Happy Friday and Happy Fathers Day

Just wanted to say Hi and to tell a few quick stories.. Happy Friday to you all and a Happy Fathers Day to all my Fathers.. Be good, do good and be happy 

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Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo. Check one, two, yo, what is a party, people? It is officially Friday, and you guys have made it through the week. So give a round of applause to yourself. Holy shit, you made it. Oh, what's up, everybody? It is Mike Vitale representing 1491 dropouts, representing tribal revival, representing black sheep apparel, representing laughter is good medicine, representing scratch nerds, and representing the infamous, infamous Culture Kings. Don't forget to go to CultureKings.com. Use the discount code DJW me. Get yourself some fresh gear for this Father's Day. If you guys are out there, you guys heard this, you guys have a father, you have a husband, you have somebody that plays that father figure in your life. Don't forget Sunday is Father's Day. It is 547. I am on my way to work. It is super early. I feel rested. I feel ready to get my day started. And I am going in early because I am off early today. Got a birthday party that I'm DJing for a very good friend of mine. So I am super excited. Holy cow, it has been super, super, super, super busy, man. Me and Shells have been just crossing paths. Hey yeah, crossing paths because I don't want to look at them because it's that month. Hey. No, man. Shells has been busy. I've been busy and I've not even done an update or recorded a podcast to let you guys know what is going on. But just to let you guys know, everything is good, everything is everything. We have just been busy. We were supposed to have recorded a podcast last night, but you know what? Life happens. Life happens, but I did get the opportunity to hang out with um my mom and my bubs, Brooklyn. Uh, we got some dinner, some good talks, and it was just man, with Father's Day coming up, it's something that I needed, something that that I've been lacking in my life, right there. Just that little moment there, as you guys know, it's gonna be eight months on the 8th of July since my father has passed. And I've always said it's been a struggle. It's it's it's been a struggle. I've been trying my very best to deal with it. I've been trying my very best to get through life's hardships. But man, hats off again goes to my mom. Holy cow, my mom is a freaking champ, she is a freaking soldier, and she is holding it down. I do not know how she's doing it or how she does it, but man, my mom is freaking amazing. But I just wanted to jump on really quick to let you guys know that we are thinking about you, that we haven't forgot about you guys, that we are still in the mix. We're trying, we're trying to get everything situated. There's questions, questions, a lot of questions that are coming in. Questions that are funny. Some of the what would you do, would you do, who would you do? A but a lot of awesome questions that are coming in, and I've haven't gotten the time to uh go through them all to pick which ones that we are going to talk about, make fun of, and discuss, you know. Um oh, excuse me, my allergies, man. If you guys know me, know me, if you guys know me, know me, hey. Um, you guys know that I usually don't get allergies until August, but for some weird witchcraft reason, I am getting them early. And the crazy thing about well, I was thinking about this yesterday when when I was with my mom and when I was in Brooklyn, is how fast time is flying. Like, man, I've already seen flyers here and there about back to school events, about you know, back to school giveaways, and I'm like, damn, I was like, didn't they just start summer vacation officially on the calendar? Summer has not started yet, and they're already talking about back to school. Guess that's how much parents want to get your kids' ass back in school, and it was crazy. Like, holy cow, and I saw a couple of the flyers, I'm like, holy shit, is it really that time already? And I looked at it, and we're barely in June, the middle part of June. Holy cow! Like I said, man, holy smacks, time is flying by pretty quick. My whole July. I'm looking forward to July. Um, not the first week of July, hey, uh, but my July is is a book. Book, book. I don't know why I said book like that, but my July is booked. Um, every weekend I am at a different location, I am out of town, uh DJing, and I am looking forward to July. Uh July 3rd and July 4th. Well, be will be my um my debut over at Fire Rock Casino, and it was crazy because when I got the contract, you know, I was looking over it, I was like, man, this is cool, this is cool, whatever, you know. Uh totally different contract than how Northern Edge does it. So I signed it, sent it back to them, and then yesterday the contract was just sitting on the table at the house. I went through it and I'm like, holy shit, like there is a lot of rules that they have more than Northern Edge, you know. So I'm just gonna throw this out there for everybody, you know. Uh, if if I don't step away from the booth to say hi or give you hugs or whatever, it's uh I'm I'm just I'm just trying to to follow the contract rules. Uh they're really, they're really, really, really, really um uh what do you call it? Um rule savvy. I guess that's the right terminology. I don't know, but um they really watch what you do, who you interact with, and the reason why is I guess there had been some incidents there at Fire Rock that changed the game for everybody. Takes that one person, takes that one person to fuck up everything, hey yeah. So, you know, like uh it asked on there, like how many guests I'm going to have with me, like as far as setting up, and I was like, it's just me, yo. And then after on there, it says, Oh, how many, how many people have you expected to show up on your part, like your party? And I was like, you know what? I'm not even inviting anybody, hey. Um, not not because I don't want to, it's just because it's work. Um, and I I respect the fact that everybody that does come to Northern Edge, uh, they let me work. If you guys know me best, know me, know me. When I'm in the zone, I'm in the zone. I don't I don't text, I don't call. You know, people try to call me and try to text me and say, hey, what's up, Mikey? You know, where you at this weekend, and I don't respond to it. Why? Because I am in the zone, I am DJ'd, I am just focused on work, again, and and it's crazy, it's it's cool and crazy at the same time uh that Fire Rock will put that in their claws, like their contract, you know. Uh like, okay, cool. We were hiring you to do this, um, to do these events, and that's what you're going to be focused on, is pretty much what it says. And I'm like, damn, I was like, all right, cool, cool, cool. Um, but still yet, I'm inviting people, I'm inviting people to come out, man. Uh, just uh don't bother me while I'm DJing. Hey. Oh, there's no other nice way to say it, man, because I am I am trying to make an impression on Fire Rock. Um, from what people had told me there, uh, what I've kind of seen. Uh I well, I don't want to say seen, but um I DJed a reception out of Fire Rock, and man, they they they love the music, and even some of the staff were like, Man, you should DJ here, and I told them I was like, Yeah, I said I'm DJing here, the third and the fourth, and they're like, Man, yeah, the DJs that have been here. No disrespect. Like I said, I don't like to DJ bash, I don't like to bash other DJs because it's it's how you guys DJ is how you guys DJ, I guess. Yeah, uh, that kind of sounded weird saying that, how you guys DJs, ha ha ha ha, dumbass Mike. But you know, I no disrespect to other DJs, but your job, your goal is to entertain. I'm not I'm not saying this to any specific DJ shit, I'm saying this to myself too. Uh but I always felt my job uh to entertain, uh, to make people dance and try to be try to play as much good music as I can. Uh requests, yeah, I'll play your request to a certain extent, but if it just becomes ridiculous where you're coming up and requesting song after song after song, I'm gonna be like, yo, man, uh not even, you know, not even that chill out. Let me get through my playlist first, and then I'll play all of your um choosing Texas. I'll play choosing Texas for you 30 times. Oh god, I hate that