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Speaker 1 (00:00):
So there's a JCPS School Board meeting this evening, and
the budget crisis is obviously going to be on the agenda,
and a meeting it could, I guess, we could get
an idea as far as what they plan to do
to tackle this growing financial mess. So yeah, JCPS Board
of Education agenda lists the review and audit to determine
(00:21):
what caused the district's major budget shortfall and how to
prevent it going forward. Do we know, though, exactly what
the deficit is? I mean, there's been some different reports
that make it seem as if the audit isn't just
to figure out how they got there and how they
can never be there again, and of course how they
can climb out of the situation. But I think one
of the other tasks that that's being asked by whoever
(00:44):
it is they ended up getting this gig to as
far as the audit, what is the exact number?
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Right?
Speaker 1 (00:49):
You know? One hundred and eighty eight million dollars is
the number that I've seen most consistently, But there's also
some that say maybe it's not quite that much, maybe
it's maybe it's even more. And then this just kind
of got dropped in I think it was either last
week or the week before. It's almost unbelievable because you
know when it rains at poors, just when you think, well,
(01:09):
one hundred and eighty eight million dollar budget deficit, well,
I guess it can't get any worse than this. Well,
then you found out that there's a two point five
billion dollar backlog in facility repairs across the district. I mean,
you can make this stuff up. So Brian Yearwood, the
new superintendent, says the district needs to cut one hundred
and thirty two million dollars from next school year's budget,
(01:31):
and they have a timeline of having a formal proposal
in January as far as what they're going to do
to get one hundred and thirty two million dollars off
the books for next school year. So again, that meeting
is scheduled for six o'clock today at the Van Whuse
Education Center, and I'm sure there'll be a lot of
coverage of it because obviously this is a big deal,
and I think the the lingering effects of the two
(01:53):
point five billion dollar backlog in facility repairs that's going
to lead to schools that are well beyond an immediate
need to get a makeover and get get renovated. Those
schools will probably eventually just be deemed not not Wharton.
They're gonna shut them down, right, I mean, I guess
you don't know that, you never know. But that's also
(02:14):
a way too. I guess trim trim some expenses, closing
some schools. I don't think that's ideal. But when I mean,
what's off the table here as far as what they
do when you look at the amount of money they're short,
as far as the budget, I mean, I don't think
there's really anything that would totally shock you as far
as the action they need to take to get this
thing under control, and I mean it is, it is.
(02:36):
It's almost unfathomable how they ended up here. I mean,
I know that the biggest I guess factor that that's
mentioned more than others is the the COVID relief funds.
I guess, just the operating as if that money was
always going to be there. I mean, they've said that
they didn't believe that it was, but it seems as
if they spent like it was. But yeah, just a big,
big mess overall. All right, it's Coffee and Company, and
(02:57):
we are feeled about Thornton's here on news Radio eight
forty whas Keith Thorntons in mind this morning to get
your day started. They've got a lot of great breakfast options.
They've got a three four, yeah, three for seven buck
deal going right now for Monster Energy drinks. You can
also get a cup of coffee and a donut for
three dollars and again a lot of great breakfast options.
So again we are fueled by Thortons, as you could expect.
(03:19):
One of our big topics throughout the morning here has
been maybe the biggest story. In fact, it is the
biggest story right now really maybe in the world. Maybe
I'm getting ahead of myself here, but piece in the
Middle East. That has been something that's been talked about
for quite some time. And yesterday was a big, big day,
and I was happy to see how many people, really,
(03:40):
I guess, weren't thinking about politics. They were just clearly
moved by the powerful visual that we had of seeing
these hostages reunited with their loved ones. I mean, that
was a powerful thing to see, and I think you
could make the case that it might be maybe the
biggest win for Trump in either present. I mean, when
(04:01):
it comes to diplomatic victories that you get in that position.
