July 22, 2025 • 56 mins
What happens when tradition meets innovation? This week, Lawrence and Meryl dive into a wedding moment that's redefining celebration as Lawrence shares how his cousin replaced the traditional bouquet toss by giving each woman a rose, acknowledging everyone's worth rather than singling out just one person. It's a subtle yet powerful shift that speaks volumes about evolving social customs.
Technology continues blurring the lines between reality and fiction as we explore the phenomenon of AI-generated influencers taking over social media. Meet Mia Zalou, the completely digital personality with over 160,000 Instagram followers who "attended" Wimbledon recently. When digital characters begin influencing real purchasing decisions and cultural conversations, where do we draw the ethical boundaries? Lawrence and Meryl question who profits from these virtual personalities and what happens when we can no longer distinguish between authentic human experience and artificial creation.
The conversation takes serious turns through discussions about controversial detention facilities like "Alligator Alcatraz," debates surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files, and lightens with news of Mattel's groundbreaking diabetes Barbie that's changing representation in children's toys. We celebrate Mudang the pygmy hippo's first birthday, analyze the TSA's decision to end the shoe removal requirement, and reflect on Ozzy Osbourne's powerful final performance with Black Sabbath—a poignant reminder of honoring legends while they're still with us.
From Happy Gilmore 2 announcements to Superman's digital Superdog companion, we're examining how entertainment, politics, technology and culture continue their complex dance. Join us for conversations that matter, delivered with the authentic perspective you've come to expect from Thirsty Topics. Follow us across all platforms and visit ElrodTVNetwork.com for more thought-provoking content that keeps you connected to the pulse of today's world.
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Speaker 1 (00:14):
Everyone, welcome to this week's episode of Thirsty
Topics.
I'm Lawrence Elrod and I'mMeryl Clemo.
Hey, Meryl, how are you today?
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Hey, I'm so good, I'm really good.
How about yourself?
Speaker 1 (00:26):
You know what I am doing.
Fantastic, I have to say.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Yeah, I know it's in here.
I feel like July is a good like.
I hope none of my friends arewatching this, but I've been
telling everyone that I'm sobusy and that I'm like busy
doing other things, that I'mreally not doing anything.
And so it's been.
I'm just like, oh, I'mtraveling left and right and I
have so many like socialobligations, but I kind of don't
, so it's good to just, you know, do nothing sometimes, except
(00:50):
for this, of course doingnothing sometimes is probably
the best thing you can do foryour mind and body.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
So there's nothing Exactly.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
We all have to tell some fibs or just tell people we
can't hang out.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
There you go, there you go.
Well, I tell you we've got agreat, great show coming up here
.
I'm all pumped up because Iwent to my cousin's wedding over
the weekend.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
It was beautiful oh cool, is it a girl cousin, boy
cousin, in-between cousin?
Speaker 1 (01:20):
It's a girl cousin.
She's really, really nice andyou know, I had a chance to go
down and see a lot of familymembers I haven't seen in a long
time, some out of state, so itwas kind of like a wedding slash
celebration, slash reunion, allat the same time Were you one
of the people that stayed lateat the wedding.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
Yeah, we stay kind of late.
Yeah, you can never know whichway it's going to go, because
there's been some weddings thatI'm like it's 4 am and I'm still
dancing, or there's others thatat like 9.30, you know, I
secretly leave.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Yeah, it was a lot of fun and you know, my body paid
for it the next day, but that'sokay.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Did they have good food?
Speaker 1 (02:03):
You know what?
The food was excellent.
I mean, it was really good food.
The venue was really nice and,you know, my cousin did
something that I've never seenbefore, but it's so, so, classy.
Yeah, you know the part wherethe bride throws the bouquet.
Yes, Well, what she did?
She gave a really great speechand basically, in summary, it
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was basically about every one ofyou are special.
So instead of throwing thebouquet, she gave each woman a
rose.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
Oh, my God, Okay, that is the best thing I've ever
seen and heard.
And what a way to make everyonefeel special, instead of one
random person that usuallydoesn't want to catch it or not,
you know.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Yeah, feel special instead of one random person
that usually doesn't want tocatch it, or not, you know, yeah
, I mean, I've never seen thatbefore, but that was so so
classy oh, that's so wonderful.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Yeah, I hope it's something that catches on.
I know that's a I.
That's the first time I'veheard that and that makes so
much more sense so I thinkthat's a great way to start to
show off.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
What do you think?
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Me too.
Do you want to go first?
Speaker 1 (03:07):
Let's see.
Since I'm on the run, yeah,I'll go ahead and go first.
This is going to be a hard onehere.
Well, I'm quite sure everyoneremembers the little mini.
Oh.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Oh the sweetest.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Mudang just turned one years old, so the people at
the zoo where Mudang is locatedis you know, giving them the you
know animal version of thehappy birthday cake and all the
celebration.
Yeah so that is really, reallynice to see that Mudang is
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enjoying their life, having agreat time and still putting
smiles on people's face, sothat's a great story.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Mudang hysteria last year was at an all-time high.
I thought Mudang was almost asbig as the Beatles at some point
, but I feel like its cake alsois probably like a watermelon
and carrots and everything Iwould imagine, so it's the
cutest thing, probably like awatermelon and carrots and
everything I would imagine.
So it's the cutest thing.
And I've got on TikTok likepygmy hippo algorithm and
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they're just this.
I honestly feel like if infanthuman babies look like that, I
would be birthing like a bunchof little hippos, because I like
the way they look more thanbaby infants.
But that's a different story.
But it's so cute.
It seems like mudang has a verygood life, like it.
You know it has a nice habitatand it's not, it's doing its
thing.
You know that it would do inthe wild and I'm sure it doesn't
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have, of course, like as muchspace in the enclosure, but as
far as zoos go, this seems likeit has a good, good life.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Yeah I agree, I agree and you know I love that that
story went viral, becausethere's a lot of stories that go
viral for all the wrong reasons.
I'm one of those weird peoplethat I love seeing stuff that
puts a smile on people's face.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
I know, you know, we're lucky that so far no, no
parent has accidentally droppedtheir child into Moody's
enclosure, thank goodness or no,idiots have jumped over in
there.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
No parent has accidentally dropped their child
into Mudin's enclosure.
Yes, thank goodness or no,idiots have jumped over in there
.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Exactly.
Hippos are one of those thingslike lions and bears that are
like why are you so cute ifyou're meant to destroy us?
The animals like polar bearsand hippos that are sometimes
the deadliest are so cute.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Yes, that is so true, that is so so, so, so cute.
Yes, that is so true, that isso, so true.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
So cuddly.
Well, mudeng is a realinfluencer, but my next story is
about a non-real influencer.
An Instagram influencer by thename of Mia Zalou, or Zalou, has
taken the internet by stormwith her recent photo series at
Wimbledon.
Except she isn't real, so she'scompletely ai generated and she
was appearing to have the timeof her life at the london-based
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tennis uh match, the grand slam.
She has long blonde hair,striking blue eyes, flawless
skin, and then when you go toher bio, it says that she's a
digital creator and influencerai.
So, while the onlinepersonality's creator is unknown
, the account shares contentwith more than 160,000 followers
on a regular basis.
(06:13):
I just think this is crazy andscary.
So, basically, you know she'sAI, she looks gorgeous.
It does look like it could belike a real girl, like I know
girls that look like this in LosAngeles, but yeah, she's
completely ai and I mean I'veheard of this too, about um.
This is crazy, but I've heardwomen will make and even men
will make ai women that then getpaid to like men will chat with
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them and men don't know thatthey're talking to like a ai.
You know, pretend woman, butthey think that they are, and so
really there's someone else.
It could be like a 60-year-oldman just behind the computer
pretending to be someone.
Wow, I feel like it's a newgeneration of catfishing.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
Yeah, that's taking it to an off time.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
I know it says that her creation comes amid a
growing wave of AI generatedinfluencers.
It's just so weird.
And then there's another one, a25 year old virtual model
created by a Spanish company,the Clueless, and yeah, they
have 400,000 followers.
So I guess my first question toyou is would you follow an AI
(07:22):
influencer?
Absolutely no.
Ai influencer Absolutely no.
Me neither.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Me too, and also like what are we influencing Just
the fact that someone's gorgeousand like at tennis matches?
I'm not really influenced bythat, you know.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
And you know, the thing too is some of the AI out
there is so good that it'sreally difficult to tell a
difference, and I think thatkind of blurs the line of truth
and fiction, because you thinkyou're looking, Because I saw
this one story about, I guess,this viral video going around of
an AI-generated Mark Lubio ohreally, yes, yes, generated.
(08:10):
Uh.
Mark olivio oh really, yes, yes, and that kind of draws into
again.
When you see something, don'tautomatically jump on board.
You really have to verify thesource, verify that it's real,
before you jump on board,because you can make people say
things that they've never saidyeah, yeah, it's scary and it's
also interesting.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
I wonder how it works with.
Like you know, brands will payreal life money to real life
influencers and then that's howa lot of people make their
living and deals.
But I wonder, with AI generated, like how a company, if they
would pay the creator of that?
You know, if, like Colgate,toothpaste or something, wanted
this AI influencer to do an ad,would toothpaste or something
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wanted this ai influencer to doan ad?
Would they just pay, like thecompany that generated, or would
?
How would the exchange?
Speaker 1 (08:49):
of hands work pretty much.
You know what.
That's a great question,because I know one of the
sticking points uh to the activestrike that have the active
strike that happened uh recentlyis that you know the biggest
sticking point was the aiversion of it.
Now I haven't read the contractto know how it works, but you
know, I can see someone abusingit to the point of taking a
(09:12):
famous star, creating an AI postor yeah.
You're thinking, the star thatyou love, that you follow, and
all of this is like, oh wow,they're endorsing this product
and you find out they're noteven real.
So, I know.
I think that's where AI can bevery dangerous.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
I know Me too, and I think we're going to see more of
a break off where, like, it'sgood for people, maybe just the
young people will like that,that's their new.
Like you know, they'll begrowing up with more of this.
But for me, I think I'm rightat the cutoff where I'm like I
don't want ai actors or, likeyou know, content creators and
stuff.
Like I'll, I'd like to keep ithuman for the rest of time and
stuff.
So I agree, yeah, because Imean they're even starting to
(09:55):
have ai podcasters and I seepeople.
It looks pretty real where it'slike two people sitting, where
it would look like it.
So you and I could just uploadour consciousness, then we could
go.
We'll be, we'll be sleeping onthe couch, wow, yeah it's a
whole yeah, I'd be interested tohear from our other listeners
but for me seeing like a veryattractive, gorgeous person just
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at wimbledon doesn't reallyinfluence me either way.
Like I mean, if she had necklike a necklace on or something
that I like, then maybe I'll gocheck out that piece of jewelry.
But like I'm not reallyinfluenced as like a human about
her oh, exactly exactly, andyou know now.
Speaker 1 (10:32):
You know scams are are at an all-time high, so you
got to be careful about aboutwhat you think is real and
what's not.
You know absolutely so wellabout making a comeback.
Absolutely Well, making acomeback.
Do you remember the movie HappyGilmore?
Yes, how could I not?
Well, they are coming out witha Happy Gilmore 2.
Whoa.
(10:54):
So don't know all the detailsyet, but I know I did see one of
the actors being interviewed onGood Morning America, just to
say that yes, it is official,yes, it is coming out.
I think they even showed someclips of the movie, so I'm
assuming it's going to be comingout pretty soon, if they've
already got clips out there.
So what do you think?
Would you go see?
Speaker 2 (11:13):
it.
Okay, here's my true but veryunpopular opinion.
Get ready everyone.
Okay.
So from like, a comedianstandpoint, I like Adam Sandler
absolutely.
From what I've heard, he'sworked so hard and he's so funny
.
And when I hear about earlyAdam Sandler stories I have much
respect for him, especially asa comedian and the fact that he
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took a lot of his friends withhim on the journey.
So there's parts about the AdamSandler professional that I
really like.
But for me personally, I havenever gotten never gotten the
like.
I don't find Adam Sandler moviesvery funny at all and I think
it's awesome that he still likewears, you know, his outfits and
that he's been able to likemake his own living.
He's clearly got something thatworks.
(11:56):
But just like, for me as ahuman, his sense of humor and
like, especially his movies justhave never, um, done it for me.
So I probably wouldn't go seeit because I feel like I don't
want to be a B-I-T-C-H when Ijust sit at the movies and just
look at the screen.
