February 12, 2025 • 32 mins
ICYMI: Hour Two of ‘Later, with Mo’Kelly’ Presents – An in-depth conversation with Monster Jam superstar Kayla Blood, driver of the all-new ‘Sparkle Smash Monster Jam’ truck! Kayla joins the program with a preview of “Monster Jam - Championship Series West” (Feb 15-16) at Angel Stadium…PLUS – The return of “When Animals Attack” - on KFI AM 640…Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on demand from
KFI AM six forty O.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Wimbo Kelly Mom six forty.
Speaker 3 (00:16):
I'm Caleb Blood, the driver of the brand new Sparkle Smash,
a six ton Unicorn with a bold attitude. I've competed
on the Triple Threat series, I've competed on the Stadium series.
Speaker 4 (00:29):
Ala What Soldier Fortune.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
And now I get to drive the brand new Sparkle
Smash Monster Dam truck. For you guys, the initial call
that I got to drive a brand new Master Damn truck,
I couldn't believe it.
Speaker 5 (00:41):
Change is part of life.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Changes part is being successful, and you have to learn
to adapt to change. This is my journey from Soldier
Force and a Sparkle Smash, in.
Speaker 4 (00:50):
My journey, in my Monster Dam career.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
My personality is a perfect fit for this truck. We
are a combination of talent and toughness and I cannot
wait to give life to Scorkles Smash and show everyone
with this Washing Dam truck can be on the travel.
We're not here to just compete, We're here to smash
the competition.
Speaker 6 (01:12):
Kf I AM six forty n'ths Later with mo Kelly,
We're live everywhere in the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 4 (01:17):
Monster Jam returns to dominate Anaheim.
Speaker 6 (01:20):
Tickets are still available to see the world's most popular
Monster Jam trucks and best driver's Roar in the Angels
Stadium this weekend February fifteenth and sixteenth to battle in
the Stadium Championship Series. And yes, we have tickets to
give away. You know how we do it. Nobody gives
away as many tickets as we do. In fact, before
the end of my conversation with Kaylea Blood yes it's
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her real name, you will have your chance to win
four event tickets and four pit passes.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
We're doing it bigger than ever before.
Speaker 6 (01:48):
Please welcome Lafayette, Louisiana's own kayleab Blood to the show.
Speaker 4 (01:53):
How are you doing this evening, Miss Blood.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
I'm doing great. Thank you for having me. I'm looking
forward to coming back to Anaheim, my favor place.
Speaker 6 (02:00):
Man Aha, I love it. And when you say Blood,
you mean blood. You've competed in boxing, Mma, served in
the National Guard.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
Where did your competitive spirit come from?
Speaker 7 (02:12):
Man?
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Just growing up, I've always been super competitive and always been,
you know, always looking for that adrenaline rush. And my
life has definitely got me into some really interesting places,
like you know, just having the being able to run
track and field in high school and growing up and
just having that coach that believed in me to just
be there for me mentally and make me mentally strong
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and make me want all of these great things for myself.
Speaker 5 (02:38):
She kind of instilled a lot of that for me.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
So moving forward in my life, it just seemed like
I'd always find myself in these crazy places where it's
just like either my just one and adrenaline rush or
just wanting to just I don't know, exceed people's expectations
because sometimes they'll see a female and they'd be like,
oh my gosh, she can stick with the guys and running,
she can box, she can do all of this. I
just I love that feeling of just being an inspiring
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female that could do all these things.
Speaker 5 (03:02):
And now I'm on the ultimate stage to be.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
Able to inspire little girls and girls everywhere to do
awesome things like this, even in a male dominated sport.
Speaker 5 (03:12):
You know, if you feel like you got it, go
for it.
Speaker 4 (03:14):
I love that.
Speaker 6 (03:15):
And I've seen your videos and your driving style is
as aggressive as anyone's. What is your mentality though, I mean,
beyond the desire for the adrenaline rush. What's your mentality
when you step in a Sparkle smash or any monster truck.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Well, you know, I'm trying to build a name for
myself in the sport. I'm not a second generation driver.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
You know.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
I got into motocross at about twenty years old and
found my way into motorsports, which is something that I
truly love. And you know, I want to make a
name for myself in this sport and in Monster Jam.
You know, you have so many opportunities to be the
world finals champion, to do this, do that, but you
have to be ready for when that time comes. And
you know, like I said, my son, he's twelve years
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old and he's coming up, and I want him to
ultimately maybe be a generation driver, so to be able
to kind of edge my name in the Monster Dam
history books in any sype of toward it sort of way.
You know, it would be awesome for him coming in
the sport, and that would open up a door of
opportunity for him.
Speaker 5 (04:12):
You know that wasn't available for me.
Speaker 3 (04:14):
I kind of had to open up all of those
doors for myself throughout my entire life, and I never
really had anyone's help, you know, to do that but
my own. So I think that's what that's kind of
taught me over the years is just kind of do
what I need to do to help my son get
to the next level and maybe make it a little
easier for him than I did, but still teach him
the values that it needs to learn.
Speaker 6 (04:33):
Obviously, at the beginning of our conversation, you express your
affection for Anaheim, and by that also it means Angel Stadium,
So take me to Angel Stadium. What should someone expect
to see, or hear or experience while at Monster Jam
this weekend, Well, if.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
You've never been to Monster dam at Anaheim, it's like
anything that you've.
Speaker 5 (04:54):
Never been to is for everyone.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
And when I say it's for everyone, it's for mom,
dad's sister, brother, aunt, uncle Graham, called Grandma. Everyone is
going to find something that they love about this monster
Truck event, whether it be the racing or the two
wheel skills that we do where we're putting these trucks
on two wheels and balancing them and walking them back
and forth, or freestyle where you've never seen the twelve
thousand pound moster jam truck, do a backflip, or have
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fifty sixty feet of air into a crazy crash or save.
Speaker 5 (05:22):
So it really is always.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Something that someone's gonna want to come back to. And
I love Anaheim so much. I've been going to Anaheim
for the past four years now on my stadium tour
and I was driving Soldier Fortune on my first freestyle
there in Anaheim, and man, the support that I have there,
I just feel it when I am there, and I
know each and every one of these fans at Anaheim
always have my bag no matter what moster jam truck
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I'm driving, and I love.
Speaker 5 (05:48):
It coming out there.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
Just feeling the support, it makes me want to go
out there and win ten times more. And we do
pit party, you know before the event, where we have
everyone come out and we're by our trucks signing autographs,
chit chatting with everyone, and that's such a great time.
I've met so many people over the years that I
have like so many personal relationships with now, and they
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follow my career and they support me. And you know,
being a female in this male dominated sports sometimes you
got to be mentally tough. And having all of that
support going into the event sometimes I feel like definitely
like pumps you up and motivates you be like, yes
I do belong here. Yes I am gonna go out there,
and I'm capable of doing everything that these guys are doing.
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So I love Anaheim, always have. Y'all have a special
place in my heart. And every time I come out there,
I'm gonna drive that truck into the ground.
Speaker 6 (06:39):
Talk about mental toughness and being a competitor and this
twelve thousand pound machine that you're driving. Let me take
this in a different direction. All competitors have good days
and they have bad days. But monster Jam, you're also
at the mercy of that twelve thousand pound monster truck.
How much does a truck vary from day to day,
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from competition to competition.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
Well, you know, I'm not gonna lie, man. My whole
life growing up, I've had what you call hard luck.