I don't know if there'll be one that that's going
to be bigger than this one, because I feel like,
you know, you're actually seeing people give his administration in
him praise, and it's from people that you really never
thought would ever happen. But it's hard not to because again,
you know, it's a big deal. That's not to say
(04:23):
that you know, he's winning a whole lot of people
over that are probably going to always despise the man,
and clearly he's fueled by those that despise him. I
don't think he would ever deny that, but his administration
getting this done was doubted by a lot of people,
and yes there's still work to be done, but no
doubt a very, very very big day. And I was
(04:43):
one of many that that just couldn't stop watching any
any footage, any picture I could see of these hostages
being reunited with their families, because it's a powerful thing
to see. Maybe this is a sign that we're taking
some steps in the right direction to being a little
less toxic as a society, and I guess it's also
good to just have that reminder that sometimes you see
(05:03):
you know sometimes there are things that human the human
element inside of you can still work in a way
that where you don't think political, you don't think this
side that side. You just it's the human in you,
the humanity in you to see that that's a beautiful thing.
As these hostages, we were back with loved ones after
what was just an unbelievable experience. All right, let's get
(05:26):
to an update of trafficking. Whether we'll see how the
roadways are looking. Again, I haven't seen any update, but
there is a report of a fire in Fern Creek
at the forty two undred block of Monticello Road. EMS
is on the scene. Not no real.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
Update as far as.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
Is what the extent of this is, but there was
belief that there might have been somebody they had to
rescue out of a home. So again we'll keep you
updated as best we can on that that's a fire
and Fern Creek at the forty two undred block of
Monticello Road. All right, keep a loocked right here our
new's RADI wait forty whas So, Senators are going to
be back at Capitol Hill today for yet another attempt
to end this on going federal government shutdown. As it's
(06:01):
now entering week number three, so I can't find anything
that has anybody pointing that this is going to end
anytime soon, but sooner rather than later. Now, when it
comes to the hypocrisy, it's pretty well documented that in
previous shutdowns, including the last one that broke a record
(06:23):
that lasted over thirty days, there was one side blaming
the other for certain things, accusing the other side of
holding government hostage. And now here we are in another shutdown,
and you've got those same people that were accusing making
that accusation. Then now they're kind of doing the same
(06:45):
thing again. I think one of the things I've learned
pretty quickly is that it doesn't take long to find
examples of hypocrisy when it comes to politics, but to
see that you've got CBS Has Faced the Nation host
Margaret Brennan press Senator christmer on whether Democrats are guilty
of the same hostage taking tactics that he blasted Republicans
for during the past shutdown. I mean, again, it's not
(07:08):
all I think rarely when you see CBS It Faced
the Nation sort of take that approach. But again, when
it's dis blake, I really don't know how you can
ignore it, but here is a clip from that if
you may have missed it.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
You have been critical in the past of the tactic
of choosing to shut down the government.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
You weren't twenty eighteen.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
You were back in twenty thirteen when it was a
discussion over healthcare.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
This is what you said in twenty eighteen.
Speaker 4 (07:34):
The future of the American healthcare system was a legitimate
public policy issue, as is the security of our borders.
But we shouldn't be having the discussion amidst a government
shutdround trying to use our nation security and all of
these federal workers in the work that they do as hostages.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
Aren't you doing today exactly what you were criticizing?
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Then?
Speaker 3 (07:57):
No, that was a fight over sort of the long time.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
I mean, there's always going to be the ability to
dance around it. But I mean that, I mean, that's
that's exactly what I mean, That's exactly it's exact same thing.
So again, the hypocrisy on both sides is it's probably
never gonna end. But if this government shutdown continues to linger,
I do think it could be a point. There's because
there's so there's so many that just aren't as charged
(08:21):
up as the loud, just active folks that are just
constantly firing off things to anybody who wants to hear it,
mostly on the Internet and on social media. There's so
many that just all they can really take when it
comes to bandwidth is is is what impacts them in
their life, their livelihood, their jobs, their careers, their children.