Sometimes my boyfriend's likeyou're not allowed to watch a
(12:16):
movie if you just have such aweird face on the whole time.
So I feel like this is acomplete insane opinion, but I
personally have not seen like anadam sandler movie that I
really liked and I've tried overand over I bet to me like I bet
I would like a sense of humormore as like behind the scenes.
I'm sure he's very funny likein meetings or you know.
(12:36):
I know he's funny on snl but umno, I'll probably not be seeing
it because I don't find hismovies that good okay, you'll be
getting the hate mail.
Speaker 1 (12:45):
No, I'm just kidding.
Speaker 2 (12:46):
I will.
Well, that's the thing.
It's good for him that he'sable to dress Schlebi and then
have everyone call him anational treasure and stuff.
That's good for him.
He's built his brand that way.
So I think everyone could havethe first and maybe he went like
my sense of humor.
So it's every.
You know it's all different.
But no, I'm not an Adam Sandlergirly, but I respect those that
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are.
Speaker 1 (13:07):
Now, you know I like some of his movies.
You know I think they're prettygood, some maybe not so much.
But I know the original HappyGilmore I really did love.
It was actually a funny movie.
I loved it, especially, youknow, trying to play golf.
I'm not saying play golf,because I'm not here Trying to
play golf.
I kind of got the whole thingand it made a lot of sense to me
(13:30):
.
I'm hoping that the second oneis on a bus, because you know
what happens sometimes when youremake a classic.
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
I know, I know, but from what I've heard, the part
that I do love about him Is I'veheard so many stories about how
, when he was an up-and-comingcomic, he would ride the train
late at night and then goperform at a club at midnight
and then do another one at 1,and he would write his notes
over and over, and so from thataspect I like him more than his
movies.
(14:00):
Almost it's like I like theperson more than the actual art.
Speaker 1 (14:04):
No, I definitely understand you.
One of the than his movies,almost.
You know like it's like.
I like the person more than theactual art.
No, I definitely understand you.
I mean one of the things aboutadam sandler.
You know he's great both infront and behind um and again he
has the type of humor where Idon't think it's a middle ground
.
Speaker 2 (14:18):
I think either you like it or you don't yeah, yeah,
yeah, I'm just like missing thechip of my brain that like
likes, and it's not like I thinkI'm too good, like I like a lot
of stupid stuff, but so it'snot.
You know, it's not like the,that I don't feel like it's not
below me or whatever.
It's just yeah, it's not.
I just don't like laugh at itnope, I totally understand,
totally totally understand um,well, oh, this next one.
(14:43):
A lot of influencer stuff.
I thought this was superinteresting.
Um, livy dunn, who I don't know.
You know who this is?
Who livy dunn is?
Oh no, I don't.
Okay.
So she's a social media star.
And then she, um, is a formercollege gymnast I think she was
at uh lsu at louisiana state.
And then she's also well knownbecause because she's dating
baseball player Paul Skeens ofthe Pirates.
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So she was just rejected by aNew York City co-op board after
she submitted a $1.6 millionoffer to purchase Babe Ruth's
house, his former apartment, soshe's only 22.
She said she planned to buy theunit in cash and she was going
to live there with her boyfriend, pittsburgh pirate star, paul
skeens.
Um, the it was a three bedroom,2.5 bathroom in the upper west
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side, listed for 1.5 million,which actually seems very like
that's not bad.
I mean, like here you can'tfind like a crappy house for
under a million and to have itbe like big groups form her
house.
So anyway, she submitted a cashoffer of 1.6 million, just
above the asking price, and theywere very excited to close on
the deal and then the week thatshe was supposed to get her keys
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to a brand new apartment.
She got the call that the co-opboard denied her.
Now she has 8 million TikTokfollowers.
She made a video, kind of youknow, saying she was bummed that
she didn't get the apartment,and the video was met with a lot
of different opinions.
Some people were like, ofcourse, why would like a fancy
new york place want you and youreight million tiktok people?
(16:16):
You know it's going to becomelike a zoo pretty much.
Um, because this is someonelike, especially she has a very
big male audience and I thinkmaybe old school New York
apartment people just didn'twant their place becoming
somewhere that people would stopand take a lot of photos and
then others are just like that'sjust plain mean.
And also, why wouldn't theygive Babe Ruth's apartment to a
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baseball player and hisgirlfriend Two athletes, you
know, I mean that's true and hisgirlfriend, two athletes.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
You know I mean that's true, I guess the way I
look at it is.
You know, I think you kind ofblur the line a little bit when
you start denying people theright to buy a place that's for
sale to anyone.
Speaker 2 (16:55):
I know.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
Because that can be abused in so many ways.
And I guess I'm looking back asto you know previously, you
know how people who look like methat kind of discrimination at
redlining for years beforethings changed.
It does still happen, not asmuch as it did back then, but I
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don't know.
I just think that you startgoing into the real bad lines
where you just arbitrarily makea decision.
No, we don't want you there.
Speaker 2 (17:27):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
As long as they're not violating anyone's privacy,
Obviously she's an influencer ora ruckus or anything like that.
I don't see what the big dealis.
I guess I'm weird like that.
I just don't see what the bigdeal is.
Speaker 2 (17:41):
I get it, I totally get that.
That's a very good point aboutlike there should be no
discrimination, absolutely like.
The other side of it that Ikind of see is the fact that
like maybe these people do wanttheir building itself like their
privacy, and I think if thenews broke, like these are kind
of almost going into main street, type people that like
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paparazzi might be there andlike they get a ton of people
just outside.
So I could see from like aalmost privacy and security
standpoint that they're like wedon't want these people now with
like millions of millions offollowers, like that's going to
be.
People are going to be standingoutside, people are going to be
like taking pictures of us.
So I could almost I could seethat point.
But it's like, how do they knowthat it would be like that?
(18:26):
Maybe they would keep it veryprivate, but at that point
anyone could just Google and saywhere's Babe Ruth's old
apartment.
Then all of a sudden you wouldknow where these people live.
Speaker 1 (18:35):
That's true.
The thing is, I'm quite surethat true Babe Ruth fans
probably already know wheretheir apartment is.
Speaker 2 (18:44):
Exactly.
It would be like her fans andlike her fans are kind of crazy,
like she has a lot of like boyfans that would like come to her
games and just like she shecomes with a lot of attention,
you know, good or bad, and so Ican see the hesitancy of some
people just being like we don'twant this in our like nice
apartment building.
But you're right that that is,that is a form of discrimination
(19:11):
, you know.
But but like, yeah, it's just,I guess when it comes to housing
it is tough because it's likewhere does it draw the line?
It's like what if someone has,like a new crying baby?
You know what if you don't wanta new crying baby in your, in
your apartment complex?
Like I, I don't know, likethat's a tough call yeah, that's
true, that's true.
Speaker 1 (19:25):
I mean, um, obviously there's some fluencer can go
wherever she wants, so it's not.
Yeah, I guess in the grandscheme of things, it's not that
big a deal.
Um, I just think we just needto be careful about these kind
of instances, you know exactlyif it's done for the right
reason and you, you have somefairly legitimate points.
That's one thing, but the scarypart is when people start using
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these rules to um, to to dothings they shouldn't be doing
absolutely, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (19:55):
And the other point, too, is that I actually think
these would be two people thatwould take very nice care of the
apartment, like here you have abaseball player and like who
else would be would appreciateit more than someone that
actively plays baseball, andthen she, you know, they have
the money to cover the rent allthe time, and also like she's
only getting more and moremature.
So it's like here are these twopeople that may end up like
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treating be the best tenants youcould imagine, you know, and
they're gonna pay in cash.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
So it's just like I could see both sides of it yeah,
and you know some people canalso argue well, what if another
famous athlete bought the placethat has a big following?
Speaker 2 (20:31):
exactly potentially run into the same issue exactly,
or like it's like okay, thenyou better not have anyone with
any sort of like no actors there, no, you know famous writers or
anything like you get then.
Then you have to just put yourfoot down and say we only want,
like non-public facing people tolive there, oh yeah, and you
know.
Speaker 1 (20:48):
the reality is too.
When you're talking about anapartment, not even a home, an
apartment, you know, 1.5 million.
The average person can't evenpay a third of that.
Let alone I know reality issomeone ultra wealthy or ultra
wealthy and famous would bepeople that would be interested
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in that place yeah, yeah,absolutely.
Speaker 2 (21:14):
The fact that, like california has me trained so
wrongly that I'm like 1.5 is soaffordable, even though it's not
for me but it's like I I justcan't believe that it's that
little, because when I saylittle, believe me, I understand
I couldn't afford it.
But the house is here.
You can't even find a littlestupid family house for less
than a million dollars.
I would think even just for thehistorical sake of it, it would
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be like three or four milliondollars, yeah.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
I was a little surprised at that low price
though.
Speaker 2 (21:41):
I know, you know who I think is going to move in.
There is the ai influencer.
I feel like she'll be duringthe day.
Speaker 1 (21:48):
We'll be looking there yes, and you know what
technology may find a way tomake that happen one day oh,
that's true well, talk aboutthings that happen.
Do you remember a guy namedJeffrey Epstein?
Speaker 2 (22:06):
Oh my God, how can I forget?
Speaker 1 (22:09):
Well, the White House is under a lot of heat right
now because one of the thingsthat was said was hey, they're
going to be releasing all thesefiles, including the Jeffrey
Epstein file, and basicallyrecently I would say within the
last week or so they walked itback saying there is no such
(22:31):
file.
So now you have a whole lot ofpeople crying foul, including
legal supporters, saying, hey,this isn't right, you need to
release that file.
Now, again, this is allegedly,allegedly, and this is something
that was allegedly said by ElonMusk.
Is that the reason I've seenfiles not being released because
(22:53):
Donald Trump is on that file?
My gosh, it's true or not?
Again, we say allegedly, but IDon't know.
What do you think about?
Speaker 2 (23:01):
this whole thing.
I Believe it.
Like I feel like there's somany on both sides.
There's Political figures.
I think there's like Uh,royalty Figures on this list.
Like I think the names ofpeople on it would be Just like
the diddy parties.
I feel like the Names wouldshock us and I'm sure there's a
good diagram of a lot of thesame people at these.
But I mean, there's no doubtthat, like Trump was definitely
(23:24):
on the list.
There's a million photos ofthem back in the day together,
partying together.
So I feel like at this point,you would think that this kind
of situation that Trump runs,you would think he'd just be
like, yeah, I was on it, likethat was a weird time.
Anyway, like you know, he wouldtake other people down with him
because I think he knows thatmost of his base already knows
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that he was on it and maybe justoverlooks it or doesn't care.
But it's getting weirder andweirder because I know one of
the things he did promise wasthat the files were on someone's
desk and about to be released,and now he's making people angry
by doubting him.
So he should just be like yeah,I'm on the list.
Here are the other thousands ofpeople that are on the list too
.
Speaker 1 (24:04):
You know like yeah, and you know, I guess there's
two ways to look at it.
From one aspect, just being afriend or associate with them is
obviously a bad thing, butthere's nothing illegal or
immoral about that, right, okay?
But let's say there's a pictureof you with someone you
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shouldn't be with, aka anunderage person.
Right, that's true?
Yep, that's a whole differentlook.
Again, we don't know.
We don't even know if he's onthis list or not.
Again, we don't know, becauseyou know, and reality is, and
let's just face it, meryl, basedon everything we've seen out of
this administration,hypothetically, if he is on the
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list, there's no way in hellthat list is coming out.
Speaker 2 (24:53):
No.
Speaker 1 (24:55):
No, and I could be totally wrong.
I could be totally wrong, butthat's just my opinion.
Speaker 2 (24:59):
Or they would spin it and they're like he was
actually at those parties, butit was to take care of everyone
else that was there and makesure that he was doing the right
.
They would say it's soridiculous, like he was there
closing a deal or something.
And so this goes for.
Honestly, I think if both sides, like I said, like if obama's
on this list or whoever is like,it'd be the same shady-ish
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behavior, but they wouldn'tpromise that they would release
the list.
You know, that's the wholething with the other
administration is every theyhide stuff.
At least trump was pretendingthat he was going to release it
but like never did so.
I don't know which one is evenworse, but but they both make
people mad.
Um, and I know a lot of hisaides like there was someone
that just said that the list ison her desk and then people are.
People were like, uh, okay,could someone just go over to
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her desk and grab it?
And then you have people lyingin like press conferences, just
straight to the media's face.
If, if it's really not on herdesk, then that person should be
be held liable for lying to thepeople.
