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93.3 WMMR, audio on demand, presents the Preston and Steve Show podcast.

And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Today is Friday, September 6th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning. In the news this morning, shocking video shows a vehicle going the wrong way on Route 55 in Mantua Township, Gloucester County on Thursday, just before a head-on crash that left two people dead.

The crash happened in the northbound lanes of the highway at mile marker 51.8 just before 9 a.m.

According to New Jersey State Police, a Jeep Compass being driven by 62-year-old Stanley Kahana.

A Philadelphia was traveling southbound when, at an unknown location, his vehicle crossed into the northbound lanes.

His Jeep traveled the wrong way on Route 55 north until it collided with a Toyota RAV4 being driven by 53-year-old Jennifer Huffnell of Deptford, New Jersey.

Both vehicles overturned and the Toyota caught fire. Police say both drivers were killed in the crash.

As you're watching the footage, you just get that sick feeling in the pit of your stomach.

Years ago, when I first started in stand-up comedy, there was a comedian.

Annie Prestano was her name.

And I remember she got hit by one of these guys going the wrong way, you know, and almost died.

And ever since then, it's just been like...

And the way she came in and talked about it and was telling us, you know, it's just like, what the hell happened, you know?

Video taken by a driver in the southbound lane shows the Jeep traveling the wrong way before it collides with the Toyota head-on.

And this is on highway 55.

Yeah, I drive that stretch all the time.

It is a four-lane divided highway.

I have no idea how and when this person got over into the other lane.

It had to have been an on-ramp.

That was it.

It was in Mantua Township at mile marker 51.8.

That's right, like, north of where we usually get on.

We get on at, like, exit 50.

That's where 322 gets on.

Yep.

So it's right there.

Wow.

An investigation into the circumstances of this.

This crash continues.

The 14-year-old student accused of opening fire at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia,

has been charged with four counts of felony murder with an additional charge as expected,

the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Thursday.

Two teachers and two students were killed in Wednesday morning shooting.

39-year-old math teacher and football coach Richard Espinwall,

53-year-old math teacher Christina Iremi and students,

14-year-old Mason Shermerhorn and 14-year-old Christian Angulo.

Eight students and one teacher were injured.

Officials said all of the injured victims are expected to recover.

The suspect, Colt Gray, who is 14 years old,

surrendered at the scene of the school to resource officers and was taken into custody.

Gray will be tried as an adult, the GBI said.

He is being held at the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center

and will appear in court virtually this morning, authorities say.

His father, 54-year-old Colin Gray, has been arrested and charged.

Colin Gray is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter,

two counts of second-degree murder,

and eight counts of cruelty to children.

An AR platform-style weapon was used in the shooting.

Officials said that they did not have answers

for how Gray was allegedly able to obtain the gun and get it into the school.

A motive has not yet been determined,

and it's unknown if the victims were targeted.

In May of 2023, authorities interviewed the suspect,

who was then 13, about alleged threats to commit a school shooting,

according to the FBI.

The FBI said it received anonymous tips about online threats

to commit a school shooting,

and the online threats contained photos,

of guns.

The boy's dad told authorities he had hunting rifles in the house,

saying Colt is allowed to use them when supervised,

but does not have unfettered access to them,

according to the police report obtained by ABC News.

Atlantic City Electric is making changes

in response to thousands of complaints about skyrocketing bills.

AC Electric claims that it's about warmer temperatures,

except that there's only been two to three degree increase

in summer temperatures from 2023 to 2024.

I was like,

I just hit it down the shore,

and my wife's like,

hey,

our electric bill doubled in one month.

Are you using a nuclear reactor by any chance?

Yeah, well, she was asking,

like, you know,

how, you know,

are you AC Electric?

Yeah.

Well, this is it.

This is you guys.

We are part of this,

and then, like, the very next day,

she saw this news story.

So you noticed a significant bump.

I, I,

it doubled.

I mean, it,

it absolutely just doubled in,

in one month's time,

and I'm like,

we didn't double our usage,

and, and I saw the response,

and, uh,

from, from AC Electric,

and I was like,

this doesn't,

doesn't make sense.

It doesn't.

Well, so this is one.

They're saying the warmer temperatures,

except, um,

if you compare from 2023,

the summer of 2023 to 24,

it's only a two to,

a two to three degree increase

in summer temperatures.

That doesn't make sense.

It wasn't,

listen, I,

when it was sweltering up here,

I was down there.

It wasn't that bad down there.

Do you remember,

I mean, I, I,

I've been asking throughout this season,

I, I would ask you,

you guys,

was it really like 20 degrees cooler?

And you say,

yeah, I'd be crazy.

According to 6ABC,

the company's bills are confusing,

especially for solar customers

because they're missing key information,

namely how surplus energy is applied.

AC Electric says two major factors

have led to the higher bills,

claiming an average 20% rise

in usage due to more electric vehicles

and more people working remotely,

and especially due to warmer weather.

Plus three recent rate increases,

supply, distribution,

and seasonal add up to another 20%.

However,

customers' bills are skyrocketing.

Beyond that,

bills have gone up 300 to 6,000%.

Wow.

Amber Perry,

vice president.

And they just put in those charging stations

for dildos.

Oh.

A regulatory strategy and policy

at Atlantic City Electric says,

each bill is different

and we really need to work closely

with each customer

to see their usage patterns,

their energy demands.

We have been extremely diligent

about following up

with each of those customers

to understand

what are the root causes.

Perry says the majority

of complaints have come

from solar customers.

Case, do you guys have solar or no?

No.

You're regular, okay.

But AC Electric also promises

it will continue to investigate.

It also says smart meters

are not to blame for the high bills.

The company says

it is adding 20 more people

to its current customer service.

I can handle things, I'm smart!

Of 150.

And on August 30th,

it launched the new bill support

webpage for customers.

The company insists...

It's the Fredo company issues, though.

This is your new smart meter.

The company insists

the bills and its new smart meters

are accurate.

I can handle things, I'm smart!

In sports this morning...

Ball sacks are yummy.

Ball sacks are yummy!

The f*** is that?

The Phillies won again,

beating the Miami Marlins

5-2 last night.

They did it!

Bryson Sott homered

into the right field upper deck.

Cody Clemens drove in two runs

and the Phillies won

their fifth game in a row.

They did it!

With the win,

the Phillies improved their record

to 84-56

and opened an eight-game lead

in the National League East

with only 22 games remaining

in the regular season.

Ranger Suarez,

who earned the win,

scattered three hits

over five scoreless innings

and left after 82 pitches.

The four-game series

continues tonight.

Zach Wheeler will get the start.

The first pitch is set for 7-10.

The NFL began its regular season

last night in Kansas City

as the defending Super Bowl champs,

the Chiefs,

beat the Baltimore Ravens

27-20.

Ravens quarterback,

Lamar Jackson,

found Isaiah Likely

in the back of the end zone

with no time left

for a touchdown

that appeared to tie the game,

but the play went to a video review.

Likely caught the ball

with his toe on the end line,

putting the Baltimore tight end

out of bounds

and giving the Chiefs the win.

And the Eagles begin

their regular season

with the NFL's first-ever game

in Brazil tonight

against the Green Bay Packers.

The Eagles are designated

the home team

even though the game

is nearly 5,000 miles

from Philadelphia.

42,000 fans are expected

at the game tonight

and a South Philly-style tailgate

is scheduled outside

Corinthians Stadium today.

Kickoff in Sao Paulo tonight

is at 8-15.

And that's what I have

for you this morning.

All right, thank you, Kathy.

We will indeed be checking in

live in Sao Paulo this morning.

Marissa McNutter!

She made the trip.

She made the trip from Rio

to Sao Paulo

some point yesterday,

so we haven't been in touch

with her yet,

but we will chat this morning

as excitement builds

for the game tonight

in Brazil

and the season officially kicks off.

Very exciting.

I've been watching her travel

a lot of stuff.

It's amazing.

It really looks great.

Yeah, she's having a great time.

And that's courtesy

of our friends

at phillysportstrips.com.

Piggybacking on that,

we're also going to have

Michael Barkan on the show.

And we will talk,

obviously, Eagles,

and we'll talk a little

Phils, I'm sure, as well.

And Mike wants to interview us.

Yes.

Which is great.

I love that.

So we'll do a little

back and forth chat.

I think the first time

we ever had him in studio

was 2007.

I tried to go back

and see some of his history

with the radio station

and with our show.

And when the Phils made it

to the playoffs

for the first time

in 14 years,

it was 2007.

And he came in

and Michael and John Brazier

were here

and we had a pitching machine

that was hitting me

with pitched balls

down the hallway.

Wow.

And we were like,

I don't know,

and we did 14 of those

in honor of the fact

that the Phils

hadn't been in the playoffs

for 14 years.

Anyway, we've been friends

with Michael

for a really long time

and he just wants

to get to know us better

and he wants to do it on air.

Love it.

Mike's going to be

in around 9 o'clock.

We also have one

of our favorite comedians

and guests, Adam Farrar,

is going to be joining us

via Zoom.

He's got a show

at Soul Joel's

tonight and tomorrow.

Nice.

So we'll catch up with him

and I'm very excited

because I'm hungry today

and Sweet Lucy's Barbecue

is coming by.

Yeah.

They're phenomenal.

Sweet!

So we will have

Sweet Lucy's in here

this morning

and I'm sure we'll have

some giveaways.

You can go to

sweetlucys.com

and check out

the information.

Them, they're 7500

State Road in Philadelphia.

