have the
letters of authenticity.
I'm gonna see if they sellplates.
They do have plates.
They, oh god, they have a lilacstoneware dishware.
I mean it is like, oh, can Ishare my screen?
I know this is totally organic,but I gotta see, can I share my
screen?
Hold on one second share screen.
Speaker 3 (43:32):
I want to do it sounds like the plate set, like
my grandmother would have had oh, I can't.
Speaker 2 (43:39):
We don't pay for that level, which, by the way,
that's a ridiculous level.
I mean, we pay a decent chunkof change, but to go to that
level, like it almost triples it.
But, um, all I can tell you isthey are like purple, purple,
purple.
Elma, lilac field, 16 piecestoneware dinner set.
(44:00):
So, yes, well, I mean, we justwent down the train rabbit hole
there, but you know, I don't see.
Speaker 3 (44:05):
I don't see collectibles, because I remember
when I was, when I was oh yeah,they were big and and I wish I
could remember some of the othercompanies dan barry Mint sticks
out of my head.
There's a lot of them andthere's still a lot of them
around today that are doing likethese kind of things.
I got one right up here, likeyou know, like the collectible
(44:25):
coin things, yeah, yeah yeah,yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2 (44:30):
I just went to danburymintcom just to see they
still I mean, they have coinsand currency.
Speaker 3 (44:39):
Now I will say the coin that I just showed you is a
Nebraska Cornhusker coin.
It's the size of a silverdollar.
There is a letter ofauthenticity.
It is a limited edition.
It's numbered but it actuallydoes contain, you know, 90%
silver.
So even if somebody doesn'tlike the Huskers, you can still
(45:02):
hawk this right now for, likeyou know, 25 bucks for the
silver that's in it.
Speaker 2 (45:09):
We'll get out of the rabbit hole after this.
But so I have spoke about agentleman that I golf with
Loren's uncle and I enjoy hiscompany.
He's a numismatist and healways tells me that like coins
from the Danbury Mint and places, like all those Disney coins
that aren't really like, they'rejust like plated and stuff,
(45:29):
he's like they're junk.
Stay away from them, you don'tneed them, you don't need that
in your life.
He's like they're not worthanything.
And so I think obviously for acollector of Disney things it
would be different, because theyliked it, because it's Disney,
but he's looking at it from thevalue of the value.
Speaker 3 (45:46):
It's like they silver plate, they're worth whatever.
Somebody's willing to pay forit, which isn't going to be
worth much, um, but like coinslike that that are, you know,
minted with 90 silver, um, youknow you still have the silver
value, but yeah, the the platedstuff is look nice if you've got
the full array of the mickey,mickey and mini, uh, you know,
(46:09):
set.
Speaker 2 (46:13):
He gave me.
I'm a bicentennial baby.
He gave me a bicentennial proofset, which was a really really
cool gift it had all the Fromthe US Mint correct From the.
United States Mint.
Yes, okay, yes, okay.
That was a very neat gift.
It was all the coins and he hadfound one and he likes to go to
(46:35):
coin shows and stuff and so hewanted to give it to me.
I thought that was pretty cool.
So, anyways, all right, we'llget back out of the rabbit hole.
I mean it's close to beingEaster, right?
I mean, yeah, we boy, there'sgot to be a bunch of people just
like.
Speaker 3 (46:52):
Sent us completely train wrecking on that one, but
that's okay well listen.
Speaker 2 (46:57):
Our last like three or four shows have been like an
hour hour and a half.
Why don't we um go into our,our favorite segment?
Unless you did you haveanything else.
I don't think I had anythingelse, okay.
Well, in that case, ladies andgentlemen, it is now time for
(47:18):
listener spotlight all right,got a good one now.
Speaker 3 (47:24):
This is one I've been wanting to do for a long time,
because the listeners from thispeople have been listening from
this community from, probably,show number three, okay.
So I mean they they're hardcoreand they're you know they're.
There's listeners there every,every single episode.
Okay, um, here's the uh, here'sthe hints.
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This city is named for acommunity in Alabama.
It's not in Alabama.
It's named for a community inAlabama.
Ok, the railroad came throughthis area in 1902 and the city
was platted in 1903.
It started out as an agcommunity, but later it
developed coal mining, and Iwill even go a little further to
(48:11):
help you out.
This is coal strip mining, notlike the coal cave mine type
things.
Speaker 2 (48:22):
What is strip mining?
Speaker 3 (48:24):
I don't know.
Strip mining is where they justcome on the surface and they
start removing stuff, and haveyou ever seen pictures of them?
They're like these huge,massive holes in the earth where
they just remove the firstlayer, get rid of it, remove the
second layer, and theybasically create these huge
holes that these big trucks candrive down in and just take it
(48:44):
layer by layer by layer, untilthey get down to the veins of of
coal or you know, whatever theymight be looking for, typically
it's coal, um, and that's howthey get it out, as opposed to,
you know, whatever they might belooking for, typically it's
coal, and that's how they get itout, as opposed to, you know,
actually blasting in the side ofa hill and you know doing the,
the actual mines.
Speaker 2 (48:59):
Like a rock quarry, like like.
Speaker 3 (49:01):
Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 2 (49:02):
Okay.
Exactly like a rock, quarryPerfect, I did not know, and
these things can get massive.
Speaker 3 (49:07):
So not great for the environment, I will say that.
But today this town is part ofa larger suburban area and it is
(49:33):
one of the largest is locatedwithin a native people's
reservation oh so coal stripmining reservation named after a
(49:57):
community in Alabama.
I think if you really reallythink, you can start putting
some of these pieces together.
Speaker 2 (50:08):
I'm actually I'm trying to think a couple of
different things.
I'm trying to think a couple ofdifferent things.
I'm trying to think of, like,native American areas that could
have, but it has to haveproduction right, mm-hmm.
Speaker 3 (50:25):
But you got to look at not all Native people
reservation and I call themNative people because you know
I'm trying to be you politicallycorrect please, please, I mean
uh they're not all just like outin the middle of nowhere.
You got to keep that in mind.
There's a lot of states wherethey are, you know, in and
(50:48):
amongst heavily populated places.
Because a lot of times when youthink reservation, first thing
that comes to your mind is theold West movies and you're
thinking you know, oh, out in,you know Arizona and New Mexico,
and you know, on the, thedesert, you know that kind of
thing.
That's not the case.
Speaker 2 (51:08):
Right, because then they have a casino.
Just kidding, well, but I justwatched Vegas Vacation and I
tell you what, man Clark, I gota place we can go to Four, seven
.
Speaker 3 (51:23):
They got some different games.
Speaker 2 (51:27):
I like when he's looking at them, he's looking,
he's looking, he's looking andhe's like think of a number.
Well, I appreciate all the workthat you do.
I know that a lot of people whoI associate with in person, who
listen to the show.
They always ask me like, do youhave a book of facts and
(51:50):
figures?
And I said no, no, I think hereally enjoys doing deep dive
where it's not so blatantlyobvious.
I think he likes to do thatjust to add to the show.
Speaker 3 (51:59):
So appreciate you doing that no problem, so we'll
find out when you want me toinsult you by saying st louis uh
, you can go ahead.
