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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Happy Halloween from everybody here at David and Meredith in
the morning. You, you are very, very fidgety over there.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
What's going on?
Speaker 3 (00:09):
Okay, if I could pick up my heartbeat with this microphone,
it would be, I am so nervous to meet the Grinch.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
Can I go get him?
Speaker 1 (00:20):
I think there's somebody outside the door that I'm a
little nervous to bring in. Meredith, oh my gosh, she's
so nervous right now.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
The Grinch. The Grinch. Oh, my gosh. Here he comes.
Here he comes. I'm so excited. You better look out.
Here I am, baby. Oh, my gosh. Thank you so
much for coming in to see us today. Thanks for
having me.
Speaker 4 (00:47):
You know, I need all the help I can get
to steal Christmas.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Look at those hands.
Speaker 4 (00:53):
Oh, my gosh. I know.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
I grew them myself.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Oh, my gosh. I have been nervous all morning.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
I'm a huge, huge fan.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Actually, David, this feels weird. I'm dressed for Halloween. Can
I be right back? Will you take care of our
guests for a second?
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Sure.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
I got to fix something. Absolutely. Here we go.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
We welcome you into the booth and she leaves immediately.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Is it because I smell? Probably. You do not stink.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
Stank.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Or stunk.
Speaker 4 (01:22):
Oh, great.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Thank you. I knew you were a big fan. A
big fan. And you know my song, You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, then, huh?
Speaker 4 (01:30):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Now, let me ask you, are you going to be
singing that on stage, or is the attitude going to
carry on through November?
Speaker 4 (01:39):
Well, you can definitely expect that song in my musical, Dr.
Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the musical.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Yes.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
But, you know, there are other fun songs, too, like
One of a Kind, which is a song I get
to sing myself about me and me being one of
a kind because there's no one like me.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
I like how you said that as Meredith comes in.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Oh, look at this.
Speaker 4 (02:05):
She was so starstruck, and she changed into a Grinch sweater.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
It is so great. You have some good taste. Oh,
and look at that.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
I did my best Whoville hair buns for you today.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Well, you look great. You're almost as cute as Cindy
Lou Who.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
My life is.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
Made right now. I think you made my heart grow
three sizes just now.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
Oh, my God.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
This may be the nicest Grinch has ever been since
he hit the Suncoast.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
It could be.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
You know, all of these Sarasotans are just so cheery
and ready for Christmas. Yes. You know, I'm still getting
used to this whole Christmas thing. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Well, we're glad you're here. You got up early. I
don't know what time does the Grinch arrive.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
Normally get up uh you know i like my uh
my rest but with all of those who's down in
whoville yeah they're always singing their christmas carols i can't
sleep i live 3 000 feet up on mount crumpet
and i still hear them you.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
See these bags i haven't slept in weeks.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
Yeah that's kind of how they sound yeah makes you
sick you know Oh, my gosh. All right.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
So we have to take a break. But we, you know,
even though it's radio, we have cameras going. You'll be
able to see Meredith's tribute. As the Grinch is saying,
I'm one of a kind. You come in trying to
sport his look.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
I know. We've got a fake Grinch over here.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
I'm so thrilled. And if you guys are just tuning in,
you have to go see How the Grinch Stole Christmas
at Van Wazel. November 14th through the 16th. Tickets are
at vanwazel.org right now.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Yes. Can you hang out with us this morning for
a little bit more?
Speaker 4 (03:48):
Of course.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
I'm all up for the shenanigans.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
Good.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
We cranked the AC lower because I figured between... me
and your fur we would.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Need it to be cooler in.
Speaker 4 (03:57):
Here oh that's probably good it might even start to
snow yes that's like mount crumpet.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
That's right welcome to florida all right quick break we
are coming back with more with the grinch happy halloween
but this ain't no costume meredith you you are so
nervous can we reintroduce our in-studio guests who just came in.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
What's your name The Grinch. The Grinch is here. Yes,
I know. You're quite starstruck this morning over me, aren't you?
Speaker 3 (04:33):
I was literally shaking. I was so nervous to meet you.
I cannot believe you're here. Thank you for coming in today.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
Thanks for having me. The pleasure is all yours.
Speaker 4 (04:43):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
He said he just rolled out of bed looking like this.
We have video going. You guys are going to be
able to see it on our Facebook, our Instagram. But
we're having way too much fun. It's almost like being
at your own roast. Right.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
You know, with the Grinch in the studio.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Roast beast. Yes. Roast beast. Who has who pudding?
Speaker 4 (05:00):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
You've got to try all of that. It's really yummy.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
Delish. So your mission is to stop Christmas, but you
can't do that before November 14th through the 16th, because
that's when you're.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Taking the stage at the Van Weasel. That's right. I'm
bringing my musical, Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas,
the musical, to Van Weasel Performing Arts Hall.
Speaker 4 (05:22):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
And it's going to be a blast.
Speaker 4 (05:24):
But, you know, we can't maybe stop Christmas quite yet. No.
But I can get all of the recruits I can
to help me along the way. Yes. So hopefully you
guys will tag along, maybe get your tickets at vanwazel.org
or something.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
Because they're selling like hotcakes.