And whenever the effects become stronger because of the shutdown,
(08:45):
I think there'll be many they just hey, I don't
really care who's at fault. Just figure this out. Maybe
we stop as much of the finger pointing amongst each other,
and you know, but I guess they wouldn't really change anything,
because again, we have no control. We're we're helpless here
in this situation. All Right, We've got a lot more
to get into, including an update on the roadways. We'll
see how we're doing so far. Been a rather quiet morning,
(09:07):
but we'll see if that that remains the case. Also,
we'll get a look at the forecast from WKIS Matt
Melosovic and another sports updates on the way right here
on News Radio eight forty Whas all right, we are
rolling along here. Final segment for us on a Tuesday morning,
News Radio eight forty whas we've got Toime Machine Tuesday,
but it's it's Tom Machine, Tony. How far are we
(09:28):
going back?
Speaker 3 (09:28):
Here? You've got ninety eight.
Speaker 1 (09:31):
That's a long time ago.
Speaker 5 (09:32):
So you were what one year old?
Speaker 3 (09:33):
So I'm ten year old. John was one year old.
Speaker 1 (09:38):
That's crazy to think about.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
So when you go, when you kids are leaving the
house and moving out and doing all that, you're going
through all these boxes and you're trying to figure out
what you're going to keep or not. And I used
to throw this stuff in one pile or whatever it was.
We all have a pile. And this was a plaque
that said, and I can't believe it's so dusty, and
I had to go, I guess to read the label.
It said Sportsman Supper Club Guest Speaker, Appreciate Siation Award,
(10:01):
nineteen ninety eight, Tony Venetti. And it all came flood
flooding back, and I started thinking about that group of
guys and they were hilarious.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
It was a bunch of old dudes in Louisville.
Speaker 2 (10:10):
They used to meet when River Road Country Club was open.
Now it's a dog park and where the concerts were.
But that was a golf course and they would meet
in the country club headquarters there and I don't even
remember who asked me to do it, but when I
was like, yeah, I've never heard of that group, but okay,
so I went up there and these guys were great.
They were just sports buddies, which reminded me of that generation.
(10:33):
They joined the Elks Club, they were part of the
cosare you know, the world of the half. They understood
that later in life, after your kids are gone, you
need male camaraderie. You have to be with your boys,
like that's where you feel comfortable. No offense to our
wives and what we're doing, but when you're with your guys,
it's just a different, almost freeing thing, right. And I
(10:54):
remember because the first the guy gets up to do
the minutes, and the president's up there and he goes,
all right, we got a couple of guys here talking.
Here's Tony Bannatti. Here he goes, and first of all,
I want to thank Bill. Bill's our accounting for the
club this year. And everybody knows that Bill invented copper wiring.
Fighting over a penny, and it was just those and
they were and they already laughed, and they were just
(11:16):
made fun of each other the entire time.
Speaker 1 (11:19):
Did they know because I know the answer to this,
but at the time, could you sense that they knew
that was sacred to them? Like that was probably without
them maybe even realizing it, like that was the best
part of the If they're retired, I.
Speaker 3 (11:29):
Don't know that's what they look forward to.
Speaker 2 (11:31):
I'm sure you know in nineteen ninety eight, these role
guys in nineteen ninety eight, so that was twenty eight,
you know whatever, five years ago.
Speaker 3 (11:37):
So I don't know if anyone are still running.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
Around, but this is the group that would know who
Peck Hickman was, right, Yeah, okay, the coach at U
of l of the nineteen forties and fifties. But that
I had the best time. Greg Brahm and I were
the two really, so we kind of tag team the
speech and they gave us to each a plaque and
a free meal. But I remember just liking those guys,
and that did hit me.
Speaker 3 (11:59):
I wanted to be one of the boys.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
Like I was a dumb ass at that time, but
I did realize that like watching these guys, I realized
I want something like this when I get older, Like
I want to join a sports group door and literally
all they do is get together, have a meal, talk sports.
