WEBVTT 1 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:11.919 I heard with Effan with our show, You're gonna ruling 2 00:00:12.039 --> 00:00:16.559 it be except for summer. Sweet pursuing it, huddled out 3 00:00:16.600 --> 00:00:19.920 shaw shank through the sewer. Kid, Now what chilling at 4 00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:23.480 the Eagle. Yeah, we're doing it. Three o'clock on the doc. 5 00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:26.320 Gotta habit for my house or go status. How we'd 6 00:00:26.359 --> 00:00:30.600 starting to get crattic shows that enough multiplied like a rabbit. 7 00:00:30.760 --> 00:00:33.679 Tune the end zone out, break it up, beat the habit. 8 00:00:34.560 --> 00:00:39.280 I'm on hang out with her friends blocking it on 9 00:00:39.359 --> 00:00:40.479 the radio. 10 00:00:40.719 --> 00:00:48.560 My boys talking on the radio. It's time to do this. 11 00:00:48.840 --> 00:00:55.000 Fall all we go, kayk Christine up. 12 00:00:57.359 --> 00:00:58.640 All up on my radio. 13 00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:02.240 Oh my goodness, Oh my gosh. We are coming to 14 00:01:02.240 --> 00:01:05.799 you live from Garland, Texas. This is the world famous 15 00:01:05.799 --> 00:01:08.840 Ben and Skin Show ninety seven point one Eagle. Thank 16 00:01:08.879 --> 00:01:11.879 you for tuning in on a Friday. We appreciate everybody 17 00:01:11.879 --> 00:01:15.159 making us a part of your everyday routine. I'm Ben Rogers. 18 00:01:15.200 --> 00:01:17.840 I'm joined by Jeff skin Wade. Known him since nineteen 19 00:01:17.879 --> 00:01:20.680 eighty two. Every time I've saw him for about the 20 00:01:20.719 --> 00:01:22.799 first six years of our friendship, he was talking about 21 00:01:22.799 --> 00:01:26.000 how he was from Garland. Yeah, oh man, I never stopped. 22 00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:28.400 And now you're in Garland. I was born at that 23 00:01:28.599 --> 00:01:31.239 feed store right there at Fifth and Maine, right there 24 00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:32.200 in the parking lot. 25 00:01:32.319 --> 00:01:33.280 I popped right out. 26 00:01:33.400 --> 00:01:36.519 I was in the back of a chavette. What's a 27 00:01:36.519 --> 00:01:39.599 good seventies car? Yeah, early seventies couvette. Yeah, what was 28 00:01:39.599 --> 00:01:41.840 the kind that when you bumped, oh, a pacer back 29 00:01:41.879 --> 00:01:45.439 and it exploded. My mom was in a parking lot 30 00:01:45.560 --> 00:01:47.719 right there behind that feed and seed store, in a 31 00:01:47.760 --> 00:01:50.200 pacer and I popped right out and I said, Hey, 32 00:01:50.239 --> 00:01:51.159 I'm from Garland. 33 00:01:51.359 --> 00:01:55.760 That's he you did. I was two years late. 34 00:01:55.879 --> 00:01:58.000 She carried me for two years and nine months. I 35 00:01:58.040 --> 00:02:00.079 popped out speaking, and I had his lit cigar, a 36 00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:03.799 breastfed for fifteen years. It's incredible. We are at Fortunate 37 00:02:03.879 --> 00:02:07.200 Son in Garland. We're here for the USL. Not only 38 00:02:07.239 --> 00:02:08.960 is a me and Skin, We've got Kevin K. T. 39 00:02:09.159 --> 00:02:12.479 Turner. Oh my god, walked in. Got a standing ovation, 40 00:02:12.599 --> 00:02:16.319 a few booze no idea. You were on this show? Yeah, 41 00:02:16.319 --> 00:02:20.840 I remember. Wow, we edited it. Yeah, he's back. Wow, yep, we. 42 00:02:22.680 --> 00:02:22.960 Back. 43 00:02:23.039 --> 00:02:26.280 Yeah, this is great news. Those are the future holds. Yeah. 44 00:02:26.319 --> 00:02:29.319 Does the Dallas USL team know this? They don't know this, 45 00:02:29.479 --> 00:02:32.719 but yeah, but they refuse to give him a talent 46 00:02:32.759 --> 00:02:34.680 fee for being here. I agree, but he is here. 47 00:02:35.439 --> 00:02:40.280 Evan's andigas engineering at that mothership. The best thing about 48 00:02:40.319 --> 00:02:40.960 our show. 49 00:02:41.000 --> 00:02:42.919 He brought a big crowd with him. I mean, the 50 00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:45.199 best thing about our show isn't even here today. Christina's 51 00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:45.960 back at the studio. 