6.4: Signs of Progress - Hour 3

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Thank you.

Speaker 2 (00:00):
John.

Speaker 1 (00:00):
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I think if you are a resident of the Bargetown
Road area near where all the Shenanigans have taken place
in the last couple of weeks, or if you are
a business owner, you want to wait and see if
in fact there's progress made. But I think there's early
signs of potential progress. We do have at least one

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business that has decided that they will they're going to
go ahead and start closing two hours earlier, So Highland
Taphouse is going to close at two am now instead
of four am. Moving forward, and our partner over at
woky Addie Minors, she talked to some of the residents
and here are their thoughts on just the current situation.
As obviously this has been a big story in the
last last few days. You know, people go out and

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have a good time till two or maybe four am.
Now it's more of a contest of what can we
get away with right how crazy can it get.

Speaker 2 (01:13):
You've got to have the local leadership involved.

Speaker 3 (01:15):
You've got to make sure they're on board with it,
and you've got to make sure that they're all on
the same page as the residents and the business owners.

Speaker 2 (01:22):
I think these are steps in the right direction.

Speaker 1 (01:24):
Highland tap Room, that's great they start closing it too.

Speaker 4 (01:28):
I think will be even better if everyone else started
closing it too. You'll move the noise earlier. Instead of
being three or four in the morning, it'll be two
in the morning. But in general, it's probably a better
idea to close the bars earlier, just because people have
a little less time to drink and it'll be less
of a problem at two than four.

Speaker 3 (01:44):
Now.

Speaker 5 (01:44):
Both may Or Greenberg and Chief Paul Humphreys did speak
publicly again about this issue today. Chief Paul Humphrey said
that LMPD will once again this weekend have a larger
police presence on Bardstown Road, and they will be enforcing
the law. They'll be towing cars, is issuing tickets, and
arresting anyone that's not complying with the law.

Speaker 1 (02:04):
So last night Mary Greenberg released a statement on social
media saying that inspectors from the Louisville Metro Department of
Public Health and Wellness made a visit to Friends who
Can Lounge on Bargetown Road, and they were able to
determine that business was operating with an expired license. So
they've been ordered to remain closed until this is resolved.

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So you've got one bar that had stepped up. Maybe
you just need one to get others to follow along
and say, all right, we'll also close our doors earlier.
And then now you've got at least one. And I
have no clue really which specific business, And it wouldn't
be fair to blame what has been going on in
the last couple of weeks on any of these specific
businesses individually. I'm sure maybe there are some things they
could do better, but also I'm sure some of them

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feel helpless, and I'm sure there's many of them that
don't want anything close to what's been going on, because
not only is it not needed, not necessary, it can
only prevent more people from wanting to come and give
those businesses business. So again we've got one bar closing
down and one that has been shut down for the
time being because they did not have the right license.
You got to think if you were operating with the

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hopes that you can fly under the radar without a
valid liquor license or whatever is needed to be open,
you had to know they were going to come. Look,
and just given how much attention this thing has gotten
in the last couple of days.

Speaker 3 (03:17):
You know, it makes me wonder, Nick, how many other
places in the city, not just Barstown Road, are running
about the liquor licenses? And what makes you do you
ever read the restaurant or not the restaurant, but when
the health Department goes into different restaurants, Oh yeah, you
read those when they come out.

Speaker 1 (03:30):
Sometimes I don't want to, but I do.

Speaker 2 (03:32):
Yeah, it's a it's weird.

Speaker 3 (03:34):
And so you wonder how many other restaurants are doing
that in along the same lines, how many other folks
Barston Rose getting the attention right now because she's lightning
right and rightfully so, because the people aren't riding in
other places. But it does make you wonder how many
other people are flying.

Speaker 1 (03:46):
Under the right well, and you've got to think that
you know if if in fact me so, if you've
been to a restaurant, a bar, a gas station, wherever
you can purchase alcohol, whether it's you're going to take
it home or you're gonna buy at the bar, you're
gonna get it at the table while you're eating dinner,
you can always sense when there's more of a real

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strict awareness of ID and that means they probably got
cited for something. They probably weren't following rules, so they
keep up with it as best they can. But as
far as just I mean, that's it's one thing to
maybe just assume somebody was of age and you didn't
check and they weren't, or maybe you didn't realize there
was somebody there just to test you, to see if
you were going to be if you were going to
actually ID someone, but to operate with a license that

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is clearly I mean, I feel like the resources they have,
I mean, if you if you're if you've if you're
open for business and your license is not up to date,
they're gonna know I mean, I wouldn't. I certainly wouldn't,
wouldn't risk it, but you know some people, some people do.
But yeah, four am being the closing time for a
lot of bars in the area. And I'm not knocking
anybody who enjoys the night life. I mean, I would

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hope those would go out and be responsible and have
a good time in a safe manner and you know,
don't be a criminal that kind of stuff. But knowing
that I now get up a lot earlier than bars
stay open, it's been a real it's really stood out
in the last couple of days that this is absolutely
a lifestyle change for me. But hey, so far, so good.
It's a lot of fun. And yeah, you're maturing. I'm

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an early roser. Now, yeah, maturing. I don't know, do
we have to.