So I don't know if we're evergoing to see it, but I think we
will see some amended version.
Speaker 1 (26:06):
You know what We'll see.
I mean again, I still believethat if he is truly on the list
again we don't know there's noway in hell.
At least watch up, as an office, that we're going to see the
daylight of that.
Speaker 2 (26:20):
Exactly.
I saw there was this oneinterview when Bill and Melinda
Gates got divorced and she wastalking about some of the
reasons that they got divorcedand then she was saying that she
was really uneasy with therelationship that Bill Gates had
with Epstein and I couldn'tbelieve that that came out.
You know she was really classyabout it.
But she said she met Epsteinlike once or twice and that he
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was just a not great man andthat she was really upset about
Bill Gates's friendship with him.
And then she didn't say likeanything quite obvious, but you
could really tell by herstatement that that like that
almost was one of the bigfactors of their divorce.
Speaker 1 (26:57):
And I mean that speaks volumes.
Yeah, that's true and let'sface it, We've all had friends
over the years.
That some may look on theoutside like, wow, you're
friends with that person.
Speaker 2 (27:05):
Yeah, oh, yeah.
Speaker 1 (27:06):
We've had.
We've had people like that inour lives.
That's normal, you know.
But again, you know when you'retalking about a big political
figure.
And again, if that list doesexist, it would be interesting
to see who else is on that list.
Speaker 2 (27:22):
Exactly, and I do have lots of weird friends, but
I don't know if I have friendsthat would fly weird underage
people to different islands.
I don't know that.
You never know what people doin their spare time.
But I would almost think myfriends are more probably like
shoplifting bubble gum when theywere 17 or something.
But but yeah, it's reallyinteresting.
(27:42):
But I think when I I feel likea lot of stuff this past term is
trump's making his own peoplethat believed in him upset too.
You know like he's upsetting alot of people because they're
like, yeah, we're gonna see it.
And then remember when Elon islike I love that Elon just is
like an angry ex and he tweetsout like the reason he's not
showing it is because he's onthe list.
Speaker 1 (28:03):
Yeah, yeah, I mean he made some incredible
accusations.
But in all honesty, merrill, itkind of throws fuel on that
fire, though, when you say yes,we're on the list and then say,
then say sitting on my desk, andthen shortly you recant that.
Oh, I never had that list.
No, it really throws fire onthat conspiracy like yeah why
(28:27):
did you say that then, if therewas no list to begin with?
Speaker 2 (28:30):
I know and actively like so many, so many videos of
just them like hanging out atparties, and they kind of ran in
the same circle, so it's likeno surprise, just release it.
Anyway, as we wait for that,the good news is that the first
ever Barbie doll with type 1diabetes is out now.
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Mattel just put out a pressstatement announcing that they
now have that Barbie doll.
I think this is so cute.
It comes with like a littlelike insulin bag or something or
monitor.
The doll wears a glucosemonitor and an insulin pump.
It's wearing a little bluepolka dot outfit.
It comes with a purse and, if Irecall part one diabetes is
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kind of the one that you likecan't help, right, like it's not
the lifestyle.
I think part two is sometimescaused by lifestyle, um, but not
all the time.
But part one is kind of likeyou're born with it, um, so I
don't know.
I think this is sweet, ofcourse, like I don't see any
harm in this, basically because,like I think haters might say,
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oh, this is encouraging likeamericans to have diabetes and
to be obese, but this isn't thattype of it and it's not like
they're not.
This isn't like 800 pound, likegoing to disneyland barbie.
This is like I'm born with aconditioned barbie and I think I
love that and I love like any.
I mean I'm all for, likewheelchair barbie and blind
barbie, you know, anything thatmakes kids feel represented.
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I love that so much.
Speaker 1 (29:57):
Yeah, I think what this does and I guess, when you
step back because some peoplemay say, well, why would you
make a Barbie that has thisdisease?
And I guess, if I'm on theoutside looking in, I think what
it does is it forces parents tohave those conversations with
children.
Yeah, what it does is talkabout, obviously, what diabetes
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is, but also how it affects youreveryday life as far as your
activities, your diet andeverything like that.
So I think that this couldspark some positive influences
on kids as far as okay, don'twait until you become an adult,
up in age, and go.
(30:43):
Okay, now it's our time to takea look at what I eat high
exercise and stuff.
Speaker 2 (30:49):
Exactly yeah.
Speaker 1 (30:50):
That's something that should be taught young, and
then something that's encouragedas they get older.
Exactly so, I think, and again,I could be wrong but I think
that's probably as they getolder.
Exactly so I think and again, Icould be wrong, but I think
that's probably what this isgeared towards.
Speaker 2 (31:02):
Yeah, and my kind of thing is, if someone doesn't
want this, then you could easilynot buy a diabetes Barbie doll,
you know.
Then skip past it and buywhatever Barbie you want to for
your kid.
They said they're also.
The Barbie Fashionistas lineincludes more than 175 looks
across, various skin tones, eyecolors, disabilities um, I love
(31:22):
this.
A blind barbie doll, a barbiedoll, down syndrome, barbie doll
with hearing aids, among others.
Um, I mean, I'm just likeobsessed with that, because why
wouldn't?
I think that's so cool and itjust should be normal, like that
kids are able to just be likeoh, that one has a hearing aid,
just like me.
So, yeah, I see no problem withthat.
Speaker 1 (31:41):
I think you hit it right on the head, because
representation is very important.
Because if someone hasespecially if a child has
diabetes or some other illness,or maybe they're in a wheelchair
, and they see thisquote-unquote, perfect doll,
they may feel a certain wayabout themselves.
So to be able to see, um, adoll that looks like them is so
(32:05):
important.
It's like, yes, you matter too.
Yes, exactly too.
So I think what mattel is doingis a great thing.
Speaker 2 (32:12):
I really do me too, and that's just reflective of
more everyday life.
Like I was just on a walk and Isaw like a guy running with
like one of you know he wasclearly missing a leg, but he
had like one of the like therobotic legs and it was just
like that should just be normal,like that shouldn't be
something that we all like haveto stop and look and talk about.
Of course I was looking, but Iwas thinking about how that's
just like part of our everydaything that we see, you know oh
(32:36):
yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 1 (32:37):
And you know the one thing about kids is kids pay
attention to more than we asadults think they do yeah, yeah
so you know, like, for example,when barack obama became
president, you know, and again,regardless of what your politics
are, whatever the importantthing is, again, whether or not
(33:00):
you like this politics, but heshows a young black boy that,
yes, you could aspire to becomepresident of this country one
day exactly and they can believethey can do it because, hey,
there's someone else that did itbefore me yep, and I think it's
cool.
Speaker 2 (33:15):
Honestly, if I was a parent, I probably would.
Even if I didn't have a kidthat had diabetes or anything
like in the mix of their toys, Iprobably would have a Barbie
that has Down syndrome or aBarbie that has different skin
colors and stuff, just becauseit should be so normal to be
like okay, I'm playing with thisone today, or they're all
meshing together.
I don't think you have to waiton the particular specific
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disability that you have to havedifferent types of dolls.
Speaker 1 (33:41):
I agree, I definitely agree.
So I'm going to tip my hat offto Mattel and I believe this is
a great thing and maybe, justmaybe you know, other toy
builders will follow suit.
Speaker 2 (33:53):
Exactly, absolutely.
Speaker 1 (33:57):
Well, talking about another interesting conversation
, this is probably more on thecontroversial side.
Have you heard of alligatoralcatraz?
Speaker 2 (34:07):
I have, Scarcely enough.
I have.
Speaker 1 (34:09):
Yes, unless someone just arrived under a rock that
doesn't know what this is.
In Florida, I believe it is,they're building.
Someone just arrived under arock that doesn't know what this
is.
In Florida, I believe it isthey're building a holding
facility for illegal migrants.
So this place, I guess, is likeswampland-type land that's
(34:34):
infested with alligators and allthese other type of things,
like you're in the amazon yeahwhen they build it.
it's not going to be a brickbuilding or like you would think
, but it's more like, um, Ithink probably more of a metal
type institution.
You know, with wire, chain linkthings and stuff like that.
(34:54):
It's almost like a temporarything, but it's going to be used
permanently and the whole ideais, you know well, if the guards
don't get them, if someoneescapes the alligators, we'll
get them.
I don't even think that's funny, I think that's just horrible,
I know.
Speaker 2 (35:09):
And then I saw pictures of people like standing
in front of it almost cheeringit on and everything Like
standing in front of it almostcheering it on and everything
Like what scares me.
I mean I've been to the realAlcatraz Alcatraz in San
Francisco like two or threetimes because they give tours
and it's really eerie.
And you know, you take the boatover and like I don't see.
I haven't seen sharks on thetimes that I've gone over.
But of course, back in the day,like it used to be, and even
(35:33):
now, like it definitely is, it'snot like the kind of thing
where you see hundreds of sharksswimming around with their fins
out, but there are sharks andit definitely is like hardly
anyone could make it and it'sdefinitely so scary.
But my thing with all of thisis that so many people are
getting taken away and arrestedwithout due process or without
any sort of court or theinnocent people that this is so
scary.
(35:54):
Thinking of the people thatdon't deserve to be put away
there, that will be put awaythere, I think that's the
scariest.
Speaker 1 (36:01):
You know you hit on a great point.
I was watching Good MorningAmerica and a few other
publications.
What's interesting is that whenthey started detaining
immigrants and going after themreal hard, they had a primary
(36:21):
concentration on immigrants thathad very violent crimes that
they've committed.
Fast forward months later, themajority of the immigrants that
are picked up now has not hadany crimes whatsoever done and
it's like, as some of theseimmigrants are literally in the
(36:43):
process where, yes, they're animmigrant, and I think the word
illegal is thrown around tooloosely because immigrants that
were going through the processat the time so, in other words,
they're, they're, the americaknows they're here, they're
(37:03):
going through the process.
Right, exactly, yeah, like.
Well, what is the real goalhere?
Speaker 2 (37:11):
yeah, I wonder how much.
I'm sure I could find it easily, but like how much the
alligator alcatraz is costing usas taxpayers and what the cost
of a peep will be and everything.
And I think a lot of it is forshow too.
A lot of it is obviouslydemonstrating like look at this
medieval thing that's going tohappen to people if they try to
(37:32):
escape.
Speaker 1 (37:33):
But you know, I guess and this goes back to thinking
about the floods that happenedin Texas, okay, now you know, we
all know, that hurricanes andweather hits Florida and some of
those coastal places very, veryfrequently, especially during
tornado season, I can see ascenario where, depending on how
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this facility is built, you canhave true disasters come.
Oh my gosh.
Yeah, and I don't thinkanyone's asking these questions.
Speaker 2 (38:06):
No, that sounds like.
Has there been a movie aboutthat?
That sounds like a plot of amovie.
I don't know if a naturaldisaster happens at a prison and
people are wrongly there.
It seems like a movie.
Speaker 1 (38:17):
I've never seen it, but I see this movie possibly
happening and I'm gonna tell youthere's so many things that
could go wrong with this.
Speaker 2 (38:24):
Yeah, you're so right .
Speaker 1 (38:26):
And you know, the crazy thing, merle, is that when
something goes wrong, everybodystarts pointing fingers at each
other and it's like, okay, Iget, everybody wants to blame
the other person, but whathappens to all those people that
suffer because of a stupidmistake?
Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (38:43):
Yeah, very, very weird.
And the people that are justgoing there like happily posing
for pictures in front, I justwill never get that.
It's like okay, even if aperson did something wrong and
they deserve to be put there,something tells me that that
person just didn't out of avacuum become a bad person, like
they probably had a lot of hurtand they inflicted hurt on
other people and they were hurt.
Speaker 1 (39:03):
So, yeah, it's just not a good thing all around no,
I agree, and the the thing tolook at it this way, they're
still human beings yeah, exactlyso, all right.
Speaker 2 (39:16):
Well, I think alligator Alcatraz will have
some checkpoints securitycheckpoints but we'll no longer
have the tsa where we won't haveto take our shoes off.
Um, this is so funny becausethis last month I actually just
signed up for the percent fortsa pre-check.
I paid the 80 dollars, I wentthrough the whole thing.
I went to staplesples and gotmy number and all this kind of
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stuff and then like right, assoon as they're like no, no
longer.
But so after two, nearly twodecades, passengers going
through airport security in theUS will no longer have to take
their shoes off.
The Transportation SecurityAdministration will be
eliminating the securityrequirement, effective
immediately.