So I've had that hard luck and I've had to
work through it. And no matter if it is the
monster damn truck that kind of fails me at the moment,
And it just seems like a lot of times that's
what it is. Makes with a little bit of bad
luck for me, So it seems like there's a lot
of times where it's just like back to back struggles
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and issues with the monster damn truck, whether it be
breaking an axle and racing, or the transmission going out
in two will, or you not being able to finish
your freestyle because your rear steer went out, or you
rip the hose, and you know, it's always something and
you just have to learn how to You have to understand,
first off, it's a monster truck. You know it's holding
up to what we're doing, but they're not made for
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these things, so sometimes things are going to break, and
you know, you just got to move forward to the
next event. And I am so competitive and I want
to go out there and win every time. So every
time I go out there and I don't hit my
mark and I'm not successful, you know, I take it
to heart. I beat myself up and I'm hard on
myself and all the guys know it. So when they
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see me, they're like, hey, get out of your own head,
go out there and have fun. And I really feel
like after doing this for ten years, that is literally
what it is. You have to go out there and say,
this is my job. I'm gonna have fun and whether
I go out there and win or not. The fact
that I have the guts to go out there and
show these little girls that we can drive Monster Jam
trucks and we can do crazy stuff, I think that
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just says volumes in itself, you know. So I've had
to really learn how to Yes I'm such a competitor,
and yes I'm so aggressive, but sometimes if I calm
myself down just a little bit, I'll go out there
and do way better than I would if I just
put so much pressure on myself.
Speaker 6 (08:44):
My guest right now is the fantastic Caleb Blud. Can
you hear the enthusiasm in her voice? Right now, we're
talking about Monster Jam as it rolls into Angel Stadium
this weekend February fifteenth and sixteenth, And when we come back,
we're gonna give you your opportunity to win four pit passes
and four event tickets to Monster Jam.
Speaker 4 (09:02):
So keep it right here. It's Later with Mo Kelly
KFI A six forty five. Everywhere in the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
You're listening to Later with Mo Kelly on demand from
KFI AM six forty.
Speaker 7 (09:13):
I'm here in Anah, I'm California. It's something called Monster Jam.
If you're not familiar with that, let me fill you in.
Speaker 8 (09:20):
Monster truck craze began way back in the nineteen seventies
with legendary names like driver Dennis Anderson and his Goliath
sistruck known as the Grave Digger. When the Monster Jam
Suga began in nineteen ninety two, they made the jump
into the big time and it's currently a thriving, multi
million dollar industry.
Speaker 4 (09:37):
While crushing cars was.
Speaker 8 (09:38):
Once pretty cool, today Monster Jam drivers have definitely taken
monster truck racing and freestyle competition to all new heights.
Speaker 7 (09:47):
And soon would be forty five thousand people in these
stands to watch it. And one of the reason they
here to watch it because of my next guest. She
is just a killer driver. Her name is Kalo Blood
and yes that's her real.
Speaker 4 (09:57):
Name, Kfi.
Speaker 6 (09:59):
Later with Moki, We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app
and if you just tuning in, I'm right in the
middle of a fantastic conversation with Lafayette, Louisiana's own Caleb
Budd as we talk about Monster Jam, which is roaring
into Angels Stadium this weekend February fifteenth and February sixteenth
to battle in the Stadium Championships Series. At the end
of this segment, we're going to be giving away four
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event tickets and four pit passes if you want to go,
so you better pay attention cayleb Blood, who will be
driving Sparkle, Smash and Kayla. Last segment, I was listening
to you and there was this one word which was
consistent through everything you said. Competitive. You are competitive. I
can think of competition and being competitive in a variety
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of ways. But I wonder is there, or if so,
how much trash talking goes on between drivers, either before, during,
or after a Monster Jam.
Speaker 3 (10:55):
Oh. You know the guys they're always messing with me
and giving me a hard time. They were like my brothers,
you know, so you know, they they know whenever it's
time to give me constructive criticism, and they know whenever
they can just mess with me about something like of
course it's part of it, but they love to give
me a hard time about it, you know, just being
able to go out there and actually maintain my Monster
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damn truck respectfully for my crew guy and all of
the mechanics. But sometimes it's inevitable, you know, Breakage is
gonna occur, got to kind of get over it.
Speaker 6 (11:26):
How much can you prepare for a failure of a
monster truck? I mean, you know what's going to happen
on some level, but how much preparation goes into you know,
do you have an extra axle, do you have two
extra tires? Give me some sense of how can you
best prepare from a mechanic standpoint.
Speaker 3 (11:45):
Well, to be honest, all of our haulers that we
have that actually transport our monster Damn trucks, they contain
extra shocks, they can train, extra housings, transmissions, motors, so
anything you think of, we have in these trade ready
to go for at least two trucks. So you have
these trailers, each truck, each trailer has two trucks that they're.
Speaker 5 (12:07):
Transporting back and forth.
Speaker 3 (12:08):
And with those trailers is all of your equipment, all
your technicians, and typically on one team you'll have your
crew chief and then you'll have your third guy, and
together as a team they may and maintain your trucks
and keep us going at all times.
Speaker 5 (12:23):
And honestly, in.
Speaker 3 (12:24):
The event it's pretty spectacular, it could be any one
of the monster dam trucks go down and you have
every mechanic from each truck or technicians from each other
truck just out there thrashing and working on these trucks.
They can change the transmission out in fifteen minutes, you know.
They Yes, they are absolutely amazing. And then you have
your thirds that might go out, so that's taking the
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whole rear off and putting everything back on it all together.
Speaker 5 (12:48):
And they can do that in a matter of time.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
And we really do all of this just to get
our trucks back out there, and that is what the
goal is, to have every one of them trucks out
on the floor ready to compete, and you know, whatever
way we can. And so they're pretty amazing at their job.
You know, we have uoh technicians that have been able
to have the opportunity to go to school there and
then come on to Monster Jam and be technicians as well,
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and I think that's been a great program for them.
We've had drivers come out of that school even, you know,
and so all the drivers we come from all different
walks of life. So to see him be able to
come from a wrenching position or technician position where they're
actually working all the trucks. They know the mechanics of
the truck. And then now you're a driver. I think
that's the ultimate secret, right there, is to just know
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your monster dam truck so well. And you know, as
a driver, I try to do that myself. When I
have any mechanical failure, I have damage. My crew chief
he let me know. Even though half the time he
knows that probably don't understand what he's saying, he's still
it's respectful and still tells me each and everything that
is wrong with my truck. And through over the years,
just because he's been telling me, I've learned a lot
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through that.
Speaker 6 (13:53):
It's a big machine, as we say, and that's an
understatement that some twelve thousand pounds. I wonder because I
honestly don't know. There are a lot of g forces
probably involved. It's a heavy piece of machinery. How do
you personally train to keep you in a degree of
shape to handle one of these machines.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
Well, I definitely think being physically fit is beneficial, especially
when you roll these things over and you're in a
turtle position upside down. Being able to try to breathe
is really tricky. But you know, I started my career
ten years ago where we actually had the Triple Threat
Monster Jam series where we race the ATV, side by
sides and the trucks all in one event. And we
had seven different competitions within two hours, and so we're
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running between each of these vehicles and also do a motocross.