Speaker 3 (12:13):
They have a keynote, speaker, and drink beer. That's it.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
And they also are a part of something, Yes, and
that's really what it I think. I think if you
were if sports was a big part of your life
growing up to where it was just it consumed you,
regardless of like how good you were or what you
did after playing, even high school. I think what most
men into their adult years miss unless they find a
void they can fill that void is that being the camaraderie,
(12:37):
being a part of something. It's just I think it's instinctual.
And back then, I guess there was just networking opportunities
with those types of events, those types of clubs. That
does that still exist now?
Speaker 5 (12:45):
Well, pre social med pre social, pre social media, things
like Lions Club, Elks Club club, all things like the
Supper Club were how people's that was their social media,
that's how they communicate.
Speaker 3 (12:58):
The wives they got rid of for the.
Speaker 2 (13:00):
Wives were like, yes, he comes back in such a
better mood, right, and again we've lost on that And
I won't bring up the social you know, not of that.
In the last couple of years of Look, they've gone
after the boys Club for the last ten years, and
it's just like toxic masculinity, all this kind of stuff,
trying to beat that out of society.
Speaker 5 (13:19):
But the nice thing about those things too is that
group of people. I guarantee you, if they hadn't seen
each other for three or four months, they'd say, hither
pick up right where they left off.
Speaker 3 (13:26):
I mean, when he dropped that line, he invented fight
over Penny.
Speaker 1 (13:31):
I think we'll always will always want to be a
part of something like that. And not to say that
women don't either, but definitely from like a dude's.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
Women don't have that, bro, they don't have it. They
play Maujon and Bunco, but they don't have that.
Speaker 1 (13:44):
Hey, I've got I've got a throwback a Tom Machine
Tuesday story for you from nineteen ninety eight. That same year,
Louisville put into place a youth curfew law, a regulation
intended to limit the presence of minors in public during
late hours. Here's just what he would just what I
know what I'm saying nineteen No, that can't be a coincidence. No,
(14:05):
it was a good stories and yep, alright, Tony's next
right here on news radio eight forty w h A
s
So there's a JCPS School Board meeting this evening, and
the budget crisis is obviously going to be on the agenda,
and a meeting it could, I guess, we could get
an idea as far as what they plan to do
to tackle this growing financial mess. So yeah, JCPS Board
of Education agenda lists the review and audit to determine
(00:21):
what caused the district's major budget shortfall and how to
prevent it going forward. Do we know, though, exactly what
the deficit is? I mean, there's been some different reports
that make it seem as if the audit isn't just
to figure out how they got there and how they
can never be there again, and of course how they
can climb out of the situation. But I think one
of the other tasks that that's being asked by whoever
(00:44):
it is they ended up getting this gig to as
far as the audit, what is the exact number?
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Right?
Speaker 1 (00:49):
You know? One hundred and eighty eight million dollars is
the number that I've seen most consistently, But there's also
some that say maybe it's not quite that much, maybe
it's maybe it's even more. And then this just kind
of got dropped in I think it was either last
week or the week before. It's almost unbelievable because you
know when it rains at poors, just when you think, well,
(01:09):
one hundred and eighty eight million dollar budget deficit, well,
I guess it can't get any worse than this. Well,
then you found out that there's a two point five
billion dollar backlog in facility repairs across the district. I mean,
you can make this stuff up. So Brian Yearwood, the
new superintendent, says the district needs to cut one hundred
and thirty two million dollars from next school year's budget,
(01:31):
and they have a timeline of having a formal proposal
in January as far as what they're going to do
to get one hundred and thirty two million dollars off
the books for next school year. So again, that meeting
is scheduled for six o'clock today at the Van Whuse
Education Center, and I'm sure there'll be a lot of
coverage of it because obviously this is a big deal,
and I think the the lingering effects of the two
(01:53):
point five billion dollar backlog in facility repairs that's going
to lead to schools that are well beyond an immediate
need to get a makeover and get get renovated. Those
schools will probably eventually just be deemed not not Wharton.