song. That oh, that is the fucking oh man, that that song is a devil hate. But yeah, so the third and fourth of July, I will be over at Fire Rock Casino, and then after that, we got the the the most infamous trill, I guess you could say, um, dirty, hey, and Slim Thug is going to be in Farmington July. Uh man, I I I can't even look at my calendars right now because I don't I don't want to jinx it and touch something that I'm not supposed to. Hey, man, and stop the recording, but uh I'll keep you guys posted on on the next podcast. But Slim Thug is going to be in Farmington, and then the second week, third week of July, I will be making my debut out at Snap's Lounge in Phoenix. I am looking forward to that, but then also scared at the same time, and it is going to be one for the books, and so I'm looking forward to July. July got some other events too, as well. And you know, again, I'll be back at Northern Edge looking forward to that, and just be over at Fire Rock, and most importantly, just hanging out, man. Uh, celebrating my freedom of independence, hey and talking about that freedom of independence. Um as you guys know, June is Pride month. So this is this is a true story that happened to me yesterday, alright? So, you guys know June is Pride Month. I've always said, I've always expressed how I felt about that. Uh don't have a problem with it, never had a problem with it. The issue and the problem that I had was the people of that community trying to force and trying to force feed me, trying to force feed people to you know accept their lifestyle. And I've always said it's cool, it's alright. You love whoever you want to love, whoever you kiss out in public, in private. That is your personal business. Just leave me the fuck out of it. Just leave me out of it, alright? Um, it's cool, man. I respect your lifestyle, respect your choice of what you wanna be. If you want to be a fucking butterfly, be a fucking butterfly, you know? But don't try to fucking force me and try to make me feel bad because I won't make me feel bad about not accepting your lifestyle. I've never said I've not accepted that lifestyle, your lifestyle, whatever. You know, I've never said that. I've always said just stop trying to force it on me or force it on us as a people. Yes, some some of that stuff makes some people uncomfortable. Uh, they they don't believe in it, they think that a man should be with a woman, uh, women, ha ha ha, women, women, women, women. I'm not gay no more. Some people believe that a man uh should be with a lady, not a man and a man or a lady, a lady, whatever, you know. But in my personal opinion, whatever. If it makes you happy, if that's what it is for you, hey, then go for it. Be that, be happy, just don't fucking try to force it down my throat and make me feel bad about it and make me feel like I'm the bad person because I'm not you know attending your festivals, your parades, your cookouts. Personally, I don't want to go to a cookout because you know I heard the hot dogs, hey. Oh man, so uh, anyways, um, and I've and I've shared this with some people, and some people know me, like I like I've been saying or I've said, damn, there I go again saying that. Oh, hey, um, but I have some friends that are from that community. I have some friends that are gay. Let's just be transparent, all right? Let's just uh don't sugar, let's not sugarcoat it, alright? I have some friends that are gay, they're the coolest gay people that I know. And these two gentlemen that are gay, that are my friends, they are they're regular guys. Like you probably would never think that they were gay. You would probably think that uh they they um that they're just regular guys, like maybe the way that they the way that they talk, the way that you see them or whatever, don't be stereotypical. Hey, uh, but looking at them, you wouldn't you wouldn't think that they were gay. And they're those they're those cool gays. I'm gonna say that. They're those cool gays that don't try to make everybody known. They live a private life, they like it that way. When people find out, when they tell people, it's not like you know, like, oh I'm gay and you gotta accept it. Oh, I'm gay and and you gotta love me, you gotta, you gotta respect this and that. They're they're not that tight. They're just you know, if they come out to you and they'd be like, oh yeah, I'm gay, whatever, that's it. It's cool, you know? And like I said, they're normal people to me. I I don't look at them like that. I don't look at them like, oh man, they're gay. Like, I oh trying to watch out to see if they kiss, hey. No, man, I've never disrespected them like that, man. And they're just the coolest people that I know. You know, every time I see them, there's a couple times where we hung out. Like, it's never been forced, it's never been, you know, like anything pressurized to be a part of. When I say be a part of, I'm talking about the month. I'm talking about uh the life child, the life child, the lifestyle that they choose. Um these festivals that they have, rallies that they have, um, they don't try to force you to be part of that. They don't try to force you, oh, excuse me, to um take their literature or whatever, you know, or support them and and you know, gay bashing, I get I guess that's the the proper word. They don't try to make you make you be part of the anti-gay bashing or whatever. They like I said, they just live their normal life, man, and and and they're cool, man, and I respect them for that. A couple weeks, a couple weeks ago, I I had lunch with them. Um it was just it was cool, you know. Like I've said, like I said, I didn't I don't look at them any different. I don't look at them, I don't judge them or like, oh man, they're just they're just my friends, they're cool. We've always been cool. I've always told them it's cool that you're gay, just be straight with me. Hey, if you know that reference, then you a real one. So I had lunch with them like a few weeks back, and we were just talking, it was probably the the beginning of June. And there was uh there was a couple, another gay couple, they came into the restaurant, and I'm not too sure if they might have just came back from a rally or a parade or something, but they came in all flamboyant, uh loud as fuck, you know, trying to get all the attention drawn on them, and they just like were making a scene. They were making a scene inside the restaurant, just hey, you know, you know how they get sometimes, you know. And I was sitting across them, and you could tell that they were uncomfortable, you know, you could tell that they were kind of low-key embarrassed, and I seen them not that they were ashamed of each other or that they, you know, have an issue with each other because these guys, like I said, these guys are solid, these guys are cool, and I just kind of seen them scoot apart from each other, and I was just kind of like, oh damn, like what happened, you know? Did I say something? You know, did I look at those other guys um differently, or did I make um, you know, uh un I don't know, did I make them feel uncomfortable? Is what I was thinking. And then as we were sitting there, we're eating, and I had asked him, I was like, is everything okay, man? I was just like, uh, is everything good, man? And my buddy was like, man, he was like, yeah, he's like, everything's good, man. He was like, but he was like, I don't know why they just got they they have to be like that. And I was like, oh shit, what happened? You know, and I was like, what what what do you mean? And he was just like, those guys, he was like the he was like that couple that came in, you know, the the the gay, the other gay couple is what he said. And he was like, I don't know why they got it, they gotta be that extreme. He was like, okay, he's like, I get it, that you're gay, you're proud, you're uh you're in that that that community or whatever. He was like, but it was like you don't got to be that extreme. And he was like, that he was like, this is the reason why he was like a lot of people, you know, they they talk about us, they they look down on us, and they make us feel like we're the bad people for for choosing this lifestyle, for choosing who we want to be with. And as we started, you know, like the conversation, I just listened to him kind of vent, and he was like, man, he was like, I don't know. He was like, when when when