Speaker 4 (05:40):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
People love me. Yes, we do. I'm recruit number one.
I'm on your team. I knew I liked you.
Speaker 4 (05:47):
Mm-hmm.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Big, big fan. So while you're here, we're asking, what
have you been up to? You've been around the Suncoast.
I saw you with our friends at The View.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Of course. You've been a very busy Grinch.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
What can I say? You know, all of my fans,
they just love me. And, you know, we got to
go all over to get all of these recruits.
Speaker 2 (06:09):
It's been fun.
Speaker 4 (06:10):
We've gone to a couple trick-or-treating festivities. And, you know,
Halloween's a little bit more fun because it's trick or
treat right and i like to cause a little mischief.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
So did you steal bags of candy from children uh you.
Speaker 4 (06:26):
Know i maybe tried but candy's not my favorite because
it's a little too sweet for me i'm a little
bitter i've got garlic in my soul that's true i
didn't even think of that right and termites in my smile.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
Okay let's see who can do a better grinch laugh
david Me or the Grinch.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
The Grinch.
Speaker 4 (06:49):
Yeah, I'll try first, and then you can see if
you can match my wonderfulness.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
Okay. All right, here we go. Let's do it. I
like it. Wow. Wow, that was pretty good. I give
it like a two. Okay.
Speaker 4 (07:12):
Great.
Speaker 1 (07:13):
Meredith, I think she almost swallowed her tongue during that impression.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
She might have. Excuse me. And some fur maybe. I
don't know. Hairball.
Speaker 4 (07:20):
Yes. It's coming right up. You might be a good
understudy for me in my musical. Well, thank you.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Maybe I'll cast you. Okay.
Speaker 4 (07:27):
All right.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
David. My turn.
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Well, this is tough for me because you rarely hear
the Grinch laugh.
Speaker 4 (07:33):
Right.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
I mean, there's a little bit of attitude during the
stealing of Christmas.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
Of course. But I'll try. Great. Okay. Do you need
to hear it again?
Speaker 4 (07:43):
No.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
Oh, good.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
I think I got it.
Speaker 4 (07:44):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
I think I got it.
Speaker 4 (07:49):
Wow wow I actually thought I was looking in a
mirror for a second that was great my goodness it's
like we're like twins or something I love it I pulled.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Something during that I don't know how you do these performances.
Let everyone know, it's a musical, correct? You're actually singing.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
Of course, there's a lot of who's singing and who dancing, and.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
It's a show all about me.
Speaker 4 (08:14):
And if you've ever read my autobiography, Dr. Seuss's How
the Grinch Stole Christmas, it really follows that whole storyline
of how the who's just love Christmas time and it
annoys me. And so I devise a plan to steal
Christmas and I.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
Enlist my dog Max to help me.
Speaker 4 (08:34):
Yes. We take the presents, we bring them back and
Christmas still comes. So You know, I realize that Christmas
is more than just the presents. It's about your friends
and family and those you want to spend it with.
So I guess you could say my heart grew three sizes,
but you'll have to come to my musical to see
(08:54):
if I actually give it back this time.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (08:57):
I know.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
Well, he is the mean one, but I think you're
pretty great. Oh, thanks.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
Just misunderstood. You're absolutely right. Does someone have a crush?
I think I like the Grinch. I think she's got
a crush on the Grinch. Well, who doesn't?
Speaker 4 (09:13):
Right.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
Who doesn't?
Speaker 1 (09:15):
Because most ladies carry around a 10 and a half
inch pole.
Speaker 2 (09:19):
A 39 and a half foot pole. Oh, that's right.
It's way longer, David.
Speaker 4 (09:23):
Yeah, you got to be way longer for this stink
stank stunk over here.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
This is very enlightening.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
You changed into his swag, his gear, and now you're
asking about ex-girlfriends or love interests.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
I don't know. The Grinch. I know. You know, it's
a little traumatic. I might have to go cry later.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
I'm so sorry. The Grinch, you guys, he's incredible. As
you've seen right here, you got to go see him
at Van Weasel.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Thanks. Yes, come see me and my musical, Dr.
Speaker 4 (09:54):
Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the musical at Van Weasel,
November 14th through the 16th. And as we said, get
your tickets now online at vanweasel.org. Yes.
Speaker 1 (10:05):
Before you go, let everyone know you were downstairs in
the Bold I Heart building and somebody asked you about
a costume?
Speaker 4 (10:13):
Yeah, I know, the nerve. I woke up like this.
Some are born beautiful, others have to pay for it.
And all of these who's, I don't understand. I know
it's Halloween, but my goodness.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
So let me ask, is this a good hair day.
Speaker 2 (10:28):
Or a bad hair day? The best.
Speaker 4 (10:30):
I've never looked better for you all here. the great
you really.
Speaker 1 (10:37):
Made this was fun for me but you made meredith's day.
Speaker 4 (10:42):
Of course well i think you both made my heart
grow three sizes oh so you know i know it
makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside doesn't.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
It i hate it yes
Speaker 4 (10:52):
It's already taking i'm rubbing off on her yes thank
you thanks so much and terrible christmas