You know, they said like thekey to our approach is layered
(39:58):
security.
The rule was being evaluatedunder the biden administration.
However, she credited christygnome, credited president trump
with taking the initiative toeliminate it.
Obviously it's annoying for allof us to have to take our you
know shoes off and say thatwe're carrying liquids and all
that kind of stuff.
But I don't really like I don'tknow to me I'd rather I don't
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know a lot of people that wouldknowingly like hide bombs and
hide powders and stuff like thatat this point in their shoes,
because it seems pretty obviousand it is kind of gross, like
taking off your shoes andknowing that you're, you know
you're touching all the littleother feet stuff.
Um, this, this announcement onthis time, just seems weird to
me because, especially with likethe wars and the iran stuff and
it just seemed like, uh, likeit seemed like we're not at a
(40:44):
very relaxing time of airportsecurity and travel in general.
Like you know, there's beentalks of cyber hacks and all
this kind of stuff.
So I know the shoe thing isseparate, but to me to like
relax on a tsa rule now justseems a little weird because,
like I feel like airline safetyhas been a lot in the news
lately yeah, that's true.
Speaker 1 (41:07):
I mean I'll be the first to admit it's a pain in
the ass.
I've taken shoes off, put themback on.
I mean it like when I fly itactually dictates what I wear to
the airport, because I yeahyeah, shoes I could slip off,
slip right back on absolutely.
Speaker 2 (41:24):
Yeah, people that wear like like Doc Martens or
boots that lace up, I'm like whoare you?
Speaker 1 (41:32):
and you know I, I have Doc Martens too.
I love my love my shoes yeah.
I will not wear it to theairport for that specific reason
.
Speaker 2 (41:41):
Exactly Even the socks that you wear.
I bet you think about too.
Speaker 1 (41:44):
Yes, yes, I mean, if they have a way to make sure
that we're all safe, I'm onboard with it.
But I'm quite sure that theydid a lot of testing and a lot
of research into this beforemaking that decision.
Speaker 2 (42:00):
Yeah, me too.
Me too, I think so too.
So I mean that's a nice thing.
That's a very nice thing tohave that we don't need to do
that anymore and now we justhave to put our liquids and then
we still have to put our laptopin a separate case.
But I do think the shoes offalready adds to like a tense
thing where you're shufflingwith other people, and then
that's everyone's feet smell,and it's just like I feel the
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tsa agents are probably veryhappy about that not having to
constantly tell people to takeoff your shoes and to like look
at our dirty little feet oh yes,oh yes.
Speaker 1 (42:29):
And then you know the other thing too.
Let's face it it's not verysanitary for thousands of people
to be putting their feet on thesame place.
Speaker 2 (42:37):
You know what I mean oh my god, I had a college
professor who got ringworm onher feet from the airport.
Are you serious?
Yep, she like I guess sheforgot to wear socks and then
she like, she just like, did itbarefoot and then, like, the
next day she got a weird, likeall these things, and it ended
up being ringworm.
Speaker 1 (42:57):
Oh my gosh, I know it's so gross.
Speaker 2 (43:01):
I feel like I would have to do a wax treatment on my
feet to get the next 500 layersof skin off.
Speaker 1 (43:09):
I'm pretty sure that she never forgot to wear socks
again.
Speaker 2 (43:12):
No, definitely not.
Usually they even have littleankle booties and stuff for you
if you forget it, but not, notthis airport.
Speaker 1 (43:19):
Wow, it's so gross.
Yes, yes.
So I'm quite sure she's veryhappy about this new rule.
Speaker 2 (43:27):
Yeah, but I guess I just like you know who knows
what happened with theWashington DC and the helicopter
crash, who knows?
At this point, but like I feltlike, like internationally,
especially with all the weirdunrest going on, I don't feel a
million percent relaxed onplanes for many different
reasons, but one of them beingjust hackers and scared things.
(43:48):
And you know, like we all, wewill never forget 9-11 and so
it's just like I wish there wasalso.
I wish there was some way tohave like even better times a
million.
But maybe we'll find that out.
Speaker 1 (43:59):
That's true, that's true.
Well, talk about something fun.
My last subject for today isactually a fun one, and this is
the obsession that everyone haswith Superdog.
For those that don't know,superdog is the little furry
feathered companion for Supermanin this new upcoming movie
(44:20):
that's coming out, and it's acute little dog that has a
crooked ear, regular ear white,you know kind of scruffy looking
, you know kind of fun lovingdog and everybody's just loving
it.
Now, what's interesting is it'snot even a real dog, it's AI
generated.
Speaker 2 (44:37):
Oh see another AI influencer, so they couldn't
even even a real dog.
It's AI generated.
Oh see another AI influencer,so they couldn't even use a real
dog.
Speaker 1 (44:41):
That's what I'm saying I mean I'm curious on
watching a movie just to see.
Okay, now, if the dog is doinglike crazy stunts and stuff like
that, yeah, yeah.
But if it's more of a normalhappy, fun, lucky dog, it kind
of makes you wonder why not justuse a regular dog.
Speaker 2 (44:57):
I know, See, that's what I mean.
I love cartoons and I loveAI-generated stuff, but I don't
want to get to the point whereall the things we start to think
are cute or anything are all AI.
But yeah, that's interesting.
I haven't seen it yet.
I had some friends that whenthey dressed their kids up and
it was very cute.
I saw it on social media.
But I definitely want to seeSuperman and it does seem like
(45:20):
one of the movies that youshould see.
You should try to see it in thetheaters if you can.
Speaker 1 (45:24):
Oh yeah, definitely, definitely.
And, like I said, I wasn'tplanning on going to see it, in
all honesty, but I'm justcurious about this little
Superdog, just to see.
Speaker 2 (45:34):
I want to see Superdog.
I will definitely cry.
I really hope Superdog doesn'tkick the bucket.
Speaker 1 (45:39):
Yeah, I guess there's rumors that Superdog may be in
a Superwoman movie, because I'venever seen a Superwoman movie
or cartoon.
I'm sorry.
There was a Superwoman cartoonyears ago, I believe.
I mean we're talking talkingyears and years ago.
Maybe that's coming to the bigscreen as well too.
Speaker 2 (46:02):
We'll see.
That's cool.
This summer is doing a good jobwith all of the little.
Last year we had Twister andwhatever other ones we had, but
then this year with Jurassic,rebirth or whatever, and
Superman, I feel like I'm happywith the blockbusters this year
the F1.
Speaker 1 (46:22):
They're starting to be a little bit diverse.
I mean, don't get me wrong,there's nothing wrong with you
know horror, high action, youknow animate, um, you know
marvel type movies where youknow you have superheroes and
stuff.
Those are good.
But you know, I I think youstill have to have a diverse
option to choose from when yougo to the movies.
Speaker 2 (46:38):
Totally.
Do you have a favorite Supermanlike person that was Superman?
Speaker 1 (46:46):
I would say probably one of the first or second
Superman movies, with GeneHackman who played, uh, lex
luther.
Oh cool, I think that was apretty cool one, I really like.
I mean, I'm talking years ago,though, but and then there was
(47:08):
these other three villains fromsuperman's home world that came
down to try and take over the uh, the earth.
Uh, I think that was probablyone of the best ones that I saw
no, I'm a.
Speaker 2 (47:21):
I don't have any superman favorites, so I
definitely have a spider-man.
I thought, um, who's the onethat's like married to zendaya?
Tom, tom piddleston orsomething, or tom someone.
I think he's real.
He was really good and cute.
Whoever the tom was, um, I hadto look up because I thought he
was so cute.
My, my boyfriend was like,please make sure he's over 18
before you start lusting afterhim.
(47:41):
I feel bad that I'm attractedto this young man, this young
Spider-Man.
I think he indeed was in his20s, which made me feel way
better.
But nope, I'm a Supermanopportunist.
I'm open for anyone.
I can't wait to see Super Dog.
I think open for anyone, Ican't wait to see Super Dog.
I think that'll be very cute.
Yes, yes, it will.
Well, my last one.
(48:03):
I thought was very sweet.
The original lineup of BlackSabbath reunited for the first
time in 20 years this pastSaturday in the UK for the last
performance for singer OzzyOsbourne, who has been kind of
not doing well health-wise forthe past couple of years and now
it seems like it's gottenincrementally more intense.
(48:23):
Um, I thought ozzy did amazing.
He like I watched a bunch ofvideos and he sat down most of
the time, um, and then he stoodup a few times from his winged
throne and I just thought it wasso cool and like he went out on
a bang um, and of course, likethe mama I'm coming home, there
wasn't a dry eye, I'm sure, inthe theater and here in the in
(48:44):
the venue itself, and it soundedlike he just had so many.
He had Metallica, guns androses slayer.
So many people did sets rangingfrom two to seven songs in
length.
Guns and roses won the prizefor the greatest amount of just
yeah, four Sabbath covers beforefinishing off with their own
(49:04):
songs.
And I just think, like Ozzy hashad such a big influence on so
many of the rock and metal bandstoday and he's a true rock star
and you know, yeah, he's just,he's a legend that is true, that
is true, that is true.
Speaker 1 (49:19):
And, um, you know, one thing we have to do is and
and I'm glad they did what theydid, because you really have to
give people their flowers whilethey're here to smell them- yeah
, yep, and you could tell, likeOzzy may have been, he's weird,
he's definitely wild, but he's.
Speaker 2 (49:34):
He's loved the music since day one, and so it's cool
to see someone that has reallylike stayed true to music and I
think he loves a lot of theup-and-coming music people.
I've seen him videos, so yeah.
Speaker 1 (49:46):
Yeah, I mean, our older generation has paved the
way for the new generation.
Speaker 2 (49:55):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (49:56):
And it's amazing, and it doesn't matter whether it's
pop, whether it's R&B, whetherit's rap, classical, you know
there's a lot of songs that aresampled from older songs.
Speaker 2 (50:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (50:11):
And a lot of the new generation.
They have songs that they'recrazy about, that they love.
Wow, this is great.
Speaker 2 (50:18):
Not even realizing the true history that, hey,
that's actually been sampledafter another artist that paved
the way for them exactly, yeah,all these songs, like he has a
lot of different types ofsounding, sounds like a lot of
versatility and I just thinkit's so cool.
So, um, and of course, hecouldn't be the man that he is
without his, without SharonOsbourne, like his wife.
So Sharon really like, like, Ithink they really are each
(50:41):
other's, like other halves.
You know they make they'rethere for each other for the
long haul.
Speaker 1 (50:44):
So I agree and you know, the one thing I would say
about their marriage is I thinkit's something that married
couples need to take a look at.
Yeah, it's good to be therewhen everything's going great,
the money's great's healthy,everybody's great okay, but the
true test of your relationshipis when things aren't so great
(51:07):
exactly.
Speaker 2 (51:08):
You know, and it's something you have to deal with.
It's when you throw in thenormal things and that's hard
enough, but when you have like arock star and drugs and you
know all this kind of stuff, itmakes it even harder.
Speaker 1 (51:17):
That's right.
That's right and that's wherethose saying goes for rich or
for poor.
A lot of people say those vowsbut really don't understand what
they mean.
Speaker 2 (51:28):
Yep and Sharon's also showing the in sickness and in
health type, for with Ozzy too.
Speaker 1 (51:34):
That's right.
It's a shame, Merle, but youdon't really see that anymore.
You know, I know.
Speaker 2 (51:42):
So I shouldn't break up with my boyfriend just
because he sneezed, because hehas allergies.
Just kidding, he never watchesthis.
Speaker 1 (51:49):
Just kidding, I'd be very happy with that comment.
Speaker 2 (51:56):
No, he'll say, yes, please set me free Totally.
He I'm not going to be veryhappy with that comment.
He'll say, yes, please set mefree Totally.
He knows I'm obsessed Crazytrain.
Speaker 1 (52:04):
Well, this was another great episode.
Yes, it was.
And talk about great things.
What do you have coming up,Meryl?
Speaker 2 (52:13):
Oh, my gosh Will.
Speaking of Ozzy Osbourne andstuff like that, I have some
shows called.
I've talked about this on herebefore but there's a show I love
to do in la called the horrorhorror nerd, where you know,
they take a different theme ofsomething in the horror genre,
um, and then every comedian getslike five minutes.
So you do five minutes on likechucky the doll or whatever the
(52:34):
theme is, and so I have two ofthose coming up, um, one of them
is august 23rd, uh, and it's insan diego.
So, yeah, it's a place calledthe yellow door, a venue, um,
and it's so fun, I love it somuch.