gay people come out of the closet, he's like, some of them they come out extreme. And I've said this before, I because I've noticed it, but for him to say it, I was just like, okay, cool, I'm not the only one to stick in it, you know? So he was like, yeah, he's like, when when some people when some gay people come out, he's like, man, they go extreme, they go hard, they go, they come out and they come out, you know, they come out of that closet. And I had asked him, I said, dude, I said, I've never asked you this question. I said, because I said I didn't feel like it was my it, I feel like I didn't need to know. I said, because I said, you're my friend. That's what I look at you as. You're my friend, you're my bro, you're my boy. You know, we we we grew up together, and you know, like, like I've I've never once thought, like, oh man, why are you gay? kind of thing. You know, like I never I never that never crossed my mind. I said, but I said at some time I I wanted to ask you, like, how, when, you know, you know, and and and you know, it was it was a good conversation. It was like it was a good conversation, and he was like, man, he was like, I don't know. He was like, I I've always felt like I was gay. Um it and this guy was like, this guy in middle school and high school, this dude was like a macho macho man. Um had a girlfriend. His girlfriend at the time was kind of like the almost maybe the third, hey, the third popular girl in school. And you know, like he, yeah, you you you like I said, you would never have thought that this guy was gay or is gay. And I was like, dude, man, I was like, you you you were dating the third most popular girl in school, third place. Shout out to all the third placers out there. Hey, man, that doesn't mean you're off the radar, hey and I was like, dude, I was like, you know, and that started it opened up the door to ask questions, and like I said, I've never thought about it. He uh he he was addressing it, and it was an opportunity for me. To you know just ask questions like not extreme questions like how does it feel like kissing a man or how does these tongues feel like nothing like that? It was that it wasn't even one of those. Uh but man, um you know, I I I was I asked him, I said, so I said, How did you feel? I said, knowing that that you weren't attracted to ladies, and his response was he was like, I was I was scared. He was like, I was scared because at that time, you know, being gay back in the day was a taboo, was a dota, especially in the Navajo community, I guess you could say, you know, um, yeah, there's stories of two spirit, but a lot of people get that two spirit story miscontruded. They they they get it twisted and they take it to the extreme of like, oh, it's even it's even in our story, it's even in our quote unquote and sistery, it's even you know, no, that's that's a whole different story. It's uh it's a whole different story, but we'll get into that later. Hey, but he was like, man, he was like, I don't know, he's like, I think I might have always known. He's like, but I just I just wasn't scared to to even think about it. And I was he was like, I was even scared to like just just even think about like oh man, like I I like that guy, I think he's he's cute, I think he's handsome. And he was like, I don't know if if if he would like me or if he's even gay or whatever. Uh he was like in in in high school, you know, growing up or whatever, middle school, he was like, You you can you couldn't tell anybody that you were gay because of the backlash that you might be able to get, you know, or get not might be able to get, but the backlash you'll get. He was like, was super, super crazy. And I asked him, I said, Did your parents know? And he was like, Yeah, he was like, he's like, my dad was that was actually the one that did uh did that talk to me about it. And he was like, Man, and this goes into being a father, you know. He was like, Man, he was like, My dad was the one that actually talked to me about it. He's like all people, because I have all people, and he was like, You knew my dad. And uh sadly, his dad passed away like maybe like three years ago. And he was like, You knew my dad? He's like, My dad was probably one of the manliest mans ever. You know, he's he he was he worked himself to the bone. He was the definition of a man, you know, and he was like, What? He was like, it was my dad that came to me and and not even not even saying like oh man, this is wrong, or you're a man, you know, I'm raising you to be a man, but he was like, man, he was like just the love. He's like the love that my dad had. He was like the love that he had in talking to me, still calling me son, because he was like, man, he was like me coming out to my parents. He was like, I was scared because I I he's like I thought that I would never hear my dad call me son again, or even tell me that he loved me. He's like, because of this. And I was sitting there and I was like, man, damn. And he was like, Yeah, he's like my dad, you know, he's like my dad talked to me. And my dad just just uh made me feel safe. Made me feel safe, made me feel it was okay to be. I don't want to say this type because that's not that's not a word, but he used this type. So don't come at me and say, oh man, you're saying this type. No, these are his words, alright? He said, my dad allowed me to feel safe being this type, and I was like, damn, I was like, that's that that's a freaking father right there. And then it just got me thinking about you know my dad, the conversations that I had with my dad, and it coming up on Father's Day, and then like I said, eight, the eighth, July 8th, it's gonna be eight months since my dad passed away, and holy cow, it flies, time flies, and I've said there's not a day that goes by that I miss my dad, that I think about my dad, that I wonder, man, my dad would have just been chilling at home, my dad would have been, you know, it's watermelon season. Me and my dad would be freaking eating watermelons probably every weekend, buying a watermelon every week and eating that sucker, man, just for just just us two. And as he was talking about his dad, he was just like, Man, my dad made it safe. He's like, My dad made it safe, and reassured me that it's okay, it's okay, it's okay. And I was like, man, I was like, your dad was your dad freaking loved you, and he's like, Yeah, he did. And so he said that it was upsetting just to see those the you know that that that type like that just to just to draw that attention. And he was like, man, he was like, we just want to live our life. He was like, we just want to live our life. I just want to love him. He just wants to love me. And he was like, and then he told me, he was like, Mike, he's like, people like you that are cool with this, you know, with with with with with being gay or whatever, you know, and he was like, it's it's it's people like you that are cool and not judgmental to still be friends with with me after coming out. And I told him I was just like, dude, man, of course, man. I was like, you're cool, man. Like, why why would you even think that? And it's crazy how the mindset of people think nowadays, you know, and and it's not because we want to think like that, but yeah, because of the actions of other people that are in that community, and that brings me back to my story. So yesterday, yesterday was at Sam's Club, and there was this guy, you know, this guy that was coming out of Sam's Club, and of course, you could you could see, you could see it was clear. I have eyes, everybody around there had eyes. He was gay, uh, flamboyant out there, hey, whatever, you know, wearing a pride shirt. Again, have no problem. I have no problem with it at all, man. Hey, that's all you, you know, do you boo-boo? Hey, yeah, damn, miss that. Um, I was going into Sam's Clubs with my mom, and I was at Brooklyn, and he comes out, you know, he's coming out of the exit, and you could tell that he was coming towards us, like uh he's wanting to talk to us or something, and I was like, oh man, okay, cool, you know. Um, he came in a little too hot. Hey, he came in a little too hot, and he was just like, hey, happy pride month, and all this stuff, and like, you know, I was looking at myself, I was like, damn, do I look gay? Hey I was like, shit, do I look gay? No, I'm joking, joking, joking. He came up, he's like, happy pride