November 12, 2025 • 31 mins
Michael Berry thanks elevator pros for helping veterans, dives into the up-and-down world of lifts, roasts Texas GOP drama, and cracks jokes about a truckload of COVID-infected monkeys on the loose.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
It's that time time, time, luck and load. The Michael
Varry Show is on the air.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Side. I don't see under bath.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
Well those days.
Speaker 4 (00:39):
All my daily report from Camp Hope was that our
heroes to be celebrated today were the good folks of
the i U e C thirty one Local thirty one.
They're the beneficiary of their golf tournament is to be
Camp Hope part of the PTSD Foundation of America. Well,
(01:02):
I didn't know what the IU e C was, so
I looked it up. It's the International Union of Elevator Constructors.
So I placed a call over there. Not the most
excited voicemail system I've ever heard. You can call it yourself.
I got a kick out of it. But the nice
(01:23):
lady who once I punched enough numbers, got to I said.
I told her what I was doing, and I'd like
to thank y'all on air and talk about elevators because
I'm a little bit obsessed with elevators.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
And she said, sure, let me get you to Ryan.
She puts me through to his cell.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
Phone number and he immediately bowed up Ramon. I said,
this is Ryan, this is Michael Berry. And I paused
because I like to see and he kind of bowed up.
He was like, all right, this is one of them stories.
Go tell your stories. I'm gonna if I have fact
be verclemped I will And he said, how can I
help you, mister Barry? And I said, well, first, I
want to thank you for helping camp Hope. That's fantastic.
(02:00):
And second, I want to talk about being an elevator
repairman because I'm looking for an exit strategy for Ramon,
who's kind of dug in.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Here like a tick, but we're finding a way to
get him out. Is that how it went?
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Ryan? Close enough? Close enough?
Speaker 1 (02:15):
Do you did bow up on me a little?
Speaker 2 (02:18):
I've been known to do that from time to time.
I'll call after all.
Speaker 4 (02:22):
So you said, y'all have six hundred and forty four members.
Is that more or less than usual? How is the
elevator business? Because I've heard it's up and down.
Speaker 5 (02:32):
It's definitely up and down, right, So for us, we
are pretty close to full employment right now. So if
you see tower cranes throughout the city, that means that
we're working. So work is pretty good right now. There's
some big modernization projects going on the airport, there's some
infrastructure work that's going on at the airport, the Hairs
(02:52):
Health System off of six' ten, here there's an expansion
FOR Lbj. Hospital we've got a lot of folks working
out there. Also anderson has a big, project as Does,
chevron the big modernization project that's going on. There Wells
Fargo plaza just finished up a modernization project there as.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Well, so, uh we're moving, around shaking and moving a little.
Speaker 4 (03:12):
Bit so if somebody is building a building and needs
to put in an, elevator is there a private company
they call and you all supply the members or do
they call the union?
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Hall how does that?
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Work so they go with the individual private.
Speaker 5 (03:27):
Company were some of the big boys in that big
boys would Be, SCHENDLER, TK, E cone And.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
Otis those are the Big oh.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
Okay they actually call those companies all?
Speaker 4 (03:38):
Right, Yes so Like otis has an operation In, houston absolutely,
so and.
Speaker 5 (03:44):
Some will have local offices as. Well we also have
some independent companies that that very well out here as.
Well we just Welcomed Mitsubishi. Electric they have a branch
they've just opened. Here we Have Neuveaux elevator who's also
has a branch here and they do a lot of
work At College station At TEXAS a AND.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
M interesting and how many little independent guys are, there you,
know just a basic elevator repair or, whatever BECAUSE i
always get these complaints that you can't you, know like
when elevator goes, down we can't get the guy here fast,
enough and there's always the suggestion that there's not enough
elevator repair. Man is that?
Speaker 1 (04:23):
True at?
Speaker 5 (04:26):
Times it's absolutely. True so our program end to, end
start to. Finish when you come in from day one
until you are an elevator mechanic is around five years.
Time so within that five, years let's say we have
a lot of work going. On it is difficult to
play somebody or to get them to move any quicker
through that program because they have certain things that they
(04:47):
have to accomplish throughout that apprenticeship program to be eligibility
to be a.
Speaker 4 (04:51):
Mechanic what is the majority of your time spent on
as the union leader for the elevator, Folks.
Speaker 5 (05:00):
Really it's getting people to. Work it's making sure that
we're not having issues on the. Job safety is a
very big part of what we do as. Well we
do our best to go out on job sites and
to ensure that the members have everything that they need
that they're being safe on the. Job and there is
another component.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Where we have our educational.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
Program we have a union haul at two One, broadway
which is six ten and two twenty, five and there's
always something going.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
On COULD i just show If i'm a? Member CAN
i just show up over there and eat.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
If we've got something to, Eat you're more than.
Speaker 4 (05:33):
Welcome so you have six hundred and forty four, Members
how does that compare to ten years?
Speaker 5 (05:41):
Ago so right around six hundred is really that's been our.
Number but we do have active. Apprentices we have one
hundred and sixty one at this, time so that means
we will be growing as they progress through the. Program
we look at maybe seven hundred to seven hundred than
fifty in the coming year or, so so that means
(06:02):
that we're. Growing but we also had a big boom
of elevator constructors in the early nineteen eighties and a
lot of those folks are looking towards a well deserved.
Retirement so we do have a lot of folks moving
in and, out so they're being replaced by some younger
folks coming through the.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
Trade, however you do lose a lot of that knowledge
for some of the older. Equipment.
Speaker 4 (06:24):
Sure, well All i've heard in the other, trades especially,
plumbing is that if the people who are within three
years of retirement, retire you basically don't we already don't
have enough plumbers that there aren't young plumbers coming up.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Up the pipe and it's a, real real.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
Problem AND i don't you have fewer members so you
could you could solve that problem faster than the plumbing.
Problem BUT i was wondering if that's the case also
for elevator.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
Folks, yeah.
Speaker 5 (06:53):
ABSOLUTELY i mean we look at building a construction trades
as the other four year, degree because you are going to,
school you are working full, time and you're not going
to school unless you're, working and you're not working unless
you're going to, School so you are spending time in the.
Classroom but the hands on piece of that and on
the job training is really important as. Well so to
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be eligible to pass our mechanics, exam you go through
eight semesters of. School you're going to school one night
a week for four hours a, night and you're going
to do that for four years and eight. Semesters when it's,
done you take a cumulative exam that goes over everything
that you've learned over.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Those past four.
Speaker 5 (07:30):
Years and then we also have a practical applicational, knowledge
so you are performing that working class as well as
on the.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Job so we'd like to say.
Speaker 5 (07:39):
That during the day you're learning the, how and in
the evenings when you're going to, class you're learning the.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
Why plus you make a bunch of, money.