I was, I was waiting for it.
Speaker 2 (52:13):
I'm not going to do that this time but, that being
the case, I always enjoyspending time with you.
A couple things we both made apromise about a derailleur
hanger.
We have travel coming up.
As a matter of fact, I lookedat Delta today, looking at
something for our trip inJanuary which led me to our
(52:37):
flight for Atlanta.
If you are traveling with yourbicycle, I'm thinking about all
the people who are going toSpring Tune-Up this weekend.
I think about people who aretraveling for Big Bragg, for
Ragbri, which, oh, by the way Ialmost messed up.
Ragbri is going to another state.
They are.
Speaker 3 (52:57):
I've done six of these.
We've always just stayed inIowa, but they are cutting out
for a brief period of time to adifferent state, which is kind
of cool Minnesota, minnesota.
Speaker 2 (53:08):
But if you're doing any of these trips, there's a
little, of course, this is goingto come after the Spring
tune-up.
Speaker 3 (53:17):
Spring tune-up, yeah, but it'll be good advice for
anybody though.
Speaker 2 (53:20):
It's good advice.
I don't care who you are, nomatter what, that's just good.
Derailer hanger we're talkingabout, like a hook-looking piece
of metal for the back of yourbike.
By the way, shop local.
Don't go on Amazon.
Go to your local bike store ifyou can, if your bike store
(53:41):
sells your local parts.
Speaker 3 (53:42):
Well, my bike store sent me to Amazon.
Speaker 2 (53:45):
so Well, that's why I was trying to defend you, but I
mean no, no no, yeah, if youcan buy local, please.
Speaker 3 (53:51):
Well, that's why I was trying to defend you.
But I mean no, no, no, yeah, ifyou can buy local, they're not
expensive.
No, they're 20 to 30 dollars.
The only problem is is you haveto find the one that fits your
bike.
There's and that's the problemBrailer hangers comes in all
different shapes and sizes and,based upon not just the brand
but also the model of your bike,there's slight variations.
(54:12):
So that's what makes it so hard.
If you go on a ride, amulti-day ride and we've seen it
at least two or three timeswhere the derailleur hanger has
busted, and then they go to themechanic and the mechanic's like
I got three, but none of themfit that bike, and then people
are running around and sendingemails and trying to find
(54:33):
somebody who can come up withthat particular derailleur
hanger.
So for sure, that's what makesit difficult.
It's not like a rim, it's notlike, you know, a cleat for a
shoe.
Oh yeah, I mean, you might notget the rim you want, but you
can get a rim.
You know what I'm saying.
You know, it's not like a seatpost or a cleat for your shoes
(54:57):
or pedal.
It's very specific to your bikeand that's why it's hard to
find one.
If you break it, yeah for sureI'm going to spend the $20.
Yeah, put it in your bag andcarry it with you.
It's very thin, doesn't take upmuch space.
But let me tell you probablynever need to use it.
But if you do, show up to themechanic and go, I need that
(55:19):
fixed, and he'll go, I don'thave that part, and you'll go,
that's okay, I've got it righthere.
Speaker 2 (55:24):
The boys of leisure told me to buy it, so I have it.
Speaker 3 (55:27):
Them there, boys at Leisure, said I need it more
Alec, dennis and Scott.
Speaker 2 (55:34):
Your donation is much appreciated, so thank you so
much.
Very much so, and with thatbeing said, very soon for me and
I think, very soon for you,it'll be a great day for a bike
ride.
Speaker 3 (55:46):
It will indeed.
Speaker 2 (55:48):
All right, buddy, have a good day.
Speaker 3 (55:50):
You too.
Speaker 1 (55:51):
Thank you for coming along with Adam and Michael on
Road Adventures with Cycling Menof Leisure.
If you have enjoyed this,please subscribe to the show on
the podcast app of your choice.
Well, it's time for Road Adventures with Cycling Men
of Leisure, the podcast forcyclists who understand that
riding is not just about gettingto the destination, but the
experience along the way.
Now here are the originalCycling Men of Leisure Adam and
Michael.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Welcome to Road Adventures of Cycling Men of
Leisure.
As usual, I am Adam and luckyfor me.
Once again I am joinedvirtually across a time zone
with my good friend Mr MichaelSharp.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Hello, hello, adam, how are you doing you?
Speaker 2 (00:49):
know I'm doing good.
Back in the swing of things.
Regular work, regular projects.
Weather is just starting tobreak and then we have another
chilly day, so almost got thebike outside.
I have not yet.
I know it's horrible, but Ijust haven't got it out yet.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
Bike.
It's a bicycle, I think.
I've got one in my garagesomewhere, but I think it's
hidden behind something.
It's a device with two wheelson it.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
I've heard of these things.
We better know what they are.
Our next adventure together isclose to 20,000 feet of climb.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
It's yeah, but it's not 20,000 feet of climb in one
day, true, true, true, true,spread over seven-ish days.
True, I'm including Wednesday,the day we don't ride.
It makes it sound better for me.
True, I'm including Wednesday,the day we don't ride.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
It makes it sound better for me.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
You know, recently you and I had contact with
Savannah and Savannah said Ihope you guys are training you
know why do people keep askingus this question and every time
they ask it they have like asmirk on their face have you
boys been training?
I think it's like when we'relike Define training.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
I think it's like men of leisure they picture that
we're not doing anything.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
I'm training right here.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Yes, oh, look at that , is that a little fire water
there, my friend, it might be alittle fire water.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
Wow, that's neat.
Or it might be iced tea I'lllet you decide, depends who's
watching.
Or it might be iced tea.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
I'll let you decide.
A little iced tea brewed inKentucky.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
It depends who's watching.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
That's right.
Well, we are glad to be back.
Got a lot of nice messagesabout the Shane Cusack interview
, so thank you all for that.
Appreciate you reaching out.
And a couple of funny comments.
Franklin wrote you and I thismorning here I was getting ready
(02:52):
for work and he was listeningto must be traveling or setting
up for a brag.
Spring tune up, lorde.
And he said he said that'scracking me up and it makes me
laugh when somebody we knowlistens to a prior episode
that's been out for a little bit, but then they go back and
listen.
It makes me feel.
Makes me feel good.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
So oh yeah, and that was a funny story what's the
great thing about what we do?
Speaker 2 (03:16):
I mean, we can record it and sometimes you could get
you know on a different path.
I've done the same thing.
You know I've I've mentionedmany times I like my Dateline
true crime when I'm exercisingand working out sometimes, and
and then you know you get off ofa podcast for a while and then
you go back and then you canlike listen to the three or four
or five episodes or whatever,and that's the greatest thing.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
Because there's nothing more motivating you when
you're on a bicycle or atreadmill than listening to how
somebody almost got away withkilling somebody.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
Well I or a treadmill than listening to how somebody
almost got away with killingsomebody.
Well, I always like to tell mywife that I find that dateline
is educational.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
So so watch what you say yeah, remember last year I
made those comments out of therein front of those people saying
I had my ex-wife buried in thebackyard or something a couple
people get.
It was like I know, give mesome weird looks.
It's like I'm just'm justjoking, folks, just joking.