month, and he was like, support gay pride, support love, and all this stuff. And then he tried, he hands me a sticker, and it, you know, it said it said on there, it said gay and proud. And I told him, I said, Oh, I said, no, thank you. I said, I said, thank you so much, though. I said, no, thank you. Boom, switched around. Switched around. Oh, you're one of those types. Oh, you're probably a Christian. Oh, you probably don't believe in gay rights and all this stuff. And I'm just like, no. In my mind, I was thinking, no, that's not exactly that's not that's not exactly, that's not what I am thinking at all. Like, you do not even know what I'm thinking about right now, you know? And I was like, damn, you know, he threw this whole fit in front of my mom in front of Brooklyn, and then his words were, well, fuck you then, and he walked off. And I'm like, what the heck? Yeah, like before I could rebuttal a and debate him. No, I'm just joking, I was trying to debate him. Before I could let him know why I wasn't trying to take the sticker, he blew up already, and I was just like, damn. And before I could say anything, Brooklyn said, Brooklyn said too, she was like, damn. She was like, I thought they were supposed to be all about love. That is my kid. I love my kid, and she was like, damn, I thought they were supposed to be all about love. We walked in and I told my mom and at Brooklyn, I said, I said, if I had a purpose and a place to put that sticker, I would have took it. I said, but I said, I don't have a need for that sticker, I don't have a place to put that sticker. I said, if I took it, I would just be taking it just because he tried to force it on me. And I said, in all honesty, if I got that tick, if I got that sticker, I don't say why I said ticket, but if I got that sticker, it would be sitting on my table, it would be sitting on the counter, and eventually it would just end up in trash. And I think that's more disrespectful than saying no, is what I told my mom and I told Brooklyn. And they were like, Yeah, you're right. And I told them, I said it was I told them, I said, it wasn't because I'm um, you know, I I I'm anti-gay or you know, I I I'm scared of gay people or whatever. No, I was like, I, you know, that would be more disrespectful taking that sticker, letting it sit around, and then ending it up ending up in trash when somebody else could take that sticker, put it on their vehicle, put it on whatever, and support them in that way. And I told him, I said, I'm not being non-supportive. I said, but I said, just don't don't try to stuff that down my throat. And that's exactly what my friend said too, is well, when I was having dinner with them. He was just it, him, him and his spouse or his uh his boyfriend. And I was like, oh man, and that's exactly what he said. He was just like, yeah, man. He was like, he said, what I'm sick of too. He was like, is is them the community, this community trying to trying to force everybody to feel comfortable with our lifestyles, with how we choose, we want to love. He was like, I'm sick and tired of them trying to force us. He was like, Yeah, we have a whole month that people can can can um celebrate. And I was like, damn, a whole month. I was like, shit, a whole month, man. And I was like, hey, Native American, Native American heritage is only one week, hey and you know, Cinquin de Mayo is only one week. Black history, you know, we got black history month, you know, for for the whole month there, but I was like, damn, for a whole fucking month of Pride Month, and and and he was just laughing and he was like, Yeah, man, he's like, we have a whole month, there's festivals going on, there's rallies going on, there's you know, all this stuff. And then he said, and these are his words, he was like, gay people are the most hateful people. And he was like, and their message is about spreading love. And he was like, once you tell them, like, oh no, it's not for me, or it's okay. Oh, excuse me. He was like, We get hurt, we get offended. And he was like, I was like that at one time. It was like when I came out and people that that I knew, you know, that weren't gonna accept this. He was like, Man, that that hurt. And then that's when he had told me he was like, Man, Mikey, it was like you're probably one of the uh one of the only friends that that we have that that's still there and that didn't have a problem with this. He was like, everybody else just kind of dipped out. It was just like, oh man, like ew, kind of, you know. And he was like, that, he's like, that. He said at that time, he's like, yeah, he said, that made me mad. He's like, that that put me in a in in a position to where, yeah, I was mad, I was angry. And he was like, I get it. He's like, I get some of these people that that get mad over this. He was like, but he was like, our message is to spread love. Love is love, love whoever you want. He was like, but we're some of the meanest people. He was like, we're some of the meanest people. And I didn't want to be a jerk and be like, yeah, you are, you know, like, yeah, you are, you know. And you know, the conversation was good. It was a good conversation, and I felt like it was done, you know, like I didn't want, I wasn't trying to ask any more questions, or you know, we said both, he said his piece, I got my question, I got my question answered, and it was like I said, it wasn't a crazy question or anything, but at the end, you guys know me best. If anything, if it's a serious conversation, like I fucking joke, you know? I fucking joke. And so after the whole conversation, we're sitting there, we're Edie, we're talking about other stuff, and I told him, I was just like, hey man, I was like, just another quick question. I was like, why did you ever try to hit on me? He was like, what? I told him I was, you know, jokingly, I said, why did you ever try to hit on me? And he looked at me and he was just like, oh, he's like, I didn't, he's like, you would just weren't my type. And I was like, fuck. I was like, fuck you, man. Oh my gosh, it was so funny, but it was a joke, and and he felt bad about it. He felt bad about it. He was just like, oh no, he's like, it wasn't because of that, that's what I was doing. That's it, it's a joke, man. I was like, it was a joke. And he was laughing after we had a good laugh about it, you know. I was just like, but in my mind, I was hurt, eh? I was hurt because I'm just like, fuck, what's wrong with me? Like, not even a gay guy would try to hit on me, eh? Oh man, but it was it was good, and again, full circle, like like yeah, full circle. It got me thinking, uh, when he was talking about his dad, and then also, you know, like with the with like I said, with the Pride Month, yes, yes, there are some people out there that try to force feed it to you, try to make you have this guilt trip, try to make you feel homophobe about the that lifestyle when all we're like okay, cool, love whoever you want to love, that's cool, but yeah, don't try to force it on me. Don't try to make me feel bad because you know you're you're in this oppression, thinking that the whole world is against you guys or whatever. I'm I'm like I said, love is love, whatever you guys do, that's all you. Uh, just don't try to force it down my throat, just like this gentleman did over at Sam's Club. Just because I didn't want to take a sticker, not because I I was homophobic or I I don't support that or I'm not about that or whatever. It's just I did not have a need for it. And again, I felt in my mind that okay, oh yeah, that's disrespectful. I mean, if I I was thinking about it as an artist's point of view, I have stickers, you know, all over Farmington. I got a street team that puts up stickers for me wherever stickers are at. So if you guys see DJ Who Me sticker there, man, shout out to you guys that threw it there. And I I would not know what to do with that sticker. I would not know where to put it. If I put it just somewhere randomly, it's disrespectful too. Like, oh, that's you know, you know, whatever. You know, there's no winning with them. There's no there, there's no easy way to say that. There's just no winning with them, all right. Uh, everything is hate to them. Everything, like I said, everything is hate to them. And I say this out of respect, but yes, I would not know where to put it. I I didn't have a place to put it or whatever, you