So that's kind of where I got my star in
my career. Monster Jam is just having the motocross background
and coming in and being athletically inclined to perform on
the Triple Threat series. And you know, it was about
seven years in and I got promoted to stadiums. So
it was pretty cool. Whenever I got promoted to the stadiums.
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You know, all I had to worry about was the
Monster dam truck, not the side by that's the ATV.
Speaker 5 (15:01):
So you know, I still run everywhere I go. I'm running.
They're like, Kayla, why are you running? You know this
way I learned how to do this. I at one
speed and I just run everywhere.
Speaker 6 (15:11):
I have thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with you, but I
know you got to go. You got more training to do.
But we also have to give away some event tickets
and pit passes. I need from you, Miss cayleb Blood
A number between one and ten. I'm gonna say seven,
Caller number seven, give us a call right now at
eight hundred five two zero one KFI eight hundred five
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to two zero one five three four Caller number seven,
eight hundred five to zero one KFI eight hundred five
two zero one five three four, and you will be
the winner of four event tickets and four pit passes.
Miss cayleb Bludd, thank you so much for coming on tonight.
I wish you safety, I wish you success and a
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great monster gym and come back with the title next.
Speaker 5 (15:56):
Time sounds great man. I appreciate it. Thanks for having me.
Speaker 6 (16:00):
It's Later with Mo Kelly caf I AM six forty
live everywhere in the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 1 (16:04):
You're listening to Later with Mo Kelly on demand from
KFI AM six forty.
Speaker 6 (16:16):
Animals the world over have had enough of humans.
Speaker 9 (16:20):
Hornets are attacking in China, Sharks are swallowing up the
surfers in Florida. Lions and tigers are eating in turns
oh my, and bears are pouncing on women in the
Pacific Northwest.
Speaker 4 (16:32):
Unless we put us stop to the.
Speaker 9 (16:34):
Mistreatment of animals, they can, they will, They shine attack.
Speaker 4 (16:46):
AM six forty.
Speaker 6 (16:47):
It's later with mo Kelly Live Everywhere in the iHeartRadio
app And this was a segment that we used to
do on The mo Kelly Show when animals attack, and
it's real simple. The animals have every right to eat us,
to kill us, to maim us, to destroy us because
of how we treat them. And a common theme and
a recommendation. Remember how earlier in the show I was saying, Hey,
you know what, maybe you shouldn't try to get gas
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at night. You should always be aware of your surroundings.
That also applies to going in the ocean. No, I'm
not talking about getting gas while you're in the ocean.
I'm saying don't go in the ocean because someone's always
watching and it's.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
Usually looking at you as food.
Speaker 6 (17:24):
Two Americans have been injured in a shark attack while
swimming in Bemini Bay, that's the Bahamas. According to police,
two Americans were injured, one seriously, in this shark attack.
Initial reports indicate that the victims, both USA residents, sustained
injuries while swimming in the waters at Bamini Bay. Both
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women sustain injuries to their lower bodies, with one of
the victims injured seriously. In fact, that person will require
a third surgery to repair the damage to her leg.
I can say confidently the last time I've been or
I was in the ocean. It was on a cruise
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to the Caribbean and I was in Megan's Bay. I
think it's like US Virgin Islands. I was in the
water for like three hours, and I was uncomfortable the
whole time. Water just came up to my waist. It
was the bluest water. Everywhere you could see the bottom,
You could see everything which is going on around you.
Speaker 4 (18:27):
But I never quite felt comfortable.
Speaker 6 (18:28):
And I think this was maybe twenty seventeen, and I
have not stepped my ass in the ocean since this
is twenty twenty five. I may not ever go back
in the ocean because I know that's not my house.
I'm just basically on the menu. I'm just advertising. You
know what I don't understand about this story is is
it goes on to say the incident remains under investigation.
Speaker 4 (18:55):
What is there to investigate for? What I investigate?
Speaker 6 (18:58):
Are they are they trying to see if they were
was some sort of precipitating event?
Speaker 4 (19:01):
Was there some sort of argument?
Speaker 6 (19:03):
Was there some sort of disagreement, whether you know, was
a look someone called a name.
Speaker 4 (19:08):
What is there to discuss?
Speaker 2 (19:09):
Well to that point, in twenty twenty three, there were
sixty nine unprovoked shark bites. So maybe they're trying to
see if these sharks were harassed, if they were somehow
teased encouraged.
Speaker 6 (19:23):
Oha on, we need to ask the women what they
were wearing. They yeah, we might need to see what
was going That was kind of funny. Stepan, that was
kind of funny. Even Mark was kind of Mark. Come on,
you were laughing at that. Okay, all right, maybe that
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won't make you laugh, but maybe this will. Let's go
to Marion County, Florida. Monkeys are a staple in central Florida.
Just in case you didn't know. If you don't know,
they're reeseus mccaqus originally brought to Florida by the manager
of a glass bottom boat operation who release six on
an island in the Silver River to attract tourists. However,
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as the legend goes, the monkeys swam away from the
island into the surrounding forest, breeding and increasing their numbers
over the years. The breeding that's important, the population of
monkeys in the Silver Spring State Park has reached as
high as four hundred at some points. Trapping and removal
efforts have kept them from getting out of hand. But
there is a new issue just beyond their breeding. They
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pose a threat to public health as the Reese's macaqs
in Florida have tested positive for Herpes BE and it's
been spreading to humans.
Speaker 4 (20:41):
Wait wait, whoa herpees? Yeah, herpose be.
Speaker 6 (20:46):
The virus can be transmitted by these monkeys through bites, scratches,
or contact with bodily fluids. You can take that however
you want. Well, what else do you expect from a
breed of monkey called macaques. In addition, these recist macaques
may become a straphing really see honestly some mercy room shot.
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In addition, the Reeseis macaqus may become aggressive when fed
by people. And of course we're always dumb enough to
feed animals just because that's what we do, from pigeons
to coyotes to monkeys, Reeseus macaques, and so a rule
was passed in twenty eighteen prohibiting locals from feeding any
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wild monkeys in the state.
Speaker 4 (21:35):
But they're about.
Speaker 6 (21:38):
It lists of different counties, but they are at least
some anywhere from twenty five to fifty in each county,
So they are everywhere, and there's a good chance that
you may catch herpes if you happen upon a Reesis macaque.
Speaker 4 (21:52):
Now not trying to stare upon.
Speaker 2 (21:54):
Does that mean if you have an entanglement with how
are you exchanging bodily fluid with one of these macaques?
Speaker 4 (22:02):
I don't know.
Speaker 6 (22:02):
It says if a monkey is encountered, keep children close
and pets leashed. If bitten or scratched by a wild monkey,
immediately wash the wound and seek metal medical attention. Call
the National B Virus Resource Center for emergency information. What
is the National B virus Herpes B? I'd rather call
the A one the best?
Speaker 4 (22:25):
This is the herpes B.
Speaker 6 (22:28):
I never BUYD. I give up with Stephans. It's like,
what the hell, what the hell's going on? If you
observe a wild monkey that poses the threat to people,
call the fwc's Wildlife Alert Hotline at eight eight eight
four zero four three ninety two two.
Speaker 4 (22:42):
Put that in your phone.
Speaker 6 (22:43):
Any recis macaque observation scene outside of the core population
near Silver Spring should be reported by calling the Exotic
Species Hotline.
Speaker 4 (22:54):
Hello, exotic species highline, How can.
Speaker 3 (22:56):
I help you?