And then they're coming back toyou and all the time my wife
calls me up and says there'spolice officers in our back with
(04:13):
cadaver dogs.
What's going on?
Speaker 2 (04:16):
No, you're like, let me get my shovel, I'll help out.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
Tell them to look in the back.
Northeast quadrant X marks thespot.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
Yeah, by the way, that is completely a joke.
That is false.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Obviously we would never get caught Because I would
contact my buddy, Adam, andhe'd tell me how to get away
with it.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
That's right, because I listened to 2020, dateline.
I got them all, hey.
On a serious note, you knowwhat I'm doing right now.
I'm like simulcasting.
I'm listening to the Happy Facepodcast about the Happy Face
serial killer at the same timeon Paramount which, by the way,
they don't support us but theHappy Face program is on
Paramount and Paramount Plus orCBS or whatever.
(05:01):
So you're doing it right now aswe're talking, I'm listening to
the podcast.
Well, not currently, okay,because you made it sound like
I'm doing it right now I'mlistening to the podcast and
then I'm watching the show backand forth.
I'm currently not listening toit now, but I am listening to
the podcast driving back andforth to work, and then it's
(05:24):
frowned upon to watch TV drivingback and forth to work, so I
watched the program later on, sokind of interesting.
But good news Got to do some, Iguess, on the way to work.
That's right.
Good news we will be able tohave shows that people can
listen to, which are not abouttrue crime, so not yet, Dun, dun
(05:51):
dun.
Hey, you know I noticed I wasperusing on the old social media
because you know, you and Iboth try to watch our, our, our
pages, our social, if you willSure.
Try to watch our pages oursocial, if you will Sure and
switched over to my personalpage which, I have to admit,
ever since we started the men ofleisure page and the women of
(06:12):
leisure page, I pay attention tothat more and respond more
there.
And then I went to my personalpage and I saw that the Sharp
and Blazer family had a littleouting.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
We did all that.
The Sharp and Blazer family hada little outing we did.
Now, I'm glad you brought thisup because I wanted to talk a
little bit about this.
Okay, sir, have you ever beento a Comic-Con?
I have not.
Okay, if you've not been to aComic-Con, I suggest everybody
going once to experience thatwhole Comic-Con extravaganza
(06:46):
that's going on.
Okay, um, I'm not, as you know,big into comics and trading
cards like, uh, you know,whatever those trading game
cards are.
Um, you know what I'm talkingabout.
Used to play it as a kid.
What was that?
Magic, the gathering, magic,the gathering and and all those.
I don don't really get into anyof that, um, but my kids like
(07:08):
that.
Um, I'm not into anime either.
My kids enjoy that.
So I went with them this year.
I went with them a couple ofyears ago, but I went with them
this year again and, uh, let metell you it's an interesting
experience.
Uh, if you've not been there,basically it's in a convention
center and there are just lines,rows and rows of booths selling
(07:29):
everything from 3D printeddragons and you can buy, like
you know, great lookingexpensive, like lightsabers and
and all of this.
You know, comic books and andtrading cards and just anything
you can imagine.
And then they got a wholesection that's just dedicated to
, like the artist.
Like there's a lot of artistswho are, you know, doing
(07:51):
different comic book series nowand you can get them, you know,
you can get them to signsomething for you and you can
talk with them and and that kindof thing, uh, and then they
have breakout rooms for thepeople who are really into it.
You know where they've got likedifferent people from shows or
something that's you know,answering questions and and
different things like that.
Um, they have meet and greetswith some you know science
(08:15):
fiction like actors, um, whichis interesting, and although
some of them perplex me a littlebit, because, like Ann-Margaret
was there and I nothing againsther, I mean great in Viva Las
Vegas with Elvis and she was inthe Train Robbers with John
Wayne and Grumpy Old man and allthat Great actress, but as far
(08:38):
as I know she was never inanything science fiction but she
was there.
I guess maybe you know drawingthe there.
I guess maybe you know drawingthe older crowd can come up and
you know, see somebody, theyknow, or something, but you know
they have a lot of a lot ofthose types of things.
What amazes me the most is thecostumes.
A lot of people go dressed asdifferent you know anime
(08:59):
characters or superheroes orwhatever, and you know people
really get into it.
And then you know, I don't butI don't disrespect folks like
that because they probably lookat our cycling thing and go, man
, these people are really justout there.
But I've got to say some ofthese people are just fantastic,
(09:21):
especially the Star Wars people.
I mean these people havefull-on stormtrooper outfits,
the helmets, the communicationdevices, the blaster pistols,
the whole nine yards.
There was a full-on Darth Vaderin the entire.
I mean it looks like he justwalked off the Death Star.
But I mean it's just incrediblethe time, energy and effort
(09:44):
these people put in to makingthese costumes so exact.
And what's even more incredibleis if you start talking, you
know with them when they're outof character, cause they get
into character.
Talking to them out ofcharacter, they can be like, oh
yeah, this is uh, you knowwhatever, and this houses this
and this is for this.
And you know the Jedis all havethe little tunics and the
(10:05):
swords and it was just reallyincredible.
And I, you know there are a lotof great costumes, but the Star
Wars people just really, really,really show up and they are
very authentic and I was justlike really impressed with that.
It was like wow.
And then of course, you alwayshave a couple of people who are
dressed up like Ghostbusters,who are generally really good.
I mean have the full photonpacks and the green jumpsuits
(10:26):
with their names on the littlevelcro strip and but um, it's,
it's.
Uh, if you ever get theopportunity, go and it's just
worth the the price of admissionto people watch, if nothing
else, because I, I don't knowI'll, I don't know what some of
these people are, you knowdifferent, newer cartoon or
(10:48):
comic book characters and theanime stuff, but it is quite the
sight to be seen.
So check it out sometime if youget the opportunity.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
When you went by and Darth Vader was there, were you
like afraid they were going todo a chokehold on you Like no,
but I mean these people are likereally cool Cause you can say,
hey, can I grab a picture?
Speaker 3 (11:03):
And they'll going to do a choke hold on you like no.
But I mean these people arelike really cool because you can
say, hey, can I grab a picture?
And they'll let you get apicture with them.
You know, and like darthvader's doing the hand thing,
yeah, you know, and you canstand there next to him and uh,
the stormtroopers will standthere with their you know guns
and uh, that kind of stuff andthey're all get into it and they
let you take pictures with themand things like that.
And uh, they definitely getinto the whole environment of
(11:26):
the star wars things.
There's a lot of great ones but, like I said, the star wars
folks are really 100 authenticand can tell you about.
You know what is in darthvader's little belt there and
what do all those knobs andthings do, and very cool.
So I would suggest you check itout sometime I've definitely
seen um photographs.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
And then do you remember?
Um, I went to houston, uh, forum last year a conference, yeah,
and they were doing comiccomic-con.
Um, across from the hotel thatwe were at there was a starbucks
and if I I find this funnybecause here I was in line for
my Starbucks and in front of mewas like Chewbacca and behind me
(12:11):
was Darth Vader, and I was soenamored with an email from work
I'm and all of a sudden Irealized, wow, that guy's in a
Chewbacca costume.
And then the person walked byand they were like that is a
great Darth Vader costume and Iturned around and I'm like I am
surrounded by these people.