know, and again, it would be disrespectful. Just and I thought about it like that. Like, if I gave somebody a sticker, they're not a fan of that sticker, it just sits on their table, it just sits on whatever, and then they just end up throwing it away. Like, I would feel hurt, I would feel disrespected because I'm like, damn, that's my logo. That's my that's that's you know, that's my logo, it has my name on there, it has DJ Who Me on there. People know who I am. Hey, um, so in my mind, I that's exactly what I thought too, is is I don't have a place to put it. I I wouldn't know where to put it. And if I take it from you and then it ends up in the trash, that's more disrespect being more disrespectful because you know, you're out here um you know, exercising your right to love people, exercising your right to be who you are, and me being disrespectful of of just throwing that in trash or leaving it out like that. I felt more I felt that was more disrespectful than than taking it, you know? And I was just like, damn, I was like, that that's freaking crazy. But then, you know, talking about his father brings me back to you know my dad, and again, I was with my mom, I was with Brooklyn yesterday, and Brooklyn had asked me, she was like, Dad, Father's Day's coming up. She's like, what do you want for Father's Day? And I laughed because we were talking about this for the longest time. You know, we were talking about this for the longest time, but I was like, man, it's time for me to get them dad shoes, you know? Those mic, those mic mucks. I was like, I think it's time. It's just time, hey. I was like, I was like, I wouldn't, I told her, I said, low-key, I said, I wouldn't mind a pair of those, man. I said, I think it's I think I'm in my dad phase now, or my my old dad phase, hey, and you know, like uh we're and and Brooklyn was just Brooklyn was just, you know, talking and she was like, ma'am, dad, she's like, I said, I miss Papa. She's like, I miss him a lot. And she's been coming down to my mom's house a lot lately, uh, just hanging out with my mom when I'm at work, you know, um, and just just just being with with with her with her grandma. And my mom was sitting there and I was talking, I was talking to to Brooklyn, and I was like, Yeah, I said, I said, I've I said I miss my dad too. And I said, but I said, I know he's in a better place. And then that's when my mom she reached over and she grabbed my hand. And she said, Sonny, she's like, I'm proud of you. As soon as she said that, boom, I I lost it. Uh, I don't know if I've ever told you guys a story, but only the real ones, only the real ones know a story that I had about me and my dad. We shared at a dope moment. So, story time, story time, story time. I'm I'm I'm going to try to tell this as quick as I can because I was told one time, hurry up and get to the point. Damn. You guys know when I tell a story, I fucking tell a story, man. So if you don't want to hear it, get the fuck out. Hey so um, so I was um I was probably about 14, 15, um middle school, and I remember it was a Friday night. It was a Friday night, it was it was just right when school started. About three weeks after school started. So it was still August, it was still kind of summertime, and um it was still summertime, and everybody, you know, was just getting back into the groove of school. And I remember one of my friends, he he was getting ready to have a party, like a house party, back to school party, or whatever, you know. And prior to that, that year before that, I was on a high because you know, I I I just started battle rapping, everybody knew who I was. Hey, the summer was great. I was hitting all the battles during the summer, hey, yeah, and you know, it was it was a good high for me. It was a good high for me because I was living off this little um, I don't know, what do you, whatever you want to call it, battle rap career or whatever. Everybody knew who I was, so in my mind, I was just like, okay, cool. I could show up to this battle, you know, or I could show up to this uh to this party, and uh it'll be you know it'd be cool, you know? So uh excuse me guys, I'm gonna put some gas in really quick, but I'm gonna still talk to you guys. So I was coming out this high, and at school everybody was like, you know, just excited to be back. Be back from sc uh be back from summer break. And one of my friends, he was just like, oh yeah, man. He's like, we're gonna go I'm I'm gonna have uh I'm gonna have like a little party, little get together, whatever, back at my place. And he didn't live too far from from my mom and dad, just actually like maybe two or three blocks on the other side of the fence. And so So we're at school, you know, he invited everybody, he invited myself, he invited my brother, and I was excited. I was like, oh man, I'm um in my mind, like I said, I was living off this little high of like, oh man, I'm a battle rapper now, or I'm uh people know me type of stuff. You know, like that was that was my mindset. So in my mindset, I was just like, yeah, man, people people are gonna expect me to be there. No, they probably weren't, and I was just trying to be cool. So so um I remember I was making plans. I told my brother, I said, Yeah, I said we'll go, man. I said, we'll go about maybe eight o'clock or whatever, we'll just stay there just for a little bit, and then we'll um you know, we'll we'll we'll come back, you know, we'll come back at a decent time and everything. So um, so I was like, um, I I told my brother, I said, I said, we'll tell dad, you know, that we're just going over here for a little bit or whatever, but I don't know how. I don't know how my dad found out that it was it was a party. Um I remember we're getting ready and we're getting ready to leave and everything, and then um my brother, we're walking out, we're walking, we're walking out of the oh excuse me, I'm sorry, we're walking out of the um walking out of the room and my dad was standing in the hallway. My dad was standing in the hallway and he was just like, What are you guys up to? And at that time, at that time I was just like, um I was like, you know what, I'm just I'm just gonna be straight with my dad, you know? I'm trying to be straight with my dad. And I was like, we're gonna we got invited to a party. And my dad was like, a party? And first off, you know, being a dad, he was like, gonna be alcohol there? And I was like, uh, I don't know. I said, probably, I don't know. No, I don't think so. I was like, his parents is gonna be there. And my dad was like, I don't think you guys should go. He's like, I he's like, I don't think you should go. He's like, if the parents are not gonna be there, you guys shouldn't go. No, no, no, no, you guys don't go. And this whole entire time, we were in the hallway. We were in the hallway, and my brother was standing behind me, and I was just like, I remember I got mad, and I was like, What? And my dad was like, Yeah, he's like, No, he's like, No, you guys can't go. He's like, You guys stay around the house, or he's like, stay in the house. And I got mad and I'm like, What? I was like, Man, dad, I was like, you suck. And my dad was just like, no, he was like, I just he was like, I just don't want you guys to go. He was like, you guys could get into some trouble. His he could get into some trouble if his parents are not gonna be there. And I told him, I said, how do you know that his parents aren't gonna be there? And then my dad was like, How do you know his parents are not gonna be there? You know, and uh, I was just being the dick, I was being super disrespectful with my dad, and then I remember my dad was just like, Michael, he's like, I said no. And I remember I looked at my dad and I was like, Man, dad, I was like, I hate you. I was like, man, I said, I wish you were never my dad. I said, I wish I had a different dad. And I remember I just turned around, I walked off, went back into my room, and my brother was just nonchalant with it. You know, my brother could care less if we went or not. And left it, you know, the weekend went by. We got back to school on Monday, and everybody was just kind of looking sad, you know, got on the bus. I didn't see my I didn't see my buddy get on. Everybody was sad in the bus. And I'm like, what the heck's going on? You know, and then we got to school just before the first bell rang, you know, went to