Love it.

We give away

our Word of the Week

prize today.

Oh, we'll do

the connoisseur as well.

Yes.

Which I believe

we're probably going

to have to do early

in the 7 o'clock hour

because of all the guests

and things that we have

going on otherwise.

Are we overpacked

with entertainment?

We have too much

entertainment today.

Yeah, it's a problem.

I don't know

where we're at.

We're one of the few shows

that has to deal

with that issue

where we are so entertaining

that we don't know

where to put it all.

Yeah.

You know what?

What?

No Sandbro.

Well said, everyone.

It is indeed

a No Sandbro Friday

so we'll take a break,

come back in a second.

The entertainment

reports and a stupid

question is next.

Stay with us.

What's new?

Glad you asked.

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in love again

Sum 41

I can't

help

or walk

through

your landmines

Defeat

and I'm going

out of my mind

I'm not right

without you

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Now, back with more

of the Preston and Steve

Show podcast.

Hi, thanks, Cass.

So we're going to give away

a pair of tickets

to see Philadelphia Orchestra's

night after night concert

for the stupid question here.

It features music

from M. Night Shyamalan's

film composer, James Howard.

M. Night is going to be

hosting the event

and the whole deal.

So that is,

is that tonight?

Wait a minute.

No, it's September 20th.

September 20th at the man.

All right.

No, at the Marian Anderson Hall.

We got another pair of tickets

to give away the man later on.

So here's the question

we have for you.

Easy one.

The Juno Award

is an award given

in what field?

2-1-5-2-6-3-W-M-M-R.

Let's see if you know

the answer to that.

The Juno Award

is an award given away

in what field?

Not like a land

out in the middle

amongst the, you know.

That field over there.

And so on.

But what field?

What industry?

2-1-5-2-6-3-W-M-M-R.

Call if you know the answer.

Today is Friday,

the sixth day of September.

We'll mention some birthdays

while we wait for your call.

Jane Curtin

of Saturday Night Live fame.

Do you know what I liked?

She did the series

Kate and Allie.

Yeah.

I thought it was

a very funny show.

And Third Rock from the Sun.

Third Rock from the Sun

was freaking hilarious.

That was a great show.

Yeah.

Great cast.

Yeah.

Awesome show.

She was the best.

She was the straightest arrow

of the original SNL cast.

Yes.

She was the one

who was least coked up

if at all.

And she was the,

and she kind of played

a straight character

sometimes on the show

like on the weekend update.

Yes.

Jane, you ignorant slut.

She is 77 years old today.

Ah, Idris Elba.

Ah, yes.

Celebrates his birthday today.

Guy's awesome, man.

He is tremendous.

I just watched

a movie

I watched a portion

of Ragnarok.

Yeah.

Which was on

over the weekend.

He's so great

in those movies.

Ragnarok is so good

in the follow-up.

Same director.

Yeah.

Just disaster.

Trying to be too funny.

Too much.

Too much, yep.

Because you remember

Idris Elba in Ragnarok

was running to save,

you know,

the population

of Asgard.

Yeah.

It was dramatic.

But he's awesome.

You gotta love him.

He's 52 years old today.

Actress Swoozie Kurtz.

The Swoozie Kurtz.

Swoozie-ist.

Liar Liar,

Pushing Daisies,

Mike and Molly.

She's 80 years old today.

Oh, wow.

There's a great outtake

in Liar Liar.

You've seen it, right?

Yeah.

Where she goes,

you're overacting.

Overactor.

And Carrie cracks up

because they're doing

this real sharp

high back and forth dialogue.

And they're insulting each other.

And she just goes,

overactor.

And he just loses it.

It's excellent.

I just watched that movie.

Liar Liar?

With Jace.

Liar Liar is a clinic in,

I mean,

Jim Carrey's performance

is so unrelenting.

Uh-huh.

Physically.

Yeah.

Verbally.

It's amazing.

Yep.

Swoozie Kurtz, 80 today.

Rosie Perez,

she has a milestone birthday

turned 60 years old today.

A click.

What is this?

Take a pick.

Is this She Click?

A click.

Take a pick.

From Dora?

Yeah.

I don't even remember.

Rosie Perez?

I knew that she was.

Take a pick.

Oh, she's a,

she's a camera.

Yeah.

Okay.

She's click.

That must have been in

the later,

it was in my season.

Dora years.

Okay.

Cause I only knew

map and backpack

and sniper.

Swiper.

Not sniper.

Shoot headshots.

I've acquired the target.

He's out at 200 clicks.

It's the,

is it the pink bear

with the bonnet on?

Sniper.

No sniping.

Sniper.

No sniping.

That's it.

Oh,

too late.

We said no sniping.

Oh man.

Oops.

Amazing one.

One little letter.

That's a no-go.

Oh,

swiping.

Oh my God.

Tango is down.

All right.

Rosie Perez.

I don't want to watch

this show anymore.

Mommy,

why are you making me

watch this show?

See the flag next to him?

When it becomes limp,

you take your shot then.

Oh, dear Lord.

All right.

Rosie Perez.

60 years old today.

Michael Winslow,

the sound effect guy.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Police Academy,

Spaceballs,

head of my,

head of my here

and he would not do

any sounds.

I'm sorry.

That's what you were known for.

Your stand-up

was predicated on that.

Yep.

And then you don't do it for us?

We will never forget.

Yeah.

From time to time

on rare occasions

through my career,

I've run into people

who will pull that thing.

They're like,

they won't give you

the absolutely

the one thing

they're known for.

And then on the flip side

of the coin,

you got Larry the Cable Guy

who forgot to mention

called back with his catchphrase.

That's right.

Yeah, called back

and said,

get her done.

Said, forgot to say it.

Get her done.

Let's see.

Oh, Steve,

this one's for you and me only

because we're the ones

who are old enough

to remember.

She's still alive

and that's why we celebrate.

Her birthday,

Joanne Worley

from Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.

Super funny.

Her thing was chicken jokes.

Was that her thing?

Was that another chicken joke?

I don't remember that.

Wow.

But I saw a picture of them

like, yeah,

I totally remember her.

She's 87 today.

From the world of music,

Macy Gray.

I love that first song of hers.

Where she wears goggles

when you're not here?

No, I wear goggles

when you are not near.

That's what I said.

I understood that.

That spoke to me.

And I still, I mean,

first,

I mean, obviously,

I knew that's not what it was,

but that's what I sang

and I still...

I wear goggles

when you're not near.

I mean, yeah,

but if you listen,

like, I still,

I can still hear that.

It's a great song.

It's called I Try.

And, but yeah,

I wear goggles

when you are not near.

What's with the goggles?

God, what a lie.

And my wife's out of town.

And she's saying

my world crumbles

when you're not here.

I wear goggles

when you're not here.

So, she's 57.

Roger Waters

has his birthday today.

Pink Floyd,

well-represented

in the back-to-school

A to Z.

Casey and I

were just talking

about him yesterday

because you saw him

at Old Chella

a few years ago.

Old Chella, yeah.

Oh, man, it was

one of the great shows.

I mean, any time that,

because they were doing

like Citizens Bank Park

and they were doing

the ball and...

Pierre just raves

about those various...

Especially the

Citizens Bank Park one.

Here's the thing

about Roger Waters

and there are a few

other older singers

as well that I kind of

have a hard time

holding on to

because his voice

has gotten...

Yeah, the vibrato.

Yeah.

But, I mean,

it's not as good

as it used to be.

It's still incredible,

wonderful, amazing music.

You can still make

fun of him.

But like Geddy Lee

kind of got that way too.

He's really,

he doesn't have

the range anymore

and he's trying

to hit these notes

and he can't really

and it sounds strained

and I'm kind of like

loving it but cringing

at the same time.

You know what I mean?

That's why when you see

an artist who over

the decades has retained

the bulk of their voice,

it's such an amazing thing.

Jeff Lynne, for example,

is, he's not 100% ELO

but he's way up there.

Just do what I do

and follow me.

Just follow a band

where the lead singer

sucks anyway.

And it doesn't matter.

Roger Waters is 81 today.

It's Jeff Foxworthy's

birthday today.

Speaking of Larry

the Cable Guy.

Yep.

Might be a redneck

and he and Larry

have done some work together.

The redneck tour, right?

I think so, yeah.

Blue Collar Comedy.

Blue Collar Comedy tour.

There you go.

You can call it

the redneck tour

if you want to.

Same thing.

Jeff Foxworthy is 66 today

and then the last birthday,

Philippa Middleton,

also known as Pippa.

Pippa!

Celebrates her birthday today.

Pippa!

Wow.

I looked up a few pictures

of her today.

She is a cute gal.

Pippa!

Pippa is 41.

Steve.

Pippa!

Oh my God.

Steve, did you ever

go back to the crown?

No, but I intend to

because I know

you spoke very highly of it

and I loved

the first few seasons

because that addressed

a time I was not familiar with

and so as we got closer to stuff

I was acutely aware

it was less interesting.

They spent a little bit of time

with Prince William and Pippa.

Pippa!

And Kate Middleton.

But it's interesting

to see the crown's take

on modern royal times.

Remember, Pippa got all that heat

because of her ass.

Yes, yes.

Well, she kept bending over

to fluff up the dress

which is the bridesmaid's,

maid of honor's job

but she had a very shapely,

wonderful looking hiney.

Yeah.

Nice pooper.

And it was...

Dear Lord,

look at the ass of that chick.

Yeah.

And that's where we learned about

Pippa.