52 00:02:46.080 --> 00:02:49.680 Hey, hey guys, Hi, little baby corn bread. 53 00:02:49.879 --> 00:02:50.039 Hi. 54 00:02:50.439 --> 00:02:51.639 Have you all had pizza yet or no? 55 00:02:52.560 --> 00:02:52.960 Not yet. 56 00:02:52.960 --> 00:02:55.560 I'm pacing. I'm pacing myself. I'm gonna have pizza as 57 00:02:55.560 --> 00:02:57.479 soon as we get off the air. I'm nibbling until 58 00:02:57.520 --> 00:03:00.319 we get off. Yeah. Man, I cannot believe of how 59 00:03:00.360 --> 00:03:03.000 cool this is. Thank Look, we're not for you, oh, 60 00:03:03.039 --> 00:03:05.840 Skin and I are from Richardson, Texas. Right, so we 61 00:03:05.919 --> 00:03:08.000 grew up right down the street. Now there's this dividing 62 00:03:08.000 --> 00:03:11.520 line between Richardson and Garland. It's called Jupiter Road, and 63 00:03:11.599 --> 00:03:15.080 that is a huge cutoff, Like it is a massive 64 00:03:15.240 --> 00:03:17.159 turf battle between those two entities. 65 00:03:17.639 --> 00:03:20.680 So it feels different when you head east of Jupiter. Yeah, 66 00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:21.639 I mean it changes. 67 00:03:21.840 --> 00:03:24.919 I just I feel like because of that rivalry, I 68 00:03:25.000 --> 00:03:28.479 never gave the new and improved downtown Garland the love 69 00:03:28.520 --> 00:03:32.039 it deserves because now being here today and seeing this. 70 00:03:32.039 --> 00:03:34.639 This is a really cool area and it's it's not 71 00:03:34.879 --> 00:03:37.520 Dallas up. It's like got Austin vibes. It's kind of 72 00:03:37.560 --> 00:03:39.039 you know what I mean, it's kind of cool. It's 73 00:03:39.080 --> 00:03:41.360 really cool, and we should just say, like Ben, you 74 00:03:41.400 --> 00:03:44.800 can look right. So there's this outdoor stage, so there's 75 00:03:44.919 --> 00:03:47.680 like a whole concert and a whole there's a whole 76 00:03:47.680 --> 00:03:50.560 thing happening here. In regards to our friends with the 77 00:03:50.599 --> 00:03:52.560 new USL Dallas team, we'll tell you more about that 78 00:03:52.560 --> 00:03:54.360 in a second. But if you look on the other 79 00:03:54.400 --> 00:03:57.120 side of the square, do you see Intrinsic Brewing right there? 80 00:03:57.159 --> 00:03:57.639 Yeah? 81 00:03:57.680 --> 00:04:00.479 So that place is great, good beer, good food, nice 82 00:04:00.479 --> 00:04:02.280 people and they've been here in downtown Garland for a 83 00:04:02.319 --> 00:04:04.960 little while. And uh and there's gonna be a big 84 00:04:05.080 --> 00:04:07.199 USL party over there after we get off the air 85 00:04:07.240 --> 00:04:09.919 here at Fortunate Son, which we'll spend lots of time 86 00:04:09.960 --> 00:04:13.000 talking about Fortunate Son because this place is awesome. And 87 00:04:13.039 --> 00:04:15.439 then do you see that little movie theater right there, Yeah, 88 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:18.079 that's where that movie that I won that Academy Award 89 00:04:18.120 --> 00:04:20.680 for it air that they're premiered right there in that theater. 90 00:04:20.959 --> 00:04:24.800 That's amazing. Yeah, you played a gay cannibal in that one. Yes, 91 00:04:24.959 --> 00:04:27.399 I was kind of a young Dahmer, okay, And I 92 00:04:27.519 --> 00:04:29.959 was based on a young dog the hot Dogs. 93 00:04:30.040 --> 00:04:31.399 Yeah man. 94 00:04:31.120 --> 00:04:33.639 And then look, you just ran out of State and 95 00:04:33.680 --> 00:04:37.720 Maine right there. Unbelievable. That was Ellen from State Maine 96 00:04:37.720 --> 00:04:40.720 who just ran outside. You've met Erica and Justin. Those 97 00:04:40.720 --> 00:04:43.279 are the three owners you told me about State Maine yesterday. 