my locker and you know, got my books and everything, and I looked around and I just seen people sad. I just seen people like some some people crying. And I'm like, what the heck? You know, and then I tapped my buddy Aaron because he was, you know, he he was on he his locker was on the side of mine. And I told him, I said, dude, I said, I said, Aaron, I said, what happened, man? I said, what happened? And I jokingly said, who died? Hey, I thought I did. Even back then, I was making fun of stupid shit I shouldn't have been making fun of. And I remember I tapped him and I was just like, dude, I was like, who died, man? And I'm not gonna say his name because uh, you know, some of his family listens to the podcast and not trying to be disrespectful, but I have asked him, I had asked him, is it okay if I tell this story? And they're like, oh no, no, no, it's fine, it's fine. And so I'd asked him, I was like, who's died? And he was like, Oh man, he's like, you didn't hear, and I was like, no man. And he said his name and he was like, he he he died. He got shot. And I'm like, what? I was like, what the f you know, like in my mind, I'm like, what the hell? Like what? He's like, yeah, man, he got shot at the party accidentally, accidentally, and I'm like, what the heck? What do you what does accidentally mean, you know? So apparently at the party, you know, somebody brought a gun. Um, I don't know how it came about or whatever or who brought it, but I guess they were just looking at it. They were messing around with the gun and freaking and the guy that I knew that the accidentally shot our friend, like uh, like he's you know, he's man, he's he's not doing good, man. You know, because he takes that to heart. I see I see him around every once in a while, and he just does not look good, you know, and he always talks about that. He always talks about that night and always talks about what happened and always says, man, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, you know. And but I guess he had brought a a a gun, a weapon to the party, and everybody was like intrigued with it because you know we're middle schoolers, we don't, we don't, we know we don't see guns daily, you know, we don't see guns that often and and to see one, I probably would have done the same thing too. I would have probably been like, damn, you know, like trying to be gangster or whatever, you know, flashing that gun around, whatever. But apparently, you know, they were they were just they were playing with the gun or whatever, and it went off, and man, shot our friend like point blank in the chest, and he he he died, you know, he died. And I remember that day just going through class, him not being there, and just like damn, like that that was crazy. In my mind, in my mind, I always had thought, like, man, what if that was me? Like, what if I got shot? Like, what if my brother got shot? What if I'm the one that pulled the trigger too? Like, that always played in my mind. And I was just like, holy cow, like that, that always, that was always that always scared me. Always scared me. And so when I was having when I was having lunch with with my mom and and Brooklyn, um when my mom had said that, when my mom told me, like, Sonny boy, she's like, I'm I'm so proud of you. Um, it just brought me back to this again, this is a story, alright? So sit back, relax, and just shut up and listen. Hey, um after she had said that, I I just started thinking about my dad. And then Brooklyn noticed, and she looked at me and she was like, Dad, she's like, she's like, Dad, you okay? And I was like, Yeah. And then I told this story to Brooklyn. Brooklyn, Brooklyn knows about this story, and it was so crazy and ironic where we were at having lunch. Um, so if you guys know me best, know me best, chicken fried steak is probably my favorite, my favorite dinner to get. Why? Uh, because it was my dad's favorite. Uh my dad loved to eat at high IHOP. My dad loved to eat at high hop when I hop opened in Farmington, like we always try to make it a tradition to go to IHOP to get dinner, to get lunch, or whatever. And my dad always loved the chicken fried steak there. Chicken fried steak with hash brown and an over-easy egg on top of the hash brown is how my dad ate it. And if you guys ever watch me, really like if we go to IHOP or someplace that uh serves breakfast like that or lunch like that, or that chicken fried steak, that's exactly how I get my chicken fried steak. Crazy! We ended up at IHOP. My mom, Brooklyn, and I and when Brooklyn saw me, she she was like, she was like, Dad, you okay? And I'm like, Yeah. And then not even like right after that, she's like, and like I said, Brooklyn knows the story. I've told Brooklyn this story. She was like, Dad, she was like, tell me the story of when you and grandpa ate here when I was like two years old. And I looked at Brooklyn and I was like, man, Brooklyn, as I kid, you know exactly what you're doing. And I just smiled. And my mom's heard this story too. I've told this story. My dad, I told it to my dad. My dad knows this story too, as well. And so the story is um well, Brooklyn was two years old. Brooklyn was two years old. Um I called off of work. My mom, my family, my my my mom and my sisters and my brother, they were um they were getting ready to go to Albuquerque to to to go see my aunt. My aunt had just recently moved to Albuquerque. My little brother had just recently moved to Albuquerque. So my mom wanted to go see my aunt. And so I was like, okay, cool, you know, like that that's cool. They asked if I wanted to go. I was like, no, I said I'm good. I'm good, I'm good. So I ended up staying home. I called off that day. I called off that day, and um I I was like, okay, cool. I'm I'm just gonna I'm just gonna chill, gonna chill with Brooklyn today. And I remember I I called my dad. I called my dad. This uh the this was like early in the morning, you know, uh probably about seven or so. I called my dad, I was like, hey dad. I was like, did they leave? And he was just like, oh yeah, he's like your mom and them left, and he's like, it's just me at the house. And I asked my dad, I said, Dad, so what are you doing today? And he was like, nothing, he's like, I'm just gonna be home. And I told him, I said, You want to go to Farmington? I said, You want to go eat a IHOP? I said, Let's go get some breakfast. And he was like, Okay, okay, he got it super excited. And this is where I get my time from, too. My dad said, He's like, Okay, he's like, give me 10 minutes, I'll be ready in 10 minutes, come pick me up. My dad's a time man. If he tells you he's gonna be ready in 10 minutes, he's he's ready in eight minutes, hey? So my dad was like, Yeah, he's like, let me get ready. He's like, he's picking me up in 10 minutes. So I was like, okay, cool. After, you know, after about maybe five minutes or whatever, loaded up Brooklyn, put it in her car seat, we took off, and went, I went to go pick up my dad. Went to go pick up my dad. My dad was at home, he was he was already waiting. He was, he was already waiting. And um, you know, uh Brooklyn listens to the podcast. Brooklyn, I'm sorry, but uh I left you in the car for like a minute. I left you in the car for about a minute because I went I went inside to go get grandpa. But I I left the car running and I I ran inside. I I you know told my dad that I was here. My dad's okay, so let me lock up. We went, went to Farmington, we're having a good conversation going up to Farmington, went to IHOP. Again, my dad freaking was like a kid in a candy store when it came to IHOP. I remember we sat down and and um you know put Brooklyn in the high chair and everything, and we're just sitting there, we're just talking, me and my dad, and like I said, you know, Brooklyn's a grandpa's girl. My dad was playing with Brooklyn and you know, sitting there just watching them, you know, watching them, and then our food came. Our food came and I told um our food came and then I told my dad, I said, let's pray for the food. So I prayed for the food. And before I started, I I didn't I didn't notice this. I didn't notice that I did this. Uh my dad was the one that did that that saw me. And before I ate, you know, I I got Brooklyn her food. I started cutting up her food. I didn't touch my food. I was I was getting Brooklyn's food prepared and my dad stopped. And I noticed I noticed my dad stopped