(12:32):
So it was definitely aninteresting thing.
And then the door opened up andI was able to look in there and
that was my only glimpse ofwhat you're talking about.
I've been to other conventionswhere wedding shows I used to do
(12:53):
were rows and rows and thenpeople go down.
One of the neatest conventions Iever went to sidebar was a
candy convention.
When we went to the NationalJamboree for scouting At the
same time that this guy was at acandy convention and he was
able to get all the scouts inthere.
That was like the best day ofmy life.
I mean that was just like.
(13:13):
I mean Topps was there givingaway baseball cards because it
had the gum inside and then Imean all the.
It was the first time I everhad like some of those gummy
candies shaped like hamburgersand stuff like that and they
were just.
I mean we got a big sack and Inever forget the scout master
(13:34):
for Jamboree said now listen,guys, don't take advantage.
We want to.
We don't want the troop to lookbad.
I just remember everyonegetting back on the bus having
bags and bags of candy.
But anyways, that's just a sidememory.
You and I talk about scouting alot, so you know the Comic-Con.
I know that Max, your stepson,really enjoys it, gets into it.
(13:56):
Oh yeah, and some of thosecostumes I imagine with a 3D
printer has really been very,very helpful to some of those
people, cause before you, buyingsome of that stuff was probably
just an astronomical fee to tryto try to get some of those
things.
So now you've gone because ofmax.
Obviously you've gone almostevery year for a few years,
(14:17):
right?
Speaker 3 (14:18):
I've gone just a couple of years out of like the
last three Gotcha Gotcha Now,years out of like the last three
gotcha gotcha now.
Another cool outfit is theyliterally had iron man in full
like metal type outfit clunkingthrough the thing and that was
pretty impressive.
(14:38):
And they also had like theremote control, like r2d2, that
would go around and you knowsomebody's controlling him.
Uh, he's going around, he'dstop and you know you could take
pictures with him and stufflike that.
But uh, interesting experience.
Uh definitely check it outsometime because uh, some of
those folks uh very impressivewell, um, I have definitely done
(15:04):
some star wars things in mylife.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
I will not lie.
I went on a disney cruise.
That was what they called starwars day at sea and so, uh, they
actually brought some of the umactors I think the original
actor who played chewbacca wason and, uh, or at least I think,
I don't know, maybe I can'tprove that but there was some
autographs on some days and somepictures, and then they called
(15:28):
it Star Wars Day at Sea.
I've done in 2015,.
I went to Hollywood Studiosbefore having some of the big
Star Wars stuff.
They had a Star Wars, you know,festival there, and so I've
seen some pretty cool stuff overthere.
Like you talked about the R2D2and BB eight, uh, rolling around
(15:49):
and, um, so definitely enjoythat.
That would definitely be becool.
But I do see, like on TMZ,where they'll show, like the
actors that are at comic-con,and I'm like I, why doesn't that
jive to me?
Like I?
Why doesn't that jive to me?
Like, sometimes they've hadsome people that I just didn't
understand why, but probablysome of them don't make any
sense.
Speaker 3 (16:09):
It's like, you know, ann Margaret, um, last time I
was there they had a HenryWinkler and I get, I guess I get
it the.
You know, these people are bigdraws for the older type
generation, like, oh yeah, hey,I'd love to, you know, meet the
Fonz.
He jumped the shark.
But some of these actors havenever done science fiction.
They had other actors therethat you would recognize If you
(16:33):
watch the new version ofBattlestar Galactica.
I don't remember what her nameis.
She played Starbuck on theseries.
Okay, that totally makes sense.
Jim Beaver was there and ifyou've ever watched supernatural
, um, he is the one that plays.
I'm drawing a blank now, but,um, it's all right, he, he's in
(17:01):
that show.
Uh, the name will come to mehere in a minute, but you know,
he's got a very prominent partin that and okay, that makes
sense too in this kind of stuff.
But some of them I just I don'tknow it, just, yeah, but
they've been doing it for years,so I'm guessing they know what
the model is and the formula andall that kind of stuff.
(17:23):
Bobby, he plays Bobby Singer.
Speaker 2 (17:27):
I love Bobby Singer.
Jim Beaver plays.
Speaker 3 (17:28):
Bobby Singer.
He's like the older guy, thatkind of like watches out for the
two main characters now thattheir father's passed away and
he's kind of heads up a biggroup of, you know, monster
hunters.
Speaker 2 (17:42):
I'm going to mention something.
Yes, every time I do this I'mkind of jinx myself.
But there's a ride that I liketo support and it's called the
Dawn Farm Ride for Recovery.
I say I'm going to jinx myselfbecause every time that I push
this ride, uh, it rains, and I'mhoping that this year is
(18:04):
different.
Um, but it's dawnf ride forrecoverycom.
There are five mile rides,there's 10 miles, 27, 58 is the
most that they have as aserenity right.
58 miles, 30 bucks, but it goesfor a great cause.
So it's an Ypsilanti, michigan.
I know that we normally dothings for all areas, but if
(18:33):
there's something local, michaeland I both agreed that if it
was powerful we'd push it.
So, dawn Farm Ride for Recoveryyou want to come out and see me
?
I'll be there.
Unless it's raining, I guessI'll still get my money.
Wow, not a real hardcore riderthere, are you buddy?
Well, listen, if it's raining,I'm uh, I'm out.
Speaker 3 (18:52):
So see how that works for you in georgia well, that's
a little bit different ingeorgia.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
We take a plane, then we take a car, and then I have
no choice.
But if my car is in the parkinglot and it's uh, and it's
raining and I can drive backhome, then that's one thing.
If I'm trying to go east, or,I'm sorry, west to east, and I
have no option, uh, suck it up,buttercup, because there you go
(19:21):
so well, um, you had a segmentthat you thought which I was
very intrigued with, that youthought would be fun to talk
about.
Are we going to do listenerspotlight.
Oh my gosh, I almost forgot.
Oh, man, I am so sorry.
Let me get my voice ready.
It's hard to get good healththese days, man, it really is.
(19:44):
Ladies and gentlemen, it is nowtime for Listener Spotlight,
which we actually had a guest,but I'm gonna let you give the
clues first.
Speaker 3 (19:55):
Okay, first off, I would like to welcome our new
listeners from the Netherlands,portugal, hungary and Belize.
I mean, we are getting Hold on,bring it down, bring it down
(20:15):
folks.
We are getting like 12 to 13percent nowadays of just, you
know, out of the countrylisteners and that's really cool
.
So thank you for listening.
But in getting to our mostcurrent guess, the clues that I
gave you on the last episodewere as follows um, this town
(20:39):
was settled in the early to mid1600s.
It was founded by englishsettlers.
The town's first economy wasdriven by farming and fishing.
Starting in the mid-1800s, itbecame a recreational
destination and in fact it stillis today.
In 1840, the railroad came totown, which helped spur its
(21:04):
growth as that recreationaldestination.
As that recreationaldestination, the town is named
for a location in England and itis one of the oldest towns in
the state that it resides.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
Hmm, st Louis, no, just kidding.
So so close.
Yeah, right, no.
So I had a gentleman who wroteme.