98 00:04:43.279 --> 00:04:46.000 It's right next door to Fortunate Son. 99 00:04:46.120 --> 00:04:46.439 Yeah. 100 00:04:46.480 --> 00:04:49.680 And because this is an open carry situation, not with 101 00:04:49.800 --> 00:04:52.680 will for Beverage's, it's Texas, so it's always open carry. 102 00:04:52.959 --> 00:04:54.959 So I walked in with two guns in the air. 103 00:04:55.040 --> 00:04:55.759 So let's say you're. 104 00:04:55.680 --> 00:04:57.680 Gonna come down here and you're gonna want to watch 105 00:04:57.720 --> 00:05:00.480 the big outdoor concert and because it's going to stop 106 00:05:00.560 --> 00:05:02.480 raining around four, right, and so this is going to 107 00:05:02.519 --> 00:05:04.319 be the place to be tonight in Garland, Texas. 108 00:05:04.399 --> 00:05:04.600 Yeah. 109 00:05:04.639 --> 00:05:07.120 But let's say you wanted to walk around the downtown square. 110 00:05:07.199 --> 00:05:08.480 The first thing you need to do is go to 111 00:05:08.560 --> 00:05:09.759 State and Maine right there. 112 00:05:10.000 --> 00:05:10.600 Get in there. 113 00:05:11.480 --> 00:05:14.240 They carry one of our favorite breweries that we're invested in. 114 00:05:14.279 --> 00:05:16.759 They've got four of our peers in there, which is awesome. Yeah, 115 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:18.720 but they got it's just you you said it yesterday. 116 00:05:18.720 --> 00:05:21.160 It's just a super eclectic, cool, chill vibe. 117 00:05:21.240 --> 00:05:21.560 Yeah. 118 00:05:21.560 --> 00:05:24.160 And man, I walked in there today and I immediately 119 00:05:24.160 --> 00:05:26.040 fell in love with the store and everyone in it 120 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:28.079 because they didn't even know I was here to do 121 00:05:28.120 --> 00:05:30.079 a radio show. I just walked in because you told 122 00:05:30.079 --> 00:05:32.560 me about it, right, and they were so welcoming and nice, 123 00:05:32.560 --> 00:05:35.319 and then I just that store is so unique and cool. 124 00:05:35.720 --> 00:05:38.120 Highly recommend if you're coming to Garland, be sure to 125 00:05:38.120 --> 00:05:42.360 stop by State Maine Merchant. It's like an upscale convenient store, 126 00:05:42.480 --> 00:05:45.439 specialty grocery market. And same thing happened me and my 127 00:05:45.480 --> 00:05:47.879 wife came to Fortunite Sun one time. We're just having 128 00:05:47.920 --> 00:05:51.480 pizza here on a Saturday afternoon, drinking some big German 129 00:05:51.839 --> 00:05:54.560 and started walking around downtown Garland. We stuck our head 130 00:05:54.560 --> 00:05:57.720 in there and you know, met Eric and her husband 131 00:05:57.720 --> 00:06:00.360 and they were listeners, so we just started chat up. 132 00:06:00.399 --> 00:06:03.120 It's like, I love this is the thing about old 133 00:06:03.199 --> 00:06:06.279 Texas towns. When they have a downtown areas, you get 134 00:06:06.279 --> 00:06:08.920 cool little and Kate t what about that arcade you 135 00:06:08.920 --> 00:06:09.480 were talking about. 136 00:06:09.480 --> 00:06:11.399 That's that's on this side of the street talking about 137 00:06:11.439 --> 00:06:14.279 Infinity Arcade. Yes, it's just right down there, right, maybe 138 00:06:14.319 --> 00:06:15.560 my favorite arcade in town. 139 00:06:15.879 --> 00:06:17.360 Do you go down there and bow up some of 140 00:06:17.360 --> 00:06:19.240 the teens and let them know you're the king of Gallagha. 141 00:06:19.319 --> 00:06:20.959 I haven't yet, but I think this is one of 142 00:06:20.959 --> 00:06:25.399 those the night is young situations, very nice. So if 143 00:06:25.399 --> 00:06:27.959 anyone wants to get their ass kicked in some fashioned arcade, 144 00:06:29.240 --> 00:06:33.360 I'll meet you at the corner, Rick Carlisle, and we'll 145 00:06:33.600 --> 00:06:36.839 go to Infinity Arcade later. He did go full ricking 146 00:06:36.839 --> 00:06:38.839 about fortunately, and this is where I was. You know, 147 00:06:39.160 --> 00:06:41.160 you remember places when things happen. You remember where you 148 00:06:41.160 --> 00:06:43.879 were when things happened. Do you remember when dak tore 149 00:06:43.920 --> 00:06:46.519 his hamstring off the bone? I was a fortunate sun 150 00:06:46.600 --> 00:06:49.079 up there at the bar watching the gay man. That's 151 00:06:49.600 --> 00:06:54.279 It's a great story, is a wonderful Oh yeah, that's 152 00:06:54.279 --> 00:06:55.120 the old story. 