Speaker 5 (07:47):
You, know we, do, Okay so as far as the
building the construction trades are, concerned if you look UP
Us news And World, report we're the top.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
Dog well that's WHAT i figured That local thirty.
Speaker 4 (08:01):
One ryan shewittt thank you for your support Of Camp
hope and THE Ptsd foundation Of, america AND i hope
we can get a lot of veterans when they leave
the service good jobs in the, trades including.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Yours and thanks for making time for, us my. MAN
i really appreciate.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
It thank, you really appreciate your. Time.
Speaker 4 (08:23):
Beerrishall President trump took a shot at D Dade feeling
yesterday On Truth Social and As Dade feeling exits the public,
stage making note that As speaker of The, house he
did some terrible things and worked against The trump. Administration
(08:47):
one of the things he did that really Infuriated Donald
trump was that he tried to Impeach Ken. Paxton it
was done at the very last moment of the, session
so there wouldn't be time to defeat. It Ken paxton
(09:08):
was the elected attorney general who was carrying out The
trump administration.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
Goals as the head of litigation for.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
The state Of.
Speaker 4 (09:17):
Texas as the Attorney, general Drunk dade was fighting him
at every. Turn he was a quote Unquote republican elected
by Majority. Democrats as The speaker of The, house it
was preventing The house from the funding bills that would
be necessary to secure the, border for, instance provide voter.
Integrity paxton was doing everything he could make it happen
(09:38):
The trump. Goals so Drunk dade assembled a team of
his inter lieutenants to Impeach Ken. Paxton so at the
last minute they bring this forward the last weekend of
The house session and they pass articles of, impeachment which
(09:58):
meant it went to The, senate so there would be
a trial in The. Senate Dan patrick a s The Lieutenant,
governor would oversee that, trial whereupon it was soundly. Defeated
but in the, Meantime Ken paxton was out of a.
Job we were out of an attorney. General it cost
the state millions of, dollars which Drunk date and The
(10:19):
republicans refused to disclose how much money they had spent
on all of. This Dan patrick had to fight like
hell to get them to release how much money all
of this. COSTS i think it was over five million
dollars taxpayer. Dollars they had no mandate for this because
none of them had campaigned on. It there was no
public cry to Remove Ken. Paxon, hell the man was
as popular as has ever, been even, more which is
(10:40):
why he's leading the current senator in The senate. Race
this was all drunk day in his little, group his
little group of. Lieutenants and they are all, similar little.
Weasels they're all little pretty boys that walk around gussied
up like A pinto ranch. Cowboy they're all exactly the
same in every curiosity you have about them is probably.
(11:02):
True so who did Drunk dad have leading the impeachment
effort as his house? MANAGER i don't know if he
Called Coliny ridge and, said who's your biggest? Bitch or
he just had one already on Standby. Briscocaine, Yeah briscocaine
(11:24):
start every video With howdy grow, yourself little, mustache put
you a cable head on in some, boots and.
Speaker 1 (11:31):
People think you a, real real tough funner From. Houston
we know.
Speaker 4 (11:36):
Better briscoe'cine was the house impeachment manager For Drunk Dade
feeling trying to take Out Ken. Paxton and don't Think
Ken paxon has forgotten. It and don't think any of
us that saw The Republican party split apart for no good.
Reason you know why they did. It they did it
(11:56):
because there's a group of, rich, rich, rich Supposedly republican.
Folks you'll know who they. Are they all Supported Nikki
haley for president last. Year they Own John. Cornyn the
dirty little secret that most people don't know is that
The Republican party is in the middle of a civil
war right now that was started and funded by this
(12:19):
very rich bow tie Wearing Nelson rockefeller type country Club.
Republicans and that group of people has supported, candidates funded,
candidates funded, causes and killed a lot of what we want.
Done And Briscoe kane has only been too happy to
(12:40):
be their girlfriend in this. Effort and if he thinks
that anybody is not going to know. That by the
in the Ninth congressional, district their, district not. Mine they
get to cast their, votes But i'm going to make
very sure that they are quite aware of Who Briscoe
kine is and what he has done between The Colony
ridge effort and the impeachment Of Ken. Paxton the Ninth
(13:05):
congressional district a new, District BUT i know who those voters.
ARE i know those. Communities that's working Class, Republicans Liberty
county And East Harris, county and that's the kind of.
People that's the very kind of people That Dade feelin
pissed off In Orange Jasper Jefferson, county very very similar.
Folks a lot of plant, workers a lot of port,
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workers hard working folks that don't play the. Games these
are not cornin. Folks paxton will win that congressional. District
he will win that congressional. District, bigley, absolutely these Are trump.
Voters trump voters are not buy and, large your fancy
country club. Members they're not buy and large your old
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line Bush republican. Donors Trump republicans are more hard, scrabble working,
classservative family, oriented church going. Voters they are not The
Republican party of The Bush, machine The jebs and The
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w's and The george P they are not that group of.
People The John cornins and that group of people for
a very long time had a. Run they had Their Mitt,
romney's they had Their john, McCain's they had Their Bob,
doles and that group of people had a lot of
money behind, them and they never had a challenge in
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a primary because there wasn't anybody with the money and
NAME id to challenge. Him that's How cornn has stayed
in office for over twenty years because there was never
a candidate that could raise the money and the profile
to run against. It now he's got not, one but two,
Challengers Wesley hunt And Ken. Paxton those times have. Changed
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it started with The Tea party And trump made it
full force With.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
Magnet and that's. You, well this has been my sack
of the. Stories you, know earlier in my, career.
Speaker 4 (15:12):
If we didn't get to, something, well we didn't have
the whole team to produce back in those, days so
it wasn't that often that we didn't get to everything we.
Speaker 1 (15:21):
HAD i might walk into the show with three. Stories
but if there ever was a day THAT i had
more than we got.
Speaker 4 (15:29):
TO i feel like well BECAUSE i THOUGHT i had
to do what was in the news that, Day and
THEN i decided so many TIMES i would have to
come in and correct WHAT i said yesterday because the
primary news had reported. Incorrectly what was the point of
trying to be the first on the, scene to be
the first to say something about, something because the news
(15:52):
you got was often terribly.
Speaker 1 (15:54):
Wrong SO i just Decided i'd rather be able to.
Speaker 4 (15:57):
Wait our listeners will learn if you want breaking, news
go somewhere, else and you'll know that often that's going
to be it's not going to be accurate because you're
only as good as whoever first reports on, something because
you weren't.
Speaker 1 (16:09):
There so in, time AS i.
Speaker 4 (16:13):
Started studying stand up comedians and only a few folks in,
radio and that was Really, rush BECAUSE i thought he
was the master at, IT i noticed that there would
be a story that was two weeks, old and he
would he would, say in my stack, here and he
would pull from his stack of story that he'd been
meaning to get to but. Hadn't so in that, vein
in tribute to the Great Rush, limbaugh we pull this
(16:34):
story that you already know about for. SURE a truck
carrying quote aggressive research monkeys potentially infected with, HEPATITIS, c
herpes AND covid crashes potentially infected with, HEPATITIS, c, herpes
AND covid crashes In, mississippi resulting in six of them.