Pippa!

Happy birthday.

She's 41.

All right, let's see

if somebody knows the answer

to this stupid question.

In what field

is the Juno Award given?

5-2-6-3-W-M-M-R.

We will go to Frank

to see if we can...

I'm sorry.

Did you see Line 5?

I did.

I just saw it in the last second.

I will mention that.

Okay.

Hi, Frank.

Good morning.

Good morning, guys.

Hi, bud.

All right.

In what field

is the Juno Award given?

The Music Award.

Music Award.

Canadian Music Award.

Yeah.

You have that correct.

Yes, hang on.

By the way,

Riley on Line 5

was going to say

the Juno Award

is for teen pregnancy.

That's good.

That's very good.

You, you're good.

I like you, Riley.

Thank you.

But Frank got it right

and we're going to set him up

with a pair of tickets

for the Philadelphia Orchestra's

Night After Night concert

featuring the music

from M. Night Shyamalan's

film composer,

Mr. James Howard.

It's coming up

Friday, September 20th

at the Mirian Anderson Hall.

It's hosted by M. Night Shyamalan

and a few of our winners,

grand prize winners this week,

are going to get

a Night After Night CD

signed by Night himself

and tickets are on sale

at philork.ensembleartsphilly.org.

That's pretty good.

All right, so we have

some entertainment stories

to run by today.

We'll start with this one,

a follow-up to The Bachelor.

Ashley Iaconetti,

who has been on multiple shows

in The Bachelor universe,

just waded into the drama

coming from the most recent season

of The Bachelorette.

In case you missed it,

Jen Tran, we talked about this,

picked Devin Strader

in the finale

and asked him to marry her.

First time ever.

He said yes.

And then during the live portion

of the finale,

Jen revealed that

Strader had called off

the engagement.

I had some doubt, but...

That's right.

Well, now Ashley

has added a new twist

saying that Strader

has slid into

one of her good friend's DMs.

So he's a cad.

And she says that her friend

isn't even someone

from The Bachelor universe,

which makes it even worse.

Just a regular civilian.

A plebe.

Just a hometown girl.

She says that her friend

followed him

just because she's been

a fan of him

from the beginning.

From the show.

And then he DM'd her.

So I don't know

if there's any more

scoundrel or not,

but, you know,

there's a little bit of...

Well, she's...

Now, her second chapter

is beginning because

of the Dancing with the Stars

thing.

She's now part of that.

Yeah, yeah.

So her, you know...

The funny thing is

she's got a voice

that doesn't match

the way she looks.

Is it?

Yeah.

Okay.

I really like you.

Well, she will...

She'll be on

Dancing with the Stars,

so we'll get to hear

more of that.

Wonderful voice.

Do I do?

Are you excited?

Michael Keaton

may not be

Michael Keaton

much longer.

He is considering

going by his

legal name now.

Is it Mellencamp?

A little late in the game.

No, but it's one

you'll recognize.

It's actually

Michael Douglas.

What?

Yes, that's right.

I heard that story, yes.

So now it's going to be

Michael Douglas, too?

Michael John Douglas,

which he couldn't use

per the Screen Actors Guild rules

because fellow actor

Michael Douglas

already used it

professionally.

I wonder...

So with the screen actor,

the Screen Actors Guild,

like I think of the

Halle Haley Berry stuff.

So in other words,

is it merely a suggestion

or when you're part

of the Screen Actors Guild,

is it an enforceable...

I think it must be enforceable.

I'm sorry to interrupt, Nick,

because we knew a...

I forgot the actor's last name,

but his name was Sam

and he used two S's

at the beginning.

Right.

There was already a Sam...

Levine.

Yeah, Sam Levine.

Yeah, yeah.

And so that's why

his name is spelled S-S-A-M.

And so therefore,

technically,

he can't use it.

And Steve,

wasn't there an issue

with Adam Goldberg

of Goldberg's fame

and Adam Goldberg,

the actor of Hammer

or whatever his name is?

I think that Adam Goldberg

of Goldberg's fame

had to insert his middle initial

or something like that?

I think so.

Adam A or F Goldberg.

I believe so, yeah.

So here is a little tidbit.

It says the Screen Actors Guild

rule prohibits members

from using

another member's

professional name.

Oh, yeah.

Keaton did plan on being credited

in his 2023 movie

Knox Goes Away,

as Michael Keaton Douglas,

but he forgot to make

the change.

Don't change it.

Well, he forgot to make

the change in time.

But for whatever reason,

I guess it's kind of

important to him.

Okay.

I don't know.

We told you,

I think we reported on this,

Pax Jolie-Pitt

was hospitalized

after an e-bike accident.

Yes.

Angelina Jolie

and Brad Pitt's

20-year-old son

was spotted

for the first time

post-crash.

He was seen on Wednesday

in Beverly Hills

out to lunch with his mom.

Pictures were obtained

by the Daily Mail

and show them

together.

He has a purple cast

on his right forearm

but seemed healthy otherwise.

So, we've had a few

bike crash stories

that have resulted

in people getting hurt

pretty damn bad.

We had the Bono one

a while ago.

Who else was recently?

There was one

not that long ago.

It was an actor

and he,

it was,

somebody we weren't

all that familiar with.

Right, right, right.

But he got messed up

pretty bad.

So, on those e-bikes,

they, I guess it's the same thing

like with a Tesla

or any of the other,

you know,

anything that has

that immediate response

and,

maybe it gets away from you.

You know,

we drove

assisted e-bikes.

I guess,

I don't know,

are there any ones

that are just straight up

where you're not pedaling

like a motorcycle?

Like a moped almost?

Yeah, yeah.

I don't know, maybe.

It feels like,

because when I see people

on the road,

I'm like,

that dude is barely pedaling

and he's booking.

Dude, I gotta tell you,

we did like a 20 mile ride

with those bikes

when we were on our vacation.

First time I was ever on one.

I loved them.

So much fun.

And I kept it really light.

Like I was pedaling

really for most of the way.

But if,

when you encountered something

that was a little more formidable,

it helped.

Well, I mean, listen,

the better the bike,

the more assistance

you're going to get,

you know.

The bigger the cushion,

the better the push.

And I was anti e-bike,

not like,

you know,

like I hate them,

but you know,

just as a cyclist,

I was like,

I asked cheating.

And then I was at Zippy's

in Wildwood

and I tried one of their e-bikes.

I was like,

oh,

this is not what I thought it was.

No, yeah.

You know,

you are actually

still putting in effort

and you know,

it's just,

I think it would be,

it would be way more beneficial

for like hills and stuff.

Right.

Did you decide to spend

the $2,000

and get a bike?

I did not.

No, no.

Is that what they run?

I mean,

they're expensive.

My non e-bike was $2,000.

Good Lord.

Yeah.

Well,

you're a serious road bike guy.

So,

all right.

So moving on,

Lady Gaga,

and,

and Joaquin Phoenix

received an 11 minute

standing ovation

at the Venice Film Festival

for the premiere

of Joker,

Folly Adieu.

Phoenix left the theater

after nine minutes

of clapping

while Gaga

hugged her fiance

twice during the celebration.

The sequel to the Joker

adds Lady Gaga

to the cast

and is more of a musical.

So reviews on the film

are a bit mixed.

A few critics

are calling it dull

and having a weak plot.

But another reviewer

said that Gaga

is underused,

but Phoenix

is powerful

in the film.

So we'll have to

determine that ourselves.

So from what I understand,

the musical numbers

occur as

a fantasy.

Yeah.

Okay.

Things.

So yeah,

they're not actually

happening in real time

in the movie.

Yeah.

But it still is going to play.

Yeah, I know.

Like a musical.

So that might be

a little off-putting

if there's too much of it.

We'll have to see.

I bet you I'm going to love it.

I've seen the original

once.

Okay.

That's all I needed to see.

I mean,

and I see movies

many times.

Yeah.

It was really like a downer.

It was.

And I thought

it was really well done.

But yeah,

I'll be curious

to see this one.

There are a few movies,

I'm sorry to interrupt, Casey,

that are really great,

but their tone is so dark

that it's like,

I like that for what it is,

but I really,

I don't know if I want to,

I got to be in a real specific mood

if I want to watch that again.

You know what I mean?

I think Michael,

Michael Jackson said it best

when he said.

I don't,

I don't want to,

I don't think I want to see it.

I actually forgot

what I was going to say.

I'm sorry.

Isn't 11 minutes

a little too long

for standing ovation?

It's a little.

Minute five,

I think you've made your point.

You talk about feeling

uncomfortable after a while.

Yeah.

As you're soaking in

that adulation,

what do you start doing?

And honestly,

Steve,

like while you're still clapping

and you're on the seventh minute,

aren't you tired of clapping?

Yeah.

What if your hands start to chafe?

Yeah.

That's a lot.

What kind of a moisturizer

do you use, Preston?

CeraVe.

They probably have those dispensers

all around the film festival.

Yeah.

By the way,

Joker 2 is set to premiere

on October 4th.

Disney has paused production

on its movie adaptation

of the Graveyard book.

The pause follows

abuse allegations

being brought against

the author of the book,

Neil Gaiman.

The story follows a young boy

after his first

family has been murdered

and he is then raised

by Graveyard Ghost.

The movie was in early stages

and did not have

any confirmed casting.

It wasn't even

in pre-production yet.

Gaiman reportedly

had no involvement

with the film.

The author was accused

of multiple,

by multiple women

of sexual assault.