153 00:06:55.639 --> 00:06:57.800 Yeah. Would you hear me that cold beer right there? 154 00:06:57.839 --> 00:06:59.839 I think that's mine? Yeah, Stephen, could you hand that to? 155 00:07:00.000 --> 00:07:01.040 I know what's Steven touching it? 156 00:07:01.120 --> 00:07:04.639 Steve? Now go ahead, save for a radio joke. 157 00:07:04.959 --> 00:07:12.079 There go okay, three o'clock, Elliott one. Our program director 158 00:07:12.160 --> 00:07:14.879 is like, ooh, bad decisions happening in the first segment, 159 00:07:15.120 --> 00:07:18.519 So uh so next door. So so we're at uh 160 00:07:19.079 --> 00:07:22.680 Fortunate Son, which is the pizza joint that Dave Portannoy 161 00:07:22.800 --> 00:07:25.040 came to and hiked it up and they got a 162 00:07:25.120 --> 00:07:26.160 huge review, and that's a. 163 00:07:26.079 --> 00:07:26.639 Big you know. 164 00:07:26.759 --> 00:07:28.519 Portnoy is one of those and he's one of the 165 00:07:28.519 --> 00:07:31.480 barstool guys, but he reviews pizza joints and you know, 166 00:07:31.519 --> 00:07:33.160 he can make or break a business with a good 167 00:07:33.199 --> 00:07:35.040 or a bad review because there's so many people following it. 168 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:36.879 So he came and gave them huge love. 169 00:07:37.079 --> 00:07:40.439 But they were already massively popular here locally before that. Yeah, 170 00:07:40.480 --> 00:07:42.839 this is the same people you've alreadys talked about Good 171 00:07:42.879 --> 00:07:46.639 Friend over in East Dallas, which is legendary East Dallas spot. 172 00:07:47.000 --> 00:07:51.000 Same people they opened this in downtown Garland and their 173 00:07:51.160 --> 00:07:54.160 pizza is what you call New Haven style, New Haven, 174 00:07:54.160 --> 00:07:58.600 Connecticut style, thin crust and they do it better than anybody, 175 00:07:58.639 --> 00:08:01.879 and you've never had that crust New Haven style. 176 00:08:01.680 --> 00:08:03.879 Better than this, So they do it better than anybody. 177 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:07.639 Magically delicious, and they they're known and same with a 178 00:08:07.639 --> 00:08:11.160 Good Friend, they're known for their incredible bar. They got 179 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:14.600 a great selection of craft beers and other brands. Me 180 00:08:14.639 --> 00:08:17.079 and Ben are always like hyping up Rollertown, but we 181 00:08:17.160 --> 00:08:18.920 have a lot of good friends and owned breweries and 182 00:08:18.959 --> 00:08:20.959 some of their beer is on the wall. My dad 183 00:08:20.959 --> 00:08:22.920 when he came here, watched me drink a Rollertown and 184 00:08:22.959 --> 00:08:25.279 drink a Guinness because he got the poor was amazing. 185 00:08:25.360 --> 00:08:26.439 So there you go. 186 00:08:26.600 --> 00:08:29.120 They got a great beer selection and of course awesome food. 187 00:08:29.480 --> 00:08:32.840 So get here, hang out with us and playing on 188 00:08:32.960 --> 00:08:34.879 filling up your belly with drinking food. 189 00:08:34.960 --> 00:08:36.559 Yeah, man, it's gonna be a great time. 190 00:08:36.559 --> 00:08:39.639 We're super excited for our friends at USL Dallas. We'll 191 00:08:39.679 --> 00:08:42.000 talk to one of them coming up here momentarily. But 192 00:08:42.200 --> 00:08:44.600 you know you're gonna come down here. You're gonna get 193 00:08:44.639 --> 00:08:47.480 to witness the outdoor concert all the fun. But when 194 00:08:47.519 --> 00:08:50.320 you get down here to downtown Garland, stop by State 195 00:08:50.399 --> 00:08:54.679 Maine and go get some beers to those and walk 196 00:08:54.720 --> 00:08:56.960 out with him. Just walk all around the square with them. 197 00:08:57.200 --> 00:08:58.840 That's what's cool about that. So it's kind of the 198 00:08:58.879 --> 00:09:01.440 hub spot to go to for the whole square. But 199 00:09:02.039 --> 00:09:04.399 so what what is New Haven style pizza? How do 200 00:09:04.399 --> 00:09:06.919 you describe it? Super thin crust I think is the 201 00:09:06.919 --> 00:09:08.879 best way to describe it, Like to put it in 202 00:09:08.879 --> 00:09:09.919 a nutshell. 