The woman that runs, it is justamazing.
She's like runs this wholewhole thing.
It's all these differentcomedians doing their take on
(52:56):
like old school movies andFreddy Krueger.
It's just so fun.
Speaker 1 (53:00):
That sounds like a lot of fun.
Speaker 2 (53:02):
It's really silly.
We get a projection screen andif anyone likes horror music or
not music, horror movies youshould come to it.
Speaker 1 (53:10):
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Speaker 2 (53:56):
And I'm Meryl Clemo.
Have a great day everyone.
Bye-bye.
Everyone, welcome to this week's episode of Thirsty
Topics.
I'm Lawrence Elrod and I'mMeryl Clemo.
Hey, Meryl, how are you today?
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Hey, I'm so good, I'm really good.
How about yourself?
Speaker 1 (00:26):
You know what I am doing.
Fantastic, I have to say.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Yeah, I know it's in here.
I feel like July is a good like.
I hope none of my friends arewatching this, but I've been
telling everyone that I'm sobusy and that I'm like busy
doing other things, that I'mreally not doing anything.
And so it's been.
I'm just like, oh, I'mtraveling left and right and I
have so many like socialobligations, but I kind of don't
, so it's good to just, you know, do nothing sometimes, except
(00:50):
for this, of course doingnothing sometimes is probably
the best thing you can do foryour mind and body.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
So there's nothing Exactly.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
We all have to tell some fibs or just tell people we
can't hang out.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
There you go, there you go.
Well, I tell you we've got agreat, great show coming up here
.
I'm all pumped up because Iwent to my cousin's wedding over
the weekend.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
It was beautiful oh cool, is it a girl cousin, boy
cousin, in-between cousin?
Speaker 1 (01:20):
It's a girl cousin.
She's really, really nice andyou know, I had a chance to go
down and see a lot of familymembers I haven't seen in a long
time, some out of state, so itwas kind of like a wedding slash
celebration, slash reunion, allat the same time Were you one
of the people that stayed lateat the wedding.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
Yeah, we stay kind of late.
Yeah, you can never know whichway it's going to go, because
there's been some weddings thatI'm like it's 4 am and I'm still
dancing, or there's others thatat like 9.30, you know, I
secretly leave.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Yeah, it was a lot of fun and you know, my body paid
for it the next day, but that'sokay.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Did they have good food?
Speaker 1 (02:03):
You know what?
The food was excellent.
I mean, it was really good food.
The venue was really nice and,you know, my cousin did
something that I've never seenbefore, but it's so, so, classy.
Yeah, you know the part wherethe bride throws the bouquet.
Yes, Well, what she did?
She gave a really great speechand basically, in summary, it
(02:26):
was basically about every one ofyou are special.
So instead of throwing thebouquet, she gave each woman a
rose.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
Oh, my God, Okay, that is the best thing I've ever
seen and heard.
And what a way to make everyonefeel special, instead of one
random person that usuallydoesn't want to catch it or not,
you know.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Yeah, feel special instead of one random person
that usually doesn't want tocatch it, or not, you know, yeah
, I mean, I've never seen thatbefore, but that was so so
classy oh, that's so wonderful.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Yeah, I hope it's something that catches on.
I know that's a I.
That's the first time I'veheard that and that makes so
much more sense so I thinkthat's a great way to start to
show off.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
What do you think?
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Me too.
Do you want to go first?
Speaker 1 (03:07):
Let's see.
Since I'm on the run, yeah,I'll go ahead and go first.
This is going to be a hard onehere.
Well, I'm quite sure everyoneremembers the little mini.
Oh.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Oh the sweetest.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Mudang just turned one years old, so the people at
the zoo where Mudang is locatedis you know, giving them the you
know animal version of thehappy birthday cake and all the
celebration.
Yeah so that is really, reallynice to see that Mudang is
(03:43):
enjoying their life, having agreat time and still putting
smiles on people's face, sothat's a great story.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Mudang hysteria last year was at an all-time high.
I thought Mudang was almost asbig as the Beatles at some point
, but I feel like its cake alsois probably like a watermelon
and carrots and everything Iwould imagine, so it's the
cutest thing, probably like awatermelon and carrots and
everything I would imagine.
So it's the cutest thing.
And I've got on TikTok likepygmy hippo algorithm and
(04:12):
they're just this.
I honestly feel like if infanthuman babies look like that, I
would be birthing like a bunchof little hippos, because I like
the way they look more thanbaby infants.
But that's a different story.
But it's so cute.
It seems like mudang has a verygood life, like it.
You know it has a nice habitatand it's not, it's doing its
thing.
You know that it would do inthe wild and I'm sure it doesn't
(04:33):
have, of course, like as muchspace in the enclosure, but as
far as zoos go, this seems likeit has a good, good life.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Yeah I agree, I agree and you know I love that that
story went viral, becausethere's a lot of stories that go
viral for all the wrong reasons.
I'm one of those weird peoplethat I love seeing stuff that
puts a smile on people's face.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
I know, you know, we're lucky that so far no, no
parent has accidentally droppedtheir child into Moody's
enclosure, thank goodness or no,idiots have jumped over in
there.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
No parent has accidentally dropped their child
into Mudin's enclosure.
Yes, thank goodness or no,idiots have jumped over in there
.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Exactly.
Hippos are one of those thingslike lions and bears that are
like why are you so cute ifyou're meant to destroy us?
The animals like polar bearsand hippos that are sometimes
the deadliest are so cute.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Yes, that is so true, that is so so, so, so cute.
Yes, that is so true, that isso, so true.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
So cuddly.
Well, mudeng is a realinfluencer, but my next story is
about a non-real influencer.
An Instagram influencer by thename of Mia Zalou, or Zalou, has
taken the internet by stormwith her recent photo series at
Wimbledon.
Except she isn't real, so she'scompletely ai generated and she
was appearing to have the timeof her life at the london-based
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tennis uh match, the grand slam.
She has long blonde hair,striking blue eyes, flawless
skin, and then when you go toher bio, it says that she's a
digital creator and influencerai.
So, while the onlinepersonality's creator is unknown
, the account shares contentwith more than 160,000 followers
on a regular basis.
(06:13):
I just think this is crazy andscary.
So, basically, you know she'sAI, she looks gorgeous.
It does look like it could belike a real girl, like I know
girls that look like this in LosAngeles, but yeah, she's
completely ai and I mean I'veheard of this too, about um.
This is crazy, but I've heardwomen will make and even men
will make ai women that then getpaid to like men will chat with
(06:37):
them and men don't know thatthey're talking to like a ai.
You know, pretend woman, butthey think that they are, and so
really there's someone else.
It could be like a 60-year-oldman just behind the computer
pretending to be someone.
Wow, I feel like it's a newgeneration of catfishing.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
Yeah, that's taking it to an off time.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
I know it says that her creation comes amid a
growing wave of AI generatedinfluencers.
It's just so weird.
And then there's another one, a25 year old virtual model
created by a Spanish company,the Clueless, and yeah, they
have 400,000 followers.
So I guess my first question toyou is would you follow an AI
(07:22):
influencer?
Absolutely no.
Ai influencer Absolutely no.
Me neither.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Me too, and also like what are we influencing Just
the fact that someone's gorgeousand like at tennis matches?
I'm not really influenced bythat, you know.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
And you know, the thing too is some of the AI out
there is so good that it'sreally difficult to tell a
difference, and I think thatkind of blurs the line of truth
and fiction, because you thinkyou're looking, Because I saw
this one story about, I guess,this viral video going around of
an AI-generated Mark Lubio ohreally, yes, yes, generated.
(08:10):
Uh.
Mark olivio oh really, yes, yes, and that kind of draws into
again.
When you see something, don'tautomatically jump on board.
You really have to verify thesource, verify that it's real,
before you jump on board,because you can make people say
things that they've never saidyeah, yeah, it's scary and it's
also interesting.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
I wonder how it works with.
Like you know, brands will payreal life money to real life
influencers and then that's howa lot of people make their
living and deals.
But I wonder, with AI generated, like how a company, if they
would pay the creator of that?
You know, if, like Colgate,toothpaste or something, wanted
this AI influencer to do an ad,would toothpaste or something
(08:46):
wanted this ai influencer to doan ad?
Would they just pay, like thecompany that generated, or would
?
How would the exchange?
Speaker 1 (08:49):
of hands work pretty much.
You know what.
That's a great question,because I know one of the
sticking points uh to the activestrike that have the active
strike that happened uh recentlyis that you know the biggest
sticking point was the aiversion of it.
Now I haven't read the contractto know how it works, but you
know, I can see someone abusingit to the point of taking a
(09:12):
famous star, creating an AI postor yeah.
You're thinking, the star thatyou love, that you follow, and
all of this is like, oh wow,they're endorsing this product
and you find out they're noteven real.
So, I know.
I think that's where AI can bevery dangerous.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
I know Me too, and I think we're going to see more of
a break off where, like, it'sgood for people, maybe just the
young people will like that,that's their new.
Like you know, they'll begrowing up with more of this.
But for me, I think I'm rightat the cutoff where I'm like I
don't want ai actors or, likeyou know, content creators and
stuff.
Like I'll, I'd like to keep ithuman for the rest of time and
stuff.
So I agree, yeah, because Imean they're even starting to
(09:55):
have ai podcasters and I seepeople.
It looks pretty real where it'slike two people sitting, where
it would look like it.
So you and I could just uploadour consciousness, then we could
go.
We'll be, we'll be sleeping onthe couch, wow, yeah it's a
whole yeah, I'd be interested tohear from our other listeners
but for me seeing like a veryattractive, gorgeous person just
(10:16):
at wimbledon doesn't reallyinfluence me either way.
Like I mean, if she had necklike a necklace on or something
that I like, then maybe I'll gocheck out that piece of jewelry.
But like I'm not reallyinfluenced as like a human about
her oh, exactly exactly, andyou know now.
Speaker 1 (10:32):
You know scams are are at an all-time high, so you
got to be careful about aboutwhat you think is real and
what's not.
You know absolutely so wellabout making a comeback.
Absolutely Well, making acomeback.
Do you remember the movie HappyGilmore?
Yes, how could I not?
Well, they are coming out witha Happy Gilmore 2.
Whoa.
(10:54):
So don't know all the detailsyet, but I know I did see one of
the actors being interviewed onGood Morning America, just to
say that yes, it is official,yes, it is coming out.
I think they even showed someclips of the movie, so I'm
assuming it's going to be comingout pretty soon, if they've
already got clips out there.
So what do you think?
Would you go see?
Speaker 2 (11:13):
it.
Okay, here's my true but veryunpopular opinion.
Get ready everyone.
Okay.
So from like, a comedianstandpoint, I like Adam Sandler
absolutely.
From what I've heard, he'sworked so hard and he's so funny
.
And when I hear about earlyAdam Sandler stories I have much
respect for him, especially asa comedian and the fact that he
(11:34):
took a lot of his friends withhim on the journey.
So there's parts about the AdamSandler professional that I
really like.
But for me personally, I havenever gotten never gotten the
like.
I don't find Adam Sandler moviesvery funny at all and I think
it's awesome that he still likewears, you know, his outfits and
that he's been able to likemake his own living.
He's clearly got something thatworks.
(11:56):
But just like, for me as ahuman, his sense of humor and
like, especially his movies justhave never, um, done it for me.
So I probably wouldn't go seeit because I feel like I don't
want to be a B-I-T-C-H when Ijust sit at the movies and just
look at the screen.
Sometimes my boyfriend's likeyou're not allowed to watch a
(12:16):
movie if you just have such aweird face on the whole time.
So I feel like this is acomplete insane opinion, but I
personally have not seen like anadam sandler movie that I
really liked and I've tried overand over I bet to me like I bet
I would like a sense of humormore as like behind the scenes.
I'm sure he's very funny likein meetings or you know.
(12:36):
I know he's funny on snl but umno, I'll probably not be seeing
it because I don't find hismovies that good okay, you'll be
getting the hate mail.
Speaker 1 (12:45):
No, I'm just kidding.
Speaker 2 (12:46):
I will.
Well, that's the thing.
It's good for him that he'sable to dress Schlebi and then
have everyone call him anational treasure and stuff.
That's good for him.
He's built his brand that way.
So I think everyone could havethe first and maybe he went like
my sense of humor.
So it's every.
You know it's all different.
But no, I'm not an Adam Sandlergirly, but I respect those that
(13:06):
are.
Speaker 1 (13:07):
Now, you know I like some of his movies.