Speaker 6 (22:56):
Eight eight eight four eight three four six eight one. Again,
that's eight eight eight four eight three four six eight one.
If you should encounter an exotic species herpes though.
Speaker 2 (23:10):
Not bites, not just if you're bitten. This this is
about you contracting herpes. That's very specific. Yeah, I said
that that's an STD.
Speaker 6 (23:19):
Well maybe they don't deal with gonorrhea or chlamydia.
Speaker 4 (23:23):
I don't know. It said herpes. Be these monkeys are
just wilding out. They're out there. Oh, they're getting their
freak gone. They out there burn get the freak one,
get the freak gone.
Speaker 6 (23:32):
It's later with bo Kelly can if I am six forty,
were live everywhere the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 4 (23:36):
We're firing stuff tonight.
Speaker 6 (23:38):
That was a funny joke, Mark Bonner, I will give
you that, and it just went by without even a
second thought.
Speaker 4 (23:44):
The least we could do is break the record for
saying macac in a sentment. That would did take me
a second though. I was gonna say, what is that
is that an Irish my cac?
Speaker 1 (24:00):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (24:00):
Come on that that was damn funny. I'll tell you
what you can do with that, Raise us my cock,
lucky times, that magic that lets us.
Speaker 6 (24:13):
I am six forty we live everywhere in our heart
radio app And I hope you enjoyed that conversation with
Caleb Blood at the top of the hour. I hope
you appreciate the fact that we're trying to give away
more and more gifts, tickets, giveaways. Love doing that, and
as opportunities present themselves, we will be giving away more
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It's the cinema experience where they have first roun features,
repertory titles, and limited and special screenings across twelve different auditoriums.
You can get your food or drink your concessions while
at your seat or in the bar. There's nothing like
a good bar. Tell it Mark, this is the first
time hearing of this and it's incredibly cool. Yes, and
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Alamo's attached video Vortex lounge and video store featuring cool
merchandise and free video rentals. Plus Alamos curated craft cocktail
menu and an array of local and regional craft beers,
and they have other cool stuff happening and upcoming in
the near future. They have family friendly programming and screening opportunities.
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Will tell you more about that in the future. They'll
be showing Oscar nominated films and Alamo is bringing back
their Oscar nominated titles. You can catch them on the
big screen before the winners are announced during the Oscars.
They have Valentine's programming and special items and merchant and
sweepstakes vacation that they're offering, and they will be showing
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a Captain America Brave New World, which opens on February thirteenth.
We'll be seeing that that night, and they have so
much more. We'll tell you about more as it's made
available to us, but we will be giving away passes
and tickets and screening opportunities.
Speaker 10 (26:25):
Each and every Friday, so you don't have to.
Speaker 4 (26:28):
Ask, at least in the near future. Given a ready
prizes tonight.
Speaker 10 (26:32):
Yes, beginning this Friday, this Friday. Yes, not next Friday,
but this Friday. I am super excited about this.
Speaker 2 (26:42):
We have long talked about what's going to take for
movie theaters to survive those dry spells when there aren't
a lot of hits. What's got people coming back day
after day during the week. Alamo draft House has solved
the equation. The theaters are not big, meaning there are
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not a lot of seats in the theaters because the
seats are those super comfy custom seats that are just
basically shares. Just in your living room. You're sitting watching
the film, food being brought to you. It is the
best experience. It is an experience that you can have
with your family, or you can have an adult night out,
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have some beverages and take in a movie.
Speaker 6 (27:27):
Or Stephan could show up at your door unannounced on
Valentine's you all could.
Speaker 4 (27:30):
Go to the movie together.
Speaker 2 (27:32):
That may not happen the way that you're laying it out,
but we could both go to that movie theater and
just hang out.
Speaker 4 (27:39):
Just go together, go in one car. Make it easier.
Speaker 6 (27:42):
Okay, enough of you, but very very pleased to have
Alamo Draft House Cinema come on board. We had been
working on this and have to give a kudos and
credit to Talla Sharp who had been working on this
for quite some time. But this is in concert with
what we've been trying to do big picture. We talk
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about entertainment, we talk about movies. Obviously we have the
movie contest, but we had not found the right partner
in which to pair up with and Alamo Draft House Theaters.
Speaker 4 (28:16):
It's a perfect, perfect partner for that.
Speaker 2 (28:19):
And I have to pass the kudos and the partnership
love on down to the one and only Nick Poliochini
this weekend with Nick?
Speaker 4 (28:30):
What's up with Nick?
Speaker 2 (28:32):
Because Nick behind the scenes, because he's out and about,
he is always looking for different ways to expand the
footprint of the Later family, and he has done so
by making this introduction happen. And so once again Nick
has come through with.
Speaker 6 (28:46):
Some magic and they know the show and listened to
the show. Yes, that's the best part. It wasn't like
we need to explain. So tell me about your show?
What is it about? And trust me, we get that
question sometimes that's.
Speaker 4 (28:58):
How we usually do.
Speaker 6 (29:00):
What is it you do?
Speaker 4 (29:01):
Oh it's a radio show?
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So I KFI six forty Oh yeah, Tim Conway no
no no, Bill Handlem no no no no no.
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John Cobel no no no no. It's after Dean Shop.
I believe that true story. True story. Can't tell all
the story, but true story.
Speaker 6 (29:23):
But it's nice when you're trying to grow the show
and someone's like, oh, yes, we know you, we get you,
we love you.
Speaker 4 (29:31):
We're gonna work with you. And so here we are
starting this Friday.
Speaker 6 (29:37):
And you know that when we play the game on Friday,
it will have a theme.
Speaker 4 (29:40):
I'll just tell you that right now. It's Valentine's Day.
Speaker 6 (29:43):
It's going to be Valentine's movies, rom coms and all
that kind of stuff. Me personally, it's not my thing
Valentine's Day, rom coms. But you know, I'll make an
exception this week since we're kicking off this great relationship
with alm Draft House Cinema.
Speaker 2 (30:01):
Do you have a romantic film of a love film
that ranks at your at your number one?
Speaker 4 (30:07):
I know I do.
Speaker 6 (30:08):
I have my number one love fest film of all time.
Off the top of my head, I would say Bronx Tail.
Just off the top. Oh that's a good that's a going,
that's a going that if I really thought, I mean
I really liked The Notebook, I would watch that one again.
I'm a fan of When Harry met Sally. I have
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to really think about it. I don't know.
Speaker 4 (30:32):
Loving basketball, yeah, loving basketball top of my list. I'd
have to think about it.
Speaker 6 (30:37):
But yeah, I'm not a romantic as in anti romance.
It's just that those movies are at the top, are
not at the top of my list in a cinematic sense.
Speaker 2 (30:47):
I was a Bronx tail or rom com I don't
get that. No, no, no, just just romantic dating comics. And
it's got so much about.
Speaker 6 (30:54):
Age and finding the one you only get like three
great loves in your life.
Speaker 4 (30:58):
Oh, it absolutely the.
Speaker 2 (31:00):
Test if you don't practice the door test.
Speaker 4 (31:03):
Oh Mark I Oh, I saw that as a very
young man and I took that to heart.
Speaker 6 (31:08):
Is very much about finding peace within the storm of
the mob and also his father, who was Robert de Niro,
who was anti mob.
Speaker 4 (31:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (31:21):
Yeah, it hasn't been out in thirty one years, so
it might not be the freshest in my mind right now.