Ironically this was just to meNormally he writes the show, but
this was just to me and hisname is Al.
And Al said, based upon thefarming and fishing and the
(21:42):
recreation, his guess isAtlantic City, new Jersey.
Speaker 3 (21:47):
Oh, okay, I could go along with that.
That's a solid guess based uponthose two things.
Definitely a recreationaldestination, starting, you know,
in the 1800s.
Not bad, but I'm going to haveto say when did the boardwalk in
(22:08):
Atlantic City, is that?
Around when it went what?
uh, I don't know for sure, but Iknow it was around in, I
believe, the late 1890s.
Okay, I'm gonna say I'm not anexpert here, I'm just gonna
guess based upon some of the oldpictures that I've seen.
Gotcha, so it's been aroundsince the Victorian age.
I do know that, but sadly, Alwas not correct.
(22:36):
Good guess.
And he is actually very closein location, regionally at least
.
So are you ready?
Speaker 2 (22:45):
I'm ready.
Speaker 3 (22:46):
So are you ready?
I'm ready.
Our listener spotlightcommunity for this episode is
Hampton, new Jersey, or, excuseme, hampton, new Hampshire.
Hampton, new Hampshire.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
New Hampshire.
Well, thank you listeners fromHampton, new Hampshire.
Thank you all listeners, butthis time thank you Hampton, New
Hampshire.
Speaker 3 (23:05):
That's right.
In the 1800s, in the mid 1800s,it started to become a big
recreational area because ofHampton Beach, which attracted
visitors from all over NewEngland.
You know they come spend theweekend and you know at the
beach and things like that.
So and it's named after Hampton, england because it was founded
(23:26):
by a bunch of English settlersand it is actually one of four
of the oldest towns in the stateof New Hampshire, that Hampton,
exector, dover and Portsmouth,portsmouth.
Speaker 2 (23:44):
Say that five thousand times in a row.
Speaker 3 (23:45):
I can't even talk today.
Exeter, there we go.
Dover, portsmouth, there we go.
Speaker 2 (23:49):
Dover, portsmouth, there we go we're going to give
you a pass on that.
You, uh, you usually do verywell and you usually have to
correct me, so we'll give you apass.
Thank you, well, that's prettycool.
Um well, so al wasn't that faroff.
We shouldn't have given thetrombone.
I gave him a trombone.
I shouldn't have done.
You know that.
Speaker 3 (24:07):
You know, I mean you just from there you go through,
you know, into New York over theTappan Zee Bridge, a little bit
of Connecticut, you know youcould hit a little bit of Rhode
Island, a tiny bit ofMassachusetts, and you're in New
Hampshire.
Speaker 2 (24:21):
I mean, it's really not that far call to one of the
one of my employees, but more ofa friend but I because he said
to me on his way out today Ihave a guest.
And then I called him beforerecording and he said no, I
haven't had time, I don't have aguest.
Well, okay, I imagine, as usual, you'll bookend us at the end
(24:48):
of the show with another.
Speaker 3 (24:50):
Well, if someone gives me the time, I will.
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 2 (24:56):
I love my sensor button, so all right.
Well now, getting back to whatI was trying to, I was too
excited.
I was prepping, I was gettingmy stuff together and that's
what I was prepping.
I was getting my stuff togetherand that's what I was getting
excited.
But you have an idea we areabout to embark on some journeys
(25:18):
for the summer and you had anidea that I liked.
Speaker 3 (25:25):
Well, all of my ideas are fantastic ideas that you
like, but I think I know whichone you're talking about.
We've actually talked aboutthis on episodes before.
You want me to introduce thisor you want to Sure?
No, please.
We have often talked about that.
(25:49):
We need to make a cycling menand women of leisure playlist.
What are Stop playing with?
Okay, you gonna focus herehello, right here, yeah, yeah
stop pushing the buttons you.
You are the one who pushed thebutton oh yeah, it's different
now that I have buttons.
Okay, well, hold on a second.
Speaker 2 (26:12):
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
All right, I'll stop.
Speaker 3 (26:15):
Okay, so a playlist of, like you know, songs that we
, like, we think are motivatingto ride with, or songs that are
just great to sit around andhave a nice little cocktail
after the ride perfect I love itnow um so I think what we
(26:39):
should do before you go too far.
I think this needs to be anongoing evolution, that we can't
just sit here and spend thenext 30 minutes throwing out
songs.
I think we throw out a fewsongs now, and over the course
of the next few months we add toit, and we also ask the
listeners and viewers to send inwhat they think would be good
(27:00):
songs, and we'll add those tothe list too.
I love it.
Speaker 2 (27:04):
So basically what we're saying is you and I are
going to put a couple of songsout there to get it started and
then, if you enjoy the showwhile riding your bicycle or
post-riding your bicycle orpossibly pre-riding your bicycle
, maybe you have songs that getyou pumped up and ready to ride,
or maybe you have songs thatyou like to listen to while
(27:25):
riding, that you like to listento while writing, and maybe
there's songs that you like tolisten to when you're done and
you're relaxing and you're like,yeah, that was a good day of
writing.
Speaker 3 (27:35):
Turn up the volume so I don't have to listen to Adam
oh yeah, happens in my life alot.
Speaker 2 (27:41):
A lot of people get tired of hearing me.
Speaker 3 (27:45):
No, no, no, no, no, no, that's all right.
Speaker 2 (27:49):
Doesn't happen, well's all right.
It doesn't happen, well, allright.
I think I'm going to kick usoff by all means.
I hope this is going to work.
I don't believe that you canactually have a playlist about
cycling without the followingsong.
Speaker 3 (28:23):
Good song.
Speaker 2 (28:27):
Good song.
This is the Push Bike song Inthe Summertime by Mungo Jerry.
Very nice, look at that.
I hit the post Now for ourYouTube page.
(28:49):
We don't make any money andwe're not looking to make money,
so please do not block usYouTube.
So there we go.
That is my first recommendation, that the Pushbike song In the
Summertime by Mungo Jerry.
All right, are you doinganother one, or do you want me
(29:09):
to do one?
No, I'm gonna.
You gotta give me some time toget my other one up.
Okay, I will try one here.
Speaker 3 (29:20):
Okay, uh, classic.
Well, I wouldn't even say thisis a classic.
This is a newer song.
Okay, uh, because I want toshake it up a little bit.
You know a little the new,little the old, that type of
stuff I do live with, uh, withyoung people and uh, this is a
good pump you up song.
(29:42):
Can you hear that?
I can, yeah, and this is alittle panic at the disco.
Speaker 2 (29:53):
High hopes okay, all right, so we have.
We have two so far in thesummertime by mungo, jerry and
panic at the disco by who, uh,it's called panic at the disco.
Speaker 3 (30:08):
Oh, by who it's called Panic at the Disco?
Oh sorry, it's High Hopes.
Speaker 2 (30:12):
Panic at the Disco, all right, all right.
Here's number two for me, okay.
Speaker 3 (30:24):
Oh, classic 1980s.
Speaker 2 (30:27):
Now it starts.
A little slow for cycling,don't get me wrong, but here it
comes.
Speaker 3 (30:35):
That's why you can just click that 15-second
fast-forward thing.