(16:58):
Escaping can you imagine they've been injected with all this
crap they know and that thing cret you ain't. Keeping
they're tearing ass out of. There we're getting out of.
Here that's like a lobster when The titanic goes. Down
five of the six were, euthanized while one remains on the.
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Loose Jiulane university claimed in a statement that the monkeys
quote are not infectious as initially.
Speaker 1 (17:25):
Said oh, really.
Speaker 4 (17:29):
That's like a bad, movie isn't. It what are we
getting to call in the? Shower what are we gonna do?
Here media is reporting they're. Infectious we'll just say they're not.
Infectious here's the story FROM Abc news.
Speaker 3 (17:39):
Tonight the urgent search for dangerous research monkeys that escaped
from the wreckage of a crash on A mississippi. Highway
video showing several monkeys crawling in the, grass heavily armed
officers responding to the scene authority, say a truck carrying
nearly two dozen reesis monkeys from Two Lane university overturned
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On interstate fifty nine In Jasper.
Speaker 1 (18:03):
County here's one of the monkeys right. Here there's one
sitting right.
Speaker 3 (18:06):
There at least six monkeys, escaping officials warning they might
be aggressive towards people and were potentially infected with HEPATITIS,
c hoopies AND.
Speaker 2 (18:15):
Covid we had to neutralize something right here at a.
Speaker 3 (18:18):
Minute and late today police confirming all but one of
the escaped monkeys have been euthanized for public safety, reasons
adding they're still actively searching for that one monkey still
on the.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
Loose, ramon you think this monkey is a coon? Hunter
WHILE i was.
Speaker 6 (18:35):
Growing, up word got out that the best coon hunter
in the world was a fellow that lived At east, McComb.
Mississippi and we don't send him word by the mail.
Rider there ain't no coon dog in the world good as.
Highball don't you ever say or tell nobody that?
Speaker 1 (18:51):
Is we don't believe it. None, well we got us
up a little.
Speaker 6 (18:56):
Contest they, said, yeah this fella will catch more coons
on a night's, hunt and y'all. Will when he comes
driving up in his pickup truck To East Parks, school
that's where we. Met fellow let the endgate down on
one of them pickups AND i was a, cage and
setting up in the back of that pickup was a
big brown. Monkey marcel, said, well, look don't let that thing.
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Out said he Looks ah said keep him in, there
said he looks too much like folks to be.
Speaker 1 (19:23):
Getting out of. There you leave him up in that pickup.
Speaker 6 (19:26):
Truck fellow, said y'all don't.
Speaker 1 (19:28):
UNDERSTAND i use a dog with the.
Speaker 6 (19:32):
MONKEY i just want one good tree, dog And i'll
show you how to catch more raccoons and hydra expensive
AND i make a good living with that. Monkey coon hunting,
marsels AND i ain't taking my dog with that trashy.
Thing clovid, Said i'll Take.
Speaker 1 (19:49):
Old june and we'll. Go so all of us, followed
And Old june hadn't gone very far and she.
Speaker 6 (19:54):
Trewed, now any coon hunt will know that sometimes a
raccoon to get up in a tree and he'll tap the,
tree go out on a limb and jump into another,
Tree go out on a limb and jump into another
one and come.
Speaker 1 (20:04):
Down with icha on.
Speaker 6 (20:06):
It, well that's the art of being a good coon.
Dog you circle, around make for sure he ain't tapped the,
tree and.
Speaker 1 (20:11):
He's up bath if you seize that, Well.
Speaker 6 (20:15):
Old june tree to turn that monkey, loose had him
on a chain and. People he had a flash light
in his left hand and a pistol in his right,
hand and up that tree he went boogey boogey boogie
right up that, tree went all over the, tree shining
that light and had that gun looking ever where out
on each, limb.
Speaker 1 (20:35):
Shining, shining.
Speaker 6 (20:36):
Shining and what he Did he find the coon and
shoot him.
Speaker 1 (20:39):
And the cooon falls.
Speaker 6 (20:40):
Out, well he hadn't found no coon down the, tree
come thumb coughed that, pistol put it up To Old june's,
Head clovis's, dog and, said.
Speaker 1 (20:49):
Bloom just kill him a graveyard dead right.
Speaker 6 (20:53):
There cloe, said, man what.
Speaker 3 (20:55):
The work you?
Speaker 1 (20:56):
Mean that trashy thing has killed my?
Speaker 6 (20:59):
Dog and the fellow what owned the? Monkey Said, Clovis
they ain't but one thing that monkey hates worse than a,
raccoon and.
Speaker 1 (21:09):
That's a line. Coon though.
Speaker 5 (21:17):
You know.
Speaker 4 (21:20):
It's not until a truck carrying these. Monkeys turns over
that now we learn a little bit about what they're up.
To by the, way why were they being? Transported why
did you need to transport these? Monkeys did they not
(21:42):
have enough monkeys In miami and you had all of
them At, tulane so you sent them a sour dough starter?
Speaker 1 (21:48):
Kit what in the hell is going? On and by the,
way why are they infected WITH?
Speaker 4 (21:55):
Covid why are we still PLAYING covid games on the species'
closest to.
Speaker 1 (22:02):
Humans you, know IF i didn't know any, BETTER i
might be concerned.
Speaker 4 (22:08):
That they were still infecting things WITH covid in twenty twenty.
FIVE i still see two three times a week somebody
wearing a. MASK i, mean you're still holding onto the.
Mask it's twenty twenty. Five you've got some, deep deep
(22:32):
issues if you're still wearing the. Mask WHEN i see
somebody like, That i'm just steering as clear AS i.
Can That's glenn close and fatal. Attraction that's cuckoo, bird that's,
nuts that's no less than sixty. Cats that's cat pissed
all over their. House that's hoarding all the way. Up
you can't get in the front door without without driving through.
(22:54):
IT i mean that's, crazy just. Crazy and they're still
infecting monkeys with it.
Speaker 3 (23:03):
Time, way.
Speaker 1 (23:08):
We have a very different, monkeys sound right than the
sort of.
Speaker 4 (23:14):
Last train To carsfield's. Interesting you know why those monkeys
still HAVE. Covid you know, Why, Ramon, no that's monkey.
Pox they didn't stand six feet. Apart you don't stand
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six feet. Apart remember how people companies would mark it
off as if it was so. Signed and now Now
fauci and all of them, go we just made the number.
UP i, mean it's just kind of just better not
to spit in people's. Faces so we just came up with.
Six we were gonna do. Five somebody said, three somebody said.