203 00:09:10.399 --> 00:09:11.679 They put the pizza in a nutshell. 204 00:09:12.039 --> 00:09:16.759 No, no, no, no nuts nuts nuts, but yeah, super nuts. 205 00:09:16.759 --> 00:09:18.200 If you don't try it, if you don't try that's 206 00:09:18.240 --> 00:09:21.000 their slogan. And that's what people say in New Haven, Connecticut. 207 00:09:21.360 --> 00:09:23.200 That's what they're known, that's what they're known for saying 208 00:09:23.279 --> 00:09:26.519 up there. Yeah, did you guys know that I played 209 00:09:26.799 --> 00:09:30.600 Call of doll overclept about it? 210 00:09:30.639 --> 00:09:35.320 Did you really? Yeah? Did you? Then? I played the 211 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:37.080 Call of Duty with her. You didn't see this post? 212 00:09:37.159 --> 00:09:40.279 I did not actually got un block me? Is that 213 00:09:40.360 --> 00:09:41.320 audio you're playing? 214 00:09:41.480 --> 00:09:44.399 Yeah, that's I'll show you the screenshot and I'll tell 215 00:09:44.440 --> 00:09:47.679 you the story later on show. We've got Tom Cruise 216 00:09:47.759 --> 00:09:50.759 on the show. I mean not it personally, but Tom 217 00:09:50.799 --> 00:09:51.679 Cruise news. 218 00:09:51.399 --> 00:09:53.799 On the show. That's what of the spot for Alexas, Texas. 219 00:09:53.840 --> 00:09:56.159 Now, I don't know they're they got that last mission 220 00:09:56.159 --> 00:09:58.000 impossible coming out. We may be able to get him 221 00:09:58.000 --> 00:09:59.799 on the show. And we're gonna have science on this. 222 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:03.039 Oh my god, the show has everything got everything growing 223 00:10:03.080 --> 00:10:05.320 boy me. Yeah, we're gonna we say did you say 224 00:10:05.399 --> 00:10:07.000 grown or growing? Growing? 225 00:10:07.080 --> 00:10:07.440 Growing? 226 00:10:07.879 --> 00:10:10.200 If you're into sports, yeah that's your thing. I'm sure 227 00:10:10.200 --> 00:10:12.600 we'll go around the sports kat Winn and got into 228 00:10:12.600 --> 00:10:13.879 sports for a little a little bit. 229 00:10:13.960 --> 00:10:15.279 Yeah, well listen to that. 230 00:10:15.320 --> 00:10:17.799 We'll celebrate some milestones from today in the today game. 231 00:10:18.200 --> 00:10:20.480 We've got a couple of mystery segments coming up today 232 00:10:20.559 --> 00:10:21.720 in the five o'clock hour. 233 00:10:22.240 --> 00:10:22.600 Uh. 234 00:10:22.639 --> 00:10:25.559 And at five thirty four, at the moment of the 235 00:10:25.600 --> 00:10:28.480 show that we have the most listeners, we're gonna we 236 00:10:28.480 --> 00:10:30.039 have written down the history of Garbland. 237 00:10:33.919 --> 00:10:36.360 Just put your faith there. Hold on. We're the dumbest 238 00:10:36.360 --> 00:10:37.080 show in the world. 239 00:10:37.159 --> 00:10:41.080 If you have been looking for some historical notes on 240 00:10:41.200 --> 00:10:44.639 Mookie Blaylock, make sure to listen today at five thirty four, 241 00:10:44.759 --> 00:10:47.080 we got you. And then at five forty four, we'll 242 00:10:47.120 --> 00:10:49.320 all be lathered up from a full day of drinking 243 00:10:49.480 --> 00:10:51.480 and we have a segment called run out the Clock. 244 00:10:52.759 --> 00:10:53.360 This is good. 245 00:10:54.120 --> 00:10:56.360 Elliott found out I'm drinking in the first segment. 