Speaker 2 (05:15):
Just some as you don't turn into a They told me.

Speaker 1 (05:16):
I didn't have to mature on this show.

Speaker 2 (05:18):
I kid.

Speaker 5 (05:19):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (05:20):
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I'm someone who enjoys fast food, just like most people

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probably do. I know not everyone does. Some people say
they don't, but they're liars. Some people just know that
it's tasty, but they don't need it because they're really healthy.
Which reminds me of our conversation earlier this week. We're
talking about snacking and you know, eating things and drinking
things that maybe aren't great for us, and I referenced,
you know, too many have to limit the bush like
consumption now that I got to go to bed a lot. Earlier,

(06:03):
John was talking about eating Dorito's and Scott mentioned his
his his weakness. His midnight snack is watermelon. I mean
that's weekends, it's chocolate.

Speaker 2 (06:12):
I sucked.

Speaker 1 (06:12):
Half the reason I bring this up is because McDonald's
and I like McDonald's. I don't eat it a whole lot.
When I do, it's pretty pretty damn good if I'm
being honest with you. But I stick with just a
double cheeseburger. That's my go to. But I know a
lot of folks right now are pumped because McDonald's announced
they're going to bring back an item permanently that I

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guess has been away for quite some time. The snack
wrap is going to be back on the menu starting
July tenth, and it was last available in twenty sixteen,
and it now comes in spicy and ranch flavors with
new mccrispy strips. This decision, of course, it was it
was very much approved by those that are big McDonald's
crunch trap fans. And it reminds me, by the way,

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have you guys had one of those?

Speaker 2 (06:57):
Yeah?

Speaker 1 (06:58):
I one, Yeah, I haven't. I'm sure it's tap, I'm
sure it's fine, but you know, I'm very I have
the palette of a toddler. I like what I like, cheeseburgers,
chicken wings, pizza, you know, when it comes to those
kind of when it comes to fast food, there's not
many places where I've got a diverse selection. I'm usually,
you know, I know exactly what I'm gonna get, But

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there are food items that maybe these these industry, these
these franchises, they never realized We're going to be so popular,
or maybe they didn't realize they were going to be
missed so much. But I mean, I remember when the
MG rib went away. I don't know anybody pre McRib
being gone. That was big McRib fan. I knew what
it was. They took it away, and it was can

(07:39):
you believe they got rid of the McRib and they
brought it back. Is there any fast food item that
you you miss that you wish was still around? I'll
say ster watermelon guy.

Speaker 2 (07:51):
Was thinking about it.

Speaker 6 (07:52):
You're you're talking McDonald's. They've only had these, I believe, once,
and I don't know if they've ever brought them back.
But they did their own version of spicy chicken McNuggets
a couple of years ago. And I'm not a big
McNugget guy in general, but I tried the spicy ones
and I went back two or three different times for
a second or third order of them on different days.

Speaker 2 (08:11):
I don't know if they'll ever bring them back by
the McDonald's, Yeah, they had them.

Speaker 1 (08:15):
I know Wendy's they have spicy chicken nuggets and they
were discontinued in twenty seventeen. People rided in the streets
until they brought them back in twenty nineteen.

Speaker 3 (08:24):
Speaking of that, do you guys ever go get like
like nostalgia? For for example, I was at the store last
night and they had the Doritos. This isn't fast food,
but they had the Dorito's taco flavor in the old
school packaging, which I just inhaled as a kid, and
I was right there wanting to pick up a bag
for the weekend. But over the weekend I did buy
Fego's Big Up in Michigan. Pego Redpop is amazing and

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it's kind of like Big Red here, same different, different
few but it was Fago.

Speaker 1 (08:51):
So it was the last time you had the Taco
bell got or the Taco Doritos. I got to ask,
oh Man, probably talking like many years.

Speaker 2 (08:57):
A long time ago, dude, since I was.

Speaker 1 (08:58):
A kid, I want you to get them.

Speaker 2 (09:00):
I will.

Speaker 1 (09:01):
I'll give it because what I want to see is
are they as good as you? Remember?