Nine we just we just kind of settled on. Nine but,
(23:59):
people and, boy if you were in, line Because i'd
like to creep on people, right get in line and
kind of take a step He, hey, oh SORRY i
broke the six foot. Rule Well i've already had it four.
Times i'm not worried about it. Anymore, well you really
saw what a jackass most people. Are there are people
(24:22):
to this day THAT i think about how monstrously they
behaved throughout all of. THAT i mean JUST i know
people who no longer talk to their adult. CHILDREN i
know people who no longer talk to their parents as
a result of all. This and the, second the really
tragic part about that is the people for whom they're
(24:46):
doing all, this the people who stoke them into all,
this don't care about them one. Bit but they're serving those.
Masters and that's really. Sad but it also tells you
that if you allow yourself to get that caught up over.
Speaker 1 (25:01):
THINGS i spoke to an old employee.
Speaker 4 (25:04):
Of mine yesterday BECAUSE i needed access to an, account
AND i, said how are things? Going and she, said,
well you, know not? Good AND i said why is?
That and she said, well AND i said her daughter's name?
Speaker 1 (25:19):
Is she, said, well.
Speaker 4 (25:21):
You know if she wants to have an. Abortion you
know why if she wants to have an abortion she.
Can't how old is? She?
Speaker 1 (25:29):
Ate, well see you say that because you're a.
Speaker 4 (25:33):
Man you're, Right i'm not worried That MICHAEL t And
crockett can't get an.
Speaker 1 (25:39):
Abortion what are we? Doing how are you?
Speaker 4 (25:44):
Doing we haven't spoken in? Years, well not good because
of the abortion. BAND i, mean imagine that is your
state of. Mind the algorithm is a powerful. Thing and
people don't realize. It people don't realize that that which
you watch becomes that which you're. Fed so it becomes
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your view of what's going on in the whole.
Speaker 2 (26:11):
World you know.
Speaker 1 (26:12):
It if you really like bass, fishing bass, fishing if you.
Speaker 4 (26:17):
Really really like, fishing and all you did was watch
Old Bill dance, videos and so you watched, one and
then you liked, it and you watched another one you liked.
It before you know, it the system would weed out
other things and you'd just be watching six hours Of
Bill dance and there you'd.
Speaker 1 (26:36):
Go you're out at dinner and, people how are, Things,
Well i'm worried About Bill. Dance he had a cough?
Today Or Bill dan did he die?
Speaker 2 (26:44):
Already did he? Die?
Speaker 4 (26:46):
No, well, Whatever Bill, dance whatever was in that, video
you would think everybody else is being fed the same.
Speaker 1 (26:53):
Video he's, Alive, Okay, Sorry Bill. Dance you don't.
Speaker 4 (26:58):
Want Of Tracy bird's greatest career accomplishments is he was
a guest With Bill. Dance there's ONLY i think he,
said there's only been four people to ever be a
guest With Bill.
Speaker 1 (27:06):
Dance that's a big.
Speaker 4 (27:08):
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you to speak at one of our upcoming. Events we
admire your work in encouraging thought listen to this. Promote
we admire your work in encouraging thoughtful discussions about, freedom,
leadership and civic, responsibility the same values we want to
promote through our new.
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Chapter our goal is to.
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Inspire more students to take an interest in current issues
and how they impact our communities and.
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COUNTRY i don't like use of impact as a, verb
BUT i can overlook it because she seems.
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Adorable if your schedule, allows we would be thrilled to
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Sincerely Richards High SCHOOL Tpsu President Katherine michaelis and then
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her phone. Number SO i sent her an email a
minute AFTER i got, it AND i, said can you
call our show right now and talk on air about
how you got involved WITH? Epusa AND i gave the phone.
Number about ten minutes, later she, SAID i am currently
in school and, we as you may, know in the
state Of, texas we have the new phone. Band is
there another time it would work for? YOU i don't
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have school On, fridays so we're gonna have her on On.
Speaker 1 (28:42):
Friday well that was.
Speaker 4 (28:43):
Sweet, no four, day three. DAY a lot of schools
are going to. THAT a lot of businesses are going to.
THAT a lot of businesses going to that rom on four,
tens like companies are going to four. Tens speaking of,
Fours Sylvia, jones WHO i don't really know What sylvia's title.
Is she runs the. Place today is her forty fourth
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anniversary of working for what is now. iHeart when she,
STARTED i don't know what it WAS. AMFM i don't.
Know it Was Clear channel for many of those, years
and then it Became. iHeart but she has worked at
the right hand of the what's called the market, manager
THE ceo for this. Market it Was Don peterson for many.
Years it Was Mark kopeleman for a number of, years
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and then it Was Eddie martine for a number of,
years and now he's the REGIONAL. Vp and It's Paul,
lambert who was his number, two who was director of.
Speaker 1 (29:35):
Sales SO i don't.
Speaker 4 (29:36):
KNOW i think she's worked FOR i think she said
one time Before, PAUL i think she had, seven SO
i Think paul would be her eighth.
Speaker 1 (29:44):
Boss she's like my. Dad she just keeps chugging.
Speaker 4 (29:48):
Along everybody else falls off the, side And sylvia just
keeps on chugging. Along forty four, years the same job
as what would have been called a secretary probably back.
Then now she director OF, hr director of, Finances, communications workplace.
Speaker 1 (30:08):
HAPPINESS i, mean she does it.
Speaker 5 (30:10):
All it's.
Speaker 4 (30:10):
Incredible, debbie you're, up. Sweetheart thank you for. Waiting you
got about one, minute BUT i wanted to get you.
Speaker 2 (30:15):
On oh.
Speaker 1 (30:23):
Man she got so excited she hit the.
Speaker 2 (30:26):
Wrong but.
Speaker 1 (30:31):
That's a bummer that. DUDE i liked my monkey.
Speaker 4 (30:37):
JOKES i thought that was pretty. Good the six foot
and all you forgot about monkey. Pox that's kind of
insulting the monkeys that a butt sex virus gets referred
to as monkey. Pox we have no reason to believe
that somebody butt banged a monkey and that's how they
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got monkey. Pox, OH i hadn't thought of. That from
one thinks maybe they got buck banged by a. Monkey
why are you gonna name it bunky pox if you
didn't get it from a? Monkey and who looks at a?
MONKEY i don't care what your orientation. Is who looks
at a monkey's that may be Good Jane, goodall that's Evil.
Speaker 1 (31:20):
RAMONE i Like Jane.
Speaker 2 (31:21):
Goodall
It's that time time, time, luck and load. The Michael
Varry Show is on the air.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Side. I don't see under bath.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
Well those days.
Speaker 4 (00:39):
All my daily report from Camp Hope was that our
heroes to be celebrated today were the good folks of
the i U e C thirty one Local thirty one.