246 00:10:56.399 --> 00:10:56.840 Found out. 247 00:10:56.840 --> 00:10:59.440 He's ending that. We're ending the show with runout the Clock. Hey, 248 00:10:59.440 --> 00:11:01.279 stand up and look at that pizza and tell me 249 00:11:01.320 --> 00:11:01.799 what you see. 250 00:11:01.879 --> 00:11:04.720 Oh my god, I'm gonna eat that thing. Look at that. 251 00:11:04.720 --> 00:11:05.399 That's beautiful. 252 00:11:05.480 --> 00:11:08.440 That's a beautiful, super thin sliced Oh that's gonna be 253 00:11:08.480 --> 00:11:10.039 delicious right when it hits my lips. 254 00:11:10.080 --> 00:11:12.039 You're gonna eat that with your mouth, aren't you? Okay? 255 00:11:12.120 --> 00:11:16.039 We're having fun. We're Fortunate Son in Garland. USL Dallas 256 00:11:16.080 --> 00:11:18.120 has this out of here. They got their big reveal tonight. 257 00:11:18.159 --> 00:11:20.320 We find out their colors, their crest, their team name. 258 00:11:20.639 --> 00:11:23.000 So it's gonna be part of local sports history. Happening 259 00:11:23.039 --> 00:11:25.679 tonight on the square in downtown Garland. So we're posted 260 00:11:25.759 --> 00:11:28.720 up at Fortunate Sun. We're right next to State and 261 00:11:28.759 --> 00:11:32.559 main merchant. We Intrinsic Brewing is right across the square. 262 00:11:32.759 --> 00:11:35.080 There's an arcade, there's a feed store, and there's gonna 263 00:11:35.080 --> 00:11:38.360 be live music tonight. It is going down in downtown Garland, 264 00:11:38.519 --> 00:11:40.240 So get up here and come join us. The rain 265 00:11:40.279 --> 00:11:43.000 has already stopped, and it's supposed to stop from this 266 00:11:43.120 --> 00:11:45.759 point forward. It is on and pop it in Garland 267 00:11:45.799 --> 00:11:48.360 coming on. There's the sun over there, yep, coming up 268 00:11:48.399 --> 00:11:50.120 and just a little over three minutes we have a 269 00:11:50.200 --> 00:11:52.200 very special guest joining us. Don't go anywhere. You don't 270 00:11:52.200 --> 00:11:55.360 want to miss this. Next Garland, not Garlic, downtown Garlic. 271 00:11:55.399 --> 00:11:59.120 Oh my god, that's some bad breath. Downtown downtown Garland. 272 00:11:59.240 --> 00:12:04.320 Because we have doings today. We are currently at Fortunate Son. 273 00:12:04.440 --> 00:12:06.960 Badass pizza place right here on the square corner of 274 00:12:07.000 --> 00:12:10.159 Fifth and Maine. And then we're here because some friends 275 00:12:10.159 --> 00:12:11.919 invited us, some very special friends. 276 00:12:12.360 --> 00:12:14.039 And one of those friends joins us. 277 00:12:14.080 --> 00:12:16.320 Now we used to work with them in the world 278 00:12:16.320 --> 00:12:18.320 of radio, and now he is in the world of 279 00:12:18.399 --> 00:12:21.240 professional soccer. It is our buddy, Sam Morton. Hello, Sam, 280 00:12:21.240 --> 00:12:21.759 how you doing? 281 00:12:21.919 --> 00:12:23.519 How you doing? Boys? Dude? 282 00:12:23.759 --> 00:12:26.759 This is amazing. So yes, we go way back with 283 00:12:26.799 --> 00:12:29.600 Sam Morton. He'd sold our show and he was the 284 00:12:29.960 --> 00:12:33.440 top sales guy, the manager, VP of sales, whatever it's called. 285 00:12:33.440 --> 00:12:35.919 It sounds like you're making up tithing. We're saying director 286 00:12:35.960 --> 00:12:36.600 of sales. 287 00:12:37.039 --> 00:12:40.360 All those things at one point another okays, And when 288 00:12:40.360 --> 00:12:43.000 we were on the fan, and then later with us 289 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:46.039 over on iHeart and then all of a sudden one 290 00:12:46.120 --> 00:12:48.919 day he left go work with his childhood buddy who 291 00:12:49.000 --> 00:12:50.000 bought a soccer team. 292 00:12:50.120 --> 00:12:51.759 That's right, and so it's kind of the been and 293 00:12:51.799 --> 00:12:53.840 skintin store. You left to work with me when I'm 294 00:12:53.840 --> 00:12:56.519 bought a soccer team. It's not our story. It is 295 00:12:56.559 --> 00:12:59.360 a good story, though, And so okay, so tell us 296 00:12:59.399 --> 00:13:01.879 about this friend, how far it goes back, and how 297 00:13:01.919 --> 00:13:03.879 you got involved with owning a soccer team. 298 00:13:04.039 --> 00:13:04.399 Yeah. 299 00:13:04.440 --> 00:13:08.320 So Matt Valentine a partner, and I met in the 300 00:13:08.360 --> 00:13:11.639 seventh grade at a at a dusty field in Arlington, 301 00:13:11.679 --> 00:13:14.320 Texas as part of a kind of a regional all 302 00:13:14.360 --> 00:13:14.960 star team. 303 00:13:15.639 --> 00:13:18.720 I don't think it was all star talent. That was 304 00:13:18.799 --> 00:13:21.720 kind of like a humble brag a little bit. I 305 00:13:21.799 --> 00:13:23.279 was an elite blue chip athlete. 