He has denied

the allegations,

but they have decided

to pause on that

until things clear up

a little bit.

Congratulations

go out to actor

Ben Platt

and Noah Galvin,

who are now married.

The two tied

the knot

in New York City

on Sunday,

September 1st,

surrounded by family

and friends.

Their wedding was

a three-day affair.

It started on Friday,

August 30th

with a Shabbat dinner.

Both Ben and Noah

wore complimentary

but not matching

cream suits.

Celeb pals

in attendance

included

Beanie Feldstein,

Caitlin Deaver,

and Zoe Deutsch.

Was Shabbat

one of the members

of Sha La La?

No.

That was Bowser.

Oh.

But I saw Ben Platt

on broadcast

and he was the lead

in Dear Evan Hansen?

No.

That was Book of Mormon.

Book of Mormon.

Yeah.

And I really,

I didn't know

who he was at first

and then I was,

then I saw like

the Pitch Perfect

film that he was in.

I'm like,

oh,

that's the dude

I saw on the stage.

So that Dear Evan Hansen

movie I know

was excoriated

by a lot of people.

I've kept that thing

on my recorder,

DVR,

forever.

I,

I really like it.

There are a number

of moments

in that movie

especially,

when his mother's

singing to him

about when

the father moved

out of the house

and all this.

I mean,

I don't know.

It hits me

on a number

of different levels.

that soundtrack,

I listened to that

soundtrack for,

you know,

at least a year

before going and

seeing it on Broadway.

Unfortunately,

the run that I saw

Ben Platt was not

Evan Hansen

at that point.

He had already

moved on.

I love,

and have you guys

ever heard

the Ben Platt

and Hamilton guy?

The dude who

created Hamilton?

Uh, uh,

Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Uh,

so Ben Platt

and Lin-Manuel Miranda

did a duet

where they mixed

songs from

Dear Evan Hansen

and Hamilton together.

No, I didn't hear that.

That sounds cool.

You will be found

and then tonight

they mix together.

You gotta hear this.

This is,

it's really,

I mean,

if you are familiar

with both, um,

I don't know

the Evan Hansen stuff

but I know the Hamilton stuff

so maybe I'll get familiar

with that and then

check that out.

Wow.

Alright, well,

he got married

so good for him.

Netflix has released

a trailer for a film

called Will and Harper.

It's a road trip

documentary featuring

Will Ferrell

and his longtime friend

Harper Steele

who recently came out

as a trans woman

and the film

follows the duo

as they travel

across the U.S.

reflecting on their

relationship

and Harper's new journey.

It's directed by

Josh Greenbaum,

premiered at the

2024 Sundance Film Festival

and will be streaming

on Netflix

starting September 27th

after a limited

theatrical release.

The filmmakers

described Will and Harper

as a movie

about the power

of friendship

and acceptance

and that we hope

that we can shift

the culture.

I watched the trailer.

It looks good.

It looks heartwarming

and funny.

And it looks like it's,

what I like is that

it takes the acceptance

on both sides

like his,

she at this point

is trying to make

it comfortable

and there's an exchange

in the front seat

of the car, Preston,

where she's driving now

and Will says,

yeah,

are you now

a worse driver?

Yeah, as a woman,

are you now

a worse driver?

And she's just like,

F you.

And she goes,

yes, I am.

But there's another

really funny moment

in the trailer, Steve,

where they're at

a gas station

and they've got

an attendant

that comes up

to the window

and she goes,

hey, do you know him?

He's a really famous celebrity

and the guy's looking

at him and he goes,

no.

And Will Ferrell's

just like,

roll up the window.

Just roll up the window.

I feel like that

when my mom would come

and we'd go out

to dinner and say,

do you listen

to the radio

to the server?

Mom, stop it.

Stop it.

Don't worry.

It's okay that you

don't know who I am.

It's all right.

It's fine.

Uh, I like this.

ESPN is greenlit

a new 30 for 30 documentary

and this time focusing

on somebody I think

we consider a friend,

Billie Jean King.

Yes.

I would say

she's a friend of the show.

We'll focus on a big year

in her life,

which was 1973

and detail her impact

on sports and society

as a whole.

73 was the year

that she beat Bobby Riggs

in the Battle of the Sexes.

Billie Jean said,

at 12 years old,

I dedicated my life

to achieving equality

for all that promise

to myself has taken me

on a journey of a lifetime

full of joy,

heartbreak,

grit,

and guts.

Today,

girls and women athletes

are living my dream.

We hope to tell a story

that will inspire

future generations

and make positive impact

on the lives of others.

We used to have her

on fairly frequently,

Billie Jean King,

and her contact

that I was in touch with

moved out of the country.

Oh, man.

But Billie Jean King,

Steve,

does some work with QVC.

So maybe next time

she's in town,

our friends at QVC

could point us

in that direction.

We could get her in

to just promote

whatever she's holding.

The cool thing is

that she's very fun.

She's awesome.

She's choking around.

Oh, she's so cool.

Yeah.

And she likes us.

She does like us,

which is a rarity.

No, I'm kidding.

But I remember years ago

at the U.S. Open,

and I had to get my mother

to go over and get her autograph.

And you were like,

that's friggin' Billie Jean King.

Yeah.

Yeah, there was a time

where she was

the biggest thing

in the country

for a while in sports.

Let's see.

This is interesting.

Keke Palmer's starring

in a new dark comedy series

on Peacock,

and the show is a TV

adaptation

of the 80s dark comedy

The Burbs,

which starred Tom Hanks

and Carrie Fisher.

It's one of my

junk food movie faves.

The show will film

on the backlot

of Universal Studios,

just like the movie did

back in 1989.

And the logline says,

set in present-day suburbia,

The Burbs follows

a young couple

returning to the husband's

childhood home.

Their world is upended

when new neighbors

move in next door,

bringing old secrets

of the cul-de-sac to light,

and new deadly threats

shatter the illusion

of the movie.

of their quiet

little neighborhood.

So they need to get

Corey Feldman back, right?

Oh my God, I forgot

he was in that.

He's in the movie, yeah.

Right.

Oh, that would be perfect.

Hey, he needs something

to distract him.

I mean, those

Hey, look over here.

Those incredible

shredding guitar solos

are very taxing.

God mighty.

Then one last thing.

Donna Kelsey,

Travis Kelsey's mom,

is now a movie star.

She appears

in the Hallmark Channel movie

Holiday Touchdown,

A Chief's Love Story.

Did you watch the trailer?

I did not.

I did.

Okay.

Yeah, and man,

they're going hardcore

on the Taylor Swift stuff,

but she's there,

and I knew her instantly.

She's there,

and she's looking

at the camera,

and going,

that's the mom.

So it debuted

during the Chief's

World's Largest Tailgate

event at Arrowhead Stadium

with Donna

and the main movie actors

Tyler Hines

and Hunter King

on hand.

The movie

is about Alana,

a big Chiefs fan

who enters

a fan of the year contest.

She unexpectedly

falls for Derek,

the team's

fan engagement director,

and they

share a romantic moment

at an empty

Arrowhead Stadium.

Donna plays

the manager

of a barbecue restaurant

and wears her son's

jersey number 87

in the film.

The movie,

filled with star appearances

from Andy Reid

and Jenna Bush Hager

and other cameos,

will premiere

on November 30th

as part of Hallmark's

Countdown to Christmas.

So it is coming.

All right.

We are going to

tell you about movies

opening this weekend.

It's a Friday.

So we got

Beetlejuice,

Beetlejuice opening,

comedy,

fantasy,

starring Jenna Ortega,

Winona Ryder,

Michael Keaton,

and others.

So Beetlejuice is back.

After an unexpected

family tragedy,

three generations

of the Dietz family

return home

to Winter River.

Still haunted

by Beetlejuice,

Lydia's life

is turned upside down

when her rebellious

teenage daughter,

Astrid,

discovers the mysterious

model of the town

in the attic

and the portal

to the afterlife

is accidentally opened.

It is an hour

and 44 minutes long.

It's rated PG-13.

A wide theater release.

So far,

Rotten Tomatoes score

is at 76%.

That's not too bad.

Then we also have

the front room opening.

Horror,

mystery,

thriller.

Stars Brandi Norwood,

Andrew Burnett,

Neil Huff,

and the plot is

everything goes to hell

for newly pregnant Belinda

after her mother-in-law

moves in

as the diabolical guest

tries to claw her,

tried to get her claws

on the child.

Belinda must draw

the line somewhere.

It's an hour

and 34 minutes long.

Rated R.

Wide theater release.

Rotten Tomatoes score

at a 44%.

Eh.

Yeah.

All right,

we got some clips.

We got some clips

to play for.

Blue Ribbon Baking Championship

is the first show

to bring in winning bakers

from state fairs

across the U.S.

to compete.

And here,

host Sandra Lee

talks about making TV history

20 years ago

with Semi Homemade.

I was the first one

that did cocktails

on national television,

especially on cable.

And that was a huge argument.

So we negotiated

for nine months.

And they said,

no cocktail time on the show.

And I said,

no cocktail time.

Why?

And they're like,

nobody's going to enjoy

cocktail time.

And I go,

you don't know Colleen Schmidt

from Fredonia, Wisconsin.

It's Sunday.

She's watching the Packers.

She's having a Bloody Mary.

We've got to make some cocktails.

Oh, shut up, woman.

Blue Ribbon Baking Championship

is streaming on Netflix.

All right,

here's our next clip.

Tim Burton pulled

a little bait and switch

on Jenna Ortega

when he originally told her

about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

And here,

the Wednesday star

tells us how it went down.