Speaker 5 (09:05):
Who?

Speaker 2 (09:06):
Is it more?

Speaker 1 (09:06):
You just you just don't because I'll admit I was
a big fan of the chicken fries at Burger King.
They were briefly around and they were like the perfect spice.
I mean, it was like you were eating French fries,
but they were chicken Wichigan, hence why they call them
chicken fries. They discontinued him in twenty twelve, and I
was bummed, and they brought them back permanently in twenty fourteen,

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and they were fine. I enjoyed them, but I think
it was the intrigue of you know, they were good,
and I don't think they changed them, but it was
the knowing I may never have them again that had
me thinking, oh, those were the best thing ever. I'm
so sad they're gone. So I'm just curious if you
end up having the Doritos, will they You gotta keep
us up thered this is still this is a story
we're gonna follow here on news Radiot Forny whas did

(09:50):
the taco flavored Doritos uphold the way they did for
Scott Fitzgerald, The taste as good as they did many
years ago.

Speaker 3 (09:56):
I'll posted social media and to your point, we have
a few place back home that we used to go
to as kids that we love.

Speaker 2 (10:02):
Purchase a big.

Speaker 3 (10:03):
Thing back home, and so many people have gone back
to this place. It's still there, but they say it
doesn't taste like it did because obviously they had to
get rid of transfats.

Speaker 2 (10:12):
That was a good deal. So a lot of these
foods are changing taste.

Speaker 1 (10:15):
Heck, if there's been a long time since you've made it.
You may not even be able to get the same
ingredient she used to.

Speaker 3 (10:20):
That's exactly right, that's where it's going with that. So
I'm going to try it. I'm going to take a
look and see what they are. But nostalgic foods are amazing.

Speaker 1 (10:27):
Oh yeah, I mean, and I want to continue this
conversation a little bit further coming up in the eight
o'clock hour, because these are items that were really popular
that everybody brought back. I mean, I think my wife
camped out at Taco Bell when they brought back the
Mexican pizza a couple of years ago. It was a
big deal, was a big moment in the coffee household.
She was very, very happy. She was happy once again
and to have the Mexican pizza. But there's also a

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lot of menu items from these fast food places that
you probably forgot about that were big failures, right, So
I want to hit on that coming up in the
eight o'clock hour, So stick around. It's Kentucky and His
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News Radio eight forty whas. Thank you, John. It is
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on news Radio eight forty whas it could just be me,

(11:13):
but I feel like seeing that new episodes of Jeopardy
and Will of Fortune set to just stream only for
the first time is a big is a big step
in pretty much everything is going to eventually be exclusively
on streaming. I mean, maybe I'm wrong here because those
when I think of just randomly throwing on something that

(11:35):
is on live television, I think of local news sports.
Obviously that's really the only thing I watch consistently that
is live. Anything else I just watch on demand, whether
it be YouTube TV or anything on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon
Prime and whatnot. And I know I'm not alone. We've
made a big, big push to the streaming world in
the last ten plus years. But like Jeopardy and Will

(11:56):
of Fortune, I feel like those are two of the
rare type of programs that would still have a good
audience for folks who watched that live. But you can
still watch it live, but some of them are going
to be just streaming exclusively, which I mean, it doesn't
it doesn't it feel like a big sun because those
are those are shows that have been around for a long,
long time.

Speaker 3 (12:15):
Yeah, exactly, And that's what I used to do a
lot of antony and I had this conversation. That's how
I picked them on Reacher. I would picked them on
full swing on Netflix. I think Netflix has hit it
out of the park when it comes to sports documentaries.

Speaker 2 (12:29):
Totally agree, you know. And and then I.

Speaker 3 (12:32):
Don't watch much on regular TV, although I'm not home
a lot now because I'm a bit more active. When
I get home, I might watch an episode of Bob's
Burgers or Three's Company, but I'll find it on demand
on my Internet or on my cable provider.

Speaker 2 (12:46):
And and then I'm going to bed.

Speaker 1 (12:48):
Yeah, when I think to watch something, if it's not sports,
it's something that is not live and yeah, I can
watch anytime and it's on one of those many platforms.
I mean, there are shows that I would would consider
some of my favorites that were lengthy, multiple seasons, that
you really just binge. And I'm not sure if I
would have stuck around if we were in the previous

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world where you you know, you know, let's say pre DVR,
where you know, you can't just wait for it to
build up in DVR. It you have to literally watch
it every week and and and if not, you maybe
need to get the VCR out and record it. I mean,
that's that's way back in the day, but I'm sure
many people remember that. Again, I like these shows, but
I do wonder if if I would have stuck it

(13:29):
out and I would have missed out, because they're really good.
But I think consuming shows in a in a in
a quick binge, it's a different experience than than watching
a show where each week it's a different it's a
you know, it's a different episode and you gotta wait
a week to see the next one.