306 00:13:23.360 --> 00:13:28.240 Yeah, we were national plus national extra elite players anyway, 307 00:13:29.399 --> 00:13:32.360 and met there for the first time, went to separate 308 00:13:32.360 --> 00:13:34.559 middle schools, ended up going to the same high school, 309 00:13:34.559 --> 00:13:37.960 played high school soccer together, and and you know, much 310 00:13:38.080 --> 00:13:40.559 like you guys, I don't think there's been a week 311 00:13:40.840 --> 00:13:43.399 since we were in high school that we haven't had 312 00:13:43.399 --> 00:13:46.519 a conversation about something. We've been really close all the 313 00:13:46.559 --> 00:13:47.840 way through until today. 314 00:13:47.840 --> 00:13:48.720 So almost four years. 315 00:13:48.840 --> 00:13:51.799 Well, explain to us what you guys are partnering on now, 316 00:13:51.840 --> 00:13:53.440 because that's the reason that we're out here today. 317 00:13:53.440 --> 00:13:54.559 And it's not just this show. 318 00:13:54.559 --> 00:13:56.879 This is going on into the night and then it 319 00:13:56.960 --> 00:13:58.399 launches this amazing new thing. 320 00:13:58.600 --> 00:14:02.240 Yeah, we're we're excited to bring USL championship side to Dallas. 321 00:14:02.440 --> 00:14:05.759 For those who don't know, USL is its own kind 322 00:14:05.759 --> 00:14:10.840 of ecosystem in professional soccer tonight kind of the culmination 323 00:14:10.879 --> 00:14:14.639 of our brand. Our colors, our crest, our name will 324 00:14:14.679 --> 00:14:16.759 all come to life, and we're really excited to share 325 00:14:16.799 --> 00:14:19.960 that in the city of Garland at this music festival 326 00:14:19.960 --> 00:14:22.279 tonight and happy to have you guys out. 327 00:14:22.120 --> 00:14:22.840 Here supporting us. 328 00:14:22.919 --> 00:14:24.960 So what do people need to know about they if 329 00:14:25.000 --> 00:14:26.600 they stick around, they could be a part of history 330 00:14:26.600 --> 00:14:28.039 if they come out to Garland tonight and they could 331 00:14:28.039 --> 00:14:29.679 be like, hey, who was there when they announce the 332 00:14:29.759 --> 00:14:30.320 name and the. 333 00:14:30.279 --> 00:14:33.120 Crest and all that. I was there, So that's happening tonight. 334 00:14:33.399 --> 00:14:35.399 But what do people need to know in general about 335 00:14:35.399 --> 00:14:37.360 what you guys are going to try to accomplish with 336 00:14:37.399 --> 00:14:39.120 this new soccer team in Dallas. 337 00:14:38.879 --> 00:14:42.240 Forth Sure, we're we won't kick a soccer ball till 338 00:14:42.279 --> 00:14:44.960 twenty twenty seven, so our first season here will be 339 00:14:45.039 --> 00:14:50.399 twenty seven, So we're we're you know, I think soccer 340 00:14:50.399 --> 00:14:54.080 in America can be a little stale at times, and 341 00:14:54.240 --> 00:14:56.159 you know, we want to bring kind of an excitement, 342 00:14:56.279 --> 00:15:00.639 more European or Legua Mech's experience to our stadium. So 343 00:15:00.759 --> 00:15:05.600 think flags and chants and TFO smoke, and we really 344 00:15:05.639 --> 00:15:08.039 want people to leave and go. I don't even know 345 00:15:08.039 --> 00:15:10.080 what the score was, but that was just a really 346 00:15:10.080 --> 00:15:12.600 great time. Yeah uh, And you know, we'll get the 347 00:15:12.639 --> 00:15:15.279 guys and girls who really are into soccer, but it's 348 00:15:15.360 --> 00:15:18.360 the other seventy percent of the people that just want 349 00:15:18.360 --> 00:15:19.759 to come out and have a good time and have 350 00:15:19.840 --> 00:15:22.799 a cold beer and be a part of something that 351 00:15:22.799 --> 00:15:24.720 that we're really really shooting for. 352 00:15:25.039 --> 00:15:25.240 Yeah. 353 00:15:25.320 --> 00:15:28.000 Okay, so you said that you're going to announce the 354 00:15:28.080 --> 00:15:29.639 cress and the colors and the name. 355 00:15:29.679 --> 00:15:30.759 What time is that happening. 