They're the beneficiary of their golf tournament is to be
Camp Hope part of the PTSD Foundation of America. Well,
(01:02):
I didn't know what the IU e C was, so
I looked it up. It's the International Union of Elevator Constructors.
So I placed a call over there. Not the most
excited voicemail system I've ever heard. You can call it yourself.
I got a kick out of it. But the nice
(01:23):
lady who once I punched enough numbers, got to I said.
I told her what I was doing, and I'd like
to thank y'all on air and talk about elevators because
I'm a little bit obsessed with elevators.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
And she said, sure, let me get you to Ryan.
She puts me through to his cell.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
Phone number and he immediately bowed up Ramon. I said,
this is Ryan, this is Michael Berry. And I paused
because I like to see and he kind of bowed up.
He was like, all right, this is one of them stories.
Go tell your stories. I'm gonna if I have fact
be verclemped I will And he said, how can I
help you, mister Barry? And I said, well, first, I
want to thank you for helping camp Hope. That's fantastic.
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And second, I want to talk about being an elevator
repairman because I'm looking for an exit strategy for Ramon,
who's kind of dug in.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Here like a tick, but we're finding a way to
get him out. Is that how it went?
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Ryan? Close enough? Close enough?
Speaker 1 (02:15):
Do you did bow up on me a little?
Speaker 2 (02:18):
I've been known to do that from time to time.
I'll call after all.
Speaker 4 (02:22):
So you said, y'all have six hundred and forty four members.
Is that more or less than usual? How is the
elevator business? Because I've heard it's up and down.
Speaker 5 (02:32):
It's definitely up and down, right, So for us, we
are pretty close to full employment right now. So if
you see tower cranes throughout the city, that means that
we're working. So work is pretty good right now. There's
some big modernization projects going on the airport, there's some
infrastructure work that's going on at the airport, the Hairs
(02:52):
Health System off of six' ten, here there's an expansion
FOR Lbj. Hospital we've got a lot of folks working
out there. Also anderson has a big, project as Does,
chevron the big modernization project that's going on. There Wells
Fargo plaza just finished up a modernization project there as.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Well, so, uh we're moving, around shaking and moving a little.
Speaker 4 (03:12):
Bit so if somebody is building a building and needs
to put in an, elevator is there a private company
they call and you all supply the members or do
they call the union?
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Hall how does that?
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Work so they go with the individual private.
Speaker 5 (03:27):
Company were some of the big boys in that big
boys would Be, SCHENDLER, TK, E cone And.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
Otis those are the Big oh.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
Okay they actually call those companies all?
Speaker 4 (03:38):
Right, Yes so Like otis has an operation In, houston absolutely,
so and.
Speaker 5 (03:44):
Some will have local offices as. Well we also have
some independent companies that that very well out here as.
Well we just Welcomed Mitsubishi. Electric they have a branch
they've just opened. Here we Have Neuveaux elevator who's also
has a branch here and they do a lot of
work At College station At TEXAS a AND.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
M interesting and how many little independent guys are, there you,
know just a basic elevator repair or, whatever BECAUSE i
always get these complaints that you can't you, know like
when elevator goes, down we can't get the guy here fast,
enough and there's always the suggestion that there's not enough
elevator repair. Man is that?
Speaker 1 (04:23):
True at?
Speaker 5 (04:26):
Times it's absolutely. True so our program end to, end
start to. Finish when you come in from day one
until you are an elevator mechanic is around five years.
Time so within that five, years let's say we have
a lot of work going. On it is difficult to
play somebody or to get them to move any quicker
through that program because they have certain things that they
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have to accomplish throughout that apprenticeship program to be eligibility
to be a.
Speaker 4 (04:51):
Mechanic what is the majority of your time spent on
as the union leader for the elevator, Folks.
Speaker 5 (05:00):
Really it's getting people to. Work it's making sure that
we're not having issues on the. Job safety is a
very big part of what we do as. Well we
do our best to go out on job sites and
to ensure that the members have everything that they need
that they're being safe on the. Job and there is
another component.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Where we have our educational.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
Program we have a union haul at two One, broadway
which is six ten and two twenty, five and there's
always something going.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
On COULD i just show If i'm a? Member CAN
i just show up over there and eat.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
If we've got something to, Eat you're more than.
Speaker 4 (05:33):
Welcome so you have six hundred and forty four, Members
how does that compare to ten years?
Speaker 5 (05:41):
Ago so right around six hundred is really that's been our.
Number but we do have active. Apprentices we have one
hundred and sixty one at this, time so that means
we will be growing as they progress through the. Program
we look at maybe seven hundred to seven hundred than
fifty in the coming year or, so so that means
(06:02):
that we're. Growing but we also had a big boom
of elevator constructors in the early nineteen eighties and a
lot of those folks are looking towards a well deserved.
Retirement so we do have a lot of folks moving
in and, out so they're being replaced by some younger
folks coming through the.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
Trade, however you do lose a lot of that knowledge
for some of the older. Equipment.
Speaker 4 (06:24):
Sure, well All i've heard in the other, trades especially,
plumbing is that if the people who are within three
years of retirement, retire you basically don't we already don't
have enough plumbers that there aren't young plumbers coming up.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Up the pipe and it's a, real real.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
Problem AND i don't you have fewer members so you
could you could solve that problem faster than the plumbing.
Problem BUT i was wondering if that's the case also
for elevator.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
Folks, yeah.
Speaker 5 (06:53):
ABSOLUTELY i mean we look at building a construction trades
as the other four year, degree because you are going to,
school you are working full, time and you're not going
to school unless you're, working and you're not working unless
you're going to, School so you are spending time in the.
Classroom but the hands on piece of that and on
the job training is really important as. Well so to
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be eligible to pass our mechanics, exam you go through
eight semesters of. School you're going to school one night
a week for four hours a, night and you're going
to do that for four years and eight. Semesters when it's,
done you take a cumulative exam that goes over everything
that you've learned over.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Those past four.
Speaker 5 (07:30):
Years and then we also have a practical applicational, knowledge
so you are performing that working class as well as
on the.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Job so we'd like to say.
Speaker 5 (07:39):
That during the day you're learning the, how and in
the evenings when you're going to, class you're learning the.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
Why plus you make a bunch of, money.
Speaker 5 (07:47):
You, know we, do, Okay so as far as the
building the construction trades are, concerned if you look UP
Us news And World, report we're the top.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
Dog well that's WHAT i figured That local thirty.
Speaker 4 (08:01):
One ryan shewittt thank you for your support Of Camp
hope and THE Ptsd foundation Of, america AND i hope
we can get a lot of veterans when they leave
the service good jobs in the, trades including.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Yours and thanks for making time for, us my. MAN
i really appreciate.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
It thank, you really appreciate your. Time.