like cutting his food and he put his he put his silverware down and he stopped cutting his food and he was just watching me. He was just watching me, you know, like tear up Brooklyn's pancakes, tear up her sausage, and making it into bites, and you know, um just just preparing her food. And then I remember my dad softly said, Michael, and I thought I did something wrong because my dad, like I said, I only hear Michael when I'm in trouble, hey. And I heard my dad say, Michael. And I looked at my dad, I was like, Yeah, dad. And he was like, son, he's like, I'm proud of you. And I looked at him, I was just like, What? Like, kind of like what, you know? And he was like, he's like, son, he's like, I'm proud of you. He said, You're he's like, you're a great father. And at that time I was married, he was like, You're a great husband, and he was like, You're you're doing all these good things. Like, I you know, like at that time I was I was a youth pastor, and you know, I was doing music, I was traveling, I was doing this and that. And my dad was my biggest fan. Like, holy cow, he would brag to his his co-workers about me. Oh, my son is doing this, my son's at in this state this weekend, you know. So every time that I would meet his friends, his friends would always say, Oh, you're Michael, oh, where were you at this weekend? My dad, your your dad said that you were, you know, you were over here in in Idaho last week, you were in South Dakota, you were, you know, that that my dad, my dad flexed on that, you know, and not not to brag, but he was proud of me and all the things that I was doing. And so I remember my dad, my dad told me, he was like, You're you're a great father, you're a great husband, you uh you you bought a house, you have vehicles, you have a good job, you're you're you're traveling, you're doing this, you're doing that. And I was just like, you know, it's just kind of like, oh man, you know, to hear my dad say that, I've I remembered going back to the day that I because all I wanted to be was like my dad. Um I my mind went back, my memory took me back to that day when I I I told my dad that I hated him, that I wish that he wasn't my dad. I thought about that when my dad said that to me, and I remember after I gave Brooklyn her food, and before I could even cut into my food, I looked at my dad. I said, Dad, I said, can I ask you a question? He was like, Yeah. I said, Dad, I said, Do you remember? I said, that day that me and O were gonna go to that party, and my dad already knew the story. My dad knew about my friend getting killed, my friend getting shot, and he was just like, Yeah, he's like, You mean when when when he got shot? He said his name. My dad knew him too because he came over and he played basketball and football at our house, you know. I said my dad knew him, and my dad said his name, and he was just like, you mean when he got shot? And I was like, Yeah. And I told him, I said, Dad, I said, I said, remember, I said, when I told you that I hated you and that I wish you were you weren't my dad. And my dad put down his his his silverware and he looked up at me and he had tears in his eyes, and he said, Yeah. And I remember I broke down and I told my dad, I said, Dad, I said, I am so sorry. I said, Dad, I said, I said, I don't know if there's any way sorry. I said, Dad, I said, I don't know if there's any way I said that you could forgive me for saying that to you. I said, Dad, I said, I don't know if you if there's any way I said that you can forgive me for even thinking that. And I told him, I said, Dad, I said, I hope you know that I didn't mean it. I said, Dad, I said, I hope you know that you're the best dad in the whole entire world. I said, me doing this right now, I said, being I said, you telling me that I'm a good father, I'm a good husband, I said, I've learned, I learned all from you, dad. And I said, Dad, I said, I don't know if you could ever forgive me for saying that. I said, Dad, I said, I said, I'm so glad that you're my dad. I said, Dad, I said, I'm so glad that I have you as a father, that you're in my life. I said, Dad, I said, I'm so glad that that you're my dad. I said, that I can call you my dad, that I can call you dad, that I can say this is my dad. And I said, Dad, I said, I said, I never hated you. And I said, I never wish that anybody else was my dad. I saw my dad. I said, I said that out of anger. And I said, Dad, I said, I said, I hope you can forgive me. And I remember my dad just reached across reached across, he grabbed my hand, and he was like, he's like, You're my son. He's like, I'm gonna love you till the day that I die. He was like, I'm going to take care of my grandkids until the day that I die. And he was like, You're always gonna be my little boy. And he was like, until the day that I die, and he was like, I forgave you that day. And I sat there and I was before, you know, I sat there, I was crying, and then I got up and I went over and I gave my dad a hug. I gave my dad a hug, and and you know, I always wondered, I always wondered what what the what the waitress was thinking because the waitress was standing not too far because she was getting ready to fill my dad's coffee. She was getting ready to fill my dad's coffee, and so she was waiting just a little ways, you know, and she was listening to the whole conversation. And I always wondered, I was like, I wonder what she what she thought, you know. And then I remember I got up, I went across, and I gave my dad a hug, and I was just crying. And I was just crying, and I always joke with my dad when I told the story. I always joke with my dad, and I told my dad, I said, Dad, I said, I wonder, I said, what people around us thought because at that time iHop was hopping. Hey, it was always packed, there was always people there because it had just recently opened, you know? And so I always thought to my, I always tease my dad and I always told him, I said, Dad, I said, I wonder what what people thought. I said, What the two grown men with the baby hugging? I said, I always thought I said, I wonder, I wonder what they thought. And my dad would always start start laughing. But for some reason, my dad always loved hearing that story too. And I always love telling that story, and Brooklyn loves that story too. And like I said, my kid knew what she was doing. She knew at that moment that that when we're talking about my dad, that I missed my dad, you know? Especially with Father's Day coming up, and to tell her that story when I was telling Brooklyn that's when I was telling my mom, Brooklyn, that story, my mom was just looking at me with a big smile on my face. And my mom told me to as well. She was like, she was like, Michael, she's like, I'm proud of you. She's like, I'm proud of you, son. She's like, I she's like, even after the things that you've gone through, she was like, you still maintain to be a good father. She's like, you still maintain to be a good provider, and you still maintain to be a good son, even though, like I've said, I feel like I'm not a good son, I'm not a good brother. Sometimes I feel like I'm not a good dad, you know. But just to hear that from my mom, because I've never really heard that from my mom, because my mom's always told me that. I've always heard it from my mom, but to actually really hear it was something different. And my mom was just like, she was like, Michael, she's like, You're doing a good job. She's like, You're doing a good job. She's like, Don't you ever forget it. She's like, Your dad will be proud of you, even to this day. And I was sitting there, and then Brooklyn was just sitting across me. She was crying, and she told me, you know, she told me she's like, Thank you, Dad. She's like, Thank you for everything. She's like, Thank you for being an awesome dad. And she was like, even sometimes when I was stupid, she was like, You still, she's like, regardless, you love me. You never got mad at me, you always talked to me in a respectful way. And she was like, Man, dad, she's like, I would not choose anybody to be my dad besides you, besides you. And I was like, Oh man, I was like, that freaking was good, you know. And I just wanted to come out here and share that story, you know, the to let you guys know that doesn't matter if you're a dad, if you're a mom, you're a guardian, or whatever, keep doing what you're doing. The little things