There you go.
Speaker 2 (30:41):
Ladies and gentlemen.
Peter Gabriel and SledgehammerNow a lot of people call cycling
like the hammer.
You know I'm going to go hammerit.
And thenedgehammer Now a lot ofpeople call cycling like the
hammer.
You know I'm going to go hammerit.
And then boom, I just picturelike pedaling.
Speaker 3 (31:00):
Oh yeah, I can go with that.
No dancing in the studio,that's a solid one, little Peter
Gabriel.
Now this next one that I haveIf you need to get Like really
(31:24):
pumped up as you're riding, thatbig hill is coming up, or
whatever this is a good one.
Speaker 2 (31:30):
I don't think anybody can deny it oh, acdc reminds me
of rag bright when I drank waytoo much well, I wasn't gonna
bring that up, but that's okay,I will.
Speaker 3 (31:45):
Uh, they they had an ACDC cover band and the beers
were apparently flowing becauseyou were extremely happy and you
were out in the front row justgoing crazy.
A little ACDC Thunderstruck,that'll get you rolling On my
(32:05):
headphones.
Speaker 2 (32:06):
That's coming through a little rough.
Let me give you this here Whoa,that was playing very strange.
That's a good one, I wouldagree Thunderstruck by ACG.
(32:30):
Thunderstruck.
So there we go, we have.
We've got four songs to kick itoff.
And whatever you enjoy for yourcycling experience, please hit
us up, send us a message, put iton social or, if you want it to
(32:51):
be private, you don't wantanyone to know that you enjoy
that that one song that you like, that you don't want anyone
else to know that you like.
We won't mention your name,just say don't mention my name.
It can be country.
Speaker 3 (33:03):
I mean it can be 1940s swing.
I mean, you know, whatever,whatever you're into, we're not
just like you know whatever.
Whatever you're into, we're notjust like you know.
This could be the type of songsand we've got a few that we've
talked about that would be justgood.
You know, kick back after it'sall over and have a cocktail and
relax, type stuff.
Speaker 2 (33:21):
So Absolutely, I would, I would definitely agree.
Speaker 3 (33:24):
Let's build that list as a community.
It would be interesting to seewhat what we all come up with.
Speaker 2 (33:35):
Speaking of our first adventure for the summer, um, I
spoke to the executive directorof brag, mr franklin johnson,
yesterday.
Um, we are I'm trying to helphim on a, on a project for
something for big brag to helpout all not just you and I to
help out all 1 000 people and sohe was reaching out to me
(33:57):
because of my transportationside, trying to figure something
out, and so I'm helping him ona project I'm hesitant to say
what it is until we can perfectit, but we're trying.
Um, but he would like to comeon.
He's literally, as we recordthis, there at Spring Tune-Up
(34:20):
and I'm sad that we're not.
A lot of people reached out andfor those of you who took the
time to email us and ask us ifwe were coming, thank you A few
is Cricket and Mandy.
Um, you know I'm so sorry, uh,jeffrey williamson guys that
that that means the world thatyou would ask us if we're coming
(34:41):
, both of us.
It's just a.
It's.
The problem is, is such a it'sa 12-hour drive there, a 12-hour
drive back a lot of resources,and so we had to look at what we
could do, and because we threwin bourbon burn at the end of
the season.
You know, we had to pick andchoose which ones we were going
to go to and so, um,unfortunately spring tune-up is
not there.
But that being said, um, next,next week, franklin would like
(35:09):
to come on.
He's got a couple of bragupdates.
I don't want to steal histhunder and I'm excited.
Speaker 3 (35:15):
Don't steal his thunder but he is always welcome
to hop on Any ride.
Directors want to contact usand hop on and tell us about
your ride.
Absolutely no.
It'll be nice to kind of get anupdate, because we're what?
Eight weeks out?
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (35:34):
Getting close, yeah, and that means I better get that
bicycle off the stand.
I have been riding, so have you, which is good, but I've got to
get it outside.
It's different riding in a roomwithout the wind up against
your face and everything else.
But what I thought I would do,if it's okay with you, is to
give a couple of updates on ourbrag team.
Yeah, absolutely 41.
Speaker 3 (36:04):
41 what?
Speaker 2 (36:06):
Oh, we have 41 team members, 41 wonderful men and
women.
You can't just throw out randomnumbers.
41.
Speaker 3 (36:14):
Well, do you want me to fill in the blanks?
Okay, 41.
We game 41 team members.
That's awesome.
Speaker 2 (36:22):
What if I said 43?
Speaker 3 (36:25):
I would again ask what are you talking about?
Why is everything a game withyou?
Speaker 2 (36:29):
What are you talking about?
Why is everything a game?
With you, 41 people areofficial week-long adults.
So the rules to get a jersey isyou have to be a week-long
registration and that you haveto be an adult, which you know
because obviously you have to bean adult to get a jersey.
(36:50):
Just kidding, but that is therule.
You have to be an adult to geta jersey.
Just kidding, but that is therule.
You have to be an adultweek-long registration writer.
But we have two individualsGary Vaughn, who was on our team
last year, is doing Brag Light,he's double booked, he's got
himself a wedding to go to as aguest and he is doing Brag Light
, and so he decided to purchasethe jersey and the other one.
Speaker 3 (37:15):
You know he could have, just you know, had
somebody simulcast the weddingon his phone.
Speaker 2 (37:21):
And just an idea, I'm just I mean exactly, do you
promise to take you know thisother person to be your other
person and you want to?
And I always joke when peoplesay they want to get married,
cause I'm like, if you want toscream what from the other room?
For the rest of your life?
Then, then go ahead and jointhe pool, cause the water feels
just fine, I'm glad he's uh,he's splitting the week.
Speaker 3 (37:45):
He'll be able to make the wedding and he's going to
spend some time with the team,so that's awesome.
Speaker 2 (37:50):
The other person who becomes 43, you and I both know
who it is.
I'm going to keep it a secretfor right now.
Okay, absolutely, and so.
But yeah, there'll be 43.
The order went in for thejerseys and 43 are being printed
, and so jerseys.
That's a big team.
(38:10):
It's a big team.
We got something cool this yearwe got.
You know it wasn't what you andI originally set out to, but
man, it's, it's pretty cool.
Speaker 3 (38:17):
What are we talking about?
Speaker 2 (38:18):
now Our Jersey, the one that's being ordered.
Speaker 3 (38:21):
Oh oh yeah.
Um yeah, it wasn't.
It wasn't what I, what I wasexpecting, um, but uh.
Speaker 2 (38:34):
I think it'll be cool .
I think it's cool.
I agree with you, by the way.
I was thinking something else,and then we were going back and
forth and then when we saw theproofs, it was like eh, eh, eh,
eh.
Speaker 3 (38:48):
Plus, we were running out of time with the deadline.
Speaker 2 (38:52):
That was partially my fault.
I was lollygagging from theCaribbean to Kansas.
Speaker 3 (38:58):
But you know what?
It is a one-of-a-kind.
No one is going to have onelike it.
That's cool.
Speaker 2 (39:03):
And the people that I've shown it to, who are
cyclists everyone's like.
I love it, so that'll be cool.