Speaker 4 (08:23):
Beerrishall President trump took a shot at D Dade feeling
yesterday On Truth Social and As Dade feeling exits the public,
stage making note that As speaker of The, house he
did some terrible things and worked against The trump. Administration
(08:47):
one of the things he did that really Infuriated Donald
trump was that he tried to Impeach Ken. Paxton it
was done at the very last moment of the, session
so there wouldn't be time to defeat. It Ken paxton
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was the elected attorney general who was carrying out The
trump administration.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
Goals as the head of litigation for.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
The state Of.
Speaker 4 (09:17):
Texas as the Attorney, general Drunk dade was fighting him
at every. Turn he was a quote Unquote republican elected
by Majority. Democrats as The speaker of The, house it
was preventing The house from the funding bills that would
be necessary to secure the, border for, instance provide voter.
Integrity paxton was doing everything he could make it happen
(09:38):
The trump. Goals so Drunk dade assembled a team of
his inter lieutenants to Impeach Ken. Paxton so at the
last minute they bring this forward the last weekend of
The house session and they pass articles of, impeachment which
(09:58):
meant it went to The, senate so there would be
a trial in The. Senate Dan patrick a s The Lieutenant,
governor would oversee that, trial whereupon it was soundly. Defeated
but in the, Meantime Ken paxton was out of a.
Job we were out of an attorney. General it cost
the state millions of, dollars which Drunk date and The
(10:19):
republicans refused to disclose how much money they had spent
on all of. This Dan patrick had to fight like
hell to get them to release how much money all
of this. COSTS i think it was over five million
dollars taxpayer. Dollars they had no mandate for this because
none of them had campaigned on. It there was no
public cry to Remove Ken. Paxon, hell the man was
as popular as has ever, been even, more which is
(10:40):
why he's leading the current senator in The senate. Race
this was all drunk day in his little, group his
little group of. Lieutenants and they are all, similar little.
Weasels they're all little pretty boys that walk around gussied
up like A pinto ranch. Cowboy they're all exactly the
same in every curiosity you have about them is probably.
(11:02):
True so who did Drunk dad have leading the impeachment
effort as his house? MANAGER i don't know if he
Called Coliny ridge and, said who's your biggest? Bitch or
he just had one already on Standby. Briscocaine, Yeah briscocaine
(11:24):
start every video With howdy grow, yourself little, mustache put
you a cable head on in some, boots and.
Speaker 1 (11:31):
People think you a, real real tough funner From. Houston
we know.
Speaker 4 (11:36):
Better briscoe'cine was the house impeachment manager For Drunk Dade
feeling trying to take Out Ken. Paxton and don't Think
Ken paxon has forgotten. It and don't think any of
us that saw The Republican party split apart for no good.
Reason you know why they did. It they did it
(11:56):
because there's a group of, rich, rich, rich Supposedly republican.
Folks you'll know who they. Are they all Supported Nikki
haley for president last. Year they Own John. Cornyn the
dirty little secret that most people don't know is that
The Republican party is in the middle of a civil
war right now that was started and funded by this
(12:19):
very rich bow tie Wearing Nelson rockefeller type country Club.
Republicans and that group of people has supported, candidates funded,
candidates funded, causes and killed a lot of what we want.
Done And Briscoe kane has only been too happy to
(12:40):
be their girlfriend in this. Effort and if he thinks
that anybody is not going to know. That by the
in the Ninth congressional, district their, district not. Mine they
get to cast their, votes But i'm going to make
very sure that they are quite aware of Who Briscoe
kine is and what he has done between The Colony
ridge effort and the impeachment Of Ken. Paxton the Ninth
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congressional district a new, District BUT i know who those voters.
ARE i know those. Communities that's working Class, Republicans Liberty
county And East Harris, county and that's the kind of.
People that's the very kind of people That Dade feelin
pissed off In Orange Jasper Jefferson, county very very similar.
Folks a lot of plant, workers a lot of port,
(13:27):
workers hard working folks that don't play the. Games these
are not cornin. Folks paxton will win that congressional. District
he will win that congressional. District, bigley, absolutely these Are trump.
Voters trump voters are not buy and, large your fancy
country club. Members they're not buy and large your old
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line Bush republican. Donors Trump republicans are more hard, scrabble working,
classservative family, oriented church going. Voters they are not The
Republican party of The Bush, machine The jebs and The
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w's and The george P they are not that group of.
People The John cornins and that group of people for
a very long time had a. Run they had Their Mitt,
romney's they had Their john, McCain's they had Their Bob,
doles and that group of people had a lot of
money behind, them and they never had a challenge in
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a primary because there wasn't anybody with the money and
NAME id to challenge. Him that's How cornn has stayed
in office for over twenty years because there was never
a candidate that could raise the money and the profile
to run against. It now he's got not, one but two,
Challengers Wesley hunt And Ken. Paxton those times have. Changed
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it started with The Tea party And trump made it
full force With.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
Magnet and that's. You, well this has been my sack
of the. Stories you, know earlier in my, career.
Speaker 4 (15:12):
If we didn't get to, something, well we didn't have
the whole team to produce back in those, days so
it wasn't that often that we didn't get to everything we.
Speaker 1 (15:21):
HAD i might walk into the show with three. Stories
but if there ever was a day THAT i had
more than we got.
Speaker 4 (15:29):
TO i feel like well BECAUSE i THOUGHT i had
to do what was in the news that, Day and
THEN i decided so many TIMES i would have to
come in and correct WHAT i said yesterday because the
primary news had reported. Incorrectly what was the point of
trying to be the first on the, scene to be
the first to say something about, something because the news
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you got was often terribly.
Speaker 1 (15:54):
Wrong SO i just Decided i'd rather be able to.
Speaker 4 (15:57):
Wait our listeners will learn if you want breaking, news
go somewhere, else and you'll know that often that's going
to be it's not going to be accurate because you're
only as good as whoever first reports on, something because
you weren't.
Speaker 1 (16:09):
There so in, time AS i.
Speaker 4 (16:13):
Started studying stand up comedians and only a few folks in,
radio and that was Really, rush BECAUSE i thought he
was the master at, IT i noticed that there would
be a story that was two weeks, old and he
would he would, say in my stack, here and he
would pull from his stack of story that he'd been
meaning to get to but. Hadn't so in that, vein
in tribute to the Great Rush, limbaugh we pull this
(16:34):
story that you already know about for. SURE a truck
carrying quote aggressive research monkeys potentially infected with, HEPATITIS, c
herpes AND covid crashes potentially infected with, HEPATITIS, c, herpes
AND covid crashes In, mississippi resulting in six of them.
(16:58):
Escaping can you imagine they've been injected with all this
crap they know and that thing cret you ain't. Keeping
they're tearing ass out of. There we're getting out of.
Here that's like a lobster when The titanic goes. Down
five of the six were, euthanized while one remains on the.