They're gonna shut them down, right, I mean, I guess
you don't know that, you never know. But that's also
(02:14):
a way too. I guess trim trim some expenses, closing
some schools. I don't think that's ideal. But when I mean,
what's off the table here as far as what they
do when you look at the amount of money they're short,
as far as the budget, I mean, I don't think
there's really anything that would totally shock you as far
as the action they need to take to get this
thing under control, and I mean it is, it is.
(02:36):
It's almost unfathomable how they ended up here. I mean,
I know that the biggest I guess factor that that's
mentioned more than others is the the COVID relief funds.
I guess, just the operating as if that money was
always going to be there. I mean, they've said that
they didn't believe that it was, but it seems as
if they spent like it was. But yeah, just a big,
big mess overall. All right, it's Coffee and Company, and
(02:57):
we are feeled about Thornton's here on news Radio eight
forty whas Keith Thorntons in mind this morning to get
your day started. They've got a lot of great breakfast options.
They've got a three four, yeah, three for seven buck
deal going right now for Monster Energy drinks. You can
also get a cup of coffee and a donut for
three dollars and again a lot of great breakfast options.
So again we are fueled by Thortons, as you could expect.
(03:19):
One of our big topics throughout the morning here has
been maybe the biggest story. In fact, it is the
biggest story right now really maybe in the world. Maybe
I'm getting ahead of myself here, but piece in the
Middle East. That has been something that's been talked about
for quite some time. And yesterday was a big, big day,
and I was happy to see how many people, really,
(03:40):
I guess, weren't thinking about politics. They were just clearly
moved by the powerful visual that we had of seeing
these hostages reunited with their loved ones. I mean, that
was a powerful thing to see, and I think you
could make the case that it might be maybe the
biggest win for Trump in either present. I mean, when
(04:01):
it comes to diplomatic victories that you get in that position.
I don't know if there'll be one that that's going
to be bigger than this one, because I feel like,
you know, you're actually seeing people give his administration in
him praise, and it's from people that you really never
thought would ever happen. But it's hard not to because again,
you know, it's a big deal. That's not to say
(04:23):
that you know, he's winning a whole lot of people
over that are probably going to always despise the man,
and clearly he's fueled by those that despise him. I
don't think he would ever deny that, but his administration
getting this done was doubted by a lot of people,
and yes there's still work to be done, but no
doubt a very, very very big day. And I was
(04:43):
one of many that that just couldn't stop watching any
any footage, any picture I could see of these hostages
being reunited with their families, because it's a powerful thing
to see. Maybe this is a sign that we're taking
some steps in the right direction to being a little
less toxic as a society, and I guess it's also
good to just have that reminder that sometimes you see
(05:03):
you know sometimes there are things that human the human
element inside of you can still work in a way
that where you don't think political, you don't think this
side that side. You just it's the human in you,
the humanity in you to see that that's a beautiful thing.
As these hostages, we were back with loved ones after
what was just an unbelievable experience. All right, let's get
(05:26):
to an update of trafficking. Whether we'll see how the
roadways are looking. Again, I haven't seen any update, but
there is a report of a fire in Fern Creek
at the forty two undred block of Monticello Road. EMS
is on the scene. Not no real.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
Update as far as.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
Is what the extent of this is, but there was
belief that there might have been somebody they had to
rescue out of a home. So again we'll keep you
updated as best we can on that that's a fire
and Fern Creek at the forty two undred block of
Monticello Road. All right, keep a loocked right here our
new's RADI wait forty whas So, Senators are going to
be back at Capitol Hill today for yet another attempt
to end this on going federal government shutdown. As it's
(06:01):
now entering week number three, so I can't find anything
that has anybody pointing that this is going to end
anytime soon, but sooner rather than later. Now, when it
comes to the hypocrisy, it's pretty well documented that in
previous shutdowns, including the last one that broke a record
(06:23):
that lasted over thirty days, there was one side blaming
the other for certain things, accusing the other side of
holding government hostage. And now here we are in another shutdown,
and you've got those same people that were accusing making
that accusation. Then now they're kind of doing the same
(06:45):
thing again. I think one of the things I've learned
pretty quickly is that it doesn't take long to find
examples of hypocrisy when it comes to politics, but to
see that you've got CBS Has Faced the Nation host
Margaret Brennan press Senator christmer on whether Democrats are guilty
of the same hostage taking tactics that he blasted Republicans
for during the past shutdown. I mean, again, it's not
(07:08):
all I think rarely when you see CBS It Faced
the Nation sort of take that approach. But again, when
it's dis blake, I really don't know how you can
ignore it, but here is a clip from that if
you may have missed it.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
You have been critical in the past of the tactic
of choosing to shut down the government.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
You weren't twenty eighteen.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
You were back in twenty thirteen when it was a
discussion over healthcare.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
This is what you said in twenty eighteen.