But I never thought of it as a rom com.
Oh well, I wouldn't say not rom com as in comedy, but.
Speaker 4 (31:32):
It's a romantic film. Yeah, it's a romantic kind of
coming up.
Speaker 6 (31:36):
Okay, all right, It's no Harold in Maud as far
as no romances go. No, I didn't like Harold and
Maud anyhow I know good be mad, be mad, I
don't care.
Speaker 4 (31:47):
I'm just being honest. I can't do this. Look at
the top.
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I'm Caleb Blood, the driver of the brand new Sparkle Smash,
a six ton Unicorn with a bold attitude. I've competed
on the Triple Threat series, I've competed on the Stadium series.
Speaker 4 (00:29):
Ala What Soldier Fortune.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
And now I get to drive the brand new Sparkle
Smash Monster Dam truck. For you guys, the initial call
that I got to drive a brand new Master Damn truck,
I couldn't believe it.
Speaker 5 (00:41):
Change is part of life.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Changes part is being successful, and you have to learn
to adapt to change. This is my journey from Soldier
Force and a Sparkle Smash, in.
Speaker 4 (00:50):
My journey, in my Monster Dam career.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
My personality is a perfect fit for this truck. We
are a combination of talent and toughness and I cannot
wait to give life to Scorkles Smash and show everyone
with this Washing Dam truck can be on the travel.
We're not here to just compete, We're here to smash
the competition.
Speaker 6 (01:12):
Kf I AM six forty n'ths Later with mo Kelly,
We're live everywhere in the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 4 (01:17):
Monster Jam returns to dominate Anaheim.
Speaker 6 (01:20):
Tickets are still available to see the world's most popular
Monster Jam trucks and best driver's Roar in the Angels
Stadium this weekend February fifteenth and sixteenth to battle in
the Stadium Championship Series. And yes, we have tickets to
give away. You know how we do it. Nobody gives
away as many tickets as we do. In fact, before
the end of my conversation with Kaylea Blood yes it's
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her real name, you will have your chance to win
four event tickets and four pit passes.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
We're doing it bigger than ever before.
Speaker 6 (01:48):
Please welcome Lafayette, Louisiana's own kayleab Blood to the show.
Speaker 4 (01:53):
How are you doing this evening, Miss Blood.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
I'm doing great. Thank you for having me. I'm looking
forward to coming back to Anaheim, my favor place.
Speaker 6 (02:00):
Man Aha, I love it. And when you say Blood,
you mean blood. You've competed in boxing, Mma, served in
the National Guard.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
Where did your competitive spirit come from?
Speaker 7 (02:12):
Man?
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Just growing up, I've always been super competitive and always been,
you know, always looking for that adrenaline rush. And my
life has definitely got me into some really interesting places,
like you know, just having the being able to run
track and field in high school and growing up and
just having that coach that believed in me to just
be there for me mentally and make me mentally strong
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and make me want all of these great things for myself.
Speaker 5 (02:38):
She kind of instilled a lot of that for me.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
So moving forward in my life, it just seemed like
I'd always find myself in these crazy places where it's
just like either my just one and adrenaline rush or
just wanting to just I don't know, exceed people's expectations
because sometimes they'll see a female and they'd be like,
oh my gosh, she can stick with the guys and running,
she can box, she can do all of this. I
just I love that feeling of just being an inspiring
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female that could do all these things.
Speaker 5 (03:02):
And now I'm on the ultimate stage to be.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
Able to inspire little girls and girls everywhere to do
awesome things like this, even in a male dominated sport.
Speaker 5 (03:12):
You know, if you feel like you got it, go
for it.
Speaker 4 (03:14):
I love that.
Speaker 6 (03:15):
And I've seen your videos and your driving style is
as aggressive as anyone's. What is your mentality though, I mean,
beyond the desire for the adrenaline rush. What's your mentality
when you step in a Sparkle smash or any monster truck.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Well, you know, I'm trying to build a name for
myself in the sport. I'm not a second generation driver.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
You know.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
I got into motocross at about twenty years old and
found my way into motorsports, which is something that I
truly love. And you know, I want to make a
name for myself in this sport and in Monster Jam.
You know, you have so many opportunities to be the
world finals champion, to do this, do that, but you
have to be ready for when that time comes. And
you know, like I said, my son, he's twelve years
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old and he's coming up, and I want him to
ultimately maybe be a generation driver, so to be able
to kind of edge my name in the Monster Dam
history books in any sype of toward it sort of way.
You know, it would be awesome for him coming in
the sport, and that would open up a door of
opportunity for him.
Speaker 5 (04:12):
You know that wasn't available for me.
Speaker 3 (04:14):
I kind of had to open up all of those
doors for myself throughout my entire life, and I never
really had anyone's help, you know, to do that but
my own. So I think that's what that's kind of
taught me over the years is just kind of do
what I need to do to help my son get
to the next level and maybe make it a little
easier for him than I did, but still teach him
the values that it needs to learn.
Speaker 6 (04:33):
Obviously, at the beginning of our conversation, you express your
affection for Anaheim, and by that also it means Angel Stadium,
So take me to Angel Stadium. What should someone expect
to see, or hear or experience while at Monster Jam
this weekend, Well, if.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
You've never been to Monster dam at Anaheim, it's like
anything that you've.
Speaker 5 (04:54):
Never been to is for everyone.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
And when I say it's for everyone, it's for mom,
dad's sister, brother, aunt, uncle Graham, called Grandma. Everyone is
going to find something that they love about this monster
Truck event, whether it be the racing or the two
wheel skills that we do where we're putting these trucks
on two wheels and balancing them and walking them back
and forth, or freestyle where you've never seen the twelve
thousand pound moster jam truck, do a backflip, or have
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fifty sixty feet of air into a crazy crash or save.
Speaker 5 (05:22):
So it really is always.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Something that someone's gonna want to come back to. And
I love Anaheim so much. I've been going to Anaheim
for the past four years now on my stadium tour
and I was driving Soldier Fortune on my first freestyle
there in Anaheim, and man, the support that I have there,
I just feel it when I am there, and I
know each and every one of these fans at Anaheim
always have my bag no matter what moster jam truck
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I'm driving, and I love.
Speaker 5 (05:48):
It coming out there.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
Just feeling the support, it makes me want to go
out there and win ten times more. And we do
pit party, you know before the event, where we have
everyone come out and we're by our trucks signing autographs,
chit chatting with everyone, and that's such a great time.
I've met so many people over the years that I
have like so many personal relationships with now, and they
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follow my career and they support me. And you know,
being a female in this male dominated sports sometimes you
got to be mentally tough. And having all of that
support going into the event sometimes I feel like definitely
like pumps you up and motivates you be like, yes
I do belong here. Yes I am gonna go out there,
and I'm capable of doing everything that these guys are doing.
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So I love Anaheim, always have. Y'all have a special
place in my heart. And every time I come out there,
I'm gonna drive that truck into the ground.
Speaker 6 (06:39):
Talk about mental toughness and being a competitor and this
twelve thousand pound machine that you're driving. Let me take
this in a different direction. All competitors have good days
and they have bad days. But monster Jam, you're also
at the mercy of that twelve thousand pound monster truck.
How much does a truck vary from day to day,
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from competition to competition.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
Well, you know, I'm not gonna lie, man. My whole
life growing up, I've had what you call hard luck.