You know I think they're prettygood, some maybe not so much.
But I know the original HappyGilmore I really did love.
It was actually a funny movie.
I loved it, especially, youknow, trying to play golf.
I'm not saying play golf,because I'm not here Trying to
play golf.
I kind of got the whole thingand it made a lot of sense to me
(13:30):
.
I'm hoping that the second oneis on a bus, because you know
what happens sometimes when youremake a classic.
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
I know, I know, but from what I've heard, the part
that I do love about him Is I'veheard so many stories about how
, when he was an up-and-comingcomic, he would ride the train
late at night and then goperform at a club at midnight
and then do another one at 1,and he would write his notes
over and over, and so from thataspect I like him more than his
movies.
(14:00):
Almost it's like I like theperson more than the actual art.
Speaker 1 (14:04):
No, I definitely understand you.
One of the than his movies,almost.
You know like it's like.
I like the person more than theactual art.
No, I definitely understand you.
I mean one of the things aboutadam sandler.
You know he's great both infront and behind um and again he
has the type of humor where Idon't think it's a middle ground
.
Speaker 2 (14:18):
I think either you like it or you don't yeah, yeah,
yeah, I'm just like missing thechip of my brain that like
likes, and it's not like I thinkI'm too good, like I like a lot
of stupid stuff, but so it'snot.
You know, it's not like the,that I don't feel like it's not
below me or whatever.
It's just yeah, it's not.
I just don't like laugh at itnope, I totally understand,
totally totally understand um,well, oh, this next one.
(14:43):
A lot of influencer stuff.
I thought this was superinteresting.
Um, livy dunn, who I don't know.
You know who this is?
Who livy dunn is?
Oh no, I don't.
Okay.
So she's a social media star.
And then she, um, is a formercollege gymnast I think she was
at uh lsu at louisiana state.
And then she's also well knownbecause because she's dating
baseball player Paul Skeens ofthe Pirates.
(15:11):
So she was just rejected by aNew York City co-op board after
she submitted a $1.6 millionoffer to purchase Babe Ruth's
house, his former apartment, soshe's only 22.
She said she planned to buy theunit in cash and she was going
to live there with her boyfriend, pittsburgh pirate star, paul
skeens.
Um, the it was a three bedroom,2.5 bathroom in the upper west
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side, listed for 1.5 million,which actually seems very like
that's not bad.
I mean, like here you can'tfind like a crappy house for
under a million and to have itbe like big groups form her
house.
So anyway, she submitted a cashoffer of 1.6 million, just
above the asking price, and theywere very excited to close on
the deal and then the week thatshe was supposed to get her keys
(15:56):
to a brand new apartment.
She got the call that the co-opboard denied her.
Now she has 8 million TikTokfollowers.
She made a video, kind of youknow, saying she was bummed that
she didn't get the apartment,and the video was met with a lot
of different opinions.
Some people were like, ofcourse, why would like a fancy
new york place want you and youreight million tiktok people?
(16:16):
You know it's going to becomelike a zoo pretty much.
Um, because this is someonelike, especially she has a very
big male audience and I thinkmaybe old school New York
apartment people just didn'twant their place becoming
somewhere that people would stopand take a lot of photos and
then others are just like that'sjust plain mean.
And also, why wouldn't theygive Babe Ruth's apartment to a
(16:39):
baseball player and hisgirlfriend Two athletes, you
know, I mean that's true and hisgirlfriend, two athletes.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
You know I mean that's true, I guess the way I
look at it is.
You know, I think you kind ofblur the line a little bit when
you start denying people theright to buy a place that's for
sale to anyone.
Speaker 2 (16:55):
I know.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
Because that can be abused in so many ways.
And I guess I'm looking back asto you know previously, you
know how people who look like methat kind of discrimination at
redlining for years beforethings changed.
It does still happen, not asmuch as it did back then, but I
(17:18):
don't know.
I just think that you startgoing into the real bad lines
where you just arbitrarily makea decision.
No, we don't want you there.
Speaker 2 (17:27):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
As long as they're not violating anyone's privacy,
Obviously she's an influencer ora ruckus or anything like that.
I don't see what the big dealis.
I guess I'm weird like that.
I just don't see what the bigdeal is.
Speaker 2 (17:41):
I get it, I totally get that.
That's a very good point aboutlike there should be no
discrimination, absolutely like.
The other side of it that Ikind of see is the fact that
like maybe these people do wanttheir building itself like their
privacy, and I think if thenews broke, like these are kind
of almost going into main street, type people that like
(18:02):
paparazzi might be there andlike they get a ton of people
just outside.
So I could see from like aalmost privacy and security
standpoint that they're like wedon't want these people now with
like millions of millions offollowers, like that's going to
be.
People are going to be standingoutside, people are going to be
like taking pictures of us.
So I could almost I could seethat point.
But it's like, how do they knowthat it would be like that?
(18:26):
Maybe they would keep it veryprivate, but at that point
anyone could just Google and saywhere's Babe Ruth's old
apartment.
Then all of a sudden you wouldknow where these people live.
Speaker 1 (18:35):
That's true.
The thing is, I'm quite surethat true Babe Ruth fans
probably already know wheretheir apartment is.
Speaker 2 (18:44):
Exactly.
It would be like her fans andlike her fans are kind of crazy,
like she has a lot of like boyfans that would like come to her
games and just like she shecomes with a lot of attention,
you know, good or bad, and so Ican see the hesitancy of some
people just being like we don'twant this in our like nice
apartment building.
But you're right that that is,that is a form of discrimination
(19:11):
, you know.
But but like, yeah, it's just,I guess when it comes to housing
it is tough because it's likewhere does it draw the line?
It's like what if someone has,like a new crying baby?
You know what if you don't wanta new crying baby in your, in
your apartment complex?
Like I, I don't know, likethat's a tough call yeah, that's
true, that's true.
Speaker 1 (19:25):
I mean, um, obviously there's some fluencer can go
wherever she wants, so it's not.
Yeah, I guess in the grandscheme of things, it's not that
big a deal.
Um, I just think we just needto be careful about these kind
of instances, you know exactlyif it's done for the right
reason and you, you have somefairly legitimate points.
That's one thing, but the scarypart is when people start using
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these rules to um, to to dothings they shouldn't be doing
absolutely, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (19:55):
And the other point, too, is that I actually think
these would be two people thatwould take very nice care of the
apartment, like here you have abaseball player and like who
else would be would appreciateit more than someone that
actively plays baseball, andthen she, you know, they have
the money to cover the rent allthe time, and also like she's
only getting more and moremature.
So it's like here are these twopeople that may end up like
(20:17):
treating be the best tenants youcould imagine, you know, and
they're gonna pay in cash.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
So it's just like I could see both sides of it yeah,
and you know some people canalso argue well, what if another
famous athlete bought the placethat has a big following?
Speaker 2 (20:31):
exactly potentially run into the same issue exactly,
or like it's like okay, thenyou better not have anyone with
any sort of like no actors there, no, you know famous writers or
anything like you get then.
Then you have to just put yourfoot down and say we only want,
like non-public facing people tolive there, oh yeah, and you
know.
Speaker 1 (20:48):
the reality is too.
When you're talking about anapartment, not even a home, an
apartment, you know, 1.5 million.
The average person can't evenpay a third of that.
Let alone I know reality issomeone ultra wealthy or ultra
wealthy and famous would bepeople that would be interested
(21:10):
in that place yeah, yeah,absolutely.
Speaker 2 (21:14):
The fact that, like california has me trained so
wrongly that I'm like 1.5 is soaffordable, even though it's not
for me but it's like I I justcan't believe that it's that
little, because when I saylittle, believe me, I understand
I couldn't afford it.
But the house is here.
You can't even find a littlestupid family house for less
than a million dollars.
I would think even just for thehistorical sake of it, it would
(21:36):
be like three or four milliondollars, yeah.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
I was a little surprised at that low price
though.
Speaker 2 (21:41):
I know, you know who I think is going to move in.
There is the ai influencer.
I feel like she'll be duringthe day.
Speaker 1 (21:48):
We'll be looking there yes, and you know what
technology may find a way tomake that happen one day oh,
that's true well, talk aboutthings that happen.
Do you remember a guy namedJeffrey Epstein?
Speaker 2 (22:06):
Oh my God, how can I forget?
Speaker 1 (22:09):
Well, the White House is under a lot of heat right
now because one of the thingsthat was said was hey, they're
going to be releasing all thesefiles, including the Jeffrey
Epstein file, and basicallyrecently I would say within the
last week or so they walked itback saying there is no such
(22:31):
file.
So now you have a whole lot ofpeople crying foul, including
legal supporters, saying, hey,this isn't right, you need to
release that file.
Now, again, this is allegedly,allegedly, and this is something
that was allegedly said by ElonMusk.
Is that the reason I've seenfiles not being released because
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Donald Trump is on that file?
My gosh, it's true or not?
Again, we say allegedly, but IDon't know.
What do you think about?
Speaker 2 (23:01):
this whole thing.
I Believe it.
Like I feel like there's somany on both sides.
There's Political figures.
I think there's like Uh,royalty Figures on this list.
Like I think the names ofpeople on it would be Just like
the diddy parties.
I feel like the Names wouldshock us and I'm sure there's a
good diagram of a lot of thesame people at these.
But I mean, there's no doubtthat, like Trump was definitely
(23:24):
on the list.
There's a million photos ofthem back in the day together,
partying together.
So I feel like at this point,you would think that this kind
of situation that Trump runs,you would think he'd just be
like, yeah, I was on it, likethat was a weird time.
Anyway, like you know, he wouldtake other people down with him
because I think he knows thatmost of his base already knows
(23:44):
that he was on it and maybe justoverlooks it or doesn't care.
But it's getting weirder andweirder because I know one of
the things he did promise wasthat the files were on someone's
desk and about to be released,and now he's making people angry
by doubting him.
So he should just be like yeah,I'm on the list.
Here are the other thousands ofpeople that are on the list too
.
Speaker 1 (24:04):
You know like yeah, and you know, I guess there's
two ways to look at it.
From one aspect, just being afriend or associate with them is
obviously a bad thing, butthere's nothing illegal or
immoral about that, right, okay?
But let's say there's a pictureof you with someone you
(24:27):
shouldn't be with, aka anunderage person.
Right, that's true?
Yep, that's a whole differentlook.
Again, we don't know.
We don't even know if he's onthis list or not.
Again, we don't know, becauseyou know, and reality is, and
let's just face it, meryl, basedon everything we've seen out of
this administration,hypothetically, if he is on the
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list, there's no way in hellthat list is coming out.
Speaker 2 (24:53):
No.
Speaker 1 (24:55):
No, and I could be totally wrong.
I could be totally wrong, butthat's just my opinion.
Speaker 2 (24:59):
Or they would spin it and they're like he was
actually at those parties, butit was to take care of everyone
else that was there and makesure that he was doing the right
.
They would say it's soridiculous, like he was there
closing a deal or something.
And so this goes for.
Honestly, I think if both sides, like I said, like if obama's
on this list or whoever is like,it'd be the same shady-ish
(25:22):
behavior, but they wouldn'tpromise that they would release
the list.
You know, that's the wholething with the other
administration is every theyhide stuff.
At least trump was pretendingthat he was going to release it
but like never did so.
I don't know which one is evenworse, but but they both make
people mad.
Um, and I know a lot of hisaides like there was someone
that just said that the list ison her desk and then people are.
People were like, uh, okay,could someone just go over to
(25:44):
her desk and grab it?
And then you have people lyingin like press conferences, just
straight to the media's face.
If, if it's really not on herdesk, then that person should be
be held liable for lying to thepeople.
So I don't know if we're evergoing to see it, but I think we
will see some amended version.
Speaker 1 (26:06):
You know what We'll see.
I mean again, I still believethat if he is truly on the list
again we don't know there's noway in hell.
At least watch up, as an office, that we're going to see the
daylight of that.
Speaker 2 (26:20):
Exactly.
I saw there was this oneinterview when Bill and Melinda
Gates got divorced and she wastalking about some of the
reasons that they got divorcedand then she was saying that she
was really uneasy with therelationship that Bill Gates had
with Epstein and I couldn'tbelieve that that came out.
You know she was really classyabout it.
But she said she met Epsteinlike once or twice and that he
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was just a not great man andthat she was really upset about
Bill Gates's friendship with him.
And then she didn't say likeanything quite obvious, but you
could really tell by herstatement that that like that
almost was one of the bigfactors of their divorce.