(17:19):
Loose Jiulane university claimed in a statement that the monkeys
quote are not infectious as initially.
Speaker 1 (17:25):
Said oh, really.
Speaker 4 (17:29):
That's like a bad, movie isn't. It what are we
getting to call in the? Shower what are we gonna do?
Here media is reporting they're. Infectious we'll just say they're not.
Infectious here's the story FROM Abc news.
Speaker 3 (17:39):
Tonight the urgent search for dangerous research monkeys that escaped
from the wreckage of a crash on A mississippi. Highway
video showing several monkeys crawling in the, grass heavily armed
officers responding to the scene authority, say a truck carrying
nearly two dozen reesis monkeys from Two Lane university overturned
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On interstate fifty nine In Jasper.
Speaker 1 (18:03):
County here's one of the monkeys right. Here there's one
sitting right.
Speaker 3 (18:06):
There at least six monkeys, escaping officials warning they might
be aggressive towards people and were potentially infected with HEPATITIS,
c hoopies AND.
Speaker 2 (18:15):
Covid we had to neutralize something right here at a.
Speaker 3 (18:18):
Minute and late today police confirming all but one of
the escaped monkeys have been euthanized for public safety, reasons
adding they're still actively searching for that one monkey still
on the.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
Loose, ramon you think this monkey is a coon? Hunter
WHILE i was.
Speaker 6 (18:35):
Growing, up word got out that the best coon hunter
in the world was a fellow that lived At east, McComb.
Mississippi and we don't send him word by the mail.
Rider there ain't no coon dog in the world good as.
Highball don't you ever say or tell nobody that?
Speaker 1 (18:51):
Is we don't believe it. None, well we got us
up a little.
Speaker 6 (18:56):
Contest they, said, yeah this fella will catch more coons
on a night's, hunt and y'all. Will when he comes
driving up in his pickup truck To East Parks, school
that's where we. Met fellow let the endgate down on
one of them pickups AND i was a, cage and
setting up in the back of that pickup was a
big brown. Monkey marcel, said, well, look don't let that thing.
(19:18):
Out said he Looks ah said keep him in, there
said he looks too much like folks to be.
Speaker 1 (19:23):
Getting out of. There you leave him up in that pickup.
Speaker 6 (19:26):
Truck fellow, said y'all don't.
Speaker 1 (19:28):
UNDERSTAND i use a dog with the.
Speaker 6 (19:32):
MONKEY i just want one good tree, dog And i'll
show you how to catch more raccoons and hydra expensive
AND i make a good living with that. Monkey coon hunting,
marsels AND i ain't taking my dog with that trashy.
Thing clovid, Said i'll Take.
Speaker 1 (19:49):
Old june and we'll. Go so all of us, followed
And Old june hadn't gone very far and she.
Speaker 6 (19:54):
Trewed, now any coon hunt will know that sometimes a
raccoon to get up in a tree and he'll tap the,
tree go out on a limb and jump into another,
Tree go out on a limb and jump into another
one and come.
Speaker 1 (20:04):
Down with icha on.
Speaker 6 (20:06):
It, well that's the art of being a good coon.
Dog you circle, around make for sure he ain't tapped the,
tree and.
Speaker 1 (20:11):
He's up bath if you seize that, Well.
Speaker 6 (20:15):
Old june tree to turn that monkey, loose had him
on a chain and. People he had a flash light
in his left hand and a pistol in his right,
hand and up that tree he went boogey boogey boogie
right up that, tree went all over the, tree shining
that light and had that gun looking ever where out
on each, limb.
Speaker 1 (20:35):
Shining, shining.
Speaker 6 (20:36):
Shining and what he Did he find the coon and
shoot him.
Speaker 1 (20:39):
And the cooon falls.
Speaker 6 (20:40):
Out, well he hadn't found no coon down the, tree
come thumb coughed that, pistol put it up To Old june's,
Head clovis's, dog and, said.
Speaker 1 (20:49):
Bloom just kill him a graveyard dead right.
Speaker 6 (20:53):
There cloe, said, man what.
Speaker 3 (20:55):
The work you?
Speaker 1 (20:56):
Mean that trashy thing has killed my?
Speaker 6 (20:59):
Dog and the fellow what owned the? Monkey Said, Clovis
they ain't but one thing that monkey hates worse than a,
raccoon and.
Speaker 1 (21:09):
That's a line. Coon though.
Speaker 5 (21:17):
You know.
Speaker 4 (21:20):
It's not until a truck carrying these. Monkeys turns over
that now we learn a little bit about what they're up.
To by the, way why were they being? Transported why
did you need to transport these? Monkeys did they not
(21:42):
have enough monkeys In miami and you had all of
them At, tulane so you sent them a sour dough starter?
Speaker 1 (21:48):
Kit what in the hell is going? On and by the,
way why are they infected WITH?
Speaker 4 (21:55):
Covid why are we still PLAYING covid games on the species'
closest to.
Speaker 1 (22:02):
Humans you, know IF i didn't know any, BETTER i
might be concerned.
Speaker 4 (22:08):
That they were still infecting things WITH covid in twenty twenty.
FIVE i still see two three times a week somebody
wearing a. MASK i, mean you're still holding onto the.
Mask it's twenty twenty. Five you've got some, deep deep
(22:32):
issues if you're still wearing the. Mask WHEN i see
somebody like, That i'm just steering as clear AS i.
Can That's glenn close and fatal. Attraction that's cuckoo, bird that's,
nuts that's no less than sixty. Cats that's cat pissed
all over their. House that's hoarding all the way. Up
you can't get in the front door without without driving through.
(22:54):
IT i mean that's, crazy just. Crazy and they're still
infecting monkeys with it.
Speaker 3 (23:03):
Time, way.
Speaker 1 (23:08):
We have a very different, monkeys sound right than the
sort of.
Speaker 4 (23:14):
Last train To carsfield's. Interesting you know why those monkeys
still HAVE. Covid you know, Why, Ramon, no that's monkey.
Pox they didn't stand six feet. Apart you don't stand
(23:39):
six feet. Apart remember how people companies would mark it
off as if it was so. Signed and now Now
fauci and all of them, go we just made the number.
UP i, mean it's just kind of just better not
to spit in people's. Faces so we just came up with.
Six we were gonna do. Five somebody said, three somebody said.
Nine we just we just kind of settled on. Nine but,
(23:59):
people and, boy if you were in, line Because i'd
like to creep on people, right get in line and
kind of take a step He, hey, oh SORRY i
broke the six foot. Rule Well i've already had it four.
Times i'm not worried about it. Anymore, well you really
saw what a jackass most people. Are there are people
(24:22):
to this day THAT i think about how monstrously they
behaved throughout all of. THAT i mean JUST i know
people who no longer talk to their adult. CHILDREN i
know people who no longer talk to their parents as
a result of all. This and the, second the really
tragic part about that is the people for whom they're
(24:46):
doing all, this the people who stoke them into all,
this don't care about them one. Bit but they're serving those.