I thought we were

talking about Wednesday.

gives me the Beetlejuice script.

I went,

oh, okay, right, right, right.

Cool.

Thank you very much.

Left.

Got in my car.

Pulled over 10 minutes

into the drive

on the side of PCH.

And you know,

like on PCH,

there's all these rocks.

Like, it's not a sitting area.

No.

It's like the ocean.

And I just climbed over the rocks.

And I just read the entire thing.

And then I called my team

and I was like,

you know,

Tim just gave me this thing

and I think I should do it.

Yeah!

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

opens today,

as we said earlier.

And he's also

the force behind Wednesday.

Yes.

Yeah, so it's perfect synergy.

All right.

And that is

what we have

in the Entertainment Report

this morning.

We are doing

the Back to School A to Z.

We are going to play

the last song

in the category of I.

It's an honor.

It's a good one, too.

So I'm looking forward

to playing that this morning.

It'll be a sing-along

for you for sure.

We're also going to have

our friend Adam Ferrara

on the program.

Our buddy Michael Barkan

is stopping by today as well.

And we will check in

with Marissa Magnata.

Magnata.

Wait, what?

She's not here.

Mocha.

Thank you.

Mocha Magnata.

Checking in this time

from Sao Paulo

as she traveled from Rio

yesterday to Sao Paulo.

I had three testicles.

And she's got three testicles

and we can't wait to see them.

It's a delicacy down there

in Sao Paulo.

We will check in via Zoom

with Marissa

as the game is tonight, folks.

Get in!

It's very exciting.

The football season,

the Eagles season

gets underway.

We're going to take

a quick break.

We'll come back in a moment

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All right.

Thanks, Kat.

So we have a little bit

later on this morning.

Marissa and Adam Farrar

are both going to call us

in the 8 o'clock hour.

They're going to get in touch

with us in the 8 o'clock hour.

And then we're going to

9 o'clock hour.

Our friend Michael Barkan

is stopping by.

This is a Friday.

And that means that

if we're going to do

The Connoisseur.

We've got to do it.

We've got to do it right now.

So let us do it.

It's time for The Connoisseur.

The weekend edition.

I guess we always do it

on the weekend now, right?

We do it every Friday.

I mean, we can move it around

if we want to.

But Friday seems about right.

Yep.

So we're going into the weekend

with The Connoisseur.

We'll do the food clips

and all that good stuff

and tell you about all things

restaurants and grub

and whatnot.

I may add something new.

Uh-oh.

To The Connoisseur today.

I'm considering it.

But let me start

with something else.

We'll order up.

Here we go.

These days, people seem to

dress more casually

than ever before.

So it's not uncommon.

No, not that.

You have no respect

for the workplace

if you show up in casual gear.

Dude, okay.

So I was leaving yesterday

from work.

And I forgot what shirt

I was wearing.

But I was...

Oh, I know.

It was the day before yesterday.

I was wearing my

Hellfire Club shirt.

Yeah.

And shorts.

And, you know,

and I come walking out

and I look at other people

that I'm walking by

in the lobby.

Business attire.

They're wearing their

real business attire.

Yes.

And I have to wonder

if there are people

looking at me

who have no idea

what I do for a living

and just come walking

out of this building

going,

who is this guy?

You know what?

You're okay

because there's a bunch

of like doctor's offices

and stuff in here.

So you might as well

just be a patient.

That's true.

I feel like they know us

in this building too.

And like a lot of people

know us.

And a lot of people

know us.

You cannot help though

when you pass by people,

a whole cluster of people

in suits and, you know,

dresses,

dressed to the nine

and, you know,

they got their briefcases

and the whole thing.

And again,

I'm going out

with some dumb shirt

on and shorts.

It's like,

oh, I guess I'm a loser.

Well, anyhow,

so it's not uncommon

to see people wearing,

you know,

pajama pants

and clothing that's ripped

and stuff like that.

But one North Carolina restaurant,

I know the pajama pants thing,

one North Carolina restaurant

is taking a stand

by enforcing a dress code

and some folks

aren't happy about it.

Over the weekend,

a place called

Kim's Cafe

in Greensboro

posted their rules

about clothing

on their Facebook page,

noting that they've been

in effect all summer.

The post asks people

to respect their dress code

and points out that

people are not leaving anything

for the imagination

and they admit

that their dress code is strict.

So here are the rules.

All right.

No shorts.

No crop tops.

Wait, are they a beach town?

I don't know.

But it doesn't matter.

I mean, shorts,

come on, it's summertime.

This is in Greensboro.

It's in Greensboro,

North Carolina.

I don't see where that is.

So no shorts,

no crop tops,

no leggings.

Who wears leggings?

Do people wear leggings?

I do, all the time.

Those are like the

black, tight black pants.

I had a pair on yesterday.

Oh, I was thinking

like 80s Flash Ants leggings.

Right.

I will wear those.

Leg warmers.

You're thinking of leg warmers.

Wrong thing.

All right, so no leggings.

And then I wear...

Women wear leggings all the time.

Well, and leggings,

I mean, you...

Yeah, I mean,

people can make them look nice.

You throw heels on with them

and yeah.

No T-straps.

I don't know what that is.

Is that...

For your T's, Preston.

For your T's?

For your boobies?

No T-straps,

no white T-shirts.

They're almost like flip-flops

for women, Kathy.

Well, I don't think

that's what they're talking...

Oh, for shoes.

All right.

In the restaurant.

Okay, yeah.

Okay.

No short skirts,

no quote skimpy clothes,

and no cleavage showing.

Oh, okay.

It's an outrage.

Yeah.

So...

This town, by the way,

is nowhere near the beach.

Okay.

The Facebook post

has gotten more than 10,000 comments

in the last few days,

including some from people

outraged by rules.

Some commenters

are even comparing them

to the dystopian world

in the book

The Handmaid's Tale.

Also...

This might be a stretch.

Here's the thing.

I disagree with all of that,

but like, all right,

I'm not going to go

to your restaurant.

They have actually every right

to make different rules, right?

Yeah, they can do

whatever they want.

Sure.

You know, I wore a uniform

for 13 years, you know,

and so this, you know,

it doesn't bother me.

Thank you.

Thank you for your service,

by the way.

The dress attire

just doesn't bother me.

But, okay, I just won't go

to your stupid restaurant.

I want to look at cleavage.

It wasn't military.

It went to a Catholic school.

It's like,

you said you wore a military.

Put a uniform for TV.

Thank you for the service.

We've all been to places

where you're required to,

you know, wear a jacket

or a tie or, you know,

any of those things.

Very rarely, though.

Yeah.

You know what I mean?

No, but if you...

There was a place

you were to recently,

weren't you?

That was a steakhouse

that had a bit of a more arch...

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

...dress code.

Yeah, I think you're right.

Right.

And so, but you were there

because it was kind of the thing,

listen, we'd love to...

I think they're looking

to put forward...

It happened here in the city, too.

There was another restaurant

that had, maybe there's rules

against not having kids

at the...

Whatever the story is.

Oh, yeah, the no kids.

Yeah, I remember that.

Right, so they hyper-catered

to their, what they believe

their core audience is.

So I'm looking at the,

and by the way,

on their front door,

it's written,

it says,

view shorts on,

do not enter.

Wow.

This is an extremely

casual restaurant.

So here's what I'm thinking.

I'm thinking they're trying

to curb their clientele.

Okay, probably, yeah.

There was a restaurant,

a restaurateur that I spoke with

a while ago

was talking about

purchasing a restaurant

where the past restaurant

had an incredibly lax everything,

and he was trying to make it

a bit better

so that it attracted

a different clientele.

Right.

And one of the things

used to do that

was to implement a dress code.

Okay.

So...

Rochelle is very big on

if we're going to make

a reservation somewhere,

she's always like,

see if they have a dress code.

Yeah.

I'm like, I never check

because I'm like,

they don't really have

dress codes anymore.

Haven't you found that

if you're presentable

and you're clean

and you have a nice shirt on

and you even have nice shorts

or whatever,

and your Hellfire shirt

has been neatly pressed,

you're fine.

If we're going out to dinner,

I will always dress

at least smart casual.

Right.

Smart casual.

And that should get it done.

That's not oppressive.

I would never care

about being overdressed.

I would very much care

if I showed up to a restaurant

and I was underdressed.

Yeah.

Well, yes.

But smart casual can be...

Yeah.

I mean, that can go...

You can get even...

I can handle things.

I'm smart.

Even if it's a little dressier,

like, at least you're not gonna...

You won't look ridiculously...

Right.

You don't want to stand out.

Like if you showed up

in your pajamas.

Like, hey, Goober.

Who's the Goober?

Who's the Goober on a table?

When I was serving,

I was a server

at an Italian restaurant,

and there was a gentleman

who came in wearing,

you know, like an undershirt,

but like tank top undershirt.

Oh, like a wife beater?

Yeah.

Yeah, I tried not to say wife beater.

But...

And what they did

is they just...

They didn't kick him out.

They went and got him

a chef's jacket.

And so he sat there

and he ate in a chef's jacket.

The white...

Uh-huh.

Really?

The white chef's jacket, yeah.

Some of the fighters...

This clown also brought

his own drinks in with him,

and they're like,

no, leave your Pepsi

in the bag.

You know, some of the fighter places,

they have ties,

they have jackets,

they have everything

at the ready just in case.

But this guy had the chef's jacket.

Yeah, I know, yeah.