Speaker 1 (26:57):
And I mean that speaks volumes.
Yeah, that's true and let'sface it, We've all had friends
over the years.
That some may look on theoutside like, wow, you're
friends with that person.
Speaker 2 (27:05):
Yeah, oh, yeah.
Speaker 1 (27:06):
We've had.
We've had people like that inour lives.
That's normal, you know.
But again, you know when you'retalking about a big political
figure.
And again, if that list doesexist, it would be interesting
to see who else is on that list.
Speaker 2 (27:22):
Exactly, and I do have lots of weird friends, but
I don't know if I have friendsthat would fly weird underage
people to different islands.
I don't know that.
You never know what people doin their spare time.
But I would almost think myfriends are more probably like
shoplifting bubble gum when theywere 17 or something.
But but yeah, it's reallyinteresting.
(27:42):
But I think when I I feel likea lot of stuff this past term is
trump's making his own peoplethat believed in him upset too.
You know like he's upsetting alot of people because they're
like, yeah, we're gonna see it.
And then remember when Elon islike I love that Elon just is
like an angry ex and he tweetsout like the reason he's not
showing it is because he's onthe list.
Speaker 1 (28:03):
Yeah, yeah, I mean he made some incredible
accusations.
But in all honesty, merrill, itkind of throws fuel on that
fire, though, when you say yes,we're on the list and then say,
then say sitting on my desk, andthen shortly you recant that.
Oh, I never had that list.
No, it really throws fire onthat conspiracy like yeah why
(28:27):
did you say that then, if therewas no list to begin with?
Speaker 2 (28:30):
I know and actively like so many, so many videos of
just them like hanging out atparties, and they kind of ran in
the same circle, so it's likeno surprise, just release it.
Anyway, as we wait for that,the good news is that the first
ever Barbie doll with type 1diabetes is out now.
(28:50):
Mattel just put out a pressstatement announcing that they
now have that Barbie doll.
I think this is so cute.
It comes with like a littlelike insulin bag or something or
monitor.
The doll wears a glucosemonitor and an insulin pump.
It's wearing a little bluepolka dot outfit.
It comes with a purse and, if Irecall part one diabetes is
(29:13):
kind of the one that you likecan't help, right, like it's not
the lifestyle.
I think part two is sometimescaused by lifestyle, um, but not
all the time.
But part one is kind of likeyou're born with it, um, so I
don't know.
I think this is sweet, ofcourse, like I don't see any
harm in this, basically because,like I think haters might say,
(29:34):
oh, this is encouraging likeamericans to have diabetes and
to be obese, but this isn't thattype of it and it's not like
they're not.
This isn't like 800 pound, likegoing to disneyland barbie.
This is like I'm born with aconditioned barbie and I think I
love that and I love like any.
I mean I'm all for, likewheelchair barbie and blind
barbie, you know, anything thatmakes kids feel represented.
(29:55):
I love that so much.
Speaker 1 (29:57):
Yeah, I think what this does and I guess, when you
step back because some peoplemay say, well, why would you
make a Barbie that has thisdisease?
And I guess, if I'm on theoutside looking in, I think what
it does is it forces parents tohave those conversations with
children.
Yeah, what it does is talkabout, obviously, what diabetes
(30:23):
is, but also how it affects youreveryday life as far as your
activities, your diet andeverything like that.
So I think that this couldspark some positive influences
on kids as far as okay, don'twait until you become an adult,
up in age, and go.
(30:43):
Okay, now it's our time to takea look at what I eat high
exercise and stuff.
Speaker 2 (30:49):
Exactly yeah.
Speaker 1 (30:50):
That's something that should be taught young, and
then something that's encouragedas they get older.
Exactly so, I think, and again,I could be wrong but I think
that's probably as they getolder.
Exactly so I think and again, Icould be wrong, but I think
that's probably what this isgeared towards.
Speaker 2 (31:02):
Yeah, and my kind of thing is, if someone doesn't
want this, then you could easilynot buy a diabetes Barbie doll,
you know.
Then skip past it and buywhatever Barbie you want to for
your kid.
They said they're also.
The Barbie Fashionistas lineincludes more than 175 looks
across, various skin tones, eyecolors, disabilities um, I love
(31:22):
this.
A blind barbie doll, a barbiedoll, down syndrome, barbie doll
with hearing aids, among others.
Um, I mean, I'm just likeobsessed with that, because why
wouldn't?
I think that's so cool and itjust should be normal, like that
kids are able to just be likeoh, that one has a hearing aid,
just like me.
So, yeah, I see no problem withthat.
Speaker 1 (31:41):
I think you hit it right on the head, because
representation is very important.
Because if someone hasespecially if a child has
diabetes or some other illness,or maybe they're in a wheelchair
, and they see thisquote-unquote, perfect doll,
they may feel a certain wayabout themselves.
So to be able to see, um, adoll that looks like them is so
(32:05):
important.
It's like, yes, you matter too.
Yes, exactly too.
So I think what mattel is doingis a great thing.
Speaker 2 (32:12):
I really do me too, and that's just reflective of
more everyday life.
Like I was just on a walk and Isaw like a guy running with
like one of you know he wasclearly missing a leg, but he
had like one of the like therobotic legs and it was just
like that should just be normal,like that shouldn't be
something that we all like haveto stop and look and talk about.
Of course I was looking, but Iwas thinking about how that's
just like part of our everydaything that we see, you know oh
(32:36):
yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 1 (32:37):
And you know the one thing about kids is kids pay
attention to more than we asadults think they do yeah, yeah
so you know, like, for example,when barack obama became
president, you know, and again,regardless of what your politics
are, whatever the importantthing is, again, whether or not
(33:00):
you like this politics, but heshows a young black boy that,
yes, you could aspire to becomepresident of this country one
day exactly and they can believethey can do it because, hey,
there's someone else that did itbefore me yep, and I think it's
cool.
Speaker 2 (33:15):
Honestly, if I was a parent, I probably would.
Even if I didn't have a kidthat had diabetes or anything
like in the mix of their toys, Iprobably would have a Barbie
that has Down syndrome or aBarbie that has different skin
colors and stuff, just becauseit should be so normal to be
like okay, I'm playing with thisone today, or they're all
meshing together.
I don't think you have to waiton the particular specific
(33:37):
disability that you have to havedifferent types of dolls.
Speaker 1 (33:41):
I agree, I definitely agree.
So I'm going to tip my hat offto Mattel and I believe this is
a great thing and maybe, justmaybe you know, other toy
builders will follow suit.
Speaker 2 (33:53):
Exactly, absolutely.
Speaker 1 (33:57):
Well, talking about another interesting conversation
, this is probably more on thecontroversial side.
Have you heard of alligatoralcatraz?
Speaker 2 (34:07):
I have, Scarcely enough.
I have.
Speaker 1 (34:09):
Yes, unless someone just arrived under a rock that
doesn't know what this is.
In Florida, I believe it is,they're building.
Someone just arrived under arock that doesn't know what this
is.
In Florida, I believe it isthey're building a holding
facility for illegal migrants.
So this place, I guess, is likeswampland-type land that's
(34:34):
infested with alligators and allthese other type of things,
like you're in the amazon yeahwhen they build it.
it's not going to be a brickbuilding or like you would think
, but it's more like, um, Ithink probably more of a metal
type institution.
You know, with wire, chain linkthings and stuff like that.
(34:54):
It's almost like a temporarything, but it's going to be used
permanently and the whole ideais, you know well, if the guards
don't get them, if someoneescapes the alligators, we'll
get them.
I don't even think that's funny, I think that's just horrible,
I know.
Speaker 2 (35:09):
And then I saw pictures of people like standing
in front of it almost cheeringit on and everything Like
standing in front of it almostcheering it on and everything
Like what scares me.
I mean I've been to the realAlcatraz Alcatraz in San
Francisco like two or threetimes because they give tours
and it's really eerie.
And you know, you take the boatover and like I don't see.
I haven't seen sharks on thetimes that I've gone over.
But of course, back in the day,like it used to be, and even
(35:33):
now, like it definitely is, it'snot like the kind of thing
where you see hundreds of sharksswimming around with their fins
out, but there are sharks andit definitely is like hardly
anyone could make it and it'sdefinitely so scary.
But my thing with all of thisis that so many people are
getting taken away and arrestedwithout due process or without
any sort of court or theinnocent people that this is so
scary.
(35:54):
Thinking of the people thatdon't deserve to be put away
there, that will be put awaythere, I think that's the
scariest.
Speaker 1 (36:01):
You know you hit on a great point.
I was watching Good MorningAmerica and a few other
publications.
What's interesting is that whenthey started detaining
immigrants and going after themreal hard, they had a primary
(36:21):
concentration on immigrants thathad very violent crimes that
they've committed.
Fast forward months later, themajority of the immigrants that
are picked up now has not hadany crimes whatsoever done and
it's like, as some of theseimmigrants are literally in the
(36:43):
process where, yes, they're animmigrant, and I think the word
illegal is thrown around tooloosely because immigrants that
were going through the processat the time so, in other words,
they're, they're, the americaknows they're here, they're
(37:03):
going through the process.
Right, exactly, yeah, like.
Well, what is the real goalhere?
Speaker 2 (37:11):
yeah, I wonder how much.
I'm sure I could find it easily, but like how much the
alligator alcatraz is costing usas taxpayers and what the cost
of a peep will be and everything.
And I think a lot of it is forshow too.
A lot of it is obviouslydemonstrating like look at this
medieval thing that's going tohappen to people if they try to
(37:32):
escape.
Speaker 1 (37:33):
But you know, I guess and this goes back to thinking
about the floods that happenedin Texas, okay, now you know, we
all know, that hurricanes andweather hits Florida and some of
those coastal places very, veryfrequently, especially during
tornado season, I can see ascenario where, depending on how
(37:56):
this facility is built, you canhave true disasters come.
Oh my gosh.
Yeah, and I don't thinkanyone's asking these questions.
Speaker 2 (38:06):
No, that sounds like.
Has there been a movie aboutthat?
That sounds like a plot of amovie.
I don't know if a naturaldisaster happens at a prison and
people are wrongly there.
It seems like a movie.
Speaker 1 (38:17):
I've never seen it, but I see this movie possibly
happening and I'm gonna tell youthere's so many things that
could go wrong with this.
Speaker 2 (38:24):
Yeah, you're so right .
Speaker 1 (38:26):
And you know, the crazy thing, merle, is that when
something goes wrong, everybodystarts pointing fingers at each
other and it's like, okay, Iget, everybody wants to blame
the other person, but whathappens to all those people that
suffer because of a stupidmistake?
Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (38:43):
Yeah, very, very weird.
And the people that are justgoing there like happily posing
for pictures in front, I justwill never get that.
It's like okay, even if aperson did something wrong and
they deserve to be put there,something tells me that that
person just didn't out of avacuum become a bad person, like
they probably had a lot of hurtand they inflicted hurt on
other people and they were hurt.
Speaker 1 (39:03):
So, yeah, it's just not a good thing all around no,
I agree, and the the thing tolook at it this way, they're
still human beings yeah, exactlyso, all right.
Speaker 2 (39:16):
Well, I think alligator Alcatraz will have
some checkpoints securitycheckpoints but we'll no longer
have the tsa where we won't haveto take our shoes off.
Um, this is so funny becausethis last month I actually just
signed up for the percent fortsa pre-check.
I paid the 80 dollars, I wentthrough the whole thing.
I went to staplesples and gotmy number and all this kind of
(39:37):
stuff and then like right, assoon as they're like no, no
longer.
But so after two, nearly twodecades, passengers going
through airport security in theUS will no longer have to take
their shoes off.
The Transportation SecurityAdministration will be
eliminating the securityrequirement, effective
immediately.
You know, they said like thekey to our approach is layered
(39:58):
security.
The rule was being evaluatedunder the biden administration.
However, she credited christygnome, credited president trump
with taking the initiative toeliminate it.
Obviously it's annoying for allof us to have to take our you
know shoes off and say thatwe're carrying liquids and all
that kind of stuff.
But I don't really like I don'tknow to me I'd rather I don't
(40:20):
know a lot of people that wouldknowingly like hide bombs and
hide powders and stuff like thatat this point in their shoes,
because it seems pretty obviousand it is kind of gross, like
taking off your shoes andknowing that you're, you know
you're touching all the littleother feet stuff.
Um, this, this announcement onthis time, just seems weird to
me because, especially with likethe wars and the iran stuff and
it just seemed like, uh, likeit seemed like we're not at a
(40:44):
very relaxing time of airportsecurity and travel in general.