Speaker 4 (07:34):
The future of the American healthcare system was a legitimate
public policy issue, as is the security of our borders.
But we shouldn't be having the discussion amidst a government
shutdround trying to use our nation security and all of
these federal workers in the work that they do as hostages.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
Aren't you doing today exactly what you were criticizing?
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Then?
Speaker 3 (07:57):
No, that was a fight over sort of the long time.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
I mean, there's always going to be the ability to
dance around it. But I mean that, I mean, that's
that's exactly what I mean, That's exactly it's exact same thing.
So again, the hypocrisy on both sides is it's probably
never gonna end. But if this government shutdown continues to linger,
I do think it could be a point. There's because
there's so there's so many that just aren't as charged
(08:21):
up as the loud, just active folks that are just
constantly firing off things to anybody who wants to hear it,
mostly on the Internet and on social media. There's so
many that just all they can really take when it
comes to bandwidth is is is what impacts them in
their life, their livelihood, their jobs, their careers, their children.
And whenever the effects become stronger because of the shutdown,
(08:45):
I think there'll be many they just hey, I don't
really care who's at fault. Just figure this out. Maybe
we stop as much of the finger pointing amongst each other,
and you know, but I guess they wouldn't really change anything,
because again, we have no control. We're we're helpless here
in this situation. All Right, We've got a lot more
to get into, including an update on the roadways. We'll
see how we're doing so far. Been a rather quiet morning,
(09:07):
but we'll see if that that remains the case. Also,
we'll get a look at the forecast from WKIS Matt
Melosovic and another sports updates on the way right here
on News Radio eight forty Whas all right, we are
rolling along here. Final segment for us on a Tuesday morning,
News Radio eight forty whas we've got Toime Machine Tuesday,
but it's it's Tom Machine, Tony. How far are we
(09:28):
going back?
Speaker 3 (09:28):
Here? You've got ninety eight.
Speaker 1 (09:31):
That's a long time ago.
Speaker 5 (09:32):
So you were what one year old?
Speaker 3 (09:33):
So I'm ten year old. John was one year old.
Speaker 1 (09:38):
That's crazy to think about.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
So when you go, when you kids are leaving the
house and moving out and doing all that, you're going
through all these boxes and you're trying to figure out
what you're going to keep or not. And I used
to throw this stuff in one pile or whatever it was.
We all have a pile. And this was a plaque
that said, and I can't believe it's so dusty, and
I had to go, I guess to read the label.
It said Sportsman Supper Club Guest Speaker, Appreciate Siation Award,
(10:01):
nineteen ninety eight, Tony Venetti. And it all came flood
flooding back, and I started thinking about that group of
guys and they were hilarious.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
It was a bunch of old dudes in Louisville.
Speaker 2 (10:10):
They used to meet when River Road Country Club was open.
Now it's a dog park and where the concerts were.
But that was a golf course and they would meet
in the country club headquarters there and I don't even
remember who asked me to do it, but when I
was like, yeah, I've never heard of that group, but okay,
so I went up there and these guys were great.