Masters and that's really. Sad but it also tells you
that if you allow yourself to get that caught up over.
Speaker 1 (25:01):
THINGS i spoke to an old employee.
Speaker 4 (25:04):
Of mine yesterday BECAUSE i needed access to an, account
AND i, said how are things? Going and she, said,
well you, know not? Good AND i said why is?
That and she said, well AND i said her daughter's name?
Speaker 1 (25:19):
Is she, said, well.
Speaker 4 (25:21):
You know if she wants to have an. Abortion you
know why if she wants to have an abortion she.
Can't how old is? She?
Speaker 1 (25:29):
Ate, well see you say that because you're a.
Speaker 4 (25:33):
Man you're, Right i'm not worried That MICHAEL t And
crockett can't get an.
Speaker 1 (25:39):
Abortion what are we? Doing how are you?
Speaker 4 (25:44):
Doing we haven't spoken in? Years, well not good because
of the abortion. BAND i, mean imagine that is your
state of. Mind the algorithm is a powerful. Thing and
people don't realize. It people don't realize that that which
you watch becomes that which you're. Fed so it becomes
(26:09):
your view of what's going on in the whole.
Speaker 2 (26:11):
World you know.
Speaker 1 (26:12):
It if you really like bass, fishing bass, fishing if you.
Speaker 4 (26:17):
Really really like, fishing and all you did was watch
Old Bill dance, videos and so you watched, one and
then you liked, it and you watched another one you liked.
It before you know, it the system would weed out
other things and you'd just be watching six hours Of
Bill dance and there you'd.
Speaker 1 (26:36):
Go you're out at dinner and, people how are, Things,
Well i'm worried About Bill. Dance he had a cough?
Today Or Bill dan did he die?
Speaker 2 (26:44):
Already did he? Die?
Speaker 4 (26:46):
No, well, Whatever Bill, dance whatever was in that, video
you would think everybody else is being fed the same.
Speaker 1 (26:53):
Video he's, Alive, Okay, Sorry Bill. Dance you don't.
Speaker 4 (26:58):
Want Of Tracy bird's greatest career accomplishments is he was
a guest With Bill. Dance there's ONLY i think he,
said there's only been four people to ever be a
guest With Bill.
Speaker 1 (27:06):
Dance that's a big.
Speaker 4 (27:08):
DEAL i got an email this Morning romote, said dear Mister,
barry my name Is Katherine, nicholas or it could be
MICHAELSS i c K E l M i c K
e L I. S i'm a sophomore At Richard's High,
school a ONE a school In, Richards. Texas i'm proud
to call myself the president of The Turning POINT usa
chapter at our, school as well as An Avid Michael
(27:29):
berry show, listener and we would be honored to invite
you to speak at one of our upcoming. Events we
admire your work in encouraging thought listen to this. Promote
we admire your work in encouraging thoughtful discussions about, freedom,
leadership and civic, responsibility the same values we want to
promote through our new.
Speaker 1 (27:45):
Chapter our goal is to.
Speaker 4 (27:47):
Inspire more students to take an interest in current issues
and how they impact our communities and.
Speaker 1 (27:52):
COUNTRY i don't like use of impact as a, verb
BUT i can overlook it because she seems.
Speaker 4 (27:57):
Adorable if your schedule, allows we would be thrilled to
have you Visit Richard High, school either in person or,
virtually to share your perspective with our. Students we're flexible
with dates and complain around your. Availability thank you for
your time and all that you do to engage and
motivate Young. Texans please let me know if there's the
best way to coordinate or speak with your team about the. Details,
Sincerely Richards High SCHOOL Tpsu President Katherine michaelis and then
(28:19):
her phone. Number SO i sent her an email a
minute AFTER i got, it AND i, said can you
call our show right now and talk on air about
how you got involved WITH? Epusa AND i gave the phone.
Number about ten minutes, later she, SAID i am currently
in school and, we as you may, know in the
state Of, texas we have the new phone. Band is
there another time it would work for? YOU i don't
(28:39):
have school On, fridays so we're gonna have her on On.
Speaker 1 (28:42):
Friday well that was.
Speaker 4 (28:43):
Sweet, no four, day three. DAY a lot of schools
are going to. THAT a lot of businesses are going to.
THAT a lot of businesses going to that rom on four,
tens like companies are going to four. Tens speaking of,
Fours Sylvia, jones WHO i don't really know What sylvia's title.
Is she runs the. Place today is her forty fourth
(29:07):
anniversary of working for what is now. iHeart when she,
STARTED i don't know what it WAS. AMFM i don't.
Know it Was Clear channel for many of those, years
and then it Became. iHeart but she has worked at
the right hand of the what's called the market, manager
THE ceo for this. Market it Was Don peterson for many.
Years it Was Mark kopeleman for a number of, years
(29:28):
and then it Was Eddie martine for a number of,
years and now he's the REGIONAL. Vp and It's Paul,
lambert who was his number, two who was director of.
Speaker 1 (29:35):
Sales SO i don't.
Speaker 4 (29:36):
KNOW i think she's worked FOR i think she said
one time Before, PAUL i think she had, seven SO
i Think paul would be her eighth.
Speaker 1 (29:44):
Boss she's like my. Dad she just keeps chugging.
Speaker 4 (29:48):
Along everybody else falls off the, side And sylvia just
keeps on chugging. Along forty four, years the same job
as what would have been called a secretary probably back.
Then now she director OF, hr director of, Finances, communications workplace.
Speaker 1 (30:08):
HAPPINESS i, mean she does it.
Speaker 5 (30:10):
All it's.
Speaker 4 (30:10):
Incredible, debbie you're, up. Sweetheart thank you for. Waiting you
got about one, minute BUT i wanted to get you.
Speaker 2 (30:15):
On oh.
Speaker 1 (30:23):
Man she got so excited she hit the.
Speaker 2 (30:26):
Wrong but.
Speaker 1 (30:31):
That's a bummer that. DUDE i liked my monkey.
Speaker 4 (30:37):
JOKES i thought that was pretty. Good the six foot
and all you forgot about monkey. Pox that's kind of
insulting the monkeys that a butt sex virus gets referred
to as monkey. Pox we have no reason to believe
that somebody butt banged a monkey and that's how they
(30:58):
got monkey. Pox, OH i hadn't thought of. That from
one thinks maybe they got buck banged by a. Monkey
why are you gonna name it bunky pox if you
didn't get it from a? Monkey and who looks at a?
MONKEY i don't care what your orientation. Is who looks
at a monkey's that may be Good Jane, goodall that's Evil.
Speaker 1 (31:20):
RAMONE i Like Jane.
Speaker 2 (31:21):
Goodall
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