So I've had that hard luck and I've had to
work through it. And no matter if it is the
monster damn truck that kind of fails me at the moment,
And it just seems like a lot of times that's
what it is. Makes with a little bit of bad
luck for me, So it seems like there's a lot
of times where it's just like back to back struggles
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and issues with the monster damn truck, whether it be
breaking an axle and racing, or the transmission going out
in two will, or you not being able to finish
your freestyle because your rear steer went out, or you
rip the hose, and you know, it's always something and
you just have to learn how to You have to understand,
first off, it's a monster truck. You know it's holding
up to what we're doing, but they're not made for
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these things, so sometimes things are going to break, and
you know, you just got to move forward to the
next event. And I am so competitive and I want
to go out there and win every time. So every
time I go out there and I don't hit my
mark and I'm not successful, you know, I take it
to heart. I beat myself up and I'm hard on
myself and all the guys know it. So when they
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see me, they're like, hey, get out of your own head,
go out there and have fun. And I really feel
like after doing this for ten years, that is literally
what it is. You have to go out there and say,
this is my job. I'm gonna have fun and whether
I go out there and win or not. The fact
that I have the guts to go out there and
show these little girls that we can drive Monster Jam
trucks and we can do crazy stuff, I think that
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just says volumes in itself, you know. So I've had
to really learn how to Yes I'm such a competitor,
and yes I'm so aggressive, but sometimes if I calm
myself down just a little bit, I'll go out there
and do way better than I would if I just
put so much pressure on myself.
Speaker 6 (08:44):
My guest right now is the fantastic Caleb Blud. Can
you hear the enthusiasm in her voice? Right now, we're
talking about Monster Jam as it rolls into Angel Stadium
this weekend February fifteenth and sixteenth, And when we come back,
we're gonna give you your opportunity to win four pit passes
and four event tickets to Monster Jam.
Speaker 4 (09:02):
So keep it right here. It's Later with Mo Kelly
KFI A six forty five. Everywhere in the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
You're listening to Later with Mo Kelly on demand from
KFI AM six forty.
Speaker 7 (09:13):
I'm here in Anah, I'm California. It's something called Monster Jam.
If you're not familiar with that, let me fill you in.
Speaker 8 (09:20):
Monster truck craze began way back in the nineteen seventies
with legendary names like driver Dennis Anderson and his Goliath
sistruck known as the Grave Digger. When the Monster Jam
Suga began in nineteen ninety two, they made the jump
into the big time and it's currently a thriving, multi
million dollar industry.
Speaker 4 (09:37):
While crushing cars was.
Speaker 8 (09:38):
Once pretty cool, today Monster Jam drivers have definitely taken
monster truck racing and freestyle competition to all new heights.
Speaker 7 (09:47):
And soon would be forty five thousand people in these
stands to watch it. And one of the reason they
here to watch it because of my next guest. She
is just a killer driver. Her name is Kalo Blood
and yes that's her real.
Speaker 4 (09:57):
Name, Kfi.
Speaker 6 (09:59):
Later with Moki, We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app
and if you just tuning in, I'm right in the
middle of a fantastic conversation with Lafayette, Louisiana's own Caleb
Budd as we talk about Monster Jam, which is roaring
into Angels Stadium this weekend February fifteenth and February sixteenth
to battle in the Stadium Championships Series. At the end
of this segment, we're going to be giving away four
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event tickets and four pit passes if you want to go,
so you better pay attention cayleb Blood, who will be
driving Sparkle, Smash and Kayla. Last segment, I was listening
to you and there was this one word which was
consistent through everything you said. Competitive. You are competitive. I
can think of competition and being competitive in a variety
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of ways. But I wonder is there, or if so,
how much trash talking goes on between drivers, either before, during,
or after a Monster Jam.
Speaker 3 (10:55):
Oh. You know the guys they're always messing with me
and giving me a hard time. They were like my brothers,
you know, so you know, they they know whenever it's
time to give me constructive criticism, and they know whenever
they can just mess with me about something like of
course it's part of it, but they love to give
me a hard time about it, you know, just being
able to go out there and actually maintain my Monster
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damn truck respectfully for my crew guy and all of
the mechanics. But sometimes it's inevitable, you know, Breakage is
gonna occur, got to kind of get over it.
Speaker 6 (11:26):
How much can you prepare for a failure of a
monster truck? I mean, you know what's going to happen
on some level, but how much preparation goes into you know,
do you have an extra axle, do you have two
extra tires? Give me some sense of how can you
best prepare from a mechanic standpoint.
Speaker 3 (11:45):
Well, to be honest, all of our haulers that we
have that actually transport our monster Damn trucks, they contain
extra shocks, they can train, extra housings, transmissions, motors, so
anything you think of, we have in these trade ready
to go for at least two trucks. So you have
these trailers, each truck, each trailer has two trucks that they're.
Speaker 5 (12:07):
Transporting back and forth.
Speaker 3 (12:08):
And with those trailers is all of your equipment, all
your technicians, and typically on one team you'll have your
crew chief and then you'll have your third guy, and
together as a team they may and maintain your trucks
and keep us going at all times.
Speaker 5 (12:23):
And honestly, in.
Speaker 3 (12:24):
The event it's pretty spectacular, it could be any one
of the monster dam trucks go down and you have
every mechanic from each truck or technicians from each other
truck just out there thrashing and working on these trucks.
They can change the transmission out in fifteen minutes, you know.
They Yes, they are absolutely amazing. And then you have
your thirds that might go out, so that's taking the
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whole rear off and putting everything back on it all together.
Speaker 5 (12:48):
And they can do that in a matter of time.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
And we really do all of this just to get
our trucks back out there, and that is what the
goal is, to have every one of them trucks out
on the floor ready to compete, and you know, whatever
way we can. And so they're pretty amazing at their job.
You know, we have uoh technicians that have been able
to have the opportunity to go to school there and
then come on to Monster Jam and be technicians as well,
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and I think that's been a great program for them.
We've had drivers come out of that school even, you know,
and so all the drivers we come from all different
walks of life. So to see him be able to
come from a wrenching position or technician position where they're
actually working all the trucks. They know the mechanics of
the truck. And then now you're a driver. I think
that's the ultimate secret, right there, is to just know
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your monster dam truck so well. And you know, as
a driver, I try to do that myself. When I
have any mechanical failure, I have damage. My crew chief
he let me know. Even though half the time he
knows that probably don't understand what he's saying, he's still
it's respectful and still tells me each and everything that
is wrong with my truck. And through over the years,
just because he's been telling me, I've learned a lot
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through that.
Speaker 6 (13:53):
It's a big machine, as we say, and that's an
understatement that some twelve thousand pounds. I wonder because I
honestly don't know. There are a lot of g forces
probably involved. It's a heavy piece of machinery. How do
you personally train to keep you in a degree of
shape to handle one of these machines.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
Well, I definitely think being physically fit is beneficial, especially
when you roll these things over and you're in a
turtle position upside down. Being able to try to breathe
is really tricky. But you know, I started my career
ten years ago where we actually had the Triple Threat
Monster Jam series where we race the ATV, side by
sides and the trucks all in one event. And we
had seven different competitions within two hours, and so we're
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running between each of these vehicles and also do a motocross.
So that's kind of where I got my star in
my career. Monster Jam is just having the motocross background
and coming in and being athletically inclined to perform on
the Triple Threat series. And you know, it was about
seven years in and I got promoted to stadiums. So
it was pretty cool. Whenever I got promoted to the stadiums.