Speaker 3 (39:11):
It's a limited edition too.
Limited to 42.
Should have numbered them 43.
Speaker 2 (39:19):
43, excuse me, that's right.
Speaker 3 (39:22):
And can we slap a letter of authenticity to it?
Speaker 2 (39:26):
I imagine, as a man who used to run auctions who
knows about that, you couldprobably print us up one.
Speaker 3 (39:32):
I could you know, because that, let me tell you,
those houses like.
I don't even remember what thenames are, but you know there
are certain organizations,companies out there Danbury,
Mint and several others likethat which are producing, you
know, nice, you know collectibletype things and they're
collectible.
(39:53):
You know the, you know NASCARseries on plates and things like
that, and I take nothing awayfrom that.
You know they're cool and ifyou're into that, it's a great
thing to to hang on your, youknow, put on your shelves or
hang on your wall.
But, um, you know, they'realways like.
And here is the letter.
They come with a letter ofauthenticity and they're, you
know, signed by the, you knowthe whoever painted it
(40:15):
originally, and they arenumbered.
And the problem with that is is,as soon as people, a lot of
people, hear that they're like,oh, this is going to go up in
value, oh, you know, and Icannot tell you how many times I
showed up at people's houses todo appraisals and they were
like you got to come in here.
I got them all laid out on thedining room table.
They are the full collector'sset of the Elvis Presley
(40:39):
collectible plates.
Elvis Presley collectibleplates, that's right.
I have the original boxes.
I bought the wooden thing framethat they fit in and they all
have their letters ofauthenticity and I I had a
couple instances where peoplegot angry at me because I was
(41:02):
like oh, you know uh you know.
You know they paid, like youknow, 20, 29 dollars for them,
some, you know, 20, $29 for them, some, you know, 1995, 29, 95,
39, something like that.
And I was like, well, you know,they're worth probably about,
if you find the right people, 20bucks a plate and they
literally.
I had one lady, me and my dadwent to this house and we were
(41:25):
doing it and she could not showus the front door quick enough.
She literally thought that wewere didn't know what we were
talking about and all this, andI even, you know, I mean I went
home and then I sent her anemail and I even pulled up some
examples of where those hadrecently sold in, like eBay, the
, you know the full set andeverything that she had for
(41:46):
about what I was appraising themat, and I was like I'm sorry
that this is, this is whatthey're going for.
You know this is the market.
The market determines the price.
Speaker 2 (41:55):
But yeah, we don't like your kind and you can show
yourself to the front door, so Ialways laugh when somebody
brings up you know, the, the,you know letter of authenticity.
I love it, I do they still.
Uh, I I hate doing this to youbecause normally we try to
pre-plan it for the show, butsometimes things come up
(42:15):
organically.
I remember when I lived inSouthern Illinois they had a
magazine called Fingerhut.
Oh yeah.
And those Danbury Mint thingsthat you're talking about, like
the Monopoly plates, and youcould get one of 12 and all
those.
Does Fingerhut still stillexist?
Do you think?
Speaker 3 (42:34):
well, uh, finger hut existed at least up until
probably five years ago.
They may still exist, okay, butI know they were in existence
five-ish years ago because Ithink they moved away from like
a lot of the the collectibletchotchke type stuff and had
(42:54):
moved into kind of moremainstream stuff.
I think they're still around insome form.
They are still around.
Speaker 2 (43:00):
Fingerhut has a website looking for deals.
They got kitchen items,furniture, shoes.
Speaker 3 (43:08):
What can I get for a full set of Elvis Presley
presley collection plates?
Speaker 2 (43:12):
okay, let me take a look and see if they have the
letters of authenticity.
I'm gonna see if they sellplates.
They do have plates.
They, oh god, they have a lilacstoneware dishware.
I mean it is like, oh, can Ishare my screen?
I know this is totally organic,but I gotta see, can I share my
screen?
Hold on one second share screen.
Speaker 3 (43:32):
I want to do it sounds like the plate set, like
my grandmother would have had oh, I can't.
Speaker 2 (43:39):
We don't pay for that level, which, by the way,
that's a ridiculous level.
I mean, we pay a decent chunkof change, but to go to that
level, like it almost triples it.
But, um, all I can tell you isthey are like purple, purple,
purple.
Elma, lilac field, 16 piecestoneware dinner set.
(44:00):
So, yes, well, I mean, we justwent down the train rabbit hole
there, but you know, I don't see.
Speaker 3 (44:05):
I don't see collectibles, because I remember
when I was, when I was oh yeah,they were big and and I wish I
could remember some of the othercompanies dan barry Mint sticks
out of my head.
There's a lot of them andthere's still a lot of them
around today that are doing likethese kind of things.
I got one right up here, likeyou know, like the collectible
(44:25):
coin things, yeah, yeah yeah,yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2 (44:30):
I just went to danburymintcom just to see they
still I mean, they have coinsand currency.
Speaker 3 (44:39):
Now I will say the coin that I just showed you is a
Nebraska Cornhusker coin.
It's the size of a silverdollar.
There is a letter ofauthenticity.
It is a limited edition.
It's numbered but it actuallydoes contain, you know, 90%
silver.
So even if somebody doesn'tlike the Huskers, you can still
(45:02):
hawk this right now for, likeyou know, 25 bucks for the
silver that's in it.
Speaker 2 (45:09):
We'll get out of the rabbit hole after this.
But so I have spoke about agentleman that I golf with
Loren's uncle and I enjoy hiscompany.
He's a numismatist and healways tells me that like coins
from the Danbury Mint and places, like all those Disney coins
that aren't really like, they'rejust like plated and stuff,
(45:29):
he's like they're junk.
Stay away from them, you don'tneed them, you don't need that
in your life.
He's like they're not worthanything.
And so I think obviously for acollector of Disney things it
would be different, because theyliked it, because it's Disney,
but he's looking at it from thevalue of the value.
Speaker 3 (45:46):
It's like they silver plate, they're worth whatever.
Somebody's willing to pay forit, which isn't going to be
worth much, um, but like coinslike that that are, you know,
minted with 90 silver, um, youknow you still have the silver
value, but yeah, the the platedstuff is look nice if you've got
the full array of the mickey,mickey and mini, uh, you know,
(46:09):
set.
Speaker 2 (46:13):
He gave me.
I'm a bicentennial baby.
He gave me a bicentennial proofset, which was a really really
cool gift it had all the Fromthe US Mint correct From the.
United States Mint.
Yes, okay, yes, okay.
That was a very neat gift.
It was all the coins and he hadfound one and he likes to go to
(46:35):
coin shows and stuff and so hewanted to give it to me.
I thought that was pretty cool.
So, anyways, all right, we'llget back out of the rabbit hole.
I mean it's close to beingEaster, right?
I mean, yeah, we boy, there'sgot to be a bunch of people just
like.
Speaker 3 (46:52):
Sent us completely train wrecking on that one, but
that's okay well listen.
Speaker 2 (46:57):
Our last like three or four shows have been like an
hour hour and a half.
Why don't we um go into our,our favorite segment?
Unless you did you haveanything else.
I don't think I had anythingelse, okay.
Well, in that case, ladies andgentlemen, it is now time for
(47:18):
listener spotlight all right,got a good one now.