This place had the chef's jacket.

But yeah, sometimes it will have a...

Give them the C-3PO costume.

They'll give you a jacket

that you can borrow.

But these guys are being...

For a casual restaurant,

they're laying it down, so...

I wonder what...

I would love to talk to them

and ask why suddenly

they're implementing this.

Yeah, they may have had...

The story has had some issues.

They may have had a...

Yeah.

A bunch of people

coming in regularly

that were way...

Your balls are in your soup.

Way under your...

Yeah.

Your balls are in your soup.

And maybe more than

just a little cleavage

hanging out.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

All right, let's play a food clip,

see if you know

what movie it's from,

and identify it.

And we have prizes over here,

so here is our first one.

Is this made from real lemons?

Yes.

I only like all natural foods

and beverages,

organically grown,

with no preservatives.

Are you sure they're real lemons?

Yes.

Well, I'll tell you what.

I'll buy a cocktail

if you buy a box

of my delicious

Girl Scout cookies.

Do we have a deal?

Are they made

from real Girl Scouts?

All right, 215-263-WMMR.

Order up.

All right, let's move on

to salads.

Salads!

I'll just have a salad.

If you need vegetables,

adding some zing

to a salad helps.

And a Bright Farms

and One Poll survey shows

Americans like some odd things

added to their salads.

So the most popular

toppings are typical.

So cheese, tomatoes, bacon, croutons,

cucumbers.

I eat a salad every day.

I'm a salad fan, most definitely.

And I usually put...

Your bento box?

I have my bento box.

I usually put onion, cucumber, tomato,

some feta cheese,

and that's usually kind of my standard.

Okay.

I didn't know there was feta cheese on there

because I was going to say,

I feel like your salad

is more of a side salad.

Like, you don't put much on it.

No, I put a fair amount on it.

I don't add, like, a bunch of protein.

Sometimes I'll have, like,

half a boiled egg in there, too.

Oh, you do?

Okay, I don't...

Or some carrots.

I should stand over your shoulder

more instead of eating.

Just breathe on this food.

Mediterranean salad.

You got your olives, arugula.

Greek salad.

Yeah, feta, terrific.

My protein with that kind of salad

is going to be salmon.

So some strange toppings, though,

and these are what people say,

they actually put on a salad

from time to time.

Banana.

What?

No.

What?

It doesn't belong on a salad.

Peanut butter.

No.

Peppermint.

What?

Marshmallows.

Popcorn.

What?

This is stupid.

I'm okay with popcorn.

Popcorn.

And how about this?

Hot dogs.

Ew.

It's not even a salad anymore.

It's like a protein, yeah.

It kind of evolved away from the salad.

You could do hot dogs

on a, instead of, you know,

like chicken on a salad.

I mean, it wouldn't be

any, all that healthy for you,

but it wouldn't be,

I don't know how that would take.

There was that Bud Light commercial

where they're talking about taco salad

and then, you know,

that ended up being 14,000 calories.

And it's like, is it healthy?

Of course it is.

It's a salad, isn't it?

Man.

It's not really not good for you

at that point.

When Taco Bell came out

with their taco salad

in the edible bowl.

Yeah.

God, did I love that thing.

But it's not salad.

I know.

But it was, you know,

I wasn't looking for salad at the time.

I just, it was, it was like a,

you know, an open-faced burrito

with crispiness that you could eat.

I loved that.

I went to Plaza Azteca

because they have a good taco salad.

Oh, I didn't have that.

I didn't get a salad.

I got, I got enchiladas.

Yeah.

Which were wonderful, by the way.

I got like a trio

of three different sauces on them.

It was excellent.

Like a flight.

Yeah, like a flight of enchiladas.

What's that?

You got the mole sauce.

Mole was one of them.

Okay, mole, mole.

But they had, Kathy,

like a white, creamy, cheesy sauce.

I know.

Oh my God.

Yeah, what is that?

I don't know.

That was the chef.

Yeah.

That's just the chef.

That's the chef's special.

He can only make it

Give me a second.

a couple times a day

and that's about it.

I'm going to take your plate

into the bathroom.

I'll be right back.

So.

Chef's kiss.

But they said in this,

in this poll,

as long as the lettuce is crisp,

according to this poll,

that we'll put almost anything

on a good salad.

So.

Yeah.

You know what?

I like beets.

I'm a balsamic vinaigrette.

Yeah.

Guy.

That's kind of my go-to.

And if I can add that

to the salad,

I'm going to be pretty good.

You know,

and as I said before,

I,

my,

the revelation was the sun-kissed,

star-kissed,

excuse me,

the buffalo chicken tuna

in the packets.

You add that to any salad

as a protein,

it rocks.

In my opinion,

here's an underrated salad.

Nick,

you like sushi.

And if you go to

a Japanese restaurant,

sometimes they'll give you

a little side salad

with that ginger.

All right.

Or ginger.

I thought you were going to go

a seaweed salad,

which I'm a fan of.

I like it.

It's pretty good.

But this,

but usually there's like

a ginger salad dressing

and I'm like,

why am I not eating

this all the time?

Yeah.

I don't think,

I don't think overall,

like sushi is that healthy for you.

I mean,

if you just went like a tuna

and rice and whatever,

you'd be okay.

But I feel like I'm eating

healthy whenever I eat sushi.

Right, yes.

Like, oh, it's fish.

It's Japanese.

It's got to be good for you.

Wait, so I don't eat sushi.

Why is sushi,

I always thought it was like

rice, the raw fish

and some vegetables.

It can be,

but like it can also be

some deep fried,

you know,

shrimp or whatever.

Like it can end up being

really calorically high

and not too,

and you can do that,

you can have that happen

pretty fast.

Plus, I don't know about you,

when we go to eat sushi,

I feel like I'm going to

explode when I'm done.

Absolutely.

My stomach is just full.

Deep fried fish

can end up on a sushi menu?

Absolutely.

Like tempura.

Yeah, it's tempura.

So it's like shrimp tempura.

I thought that would have

been a wholly other.

No, so the term sushi

is actually the rice.

That's what sushi means.

Now, sashimi is raw fish.

So that's the difference.

So there are sushi rolls,

which means there is

that rice,

and there is rice involved.

Sashimi is the more traditional

we would perceive sushi as being.

Yeah, just like a raw piece

of salmon is sashimi.

And what is shakakon?

She's a thing, okay.

No, she's not an answer.

I was at Whole Foods yesterday.

You guys know my diet

is pretty limited.

And Jace was like,

I want sushi.

Is that okay?

I was like, sure.

And we walked over

and he's like,

what should I get?

I'm like, I don't even know

what we're looking at.

You can get whatever you want.

So he picked out

his sushi bowl

and he was like,

Do you like it?

Oh, yeah.

He eats sushi all the time.

He loves sushi.

Awesome, okay.

Good for him.

I'm glad he's not like me

in that way.

I have a standing promise

from Dr. Mike.

He swears he's going to be able

to indoctrinate me into sushi.

And I trust that man.

He'll find some stuff you like.

You know, like the tempuras

and things like that.

And you can get just

vegetable sushi as well.

It doesn't have to be raw fish.

Yeah, yeah.

I tried it one time.

Do you remember we had that guy

out here in our green room

before we had our nice green room?

And he whipped up

sushi and he was like,

He brought like some cutting board

and these stands.

And it was like a beautiful display

of sushi.

And I was like,

this looks amazing.

And I had whatever it was

that didn't contain any fish in it.

But I still felt like

it kind of had a fishy taste.

But I did try it.

I'm bummed out

because my favorite restaurant

is this place called Azi.

It's in Villanova

and it's closing.

No!

What about the one in Media?

The Media one is staying open.

But here's the thing, Casey.

The Azi on Main,

which is right off of Route 30

in Villanova,

they're closing it

because they're adding

some like a restaurant

rental space,

business space,

or whatever in that complex.

There's already like

three empty buildings

in that complex.

So I don't understand

why they're doing that at all.

But it's been my favorite restaurant

for a number of years.

They're closing shop.

And they don't want to leave.

I know.

Son of a bitch.

It's not because

it was underperforming.

They're actually looking

for another spot.

Great sushi.

I think it's only open

for like two more weeks

or something like that.

All right, we need to see

if we can get a winner.

Let's find out if you know

what movie this clip is from.

Is this made from real lemons?

Yes.

I only like all natural foods

and beverages.

Organically grown

with no preservatives.

Are you sure

they're real lemons?

Yes.

Well, I'll tell you what.

I'll buy a cup

if you buy a box

of my delicious

Girl Scout cookies.

Do we have a deal?

Are they made

from real Girl Scouts?

All right, let's see

if you know the answer to that.

I will go to Aaron.

Hi, Aaron.

Good morning.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Hold on.

Hi, Aaron.

Oh, my God.

Happy birthday

to you.

Happy birthday to you.

All right, Aaron.

What movie is it from, please?

Adam's Family Values.

Yes, that is absolutely correct.

Yep, hang on just a second.

And we have a prize for you.

Aaron, you've won

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I have to apologize to Dr. Mike.

He was calling in

on our Xfinity mobile guest line,

and I had to wave him off

because of time,

but I'm sure he was going to go on

about sushi for a little bit.

Yeah, he's my man.

We will do it another time, Dr. Mike.

I apologize.

All right, here is the next movie clip.

What is this from?

Would you like a schmoke and a pancake?

A what?

A schmoke and a pancake.

You know.

Flapjack and a cigarette?

All right.

A cigar and a waffle?