They were just sports buddies, which reminded me of that generation.
(10:33):
They joined the Elks Club, they were part of the
cosare you know, the world of the half. They understood
that later in life, after your kids are gone, you
need male camaraderie. You have to be with your boys,
like that's where you feel comfortable. No offense to our
wives and what we're doing, but when you're with your guys,
it's just a different, almost freeing thing, right. And I
(10:54):
remember because the first the guy gets up to do
the minutes, and the president's up there and he goes,
all right, we got a couple of guys here talking.
Here's Tony Bannatti. Here he goes, and first of all,
I want to thank Bill. Bill's our accounting for the
club this year. And everybody knows that Bill invented copper wiring.
Fighting over a penny, and it was just those and
they were and they already laughed, and they were just
(11:16):
made fun of each other the entire time.
Speaker 1 (11:19):
Did they know because I know the answer to this,
but at the time, could you sense that they knew
that was sacred to them? Like that was probably without
them maybe even realizing it, like that was the best
part of the If they're retired, I.
Speaker 3 (11:29):
Don't know that's what they look forward to.
Speaker 2 (11:31):
I'm sure you know in nineteen ninety eight, these role
guys in nineteen ninety eight, so that was twenty eight,
you know whatever, five years ago.
Speaker 3 (11:37):
So I don't know if anyone are still running.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
Around, but this is the group that would know who
Peck Hickman was, right, Yeah, okay, the coach at U
of l of the nineteen forties and fifties. But that
I had the best time. Greg Brahm and I were
the two really, so we kind of tag team the
speech and they gave us to each a plaque and
a free meal. But I remember just liking those guys,
and that did hit me.
Speaker 3 (11:59):
I wanted to be one of the boys.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
Like I was a dumb ass at that time, but
I did realize that like watching these guys, I realized
I want something like this when I get older, Like
I want to join a sports group door and literally
all they do is get together, have a meal, talk sports.
Speaker 3 (12:13):
They have a keynote, speaker, and drink beer. That's it.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
And they also are a part of something, Yes, and
that's really what it I think. I think if you
were if sports was a big part of your life
growing up to where it was just it consumed you,
regardless of like how good you were or what you
did after playing, even high school. I think what most
men into their adult years miss unless they find a
void they can fill that void is that being the camaraderie,
(12:37):
being a part of something. It's just I think it's instinctual.
And back then, I guess there was just networking opportunities
with those types of events, those types of clubs. That
does that still exist now?
Speaker 5 (12:45):
Well, pre social med pre social, pre social media, things
like Lions Club, Elks Club club, all things like the
Supper Club were how people's that was their social media,
that's how they communicate.
Speaker 3 (12:58):
The wives they got rid of for the.
Speaker 2 (13:00):
Wives were like, yes, he comes back in such a
better mood, right, and again we've lost on that And
I won't bring up the social you know, not of that.
In the last couple of years of Look, they've gone
after the boys Club for the last ten years, and
it's just like toxic masculinity, all this kind of stuff,
trying to beat that out of society.
Speaker 5 (13:19):
But the nice thing about those things too is that
group of people. I guarantee you, if they hadn't seen
each other for three or four months, they'd say, hither
pick up right where they left off.
Speaker 3 (13:26):
I mean, when he dropped that line, he invented fight
over Penny.
Speaker 1 (13:31):
I think we'll always will always want to be a
part of something like that. And not to say that
women don't either, but definitely from like a dude's.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
Women don't have that, bro, they don't have it. They
play Maujon and Bunco, but they don't have that.
Speaker 1 (13:44):
Hey, I've got I've got a throwback a Tom Machine
Tuesday story for you from nineteen ninety eight. That same year,
Louisville put into place a youth curfew law, a regulation
intended to limit the presence of minors in public during
late hours. Here's just what he would just what I
know what I'm saying nineteen No, that can't be a coincidence. No,
(14:05):
it was a good stories and yep, alright, Tony's next
right here on news radio eight forty w h A
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