Speaker 3 (47:24):
This is one I've been wanting to do for a long time,
because the listeners from thispeople have been listening from
this community from, probably,show number three, okay.
So I mean they they're hardcoreand they're you know they're.
There's listeners there every,every single episode.
Okay, um, here's the uh, here'sthe hints.
(47:48):
This city is named for acommunity in Alabama.
It's not in Alabama.
It's named for a community inAlabama.
Ok, the railroad came throughthis area in 1902 and the city
was platted in 1903.
It started out as an agcommunity, but later it
developed coal mining, and Iwill even go a little further to
(48:11):
help you out.
This is coal strip mining, notlike the coal cave mine type
things.
Speaker 2 (48:22):
What is strip mining?
Speaker 3 (48:24):
I don't know.
Strip mining is where they justcome on the surface and they
start removing stuff, and haveyou ever seen pictures of them?
They're like these huge,massive holes in the earth where
they just remove the firstlayer, get rid of it, remove the
second layer, and theybasically create these huge
holes that these big trucks candrive down in and just take it
(48:44):
layer by layer by layer, untilthey get down to the veins of of
coal or you know, whatever theymight be looking for, typically
it's coal, um, and that's howthey get it out, as opposed to,
you know, whatever they might belooking for, typically it's
coal, and that's how they get itout, as opposed to, you know,
actually blasting in the side ofa hill and you know doing the,
the actual mines.
Speaker 2 (48:59):
Like a rock quarry, like like.
Speaker 3 (49:01):
Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 2 (49:02):
Okay.
Exactly like a rock, quarryPerfect, I did not know, and
these things can get massive.
Speaker 3 (49:07):
So not great for the environment, I will say that.
But today this town is part ofa larger suburban area and it is
(49:33):
one of the largest is locatedwithin a native people's
reservation oh so coal stripmining reservation named after a
(49:57):
community in Alabama.
I think if you really reallythink, you can start putting
some of these pieces together.
Speaker 2 (50:08):
I'm actually I'm trying to think a couple of
different things.
I'm trying to think a couple ofdifferent things.
I'm trying to think of, like,native American areas that could
have, but it has to haveproduction right, mm-hmm.
Speaker 3 (50:25):
But you got to look at not all Native people
reservation and I call themNative people because you know
I'm trying to be you politicallycorrect please, please, I mean
uh they're not all just like outin the middle of nowhere.
You got to keep that in mind.
There's a lot of states wherethey are, you know, in and
(50:48):
amongst heavily populated places.
Because a lot of times when youthink reservation, first thing
that comes to your mind is theold West movies and you're
thinking you know, oh, out in,you know Arizona and New Mexico,
and you know, on the, thedesert, you know that kind of
thing.
That's not the case.
Speaker 2 (51:08):
Right, because then they have a casino.
Just kidding, well, but I justwatched Vegas Vacation and I
tell you what, man Clark, I gota place we can go to Four, seven
.
Speaker 3 (51:23):
They got some different games.
Speaker 2 (51:27):
I like when he's looking at them, he's looking,
he's looking, he's looking andhe's like think of a number.
Well, I appreciate all the workthat you do.
I know that a lot of people whoI associate with in person, who
listen to the show.
They always ask me like, do youhave a book of facts and
(51:50):
figures?
And I said no, no, I think hereally enjoys doing deep dive
where it's not so blatantlyobvious.
I think he likes to do thatjust to add to the show.
Speaker 3 (51:59):
So appreciate you doing that no problem, so we'll
find out when you want me toinsult you by saying st louis uh
, you can go ahead.
I was, I was waiting for it.
Speaker 2 (52:13):
I'm not going to do that this time but, that being
the case, I always enjoyspending time with you.
A couple things we both made apromise about a derailleur
hanger.
We have travel coming up.
As a matter of fact, I lookedat Delta today, looking at
something for our trip inJanuary which led me to our
(52:37):
flight for Atlanta.
If you are traveling with yourbicycle, I'm thinking about all
the people who are going toSpring Tune-Up this weekend.
I think about people who aretraveling for Big Bragg, for
Ragbri, which, oh, by the way Ialmost messed up.
Ragbri is going to another state.
They are.
Speaker 3 (52:57):
I've done six of these.
We've always just stayed inIowa, but they are cutting out
for a brief period of time to adifferent state, which is kind
of cool Minnesota, minnesota.
Speaker 2 (53:08):
But if you're doing any of these trips, there's a
little, of course, this is goingto come after the Spring
tune-up.
Speaker 3 (53:17):
Spring tune-up, yeah, but it'll be good advice for
anybody though.
Speaker 2 (53:20):
It's good advice.
I don't care who you are, nomatter what, that's just good.
Derailer hanger we're talkingabout, like a hook-looking piece
of metal for the back of yourbike.
By the way, shop local.
Don't go on Amazon.
Go to your local bike store ifyou can, if your bike store
(53:41):
sells your local parts.
Speaker 3 (53:42):
Well, my bike store sent me to Amazon.
Speaker 2 (53:45):
so Well, that's why I was trying to defend you, but I
mean no, no no, yeah, if youcan buy local, please.
Speaker 3 (53:51):
Well, that's why I was trying to defend you.
But I mean no, no, no, yeah, ifyou can buy local, they're not
expensive.
No, they're 20 to 30 dollars.
The only problem is is you haveto find the one that fits your
bike.
There's and that's the problemBrailer hangers comes in all
different shapes and sizes and,based upon not just the brand
but also the model of your bike,there's slight variations.
(54:12):
So that's what makes it so hard.
If you go on a ride, amulti-day ride and we've seen it
at least two or three timeswhere the derailleur hanger has
busted, and then they go to themechanic and the mechanic's like
I got three, but none of themfit that bike, and then people
are running around and sendingemails and trying to find
(54:33):
somebody who can come up withthat particular derailleur
hanger.
So for sure, that's what makesit difficult.
It's not like a rim, it's notlike, you know, a cleat for a
shoe.
Oh yeah, I mean, you might notget the rim you want, but you
can get a rim.
You know what I'm saying.
You know, it's not like a seatpost or a cleat for your shoes
(54:57):
or pedal.
It's very specific to your bikeand that's why it's hard to
find one.
If you break it, yeah for sureI'm going to spend the $20.
Yeah, put it in your bag andcarry it with you.
It's very thin, doesn't take upmuch space.
But let me tell you probablynever need to use it.
But if you do, show up to themechanic and go, I need that
(55:19):
fixed, and he'll go, I don'thave that part, and you'll go,
that's okay, I've got it righthere.
Speaker 2 (55:24):
The boys of leisure told me to buy it, so I have it.
Speaker 3 (55:27):
Them there, boys at Leisure, said I need it more
Alec, dennis and Scott.
Speaker 2 (55:34):
Your donation is much appreciated, so thank you so
much.
Very much so, and with thatbeing said, very soon for me and
I think, very soon for you,it'll be a great day for a bike
ride.
Speaker 3 (55:46):
It will indeed.
Speaker 2 (55:48):
All right, buddy, have a good day.
Speaker 3 (55:50):
You too.
Speaker 1 (55:51):
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