Speaker 3 (13:43):
Yeah, and they're in this trend now where they'll release
everything but the last episode so you can binge it
all the way up and then have this premiere at
the end. Let me ask you this. When it came
to the NFL on Prime, did you watch that coverage?

Speaker 2 (13:57):
Oh yeah, yeah see.

Speaker 3 (13:58):
And I remember when they first announced, people like I'm
not streaming this, and.

Speaker 1 (14:01):
Then NASCAR liars, right, they're liars.

Speaker 2 (14:04):
And then NASCAR now is on Prime. Prime bought into
NASCAR now. Yeah.

Speaker 1 (14:08):
I mean, look, the reason that these streaming networks are
paying unheard of money, money that I'm not even sure
physically could exist if you had to go to a
bank somewhere and get it out. I don't think it.
I mean it's the money that they're paying to have
exclusive rights for a Thursday night game on Amazon, for
a Christmas Day game on Netflix with the NFL. It's
because they realize the power the power of that right.

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There's not much content out there that people consume at
a high level that is live, and sports is the
monster has been for a long time. So they're going
to get a return on that investment because maybe there
will be some that do say, yeah, I used to
just be able to turn on my television and watch
the game. If I got to go download an app
and sign up for this, and that I'm not doing
it enough will, I mean it's be proven enough, will,

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and it'll be a profitable thing.

Speaker 2 (14:50):
Well.

Speaker 3 (14:50):
And the three easiest people to market to are new parents,
sports fans, and pet lovers yep, because they will spend
money on anything.

Speaker 2 (14:57):
And so when you get to.

Speaker 1 (14:58):
A sports people know how to take advantage of that boom.

Speaker 3 (15:01):
And because I'm telling you right now, with the Tigers
having the best record in baseball, now I throw my
cell phone provider, I get MLB TV subscription for free,
and this cell phone provider actually signed up for another
three years because it's a deal breaker because people will
come over and purchase that plan if they get that
for free, And it makes me wonder. I don't think
the NFL will ever do it because right now, Sunday

(15:22):
ticket still is the cash cow.

Speaker 2 (15:24):
Sure, and it always will.

Speaker 3 (15:25):
Be because it's it's the machine that feeds the beast.
But you know, you look at college football. Would you
pay extra to your Cardinals fan? Would you pay extra
to watch the Cardinals every week if they suddenly pulled
them off regular TV?

Speaker 2 (15:37):
Yes?

Speaker 1 (15:37):
I mean I don't want to get into a bidding war,
but I mean I wouldn't if in fact, there was
a price that, you know, let's say I had let's
say I had to pay nineteen ninety nine per week
to watch the game. That would add up and I
wouldn't like it, yep. But I'd be lying to you
if I said I wouldn't do it, because I would
want to watch my team. It's a big part of
you know, of you know, in a sad way, it's

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a big part of my happiness.

Speaker 3 (16:00):
It's exactly, that's not a sad way, I came over
to a new provider because they provide NHL Network, because
I love watching the World Junior Tournament at Christmas.

Speaker 2 (16:07):
I sweech providers.

Speaker 1 (16:08):
Because you like what you like, and you'll you'll make
you'll make changes because you know people are gonna they
want to consume what they want to consume. Yeah, totally
get if. Anyways, new new Jeopardy and Will of Fortunate
episodes We're going to be on Peacock, Hulu and on
Disney Plus. So big changes, but again not surprising by
any means. Your next update of trafficking Weather's coming up

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right here on News Radio eight forty whas. It's seven
forty five here Kentuckyates Morning News on News Radio eight
forty whas. We were discussing just how when it comes
to consuming television movies, just content on your TV or
really any device, it's it's now mostly the streaming platforms,
and Scott had mentioned the Netflix sports documentaries and I'm

(16:51):
a big fan of the Untold series. I think it's
Netflix's version of the thirty for thirty that ESPN did
and did so well. However, the one complaint that I
think is legit. I've still been entertained by most of them,
but they are a little bit more. I wouldn't call
them puff pieces, but I think those that have agreed
to be a part of them for Netflix, there's some
level of an understanding that we're not going to make

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you look as bad as you might think if you'll,
if you'll be a part of it. Well, Brett Farr
was not a part of the one they did on him.
Have you seen that one?

Speaker 2 (17:20):
That one and the one with the Jets. Mark Gaston
I think was ahead of for it.