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You know, all I had to worry about was the
Monster dam truck, not the side by that's the ATV.
Speaker 5 (15:01):
So you know, I still run everywhere I go. I'm running.
They're like, Kayla, why are you running? You know this
way I learned how to do this. I at one
speed and I just run everywhere.
Speaker 6 (15:11):
I have thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with you, but I
know you got to go. You got more training to do.
But we also have to give away some event tickets
and pit passes. I need from you, Miss cayleb Blood
A number between one and ten. I'm gonna say seven,
Caller number seven, give us a call right now at
eight hundred five two zero one KFI eight hundred five
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to two zero one five three four Caller number seven,
eight hundred five to zero one KFI eight hundred five
two zero one five three four, and you will be
the winner of four event tickets and four pit passes.
Miss cayleb Bludd, thank you so much for coming on tonight.
I wish you safety, I wish you success and a
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great monster gym and come back with the title next.
Speaker 5 (15:56):
Time sounds great man. I appreciate it. Thanks for having me.
Speaker 6 (16:00):
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it's real simple. The animals have every right to eat us,
to kill us, to maim us, to destroy us because
of how we treat them. And a common theme and
a recommendation. Remember how earlier in the show I was saying, Hey,
you know what, maybe you shouldn't try to get gas
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at night. You should always be aware of your surroundings.
That also applies to going in the ocean. No, I'm
not talking about getting gas while you're in the ocean.
I'm saying don't go in the ocean because someone's always
watching and it's.
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two Americans were injured, one seriously, in this shark attack.
Initial reports indicate that the victims, both USA residents, sustained
injuries while swimming in the waters at Bamini Bay. Both
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women sustain injuries to their lower bodies, with one of
the victims injured seriously. In fact, that person will require
a third surgery to repair the damage to her leg.
I can say confidently the last time I've been or
I was in the ocean. It was on a cruise
(18:08):
to the Caribbean and I was in Megan's Bay. I
think it's like US Virgin Islands. I was in the
water for like three hours, and I was uncomfortable the
whole time. Water just came up to my waist. It
was the bluest water. Everywhere you could see the bottom,
You could see everything which is going on around you.
Speaker 4 (18:27):
But I never quite felt comfortable.
Speaker 6 (18:28):
And I think this was maybe twenty seventeen, and I
have not stepped my ass in the ocean since this
is twenty twenty five. I may not ever go back
in the ocean because I know that's not my house.
I'm just basically on the menu. I'm just advertising. You
know what I don't understand about this story is is
it goes on to say the incident remains under investigation.
Speaker 4 (18:55):
What is there to investigate for? What I investigate?
Speaker 6 (18:58):
Are they are they trying to see if they were
was some sort of precipitating event?
Speaker 4 (19:01):
Was there some sort of argument?
Speaker 6 (19:03):
Was there some sort of disagreement, whether you know, was
a look someone called a name.
Speaker 4 (19:08):
What is there to discuss?
Speaker 2 (19:09):
Well to that point, in twenty twenty three, there were
sixty nine unprovoked shark bites. So maybe they're trying to
see if these sharks were harassed, if they were somehow
teased encouraged.
Speaker 6 (19:23):
Oha on, we need to ask the women what they
were wearing. They yeah, we might need to see what
was going That was kind of funny. Stepan, that was
kind of funny. Even Mark was kind of Mark. Come on,
you were laughing at that. Okay, all right, maybe that
(19:44):
won't make you laugh, but maybe this will. Let's go
to Marion County, Florida. Monkeys are a staple in central Florida.
Just in case you didn't know. If you don't know,
they're reeseus mccaqus originally brought to Florida by the manager
of a glass bottom boat operation who release six on
an island in the Silver River to attract tourists. However,
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as the legend goes, the monkeys swam away from the
island into the surrounding forest, breeding and increasing their numbers
over the years. The breeding that's important, the population of
monkeys in the Silver Spring State Park has reached as
high as four hundred at some points. Trapping and removal
efforts have kept them from getting out of hand. But
there is a new issue just beyond their breeding. They
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pose a threat to public health as the Reese's macaqs
in Florida have tested positive for Herpes BE and it's
been spreading to humans.
Speaker 4 (20:41):
Wait wait, whoa herpees? Yeah, herpose be.
Speaker 6 (20:46):
The virus can be transmitted by these monkeys through bites, scratches,
or contact with bodily fluids. You can take that however
you want. Well, what else do you expect from a
breed of monkey called macaques. In addition, these recist macaques
may become a straphing really see honestly some mercy room shot.
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In addition, the Reeseis macaqus may become aggressive when fed
by people. And of course we're always dumb enough to
feed animals just because that's what we do, from pigeons
to coyotes to monkeys, Reeseus macaques, and so a rule
was passed in twenty eighteen prohibiting locals from feeding any
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wild monkeys in the state.
Speaker 4 (21:35):
But they're about.
Speaker 6 (21:38):
It lists of different counties, but they are at least
some anywhere from twenty five to fifty in each county,
So they are everywhere, and there's a good chance that
you may catch herpes if you happen upon a Reesis macaque.
Speaker 4 (21:52):
Now not trying to stare upon.
Speaker 2 (21:54):
Does that mean if you have an entanglement with how
are you exchanging bodily fluid with one of these macaques?
Speaker 4 (22:02):
I don't know.
Speaker 6 (22:02):
It says if a monkey is encountered, keep children close
and pets leashed. If bitten or scratched by a wild monkey,
immediately wash the wound and seek metal medical attention. Call
the National B Virus Resource Center for emergency information. What
is the National B virus Herpes B? I'd rather call
the A one the best?
Speaker 4 (22:25):
This is the herpes B.
Speaker 6 (22:28):
I never BUYD. I give up with Stephans. It's like,
what the hell, what the hell's going on? If you
observe a wild monkey that poses the threat to people,
call the fwc's Wildlife Alert Hotline at eight eight eight
four zero four three ninety two two.
Speaker 4 (22:42):
Put that in your phone.
Speaker 6 (22:43):
Any recis macaque observation scene outside of the core population
near Silver Spring should be reported by calling the Exotic
Species Hotline.
Speaker 4 (22:54):
Hello, exotic species highline, How can.
Speaker 3 (22:56):
I help you?
Speaker 6 (22:56):
Eight eight eight four eight three four six eight one. Again,
that's eight eight eight four eight three four six eight one.
If you should encounter an exotic species herpes though.
Speaker 2 (23:10):
Not bites, not just if you're bitten. This this is
about you contracting herpes. That's very specific. Yeah, I said
that that's an STD.
Speaker 6 (23:19):
Well maybe they don't deal with gonorrhea or chlamydia.
Speaker 4 (23:23):
I don't know. It said herpes. Be these monkeys are
just wilding out. They're out there. Oh, they're getting their
freak gone. They out there burn get the freak one,
get the freak gone.
Speaker 6 (23:32):
It's later with bo Kelly can if I am six forty,
were live everywhere the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 4 (23:36):
We're firing stuff tonight.
Speaker 6 (23:38):
That was a funny joke, Mark Bonner, I will give
you that, and it just went by without even a
second thought.
Speaker 4 (23:44):
The least we could do is break the record for
saying macac in a sentment. That would did take me
a second though. I was gonna say, what is that
is that an Irish my cac?