No.

Pipe and a crepe?

No.

Bong and a blintz?

All right, 215-263-WMMR.

Call now if you know the answer.

Order up.

All right, I'm going to do this now.

I might do this

if I can come up with enough of them,

but I was thinking about adding

to the connoisseur

the food hack of the week.

The food hack of the week.

This amazing feature

just keeps growing.

Some kind of a cooking

or preparation.

A preparation tip for you.

Well, you know, Casey actually

started the ball rolling with the cake.

Yeah, yeah.

His pancake cake.

Oh, yeah.

That was a hack.

All right, well, here is one for you.

When you are storing brown sugar

at your home,

so if you're going to use it,

and sometimes you go back

into the pantry,

you haven't used a brown sugar

in a while.

And it's a rock.

And it's an absolute brick.

A very lickable brick.

What do you do?

Well, this is a hack

apparently that works like magic.

I have not done this myself,

but I have read about this.

It involves marshmallows.

What you do is

you place a few marshmallows

into the container

of brown sugar,

tightly seal it,

and it takes about a day,

and this should soften

the sugar up.

Really?

That's what this hack says.

Okay.

Also, it's $2.89

for a giant pack at Target.

I'll just go buy another one.

That's true.

Yeah.

Pretty cheap.

But you can keep

the marshmallows

in the container

for up to a few weeks.

It's just one of the genius ways

to keep brown sugar soft

if you need to.

That's interesting.

Yeah.

Okay.

Like when I've encountered it

in its brick-like state,

you just kind of break it up.

You can break it up,

but there are some times

it's really solidified.

Like usually, you know,

if I bake during the holiday season

and then next year rolls around,

it's a solid point.

When are you baking?

I bake.

I've always said this.

I can't cook,

but I can bake

because you follow instructions,

and it has to be

the perfect amount of each.

I just remember you trying...

You like the precision.

Well, that's what I need.

I can't, you know,

like Preston's like,

oh, you just put a little of this

and a little of this.

I'm like, no, it doesn't work.

Yeah, you saute and brown it

for a little while

until it looks done.

No, this, you put it in

at this temperature

for this amount of time

and mix these together

and boom, you get

a little bit of peat moss.

All right.

So that's...

You like the hacks?

Yes.

If I can come up with one

every week, I will do that

and throw that in.

You know, that should be

the theme to like a taxi

because they call

taxi cabs hacks.

Hacks.

Yeah.

Okay.

Well, like that,

my mom always put

a piece of bread

in with the fresh baked cookies

that she would make

and it would keep them

soft and moist.

Okay.

So it would take

a little while longer

for them to harden.

Look at Kathy.

Yeah.

Contributing with a cooking hack.

Unbelievable.

With something that happens

in the kitchen.

Amazing.

Standing next to Julia Child.

All right.

Let's see if you know

what movie this is from.

Would you like a schmuck

and a pancake?

I want a schmuck

and a pancake.

You know,

flapjack and a cigarette?

All right.

Sugar and a waffle?

No.

Pipe and a grape?

No.

Bong and a blintz?

Bong and a blintz.

All right.

We'll go to Patrick.

Patrick, morning.

Good morning.

All right, Patrick.

What movie is that from, please?

Austin Powers,

Goldmember.

Goldmember, yes.

Patrick.

Correct.

And here's what we have

for you, Patrick.

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or delivery on DoorDash.

By the way,

glancing out

into the Acme Lounge,

Sweet Lucy's is here.

Oh, yeah.

There you go.

You're a very happy man.

In fact, when the name

was uttered last night,

I could feel your arousal

through the phone.

Yeah, they've been here before

and we know how wonderful

they are,

so I'm excited

and I'm hungry.

All right, let's see

if you know what movie

this clip is from.

You know how Rambo won?

He was big with Little Pup.

He was big with Little Pup

and then Rambo, too.

He got all shredded up.

That's kind of how

you look right now.

Oh.

You know, not Rambo 1,

but 2.

Really?

Yeah, when he was cut up.

Well, I'm not that.

I mean, that's what

I'm going for.

Come on, dude.

You're more shredded

than a Julian salad, man.

215-263-WMMR.

Call if you know

the salad was the food

part of that.

All right, order up.

Wait, wait.

Oh, wait.

Hold on a second.

It's time for

the fast food roundup.

This insane thing

that we do.

Fast food stories

for you here

that I've packaged together.

So, in an effort

to become more sustainable

and improve customer experience,

McDonald's,

and I think this looks

really cool,

is replacing the cups

that they use

for the McFlurry,

and they're adding

a new size option as well.

So, they are switching out

this traditional McFlurry cup

with the plastic lid

for a more environmentally

friendly paper cup

with a built-in

four-inch

four-flap

closure design.

So, it's almost like

the Chinese

take-out box,

which I've had

a couple times

I've gotten ice cream

that have come in that.

I really like it that way.

Interesting.

I don't know

if I've ever had that.

So, the McFlurry

is a sundae,

basically, right?

It's basically

like a blizzard.

Yeah, like a...

Okay.

So, that's pretty much

the same thing,

a whipped-up concrete.

So, you're drinking,

you're eating it.

Yeah.

You suck on it.

Yeah, so it's a little

four-flap thing,

it opens up on the top,

and it's like,

yeah, it's an easy way

to get rid of,

you know,

some plastic waste,

so, and still be

as functional

as you need it to be.

So, this will start,

also starting September 10th,

participating McDonald's locations

will offer a mini McFlurry,

a smaller version

of the popular dessert.

These changes are part

of McDonald's broader goal

to source all its

primary consumer packaging

from renewable, recycled,

or certified materials

by the end of next year.

I remember when they

first debuted

the soft ice cream,

the ice cream cones

that they offered

for the first time.

I was like,

oh my God,

burgers and ice cream.

I love the fact

that they're adding

the mini as well

because Dairy Queen,

Casey had mentioned

the Blizzards,

they have a mini version too.

So, if you just want

just a little bit.

a shot before

a big business meeting.

Yeah, or if you just

want to stay calorically

in the ballpark,

you can get one of those.

All right, also

from the world of fast food,

after teasing the idea

of choking up,

Chipotle themed

Halloween costumes

on social media

over the years,

the fast casual

burrito chain

has partnered

with Spirit Halloween

to make the costumes

a reality.

I love Spirit.

So, starting today,

Chipotle fans

can go to

spirithalloween.com

and choose from

five head-to-toe

body suits,

a.k.a. morph suits,

it says,

designed to represent

Chipotle's forks,

napkins,

water cups,

burritos,

and to-go bags.

The,

the costumes

were sold for $40 each.

How are,

how iconic are there,

are those things?

I don't know.

Like, I wouldn't know.

Neither would I.

Wouldn't be able to identify

a Chipotle bag.

Yep.

Uh, I would,

but these costumes are silly.

Yeah, we're looking at them.

They're just like the,

it's like the green man costume.

Yeah.

And the burrito one

is just a silver one

with a,

a burrito sticker on it.

You know,

that you would get

when you order a burrito.

I would be ashamed

of that costume.

At Chipotle.

Um, Target is doing this.

They have

their own costumes.

So like,

you can go as like

a Target cart

for the Target,

the bullseye.

They have kid costumes.

I believe they also

have animal costumes.

We should have

Preston and Steve costumes.

Right?

Why not?

I would love to see that.

But their,

theirs are a little better

than just like green man suited.

They're actual costumes.

Okay.

Yeah,

because those are just

basically leotards.

So these will be

at Select Spirit,

Halloween stores

and major cities

while the supplies last.

All right,

let's see if you know

what movie

this particular clip

is from.

You know how Rambo won?

He was David Little Puff

in that Rambo tune.

He got all shredded up.

Yeah.

That's kind of how

you look right now.

Oh.

You know,

not Rambo one,

but two.

Really?

Yeah,

when he was cut up.

Well,

I'm not that,

I mean,

that's what I'm going for.

Come on,

dude.

You're more shredded

than a Julian salad,

man.

All right,

let's go to Tim

and see if he knows.

Hey,

Tim,

good morning.

Good morning.

Tim,

what movie is that from?

That is from

Tropic Thunder.

Yes.

Well done.

You are a winner,

sir.

And here is what we have

for you.

Tim,

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If you're tailgating

at the stadiums,

you can visit

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off of the

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of I-95.

You can order

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by the dozen

or small or large

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All right,

we have one more

clip to play

and that is it.

Let's see if you can

identify this food clip.

What movie is this from?

You don't remember,

do you?

Excuse me.

Got some jello

for you today.

Do I like jello?

Yum.

All right,

215-263-WB.

The MMR call

if you know the answer.

Order up.

So,

after a food blogger

posted about

Capri Sun's

new plastic bottles

aimed at adult markets,

fans jumped

to conclusions

and panicked

assuming that

the iconic pouches

were being phased out.

But the company

was quick

to set the record straight

certifying that

the pouches

are here to stay.

Can they do something

about sticking the straw

where it belongs?

There are times

when it is difficult

to get

that straw out of there.

It's almost impossible

sometimes.

And why sometimes

it is so easy.

You're talking about

penetrating that little

Reynolds wrap thingy.

And then it ruins the straw

and then you've got to

take a straw from another one

and now you're

one straw less.

One of my favorite

memories of my kids

is I actually,

because of our schedule,

I was able to be

a lunch dad a lot.

And my primary job

as a lunch dad

was putting straws

in Capri Sun pouches.

You know,

because these

little things suck.

What's that?

Is there a trick?