Like you know, there's beentalks of cyber hacks and all
this kind of stuff.
So I know the shoe thing isseparate, but to me to like
relax on a tsa rule now justseems a little weird because,
like I feel like airline safetyhas been a lot in the news
lately yeah, that's true.
Speaker 1 (41:07):
I mean I'll be the first to admit it's a pain in
the ass.
I've taken shoes off, put themback on.
I mean it like when I fly itactually dictates what I wear to
the airport, because I yeahyeah, shoes I could slip off,
slip right back on absolutely.
Speaker 2 (41:24):
Yeah, people that wear like like Doc Martens or
boots that lace up, I'm like whoare you?
Speaker 1 (41:32):
and you know I, I have Doc Martens too.
I love my love my shoes yeah.
I will not wear it to theairport for that specific reason
.
Speaker 2 (41:41):
Exactly Even the socks that you wear.
I bet you think about too.
Speaker 1 (41:44):
Yes, yes, I mean, if they have a way to make sure
that we're all safe, I'm onboard with it.
But I'm quite sure that theydid a lot of testing and a lot
of research into this beforemaking that decision.
Speaker 2 (42:00):
Yeah, me too.
Me too, I think so too.
So I mean that's a nice thing.
That's a very nice thing tohave that we don't need to do
that anymore and now we justhave to put our liquids and then
we still have to put our laptopin a separate case.
But I do think the shoes offalready adds to like a tense
thing where you're shufflingwith other people, and then
that's everyone's feet smell,and it's just like I feel the
(42:20):
tsa agents are probably veryhappy about that not having to
constantly tell people to takeoff your shoes and to like look
at our dirty little feet oh yes,oh yes.
Speaker 1 (42:29):
And then you know the other thing too.
Let's face it it's not verysanitary for thousands of people
to be putting their feet on thesame place.
Speaker 2 (42:37):
You know what I mean oh my god, I had a college
professor who got ringworm onher feet from the airport.
Are you serious?
Yep, she like I guess sheforgot to wear socks and then
she like, she just like, did itbarefoot and then, like, the
next day she got a weird, likeall these things, and it ended
up being ringworm.
Speaker 1 (42:57):
Oh my gosh, I know it's so gross.
Speaker 2 (43:01):
I feel like I would have to do a wax treatment on my
feet to get the next 500 layersof skin off.
Speaker 1 (43:09):
I'm pretty sure that she never forgot to wear socks
again.
Speaker 2 (43:12):
No, definitely not.
Usually they even have littleankle booties and stuff for you
if you forget it, but not, notthis airport.
Speaker 1 (43:19):
Wow, it's so gross.
Yes, yes.
So I'm quite sure she's veryhappy about this new rule.
Speaker 2 (43:27):
Yeah, but I guess I just like you know who knows
what happened with theWashington DC and the helicopter
crash, who knows?
At this point, but like I feltlike, like internationally,
especially with all the weirdunrest going on, I don't feel a
million percent relaxed onplanes for many different
reasons, but one of them beingjust hackers and scared things.
(43:48):
And you know, like we all, wewill never forget 9-11 and so
it's just like I wish there wasalso.
I wish there was some way tohave like even better times a
million.
But maybe we'll find that out.
Speaker 1 (43:59):
That's true, that's true.
Well, talk about something fun.
My last subject for today isactually a fun one, and this is
the obsession that everyone haswith Superdog.
For those that don't know,superdog is the little furry
feathered companion for Supermanin this new upcoming movie
(44:20):
that's coming out, and it's acute little dog that has a
crooked ear, regular ear white,you know kind of scruffy looking
, you know kind of fun lovingdog and everybody's just loving
it.
Now, what's interesting is it'snot even a real dog, it's AI
generated.
Speaker 2 (44:37):
Oh see another AI influencer, so they couldn't
even even a real dog.
It's AI generated.
Oh see another AI influencer,so they couldn't even use a real
dog.
Speaker 1 (44:41):
That's what I'm saying I mean I'm curious on
watching a movie just to see.
Okay, now, if the dog is doinglike crazy stunts and stuff like
that, yeah, yeah.
But if it's more of a normalhappy, fun, lucky dog, it kind
of makes you wonder why not justuse a regular dog.
Speaker 2 (44:57):
I know, See, that's what I mean.
I love cartoons and I loveAI-generated stuff, but I don't
want to get to the point whereall the things we start to think
are cute or anything are all AI.
But yeah, that's interesting.
I haven't seen it yet.
I had some friends that whenthey dressed their kids up and
it was very cute.
I saw it on social media.
But I definitely want to seeSuperman and it does seem like
(45:20):
one of the movies that youshould see.
You should try to see it in thetheaters if you can.
Speaker 1 (45:24):
Oh yeah, definitely, definitely.
And, like I said, I wasn'tplanning on going to see it, in
all honesty, but I'm justcurious about this little
Superdog, just to see.
Speaker 2 (45:34):
I want to see Superdog.
I will definitely cry.
I really hope Superdog doesn'tkick the bucket.
Speaker 1 (45:39):
Yeah, I guess there's rumors that Superdog may be in
a Superwoman movie, because I'venever seen a Superwoman movie
or cartoon.
I'm sorry.
There was a Superwoman cartoonyears ago, I believe.
I mean we're talking talkingyears and years ago.
Maybe that's coming to the bigscreen as well too.
Speaker 2 (46:02):
We'll see.
That's cool.
This summer is doing a good jobwith all of the little.
Last year we had Twister andwhatever other ones we had, but
then this year with Jurassic,rebirth or whatever, and
Superman, I feel like I'm happywith the blockbusters this year
the F1.
Speaker 1 (46:22):
They're starting to be a little bit diverse.
I mean, don't get me wrong,there's nothing wrong with you
know horror, high action, youknow animate, um, you know
marvel type movies where youknow you have superheroes and
stuff.
Those are good.
But you know, I I think youstill have to have a diverse
option to choose from when yougo to the movies.
Speaker 2 (46:38):
Totally.
Do you have a favorite Supermanlike person that was Superman?
Speaker 1 (46:46):
I would say probably one of the first or second
Superman movies, with GeneHackman who played, uh, lex
luther.
Oh cool, I think that was apretty cool one, I really like.
I mean, I'm talking years ago,though, but and then there was
(47:08):
these other three villains fromsuperman's home world that came
down to try and take over the uh, the earth.
Uh, I think that was probablyone of the best ones that I saw
no, I'm a.
Speaker 2 (47:21):
I don't have any superman favorites, so I
definitely have a spider-man.
I thought, um, who's the onethat's like married to zendaya?
Tom, tom piddleston orsomething, or tom someone.
I think he's real.
He was really good and cute.
Whoever the tom was, um, I hadto look up because I thought he
was so cute.
My, my boyfriend was like,please make sure he's over 18
before you start lusting afterhim.
(47:41):
I feel bad that I'm attractedto this young man, this young
Spider-Man.
I think he indeed was in his20s, which made me feel way
better.
But nope, I'm a Supermanopportunist.
I'm open for anyone.
I can't wait to see Super Dog.
I think open for anyone, Ican't wait to see Super Dog.
I think that'll be very cute.
Yes, yes, it will.
Well, my last one.
(48:03):
I thought was very sweet.
The original lineup of BlackSabbath reunited for the first
time in 20 years this pastSaturday in the UK for the last
performance for singer OzzyOsbourne, who has been kind of
not doing well health-wise forthe past couple of years and now
it seems like it's gottenincrementally more intense.
(48:23):
Um, I thought ozzy did amazing.
He like I watched a bunch ofvideos and he sat down most of
the time, um, and then he stoodup a few times from his winged
throne and I just thought it wasso cool and like he went out on
a bang um, and of course, likethe mama I'm coming home, there
wasn't a dry eye, I'm sure, inthe theater and here in the in
(48:44):
the venue itself, and it soundedlike he just had so many.
He had Metallica, guns androses slayer.
So many people did sets rangingfrom two to seven songs in
length.
Guns and roses won the prizefor the greatest amount of just
yeah, four Sabbath covers beforefinishing off with their own
(49:04):
songs.
And I just think, like Ozzy hashad such a big influence on so
many of the rock and metal bandstoday and he's a true rock star
and you know, yeah, he's just,he's a legend that is true, that
is true, that is true.
Speaker 1 (49:19):
And, um, you know, one thing we have to do is and
and I'm glad they did what theydid, because you really have to
give people their flowers whilethey're here to smell them- yeah
, yep, and you could tell, likeOzzy may have been, he's weird,
he's definitely wild, but he's.
Speaker 2 (49:34):
He's loved the music since day one, and so it's cool
to see someone that has reallylike stayed true to music and I
think he loves a lot of theup-and-coming music people.
I've seen him videos, so yeah.
Speaker 1 (49:46):
Yeah, I mean, our older generation has paved the
way for the new generation.
Speaker 2 (49:55):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (49:56):
And it's amazing, and it doesn't matter whether it's
pop, whether it's R&B, whetherit's rap, classical, you know
there's a lot of songs that aresampled from older songs.
Speaker 2 (50:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (50:11):
And a lot of the new generation.
They have songs that they'recrazy about, that they love.
Wow, this is great.
Speaker 2 (50:18):
Not even realizing the true history that, hey,
that's actually been sampledafter another artist that paved
the way for them exactly, yeah,all these songs, like he has a
lot of different types ofsounding, sounds like a lot of
versatility and I just thinkit's so cool.
So, um, and of course, hecouldn't be the man that he is
without his, without SharonOsbourne, like his wife.
So Sharon really like, like, Ithink they really are each
(50:41):
other's, like other halves.
You know they make they'rethere for each other for the
long haul.
Speaker 1 (50:44):
So I agree and you know, the one thing I would say
about their marriage is I thinkit's something that married
couples need to take a look at.
Yeah, it's good to be therewhen everything's going great,
the money's great's healthy,everybody's great okay, but the
true test of your relationshipis when things aren't so great
(51:07):
exactly.
Speaker 2 (51:08):
You know, and it's something you have to deal with.
It's when you throw in thenormal things and that's hard
enough, but when you have like arock star and drugs and you
know all this kind of stuff, itmakes it even harder.
Speaker 1 (51:17):
That's right.
That's right and that's wherethose saying goes for rich or
for poor.
A lot of people say those vowsbut really don't understand what
they mean.
Speaker 2 (51:28):
Yep and Sharon's also showing the in sickness and in
health type, for with Ozzy too.
Speaker 1 (51:34):
That's right.
It's a shame, Merle, but youdon't really see that anymore.
You know, I know.
Speaker 2 (51:42):
So I shouldn't break up with my boyfriend just
because he sneezed, because hehas allergies.
Just kidding, he never watchesthis.
Speaker 1 (51:49):
Just kidding, I'd be very happy with that comment.
Speaker 2 (51:56):
No, he'll say, yes, please set me free Totally.
He I'm not going to be veryhappy with that comment.
He'll say, yes, please set mefree Totally.
He knows I'm obsessed Crazytrain.
Speaker 1 (52:04):
Well, this was another great episode.
Yes, it was.
And talk about great things.
What do you have coming up,Meryl?
Speaker 2 (52:13):
Oh, my gosh Will.
Speaking of Ozzy Osbourne andstuff like that, I have some
shows called.
I've talked about this on herebefore but there's a show I love
to do in la called the horrorhorror nerd, where you know,
they take a different theme ofsomething in the horror genre,
um, and then every comedian getslike five minutes.
So you do five minutes on likechucky the doll or whatever the
(52:34):
theme is, and so I have two ofthose coming up, um, one of them
is august 23rd, uh, and it's insan diego.
So, yeah, it's a place calledthe yellow door, a venue, um,
and it's so fun, I love it somuch.
The woman that runs, it is justamazing.
She's like runs this wholewhole thing.
It's all these differentcomedians doing their take on
(52:56):
like old school movies andFreddy Krueger.
It's just so fun.
Speaker 1 (53:00):
That sounds like a lot of fun.
Speaker 2 (53:02):
It's really silly.
We get a projection screen andif anyone likes horror music or
not music, horror movies youshould come to it.
Speaker 1 (53:10):
Nice Everyone.
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(53:31):
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You can go to LRodTVNetworkcomand that way you can watch this
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(53:52):
Yes, I am Lawrence L Rod.
Speaker 2 (53:56):
And I'm Meryl Clemo.
Have a great day everyone.
Bye-bye.
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