Speaker 1 (24:00):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (24:00):
Come on that that was damn funny. I'll tell you
what you can do with that, Raise us my cock,
lucky times, that magic that lets us.
Speaker 6 (24:13):
I am six forty we live everywhere in our heart
radio app And I hope you enjoyed that conversation with
Caleb Blood at the top of the hour. I hope
you appreciate the fact that we're trying to give away
more and more gifts, tickets, giveaways. Love doing that, and
as opportunities present themselves, we will be giving away more
(24:37):
cool things. In fact, we now have a new sponsor
for name that movie Cult Classic, and I'm very pleased
to announce that Alamo Draft House Cinema in downtown LA
will be sponsoring name that movie Cult Classic.
Speaker 4 (24:54):
Let me tell you about Alamo Draft House Cinema.
Speaker 6 (24:57):
It's the cinema experience where they have first roun features,
repertory titles, and limited and special screenings across twelve different auditoriums.
You can get your food or drink your concessions while
at your seat or in the bar. There's nothing like
a good bar. Tell it Mark, this is the first
time hearing of this and it's incredibly cool. Yes, and
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Alamo's attached video Vortex lounge and video store featuring cool
merchandise and free video rentals. Plus Alamos curated craft cocktail
menu and an array of local and regional craft beers,
and they have other cool stuff happening and upcoming in
the near future. They have family friendly programming and screening opportunities.
(25:42):
Will tell you more about that in the future. They'll
be showing Oscar nominated films and Alamo is bringing back
their Oscar nominated titles. You can catch them on the
big screen before the winners are announced during the Oscars.
They have Valentine's programming and special items and merchant and
sweepstakes vacation that they're offering, and they will be showing
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a Captain America Brave New World, which opens on February thirteenth.
We'll be seeing that that night, and they have so
much more. We'll tell you about more as it's made
available to us, but we will be giving away passes
and tickets and screening opportunities.
Speaker 10 (26:25):
Each and every Friday, so you don't have to.
Speaker 4 (26:28):
Ask, at least in the near future. Given a ready
prizes tonight.
Speaker 10 (26:32):
Yes, beginning this Friday, this Friday. Yes, not next Friday,
but this Friday. I am super excited about this.
Speaker 2 (26:42):
We have long talked about what's going to take for
movie theaters to survive those dry spells when there aren't
a lot of hits. What's got people coming back day
after day during the week. Alamo draft House has solved
the equation. The theaters are not big, meaning there are
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not a lot of seats in the theaters because the
seats are those super comfy custom seats that are just
basically shares. Just in your living room. You're sitting watching
the film, food being brought to you. It is the
best experience. It is an experience that you can have
with your family, or you can have an adult night out,
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have some beverages and take in a movie.
Speaker 6 (27:27):
Or Stephan could show up at your door unannounced on
Valentine's you all could.
Speaker 4 (27:30):
Go to the movie together.
Speaker 2 (27:32):
That may not happen the way that you're laying it out,
but we could both go to that movie theater and
just hang out.
Speaker 4 (27:39):
Just go together, go in one car. Make it easier.
Speaker 6 (27:42):
Okay, enough of you, but very very pleased to have
Alamo Draft House Cinema come on board. We had been
working on this and have to give a kudos and
credit to Talla Sharp who had been working on this
for quite some time. But this is in concert with
what we've been trying to do big picture. We talk
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about entertainment, we talk about movies. Obviously we have the
movie contest, but we had not found the right partner
in which to pair up with and Alamo Draft House Theaters.
Speaker 4 (28:16):
It's a perfect, perfect partner for that.
Speaker 2 (28:19):
And I have to pass the kudos and the partnership
love on down to the one and only Nick Poliochini
this weekend with Nick?
Speaker 4 (28:30):
What's up with Nick?
Speaker 2 (28:32):
Because Nick behind the scenes, because he's out and about,
he is always looking for different ways to expand the
footprint of the Later family, and he has done so
by making this introduction happen. And so once again Nick
has come through with.
Speaker 6 (28:46):
Some magic and they know the show and listened to
the show. Yes, that's the best part. It wasn't like
we need to explain. So tell me about your show?
What is it about? And trust me, we get that
question sometimes that's.
Speaker 4 (28:58):
How we usually do.
Speaker 6 (29:00):
What is it you do?
Speaker 4 (29:01):
Oh it's a radio show?
Speaker 6 (29:02):
So I KFI six forty Oh yeah, Tim Conway no
no no, Bill Handlem no no no no no.
Speaker 4 (29:10):
John Cobel no no no no. It's after Dean Shop.
I believe that true story. True story. Can't tell all
the story, but true story.
Speaker 6 (29:23):
But it's nice when you're trying to grow the show
and someone's like, oh, yes, we know you, we get you,
we love you.
Speaker 4 (29:31):
We're gonna work with you. And so here we are
starting this Friday.
Speaker 6 (29:37):
And you know that when we play the game on Friday,
it will have a theme.
Speaker 4 (29:40):
I'll just tell you that right now. It's Valentine's Day.
Speaker 6 (29:43):
It's going to be Valentine's movies, rom coms and all
that kind of stuff. Me personally, it's not my thing
Valentine's Day, rom coms. But you know, I'll make an
exception this week since we're kicking off this great relationship
with alm Draft House Cinema.
Speaker 2 (30:01):
Do you have a romantic film of a love film
that ranks at your at your number one?
Speaker 4 (30:07):
I know I do.
Speaker 6 (30:08):
I have my number one love fest film of all time.
Off the top of my head, I would say Bronx Tail.
Just off the top. Oh that's a good that's a going,
that's a going that if I really thought, I mean
I really liked The Notebook, I would watch that one again.
I'm a fan of When Harry met Sally. I have
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to really think about it. I don't know.
Speaker 4 (30:32):
Loving basketball, yeah, loving basketball top of my list. I'd
have to think about it.
Speaker 6 (30:37):
But yeah, I'm not a romantic as in anti romance.
It's just that those movies are at the top, are
not at the top of my list in a cinematic sense.
Speaker 2 (30:47):
I was a Bronx tail or rom com I don't
get that. No, no, no, just just romantic dating comics. And
it's got so much about.
Speaker 6 (30:54):
Age and finding the one you only get like three
great loves in your life.
Speaker 4 (30:58):
Oh, it absolutely the.
Speaker 2 (31:00):
Test if you don't practice the door test.
Speaker 4 (31:03):
Oh Mark I Oh, I saw that as a very
young man and I took that to heart.
Speaker 6 (31:08):
Is very much about finding peace within the storm of
the mob and also his father, who was Robert de Niro,
who was anti mob.
Speaker 4 (31:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (31:21):
Yeah, it hasn't been out in thirty one years, so
it might not be the freshest in my mind right now.
But I never thought of it as a rom com.
Oh well, I wouldn't say not rom com as in comedy, but.
Speaker 4 (31:32):
It's a romantic film. Yeah, it's a romantic kind of
coming up.
Speaker 6 (31:36):
Okay, all right, It's no Harold in Maud as far
as no romances go. No, I didn't like Harold and
Maud anyhow I know good be mad, be mad, I
don't care.
Speaker 4 (31:47):
I'm just being honest. I can't do this. Look at
the top.
Speaker 6 (31:50):
Why don't you just do the news? Do your job?
Why don't you do it live? You do it live
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