I mean,

it's like threading a needle.

You know what I mean?

Towards the base.

Yeah.

I think that's the issue.

Actually, no,

I hold the top

and I kind of like

stretch the top back

a little bit

to essentially create tension

where the hole is.

Right.

And then I think

it makes that little thing

easier to penetrate.

Okay.

I think we need

to put Tim on hold.

No, no,

I like listening to him.

Sorry, Tim, hang on.

I didn't realize

I didn't hit the hold button.

He's playing his jug band.

So to further put the rest,

any fears that pouches

are on the way out,

Capri Sun posted

on social media

writing that they are

shipping whole pouches

of pouches

that will be available

at Walmarts

starting this week.

So don't worry

if you prefer

the aluminum pouch

with the straw

that's hard to insert

over a bottle

that anyone can open

and reseal.

Capri Sun has got you

covered according to this article.

All right.

Nick, you and I,

I think we're on,

we were in grade school

at the time

where Capri Sun's

really hit the market.

Yeah, for sure.

We were never

a Capri Sun family

growing up.

No, we were

a Sonny D family.

You know what I'm saying?

Oh, not the purple stuff?

Not the purple stuff.

But when we

had kids,

Capri Sun was the thing.

We were Capri Sun

and also Minute Maid

made a fruit punch

and so Minute Maid

was easier

to use the straw

and the Minute Maid

because it was like

a cardboard box.

Yes.

But yeah,

the Capri Sun

was always a pain in the ass.

And Kathy's right.

If that straw snaps,

you're after.

Forget it.

Unless you're an anteater.

When you get a straw

that has one of those

little cracks in it,

okay,

and you're already

away from the restaurant

and...

I want to die.

I've actually driven

into an overpass.

So you're describing

something that I've

recently been able

to perfect.

So I love

when I go to Wawa

and I'll get my

machine cappuccino.

I use the small red...

They're straws.

Coffee stirrer straw.

A lot of people

use the stirrer straw.

Yeah.

But it is now

in a very thin sheath

of plastic.

Yes.

So I used to be able

to just hold the straw

within the plastic

and slide down the plastic

and it would puncture

and come out the other end.

No, no, no.

Not anymore.

Whatever the plastic

they're using,

it's a lot more resilient.

So now I have to

sort of surgically

tear the top

and then I get it out.

Yeah.

But that is my favorite

suck and straw.

First try is

turn it upside down.

Sometimes it will work

if you get that cracked spot

into the liquid.

Correct.

But sometimes it's too large

and it doesn't...

At some point,

you're going to hit a part

no matter what

where there's liquid left

and you just can't

get it above.

You can't get the crack

above the water line.

Also,

with the Capri Sun straws,

there are two sides, right?

And one side is

basically like an arrow.

So you have to make sure

that you're using the bottom.

It's pointier.

Yeah.

To penetrate.

Yes.

Put some lube on it

and talk dirty to it.

And shove it in there.

Yeah.

And if you tickle it,

that opening increases.

You're a naughty straw.

Stick it in there.

Let's see.

Suck you dry.

Wow.

That'd make you feel so good.

Why are you turning

the Capri Sun, sir?

Trying to get it around.

Shut up.

Trying to get it wet.

I love it.

I'm using it.

Let's see if you know

what movie this is from.

You don't remember, do you?

Excuse me.

Got some Jell-O

for you today.

Do I like Jell-O?

Yum.

All right.

We will go to Kelly

and see if she knows

what movie this is from.

Hi, Kelly.

Good morning.

Hi.

Good morning.

All right, Kelly.

What movie is that from?

From While You Were Sleeping.

While You Were Sleeping.

That's a fun movie.

It is cute.

All right.

Hang on.

We got a prize for you.

You have a

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including Hasbro,

Optimus Prime,

and Bumblebee 2.

Two in ones.

A power flip Optimus Prime.

A movie poster.

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to see Transformers 1

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and Transformer 1

back to school supplies.

You can witness

the original.

Well, I'm sorry.

Witness the origin.

Transformers 1

only in theaters

starting September.

It looks pretty good.

It's an animated movie.

Is it not?

Yeah.

I don't know.

All right.

You know what?

That's all we have time for today.

I know.

I'm looking at the clock.

Yeah.

We got to move things along

because we do have

a number of guests

that are going to be joining us

throughout the course

of the morning.

So I want to go ahead

and wrap so we can get

to the B-file

and then return

with all of that good stuff.

But thank you.

Hopefully you got something

out of the connoisseur today.

We'll break

and we will return.

As I said,

Bizarre File is up next

and after that,

our buddy Adam Ferrara

and Marissa Magnata

and we enter the J's

of the back to school A to Z

when we return

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Very quickly,

before we do the bizarre file,

I got this cute little message

I wanted to pass along.

This was from a woman named Bonnie

who emailed me and she said,

Gadzooks, I've been listening

to your show for over 10 years, man.

10.

And she says, well, actually,

it's more like 18 years.

My daughter, Riley,

has grown up listening to the show

since she was in the womb.

She just turned four in August,

on August 12th.

She knows all the members

on the show

and she thinks of all of you

as friends.

We were in the car

and I had caught up

on listening to your podcast,

so I turned on a different show

and she immediately told me,

this isn't Preston and Steve.

She requested I put your show

on again immediately

and it gave me a good chuckle

and I'm so proud

that I've created a huge PNS fan.

We love you guys

and a day doesn't go by

that we don't listen to you.

I hope to attend

one of your events one day.

The main reason why I'm emailing

is because we walked past a street

that we always pass

in Manasquan, New Jersey.

Oh, yeah.

Where we live

and I always point out the name.

It's Preston Way.

Ah.

And Riley has always said

that I need to share this with you,

so I'm finally getting around

to sending you an email

with a photo of Riley

showing off your street.

She's really cute.

She's standing by

this little signpost

and it says Preston Way on it.

That's awesome.

I'm surprised they get us

in Manasquan

unless they're listening on the app.

Yeah.

Is that far up north?

It's kind of.

I mean, yeah.

I have friends that live there

that I went to college.

Like Red Bank?

Yeah.

So she just wanted to send that

and she sent me a picture

I thought was really, really cute.

So thank you, Bonnie and Riley,

for that.

Do you want a shart?

Yeah, a shart would be good.

I think so.

Or a nail.

I don't know what happened there.

That would work too.

Thank you.

When my nails start becoming farts.

Before we do our Friday song,

do you want to mention your event?

Oh, yes.

Yeah, sure.

Do you want to plug that?

Thank you so much.

I don't want to jam you up, man.

No, dude.

Because we have a big day here.

So, yeah, it's the Kegs for Cats.

It is next Friday from,

that's September 13th.

Very cool.

From 530 to 830 p.m.

Benefits the Max Fund

and Morris Animal Refuge.

Help to support community cats

in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Brewing Company

is awesome.

And they have an area

in the back there

that is perfectly suited.

They have tables out there

and kind of the loading dock

is the stage.

But the event is benefiting,

again, these cats

that are homeless

and in need of care.

Morris Animal does a great job.

And Max Fund steps in.

But you buy a ticket,

you're going to enjoy

complimentary beer and cider.

Kitten cuddling.

Adoptable kittens

from Morris Animal Refuge.

Live music from a great band.

These dudes are insane.

They dress up as cats,

but they do some heavy rock.

Kitty Rotten is the name.

Food from a shop.

One of the absolute

best food trucks in the city.

Featuring me,

a guy named Steve Morrison.

Raffles, prizes, and more.

And all the money raised,

as I said before,

will go to benefit cats

in the area,

the Philadelphia area,

through Max Fund

and Morris Animal Refuge.

You can learn everything

you need to know

by going to

presidentsteve.com.

All the information is there

and you can buy your tickets.

And we'd love to see you

next Friday

for our first happy hour,

Kegs for Cats.

Love it.

Yeah.

All right.

Let us bring in a Friday

with our friends, Froggy.

Froggy.

We'll be right back.

And we're going to have

a blast again

with you this time.

All right.

We'll start with this story.

A guest at a Las Vegas

strip resort is accused

of using a homemade

flamethrower device

to trigger the building's

sprinkler system

in an incident

that prompted

a counterterrorism response.

Homemade flamethrower, huh?

Yeah.

Gavin Hamilton

faces charges.

Sounds like you.

I know.

Including assault

with a deadly weapon,

arson, and drug possession.

And on Sunday,

a person at the

Fountain Blue Las Vegas

called the

9-1-1 about an incident

inside the hotel

involving maintenance workers

and the building's

fire protection system.

Officers learned

a person triggered

a water flow alarm

in a stairwell

leading to a worker

encountering Hamilton.

And when police

and maintenance

and maintenance workers

approached,

attempted to approach

Hamilton in the stairwell,

allegedly lit

an unknown liquid

through a hose

toward them.

Jeez.

Police described the device

in Hamilton's backpack

as a flammable liquid

connected with a

three-foot-long metal hose.

While speaking

with officers,

Hamilton,

who was covered

in a black oily substance,

reportedly said

that he was running

from two people

in the stairwell.

He said his backpack

had several items inside,

including bongs,

butane,

and a meth pipe.

So he was ready.

Which he used

to create a flamethrower device.

We're looking

at the mugshot.

Sweet Jesus.

Yeah, Hamilton said

he activated the sprinkler

to...

That looks crazy.

He activated the sprinkler

to open a locked door.

Instead,

only black water

was released

and the door

did not unlock.

That's why he's covered

in that oily substance.