356 00:15:31.320 --> 00:15:34.320 It'll happen at or about seven forty five tonight. 357 00:15:34.399 --> 00:15:36.240 Is that because you guys are still making some last 358 00:15:36.279 --> 00:15:38.080 minute decisions, Like how can you couldn't just tell us 359 00:15:38.120 --> 00:15:38.320 right now? 360 00:15:38.360 --> 00:15:39.159 Well, I don't know if you noticed. 361 00:15:39.200 --> 00:15:41.759 Earlier today, I was over my laptop, I was in Adobe. 362 00:15:41.879 --> 00:15:44.720 I was I was trying to do it. I was 363 00:15:44.759 --> 00:15:46.120 trying to change a few things. 364 00:15:47.320 --> 00:15:49.159 Since you're still deciding the name of KT, do you 365 00:15:49.200 --> 00:15:51.440 want to throw just a couple of h yeah. 366 00:15:51.039 --> 00:15:53.639 Yeah, come on KT. Well no, I mean, look, I 367 00:15:53.679 --> 00:15:55.279 won't to know why KT hasn't even said hi to 368 00:15:55.399 --> 00:15:57.559 me yet. He didn't never mean, he didn't say I did. 369 00:15:57.799 --> 00:16:00.159 He didn't even say, like, hey, what's up? Nothing's here. 370 00:16:01.240 --> 00:16:04.000 I mean, hold on, can I just hijack the clock? 371 00:16:04.039 --> 00:16:05.919 Can we just have Sam stick around? Yeah, let's do it. 372 00:16:05.960 --> 00:16:07.960 Do you call that You don't got anywhere to be, 373 00:16:08.039 --> 00:16:10.399 do you know? Okay, let's let's talk to Sam Tomore. 374 00:16:10.440 --> 00:16:12.159 I want you to throw some names off of him. 375 00:16:12.279 --> 00:16:14.000 I don't know, man, and then let's talk about it 376 00:16:14.039 --> 00:16:14.720 to be offensive. 377 00:16:14.799 --> 00:16:17.000 And then let's see what Sam thinks about Tom Cruise. 378 00:16:17.039 --> 00:16:19.039 We'll do that old next right here on ninety seven 379 00:16:19.039 --> 00:16:22.679 point one of the their name, their crest, their colors, 380 00:16:22.720 --> 00:16:23.320 all that stuff. 381 00:16:23.360 --> 00:16:24.360 We'll get to see their merch. 382 00:16:24.440 --> 00:16:26.840 It's a big celebration and it's one of those things 383 00:16:26.840 --> 00:16:28.279 where you'll remember one day. 384 00:16:28.360 --> 00:16:30.200 Yeah, I was there when all that was revealed. It's 385 00:16:30.200 --> 00:16:31.879 a big, big deal. It's going on to Garland. 386 00:16:32.039 --> 00:16:34.639 It's gonna happen right around seven pm. We're gonna take 387 00:16:34.679 --> 00:16:38.240 our Showtel six and we're at Fortunate Sun on the 388 00:16:38.320 --> 00:16:41.759 Square in downtown Garland and we're dude. We are right 389 00:16:41.799 --> 00:16:45.440 next to the State and Main Merchant and there's an 390 00:16:45.480 --> 00:16:48.240 intrinsic brewing here and the party will move over there. 391 00:16:48.159 --> 00:16:48.639 At some point. 392 00:16:48.679 --> 00:16:50.600 Is that where the big and by the way, Sam 393 00:16:50.639 --> 00:16:53.279 Morton is joining us from the USL Dallas franchise. 394 00:16:53.279 --> 00:16:55.240 He's our good buddy. We go way back. Wait, what's 395 00:16:55.240 --> 00:16:57.080 your title, Sam. 396 00:16:56.879 --> 00:17:01.279 Chief commercial officer and founder, co founder made up Dude? 397 00:17:01.320 --> 00:17:03.000 Is that the title you would have given yourself? Did 398 00:17:03.039 --> 00:17:05.039 you give yourself that or did you have to negotiate? 399 00:17:05.079 --> 00:17:06.640 Well, we all, we all drew out of a hat 400 00:17:06.680 --> 00:17:07.319 and that's what I got. 401 00:17:07.519 --> 00:17:09.680