Speaker 1 (17:23):
Yeah, so the one on Brett Farv in regards to
just what happened with Gen Stater, Yeah, in the era,
that was Brett Farve sending chaft shots and and you
know the whole New York Giants situation, and then the
Jets I'm sorry, and then of course the fraud situation
that he's been involved in where he was accused of
knowingly taking money that was supposed to go to welfare

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in Mississippi. And it was just fascinating to see that
when you are a quarterback and you are you know,
you just have that aura about you that people will
want to refuse to believe that you could ever not
be this guy that's just such a special, special person.
And I wondered initially why Mike Vick was a part

(18:08):
of it, the documentary, I mean, and it was just
because he was there providing a perspective of when you
have everything going your way and you're on top, people
want to know you, they want to shake your hay,
and they want to be around you. Influential people, people
that you would maybe never think you'd have anything in
common with if you're the quarterback with all the buzz,
all the hype, and Michael Vick certainly had that during
his early years in the NFL, and then of course

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it all came crashing down when he was involved in
the in the dog fighting and whatnot. So he did
provide a perspective of, how, you know, there's some people
that you look at you in a way you didn't
even realize, as far as just putting you on a pedestal.
So the farv one was not a puff piece by
any means, and it was, I mean, it was. It
was well done, but not a great look for far
of by any means. I'd recommend people check that out

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if they have they haven't. Just yet, We've got another
update of sports coming with Scott before too long. However,
he did mention earlier a big exhibition game that's come
into the Young Center that should excite Louisville fans. However,
this Kansas level exhibition game, it'll be a good test.
But if you do end up prevailing and you find
a way to win this exhibition, it may be one
that you wish was a real game. In fact, you
would wish it was a real game because that would

(19:11):
be a real valuable resume win. In Louisville, going eighteen
and two in the ACC last year and being an
eight seed still doesn't seem real. But I think the
ACC taking such a step back was the biggest factor
in that. But anyhow, the value in this is just
getting a chance to see where you stand before you
actually have to play a real game. But it'll be
on October twenty fifth, that's a Friday at the em Center.

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And this is new meaning that the NCAA used to
not allow you to have these type of games, but
they approved allowing teams to play up to two of
these type of preseason exhibition games against any school that
you want that is Division one team. In previous years,
these exhibitions were approved through some type of a waiver process,
and the proceeds from those games were donated to charity.

(19:55):
Now they're just letting you do it. So as far
as tickets and how you can how you watch it,
I'm sure we'll get more details on that as as
we move forward. But even if it's not a real game,
Kansas coming to town, the Bill self fresh off a
national championship just a couple of years ago, that's that's
a pretty big deal.

Speaker 3 (20:11):
Dr top pick, by the way, top recruit in the
class of twenty twenty five.

Speaker 1 (20:14):
Yep, and Bill self, I mean he's he's got two
national championships. There aren't many. I think there's maybe three
current coaches that can say they've got two titles that
are actively coaching, Bill Self, Rick Patino and obviously Dan
Hurley that won a couple of them, but they have
taken a little bit of a step back in the
last couple of years. But then again, a step back
for Kansas is not necessary. I mean, it would be

(20:36):
considered major success for just about anybody else, but yeah,
for Pat Kelce, I'm sure these are the kind of
games that that you're really you want to not only
do you want them because it's a great team to
play and it'll get you know, get it'll get fans excited.
But you want to see where you stand, I mean
playing Kansas before you actually have to play a game
that counts, well, we'll absolutely let you know. And again

(20:57):
maybe if you end up struggling it, it's a real
reminder of things you need to work on. And luckily
for you that's the case, it doesn't count. But maybe
you see, hey, we're in a pretty good spot and
there's going to be so much more unknown from coaches
moving forward every year because they got a bunch of
new pieces every year. You won't have what you had
moving forward around here, meaning entirely new rosters for both

(21:19):
Mark Pope and Pat Kelsey. But that's because they took
new jobs. They had to start all over. But the
portal is here to stay. Free agency is essentially what
the transfer portal is. So there's gonna be a lot
of new pieces every year, and you don't want to
see where you stand in This exhibition game certainly gives
them the chance. Told you that.

Speaker 3 (21:32):
Would you rather have the exhibition game or have like
the like when we have four Street live down here
with the big celebration of the team.

Speaker 1 (21:38):
Both anything Louisville basketball I will consume, Scott, give me anything.

Speaker 2 (21:43):
I gotcha.

Speaker 1 (21:44):
Right on, We've got another update of trafficking weather coming
your way, and also another update of sports with Scott
right here on news radio eight forty whas