matter. And if you're out there and and you need to make amends with somebody, even if they don't replicate it and tell you anything like I'm sorry or whatever, hey, you made that step, release that forgiveness, and you know, it I I guarantee you, it'll it feels a hundred percent better, feels a hundred percent better. Um, it took me years, years and years to to ask for forgiveness from my dad. Even though as a as a teenager, you know, being stupid, not knowing what I said, didn't didn't think that I hurt my dad, but my dad told me that. He was like, Man, he was like, every day that I walk past that in the hallway, he's like, I would think about you what you said to me sometimes, and he was like, I would question myself sometimes and say, Am I doing a good job raising these boys? Am I doing a good job raising my girls? Am I being am I doing a good job being a provider? Even things like that, little things like that. I didn't know that it hurt my dad. But asking for his forgiveness and and him saying that he forgave me that day, I'm like, oh man, that's that's a dad right there. And to all my dads out there, man, keep doing what you're doing. You know, it might be in a situation where you don't see your kids all the time or a different situation. I don't know that situation, I don't need to know that situation, but keep trying, keep trying to all my fathers out there. I love you guys, man. You guys are freaking champs, and just wanted to come on here and share that little story pre-Father's Day and let you guys know that I'm thinking about you. Thank you guys so much for reaching out and asking when the podcast is going to drop. Again, we are so busy, Shell's is so busy, I'm so busy still. Uh, and I just wanted to drop this podcast because it's Friday, Friday fun day. You guys be safe out there, have a great weekend. And with that said, I'm gonna leave you guys with a really quick joke, alright? Again, I'm talking again, hey man. But a little funny joke, man. I don't know if you guys know who Quasimoto is. You know, Quasimoto, the hunchback of Notre Dame, but in this story, it's a sad story, alright? But it's a funny one too. He freaking dies. Hey man, he freaking dies, huh? And the whole town is sad because there's nobody to ring the bell anymore. Because as you guys know, Quasimoto hung from the bell, he rang the bell, and you know that the town knew when it was time for work, when it was lunchtime, when it was quitting time, and all that good stuff. But in this story, Quasimoto dies. Alright, he falls off the tower and he dies, slips, dies. Everybody's sad, everybody's mourning his death. But life goes on, life has to go on. So the owner of the tower puts out an ad. New bell ringer wanted. Interviews tomorrow, eight o'clock. So there's about maybe six people that show up. They all do their thing, you know, show show the manager that they can ring the bell. The last guy, the last guy shows up. Last guy shows up, and the guy has no arms. And the manager is looking at him like, what the heck? Like, how in the heck are you gonna freaking ring this bell? Oh, he's probably gonna use his feet, is what he thought. Manager wasn't even gonna give him a chance, huh? He's just gonna overlook him and tell him that the position's been filled. But the guy was like, Man, man, man, just just let me, you know, let me show you what I can do, please. You know, I I gotta feed my family, I gotta feed my family. So the manager of the bell was just like, okay, I'm kind of curious how this guy is gonna ring the bell. Alright, then and he told him, Alright, cool, then let me show you, show me what you can do. So the guy with no arms is looking at the bell, probably thinking to himself, like, damn, what did I get myself into, huh? Freaking looks at the bell, puts a smile on his face, and he just freaking starts ringing the bell with his head. It was the best freaking bell ringing in the whole entire land. Everybody stopped what they were doing. They were like, What's that beautiful noise? You know, like what's that beautiful noise? People on the streets were crying because it was beautiful, hey yeah. And so the manager was like, Man, this is freaking amazing, too. Like, holy cow, that's the best sound in the whole entire world. So he was like, Okay, cool, you got the job, you got the job. Guy was excited, he goes home, he tells his family, and he was like, Okay, you gotta be here tomorrow at 7:30 because the bell needs to be rung at 8, 8 o'clock in the morning, needs to be rung at 12 o'clock, and needs to be rung at 5 o'clock. So he's like, Okay, okay, cool, cool. Shows up early, thankful, prayed, like, man, God, allow me to be the best bell ringer ever. 8 o'clock comes, he freaking boom, boom, angel singing, everybody's crying. That's the best beautiful bell ringing ever, and freaking everybody's excited, everybody's waving to him as uh as they pass to work. 12 o'clock comes, does the same thing.

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Boom! Boom!

SPEAKER_00 1:08:03

Freaking everybody loved it, man. Best bell ringing ever. Five o'clock comes, five o'clock comes. Everybody knew, man, that bell ringer's the best. I can't wait until he rings the bell. He was going up the stairs. He was like, Man, today was the best day ever, man. I I can't wait until tomorrow. I just gotta ring this bell and I get to go home. So he gets up, gets up to the top. Right when he's getting ready to ring the bell, he freaking slips, doesn't have any arms, can't grab onto anything, freaking falls off the tower. Oh, freaking dies. First day on the job, he dies. Everybody's gathered around his body, they're crying. Oh my goodness, he's the best bell ringer ever. I don't think I could ever get over that sound. The manager comes, he's like looking at him and like, oh man, I'm so sorry. You know, he's apologizing to this dead guy. And he was like, Does anybody know who he is? Does anybody know where his family is? He doesn't have any arms, he couldn't fill out an application, he couldn't put emergency contacts, he couldn't, you know, he didn't who do we contact? Everybody was like, No, I never seen him, I never seen him. He just came out of nowhere, man. Freaking ghosts, hey, he just came out of nowhere, man. And I don't know, maybe he belongs to the next village. So the the you know, the manager says, Oh, go go, somebody go run over there and ask them if they know who this man is. And they couldn't get an answer and everything. Everybody was still gathered around his body, and then next thing you know, they just heard this shuffling, huh? Like, shh, shh, shh. It was the town old man. Hey, the town old man. It was the old man of the town. He just got off of work and he was walking really slow, and they're like, Oh, let's ask him. You know, he knows everybody in the town, he knows everybody, let's ask him. So he's barely walking on. They made room for him, and oh man, old man, come here. Do you know this guy? So he comes over and was looking at him, and he was just like, they ask him again, do you know this guy? He's like, Oh man, sorry, I don't, but his face sure rings a bell. That's the joke of the day, y'all! Man, I hope you guys have a blessed day today. It is Friday. Be good, smile, because ladies, your smile is so contagious. Men, you guys are handsome way beyond you give yourself credit for. You guys are awesome as always. You guys are in the favor of the creator. Don't forget, you guys are worth so much more. Um, be good human beings, uh, be good people. Most importantly, if you have a dad, don't forget to tell him you love him, love him. Uh, not only on Father's Day, but every day. If you have a mom, love her every day. You guys are awesome, man. Again, I am Mike Bitza representing 1491 Dropouts, representing tribal revival, representing black sheep apparel, representing laughter is good medicine, representing Scratch nerds and the infamous Culture Kings. Go to CultureKings.com. Use the discount code DJWy. Get yourself uh some percentage, 15% off of uh some fresh gear. Again, July is gonna be super busy. I'll keep you guys posted, man. You guys are awesome. I love each and every one of you guys, man. And don't forget your face sure rings a bell. Hey, and we'll talk to you guys in a bit, man. I love you guys, and let's go. Jeez.

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Thank you for tuning into the podcast.